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THE LONG-AWAITED RETURN OF

THE UTAH THEATRE UFOMT general director Michael Ballam looks on as renovations continue at the Utah Theatre in downtown Logan.

The Herald Journal

JUNE 10-16, 2016

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June 10-16, 2016

COVER 6 Utah Theatre ready to reopen with UFOMT’s production of ‘Peter Pan’

THE ARTS 3 Summerfest Arts Faire

scheduled for June 16-18

4 Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre selling tickets for 2016 season 5 Bridger Folk Society

to host singer Eric Taylor

5 The Lyric Rep delivers ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’

MOVIES 8 ‘Turtles’ wins box office despite weak numbers

9 Aaron Peck gives just

one star to new ‘Warcraft’

TV 8 A huge bounty of drama, comedy for summer TV

COLUMN 8 Dennis Hinkamp takes politics to the movies

CALENDAR 15 See what’s happening this week in Cache Valley

Barbara Hillman of Louisville carries a Muhammad Ali doll on Wednesday after receiving tickets to Ali’s memorial service, which is scheduled for today at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. (AP Photo)

FROM THE EDITOR It’s quite apparent that we have officially entered the summer entertainment season here in Cache Valley.

Even though this is my fourth summer as the editor of Cache Magazine — and I was around here for a couple of decades before then — it’s always a bit of a shock how quickly things get rolling this time of year.

Once Memorial Day has passed, it seems like its full speed ahead to the Fourth of July, which will be here before we know it.

The Summerfest Arts Faire will arrive on the grounds of the Logan Tabernacle beginning next Thursday, and as always, I vow to spend at least a couple of hours over there ... assuming deadlines allow me to do so. It sounds like there’s some great entertainment scheduled this year, and as long as the wind and the rain that has been an occasional problem in recent years stays away, it’s definitely worth heading downtown for the music, the art and especially the food.

Productions are also currently underway at the Caine Lyric Theatre for the 2016 season of the Lyric Repertory Company, and this year, the Lyric Rep will have a neighbor. Sandwiched in between the Caine Lyric Theatre on Center Street and

the Ellen Eccles Theatre on Main Street is the newly renovated Utah Theatre, where many of us of a certain age may have seen, say the premiere of “Jurassic Park” as the clock struck midnight between Thursday night and Friday morning.

With that venue now open — please see the cover story on pages 6-7 — the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre will be able to present five productions this summer, including “Peter Pan” at the Utah Theatre. I wasn’t able to attend any of the grand opening events last week, but I hear that Michael Ballam’s latest project was both worth the wait and worth the effort ... which is certainly saying something.

— Jeff Hunter

Annual festival of the arts set for June 16-18

The Summerfest Arts Faire is gearing up for exciting and varied musical and other performances June 16-18 on the grounds of the Logan Tabernacle.

“Our performance jury has a lot of experience and connections in the music world, and our 2016 lineup demonstrates this,” said Summerfest executive director Elaine Thatcher.

Last year, Summerfest brought in The Strike, a band from Utah Valley. This year, continuing the effort to bring in Utah artists that are attracting attention nationally and even internationally, Summerfest will feature blues artist Tony Holiday, singer-songwriter Talia Keys, folk singer Kate MacLeod and bluegrass band Blue Sage, featuring well-known banjo master Mike Iverson.

Headliners on the three nights are Colt .46, a country band from Ogden on Thursday night; Abraxas, a ’60s and ’70s rock and roll and rhythm and blues band from Logan

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The annual Summerfest Arts Faire will begin on Thursday, June 16, and continue Friday and Saturday on the grounds of the Logan Tabernacle.

on Friday; and Party Rock Project, a pop/rock band from Perry on Saturday night.

“We try to select groups that are great for dancing as our headliners each evening,” said Thatcher. “All three of these groups have loyal fans, and

I know everyone will have a great time.”

Colt. 46’s personnel include lead guitarist John Pettley, Jr., lead vocalist Dale Condie, bass player Wes Becker and drummer Dan Robbins.

Robbins says, “We all have

a foundational respect and love for the classic greats in country music and an enthusiasm for alternative folk, country, Americana and rock. Along with each member’s personal stylistic choices, these elements form the palette for

what we have to say.”

Abraxas is a remix of the popular group Way Way East Bay, playing a different repertoire, but featuring well-known local musicians Mike Christiansen on guitar, Jim Schaub on bass/vocals, Travis Taylor on drums, Jon Gudmundson on saxophones, and Todd Fallis on trombone and percussion. They have taken their name from the 1970 album by the Latin rock group Santana.

Party Rock Project describes themselves as inventive, highenergy, audience-interactive, and family-friendly and promise to give audiences driving covers of some of their favorite pop and rock music.

The group is headed by Nate Davis on guitar and vocals, Quinn Dietlein on keyboards and vocals and Dawn Dietlein on vocals. They also use backtracks that supplement the sound.

