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A tulip arrangement is on display during a floral design class at the Providence Macey’s last week. Whether you love the aroma or simply want some color in a dull room, flowers are an intricate and exciting part of our lives. Hear from the professionals and learn some new and unique floral arrangement techniques on Page 8. Photo by Braden Wolfe/Herald Journal

From the editor

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HIS WEEK’S FEATURE story on floral arrangements made me think about the outdoors, which made me think about the sun, which made me realize I can’t remember the last time I was really, honestly warm for an extended period of time.

Our office is so cold, a co-worker and I have pulled over a space heater that others in the building periodically wander over to to warm their hands. Sometimes it looks like we’re having a pow-wow with people gathered around the fire; my assistant editor keeps promising to bring in marshmallows for a roast, but he hasn’t pulled through yet.

Last night I was so cold at home that I threw my big, fuzzy Utah Jazz blanket into the dryer for 20 minutes just so I could immediately pull it out and curl up in it on the couch. Sometimes I’ll drive

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around the block an extra time or two with the heat blasting in my car, simply to savor a few additional minutes of warmth before I walk into the frozen tundra that is The Herald Journal.

I was watching a show on TV the other day where the characters all went camping, and it made me pine for summer so badly I almost teared up. This time of year is always the worst for that — the air is filled with gunk, it’s ice cold outside, the inversion is blocking my view of the mountains, the snow on the sides of the roads is hard and black. There are few pleasures in life I enjoy more than walking out of an airconditioned building in the middle of the summer and standing outside, feeling the hot sun beat down on my neck.

But for now I’ll just have to try and enjoy the space heaters, dryer-warmed blankets and extra cups of coffee while I patiently wait for spring.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

— Jamie Baer Nielson Cache Magazine editor

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This cat is available for adoption!

Pet: Fifi From: Four Paws Rescue Why she’s so lovable: “One-year-old Fifi is sweet, quiet, neat and loyal. She is nervous in new situations but with your love and patience, she will feel at ease in no time. She is declawed so it would be unsafe for her to go outside. She was raised from a tender age without other pets, so she finds dogs and other cats scary.” Adoption fee for Fifi is $75, which includes her spaying and vaccinations. To meet her, contact Sheri at 787-1751.

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.

USU to present one-act operas

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TAH STATE University Opera Theatre will present one-act operas and scenes at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 and 30 at the Caine Lyric Theatre, 28 W. Center, Logan. Tickets can be purchased from the Caine School of the Arts Box Office (797-8022), online at boxoffice.usu.edu or at the Caine Lyric Theatre one hour before curtain on the two performance days. Everyone is invited.

Featured will be the premiere of a new opera for children by undergraduate student Shane Mickelsen based upon the Grimms’ fairy tale “The Wolf and the Seven Kids.” Forty USU opera singers, community children and instrumentalists will join for the premiere of this comedy,

with the composer conducting.

Opening the program will be the “Act I Finale” from Mozart’s 18th century comic opera, “Cosí Fan Tutte” (“Women Are Like That!”).

The Mozart opera scene will be followed by a contrastingly serious one-act opera by Gustav Holst, Sãvitri, based on Indian legend. Dr. Lynn Jemison-Keisker, director of the Utah State University Opera Theatre program, will be pianoconductor with Merillee Broadbent, duo-pianist for the Mozart scene, and for Sãvitri.

Guest stage director for the Mozart scene is USU alumna Karlee Heaps, and guest stage director for the Holst and Mickelsen one-act operas is Utah State Theatre Arts faculty member Adrianne Moore.

‘Hobbit’ comes to life through puppetry ONTREAL’S M Théâtre Sans Fil, a larger-than-life theatrical

puppet company, will bring its production of “The Hobbit” to Cache Valley for a single matinee performance at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

Tickets are $8, $9, $10 and $12 and can be purchased online at www.EllenEccles Theatre.org or at the Cache Valley Center for the Arts Ticket Office in the Bullen Center. For more information, call 752-0026.

Founded in Quebec in 1971 by Artistic and General Director André Viens, the Théâtre Sans Fil (“Theatre Without Strings”) is a giant puppet company initially inspired by the expressive Japanese tradition of Bunraku theater. Bunraku style uses large puppets that are manipulated by camouflaged performers instead of marionette strings. The puppets are controlled by a puppeteer who dresses in black and stands behind

the puppet. Théâtre Sans Fil has taken its productions to the next level by combining the wizardry of contemporary technical theater, magical special effects and modern set design with life-sized puppets. This highly successful production has received awards and standing ovations throughout the world.

This puppet production of “The Hobbit” was created in 1979 and became an instant international success, including playing

to sold-out houses at the 1984 Olympics. Fantasy, poetry, make-believe and magic have always figured strongly in TSF’s texts, along with unusual and heroic characters. Thus far, Théâtre Sans Fil has given more than 3,000 performances and brought close to 3 million spectators from more than 20 countries and four continents into the fantastic and enchanted world of its productions.

For more information, visit www.TheatreSansFil.ca.

Take a biblical journey with Joseph USIC THEATRE M West will present the U.K. version of “Joseph and the

Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at 7:30 p.m. through Feb. 1 at USU’s Morgan Theatre.

A matinee will play at 3 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 30. Tickets are available by calling 797-8022 or online at csaboxoffice.usu.edu.

“Joseph” is a musical retell-

ing of the biblical account of Joseph of Egypt’s prophetic rise to power filled with a variety of musical styles, local references and rivalries, and plenty of laughs. The production incorporates the local talents of a full orchestra conducted by local composer Jay Richards and a cast consisting of a dozen USU students, teachers, doctors,

bankers, housewives and 38 cast members between the ages of 4 and 16. This talented ensemble, from Hyrum to Richmond, successfully managed to choreograph and stage the entire show in 14 rehearsals.

For information on tickets, contact the Caine Box Office at 797-8022 or visit csaboxoffice. usu.edu.

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Rhythm

2010 Wassermann celebrates diversity

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IVERSITY IS KEY to the 2010 Wassermann Festival at Utah State University. The long-running piano festival sports diversity among the performers and repertoire, with the addition of a jazz artist in this year’s offerings.

This year’s festival will open Thursday, Feb. 11, with a performance by Stephen Hough. The 2009 Van Cliburn Feb. International Piano Competition gold medalist, Haochen Zhang, will perform Tuesday, Feb. 23, and jazz performer Bill Mays will play Tuesday, March 23. Concerts start at 7:30 p.m. in USU’s Manon Caine Russell-Kathryn

Caine Wanlass PerforAll artists who permance Hall. For tickets form at the Wasseror more information, mann Festival also provisit csaboxoffice.usu. vide master classes for edu, call 797-8022 or registered participants. contact Dennis Hirst The public is invited to at 797-3257 or dennis. attend those sessions at hirst@usu.edu. minimal cost throughThe Wassermann out the festival.

