UPCOMING AND CONTINUING

Through May 25 - National Quilt Museum - Paducah: Imagine Hope (fiber-art exhibit)

Through May 30 - Crisp II Museum - Cape Girardeau Southeast Missouri State University: Matt Miller's Transitions Spaces Series 09.2 (sculpture exhibit)

Through May 28 - Gallery Space at the Law Office of Joni Beth Bailey - Murphysboro: Leslie Dean Price's Sacred, Philosophical, Mythological (World War II drawings, paintings, and poetry exhibit)

Through May 31 - Civic Center Corridor Gallery - Carbondale: Andrea LeBeau (encaustic art exhibit)

Through May 31 - Faner Hall University Museum - SIU Campus: A Warrior's Story: Oglala Sioux Buffalo Robe (art / history exhibit)

Through May 31 - Faner Hall University Museum - SIU Campus: Twenty-seven Master Photographers from the Museum's Collection

Through May 31 - Anthill Gallery and Vintage Curiosities - Cobden: Marsha Gottlieb's A Collection of Collections (antique exhibit and sale)

Through June 12 - Yeiser Art Center - Paducah: Creatures Great and Small (art exhibit)

Through June 15 - Little Egypt Arts Center - Marion: Kelli Henderson's Spring Fling (art exhibit)

Through June 15 - National Quilt Museum - Paducah: New Quilts from an Old Favorite: Sunflower (fiber-art exhibit)

Through June 27 - Crisp II Museum - Cape Girardeau Southeast Missouri State University: Ansel Adams's Masterworks (art exhibit)

Through July 25 - Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst Shrode Art Center - Mount Vernon: Fabulous Fibers! Featuring Fibers et. al. (textile exhibit)

Through July 25 - Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst Beal Grand Corridor Gallery - Mount Vernon: Permanent Collection abstract-art exhibit

Through August 20 - Shawnee Community College - Ullin: Little Egypt Art Association Collection (art exhibit)

Through September 26 - Illinois State Museum / Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center - Whittington: From Humble Beginnings: Lincoln's Illinois 1830 to 1861 (art and history exhibit)

May 22 Through August 1 - Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst Main Gallery - Mount Vernon: Voices: Contemporary Ceramic Art from Sweden

THURSDAY, May 20

Buffalo Wild Wings - Carbondale: SIU Coach's Show live

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: HeroClix / Warhammer (strategic gaming)

Crown Jewel Lounge - Carbondale: Little Dreddy Boy Productions open-mic night

Gatsby's II - Carbondale: DJ Aquarius

Key West - Carbondale: Memory Lane (karaoke)

Pinch Penny Pub Beer Garden / Copper Dragon Brewing Company - Carbondale: TBA

PK's - Carbondale: Delta (blues / rock)

Sidetracks - Carbondale: live DJ

SportsBlast - Carbondale: techno night

Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show

Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Blarney Stoners

Broussard's Cajun Cuisine - Cape Girardeau: Walt Whitman (karaoke)

Trail's End Lodge - Cobden: Whistle Pigs (hillbilly music)

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing

JB's - DeSoto: live female dancers

Hush Puppy Saloon - East Cape Girardeau: live female dancing

Rent One Stadium - Marion: Southern Illinois Miners versus River City Rascals (semiprofessional baseball)

Whisker Willy's - Marion: karaoke

Highway 127 Bar and Billiards - Murphysboro: live DJ / karaoke

Maiden Alley Cinema - Paducah: Niels Arden Oplev's Pay It Forward (film screening)

Pure Country - Paducah: Big Country (karaoke)

Enrico's - Royalton: Dance Time DJ and Karaoke w / James

Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: ballroom dance lessons

FRIDAY, May 21

Cali's - Carbondale: live DJ

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Magic / Naruto / Battletech (strategic gaming)

Cousin Andy's Coffeehouse / Church of the Good Shepherd - Carbondale: Dana Cooper (singer / songwriter)

Gatsby's II - Carbondale: DJ F-Bomb

Global Gourmet - Carbondale: Rick Johnson (boogie woogie piano)

Key West - Carbondale: Memory Lane (karaoke)

Kite Hill Vineyards - Carbondale: Wine Down Friday

Pinch Penny Pub Beer Garden / Copper Dragon Brewing Company - Carbondale: Rock U (hard rock)

PK's - Carbondale: Natives (classic rock)

Show Me's - Carbondale:DJ and karaoke

Sidetracks - Carbondale: live DJ

Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show

Traz - Carbondale: drag show

Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Twin Cats

Communications Building McLeod Theatre - SIU Campus: The New Oldywed Game (live gameshow and McLeod Summer Playhouse benefit)

Crazy Joe's Fish Shack - Ava: Bill Harper (singer / songwriter)

Bel Air Grill - Cape Girardeau: John Sutton Band

Broussard's Cajun Cuisine - Cape Girardeau: Intention

Common Pleas Courthouse Gazebo - Cape Girardeau: Tunes at Twilight presents Corrine Chapman (singer/songwriter)

