The Herald Journal
Feb. 20-26, 2009
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Some of the eggs of local artist Sharon Ohlhorst, whose love of clay stems from the ability she has to manipulate the substance into new patterns every time as the clay constantly surprises and delights. Read more about the artist and her craft on Page 8. Photo by Meegan M. Reid
Andy Morgan picks his favorites for the 2009 Academy Awards
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FTER TWO WEEKS OF e-mails and phone calls, I guess it’s time to let everyone know that the New York Times crossword puzzle is now a thing of the past. I know, I know — it saddens me, too, but thanks to reasons beyond our control it was determined it had to go. I do have some good news for you puzzlers out there, though: A new puzzle will be taking its place in the coming weeks. We passed around a sample of the new crossword to avid puzzlers around the Herald Journal office and they determined it’s not quite as hard as the NYT puzzle, but it’s definitely tougher than the daily puzzles printed in the Features section of the newspaper. I’m hoping this will satisfy puzzlers’ appetites — let me know what you think! And just for fun, here are some of the comments I’ve received through e-mail over the past couple of weeks: • “I really look forward to it each week and wish the HJ would include more of the NYT puzzles on other days. ... If (the) HJ isn’t going to include the puzzle on Friday any more I’m going to have to find another source so I can stave off Alzheimer’s.” • “ ... I have missed the crossword for the past two weeks. For some reason that seems to be the highlight of my weekend (a sad confession I admit). Where is it??” • “For YEARS (literally) I have enjoyed — even looked forward with great anticipation — to the Sunday crossword in your maga-
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zine section. First thing Friday morning I run (not walk) to the mailbox and get out your Cache section and go to the crossword. ... Has another joy of my life disappeared? These are depressing enough times, but to escape for a couple of hours without the worries of the world is amazingly therapeutic. Don’t tell me it’s over please.” • “I don’t subscribe to The Herald Journal, but I’ve been faithfully buying it on Fridays for years now because I enjoy that crossword puzzle so much. Now even that simple pleasure is gone. ... I’d just like to voice my disappointment and I really hope you might reinstate it in the future!” • “... I so look forward to Friday mornings to do the puzzle, and was very disappointed that you haven’t included it in the paper the last two times. I am really going to miss it! Is it gone forever? I hope not!” • “Hi, Jamie — so where’s the Sunday NYT crossword puzzle in this week’s Cache Magazine? What will I do all day tomorrow?” • “... my favorite part is the crossword puzzle included with every issue. I look forward to it every week. What in the world happened this week? Will this be a permanent thing, or was it a problem with space? Please tell me the problem was a one-time thing.” • “I’m sure by now you know the NYT crossword puzzle is missing from today’s Cache Magazine. I hope this is just a one-time thing ... I do the puzzle each week and really look forward to it. Just wanted you to know there are fans of the puzzle out there.”
Young local artists show off their stuff at 2009 Art-O-Rama
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Have a great weekend, everyone! — Jamie Baer Nielson Cache Magazine editor
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‘Hot-blooded guitar playing at its best’
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ESCRIBED AS the world’s “hottest classical ensemble as well as its tightest pop band” by the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet will return to Logan on Thursday, Feb. 26, for the fourth concert of the Chamber Music Society of Logan’s 2008-09 concert series. The quartet’s previous Logan engagement in February 2003 played to a sold-out audience. Recognized as one of America’s premier instrumental ensembles and winner of two Grammy Awards, the LAGQ was formed in 1980 under the tutelage of Pepe Romero at USC’s Thorton School of Music. Guitarists John Dearman, William Kanengiser and Scott Tennant are founding members; Matthew Greif joined the group in 2006. Known for using nylon guitar strings to imitate a variety of musical instruments, the group plays a variety of musical styles including Baroque, bluegrass, flamenco, rock and new age. Their repertoire has recently been described by the Worchester Phoenix as “... one of the best examples of classical guitar this country has to offer ... a cross between avante garde highbrow and Grateful Dead-like cerebral meandering. It was hot-blooded
The world’s ‘hottest classical ensemble’ • Who: L.A. Guitar Quartet • When: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 • Where: USU’s Manon Caine Russell-Kathryn Caine Wanlass Performance Hall • Tickets: $20 for adults, $8 for students, available at the TSC and Spectrum ticket offices or at the door the night of the concert • More info: Call 753-5867
guitar playing at its best.” For their Feb. 26 performance, the LAGQ will present an eclectic program inspired by music from around the world. The first piece, “Three Spanish Pieces from the Time of Cervantes,” is a new arrangement of the rich tradition of music from the “Golden Age” of Spain’s 16th century, a time in which the guitar and its cousin, the vihuela, figured as prominent instruments of Spanish culture. The three short pieces feature jaunty tunes with unusual interruptions of the triple meter. The second piece on the program, “Winter on Yellow Mountain/Spring Snow,” was written last June to showcase traditional 14th century Chinese
music. The work requires extensive use of pipa techniques such as tremlo, cross-string percussive effects and heavy stringbending, mimicking the sounds of Chinese instruments. After intermission, the LAGQ
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hris Proctor, winner of the U.S. National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship and a popular Sugarhouse, Rounder, Flying Fish and Windham Hill recording artist, will perform as part of the “Music in the City” Concert Series at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, at the Brigham City Fine Arts Center, 58 S. 100 West. Singer/songwriter McCall Erickson will open the evening. Tickets are $7 and include a $1 coupon toward an after-concert dessert at Beehive Pizza; they can be reserved in advance by calling 435-723-0740 or purchased at the door the night of the show. A nationally recognized sixand 12-string guitarist, composer, recording artist, performer and
will present musical selections from Brazil and the United States. Their “Imagens de Brazil” set includes six pieces that celebrate the rich sonorities and infectious rhythms of Brazil. The American set includes
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Rhythms
much-loved pieces by Aaron Copeland, William “Count” Basie and John Phillip Sousa.
clinician for Taylor Guitars, Proctor displays original compositions and techniques, as well as interpretations of music from other sources. He follows in the footsteps of Leo Kottke and Michael Hedges but breaks new ground along the way. Critics call his guitar playing breathtaking, haunting and rich and his compositions spectacular, elegant and exquisite. Proctor has produced several books and videos that teach his techniques and compositions for solo guitar and writes extensively for the guitar press. He is touring to promote his new release and ninth solo recording, “Ladybug Stomp.” Quickly gaining press and fan recognition in the indie music scene
> Coming up next: Jupiter String Quartet (April 1)
as a performing songwriter, Erickson writes candidly about everyday life experiences. Raised under the wide-open Wyoming sky then moving to Utah for college, and quitting her responsible-college-graduatejob to chase her musical dreams and travel the world, Erickson has plenty to write about. Her songs range from whimsically comical to heart-piercing tearjerkers. She segues from singing about her best friend’s stolen car, being a waitress in a noisy restaurant and hilarious relationship dysfunctions to deeper issues such as grief, disillusionment and spiritual freedom. Her lyrics, vocals and relatable songs have drawn comparisons to Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones and Paula Cole.
