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Cache Magazine WILL WORK FOR ART Brenda Sun is the driving force behind the Little Bloomsbury Art Festival

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MAY 1-7, 2015

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May 1-7, 2015

COVER 8 Brenda Sun organizes the Little Bloomsbury Art Festival for a ninth year

MUSIC 4 Cache Theatre Company

delivers ‘Shrek the Musical’

4 Mariachi Divas coming

to the Ellen Eccles Theatre

THE ARTS 3 Comedian Brian Regan continues to bring out big crowds in Cache Valley

5 ‘Lend Me A Tenor’ still on the Heritage Theatre stage

5 ‘Alice in Wonderland’ comes to Logan High

MOVIES 6 Tribeca Festival hosts

a Monty Python reunion

7 Three stars: ‘Avengers:

Age of Ultron’ hits theaters with massive expectations

COLUMN 10 Dennis Hinkamp loses and then finds his temper

CALENDAR 15 See what’s happening this week

Kristina Evonne Carter performs during the Little Bloomsbury Art Festival last week. On the cover: Brenda Sun is the founder and executive director of the Little Bloomsbury Foundation and hosts the art festival in her Logan home. (John Zsiray/Herald Journal)

FROM THE EDITOR So, I just checked the updated weather forecast for Saturday. Unfortunately, it now says it’s supposed to be almost 80 degrees with just a 20 percent chance of rain.

What a bummer.

A few days ago, Cache Valley was slated to be significally colder and wetter on May 2.

Wouldn’t that be sweet?

I mean, who wants to stay inside all day long on a warm and beautiful spring day?

Not me. Normally.

But with so many excellent sporting events going down this Saturday, some

people have taken to calling it Super Saturday ... which is saying something, when you consider that Super Saturday doesn’t even contain a single NFL football game.

What you do have, though, is one of the biggest boxing bouts of all-time in Las Vegas. The Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight could generate up to $400 million, and even though I’m way too cheap to ante up $100 to watch it on payper-view, I have to admit that I’ll try and follow the updates online and/or on television.

Of course, Saturday is also the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, which technically only lasts about two minutes, but the buildup beforehand runs for hours.

Then there’s the final rounds of the NFL

Draft, which certainly aren’t as exciting as the first round on Thursday, except there’s a good chance that former Aggie linebacker Zach Vigil will end up being selected on Saturday.

And don’t forget the NHL playoffs — the best time to watch hockey outside of the Olympics — and possibly some big NBA playoff games. Not to mention, Masters champ Jordan Speith in action at the Match Play Championship, NASCAR at Talladega and lots and lots of baseball.

So, while some fun in the sun would be nice, there are certainly plenty of other options — and reasons to be lazy — should the storm clouds gather overhead on Super Saturday.

— Jeff Hunter

Comedian packs ‘em in for Friday night show

– Cache Magazine humor columnist Dennis Hinkamp (Page 10)

By Jeff Hunter Cache Magazine editor

When Brian Regan made his inaugural visit to Cache Valley back in 2007, the veteran comedian performed just one show.

But when Regan returned in ’09, he easily sold out two shows, prompting the booking of three performances when he came back to Logan in ’11. The success of those shows led to Regan performing an unprecedented five shows in three nights in the fall of 2013.

So why did the Miami native take the stage just once during his latest appearance in Cache Valley on April 24?

Certainly not because the man who’s known for his “clean” approach to comedy is any less popular here.

Rather, it was due to a change of venue from the relatively cozy confines of the Ellen Eccles Theatre in downtown Logan, to the massive space of the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on the campus of Utah State University. And with just one opportunity to see and hear Regan in action this time, around the Spectrum was full of people — ranging from pre-teens to senior citizens — who were anxious to laugh at the comedy of the man who holds the record

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Photo Brian Friedman

Comedian Brian Regan performed at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on April 24.

for the most appearances ever by a comedian on “The Late Show with David Letterman.”

Regan, who first visited the “The Late Show” in 1995, has cracked up Letterman 27 times, and is slated to make one more appearance before Letterman’s final show on May 20.

In the meantime, the current Las Vegas resident has

been touring throughout the American West before working his way over to the East Coast and New York City. Opening for him on April 24 was Jackie Kashian, who has performed on “Conan” and “Last Comic Standing,” while also hosting a regular podcast entitled, “The Dork Forest.”

“Hello, Logan, Utah,” Kashian said as she took the

stage at the west end of the Spectrum. “How’s it going out there? This is hilarious.

There are so many of you.”

Kashian certainly did her part to warm up the crowd, sharing stories from her childhood in Wisconsin while being raised by “jackasses.”

