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‘Mom’s in the studio’ Learn about artist Aurora Hughes Villa’s hectic life journey toward balancing family, teaching - p.8 The Herald Journal

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Aurora Hughes Villa paints a ceramic piece at her home in Providence on Wednesday. — From teaching art classes to students at all levels of education, to being a commissioned artist, to currently working as the assistant curator of education for the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, to serving as a mentor under the ArtsBridge program, Villa has a lot on her docket.

Read all about her and see some of her work on Page 8. Photo by Eli Lucero

From the editor

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HE FOURTH OF JULY is easily one of my favorite holidays.

Not only does it mark the “official” start of summer — at least in my book — but there is always so much going on and everyone seems to be in a good mood while planning camping trips and cooking outside and going to the Cruise-In and watching and lighting fireworks.

I just love sitting outside with my family with the smell of my dad’s delicious hamburgers cooking on the grill while sipping a cool drink. We always do something fun over the holiday weekend, including our annual trip to my mom’s friend’s house to get together with friends, play in the water and watch the kids run around like the heat has gone straight to their brains.

There’s something soothing about

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watching a kid just be a kid — not a worry in the world, running and laughing in the sunshine whether it’s 50 degrees or 98 degrees. I love watching kids play in the kiddie pool and swing on the swingset, but there’s no better sound than a kid’s laughter.

It’s one of those sounds that include no stress and no worries. They don’t have to worry about paying bills or getting to work on time or getting the oil in their car changed. All they have to think about is what fun thing they’re going to do that day, whether it’s going to the pool, seeing a movie or staying inside and playing with Legos.

Sometimes I wish I could act like a kid again, even if it’s just for one day, but then my bill-pay reminder goes off and it’s back to the checkbook to pay the mortgage. Oh well. It was fun while it lasted.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

— Jamie Baer Nielson Cache Magazine editor

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This dog is available for adoption!

Pet: Anicane From: The Cache Humane Society Why he’s so lovable: “Anicane is a black/white pointer who has tons of energy! He’s a go-getter and loves to run and play. He is good with kids ages 8 and up and gets along well with other dogs. He does chase and kill chickens, though. Anicane is also a high jumper; he can jump 8-foot fences in a single bound, so supervision outside is a must. I bet Anicane would make a great agility dog! He’s been an outside dog all his life and would love to learn house-training so he can be a family member 24/7. He loves butt rubs and loves being petted and loved. He already knows ‘sit’ and ‘down’ and is highly trainable. He loves treats! Give this loving boy a chance in life.” Anicane’s ID number is 2010-8115. For more information, call 792-3920.

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

Rachael Sage: ‘Enthusiastically embracing change’ HE BRIDGER T Folk Music Society will present a concert

with Rachael Sage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 10, at Crumb Brothers Bakery, 291 S. 300 West, Logan. Tickets are $13 and available by calling 757-3468, or take your chances at the door the night of the show. Seating is very limited, so advance purchase is recommended.

Sage has penned quirky, melodic pop songs since she was old enough to reach the piano keys. Over the course of her career, she including “Chester,” “Oh Susanna,” has steadily built a loyal “Shenandoah” and “America the grassroots fan base with Beautiful.” The lyrical and beautiful a rigorous international “Moon River” by Henry Mancini tour schedule that has will add a contemporary flavor. And, seen her sharing stages of course, no July 4 program would with such seminal artists be complete without “Stars and as Eric Burdon, John Lee Stripes Forever.”

Hooker, Judy Collins and The Cache Chamber Orchestra is Colin Hay, and prompted open to community musicians and Performing Songwriter is sponsored by the department of Magazine to name her music at USU. During the school “One of the Top 100 year the orchestra rehearses weekly Independent Artists of and performs three concerts. The the Past 15 Years.” Leavsummer “pops” series is completing ing aside set lists in favor its third season. Musicians seeking of a more spontaneous additional information about memapproach, every show bership in the orchestra should con- she performs combines tact director Robert Frost. top-notch musicianship

Chamber Orchestra presents final summer ‘pops’ concert

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HE CACHE CHAMBER Orchestra will present its third and final “pops” concert of the summer season at 7 p.m.

Sunday, July 4, in the Morgan Theatre of the Chase Fine Arts Center at Utah State University. Admission is free and everyone is invited.

The repertoire for the July 4 concert will feature favorites appropriate to the holiday and a tribute to those who have served in military. Students from the local Mountain West String program under the direction of James McWhorter will be featured soloists. Terry Hill, conductor of the American Fork Symphony, will be guest conductor.

The program will open with “Fan-

fare la Peri” by Dukas, a dramatic and bold selection that will set the tone for the evening. Of special note will be the rendition of “Summon the Heroes,” written for the 100th anniTerry Hill versary celebration of the modern Olympic Games. It is also appropriate recognition for those who serve so faithfully in our military services today.

The young soloists will perform a medley of patriotic songs while Hill leads the orchestra in a medley of traditional American folk songs,

Nature Center now open Saturdays TOKES NATURE S Center will open its doors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays

throughout the summer. Admission is free. Visitors can check out SNC’s live critters, explore natural artifacts, visit the hummingbird and butterfly garden, spend some time bird-watching, or learn through play with interactive nature games.

While you’re at the Nature

Center, you can also learn about their exciting summer lineup.

SNC’s summer programs kick off July 10 with a Boy Scout environmental science merit badge program during the day and the History & Lore of Logan Canyon storytelling program in the evening. SNC will offer four summer youth programs on July 15 and 16. Later programs include two hummingbird open houses on July

23 and Aug. 21, a program on edible and medicinal plants on July 31, a music jam on Aug. 7 and a sagebrush stroll on Aug. 28.

Stokes Nature Center is located up Logan Canyon, one mile east of Logan on Highway 89. They are also open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday.

For more information, call 435755-3239 or visit www.logan nature.org.

with hilarious betweensong banter, what The New York Times recently dubbed Sage’s “inner Fanny Brice.”

Delving into the writing process for her latest album, “Delancey Street,” with her typical fervor, the two-time Independent Music Award winner turned to her immigrant Jewish heritage, combined with the prospect of finally moving from the same East Village Manhattan neighborhood she’d lived in for over a decade, as a creative starting point.

For information, visit www.rachaelsage.com.

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Noon Music at the Tabernacle under way

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he ninth annual Noon Music at the Tabernacle series is in full swing. All concerts are free to the public and begin at noon. Be sure to check Cache Magazine every week for profiles on upcoming performers. (The schedule is always subject to change!)

For more information, visit www.cachecommunityconnections.com.

Con Allegrezza Strings (July 8)

Tumbleweeds (July 2) umbleweeds began in the year 2000, providT ing their listening audience with a unique blend of instrumental and voice harmony and lending itself to both traditional and contemporary Western music. Steve Fillmore and Early Bradley have an unlikely combination of comedy and acoustic Western music that is both pleasing and fun to listen to. Being raised in the ’40s and early ’50s, both men have backgrounds in traditional Western, grassroots country and original music. Lead singer, guitarist and harmonica player Steve Fillmore brings with him not only voice and instrumental expertise, but a truly gifted talent for writing original compositions of cowboy poetry and song. Early Bradley, affectionately known as “Ugly Earl,” rounds out the duo with his sense of humor, harmony voice, upright bass and banjo playing.

