🌱 Hear SIU’s piano faculty light up the Yellow Moon Gyroid stage
Carbondale, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Carbondale! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Hear SIU’s piano faculty light up the Yellow Moon Gyroid stage
- How SIU Carbondale scientists just named three new Amazon frog species
- How two SIU Carbondale grads took their indie film nationwide
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 63.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. SIU School of Music faculty piano duo featured in Yellow Moon Gyroid Concert Series (wsiu.org) — A free Yellow Moon Gyroid concert at SIU Carbondale will showcase piano four-hands and solo works by major classical composers, performed by School of Music faculty. The series, co-founded by longtime Carbondale teacher Reiko Schoen, honors her late husband, former SIU professor and gyroid discoverer Alan Schoen, and continues to welcome local sponsors and audiences. 
2. SIU Carbondale researchers name three new species of poison dart frogs (siu.edu) — SIU Carbondale researchers are gaining global attention for identifying three new poison dart frog species from Peru and Brazil, all while based right here in Carbondale. Their work not only highlights the university’s scientific reach but also underscores the importance of protecting Amazon biodiversity and honoring Indigenous communities through the frogs’ new names.
3. Southern Illinois Natives Reach National Audience with Independent Feature Film – WRUL-FM (wrul.com) — Two Southern Illinois brothers with roots at SIU Carbondale have released their first feature film, “Just One More,” which has already broken into Angel Studios’ Top 10. Their faith-centered drama about addiction and second chances is reaching a national audience, and they hope their journey inspires other local creatives to pursue ambitious projects from right here in the region.
4. Local Softball Teams Heading to State (wsiltv.com) — Carbondale’s Super-Sectional games have sent two southern Illinois softball powers on to the state semifinals. Waltonville Sesser-Valier and Carterville both punched their tickets in Carbondale and now head to Peoria on Thursday, June 4, aiming for championship glory at the Louisville Slugger Complex.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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