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Cache Magazine ‘THE LEGEND OF THE RIVERHAWK’

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RIDGELINE HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS ORIGINAL PLAY

FEB. 24-MARCH 2, 2017

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Feb. 24-March 2, 2017

COVER 6 Ridgeline High School presents the orginal play, ‘Legend of the Riverhawk’

THE ARTS 4 USU orchestra, band set for annual Winter Concert

4 Annual Cache Valley

Cowboy Rendezvous set for March 3-5 in Hyrum

4 The Atlas Grove band

to perform at WhySound

5 Music Theatre West

presents ‘My Fair Lady’

5 Morgenstern Trio from

Germany ready to play at Caine Performance Hall

MOVIES 3 Cache movie critic Aaron Peck predicts the winners at 2017 Academy Awards 8 ‘The Great Wall’ doesn’t fare that well at box office

8 Pop songstress Janelle

Monae unveils acting skills in pair of Oscar contenders

9 The Academy Awards

ceremony loves to honor movies about movies

CALENDAR 11 See what’s happening this week in Cache Valley

Scenic artist Rick Roberts of Local 800 paints Oscar statues for Sunday’s 89th Academy Awards red carpet, near the Dolby Theatre Wednesday in Los Angeles. (AP Photo) On the cover: Students at Ridgeline High School in Millville are currently presenting an original play entitled “The Legend of the Riverhawk.” (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal)

FROM THE EDITOR There’s no way around it. It’s simply been a sobering week here in Cache Valley. There have been so many tragedies and challenges in our little part of the world over the past seven days that listing even a small portion of them would make me incredibly melancholy. Now, that’s not unusual for me this time of year. I usually feel like if I can get through the wintery months of January and February, then I can survive the rest of the year. But every year, actually getting

to March turns into a serious grind around the end of February, and that last week or so before we start seeing actual signs of spring can leave me in a real funk. I definitely felt that on Wednesday when, as I pulled into my driveway, I found myself briefly excited when I noticed that the huge pile of snow off to the side was completely gone. Unfortunately, a split second later I looked up to the roof, which was starting to collect newly fallen snow in all of its crevices. Then, within an hour, everything in sight was, once again, covered in white. As a friend of mine noted, we are now experiencing Winter 2.0. So, it continues. And while my heart goes out to those effected by recent trag-

edies — and certainly to our tired and waterlogged neighbors in Box Elder County — by the time we get to Sunday, it’s going to be hard not to just plop down in front of the TV for hours and hours of Daytona 500 coverage followed several more of hours of beautifully dressed people picking up Academy Awards in Hollywood. But now tuxedos for me. By that time, I’ll likely slip into George Costanzamode, and experience the life the “Seinfeld” icon always hoped to live. “I was living the dream,” Costanza said. “I was stripped to the waist eating a block of cheese the size of a car battery.” — Jeff Hunter

Cache critic makes bold predictions

movie as powerful as it is. Gut prediction: Harris – Just feels like it’s “Moonlight” night. Best Actor Nominees: Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea”; Andrew Garfield, “Hacksaw Ridge”; Ryan Gosling, “La La Land”; Viggo Mortensen, “Captain Fantastic”; Denzel Washington, “Fences” Honestly, I have no idea what to think about this category because many of my favorite performances weren’t nominated. Gosling even got nominated for the wrong movie. AP Photos He should’ve been recCache movie critic Aaron Peck predicts big things for “La La ognized for “The Nice Land” (top), “Moonlight” (above) and “Jackie” (above right) Guys,” but since when has one feels like a foregone Sunday night at the Academy Awards ceremony. the Oscars ever rewarded conclusion anyway, even deft physical comedy even an Oscar novice like me ures”; Michelle Williams, much a lead as Denzel though it’s more difficult knows who will win here. “Manchester by the Sea” Washington in “Fences,” than drama? Heart prediction: Ali The winner isn’t so but the supporting cat Heart predication: Gut prediction: Ali clear cut here. My heart egories always feel far Affleck – There are dra– seriously, it’s going to and gut definitely disagree too nebulous to nail down matic performances and happen. Bank on it. on who should be taking exactly what they are. then there’s Affleck’s Best Supporting Actress home the trophy. It’s a Heart prediction: performance in “Man Nominees: Viola Davis, stellar group and I can’t Davis – not to belabor the chester by the Sea.” It’s “Fences”; Naomie Harreally argue with any of organ analogies, but she’s a whole other ballgame ris, “Moonlight”; Nicole these talented women the heart of “Fences.” It to play a character who Kidman, “Lion”; Octavia being included. One could might be Denzel’s show, is trying to suppress his past by feeling nothing, Spencer, “Hidden Figargue that Davis is every but Davis makes that

