Artifacts 10/6/06

Author to read, sign books at Southeast

Gary Gildner, author of 20 books, will read from his work and sign books at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Glenn Auditorium at Dempster Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Gildner is a multi-time prize winner for writing, garnering accolades such as two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, the Top Ten University Press Book of the Year Award and the National Magazine Award for Fiction.

Former chief of staff to visit SIUC Tuesday

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Former White House chief of staff Andrew Card Jr. will visit Southern Illinois University Carbondale Tuesday as part of a fall lecture series sponsored by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. The event will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Shryock Auditorium and is free and open to the public.

Shackleton named director at Shryock

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Matthew Shackleton has been named the interim director at Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Shryock Auditorium, a performing arts facility. Shackleton has four years' experience at Shryock, the last year spent as assistant director.

Sparks featured at next Sundays at Three

The Sundays at Three chamber music series will perform a program featuring Mark Sparks, principal flutist for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, at 3 p.m. Oct. 15 in Old St. Vincent's Church. Local musicians Kyle Miller, Sara Edgerton, Brandon Christensen and Paul Thompson will also be featured. For more information, call 651-2265.

Bo Diddley to appear at Carson Center

PADUCAH, Ky. -- Blues legend Bo Diddley will appear at Paducah's Carson Center at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. For more information or for tickets, call (270) 450-4444.

Benefit concert for Sahara Aldridge Oct. 15

A benefit concert for Sahara Aldridge, a local 12-year-old suffering from brain stem cancer, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Capaha Park Bandshell. The concert, called "Hope for Hoops," will feature The Intention and the Mike Renick Band.

Illinois vineyards hold weekend festivals

ALTO PASS, Ill. -- Von Jakob Vineyard in Alto Pass, Ill., will hold an Oktoberfest Saturday and Sunday. Cajun group The Bottom Line will perform Saturday, with classic rock band 4 on the Floor performing Sunday. For more information, call (618) 893-4500. Alto Vineyards, also in Alto Pass, will hold its Fall Festival on Saturday and Sunday, with music by St. Stephen's Blues on Saturday and Rich Fabec Band Sunday. For more information, call (618) 893-4898.

Artists in Ste. Genevieve for Autumn Daze

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- Artists will be in Ste. Genevieve for the next week working with "plein air" painter Billyo O'Donnell in the lead up to the Autumn Daze festival Oct. 14 and 15. An opening reception for the festival's Promenades Des Art will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Mammy Shaw House. For more information on Autumn Daze, call the Ste. Genevieve Tourist Information Center at (573) 883-7097.

-- From staff reports