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I was never someone who had to be told that discrimination was wrong.
Growing up, I was a nerdy kid who was picked on just for existing, so I understood
froman early age that its wrong to single out others for their diferences. My
younger brother was diagnosed with autismaround that time as well, and he faced
even worse prejudice than I could have ever imagined. He still does.
So, to me, fnding out that friends and family were gay or bisexual wasnt some life-
changing or earth-shattering revelation I just see themfor who they are. Its never
made a diference to me what your diferences are. In fact, I like that were all so
unique. The world would be a very boring place if we all fell in line with one lifestyle
or viewpoint.
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why such an event is necessary, I must ask howmuch time you spent trying to ft in,
trying to pretend youre something youre not.
you may not be one of us. you may not be someone who had to go through that. But
dont worry well accept you anyway.
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can you nd at Freedom Hall (25 S. Queen St.) in Lancaster on Oct. 13?
The likes of Five Finger Death Punch with Escape the Fate, Miss May I, and Gemini Syndrome.
Five Finger Death Punch, who just performed in Scranton at the Mayhem Festival, released their rst install-
ment of The Wrong Side of Heaven and The Righteous Side of Hell: Volume 1 on July 30, with Volume 2 to be
released sometime this fall.
General admission tickets for this show will go on sale Aug. 3 at 10 a.m. via ticketmaster.com, charge by phone
at 800.745.3000, at all Ticketmaster retail locations, tickety.com, and chameleonclub.net. Tickets will be $29.50
in advance and $32 the day of the show.
can you get your pink on?
A Pink Party First Friday Event is set at the Hilton in Scranton Aug. 2, from 6 to 8 p.m., hosted by the 23rd
Annual Komen NEPA Race for the Cure Committee.
The party will feature Murals of Hope, murals painted on past Race days that will be available for viewing in the
Hilton lobby. Several murals will be part of a silent auction that will raise money for the Race.
There will be refreshments, a variety of rafe baskets, entertainment by Music for Models duo John and Tara,
and a cash bar. Donation for the event is $10, which goes to the 2013 Komen NEPA Race for the Cure. Attendees
will be given a demonstration of how to register for the Race online.
This years Race is set for downtown Scranton on Saturday, Sept. 21.
Each year our focus of the race event is truly about raising money necessary to fulll our goal of preventing
breast cancer through education and early detection screenings to discover breast cancers in its earliest and most
treatable stages and ultimately to nding the cures for breast cancer, said Dolly Woody, Komen NEPA Afliate
Executive Director.
To register for the 2013 Komen NEPA Race for the Cure, visit komennepa.org. For more information, call Susan
G. Komen Northeastern Pennsylvania headquarters at 570.969.6072 or e-mail admin.info@komennepa.org.
Each year our focus of the race event is truly about
raising money necessary to fulll our goal of preventing
breast cancer through education and early detection
screenings.
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can you catch A Fire With Friends before they leave on their Ghost House Summer Tour?
This Friday, Aug. 2, at 11 p.m. at The Keys (244 Penn Ave., Scranton). The Scranton-based indie rockers are
nishing up work on their third EP, Ghost House, before releasing a full-length record by the end of the year, so
local listeners may have a chance to hear some new material before its wide release.
We are all really excited to go on tour. We have some great cities and venues lined up and cant wait to share our
new music with both our existing fans down south and some of the new places weve been able to book, bassist
John Husosky told The Weekender.
This tour will take them to major cities like Washington, D.C.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Indianapolis, Ind.; Nashville,
Tenn.; Chicago, Ill.; St. Louis, Mo.; and Charlottesville, Va. When they return, the band will also being performing
with Family Animals at the River Street Jazz Caf (667 N. River St., Plains) on Thursday, Aug. 29, at 10 p.m.
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July 31-august 06, 2013
NO JOKE
The Aristocrats play some serious instrumental tunes at River Street
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It may be hard to pinpoint
the sound of The Aristocrats,
but people will certainly try.
The trios new record,
Culture Clash, recent-
ly reached No. 8 on the
Billboard Contemporary
Jazz Album charts, though
theres much more than jazz
on the album. With elements
of rock, jam, fusion, prog,
and metal mixed in, theyre
certainly not afraid to bend
and break every label placed
upon them, though as their
name implies, its all injected
with a strong sense of humor
and fun as well.
Before their show tonight
at the River Street Jazz Caf,
bassist Bryan Beller talked to
The Weekender about devel-
oping that sound, who listens
to their music, and where its
all headed.
THE WEEKENDER: Do
you remember the rst
time someone told you the
aristocrats joke?
BRYAN BELLER: I dont
remember the rst time.
Well, my now wife and I
went to go see the movie.
We heard about that and we
went and sawit and we cried
laughing, and thats how I
knew about the joke. But
it was (guitarist) Guthrie
(Govan) who said when the
song titles started coming,
Huh. Looking at these song
titles, maybe we should call
ourselves The Aristocrats.
Of course, it stuck immedi-
ately.
W: Was humor an impor-
tant element when you
decided to formthe band?
BB: Yeah. I mean, we all
are fans of Frank Zappa, so
we all get the whole playing
serious music not seriously
thing because this music
is hard and you can kind of
get caught up in just, Oh
my God, its got to be right,
and all that. If you think like
that, youre just going to end
up doing it wrong anyway.
So yeah, the music is hard
and challenging, but we like
to have fun with it and we
need to have fun with it. And
when were having fun with
it, I feel like the audience has
fun with it as well.
W: Howdid you develop
the bands sound?
BB: It just kind of shows
up naturally in our songwrit-
ing, I think. Were fortunate
because we have a lot of the
same inuences, but not all
the same. So its a combina-
tion of the people that we
listen to individually, and
then what we sound like as a
band. And of course on this
record, weve had a couple
years of touring under our
belts, so we know each other
a lot better.
Were really good friends.
Weve been through a lot
together now. Were very
grateful for the initial recep-
tion of the rst album. What
weve gone through in the
last two years together has
really informed our new
record, Culture Clash, and
people dig it. I know that
were all happier with it than
we were with the rst record.
We just spent more time on
it. I think it sounds better.
W: What kind of audi-
ence is out there for
instrumental music like
yours?
BB: You get some Zappa-
heads. You get some fusion
guys, people who like all the
complicated music. You get
the instrumental rock people
who are coming maybe from
the Steve Vai, Joe Satriani
world. We get some metal-
heads who know that Im in
Dethklok and Marko is in
Necrophagist. And the com-
mon thread is we get a lot of
musicians, people who are
interested in playing. But its
not just musicians.
The thing thats really
gratifying is that you see a
lot of young people in the
audience. I think people look
at this and say, Oh, this is
not a young genre, but I
think that for whatever rea-
son were attracting younger
audiences, which is cool.
W: You guys feature
some very technical play-
ing. Do you practice often?
BB: No, you just play the
gigs. You just have to play
the gigs. Theres not really
time to practice when youre
touring. We barely have
time to learn the material
for our set as it is. Were all
traveling so much. We didnt
have any rehearsal for this
tour. (Drummer) Marco
(Minnemann) and I were
in Russia with Joe Satriani
three days before this tour
started, and Guthrie was in
Holland with Steven Wilson
two days before this tour
started. We rehearsed for
two hours at the sound check
of the rst gig and that was
it.
W: Where do you see
your sound developing
fromhere?
BB: Theres no plan. I
mean, I can give you a plan
for our next years schedule,
but I cant give you a plan for
where the music is headed.
I just think that were all
pressing each other a little
bit more and were getting
a little bit more aggressive
and eclectic with the writ-
ing, and it all seems to work
somehow. Other than that,
I think the next step to see
where the music is headed is
to come see us live. Because
theres one thing about doing
the songs on the record, but
doing the songs live, they
evolve.
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By Rich Howells
Weekender editor
By Rich Howells
Weekender editor
Aristocrats encourage musical Clash
THe
ARisTocRATs:
July 31, 8 p.m., River
street Jazz Caf (667 n.
River st., Plains). $20.
Yonder
Mountain
at Peak
Yonder Mountain String
Band has played Penns Peak
before, but its never the same
showtwice.
The progressive bluegrass
act makes sure of it, and
when they return on Friday,
Aug. 2, guitarist Adam Aijala
promises material thats dif-
ferent even from the night
before. He chatted with the
Weekender about his early
inuences, the evolution of
their bluegrass sound, and
why the band loves coming
back to JimThorpe.
THE WEEKENDER:
Have your early punk and
rock inuences played a
role in Yonder Mountain
String Band at all?
ADAM AIJALA: Totally.
It didnt at rst, I dont think,
or maybe it did. I guess it like
permeates whatever your
abilities are, whatever your
inuences are when youre
playing, but it didnt sound
more recognizable or even
more conscious to me until
around when we did that self-
titled record and we realized
that hey, we all come from
rock inuences, and really,
moreover, not bluegrass all
four of us. None of us grew
up with it. With the help of
Tom Rothrock, who pro-
duced that record, he kind
of gave us the mentality that
hey, we can do whatever we
want musically. We dont feel
pigeonholed. Granted, our
name says String Band on
the end that was our own
doing but we can basically
get away with whatever kind
of music we want.
I still thinkwere bluegrass.
I just think were a branch on
the bluegrass tree. I dont
think that were anywhere
near traditional, but people
who dont listen to bluegrass
think that were bluegrass.
They think Mumford &Sons
is bluegrass.
W: So what made you
decide on bluegrass ini-
tially?
AA: Well thats kind of
how we met. Basically, we
were all playing bluegrass in
some capacity at that point,
and so that was the medi-
um. It wasnt like we grew
up together and we went
through all these different
phases of musical inuence
and what we were into.
I met (banjo player) Dave
(Johnston) and (mandolin
player) Jeff (Austin) rst,
and they were having this
pick, and so I think it was
on Wednesday night in
Nederland where we lived in
Colorado, I went down and
started playing with those
guys, and it was always
bluegrass. There was never
going to be anything else
really.
W: What are you guys
working on currently?
AA: We have an EP thats
done that we just nished. Its
just four songs. We did The
Show in 09; 08 I think we
recorded it. I know, thats
so lame, but its been a long
time. Theres been kids in
between and one of the guys
moved to California. Ben
lives in California now, so its
a lot harder to make the time
to record an album, so we did
this on the road, this EP. This
process its never easy, but
it was the easiest for me. We
basically just said, Hey, lets
each pick an original that we
sing. Theres four songs, and
we each wrote one of them.
To me, the whole point of
doing a record is doing what
you cant do on stage, so
weve kind of come to this,
Well, lets make the rhythm
really solid. Lets make our
solos solid and make the
vocals solid. We want to
add effects, we want to do
this and that, we want to add
drums or anything things
that we cant do on stage.
Were a live band. Were
known as a live band, so to
kind of do stuff outside that,
thats the whole point for us
to do a record.
W: What do you guys
have planned for this
upcoming show?
AA: I was looking at the
schedule and I believe its the
only indoor show of this run,
and not a bad one to boot. I
love playing up there; we all
love playing up there. Weve
been going there for years
now. Well look at what we
played last year when we get
there, and well make the set
list based off of that. Well
play stuff that we didnt play
last time we were there.
That place is awesome.
The crowd is always killer. I
know our sound guy says its
a hard room to mix because
theres so much glass in the
back of the room and those
really tall ceilings he does
a hell of a job, I think. Hes a
perfectionist, though. But we
always have a blast. Its a fun
place.
The people who work
there are great. Its just a fun
venue. In the green room,
they have one of those little
basketball things that you
see in the arcade where you
shoot the hoops. Thats pret-
ty fun. We always try to see
who gets the highest score.
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YoNDeR MoUNTAiN sTRiNG BAND:
aug. 2, 9 p.m., Penns Peak (325 Maury Rd., JimThorpe). $17 advance, $22 day of show.
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Its all about that jazz at the 9th Annual Scranton Jazz Festival, which takes place Aug. 2-4 at the
Historical Radisson Hotel (700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton). Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at
the door. Acts will include jazz legend Freddy Cole (pictured), La Cuchina, The Keystone College Jazz
Institute, and many more. For a complete schedule and more info, visit scrantonjazzfestival.org.
F.M. KIRBYCENTER
(71 Public square, Wilkes-
Barre)
570.826.1100, kirbycenter.
org
Jason Isbell: Aug. 9, 8 p.m.
$25; $50, VIP.
Theresa Caputo of Long
Island Medium: Aug. 18, 3
p.m. $39.75.
Alice Cooper: Oct. 18, 8
p.m. $39, $49, $59, $75
(limited pit seating).
The Onion Live!: Oct. 24,
7:30 p.m. $19, $34.
Merle Haggard: Nov. 2, 8
p.m. $40-$99.
YAMATO: The Drummers
of Japan: Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m.
$25, $35.
MAUCH CHUNK OPERA
HOUSE
(14W. Broadway, JimThorpe)
570.325.0249,
mauchchunkoperahouse.
com
Marrakesh Express: Aug. 2,
8:30 p.m. $25.
Joe Louis Walker: Aug. 9,
8:30 p.m. $20.
Forward Motion: Aug. 10, 8
p.m. $15.
Dustbowl Revival: Aug. 15, 8
p.m. $15.
Coryell, Bailey, andWhite:
Aug. 17, 8 p.m. $27.
Billy Burnette Band: Aug.
30, 8:30 p.m. $23.
Deb and Bevs Blues Night
Out: Aug. 31, 8 p.m. $20.
Solas: Sept. 6, 8 p.m., $25
Mary Fahl: Sept. 7, 8 p.m.
$22.
DavidWax Museum: Sept.
13, 8:30 p.m. $21.
John Denver Tribute by Ted
Vigil and Steve Weisberg:
Sept. 14, 8 p.m. $25.
Dancin Machine: Sept. 20,
8:30 p.m. $20.
Splintered Sunlight: Sept.
21, 8 p.m. $15.
Bill Kirchen andTexicali:
Sept. 27, 8:30 p.m. $23.
Soft Parade: Sept. 28, 8
p.m. $23.
MOHEGAN SUNARENA
(255 Highland Park Blvd.,
Wilkes-Barre)
800.745.3000,
mohegansunarenapa.com
Cirque Musica: Sept. 22, 7
p.m. $25-$65.
MOUNTAIRYCASINO
RESORT
(44Woodland Rd., Mount
Pocono)
877.682.4791,
mountairycasino.com
Kansas: Aug. 11, 7 p.m.,
$25-$45
The Stylistics: Oct. 19, 8
p.m., $45
Aaron Lewis: Nov. 9, p p.m.,
$45-$65
NEWVISIONS STUDIO &
GALLERY
(201 Vine st., scranton)
570.878.3970,
newvisionsstudio.com
Northeast Photography
Club juried group show: Aug.
2, 6-9 p.m.
Music show: Chet Williams
Eye onAttraction Family
Animals and InWriting: Aug.
9
The Klap, Badtown Rude,
DownTo Six and Crock Pot
Abduction: Aug. 10.
Rik Spandex, Master
Fox, Static in the Attic and
Feigned Serenity: Aug. 11.
PENNS PEAK
(325 Maury Rd., JimThorpe)
866.605.7325, pennspeak.
com
Ted Nugent: Aug. 14 8 p.m.
Glenn Miller Orchestra:
Sept. 17-19, 1 p.m.
JoshTurner: Sept. 26, 8
p.m.
The Swing Dolls: Tribute
toAndrews Sisters and
McGuire Sisters: Oct. 1-3, 1
p.m.
King Henry and the
Showmen: Oct. 15-17, 12 p.m.
Real Diamond: Neil
DiamondTribute: Oct. 23-24,
1 p.m.
Gordon Lightfoot: Oct. 26,
8 p.m.
America: Nov. 2, 8 p.m.
RIVER STREETJAZZ CAFE
(667 N. River St., Plains)
570.822.2992,
riverstreetjazzcafe.com5
The Aristocrats: July 31, 8
p.m., $20
Settlers Inn
(4 MainAve., Hawley.
570.226.2993)
Jazz on the Deck Series, 6-9
p.m.
July 31: Compass Jazz
Quartet
Aug. 7: LibertoTrio
featuring Ralph Liberto,
Stephen Faubel, BobWilson
and Steve Kurilla
Aug. 14: Nick Niles
Aug. 21: Vibraphonist
Stefan Bauer and special
guest fromNYC
Aug. 23: NewOrleans
Jazz BBQ- Wally Lake Fest
Opening Party
Aug. 28: Judi Silvano and
her Quartet
SHERMANTHEATER
(524 Main St., Stroudsburg)
570.420.2808,
shermantheater.com
We the Kings: Aug. 14, 6:30
p.m., $20
TOYOTAPAVILIONAT
MONTAGE MOUNTAIN
1000 Montage Mountain
Road, Scranton
Rockstar Energy Drink
Uproar Festival: Aug. 9, 8
p.m.
Peach Music Festival: Aug.
15. $35.
JasonAldean: Aug. 25.