The Reel Place Aaron Peck

This Sunday night, ABC will air the 89th Academy Awards. So, I thought I’d take up some newspaper space ruminating on my predictions for the event. Mostly, because it’s fun being wrong. Full disclosure: over the years I’ve found that I’m awful at picking Oscar winners. This is usually the case because I end up going with my heart (the nominee I want to win) rather than my gut (the nominee I think the Academy will select). Because of this predicament I thought it’d be fun to go through the main categories and give both my heart and gut picks, which will probably both be wrong. I guess what I’m getting at here is you shouldn’t use this column to fill out your Oscar pool. Best Supporting Actor Nominees: Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight”; Jeff Bridges, “Hell or High Water”; Lucas Hedges, “Manchester by the Sea”; Dev Patel, “Lion”; Michael Shannon, “Nocturnal Animals” Sadly, the very best supporting performance of 2016 — John Goodman, “10 Cloverfield Lane” — wasn’t even nominated. Also, Bridges is not a supporting actor in “Hell or High Water.” That’s just nonsense. This

but occasionally letting the past bubble up to the surface. The fact that you can tell Affleck’s character is in unimaginable mental anguish as he greets life with a stone face is something to behold. Gut predication: Washington – he acts the crap out of that movie; I’m getting a Most Acting award vibe going on here. Best Actress Nominees: Isabelle Hupper, “Elle”; Ruth Negga, “Loving”; Natalie Portman, “Jackie”; Emma Stone, “La La Land”; Meryl Streep, “Florence Foster Jenkins” With any other group I’d say that Portman has this all but wrapped up, however, Streep throws a wrench in the works. Heart prediction: Portman – she’s absolutely fantastic in “Jackie;” a true transformation. Gut prediction: Streep – This is the Academy. Most of the voters are old, and they’ve shown that they’ll pick Streep whenever they get the chance. Best Animated Picture Nominees: “Kubo and the Two Strings,” “Moana,” “My Life as a Zucchini,” “The Red Turtle,” “Zootopia” Very strange staring at a crop of animated See ’17 on Page 10

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Forecasting the ’17 Academy Awards

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ALL MIXED UP

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all mixed up USU orchestra, band hosts winter concert The Utah State University Wind Orchestra and Symphonic Band will combine for their winter concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, in the Morgan Theatre on the USU campus. There is no admission charge. The ensembles will perform separately on this concert, which includes a performance of Percy Aldridge Grainger’s Lincolnshire Posy as the centerpiece. This concert annu-

ally showcases the best of the USU Bands with the Wind Orchestra and Symphonic Band (conducted by director of bands, Thomas P. Rohrer) and guest conductors Lane Weaver and Gregory Wheeler. The Wind Orchestra program begins with two staples of the band repertoire: first a Paul Creston work, “Celebration Overture,” and next John Barnes Chance’s “Incantation and Dance.” “Lincolnshire

Posy” appears next along with “Rapid Eye Movement,” by Thomas P. Rohrer. The Wind Orchestra portion ends with March, Opus 99 by Sergei Prokofiev. The Symphonic Band will perform six pieces, beginning with “Concert Prelude” by British composer Philip Sparke and “The Whispering Tree” by George Farmer, both conducted by Weaver. Wheeler will conduct “Songs of the

Plains” by Pierre LaPlante, “Winds of Change” by Randall Standridge, and “Allegro Barbaro” by Bela Bartok. The Symphonic Band portion will conclude with “Of Sailors and Whales” by W. Francis McBeth, a musical depiction of Melville’s “Moby Dick” saga. This annual showcase of the USU Bands demonstrates the abilities of the school’s finest wind and percussion players,

Rendezvous returns to Hyrum Annual Cache Valley event scheduled for March 3-5 at MCHS

The Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous is pleased to present “The Bard and the Ballardeer” — a.k.a. Waddie Mitchell and Don Edwards. Mitchell and Edwards will perform at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 4, in the Mountain Crest High School Auditorium in Hyrum. Paired together, this duo returns to Cache Valley and is sure to please those who loved to hear them back during the days of the Festival of the American West. This year’s Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous will be held March 3-5. Other offerings at the annual event include a Friday night “Cowboy Opry” featuring Ernie Sites, Gary Allegetto, Ed Peekeekoot and poet Marleen Bussma. Following the Opry will be the Cowboy Family Dance featuring Dyer Highway. Saturday evening will include a concert featuring Ned LeDoux, Trinity Seely and Sam DeLeeuw. And then it all winds up Sunday morning at the Cowboy Church held in the livery stable at the American West Heritage Center in Wellsville. All concert ticket prices are $10 to $50. Dance tickets are $10 for adults, $5 seniors, students and children, and $25 per family. Opry tickets are $10 for adults; $1 for children. Tickets are on sale now. For

Don Edwards, above left, and Waddie Mitchell, above right, will perform during this year’s Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous March 3-5 at Mountain Crest High School in Hyrum.

more information and to purchase tickets, visit cvcowboy.org. Grammy-nominated Edwards continues to build a legacy that enriches our vision of the American West. In tales of the day-to-day lives and emotions of those who lived it, his ballads paint a sweeping landscape of both mind and heart, bring-

ing to life the sights, sounds and feelings of this American contribution to culture and art. The quality of this cowboy balladeer’s music stems from the fact that he is so much more than a singer. A historian, See HYRUM on Page 11

from music majors to nonmusic majors alike. As well as a curricular performance outlet for the students in the 50-member Wind Orchestra and 95-member Symphonic Band, the concert is a rare public exhibition of musical variety — from high art to toe-tapping razzle dazzle — by students from every college on the USU campus. The event promises something for everyone.