Festival is “Attending the masHough Zhang Mays presented by ter classes is similar a veteran performer, a young Departto having a back-stage 11 the gold-medal winner and a noted ment of Music in the pass to the festival,” Hirst said. jazz pianist.

Caine School of the “Guest artists typically share The USU festival honors Arts, and is directed by faculty personal insights into the expemember Dennis Hirst. Concerts Irving Wassermann, a noted riences that shape their musicpianist and educator, who estab- making. Classes often conclude and master classes are a part of lished the piano program at the festival, with offerings prewith question-and-answer sessented over a two-month period. USU and was a longtime faculsions, allowing audience memty member and department head bers to directly interact with This year’s lineup of artists includes a return appearance by in the music department. festival performers.”

Logan’s 8th annual Valentine’s Concert

Grammy winner Suzy Bogguss

HE LOGAN T Concert and Lecture series will present the eighth

Artist with Chicago Opera Theater, Opera North and Cedar Rapids Opera and was a 2006 Vocal Arts Scholarannual Valentine’s Concert ship winner from the Society at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, at of Singers. the Logan LDS Taberna• Tenor Aaron cle. This year’s 12 Blake makes his program will . b e F Utah Symphony feature the Utah /Utah Opera and Opera Symphony debuts this of Salt season Lake City with the with selecHoliday tions from Pops Conmusical cert and as theater, El Remencontempodado in rary and “Carmen.” classical • Brent song with Turner, a romantic baritone, theme. was most recently seen perAdmission is free and forming as a soloist in Utah everyone is invited.

Symphony’s performance • Soprano Chanel Wood of Bernstein’s Mass. is returning to Utah Opera • Namibian pianist Wilfor her second season as an ensemble artist. She has pre- lem van Schalkwyk has sented at least one solo recit- been a gold medalist and prize winner at several al every year since 2004. international piano compe• Mezzo-soprano Melissa Treinkman has been a Young titions.

The concert schedule opens with a solo recital by Hough, who makes a rare return appearance at the festival.

Hough is an internationally acclaimed pianist and among his far-ranging and numerous accomplishments, he was awarded a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship in 2001.

The festival’s next performer is Zhang, the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition gold medalist. The youngest competitor in the competition, Zhang captured the top prize four days after his 19th birthday.

The third and final offering at the 2010 Wassermann Festival breaks new ground with an appearance by jazz pianist Mays.

UZY BOGGUSS S will perform with special guest Hillary Dodd at Frogley

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‘Choral Music Is for Lovers’ OLO POP ARTISTS JENNY S Jordan Frogley and Daniel Beck will heat up the Kent Concert Hall stage with

the American Festival Chorus at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 13, in their Valentine’s Day concert, “Choral Music Is for Lovers.” Tickets are $12, $16 and $18 and available at the CSA Box Office in 3 1 . the Chase Fine Arts Feb Center, 139-B; at the Eccles Theatre Ticket Office, 43 S. Main; by calling 797-8022; or online at www.americanfestivalchorus.org.

“This is going to be a celebration of love in all its various facets,” said music director Craig Jessop. “Romantic love, love of family, love of God, love of country, love of fellow man. It’s not just the romantic aspect.”

The concert will feature romantic favorites, traditional tunes to celebrate Valentine’s Day and a President’s Day tribute.

worked with Miles Davis, Luther Vandross and Sting.

The two brought together Nashville and New York 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, musicians, culling the best at the Ellen Eccles Theatre, of both worlds to 43 S. Main, Logan. Tickcreate an instantly ets are $20 to 16 engaging, . $30 in advance b e F groove-oriented or $25 to $35 at record the door. infused Various with jazz discounts rhythms are availand Bogable. For guss’ more signature informavocals. tion or to “Sweet purchase Danger,” tickets, like all of visit www.

Bogguss’ previous work, centerforthearts.us. is filled with songs full of “Multi” might be the emotional integrity. She best adjective to describe covers Chicago’s “If You singer/songwriter Bogguss Leave Me Now” and cre— multi-award-winning, ates a totally new vibe by multi-platinum and, as her stripping the song down new CD, “Sweet Danger,” to its emotional core and so expertly proves, multirebuilding it with a tight faceted. Bogguss co-proacoustic ensemble. duced the album with famed For more information, jazz/pop keyboardist and producer Jason Miles, who’s visit www.suzybogguss.com.

Vittles & Fiddles raises money for Whittier

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Photos, from top: Red Desert Ramblers; Dry Lake Band; Sassafras Folk String Band; Sarah Olsen

ARK YOUR CALENDARS produced their fourth recording, “Sassafras Jam,” which is available on iTunes. for an evening of good food, Members include Kristen Day, Genet music and fun as the Whittier Community Center hosts the 10th annu- Brown, Candice Kempton, Betty Leishman and Marianne Sidwell. al Vittles & Fiddles on Saturday, Jan. • The Dry Lake Band plays tradi30. Guests will enjoy dinner prepared by tions acoustic American bluegrass and a variety of Cache Valley’s finest chefs old-time music from before the turn while listening to live music performed by a host of local musicians. Dinner will of the 19th and 20 centuries through the 1940s — hard-living and hard-luck be served from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. After songs, train songs, jail songs, death dinner the chairs and tables will be songs, love and love-gone-wrong songs, cleared away and the evening will end with dancing from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Tick- spirituals, fiddle and banjo tunes, anyets are $12 for adults and $6 for children thing soulful. Band members include younger than 12.

Entertainment will be featured in two locations.

Performers on the Main Stage will include Red Desert Ramblers at 5:30 p.m., Sassafras at 6:45 p.m. and Dry Lake Band at 8 p.m. After dinner, head down to the Pink Room to enjoy coffee, dessert and musical performances in a more intimate setting. Performers in the Pink Café include Sarah Olsen at 6:15 p.m. and Juniper Day Guests enjoy dinner at last year’s Vittles & Fiddles fundat 7:15 p.m. raiser at the Whittier Community Center.

