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Viggo Mortensen and Michael Fassbender star as Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung in ‘A Dangerous Method,’ scheduled for April 14, 17, 22 and 26. By MARY THERESE BIEBEL mbiebel@timesleader.com
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9:15 p.m. April 21 and this Spanish contingent of 1:45 p.m. April 25. maids moves in. It becomes • A DANGEROUS this wonderful story about METHOD: Michael how the classes lose the Fassbender is Carl differences between them, Jung, Viggo Morwhich is a very big deal in tensen is Sigmund Freud, and Keira Europe.” Nightly is the patient Other offerings, to be who comes between shown throughout the fesMia Wasikowska and them. 99 minutes, in tival, range from “Iron LaEnglish. At 9:15 p.m. Glenn Close star in dy,” which Jenkins deSaturday, 7:30 p.m. ‘Albert Nobbs,’ showscribes as “a chance to see Tuesday, noon April ing April 14, 21 and 26. 22 and 4:30 p.m. Meryl Streep in all her April 26. glory” as she portrays the • THE IRON LADY: Meryl Streep turns proper and powerful former British in her Oscar-winning performance as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher. 105 minutes, in to “Crazy Horse,” a documentary English. At 7 p.m. Saturday, 4:30 p.m. about a French night club where Wednesday, 2 p.m. April 21, 7:15 p.m. dancers do not wear much clothing. April 22 and 7 p.m. April 26. • JANE’S JOURNEY: Pioneering “It’s not the sort of nudity we’re researcher Jane Goodall travels used to in the United States,” Jenaround the world and revisits Tankins said. “It’s more about the art of zania and the chimpanzees that the dance than about the made her an internationally recogfact that they’re barely nized scientist. 107 minutes, in Enclothed.” glish. At 2:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:15
esearcher Jane Goodall revisits chimps in Tanzania, a fascinating patient comes between Drs. Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung in Austria and an Algerian expatriate teaches traumatized 12-year-olds in Canada. Meanwhile, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe falls in love after failing his law exams in 18th-century Germany, Albert Nobbs disguises herself as a man to earn a living in 19th-century Ireland, and Toru Watanabe is torn between two lovers in 20th-century Tokyo. “We have such a diversity,” executive director Jennifer Jenkins said, hinting the Spring Film Festival at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock can be a virtual trip through history and around the world. Jenkins is especially eager to see “The Kid with a Bike” and “The Women on the 6th Floor” ••• during this evening’s THE SCHEDULE INCLUDES: opening-night gala. • ALBERT NOBBS: Glenn (Both will be shown at Close portrays a woman various other times durdisguised as a man to ing the 14-day festival.) work and survive in 19th“The Kid with a Bike” century Ireland. 113 minTilda Swinton and utes, in English. At noon is a French film that tells Rock Duer star in Saturday, 4:15 p.m. April 21 of a boy’s search for the ‘We Need to Talk and noon April 26. father who abandoned About Kevin,’ • CHICO & RITA: A sixhim. “A woman who has decade love affair between showing April 15, 19 no relation to him in any and 26. two musicians is told way tries to help him, through animation. 94 minutes, in Spanish with and they bond, even subtitles. At noon Sunday and 5:30 p.m. though he’s not very nice to her at Thursday first,” Jenkins said. “She has a pret• CRAZY HORSE: Rehearsals, performty good idea this (search for his ances and backstage preparations at a father) isn’t going to work out very celebrated Parisian nightclub. 134 well.” minutes, in French with subtitles. At 4:30 “The Women on the 6th Floor” is p.m. Tuesmore lighthearted, Jenkins said. day, “That sounds like such a hoot. This upper-class gentleman is in Paris when all of the French maids depart and
p.m. April 22 • THE KID WITH A BIKE: Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, this movie delves into the emotional life of a boy searching for his father. 87 minutes, in French with subtitles. At 7 tonight, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Monday, 7 p.m. April 21 and noon April 25. • MONSIEUR LAZHAR: An Algerian immigrant becomes a substitute teacher in Canada after a classroom tragedy. Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nominee. 94 minutes, in French with subtitles. At 2:40 p.m. Wednesday and 7:30 p.m. April 24. • NORWEGIAN WOOD: A university fresh-
man in 1960s Tokyo develops relationships with two very different women. 133 minutes, in Japanese with subtitles. At noon Wednesday and 5 p.m. April 23 • PINA: This tribute to the legendary choreographer Pina Bausch is “a feast for the senses” and includes performances by her original company members. 103 minutes, in multiple languages with subtitles. At 5 p.m. Sunday, 9:30 p.m. April 20 and 4:30 p.m. April 25. • A SEPARATION: A woman wants to leave contemporary Iran with her husband and their daughter. When her husband refuses to leave behind his elderly father, she files for divorce. Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film. 123 minutes, in Farsi with subtitles. At 7 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. April 20, 4:30 p.m. April 22 and 5 p.m. April 24. • WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN: Psychological thriller explores the relationship between a mother and her increasingly malevolent son. 112 minutes, in English. At 2:30 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 2:15 p.m. April 26. • THE WOMEN ON THE 6th FLOOR: Jean-Louis is absorbed in his bourgeois life in 1960s Paris until he is introduced to some sassy Spanish maids. 85 minutes, in French and Spanish with subtitles. At 10 tonight, 7 p.m. Wednesday, noon April 21 and 7 p.m. April 25. • YOUNG GOETHE IN LOVE: In 1772 Germany, the dashing Johann Wolfgang von Goethe fails his law exams and falls madly in love with the free-spirited Lotte. 102 minutes, in German with subtitles. At 5:30 p.m. Monday, 4:30 p.m. April 20 and 7:40 p.m. April 23.
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SCHOLARLY PAGEANTRY Aspiring thespians will vie for paid-for spot in prestigious summer program at Seminary
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sk Wyoming Seminary grad Jessie Hooker what’s next, now that her “Legally Blonde” tour is over, and the homegrown actress responds in an exuberant email: “Working! Praise God! Been living in the city since September and recently signed with an agency, Professional Artists. “I’ve been auditioning a bunch and I leave (Monday) to Kelly Jesikiewicz start a job in Rochester, N.Y., at the Geva Theatre. I’ll be playing Jenny in ‘Company.’ I’m really excited. I’ll be getting an equity card with this production.”
Before she leaves for Rochester, Hooker, 23, will perform as a guest artist during Seminary’s annual Musical Theater Scholarship Gala Benefit, set for 7 p.m. Sunday at the Lower School in Forty Fort. The event is an opportunity for six aspiring thespians to show what they can do on stage, in an effort to win scholarships to the school’s Performing Arts Institute, an intensive summer program set for June 24 to Aug. 5. In the running are Kelly Jesikiewicz, 15, of Mountain Top, Emily Mackesy, 15, of Shavertown, Aaron Noriega, 14, of North Haledon, N.J., Ariana Notartomaso, 13, of West Wyoming, Noah Sunday-Lefkowitz, 16, of Shavertown, and D’Quan Tyson, 18, of East Stroudsburg. They are competing for one full scholarship for PAI, a second-place, $1,000 scholarship and a thirdplace, $500 scholarship. And, they’re hoping to follow in Hooker’s footsteps. “It’s almost indescribable,” Noriega said about performing. “It’s like you have so much energy because you see the audience in front of you and you get a rush, and it’s amazing. “There’s nothing I love more than being on stage,” Jesikiewicz said in a telephone interview. “I don’t see anybody. I only feel myself.” “My life is pretty much based on theater,” Notartomaso said. “Winning the scholarship would kind of prove to myself and others that I can do it.”
“It would be an awesome experience to go back,” said Tyson, who, in common with all the other contenders except Jesikiewicz, has attended PAI before. Hooker, a 2006 Sem alum, also attended PAI, and director Nancy Sanderson remembers her as a standout. “She has a huge presence on stage,” Sanderson said. Hooker credits PAI with helping her “learn about professionalism” as well as have fun. “One of my favorite memories from PAI was performing in the musical ‘Cabaret,’ ” she wrote. “We just settled into the Kirby Center and got to go on the stage and walk the set for safety issues. It was amazing, walking on that stage for the first time. I had grown up watching tons of professional productions and tours go through the Kirby Center so it was a neat feeling being on the other side of things, looking out into the beautiful seats. Such a surreal, cool feeling.” “I also loved the free time at the bell tower with all my friends,” she continued. “You form such beautiful relationships there that honestly last forever.” PAI veterans Sunday-Lefkowitz and Mackesy, both vying for the scholarship, agree the camaraderie at PAI is palpable. “It feels like a second home,” said Sunday-Lefkowitz, explaining the program helps you learn to be un-self-conscious, whether you’re making your voice crack or dressing like a winged Cupid or doing anything else that might
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Noah Sunday-Lefkowitz and Emily Mackesy will try out for the PAI scholarship at Wyoming Seminary. They are seated at the bell tower where many PAI students hang out during free time.
