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PAGE 17 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020 Entertainment: Weekend THE HERALD

20TH CENTURY FOX/ASSOCIATED PRESS Harrison Ford stars as John Thornton in “Call of the Wild.” The film is showing at Jasper 8 Theatres. ‘Call of the Wild’ stranded in digital doghouse

RICHARD ROEPER playing one canine character) be- nia before he was stolen and sold like a dandy, knows nothing about coming a part of the family, get- Call of the Wild as a sled dog, but nobody has been the Yukon and cruelly overworks ting into pickles, living a good dog- êê better suited to the role than Har- Buck and the team. All the main dogs and wolves gie life, etc. (I recently rewatched a rison Ford. He’s by far the best Poor Dan Stevens. He’s a fine in “The Call of the Wild” are of personal favorite, “My Dog Skip,” Cast: Harrison Ford thing in this movie. actor (you might remember him the CGI variety, and they’re so ex- and it slayed me once again.) Rating: PG for some violence, Thornton serves as the narra- as Matthew Crawley on “Downton pressive we keep expecting them Here, though the motion cap- peril, thematic elements and tor for the story, which adheres Abbey”), but he gives a desperately to start talking, a la their comput- ture/CGI technology is a marvel mild language. to the main themes of London’s intense performance here as Hal, er-generated counterparts in “The to behold and there are moments novel but drops a number of char- who becomes so unhinged he’s like Lion King” and “Dolittle.” when it looks like Harrison Ford acters and plot elements while a crazed stalker in a horror movie. This is an insurmountable is interacting with an actual gi- of Jack London’s short adven- fleshing out Thornton’s personal “The Call of the Wild” is most problem, seeing as how the story ant dog named Buck, every time ture novel, which was published history. effective after John Thornton is set in a realistic, late 19th-cen- there’s a close-up of Buck or one in 1903 and was set in the Yukon Much of the first half of “The comes to the rescue of Buck, and tury world, and yet the animals, of the other creatures, there’s during the Klondike Gold Rush of Call of the Wild” focuses on vice versa. Ford gives a grounded, in particular the lead dog, are so something unsettling and artificial the 1890s. Buck’s growth from a clumsy quietly powerful performance as over-the-top expressive, the tech- about the overly expressive eyes. Everyone from Clark Gable to goofball to the lead sled dog for a reclusive, regret-filled, self-pity- nology actually undercuts the Real dogs can already reduce Charlton Heston to Rutger Hauer the postal delivery duo of Perrault ing old-timer who crawls out of a emotional impact of the story. us to puddles with the emotions has played crusty old John Thorn- (Omar Sy) and Francoise (Cara bottle and finds a renewed sense In the best movies about pups they convey. Amping that up with ton, whose path crosses with a Gee). After the postal route is dis- of purpose when he sees the world and their humans, we get emo- techno-fakery was a bad idea. 140-pound St. Bernard-collie mix continued, the dogs are sold to through Buck’s eyes. tionally invested because that’s a “The Call of the Wild” is the named Buck, who led a posh and Hal (Dan Stevens), an abusive twit If only those eyes weren’t so real dog (or maybe multiple dogs latest in a long line of adaptations pampered life as a pet in Califor- of a gold prospector who dresses distractingly incongruous.