“I’m from a small town See REGAN on Page 13

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Regan reigns at Spectrum

“Only three survey choices really make me mad: people, things and all of the above.”

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Quotable

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all mixed up ‘Shrek the Musical’ takes over Eccles Theatre “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, “Shrek” gives fairy tales a whole new life.

“Shrek the Musical” is being produced by Cache Theatre Company as part of their 25th anniverThe Cache Theatre Company will present “Shrek the sary. It will be presented at 7:30 Musical” starting tonight at the Ellen Eccles Theatre. p.m. May 1-9 at the Ellen Eccles

Theatre. In addition, matinees will begin at 1:30 p.m. on 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 Heaps says. “The stage production takes all the crazy humor from the movie and transfers it to the stage

Mariachi Divas coming May 11 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

Richmond ready to celebrate B&W Days

albums released through Shea Records and East Side Records. This year marks See DIVAS on Page 10

See DAYS on Page 13

Photo courtesy of the Mariachi Divas

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

See SHREK on Page 13

Richmond City and the national dairy industry will celebrate 100 years of Black & White Days this year.

The country’s longest running dairy show, Black & White Days will be held May 12-16 in Richmond.

The show began in 1915 when a group of dairy cow breeders organized an event to celebrate their common interests of dairy farming and dairy cattle. The first exhibition took place on March 17, 1915, on the farm of C.Z. Harris in Richmond. Today, Harris’s great grandson, Craig Harris, still operates the dairy, Harris Dairyland, and he is the show’s chairman.

Governer Gary Herbert will attend the closing dairy class on Friday, May 15, and the Grand Marshal for Saturday’s parade is

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-

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 involves over 60 Cache Valley citizens in the cast and crew and has been in rehearsal since February. It will include a giant dragon, a magical moving forest, splashy dance numbers and

Cache orchestra concert

“Alice in Wonderland” will be presented May 1, 2 and 4.

will delight the entire family. The White Rabbit, the Caterpiller, Cheshire Cat, March Hare, Mad

Hatter, and, of course, the King and Queen of Hearts, as well as many other of Lewis Carroll’s “mad”

characters make appearances to help (or hinder) Alice’s travels through Wonderland.

‘Tenor’ continues in Perry Heritage Theatre production set to run through May 9 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 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

The Mountain West Strings Academy and the Cache County School District are pleased to present their spring concerts on Wednesday, May 6, and Thursday, May 7.

Fourth- and fifth-grade orchestra students from elementary schools on the north side of the school district (Lewiston, Park, Summit, Sunrise, Birch Creek, Greenville and North Park) will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, at the Kent Concert Hall on the Utah State University campus.

Students from the south side (Providence, River Heights, Millville, Nibley, Heritage, Lincoln, Canyon, Wellsville and Mountainside) will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at the Kent Concert Hall.

Rock and Gem Club show

The Cache Rock and Gem Club’s annual show and sale, “A Rock Odyssey,” will be held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 7, and Friday, May 8, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at the BATC West Campus, 1000 W. 1400 North. The show will feature vendors and displays of rocks, minerals, fossils, jewelry and supplies along with educational exhibits, hands-on demonstrations and door prizes. For more information call 760-1921.

Towne Singers concert

The Towne Singers will present their annual Spring Concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, in the Logan Tabernacle.

Directed by Gary Poore and accompanied by Terri Duncombe, the Towne Singers are in their 48th season and are the longest running, mixed chorus in Cache Valley. Part of the musical selections they will present are classic favorites from John Rutter’s “Distant Land,” as well as “An American Trilogy” and “Jubilate Deo.” Andrew Israelsen, a talented local flautist will be the special guest this year. Israelsen is a 13-year old music lover who along with his teacher will play several duets that will add a wonderful mix to this evening of fun.

Photo courtesy of Heritage Theatre

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 Otello costume and fool the audi- build, run and tear down the event. There is no way ence into thinking he’s Tito. the annual festival would happen without volunteers.

Max succeeds admirably, but The 2015 Summerfest Arts Faire will be held Tito comes to and gets into his Father’s Day weekend — June 18-20 — at Tabernacle other costume ready to perform.

Square in downtown Logan.

Now two Otellos are running If you are interested in volunteering for the Summeraround in costume and two women fest Arts Faire as an individual, please visit our website at logansummerfest.com to see the many opportunities are running around, each thinkavailable and to fill out the registration form on the ing she is with Tito. This madcap, “Get Involved/Volunteers” page, or send an email to screwball comedy will leave you Laurie at volunteers@logansummerfest.com. teary-eyed with laughter.