$31.50-$61.25.
Honda Civic Tour featuring
Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson:
Sept. 1. $30-$120.
PHILADELPHIA
ELECTRIC FACTORY
(3421 WillowSt.,
Philadelphia)
215.LOVE.222,
electricfactory.info
Smash Mouth / Sugar Ray
/ Gin Blossoms / Vertical
Horizon / Fastball: Aug. 3, 7
p.m.
This is Hardcore: GWAR /
Kid Dynamite / Modern Life
Is War / 7 Seconds: Aug. 8-11.
City and Colour: Sep. 18,
8 p.m.
KESWICKTHEATRE
(291 North Keswick Ave.,
Glenside)
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There are only a handful of
blues greats left on this Earth
like Buddy Guy. With the excep-
tion of B.B. King, no other liv-
ing legend of the genre has
spawned such voracious imita-
tion and lasting inuence just
name-check the likes of Clapton
and Hendrix. The two originals
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potent string bending, shred-
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Rhythm & Blues.
Divided into a rhythm disc
and blues disc, the set offers
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electric Chicago blues fare that
launched a blues renaissance
some 45 years ago with bands
like Cream and Led Zeppelin,
but also the more soulful side
of an artist thats Louisiana-
bred and instilled with authen-
tic Southern charm. Tracks
like One Day Away, a duet
with Keith Urban, are smooth
as a Memphis sunrise, glisten-
ing with country ease and give
and take with some of the most
honest blues chops in recent
memory Guys inuence is
something that Urban obviously
tucked under his hat as part of
his own impressive arsenal.
On the grittier side, Evil
Twin, a collaboration with
Aerosmith, is as smarmy as a
1950s beer joint on Chicagos
South Side the ragged emo-
tion and labored 12-bar cadence
inecting the track with the
very guts that birthed rock n
roll itself. I Came Up Hard is
another bare-knuckled biographi-
cal tale that Guy spins so well; his
recanting the toil of living in a
sharecroppers shack, yet emerg-
ing with a still-maintained golden
heart, is a hallmark of his best
writing. By the time Poison Ivy
hits with an uptown-swing ham-
mer, Guys piercing Stratocaster
shrapnel has been fully deployed
and leaves a trail of would-be bro-
ken strings in its wake.
An album celebrating a career
of inspirational guitar outreach,
and a continued command of
a classic blues idiom which he
himself helped spawn, Buddy
Guy shows the youngsters how
its done with fuel to spare.
-Mark Uricheck, Weekender
Correspondent
Gypsy rock geniuses Gogol Bordello
have broken genre and cultural barriers to
win over the ears of fans once again with
their 6th studio album. Released through
Casa Gogol Records on July 23, Pura Vida
Conspiracy makes listening to nonsensi-
cal music the perfectly sensible thing to do.
Gogol Bordello has been known to make
music that looks and sounds best when
executed live with quirky stage energy, but
Pure Vida Conspiracy provides a unique
listening experience from the comfort of a
couch or car stereo.
Gogol Bordellohas previouslybeenknown
for their alternative-gypsy punk spin on bar
brawl-ish polka tunes while lyrically incorpo-
ratingseveral different languages. Pura Vida
Conspiracy displays plenty of frantic energy
while effectively slowing the pace down
every once in a while with more soothing
and sensitive songs such as Malandrino.
The album culminates in the ideas that life
is short and change is a necessary aspect of
beinghuman, reectedthrougha diverse col-
lection of sounds. Packing a punk-oriented
punch, We Rise Again starts the album off
aggressively, moving into a more traditional
mandolin, polka soundinDigDeepPunch,
progressing into the Spanish folk vibe of I
Just Realized with the simple power of the
lyrics, Where is the exit? Of course there
is none, reverberating after the songs end.
The album completes itself with the 10-min-
ute, but not too long reggae ska song We
Shall Sail. The album as a whole puts the
bands idea of global and cultural integration
and their self-identication of gypsies on dis-
play much more than their previous work.
Their partial glamorization of gypsy living is
what sets Gogol Bordello apart, whether on
stage or in the studio.
-Erika Firestone, Weekender
Correspondent
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4. JasonDerulo: The Other Side
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Rhythm & Blues
Backstreets back, all right!
Not all right, actually.
The Backstreet Boys managed to
bring fifth member Kevin Richardson
back into the fold for an eighth album
and a world tour to celebrate 20 years
of making music. In a World Like
This is also the first to come out from
under their own label, K-BAHN, after
parting with their longtime partner,
the now defunct Jive Records.
The boys collaborate mostly with
producers Martin Terefe and Morgan
Taylor Reid on the 12-track album
that lacks the immediate hooks that
their earlier hits had. BSBs album is
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bleed into each other despite not being
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Breathe, Feels Like Home,
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perature for a bit).
The albums best moment is its first
song: The Max Martin-produced lead
single and title track has simple guitar
chords that draw you in and a catchy,
wholesome beat that keeps you tapping
your feet.
But the rest of the album heads in
one direction downhill.
-Cristina Jaleru, Associated Press
Backstreet Boys
Amelita IllegalIn a World Like This
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Buddy Guy masters bothRhythm&Blues
Wrapped up in Gogol
BordellosConspiracy
Backstreet Boys bore
on 8th album
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At one point in a young
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over her that she may one
day become her mother. It
is not until later that she
realizes that such a fear
is her best asset. As Alice
Walker once said: Yes,
Mother. I can see you are
awed. You have not hid-
den it. That is your great-
est gift to me. In Katie
Hafners latest memoir,
Mother Daughter Me,
she demonstrates that
aws are better than per-
fection.
The work follows Katie
who, in raising her own
teenage daughter, Zo, is
soon tasked with becom-
ing a primary caregiver to
her aging mother, Helen.
Under one roof, their lives
intersect and erupt before
each other, as the three
very different women
come to nd that they
represent a tree of life
body, branches and leaves
distinctive, but only
vibrant as a collective.
Often challenging, the
women must manage to
respect their differences,
even if that means forgiv-
ing decades of hurt. After
all, Katie, who spent much
of her childhood grow-
ing up in Florida, did so
with an absent father and
nearly absent mother. A
child of divorce, she fault-
ed most of the neglect to
her mother. Moreover, as
a result of Helens ques-
tionable maternal skills,
she continues to blame
her mother for the loss of
custody over her and her
sister.
In her more forma-
tive years,
Katie feels an
absence and
r e s e n t me n t
towards her
mother that
only seems to
amplify follow-
ing the birth of
her only child,
Zo. Even
though she
attempts to be
the best moth-
er she can, she
cannot escape
all of lifes
t ri bul at i ons.
Katies sad-
ness is com-
pounded fol-
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of her beloved
h u s b a n d .
However, all
grief con-
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Katie to make
amends with
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cost more, but she could
help pay for it. These
pragmatic advantages
were nice, but there was
something deeper: This
was nally my chance to
have a real family home
with my mother in it
making up for many years
of lost time.
The memoir deepens
as readers come to know
each of these women and
their hopes to not only
dene what family means
to them, but also resolve
any past transgressions.
Katie does not lter her
emotions, and, as a result,
there are portions of
the book that are heart-
wrenching to read. Even
considering the aws
we may come to notice
regarding our own family,
Katie teaches readers that
there is always time for
forgiveness.
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Kacy Muir | Weekender Correspondent
POETIC
The Osterhout Free Library
(71 s. Franklin st., Wilkes-
Barre, www.osterhout.info,
570.821.1959)
5th Annual Raising the Roof
Party: Aug. 9, 5-8 p.m., top
level of Intermodal Center,
Wilkes-Barre. $15, pre-event;
$20, door. Must be 21 to
attend. Rain or shine.
Memories of Department
Stores of NEPA: Aug. 1, 6-7:30
p.m. Reservations only.
Circle Around the Square:
Aug. 5, 6 p.m. Rain date Aug.
6.
Jay Smar: Coal Mining
Songs of the Northeast: Aug.
8, 6 p.m.
Socrates Caf Discussion
Group: Aug. 8, 6:30-8 p.m.
Knit and Crochet Group:
Aug. 10, 10:30 a.m.-noon.
Book Discussion: ADeath in
Vienna by Daniel Silva, Aug.
15, 6:30 p.m.
Groundbreaking Reads
Finishers Party: Aug. 19, 6:30
p.m. Reservations only.
Fall Gala: Oct. 4, 6-11 p.m.,
Westmoreland Club (59 S.
Franklin st., Wilkes-Barre).
Pittston Memorial Library
(47 Broad St., 570.654.9565,
pitmemlib@comcast.net)
Beneath the SurfaceTeen
Summer Reading Program:
July 18, 25, Aug. 8, 15, 2 p.m.
Teens entering grades 6-12.
Registration necessary and
runs June 17-22. Stop by
the library or call or email to
register.
Family nights, for children
preschool to ffth grade, call
to register:
Potato Chip Taste Test: Aug.
1, 6 p.m.
Dirt Party which will
includeMake Your Own Dirt
Cup Dessert and balloon
creations by JustinCredible:
Aug. 5, 5:30 p.m.
Scranton StorySlam:
Road Trip: Aug. 17, 7 p.m.,
Honeychilds (109 Drinker St.,
Dunmore). $5. Venue will be
non-smoking for this event.
West Pittston Library
(200 exeter ave., www.
wplibrary.org, 570.654.9847)
Book Club: First Tues., 6:45
p.m. Free. Informal discussion
of member-selected books.
Weekly story time for
children: Fri., 1 p.m. Free.
VISUAL
Artist for Art (514
Lackawanna Ave, Scranton,
PA18503 570.969.1040)
25 Years Celebration, Aug.
24
B & B Art Gallery
(222 Northern Blvd., S.
Abington Township)
Third Friday Exhibit
featuring Travis Prince:
Through September.
The Butternut Gallery &
Second Story Books
(204 Church St,
Montrose, 570.278.4011,
butternutgallery.com). Gallery
hours: Wed.-Sat., 11a.m.-5
p.m., Sun., 12 p.m.-4 p.m.
Paintings, Potter, Life: Work
of Bob Smith & Cary Joseph:
Opening reception Aug. 10,
6-8 p.m. Runs through Sept.
8.
Camerawork Gallery
(Downstairs in the Marquis
Gallery, Laundry Building,
515 Center St., Scranton,
570.510.5028. www.
cameraworkgallery.org,
rross233@aol.com) Gallery
hours Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6
p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Auto as Art:Through July
31.
Dietrich Theatre (downtown
Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500)
Civil War Exhibit: Through
July.
Everhart Museum
(1901 Mulberry St., Scranton,
PA, 570.346.7186, www.
everhart-museum.org)
Admission $5 adults; $3
students/seniors; $2 children
6-12; members free.
Hats of to the Everhart!:
Aug. 4, 5 p.m., hosted by
Pastels Restaurant (1385
Lackawanna Trail, Clarks
Summit). $100 per person. 21
and older.
Sidewalk Surfng: The Art
& Culture of Skateboarding:
Opens Aug. 2, runs through
Dec. 30.
Marquis Art and Frame
(515 Center St., Scranton,
570.344.3313)
Something fromNothing:
Through July 31. Meet and
greet June 7, 6-8:30 p.m.
Gardening Mind, work
by Jason Kresock: Opening
reception Aug. 2, 6-8:30 p.m.
Runs through Sept. 2.
Pauly Friedman Art Gallery
(Misericordia University,
570.674.6250, misericordia.
edu/art)
Gallery Hours: Mon. closed,
Tue.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.,
Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.-Sun.
1-5 p.m.
Marylou Chibirka: Portraits,
Landscapes, and Florals:
Through July 31.
Todd Jefreys: Wheel
Thrown Clay Works:Through
July 31.
TimWeaver: Recent
Watercolors:July 31.
Pocono Arts Council (18
N. Seventh St., Stroudsburg.
570.476.4460. www.
poconoarts.org)
Display with works by
Sherwood Samet, James
Chesnick, David Cook,
Jef Bensley, and Herbert
Weigand: Through July 27.
Sordoni Art Gallery
(150 S. River St., Wilkes-
Barre, 570.408.4325)
Gallery hours: Tues.-Sun.,
noon-4:30 p.m.
Flow, a gallery that
explores the many meanings
associated with water
through a selection of
twenty-nine works drawn
fromthe collection of the
Sheldon Museumof Art at
the University of Nebraska-
Lincoln.
Schulman Gallery
(2nd foor of LCCC Campus
Center, 1333 S. Prospect
St., Nanticoke, www.luzerne.
edu/schulmangallery,
570.740.0727)
Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri., 9
a.m.-5 p.m.
AVision of Three, featuring
the work of Rob Hay, Ryan
Ward, and Mark Webber: July
19-Aug. 8
Phone-tography, featuring
art captured by cell phone
photos: Aug. 16-Sept. 5.
Crayons and Care II, artwork
by children of the Litewska
Hospital in Warsaw, Poland:
Sept. 13-Oct. 7.
Old Masters: Oct. 25-Nov.
28.
Annual Faculty/Alumni
Exhibit: Dec. 6- Jan. 2
Verve Vertu Art Studio
(Misericordia University,
570.674.6250, misericordia.
edu/art)
Exhibit: Through April 2014.
Widmann Gallery
(Located in Kings Colleges
Sheehy-Farmer Campus
Center between North
Franklin and North Main
streets, Wilkes-Barre,
570.208.5900, ext. 5328)
Gallery hours: Mon. through
Fri. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sat.
and Sun. as arranged. Free
and open to the public.
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Things photography
exhibition: Through Aug. 2.
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Tree of life
BOOKS rELEASED ThE WEEK OF AUG. 5:
Burn by Maya Banks
Mistress by James Patterson
Heirs and Graces by Rhys Bowen
Chesapeake Blue by Nora Roberts
Hotshot by Julie Garwood
Mother Daughter Me
Katie hafner
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this week
The smurfs 2
The spectacular now
Cockneys vs. Zombies
Released
on dVd July 30:
g.I. Joe: Retaliation
On the Road
Twixt
the wolverine may be an improvement over the characters last solo flm, but
that isnt saying much.
Rating: W W
Mike sullivan
weekender Correspondent
Its an open secret that
Darren Aronofsky was original-
ly set to direct The Wolverine,
and before he left the project, he
was planning to take Wolverine
in an interesting new direction.
Basically, he was going to
make Wolverine fat. Why he
was going to do this is unim-
portant. All that matters is that
if Aronofsky had stayed on the
movie, we would have gotten a
Wolverine whose mutant heal-
ing factor is powerless against
type 2 diabetes, a Wolverine
who is just days away from knee
replacement surgery and cant
go through a single ght scene
without looking and sound-
ing like Elvis as he was going
through his nal death throes.
Aronofskys Wolverine would
have been far more human,
interesting, and pleasingly
plump. And even though its
doubtful that many fans of the
franchise would have embraced
Aronofskys vision, I still would
have rather watched Wolverine
grapple with a new super-foe
called sleep apnea than watch
the strictly-by-the-numbers
snoozefest The Wolverine
would eventually become under
James Mangolds direction.
But, to be fair, The
Wolverine does start out on
a promisingly odd note as
our now grizzled, titular hero
(Hugh Jackman) is shown wan-
dering around the Canadian
wilderness brutally avenging
the deaths of his forest friends.
For a few brief moments, The
Wolverine plays like the gritty
Death Wish-inspired reboot
of Gentle Ben Ive always
dreamed of seeing. But like all
dreams, these moments are
eeting, and it isnt long before
the lms actual, far more disap-
pointing plot nally kicks in.
Apparently, a Japanese tech
tycoon named Yashida (Hal
Yamanouchi) that Wolverine
saved during the bombing of
Nagasaki is now on his death-
bed. As the man lays dying, he
tries to convince our hirsute
hero to help him achieve immor-
tality. In exchange for his help,
Yashida will remove Wolverines
mutant DNA. But as Wolverine
deliberates, Yashida dies, leav-
ing his daughter Mariko (Tao
Okamoto) vulnerable to the var-
ious sundry ninjas and Yakuza
that aimlessly prowl around the
Japanese countryside.
Somewhat reluctantly,
Wolverine agrees to serve as
her bodyguard even though hes
somehow lost his mutant heal-
ing factor and cant walk three
feet without having someone
re a gun at his chest at point
blank range. Complicating mat-
ters is the fact that the passive
aggressive ghost of his former
X-Men teammate Jean Grey
(Famke Janssen) relentlessly
nags him from beyond the
grave.
Full disclosure: I never liked
Wolverine as a character. Apart
from being a third-generation
rip-off of Clint Eastwoods Man
with No Name, hes really not
much more than a guy with an
unattering haircut who seems
to be suffering from some kind
of rare strain of Bells palsy that
has permanently frozen his face
into a constipated glower. Like
Conan, hes really just a nerds
idea of how a badass would look
and act.