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All times are Eastern unless Surrounded by a fantastic ensemble good, old-fashioned murder mystery Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, otherwise noted. cast, she’s front and center in this is one of those movies where it and Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Lincoln City (all times CT). Park bone-cracking visual feast, filled with looks like the immensely appealing Sundays. Closed major holidays. hours: Memorial Visitor Center, 8 screen-popping sets and costumes. cast -- including Daniel Craig, Jamie www.fallsoftheohio.org a.m.-3 p.m. daily through March 31; Current cinema (Action fantasy, R, 1 hr. 44 min.) Lee Curtis and Chris Evans -- had as farm, closed for the season; Colonel Caverns, 1267 Green Acres Jones Home, noon-4 p.m. Thursdays- New releases  much fun making the film as we have Dolittle (Showplace Jasper 8) watching it. (Murder mystery/comedy, Lane S.W., Corydon. Features a Sundays, June-August. www.nps.gov/  Robert Downey Jr.’s eyes seem to Call of the Wild (Jasper 8 PG-13, 2 hrs 11 min., 2019) 25-minute boat ride, a waterfall, libo/ or 812-937-4541 Theatres) Nobody has been better glaze over with boredom as he plays thriving cave life and Big Bone suited to the role of prospector John the widowed doctor who brings Frozen 2  An uplifting and Mountain. Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Louisville Zoo, 1100 Trevilian Way. Thornton than Harrison Ford. But his animal friends on a seafaring true-hearted and worthy (if not daily April through October and Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. through March the dogs and wolves he encounters quest to find a mysterious curative equal) sequel to the 2013 mega- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily November 20. www.louisvillezoo.org in this film are computer-generated, fruit. By the time the doc operates blockbuster, this beautifully animated through March. Closed Christmas. Marengo Cave Park: The Crystal and there’s something unsettling and on a flatulent dragon, “Dolittle” film is sprinkled with good humor www.indianacaverns.com Palace walking tour features a artificial about their overly expressive has solidified its standing as a and filled with sister-power bonding Indiana Railway Museum, French formation-filled room and huge eyes. (Adventure, PG, 1hr. 45 min.) spectacularly terrible multi-vehicle moments. And there are more than flowstone deposits, while the pileup. (Fantasy adventure, PG, 1 hr. a few trippy, New Age-y detours along Lick. Excursion trains depart from the former Monon Railroad Dripstone Trail walking tour is known Currently playing 41 min.) the way. (Animated fantasy, PG, 1 hr. for its profusion of delicate soda 43 min., 2019) Passenger Station. The two-hour, 1917  (Showplace Jasper Fantasy Island  (Showplace 20-mile trip takes passengers though straw formations, slender totem 8) With brilliant, claustrophobically Jasper 8) I loved the idea of turning several limestone rock cuts, part pole stalagmites and penny ceiling. effective directing choices by the cheesy “Fantasy Island” TV series IMAX of the Hoosier National Forest and Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. http:// Sam Mendes and strong, raw into a horror film, but this movie is all Showplace Cinemas East, 1801 the 2,200-foot Burton Tunnel. Train marengocave.com empty calories. It feels like someone performances from young leads Morgan Center Drive, Evansville: rides: 1 p.m. Saturdays beginning Mega Cavern, 1841 Taylor Ave., Dean-Charles Chapman and George planted a half-dozen different scripts “Parasite” and “Harley Quinn: Birds March 7; 1 p.m. Tuesdays beginning all over the island, and the attempt to Louisville. Historic Tram Tours, MacKay, this heart-stopping World of Prey.” www.showplacecinemas. March 17; and 1 p.m. Wednesday, Mega Zips and Mega Quest, an War I drama is a unique viewing tie all the stories together is such a com stretch, it’s a wonder nobody pulled a March 26. Special events: underground ropes challenge. Closed experience you won’t soon shake off. Chocolate Tasting Train, Fridays, major holidays. 