• The Red Desert RamCory Castillo (guitar, harmonica, blers play bluegrass, classic-country vocals); Liz Wooley (mandolin, vocals); and swing music. The five-member Kelin Gibbons (banjo, vocals); Lacey band has been honored by the InterJohnson (fiddle, vocals); and Wally Gibnational Bluegrass Music Association bons (bass). by being the first Utah band to ever be • Sarah Olsen is a piano/guitar player hired for an IBMA performance. Group with a passion for songwriting who members include Steve Hewson (lead specializes in acoustic folk music. She vocals, guitar, mandois a freshman at USU studying music lin); Richard Schmeling therapy. Olsen has played guitar for six (guitar, harmony vocals, years and has been performing and writmandolin); Rick Martinez (five-string banjo); Sharon ing songs for almost four years. She will Mitchell (hammered dulci- be releasing a CD later this year; to hear mer, harmony vocals); and some of her music, visit www.reverb Dave Bates (upright bass). nation.com/saraholsen.

The Whittier Community Center is • Sassafras Folk String housed in the historic Whittier School Band offers a mix of (built in 1908) at 290 N. 400 East in guitar, fiddle, mandolin, Logan. Many local civic, non-profit, arts banjo and bass. Their and educational organizations call the tight vocal harmonies are vibrant and lively, offering Whittier Center home. The center serves as many as 1,600 people in our coma mix of Celtic, bluegrass munity each week. Funds raised during and blues. This all-girl band won first place in the Vittles and Fiddles will go toward the 2008 American West Heri- Adventure Playground and upgrades in and around the building. For more infortage Center Battle of the mation, contact Dallin at 753-9008.

Folk Bands and recently

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Sundance Film Festival

Movies you might actually get to see

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ITH THE Sundance Film Festival almost over, it’s time to take a look at the films the people of Logan can expect to see come up here over the next year or so. Before we do that, though, I want to talk a little bit about what Sundance is like for the people thinking of heading up or those who have never been.

Sundance is, in a word, insane. It’s not often you’re absolutely surrounded by people who are exclusively talking about movies. For a film critic, it’s heaven. Life has suddenly stopped for everyone and all they care about is movies.

They’re talking about movies on the bus and on the street; strangers will approach you out of the blue and ask you what your favorite film has been and why. It’s glorious. For film lovers, there’s no better place.

The festival is always crowded. Park City’s free shuttles and buses are always full and they pack you in like sardines.

The audiences are some of the best around. It’s nice to be in a group of people who understand that even texting on your cell phone during a movie is annoying. If you’re a lover of film,

head up to Park City this weekend for an experience you won’t soon forget.

Now for the movies!

• “Cyrus” stars John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei and Jonah Hill. It’s sure to be released in the near future as it already has distribution through Fox Searchlight. Hill plays a son who is trying to break up his mother (Tomei) and her new boyfriend (Reilly). This is definitely Hill’s best performance — he’s finally shown us he can actually act instead of just being the loudmouthed, ranting comic relief.

• “Tucker and Dale vs.

Evil” is a satirical spoof on the slasher movie genre, completely ripping on movies like “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and “Scream.” Tucker and Dale are two fun-loving hillbillies who are judged to be killers by a bunch of hipster college kids out on a camping trip. Thinking Tucker and Dale are evil, the college kids try to kill them, but end up killing themselves instead. I think this film will find its way to a wide release sometime around the end of the year, and it’s sure to be a hit with anyone who liked “Zombieland.” I laughed through

The Reel Place

By Aaron Peck

nearly the entire movie.

• “Buried” has been picked up

by Lionsgate. Ryan Reynolds is the only person in the movie — he’s been buried alive in a coffin in the Iraqi desert with only a lighter, a pencil and a cell phone.

If you buy into the gimmick, which is essentially “Phone Booth” underground, then you’ll really enjoy this movie. It’s sus-

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penseful and fun, and will likely find success in the box office.

• “The Runaways” stars Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart. This isn’t the Stewart you know from “Twilight.”

OK, yes, she’s still angst-ridden and depressive, but now it’s for a good reason. It’s a biopic about the rise and fall of an all-girl rock band called The Runaways. While I thought it covered the rise and fall of the band all too quickly, it’s still a decent movie that is slated for wide release in mid-March.

• “The Extra Man” is sure to get wide distribution as it stars Kevin Kline and Paul Dano, and is directed by the same codirectors who made “American Splendor.” Kline plays the poorest aristocrat in the world, living the high life by schmoozing old rich women. He doesn’t have any money himself, but that doesn’t stop him from acting like he does. Only Kevin Kline could do this part. One of the funniest and most light-hearted films at Sundance this year.

• “Catfish” is, by far, the best thing I’ve seen at Sundance.

Wow — I really hope this gets a good distributor and finds a home in the hearts of everyone

who has ever used any type of social networking. “Catfish” is a documentary about a photographer from New York and an 8year-old girl from Michigan who creates an immaculate painting of a photograph and sends it along to the photographer, Niv. After Niv becomes involved with the little girl’s family through Facebook, he ends up getting involved with her halfsister and decides it may be time to meet all of them. What transpires is something so unbelievable it must be scripted — but it isn’t. It starts out light-hearted and genuinely funny then ends up in a very sad and disturbing place exploring souls that may not want to be seen. It’s a fantastic film, and probably the best documentary I’ve ever seen.

Sundance runs through Sunday, Jan. 31, but movies end Jan. 30. There’s sure to be a Best of the Fest for locals after the crowds have died down, but there’s still plenty to be excited about — a lot of these films will find themselves in local theaters sometime this year and now you know what to look forward to!

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“Tucker and D ale vs. Evil”

“The Runaways”

New this week “When in Rome” Rated PG-13 (N/A) A review for “When in Rome” was not available from The Associated Press before publication time. In lieu, please accept this synopsis from www.

RottenTomatoes.com: “Kristen Bell stars in this comedy as a young woman with an enviable problem: She has multiple men after her heart! She takes a trip to Italy to escape New York City, and there she makes the questionable decision to take coins from a fountain of love. Soon, a number of men (played by Danny DeVito, Jon Heder, Dax Shepard and Will Arnett) are awooing, and she doesn’t know what to do. Making things even tougher is the presence of a journalist (Josh Duhamel), who seems to display a real affection for her.” PG-13 for some suggestive content.

Still playing “Tooth Fairy” Rated PG ★★ Following the big-screen exploits of elves and bedroom monsters, tooth fairies were inevitably ready for their closeup. “Tooth Fairy” steals liberally from “Monsters Inc.” and “Elf,” among many others. It’s very much what you’d expect: a tale of optimism overcoming disbelief; family fare with comical casting (Julie Andrews as a Fairy Godmother); The Rock in a tutu. But despite its predictability and pat Hollywood cliche, “Tooth Fairy” is mostly charming, thanks largely to the toothy grins of Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock) and Stephen Merchant, the British comedian and Ricky Gervais sidekick.

