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Langston Hughes' poetry lives through multimedia jazz performance Best Bets Page J3 WB_VOICE/SPECIAL_SECTION/PAGES [J01] | 01/16/18
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On the Record Page J4
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An anniversary celebration We’re hitting the dead of winter, and I’m sure everyone is feeling it. Lucky for me, I’m in Israel one day longer so I can soak up the sun before heading back to cold, wintry Pennsylvania. I’ll do my best to bring the weather back with me. One thing I’m excited to be back in time for is the Beer Boys 18th anniversary celebration. This year’s event, “18 Years, 18 Beers” kicks off on Saturday, Jan. 20, with 18 different Troegs beers on tap. These beers are a mix of year-round, seasonal, limited release scratch beers and casks. Pints and flights, along with free Troegs glassware and giveaways will be available all day. Pair your Troegs with one of their great burgers, a plate of wings or some pizza. So, as long as I’m not too jetlagged, I’ll try to make it
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out there. I do love me some Troegs beer. In other news, our cover story this week really excites me. I’ve always enjoyed good jazz and good poetry, so the fact that there’s an event that mixes the two — and has a historical photography element to it — is really neat. Read more about the Ron McCurdy Quartet and the Langston Huges Project that is coming to Misericordia tonight on page J8. That’s what I’ve “scene” this week. If you have story ideas, don’t be afraid to reach out! Email me at cjacobson@ citizensvoice.com, give me a call at 570-821-2061 or hit me up on Twitter, @CVcljacobson.
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Index Best bets ........................................ 3 On the Record .................................4 Narquis Art& Frame ....................... 5 Cover story .................................... 6 Movies............................................ 7
The List ......................................... 8 Liquid ............................................ 9 Empty Bottles .............................. 10 Out & About .................................11 Sounds ........................................ 11
Best Bets 5 things to do this week AMSOIL Arenacross Arenacross, an indoor, professional motorcycle racing show, zooms into the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza Saturday, Jan. 20, and Sunday, Jan. 21. This show features an extreme t racing environment, e with w professional aths letes competing on p man-made, m customc designed d tracks t built inside arenas. arenas Saturday’s race begins at 7 p.m., with a pre-race track party beginning at 5 p.m. Sunday’s amateur race kicks off a noon. Tickets start at $15.50, and can be purchased at the NBT Bank Box Office, by calling 800-745-3000 or at ticketmaster.com. For information, visit www. arenacross. com.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters game night
Selma exhibit The art exhibit “Selma to Montgomery: A March for the Right to Vote” begins Friday, Jan. 19, and continues through Feb. 21, at the Luzerne County Community College’s Schulman Gallery. This exhibit gives an intimate look into the people and the consequences that occurred prior to, during and after three protest marches from Selma, Ala. to the state capitol of Montgomery in 1965. These marches were organized by nonviolent activists to demonstrate racial injustice as it pertained to the African American citizens’ right to vote and their civil rights. Two world-class documentary photographers will be featured in this exhibit — Spider Martin and Jim Gavenus. Martin’s photographs feature the actual marches, protests and beatings, while Gavenus has been photographing the people and places involved, but more recently. An opening reception takes place Friday, Jan. 19, from 6 to 9 p.m., with a gallery talk from Gavenus at 7 p.m. The event is open to the public, and refreshments will be served. For information, visit www.luzerne.edu/schulmangallery.
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Join Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bridge at a game night on Thursday, Jan. 18, at the Woodlands Inn and Resort, 1073 Route 315, Plains Twp. The 21-and-over event feaures tu games g like Family Feud, CeF ebrity and le Pictionary P with w teams of o four facin ng off in a night of charitable c competition. Tickets are $35 per person or $140 for a team, which includes games, food and drinks. There will also be special raffles and prizes for the top teams. Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge is dedicated to helping children within the local communities find a mentor that will help shape lives for the better. All proceeds benefit this organization. For ticket information, call 570-824-8765 or visit www. bbbsnepa.org/gamenight.
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ABBA tribute at the Kirby Center ARRIVAL, from Sweden, brings its ABBA tribute to the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts Saturday, Jan. 20. The band has toured over 50 countries and sold out arenas and venues all over the world, performing hits like “Dancing Queen,” “Mama Mia” and “Waterloo” just like the originals. Tickets range from $25-$35, and can be purchased at the Kirby Center box office, by calling 570-826-1100 or at www.kirby center.org. For information, visit www.the musicofabba .com.
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TV trivia night Gaslight Theatre Company, 200 East End Centre, hosts a “Great TV Trivia Night” at the theater Friday, Jan. 19. This trivia event, which runs from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., features eight favorite shows, including “Parks and Recreation,” “Stranger Things,” “The Office,” “Game of Thrones,” “Friends,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “The Simpsons” and “Arrested Development.” There will be nine rounds of trivia, one per show and a wild card round. Bonus points will be awarded to those who dress up as their favorite character, with these points being awarded per person, so the more people on a team dressed up, the more bonus points awarded. A grand prize of $100 will be awarded to the winning team. Small prizes are also awarded after each round. Tickets cost $10 per person. The concession stand will have chips, candy, soda, water, coffee and hot chocolate for sale, but attendees are invited to BYOB. Teams of one to six people can register on the Facebook event page, “Gaslight’s Great TV Trivia Night.”
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Above: The cast of ‘Parks and Recreation.’