Max (Brack Carmony) and his girlfriend, Maggie (Brooke Wardle), share a scene in the Heritage Theatre’s “Lend Me A Tenor.”

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

Summerfest volunteers

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Logan High School will present “Alice in Wonderland” at 7:30 p.m. April 30 and May 1, 2 and 4, in the Logan High School Auditorium.

Tickets can be purchased at the door; adults are $5 and students and children are $3.

Written by Lewis Carroll, “Alice in the Wonderland” was adapted for the stage by Eva Le Gallienne and Florida Friebus. Based on episodes from “Alice in Wonderland” and “Through the LookingGlass,” this adaptation

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‘Furious 7’ stays on top; ‘Age of ‘Ultron’ looms NEW YORK (AP) — “Furious 7” enjoyed a victory lap over the weekend, becoming only the third film ever to make $1 billion internationally and leading the domestic box office for the fourth straight week.

But the movie that’s poised to topple the Universal juggernaut, Marvel’s “The Avengers: Age of Ultron,” revved up overseas with a massive $201.2 million debut.

In North American theaters, “Furious 7” had enough left in the tank to top all films with an estimated $18.3 million, accord-

ing to studio estimates Sunday. While the film has been a huge domestic hit, it’s been even bigger abroad — particularly in China, where it’s set a record with $323 million.

“Furious 7,” a film whose fate was once in doubt after the death of star Paul Walker midway through shooting, has now made $1.3 billion globally. Only two other films, both by James Cameron — “Avatar” and “Titanic” — have made more money internationally than “Furious 7.”

“Furious 7” has had little competition to challenge it throughout April.

now that the highly anticipated “Avengers” sequel is on the way. Though it doesn’t open in North America until Thursday night, it debuted in 44 countries and territories this weekend. That represents about half of its international rollout.

AP Photo Disney said the film The late Paul Walker stars in a scene from “Furious 7,” is exceeding the pace which topped the box office for a fourth straight week. of 2012’s “The Avengers” by 44 percent in the This weekend, the only The Sony comedy “Paul places it has opened. Joss new wide release was Blart: Mall Cop 2” held Whedon’s first installthe Blake Lively fantasy up stronger than expected ment of the superhero romance “The Age of to take second place with team-up franchise, starAdaline.” The Lionsgate $15.5 million in its second ring Robert Downey Jr., and Lakeshore Entertain- week.

Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett But the reign of “Furi- Johansson and many ment release came in ous 7” is effectively over others, made $1.5 bilthird with $13.4 million.

lion worldwide, good for third all-time.

With two enormous blockbusters covering much of the globe, the summer movie season is ready to officially begin next weekend. In the meantime, a few smaller films carved out more limited releases.

Russell Crowe’s directorial debut, “The Water Diviner,” opened in 320 locations with $1.3 million. The critically acclaimed indie science-fiction drama “Ex Machina” expanded to 1,255 screens in its second week of release and earned $5.4 million.

Monty Python reunites for NYC tribute

By Frazier Moore AP Television Writer

Today they reign as elder statesman of cerebral silliness, these alumni of the Monty Python comedy troupe and, some would argue, the funniest men who ever lived.

This weekend, the surviving Pythons — John Cleese and fellow Brits Eric Idle, Michael Palin and Terry Jones, plus Yankee interloper Terry Gilliam (the sixth member, Graham Chapman, died in 1989) — reunited in New York for the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival, with a 40th anniversary screening of their masterpiece, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” and other Pythonalia.

During a session with reporters Friday afternoon, the Pythons recalled that, back in 1975, “Holy Grail” opened in New York with free coconuts (which comically figure into the film) presented to the first 2,000 ticketholders.

Idle: “We’d give them a coconut. Then we’d have to sign them. And it’s virtually impossible to sign a coconut.”

AP Photo

Eric Idle, left, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Terry Jones of the comedy troupe Monty Python pose for photographers. A 40th anniversary screening of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” took place last weekend during the Tribeca Film Festival at the Beacon Theatre in New York.

Gilliam: “John Belushi was in that crowd. Gilda Radner.

Wasn’t Bill Murray there?

They were just starting out.

They swwwwept past us in their careers and left us in the dust.”

“Holy Grail” was a hit. But four years earlier, the Pythons’ first film, “And Now for Something Completely Different,” was a financial disaster in the U.S., perhaps partly due to producers’ meddling.

Idle: “We had a note that said we had to lose the fart in the Hungarian phrasebook sketch. The producer said, ‘If you keep the fart, we’ll lose Disneyland.’” They did. And consequently did.

