Cache Magazine

Getting the part

Local directors share tips for play auditions

The Herald Journal

MAY 18-24, 2012

CONTENTS

May 18-24, 2012

MUSIC 4 Hip-hop artist B. Dolan to make stop in Logan

4 Registration open for

kids summer music camp

THEATER 5 Youth Shakespeare troupe is at it again

5 Thomas Edison Charter

School to host fairy tale play

MOVIES

6 Associated Press reviews 7 Cache movie critic slams ‘Battleship’

MISC. 3 Hatch family presents Matineé Enchantée

3 Belly dancers to perform big spring show

BOOKS

13 Local author comes to terms with her childhood

COLUMN

12 Homemade ketchup goes above and beyond

CALENDAR 15 See what’s happening this week

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Chloe Hanson auditions for a part in the Four Seasons Theatre Company production of “West Side Story.” On the cover: Thomas Belliston, of Hyde Park, auditions for a role in the same show.

FROM THE EDITOR

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few years ago, I stood in front of a handful of judges and sang 16 bars of a Broadway song for my first play audition. I’ve written about that experience before in this column space, and mentioned I was nervous and didn’t feel it went all that well. Even though performing on stage has always been a semi-secret dream of mine, I’m not a great singer, actor, and definitely not a dancer.

When auditioning, I didn’t expect to get a big role or even any lines. I really just wanted the experience and hoped there

would be a spot for me in the background somewhere, perhaps as a chorus member.

The problem, however, was that the theater company was looking for a small cast of talented actors for that particular production. There weren’t a lot of extra actors needed for a big chorus. I’m sure most, if not all, of those selected for the play had previous theater experience. That show just wasn’t for me.

I’ve had several friends involved in theater throughout the years and know how much work they put into it. There are countless hours of rehearsals and often actors help with costuming and set design if it’s for a school or local theater company. Because of the huge undertaking par-

ticipating in a play can be, I’ve felt there aren’t enough hours in the day for me to make it to practices (if I got a part, that is), so I haven’t auditioned since. Maybe acting just isn’t for me, at least for now. I do very well at sitting in an audience and appreciating those who can tell stories through acting, singing and dancing.

For those wanting to act with local theater companies, check out this week’s main feature where three directors share advice on what it takes to audition for a show. Their number one tip? Be prepared.

My number one tip? Don’t be shy, and gain what you can from the experience, even if you’re not cast.

— Manette Newbold

Utah Belly dancers to perform tonight The Shimmering Sands Dance Company will present the 11th annual Sandstorm Dance Show at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 18, at the Utah State University TSC auditorium. Tickets are available at the Indian Oven for $12, or at the door for $15.

Come see the company for an evening of music, mystery and intrigue of the timeless and captivating art of belly dance.

Sandstorm is one of Shimmering Sands’ largest productions of the year.

Dancers from all over Utah will enchant and entertain their audience with all different styles of belly dance including Egyptian Cabaret, fusion and American Tribal.

Special guest Thia will perform veil work and rhythmic zils. Thia has been recognized for her artistic expression and rich understanding of the cultur-

“You might be the best lettuce out there, but if I’m making carrot cake, I can’t use the lettuce.”

– Debbie Ditton, Music Theatre West

al heritage of belly dance.

She has won numerous awards including the prestigious Contributions and Dedication to the Utah Belly Dance Arts, Grand Dancer of the Year and Headliner Belly Dancer of the Year.

The Shimmering Sands Dance Company focuses primarily on modern Egyptian cabaret style of belly dance, in addition to learning a variety of Middle Eastern dancing styles and their musical and cultural context.

Shimmering Sands offers beginning to advanced level classes as well as a performance troupe. The company performs at a variety of shows, venues and events throughout Logan and Salt Lake City.

For more information, visit www.shimmeringsandsbellydance.com, or call 615-306-2654.

“It’s OK to be nervous. (Directors) can see your talents through the nerves.”

– Katherine Newman, Old Barn Theatre

PET OF THE WEEK Available for adoption

Hatch family presents magic show Saturday Following their sold out performances in March and April, the Hatch family’s fourth performance at the Mansion this year will feature Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser’s seldom seen “Ink of the Enamored” in which a borrowed finger ring is used to test the purity of the owner’s affections. Hofzinser (18061875) was a Viennese civil servant by day, and a popular entertainer of the Viennese aristocracy by night, performing his “Hour of Deception” at a

WHAT: Matinée Enchantée When: 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19 WHERE: Thatcher-Young Mansion, 35 W. 100 South in Logan TICKETS: $10 for adults and $8 for children younger than 12. They can be purchased at www.

HatchAcademy.com or by calling 435-932-0017.

private salon in the heart of the capital of the AustroHungarian empire. Regard-

ed as “the Beethoven of Punx’s “Heart of Glass,” Magic,” he took the secrets accompanied by Saintof many of his creations Saëns’ “The Swan,” which with him to the grave and tells the story of a miser reportedly on his deathbed who struggles to overcome asked his wife to destroy a spell cast upon him by a all evidence of his original witch. Dai Vernon’s “Symcompositions. Fortunately, phony of the Rings” accoma few have survived and are panied by Fritz Kreisler’s highly prized by perform“Tambourin Chinois” will ers fortunate enough to also be performed. master them. This version Musical selections, both of his “Ink of the Enamsolo pieces and performed ored” will be accompanied simultaneously with the by the Romance movement magic by Bach, Bartok, of Wieniawski’s celebrated Miyagi and others will second violin concerto. again be part of the afterAlso on the program is noon performance.

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ALL MIXED UP

Quotable

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all mixed up B. Dolan to perform hip-hop at Why Sound Nationally-known hip-hip artist B. Dolan will perform at 8 p.m.

Thursday, May 24, at Why Sound. Cost is $15.

During his time here, Klepticenter Productions will shoot a music video around Cache Valley and at Why Sound for one of his upcoming releases.

Local act Dry Lake Band will back up B. Dolan in the music video. The song is an unusual mix of folk, bluegrass and hip-hop and will receive national exposure once the video is completed.

