Cache Magazine by The Herald Journal

A satisfying Saturday:

USU museum offers popular lecture series

The Herald Journal

Jan. 7-13, 2010

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What’s inside this week (Page 4) Modern-day aphorisms and random caffeinated thoughts

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Arts & Entertainment Calendar On the cover: This mask, part of the collection at Utah State University’s

Museum of Anthropology, would be hung in a council house in Papua New Guinea. Go to page 8 for a story on the museum’s popular Saturday lecture series. Photo by Eli Lucero/Herald Journal

From the editor O HERE WE ARE AGAIN S at the beginning of a brand-spanking new year when everything feels

fresh and full of possibility. At the start of the week, I completed a beloved ritual — throwing out my 2010 day planner and starting the one for 2011. I always get a kick out of flipping through the blank pages in my new planner and wondering what the coming months will bring. Per tradition, I also set my New Year’s resolution: exercise more, find a few fun hobbies and visit my parents more regularly. Yes, that is technically three resolutions, but I figure that it’s best to start out with a handful and maybe I’ll be able to actually complete one of them. For instance, my 2010 resolution was

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to lose weight and improve my diet, so I vowed to swear off chocolate, soda, pizza and fried foods. Things started out strong, but gradually I found myself making regular stops at the vending machine for Dr Peppers and heading to McDonalds for fry runs. Oh well, two out of four ain’t bad. This time around, I’m most set on completing my resolution to find some new pastimes. Lately, my main hobbies have been bringing in the mail and making ice with novelty ice cube trays. I enjoy these things but I think I’m ready for more of a challenge. Luckily, my boyfriend is the king of hobbies. He’s already offered to teach me to fly planes and shoot amazing photos — certainly worthy ways to spend 2011. — Kim Burgess Cache Magazine editor

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Slow Wave

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Percussion goes ‘green’

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Culture .....................p.13 Crossword.................p.14

Jack Black is no Jonathan Swift

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(Page 10) A frozen ‘Photos by You’

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pet photo of the week

This cat is available for adoption! Pet: Cheerio From: Four Paws Why he’s so lovable: Cheerio is a very friendly, personable cat. He is playful and fun, but also affectionate and loving. He is a sweet cat who is looking for an indoor-only forever home. If you would like to meet Cheerio or learn more about him, please call Sheri at 787-1751. The adoption fee for most Four Paws cats is $75, which includes spay/neuter and shots.

Slow Wave is created from real people’s dreams as drawn by Jesse Reklaw. Ask Jesse to draw your dream! Visit www.slowwave.com to find out how.

Registration has begun for CVCA’s winter class lineup for something to do durA ing the winter? If so, you RE YOU LOOKING

New classes this year include music, magic and photography Class prices and times CERAMICS AT THE CENTER Jan. 3-Feb 3 AND/OR Feb. 7-March 10, 2011 Bullen Center, Ceramic Studio (43 S. Main St.) Kids classes cost $71 for 5 weeks or $106 for 10 weeks. Adults 10-week class session is $151. E.A. ART SCHOOL – Art instruction for all ages Jan. 3 – May 6, 2011 4 to 5 p.m. or 5 to 6 p.m. Cost is $10 per instruction hour www.jonathanribera.com or www.cachearts.org. UNICORN THEATER DRAMA CLASSES Jan 4-Feb 22, 2011 (T-TH) Bullen Center, Unicorn Theater (43 S. Main) Classes cost $40 for one child, $38 each additional sibling; CVCA members get 10 percent off Unicorn Theater registration www.unicornplays.blogspot.com or www.cachearts.org. HATCH ACADEMY OF MAGIC & MUSIC Open House/Grand Opening Jan. 22, 2011 from 2 to 5 p.m. Sleight-of-hand and violin performances by appointment. Call 435-932-0017 or email info@hatchacademy.com for details on classes or to make an appointment. THE STUDIO (PHOTOGRAPHY) Open house will be Jan. 22 (Time TBA). Contact Levi Sim at 435-757-1522 or email photo.sdesigns@gmail.com for class offerings, times and costs.

can still get registered for the winter and spring class session at the Center. The Cache Valley Center for the Arts is home to many creative disciplines and January is filled with everything you need to start the year off on the right. Ceramics classes are not just for kids — treat yourself to a relaxing 10-week adult ceramic class starting Jan. 5. Children and teenagers can sign up for five weeks or get a better deal by signing up for 10 weeks. Ceramic classes will run for 5 or 10 weeks depending on the class. Ceramic classes are geared for all ages and all skills (children under 5 must be accompanied by an adult). Looking to act your age? Unicorn Theatre creative drama winter classes start Jan. 4 and run through Feb. 22. The eight-week course explores drama from a variety of disciplines. Students develop an understanding of emotional expression while exploring the dramatic process. Come play in a nopressure environment where creativity and imagination blossom. For upcoming pillow show info, follow Unicorn Theatre’s blog: http:// www.unicornplays.blogspot. com/ E.A. ART SCHOOL is located in the Bullen Center South Studio on the second floor. Classes are held Monday through Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. Classes are $10 per hour plus a $15 supply fee. Stop by to register in class. Everyone’s An Artist Art School strives to provide quality art instruction in a

relaxed atmosphere. They teach everything from basic to advanced drawing, charcoal, pastels, colored pencils, watercolor, acrylic and oil paints. For more info find E.A. Art School on Facebook or to check availability, call 435-553-9169 or email eaglaaery@yahoo.com. THE STUDIO, a center for photography and art, will be opening at the Thatcher-Young Mansion in mid-January. The Studio will provide classes in photography and other opportunities for artists to gather. Watch for details about the Grand Opening. For more information contact Levi Sim at

757-1522 or e-mail photo. sdesigns@gmail.com. Visit http://SDesingsPhotography. blogspot.com for details. Many of the classes at the Center are ongoing and registration can be done at the door, visit cachearts.org for details and registration forms. All classes are held at the Cache Valley Center for the Arts at 43 S. Main St. in the Bullen Center or Thatcher-Young Mansion. Cost and registration for each class varies. For information or to check availability call (435) 752-0026. The CVCA Ticket Office is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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All mixed up

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All mixed up

‘Scrap Arts Music’ ensemble reuses metal, makes music T presents ScrapArtsMusic at 7:30

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Stokes Nature Center offers birding trip T Center invites all ages to take a snowshoe hike from 9 a.m. to HE STOKES NATURE

noon on Saturday, Jan. 8, at Green Canyon with birder Bryan Dixon of the Bridgerland Audubon Society. The area’s wintertime bird residents include chickadees, nuthatches, and

pygmy owls. Participants should dress for the weather and bring binoculars. Cocoa, snacks, and snowshoe rental are included. This program is free. Registration is required. For more information, call 755-3239 or visit www. logannature.org.

