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May 7-13, 2010

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Leo Acton performs as the clown at Circus Gatti last week in Logan. Almost as timeless as show business itself, there’s just something about the circus that continues to entertain, generation after generation. Whether it’s the high-flying acrobatic acts or the well-trained animals, the circus has always been able to draw the crowds — be it ladies, gentlemen or children of all ages. Read more on Page 8. Photo by Eli Lucero/Herald Journal

From the editor

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HEN YOU OPEN UP NEXT weekend’s Cache Magazine, don’t be alarmed — I haven’t grown a beard and changed my name to Mr. Felix.

I’m just going on a much-needed vacation and leaving this publication to Assistant Cache Editor Devin Felix. I am telling you this because for the week after Devin’s photo appears on Page 2, up until the next time things are back to “normal,” at least a dozen people ask me some variation of the same question: “You’re not doing Cache Magazine anymore?”

Yes, I am still the editor and I will be back the following week. I am just heading out this week on one of those trips I’ve been counting down the days for since January; one of those trips I know will prevent me from getting much sleep the night before because I’m just too darned excited.

On another note, the snowflakes falling outside my window today are making me none

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too happy. This is May, right? It’s also finals week at USU; I don’t remember it snowing during finals week when I was in college. In fact, I was talking to my college roommate this week and we were reminiscing about how we used to spend every waking hour outside around the first week of May. We remember studying, sure, at least a little bit, but we mostly remember getting together with friends on our backyard patio or outside the Taggart Student Center. We would all gather and talk about how we should be studying, but the long-awaited-for sunshine was just too enticing. But this week has been cold and dreary, and even when the sun peeked out a little bit here and there, the temperature never even got to 50 (at least it didn’t feel like it!).

Oh well. I’m just trying to keep in mind that before I know it, I’ll be complaining about the heat.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

— Jamie Baer Nielson Cache Magazine editor

Celebrate with Mom at tea party

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A visual preview of the traveling Circus Gatti

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(Page 10) Check out this week’s ‘Photos

By You’ feature!

pet photo of the week

This cat is available for adoption!

Pet: Rosalie From: Four Paws Rescue Why she’s so lovable: “Rosalie is a friendly, loving, petite calico girl. She is affectionate and demure. She is looking for a loving, indoor-only home. If you would like to meet Rosalie or learn more about her, contact Sheri at 787-1751. The adoption fee for most Four Paws cats is $75, which includes spay and shots. And thank you for your interest in helping a homeless pet.”

Rosalie is up to date with routine shots, house trained and spayed.

Slow Wave is created from real people’s dreams as drawn by Jesse Reklaw. Ask Jesse to draw your dream! Visit www.slowwave.com to find out how.

Shakespeare group looking for more youth

Gardeners’ Market opens this week!

“Come, give us a taste of your quality.” — Hamlet EENS IN LOVE, T feuding families, fearsome swordfights, a

well-meaning clergyman, a nurse who thinks she knows everything and some of the most beautiful poetry in world literature: Logan Youth Shakespeare is now accepting registration for its sevenweek summer program, a full-length production of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”

Open to kids ages 8

the week of Aug. 9.

There are no auditions at LYS; everyone who registers performs.

All actors work behind the scenes as part of the stage, costume or tech crews and help direct one another in rehearsals. In this fun, energetic and non-competitive environment, kids discover they can do what most adults would never attempt — understand and perform uncut Shakespeare.

Liam Weed as Romeo and Sari Christensen as the nurse in Logan Youth Shakespeare’s February selected scene performance, “Two’s Company.”

to 18, the program kicks off with an introductory session from 5 to 8 p.m.

Monday, May 10, at the Thatcher Young Mansion, 35 W. 100 South, Logan. There will be a second Monday session May 17 in which registrants will read parts and explore different roles.

Rehearsals begin June 21 and continue through the summer, Monday through Friday, culminating in performances

Tuition for the intensive summer program is $350. Scholarships and payment plans are available. Actors who wish to participate in “Romeo and Juliet” must register by May 17. Contact Mary Jackson-Smith at 760-1061 or maryin logan@comcast.net for information about LYS. For registration forms and details about the program, visit www. centerforthearts.us.

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HE CACHE Valley Gardeners’ Market will kick off its 2010 season Saturday, May 8, with a Mother’s Day Mayhem event.

There will be spring flowers, fresh produce, wholesome fare and homemade crafts. The Hot Flashes will provide live music.

A chef from Kitchen Kneads will demonstrate and provide samples of healthy meals using local ingredients, and every mom will receive a free flower just for stopping by.

There will also be two professional photographers on site, Whitney Ferwerda and Ron Adair, who will be taking free photos for moms and grandmas. Ferwerda was feature in the last AVA gallery walk and Adair has published his work in several books.

The market is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday through Oct. 9 at Merlin Olsen Park, 100 S. 200 East, Logan. For more information, visit www.gardeners market.org.

‘Androcles’ up next at the Unicorn NICORN CHILDREN’S U Theatre will present “Androcles and the Lion,” an uproarious production based on Aesop’s classic fable, at 7:30 p.m. May 7 and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. May 8, at the Caine Lyric Theatre, 28 W. Center, Logan. Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for kids and available by calling 797-8022 or online at boxoffice. usu.edu.

“Androcles and the Lion” is about a Roman slave who finds an unlikely friend in a lion. Experience the adventure, see the lion and meet Androcles and all his madcap friends. The play stars the renowned local talent of Lee Daily and Keri Larsen and is directed by Richie Call, who has just returned from Rutgers’ prestigious graduate

theater program.

For more information about a coloring contest for ages 3 to 12, visit unicornplays.blog.com. Finalists and their families will go backstage, meet the cast and receive a free

bookmark. Grand-prize winners will also receive an autographed poster from the show and get their pictures taken with the lion and his friends.

For more information about the show, call 753-6518 ext. 10.

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Celebrate with Mom at tea party

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HE AMERICAN West Heritage Center will present its annual Mothers & Daughters Tea Party, an elegant, authentic Victorian experience, at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 7. The event features a plethora of treats and goodies, entertainment, crafts, games and more, all in an old-fashioned setting. Best dress is recommended and Victorian clothing is optional. The event is for mothers and/or daughters ages 6 and older. Cost is $14.50 for adults and $10.50 for children ages 6 to 12. Reservations are required; call 245-6050.

