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On stage at Ellen Eccles Read reviews of this summer’s Utah Festival Opera productions

The Herald Journal

July 15-21, 2011

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Arts & Entertainment Calendar On the cover: Publicity photo for “South Pacific,” one of the four festival

Theatre this summer.

performances put on by Utah Festival Opera and Musical

From the editor

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even in the morning has never been my favorite time of day. I hate my alarm clock and I’m always longing for a few more hours of sleep. But on vacation, it’s a completely different story. At 7 a.m. three weeks ago I was running around Universal Studios in Florida with two friends. We were snapping pictures of a castle, a train and the restaurant “Three Broomsticks.”

My friends and I had ventured to “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” where all day long we talked of wizards and wands, Bertie Botts and Butterbeer, hippogriffs and Hermione.

Let’s face it, I’m a nerd.

In preparation for the trip I imagined sending postcards from the theme

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park’s Owl Post, eating chocolate frogs and making a purchase at Ollivander’s — which I did.

And it’s a good thing too, because now that I have an official Harry Potter wand (yes, I do believe it has a Phoenix feather as its core), I feel even more prepared for the final film that opened in theaters today. I plan to see it this weekend with the rest of the major Harry Potter mega-nerds.

Cache movie critic Aaron Peck gave the “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” the highest rating and says it’ll be one of the best action movies of the year (page 7). Many of us have been following the films for the last 10 years, have read the books and are anxious to see how it all comes together on screen for the final battle with Voldemort.

For those of you who are planning to see the film, feel free to say hi to me. I may be dressed as Luna.

— Manette Newbold Cache Magazine editor

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USU pianists perform cool, classic sounds

tah State University U presents the annual Cool Classics Concert featuring

USU piano performance and pre-college students July 21 and July 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the USU Performance Hall.

“Cool Classics will provide an opportunity for the audience to see a variety of high-caliber students of all ages play some of the most difficult repertoire,” said Luke Hancock, Cool Classics coordinator and the first graduate of USU’s piano performance master’s degree program in the Department of Music. “The music will be educational, memorable and, most of all, entertaining.”

The July 21 concert, “College Virtuosos,” features current and former students of Gary Amano, Utah State University’s director of piano

studies. Performers include Brandon Lee, Luke Hancock, Adam Nielsen, Mark Gubler and Jeff Detton.

Pre-college students ages 10 to 18 combine forces to perform concerto pieces during the “Rising Stars” concert July 22.

Pieces such as “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” and “Islamey” will be performed at “College Virtuosos.” The works of Beethoven, Gershwin, Mozart, MacDowell and many more will be presented at “Rising Stars.”

“Brandon Lee will perform ‘Islamey,’ which is considered

the hardest piece ever written,” said Hancock. “Several of us have practiced up to eight hours a day in the past few years to master works like ‘Islamey.’ We want to perform our best and have worked hard to do so.”

Admission to each concert is free, and $5 student piano scholarship donations are encouraged after the show.

More information is available online at the Caine College of the Arts website (arts.usu.edu) or by calling 435-797-8022.

For the love of theater

ocal actress Keri L Hostetler Larsen will speak July 20 at the historic Cache County Courthouse at 7 p.m. as the Cache Valley Visitors Bureau’s Summer Speaker Series continues.

One of Logan’s most popular actresses, Larsen is a crowd favorite with the Old Lyric Repertory Company.

This season she plays the scene-stealing role of Miss Skillon in OLRC’s hit, “See How They Run.” She will talk about how she became interested in theater, the challenges of balancing real-life responsibilities with artistic fulfillment and some behind-the-scenes

anecdotes from plays she has done. Another performer or two from the Lyric may stop by for a little improvisation.

A California native, Larsen has lived in Logan for almost nine years, and has performed with the OLRC for 11 seasons.

Favorite performances at the Lyric include “The Foreigner,” “You Can’t Take It With You,” and “Enchanted April.”

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre arts from California State University-San Bernardino and a Master of Fine Arts degree in acting from California State UniversityFullerton.

The presentation is free to the public and held at 7 p.m. at 199 N. Main St. Seating is limited so arrive early. For more information, call 755-1890 or visit www.visitloganutah.com.