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Stage
Actors from London Stage coming to USU
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Mountain Crest students to present two-act mystery/comedy spoof HE MOUNTAIN CREST T High School Drama Department will present “Alibis,” a two-act mystery/comedy spoof by Peter Kennedy at 7 p.m. Feb. 20, 21, 25, 26, 27 and 28 in the school’s auditorium. Tickets are $5 each or $3 each when you purchase 10 or more tickets at one time. Whodunit, howdunit — When famous actress Primavera Donna throws a party and winds up dead, it’s up to the guests to figure out who and how, and why the hired help is so annoying.
As the storm outside rages and the body count mounts, the guests must contend with interruptions, shocking revelations, tacky special effects and the arrival of a mysterious visitor. Both the action and dialogue are fast-paced and the surprising conclusion leaves only one question: Who gets the movie rights? The cast includes a stuffy butler, a social butterfly, a playboy, a dotty chemist, an aristocrat of dubious origin, a nun who has taken a vow of silence, a part-time detective, a very French maid and a mysterious stranger.
HE AWARDwinning Actors from the London Stage (AFTLS) will present Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 and 21 in the Morgan Theatre of the Chase Fine Arts Center on the Utah State University campus. Tickets are $15 and are available by calling the Caine School of the Arts Box Office at 797-8022 or visiting the box office online, http://boxoffice.usu.edu. One of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies, “Much Ado About Nothing” will be performed by five professional actors from London’s most prestigious stages as they bring to life every role in this family-friendly tale of love and mischief. Actors from the London Stage is based in London and presented on campuses throughout the United States by Shakespeare at Notre Dame. AFTLS sends a new, self-directed ensemble of five professional actors to the U.S. twice a year to perform
Actors from the London Stage will appear at USU on Feb. 20 and 21.
at universities across the nation. AFTLS, whose members hail from such prestigious theater companies as the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre of Great Britain and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, has called Notre Dame its American home since 2000. During their time on campus, members of the group log more than 40 hours of classroom workshops covering multiple areas in both disciplines. One actor may
teach classic acting technique in one class and then delve into Dylan Thomas in the next. In the end, however, their charge is to teach Shakespeare and illustrate their teaching by performing one of Shakespeare’s plays. As all are working professionals in classic theater (and film and television) in England with many international credits, students get the best of both the teaching and witnessing world-class performances.
COMING UP! ‘Forever Plaid’ dinner show coming next month ickleville Playhouse is P teaming up with The Copper Mill Restaurant for a
limited showing of the popular musical comedy “Forever Plaid” on March 12, 13 and 14. Dinner/show tickets are $31.75 for adults and $18.75 for children 11 and younger. A special overnight package is also available at the brand new Spring Hill Suites by Marriott, next to the Riverwoods Event Center. For more information, visit
www.picklevilleplayhouse. com; for tickets, call the Copper Mill at 750-5151. “Forever Plaid” is a deliciously goofy revue-style musical that features some of the best music from the 1950s. The show centers on a four-part harmony group who is killed on the way to their “first big gig.” Miraculously they are given one last chance to perform before their imminent disappearance into the eternities.
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n Friday, Feb. 20, the budding artists of Cache Valley will find out who the winners are of the People’s Choice Awards in the Art-O-Rama children’s art show. Will the winner of the three-dimensional category be
one of the talented ceramicists or the patient knitter? Will the winning two-dimensional artwork be an oil/acrylic painting, a collage or a watercolor painting? There is only one way to find out: Attend the awards
ceremony and come “Celebrate the Arts” and Cache Valley’s young artists! The ceremony will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Alliance for the Varied Arts Gallery, 35 W. 100 South,
Museum of Anthropology welcomes guest speaker
AWHC to hold orientation for wannabe volunteers HE AMERICAN WEST T Heritage Center will host its annual Volunteer Orientation
on Saturday, Feb. 21. Returning volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. for the annual pancake breakfast and introduction to opportunities for the coming year. New volunteers will gather at 11 a.m. for an introduction to the myriad of opportunities that exist for pioneer wannabes and others. The event is free to the public and Heritage Center staff have taken great pains to provide fun, family-oriented activities for all to enjoy. The Heritage Center is a non-profit organization that relies on volunteers for its programming. Luckily, most volunteers agree that volunteering is fun. “Entire families come and volunteer here,” said David Sidwell, program director at the Heritage
Center. “It’s so fun to see the kids with their parents, all having a good time here doing old-fashioned things and helping people understand and live the past.” Potential volunteers can expect to do hands-on activities at the orientation in many of the various areas available, including 1917 farm life, pioneer life, mountain man and fur trade activities and other “behind-thescenes” volunteer opportunities. Everywhere you look at the Heritage Center throughout the year, volunteers help make it happen. Many dress up for the part and come in pioneer clothes or clothes from 1917. Part of orientation includes how to find clothing that represents the period by either making it or borrowing it from the Heritage Center. For more information about
Logan. There will be light refreshments, prizes for all the artists who entered their work and two grand prizes for the winners. For more information, call 753-2970 or e-mail ava_gallery@yahoo.com.
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All mixed up
HE MUSEUM OF T Anthropology at Utah State University will host noted guest
Lorraine Bowen serves up some ice cream last summer.
the Volunteer Orientation or any volunteer or service opportunity at the American West Heritage Center, contact Lorraine Bowen at 245-6050 ext. 24 or lbowen@ awhc.org.
John Kantner, vice president for academic and institutional advancement at the School for Advanced Research on the Human Experience in Santa Fe, N.M., in events Friday, Feb. 20, and Saturday Feb. 21. Kantner is a respected scholar and expert on Chaco Canyon. He will discuss his latest research about the canyon at 12:30 p.m. Friday in the Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 131. He will then present “Facts and Fiction of Cannibalism in Early Puebloan Cultures” at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Museum of Anthropology, Old Main Room 252, as part of the ongoing “Saturdays at the
Museum” series. The museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kantner’s work focuses on how human Kantner behaviors affect the complexity of a society — specifically how biological evolution has influenced decision-making. His research in the area of Chaco Canyon has explored for archaeological evidence of human behaviors, including competition, cooperation, leadership and factioning. For more information, call 797-7545 or visit www.usu.edu/ anthro/museum/.
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Andy reveals his official 2009 Oscar picks By Andy Morgan For Cache Magazine
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VEN WITH Valentine’s Day in the rearview mirror, there is still plenty of love on the radar with Hollywood set to pat itself on the back at this year’s Academy Awards on Sunday night. Yes, it is Oscar time again, except this episode won’t be helmed by a comedian; instead the hosting duties have been handed to everyone’s favorite Australian, Hugh Jackman. Chicks like him because of his hairy pecs; the dudes like him because he’s Wolverine. At any rate, maybe with Hugh as the emcee Oscar will feel less like a visual dose of Lunesta and more like a celebration of film. But who are we kidding? Thank the Lord for DVRs. Here are my Oscar choices. If you think you know better than me, please feel free to call 61 KVNU’s For the People Movie Show (1-800-369-KVNU) at 5:30-ish today, Friday, Feb. 20, or drop me an e-mail. But please, no e-mails accusing me of being a secret Nazi conspirator because I didn’t like “Defiance” and no “you-hatewomen” e-mails because I used the word “chicks.”
