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Cache Valley Center for the Arts brings in Wendi Hassan as new executive director

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April 24-30, 2015

COVER 8 Hassan steps into new role as director at Cache Valley Center for the Arts

MUSIC 4 Mariachi Divas coming

to the Ellen Eccles Theatre

5 Cache Theatre Company delivers ‘Shrek the Musical’

THE ARTS 4 Ninth annual Little

Bloomsbury Art Festival gets underway in Logan

4 Logan tabs Coulbrooke as first-ever poet laureate

5 Utah State students

bring ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ to the Caine Lyric Theatre

MOVIES 3 Summer movie season loaded up with sequels

6 ‘Ex Machina’ is the best movie of the year so far

7 New movie ‘The Age of Adaline’ grows on you

CALENDAR 15 See what’s happening this week

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, left, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne and Jude Law, cast members in the upcoming film “Spy,” take the stage during the 20th Century Fox presentation at CinemaCon 2015 on Thursday in Las Vegas. (Photo by AP/Chris Pizzello) On the cover: Wendi Hassan took over as the executive director of Cache Valley Center for the Arts in early March. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal)

FROM THE EDITOR Karma has finally caught up with me.

Decades ago, I had a friend at The Herald Journal who wrote a very nice first-person story about traveling over to Garden City with a busload of kids who ventured over there every summer day to pick those famous Bear Lake raspberries.

Her line about the bus smelling like “unwashed youngsters” stuck with me, and I kidded her about it for years.

But now, as a father of three and resident of Nibley, I know she was talking about.

You’ve probably heard about what the media (if you count me as a member

of the media) has branded as “Culinary Watergate.” We found out Wednesday afternoon that our water was contaminated with diesel fuel, and thus unsafe for consumption, washing dishes, bathing, etc. And as I write this on Thursday afternoon, it seems that we’ll be virutally waterless (other than, thank goodness, our toilets) until at least late in the day on Friday.

The situation has made life a little interesting in Nibley, to say the least.

First, the rest of the state found out we existed as Salt Lake City TV stations converged on the area (you’re really nothing until KSL’s Chopper 5 has flown directly overhead). Then, I think we were all touched by the show of support from surrounding communities who opened their faucets to those in need of water, including the Logan Community Recreation

Center, which is providing Nibleyites with free showers. Lee’s Marketplace also donated pallets of bottled water, so some of us won’t have to brush our teeth with Dr Pepper.

In the meantime, you’ll have to forgive us if we don’t exercise much or work too hard or do anything that would require an immediate shower. And heaven help us if the problem continues into the weekend; church attendance is sure to suffer.

But while the two elementary schools in town are closed, please remember that the older Nibley kids are still heading out to schools in Providence and Hyrum, and that the smell of “unwashed youngsters” won’t last forever ... but you might remember if for a couple of decades.

— Jeff Hunter

New ‘Avengers,’ ‘Terminator’ set to hit the screen NEW YORK (AP) — “I’ll be back,” the line Arnold Schwarzenegger first uttered more than 30 years ago in that indelible manly monotone, belongs to the Terminator, of course. But it also might as well be the official slogan of the summer movie season.

It’s the time of year when Hollywood’s older, reliable brands, with the tenacity of Schwarzenegger’s lethal cyborg, claw their way back onto the big screen in a popcorn parade of big-budget sequels, reboots and re-dos.

That’s nothing new, but the extent of the sequel spinning is.

The sequel expansion — as headlong as Tom Cruise in the “Mission: Impossible” movies — runs in all directions, stretching into prequels, second-try reboots, spinoffs and franchises that are less linear, romannumeral progressions than (as in the brimming Marvel world) whole universes of overlapping characters: fantasy realms to visit, not just stories to follow.

To fuel the proliferation, Hollywood is dipping ever deeper into its vaults: 10 of this summer’s most anticipated blockbusters have origins dating back more than three decades, including “Fantastic Four,” ‘’The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” ‘’Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Terminator: Genisys,” the fifth film in the series created by James Cameron

– Cache Magazine movie critic Aaron Peck on “Ex Machina” (Page 6)

PET OF THE WEEK Available for adoption

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Above, Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth return at Captain America and Thor, respectively, in “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”

Left, “Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation” is scheduled to come out July 31.

in 1984. Schwarzenegger is back to say that he’s back.

Nostalgia and familiarity mingle with updated special effects and new cast members in these films to render something that hopefully feels fresh to moviegoers. As the “Fast and Furious” series (more profitable in its sev-

enth installment than ever before) has proven this spring, the lifespan of the sequels no longer adheres to the old rules of inevitable decay — at least for now.

The ever-lengthening life of franchises can make for some strange off-screen realities, and not just for 67-year-old Terminators.

“Mad Max: Fury Road” (May 15), is returning decades later with its original creator, the Australian director George Miller.

“One of the most jolting experiences of my life was to go to SXSW and watch ‘Road Warrior: Mad Max 2’ in a newly minted print for the first time in 32 years and then showing scenes from ‘Fury Road’ all these years later,” says Miller. “It was a kind of a time travel. It was a strange but powerful experience.”

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Pet: Champ From: Cache Humane Society Why he’s so lovable: Champ is a champion toy fetcher. The record we have seen in his mouth at one time is four toys. He is such a fun dog who has lots of adolescent energy and an enthusiastic love of life that will entertain your family for hours. We recommend, as with any young dog, he will need a little positive training to help him fit and calm down into family life, but Champ is a quick learner. He already knows sit, stay, lie down, and is good on a leash and enjoys getting tummy rubs. Champ’s tail wags endlessly with thoughts of a special new home. Call 792-3920 for more information.

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Sequels multiply in summer

“It’s the most complete, thought-provoking, well-acted movie so far this year.”

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ALL MIXED UP

Quotable

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all mixed up Little Bloomsbury Art Festival underway

By Jeff Hunter Cache Magazine editor

“Spring and Winter Meet” by Shelby Jones

Wallace Brazzeal helped his daughter get involved in art.

And she, in turn, helped get him involved in the Little Bloomsbury Art Festival, which started Thursday continues today and Saturday at 181 N. 200 East in Logan.

The senior artistic director of the Little Bloomsbury Foundation, Brazzeal was an accomplished oil and watercolor painter when his daughter, Dianne Connor, helped curate the first two Little Bloomsbury Art Festivals in 2007 and ’08.