IF YOU GO What: Musical Theater Scholarship Gala Benefit Where: Wyoming Seminary Lower School, 1560 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort When: 7 p.m. Sunday Admission: $15 for adults, $10 for students, $25 for adults who wish to attend pre-performance reception in addition to the show Reservations: 270-2186
seem silly. “You learn that everyone is important in a performance,” Mackesy said. “The stars can be great, but if the ensemble isn’t great, too, the show won’t be.” The three judges who will determine the scholarship winners are Jon White-Spunner, managing director of the Bloomsburg Theater Ensemble; Rex Henriques, PAI dance faculty mem-
ber and Broadway musical choreographer at the University of the Arts; and Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski, D-Wilkes-Barre, a retired music teacher. Joining Hooker in performance will be PAI alumni Evan Frace, Sarah Galante, Meghan Hourigan, Jillian Puhalla and Kyle Segarra, most of whom performed in leading roles in previous PAI productions.
Wyoming Seminary grad Jessie Hooker, now a professional actress, will return to her hometown turf on Sunday to take the stage as part of the Performing Arts Institute scholarship show.
Come to one heckuva dinner party at King’s College By MARY THERESE BIEBEL mbiebel@timesleader.com
Thanks to a very recent car accident, Claire and Lenny arrive at their friends’ 10th-anniversary celebration with a swelling lip that makes her “look like a trumpet player” and a case of whiplash that prompts him to decline a drink. “I don’t think I could swallow past my shoulders,” he says. Despite their injuries, the socialite couple soon feel well enough to eat. The problem is there’s no food. Oh, there is a lot of duck, ham and smoked turkey defrosting in the kitchen. There’s even some dry pasta in a pot. But nothing is ready. What kind of party is this? In Neil Simon’s farcical “Rumors,” presented by the King’s College theatre department this weekend and next, Mai Li the cook is nowhere to be found. Also missing is Myra, the intended hostess of the evening. And Myra’s husband, Charlie, is upstairs recuperating from a gunshot wound to the head. Well, actually, the bullet went through his ear lobe, so he should survive. But Charlie is the deputy may-
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Fiddler on the Roof, the Broadway musical presented by students of Valley View High School, 1 Columbus Drive, Archbald. 7:30 tonight and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $10, $8 students. 876-4110. Amadeus, the Broadway play about a fictionalized rivalry between 18thcentury composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri. Dorothy Dickson Darte Center, West South Street at South River Street, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre. 8 tonight and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $15, $5 students and seniors. 4084540. All Shook Up, a rock-’n’-roll story based on Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” with a musical score of Elvis Presley songs. Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. Through April 29: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Dinner served 90 minutes before curtain. 283-2195.
IF YOU GO What: ‘Rumors’ When: 7:30 tonight and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. April 20 and 7:30 p.m. April 21. Where: King’s College Theater, rear 133 N. River St., WilkesBarre Tickets: $10, $5 Reservations: 208-5825 ••• What: ‘The Last Voyage of the S.S. Gigantic’ When: 6:30 tonight and Saturday. Doors open at 6. Rehearsing for the King’s College production of Neil Simon’s come- Dinner: Will be served during the performance dy ‘Rumors’ are Rachael Pompeii, Nick Klem, Drake Nester and Where: Black Creek Methodist Brandi George. Church, 158 Golf Course Road, Sugarloaf Township A send-up of James Cameron’s Tickets: $20 phone. “I love farce,” Corbett said, movie about the Titanic, which Reservations: 384-4407
adding she’s a fan of Simon’s clever lines. “With Neil Simon, it’s all dialogue,” she said. ••• For another dose of zaniness this weekend, you can look to the Black Creek Methodist Church in Sugarloaf Township, where the Nuremberg Community Players are presenting “The Last Voyage of the S.S. Gigantic.”
sank 100 years ago this weekend, the dinner-theater offering allows audience members to meet wealthy passenger Daisy Fairweather, her fiancé Montrose Richer, who turns out to be a cad, and her true love, Zach Doright. When people realize the ship is sinking, director Kathy Rhoads said, “they’re all upset except for Vanessa Vanity. She’s clueless. They way they describe her is, ‘As far as her depth, she’s like a wad-
University of Scranton. 8 tonight and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. 941-7462.
Valley View High School will present ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ this weekend. The cast includes: Amanda Walter, Chandler Karoscik, Beth Gillow, Jessica Lochie, Matt Prusinski, Martina Barna and Sarah Kandel.
Live from the Met, a high-def transmission of the season’s final offering of Verdi’s “La Traviata,” with Natalie Dessay as Violetta. Movies 14, 24 E. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre. 12:55 p.m. on Saturday. 825-4444. Ensemble Evening, student dance performances. Walsh Hall, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Free. 674-6719.
FUTURE Rent, the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical about a group of struggling artists on New York’s Lower East Side. Performed by Phoenix Theatrics (ages 14 to 19) at the Phoenix Performing Arts Centre, 409 Main St., Duryea. April
Ryan Engle and Cate McDonald star in ‘All Shook Up’ at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse in Swoyersville from tonight through April 29. 20 to May 6: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. $12. Proceeds benefit in part the Red Cross HIV/AIDS Awareness and Prevention. Reservations: 457-3589.
Ave., Scranton. 8 p.m. April 21. $30, $25, $22, $20, $17. 347-2867.
The Phantom of the Opera, performed by the senior company of the Ballet Theatre of Scranton. Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington
Theater Bus Trip to the “Fall Doo Wop Cavalcade” at the American Music Theater in Lancaster with a Smorgasbord Dinner at Shady
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ing pool.’ ” Audience members might find themselves interacting the most with Silligan, the first mate, who, after years on a desert island, has an unusual response to hearing the word “whistle,” or the sound of a whistle. Silligan also will be the person who passes out life vests — just one to a table, folks.
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Maple. Sponsored by the United Methodist Church of Pittston on Oct. 13. $94. Reservations (by May 31): 603-1915. Auditions for “A Walk Through the Past,” an Azzarelli Family Productions play. Scranton Iron Furnaces, 159 Cedar Ave., Scranton. 1 to 3 p.m. Sundays through April 21. 346-6179.
New Traffic Pattern Sprague Avenue and West Hoyt Street The Municipality of Kingston is conducting a public hearing on Monday, April 16, 2012 at 7pm in Council Chambers to discuss closing Sprague Avenue between West Hoyt Street and West Market Street and eliminating one-way traffic on West Hoyt Street between Wyoming Avenue and North Maple Avenue. Traffic pattern changes are also being considered for Chestnut Avenue, Maple Avenue, Pringle Street, and Sprague Avenue.
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Spring Awakening, the Tony Awardwinning Broadway musical depicting a portrait of adolescence with its questions of sexuality, independence and fear of not measuring up. Presented by the Liva Arts Company at Jefferson Auditorium, Leahy Hall,
or of New York. Would his career survive a scandal? His friends think not, so they concoct one wild scenario after another to “protect” Charlie and Myra from the police and the press. “ ‘Oh, what a tangled web we weave’ goes right back to my Shakespeare roots,” director Sheileen Corbett said with a laugh during a recent rehearsal break. As the dinner guests continue to arrive, the characters pile on the deceptions. Was that a gunshot? No, a manhole cover blew up. Or else it was a can of shaving cream that exploded. Where is everyone? Well, several people are in a bedroom watching a movie about Hitler on TV. Yeah, that’s right. And, by the way, officer, the music was playing so loudly, no one could hear anything. Complicating the evening are the injuries — Ernie’s fingers are burned and Cookie’s arm is bleeding as they hurry to fix dinner, even though they are invited guests. And a loud noise really does damage Ken’s ability to hear. People trip and collide and fall, and sometimes, no one wants to answer that ringing tele-
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History as entertainment in the Back Mountain By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com
Abraham Lincoln’s personal secretary, John Hay, stands with White House guest John Morton, a man brought in to provide entertainment during an incredibly tense time in American history: the Civil War era. The conversation is lively as the two discuss the state of the nation, though it’s not the 1860s. It’s present-day in the Back Mountain, more than a hundred miles from Gettysburg. But if all goes as planned, it won’t feel that way. The Lindhill Institute, with bases in Shavertown and Philadelphia, will bring history to life yet again tomorrow at the Back Mountain Memorial Library with a historical portrayal of Hay. “It’s historical in the sense of dealing with the Civil War background, but it’s also entertaining,” Fred Walters, director of the Lindhill Institute, explained. “There’s not only music, but the personalities involved are very
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Irem Shrine Circus. 109th Field Artillery Armory, 280 Market St., Wilkes-Barre. 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. today; 1:30 and 7 p.m. Saturday. $18, $14, $11, $10, $6. 714-0783. Big Band Society Dinner Dance, with music by the 18-member Lebanon Swing Band. Genetti’s Hotel and Convention Center, 77 E. Market St., Wilkes-Barre. Tonight with doors at 5:45 and dinner at 6:30. $31. Reservations: 586-5359 or 654-6454. Intergenerational Card Tournament, a single-elimination Rummy 500 Tournament beginning 10 a.m. Saturday at the Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Prizes awarded. Free. Signup: 821-1959. Meet the Film Buyer, a talk by Jeffrey Jacobs about the movie business and how he chose the films for the ongoing Spring Film Festival. Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Free. 996-1500.