Grove to perform Feb. 25 Cache Valley-based band The Atlas Grove will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at WhySound, 30 Federal Ave. Admission to the performance is $8. One of the bands that will be featured at this year’s Beaver Mountain Music Festival schedule for Aug. 18-20 at Beaver Mountain Ski Area, The Atlas Grove features Danny Sadleir (lead vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin), Eric Lamalfa (lead vocals, electric guitar, banjo), Travis Taylor (drums), Kelton Mock (bass) and Julie Taquin (fiddle). The group plays styles of music including Americana, folk, bluegrass, reggae and rock. RJ Diggins — comprised of Rorry Forbush and Joe White — will open the concert. RJ Diggins is a light-hearted acoustic duo with styles that range from mellow mountain music to upbeat bluegrass.

for 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4. Tickets for MTW’s production are available at the Ellen Eccles Theatre Box Office, online at musictheatrewest.org or by phone at 752-0026. “My Fair Lady” presents a locally star-studded cast in this classic transformation story. Eliza Doolittle (Sarah Huff), a rough Cockney girl, meets Colonel Pickering (Cary Youmans) and Henry Higgins (Craig Winder) in Covent

Garden where she’s selling flowers. Higgins and Pickering set about to transform this common flower girl into a princess. It is a humorous and heartwarming journey that has delighted audiences for over 60 years. The cast is rounded out by local favorites, Teresa Jones (Mrs. Higgins) and Debbie Ditton (Mrs. Pearce) and introduces newcomer Jeremy

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German trio coming to USU Concert set for Feb. 28 at Caine Hall The Chamber Music Society of Logan will present the Morgenstern Trio at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at USU’s Caine Performance Hall. Tickets are $24 for adults, $10 for students. Advance tickets for the performance are available online at arts.usu. edu, by calling 797-8022 or in person at the Caine College of the Arts box office in the Chase Fine Arts Center. Tickets will also be available at the door on the night of the performance. For more information, visit cmslogan.org. The young German musicians of the Morgenstern Trio present a varied and dynamic concert: the classical music of Joseph Haydn, a contemporary piano trio of Pierre Jalbert and the impressionist works of Frank Bridge and Maurice Ravel. Catherine Klipfel (piano), Stefan Hempel (violin) and Emanuel Wehse (cellist) met during their studies at the Folkwang Conservatory in Essen, Germany, and

Logan Dance Factory

The Logan Dance Factory will meet from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Friday, March 3, at the Whittier Community Center, 300 N. 400 East. Dance lesson will begin at 7:30 p.m.; Bruce Howe will DJ. Singles and married couples welcome. Donation of $7 requested at the door; snack donations also appreciated. Music mix will feature tunes from ’40s swing, cha-cha-cha, country and oldies but goodies.

‘Legend of the Riverhawk’ Students at Ridgeline High School will perform the original play “The Legend Of The Riverhawk” at 7 p.m. Feb. 23-25 and 27, in the RHS Auditorium in Millville. Written by Sarah R.Hall, drama teacher at Ridgeline, “The Legend Of The Riverhawk” features some of the the history of Cache Valley. It will be great family entertainment for the whole community. Ticket prices are $7 for adults, $5 for students and $25 for a family of five. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

Fly fishing at Mt. Logan

The F3T Film Tour is a premier film event displaying the art of fly fishing from around the world. Brought to you by Cache Anglers, this year’s film begins at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at Mt. Logan Middle School. The cost is $15 per person with discounted tickets for anyone who joins the national Trout Unlimited organization, which is a nationally recognized conservation organization dedicated to the preservation of cold water habitat for trout and other species of sport fish. Visit cacheanglers.com for more information.

Fundraiser for Deserae

A fundraiser for recent shooting victim Deserae Turner will be held 5-10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at Bounce 4 Kids, 50 E. 400 North (former Hastings building), Logan. The event will include bounce houses and inflatables, food, games, a silent auction and more. Tickets are 50 cents each and wristbands The Morgenstern Trio will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the Caine for inflatable play range from $3 to $10. All proPerformance Hall on the campus of Utah State University. ceeds will go to the Turner family. For more information, visit the event Facebook page at tinyurl. formed the trio in 2005. Washington, D.C., and at the opportunity to show com/fight4des. In 2007, after only two Carnegie Hall and other that.” years of intensive collab- venues in New York City, The trio also earned oration, the Morgenstern followed by concerts first prize at the InterTrio was awarded top throughout the country. national Joseph Haydn Hardware Ranch WMA offers a unique opportuprizes and awards, such Hempel said, “It’s Competition in Vienna, nity to get up close to wild Rocky Mountain elk on as the Kalichstein–Larelike three people come second prize at the Fifth a horse-drawn sleigh through Feb. 27, 2017. Harddo-Robinson Trio Award, together to interpret Melbourne International ware Ranch is open Mondays and Fridays from a prestigious piano music, and then they Chamber Music Compenoon to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays from trio prize in the United develop a kind of identition and second prize 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. States. This prize enabled tity that they all share. and the audience prize at Tickets are $5 for ages 9 and up; $3 children ages their performances in There is nothing more 4-8 and children 3 and under are free. Visit wildlife. the Kennedy Center in amazing than having See TRIO on Page 10 utah.gov/hardwareranch for more information.