The Hatch Family Band (July 3)

ach member of the Hatch famE ily learned to play at least two instruments as they grew up. The

group consists of Terry, guitar and trumpet; Lisa, piano and clarinet; Chris, drums and tenor sax; Mike Jr., trumpet and bass guitar; and Casey, drums and bass clarinet.

Now the grandchildren have joined the group and participate with the band. Their sons were fortunate to marry good singers and Kathy, Terry’s wife, and Valerie, Chris’ wife, have provided solo and backup vocals. Corry’s wife, Hailey, also sings with the group. Their father, Mike Sr., began it all with his piano playing and performing in Idaho and around the valley.

he Con Allegrezza quartet T consists of local musicians and has been perform-

ing in Cache Valley for more than 10 years and has been featured in the Logan tabernacle summer concert series for several years. The current quartet comprises Kathleen Lloyd of Smithfield, first violinist; Linda Kemp of Logan, second violinist; Robert Frost of Smithfield, violist; and Kennita Thatcher of North Logan, cellist. The quartet rehearses on a regular basis and performs throughout the year for weddings, socials, community activities and professional gatherings. The quartet’s repertoire includes traditional works by Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven, as well as light classical works, familiar themes from Broadway musicals and fiddle tunes.

In addition to quartet performances, members are also active teaching or

The What (July 7) he What is going on its second T year playing in the valley. The conception of The What came about as a pickup group to perform at a private party. The group has great diversity in its literature and instrumentation, and members are able to double on two or more instruments. Much of repertoire for this performance includes an origi-

Lyric Theatre preview (July 6) he Old Lyric Repertory ComT pany will showcase the talents of the Lyric actors, technicians and

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performing in other musical ensembles.

The program at the tabernacle will feature works from all genres.

apprentices. The people involved in OLRC have many abilities that may not be readily apparent to the patron. Some of the talent that will be showcased at the tabernacle is from the Apprentice Program, a program orchestrated to give profes-

sional theater experience to high school juniors and seniors. Current students and recent graduates of USU be featured, including crowd favorite Felicia Stehmeier, who will be singing a selection from the recent department of theater arts production “Sweeney Todd.” Other selections will include popular showtunes and musical numbers.

nal composition by Ian McDougal, 18th century composer Danzi, an arrangement of the Muth (which means it’s a silent mixture), and original arrangements by members of the quintet. The quintet includes: Allyson Bailey, flute; Emily Sorensen, oboe; Dan Stowell, clarinet; Warren Barton, bassoon; and Ruth Young, horn.

Your choice of four plays from the OLRC • What: “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” • When: 7:30 p.m. July 10, 14, 22, 30; 2 p.m. July 10

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he Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” features three actors who take on the Herculean task of re-enacting the entire repertoire of Shakespeare in less than two hours.

Jim Christian, director of musical theater studies at Weber State University, is directing the play; it is his first time to direct for the

OLRC. Christian described the performance as “structured improvisation, like what you would see if ‘Saturday Night Live’ got its hands on Shakespeare ...

“It’s Shakespeare at warp speed,” he said. “Shakespeare purists will love it, and those who have never read Shakespeare will consider it a light, user-friendly version.”

• What: “Always ... Patsy Cline” • When: 7:30 p.m. July 2, 3, 16, 21, 24, 28; 2 p.m. July 3 & 24

• What: “Blithe Spirit” • When: 7:30 p.m. July 15, 23, 29

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ritten by English playwright Noel Coward, “Blithe Spirit” tells the story of novelist Charles Condomine, who is haunted by the ghost of his dead wife as she stops at nothing to reclaim him.

Charles is the only one able to see the ghost, and the comedy unfolds as Charles’ dead wife does her best to disrupt his current marriage.

Director Lynda Linford said although the play is whimsical, there is a deeper meaning behind the comedy. Written in England during World War II, “Blithe Spirit” is a story of hope, regeneration and

rejuvenation, she said.

Linford teaches theater at USU and has both acted and directed for the OLRC for 20 years.

First performed in 1941 in London, “Blithe Spirit” enjoyed success in Britain and on Broadway.

The play has also been revived and performed on Broadway throughout the 1970s, 1980s and, most recently, in 2009.

Featured in the major roles in the OLRC production are Keri Hostetler Larsen (Madame Arcati), Phillip R. Lowe (Charles Condomine), Colleen Baum (Ruth) and Amanda Mahoney (Elvira).

Want tickets?

Tickets are available by calling or visiting the Caine School of the Arts Box Office in the Chase Fine Arts Center at USU, 797-8022; at the Caine Lyric Theatre Ticket Office, open from 1 to 8 p.m.

Monday through Saturday; or online at boxoffice. usu.edu. For more information on the OLRC’s 2010 season, visit csa.usu.edu/olrc2009.aspx.

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ich with warmth, heart and passion, the musical “Always … Patsy Cline” relives the career of the beloved American country music singer as seen through the eyes of her biggest fan, Houston housewife Louise Seger. The OLRC production is directed by Adrianne Moore, a faculty member in USU’s theater arts department.

The style of “Always … Patsy Cline” alternates between Seger’s hilarious monologues characterized by her strong Texas persona and Cline’s miraculous vocal abil-

• What: “The Mousetrap” • When: 7:30 p.m. July 8, 9, 17, 20, 27, 31; 2 p.m. July 17 & 31

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gatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” is the longest running play in England, in continuous production since it premiered in 1952.

Director for the OLRC production of “The Mousetrap” is Terrence Goodman, who brings 40 years of experience in Broadway and film credits. He promises audience members will get their money’s worth out of the classic whodunit.

Set in the early 1940s, the action takes place when guests at the new Monkswell Manor Hotel are snowed in during a blizzard. While

staying in a young couple’s bed and breakfast, a varied group of cabinfevered customers must race to find the killer among them before he or she can strike again.

Richie Call, an OLRC alum, plays his dream role, Detective Sgt. Trotter, the man trying to solve the mystery of a woman strangled to death in London — and preventing another murder at Monkswell Manor.

The characters include a haughty court magistrate, crazy architect, mysterious world traveler, middleaged major, elderly foreigner and the newly married couple.

ity, giving the show an extraordinarily intimate connection between the two characters and audience, Moore said.

Joining the OLRC company in the title role is Erica Hansen, an actress who has portrayed Cline three times for the Grand Theater in Salt Lake City. She said playing Patsy is the most thrilling, rewarding thing she’s ever done.

Actress Colleen Baum, who plays Seger, said her “spitfire character” will have audiences rolling in their seats.

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‘Eclipse’ just silly; ‘Airbender’ lacks brains “Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

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he sullen Cullen clan is once again faced with insurmountable danger and destruction in the newest installment of the “Twilight” saga.

“Eclipse” opens in a flowerstrewn field as Bella and Edward embrace each other.

They’re so passionate about wanting to be together — Bella loves Edward to no end, but she has trouble believing in the institution of marriage. “It’s just a piece of paper,” she says.

With the fact that she would be marrying the undead, her last worry should be whether the institution of marriage is fundamentally sound, but that’s Bella for you. Always the worrier.