Latino families invited to Utah State University event During the provided lunch, motivational keynote speaker Judge Andrew Valdez, T from the Third District Juvenile Court in HE ACCESS AND DIVERSITY Center at Utah State University hosts the second annual Latino Family Day from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 8, in

the Taggart Student Center Ballroom. This year’s theme is “Dream Big at Utah State University.” Latino Family Day is an opportunity for the university to reach out to the Latino community, giving students and parents the chance to spend time on campus and to experience college life. The event is designed to help parents learn about the opportunities that exist for their students and ways to make higher education affordable. Activities include workshops on admissions, financial aid and scholarships, as well as a College Information Fair. Students will also participate in a competition for prizes.

Salt Lake City, will deliver a message to the audience. Each student will receive a free copy of his book “No One Makes It Alone.” The day ends with Aggie Ice Cream and door prizes. The event is free and includes shuttle transportation to and from Logan High School, Mountain Crest High School and Sky View High School. There are two bus routes to each school, with the first pick up at 8 a.m. Families choosing to drive can park in the parking terrace and the parking lot north of the Taggart Student Center. Childcare is provided for kids ages 1 to 9. For more information, call the USU Access and Diversity Center at 797-1728.

p.m. on Jan. 26 and 27 in the Ellen Eccles Theatre. ScrapArtsMusic is a Canadian quintet that tours the world, transforming their stage into an eco-friendly musical realm vibrant with ingenious creativity and positive energy. This “green” orchestra will feature five extraordinary drummers that excite the senses with intricate rhythms, raw energy, athletic choreography and the hottest most inventive re-use of materials on stage today. “ScrapArtsMusic creates so much more than music in the communities they visit, they help connect audience members to their environment,” said Amanda Castillo, program director for the Cache Valley Center for the Arts. “We would live in a very different world if everyone converted trash into treasures. This performance will inspire you with its instruments and mesmerize you with its sound. It’s a dance on drums that ignites the senses. If you enjoyed Blast! or Taiko Project you will love this.” Kozak is a percussion virtuoso with a talent for welding, a commitment to recycling and energy to burn. Murdy is a designer with a passion for spectacle and a head for making things happen. Together, Gregory Kozak and Justine Murdy are the heart and soul of ScrapArtsMusic. Led by composer-percussionist Gregory Kozak, an inspired instrument inventor and 21st century Renaissance man, ScrapArtsMusic performs original, beatsdriven music using 145+ mobile sculptural instruments. Each musical invention is hand-built from recycled materials ranging from accordion parts to aluminum scraps and even artillery shells. These beautiful sculptures produce unique sounds for which special performance techniques are developed, giving life to fresh, original com-

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This promotional image shows members of the ScrapArtsMusic ensemble playing percussive music with found metal objects.

positions with wide-ranging appeal. Objects are found at construction sites, basements, garages and metal shops in and around Vancouver. They use a lot of found objects, transformed into art by cleaning, welding and bending, giving these objects a whole new life. Don’t miss this unforgettable percussion experience when ScrapArtsMusic comes to the Ellen Eccles Theatre on Jan. 26 & 27 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for this performance are $17-$27, with a wide variety of discounts for USU students, 50% off kids ages 5-18, & 15% of groups of 15 or more. No discounts will be available on days-of-show. Tickets for can be purchased online anytime without any additional fees at www.EllenEcclesTheatre.org or at the Cache Valley Center for the Arts Ticket Office in the Bullen Center at 43 South Main. For details call 52-0026 or visit www. scrapartsmusic.com.

HE UTAH FESTIVAL CHORUS will hold auditions for male singers from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 12, at the Edith Bowen School Auditorium (950 E. 700 North) on the Utah State University Campus. Come prepared to sing one verse of a hymn or folk song acappella. Download the audition application and bring it completed to the audition. Contact Elaine Olson, choir secretary, to schedule an appointment, 797-7942 or elaine.olson@usu.edu. If you are accepted into the choir, rehearsals will begin at 7 p.m. on Jan. 12. Founded in 2008, the American Festival

Chorus includes 270 singers from a 50-mile radius, including many students from the Music Department at Utah State University and several local high school choral conductors. Craig Jessop (pictured at left), the dean of Utah State University’s Caine College of the Arts and former director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, serves as director. The Orchestra is a professional ensemble comprised of instrumentalists from the region including the members of the highly acclaimed Fry Street String Quartet of USU, members of the USU music faculty, professional musicians from the area and outstanding USU music majors.

Crumb Bros welcomes blues/rock songstress T

HE BRIDGER FOLK Music Society presents a concert with Gigi Love at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, at Crumb Brothers Bakery, 291 S. 300 West. Love will be accompanied by mandolin player Paul Rasmussen. Tickets are $13 and are available at the door or by calling 757-3468. Seating is very limited, so advance purchase is recommended. The concert is sponsored by Import Auto and Utah Public Radio. Love is known for her smoky vocals and revealing songwriting. She has opened for Dave Matthews Band at the Columbia River Gorge and played at the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympic Closing Ceremonies. Whether armed with an electric guitar or her worn acoustic, Love leaves an indelible imprint vocally, while juggling blues and rock with country and folk. Close on the heels of her hero, Bonnie Raitt, Love’s influences

include Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, Joni Mitchell, Shawn Colvin and Neil Young. Like Willie Nelson, Gram Parsons and Townes Van Zandt, she earned her honkytonk chops in Texas. At the age of 7, Love began performing and playing guitar. By 12, she was filling Texas venues. While at Southern Utah University,

she founded the Gigi Love Band and played throughout the West. After hearing her, a rep from Yellow Moon Records backed her for her first album, “Scorpio Rising” (1997). Her second album, “Coyote Bones,” (2000) showcases her rousing acoustic performance style. Love’s third album, “Turning to Gold” was released in January 2005.

U of Mississippi hosts renowned novelist Ford By The Associated Press

ULITZER-PRIZE winning novelist Richard Ford has a theory about why such good literature comes from his native Mississippi, where he’s returning to teach graduate writing classes this fall. “I think the state, in the hands and eyes of its writers, has a lot that needs to be explained. Writers are imaginative explainers. There’s a lot of received wisdom, history, a lot of drama in the fabric that is Mississippi that could be seen not to make a whole lot of sense,” he said Wednesday. “For instance when I was born in Jackson, black Americans and white Americans were not allowed to go to school together. That kind of racial absurdity Faulkner dealt with directly and Eudora Welty did in her way.” The University of Mississippi announced this week that Ford will serve as senior fiction writer at the school. He’ll teach a graduate fiction seminar in fall 2011 and a graduate class on form, craft and influence during the spring 2012 semester. “I’m hoping to teach them that what they’re doing is important and it’s worth their life,” Ford said in an interview. “I’m there to be their colleague and encourage them and try to

make them understand that what they’re doing everyday is what writers who become great writers do.” The Jackson native won the Pulitzer Prize in 1996 for his novel, “Independence Day.” The book also won the PEN/ Faulkner Award. Ford also is currently working on his 10th novel. But he almost took another career path. “I wanted to be a journalist really bad, but nobody would give me a job. The only reason I’m a novelist is that nobody would give me a job,” said the 66-year-old writer who hasn’t lived in the state since the 1990s. He’s going to a college town that’s well-known for its association with William Faulkner, who made his home in the north Mississippi city. The region inspired many of Faulkner’s stories. Beth Ann Fennelly, a poet and associate professor of English at the university, was chairwoman of the search committee for the faculty position Ford will fill. Fennelly said the job attracted a diverse and strong pool of applicants. “But as soon as we found out that Richard Ford could potentially be interested in the position, we knew which way we hoped the search would lead,” Fennelly said in a statement. Ford’s wife, Kristina, also will join the university’s faculty.