Learn the history of domestic animals

tah State University’s U Museum of Anthropology presents special guest Lyle

McNeal at its next “Saturdays at the Museum” activity.

McNeal presents “Agricultural Impact: The Domestication of Animals” on Saturday, July 16, at 1 p.m.

“Evidence of animal domestication is found as early as 10,000 years ago, significantly changing the economy and lifeways of various ancient cultures around the world,” said program coordinator Melissa Allen. “Some areas in the world still rely on small sheep farms for economic and cultural survival. Dr. McNeal has worked with the Navajo and the Churro sheep population decline and is presently

working with Iraqi sheep rais- tional Navajo weaving, a skill ers to help them establish a passed on to younger generastronger sheep industry. His tions by women. The exhibit work has been vital to the sus- “Diné: Weaving a Tradition of tainability of numerous popu- Strength” opened May 2011 lations. We are honored to be and showcases traditional able to share his experiences Navajo weavings on loan by with the community.”

USU alum Michael Morgan.

During the July 16 event, It examines the history and families are invited to parresilience of the Navajo and ticipate in a craft project the Churro sheep through throughout the day, creating these intricate pieces. fluffy sheep from cotton balls.

The USU Museum of Patrons are also encouraged Anthropology is on the USU bring a new rawhide toy that campus in the south turret of will be donated to the Cache the historic Old Main buildHumane Society. ing, Room 252. Admission is In addition to McNeal’s free. lecture, the Museum of For more information about Anthropology also features this event, call museum staff a new exhibit related to his at (435) 797-7545 or visit the work with Churro sheep. museum website (anthromuThe exhibit highlights tradiseum.usu.edu).

A night of reverence, hope and celebration he Lower Lights will perform tonight at the Logan T High School auditorium at 7 p.m. The group plays familiar hymns, overlooked hymns, Hank Williams hymns and more.

The hope is to help audiences connect with these beautiful old songs of testimony on a deeper level, to have a new and personal experience with them. Drawing equal parts reverence and celebration, the group hopes to help others reconnect and have their own personal experience with these songs.

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By Barbara Stinson Lee For Cache Magazine

EDAR CITY -Fifty years ago Fred Adams and his fiancee, and now late wife, Barbara Gaddie, began to see their dream come true.

The dream began with the Adamses sitting together in Cedar City’s Fluffy Bundle Laundromat. Fred doodled on a yellow legal pad, and what resulted was the rough drawing of William Shakespeare’s Old Globe Theatre, in England’s Stratford on Avon. The dream was born as Fred told Barbara, “You know, Dear, Cedar City would be the perfect place to build a theater like Shakespeare’s.”

Barbara was no stranger to Fred’s dreams. They talked about the beautiful setting of the nearby canyons and mountains. They talked about how a theater would begin drawing its audiences from the students at the College of Southern Utah (now Southern Utah State University), and how a quaint theater would draw from the tourists and the nearby states. Founded in 1961, their first theater was portable, its sets and the stage itself put away every night.

Ten years later, Fred and Barbara Adams and several people who’d bought into their dream, including Thomas and Luella R. Adams (parents of Mrs.O.C. Tanner) were building what would become the most authentic Shakespearean theater this side of the pond.

Their first season included the Bard’s “The Taming of the Shrew,” “Hamlet,” and “The Merchant of Venice.”

They had produced some serious theater before the Adams Memorial Theatre (named in honor of Mrs.Tanner’s parents) opened. The theater is the centerpiece of what became the Utah Shakespearean Festival. In the mid1970s, the dream expanded to include the Randall L. Jones Theatre, named for Randall

Shakespeare Festival Celebrates50 years

Photo courtesy Utah Shakespeare Festival

A crowd gathers for entertainment at the Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City.

L. Jones, a pioneer of the arts in the area. As committed to classical Shakespeare as the Adams Memorial Theatre has always been, the Randall L. Jones Theatre is dedicated to more modern plays like the works of Arthur Miller, Michael Frayn, and Meredith Wilson.

In 2000, The Utah Shakespearean Festival was honored with the “Tony Award”

and was declared “The Best Regional Theatre” in the country. That’s an honor Fred Adams never foresaw, never dreamed of.