But as much as I dislike the
character, Wolverine has noth-
ing to do with the problems that
surround The Wolverine. The
lm is boring, which is shock-
ing because its basically about
a shirtless, screaming man who
cant stop stabbing people with
his indestructible steel claws.
How could that ever be consid-
ered boring? Well, it can when
most of the storyline revolves
around the petty boardroompol-
itics of the Yashida corporation
and practically every character
on screen isnt much more than
a scowling, personality-barren
pile of meat that the shirtless
guy will eventually stab. Which
wouldnt be all that bad except
these scowling piles of meat all
have dull, very long backstories
that were all supposed to sit
down and pay attention to. Ugh.
Granted, The Wolverine is
an improvement over X-Men:
Origins, but thats like say-
ing its much cooler to die
from SARS than it is from the
Hantavirus.
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Playwrights Project
(570.591.1378, nepa-
playwrights@live.com)
Dramatists Support
Group: Third Thursday
of each month, 7 p.m.,
The Olde Brick Theatre
(126 W. Market St.,
Scranton).
M.P.B. Community
Players
(531 Gareld St.,
Hazleton. 570.454.3305,
mcgroganj@gmail.com)
Wonderful Town:
Sept. 27,-29
Music Box
Players (196 Hughes
St., Swoyersville:
570.283.2195 or 800.698.
PLAY or musicbox.org)
Childrens Theater
Summer Theatre
Workshop 2013:
Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays from July
22-Aug. 16, 9 a.m.-noon.
Performances by the stu-
dents of Winnie the Pooh
Aug. 16-18. Any child
attending performance of
Little Red Riding Hood
has chance to win a full
scholarship to workshop.
The Phoenix
Performing Arts Centre
(409-411 Main St.,
Duryea, 570.457.3589,
phoenixpac.vpweb.com,
phoenixpac08@aol.com)
Spamalot: Aug. 9-25.
Auditions:
Jekyll and Hyde the
musical: Aug. 13-14,
6-8:30 p.m. Ages 15 to
19. Will be asked to pre-
pare a song and read
from the script.
Pines Dinner Theatre
(448 North 17th
St., Allentown.
610.433.2333. pinesdin-
nertheatre.com)
Footloose:
Through Aug. 18, Weds.,
Thurs. and Sun. 12:30
p.m. dinner, 2 p.m. show;
Fri. and Sat., 6:30 p.m.
dinner, 8 p.m. show.
$48.50.
Raymond the Amish
Comic with John
Walton:
Aug. 9, 8 p.m., The
Gravity Inn (40 Gravity
Planes Road, Waymart).
$15.
Scranton Public
Theatre
Youth Theatre
Project Teens Teaching
Teens: Aug. 2-3, 9-10, 8
p.m., Olde Brick Theatre
(Rear 128 W. Market
St., Scranton). $10.
For reservations call
570.344.3656.
Stage Directions
Performing Arts
Academy
July 28-Aug. 3, 9 a.m.-
5 p.m. daily, Ferrwood
Music Camp (257 Middle
Road, Drums). Co-ed ,
ages 6-18.
Theatre at the Grove
(5177 Nuangola
Road, Nuangola.
nuangol agrove. com,
570.868.8212, grovetick-
ets@frontier.com)
Ticket pricing: $18,
plays; $20, musicals;
$86, summer pass, rst
ve shows; $120, season
pass. All shows are BYOB
and feature cabaret seat-
ing.
Cats: Aug. 2, 3,
8-10, 8 p.m.; July 28,
Aug. 4, 11, 3 p.m.
The Mousetrap:
Sept. 13, 14, 19-21, 8
p.m.; Sept. 15, 22, 3 p.m.
Sweeney Todd: The
Demon Barber of Fleet
Street: Oct. 18, 19, 25,
26, Nov. 1, 2, 8 p.m.; Oct.
20, 27, Nov. 3, 3 p.m.
Its a Wonderful
Life: Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 6,
7, 12-14, 8 p.m.; Dec. 1,
8, 15, 3 p.m.
Theater Studio: A
Condence Theater
(554 Main St.,
S t r o u d s b u r g .
570.817.3453, theater-
studiostbg.webs.com.)
Summer Workshop:
Aug. 12-15. Full day: 9
a.m.-4 p.m., $125. Half
day: either 9 a.m.-noon
or 1-4 p.m., $75. Full day
participants required to
bring a bagged lunch
and drink; half day par-
ticipants should bring
a small snack and a
drink. Open to children
and teenagers entering
grades 3-12 in the fall.
Payment and pre-regis-
tration by Aug. 5.
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the Music Box dinner playhouse will hold its fnal
weekend of the classic production les Miserables
this coming thursday through sunday.
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279 Bar & Grill: StingRay Blues
Bart and Urbys: Musicians Showcase
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Kings, Mountain Top: Chixie Dix
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Metro: Adam Mckinley (Suze)
My Lower End: Deck Party
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Wellingtons: Mr. Echo
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Beaumont Inn: Freeman White 5-8:30pm
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Kings, Mountain Top: Robb and Hammer
Metro: Big Daddy Dex
The Getaway: Mr. Echo 6-9
Woodlands: 90 Proof 90s night w/ DJ Fiyawerx
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279 Bar & Grill: 279 House Band
My Lower End: Kamikaze Karaoke
Roundhouse: Mr. Echo
Tuesday:
Brews Brothers, Luzerne: Open mic w/ Paul Martin
Grotto, Harveys Lake: Strawberry Jam
Hops & Barleys: Aaron Bruch
Jim McCarthys: Wanna Bs Karaoke
Metro: Karaoke 8-12
My Lower End: Deck Party
Roundhouse: Mr. Echo
TommyBoys: Open Mic
Woodlands: Alicia Lynn &Jody Busch Duo at SKYYV DeckBar
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Tim Hlivia | Special to the Weekender
Makeup tips and tricks Made easy
Bobby Walsh | Weekender Correspondent
Fall for complexion
With fall fashion shows
and collections popping
up everywhere this time
of year, you have to admit
to yourself that summer is
almost over. Be ahead of
the curve and start your fall
makeup and skincare shop-
ping now!
Most people are accus-
tomed to owning a spring/
summer foundation, which
is usually a deeper tone
and something lighter like
a sheer loose powder, such
as bare minerals. In the fall/
winter, foundations tend to
be a lighter tone and people
usually go with a fuller cov-
erage, like a cream compact
foundation.
What people dont know
is that your skin changes
with each season. In the
summer our skin tends to
be a little oilier and more
hydrated, so using a foun-
dation like a tinted mois-
turizer would be benecial.
A tinted moisturizer with
oil-controlling properties
will stay on the skin lon-
ger, plus it will allow your
skin to breathe and sweat
through it without ruining
your makeup. You can still
achieve a decent amount
of coverage by layering
the tinted moisturizer and
nishing it off with a sheer
pressed powder, allowing
for a more airbrushed look.
Plus, 99 percent of the
time, tinted moisturizers
have an SPF to help protect
the skin from sun damage.
In the fall/winter our skin
can be very dry. Colder air
and harsh winds will draw
the dewiness right out
of our skin, causing it to
look dull and lifeless. This
fall/winter try using liquid
foundation, even though
it seems many people are
afraid of the old, tradi-
tional liquid foundations.
(You know, the ones that
are super thick and crease
everywhere - not to men-
tion the smell!) Now, liquid
foundations are so much
more advanced, most of
which include some sort of
skin care benet in them as
well as having a medium-to-
full build-able coverage that
doesnt feel tight or thick
on the skin, still allowing it
to breathe while keeping it
hydrated.
Afantastic groupof liquid
foundations I love include
such items as Stila: Stay
All Day Foundation ($44),
Benet: Hello Flawless
Oxygen Wow Foundation
($34), Urban Decay: Skin
($38), and The Sapphire
Salons private label collec-
tion: Mineral liquid foun-
dation ($14). Coverage
without compromise, these
weightless formulas diffuse
most imperfections for a
awless nish that not only
feels invisible, but looks
professionally retouched/
airbrushed. Another good
thing about these founda-
tions is they are infused
with oxygen and minerals.
This allows the skin to
breathe, which will help to
control oil and bacteria to
minimize skin blemishes
and impurities. These inno-
vative formulas also help
to slow down the onset of
premature aging and pro-
mote healthy, hydrated and
vibrant skin.
Lastly, when choosing
a liquid foundation that is
right for you, make sure
to select a color that will
last you from the start of
fall all the way to the end
of winter. There is no need
to purchase multiple foun-
dations for every single
season. If you feel that the
tone is a little pale in the
beginning, add a little bit
of bronzer to the areas the
sun would hit your face (all
the higher planes like the
forehead, nose, cheekbones
and chin). This will give a
subtle glow and make your
foundation a little more
cohesive with the leftover
bit of tan you may have.
For you guys out there
that feel like your skin is
lacking in the luster depart-
ment, try a BB cream or
CC Cream. The Sapphire
Salons BB Cream ($16)
will help all of your skin
concerns, such as blotchi-
ness, dryness, and uneven
tone. The best part is that
it doesnt feel like you are
wearing anything, so you
still maintain that comfort-
able no makeup look with
added UVA/UVB protec-
tion this season.
Tip: The fall complexion
trend is a nice velvet nish,
so go with a more matte/
satin nish foundation and
leave dewy for the summer!
Add matte to your existing
summer foundation with a
matte-fying pressed pow-
der.
Trick: Find a primer that
has added skin care ben-
ets to help boost the pro-
cess of renewal and repair
from your overexposed
summer complexion. BB
and CC creams used as
primers, especially ones
with hyaluronic acid, will
do the trick.
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Exercise for the ages
I dont care who you are,
how old you are, what gen-
der you are or what your
ability is: you CAN achieve
results.
In my opinion, the key to
longterm fat loss success
and to looking and feeling
your best is through resis-
tance training.
You cant be strong with-
out it, and loss of muscle
tone creates a host of other
issues.
Resistance training is
not only weight lifting.
You absolutely can do body
weight training as your
form of resistance exercise.
Resistance training
allows your body to main-
tain muscle mass, increase
muscle mass, and sets your
body up to burn calories
long after your workout is
complete.
There are numerous ben-
ets to strength training,
as a young person and even
as we grow older. It can be
very powerful in reducing
the signs and symptoms
of numerous diseases and
chronic conditions, among
them:
* arthritis
* diabetes
* osteoporosis
* obesity
* back pain
* depression
The younger generation
often takes resistance train-
ing for granted and tends to
overlook the benets of it
and rely solely on cardio
as their exercise of choice.
This may be in part that
they are unfamiliar with
what to do and how to do it
properly. Additionally, they
see little benet on the use
of resistance training for fat
loss and tend to think aero-
bic exercise is the go to.
This is not a good strat-
egy.
And, older folks may
have to consider modifying
their plan. Your joints may
be wearing down and your
muscles weakening, but
that just means you need
to upgrade the way your
exercise.
Here is
20s: Your 20s are when
youre in your physical
prime. In this age group,
focus on large muscle
groups and fundamental
exercises like the squats,
bench press, and deadlift.
Keep weight high and reps
low. Now is the time to
build some solid muscle.
30s: With a solid 10 years
of exercise under your belt
it is time to branch out a
little. In this stage of the
game you cant handle the
late-night binge eating like
you used to, so you must
out-smart body fat. Full-
body resistance workouts
three days per week can
help ward off fat gain.
40s: In your 40s is when
youre busiest, and the
most stressed. Job, kids,
little league, all consume
your time, which leaves lit-
tle time for exercise. Poor
diet and poor sleeping hab-
its are at their all-time high.
Turn back the clock with
shorter, more intense cir-
cuit training routines.
50s and beyond: These
decades are hopefully your
best yet. You have wis-
dom, time, and money.
The downside: your joints
are wearing down and
your muscles are weaken-
ing. Stay strong and agile
by exercise intelligently.
Make smart modications
to some exercises that will
enable you to continue with
your strength training.
If youre new to exercise
regardless of your age, start
slow, be consistent and,
most of all, be safe
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There are plenty of ways to ward of fat gain, no matter your age.
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Brian Kidd Kraddick,
host of the syndicated Kidd
Kraddick In The Morning
radio program, died on
Saturday in New Orleans.
The radio and TV host was
53 years old.
As I type that, I really
still cant wrap my head
around it. Kidd was heard
locally for almost six years
on 97 BHTin Northeastern
Pennsylvania. By provid-
ing compelling content,
along with locally produced
news, trafc, weather, and
contesting Kraddick
helped break the notion
that syndicated program-
ming couldnt work in this
area. His shows ratings
were some of the best that
WBHT has seen in the AM
Drive time slot. KKITM
ranked number one in the
market last ratings period
for the stations target
demographic.
Throughout his career,
Kraddick helped to pioneer
a lot of new and different
ideas. He proved that you
could have a nationally syn-
dicated program not based
on either coast, calling
Dallas, Texas, home. The
host also showed his listen-
ers the power of radio, and
the good it can do for oth-
ers. Its almost tting that
on Kraddicks last day, he
was in Louisiana for a char-
ity golf tournament. The
proceeds were donated to
Kidds Kids, Kraddicks
charity that sends chroni-
cally and terminally ill chil-
dren and their families on a
VIP, all-expenses-paid trip
to Walt Disney World.
Another charitable act
of the host was the annual
Breaking and Entering.
Kraddicks team would
select a family that needed
a little extra help during
the holiday season. Big
Al Mack would break in
to the persons home, only
to set up a Christmas tree
with the xings and enough
presents to last multiple
holidays underneath it. The
promotion was also done
locally in NEPA.
Kidd transcended radio.
His promotions and initia-
tives on the Internet and
social media were ground-
breaking for the medium.
The shows entire cast
found themselves on tele-
vision weeknights, hosting
Dish Nation, which is
distributed nationally by
Twentieth Century Fox.
I never had the chance
to meet Kraddick, but
spoke with him and joined
his show on a number of
different occasions. Last
year, I served as his MTV
Video Music Awards cor-
respondent, checking in
to the show live from Los
Angeles. In previous years,
Kraddick featured both my
stories and interviews on
the program. As an up-and-
coming broadcaster, words
cannot describe what his
support meant to me.
He truly enjoyed broad-
casting to Northeastern
Pennsylvania. It wasnt
uncommon for him to cover
a local story of ours on his
national show, or to throw
in any Ofce plug that
he possibly could, Jefferson
Parish Deputy Coroner
Dr. Granville Morse told a
newspaper in Dallas that
Kraddick died of cardiac
disease. There is no word
on the future of the show;
best-of episodes will run
for the remainder of this
week.
- Listen to The Ralphie
Show weeknights from 7
p.m.-midnight on 97 BHT.
EntErtainmEnt rEport
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Radio personality Brian Kidd
Kraddick met an untimely
death this past weekend.
GEEk CulturE & morE
Rich Howells | Weekender Editor
A radio voice silenced
As if we dont already
spend enough time watch-
ing YouTube videos, next
week is the websites rst
ever Geek Week, celebrat-
ing all the dorky entertain-
ment you can nd amongst
its billions of uploads.
Theres never been a
better time to be a geek.
From Game of Thrones
and The Big Bang Theory,
to Harry Potter and The
Avengers, geek culture is
everywhere, attracting and
connecting ever-expand-
ing audiences. Todays
obsession with all-things-
geek has sparked a global
community on YouTube,
enabling fans around the
world to express their love
of superheroes, comics,
gaming, science and sci-,
the staff at YouTube posted
on their blog.
With more than half of
our top 20 non-music chan-
nels dedicated to geek cul-
ture, YouTube has become
a top destination for fans
everywhere to create, share
and watch geek content.
Its no surprise that the
geeks have inherited the
Earth were into all the
coolest stuff! Its about
time that people turn off
the Sunday game and veg
in front of their computers
for a few (hundred) hours
on Aug. 4-10. Each day is
hosted by a different chan-
nel, not only showing just
how many different con-
tent creators there are out
there, but premiering new
content as well. Heres the
schedule:
Blockbuster Sunday:
A celebration of the iconic
characters, movies and
shows that dene geek cul-
ture plus a spotlight on
the best original YouTube
sci-, fantasy and anima-
tion. This is how many
people are discovering
comic books and novels
these days, so this one is a
no-brainer.
Global Geekery
Monday: Anime from
Tokyo, comic book heroes
from Delhi, and a cel-
ebration of Doctor Who.
Explore geek culture from
around the world. Some
of the best entertainment
is imported, and I say that
as a lifelong Monty Python
fan.
Brainiac Tuesday:
Science, education and
knowledge channels that
make YouTube the worlds
biggest platform for learn-
ing. Theres an educa-
tional side to many inter-
ests, but science doesnt
have to be boring. From
Mythbusters to Bill Nye
the Science Guy, knowl-
edge is not only power, its
downright cool.
Super Wednesday:
From hilarious parodies
to real-life superpowers,
explore superheroes, the
supernatural and the super-
weird. Hosted by Marvel
Comics godfather Stan
Lees awesome channel?
