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VOL. 20 ISSUE 40 AUGUST 14-20, 2013 • THEWEEKENDER.COM

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If you could build a music festival around a band, what band would it be?
The Peach Music Festival is a draw for Allman Brothers Band fans from across the country, but what if you’re not into their brand of jazzy, jamﬁlled blues rock? Go anyway. Last year, I was of the same mindset, but after interviewing bassist Oteil Burbridge and listening to a few Allmans tunes, I decided to check out the festival for myself. Amazing musicianship was on display at almost every turn, and this year, the lineup promises an equally talented bunch. Gov’t Mule, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Bob Weir and RatDog, the Black Crowes – and that doesn’t even scratch the surface. It’s the kind of fun and accessible rock that anyone can get into, and with the water park right next door, why not make a day or even a weekend out of it? In addition, local acts like Cabinet, MiZ, and the Panked! DJs will be representing the home team, so even if the other bands are unknown to you, you’re sure to see some familiar faces. But I recommend checking out as many bands as you can, so get a head start by reading our proﬁles of four acts on pages 30, 31, and 32. You might like what you ﬁnd. -Rich Howells, Weekender Editor

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“Tool – it would be called Bunch of Tools Fest.”

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New and classic acts kick off Uproar tour
BRAD PATTON
From The Times Leader REVIEW The Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival launched its fourth goround at the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain last Friday, bringing with it three stages, 11 bands, and close to eight hours of music. At the ﬁrst of this year’s 25 stops, Scranton’s lingering rain and humidity for the early hours of the festival could not dampen the spirits of the small gathering of fans or stiﬂe the uproarious music of coheadliners Jane’s Addiction and Alice In Chains. The festivities got underway around 3 p.m. as a band called Charming Liars took to one of the two satellite stages set up in the facility’s parking lot. Last up on the smaller stages was Walking Papers, a fourpiece supergroup of sorts from Seattle consisting of bassist Duff McKagan (formerly of Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver), drummer Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees, Mad Season), and vocalist/ guitarist Jeff Angell and keyboardist Benjamin Anderson, both formerly of The Missionary Position. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer McKagan still looks pretty much as he did nearly 25 years ago when GNR ﬁrst hit the big time. Angell is a great frontman, body surﬁng and making his way through the crowd during one song, and ripping off some great runs on the guitar the next. Highpoints of the band’s much-too-short 30-minute set (they deﬁnitely should have been on the main stage) included opener “The Whole World’s Watching,” “The Butcher,” and “Capital T,” all from the group’s self-titled debut album. First up on the main stage was Circa Survive, a ﬁve-piece band from

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…can you help out by simply purchasing a candle from local business Scent-Sations? Stephanie Jallen, a local teenager who is taking a trip to the Paralympic Winter Games in Russia in March 2014. Jallen is a skier and is currently ranked 10th in the world in the Slalom Standing, 13th in the Giant Slalom Standing, 16th in the Super-Combined Standing, 8th in the Super-G Standing, and 12th in the Downhill Standing women’s Alpine events. The candles, a scent called Alpine Adventures, retail for $23.95 and can be purchased online at miabellacharities.com or at the company’s ofﬁce at 1 George Ave., Wilkes-Barre. A portion of all proceeds will go to fund Jallen’s trip to Russia.

…is up on Nov. 25 at the F.M. Kirby Center? Oh, just Elvis Costello bringing a rare acoustic tour to the area. During his 40-plus year career, Costello has produced countless hit records, been nominated for numerous awards with his bands the Attractions and the Imposters, and has performed collaborations with artists like the Beastie Boys. Tickets will go on sale Aug. 16 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at the Kirby Center Box Ofﬁce, online at kirbycenter.org, or by phone at 570.826.1100. A special Kirby Member Pre-Sale begins today at 10 a.m. Tickets are $50, $79, and $95.

the Philadelphia suburb of Doylestown, which has released four albums since 2005. Coheed and Cambria, named after characters in its “Amory Wars” series of albums written by lead singer Claudio Sanchez, then treated the crowd to 50 minutes of tunes from its science ﬁction-inspired mixture of prog rock, punk rock, pop, metal and metalcore. Standouts included cuts from its latest two albums, “The Aftermath: Ascension” and “The Aftermath: Descension.” Late 1980s/early 1990s favorites Jane’s Addiction, still featuring original lead singer Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins despite two past breakups, took over for the next hour, with a highspirited set mostly from its ﬁrst two multi-platinum albums, 1988’s “Nothing’s Shocking” and 1990’s “Ritual de lo habitual.” The band, whose ﬁrst “farewell tour” in 1991 led to the establishment of the annual Lollapalooza Festival, is still a mustsee, especially the highly entertaining Farrell and Navarro, who is a guitar slinger of the highest order. Highlights included the group’s best-known song “Been Caught Stealing”

and other early tunes such as “Ain’t No Right,” “Mountain Song,” and “Ocean Size,” plus 2003’s “Just Because.” Alice In Chains, the foursome that saw massive success in the ’90s with original lead singer Layne Staley and renewed interest since regrouping in 2005 with singer William DuVall, wrapped up the long day at 9:45 as it tore through 70 minutes of signature tunes from both incarnations. Along with DuVall, guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell, bassist Mike Inez and drummer Sean Kinney did a great job of alternating between songs such as “Them Bones” and “No Excuses” from the early days and “Stone” and “Hollow” from its latest album “The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here.” It was one highlight after another from the time the quartet took the stage with “Check My Brain” (from 2009’s “Black Gives Way to Blue” comeback album) and closed with 1992’s “Would?” and 1993’s “Rooster.” Other Alice In Chains standouts included 2009’s “Your Decision” and early-period favorites “We Die Young,” “Man in the Box,” and “Down in a Hole.” W

…can you catch a Hollywood movie with a local twist? At the F.M. Kirby Center on Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m., with the showing of “The English Teacher.” Wilkes-Barre native Dan Chariton and his wife Stacy co-wrote the feel-good comedy of errors and peppered it with local references, and the screening includes a Q&A with the writers. Julianne Moore stars as Linda Sinclair, a 40-something high school English teacher in Kingston whose need for perfection has been a mixed blessing. Though her passion for literature has inspired hundreds of students, she lives alone, unable to ﬁnd a ﬂesh-and-blood man who can measure up to the romantic heroes of classic ﬁction. This ﬁlm is rated R for language and some sexual content. Ticket prices are $10 general admission and $5 for students with valid ID.

…can you catch good tunes and hot cars? On Sept. 15, the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain will host “Music, Motors and More on the Mountain.” The all-day, all-ages special event will feature performances by The Badlees, MiZ, Eddie Appnel, k8, Ed Randazzo, Dustin Drevitch, Farley, and Graces Downfall. There will also be a classic car show and motorcycle show, plus an ethic foods festival and craft show. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. All proceeds from the musical event and the food festival will beneﬁt The Bridge Youth Services Anti-Bullying Program. Proceeds from the motorcycle show will aid the Wyoming Valley Children’s Association. Tickets, priced at $10, will go on sale Aug. 19 and will be available through Ticketmaster and at the Toyota Pavilion Box Ofﬁce.

“When you do something wildly different from that which youʼre known for, it can surprise or even outrage people. But you donʼt make music based on who might not listen to it. You follow your heart.” -Elvis Costello

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The Nuge returns to the Peak
Weekender Correspondent
ted nugent’s recent comments in the media have resulted in protests in other states, but when he returns to Pennsylvania tonight, he’s expecting nothing but love. the controversial guitarist will be performing at Penn’s Peak with opener Laura Wilde, starting at 8 p.m. His latest live album,“ultralive Ballisticrock,” was recorded at the venue in 2011, so he’s looking forward to rocking classic tunes like“stranglehold”and“Cat scratch Fever”again with his outdoors-loving brethren in Jim thorpe. tHE WEEKENdER: You’re known nationwide for your political views as much as your music. What do you think is the biggest issue facing America at the moment, and how would you tackle it? tEd NUGENt: americans must wake up to the curse of self-inflicted dependency and reawaken their natural instinct to be independent and as quality, productivity-conscious as possible. If the Obama curse of bloodsucking continues,america will continue to spiral into spiritual suicide. If they wake up or move to France to get out of the way of caring, productive americans, then she will shine on to unstoppable upgrade again. It’s that simple. W: do you feel that people focus too much on your views and not enough on your music? tN: no. My nightly music-loving audiences celebrate the amazing intensity and soulfulness of my incredible music and astonishing band with passion and unlimited vigor virtually every night all summer long.the unabashed truth and logic of my politics only enhances the overall power of my uppity defiant freedom-loving soundtrack. W: How do you keep up your guitar chops? do you practice every day, or do you just go out there and play the shows? tN: I have guns and guitars in the corner of nearly every room of my home. I grab each often to cleanse the soul. I slam my guitar pretty much everyday of the year in my inexhaustible quest for the ultimate tone/lick/groove.and dare I say I accomplish same with amazing frequency.then I go shoot stuff. W: Are you working on any new material currently? tN: god knows me and the band are dying to record a bunch of very exciting new songs and musical adventures. Logistics, timing, and scheduling coordinated availabilities is a Herculean task. With any luck we should hit the studio in early 2014 for a summer release of a killer Cd. MotorCity soulBrother (derek) st. Holmes has been a fulltime nugeBand

Radford brings Nashville to NEPA
Weekender staff Writer

RICH HOWELLS

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member now for three highvelocity years and singing and playing better than ever. People go nuts with that incredible voice on the original classic masterpieces. W: You’ve had a long and successful career with platinum-selling albums, television shows, and more. Is there anything you feel you have yet to accomplish in your career that you’d like to? tN: god knows more of the same would satisfy the savage beast within, but with my nonstop writings, media, books, charity work, hunting adventures, guiding, outfitting, children’s camp, and law enforcement activities and so much more, my“we the people” “american dream”cup doeth runneth over, and I ain’t even warmed up yet. W: Your latest live album, “Ultralive Ballisticrock,” was recorded right in our area at Penn’s Peak two years ago. What made you choose that venue to record at? tN: the unbelievable intensity of my fellow music lovers would be more than enough to propel my

A little bit of Nashville ﬂavor (though it originally comes from St. Louis) is taking a mini-weekend tour through Northeastern Pennsylvania at the end of August. Jeff Radford recently released his debut album, “Taken,” and will be hitting up both Bottlenecks locations in Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton. The Weekender recently spoke with the down-toearth singer, who was stuck in a trafﬁc jam in downtown Nashville but not letting it damper his spirits. The vibrant crooner spoke of family, love, and what makes a memorable career. THE WEEKENDER: How did you get into the music business? Was it a family inﬂuence? JEFF RADFORD: It wasn’t something that was necessarily brought on by my family, though music does run in my family. My mom and her sisters could sing, and I could remember them all singing together in harmony, none of them having vocal training. I didn’t grow up around my father; we started developing a relationship when I was 16. Being around him then, I saw that he was the concerts to godlike heights, but type that, any instrument when you add a gathering of Pa he wanted to play, he could spirit of the wild BloodBrother outdoors fanatics to the mix, you pick up and play. I’m very have scary spiritual liftoff that most fortunate. I have a lot of the musicians cannot imagine.the vocal capabilities coming connection is beyond the human from my mother’s side, and experience and we captured it. the musical talent and knowW: Are you looking forward to how from my dad’s. I didn’t returning to Penn’s Peak, and what do you have in store for grow up singing and playing audiences this time? guitar; I didn’t get into that tN: you’re kidding me, right? I until high school. crave this stuff more now than W: What pushed you to ever, and with hunting season right ﬁnally pick it up? around the corner, it will be more JR: I went to a really small intense and more fun than ever. guaranteed. school, where my mother W was a teacher. Unfortunately, she got very sick and had cancer and ended up passing Ted Nugent and away when I was 15. When Laura Wilde: Aug. she passed, I had to switch schools. The ﬁrst school I 14, 8 p.m., Penn’s went to had a band, but no Peak (325 Maury real music program. My new school had things like Rd., Jim Thorpe). choir, so I found myself get$39. ting into that. That’s when I started taking it seriously. I

Aug. 31, 9 p.m.-midnight, Bottlenecks Wilkes-Barre (3 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre). $5. Sept. 1, 8-11 p.m., Bottlenecks Hazleton (2 S. Broad St., West Hazleton). $5.
probably didn’t pick up a guitar until I was 21, 22, and I did it for the simple fact that, any time I wanted to play a show, I’d have to ﬁnd someone to play with me. I just ﬁnally said, “Hey, you need to pick up a guitar and just learn to play for yourself.” W: How would you describe the sound of the album? JR: The album is emotionally driven. It’s a pretty straight popular Top 40 record. I think the tracks, themselves, from title to title, vary. There are a lot of different moods and stages. The one thing that I feel brings it all together are my vocals. W: You wrote or were a co-writer on every song on the album but one. Where did the inﬂuence for the lyrics come from, personal experiences or made-up scenarios? JR: It’s a little bit of both. The title track from the record, “Taken,” is based on a friend I had that had just broken up with this girl and just couldn’t get over it. I put myself in his shoes. On the other side of the spectrum, the song “It’s Me” is a very personal one, a true story. When I moved to Nashville, I had a great girlfriend that did all she could to help me get here. Eventually, we went our separate ways. The premise of the song is how I really loved that person and who she was, but felt she wasn’t necessarily the one, even though I knew how great she was. She deserved better than what I was providing for her and, at the end of the day, it had nothing to do with her – it was just me. It’s funny because people can look at that statement as an excuse, but a lot of times we all live that story and there’s really a lot of truth to it. W: What has been the most memorable moment in your career so far? JR: It’s not always necessarily the biggest thing. The most memorable things are the little things in the journey. Some of the most memorable things that got me this far, made me continue when I wanted to quit, are as simple as playing a concert at a high school and singing a Christmas song and someone coming up to me and saying it reminded them of this or that. I also do Musicians on Call, where I go to hospitals and sing to patients. It’s hard being a musician because you feel like a lot of people don’t value what you do, that no one cares and you’re just background music, but then you can go into a hospital room and you can play a song and it’s something that means something to that person. W

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BREWS BROTHERS WEST (75 Main St., Luzerne) 570.283.1300, brewsbrothersbar. com/brewsbrotherswest • Great White: Aug. 20, 7 p.m. $20. • Jackyl: Sept. 13, 8 p.m. $15$17. THE COOPERAGE PROJECT (1030 Main St., Honesdale) 570.253.2020, thecooperageproject. org • Coffee House: Aug. 17, 8 p.m. • Honeyfingers: Aug. 30, 7:30 p.m. • Jenny Allen: Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m. • Claudia Nygaard: Sept. 21, 8 p.m., $15-$18. • Mudras: Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m. (Donations accepted and appreciated at the door at all events.) F.M. KIRBY CENTER (71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre) 570.826.1100, kirbycenter.org • Theresa Caputo of Long Island Medium: Aug. 18, 3 p.m. $39.75. • Alice Cooper: Oct. 18, 8 p.m. $39, $49, $59, $75 (limited pit seating). • Merle Haggard: Nov. 2, 8 p.m. $40-$99. • YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan: Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m. $25, $35. HAWLEY SILK MILL (8 Silk Mill Dr., Hawley. 570.588.8077, silkmillharmony. com) • Brooklyn Southern Soul with the Gold Magnolias: Sept. 6, 7:309:30 p.m. $16, advance; $20, doors. • Soul Fused Folk-Rock with Caleb Hawley: Sept. 14, 7:309:30 p.m. $16, advance; $20, door. • New England Performer of the Year: Sarah Blacker: Sept. 21, 7:309:30 p.m. $16, advance; $20, at the door. • Blues & Folk Artists: Rebecca Pronsky: Sept. 28, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $16, advance; $20, door. MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE (14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe) 570.325.0249, mauchchunkopera house.com • Dustbowl Revival: Aug. 15, 8 p.m. $15. • Coryell, Bailey, and White: Aug. 17, 8 p.m. $27. • Billy Burnette Band: Aug. 30, 8:30 p.m. $23. • Deb and Bev’s Blues Night Out: Aug. 31, 8 p.m. $20. • Solas: Sept. 6, 8 p.m., $25 • Mary Fahl: Sept. 7, 8 p.m. $22. • David Wax Museum: Sept. 13, 8:30 p.m. $21. • John Denver Tribute by Ted Vigil and Steve Weisberg: Sept. 14, 8 p.m. $25. • Dancin’ Machine: Sept. 20, 8:30 p.m. $20.