Today, on the 50th anniversary, three words aptly describe the Utah Shakespearean Festival; same, change, and growth. Yes, Fred has been dreaming again, and yes, those dreams include growth — building a new the-

ater and more. What remains the same is the good quality theater being produced at and by the festival. Its growth includes new faces, new jobs, and ambitious plans for new playwrights as they bring their works to the festival.

That growth is evidenced by the years since 2006, when commissioned composer Brad Carroll and long-time festival actor and Southern Utah

University theater department director and lyricist Peter Sham began working on a musical script.

“Lend Me A Tenor” is not a new play, but “Lend Me A Tenor: The Musical” is evidence of all three aspects of the festival. It is a new version of an oft-produced play; it premiered in its musical form at the Utah Shakespearean Festival in 2007, and was

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The new project will include a also has a new name. From theater like Shakespeare’s Old now on it will be called the Globe, he said, “but it will Utah Shakespeare Festival. include new things, aspects The 2011 season includes: that will make the artists more “A Midsummer Night’s comfortable, and the audience Dream,” “Richard III,” as well.”

“Romeo and Juliet,” “The Phillips said the new center Music Man,” “The Glass will include retail opportuniMenagerie,” and “Noises Off.” ties.

Its fall season includes “The Ivers looks for a future in Winter’s Tale” and “Dial M which tourists and Utahns for Murder.” alike will see in Southern The Utah Shakespeare FestiUtah a place for a great many val’s 2012 season will include: experiences from the festival “The Merry Wives of Windto the canyons. sor,” “Mary Stuart,” “Titus Adams also said his new Andronicus,” “The Drowsey position will allow him to Chaperone,” “To Kill A Mockbe more involved in raising ingbird,” and “Skapin.” Its fall funds. His dedication to theseason will include “Hamlet” ater education and introducing and “Stones In His Pockets.” the arts to young people can In honor of the festival’s be seen easily this season 50th anniversary, the adminisin “A Midsummer Night’s tration, the cast and the crew Dream,” which Adams have dedicated the season to Photos courtesy Utah Shakespeare Festival Fred Adams.

Above: A photo from a scene from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Below: “Richard III”; Right, “The Glass directed.

There are also children The Utah Shakespeare Menagerie.” in “The Music Man” starring Festival is a jewel in southBrian Vaughn. Young faces ern Utah’s crown. If you see a giant hit. The world presaid Phillips. Both will consome youth and new ideas to it once, you’ll want to see it miere of “Lend Me a Tenor: tinue acting and directing as us as they begin their adminis- are also seen in “Romeo and Juliet,” directed by David again and again.

The Musical” took place on they travel across the country trative duties.” the London seeking new “I hope that in the upcoming Stage, and is talent for the years we will produce every now playing festival and play in Shakespeare’s canon, at the Gielmaintaining in order,” Ivers said when gud Theatre their adminisasked where he would like in London’s trative duties. to see festival in its next 12 West End. In fact, next years. Ivers is also committed We’ve season, the to producing quality children’s seen new two will resur- theater. faces in rect a two-man “Brian and I have so many administrashow they first plans, and we’re very blessed tion and new did in 2005, to be in a place where our faces on “Stones In His voices are heard and our ideas the festival Pockets.” are taken seriously.” stage. Fred “It’s imporIvers said both he and Adams will tant that as we Vaughn are looking forward be known as take on these to directing and “getting their founder and new projects hands into” the administraexecutive that we protect tive side of the festival. He producer the legacy added that he sees the festival If you would like to be a emeritus and Fred began,” engage new leaders. “We have Ivers, and in “Richard III.” When The Herald Journal supporter of the Utah Shakedirector of said Phillips. to continue to put our best feet asked Adams why he was speare Festival, send your tax the Festival Centre Project, “Brian and David are looking forward and make sure the deductible donation to: Utah which will include the new forward to moving the festival reputation of the Tony Award- bringing on so many new and Shakespeare Festival, 351 theater. R. Scott Phillips, the ahead, all the time having winning theater is carried on.” younger performers, he gave me a smile and said, “Job West Center Street, Cedar festival’s managing director great respect for what the fesWhile at one time Fred security.” Then he became City, Utah 84720-2498. Please since 2007, has become its tival has done in the past.