According to Robert Linton at Why Sound, this will be the biggest hiphop show in Cache Valley this year.

For over a decade, B. Dolan has built a reputation for himself as one of the smartest, most energetic and surprising shows in hip-hop and spoken word. He keeps

his loyal, homegrown fan base coming back with a continually shifting presentation, outsider perspective and masterful execution.

B. Dolan began performing in 1999 in the heart of the spoken word

scene: New York City’s famous Nuyorican Poets Cafe, where he developed his chops quickly.

An 18-year-old B. Dolan arrived for the first time as part of HBO’s Def Poetry Series in 2002, and the respect earned

him numerous performance poetry championships in the two years that followed.

In 2003, B. Dolan released “The Failure,” a two-disc demo full of B. Dolan’s earliest work.

After this self-release, B. Dolan disappeared from the poetry scene to pursue more overtly musical projects, as well as his own contribution to the struggle against social injustice.

In 2008, he officially re-released “The Failure” LP, which was trimmed down by a disc, and was critically acclaimed as a genre-defying, unheralded classic. It also earned a legion of diehard fans for B. Dolan’s spoken word pieces.

In 2009, he released “House of Bees vol. 1,” a full length mixtape that served to build momentum toward his 2010 release of “Fallen House, Sunken City.”

B. Dolan has toured with Buck 65, Alias, Sole, Solilaquests of Sound, Prolyphic, Dan le sac vs. Scroobius Pip, Grand Buffet and others.

Kids can register for summer music camp This year, participants at the Cache Children’s Choir Music Camp will learn songs, dances, stories and make crafts to celebrate cultures from around the world.

Parents can register their children now for the music camp to take place July 9-13 at the USU Chase Fine Arts Center. All children ages 5 to 11 can sign up.

The camp will offer a positive, fun, creative musical experience through age appropriate vocal instruction, instruments (xylophones, glockenspiels, drums, etc.), dance, art, drama and

games.

Each session of the Cache Children’s Choir Summer Music Camp is divided into three age groups: 5- to 6-year-olds, 7- to 8-year-olds and 9- to 11-year-olds.

Cost is $60 per child.

There will be one session of camp from 9 a.m. to noon daily.

An afternoon session will be offered depending on enrollment.

Space is limited. For more information, call Sharon Hopkins at 753-0194, Kathryn Hadfield at 753-2745, or visit www.cachechildrenschoir.org and click on Camps.

A 26 Seconds Campaign 5K fun run and community expo will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the USU Nelson Fieldhouse.

The event is meant to raise awareness that every 26 seconds a student in the U.S. drops out of school. A couple of months ago Youth Discovery Inc. and local State

Farm agents took nine Cache Valley students who were either leaders in their school or on the verge of dropping out to meet Lebron James in Salt Lake City, one of the spokespersons of the national campaign.

On Saturday, the fun run and community expo will raise funds for students who may want to drop out

because they can’t pay for higher education.

All proceeds go directly to the scholarship fund. To apply for the scholarship, students must either run/walk, volunteer or perform at the event. Cost for the run is $10 per person, $8 for students or $26 per family. The expo is free. For more information, visit youthdiscovery.org.

COMING UP

Daniel Anderson, Kaitlyn Wangsgard, Makayla Bair and Lauren Leiker in “A Comedy of Errors,” opening next Friday at the Logan Arthouse.

LYS presents ‘A Comedy of Errors’ Two sets of identical twins, separated at birth, accidentally wind up in the same strange town. Unbeknownst to them, their father is also there, and he has been sentenced to die at sundown. Logan Youth Shakespeare enthusiastically presents “A Comedy of Errors” ­— one of Shakespeare's earliest, shortest and goofiest plays — at 7 p.m. Friday, May 25, Monday, May 28, and Friday, June 1. Matinees will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 26, Monday, May 28, and Saturday, June 2. All shows are at the Logan Arthouse and Cinema, 795 N. Main. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for kids and will be available at the door. No children younger than 5, please. Logan Youth Shakespeare is a program of the Cache Valley Center For the Arts.

Mapleton Chorale to perform June 1 The Mapleton Chorale will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, June 1, at the Logan Tabernacle.

Mapleton Chorale is an auditioned mixed-voice community choir, founded in 1994 by a small group of Mapleton, Utah, residents with a love for choral music and a desire to perform a broader repertoire than generally found in a traditional church setting. The Chorale enjoys singing from the classical canon, as well as a variety of spirituals, folk songs, hymns, sacred music and popular tunes. The

group cultivated its unique style and reputation for audience-pleasing musical selections under the skilled direction of Ryan Murphy, now Associate Conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Now in its ninth year with conductor Cory Mendenhall, the Chorale has grown to a group of 110 singers from throughout Utah Valley.

Under Mr. Mendenhall’s leadership, the Chorale has further refined its sound and expanded its repertoire.

Mapleton Chorale has been enthusiastically received as

part of the Temple Square Performances Concert Series, in performances with the Utah Valley Symphony, and in multiple Christmas and spring concerts throughout Utah County. The Chorale has enjoyed successful concert tours to southern Utah, Salt Lake City, and to New York City in June 2011, where the group performed at the Statue of Liberty, St. Paul’s Chapel, Trinity Church, and St. Patrick’s Cathedral, concluding with a solo performance in Alice Tully Hall in the Lincoln Center.

From left to right: Natalie Howe, Sadie Topham, Sadie Leonhardt, Jessica Lewis, Emma Merriam, Alec Finley, Ashley Saunders, Kyra Luther, Elle Kailing. (Front ) Heather Fuqau, Amy South.

‘Best of Both Worlds’ challenges fairy tales Can a list of fairy tale characters such as Cinderella, Red Riding Hood and Snow White really experience mixing in with the modern world of high school detainees? Can Woodsman become a hero and get a name? Can the original fairy tale stories be changed?

These questions will all be answered in the musical “Best of Both Worlds” by Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus, with music by Dennis Poore. The play is directed by Katie McKay and will be performed at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, at Thomas Edison Charter School, 1275 W. 2350 South, Nibley. Admission is free.