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• Splintered Sunlight: Sept. 21, 8 p.m. $15. • Bill Kirchen and Texicali: Sept. 27, 8:30 p.m. $23. • Soft Parade: Sept. 28, 8 p.m. $23. MEETING OF THE MINdS VI Sept. 27-29, Meshoppen, featuring Tea Leaf Green, Orgone, Cabinet, The Heavy Pets, Flux Capacitor, and many more. $65, presale; $90, day of show. For more info visit www.jibberjazz.com MOHEGAN SUN ARENA (255 Highland Park Blvd., WilkesBarre) 800.745.3000, mohegansunarenapa. com • Cirque Musica: Sept. 22, 7 p.m. $25-$65. MOUNT AIRY CASINO RESORT (44 Woodland Rd., Mount Pocono) 877.682.4791, mountairycasino.com • Amy Schumer: Oct. 5, 8 p.m., $35-$50. • The Stylistics: Oct. 19, 8 p.m., $30-$45. • Aaron Lewis: Nov. 16, 8 p.m., $45-$65. PENN’S PEAK (325 Maury Rd., Jim Thorpe) 866.605.7325, pennspeak.com • Ted Nugent: Aug. 14, 8 p.m. • Hoobastank/ Alien Ant Farm: Aug. 23 8 p.m. • Live Wire: Sept. 6, 8 p.m. • Glenn Miller Orchestra: Sept. 17-19, 1 p.m. • Josh Turner: Sept. 26, 8 p.m. • Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Sept. 27, 8 p.m. • The Swing Dolls: Tribute to Andrews Sisters and McGuire Sisters: Oct. 1-3, 1 p.m. • Chris Cagle: Oct. 4, 8 p.m. • Melvin Seals & JGB: Oct. 10, 8 p.m. • King Henry and the Showmen: Oct. 15-17, 1 p.m. • Back to the Eighties Show with Jessie’s Girl: Oct. 18, 9 p.m. • Real Diamond: Neil Diamond Tribute: Oct. 23-24, 1 p.m.; Oct. 25, 8 p.m. • Gordon Lightfoot: Oct. 26, 8 p.m. • America: Nov. 2, 8 p.m. • Get the Led Out: Nov. 9, 8 p.m. • 38 Special: Nov. 16, 8 p.m. RIVER STREET JAZZ CAFE (667 N. River St., Plains) 570.822.2992, riverstreetjazzcafe. com5 • The Woody Brown’s Project: Aug. 15, 9 p.m., $5. • Mike MiZ (solo): Aug. 22, 10 p.m., $5. • Clarence Spady Band: Aug. 23, 10 p.m., $5. • Solaris: Aug. 24, 10 p.m., $5.

This weekend the all-inclusive music festival, Equifunk, will take place Aug. 16-18 at Camps Equinunk and Blue Ridge in the Pocono Mountains. The festival features several artists, such as Soulive (pictured above), New Mastersounds,JJ Grey & Mofro, The Revivalists and many more. Tickets are available at www.equifunk.com and range in cost from $185 to $360, a price that includes three meals a day, unlimited draft beer, and your stay in either a private cabin or lakeside campground.

• Steve Hackett: Genesis Revisited: Oct. 11-12, 8 p.m. • The Piano Guys: Oct 18, 8 p.m. • The Fab Faux: Oct. 19, 8 p.m. • Steven Wright: Nov. 3, 8 p.m. NORTH STAR BAR 27th & Poplar St, Philadelphia 215.684.0808 • Aug. 14: XPN Welcomes: Little Comets • Aug. 15: D-Pryde • Aug. 17: Magnets and Ghosts (Members of Collective Soul) w/ Revolution, I Love You, Krissy Krissy • Aug. 21: The Bulletproof Tiger w/ North End, Mohican, Aug. 31: Siamese Sundown (Single Release Party) w/ Ballroom Spies, Lion in the Mane, The Mahlors • Sept. 11: Pere Ubu • Sept. 17: Morglbl w/ Thank You Scientist • Oct. 2: Calabrese • Oct. 3: The Toasters/Voodoo Glow Skulls • Oct. 5: Mephiskapheles w/ Inspector 7, Post Sun Times TROCAdERO THEATRE (1003 Arch St., Philadelphia) 215.336.2000, thetroc.com • The Mission UK: Sept. 4, 8 p.m. PHILAdELPHIA • Kamelot / Delain / Exlipse: Sep. 5, 8 p.m. ELECTRIC FACTORY (3421 Willow St., Philadelphia) SUSQUEHANNA BANK 215.LOVE.222, electricfactory.info CENTER • City and Colour: Sep. 18, (1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.) 8 p.m. 609.365.1300, livenation.com/ven ues/14115 KESWICK THEATRE • Jason Aldean: Aug. 24, 8 p.m. (291 North Keswick Ave., Glenside) • Keith Urban / Dustin Lynch / 215.572.7650, keswicktheatre.com Little Big Town: Sept. 14, 8 p.m. • Ten Years After / Canned Heat / Edgar Winter Band / Rick WELLS FARGO CENTER Derringer / Pat Travers: Aug. 14, (3601 South Broad St., 8 p.m. Philadelphia) • Adam Ant and The Good, 215.336.3600, wellsfargocenter The Mad, and The Lovely Posse: philly.com Aug. 15, 8 p.m. • Muse: Sept. 9, 8 p.m. • Sinbad: Sep. 14, 9 p.m. • Selena Gomez: Oct. 18, 8 p.m.

THE SETTLERS INN (4 Main Ave., Hawley) 570.226.2993, thesettlersinn.com Jazz on the Deck Series, 6-9 p.m. • Aug. 14: Nick Niles • Aug. 21: Vibraphonist Stefan Bauer and special guest from NYC • Aug. 23: New Orleans Jazz BBQ - Wally Lake Fest Opening Party • Aug. 28: Judi Silvano and her Quartet SHERMAN THEATER (524 Main St., Stroudsburg) 570.420.2808, shermantheater.com • We the Kings: Aug. 14, 6:30 p.m., $20-$23. • Mobb Deep: Aug. 24, 8 p.m., $25-28. • Stroudfest: Aug. 31. TOYOTA PAVILION AT MONTAGE MOUNTAIN 1000 Montage Mountain Road, Scranton • Peach Music Festival: Aug. 15, $35. • Jason Aldean: Aug. 25, $31.50$61.25. • Honda Civic Tour featuring Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson: Sept. 1, $30-$120.

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Moments captured by phone
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‘Acadia’ by Allison Maslow will be on display at “Phone-tography” at LCCC.

Holding your child for the ﬁrst time, snuggling up to a new puppy, a gorgeous lakeside landscape in the middle of a hot summer afternoon: these are some of life’s most precious moments, and they’re all in the palm of your hand – literally. With phone technology advancing at a rapid pace, it’s no wonder the tiny machines have become a primary way to take photographs, and with phone applications like Instagram, it’s even easier to share these moments with the world. The Schulman Gallery at Luzerne County Community College has given people an opportunity to do just that, and on a scale much larger than a small phone screen. The “Phone-tography” exhibit, opening this weekend, solely features art captured via cell phone. “Knowing that technology is such a big part of everyday life, everyone walks around with a cell phone with a camera, literally capturing images of their life every day. We thought it’d be neat to tie art and technology in with something people do on a daily basis,” said Tom McHugh, chairperson of the Communication Arts Department at LCCC. The idea for the exhibit

also stemmed from a need to get the community involved. “The gallery is eight years old now, and it seems like, since doing shows, it’s been all about the artists, not so much the community,” McHugh said. “We wanted to come up with a way to not only promote the biggest program in our department, but also bring people in to the gallery and get them involved.” The call went out for people to submit up to three cell phone photographs online. Of the 85 individuals who sent work in, the “best of the best” were picked, according to McHugh, and those will be on display in large prints in the gallery. Each photo will be hanging from a string, so viewers feel as though they’re glancing into a darkroom. The printed photographs will be juried and ribbons will be awarded for outstanding photographs. There’s also an “Honorable Mentions” section of prints up as well as a way for every single photograph submitted to be seen.

Jeff D’Angelo, an artist from Scranton who does 3-dimensional works, has built a gigantic iPhone with a hand holding it that will sit in the center of the gallery. “It’s actually a TV,” McHugh said, “so all of the photos that were not printed will be playing on it in a continuous loop.” Though the show has yet to open, McHugh is conﬁdent this will be an annual thing, seeing as how popular picture-taking by cell phone is and will remain. He calls those who snap with the tiny gadgets photographers, just like any other. “The quality of cell phone cameras has come so far, and anybody who takes a shot with one is literally capturing a moment in time, which is what photographers do, whether it be a photojournalist, a portrait photographer doing a wedding, an artist in the studio designing something, or someone on the beach taking a picture on vacation. It’s a way of being able to express creativity.” W

“Phone-tography”: Aug. 16-Sept. 5. Opening reception Aug. 16. Schulman Gallery, Luzerne County Community College (1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke). Gallery hours Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Shiflett’s country spirit alive with Dead Peasants
With rhinestoned heart on sleeve and crafty sense of rocker’s discord comes the sophomore set from Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiﬂett’s Dead Peasants. The album, a true nod to ubertwanged cowpunk merriment, contains nine of the coolest honky-tonk whisky wailers you may have never heard; plus a Shiﬂett original inspired by classic Saturday-night watering hole hootin’ and hollerin’ south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Shiﬂett’s band, whose 2010

self-titled debut exposed the arena-ready rock god as a closet Americana specialist, dives headlong into gems like Del Reeves’ 1968 Top 5 country single, “Good Time Charlie’s” with a rabid shufﬂe and slapback reverb that would make even Carl Perkins jealous. Cuts like “Pop a Top,” originally done by Jim Ed Brown in 1967, brim with pedal steel fervor and barn-dance pleasantry; the track’s hint of novelty is given -Mark Uricheck, Weekender added appeal with Shiﬂett’s like- Correspondent able faux-Southern vocal inﬂecW

tion. Merle Haggard’s “Skid Row” is a taste of the Bakersﬁeld sound that would pre-date the clenched ﬁst of outlaw country, while another Bakersﬁeld-synonymous name, Buck Owens, is represented by the dance-ﬂoor staccato swing of “King of Fools.” Shiﬂett utterly transforms his musical persona into a swinging, Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson-meets-Hank Snow paradigm – music made for kickin’ up dust and cryin’ into a beer. With a sacred respectability yet brash once-over to the music he’s covering, Shiﬂett’s convincing Americana alter ego makes a bygone era in country music accessible to a jaded generation of listeners, sounding anything but dated.
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Gill and Franklin channel‘Bakersfield’ sound
For those dismayed by contemporary country music’s lack of steel guitar and shufﬂe rhythms, “Bakersﬁeld” is your

antidote. With Vince Gill no longer competing for radio hits, he turns his attention to one of the bedrock styles of the traditional American music that he loves. Recruiting Paul Franklin – the most recorded pedal steel guitarist in Nashville in the past 25 years – Gill swaggers into the Telecaster-and-steel country sounds of Merle Haggard and Buck Owens, heroes to millions of musicians who revere brawny, workingclass music. Gill’s tender tenor swings into these classic lyrics in a manner that tips his hat to the distinctive styles of both masters, yet he ﬁnds his own honky-tonk persona through them. Gill’s Fender guitar and Franklin’s pedal steel are just as substantial, coming up with inventive licks that pay tribute to the originals without being carbon copies. The selections include standards such as Hag’s “Branded Man” and “The Bottle Let Me Down” as well as Owens’ “Together Again” and “Foolin’ Around,” but the album beneﬁts from reaching beyond the hits. Gill and Franklin dig out less familiar gems such as “Holding Things Together” by Haggard and “He Don’t Deserve You Anymore” by Owens, and both are as good as anything else here. -Michael McCall, Associated Press W

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Bareilles‘Blessed’ with lyrical talent
There’s a sweet way Sara Bareilles sings about her breakup on her new album. She’s soft on the honeyed, piano pop gems that make up “The Blessed Unrest;” her voice is solid and her lyrics

are strong. On “Hercules,” Bareilles is tough, singing passionate lines like: “This is my darkest hour, a long road has led me out here, but I only need turn around to face the light, and decide ﬂight or ﬁght.” She’s ready to ﬁght for love on the tender “1000 Times,” where she proclaims “‘cause I would die to make you mine, you bleed me dry each and every time.” And on the upbeat “Little Black Dress,” she’s cute and bouncy, though she sings, “They don’t need to see me crying.” Bareilles knows how to craft a great song. She doesn’t rely on hooks to grab you in; it’s her lyrics – and that rich tone in her voice she lets out near the song’s end. “Manhattan” is a slow classic, and “Satellite Call” is layered with sounds and vocals, coming off like a Coldplay and OneRepublic mashup. While Bareilles is getting over love on the 12-track set, she isn’t down and out the entire time: “I Choose You,” a beautiful song about falling in love, could make anyone’s irritating day better. And on the lead single, “Brave,” she’s encouraging a friend to come out of the closet: “Say what you wanna say, and let the words fall out, honestly I want to see you be brave.” Well done. -Mesﬁn Fekadu, Associated Press W

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8. Miley Cyrus: ‘We Can’t Stop’ 7. Jason Derulo: ‘The Other Side’ 6. Maroon 5: ‘Love Somebody’ 5. Robin Thicke/Pharrell Williams/T.I.: ‘Blurred Lines’ 4. Imagine Dragons: ‘Radioactive’ 3. Daft Punk/Pharrell Williams: ‘Get Lucky’ 2. Zedd/Foxes: ‘Clarity’ 1. Bruno Mars: ‘Treasure’

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Book reviews and literary insight

Kacy Muir | Weekender Correspondent

Milan Kundera once said: “Dogs are our link to paradise.” In David Rosenfelt’s memoir, “Dogtripping: 25 Rescues, 11 Volunteers, and 3 RVs on Our Canine Cross-Country Adventure,” he reveals that saving animals is not only about giving them another chance at paradise, but also giving ourselves paradise in return. Known primarily for his thrillers, Rosenfelt takes readers on a daring adventure on the road less traveled: one that is best enjoyed with companions. Those companions include his wife, Debbie, nine passionate volunteers and, last but not least, 25 rescued canines. In a cross-country trip from California to Maine, readers see the amount of people and effort it takes to make the journey a possibility. Moreover, along the way, we come to realize that if you look close enough, community is all around us. Over the course of the trip, this amazing group comes together via three recreational vehicles with all necessities in stow. Even considering their apt preparation, the group still experiences difﬁculty. However, all issues aside (including complaining and self-deprecation from David), readers cannot help but laugh the entire way. As parents to two human children, David and Debbie soon become foster parents to canines through their joint venture, the Tara Foundation. The organization began following the loss of their beloved companion, Tara, a Golden Retriever, who passed from cancer. Following her death, David and Debbie began to volunteer at their then-local animal shelter as a way of coping with bereavement. The Tara Foundation not only brings David and Debbie together, but also becomes a way to show them the bigger picture: “The point was that even though the Los Angeles shel-