——— Once barely understood by the Establishment, the Pythons are today celebrated. They even appear on a Royal Mail stamp, “a big deal in England,” said Idle. “It’s nice to be on a stamp when no one sends mail anymore.”

——— Asked if they could have foreseen their success and longevity when starting out, Jones erupted with, “No, no, no!”

“You don’t ever, ever know if something is going to be successful or not,” Cleese chimed in.

But Gilliam added that, with their BBC television series, they were indulged: “We got to do what we wanted to do.

And there were six of us, so we were a big enough gang that we could beat up the execs” if one ever got in their way.

The series, “Monty Python’s Flying Circus,” had a very strange beginning, said Cleese, recounting how a BBC exec commissioned it: “He See MONTY on Page 12

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But thank heavens for a superhero film that actually thinks first about the civilian population they’re battling among. The Avengers spend just as much time trying to save people as they do trying to destroy robots.

The plot is a hazy one at best, and it is covered quite quickly in order to pack in as much action and closeups as possible. But anxieties, which presum- when the Avengers are ably will eventually lead saving people and not just creating mounds into “Captain America: of blood-soaked Civil War.” rubble, it’s hard not Something else that came as a surprise is that to cheer. Compare it to the deplorably a major subplot of the movie focuses on Hawk- lackadaisical “Man of Steel,” and you’ll see eye (Jeremy Renner), a what I mean. character that’ll never While the Marvel get his own standalone film. So, it’s nice that he universe can’t quite gets more of a run here. A shake that “OK, now chance to provide a point what’s next?” marketof view that doesn’t rely ing vibe it’s willingly produced, “Avengers: on superpowers.

Joss Whedon’s action is Age of Ultron” is one mind-bogglingly intense, of the better installbut not so much that you ments. Its villain and plot may seem like lose out on what’s happlaceholders, but at pening. It’s just that at times, after the 10,000th least there are tangible consequences and hints robot soldier has been of an inexorable evolublown to smithereens, it becomes a little tedious. tion in the series.

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THE LITTLE BLOOMSBURY ART FESTIVAL: The product of ‘enthusiuam and passion’ STORY BY SHANNON NIELSEN PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN ZSIRAY What started out as merely a housewarming party has transformed into an annual art festival that exhibits local talent and bring people out to appreciate local art and artists.

Brenda Sun, the founding executive director of the Little Bloomsbury Foundation and the Little Bloomsbury Art Festival, said nine years ago she was encouraged by co-workers from Utah State to throw a party. That housewarming gathering has since evolved into a three-day artistic event, which ran last week from Thursday to Saturday.

The art was brought as a way to draw people’s attention away from the house.

“At a housewarming, you’re obligated to say what a beautiful home,” Sun said. “We wanted people to focus on the art and not the house.”

Though she doesn’t claim to be an artist herself, Sun, who hosts the festival each year at her home across the street from the LDS temple, said she has always appreciated the arts and artists for what they do.

Having lived in New York, London and Beijing, Sun said one thing unique about Cache Valley is the openness and willingness to create art and share it freely with the community.

She was inspired by the small museums throughout London. There was no need to have a large exhibit of art that takes three days to walk through and see all of it. A small display of art where the artist is there to explain the process they went through for each masterpiece is far more enlightening, Sun said.

“Cache Valley has a lot of talent,” she said.

Her passion for art goes deeper than just the pieces. That is evident in the way she talks about the artists and their work. Facilitating positive feedback for the artists is one very important aspect of the festival.

“For someone real to praise you, it just makes all the difference,” Sun said. “It makes it so much more worthwhile.”

Getting to know a piece of art is like getting to know a person, she said, specifically the artist.

When the artist can explain their work, it helps observers understand what the piece means to the artist.

The Little Bloomsbury Art Festival is about the

Brenda Sun hosts the Little Bloomsbury Art Festival each spring in her Logan home.

artists. Giving validation to their accomplishments and supporting their artistic abilities is something Sun said she wants to showcase yearly.

Mike Olsen, a local artist, said artists tend to get looked at a little differently.

“Maybe that’s just in your own eyes,” he said.

“You kind of look at the world differently so in return, you kind of think people look at you differently. But in reality, we all look at ourselves that way, I think.”

His piece, Olsen said, is about love. Though

growing up he always felt love, he said he never understood that love was more than just something you said. Love is an action. Having a daughter changed that perspective for him.

Art is personal for not only the creators but for the observers, as well. Olsen said he loves getting other people’s impressions of his work because art speaks to people in different ways, though the overarching message usually always comes across.

“We’re all going to look at something differently,” he said. “We interpret it how we see things.”