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Fun run to raise drop-out awareness

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movies If only the entire movie had focused on the dad's group and didn't just drop in on them a handful of times, we might have been onto something here. Chris Rock, Thomas Lennon and Rob Huebel are among the dudes who meet regularly to push their kids in tricked-out strollers, tote them in high-end carriers and talk guy stuff in a confidential setting away from the wives. Their no-nonsense banter livens up what is a rather predictable and cliched depiction of pregnancy. A likable, goodlooking cast of popular actors can only do so much with material that's superficial and sitcommy.

This is "inspired by" the advice book of the same name, one that every single pregnant woman on the planet surely has read since its initial publication in 1985. But similar to 2009's "He's Just Not That Into You," director Kirk Jones' film merely uses the title of a familiar non-fiction book as a leaping-off point to explore various relationIn analyzing Sacha Baron Cohen and the array of offbeat characters he’s created, it’s clear that it’s become a matter of diminishing returns. In 2006’s “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,” the observations of his bumbling, thoroughly inappropriate foreign TV journalist provided sharp, satirical insight into our prejudices and foibles. Three years later, “Bruno” felt like a one-note gimmick, with his flamboyantly gay Austrian fashion correspondent merely trying to shock everyone with his flamboyant gayness.

Now, Baron Cohen is back with “The Dictator,” his least-focused film yet, although it has an actual script compared with the guerrilla-style mockumentaries that preceded it. Baron Cohen stars as Admi-

Reviews by The Associated Press

★★ ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’ Director // Kirk Jones Starring // Cameron Diaz, Matthew Morrison and J. Todd Smith Rated // PG-13 for crude and sexual content, thematic elements and language ships, ostensibly for hilarious comic effect. More often, we get the kind of contrived, unbelievable wackiness that breaks out when all the pregnant women whose stories we've been following just happen to give birth at the same hospital on the same night. 110 minutes.

ral Gen. Aladeen, who has ruled the oil-rich, fictitious North African nation of Wadiya cruelly and cluelessly since he was 7 years old. Aladeen oppresses his people from the comfort of his opulent palace, sleeps with movie stars (including Megan Fox in a cameo) and orders the execution of his underlings for the silliest of perceived offenses. But when he travels to New York to make a speech before the United Nations, he finds he’s been double-crossed by his right-hand man (Ben Kingsley) and forced to survive as a commoner. Stripped of his trademark thick beard, Aladeen is rendered unrecognizable and ends up working at an organic grocery store run by the androgynous, ultra-politically correct Zoey (Anna Faris, who’s nearly unrecognizable

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Matthew Morrison, left, and Cameron Diaz are shown in a scene from “What to Expect When You’re Expecting.”

★ ‘The Dictator’ Director // Larry Charles Starring // Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris and Ben Kingsley Rated // R for strong, crude and sexual content, brief male nudity, language and some violent images. herself). For a long time, it’s hard to tell what Baron Cohen’s point is in spoofing this type of despot: that torture and rape are bad? Could it really be that simple? A

speech Aladeen gives highlighting the benefits of a dictatorship hits close to home, but it’s a long slog through hit-ormiss gross-out gags to get there. 83 minutes.

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How much are you willing to pay for a headache? That’s the question you need to ask yourself before you go see “Battleship,” a screeching, nausea-inducing movie.

Its shrieking, nails-on-achalkboard sound effects wrenches ear drums and creates one of the most unwelcome movie-going experiences in recent memory. “Battleship” is loud. Really loud. Since it has nothing else going for it movie-wise, director Peter Berg tries to fool you with blaring noises.

Berg has taken all the worst parts from Michael Bay’s filmography and mashed them together here. It’s like watching the worst-of reel from “Pearl Harbor,” “Armageddon,” “Bad Boys,” “Independence Day” and “Transformers.”

Based off of the board game of the same name (yes, we know we’re in trouble when we’re starting to get our ideas from board games – “Clue” is the exception to the rule), “Battleship” has little resemblance to it. Instead, to spice things up, a race of non-descript, malevolent aliens has been inserted so the gung-ho military has something to fight, kill and triumph.

What little story there actually is revolves around Navy Lt. Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch), a perpetual screw-up who just so happens to want to marry the admiral’s daughter, Sam (Brooklyn Decker). The admiral is played by Liam Neeson who gets lost about 15 minutes into the movie and doesn’t resurface until much later when you’ve all but forgotten he’s actually in the movie.

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This is the most peculiar aspect of the entire movie. The ships See REEL on p. 11

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‘Battleship’ a sinking mess of loud noise

Want to tryout for a play? Here’s how:

By Jamie Baer Nielson

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During the audition

ith so many theater opportunities in Cache Valley, directors see thousands of kids and adults audition for dozens of shows every year. But how can you improve your chances of being cast, and what does audition etiquette call for?

Cache Magazine talked to three directors — Debbie Ditton from Music Theatre West, Katherine Newman from the Old Barn Theatre, and Nan Wharton from Four Seasons Theatre Company — and found out just what they’re looking for when it comes to casting the next Annie or Laurey.

• “It’s OK to be nervous,” said Newman. “(Directors) can see your talents through the nerves.”

“We expect people to be nervous,” agreed Ditton.

All directors said auditioners should exude confidence, even when they’re struggling with nerves.

• It’s OK if you mess up: Directors don’t expect you to put on a perfect show in front of the judges, but they will watch how you react to it.

“Make the director want to watch you,” said Newman. “It’s not always about being the best singer or the best actor or the skinniest or the most beautiful. What gets you cast is your personality and your preparedness.”

Before the audition • All directors agree: Preparedness is key.

“The first and foremost thing is to be prepared,” said Ditton, “and if you’re not, fake it really good. ... All performers should have an audition piece in their back pocket.”

“Be prepared — that’s the key to any audition,” agreed Newman. “Know the show; show the directors you’ve done your research.”

Auditioners are urged to learn as much about the show as they can before they audition, including the style, the characters’ names and the general story.

“I just feel like they should do their homework,” said Wharton, adding that judges are never impressed with someone who couldn’t find out even the basics behind the show they’re trying out for.