Although Connor has since moved to Provo, Brazzeal has seen his digital oil paintings used for the last several years as the publicity poster for the Little Bloomsbury Art Festivals.

A native of Florida who first came to Utah to attend Brigham Young University, Brazzeal and his wife, Katherine, actually came to Northern Utah to retired after carving out a career in St. George as a writer, magazine publisher, graphic designer, television broadcaster and advertising executive.

While serving an LDS mission in Salt Lake City, the Brazzeals

Mariachi Divas coming in May All-female band to perform at Eccles Theatre The Cache Valley Center for the Arts presents the two-time Grammy Awardwinning Mariachi Divas at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 11, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

The all-female mariachi band based in Los Angeles will be at the theater for one night only. The band has been nominated six times for the Grammy Award and has taken the award home twice. Before the show there will be a free lecture in the Bullen Center Carousel Ballroom about the history and cultural significance of mariachi music.

Tickets start at $24 for the concert and are available at the box office at 43 S. Main in Logan, online at www.

CacheArts.org or by calling (435) 752-0026.

Directed and founded by trumpet player Cindy Shea

Photo courtesy of the Mariachi Divas

The Los Angeles-based Mariachi Divas will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 11, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

in 1999, the Mariachi Divas have made big waves on the national and international music scene. The Mariachi Divas are a unique, multi-

cultural ensemble, imbued with the true flavor of Southern California. All together, the Divas’ discography includes nine

albums released through Shea Records and East Side Records. This year marks See DIVAS on Page 11

determined that they actually enjoyed the cold weather, and decided to relocate to Cache Valley to be closer to some of their children.

Once here, Brazzeal got very involved in art once again — he earned a bachelor of arts degree at BYU — particularly in the medium of digital oil. But after a few years, he decided to return to the workforce as a real estate agent, and two months later, he was called to be the bishop of an LDS ward.

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Logan City names its first poet laureate Mayor Craig Petersen and Logan city announced this week that Star Coulbrooke has been appointed as the city’s first poet laureate.

Coulbrooke will be introduced as the Logan Municipal Council meeting at 5:30 p.m. May 19, where she will read an original poem composed for the occasion.

Coulbrooke has published two books of poetry, one with former Utah poet laureate Ken Brewer.

More than 45 of her poems have been published in journals and anthologies.

In addition to her own writing, Coulbrooke serves as a mentor to other writers and poets throughout the region. She conducts a weekly workshop for local poets and organizes an annual publication as well as a spring reading for those who participate. She also coordinates Helicon West, a biweekly gathering of writers held at the Logan Library.

May 2 and 9.

Tickets are available at cachearts.org with discounts for students, seniors and groups of eight or more. Cache Theatre Company is also holding a fairy tale brunch for kids at 11:30 a.m. May 2 and 9 in the Thatcher-Young Mansion with tickets also available at cachearts.org “I’m thrilled to help bring this story to life in Cache Valley for the first time,” director Karlee See SHREK on Page 12

‘Bonnie & Clyde’ on stage Utah State show rolls on downtown at Lyric Theatre At the height of the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went from two small-town nobodies in west Texas to America’s most renowned folk heroes and law enforcement’s worst nightmare. Now, they’re bringing their electrifying story of love, adventure and crime that captured the attention of an entire country to Utah State University’s Caine Lyric Theatre in downtown Logan.

The final stage presentation of the year, USU’s Theatre Arts Department presents the stage musical “Bonnie & Clyde” at 7:30 p.m. April 14-24, at 28 W. Center St. In addition to the evening performances, a 2 p.m. matinee is scheduled for Saturday, April 18.

Tickets are $18 adults, $15 seniors and youth, $10 USU faculty and staff and free for USU students with ID. For more information or tickets, contact the CCA Box Office in room L101 of the Chase Fine Arts Center, call 7978022 or visit arts.usu.edu.

“This musical operates on two levels,” said Ken Risch, theater

Valley Dance Ensemble

Valley Dance Ensemble invites you to experience an evening of dance that will both entertain and move you. “PULSE” will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

Enjoy a range of movement possibilities as the dancers perform original works choreographed by guest artist Chara Huckins as well as our own local artists. Join the dancers as they explore relationships, change, and joy through energetic, athletic, intricate and artistic movement. Let the VDE Children’s Dance Company take you on a journey as they present “MacMurtrey’s Wall.”

Tickets are $12 adults, $6 students and children and $25 per family. Tickets are available at the Ellen Eccles Theatre box office, by calling 752-0026 or online at cachearts.org.

SNC’s Earth Day Soiree

The Stokes Nature Center will host its annual Earth Day Soiree from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 24, at the Italian Place, 48 Federal Ave. Cost is $45; $35 for students.

The Earth Day Soiree is a fabulously fun way to support SNC’s year-round nature education school and community programs.

Chat with the nature center’s staff and board of directors, learn about what’s in store at Stokes and sign up for upcoming programs and summer camps.

Meet up with friends old and new in a fun and relaxed atmosphere supporting one of the valley’s most popular nonprofit organizations.

Tickets are available online, at The Italian Place (cash, check or credit card) or from any SNC staff or board members. Proceeds from the event directly benefit year-round programs at the Stokes Nature Center. For more information, visit logannature.org or call 755-3239.

Summerfest volunteers

The Summerfest Arts Faire is coming up in less than two short months, and we are looking for volunteers. It takes more than 300 volunteers to help us build, run and tear down the event. There is no way the annual festival would happen without volunteers.

The 2015 Summerfest Arts Faire will be held Father’s Day weekend — June 18-20 — at Tabernacle Square in downtown Logan.

Photo courtesy of Caine College of the Arts If you are interested in volunteering for the 2015 USU graduate student and costume designer Jenny Schwartzman conducts a costume fitting with Katie Francis, who plays Bonnie in the Utah State Summerfest Arts Faire as an individual, please visit our website at logansummerfest.com to see the many University production of “Bonnie and Clyde.” opportunities available and to fill out the registration form on the “Get Involved/Volunteers” page, or send department head in the Caine Col- to make decisions that result in disastrous consequences. It is also an email to Laurie at volunteers@logansummerfest. lege of the Arts and the show’s com. a story that has contemporary reldirector. “At its core, Bonnie and evance in that it begs an answer to If you have a group that is interested in participatClyde is a love story about two ing, please send an email to Laurie at the same email young people whose passion for life and each other leads them See CLYDE on Page 11 address.