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American Festival Chorus to audition for male singers

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Film Still playing “Tron: Legacy” Rated PG ★★1⁄2 Lots “Tron: Legacy” - Hugely high-tech and forward-thinking in its day, “Tron” now looks cheesy and quaint in retrospect, with its blocky graphics and simplistic blips and bleeps. The original film from 1982 was all about the possibility of technology and the human imagination, and the adventures that could result from marrying the two, but only now are the computer-generated effects available to render this digital world in its fullest potential. Hence, we have a sequel, which is in 3-D (of course) but is actually best viewed in IMAX 3-D. The whole point of the story and the aesthetics are that they’re meant to convey an immersive experience. We’re supposed to feel just as trapped inside this challenging and dangerous electronic realm as the film’s characters. And at over two hours, we are indeed trapped - there is no justifiable reason for such a lengthy running time. While director Joseph Kosinski’s feature film debut is thrilling and coollooking for about the first half, its races, games and visuals eventually grow repetitive, which only draws attention to how flimsy and preposterous the script is from Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. “Tron: Legacy” is a mishmash of pop culture references and movie rip-offs, Eastern philosophy and various religions, and one insanely cute, strategically placed Boston terrier. And with the return of Jeff Bridges, there’s plenty of Dude-ishness for you fans of “The Big Lebowski.” PG for sequences of sci-fi action violence and brief mild language. In 3-D and IMAX 3-D. 125 minutes. “Black Swan” Rated R ★★★1⁄2 At once gorgeous and gloriously nutso, a trippy, twisted fantasy that delights and disturbs in equal measure. Darren Aronofsky takes the same stripped-down fascination with, and appreciation for, the minutiae of preparation that he brought to his Oscar-nominated “The Wrestler” and applies it to the pursuit of a different kind of artistry: ballet. But then the director mixes in a wildly hallucinatory flair as “Black Swan” enters darker

psychological territory. Working with his frequent cinematographer, Matthew Libatique, and incorporating some dazzling visual effects, Aronofsky spins a nightmare scenario within a seemingly gentle, pristine world. The visions and dreams soar over-the-top at times, but always knowingly so, and with great style; “Black Swan” wallows in its grandiosity, and if you’re willing to go along with it, you’ll find yourself wowed by one of the best films of the year. Natalie Portman gives it her all in a brave and demanding performance as Nina, a driven but innocent New York City ballerina. When it comes time to stage a bold, new production of “Swan Lake,” the company’s artistic director (a skeevy and manipulative Vincent Cassel) thinks Nina is perfect to play the White Swan. But he needs a dancer who also can portray the fierce sexuality of the Black Swan. Enter Lily (Mila Kunis), a savvy and confident newcomer who represents Nina’s biggest threat to getting the lead role. R for strong sexual content, disturbing violent images, language and some drug use. 110 minutes. “Yogi Bear” Rated PG ★★ “Yogi Bear” - Inspired by Art Carney’s Ed Norton from “The Honeymooners” and originally voiced by Daws Butler, Yogi Bear has always had an intelligence that surpasses that of your typical clawed mammalia. He has finally gotten his own movie - in 3-D, no less - and so it comes with little surprise but still some disappointment that “Yogi Bear” is a bland pic-a-nic, indeed. There he is, in trademark green tie and white collar and voiced by Dan Aykroyd, with the bow-tied Boo Boo (Justin Timberlake) at his side. Of course, this being the highly advanced 21st century, simple animation won’t do, so we must suffer through the mediocre, lifeless computer-generated animation of this treasured twosome. They’re in an otherwise liveaction film with Tom Cavanagh (“Ed”) as Park Ranger Smith and Anna Farris as Rachel Johnson, a documentary filmmaker visiting Jellystone Park, most likely trying to beat Ken Burns to the punch. A fight ensues to save Jellystone from greedy politicians (Andrew Daly and Nate Corddry) and the

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“True Grit” Rated PG-13 ★★★ One of the most mainstream, crowd-pleasing films Joel and Ethan Coen have ever made. It’s sort of a screwball Western, if you will, with vivid performances and strikingly vast, picturesque vistas, the always gorgeous work of the always great Roger Deakins, the Coens’ frequent cinematographer. But it’s a minor entry from the writing-directing brothers, especially when you consider the inventiveness and strength of their canon and the close aesthetic resemblance to “No Country for Old Men,” their masterpiece. While “True Grit” is entertaining, it’s also surprisingly lacking in emotional resonance, as well as the intriguing sense of ambiguity that so often permeates Coen pictures. Only toward the whole ordeal is over in little more than an hour and a quarter. Directed by effects veteran Eric Brevig, it’s blessedly brief, and Aykroyd and Timberlake supply good voice work. But Yogi deserves better jokes and more wildness in which to roam free. Can’t a bear get some lunch around here? PG for some mild rude humor. 80 minutes. “Little Fockers” Rated PG-13 ★1⁄2 Meet the latest in Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller’s comedy franchise. Grit your teeth through the fairly short though agonizing duration of its stay. Then wave goodbye in relief as its huge cast of characters departs like the annoying in-laws they are. “Meet the Parents” was a tolerable trifle

end does it feel like anything is at stake, but at least it’s enjoyable while you’re waiting. Hailee Steinfeld in her film debut is a revelation as Mattie Ross, the 19th-century pioneer teenager who demands vengeance for her father’s murder. She seeks help from a man she hears has true grit: oneeyed, alcoholic U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn. Jeff Bridges plays the role that earned John Wayne his only Academy Award as gruff and grizzled, a lawman who’s lived a long and well-lubricated life, but who also has attained a certain Zen-like self-possession about it. Matt Damon again proves he can do anything, joining the duo on the trail as a preening Texas Ranger. PG-13 for some intense sequences of western violence including disturbing images. 110 minutes. and “Meet the Fockers” was a bloated bore. But this third installment is tasteless trash, filled with abysmally unfunny gags involving vomit, enemas, erectile dysfunction and the like. Director Paul Weitz delivers a string of dumb episodes as De Niro’s father-inlaw from hell again puts Stiller’s nervous son-in-law under surveillance. The whole gang returns, including Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Owen Wilson, Teri Polo and Blythe Danner, with Jessica Alba, Laura Dern and Harvey Keitel joining the cast. Hopefully, the Fockers will call it quits after this. We don’t need these in-laws coming to visit again. PG-13 for mature sexual humor throughout, language and some drug content. 98 minutes.