An exclusive release of the
Thor: The Dark World
trailer? My Wednesday is
shot.
Gaming Thursday: A
gamers paradise, with live
play-throughs, video games
in real life, game-inspired
original series and much
more. Im not much of a
gamer these days, but when
it comes to the classic car-
tridge days, Im a sucker for
nostalgia.
Fan Friday: Sci--
themed cooking, incredible
cosplay and impassioned
nerd debates as YouTubes
biggest fans take center
stage. Its amazing how
geekery has inltrated
almost every facet of life,
from food and cars to cloth-
ing and philosophy. I think
Im obsessive until I meet
some of these people.
Some of the best enter-
tainment Ive seen in the
past few years wasnt pro-
duced on a Hollywood
sound stage, but right in
someones home. From the
Angry Video Game Nerd to
the Nostalgia Critic, some
creators even owe their
livelihoods to a dedicated
online fan base. I recently
came across Bat in the Sun
(youtube.com/user/batint-
hesun), which produces
an addictive series called
Super Power Beat Down.
After choosing two ction-
al characters who will likely
never meet in traditional
media, they allow fans to
decide who would win in a
ght and then have lifelike
cosplayers and a profes-
sional crew bring the battle
to life. Its glorious.
Its the kind of stuff
that big studios just wont
touch, worrying too much
about advertisers and rat-
ings to see the goldmine
that lies beyond traditional
production. As this model
becomes increasingly
stable and convenient,
dont be surprised if your
boob tube goes the way of
YouTube. So if the afore-
mentioned schedule wasnt
enough to entice you, there
will also be Easter eggs
to discover throughout the
week, allowing users to col-
lect badges, even though
we dont need no sticking
badges. The Nerdist and
Channel Flip are working
with YouTube to make this
thing a reality, so youtube.
com/geekweek will be the
place to be next week.
Lets face it youll prob-
ably be watching funny cat
videos on YouTube anyway,
so you might as well tune
in.
-Rich Howells is a life-
long Marvel Comics collec-
tor, wannabe Jedimaster,
and cult lm fan. E-mail
him at rhowells@civitas-
media.com.
YouTube introduces a week for geeks
Check out youtube.com/geekweek Aug. 4-10 to indulge your geeky side.
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bout a month
after the
Defense of
Marriage
Act was
ruled unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court, an
ofcial in Montgomery
County started granting
marriage licenses to
Pennsylvania gay couples,
but state law still bans
same-sex marriage in the
Keystone State.
This is just one of many
challenges facing the LGBT
community in northeast
Pennsylvania, but thanks
to the NEPA Rainbow
Alliance, they dont have to
do it alone.
For the past 10 years, the
nonprot organization has
worked with the lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender,
and allied citizens in
the region to educate
people about and develop
resources to serve their
needs while building a
strong community.
What we ended up
being for a long time was
kind of the gay and lesbian
switchboard. And then we
got involved with engaging
and giving a voice for
LGBT issues in the region,
NEPA Rainbow Alliance
co-founder and executive
director John Dawe said.
Weve really positioned
ourselves to be that
researched, educated
voice on all LGBT issues.
We dont necessarily
engage in a lot of direct
activism, but we certainly
provide information to our
constituents, around how
they can get involved in
legal or legislative affairs.
We do a lot of legal referrals
because of the inequalities
that can exist for the LGBT
community.
The 31-year-old
Kingston resident, who
is also president of Dawe
Consulting, has seen the
delivery method for such
information change from
magazines and Myspace to
networks like Facebook, but
their mission has stayed the
same.
The latest issue is
two women who have a
child and one is the birth
mother and one is sort of
the adopted mother. Well,
what do they need to do to
either get a second parent
adoption or gure out if
one cant pick them up from
school, can the other pick
them up from school? In
every sense of the word,
the second parent is a
parent, but in the eyes of
the law, theyre just some
random person, which is
not a healthy way for the
child to have to look at the
two people in the family.
So were working on things
like that, Dawe explained.
The Alliances outreach
has also grown through its
annual PrideFest. What
began as a small picnic has
turned into an annual week
of events culminating in a
festival in Wilkes-Barres
Kirby Park, which is now in
its fth year.
The rst year we had
about 500, the second year
we had about 1,500, the
third year we had like 1,200
because it poured rain, last
year we had almost 2,000,
so this year, were expecting
at least somewhere around
there. If the weather is
good, I would say we might
break 2,400 this year,
Dawe said.
People will
come because of the
entertainment, but what
theyll walk away with,
having visited the vendors,
is talking about the services
available Its driving
economic development and
economic action because
theyre identifying with
the people who are the
sponsors and the vendors
there to see where the
LGBT-friendly businesses
are.
The group hopes to
raise money for program
development and new
services through a planned
community center that may
open as soon as September.
PROGRESS
MADE
As a non-prot,
the Alliance does not
participate in direct
lobbying, but elected
ofcials will likely be in
attendance at PrideFest.
Dawe believes the recent
Supreme Court decision,
which put LGBT issues
back in the news, will drive
some involvement.
I think theres education
to be done about that,
too. The Supreme Court
decision, because it
doesnt directly affect
Pennsylvania, means that
at some point, maybe
through the (American
Civil Liberties Union)s
lawsuit that theyve done,
marriage equality will end
up in Pennsylvania sooner
or later. So the question
is, What is the path to
that? What will that look
like? Nobody has a crystal
ball, so nobody can tell
you that in two years, well
have marriage equality in
Pennsylvania and this how
youll get your license and
this how youll register and
this is how youll le your
taxes, he noted.
We cant do that. What
we can do is educate people
on what you can do to get
ready for that day.
The LGBT community
may still be spread out
across NEPA, but the
Alliance continues to
By Rich Howells
Weekender Editor
work to bring them closer
together as America
marches forward.
If you were to take a
gay person who lived in
northeastern Pennsylvania
20 years ago, if you were
to take them from 1993
and beam them through
time and put them in the
middle of Kirby Park, they
probably would faint. You
go back 10 years and they
probably would faint. And
so PrideFest is a celebration
of the progress the
community has made, too,
Dawe said.
As society continues
to evolve and accept
and embrace LGBT
community members,
more and more people
are going to look to our
organization and PrideFest
as the one-stop shop for
everything they need as
far as LGBT issues, from
legal to health to education
to access to service to
nondiscrimination in
employment.
Someday, it wont be an
issue, and everyone will be
treated equal.
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What would PrideFest be
without one hell of a dance
party?
There are many different
acts that will grace the
stage during the event, and
one of them includes Bronx-
born Adam Barta, who not
only brings tunes that make
you want to shake your
hips, but may even emit a
giggle or two.
Barta has forged his
way in the music world
with a unique pop/dance
blend with a humorous tilt,
recording songs with the
likes of reality TV and pop
culture personalities like
Octomom and Tan Mom.
Thats not to say the
blue-eyed singers music
should be taken lightly;
Barta has recorded a
song with Sister Sledge
lead singer Kathy Sledge,
which went to the Top 20
Billboard chart in October
2011, and has captured the
Ultimate Sexiest Video
of All Time title on the
LOGO network for his song
Standing in the Rain.
Barta, who just made
his third appearance on
Howard Stern yesterday,
also just released the song
You Seemed Shady to Me
with Pandora Boxx from
RuPauls Drag Race and
is hitting the studio again
with Tan Mom.
Hes busy ying from city
to city, but hes excited to
visit NEPA and bring the
party with him.
THE WEEKENDER:
How did you get into the
business? Is it a family
thing?
ADAM BARTA: Its funny
because I was just with
my family and we had
this exact conversation.
Im like, I think Im the
most famous/talented one
here, and they were like,
Yup. Either Im adopted
orI dont know where I
came from! My family has
no musical background.
Theyre so talented in so
many other ways, though.
NEPA PrideFest
2013: Aug. 11, noon,
Kirby Park,
Wilkes-Barre. $6,
children under
12 are free. Info:
gaynepa.com.
Barta brings fun pop
music to PrideFest
From a young age, I just
had the bug; I wanted to
perform.
W: Many people look
at pop acts and see them
as all the same. What
separates you from the
rest?
AB: You know, Howard
Stern said this the last time
I was on the show, that I
really made a nice niche for
myself, and I realized that
yes, I do the pop, the dance,
and have fun music, but Im
sort of a hybrid. Im doing
all these crazy songs with
Octomom and Tan Mom,
and I think Im bringing an
element of fun to it all. Im
kind of taking Weird Al,
who is famous for his music
parodies, and bringing it
into a real pop music realm.
The songs are originals
that are totally hilarious,
but still have the element of
real pop music to them.
W: How do you end
up working with such
strong, and sometimes
controversial,
personalities like that?
AB: I work with an
amazing talent agency who
represents a lot of these
clients. Its also gotten to
the point that, as my name
gets bigger and bigger, I
nd its easier to talk to
people. I was having a
conversation on Twitter
with Cory Feldman the
other day, someone who I
grew up watching. It was
crazy.
W: What was it like
working with Kathy
Sledge?
AB: I call her Aunt Kathy,
and shes like, Dont call
me that; it makes me feel
old! But really, its because
shes such a mentor to me.
Shes a sweet, warm person.
I call her up every now and
again and get advice from
her. I always say that one of
the highlights of my career,
the most surreal moments,
is when we rst walked
into the recording studio
together and sat down to
write a song and she said,
Ok, lets harmonize and
started singing We Are
Family. Im sitting there
and heres this woman who
sings a legendary pop song
and she wants me to sing
with her. It was like, Is this
happening? Is this for real?
The culmination of that was
actually last month, when I
had the chance to perform
in New Jersey with her.
W: Why is an event like
PrideFest important to
have?
AB: Im always one for
equality of any kind, and
really, I think that things
like this are so important
for the youth. We want the
youth to be able to look up
and be inspired and not
scared to be who they are,
to know theyre growing up
in a world that, when they
get older, theyre going to
have the opportunity to
marry someone they love
and they arent going to
be denied certain things.
This is setting the stage for
future generations, not even
just us. Its going to leave a
legacy for kids to be able to
grow up in a world where
they feel welcome, special,
and that they can make
their lives happy without
any sort of problems.
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Courtesy Photo
Adam Bartas outrageous pop stylings will get the crowd moving
at this years Pridefest.
Aug. 6: NEPA Pride Week Out at The
Woodlands Inn, Wilkes-Barre, at 7 p.m., 50
percent of prots from drink sales (from 7-9
p.m.) will be donated to the NEPA Rainbow
Community Center Project
Aug. 7: NEPA Pride Week Out at POSH at
Scranton Club, Scranton, at 7 p.m., $1 from each
drink will be donated to the NEPA Rainbow
Social Activities Fund, dinner specials for all
budgets featured in the dining room
Aug. 8: NEPA Pride Week Out at The Venture
Lounge, Hanover Township, at 7 p.m., happy
hour drink specials and karaoke night
Aug. 9: NEPA Pride Week Out at Tomato Bar
and Bistro, Pittston, 6-10 p.m., happy hour drink
specials; NEPA Pride Week All Ages Dance Party
at Twist Nightclub, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
Aug. 10: NEPA Pride Week Pre-PrideFest
Party at 12 Penny Saloon, Moosic, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.,
happy hour drink specials
Aug. 11: Pride Week Prayer Service at Kirby
Park, 11:30-11:45 a.m.
Pride Week
2013
PrideFest
Schedule
12-12:10 p.m.: Opening Ceremonies
12:10-12:40 p.m.: DJ Brian K from
12 Penny Saloon
12:40-12:55 p.m.: Performance by
drag queen Estella Sweet
drag king Oliver Twist
1:10-2:10 p.m.: The Chatter Set 1
2:10-2:20 p.m.: Announcements
drag queen Vivica Von Peters
2:35-3:10 p.m.: JLINE
3:10-3:50 p.m.: DJ David Petrilla
3:50-4:15 p.m.: AdamBarta
4:15-5:15 p.m.: The Chatter Set 2
5:15-5:45 p.m.: Sherry Vine
5:45-6 p.m. p.m.: Performance by drag
queen Estella Sweet
6-7 p.m. p.m.: DJ Rose Muro from
The Venture Lounge
AUG. 11, NOON-6 P.M.
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B A Z A A R S /
FESTIVALS
2nd Annual
Pennsylvania Organic
FarmFest:
Aug. 2-3, Grange
Fairgrounds, Centre Hall.
For more info visit farm-
fest.paorganic.org, or
call Kathryn Tokarz at
814.422.0251.
27th annual Pocono
State Craft Festival
(www.poconocrafts.com
or call 570-476-4460.)
Aug. 24-25, Quiet
Valley (347 Quiet Valley
Road, Stroudsburg). $6,
adults; Free, children 12
and under.
33rd Annual
P e n n s y l v a n i a
Renaissance Faire:
Opens Aug. 3 and runs
Saturdays and Sundays
through Oct. 27, and Labor
Day Monday, Mount Hope
Estate and Winery. $29.95,
adults; $10.95, children
ages 5 to 11. For more info
andtickets visit PaRenFaire.
com or call the box ofce at
717.665.7021.
Annual Antiques, Arts
& Crafts Festival:
Aug. 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Exaltation of the Holy
Cross Church (420 Main
Road, Hanover Township).
GoodWill Hose Co. No.
2 Carnival:
Aug. 1-3, 5-10 p.m.,
parade Saturday at 5, 451
W. Main St., Plymouth.
St. John the Baptist
Orthodox Church
(93 Zerby Ave,
Edwardsville)
15th Annual Ethnic
Food Festival: Aug. 24, 11
a.m.-6 p.m.
BENEFITS/CHARITY
EVENTS
5th Annual Golf
Tournament
beneting the 1st Lt.
Jeffrey DePrimo Memorial
Fund, Luzerne Foundation:
Aug. 17, 1:30 p.m., Wilkes-
Barre Golf Club. $75.
Register at deprimogolf.
com or call 570.709.0916
for more info
American Cancer
Society
Making Strides Against
Breast Cancer of Wyoming
Valley walk kickoff break-
fast: Aug. 20, 7:30 a.m.,
Wi l kes- Barre/Scranton
Railriders stadium, Moosic.
American Red Cross of
Lackawanna County
Roof-A-Thon: Aug.
7-9, Wendys, Davis Street,
Scranton.
Camp Papillion Pet
Adoption and Rescue
(570.420.0450, camp-
papillion.org)
Adoption Day: Aug.
4, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Ertles
Subaru (789 N. 9th St.,
Stroudsburg).
Meet &Greet/Adoption
Day: Aug. 17, 11 a.m.-3
p.m., Tractor Supply (Route
209, Brodheadsville)
Dog Days of Summer
with Traceys Hope
Hospice Care Program,
Rescue for Domestic
Animals, Inc., and Ben &
Georges Ice Cream: Aug.
10-11, 5:30-10 p.m., Ben &
Georges (194 E. Oak St.,
Pittston). Psychic readings
on Saturday, dogs for adop-
tion on Sunday.
Doing it for Lola breast
cancer fundraiser:
Aug. 10, 1-10 p.m.,
American Legion Post 781,
Mountain Top. $15 dona-
tion, kids 12 and under
free. Bike run/scavenger
hunt begins at 12:30 p.m. at
Outsiders in Wilkes-Barre.
Family Service
Association of NEPA
5th Annual Pauly
Friedman Family 5K Walk/
Run: Aug. 11, registra-
tion 8:30 a.m., race 9:30,
Misericordia University,
Dallas. $25. For more
info or to pre-register call
570.823.5144 or emailf-
sawv.ruthkemmerer@veri-
zon.net.
Fifth Annual A Ride to
Remember to benet the
family of Pittston native
Michael Garron:
Aug. 17, registration 10
a.m., ride begins at noon,
Polish American Citizens
Club (Elm Street, Dupont).
$15. For more info call
570.362.0823.
Mike Meoni Memorial
Scholarship Fund
1st Annual Mike Meoni
Memorial Golf Tournament:
Aug. 10, Sleepy Hollow
Golf Course, Greeneld
Twp. Tournament format
is a four person captain and
crew team for 19 holes. $65
per person; $260 per four-
some. For more information
visit MikeMeoni.com.
Safe Haven Dog Rescue
(www.SafeHavenPa.org,
SafeHaven@epix.net)
Adoption day:
Aug. 18, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.,
Tractor Supply, Rte. 209,
Brodheadsville.
The Tipsy Turtle
Annual Golf
Tournament for the Make
Life Count Charity, Aug. 4.
CAR & BIKE EVENTS
570 Riders Bike Nights
Runs every Monday in
the summer. 6 p.m., Dairy
Queen, Rt. 315
Coal Cracker Cruisers
Car Club (570.876.4034)
Cruise Night: Aug. 2,
Sept. 6, 6-9 p.m., Advance
Auto Parts (Route 6,
Carbondale).
15th Annual Car
Show: Sept. 15, 9 a.m. For
more info contact JoAnn
Spalnick, 570.876.4034.