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“Shrek the Musical” will make its big, bold, Cache Valley premiere May 1-9 at the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

Since making its Broadway premiere in December 2008, “Shrek the Musical” has quickly become one of the most popular new musicals in the country. Based on the Oscar-winning 2001 DreamWorks film, Rehearsals are underway for “Shrek the Musical,” which “Shrek” gives fairy tales will be presented May 1-9 at the Ellen Eccles Theatre. a whole new life. as part of their 25th anniat the Ellen Eccles The “Shrek the Musical” versary. It will be present- atre. In addition, matinees is being produced by will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Cache Theatre Company ed at 7:30 p.m. May 1-9

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New ‘Ex Machina’ does it all

By Aaron Peck Cache movie critic

“Ex Machina” is the first movie of 2015 to put it all together. Acting, directing, script … just everything. It’s the most complete, thoughtprovoking, well-acted movie so far this year.

Add to the fact that it’s a complex, sciencebased sci-fi film and you’ve got something that you must find the time to see, even if it means traveling outside of Logan to see it.

Featuring only four main characters and pretty much no one else, “Ex Machina” relies on the strength of its slim cast to carry it. And — let’s just get this out of the way right now — Oscar Issac is one of the finest actors working today.

Recently, Issac has been the face of small-scale dramatic films such as “Inside Llewyn Davis” and “A Most Violent Year.”

AP Photo

Alicia Vikander stars as Ava in Alex Garland’s “Ex Machina.”

★★★

directorial debut of Alex Garland, who has written screenplays for “Sunshine” and “Never Let Me Go” to name a couple.

Director // Alex Garland Watching it, you’d never Starring // Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, Claire Selby, Domhnall Gleeson, Sonoya Mizuno think that this was directRated // R for graphic nudity, language, sexual ed by a first-timer. His references and some violence visual sense, framing and ability to capture subtle emotions from his actors “Ex Machina” steps up prefers thespians over the concept, but is still celebrities. His work here is veteran-level stuff. firmly entrenched in a is phenomenal.

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‘Ex Machina’

‘Furious 7’ bests ‘Paul Blart’ sequel LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even in its debut weekend, Kevin James’s “Paul Blart” sequel couldn’t outpace “Furious 7.”

The reigning box office champion might have slowed from its blockbuster debut, but “Furious 7” maintained first place for the third weekend in a row with an estimated $29.1 million, according to box office tracker Rentrak on Sunday.

This brings the highoctane action movie’s domestic total to a staggering $294 million, well above the $202.8 million that “Fast & Furious 6” had earned at the same point in the cycle in 2013. The film crossed the $1 billion mark Friday.

“The film has set a new standard for the potential for box-office in the pre-summer month of April and has truly become part of movie

folklore with its record setting numbers, strong reviews, spectacular word-of-mouth and of course the outpouring of support for late star Paul Walker,” Rentrak’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian said.

“Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2” came in a close second with an estimated $24 million. While the PG-rated comedy didn’t perform as well as the first film’s $31.8 million opening in 2009, it did surpass Sony’s modest expectations. Also, it only cost $30 million to produce.

Meanwhile, the low-budget, social media themed thriller “Unfriended” took third place with $16 million — sixteen times its production budget. Rounding out the top five were holdovers “Home” and “The Longest Ride,” with $10.3 million and $6.9 million, respectively.

Indie ‘Adult Beginners’ explores familiar territory

By Lindsey Bahr AP Film Writer

“Are you happy?” is the prevailing question of its fair share of indie dramas.

The cinema of borderline depressive thirtysomethings living in reasonably pleasant suburban environs might as well be a genre unto itself.

While it’s still a valid premise for exploration, its latest entry, “Adult Beginners,” does little to take the conceit to any new or surprising places.

This coming home tale begins with an instant fall for Jake (Nick Kroll), a hedonistic entrepreneur on the eve of launching a Google Glass-like product. At the

height of Jake’s party, literally and metaphorically, as the champagne is flowing and the girls in sparkly mini-dresses (including “Masters of Sex” star Caitlin FitzGerald in a blink-and-miss-it role) hover around the future millionaire, Jake finds out there’s a problem with the manufacturer. In an instant, everything is gone.

Jake decides he has to leave Manhattan and shows up on the suburban doorstep of sister Justine (Rose Byrne) for a three-month escape from his life and failure. She’s overwhelmed by his sudden appearance, but accommodating. Newly pregnant and raising her three-year-old son, Teddy (Caleb and Matthew

AP Photo

Nick Kroll and Rose Byrne star in “Adult Beginners.”

Paddock) with her husband, Danny (Bobby Cannavale), Justine has her own set of issues too.

Without much pain, Danny soon transitions seamlessly into being a caretaker for Teddy. One of the achieve-

ments of “Adult Beginners” is how it doesn’t exaggerate circumstance for drama or comedy. Here, Danny just learns how to do it and the story moves on.

Jake and Justine bicker and make up and reach a few revelations, the most notable of which involves the trauma of their mother’s death from cancer and how it affected their lives. And yet, while the actors are likable, it’s a struggle to find any emotional connection to their lives.

At the very least, Kroll, in one of his first leading roles, proves that he might just have a promising career in film See INDIE on Page 13

cally aged more than her parent.

Blake Lively’s performance is an interesting one. Her delivery is trapped behind a constant intentional, or unintentional, melancholy (I honestly couldn’t tell which).

Every line of dialogue she utters comes across with a wispy hypnotic monotone rhythm.

That’s not to say her performance is bad, but since she’s quite the same in other movies it’s difficult to ascertain if she’s putting on airs for the movie, or if she’s just not particularly great at showing emotion.

However silly and melodramatic “The Age of Adaline” might be, I’d be lying if I said I was bored. Maybe it lulled me into a false sense of acceptance, or perhaps it’s a fairly solid, literally timeless, romantic story. Either way I found it mostly enjoyable, and not the least bit ridiculous.

OK, maybe it’s a little ridiculous ... but still.