As a matter of fact, everyone is worried in “Eclipse.” An army of “newborn” vampires is being created by the bloodthirsty Victoria, who would like nothing more than to drain Bella of every ounce of her blood. Through Alice’s visions, the Cullen clan has found out an army is being formed to find Bella and kill her. War is inevitable. Jasper makes us think these newborns are indeed stronger than regular vampires, and this is going to be one tough fight. They enlist the help of the resident Indians, who turn into werewolves at will when defending their land from vampires.

Director David Slade (“30 Days of Night”) takes the extreme close-up to a whole new level. It’s possible to count on two hands the number of times you actually see a wide shot of scenery in this film. The majority of the screen is filled with close-ups on the actors as they try their best to furrow their brows to make themselves look intensely distressed. It’s like they have so many emotions bubbling up inside of them they’re not really sure which one to actually emote, so blank intenseness suffices.

The world of “Twilight” is full of glum characters settled in gloomy surroundings. Bella

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wants to become a vampire, and begs Edward to change her into one. Edward refuses, saying the life of a vampire isn’t something he’d wish on anyone. Other Cullen children beg Bella not to become a vampire; it’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to them. So why do they make it seem like such a cool life? Let’s see, no real weaknesses, live forever, have superpowers — why would anyone not want to be a vampire?

“Eclipse” delves deeper into the “Who is Bella going to choose: Jacob or Edward” dilemma. Edward wants to get married and Bella loves Edward, but Jacob loves Bella and Bella may also love Jacob.

Problem is, Bella is quite possibly the most selfish character ever written. She cares only for herself. She wants Edward to change her, but doesn’t want to give in to the whole marriage thing because of silly technicalities. She wants Jacob to stay around as her “friend,” but we all know what being friends really means. Bella is tough to root for when all she’s doing is acting like a spoiled teenager who wants to have her cake and eat it too. On top of that, Bella keeps pushing Edward

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“The Last Airbender” Rated PG

to get more intimate with her.

Which begs the question: How, exactly, does sex with a vampire work? Apparently in this version vampires are akin to giant icicles void of blood, a substance that comes in handy during mating situations.

Perhaps the real problem with the whole franchise is there’s never been a time when we really understand that Bella and Edward actually, really love each other. They lust after each other, but love? Do they really?

They throw that word around like they really understand the meaning. She’s only a teenager anyway, and it’s pretty common knowledge how teenagers view love during their high school years. This brings up yet another fundamental question: What does Edward see in Bella?

While he looks her age, his intellect from years and years of life must be far beyond that of a silly teenage girl.

In the end, though, this is what the hordes of “Twilight” fans want from this franchise, and that’s fine. The movie will attract loads of movie-goers who will swoon when Jacob appears on screen, shirtless, for the 10th time. It’s exactly what the fans want, and you can’t really fault it for that.

“The Last Airbender”

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t was a bad omen from the beginning when M. Night Shyamalan had to drop “Avatar” from the title of his adaptation, which was originally titled “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” Because of the success of Cameron’s epic about Pandora and its inhabitants, Shyamalan’s movie title was snipped to just read “The Last Airbender.”

Coming off the extreme disappointment surrounding “The Happening,” Shyamalan tries his hand at writing and directing an adaptation of a children’s cartoon. Maybe it’s just me, but it’s hard to take a film seriously whose title is preceded by “Nickelodeon Movies Presents.”

Shyamalan, one of the great storytellers of our time, finds himself mired in a movie lacking heart, soul and brains. Then again, he’s the one that got himself stuck there in the first place.

The world we visit in “The Last Airbender” is made up of four different factions, all having to do with the main elements of life: earth, water, fire and air.

The fire nation is the bully, trying to usurp dominion over the other three nations. Within these nations are “benders,” people with bending abilities who are

able to control their respective elements. Firebenders shoot flame balls with a swoop of an arm, while waterbenders call up columns of water to freeze their opponents in cocoons of ice.

We’re clued in by a helpful narrator that not only does each nation control its respective elements, but there is also one who is born who can bend all the elements. That person is called the Avatar. One day a young waterbender named Katara finds something unusual in the ice: A boy who has been frozen there for who knows how long.

He has strange tattoos on his head and back, and he’s able to control the element of air. This is important since the prophecy says the Avatar is supposed to be born an airbender and because of that, the fire nation wiped out the entire airbending race. Having been locked away for 100 years, this young airbender named Aang is ready to accept his role as Avatar and free the people from the evil — the dominating hordes of firebenders.

There’s a compelling story lost somewhere in here, I just know it. A world consisting of the base elements is an See REEL on p.13

Still playing “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” Rated PG-13 ★★ With Stephenie Meyer’s franchise under new management again, this time director David Slade (best known for the hard-core vampire horror flick “30 Days of Night”), and a stronger story than the first two movies, “Eclipse” manages to do what its two dreadfully dumb predecessors could not.

It almost makes believers out of those of us who don’t much care whether Kristen Stewart’s moon-eyed teen Bella Swan chooses vampire stud Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) or werewolf hunk Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). Almost. The trouble is, while “Eclipse” may not be dreadfully dumb, it’s still pretty dumb. Slade uses that to his advantage here and there, lightening up on the relentless gloom of the earlier movies by making fun of some of the franchise’s silliness. Still, the movie mostly wallows in what fans love most, that whiny romantic triangle among a schoolgirl and her two beastie boys. Not as if it’s news to Meyer’s millions of readers, but this time out, vamps and wolves team up to stop an army of extra-nasty newborn bloodsuckers. PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and some sensuality. 121 min.

“The Last Airbender” Rated PG ★ A joyless, soulless, muddled mess, but the worst part of all doesn’t come until the very end. That’s when it makes the clear suggestion that two more such movies are in store for us. Hopefully, that won’t happen. Based on the Nickelodeon

animated series “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” this live-action fantasy adventure has epic scope and soaring ambitions, exotic locations and a cast of thousands, but manages to get everything wrong on every level.

It is yet another misstep for writer-director M. Night Shyamalan, whose career has been steadily on the decline since the marvel of “The Sixth Sense.”

A 2-D movie converted to 3-D, “The Last Airbender” often has a smudged and blurry look about it, as if there’s some kind of schmutz on your clunky plastic glasses. This is especially true during moments of darkness or scenes that take place at night — and that’s a problem, since a lot of pivotal stuff takes place at night. At least, one can surmise as much. The script is so incomprehensible, it’s often difficult to follow, despite several instances of characters stopping whatever they’re doing to explain what’s going on. Noah Ringer stars as Aang, the prophesied Avatar who will unite the tribal nations of Air, Water, Earth and Fire — people who can manipulate or “bend” those elements, and have been torn apart by war.

Dev Patel, Cliff Curtis, Nicola Peltz and Jackson Rathbone costar. PG for fantasy action violence. In 2-D and 3-D. 103 min.

“Grown Ups” Rated PG-13 ★ Shockingly inept even by the standards we’ve come to expect from a Happy Madison production, this feels as if it were made without considering whether an audience would ever actually see it. It assaults us with an awkward mix of humor (which is rarely funny) and heart (which is never touching), but even more amateurishly, it features

copious cutaways to characters laughing at each others’ jokes.

For long stretches of time, Adam Sandler and Co. sit around a New England lake house goofing on each other, telling stories and reminiscing about old times.