877-614-6342 or (War action, R, 1 hr. 58 min.) hamstring. (Horror adventure, PG-13, 1 hr. 49 min.) March 27 and April 10. Museum www.louisvillemegacavern.com  Events hours: Tuesdays, free. 800-748-7246 Bad Boys for Life Mesker Park Zoo, 1545 Mesker (Showplace Jasper 8) Though their Jumanji: The Next Level  Attractions or www.indianarailwaymuseum.org (Showplace Jasper 8) Like 2017’s Park Drive, Evansville. Hours (CT): 9 buddy cop characters have slowed Jasper City Mill, 160 Third Ave. The a.m.-4 p.m. daily. 812-435-6143 or down some, Will Smith and Martin “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” Angel Historic Site, 8215 this rousing, funny, warm-hearted, Pollack Ave., Evansville. Hours (CT): mill features cornmeal ground on www.meskerparkzoo.com Lawrence are great together as the site, craft items, old-fashioned candy badass crime fighters who remain old-fashioned adventure movie puts 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Wilstem Ranch, Paoli: Animal high school students into video Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. and local products. Exhibit (changes partners almost 20 years after “Bad every six months): Dubois County Encounters. www.wilstemranch.com Boys II.” Put reality on hold and just game avatars that look like Dwayne Closed major holidays. www. or 812-936-4484 Johnson, Kevin Hart and others. angelmounds.org Art Guild Gallery Walk, items from go with it. (Action, R, 2 hrs. 3 min.) artisans and rustic Amish furniture There’s more than enough charm to Big Splash Adventure, Valley of the Other events Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey overcome the occasional overlong available in the gift shop. Featured ½ (Showplace Jasper 8) Springs Resort, 8505 W. State Road Artist: Barbara McCullough of Holistic Wellness Expo, noon-4 action sequence. (Action adventure, 56, French Lick. 877-936-3866 or Now that she’s free of the Joker Jasper, through April. Hours: 10 p.m., Tri-County YMCA, Ferdinand. PG-13, 2 hrs. 3 min. minutes) www.bigsplashadventure.com from “Suicide Squad,” Harley Quinn a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Speakers at 12:15, 1, 1:45, 2:30 (Margot Robbie) becomes a lot more Falls of the Ohio State Park Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and 3:15 p.m. Free. interesting, a lot more complex, On DVD Interpretive Center, at the end of and Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. and at times downright likable. Knives Out This crackling West Riverside Drive, Clarksville. Sundays. Closed major holidays. Please turn to the next page 18 Entertainnment

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ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE Daughter, The Cold War (1945- and Schnellville. holidays. 502-753-5663 or www. June 14; Andy Warhol: Revelation, 1991), Black Heritage in Dubois fraziermuseum.org April 3-Aug. 21. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 County, Grand Army of the Republic, Hours: The museum, 2704 N. p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays A Bicentennial Remembrance: The Newton St., is open from 10 a.m.-2 Henager Memories & Nostalgia and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, Museum, 8837 S. State Road Upcoming events Story of German Immigration to 502-852-5555 Dubois County, Safari Room, The 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and 1-4 57, Elberfeld. Hours (CT): 8 a.m.- Model Train Show, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Story of Bill Schroeder and the p.m. Sundays. Admission charged. 5 p.m., weekdays and 8 a.m.-4 Science Centers CT Feb. 29, St. Paul’s United Church Can be found on Facebook and at p.m. Saturdays. Closed major Jarvik Heart; Main Street Dubois Science Center, 737 of Christ, 2227 W. Michigan St., County (a model town from the www.duboiscountymuseum.org. holidays. 812-795-2230 or www. Evansville. 812-634-7733 henagermuseum.com W. Main St., Louisville. Hours: 1900s featuring 17 businesses, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Huntingburg Kiwanis Car Show, 3 including Stewart Hotel, Schutz’s Indiana Military Museum, 715 S. Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. a.m.