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Letter from the editor
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Online comment
of the week.
So I watched #Hoarders.
Meaning I was compelled to
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all night. I am now, therefore,
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Tell @wkdr
your claim to
fame
I represented Penn State
University as the winner of a
collegiate Baywatch contest and
was sent to Los Angeles.
Being held up by my mic stand
and friends at the Lessen One
CD release party at Heils ...
thanks guys!
Remember Johnny
Weekender?
Being inappropriate ... pretty
much all the time.
My collection of more than
500 neckties, my collection of
watches, or my knowledge of
useless facts about 60s and 70s
television shows.
My ability to always have a smile
on my face no matter what! (Hi
Rose!)
Nearly knocking myself out and
busting the inside of my lip with
an empty water cooler jug. Im
very graceful.
Being left-handed and
ripping my top lip off while trying
to play on a jungle gym when I
was 7.
Whats your claim to fame?
L
ike a lot of people, I re-
member this weeks cover-
story subject, Darius Ruck-
er, from his days as the lead
singer of 90s outfit, Hootie &
the Blowfish. The band started to
get big when I was in my junior
year of high school, and while I
wasnt really a fan per se, Id be
hard pressed to find anyone who
didnt have the urge to sing along
when one of its hits came on the
radio.
Even today, I hear some of
those songs from the breakout
Hold My Hand and Only
Wanna Be With You to the
cover of my beloved Led Zeppe-
lins Hey Hey What Can I Do
and I resort to that 16 year old
I once was, the one that cruised
around the Square with my
friends as I sing along at the top
of my lungs. (On a side note: Do
kids still cruise today?)
But, alas, the times they
change, and Rucker, albeit kind
of surprisingly given the fate of
some of his contemporaries from
the decade, rolled with the
punches and made a whole new
successful career for himself in
the world of country music the
past few years.
One thing that stuck out to me
from Ruckers interview with our
correspondent Bill Thomas was
his down-to-earthness and how
thankful he came across for his
triumphs. Its a humility that you
just dont see too often in todays
music, but in this weeks issue,
you can find it right on p. 15.
Novel Approach keeps in that
same theme as Staff Writer Ste-
phanie DeBalko read willing-
ly, mind you the book written
by Kyle Richards of Bravos The
Real Housewives of Beverly
Hills. I daresay Steph was char-
med by Richards, who came
across as more than
just another privileged
reality-TV star, more
like just another mom
and housewife who
happens to have the
Hilton sisters as nieces,
but I digress. Check
out the review on p. 31.
Theres a lot more in
this weeks issue, but
youll have to find that
out on your own be-
cause Im out of space.
As always, thanks
for reading!
-- Nikki M. Mascali
Weekender Editor
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Ralphie talks about The Baby in this weeks
RALPHIE REPORT.
DISH: A wine writer went on a quest to
quench her thirst.
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CONCERTS ... 20-21
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THEATER ... 28
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MUSIC
ALBUM REVIEWS ... 18
CHARTS ... 18
ANTHONY RANERI 24
STAGE & SCREEN
MOVIE REVIEW 26
THE RALPHIE REPORT 29
STARSTRUCK 29
NOVEL APPROACH 31
STAGE 35
FOOD & FASHION
NEWS OF THE WEIRD 10
STYLE FILES 33
PUZZLES 34
DISH 37
BITCH & BRAG 41
JUST FOR THE HEALTH OF IT 41
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WHO IS 46
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VOLUME 19 ISSUE 09
index
Jan. 18-24, 2012
this just in
By Weekender Staff
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A SOUND GOES SILENT
Joe Nardones Gallery of
Sound in the Gateway Shop-
ping Center in Edwardsville
has closed, effective Sunday,
Jan. 8; the family had a location
on the West Side for nearly 40
years.
The record industry is
shrinking. Were at a point now
where people are going to have
to drive a little farther to go to a
record store, Joe Nardone Jr.
told The Times Leader last
week.
In the early 2000s, there were
11 Gallery of Sounds throughout
NEPA; today, the Wilkes-Barre,
Wilkes-Barre Twp., Clarks Sum-
mit and Hazleton locations re-
main.
The market cant support
multiple locations any longer,
Nardone told the Weekender
Thursday. Hopefully the change
will make us stronger.
SHAMROCKS
IN SEPTEMBER
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Shamrocks have pushed back
its inaugural season due to a
pending national television deal
that will be announced in the
coming weeks.
The TV people asked us to
move to the fall, Jim Jennings,
owner of the North American
Lacrosse League team told the
Weekender last week.
The season will begin Sat-
urday, Sept. 15 and run until
mid-December. Jennings stated
that the Thursday, March 15
game against Team Ireland is
still on. The season delay came
alongside a lawsuit filed by
NALL acting commissioner,
Anthony Caruso.
We ended up firing our com-
missioner, and he filed a lawsuit
trying to stay on as commission-
er, Jennings explained. It got
dismissed (Tuesday).
SUSHI ON SOUTH MAIN
Akeno Sushi is scheduled to
open in the spring in the site
formerly occupied by Bonvies
Beefy King (72 S. Main St.,
Wilkes-Barre). The restaurant
will be owned and operated by
husband and wife John and
Teresa Qiu of Nanticoke.
Akeno, John Qiu told The
Times Leader earlier this week,
means bright lights and sun-
shine. He hopes to have a
grand opening in early March
and shared that Akeno Sushi
will be open Monday-Thursday
from 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Friday
and Saturday from 11 a.m.-10
p.m., and Sunday from 11:30
a.m.-9:30 p.m.
Qiu said Akeno will be a
different style sushi restaurant
from the long-established Kata-
na in Midtown Village, at the
other end of the block.
We will be more like a New
York City-style restaurant, he
said. Katana is more tradition-
al. We wont have the per-
formance-type hibachi presenta-
tions. he said.
HIT THE SLOPES
The 5th Annual Ski for the
Cure Breast Cancer Aware-
ness Day to benefit the North-
eastern Pennsylvania Affiliate
of Susan G. Komen for the
Cure will be held Saturday, Feb.
25 at Jack Frost Ski Area (1
Jack Frost Mountain Road, Bla-
keslee).
Registration for Pledge Ski-
A-Thon and Pink Olympic
Race Gates is at 8 a.m. Skiers
can get pledges and donations to
support their runs; pledge sheets
are available at the venue or at
jfbb.com. Pink Olympic Race
Gates will be from 8:30-10:30
a.m., with a medal ceremony at
2 p.m. in the main lodge.
Dedicated runs begin at 11
a.m. on Demattes Demise Trail
in memory of those who have
lost their battle, in honor of
those surviving breast cancer
and in support of those currently
fighting breast cancer.
All proceeds from the event
will benefit the NEPA affiliate
of Susan G. Komen for the
Cure, and $2 of every lift pass
will be donated to the orga-
nization.
Prizes, drawings, games and
giveaways will be available. For
more info, or to purchase raffle
tickets, call Bernie Oldroyd at
570.443.8425 x 2503.
HONOR ON THE ICE
The Leukemia & Lympho-
ma Society of Eastern Penn-
sylvania will partner with the
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen-
guins for an Awareness Night at
the Penguins game with the
Portland Pirates on Saturday,
Feb. 11 at 7:05 p.m.
Chris Kobela, season ticket
sales executive for the Penguins,
will be honored. Kobela was
diagnosed with leukemia as a
teenager and went into remis-
sion after treatment. Unfortu-
nately, the cancer returned late
last year and he is now under-
going chemotherapy and radi-
ation.
A portion of ticket sales from
the game will be donated the
Eastern Pennsylvania chapter.
For more info, or to purchase
tickets, call Emily Kain at
570.208.5415 or e-mail
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The 5th Annual Ski for
the Cure will be held
Saturday, Feb. 25.
Jim Jennings, owner of
the Wilkes-Barre
Scranton Shamrocks; the
team has pushed its
inaugural season to
September.
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By Chuck Shepherd
Weekender Wire Services
BABYGOTBACK
Anti-Theft IDBreakthrough:
For people who become stressed
when asked to prove their identi-
ties by biometric scans of finger-
prints, hand prints or eyeballs,
Japans Advanced Institute of
Industrial Technology has devel-
oped a chair frame that authen-
ticates merely by sitting down: A
butt-scanner. Professor Shigeomi
Koshimizus device produces a
map of the users unique derriere
shape, featuring 256 degrees of
pressure at 360 different points
and could be used not only to
protect vehicles fromtheft but
also, when connected to a com-
puter, to prevent log-ons by those
with unauthorized posteriors.
COMPELLING
EXPLANATIONS
-- Imminent Gay Takeovers: (1)
Mayor Jose Benitez of Huarmey,
Peru (population16,000), speak-
ing at the opening of a water
works in November, warned resi-
dents about strontiumin the water,
which he said suppresses male
hormones. He reminded residents
that nearby Tabalosos, which is
lately popular with gays and lesbi-
ans, shares the water supply and
that Huarmey could turn gay, too.
(2) ANovember report by Muslim
scholars at Saudi Arabias highest
religious council (Majlis al-Ifta
al-Aala), presented to the Saudi
legislature, warned that ending the
ban on females driving would
cause a surge in prostitution,
pornography, divorce and, of
course, homosexuality (and the
scholars added that, within10
years, the country would have no
more virgins).
IRONIES
-- Because this past Christmas
fell on a Sunday, nearly one Pro-
testant church in10 in the U.S.
reported having canceled Sunday
services that day out of fear of low
attendance, as parishioners re-
mained at home with family. (The
poll, by Lifeway Research, noted
also that other churches, while not
canceling, had left services to
their second-string clergy.)
-- Sheriffs deputies arrested
novelist Nancy Mancuso Gelber,
53, in December in Bryan, Texas,
after she had allegedly arranged a
hit on her husband. (The hit
man, of course, was an undercov-
er officer.) Gelber said she had
walked in on the husband romanc-
ing with one of her friends, and
the couple was in the process of
divorcing (complicated by his
having removed her fromhis
health insurance just as she was
scheduled for expensive surgery).
Gelber is the author of the 2010
crime thriller, Temporary
Amnesia, and told the hit man
that she was quite familiar with
investigative procedures (though
obviously poor at spotting under-
cover officers).
THELITIGIOUSSOCIETY
-- The two men who heroically
pulled a woman out of a burning
car wreck in 2009, and surely
(according to a highway patrol
officer on the scene) saved her
life, have sued the woman for the
emotional and physical disabil-
ities that resulted fromthe episode
(brought to light in an August
2011Associated Press report).
David Kelley and Mark Kincaid
not only stopped voluntarily to
help, but were the only ones on the
scene capable of pulling the wom-
an to safety. (The fire was so hot
that it melted Kelleys cell phone.)
Kelley said he has suffered serious
breathing problems and cannot
avoid horrific dreams reliving the
episode. The woman, Theresa
Tanner, subsequently admitted
that she deliberately crashed the
car that day in a suicide attempt.
-- Tri-athlete Sabine von Seng-
busch, 46, filed a lawsuit recently
against Meghan Rohan, 28, over a
June bicycle-pedestrian collision
in NewYork Citys Central Park.
Von Sengbusch claims that Rohan
had the audacity to step in front of
her as she was bicycling, causing
her to fall and suffer painful and
permanent injuries. (Although
von Sengbusch said she was in-
side the bike lane at the time,
park officials said signs make
clear that pedestrians have the
right of way at all times.) Von
Sengbuschs permanent injuries
did not prevent her fromcompet-
ing in a triathlon on Oct. 1, in
which she finished second. Ac-
cording to a NewYork Post report
on the lawsuit, Central Park pe-
destrians are growing more vocif-
erous in denouncing bicyclists,
and vice versa.
PEOPLEDIFFERENT
FROMUS
-- Arecent article in the Journal
of Sexual Medicine reported the
painful results obtained by three
Hispanic men incarcerated in the
southwestern United States who
had, for some reason, inserted
specially designed chips, carved
fromdominoes, under the skin of
their penises, apparently based on
a folkloric belief that sexual
performance and virility would
be enhanced. Infections resulted,
requiring major surgery that
was unspecified in the article.
RECURRINGTHEMES
No Individual Mandate: To
meet its municipal budget, the
town of South Fulton, Tenn.,
assessed each residence $75 a
year for firefighting service, but
in the name of liberty gave
people the chance to opt out of
coverage. Vicky Bell chose not to
pay, and when her home caught
fire in December, firefighters
rushed to the scene but only to
be on hand in case the fire spread
to her neighbors, who had paid
their fees. Bells home burned to
the ground as firefighters
watched. (Mayor David Crocker
said a majority of residents had
paid the fee.) W
Handy Addresses:
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WeirdNews@earthlink.net,
NewsoftheWeird.comandP.O.
Box18737, Tampa FL33679.
Retired sheriff Patrick J. Sullivan Jr. was
arrested in November in a suburb of Denver
and charged with distributing
methamphetamine to men in exchange for sex.
Sullivan, who had a distinguished career as
Arapahoe County sheriff, was booked into the
Patrick J. Sullivan Jr. Detention Center,
named for him after he retired in 2002.
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Just getting started
After successful pop career, Darius Rucker settles into country
By Bill Thomas
Weekender Correspondent
D
arius Rucker
doesnt mind if
you call him Hoo-
tie. Despite the
fact that his post-
90s solo career has seen him
become one of the most popular
country-music singers touring
today, Rucker is well aware that
some people still know him best
as that guy from Hootie & the
Blowsh.
Its good to know Ive left an
impression, Rucker says with
a chuckle. Its better than not
being remembered at all.
Since his days as a Blowsh,
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aters. With that in mind, Rucker
says he enjoys the personable
atmosphere the latter provide
and is looking forward to his
upcoming concert at the F.M.
Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on
Friday, Jan. 20.
This kind of show is so in-
timate, its great, Rucker says.
You get to see everybody up
close. The whole crowds right
up on top of you. Its really cool
and really laidback. I love it.