Given that these other characters are played by Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade and Rob Schneider, you would hope that some of the lines would work (from James and Rock, at least). One gets the distinct impression that these guys, four out of five of whom are “Saturday Night Live” alumni, improvised most of their insults and one-liners, and there just happened to be a camera or two rolling. The plot, which is essentially “The Big Chill” with jokes about flatulence and bunions, finds these five childhood friends reuniting for the funeral of the basketball coach who led them to a championship in 1978. PG-13 for crude material including suggestive references, language and some male rear nudity. 98 min.

“Knight and Day” Rated PG-13 ★★1⁄2 Introducing an exciting new talent: Tom Cruise. Sure, we know Tom Cruise after his three decades in the business.

We know way too much about Tom Cruise, actually, thanks to his well-documented off-screen antics the past few years.

“Knight and Day” is a refreshing reminder, though, of why

he is a superstar: He has that undeniable charisma about him and he really can act, something for which he doesn’t always get the credit he deserves. Here, he plays a Vintage Tom Cruise Role: He gets to be charming but also toy with the idea that he might be a little nuts. As secret agent Roy Miller, he has that twinkle in his eye and that sexy little smile but he’s also strangely calm in the middle of elaborate car chases and shootouts — relaxed, articulate and abidingly courteous when most mortals would be freaking out. That’s part of the fun of the character and the movie as a whole, that contradiction.

Cruise’s presence also helps keep James Mangold’s film light, breezy and watchable when the action — and the story itself — spin ridiculously out of control. Cruise and Cameron Diaz make an oddly appealing pair as a (possibly) rogue spy and the innocent woman he must now protect. But the romance between them feels forced and is one of the movie’s chief weaknesses. PG-13 for sequences of action violence throughout, and brief strong language. 109 min.

“Toy Story 3” Rated G ★★★ This is what happens when you’re good at your job: Everyone expects excellence from you, and anything even slightly short of that feels like a

letdown. “Toy Story 3” is a gorgeous film — funny, sweet and clever in the tradition of the best Pixar movies — but because it comes from that studio’s nearly flawless tradition, including two “Toy Story” predecessors, the expectations naturally are inflated. The storytelling in no way is in question; it never is at Pixar, which is the fundamental reason their films are so strong.

Neither is the voice cast, led once again by Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack, with formidable newcomers like Ned Beatty thrown into the mix.

The details are as vibrant and tactile as ever: the textures and expressions, the use of light, angles and perspective. And the core concept — that toys have a rich, complex interior life when people aren’t around — still resonates all these years later.

If “Toy Story” hadn’t come out in 1995 and “Toy Story 2” hadn’t followed it in 1999, “Toy Story 3” would stand on its own as a breakthrough. Trouble is, those earlier movies do exist. And by comparison, this third installment — in which Andy heads off to college and the toys end up in day care — doesn’t feel quite so fresh. Then, of course, there is the 3-D — the unfortunate trend of the summer. It’s not intrusive, but it’s also completely unnecessary. G. In 3-D and IMAX 3-D. 98 min.

— All reviews by The Associated Press

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‘Mom’s in the studio’ Learn about artist Aurora Hughes Villa’s hectic life journey toward balancing family, teaching

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t’s safe to say Aurora Hughes in her family’s backyard Villa is one busy person. ing mud pies. Villa’s mot From teaching art classes cultivate her creative abil to students at all levels of “setting up a little table a education, to being a commissioned screen to sift the dirt.” artist, to currently working as the Villa’s interest in ceram assistant curator of education for the increased when she took a Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of high school, but it was a c Art, to serving as a mentor under the location that really pointe ArtsBridge program, Villa has had direction of an art-based c a lot on her docket in the past 15 or Villa’s family moved from so years. que to Lewiston, N.Y., wh Oh, and the Providence resident is in middle school. also married and has three children.

While in Lewiston, Vill Villa’s already hectic life became ered a unique place along busier starting last summer when Niagara River known as A part of a building on the family’s Spanning 150 acres, the p property was converted into a stuentirely devoted to perfor dio as she prepared to display her visual arts and, as Villa pu ceramic pieces at Logan’s AVA Galplace for artists to go to.” lery in October 2009. “reputable national and in After several years of relative inac- artists” have been known tivity in regards to showcasing and exhibiting her work, it is now a big part of Villa’s life. And while creating new pieces and preparing to display them at art galleries means less free time for Villa, she wouldn’t have it any other way.

“It’s been great to get back into it and now it’s just the fine line of balancing family and teaching,” she said.

It didn’t take long for Villa to gain notoriety around the state, and her work is Villa paints a ceramic piece at he currently on display at the Finch Lane Gallery in Salt Lake City. The native of Albuquerthis location, Villa said, an que, N.M., dedicated much of her where visiting artists are p weekends to preparing for one of the their residences.

Beehive State’s premier galleries, and One section of the park her pieces will be there until July 22.

Art L, is devoted to teach “It’s a big deal for an artist just dren various mediums of because it allows you to prepare a recalls being taught by di larger body of work, and usually you instructors skills such as can utilize one gallery space just face and easel painting. O with all of your work,” Villa said. locations within Art L is “It’s a great opportunity just to kind place,” and Villa would g of push your art to the next level, try become a workshop instr some things you haven’t tried in a when she was 17. while and put it all there.”

“To be around all of tho When Villa talks about visual arts, and learn about art, and to her face lights up with fervor, and in middle school and high it’s easy to understand why. After all, then I was like, ‘Hmm, thi Villa discovered she was drawn to art something I might want to when she was in kindergarten.

Villa said. “So I’d say that As a 5- or 6-year-old, Villa used ably where it all happened to spend a lot of time mixing mud kind of a unique experienc

and makther helped lities by and a little

Thanks largely to her experiences at Artpark, Villa went on to earn bachelor’s degrees in both ceramics and art education from Buffalo State College in 1995. Right after graduating, Villa mics and clay accepted a job teaching art to elemena class in tary- and middle school-aged children change in in the Buffalo, N.Y., area. ed her in the After a year of teaching, Villa career path. elected to go back to school, where m Albuquer- she underwent a two-year program hen she was and graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a la discovmaster’s of fine arts in ceramics. gside the Not long after receiving her Artpark. master’s, Villa and her husband, park is Giovanni, moved to Phoenix, where rmance and she taught two years of high school ut it, is “the ceramics. Villa would go on to teach ” In fact, at a pair of community colleges in nternational Arizona. to frequent Life took an exciting turn for Villa when she received a tenured position as an assistant professor at North Central College in Naperville, Ill., about eight years ago. The mother of three worked there four years before Giovanni accepted a job opportunity in Cache Valley.

Once in the valley, Villa spent a semester as an adjunct art professor at Utah State University.

Villa has been employed at the Nora Eccles Harrier home in Providence. son Museum the past two years, where one of her nd it is one primary responsibilities is working paid to do with secondary-aged students around the valley, particularly those at Edith k, known as Bowen. hing chil“(My main) focus is on the schoolf art. Villa aged elementary and middle school ifferent students and working on teaching ceramics, them about our collection, about the One of the artwork, making connections to what called “clay they’re learning in their classroom go on to and doing hands-on studio projects,” ructor there she said. “I love it. It’s a wonderful way to kind of bring together my art ose artists background and teaching.” o be taking it Because she works on a part-time h school, and basis, Villa is able to devote more is might be time to her work. And, for the first o go into,’” time, she has been able to introduce t was probher two oldest children, ages 6 and 4, d, which is to her passion. Much to the delight ce.” of Villa, it was well-received as both

Aurora Hughes Villa paints a ceramic piece at her home in Providence on Wednesday afternoon.

kids went to art camp this summer and enjoy dabbling with pottery.