Non-musical performances this year include Logan City Poet Laureate Star Coulbrooke and some of her poet friends.

Last year, this was a popular session with a packed audience. Storyteller Ted Erekson will also be on stage with his See LOTS on Page 10

Summer concert series continues at Tabernacle The Music at the Tabernacle Summer Concert Series continues at the Logan Tabernacle on Friday, June 10, Monday, June 13, and Tuesday, June 14. Admission is free, and concerts begin at noon with the exception of the Dakota Dewaal & Company, which will start at 7 p.m.

There will be no concerts June 15-18 in order to accommodate the annual Summerfest Arts Faire.

Visit logantabernacle.blogspot.com

for more information.

Friday, June 10 Relic Acoustic Band: Comprised of Irv Nelson, Scott Olsen and Steve Roberts, this is a group of three veteran musicians based in Cache Valley that performs easy listening, acoustic oldies.

They have been playing together for the last 15 years.

Dakota Dewaal & Company: Come and see a group of talented young

performers as they present a night of Broadway magic.

Monday, June 13 Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre: Singers and instrumentalists will perform their favorite music in addition to previewing the upcoming UFOMT season which includes “Ragtime,” “Porgy and Bess,” “Show Boat,” “Puccini’s Trilogy” and “Peter Pan.” For more information, visit utahfestival.org.

Tuesday, June 14 Major Ranch Hands Band: The Majors hail from Avon,where they raise horses, show calves, hay and kids, not necessarily in that order. The band’s lineup is based upon the status of who’s at home and who’s gone. The music and poetry that they perform reflects the rural and Western lifestyle that they live and includes classic and original music.

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all mixed up Cloward featured at gallery

“The Walk” by Jason Cloward

A new artist will be featured at the Logan Fine Art Gallery during the next CVCA Gallery Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 10.

Jacob Cloward from Salt Lake City is innovative, iconic in his style and his paintings are large and impressive.

“I found myself gravitating towards Western-style art,” Cloward says. “The genre fascinates me. I’ve always been keen

on Western movies and the history of the American West; one of the great cultural time periods of America. There are many stories still to be told about the rugged people that discovered and established this country. I find myself drawn towards those ideals, and the striking images that have been created in all forms of art.”

Cloward spent much of his life sharpening his craft as a visual

storyteller. He takes inspiration from art in all forms, but he has most recently gravitated toward urban art, comic books and abstract expressionism. His years of experience in both digital and physical image creation have helped him develop a cross-medium technique for producing his paintings.

The gallery is located at 60 W. 100 North. Visit loganfineart gallery.com for more information.

Festival Opera ready to get started ‘Peter Pan,’ ‘Ragtime’ among the Mainstage Productions in 2016 Single tickets for the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre’s 24th season are on sale now.

The Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre has assembled its largest group of musicians, performers and crew members in its history for this upcoming season. They will come from renowned stages across the nation, including Broadway and the Met, to the historic Ellen Eccles Theatre and the Utah Theatre to present 13 major productions and concerts and 139 events from July 6 to Aug. 6.

The 2016 season includes five Mainstage Productions in repertory: “Showboat,” the 1927 classic that defined the “new” form of the American musical; “Porgy and Bess,” the greatest of American operas; the Tony Award-winning “Ragtime”; and Puccini’s final completed work “Il Trittico” in its Utah premiere, all held in the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

“Peter Pan” will soar across the stage of the newly renovated Utah Theatre, scheduled

to open in June. “Peter Pan” will open June 24.

The productions will be presented in repertory with full orchestra, and the season bursts with 139 concerts, lectures, interactive classes, backstage tours and more.

Concerts include The Pianists, the International Opera Semifinals and Finals, Tribute to Cole Porter, a Chamber Music series, Pioneers and Patriots featuring the return of John Philip Sousa and J.S. Bach’s monumental “Mass in B Minor” conducted by Dr. Craig Jessop and featuring the American Festival Chorus, special soloists and the Utah Festival Orchestra.

Tickets will also be on sale for backstage tours, breakfast with the stars, literary seminars and Academy classes where interactive courses will be taught by industry experts.

The affordable classes range from topics like Houdini to painting with Kent Wallis, to backstage magic, history and more.

Performance tickets will be available online at utahfesti-

Photo courtesy of Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre

Adam T. Biner, left, and Michael Ballam will star at Peter Pan and Captain Hook, respectively, in the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre’s production of “Peter Pan” at the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

val.org, by calling 750-0300 or in person at the box office located in the Dansante Building at 59 S. 100 West.

Academy tickets are not available online. Ticket prices vary by performance, and discounts are available for season

ticket purchases and groups.

Students of all ages receive a 25 percent discount with ID.

est Southern songwriters for four decades.

Known for anecdotal songs that defy easy categorization, Taylor has released seven solo albums and influenced such well-known artists as Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett (both of whom have covered several of his songs) and Steve Earle.