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“Gardening Mind”, an exhibit consisting of acrylic paintings on canvas and paper by Jason Kresock, is on display at Marquis Art and Frame (515 Center St., Scranton, 570.344.3313) through Sept. 2. Regular hours are Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
POETIC King’s College (133 north River st., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.5957 or kings.edu) • Campion Literary Society Writing Workshops: Sept. 17, 4 p.m., Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center. • Campion Literary Society Open Readings: Sept. 27, 4 p.m., Gold Room, Administration Building. The Osterhout Free Library (71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, www.osterhout.info, 570.821.1959) • Book Discussion: “A Death in Vienna” by Daniel Silva, Aug. 15, 6:30 p.m. • Groundbreaking Reads Finishers Party: Aug. 19, 6:30 p.m. Reservations only. • Fall Gala: Oct. 4, 6-11 p.m., Westmoreland Club (59 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre). Scranton StorySlam: Road Trip: Aug. 17, 7 p.m., Honeychilds (109 Drinker St., Dunmore). $5. Venue will be non-smoking for this event. West Pittston Library (200 Exeter Ave., www.wplibrary.org, 570.654.9847) • Book Club: First Tues., 6:45 p.m. Free. Informal discussion of member-selected books. • Weekly story time for children: Fri., 1 p.m. Free. VISUAL Artist for Art (514 Lackawanna Ave, Scranton, PA 18503 570.969.1040) • 25 Years Celebration, Aug. 24 B & B Art Gallery (222 Northern Blvd., S. Abington Township) • Third Friday Exhibit featuring Travis Prince: Through September. The Butternut Gallery & Second Story Books (204 Church St, Montrose, 570.278.4011, butternutgallery.com). Gallery hours: Wed.-Sat., 11a.m.-5 p.m., Sun., 12 p.m.-4 p.m. • “Paintings, Potter, Life: Work of Bob Smith & Cary Joseph:” Opening reception Aug. 10, 6-8 p.m. Runs through Sept. 8. Camerawork Gallery (Downstairs in the Marquis Gallery, Laundry Building, 515 Center St., Scranton, 570.510.5028. www.cameraworkgallery.org, [email protected]) Gallery hours Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.6 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. • “Auto as Art:”Through July 31. Everhart Museum (1901 Mulberry St., Scranton, PA, 570.346.7186, www.everhart-museum.org) Admission $5 adults; $3 students/seniors; $2 children 6-12; members free. • Sidewalk Surfing: The Art & Culture of Skateboarding: Through Dec. 30. Madelon Powers Gallery at East Stroudsburg University (Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday) • Ciocca Prints/Yanashot Sculpture, featuring works by Mark Ciocca and Denis Yanashot: Sept. 3-Oct. 4. Opening reception Sept. 8, 1-3 p.m. Marquis Art and Frame (515 Center St., Scranton, 570.344.3313) • “Gardening Mind,” work by Jason Kresock: Runs through Sept. 2. Pauly Friedman Art Gallery (Misericordia University, 570.674.6250, misericordia.edu/art) Gallery Hours: Mon. closed, Tue.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 1-5 p.m. • “Capturing Realism 2013”, a biennial exhibit of works instructors, alumni and apprentices from the nationally renowned studios of the Ani Art Academies and acclaimed modern master Anthony J. Waichulis: Sept. 7-Oct. 31. Opening reception Sept. 7, 5-8 p.m. Sordoni Art Gallery (150 s. River st., Wilkes-Barre, 570.408.4325) Gallery hours: Tues.-Sun., noon-4:30 p.m. • “Flow,” a gallery that explores the many meanings associated with water through a selection of twentynine works drawn from the collection of the Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of NebraskaLincoln. Schulman Gallery (2nd floor of LCCC Campus Center, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke, www.luzerne.edu/schulmangallery, 570.740.0727) Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. • A Vision of Three, featuring the work of Rob Hay, Ryan Ward, and Mark Webber: July 19-Aug. 8 • Phone-tography, featuring art captured by cell phone photos: Aug. 16-Sept. 5. • Crayons and Care II, artwork by children of the Litewska Hospital in Warsaw, Poland: Sept. 13-Oct. 7. • Old Masters: Oct. 25-Nov. 28. • Annual Faculty/Alumni Exhibit: Dec. 6- Jan. 2 Something Special (23 W. Walnut St., Kingston, 570.288.8386) Open Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat., 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. • “Quilt On”, work by Sabine Thomas: Opening reception Augt. 24, 5-7 p.m. Runs through Oct. 4. Verve Vertu Art Studio (Misericordia University, 570.674.6250, misericordia.edu/art) Exhibit: Through April 2014. Widmann Gallery (Located in King’s College’s Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center between North Franklin and North Main streets, Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.5900, ext. 5328) Gallery hours: Mon. through Fri. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sat. and Sun. as arranged. Free and open to the public. • “Latina” exhibition, photographs by Jose Galvez: Sept. 8-14. Public lecture by Galvez Sept. 11, 7 p.m., Burke Auditorium. Sept. 20- Oct. 25 • The Eleventh Invitational Emerging Artists Exhibition: Sept. 20-Oct. 25. Meet the Artist reception Sept. 20, 6-8 p.m. Expanded listings at theweekender.com . W

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ter system is overwhelmed by the sheer volume of abandoned animals, we could make a difference by focusing on saving one animal at a time.” Since founding the organization, David and Debbie have saved thousands of dogs from high-kill shelters - animals that were deemed too old, too sick or even too ugly. Together, the couple has fostered over 40 dogs at a time. The memoir is charming, funny and, above all, full of heart. In a

Books released the week of August 19: * ‘The Girl You Left Behind’ by Jojo Moyes * ‘The Bone Season’ by Samantha Shannon * ‘Exposed: The Secret Life of Jodi Arias’ by Jane Velez-Mitchell * ‘The Book of Afformations: Discovering the Missing Piece to Abundant Health, Wealth, Love, and Happiness’ by Noah St. John

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Fitness tips & tricks

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I recently ran a pole asking “What is one thing women would like to learn about with their makeup?”, whether it was a step-bystep, how-to, or recent trends. The winner was makeup for aging skin, the over-40 crowd and how to enhance their natural features and give the overall appearance of looking younger. My ﬁrst piece of advice would be to stay out of the sun, but that would be a more preventative thing you would do and this article is going to focus more on what your face looks like now and how to make the most of your makeup to perk up and give yourself a plastic surgery-free makeover. When working with your eyes, if you have a heavier eye lid make sure to keep it simple; less is more when it comes to enhancing the eyes. Use a bright champagne light-catching color all over the lid, from lash line to brow bone. Then take a deeper, more matte color complimentary to your iris color and place that in the outer third of your eye, from the corner of your eye up toward your brow bone and slightly up onto it (in and upward and outward motion). This darker shade on the outer third of your eye will help to sink back that heavier section, giving you a more deﬁned almond shape, which helps open your eye up. If your lid is extra heavy I suggest to even skip eyeliner altogether and just use an extra coat of mascara for additional deﬁnition. For your foundation I would keep it clean and simple with a tinted moisturizer or a cream foundation, as both will help hydrate and plump ﬁne line and wrinkles while giving you a more natural, diffused skin appearance. As for cheek color, I absolutely love using a

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The beach is the perfect place to relax, but also to keep up somewhat of a fitness routine.

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Hola from Mexico. While on vacation I can think of several reasons to skip my workouts - the sol is too hot, the océano is too blue, the cervezas are too cold - but before leaving for vacation I decided to still be active without becoming obsessed with continuing my regular routine. I love quality training sessions. To me, that means there is nothing like a good workout in the gym lifting weights or using my body weight as resistance. Keeping the staple exercises in place such as pull-ups, push-ups, dumbbell bench presses, squats and alike are important for maintaining and increasing strength. However, I also recognize the importance of “switching things up” while away without the use of my traditional workout equipment so that I can still get in my daily activity. While in Mexico the last two days I’ve been logging in some miles walking the beach and swimming laps in the pools. I also plan to hit the resort gym once or twice and will be scheduling a massage or two before I leave just to be sure I’m totally relaxed and refreshed for when I return home, haha. Today I plan on going to the resort gym to do a quick but intense routine. It’s just about noon here and I already reserved my spot at the pool so, to be sure no one steals it, I will do a short 15-minute routine that I grabbed from the Leverage Big Book of Workouts (also know as the “playbook”) so that I am prepared and can quickly execute and accomplish what I’m after. To save time I will grab only one set of dumbbells and use them for the entire workout. Be sure to challenge yourself with the weight but don’t get overconﬁdent and choose a weight that’s too heavy. With the chosen weight, some exercises will be easier than others, but that’s okay because I will be doing each exercise for 20 seconds. Here’s exactly what I plan to do. Without resting (or resting brieﬂy between exercises) I will do six exercises straight then rest for one minute after the last one. I will repeat the process four times. The exercises are: • Chin-up • Push-up • Jump squats • Inverted row • Dumbell squat with an overhead press Be sure to keep good form while performing these exercises, utilizing full range of motion and, remember: a quality workout doesn’t need to take all day. Adios mis amigos, voy al gimnasio. -Tim Hlivia is the owner of Leverage Fitness Studio in Forty Fort. W

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cream blush; not only do they stay all day but they continue to give you that dewy, more alive skin with a pop of radiance. Lipstick for maturing skin is tough only because not everyone has complete issues with puckering or lines appearing on the lips, but whether or not you have this particular problem I would advise you to start with a lip plumper. The lip plumper will help push out some of the lines in the lip, giving you a fuller smoother lip. Once the lip plumper has served its purpose, take a lip stain and apply it to both top and bottom. A lip stain won’t bleed on you and will also act as a nice base for anything you put on after, creating a brilliant longevity. Keep your lip color similar to your cheek color. If you have a more sallow complexion I suggest going with something a little more vibrant, such as a jewel tone.

To guarantee your makeup stays on all day, ﬁnish with a setting spray. I love any of the Urban Decay setting sprays which were created by a brand called Skindinavia (skindinavia. com) who specialize in makeup setting sprays. W

Tip: Make sure you define your brows! they give you more character and a more youthful appearance the thicker they are! Trick: apply a few small or medium individual lashes to give you a natural shadow on the outer corner of your eye for a simple eye-defining enhancement.

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‘Elysium’ may be exploitive, but it’s entertaining and a lot of fun, too.

‘Elysium’is so bad,it’s good
MIKE SULLIVAN
WeekenderCorrespondent
Rating: W W W W Everybody had a big hearty laugh at the expense of Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp when they blamed “The Lone Ranger’s” failure on the shadowy cabal of critics who apparently have the ability to crush a burgeoning franchise with just a disappointed thumb and a few well-placed horse puns. Their statements were clueless, misguided, and mildly insane, but not without a certain speck of truth. Speaking as a critic, I understand why Hammer and Depp hate us. Most of our work is created in darkness; we think your favorite movie is for weak, stupid babies and our hair is frequently disappointing and/ or upsetting. Furthermore, our opinions are ﬁltered through layers upon layers of neuroses, and we’re frequently overwhelmed by stupid, insigniﬁcant details. In short, if anyone actually paid attention to us, we’d be dangerous. But luckily, no one does – otherwise our overwhelmingly negative opinions of “Elysium” might have prevented people from seeing it. And believe me, “Elysium” is the movie that everybody needs to see. Everybody! Granted, critics were right about “Elysium,” but they were right in the wrong way. “Elysium” is a bad movie, but it’s an electrifying kind of bad. Its weaknesses are actually its strengths. As you watch this, you know you’re being manipulated; you know the villains are one-dimensional cartoons; you know this ﬁlm is oversimplifying complicated issues like illegal immigration, our broken health care system, and the economic downturn, but you’re too busy being entertained to care. “Elysium” is a true modern era grindhouse movie. It’s exploitive, violent, and completely sincere. It’s perfect. Almost functioning as a thinly-veiled remake of his 2009 ﬁlm “District 9,” Neil Blomkamp’s “Elysium” takes place in 2154, where the world (even Canada) has devolved into an unending urban hellscape. Unwilling to deal with the increasing levels of pollution and nonwhite faces, the rich get on their rocketships and head for Elysium, a manmade satellite where the air is clean, the McMansions identical, and life is everlasting thanks to the fact that every McMansion comes equipped with a healing chamber that can cure any injury or terminal ailment in a matter of seconds. In this terrifying but inevitable future, Matt Damon plays an assembly line worker who is exposed to deadly levels of radiation and has only ﬁve days to live. Knowing his only salvation lies in the healing chambers on Elysium, Damon hooks up with some shady characters from his past to illegally gain entry on the satellite. However, there’s a catch. In order to save his own life, Damon not only must download the contents of a fey military industrialist’s brain (William Fichtner), but do it while decked out in a black exoskeleton that’s surgically attached to his skull and spine. Of course, this illconsidered heist falls apart immediately, and it isn’t long before Damon is pursued by a fascist politician (Jodie Foster performing a stiff Margaret Thatcher impression) and a wildly psychotic mercenary (Sharlto Copley), who is so crazy he ﬂips people off after he’s blown them up. In “Elysium,” everything is rendered in broad strokes. The poor are good, working class heroes while the rich are inherently evil scumbags. But is that really such a bad thing? Do subtlety and nuance really have a place in any discussion about the ever-widening gap between the haves and havenots? Especially if that discussion happens to take place in a movie where a cyborg is shown ripping the head off an android a few moments before shoving a grenade in the face of an evil cyborg? Have we really reached a point in all of our lives where we’re actually considering the feelings of the ﬁlthy rich? Of course we haven’t, and if you’re like me and constantly on the verge of living out your remaining days in a cardboard box, then you have to see “Elysium” right now before severe malnutrition robs you of your eyesight. W
Opening in theaters this weekend: • Kick-Ass 2 • Paranoia • Jobs • Lee Daniels’ The Butler DVDs released Aug. 13: • Emperor • The Big Wedding • Olympus Has Fallen • Hot Flashes

Actors Circle at Providence Playhouse (1256 Providence Rd, scranton, reservations: 570.342.9707, actorscircle. org) • “Ghost of a Chance”: sept. 19-22, 27-29, 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. $12, general; $10, seniors; $8, students. Sept. 19 tickets are $8, general and seniors; 46, students. The Corner Bistro Community Theater (76 s Main st, Carbondale. 570.282.7499) • “Nunsense”: Sept. 13-14, 8 p.m., sept. 15, 2 p.m. $20; $2 off ticket price if use the “code word,” Sr. Amnesia. “Disney’s Jungle Book” and “The Little Mermaid Jr.”: Aug. 16-17, F.M. Kirby Center. $15, advance; $18, at the door. For more info call 570.718.0673. Jason Miller Playwrights Project (570.591.1378, [email protected]) • Dramatists Support Group: Third Thursday of each month, 7 p.m., The Olde Brick Theatre (126 W. Market st., scranton). King’s College Theatre (admin. Bldg., 133 n. River st., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.5825) • “Almost, Maine”: Oct. 3-5, 7:30 p.m.; Oct.5-6, 2 p.m. $12; $5, students/senior citizens. The Moose Exchange (203 W. Main st., Bloomsburg) • “Lucy, I’m Dead!”: Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m. $25 until Sept. 30, $30 after that date. • USO-style show to honor local veterans at Veterans’ Day: Nov. 9. $35 until Sept. 30, $40 thereafter. M.P.B. Community Players (531 Garfield St., Hazleton. 570.454.3305, mcgroganj@ gmail.com) • “Wonderful Town:” Sept. 27,-29 Music Box Players (196 Hughes St., Swoyersville: 570.283.2195 or 800.698. PLAY or musicbox.org) • Disney’s Winnie the Pooh: Aug. 16-17, 7 p.m.; Aug. 18, 2 p.m. $8. a • Music Theatre Academy 2013: Theatre Workshop for students ages 6 to 20. Tuition: $250 - $200 if paid before Sept. 1. Sessions begin Sept. 16. Students will perform Seussical JR – The Musical, Oct. 25-27. • Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5: Sept. 13-15, 20-22, 27-29. Fridays and Saturdays bar opens 6 p.m., dinner 6:30, curtain 8; Sundays bar opens 1 p.m., dinner 1:30, curtain 3. $34.00, dinner and show; $16, show only. The Phoenix Performing Arts Centre (409-411 Main St., Duryea,

Pines Dinner Theatre (448 North 17th St.,Allentown. 610.433.2333. pinesdinnertheatre.com) will finish its production of “Footloose” this weekend, with Weds., Thurs. and Sun. 12:30 p.m. dinner, 2 p.m. show; Fri. and Sat., 6:30 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. show. Tickets are $48.50.

Send your listings to [email protected], 90 E. Market St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 18703, or fax to 570.831.7375. Deadline is Mondays at 2 p.m. Print listings occur up until three weeks from publication date.
570.457.3589, phoenixpac. vpweb.com, phoenixpac08@ aol.com) • Spamalot: Through Aug. 25. Pines Dinner Theatre (448 North 17th St., Allentown. 610.433.2333. pinesdinnertheatre.com) • “Footloose:” Through Aug. 18, Weds., Thurs. and Sun. 12:30 p.m. dinner, 2 p.m. show; Fri. and Sat., 6:30 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. show. $48.50. Shawnee Playhouse (570.421.5093, theshawneeplayhouse.com) • “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change:” Aug. 21, 25, 29, 30, Sept. 1, 2 p.m.; Aug. 3, 31, 8 p.m. $28, adults; $25, seniors; $15, children. • “All Shook Up:” Aug. 22-23, 28, 2 p.m.; Aug. 30, 8 p.m. $28, adults; $25, seniors; $15, children. • “The Shawnee Story:” Aug. 24, 31, 2 p.m. $18, adults; $15, seniors; $10, children. • “The King and I:” Aug. 21, 24, 8 p.m. $28, adults; $25, seniors; $15, children. • “A Few of Our Favorite Things” Cabaret: Aug. 22, 7 p.m. Suggested goodwill donation of $8 welcome at door. • “The Emperor’s New Clothes:” Aug. 17, 21, 23, 10 a.m. $10. • “Disney’s Beauty and the

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Beast Jr.”: Aug. 22-24, 7 p.m. $10. Auditions for fall/winter season: • Aug. 18, 1-4 p.m. for 17 and under; 4-5 p.m. for 18 syears and over. Summer Swing! The Joan Harris Centre’s Annual Summer Shows: Aug. 21, 4 and 7 p.m., Knoebals Amusement Resort, Elysburg. For more info call 570.287.7977. Theatre at the Grove (5177 Nuangola Road, Nuangola. nuangolagrove. com, 570.868.8212, [email protected]) Ticket pricing: $18, plays; $20, musicals; $86, summer pass, first five shows; $120, season pass. All shows are BYOB and feature cabaret seating. • “The Mousetrap:” Sept. 13, 14, 19-21, 8 p.m.; sept. 15, 22, 3 p.m. • “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street:” Oct. 18, 19, 25, 26, nov. 1, 2, 8 p.m.; Oct. 20, 27, Nov. 3, 3 p.m. • “It’s a Wonderful Life:” Nov. 29, 30, dec. 6, 7, 12-14, 8 p.m.; dec. 1, 8, 15, 3 p.m. Expanded listings at theweekender.com. W

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A‘Roar’ing comeback for Perry
Katy Perry’s comeback took a detour in Northeastern Pennsylvania last week, literally. An 18-wheeler promoting the artist’s new album was struck by the drunk driver of a semi-truck in the parking lot of the Walmart Supercenter in WilkesBarre Township. According to TMZ, Perry was not in or near the vehicle. The driver was in the Walmart and, after initially ﬂeeing the scene, the driver of the semi-truck returned to the parking lot to talk with police. Perry released “Roar,” the ﬁrst single from her third studio album, on Monday. Perry promoted the single’s release with a series of teaser videos on YouTube. In one clip, the artist is seen at a funeral held for her “Teenage Dream” image. In the latest clip, a cat eats an exotic-looking feather and lets out a tiger-like roar. Shortly after, a quick ﬁve second snippet of the new song plays. “Prism” is the follow-up album to 2010’s “Teenage Dream.” The LP will drop on October 22, three days before Perry turns 29.
NEW JUDGE KELLY ROWLAND TALKS ‘X-FACTOR’

Pop artist Katy Perry is turning a new, less feathery and glittery, leaf in her music career with the release of new album ‘Prism.’