“Usually I try to make (my children) a part of it and have them experience it, come in and see what I’m doing,” said Villa, who has excelled in earning fellowships and grants. “You know, show them this is how you make a mold, this is how I put the clay in and here’s how I silk screen. ... I found that before I was trying to keep this separate, but then they didn’t know what I was doing in here and it kind of became like this, ‘Oh, Mom’s in the studio.’

“Other artists have told me it’s hard to be an artist and a mom, so I’ve found that just trying to get them involved and have them in my studio and helping makes a big difference ... and helps them kind of understand maybe the importance of this to me.”

Much of Villa’s work involves silk

screening onto porcelain or clay tiles, where the pieces are then fired in an electric kiln two or three times. Villa regularly incorporates talents such as painting, layering and carving into her work, and utilizes wallpaper samples and drawings, which are scanned into and manipulated in Photoshop.

“I always kind of joke that I’m a ceramic artist trapped in a painter’s and textile artist’s body,” said Villa, who took classes in several mediums in college. “That’s what’s great about clay because, you know, you’ve got to make this form but then you have to decorate it somehow or glaze it somehow, and that’s where you can hone in on your painting or other mediums.”

Villa derives inspiration for her work from many sources, including 19th century feminist writer Charlotte Gilman Perkins, who wrote a famous

short story called “The Yellow Wallpaper.” One of Villa’s displays at the Finch Lane Gallery was influenced largely by that story.

“There’s subtle feminist influences, subtle references to domesticity or references to women’s work or just the presence of being a woman artist,” she said. “And I’m not really trying to deny it; it’s OK with me. I think for a while I was like, ‘Ahhhh, I can’t create work that people might know this is made by a woman.’”

For more information on Villa’s work and sources of inspiration, check out her Artist Statement at www.aurorahughesvilla.com.

********************* Story by Jason Turner Photos by Eli Lucero

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Join the Suicide Denial revolution

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HE SUICIDE DENIAL WILL

perform with Awkward Situations at 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Cover charge is $5. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/whysound.

Electronica rock band The Suicide Denial allows fans and onlookers into the deepest parts of their twisted lives as they grapple and fight their way through a corrupt music industry in order to spread the message of revolution.

At one point in time in the world of independent music, there was an awardwinning indie band named Korben. There was a guy, a girl and a newly acquired drummer nobody got to know because shortly after, the band broke up. The brain behind Korben was lead guitarist Chad Gerber, who wasn’t about to stop creating music on behalf of the minor setback of no band. Having experience working with members of Guns N Roses, Aloe Blacc and ill Harmonics, and writing and producing for major and independent record labels, countless performances and tours through the U.S., on live radio, television and “A Prairie Home Companion,” Gerber knew exactly who he needed in order to begin a musical revolution.

He contacted fellow Korben alumnus and Montana State University music major Chad McKinsey, aka “2012,” about a project he was working on. The project would come to be known as The Suicide Denial. A cross mix of experimental rock, electronica and classical music met with live performance intensity only Gerber could bring as frontman of the group.

With extensive experimentation and genetic altercations, The Suicide Denial began to change the world.

2012’s unmatched percussion capabilities, in conjunction with his musical education and background, gave The Suicide Denial the needed push to send it from “Rock Band” to “Hybrid Super Rock Band.” Not long after, the word was out on the duo, the people rejoiced and Divulge Records signed them on special terms to give their music away for free.For more information about the band, visit www. thesuicidedenial.com.

SLC author/photographer to discuss Highway 89 project NN TORRENCE, AUTHOR A of “U.S. Highway 89: The Scenic Route to Seven Western National Parks,”

By Andy Fellows Want a piece of the action? E-mail submissions to jbaer@ hjnews.com or call 792-7229 for more information!

will speak, provide a visual presentation and autograph books at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, at the Cache County Courthouse as part of the Cache Valley Visitors Bureau’s Summer Speaker Series. Presentation is free and everyone is invited.

For more information, call 755-1890 or visit www.tourcachevalley.com.

Torrence drove more than 15,000 miles to research and photograph her project. Her documentary style explores the interplay of human element and land-

scape, transformations of culture — what is kept, lost and reinvented — and the iconography of the American West.

Torrence co-leads Utah’s largest photography group, Photowalking Utah, with more than 900 members; Torrence teaches workshops on photography for the University of Utah’s Continuing Education program; and is the Entrada Institute’s 2010 Artist-in-Residence.

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By Kristi Grussendorf

Federal Avenue The Studio

Tuesday, July 6, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Cover charge is $5.

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

Shapiro, a Washington, D.C., rock band, possesses a fresh, epic and fun-loving sound coupled with a near-reckless energy that leaves listeners mesmerized. Following

relentless touring nationwide and self-releasing their EP, “You Are Alone,” the band drew the attention of producer/engineer John Mark Painter (Ben Folds, Death Cab for Cutie, John Mayer), who immediately thought they should work together. Shapiro spent numerous weeks at IHOF Studio (Tim Finn, Frally, Alva Leigh) recording their debut full length, self-titled “Shapiro.” Showcasing their witty song-

Caffe Ibis

The Art Center

100 North

Center Street

Utah Public Radio Fuhriman’s Framing Thatcher-Young Mansion

100 South Featured will be creative works from around the globe.

• S.E. Needham Jewelers, 141 N. Main: Exhibit will show the photography of Ron Adaire.

• Iron Gate Grill, 155 N. Church St.: The Iron Gate Grill’s new downtown location

Shapiro coming to Why Sound HAPIRO WILL S perform with DJ Vitamins and JD Carter (pop/rock) at 8 p.m.

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100 East

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Global Village Gifts

By Lynda Burruss

HE ANNUAL CACHE VALLEY Center for the Arts Gallery Walk will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 9, at various downtown Logan businesses and galleries. For more information, call 7536518 ext. 11 or contact Tricia Hancock at thancock@centerforthearts.us. Maps can be found at any of the participating businesses.

The Gallery Walk is the first event following the merger of the Cache Valley Center for the Arts and the Alliance for the Varied Arts, which has closed its office in the Thatcher-Young Mansion and retired its name. The valuable arts programming the AVA featured in the past is now under the administration of the CVCA, including the Gallery Walk in historic downtown Logan.

Continuing a long-standing tradition, July’s Gallery Walk will feature the work of local artists, much of which will be for sale. Also, the Raindogs will perform live music from 7 to 10 p.m. on Church Street, just outside Caffe Ibis.

Participating galleries include: • Thatcher-Young Mansion, 35 W. 100 South: Watercolor artists Kristi Grussendorf, Dianne Adams and Lynda Burruss will present “Signature Women Celebrate Water Media.” These women have all recently received signature status in the Utah Watercolor Society.

