STEP INSIDE ‘THE MURDER ROOM’ The Herald Journal
MARCH 8-14, 2013
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March 8-14, 2013
COVER 8 Top of Utah ushers us into ‘The Murder Room’
MUSIC 3 Hip-hop artist returns to his native Logan for show
4 World-renowned fiddler
Natalie MacMaster coming to perform at Ellen Eccles
4 Old Barn continues to
perform ‘Singin’ in the Rain’
THEATER 5 Award winners to speak at the Logan Film Festival
BOOKS 10 Clive Cussler is back with thrilling ‘The Striker’
MOVIES 6 Another critic’s look at ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’
7 Aaron Peck likes the
look of new ‘Oz’ prequel
COLUMN 11 Dennis Hinkamp finds himself still alive yet again
CALENDAR 13 See what’s happening this week
Teresa Jones, performing as Mavis Templeton Hollister, reacts to her dead cat held by Brad Noble as Constable Able Howard during a scene in “The Murder Room.” Cover photo: Jones stars in the comedy as an unhappy newlywed. (Photos by John Zsiray/Herald Journal)
FROM THE EDITOR A decade or so ago, someone told me “the music you listened to in high school will always be your favorite music.” Since I was already more than a decade removed from high school at the time, once I thought about it for a second, I found myself in total agreement with that statement. Now, that doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll never hear a song as good as one you repeatedly listened to during your senior year. It just means that those old
songs are probably going to move you a little more and help bring back a few more memories because they’ll have that firstlove-kind-of-a-feel to them. That’s why I’ll always specifically remember August 18, 1986 ... and why I won’t recall March 12, 2013, in nearly the same way. In addition to being one of the coldest August days in the history of Idaho Falls, Idaho, that day in 1986 was also when Bon Jovi’s “Slippery When Wet” was released. After much anticipation, my best friend, Pat, and I both went to the record store that morning to purchase Bon Jovi’s third album in tape form, and then spent the next few hours driving around town
and soaking in what would become on the of the best-selling rock albums of all time. Next week, Bon Jovi will release ... well ... its latest CD. I forget the name and don’t feel like Googling right now. But that’s how it is now days. I still like Bon Jovi, but the enthusiasm I had just prior to my senior year is gone. I’ll buy their new albums when they first come out, usually like a few songs, and maybe get through the whole CD just a time or two before forgetting about it. I still enjoy music — both new and old songs — but the passion I had for it back in the ’80s ... well ... it’s gone. And I miss that. — Jeff Hunter
Jayton tha Mac comes back
Cache Valley native returns for concert, CD release party at Why Sound tonight
– Cache columnist Dennis Hinkamp (Page 11)
By Jeff Hunter Cache Magazine editor
San Diego hip-hop artist Jayton tha Mac is returning to his native Cache Valley tonight to celebrate the release of his new CD “Motel California.” Known as Jeffery Fenton around Logan, Jayton tha Mac will perform along with Charlie Manson, Black Lion and Lucky & Syd’s Kyd beginning at 8 p.m. at Why Sound. One of the first students to attend Fast Forward Charter High School in Logan, Fenton was first given the opportunity to learn to mix, master and record music while attending school there. “That’s where I developed a love of music and decided to go after my dream of being a rapper,” he says. Fenton started to pursue that dream at the age of 16, and he soon formed relationships that would allow him to record songs in different states with different artists. Jayton tha Mac returned to Logan in 2012 after working on his debut album for three years and gaining inspiration for “Motel California” while living in New York, California and Las Vegas. While recording in Logan, he became affiliated with Street Def Entertainment, a local entertainment company, and was also introduced to Tim Moes at Why Sound studio on Federal Ave. Jayton and tha Mac and Moes worked on many songs together, and four of those were placed on the album which is now available on iTunes. Jayton tha Mac was also a longtime business partner of the late Chandler Durney, another Cache Valley native known as Kyd Sydistik, who passed away in February 2012. Arguably one
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Cache Valley native Jayton tha Mac’s new CD is entitled “Motel California.” WHAT: Jayton tha Mac CD release party with Charlie Manson, Black Lion and Lucky & Syd’s Kyd WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday, March 8 WHERE: Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. COST: $6
of the best, nationally known underground hip-hop artists from Northern Utah, Kyd Sydistik and Jayton tha Mac formed Blu Pro Productions together. Jayton tha Mac also collaborated with Salt Lake City music giant Big A of LTA Records on his newest release “The End Of The World,” while Jayton’s first single “Break Up 2 Make Up” has become the music for a new promotional video for core-training device called the 8board.