Laidback seems an ideal
phrase to describe Rucker
himself. The 45-year-old singer
speaks in a friendly tone and has
a relaxed, roll-with-the-punches
demeanor, which suggests that
this chart-topping hitmaker
hasnt let celebrity go to his
head.
Just the opposite, Rucker says
his successes have done much to
keep him humble. Such suc-
cesses include a pair of Grammy
Awards, which Rucker earned
in 1996 as part of the hugely
popular rock group Hootie & the
Blowsh.
In 2008, Rucker reinvented
himself as a solo country singer.
His album Learn to Live won
both audiences and critics over,
spawning three singles that
went to No. 1 on the Billboard
country-music chart. In 2009,
Rucker subsequently became
the rst black performer to win
the Country Music Associations
NewArtist Award.
Ruckers 2010 follow-up,
Charleston, SC 1966, yielded
two more No. 1 singles and
cemented the singers place in
the current country-music scene.
For Rucker, who professes
a lifelong dream of being a
country-music star, the signi-
cance of his achievements is not
being taken for granted.
More than anything, Im
grateful just to be able to play
music for a living, Rucker says,
acknowledging that the oppor-
tunity to make a career out of an
artistic passion is something not
everyone has the good fortune to
experience.
His gratitude has driven him
to lend his talents to a number of
charities over the years, includ-
ing the MUSC Childrens Hos-
Darius Rucker,
Fri., Jan. 20, 8 p.m.,
F.M. Kirby Center
(71 Public Square,
Wilkes-Barre.).
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Hootie & the Blowfshs Darius Rucker found musical success for the second time by fulflling his lifelong dream of becoming a country-music star.
pital Fund, for which Rucker
will perform a benet show
in his hometown of Charles-
ton, S.C., in February. Acts of
altruism such as this, Rucker
explains, are important to him
and are something he actively
pursues.
It comes from how I was
raised, he shares. I just like
helping people.
This year, Rucker plans to
continue making the most of
his blessings. Not only will he
continue touring, Rucker is also
set to perform a free concert in
Indianapolis as part of the Super
Bowl lead-in week festivities.
Most promisingly, Rucker is
working on material for his third
country album, which he ex-
More than anything,
Im grateful just to
be able to play music
for a living.
Darius Rucker
pects will be nished sometime
later this year.
Theres not much I can say
about it yet, he says. We have
a lot of stuff written, but you
dont really know what you
have until you start cutting it to-
gether. I just want to write songs
that people want to listen to. Its
all about the songs.
Laidback as ever, Rucker
shrugs off the notion that hes
already achieved his dream of
country music greatness.
I still have a long way to
go, he says. Hopefully, ve
years from now, Ill look back
and say, I did it, but, for now,
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DJ, producer and electronic
dance-music trailblazer Steve Aoki
isnt your traditional musician.
Consistently blurring the lines
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stress Lovefoxxx to rap superstar
Lil Jon. And Aokis partnerships
with Weezers Rivers Cuomo on
Earthquakey People and Earth-
quakey People (The Sequel)
nicely bookend the record, in-
fectiously blending pop, rock and
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Polina Goudieva makes an ap-
pearance on Come With Me
(Deadmeat), an irreverent, youth-
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Lil Jon and Chiddy Bang.
Steve Jobs, featuring Angger
Dimas, is a fitting tribute to the
technology legend, where vocals
are absent and would be unneces-
sary. Its a provoking ensemble
reminiscent of a vintage video-
game soundtrack synthesized with
caustic electronic notes.
The equally electronic-laced
beats of Heartbreaker, which
puts Lovefoxxx in the vocal spot-
light, is the parallel to The Kids
Will Have Their Say, a dance song
turned on its head courtesy Sick
Boy with former members of The
Exploited and Die Kreuzen.
While each song on Wonder-
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all of the tracks share the same
intoxicating blend of polish and
edginess. Aoki is a seasoned mix
master, and on Wonderland he
shows he clearly knows not only
howto bring the potency, but how
to wrap it up in a pretty little pack-
age.
-- Stephanie DeBalko
Weekender Staff Writer
RATING:
W W W W W
Steve Aoki
Wonderland
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For a fleeting second, the latest re-
lease from United Kingdom metal
outfit, The Dead Lay Waiting, sounds
as if it is coming from an entirely
different and somewhat mellow band.
However, the soft instrumental intro on
this one is almost immediately replaced
with the startling guttural growls of
vocalist Luke Lucas, reminding listen-
ers that they are about to embark into
60 minutes of pure sinister-sounding
darkness.
The young bands most recent al-
bum, Almost Heaven, was released in
November via U.K.-based Rising Re-
cords. (It was released in the U.K. in
June.)
To say that The Dead Lay Waiting
which also features guitarists Ben
Connett and Steve Franklin, bassist
Sam Sara and drummer Tom Shrimp-
ton is simply a metal band would
be a gross understatement. There is
something literally frightening about
this bands music. It personifies a
darkness that few metal bands achieve.
The key element behind this darkness
is undoubtedly Lucas vocals. He has
an unbelievably low vocal range that is
downright ominous sounding. His dev-
ilish-sounding lyrics are then backed by
forceful and aggressive instrumentals,
making for a remarkably heavy release.
Almost Heaven is definitely an
album that is for true metal fans. The
Dead Lay Waiting embodies gloom,
and Almost Heaven is no exception
to its propensity to write sinister mu-
sic. Each of this albums 14 tracks is
more extreme than the next, and each
one will definitely leave a lasting im-
pression on the bands fans.
-- Lisa Schaeffer
Weekender Correspondent
The Dead Lay Waiting
Almost Heaven
Rating: W W1/2
Darkness,
personified
Indie rockers OBrother is the latest in
a long line of bands that feel as though
music is best made with the distortion
turned up and written while one is just a
little bit upset. The Atlanta-based quintet
recently released its first full-length stu-
dio effort, Garden Window; its 11 tracks
are an eardrum-grating journey through a
wide range of human emotions. Taking
cues from the bands forebears from the
worlds of grunge, punk and occasionally
even electronica, OBrother has created
an album well worth exploring.
While some might dismiss Garden
Window as a collection of noisy chaos,
in reality it is a thoughtful and deliberate
use of some of the elements that set rock
music apart from other genres. Whether it
comes at the listener angry and fast (Ma-
lum, Sputnik or Lo) or dramatically
epic (Poison! or Cleanse Me),
OBrothers music sounds the way that it
does for a reason. Every scream, reverber-
ation of the bass or aching note plucked
on the guitar help to create a dynamic feel
throughout the album, changing often but
never straying too far one way or the
other.
Garden Window is powerful and
moving from beginning to end, and with
it, OBrother manages to capture the idea
that it is perfectly all right to not be per-
fectly all right, doing so especially well.
While the music may not be refined
enough for some, many listeners will
appreciate the energy and lack of usual
structure, following the roller coaster of
the bands stream-of-consciousness musi-
cal style.
OBrother definitely has the potential
to appeal to a much broader audience and
is worth keeping an eye on in the future.
-- Michael Irwin
Weekender Correspondent
A commanding
'Garden'
OBrother
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concerts
ALICE C. WILTSIE
PERFORMING ARTS
CENTER
700 N. Wyoming St., Hazleton
570.861.0510
www.wiltsiecenter.org
- The Ultimate Elvis Tribute Birthday
Bash ft. Mike Albert, Scot Bruce and
the Big E Band: Jan. 22, 2 p.m.,
$25-$35, $18 students. Buffet at
Genettis (1341 N. Church St., Hazleton)
follows, $20 adults, $12 students
THE BOG
341 Adams Ave., Scranton
Phone: 570.341.6761
- Slowdance / Cherokee Red: Jan. 21, 9
p.m. 21+
CAESARS POCONO
RESORTS
1.877.800.5380
www.CPResorts.com
- Eddie Griffin: Jan. 29
- Boogie Wonder Band: Feb. 10-11
- Hypnotist Tim Triplett: March 16-17
- Big Shot (Billy Joel tribute): March
30-31
- Keith Sweat: April 22
THE CRIMSON LION
HOOKAH LOUNGE
37 E. South St., Wilkes-Barre
- Mike Quinn / Slowdance / Mariah
Welch: Jan. 22, 7 p.m. 18+
ELEANOR RIGBYS
603 Route 6, Jermyn
eleanorrigbys.net
- Warped Tour Battle of the Bands:
Jan. 28, 6:30 p.m., $10-$12
- The Toasters: Feb 20, 7 p.m., $12-$14
F.M. KIRBY CENTER
71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre
Phone: 570.826.1100
- Darius Rucker: Jan. 20, 8 p.m.,
$52-$92
- Kathleen Madigan: Gone Madigan:
Jan. 27, 8 p.m., $27
- NEPA Philharmonic Broadway Love
Songs: Feb. 10, 8 p.m., $35.50-$73.45
- Lisa Lampanelli: Feb. 18, 8 p.m.,
$37.75
- John Pinette: Feb. 19, 7 p.m., $34.75
- Pink Floyd Experience: Feb. 21, 7:30
p.m., $28-$38
- Gaelic Storm / Enter The Haggis:
March 1, 7:30 p.m., $22-$32
- NEPA Philharmonic Beethoven
Festival: March 10, 8 p.m., $35.50-
$73.45
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo: March 15,
7:30 p.m., $26-$36
- The Fresh Beat Band: March 21, 3
p.m., 3 & 6 p.m., $32.40-$42.65
- The Best of Second City: March 23, 8
p.m., $28
- K.Vance / Duprees / Drifters: March
30, 7:30 p.m., $37-$58
- NEPA Philharmonic The Music of
Gershwin: April 14, 8 p.m., $35.50-
$73.45
- Red Green Wit & Wisdom Tour: April
17, 7 p.m., $47.50
- Bob Weir: April 27, 8 p.m., $41.85-
$52.60
- Vicki Lawrence and Mama: May 4, 8
p.m., $25-$45
- Tony Bennett: June 2, 8 p.m., $70-
$126
- NEPA Philharmonic Tribute to Benny
Goodman: June 9, 8 p.m., $35.50-
$73.45
MAUCH CHUNK OPERA
HOUSE
14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe
570.325.0249
mauchchunkoperahouse.com
- Hamell On Trial: Jan. 21, 8:30 p.m.,
$18
- Last Friday Standup Comedy Event:
Jan. 27, 8:30 p.m., $18
- Commander Cody Band w/ Profes-
sor Louie and the Crowmatix: Feb. 4,
8:30 p.m., $24
- Tusk (Fleetwood Mac tribute): Feb. 11,
8:30 p.m., $23
- Savoy Brown: Feb. 18, 8 p.m., $25
- The Allentown Band: Feb. 19, 5 p.m.,
$15 adults, $10 kids
- Splintered Sunlight: Feb. 25, 8 p.m.,
$17
- The Eilen Jewell Band: March 4, 8:30
p.m., $20
- Noel V. Ginnity / Taylors Irish Caba-
ret: March 10, 8 p.m., $27
- Montana Skies: March 16, 8 p.m., $18
- Steve Forbert: March 23, 7 p.m., $23
- Aztec 2-Step: March 24, 8 p.m., $21
- The Denny Siewell Trio: March 30, 8
p.m., $25
- Willy Porter: March 31, 8:30 p.m., $22
advance, $25 day of
- Cabinet: April 13, 8 p.m., $18 advance,
$20 day of
- The Janis Experience: April 14, 8
p.m., $25
- The Janks: April 20, 8 p.m., $18
- Start Making Sense (Talking Heads
tribute) / The Great White Caps: April
28, 8 p.m., $20
- Marko Marcinko Latin Jazz Quintet:
May 5, 8 p.m., $23
- Bennie and the Jets (Elton John
tribute): May 12, 8 p.m., $23
- Miz: May 19, 8 p.m., $15
MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre
Twp.
- Rascal Flatts / Sara Evans / Hunter
Hayes: Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m., $25-$59.75
- Sesame Street Live 123 Imagine w/
Elmo & Friends: March 1-4, TIMES
VARY, $25.60-$37.85
- Monster Jam: March 9-11, TIMES
VARY, $34.30-$49.75
- Harlem Globetrotters: March 16, 7
p.m., $26.60-$127.05
MOUNT AIRY CASINO
RESORT
44 Woodland Rd., Mount Pocono
Phone: 877.682.4791
www.mountairycasino.com
- Jackie The Joke Man Martling:
Feb. 4, 8 p.m., $20-$30, Gypsies
- Ed Kowalczsyk of Live: Feb. 18, 8
p.m., $25-$40, Gypsies
- Gilbert Gottfried: March 3, 8 p.m.,
$20-$30, Gypsies
- Unforgettable Fire (U2 tribute)
March 17, 8 p.m., $10, Gypsies
- Gloriana: April 14, 8 p.m., $25-$40,
Gypsies
NEW VISIONS STUDIO &
GALLERY
201 Vine St., Scranton
570.878.3970
- A Fire With Friends / Eye On Attrac-
tion / Left Coast Envy / The Riot /
Drew Breeze / Lil Jay Wirth: Jan. 21, 7
p.m. $5 at the door, free refresh-
ments.
- Maria Dubiel / Charles Havira /
Rafael Pimentel / Katie Kelly / Donnie
Kirchner / Chuck Silsby / Ed Randaz-
zo: Jan. 27, 7 p.m. $5. All ages, free
refreshments.
PENNS PEAK
325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe
866.605.7325 or visit pennspeak.com.
- Air Supply: Jan. 20, 8 p.m., $38.75-
$43.75
- Parrotbeach (Jimmy Buffet tribute):
Jan. 28, 8 p.m., $25
- Edgar Winter & Rick Derringer: Feb.
4, 8 p.m., $35.75
- Rubix Kube (80s tribute): Feb. 17, 8
p.m., $28
- Tesla: Feb. 18, 8 p.m., $33
- Blackberry Smoke: Feb. 24, 8 p.m.,
$25
- Bruce In The U.S.A.: Feb. 25, 8 p.m.,
$25
- The Saw Doctors: March 2, 8 p.m.,
$32
- Satisfaction (Rolling Stones tribute):
March 3, 8 p.m., $22.25
- Three Dog Night: March 31, 8 p.m.,
$43.75-$49.25
- Glen Campbell: April 19, 8 p.m.,
$49.25-$54.25
REDWOOD ART SPACE
740 Jumper Road, Plains Twp.
- Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely
Estate / One Hundred Year Ocean:
Feb. 2, 8 p.m.