Clockwise from above: Dreams written by attendees of the festival rest inside a dream catcher created by Andy Warroll.

Kristina Evonne Carter performs Friday night. Sun’s home is easy to spot thanks to the teepee sculpture out front. A painting by Diane Conner closely resembles Sun.

Sarah Strong said art is a way to express the feeling of her spirit moving and dancing. Art frees her to express herself and her feelings.

Graduating from Utah State University this year, Strong said she brings her philosophy about her teaching or her life into her art.

Sun said Strong’s work if far beyond the work of a bachelor’s degree.

Shelby Jones won the Promising Artist Award last year at the Little Bloomsbury Art Festival.

Sun said Jones’ art was evaluated alongside some artists who are more than twice her age.

“We treated her as an adult because her art is very mature,” she said. “She creates from her own mind which is something amazing.”

Though Sun’s background is in economics, she said her appreciation for art is something she wants to share.

That’s why no one pays for anything at the festival. No participation fees for the artists. No admittance fees for attendees. Everything is done because of the passion for art.

Sun may not be able to paint a masterpiece with the brush of her hand, but she has created a mas-

terpiece out of a housewarming party.

“I think we all do best at certain things,” she said. “I just love art and music to such an extreme extent. I sound like an insider, but I’m actually an outsider.”

The festival will continue as long as there are artists willing to exhibit their talents, Sun said.

Family, friends and outsiders are always welcome to participate and appreciate the local art.

“It’s still just a housewarming party,” she said.

“We don’t have a dime. We just have enthusiasm and passion.”

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I’ve lost my temper many times, but I keep finding it. Only three survey choices really make me mad: people, things and all of the above. So, I’m pretty much on edge all the time. This is the un-fun part of being an introvert that they don’t talk about in all the shiny articles and books. Introverts often feel like other people don’t even see and sense the same world they do.

Of course, people of my proclivity learn to deal with it in ways that keeps them out of jail and mostly out of the headlines. These, in no particular order, are the things that drove me crazy this week. Yes, I know it’s a short drive and if I had to I would probably hitch hike there: Bruce Jenner: I don’t care so much about the transgender thing, but he has better hair than any 65-yearold man or woman on top of owning a gold medal in the Olympic decathlon; not fair. My hair at age 59 looks like a water-restricted lawn in Southern California. And what’s up with Diane Sawyer?

She used to be a journalist, but in this twohour, non-event, she was acting like a giggly teenage girl who wanted to go to the mall to try on clothes with the new Bruce Jenner.

The growing world supply of rich, gullible, horny guys: Every time I hear

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A few of the things that Divas drove me crazy this week

about cutting the fins off sharks, the horns off rhinos, tiger parts, bear bile or other unimaginable cruelty, a little piece of me dies. I think we solved the problem with chemistry about 20 years ago. We are a rich enough country which could give every one of these nutbags a free lifetime supply of Viagra.

Up the dose and they will never leave the house; problem solved.

The lazy lisp and vocal fry: I know the trend is not to sound like Walter Cronkite or Ron Burgundy when you read a news story, but you also shouldn’t sound as if you have had two beers in the afternoon and are flirting on the telephone. Look up and listen to “vocal fry” and you will start hearing it everywhere. It is only a slightly refined version of Valley Girl speak. It was only this week that that I noticed that Garrison Keillor actually whistles when says a word with an “s” in it. By the way, I noticed that I hate my own voice too; I sound like I’m talking through my nose. I have a face for radio and a voice for mime.

What happened to … : Where did all the

waterbeds, sailboards and roller blades go?

They were once the coolest possessions on earth, and now you can’t even find them at Deseret Industries for 50 cents.

When did they fall out of favor and why? Were they transmuted to an alternate Stephen Hawking universe where the ’80s are still cool? Did we send them to Third World countries?

Death, taxes, marriage: I’m unsure if mar-

Continued from Page 4 the 15-year anniversary of the founding of the Mariachi Divas. riage is a human right Mariachi Divas’ first or not, but all marriages Grammy Award was in are between opposites that seem to work at least 2009 for Best Regional half of the time, which is tragic, but it represents a better percentage of success than any of the Israel/Palestinian peace agreements or National League pitchers’ batting averages … so it has that going for it.

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Dennis Hinkamp is generally more dazed than confused.

Mexican Album of the year for their release of “Canciones De Amor.”

This marked the first time that an all-female mariachi group had been a nominee and a winner.

The group won its second Grammy Award last year for “A Mi Manera.”

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Letterman tribute set for Monday on CBS NEW YORK (AP) — David Letterman is getting a prime-time goodbye from the folks at CBS. The network said that comic Ray Romano will host a 90-minute tribute to Letterman’s television career.

