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SURVIVORS Age not enough to keep local hockey players off of the ice THE HERALD JOURNAL

MARCH 17-23, 2017

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March 17-23, 2017

COVER 8 Recreational hockey leagues keep on growing

THE ARTS 3 Wellsville Elementary

to present ‘Peter Pan Jr.’

4 ‘Slapstick Sonata’ set to perform at Ellen Eccles 4 Cache Theatre group

puts a 1920s spin on ‘The Taming of the Shrew’

4 Old Barn Theatre takes flight with ‘Mary Poppins’

5 Cache Valley Civic Ballet brings ‘Cinderella’ to stage

5 Enso Quartet to perform at Caine Performance Hall

MOVIES

This aerial photograph shows the Chicago River dyed green last Saturday morning in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. (AP Photo) On the cover: The goalie for Outkast lines up to make a block on a shot by a Schoolyard Puck player during a recent B league game at the Eccles Ice Center in North Logan. (John Zsiray/Herald Journal)

8 ‘Kong: Skull Island’ goes

FROM THE EDITOR

9 Two stars: ‘Beauty and

It’s St. Patrick’s Day. And while I’m not sure about the rules governing this holiday, just to be safe, I put some green on the cover of this issue of Cache Magazine to make sure that I don’t get pinched by people out on the street.

Of course, Cache Valley isn’t exactly known for being a hot bed of St. Patrick’s Day shenanigans and entertainment.

Sure, we’re usually treated to a couple of events involving a musical group like

big on its opening weekend the Beast’ brings nothing new to the Disney original

COLUMN 11 The 2017 ‘Sprinter’ season is now upon us

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

Leaping Lulu and/or a local Irish dance troupe. And, of course, there’s the traditional corned beef and cabbage meal served up at legendary L.D.’s Cafe in Richmond (beginning at 11 a.m. this year).

But our rivers, while sure to be running high, aren’t likely to end up green in color like the Chicago River (see photo above). And sightings of green beer and leprechauns are certain to be below the national average.

Which is why the state of Utah, as a whole, was recently named one of the “Tamest States on St. Patrick’s Day” by CandyStore.com: If Utah’s world class ski resorts, incredible hiking, and extreme sports

aren’t enough excitement for those who live there, they can look forward to the Salt Lake City St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

Thanks to the Hibernian Society of Utah, the parade is packed with live Irish music, kilt-wearing bagpipers, color guards, and Celtic heritage.

Since St. Patrick’s Day does fall on a Friday this year, it can be celebrated well into the weekend, so perhaps a trip to the parade in Salt Lake City isn’t a bad idea. Especially considering the suddenly summer-like weather that is quickly turning everything around us — what else?

— green.

— Jeff Hunter

Cirk La Putyka set to perform Saturday night Hilarious and thrilling cirque comes to Logan when CacheARTS presents Cirk La Putyka’s “Slapstick Sonata” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

“Slapstick Sonata” is the story of an overnight crew of warehouse workers who are more than they seem, all set to some of the greatest classical music ever known. Zany, lovable and a little weird, this is the best of human circus all in one evening.

Tickets are available at cachearts.org, at the CacheARTS ticket office at 43 S. Main St., or by calling 7520026.

In “Slapstick Sonata,” Prague’s physical theater company Cirk La Putyka blends visual poetry with contemporary circus. The collective brings together a multitalented cast of dancers, actors, mimes, acrobats and comedians, and has lit up stages all over the world. Now coming to Cache Valley on their international

‘Pan Jr.’ headed to stage in Wellsville

Cirk La Putyka will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

tour, Cirk La Putyka beautifully elevates cirque performance without losing the ridiculousness of shaving cream to the face and feats that will make you watch through your fingers before exploding in applause.

“Slapstick Sonata” is the perfect date night, friend outing and family night — it has

something for everyone. This Czech human circus troupe will excite and wow all ages as acrobats launch through the air from teeterboards, aerial artists spin from the ceiling and a ballerina walks across the arms of her fellow dancers.

Whether you are just there for the laughs or want your breath taken away, you can find it all

in the colorful, silly, and energetic derring-do of Cirk La Putyka.

The ensemble has 20 members including actors, musicians, acrobats, puppeteers and dancers; all members are top professionals in their chosen discipline but they are also able to cross the line into several other areas of work.

Tickets on sale for UFOMT season Single tickets for Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre’s silver anniversary season are on sale now.