-3 p.m., April 18, Fourth Street, Shoe Service and a funeral home, Huntingburg Museum Sixth St., Vincennes: Hours: 10 Fridays and Saturdays and noon- Huntingburg. doctor’s office, jail, barbershop, On exhibit: Commercial, a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Tuesdays and 6 p.m. Sundays. Closed major church, bank, surveying office and manufacturing, military, school and Thursdays-Sundays. 812-882-1941 Garden Gate Jazz, Art, Wine and holidays. 800-591-2203 or www. bar), Grand Army of the Republic, social club memorabilia; the Geiger or http://indianamilitarymuseum. kysciencecenter.org Craft Beer Festival, noon-8 p.m., Little Pioneer Children’s Play Area bedroom, family Bible and other com/ April 18, Market Street Park, (includes one-room schoolhouse, belongings; a dollhouse inside a Huntingburg. book nook, toy area and dress-up grandmother clock; a pony cart; and Koch Family Children’s Museum of Night Life Spirit of Jasper: Ride and Dine, area), Lewis and Clark keel boat, The a 1950s kitchen. Evansville, 22 S.E. Fifth St. Hours Law in Dubois County, Honoring the (CT): 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Dances Jasper Train Depot, 201 Mill St. The museum is in Huntingburg City Dates: June 8, 15 and 22; July 6 and Military, The Civil War Diary of William Thursdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays and French Lick Senior Center, 785 C. Benson, Model Trains, Dubois Hall, 508 E. Fourth St. Hours: 8 Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. S. Bears Bend Road: 7-9:30 p.m. 20; Aug. 17; Sept. 7, 10, 21 and 26; a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays unless City Oct. 6, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27; and County in World War I, The Spanish- Closed major holidays. 812-464- Fridays, dance with live band. William American War and Dubois County, Hall is closed and by appointment. 2663 or www.cmoekids.org. Tell Center, 1301 11th St., Tell City, Nov. 2. The train travels to Cuzco. Closed major holidays. 683-2211. A catered meal and beverage from Huntingburg Wagon Works, Girl 7-10 p.m. CT Saturdays. Open to all Scouting in Dubois County, People Owensboro (Ky.) Museum of Fine the Schnitzelbank Restaurant are French Lick-West Baden Art, 901 Frederica St. Hours (CT): ages; smoke and alcohol free. $5, served and a cash bar is available. of the Woodlands, Trace the Buffalo, includes snacks. Sponsored by the Pioneer Area, Germans, Land Owners 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through The Monon Passenger Car, a 30-seat Museum Thursdays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Fridays William Tell Senior Citizens. private car, features table-side dining. Map, Early Settlers of Dubois County, Cheering our Champions, Furniture, The museum, 469 S. Maple St., and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and Reservations preferred. Special Suite 103. Features exhibits on Larry Sundays. 270-685-3181 or www. Casinos event: Chocolate, Wine & Dine, July Civil War Flag, Prisoners of War, The Mills of Dubois County. Also, Heidet Bird, Pluto Water, the historic hotels, omfa.us 27 and Oct. 12. www.spiritofjasper. casinos and Henry and Ferdinand French Lick Casino: Grand Funk com or 482-9229. Blacksmith Shop, depicts the original Owensboro Museum of Science and Railroad, March 14; Clint Black, May shop from Ferdinand; Lindauer Cross. Also features a circus diorama. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. History, 122 E. Second St. Hours 16. 888-936-9360 or www.frenchlick. “The Goonies,” Oct. 10, Lincoln Sandstone Quarry and Grindstone (CT): 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays com/entertainment/concerts Amphitheatre, Lincoln City. 1-844- Works of St. Henry, displays days of Mondays through Saturdays. www. flwbmuseum.com through Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. 2054223 or lincolnamphitheatre.com sandstone manufacturing; Eckert Log Sundays. Home, assembled log home inside On stage the museum shows building material Other museums Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy, 20 Red Skelton Blvd., Jasper Arts Center Exhibits and home life inside a German-style Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame log home; Women’s Work is Never Vincennes. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Main Stage Series — Shaun Krempp Gallery & Museum, 311 W. Second St., Tuesdays through Saturdays and Done, choreographs the daily work Owensboro. Hours (CT): 10 am.