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It certainly isn’t easy spending your career in the limelight, especially in the day of instant reaction on Twitter and instant meme-iﬁcation on Tumblr. “The X-Factor” judge Kelly Rowland is well-aware of this. “Sometimes it’s really hard for me to hide my facial expressions because… it’s hard,” Rowland tried to explain during a chat at the FOX TV Radio Junket for the Television Critic Association Awards. “Sometimes people get up there and you’re like, ‘Oh, why?’” A Rowland reaction to a male attempting to cover Britney Spears’ “(Hit Me) Baby One More Time”

already has the web buzzing. The Destiny’s Child singer cautioned that she’s already given “a lot of those looks,” but that she is also impressed with a lot of the artists that have auditioned thus far. “America has some serious talent and people who are really ready and willing to work hard,” Rowland said. “They’re chasing a dream. I know what it’s like to chase a dream.” Rowland’s fellow judges Demi Lovato, Paulina Rubio, and Simon Cowell also know what it takes to make a dream a reality. “We’re three women who obviously love music and enjoy being on the panel, and we happen to get along,” Rowland said of her relationship with Lovato and Rubio. “Simon made a good decision. I don’t know if he knew that we’d get along or not, but it feels good that we do.” Rowland also doesn’t know if Cowell realized he would be essentially pitting himself against three women, but he did. “We totally team up on Simon,” Rowland admitted. “He gets a little challenge from us.” Given Cowell’s recent trials and tribulations in the headlines, surely it’s a challenge that he doesn’t mind. The two night season premiere of “The X-Factor” airs this September on FOX. - Listen to “The Ralphie Show” weeknights from 7 p.m.-midnight on 97 BHT. W

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or it’s a run-on and you better get it. So that’s kind of how music and writing tie together, I think. It’s kind of like a jazz improvisation. “I’ve been joking that I’m now looking for the music in between sentences. Learning how to write is like learning the craft of how to play drums – everybody can write a little bit, so they think they can write, or everybody can talk, so they think they can act. Actually, acting and writing are a craft just like learning an instrument, and it takes years.” After reading the New York Times bestseller “Riders on the Storm,” some may wonder why another book on The Doors was necessary, but Densmore felt he needed a “cathartic” release of his feelings at the time. “I just couldn’t stomach the idea of The Doors without Jim, like The Police without Sting, the Stones without Mick. So I called Jim’s estate and we reluctantly entered this legal struggle to straighten that out. And after years of hassle and money, The Doors are back on their hinges,” he explained. “On a personal level, it could be a mirror for other people’s personal lives or larger-scale states or nations or corporations. The undercurrent of this book is money, which is an incredibly volatile subject, and I knew I’d stir it up by getting into this. “Money’s like fertilizer – when hoarded, it stinks. When spread around, things grow. I’m just trying to get this dialogue going. That’s why I did it.” With music being more commercialized than ever today, Densmore believes that bands should make business decisions about their music carefully. “I was countersued for not

Even after being estranged from the other surviving members of The Doors for years, all John Densmore can hear when he listens to their iconic tunes now is Ray Manzarek, who passed away earlier this year. “When you make records, you learn how to isolate parts, like ‘Oh, that needs more bass.’ I’m just really zeroing in on Ray’s ability to split his brain into a lefthanded bass player and a righthanded keyboard player. I’m really appreciating that and thinking, ‘Thank God that our mutual feel for music – because bass players and drummers are like brothers, cooking up the groove for the whole band – thank God it was the same.’ We just had the same love of jazz and feel for how to support Jim’s words,” Densmore told The Weekender in a phone interview last week. “We all knew he had cancer, but we didn’t know it was going to be that rapid. Fortunately, I had reached out to him (before he passed).” Densmore’s second book, “The Doors: Unhinged,” details the long court battle that he fought (with the help of the estate of lead singer Jim Morrison) over the legacy of The Doors’ music. The drummer did not want Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger to allow the music to be used in commercials, and he insisted that the band’s moniker not be used for touring purposes – no Morrison, no Doors. While his passion for retaining the integrity of the band may have cost him his friendships with Manzarek and Krieger at the time, he made sure to let them know that it wasn’t personal. “I sent Ray and Robby the last chapter of the book with a note before it was publishing saying, ‘I want to make sure you guys get to this because it’s going to be a hard pill, but in this ending, I write about how I love you guys and how we created music bigger than all of us and we’re musical brothers.’ And then when I heard Ray was getting real serious with his illness, I called him and I told him I was thinking of him and drumming for his healing. We had closure, thank God,” Densmore recalled. “He passed a few weeks later. And I stopped my book tour for a while. I hear his playing now and I’m just re-appreciating how unique and important and vital he was. The uniqueness – no one

John Densmore ‘The Doors: Unhinged’ book signing: Aug. 14, 7 p.m., Gallery of Sound (186 Mundy St., Wilkes-Barre). Hardcover and paperback books will be on sale at the event for $24.95 and $14.95, respectively. With each book purchased, the customer will also be able to get one doors-related item signed. a photographer will be in place to take pictures of the event.

Drummer John Densmore wrote about his experiences defending The Doors’ legacy in ‘The Doors: Unhinged.’ He will be signing copies of the book at the Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 14.

could do this left-handed bass, right-handed organ. The four of us were a great, lucky quartet.” Meeting with Krieger again, he hopes to hold a beneﬁt concert on Manzarek’s birthday in February of next year, but for now, he’s continuing his book tour, which has stopped at independent record stores across the country. The Gallery of Sound on Mundy Street in Wilkes-Barre is next on that tour; he’ll be signing copies of the book tonight at 7 p.m. “I stumbled into doing a book tour at record stores because book stores are sort of disappearing. The record stores, the ones who’ve hung on after Borders kicked their butts and then Borders got its karma, they’ve diversiﬁed and they have vinyl and books and box sets and a sense of community, and I go to these places and I sell a lot of books and they get PR for their store. It’s been very successful. I’m real pleased,” Densmore said, noting the return of vinyl and its role in record store rival. “The sound is better. It’s warmer than digital, so great! It’s not as convenient, but maybe people are getting more interested in sound. That’s a good thing… It’s very interesting. It’s like rebooting history here.” Though best known as a musician, he ﬁnds that writing a book isn’t so different from sitting behind a drum kit, though it took him some time to hone his craft. “After ‘Riders on the Storm,’ my ﬁrst self-centered memoir,” he jokingly began, “I couldn’t say I was a writer. I didn’t have the conﬁdence. I knew I was a musician, but now after years of smaller articles and now another book, I deﬁnitely have another avenue of creativity. But I would say the length of a sentence is a musical question because if it’s short, it’s percussive. If it’s long, it’s melodic

OKing songs to be used as commercials: ‘Break on through to a new deodorant.’ I say in this book, ‘Hey, if you’re a new band trying to pay the rent, do it if you have to. I understand that,’” he clariﬁed. “Say you’re a new band, you do some commercials, and then you kind of maybe get going, you get a toehold on success. You might want to revisit that decision. Tom Waits said, ‘Turning your lyrics into a jingle – do you want to do that?’ You’re messing with the meaning. But the music business is harder than ever, and I understand getting going. It’s a different world. It’s ringtones, etcetera. “(Morrison) went nuts when we considered, ‘Come on Buick, light my ﬁre.’ And he didn’t write those words primarily; he wrote a couple lines. ‘Our love become a funeral pyre,’ was his line, of course. But the rest of it was Robby’s, and so he went ballistic, so what does that say? That he really was concerned about the whole catalog, what we represented. I’m not going to forget that.” Morrison’s passionate reaction

to “selling out” even brought his father into the court case, and he took a surprising stance considering their past disagreements. “His 86-year-old dad, the former rear admiral, came to his son’s defense at the end of his life. Actually, the admiral passed a few years ago. So I was just touched by this. This was someone that was ﬁghting Vietnam, and we were against the war. And he stood up for his son’s legacy at the end there, so it was a healing of the ‘60s in a way,” Densmore pointed out. So two books in, is there anything readers don’t know about the famous percussionist at this point? “I think I’ve revealed too much already! My ﬁrst book I dedicated to John Lennon, I think I said because of how he was courageous in showing his personal life as well as his public life. And I liked that. It’s good for people to know that celebrities have to go to the bathroom and get divorced and all the same struggles,” he acknowledged. “Take them off the pedestal a little bit, I guess. I like that.” There is one surprise to note, however. Even after accomplishing so much in his career, Densmore still has dreams of doing more, mainly to turn a ﬁction novel he wrote about someone who moves to Canada to avoid the Vietnam War into a script for a feature ﬁlm. “You’ve got to dream big, I guess,” he said. “Movies cost millions of dollars. Getting people to go for that is really difﬁcult, but I wrote this story that I really think would be good. It is good, and it’d make a good movie. Yeah, that’s the last pipe dream.” W

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Haynes rocks double duty at Peach

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band Gov’t Mule to performing a symphonic Weekender Correspondent celebration of Jerry Garcia’s music – including playing or Warren Garcia’s legendary “Wolf” Haynes, the guitar – to helping his summer usually other main band, the means one of Allman Brothers Band, the busiest times put together the lineup for of the year. He’s involved the second annual Peach with numerous bands, does Festival, which returns sit-ins with musical friends to the Toyota Pavilion at whenever he ﬁnds the Montage Mountain starting time, and, in general, has tomorrow and runs through something going on almost Sunday. For someone every day of the week. who is constantly busy, This year is no different, Haynes has been enjoying from touring with his

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everything the summer has offered him. “Everything’s going really good,” he said. “I’m in California; last night was the ﬁnal night of the symphony tour doing the celebration of Jerry Garcia. It was a wonderful tour. That came right after four weeks over in Europe with Gov’t Mule. So it is busy, but it’s all good.” For those who attended the inaugural Peach Festival last year, there were nothing but good

times, great music, and a community vibe to the weekend. With so many other areas of the country to choose from, many people left the festival wondering how something so fun made its way to Scranton. When asked about the selection, Haynes said it was an easy choice after years of hosting the Wanee Festival in South Florida, which has become a yearly destination for fans across the country. “Well, it sort of came

about as a result of Wanee, the festival we do down in Florida, which has become more and more successful and has become a good music festival,” he said. “The idea came about that maybe we should do one in the Northeast as well. That was the emphasis behind it.” As for this year’s lineup, the Allmans went above and beyond last year’s selections and brought out some of the bigger names in the jam scene: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals,

Lotus, the Black Crowes, and a newly-reunited Bob Weir and RatDog. Picking a lineup for a festival can be a grueling task for any band, and Haynes explained that the choices are made to attract people who like every genre, from rock and funk to bluegrass and even electronic dance music. “We want to keep expanding it and try to make it more diverse and try to attract a bigger audience,” he noted. “At the same time, keep the

core fans happy. Music fans are like-minded in the way that the fans of all these bands don’t mind doing a little extra work to search out good music, and don’t necessarily want to be force-fed commercial music.” Like all good festivals, there will certainly be surprises running rampant throughout the weekend. Last year, many people raved about the Allman Brothers Band performance on the second night, which included a beautiful segue between the crowd favorites “Mountain Jam” and “Blue Sky” and also the various guest sit-ins that took place between nearly every act. It’s a safe bet that there will be more surprises this year, but Haynes is remaining tight-lipped over what is in store, and he wants people to just enjoy the possibilities a festival has to offer. “(It’s) nothing that I really want to give away, but we usually try to do something a little different for these kinds of things,” he said. “One of the beautiful things about doing this kind of festival is that we have so many friends there that it usually winds up where we ask people to join us on stage and vice versa. That’s part of the whole vibe of doing this kind of festival.” For Haynes, another part of the festival vibe often includes doing multiple sets over different days with some of the different outﬁts he’s involved with. At last year’s Peach Festival, Haynes performed four times (twice with the Allmans, once with the Warren Haynes Band, and a solo set at noon on Sunday for “Wake Up with Warren.” This year, Haynes will perform three times: twice with the Allmans and once with his long-running outﬁt, outﬁ t, Gov’t Mule. Going on nearly 20 years, the Mule is set to release its latest offering, “Shout!” on Sept. 24. When asked about the record,

Haynes enthused about the recording process and something different the band is trying – including a bonus disk of different artists, from Dave Matthews to Jim James, doing their take on the tracks from the new album. “It started out as just another Gov’t Mule record,” he said. “We had not yet come up with the concept of making it this unique double-disk package that it wound up being. With Gov’t Mule, we go into the studio and try to record as live as possible; we set up with everybody recording at the same time and there are generally very few overdubs, which was no different for this record. One by one we started getting the ideas to have some guest vocalists who we would use for some alternate versions of the songs. “Once we started to travel down this path, I made a list of every song and who I would most like to hear other than myself singing it,” he continued. “I just started making phone calls and the response was amazing. Once we made the decision, we knew we were going to have to delay the release, but it would be well worth it. I think the thing I’m most proud of in that regard is that marriage of the singer to the song in each case is really good.” Staying true to the formula that has helped Gov’t Mule become a heavyweight in the jam scene, “Shout!” ﬁnds the band sticking to its infectious blend of rock, blues, funk, and soul while taking new turns, which Haynes feels is due to the amount inﬂuences of inﬂ uences

the band brings in to help carve its own sound. “I think having taken a year off gave us the perspective to look backwards and know what kind of record we were trying to make, based on what we have done in the past and not wanting to repeat ourselves,” he said. “It was very important to us to make a record that showcased as many of our different inﬂuences as possible. I’m really proud that each songs stands on its own and each song sounds like Gov’t Mule, but it doesn’t sound like anything we’ve done before. When you hear the alternate versions, you get an even better understanding of the songs.” When the Allman Brothers Band, Gov’t Mule, and the rest of the bands on the bill come to Scranton for the Peach Festival, Haynes feels that the fans should do what music festivals are made for: have a great time with your friends, go see your favorite acts, but keep an open ear for some of the other acts who may grab your interest and give them the attention they all deserve. “It’s a music festival for people who love music and take music very seriously,” he said. “The vibe in general is very relaxed, and it’s a great place to see a lot of your favorite music and hopefully discover some new music you haven’t had the chance to experience yet.”