Adams’ dream included dismake a note on your check executive director. Actors Phillips also said the entire mantling the Adams Memorial more serious. “Young people are our future, both on the if you would like your donaand directors David Ivers and company will benefit from Theatre and moving it across stage and behind it, and also tion to be directed to the New Brian Vaughn have signed the university’s new president, the street, Adams is now talkthey are our new audiences.”

Shakespeare Centre. Their on as the festival’s artistic Michael J. Benson, a great ing about using some of the In addition to new faces and telephone number is 1-435directors. The two work well supporter of the arts. “Brian Adams Memorial’s trusses and new plays at the festival, it 586-7880. together both on stage and off, and David will also bring beams to build a new theater.

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Film

‘Pooh’ craves sweet spot between old and new Derrik J. Lang AP Entertainment Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the filmmakers of “Winnie the Pooh” were tasked by the Walt Disney Co. with creating a new story about the honey-loving bear two years ago, they had no interest in computer-generating Pooh and his friends.

They also wanted no part in projecting Pooh’s latest Hundred Acre Wood adventure in three dimensions or upgrading his classic bound storybook to a tablet computer.

Instead, directors Stephen Anderson and Don Hall sought to faithfully return Pooh to his hand-drawn origins for a feature film reminiscent of the 1960s’ Pooh shorts, while also appealing to kids who’ve grown up with “Toy Story” and “Cars.”

“After we watched the first ‘Pooh’ films, we felt strongly those characters would still be funny,” said Hall. “The pacing was our challenge.

We knew the pacing in those old films would not work, but we couldn’t crank it up to the level of today’s films because it would break ‘Winnie the Pooh.’ We had to find a line and walk it. That took the most work.”

“Winnie the Pooh,” debuted today in the U.S., and will be the first time the Hundred Acre Wood residents of A.A.

Milne’s beloved books have marched into theaters since 2005’s “Pooh’s Heffalump Movie.” In recent years, Pooh and pals have strayed away from their storybook roots, appearing in direct-toDVD movies and as puppets and computer-generated characters in Disney Channel series.

“When a character has been around for as many incarnations as Pooh, you sometimes don’t realize when you drift away from the source material that made it resonate in the first place,” said voice actor Tom Kenny, who plays control freak Rabbit. “In the same way that I

think it’s smart to reboot 007 or Batman, that’s basically what they did with Pooh.”

Jim Cummings, who has portrayed Pooh for more than 25 years in films, TV shows and video games, returns as the voice of Pooh and Tigger, as does Travis Oates as Piglet. New actors take on the other roles, including talk show host Craig Ferguson as knowit-all Owl and Pixar and Sesame Street animator Bud Luckey as loveably dismal donkey Eeyore. John Cleese narrates.

“We asked ourselves if the characters were more defined by their voice or

more defined by their personality, with the voice not mattering so much,” said Anderson. “If you don’t have the voices of Pooh, Tigger, Eyore and Piglet, people are going to go nuts. Those had to be imitations of the originals. That wasn’t so for other characters like Owl and Rabbit.”

The new film’s plot is loosely based on stories from Milne’s books and follows Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Owl and Eeyore as they search for both a missing Christopher Robin and a new tail for Eeyore.

Along the way, the critters encounter a mysterious crea-

as well. It’s a film that’s wildly, “Horrible Bosses” brazenly stupid — but also, Rated R you know, fun. Because like ★★★This raunchy buddy comedy wallows in silliness — glee- “Bad Teacher,” “Horrible Bosses” knows exactly what it is and fully, and without an ounce of doesn’t aspire to be anything remorse or self-consciousness more, and that lack of preten— and even though you’re a tion is refreshing. It isn’t trying grown-up and you know you to say anything profound about should know better, you will society or the economy or the be happy to wallow right along

fragile psyche of the post-modern man. It’s about three guys who hate their jobs and want to kill their bosses. And really, who among us hasn’t pondered such a plan? Naturally, no member of this trio is nearly as clever or sophisticated as he thinks he is. Together, they bumble and bungle every step

of the way and occasionally, by accident, they get something right. But the dynamic between Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day as they bounce off each other is cheerfully loony, and the energy of their banter (which often feels improvised) has enough of an infectious quality to make you

ture called a Backson, who was briefly mentioned in 1928’s “The House at Pooh Corner.”