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Pop/rock band Light Weight chases hefty goals in 2018 By Charlotte l. JaCoBson STaff WriTer
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he members of Light Weight know a thing or two about music. Several of them grew up together performing in a band of Mid Valley Secondary Center graduates, while others joined over time. Lead vocalist Katie Blake, lead guitarist and vocalist Matt Rinkunas and bassist and vocalist Joe O’Malley “have all been playing shows and/or jamming music together in one way or the other since we were about 15 years old,” Blake said. The cover band, which also consists of — John Gallas on drums and Tom MacDonald on keys and rhythm guitar — solidified its lineup about a year ago. Today, it performs a wide variety of pop and rock music from the 1960s through present day across Northeast Pennsylvania. Blake recently went On the Record to discuss the band’s past and future. Where did your band name come from? The original drummer o f L i g h t We i g h t inspired the name. She barely had to finish a beer before feeling the effects. How did you each get involved in music? Joe, Matt, and I were in original bands in high school. I feel like I have been singing since I could speak, and my father was a huge inspiration musically. I think Joe and John would agree that their fathers were influential in music as well. ... Tom is a classically trained musician who is making his debut as a band member. We are so lucky we were able to snatch him up before someone else did. What do you remember about the first time you performed together? There have been a few “first” times for us as we have added members
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Scranton-based band Light Weight performs around Northeast Pennsylvania and beyond as a pop and rock cover band at bars, clubs and weddings.
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along the way, but as far as our current lineup, I believe one of our first performances was at a country club in New York. I believe it was an adult prom theme and, to be completely honest, it was an absolutely hilarious flop. I was so impressed by the staff ’s dedication to putting together the event and going above and beyond to accommodate us, but unfortunately the turnout was not quite successful. Those who did attend enjoyed the music and danced for a set or so, but once about 11 p.m. hit, the club was a ghost town. We played to a completely empty room and we had the best time. Tom jammed so hard there was blood left on his keyboard. I loved how we all had a great attitude
about the situation and made the best of it. The bottom line is that we actually enjoy being together and playing music. Have you changed over the years? There is no doubt about that. Personally, I feel I have come such a long way as far as being a front person. Tom taking over on keys has freed me completely, and although people like to be very polite, I really am not very good on keyboard. I also get to focus on my instrument alone, which is my voice. I also think we have each grown exponentially talent-wise from when we first started. We have challenged ourselves, become more flexible and accommodating, and have been playing so frequently that we better
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Meet Light Weight Members: Katie Blake, lead vocals; Matt rinkunas, lead guitar and vocals; Joe O’Malley, bass and vocals; John Gallas, drums and vocals; and Tom MacDonald, keys and rhythm guitar established: October 2013 Based in: Scranton Genre: Pop/rock from the 1960s to today online: Light Weight on facebook and lightweightband.com Up next: Saturday, Jan. 27, 7 p.m., Coaches vs. Cancer at PNC field, 235 Montage Mountain road, Moosic (trio); Sunday, Jan. 28, 5 p.m., Jackson Vee benefit, the V-spot Bar, 906 Providence road, Scranton (full band)
ourselves each time. Have you faced any major challenges? Absolutely. We all have a very different set of personalities,triggersandpatience levels, as well as personal lives that factor in. We all reach our breaking points; this is a tough business.Ittakesalotof dedica-
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continue to be successful. What are your future goals for the band? Onward and upward. Again, we’re proud of how far we’ve come, but we in no way intend on stopping or slowing down. The wedding business has become more and more of a focus for us. We have solidified 11 for 2018 at this point and anticipate adding more. We also want to extend our reach outside of the area for shore gigs. We have bigger and better goals set for the futurethatwearepursuing.We are also interested in writing some of our own music; I think we are more than capable of creating something original withthetalentwehaveathand.
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tion, sacrifice and a level of “for the greater good” mentality in order to be successful. You also have to be very conscientious of thewayyoupresentyourself in personal interactions, email communications and social media. I am proud of where Contact the writer: we are right now, but there is cjacobson@citizensvoice.com; still a lot of work to do to 570-821-2061; @CVcljacobson
Marquis Art and Frame supports artists through decades By Charlotte l. jaCoBson Staff Writer
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arquis Art and Frame in WilkesBar re operated solely as a framing business out of Ken Marquis’ father’s basement in the late 1960s. Today, the business has two brick-and-mortar locations, which sell art supplies in addition to offering framing services, and galleries where local artists share their work. “Those three areas are so peripheral to another that it was a natural blend,” owner Ken Marquis said. “One of the most rewarding aspects of being a gallery owner has been working with so many artists, both locally and inter nationally. That is always a pleasure, the fact that I work with artists on such a regular basis.” Marquis expanded to the Wilkes-Barre location, 122 S. Main St., 40 years ago and added the sister store at 515 Center St., Scranton, which includes the Camerawork Gallery of photography, 14 years ago. With the recent renewal of Wilkes-Barre’s Third Friday Art Walk and increased interest in art downtown, the 2018 season at Marquis Art and Frame looks to be new and varied, said gallery marketing director Amber Williams. “We’re so happy to have the Wyoming Valley Art League and the new Sordoni gallery all within a stone’s throw, the three of us,” Marquis added. “I am encouraged and excited by this little vignette on the second block of South Main (Street). I am by no means ... discluding King’s (College) or the performing arts on the square with the Kirby Center — all of those things are important. I’m just so happy that we have this little arts enclave on the second block.” The Wilkes-Barre gallery
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Owner Ken Marquis stands in the second floor gallery at Marquis Art and Frame.
Marquis Art and Frame address: 122 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre owner: Ken Marquis hours: Mondays through fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact: 570-823-0518 online: Visit marquisartframe.com or Marquis art & frame on facebook usually hosts between two to three artists at a time, Williams said, but currently 11 artists’ work is on display in a show closing Friday, Jan. 20. A new exhibit featuring other artists will take its place in early spring. “Right now, we have this floral exhibit, which has art all based on flowers,” Williams said. “There’s not usu-
ally a theme, but every other year the Back Mountain Bloomers host this tour. In a year they have a tour, we usually have a December show featuring art created from that tour, whether it be paintings or photography.” Virginia Davis, curator of the second-floor gallery in Wilkes-Barre, strives to bring in a variety of artists there
each month, with two working in 2-D realms such as painting and photography and one in 3-D, ranging from sculpture to jewelry. “Fortunately, we are rich in our area of Northeastern Pennsylvania with having so many talented artists, which is a real plus for not only us but (also) for the community,” Marquis added. “It’s always great to be enriched by the arts.” Marquis has an extensive selection of art materials for all ages and skill levels as well as a custom framing department where customers can choose from more than 1,000 styles of frames. Everything he offers is for the love of art.