• Come to your audition dressed nice, but be comfortable: “If you’ve never worn high heels, tonight is not the night to try them out,” said Ditton. But you do want to say to directors, “I’m here to make an impression.”

“Don’t let them think the audition is an afterthought for you,” said Newman.

“Because then you’ll be an afterthought to

them.”

Performers should never show up in jeans and a T-shirt, and should keep their hair out of their face so the judges can easily see their expressions. Also, wear appropriate shoes and something you’re comfortable in. For example, said Newman, don’t show up to an audition in a mini skirt and 3-inch heels when directions clearly state you’ll have to perform a short dance.

• Think of your audition as a job interview, said Ditton — besides dressing appropriately and comfortably, be professional and kind to everyone you come across.

“You’re auditioning the minute you walk in the building,” she said. If you’re rude to the secretary, word will reach the directors and reflect poorly on you no matter your skill set.”

• Walk through the door with confidence, and never start off your audition with an apology, said Wharton. Realize you’re there because the production needs you there, she said.

“Give it your best,” she says. “That’s all you can do.”

• Ditton encourages future performers to “cut your piece to audition time,” which translates to 16 to 24 measures, or 30

seconds to one minute. And be especially mindful of what audition instructions state, said Wharton.

“They need to respect that (instructions) and stick with it,” she said. “If they can’t follow the rules in auditions, are they going to follow the rules during the show?”

• Prepare a song in the same style of the show you’re trying out for, said Newman, but don’t use a song from that particular play or musical.

“Then the director can’t envision you in any other role,” she said. “Let them use their vision to cast you.”

Ditton said if you’re unsure what style of music is in the show, it’s OK to call the director and ask.

“People are not good at judging what

parts they fit in best,” said Wharton. “(They should) let the judges see them in a variety of rolls by singing something that’s more neutral.”

• Pick a piece that shows off your best sound, said Ditton, and do what you’re comfortable with: “They need to do what’s comfortable with their body (and) make the choice that works best for them.”

• Bring your music in the right key and clearly marked for the accompanist. Ditton said it’s OK to jump around in the music, but make sure it’s easy for your accompanist to follow and understand.

• Fill out your audition form legibly. If directors can’t read your name, your phone number or your email, you can bet you won’t be getting a callback, said Ditton.

Photos by Jennifer Meyers/Herald Journal

Clockwise: Gabriella Noble, Chloe Hanson, Melinda Patts and Thomas Belliston wait to audition for “West Side Story” with Four Seasons Theatre Company. Potts, of Hyde Park, auditions for a role. Four Seasons Theatre Company casting directors watch an audition for their upcoming production of “West Side Story.”

“Keep it together (if you mess up),” said Wharton. “We need to know they can continue on. … that speaks

volumes to me. It’s the ones that fall completely apart or just walk off stage … that I don’t trust.”

After the audition So what happens if you try out and don’t get cast?

All three directors say just keep trying.

“If you don’t get the part, don’t let it devastate you the first time, the fifth time, or even the 50th time,” said Ditton. “You have to be able to say, ‘OK, what’s next?’”

Newman suggests contacting the director for tips, and ask, “What can I do better next time?”

But don’t assume you didn’t get the part because your talent’s not up to par; sometimes auditioners just don’t look the part, said Ditton.

“You might be the best lettuce out there, but if I’m making carrot cake, I can’t use the lettuce,” said Ditton.

See TRYOUT on p. 11

Want to tryout for a play? Here’s how:

By Jamie Baer Nielson

W

During the audition

ith so many theater opportunities in Cache Valley, directors see thousands of kids and adults audition for dozens of shows every year. But how can you improve your chances of being cast, and what does audition etiquette call for?

Cache Magazine talked to three directors — Debbie Ditton from Music Theatre West, Katherine Newman from the Old Barn Theatre, and Nan Wharton from Four Seasons Theatre Company — and found out just what they’re looking for when it comes to casting the next Annie or Laurey.

• “It’s OK to be nervous,” said Newman. “(Directors) can see your talents through the nerves.”

“We expect people to be nervous,” agreed Ditton.

All directors said auditioners should exude confidence, even when they’re struggling with nerves.

• It’s OK if you mess up: Directors don’t expect you to put on a perfect show in front of the judges, but they will watch how you react to it.

“Make the director want to watch you,” said Newman. “It’s not always about being the best singer or the best actor or the skinniest or the most beautiful. What gets you cast is your personality and your preparedness.”

Before the audition • All directors agree: Preparedness is key.

“The first and foremost thing is to be prepared,” said Ditton, “and if you’re not, fake it really good. ... All performers should have an audition piece in their back pocket.”

“Be prepared — that’s the key to any audition,” agreed Newman. “Know the show; show the directors you’ve done your research.”

Auditioners are urged to learn as much about the show as they can before they audition, including the style, the characters’ names and the general story.

“I just feel like they should do their homework,” said Wharton, adding that judges are never impressed with someone who couldn’t find out even the basics behind the show they’re trying out for.

• Come to your audition dressed nice, but be comfortable: “If you’ve never worn high heels, tonight is not the night to try them out,” said Ditton. But you do want to say to directors, “I’m here to make an impression.”

“Don’t let them think the audition is an afterthought for you,” said Newman.

“Because then you’ll be an afterthought to

them.”

Performers should never show up in jeans and a T-shirt, and should keep their hair out of their face so the judges can easily see their expressions. Also, wear appropriate shoes and something you’re comfortable in. For example, said Newman, don’t show up to an audition in a mini skirt and 3-inch heels when directions clearly state you’ll have to perform a short dance.

• Think of your audition as a job interview, said Ditton — besides dressing appropriately and comfortably, be professional and kind to everyone you come across.

“You’re auditioning the minute you walk in the building,” she said. If you’re rude to the secretary, word will reach the directors and reflect poorly on you no matter your skill set.”

• Walk through the door with confidence, and never start off your audition with an apology, said Wharton. Realize you’re there because the production needs you there, she said.

“Give it your best,” she says. “That’s all you can do.”

• Ditton encourages future performers to “cut your piece to audition time,” which translates to 16 to 24 measures, or 30

seconds to one minute. And be especially mindful of what audition instructions state, said Wharton.