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“My Fair Lady” is the standard by which all other shows are measured. Based on George Bernard Shaw’s play “Pygmalion” with book, music and lyrics by Lerner and Loewe, “My Fair Lady” is triumphant. Don’t miss the opportunity to see Music Theatre West at its finest. “My Fair Lady” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24-25 and 27, and March 3-4, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre. A matinee is also scheduled

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Ridgeline shares ‘The Le High school students in Millville present an original play penned by Ridgeline drama teacher

n less than a year of operation, there is already a legend surfacing about the newest high school in Cache Valley, and it has something to do with the school’s mascot. That’s right, the Riverhawk. Those interested in learning of this legend have three opportunities over the next few days to experience “The Legend Of The Riverhawk.” The original play, which was written by Ridgeline High School drama and U.S. history teacher Sarah R. Hall with the help of assistant director Emma Smith, is being performed at the school’s auditorium in Millville. “I usually write a new play every other year,” Hall said. “Emma Smith came up with the idea for the first play at Ridgeline. I thought it sounded great. She didn’t think I would, but I did.” Hall went through books about Millville and Providence to study the towns’ history. “Some of the things are not factual, but some really did happen,” Hall said. “There were a group of school boys that did dress up like Shoshone and scared the school children and the town people got upset. “… I like to incorporate history. Chief Sagwich really was the chief at the time. … Sam Whitney really was the postman and really only had one arm. It was fun to try and establish some of the historical people in there.” In fact, RHS drama students were able to meet a great, great, great grandson of Chief Sagwich, who came and spoke to the them. Senior Mason Fiefia plays a Native American in the play named Kitchi, who is one of the main characters and a survivor of the Bear River Massacre. “I feel very honored and have always had a soft spot in my heart for Native Americans and their culture,” Fiefia said. “I feel very honored being able to portray that. There is definitely a good message in this play.”

Mason Fiefia, left, and Genesie Smith star in the roles of Kitchi and at Ridgeline High School in Millville.

STORY BY SHAWN HARRISON – Fiefia got involved in a theater class as a sophomore and enjoyed it. He was busy playing football and wrestling as a junior, but returned to drama this year. “This year I couldn’t wrestle because of an injury, so I thought I would try it again and see how it goes,” Fiefia said. “I really enjoyed it. It’s really fun.” Hall is happy he did. Being Polyenisian helps Fiefia look more like a Native American. “We are so glad he tied out and he was awesome,” Hall said. “... Sometimes a person is perfect for a part.” Trevor Wood and Genesie Smith would also fit that description. The two Ridgeline seniors play bother and sister, Regina and David Marlow. “I’ve always liked acting ever since

I was little,” Genesi thought and dreame movie star. I like liv and it’s nice you can school.” Wood, who plays has been involved w classes, for more tha been involved with for a few years and acting as well. Hall “It’s a fantastic pl “Miss Hall is so tale going to be good, bu read it, I didn’t know that good. I even go really great play, es the first year of the s something historical

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we live in is really cool.” The play is a mix of Cache Valley history, featuring people who settled the Millville, Nibley and Providence areas and there interaction with the Native Americans. There is also some fiction. However, a serious message is delivered through the play that includes some funny moments. “I wanted it to have more of a realistic feel,” Hall said. “My past plays have all been comedic for the most part. It was interesting for me to write something more serious, which was nice.” “I think it really helps people realize to accept people and not be angry,” Genesie Smith said. The play has historical places like Elkhorn Ranch, a school and Provi-

dence Canyon. There is a twist at the end, that won’t be revealed here. “We’ve worked really hard on this,” Fiefia said. “Being able to really get into our characters is very important. … It took me a good solid month to get my lines down and really establish a character.” That character does a good job of keeping a calm demeanor in the face of anger. He teaches Regina Marlow how to dance like the natives using the line, “sometimes there are no words to say, this is why we dance.” There is also love and romance weaved into the story. Hall did numerous drafts of the play and had friends and family read it before coming up with the final script. The actors have been practicing since December. There are 42 in the play and a total of 50 students involved, counting the stage crew, which Hall called “very important for the play to happen.” Students helped with the set pieces and props, as well as the costumes. Costumes were also borrowed from other schools. The backdrop was painted to show off the northern Utah mountains. And the legend of the Riverhawk, which serves as Ridgeline’s mascot? “We wanted to have something fun for the first year, so that’s why we created that,” Hall said. You will have to go watch the play to learn of the legend. “It’s a really a cool show because it’s historical fiction of our own valley,” Genesie Smith said. “You can relate to it and feel more like it’s real almost. It’s exciting and funny, not just a boring history thing.” The first-ever play presented at Ridgeline High School, “The Legend of the Riverhawk” is billed as “great family entertainment for the whole community.” Remaining performance dates are Friday, Saturday and Monday, with shows beginning at 7 p.m. each evening. Cost is $7 for adults, $5 for students and senior citizens, children under five are free and a family of five is $25. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