Thanks to increased popularity and by using the newly restored Utah Theatre, the Festival’s season has been extended additional weeks and will run from June 23-Aug. 9.

“This season is a celebra-

tion of iconic genius,” said Michael Ballam, founding general director. “All the works are the supreme offerings in each form of storytelling through music.”

The Festival kicks off its 25th season with “Seussical,” a musical that celebrates childhood with catchy tunes and charming stories through the

stories of Dr. Seuss. The wonderfully whimsical “Seussical” at the Utah Theatre features favorite Whoville characters including the Cat in the Hat and Horton the Elephant.

Join Quasimodo in the bell tower in a lush retelling of Victor Hugo’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” This epic story of love, acceptance

and what it means to be a hero features songs from the Disney animated feature that will make your heart swell with laughter, tears and awe. Disney’s Oscar-nominated score is augmented with additional new music.

“The Music Man” is the See SALE on Page 11

Students at Wellsville Elementary School will present Disney’s “Peter Pan Jr.” March 17-18.

Performances will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with an additional 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday.

Admission is $3 per person and $15 per family.

The 90-minute musical is based on the play by J.M. Barrie and the 1953 Disney film. The elementary-aged cast contains more than 120 students from kindergarten to sixth grade, led completely by volunteers.

“We are always blown away by our talent, and this year is no exception,” said director Valerie Plowman.

“They are sure to impress you. Our actors work hard, and we expect them to perform at professionals. This is no mere ‘elementary production.’

“We treat this like the real deal, and the children rise to the occasion. ‘Peter Pan Jr.’ is a heart-warming story familiar to us all. Come take an adventure into the land of imagination and let yourself slip into childhood again, enjoy music both familiar and new.”

A free preview of select scenes from the show will be given at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, at the Wellsville Elementary School, 525 N. 200 West in Wellsville.

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all mixed up ‘Mary Poppins’ visits Old Barn It’s supercalifragilisticexpialidocious as the popular family musical “Mary Poppins” flies onto the stage of the Old Barn Community Theatre in Collinston on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays March 3-25.

Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, “Mary Poppins,” the charming

story surrounding the Banks children, Michael and Jane, whose mischievous behavior forces their parents to hire a new nanny, to “manage” them.

Mary takes them on all kinds of magical adventures around London introducing the children to special friends including Bert, the chimney sweep. Through the Banks’

family ups and downs, Mary’s special presence is infectious with both young and old alike urging us all to believe in magic.

“Mary Poppins” features a delightful score including such musical favorites as “A Spoonful of Sugar,” “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” and “Chim Chim Cher-ee.”

The Old Barn Community Theatre will present “Mary Poppins” at 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays March 3-25, at 3605 Bigler Road in Collinston.

Matinees will also begin at 2:30 p.m. on March 11 and 18.

For tickets and more information, visit oldbarn.org or call (435) 458-2276.

‘Taming of the Shrew’ hits the ’20s Cache Theatre Company puts a twist on Shakespeare’s classic Put flappers and fedoras into a William Shakespeare classic, and what do you get? A stunning Cache Theatre Company production of “The Taming of the Shrew” set against the backdrop of a 1920s New York City skyline.

Shakespeare’s work is relatable throughout many different periods of time and cultures with his ability to identify and amplify basic human experiences and behaviors. Since the time of Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew” has been portrayed in a variety of ways, from being put to song and dance in “Kiss Me Kate “to a more modern 1990s perspective in “10 Things I Hate About You.” There have been a reported 25 versions of this classic love battle from television and movies alone to confirm that, though centuries old, Shakespeare is still relevant.

For tickets to this vintage retelling of a definitive story please visit cachetheatre.com.

Performances will be March 30-April 3 in the Bullen Center Carousel Ballroom adjacent to the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

Cache Theatre Company director, Jeffrey Olsen, describes his inspiration for this art deco production of “The Taming of the Shrew” to come from the incredible energy and exuberance of plot in Shakespeare’s writing.

For him, it seemed to fit perfectly with the lavish and lively 1920s era of social and artistic dynamism. So, how will this version be different from Shakespeare’s original?

The cast is working hard to ensure that their production of “Shrew” both remains true to the emotion and wit of the original dialogue and distinctly human experiences, while refreshing those poignant moments with visually pleasing aesthetics and more contemporary environments.

“The locations of the play will be opened up into exciting, vibrant environments, the costumes will be time-period appropriate and certain phrases in the original dialogue will be updated for the benefit of a 1920s New York setting.”