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Knit and Crochet Group. All ages. Osterhout Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Saturday. 823-0156. Step into Spring Fashion Show, with fashions from Buka, Dress Barn, Humphrey’s, Shooze, Snooty Fox, Tallulah and Yuki’s. With light fare and a basket raffle. Irem Temple Country Club, 397 Country Club Road, Dallas. 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday. $20. 675-
IF YOU GO What: Historical portrayal of John Hay, President Lincoln’s personal secretary Who: By Hugh Taylor of the Lindhill Institute with songs of the era by John McDermott Where: Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas When: 3 p.m. tomorrow
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John McDermott, left, and Hugh Taylor of the Lindhill Institute will portray White House guest and vocalist John Morton and Abraham Lincoln’s personal secretary, John Hay, respectively, in a preview presentation for the Philadelphia-based event ‘Lincoln and Hay.’
entertaining.” The library event will serve as a preview to a bigger production,
“Lincoln and Hay,” set for Sept. 17 at Philadelphia’s Union League Club.
“During the entire production Lincoln and Hay will be in a colorful, energetic discussion of what’s happening during the Civil War, and every so often during conversation we’ll have what we call visitors, or guests to the White House,” Walters said. The preview presentation at the library will involve Hay and one such visitor. Hugh Taylor, an adult law student at Widener University in Chester and one of the Lindhill Institute’s lead portrayers, will personify Hay during the presentation and larger production.
“Hugh Taylor is brilliant,” Walters said. “When you see and hear him you’ll understand how knowledgeable he is, how steeped in the history he is.” John McDermott, who has provided vocals and music for Lindhill presentations on many other occasions, will act as a visitor to the White House, someone Hay encountered on his travels. McDermott will play musical pieces from the era. “John McDermott has New York stage experience and is incredibly talented,” Walters said. “He captures the essence of the era of each piece he performs.” The event is the last in a series of Civil War-themed presentations and displays at the Back Mountain Memorial Library as part of National Library Week. A traveling display on the Civil War, funded by the American Legion and Women’s Auxiliary, will be on exhibit at the library. A trivia portion at the end of the exhibit offers a chance to win a Civil War book.
1723. Titanic Anniversary Movie: “A Night to Remember” (1958) with light refreshments. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 2 p.m. Saturday. Free. 823-0156. Spring into Action, a fundraiser for pancreatic-cancer victim Earl Gilsky with food, entertainment, raffles and vendors. VFW, 757 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday. 371-7294. Auction Night, a fundraiser for the Susquehanna County Historical Society and Free Library Association. With a dinner of traditional comfort foods. VFW, Route 706, Montrose. Saturday with dinner at 5 p.m. and auction at 6 p.m. $10. 278-1881. 50/50 Bingo, to benefit the Noxen-Monroe Sportsmen’s Club. Old Noxen School and Community Center, School Street, Noxen. 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday. 298-2052. Night at the Races, sponsored by Our Lady of Hope Parish. Marymount Parish Center, 154 S. Hancock St., Wilkes-Barre. Saturday with doors at 6:30 p.m. and post time at 7 p.m. $7, $10 with a horse. 824-7832. Night at the Races, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Hazleton. J.J. Ferrara Performing Arts Center, 212 W. Broad St., Hazleton. 6 p.m. Saturday. $5 advance, $7 at the door, $10 with a horse. Over 21. 578-1003 or 454-5000. Grand Civil War Ball, the 8th annual re-creation of a mid-19th-
Sociologist Ashley Mears will explore pricing in the world of fashion modeling in a free lecture Monday at King’s College’s McGowan School of Business in Wilkes-Barre. century formal ball with live music by vintage band Spare Parts. Commemorating the 100th birthdays of the Catlin House and the Titanic Disaster. The Century Club, 612 Jefferson Ave., Scranton. 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday. $35, $60 per couple. All dances taught or join the afternoon Vintage Dance Workshop from 12:30 to 3 p.m. ($10) Period dress admired but not required. 344-3841 or scrantoncivilwarday.com. An Evening of Fun, Food and Dance, with karaoke DJ Tracey Dee Cee. American Legion, 4907 Memorial Highway, Harveys Lake. 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday. No cover. 639-5016. Movies at Misericordia: “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” (PG-13). Walsh Hall, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. 7 p.m. Saturday; 3 and 8 p.m. Sunday. $3. 674-6411.
BEST BET For the 40-plus crowd, Hanson’s Amusement Park at Harveys Lake no doubt brings back fond memories of summer days riding the Speed Hound, playing in the Penny Arcade, flirting at the dance hall or riding that cool miniature train. Reminisce with historian and author Charles Petrillo on Wednesday evening as he talks about the popular local attraction from its start in 1891 to its demise in 1984. The talk will take place at 7 p.m. at Misericordia University’s Walsh Hall in Dallas. But come early and tour the Back Mountain Chamber Business & Community Expo and survey the wares and services of area entrepreneurs from 4 to 7 p.m. 674-8036. Designer Bingo, with prizes by Dooney & Bourke, Coach, Longaberger, 31, Initials, Studio M Jewelry, Lenox and more. Sponsored by the Jonathan Grula Memorial Foundation at St. Andrew’s Church, 316 Parrish St., Wilkes-Barre. Sunday with doors at noon and games at 1 p.m. $20. 829-0971.
event with free food, children’s games, face painting, music by the Nebo Praise Team and more. Nebo Baptist Church, 75 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke. 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Followed by a concert with “Friends for Christ” at 7 p.m. 735-3932.
Titanic Luncheon, a first-class lunch based on an actual Titanic menu. With ragtime music by vintage dance band Spare Parts. Catlin House, 232 Monroe Ave., Scranton. 1 p.m. Sunday. $35. Reservations: 344-3841.
Catching for Kids! An Ultimate Frisbee Tournament organized by Junior Leadership WilkesBarre to benefit the Wyoming Valley Children’s Association. Open to high-school students of all levels of experience in teams of 10 players. Kirby Park, Wilkes-
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Barre. Sunday with registration at 1 p.m. and competition at 2 p.m. $5 per team member and $5 for T-shirts. 357-7672. Travel Show, a presentation of travel offerings with Stucker Tours along with music, door prizes, refreshments, 50/50 drawing and more. Jenkins Volunteer Hose Company, 2 Second St., Port Griffith. 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Free. 655-8458. Nik Allen Benefit Show, with open buffet, guest bartenders, cash bar, raffles and music by Clarence Spady, the Killer B’s, Stingray’s Blues Band, the Dawgs of the Neighborhood, the Phyllis Hopkins Band and more. Bart & Urby’s, 119 S. Main St., WilkesBarre. 3 p.m. Sunday. $10. Remembering the Titanic, a Titanic Tea Tasting Event hosted by Alice Baran along with a talk on the building of the Titanic by historian William Bachman and a Creative Hat Contest. Bring your favorite teacup and tell the story behind it. Hoyt Library, 284 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. 2 p.m. Monday. $5. 287-2013. Investigative Journalism, a panel discussion with area journalists. Room 219, Insalaco Hall, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. 7 p.m. Monday. 674-6719. Teri Granahan, a presentation by the local comedian on negative messages women receive from the media and how to counteract them. In conjunction with Wilkes University’s “Women’s and Gender Studies Conference.” Miller Conference Room, Henry Student Center, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre. 4 p.m. Tuesday. Free. 408-4567. To Drill or Not to Drill, a talk on
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Craft Session. Stop by for a makeand-take umbrella session. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Wii Gaming Day. Try your skill at bowling, Pac-man and other games along with cupcake decorating. Ages 8 and older. Laflin Public Library, 47 Laflin Road. 4:30 tonight. 654-3323. My Doll and Me Tea, for girls and boys and their parents. Bring stuffed animals or dolls. Wyoming Free Library, 358 Wyoming Ave. 6 to 8 tonight. $5. 693-1364.