Johnson plays a minor league hockey player who’s summoned to Tooth Fairy duty (Merchant plays his guide) to penalize his dream-dashing ways. Obvious puns (some from Billy Crystal in a cameo as a veteran fairy) and fully expected redemption follow. Johnson, a human Buzz Lightyear, and the spindly Merchant make the obvious material surprisingly winning. PG for mild language, some rude humor and sports action. 101 min.

“Edge of Darkness” Rated R ★★1⁄2 It’s been seven years since his last film, but Mel Gibson is still playing martyr. After righteously battling injustice in “Lethal Weapon,” “The Patriot,” “Payback” and others, Gibson plays Thomas Craven, a humble Boston police detective and single father to a 24-year-old daughter, Emma (Bojana Novakovic). When Emma is killed, Craven sets out to find the killer, a journey that leads him into a complex web of corporate and political cover-up. Hellbent in a beige raincoat, he attacks with little

New this week!

“Extraordinary Measures” Rated PG ★★ This medical drama has been marketed as another “Blind Side,” a true story about quiet heroism, doing the right thing and overcoming great odds. But imagine if “The Blind Side” had focused on the legal processes necessary for Michael Oher’s adoption instead of the football and spunky Sandra Bullock and you have an idea of the strange path “Extraordinary Measures” takes on its road to inspiration.

The movie tells the fictionalized story of the Crowley family, whose two youngest children are afflicted with Pompe disease, a metabolic disorder that leads to muscle degeneration and short life expectancy. The dad (Brendan Fraser) decides to fight for a cure, partnering with an eccentric scientist (Harrison Ford) to beat the clock and save his kids’ lives. The filmmakers strangely focus on funding and paperwork instead of the human drama with a lot of time spent watching Ford

and Fraser bicker and make investor presentations. The debut feature of CBS Films, who, next time, might want to deliver a film that veers a little farther from the kind of fare people can watch at home for free. PG for thematic material, language and a mild suggestive moment. 104 min.

“Sherlock Holmes” Rated PG-13 ★★★ Robert Downey Jr. is so NOT Sherlock Holmes. That’s not a hindrance — in fact, it’s a big help — as he and Guy Ritchie bring Arthur Conan Doyle’s Victorian-age detective into the modern world. Enough of the trappings are left in their brawn-over-brain action romp to make Downey a reasonably faithful embodiment of Holmes.

And of course, this is Downey, whose career resurgence rests on his ability to make the most unlikely role his own. The movie’s big failing is the drab story, a bit of nonsense revolving around a secret society and potentially supernatural doings.

But Ritchie compensates with exhilarating action, and the movie offers engaging interplay among Downey and Jude Law

self-regard. Now 54, Gibson is grayer and grimmer. The wildness and fire that once exploded unpredictably from Gibson is dimmed after several hard years for the actor.

But he fits well in “Darkness.”

Some might reasonably swear off films with Gibson, but there aren’t a lot of actors making movies that try to bring contemporary rage to the multiplexes. Perhaps, though, crusades needn’t always be a bloodbath. With Ray Winstone as a weary, philosophical government operative and Danny Huston as a slick CEO. R for strong bloody violence and language. 117 min. as Holmes’ sidekick Watson, Rachel McAdams as the woman in the detective’s life, Eddie Marsan as Scotland Yard Inspector Lestrade and Mark Strong as the bad guy. PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some startling images and a scene of suggestive material. 129 min.

— All reviews by The Associated Press

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Macey’s floral department supervisor Sarah Parslow leads a class on floral design in Providence last week.

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A of color to brighten your day

hether we love the aroma or simply want some color in a dull room, flowers are an intricate and exciting part of our lives.

You give them, get them and simply enjoy them. When planning a wedding they are chosen carefully, giving that extra sparkle to your big day.

And, with Valentine’s Day coming up, Macey’s floral department might just be your best, cheapest and unique bet to help you say “I love you.”

Sarah Parslow and her team are the ones to see. Staying up on trends and offering the best of her floral selection, Parslow and her team can create a beautiful, personal floral definition of you.

Parslow has been floral supervisor at

Macey’s in Providence for four year After traveling to Idaho from her na California to study at BYU-Idaho (th Ricks College), Parslow made her w to Logan after getting married. She received her associate degree in Hum ties, Arts and Social Sciences from Ricks, but sought out landscape arch ture with a minor in ornamental hort ture from Utah State University.

“My favorite part of this is seeing look on people’s faces when they co to pick stuff up,” Parslow said. “The just go, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s so much more than I expected.’ I love that. W dings are my favorite. That personal nection is what I really love.”

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ing one for an employee. If you’re planning a wedding, the florists ask that you give them at least two weeks in advance to get the flowers ordered and create the arrangements you want.

Valentine’ Day is upon us and it is admittedly one of the most stressful days of the year for Sarah and her crew. Flower prices go up for cupid’s holiday because of demand on shipments (generally they come from a huge warehouse in Europe, Sarah said). But if you want the best price, Macey’s can offer a large array of beauties for you — Sarah orders Valentine’s Day flowers in September in order to give customers the best pick and price.

She also emphasizes the need for something new — it’s not just about the rose anymore, she said. From daisies to

tulips, your valentine bouquet can be completely unexpected.

“It’s not hard to love flowers,” Sarah said. “Flowers can raise (your) mood.

So, talk to your honeys about doing something different for Valentine’s Day.” A passion for flowers is evident in Sarah’s character. Whether creating a bridal bouquet or arranging a small token for a birthday, flowers always bring a smile to her face. The most requested flower for the Macey’s florists? Gerber daisies, hands down.

“They’re fickle little daisies,” Sarah said. “They like to wilt. That’s the most popular. Also, calla lilies, and people don’t realize that they’re one of the most expensive flowers on the market. But they’re really beautiful. I’ve noticed that

I really love sticking with one flower. I find myself grouping just tulips, or delphinium, lilies — all in the same tone, in single vases and then grouping them. It depends on my mood. I used to not like the color orange, but these orange roses are my favorite right now.”

Another busy time for the ladies is high school dance season — they made 85 corsages for Mountain Crest’s homecoming dance last fall.

In creating your own arrangements, Sarah recommends starting with a goodlooking green, any green you want.

The greens are the support system for your arrangements, she said. Next, pick your favorite flowers. She said she would generally stay in the same color families, but it’s hard to mess up when

it comes to flowers. House plants can brighten your home, Sarah said, even in the gloomy winter.