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by becoming ageless at the perfect age of 29, and not having to deal with any societal issues such as race discrimination while AP Photo growing up beautiful and Michiel Huisman, left, and Blake Lively share a scene in “The Age of Adaline.” white during the ’60s.

Adaline’s life is certainly curiously devoid be as bad as someone as of extraneous factors that incredibly obtuse as say, Christian Gray, he’s still a might affect someone’s tad creepy in his unwaver- world view, although, giving up a daughter in ing insistence not to be Director // Lee Toland Krieger order to keep her secret is Starring // Blake Lively, Harrison Ford, Michiel denied. indeed heartbreaking. In Huisman, Ellen Burstyn, Amanda Crew, Kathy Despite the hokey a strange happenstance Baker, Richard Harmon, Linda Boyd nature of the story, and of casting, Adaline’s now Rated // PG-13 for a suggestive comment Ellis’ inherently semielderly daughter is played creepy manner, “The

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The Herald Journal, Logan, Utah, Friday, April 24, 2015

The Reel Place Aaron Peck

I was reminded of the whimsically matterof-fact narration of the short-lived TV series “Pushing Daisies” when “Age of Adaline” started.

Normally, turning over all previous backstory to a faceless, omniscient narrator tends to hamper a movie’s narrative structure. Here it does the opposite. The narrator provides an unwavering voice of reason amid a story that is anything but reasonable. It treats the subject matter with a reverence, which makes questioning the absurdity of the story absurd in its own right.

Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) is, for all intents and purposes, immortal. Like a superhero, Adaline is involved in a freak accident involving freezing water and a bolt of lightning — explained rather wonderfully by the narrator — which both coalesce to give her superhuman capabilites.

The result is a woman with modified genes (a gene modification, the narrator states, that will be discovered in 2035) who has lost the ability to age.

At first, attaining agelessness in a split second might seem like a dream come true. Born in 1908, Adaline’s youthful beauty stays with her well into her 40s and beyond.

However, people begin to take notice. For fear of becoming a scientific specimen, studied in laboratories for the foreseeable future — which for Adaline appears to be infinite — she runs. Hiding in plain sight, Adaline vows to move every decade in order to avoid suspicion about her unchanging

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‘Age of Adaline’ kind of grows on you

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BY KELLY CANNON RAPH BY ELI LUCERO

WENDI HASSAN

Takes over as the new executive director at the Cache Valley Center for the Arts

The Cache Valley Center for the Arts has a new executive director whose formal education and decades of experience are poised to help the valley get the most out of the arts. Wendi Hassan began the job of executive director in March and has hit the ground running with ideas of getting people out of their homes to better enjoy the arts.

Hassan’s formal education began with a bachelor’s degree from Utah State University in theater.

It was in that field that she first noticed the need for arts administration to bring good business practices to their areas. This led her to pursue a graduate degree in arts administration from Ohio State University.

“It was a wonderful experience. They had classes taught by the Ohio Arts Council Director and opportunities to see behind the scenes of how the museums function and how theaters functions,” Hassan said. “The research that I was able to do there as part of my master’s was determining what kinds of shows the freshman on campus would like to see was really informative.”

One of the major things that Hassan said she noticed while pursuing that master’s degree was people at the university knew not only how to operate the business side of the arts, but they knew their patrons.

“They had a ticket office at Ohio State University, and it was run by this man who knew the patrons. He knew what kinds of dogs they had and the names of their dogs.

He knew how many kids they had and what colleges they were at,” Hassan said. “That relationship that he had with the audiences was not something that you think at first is important. But it was a huge part of getting out of the house and coming to the theater.

These people knew you and you felt like you were at home.”

Hassan then returned to Cache Valley where she began to work for various arts organizations from the Cache Children’s Choir, Unicorn Theater and the Alliance for the Varied Arts.

“I got to see behind the scenes for a lot of those organizations and just enjoyed sending my children to them and learning from them myself,” Hassan said.

“I’m still amazed at how much opportunity there is to

engage in the arts. I still saw that there was a need for that business side.”

Hassan went back to USU and earned a master’s in business administration. After working for seven years for the AVA, she then began working for the Cache Valley Center for the Arts for another seven years before going on sabbatical. She then became the director for the Alliance for the Varied Arts. However, the AVA merged with CVCA and her position became redundant, leading her to work for the Utah Division of Arts and Museums in Salt Lake City. She started as the information officer then moved on to being the community arts manager.

“That position was an amazing opportunity to see what was happening all over the state. I was able to teach the Change Leader program, which was a network of people all over Utah who are interested in helping their community navigate change through arts and culture,” Hassan said. “You’d get people from small organizations or large organizations, early in their careers to executive directors. You put them in a room together and you talk about how you navigate change and how you work with people and how you see what needs to happen in your community. That’s one of the most valuable life experiences I’ve ever had.”

Hassan is the mother of four children, and her husband, Dennis, is a professor of scene design at USU and the assistant department head in the Department of Theatre Arts.

Hassan officially took over as the executive director at the CVCA on March 2, taking over for Jim Kreutzberg, who resigned last October. Former executive director Wally Bloss stepped back into the position on an interim basis to help out during the transition.

Hassan said she is working off of a solid foundation that has been serving the community for years.

“We’re recognized by the city of Logan and by Cache County as an organization that really fosters arts and the health of arts organizations and the artists for our whole region. I want to reestablish our role in that capacity,” Hassan said. “I want people to know that if they’re here, if they’re visiting or if they live here, they’ve got to participate in the arts because that is something that we do so amazingly well.”

The CVCA will start bringing more touring shows to the valley, including higher quality shows that will hopefully get more patrons. There’s also going to be a big push to get people to enroll in arts education classes, including music, fine arts, theater and more.

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but drink himself into a stupor every night. The house has peculiar power blackouts and funky lockContinued from Page 6 down plans. There’s a Garland is interested sense of unease permeatin weightier science ing everything fueled by fiction issues, which Nathan’s paranoid suspiis evidenced by his cions. solid sci-fi credits. It’s The weirdest thing, also probably why he however, is the way was tapped to direct Nathan acts. He’s like an the adaption of Jeff odd mix between a drinkVandermeer’s enthral- all-night frat boy and a lingly complex novel geeky wide-eyed scientist.