The Heritage Center promises a dizzying and dazzling array of cakes, cookies, goodies and other savory items. It seems that

Relive the greatest decade at Why Sound’s ’80s Night

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even the hungriest sweet-tooth will be satisfied.

“Tea time wasn’t all sweets and goodies,” says program coordinator Lorraine Bowen. “It was often a small meal to help ladies last until dinner because the meals were so far apart — but they made these times pleasant and fun. It was a time to gather together with one’s friends and simply while away the time on a personal level.”

Among the other activities will be stained-glass crafts, period games, old photos and a friendly presentation on using loose teas. Even though this is a tea party, lemonade and other drinks will mostly be served, and teas used will be non-caffeine herbal teas.

Lorraine Bowen serves up ice cream at a summer tea party.

Guitarist Scott Balsai coming to Crumb Bros.

INGERSTYLE GUITARIST F Scott Balsai will perform his acoustic compositions at 7:30 p.m.

From left, Ryan Dalrymple, Laura Rowley, Chris Rowley and Jim Dalrymple of the band Electron Deception.

LECTRON DECEPTION E will perform for ’80s Night at 8 p.m. Friday, May 7, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Cover charge is $5.

For more information, visit www. myspace.com/whysound.

The Provo-based band formed in late 2008 and is influenced by classic bands such as Blondie, Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Ramones, as well as more modern acts like The Killers and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The band has performed alongside many notable Utah acts

including Neon Trees, Shark Speed, Elizabethan Report and others. In 2009 the band released its debut EP, “Trondezvous”; performed in Southern California and Nevada; and had a Christmas single featured on the music and style website 21st & Ivy. The band is also notable for being composed entirely of family members — lead vocalist Laura Rowley and drummer Jim Dalrymple are married, while Laura’s brother Chris Rowley plays bass and Jim’s brother Ryan Dalrymple plays keyboard.

Saturday, May 15, at Crumb Brothers Bakery, 291 S. 300 West, Logan.

Tickets are $13 and available by calling 757-3468.

“Acoustic Reflections” is what Balsai calls the compositions he creates on his acoustic guitar — “Each piece,” he says, “reflects a sliver of my life, but taken together, they can be seen as musical diary of ‘tone poems’ which reflect my life as a whole.”

The compositions carry the listener from Balsai’s home in Bethlehem, Pa., to his hiking the Appalachian Trail, to his moving across the country and his living, teaching, skiing, fishing and hiking in Idaho.

The 17 fingerstyle “acoustic reflections” on Balsai’s first solo recording, “Waiting for the Sun,” glimmer with a rich, hypnotic pulse. Inspired by outdoor excursions through the mountains and along the rivers of Idaho, Balsai’s bright, rippling notes ring with sparkling clarity.

Born and reared in Bethlehem

from 1954 to 1980, Balsai had the fortune of being located in an unusually rich musical milieu, and remembers when he warmed audiences there before he moved to Idaho in 1981 to pursue a career in education. Balsai has recorded two CDs of “Acoustic Reflections.”

For song samples and more information, visit www.acousticreflections.net.

Come one, come all!

Photos by Eli Lucero. read the story and see more photos on page 8. Slideshow at hjnews.com.

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Film New this week “Iron Man 2” Rated PG-13 ★★1⁄2 Lots of things get blown up and torn apart in “Iron Man 2,” as you would expect from any selfrespecting blockbuster kicking off the summer movie season.

The magnitude of destruction far exceeds that of its predecessor and includes repeated instances of characters walking away from a massive fireball without looking back. ‘Cause looking back is for wimps. But that’s not all that gets obliterated here. The substance of the original “Iron Man,” the brain and the soul that set it apart from the typical seasonal fare and made it one of the best films of 2008, also have been blown to bits. Tony Stark had purpose back then, and despite the outlandish fantasy of his Marvel Comics-inspired story, as a person he had a believable arc. Here, he’s purely arrogant once more, with some glimmers of mortality and daddy issues. And Robert Downey Jr., so irresistibly verbal and quick on his feet in the first film (and in pretty much every film he’s ever made), seems to be on autopilot. Sure, he’s got a way with a one-liner, and his comic timing is indisputable, but he’s done this song-and-dance routine before and seems rather bored with it. Then again the character — and the sequel itself — are less defined this time. Narratively, “Iron Man 2” is a mess.

Director Jon Favreau, working from a script by Justin Theroux, throws in too many subplots, too many characters. Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Don Cheadle and Samuel L. Jackson are among the crowded supporting cast. PG13 for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence, and some language. 124 min.

Still playing “A Nightmare on Elm Street” Rated R ★★ One, two, Freddy’s coming for you ... again? No seriously, Freddy’s back again? How is that possible? He’s a psycho killer and all, but still, he’s been through a lot since the original “A Nightmare on Elm Street” back in 1984.

After all those sequels, you’d think arthritis would have set into

those knived fingers of his. The sixth “Elm Street” movie allegedly was the “Final Nightmare,” and still more films followed. Now, we have a remake of the first movie with Jackie Earle Haley filling in for the venerable Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. Wes Craven’s core nugget of a concept remains intact: If you die in your dreams, you die in real life. It was truly inventive and disturbing then, and it allowed for an exploration of the frightening power of the subconscious. With his jaunty fedora and torn sweater, his hideous, scorched skin and his arsenal of one-liners, Freddy could be anywhere at any time.

By now, though, the novelty has long since worn off, and cheap, generic scares are all that are left. The first feature from commercial and music-video director Samuel Bayer has a more artful look than you might expect from a horror remake; he also directed Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video, and his “Elm Street” has a similar steamy sheen. R for strong bloody horror violence, disturbing images, terror and language. 92 min.

“Furry Vengeance” Rated PG ★ Brendan Fraser has built a small, dorky industry by being an exceptionally smiley fellow.

In “Furry Vengeance” (directed

by Roger Kumble), he plays a father, Dan Sanders, who has moved his family to the Oregon woods, where he hopes to please his demanding boss (Ken Jeong) by overseeing a new suburban housing development. His wife (Brooke Shields) and his mopey teenage son (Matt Prokop) miss the city. As Dan supervises the “Rocky Springs” development, an uprising takes form and the forest’s animals (a mixture of real-life, trained animals and CGI) resort to guerrilla warfare.