“The Tourist” Rated PG-13 ★★1⁄2 It’s probably best to head into this with the mindset that you’re going on an actual vacation yourself. If you’re in the mood for mindless, escapist fun — dazzling scenery and elegant evenings — you’ll be fine. There are all the obligatory chases and shootouts you’d expect, but you never get the sense that anyone’s in real danger. There are twists, but they won’t make you think too hard. Watching Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie bounce off each other isn’t torture. It’s probably also best not to let the pedigree of the people behind the movie trick you into expecting something more substantive than you’re going to get. “The Tourist” is the first Hollywood film from Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, whose debut, “The Lives of Others,” won the foreign-language Oscar in 2007. It comes from a script that’s credited to Henckel von Donnersmarck, Christopher McQuarrie (“The Usual Suspects”) and Julian Fellowes (“Gosford Park”). PG-13 for violence and brief strong language. 105 minutes. “How Do You Know” Rated PG-13 ★ How do you know when a film is horrible? Here, it’s pretty obvious. Nothing about this would-be romantic comedy ever gels - neither the romance nor the comedy and, worst of all, not the characters. Individually likable ordinarily, Reese Witherspoon and Paul Rudd make zero sense together here as a couple. Most shockingly of all, “How Do You Know” comes from someone who should know better: writerdirector James L. Brooks, who’s proven himself more than capable of finding just the right tone or the perfectly poignant turn of phrase. Here, everything feels off. Witherspoon stars as a softball player who’s just been cut from the U.S. team. She’s torn between Rudd, who plays a corporate executive, and Wilson a pitcher for the Washington Nationals (a bit of casting that isn’t believable for one second). Meanwhile, Jack Nicholson goes to waste in a handful of scenes as Rudd’s father and boss. PG-13 for sexual content and some language. 116 minutes.

— All reviews by The Associated Press

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â&#x2DC;&#x2026;Â˝ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gulliverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s travelsâ&#x20AC;? Rated PG cian ships or simply strolling among the sand-castle-sized buildings of Lilliput are far more interesting to watch than any of the exchanges he and the little people have among themselves. The movie was needlessly converted to 3-D. The images are not blurry and distracting as some 3-D conversions have been, but neither are they terribly impressive, adding nothing but a few extra dollars to the price of a ticket.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gulliverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Travelsâ&#x20AC;? is preceded by an animated short featuring Scrat, the squawking little guy from the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ice Ageâ&#x20AC;? movies, whose next feature-length installment is due out in 2012. Scratâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been chasing his beloved acorn for so long, and the new short pounds him into such a pulp, that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all starting to seem a little sadistic. As for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gulliverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Travels,â&#x20AC;? maybe by the bookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 300th anniversary in 2026, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be time for a new bigscreen version. And maybe a new qualityover-commerce attitude will have taken hold in Hollywood then, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get a smart, classy take on Gulliver. Could happen.

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Photos, from far left: 1. Photo by Alan Murray — Colton Liquin, 7, throws an atlatl during a museum event in August 2010. 2. Michelle Hyden, 5, and her sister, Alyssa Hyden, 9, learn about soil layers during the August event. 3. Photo by Eli Lucero — A clay pot on display at the museum. 4. Photo by Alan Murray — play artifacts shot during the August event.

A satisfying Saturday: USU museum offers popular lecture series

f you’re looking for a unique way to spend a Saturday on a tight budget, it’s hard to beat “Saturdays at the Museum,” a weekly event hosted by the Museum of Anthropology at Utah State University each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. And if you’re a big Indiana Jones fan, this week’s presentation could hold particular interest. “Indiana Jones: Hollywood vs. Reality” compares the highly romanticized view of archaeology presented in the four Indiana Jones movies with the realities faced by real-life archaeologists. Indy’s penchant for death-defying escapes and his ability to take never-ending amounts of bodily punishment aside, the very way the character practices his chosen field of endeavor is in itself a departure from how archaeologists operate. “A normal archaeologist, a real archaeologist, would never do what he does,” Saturdays Coordinator Melissa Allen says. “He wouldn’t use human parts as torches and such.” Allen’s presentation will look at the changing role of archaeology from the wholesale plundering of antiquities in the 19th and early 20th centuries to the various laws now in place to protect archaeological sites. “I’m in the process of making a couple of educational posters so people can see antiquities acts and laws and the difference between Indiana Jones and real archaeology,” Allen said in an interview with The Herald Journal on Wednesday. “And I’ll have all four movies going all day, so people can come and just sit and watch the movies.” Aside from being able to see all four films, there will be other activities directed

to younger participants. Kids will be able to decorate their own “crystal skulls” with frosting and sprinkles, among other activities. “We’ve got a treasure hunt that focuses on the exhibits, so they get their paper and they have to go around to all the exhibits and look for their clues, and they’ll get a treat at the end of that,” Allen said. “And then I’ve just made some different fun codes and cyphers that they can take home, like the flag one and one that Julius Caesar made, and Morse code and the alchemist’s code.” This Saturday’s event is just part of what has been a transforming program for the museum since its inception in 2007. “We’re kind of tucked away here in Old Main, and it’s a little difficult to find our museum,” Monique Pomerleau, curator of the Museum of Anthropology, said Wednesday. “Our hours are 8 to 5, Monday through Friday, and before 2007 we weren’t open over the weekend. So the idea of the Saturdays program was to extend our museum and open it to the Cache Valley community. And it has been tremendously successful; through the years, we have increased our visitation three-fold since we started the ‘Saturdays’ program. It’s been really a wonderful program, and it’s something that we can’t really do without anymore.” The whole reason behind “Saturdays at the Museum,” as Pomerleau explained, like the museum as a whole, is community outreach, particularly to families. “What’s really exciting about the program is that it’s free to the public,” she said. “I know Cache Valley families are large; it’s difficult to find really good entertainment and educational opportunities for free, and our

museum is free. And all of these events are open to the public free; there’s free parking on Saturdays. It’s just a way for us to reach out to the local community and just be more a part of the community.” And they’re not leaving anybody out, either, when it comes to community outreach. “We’re starting to reach out to the Latino community as well, which at the moment comprises 11 percent of the population in Logan city,” Pomerleau said. “And so for us, we really want to include that demographic, bring them to our museum, and in the past we have had a couple of events we have focused on the Spanish-speaking community and offered events in Spanish. And those were extremely popular events, and we were able to pull in 150 on one event and then 180-plus folks on the other event. So we’re really just trying to reach out as best we can to the local community.” “Plus we don’t want people to feel like, once they’ve been here, they don’t need to come back,” Allen added. “They can continue to come here and there’ll be something new.” And with the “Saturdays at the Museum” program, Allen and Pomerleau have more events planned through the spring that will run the gamut from family-friendly events to important cultural discussions, each with something for everyone. “We try to keep our programing fresh and always keep it, as best as we can, anthropological,” Pomerleau said. “As we are an anthropological museum, an anthropology museum, we try and focus on culture, and that’s one of the things that’s so unique about our Spring 2011 programming is that it’s very varied and diverse, and it really hits a lot of different