Jayton tha Mac’s describes “Motel California” as an “upbeat and energetic album” that includes collaborations with Silver Fox and platinum-selling artist Bookie. It also includes a version of “Will of a Beast” — available for a free download — that features Kyd Sydistik and well-known hip-hop artist and reality TV star The Game. “Motel California” is Jayton tha Mac’s debut album, but he formerly released a mix tape “Ride Wita Star Vol. 1” and a collaboration with Mix Mandy on the Billboard-charting single “Just Another Night.” ——— “Motel California” is available now on iTunes and amazon.com. Visit Jayton tha Mac on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Jay2thaMac.
Pet: Maggie From: Cache Humane Society Why she’s so lovable: My name is Maggie — or more lovingly called Maggs. I am a big, old fur ball that wants to become the newest rug in your home. I am a tad bit older, so I am out of that infamous puppy stage. I would like a home that would just love me, and also allow me plenty of space to just be me and love you back. Older children would be best, and I adore anyone who gives me the time of day. It would be awesome if I could sleep all day, and go on walks twice a day. Let’s go for a walk, come into the shelter. Call 792-3920 for more information.
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ALL MIXED UP
Quotable
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all mixed up Heralded fiddler coming to Logan
Celtic Night 2013
Natalie MacMaster performance set for March 20 at Ellen Eccles The Cache Valley Center for the Arts will present multiplatinum Cape Breton fiddler Natalie MacMaster at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, in the Ellen Eccles Theatre. “MacMaster’s jubilant instrumental music style is loved by audiences worldwide,” said Wally Bloss, executive director for the Cache Valley Center for the Arts. “MacMaster embraces the Canadian Cape Breton style in a live remarkable celebration that showcases her intricate fiddle playing but also her fun personality. The combination pays tribute to tradition but also adds some flare and diversity to her music.” Equally at home on the concert stage or at a folk festival, MacMaster is one of the most versatile and exciting young musicians on both the folk music and Celtic music scenes.
Featuring foot-tapping raveups, heart-rending ballads and world-class step dancing, MacMaster’s live performances are amazing. MacMaster is equally adept at hypnotizing a crowd while alone in the footlights. Natalie’s fiddling fireworks on traditional and contemporary Celtic melodies generate a kind of “traditional fusion” delivered with uplifting energy felt by the musicians and audiences of all ages. Tickets range from $24 to $35 and are available at the CVCA ticket office located at 43 S. Main St., online at www. cachearts.org or by calling 7520026. CVCA offers discounts for USU students, 50 percent off kids ages 5 to 18, and 15 percent off groups of 15 or more. No discounts will be available on day-of-show.
Annual event scheduled for March 15-16
The Bridger Folk Music Society presents Celtic Night 2013 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 15, and Saturday, March 16, 2013, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre. This St. Patrick’s Day celebration will feature Inishfre Irish Dance Company and Leaping Lulu playing an engaging mix of Celtic reels and jigs, Irish ballads sung by the band’s great tenor Kent Braddy and impeccable Irish dancing. Proceeds from Celtic Night 2013 will benefit the Cache Humane Society and Four Award-winning Cape Breton fiddler Natalie MacMaster will perform at Paws Rescue. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, in the Ellen Eccles Theatre. Tickets for Celtic Night 2013 are available at the Ellen Eccles Theatre box office at 43 S. Main St., by calling among other things, it tells a audiences back to one of Amer752-0026 or online at story of hope, resilience and the www.centerforthearts.us. ica’s great gilded ages — Holpower of friendship and love lywood at the end of the silent Reserved seating prices to see us through tough times. film era. are $15 to $19. It’s the ultimate feel-good show, Based on the beloved 1952 For more information, accompanied by a hit parade of visit www.bridgerfolk.org MGM musical, “Singin’ in the songs, including “Singin’ in the or www.leapinglulu.com. Rain” is set in the roaring ’20s Rain,” “Good Morning” and when movie stars like Don Inishfre Irish Dance “Make ‘Em Laugh.” Lockwood and his glamorous Company has performed co-star Lina Lamont were Amer“Singin’ in the Rain” will be in Utah, Idaho and Wyoica’s royalty. On screen and off, performed at the Old Barn Com- ming since 2005, while they enjoyed lives of unimagimunity Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Leaping Lulu is a neo-tranable fame and splendor. select dates from March 1 to 23, ditional Celtic folk band The film “Singin’ in the Rain” with matinees at 2:30 p.m. March based in Logan featuring endures as America’s best movie 9 and 16. Visit www.oldbarn.org Sara Gunnell, Liz Fallis, musical (according to the Amer- or call (435) 458-BARN for dates Don Anderson and Kent ican Film Institute) because, and ticket information. Braddy.