The irony is that Dan’s company purports to be “green”; Dan is due a lesson in what it takes to be eco-friendly. (The message is courtesy production company Participant Media, which made “The Cove” and “Food Inc.”) No animals may have been hurt in this hammy production, but Fraser was. PG for some rude humor, mild language and brief smoking.

91 min.

Still playing!

“The Back-up Plan” Rated PG-13 ★1⁄2 This gets sitcommy early and often, and just for good measure, throws in old TV favorites Tom Bosley and Linda Lavin in brief, onenote roles. But regardless of their presence, or that of the appealing (and frequently shirtless) Alex O’Loughlin in his first leading-man role, this is a vehicle for Jennifer Lopez, who is front and center and looking flawless at all times.

The first time we see her character, Zoe, she’s at the doctor’s office with her feet in the stirrups being artificially inseminated, wearing false eyelashes and perfect lip gloss.

In case we couldn’t possibly imagine what she’s thinking, the script from Kate Angelo (a former sitcom writer) offers this helpful voiceover: “Oh, God, I

hope this works. I’ve wanted this for so long.” Yeah, it’s like that. Director Alan Poul (who also has a TV background) hits every obvious note, complete with pratfalls, pregnancy cliches and cheesy pop-music cues that signal the characters’ emotions in painfully literal fashion. He also cuts away to Zoe’s adorable Boston terrier for cheap reaction shots so frequently, it could be a drinking game. All these devices are in service of a plot that’s pretty thin. Zoe is prepared to have a baby on her own, only to meet and fall for the hunky Stan (O’Loughlin). Since they get together pretty early, the rest of the movie consists of contrived flare-ups that threaten to keep them apart. PG-13 for sexual content including references, some crude material and language. 104 min.

“The Losers” Rated PG-13 ★1⁄2 Deadly only in its dullness, this coma-inducing, comic-bookadapted action flick aims to serve as a placeholder until “Iron Man 2” arrives with the summer’s heavy artillery. That “The Losers” and its ragtag band of Special Forces operatives fail to achieve even that modest goal speaks to the filmmakers’ utter lack of imagination as well as the busy smugness with which they offer their smorgasbord of nothingness. The comic-book source material originated as a “man-crush love letter” to “Lethal Weapon” screenwriter Shane Black. But instead of producing a heady homage to slick, ’80s action movies or a winking salute to Sam Peckinpah and his

wild bunch of losers or even a faithful adaptation of a serviceable comic, the filmmakers have watered down the material to the point of irrelevance. PG-13 for scenes of intense action and violence, a scene of sensuality, and language. 98 min.

“Oceans” Rated G ★★★1⁄2 Fish that look like rocks — or scarves, or a jeweled brooch, or anything but fish — are among the fascinating underwater creatures that inhabit “Oceans.” This stunningly beautiful documentary is the second in a series from the new Disneynature label, which gave us “Earth” exactly one year ago on Earth Day. Whereas that film fol-

lowed wildlife across the globe, “Oceans” takes a plunge deep into its waters, with jaw-dropping results. Directors Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud provide a truly immersive experience, without the three-dimensional IMAX effects of the similar — and similarly awe-inspiring — “Under the Sea 3D” from 2009. Having spent seven years working on “Oceans,” including four years gathering footage, they’ve created countless how’d-they-get-that? shots. The narration from Pierce Brosnan can get a bit cutesy at times, but that’s probably to make “Oceans” as palatable as possible for the young viewers to whom much of the film is intended. Like its recent predecessors, “Oceans” also contains a message about the importance of protecting our underwater expanses and the beings that call them home from pollution and climate change: familiar but, unfortunately, still necessary words to hear. G. 84 min.

“Kick Ass” Rated R ★★★1⁄2 Director Matthew Vaughn has made a superhero action comedy so funny fans might need to see it again just to catch the gags they missed from laughing so hard the first time. The film is seriously, nastily violent, both satirizing the excesses of superhero flicks and showing genuine, hurtful consequences of the cartoon action Hollywood serves up. As an 11-year-old masked vigilante, supporting player Chloe Grace Moretz simply owns this movie, deliriously complemented by Nicolas Cage as her doting but dotty dad. They team up with a costumed comic-book geek (Aaron Johnson) to take on a crime boss (Mark Strong) and his son, a supervillain wannabe (Christopher Mintz-Plasse). Alternately sweet, savage and scary, Moretz makes you believe she really could beat the stuffing out of grown men two or three times her size. It’ll never happen, but she deserves a supporting-actress nomination come Academy Awards time. R for strong brutal violence throughout, pervasive language, sexual content, nudity and some drug content — some involving children.

118 min.

— All reviews by The Associated Press

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OMIC BOOK movie sequels usually fall victim to Too Much in One Movie Syndrome. The filmmakers end up torn between telling a compelling story and adding more and more aspects from the stories fans grew up reading. We saw in “Spiderman 3” how detrimental this can be to the overall movie — try to pack in too many villains, new allies and storylines and you end up with a big mess. After the success of the first installment in the “Iron Man” franchise, the question is, does the second film fall victim to this age-old comic book movie dilemma?

The first “Iron Man” movie was wildly entertaining thanks in part to one very important aspect: Robert Downey Jr. Had he not been cast in the role of Tony Stark, the “Iron Man” movies would’ve probably been mediocre at best. Downey embodies the role of eccentric billionaire so wonderfully that it’s hard to imagine anyone else filling the role.

The apprehension I had going into “Iron Man 2” was, if they’re planning on introducing so many new characters and storylines — Samuel L. Jackson as Nicky Fury, leader of SHIELD; Mickey Rourke as Iron Man nemesis Ivan Vanko/Whiplash; Lt. Rhodes taking on a more focused role as Iron Man’s sidekick, War Machine; Scarlett Johansson as sexy SHIELD operative Natasha Romanoff; and Sam Rockwell as greedy Stark competitor Justin Hammer — would we still get enough of Downey’s acting and screen presence? I’m glad I wasn’t

The Reel Place

By Aaron Peck

★★★ 1/2

“Iron Man 2” Rated PG-13

disappointed. Even fitting all those other storylines and characters into the film, director Jon Favreau is able to give us morethan-ample Downey time with his trademark witty banter and one-liners that will have you rolling with laughter.