Fall Festival Car Cruise
(Eagle Rock Resort,
1 Country Club Dr.,
Hazleton)
Oct. 12, 10 a.m.-
midnight. Rain date
Its been a long time
coming.
Thats the sentiment
many members of musi-
cal theater are expressing
when it comes to being
able to nally stage a
production of the clas-
sic sung-through musi-
cal Les Misrables, the
rights of which were just
made available to groups
outside of Broadway and
touring shows. The Music
Box Dinner Playhouse in
Swoyersville wasted no
time in staging the show,
a production that theater
members say is the biggest
undertaking in the organi-
zations 33-year history.
This is something that,
for the last 20 years, Ive
wanted to direct, director
Debbie Zehner said.
We put the show
together in three weeks
and by the second week,
I was like, What was I
thinking? she added with
a laugh.
Its no wonder that it
proved such a challenge, as
Les Misrables is lled
to the brim with charac-
ters of depth and numer-
ous settings throughout
19th-century France, all
strung together by song
after memorable song.
Les Misrables, based
on a novel by Victor Hugo,
tells the story of Jean
Valjean and his quest for
redemption after having
served 19 years in jail for
stealing a loaf of bread to
feed his starving nephew,
and subsequently attempt-
ing to escape. Along the
way, a bevy of characters
experiencing life during
the French revolution
are introduced, includ-
ing a band of schoolboys
looking to ght for their
people, a poor woman
who turns to prostitution
to raise money to care for
her sick daughter, and an
inspector hell-bent on put-
ting Valjean back in jail for
good.
Seth Brandreth, 43,
of Kingston, plays cen-
tral character Valjean, of
whom hes very familiar
with.
I have used a song he
sings, Bring Him Home,
numerous times as an
audition piece over the
years, Brandreth said.
Hes an amazing char-
acter. This poor man has
lived half his life in jail
and he doesnt know how
to adjust once he goes on
parole. No one will give
him any breaks, and he
just tries to do good.
Valjean meets Fantine,
a down-and-out woman
whose child, Cosette, is
being watched over by
despicable innkeepers,
and who must turn to
prostitution to be able to
send money to care for
her.
To me, she is one of the
most universal kinds of
characters, said Amanda
Reese, 27, of Dallas, who
plays Fantine. Shes a
woman who is all alone,
and we all have feelings
like that sometimes. Shes
doing everything she pos-
sibly can to survive.
Reeses character sings
one of the shows most
iconic songs, I Dreamed
a Dream.
Im so blessed, being
able to perform that
song, Reese said. Its
more than I could ever
imagine. Ive seen it per-
formed so many ways. Its
a beautiful song, but what
shes going through is not
that pretty, so I tried to,
whatever emotion I feel
while singing, just go with
it, making it a raw perfor-
mance. I want people to be
able to see the characters
true emotion at her most
vulnerable point.
Katie Finklestein, 22, of
Kingston, plays Eponine,
a character involved in a
love triangle. At one point
the show skips ahead
some years to a grown-up
Cosette, who falls in love
with Marius, who is part
of a group of student revo-
lutionaries and is friends
with Eponine yet has
no idea that she is in love
with him.
Shes relatable, but also
tragic, and her actions
are primarily driven
by her love for Marius,
maybe even blindly so,
Finklestein said. I think
to understand her point
of view its important to
remember that her life is
in shambles, and Marius is
the only person that makes
her feel she has any self-
worth.
The role of Eponine is a
special one for Finklestein
to undertake.
On my parents wed-
ding invitation, there was
a line from one of the
songs: To love another
person is to see the face of
God. They were so excit-
ed when I got the part,
because now I get to sing
the line on their wedding
invitation.
And still, while all this
is going on in the world
of the Les Mis charac-
ters, Valjean nds himself
being hunted relentlessly
by policeman Javert.
He was born in a jail
and has an absolute hatred
for criminals, said Bill
Lipski, 60, of Nanticoke,
who plays Javert, a part
he said was his dream
role. I play him very, very
mean, but I dont think
hes inherently mean. He
makes himself that way; he
refuses to let himself give
in to any kind of emotions
as far as criminals are con-
cerned.
Its rather obvious that
Les Mis is not your typi-
cal musical.
It certainly has a differ-
ent color to it, Brandreth
said.
Its not a sugar-coated
musical, Finklestein said.
Its a powerful piece that
showcases the human
condition through various
types of characters, so its
relatable on more than one
level.
This is something every
cast member pointed to
as the reason Les Mis
has stood the test of time,
being produced since the
1980s on various stages
throughout the world.
Its a universal theme
of struggle, Reese said.
Mankind is always strug-
gling; there are high and
low points in all our lives.
And then you see a group
of individuals that want
to make a change, and
its about people coming
together, which you see in
everyday life.
At the end, you should
see them, Lipski said of
the audience. Theyre
crying, wiping their eyes.
This is certainly due to
the spectacular cast, said
Zehner, who was oored
by the people that are part
of the cast, which runs
about 30.
In one scene, people
are factory workers, and
two songs later, they come
out as whores and men on
the street, Zehner said.
I am just so thrilled by
every single person cast
in this show. My leads are
fantastic, and this ensem-
ble is probably the best
Ive heard in the Wyoming
Valley in the past 30
years.
She also credits musi-
cal director Kim Crofchick
and set designer Michael
Gallagher for the success
of the production.
Through all the themes
and characters that come
about in Les Mis, the
shining star is the music,
which includes soulful
ballads such as Javerts
Stars and epic ensemble
pieces like Do You Hear
the People Sing?
The music is just amaz-
ing, Brandreth said.
Theres no denying it.
When you walk out of the
theater, youre singing or
humming it for three days
after.
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Can you hear the people sing?
Front, from left: Amanda Reese, Michael Radzwilla, Victoria Bost;
back, from left: Matt Wegener, Bill Lipski, Katie Finkelstein, play-
ers in the Music Box Theatres production of Les Misrables.
Courtesy Photos
Sarah Pelligrini and Jimmy Williams as the Thernadiers in the
Music Box Theatres Production of Les Misrables.
Courtesy Photo
The Music Box Theatre is staging the classic Broadway musical, Les Misrables, which was adapted
into a big-budget film in 2012.
les Misrables:aug.
1-3, bufet 6:30 p.m.,
showat 8; aug. 4,
bufet 1:30 p.m., show
at 3, Music Box dinner
Playhouse (196 Hughes
st., swoyersville).
$34, dinner and show;
$16, showonly. For
info and reservations,
call 570.283.2195 or
800.698.Play.
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Photos by Jordon Weiss For more photos, go to www.theweekender.com
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By Chuck Shepherd
Weekender Wire Services
ANNALS OF INVENTION
Although Khalid Sheikh
Mohammed (the alleged
9/11 mastermind) was
waterboarded 183 times
among several extreme
interrogation techniques,
he and his CIA captors
eventually reached a
moderated state. In 2003,
though still housed in a
black site in Romania,
KSM asked permission
to design a household
vacuum cleaner, and
the highest echelons of
the agency co-operated,
according to a former
senior CIA analyst,
speaking to the Associated
Press in July. In reality,
when a detainee exhausts
his intelligence value, the
agencys main mission is
to keep him sane, in case
he is later put on trial,
and the vacuum cleaner
project was thought
likely to engage KSM,
who, 15 years before the
murders of nearly 3,000
people on Sept. 11, had
earned a mechanical
engineering degree from
North Carolina A&T State
University.
THE ENTREPRENEURIAL
SPIRIT
The gourmet lollipop
company Lollyphile
announced its latest avor
in June: Breast Milk
Lollipops (four for $10).
Owner Jason Darling
said it slowly dawned
on him that his friends
were producing milk so
delicious it could turn a
screaming, furious child
into a docile, contented
one. I knew I had to
capture that avor.
MarketingChallenges:
(1) The Rocket Fizz Soda
Pop and Candy Shop fran-
chisers, already with a
lineup of sometimes-unap-
preciated avors such as
buffalo chicken wing soda,
briey experimented in
June with ranch dressing
soda, a mistaken adven-
ture that co-founder Rob
Powells jokingly blamed on
his business partner. (2)
Brewmaster John Maier
of Rogue Ales in Newport,
Ore., pointed out that
wild yeasts have been
used in beer for centuries
and thus (according to a
June report on FoodBeast.
com) his companys Beard
Beer (from yeast of beards,
including at one time, his
own) should be regarded
as a traditional brew.
SCIENCE ONTHE
CUTTING EDGE
Carnivorous
Vegetation: It was a
special occasion in Surrey,
England, in June as a
rare plant prepared to
bloom. The 3-foot-tall
Puya chilensis, native to
Chile, features neon-bright
greenish-yellow owers
with blooms large enough
to yield drinkable nectar,
but its most startling
distinction is its ability to
nourish itself by trapping
small animals in its razor-
sharp spines, leaving them
to decay. (At Britains
Wisley Garden, it is fed
with ordinary fertilizer
rather than animals.)
Too Much
Information: During a
June debate in a House
Rules Committee hearing
on abortion legislation,
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess
of Texas, himself an
obstetrician/gynecologist,
criticized a proposal to
outlaw abortion at the
20-week limit (where a
fetus is said to begin to
feel pain), insisting on an
earlier ban, at 15 or 16
weeks. Watch a sonogram
of a 15-week-old baby,
said Burgess, and they
have movements that are
purposeful. If theyre a
male baby, they may have
their hand between their
legs. Thus, If they feel
pleasure, why is it so hard
to think that they could
feel pain?
Physicians at Kwong
Wah Hospital and Queen
Elizabeth Hospital,
publishing in the Hong
Kong Medical Journal
recently, described a
66-year-old man seeking
relief from a swelling in
his abdomen (after having
had a sparse history
with doctors). They
concluded that the man
was basically a woman
and that the cause of the
swelling was an ovarian
cyst. The patient had
both Turner syndrome,
which causes women to
lack some female features,
and congenital adrenal
hyperplasia, which boosts
male hormones. (While
females have two X
chromosomes, and males
an X and a Y, Turner
syndrome patients have
one X and no Y.)
ANIMALS INTHE NEWS
Alarming Headlines:
(1.) Koala Chlamydia:
The STD Threatening an
Australian Icon (BBC
News). (2.) Super-Sized
Crabs and Oysters With
Herpes (Field & Stream).
(3.) Far-Right Extremists
Chased Through London
by Women Dressed as
Badgers (International
Business Times, reporting
June rallies of two British
nationalist parties and
their opposition occurring
at the same time and
place as a better-attended
demonstration against
the governments cull on
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A 20-SomethingS wild AdventureS
Justin Brown | Weekender Correspondent
Agoodbye, too soon
Dear Frankie,
I dont know what hap-
pens when somebody dies.
Id like to imagine a sea of
naked women guiding me
toward a bright white light,
taking me to a nal desti-
nation of heavenly bliss
lled with endless shrimp
from Red Lobster, really
loud house music, and
beer pong tournaments
with Jesus as my partner;
but that sounds too good
to be true. Maybe its even
better! Maybe after we die
were reunited with all of
our loved ones that have
passed before us, joined
together to watch over the
ones who are still on Earth
- in between games of beer
pong with Jesus, of course.
Regardless of what hap-
pens after we die, or where
we go, I hope this letter is
able to nd you well.
Allow me to introduce
myself. My name is Justin
Adam Brown, and though
you probably do not know
who I am, we have seen
each other around, and
share some mutual friends.
It didnt really matter
whether I knew you or not
when someone brought a
yer into the Scranton dive
bar I manage, with a picture
of your face under a caption
that said you were missing.
When I looked at that yer,
I saw a young dude close
to my age, who may or
may not be dead. I realized
that could easily have been
one of my friends that was
missing. That could be my
brother who was missing.
That could be me who was
missing!
As someone close to
your age, I wondered, what
were your dreams? What
were your goals?
I dont know what your
dreams were, but I cant
imagine them being any
bigger than the impact you
have had on the community
since your disappearance
and untimely death.
Im not sure if you know
this, but every single busi-
ness in the area had y-
ers in your honor. People
who didnt even know you
searched for you. I even
drove past a BILLBOARD
with your face on it.
Youve impacted this area
SOmuch! Youve made peo-
ple want to hug their best
friend a little tighter the
next time they say bye
to them. Youve made peo-
ple remember to tell their
brother I love you when
they get off the phone.
Youve brought an entire
community together, dude!
Thats something I dont
think I could ever accom-
plish, even if I live for the
next 50 years!
Wherever you are, I hope
youre not too worried
about your family. People
have really been coming
together to help them out.
It may be small, but Im
hosting a fundraiser at The
Green Frog, 815 Mulberry
St., Scranton, on Wed.,
July 31, where over some
drinks, and a performance
by The Fallen, we will be
accepting donations, sell-
ing memorial stickers, and
having rafes, with all of
the money going to your
family!
Youve made an immea-
surable impact on people
who knew you well, dude,
and a community who wish
they had the chance to.
Now is your time to rest
in peace. Weve got it from
here!
All my best,
Justin
Frank Bonacci
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS
Melanie Typaldos, 57, and her husband, Richard
Loveman, 54, in Buda, Texas, are supposedly
part of a growing trend of people keeping pet
capybaras (giant, semi-aquatic guinea pigs
that are the worlds largest rodents, at more
than 100 pounds). Gary sometimes lounges
on the couples marital bed and frolics in the
above-ground pool the couple installed for him.
Although Melanie and Richard keep other, more
traditional, animals at their home (they told
Londons Daily Mail in June), Gary is, of course,
the only one as large as a human but with the
distinctive body and head of a rat.
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Hosted by Bill Martel
Racing, aug. 3, following
the Camping World
Truck series Pocono
Mountains 125. More info at
billmartelracing.com.
McDonalds (Route 590
Hamlin, Pa)
Car Cruise: Every
second Friday of august,
september, 6 P.M.
Montage Mountain
Classics (Thurs., 6-9 p.m.,
Fri., 6-10 p.m., sat., 5-9
p.m.)
Car Cruises:
July 20, Aug. 17, Sept. 21,
5-9 p.m., Johnny Rockets,
Montage Mountain.
St Joes Car Show: Aug.
18, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Pittston
Bypass. Rain date aug. 25.
Aug. 2, Sept. 6, 5-9 p.m.,
Pittston Cruise, Tomato
Festival parking lot.
Cruise to Beneft Ronald
McDonald House: Sept. 22,
2-6 p.m. Rain date sept. 29.
Shickshinny Forwards
2nd Annual Car Show and
Party in the Park:
aug. 3, north susquehanna
Avenue along Susquehanna
Warrior Trail in shickshinny.
Car registration 10 a.m.-
noon, shownoon-3 p.m.,
party until 5 p.m. Judging at
2:30 p.m. $15, showvehical
registration in advance; $20,
at the gate. For info visit
shickshinnyforward.com/
car or call 570.550.0721
EVENTS
3rd annual Valley Day
Great 8 & 5K Races:
Aug. 3, 8:30 a.m.,
registration 7:30. $25 for
8-mile; $15 for 5K. Discount
available to anyone who pre-
registers for the event and
t-shirts will be given to the
frst 150 persons registered.
Entry forms are available on
http://www.cvco.info. For
more info to the Valley day
8 & 5K Races, contact Race
director, amy Cartwright at
570.233.4023 or AmyCRD@
gmail.comor Brain earley at
570.788.6620.
Back Mountain Recreation
Movie Night:
Wreck it Ralph,aug.
2, dusk, 55 Outlet Road,
lehman Township. Rain date
aug. 3.
Back Mountain Martial
Arts
(114o Memorial Highway,
Dallas. 570.675.9535, info@
ufa-a.com, www.ufa-a.com.)
Free anti-bully seminar:
Aug. 24, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Dietrich Theater
(60 e. Tioga street,
Tunkhannock,
570.996.1500, www.
dietrichtheater.com).
Gathering of Singers &
Songwriters 12: Aug. 21,
7:30 p.m. Including Tom
Flannery, eddie appnel,
Hannah Bingman and lorne
Clarke.
Open Mic Night: Aug. 23, 7
p.m., Breaking groud Poets
at 8:15.
Adult Classes:
ADay at the
Tunkhannocks Riverside
Park: July 20, 1-8 p.m.
Gathering of Singers &
Songwriters 12: Aug. 21,
7:30 p.m. Admission by
donation.
Open Mic Night: Aug. 23, 7
p.m., sign-ups 6:30.
Classes for children:
Dance, Dance, Dance: Aug.
5-6. 10-10:45 a.m., ages 2
and 3; 11-11:45 a.m., ages 4
to 6; noon-12:45 p.m., ages 7
to 9; 1:30-2:15 p.m., special
needs. Free.
Quilting for Kids
Landscapes:Wednesdays
through July 31, 3:30-5 p.m.
Ages 6 and up. $6 per class.
F.M. Kirby Center
(71 Public Square, Wilkes-
Barre. 570.826.1100.)