“Annihilation” for His demeanor is almost the big screen. Long immediately off putting. story short, Garland’s Caleb fumbles around sensibilities and visual with niceties trying his acumen are perfect for hardest to build rapport, multifaceted science but their friendship always fiction films, which seems surface deep. At carry with them an first you don’t notice it, overwhelming sense of but the fact that Caleb and dread.

Nathan keep each other at Caleb (Domhnall arm’s distance only serves Gleeson) is a young to build the sense of forecoder who works for boding that’s crucial to the the world’s largest search engine. The company is run by eccentric reclusive CEO Nathan (Issac) who lives his life on a remote forested estate working on technological secrets. Caleb is brought to the compound to help Nathan in an experiment.

Nathan has allegedly created artificial intelligence, but he needs to test it out on a human subject to see if his AI passes the Turing Test.

The Turing Test is, at its simplest form, a test in which a human interacts with a computer. If the human cannot tell it is interacting with a machine, then the test is considered successful.

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Nathan is a drop-dead drunk who can’t help

film.

Ava (Alicia Vikander) is the AI that Nathan’s created. She’s (yes, she) created from some of the most stunningly subtle visual effects you’ll ever see. This is when computer-generated effects really shine; when they aren’t used as blatant eye candy and instead used to further the story.

So many questions arise about the ethics of the situation. Caleb and Nathan ponder the reasons why an AI is needed, what it should do, how it should act and why Nathan thought to sexualize his creation. And yes, all their conversations, no matter how seemingly mundane, lead to a satisfying darkly inevitable climax.

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USU Wind Orchestra presents ‘Blue Fever’ The Utah State University Wind Orchestra, under the conductorship of director of bands Thomas P. Rohrer, will perform its annual spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, in the Kent Concert Hall. Admission is free.

The concert is entitled “Blue Fever,” with specific reference to the concerto of the same title for two percussionists that headlines the program.

The complete title of the concerto is “Blue Fever, No Prescription: Double Concerto for Two Percussionists and Symphonic

Wind Ensemble” by Rohrer. The work was written specifically for two graduating USU percussion students in 2007, and this performance features two soon-to-be graduates of 2015: Emily Ashcroft of Hyde Park and Elizabeth Nelson of South Jordan.

The students of professor of percussion Jason Nicholson arrived together in the fall of 2010 and have had parallel careers at USU, each graduating

with bachelor’s degrees in music education and each making her mark as a stalwart member of the USU band program, performing in the flagship Wind Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra, the select Caine Percussion Ensemble, the basketball pep band and the Aggie Marching Band. The three-movement concerto features both musicians on a variety of percussion instruments, totaling nearly 20.

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revived the offbeat comedy “Arrested Development,” which Fox had canceled eight years earlier.

CBS is in its fifth season of the updated “Hawaii Five-O,” whose original CBS version left the air in 1980.

Last fall, TNT canceled “Dallas” after three seasons — and two decades after the original “Dallas” ended a 14-season run on CBS. Let’s not forget “The Odd Couple,” which premiered in February on CBS. Starring Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon as the mismatched flat-mates, it is based on the 1968 film, which was based on the 1965 Broadway comedy, which inspired the long-running 1970 ABC sitcom (starring Jack Klugman and Tony Randall) as well as the 1982 ABC flop featuring an African-American odd couple (played by Demond Wilson and Ron Glass).

And now let’s look ahead: — A reboot of the 199091 ABC thriller “Twin Peaks,” set for 2016, was announced last fall by Showtime with co-creators David Lynch and Mark

Clyde Continued from Page 5 a question that has been very much (a part) of recent news events: ‘What social conditions lead us to make heroes out of those who demonstrate anti-social behavior?’”

Bonnie and Clyde were notorious criminals, but they were also regarded as heroes by many of the victims of the Great Depression — an almost Robin Hood-like worship based

Cube against Ice-T and Hillary Rodham Clinton vs. Monica Lewinsky.

— And don’t forget “The X-Files,” which will bring back agents Mulder and Scully (David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson) after a dozen years’ absence from the Fox airwaves for six new episodes set to air on Fox this summer. Will the truth still be out there?

It’s worth remembering that “The X-Files” was a rarity when it premiered in 1993. It explored the occult, the paranormal and extraterrestrial life, as well as delving into the public’s fear of science AP Photo and technology, of John Stamos is slated to return as Jesse Katsopolis in “Fuller House.” government and themselves. It was a very long shot. But it caught Frost back on board for sodes of what it is pointlast week that it has on big and ran nine a new round of eeriness. edly calling a “sequel,” ordered a pilot for the Earlier this month, Lynch not a revival or, um, resurrection of “Celebrity seasons and spawned two feature films. said he was exiting the rip-off of the ABC origiDeath Match,” the ultiOf course, by now project, but Showtime nal, with Craig T. Nelson mate-fighting spoof that it’s an established part expressed hopes of salagain starring as Hayden pits animated effigies of of TV history and pop vaging the series with Fox, former head coach stars against each other. culture, not to mention both principals participat- of a college football team The series originally aired comfortably familiar. ing. and now assistant coach on MTV from 1998 to Whatever happened — NBC is game for a to his grown son, who’s 2002, then returned to to predictability? No new round of the 1989-97 the new head coach at an MTV2 in 2005 for two wonder it’s among the sitcom “Coach.” The net- Ivy League school. more seasons, with such TV shows poised for a work has ordered 13 epi— MTV2 announced puppet face-offs as Ice comeback.

on the “have-nots” striking back at authority and those who “have,” Risch said.

“Anyone who has been closely following the news over the past few years or listened to national politicians can see the parallels,” Risch said. “The events in the musical are based on actual events, but it is ultimately a romanticized view of the famous couple.”

There are 29 scenes in the musical as it moves from events from Bonnie and Clyde’s childhoods to the ambush that leads to their

deaths. The set needs to be extremely flexible and one that evokes a feel for the period rather than literal locations, Risch said.

“The costumes (in the USU production) are based upon the research that designer Jenny Schwartzman has done,” Risch said.

“There is an iconic look for Bonnie and Clyde based upon photos that were ultimately left behind during a quick getaway and discovered by the police. These photos became famous and make it increasingly difficult for the couple to stay in

one place for any length of time. The photos also helped shape the public’s perception of Bonnie and Clyde.”