‘Rain’ continues at Old Barn
“Singin’ in the Rain,” the beloved American musical comedy about Hollywood, music, dance and romance, comes to The Old Barn Community Theatre in Collinston March 1 to 23. Handsome, dashing Don Lockwood was the brightest star in Hollywood. But would his career survive the new sound technology that was changing the way movies were made? With amazing songs, razorsharp comedy and sweet romance, The Old Barn ComMatt Jeppesen performs as Don munity Theatre’s production of Lockwood in “Singin’ in the Rain.” “Singin’ in the Rain” transports
The Logan Film Festival is pleased commercials. Musical career highwill then speak at 6 p.m. on what it to welcome Oscar-winning editor Jeff takes make great stories into films. His lights include six features, including Consiglio and Emmy-winning comhis recent work on Ethan Hawke’s lecture entitled “Lying, Cheating & poser Marc Aramian to the festival this Stealing — The Art of Honest Story“Sinister,” over 90 TV shows (two of year as guest lecturers. which won Emmys and one of which telling” will also be held at the Caine Consigllio and Aramian will lecwon a Peabody Award), six record Lyric Theatre. Consiglio has worked as director, ture together from 5 to 6 p.m. Friday, albums, over 500 commercials, one producer, editor and creative conMarch 22, to present the topic: “The commissioned musical for Tokyo’s sultant on film productions for over Art of Collaborative Filmmaking” at “Broadway,” seven computer games, 30 years. Best known for his editing the Caine Lyric Theatre. six ‘certified platinum’ direct-to-video work, Consiglio edited the Academy The following day, Aramian will productions and the Flag Ceremony Award-winning documentary film discuss the creation of the music for the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. soundtrack from the horror film “Sin- “Inocente,” which took the Oscar for He served as supervising sound editor Best Documentary Short Subject in ister” using the latest techniques for and sound designer on dozens of films creating terror in the hearts of an audi- 2013. and TV shows. Aramian has composed hundreds ence during his scoring lecture at 3 In addition to Consiglio and Aramiof scores for film, TV, records and p.m. Saturday, March 23. Consiglio an’s lecture, the Logan Film Festival
is scheduled to kick off with an Opening Night Gala at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21, followed by the USU Caine College of the Arts Fringe Film Competition at 6 p.m. On Friday, March 22, the Cache Valley Visitors’ Bureau and the Northern Utah Film Commission will host the Cache Valley FAM Tour beginning at 1 p.m., followed by the Utah Film Commission sponsored Filmmaker Reception at 6 p.m. And finally, the 2013 LFF Awards Ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, March 22, at the Caine Lyric Theatre. For more information on this year’s LFF, visit loganfilmfestival.com.
Linden Quartet to perform The Chamber Music Society of Logan will close its concert season with the award-winning and highly acclaimed Linden String Quartet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at the USU Performance Hall. Described by The Strand as “polished and radiant …,” this young and vibrant ensemble has enjoyed remarkable success in four short years, winning national and international awards. In 2010 the Linden String Quartet was the winner of the prestigious Concert Artists Guild International Competition. The quartet, which was selected as the Yale School of Music Graduate Quartet in Residence for two years, is now based in Cleveland but performs extensively around the United States and Canada. The Linden musicians were praised by Classical Voice of North Carolina for their “…performances of consummate artistry and near-flawless execution … they are expert at plumbing the emotional
“Teton Autumn Mood” by Gallery 12 artist Ruth Stringam Nordstrom.
Logan Fine Art Gallery welcomes Idaho Falls artists The Linden String Quartet will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at the USU Performance Hall.
depths of any music they play. The music they make is truly transformative and awe-inspiring.” The Logan concert will include two lovely classical chamber works: Franz Schubert’s String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major and Felix Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13. Two contemporary composers will also be featured: John Corigliano and
William Bolcom. Tickets for the Linden String Quartet are $24 for regular admission and $10 for students. They may be purchased at the door prior to the concert or through the Caine College of the Arts Box Office in the Chase Fine Arts Center room 139-B, online at arts. usu.edu or over the phone at 797-8022. More information, visit www.cmslogan.org.