“They need to respect that (instructions) and stick with it,” she said. “If they can’t follow the rules in auditions, are they going to follow the rules during the show?”

• Prepare a song in the same style of the show you’re trying out for, said Newman, but don’t use a song from that particular play or musical.

“Then the director can’t envision you in any other role,” she said. “Let them use their vision to cast you.”

Ditton said if you’re unsure what style of music is in the show, it’s OK to call the director and ask.

“People are not good at judging what

parts they fit in best,” said Wharton. “(They should) let the judges see them in a variety of rolls by singing something that’s more neutral.”

• Pick a piece that shows off your best sound, said Ditton, and do what you’re comfortable with: “They need to do what’s comfortable with their body (and) make the choice that works best for them.”

• Bring your music in the right key and clearly marked for the accompanist. Ditton said it’s OK to jump around in the music, but make sure it’s easy for your accompanist to follow and understand.

• Fill out your audition form legibly. If directors can’t read your name, your phone number or your email, you can bet you won’t be getting a callback, said Ditton.

Photos by Jennifer Meyers/Herald Journal

Clockwise: Gabriella Noble, Chloe Hanson, Melinda Patts and Thomas Belliston wait to audition for “West Side Story” with Four Seasons Theatre Company. Potts, of Hyde Park, auditions for a role. Four Seasons Theatre Company casting directors watch an audition for their upcoming production of “West Side Story.”

“Keep it together (if you mess up),” said Wharton. “We need to know they can continue on. … that speaks

volumes to me. It’s the ones that fall completely apart or just walk off stage … that I don’t trust.”

After the audition So what happens if you try out and don’t get cast?

All three directors say just keep trying.

“If you don’t get the part, don’t let it devastate you the first time, the fifth time, or even the 50th time,” said Ditton. “You have to be able to say, ‘OK, what’s next?’”

Newman suggests contacting the director for tips, and ask, “What can I do better next time?”

But don’t assume you didn’t get the part because your talent’s not up to par; sometimes auditioners just don’t look the part, said Ditton.

“You might be the best lettuce out there, but if I’m making carrot cake, I can’t use the lettuce,” said Ditton.

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they use seem to hover at times, but they have to bounce across the water like gigantic skipping stones. Their technology is tailormade for a movie like this since much of the action has to take place in the water. How convenient!

Berg’s huge misstep is thinking that we are awed by the thousands of computergenerated images he wields, when really, it simply becomes tiresome. The CG washes over us because we’ve all seen it before. Why filmmakers keep thinking we’ll be wowed by huge flying spaceships is a mystery to me since we see them time and again. The same goes for explosions, which Berg uses ad-nauseum.

“Battleship” has the requisite side stories that are supposed to make you interested in the characters, but instead make you loathe them even more. It’s the cinematic equivalent of a lobotomy.

There’s nothing to connect to, nothing to care about. Berg has populated this movie with enough massive whirring machines and earsplitting sound effects that he’s hoping you forget that the rest of the movie is completely useless on every level.

“Battleship” is a worthless piece of space junk floating in the nether regions of every other mundane, uninteresting alien invasion movie that has ever been made.

“Sometimes you have to realize there isn’t a part for you,” said Wharton, “but that doesn’t mean there won’t be next time.”

Living in a smaller community like Cache Valley, “It’s hard to break into theater here,” said Newman. “You may have to put in the groundwork.”

She suggests taking any part you’re offered, big or small, and let the directors get to know you.

If you don’t get the part or you’re not ready to audition just yet, Newman suggests supporting local theaters.

“It’s a small community; people will

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Jon Rash takes notes on a candidate during auditions for Four Seasons Theatre Company’s production of “West Side Story.”

notice” if you show up to support other actors during performances.

She also recommends

volunteering your time and expanding your network.

“It helps if we know

who you are,” she said.

Always being professional will help your future chances, too.

“Word spreads,” said Newman. All directors in Northern Utah will eventually hear if you’re difficult to work with, if you gossip, or if you’re a drama queen.

“If you’re a pain in the butt, they’re going to hear about it,” she said.

If it is your lack of skill that keeps a part from you, just keep practicing. Ditton said auditioners who improve year to year will make an impression; if you show up for audition after audition and you’re not getting any better, the judges will be unimpressed.

But remember, said Ditton: “If you don’t audition, you’re guaranteed not to get a part. ...

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.”

“Keep trying,” agreed Wharton. “You get better as you audition.”

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I wasn’t an elegant pregnant person. I didn’t have the physical grace or mental patience some people muster during the experience. I was unwieldy, sloppy, hungry, emotionally unpredictable, cranky, hot and usually a little bit ticked off. Although I’d eat anything that happened to smell good at the time, I craved ketchup. Nothing sounded better than a big spoonful of the sweet, tepid, vinegary conditomatoes, until last summent. Fries were optional. mer it had never occurred In American cuisine, to me that someone could tomato ketchup is as icon- actually make ketchup ic as apple pie. Perhaps from raw ingredients. As even more so (although ubiquitous as ketchup considerably less poetiis, I’d always thought of cally). The name origiit as one of those things nated from Chinese, or that just were ... like Malay, and meant brine oxygen or sunshine. But from fermented fish. The no, ketchup has to be sauce (and the name) was made. Thumbing through brought back to Europe a newly purchased “Ball

by Dutch traders. The Complete Book of Home word hasn’t changed Preserving,” I found not much, but over the years one, but three recipes for in the United States the ketchup, and one for red sauce has changed from hot sauce. I’ve searched the umami burst of ferfor more. Most of the mented fish to the umami recipes I’ve come across burst of cooked tomatoes. are based on tomatoes ...