• Fuhrimans Framing, 75 S. Main: Miranda Trostle’s white earthenware work will be featured.

• Utah Public Radio, 43 S. Main: Exhibit will feature Jim Morgan’s “Playing with Light.”

• Logan Arthouse & Cinema, 795 N. Main: Featuring work by Tyler Vance and Brittany Henderson.

• The Studio, 106 N. Church St.: Work from members of The Cache Valley Photographers Meetup Group will be on display. Members are local photographers of all skill levels with varied subject interest from portraiture to landscape to flowers to fighter planes. The group is open to new membership.

• Global Village Gifts, 146 N. 100 East:

Main Street

By Dianne Adams

writing, the album also demonstrates Shapiro’s musical acuteness. The result is a masterpiece of a record with themes of human relationships and heartbreak, all packaged in a theatrical mischievousness. This record succeeds in capturing a snapshot of the energetic and passionate live show for which Shapiro is best known and loved by their loyal fans.

For more information, visit www. shapiropeople.com.

will feature the imaginative art of Jerry Funk.

• The Art Center, 25 W. 100 North: Featuring work by the center’s many resident artists.

• Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave.: Holly Johnson’s visual “Single Serve Nation” show will be on display.

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Gear up for the summer gallery walk!

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Books

Doig digs up another story in Wild West

By The Associated Press

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EADERS WHO FELL

in love with Morrie Morris in “The Whistling Season” will welcome him back to Montana in Ivan Doig’s latest adventure.

“Work Song” finds our hero — now a first-person narrator — taking on the name Morris Morgan and arriving in Butte during its post-World War I heyday and 10 years after the events in “The Whistling Season.” He’s drawn there by the copper mines that give the city its nickname — “the Richest Hill on Earth.” “Downtown Butte, set into the slope of the Hill like the till in a cash reg-

ister, was as busy as the streets could hold,” writes Doig.

But Morgan’s get-richquick schemes are soon put on hold when he finds room and board in the home of a young widow with a meaningful name — Grace Faraday. It’s there he meets two veteran miners from Wales named Wynford Griffith and Maynard Hooper. Griff and Hoop, as they insist on being called, soon plug Morgan into the unionized world of mining.

The pages turn quickly after that, filled with characters Doig vividly describes. Like Samuel Sandison, the local librarian with a secret past who hires Morgan to take inventory and keep the books: “ ...

the man frowning down at me had considerable girth at the waist and narrowed at the chest and shoulders; like the terrain around us, he sloped.”

Or fleet-of-foot schoolboy Wladislaw, who is referred to — even by his teacher — by his nickname “Russian Famine”: “Gaunt as an unfed greyhound, the hollow-cheeked boy did resemble a living ghost from starvation times on some distant steppe.”

Doig’s love of language — more specifically, storytelling — is apparent throughout the book. Morgan’s job in the library surrounds him with masters of the craft, from Kipling to Shakespeare to Ste-

venson. And the book’s plot centers on the “Work Song” of the title. Morgan volunteers to

teach the miners’ union enough about rhythm and meter so they can create one to foster solidarity as they square off with the Anaconda Copper Mining Co. In the end, of course, “Work Song” — like “The Whistling Season” before it — is a love story. It’s richly imagined and beautifully paced. And it’s not hard to imagine it as a movie someday. Johnny Depp would make a fine Morgan, and Nicole Kidman could wear Faraday’s apron. But even if that never happens, readers could do much worse than losing themselves in Doig’s words, none more poignant than these: “A goodbye to a good woman costs a piece of the soul.”

Fascinating tale of deaths on a mountain

By The Associated Press

T’S LIKE A HORROR Ilikable movie. You meet a group of people bent on a noble

quest. But then a sinister force starts picking them off. As the news spreads among the survivors, some brave souls risk their lives in rescue attempts.

But in the end, 11 die.

This is no horror movie. It’s the fascinating tour de force of a book, “No Way Down: Life and Death on K2,” the story of how a lethal disaster unfolded among climbers in 2008 on the second-highest mountain in the world.

Following a huge cast of characters from the United States, Norway, Italy, South Korea and elsewhere, Graham Bowley reconstructs the triumph and terror that climbers encountered on the mountain.

Almost all the deaths struck on

the way down. The mountain did its worst, with avalanches, extreme cold, oxygen deprivation and treacherous slopes where exhausted climbers were one misstep away from death.

Some of the scenes Bowley paints could, in fact, fit in a horror movie: the young woman who calls in vain for her husband, who has just been swept away by falling ice. The climbers who catch fleeting glimpses of others hurtling to their deaths. The leader of an Italian expedition who escapes an avalanche, only to see that the tumbling snow included the boot of an Irish friend — and a single, blue human eye.

Yet, there are cheerier moments, describing the elation of reaching the top and the camaraderie of climbers from different nations as they cooperated in their quest. Readers get a glimpse of an outsized

human endeavor that most will never know.

Bowley wove his tale together after hundreds of interviews

with dozens of people, and the result is a triumph of storytelling. A Norwegian climber, after strolling for three hours with

Bowley, turned to him and said, “We think you are the one to tell our story.”

The reader can only agree.

* This week’s New York Times Bestseller List * HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Overton Window” by Glenn Beck 2. “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” by Stieg Larsson 3. “The Lion” by Nelson DeMille 4. “The Passage” by Justin Cronin 5. “Whiplash” by Catherine Coulter HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. “Sh*t My Dad Says” by Justin Halpern 2. “Medium Raw” by Anthony Bourdain 3. “The Big Short” by Michael Lewis 4. “The Last Stand” by Nathaniel Philbrick 5. “Spoken from the Heart” by Laura Bush PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. “Eat, Pray, Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert 2. “Three Cups of Tea” by Greg Mortenson 3. “Are You There, Vodka? ...” by Chelsea Handler 4. “My Horizontal Life” by Chelsea Handler 5. “Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell HARDCOVER ADVICE 1. “Delivering Happiness” by Tony Hsieh 2. “Women, Food and God” by Geneen Roth 3. “Heroes for My Son” by Brad Meltzer 4. “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch 5. “Switch” by Chip Heath

Keep your reading list updated at www.nytimes.com/pages/books/

Edward vs. Jacob: Which side are you on?

By The Associated Press

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THENS VS. Sparta. Red Sox vs.

Yankees. Jennifer Aniston vs. Angelina Jolie.

Since the dawn of time, fierce rivalries have inspired fierce devotion, and Edward vs. Jacob in the “Twilight” saga is the latest, most fervent example.

Although fans of Stephenie Meyer’s staggeringly popular series of novels know how it all ends — whether tormented teenager Bella ends up with vampire Edward or werewolf Jacob — somehow they still root as hard as ever for their favorite.

That obviously remained true as the hotly anticipated third film based on the books, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” arrived in theaters June 30. And most align themselves firmly one way or the other: There is no gray area here.

But what does it say about people if they wear a T-shirt emblazoned with “Team Edward” or “Team Jacob” underneath their Forks High School hoodies?

Jeremy Clyman, who writes about film in his “Reel Therapy” blog on the Psychology Today website, says just wanting to belong to a group is a fundamental human desire. Which side you choose in “Twilight,” though, could stem from personal factors beyond merely thinking Robert Pattinson as Edward is cuter than Taylor Lautner as Jacob — or vice versa.