Back Mountain Chamber Business & Community Expo, with area businesses and entrepreneurs showcasing wares and services. Door prizes and refreshments. Insalaco Hall, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. 674-6400. Stories of the Wilkes-Barre Passengers on the Titanic, the 154th annual dinner meeting of the Luzerne County Historical Society with speaker William V. Lewis Jr. of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, newscaster David DeCosmo and descendants of local Titanic passengers Mae Thomas and Dolores Borek Elias. Westmoreland Club, 59 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Thursday with reception at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. $75, $65 members. Reservations (by April 13): 823-6244. Zumba and Yoga Night, a fundraiser for the Senior Lock-In. Crestwood High School, 281 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top. Thursday with zumba class at 7 p.m. and yoga at 8:15 p.m. $10, $15 for both classes. 474-5673.
FUTURE Earth Day Fair Trade, a vendors fair. An Earth Day event organized by the United Students for Fair Trade Club. Dionne Campus Green, University of Scranton. 1 to 5 p.m. April 20. Free. 941Toddler Story Time, for ages 2 to 3.5. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 10 a.m. Saturdays through April 21; 11 a.m. Wednesday. 823-0156. Welcome to the Titanic, crafts, games and books to mark the Titanic anniversary. West Pittston Library, 200 Exeter Ave. 1 p.m. Saturday. Free. 654-9847. Bag-a-Badge for Girl Scouts, with programs on “Letterbox” for Brownies and “Detective” for Juniors. Everhart Museum, 1901 Mulberry St., Scranton. 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. $12 with snacks. 346-7186. Blazin’ British Invasion, stories, snacks and Beatles music for 4 and up. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday. 823-0156. Junior Bird Club, a hands-on outdoor club for 9 and up. Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. 6:30 p.m. Saturday. $5/first-timers. 403-2006.
Family History Seminar, on “Searching for Our Ancestors: Navigating Federal, State and Local Records.” With sessions on the newly released 1940 census, the Pennsylvania State Archives, military records and Luzerne County resources. Luzerne County Community College, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke. 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 21. $45. 610298-8417 or nepgs.org. Money Smart Week @ Your Library, a financial-literacy information fair. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 21. 821-1959. Night at the Races, sponsored by the Avoca Ancient Order of Hibernians. West Side Social Club, 711 McAlpine St., West Avoca. April 21 with doors at 6 p.m. and post time at 7 p.m. $10 per horse. 655-5357 or 6547974. Family Service Gala and Auction, the 10th annual fundraiser with silent and live auctions, music by Group DuJour and the annual Bartikowsky Diamond Hunt. Westmoreland Club, 59 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 6 to 11 p.m. April 21. $110 includes hors d’oeuvres, dinner and valet parking. 823-5144. Vera Bradley Bingo, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life team Heaven’s Angels. Wright Township Fire Hall, 477 S. Main Road, Mountain Top. April 22 with doors at noon and games at 1 p.m. $25 at the door.
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An Afternoon of Fun Books and Good Food, storytime and children’s cooking class with author Angela DeMuro. For ages 5 to 10. Brown Barn Café, 100 Overbrook Ave., Shavertown. 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. $15. Reservations: 674-9787. Learning About Special Needs, stories, songs and a craft with members of Step by Step. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 10 a.m. Monday. 823-0156. Early Explorers, museum-based learning in literature, arts and natural sciences for ages 3 to 5. Everhart Museum, 1901 Mulberry St., Scranton. Mondays through Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. Free. 346-7186. Earth Day Craft, recycling an old T-shirt into a necklace. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St. 6 p.m. Monday. Free but bring a T-shirt. 654-9565. See KIDS, Page 8
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Furry Tales. Practice your reading skills with a trained therapy dog. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St. 10 a.m. Saturday. 6549565.
Taking the Heat, an “Education for Justice” film about a retired NYC Fire Department captain. Followed by a discussion. Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall, University of Scranton. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Free. 941-4051.
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sandwich is a sandwich is a sandwich. Unless it isn’t. We recently rediscovered a little gem of a lunchtime — or breakfast, if you wish — hopping, happening hotspot in Kingston. At Debbie Leary’s The Atrium, operating out of the Koral building on Market Street, the bread and butter, so to speak, is a cut above. This is mainly a sandwich shop, but listen to why it’s better. For starters, the bread is no ordinary bread. Hand-sliced and coming in five styles, it’s the first thing that will set your $6 or $7 sandwich apart. The next thing might be the cheese. Cooper and provolone are house staples and work well on everything from baked or smoked turkey breast, baked ham, roast beef or imported salami to tuna or a chicken breast. The salami sounded the most intriguing, coming as it does with pepperoncini and an herb vinaigrette, but I simply could not look past one of three paninis on ciabatta bread. The grilled chicken, pesto, Cooper and provolone variety ($7.50) might sound ordinary, but I promise you, nope. First of all, the size is more than generous, with two quite large
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halves, each holding the whitest, most tender (and thinly pounded) chicken ever to tuck itself into two slabs of grain. The combination of the cheeses suited the poultry just fine, and the tangy pesto made me a fan for life. I can honestly see myself ordering this particular sandwich on each and every visit, but that would be to deny myself a pass at some other interesting offerings, such as the large, all-white-meat tuna salad ($6.50) my guest quite
no’s, and RangTang-Tini was born. “It relies very heavily on Three Olives Rangtang vodka,” HeinBy SARA POKORNY bach-Robinson said. “It’s mostly spokorny@timesleader.com that, some Triple Sec and a The plentiful packets of powdsplash of water to make sure the er on the market today, when martini isn’t completely strong mixed with water, make for tasty with alcohol.” and refreshing drinks. One of the What makes the martini so out first and most recognizable was of this world, though, is the rim. Tang, the orange stuff that now Heinbach-Robinson laughs when plays a key role in the RangTang- it’s pointed out that the rim itself Tini. could possibly be more addicting Rodano’s bartender Jessica than the martini. Heinbach-Robinson first came “It’s a simple mixture of sugar across a Tang-centric creation and powdered Tang. That rim is while in Atlantic City. The Contilike candy. Anybody can take a nental served a drink with the drink, shake it up and pour it in a stuff in it, though it glass, but to get that was named “The kind of rim that’s so Astronaut.” yummy you just The name is want to lick the appropriate glass is what enough, as Tang makes it so is often associated good.” with the United ••• States manned spaceRANG TANG-TINI flight program. The fruity Served by: Rodano’s, 53 Public drink was used during eatSquare, Wilkes-Barre ing experiments on John Price: $7 Glenn’s Mercury flight as Recipe: well as several Gemini • 2 1/2 shots of Three missions. Olives Rangtang Heinbach-Robinson • 1/2 shot Triple Sec passed the idea on • Splash of water to Carol Jones, SARA POKORNY/THE Shake all contents in whom HeinbachTIMES LEADER martini shaker with ice. Rim Robinson said is martini glass with lime juice responsible for many of the and dip in mixture of sugar and novel drink creations at Rodapowder Tang.