W. Curtis Montz summer
FilmSeries: ($4, matinees;
$6, evening shows)
The Sessions: Aug. 7, 1 and
7:30 p.m.
Raiders of the Lost Ark:
Aug. 14, 1 and 7:30 p.m.
Hyde Park on Hudson:
Aug. 21, 1 and 7:30 p.m.
Hitchcock: Aug. 28, 1 and
7:30 p.m.
Psycho: Sept. 4, 1 and 7:30
p.m.
Irem Clubhouse
(64 Ridgeway Drive, Dallas)
Concerts, 7 p.m. each night:
Aug. 4: Memory Lane,
Oldies but goodies
Aug. 11: Wyoming Valley
Barbershop Harmony
Chorus
Aug. 18: Orpheus Choral
society
Aug. 25: IremString Band
Jessup Art Walk:
Second Saturday of every
month. For more info visit
jessupartwalk.info or email
info@jessupartwalk.info.
Jewish Community
Alliance
Happy Hour on the
skyy Vu deckbar at the
Woodlands: Aug. 8, 6-8 p.m.
For info contact Barbara
Sugarman at 570.824.4646.
Justus Volunteer Fire Co.
(159 Fieldstone dr., scott
Twp., 570.587.4545)
Night Out at the Station:
Aug. 10, 7-10:30 p.m.
Keystone College
(One College green, la
Plume, 570.945.8000,
keystone.edu)
Sixth annual Jazz Institute
at Keystone College: July 29-
aug. 2. For more info contact
Crystal Seigle, 570.945.8580
or e-mail crystal.seigle@
keystone.edu .
Lackawanna College
(501 Vine st., scranton,
1.877.346.3552, lackawanna.
edu)
Environmental Institute (10
Mofat Dr., CovingtonTwp.)
Earth Connections Day
Camp: Aug. 5-9 or 12-16, 9
a.m.-4 p.m. Ages 11 to 13.
$95 per camper.
Ladies Night of Comedy
and Wine
with Jeannine MLuby: Aug.
8, 7:30 p.m., Mountain
ViewVineyard and Winery,
Stroudsburg. $20, includes
frst glass of wine. For
more info and tickets visit
Jeannineluby.com.
Misericordia University
Open house for adult
learners: Aug. 13, 4-7 p.m.
Open house for high
school students and
parents: Aug. 17, registration
at 9 a.m., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Mountain Grange No. 567
Monthly Meeting: Aug. 6,
7 p.m.
First Annual Rummage
Sale: Aug. 10, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Family Picnic: Aug. 17,
noon, Knoebals.
76 University Drive ,
Hazleton, 570.450.3000,
www.hn.psu.edu)
Self Discovery Wellness
Arts Center
(200 Lake Ave., Montrose,
570.278.9256 or e-mail
wellness@epix.net,
wellnessarts.com)
The Psychology of
Transformation Part I: July
31, 6-8 p.m. $20.
Unity of NEPA: A Spiritual
Center
(140 S. Grant St., Wilkes-
Barre. 570.824.7722.)
What Yahweh Asks of
You: with Rev. Ann Marie
Acacio: Aug. 4, 10 a.m.
Love without Conditions
Book Study with Davienne
Piatt: Aug. 4, 11:45 a.m.
Facing the Giants: Aug. 10,
6:30 p.m. $5 suggested love
ofering.
Your Owners Manual
with Rev. Diane Sickler: Aug.
11, 10 a.m.
Great Communicators Can
Move Mountains with Corey
Hansen: Aug. 14, 6:30-8:30
p.m.
Creative Ministry Service:
aug. 18, 10 a.m.
1st Annual Tacos for Tulips
fundraiser: Aug. 18, 1 p.m. at
Harmony Hall (140 S. Grant
st., Wilkes-Barre), parking
behind church on Bethel
St., $5 a plate, all proceeds
beneft Unity of NEPA,
purchase spring bulbs to
beautify our spiritual home.
The Hip Sip Unity
Cofeehouse with Jef
Raught: Aug. 24, 6 p.m. in
Harmony Hall.
Special Guest Speaker,
David Beverly: Aug. 25, 10
a.m.
Waverly Community
House
(1115 n. abington Rd.,
Waverly, waverlycomm.org)
Camp Create: Aug. 5-9,
12-16, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. art and
theater camp for children
with special needs.
CommClassic Car Show:
Aug. 11, 4 p.m.
Cocktails for the Courts:
Aug. 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Music on the Lawn: Aug.
22, 6:30 p.m.
Wyoming Area Kiwanis
Club
Movie Nights in the Park:
Aug. 30, 7 p.m., Dailey
Park (West Wyoming).
Crafts and kids activities
at 7 p.m., movie begins at
8:15. Popcorn and drinks
provided; please bring
blankets and chairs.
LOCAL HISTORY
Eckley Miners Village
(located nine miles east
of Hazleton, just of Route
940; 570.636.2070; www.
eckleyminers.org)
Volunteer Meeting: Aug. 10
Living History and Civil
War Weekend: Aug. 17-18, 10
a.m.-5 p.m.
Old Jail Museum
(128 W. Broadway, Jim
Thorpe. 570.325.5259. www.
TheOldJailMuseum.com.)
TOURS: Through Labor Day,
daily (closed Wednesday),
noon to 4:30 p.m. $6, adult;
$5, senior over 65 and high
school; $4, children ages
6-12; free, children under 5.
LEARNING
Dietrich Theater
(Tunkhannock)
Childrens Classes
Dance, Dance, Dance: Aug.
5-6. Ages 2 & 3, 10 to 10:45
a.m.; Ages 4 to 6, 11 to 11:45
a.m.; Ages 7 to 9, noon to
12:45 p.m.; Special Needs,
1:30 to 2:15 p.m.
Intergenerational Classes
Series 5: August 6, 13, 20,
27, 7-8:30 p.m. Ages 13 to
adult. $15, per class; $60,
four classes.
Classes for adults
Jewelry Making: Multi-
Strand Bracelet: Aug. 22, 7-9
p.m. Ages 16 and up. $30.
Recycled Glass Artwork:
Series 5: August 5, 12, 19, 26,
7-8:30 p.m. Ages 18 and up.
$65, four classes. Students
must supply own safety
glasses.
Writers Group: Thursdays
from7-8:30 p.m. Ages 18
and up.
Introduction to Yoga: Aug.
14, 28, 10 a.m.
Endless Mountains Zendo
(104 HollowRoad, Stillwater.
570.925.5077, endless@
epix.net)
Obon Lantern Ceremony
- Evening of Remembrance:
Aug. 3, 5:30-10 p.m.
Pocono Arts Council
(18 N. Seventh St.,
Stroudsburg. 570.476.4460.
www.poconoarts.org)
Oil Painting: Aug. 8, 15,
22, 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $72,
member; $80, non-member;
$60, senior member; $65,
senior non-member.
Acrylic Painting: Aug. 5,
12, 19, 26, 9:30 a.m.-12:30
p.m. $110, member; $120,
non-member; $90, senior
member; $95, senior non-
member.
Intermediate Watercolor:
Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25, 1-4 p.m.
$110, member; $120,
non-member; $90, senior
member; $95, senior non-
member.
Play the Blues All
Instruments: Aug. 6, 7 p.m.
Bring own instrument. $20
senior non-member.
Basic Drawing: Aug. 7, 14,
21, 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $72,
senior non-member.
Watercolor Painting for
the Beginner: Aug. 5, 12,
19, 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $72,
senior non-member.
Jewelry Making Workshop:
Aug. 6, 13, 1-4 p.m. $50,
senior non-member. $10
materials fee.
Sil-Lum Kung-Fu &Tai-
Academy
(509 Pittston Avenue, (3rd
foor). Private classes are
available. For more info
contact: Master Mark Seidel,
570.341.8089.)
Adult classes: Tuesday &
Thursday, 7-8 p.m; Saturday
& sunday, 10-11 a.m.
Childrens classes (ages 9
& up): Saturday, 11 a.m.-
noon
Yang Style Tai-Chi Chuan
Adult classes: Saturday &
sunday, 11 a.m.-noon
Wudang Swordsmen
Academy
(269 s Washington
street, Wilkes-Barre,
570.630.0088, www.
Wudangswordsmen.com,
info@WudangSwordsmen.
com)
Wudang Taijiquan
(traditional tai chi): Mon.,
Wed., 6:10-7:30 p.m.
Wudang Gongfu (internal
kung fu): Tue., Thu., 6:10-
7:30 p.m.
Youth Kung Fu (ages 10-
13): Mon., Wed., 5:00-6:00
p.m.
Baguazhang (Eight
TrigramPalm): Sun., 10:50
a.m.-12:50 p.m.
Cardio Kung Fu: Mon.,
Wed., 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Tai Chi for Health: Tue.,
Thu.,10:00-11:00 a.m.
Daoist Sitting Meditation:
Sun., 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Morning Seated Qigong
(meditation & breathwork):
Tue., Thu., 9:00-9:50 p.m.
Pushing Hands Circle
(open to all tai chi players in
the area): Sun., 3:00-4:00
p.m.
Open Wudang Training
Hall: Sun., 1:00-3:00 p.m.
OUTSIDE
Friends of Salt Springs
Park
Hemlock Trail Hike: Aug. 3,
7 p.m. Fee.
Got Beer? Hop to It!: Aug.
4, 1 p.m. Meet at Wheaton
House. Pre-registration
appreciated by calling
570.967.7275. Fee.
Perseids Meteor Shower:
Aug. 11, 8:30 p.m. Meet at
Wheaton House. Free.
ClifTrail Hike: Aug. 17, 11
a.m. Meet at Buckley Road
parking lot. Fee.
Full Moon Biken Bonfre:
aug. 21, 6 p.m. adults only.
Free.
Mushrooms and Mycilia:
aug. 25, 1 p.m. Free.
Upper Fall Brook Trail Hike:
aug. 31. Fee.
Salt Springs Celebration:
aug. 31, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Lackawanna Historical
Society
(The Catlin House, 232
Monroe Avenue, Scranton,
570.344.3841.)
guided downtown walking
tours:
11 a.m.: Aug. 10, 24. Tours
are free, but reservations are
required by the Thursday
prior to the tour date.
Nescopeck State Park
(1137 Honey Hole Rd.,
Drums, 570.403.2006)
Just for Kids Kayaking:
Level One: July 31, 9:30 a.m.
ages 9-15. Must register
in advance. Meet at Lake
Francis.
Kayaking: Level One: July
31, 11 a.m. ages 16 and up.
Meet at lake Frances. Must
register in advance.
Kayaking: Level Two: July
31, 1 p.m. ages 16 and up.
Meet at lake Frances. Must
YWalk Wednesday: Nature
in Your Neighborhood: Aug.
21, 6 p.m.
Guided Hike: Austin T.
Blakeslee Natural Area: Aug.
23, 9 a.m.
Just for Kids: Art in the
Park with Jan Lokuta: Aug.
31, 1 p.m.
ANight out with the Stars:
aug. 31, 8 p.m. ages 6 and
up. limited space. Must
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thing to do in Scranton this
Friday, youre not looking
hard enough.
According to comedian
Kevin Lepka, chances are
youre not looking at all.
People seem to just
go out, drink, and listen
to 80s cover bands, but
theres so much more to
this area. Theres so much
more that this area has to
offer, whether it be art, per-
formers doing plays, local
original music, Lepka
said.
One year, I went out
for St. Patricks Day at
Hardware Bar and there
were four different bands
playing on different oors.
Three of the bands, within
an hours worth of time,
were playing the same
song People need to open
their eyes and broaden
their horizons, experience
all the things this area has
to offer.
For those who dont
know where to start, The
Vintage has got just the
ticket: Time Warp: 24
Hours of Art. Kicking off
at 9 p.m. this Friday (to
coincide with Scrantons
First Friday), the free event
will, as its name implies,
run non-stop until 9 p.m
the following day and will
feature everything from
poetry readings to inter-
active art demonstrations
to musical performances
by Silhouette Lies and Ed
Cuozzo of A Social State,
among others.
Were going to have a lot
of different things going on
at the same time. It wont
just be one thing going on
at eight oclock, one thing
going on at nine, Heidi
Van Leuven said.
People can wander in
any time and well have
something going on. Well
have something going on
out in the front, out on
the balcony. Well have the
building divided up into
different areas with some-
thing different going on at
all times.
An artist herself, Van
Leuven will be participat-
ing in the event. More
than that, shes the one
who pitched the idea to
Vintage co-owner Theresa
OConnor in the rst place.
Remembering the caffeine-
infused atmosphere of fun
and inclusiveness that per-
meated the all-night bohe-
mian blowouts she and her
friends used to throw as
Marywood University stu-
dents, Van Leuven felt the
idea was a perfect t for
The Vintage. I think this
event is really representa-
tive of what The Vintage is
all about. Its people com-
ing together to celebrate all
branches of the arts, Van
Leuven said. Its a great
community-builder and a
way of exposing people to
different areas of the arts
that maybe they were curi-
ous about but never had
the chance to experience
before. In addition to all
that art, the event will also
include games, contests,
and giveaways, as well as
open-mic opportunities,
allowing audience mem-
bers a chance to participate
as performers instead of
just spectators.
Putting his money where
his mouth is, Lepka will be
there too, hosting a mid-
night stand-up comedy
showcase stocked with tal-
ent culled from the all over
NEPA.
These are some great
funny people that many
people have no idea even
exist, Lepka said.
The Vintage is the only
outlet that I know of in the
area where basically any-
body who does anything
in the performing arts can
showcase their talents.
Theres a lot of talented
people in this area. If it
wasnt for The Vintage,
even I wouldnt know about
some of them.
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No bedtime for artists at Vintage bohemian blowout
Photo by Brent Pennington
The annual Moth Project art installation, which combined eco-
sustainability, winters charmand the various visions of numerous
local artists collaborating together.
Photo by Brent Pennington
A large crowd celebrates at the opening night after-party of The
Vintages highly celebrated production of Pride & Prejudice.
Photo by lori Colacito
Theresa OConnor and Emily Maier of improv troupe Unorganized
Business Ensemble will perform at the 24-hour event.
Courtesy Photo
Paintings by Heidi Van Lueven on display at Vintage in September
2012.
Courtesy Photo
The young and talented singer/songwriter Rachel Clark will per-
form at the event.
By Melissa Hughes
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Tales of DaTing DisasTers
Melissa Hughes | Weekender Correspondent
You can never put on
makeup here again, like
ever.
Was this a commitment
I was willing to make? As
I walked in through the
doors of Taste of Ink (1325
River St. #113, Plains), my
hands were slightly shak-
ing. I have wanted to get my
nose pierced for years but
never had the guts to fol-
low through. Throughout
my life, I have always been
a tattoo girl. I have dabbled
in piercings before, but I
have had both a tongue and
belly button piercing come
to a tragic end. Needless
to say, I was a little uneasy
about this decision.
As soon as I walked into
the shop, I was greeted by
a room full of smiling faces.
I was introduced to the
owners Casey Cavello and
Corrine Phillips, the shop
manager, Frank Polumbo,
two artists, Jenn OHop
and Bob Shock, and the
piercer who was about to
take my nose virginity,
Nick Cerulli.
Everyone was so friendly,
and after a few introduc-
tions and small talk, they
showed me around. The
shop was well organized,
and the dcor was eclec-
tic and hip and gave off a
great vibe. I went into the
piercing area and climbed
up on the seat. Nick told
me everything about the
piercing how to care for
it, what to do and not do,
and then he let me pick
out my jewelry. I chose a
dainty little sparkler for my
left nostril. We talked the
whole time, and before I
knew it, it was over. It was
really quick and painless.
I really recommend this
shop. They give all mili-
tary a 40 percent discount
all the time on all piercings
and tattoos. They also have
a great event coming up on
Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013 from
9 a.m.-1 p.m. They are host-
ing a pet adoption for the
nonprot LCPO (Luzerne
County Pitbull Owners).
Anyone who adopts a
pet during the drive will be
given a certicate for a free
tattoo. If you are unable to
adopt, you can still help
by scheduling an appoint-
ment during the benet. A
portion of all sales for tat-
toos and piercings sched-
uled will go to the charity.
There will be live acoustic
entertainment provided
by The Black Diamond
and members of Goodbye
Soundscape. If you are in
the market for some new
body art, I cant think of a
better opportunity to get an
appointment on the books.
The shop can be reached
at 570.235.1398 and they
are open Tuesday through
Thursday 1 p.m.-8 p.m. and
Friday and Saturday 3 p.m.-
10 p.m.
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Girl Talk gets holy
Taste of Ink made Melissas decision quick and painless. It would be a lie to say
that my life is lacking in
excitement and adven-
ture. I always like to keep
the element of what will
she do next at the fore-
front of everyones mind
when they hear my name.
When I was approached
by Mount Airy Casino
and Resort to cover their
hot new show at Gypsies,
how could I say no?