One of the main things that’s

Reel Continued from p.6 interesting prospect, but as writer and director, Shyamalan fails to explore the world like Peter Jackson did with “Lord of the Rings.” Or investigate further the obvious religious symbolism going on here — warring

exciting about Edward, Clyman said, is that he has a secret: He’s a vampire. And that might allow audience members with secrets of their own to identify with him.

“The other appealing thing is the character strength that defines him, his self-control. He’s very good at refraining from giving in to his impulses, and that could be an appealing trait to see in a person,” Clyman explained.

Meanwhile, Clyman thinks of the more adventurous and muscular Jacob “as the underdog because when it comes to romantic affection for Bella, to competing for Bella, he’s in the underdog slot the whole time,” Clyman said. “She wants to spend time with Edward and Jacob’s stuck in the friend zone.”

Kristen Terry of Los Angeles, a self-proclaimed Team-Jacob member who works in photo production, says she can relate to his underdog nature.

“Here’s her best friend who really cares for her and doesn’t say anything for a while, even though he knows he has feelings for her. I know I’ve been in a situation where I was really good friends with a guy and started liking him as more than a friend, but I didn’t say anything because I didn’t want to ruin the friendship,” the 30-year-old Terry said. “Edward was this amazing guy who caught her eye and from the very beginning she was smitten with him.”

Jacob also comes in second in fan popularity. A Google search for “Team Edward” yields more than 33.4 million hits compared factions who pray to different deities, all brought under control by one person. Instead, much of the history of the world is glossed over by quickly retold stories from characters that have no other purpose than to dispense this kind of information. Shyamalan’s dialogue is oddly rigid and surprisingly unoriginal. The entire narrative is sleep-inducing.

AP photo

“Twilight” fan Shannon Winnett of Fresno, Calif., who aligns herself with Team Jacob, sits underneath a Taylor Lautner umbrella as she waits for the “Twilight Saga: Eclipse” premiere in Los Angeles.

to 15.2 million for “Team Jacob.”

On Facebook, about 90,000 people “like” the Team Edward page versus about 52,000 for the Team Jacob page. And in an online poll at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com), Edward fans have been outnumbering Jacob fans by about a 2-to-1 ratio.

“Edward’s always going to have a bit of a lead as he does in the story, as well,” said Mark Englehart, senior editor of IMDb editorial.

“Edward personifies that kind of romantic hero from Gothic novels of the 19th century. He’s kind of a little like Mr. Rochester in ‘Jane Eyre,’ the moody, attractive, mysterious man on horseback who comes to sweep the heroine away. ... The whole vampire thing almost seems like icing on the cake with this type

of character: It enhances his appeal 10 times more.”

(Then there are people like Rosemary Brennan of Los Angeles, a 27-year-old writer for Glamour.com, who says: “More than anything, I’m Team Not Bella. She just seems so manipulative. I think because people are so tied to Edward or Jacob, their dislike of Bella is even stronger.”)

Author Cleolinda Jones, who’s written sarcastically funny recaps of the “Twilight” books on her blog, described Edward and Jacob as archetypal characters, “like fire and ice ... and anytime you have a romantic rivalry in a story, people take sides very vehemently.”

Jones — who says she’s Team Alice, if anything — says much of the allure of Edward is

I’m not sure there’s one scene in this film that doesn’t apply some sort of greenscreen CGI technology. So focused on what the special effects will look like, Shyamalan’s voice as a storyteller is completely lost and his distinct visual style is nowhere to be found. At no point during this movie can you say, “Oh yeah, this is totally made by that guy

who did ‘The Sixth Sense.’”

Sadly, he’s sold out to a wannabe franchise that doesn’t measure up to other fantastical series like “Harry Potter” or “Lord of the Rings.”

“The Last Airbender” feels suspiciously like another “Eragon.” Remember when they ended that movie with a cliffhanger that was never resolved because the movie was

that he’s a good boy and a bad boy simultaneously.

“He’s so perfectly beautiful but at the same time he’s got this sense of mystery. ... He comes from a family with lots of money, lots of stability, lots of security. He goes to school over and over so he’s sophisticated, educated. Compared to Jacob he’s very calm, very wellread, very clean-cut.”

Jacob, meanwhile, is more impulsive, more spontaneous, and comes from a poorer community on the reservation.

“He was probably going to be a mechanic ... before he found out he was a werewolf. He’s hulky and hairy as opposed to being a clean-cut, elegant figure, so you have the physical contrast.”

But as Team Edward member Marianne Evensen of Norway points out: “There’s no happilyever-after for all of them if she chooses Jacob. He can’t make her immortal, and then Edward’s unhappy, and then Jacob’s unhappy when she dies.”

Evensen, a 35-year-old delivery manager who’s been attending “Twilight” conventions while visiting the United States, thinks people on Team Edward probably tend to be hopeless romantics, like her.

“Everlasting love is something I strive to live for. I don’t want to change friends all the time.

I don’t want triangles. (Jacob) comes in as an outsider and makes Bella confused.”

But she added: “I find both of them hot, though.” terrible and no other films were made? Well, the beginning of “The Last Airbender” gives us a subtitle for this movie, “Book One: Water.” Are we supposed to assume there will eventually be books for fire, air and earth?

If so, these are books that ought not be written.

Feedback at aaronpeck46@ gmail.com.

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Piano is another one of Jazz’s many talents and she just started taking piano lessons. Her foster mom describes her as a hard-working girl who will often help around the house. Jazzmin is currently attending counseling, which will need to continue after placement.

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Friday The World Cup quarterfinals will show from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., “American Graffiti” will play at 4 p.m., local band Cache Valley Cartel will perform at 7 p.m. and The Antics will present improv comedy at 10:30 p.m. Friday at the Logan Arthouse and Cinema, 795 N. Main St. Admission is free for the World Cup and $5 for each other event. For more information, visit www.loganarthouse.com.

In honor of the Cruise-In, it’s Things That Go! Week for Daily Adventures at the American West Heritage Center with five sites open for hands-on activities. There will be a children’s Victorian tea party at 2 p.m. (reservations required). Pony rides and train rides take place all day. Most activities are included with admission.

A “Comedy Night Out” featuring Keith Stubbs (Eagle’s Famous Morning Guy) and Brad Bonar Jr. will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Lewiston Theater. Admission is $10 for ages 16 and older. Seating is limited; purchase tickets early at Lee’s (Logan and Smithfield), Hall’s Store, K&B Service, Lewiston city or at the door. All proceeds go toward the Lewiston July 4 fireworks.

Hyrum’s 2010 Star Spangled Celebration will be held Friday through Monday. Activities include a baseball game (Hyrum Hornets vs. Aggies) at 8 p.m. Friday at Hyrum East Park; Saturday events start with a Freedom Run/15K at 7 a.m. (register at www.topofutahmarathon.com/15), Youth Parade at 10:30 a.m. at City Square, and a water fight with local firemen at 11 a.m. at East Park. For a full schedule, visit www.hyrumcity.com.

Saturday The World Cup quarterfinals will show from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and “American Graffiti” will play at 4, 7 and 10 p.m. Saturday at the Logan Arthouse and Cinema. Admission is free for the World Cup and $5 for the movie.