“Here’s the best way for me to put it: Think of the world without art and without artists,” Marquis said. “It would be so black and white and so boring, whether we’re talking about paintings or talking about performing art
or architecture. And in Northeastern Pennsylvania, we have greatness in all of those fields. Without the arts, life would be boring.” Contact the writer: cjacobson@citizensvoice.com; 570-821-2061; @CVcljacobson
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Multimedia piece brings Langston Hughes’ words to life
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azz trumpeter Ron McCurdy picked up where poet Langston Hughes left off. A former professor at University of Minnesota, McCurdy created an educational, multimedia piece for a Harlem Renaissance-themed exhibit there, and 20 years later, he continues to present it around the globe. The Ron McCurdy Quartet, a multimedia concert involving spoken wordandpoetry,presents“TheLangston Hughes Project — Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz,” at Misericordia University’s Lemmond Theater on Thursday, Jan. 18, at 7:30 p.m. The concert’s spoken-word artistry, live music and images recreate Hughes’ vision of the global struggle for freedom from the Harlem Renaissance to the early 1960s. By way of videography, the performance links the words and music of Hughes’ poetry to topical images of people, places and events mentioned throughout the poem. “It set out as an academic venture,” McCurdy said. “But now, we’re always modifying, tweaking it, making it relevant and keeping it entertaining. Originally, I was standing at a podium reading the poem. Now, it’s a bit more theatrical, less academic. Langston Hughes’ words are the same, but they are delivered in a more theatrical fashion.” Hughes wrote “Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz” in 1960 after he was asked to serve as the master of ceremonies for Newport Jazz Festival, where the likes of Muddy Waters, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald and more were set to appear. It was oversold by about 2,000 tickets and shut down when a riot ensued because people were not allowed in. “Langston wrote this piece as a commentary on the struggle with African-Americans in the 1960s,” McCurdy said. “It’s very beautiful work.” Originally, Hughes intended to
If you go What: the Langston hughes Project presents “ask Your mama: 12 moods for Jazz” Where: Lemmond theater in Walsh hall, misericordia university, 301 Lake St., dallas When: thursday, Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m. Details: tickets cost $10 for general admission and are free to misericordia staff and students. they can be purchased at the door or by calling the box office at 570-674-6719. Visit langstonhughesproject.org.
collaborate with Charles Mingus and Randy Weston on the full performance of his masterwork, but it was only in the planning stages when the poet died in 1967. He wrote musical cues alongside the poem, however, which McCurdy used to create his multimedia performance. McCurdy has faced the challenge of people not wanting to give the project a chance because it sounds too academic to them. But all of the effort seems worth it when “the light bulbs come on” in audiences’ brains and McCurdy notices them understanding and asking questions about the show, he said. “The poem is so beautifully written,” McCurdy said. “It was written well over 50 years ago, but the text and the words are so relevant today, and they were relevant when we started doing this. ... It was initially an academic presentation; we were using it as a teaching tool to help students think about their own core values. “Langston was about bringing people together, and lord knows, given our political climate today, this is certainly a time we could use more connectivity between people from all different backgrounds. It’s important for us to understand that we are more alike than different.” Contact the writer: cjacobson@citizensvoice.com; 570-821-2061; @CVcljacobson
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Conductor and trumpeter Ron McCurdy and the Langston Hughes Project present the original multimedia production of Langston Hughes’ poem, ‘Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz.’
‘The Post’ a love letter to journalistic bravery
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teven Spielberg’s “The Post” is the “Field of Dreams” of newspaper movies. That’s right. It is melodramatic and sentimental and sometimes downright corny. In one late scene, there’s an almost heavenly hue to the sunlight bathing the crowd that has come to cheer the hero of the moment. And just as Phil Alden Robinson turned a baseball diamond in Iowa into something of a shrine in “Field of Dreams,” Spielberg shoots the Washington Post newsroom and the printing presses of the early 1970s with romanticized accuracy. To be sure, the nuts-and-bolts details (reporters smoking in the newsroom, the typewriters and landline phones, the striped paper coffee cups, the cylinders of pneumatic tubes used to propel copy to the printers) are historically precise, but we also get that unique Spielbergian light, that gorgeous and magical and dazzling light, to remind us something special is going on here. This is a love letter to journalistic bravery and to the First Amendment, and it is the best movie about newspapers since “All the President’s Men.” And even though it is set some 45 years ago, you will not find a more timely and insightful story about the importance of a free press, especially when a Constitution-trampling president is in office, madly scheming against his enemies in the press. I’m talking about Nixon. Who’d YOU think I was talking about? For a thriller containing multiple story threads, “The Post” moves at a crackling pace (1 hour, 55 minutes). As noted, it’s set mostly in the early 1970s, but it has the spirit and energy of a 1930s studio classic. Great actors in the lead roles, great actors in supporting roles of various sizes, and a rich, generous screenplay that hands out whip-smart one-liners and keen observations to just about everyone in the room. The Washington Post in Spielberg’s film is a few years away from the groundbreaking glory days of