It will air on Monday, May 4 starting at 8:30 p.m. MDT.

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ABC‘s Diane Sawyer interviewed former Olympic champion Bruce Jenner on April 24.

Univision had 2.6 million, the CW had 1.6 million, Telemundo had 1.5 million and ION Television had 1.1 million.

TNT was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 2.8 million viewers in prime time. Fox News Channel followed with 1.7 million, and TBS had 1.6 million.

In the evening-news wars, NBC’s “Nightly

News” lost to ABC for the fourth straight week after years as ratings leader.

ABC’s “World News Tonight” averaged 8.2 million viewers to 8.1 million for “Nightly News” as that newscast, with Lester Holt filling in, continued to suffer from anchor limbo in the wake of Brian Williams’ continuing suspension. “World News Tonight” has logged an 11

Letterman will retire on May 20 after 6,028 latenight shows over a span of 33 years on CBS and NBC. CBS said the special will “mine the video vault” of highlights from some of his best interviews and comedy, including his signature Top Ten lists and stupid human and pet tricks.

lion; “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC, 13.4 million; “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 11.3 million; “Scorpion,” CBS, 10.7 million; “The Voice” (Monday), NBC,

10.6 million; “Madam Secretary,” CBS, 10.5 million; “60 Minutes,” CBS, 10.4 million; “NCIS,” CBS, 10.194 million; “Survivor,” CBS, 10.192 million.

percent gain in total viewers over this time last year, while “Nightly” is down 3 percent.

“The CBS Evening News” finished third with 6.8 million viewers last week.

For the week of April 20-26, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: “20/20,” ABC, 17.1 million; “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 14.6 mil-

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NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Jenner’s muchawaited interview on “20/20” lifted the ABC newsmagazine to the week’s top spot last week.

The two-hour broadcast, hosted by Diane Sawyer, centered on Jenner’s acknowledgment that he’s transitioning into a woman. It was seen by 17.1 million viewers.

But not far beyond this “big event” program was CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory,” a longdependable hit that drew 14.6 million to take second place, according to the Nielsen company. It was followed by ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” and the Tuesday edition of NBC’s “The Voice.”

For the week in prime time, CBS was the champ for the ninth consecutive week, averaging 8.4 million viewers. ABC had 7.4 million viewers, while NBC had 5.5 million, Fox had 3.4 million,

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Monty Continued from Page 6 asked us in to the meeting and he said, ‘What are you going to do?’ And we didn’t know and we couldn’t tell him.

And he said, ‘Go away and make 13 programs.’ Thank you, God!” ——— Although Python fans have long pondered how much this sometimesfractious team might actually hate one another (“We LOVE each other,” declared Jones), they insisted their fights centered on the material, not personalities.

Cleese: “Remember the candelabra in the sketch in the girls’ dormitory?

There were light bulbs in the feet of a farm animal, and there was a big argument about whether it should be a sheep or a goat. And it got quite nasty!”

——— Idle: “Comedy is a theorem. You write it, and think, ‘In theory if I say

this like that, and I wear that, and I stand in that place, the result will be laughter.’ So it’s a theorem. And then you actually prove it. And that’s the nice thing about comedy: They laugh or they don’t. So I think of it as algebra.”

Palin: “But sometimes they giggle.

That half-laugh: Then you’re never quite sure.”

Cleese: “If you’re asking about comedy now, the answer is, I don’t begin to understand contemporary society. Nobody yet has been able to explain Facebook to me. I just don’t know why anybody would do it. And that’s quite scary, because you’ve got to be in some sort of touch with your audience.”

Not that they don’t appreciate the current generation of comedians.

“There are a lot of funny comedians, a hundred of them,” said Idle.

“They came out of ‘SNL,’ the University of Comedy, for 40 years. It’s the best training there can be, to be out there live every Saturday” — he chuckled — “doing rotten material.”

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Audience members join the main character 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

‘Joseph’ at South Cache

The South Cache Drama Department will present “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at 7 p.m. Friday, May 8, and 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at South Cache 8/9 Center in Hyrum. Tickets are $5 per person or $25 per immediate family and are available at the door. Come relive the powerful story and beautiful music of Joseph, favored son of his father, who overcame remarkable odds to fulfill his destiny as a leader in Egypt who would one day save his brothers and the people he ruled. A timeless tale of love, perseverance and forgiveness.

Bel Canto Chorus concert

The Bel Canto Women’s Chorus will present its annual spring concert entitled “Spring Songs and Golden Oldies” at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at Logan 4th/Yorkshire Ward building at 294 N. 100 East.