- Disengage / Mindset / Praise /
Peace: Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m.
- The Ataris / The Queers: Feb. 20, 8
p.m.
RIVER STREET JAZZ CAFE
667 N. River St., Plains
Phone: 570.822.2992
- Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root /
XVSK: Jan. 19, 8 p.m.
- Se Acabo (Santana tribute): Jan. 20,
8 p.m.
- Royal Scam (Steely Dan tribute):
Jan. 21, 6 p.m.
- Rage for a Cause: Jan. 22, 6 p.m., $10
- Donna Jean Godchaux Band w/ Jeff
Mattson of DSO / Mike Miz: Jan. 26, 8
p.m.
- Clarence Spady Band / Djorddjevic /
Pennicott Duo: Jan. 27, 8 p.m.
- Strawberry Jam: Jan. 28, 8 p.m.
- Free Music Orchestra: Feb. 2, 8 p.m.
- Grip of the Gods / Astorian Stigmata
/ A Social State: Feb. 3, 8 p.m.
- The Idol Kings (Journey & John
Mellencamp tribute): Feb. 4, 8 p.m.
- Tom Petty Appreciation Band: Feb.
10, 8 p.m.
- Suze: Feb. 11, 8 p.m.
- Start Making Sense (Talking Heads
tribute) / The Great White Caps: Feb.
18, 8 p.m.
- Miz: Feb. 24, 8 p.m.
- Miss Melanie & the Valley Rats: Feb.
25, 8 p.m.
- Cabinet: March 3, 8 p.m.
- Zach Deputy: March 23, 8 p.m.
SCRANTON COMMUNITY
CONCERTS
Mellow Theater, 501 Vine St. Scranton
Phone: 570.955.1455, www.lackawan-
na.edu, etix.com
Prices vary, student and group rates
available
- Chamber Music Society of Lincoln
Center: Feb. 23, 7 p.m., $25-$30
- Yesterday & Today, an interactive
Beatles show: March 23, 8 p.m., $25-
$30
- The Kingston Trio: April 20, 8 p.m.,
$25-$30
SCRANTON CULTURAL
CENTER
420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton
Phone: 888.669.8966
- The Amazing Kreskin: Jan. 29, 2
p.m., $18
- Listen Local ft. Nowhere Slow /
Jeanne Zano Band: Feb. 3, 8 p.m., $10
- NEPA Philharmonic Broadway Love
Songs Pops II: Feb. 11, 8 p.m., $34.50-
$73.15
- Rain, A Tribute to the Beatles: Feb.
24-26, TIMES VARY, $46.25-$65.25
- NEPA Philharmonic: The Music of
Gershwin Pops III: April 13, 8 p.m.,
$34.50-$73.15
- NEPA Philharmonic Haydn / Brahms,
A German Requiem: April 27, 8 p.m.,
$34.50-$73.15
SHERMAN THEATER
524 Main St., Stroudsburg
Phone: 570.420.2808, www.sherman-
theater.com
- Wheres the Band ft. Matt Pryor /
Chris Conley / Anthony Raneri / Ace
Enders / Evan Weiss: Jan. 19, 7 p.m.,
$13 advance, $15 day of
Hyde and seek
Scranton-area band Hyde Park will perform Friday, Jan. 20 at
Memory Lane Lounge inside Chackos Family Bowling Center
(195 N. Wilkes-Barre Blvd., Wilkes-Barre).
Established in 2006, Hyde Park is composed of Bill Vargas on
bass, Tony DeSantis on drums, Chuck Schroeder on lead guitar
and Jan Troiani on keys and rhythm guitar. For more info, visit
hydeparkband.com.
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- Raymond the Amish Comic: Jan. 21, 8
p.m., $18
- Mountain Dance Concert: Jan. 22, 2
p.m., $10 kids, $12 adults
- As We Whisper / At My Wits End /
Call Me Out / Your Turning Point,
more: Jan. 27, 6 p.m., $10 advance, $12
day of
- Shot Heard Around the World: Feb. 11,
6 p.m., $10 advance, $12 at door
- Beatlemania Now: Feb. 18, 8 p.m.,
$28-$38
- Phil Vassar: Feb. 24, 8 p.m., $26-$36
- Terror on the Screen: Feb. 25, 6 p.m.,
$10 advance, $12 day of
- moe.: March 4, 7 p.m., $27
- Barstool Blackout Tour: March 24, 10
p.m., $22
- Hammer of the Gods: March 31, 8
p.m., $28
PHILADELPHIA
ELECTRIC FACTORY
3421 Willow St., Philadelphia
Phone: 215.LOVE.222
- SOJA / The Movement / Fear Nuttin
Band: Feb. 4, 8 p.m.
- Umphreys McGee: Feb. 11, 8:30 p.m.
THE FILLMORE AT THE
TLA
334 South St., Philadelphia
Phone: 215.922.1011
- Big Head Todd & The Monsters /
Zach Heckendorf: Jan. 19, 7 p.m.
- Wheres The Band: Jan. 20, 7 p.m.
- Collie Buddz: Jan. 21, 8 p.m.
- The Wanted: Jan. 24, 6 p.m.
- Falling In Reverse / Oh, Sleeper /
Skip the Foreplay / June Divided: Jan.
27, 6 p.m.
- Jaimoes Jasssz Band: Jan. 28, 7
p.m.
KESWICK THEATER
Easton Road-Keswick Ave, Glenside,
Pa.
Phone: 215.572.7650
- Burton Cummings / The Guess Who:
Jan. 18, 8 p.m.
- Demetri Martin: Jan. 21, 8 p.m.
- Jeanne Robertson: Jan. 27, 8 p.m.
- Kathleen Madigan: Jan. 28, 8 p.m.
- Vanilla Fudge / The Yardbirds: Feb.
4, 8 p.m.
MANN CENTER
52nd and Parkside, Philadelphia
Phone: 215.893.1999
- Foster the People: June 14, 7:30 p.m.
TOWER THEATER
69th and Ludlow Sts. Upper Darby
Phone: 610.352.2887
- Peter Frampton: Feb. 11, 8 p.m.
- Cedric the Entertainer and Friends:
Feb. 12, 7 p.m.
TROCADERO
10th & Arch St, Philadelphia
Phone: 215.336.2000
- The Legwarmers (80s tribute): Jan.
21, 9 p.m.
- D.R.U.G.S. / Hit the Lights, more: Jan.
25, 6:30 p.m.
- Lamb of God / Too Late The Hero /
The Acacia Strain: Jan. 26, 8 p.m.
- Dark Funeral, more: Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m.
STATION BAR & GRILL
1550 McKean St., Philadelphia
Phone: 215.467.1871
- Langor / Mike Quinn / Yellow Hum-
phrey: Feb. 4, 9 p.m. 21+
WELLS FARGO CENTER
Broad St., Philadelphia
Phone: 215.336.3600
- The Black Keys: March 10, 8 p.m.
ELSEWHERE IN PA
CROCODILE ROCK
520 Hamilton St, Allentown
Phone: 610.434.460
- Matt Nathanson: Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m.
- Fuel: Jan. 29, 6 p.m.
- Down with Webster / Free Sol: Feb.
3, 7 p.m.
- Anthrax / Testament: Feb. 6, 6:45
p.m.
GIANT CENTER
950 Hersheypark Dr., Hershey
Phone: 717.534.3911
- Miranda Lambert / Chris Young /
Jerrod Niemann: Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m.
WHITAKER CENTER
222 Market St., Harrisburg
Phone: 717.214.ARTS
- Dave Mason: Jan. 20, 8 p.m.
NEW YORK / NEW JERSEY
BEACON THEATER
2124 Broadway, New York, NY.
Phone: 212.496.7070
- David Garrett: Feb. 4, 8 p.m.
- 70s Soul Jam: Feb. 11, 8 p.m.
- Cedric The Entertainer: Feb. 14, 7:30
p.m.
THE FILLMORE AT IRVING
PLAZA
17 Irving Place, New York, N.Y.
Phone: 212.777.6800
- Robert Earl Keen: Jan. 20, 7 p.m.
- Big Head Todd & The Monsters: Jan.
21, 8 p.m.
- The Wanted: Jan. 22, 7 p.m.
- Lamb of God: Jan. 24, 7 p.m.
- Falling In Reverse: Jan. 28, 6:30 p.m.
- The Asteroids Galaxy Tour / Vaca-
tioner: Jan. 31, 7 p.m.
IZOD CENTER
50 State Rt. 120
East Rutherford, N.J.
- Miranda Lambert / Chris Young /
Jerrod Niemann: Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m.
- Tool: Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m.
MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN
7th Ave., New York, NY
Phone: 212.465.MSG1
- Romeo: Feb. 11, 23-24, 8 p.m.
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
1260 Ave. of the Americas, NY, NY
Phone: 212.307.717
- Kelly Clarkson: Jan. 21, 8 p.m.
- Antony & The Johnsons: Jan. 26, 8
p.m.
- Lenny Kravits / Raphael Saadiq: Jan.
28, 8 p.m.
ROSELAND BALLROOM
239 52nd Street, New York, NY.
Phone: 212.777.6800
- Skrillex / Spank Rock / Zane Lowe:
Feb. 3, 9 p.m.
- Steve Aoki / Datsik: Feb. 17, 8 p.m.
THE THEATRE AT MSG
7th Ave., New York, NY
Phone: 212.465.MSG1
- Megadeth / Motorhead / Volbeat /
Lacuna Coil: Jan. 28, 6:30 p.m.
- Mike Epps: March 3, 8 p.m.
BORGATA HOTEL AND
CASINO
Atlantic City, NJ
Phone:1.866.MYBORGATA.com
- Colin Quinn: Jan. 28, 9 p.m.
- Jay Mohr: Feb. 3, 9 p.m.
- David Guetta: Feb. 4, 10 p.m.
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Weekender Editor
Just dance
Brooklyn band Slowdance will perform Saturday, Jan. 21 at 9
p.m. at The Bog (341 Adams Ave., Scranton) and Sunday, Jan.
22 at 7 p.m. at The Crimson Lion (37 E. South St., Wilkes-
Barre).
Drawing influence from the likes of New Order, Francoise Hardy,
Blondie and The Beach Boys, Slowdance has a unique approach
to pop music that blends shoegaze, indie pop, disco and surf
rock into one cohesive sound. The band has been praised by
Spin, Stereogum, Refinery 29 and L Magazine.
Cherokee Red will also perform at The Bog, and the event is 21
and over. Mike Quinn and Mariah Welch will join Slowdance at
The Crimson Lion, and the event is 18 and over.
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Wednesday:
Bar on Oak: Line Dancing
Brews Brothers: Speaker Jam feat. DJ & Karaoke duo Scott &
Lynette
Chackos: Mighty Aphrodite
Elmer Sudds: Robb Brown and Friends
Jim McCarthys Tavern on the Hill: Karaoke
Ole Tyme Charleys: Open mic comedy night & DJ EFX
River Street Jazz Caf: Open Mic
Robs Pub & Grub: Beer Pong
Rox 52: Comedy Night
Slate Bar & Lounge: DJ Hard Drive w/ Karaoke
Woodlands: Pop Rox
Thursday:
Bar on Oak: The Tones
Bart & Urbys: Twisted Team Trivia @ 9:30 p.m.
Breakers, Mohegan Sun: Stealing Neil
Careys Pub: Open Mic w/ The Diamond City duo feat. Brian and
Matt from M-80
Chackos: Kartune
Kings, Mountain Top: Hopefest benefit concert w/ DJ Harddrive,
Midnight 45, Robb Brown, Avoiding Beda, Jax Band
Ole Tyme Charleys: Karaoke
OverPour: Larry Greorge duo 6-9 p.m.
River Grille: DJ Ooh Wee
River Street Jazz Caf: Mike Glabicki of Rusted Root w/ XVSK feat.