Iron Man has become a world sensation and Stark is back to his boyish tricks. He’s mighty proud of himself, and the humility he seemed to have (slightly) learned in the first movie has all but disappeared.

He’s now intent on showing the world what the suit can do. He flies into his technology expo in the Iron Man suit and lands in the middle of what appear to be the Lakers girls dressed like sexy Iron Man-ettes. He’s on top of the world again, just the way Tony Stark likes it.

On the other side, there’s quite a few people who resent Tony and his achievements.

Ivan Vanko is a musclebound Russian physicist who hates Tony for how the Stark company treated his father, co-inventor of the glowing technology Stark now has in his chest, keeping him alive. Ivan is probably the most intimidating physicist you’ll ever meet; he looks more like he belongs in the wrestling ring than the laboratory. In a darkened room in Russia — doesn’t it seem almost all of the most earthshattering inventions known to mankind are created in darkened rooms or caves? — Ivan

creates a similar power supply that powers Iron Man’s suit and some nifty electrified whips that can cut cars clean in half.

The movie doesn’t skimp on the action scenes, and Ivan cutting race cars in half with his whips is a sight to behold. The movie is chock-full of action but the middle does seem to drag a bit with Tony being confined to his home by the government.

Of course, that doesn’t stop him from inventing cool new gadgets during music-filled montages.

At times “Iron Man 2” does feel a little crowded. The special effects are top-notch, some of the best to be seen in a

comic book movie so far. The stories of the SHIELD group, Nick Fury and the possible assembly of The Avengers will have comic book geeks riveted, and the non-stop explosions will satisfy action junkies. But, even with all that thrown into the “Iron Man” pot, Downey is once again the reason to see the movie. His acting comeback was fascinating to watch, and he’s showing no signs of slowing down. With some clever writing and some gutbusting one-liners, Downey carries another “Iron Man” movie across the finish line on his back and by himself. He doesn’t need the Iron Man suit to do that.

Film critic Aaron Peck has a bachelor’s degree in English from USU. He also writes for BlogCritics.org, HighDefDigest. com, and is starting up a new movie Web site called TheReel Place.com. Feedback at aaron peck46@gmail.com.

> Mickey Rourke finds

new redemption — p.11

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Downey makes ‘Iron Man’ worth seeing

Come one, come all!

Three-ring Circus Gatti entertains with clowns, juggling and elephants, oh my!

Leo Acton performs as the clown at Circus Gatti last week.

Almost as timel ess as show business itself, there’s just something about the circus that continues to entertain, generation after generation.

Whether it’s the high-flying acrobatic acts or the well-trained animals, the circus has always been able to draw the crowds — be it ladies, gentlemen or children of all ages.

For two days las t week, Circus Gatti, a traveling show based in Hemet, Calif., entertained crowds at the Cache County Fairgrounds Indoor Arena before moving on (up next: Tooele) to destinations all over the West Coast and Canada.

Circusgoers wer e treated to just

about everything one would expect in a three-ring show, except a high-wire act — this arena’s roof is too low to accommodate it — starting with “The Incomparable” Jeremy Hernandez-Garcia’s magic and juggling and ending with “Moto Metal Riders” Alejandro and Jonathan dodging each other on motorbikes inside a giant metal ball.

After all the “H ow’d they do that?,” it was time to meet the people behind the face paint and in front of the spotlight, like ringmaster Justin Loomis, a veteran of the big top.

“I’ve been in the circus most of my life,” Loomis said in a relaxed version of his booming, baritone “Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!” voice.

“My father was in the circus in his youth, and then growing up as a child, I always heard all the stories.

We visited lots of shows and I just grew up around the circus and kinda fell in love with it, and it’s all I’ve ever done.”

As a second-gen eration circus performer, Loomis is like many people in the business.

Being in the circ us is a lot like being a rock star, only without all the groupies. That being said, Loomis never gets tired of putting on the show, night in and night out.

“I love the circu s. I love the animals, I love the traveling, I love being in a different place all the time,” Loomis said. “For me, every day is an adventure. And I love performing as well, so it works out great. I like being in front of the audience.”

Loomis started o ut as a clown, but decided to give announcing a shot early on in his career.

“Since I was abo ut, I don’t know, 15 years old or so, I kinda had a baritone voice,” Loomis said. “I used to be a clown. One day they needed a ringmaster. They said, ‘Why don’t you try announcing the show?’ It just

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Clown Leo Acton gets out of a car during his routine at Circus Gatti.

Jeremy Herna ndez juggles for th e crowd.

kinda flowed naturally for me, and that’s what I’ve done ever since.”

As the ringmast er, Loomis has to be on top of his game all the time, no matter what — even if something should go wrong. However, that’s the least of his worries come showtime. n “No, not really,” Loomis said whe asked if he’s ever been afraid of an accident, especially considering the elephants involved in the show. “I mean, we’ve had these elephants for 30 years, and there’s never been an incident. They’re sweethearts, real good animals.”

In contrast to Lo omis, circus clown Leo Acton of Oakland, Calif., got into the business after going the theater route.

“Traditionally, a lot of people are born into the circus world,” Acton said. “I was a performer. I was involved in theater and music as a youngster. I auditioned for clown college — Ringling Brothers Clown College — in 1996. I got in and then I worked for Ringling Brothers for many years. I’ve traveled all over the world, and now I’m happily and proudly performing for Circus Gatti here.”

While the trave l is something a lot of people have to get used to, it was something Acton was used to, having pretty much grown up on the road. , “I was born in N orthern California but I have grow up all over the country,” Acton said. “I’m the first person in my family to be a circus performer, much to the delight (of my family), which is nice. My parents worked in the music industry. My dad works for a guitar manufacturer, so he used to travel around for sales. ... We moved every five to seven years.”

Even with a bac kground in the performing arts, Acton said some of the tricks they do — like juggling just about everything known to man — can take years to perfect.

“Actually, if the y look difficult to you, they’re probably 10 times as difficult (for the performer) because a circus performer strives to learn things that are very complicated and make them look easy,” Acton said.

Monica Zerbini performs on the rings.

Jeremy Hernandez juggles for the crowd.

Justin Loomis acts as ringmaster during Circus Gatti last week.

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George Pompeyo leads a dog up a ladder where it will jump into his arms.