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RatDog’s return
ince late 2009, fans of the Grateful Dead – and the acts keeping its music alive – have been feeling a bit empty. Sure, there have been bands like Phil Lesh and Friends, the 7 Walkers, and the immensely popular Furthur, but for the legions of people who followed Bob Weir and RatDog for more than a decade, the last couple of years have left them wondering, “Is it actually over?” While fans always hoped to see the band come back and hit the road again, it was a simple announcement by the Peach Festival that had jaws hitting the ﬂoor. After four years, the band was regrouping and coming back for two shows in our own backyard (an area RatDog always seemed to enjoy due to numerous stops at Penn’s Peak, the F.M. Kirby Center, and the Scranton Cultural Center). For keyboardist Jeff Chimenti – a member since 1997 – the announcement was also a high point, as he gets the chance to dip back into the catalogue of RatDog original tunes, many of which he hasn’t really had the chance to play with Furthur over the last four years, including gems like “Ashes and Glass,” “Two Djinn,” and “Money for Gasoline.” “It’s deﬁnitely good to get back to the RatDog tunes for sure,” he said. “Furthur had played two or three of them a few times, but what is most hard to imagine is that basically four years have gone by in such a ﬂash as they did. That being said, it’s nice to dig into the RatDog repertoire again.” Getting back together also gave Chimenti the opportunity to reconnect with some of his old friends, like Jay Lane (drums), Rob Wasserman (upright bass), and Robin Sylvester (electric bass). For the last few weeks, the band has been rehearsing, and Chimenti has been enjoying the feeling of reuniting with the people who ﬁrst got him involved with the post-Dead scene. “Just like revisiting the tunes, rehearsing was like seeing some family member that you haven’t seen for a bit – and actually care about,” he quipped. “And to realize how good it is to reconnect and share some music and quality time together. I would hope that there is an opportunity to play more shows in the near future.” This lineup might throw a few people for a loop, as the band will be featuring two bassists, but looking back on their involvement with the outﬁt – Wasserman was a founding member of the band, and Sylvester came on board as Wasserman’s replacement in 2003 – the two musicians will add a new dynamic to the band’s sound, something that hasn’t happened since its inception in 1995. “The cool thing is that with both of them being stellar musicians, the combination of the upright and electric bass seam together in a sense as one big-sounding instrument,” he said. “Kudos to Bob for putting it together that way, as it is not something that you would see on a daily basis.” For its two shows at the Peach Festival, RatDog will be joined by Bethlehem’s own Steve Kimock, who had a stint in the band in 2007 and is someone who is regarded as one of the top guitarists in the jam scene. It’s a move that caught many people off-guard, but one that Chimenti feels is a great ﬁt for the band. “Steve is a gem of a human being and a monster musician,” he said. “I personally feel that we have a good chemistry together and I would relish the opportunity to play with him any time I could. The same feeling goes towards Bob, Jay, Rob, and Robin as well.” Coming off a hiatus, Chimenti knows the excitement that many people have about RatDog’s shows at the Peach Festival and wants everyone to bring the fun memories they have from the constant touring days and make those feelings be their guide for the upcoming shows. “As Bob would always say, ‘If we are not having fun, we are not doing our job,’” he said. “I know that fun will be the case on stage, and I would encourage the audience to follow suit. Let their hair down, so to speak, and have a great time. That’s ultimately what it is all about.”

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Grace Potter hits the road

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or nearly a decade, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals could call the road “home” after relentless touring, which has helped the band progress from smaller gigs in their native Vermont to being a major force on the national scene. Not being one to break tradition, the 30-year-old and her band have been on tour for over a year in support of their latest release, the infectious “The Lion the Beast the Beat,” which will ﬁnd them making their ﬁrst appearance in our area this Friday when they come to town as part of the Peach Music Festival. “It’s an animal. Touring is one of the more rewarding things because you get to see and watch the progress of an album and a live show,” Potter said of the tour supporting what many people are calling the band’s most diverse offering to date. “Things go on as you grow, and as a band, you get to learn new things. It’s

a huge opportunity to look into the face of your fans, to look into the audience’s eyes and see them receiving the music. This album and tour have been really transformative; it’s been a game-changer for sure.” Along with their headlining gigs for the new album, the band has been a long-standing staple on the festival circuit, where artists are able to pick up new fans and also collaborate with other musicians, which sometimes turn into a highlight of the festival. For Potter, the festival environment has been immensely rewarding, including a recent stop at the All Good Music Festival and Camp Out in Ohio, where Potter got to experience both sides of the coin when she sat in with the Grateful Dead offshoot band Furthur for a stirring rendition of “Turn on Your Lovelight,” and Dead/ Furthur co-founder Bob Weir sit in with her band for another Dead classic. “We grew up doing

festivals; that’s where we feel at home and the most comfortable,” she said. “It’s the sense of born community… collaborating and creating that conversation between different bands and musicians. Not only was I able to sit in with Furthur, but Bob Weir came up during our set and did ‘Friend of the Devil’ with us, which was just stupendous and a really fun experience.” Another major festival experience for the band (and arguably a bit more rewarding) happened a few months ago, when the band was part of Australia’s Byron Bay Bluesfest and legendary Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant – who was also on the bill with his band, the Sensational Space Shifters – caught their set and was so impressed that he asked to meet with Potter and the rest of the band, which ultimately led to the band being offered an opening slot for Plant’s tour of California.

“We were playing a festival down in Australia, and it was our ﬁrst time in Australia, so we weren’t sure if anyone would show up,” she recalled. “But we watched the crowd grow from about 800 people to several thousand people. After we left the stage, we were told that Robert Plant was watching us and wanted to meet us, and he asked us to do a tour of California with him. “That’s what the hope for my future is. Someday I’ll see some awesome band play a festival and I’ll be inspired by them and snatch them up and take them on the road. It’s a great community; that’s why we love festivals.” The band’s love of festivals undoubtedly helped get them on the bill for Peach Fest, but the Allman Brothers Band aren’t just having the band make a stop in Scranton. For a few shows after the festival, the band will serve as the opening act for a portion of the Allman’s East Coast tour, which Potter

is looking forward to after being a fan of the Allmans and its many side projects, and also having sat in with the band at its famed run of shows at New York’s Beacon Theatre. “You can see things laid out in front of you very clearly when you take such a base with a band. I do believe the Peach Fest was piggybacked on top of some existing dates. The discussion of us playing with the Allmans has been a long time coming; I sat in with them once at one of the Beacon Theatre shows in New York. This will actually be our ﬁrst ofﬁcial time ever playing with the Allmans.” As far as their appearance at Peach Fest,

Potter is looking forward to hitting the stage and delivering a diverse set of the rock, folk, blues, and passion that has helped Grace Potter and the Nocturnals become a major force in the touring circuit. “I think you can expect a good, dynamic experience,” she said. “The word I keep hearing about our shows is ‘emotional’ and that it’s a physical experience. We’re very energetic people, and our music is pretty ‘ballsy.’ I don’t know if that’s the right word… We like to take the listener on a journey. We start a show a little softer or mellow and then sort of build up – sometimes we just sock them in the head right away. W

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The Peach Music Festival with the Allman Brothers Band, Gov’t Mule, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Bob Weir and RatDog, the Black Crowes, and more: Aug. 15-18, times and prices vary. Visit thepeachmusicfestival.com for more info.

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Male Musings on love, roMance, and dating Kenny Luck | Special to the Weekender

Books for casual readers

That sexual attractiveness and health are related is an idea that is widespread among many Americans. If a man or a woman is attractive, they must be healthier, so the reasoning goes. Moreover, a person often sees the idea of “attractiveness” as a result, in part, of “good genes” – inheritable genes that jive well with overall health and attractiveness. But, according to research published a few years ago by the American Psychological Association, this assumption is not true, at least in the case of men. To understand why is to understand the different aesthetic expectations that are placed on both men and women. Women, generally speaking, who are considered the most attractive, have a low Body Mass Index (BMI) within a normal range (18- 24), proportionate faces, and low heightto-weight ratios. In other words, they are, simply put, thin. An attractive man, on the other hand, has a classic “V-shape,” with muscle and body fat deposited on the upper half of his body. By most health standards,

Big bodies
this irregular body mass distribution in men is not considered healthy. Because this speciﬁc trait is not expected of women, and “thinness” is, attractive women are considered healthier, whereas attractive men, who possess the abovementioned physical attributes, are not. The only physical cue that predicts both health and beauty, according to this social science research, is waist-to-hip ratios and weight in women. So, if a bulky, muscular man-body is – in the long run – not healthy, than what sort of body is? “If the healthiest male bodies were most attractive,” the authors of the study write, “men who are thin (low in fat and muscle) would be considered the most attractive.” In other words, thin women and thin men, ideally, would be considered most attractive because both would possess the sexspeciﬁc hormonal markers, proper proportions, healthy BMIs, and other objective measures that constitute good health. Media content in the form of fashion magazines, broad-

Terri Schlichenmeyer | Weekender Correspondent

cast news and entertainment, movies, and television all reinforce aesthetic stereotypes for both men and women, and, although the expectations set on women are particularly disturbing, they are no less virtuous for men, either – a problem with less attention and awareness given to it. In fact, similar research has revealed that steroid use among adolescent boys occurs at the same proportion as bulimia and anorexia in adolescent girls (although bulimia and anorexia do affect men, too). Translation: body image stereotypes, whether it be for overly thin women or big bulky men, are absorbed by the population and can cause harm. In the case of men, the image of a big muscular body may bode well for shirtless days on the beach, but, over time, carrying around lots of weight isn’t good. Finally, the solution, I propose, for being both sexy and healthy, is for men to stick to a clean diet with lots of cardio and some resistance training. The process will produce lean, mean bodies, male bodies that are both desirable to a potential partner and healthy, too. W

‘Dirty Rotten’reading
The haters are out in fullforce tonight. They’re out, and they’re hating on you because you’re ﬂy, ﬁne, and fabulous. They can’t stand to see you just being you – because they want to be you, too. They want the clothes you’re rockin’, the moves you’re bustin’, and the attitude you’re carrying. Yep, haters gonna hate. And in the new novel “Dirty Rotten Liar” by Noire, they’re gonna hate because there’s a big-money oil inheritance at stake. Selah Dominion mourned the loss of her baby girl every day. It was 20-some years ago that little Sable Dominion was kidnapped right out of her stroller on the streets of New York. Selah cried every day of those years and secretly blamed her husband, Viceroy, for the tragedy. Viceroy Dominion, patriarch and CEO of Dominion Oil, thought he had a great marriage. He thought he was some kind of stud, that his wife had gotten over Sable’s loss, and everything was cool. He thought all that, anyhow, before he went into a coma. The truth was, Selah was a little disgusted by her husband and his lack in the sack. She’d found another lover who happened to be Viceroy’s enemy, and if Viceroy ever found out, he’d go into another coma! As oldest son, Barron Dominion was reluctantly left in charge of the family business after his father’s hospitalization. Barron was perhaps the only one who knew what was up, and it was a load of responsibility. He wanted to do things right. His family depended on it, so that little party he went to – and the very embarrassing photos that resulted from it – yeah, that could be bad.

‘Dirty Rotten Liar’ By Noire 304 pages, $15

In the middle of everything, con-mami Mink LaRue sat with her best friend, Bunni, scheming. At ﬁrst, it wasn’t hard to convince the Dominions that Mink was Sable, all grown up. Everyone kind of believed Mink, and a share of the family fortune was almost hers. But then Dy-Nasty Jenkins showed up, living up to half her name, claiming to be Sable and shaking her ghetto booty everywhere. Millions in Dominion money rested on a DNA test. Would a little blackmail make any difference? For sure, “Dirty Rotten Liar” is one of the nastiest, freakiest, most four-letterword-ﬁlled, bed-hopping novels I think I’ve ever read. And I loved ever page.

Not one character in this book is nice. Only one comes close to being goodhearted, but I enjoyed watching the drama as scams ﬂy, backs are stabbed, and everybody schemes their way to trouble. Author Noire lays the ‘hood on thick here, and her Mink LaRue (the main character) is over-the-top sassy, funny, and smart. Mink’s basically a criminal in designer clothing, but I still liked her a lot. Yes, this is the third book in a three-book series (so far), and while you could read it by itself, you’ll be happier if you at least grab the one previous. So go do that now… because if you love a little nastiness, “Dirty Rotten Liar” is a book you’ll hate to miss. W

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Third Friday is a charm
SARA POKORNY
Weekender Staff Writer
It’s that time again – Third Friday in WilkesBarre is taking place this week. There are many things to see and do on this evening of fun in the city, and one person helping to facilitate such fun and visually stunning work is artist Beverly Jean Johnston. Johnston has been studying art over the last 20 years and is currently studying with Joel Carson Jones, who was granted the title of “Living Master” by the International Art Renewal Center. She has had experience with many art institutes, including serving as past president and current member of the Wyoming Valley Art League and member of Cider Painters of America, and her exhibits include the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and local entities like the Everhart Museum and Fine Arts Fiesta. “I believe the Third Friday Art Walk is a wonderful opportunity to display and market artwork for local artists, many of whom are very talented,” Johnston said. She invites all to come down this Friday, to “ride the trolley, enjoy a reception at the Wyoming Valley Art League, and see all the beautiful artwork at the venues.” Johnston said new venues this time around include Ibop Coffee Company and Froyo Yogurt, both on Northampton Street. “If the community will support the Third Friday Art Walk, it will help the downtown grow and bring prosperity to our local businesses, which is what our goal for Wilkes-Barre should be,” she said, “and, it takes everyone coming together to make it happen.” W

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As I walked into New Visions Studio & Gallery in downtown Scranton for the ﬁnal time on Sunday, my heart sank when I saw how empty it all looked. Then I peered up and smiled when I noticed that the Tea Party on the Ceiling art installation was still there, a full set of table and chairs with cups and plates suspended from the rafters upside down. “How are you going to get it all down”? I asked. “I’m not,” co-owner Adam Weitzenkorn wryly replied. “It does say on the plaque that it’s a permanent installation.” That isn’t the only thing the art gallery and concert venue is leaving behind. For three years, New Visions has played an integral role in the local art and music scenes in Northeast Pennsylvania, and they will be missed by many different members of that community. The venue was one of the few places left where high school and college musicians could host allages shows. It was one of the only locations showcasing poets on a regular basis with completely free events. It displayed some of the best and most unique art shows I had ever seen on a First Friday. It served as the annual location for the Scranton Zine Fest. It was truly one of a kind and is irreplaceable in many ways. I ﬁrst met Adam when they opened three years ago as he was handing out ﬂiers for an upcoming event. At the time, I was the staff writer for Go Lackawanna, and our ofﬁce was located downtown, so he would often stop by to talk shop or comic books, an interest we both passionately share. It wasn’t the only thing we saw eye-toeye on – we both wanted to support the arts in our own way, but while it was fairly easy for me to conduct interviews and write articles on artists, he had a much more uphill battle to face. Running any independent business is tough in today’s economy, but an art gallery is a whole other set of chal-

A NewVision for Scranton

Rich Howells | Weekender Editor

Geek Culture & more

lenges. He would often ask me for ways to attract new customers and supporters, brainstorming new ideas like conventions, movie screenings, pop culture-themed art shows, or concerts that combined wrestling and music (which later became the annual Wrestle & Rock show held in memory of “Macho Man” Randy Savage.) As talented artists themselves, both he and co-owner Melanie Boisseau came up with ideas I couldn’t have dreamed up on my best day. Unfortunately, getting people to ﬁnancially support those ideas is another story. Sure, there are grants like the one that funded the student summer project that resulted in the aforementioned topsy-turvy tea party, but that only goes so far. They required constant community involvement, and while some events were packed with new faces, most were ﬁlled with the same people who always came out, and not just on First Fridays. You can blame it on the location or the economy or lack of disposable incomes all you want, but in the end, it often comes down to just simple participation. See an art show, socialize, and throw a dollar in a jar instead of sitting home and watching TV. Spend a few bucks less at the bar on a Saturday night and purchase an original piece from a hardworking artist that will look better on your wall than any home décor you could pick up at Target. Discover the next

up-and-coming local band over pumping cash into a jukebox. And don’t knock these things until you’ve tried them. As a frequent visitor and a writer who had the opportunity to read his work there on numerous occasions, I am very sad to see New Visions close its doors, but artists should not be the only locals mourning this loss. Every time a venue like this closes (a list that grows longer every year), there is one less outlet for people to express themselves, giving us all one less place to participate in that expression. The community I want to live in is the one that gathers together often to exchange ideas, inspiring others to do the same with free and open expression. It has worked in other cities, and it can work for Scranton. It has to an extent, but we can’t let up now. Adam and Melanie are getting married soon and moving with their young son to a new city, so I wish them well and thank them for everything they’ve done. Let us all do the same by preventing the next venue from being added to that list. Let us take a cue from its name and look at Scranton and its creative community with new eyes. -Rich Howells is a lifelong Marvel Comics collector, wannabe Jedi master, and cult ﬁlm fan. E-mail him at rhowells@civitasmedia. com.