John Kimock & Trevor Exter
Robs Pub & Grub: Ronnie Williams
Rox 52: Beer Pong
Stans Caf: DJ Slick w/ Karaoke
Tommyboys Bar & Grill: Ugly Sweater contest w/ DJ MO
Woodlands: DJ Kev (Club HD)
Friday:
Bar on Oak: DJ
Bart & Urbys: Robb Brown w/ opening act Gene Burke
Breakers, Mohegan Sun: UUU
Chackos: Hyde Park
Elmer Sudds: Charles Hivera Band
Grotto, Harveys Lake: Jeanne Zano
Honky Tonk: Mr. Echo
Huns West Side Caf: DJ King B
Jim McCarthys Tavern on the Hill: DJ Justin
Kings, Mountain Top: Kartune
Ole Tyme Charleys: Karaoke
OverPour: DJ Bounce
River Grille: Guest DJ
River Street Jazz Caf: Se A Cabo Santana Tribute
Robs Pub & Grub: 20 Lb. Head
Rox 52: Free Juke 10-12
Senunas: DJ Mac
Slate Bar & Lounge: Sister Esther
Stans Caf: 20lb. Head
Tommyboys Bar & Grill: Johnny Shemo trio
Woodlands: (Evolution) DJ Kev, (Steamside) Rockabilly 45
Saturday:
Bar On Oak: Lipstyk
Bart & Urbys: Killer Bs
Breakers, Mohegan Sun: Bad Hair Day
Chackos: AM Radio
Elmer Sudds: Rahboo and Jimmy G
Jim McCarthys Tavern on the Hill: Karaoke Party
Liams: Curse of Sorrow and Silhouette Lies
Ole Tyme Charleys: Karaoke and DJ EFX
The Otherside: Mr. Echo
OverPour: Kevin and Bevan
River Grille: DJ Ooh Wee
River Street Jazz Caf: Royal Scam Tribute to Steely Dan
Robs Pub & Grub: Rox 52: DJ Diablo
Rox 52: DJ Karaoke with Short & Poor
Senunas: Gone Crazy Trio
Slate Bar & Lounge: 3
rd
Degree
Stans Caf: Stingrays Blues Band feat. Badmouth on the harp
Tommyboys Bar & Grill: Aaron Bruch
Woodlands: Evoloution w/ DJ Kev, Dimensions
Sunday:
Arena Bar & Grill: Pete Lieback & Friends
Bankos: Mr. Echo
Careys Pub: NFL Playoffs, DJ Santiago @ 9:30
Huns West Side Caf: NFL Playoffs
Kings, Mountain Top: NFL Ticket
OverPour: NFL Playoffs
River Grille: NFL Playoffs
River Street Jazz Caf: Rage for a Cause benefit
Robs Pub and Grub: NFL Playoffs
Rox 52: NFL Playoffs
Stans Caf: Free Jukebox after the games
Tommyboys Bar & Grill: NFL Playoffs
Woodlands: The Tones w/ DJ Godfather
Monday:
Jim McCarthys Tavern on the Hill: Unplugged Monday - Open Mic
Robs Pub & Grub: NEPA Beer Pong
Sands Casino: Mr. Echo
Tuesday:
The Getaway Lounge: Ronnie Williams
Hops: Aaron Bruch
Huns West Side Caf: AJ Jump and Dustin Drevitch
Jim McCarthys: Karaoke
Ole Tyme Charleys: Karaoke and DJ EFX
Slate Bar & Lounge: DJ Magnum J
Tommyboys Bar & Grill: Open Mic Night
The Woodlands: Corporate Karaoke
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Honkey Tonk
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Bankos
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S
noop around the website of
Anthony Raneri, lead singer
of punk-rock band Bayside,
and youll probably come across
some rather eye-catching T-shirts
declaring the slogan, Raneri for
President. He may not be serious-
ly attempting to launch a political
campaign, but who would the
young musician choose to be his
running mate if that were the case?
Ron Paul, he said on a phone
call last week fromhis home in
Queens. There you have it
Thats my dirty secret. Ima punk-
rock Republican.
In reality, Raneri chose the cam-
paign-slogan route because embla-
zoning his name on T-shirts
seemed to himto be an absurdly
weird concept. But with his debut
solo EP, NewCathedrals, hes
proven that hes at least got the kind
of fervent work ethic a campaign
would call for.
Recorded in eight days in Cali-
fornia late last year, the albumis
the first release on Raneris fledg-
ling label, Gumshoe Records,
which he started as a platformfor
producing his solo material. Still,
he noted that hes open to using it
for other opportunities.
It happens all the time, there are
a lot of bands that I see or hear and
Imlike, I need to be involved in
this somehow, he explained. So
I mean, its definitely possible to do
some more stuff. That is kind of
why I decided to go the route of
starting a label for this release and
not just kind of throwing it out
there.
Raneri will make an appearance
Thursday, Jan. 19 at the Sherman
Theater in Stroudsburg as part of
the Wheres the Band? Tour with
the likes of fellowfrontmen Ace
Enders, Chris Conley, Evan Weiss
and Matt Pryor.
Raneri explained that hell be
performing some Bayside tunes,
some covers (which could run the
gamut fromNeil Sedaka to Mandy
Moore) and some pieces fromthe
newrecord, which came about as
an outlet for his varied musical
musings.
Imconstantly writing songs,
almost every day, Raneri ex-
plained in between yawns. And I
had the kind of songs laying
around over the years that just
didnt really get to be on
Bayside records, mainly
because they were different
styles. Theres a couple of
country songs and reggae
songs Some of the songs
on my EP I wrote in 2004,
some of themare ideas that
are even older than that.
If Raneri was feeling a
bit sleepy, it may have
something to do with the
fact that hes been working
himself like crazy, not only
funding the albumbut
literally having a hand in every
single aspect of production and
distribution. And aside fromap-
pearances by musicians Steve
Choi, Davey Warsop and Jarrod
Alexander, he played most of the
instruments on it.
The albumwent out for pre-
order yesterday, and Imhere going
through the orders, starting to
figure out howmany of each thing
I need, he said. And next week,
Ill be actually stuffing everything
into the envelopes and putting
themin the mail.
Ive done the website, the art-
work, the posters, the merch, the
tour, producing the album, having
the albums pressed, the mail order,
every single aspect of this is me.
The title, NewCathedrals, was
inspired by the records artwork,
and is kind of a philosophical
expression of Raneris newly mint-
ed journey.
I was thinking it kind of works,
like NewCathedral, he said.
Imbuilding this kind of new
project, like this is the first release
of a newpath that Imgoing on.
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Punk-rock
Republican
By Stephanie DeBalko
Weekender Staff Writer
Baysides Anthony Raneri branches out with his first
solo album, New Cathedrals. Below, the cover of the
album.
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as anyone else under-
whelmed by the trailers
for Contraband? The
previews only served to make the
film resemble a lackluster, made-
for-cable rip-off of Heat; some-
thing so generic and forgettable
that it could only be released
during the cinematic dead zone
that is January. But in an un-
expected development, Contra-
band is nothing like the strictly
by-the-numbers bore youve seen
in the trailers. Sure, its yet anoth-
er movie about a heist gone
wrong, but its so fast paced and
well-executed youll be more
than willing to overlook the fact
that youve seen a film like this
many times before.
Mark Wahlberg, yet again
playing a character so likable
youll almost be able to forget he
was the same horrible asshole
who infected the world with a
rash called Entourage, stars as
Chris Farraday, a man once
known as The Houdini of
Smuggling but in a cheap bit of
irony now runs a home-security
company. Chris past comes back
to haunt him when his useless,
mouth-breathing brother-in-law
(Caleb Landry Jones) dumps an
expensive shipment of drugs into
the ocean during an ill-fated
smuggling run. With his brother-
in-laws as well as his familys
lives in the balance, Chris finds
himself indebted to a cartoonish-
ly weird drug dealer (Giovanni
Ribisi) who strong-arms Chris
into performing one last smug-
gling run to Panama City.
Like many Hollywood remakes
of foreign films, Contraband
(which was based on the Icelan-
dic box-office hit Reykjavik-
Rotterdam) jettisons some of the
grittier and more hopeless ele-
ments of its inspiration (such as
the fact that in the original film
the fate of Kate Beckinsales
character was a little more grim,
and Chris decision to get back
into smuggling had less to do
with his screw-up of a brother-in-
law and more to do with his bleak
financial situation) in favor of
happier, more audience-friendly
plot developments. But in spite of
these obvious and typical exam-
ples of studio tampering, director
Baltasar Kormakur (who also
helmed Reykjavik-Rotterdam)
still manages to give us a simple
but effective action thriller.
As in any heist movie, the most
entertaining elements found in
Contraband come when Chris
carefully executed plans slowly
unravel, and hes forced into
devising a hastily considered
Plan B. Such as that one scene
in which hes coerced into assist-
ing a gang of counterfeiters who,
in their masks made out of duct
tape, violently rob an armored
truck even as half of Panamas
police force opens fire on them.
Apart from Ribisi and a Fogh-
orn Leghorn-esque J.K. Simmons
(as well as his aggressively phony
mustache), who all seemed to
have awkwardly stumbled in
from Friedberg and Seltzers
parody version of Contraband,
the performances are surprisingly
strong and believable, particular-
ly Wahlberg, who is well within
his wheelhouse here as a conflict-
ed working stiff. Even more
surprising is the site of Lukas
Haas who apparently is not dead.
Welcome back Lukas Haas. If
there is one thing America loves,
its someone who is not dead.
At any rate, Contraband is
solid. Its an engaging little sleep-
er that, unfortunately, would have
been overlooked had it been
released during any other time of
the year. Hopefully, unlike other
foreign directors, Kormakurs
promising talents wont be com-
promised by the Hollywood
system.
Mark Wahlberg stars in Contraband, a remake of Icelandic box-office hit
Reykjavik-Rotterdam.
By Mike Sullivan
Weekender Correspondent
Arresting
'Contraband'
Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale and Connor Hill in a
scene from Contraband.
reel attractions
Hoping to redeem herself for Killers,
Katherine becomes the iconic Stephanie
Plum.
The Tuskegee Airmen finally get their due on
the silver screen.
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Haywire
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Man on a Ledge
One for the Money
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ACTORS CIRCLE AT
PROVIDENCE
PLAYHOUSE
(1256 Providence Rd, Scranton,
reservations: 570.342.9707,
actorscircle.org)
The 39 Steps: Feb. 2-5,
10-12, 17-19. Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.,
Sun., 2 p.m. $12 GA, $10
seniors, $8 students. Preview
Feb. 2, 8 p.m., $8 GA/seniors,
$6 students. Reservations
suggested, call.
BLOOMSBURG THEATRE
ENSEMBLE
(Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center St.,
Bloomsburg, 570.784.8181, 800.282.0283,
bte.org)
Ticket prices: $9-$25
Julius Caesar: Jan. 27-28. Special
school matinees Jan. 25-27, 10 a.m.,
$9/person for all audience members.
Study Guide, play script, synopsis
available online. Schools may book a
Julius Caesar workshop in the school
at no additional charge. For info, call
570.458.4075, e-mail phenry@bte.org.
COUGHLIN HIGH SCHOOL
DRAMA CLUB
(80 N. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre,
570.406.3976)
Legally Blonde-The Musical: March
1-3, 7 p.m., March 4, 2 p.m. $10/all ages,
senior citizens discount night March1,
55+, $5. Tickets day of showonly at
door. For info, call.
DIETRICH THEATRE
(60 E. Tioga Street, Tunkhannock,
570.996.1500, dietrichtheater.com)
Auditions for One FlewOver the
Cuckoos Nest: Jan. 28-29, noon-5 p.m.
By appointment only, call 570.996.1511. 4
women, ages 18-50; 12 men, ages 18-70.
Will be asked to read fromscript, sides
available online. Looking for people to
work behind the scenes. Non-equity
community production. Showdates in
March.
F.M. KIRBY CENTER
(71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre,
570.826.1100)
Charlottes Web: Jan. 29, 2 p.m.,
Jan. 30, 10 a.m., $14.50
La Boheme: Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m.,
$29-$58
KISS (KIDS INNOVATING
STAGE & SOUND) THEATER
(in old movie theater at Wyoming Valley
Mall), kisstheatre.org, 570.991.1818/0844)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber
of Fleet Street: The School Edition: Jan.
20-29. Based on Hugh Wheelers book
and Stephen Sondheims musical, this
thriller follows a barbaric barber who
returns to19th century London to exact
his revenge on the corrupt judge who
framed and exiled him. Due to dramatic
and sensitive nature, not recommended
for very young children. Parental
guidance suggested. Tickets, show
times available online.
THE LIMELIGHT PLAYERS
(570.814.6790)
Auditions for Titanic-The Musical:
Jan. 19-20, 6-9 p.m., Jan. 21, 3-6:30 p.m.
(call backs/final call for newauditions),
First Welsh Presbyterian Church, 74 S.
Meade St., Wilkes-Barre. All ages wel-
come, all parts open. Come prepared
with sheet music, will be asked to read
fromscript. If needed for callbacks, will
be contacted by e-mail address on
audition sheet. Showdates May/June.
No showdate conflicts accepted. All
levels of theatrical/musical/dance
experience welcome.
LITTLE THEATRE OF
WILKES-BARRE
(537 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre:
570.823.1875, ltwb.org)
Forever Plaid: Jan. 21, 27-28, 8 p.m.,
Jan. 22, 29, 3 p.m. $18, call to reserve.
Produced in cooperation with Mitchell
Financial Group. Musical story of a
classic1950s all-male singing group
who return fromthe Great Beyond to
performthe showthey never
got to when they were alive.
MUSIC BOX PLAYERS
(196 Hughes St., Swoyers-
ville: 570.283.2195 or
800.698.PLAY or mu-
sicbox.org)
Auditions for The Full
Monty: Actors, actresses
still needed, particularly a
man of African-American
descent who sings (to play a
principal). Call for information.
Performances in Feb., March.
American Stars of Tomorrow-
Musical Revue: Feb. 3-4, 7 p.m., Feb. 5,
2 p.m. $12-$14. Show-only performance.
Call for reservations.
PENNSYLVANIA THEATER
FOR PERFORMING ARTS
(JJ Ferrara Center, 212 W. Broad St.,
Hazleton, 570.454.5451, ptpashows.org)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: Jan. 20-21,
28, 7 p.m.; Jan. 22, 29, 3 p.m. All-you-
can-eat dinner buffet 90 minutes prior
to all performances. $16/adults, $14/
seniors 62+, students 12+, $10/children.
Dinner-and-showtickets, $32/adults,
$28/seniors, students, $20/children.
Group discounts available, some tickets
sold at door. Call or go online to re-
serve.
SCRANTON CULTURAL
CENTER
(420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton)
The Amazing Kreskin: Jan. 29, 2 p.m.
$15. $35 ticket/meet & greet, $50 4-
ticket package via box office, 570.344.1111,
Ticketmaster.
Shrek the Musical: Jan. 21-22, times
vary, $46.25-$70.25
In the Mood: Jan. 26, 7 p.m., $39.80-
$57.70
SHAWNEE PLAYHOUSE
(570.421.5093, theshawneeplay-
house.com)
Those Fantastic Forties: Jan. 20, 22,
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By Ralphie Aversa
Special to the Weekender
I
ts already difficult to keep
track of the different stories
surrounding Blue Ivy Car-
ter, the daughter of Shawn
Jay-Z Carter and Beyonce.
And to think she is not even
two weeks old yet.
Of course, before Blue Ivys
birth, there were a number of
rumors that Beyonce was not
pregnant. Rather, sources
claimed, the power couple had a
surrogate mother in place to
deliver the child. Beyonce and
her camp vehemently shot down
these claims.
Then, the soon-to-be mother
checked in to New Yorks Le-
nox Hill Hospital. Some re-
ports suggest Jay-Z rented out a
floor yes, the entire floor
for more than 1 million dollars.