Best Director
I think Danny Boyle takes home the golden statuette for “Slumdog Millionaire” because not only is his film creatively astounding, but the sheer control needed to film outside a soundstage in difficult environments/locations with untrained actors, and then to pull it all off in remarkable fashion, is nothing short of a triumph.
Best Actor
Lots of critics have this award going to Sean Penn for his outstanding performance in “Milk,” but I’m going to stick with Mickey Rourke for his role as a withered, down-on-his-luck former pro-wrestler in “The Wrestler.” Hollywood loves a comeback, and Rourke’s story of 1980s heartthrob to drug addict to Academy Award nominee is just dramatic and glitzy enough to grasp the trophy Sunday night.
Best Actress
Best Picture “Slumdog Millionaire” will walk away with the big prize on Sunday night. The only film better than “Slumdog” is “WallE” but Academy voters are too stuck-up to allow an animated film into the best picture category. I think “Milk” could sneak in as a dark horse, especially if voters use the film’s story and subject as a way to give the finger to anyone who supported Proposition 8 in California.
All of the performances in this category are truly fantastic. Melissa Leo in “Frozen River” is my emotional favorite, but there is nothing vastly different between her acting in “Frozen River” and her work in other movies like “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada” or “21 Grams.” Because of that, an equally impressive performance by Kate Winslet in “The Reader” will garner the actress her first Oscar (despite being the youngest actress to receive six nominations in her career).
Best Supporting Actor
Is there any doubt who will win this? Heath Ledger will win and not because he died, but because his role as The Joker in “The Dark Knight” will, for the foreseeable future, set the bar for comic book villains. It’s not just the way he looks or talks, or the inherent creepiness that makes Ledger’s Joker so compelling, rather it’s the under-the-surface dementia and pain Ledger brings to the role that defines how insane and homicidal this incarnation of the Joker truly is.
Best Supporting Actress
Right now, this category is a wash — a dead heat between Viola Davis for her role in “Doubt” and Marisa Tomei for her portrayal of an over-the-hill stripper in “The Wrestler.” I’ll give the nod to Davis, simply because her performance is out of the ordinary and fresh. I like Tomei and she brings an awkward sadness and truth to her role opposite Mickey Rourke, but I’m not sure it’s a stretch for Tomei. She’s not showing the Academy voters anything they haven’t seen from her before.
Best Animated Feature “Wall-E,” without a single doubt. If any voters picked anything else as their No. 1 animated film, they need to have their head checked.
Best Foreign Film “Waltz With Bashir” will take home the Oscar in this category. This film is so unique that I highly recommend you check it out on DVD (release date is unknown at this point). It’s an animated documentary that follows the story of an Israeli soldier attempting to remember his lost memories of the Sabra and Shatila massacre of Palestinians by Lebanese Phalangist militia members in 1982.
Best Documentary The favorite to win this category is “Man on Wire,” a feature chronicling tightwire artist Philippe Petit and his gripping walk between the two World Trade Center skyscrapers in 1974. However, I’m going to put my bet with the dark horse and predict a victory for “Trouble the Water,” a documentary filmed during Hurricane Katrina that shows the plight of New Orleans’ Ninth Ward as the hurricane hit the city and the waters began to rise. Filmed by resident Kimberly Rivers Roberts, the footage gives a stark and sad glance as to what is truth and fiction and what went down during and after the hurricane.
Best Original Screenplay This award will go to Dustin
Lance Black for “Milk.” Not only does Black’s screenplay ripple with history, but there is also a personal edge to the story. As Black said after receiving the nomination, “When I first heard Harvey’s story at 13, I was a closeted kid living in a conservative Mormon military home. It was a rough time for me. Hearing Harvey’s story not only gave me the hope he talked so often about — it very likely saved my life.”
Best Adapted Screenplay I would toss my hat in the ring for Eric Roth’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” but truthfully, his screenplay smells too much like “Forest Gump.” The winner in this category will be Simon Beaufoy for “Slumdog Millionaire.” Andy Morgan is a lifelong Cache Valley resident and a member of the Utah Film Critics Association. He is among a number of freelance writers whose Morgan columns appear in The Herald Journal as part of an effort to expose readers to a variety of community voices. He is not an employee of the newspaper. Send comments or questions to andrewamorgan@gmail.com.
New this week “Fired Up!” Rated PG-13 ★★ It would be news if “Fired Up!” weren’t moronic and adolescent. A comedy about two horny high school football players who infiltrate cheerleading camp to score women couldn’t possibly be anything else. It’s also — as you would imagine — rude and crude, until it reaches its predictable and disingenuously sweet conclusion. What’s surprising, though, is that within this premise lies a streak of giddy humor that makes the whole endeavor more tolerable than it ought to be. As best friends and teammates, Nicholas D’Agosto and Eric Christian Olsen aren’t your typical dumb jocks. They’re quick-witted and verbal, and they bounce off each other with rat-atat dialogue that often gives “Fired Up!” an engaging energy. (The script, credited to the enigmatic Freedom Jones, is crammed with pop-culture references you might not expect but it also feels a little too self-consciously clever in that now-familiar Diablo Cody vein.) After bulldozing their way through a dizzying number of girls in record time, sweet-talking Shawn finds himself falling for Carly because she’s the one girl who’s too smart to succumb to his come-ons. Nick, meanwhile, is wowed by Coach Keith’s inordinately hot wife, Diora (a beautiful but stiff Molly Sims), even though she’s ancient. Like, 30 — the age both our stars are hovering around in real life. But first, Shawn must get through Carly’s smarmy, scheming boyfriend, a pre-med student who likes to call himself Dr. Rick (David Walton) and who blares hideous ’90s pop songs from his convertible BMW each time he pulls up to cheer camp. The running gag is usually pretty
New this week at the Art Cinema! good for a laugh. So are scenes like the one in which the cheerleaders watch “Bring It On” en masse, and recite every line along with it, as if it were their own perky version of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, partial nudity, language and some teen partying. 90 min.