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A 20-Something’S wild AdventureS

Justin Brown | Weekender Correspondent

By Chuck Shepherd
GOVERNMENT IN ACTION the national security agency is a “supercomputing powerhouse,” wrote ProPublica.org in July, with “machines so powerful their speed is measured in thousands of trillions of operations per second” — but apparently it has no ability to bulk-search its own employees’ official emails.thus, ProPublica’s Freedom of Information act demand for a seemingly simple all-hands search was turned down in July with the nsa informing ProPublica that the best it could do would be to go one-by-one through the emails of each of the agency’s 30,000 employees — which would be prohibitively expensive. (ProPublica reported that companywide searches are “common”for large corporations, which must respond to judicial subpoenas and provide information for their own internal investigations.) RECURRING THEMES — to commemorate its 500th “deep brain stimulation”surgery in May, uCLa Medical Center live-tweeted its operation on musician Brad Carter, 39, during which he was required to strum his guitar and sing so that surgeons would know where in his brain to plant the electrical stimulator that would relieve his Parkinson’s disease symptoms. Carter had developed hand tremors in 2006, but the stimulator, once it is properly programed and the surgery healed, is expected to reduce his symptoms, restore some guitar-playing ability, and reduce his medication need. (and, yes, patients normally remain conscious during the surgery.) — Firefighters are not infrequently called on to extricate adventurous men from sex toys, but one “armor-plat(ed)”device, six inches in diameter, into which the 51-year-old german entrapped himself in July in Ibiza, Mallorca, was especially challenging, according to the diario de Mallorca newspaper, and took two hours and a dose of anesthesia toward the end.the saw blade the emergency workers used wore out during the rescue and had to be replaced, along with two sets of batteries.the man was kept overnight at Can Misses hospital, but was otherwise OK. — americans stage dog shows, and Middle-easterners stage camel beauty contests, and in June, the annual german Holstein show took over the city of Oldenburg, with the two-day event won by“Loh nastygirl,” topping bovine beauties from germany, Luxembourg and austria.the event is also a showcase for the cow hairdressers, who trim cows’ leg and belly hair (to better display their veins). said one dresser,“It is just like with us people — primping helps.” groomed or not, cows with powerful legs, bulging udders and a strong bone structure are the

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favorites. — Fruit of any kind retails for outlandish prices in Japan, but some, such as yubari cantaloupes, are so prestigious that they are often presented as gifts to friends or colleagues, and it was only mildly surprising that a pair of the melons sold in May for the equivalent of about $15,700 at auction at the sapporo Central Wholesale Market.the melons appeared to be perfect specimens, with their t-shaped stalk still attached.the record melonpair price, set in 2008, is about $24,500 measured at today’s exchange rate. — still unclear on the Concept: Briar MacLean, 13, of Calgary, alberta, was reprimanded by school officials in May (and then also lost an appeal) after he stepped between two students because one, holding a knife, was bullying the other.the vice principal appeared to regard Briar’s action as equal to that of the bully, telling Briar’s mother later that the school does not “condone heroics,” and that it was “beside the point”that Briar might well have prevented a slashing (which could have occurred if he had left the boys behind to go find a teacher). — some crime-scene investigative techniques seem far-fetched, as news of the Weird has reported, but police use of“ear prints”might be approaching the mainstream. Britain convicted its first burglar based on an ear print in 1998, and in May 2013, investigators in Lyon, France, tied a 26-year-old man from the Republic of georgia to a string of about 80 burglaries — by taking prints from doors the man had leaned against while listening for activity inside the home. — First-World Crises: It is not quite to the level of the $15,700 Japanese melons, but the behavior of women descending upon new york City stores in June for the annual“sale”on designer shoes is nonetheless a spectacle.the event makes the city’s upscale commercial district look like“an insane asylum of very well-dressed women,” reported the new york times.the shoes’ everyday prices require, wrote the times,“the willful suspension of rational thinking.” the average transaction at Barneys is $850, still far below, for example, a pair of wicker-basket-like sandals ($1,995 by Charlotte Olympia) or a certain
ZERO TOLERANCE

The devil went down to Suscon
There’s a legend about a road along local woods that is haunted as S#!T. According to legend, as explained to me, in the 1970s a newlywed couple were driving to their honeymoon during a snowstorm, when they engaged in a heated argument. The bride, still in her virgin-white dress, left the vehicle as her disgruntled groom drove off. The groom crashed his car and was killed, leaving the bride outside in the hazardous winter storm, where she froze to DEATH! On nights that capture a full moon, this woman can be seen on the side of the road, asking those daring enough to stop if she can have a ride to the top of the mountain to look for her groom. Sometimes, her screams can be heard for miles, as she begs for help to ﬁnd him. She is known as the Suscon Screamer. “Let’s go to Suscon Road!” suggested my buddy Nate one late Friday night when a group of us were hanging out. “I’ve heard crazy stories about the Suscon Screamer. Let’s go ﬁnd her!” When the group of us went, nothing happened. We heard a few sounds that made us jump, but we were certain they were sounds of animals in the woods. “We should have walked deep in the woods!” insisted Nate as we were driving home. Even though we ﬁgured the noises were caused by wind or squirrels, everyone else was hesitant to double check. Two nights later I called ence, disappearing less Nate with exciting news. than a minute later. “I have two people who “Are you f—king kidwill walk in the woods ding me? This dude really with us on Suscon Road!” sold his soul to the devil,” I told him. I screamed to Nate and While driving to Suscon LaToya. Road with Nate and my Nipple-Ring then friend LaToya, a friend grabbed Nate, made him she brought along named cross a line he made with Nipple-Ring told us that his foot in the dirt, and he could communicate recited a chant in his ears. with spirits because he After Nate shouted that sold his soul to the devil a he saw a spirit coming few years ago. toward him and NippleNaturally, I assumed Ring, I forced everyone in this guy Nipple-Ring was the car. JOKING, trying to scare Sorry, Mom and Dad, us before we searched for for going to a haunted the Suscon Screamer. road with someone who A few moments after he sold their soul to the devil! told us that he travelled to As we were driving the pits of hell with Satan, off, the stench of rotting and explained the smell meat entered the car, disas burning rubber mixed appearing when we left with sulfur, the stench of Suscon Road… burning rubber and sulW fur presented itself, before disappearing. As soon as we stopped on the side of the road near a path’s entrance to the woods, Nipple-Ring got out of the car and started screaming in tongues, asking for spirits to present themselves. Shortly after, at 3:07a.m., the time the devil supposedly surfaces the earth, a stench of rotting meat and dead animal came out there are some scary things on suscon of nowhere, Road - though a passenger Justin drove signifying a there with might be argued as even demon’s pres- scarier.

Christian Louboutin pump ($1,595 — $4,645 if in crocodile). Prices are so unhinged, according to the times, that standards from the iconic“sex and the City”designer Manolo Blahnik are now low-price leaders, holding at about $595. — among the oldest classic stories in news of the Weird is the hapless burglar or bank robber who inadvertently incriminates himself at the scene of the crime. Recently, (1.) Korey Harris, a defensive lineman for West Virginia university’s football team, was arrested in July for a home invasion he allegedly committed while wearing his practice sweatpants emblazoned with his jersey number (96). (2.) Police in Boston are confident that Zachary tentoni is the man who robbed a woman in the yard of Harbor Middle school in June because, as he grabbed her purse and fled, he dropped two bags he was carrying. among the contents: tentoni’s birth certificate and a letter from his mother. UPDATES — It took a year and a half of legal wrangling over a technicality, but Marshall university was finally dropped in June as one of the defendants in Louis Helmburg III’s lawsuit for his injuries when fellow party-goer travis Hughes shot bottle rockets out of his posterior in 2011. Helmburg, some will recall, was so startled by Hughes’stunt that he fell off the rail-less deck at a fraternity party staged by alpha tau Omega of Marshall university. Hughes and the fraternity remain as defendants in the January 2012 lawsuit. — the Mexican economy has improved markedly since news of the Weird first mentioned the ecoalberto theme park in the central state of Hidalgo in 2005, which offers an attraction simulating the rigors of borderjumping. In 2005, it was thought that many of the attendees were using the setup to improve their chances of sneaking into the u.s., but now park officials believe nearly all are being discouraged, with the improving economy (and stepped-up u.s. enforcement) helping.the ordeal is played out as a three-hour game, with“u.s. Border Patrol”agents using sirens, dogs and verbal threats, and chasing the players into the night. W

Second-grader Josh Welch’s two-day suspension in March was upheld on appeal in June by Park Elementary School officials of Anne Arundel County, Md., even though his offense was that he had nibbled a pastry into the shape of a gun, which he then waved around. Said Josh’s attorney: “If this (school system) can’t educate a 7-year-old without putting him out of school, how are they going to deal with 17-year-olds?”

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breakfast: Aug. 20, 7:30 a.m., WilkesBarre/Scranton Railriders stadium, Moosic. American Lung Association • Fight for Air Walk: Oct. 3, McDade Park, Scranton. Registration 9 a.m., run beings 9:45, walkers at 10. For more info visit lunginfo.org/scrantonwalk. Blue Chip Farms Animal Refuge (974 Lockville Rd., Dallas, 570.333.5265, www.bcfanimalrefuge.org) • Paws for Pets fundraiser: Aug. 25, 12:30-6:30 p.m., Stormi Steel Skin F/X (214 Wyoming Ave., Kingston). $30 donation. Camp Papillion Pet Adoption and Rescue (570.420.0450, camppapillion.org) • Meet & Greet/Adoption Day: Aug. 17, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Tractor Supply (Route 209, Brodheadsville) Fifth Annual “A Ride to Remember” to benefit the family of Pittston native Michael Garron: Aug. 17, registration 10 a.m., ride begins at noon, Polish American Citizen’s Club (Elm Street, Dupont). $15. For more info call 570.362.0823. Luzerne County Pit Bull Owners, Inc. •3rd Annual Pit Bull Awareness Day and Carnival: Oct. 26, noon-6 p.m., Kirby Park. Safe Haven Dog Rescue (www.SafeHavenPa.org, SafeHaven@ epix.net) • Volunteer Meeting: Aug. 20, 6:30 p.m., Cherry’s Family Restaurant, Route 209 near Route 534, Kresgeville. • Adoption day: Aug. 18, 11 a.m.3 p.m., Tractor Supply, Rte. 209, Brodheadsville. Share the Journey, Suicide Prevention Regional Walk • Sept. 7, 9 a.m. registration, walk at 10, Lackawanna County Courthouse (Linden Street side, Scranton). Register at www.heastsuicidepreventionintiative. com. Tattoo Benefit for Frankie Bonacci Aug. 19, noon, Slingin’ Ink Tattoo & Piercing (1201 Mulberry St., Scranton). All tattoos $50 each. Tracey’s Hope Hospice Care Program and Domestic Animal Rescue (570.466.7930, traceyshopenmcdonald@ gmail.com, petservicesbydenise.com) •Rummage Sale: Sept. 7, 8 a.m.2:30 p.m., St. Benedicts Church basement (155 Austin Ave., Wilkes-Barre). Valley with a Heart 13th Annual Benefit Ride & Family Picnic: Sept. 1 (rain date Sept. 2), 8-11 a.m., registration and breakfast; ride leaves at 11. $15, rider; $10, passengerl; $5, nonriders; free, kids 12 and under. Street Rod and Bike Show: Sept. 15, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (Rain date Sept. 22), Crestwood High School parking lot. $12 registration until Sept. 1, $15 afterwards. For an application call 570.868.6515. Coal Cracker Cruisers Car Club (570.876.4034) • Cruise Night: Sept. 6, 6-9 p.m., Advance Auto Parts (Route 6, Carbondale). • 15th Annual Car Show: Sept. 15, 9 a.m. For more info contact JoAnn Spalnick, 570.876.4034. Fall Festival Car Cruise (Eagle Rock Resort, 1 Country Club Dr., Hazleton) Oct. 12, 10 a.m.-midnight. Rain date Oct. 13. Optional donation of $12 day of show, $9 pre-registration. Pre-register by mailing 1 Country Club Drive, Hazle Township, PA 18202. McDonald’s (Route 590 Hamlin, PA) • Car Cruise: Every second Friday of August, September, 6 p.m. Montage Mountain Classics (Thurs., 6-9 p.m., Fri., 6-10 p.m., Sat., 5-9 p.m.) Car Cruises: • Aug. 17, Sept. 21, 5-9 p.m., Johnny Rockets, Montage Mountain. • St Joe’s Car Show: Aug. 18, 9 a.m.3 p.m., Pittston Bypass. Rain date Aug. 25. • Sept. 6, 5-9 p.m., Pittston Cruise, Tomato Festival parking lot. • Cruise to Benefit Ronald McDonald House: Sept. 22, 2-6 p.m. Rain date Sept. 29. Back Mountain Martial Arts (114o Memorial Highway, Dallas. 570.675.9535, [email protected], www. ufa-a.com.) • Free anti-bully seminar: Aug. 24, 9:3011:30 a.m. THE COOPERAGE PROJECT (1030 Main St., Honesdale) 570.253.2020, thecooperageproject.org • Coffeehouse: Aug. 17, 8-11 p.m. Dietrich Theater (60 E. Tioga Street, Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500, www.dietrichtheater.com). •Hickory Project Live: Aug. 25, 3 p.m. • Gathering of Singers & Songwriters 12: Aug. 21, 7:30 p.m. Including Tom Flannery, Eddie Appnel, Hannah Bingman and Lorne Clarke. • Open Mic Night: Aug. 23, 7 p.m., Breaking Groud Poets at 8:15. Adult Classes: • Gathering of Singers & Songwriters 12: Aug. 21, 7:30 p.m. Admission by donation. • Open Mic Night: Aug. 23, 7 p.m., sign-ups 6:30. East Stroudsburg University • “Music for Violin and Piano”: Aug. 29, 7:30 p.m. $25, general; $10, students 18 and under; $8, ESU students with current ID. Reservations by calling 570.422.3483, ext. 2, or e-mailing [email protected].

27th Annual Pocono State Craft Festival (www.poconocrafts.com or call 570-4764460.) • Aug. 24-25, Quiet Valley (347 Quiet Valley Road, Stroudsburg). $6, adults; Free, children 12 and under. 33rd Annual Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire: Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 27, and Labor Day Monday, Mount Hope Estate and Winery. $29.95, adults; $10.95, children ages 5 to 11. For more info and tickets visit PaRenFaire.com or call the box office at 717.665.7021. La Festa Italiana: Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sept. 2, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church (93 Zerby Ave, Edwardsville) • 15th Annual Ethnic Food Festival: Aug. 24, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

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EVENTS

5th Annual Golf Tournament benefiting the 1st Lt. Jeffrey DePrimo Memorial Fund, Luzerne Foundation: Aug. 17, 1:30 p.m., Wilkes-Barre Golf Club. $75. Register at deprimogolf.com or call 570.709.0916 for more info American Cancer Society • Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Wyoming Valley walk kickoff

BENEFITS/ CHARITY EVENTS

570 Riders Bike Nights • Runs every Monday in the summer. 6 p.m., Dairy Queen, Rt. 315 8th Annual Tommy Z Memorial Car,

CAR & BIKE EVENTS

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ACROSS 1 Gets a glimpse of 5 Tree ﬂuid 8 One of the Three Bears 12 “Gone With the Wind” plantation 13 Actress Carrere 14 Letter jumble (Abbr.) 15 “Yeah, right!” 16 Dig 18 Soothe 20 On an angle 21 Tiers 23 Homer’s interjection 24 Rough calculation 28 Outlet 31 “Humbug!” 32 “Top Chef” network 34 Cattle call? 35 Bjorn of tennis lore 37 Weaken 39 Anger 41 Leg joint 42 Party souvenirs 45 Standard 49 Move to another country 51 Crimson Tide, for short 52 - -a-ling 53 Auto fuel 54 From the beginning 55 Nervous 56 Tummy muscles 57 Camera part

DOWN 1 Impale 2 Facility 3 Rocker Clapton 4 Jungle expedition 5 Good glasses 6 - -en-Provence, France 7 Treaty 8 “Conditioned reﬂex” doctor 9 Curse 10 Cracker spread 11 Elderly 17 Help 19 Bausch’s partner 22 Reeked 24 Recede 25 - Paulo, Brazil 26 Prosperous 27 Uniformity 29 “To be or - …” 30 Sock part 33 Sandwich cookie 36 Needing more sleep, maybe 38 Oral 40 Make a mistake 42 Big party 43 In the thick of 44 Long story 46 Horse’s neck hair 47 Prayer ending 48 Legislations 50 Bill