The Heinz version is but not all. The Ball book made of concentrated has a recipe that calls for tomatoes, vinegar, corn half tomatoes and half syrup, salt, onion powder peaches. I found another and “spice.” According tantalizing recipe that, to the Federal Food and along with tomatoes, calls Drug Administration for the black licorice(FDA) the cryptic “spice” tasting vegetable fennel. may include garlic, cinAnother calls for rhubarb. namon, cloves, mace, Other recipes use molasallspice, nutmeg, ginger ses or maple sugar instead and/or cayenne. Ketchup of sugar. Since then, I’ve includes four of the five wanted to make some for flavors detectable by the myself. human tongue ... sweet My friend Brooke beat from the corn syrup, sour me to it. Brooke is one of from the vinegar, salty those people. You know from the salt, and the who I mean. She makes meaty umami taste from homemade raspberry the long-cooked tomatoes. jam. She stays up ‘til the Only bitter is missing. wee hours of the mornAlthough I was loosely ing perfecting her piping aware of the connection technique on birthday between ketchup and cakes, then gets up early

Bread and Butter LAEL GILBERT

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Just the right kick found in homemade ketchup the next morning to get tomatoes and runs them vanilla french toast and through a food mill. She warm scrambled eggs on adds vinegar, onions, the table for her family. salt, sugar, and “spices” She bakes whole-wheat including cinnamon, bread. She grows stuff cloves, ginger and nutin her yard and bottles it. meg. Then she adds either She is efficient and cheer- chopped chile peppers ful. Her hair is done. She or, if she feels like giving doesn’t have stains on her it more umph, some hot shirt. I’d probably hate sauce-like Sriracha. her if she wasn’t so modThen she cooks it and est, helpful and nice. cooks it and cooks it. To Also, she gives me get it to the consistency food. That helps. I she likes, it takes all day. recently opened a jar of Toward the end, when it her home-canned ketchup is getting really thick, she to top some vegetarian needs to stirs it constantly enchiladas I’d made. The so it doesn’t scorch. recipe came from GrandGrandpa Taggart would pa Taggart from Lewiston, simmer the pot one day, Utah, who got it from put it in the fridge overhis sister. Brooke doesn’t night, and finish it off on actually call it ketchup. day two, she said.

She calls it hot sauce, His sense of smell because that is what had been damaged in Grandpa Taggart called a farming accident, so it and because it has a I’m guessing he used it kick. But the FDA might to up the flavor of his call it ketchup if they food. Brooke says it also were to drop in at her made it hard for him to house (which is probably tell when the batch of already clean). Brooke’s ketchup had enough kick. version has all the things When he passed away, a good ketchup needs.

She takes a whole box of ripe

Brooke started making it as a memorial to him.

It is a labor of love, she says (it takes her a good six to eight hours on the stove, simmering, bubbling and requiring a lot of stirring). But she does it because it makes her happy to remember him that way. See? Nice.

When I tasted Brooke’s ketchup, it was a revelation. After tasting the homemade version, I realized that after a lifetime of dipping tater tots and topping hot dogs in the factory-made kind, that I’d more-orless stopped tasting it at all. It was too familiar.

Brooke’s stuff tasted ... different. It turned on my senses. It made me think of fresh tomatoes and cinnamon sticks. It was brighter and lighter.

Much of the sweetness came from the tomato itself. The heat gave it intensity and helped all the spice ingredients to pop.

I went back and tasted the factory-made version for comparison. It had more vinegar, and more heavy sweetness from the corn syrup. The spices were too familiar and balanced to identify. There was lots of onion. I still liked it, but for entirely different reasons. After a short search on the computer, I found 30 different varieties of tomato ketchup (and one banana ketchup, which I’m going to try) before I stopped counting. Some of the varieties included habanero, curry and mushroom.

I also found a ketchup of the month club, no kidding.

It was as if I’d been seeing the ketchup world in two dimensions, and suddenly, violently, that world ruptured into three.

My world, ketchup-wise, has been rocked.

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Local author shares her rough childhood story

By Manette Newbold Cache Magazine editor

Four years ago, at the time of retirement, Dianne Hardy finally began coming to terms with her childhood. A native of Roosevelt, Utah, Hardy said she needed something to fill her extra hours and didn’t want to sit in front of the TV. So, she picked up writing and started documenting her childhood.

Her story wasn’t an easy one to tell. Growing up in a small town with a father who was the principal of the only elementary school and a member of the bishopric in their Latter-day Saint ward, Hardy’s family was well-known on the surface, but perhaps few knew the secrets of home life that weren’t so ideal.

“My father was a prominent man in the community ... he was a beloved teacher. All of his children loved him,” she said. “They couldn’t imagine him at home. My mother was always reclusive and she felt

Portrait by Eli Lucero/Herald Journal

Dianne Hardy of Logan recently published “For Cryin’ Out Loud,” a memoir of her childhood.

that she would have been a great writer if she hadn’t married and settled down with my father. There was a ton of contention.”

Hardy recently published her book, “For Cryin’ Out Loud,” which became available on Amazon on April 14. It tells

her story from the time she was about 3 years old until she turned 18, moved from home and got married.

“It covers from the time I can remember,” she said. “It’s an absolutely honest account.

I didn’t hold back anything because I don’t believe in cen-

sorship and I just wrote it the way that I saw it as a kid.”

Hardy said she thinks many readers will be able to connect with her tough childhood, especially those who experienced hardships of their own.

“Sooner or later, we all have to come to grips with our own childhood,” she said. “Everyone does.”

Through writing, Hardy said she was able to heal. Her first draft came out as an angry vendetta, she said, but after getting everything out, her perspective changed and she was able to see humor in almost every situation. She healed so much, in fact, that she would recommend writing to anyone.

“No matter what they do it for, whether they do it for publication, or whether they do it for journal writing or whatever, writing is healing and it absolutely happened to me,” she said.

Every part of her book was workshopped through a local chapter of the Utah League

of Writers. When Hardy originally wrote “For Cryin’ Out Loud,” she had no intention of publishing, but she couldn’t seem to let it go. She said the book got in the way of her other writing (she also enjoys fiction) because she kept revising.

“I decided I had to get it in some form where I can’t mess around with it,” Hardy said.

A couple of her friends helped her get “For Cryin’ Out Loud” into book form.

One friend from Roosevelt designed the cover and another wrote a description of the book for the back cover. Hardy has also published a couple of articles in magazines and has a Ph.D. in music.