“I really think anyone can do it. It’s easier for some and it’s all about practice,” Sarah said. “For me it’s easier because I do it every day, if I’m lucky.

Roses are really easy to work with because they have a long, linear shape.

When they open they fill in their own gaps. That’s why they are probably the world’s most popular flower. Orchids are also really easy to work with.”

So don’t be afraid to try it out on your own — design your own or let a floral design team send you home with something innovative for your kitchen table, entryway or bedroom. What’s better than flowers to brighten your day?

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Let me tell you a thing or two about a good, juicy steak ...

By Lael Gilbert For Cache Magazine

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Y EDUCATION at USU failed me.

Sure, it prepared me for a career and opened my eyes to the world, but it taught me nothing about steak.

I spent most of my time in the College of Natural Resources, where half my colleagues avoided meat for environmental, moral or health reasons.

The other half (of which I belonged) couldn’t afford it. So much for that big meaty bull, Aggies.

This all changed when I married a man with a job. My husband is a steak connoisseur. When we dine out, he invariably peruses the menu for a good cut of meat. He knows all the good steak places in Logan, and appreciates what goes into preparing a good, juicy T-bone.

What is it about men and meat? Is it a sociological connection to sharing the kill around the fire? Is it a psychological symbol of power over nature? A caloric necessity to fill the stomach? Does it taste really really really good?

I grew up somewhat cloistered from meat culture. The only kind of beef on our table was the ground kind. Then one evening after helping a neighbor cater a dinner I was presented my compensation … a lovely thick slab of Porterhouse dressed with tangy A1 sauce. Every solid juicy mouthful was heaven.

It was an inspiration, but not a conversion for me. I don’t automatically flip to the red meat section of every menu I hold. It seems like a missed opportunity when there is new food to try. I’ve often wondered if this is a function of gender, or just individual preference.

Do men need meat more than women?

They definitely eat more of

it. Men are more likely to eat meat than women, according to The FoodNet Population Survey completed in 2007 by B. Shiferaw. In a national survey, men ate more chicken, duck, veal and ham than women.

Women were more likely to eat fruits and vegetables such as carrots, tomatoes, strawberries and raspberries.

This may, in fact, be part of the reason women live longer than men. That cow may kill you, and not in the cool runningof-the-bulls-ofPamplona way.

Men and women who ate about 4½ ounces of red meat a day — the equivalent of a small steak — had a modest to moderate increase in overall mortality, as well as in cancer and cardiovascular disease, according to the National Cancer Institute in 2009. But we’re not going to dwell on that.

Your significant other eats significantly different than you do. But why?

Differences in eating styles between men and women are not based on nutrition, according to the Harvard School of Medicine. Caloric intake is based on body size and activity. More active people need more calories. Bigger people need more calories — irrelevant of gender. Both sexes need the same percentage of protein, fat and vitamins in their diet, with the exception of iron. While red meat is an excellent source of iron, it is the woman who needs it more.

The difference may be more practical. A Norwegian study on men and food called “I eat because I’m hungry, because it’s good and to become full” reports … actually, the title

pretty much says it all (Roos, Gun & Margareta Wandel, 2005). “Women have a, well, a thing about food. They want to make fancy food. … I just want (to eat) a lot and to eat it fast, and then I can go out and do something else,” reported a male eater in another study by the same authors.

Whatever your reason for eating steak, you don’t need to rely on a steakhouse for the essential (or occasional) red meat. You can turn out a beautiful steak at home. I had the opportunity to observe local steak experts Joyner Lofthouse and Bill Fillmore at work in the kitchen. These men have a combined 60 years experience cooking steak, and the sizzle hasn’t left the grill for either.

They’ve served enough hot platters to know the perfect steak is in the eye of the beholder, but Fillmore’s preferences fall with the New York steak, or any cut that has plenty of fatty marbling for flavor.

A good cut of meat has a bit of moisture, a bright color, an even cut and no odor.

Look for a cow who spent more time on the couch than in the gym. Developed muscle makes tougher meat (sorry, Aggie Bull). Good steak is aged for 10 to 28 days to allow the enzymes in the meat to make it more tender. It can be wet-aged or dry-aged. Most meat at the grocery store is wet-aged in the package. Dry-aged beef can be found at some steakhouses. It allows some of the moisture to evaporate and creates a more intense meaty flavor. All beef should be stored below 40 degrees to keep those microbes at bay, but bringing the meat to room tempera-

ture just before putting it on the grill makes a more tender steak.

Waves of heat shimmied the air off the grill in front of the steak experts. The grill has to be hot, said Lofthouse, close to 400 degrees. A few drops of an oil that can take the heat (canola, peanut or safflower) will help prevent sticking. High heat sears the exterior of the steak and gives it a nice crust. This seals in the juices before it overcooks the center. The men lay their steaks down and season the upside with seasoning salt and granulated garlic. Once the steak starts to sweat, they turn it over and season the back.

Lofthouse uses the finger-jab method to determine doneness.

That comes with experience, he said. A good meat thermometer will do for the rest of us.

He prefers his steak medium rare, with a nice pink middle (between 130 and 145 degrees).

Fillmore is a medium man (between 145 and 155 degrees), and tops his with a little melted butter and 57 Sauce. Let the steak rest for three minutes (lightly covered to retain heat) before cutting to let the juices reabsorb. If you don’t, you’ll get a piece of beef jerky sitting in a pool. Be patient, and the steak juice will be where it belongs — in your mouth.

The steak Lofthouse and Fillmore cooked for me was, in a word, perfect. Tender, medium pink in the center and dripping with flavor. Their seasoning complemented the natural taste of the meat, rather than overwhelming it. With a perfectly baked sweet potato by its side, I needed no sauce.

Whatever the reason for a man to love a steak, I’m glad I get a meaty bite once in a while. That steak may kill me, but would life be worth living without it?

Local mom publishes first book ACHE VALLEY C resident Amy C. Maddocks has released her first

book, “Too Precious for Earth: A Little Miracle that Will Change Your Life.”

“Too Precious for Earth” is a compelling story of one tiny boy whose brief moment in his family’s life changed them and those around them forever.

It’s not often you encounter this type Maddocks of deep and tragic loss, accompanied by profound and awe-inspiring joy. Maddocks guides the reader through her own emotional and physical trials of having a miracle baby and finishes with an up-front, honest guide on how to not only cope with loss, but to make a better life than before.

Maddocks lives in Cache Valley with her husband and children. She graduated from Utah State University with a bachelor’s degree in education, and currently teaches in Cache County.