Olsen says. “It’s exciting to consider how universally

The Cache Theatre Company will present “The Taming of the Shrew” March 30-April 3 in the Carousel Ballroom at the Bullen Center.

human we really are when a play hundreds of years old can visually and emotionally enrapture you in a modern context.”

“The Taming of the Shrew”

is the love story of Petruchio and Katherine, respectively the tamer and the shrew. Petruchio is convinced that Katherine would make the ideal wife, as she is wealthy and he

is confident in his abilities to subdue. He believes he can tame Kate’s wild and insubordinate behaviors.

He is introduced to Katherine as a potential prospect by Lucentio, a man desperately in love with Bianca, Katherine’s younger sister. Bianca, however, is unable to accept suitors until her eldest sister is wed, a decision enforced by their father Baptista Minola. Shakespeare’s telling takes the audience on a journey to bring these couples together through comedy, disguise, irrational rationalizations and the power of true love. Thus begins an epic love battle of wooing and taming the shrew.

Cameron Cook, who will be playing the ambitious Petruchio, describes his character as unconventional and at times extreme, but with the interest of those he loves at heart.

“You can always find some part of Shakespeare’s characters to relate to, and everyone who watches the play will find someone to relate to as well,” Cook observes.

If it’s not the “leading man,” perhaps you will relate See SHREW on Page 11

Quartet has risen to the front rank of chamber music performers. Founded at Yale University in 1999, the quartet has been described by Strad maga-

zine as “thrilling,” and praised by the Washington Post for its “glorious sonorities.” In the words of Classical Voice, it is “one of the eminent string

quartets of our era.”

Their Logan concert features classical, 20thcentury and impressionist works: Haydn String Quartet in G major, Op. 77, No. 1; Ginastera’s String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20; and Ravel’s Quartet in F major.

The Enso String Quartet includes Yura Lee, violin; Ken Hamao, violin; Melissa Reardon, viola; and Richard Belcher, cello. Susie Park, violin, will substitute for Yura Lee in the March 23 performance.

Logan High Centennial

As part of it’s Centennial School Year Celebration, Logan High School will present Alex Lambert’s original musical, “Echoes Never Die” at 7:30 p.m.

March 23-24 and 27, in the Logan High School Auditorium.

Set on the campus of Logan High in 1941, “Echoes Never Die” is the “coming of age” story of a group of students preparing for the real world as well as the perils of a possible oncoming war. With its inclusion of local themes, romance and a score that combines multiple different styles of music together, “Echoes Never Die” is the perfect way to celebrate Logan High’s 100th birthday — whether you have Grizzly ties or not.

Tickets will be set at a $3 suggested cash donation at the door.

‘Pirate’ book launch

See USU on Page 10 The book launch party for “How to Become a Pirate Hunter” will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 17, at the Book Table, 29 S. Main St. Events include a reading by the author, Marty Reeder, as well as a pirate costume contest, a book giveaway and original music by Composition Commodore, Tanner Lex Jones.

For more information, visit martyreeder.com.

‘Cinderella’ returns to Cache Valley ‘Changing Fate’ event

The Cache Valley Civic Ballet will present “Cinderella” March 24-25 at the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

Cache Valley Civic Ballet’s presentation of “Cinderella” returns to the historic Ellen Eccles Theatre March 24-25.

An entire generation has grown up with the Disney version of the classic story. Patrons will find the ballet production familiar, but will be able to go beyond the Disney telling of the story as the ballet tells anew the story of love, kindness and dreams come true.

“Cinderella” adult ticket prices range from $10 to $21, are free for K-5 students, and high school and college students can take advantage of a 25 percent discount. Tickets are available at cvcballet.org and at the Ellen Eccles Theatre Box Office. Tickets may also be purchased by calling 752-0026.

The role of Cinderella will be performed by Jade Wimmer. Wimmer began dancing with the Cache Valley School of Ballet in 2009 at the age of 7, and has been a member of the Cache Valley Civic Ballet Company since 2012.

A freshman at Ridgeline High School, Wimmer is studying under the direction of Sandra Emile and Steffanie Casperson, and she has been awarded a scholarship to attend the Joffrey Ballet School in San Francisco this summer. She also has attended the Snowy Range Summer

“Changing Fate, Raising Hope” will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at the Thatcher Mansion, 35 W 100 South.