Still playing “The International” Rated R ★★★ Equal parts globe-trotting thriller and architecture porn, as perfectly crystallized by its mind-blowing central set piece: a seemingly endless shootout at the Guggenheim Museum. The back story of how Tom Tykwer and Co. shot it is about as complicated as the plot of the film itself. The scene is so elaborate and ambitious, it’s enough to make you wonder whether the earliest nugget of Eric Warren Singer’s script began with the idea: “Hey, this sounds crazy, but what if we staged a big, bloody shootout along Frank
“The Reader” Rated R ★★★ As in director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter David Hare’s last pairing, 2002’s “The Hours,” “The Reader” has the flawless production values and sheen of prestige that make it easy to admire, and yet an emotional detachment that makes it difficult to embrace fully. Thankfully, Kate Winslet bares not just her body but her soul with a performance that pierces the genteel polish of this high-minded awards-season drama. As the central figure in this adaptation of Bernhard Schlink’s 1995 novel, Winslet is in the nearly impossible position of trying to make us feel sympathy for
a former Nazi concentration camp guard — but, being an actress of great range and depth, she very nearly pulls off that feat completely. What holds her and the film back from greatness is the oversimplification of imagery and symbolism that emerges as “The Reader” progresses, as it morphs from an invigorating love story to a rather conventional courtroom drama. Hare has tweaked the book’s linear narrative, jumping around in time through the recollections of love-struck Michael Berg (played beautifully as a teen by David Kross and more somberly as an adult by Ralph Fiennes). As a stoic, divorced lawyer in the 1990s, Michael reflects
Lloyd Wright’s famously pristine, white ramps?” Oh yes, and other events take place during “The International,” but none that will leave you with quite the same breathless impression. Tykwer, the German director who wowed audiences a decade ago with his pulsating “Run, Lola, Run,” once again keeps the action moving fluidly in this, his largest film to date. But there’s also an undercurrent of gritty substance, a tortured tone that harkens to the action dramas of the 1970s. A sexily rumpled Clive Owen stars as Interpol agent Louis Salinger, who’s investigating some potentially shady dealings at one of the world’s most powerful banks. When one of his undercover associates gets murdered while on the case, Salinger teams up with Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (a
strangely stiff Naomi Watts) to uncover not just that killing but the bank’s myriad worldwide transgressions. Character development is a bit lacking, but Owen engages in one great battle of wits
on the affair he had in post-World War II Germany with the austere Hanna Schmitz (Winslet), when he was just an innocent 15-yearold and she was a tram worker some 20 years his senior. There’s a palpable giddiness to the way they discover each other, to the way their unlikely affair blossoms, with Michael reading the classics of Homer and Chekhov to Hanna before their afternoon romps in her small, dingy apartment. Then, as a law student eight years later, Michael is stunned to learn the true nature of his first love’s past when he conveniently stumbles upon her trial for Nazi war crimes. R for some scenes of sexuality and nudity. 123 min. with the formidable Armin Mueller-Stahl as the bank’s shadowy adviser. R for some sequences of violence and language. 118 min. — All reviews by The Associated Press
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Film
Artist Sharon Ohlhorst smooths polymer clay over a prepared egg shell.
Left: A basket of clay eggs sits on Ohlhorst’s kitchen table. Right: Ohlhorst slices a cane as she works on a clay egg.
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you get a new design every time even though you’re using the same elements throughout. Canes can also be squeezed and reduced. Ohlhorst displays a landscape cane she created where she mirrored the image of a mountain to resemble a reflection in water. After creating the full-sized cane she reduced the size; the clay will maintain the image even though the size is shrinking. “That’s really the magical property of the clay,” Ohlhorst said. “You make the design really big and then you reduce it and it will stay the same. Landscape canes are more complicated; you start out by making your clouds, then you make your sky and you basically cut out holes and stick in your clouds. You then do a series of cuts and offset (the elements) and stick it all together. I like caning because you can slice into it and it’s always a surprise.” Clay eggs are another of Ohlhorst’s fortes — she commonly uses chicken eggs but has also used the larger goose egg. First Ohlhorst smooths the design to fit
perfectly around the egg, then bakes it — the shell remains inside the clay egg and sometimes she will even add rice or a kaleidoscope through the center. Quilting also occupies many of her creations as she is able to make canes with the clay in basic quilting designs. Her love for Cache Valley blossoms from breathtaking views outside the windows of her home. No doubt inspirational, mountains encompass all points of perspective through the windows. Originally from Wappingers Falls, N.Y., Ohlhorst draws much of her influence from her travels — time spent in places like Panama and Africa. Also, the growing art community keeps Ohlhorst in the valley even though her career has taken her to Weber State University (Ohlhorst is the director of the Center for Science and Mathematics Education and Museum of Natural Science at WSU). The drive to Ogden often gets her creative juices flowing, she said, allowing her to conjure up new ideas and
designs for her work. “I appreciate creating things that people enjoy,” Ohlhorst said. “I get personal satisfaction out of making things that I think are cool, but there’s a limit to how much stuff I can accumulate. So I enjoy making things that other people appreciate and it’s even better if they appreciate it enough to buy it.” Many of her creations have been featured in books such as “The Art of Polymer Clay: Millefiori Techniques” and Cache Valley boasts a growing community of art supporters, Ohlhorst said. One such outlet for artists is the Cache Valley Gardeners’ Market, where Ohlhorst can be found displaying and selling her work. This allows her to stay connected to the friends she has made in the valley, she said. Ohlhorst hopes in the future her work will be seen as art, not merely a “craft.” So often clay work is considered a craft, she said, and to break from that archetype would be a big step forward for those who would like to display their work in galleries.
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Become a living lying legend
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ADMIT IT: I WANT to be famous. I want to be in the news. I want to be in blogs. I want Jay Leno, David Letterman and Jon Stewart to all start their shows with jokes about me. I want people to wonder what that rich, eccentric nutcase is up to every day. To that end, I thought it was time to start confessing. There was a time in 2002 when I was trying to take my writing to the next level and I took performance-enhancing drugs. I got involved with a writing instructor who told me they were “just vitamins” and that Earnest Hemingway, Sylvia Plath and most of the writers at Mad Magazine had taken these supplements at various times in their careers. I don’t know what it was, but it gave me sort of a “boost” — a sharper wit, faster reac-
tion time for sarcastic comebacks and a freakishly large vocabulary. Of course the downside was an atrophied attention span and aggressive tendencies toward all editors and publishers. I am sorry. Let me repeat: I am really, really sorry. Words, especially adjectives, escape me. I was middleaged and stupid and I swear I have since stopped taking the drugs. I think you can probably tell by all the typos, misspellings and grammatical improvisations in my prose. Sure I could have been great, but the asterisk that followed my name would forever taint that Pulitzer Prize. I also sometimes lip sync, or at least the writer’s equivalent. I use some of the same words and ideas from previous writings and just retype them. There are times when I can’t
Slightly Off Center By Dennis Hinkamp
remember if I heard stuff or thought it up myself. Why is there a problem with that? If
I thought it up the first time, why can’t I use it again? People love sequels. Sometimes I just do it because it is cold and my fingers stiffen up so it’s easier to just use the mouse to cut and paste than to actually use the keyboard to form new words. Other times I feel the pressure to produce a perfect paragraph, so I just reproduce one people said they liked a few years ago. As long as I am confessing, I want to tell everyone that I will not be accepting any cabinet appointments from President Obama because I wasn’t exactly honest on all my taxes every year. There were some years when I bought dozens of dollars worth of stuff online to avoid paying Utah state sales taxes. There were other times when I’m pretty sure I overpaid taxes because I was too cheap to seek the advice
of a good tax lawyer. I think paying extra taxes may in fact be stupider than cheating on your taxes. While not fitting the strict definition of “domestic help,” my dog was born in Russia. I have never paid a dime toward her Social Security taxes, though I did spend a ridiculously large amount of money to have her teeth cleaned. All this confessing is draining. I think I need a nap. Dennis Hinkamp would like to remind everyone that all writers are liars and that sometimes they even stoop to lying about lying. He is among a number of freelance writers whose columns appear in The Herald Journal as part of an effort to expose readers to a variety of community voices. He is not an employee of the newspaper. Feedback at dhinkamp@msn.com.