Risch tries to give each character and scene respect by staying neutral and maintaining objectivity.

“This story has always intrigued me, and the more I researched, the more fascinated I became with all of the people involved in it,” Risch said. “It was an amazing time in American history and these were colorful youngsters with big dreams.”

Divas Continued from Page 4 the 15-year anniversary of the founding of the Mariachi Divas.

Mariachi Divas’ first Grammy Award was in 2009 for Best Regional Mexican Album of the year for their release of “Canciones De Amor.” This marked the first time in the history of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences that an all-female mariachi group had been a nominee and a winner. The group won its second Grammy Award last year for Best Regional Mexican Music Album for its ninth album, “A Mi Manera.”

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NEW YORK (AP) — As TV networks plunder the recycling bin for old shows to revive, “Full House” must have been the final scrap at the bottom of the barrel.

Or so it would seem to those gobsmacked by news that Netflix is resuscitating the 1987-95 ABC sitcom — which, even for fans, is tenderly remembered as ephemeral fluff — for 13 new episodes revisiting the Tanners of San Francisco and re-titled “Fuller House.”

As the “Full House” theme song posed jauntily, “Whatever happened to predictability — the milkman, the paperboy, evening TV?” These days, “evening TV” is gloriously unpredictable in many quarters (“Louie,” “Game of Thrones,” “Mad Men” and Netflix’s own “Orange Is the New Black,” to name a bare handful).

But at the same time, television programmers are heeding the echo chamber’s siren call, breathing new life (or trying) into old TV concepts refashioned as new.

Two years ago, Netflix

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Heritage presents ‘Lend Me A Tenor’ The Heritage Theatre in Perry will present “Lend Me A Tenor” April 17 to May 9.

Written by Ken Ludwig and directed

by Jacob Thompson, “Lend Me A Tenor” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays, with a matinee at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25.

Tickets are available at the Heritage Theatre box office at 2505 S. U.S. Hwy. 89 in Perry from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day except Tuesdays and Sundays, or by calling the box office during the above hours at (435) 723-8392 or online at heritagetheatreutah.com.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $9 for children and seniors.

The winner of three Tony Awards and four Drama Desk Awards, “Lend Me A Tenor” is set in 1934. Saunders, the general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company (played by

Art Continued from Page 4 “So, I got busy with that, and from the moment I started that, I stopped painting,” explained Brazzeal, who did digitally create the poster used for last year’s Cache County Fair out of an old photo of a daughter, a niece and a couple of pigs.

“I don’t do it anymore. There’s just no inspiration. I only painted because I felt compelled to paint. …

I’m as surprised as anybody. I don’t miss it. It’s a yearning, like an itch you have to scratch. But I haven’t had it since then.”

But before put his art on the backburner, Brazzeal created numerous digital oil paintings, many with a Biblical theme, that Brenda C. Sun, the founding executive director of the Little Bloomsbury

Vondel Hathaway), is primed to welcome the world-famous Tito Merelli, the greatest tenor of his generation (played by Troy J. Hone), for one night only as Otello.

The star arrives late, and through a hilarious series of mishaps, is given a double dose of tranquilizers and passes out. His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max (played by Brack Carmony) believe he’s dead. In a frantic attempt to salvage the evening, Saunders persuades Max to get into Tito’s Otello costume and fool the audience into thinking he’s Tito.

Max succeeds admirably, but Tito comes to and gets into his other costume ready to perform. Now two Otellos are running around in costume and two women are running around, each Photo courtesy of Heritage Theatre thinking she is with Tito. This madcap, screwball comedy will leave you Max (Brack Carmony) and his girlfriend Maggie, (Brooke Wardle) who is Saunders’ daughter, share a scene in the Heritage Theatre’s “Lend Me A Tenor.” teary-eyed with laughter.

Foundation, still finds enchanting and uses for publicity for the annual art festival, which is celebrating its ninth year this weekend.

“You get your money’s worth out of his paintings,” Sun said with a smile while noting that each one has as many as 30 other illustrations hidden inside of it.

In addition to some of Brazzeal’s work, this year’s festival includes art from Andy Worrall, Cyrene Swallow, Blaine Clayton, Carline Paulsen, Carly Weiss, Dylan Anderson, Eiko Anderson, Emily Walker, Jason Rock, Jonathan Hatch, Lisel Cannon, Megan Frazier, Rodney Rawlins, Sara Hargreaves, Sarah Hofland, Sarah Strong and Shelby Jones.

The Little Bloomsbury Art Festival continues today and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Pre-shows begin each night at 5:30 p.m. followed by a concert at

Shrek Continued from Page 5 Heaps says. “The stage production takes all the crazy humor from the movie and transfers it to the stage in a way that will leave audiences delighted. It deals with themes of heroism, beauty, rejection, forgiveness, the confines of an idealistic society, and mixes them with plenty of ogre-related humor and countless fairy tale parodies that have come to make the story so well-loved.”

The production “Those Who Were Seen Dancing” by Wallace Brazzeal was involves over 60 Cache used to promote this year’s Little Bloomsbury Art Festival. Valley citizens in the cast and crew and has been in rehearsal since 6:30 p.m. an acoustic concert with February. It will include Tonight’s entertainment Thomas Lundquist and a giant dragon, a magical includes a pop concert by Migration Orders, with moving forest, splashy Kristina Evonne Carter, a classical piano premusical theater with Bette show by Camie Yuan and dance numbers and the hilarious characters peoHammond, flamenco from friends, and a jazz dance ple have come to know Spain by Faraona and sing- by Acadia Yuan. and love.

For more information, ing poetry duet with Dena Audience members visit littlebloomsbury.

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Saturday’s show features

Shrek, a giant green ogre who has been rejected from society, on a journey to reclaim his swamp. He finds love and acceptance along the way with the feisty and bold Princess Fiona.

“I feel the reason Shrek is so special is that everyone can relate with characters in the show,” says Parker Beus who will perform in the lead role. “Sometimes it takes a special person to bring out the hero in all of us and help us be true to ourselves.”

A major theme in the show is the age-old notion that beauty comes from within. We watch as Princess Fiona comes to accept the ogre side of herself and her less-thanideal fairy tale ending.