Natalia Pompeyo swings on a ring at Circus Gatti.

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Elena Kambarova and Jeremy Hernandez Garcia perform an aerial act.

“So even the easiest things out there can take years to do. ... I’m an exception. I’m just here for my good looks.

I’ve been a circus clown for about 13, 14 years now, so I’m always working at trying to perfect and learn new things and ways to improve my act, to connect with the audience and just to make y’all laugh and smile.” e And what does a clown do if he/sh doesn’t feel like smiling? Acton says that’s not a problem for him — he loves the crowd no matter how bad life can get.

“That’s the great thing about my work,” Acton said. “The audience makes me feel good no matter what’s happening in my life. The moment

I step through the curtains, all my personal problems and anything in the world goes away, because I’m out here to be with you folks. That gives me so much energy to perform for the audience. “... Clowning is a skill that you work on, you develop, but I think you have to have something natural. That connection with the audience, that timing — there’s something that’s natural to it.”

If you missed th e show this year, Circus Gatti will be back in 2011.

“We just had a g reat time here in town and we look forward to you folks when we come back next year,” Acton said.

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“The Priority List”

by Marilyn F. Brady My day was planned.

I was organized.

I had a written and numerically arranged priority list.

Look out world ’cause here I come, Today’s my day to turn the world over!

Nothing’s going to stand in my way today!

Today I’m going to clean out that closet.

Today the dust on the mantle will be gone.

Today I will finally tackle those boxes in the basement!

As I added cleaner to the water in my bucket, The telephone rang.

A sweet voice on the other end said, “Grandma, can I come over to play at your house today?”

The weight of the water in my bucket seemed heavy as I set it down.

“Of course you can,” was my reply.

“Have your mom bring you over in 15 minutes.”

And when she arrived she was happy, Filled with the joy and excitement of being a child.

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Rourke finds new redemption in ‘Iron Man’

By The Associated Press

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ITH THE muscular physique of a lifelong athlete, a face battered by boxing and repaired by Hollywood, Mickey Rourke looks almost as intimidating in person as he does in “Iron Man 2,” where he plays a villainous loner determined to destroy the hero with deadly electrically charged whips.

But when the 53-year-old actor walks into a suite at the Four Seasons Hotel to talk about the film, he brings a disarming secret weapon: The tiniest, cutest Pomeranian puppy. Rourke poses for photos with the fuzzy miniature, then the little dog he calls Mush contentedly curls up next to him.

Rourke’s famous love for smallbreed dogs (he thanked his dogs when he won a Golden Globe for “The Wrestler” last year and dedicated his Spirit Award for that film to his late Chihuahua, Loki) hints at the inner sensitivity of the man who derailed a promising career in the 1980s with angry outbursts and arrests.

He spent years defeating his demons to make a critically acclaimed comeback in “The Wrestler.” Now he stands poised to recapture the Hollywood glory he enjoyed early in his acting career with his terrific turn as Whiplash in “Iron Man 2.”

“I didn’t think it was going to happen again,” Rourke says, shielding his eyes with sunglasses as if to maintain a shade of distance between himself and an otherwise candid interview. “I burned too many bridges and I did misbehave terribly and I’ve only got myself to blame.”

Not that the role was an easy sell — for Rourke or for Marvel Studios.

Director Jon Favreau says he and “Iron Man” star Robert Downey Jr. worked hard to persuade both.

“There was a lot of resistance to (Rourke),” Favreau says. “The studio was not inclined to hire him.

It took a bit of a struggle and Robert was very helpful in that. And Robert

was the guy who there was resistance in hiring last time around.”

Downey overcame his own troubled past, marred by drug addiction, to see his star-power restored with his role as Tony Stark in the first “Iron Man” film, a huge hit that brought in $318 million domestically.

Rourke’s agent insisted that doing “Iron Man 2” would be a good move, but the actor still needed convincing.

“I didn’t want to play a onedimensional villain,” he says. “I said I’d like him to have a sense of humor. I’d like him to have a particular look. I’d like to do it with the accent. I could see Favreau shaking his head, and I knew I was taking the chance that he could just say goodbye, thank you for coming in.

But he embraced the ideas.”

Making those suggestions and seeing them realized on screen has renewed Rourke’s love of acting. It reminds him of his heroes, like Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift, and the brave choices they made during their careers.

“Getting back to being interested enough to make those choices has made me like acting again,” he says. “I enjoy what I do now. I don’t disrespect it and I don’t hate it anymore.”

AP photo

Mickey Rourke poses for a portrait with his new puppy, Mush.

The truth is he always loved it. An amateur boxer in his teens, Rourke tried acting during a break from the ring and became an instant devotee, studying at the Actors Studio in New York.

“I’d work my construction job, or wherever I was working all day long, and then I’d go into the studio at midnight and work for three or four hours,” he says.

Before long, he was working with

Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola and earning critical praise for roles in “Diner” and “Barfly.”

But the movie business isn’t like boxing, and Rourke’s temper often got the best of him.

“When I came to Hollywood, I realized it wasn’t all about acting,” he says. “This is where I went wrong ... With boxing, with sports, it’s black and white most of the time. There’s hometown decisions, but it’s not as gray as the acting, and that short-circuited me. Now I realize it is political ... and at the end of the day, it’s a business.”

Rourke says he had “authority problems” with Hollywood. He was difficult to work with. He’d mouth off to studio heads, policemen, anyone who crossed him. And he was self-righteous about it. Soon the work dried up.

“I had lost my house, my wife, my money, my career and my credibility,” he says. “When a decade went by and I didn’t work, I thought it was over.”

He was living in “a state of shame, as my doctor calls it,” knowing he had squandered the promise of his early work. He recalls stopping into a 7-Eleven on Sunset Boulevard for cigarettes late one night when a man behind him in line said, “Hey, aren’t you

the guy who used to be in movies?

What’s your name?”

“He mentioned like three wrong names,” Rourke says. “And I remember the whole way home I was so embarrassed. (I wished) there was a button to make me disappear.”

Instead, he went to therapy and learned to shed the childhood traumas that caused his temper to flare. He had all but given up on Hollywood when an agent from a top firm asked to meet with him.

Then came roles in “Domino,” “Sin City” and “The Wrestler,” and now “Iron Man 2.”

And there’s plenty of work ahead.