CVCA prepares for Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company
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TAH’S VERY OWN Ririe-Woodbury Dance Co. will return to the Ellen Eccles Theatre with two nights of innovative contemporary repertory work as part of their 45th season, at 7:30 p.m. March 5 and 6. For tickets or show information, visit www.Center ForTheArts.us or call 752-0026. Tickets are $16 and $21 and can be ordered and printed online. Accompanied by Artistic Director Charlotte Boye-Christensen, the company will provide three master class opportunities ranging from jazz/hip hop to both an intermediate repertory and technique class and an intermediate/advanced class. Tickets for the master classes can be purchased at the CVCA Ticket Office (43 S. Main) or by calling 752-0026. The company will conclude their five-day residency with two performances, which will include excerpts from Larry Keigwin’s “80’s Night” (2007), excerpts from Joan Woodbury’s “Loose Change” and three
pieces by Charlotte Boye-Christensen titled “Lost” (2007), “Siesta” (1995) and “Interiors” (2008). Founded in 1964 by Shirley Ririe and Joan Woodbury, the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Co. has taken modern dance to the next level. They not only perform works by Ririe and Woodbury but also by Boye-Christensen, who joined the company in 2002. In addition, Ririe-Woodbury commissions works from aspiring choreographers and seasoned professionals. The company has worked with nationally renowned choreographers and has also collaborated with many bands and an array of Utah artists. Throughout the years, this dance company has become a vital part of the Utah dance landscape. Ririe-Woodbury performs four shows a year in the Capitol Theatre and the Rose Wagner Center for the Performing Arts. In addition to their home season, they tour nationally and internationally eight to 10 weeks a year. When in Salt Lake City, the company provides 15 weeks as resident dance specialists in Utah elementary schools and five weeks of summer workshops for professionals. For more information about the company, visit www.ririewoodbury.com.
Coming up next: Salzburg Soloists ed by Concertmaster L and Artistic Director to leader and viola soloist
Lavard Skou-Larsen, the acclaimed Salzburg Chamber Soloists will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 24 and 25 at the Ellen Eccles Theatre, 43 S. Main, Logan. Tickets are $20, $26, $27 and $32 and can be ordered and printed online; visit www.CenterForThe Arts.us or call 752-0026 for more information. Founded in 1991 by Skou-Larsen and a few colleagues, the aim of the creation of this ensemble was to perform orchestral chamber music with the freedom of soloists. SkouLarsen brought together 22 first-class musicians
whose inspiration was the unforgettable Sandor Végh, whose charisma had influenced many members of the group considerably. Throughout their first year, the orchestra toured the United States and Canada. From 1992 to 1995, Boris Belkin was artistic director of the ensemble. During his tenure the orchestra released two CDs and went on tour across South America. In 1995 they participated in La Folle Journée Mozart in Nantes, France, and ended the year with a second tour to South America, winning that year’s critics’ prize for best foreign orchestra. For more information, visit www.salcsol.com.
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HE BRIDGER Folk Music Society will host its first annual “Local Talent Showcase” at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave., Logan. This all-ages show will feature some of the best emerging singer-songwriters in Cache Valley. This year’s featured artists include Jan Summerhays, Jacob Davidson, Liz Lachmar and Megan Simper. Advance tickets are available by contacting the artists or $10 at the door. For more information, contact Sean Damitz at 770-6104, visit www. bridgerfolk.org or visit www. myspace.com/whysound. • Jan Summerhays describes her music as “the feeling of getting into a canoe
and pushing off from the shore; that initial blissful coast that makes one stop and listen while seeing the world flow by breathlessly.” Summerhays’ style garners comparisons to other artists from the anti-folk genre and beyond. You can preview her work at www. myspace.com/iberis.
• Jacob Davidson has been a regular of the Logan independent acoustic music scene since he moved to Utah in 2007 to pursue a graduate degree at Utah State University. His warm vocals, descriptive lyrics and distinctive guitar style highlight the fact this isn’t something you hear every day. Late-
ly, Davidson and Summerhays have been collaborating on each other’s songs, as well as writing new pieces together, under the name Everybody Forever! A sample of Davidson’s material can be found at www.myspace. com/jacobbartleydavidson. • Liz Lachmar began writing music at 16 then began
experimenting with melodies and chords that incorporated her past, present and future into original songs. It was then she became undeniably enthused and found an undying passion for writing music. She adds, “I’ve been piece-by-piece creating since then and have collected a small set of songs that I hope maybe will find a familiar place in its listeners hearts.” Her original work can be heard at www.myspace.com/lizlachmar. • Megan Simper has studied music since she was 5 years old. She started playing the guitar five years ago and is now majoring in guitar performance at Utah State University. She is currently working on her first album.
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Local musicians join for ‘Talent Showcase’
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Books
Author finds way to turn bad into good
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LIFF JOHNSON, the police chief of Filer, Idaho, has quite a story to tell in his memoir, “Wrong Side of the River” — he doesn’t know who his father is and his mother liked to write rubber checks and spent most of her time running from the law or in prison. Johnson was reared by his maternal greatgrandmother in happy times and by his maternal grandmother, grandfather and stepdad at other times. To call this family dysfunctional is the understatement of the century, yet somehow, Johnson survived. After a long, rough road and many different types of jobs, he landed in law enforcement, even though he spent much of his younger years moving from pillar to post and trying to stay beyond the notice of the law. I met Johnson in November at a holiday bazaar in Nampa, where he was selling his book. In its third printing, the book has been around for awhile, but I convinced Johnson to give me a copy and, after reading the book, I decided a profile was in order. The book reveals things about his growing-up years that were painful and embarrassing for him at the time, and not exactly congruent with his current position, so the first thing I wanted to know was why he wrote the book. Cliff Johnson: I’ve read many books over the years and it became apparent to me that my story has as many twists and turns as some of the fiction I’ve read. I often thought I should write my story, but it wasn’t until I went into police work 20 years ago that I received that extra little push to make it happen. As a rookie police officer, I spent a lot of time riding with other officers and of course you tend to tell each other your life experiences. Everyone that heard my stories had the same reaction and said, “Man, you should write a book!” After hearing that a few dozen times,
Writer’s Talk By Charlene Hirschi
“ I thought, why not? The hard part for me was starting to write. As I revisited some of the things that I would just as soon forget, it had somewhat of a healing effect. I also found that I would develop moods according to what I was writing about at the time. I guess there’s no way around that and it’s all part of the healing process. Writer’s Talk: Big Mama and Pawpaw (Johnson’s grandparents) were pretty rough characters, but Pawpaw had a softer, nurturing side in the book. Did Big Mama have her better moments? CJ: Both Big Mama and Pawpaw started their mornings hung over and a little on the grouchy side. As the morning progressed and they had both had a few drinks, Big Mama would be teary-eyed and shaky. Papaw would be in a kicked-back, mellow state of mind and was fun to be around. As more alcohol was consumed, Big Mama seemed to improve and she too seemed to be more caring. By late afternoon that would change and she would become downright mean. Pawpaw, on the other hand, would remain tranquil and laid-back until he reached the point of passing out. As long as they had money they would
As a police officer, I think I’m more understanding than most. ... I do have a deeper feeling for children that are living in the same conditions I experienced as a child. As a parent and grandparent, I find I’m much more protective than many parents.