Admission to the event is free.

The event is a multi-media, music, visual art and spoken word exploration of many of the social issues we face. The goal with the event is to remove the issues from their boxes and political tag lines and actually get to know the people involved, as people.

We are including veterans, immigrants, refugees, child abuse, women rights and the justice system. Through the event our audience will get the chance to hear from someone who is one of these people about what it is like to be them. We hope to encourage empathy and understanding through the presentations.

‘Magnolias’ in Perry

The Heritage Theatre will present “Steel Magnolias” on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays March 3-25, at 2505 S. U.S. Hwy. 89 in Perry.

Alternately hilarious and touching, “Steel Magnolias” focuses on the camaraderie of six Southern women who talk, gab and harangue each other through the best of times and cry, comfort and heal each other through the worst.

For tickets and more information, visit heritagethSee VALLEY on Page 10 eatreutah.com or call (435) 723-8392.

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The Chamber Music Society of Logan presents the Enso Quartet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at the Caine Performance Hall at Utah State University.

Tickets are $10 to $24 and are available online at arts.usu.edu, by calling 797-8022, at the Caine College of the Arts box office in the Chase Fine Arts Center and at the door the night of the concert. Visit cmslogan.org for more information.

One of its generation’s most compelling string ensembles, the Grammynominated Enso String

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Enso Quartet to play at USU COMING UP

ON ICE W

hen Erik Akins moved to Cache Valley in 2003, there were only four hockey teams in the adult recreation league.

The popularity of adult hockey in the valley has skyrocketed over the past few years, and it’s been very gratifying for Akins to witness and experience. There are now 21 teams, divided into three different divisions, and games are contested sometimes every night but Sunday at the Eccles Ice Center in North Logan.

“Oh, I love it,” said the 36-year-old Akins, who has been playing since he was 5. “I think a big part of the change has been the popularity of the sport on TV. People are able to see the game (of hockey). … I think a large part of that growth was probably due to the fact that they split the league up in skill levels, so you don’t have brandnew guys playing against guys who have been playing their whole lives. People can filter off into where they’re most comfortable.”

The Eccles Ice Center in North Logan is the place to be for hockey players

The top players showcase their talents in the A League, which features several former Utah State club players. The B League is comprised of intermediate level players — several of whom competed on youth league squads and at the high school club level — while the C League is a developmental league. There are three seasons annually at the Eccles Ice Center, with each one lasting around three to three-and-a-half months.

According to Scott Cooley, the hockey coordinator for the local recreational leagues, there are currently four teams in the A League, eight in the B and nine in the C. Like Akins, Cooley competes on a squad in the A and B leagues.

Unlike Akins, though, Cooley did not play as a child. The Arizona native started playing nine years ago and has been amazed to see how much the sport has grown at the adult level since then. Over the past six years alone, the number of participants has more than doubled.

“Going from growing up and not playing

at all to figuring it out on my own and then being able to take part in helping it grow has been amazing,” said Cooley, who has scheduled all of the games for the local leagues, and assigned scorekeepers and officials for the past three-plus years.

Body checking is not allowed in the local recreation leagues and that’s arguably one of the biggest reasons why the growth has been exponential this decade, Akins said.

“When people think of hockey, they think of what they see on TV, which is a pretty fast and physical game,” said Akins, who grew up in Idaho Falls. “When you play it locally, it’s not as (physical or fast). It’s still fast, but the physicality gets removed from it, you know, because we have to go to work the next morning.”

Limiting the physicality of the sport has allowed people to play well into their 60s. In fact, Cooley said he believes the valley has a couple of 70-plus-year-old players, and See ICE on Page 10

Story by Jason Turner • Photos by John Zsiray Top, a member of Schoolyard Puck clears the puck from behind the net during a B league game with Outkast at the Eccles Ice Center in North Logan. Left, Tyzen Alleman bangs on the glass to get the attention of his father, Brennen Alleman. Above, members of the Logan Freeze women’s hockey team practice last week at the Eccles Ice Center.

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“Sprinter” is the Intermountain West season that lasts from March 15 to May 15. Unlike the arbitrary Gregorian calendar that can’t even decide when Easter is, Sprinter addresses reality. One day you can be driving in a whiteout, and the next jogging in shorts and a tank top. For the record, Easter will be celebrated on April 16; 20 days later than last year. Talk about your spring forward.