The illustrative journey was drawn by hand at the Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, Calif. Yet this “Pooh” isn’t totally an old-school endeavor. Animators’ drawings were scanned into computers instead of copied, and the images, including the watercolor backdrops, were digitally painted, not filled in by actual brushes.

The other new element in this edition of “Pooh” was the use of actress-singer Zooey Deschanel as the film’s musical narrator.

Deschanel croons the classic opening theme, as well other ditties laced throughout the film. The cast and crew are hoping the old-fashioned touches appeal to young and old alike, as well as reinvigorate the 85-year-old franchise.

“These movies last forever,” said Cummings. “’Snow White’ was done in 1937, and you can go to your video store and watch it now. You want it to be good because it’s going to outlast me, you and all of us. There is definitely a pressure there to perform. I never leave the fight in the gym. I bring it every time. I shoot for a homerun with every line.”

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want to forgive the film’s general messiness. Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell and Jennifer Aniston, as the titular bosses, are clearly enjoying the freedom of playing such showy, inappropriate characters. 98 minutes.

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en years after the first “Harry Potter” movie was released, the franchise has grown into the highest grossing franchise in film history.

Each movie has been a box office juggernaut.

Now we’ve finally come to the end where Harry and the gang must face down Voldemort one last time. A few of the movies haven’t been up to the expectations of the devoted fan base, but it’ll be hard to find anyone with complaints after they witness this finale.

Not only is “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” a rocking good tale of wizards, magic, and mayhem, it’s also the best action movie we’ve had this year. Yes, a story about three young wizards who wave wands and cast spells is the best action movie of the year. It’s because director David Yates and his crew understand something about action. That it’s a fluid motion, and even when the action is filled with numerous pieces of inserted-after-the-fact CGI animation, that you can still make coherent, cohesive action setpieces. The action from the “Deathly Hallows” makes “Transformers 3” look amateurish. It’s nice to know that there are filmmakers out there who believe audiences can’t just be fooled by big, shiny explosions. That real action is a dance of sorts. It’s a story in its own right.

You know you’re watching good action when you care about what’s going on. Perhaps that’s the biggest reason why

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By Aaron Peck

the action in this movie is so good. We actually care about the people involved.

When we last left Harry, Ron and Hermione, they were on the course to finding horcruxes and defeating Voldemort once and for all. Voldemort had taken over the Ministry of Magic and plunged the entire wizarding world into a not-so-subtle Nazi analogy. Voldemort wants to purge the mudblood (witches and wizards with non-magic blood) from the wizarding community. He believes in a pure, unfiltered race. Hmm, sounds familiar doesn’t it?

Throughout the years at Hogwarts Harry has battled his snakelike nemesis in a variety of forms. Each time he’s able to overcome Voldemort and prevail because of some seemingly simple magical clause, weapon or ritual.

Up until now it’s been hard to feel that Harry and his pals were ever in

danger. However, when Voldemort, flanked by his legions of followers, shows up at Hogwarts, it’s at that time where we begin to question the safety of Harry, which is crucial to the overall effect of the film.

I haven’t read all of the books (I’ve only just finished the fourth), so I can say that this movie still takes liberties with the more intricate parts of the story. Non-readers may find themselves a little lost at times, but as soon as the action starts up, it’s unrelenting and you’ll find yourself immersed in a few setpieces that are beautifully arranged. There’s real, honest-to-Dumbledore, danger happening here.

People are dying. This isn’t a children’s story anymore. Harry is in mortal peril, along with everyone else that stands against Voldemort and his army.

“Deathly Hallows: Part 2” is not only one of the

mayhem, that makes it more exciting, believable and personal. That’s what action movies are missing nowadays, a personal touch. Not to worry though, because “Deathly Hallows: Part 2” is as intimate a movie as you will ever see. It’s a perfect way to send off the franchise on a high note.

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Boris Godunov

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he somber Russian opera “Boris Godunov” by Modest Mussorgsky made its regional debut July 8 as the highlight of the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre’s ongoing 2011 season.

“Boris Godunov” is presented on an appropriately stark set designed by Jack Shouse, with only a single icon for scenery. The opera recounts the legend of Tsar Boris, who ruled Russia as regent following the death of Ivan the Terrible before being elected tsar in 1598. But the legitimacy of Boris’ reign was plagued by accusations that he plotted the murder of young Dmitry, a rival heir to the throne.