In a statement from Lenox Hill,
the hospital claims the r&b
singer was placed in an exec-
utive suite and was billed the
normal rate for her stay. Extra
security was staffed, and tape
was used to cover up security
cameras that would have shown
Beyonce or Jay. Families of
other expecting and new moth-
ers complained that the commo-
tion was causing a disturbance
in their own visitation and care
of patients. New York Mayor
Michael Bloomberg said he
felt sympathetic toward the
other families. With the New
York State Health Depart-
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internal investigation on the
handling of the celebrity couple
and other patients in the ma-
ternity wing.
Two days after her birth,
Jay-Z released a song with Blue
Ivy on it. On Glory, Blue Ivy
is credited by her initials,
B.I.C. The rapper exudes
happiness over becoming a
father on the track, but also
talks of the couples heartbreak
following a miscarriage. Phar-
rell Williams produced the
song, and Blue Ivys cry is
featured as a sample toward the
end of the track. The record
actually charted, making Blue
the youngest person ever to
reach Billboard.
But wait, theres more. Now
Jay-Z claims that the birth of
his daughter has changed him
so much he will no longer say
bitch in his songs. To me, the
gesture is nice, and I can appre-
ciate the hip-hop moguls new-
found sensitivity toward using a
word which degrades women. I
find it interesting that for the
first 42 years of his life, Hov
had no problem with the word
and has now suddenly changed
his stance if only to protect his
offspring (while disregarding
others), but I wont judge.
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She was by far the most
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remind us that the superstar is
still human. Despite two proce-
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age, Adele still has not quit
cigarettes.
The Someone Like You
singer was recently photo-
graphed in Florida with a new
boyfriend. But Life & Style
Weekly also reported that Adele
could still be seen smoking
away. You would think that this
is against her doctors orders,
especially given the nature in
which Adele uses her pipes.
Multiple sources report Adele
will appear, and possibly per-
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CELEBRITY
EXTRA
By Cindy Elavsky
Although the box-office returns for Dragon
Tattoo arent blockbuster material, you can bet
10,000 kronor that The Girl Who Played with
Fire is indeed in the works, with Daniel Craig and
Rooney Mara set to return, Sony co-chairman Amy
Pascal confrmed. Fire is set for a 2013 release.
Fingers crossed for The Girl Who Kicked the
Hornets Nest.
I loved The Girl With the
DragonTattoo.Are there
plans to flm the second
book in the series? I
hope so! -- Stephanie S.,
Hollywood, Fla.
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L
OS ANGELES There are
better prophets of the Acade-
my Awards than the Golden
Globes last year, the voters in
the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.
gave their top drama award to The
Social Network, not eventual best
picture Oscar winner The Kings
Speech so everything that the
HFPAdoes (and should) be taken
with a grain of salt.
Thats especially true in the top
categories, where Globes are pre-
sented in drama and musical or
comedy categories, the latter in-
explicably including the not-really-
funny My Week With Marilyn.
That gives the HFPAdoubly good
odds of aligning with the Oscar
winners, yet even that wide net
often misses the mark five years
ago, Dreamgirls won the Golden
Globe for best comedy or musical
and wasnt even nominated for best
picture.
Because Oscar nomination polls
closed Friday, with nominations to
be announced Tuesday, Jan. 24, the
Globes results cannot affect the
shortlist fromthe Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
That said, Sundays 69th annual
Golden Globes did help clarify
several Oscar races, while confus-
ing a number of others.
Heres one way to read the
HFPAtea leaves:
PICTURE
The top winners at the Golden
Globes The Descendants as
the best drama, The Artist as the
best comedy or musical are now
very much the leading ponies in
what is looking like a two-horse
race. While its apparent that The
Help, Hugo and Midnight in
Paris will be nominated for best
picture (under newrules, the nomi-
nee roster could be as fewas five
movies and as many as 10 this
year), its hard to imagine anything
besides The Descendants or
The Artist winning the most
important Oscar.
DIRECTOR
The HFPApicked Martin Scor-
sese for directing Hugo, marking
the fourth award the veteran film-
maker has received fromthe orga-
nization, but gave the best drama
movie trophy to The Descend-
ants, directed by Alexander
Payne. Its certain Scorsese will be
nominated, as will Payne, Michel
Hazanavicius, who directed The
Artist, and Woody Allen, who
directed (and won a Golden Globe
for writing) Midnight in Paris.
But if the directing Oscar goes to
the maker of the best picture, Scor-
seses name may not be called.
ACTOR
The Golden Globes went to
George Clooney for lead actor
froma drama for The Descend-
ants, and Jean Dujardin for lead
actor in a comedy or musical for
The Artist. Exactly like the best
picture race, its apt to be an Acad-
emy Award race between those two
actors, and nobody else.
ACTRESS
Michelle Williams wasnt in a
strong Golden Globe category,
winning for lead actress in a come-
dy or musical, a field so weak that
not one but two stars (Jodie Foster,
Kate Winslet) fromthe immediate-
ly forgotten Carnage were nomi-
nated. Meryl Streep won the dra-
matic actress trophy for The Iron
Lady, and that seems more obvi-
ous than inspired. Viola Davis
fromThe Help, who was nomi-
nated but didnt win against Streep,
is still running strong in the Oscar
predictions.
ANIMATION
For the past four years, the Gold-
en Globe winner in this category
has repeated at the Kodak Theatre
Toy Story 3, Up, Wall-E,
Ratatouille and thats not
good news for Pixar Animation
Studios, which made those four
winners but did not make Sundays
Golden Globe winner, Tintin,
fromParamount. While the con-
ventional wisdomstill favors Para-
mounts Rango for the Oscar, the
momentumis shifting toward
Tintin.
FOREIGNLANGUAGE
Irans ASeparation already
has collected any number of critics
prizes, and while the Golden
Globes rules dont mirror the
academys, theres little doubt the
drama about a troubled marriage is
the heavy favorite to not only be
nominated for the foreign language
Oscar but also to take the trophy.
SUPPORTINGACTOR&
SUPPORTINGACTRESS
The Golden Globes dont sep-
arate these categories between
dramas and comedies or musicals,
but no matter. Both of Sundays
winners Octavia Spencer in
The Help and Christopher Plum-
mer in Beginners will be
nominated when the Oscars final-
ists are announced in a little more
than a week, and Spencer and
especially Plummer are likely to
take home a statuette Sunday, Feb.
26. W
Reading the tea
leaves for the Oscars
By John Horn & Steven Zeitchik
Weekender Wire Services
Did George Clooney clinch a Best Actor Oscar with his
Golden Globe win Sunday night?
novel approach
Y
es, another cable TVicon
has penned a book.
This time, though, its
one worth its salt. In Life Is Not a
Reality Show: Keeping It Real
with the Housewife Who Does It
All, Kyle Richards of Real
Housewives of Beverly Hills
fame sketches the blueprint for a
life fully lived, regardless of the
money one has, and offers a
glimpse behind the glitz and
glamour of her public persona.
Life Is Not a Reality Show is
essentially a mild version of a
self-help book divided into chap-
ters on everything fromdating
advice to style tips and is sprin-
kled with Richards personal
anecdotes. With a gorgeous,
doting husband and four seeming-
ly well-rounded kids, Richards at
least seems to have her stuff to-
gether, so what could it really hurt
to see what she has to offer?
Some may take issue with the
fact that shes on a Bravo televi-
sion show, dismissing her nuggets
of wisdomfor mere pandering to
an audience addicted to super-
ficiality. But that would be un-
fortunate, because once one ac-
cepts Richards offering for what
it is one persons perspective
and insights on life what lies
within is a great deal of sweetly
articulated friendly and motherly
advice.
Its very easy to jump to conclu-
sions about someone based on
very little public knowledge about
them, but Richards is forthcom-
ing about her marriage, relation-
ships and her methods of chil-
drearing, and shes refreshingly
devoid of the very kind of ster-
eotyping naysayers use against
her.
Her voice is one that lacks
condescension, and while Life Is
Not a Reality Show is admittedly
chockfull of estrogen, its also a
delicious little escape, like meet-
ing a good friend for a glass of
wine. Richards isnt pious about
the way she raises her kids, nor
does she pontificate on the myriad
ways to spend unseemly amounts
of money on garbage.
And yes, there is a chapter
dedicated entirely to her hair.
Lets get this out of the way. Its
her signature, and talking about it
is part of the girly-girl nature to
which she prescribes. While it
may sound superficial, its one
small (very fun) bite of an entire
book that is dedicated to the joys
of living positively.
The passages about her mother
are particularly poignant, candid
and sentimental. And theyre easy
for most women, whether simply
a daughter or with children them-
selves, to relate to. Her devotion
to her family, including her moth-
er, her husband, her kids and her
sisters, adds another dimension to
her personality. One wouldnt be
able to fake the love that emanates
fromthe pages of Richards book.
She still has the kind of money
most of us could only dreamof,
but Richards also has substance,
and if a certain level of respect
can be maintained between author
and reader, then Life Is Not a
Reality Show becomes just as
much fun as an episode of Real
Housewives, minus the occa-
sional emotional altercation.
A real
'Housewife'
Life Is Not a Reality
Show
by Kyle Richards
Rating: W W W1/2
By Stephanie DeBalko
Weekender Staff Writer
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Style files
By Rachel A. Pugh
Weekender General Manager
P
retties For You by Vikki Sin
incorporates a sort of Goth
lifestyle with a girly twist.
Handcrafted jewelry, hair
accessories, dog hair clips and
anything you want custom ordered, Vikki
Sin designs unique fashion for the girl
who desires originality.
WEEKENDER: When did you
launch Pretties For You?
SIN: In early 2010, I rediscovered my
love of creating. I started with painting,
and the hair accessories followed, then
this past year I got into making jewelry
again, which I used to love to do when I
was young. I just had a series of events
that caused me to be able to focus on
myself and reconnect with all the things
I used to be so into. I was listening to
Alice Cooper one night when I was
making things, so the name Pretties For
You came easily, and I decided to make it
a business.
WEEKENDER: What made you
want to start designing your own
accessories?
Pretties add a little punch
to your collection
SIN: I had always wanted to be a
fashion designer, but Im not the greatest
with a sewing machine. I started making
hair Pretties because I was always
wearing ones from Hot Topic and places
like that, and I thought I could make way
better ones that no one else would have.
Individuality is important to me.
WEEKENDER: How do you
come up with the designs?
SIN: Most of it just comes to me, or
Ill see things that inspire certain designs.
I work in a tattoo shop, so youll see a lot
of inuence from classic tattoo designs.
Alot of Pretties are custom made, so my
customers give me great ideas. I recently
made little top hats for a friend and her
daughter for New Years and they turned
out so well that I want to make a whole
line of them.
WEEKENDER: What materials
do you use for your pieces?
SIN: I use a lot of different materials.
I love to use random objects, like
antique skeleton keys from creepy
little antique stores or old buttons. But
lately Im really into making my own
accoutrements out of polymer clays and
resins, which allows me to be as creative
as possible.
WEEKENDER: How would you
describe your style?
SIN: Its like rock chic. Im an old
school Goth chick, and I live a very
rock n roll lifestyle, so its a mix of
the two, really. My pieces can take you
from a formal function to a Motley Crue
concert. And they often do.
WEEKENDER: What are some of
your hottest sellers?
SIN: My hair daisies go over really
well, probably because any lady loves a
ower. My necklaces are starting to take
off, especially the music-themed ones.
I had an order from a friend to make a
pendant with artwork from The Used and
all of a sudden, everyone wanted one.
WEEKENDER: Who is your
target audience?
SIN: Most of my customers are
females, naturally, and most of them
are in their 20s and 30s. My youngest
customer is my friends daughter
Morgen, whos 10, and she adores
Pretties. Its so great that people like
what I do and buy my designs and help
me promote. Im really, really thankful
for it, and it keeps me going. My
customers mean the world to me. Im a
big believer in supporting local arts and
businesses. We should all be helping
each other.
WEEKENDER: Where can
people purchase Pretties For You
originals?
SIN: I have an Etsy store (etsy.
com/shop/PrettiesForYouShop), and
I also sell them at Bettie & Co. (12
E. Sixth St., Wyoming) and Conict
Artistry (502 Main St., Edwardsville).
People can like my Facebook page
to keep tabs as well, facebook.com/
PrettiesForYouAccessories. Im hoping
to expand to boutiques in Philadelphia
and New York in the very near future. W
Goth goes girly thanks to Vikki Sins Pretties For You.
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agenda
BENEFITS / CHARITY
EVENTS
5th Annual Ski for the Cure
Breast Cancer Awareness
Day Feb. 25, Jack Frost Ski Area (1
Jack Frost Mountain Road, Blakeslee).
Registration 8 a.m. Pledge Ski-A-Thon
sheets at jfbb.com. Checks payable
to Komen for the Cure, mailed to
Jack Frost Ski for the Cure, PO Box
1539, Blakeslee, PA 18610. Pink Olympic
Race Gates, 8:30-10:30 a.m., medal
ceremony 2 p.m. Dedicated Runs 11
a.m. $2 of every lift pass sold, 100
percent net proceeds benefit Susan
G. Komen for the Cure NEPA. Draw-
ings, games, giveaways. Info:
570.443.8425 x 2503.
American Lung Association
Fight for Air Climb: March 24,
Mohegan Sun Arena, Wilkes-Barre.
Climb one floor of steps, both up and
down. Every participant earns climb
T-shirt, higher level prizes. Volun-
teers needed. For info, registration,
sponsorships, visit lunginfo.org/
arenaclimb, call 570.823.2212.
American Red Cross
New Story Blood Drives: Jan. 20,
12:30-4:30 p.m. Walk-ins accepted.
New Story Wyoming (1150 Wyoming
Ave., Wyoming), call 570.714.2350
x7034 to schedule. New Story Throop
(751 Keystone Industrial Park Road,
Throop), call to schedule. Must meet
donor criteria. Bring donor card,
drivers license or 2 other forms of
ID. Info: redcrossblood.org, NewS-
tory.com.