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‘Lego Batman’ conquers ‘The Great Wall’ NEW YORK (AP) — “The Great Wall” was a hit in China. In North America, it was a dud. The most expensive film ever made in China and with a budget of $150 million, “The Great Wall” was intended to prove that the world’s no. 2 movie marketplace could produce Hollywood-sized blockbusters of its own. Though it ran up $171 million in ticket sales in China, “The Great Wall” pulled in $18.1 million in its North American debut over Presidents Day weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

That was good enough for third place, falling behind last weekend’s top two films, “The Lego Batman” and “Fifty Shades Darker.” The Warner Bros. animated release easily led the box office again with $34.2 million in its second week, sliding only 35 percent. Universal’s “Fifty Shades Darker” sold $21 million in tickets in its second week. The erotic sequel continues to play well overseas, where it led international business with $43.7 million over the weekend. Slammed by critics, “The Great Wall” didn’t measure up to its ini-

tial ambitions. It was produced by Legendary Entertainment, which has since been acquired by Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group. The film, directed by Zhang Yimou, originated with an idea by Legendary chief executive Thomas Tull, who exited the company last month. But “The Great Wall” isn’t a bomb. It has made $244.6 million overseas and performed over the weekend in North America slightly better than some pundits expected.

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“The Great Wall” finished in third place at the box office during its opening weekend.

Monae shines on screen Pop star acts in two movies up for best picture

NEW YORK (AP) — The journey from pop star to serious thespian is littered with casualties. For every Justin Timberlake, there are big-name hitmakers whose movie careers have stalled with dubious and disappointing results. Which is just one reason why Janelle Monae’s magical movie ride is so noteworthy. The Grammy-nominated performer made her acting debut last year with two films — and both are nominated for best picture at Sunday’s Academy Awards. She first wowed critics in her small but pivotal role in “Moonlight” as Teresa, the nurturing girlfriend of a drug dealer who befriends an introverted, impoverished boy who senses he is different. But her biggest breakout would come with “Hidden Figures,” portraying one of three pioneering black women at NASA whose contributions to the space race were critical, but overlooked by history. As engineer Mary Jackson, Monae shows a depth and range that wowed critics and proved she could hold her own along a starstudded cast. Though Monae may be one of the biggest surprises of the Oscar season, the 31-year-old sees her

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Janelle Monae speaks at the 48th annual NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Feb. 11, in Pasadena, California.

acting ascension as part of her natural progression as an artist (she studied acting for years). “I always did both, and I consider myself not just an actor or a musician or singer, but an artiststoryteller, and my hope is to continue to tell untold, unique universal stories in unforgettable ways,” said Monae in an interview. Monae’s career so far has certainly been unforgettable. Her albums — a captivating mix of funk, psychedelic soul, R&B and

pop — have been critically lauded, and her electric stage presence recalls James Brown or Prince, who was a close friend and mentor. She’s a CoverGirl spokeswoman and a fashion muse known for her eclectic style: On this day, her hair was dotted with eye ornaments. Space permeated Monae’s artistic world long before “Hidden Figures” — her alter ego was a futuristic android Cindi May See MONAE on Page 10

CBS dominates Nielsen ratings NEW YORK (AP) — CBS had a gleam in its eye again last week as the network held on to its Nielsen crown. In prime-time viewership, CBS could claim the most-watched show, “NCIS,” and another 15 of the Top 20 programs. (Remarkably, six of those CBS shows are freshman series.) AMC’s “The Walking Dead” placed third. NBC’s “This Is Us” was ninth. ABC had a pair of entries with “Grey’s Anatomy” and “The Bachelor” (14th and 15th, respectively). CBS’ broadcast launch of “The Good Fight,” its spinoff of “The Good Wife” that will henceforth be available only on the CBS All Access pay channel, placed 21st with 7.2 million viewers. The week’s other premiere, CBS’ Katherine Heiglstarring legal drama “Doubt,” opened with a so-so 5.3 million viewers. In late night, CBS had more good news: “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” was the most-watched show in that nocturnal niche for the third consecutive week, averaging 3 million viewers. Overall in prime time, CBS averaged 7.55 million viewers, while runner-up NBC was far behind with 4.61 million viewers. ABC had 4.50 million viewers, Fox had 2.87 million, Univision had 1.89 million, Telemundo had 1.39 million, ION Television had 1.27 million, and the CW had 1.23 million. Fox News Channel remained the week’s most popular cable network in prime time, averaging 2.72 million viewers. ABC’s “World News Tonight” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8.68 million viewers. For the week of Feb. 13-21, the top 10 prime-time shows, their networks and viewerships: “NCIS,” CBS, 15.29 million; “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 13.51 million; “The Walking Dead,” AMC, 11.08 million; “Bull,” CBS, 10.64 million; “60 Minutes,” CBS, 10.35 million; “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 10.32 million; “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 10.14 million; “Hawaii Five-O,” CBS, 9.62 million; “This is Us,” NBC, 9.04 million; “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 8.61 million.