The Linden String Quartet will also be helping students hone their musical skills and build their appreciation for classical music while in Cache Valley. Dates and times are: Logan High School (March 19); Logan High School (March 20); Willow Valley Middle School (March 20); Utah State University (March 20); and Logan High School (March 21).
The Logan Fine Art Gallery is pleased to present the paintings of Gallery 12. These paintings will be on display March 15 to April 1, and everyone is invited to attend an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 15. Gallery 12 is simply a group of 12 professional artists residing in Idaho Falls, Idaho, who have banded together to present themselves for exhibits to promote each other and themselves at the same time. “We are artists who enjoy each other’s company, respect each others work and want to see how far a frog can jump,” Gallery 12 artists explain. Some of the members teach workshops or classes and others do not. Some exhibit nationally and others choose not to, but Gallery 12 is an incredibly diverse group of serious artists.
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Still playing A big-budget, 3-D retelling of the Jack and the Beanstalk legend may seem like the unlikeliest pairing yet of director Bryan Singer and writer Christopher McQuarrie, but this ends up being smart, thrilling and a whole lot of fun. Singer and McQuarrie’s collaborations include, most famously, the twisty crime mystery “The Usual Suspects” and the Hitler assassination drama “Valkyrie,” featuring an eye patchwearing Tom Cruise. They’ve sort of been all over the place together over the past couple decades — why not reinterpret a classic fairy tale? “Jack the Giant Slayer” is cheeky without being cutesy. While the look is medieval, the vibe seems more current, but it’s not so anachronistic as to be subversive along the lines of a “Shrek,” for example. It actually ends up being pleasingly old-fashioned. Shot in 3-D — rather than one of those muddled 2-D redos — the film looks crisp and clean,
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James Franco, as Oz, left, and Finley, voiced by Zach Braff, are shown in a scene from “Oz the Great and Powerful.”
★★★ ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ Director // Sam Raimi Starring // James Franco, Mila Kunis, Zach Braff, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Joey King Rated // PG for sequences of action and scary images, and brief mild language
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DIE LAUGHING The Caine Lyric Theatre houses ‘The Murder Room’ It’s not long after their wedding
that Edgar Hollister finds out his wife, Mavis Templeton, is being unfaithful to him.
“I hate you; always have hated you,” Mavis says. “Every moment since our wedding night has been a nightmare.” After her long spiel, Edgar retorts: “I only married you (today).” “I don’t care!” Mavis says in the opening act of the British comedy-mystery, Jack Sharkey’s “The Murder Room,” which played at the Caine Lyric Theatre in Logan from Feb. 28 through March 5. After a first attempt to kill him by poisoning his cocoa fails — the cat dies instead — Mavis fires three shots into him and phones her lover. Later it transpires that the pistol contained only blanks, and Edgar’s body vanishes. With the unwanted help from a nosy butler, the inspector of police, a dim-witted daughter and her millionaire fiancé, they try to solve the mystery of the disappearing body. “It’s a farce, so it’s just full of that comedic timing — everything is just one thing right after the other,” said Gwendolyn Dattage of Top of Utah Entertainment, who directed and produced this version of “The Murder Room.” “And that’s nice in a small theater where you’re right there with the actors (and actresses). It’s ... Monty Pyton meets Abbott and Costello; it’s got a quick wit and you just sit back and laugh all night long. The storyline is incredibly complex, so you never know what’s going to happen, and then there’s another turn that sends it into a whole other direction.” The cast is comprised of six actors and actresses: Edgar Hollister is played by Brad Noble; Mavis Templeton Hollister is played by Teresa Jones; Mr. Lonny Molloy is played by Jared Rounds; James Crandall is played by Chris Kidd; Susan Hollister is played by Karalee Murray; Barry Draper is played by Brooks Lindberg. Dattage said this was a hard show to cast. “It’s an incredibly difficult show to perform
as a performer,” Dattage said. “There are so many lines to memorize and they’ve just got to be so sharp and on top of it with their character. You’ve just got to have that person that’s going to keep it all the way though the show. We’ve got some seasoned performers that haven’t done a lot, but they’ve all stepped up to the plate.” Brooks Linberg, who plays Barry, agreed it was one of his more challenging performances.
recently, and we realized we needed to slow down when they’re laughing, so they can hear what we’re saying because we’re not miked. It’s something that we didn’t really think about when we were rehearsing.” Brad Noble said the changes and the pace of the show is what “makes live theater fun.” “It’s different every night,” Noble said. “With he audience this afternoon, there were two people
Brad Noble, playing Edgar Hollister, and Teresa Jones, performing as Mavis Templeton Hollister, interact during the opening scene of “The Murder Room” at the Caine Lyric Theatre in downtown Logan.