Walker's Bluff - Carterville: Hannah Montana: The Movie (film screening)

Fuzzy's - Cobden: Mystify Music (karaoke)

Palace Pizzeria - Cobden: Sixty-eight Whiskey

Rustle Hill Winery - Cobden: Bluegrass Billies

Trail's End Lodge - Cobden: Rural Kings

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing

JB's - DeSoto: live female dancers

Hush Puppy Saloon - East Cape Girardeau: live female dancing

HITTS - Herrin: Team Up / QPA / Woodway / Wes Romack

Sergio's - Herrin: José  Romulo (rumba flamenca: Spanish romantic music)

Cultural and Civic Center - Marion: Taps 'n' Toes Academy dance recital

John Brown's on the Square - Marion: Aaron Kamm and the One Drops (reggae)

Rent One Stadium - Marion: Southern Illinois Miners versus River City Rascals (semiprofessional baseball)

Tower Square Pub - Marion: Oblivious

Fat Cat Saloon - Murphysboro: live DJ and karaoke

Highway 127 Bar and Billiards - Murphysboro: live DJ

Fat Moe's - Paducah: Last Straw

Lowertown - Paducah: Lower Town Fine Art and Music Festival

Pure Country - Paducah: H.B. Dick Promotions mixed martial arts bouts

Enrico's - Royalton: Dance Time DJ and Karaoke w / James

Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: Black Lace (country, variety)

Pheasant Hollow Winery - Whittington: Cajun Festival w/ Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp / Dancin' Donna and Cha Cha Willie / Hadley J. Castlle and the Sharecroppers / Paul Gregoire and Roux du Bayou

SATURDAY, May 22

Cali's - Carbondale: DJ Poin

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Yu Gi Oh! / Rise of the Eldrazi (strategic gaming)

Gatsby's II - Carbondale: DJ Aquarius

Global Gourmet - Carbondale: Casey Smith (harp)

Key West - Carbondale: Kevin Lucas Orchestra (art rock)

Kite Hill Vineyards - Carbondale: Kite Festival

Longbranch Coffee House - Carbondale: salsa dancing and lessons

Pinch Penny Pub Beer Garden / Copper Dragon Brewing Company - Carbondale: Bottle of Justus (modern rock)

PK's - Carbondale: Natives (classic rock)

Sidetracks - Carbondale: live DJ

Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show

Town Square - Carbondale: Carbondale Main Street Downtown Art and Wine Fair w/ Martin "Big Larry" Allbritton and the Down Home Blues Band / Giant City Slickers (western swing)

Traz - Carbondale: live DJ dance party

Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Thinner Teed

Unitarian Fellowship - Carbondale: 'night, Mother (live theater / Lifesavers benefit performance)

Von Jakob Orchard - Alto Pass: Larry Dillard (blues)

Bluffs Winery and Vineyard - Ava: Alleghany

Bel Air Grill - Cape Girardeau: Woodenships

Capaha Park - Cape Girardeau: ArtsCape Community Arts Festival

Walker's Bluff - Carterville: Sean Holland (dance music)

Owl Creek Winery - Cobden: Black Cherry Werewolf (singer / songwriter)

Palace Pizzeria - Cobden: Blues Bandits

Rustle Hill Winery - Cobden: Kevin Danzig / Phil and Chuck

StarView Vineyards - Cobden: Josh Plemon (traditional country)

Trail's End Lodge - Cobden: Sweet Thunder

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing

JB's - DeSoto: pillow fights

Hush Puppy Saloon - East Cape Girardeau: live female dancing

Cultural and Civic Center - Marion: BarlowGirl (Christian rock)

Rent One Stadium - Marion: Southern Illinois Miners versus River City Rascals (semiprofessional baseball)

Williamson County Pavilion - Marion: So Ill Roller Girls versus Circle City Socialities (roller derby)

Da-Nite - Murphysboro: Whistle Pigs (hillbilly music)

Highway 127 Bar and Billiards - Murphysboro: Southern Pride

Sergio's - Murphysboro: José  Romulo (rumba flamenca: Spanish romantic music)

C.C. Cohen's - Paducah: Alan Raidt and friends

Fat Moe's - Paducah: Greysin

Lowertown - Paducah: Lower Town Fine Art and Music Festival

Market House Theatre - Paducah: Constance Alexander's The Way Home (live spoken opera / Sarah Roush benefit)

Pure Country - Paducah: Lew Jetton and 61 South (blues)

Pheasant Hollow Winery - Whittington: Cajun Festival w/ Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp / Dancin' Donna and Cha Cha Willie / Hadley J. Castlle and the Sharecroppers / Paul Gregoire and Roux du Bayou

SUNDAY, May 23

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Pokemon / Naruto / HeroClix / Magic (strategic gaming)

Key West - Carbondale: Ivas John Blues Band

Traz - Carbondale: drag show

Unitarian Fellowship - Carbondale: 'night, Mother (live theater / Lifesavers benefit performance)

