Central Cigar Store: a Belleville relic with soda fountain charm
In downtown Belleville an aging building at 26 Public Square houses the Central Cigar Store. owners Bob and Thelma Rust preserve a midcentury vibe with a wood glass cabinet and real soda fountain while selling cigars, beer, ice cream, and snacks. Once a pool hall and tavern, the store recalls local history amid modern revitalization.
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Central Cigar Store
St. Clair County
Belleville
Bob
Thelma Rust
Public Square
Chuckles Rust
Rust
Havana
Tom Woolf
Bob and
Pyramid Players announce summer audition dates and shows
Pyramid Players schedule adult auditions at Rend Lake College theatre at 7 p.m. May 18 19 for Once Upon a Mattress and The King and I with performances June 28 30 and August 25 in the RSC theatre. Children auditions June 7 8 at 2 p.m. In college theatre.
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Pyramid Players
Rend Lake College
RSC
Cos
Mary Rodgers
Billingsley Plays in Union County Arts Council Season
Two Pam Billingsley plays from Murphysboro and Goreville will debut this weekend with the Union County Arts Council Community Theatre. Rummaging and Silver Lining run today Saturday and Sunday May 14 15 16 at Barnes Hall Anna Mental Health Center. Show times 8 p m Friday and Saturday 2 30 p m Sunday. Tickets 225 general 150 members at the door. Casts include Eileen Palmer Anita Choate Jane Noelke Roslia Fulia Esther Ayers Elaine Ramseyer Marcia Ellison Glenn Reynolds Grover Leach. Tom Ellison directs Rummaging R L Pete Housman directs Silver Lining.
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Pam Billingsley
Murphysboro
Goreville
Union County Arts Council
Community Theatre
Arts Council
Barnes Hall
Anna Mental Health and Developmental Center
Vite
Eileen Palmer
Anna
Anita Choate
Cobden
Jane Noelke
Roslia Fulia
Dongola
Esther Mary Ayers
Elaine Ramseyer
Marcia Ellison
Glenn Reynolds
Jonesboro
Grover Leach
Tom Ellison
R.L
Pete
Housman
Union County
SIU Carbondale seeks film articles for Single Take issue
The SIU Carbondale film magazine Single Take seeks manuscripts on women in film feminism and biographical sketches of local women or politically active filmmakers. Submissions double spaced to Single Take Department of Cinema and Photography SIU Carbondale IL 62901. Contact Charles Harpole at 453 2365 for more information.
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Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Single Take
Department of Cinema and Photography
SIU
Carobndale
Charles Harpole
Music venues list of Carbondale area acts and covers
A compiled listing of local clubs and hotels in Carbondale and Marion with entertainers and genres. Notable acts include Doctor Bombay Revue rhythm and blues, Mercy jazz, Up town Rulers rock, Steel Frenzy rock, Greg Clemon and Color rock, WIDB and WTAO shows, and The Lone Star Country Band country, with varied cover charges from no cover to $2.75 and age policies.
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Hangar
S. Illinois
Carbondale
Pinch Penny Pub
E. Grand
Mercy
Great Escape
Uptown Rulers
T.j.mcfly
Steel Frenzy
Greg Clemon
Color
Gatsby’s
Campus
E. Main
Heritage Inn
Illinois
West
Marion
Marion Holiday Inn
Red Lion Inn
Roosters
Carbondale Holiday Inn
E. Main St
Carico
Carbondale Ramada Inn
Fred
Barney Hampton
the Pioneers
Youth Orchestra Spring Concert at Marion Civic Center
The Southern Illinois Youth Orchestra directed by Dr. Daniel Mellado will perform a spring concert at 7:30 p.m. May 17 in Marion. The program features Peter and the Wolf with choreography by Toni Intravaia, plus Suzuki players. The event is free and sponsored by the Civic Center, SIU School of Music, and John A. Logan College, with support from the Illinois Arts Council.
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Southern Illinois Youth Orchestra
Daniel Mellado
Marion Cultural and Civic Center
Peter and the Wolf
Toni Intravaia
Suzuki Players
Civic Center
Southern Illinois University School of Music
John A. Logan College
Illinois Arts Council
Weekend vacations offered by SIU alumni group
Former Southern Illinois University alumni and families can join four weekend motorcoach tours from Carbondale to Knoxville World’s Fair with first-come reservations for Aug 10 13. Tours include transport housing fair tickets and side trips at 150 dollars per person. Camping weeks at Elkhart Lake Wisconsin run July 4 10 with 161 to 235 dollar adult rates and infant rate. Two Touch of Nature sessions July 11 17 and July 18 24 at Little Grassy Lake offer rustic cabins 60 to 160 per person weekly. Eight day Caribbean cruise June 26 July 3 aboard Song of Norway opens reservations. Details from SIU C Alumni Association Carbondale IL 62901 phone 453-2408.
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Southern Illinois University
Siu-C
Carbondale
Knoxville
Tenn
Brosius
Elkhart Lake
Milwaukee
Wis
SIUC
Touch of Nature Environmental Center
Little Grassy Lake
Norway
SIU
Ill
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Southern Illinois
Bill Livesay
Herb Fink
Oakland
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Vogler Is
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DANC
Jack Trapp Orchestra
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