Admission is free and all are invited.

Youth storytellers wanted Youth storytellers are invited to audition for the 2015 Cache Valley Storytelling Festival in June.

Auditions will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 2, at the North Logan City Library, 475 E. 2500 North in North Logan. Call 770-8420 to schedule an appointment. Auditions should be between five and seven minutes long; there is a $5 registration fee for each applicant.

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‘The Nutcracker’ auditions

After performing five shows in three nights at the Ellen Eccles Theatre, Brian Regan took the stage for one big show at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Dream Pointe Ballet Company in Perry announces April 24.

rial and his delivery, which is even more humorous than his live CDs thanks to his facial expressions and physical movements.

It was clear by the end of 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!”

night that should Regan return to the Spectrum during his next appearance here, one performance isn’t likely to be enough for his fans in Cache Valley.

Days Continued from Page 4 slated to be Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church and a Cache County native.

The open show and junior shows are not the only reason to celebrate. Over the years, other activities were added to the weeklong celebration. Festivities include a parade, the Cowabunga runs (1 mile, 5K and 12K), chuckwagon breakfast, melodrama and fireworks. The events will close with an open draft horse pull on Saturday night.

For a complete schedule of events, visit the Black & White Days website at richmond-utah.com/bwdays.html.

auditions for its upcoming production of “The Nutcracker” on Tuesday, May 19, at Starstruck Dance & Performing Arts, 2895 S. U.S. Hwy. 89. Visit starstruckarts.com to apply or call (435) 239-8338 for more information.

“The Nutcracker” is sponsored by Box Elder County Tourism and Brigham City and is open to all dancers and actors in Northern Utah. Pointe roles are 4 to 5:30 p.m., and non-pointe/acting roles are 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Choregrapher’s Showcase

The Cache Valley Civic Ballet is proud to present its Choreographer’s Showcase. Choreographers from around the state have been working with our company dancers to present a night of amazing dance. All forms of dance including, tap, jazz and classical ballet will be performed.

An evening performance will be held at 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 16, at the Kent Concert Hall at Utah State University. This event is free to the public with a suggested donation at the door. Cache Valley Civic Ballet is a non-profit organization, with all proceeds from the showcase being used towards our future productions.

For more information, visit cvcballet.org.

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Continued from Page 3 outside of Milwaukee called South Milwaukee,” Kashian said. “It is east of city. We’re not a bright people.”

From stories of growing up in the Upper Midwest, Kashian moved onto college and getting married. While she constantly drew laughs, the biggest response during her set was reserved for when she made fun people who don’t seem to understand the temporary nature of family pets.

Kashian then passed the microphone over to Regan for a 70-minute set that featured, by at least one count, just one use of the “h-edouble-toothpicks” word.

“Sometimes I think the ‘clean’ thing gets overplayed,” Regan said during an interview with The Herald Journal in 2013. “But is clearly important for a lot of people. …

For me, ‘clean’ is a medium, not an end result. Like a painter might use acrylic paint, I’ll use clean words to get across the concepts of my comedy. But it’s still comedy.

“Hopefully, when people walk out of one of my shows, they don’t just go, ‘Man, that was a clean show.’ Hopefully, they’ll think it was kind of funny.”

Walking out of the Spectrum and into a cleansing rainstorm, most people clearly felt that Regan’s performance was funny, as they quoted bits from his set at each other. Regan drew a constant barrage of laughter thanks to his mate-

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Take Back the Night 5K Run to benefit CAPSA will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, May 1, at the Logan Aquatic Center. For more information and to register, visit capsa5k.org. All money raised will support individuals impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault.

The Friends of the Logan Library will hold its Big Book Sale Friday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2, in the Lake Bonneville Room.

Utah State University’s Graduate Commencement and Hooding Ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 1, at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. For a complete schedule, visit usu.edu/ commencement.

SATURDAY 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. “Tablets & the Library” will be taught at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 2, 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.

The Logan Masonic Temple will open its doors to the public from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 2, at 118 W. 100 North. Local Freemasons will be on hand to answer questions about the oldest existing fraternal order in the United States. Visitors are asked to bring a donation of canned goods other non-perishable food item for the Cache Community Food Pantry. During the open house, child ID kits will be distributed to families with children between 1 and 16 years of age. The kits contain an information card, fingerprint card and a DNA storage tube with instructions. These kits will be taken home with the family to be stored in a safe place.