“With all the back and forth, a lot of that was still really hard even up to the last minute, because it’s just delivery, timing, what exactly is my line, and so it’s got to be really fast,” he said in an interview at the Caine Lyric Theatre in between two shows on Saturday. “We didn’t have an audience until
in the front with really boisterous laughter. That always helps. It’s like, ‘We want to hire you and put you in every audience so we can spread that around.’ The energy that they give you.” Noble continued, “I screwed up a line today; you think you have everything down, but then you
mess it up. I said Teresa’s line instead of my own line. You know, you get into this death spiral sometimes where you say the wrong thing, and then ... you try to get out of it.” Murray, a sophomore at Utah State University, said this was her first major production in the Caine Lyric Theatre. “So having a smaller cast is really nice,” she said. “Having all of the pros knowing that they have my back. (Performing) is a release from studying. You get to be a different person for a little bit.” “I was able to work one on one with each of them a lot more,” Dattage said. “They were able to discuss their character more with me.” “The Murder Room” will be Dattage’s last production in Cache Valley for a while, inasmuch as she is moving with her husband to St. George. Jones said there’s no deeper meaning to be found in the production’s story. “The only anticipation we have is for the audience to be delighted that they came, and to come back, because of the type of show that it is,” Jones said. “(They can) pick up on what they didn’t get the first time.”
Above, Jones reacts while being questioned by Chris Kidd as Inspector James Crandall, center, while butler Lonnie Malloy, played by Jared Rounds, looks on. Top, the cast acts during one of the final scenes of “The Murder Room.” Right, Noble and Jones star as newlyweds in the “mystery farce” written by Jack Sharkey.
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Books ‘Striker’ is great action thriller By Jeff Ayers Associated Press
The sixth adventure featuring early 20thcentury detective Isaac Bell might be the best yet in the series by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. “The Striker” focuses on Bell’s first big case at the Van Dorn Detective Agency. It’s 1902, and one of the big issues at the time involves corporations trying to squash labor unions. Rumors of unionist saboteurs in the coal mines send Bell on a clandestine mission to keep the peace while maintaining the coal output. He soon discovers a foe that seems to know his every move — and every trick he’s learned from his apprenticeship at the detective agency. What Bell doesn’t realize is the enemy was also trained by Van Dorn but went rogue. How do you outwit someone who can anticipate your every action? And who is financing him? The situation gets worse when one of the workers is framed for trying to blow up a mine. Bell has to balance staying undercover with helping an innocent man and staging a jailbreak. The history of the unions in early 20thcentury America along with the hazardous working conditions of the coal mines would be fascinating reading.
new york times best-sellers PRINT & E-BOOK FICTION 1. “Alex Cross, Run” by James Patterson 2. “Safe Haven” by Nicholas Sparks 3. “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn 4. “Wait for Me” by Elisabeth Naughton 5. “A Week in Winter” by Maeve Binchy
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Add a James Bond style flair with sabotage and villainy and the end result is a great action thriller.