At the same time New England is experiencing record snowstorms, we are experiencing record snow melt. How deep will Dry Lake be this

Slightly Off Center DENNIS HINKAMP

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The 2017 ‘Sprinter’ season is now upon us

year? Is the drought over?

Do those pumps they built on the Great Salt Lake in 1984 still work? Will the Bonneville Salt Flats be available for speedboat records this year? Sprinter and the tax code are confusing and brutal.

You can’t put away the snow blower, and you can’t awake the grumpy lawn mower from its winter hibernation. Small engine repair services rejoice.

You can’t plant vegetables with confidence, yet the weeds are growing like weeds in anticipation of mid-summer wildfires.

You could go skiing, but you’d have to miss your softball game to do it.

You wear a sweater to work, but just sweat on the way home.

It’s raining on 200 East, but it’s snowing on 800 east.

Your tiny dog produced two poops a day for five months of winter, which are now emerging like

stinky little brown crocuses from their snowcovered graves.

The farmers market is stocked with hoop-house veggies and hippie art.

Road-repair crews pop up through the Sprinter snow like orange-vested volunteer tulips. Just when you were looking forward to black-ice-free, cruise-controlled driving, four lanes narrow to one construction lane until late October when the cycle repeats itself.

It is the time when I look at my house and think, Spring cleaning or arson? Which will it be this year? Given the political climate I could probably blame arson on terrorism and get away

with it.

The longer days and disappearance of snow always make me wonder where all my stuff came from. Is Deseret Industries sneaking into my house and yard and unloading stuff? These clothes seemingly belong to someone with bad taste who was either much fatter or thinner than I. Four bikes? How did I get four bikes when there are only 53 days warm enough to ride a bike around here?

And what about all that compost that didn’t compost? It looks just as fresh as the food I put in my freezer a year ago.

Didn’t I get rid of the old lawn mower after I

bought the new one? But at least I found the two missing left-hand gloves and the Obama sock hat that went missing.

All the Oscar-winning movies are available online and March Madness beckons, but I feel the need to spend more time outside and less time hibernating with technology. So, I join my fellow Sprinter citizens debating which winter was worse and discussing where we might retire.

We compare home repair stories and whine about climate change, but we forget the pattern again until next Sprinter.

——— Dennis Hinkamp only made some of this up.

‘Kong’ is the king LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was a battle of the beasts at the box office this weekend, and King Kong emerged as the definitive victor over Wolverine.

According to studio estimates Sunday, “Kong: Skull Island” amassed $61 million in its first weekend in theaters, surpassing expectations and easily beating out “Logan,” which is now in its second weekend.

Warner Bros. and Legendary’s “Kong: Skull Island” stars Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson. It’s the second in the planned “monster universe” following the latest “Godzilla,” which grossed $529.1 million worldwide in 2014.

Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros.’ head of domestic distribution, said the weekend “far exceeded everyone’s expecta-

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Brie Larson stars in “Kong: Skull Island” which brought in $61 million at the box office last weekend.

tions,” and he predicts Monday actuals might come in higher than the estimated $61 million.

The film, which earned a B CinemaScore overall, was graded stronger by younger audiences, many of whom will have extra days off soon for spring break.

“The world of mouth is really kicking in,” Goldstein said.

Costing a reported $185 million to produce,

“Kong” still has work to be done, however, to reach profitability, and much of that will depend on international earnings.

This weekend it topped international charts as well with $81.6 million from 66 territories.

“They had a solid weekend. But they’re going to be looking for a half-billion worldwide to make it a certifiable hit,” See KONG on Page 9

recreating his “Into the Woods” character? Like everything else, Evans is simply a mirror image of his animated counterpart. There seems to be no thought for creative casting. Gaston would’ve AP Photo been a nice place to switch it up, but they’ve Dan Stevens, left, and Emma Watson star in “Beauty and the Beast.” played it straight all the to spend $100 million on way through. life-sized sets.

Director Bill Condon In all seriousness, this tries desperately to make new “Beauty and the this feel bigger and much Beast” feels like a tedious more epic in scale. I supDirector // Bill Condon exercise in set creation, pose he does in that in a Starring // Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke costume design and livEvans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, roundabout sort of way; ing furniture special Stanley Tucci, Emma Thomson, Ian McKellen the sets are bigger and effects.