“Sometimes your ‘happily ever after’ doesn’t turn out how you expected”, says Lauren Bowe, who will play Princess Fiona, “It’s even better ... and greener!”

Beginners” is a fine slice-of-life drama that hits all the predictable points. But perhaps it could have benefited from a little more of the comedic energy and subversive spirit that Bryne, Kroll and Cannavale have all proved more than capable of in previous roles.

——— “Adult Beginners,” a Radius-TWC release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for “language and some drug use.” Running time: 90 minutes. Two stars out of four.

Sequels Continued from Page 3 There is blunt mathematics behind the proliferating franchises. The top six summer films at the box office in 2013 were sequels. Last summer, all of the top 10 movies were sequels, reboots or hailed from well-known properties.

This summer, the boxoffice seems nearly certain to be led by “Avengers: Age of Ultron” (May 1), the sequel to the 2012 superhero team-up original, the highest grossingsummer movie ever. With $1 billion-plus in box office assured, the financial imperative is, of course, enormous.

“Age of Ultron” writer-director Joss Whedon says “making more money would be swell,” but a creative purpose is still necessary.

“I wanted to do better,” says Whedon. “I wanted to spend more time with these guys. I just introduced them, and the movie ended. I wanted to spend time with them as a team, as comrades, with them in conflict and the fun and the humor and the pain that comes with that. I wanted to go deeper.”

While Marvel’s “Avengers” marches forward (a two-part sequel is planned), other franchises have progressed less predictably.

“Magic Mike,” made for just $7 million, opened in June 2012 with a remarkable $39.1 million and went on to gross $167 million worldwide.

A male stripper romp that

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Left, Arnold Schwarzenegger will be back in “Terminator: Genisys.”

winks to the real past of producer-star Channing Tatum, it returns July 1 with “Magic Mike XXL.” It’s the classic kind of sequel — a road trip — albeit one with an especially untraditional destination: a Florida stripper convention Tatum attended before his acting career took off.

The premise still makes director Gregory Jacobs chuckle.

“We started thinking about a sequel, honestly, really early

on,” says Jacobs, a producer and assistant director on the first “Magic Mike,” now taking over for director Steven Soderbergh. “We all loved this idea of a road trip with these guys; we just couldn’t fit it into the first movie.”

“Magic Mike XXL” is joined by a handful of sequels that come from fairly recent films: the teen musical “Pitch Perfect 2” on May 15; the “Despicable Me” spinoff “Minions” on July 10; Seth

MacFarlane’s comedy “Ted 2” on June 26.

But the bulk of the summer season will depend on older franchises, some of which are counting on moviegoer amnesia.

“Jurassic World” (June 12), stuck in development for a decade, is the fourth installment in the franchise that has been dormant (but not extinct) since 2001’s “Jurassic Park III.” Its star, Chris Pratt, led last summer’s runaway hit, “Guardians of the Galaxy.”

“Fantastic Four” (Aug. 7), starring Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan, is an attempt to reboot the Marvel foursome after the little loved “Fantastic Four” gave it a go just 10 years ago, and was followed by a 2007 “Silver Surfer” sequel.

The futuristic “Tomorrowland” (May 22), directed

by Brad Bird (“Ratatouille,” ‘’The Incredibles”) and costarring George Clooney, comes from the producers behind “Pirates of the Caribbean” and hopes to turn another Disney theme park attraction into a massive franchise.

“Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation” (July 31), the fifth entry to the Tom Cruise action series, isn’t the only film trading off an old television show.

“The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” (Aug. 14) is Guy Ritchie’s take on the ‘60s spy series.

HBO’s “Entourage” (June 5) will also get a big-screen swan song about four years after the show’s finale.

With so many name-brand films clustered together in the summer, box-office analysts like Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for Rentrak, predicts this season will lead Hollywood to a record year. That would be welcome news for the industry, following a limp 2014 summer.

If summer 2015 is to reverse last summer’s downturn, it will need a few of the original films to pop, too. One thing 2015 has over 2014 is a Pixar movie. After a year off, Pixar will release “Inside Out,” about the voices inside the mind of a young girl, on June 19. The comedy options, too, may be better. “Spy” (June 5) stars Melissa McCarthy in a spoof thriller, and “Trainwreck” (July 17), from director Judd Apatow, stars Amy Schumer as a monogamyaverse career woman.

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Continued from Page 6 outside of character parts. The comedian, known for his role in the TV series “The League” and his over-thetop sketch series “The Kroll Show,” has both depth and presence in “Adult Beginners” as a man whose life has been thrown into question.

Byrne, meanwhile, is given a few terrific moments, both comedic and dramatic. She has an easy chemistry

But, as with the rest of the film, these charismatic actors keep in line with the mostly understated tone of the entire endeavor. At best, they’re missed opportunities.

Brothers Jay and Mark Duplass, credited as executive producers here, have turned this type of story into a veritable cottage industry, and it’s getting tiresome. This almost feels like an East Coast extension of their HBO show “Togetherness.”

It’s hard to fault such an earnest movie just because it happens to be exploring a well-worn idea. “Adult

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with Kroll and imbues Justine with a depth that isn’t necessarily on the page.

Unfortunately, Cannavale, who is also in a relationship with Bryne in real life, isn’t given much to do aside from being a convenient plot device — acting as the cheating husband who also might be a good guy.

Director Ross Katz, in his sophomore effort, packs the film with notable actors in supporting parts, including Joel McHale, Bobby Moynihan, Jane Krakowski, Josh Charles, Mike Birbiglia and Jason Mantzoukas.

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The Stokes Nature Center will host its annual Earth Day Soiree from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 24, at the Italian Place, 48 Federal Ave. Cost is $45; $35 for students. The Earth Day Soiree is a fabulously fun way to support SNC’s year-round nature education school and community programs. Chat with the nature center’s staff and board of directors, learn about what’s in store at Stokes and sign up for upcoming programs and summer camps.

Meet up with friends old and new in a fun and relaxed atmosphere supporting one of the valley’s most popular nonprofit organizations. The soiree features dinner, dessert and a no-host bar with assorted beverages. Prize drawings for artisan crafts, outdoor gear and local activities offer up something for everyone. Tickets are available online, at The Italian Place in downtown Logan (cash, check or credit card) or from any SNC staff or board members.