From left: Tom Hanks, David Cross, John Rue, Bob Odenkirk, Jessie Mueller and Philip Casnoff star in ‘The Post.’ Niko taVerNiSe / tNS
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‘The Post’ stars: meryl Streep, tom hanks, Sarah Paulson, bob odenkirk, tracy Letts, bradley Whitford rated: PG-13 for language and brief war violence. running time: 115 minutes Grade: HHHH (out of four) Watergate and its status as a nationally important, widely respected journalistic powerhouse, which it retains to this day. Even with dashing and competitive and impressively credentialed editor Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) running the newsroom, the Post is considered to be a nice little local newspaper, not even in the same league as The New York Times, which continually scoops the Post journalists in their own backyard. This, of course, drives Bradlee nuts. Meryl Streep (sure to score another Oscar nomination) is Kay Graham, president and publisher of the Post, but as Streep so sublimely conveys, Mrs. Graham was not the legend she would become, the person who would command any room she entered. At the time, she was unsure of her abilities to run the company,
and she often grew flustered in the presence of the all-male board of directors (led by Bradley Whitford’s smug Arthur Parsons), who didn’t even bother to contain their desire to push her aside. Daniel Ellsberg (Matthew Rhys), a former top aide to Defense Secretary Robert McNamara (Bruce Greenwood), exposed the government’s decades-long history of lies about Vietnam when he sent dozens of volumes of government documents known as the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times. Bradlee is beside himself. Scooped again! But when the White House obtains a court order to stop the Times from continuing to publish excerpts from the Pentagon Papers, the Post has the chance to step up. Thing is, the board doesn’t want to take the legal risk, and if the Post DOES publish, Bradlee and Graham could lose their positions and wind up in jail. So, you know, fairly high stakes. “The Post” doesn’t sugarcoat some major conflicts of interest. Mrs. Graham was close with McNamara and other powerful Washington insiders; they were often at her house, enjoying cocktails and insider chatter, even as Bradlee and his reporters were trying to unearth the dirt. But when Bradlee gets a little too comfortable on his high horse, Mrs. Graham reminds him of his close friendship with the Kennedys, and how that compromised Bradlee’s journalistic integrity. Streep has often played the most
confident of characters, but she does an astonishing job here of showing us someone who is unsure of herself to the point where she tentatively rehearses what she’ll say before speaking her mind to a room of a dozen white men in black suits who don’t expect her to stand up to them. Hanks, too, reminds us he can do just about anything with a character. Ben Bradlee isn’t the typical likable every-guy we’ve seen Hanks play so many times. He’s admirable, all right, but he’s a sharp and almost slick operator who isn’t interested in making friends on his way to burnishing his legacy. There are countless brilliant supporting turns from some of our finest actors, from Sarah Paulson to Tracy Letts to Carrie Coon to Jesse Plemons to David Cross to the aforementioned players. But the standout is Bob Odenkirk as Ben Bagdikian, the kind of old-school reporter who wears out the soles of his shoes tracking down a scoop. In very limited screen time, Odenkirk delivers best-supporting-actor-level work, playing a journalist who, like the vast majority of journalists then and now, is primarily concerned with just one thing. The Truth. And all the cries of “Fake News!” in the world will never stop the truthseekers from doing what they do. riCharD roeper reviews movies for the Chicago Sun-times.
WILKES-BARRE MOVIES 14 12 Strong (R): 1:10, 4:05, 7, 9:50 The Commuter (PG-13): 1:50, 4:20, 7:15, 9:45 Darkest Hour (PG-13): 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:45 Den of Thieves (R): 1, 4, 7, 9:30 Forever My Girl (PG): 1:55, 4:25, 7:20, 9:45 The Greatest Showman (PG): 1:40, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15 Insidious: The Last Key (PG13): 2, 4:20, 7:10, 9:35 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (PG13): 1, 2:15, 3:45, 5, 6:45, 8, 10 Molly’s Game (R): 9:35 Paddington 2 (PG): 1:20, 3:55, 6:40, 9:10 Pitch Perfect 3 (PG-13): 2:20, 4:45, 7:20 The Post (PG-13): 1:30, 4:10, 7:05, 9:50 Proud Mary (R): 1, 3:15, 5:25, 7:45, 10 Star Wars: The Last Jedi (PG13): 1:30, 4:45, 8 CINEMARK 20 MOOSIC times for Cinemark movies were not available as of press time.
Mini Movies
All the Money in the World: ridley Scott’s well-paced, greatlooking and nimble take on one of the most famous kidnapping cases of the 20th century leaves us marveling at the enormous footprint J. Paul Getty left on the world. Playing the oil tycoon as a last-minute substitute for kevin Spacey, Christopher Plummer delivers a powerful, magnetic, scenestealing performance. rated r for language, some violence, disturbing images and brief drug content. HHH½
— RICHARD ROEPER
Proud Mary: taraji P. henson stars as a boston hit woman. Written by John Stuart Newman & Christian Swegal and Steven antin. rated PG-13.