enjoyed but did not finish. At least eight other big salads are sure to tempt, and toppers include everything from apples and craisins to walnuts and eggs. Chicken can be added to any for an extra $3, bringing the cost of a dinner-size lunch to roughly $10. I happen to be partial, however, to a pasta salad that seems to be a house specialty: cold noodles with a touch of Thai. A light sesame-ish dressing covers cute, cold peas, tiny red peppers and
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Book Shoppe Grand Opening at the Wyoming Free Library, 358 Wyoming Ave. With new and gently used books of all genres, raffles, story time and book giveaways. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 693-1364. How to Write and Publish Your Non-Fiction Book, with Mark Stavish. Wyoming Free Library, 358 Wyoming Ave. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Free. 693-1364. Book Signing, with Dr. William V. Lewis, author of “Stories of the Wilkes-Barre Passengers on the Titanic.” Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Wilkes-Barre Township. 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday. 829-4210. Pricing Looks, Pricing Gender: The Production of Value in an Aesthetic Economy. Author and Boston University professor Dr. Ashley Mears discusses fashion modeling in New York and London. Burke Auditorium, McGowan School of Business, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. 7 p.m. Monday. Free. 208-5957. Poetry Series, with poet Jennifer Hill reading from “Magic Realism.” Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 6:30 to
the noodles to create a delightful side dish that accompanied my panini unexpectedly. Apparently, it was the daily side, and what a delight it was. If it doesn’t happen to be the feature on the day you visit, you’ll have to order it ($3.95/small and $5.95/large), and you’ll not regret the choice. The pasta salad or any sandwich might be lonely, however, without a cup or a bowl of soup, which we gather is legendary here. One of two available when we visited was an interestingsounding cheeseburger soup, but that pot was empty by noonish. So I was happy to have the tomato-rice version instead and pleasantly surprised by the thickish texture, which could have been used as a spread and made a perfect dipper for a wedge of hearty 8 p.m. Tuesday. 823-0156. Carl Bernstein, the inaugural Dr. Midori Yamanouchi Lecture Series with the journalist and author of “Pope John Paul II.” Walsh Hall, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. Bernstein 7 p.m. Tuesday. Free but limited seating. Tickets at 674-6719. World Fountain Premiere, a reception to celebrate the first issue of the library’s literary magazine. With readings by the contributors and light refreshments. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. 823-0156.
bread placed next to the cup. From the first bite, I knew the lady can make soup. And she can make it to go, too. By the quart even. Take home a big helping for $9.95 and impress your friends and neighbors by passing it off as your own. Just kidding, of course. Honesty is always the best policy, friends. On that note, fusspots need not worry here. The lady (Debbie Leary, in case you forgot) quite encourages your honesty, and the menu confirms it, urging you, if you don’t see what you like, to ask. Easy as that. A mustard fan who wishes to see more mustards in the world, I myself plan to do exactly that next time. I love a two-cheese offering, yes, but two mustards might make things even more exciting, sans the extra calories. And maybe even two soups. And two more to go. And perhaps I’ll throw in a cookie or two. (House baked.) Stop me before I get carried away. Times Leader food critics remain anonymous.
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Mommy and Me Naturally, activities, nature walks and more for ages 2.5 to 4 accompanied by an adult. Endless Mountains Nature Center, 1309 Vosburg Road, Tunkhannock. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays through April 24. Free. 836-3835. Friendship House Storytime, stories about adoption and foster children with members of The Friendship House. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. 823-0156. Beginning Bloomers, a play school for ages 20 months to 3 years. Parent participation required. Wyoming Valley Children’s Association, 1133 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Thursdays through May 17. $50. 714-1246.
Meet Mollie Marti, the author of “Walking with Justice: Uncommon Lessons from One of Life’s Greatest Mentors,” a book about Judge Max Rosenn. Jewish Community Center, 60 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre. 7 p.m. Thursday. Reservations: 824-8927.
Tom Knight Puppet Show, songs and skits about the environment, animals, food and books. Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Free. 996-1500.
Open Readings by students, faculty and members of the community. Gold Room, Sixth Floor, Administration Building, 133 N. River St., King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Free. 208-5900.
Earth Day Fun, celebrating nature with music, stories and craft. Ages 3 to 7. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre. 10 to 11:30 a.m. April 20.
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Run for a Purpose, a 5K Run and Fun Walk for local relief efforts. Luzerne County Community College, Nanticoke. Register at 8 a.m. Saturday. $15. 740-0732.
Growing Good, a vegetable workshop with the Penn State Master Gardeners. Anthracite Heritage Museum, 22 Bald Mountain Road, McDade Park, Scranton. Saturday with registration and refreshments at 9 a.m. and workshop 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $5. 963-6842.
Birding at Frances Slocum State Park, a leisurely walk. Meet in the parking lot of the Environmental Education Center and boat rental, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Free.
Great NEPA Cleanup of the Lackawanna River Heritage Trail in the Providence Section of Scranton. Sponsored by the Lackawanna River Corridor Association. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 347-6311.
Home Gardening Clinic, with the Penn State Master Gardeners of Wyoming County. Hibbard Dining Hall, Keystone College, La Plume. 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. $30
Butterfly Gardening in the Northeast. With Master Gardener Roberta Troy. The Lands at Hillside, 65 Hillside Road, Shavertown. 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. $5. 825-1701.
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The Civil War, a traveling exhibit. Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas. 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today and Saturday. 675-1182. Stories of the Wilkes-Barre Passengers on the Titanic, an exhibit based on the book by Dr. William V. Lewis. Opens tonight with a book signing from 5 to 8. Through Oct. 27 at the Luzerne County Historical Society Museum, 69 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sat-
urdays. 822-1727.
Nature Ramble, a guided walk to look for animal signs and bald eagles. Endless Mountains Nature Center, 1309 Vosburg Road, Tunkhannock. 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday. Free. Tumblin’ Timberdoodles, an indoor/outdoor program about the American woodcock and its courtship dance. Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Free. 403-2006. Dorflinger Sanctuary Hike, three moderate miles around the water plus a look at the restored glassmilling building. Meet at the Greater Scranton YMCA, 706 N. Blakely St., Dunmore. 9:15 a.m. Sunday. $8. Bruce Lake Natural Area Hike, eight moderate miles with the Susquehanna Trailers. Meet at the Yourself and Your Work.” Wyoming Valley Art League, Rear 130 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 7:30 tonight. Free. Followed by a Saturday workshop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. $30. 288-1020.
Nina Davidowitz & Skip Sensbach: Essence of Form, recent paintings plus clay and wood works. Through April 29 with an opening reception 5 to 8 tonight. Pauly Friedman Art Gallery, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. Also: “Leigh Pawling: Botanical Impressions – An Installation of Contrasting Images” in the adjacent MacDonald Gallery. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays; 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 674-6250.
The Sketch Book Exhibit, works in pencil, ink, charcoal, colored pencil and markers by local artists and students. Through April 26 with a reception noon to 2 p.m. Sunday. Schulman Gallery, Luzerne County Community College, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. 740-0727.
Art Exhibit 101: An Artist’s Challenge, a talk by gallery owner Eric Marsico on “Marketing
Pennsylvania En Plein Air Society. Through June with a “Meet the Artists” reception 3 to 5 p.m.
Park and Ride, Route 315 and Oak Street, Dupont, at 10:45 a.m. Sunday. Bring lunch/water. 814-2803.
a.m. April 20 and 27. 836-3835. Great NEPA Cleanup of the illegal dump site on Spencer Road in Hanover Township. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 20. 718-6507.
Great NEPA Cleanup of the Olive Street Trail in Scranton. 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. 963-6730. Great NEPA Cleanup and planting at Nay Aug Park, Scranton. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday. 961-4625. Bird ID for Beginners. Tunkhannock Public Library, 220 W. Tioga St. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays through April 26. Free. 836-3835.
FUTURE Bird Watching Walk. Bring binoculars and a field guide. Endless Mountains Nature Center, 1309 Vosburg Road, Tunkhannock. 8 to 11 Sunday. Glenburn Township Building, 54 Waterford Road, Dalton. 954-1489. Earth Week Environmental Art Show. Opens Monday with a reception at 7 p.m. Through April 25 at the Weinberg Memorial Library, Linden and Monroe streets, University of Scranton. 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays; noon to 8 p.m. Saturdays; noon to 11:30 p.m. Sundays. 941-7520.
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Earth Day Open House, at Misty Ridge, 30 acres of abandoned mine land along the Lackawanna River in Old Forge. 4 to 6 p.m. April 20. 347-6311. Autism Walk and Awareness Fair, sponsored by the Autism Coalition of Luzerne County. Forty Fort Recreation Complex, 2009 Wyoming Ave. April 21: Register at 8:30 a.m. for 10 a.m. walk. Preceded by a Candlelight Vigil at the Luzerne County Courthouse, 200 N. River St., Wilkes-Barre, at 6 p.m. April 20. 760-3952 or aclcwalk.com. Peter Hoffer: Out of the Block, prints and collages. Through May 5 with a gallery talk at 3 p.m. Wednesday and a reception 6 to 8 p.m. April 20. Suraci Gallery, Marywood University, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 348-6278.