A 360-degree look at skateboarding
From the times Leader

Wednesday, august 14, 2013

Christopher J. hughes

Filing through the “Sidewalk Surﬁng” exhibit just before its opening, Everhart Museum curator Nezka Pfeifer and executive director Cara Sutherland explained that the ﬁnished collection wouldn’t look much different than what was already in progress. “If we make this really prim and pristine, it’s not going to do it justice,” Pfeifer said. After all, what good would a clean-cut exhibit on the art and culture of skateboarding do for the general public? In the works for the past two years, “Sidewalk Surﬁng” recently opened with a variety of local ﬂavor tied to the global phenomenon that may be more commonly associated these days with the ESPN’s X Games than it is with Dogtown. Lenders from across the country donated items to the museum, and the exhibit includes part of the historic skateboarding collection from the Strong Museum in Rochester, N.Y., as well as items from two private collectors in Maryland. Locally, collector and NEPA Skatepark Alliance leader James Gidosh donated about 25 of the more than 200 vintage skateboards he’s collected during the past 15 years. He still recalls how he was ﬁrst drawn to the sport. “I saw a neighbor doing a handstand down the street skateboarding and said, ‘I’d like to do something like that,’” Gidosh said. In the past decade, Gidosh has tried working with several municipalities in the Wyoming Valley to build a free, public skate park. Efforts in WilkesBarre and Nanticoke have stalled, but the group continues to pursue new avenues. Meanwhile, he’s added to a rare collection. “I have a passion for collecting the older, earlier-style boards, ones that have the graphics on the bottom from when skateboarding really started to take off,” Gidosh, 35, of Wilkes-Barre, said. “I ﬁnd all kinds of different boards – ones with the metal roller-skate wheels, clay-style wheels, and even the ones that are really primitive, the homemade ones. “They’re rare and hard to come by. Long ago, the whole

A set of polyurethane wheels and other types of wheels used throughout the hisenjoi boards by Craig redman and Karl Maier, courtesy of Levine/Leavitt, repre- tory of skateboarding will be on display during ‘sidewalk surfing.’ sent some of the current designs exhibited on skateboards.

idea of a skateboard was to ride it, and you rode it until it was really, really beat up. It’s nice to see some of them are still around with that original artwork on it.” Photos and videos depicting local skater Tory Grant, a part of the Sketch Skateboards team, and a hand-drawn map of prime skate spots in Dallas made years ago by Back Mountain native and Philadelphia artist Keith Garcia also highlight the area’s connection to the sport. “It really is a global phenomenon,” Pfeifer said, looking over a collection of images by Mike O’Meally. “He’s captured people in Sydney, in L.A., in Egypt, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.” The Everhart is embracing all aspects of the culture for the show that runs through Dec. 30. “It’s not meant to be an encyclopedic history of skateboarding. It’s more about the visual culture of it,” Pfeifer said. Grafﬁti artist and Vans graphic designer Kris Kanaly painted the mural inside the Everhart just a few weeks before the opening and lent several pairs of special-edition shoes to display. It’s the ﬁrst time grafﬁti has been painted inside the 105-year-old museum, Sutherland and Pfeifer believe. “I got into a discussion with someone about it last week,” Sutherland said. “It’s not destructive. Grafﬁti – you think of Keith Haring and all of the young artists in New York City in the late ’70s and early ’80s who were out there creating public street art.” “Today, it’s Banksy,” Pfeifer added. While there are cer-

Photos by Jason Riedmiller erik Binggeser’s scranton-themed skateboard is among the many pieces A Christian hosoi skateboard, courtesy of skatelab in simi Valley, Calif., sits in the everhart’s new exhibit, ‘sidewalk surfing.’ included in ‘sidewalk surfing.’

tainly opportunities to learn more about skateboarding through the exhibit, including an interactive feature about the varieties of materials used to make wheels, it’s more about capturing the visual essence of the sport. “I think it very much emphasizes the creativity of skateboarding,” Pfeifer said. While the show does run through the end of the year, it’s a rare chance to see some pieces created by local artists featured in gallery one include, from left, ‘illegal of these works together in the Athletic Device’ by russ Noto, ‘untitled’ by gina hosie, ‘My Life’ by tory grant and same gallery. ‘screaming skateboard’ by taylor Watson. Near one wall in the museum, Pfeifer stopped to point out “sidewalk surfing: the art and Culture of skateboarding:” through a series of photo collages and dec. 30, noon-4 p.m. Mondays, thursdays, and Fridays; 10 a.m.-5 light paintings that illustrate p.m. saturdays; noon-5 p.m. sundays; everhart Museum (1901 the paths riders take in bowls Mulberry st., scranton). $7 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and and on halfpipes. “The artists have taken different elements students, $3 for ages 6-12, free for ages 5 and under. Info: everhartmuseum.org. of skateboarding and abstracted them. When you see skateboarders skateboarding, you think it’s the most daily thing JoiN the CAuse you can look at. Then you see to help support the nePa skate Park alliance’s goal of creating a free what the forms are that they public skate park in the Wyoming Valley, become a Facebook friend make, and they’re exquisite,” at at facebook.com/nepa.skatepark or facebook.com/nanticoke. Pfeifer said. “They’re so busy.” skatepark. W

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All for one and beer for all Woot w00t indeed
BEER REVIEWS

Derek Warren | Weekender Correspondent

DEREK WARREN

WeekenderCorrespondent
Collaborations have long been a part of popular culture, whether in music when Anthrax and Public Enemy collaborated to produce the song “Bring the Noise” and thus create a new genre of music; when Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak collaborated to create Apple; or with the advent of Wikipedia where we all collaborate to create a mass of information. (Just don’t use it as a reference for any term papers in college.) The results can be mixed at times, but the general consensus is still that two heads are better than one. So, in a craft beer market that currently holds 2,538 breweries, it should be no surprise that many collaborate with one another rather than simply try to compete for market share. You may have noticed some great collaboration beers on the shelves at your favorite craft beer supplier or bar. Many are just what you would think: beers that were created by

two or more breweries, typically owners and/or head brewers, exchanging ideas and coming together to agree on a solid recipe for a beer. There are many examples of these on the market. There’s the fabulous IPA created by Smuttynose Brewing and Stone Brewing called Cluster’s Last Stand; only 1,044 bottles were produced, so if you ﬁnd this gem grab a bottle. There is also Rhizing Bines, which was the result of a wonderful collaboration between Dogﬁsh Head and Sierra Nevada. Rhizing Bines is an imperial IPA that undertook two different hopping methods. The collaboration also led to the development of the IPA glass. There are endless examples of these types of collaborations, whether it’s Russian River and Avery Brewing, New Belgium Brewing and Elysian, or Allagash and Bell’s Brewing. Another popular collaboration is between breweries and homebrewers. Many of your favorite breweries have produced

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beers based upon recipes from award winning homebrewers. Examples of this are found in Stone Brewing’s Dayman Coffee IPA, which was released this past spring. An even more widely available example of this is with Sam Adams. Every year the Boston Brewing Company holds its longshot competition where homebrewers can submit beers and the winners of the contest get to produce their beer using the equipment at the brewery and have their beer bottled in 6-packs and shipped throughout the country. This year’s winning 6-packs featured a splendid imperial IPA called Magniﬁcent Seven, along with a strawberry lager and wheat beer. There is a new style of collaboration that has begun to hit the markets now though, those between Hollywood and breweries. The ﬁrst big example we saw of such collaboration was with the Game of Thrones beer entitled Golden Throne, released by Brewery Ommegang this past spring. A new one named Take the Black Stout is set to be released this fall. Also under this category is Stone’s Woot Stout, a collaboration with everyone’s favorite nerd Wil Wheaton. Collaborations can create something wonderful that ultimately leads to something not so great: see Anthrax/ Public Enemy lead to Limp Bizkit. However, among the craft beer family, collaborations are created to innovate and make great beer better, a win-win situation. W

Beer: Stone / Farking / Wheaton w00tstout Brewer: Stone Brewing Company Style: Imperial Stout ABV: 13.0% What’s with the name? w00tstout is a collaboration beer between Greg Koch, from Stone Brewing Company; Drew Curtis, the creator of Fark. com; and Wil Wheaton, popular geek and star of such ﬁlms as “Stand by Me” and “Toy Soldiers.” The beer is a stout brewed with rye, wheat malt and pecans and partially aged in bourbon whiskey barrels. The name is also a nod to wOOtstock, a popular geek festival put on by Wheaton every year in San Diego. Description: w00tstout pours a tar black color with a creamy beige head that remained for some time, but eventually dispersed, leaving a beautiful thick lacing on the glass. The aroma is absolutely breathtaking with notes of coffee, cocoa, bourbon, vanilla, oak, and ever so subtle hints of pecans. The taste is equally amazing and complex with coffee and cocoa up front, quickly followed by bourbon hints blended with vanilla and oak before the bitter hops cut through and just an ever so slight hint of alcohol heat. As this beer warms, a slight nuttiness begins to come through, along with more hints of bourbon, which is reminiscent of almonds. The body of this beer is thick and hearty but also smooth and creamy; this is deﬁnitely a sipping beer. After all, it is 13 percent ABV. This beer has raised the bar for what imperial stouts can and should be for craft beer makers.

Food pairing: As stated, this is certainly a sipping beer if you are looking to enjoy this beer on its own. However, if you are looking for a fantastic meal, w00tstout is also the perfect accompaniment. As with any stout, this one is perfect with desserts such as German chocolate cake, brownies, coconut cream pie, or bourbon pumpkin cheesecake. A dream match for this beer is a coffeerubbed porterhouse steak, something covered in previous articles; the two are a dream with the coffee blending seamlessly into the beer and the caramelized portions within the meat accentuating the roasted characters of the beer. Is it worth trying? Stop reading and BUY THIS BEER! This is one of the most complex, unique, enjoyable, and drinkable beers I have had in quite some time. The only negative thing to say is that it is a beer that is in high demand, so ﬁnding yourself a bottle could be difﬁcult, but well worth it! However, I heard about this beer pretty far in advance and, being a bit of a geek myself, I have been a fan of Wheaton for some time as well, so the idea of Wheaton and Stone collaborating intrigued me to no end and I have to say that I was not disappointed at all. The extremely

varied ingredients created something so unique that words cannot describe, so get out there, ﬁnd a bottle, and use every one of your senses to enjoy this fantastic beer! Rating: W W W W W Where can I get it? Currently available in bottles at: Krugel’s Georgetown Deli, WilkesBarre, and Exit 190 Beer Deli, Dickson City As I said, this is a tough one to ﬁnd right now, but call around to your favorite craft beer shops and check on it. Remember, enjoy responsibly! Cheers! -Derek Warren is a beer expert, avid homebrewer, and beer historian. Follow Derek’s beer blog at idtapthat.org. W

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Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival

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@Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain • 08.09.13 Photos by Jason Riedmiller • For more photos, go to www.theweekender.

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CULINARY WIZARDRY Sara Pokorny | Weekender Staff Writer
Scranton Jazz Festival @ Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel • 08.03.13 Photos by Jason Riedmiller• For more photos, go to www.theweekender.com

According to GirlScouts. org, there are 141 days until the most glorious season next to Christmas begins: the time when the little girls in green start peddling delicious cookies. That, my friends, is entirely too long for me to wait to devour a whole tube of Thin Mints, so I am more than happy to let you know there’s a homemade thin mint recipe that is incredibly simple and spoton when it comes to ﬂavor. The odd thing, that you will soon forget once you take your ﬁrst bite, is that the base for these cookies is actually Ritz crackers. The salt on Ritz goes so well with the chocolate that it’s a wonder the Scouts don’t just change their recipe. Grab 18 Ritz crackers (Or double that, and everything else with this recipe, because who can only eat 18 of these? That gets devoured in all of a minute. I mean, not that I would know…), semi-sweet chocolate chips, vegetable shortening, and peppermint extract. Be aware of the type of

No more waiting for the Scouts
extract you’re buying, as there are different variations of it. Mint extract is way more potent than vanilla, so don’t overdo it or it’ll feel more like you’re brushing your teeth than eating cookies. There is mint, peppermint, and spearmint extracts, but for this one, I went with plain ol’ mint, which worked out just ﬁne. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and make sure there’s enough room in your fridge or freezer to accommodate it. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the chocolate and shortening, which helps the chocolate stay smooth during the dipping stage, and heat for one minute. Stir it and continue to heat in 10-second bursts until the chocolate is nice and smooth. Add peppermint extract to the chocolate and get ready to dip. Douse the cracker in chocolate and use a fork to scoop it out, allowing excess chocolate to drain off. Place the cracker on the parchment paper and keep going until all the chocolate is used up. I had to reheat my chocolate once to keep it smooth, so don’t be afraid to do that if need be. Throw the baking sheet in the fridge for a quick solidiﬁcation of the chocolate. These can keep for weeks in an airtight container in the fridge, so if you have any self-control, you can totally do that. Otherwise, grab a glass of milk and get to work – you can thank me as soon as you come out of your chocolate coma. -Sara Pokorny likes to cook with wine, and sometimes she even uses it in the food. Send recipe ideas to spokorny@civitasmedia. com W

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Courtesy of averiecooks.com Yields: 18 cookies Ingredients: • 18 Ritz crackers • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips • 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening • 3/4 teaspoon mint extract How-to: • Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper or wax paper; set aside. Clear out a spot in your refrigerator or freezer to accommodate baking sheet. • In a microwave-safe bowl, combine chocolate chips and shortening and heat for 1 minute on high power to melt. Stir and heat in 10 second bursts until chocolate is smooth. • To the melted chocolate add 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract and stir. • Add 1 cracker to the chocolate, coat it, and remove it by lightly scooping it up from the underside with a fork, allowing excess chocolate to drain oﬀ through fork tines. Place cracker on parchment and repeat with all remaining crackers. If necessary, reheat the chocolate in 10-second bursts if it starts getting too ﬁrm for smooth dipping. • After all crackers have been dipped, place baking sheet in refrigerator. Although these will solidify at room temperature, the shortening in the chocolate lengthens the amount of time that will take; the fridge or freezer helps speed it up.

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So far, there haven’t been too many games in the launch lineup of the Wii U aside from “New Super Mario Bros U.” Nintendo has a long track record of not cooperating with third party developers, but it’s always a big deal when a ﬁrst party title comes out. “Pikmin 3” was announced at last year’s E3 and was slated as a launch title for the Wii U with a ton of fanfare, and it’s ﬁnally on store shelves eight months after the Wii U release. I think “Pikmin 3” is worth the wait, though: the graphics are absolutely stunning, the music is fun, and the gameplay has been upgraded from the classic “Pikmin” games of the past. The “Pikmin” series was created by Shigeru Miyamoto (creator of Mario, Donkey Kong, and much more) in 2001 for the Nintendo GameCube, and “Pikmin” was one of the top games for the GameCube console. “Pikmin” is a very different type of game from the average Nintendo series. It isn’t about jumping on platforms or collecting coins. The concept is pretty ingenious; it’s just like looking down and observing what goes on in a microscopic world. “Pikmin” is a top down view strategy game starring a little spaceman named Captain Olimar. The Pikmin creatures themselves are little brightly colored plantlike beings that will follow Olimar’s commands in order to help him collect his missing spaceship parts. The core of the new game is very familiar to previous titles, with a few new upgrades to the formula. The Pikmin can be directed to destroy obstacles, defeat enemies, and retrieve objects. There are several different types of Pikmin, all with different abilities. Red can resist ﬁre, yellow can ﬂy higher and use bomb rocks, and blue can swim. “Pikmin 3” introduces a few new kinds of Pikmin. There is a new ﬂying type that be thrown over hazards and a new rock type that can be used to break glass and other obstacles. The relationship you have with your little Pikmin friends is what the game is all about; you can’t just carelessly throw them at enemies or put them into danger because they will die. You need your brightly colored friends to collect food and other supplies. If you run out of food, you won’t survive the next day, which is why planning out your strategies and using your resources correctly is very important. “Pikmin 3” is much more generous with the resources and timers than previous entries, making it a bit easier in some ways. In other ways, it is more challenging. The biggest change to be seen in this game is the introduction of some new characters, named Alph, Brittany, and Charlie. That means instead of having to play the game with one general, now there are three. It does make the game more complicated, but the new additions to the gameplay make the series feel very different and more exciting. You now have to split your resources up with the other two people in the team and they get to explore different sections of the muchexpanded map. Using the Wii U touchpad, you can control all of your different generals at the same time, adding a different level of complexity to the gameplay. Another fun thing you can do is throw your friends across gaps to reach areas that you couldn’t explore before. The best part about having more generals is that you can accomplish more tasks during each day of

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way you could use the mini maps. You are going to want to play this game with the Wii Remote if you want to have better controls. Overall, “Pikmin 3” holds its own in the classic series, adding some little modiﬁcations. The controls are ﬁnicky, but charming visuals and accessible gameplay make up for any of the technical ﬂaws. Let’s hope the success of “Pikmin 3” starts to turn around the slump Nintendo has had putting out quality game titles so far this year. -Robbie Vanderveken is the digital operations specialist at The Times Leader. E-mail him at [email protected].