To purchase Hardy’s “For Cryin’ Out Loud,” go to www. amazon.com or contact her directly at drmusic435@gmail. com, 435-755-7609 (home) or 435-740-0783 (cell). She recommends readers purchase the book through her to eliminate shipping costs.

‘Taliban Cricket Club’ is a novel with a twist

By Nahal Toosi Associated Press

Writing a novel about Afghanistan can be a difficult, unenviable undertaking.

Ideally, the result will be well-informed, nuanced, stylishly written, surprising and free of cliches. At worst, the book will simply perpetuate stereotypes, even “good” stereotypes that to this day frustrate and confound Afghanistan’s relations with the world.

Timeri N. Murari’s attempt at the Afghan novel genre falls somewhere in the middle.

It strives to teach the world about the lives of Afghans under Taliban rule — pre-

9/11 — and has a clever, even intriguing premise. But it ends up trying too hard: The various characters and plot lines are almost too perfect, too convenient, as if a bunch of Aesop’s fables were bundled together.

The narrator of “The Taliban Cricket Club” is Rukhsana, a headstrong young Afghan woman who works secretly as a journalist — secretly because the Taliban ban women from working (and are not that fond of journalists, either). Rukhsana is engaged to an Afghan who is living overseas, but that is due to a family arrangement. Her real love is a young man in India,

where she lived for a while, attending school, and learning to play cricket.

The last bit is especially convenient. The Taliban, who have banned sports along with other forms of entertainment due to their severe interpretation of Islam, have decided to try to seek some world acceptance via cricket. They announce they will host a cricket tournament, and that the winning team will then get a chance to play in neighboring Pakistan. Rukhsana and several of her male relatives see this as a ticket out of hell.

Murari is a writer, filmmaker and playwright living in India. “The Taliban Cricket

Club” is billed as his first novel to be published in the

United States, and he says he got the initial idea for the novel in 2000 after reading that the Taliban had decided to make cricket an exception to their “no sports” rule.

Every few pages in the book, the reader is treated to an anecdote or a character that in ways almost too obvious lay out the strengths, but mostly weaknesses, of Afghanistan under Taliban rule.

The novel’s saving grace is that you will want to know what happens to Rukhsana and her cricket team. There is a twist in the tale (of course) — and it is a clever one. In the end, you may even wish it was a true story.

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Across 1. Roman Catholic church government 7. Product of conflict?

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91. King ___, founder of the Zhou dynasty 92. Inaugurates 93. Exodus commemoration 94. Bell ___ 96. Limerick language 97. Be-bopper 99. Unifies 103. Take a piece from 105. Mayer or Gacy 107. Detect through one of the senses 109. Garfield’s middle name 111. “Peer Gynt” dramatist 114. Defeat decisively 116. G8 member 117. Big men on campuses 122. Spanish dish 123. Redone 124. It may be sharp 125. Washed with soap 126. Gives, as a gift 127. Makes tea Down 1. It gets cleansed 2. Synchronized 3. Asian capital 4. Bananas 5. Fin. adviser 6. Hayseed 7. Baseball’s Boggs 8. More dry 9. Also-___ 10. Adjective for some diets 11. Reproductive structure 12. String together, in a way 13. Masculine side 14. “___ Man of Mine” (Shania Twain song) 15. Roundup need 16. Harmonize 17. Pantry 18. Groove made by a cutting tool 19. Vultures were

sacred to him 24. White House nickname 25. X out 31. City on the Black Sea 32. Rainbow goddess 34. Superbright 36. Ogler 38. Word in many John Sandford bestsellers 39. Small songbird 40. Stumbled in speech 42. Battering wind 43. Rubs out 45. Statuses 46. Swear (to) 48. Tenor Luciano 49. Endorsements 50. Make ineffectual 52. One who worshiped Copacati 53. Knawe, for one 54. Prez 55. Street liner 56. Sweep ___ 61. Catkins 63. Colorful fish 65. Economic consumption 66. Bought the farm (with “out”) 69. Spot remover?

71. De Valera’s land 72. Rimsky-Korsakov’s “The Tale of ___ Saltan” 73. Withdrawn 75. Sea birds 78. Whinge 79. What comes to mind 80. Overexposed, in a way 82. Square measure 84. In the present month 87. Ablutionary vessel 88. Relating to the skin 89. Progress slowly 90. Kind of wire 95. Whelks 98. Fergie’s ex

100. Teacher’s ___ 101. Quarrel 102. Periods of inactivity 104. Detergent ingredient 105. Isn’t serious 106. Dawn 107. Fraternity letters 108. Parting words?

109. Dangerous biters 110. ___ Bridges 112. Spill the beans 113. Shopper stopper 115. Johnny Bench’s team 118. “Far out” 119. Country club figure 120. Flyspeck 121. Hydrocarbon suffix

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Friday The Food $ense girls will teach a free cooking and community class on menu planning tricks to save money and eat deliciously from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, May 18, at Macey’s Little Theater.

Public Aggie Ice Cream tours will be held at 2, 3 and 4 p.m. May 18 at 750 N. 1200 East.

Cost is $3 and includes a single scoop.

Nescience will perform rock/ metal music with PseudoScorpion at 8 p.m. Friday, May 18, at Why Sound. Cost is $5.

A veterans seminar will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 18, at the Pioneer Valley Lodge, 2351 N. 400 East in North Logan.

Learn about the Aid and Attendance Benefit, a pension for wartime veterans and their spouses.

Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 435-7920353 and ask for Cody.

The Cache Valley Stargazers astronomy club will have a solar telescope set up in the plaza outside the Logan Library entrance for safely viewing the sun from 12 to 3:30 p.m. May 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26.

Robert Linton will perform from 4:45 to 6:45 p.m. Friday, May 18, at Caffe Ibis. Free.

Canyon Elementary School will hold a carnival as a PTA fundraiser from 5 to 730 p.m.

Friday, May 18, at the school.

Everyone is welcome.

SATURDAY The Mt. Ogden Kennel Club will hold an all-breed dog show at the Cache County Fairgrounds on May 19 and 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. No strollers, please.