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‘Cabin in the Woods’ is a too-cute thriller By CHRISTOPHER KELLY McClatchy Newspapers
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There’s an inner 9-year-old in us all, dying to get out, to laugh at pratfalls, slaps, eye pokes and fart jokes. That’s what Fox and the Farrelly Brothers are counting on. That’s why they’ve revived “The Three Stooges,” those princes of the puerile, champions of the childish and lions of lowbrow. And from the moment Larry David appears, in full nun’s wimple and habit, as Sister Mary-Mengele (hah!), this updating of the Stooges works. (Or should we say “woiks”?) We meet them the day they’re hurled, in a bundle, at the door of an orphanage. They grow into troublesome orphans with bad haircuts. Even as 10-year-olds, Moe (Skyler Gisondo), Larry (Lance Chantiles-Wertz) and Curly (Robert Capron of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”) just say “Nyuck” and are accidents waiting to happen. “No wonder (adoptive) parents didn’t want youse,” Sister Mary-Mengele hisses. But Mother Superior (Jane Lynch) and Sister Rosemary (Jennifer Hudson) tolerate them. For decades. So that when, 35 years after arriving
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there, their orphanage faces foreclosure, the sort-of adult Larry (Sean Hayes), Curly (Chris Diamantopoulos) and Moe (Will Sasso) are there to save the day. Sort of. But it’s going to be impossible to raise $830,000 through ineptly performed odd jobs, even if Moe is “startin’ to get half a brain in my head.” Fortunately, they run into a femme fatale (Sofia Vergara, at her Vergara-iest) who wants them to smother her “dying” husband. “Soitainly!” Little does she know she’s hired mayhem in high-water pants for the job. “Those three eeeeeeediiots!” Little does anyone know these three are in over their heads in the modern
world. “Are you guys on Facebook? I’ll poke you!” Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck. The Farrellys, who have fallen off raunchy comedy’s cutting edge in recent years, manage the right tone. Sound effects amp up the laughs (an accidental poke in Vergara’s D-cup may be the raciest thing in it) and they’ve scored with their casting. This originally was supposed to have Oscar-winning stars, but thankfully, Sean Penn is nowhere to be found. The new Stooges are affectionate homages to the originals: Moe and Curly Howard and Larry Fine. Hayes (of TV’s “Will & Grace”) is the most mannered, and the only one you see giving a performance. Not that he isn’t funny as all get-out. But Sasso and Diamantopoulos ARE Moe and Curly. The Farrellys cleaned up their act for a kiddie audience. They even appear on camera for a “don’t do this at home” disclaimer at the end, because, as ever, the Stooges are for kids. Not that plenty of grownups won’t get a kick out of what Moe does to “The Jersey Shore.” Because they have it coming.
The mid-1990s meta-horror trend didn’t last for long because, as myriad “Scream” sequels proved, finding that balance between terror and satire isn’t as easy as it looks. Credit then to first-time director Drew Goddard, and his co-screenwriter Joss Whedon (the creator of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”), who have at least tried to bring a moribund genre back to life. “The Cabin in the Woods” sends five prototypical horrorflick college kids — the jock, the sensitive stud, the nerd, the brainy beauty and the bimbo — on a weekMOVIE REVIEW end getaway, to a What: “The Cabin in the cabin that looks Woods” ★★ lifted wholesale Starring: Chris Hemsoff the set of Sam worth, Kristen Connolly, Raimi’s original Anna Hutchison, Fran “The Evil Dead” Kranz, Jesse Williams, (1981). Before Richard Jenkins, Bralong, they find dley Whitford Directed by: Drew Godthemselves dard drawn into the Rated: R for violence, basement, where language, drugs, sexual deadly supernatucontent Running time: 95 minutes ral forces await release. What these young people don’t know is that, in some remote, unexplained location, a group of technicians — led by oddballs Sitterson (Richard Jenkins) and Hadley (Bradley Whitford) — are watching their every move on camera and manipulating their surroundings. The set-up is witty and intriguing — is this some sort of “Truman Show”-style reality competition? — but the balance feels off. For meta-horror to work, it needs to pay heed to the terror; if it’s just a series of snarky gags, the audience quickly checks out. Goddard and Whedon overplay the winking postmodernism. There might as well be quotation marks around every line of dialogue, making certain we don’t miss any references to horror movies of yore. The altogether dismal young cast, which includes Chris Hemsworth, who played the title character in “Thor,” displays little in the way of conviction. It’s hard to believe actors are terrified when they can barely disguise the smirks on their faces. Shot in 2009, “The Cabin in the Woods” got stuck in limbo when original distributor, MGM/ UA, went belly-up. The movie enjoyed an exuberant reception at its world premiere last month at the South by Southwest Film Festival, where the uber-geekiness of the final act, which involves dozens of strange, horror-movie creatures, as well as a surprise cameo, found the ideal geek audience. Everyone else, however, will more likely just shrug at this well-intentioned but halfbaked effort that ultimately seems more interested in name-checking other horror movies than putting forth a vision of its own.
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Ah, 2079! It was the best of times, itwastheworstoftimes—atleastin the futuristic world of “Lockout’s” criminal-justice system. A heinous crime against society means time in a floating space prison, there to be frozen like a popsicle or carved up like a lab rat. Security is spectacularly lax, so there are worse tradeoffs. Going to see “Lockout” is the same deal; it’s a good news/bad news-but-mostly-bad news sort of movie. Guy Pearce is the standard wisecracking tough guy who jokes even when he’s getting punched in the face. He gets into his groove swiftly and remains entertaining. But the rest of the movie would work better as a video game, with its repetitive action that’s not visually interesting. Pearce plays Snow, a squinty bad-ass convicted of espionage after an old secret-service buddy gets killed and Snow is blamed for his death. When all hell breaks loose at a formidable space prison for the worst of the worst, Snow gets a reprieve from lengthy incarceration. Decision-making grounded in stupidity and plot contrivance has al-
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21 JUMP STREET — The TV show that made Johnny Depp a star is a jumping-off point for this rowdy, raunchy big-screen update. R for crude/sexual content, language, drugs, teen drinking and violence. 109 mins. ★★ 1/2 AMERICAN REUNION – You probably haven’t been lying awake at night wondering whatever became of Stifler and Oz and the rest of the horny kids from the original “American Pie” movie. Yet here they are, after 13 years and a couple of sequels, and they’re more bland than bawdy these days. R for crude and sexual content throughout, nudity, language, brief drug use and teen drinking. 105 min. ★ 1/2 DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX – A charming 3-D rendering of enviro-activism. PG for brief mild language. 86 mins. ★★★ 1/2
MIRROR MIRROR — Julia Roberts chews up the scenery and
lowed a deranged convict (a truly scary Joseph Gilgun) to escape, and he’s freed all his buddies, who take over the facility during a visit by the president’s daughter Emilie (Maggie Grace, “Lost”). Snowagreestorescuehertoavoid imprisonment, of course, but he has a secret agenda he hopes will prove his innocence. The mission is dangerous,almostimpossible,andcrazy tattooedfreaksaretryingtokillthem at every turn, but Snow and Emilie still find time for cute banter. Their tiresome sparring passes for character development. The movie has no intention of wasting time on something so pedestrian as making us care about the characters, and that’s fine. Anyone interestedinthismoviejustwantstosee things blow up. spits it back out with great brio in her first truly villainous role as the evil Queen. Basically, the scenery IS the movie. The dialogue and the action are, for the most part, rather dull and weirdly devoid of energy. PG for fantasy action and mild rude humor. 106 mins. ★★ SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN – British rom-com, heavy on whimsy, about a fisheriesdepartment bureaucrat (Ewan McGregor) and a sparky London marketing whiz (Emily Blunt) thrown together to work on the cockamamie concept of stocking a Yemeni waterway with upstream-swimming fishies. PG-13 for profanity, sex, adult themes. 107 mins. ★★★ TITANIC IN 3-D — While the romantic first half of this blockbuster film remains more emotionally compelling, the disastrous second half has become even more visually dazzling. PG-13 for disaster peril and violence, nudity, sensuality and brief language. 195 mins. ★★★ WRATH OF THE TITANS — There aren’t many pleasures in this 3-D sequel to the 2010 “Clash of the Titans” remake, but surely one is seeing Ralph Fiennes and Liam Neeson bounding around together as brothers, the gods Hades and Zeus. PG-13 for intense fantasy violence and action. 99 mins. ★★
2012 Musical Theater Gala Event
mers will Six talented high school perfor to attend compete for three scholarships Institute! Sem’s summer Performing Arts
Broadway actress and Wilkes-Barre native Jessie Hooker will perform.
Pennsylvania State Representative Eddie Day Pashinski will judge.
Special performances by PAI alumni including: Evan Frace, Sarah Galante, Meghan Hourigan, Jillian Puhalla, and Kyle Segarra.