He was recently nominated for an Emmy award in musical composition for his work on a Storyworks television documentary “Road Kid to Writer: The Tracks of Jim

Tully.”

Taylor has appeared on “Austin City Limits,” “Late Night with David Letterman,” NPR’s “Morning Edition” and “Mountain Stage” and BBC Radio.

According to Lovett, “I’m always the opening act when I’m around Eric. I love his voice, and he has a great narrative quality and sense of detail. He sort of takes you out of your own reality and into the reality of his songs. It’s good writing no matter how you cut it.”

‘Arsenic’ leads off season Local celebrities to make cameo appearances in Lyric Rep show A series of guest performers will be featured throughout the summer in the Lyric Repertory Company’s production of “Arsenic and Old Lace,” and the fun news is that the performers will be “celebrities” from the Cache Valley area.

The Lyric Repertory Company is a part of the Caine College of the Arts at Utah State University.

The local troupe opened its 49th season this week with “Arsenic and Old Lace” at the historic Caine Lyric Theatre in downtown Logan.

Written by American playwright Joseph Kesselring in 1939, “Arsenic and Old Lace” is best known for the film adaptation starring Cary Grant.

The play is a farcical homicide following the beloved character and drama critic Mortimer Brewster as he scrambles to keep Brooklyn safe from the “charity” of his well-meaning aunts.

Abby and Martha Brewster are two spinsters who murder lonely old men by poisoning them with glasses of elderberry wine laced with arsenic, strychnine and cyanide. Mortimer must deal with their antics and the local police as

CV Storytelling Festival

The Cache Valley Storytelling Festival will be held June 9-11 at Merlin Olsen Park, 250 E. Center St. True stories, tall, tales and hilarious tidbits under the towering shade trees. Told by professional story tellers from around the U.S., this event will enthrall both adults and children. Tickets are $5 to $40.

Visit cachefest.com for more information and a full schedule.

Ice Cream Summerfest To celebrate Little Bloomsbury Foundation’s 10th anniversary and the 150th anniversary of pioneers in the Northern Utah/Idaho region, Little Bloomsbury will be holding an inaugural Ice Cream Summerfest from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 16-18 at 181 N. 200 East (directly west of the LDS temple, “where the teepee is.”)

The event has been approved by Logan City and is totally separate from the Summerfest Arts Faire.

The theme of the Ice Cream Summerfest is “Lengthen Your Stride.” Everyone will be offered a free Great Harvest Bread ice cream sandwich, while supplies last. Activities include handcart pulling, sketch club, calligraphy, pioneer dance, music, costume contest and storytelling.

For more information, visit littlebloomsbury.org.

Final Art on the Lawn The 12th and final Art on the Lawn event will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at the Old Crookston Homestead, 1491 E. 2300 North in North Logan.

There will be entertainment all day long (including Lorisa Pulotu, Ana Anawalt & Friends, Ben Watkins, Cottonwood Run and the Blue Blazers), with more than 40 artists creating on the lawn and you can help local artist Michael Bingham paint a mural on an old barn. Some lawn space is still available.

Contact luciart@comcast.net or visit artonthelawncachevalley.net for more information.

Freedom Fire tickets

Tickets For the Freedom Fire Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks Show go on sale Monday, May 16.

Join your family, friends, neighbors, and fellow Americans on Friday, July 1, to celebrate the greatest country in the world at USU’s Maverik StaPhoto courtesy of Caine College of the Arts dium. The entertainment will include Caleb ChapThe Lyric Repertory Company at USU presents “Arsenic and Old Lace,” star- man’s Crescent Super Band, Journey Unlimited: ring Leslie Brott as Abby Brewster and Colleen Baum as Martha Brewster.

The Tribute and Ryan Innes. Tickets are $8.

Tickets will be available the Logan Community Recreation Center (195 S. 100 West), Logan Aquathe debates whether to go through “Arsenic and Old Lace” features ic Center (451 S. 500 West), Cache Valley Visitors with his recent promise to marry something special — a revolving Bureau (199 N. Main St.) and the USU Spectrum the woman he loves, whose father cast in the role of Mr. Gibbs, a Ticket Office (850 E. 900 North), or online at happens to be a reverend.

The Lyric Rep’s version of See SEASON on Page 10 pr.loganutah.org.

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The Bridger Folk Music Society and First Presbyterian Church are pleased to present a concert featuring legendary singer/songwriter Eric Taylor.

The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at First Presbyterian Church, 178 W. Center St. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased in advance at bridgerfolk.org, or reserved by calling 535-1408.

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Eric Taylor coming to Logan COMING UP

Above, workers put the final touches on the newly renovated Utah Theatre last week.

Left, Zach Young works at the Utah Theatre stage. Far left, Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre founding general director Michael Ballam has been the driving force behind renovating the former movie theater in downtown Logan.