— LOS ANGELES TIMES
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18, 8 p.m. Part of Live from the Chandelier Lobby series. F.M. Kirby alt 92.1 inaugural snow show Center for the Performing Arts, 71 Pre Party, Friday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m. Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. $15 Screaming Infidelities will perform, advance/20 day of show. 570-826and guests can win tickets to Dash1100 or kirbycenter.org. board Confessional and Tigers Jaw. Back in Black (aC/dC tribute), Senunas’ Bar & Grill, 133 N. Main St., Friday, Jan. 19, 8 p.m. F.M. Kirby Wilkes-Barre. 570-825-1907. Center for the Performing Arts, 71 alt 92.1 inaugural snow show, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. $15 Sunday, Jan. 28, 6:15 p.m. Dashboard advance/$20 day of show. 570-826Confessional performs along with 1100 or kirbycenter.org. AJR, SYML and Scranton-based band arrival from sweden (aBBa Tigers Jaw. F.M. Kirby Center for the tribute), Saturday, Jan. 20, 7 p.m. Performing Arts, 71 Public Square, Quartet performs. F.M. Kirby Center for Wilkes-Barre. $20-$35 general/$92.10 the Performing Arts, 71 Public Square, (VIP with meet and greet), plus fees. Wilkes-Barre. $25/$35 plus fees. 570570-826-1100 or kirbycenter.org. 826-1100 or kirbycenter.org. second Line Pub Crawl, SaturPhilharmonic Chamber series: day, Feb. 10, 5 p.m. Presented by the Quartet for the End of Time, SatPreservation of the Arts Wilkes-Barre urday, Jan. 20, 8 p.m. St. Stephen’s City. Celebrate Mardi Gras led by Episcopal Church, 35 S. Franklin St., Indigo Moon Brass Band by visiting Wilkes-Barre. $35. 570-825-6653 or Rodano’s Pizza,City Market and ststephenswb.org. Cafe, Senunas’ Bar & Grill, Vesuvio’s italian influences Concert, Friday, Wilkes-Barre Pizza & Ristorante, Jan. 26, 8 p.m. Presented by the HEAT NEPA Bar & Night Club and Northeastern Pennsylvania Chamber Franklin’s Bar & Grill. Proceeds benMusic Society. St. Stephen’s Episcoefit Wilkes-Barre City Preservation pal Church, 35 S. Franklin St., Wilkesof the Arts. Public Square, Main and Barre. $10 student and senior/$20 Market streets, Wilkes-Barre. $5. general admission. nepacms.org/. North Branch Land Trust’s Winter The Man in Black, Saturday, Jan. Picnic, Sunday, Feb. 11, 1 to 4 p.m. 27, 7:30 p.m. Tribute to Johnny Cash Enjoy a variety of outdoor activities, performs. F.M. Kirby Center for the join the one-hour moderate guided Performing Arts, 71 Public Square, hike along some of the trails or sit by Wilkes-Barre. $20-$35 plus fees. the fire in the lodge to enjoy board 570-826-1100 or kirbycenter.org. games, cards and hot cocoa. A hearty The Fracture society strikes picnic meal is included. Registration Back, Sunday, Jan. 28, 3 p.m. required by Feb. 7. Bear Creek Camp, Wyoming Valley Art League, 130 S. 3601 Bear Creek Blvd., Wilkes-Barre. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Donations $5 NBLT members/$10 nonmemaccepted. 570-974-5953 or wyobers. 570-310-1781 or nblt.org or mingvalleyartleague.org. smith@nblt.org. Billy strings, Monday, Jan. 29, 8 p.m. Part of Live from the Chandelier Lobby series. F.M. Kirby The Langston hughes Project — Center for the Performing Arts, 71 ask your Mama: Twelve Moods for Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. $20 Jazz, Thursday, Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m. advance/$25 day of show. 570-826Ron McCurdy Quartet presentation 1100 or kirbycenter.org. uses spoken word artistry, live music Tedeschi Trucks Band, Thursday, and images to recreate Langston Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m. F.M. Kirby Center Hughes’ vision of the global struggle for the Performing Arts, 71 Public for freedom. Lemmond Theater at Square, Wilkes-Barre. $45-$75 plus Misericordia University, 301 Lake fees. 570-826-1100 or kirbycenter. St., Dallas. $10/free for Misericordia org. faculty and students. 570-674-6719 scotty McCreery, Saturday, Feb. or misericordia.edu. 10, 8 p.m. F.M. Kirby Center for the The accidentals, Thursday, Jan. Performing Arts, 71 Public Square,
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279 Bar & Grill, 279 S. River St., WilkesBarre: John Smith Bart & urby’s, 119 S. Main St., WilkesBarre: Trivia Night Chacko’s Memory Lane Lounge, 195 N. Wilkes-Barre Blvd., Wilkes-Barre: Kartune Elixir Bistro Bar at Mohegan sun Pocono, 1280 Route 315, Plains Twp.: Sugar Ray Grotto Pizza/skybox sports Bar, Wyoming Valley Mall, Wilkes-Barre Twp.: Know Limit Trivia heat Bar & Nightclub, 69-71 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre: Karaoke
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279 Bar & Grill, 279 S. River St., WilkesBarre: Bill Hoffman Bads, 415 Main St., Luzerne: Karaoke Bar Louie at Mohegan sun Pocono, 1280 Route 315, Plains Twp.: Jigsaw Johnny The Beaumont inn, 4437 Route 309, Dallas: Lex Breakers at Mohegan sun Pocono, 1280 Route 315, Plains Twp.: Lissa and Jackson V Elixir Bistro Bar at Mohegan sun Pocono, 1280 Route 315, Plains Twp.: Vine Street Grotto Pizza, 36 Gateway Shopping Center, Edwardsville: Elvis Tribute with Leigh Joel Fierman Grotto Pizza/Grand slam sports Bar, RR
Wilkes-Barre. $35-$59 plus fees. 570-826-1100 or kirbycenter.org. america, Thursday, Feb. 15, 7 to 10 p.m. Grammy-winning rock group performs. F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. $45-$69 plus fees. 570-826-1100 or kirbycenter.org.