-5 Johnson’s Big Band Experience with Exhibit: Esther Randall: Kentucky week of pioneer women; History noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Closed major Tonic Sol-Fa, 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Prismacolor and Copic Marker p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and of Coal Mining; Meyer Planing Mill 1-5 p.m. Sundays. bluegrasshall.org holidays. 812-888-2105 artist, through Feb. 28. Hours: 10 of Haysville; Ferdinand Sawmill; Backstage Series ­— Che Apalache, a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to Huntingburg Buggy Works wagon; Evansville African American , 224 S.E. First 7:30 p.m. March 14. St., Evansville. Hours: 11 a.m.-3:30 7 p.m. Thursdays and noon to 3 p.m. History of Boy Scouting; Antique Museum, 579 S. Garvin St. Hours Live @ The Astra —­ The Second Sundays. Closed major holidays. Farm Machinery, featuring more (CT): 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays p.m. CT Tuesdays through Sundays. Closed major holidays. 812-426- City: The Best of The Second City, than 75 pieces, including a binder, through Fridays and noon-5 7:30 p.m. March 7. Saint Meinrad reaper, corn shredder and 1879 p.m. Saturdays. Closed major 1871 or www.reitzhome.com Archabbey Library Buckeye hoe wheat drill; Tinker the holidays. 812-423-5188 or www. Speed Art Museum, 2035 S. 3rd St., Season or single-event tickets are Horse, represents the contribution evansvilleaamuseum.org available by calling the arts center at Exhibit: Hustle and Bustle, features Louisville. Exhibits: Tales from the of animals to the history of the area; Turf: The Kentucky Horse, through 482-3070. work artist Kayla Bischoff of silver smelter from Buck Shoals in Evansville Museum of Arts, History Louisville, through Feb. 28. Hours: & Science, 411 S.E. Riverside Drive. March 1; Bert Hurley: Loose Nuts, Haysville; giant fruit press; threshing through April 19; Mariam Ghani + Actors Community Theatre Call 357-6401 or 800-987-7311 or machine belted to a Kitten engine, Hours (CT): 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays visit www.saintmeinrad.edu/library/ through Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Erin Ellen Kelly: When the Spirits Plays: “Escanaba in da Moonlight,” one of five working steam engines; Moved Them, They Moved, through 7:30 p.m., March 26-28, dinner hours/ cane press and evaporator pan like Sundays. Closed major holidays. the one used to make Birdseye 812-425-2406 or www.emuseum.org Other galleries molasses; and murals of Zoar, Frazier History Museum, 829 Ivy Tech Bower-Suhrheinrich Visual Birdseye, Celestine, Dubois, Duff, W. Main St., Louisville. Exhibits: Arts Center, 3501 N. First Ave., Ferdinand, Huntingburg, Portersville/ Celebrating the Sounds of Kentucky, Evansville. Hours (CT): 1-6 p.m. Boone Township, St. Henry/ through February. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 Thursdays and Fridays and 10 a.m. Johnsburg, St. Anthony/St. Marks, p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Closed major Holland, Haysville, Ireland, Jasper noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays. www.ivytech.edu/southwest New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, 506 Main St. Hours (CT): 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Closed major holidays. 812-682-3156 or www. nhgallery.com Dubois County Museum Membership: 2020 memberships are available. Storytime, March 14 (theme is Dr. Seuss); and April 11 (theme is spring). Dubois County Historical Club meeting, 6:30 p.m., March 26. Breakfast hosted by the Dubois County Farm Bureau, March 28. Fourth Grade Heritage Days, April 7-9. Permanent exhibits: Our Eldest