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Johnson’s books are available directly from Misty Peak Publishing at www.mistypeak.com. go through this cycle until the money ran out. WT: If I understand the book correctly, your great-grandmother, whom you idolized, was the mother of Big Mama? CJ: Yes, that is right. You couldn’t find a nicer lady. WT: Then what happened to Big Mama? Grandma was a lady through and through, church-going and kind. The great-uncle, who tried to drown you, and your mother also made bizarre life choices — what do you think happened? CJ: You know, I’m really not sure, but I’m guessing that alcohol was Big Mama’s downfall. Some people should know from experience that they can’t handle
it, but by the time they find out, they are addicted. I really hate to blame all of their problems on alcohol, but that really seemed to be the root. Of course, there were little things that added to their problems and alcohol acted as a shield. If you remember, Pawpaw was in World War II and had several ships blown out from under him. Uncle Rudy was in the Merchant Marines, and he too may have had memories that haunted him. WT: How did your family and the small community of Filer feel about your writing this book? CJ: Most of them are gone now, and I’m sure they must have rolled over in their graves
when I wrote my story. My mother knew I was writing and helped me fill in some of the blanks that I was unsure of. She passed away before I had finished my story. My Uncle Mel in Burlington, Colo., is still alive, and he too helped me with the order of events for the book. The community itself has been very supportive, and I quickly sold out when the book was first released. It’s now in its third printing, and I expect to do a fourth printing later this year. WT: How has this background helped you be a better and wiser police officer, parent and grandparent? CJ: As a police officer, I think I’m more understanding than most. There probably aren’t many situations that I haven’t experienced myself; often the calls are a repeat of things I have experienced. I do have a deeper feeling for children that are living in the same conditions I experienced as a child. As a parent and grandparent, I find I’m much more protective than many parents. WT: You’ve come a long way from a battered and emotionally abused child. My readers will be curious about what happened between the end of the book and where you are now. There must have been some stand-out events that helped you seek a better life for yourself. CJ: I think it’s just something that is built into everyone. Even at a young age, we know right from wrong and the way we choose is up to each individual. My great-grandmother spent a lot of time on her knees praying for me, and I think that too made a difference in my life. It’s easy to blame your problems on the way you were raised, and I hear that too often in my profession. My advice is get over it and move on. What you do with your life is up to you and there is no one to blame but yourself if things don’t work out the way you think they should. One thing (Continued on next page)
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WO AUTHORS published by Utah’s Outlaw Artists Press will be featured readers at the next Helicon West event, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at the True Aggie Café, 117 N. Main, Logan. Katie Kingston is the author of three chapbooks of poetry, “Unwritten Letters,” “El Rio de las Animas Perdidas en Purgatorio” and “In My Dreams Neruda.” She was a 2008
finalist for the May Swenson Poetry Award and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize by the editor of Isotope (Utah State University) for her poem, “Vista Verde.” She currently lives and writes in Trinidad, an area known as the coal fields, in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range. Jan Minich lives in Wellington, Utah, and also spends time in Bayfield, Wis. Published widely in journals, he is also
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the author of three books of poetry: “The Letters of Silver Dollar,” “History of a Drowning” and “Wild Roses,” poems
written in the voices of Etta Place and other women who were the common-law wives of Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch. Minich taught literature and writing at the College of Eastern Utah for 25 years. Kingston and Minich are two of many published authors featured for Helicon West, which was established in 2005 to promote creative writing in the valley and showcase local writers. The series also
features local poetry groups, creative writing classes, high school students, writing-contest winners and more. Helicon West invites everyone to share its open mike nights at 7 o’clock every second and fourth Thursday of the month during USU semesters. All readings are eligible for publication on community broadsides. For more information, contact star.coulbrooke@ usu.edu.
Photojournalist catches Hollywood elite hard at work By The Christian Science Monitor
HERE’S SOMETHING T ironic (and wonderful) about documentary photographs of the
“Seen Behind the Scene” by Mary Ellen Mark Phaidon
that really sticks in my mind from a very young age is this: Friends would invite me to their homes and I’d see such a difference in the way they lived and the way we lived, that I wanted what they had. There was no way in the world that I would invite them to my house because I never knew what condition I’d find my grandparents in. As silly as it sounds, another thing that made me different was watching old Western movies. Without fail there would be the outlaws and the good guys with the white hats, and guess who I always wanted to win? Now I wear a white shirt with a gold badge. WT: Are you working on anything now? A sequel to “Wrong Side of the River,” perhaps? CJ: I’m working on two books. One is fiction and is
make-believe, temporary worlds created on movie sets. “Seen Behind the Scene” by preeminent photojournalist Mary Ellen Mark (Phaidon Press, 264 pp., $59.95) is a collection of her black-andwhite backstage photos. These stills are from the more than 100 movies she has worked on, including titles like “Apocalypse Now,” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “Tootsie,” “On Golden Pond” and, most recently, “Australia.”
titled “Lost in Yellowstone Park.” It’s the story of two young boys that become separated from their group during a camping trip in the backcountry. Because their canoe is missing and some of their belongings were found floating in Lewis Lake, they are presumed to have drowned. Miscalculations in their directions cause them to have an extended stay in the wilderness, miles from the search parties. Each day takes them farther away from help and of course they experience all of the dangers one would expect to encounter in that environment. The story is based on some true events that have occurred on Shoshone and Lewis lakes in Yellowstone Park. I personally canoed across Lewis Lake and up the Lewis River in a storm
One of the pleasures of this book is the chance to see wellknown actors — Johnny Depp, Jessica Lange, Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Marlon Brando — in unguarded moments, safe in the environment in which they work and being photographed by someone they trust. Most of us are accustomed to seeing celebrities either in glossy, posed photos, or shrinking from the paparazzi’s lens. Mark’s photographs, instead, offer glimpses of the people behind the stars. Mark was hired to do publicity and advertising shots, but “Seen Behind the Scene” also includes so that I could better detail the boys’ experience. I’ve also been working on the sequel to “Wrong Side of the River” for almost a year and have decided to name it “The Right Side of the River.” My readers will have a better understanding of how I went from following the pattern of my relatives and finding my own way to a successful law enforcement career. WT: Not only are you a chief of police and author, you have your own publishing company. Tell me about that. CJ: When I finished writing “Wrong Side of the River” I had three choices. I could look for a traditional publisher and be satisfied with whatever percentage they offered me (that is, if they didn’t reject my work); two, I
her candid shots, gems like a series of shots of Dustin Hoffman clowning around behind Laurence Olivier during the filming of “Marathon Man.” Or the legendary Frederico Fellini on the set of “Satyricon,” seen silhouetted in front of an empty stage with a megaphone to his mouth. Fellini’s body language as he stands alone performing his job suggests a man who loves his work. Moviemaking may seem an unusual subject for a photographer better known for her incisive work on the poor and eccentric. But Mark uses her unique eye to allow us to expericould pay a vanity press that will publish almost anything and end up with an over-priced book that only friends and family would buy; or three, start my own publishing company. I don’t mean just self-publish, but start my own company, buy a block of ISBN numbers for other titles and publish not only my own book, but other authors. I consider Misty Peak Publishing to be a crossover publisher and really more of a partnership with the few authors that I have published. Misty Peak is named after my daughter Misty and my love for the mountains. WT: Readers, you will like this book. As pointed out in the interview, Big Mama is a pretty rough character and her language reflects that. However, it is consistent with the life-
ence a film set in the same way that she helps us understand the rest of the world. The book is enhanced by essays written by some of her subjects that take us further inside the world of filmmaking. Don’t miss, for instance, Helen Mirren’s description of heading off to a night shoot just as everyone else is coming home from a day’s work. Mirren compares the set to a gypsy encampment, with the lighted space where the camera meets the actor as the focus of it all. “(T)he feeling of magic and privilege never leaves me,” she writes. style she lived and shouldn’t be offensive to most. The importance of reading this book is to gain understanding of how some children have few choices of who raises them or how. Perhaps it might motivate you to become involved in the life of a child who needs a stable adult in his/her life. Book critic Charlene Hirschi holds her master’s in English from Utah State University. She is among a number of freelance writers whose columns appear in The Herald Journal as part of an effort to expose readers to a variety of community voices. She is not an employee of the newspaper. Authors, readers and editors can e-mail charlene hirschi@yahoo.com about books they would like reviewed, or visit www.charlenehirschi.com.
