Megan Kaley, right, a senior from Naperville studying graphic design, and Katie McCarthy, a junior from Algonquin studying plant biology, hula hoop Thursday during the Sunset Concert at Turley Park....

 Gary Childers, left, and Ruthanne Levisen, members of the Blackberry Blossoms, joke with the crowd Wednesday during the Brown Bag Concert at the Town Square Pavilion in Carbondale. Childers said the...

Space Capone opens summer seriesMembers of Space Capone perform Thursday during the first Sunset Concert at Shryock Auditorium in Carbondale. The Nashville based R&B/Soul group has performed at the summer...

Moving to the music at sunsetConcert-goers dance while Space Capone, a Soul/R&B group from Nashville, performs Thursday during the first Sunset Concert at Shryock Auditorium. Concerts will continue every...

Extreme motorcycle riders prepare to perform inside the globe of death Sunday in the Ainad Shriners Circus at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Circus media advisor John Blondell said that children often...

Reid Carter, 4, left, and Ethan Carter, 5, center, both of St. Louis, relax Sunday near the Superman statue in Metropolis during the 35th annual Superman Celebration. Organizers of the celebration hoped...

 Visitors dressed as Superman look up in the sky to pose for a group photo Sunday at the 35th Annual Superman Celebration in Metropolis. Organizers of the celebration were attempting to break the Guinness...

  Junior catcher Allie VadeBancouer warms up between innings Sunday at Charlotte West Stadium. VadeBancouer hit a home run during the second game of last weekend’s series against Bradley University....

Special athletes' day to shineSpecial Olympics participants wave to the crowd Friday as they make a practice lap before a relay race at the Carbondale High School track. Southern Illinois has had a Special...

 Miranda Needham, a third-grader from Carbondale, plays on a dome-shaped jungle gym Saturday during the first-ever Dome Days at the Buckminster Fuller Dome Home. Dome Days festivities included live music,...

 Taylor Gray, 14, left, and Whitley Holden, 14, both of Carbondale, sell handmade soaps Saturday at the Carbondale Farmers Market in the West Town Mall parking lot. Gray said they have been making handmade...