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Pirates of Penzance Jr., Friday, Jan. 19, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 20, 2 p.m., 7 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 21, 2 p.m. KISS Theatre Company, 400 East End Centre, Wilkes-Barre. $6-$10. 484653-9553 or kisstheatre.org. Bye Bye Birdie, Saturday, Jan. 27, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 28, 3 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 2 and Saturday, Feb. 3, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 4, 3 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 9 and Saturday, Feb. 10, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 11, 3 p.m. Presented by Music Box Players. Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. Dinner and show: $35 adults/$25 children 12 and younger; show only: $18 adults/$14 students, children and military members. 570-283-2195 or musicbox.org or reservations@musicbox.org. dirty dancing, Wednesday, Jan. 31 and Thursday, Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m. Stage musical version of the hit movie. F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. $45-$65 plus fees. 570-826-1100 or kirbycenter.org. Baskerville: a sherlock holmes
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415, Harveys Lake: Guilty Pleasure Grotto Pizza/skybox sports Bar, Wyoming Valley Mall, Wilkes-Barre Twp.: Area 52 heat Bar & Nightclub, 69-71 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre: Inferno Drag Show highway inn, 404 Dark Hollow Rd., Tunkhannock: Shelly’s Underground Mil & Jim’s Parkway inn, 24 W. Kirmar Ave., Nanticoke: 40 Lb. Head river street Jazz Cafe, 665 N. River St., Plains Twp.: Souled Out streamside Bandstand at the Woodlands, 1073 Route 315, Plains Twp.: Boomer Happy Hour with Frankie and Toby Wildflowers New york Bistro, 600 Wildflower Drive, Wilkes-Barre: Mike Dillon Wise Crackers Comedy Club at Mohegan sun Pocono, 1280 Route 315, Plains Twp.: Kevin Downey Jr., Mike Speirs and Eric Navarro
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279 Bar & Grill, 279 S. River St., WilkesBarre: Wanabees Bar Louie at Mohegan sun Pocono, 1280 Route 315, Plains Twp.: Shake 3x Bartolai Winery, Route 92 and Coolidge Avenue, Falls: Black Fawn Forest Bradley’s sports Bar, 462 W. State St., Larksville: Graces Downfall Duo Breakers at Mohegan sun Pocono, 1280 Route 315, Plains Twp.: Big Bang Baby Brickhouse Tavern, 319 Main St., Dupont: Facing the Giants
Mystery, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m. Walnut Street Theatre presents Ken Ludwig’s acclaimed adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1902 classic mystery, “The Hound of the Baskervilles.” Five actors portray 40 characters. F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. $10. 570-826-1100 or kirbycenter.org. Jabber, Monday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m. F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. $10. 570-826-1100 or kirbycenter.org. Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m. The musical adaptation of Richard and Florence Atwater’s popular book, with original songs and penguin puppets. Part of “Sem Presents!” series. Kirby Center for Creative Arts at Wyoming Seminary, 260 N. Sprague Ave., Kingston. $15 adults/$10 children. 570-270-2192.
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selma to Montgomery: a March for the right to Vote, Friday, Jan. 19 through Wednesday, Feb. 21. Opening reception, Jan. 19, 6 to 9 p.m. Photographs give an intimate look at the people and consequences surrounding protest marches from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. Schulman Gallery at Luzerne County Community College, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke. 570-740-0319. Canadian Masters of the Car-
Creekside inn, 406 Route 92 North, Tunkhannock: Shelly’s Underground Elixir Bistro Bar at Mohegan sun Pocono, 1280 Route 315, Plains Twp.: Kira + Brooke Evolution Nightclub at the Woodlands, 1073 Highway 315, Plains Twp.: Dance Party iii Guys Pizzeria & restaurant, 11 Garbutt Ave., Dallas: Bret Alexander Duo river street Jazz Cafe, 665 N. River St., Plains Twp.: Royal Scam — Tribute to Steely Dan streamside Bandstand at the Woodlands, 1073 Route 315, Plains Twp.: The Chatter Wise Crackers Comedy Club at Mohegan sun Pocono, 1280 Route 315, Plains Twp.: Kevin Downey Jr., Mike Speirs and Eric Navarro
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heat Bar & Nightclub, 69-71 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre: Not Yo Granny’s Bingo river street Jazz Cafe, 665 N. River St., Plains Twp.: Gatos Blancos
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279 Bar & Grill, 279 S. River St., WilkesBarre: Strawberry Jam Duo iii Guys Pizzeria & restaurant, 11 Garbutt Ave., Dallas: Dave Abraham
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Bads, 415 Main St., Luzerne: Open mic night Ole Tyme Charley’s restaurant & Pub, 31 S. River St., Plains Twp.: Karaoke
men and sarah Latona Collection, Saturday, Feb. 3 through Saturday, March 31. Opening reception: Feb. 3, 5 to 7 p.m. Pauly Friedman Art Gallery at Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. 570-674-6250 or misericordia.edu. The Broken heart art show, Saturday, Feb. 10, 5 to 11 p.m. 570 Tattoo Company, 59 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Continuing
“Perpetual” art Exhibition, through Friday, Feb. 16. Artists Jeremy Petrachonis and Michael Delmonico display a collection of works. Artists’ reception: Jan. 19, 6 to 8 p.m. Widmann Gallery at King’s College, 133 N. River St., Wilkes-Barre. Free 570-208-5875 or kings.edu. Art Events
Fiber art afternoon, Thursdays, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Bring your own supplies and make some new friends while working on crochet, knitting or felting. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St. 570-654-9565 or pittstonmemoriallibrary.org. adult Coloring Club, Fridays, 1 p.m. Supplies provided, but feel free to bring fine-tip markers or colored pencils. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St. Free. 570-654-9565 or pittstonmemoriallibrary.org. One More row, Saturday, Jan. 20, 10 a.m. to noon. Everyone is welcome to this knit and crochet group.
Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 570-823-0156 or osterhout.lib.pa.us. Paint a snowman craft, Monday, Jan. 22, 5:30 p.m. Seating is limited; registration required. For adults. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Free. 570-8230156 or osterhout.lib.pa.us.