I called up my girl-
friends for a rousing
day of golf. This day
was unlike any other
golf outing, because it
was Australian stripper
golf. Thats right, lucky
me was spending the
afternoon with the sexy
men from their show,
Thunder From Down
Under. We had a great
day on the course, but
the fun was only just
beginning.
The girls and I were
to spend the following
Friday night front row
center, VIP, at the actual
Thunder show. We were
all ecstatic. I could think
of no better way to spend
a girls night out.
We took our seats in
the club and watched
the photos of our upcom-
ing entertainment scroll
across the TV screens
along with some inter-
esting Aussie trivia.
My party and I looked
around the room to see
the eclectic mix of audi-
ence members. Everyone
was there, from girls
turning 21, bachelor-
ette parties, girls of all
ages having a night out,
to even the Red Hat
Society members. The
lights went down, the
announcer came up, and
the screaming began.
Frombeginning to end,
if we ourselves were not
screaming, our jaws were
dropped as we could not
believe the spectacle of
sexiness that lay before
us. Magic Mike has noth-
ing on these sensational
studs. The whole show
was 100 percent interac-
tive and the things I saw
and experienced were
the stuff wet dreams are
made of. I am not going
to go into details because
I want you all to experi-
ence this spectacle for
yourselves, but I will tell
you this if you leave
still having a voice, you
werent having enough
fun.
Do yourself a favor and
catch this show while
you can. You have heard
about the boys in Las
Vegas, you have seen
them all over TV, and
now this is your chance
to see it right here at
home!
The show is at Gypsies
at Mount Airy Casino
Resort, it runs every
Friday and Saturday
from through August
31. The doors open at 7
p.m. and the show starts
at 8 p.m. The tickets are
really reasonably priced,
$20-$30. It is also not
necessary to bring any
singles; you will get to
have all the fun without
having to put the tip in.
So come on, ladies,
and get it while its hot,
and I can tell you this bit
of girl talk it doesnt
get hotter than this.
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The Thunder rolls
Melissa and her crew met the Thunder From Down Under and left thunderstruck.
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By Derek Warren
BEER REVIEWS
Derek Warren | Weekender Correspondent
Cheers, to booze-centric road trips!
Beer journeys
In continuing with the
summer beer-related arti-
cles, this week summer
beer trips will be exam-
ined. Some of these desti-
nations, mainly breweries,
are local and some are a bit
farther away, but all are cer-
tainly worth your time! So,
as Will Smith would say,
Put your car on cruise and
lay back cause this is sum-
mertime.
First we need to look at
what we have available to
us in the local area. We are
lucky enough to have an
abundant amount of great
breweries to visit all over
the valley. Breweries like
Breaker Brewing in Wilkes-
Barre, Endless Brewing in
Montrose, Susquehanna
Brewing Company in
Pittston, Berwick Brewing
in Berwick, Nimble Hill
in Tunkhannock, and the
Lion Brewery in Wilkes-
Barre. All of these brewer-
ies have the ability to give
tours and/or have tasting
rooms in which you can
sample and ll growlers of
the delectable beers to take
home!
Staying within the
Pennsylvania borders, we
now move a bit more south
for a few more brewery
stops. If you are looking
for a fantastic eatery along
with great beers than Old
Forge Brewing Company
in Danville is the place to
go; absolutely spectacular
food with a rotating line-
up of great beers. Another
great eatery and brewery is
Stoudts Brewing Company
in Adamstown and, while
you are down that way,
swing over to Weyerbacher
Brewing Company in
Easton, where you can get
their Imperial Pumpkin
Ale on tap already! Also, in
semi-nearby Hershey sits
Tregs Brewing Company,
where you can get all of
their fantastic offerings
along with brewery-exclu-
sive scratch recipes.
Now we need to ven-
ture a little further out and
away from breweries for
a moment. Philadelphia
has long been a fantastic
beer town and this fact
still continues to this very
day. Sure, there are brew-
eries in Philadelphia such
as Yards, Manayunk, and
Nodding Head, but lets
look at some of the places
you can get great beers
and what you can get in
this town. Philadelphia is
the only place on the East
Coast where you can nd
some of Russian River
Brewing Companys beers.
Throughout Philadelphia
you are able to try
many of their breathtak-
ing sour beers, such as
Supplication, Damnation,
and Temptation. Also,
Deschutes Brewery recent-
ly started distributing
to the Philadelphia area,
so be on the lookout for
their Mirror Pond Ale and
Black Butte Porter, both
absolutely amazing beers.
These two breweries alone
give more than enough rea-
son to head to Philadelphia
to try some. One bar cer-
tainly worth checking out
in Philadelphia is Monks
Caf, where you can nd
a large variety of Belgian
beers and many of the best
craft beers available today.
One nal beer-centric
journey to take this sum-
mer is the Cooperstown
beverage trail in
Cooperstown, N.Y. On this
trail you can visit more
than breweries as well, so
it is wife-friendly! The trail
features two wineries, a
cider mill, and three brew-
eries. One brewery that is
an absolute must visit is
Brewery Ommegang. This
Belgian-themed brewery
makes some of the best
beers today and has an
amazing Belgian themed
restaurant. Also, Brewery
Ommegang is home to the
annual Belgium Comes to
Cooperstown festival and if
you can nd tickets online,
as it sold out immediately,
it is being held Aug.2-3 this
year and features over 50
breweries from around the
world.
So I think that is more
than enough to ll up the
rest of your summer with
great beer trips. Get out
there enjoy the weather
and enjoy the beers and be
sure to have a designated
driver - you will need one!
Cheers!
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Over 10years and its
still ruined
Beer: RuinTen IPA
Brewer: Stone Brewing
Company
Style: Double/ Imperial
IPA
ABV: 10.80%
Ruination vs. RuinTen-
If you are a fan of Stones
Ruination, like me, than
this beer will be a great
addition to an already
ruined palate. This beer
was initially released last
year to commemorate the
10-year anniversary of the
release of Ruination. So
the question is: how would
a hop-loving brewery like
Stone celebrate their hop-
piest beer? By making it
hoppier and stronger, of
course! Stone RuinTen
uses twice as many hops as
Ruination and beefs up the
ABV from 7.7% to 10.8%.
This is certainly my kind of
celebration!
Description: RuinTen
IPA pours a deep gold with
an off-white uffy head
that does not linger long,
but leaves a great lacing on
the glass. The aroma is an
intense hop explosion with
notes of dank fruity hops,
lemon, nectarine, pine-
apple, tropical fruit, and
very subtle notes of mint
and spice. The taste backs
up the nose and the palate
is hit hard with a wide vari-
ety of hop avors. Tropical
fruit hops avors attack up
front, but linger through-
out with tastes of mango,
pineapple, and grapefruit,
all balanced against a very
sweet malt bill - just won-
derful. What makes this
beer spectacular, though,
is the crisp dry nish, but
with a lingering clean bit-
terness. This is certainly
a full-bodied beer with a
wonderful amount of bitter-
ness and sweetness for the
perfect balance. The higher
ABV is also extremely well
hidden, so keep that in
mind as you drink
this beast; it may
sneak up on you
quite quickly, so
treat this beer
with the respect it
has earned!
Food pairing:
This extremely
hoppy beer can
easily ruin many
dishes that do not
have the avor
prole to compete
with the over-the-
top hop avor, so
proceed with cau-
tion and choose
something with a
lot of spices or fat.
Pairing RuinTen
with a delicious
dinner of pork
chops and apple-
sauce is a dream,
just ask Peter
Brady! If you are
looking for some
heat, and deli-
ciousness, here
is a great three-
course meal that will pair
with RuinTen perfectly:
appetizer- bacon wrapped
jalapenos; main course-
BBQ duck tacos; and for
dessert- apple pie with
vanilla bean ice cream and
caramel sauce. Now, wipe
the drool from around your
mouth and enjoy!
Is it worth trying?: Yes,
it is a beer from Stone after
all! The high IBUs may
make this beer a bit rough
for newbies to the craft
beer and/or IPA scene,
but still try it out as the
sweetness of this beer still
shines through despite
the high amount of bit-
terness, and may take the
edge off enough for some
to approach this with-
out any warm up IPAs.
Also, if you have not tried
Ruination yet, get yourself
a bottle and feel free to do
a little side by side com-
parison with Ruination and
RuinTen; the subtle differ-
ences may really surprise
you. Regardless of how,
when, or where you drink
this beer, just get your
hands on a bottle and try
some!
Rating: W W W W W
Where can I get it?:
Currently available in bot-
tles at: Exit 190 Beer Deli,
Dickson City; Backyard
Ale House, Scranton; and
Krugels Georgetown Deli,
Wilkes-Barre.
Remember, enjoy respon-
sibly! Cheers!
- Derek Warren is a beer
expert, avid homebrewer,
and beer historian. Follow
Dereks beer blog at idtap-
that.org.
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Pam Piehota from Hazleton with James Taylor at Toyota
Pavilion at Montage Mountain.
Youve been there. Curled
up on a comfy couch, chat-
ting with friends in a steady
stream of impenetrable
in-jokes, inconsequential
debates, and fondly-held
memories. And you think,
I never want to get up. I
never want to leave this
spot. I never want this
night to end.
For many of us, it might
just be another lazy Friday
night. For former Abington
Heights High School stu-
dents Zack Peercy, Natalie
Belknap, and Maddy
Belknap, it was a creative
spark.
The idea started when
we were in high school
drama club together. We
had this prop, this brown
leather couch that was in all
these shows we were doing.
It was the most comfort-
able couch in the world. We
joked about doing a musical
based around that couch.
Then, last summer I just
went ahead and wrote an
entire script in the course
of, like, a week.
From the half-serious
idea of three high school
students to the indepen-
dently produced passion
project of three high school
graduates, the resulting
full-length play, Couch:
The Musical, makes its
debut this week in Clarks
Summit. Peercys tale is a
quirky coming-of-age com-
edy about love, friendship,
and an extremely comfort-
able couch, with original
music and lyrics by the
Belknap sisters.
The process was long
and rough, Maddy said,
admitting that they never
realized how much work
the project would actually
require.
We thought itd be,
Music? Got it. Lyrics? Got
it. Orchestration? Got it.
But it was hard to get it
exactly how we wanted it.
It took about a year to write
all the music. We wanted to
get everything perfect.
Inspired by the success
of D.I.Y. musicals like Joss
Whedons Dr. Horribles
Sing-Along Blog and
Chicago-based StarKid
Productions A Very Potter
Musical, the trios decision
to build something com-
pletely original from the
ground up was spurred by
a mutual desire to explore
(and control) all aspects of
production. In many ways,
Couch: The Musical acts
as an extension of its cre-
ators theatrical schooling.
I was really interested in
guring out that transition
from actor to director and
from director to producer,
Natalie said.
When youve written
something, you know exact-
ly what you want out of it,
so in that sense, its easier
to be a director. But you
also want everything to be
so specic, and then youre
working with actors who
havent lived with these
characters for as long as
you have. Communication
is important. Its fun,
though, to see what other
peoples takes on things
are and bring that into the
mix.
It seems appropriate that
an idea born from the invit-
ing, intimate, I never want
this to end warmth of lei-
surely days spent lounging
on couches would act as the
nal page in a chapter thats
now coming to an end for
Peercy and the Belkaps. Or
maybe its the rst page of a
new chapter.
The Belknaps will contin-
ue their theatrical studies
at The Catholic University
of America in Washington
D.C., while Peercy will
attend the University of
Maine at Farmington.
Peercy, however, is also
already writing another
play, which he hopes to pro-
duce next summer.
Im doing this, but I
want people to understand
is that this is not a crazy
thing anymore, he said.
We have the Internet, we
have technology. We dont
need corporations or even
adults to do it for us any-
more. Anyone can do it.
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Teens get of theCouch and produce indie musical
Couch: The Musical:aug. 1-3, 7 p.m., Clarks summit
Borough Building (305 s. state st.). $5 at door. Info:
FindCouch: The Musical on Facebook and Twitter.
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Couch: The musical is the brainchild of recent high school gradu-
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Couch: The musical actor alec Gerchman after learning 106 pages
of dialogue, blocking, and songs in one month.
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Aircraft Mechanics
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and drug/alcohol screening.
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INVENTORY SUPPLY
CHAIN PLANNER
Immediate opening for an
inventory supply chain
planner with an expanding
flooring co. in the Hazleton
Area. The candidate should
have a 2 year degree in
logistics or equivalent ex-
perience, strong verbal and
organizational skills, self
starter able to multi task,
detail oriented and strong
problem solving skills.
Responsibilities include
inventory management for
multiple locations, purchase
order creation and pro-
cessing, air freight quotes
and deliveries. Analyze
sales and inventory data to
review and plan materials.
SAP, order management
and inventory tools, MS
office, proficient in Excel are
needed. Excellent benefits
and competitive salary
based on qualifications,
Please send resume and
salary requirements to:
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KUNKLE KENNELS
is currently looking to hire
*Part Time working Kennel
Manager
*Part Time Kennel Assistants
*Groomers, professional &
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LANDSCAPE LABORERS/
LANDSCAPE FOREMAN
Back Mountain Area
Full Time Positions Available
PA Driver's License Required
Thompson Landscape
Company
570-332-1021
Installation / Maintenace / Repair
CABLE TV
INSTALLERS
Openings for experienced
installers & dedicated trainees
eager to learn in the Scranton
area. Responsibilities include
installing cable TV to the cus-
tomers home or business, and
connection of all customer
premise equipment. Educating
the customers on how to prop-
erly operate the services and
equipment installed is a critical
part of this position.
QUALITY WORKMANSHIP is
a MUST! We are a DRUG
FREE WORKPLACE, where
SAFETY is a CORE VALUE.
Contact us at 570-235-1145
Logistics/Transportation
Drivers: Hazleton, PA.
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TRUCK DRIVER
Exp. H20 driver preferred in
Marcellus shale industry. must
have Class A or B. Sign on bo-
nus for exp. Clean MVR, safety
record & excellent attendance.
Must have 2 yrs exp. min.
Health, dental & great starting
pay. Call 298-0924
Maintenance / Supervisory
CARPET + TILE
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Stanl ey Steemer i s hi ri ng.
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Call Lou Refice 570-955-3536
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or leave message. stanley-
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Medical/Health
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Full time, part time &
per diem positions. Covering
Luzerne & Lackawanna
counties. Competitive salary,
mileage reimbursement. Pleas-
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For interview call
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MAINTENANCE
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The Target Shopper
Magazine, Inc. located
at 102 N. Main St. Old
Forge is looking for a
part time maintenance
person to handle main-
tenance in it's new 7,500
sq. ft. bldg. Qualified
candidate must be will-
ing to work a flexible
schedule. Please con-
tact Sherry @ (570)
457-7020 for more de-
tails and to set up an in-
terview. Wage com-
mensurate with experi-
ence.
Restaurants
Metz Culinary
Management
in Dallas, PA is seeking
qualified applicants for the
following positions:
FT Dining Hall Supervisor
FT Cook, FT/PT Line Server,
and FT/PT Dishwasher.
Previous experience in high
volume foodservice pre-
ferred. Great attitude, quality
work ethic, and excellent cus-
tomer service skills a must.
Apply in person at:
Banks Student Center,
Misericordia University,
301 Lake St, Dallas, PA
or email
ma4001@metzcorp.com
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restored, laundry, asthetic
tiled fireplace in bedroom,
more. 2 YEARS @ $600.
month + utilities. NO PETS.
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570-288-1422
PLAINS TWP.
2nd floor, 2 bedroom, heat,
water & hot water included.
Off street parking, pets al-
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lease & references.
570-406-8218
Apartments /Townhouses
WILKES-BARRE
North Main Street
Wi l kes-Barre near General
Hospital. Freshly painted 3
room apartment. Spacious eat-
in kitchen includes stove and
refrigerator. Bedroom fea-
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13 x 21 living room. Water
and sewer included. Electri-
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dryer available in laundry area.
Off street parking in private lot.
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PLAZA 315
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1,750 SQ. FT. & 2,400 SQ.FT
OFFICE/RETAIL, 2,000 FT.
With Cubicles.
570-829-1206
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KINGSTON
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veni ent t o Wyomi ng Ave.
B a s e m e n t s t o r a g e .
Washer/dryer hookup. $525
month + uti l i ti es, securi ty,
l ease. NO PETS.
EAST BENNET ST. Charm-
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floors, new carpeting in bed-
rooms, laundry room off spa-
cious kitchen, stained glass
windows, off street parking,
convenient to Cross Valley.
$650. + ut i l i t i es, securi t y,
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570-793-6294
Pets
POMCHI
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Parents on premises. $300
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139K highway miles,CD and
security system. New tires
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$8000 570-239-8110
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if he is a little guy himself.
Tiny Thief is the newest
downloadable game from
Rovio, the studio that cre-
ated Angry Birds. This
game is much different
than Angry Birds, how-
ever; Tiny Thief is a
point-and-click adventure
game with light RPG ele-
ments, stealth gameplay,
and a very charming visual
art style.