14 nods) and “Shakespeare in Love” (1998). But it’s a relatively recent development that the Academy Awards have been so swayed by movies about its own backyard. As the Los Angeles Times pointed out , it wasn’t until “Million Dollar Baby” and “Crash” won in the mid’00s that an LA-set movie won best picture. “La La Land,” ‘’Birdman,” ‘’Argo” and “The Artist” speak less to Hollywood’s rosy view of itself than to its mounting fears and anxieties. “The Artist” was pure, monochrome nostalgia. “Argo,” like the Coen brothers’ recent “Hail, Caesar!,” portrayed the doanything spirit of the once all-powerful Hollywood studio. In “Birdman,” an actor trying to make it on Broadway is haunted by his superhero past. “Everybody’s wearing a cape now,” Inarritu sighed at the time. “I think always there are great films, it’s just that they don’t arrive to people. Or people have lost interest. It’s not that they don’t exist. They exist.” In “La La Land,” just before Emma Stone’s Mia rushes off to the Rialto

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Theatre to rendezvous with Ryan Gosling to see “Rebel Without a Cause,” she sits quietly at a dinner conversation that would be familiar to anyone. Her boyfriend is bragging about his surround-sound TV. “It’s better than going to a theater, really. You know theaters these days. They’re so dirty and they’re either too hot or too cold and there’s always people talking which is just so annoying.” For a town flush with negativity (and fast dropping studio heads ), “La La Land” is like a warm ray of sunshine. “You’re a part of so many of those conversations. Theaters are dying. Movies are dying, etcetera, etcetera,” Chazelle said in an earlier interview. “It’s the kind of thing where I’m either hoping they’re wrong or having to reflect: ‘Man, I must have been born 30 years too late.’ Because all I’ve only See LOVE on Page 11

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NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood is ready for its close-up. Again. If Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land” is to win best picture at Sunday’s Academy Awards — and just about everyone thinks it’s going to — it will surely go down as another in a run of movies about Hollywood to be celebrated by Hollywood. Two years ago it was Alejandro Inarritu’s backstage comedy “Birdman” that was crowned at the Oscars. Before that, it was Ben Affleck’s true-tale caper “Argo,” where movie magic saves the day in Iran. And AP Photo before that, it was Michel Ryan Gosling, left, and Emma Stone share a scene in “La La Land.” The film is nominated Hazanavicius’s blackfor best feature film at the Academy Awards, which will be held Sunday night. and-white homage to the silent era, “The Artist.” every year, have doubled- it’s gone.” Scorsese, as In the five-year time As of 5 p.m. PST Tues- span between “The Artpassionate a believer in down on comic-book day, all the votes are in. adaptations and remakes. the big screen as anyone, ist” to “La La Land,” the But many have already Film, itself, turned digital. is reportedly taking one of movie industry has been lamented the increasingly beset by a swelling tide his next films to Netflix. Cinema has proved self-congratulatory nature of turmoil. Streaming There have been a numindomitable to countless of Hollywood’s already ber of Oscar best-picture challengers in the past. services have moved in. exceedingly self-congrat- (Amazon and Netflix have But fears are pervasive winners about show busiulatory awards season. that a new wave of disrup- ness and the colorful lives 12 nominations between “It’s just so narcissisthem this year.) So-called tion will topple the movies. of performers, including tic,” lamented Bill Maher “Peak TV” arrived, and “Cinema is gone,” Martin “The Broadway Melody” recently. “Another movie with it came an exodus of Scorsese said upon the (1928), “Grand Hotel” about movies. About us.” talent to the open fields of release of his little-seen (1931), “The Great ZiegMaher is far from alone the small screen. The stu- religious epic “Silence.” feld” (1936), “All About in his disdain for the Eve” (1950), one of the dios, watching the number ‘’The cinema I grew up navel gazing. Hollywood, of tickets sold decline with and that I’m making, two other films to notch the Los Angeles Times critic Justin Chang, wrote, to “Warcraft,” a flop in the U.S. and has fallen in love “with Canada with $47.4 million, but a $220.8 yet another intoxicating million hit in China. vision of itself.” Film Films like “The Great Wall” and writer Mark Harris called Continued from Page 8 “Warcraft,” however, prove that finding the anticipated sweep for “This is absolutely a strategy that’s the right balance between American and “La La Land” (nominated worldwide,” said Nick Carpou, distribuChinese tastes remains a difficult balfor a record-tying 14 tion chief for Universal. “Worldwide, we ancing act. awards) “Hollywoodare one of many markets.” For Paul Dergarabedian, senior media bubble solipsism.” Universal could still claim four of analyst for comScore, the more signifi“The history of the cant factor for “The Great Wall” wasn’t Oscars is going to be ‘For the top 10 films, the other two being “A Dog’s Purpose” ($5.6 million in its fourth its multi-national origins but its Rotten decades, the academy Tomatoes rating: a dismal 36 percent gave best picture to films week) and “Split” ($7 million in its fifth “fresh.” about all kinds of things,’” week), so far the top film of 2017. More East-West productions like “Just like every movie irrespective of wrote Harris. “Then they “The Great Wall” are sure to follow. country of origin, reviews matter,” said stopped.” Studios already regularly partner with Dergarabedian. “Audiences only care So what’s changed? about the movie. They don’t necessary Chinese film companies on everything Well, just about everything. from “Transformers: Age of Extinction” care where it came from.”