Rourke just wrapped “Passion Play” with Megan Fox and is currently filming “The Disciples” with John Hurt and Freida Pinto. After that, he has a project with Tony Scott, a movie about the Hells Angels and “Genghis Khan.”

Plus, there’s still “Wild Horses,” the script Rourke’s been working on for 20 years and probably won’t wrap for another couple of years.

He said he was looking to cast “a movie star” in the co-starring role because he couldn’t raise the capital on his name alone. But he doesn’t mind waiting because, “I’m only gonna get one shot to do it and I want to do it the right way. I want to do it my way.”

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Books

A look at the best recent crafts books

By The Associated Press

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HEN THE crafting books pile up, it’s time to unload a few. The best ones deserve sharing, so below is a compilation of the crafting, sewing and knitting books that have come across my desk in the past few months.

The Martha Stewart Living Magazine empire has published two weighty crafting books: The first, “Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Crafts” (Potter Craft, 2009), showed up last year. Another, “Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts” (Potter Craft, 2010), hit the shelves in late March.

These two tomes weigh a combined 8 pounds. They are substantial in content, as well, taking the approach that projects need to be shared “from A to Z” — from animals (stuffed, sock) to wall decor (framed sewing projects). The 150 projects among the 400 pages of the latest book are characteristically well-photographed and geared toward the new or timecrunched sewer. It comes with a CD of patterns and templates.

The authors of “Good Mail Day” (Quarry, 2009) think a good day brings good mail (not that junk stuff) or, better, artsy envelopes. Jennie Hinchcliff and Carolee Gilligan Wheeler have created “a primer for making eye-popping postal art,” according to the book’s subhead.

Left: An image from “Good Mail Day, A Primer for Making Eye-Popping Postal Art.” Middle: A balaclava, or knitted woolen hood, from “Norwegian Handknits.” Right: A stack of handmade napkins dyed in pastel hues from “Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts.”

The motivation? No one sends mail anymore, but nearly everyone enjoys receiving a handwritten letter.

“For the majority of people, the Art of Mail is all but forgotten,” the authors write in their introduction. “Writing anything beyond a stock ‘thinking of you’ phrase inside a birthday card can be difficult enough.”

Hinchcliff and Wheeler, both teachers of book arts, such as binding, help crafters think of postcards and envelopes as canvases for personal expression, and their book includes an array of inspiring, four-color examples. They also include stories — of creative types who artfully keep the thrill of “good mail” circulating. The authors’ ideas may translate into other paper arts, such as scrapbooking and journaling.

Back in the fabric and fiber world, Storey Publishing touts its “books for country living,” which range from gardening to horse care and include lots of sewing and knitting project books. Two stand out: “OneYard Wonders” (2009) and “Toe-Up 2-At-A-Time Socks” (2010).

“One-Yard Wonders” is just that: projects that take a yard or less of fabric. Some are simple (aprons, skirts), while others require some sewing acumen (purses, toys). Nearly all require patterns, which are supplied in a well-stuffed envelope at the front of the book.

“Toe-Up” turns sock knitting on its head — or, in this case, on its toe, by knitting from the toe up rather than the more traditional method of cuff down.

Each pair of socks also is knit-

ted together on circular needles.

Sound complicated? Not for the experienced sock knitter.

The book includes 15 patterns, all well-photographed, and step-by-step images that demonstrate the “2-at-a-time, toe-up” method. After that, it’s simply following the respective instructions for each pattern.

Also for knitters is “Norwegian Handknits” (Voyageur Press, 2009), by Sue Flanders and Janine Kosel. As much art book as instruction manual, it weaves the history of Norwegian knits and historical photographs among its many, intricate knitting patterns for hats, socks, shawls and sweaters.

Advanced knitters will delight at the patterns, but this is not a book for novice knitters, except as inspiration.

Lastly, there’s the only craft-

ing book that could prove fodder for frat-party talk: “Regretsy: Where DIY Meets WTF” (Villard Books, 2010).

Yes, the title includes slang for an unprintable, four-letter word, and this book takes profane to new depths. However, it features “crafts” that are so bad they are laugh-out-loud funny.

There are no project how-to’s in “Regretsy,” only examples of what not to do. The book parodies a certain online crafts site (its name is in the book title’s first word), teasing out the worst of its unchaperoned crafts. Many are sexually explicit and rude; others, like the chicken poncho or the “mostly clean” cheese-grater clock, are simply absurd. It is really — no, really — funny, and really — no, really — inappropriate for children.

Make your own hooded towel (for babies and toddlers) following sewing craft, adapted from Tandhe“Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Sewing Fabric Crafts,” can be done in a snap with a sewing machine, or amended and sewn just as quickly by hand.

Supplies: Basic sewing notions Hand towel (thread, scissors, etc.)

Bath towel Decorative bias tape Sewing machine

Assembly: 1. For the hood: lay the hand towel flat, and fold it in half crosswise so that short ends meet. Sew along one edge from the fold to the outer corner, with a ¼-inch seam allowance.

Turn the hood inside out, and open it so the seam is in the middle.

2. Center the hood on a long side of the larger bath towel, and pin it in place. Sew the towels together, with a ¼-inch seam allowance.

3. Slip bias tape over the edges of the hooded towel. Pin to secure and stitch 1/8-inch in from the tape’s edge, making sure the needle passes through the underside of the tape.

Overlap the ends of the bias tape, turning one end under ¼ inch, and sew to secure.

Note: You can forgo the bias-tape step, especially if you use colorfully patterned towels. This project then becomes the sewing of two simple seams, and can be done by hand.

By The Associated Press

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HE TITLE OF Brady Udall’s new novel is an eye-grabber: How could Utah businessman Golden Richards, husband to four and father to a staggering 28 children, ever be lonely?

Before the tale is half over, you wonder how you could have missed it: Golden’s time is so divided among his many wives and offspring that all of them feel neglected, and respond with the appropriate resentment. Even worse, so fiercely do they compete for Golden’s attention that he finds it necessary to withhold nearly every expression of love, lest a conflagration erupt over a wayward endearment.

Overwhelmed by the unre-

lenting need of his gargantuan family, Golden escapes into his work, which despite his Mormon faith involves supervising the construction of a new wing to a brothel just over the Nevada border. (His family and neighbors think it’s a senior citizens center.)