Sunday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m. Wyoming Seminary Lower School Amato Auditorium 1560 Wyoming Ave, Forty Fort
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR Reception & Gala Event $40 Reception starts at 5:30 p.m.
Gala Event Students and seniors Adults
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THE HUNGER GAMES Suzanne Collins’ dystopian sci-fi novel, the first in a trilogy, was rife with potential for bold, daring dark satire and social commentary mixed with big action beats and thrills. Instead, director Gary Ross opted for an earnest, plodding thumb-sucker. PG-13 for violence, gore, adult themes. 142 mins. ★★
MOVIE REVIEW What: “Lockout” ★★ Starring: Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Peter Stormare, Lennie James Directed by: James Mather, Stephen St. Leger Running time: 95 minutes Rated: PG-13 for intense violence, action and language
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In ’October Baby,’ Rachel Hendrix plays Hannah, a college freshman actress who has had lingering health issues, which prove crucial to the plot.
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“October Baby” is an earnest, sober and serious faithbased film about abortion. The payoff moment is when a former nurse (Jasmine Guy) goes into graphic detail about a botched Alabama abortion years before. The filmmakers don’t fret over how long they take to get to that sermonette, how dull their movie is to that point, how banal the characters and dialogue. This is all about the message. Rachel Hendrix is Hannah, a gorgeous college freshman actress who has had lingering health issues — asthma, hip surgeries, seizures. When one of those maladies causes her to collapse on stage, the origin of those problems is revealed. Hannah was a baby who survived a botched late-term abortion. She was adopted by a doctor (John Schneider)
What: “October Baby” ★ 1/2 Starring: Rachel Hendrix, Jason Burkey, John Schneider, Jasmine Guy Directed by: Andrew and Jon Erwin Running time: 101 minutes Rated: PG-13 for mature thematic material
and his wife (Jennifer Price) who never told her the truth. Her doctor suggests her psychological problems (not so evident) stem from memories of that event. Now she has her birth certificate and a convenient collection of college pals headed to New Orleans for spring break. Hannah was born in Mobile, Ala. Her too-helpful never-quite-boyfriend (Jason Burkey) offers to bring her along and stop there. With Hannah pleading “My whole life is a lie,” how could he not?
The road-picture element (college kids packed in an ancient VW Microbus) has a couple of moments of life, and a couple of characters have comic potential. And college kids, going to New Orleans? That’s a party, right? Not this bunch. The camera lingers on the lovely face of Hendrix, who resembles Annabeth Gish during her “Mystic Pizza” days. Hendrix has a little chemistry with Burkey. But the blasemoviearoundthemhasmoretodowiththescreenplay than any of the constrained performances here. Timed to come out in the middle of a political dogfight over birth control, when candidates tell their supporters they’ll “get rid of Planned Parenthood,” “October Baby” could have hot-button appeal for a certain audience. ButJonandAndrewErwin,faith-filmvets,didn’twrap their message in anything particularly moving and certainly nothing entertaining.
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Relentless violence isn’t enough to redeem ‘Raid’
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The hunters become the hunted in the blink of an eye in “The Raid: Redemption,” a neck-snapping, lead- and blood-spattered action overdose from Indonesia. It’s an orgy of beautiful brawls, shootouts and knife fights, perhaps the cinema’s closest imitation of a first-person-shooter video game ever. A SWAT team on a search-and-destroy mission in a gangster-infested high rise finds itself overwhelmed, trapped, with no hope of backup. A murderous gangster (Ray Sahetapy) finishes executing a handful of men who have crossed him, glances at his scores of surveillance cameras, and urges every outlaw tenant under the roof of his 15-story fortress tenement to wipe out “this infestation” of police. A rookie cop (Iko Uwais) thinks back to the pregnant wife he left behind this morning and decides that whatever it takes, he’s going
What: “The Raid: Redemption” ★★ 1/2 Starring: Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno, Ray Sahetapy Directed by: Gareth Evans Running time: 101 minutes Rated: R for brutal, bloody violence and language
to make it back to her. Welsh-born writer-director-editor Gareth Evans mimics the melodrama, slo-mo mayhem and fight flourishes of the golden age of Hong Kong cinema with this lean, exceptionally mean thriller. Stunt men litter the 15 floors here as Uwais, as the good guy, and Yayan Ruhian, as a whirling dervish of martial-arts evil, dispatch one foe after another in breathless, brilliantly-edited brawls. “Raid” is such a visceral experience it’s hard to resist the urge to swear or shout
instructions at the screen. But Evans is so caught up in the visceral — and viscera — that the movie struggles to show a heartbeat. Yes, it’s stunning to see one cop’s final moments drawn out as a villain, in slow motion, maneuvers to deliver the coup de grace. He won’t use a gun, because shooting somebody with a pistol “is like ordering take-out.” He wants to feel the rush of somebody else’s life leaving them. Shudder. And yes, the various Indonesian martial arts unleashed here are novel and new. However, when the fights are this relentless and go on this long, you lose track of who you’re rooting for. When all is said and done, “The Raid: Redemption” is like many an introductory blast of adrenalin from a fresh new action filmmaker — stunning to look at, over the top, simplistic. Let’s hope Evans finds more than just cool camera angles and 800 ways to die for his next film.
New on DVD The pickings are slim this week: ••• “The Witches of Oz,” Grade C-plus: The latest variation on the “Wizard of Oz” story has Dorothy Gale (Paulie Rojas) as a writer of children’s books living in rural Kansas. Her move to New York, as part of a book deal, proves eye-opening as Dorothy eventually realizes the books she’s been writing are actually repressed memories of her time in Oz. ••• Also new on DVD this week: “The Iron Lady”: Meryl Streep won an Oscar for her work in this dramatization of Margaret Thatcher’s life. “The Darkest Hour”: Five young people battle aliens. “Into the Abyss”: Werner Herzog’s look at a triple homicide case in Texas. “Bounce”: Two strangers find love. Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow star. — McClatchy Newspapers
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T H I S W E E K : A P R I L 13 TO 19, 2012 St. Julian’s Juggling Troupe, combining music with juggling antics. Sponsored by the Catholic Underground at St. Gabriel’s Church, 122 S. Wyoming St., Hazleton. 7 tonight. 403-3094.
Silent Auction and Flea Market, the 8th annual event with 40 vendors and 100-basket raffle. Salvation Army, 17 S. Pennsylvania Blvd., Wilkes-Barre. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 824-8741.
Soul Searching, the local Christian-music band. New Life Community Church, 570 S. Main Road, Mountain Top. 7 to 9 tonight. Free. 474-9805.
Rummage Sale, sponsored by the Lake-Lehman Last Knight Lock-In Committee. Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School, 1128 Old Route 115, Lehman Township. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 675-7458.
Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon will perform with the University of Scranton Jazz Ensemble in ‘Love Songs: A Concert in Memory of Joan Sylvester’ on Sunday at the Houlihan-McLean Center. school’s music program. 945-3466. Anti-Bullying Awareness Concert, sponsored by the Diversity See CONCERTS, Page 17
EXHIBITS LAST CHANCE
Senior Exhibit. Through April 22 at the Mahady Gallery, Marywood University, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 348-6278.
Flea Market and Bazaar, with games, toys, a three-point shootout competition and garage-sale items. Mesjid Al-Noor Elementary School, 991 Scott St., WilkesBarre. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 954-254-6398. Penny Auction, with raffle baskets, food and refreshments. St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 100 Rock St., Hughestown. 2 p.m. Sunday. $2. 654-1008.
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Man on Earth, artwork created by cultural detritus, by artist Earl Lehman and his students. Through April 20 at the Lackawanna Environmental Institute, 10 Moffat Drive, Covington Township. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. 842-1506.
Book Sale. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 654-9565.
BEST BET In case you haven’t been paying attention, this year is the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the luxury liner Titanic, and commemorative events abound. ‘Stories of the Wilkes-Barre Passengers on the Titanic’ opens tonight at the Luzerne County Historical Society Museum with Titanic historian William V. Lewis on hand for a book signing from 5 to 8. On Sunday the Everhart Museum in Scranton will premiere ‘Titanic: Explore the Legend and 100 Years of History.’ And if you’re taking in any of Tunkhannock’s Dietrich Theater movie offerings, be sure to linger in the lobby, where the ‘Titanic Memorabilia Exhibit’ is on display through April.
Soup, Bake and Book Sale. Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church, 420 Main Road, Hanover Township. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday. 825-6914.