Proceeds from the event directly benefit year-round programs at the Stokes Nature Center. For more information, visit logannature.org or call 755-3239.

Mountain Crest High School will present the variety show, “When I Grow Up,” at 7 p.m. Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25, in the MCHS Auditorium. A matinee will also be presented at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25.

Admission is free.

Valley Dance Ensemble invites you to experience an evening of dance that will both entertain and move you. “PULSE” will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

Enjoy a range of movement possibilities as the dancers perform original works choreographed by guest artist Chara Huckins as well as our own local artists.

Join the dancers as they explore relationships, change, and joy through energetic, athletic, intricate and artistic movement.

Let the VDE Children’s Dance Company take you on a journey as they present “MacMurtrey’s

Wall.” Tickets are $12 adults, $6 students and children and $25 per family. Tickets are available at the Ellen Eccles Theatre box office, by calling 752-0026 or online at cachearts.org.

The Spring Boutique will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, April 24, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, April 25, at the Hyrum Senior Citizens Center, 675 E. Main St. There will be many new vendors with some great items.

Everyone is invited; free admission and drawings. Lots of gifts for spring, Mother’s Day, babies and graduation.

An evening of spoken word and fly fishing with local authors Chadd VanZanten and Russ Beck, as well as noted fly-tyer Tim King will begin at 7 p.m.

Friday, April 24, at Roundrocks Fly Fishing, 530 S. Main St. VanZanten and Beck will read from their forthcoming book, “On FlyFishing The Northern Rockies,” while accompanied by the firstknown performance of “interpretive fly tying” by King. Even those who do not fly fish will enjoy this night of humor, man-craft, tweedy coats and fish tales. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

Comedian Brian Regan will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, April 24, at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

Tickets are available at smithstix. com or by calling (801) 467-TIXX. For more information, visit brianregan.com.

The Antics family-friendly comedy improv troupe will perform at 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, at the Danstate Building, 59 S. 100 West. Admission is $5 for kids 9 and older; children under 8 are free. Visit facebook.com/theanticsimprov for information.

The ninth annual Little Bloomsbury Art Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. April 23-25 at 181 N. 200 East. This year’s theme is “What Dreams Are Made Of.” Traditional, restored and innovative art from more than 20 artists ranging in age from 16 to 86 will be on display. Their backgrounds range

from Hollywood celebrity photographer and Japanese calligrapher to homemaker, art teachers and students. In addition to the art show, there will be workshops, magic shows, poetry reading, storytelling and music concerts.

Artists will make special appearances, and refreshments will be provided by Cafe Sabor, Great Harvest Bread and Lee’s Marketplace throughout the three-day event. Visit littlebloomsbury.wordpress.com for more information and a full schedule.

The Utah State University Wind Orchestra, under the conductorship of director of bands Thomas P. Rohrer, will perform its annual spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, in the Kent Concert Hall. Admission is free.

The concert is entitled “Blue Fever,” with specific reference to the concerto of the same title for two percussionists that headline the program.

SATURDAY The Hyrum Library will participate in special program entitled, “El Dia de Los Ninos (The Day of the Children),” a celebration of children, families and reading at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 25. Bring the entire family for a bilingual story time, crafts and entertainment. Treats will be provided.

This program is partially funded by a LSTA Dia Grant from the Utah State Library.

The Rocky Mountain Rebels 4X4 Club will meet at 6 p.m.

Saturday, April 25, at Firehouse Pizza in Smithfield. This is a nonprofit club dedicated to the preservation, promotion and expansion of four-wheeling opportunities in Southern Idaho, Northern Utah and beyond. For addtional information, please email rockymountainrebels@ yahoo.com or check out the club website at rockymountainrebels. com.

Panthermilk will hold a CD release show and will perform along with Lemon & Les Mule and Creature Double Feature at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at Why

Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Admission is $6.

Sammy Pond will perform from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave. The Senior Showcase Art Faire and Quilt Show will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 25, at Pioneer Valley Lodge, 2351 N. 400 East in North Logan. Enjoy beautiful new and vintage crafts and quilts from our residents’ personal collections. Light refreshments will be served.

Lace ‘N Levis Square Dance Club will be dancing at a different location on Saturday, April 25.

The address is 125 E. 500 North in Logan. Round dancing class starts at 6 p.m., main stream class at 7 p.m., plus and main stream at 8 p.m. For more information, contact lacenlevis@hotmail.com or call Mike at 757-4479.

The Logan Library will be celebrating Dia de los Ninos (The Day of the Children) at 2 p.m.

Saturday, April 25. The activity will kick off with a puppet show in the Jim Bridger Room by professional puppeteer Carla Shulz. Kids crafts, mini piñatas and games will follow with a book prize for every child in attendance. Books will be available in both Spanish and English. All children and their families are invited.

SUNDAY 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.

Kelin Gibbons’ senior guitar recital will begin at 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 26, at the Caine Performance Hall at Utah State University. Gibbons will be joined by Greg Wheeler (saxophone), Jim Schaub (bass),

Ryan Conger (keyboard), Mike Scarboro (drums), Carly Ewell (harp) and Karl and Kory Gibbons (various instruments).

Admission is free.

HilKat Johnson will perform from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave. Chancel Choir & Friends will present “The Passion and the Glory of the Risen Christ”

by Jack Schrader at 6 p.m.

Sunday, April 26, in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church.

This performance is the kickoff of three in the “Pull Out All the Stops” concert series dedicated to the Organ Restoration Campaign.

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

Monday, April 27, in the Jim Bridger Room. This week’s film is “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1,” which is rated PG-13.

Admission and popcorn are free.

TUESDAY The Logan Library presents “Learning @ the Library” — classes showing how to get the most from your e-reader device or computer using the free resources available at the library. “eAudiobooks & the Library” will be taught at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 28, at the Logan Library.

You can use the library’s devices or bring your own. Sign up in person at the information desk or call 716-9120.

THURSDAY The Logan Library presents “Learning @ the Library” — classes showing how to get the most from your e-reader device or computer using the free resources available at the library.

“E-Readers & the Library” will be taught at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 30, at the Logan Library.

You can use the library’s devices or bring your own. Sign up in person at the information desk or call 716-9120.

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