1. “American Sniper” by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice 2. “Proof of Heaven” by Eben Alexander 3. “America the Beautiful” by Ben and Candy Carson 4. “Drinking and Tweeting” by Brandi Glanville 5. “Killing Kennedy” by B. O’Reilly and M. Dugard
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The world didn’t come to an end ... again DENNIS HINKAMP
Maybe we just thrive Slightly Off on the tension. It seems like a month can’t go by Center without some impending disaster scaring the health out of people and fueling a media frenzy. If it isn’t the Greek economy it’s killer bacteria or the end of our beloved Hostess products. Last Friday, the Sequesterpocolypse made it about the tenthousandth sign of the end times dating back to the biggest in recent his- Y2K? That was when tory: Y2K — otherwise most of the computers in known at the blip on the world were somehow the calendar called the going to forget how to talk to each other, thus year 2000. Remember
causing everything on the electrical grid to shut down. The only thing that really happened was that a lot more people bought battery-operated devices and generators. And, of course, guns; just about any crisis is good for gun sales, especially the specter of limiting gun sales. Anyway, Sequestergate had all the key signs of a good endtimes scenario with the Pope resigning and turning in his red shoes earlier in the week. If the Pope has no hope how can we? There was
a real possibility of air controllers leaving their posts with planes still in the air; criminals walking out of jails; trash piling up in the streets; illegal immigrants crashing down the unguarded fences around the country and rich people having to limit bathing in truffles to once a week. On a personal level, the more I looked around me, the more I started seeing clear signs of the end. The evil vending machine in my building gave me a free muffin; I received an unexpected check for $77.18 in the
mail. It was determined that United States IKEA meatballs did not contain any horse meat; the European ones only contained horse meat because the chef was trying to prepare them using IKEA instructions. The signs were clear. I woke up last Friday morning totally prepared for either the rapture or damnation as judged according to my deeds. So far nothing has happened. In fact, as of this writing the stock market is as high as it has been in 10 years, marijuana is still legal in two states
and same-sex marriage is becoming almost as boring as opposite-sex marriage. I seem to be un-smote or risen. Maybe the flop of these media-friendly, fast-moving disasters has made us complacent to the dangers of the slow ones. Maybe overpopulation, global warming, rising seas levels the possibility of another “Die Hard” movie are just horrors too mind-boggling for us to really comprehend. I guess “impending utopia” is never going to See WORLD on Page 13
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Pickleville’s ‘Bandito’ returns to Cache Valley After a summer of sold-out performances and a successful February run at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City, Pickleville Playhouse will perform its hilarious, original production, “The Hanging of El Bandito” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, and Saturday, March 23, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre in downtown Logan. Tickets can be purchased online at www. picklevilleplayhouse.com or by calling the Ellen Eccles Theatre box office at 752-0026. Juanito Bandito and his hysterical band of outlaws are at it again in this high-energy,
shoot-’em-up musical adventure written by T.J. Davis. See what happens when Bandito, the selfproclaimed “most guapo villain in the world,” seeks revenge after nearly meeting his end at the hand of a brave western lawman. With a talented cast full of outrageous, side-splitting characters, brandnew music, and Pickleville’s hilarious brand of musical comedy, “The Hanging of El Bandito” is a proven winner. Join the tens of thousands that count Bandito as their most anticipated yearly tradition. Cast members include T.J. Davis as Juanito Bandito, as well as Eric Sack-
ett, Megan Sackett, Derek Davis, Jacob Swain, Jessica Jenkins, Whitney Davis and Luke Shepherd at the piano. “Bandito” is directed by Andrea Davis with choreography by Sharli King. “We feel like the Bandito shows are a truly unique genre of live performance. It’s musical comedy with a modern-melodrama flair. It’s unlike anything that people have seen before,” T.J. Davis says. “The ‘Bandito’ shows are the only ones I’ve ever been involved in where the audience is literally laughing the entire time from start to finish.”
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Pickleville Playhouse will perform “The Hanging of El Bandito” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, and Saturday, March 23, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre.
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Global Village Gifts will be celebrating International Women’s Day on Friday, March 8. Join us at noon at our new location at 69 E. 100 North for our grand re-opening celebration. including efreshments and door prizes. Store hours are noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Call 713-4347 for more information.
Oral history expert Peggy Elwood will discuss the world of oral history collection at 10 a.m. in the Hyrum Museum. The presentation will include a short lecture on the value or oral histories as documentation and will be followed by a discussion on the best methods to obtain the histories. Workshop participants will receive a question list and discuss recording devices and transcription.
The Post-Mormon Community is a non-sectarian organization of individuals and families who have left Mormonism. The Cache Valley chapter meets for dinner and socializing at a local restaurant at 6:30 p.m. every Sunday evening. Newcomers welcome. For more information call Jeff at 770-4263 or visit our website at www.postmormon.org/logan.