Be Yourself Bowl-A-Thon Jan.
22, noon-4 p.m., Shadowbrook Lanes,
Tunkhannock. DJ music by Rayztoonz
DJ Service of Monroe Twp. Sponsor-
ship opportunities, benefits available.
Benefits Autism Speaks. For info on
how to make a non-cash donation, to
sign-up as a bowler, call 570.836.6147.
Teams welcome.
Bowl For Ron 2 Jan. 28, 3-5 p.m.,
Chackos Family Bowling Center (195
N. Wilkes-Barre Blvd., Wilkes-Barre).
$20/bowler, $100/team of 6, includes
2 hours unlimited bowling, shoe
rental, large pizza, pitcher of soda
per lane. In honor of Ron Milgate
(Flynn). Proceeds benefit American
Cancer Society. For tickets, e-mail
teamlife72@yahoo.com, visit Wilkes-
Barre Wegmans Service desk. No
tickets sold day of.
Camera For A Cure
(570.604.4355, cameraforacure.com)
Timmy Walsh will be hosted for
Feb.s First Friday Scranton (Feb. 3)
by Duffy Accessories (218 Linden St.,
Scranton). All funds raised by sales
will benefit the Lung Cancer Alliance.
Helping Hands Societys
Diamond Drop Feb. 11, 6-11 p.m.,
Edgewood in the Pines (22 Edgewood
Lane, Drums). $35, call 570.455.4958
by Feb. 3. Wine, beer, choice of
chicken francaise, roast beef au jus.
Lady A & Destiny. Chance to win
$2,500 diamond necklace from Ho-
wards Jewelers, other prizes.
Judi H Rock On 2 Feb. 4, 7-11
p.m., doors 6 p.m., Scranton Cultural
Center (420 N. Washington Ave.,
Scranton). Proceeds benefit North-
east Regional Cancer Institute in
memory of Judi H. Perry Hartridge.
Paul LaBelle and the Exact Change,
Jack Bordo with Old Friends. Refresh-
ments, cash bar. $40, includes raffle
for pink Fender Stratocaster Mexican
guitar, Roland 60 Watt Amplifier. Info,
tickets: judihrockon.com,
1.800.424.6724.
Leukemia & Lymphoma So-
ciety Awareness Night Feb. 11,
7:05 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Penguins game with Portland Pirates
will be dedicated to Eastern Penn-
sylvania chapter. Chris Kobela, sea-
son ticket sales executive, will be
honored. Portion of tickets sales will
benefit Eastern Pennsylvania Chap-
ter. For info, tickets, contact
570.208.5415, Ekain@wbspen-
guins.com.
Pink Elegance on Parade
Fashion Show Feb. 19, 1 p.m.,
Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel,
Scranton. Breast cancer survivors
and families, government officials,
local celebrities. Encouraged to wear
pink. Basket raffles, lunch, chance to
win trip to Mt. Airy Casino & Hotel.
Cash bar. Payment must be in ad-
vance, no tickets at door. Reserve by
Feb. $40/adults, $15/kids, call
570.947.5852. Benefits NEPA Susan G.
Komen for the Cure.
P+J Comedy Presents Will
Noonan / Benefit for Pan-
creatic Cancer Jan. 21, doors
6:30 p.m., show 8 p.m., 20th Ward
(2028 Pittston Ave., Scranton). $10,
featuring Paul Spratt, Jeremy Pryal,
Teri Granahan, Will Noonan. Info/
tickets: PSpratt.com.
P+J Comedy Presents Joe
Matarese / Benefit for
Boarding for Breast Cancer
Feb. 25, 20th Ward (2028 Pittston
Ave., Scranton). $10, featuring Jeremy
Pryal, Paul Spratt, Chuck Buono,
Tommy Comer, Joe Matarese. Info/
tickets: PSpratt.com.
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puzzles
ACROSS
1 Gorilla
4 Year-end visitor
9 Col. Sanders chain
12 Droop
13 Up to the point that
14 Ultra-modernist
15 Tennessee city
17 Cheerios ingredient
18 Moving truck
19 Makes into law
21 Revealing swimsuit
24 Polio vaccine pioneer
25 Director Howard
26 Explosive letters
28 Leaf pore
31 Teensy bit
33 A Gabor sister
35 Get an - effort
36 Consume fully
38 Priestly vestment
40 Workweek end
(Abbr.)
41 Weeded, in a way
43 Rented
45 Wild horse
47 Antiquated
48 Have a bug
49 Its all in your head
54 Hockey surface
55 Whats in -?
56 Rowing need
57 - Angeles
58 Acquires
59 Resort
DOWN
1 Request
2 Skillet
3 Id counterpart
4 Learned one
5 Foolish
6 Super Bowl org.
7 Stories
8 Sports venues
9 Cheaper copies
10 Accomplishment
11 Barracks beds
16 Louis -
20 Can. prov.
21 Scottish hillside
22 Greek vowel
23 Flaws in lumber
27 Dam org. of 1933
29 Additional
30 Sahara-like
32 Unstable particle
34 May I do that for
you?
37 Eat like a bird
39 Scarlett OHara and
her ilk
42 Karan of fashion
44 Citrus beverage
45 Jump (out)
46 Puerto follower
50 Erstwhile acorn
51 Two, in Tijuana
52 Space
53 Historic time
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We Are Not Saints Stan-
dup Comedy Tour to Benefit
Clem-Mar House Feb. 18, 8 p.m.,
Nesbitt Medical Arts Building (518
Wyoming Ave., Kingston). $20, tickets
at Clem Mar House locations (540
Main St., Edwardsville; 2860 SR 309,
Dallas), clemmarhouse.org/comedy.
Felon OReilly, Ian Harvie, Amy Dresn-
er.
WFTE FM90.3/105.7 Get On
the Air Benefit Concerts
Mark Sutorka: Jan. 21, 8 p.m.-
midnight, Chestnut Street Tavern,
Dunmore. No Cover.
Fud (John Zavacki): Jan. 28, 8
p.m.-midnight, Chestnut Street Tav-
ern, Dunmore. No Cover.
EVENTS
2nd Annual All Outdoors
Hunting & Fishing Expo Jan.
19-22. Thurs., 3-9 p.m., Fri., noon-7
p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sun., 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Kingston Armory (Market
St., Kingston). $7/adults, $3/kids. Free
parking. National, regional, local
sporting goods vendors, hunting &
fishing outfitters, custom-made calls
& equipment, games, prizes, daily
hunting, fishing, trapping seminars.
Speaker Babe Winkelman. Call
570.709.8378 for group tickets,
vendor space.
15th Annual Mountain Dance
Concert Jan. 22, Sherman Theater
(524 Main St., Stroudsburg). $12, door
or shermantheater.com. Robert
Taylor Jr. performs in concert, in-
structs hip-hop master class,
noon-1:30 p.m., right before. Class,
12-adult, part of master class/concert
package, $30 each, pre- registration
required, visit website. Also features
local, regional dance companies. Info:
atpadance@noln.com.
AAA Travel & Savings Expo
Jan. 29, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Woodlands Inn
(1073 Hwy 315, Wilkes-Barre). First 50
get $10 Target gift card. Free admis-
sion, parking. Prizes. 30 + travel
providers, AAA Travel Experts. $5
passport photos. Info: AAA.com/Expo,
888.AAA.TRIP.
Asbury United Methodist
Church (720 Delaware St., Scran-
ton, 570.343.1035)
Hoagie Sale: every third Thurs. $4,
includes chips. Call to place orders,
pick up church kitchen 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Bloomsburg Theatre En-
semble (Alvina Krause Theatre, 226
Center St., Bloomsburg, 570.784.8181,
800.282.0283, bte.org)
Dance Your Heart Out for BTE: Feb.
11, Frosty Valley Country Club, Dan-
ville. $50, credit card purchases add
$5/ticket. Tickets through box office,
committee members. Includes hors
doeuvres, open wine and beer bar,
dessert, signature champagne drink
(and non-alcoholic beverages). 21+.
The Gerard Mayer band.
Choral Arts of Luzerne
County (www.choralartslc.org)
Spring Auditions/Rehearsals:
Starting Jan. 24, Church of Christ
Uniting (190 South Sprague Ave.,
Kingston). Each Tues., 7-9:30 p.m.
Openings for sopranos, altos, tenors,
basses. New members encouraged to
come to open rehearsal, Jan. 24, 31
or Feb. 7, may sing and audition
following week. Music features Mis-
sa Brevis by Zoltan Kodaly, Rejoice
in the Lamb by Benjamin Britten.
Concerts in Wilkes-Barre, April 28;
Hazleton, April 29.
Community Medical Center
Asthma Ski Day: Jan. 29, noon-5
p.m., Sno Mountain Ski Resort, Scran-
ton. To register, call 570.969.8986.
Covington Fire Companys
7th Annual Super Bowl Wing
Fest Feb. 5, noon-5 p.m. Pizza from
Kays Pizza. Wings, $6/order, mild,
hot, extra hot, honey mustard. Pre-
orders preferred, call 570.909.8149,
840.0600.
Dietrich Theater (60 E. Tioga
Street, Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500,
www.dietrichtheater.com) calendar of
events:
Kids Classes:
Quilting for Kids: Wed., through
March 28, 3:30-5 p.m. Ages 6+. $6/
class.
After School Theater Arts: Wed.-
Thurs., through Feb. 25, 3:30-5:30
p.m. Middle, high school. Free. Theme
is Life on Mars, performance Feb.
25, 11 a.m.
Young at Art: Pottery for Pre-
schoolers: Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2, 10-10:45
a.m. Ages 4-5. $35.
All About Pottery & Sculpture:
Ages 5-8, Jan. 20, 27, Feb. 3, 4-5:30
p.m.; Ages 9-12, Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2,
4-5:30 p.m. $35/series of 4 classes.
Pottery & Sculpture Together: Jan.
20, 27, Feb. 3, 10-10:45 a.m. Ages 3-4.
$35.
Young at Art: Trash to Treasures
for Preschoolers: Feb. 9, 16, 23, March
1, 10-10:45 a.m. Ages 4-5. $35.
Intergenerational Classes:
Quilting for Everyone: Wed.,
through-March 28, 6-7:30 p.m. All
ages. $6/class. No experience re-
quired, all materials provided.
Open Studio: Jan. 23-24, 30-31; Feb.
6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28; March 5-6, 12-13,
19-20, 26-27, 7-8:30 p.m. Ages 13+.
$50/series of 4 classes or $15/class.
Adult Classes:
Decorative Painting: Jan. 18, 25,
Feb. 15, 22, 29, March 14, 21, 28, noon-3
p.m. Ages 16+. $20/class + cost of
painting surface. Preregistration
required, call.
Pottery & Sculpture for Beginners:
Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2; Feb. 9, 16, 23, March
1; March 8, 15, 22, 29, 7-8:30 p.m. Ages
13+. $60/4-class series. All materials
supplied.
Special Events:
Storyteller Fiona Powell: Jan. 21, 11
a.m. Powell sits at her spinning wheel
and spins folk tales from around the
world. Free and open for all ages.
Eastern Pocono Animal Alli-
ance Spay/Neuter Clinic in
need of volunteers, one day/week to
check in clients, more; arrive by 8:15
a.m., commit to every week. Positions
to help w/ vaccination clinics, sub-
stitute desk work. Stop in to office in
back of Rainbow Plaza, Route 209,
Brodheadsville, visitepaaonline.com,
call 570.994.5846.
A Festival of Choral Works
by Zoltan Kodaly Jan. 22, 3 p.m.,
East Stroudsburg Methodist Church
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ittle Theatre of Wilkes-
Barre delivers a blast from
the past in its production of
Forever Plaid, a musical that
will premier Saturday, Jan. 21.
The comedic play is based on
a barbershop quartet who, while
on its way to pick up plaid suits
for their first big gig, is hit by a
bus full of virgins traveling to
see The Beatles perform.
After the singers are whisked
off to heaven, they are granted
one wish, which is to live again
to perform their big show. The
only catch is that these 50s
crooners are sent back into the
future and dont realize how
nostalgic their music is.
These four lovable, nerdy guys
are played by David Baker, Ke-
vin Holbert, T.J. Major and Dave
Mitchell. The four get together in
a plumbing supply store to prac-
tice their tunes in a time period
where music was changing.
The cast is charming to work
with and are wonderfully talent-
ed, said Joseph Sheridan, the
shows director. The four guys
performing have a really tight
harmony; they are exactly on
key, cant miss a note and work
really hard at their job.
Baker, a graduate student at
Misericordia University who
performed in Forever Plaid
over the summer, plays the role
of Jinx. He explained his charac-
ter is the shy baby brother of the
group and needs the other guys to help him come out of his
shell.
I like that the show has an
innocence to it, which you dont
see very often, Baker said. The
music is fun, but difficult its
the most difficult show Ive done
musically.
The cast rehearses seven days
a week for three hours a day.
The hours are long, but its
fun every night, shared Baker.
The cast is great, everyone is
very outgoing, and we have a
blast. Its great.
Joseph Bauman, LTWBs
marketing director, agreed.
I think the show is hip, its
funny, and youll really laugh. W
Forever Plaid, Jan. 21, 27, 28, 8 p.m.; Jan. 22, 29, 3 p.m.,
Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre (537 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre.)
Tickets: $18. Info: 570.823.1875, www.ltwb.org.
Doo wop 'Forever'
By Kerri Jordan
Weekender Correspondent
Holbert, Major, Baker and Mitchell in another promo
shot for the play.
From left, Kevin Holbert, David Baker, T.J. Major and
David Mitchell star in LTWBs production of Forever
Plaid.
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(87 S. Cortland St.); Jan. 29, 3 p.m.,
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church
(Davis & St. Joseph Sts., Easton).
Advance: $15/adults, $12/seniors,
$10/youth. Door: $18/adults, $15/
seniors, $10/youth. $8/groups of 10+.
Info: 610.759.6002.