The only relief the job has to offer Golden is the presence of an alluring woman he meets there. It’s the emotional isolation and joylessness of his home life that eventually drive him to seek refuge in her arms.

Wisely, Udall does not introduce the reader to every member of the family, but lingers on enough of them to give the reader the full scope of the turmoil within the massive Richards clan. The result is a brilliantly crafted mini-epic that

Parker’s ‘Blue-Eyed Devil’ is familiar, predictable

By The Associated Press

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is at turns hilarious, terrifying and heartbreaking.

While Golden’s story is compelling, the real show-stopper is 11-year-old Rusty Richards,

F YOU HAVEN’T READ THE first three books in Robert B. Parker’s series of Westerns featuring gunmen Hitch and Cole, you’ll probably like this one.

The dialogue crackles. The writing is as crisp and tight as anything Parker ever wrote.

And Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch, softspoken gunmen who live by a code of honor, are enormously appealing heroes.

But the characters haven’t grown any since they first made their appearance in “Appaloosa” in 2005. For example, Cole’s woman, Allie, still runs off every time she spots a man with more money and power than Virgil. And Virgil still forgives her and takes her back every time the rival is killed or driven off.

The plot hasn’t changed much, either. Once again, Hitch and Cole show up in a town and discover that a bully is running the place as his private fiefdom. Once again, they set out to teach the bully a lesson and give the town back to the decent folk. And once again, they succeed, gunning down a lot of bad guys along the way.

This time, Hitch and Cole return to Appaloosa, the setting for the first book in the series, and discover that a man named Amos

Calico is now the town sheriff. He’s got grand political ambitions, he’s shaking down town merchants to build his war chest, and he’s got a dozen deputies to back him up.

Readers of the first three books know immediately that a dozen won’t be nearly enough.

To readers of the other books in the series, “Blue-Eyed Devil” will feel familiar and predictable, as if Parker simply recycled the plots of “Resolution” and “Brimstone.”

Parker, author of more than 60 novels, died at his writing desk last January, succumbing to a heart attack. His wildly popular series featuring a hero named Spenser, launched in 1974, is widely credited with reinvigorating and repopularizing the private eye novel, paving the way for a new generation of writers including Robert Crais and Walter Mosley. He also wrote two popular series featuring a Boston private detective named Sunny Randall and small-town Massachusetts police chief Jesse Stone.

Unless he has some unpublished manuscripts squirreled away somewhere, “BlueEyed Devil” may be his last book. The last Jesse Stone, “Split Image,” and the last Spenser, “The Professional,” were both published over the winter.

branded “the family terrorist” for his abrasive personality and his tendency to try on his sisters’ underwear. (His justification: All of his own drawers are ratty, ill-fitting hand-medowns.)

A prolific troublemaker, Rusty exemplifies all the worst things about being a “plyg kid.” Ignored by his father, censured by his aunts and reviled by his siblings, Rusty acts out in weird, spectacular ways that feed a vicious cycle of punishment and ostracism.

And yet every bizarre antic makes sense according to his own warped logic. It’s testament to the author’s compassion that we understand and even sympathize when Rusty locks his entire family out of the house, or steals their shoes

and scatters them as he escapes on his bike.

With some luck, this novel will be optioned for a movie by some smart studio executive.

There’s something cinematic about the way Udall presents this tale, with at least a handful of dramatic scenes that seem to beg for a big-screen treatment. Furthermore, Udall’s poetic rendering of the Southwestern landscape brings to mind the lingering, panoramic shots of films like “Brokeback Mountain” and “A River Runs Through It.” But most of all it’s Golden, Rusty and the novel’s other complex characters that make “The Lonely Polygamist” a potential classic. They remain with the reader after the last page is turned.

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‘Lonely Polygamist’ a potential classic

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Monday

Captive Free, a relational music ministry team sponsored by Youth Encounter, will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 581 N. 700 East, Logan. Admission is free and everyone is invited. For more information, call 752-1453.

USU’s Museum of Anthropology’s ongoing Saturdays at the Museum series will present “Transformation of a Dream” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event will celebrate the museum’s history and future, included its planned move to the USU Art Barn. Activities include a PowerPoint presentation of photos and a scavenger hunt for all ages. For more information, call 797-7545 or visit anthromuseum.usu.edu.

Registration for the 2010 Aggie Lacrosse Summer League opens Monday and runs through June 7. Team registration is $500 ($50 per player if 10 players sign up together). There will be eight games for each team. For more information, e-mail dandtmercer@yahoo.com.

Stokes Nature Center invites toddlers ages 2 and 3 to join Parent Tot Nature Hour from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday. This program is parent interactive; all kids must have a parent present. Cost is $3 ($2.50 for SNC members). To register, call 755-3239.

Local acoustic indie artist Clay Summers will perform at 6 p.m. and USU guitar performance major Coleen Darley will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza, 99 E. 1200 South, Logan.

Everyone is invited.

Electron Deception will perform for ’80s Night at 8 p.m. Friday at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Cover charge is $5. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/whysound.

In a year-ending event, Utah State University students graduating with a bachelor’s of fine arts degree with a graphic design specialization will present their final portfolios from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Logan-Cache Airport.

Each graduating designer will display his or her printed portfolio; digital presentations are also planned. There will be food served

by Cafe Sabor and live music. Everyone is invited. For more information, visit art.usu.edu.

Everyone is invited to join a weekly peace vigil from 5:30 to 6 p.m. every Friday on the east side of Main Street between Center Street and 100 North in Logan. For more information, e-mail info@loganpeace.org.

The Dry Lake Band will perform Friday at Caffe Ibis Gallery Deli, 52 Federal Ave., Logan. For more information, call 753-4777.

Unicorn Children’s Theatre will present “Androcles and the Lion” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Caine Lyric Theatre. Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for kids and available by calling 797-8022.

The American West Heritage Center will present its annual Mothers & Daughters Tea Party at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Cost is $14.50 for adults and $10.50 for children ages 6 to 12.

Reservations are required; call 245-6050.

Saturday The Imperial Glee Club will perform at 3 p.m. Saturday at Pioneer Valley Lodge, 2351 N. 400 East, North Logan. Everyone is invited.

The Western singing duo Tumbleweeds will perform from 6 p.m. to closing Saturday at the Cracker Barrel Cafe in Paradise. Everyone is invited.