Although it is rarely seen by American audiences, “Boris Godunov” is considered to be Mussorgsky’s masterpiece and an artistic watershed of Russian opera. After censors at the Russian Imperial Theaters refused to produce the original 1869 version of the opera, Mussorgsky penned a revision that took an entirely different ideological direction. Given that wealth of alternative material to choose from, UFOMT director Julia Pevzner wisely decided on a somewhat abbreviated selection of scenes for her staging of “Boris Gudunov.”

The premier performance of “Boris Godunov” proved as challenging for some audience members as it was for the UFOMT cast because the storyline here is simply not as accessible as more traditional operatic offerings. But See BORIS on page 12

Don Giovanni

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he Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre opened its 2011 season July 7 with an outstanding production of the opera “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The show was capably directed by Daniel Helfgot, a veteran of more than 200 productions of operas and operettas in a wide range of styles. The orchestra for “Don Giovanni” was brilliantly conducted by Barbara Day Turner, the founder and music director of the San Jose Chamber Orchestra.

In the title role, Mark Womack carries this show both vocally and dramatically. Audience members will recognize Womack from appearances in five previous UFOMT seasons, most recently in the leading roles of Sky Masterson in “Guys and Dolls” and Captain Von Trapp in “The Sound of Music” last year. As Don Giovanni, he not only manages to make the serial seducer’s arrogant misogyny believable, but also injects a note of wry humor into an otherwise thoroughly despicable characterization.

Womack is fortunate to play opposite two gifted sopranos as leading ladies, Eleni Calenos as the love-struck Donna Elvira and Rochelle Bard as the vengeful Donna Anna. Calenos convincingly portrays the opera’s most multi-dimensional character, a woman so conflicted that she’s more than willing to forgive the rogue who See GIOVANNI on page 12

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Last week Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre debuted four festival shows which will continue to play at Ellen Eccles Theatre through the first week of August.

Festival in review

By Charlie Schill

he Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre’s ongoing production of “South Pacific” successfully breathes life into familiar dramatic material that is more than half-a-century old.

“South Pacific,” a tale of clashing cultures and people cut adrift from their roots by World War II, was penned

by Broadway giants Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II only four years after the conclusion of that conflict. While that made the musical unusually topical in 1949, sophisticated modern audiences tend to view “South Pacific” as hopelessly romantic and chock full of wartime clichés. Moreover, the racial prejudice subplot that emerges in the second act of the musical is so dated that it feels contrived.

A common solution to those problems nowadays might be to play for self-conscious laughs by turning “South Pacific” into a campy nostalgia fest. But here in Logan, director Maggie L. Harrer has chosen a riskier approach by playing the musical straight and trusting in the talents of her performers to make the original material seem still relevant.

Harrer’s gamble pays off richly in the person of Molly Mustonen, a New York native making her UFOMT debut as U.S. Navy Ensign Nellie Forbush. Mustonen plays that role with such wide-eyed innocence that she not only makes the improbable reactions of the selfSee PACIFIC on page 11

Oliver!

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or those who hate to read the Victorian Era soap operas written by Charles Dickens but love musical comedy, the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre’s flawless production of “Oliver!” is the perfect summer treat.

Because the quality of productions of this Lionel Bart musical depend so heavily on the performances of youngsters, it takes inspired casting and direction to stage this show in an entertaining fashion. Luckily, director Jack Shouse has pulled off that miracle here in Logan.

Eleven-year-old Jace Salcido takes the role of the orphan Oliver Twist and makes it his own from the first moment that he opens his mouth to sing. He not only has an amazingly strong voice for his diminutive size, but also one that is so sweet that it sends chills through the audience. Moreover, despite being a newcomer to the stage, Salcido has nothing to apologize for as a novice actor.

Cameron Conrad is equally well-cast as Oliver’s sidekick, the Artful Dodger, and 16 other boys sing and act with remarkable aplomb for their ages as members of the show’s orphan/street urchin choruses.