Rated // PG for some action, violence, peril and more epic than 2-D ani Emma Watson as Belle mation, but is that enough frightening images is fine casting. She can to justify a movie? Even sing, and she belts the much sameness it’s hard is the same. The emowith his larger-than-life well-known songs with to discern a reason why tional beats are the computer-generated this was made. The cynic glee. However, instead same. The songs are the scenery, Condon’s visuals inside me would conclude of Luke Evans in the same (except there are Gaston role, wouldn’t we that the entire reason for a couple new unmemohave been better served creating such an uninrable ones thrown in for spired remake is simply good measure). With so with, say, Chris Pine

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Kong Continued from Page 8 said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box office tracker comScore.

Fox’s “Logan” took second place, down around 58 percent from its first weekend with $37.9 million. The R-rated pic, which sees Hugh Jackman reprising his role as the X-Men character Wolverine, has earned $152.7 million

in total.

In third place, “Get Out,” the buzzy horror film directed by Jordan Peele, added $21.1 million, pushing its sum to $111 million in just three weeks.

With a price tag of only $4.5 million, the movie is a certifiable hit for Blumhouse and Universal and continues to remain prominently in the conversation up against films with much larger production and marketing budgets behind them.

Rounding out the top five were the faith-based movie “The

Shack,” with $10.1 million, and “The Lego Batman Movie” with $7.8 million.

The strong weekend nudged the year to date out of the red, too, and even at this early date, Dergarabedian thinks the box office might be headed for yet another record year based on the number of releases.

Next week shows no sign of slowing, either, with Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” poised to earn well over $100 million out of the gate.

“It’s a March of beasts for sure,” said Dergarabedian.

don’t give us much more than what the original animated “Beauty and the Beast” gave us.

I will say that I enjoyed the fleshing out of Belle’s backstory. She’s given a bit more of a tragic past that helps explain how she acts as a young adult. It builds her character in an interesting way. Yet, that’s about the only departure from the original story.

Make no mistake, it looks grand and will probably be nominated for Oscars in the technical fields like special effects and costume design. So, if you’re looking for a bright, colorful movie with lots of computer animation filling in the gaps then here you go.

If you expect your Disney live-action remake to add substance to some of your favorite animated stories, then this is certainly not the movie for you. You’re better off saving your money by watching the original at home.

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The Reel Place Aaron Peck

Imagine if Disney announced that they were going to remake “Pirates of the Caribbean,” but this time around they were going to animate it. That’s it.

The same story of Jack Sparrow, but now this time around it resembles a Pixar movie. Wouldn’t that be as pointless as essentially making a live-action shot-for-shot remake of “Beauty and the Beast”?

The problem with Disney’s new “Beauty and the Beast” is that it doesn’t offer anything new. “Maleficent” offered a new point of view for a familiar tale; “Pete’s Dragon” expounded on the original movie and made it much better; and “Jungle Book” turned a lighthearted animated adventure into an epic big-budget thrill ride. “Beauty and the Beast” on the other hand doesn’t do any of those things.

It’s one thing to say, “Oh boy, I’ve seen this movie before,” when discussing a movie’s hackneyed plot. It’s a completely other thing to say, “Yes. I’ve seen this movie before. It’s home sitting on my shelf.”

The characters are the same. The story

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thing is you see something (a player) does one week, and the next week you try it and you can do Continued from Page 6 it,” Olsen said.

When Olsen first Akins’ soon-to-be started playing, little did 79-year-old father still she know how much she competes in the Idaho would fall in love with Falls league. hockey.

“Aside from the “I like that it was differoccasional bump into ent, a little aggressive and somebody, it’s a relathat it wasn’t running,” tively smooth sport,” she said. “There’s just a said the 39-year-old lot of different skills that Cooley. “You know, it’s go into it and I think I’ve easy on the joints and stuck with it because it’s it’s pretty easy on the a workout, but you’re so body.” busy worrying about a An increase in the bunch of other things that number of women you don’t think you’re who play has also working out until you’re helped the sport thrive done with the game, and locally. Cooley said Parker Richards, coach of the Logan Freeze women’s hockey team, leads the team in a practice last week. then you’re exhausted.” at least 50 percent of ter and squares off against Olsen, for one, has is these women talk to Cooley said. “And being the teams have at least have several. thoroughly enjoyed the other teams primarily from other people and they start that it’s a non-checking one female athlete, and “That has been one of benefits of competing in a league, it makes it possible Utah on Saturdays. the areas where a lot of to show interest, and so some of them, espeleague that keeps getting Olsen, who took up the larger and larger. they start bringing them,” for anybody to pick it up cially in the C League, the growth has happened sport about seven years and run with it.”