Von Jakob Orchard - Alto Pass: Dave Caputo Duo

Bluffs Winery and Vineyard - Ava: Renegade

Walker's Bluff - Carterville: Brad Belt (singer / songwriter) / family day animal mask-making

Rustle Hill Winery - Cobden: Dave Simmons the Rhythm Man / Mixed Company

StarView Vineyards - Cobden: Ray Martin

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing / amateur night

JB's - DeSoto: live female dancers

Blue Sky Vineyard and Winery - Makanda: J.W. Brown and the Workin' Man's Blues Band

Orlandini Vineyards - Makanda: Blue Afternoon (acoustic rock)

Cultural and Civic Center - Marion: Upbeat Dance's dance recital

Rent One Stadium - Marion: Southern Illinois Miners versus River City Rascals (semiprofessional baseball)

Lowertown - Paducah: Lower Town Fine Art and Music Festival

Enrico's - Royalton: Rockin' Robin (DJ and karaoke show)

MONDAY, May 24

Blue Martin - Carbondale: martini and manicure night

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Star Wars (strategic gaming)

PK's - Carbondale: Asylum Street Spankers (rockabilly)

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing

JB's - DeSoto: live female dancers

Civic Center - Herrin: Miss HerrinFesta Scholarship Pageant

Pure Country - Paducah: DJ Marty

TUESDAY, May 25

Blue Martin - Carbondale: Memory Lane (karaoke)

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Yu Gi Oh! (strategic gaming)

Copper Dragon Brewing Company - Carbondale: Colgate Coutnry Showdown

Gatsby's II - Carbondale: live DJ show

Global Gourmet - Carbondale: Kathleen Shaffner (singer / songwriter)

PK's - Carbondale: Whistle Pigs (hillbilly music)

Show Me's - Carbondale:DJ and karaoke

Sidetracks - Carbondale: DJ show

SportsBlast Sky Bar - Carbondale: pool leagues

Stix - Carbondale: live DJ

Tres Hombres - Carbondale: open-mic night featuring Patrick Meyers, Dan Goett, and Scott Clough

Buckner Brewing Company - Cape Girardeau: Fat Tuesday Special and the Bob Camp Band

River City Yacht Club - Cape Girardeau: Danny Wiethop and friends

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing

JB's - DeSoto: live female dancers

Civic Center - Herrin: HerrinFesta Italiana honoree banquet

Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: line-dancing lessons

WEDNESDAY, May 26

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Apocalypse / Dungeons and Dragons (strategic gaming)

Crown Jewel Lounge - Carbondale: comedy night with Nat Taylor, Kyle Scanlan, and Friends

Gatsby's II - Carbondale: live DJ show

Sidetracks - Carbondale: DJ show

SportsBlast Sky Bar - Carbondale: pool leagues

Stix - Carbondale: 1980s night

Town Square Pavilion - Carbondale: Carbondale Main Street Brown Bag Lunch Concert series w/ Christine Bauer (singer/ songwriter)

Traz - Carbondale: karaoke

Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Giant City Slickers (western swing) / Black Yodel (honkytonk country)

Broussard's Cajun Cuisine - Cape Girardeau: Big Idea

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing

JB's - DeSoto: live female dancers

Hush Puppy Saloon - East Cape Girardeau: live female dancing

Civic Center - Herrin: HerrinFesta Italiana talent contest

Da-Nite - Murphysboro: karaoke

Fat Cat Saloon - Murphysboro: pool night

Mother Duncan's - Paducah: open mic

Pure Country - Paducah: line-dance lessons

Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: karaoke / ballroom-dance lessons

THURSDAY, May 27

Buffalo Wild Wings - Carbondale: SIU Coach's Show live

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: HeroClix / Warhammer (strategic gaming)

Crown Jewel Lounge - Carbondale: Little Dreddy Boy Productions open-mic night

Gatsby's II - Carbondale: DJ Aquarius

Key West - Carbondale: Memory Lane (karaoke)

Pinch Penny Pub Beer Garden / Copper Dragon Brewing Company - Carbondale: TBA

PK's - Carbondale: Blarney Stoners

Sidetracks - Carbondale: live DJ

SportsBlast - Carbondale: techno night

Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show

Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Hobo Knife

Broussard's Cajun Cuisine - Cape Girardeau: Ivas John Blues Band

Trail's End Lodge - Cobden: Whistle Pigs (hillbilly music)

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing

JB's - DeSoto: live female dancers

Hush Puppy Saloon - East Cape Girardeau: live female dancing

Marlow-Murray Art Gallery - Herrin: HerrinFesta Italiana art exhibit

Piazza Stage - Herrin: HerrinFesta Italiana presents Hairbangers Ball (1980s hair-metal tribute)/Killer Pimps

Whisker Willy's - Marion: karaoke

Highway 127 Bar and Billiards - Murphysboro: live DJ / karaoke

Pure Country - Paducah: Big Country (karaoke)

Whaler's Catch - Paducah: Cruisers (party rock)