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’17 Continued from Page 3 movies for the Oscars and not seeing one from Pixar. Even though Pixar is missing from the lineup this is a solid collection of films. Heart prediction: “Kubo and the Two Strings” – it’s my favorite movie of the year, and as far as I’m concerned it should win every category, even the ones it wasn’t nominated for! Gut prediction: “Zoo-

Monae Continued from Page 8 weather, and on her last album, she paid tribute

topia” – pains me to say it, but I think its insane box office and wide appeal will win over the Academy. Best Picture Nominees: “Arrival,” “Fences,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Hell or High Water,” “Hidden Figures,” “La La Land,” “Lion,” “Manchester by the Sea,” “Moonlight” I would’ve loved to see “Kubo” fill in a 10th spot here, but the Academy only felt like they wanted to nominate nine this year. It’s a strong group, featuring some big releases and other smaller titles to Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel in space. She even dreamed of being an astronaut. “I’ve been obsessed with space and sci-fi . I

that might have passed by without you noticing. Heart prediction: “Moonlight” – don’t get me wrong, I love “La La Land,” but “Moonlight” is transformative and infinitely inspirational. Gut predicition: “La La Land” – I’m sure there will be weeping and wailing after it’s announced as the “La La Land” haters like to decry it as this year’s “The Artist.” While my heart is set on “Moonlight,” I wouldn’t be mad at all if this beautiful, inventive musical took home the ultimate prize.

was obsessed and still am with Mae Jemison,” she said of the first black woman in space. And yet Monae was unaware of the story of Jackson or the other

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Denzel Washington, left, and Viola Davis both received individual Oscar nominations for their performances in the Academy Award-nominated film, “Fences.”

central characters in “Hidden Figures,” based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s book of the same name. Jackson was one of the black female “human computers” working for NASA in the segregated South; while the main character, Katherine Johnson (played by Taraji P. Henson) was responsible for the mathematical formula that launched John Glenn into orbit, Jackson petitioned and won her case to study engineering at an allwhite school to further her career at NASA. “I thought it was a fictitious story,” she said. “Once I found out that these women in fact did exist, and they did contribute to the space race and were an integral part of helping us win the space race, I wanted to make sure that no other young boy or girl or American, human being, went through life without knowing these phenomenal, brilliant-minded women.” Monae was cast as Jackson after the Oscarnominated Henson and Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer (up for another Oscar for her portrayal of Dorothy Vaughan) were on board.

“We auditioned everyone, and we were having a hard time finding someone who had the fire of Mary Jackson,” said director Theodore Melfi. “And then in walks Janelle, who auditioned, and I think she was burning up inside herself. She’s such an activist and such a passionate and strong woman, she lit it up for us and did Mary Jackson so much justice and depth.” Sharing billing with heavyweights on only her second film could have been intimidating, but Monae credits her co-stars with making her feel at ease. “Octavia and Taraji are my big sisters. The sisterhood that you see on screen is genuine,” she said. Spencer echoed those sentiments and called Monae a “brilliant artist.” “She chose material that she responded to. You can’t just pick films that don’t resonate with you. If you pick films that don’t resonate with you, then chances are, it probably won’t resonate with anyone,” she said. Monae cared so deeply about both projects that she took a break from recording to devote herself to them. “I felt like

these movies are bigger than me; it was for humanity. These movies bring people together.” Monae’s advocacy also spills outside her art. She was one of the performers at the Women’s March in Washington a month ago, and has been outspoken in her support of gay rights, Black Lives Matter and other causes. Melfi expects that sincerity to be present in Monae as she navigates her way through Hollywood. “I don’t think you’re going to see someone who does a fluff movie,” he said. “I think she’s going to do movies that mean something to people and that can help shine a light on someone who’s suffered an injustice or some kind of movie that builds faith or builds character.” And that next project could include her own script: Monae envisions science fiction movies where black people play the leads, and stories about other hidden figures in African-American history. “I feel empowered to continue writing and telling the stories that I feel we so desperately need,” she said.

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SUNDAY

Joshua Claflin will perform along with John Allred and Kitfox at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at WhySound, 30 Federal Ave. Admission is $10. Visit whysound.com for more information.

St. John’s Episcopal Church will hold a Choral Evensong service at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. The Logan Library Monday 26, at 85 E. 100 North. Please Movie will begin at 6:30 p.m. join us for this musical prayer Monday, Feb. 27, in the Jim service featuring vocal accomBridger Room. This week’s paniment by the USU Choral movie is the 2016 version of Scholars, followed by a reception “Pete’s Dragon,” which is rated afterwards. For more information, PG. Popcorn and admission is please call 752-0331. free.

The F3T Film Tour is a premier film event displaying the art of fly fishing from around the world. Brought to you by Cache Anglers, this year’s film begins at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at Mt. Logan Middle School. The cost is $15 per person with discounted tickets for anyone who joins Trout Unlimited, which is a nationally recognized conservation organization dedicated to the preservation of cold water habitat for trout and other species of sport fish. Visit cacheanglers. com for more information.