In Tiny Thief, you
play as a little criminal
who robs from the rich and
gives to the poor, just like
Robin Hood. The thief is
always getting into trou-
ble, but he is doing it for
the greater good. There
isnt much more story than
that, but you dont really
need it. Tiny Thief is all
about the really gorgeous
hand-drawn graphics and
the polished point-and-
click gameplay.
For the most part, Tiny
Thief is 2D side-scrolling
game where you tap where
you want your thief to go
and tap the items you want
to interact with; its just
that simple. The gameplay
is very simple to learn, and
after the brief tutorial sec-
tion, you should be steal-
ing look like a true profes-
sional.
Tiny Thief isnt the
most action-packed game.
It is a bit slow and method-
ical like a stealth game, but
the puzzles are really fun
to solve. Each level is a
static game board to inter-
act with, and you have to
nd the loot and defeat
or distract the guards to
continue. There are many
ways to do this, such as
hiding in barrels, climbing
ladders, setting traps, and
countless other ways you
will nd throughout the
game.
Just like collecting stars
in Angry Birds, each of
the levels has three objec-
tives: you want to collect
the treasure, nd your
ferret friend, and com-
plete the main goal of the
level. A lot of the levels
are straightforward, but
some of the puzzles are
real brain teasers. If you
are a more casual player,
you can just collect one
star on a level, which is
ne. Completionists will
want to collect all of them,
which is rather difcult. If
you do get stuck, there is
a hint system you can use
that will help point out the
puzzle solutions.
Tiny Thief is one of
the most charming games
I have played in a while;
the visuals are brightly col-
ored and lighthearted. The
music and sound effects
are catchy and silly. There
isnt a whole lot of dia-
logue, but the story plays
out with a lot of physical
slapstick comedy, which
can be downright hilari-
ous. In between each of
the levels, there are cute
little animated scenes
that tell most of the story.
Another thing that makes
the game interesting is the
cast of characters; there
are several you can inter-
act with, and meeting new
characters makes you want
to keep playing to see who
you will meet along the
way.
For only $2.99, this
game is actually quite
substantial. There are six
quests to choose from,
each of them containing
ve levels inside. Some
of the levels are easy, and
others will make you think
for a while. The game
has a good amount of
replay value if you want
to go back and collect the
everything. If Tiny Thief
is anything like Angry
Birds, I am sure they will
release expansion packs
and extra content in the
future, which I am pretty
excited for. If you are look-
ing for a fast-paced action
game like Angry Birds,
this wont be a game for
you, but if you are a hard-
core puzzle fan, you will
denitely want to check
this game out.
If you are a fan of old
school point-and-click
games, you are going to
love this game, and if you
are new to the genre, this
might be a good jumping
off point, with its slick and
easy to use controls and
beautiful visuals. Tiny
Thief is a cute, fun, and
challenging game that will
keep you keep you playing
for a while to come.
-Robbie Vanderveken
is the digital operations
specialist at The Times
Leader. E-mail him at
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RIDE OF THE WEEK
Michael Golubiewski | Special to the Weekender
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This Harley is the result
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father, Kutz said. My father
loved motorcycles and always
drove one. For some reason, I
was afraid to try. After he died,
I fgured it was time to conquer
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VIDEO GAME REVIEWS
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Sara Pokorny | Weekender StafWriter
She stole your boyfriend
Afewweeks ago I became
the target of extreme male
posturing.
While out one Saturday
evening, as I enjoyed
Scrantons nightlife with
some friends, through a
series of misunderstand-
ings, a misguided, heav-
ily intoxicated boyfriend
accused me of hitting on
his girl. This wasnt the
rst time an overly sensi-
tive boyfriend, who lacks
any real condence, has
accused me of this, though,
in most cases, Im happy to
say it just isnt true, and it
wasnt true on this night
either.
Admittedly, though, at
less enlightened times of
my life, I have been on both
ends of this phenomenon,
and, for the record, none
of these experiences have
had positive outcomes. In
college, for example, I once
tried to woo a girl into
leaving her boyfriend to
be with me. On Valentines
Day one year, I had roses
and a romantically-laced,
poetic note delivered to a
fellow classmate who I was
infatuated with. Although,
to her credit, she called
and thanked me for the
gesture, she never left her
boyfriend, and I spent that
holiday alone.
Although I didnt get the
girl, I unknowingly partici-
pated in a larger phenom-
enon, something that social
scientists call mate poach-
ing attempting to attract
someone who is already
romantically involved and
is unavailable. And, accord-
ing to the numbers, I am far
from alone.
My experience with the
aforementioned guy, who
accused me of trying to take
his girlfriend, provoked me
to think about mate poach-
ing in a larger context, so I
turned to science hoping to
nd some answers.
And I did.
In 2004, for example,
a study published in the
Journal of Personality and
Social Psychology surveyed
more than 16,000 men and
women in 53 countries and
discovered some unsettling
facts about mate poaching.
Mate Poaching by the
numbers:
15 percent of people
currently in relationships
report that their current
relationship directly result-
ed from mate poaching.
Physical attractive-
ness is highly desired by
both men and women who
poach.
60 percent of men
and 40 percent of women
admit to trying to poach
someone elses partner.
Among those who
have attempted to poach,
they were successful 80
percent of the time.
Nearly 70 percent of
people report that someone
has tried to poach them,
and around 50 percent
of those who have been
tempted by a would-be
mate poacher have suc-
cumbed.
Infdelity rates range
from 10 percent to 25 per-
cent of people who have
been unfaithful in the past
year.
Although men are more
likely than women to
poach in general, interest-
ingly, research indicates
that single women are the
most likely to pursue an
attached target, more
than any other demo-
graphic. Whats more, this
is also true in the animal
kingdom, where it has been
documented among several
birds and sh species that
female animals are more
likely to choose a male that
has already been chosen by
other females.
My own experience has
conrmed this, too.
Ive noticed over the
years that when Im in pub-
lic alone, girls in most
cases ignore me entirely.
No matter how hard I try
to make contact with them,
Im invisible. When female
friends accompany me,
however, its another story.
My female counterpart and
I will become subject to
glances and stares, looks
and gestures, and I often
think, Why cant they
seem this interested when
I am unattached?
But such is life, I sup-
pose.
Finally, as the numbers
indicate, most of us have
been subject to, or par-
ticipated in, some form of
mate poaching.
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Weird food that is what
Im all about. So when I
heard of a squash that turns
itself into spaghetti strands
when cooked, I was all in.
Spaghetti squash is an
oblong squash (still not
sure if its a fruit or veggie)
that can be baked, broiled,
or steamed, resulting in an
enormous pile of strands
that resembles pasta and
tastes delicious. Practical
Paleo by Diane Sanlippo
has an awesome recipe
for spaghetti squash with
Bolognese sauce.
I would recommend buy-
ing a smaller squash if this
is your rst time trust
me, itll still produce a lot of
spaghetti. Unfortunately,
for my rst foray into the
food, I was stuck with an
enormous one that fed me
for about a week. The only
problem with it was the
amount of time it took to
cut the damn thing in half
length-wise.
You see, I have one good
knife in my kitchen, and
its really small, so it took
about 15 minutes to half
the squash. Seriously, the
best way to cut this thing
is probably a guillotine, if
you have one and if you
do, please invite me to your
next dinner party.
I found a method, nally,
to plunge the knife into the
middle and work it back
and forth, creating a nice
cut that widens as you go.
Eventually, the squash will
crack in half.
As a kid, I gagged every
Halloween at the sight of
pumpkin seeds, so please
imagine my chagrin when
I opened this bad boy and
saw and smelled its like-
ness to a pumpkin.
Gotta get over it, though,
because you need to scoop
out each half, then sprinkle
it with sea salt and pepper.
Place them both face down
on a baking sheet, then
place in the oven and bake
for 35 to 45 minutes.
While this is baking,
you can get to work on the
Bolognese sauce, which
is made with a variety of
meats. In a large skillet
over medium-heat, melt
butter and saut onions,
carrots, and celery until
they become translucent.
Add garlic and cook for an
additional minute.
At this point, you can
start the meat-palooza by
adding ground veal, pork,
and bacon, cooking until all
is browned through.
Add coconut milk, toma-
to paste, and white wine,
which is optional.
Simmer the mixture over
medium-low heat for 20
to 30 minutes or until the
sauce is well combined.
Add salt and pepper to
taste when done.
When the spaghetti
squash is done baking,
make sure it cools off to the
point where you can touch
it without burning your
thumbs (oops). Use a fork
to scoop out the esh from
the inside of the squash
skin, and marvel at how
easily it comes out, in nice
big strands, totally tricking
you into thinking its pasta.
Throw some Bolognese
on the squash and youve
got a tasty meal that is
totally good for you.
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SPAGHETTI SQUASH BOLOGNESE
Courtesy of: Practical Paleo by Diane Sanfllippo
Servings: 3 to 4
Ingredients:
1 spaghetti squash
Sea salt and black pepper
2 tablespoons of grassfed butter, or bacon fat
1 fnely diced onion
1 fnely diced carrot
1 fnely diced stalk of celery
1 clove of fnely diced or grated garlic
1/2 lb. ground beef or veal
1/2 lb. ground pork
4 slices of bacon, chopped
1/2 cup coconut milk
3 ounces tomato paste (one half of a small can)
1/2 cup dry white wine (optional)
How-to
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
Slice the spaghetti squash in half lengthwise, and scoop
out seeds of each. Sprinkle with sea salt and black
pepper then set, face down, on a baking sheet. Bake for
35-45 minutes.
Allow the squash to cool enough so you can handle it,
then scoop the fesh out from inside each half into a large
serving bowl, using a fork. Set aside until sauce is ready.
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter
or bacon fat and saut the onions, carrots, and celery un-
til translucent. Add the garlic and cook for an additional
minute.
Add ground veal or beef, pork, and bacon and cook until
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Unfortunately, youve developed the
cynical habit of assuming the worst about
what someone thinks of you. I dont
expect you to not give a st; although a
well-developed ego can make you mostly
independent of others opinions, at root
were social creatures, designed to care
about what people think. However, please
ditch the automatic negative assumption;
its usually untrue. Luckily, this weeks an
excellent time to refute and subvert those
nasty habits of mind, and replace them
with something betterput the burden
of negativity on those concerned: assume
everyone adores you unless they explic-
itly tell you otherwise.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Mistaken identities will be a recur-
ring theme in the next fortnight. This
week, people are likely to believe you
to be someone or something youre not.
Indulge them, at least temporarily, by
allowing them their illusions. Youre cur-
rently expanding to occupy more of your
full potential, and someone elses shoes
might t you better than your own right
now. Its not totally a lie, either: The deli-
cious irony thats only possible this week
is that by pretending to be something
youre not, you invent the possibility of
becoming exactly that.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
I wish I could hypnotize you, because
youve temporarily forgotten something
so basic its rooted in your essential
nature. Id love to access your subcon-
scious, which knows theres no need to
ail like you did these past weeks. Your
anxieties should wash over you harm-
lessly, not erode your condence. Please
stop thrashing, so you can remember that
youre not weak or desperate enough to
be mean. Your immense power allows
you to be universally gentle and gener-
ous, as long as you remember it. Relax.
Take a deep breath and let it out, slowly.
As much as you can, let tension sift from
your muscles like grains of sand. Then let
the following message settle in as deeply
as possible: Youre more than strong; you
are mighty.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Identity issues! People are so keen to
sniff out whatever youre hiding. As the
planets alter their subtle cosmic dance,
your challenges change: Too many people
are on the verge of discovering your most
secret personalities, of connecting the
dots between your inner Peter Parkers
and Spidermen. It goes without saying
that your superheroic effectiveness would
be dramatically impaired by concrete dis-
covery along these lines, which is why
you should never allow that to happen.
This week, do whatever it takes to throw
your clued-in companions off the scent,
and preserve your clandestine alter egos.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Your subconscious mind is a rescue
dog. Your task is as admirable as theirs
(to sniff out people trapped in the dev-
astation of disaster). If all they nd is
corpses, those heroic hounds get so
despondent they wont eat or play. Thus
their handlers make sure to end the day
with a successful rescuearranged if
necessaryso the well-trained pups
can discover, delightedly, survivors.
Encountering obstacle after obstacle as
you have can be as depressing as a day
of digging up dead people. Handle your-
self. Sustain your spiritual stamina by
setting yourself up for success every now
and then, so you can keep doing your job
until its done.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
The rst few generations of robots
gifted with articial intelligence may
be able to observe, learn, reason, and
act with impressive acuity. But theyll
be incapable of experiencing emotion
or taking inspired, intuitive leaps. Our
biological predilections might be viewed
as inefcient handicaps by a machine
consciousness; contrarily, theyd be our
greatest gifts and strengths. Dont accept
the negative judgments being thrust
upon you. Like our future robot friends,
your critics are operating from their lim-
ited understanding of reality. You cant
reasonably blame them for their logical
assumptions, but you know better than
to take their underdeveloped censure to
heart, dont you?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Canines, from wolves to poodles to
dingoes, have managed to populate virtu-
ally the entire planet. They all come from
a single ancestor, called the dawn dog,
which originated 40 million years ago
on the plains of North America. Their
evolutionary strategy: extreme adaptabil-
ity. Your own personal evolution should
borrow from the genetically resourceful
genus canidae. Dont get locked into any
one version of yourself. Since in the next
month you may be required to manifest
anything from savagely effective tim-
ber wolf to pampered Shih Tzu to loyal
Labrador retriever, and a host of other
specialized extremes besides, make sure
youre ready and able to move in what-
ever direction the situation demands.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Right now, millions of blips of informa-
tion are coursing around you and soaking
into you: cellphone calls, radio waves, TV
transmissions, etc. Despite being unable
to sense them unaided, you dont doubt
their existence. You know theyre really
there because others invented machines
to generate or use them. Unfortunately,
no ones made a machine to detect other
things you cant see or smell, yet need
to believe in. Your greatest sources of
strength and comfort lie far beyond the
range of conventional detection. Dont let
unrestrained skepticism keep you from
them; take them on faith.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
China Miville describes the titular
location of his amazing novel, Perdido
Street Station, as the knot of architec-
tural tissue where the bres of the city
congealedthe great variegated fortress
of dark brick and scrubbed concrete and
wood and steel and stone, the edice that
yawned hugely at the citys vulgar heart.
I like imagining the actions you set into
motion ages ago as trains, all running
toward a similar coagulate of miles of
railway line. Inside that dark, beauti-
ful, and slightly scary internal junction,
past errors and triumphs will intersect
and interact, shaping everything about
your near future, from the weather on
down. Dont despair. This conjuncture of
key personal events is a crossroads, not
a judgment. In other words, forget the
many engines you rode in on. The one
you leave on is the one that matters.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
4 shots of absinthe and 4 hours of danc-
ing later, I kept thinking of your recur-
ring struggle to vanquish your worst
habits. Given enough time and support,
you could do it. But why should you go
to such desperate and difcult lengths,
when transforming them into praxes that
help and feed you is so much better and
innitely easier? (My personal solution is
to indulge my bad habits in equal parts
with the good ones.) Its much simpler to
divert the fast-owing rivers of your dam-
aging impulses than to dam them. Easier
said than done, you say. Not necessarily.
Since this week may present some star-
tlingly effortless and effective ways to do
just that, it may be easier done than said.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
Vultures have incredible immune sys-
tems. Habitually dining on rotting esh
makes them hardy; theyre naturally gift-
ed with strong stomachs and a powerful
resistance to viral and bacterial agents
that would kill a less resilient creature.
You couldnt be less like those scavenging
birds, but you might want to take your
cue from them anyway. Your spiritual
immune system could use some tough-
ening up, especially considering some of
the fked up crap thats likely to come
your way next month. Wouldnt it be use-
ful if the next time someone condemned
you to eat st and die, you could (meta-
phorically, at least) eat st and live?
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
Dig deep. You may resist articulating
your feelings because they sound ridicu-
lous out loud. But dont let them lurk
deep in your souls most secret crannies,
malignly pulling strings and making you
act out in absurd ways. Emotions are irra-
tional; its hardwired into their essential
nature. Try to understand them anyway.
These feelings are probably rooted in
hormones, bowel movements, existential
dread, loneliness, sexual frustration, or a
myriad other possible factorsbut not
whatever youre actually directing them
at. Be careful of that. This week, instead
of acting out, gure it out.
-To contact Caeriel, send mail to sign.
language.astrology@gmail.com.
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CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
MAUREEN MCCORMICK
(pictured)
Aug. 5, 1956
J.K. Rowling
July 31, 1965
Ashley Angel
Aug. 1, 1981
SamWorthington
Aug. 2, 1976
Martha Stewart
Aug. 3, 1941
Jef Gordon
Aug. 4, 1971
Gerri Halliwell
Aug. 6, 1972
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