Enrico's - Royalton: Dance Time DJ and Karaoke w / James

Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: ballroom dance lessons

FRIDAY, May 28

Cali's - Carbondale: live DJ

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Magic (strategic gaming)

Gatsby's II - Carbondale: DJ F-Bomb

Global Gourmet - Carbondale: Rick Johnson (boogie woogie piano)

Key West - Carbondale: Storm Limit

Kite Hill Vineyards - Carbondale: Wine Down Friday

Pinch Penny Pub Beer Garden / Copper Dragon Brewing Company - Carbondale: Trash Martini (modern rock)

PK's - Carbondale: Slappin' Henry Blue (Tawl blues)

Show Me's - Carbondale:DJ and karaoke

Sidetracks - Carbondale: live DJ

Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show

Traz - Carbondale: drag show

Tres Hombres - Carbondale: DJ Nasty Nate

Crazy Joe's Fish Shack - Ava: Whistle Pigs (hillbilly music)

Bel Air Grill - Cape Girardeau: Stonewall

Common Pleas Courthouse Gazebo - Cape Girardeau: Tunes at Twilight presents Cantrells (singer/songwriter)

Walker's Bluff - Carterville: The Twilight Saga: New Moon (film screening)

Fuzzy's - Cobden: Whistle Pigs (hillbilly music)

Palace Pizzeria - Cobden: Moving Mary (blues, classic rock)

Rustle Hill Winery - Cobden: Renegade

Trail's End Lodge - Cobden: Breeden, Bradley, and Maze

Yellow Moon Café  - Cobden: Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin (sweet Americana)

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing

JB's - DeSoto: live female dancers

Hush Puppy Saloon - East Cape Girardeau: live female dancing

Marlow-Murray Art Gallery - Herrin: HerrinFesta Italiana art exhibit

Piazza Stage - Herrin: HerrinFesta Italiana presents .38 Special (southern rock) / Southbound / Crossroads

Sergio's - Herrin: José  Romulo (rumba flamenca: Spanish romantic music)

John Brown's on the Square - Marion: Swamp Tigers (traditional country, rockabilly)

Rent One Stadium - Marion: Southern Illinois Miners versus Normal CornBelters (semiprofessional baseball)

Tower Square Pub - Marion: Infidels

Fat Cat Saloon - Murphysboro: live DJ and karaoke

Highway 127 Bar and Billiards - Murphysboro: live DJ

Camp Ondessonk - Ozark: Heartwood Forest Council twentieth anniversary festival w/ Mark Donham and Kristi Hanson / Paul Yambert (lecture) / John Wallace as John Muir (live one-man theater) / Carter and Connelley (environmental folk)

Fat Moe's - Paducah: Phoenix Rising

Pure Country - Paducah: Lock and Load

Enrico's - Royalton: Dance Time DJ and Karaoke w / James

Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: Nice and Easy (country, variety)

SATURDAY, May 29

Buffalo Wild Wings - Carbondale: Ultimate Fighting Championship night

Cali's - Carbondale: DJ Poin

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Yu Gi Oh! (strategic gaming)

Gatsby's II - Carbondale: DJ Aquarius

Global Gourmet - Carbondale: Casey Smith (harp)

Key West - Carbondale: TBA

Longbranch Coffee House - Carbondale: salsa dancing and lessons

Pinch Penny Pub Beer Garden / Copper Dragon Brewing Company - Carbondale: XRay (modern rock)

PK's - Carbondale: TBA

Sidetracks - Carbondale: live DJ

Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show

Traz - Carbondale: live DJ dance party

Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Congress

Downtown - Alto Pass: Alto Pass Springfest

Von Jakob Orchard - Alto Pass: Barefoot Trolley

Bluffs Winery and Vineyard - Ava: Acoustic Twist

Buffalo Wild Wings - Cape Girardeau: Ultimate Fighting Championship night

Bel Air Grill - Cape Girardeau: Midnight Heroz

Walker's Bluff - Carterville: Darling Parade (modern rock)

Owl Creek Winery - Cobden: Black Diamond Highway (insurgent Americana)

Palace Pizzeria - Cobden: Breeden, Bradley, and Maze

Rustle Hill Winery - Cobden: Natives (classic rock)

StarView Vineyards - Cobden: Noah Earle

Trail's End Lodge - Cobden: Larry Dillard and Blues Therapy

Yellow Moon Café  - Cobden: TBA

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing

JB's - DeSoto: pillow fights

Hush Puppy Saloon - East Cape Girardeau: live female dancing

Civic Center - Herrin: Bigga Nose, Pasta Sauce, and Pasta Eating contests

Marlow-Murray Art Gallery - Herrin: HerrinFesta Italiana art exhibit

Piazza Stage - Herrin: HerrinFesta Italiana presents Theory of a Deadman (modern rock)/ Solovus/ Against The Tide

Cultural and Civic Center - Marion: Lefevre Quartet (southern Gospel music)

Rent One Stadium - Marion: Southern Illinois Miners versus Normal CornBelters (semiprofessional baseball)