‘LAUNCH A NEW ERA’ utah theatre set to reopen following facelift

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historic theater stood stationary on Center Street for several months after closing in 2006 until members of the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre decided they wanted to reopen it.

Built in the 1930s, the Utah Theatre was built as a gorgeous, classy place for people to watch movies. Its historic venue attracted many from around Utah who saw it as a unique space for social outings and entertainment.

When it closed, it left a gaping hole in downtown Logan, taking away the movie theater vibe, leaving residents with shopping and restaurants, but no place to go for a movie. No one had thought about reopening until UFOMT founding general director Michael Ballam came home from sabbatical in Italy and saw the building in the beginning of its demise. He decided to do something different with it. After almost 10 years of restoration efforts, the theater will open with the premiere of “Peter Pan” on Friday, June 24.

“It’s going to be a unique theater in Northern Utah,” Ballam said. “We’re going to be able to do things that we cannot do in the (Ellen) Eccles Theatre or any other theater north of Salt Lake City. Our company, the UFOMT, has grown to the point where we need an additional venue. We’re growing and we want to be able to have more offerings, and we want to be able to do things year-round, not just in the summer.”

He continued, “This will allow us to do essentially every kind of performance imaginable.”

The Utah Theatre will be used for movies and live performances, Ballam said. To do that, the UFOMT had to make artistic adjustments to the space that would allow it to transform eas-

ily from one type of theater to another. UFOMT managing director Gary Griffin said movie theaters and live performance spaces both have different acoustic requirements. The Utah Theatre, however, has both.

“When you go into a movie theater there are curtains on the walls to absorb the sound,” Griffin described. “In live theater there are bare walls to reflect the sound.”

With the touch of one button, pink drapes on the walls of the theater shimmy down into the ground, disappearing into floor pockets, which helps to absorb the sound of live theater. Once they are tucked away, the sound of live theater reverberates throughout the room consistently.

When they shimmy up the wall, they purpose as blockades of reverberation.

“To be able to do both is very unusual,” Griffin said on showing live theater and movies.

“We’re probably the only theater, certainly in Northern Utah that can do that. I don’t know of any other theaters, there must be one out there somewhere, but I’ve never seen another one.”

Renovation of the Utah Theatre cost about $11.5 million and took longer than intended as the need for additional donations prolonged the process in 2008. The UFOMT also had design plans that were not approved by the Historic Preservation Committee: A burgundy shade with replaced tiles that the committee claimed took away from the preservative aspect of the area. A lot of the orange tiles had already cracked and fallen off, Griffin said.

Though they wanted to replace all of the tiles, the committee said the green tiles had to stay because of its architectural feature that added to the district. Griffin said stores no longer carry or make the tile that is on the Utah Theatre, so

when it is time to replace them, they would have to go to someone that specializes in hand-making tiles “at a huge expense.”

“There’s over 100 that are missing,” Griffin said. “It would cost us a fortune to try and replace them.”

Despite the preservation obstacles, Ballam was still intent on restoring the theater.

“I have a great love for historic buildings, our company has a great love for historic buildings and historic art forms,” Ballam said.

Over the last few years, the Utah Theatre slowly rose from the ashes like a phoenix, and many believe its historic nature and cultural heritage will contribute to its success as well as attract tourists from outside of Cache Valley to the area.

“The Utah Theatre will have something in here every night of the week and by doing that we hope to bring life back into downtown and have a reason for people to come and hopefully rejuvenate the downtown area,” Griffin said.

Its comeback performance will be “Peter Pan,” a show Ballam said was the opening production for the Ellen Eccles Theatre to show all of the capabilities a theater can offer, from flying to music to effects.

“It’s magic. It’s about keeping things alive and young,” Ballam said. “Peter stands for freedom and youth and he flies and teaches other people to fly. This building has flown out of the dust, as did the Eccles; the phoenix soared. So ‘Peter Pan’ is a way to show that visually. It’s alive, more so than any other show we could do to demonstrate all of its capabilities, and bring magic and bring children.”

The re-opening of Utah Theatre will “launch a new era,” Ballam said.

Left, the Wurlitzer organ sits in the basement of the Utah Theatre. Far left, levers controlling the scenes for the upcoming production of “Peter Pan” at the Utah Theatre in downtown Logan.

STORY BY KATIE PEIKES ——— PHOTOS BY ELI LUCERO

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I’m not good at political commentary because it just makes me long for the complexity of thought and discourse that I experienced as a thirdgrade Catholic school student. When faced with a tough question, the nuns assuaged our fears with, “Well, that’s just a mystery and faith is the answer.”

When religion fails me now I rely on movie and other fictions quotes to answer all the big questions. I also imagine Morgan

I also long for the days where there was a lunatic fringe instead of the current rational fringe.