SATURDAY Wes Urbaniak will perform from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave. B4 U GO will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Admission is $5. Magician and author Richard Hatch will be signing his illustrated bilingual children’s book “Taro-san the Fisherman and the Weeping Willow Tree” from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 9, at The Book Table. A performance of the Japanese feat that inspired the book will take place at 11 a.m. If you are interested in volunteering at the American West Heritage Center for the 2013 season, come and join us for breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 9. The orientation breakfast is a time to sign up to volunteer for the different events that take place at the American West Heritage Center. Please call 245-6050 or visit www.awhc.
Oz Continued from Page 7 effects team have created is wondrous to look at. Though I will say that a bit too much time was used focusing on objects being flung at the audience in 3D. It tires out the gimmick pretty fast. But, when the movie simply follows Oz through this lushly
Applications for artist exhibitors and food vendors at the Summerfest Arts Faire to be held June 13 to 15 are due by Friday, March 8. Please visit www.logan summerfest.com or call 213-3858 for more information. The calendar says it’s almost spring and Utah State University’s Museum of Anthropology invites visitors to celebrate. The museum will provide activities from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 9, in its “Saturdays at the Museum” series that are centered on the theme of spring. Event organizers invite guests to learn how cultures around the world welcome the sun and arrival of new life. Patrons can decorate Easter eggs, learn about the language of flowers, make flower crafts and enjoy a relaxing cup of rose tea. Visit anthromuseum. usu.edu for more information.
SUNDAY Melody and Tyler will perform from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday,
TUESDAY Dinner Date Night in the USU Skyroom will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, in the USU Skyroom. Presenters for the evening will be Lori and Nevani Puloto speaking on the topic of “Reshaping Your Marriage by Reshaping Yourself, Not Your Mate.” The cost is $11 per person or $20 per couple. USU students are $8 per person or $15 per couple. You and your partner will enjoy dinner and a workshop to help you learn how to make your relationship even better. Phone 752-6263 for reservation information. Sponsored by USU Extension in Cache County and the Utah Healthy Marriage Initiative. The Hyrum City Museum will host a children’s activity from 2 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12. The leprechauns have visited the museum. Come and see what tricks they played, find their pot of gold and hear some leprechaun folklore. Open to children ages 3 to 5 years old. Please come in, call (245-0208) or email (muse um@hyrumcity.com) to sign up.
detailed, vibrant land, that’s when the 3D really shines. Playing opposite of Oz are the witches. Mila Kunis undergoes a fantastic transformation. Rachel Weiss gleefully assumes the two-faced sister role, while Michelle Williams is every bit as adorable and kind as Billie Burke was in the role of Glinda. This is a strong core of actresses who add energy and heart to the proceedings.
Macey’s in Providence will host a free class entitled Cabbage & Lime at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at the Little Theatre. Don’t let the cabbage scare you away becaue the Food Sense Girls are here to show you just how great it can taste. Their recipes are great because they’re easy, affordable and even good for you. Reserve a seat at the service desk or visit Providence Macey’s Little Theatre Classes on Facebook. For ages 10 and up.
WEDNESDAY Macey’s in Providence will host a free class entitled Southern Sass at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, at the Little Theatre. Those of who have been attending our classes for years know one of our favorite teachers Norma Jean’s recipes are divine. Relda Sandgran will be teaching Norma’s Southern salad recipe, one of our most favorite recipes. She will also be teaching a fantastic recipe from Rhodes Rolls cookbook. Reserve a seat at the service desk or visit Providence Macey’s Little Theatre Classes on Facebook. For ages 10 and up. The Cache Valley Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, for a tour of the Ellen Eccles Theatre at 43 S. Main St. The tour is free and the public is invited to attend. A community line dance class will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, in room 112 of the Logan Library. Please
James Franco does what he does so well and acts completely aloof. His devious smile hides his true intentions. He does a great job portraying Oz. Will “Oz the Great and Powerful” ever be considered a masterpiece like the original? Most likely not. However, it’s been given a colorful facelift and is one of the first movies of the year that can be seen by the entire family.
wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle as this is a great aerobic workout. Instruction is given at the beginning of each dance. For more information call Bev at 755-3206.