Daily Adventures continues Saturday at the American West Heritage Center. A tepee party will be presented at 2 p.m. Art Every Day is at 3 p.m. Pony rides and train rides take place all day.

The Utah State University Museum of Anthropology will celebrate Independence Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. a day early as part of its ongoing “Saturdays at the Museum” program. A PowerPoint presentation will compare the ways Americans celebrate the holiday across the U.S. and books profiling those who played an important role in declaring the country’s independence will be available. There will also be fun activities, games and crafts. For more information, call 797-7545.

The Cache Hikers will hike to Gunsight Peak on the west side of the valley Saturday.

This is a strenuous hike, about four miles one way and a 3,100-foot elevation gain with some bushwhacking. Bring water, lunch and appropriate clothing. Meet at 8 a.m. in the

southwest corner of the Smith’s Marketplace parking lot at 700 N. Main. For more information, contact Brian at 753-0253.

The Cache Valley Gardeners’ Market is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday at Merlin Olsen Park. Come enjoy locally grown produce, handmade crafts, artisan foods, live music and more. Now accepting SNAP, credit and debit cards. For more information, visit www.gardenersmarket.org or call 755-3950.

Sunday The Summer Citizen Group’s Sunday Afternoon Series continues with the Lightwood Duo at 1 p.m. on the great lawn adjacent to Old Main on campus. Bring your own chairs. For more information, contact Norm Palmer at 787-1406.

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

Monday Children ages 4 through sixth grade are invited to “SeaQuest” Vacation Bible School from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Smithfield Lions Building, 380 E. 102 North. There will be Bible stories, music, crafts, games, prizes, snacks and more. For more information, call 563-4724.

Family Night at the American West Heritage Center will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Monday. There will be games, farm animal fun and other old-fashioned activities for families.

Cost is $5 per person (members get in free).

Due to Honor Our Military Week, military families get in free this week.

Children in pre-K through fifth grade are invited to “Sonquest Rainforest” Vacation Bible School from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday at Willow Park. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church volunteers will provide a free week of fun, music and crafts. To sign up, visit holytrinity.org or call 752-1453.

A free meditation/self-awareness class is held from 7 to 9 p.m. every Monday at the Cosmic Nudge, 843 S. 100 West, #309, Logan. For more information, call 435-363-7173.

Tuesday It’s Honor Our Military Week for Daily Adventures at the American West Heritage Center. There will be a focus on military people and history from the Civil War through World War I. A children’s Victorian tea party will be held at 2 p.m. (reservations required).

Pony rides and train rides take place all day.

A 2010 Tour of Love workshop will be held from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Cosmic Nudge, 843 S. 100 West, Logan.

Workshop includes many modalities and tools integrated in such a way as to give participants an opportunity to experience guided

visualization/meditation in conjunction with powerful tools such as essential oils, crystals and different sound and vibration. For more information, call 435-363-7173 or visit tour oflove.com/logan.

The World Cup semifinals will show from noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Logan Arthouse and Cinema. Admission is free.

Drew from Cookie Cutters Salon will show some “how-to” styles for everyone and talk about how to look good and be fashionable for summer from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Providence Macey’s Little Theater. There is no charge. Seating is limited; call 753-3301.

Wednesday Ann Torrence, author of “U.S. Highway 89: The Scenic Route to Seven Western National Parks,” will speak, provide a visual presentation and autograph books at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Cache County Courthouse as part of the Cache Valley Visitors Bureau’s Summer Speaker Series. Presentation is free and everyone is invited. For more information, call 755-1890 or visit www.tourcache valley.com.

The World Cup semifinals will show from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Logan Arthouse and Cinema. Admission is free.

Scott Bradley will lead a “To Preserve the Nation” Constitution class at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at The Book Table (upstairs).

There is no charge. For more information, call 753-2930 or 753-8844.

Honor Our Military Week at Daily Adventures continues Wednesday at the American West Heritage Center. A mountain man party will be held at 2 p.m. Also: pony rides, train rides and living history activities for all ages.

Art Every Day is at 3 p.m. Most activities are included with admission. Military personnel get in free this week.

Paradise will host its Farm and Garden Market from 6 to 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday through Sept. 22 in the Town Square.

Featured are local produce, crafts, music and activities for all ages.

National Strawberry Sundae Day will be celebrated at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Pioneer Valley Lodge, 2351 N. 400 East, North Logan.

Everyone is invited. For more information, call 792-0353.

A free workshop on the “5 Secrets to Permanent Weight Loss, Fitness and Health” will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Stevens Chiropractic, 1300 N. 200 East, Ste. 110, Logan. Refreshments will be served. For more information or to RSVP, call 755-7654.

Thursday OPTIONS for Independence and the Grassroots Advocacy Partnership will host the first meeting of their new Self-Advocacy Group for persons with disabilities at 6 p.m. Thurs-

day at OPTIONS, 1095 N. Main St., Logan.

The group will learn about the legislative process, what is happening within the political community and how they can make their voice heard more effectively. To join, for more information or to schedule transportation, contact Traci at 753-5353 ext. 106.

Global Village Gifts will be participating in the Great American Sidewalk Sale on July 8, 9 and 10 with a booth in front of the store at 146 N. 100 East in Logan. The store will be open noon to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and until 9 p.m. Friday for the Gallery Walk.

The third annual Aggie Family Day at Lagoon will be Thursday. Alumni Relations will have a “will call” table available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the front entrance of Lagoon to distribute discounted tickets. (A ride passport is $33 for ages 4 and up; children 3 years old are $28; and kids 2 and younger get in free.) Gather at the Meadow Pavilion at 6 p.m. to hear the latest updates about USU and meet members of the 2010 Aggie football team. There will be door prizes and free Aggie Ice Cream. For more information or to sign up, visit www.usu. edu/alumni/events or call 800-291-ALUM.

USU Extension in Cache County will present a workshop on food preservation at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Multipurpose Room of the Cache County Administration Building. Dr. Brian Nummer, USU Extension Food Safety specialist, will discuss all aspects of safely preserving food in your home. Cost is $2 per person and includes a light lunch. For reservations, call 752-6263.

A special workshop, “Down to the Brass Tacks: Using Brass Tacks,” will be held at 1 p.m. as part of Daily Adventures at the American West Heritage Center. Also, a pioneer party will be held at 2 p.m. Pony rides, train rides and hands-on living history activities are offered for all ages. Military personnel get in free this week.

Mandi Archibald will share some new summer dish ideas from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the Providence Macey’s Little Theater. There is no charge. Seating is limited; call 753-3301 to reserve your spot. For more information, visit www.maceys.com.

Dino Genco from The American Legion, Salt Lake City will be at the Logan Department of Workforce Services Employment Center (180 N. 100 West) from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday and at the Brigham City Employment Center (1050 S. 500 West) from 11 to 11:30 a.m. to assist individual veterans in understanding and applying for VA benefits. Bring your DD from 214, marriage/divorce papers, birth/adoption/death certificates and children’s Social Security numbers. For more information, call 800-827-1000.

The Knotty Knitters meet from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday at the Senior Citizen Center in Logan. Everyone is invited to work on their crochet, knitting, needlework, crossstitch projects and more. For more information, contact Cathy at 752-3923.

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