America 2016 is actually like Andy Dufresne in “Shawshank Redemption” when he says to the evil warden, “How can you be so obtuse?” The rest of the mainstream lunatic country is the warden responding by throwing us in a hellish solitary confinement of a Trump presidency. We Freeman, George Clooney eventually emerge free, or John Belushi narrating but only after having to them. Saying something crawl through a quarter stupid with conviction can mile of sewage pipe and escape to Mexico. make all the difference.

Slightly Off Center DENNIS HINKAMP

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Politics is going to the movies in 2016 I imagine Bernie Sanders showing up to the California primaries and screaming in his best Bluto (“Animal House”) voice: “What? Over? Did you say over? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? ... This could be the greatest night of our lives, but you’re going let it be the worst. No, I think we have to go all out. I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody’s part …. We’re just the guys to do it.”

A summer bounty of TV Drama, comedy and ‘Hamilton’ to look forward to

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Summer travel packing list: swimsuit, sunblock, television.

In this portable TV era, there’s no reason to leave small-screen entertainment at home when cable channels, streaming services and networks are eager to keep you connected online with top-notch fare from, among others, Oscarowning filmmakers.

So hit the road with your smartphone, laptop or tablet — or, heck, stay put in front of an actual TV set — and check out this steamy-weather menu of hot picks (all times EDT).

— “BrainDead,” CBS, 10 p.m. Monday, June 13. A different political show from “The Good Wife” creators Robert and Michelle King, with Washington beset by brain-eating bugs and a bipartisan coalition out to stop them. Tony Shalhoub and Broadway and TV “Grease” heartthrob Aaron Tveit are among the comic thriller’s stars.

— “Animal Kingdom,” TNT, 9

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Chiwetel Ejiofor, left, and Wunmi Mosaku share a scene in the drama series, “Dancing On The Edge,” premiering Sunday, June 26 on PBS.

p.m. Monday, June 14. A teenager (Finn Cole) loses his mother to a heroin overdose and gains a violent family that includes a tough matriarch (Ellen Barkin) and her offspring in the drama series based on the Australian movie of the same name.

— “Raised by Wolves,” Acorn TV streaming service, Monday, June 20. A bluntly funny take on the lives of an unconventional single mother and her six home-

schooled kids from writers Caitlin and Caroline Moran, sisters who lived a version of the comedy series.

— “Queen of the South,” USA, 10 p.m. Thursday, June 23. Drawn from the best-selling novel “La Reina Del Sur,” which already spawned a hit telenovela, the drama stars Alice Braga (“I Am Legend”) as a woman on the run See TV on Page 11

I imagine the head of National Public Radio decrying the loss of not only “Car Talk,” but informative news radio in general. “Ted, the personal rancor reflected in that remark I don’t intend to dignify with comment. But I would like to address your general attitude of hopeless negativism. Consider the lilies of the field or ... heck! Take a look at Orrin Hatch there as your paradigm of hope.”

And Hillary Clinton, referencing the current Republican Party as Delta House in “Animal

House” in her best Dean Wormer: “Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son. The time has come for someone to put her foot down.

And that foot is me!”

For personal motivation, no matter what happens, I go back to “Aliens”: “All right, sweethearts, what are you waiting for? Breakfast in bed? Another glorious day in the Corps! A day in the Corps is like a day on the farm. Every meal’s a banquet! Every paycheck a fortune! Every See MOVIES on Page 10

‘Turtles’ wins a very weak week LOS ANGELES (AP) — Turtle power isn’t all that strong the second time around, according to comScore estimates Sunday, but not all is bleak at the box office. While many of the season’s sequels continue to struggle, the healthy debut of the romantic drama “Me Before You” proved that there is room for more than superheroes in the summer.

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” won the box office, but its estimated $35.3 million debut is not exactly cause for a celebratory pizza party. The $135 million production from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies comes just two years after the studios rebooted the property. The 2014 movie performed surprisingly well — opening to $65.6 million and going on to gross $493.3 million worldwide — despite lackluster reviews.

While lower in turnout, those who did show up liked this film far better than the first, according to exit polls. “Out of the Shadows” doubles down on the fan elements with the introduction of a number of villains from the ‘80s cartoon.

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2” is just the latest in a string of underwhelming openings for sequels this summer movie season, which runs from the first weekend in May through Labor Day. Some of the lackluster showings include “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising,” ‘’Alice Through the Looking Glass,” and even “X-Men: Apocalypse,” which fell a hefty 66 percent in its second weekend in theaters, earning $22.3 million for a second-place finish.

In a marketplace saturated with sequels, the romantic tearjerker “Me Before You” stood out from the pack and performed quite well because of it, earning $18.3 million for a third-place finish.

plot or story. It’s simply a shabby machine that chugs along creating situations for large-scale computergenerated wizardry.

It’s full of moments where characters appear talking about important things, only we’re left wondering if we’ve seen this person before, who they are, if they’re important, if we’re missing something, or if it even matters at all. It showcases endless battle scenes where characters are able to stop what they’re doing and have plotaltering conversations as the battle rages on conveniently around them.