Love Continued from Page 9 ever wanted to do is make movies for the big screen since I can remember.” “In my own childhood, LA seemed to be just this unlivable city. To me, LA was ‘Speed,’ ‘Volcano,’ the ‘Terminator’ movies. It was this hard-edged city that was all big steel concrete buildings and highways,” said Chazelle, who grew up in New Jersey and moved to LA a decade ago. “There’s so many movies to be made about LA. It can contain both a more romantic portrayal like this and ‘Speed,’ which is its own sort of love letter. LA is America with a capital A, that idea of you can be anything, the open road, the big sky, the golden coast. It’s a very iconic idea of America.” Ezra Edelman’s nominated documentary “O.J.: Made in America” is a different kind of portrait of LA, also made by an East Coast guy.

The Atlas Grove will perform along with RJ Diggins at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at WhySound, 30 Federal Ave. Admission is $8. Visit whysound.com for more information.

It, too, is the favorite to win Sunday. For Edelman, who grew up listening to West Coast hip-hop and watching the Simpson case, the city represents a mythical promised land. There are, of course, other nominees made to urgently push cinema forward that don’t wrestle with nostalgia the way “La La Land” does or survey Los Angeles like “O.J.” And many argue that the stormy political mood in America doesn’t call for a love letter like “La La Land,” but for something — like “Moonlight” or “Hidden Figures” — with a message that resonates strongest outside of Southern California. But if “La La Land” pulls out the win Sunday, it may just prove that Hollywood doesn’t need another pat on the back, but a pep talk. Before the widescreen musical was a $300 million-plus worldwide hit, Tom Hanks vowed: “If the audience doesn’t go and embrace something as wonderful as this,” he said, “then we are all doomed.”

$7 for adults, $5 for students and $35 for a family of five. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

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Students at Ridgeline High School will perform the original play “The Legend Of The Riverhawk” at 7 p.m. Feb. 23-25 and 17, in the RHS Auditorium in Millville. Written by Sarah R.Hall, drama teacher at Ridgeline, “The Legend Of The Riverhawk” features some of the the history of Cache Valley. Ticket prices are

The Morgenstern Trio from Germany will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the Caine Performance Hall at Utah State University. Tickets are $10 to $24. Visit cca.usu.edu or cmslogan.org for more information.

Hyrum Continued from Page 4 author and musicologist, unusually well-versed in cowboy lore and musical traditions, Edwards brings a rare complement of knowing and loving his craft. Mostly though, there is the soul of a poet, a man who has never succumbed to the temptations of presenting a glamorized or romanticized version of the West. From his earliest days on the remote Nevada ranches where his father worked,

Trio Continued from Page 5 the ARD Competition in Munich. From its debut, the trio’s “unanimity, polished technique and musical imagination” (Washington Post) has earned praise and prizes. The trio has released five

The Logan Library will host Teen Tuesday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, in the Jim Bridger Room. This week’s theme is “Lights, Camera, Anime!” Visit library.loganutah. org for more information.

WEDNESDAY

Health for Life will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, in the

Mitchell was immersed in the cowboy way of entertaining, the art of spinnin’ tales in rhyme and meter that came to be called cowboy poetry, a Western tradition that is as rich as the lifestyle that gave birth to it. Within his stories, told in a voice that is timeless and familiar, are the common bonds we all share, moments both grand and commonplace, the humorous and the tragic, the life and death struggles and triumphs that we each recognize. And yet, Mitchell presents his material with personal insights and the lessons learned during his life spent as a buckaroo. CDs since 2009, their latest, “Schubert Schumann,” in 2016. Even their debut CD, which features works by Beethoven and Brahms, captured presenters and critics alike. Klipfel indicated why the trio has been so successful when she said, “If there’s one thing I strive for, it’s perfection. The feeling is beyond words. It’s like diving into the ocean.”

Bonneville Room at the Logan Library. The speaker will be Deon Anderson, who will teach us about craniosacral therapy, a gentle treatment involving the fascia — that is, connective tissue and the central nervous system.

St. John’s Episcopal Church will hold a service of Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes at noon Wednesday, March 1, at 85 E. 100 North. All are welcome to attend. For more information, please call 752-0331.

Lady Continued from Page 5 Gross as the dashing Freddy Eynsford-Hill. This American classic has been called “the perfect musical” and Lerner and Loewe’s unforgettable numbers, like “Let a Woman in Your Life,” “I Could’ve Dance All Night” and “I Have Often Walked Down this Street Before’” are likely the reason why. Needless to say, lovers of classic American music theater are definitely in for a real treat with a full orchestra, exquisite costumes and Broadway level talent. Directed and conducted by Music Theatre West’s founding director Jay Richards, choreographed by Stephanie R. White and costumes designed by Maren Lyman and Jolene Jacobs, this production will sparkle and shine at each turn. Music Theatre West’s full orchestra and talented singers, coached by Luke Shepherd, will transport audiences for the evening and send them home humming Lerner and Loewe’s memorable songs.

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93. Fish catcher 96. Some prayer clothing 97. A street in almost every city 99. Pizza 103. Duds 104. “Lord of the Rings” setting, with “the” 107. Fairway club 108. The only one 109. Sinister look 110. Become tiresome 111. Farm worker 112. Liquify by warmth 113. Himalayan legend 114. Nicholas, for one 115. Half a matched set 116. Friend 117. Rural transport 119. Bio class abbr. 120. Possesses

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