“Instead of playing the ago, currently manages Mandy Olsen is one same people every single and plays on a co-ed C of those women who has game, you’ve got a variLeague team. helped the sport excel in ety … and hockey brings the valley. The 36-year-old “When I first saw its own little community hockey, it was kind of Providence native even here in Cache Valley, so like, ‘Nobody’s ever going you run into people on spent a handful of years to learn how to do this,’ competing for the Logan other teams out in the but you can learn skills Freeze, an all-women’s stores or work,” she said. squad that practices Thurs- so fast, and I think that’s “It’s just kind of cool, and day nights at the Ice Cen- really the most rewarding it’s a lot of fun.”

USU Continued from Page 5 The Enso’s members are all drawn to the string quartet repertoire because of its richness

Valley Continued from Page 5 Dance Festival at the University of Wyoming, Ballet West’s Summer Intensive, Brindusa Moore Summer Intensive, as well as several master classes and workshops offering a variety of dance styles.

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and diversity, and the ensemble is committed to exploring that repertoire. The Enso regularly performs the classics of the string quartet literature, but also champions lesser-known works that deserve to be heard,

along with much contemporary music, including works the Enso has commissioned. The ensemble also performs its own transcriptions, including arrangements of 16thcentury Renaissance music.

will be performed by Luke Anderson. Anderson began dancing in 2002 with the Cache Valley Civic Ballet.

He has primarily studied ballet under Emile, although he has also trained under Sergiu Brindusa and Beth Moore. In addition, he has attended numerous dance intensives and workshops specializing in a variety of dance styles.

Anderson is also an instructor and choreographer at CVCB. His many roles include the Snow King, Rose Prince and Cavalier from “The Nutcracker,” and the role of Prince in “Swan Lake.”

He has also performed with the Brindusa-Moore Ballet Academy, Idaho Falls School of Ballet and the Inishfre Irish Dance Company.

Students at Wellsville Elementary School will present Disney’s “Peter Pan Jr.” March 17-18. Performances will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with an additional 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday. Admission is $3 per person and $15 per family (immediate family members only).

Lars Peter Hansen, recipient of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics, will present the George S. Eccles Memorial Lecture in Economics, “Uncertainty in Economic Analysis and the Economic Analysis of Uncertainty,” on Friday, March 17. The hour-long lecture begins at 11:15 a.m. in the L. Tom Perry Pavilion, on the fourth floor of Huntsman Hall, on the Utah State University campus. Everyone is invited.

Timmy the Teeth will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, March 17, at the Logan Masonic Temple, 118 W. 100 North. Cover is $10 and all proceeds go to help restore the Masonic Temple. Bring a friend and enjoy some great acoustical music.

The Cache Valley Wildlife Association’s annual Birdhouse Contest is underway. Bring your models to Nibley City Hall at 455 W. 3200 South by 3 p.m. on March 24. Rules and restoration forms are found at nibleycity.com.

Call Ron Hellstern at 512-6938 for more information.

SATURDAY Kobie Watkins and Corey Christiansen will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at WhySound, 30 Federal Ave. Admission is $15. Visit whysound. com for more information.

“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. March 18, 21-25, at the Caine Lyric Theatre, 28 W. Center. Tickets for adults are $13, seniors and youth $10, USU faculty and staff $8 and USU students are free. Visit cca.usu.edu for more information.

Cache Valley Eagles will be hosting a charity Dinner with bingo benefiting Four Paws Rescue on Saturday, March 18, 170 W. 900 North. Dinner will be

served at 7 p.m. with bingo to follow. Cost is $10 for dinner and bingo. Everyone 21 and over is welcome.

Do you enjoy the outdoors and have an interest the quality of your local water bodies? Utah Water Watch is training volunteers to help collect data on local lakes and streams from 10:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 18, in the Jim Bridger at the Logan Library. Training is open to the public of all ages and levels.

We will start by learning about watershed basics, water quality and why monitoring is necessary.

We will then carpool over to First Dam for a field demonstration to learn hands-on monitoring techniques. To RSVP or for more information contact us at 7972580 or waterquality@usu.edu.

“Changing Fate, Raising Hope” will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at the Thatcher Mansion, 35 W 100 South. Admission is free. The event is a multi-media, music, visual art and spoken word exploration of many of the social issues we face.