Juniper Junction will perform

from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave. Mendon will hold its annual May Day celebration beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 2, with the braiding of the maypoles and the procession of the May Day court at Mendon Square. A program will be held in the Mendon LDS church building after the braiding, and children’s games and activities will be provided from 1 to 3 p.m. The hamburger stand will be open, and there will be a softball tournament throughout the day.

Utah State University’s 128th Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 2, at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

Former Aggie men’s basketball coach will be the commencement speaker. For a complete schedule, visit usu.edu/commencement.

Youth storytellers are invited to audition for the 2015 Cache Valley Storytelling Festival in June.

Auditions will begin at 10 a.m.

Saturday, May 2, at the North Logan City Library, 475 E. 2500 North in North Logan. Call 7708420 to schedule an appointment.

Auditions should be between five and seven minutes long; there is a $5 registration fee for each applicant.

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.

Raven Spirit will perform from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave.

MONDAY The Cache Valley Retired School Employees Associa-

tion will meet at 1 p.m. Monday, May 4, at Bluebird Restaurant.

Mike Hatch will entertain us at the piano. All retired school employees in the valley are invited to attend. If you plan on attending, please call Rodell Johnson at 750-0184.

Booklore Club willl be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 4, at the home of LouElla Ryan.

The Logan Library Monday Movie will begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 4, in the Jim Bridger Room. This weel’s film is “Unbroken,” which is rated PG-13.

Admission and popcorn are free.

TUESDAY Macey’s in Providence presents free cooking demonstration classes in the Little Theatre.

Reserve a seat at the service desk or by phone (753-3301) for “Pump Up Your Protein” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 5. Men and women alike know that protein should be a part of their diet, and that’s why we eat meat, right?

Meat does have protein, but it isn’t the only source of protein out there. The Food Sense Girls are ready to open your eyes to new ways to incorporate protein into your meals-even if you don’t have that New York steak.

The Cache Woodcarvers May meeting will be held at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, May 5, the American West Heritage Center woodwright shop in Wellsville. This will be an open carving meeting and a chance to see the shop.

Please enter and park in the service entrance. If you have any questions or would like additional, information contact Deb at 7570594.

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 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, 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 7169120.

The Logan Library will host Teen Tuesday from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Tuesday, May 5, in the Jim Bridger Room. This week’s theme is “So Crafty!” Come and let your creativity run free.

WEDNESDAY Macey’s in Providence presents free cooking demonstration classes in the Little Theatre.

Reserve a seat at the service desk or by phone (753-3301) for “Eating Right” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 6. If you were to look back over your day, would you find moments where you didn’t make the best food choices?

Don’t go to bed upset about your food choices. Come learn how to clean up your eating habits with Beverly Christensen. She’s been trading lackluster foods for fantastic treat for quite some time and knows just how to turn your bad choices into great ones.

The Mountain West Strings Academy and the Cache County School District are pleased to present their spring concerts on Wednesday, May 6, and Thursday, May 7. Fourth- and fifth-grade orchestra students from elementary schools on the north side of the school district (Lewiston, Park, Summit, Sunrise, Birch Creek, Greenville and North Park) will perform at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 6, at the Kent Concert Hall on the Utah State University campus.

THURSDAY Macey’s in Providence presents free cooking demonstration classes in the Little Theatre.

Reserve a seat at the service desk or by phone (753-3301) for “Mother’s Day Brunch” at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 7. Mothers are there to clean up our scraped knees, dry our tears and love us unconditionally. Alissa & Trevor Weller are going to be showing you how to spoil your mother rotten with the brunch she’s always dreamed of.

Tom Bennett will perform with Curtis Wardle and Colby Bair at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Admission is $6.

“It’s Always Too Early Until It’s Too Late” — join us for a discussion on how to talk with your family to reach a simple goal: to have individual wishes for end-of-life care expressed and respected. Open to seniors and those who love them, the discussion will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 7, in the Cache County building, 179 N. Main St. Call 770-8272 for more information.

The Cache Rock and Gem Club’s annual show and sale, “A Rock Odyssey,” will be held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 7, and Friday, May 8, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at the BATC West Campus, 1000 W. 1400 North. For more information call 760-1921.

The Mountain West Strings Academy and the Cache County School District are pleased to present their spring concerts on Wednesday, May 6, and Thursday, May 7. Fourth- and fifthgrade orchestra students from elementary schools on the south side (Providence, River Heights, Millville, Nibley, Heritage, Lincoln, Canyon, Wellsville and Mountainside) will at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at the Kent Concert Hall.

Come enjoy Nature Journaling with Jamie Wilde, Utah master naturalist, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7, in the Lake Bonneville Room at the Logan Library.

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-mail & the Internet Basics” will be taught at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 7, 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 7169120.

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