A movie can be beautifully expensive and still feel entirely hollow. Once the end of it rolls around and the script starts opportunely leaving loose narrative threads in anticipation of a sequel, I wondered if there’d actually be a sequel. We might have entered “The Last Airbender” territory here.

ated a Middle-earth that we instantly cared about.

Here Azeroth is an afterthought. A carrot dangling in front of the endlessly hungry visual effects AP Photo beast rampaging across This image released by Universal Pictures shows characters Orc chieftain Durotan, voiced the screen.

by Toby Kebbell, left, and Orgrim, voiced by Rob Kazinsky, in a scene from the film, Director Duncan Jones “Warcraft,” based on the Blizzard Entertainment video game. is a talented writer and director who flourishes happening is the story when dealing with small, moves from one bloody character-driven narraaction scene (that this tive. Both “Moon” and movie got away with a “Source Code” mined PG-13 rating is mindDirector // Duncan Jones minimal story settings blowing) to another Starring // Travis Fimmel, Ben Foster, Dominic and visuals for dramatic without instilling any Cooper, Paula Patton, Toby Kebbell, Daniel Wu, heft. Here, Jones has all sort of emotional tug Robert Kazinsky, Clancy Brown, Anson Mount the special effects money related to Azeroth or its Rated // PG-13 for extended sequences of can buy, yet the end result inhabitants. intense fantasy violence is a movie far less appeal Compare that with Peter ing than his other smaller There were two characconvoluted, and the plot Jackson’s “Lord of the films. ters who I thought, while is never given any time Rings.” Even with the There’s not much to talk watching the movie, had to simmer. What ends up first film, Jackson creabout with respect to the completely different names than what’s listed Action!

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The Reel Place Aaron Peck

For all its spectacular color and visual excess, it seems inconceivable that “Warcraft” can end up this dull and lifeless.

Infinite, expensively crafted visual effects does not an engaging story make.

“Warcraft” is a strange franchise property to begin with. This movie begins with next to no understanding of the fantasy world these characters populate.

The movie is based off a popular video game and contains heaps of references only fans will get. However, the failing of this movie is that it jumps right into the story without bringing the casual movie viewer along with it. If you’re not familiar with the source material, good luck finding any meaningful context within it.

The expression “less is more, is lost on “Warcraft.” There is no less to be had in this movie.

No subtlety. No moment where it slows down and allows the audience to process it. It’s a nonstop assault of visual effects that, while technically proficient and at times stunning, are useless in the grand scheme of things.

The special effects on display in “Warcraft” appear to be the ends, not the means. This movie gives the impression of existing solely to create visual effects, instead of using those effects to tell a worthwhile story.

This is the kind of movie where character names are birthed from a random syllable generator. The kind of movie whose characters are known by face only.

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COMING UP Season

‘Beauty and the Beast’

Four Seasons Theatre Company begins its 2016 season with Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” June 17-27 at the Sky View High School Auditorium.

Show times are 7:30 p.m., with 1:30 matinees on Saturday.

Tickets are only $11 online at fourseasonstheatre. org. Family and group discounted rates are also available by calling 535-1432.

The cast of Beauty and the Beast includes local performers from all over Cache Valley. The production is directed and costume designed by Kody Rash, music directed by Afton Furniss and choreographed by Katie Packard, Hollie Boehme and Scott Henderson.

Local performers in “Beauty and the Beast” include AnnAlyse Chidester (Belle), Trenton Bateman (Beast), Benjamin Phillips (Gaston), Cory and Aubree Keate (Lumiere and Babette), Debbie Miles (Mrs. Potts), Tyler Jones (Cogsworth), Alex Eby (LeFou), Jennifer Bohman (Wardrobe), Scott Hunsaker (Maurice) and McGregor Brough and Ayden Kofoed (Chip).

CVCA Gallery Walk

Looking for a free family activity, a classy date or just a bit of arts enrichment in your life? Come and enjoy June’s CVCA Gallery Walk from 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday, June 10.

Ten local businesses will be featuring the artwork of talented Cache Valley artists for a beautiful summer evening of art appreciation. Best of all, it costs nothing to attend. CVCA Gallery Walks take place every second Friday of every even month and is the perfect free activity for all ages to experience and support local artists and businesses while having a great time.

For a printable map of participating businesses, visit cachearts.org/gallerywalk.

Continued from Page 5 boarder in search of a room to rent who narrowly escapes the aunties’ charity. Among those filling in as the guest cast member are Richard Call, a former Lyric Rep member, theater educator, father of current Lyric Rep artistic co-director Richie Call and son of company founder W. Vosco Call (June 9); Jim Christian, the production director (June 10); Doug Thompson, former Logan mayor (June 11); Tom Williams, Utah Public Radio programming director (June 18); Craig Jessop, USU dean (July 8, Aug. 5) and

Lots

Continued from Page 3 stories for all ages.