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Continued from Page 4 to the shrew of the story. Hillary Peterson is looking forward to playing the passionate and oft misunderstood Katherine.

“The emotions are so high in this play,” she explains. “It is hilarious, shocking, serious and lovely. However I’m mostly excited to get on that stage and be loud.”

Peterson continues, “I think a lot of people don’t realize that Shakespeare can be applicable for any audience when considering the position of men and women, the relationship between a father and his daughters, etc.”

Peterson also admits that she’s elated about wearing the luxurious and flashy clothing iconic of the roaring ’20s while spouting her tyrannical monologues.

Though “Taming of the Shrew” may be one of Shakespeare’s first plays, Cache Theatre Company is proving that his work will last through the ages and continue to find its place in contemporary theater.

Continued from Page 3 most iconic Americana musical of all time. Travel back to the innocence and charm of 1912 in River City, Iowa, where small-town antics could bring out the best in its citizens after traveling con man Harold Hill dupes them into buying marching band uniforms and instruments for a new boys band. Winner of five Tony Awards including Best Musical.

Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance” is comical farce and classical operetta at its finest. The pirates are celebrating young Frederic’s coming-of-age but he doesn’t want to be a pirate.

Then there’s “Rex,” the serious and poignant tale of England’s most notorious monarch, Henry VIII. Michael Ballam will bring to life the powerfully problematic Tudor King coached by lyricist Sheldon Harnick

MONDAY

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Kingdoms (UT) and Militant will perform along with The Optimist, Obviate and Corona Borealis will perform at 7 p.m.

Monday, March 20, at WhySound, 30 Federal Ave. Admission is $6. Visit whysound.com for more information.

The Logan Library will host Teen Tuesday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, in the Jim Bridger Room. This week’s theme is “Game On!” Visit library. loganutah.org for more information.

The Logan Library Monday Movie will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Monday, March 20, in the Jim Bridger Room. This week’s movie is “Dancing at Lughansa,” which is rated PG. Popcorn and admission is free.

The Elizabeth Matthews DUP Camp will meet at 1:30 p.m.

Monday, March 20, at Chuck-ARama, 138 S. Main St. Cost is $10. Hostesses for the meeting are JoAnn Berrett and Karen Guyman; history will be presented by Lois Hughes.

TUESDAY A Light Among Many will perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, at WhySound, 30 Federal Ave. Admission is $5. Visit why-

(“Fiddler on the Roof”) featuring the music of Richard Rodgers (“Sound of Music”). The show is generating national attention with Broadway producers, who, along with members of the Richard Rodgers family, will be attending the festival this summer.

Puccini’s immortal masterpiece “Madame Butterfly” is perfect for the first-time operagoer. A young Japanese geisha clings to the belief that her arranged marriage with a visiting American naval officer will be loving and permanent. “Butterfly” is one of Giacomo Puccini’s greatest accomplishments.

Tickets for special concerts will also go on sale Feb. 14. It may be a once in a lifetime opportunity to spend an evening with 93-year-old Oscar, Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning genius in “A Tribute to Sheldon Harnick” July 19. Harnick wrote “Fiddler on the Roof” and dozens of other musicals. He is scheduled to personally narrate the evening

WEDNESDAY The Opskamatrists will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, at WhySound, 30 Federal Ave. Admission is $6.

Visit whysound.com for more information.

Stargazing season is just around the corner. The Cache Valley Astronomy Society invites the public to a free 60-minute presentation, “Constellations for Beginners.” Come and learn all about the major constellations visible from Utah. The presentation will at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, in Room 806 of the Bridgerland Applied Technology College, 600 W. 1400 North. All ages are welcome, and door prizes will be given.

through his music and memories of his career of nearly seven decades.

Other concerts include The Pianists, the International Opera Semifinals and Finals, and Giuseppe Verdi’s crowning achievement, “The Verdi Requiem.” The work will join forces of the American Festival Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Craig Jessop, with the Festival’s worldclass orchestra and soloists.

The productions will be presented in repertory with full orchestra, and the season bursts with concerts, breakfast with the stars, Academy lectures and interactive classes, backstage tours and more.

Performance tickets will be available online at utahfestival.org, by calling 750-0300 ext. 3 or in person at the box office located in the Dansante Building, 59 S. 100 West.

Ticket prices vary by performance and start at $13. Discounts are available for season ticket purchases and groups. Students of all ages receive a 25 percent discount with ID.

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