ANNOUNCEMENTS Vendors Needed: community yard sale. April 28 at the Huntsville United Methodist Church, 2355 Huntsville Road, Shavertown. $10 per space. 477-3748. Vendors Needed: flea market at the American Legion, 1550 Henry Drive, Mountain Top. 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 6. $10 or $5 if you bring your own table. 332-5658.
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The Lorax - PG - 105 min (2:20), (4:40), 7:30, 9:45
SPECIAL EVENTS The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata Saturday, April 14 at 12:55pm only
Grateful Dead Meet Up 2012 Thursday, April 19th at 7:00pm All Showtimes Include Pre-Feature Content
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21 JUMP STREET (DIGITAL) (R) 11:50AM, 2:25PM, 5:00PM, 7:45PM, 10:20PM AMERICAN REUNION (DIGITAL) (R) 12:45PM, 2:10PM, 3:25PM, 4:50PM, 6:10PM, 7:30PM, 8:50PM, 10:15PM (DOES NOT PLAY 6:10PM & 8:50PM ON THURS. 4/19) CABIN IN THE WOODS, THE (DIGITAL) (R) 11:40AM, 12:50PM, 2:00PM, 3:10PM, 4:20PM, 5:30PM, 6:40PM, 7:50PM, 9:00PM, 10:10PM DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX (3D) (PG) 1:00PM, 3:15PM, 5:35PM, 8:00PM, 10:25PM DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX (DIGITAL) (PG) (1:35PM, 4:00PM DOES NOT PLAY ON SAT. 4/14) HUNGER GAMES, THE (DIGITAL) (PG-13) 12:40PM, 1:30PM, 2:15PM, 3:55PM, 4:45PM, 5:40PM, 6:30PM, 7:20PM, 8:15PM, 9:05PM, 9:45PM, 10:40PM LOCKOUT (DIGITAL) (PG-13) 12:35PM, 2:55PM, 5:15PM, 7:35PM, 9:55PM MIRROR MIRROR (DIGITAL) (PG) 1:25PM, 4:35PM, 7:15PM, 10:00PM OCTOBER BABY (2012) (DIGITAL) (PG-13) 11:55AM, 2:25PM, 4:55PM, 7:25PM, 9:55PM RAID: REDEMPTION, THE (DIGITAL) (R) 12:25PM, 2:50PM, 5:15PM, 7:40PM, 10:05PM SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN (DIGITAL) (PG-13) 12:10PM, 3:20PM THREE STOOGES, THE (DIGITAL) (PG) 12:00PM, 1:10PM, 2:20PM, 3:30PM, 4:40PM, 5:55PM, 7:00PM, 8:10PM, 9:20PM, 10:30PM, TITANIC (2012) (3D) (PG-13) 1:40PM, 5:50PM, 9:50PM WRATH OF THE TITANS (3D) (PG-13) 2:35PM, 5:05PM, 7:35PM, 10:05PM WRATH OF THE TITANS (DIGITAL) (PG-13) 6:45PM, 9:15PM NO PASSES
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the Dietrich Theater Tioga St., Tunkhannock WEEK OF 4/13/12 - 4/19/12
2012 Spring Film Festival Movies:
Reservations for April 13 Gala 996-1500: 7:00 The Kid with a Bike 10:00 The Women on the 6th Floor Saturday, April 14: 12:00 Albert Nobbs 2:30 Jane’s Journey 4:35 The Kid with a Bike 7:00 The Iron Lady 9:15 A Dangerous Method Sunday, April 15: 12:00 Chico & Rita 2:30 We Need to Talk About Kevin 5:00 PINA 7:00 A Separation
Monday, April 16: 5:30 Young Goethe in Love 7:30 The Kid with a Bike Tuesday, April 17: 4:30 Crazy Horse 7:30 A Dangerous Method Wednesday, April 18: 12:00 Norwegian Wood 2:40 Monsieur Lazhar 4:30 The Iron Lady 7:00 The Women on the 6th Floor Thursday, April 19: 5:30 Chico & Rita 7:30 We Need to Talk About Kevin
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A Celebration of Music! With jazz renderings by the Jesse Morvan Band and “Adventure Suite,” an original orchestral composition by Cecilia Strauch performed by the high-school band. Lackawanna Trail Junior/Senior High School, 28 Tunnel Road, Factoryville. 7 p.m. Saturday. Donations benefit the
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‘Awake’ storyline is big topic of debate Q. A friend and I are each watching the new show “Awake.” My friend believes that the son is the only one who died in the crash. I have a feeling that both his wife and son died. There are scenes that show the wife interacting with others when the husband isn’t present. So my friend is probably correct. Also is the male psychotherapist real and the female one a dream? I think the storyline is almost too difficult to follow. I may lose interest if I can’t figure out the basics. A. Based on a line in the premiere, I, too, suspected that both the wife and son died. But I don’t have an answer for you, as frustrating as that may be for some viewers; “Lost” always arises as an example of a show demanding a lot from its viewers as it unfolded. “Awake” continues to work with the idea that the detective is coping with loss by moving between the different mental landscapes, one where his wife died and son survived a car crash, the other with the son dead and the wife surviving. I can’t even tell you where this is headed. As Alan Sepinwall on Hitfix.com asked, is the show “a mythology-driven sci-fi show about a man living in a fantastic circumstance where the explanation will be of paramount importance? Or is it a character-driven police procedural with a fantastic twist that’s better left unexamined as anything but a source of plot twists and heartwarming moments?” Do you have a question or comment for the mailbag? Write to me at rheldenfels@thebeaconjournal.com or by regular mail to the Akron Beacon Journal, 44 E. Exchange St., Akron, OH 44309.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Today, you are
like the glittering jewels of Messier 9. Your energy is vibrant and exciting, even though it is also ancient wisdom that stretches back through the ages. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It’s hard to relate to perfection. Trying to hook onto it, one easily could slip down its glossy finish. So don’t worry about it. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Be careful of whom you let speak for you or work on your behalf. As well meaning as a person may be, no one is you.
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CANCER (June 22-July 22). As much as
you’d like to see a special event come together, you’ll also realize that sometimes the trouble outweighs the glamour. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Balance and harmony aren’t just for painters. Apply these principles and you’ll raise the endeavor to the status of “art form.” VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The trains, planes and automobiles speed by you, towing your imagination along. Where are they going, and who is on board for the ride? LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). People will be quite attentive to your needs now. You appreciate this and could even spend an hour writing out thank-you notes or making gracious calls.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your best is
all you can do, and that’s a good thing. You’re learning that “your best” is getting better and better and actually doing quite a lot. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). A friend is going through something difficult. You may not want to bring up what happened, but it would be a disservice to all involved if you didn’t. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll ride a harmonious wave with your loved ones. This tone of mutual care and respect will make life easier for all. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You can’t always be around your favorite people, which makes the times when you are around them more meaningful.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll
feel like the biggest fish in the pond. You may wonder whether it’s time to jump into a lake and take your chances. That time is coming three weeks from now. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 13). Your creative powers will be as strong as your more analytical assets, which is the right combination for making excellent decisions. You’ll have the good kind of stress in May, the kind that makes you want to work harder and get things done. In June, love graces your life in ways that make you want to take pictures and tell the world. Taurus and Cancer people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 2, 3, 9, 30 and 17.
Family looks for gentle way to ease away from grandpa Dear Abby: My husband and I have been married for 16 years and have two teenagers. “Mom” died two years ago, and my husband is an only child. How can we tell my widowed father-in-law that we need a weekend to ourselves? “Pop,” who’s 87, lives an hour away and drives to see us every weekend, staying until Monday afternoon. We don’t doubt that he’s lonely, although he does
DEAR ABBY ADVICE play bridge twice a week and has dinner with friends occasionally. We love him dearly and would never want to hurt his feelings, but we long for a weekend for “just us.” How do we ask Pop not to visit? We believe he’s still in mourning over the loss of his wife of 60 years. We don’t want to add to his heartache. — Torn in Texas
Dear Torn: You do need to talk to your father-in-law and set some boundaries. Accomplish it by setting a predetermined visitation schedule that allows you time alone with your husband and nuclear family without him being present. A way to get that message across would be to say: “Pop, we love you, but we need some time to ourselves, so let’s schedule your visits for twice a month. YOU pick the weekends.”
from college soon. I am looking to undergo a post-college makeover. I want to find some clothes that will work in the professional world, but also mix for more casual environments. Taking a recent college grad’s budget into account, what signature pieces should a young female have in her wardrobe? And what tips do you have for building a collection? — Young, Broke, But Fabulous
Dear Abby: I am a 23-yearold woman who will graduate
Dear Y.B.F.: Start with two suits — one with a jacket and
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