For more information, visit www.amymaddocks.com.

“Too Precious for Earth” can be purchased online by contacting the author or at Reed’s Pharmacy in Hyrum.

Local youth take on some of Shakespeare’s greatest works in AVA’s ‘Two’s Company’

By Devin Felix

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AMLET” IS not too confusing for a 10-

year-old.

Nothing about “Henry IV” is beyond the interest of a kid in junior high.

There’s no reason kids shouldn’t enjoy, celebrate and perform the works of history’s most celebrated playwright.

That’s the idea behind the Alliance for the Varied Arts’ new Youth Shakespeare program, which gives kids ages 8 to 18 the chance to learn and perform some of the world’s most enduring plays.

“I think we underestimate what humans can do, especially what kids can do,” said Mary Jackson-Smith, the program’s director. “There aren’t a lot of opportunities for kids who really want to delve into things and challenge themselves.”

Youth Shakespeare’s first

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The Logan Youth Shakespeare program will perform “Two’s Company,” a series of two- and threeperson scenes.

• When: 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, and Monday, Feb. 15 • Where: Dansante Building, 59 S. 100 West • Cost: A suggested $2 donation

project is called “Two’s Company.” It’s a selection of well-known scenes from 12 of Shakespeare’s plays — sort of a “greatest hits” collection, Jackson-Smith said. It’s a good introduction to Shakespeare, and it gives each of them a chance in the spotlight.

Each of the 29 young actors performs in three different scenes, and all the parts are double-cast. That way, each performer has a peer who is portraying the

same character and undergoing the same process. It allows them to connect and help each other, JacksonSmith said. In mid-February, each cast will perform once, while the other runs backstage operations.

Jackson-Smith said some may be skeptical of the idea that children can understand 400-year-old plays written in Shakespeare’s notoriously grandiloquent style. But not only do they understand the plays, they love them.

“It’s fun to be a whole other person for a while,” said 14-year-old Kristina Roy. Eighteen-year-old Hannah Ekstrom agreed. It can be difficult but exhilarating to drop your inhibitions, cut away your own personality and take on the role of a character, she said. And if you do it well, you grow closer to the Photo by Braden Wolfe/Herald Journal audience.

“Acting is a way to conYouth Shakespeare member Emmon Rogers walks through a scene during rehearsals for “Two’s Company” at the Bullen Center last week. nect to people,” she said.

Bobby Ross brings his drawings to museum at USU from politics, advertising, car- changes as I do it,” he said.

HE NORA ECCLES toons and technology.

The Los Angeles Times T Harrison Museum of Art As part of the event, Ross wrote that his pieces are “… at Utah State University will

“Dead” by Bobby Ross (2009, graphite drawing)

present a new exhibit displaying the artwork of Bobby Ross, opening Tuesday, Feb. 2, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. in the museum’s Study Center Gallery on campus.

Scheduled to run through July 31, more than 100 Ross drawings are featured in the exhibit, including neverbefore-seen drawings. Exhibit organizers at USU promise a profusion of drawings that will cover the walls of the gallery demonstrating Ross’ meticulous narrative style.

Using only a graphite pencil to execute his drawings, Ross combines a mixture of images

will create new drawings during the course of the exhibition. Through the museum’s blog, anyone from the public can give suggestions to Ross for the subjects and ideas of his new work. The blog is available on the home page of the museum’s newly designed Web site, artmuseum.usu.edu.

Ross said contradiction is the main theme in his art.

“Good battles evil; truth confronts lies,” he said.

“Questions posed are not answered.”

When asked about his artistic creations, Ross said he is spontaneous: “The work

so overloaded with visual information that they induce a state of mental vertigo.”

A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Ross has exhibited his work at the San Jose Museum of Art, the Riverside Museum of Art, Carnegie Mellon University, Hewlitt Gallery, the Ovsey Gallery and the Koplin Gallery in Los Angeles.

For more information or to schedule a tour of the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, call 797-0165. The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free.

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“Lazy in the shade” by Brenda Schoenfeld

HE 23RD ANNUAL T Valentine Chocolate Festival will be held at 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 6, at The Bullen Center, 43 S. Main, Logan.

Tickets are $5 per person and will be available at the door.

A fundraiser for Utah Planned Parenthood, the Chocolate Festival offers an opportunity to sample tasty treats whipped up by professional and amateur Cache Valley chocolatiers.

A silent auction of all entries begins at 6:30 p.m.; a live auction of the winning desserts and other valuable items donated by local merchants will start at 8 p.m.

Everyone is invited to participate. Amateur and professional dessert-makers are welcome to submit entries.

Taste these delicacies at the Chocolate Festival or, for a modest donation, take home special sampler bags to your sweetheart. Better yet, stay and bid on the award winners at the live auction.

Adventurous chefs may enter desserts in the following categories: cakes, pies, cookies, brownies and chocolates.

For delicacies that transcend these definitions, there is a special category called “potpourri.” Entry forms and more

information can be found at www.thechocolatefestival. org. Judges will award the best entries in each category. Other awards will include best teen and best parent/child collaboration. Additional prizes will be given for the best amateur and professional chefs and the People’s Choice Awards, as voted by the public.

The annual Chocolate Festival is the sweetest way to support affordable health care in your community. During these difficult economic times, more and more people are relying on Planned Parenthood for their reproductive health care.

Books

Russian memoir free of sugary sentiment The Christian Science Monitor

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IKE “ANGELA’S” Ashes,” the memoir of her one-time teacher Frank McCourt, Gorokhova’s A Mountain of Crumbs opens with a wish that youth had been an easier enterprise.” Both tales rest largely on childhood depredation, whether in famished Ireland or socialist Russia, and the cataloging of both personal and national grievances, leavened with wistful humor, is a modus operandi Gorokhova clearly learned from her acclaimed mentor. They also share an unabashed longing for America, where both would eventually find themselves.

Despite Gorokhova’s debts to McCourt, “A Mountain of Crumbs” is not a Russian version of “Angela’s Ashes.”

Gorokhova may lack McCourt’s lush storytelling skills, but her book is also free — thankfully — of his sugary sentiment.

“A Mountain of Crumbs” is a straightforward account of Russia in the postwar decades, one that takes the reader confidently through the slow sinking of the Soviet ship. Like despotic Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Gorokhova was born in Leningrad in the early 1950s

and came of age during the cold war. This memoir offers valuable insight into those bleak years bracketed by Khrushchev and Afghanistan, from which the nation emerged with the bruised ego it has since aggressively sought — under Putin’s guidance — to burnish.