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THE HERALD ■ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020 ENTERTAINMENT: WEEKEND ■ PAGE 19 theatre; “Matilda, the Musical,” July Huntingburg Music Hall, 312 N. www.corydon.live Old National Events Plaza, 715 Other plays 23-26. Main St.: Doors open at 6:15 p.m., 7 Locust St., Evansville: Blue Man Derby Dinner Playhouse, Clarksville: p.m. show; $20. Reserve tickets by Group, Tuesday. 812-435-5770 or Derby Dinner Playhouse, Clarksville: Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon: All shows will be performed at the calling 812-893-1570. www.centre.evansvillegis.com “Saturday Night Fever,” through Jasper Arts Center. Season tickets A Tribute to John Denver, April 6; March 29; “A Year With Frog and single-event tickets are available Lincoln Amphitheatre, Lincoln The Doo Wops & The Wulfe Bros, Theatre, 616 E. Furnace and Toad,” Feb. 22-March 28; at ActorsCommunityTheatre.com. City: Captain Fantastic: A Tribute May 11; The World Famous Glenn Road, Bloomfield: Pierce Arrow of “Anything Goes,” April 1-May 17; and to Elton John, May 16; All My Miller Orchestra, June 8; Melissa Branson, Missouri, March 14 and 15. “Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical,” Rowdy Friends: A Tribute to Hank Combs: Great Women of Song, Aug. Tickets available by calling 812-384- May 23-Jun 27; . 812-288-8281 or Historic Astra Theatre Williams Jr., May 30; An Evening 24; The River City Boys: A Salute to 5145 or 812-384-4811 www.derbydinner.com. the Songs of the Statler Brothers, Concerts: Will Hoge with Darrin Samantha Fish, June 6; Wreking , 600 Main St., Bradbury, May 2; and Rock Loto, Cü: A Tribute to Mötley Crüe, June Sept. 14; and How Great Thou Art: Evansville Civic Theatre, 717 N. The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley, Evansville (all times CT): Dwight Fulton Ave.: “The Laramie Project,” July 11. 13; ONE: A Celebration of U2, July Yoakam, next Thursday; Evansville 18; Monsters of Yacht: America’s Oct. 12. 812-288-8281 or www. March 20-22 and 27-29; and “[title Comedians: Ed Asner: “A Man and derbydinner.com. Philharmonic Orchestra: Music of show],” May 15-17 and 22-24. His Prostate,” June 20, two shows. Premier Yacht Rock Tribute Band, Director Finalist Roger Kalia, Feb. July 25; Del McCoury Band, Aug. www.evansvillecivictheatre.org or The , 1 S.E. MLK Jr. 29; and Evansville Philharmonic 812-425-2800. Movies: “The Secret Life of 8; Edgar Winter Band with special Blvd., Evansville: Reba McEntire, Orchestra: Music and Sports, March Pets,” March 13; and “Alice in guest Henry Lee Summer, Aug. 22; March 20. For the complete 14. www.evansvillephilharmonic.org The Kentucky Center, 501 W. Wonderland,” June 6. Southern Accents: A Tribute to schedule, visit www.thefordcenter. or www.victorytheatre.com Main St., Louisville: “Anastasia,” Buy tickets and make donations at Tom Petty, Sept. 5; and Hard Day’s com. For tickets call 800-745-3000 March 17-22; “Buddy: The Buddy www.TheNextAct.org. Nigh: An Audio and Visual Tribute or visit www.ticketmaster.com Area plays Holly Story,” April 16; “Come to the Beatles, Sept. 26. Season From Away,” May 5-10; and “The tickets available. 1-844-2054223 or KFC Yum! Center, Louisville: Chance Actors Theatre of Louisville, 316 Color Purple,” May 19-20. www. Area concerts lincolnamphitheatre.com the Rapper: Brantley Gilbert, Friday; W. Main St.: “Once on This Island,” kentuckyPerformingArts.org The Millennium Tour: Omarion, Bow through Sunday; “Are You There,” Abbeydell Hall, Legend of French Sisters of St. Benedict, Monastery Wow, Ashanti, Pretty Ricky, Ying March 1-April 12; “Nicole Clark is Old National Events Plaza, Lick, 7328 W. County Road 100, Immaculate Conception, 802 E. Yang Twins, Lloyd and Sammie, Having a Baby,” March 6-April 12; 715 Locust St., Evansville: West Baden Springs: The American 10th St., Ferdinand: Kenyon College Feb. 29; The Lumineers III: The “Where the Mountain Meets the “Beautiful — The Carole King Variety Show, March 30, April 3, 10 Cahmber Singers, 7 p.m. March 7. World Tour, March 10; Michael Sea,” March 11-April 12; “Flex,” Musical,” April 16; and “The and 16 and May 8, 22 and 23; I’ve March 18-April 11; “Grace,” March St. Bede Theater, Saint Meinrad Bublé, March 28; and Elton John: Play That Goes Wrong,” May 5, Got the Music In Me, June 19 and Farewell Yellow Brick Road, April 25-April 12; . 502-584-1205 or 2020. 