Author Michael Young will sign copies of his newest book, “The Canticle Kingdom,” from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Logan

Spencer Jensen will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza. Everyone is invited.

A fundraiser dinner and dance for Dee Skabelund will be held Saturday at the Logan Eagles Lodge, 170 W. 900 North. Skabelund was recently diagnosed with cancer and has been going through treatments. A French-dip dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.; cost is $5.

Internal Affairs will perform at 8:30 p.m.; cost is a $5 cover charge at the door. The Eagles Lodge is a private club for members and their guests. Must be 21 years or older.

The Cache Valley Gardeners’ Market will open Saturday with a Marvelous Mother’s Day event. The Hot Flashes will provide live music.

The market is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday through Oct. 9 at Merlin Olsen Park.

Captive Free, a youth ministry team, will offer a free afternoon of music, puppets and fun from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Willow Park Pavilion. For more information, call 752-1453.

Tracing Yesterday will perform with Fathom and A Midnight Sky (rock/pop) at 8 p.m.

Saturday at Why Sound. Cover charge is $5.

The National Association of Letter Carriers in Cache Valley will be collecting non-perishable food items to be taken to the Cache Valley Food Pantry on Saturday. Put your donation in a bag by your mailbox. For more information, visit www.stampouthunger.info.

Sunday The Multicultural Center of Cache Valley will host its 2010 Cinco De Mayo Festival from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Cache County Fairgrounds. Come celebrate a day of music, food, entertainment and games for the whole family. Admission is free. For more information, call 753-8486 or visit www.mccutah.org.

The Post-Mormon Community Cache Valley chapter meets for dinner and socializing every Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at a local restaurant. Newcomers welcome. For more information, visit www.PostMormon.org/logan.

Caffe Ibis Gallery Deli will have live music Sunday. Everyone is invited. For more information, call 753-4777.

Providence city is now accepting registration for a Motorcycle Show, to be held in conjunction with Celebrate Providence events on June 5. Entrance fee is $10 before May 27 or $15 after. For more information, call 7529441 ext. 22.

Common Ground Outdoor Adventures will lead a bike-and-ice activity at 4 p.m. Monday. Try an adaptive cycle then eat some ice cream. For more information, visit www.cg adventures.org or call 713-0288.

Tuesday Curves of Cache Valley is offering free Tuesdays. Come in, work out and learn about fitness for women. For hours, call 755-9293 (Logan), 563-5657 (Smithfield) or 245-4734 (Hyrum).

The Cache Valley Watercolor Society will host its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the northeast classroom of the Logan Library. Bring your yearly membership dues of $35. This will be the last meeting until September. It will be pot luck; if your last name begins with A–F, bring a dessert; G–L, appetizers; M– R, salads; S–Z, main dish. Everyone is invited.

The Old Barn Theatre will host auditions for “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Friday at the theater.

Come prepared to sing 16 measures of a Broadway song and to learn a short dance routine. You may also be asked to read cold from the script. For more information, including available roles, e-mail heygleas@aol.com.

CAPSA is looking for volunteers to help victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Victim advocate training starts Tuesday; bilingual speakers are encouraged to volunteer. For more information, call 753-2500.

Join OPTIONS for Independence for a round of miniature golf at Willow Golf and lunch at noon Tuesday. Bring a sandwich; chips and drinks will be provided. To sign up, schedule transportation or for more information, contact Mandie at 753-5353 ext. 108.

The Big Fix Discount Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinic will be at the Logan Petsmart on Tuesday; at the Box Elder County Fairgrounds on Wednesday; and in the Brigham City Smith’s parking lot on Thursday. Walk-up microchipping and vaccinations will be available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Arrive early; space is limited.

For more information, visit www.utahpets.org.

The Cache Valley Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the northeast corner of the Logan Library building. Logan city Library Director Ronald Jenkins will talk about the “History of Library Development in Cache Valley.” Everyone is invited.

The John Birch Society meeting will host a discussion on current events and legislation at 7 p.m. Wednesday at The Book Table.

Everyone is invited.

Lincoln Elementary School will host a Kindergarten Readiness parent-training program for all parents with children entering kindergarten this fall from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in the school’s media center. This is for parents only; child care will be provided for no cost.

Curves of Cache Valley will sponsor “A Night of Women’s Health Awareness” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Logan Curves gym. There will be prizes, vendors and information on major health aspects of a woman’s life. All ages are invited. National partnership information and material will also be available.

For more information, call 755-9293.

Ye Olde Tyme Quilters will meet at 10 a.m.

Wednesday at OPTIONS for Independence, 1095 N. Main, Logan. The group will eat lunch afterwards. For more information or to schedule free transportation, call 753-5353 ext. 105.

“Jazz and Cocktails” — featuring the Jon Gudmundson Quartet — are served up from 8 to 10 p.m. every Wednesday at Le Nonne, 129 N. 100 East, Logan. For more information, call 752-9577.

Thursday Mt. Ridge Helicopters will have a ribboncutting ceremony at noon Thursday at airport hanger Fl15. The public is invited.

The Cache Geological & Archaeological Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Logan Library meeting room. USU professor Chris Cokinos will discuss meteorite compositions and origins, and share some of his experiences hunting for meteorites in the Antarctic.

Clay Summers will perform with Racecar Racecar and Paul Christiansen (acoustic) at 8 p.m. Thursday at Why Sound. Cover charge is $5.

A free seminar on the treatment of bone, joint and arthritis issues will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Stevens Chiropractic, 1300 N. 200 East, Ste. 110, Logan. Everyone is invited.

A new class course titled “Getting Back to Basics: Growing Fruits and Vegetables in the Home Garden” will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays starting May 13 at the American West Heritage Center. Topics include starting vegetable seeds at home, collecting and saving seed, season-extending gardening methods, growing fruit trees and shrubs, coolseason vegetables and warm-season vegetables. Registration is $60. For more information, call 753-6263; registration forms are available at extension.usu.edu/cache/htm/horticulture.

A community Bingo game will be played at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Cache Valley Assisted Living, 233 N. Main, Providence. For more information, call 792-4770.

The Knotty Knitters meet from 6 to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday at the Senior Citizen Center in Logan. Everyone is invited. For more information, contact Cathy at 752-3923.

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