Only dogs entered in the show will be admitted.

The Space Dynamics Lab will do a presentation about new projects going into space at

3 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the Pioneer Valley Lodge, 2351 N. 400 East in North Logan. For more information, call 435-7920353.

On Saturday, May 19, employees of the Cache Valley Walmart stores will assist the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources with a clean-up day of areas along Logan’s Canyon Road. With the trash they collect, they’ll create an exhibit that will be displayed at the June 2 Bear River Celebration. For more information, contact Marni Lee of the UDWR at 435-753-6206 or MarniLee@ utah.gov.

Air-Bound All-Star Cheerleading will hold their annual tryouts from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at 990 S. Main, Suite 1 in Logan. Ages 4-10 will tryout from 9 to 10, ages 11-18 will tryout from 10:30 to 12:30 and 1:30 to 3:30. Everyone is welcome, no experience needed. Email airboundangels@gmail.com for more information.

The 2012 Children’s Renaissance Faire will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the Whittier Center. Tickets are $5 for unlimited access to activities including mini crossbows, Viking tug-o-war, medieval dance and more.

Harmony Lodge No. 21, in cooperation with Bridgerland Audiology, USU Audiology Department and the Scottish Rite Care Centers will conduct free hearing screenings for children and adults from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the Logan Masonic Center, 118 W. 100 North in Logan. Please call 435-757-6017 with any questions.

team for the fall 2012 and spring 2013 seasons from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

May 21, 22 and 23 at Heritage Park in Nibley. Tryouts will be held for all positions. Players should bring a ball, water, shin guards and plan on attending all three tryouts.

The Logan City Cemetery (1000 N. 1200 East) will remove all broken and weathered items from all burial spaces (including Babyland) beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, May 21. Patrons wishing to claim personal items will need to do so before this date. After May 21, items gathered by cemetery staff can be reclaimed by contacting the Logan City Cemetery office at 435-750-9895 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. until Monday, June 4.

The William Hyde Camp DUP will meet at 1 p.m. Monday, May 21, in the Hyde Park Civic Center (downstairs). There will be a luncheon.

The schedule for this week at the Hyrum Senior Center is as follows: Monday, Fit Over 60 at 10 a.m., class on body language at 10:15 a.m.; Tuesday, chair yoga at 10:30 a.m., games at 12:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Zumba Gold at 10 a.m., Becky Kimball singing at 12:30 p.m.; Friday, Bingo at 12:30 p.m. Lunch is served at noon every day except Thursdays. Call 245-3570 to reserve a spot.

The William B. Preston Camp will have their closing social at 1 p.m. Monday, May 21, at the Mount Logan Stake Center Bowery. The lesson will be given

by Blanche Astle.

Blue Acoustic will perform from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at Caffe Ibis. Free.

Smithfield Summit Camp DUP will hold their meeting and closing social at 12:30 p.m. Monday, May 21, at the Smithfield Senior Citizen’s Center. A luncheon will be served. Visitors are welcome.

MONDAY

TUESDAY

The Internationals will have tryouts for their U13 boys state

Ashley and Alan Lunt will teach a free cooking and community

SUNDAY

class on how to make homemade Margherita pizza and a dessert pizza pie Tuesday, May 22, from 7 to 8 p.m. at Macey’s Little Theater.

Enjoy a movie with OPTIONS for Independence on May 22 at the Walker Theater in Brigham City at 6:30 p.m. Transportation is $2 and movie tickets are $6.50. RSVP to Mandie at 435-753-5353, ext. 108.

Hoodoo will perform acoustic music at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, at Why Sound. Cost is $5.

WEDNESDAY The Spanish-speaking quilters group will meet May 23 at OPTIONS for Independence, 1095 N. Main in Logan, from 10 a.m. to noon. For more information, contact Royella at 435-7535353, ext. 105.

Tawai Finlayson will perform acoustic music with Slye, Paul Christiansen and Thomas Kock at 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, at Why Sound. Cost is $5.

Common Ground Outdoor Adventures will host Frisbee golf Wednesday, May 23, from 3 to 5 p.m. Cost is $3. To sign up for this activity, request transportation or to learn about other activities, call Lauri at 713-0288 or visit www.cgadventures.org.

Stokes Nature Center will host Backyard Harvest — Water Wise Landscape from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, at the American West Heritage Center.

Cost is $3 for SNC and AWHC members and $5 for the public.

Tour the American West Heritage Center’s water wise landscaping and learn from AWHC director and native plant enthusiast Bill Varga how to renovate a home garden to use less water yet remain beautiful and vibrant.

Plants will be available for purchase after the class.

THURSDAY A Living Well with Chronic

Conditions class will be held at OPTIONS for Independence (1095 N. Main St., Logan) from 6:30 to 8 p.m. May 24. For more information or to sign up for the workshop, contact Anna at 435753-5353 or Deanna at 435-7232171.

A class on calorie counting will be taught from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 24, in the Cache County Administration Building multi-purpose room, 179 N. Main in Logan. Call 435-7526263 to reserve a spot. Out of respect for the hearing impaired, no children, please.

ONGOING The South Cache Soccer League will host British Challenger Soccer Camps from June 25-28. Registration is required 10 days before camps begin. For more information, call Tanya Mathys at 787-1767.

The South Cache Soccer League, the largest recreation soccer program in Cache Valley, will accept registration for fall recreation online from June 20 to Aug. 1. Real Salt Lake ticket vouchers will be available to all registered SCSL rec players for $6. Visit www.southcachesoccer. com for more information.

Join the Cache County 4-H for its annual sewing camp June 11-13 at the Hyde Park Civic Center. Boys and girls must be at least 8 years old and in the third grade to register. Beginner and advanced classes will be available. Each camper will need their own sewing machine and be accompanied by an adult who knows how to sew. The theme this year is “Extreme Room Makeover.” Please contact the Cache County 4-H office at 7526263 for more information.

Vendors are wanted at the Celebrate Providence Event to take place June 2 from 1 to 7 p.m. If interested, please contact the city office at 435-752-9441 or visit our website at www.providencecity.com.

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