Williamson County Pavilion - Marion: Midwest Cat Show

Harrah's Riverfront Event Center - Metropolis: Lynyrd Skynryd (southern rock)

Fat Cat Saloon - Murphysboro: live DJ and karaoke

Highway 127 Bar and Billiards - Murphysboro: live DJ

Riverside Park - Murphysboro: Friends of Murphysboro Shawnee Hills Wine Trail Arts Festival w/ Homegrown Harmony / James Barnes Band

Sergio's - Murphysboro: José  Romulo (rumba flamenca: Spanish romantic music)

Camp Ondessonk - Ozark: Heartwood Forest Council twentieth anniversary festival w/ Carter and Connelley (environmental folk) / Chef Shane McElwee / Kay Ripplemeyer, Mark Donham , Corina Lang, Sam Stearns, John Wallace, and Tom Buchele  (Shawnee National Forest activism panel discussion) / Jeff Biggers (author lecture) / Jim Glover, Cynthia McKinney, and Andy Mahler (keynote addresses) / Mike Ewall, Scot Quaranda, Rachel Smolker, Denny Haldeman, Joy Towles Ezell, Bill Sammons, and Cara Beth Jones (biomass-energy panel discussion and strategy session) / Ivas John Blues Band

C.C. Cohen's - Paducah: Alan Raidt and friends

Fat Moe's - Paducah: Phoenix Rising

Pure Country - Paducah: Lock and Load

Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: TBA

SUNDAY, May 30

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Pokemon / Naruto / HeroClix (strategic gaming)

Key West - Carbondale: Ivas John Blues Band

Traz - Carbondale: drag show

Von Jakob Orchard - Alto Pass: Charlie Norman (crooner)

Bluffs Winery and Vineyard - Ava: Steve Kirn

Walker's Bluff - Carterville: R. Scott Bryan (acoustic music) / family day crown decorating

Rustle Hill Winery - Cobden: Skip Kurtz / Rich Fabec Band (blues)

StarView Vineyards - Cobden: Stace England (Southern Illinois Schoolhouse Rock)

Trail's End Lodge - Cobden: Ray Martin

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing / amateur night

JB's - DeSoto: live female dancers

Marlow-Murray Art Gallery - Herrin: HerrinFesta Italiana art exhibit

Piazza Stage - Herrin: HerrinFesta Italiana presents Colgate Country Showdown /Emily Riesen/ line dancing / Wild Horses / Luke Bryan (country-western showcase)

Blue Sky Vineyard and Winery - Makanda: Sunday in the Park series w/ Crash Magnet (acoustic rock)

Cultural and Civic Center - Marion: Sloan Gymnastics recital

Rent One Stadium - Marion: Southern Illinois Miners versus Normal CornBelters (semiprofessional baseball)

Williamson County Pavilion - Marion: Midwest Cat Show

Riverside Park - Murphysboro: Friends of Murphysboro Shawnee Hills Wine Trail Arts Festival w/ Michael Jacobs / Kevin Lucas Orchestra

Camp Ondessonk - Ozark: Heartwood Forest Council twentieth anniversary festival w/ Andy Mahler / Scott Silver (lecture) / Biomass, Coal, Nukes, and Sustainable Alternatives (panel discussion) / Hannah and David Nickell / benefit auction / talent show

Enrico's - Royalton: Rockin' Robin (DJ and karaoke show)

MONDAY, May 31

Blue Martin - Carbondale: martini and manicure night

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Star Wars (strategic gaming)

Woodlawn Cemetery - Carbondale: Memorial Day Observation

StarView Vineyards - Cobden: Larry Dillard (blues)

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing

JB's - DeSoto: live female dancers

Marlow-Murray Art Gallery - Herrin: HerrinFesta Italiana art exhibit

Piazza Stage - Herrin: HerrinFesta Italiana presents LoCash Cowboys / Randy Houser / Life Center Band (country-western showcase)

Middle School - Murphysboro: Memorial Day Observation

Camp Ondessonk - Ozark: Heartwood Forest Council twentieth anniversary festival w/ Hugh Muldoon (lecture) / The Next Twenty Years: Heartwood Strategy, Vision and Planning (panel discussion)

Pure Country - Paducah: DJ Marty

TUESDAY, June 1

Blue Martin - Carbondale: Memory Lane (karaoke)

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Yu Gi Oh! (strategic gaming)

Gatsby's II - Carbondale: live DJ show

Global Gourmet - Carbondale: Kathleen Shaffner (singer / songwriter)

PK's - Carbondale: Whistle Pigs (hillbilly music)

Show Me's - Carbondale:DJ and karaoke

Sidetracks - Carbondale: DJ show

SportsBlast Sky Bar - Carbondale: pool leagues

Stix - Carbondale: live DJ

Tres Hombres - Carbondale: open-mic night featuring Patrick Meyers, Dan Goett, and Scott Clough

River City Yacht Club - Cape Girardeau: Danny Wiethop and friends

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing

JB's - DeSoto: live female dancers

Rent One Stadium - Marion: Southern Illinois Miners versus Kalamazoo Kings (semiprofessional baseball)

Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: line-dancing lessons

WEDNESDAY, June 2

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Warhammer / Dungeons and Dragons (strategic gaming)

Civic Center Corridor Gallery - Carbondale: Carbondale Community Arts presents Chen Chih-shiung, Huang Ting-sheng, Liu Chen-hsiang, and Chi Po-lin's Taiwan Sublime (photography exhibit opening reception)

Crown Jewel Lounge - Carbondale: comedy night with Nat Taylor, Kyle Scanlan, and Friends

Gatsby's II - Carbondale: live DJ show

Houlihan's - Carbondale: Larry Dillard and Marty Davis (original blues and rock)

Sidetracks - Carbondale: DJ show

SportsBlast Sky Bar - Carbondale: pool leagues

Stix - Carbondale: 1980s night

Town Square Pavilion - Carbondale: Carbondale Main Street Brown Bag Lunch Concert series w/ Natives (classic rock)

Traz - Carbondale: karaoke

Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Giant City Slickers (western swing) / Black Yodel (honkytonk country)

Trail's End Lodge - Cobden: Kathleen Shaffner (singer / songwriter)

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing

JB's - DeSoto: live female dancers

Hush Puppy Saloon - East Cape Girardeau: live female dancing

Rent One Stadium - Marion: Southern Illinois Miners versus Kalamazoo Kings (semiprofessional baseball)

Da-Nite - Murphysboro: karaoke

Fat Cat Saloon - Murphysboro: pool night

Mother Duncan's - Paducah: open mic

Pure Country - Paducah: line-dance lessons

Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: karaoke / ballroom-dance lessons

THURSDAY, June 3

Buffalo Wild Wings - Carbondale: SIU Coach's Show live

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: HeroClix (strategic gaming)

Crown Jewel Lounge - Carbondale: Little Dreddy Boy Productions open-mic night

Gatsby's II - Carbondale: DJ Aquarius

Key West - Carbondale: Memory Lane (karaoke)

Pinch Penny Pub Beer Garden / Copper Dragon Brewing Company - Carbondale: TBA

PK's - Carbondale: LevelD

Sidetracks - Carbondale: live DJ

SportsBlast - Carbondale: techno night

Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show

Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Great Gatsby Jazz and Funk Odyssey

Broussard's Cajun Cuisine - Cape Girardeau: Walt Whitman (karaoke)

Trail's End Lodge - Cobden: Ivas John Blues Band

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing

JB's - DeSoto: live female dancers

Hush Puppy Saloon - East Cape Girardeau: live female dancing

Rent One Stadium - Marion: Southern Illinois Miners versus Kalamazoo Kings (semiprofessional baseball)

Whisker Willy's - Marion: karaoke

Highway 127 Bar and Billiards - Murphysboro: live DJ / karaoke

Market House Theatre - Paducah: Cinderella Enchanted (live musical theater)

Pure Country - Paducah: Big Country (karaoke)

Enrico's - Royalton: Dance Time DJ and Karaoke w / James

Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: ballroom dance lessons

FRIDAY, June 4

Cali's - Carbondale: live DJ

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Magic (strategic gaming)

Cousin Andy's Coffeehouse / Church of the Good Shepherd - Carbondale: Red Wellies (Irish music)

Gatsby's II - Carbondale: DJ F-Bomb

Global Gourmet - Carbondale: Rick Johnson (boogie woogie piano)

Key West - Carbondale: Memory Lane (karaoke)

Kite Hill Vineyards - Carbondale: Wine Down Friday

Pinch Penny Pub Beer Garden / Copper Dragon Brewing Company - Carbondale: Nineties Nation

PK's - Carbondale: Boondock Billies (insurgent Americana)

Show Me's - Carbondale:DJ and karaoke

Sidetracks - Carbondale: live DJ

Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show

Traz - Carbondale: drag show

Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Bumpus

Bel Air Grill - Cape Girardeau: Delicious Fishes / Horizon

Common Pleas Courthouse Gazebo - Cape Girardeau: Tunes at Twilight presents Dennis Stroughmatt (Cajun/ Creole music)

Walker's Bluff - Carterville: Where the Wild Things Are (film screening)

Fuzzy's - Cobden: Mystify Music (karaoke)

Palace Pizzeria - Cobden: Craig Robers Blues Band

Rustle Hill Winery - Cobden: Ivas John Blues Band

Trail's End Lodge - Cobden: Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin (sweet bluegrass / Americana)

Yellow Moon Café  - Cobden: TBA

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing

JB's - DeSoto: live female dancers

Hush Puppy Saloon - East Cape Girardeau: live female dancing

Sergio's - Herrin: José  Romulo (rumba flamenca: Spanish romantic music)

Tower Square Pub - Marion: Citizen

Fat Cat Saloon - Murphysboro: live DJ and karaoke

Green Retreat - Murphysboro: Stellaluna Circle (women's retreat)

Highway 127 Bar and Billiards - Murphysboro: live DJ

Market House Theatre - Paducah: Cinderella Enchanted (live musical theater)