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Outlaw Press authors to read at Helicon West
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Calendar Ongoing events “The Music Man” will show at Terrace Plaza Playhouse (99 E. 4700 South, Ogden) through April 10 every Friday, Saturday and Monday evening at 7:30. Tickets are $9 and $11 for adults; $6 and $8 for children; and $1 off for seniors and students. Reservations can be made by calling 801-393-0070. For more information, visit www.terraceplayhouse.com. Free self-empowerment/stress relief classes are offered by the Cosmic Nudge every Monday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.; every Wednesday from 2 to 3 p.m.; and every Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Whittier Community Center, 290 N. 400 East, Logan. For more information, call 563-1188. The Eccles Ice Center (2825 N. 200 East, North Logan) offers public skating Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Saturdays from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.; and Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m. Public skating is also available in the evening but dates and times vary. For a complete and up-to-date schedule, visit www.ecclesice.com.
Friday The Cache Special Needs Activity Program will sponsor a Valentine’s Ball
(themed to “Time After Time”) from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Friday at the Willow Valley Stake Center, 825 N. 200 West, Logan. Family and friends are welcome; dress is best or formal. D.J. Land will provide the music. For more information, contact LuAnn at 753-6165. The Constitution Party will commemorate the birth of George Washington at its Washington Day Commemorative Celebration at 7 p.m. Friday in the Little Theater of Mount Logan Middle School. President Washington will be honored with patriotic music and speakers. Admission is free and everyone is invited. A Health and Nutrition Expo will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday in the Taggart Student Center Sunburst Lounge. The theme of this year’s expo is “Food and Sustainability”; activities will include booths, hands-on demonstrations, displays and food samples. Come learn about easy gardening, fair trade, composting and recycling, food preservation, wellness and “slow” foods. For more information, e-mail caroline.shugart@ usu.edu or call 797-0735. The Hyrum Senior Center will serve lunch at noon and play Bingo at 12:30 p.m. Friday. The center is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; call 245-3570 by 10 a.m. to reserve your spot for lunch.
An Adult Singles Dance for ages 30 and older will take place Friday in the Weber State Ballroom, Shepherd Student Union Building, 3750 Harrison Blvd., Ogden. Free dance lessons will be taught from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.; dance and food will start at 8:30. Cost is $5 for students and $7 for everyone else. For more information, call 801-773-7464. The Thomas Edison Charter Schools will conduct random drawings for classes where applications exceed enrollment space at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20. Enrollment will continue until classes are filled. For more information, call Edison North at 787-2820 or Edison South at 752-0123. Utah State University’s Caine School of the Arts choral ensembles will present “SING!” at 7:30 p.m. Friday in USU’s Manon Caine Russell-Kathryn Caine Wanlass Performance Hall. This program will feature two regional premieres, including a work by student composer Ian McDougal, a freshman at USU. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased by calling the Caine Box Office (797-8022) or at the box office online (boxoffice.usu.edu). All are invited to participate in a Peace Vigil every Friday between 5 and 6 p.m. on the east side of Main Street between Center Street and 100 North in Logan. This non-violent, public event has been ongoing
every Friday since September 2005 and is sponsored by Cache Valley Peace Works, Logan Friends Meeting (Quakers), Cache Valley Unitarian Universalists and Mormons for Equality and Social Justice, Cache Valley Chapter. For more information, e-mail info@ loganpeace.org or call 755-5137. Melody and Tyler will play live music from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave., Logan. For more information, call 752-4777. The Cache Valley Parkinson’s Support Group will meet at 4:30 p.m. Friday at The Copper Mill Restaurant. Dr. John Steffens, medical director for the APDA Information and Referral Center at the University of Utah, will answer questions about the disease. Newly diagnosed patients, their family and friends, and anyone else interested in learning more about Parkinson’s are invited.
Saturday Cache County Horse 4-H will present a free clinic from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Cache County Fairgrounds Indoor Arena. No horses please. Topics will include horse and riding skills, teaching kids to ride, demonstrations, horse ethics, what judges are looking for and more. For more information, contact Susan at 563-3863 or Matt at 563-0153.
The Bear River Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will host its February meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday in Room 3 at Logan Regional Hospital (enter the north side of the building, near the flag pole). Jan Benson will display a huge antique American flag and other artifacts. Guests are welcome. For more information, contact Regent Marilynne Wright at 752-2976. The World of Puppetry Museum will be open from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Brigham City Fine Arts Center, 58 S. 100 West. Free activities include puppet history tours and demonstrations, puppet making and puppet play, a “Punch & Judy” show at 3 p.m. and puppet storytime at 4 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. The Unicorn Pillow Theatre will present “Snoozy Snowflake” at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Unicorn Room at the Bullen Center, 43 S. Main, Logan. Admission is $2 and everyone is welcome. The Western singing duo Tumbleweeds will perform at LD’s Cafe in Richmond from 6 p.m. to closing on Saturday. Everyone is invited. Mesa Drive will perform with Ask for the Future, Fullers Field and Bandolier (rock/ pop) at 8 p.m. Saturday at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave., Logan. Cover charge is $5. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/ whysound or e-mail info@whysound.com. The BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble will honor the rich traditions of the cultures of the world through dance and music at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Ellen Eccles Theatre. “The Gathering” will present dances from Eastern and Western Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America. Tickets are now available at www.centerfor thearts.us/events.html or by calling the Ellen Eccles Ticket office at 752-0026. The Cache Humane Society has pets available for adoption every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at PetSmart, 1050 N. Main, Logan. Adoption fees are $50 per cat and $90 per dog, and include all vaccinations and spay/neuter. The Center for Pregnancy Choices will host its first annual fundraiser, the Sanctity of Life Birthday Party, at 7 p.m. Saturday in the historic Logan library, 90 N. 100 East. Speakers will be coming from the Ogden Pregnancy Care Center to tell of their personal experiences with a crisis pregnancy care center and how it has changed their lives. For more information, call 752-1222. Bring your kids (ages 3-13) to the Providence Macey’s Little Theater anytime between 1 and 3 p.m. on Saturday. Let them have fun making a craft, having a treat and enjoying a movie while you do your shopping in peace. For more information, call 753-3301. Looking for a piano teacher? Everyone is invited to meet local piano teachers at an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at The Piano Gallery, 1940 N. Main, North Logan. For more information, call 752-7510. A free weight management class will
take place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, followed by a special topics class on carbohydrates and healthy living, at the Logan Curves building, second floor (south of Sam’s Club). Everyone is invited.