812-435-5770 or www. 25, July 10, 13 and 31 and Aug. Archabbey, St. Meinrad: Pianist www.actorstheatre.org/visit/ Claire Longendyke and violist Rose 26. For the complete schedule, visit oldnationaleventsplaza.org 14 and 28; Twist the Night Away, www.kfcyumcenter.com. For tickets ticketing-options/ Sept. 10, 11, 15 and 25 and Oct. 2 Wollman, 3 p.m. CT Sunday; and the RiverPark Center, 101 Daviess call 800-745-3000 or visit www. Lincoln Amphitheatre, Lincoln and 13; and Christmas Treasures, Greenville () University Choir, 3 ticketmaster.com St., Owensboro: “Waitress,” Nov. 13, 19 and 21 and Dec. 1, p.m. CT March 7. The Rivalry, June 26-28. Story of March 25; “An American in Paris,” 4, 8, 11, 12, 19 and 19. www. The Kentucky Center, 501 W. Main debates between Illinois Senator April 30. 270-687-2770 or www. sildernightentertainment.com Other concerts St., Louisville: Dweezil Zappa, March Stephen A. Douglas and lawyer riverparkcenter.org Corydon Live (formerly Corydon 5, Jan. 25. www.kentuckycenter.org Abraham Lincoln. 1-844-2054223 or Calumet Lake Events Plaza, 2210 lincolnamphitheatre.com N. Mill St., Jasper: Evie Mae and Jamboree), 320 Hurst Lane, north Louisville Palace Theater, 625 S. ■■ Items for the Entertainment Guide Overdrive, Saturday; Dirty Deeds: of town square: The Forgotten Fourth St.: Diana Ross, Saturday; St. Bene Theater, Saint Meinrad may be emailed to news@dcherald. AC/DC Tribute, March 7; Ultimate Trail Show, first Saturday of each Chicago, April 17; Dwight Yoakam, Archabbey: “As You LIke It,” 7 p.m. com or mailed to Entertainment Elvis: Cody Ray Slaughter, March month; All Star Keepin’ It Country, May 1; and John Prine, May 22-23. CT March 13; and “The Diary of Guide, The Herald, 216 E. Fourth 28; and Jovi: A Bon Jovi Triubte, Saturday; and Hawkshaw Hawkins For a complete schedule, visit www. Anne Frank,” 7 p.m. CT March 14. St., Jasper IN 47546. The deadline Nov. 21. thecalumet.eventbrite.com with the Ladies of the Grand Ole louisvillepalace.com. 800-745-3000 Both presented by the National is noon Tuesday for Thursday’s or 812-319-1281 Opry, Feb. 29. 812-734-6288 or or www.ticketmaster.com Players. Herald. Esports framework transforms league, allows profit-sharing By GENE PARK model. The additional 11 teams for participation, and will earn a “The other remaining 11 slots best of both worlds by allowing WP News Service must qualify on the basis of their share of revenues from all com- will be open to teams qualifying for stability as well as new and up- world ranking or through the petitions in the ESL Pro Tour, on the basis of their world rank- and-coming teams to qualify.” A partnership between the Mountain Dew League, the ESL including IEM Katowice and the ing or directly through the Moun- The news of the reconfig- largest esports organization and Pro League’s gateway series. ESL One Cologne. The ESL Pro tain Dew League, the ESL Pro ured ESL Pro League comes on leading Counter-Strike: Global Of- Victor Goossens, founder and Tour has a total prize pool of $5 League’s gateway competition,” the heels of a newly announced fensive teams aims for long-term co-CEO of Team Liquid, said the million across 20 tournaments said Craig Levine, ESL’s chief Counter-Strike league called viability for its most viable players. teams and ESL have been working and leagues. strategy officer. “This creates the Flashpoint. Through the “Louvre Agree- to plan for sustainable careers and ment,” 13 CS:GO teams will have futures for the esport. a share of revenues and profits “The new entity will utilize our from Pro Tour competitions held combined strengths to pave the best by the ESL, the world’s largest es- path forward for everyone,” Goos- ports network and the oldest still sens said in a prepared statement. in operation. The partnership also “We consider this a monumental involves Dreamhack, which pro- agreement and an important step duces large-scale esports events forward for all of esports.” and festivals. The signed teams for the ESL This agreement also makes the Pro League are: Astralis, Com- 13 teams majority stakeholders in plexicity, Evil Geniuses, ENCE, the league and will have a role in FaZe Clan, Fnatic, G2 Esports, how it operates. The agreement Mousesports, Natus Vincere, transforms the ESL Pro League Ninjas in Pyjamas, Team Liquid, into a 24-team competition (start- Team Vitality and 100 Thieves. ing on its 11th season in March) The agreement means those with a single global division, mov- partner teams are now majority ing away from a region-based stakeholders with a long-term slot

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