Enrico's - Royalton: Dance Time DJ and Karaoke w / James

Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: TBA

SATURDAY, June 5

Cali's - Carbondale: DJ Poin

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Yu Gi Oh! (strategic gaming)

Gatsby's II - Carbondale: DJ Aquarius

Global Gourmet - Carbondale: Casey Smith (harp)

Midland Hills Golf Course - Carbondale: American Cancer Society Relay for Life golf scramble

Key West - Carbondale: TBA

Longbranch Coffee House - Carbondale: salsa dancing and lessons

Pinch Penny Pub Beer Garden / Copper Dragon Brewing Company - Carbondale: Wedding Banned

PK's - Carbondale: Hobo Knife

Sidetracks - Carbondale: live DJ

Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show

Traz - Carbondale: live DJ dance party

Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three (riverboat soul)

Student Center Ballrooms - SIU Campus: One-hundred Men Who Cook (Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale benefit)

Bel Air Grill - Cape Girardeau: Big Ticket

Port Cape Girardeau - Cape Girardeau: River City Players present The Ransom of Red Chief (live dinner theater)

Walker's Bluff - Carterville: TBA

Downtown Park - Cobden: Coben Summerfest

Fuzzy's - Cobden: Bad Influence

Palace Pizzeria - Cobden: Natives (classic rock)

Owl Creek Winery - Cobden: Fiddle Rick and the Big Dippers (bluegrass)

Rustle Hill Winery - Cobden: Renegade (acoustic) / Hot! Sauce (Afro-Latin-Cuban jazz)

StarView Vineyards - Cobden: Breeden, Bradley, and Maze

Trail's End Lodge - Cobden: Renegade

Yellow Moon Café  - Cobden: Cobden Backyard Barbecue / Roy BookBinder / John Vitt and Ray Hogan

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing

JB's - DeSoto: pillow fights

Hush Puppy Saloon - East Cape Girardeau: live female dancing

Fat Cat Saloon - Murphysboro: live DJ and karaoke

Green Retreat - Murphysboro: Stellaluna Circle (women's retreat)

Highway 127 Bar and Billiards - Murphysboro: live DJ

Sergio's - Murphysboro: José  Romulo (rumba flamenca: Spanish romantic music)

C.C. Cohen's - Paducah: Alan Raidt and friends

Market House Theatre - Paducah: Cinderella Enchanted (live musical theater)

Von Jakob Vineyard - Pomona: Sharon Clark and Larry Dillard (blues, oldies)

Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: TBA

SUNDAY, June 6

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Pokemon / Naruto / Magic (strategic gaming) / painting workshop

First United Methodist Church - Carbondale: Southern Illinois Music Festival chamber-music ensembles

Key West - Carbondale: Ivas John Blues Band

Traz - Carbondale: drag show

Von Jakob Orchard - Alto Pass: Dave Caputo Duo

Bluffs Winery and Vineyard - Ava: Dirtwater Fox

Walker's Bluff - Carterville: Michael Schaerer / glider assembly (family day workshop)

Rustle Hill Winery - Cobden: Marty Davis (blues) / Bill Booth

StarView Vineyards - Cobden: Dave Simmons the Rhythm Man

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing / amateur night

JB's - DeSoto: live female dancers

Blue Sky Vineyard and Winery - Makanda: Sunday in the Park series w/ Barry Cloyd (original and classic Blues, Roots, and Celtic music)

Market House Theatre - Paducah: Cinderella Enchanted (live musical theater)

Enrico's - Royalton: Rockin' Robin (DJ and karaoke show)

MONDAY, June 7

Blue Martin - Carbondale: martini and manicure night

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Star Wars (strategic gaming) / Camp Castle

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing

JB's - DeSoto: live female dancers

Green Retreat - Murphysboro: Stellaluna Circle (women's retreat)

Pure Country - Paducah: DJ Marty

TUESDAY, June 8

Blue Martin - Carbondale: Memory Lane (karaoke)

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Yu Gi Oh! (strategic gaming) / Camp Castle

Gatsby's II - Carbondale: live DJ show

Global Gourmet - Carbondale: Kathleen Shaffner (singer / songwriter)

PK's - Carbondale: Whistle Pigs (hillbilly music)

Show Me's - Carbondale:DJ and karaoke

Sidetracks - Carbondale: DJ show

SportsBlast Sky Bar - Carbondale: pool leagues

Stix - Carbondale: live DJ

Tres Hombres - Carbondale: open-mic night featuring Patrick Meyers, Dan Goett, and Scott Clough

River City Yacht Club - Cape Girardeau: Danny Wiethop and friends

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing

JB's - DeSoto: live female dancers

Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: line-dancing lessons

WEDNESDAY, June 9

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: HeroClix / Warhammer / Dungeons and Dragons (strategic gaming) / Camp Castle

Crown Jewel Lounge - Carbondale: comedy night with Nat Taylor, Kyle Scanlan, and Friends