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Knoebal’s. (76 University Drive , Hazleton, 570.450.3000, www.hn.psu.edu) Penn State Wilkes-Barre (Rte. 115, Lehman, 570.675.2171, wb.psu.edu) • “Five Great Films, Five Great Genres:” Thursday evenings beginning Sept. 26 through Oct. 24, RC Theaters Wilkes-Barre. Pre-film lecture notes and post-film discussion will accompany each screening. Films include “Airplane!”, “On Golden Pond”, “Raiders of the Lost Ark”, “The Day the Earth Stood Still”, and “High Noon”. Unity of NEPA: A Spiritual Center (140 S. Grant St., Wilkes-Barre. 570.824.7722.) • Great Communicators Can Move Mountains with Corey Hansen: Aug. 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m. • Creative Ministry Service: Aug. 18, 10 a.m. • 1st Annual Tacos for Tulips fundraiser: Aug. 18, 1 p.m. at Harmony Hall (140 S. Grant St., Wilkes-Barre), parking behind church on Bethel St., $5 a plate, all proceeds benefit Unity of NEPA, purchase spring bulbs to beautify our spiritual home. • “The Hip Sip” Unity Coffeehouse with Jeff Raught: Aug. 24, 6 p.m. in Harmony Hall. • Special Guest Speaker, David Beverly: Aug. 25, 10 a.m. Waverly Community House (1115 N. Abington Rd., Waverly, waverlycomm.org) • Music on the Lawn: Aug. 22, 6:30 p.m. • Basketball clinics: Beginning Sept. 17, six weeks every Tuesday from 3:30-5 p.m. Boys and girls ages 6 to 9. Beginning Sept. 19, six weeks every Thursday from 3:30-5 p.m. Boys and girls in grade 4 through 6. $60 per participant or $12 per class. • Baby Signs Parent Workshop: Sept. 19, 7-8:30 p.m. $55 per individual or couple. For more information or to print a registration form, visit www.waverlycomm.org or call the 570.586.8191, extension 2. • Ballroom Dancing lessons: Session 1, Wednesday evenings beginning Sept. 11, 6-7 p.m., advanced, American Tango; 7-8 p.m., beginners, Cha Cha and Rumba; Session 2, Wednesday evenings Oct. 23, 30, Nov. 13, 20, Dec. 4, continuation of Session 1 classes for those who completed it. $45 per person for each five-week session. Advanced registration required. To register call Jill Wetzel at 570.954.1147 or email her at [email protected]. • “World Music Drumming”, program for special needs children: Begins Sept. 11, 3:45-4:30 p.m. for children K through 2nd grade, 4:30-5:15 p.m. for 3rd through 12th grade. $95, each ten-week session. Wilkes University (84 W. South St, Wilkes-Barre, 1.800. WILKES.U, wilkes.edu)

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• Intermediate Watercolor: Sept. 8, 15, 22, 29, 1-4 p.m. $110, member; $120, non-member; $90, senior; $95, senior non-member. • Mixed Media Approach to Creative Painting Design: Sept. 9, 23, 30. $85, member; $95, nonmember; $65, senior; $70, senior non-member. • How to Play Guitar: Sept. 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m. LOCAL HISTORY Sil-Lum Kung-Fu & Tai-Academy Eckley Miners’ Village (509 Pittston Avenue, (3rd floor). (located nine miles east of Hazleton, Private classes are available. For just off Route 940; 570.636.2070; more info contact: Master Mark www.eckleyminers.org) Seidel, 570.341.8089.) • Living History and Civil War • Adult classes: Tuesday & Weekend: Aug. 17-18, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, 7-8 p.m; Saturday & Old Jail Museum Sunday, 10-11 a.m. (128 W. Broadway, Jim • Children’s classes (ages 9 & up): Thorpe. 570.325.5259. www. Saturday, 11 a.m.-noon TheOldJailMuseum.com.) • Yang Style Tai-Chi Chuan Adult TOURS: Through Labor Day, classes: Saturday & Sunday, 11 a.m.daily (closed Wednesday), noon to noon 4:30 p.m. $6, adult; $5, senior over Wilton Course One Cake 65 and high school; $4, children ages Decorating: 6-12; free, children under 5. • Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26, 6-8 p.m., A.C. Moore, Wilkes-Barre. $20, all LEARNING four classes. Dietrich Theater Wudang Swordsmen Academy (Tunkhannock) (269 S Washington Street, WilkesClasses for Adults Barre, 570.630.0088, www. • Jewelry Making: Multi-Strand WudangSwordsmen.com, info@ Bracelet: Aug. 22, 7-9 p.m. Ages 16 WudangSwordsmen.com) and up. $30. • Wudang Taijiquan (traditional • Writers’ Group: Thursdays from tai chi): Mon., Wed., 6:10-7:30 p.m. 7-8:30 p.m. Ages 18 and up. • Wudang Gongfu (internal kung • Introduction to Yoga: Aug. 14, fu): Tue., Thu., 6:10-7:30 p.m. 28, 10 a.m. • Youth Kung Fu (ages 10-13): Freestyle hand drumming Mon., Wed., 5:00-6:00 p.m. held every month on the second • Baguazhang (Eight Trigram and fourth Saturdays at Everything Palm): Sun., 10:50 a.m.-12:50 p.m. Natural health food store, 426 South • Cardio Kung Fu: Mon., Wed., State Street, Clarks Summit. All ages 10:00-11:00 a.m. and newcomers welcome. No experi• Tai Chi for Health: Tue., ence required. Drums and percussion Thu.,10:00-11:00 a.m. provided. Attend anytime between • Daoist Sitting Meditation: Sun., 1:00-4:00PM. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Pocono Arts Council • Morning Seated Qigong (medi(18 N. Seventh St., Stroudsburg. tation & breathwork): Tue., Thu., 570.476.4460. www.poconoarts.org) 9:00-9:50 p.m. • Oil Painting: Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26, • Pushing Hands Circle (open to 6:30-8:30 p.m. $72, member; $80, all tai chi players in the area): Sun., non-member; $60, senior; $65, senior 3:00-4:00 p.m. non-member. • Open Wudang Training Hall: • Acrylic Painting: Sept. 9, 23, 30, Sun., 1:00-3:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $85, member; OUTSIDE $95, non-member; $65, senior; $70, Friends of Salt Springs Park senior non-member. • Cliff Trail Hike: Aug. 17, • Decoupage A Keepsake Box: 11 a.m. Meet at Buckley Road parkSept. 4, 11, 18, 25, 1-3 p.m. $72, ing lot. Fee. member; $80, non-member; $60, • Full Moon Bike ‘n Bonfire: senior; $65, senior non-member. $10 Aug. 21, 6 p.m. Adults only. Free. material fee. All material supplied. • Mushrooms and Mycilia: • Basic Drawing: Sept. 4, 11, 18, Aug. 25, 1 p.m. Free. 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $72, member; • Upper Fall Brook Trail Hike: $80, non-member; $60, senior; $65, Aug. 31. Fee. senior non-member. • Information session for adult and graduate students: Aug. 12, 6-8 p.m. Wyoming Area Kiwanis Club • Movie Nights in the Park: Aug. 30, 7 p.m., Dailey Park (West Wyoming). Crafts and kids activities at 7 p.m., movie begins at 8:15. Popcorn and drinks provided; please bring blankets and chairs.

• Salt Springs Celebration: Aug. 31, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. •Bird Walk for Kids: Aug. 17, 3 p.m. Ages 6 to 12. Meet in parking area before boat rental lot. • Woods Walk: Aug. 17, 6 p.m. Meet at Environmental Education building. • Star Light, Star Bright: Aug. 17, 9 p.m. Meet at Pavilion 3. • Music in the Wood: Aug. 23, campground amphitheater. •Wonderful Weather: Aug. 31, 1 p.m., campground amphitheater. Ages 3 to 5. • Scavenger Hunt: Aug. 31, 3 p.m., campground amphitheater. • UV Bob’s Rock and Mineral Show: Aug. 31, 7 p.m., Environmental Education Building. • Let’s Talk Turtles: Sept. 1, 1 p.m., parking area on Campground Road. • Let’s Make Tracks: Sept. 1, 3 p.m., campground amphitheater. Ages 3 to 5. •Nature Bingo: Sept. 1, 6 p.m., campground amphitheater. Nescopeck State Park (1137 Honey Hole Rd., Drums, 570.403.2006) • Y Walk Wednesday: Nature in Your Neighborhood: Aug. 21, 6 p.m. • Guided Hike: Austin T. Blakeslee Natural Area: Aug. 23, 9 a.m. • Just for Kids: Art in the Park with Jan Lokuta: Aug. 31, 1 p.m. • A Night out with the Stars: Aug. 31, 8 p.m. Ages 6 and up. Limited space. Must register in advance. • Guided Bird Walk: Sept. 7, 8 a.m. Meet at Park Office. • Kayaking: Level Three, Brady’s Lake Paddle: Sept. 7, 10 a.m., meet at Brady’s Lake parking lot. Ages 16 and up, must register in advance. • Guided Hike: Broad Mountain Overlook: Sept. 12, 9 a.m., meet at DCNR parking lot on Lehigh Gorge Drive, across from Weatherly Country Inn. • Guided Hike: Skyline Trail: Sept. 25, 9 a.m., meet at large Gould Trailhead lot. • National Public Lands Day Park Cleanup: Sept. 28, 9 a.m., meet at park office. Registration required. Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Bereavement support group series: Every Thursday beginning Aug. 15, 2-3:30 p.m. and 6-7:30 p.m. Nar-Anon Family Group Meetings Sun. 7 p.m. Clear Brook Bldg. (rear), Forty Fort; Wed., 7 p.m. United Methodist Church, Mountaintop. 570.288.9892.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) This week is astrological no-man’s land. Imagine being led, blindfolded, onto a random amusement park ride by someone you only half-trust. One thing’s for certain: Whether it’s a massive rollercoaster, ready to whip you unpredictably in any direction, an exhaustingly tedious Ferris wheel ride, or the gruesome intensity of being pinned to a wall by centrifugal force while the ﬂoor drops out, you’re stuck on it for the duration. My advice: Remember that some people take rides just like these for fun. Since no one’s going to stop the ride halfway through so you can get off, smile and make the best of it. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Absence may make the heart grow fonder, but this week brokered distanced makes it fondest. Let me explain. Thanks to the constant preoccupation and agitation you’ve been wearing like accessories lately, your actual presence will mostly work against you this week. However, avoiding the spotlight doesn’t mean you need to be forgotten or uninvolved. A sexy letter or dirty voicemail message will go a long way towards whetting the appetites of those you miss the most. Then when you ﬁnally reemerge from your current busy, distracted state, your friends will welcome you with enthusiasm, not the annoyance they’d have suffered if you’d made them endure your ADD. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Time machines are, according to modern physics at least, impossible. But, physics aside, you might as well have a DeLorean that enables you to revisit past mistakes and wipe the slate clean. Usually when you’re granted a second chance, it’s colored by the blunders you made the ﬁrst time around. This week, however, you get another opportunity to do things right without being handicapped by memories of how you did them wrong before. One warning: If you miss this opportunity to correct old mistakes, you’re screwed. You don’t get a second chance at second chances; the universe is kind, but not that kind. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Treat the whore like a princess, and the princess like a whore. This rule of thumb, creatively applied (you won’t be encountering many actual imperial heiresses or prostitutes), could be used to address virtually every circumstance you’re likely to encounter this week. You’re infamous for your ability to pierce and act upon what you ﬁnd in the heart’s hidden places. It takes balls to spit on royalty or see the veiled beauty in a bag lady. But that’s one thing every Scorpio (male or female) has got in spades: balls. Use them. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) TV lawyers lead amazing lives. They’re paid to be sexy, compelling, persuasive, and achieve their agendas with a minimum of paperwork or bureaucracy. Unfortunately, real life doesn’t usually conﬁne itself to what serves a dramatic narrative. Actual lawyers spend the bulk of their time ﬁling forms and doing research, with only the occasional excitement of arguing a case in court. Charm and eloquence alone won’t cut it this week, if you hope to get what you want. You’re not auditioning for the role of mover-and-shaker. You’re actually moving and shaking, and that involves, ironically, sitting down and doing all the nitty-gritty work. Don’t worry—even though the process may at times be tedious, the results won’t be. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Being buried alive was a popular (and occasionally justiﬁed) public paranoia during the 18th and 19th centuries. Some people considered the possibility so likely that they equipped their graves with bells they could ring from inside their cofﬁns, to signal for rescue. While you won’t have to literally claw your way out of a casket this week, you may have to metaphorically, unless you take proper prophylactic steps. Your craving for freedom occasionally compels you to risk valuable pieces of your life, like treasured relationships, by disappearing or playing possum; inciting people to slap on an epitaph and leave you buried with all their past mistakes. Don’t let yourself be covered over and left for dead. Get a big, loud bell to ring. If things are alive and kicking, despite appearances, make sure everyone knows it.

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CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
JOHN STAMOS (pictured) Aug. 19, 1963 Mila Kunis Aug. 14, 1983 Ben Affleck Aug. 15, 1972

perfect ramming tools to ones more apt to gore and pierce. As you’ll soon learn, an exponential increase in strength and effectiveness is best met with restraint and caution, not bloodlust. Embrace the irony, instead of resenting it: the more power you have, the less you get (or need) to use it.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) James Cameron Aug. 16, 1954 As much as you’d like the inscription to Guiliana Rancic Aug. 17, 1975 read, “This is for [you], without whose support and encouragement, I’d never have Kaitlin Olson Aug. 18, 1975 made it,” you can’t tell someone to write James Marsters Aug. 20, 1962 that when you provide them with backing and cheer. Please do support and encourage your personal heroes, but don’t obligate and compel them at the same time. AQUARIUS Unless it’s explicitly spelled out, favors (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) don’t come with automatic indebtedness. Unless you want “I was just trying to The stars require me to add the obvious, help…” to be your mantra this week, don’t and risk your offense and wrath: Don’t just help anybody—at least not until you’re hand over your time and energy without speciﬁcally asked. You’re (in)famous for mentioning the strings. Sever them comyour altruistic self-initiative, but you’re pletely, or keep your “help” to yourself. more likely to get in someone’s way than actually render aid this week. Don’t trip GEMINI the old lady you’re trying to help across (May 21-June 20) the street. Take a well-deserved break While other people, thrust into your instead. Never fear, you’re still on the state of duality, would be confounded, route to sainthood, if not martyrdom. You you’re actually pretty good at handling it. can go back to your habitual, well-intenUsually you solve the problem of chronicaltioned assistance next week, when it’s ly split motivations with incredible multinot as likely to backﬁre and cause more tasking skills—and everyone is impressed trouble than it’s worth. with how you capably manage an inhuman workload while downloading an ungodly PISCES amount of porn. But for the next couple of (Feb. 19-March 20) weeks at least, you’ll be able to forget 9/10 Let the future be a complete surprise. of your distractions and just concentrate This may seem like obvious advice, until on one great thing. Don’t perpetuate your you consider your incredible foresight, slapdash, semi-crazed inclinations out of and how much you’ve come to rely on and force of habit. You’ve got some serious trust it. Your ability to accurately forecast focus right now; use it. future events and probabilities has made you overconﬁdent, and you consequently CANCER sacriﬁce being really present at times. (June 21-July 22) Shake off the conviction that you know Emotional expressions come in many how events will play out. Things could forms, and you have to learn to interpret really go either way. Unless you want and accept them as such. You’re gifted to live in chagrined hindsight all week, with an eloquence of self-expression to forego trying to look ahead, and just pay match your tidal emotions, but most attention to what’s happening now. people lack that skill, and are forced to couch their feelings in actions that ARIES require some interpretation, or even (March 21-April 19) deciphering. That’s where your practically Rams have massive, sturdy, curled psychic intuition comes in. Use it to take horns, ideal for knocking heads with up the slack that spans the gap between predators and competitors. But that what they want to say and what you want generally non-lethal formidability has to hear. Instead of demanding that an led to some reckless behavior on your expression of love or anger or sadness part. When you don’t like something, comes in a familiar package, accept and you’re usually quick to lower your head understand it in whatever form it’s delivand shove it off the mountain, without ered, be it dirty joke, burnt breakfast, or much regard for the consequences. This expensive present. week, however, a little more subtlety and foresight is required, as the universe -To contact Caeriel, send mail to sign. temporarily straightens those metaphori- [email protected]. cal weapons, transforming them from W

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