Sunday The Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (ELCA) will host a Service of Dedication for its new building at 6 p.m. Sunday at 930 N. 400 West, Logan. Bishop Allan Bjornberg from the Rocky Mountain Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America will preach. Pastor Corinne Thul will preside. Everyone is invited; RSVP to 752-7753. For more information, visit www.princeopeace.org. The Logan Team in Training will host a fundraiser party from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Firehouse Pizza. Tickets are $20, which includes the all-you-can eat pizza and past buffet; one raffle ticket; silent auction; sodas with free refills; and four live bands. The Logan Team is a group of individuals training together to run the Salt Lake Marathon and Half Marathon while raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. For more information, visit http://logantnt.blogspot.com. The Post-Mormon Community is a nonsectarian organization of individuals and families who have left Mormonism. The 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 or call 770-4263.
Monday San Francisco-based landscape architect Andrea Cochran will present an informal discussion as part of USU’s Landscape Architecture Speaker Series at 9:30 a.m. Monday in the Tippetts Gallery of the Chase Fine Arts Center. She will then present a lecture, “Blurring the Boundaries,” at 2:30 p.m. in the Eccles Conference Center auditorium. Both activities are free and open to all. The Bear River Heritage Area will host a public meeting from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at the Bear River Association of Governments, 170 N. Main, Logan. Interested community members, heritage-based businesses, heritage sites and project leaders are encouraged to attend. Some items on the agenda include the 2009 Strategic Plan, the 2009 Marketing Budget and current bills in the legislation. For more information, call 713-1426. Brown University geologist Greg Hirth will present “Understanding Earthquake Processes at the Microscopic Scale” at 11 a.m. Monday in the Taggart Student Center auditorium at USU. His talk is free and open to all. For more information, call 797-1273.
Tuesday Guest speakers Grace Oshita and Rick Okabe will present the lecture “Topaz Illuminated: Remembering the Incarceration of Japanese Americans in Utah” at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Taggart Student Center Sunburst Lounge. Their presentation will include National Archive
photographs, documents and personal stories followed by an open-microphone Q&A-style discussion. Admission is free and everyone is invited. For information, call 797-3858 or email marina.hall@usu.edu. A six-week adult drawing class taught by Michael Calles will start at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Brigham City Fine Arts Center. Learn portraiture or wildlife sketching. Early registration is encouraged; call 435-723-0740. Utah State University’s soccer program will continue its series of skills clinics for male and female players, ages 4 to 14, from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Stan Laub Training Center, 1100 E. 1400 North, Logan. Cost is $7 per player per clinic. Participants should come prepared with their own soccer ball, shin guards and indoor soccer or gym shoes (no cleats). For more information, contact Heather at 797-0900 or heather.cairns@usu.edu. Utah State University’s Religious Studies Program will host a lecture by noted scholar Jan Shipps at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Fine Arts Visual Room 150. Her presentation, “From Peoplehood to Church Membership: the Mormon Trajectory Since World War II,” is free and open to all. For more information, call 797-3406.
Wednesday The Cache Interagency Council will meet at noon Wednesday at the Bluebird Restaurant. Any service-based agency is invited to participate. The mission of the Cache Interagency is to unite service organizations in sharing ideas, upcoming events and ongoing services, thus producing a spirit of unity and cooperation among participating organizations. For more information, contact Kendall Andelin at 753-9008. USU professor Steve Siporin will read from his translation of Augusto Segre’s “Memories of a Jewish Life” at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in the USU Haight Alumni Center. Admission is free and everyone is invited. For more information, call 797-3858 or e-mail marina.hall@usu.edu. The Reentry Student Center will host a “Body Balance: Recognizing Disordered Eating” workshop from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Taggart Student Center Colony Room. Anna-Mae Jorgensen will explore the signs and symptoms of eating disorders and examine the media’s impact on beauty ideals and body image. Bring your own brown bag lunch; refreshments will be provided. Craig Jessop, director of the American Festival Chorus, will speak at the Logan Kiwanis Club meeting at noon Wednesday at The Copper Mill Restaurant. For more information, contact Curtis Roberts at 5630618 or 713-6963. Trina Thomas will make some yummy St. Patrick’s Day dishes for families at a free cooking and community class from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Providence Macey’s Little Theater. Seating is limited; to reserve a spot, call 753-3301. The American West Heritage Center hosts
a children’s storytime every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.awhc.org. The League of Utah Writers will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the Logan Library Archive Room. Bring five pages to read and have critiqued by other authors. For more information, contact Louisa at 232-4301. A Brain Injury Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at OPTIONS for Independence, 1095 N. Main, Logan. For more information or to schedule transportation, contact Heather at 753-5353. Why Sound will host USU Jazz Night with Jon Gudmundson at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Admission is $3.
Thursday The Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center will host a Women’s Avalanche Workshop at 6 p.m. Thursday at the USU Outdoor Recreation Center. A field day will follow on Saturday, Feb. 28. Register at the ORC. Cost is $65 per person. For more information, contact Paige at 881-1205. Marriage and family therapist Pamela King will lead an “Active Parenting Now” class from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 581 N. 700 East. Class will run every Thursday for six weeks. A light dinner will be served at 5:45 p.m. Free babysitting for pre-kindergarten through elementary-aged children will be provided as well as homework space for school-aged children. Cost is $15 for materials. For more information or to register, call 752-1453. The application deadline for Pinnacle (a national honor society for re-entry students) has been extended through Thursday. Students selected for membership must be 26 or older; be a junior or senior; have had, at some point, a five-year gap in their education; have a minimum 3.0 overall USU GPA; and be involved in at least three campus and/or community activities. For more information, call 797-1702 or visit www.usu. edu/reentrystudent. Return applications and check to Susan Crosbie in TSC Room 315. Nominations for the Women Over 65 Lifetime Achievement Award are due Thursday. For nomination forms, visit www. usu.edu/womencenter. Women eligible for this recognition must reside in Cache Valley, be 65 or older, made outstanding contributions to the advancement of women on a local, state and/ or national level. For more information, call 797-1728 or e-mail womenscenter@usu.edu.
Upcoming event The 10th annual performance of the Easter Cantata, “Love’s Greatest Gift,” will take place at 7 p.m. April 11 and 12 at the Logan LDS Tabernacle. Practices will begin at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 1, at the Mount Logan Stake Center, 600 E. Center, Logan. Choir and orchestra participants are needed. Orchestra members need to be high school age or older. Children’s Choir rehearsals will begin March 29. For more information, visit www.lovesgreatestgift.com.
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