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The 13th, Thursday, Jan. 25, 6 p.m. The second in a series of four film screenings about race in honor of Black History Month. A discussion under the direction of Justin Nordstrom and Dana Calupa will follow. Lemmond Theater at Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. 570674-6400 or misericordia.edu. The Molly Maguires, Friday, Jan. 26, 1 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Part of the “Before the Kirby was the Kirby” series. Flashback Cinema host John Hersker will give an on-screen introduction and historical background for the films and their place in the theater’s history before each screening. F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. $3 matinee/$5 night. 570-826-1100 or kirbycenter.org. Friday Movie Matinee, through Friday, Jan. 26, Fridays, 2 p.m. A free movie and popcorn. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre. 570-823-0156 or osterhout. lib.pa.us. Please see J9
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know this is going to be unimaginable for many people, but I generally don’t drink coffee. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy being more awake than any person has a right to be. Sadly, my stomach doesn’t much care for it. It also seems that the cost of being awake for me is the inability to go to sleep. I miss it and will on occasion go back to its hot, roasted, steamy embrace, but I know each time that it is a mistake. What does this have to do with beer? If you don’t know the answer to that, drink more stouts and porters. Those dark beers gain their color and flavor from roasted malt. The roasting process turns the malt black and gives it a slightly enjoyable burnt taste. The process is much like the affair coffee beans go through to prepare them for brewing. Coffee beans don’t start out as that dark color you know them by. Coffee beans right off the plant are green. If you were to make coffee from them at this point, your coffee would be disgusting, and you would be sad. There is a certain amount of sourness that the roasting tempers. Applying heat to the beans until they turn black brings out the flavors many of you are familiar with. The longer they roast, the darker the bean gets. You’ll notice many coffees have different sorts of “roasts,” such as Viennese or French. That largely has to do with how roasted the bean becomes. Because of my aforementioned coffee issues, it’s a beer style I tend to stay away from. I’m glad I’m making an exception tonight, however. Ballast Point Victory at
Sea is an imperial porter with coffee and vanilla aged in bourbon and rye barrels. It poured like any other porter, dark with a slight tan head that never really went away. It seemed too thick to produce any large amount of foam. This all seemed normal for a porter of this strength. The scent was a good blast of caramel and vanilla right up front. That sweetness would have been a bit much if the delightful roasted notes from the malt and coffee had not immediately tempered it. There was even a bit of chocolate in there. The sweetness really takes the trophy, though. The taste was like a cappuccino mixed with a milkshake and then mixed with beer. It’s like a sophisticated iced coffee, but boozy. The wood shows up at the tail end to make every little bit of savory, roasted goodness linger on the tongue until sweetness washes it over in the next sip. The vanilla and caramel are very much welcomed as well. This beer is so incredibly tasty. Its 12-percent ABV pairs quite nicely with the slight coffee buzz it also provides. If you’re a coffee lover, grab this. If not, grab it anyway. This brew might change your mind.
Accidental Courtesy, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 6 p.m. The third in a series of four film screenings about race in honor of Black History Month. A discussion hosted by history professor Allan W. Austin follows. Lemmond Theater at Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. 570-674-6400 or misericordia.edu. Casablanca, Friday, Feb. 16, 1 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Film screening as a part of the “Before the Kirby was the Kirby” series. Each screening will be preceded by an on-screen introduction by Flashback Cinema host John Hersker, who will provide historical background for the films and their place in the theatre’s history. F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. $3 matinee/$5 evening. 570-826-1100 or kirbycenter.org.
Books
Franklin St. Sleuths Mystery Book Club, Thursday, Jan. 18, 6:30 p.m. The book club discusses, “The Constable’s Tale” by Donald Smith. A limited number of copies of the book are for sale at the library. Light refreshments will be served. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 570-823-0156 or osterhout.lib.pa.us. Roaming Readers Book Club, Tuesdays, 11 a.m. Walk, talk and take in an audiobook. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St. 570-654-9565 or pittstonmemoriallibrary.org. Robert P. Wolensky book signing, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 3 to 5 p.m. Author has written about the anthracite mining industry, including the Knox Mine and Avondale disasters. His books will be available for purchase at the signing. Mill Memorial Library, 495 E. Main St., Nanticoke. 570-735-3030. Campion Literary Society Writing Workshops, Friday, Jan. 26, 2 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 23, 2 p.m. The themed, free workshops are hour-long, informal writing classes in Room 117. Open to the public. Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center at King’s College, 133
N. River St., Wilkes-Barre. 570-2085875 or kings.edu. Black History Month Poetry Reading, Friday, Feb. 9, 2:30 to 4 p.m. This event will feature poems by African American writers. Light refreshments will be served. Henry Student Lounge at Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. 570674-6400 or misericordia.edu.
Notices
Call for members, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wally Gordan Community Singers start rehearsal start on Jan. 23 and practice are every Tuesdays from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the music room. No auditions required. Clarks Summit United Methodist Church, 1310 Morgan Highway. 570-561-6005 or wallygordoncommunitysingers.com. Auditions: Jesus Christ Superstar, Sunday, Jan. 28 through Tuesday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m. Looking for ages 15 and older. Children 8 to 10 will be auditioned for the “Hosanna” procession scene. Prepare to sing a song of your choice (a song from the show is preferred) and to do a short dance routine. Sheet music preferred; accompanist available. Performances: March 10, 11, 16 to 18 and 23 to 25. Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. 570-2832195 or musicbox.org.
Contra Dance, Saturday, Feb. 3, 7 p.m. Music by Smash the Windows, calling by Pam Goddard. Potluck dinner at 6:15 p.m. Church of Christ Uniting, 776 Market St., Kingston. Donations accepted. 570-333-4007 or folkloresociety.org/dancing.
kids
Kids Who Code, Saturday, Jan. 20, 9 to 11 a.m. Registration required. Wyoming Seminary Lower School, 1560 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. 570-718-6611 or wyomingseminary.org. New Stories on Saturday with
Miss Alyvia, Saturdays, 11 a.m. Story time with books, songs, nursery rhymes and a craft. Older siblings permitted, but program is geared toward kids 18 months to 5 years. Register ahead at 570-654-9565, ext. 26. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St. pittstonmemoriallibrary.org. Building Club, Mondays, 4 to 5 p.m. Anyone 3 to 11 can free build with Legos or Lincoln Logs. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St. 570-654-9565 or pittstonmemoriallibrary.org. Please see J10
comedy
Eddie B, Friday, Feb. 2, 8 p.m. Comedian performs. F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. $35-$65. 570826-1100 or kirbycenter.org. Jim Breuer, Saturday, Feb. 24, 8 p.m. F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. $25-$49 plus fees. 570-826-1100 or kirbycenter.org.
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Adult Dance Class, Tuesdays, 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. Zumba and hip-hop class. No experience necessary. Perfect Harmony Center for the Arts, fourth floor, 10 W. Dorrance St., Kingston. 570-714-2787.