THURSDAY The Hyrum City Museum will host a children’s activity from 2 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14. The leprechauns have visited the museum. Come and see what tricks they played, find their pot of gold and hear some leprechaun folklore. Open to children ages 3 to 5 years old. Please come in, call (245-0208) or email (muse um@hyrumcity.com) to sign up. Wondering how to get your kids to eat more nutritional foods? Join us at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 14, in the Cache County Administration Building Multipurpose Room for Puree Paradise: Deceivingly Delicious. Learn how to “sneak” vegetable purees into your favorite dishes to make them more nutritional than ever. From main dishes to desserts, we are going “puree crazy” for this class. Sponsored by the USU Extension Office in Cache County, this class is $3 per person ($2 if you pay 24 hours ahead) and includes lots of tasting of recipes demonstrated. To reserve your spot, call 752-6263. Common Ground Outdoor Adventures, a non-profit that services individuals with disabilities, is hosting a St. Patrick Day Ice Center Party on at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14. Cost is $3. To attend this activity or request additional information, call 713-0288.
World Continued from Page 11 be good for media rating or liquor sales. Nobody is going out to hoard food, guns and ammo for utopia. Utopia requires little preparation. This raises the real
possibility that today’s misery is what people 100 years ago envisioned as utopia. Nah, probably not, but I’m going with the simpler concept of “count your blessings.” ———
Dennis Hinkamp would like to remind you that you will never be younger than you are right now.
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CrossworD By Myles Mellor and Sally York Across 1. More aged, in Dundee 7. Storehouse 14. Hoarse: Anagram 20. Neck 21. South American Indian 22. Less of a mess 23. Aspire to great things 26. Fill the bill? 27. Straws in the wind 28. Circuit board 29. Edda 30. Misrepresent 32. Caused to go 35. ___ candy 36. Not as many 37. Bug killer 39. Poultry disease 41. Old World deer 43. Mailers 44. Work ___ 47. Without question 50. Makes waves? 52. Key piece 58. Pallium 59. Be located 60. Wisecrack 61. White dwarf 62. Take out 64. “___ Highness” (2011 Danny McBride vehicle) 66. Hitchcockian 67. Meat loaf serving 71. Ungraded 72. Pung 74. Legendary elephant eaters 75. ___-be 77. Greek promenade 79. Lammastide 81. Lariat: Anagram 83. + or - item 84. Night spot 85. Chatterbox 90. Expressed gratitude 94. Senior member 95. One who fails to
look first? 96. Seed coat 97. ___ moment 100. End of creation? 101. Bit of work 102. ___ nitrate 104. Man of many words? 106. In vitro items 109. Seize 112. Frostbite treater 116. Pull an all-nighter 117. Weapon of mass destruction 119. ___ comique 121. Grp. concerned with defense 122. Ambitious 127. Refreshing beverage 128. Internet merchant 129. Be a go-between 130. Landlord 131. Amuse 132. Told a tale Down 1. Hibachi residue 2. Eskimo boat 3. Singer Lenya 4. Elmer, to Bugs 5. Lingering trace 6. Diamonds 7. ___ Orange 8. ___-Japanese War 9. Cut through 10. Old NOW cause 11. Kamarupan languages 12. Positive pole 13. ___ hop 14. Briefly unknown? 15. Where the buoys are 16. Waste maker 17. Senators’ home 18. Stood on hind legs 19. They may be unforced 24. Deprived one 25. Stacked 31. Slap target, some-
times 33. Narcotic 34. Place for a firing 36. “The ___ Eunuch,” Greer tome 38. Didn’t dawdle 40. African tribesman 42. Peepers 44. “Greatest Hits, ___”: Simon album 45. However, briefly 46. Self starter? 48. Claim 49. Old-time receptacle 50. Choler 51. Unkind look 53. Fired 54. Relax 55. Handel opera 56. Cast-of-thousands film 57. Whiskies 63. French flower 65. ___ gestae 67. ___ team 68. Reluctant 69. Mystique 70. ___ man’s bluff 73. Stray calf 76. Gang member 78. Anoint 79. Farm fodder 80. “___ Boys” (Janet Jackson song) 82. Pasturelands 86. Inscribed pillar 87. Humanities degs. 88. Met display 89. Fed. property overseer 91. Retires from the military 92. Macedonian’s neighbor 93. Scandinavian sea monster 97. Cudbear 98. Roman lyric poet 99. Century plants 103. Just 105. Releases 107. Chose, in a way
108. Valuable musical antique 110. Contents of some cartridges 111. To the left, at sea 113. Stash away 114. More than plump 115. Slowly merged (into) 117. Ice cream thickener 118. Bandeaux 120. Polo grounds? 123. Prefix with colonial 124. Nurse 125. Worldwide workers’ grp. 126. Mr. Potato Head piece
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