demographics. It appeals to a number of different demographics that are represented in the Cache Valley community, and that’s the goal — to reach out to as many different folks as we can in the community and get them up here to our museum and see what we have to offer.” Pomerleau and Allen are very proud of the work they do at the museum and what it has to offer to Cache Valley. And they’re excited about the future of the museum and its programs and the growing connection they see between the museum and the community. “We’re kind of a hidden gem actually,” Pomerleau said. “I like to refer to us in that way — we’re a hidden gem. And folks who haven’t been here before, they walk in our museum, and they look around, and they read the exhibits, or they attend a ‘Saturdays’ event, and a lot of times they just say in awe, ‘I had no idea you guys were here.’ this is such an amazing resource for our community, it really is. So we need to get the word out. And as we continue to grow as a museum, the community is going to become more and more integral into that growth, and we want to hear from the community as to what their needs are and how we can turn their needs into something we can give back to them through our programming.” Free parking for “Saturdays at the Museum” is available in the adjacent lot, south of the Old Main building on the USU campus. For more information about the events, call museum staff at 797-7545 or visit the museum website at anthromuseum.usu.edu.

— Story by Chuck Nunn

Coming up at the museum

1/8 - Indiana Jones: Hollywood vs. Reality 1/15 - Civil Rights: A New Perspective 1/22 - Obsidian: Ancient Peoples and Local Landscapes 1/29 - Grandmothers and the Evolution of Human Life History 2/5 - Islam: A Discussion of Culture and Religion with the Logan Islamic Center 2/12 - Gara Cloth: The Colors of Sierra Leone 2/19 - How Sweet It Is: The History of Chocolate 2/26 - Standards of Beauty: Concept and Culture 3/5 - Holistic Medicine: Healing the Mind and the Body 3/12 - Spring Break: Museum Closed 3/19 - A Jewish Life with USU Professor Steve Siporin 3/26 - Traces of Fremont: Society and Rock Art in Ancient Utah 4/2 - Ancient Marketplace: Experience Mesoamerica 4/9 - The Navajo: Weaving a Tradition of Strength 4/16 - Topaz: The Internment of Japanese Americans in Utah 4/23 - Girl Scout Merit Badge (reservations required) 4/30 - Changing Masks: The Evolution of Theatre

A satisfying Saturday: USU museum offers popular lecture series

— Story by Chuck Nunn

Coming up at the museum

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Partial Thoughts

Photos of rare ice circles taken by Dallin Phillips at the Oneida Narrows in Franklin County, Idaho.

T THE END OF THE year I like to gather the little snowflakes of ideas that never quite came together into snowballs. I say snowflakes but they are really just scrapes of paper that litter my pockets and many flat surfaces in the house. Some are original modern-day aphorisms, others are just random caffeinated thoughts; I’m not sure which is which. 1. I don’t want a career doctor, I want someone with a fresh perspective: This was in response to the trend of electing people who have no background in public office until they reach national office. It has to require some skills not easily cultivated by being an actor, professional athlete or CEO of a company. I hope. 2. I hate our government, but the scary thing is, it’s still better than anything else. 3. The same people who tell you to “get a Mac” any time you complain about a PC problem are just as dogmatically stupid as the people who want everyone to speak English. 4. We only rent dogs: Really, nobody owns them; they will leave you for anybody who has a pocket full of liver and a warm couch. 5. I never thought I’d see the day football players had long hair. Even in the 60s, when everyone had long hair, football players were rednecks. Maybe the extra padding will prevent some concussions. 6. Stop using the word “Nazi” to describe everything from President Obama’s health care plan to people who demand correct spelling. It diminishes the true horror behind the word. 7. Mousetraps really don’t allow the executed to fully enjoy their last meal. 8. My grandfather used to drive around with a gun under his seat and wave it around when people cut him off in traffic. He was ahead of his time. Luckily so, because lots of people would shoot back at him now. 9. In the world of Facebook, your last words may go on forever. I have two Facebook friends who are now dead, but I still get notices

Slightly Off Center By Dennis Hinkamp

for their birthdays. It’s going to be a weird future for us baby boomers using social media. “Can’t tell if Dennis is dead or if the Internet is down. He hasn’t posted a thing in hours.” 10. If you find yourself getting angry about a parking spot, you are too dangerous to drive. 11. The guru goes to the mountaintop not to find truth, but rather to escape from it. 12. If you are a director who gives the dog in the movie a different name than its real name, you have an ego problem. Watch the credits sometime; “Sparky is played by Jake.” 13. Remember call waiting? The fact that it has nearly disappeared shows at least a small return to civility. Likewise for the lack of cell phones going off in theaters. 14. When you say, “you don’t get it” what you really mean is “I can’t communicate it.” 15. I still have parts of the ashes of both my parents and their last dog and I can’t tell them apart. Think about this when you request cremation in your will. Dennis Hinkamp wishes everyone a healthy 2011 and hopes to come up with a name for this decade soon. He is among a number of freelance writers whose columns appear in The Herald Journal.

“New Year” by Glenda Grindeland A new year begins for you and me. A resolution is given for others to see. No one remembers at the end of the year, The resolutions made and all of the tears. This New Year begins anew. There are new things for us to do. Holidays, birthdays, and free days from working all day. We mark calendars to show the way. Doctor appointments get in the way. Surgeries do not make your day. Calling loved ones from far away. For some it will make their day.

“Trailheads” by Gene Washington A memorial for young skiers killed in an avalanche in Dry Canyon on Jan. 11, 1997 Hearing the young voices in that long place, Grieving in their loss, for their dead friends, I sadly remember the faces, their grace, My own friends, now gone, from the Winds, Copper Mountain, Zermatt, Yosemite, Vail, Trailheads now remote in sight, out of touch, Steel Canyon, the Sinks, Sun Valley, Quail Hollow, it was freedom vested by toil, gruff joy, Mammoth and Whistler, not then having Children and wives to care for, to look after, We forced the high frozen surfaces, skiing, Climbing, till we could go no higher, master Of breathless air, scheming the next ascents Of the blood, Alta, Cortina, Aspen, the Dents.

“The Black Hole” by Melissa Barlow The mountain of steps make me feel like an ant. I climb up, up, up. Reaching the top, peering down into the precipice darkness seems to swallow me. I cross my arms like a mummy going into the underworld. Squeezing my eyes tight, I push off free-falling to my doom. Tiny bullets pelt me from every direction. I am the next victim. Down, down, down. Deeper, darker, deadlier. Then everything stops. I open my eyes, see the sky, then grin. I survived the black hole water slide!