Gatsby's II - Carbondale: live DJ show

Houlihan's - Carbondale: Larry Dillard and Marty Davis (original blues and rock)

Sidetracks - Carbondale: DJ show

SportsBlast Sky Bar - Carbondale: pool leagues

Stix - Carbondale: 1980s night

Town Square Pavilion - Carbondale: Carbondale Main Street Brown Bag Lunch Concert series w/ Swamp Tigers (traditional country, rockabilly)

Traz - Carbondale: karaoke

Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Giant City Slickers (western swing) / Black Yodel (honkytonk country)

Trail's End Lodge - Cobden: Kathleen Shaffner (singer / songwriter)

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing

JB's - DeSoto: live female dancers

Hush Puppy Saloon - East Cape Girardeau: live female dancing

Da-Nite - Murphysboro: karaoke

Fat Cat Saloon - Murphysboro: pool night

University of Illinois Extension - Murphysboro: Building a Better Memory for Everyday Life (Live, Learn, and Energize teleconference)

Mother Duncan's - Paducah: open mic

Pure Country - Paducah: line-dance lessons

Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: karaoke / ballroom-dance lessons

THURSDAY, June 10

Buffalo Wild Wings - Carbondale: SIU Coach's Show live

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: HeroClix (strategic gaming) / Camp Castle

Crown Jewel Lounge - Carbondale: Little Dreddy Boy Productions open-mic night

Gatsby's II - Carbondale: DJ Aquarius

Key West - Carbondale: TBA

Pinch Penny Pub Beer Garden / Copper Dragon Brewing Company - Carbondale: TBA

PK's - Carbondale: Sexy Accident / Swamp Tigers (traditional country and rockabilly) / Black Fortys (indie rock)

Sidetracks - Carbondale: live DJ

SportsBlast - Carbondale: techno night

Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show

Tres Hombres - Carbondale: TBA

Port Cape Girardeau - Cape Girardeau: River City Players present The Ransom of Red Chief (live dinner theater)

Trail's End Lodge - Cobden: Whistle Pigs (hillbilly music)

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing

JB's - DeSoto: live female dancers

Hush Puppy Saloon - East Cape Girardeau: live female dancing

Whisker Willy's - Marion: karaoke

Downtown - Metropolis: Superman Celebration

Highway 127 Bar and Billiards - Murphysboro: live DJ / karaoke

Youth Center - Murphysboro: Southern Illinois Music Festival presents Jive with Jazz (youth jazz concert)

Market House Theatre - Paducah: Cinderella Enchanted (live musical theater)

Pure Country - Paducah: Big Country (karaoke)

Enrico's - Royalton: Dance Time DJ and Karaoke w / James

Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: ballroom dance lessons

FRIDAY, June 11

Cali's - Carbondale: live DJ

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Magic (strategic gaming) / Camp Castle

Gatsby's II - Carbondale: DJ F-Bomb

Global Gourmet - Carbondale: Rick Johnson (boogie woogie piano)

Key West - Carbondale: TBA

Kite Hill Vineyards - Carbondale: Wine Down Friday

Pinch Penny Pub Beer Garden / Copper Dragon Brewing Company - Carbondale: Brushfire

PK's - Carbondale: Deven Miller (heavy blues and Americana)

Show Me's - Carbondale:DJ and karaoke

Sidetracks - Carbondale: live DJ

Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show

Traz - Carbondale: drag show

Tres Hombres - Carbondale: DJ Nasty Nate

First Baptist Church - Ava: Southern Illinois Music Festival Wind Quintet presents Klassics for Kids

Common Pleas Courthouse Gazebo - Cape Girardeau: Tunes at Twilight presents Kevin Gordon (singer/songwriter)

Port Cape Girardeau - Cape Girardeau: River City Players present The Ransom of Red Chief (live dinner theater)

Walker's Bluff - Carterville: The Blind Side (film screening)

Fuzzy's - Cobden: Mystify Music (karaoke)

Palace Pizzeria - Cobden: Blues Bandits

Rustle Hill Winery - Cobden: TBA

Yellow Moon Café  - Cobden: TBA

Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing

Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing

JB's - DeSoto: live female dancers

Hush Puppy Saloon - East Cape Girardeau: live female dancing

Sergio's - Herrin: José  Romulo (rumba flamenca: Spanish romantic music)

Cultural and Civic Center - Marion: Southern Illinois Music Festival presents Klassics for Kids / Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet (live ballet)

Rent One Stadium - Marion: Southern Illinois Miners versus Windy City ThunderBolts (semiprofessional baseball)

Tower Square Pub - Marion: Joe Swank and Purple Hank (insurgent Americana)

Downtown - Metropolis: Superman Celebration

Fat Cat Saloon - Murphysboro: live DJ and karaoke

Highway 127 Bar and Billiards - Murphysboro: live DJ

Fat Moe's - Paducah: John Sutton Band

Market House Theatre - Paducah: Cinderella Enchanted (live musical theater)

Enrico's - Royalton: Dance Time DJ and Karaoke w / James

Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: TBA