With the youthful actors carrying their own weight, the adults in “Oliver!” are free to perform at the top of their game and they do just that. The cast is led by Jessica See OLIVER! on page 11

Boris Godunov

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he somber Russian opera “Boris Godunov” by Modest Mussorgsky made its regional debut July 8 as the highlight of the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre’s ongoing 2011 season.

“Boris Godunov” is presented on an appropriately stark set designed by Jack Shouse, with only a single icon for scenery. The opera recounts the legend of Tsar Boris, who ruled Russia as regent following the death of Ivan the Terrible before being elected tsar in 1598. But the legitimacy of Boris’ reign was plagued by accusations that he plotted the murder of young Dmitry, a rival heir to the throne.

Although it is rarely seen by American audiences, “Boris Godunov” is considered to be Mussorgsky’s masterpiece and an artistic watershed of Russian opera. After censors at the Russian Imperial Theaters refused to produce the original 1869 version of the opera, Mussorgsky penned a revision that took an entirely different ideological direction. Given that wealth of alternative material to choose from, UFOMT director Julia Pevzner wisely decided on a somewhat abbreviated selection of scenes for her staging of “Boris Gudunov.”

The premier performance of “Boris Godunov” proved as challenging for some audience members as it was for the UFOMT cast because the storyline here is simply not as accessible as more traditional operatic offerings. But See BORIS on page 12

Don Giovanni

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he Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre opened its 2011 season July 7 with an outstanding production of the opera “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The show was capably directed by Daniel Helfgot, a veteran of more than 200 productions of operas and operettas in a wide range of styles. The orchestra for “Don Giovanni” was brilliantly conducted by Barbara Day Turner, the founder and music director of the San Jose Chamber Orchestra.

In the title role, Mark Womack carries this show both vocally and dramatically. Audience members will recognize Womack from appearances in five previous UFOMT seasons, most recently in the leading roles of Sky Masterson in “Guys and Dolls” and Captain Von Trapp in “The Sound of Music” last year. As Don Giovanni, he not only manages to make the serial seducer’s arrogant misogyny believable, but also injects a note of wry humor into an otherwise thoroughly despicable characterization.

Womack is fortunate to play opposite two gifted sopranos as leading ladies, Eleni Calenos as the love-struck Donna Elvira and Rochelle Bard as the vengeful Donna Anna. Calenos convincingly portrays the opera’s most multi-dimensional character, a woman so conflicted that she’s more than willing to forgive the rogue who See GIOVANNI on page 12

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Last week Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre debuted four festival shows which will continue to play at Ellen Eccles Theatre through the first week of August.

Festival in review

By Charlie Schill

he Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre’s ongoing production of “South Pacific” successfully breathes life into familiar dramatic material that is more than half-a-century old.

“South Pacific,” a tale of clashing cultures and people cut adrift from their roots by World War II, was penned

by Broadway giants Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II only four years after the conclusion of that conflict. While that made the musical unusually topical in 1949, sophisticated modern audiences tend to view “South Pacific” as hopelessly romantic and chock full of wartime clichés. Moreover, the racial prejudice subplot that emerges in the second act of the musical is so dated that it feels contrived.

A common solution to those problems nowadays might be to play for self-conscious laughs by turning “South Pacific” into a campy nostalgia fest. But here in Logan, director Maggie L. Harrer has chosen a riskier approach by playing the musical straight and trusting in the talents of her performers to make the original material seem still relevant.

Harrer’s gamble pays off richly in the person of Molly Mustonen, a New York native making her UFOMT debut as U.S. Navy Ensign Nellie Forbush. Mustonen plays that role with such wide-eyed innocence that she not only makes the improbable reactions of the selfSee PACIFIC on page 11

Oliver!

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or those who hate to read the Victorian Era soap operas written by Charles Dickens but love musical comedy, the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre’s flawless production of “Oliver!” is the perfect summer treat.

Because the quality of productions of this Lionel Bart musical depend so heavily on the performances of youngsters, it takes inspired casting and direction to stage this show in an entertaining fashion. Luckily, director Jack Shouse has pulled off that miracle here in Logan.

Eleven-year-old Jace Salcido takes the role of the orphan Oliver Twist and makes it his own from the first moment that he opens his mouth to sing. He not only has an amazingly strong voice for his diminutive size, but also one that is so sweet that it sends chills through the audience. Moreover, despite being a newcomer to the stage, Salcido has nothing to apologize for as a novice actor.