Gorokhova’s story begins far from the palaces of Leningrad, in the village of Ivanovo, where her mother, a doctor, loses two husbands — to alcoholism, illness, and the ravages of World War II — before finally making her way to Leningrad with her third, an older and established Communist Party member. Necessarily imagined by Gorokhova, these early rural scenes lack the immediacy of later passages in which her own childhood is rendered with sharp detail. But she does recount an amusing episode in which her mother, indignant that Ivanovo has no maternity ward, writes to Stalin that “the Soviet women, who toil in peat swamps for our common bright future, deserve better.” Some time later, she is summoned by the local health commissioner. She is mortified, since others had earned trips to the Gulag for far less, but learns instead that Moscow has awarded 15,000 rubles for her

proposed project. It is between such straits of terror and promise that the Soviet leadership hemmed in its populace.

Gorokhova is much more confident in recounting her rather comfortable upbringing in postwar Leningrad, with her mother (now a professor of anatomy), her consistently ailing father, and her rebellious older sister, an aspiring actress with a Westward gaze. A dutiful McCourt acolyte, Gorokhova is attuned to the inherent absurdities of a society that, while aspiring to a supposedly common ideal — whether a free Ireland or a workers’ paradise in

Russia — cannot care for its citizens on the most rudimentary level. “We hear a lot about love for the motherland and love for the Communist Party, but never about love for one another,” she writes.

In fact, her school years are full of subtle terrors that Gorokhova chronicles capably (if not always with great narrative gusto) in a reminder that, even in the twilight that followed Stalin’s death, the manufacture of fear continued apace.

During a meeting of Young Pioneers, a teacher interrupts the procession of laudatory speeches to announce, “One of us wrote a note incongruous with the Code of Young Pioneers.” The students wonder if a counterrevolutionary is in their midst, but soon learn that the guilty one was simply a girl who had scribbled “I love you” to her beau.

Gorokhova’s own first love truly was subversive: as a teen she becomes enamored of the English language and consequently begins dreaming of “stately England” and “mythical America,” in awe of societies indulgent enough to have the need for living rooms and coffee tables. A political awakening occurs when she comes

across the word “privacy” in a textbook and realizes that it has no equivalent in Russian. “It simply doesn’t exist,” her perplexed English tutor announces.

“We do have seclusion, though, as well as isolation.”

That isolation begins to wane by the 1980s, just as Gorokhova is settling into adulthood. After receiving a degree in English from Leningrad University, she is assigned to tutor American college students in Russian.

Here she meets an amerikanets from the University of Texas who wants to marry Gorokhova and take her back to the States, a hasty plot that ruffles the feathers of her compatriots.

“You don’t want to get fired there, or get sick or get old. ...

You are on your own,” warns a dean whose dire assessment of American priorities rings truer today than it ought to.

Not that she listened. Before her departure, Gorokhova’s sister Marina bemoans the “bright future” had been promised by the Soviet Union. Only, she notes, “no one has told us it’s on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.” Luckily, it wasn’t too late: Marina now lives in New Orleans, while Gorokhova and her mother are happily settled in New Jersey.

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Old-time feel to Overmountain Men debut

By The Associated Press

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HE BEST THING ABOUT the debut album from The Overmountain Men is the feel.

“Glorious Day” is loose and informal, an impromptu back porch concert for friends and neighbors.

The North Carolina quintet, which features singer-songwriter David Childers and Avett Brothers bassist Bob Crawford, has played together in various forms over the years and is confident and assured.

From the hoedown feel of “Some Place Along the River” to the easy stroll of “Coney Island Express” and the fuzzed-out menace of “Looking for Dr.

Caligari,” the band switches gears and directions with ease.

The album also features the song “Angola,” Crawford’s contribution to the documentary “Six Seconds of Freedom” about the inmates at the Louisiana prison

who participate in an annual rodeo.

The one knock against the album is that it feels like what it is — the side project of a bunch of guys with other gigs. It’s not as cohesive as it could be and meanders a bit.

“Glorious Day” is always interesting, though, right from the opening note on the melancholy lament, “Magpies.” And that’s something that can’t be said for every debut.

CHECK THIS TRACK OUT: If there’s a statement of purpose on this album, it comes from “Some Place Long the River.” It’s an imminently singable song about fellowship and the pursuit of “whatever kills your ills.” Good times.

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Friday Colin Botts, formerly of Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband, will perform live music at 6 p.m. and Irv Nelson of The Fender Benders will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza, 99 E. 1200 South, Logan. For more information, visit pier49logan.com.

Retired Ambassador Lynn M. Hansen will recount his distinguished career in military and government service at 11:30 a.m. Friday at USU’s David B. Haight Alumni Center as part of the Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series. Everyone is invited. For more information, contact Natalie at 797-1195.

Robert Linton will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at Caffe Ibis Gallery Deli, 52 Federal Ave., Logan. Everyone is invited. For more information, call 753-4777.

Professor Ken White of USU’s Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences will present “Seeing Double: The Origins of Cloning” at 7 p.m. Friday as part of USU’s Science Unwrapped series. Refreshments and exhibits will follow. Everyone is invited. For more information, call 797-3517.

The Cache Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Awards Banquet on Friday at The Riverwoods Conference Center to recognize individual business leaders from Cache County. USU President Stan Albrecht will be special guest speaker and the 2010 Chamber Board of Directors will take their Oath of Office. Evening will include networking, dinner and entertainment. For more information or to attend the Awards Banquet, contact Tamra at 752-2161 or visit www.cachechamber.com.

Televised comedy nights take place at 7:30 p.m. Fridays at Club New York, 339 N. Main, Logan. Come poke fun at any topic you find funny or come be part of the live audience. Cover charge is $3 at the door for the show and an additional $2 to stay for dancing. Jokes must conform with the FCC PG-14 guidelines. For more information, visit www.

CacheValleyFilm.com.

January Summerhays and Jacob Bartley Davidson will perform with Nick Gittins and Britney Hunter (acoustic) at 8 p.m. Friday at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Cover charge is $5. For more information, visit www.myspace. com/whysound.

Bridgerland Literacy’s fifth annual Scrabble Tournament and Fundraiser will be held Friday at USU’s Taggart Student Center.

Teams can register at www.bridgerlandliteracy. org or call 716-9141 for more information.

Evening will include a Scrabble tournament, silent auction, crossword challenge, giant Scrabble boards for spectators and more.

Saturday Quinn Christensen will perform live music at 6 p.m. and Spencer Jensen will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza.