There will also be smaller performances and interactive opportunities in the Creation Station (formerly the Family Art Yard). Valley Dance Ensemble will provide some movement activities for all ages, Anna Anawalt will present her “Music for Little Monkeys” and the Honkey Tonk Monkey Shine Improv group will share The Old Barn Community Theatre in Collinston proudly presents “Fiddler on the Roof” every Mon- some improvisational theatre games for children day, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. from June 10-25. Matinees will begin at 2:30 p.m. June 11, 18 and adults.

This year, the South and 25.

Stage (formerly the Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story Acoustic Stage) will have centers on Tevye, a poor dairyman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit a full sound system and Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daugh- engineers, so the listening experience should ters and instill them with traditional values in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti- be better than ever. Two audio mixing interns will Semitism of Czarist Russia.

Rich in historical and ethnic detail, the universal be working on that stage with an experienced engitheme of tradition in “Fiddler On The Roof” cuts neer. across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy For a complete schedule of performances at Sumand sadness. merfest, please visit logan For tickets, call (435) 458-2276 or visit oldbarn. summerfest.com. org.

‘Fiddler’ at the Old Barn

Charlie Schill, Cache Magazine drama critic (July 20), with more announcements to come.

“We asked Craig Jessop, dean of the Caine College of the Arts, if he would play Mr. Gibbs and he chuckled and said, ‘Maybe for one night,’” Richie Call said.

“That’s where the idea came from. We thought it would be fun to ask several members of the community to play the role for one night only.”

Directed by Jim Christian, a recently retired director of musical theater studies at Weber State University, “Arsenic and Old Lace” will keep audience members laughing.

Cast members include Leslie Brott as Abby Brewster and Colleen

Baum as Martha Brewster. Both are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

Other cast members in “Arsenic and Old Lace” include Jim Dale (The Reverend Dr. Harper), Richie Call (Teddy Brewster), Kenny Bordieri (Officer Brohpy), Max Falls (Officer Klein), Katie Francis (Elaine Harper), Mitch Shira (Mortimer Brewster), Brendan Allen (Jonathan Brewster), Cameron Blankenship (Dr. Einstein), Michael Francis (Officer O’Hara) and Christóbal Perez (Lieutenant Rooney).

W. Vosco Call, founder of the Lyric Repertory

Company, will appear as Mr. Witherspoon.

Opening June 9 and continuing June 10 and 11, “Arsenic and Old Lace” then runs on select dates through Aug. 5, rotating with the company’s three additional shows. Also part of the Lyric Rep 2016 season are “Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery,” “Singin’ in the Rain” and “You Can’t Take it With You.” For more information and tickets, call 7978022, see the Lyric Rep website (lyricrep.org) or visit the Caine Lyric Theatre Box Office at 28 W. Center St., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and one hour prior to curtain on performance dates.

SATURDAY

The Cache Employment and Training Center will host the sixth annual Bike with Brent Ride at noon Friday, June 10, at Willow Park, 500 W. 700 South. Brent Carpenter is a local celebrity who rides his bike all over Cache Valley, making friends as he waves and honks his horn. You can join Brent at this event as you walk, ride your bike, push a stroller or wheelchair or cheer from the side lines. The community will unite as CETC consumers and staff, family and friends come together with Brent to support services for people with disabilities at CETC. You can pre-register at bikewithbrent.com, at the CETC (275 W. 400 South) or on the day of the event beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Cost is $15 for adults, $10 for children. Fee includes an “I Biked with Brent” T-shirt. The length of the ride is 1.4 miles.

Cinders will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Admission is $6.

The Cache Valley Sandhill Crane Festival will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 10 (poetry reading, program at Willow Park Zoo), and at 8 a.m. (field trip beginning at the Caffe Ibis parking lot) and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (story time at Willow Park West) Saturday, June 11. Free and open to everyone, call 2133668 for more information.

TV Continued from Page 8 in the U.S. from a drug trafficking ring after her boyfriend’s murder.

—”Dancing On the Edge,” PBS, 8 p.m. Sunday, June 26. An eight-part drama about a black jazz band that finds success and tragedy in 1930s London.

Chiwetel Ejiofor (“12 Years A Slave”) and Matthew Goode (aka Lady Mary’s squeeze in “Downton Abbey”) are part of the cast.

— “Alexander Hamilton,” History Channel, 9

Mendon native James Quinlan Meservy will be signing copies of his first novel, “The United,” beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at Hastings, 50 E. 400 North.

The 25th Street Community and Farmer’s Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at the North Logan Library, 475 E. 2700 North. Fresh garden produce and quality handcrafted items will be for sale.

Visit northloganmarket.com for more information.