“Poem with Multiple Titles” by Gene Washington (Contributed by readers) EXPECT BAD THINGS

CAREFUL…

LOOKING THE OTHER WAY THE OTHER SHOE

ELDER’S LAMENT NO REFUGE

THE WHINERS LAMENT

A WRENCH INTO THE WORKS

PROPHECY

BODY BLOW

GO FIGURE

SUCKER PUNCH ***

Beware of trusting in summer dreams. Listen! silence falls on the terrace. An intimation of the great darkness. Beware of beautiful days. Sad things happen on beautiful days. When you get happy, you get careless. Beware of having a plan. Your gaze is focused on the plan. That’s the moment when things start happening, Just outside your range of vision. Beware of expecting the normal,

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A memory at 70, a number Of grandchildren, a memorial To remember. Time is not impressed.

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Culture

Rockwell mural back in Vermont By The Associated Press

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mural by artist Norman Rockwell has been returned to its former home in Vermont’s capital, drawing a close to a yearlong dispute between state officials and a museum where it hung for 23 years. The black-and-white photograph, “Maple Sugaring in Vermont,” depicts a sugar house with smoke rising from its chimney as men — including Rockwell himself — tend sap buckets hanging on maple trees outside. Made in 1947, the 5-by-7-foot mural was commissioned by Rockwell friend Col. Henry Fairfax Ayres, who lent it to the state for display. The famed illustrator, whose paintings of farm scenes, apple-cheeked children and slices of Americana appeared for decades in The Saturday Evening Post, died in 1978. For about 14 years, he lived in Vermont, where he struck up a friendship with Ayres, a West Point grad and war veteran who was chairman of the Vermont Sugar Makers Association and is widely credited with improving maple sugaring methods. The mural hung in the lobby of the state Agency of Agriculture building in Montpelier for years. In 1987, the state lent it to the Norman Rockwell Museum of Vermont because building renovations had displaced it. At the Rutland museum, it came to anchor an exhibit popular with foliage-view-

ing visitors and Rockwell buffs. The state never sought to reclaim it. But last year, Agriculture Secretary Roger Allbee — who knew of the loan from twin brother Ronald, who held the agriculture secretary job before him — began making inquiries at the museum. “They said ‘No, we own it,’” said Allbee, standing in front of the mural Monday. The museum’s curator, Rachel Lynes-Bell, says it wasn’t as simple as that. “It’s not like we’ve had it for a couple of years. We’ve had it for 23 years. You’d walk into the museum and boom, it was what you saw, along with a write-up about the mural and the reasons behind it and the man it was gifted to,” she said. “We had to dig and find every archive we could, because we had it so long. Having something that’s the centerpoint of a collection for 23 years, it’s something that has to be researched. That was the only reluctance we had. We thought it was a tragedy because we’ve grown such ties to it,” she said. At first, the museum challenged the state to prove ownership. The state attorney general’s office was enlisted, doing research on the mural’s provenance and contacting Ayres’ grandson, who wanted it returned to the state and offered to sue the museum to reclaim it if all else failed. “There were some issues, because it had been at

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Roger Allbee, Vermont’s Agriculture Commissioner, stands by the newly-returned Norman Rockwell photo mural on Monday in Montpelier, Vt.

the museum for so long, about ownership and who had what right to it,” said

Assistant Attorney General Mark Patane, who represented the state. “We did

some research and some historical archives and talked to some of the people who were around at the time this happened.” “They recognized that we were probably correct in our analysis,” he said. Last week, it was hung in a second-floor hallway of the Agency of Agriculture’s office building, across the street from the Statehouse. “The mural is lovely and an authentic representation of sugaring in Vermont — our signature product,” Allbee said. He’s thrilled to have it back in the capital. The museum curator isn’t. “It’ll be seen more at the Rockwell Museum than it will be over at the Department of Agriculture. But it’s not my place to say either,” Lynes-Bell said.

* This week’s New York Times Best-seller List * HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Dead or Alive” by Tom Clancy 2. “The Confession” by John Grisham 3. “Cross Fire” by James Patterson 4. “The Girl...The Hornet’s Nest” by Stieg Larsson 5. “Full Dark, No Stars” by Stephen King PAPERBACK (TRADE) FICTION 1. “The Girl ... The Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson 2. “The Girl ... Played with Fire” by Stieg Larsson 3. “House Rules” by Jodi Picoult 4. “The Art of Racing In The Rain” by Garth Stein 5. “Cutting For Stone” by Abraham Verghese HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. “Decision Points” by George W. Bush 2. “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand 3. “Earth (The Book)” by Jon Stewart and others 4. “Life” by Keith Richards with James Fox 5. “Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 1” by Mark Twain PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. “Inside of a Dog” by Alexandra Horowitz 2. “Eat, Pray, Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert 3. “What the Dog Saw” by Malcolm Gladwell 4. “Just Kids” by Patti Smith 5. “The Zombie Survival Guide” by Max Brooks

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1970s style making a comeback By The Associated Press

HE WIDE-LEG trousers, below-the-knee dresses and off-theshoulder peasant tops headed our way in 2011 mark the beginning of a highly stylized trip down memory lane through the 1970s. Could an avocado kitchen be far behind? Trendwatchers find many sociological parallels between the 70s and the current climate — a time when working women were seen as coming into their own, a period of economic instability and a party-hard attitude. That, they said, could bring back more than a few trends. People are no longer looking to revolt. They want more of a “quiet rebellion,” said Marian Salzman, president of Euro RSCG Worldwide PR. That can be interpreted in a plaid lumber jacket on a city street, men’s half-groomed mustaches and beards, and mashups of seemingly clashing colors. There’s heritage and nationalism flowing on the runways with designers sticking to signature

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These Sept. 12 file photos show the Diane von Furstenberg spring 2011 collection modeled during Fashion Week in New York.

pieces, with Americans doing more sportswear and Italians the sexy thing, for example. “I think there’s a backlash in fashion against all the futurism and athletic references we’ve seen,” said Andrea Praet, trend director of forecasting firm StyleSight. “Minimalistic is still important, but so is authenticity. It’s about just getting out there

and living.” Gucci Westman, the Revlon global artistic director, really sees power and confidence coming through, especially for women. “A lot of the look for next year is celebrating female power and really showing the powerful (Helmut) Newton sort of woman, the woman who really

holds her own,” she said. “She’s sensual, confident and incredibly accomplished, but also beautiful and aware of herself.” It’s nice to reflect upon the style icons of the ‘70s — Lauren Hutton and Diane von Furstenberg, for example — because they balance glamour and approachableness, Westman said. In her world of makeup, lip stain could be an “it” item because it also straddles two worlds: It’s not fussy but it also can’t be ignored, she said. (Don’t go back to cumbersome ‘70s skin care, though, Westman added. Sometimes advancement is a good thing.) Praet can envision the ease and old-school femininity of gingham and floral fabrics (a la Liberty of London) translating into interiors, especially sheets, towels and a return to wallpaper. And, in fact, she did a report for clients on the resurgence of the avocado green color. On the more glamorous front, Studio 54-style jewel tones, gold accents, and sheer and satin fabrics embrace a bit of a

more conspicuous consumer, Praet observed. “People are feeling a little more optimistic. There’s the feeling of wanting to go out and party, and not being ashamed of that. People are still conscientious of what they’re spending their money on, but there’s a return to fun — it’s almost a provocative, underlying exhibitionism.” She pointed to the successful retrospective of performance artist Marina Abramovic at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, which was raw and glamorous at the same time. Music of the day expressed a frustration particularly among young adults that, despite fulfilling their part of the bargain to go to college, became educated and fairly responsible. Riches weren’t theirs for the taking, Salzman said. Surely, any recent college graduate can relate. People stuck closer to home, taking road trips and attending family reunions, Salzman said. It’s not quite the same as today’s staycations but in line with a more insular, homey vibe.