The Bridger Folk Music Society will host an intimate evening of piano playing with Radoslav Lorkovic at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at a private home. For tickets and directions, call 757-3468.

and yourself. A light lunch will be served. Cost is $15 before Jan. 26 or $20 at the door. For more information, call 750-3192.

The Western singing duo Tumbleweeds will perform from 6 p.m. to closing Saturday at the Juniper Take Out restaurant in Logan.

Everyone is invited.

The Conger Frew Duo will perform at noon Sunday at Caffe Ibis. Everyone is invited.

Shenandoah Davis & Kaylee Cole will perform with Travis Chambers and Manor Jones (acoustic) at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Why Sound. Cover charge is $6.

The award-winning documentary “A Necessary Journey” will be screened for the Ecumenical Youth Group at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 581 N. 700 East, Logan. All youth in grades six through 12 are invited. Raina Zeeh, volunteer mission coordinator for Children of Peace International, will also share her personal experiences.

Stephanie Skewes will demonstrate how to make chicken cordon bleu, twice-baked potatoes and a special drink for Valentine’s Day at a free cooking and community class from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Providence Macey’s Little Theater. Seating is limited; call 753-3301 to reserve your spot.

Common Ground Outdoor Adventures will lead a ski clinic Saturday at Beaver Mountain. Common Ground offers adaptive equipment and trained professionals to help anyone ski, regardless of ability. For more information, visit www.cgadventures.org or call 713-0288.

Joseph Tainter, professor of environment and society at USU, will present “Why Societies Collapse” at 1 p.m. as part of the “Saturdays at the Museum” series at USU’s Museum of Anthropology. Tainter’s research focuses on social conflict in environmental issues, human responses to climate change and environmental degradation, and human uses of energy and resources. For more information, visit anthromuseum.usu.edu.

A silent auction of works by Sean Wallis will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Dansante Building, 59 S. 100 West, Logan.

Works of all sizes and prices will be auctioned.

A “Just Jumpin’ Jump In” workshop will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Smithfield Rec Center, 315 E. 600 South.

Participants will learn basic to advanced jump rope skills and fun jump rope games. Cost is $15. For more information, contact Patrice Winn at 755-6046.

USA Jump Rope All Stars and The Just Jumpin’ Team will perform a master jump rope exhibition Saturday at the Smithfield Rec Center. Doors open at 6 p.m.; a silent auction will be held from 6 to 7 p.m.; and performances will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Cost is $5 per person or $20 per family.

Marnae Gerszewski and her violin students will perform at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Pioneer Valley Lodge, 2351 N. 400 East, North Logan. Everyone is invited.

Sky View Lacrosse will hold player registration for the 2010 spring season for grades four through 12 from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the North Logan Library, 475 E. 2500 North. Come prepared with proof of current U.S. lacrosse registration, medical/insurance information and cash or check for registration fees. An equipment swap and sale will be held during that time. For more information, contact Diana Cannell at 770-3299.

Battle of the Bands: Part 3 will start at 6 p.m. Saturday at Why Sound. Admission is $5.

Bridgerland Applied Technology College will host its annual “Day of Design” event from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday on the north campus. Participants will select four of eight workshops that will provide information about realistic ways to update and improve your home

Sunday

The Post-Mormon Community Cache Valley chapter meets for dinner and socializing every Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at a local restaurant. Newcomers welcome. For more information, visit www.PostMormon.org/logan.

Monday New classes at the Alliance for the Varied Arts start in February, including creative writing for teens and adults and children’s drawing. For more information, visit avaarts. org or call 753-2970.

The Cache Valley Retired School Employees Association will meet at 1 p.m. Monday at The Copper Mill Restaurant. Program will be presented by Debra Smith from the BRAG office. All retired school employees in the valley are invited to attend. Reservations are necessary; contact Barbara Jensen at 753-1070.

Tuesday The Cache Wood Carvers will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Logan Senior Citizen Center, 236 N. 100 East. This will be an open carving evening; bring your own project to work on.

Visitors are welcome. For more information, contact Neil Butterfield at 752-8789.

Danene Dustin will talk about her Amazon experience at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the North Logan Library. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call 755-7169.

Susan Lott will demonstrate how to make an easy chicken curry and garlic naan bread at a free cooking and community class from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Providence Macey’s Little Theater. Seating is limited; call 753-3301 to reserve your spot.

Wednesday A Quarterly Arts Summit will be held at noon Wednesday at the Bullen Center. Those who plan arts events are invited to come coordinate their calendars, share best practices and discuss issues of common concern. For more information, contact Tricia at 753-6518.

Sky High Players will present “Oklahoma!

The Musical” on Feb. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 in the Sky View High School auditorium. Tickets are $7 at the door or $6 at skyviewtix.org. Everyone is invited.

Scott Bradley will lead a “To Preserve the Nation” Constitution class at 7 p.m.

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

Thursday The Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center in Logan and the USU Outdoor Recreation Center will host a level 2 avalanche certification class Thursday through Sunday. For more information or to register, call 797-3264.

The Logan Stampede football team will host tryouts for their inaugural Lady Stampede dance team at 4:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the Rulon Gardner Elite Training Center, 981 S. Main, Logan. Dance team is open to women 18 and older. Come dressed to dance and tumble. Cost is $10. For more information, call or text Shelsy at 512-3332.

USU Extension in Cache County and the Utah Commission on Marriage will host a “Marriage Week Banquet” at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at The Copper Mill Restaurant. Keynote speaker Dr. Victor Harris from USU will talk about “What Men and Women Really Need.”

To reserve your spot, you must prepay by 5 p.m. Thursday at the USU Extension Office, 179 N. Main, Ste. 111. Cost is $10. Best dress is encouraged. For more information, call 7526263.

Wellsville Elementary kindergarten registration will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m Thursday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday in the school office. Parents should pick up a registration packet that will need to be filled out and returned to the office, along with all required shots, by Feb. 24.

Dino Genco from The American Legion, Salt Lake City will be at the Logan Department Workforce Services Employment Center (180 N. 100 West) from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday to assist individual veterans in understanding and applying for VA benefits. Veterans should bring DD form 214, marriage/divorce papers, birth/adoption/death certificates and children’s Social Security numbers. For more information, call 801-326-2380.

Auditions for “The Curious Savage” will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m.

Saturday at The Heritage Theatre, 2505 S. Highway 89, Perry. Be prepared to read cold from the script and bring a wallet-sized photo of yourself and detailed list of all evening and Saturday conflicts from Aug. 9 through Nov. 7, as well as a resume or list of acting experience. For an audition form, visit www.heritage theatreutah.com/auditionform.htm.

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