Fly-Tying Workshop Jan. 21, 9
a.m.-noon, Monroe County Envi-
ronmental Education Center (Running
Valley Road, Bartonsville, off Route
611). Instruction free, $15 for materials.
Lesson plans, recipes, step-by-step
videos, more at scottcesariflytying-
.com. For info, to register, call Tom at
610.681.6307, visit BrodheadTU.org.
Greater Hazleton Chamber
of Commerce events (20 W.
Broad St.):
Legislative Update Breakfast: Jan.
25, 7:45-9 a.m., Meas Restaurant,
Hazleton. $15/members, $20/guests.
Reservations required, call
570.455.1509, visit hazletonchambe-
r.org by Jan. 20.
The Greater Scranton Cham-
ber of Commerce events:
Search Engine Optimization for
Your Small Business: Feb. 9, 8:30
a.m., Greater Scranton Chamber of
Commerce (222 Mulberry St., Scran-
ton). $35.
Ice Festival Jan. 21, 10:30 a.m., Mall
at Steamtown, Scranton. By Millenni-
um Music Teachers Association, local
chapter. Daylong event, perform-
ances from students, other local
musical groups.
Jefferson Twp. Volunteer
Fire Co. (405 Cortez Road, Lake
Ariel, 570.689.2929) events:
Super Bowl Sunday Hot Wing &
Pizza Sale: Feb. 5, 1-6 p.m. Wings
$6/order, $12/tray regular pizza,
$15/tray hot wing pizza. Pre-order by
calling 689.2829 or online at 29Fire-
Rescue.com.
JimThorpe events:
18th Annual WinterFest Weekend:
Feb. 18-19. Ice/wood carvers. Mug
Walk, $10, visitors look for signs on
shops that fill mugs with free goods.
For kids under 12, pinata-busting,
downtown train station, noon both
days. Sat., 12:30-3:30 p.m., Faculty
Brass; 8:30 p.m., Savoy Brown, Mauch
Chunk Opera House, for tickets, call
570.325.0249 or visit MauchChunkOp-
eraHouse.com. Sun., 5 p.m., The
Allentown Band, Opera House. Info:
325.5810, JimThorpe.org.
Lackawanna College events
(Mellow Theater, 501 Vine St., Scran-
ton, 570.955.1455)
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln
Center: Feb. 23, 7 p.m. $25-$30,
$15/students.
Misericordia University
events (www.misericordia.edu,
570.674.6400, box office 674.6719):
Key Arts Productions Kings
Dream Performance: Jan. 19, 8 p.m.,
Lemmond Theater, Walsh Hall. Free
to public. Multimedia tribute about
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
New England Contra Dance
Feb. 4, 7 p.m., Church of Christ Unit-
ing (776 Market St., Kingston). No
partner or previous experience
necessary. Fiddler Ryck Kaiser, pian-
ist Jill Smith, calling by Hilton Baxter.
$9/adults, $24/families. Dish-to-pass
pot-luck dinner, 6 p.m. Info:
570.333.4007, folkloresociety.org/
dancing.
New Visions Studio & Gal-
lery (201 Vine Street, Scranton,
570.878.3970, newvisionsstu-
dio@gmail.com, newvisionsstu-
dio.com)
Scentsy Party/Open House: Jan.
28, 1-3 p.m. Door prizes. Free, come
and go as you wish. Refreshments.
Unable to make it, go jennie-
reed.scentsy.us/Home, click on buy
from party next to New Visions
Studio.
Northern Tier Symphony
Orchestra (570.289.1090, north-
erntiersymphony@yahoo.com, north-
erntiersymphony.org)
Auditions: Jan. 18, 25, 5-9 p.m., Jan.
28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tunkhannock.
Principal clarinet, clarinet III, bass
clarinet, bassoon II, contrabassoon,
violin I & II, viola, bass, percussion,
substitutes.
Auditions for Assistant French
Horn: Jan. 18, 5-9 p.m., Tunkhannock
Middle School; Jan. 25, 5-9 p.m.,
Tunkhannock Middle School; Jan. 28,
10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tunkhannock Baptist
Church. Call to schedule.
The Osterhout Free Library
events (71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-
Barre, www.osterhout.info,
570.821.1959)
Open Computer Lab: Mon./Wed.,
5-8 p.m.; Sat., 1-4 p.m.
ESL Adult English as a Second
Language: Tues., 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Non-native speakers at beginning
level. Call to register.
Knit & Crochet Group: Jan. 21, 10:30
a.m.-noon. All ages.
Happy 123rd Birthday Osterhout
Free Library: Jan. 30, 2 p.m. Cake,
trivia, prizes.
Just For the Record: Jan. 30,
6-7:30 p.m. Bring vinyl records to
share and discuss.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre
events:
Administration of Justice Depart-
ment Open House: Jan. 31, 6-8 p.m.,
Abram Nesbitt III, Academic Com-
mons. Light dinner, tour. Targeted at
students looking to transfer to the
program. Registration required, visit
wb.psu.edu/admissions, call
570.675.9238, e-mail wbadmis-
sions@psu.edu.
Pennsylvania Music Educa-
tors Association District 9
Orchestra Festival Feb. 8-10,
Northwest Area High School. Concert
Feb. 10.
Pocono Mountain Bible Con-
ference (191 Clifton Beach Rd.,
Clifton Twp.)
Youth Retreat: Feb. 10-12.Theme is
Got It? Speakers Wayne Morgan,
Jason Castelli, performances by
Transformed, LU. $90. Ages 12-18
regardless of race, sex, religious
affiliation. For info, call 570.842.9746,
visit camppmbc.com.
Safe Haven Dog Rescue
(www.SafeHavenPa.org, Safe-
Haven@epix.net)
2012 Safe Haven Calendar now
available. Send check for $16/each
calendar, plus S& H charge of $2/1,
$3/2, $4/3, $5/4 or more to: Safe
Haven Calendar, RR1, Box 289-A,
Effort, PA 18330. Proceeds help SH
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By Nikki M. Mascali
Weekender Editor
ANUNQUENCHABLE
PURSUIT
When you think of a
sommelier, do you automat-
ically picture a stodgy wine
aficionado snootily swir-
ling a glass carrying on
about legs, oaks and berry
hints? Its probably an im-
age that also comes to mind
when thinking of a wine
writer, especially one who
has received four James
Beard Foundation Jour-
nalismAwards, whose
e-newsletter is read by more
than125,000 people and
whose print columns reach
1.5 million readers.
But not so with Natalie
MacLean, a certified som-
melier for 15 years and the
editor of nataliemaclean-
.com, one of the largest
wine websites. Shes also
the author of the newbook,
Unquenchable: ATipsy
Quest for the Worlds
Best Bargain Wines.
I knewthat if I were
going to write a book about
wine, it had to have enter-
taining stories, MacLean
told me last week fromher
home in Ottawa. That was
my No. 1goal, to entertain people,
and when you finish the book, you
go, Wow, I learned a lot about
wine.
MacLean didnt just travel to
find the best, most affordable
wines, but to also look behind the
bottles.
Theres quite a story, I think, in
the people who make wine, she
shared. Where did they come
from, why did they want to make
wine, whats it like?
To find out, she visited wine-
makers in eight regions across the
globe, fromSicily to Canada and
South Africa to Argentina.
I believe theres only so much
you can say about wine its red,
its white, its wet, whatever
you can get into the fruit-salad
school of description, but youll
just lose people after the fifth type
of berry, MacLean explained.
Behind every bottle, there is a
story. Astory about a person and a
place.
In Unquenchable, she shares
those stories in her affable, con-
versational tone with nary a pre-
tentious word. In fact, each chap-
ter, which covers three wineries in
a particular region, closes with a
section called Field Notes from
a Wine Cheapskate.
Wine doesnt have to be ex-
pensive to taste great, MacLean
said, summing up the books
thesis. Theres a lot of stigma and
snobbery associated to wine, and
one of the biggies is price, that
only expensive wines are good.
But there are so many good to
great wines available in the liquor
store today between $10-$15 that
are amazing.
At first, MacLean thought
about writing about the worlds
greatest wines, which in turn
would also mean the most expen-
sive.
I thought, Well, all seven of us
who would read that book could
get it and drink Chateau
dYquem, she stated, citing a
pricy wine fromthe Sauternes,
Gironde region in southwestern
France. But I thought that most
people like me live on a budget,
and the reality is that we want it
all: We want great taste, but we
dont want to spend a lot for it, so
my quest then became to find the
most obsessive-compulsive wine-
makers in the most intriguing,
beautiful settings who make
wines that taste twice as
expensive as they cost.
MacLean, who also
penned 2006s Red,
White, and Drunk All
Over, offers a free mobile
app, which allows people
to snap pictures of bottle
bar codes, get tasting
notes, search wines and
more.
Most of our wine deci-
sions are made outside the
home were either in a
liquor store or at a restau-
rant looking at a list, and I
think mobile apps are
ideally suited for the wine
category, she said.
Theres been136,000
downloads, and its prob-
ably the largest source now
of people discovering my
website.
Visit nataliemaclean-
.comfor more info.
CHICKENCHATTER
Thursday Talks Beer
and Wings will be held
Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. at the
Scranton Cultural Cen-
ter (420 N. Washington
Ave., Scranton). The
event features takes on
wings fromMichael Colarusso
of Colarussos Coal Fired Pizza
and Larry Nicholas of Constan-
tinos Catering, The Sam
Adams Beer Guy fromL.T.
Verrastro suggesting pairings,
and samples.
Acash-bar cocktail hour begins
at 6 p.m. Tickets are $7 at the box
office, Ticketmaster or via
570.344.1111; they are also avail-
able at Constantinos (458 E.
Drinker St., Dunmore) or Cola-
russos (1126 Commerce Blvd.,
Dickson City).
ENTERTHEYEAR
OFTHEDRAGON
Damentis (870 N. Hunter
Hwy., Mountain Top) will host a
Chinese NewYear feast Sunday,
Jan. 22 from4-9 p.m.
The menu features lobster egg
roll, shrimp wonton soup, ginger
salad, roast pork with noodles,
grilled baby bok choy, beef ten-
derloin cho-cho and more.
Cost is $36.95 per person, call
570.788.2004 for reservations. W
Send your food and drink news
to nmascali@theweekender.com
or call 570.831.7322.
The cover of Natalie MacLeans
Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the
Worlds Best Bargain Wines.
Wine doesnt have to be
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www.lackawanna.edu
email: ColaA@lackawanna.edu
January 10th-12th:
A Taste of Italy
January 17th-19th:
A Taste of France
Classes are: $99
A Taste of Culture
Three nights where you will
learn the language, the culture
and then the food (and yes,
there will be food to taste).
Classes are 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
49 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top, PA M i Bl d M i T
Restaurant and Lounge
Restaurant: (570) 474-KING(5464)
Cantina: (570) 474-9494
121 Domestic & Imported Beers
Happy Hour everyday 5-7pm.
NFLticket. $2 domestic draft Sundays
Thursday January 19th
HOPEFEST- Benet for
St. Vincents Soup Kitchen
Speech by Stephanie Salavantis, DA
DJ Harddrive 5-7pm Live Bands 7:30-1:30am
Midnight 45, Robb Brown, Avoiding Beda, Jax
Band - Better with Beer
$10 Admission
Friday January 27th
Kartune
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rescue, care for dogs from over-
crowded and high kill shelters.
Adoption Day: Feb. 19, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.,
Tractor Supply (Rte. 209, Brodhead-
sville). Pre-adoption application with
references, home visit required prior
to adoption.
Spay/Neuter Discounts
Available for Pitbulls during
Jan.-Feb. Females: $75. Males: $50.
Call 570.994.5846 to schedule. Spon-
sored by Eastern Pennsylvania Ani-
mal Alliance Spay/Neuter Clinic.
Dog/cat food to anyone who needs it.
Stop by EPAA office, back of Rainbow
Plaza, Rt. 209, Brodheadsville.
St. Michaels Church (corner of
Church/Winter Sts., Old Forge,
570.457.2875)
Pierogie Sale: Feb. 7. $6/dozen.
Place orders by Feb. 3, may be
picked up Feb. 7, 2-5 p.m., church
hall. Call Dorothy, 562.1434; Sandra,
457.9280; Al, 562.3965 or church hall.
St. Michaels Ukrainian Or-
thodox Church (540 N. Main Ave.,
Scranton, 570.343.7165)
Pierogi Sale every Fri., 11 a.m.-5
p.m.
St. Stephens Episcopal Pro-
Cathedral (35 S. Franklin St.,
Wilkes-Barre, 570.346.4600)
Food Pantry open Mon.-Fri., noon-4
p.m.
Clothing Closet: free clothing for
men, women, children. Open Tues.,
4-6:30 p.m., Wed., noon-3:30 p.m.
St. Thomas More Society (St.
Clare Church, 2301 N. Washington
Ave., Scranton, 570.343.0634, sttho-
masmoresociety.org)
Guardian of the Redeemer Fellow-
ship: First, third Mon. of month for
men interested in adult discussion of
Catholic faith.
YOUCAT Teen Group welcomes
post-Confirmation youth from all
parishes for discussion of Theology
of the Body for Teens. Meets first,
third Thurs. of month, 5:30 p.m.
Unity: A Center for Spiritual
Living (140 South Grant St., Wilkes-
Barre, 570.824.7722)
A Course in Miracles / Holistic
Fitness-Yoga Sessions: Tues., 6:30-
8:30 p.m.
Meditation Chakra Clearing
Deeksha: 2nd, 4th Mon., 7-8:30 p.m.
$8. Oneness meditation, chakra
clearing/energization, transfer of
Divine Energy. Welcome beginning,
experienced meditators, all paths.
Info: 587.0967, ernie@divinejoymi-
nistry.com.
Vintage Theater (119 Penn Ave.,
Scranton, 570.589.0271) events:
Scranton Pecha Kucha Night: Jan.
28, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Info: twitter.com/
PechaKuchaScran
Waverly Community House
(1115 N. Abington Rd., Waverly,
570.586.8191, www.waverlycomm.org)
events:
Ballroom Dancing Lessons: Wed.,
7:15 p.m., Comm auditorium. Basic &
advanced ballroom, swing. $15/per-
son. For info, call Vince Brust at
489.3111.
Valentines Day Workshop: Feb. 4,
10:30 a.m.
Wilkes-Barre Barbershop
Harmony Society events:
Singing Valentines: Feb. 14, 10
a.m.-5 p.m., will be delivered by
quartets complete with songs, card,
rose, candy. $50/surprise presenta-
tion. Call 570.709.3716 or 696.3385
HISTORY
Luzerne County Historical
Society (49 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-
Barre, 570.823.6244, lchs@epix.net)
Mining History Week (Public in-
vited, free)
The Inaugural Msgr. John J. Curran
Memorial Lecture, Prof. Robert P.
Wolensky and William A. Hastie, The
Knox Mine Disaster: The Anthracite
Mineworker and The Culture of Cor-
ruption: Jan. 19, 7 p.m., Kings Col-
lege, Room 104, McGowan Business
School. Refreshments.
Annual Program on Knox Mine
Disaster: Jan. 21, 2:30 p.m., Anthracite
Heritage Museum, Scranton. George
Bucky Mazur, other presentations,
new documentary; anthracite folk
music, Audrey Calveys memorial
embroidery, refreshments.
Annual Knox Mine Disaster Memo-
rial Mass: Jan. 22, 10 a.m., St. John
the Evangelist Church, Williams
Street, Pittston.
Annual Service in front of Baloga
Funeral Home: Jan. 22, 11:30 a.m.,
Knox Memorial Monument and PHMC
Marker, Main Street, Port Griffith.
Walk to the disaster site along
Susquehanna River in Port Griffith:
Jan. 22, noon, Knox Mine Disaster
Site, (weather permitting; gather
Baloga Funeral Home).
Last Shift: The End of Deep-Coal
Mining in the Wyoming Valley 1959-
1974: Jan. 24, 7 p.m., Huber Breaker
Preservation Society, Earth Conser-
vancy Building, Main Street Ashley.
Atty. F. Charles Petrillo. Refresh-
ments provided.
Lycoming County Historical
Society Thomas T. Taber
Museum(858 W. Fourth St., Wil-
liamsport, 570.326.3326, www.lycom-
ing.org/lchsmuseum)
Doll exhibit: through Jan. 27.
Pennsylvanias Anthracite
Heritage Museum(McDade
Park, Scranton: 570.963.4804,
www.phmc.state.pa.ust) Open year
round, Tues.-Sat. from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
and Sun., noon-5 p.m.
Knox Mine Disaster 53rd Anni-
versary: Jan. 21, 2:30 p.m. Robert P.
Wolensky, others. Needlework by
Audrey Baloga Calvey. Individuals
needing assistance/accommodations,
call in advance. TDD relay service,
800.654.5984. Fee for main exhibit,
Anthracite People: Immigration &
Ethnicity in Pennsylvanias Hard Coal
Region, temporary exhibit, The
Great Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902.
LEARNING
Academy of Northern Mar-
tial Arts (79 N. Main St., Pittston)
Traditional Kung Fu & San Shou. For
Health and Defense. Adult & Chil-
drens Classes, Mon.-Thurs., Sat. First
class free. Walk-ins welcome, call
371.9919, 817.2161 for info.
ArtWorks Gallery & Studio
(502 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton.
570.207.1815):
Childrens Art Start: Sat., through
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tech talk
By Nick Delorenzo
Special to the Weekender
Y
ou can get a lot done by
waving your arms around
these days. Motion-sensi-
tive gesture control, the tech-
nology that makes it possible, has
been in the video-game market
for a while and is now being
adapted to other uses.
Take the Xbox Kinect, for
example. Simply speaking, it
uses an infrared projector cou-
pled with a camera to generate a
3-D picture of whatever it hap-
pens to be pointed at (usually the
player) and then uses high-end
motion-capture software to in-
terpret what its seeing.
Players can control the games
using only the movements of
their bodies.
Kinect uses common USB
connectors to plug into an Xbox,
and its also compatible with
PCs. Since Microsoft made the
Kinect software relatively acces-
sible, it wasnt long before in-
novators began developing their
own uses for the technology.
People have improvised loads
of practical adaptations, includ-
ing the ability to control comput-
ers and software with gestures
alone no keyboard, mouse or
touch-screen required.
Demonstrations of similar
technology have started to pop up
in all sorts of places since Kinect
was released.
Auto manufacturers have dem-
onstrated how vehicle controls
can be operated by hand motions
and makers of surgical equip-
ment have done the same.
In general, I think this is an
impressive technology with huge
potential, both in and out of
entertainment. The one downside
with motion control versus
touch-screen controls or even a
good old-fashioned keyboard and
mouse is that the sort of motions
required for typing, tapping and
clicking are generally fairly deci-
sive and result from contact with
a physical object.
Gestures are another matter
entirely, subject to unconscious
cues, cultural factors, mood,
injuries and so on. Imagine if 20
years from now theyre using this
technology to fly planes and
someone gets a shoulder cramp.
Despite that drawback, you can
probably imagine that motion
tracking, combined with 3-D or
virtual-reality technology, could
be used to create a completely
immersive environment without
the drawback of needing a key-
board, mouse or game controller
to provide interaction. As for the
Kinect itself, you can probably
live without one for now, but it,
or something like it, will prob-
ably be essential in a few years.
Do I think that the technology
will continue to take off? Abso-
lutely. Would I use it to make a
plane take off? Probably not. W
Nick DeLorenzo is director of
interactive and new media for
The Times Leader.
E-mail him at
ndelorenzo@timesleader.com.
Kinect-ing to something more
Since Kinect software is relatively accessible,
innovators began developing their own uses for the
technology.
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River Street Jazz Cafe in Plains
Sunday, January 22, 2012
5pm-2am
On December 21st 2011. Donald Murray was involved in a near fatal car accident in a work truck on the
job. He is currently in a coma at the Lehigh Valley Burn Center. 60% of his body is covered in 3rd degree
burns. He also suffers from a Broken Hip and Broken Spine. He has undergone many surgeries already
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Entertainment by: SUZE, LASER SEX, DESUADO & DJ OHM
Food/pasta buffet donated by the River Street Jazz Cafe
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Food Network-Themed Wine Classes
Tuesday Nights 7pm $15pp
JANUARY 31....Guy Fieri | FEBRUARY 7...Ina Garten
FEBRUARY 21....Paula Deen | MARCH 6....Emeril Lagasse
MARCH 20....Michael Chiarello | APRIL 3...The Neelys
Classes book quickly, to reserve your spot
call 270.3818 or email ruth@corkdining.com.
A Taste of Cork 2012
3-course meals for only $20.12!
January 17-21
Appetizer: Chopped or House Salad, Drunken Clams or Soup
Entre: Chicken Balsamico or Tequila Lime Tilapia
Dessert: A selection of our house desserts
January 24-28
Appetizer: BLT or House Salad, Eggplant Rollantini or Soup
Entre: Veal Marsala or Chicken Carciof
Dessert: A selection of our house desserts
January 31- February 4
Appetizer: Caesar or House Salad, Coconut Chicken or Soup
Entre: Salmon Picatta or Penne ala Vodka with chicken
Dessert: A selection of our house desserts
Celebrate Valentines Day at Cork | Feb 10, 11 & 14
Full Dinner Menu plus Many Specials MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY
463 Madison Street | 270.3818
www.corkdining.com
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Feb. 18, 12:30-1:30 p.m. $80, supplies
included. Sign up with friend, save
$5. Pre-registration encouraged.
Aikido of Scranton, Inc. (1627
N. Main Ave., Scranton, 570.963.0500)
Self-Defense Class taught by
Aikido Master Ven Sensei, every Mon.
& Wed., 7-9 p.m. $10.
Traditional Weapons Class, Thurs.,
7-9 p.m. $10.
Art Classes at the Georgia-
na Cray Bart Studio (123 Brader
Dr., Wilkes-Barre, 570.947.8387,
gcraybart-artworks.com)
Adult (Ages 13+): Mon., noon-4 p.m.
(3 hrs painting, 1 hr group critique),
$30/class payable monthly. Wed., 6-9
p.m. (student chooses length of
time), $15/1 hr, $18/1 1/2 hrs, $20/2 hrs,
$25/2 1/2 hrs, $30/3 hrs, per class
payable monthly.
Children: Ages 9-12, Mon., 4:30-5:30
p.m., $15/class payable monthly. Ages
13+, Wed., 6-9 p.m., joins adult class,
individuals select amount of time to
participate. Portfolio prep instruction
available for college bound students.
Private lessons available.
Back Mountain Martial Arts
Center & Mountaintop Kar-
ate Center
For info, call either location, Back
Mountain (4 Carr Ave., 570.675.9535)
or Mountaintop (312 S. Mountain Blvd.,
466.6474): Visit Website at www.fu-
doshinkai1.com.
Instruction in Traditional Karate,
Jujutsu, Sivananda Yoga (Back Moun-
tain): Tues., Wed., Thurs., 4:30-9 p.m.,
Sat., 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. (Mountaintop
Karate Center Mon., Weds., Fri., 4:30-9
p.m.
Instruction in Traditional Karate,
Jujutsu, Sivananda Yoga (Mountain-
top): Mon., Wed., Fri., 4:30-9 p.m.
BallroomDancing Class
Thurs., 6-7 p.m., Mid-Valley Senior
Center, Jessup. $3/class. Taught by
certified members of Dance Educa-
tors of America Joanne and Ed
Samborski. Foxtrot, waltz, swing,
rumba, tango, samba, hustle, more.
Call 570.489.4415.
Carbondale Chiropractic
Center (267 Brooklyn St.,
570.282.1240, www.carbondalechi-
ropractic.com).
Run with Doc: Sun. 9-10 a.m. at
Lake Scranton. Jog around Lake
Scranton with Dr. Andrew Rivera.
Visit Website for info.
Dance Contours (201 Bear Creek
Blvd., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.0152,
www.dancecontours.com)
Adult classes: ballet, tap, lyrical,
CardioSalsa, ballroom dance.
Children/teen classes: ballet, tap,
CheerDance, HipTech Jazz, a form of
dance blending basic Jazz Technique
with styles of street dance, hip hop.
Zumba classes for adults: Tues., 6
p.m., Sat., 10 a.m. First class free.
Adult ballet: Sat. morn.
Dankos Core Wrestling
Strength Training Camp
(DankosAllAmericanFitness.com)
Four sessions/week, features two
clinics, two core strength. 4 sessions/
week. Increase power, speed, agility.
Group discounts, coaches, teams,
clubs, free stuff. Visit website or call
Larry Danko at 570.825.5989 for info.
Downtown Arts at Arts
YOUniverse (47 N. Franklin St.,
Wilkes-Barre, 570.970.2787, www.art-
syouniverse.com)
Kids Craft Hour with Liz Revit: Sat.,
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Make jewelry, paper
mache, more. $15, includes supplies.
For info or to register, call 817.0176.
Traditional Egyptian Belly Dance:
Wed., beginners 6-7 p.m.; intermedi-
ate 7-8 p.m. intermediate. $10. Call
343.2033 for info.
Tribal Fusion Dance: Thurs., begin-
ners 6-7 p.m.; intermediate 7-8 p.m.
$10. Call 836.7399 for info.
Cabaret with Helena: Sat., 4:30
p.m. Pre-registration required. Call
553.2117 for info.
African Dance: Wed. & Sun., 1 p.m.
Traditional African moves with jazz
and hip-hop. $10, registration re-
quired, call 212.9644 or visit hipbody-
soul.com for info.
Everhart Museum(1901 Mulberry
St., Scranton, 570.346.7186, www.ever-
hart-museum.org)
Everybodys Art New Series of
Adult Art Classes: $25/workshop
members, $30 non-members. Pre-
registration required.
Rosen Method easy movement
program, Thurs., 2-3 p.m., Folk art
gallery, $5/class, free to members.
Must pre-register.
Early Explorers: Mon., 1-1:45 p.m.
Free, suitable for ages 3-5. Pre-
registration required, groups wel-
come. For info, to register, call or
e-mail education@everhart-mu-
seum.org.
The Exercise Lady, Doreen
Rakowski (Theeexercisela-
dy0@aol.com, 570.287.9801)
Yoga, Pilates, Thai Chi Classes
Extreme M.M.A.(2424 Old Ber-
wick Rd., Bloomsburg. 570.854.2580)
MMA Class: Mon., Wed., 6-7 p.m.
First visit free. Wrestling funda-
mentals, basic Brazilian Ju-Jitsu No
Gi. Call for info.
Boxing/Kickboxing Fitness Class:
Mon., Wed., 7-8 p.m. First visit free.
Non-combative class.
Personal Training: Call 317.7250 for
info.
Fazios Hapkido Do Jang (61
Main St., Luzerne, 570.239.1191)
Accepting new students. Children
(age 7-12) Mon./Wed., 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Teen/adult Mon./Wed., 6:45-8:15 p.m.;
Tues.-Thurs., 6:30-8 p.m. Private
lesson also available.
Learn Hapkido. Self defense applica-
tions. $50 monthly, no contract.
GregWorks Professional
Fitness Training (107 B Haines
Court, Blakely, 570.499.2349, gregs-
bootcamp@hotmail.com, www.vip-
fitnesscamp.com)
Beach Body Bootcamp: Mon.-Fri.,
6:30 & 8 p.m.; Sat., 1 p.m.
Bridal Bootcamp: Mon.-Fri., 6:30 &
8 p.m.; Sat., 1 p.m. Bridal party group
training, couples personal training
available.
Fitness Bootcamp: 4-week ses-
sions, Mon.-Fri., 6:30 & 8 p.m.; Sat., 1
p.m.
New Years Resolution Flab to Fab
Bootcamp: Mon.-Fri., 6:30 & 8 p.m.,
Sat., 1 p.m. Guaranteed results.
Private/Semi-Private sessions
available, e-mail for info.