‘Tablet & Pen’ showcases Middle Eastern writers By The Associated Press

HE WEST’S VIEW OF the Middle East as mysterious, exotic and savage has changed little since the days of Napoleon more than 200 years ago. The new anthology “Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes From the Modern Middle East,” edited by University of California, Riverside creative writing professor Reza Aslan, aims “to provide a different, more authentic perception of this rich and complex region, an image not fashioned by the descriptions of invaders, but rather one that arises from the

diverse literatures of its most acclaimed poets and writers.” The collection showcases many literary giants but also introduces readers to lesserknown talent from the region. An impressive variety of short stories, poems and essays have been translated — many for the first time — from Arabic, Turkish, Persian and Urdu. An excerpt from Aziz Nesin’s memoir “Istanbul Boy” transports the reader to a time when a woman would recruit a neighborhood boy to rock her baby’s hammock while she cooked. Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh’s beautifully written short story “Persian Is

Sugar” highlights the diversity of his people through the characters of cellmates in a makeshift jail. The partition of India and creation of Pakistan is thoroughly humanized in the nail-biting “The First Morning” by Intizaar Hussein. Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani pens a heartrending letter to a friend awaiting him in California in “Letter From Gaza.” He recalls returning home on vacation after working abroad: “This Gaza was more cramped than the mind of a sleeper in the throes of a fearful nightmare, with its narrow streets that had their peculiar smell, the smell of defeat and

poverty.” And yet, Kanafani says he cannot leave it and its people behind. In his introduction to the book, Aslan writes that the anthology is not to be “tasted in disparate bits” but rather consumed as a whole to appreciate the sustained narrative. Perhaps this is true for students of literature who divine greater meaning from the passages, but for the average reader, such a requirement seems unnecessary. Not every author featured will resonate with every reader, but “Tablet & Pen” is sweeping enough — in style, content, form — to at least partially satisfy all.

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Culture

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Crossword 96

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by Myles Mellor and Sally York Across 1. Sodium, e.g. 7. Like some eyes 14. Turkish capital 20. Went wrong 21. Good enough 22. Hindu wives 23. Devices capturing inward images? 26. Prefix with lock or knock 27. Common Market inits. 28. Kind of house 29. Green land 30. Hands 33. Marmalade ingredient 34. Most plentiful 36. Skeleton’s place? 39. Highlands hillside 41. Very, in music 42. Granola bit 43. Nuclear ___ 45. Jabber 47. Homely tangelo? 50. The greenhouse gas is expelled? 55. Art movement 56. Sewer access 57. Needle point? 58. Fed. agency 60. Stair part 63. Cotillion girl 64. Bubbler 66. Regret strongly 69. Hankering 72. Glove compartment item 74. Embroidery stitches

75. Prepares meat, in a way 77. ___ ipsa loquitur 79. Absolute 81. Kind of testing 82. Prankster’s projectile 83. More bare 86. Inkling 90. Structure storing a realm’s valuables? 95. Christian name 96. Degree in math? 97. Saturn satellite 98. Future fish 99. Layers 102. Proof goof 103. Some cigarettes 105. Shock 108. Author Roald 110. Container weight 111. Gray wolf 112. Muhammad’s trainer 114. Fall behind 116. Kind of water 120. Scheme for regulating rights? 125. Contributes 126. More gangling 127. In a spooky manner 128. Student, at times 129. Ocellus 130. Mortarboard attachment Down 1. Floating, perhaps 2. Describe 3. Granny ___

Answers from last week

4. Capers 5. Island chain? 6. Bachelor’s last words 7. Hornswoggle 8. Like some proportions 9. Truncation indication: abbr. 10. Baked entree 11. Brush off 12. Kind of seal 13. Not kosher 14. Rockcress 15. ‘60s hot spot 16. Stocking type 17. High spot 18. Backs 19. It’s a plus 24. ___ Age 25. Sonatas, e.g. 31. Judges 32. Case 33. Big Sky ___ 35. Chitchat 36. Open to all 37. Poor, as excuses go 38. Auricular 39. Double star 40. Horse coloring 41. Nile slitherer 44. A bit 45. Tolkien creature 46. Tiny creature 48. Slow, musically 49. Bonehead 51. Tender spots 52. Atlantic food fish 53. Untilled tract 54. Klutzy 59. 3,600 secs. 61. Invigorate 62. Beef on the hoof 65. Pungent 66. Trip producer

67. Bearded 68. Dolphins’ home 70. Pioneer in Surrealism 71. Not o’er 73. City in Colorado 76. College frat. 78. Jamaican music 80. “How ___!” 84. Kind of alcohol 85. Bottomless 87. Calamitous 88. Form of ether 89. Matures

91. Comfort food 92. Coast Guard officer: abbr. 93. Victim of Pizarro 94. “Laughable Lyrics” writer 100. “Seinfeld” regular 101. Monthly budget item 102. Beachwear 104. Gentlemen: abbr. 105. Was out 106. Chef’s hat 107. Borders on

108. Break down 109. Peerless 110. Business card abbr. 113. Whorl 114. Sundae topper 115. Medicinal plant 117. Inventor Elisha 118. Strike out 119. ___ nitrate 121. Get prone 122. Service award 123. Harden 124. Pro vote

Lescroart delivers again By The Associated Press

NE OF THE BEST LEGAL O thriller writers in the business hits another home run in his latest page-turner, “Damage.” Wes Farrell begins the job of district attorney for the city of San Francisco and immediately sinks into a nightmare case. Roland Curtlee, a man in jail for 10 years for the rape and murder of a woman, has his case thrown out. While waiting for a new trial, the judge grants

him bail, a move that sends shock waves through both the local community and the legal realm. Soon after this happens, homicide detective Abe Glitsky learns of a woman who was strangled. Her killer burned the body and any incriminating evidence. When the DNA results come back, Glitsky learns that the victim

had accused Curtlee of rape during his first trial. Glitsky knows Curtlee is guilty, but he needs solid evidence to arrest him. Of course, Curtlee is the perfect cringeinducing villain who enjoys his newfound freedom. Author John Lescroart knows how to juggle the legal world and make it interesting to the reader. He also has keen insight into the machinations of the thriller genre.

Friday An opening reception for “The Kids Are Alright” photography exhibit by Heather Parkinson will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave. Includes live music from Kris Krompel. Stokes Nature Center invites curious toddlers, ages 2 to 3, to join us for Parent Tot from 10 to 11 a.m. on Friday. Explore animals, plants and nature through music, crafts and games. This program is parent interactive, and all toddlers must have a parent present to participate and explore along with their child. The program fee is $3 ($2.50 for SNC members). To register, call 435-755-3239 or visit www.logannature.org. The Cache Senior Center will have lunch at noon with Bingo starting at 12:30.