The Cache Valley Gardeners’ Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 11, on the grounds of the Historic Cache County Courthouse at 199 N. Main St. In addition to craft, food and produce vendors, music will be provided by Hilkat Johnson. Visit gardenersmarket. org for more information.

Juniper Junction will perform from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave. The Newton Library Luau will

p.m. Sunday, June 26. Finding tickets to the Broadway hit musical “Hamilton” too pricey? This two-hour documentary detailing his national legacy may leave you singing the founding father’s praises.

— “Roadies,” Showtime, 10 p.m. Sunday, June 26.

Rock stars ruled in filmmaker Cameron Crowe’s Oscar-winning “Almost Famous,” but it’s the crew members who shine in the comedy series written and directed by Crowe. Luke Wilson, Carla Gugino and Keisha Castle-Hughes are part of the ensemble cast.

— “Hello World!” Dis-

be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 10, at the Newton Park Pavilion. A fundraising event for the Newton Library Building Fund, the event will feature a Hawaiian meal and entertainment by Mele’uhane. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for children under 12 and are available at the Newton Library and Newton Market. For more information, call 563-9283.

Outdoor enthusiasts of all ages are invited to participate in the annual Bear River Celebration and Free Fishing Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at Willow Park West, 500 W. 700 South. Hosted by USU Water Quality Extension, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and the City of Logan Environmental Department, the gathering celebrates Utah’s free fishing day and features a variety of learning activities about water conservation, water quality, wildlife, recycling, energy and the Bear River Watershed. Participants of all ages can enjoy free fishing at the park pond. Fishing equipment and instruction are available for first-time anglers. Call 797-2580 or visit extension.usu.edu/waterquality for more information.

Heritage Days in Nibley will kick off on Saturday, June 11, with a variety of athletic events, including a Fun Run (7:15 a.m.

covery Channel, 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 9. The family friendly series enlists the narration and tunes of Christina Aguilera, Usher, Joan Jett and others to educate us about wild animals and their habitats.

— “The Night Of,” HBO, 9 p.m. Sunday, July 10. A start-to-finish murder case as created by one Oscarwinning writer, Steven Zaillian (“Schindler’s List”) and one Oscar-nominated one, Richard Price (“The Color of Money”), with an assist from Peter Moffat, whose original U.K. series it’s adapted from. John Turturro, Riz Ahmed star.

at Heritage Park); Disc Golf Tournament (10:30 a.m. at the Nibley Disc Golf Course); and Sports Night (4:30 to 8 p.m. at Heritage Elementary School). Visit nibleycity.com for more information.

SUNDAY HilKat Johnson will perform from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 12, at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave.

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

Monday, June 13, in the Jim Bridger Room. This week’s movie is “Everyone’s Hero,” which is rated PG. Popcorn and admission is free.

TUESDAY The Cache Valley Chapter of the Utah Watercolor Society will meet on Tuesday, June 14, in the Jim Bridger Room at the Logan Library. Critique will begin at 6:30 p.m.; the potluck closing social will start at 7 p.m. Bring some food to share. Call Nancy Eastmond at 753-4286 for more information.

Five Mile Float will perform with Right On, Kid, Bankshot and The Open Door Policy at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, at Why

— “The A Word,” SundanceTV, 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 13. Both autism and adultery figure in this series, described as both thoughtful and humorous, about a 5-year-old boy and his extended family.

— “The Get Down,” Netflix, Friday, Aug. 12. New York circa 1970s is the setting for this drama about South Bronx teenagers in a harsh and changing world.

Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann (“Moulin Rouge!”) directed and produced the series with young actors (Justice Smith, Shameik Moore) and veterans (Jimmy Smits, Giancarlo Esposito).

Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Admission is $6.

Please come join us for our Nighttime Food $ense class at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, in the Cache County Administration Building multi-purpose room, 179 N. Main St. As the weather warms up, now is the time to brush up on your grilling skills. Join us for this class to learn fun and healthy recipes to make at your next BBQ. Call 752-6263 to reserve a spot.

WEDNESDAY Tamerlane will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Admission is $6.

THURSDAY Vinny Steez will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 16, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Admission is $6.

The Summerfest Arts Faire will be held June 16-18 on the grounds of the Logan Tabernacle.

Summerfest offers fine art, great food and entertainment to it’s visitors as well as quality entertainment with headliner concerts each evening. Hours on Thursday are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Visit logansummerfest.com for more information.

Movies Continued from Page 8 formation a parade! I LOVE the Corps!”

And to my editors: “Every deadline was a crisis … No doubt it has something to do with a deep-seated personality defect, or maybe a kink in whatever blood vessel leads into the pineal gland … On the other hand, it might easily be something as simple and basically perverse as whatever instinct it is that causes a jackrabbit to wait until the last possible second to dart across the road in front of a speeding car.” (RIP Hunter S. Thompson) ——— Dennis Hinkamp would like to thank all the candidates for making satire more accessible.

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