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empty bottles / the list ContinuEd From J8 Furry Tails Reading Program, Saturday, Feb. 10, 10 a.m. Children can choose their favorite books to read to therapy dogs the second Saturday of most months. Registration requested. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St. 570-654-9565 or pittstonmemoriallibrary.org. Four Score and Seven Years Ago, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 10 a.m. F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Free. 570-826-1100 or kirbycenter.org.
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Meditation and Deep Breathing, Wednesdays, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Candy’s Place: The Center for Cancer Wellness, 190 Welles St., Forty Fort. 570-7148800 or cancerwellnessnepa.org. Plymouth’s Coal-Mining Pioneers: Abijah and John Smith, Freeman Thomas and Other Stories, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 7 p.m. Plymouth Borough Municipal Building, 162 W. Shawnee Ave., Plymouth. Free. Power Flow Yoga, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. This
class is based on the vinyasa style of yoga with light weights used to build additional strength. Beginners are welcome but should expect a workout. Immaculate Conception Church, 605 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston. $7. Sons of the Molly Maguires: The Irish Roots of America’s First Labor War, Thursday, Jan. 18, 7 p.m. Presented by Mark Balik, senior editor of the New York Times. King’s College, 133 N. River St., Wilkes-Barre. Free. 570-208-5821. Birding in Kirby Park Natural Area, Sunday, Jan. 21, 8 a.m. Bob Wasilewski from Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society leads a bird walk. Meet at the parking lot by Nesbitt Park boat launch. Kirby Park, 301 Northampton St., Kingston. 570371-3951 or wilkes-barre.pa.us. Annual Commemoration of the Knox Disaster Memorial, Sunday, Jan. 21, 11:30. Following the commemoration, at noon participate in the annual walk to Knox Mine Disaster Site; weather permitting. PHMC Historical Marker, in front of Baloga Funeral Home, 1201 Main St., Pittston. Free.
Empty Bottles by david falchek
Don’t discount Barefoot
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arefoot Wine started humbly enough in a Sonoma home by a couple with no experience in the wine business. That momand-pop history is offered on the winery’s website. But for more than 20 years, E&J Gallo, the world’s largest wine producer, has owned and developed the brand. The value brand appeals to a relaxed lifestyle. The label, featuring a high-arched footprint and color corresponding to the grape variety, is designed to pop from the shelf. Barefoot took off during the last recession and today appears as a featured wine — often the only wine — at places that are not interested in creating a wine list. I saw it at a movie theater recently. If you are in your 20s or 30s, Barefoot is probably the first wine you ever tried. Barefoot’s ubiquity and low price cause some wine drinkers to disregard the brand. In reality, the wine is well made
and “varietally correct,” which in the wine world means that it tastes like the grape is supposed to taste. I’ve attended wine trainings using Barefoot wines for that reason. I tried a bunch of Barefoot wines, none were great, but none were bad. They were all pretty good as wine in a fruity, ripe, sweeter style. Barefoot Pinot Noir shows flavors of ripe cherry and blackberry with a touch of sweetness, followed by a somewhat bitter, seedy finish. $8. HHH½ Barefoot Riesling tastes like apple juice and lemonade with a powdered sugar finish, rather sweet and light. Too sweet for my tastes, but I couldn’t put it down. $11 for a double bottle. HHH½ DAVID FALCHEK, executive director of the American Wine Society, reviews wines each week. GRADE: Exceptional HHHHH, Above average HHHH, Good HHH, Below Average HH, Poor H.
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Frankie Rose returns as Offa Rex sparkles
Offa Rex — ‘The Queen of Hearts’
THE GOOD: Indie folk/rock outfit Offa Rex offers up its sparkling debut (sort of). THE BAD: Nope. THE NITTY GRITTY: Offa Rex is less a proper band and more a merging of two established acts — Pacific Northwest indie rock mainstays the Decemberists and English folk singer Olivia Chaney. “Queen of Hearts” is a covers album, drawing most of its material from traditional British+ folk songs. Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy handles vocals on two tracks, Jenny Conlee’s accordion takes us through a brief medley of rockin’ jigs, and Chaney is out front for the remainder. “Hearts” ends up a precious combination of divine storytelling, rustic folk rock and charming baroque pop. Highlights include the romantic longing of the title track, the graceful sway carrying “Bonny May” and the heavy-metal buzz coloring “Sheepcrook and Black Dog.” Yet EVERY moment here is memorable, making a timeless songbook that rings just as true today as it did a couple of centuries ago. BUY IT?: You must.
Frankie Rose — ‘Cage Tropical’
THE GOOD: Singer-songwriter (and ex-member of Dum Dum Girls and Vivian Girls) Frankie Rose comes back with her fourth solo outing. THE BAD: “Cage Tropical” is more about mood and less about great individual songs. However, the vibe draws you in immediately. THE NITTY GRITTY: Rose continues to flaunt her love of all things new wave — shimmering keyboards; seamless drum beats; stark, precise guitars, etc. And as usual, she tosses those elements in a brew alongside classic ’60s pop sensibilities; girl group harmonies and the right amount of echo add body and boldness to all the flavors. What’s different this time is the “tropical” part. Now, this is NOT a record brimming with island rhythms, steel guitars or reggae grooves. However, there is a sunny, beach-like quality to the whole affair, like a breezy, carefree afternoon and evening including the most gorgeous sunset. Tracks like the title cut and “Red Museum” are upbeat, somewhat mysterious and take you to a better place. BUY IT?: Yes.
Clockwise from top left: Sharena and Areena Walker; Linda Labert with Ava Keating, 3, of Hazleton; Amy and Avery Brennan of Larksville; Jessica Sebastianelli, Lorie Ornowski and Adaline Niedzwiecki of Pittston; Tinkerbell from Disney of Ice; Angel Noone and Lexi, 6, of Pittston.
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