Saturday The Utah Fibromyalgia Association will meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday in room #5/6 at the Logan Regional Hospital. Our program this month is a patient video presentation for understanding how fibromyalgia affects women who have had a hysterectomy or are post-menopausal. “Fibromyalgia: Advances in Theory and Practice” is presented by Dr. Patrick Wood of Pacific Rheumatology Associates. For more information, call Christy at 764-7693. The Western singing duo Tumbleweeds will perform from 6 p.m. to closing on Saturday at the Cracker Barrel Cafe in Paradise. Cache Pilates Studio is offering a free pilates interval class on the cardio tramp at 9:30 a.m. or 10 a.m. on Saturday. To reserve your spot, call Tora at 787-8442 or leave a studio voicemail at 753-3633. Registration for spring semester will be helds from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 8, with a free new client class from noon to 1 p.m. A 15-week semester is $150. The Cache Valley Folk Dancers and The Bridger Folk Music Society will host their monthly contra dance at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Whittier Community Center, 290 N. 400 East. This month live music will be provided by contra musicians The FourPotatoes Three with calling by our usual pool of talented local callers. A $6 donation is suggested; $3 for children under 12. Beginners and families welcome; all dances are taught. For more information, call 753-2480 or 753-5987 or visit www.bridgerfolk.org.

The Bridger Folk Music Society presents a concert with Gigi Love at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at Crumb Brothers Bakery, 291 S. 300 West in Logan. Gigi will be accompanied by mandolin player Paul Rasmussen. Tickets are $13 and are available at the door or by calling (435) 757-3468. Seating is very limited, so advance purchase is recommended. For more information, go to www.bridgerfolk.org or http://www.gigilove.com. Stokes Nature Center invites all ages to take a snowshoe hike from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday at Green Canyon with birder Bryan Dixon of the Bridgerland Audubon Society. Wintertime bird residents include chickadees, nuthatches, and pymy owls. Participants should dress for the weather and bring binoculars. Cocoa, snacks and snowshoe rental are included. This program is free. Registration is required. Call 755-3239 or visit www.logannature.org. The 2011 annual winter social of the Bridgerland Back Country Horsemen will be at 6 p.m. on Saturday at Birch Creek Elementary School, 675 W. 200 North, Smithfield. The meal will be roast beef with all the trimmings, with entertainment by Saddle Serenade. Cost is $35 per family, $30 per individual, and includes a 2011 membership to BBCH and BCHU. For information contact Steve Hales at 512-2400.

Sunday Katie Jo will perform live music from 12 to 2 p.m. on Sunday at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave.

Monday Learn the basics of Windows during a class from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Monday, at the Logan Tabernacle, 50 N. Main. Includes navigation, managing files and folders, customizing the desktop, etc. Includes navigation using Windows Explorer. This class is designed for the beginning computer user. Free. Pre-registering by calling the Family History Center at 755-5594 and get a priority for a seat in the classroom. Common Ground Outdoor Adventures will hold a New Year Open House from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday at the office, 335 N. 100 East. Snacks will be served. The Logan Chapter of NARFE will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Monday at the Cache Senior Citizens Center. The program will be presented by Gerald and Carolyn Olson with a slide show titled

“Discovering Egypt.” All retired and active federal employees and their spouses are encouraged to attend.

upstairs at The Book Table. There is no charge. For more information, call 7532930 or 753-8844.

A USU emeriti luncheon with Dr. Jack Keller will be held at the Copper Mill Restaurant from noon to 3 p.m. on Monday at the Copper Mill. Cost is $12.50 per person. Please RSVP to Nancy Potter, 797-2055, nancy.potter@usu.edu.

The first meeting of the Cache Valley branch of the Modern Quilt Guild will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Suppose Quilt Boutique, 21 N. State St., Preston. The group unites those who love fresh, contemporary fabric and patchwork.

Tuesday The Bear River Tai Chi Chuan Society will hold the first session of its winter quarter beginning class from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 11, at the Whittier Community Center. The introductory lesson is free. For more information, call 5638272 or visit www.bearrivertaichi.org. The Cache Valley Watercolor Society will hold its January general membership meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 11, at the Logan City Library, 255 N. Main. Critique will be at 6:30 p.m.; the general membership meeting is at 7 p.m. The guest artist will be Colleen Howe. Learn how to use Ancestral Quest, a family history database, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 11, at the Logan Tabernacle, 50 N. Main St. Free. Pre-register by calling the Family History Center at 755-5594 and get a priority seat in the classroom. Common Ground Outdoor Adventures will visit Crystal Hot Springs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday. Cost is $3; transportation provided. Volunteers are always needed. Common Ground has been providing outdoor recreation for people with disabilities since 1993. For more information, go to www.cgadventures.org or call 713-0288. Common Ground is located at 335 N. 100 East.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness, Cache Valley Affiliate, will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, at 90 E. 200 North. Traci Achuleta of Options for Independence will offer the presentation. For more information, call 787-4165. The Cache Valley Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, at the Logan Library. Lynn Lemon, Cache County exectuive, will give a presentation on the history of county government.

Thursday The USU Extension Office in Cache County will present a nutrition class and cooking demonstration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday in the Multipurpose Room of the Cache County Administration Building, 179 N. Main St. The topic will be “Weight Management in 2011.” A light lunch will be served. Cost is $3 per person at the door or $2 per person if prepaid 24 hours prior to class. To reserve your spot, call 752-6263. Learn how to conduct Danish Genealogy research from 1 to 3 p.m. on Thursday at the Logan Tabernacle, 50 N. Main St. The class will be repeated from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday as requested. Free. Pre-register by calling the Family History Center at 755-5594 and get a priority seat in the classroom.

Wednesday

Ongoing events

Lisa Clawson, owner of Great Harvest Bread, will share some of her favorite New Year foods from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the Macey’s in Providence.

A weekly Peace Vigil is held from 5:30 to 6 p.m. on Fridays on the east side of Main Street between Center St. and 100 North. For more information, e-mail info@ loganpeace.org or call 755-5137.

The Towne Singers are starting their spring rehearsals and would like to invite new singers to join us. All men’s and women’s voices are welcome. Rehearsals are held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. each Wednesday at the Dansante building, 59 S. 100 West. For more information, call Karen Hoffman at 563-5177. Scott Bradley hosts a weekly class on the Constitution titled “To Preserve The Nation” at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays

Ye Olde Tyme Quilters meet at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays at OPTIONS for Independence, 1095 N. Main St. Lunch will follow. Prices will vary. For more information or to schedule free transportation, contact Royella at 753-5353 ext 105. The Post-Mormon Community’s Cache Valley chapter meets every Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at a local restaurant. For more information call Jeff at 770-4263.

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