Cameron Conrad is equally well-cast as Oliver’s sidekick, the Artful Dodger, and 16 other boys sing and act with remarkable aplomb for their ages as members of the show’s orphan/street urchin choruses.

With the youthful actors carrying their own weight, the adults in “Oliver!” are free to perform at the top of their game and they do just that. The cast is led by Jessica See OLIVER! on page 11

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“For Sale”

“Sold”

Photos taken by Brenda Schoenfeld

Noon Music

Saturday, JuLY 16

FREE CONCERTS FOR EVERYONE At logan high auditorium

Friday, JuLY 15 Jenni Whiteley, piano

Cinnamon Creek Folk Singers

Jennifer McEntire Whiteley just completed all the requirements for a certification in piano through the Music Teacher’s National Association and now wants to share her music and what she’s learned with the wonderful people of her native land—Cache Valley. She will perform a piece from each musical time period and explain how the piece reflects its time in history. Miho Everitt, a Cache Valley piano teacher, will also join her at the end for a Mozart piano duet.

The Cinnamon Creek Folk Singers are a group of 12 women from Northern Utah who, for 19 years, have arranged, performed and shared their love for traditional western pioneer, railroad and American folk songs. The group was created to preserve and promote the national and regional folk music heritage. Traditional instruments used during their programs include the mountain and hammered dulcimers, fiddle, bodhran drum, guitar, concertina, tin whistle, banjo, folk bass, harmonica and washboard. Best known for their vocal harmony, the Cinnamon Creek Folk Singers use authentic and original arrangements, including “shape note” songs, to celebrate the folk writing and performance process. Stories and journal entries are used during the program to bring to life western pioneer history. Railroad songs, religious hymns, western migration songs and traditional folk music are performed by women who wear traditional costumes representative of the American West in the late 1800s.

Pacific Continued from page 9 proclaimed “hick from Little Rock” to her first romance believable, but also infects her fellow cast members and the audience with her enthusiasm. From its opening curtain, this UFOMT production is Mustonen’s show; it is her spirited singing and dancing that makes some of the musical’s well-known production numbers work.

Mustonen is supported by an outstanding cast.

Branch Fields provides her love interest as French planter Emile de

Becque and his powerful bass voice makes the musical’s trademark songs “Some Enchanted Evening” and “This Nearly Was Mine” memorable. Jeanette Blakeney is delightfully exuberant as the Tonkinese businesswoman Bloody Mary. UFOMT veteran Mark Womack turns in a solid performance as Marine Lieutenant Joe Cable as does crowd pleaser Stephanous Tsirakoglou as the seagoing con man Luther Billis.

After a nearly letterperfect debut performance, some gaffs that would be considered wardrobe errors in the movie business emerged toward the end of “South

Pacific.” While an enlisted combat engineer who has “gone native” like Billis could easily get away with missing a few shaves, a full beard and shaggy haircut would never have been tolerated on a naval officer flying a PBY seaplane.

It’s even more jarring when Billis converses with a couple of what he calls “Marines” who are conspicuously dressed as sailors. UFOMT’s audiences include too many military veterans for errors of that kind to escape notice.

Repertory performances of “South Pacific” will continue at the Ellen Eccles Theatre through Aug. 5.

Oliver!

Continued from page 9 Medoff in the role of Nancy, a woman of the street who is torn between her love for outlaw Bill Sykes and her protective instincts toward Oliver. Aided by a booming lyric soprano voice, Medoff dominates the stage with breathtaking acting and dancing skills.

The contributions of the adult ensemble to the success of this production cannot be ignored. Those talented singers open Act II with a rollicking performance of the tavern

song “Oom Pah Pah” that had the audience cheering during the premier of “Oliver!” on July 7.

Minutes later, the same audience was thrilled by the sheer beauty of their rendition of the haunting “Who Will Buy?” The highlight of this show is naturally the appearance of Logan impresario Michael Ballam in its cast. In recent years, the founding general director of UFOMT has resisted the temptation to hog the spotlight by limiting himself to age-appropriate minor roles in the festival’s productions. In the pivotal role of Fagan, however, Ballam returns to center stage where he belongs.

The veteran trouper makes even a nuanced characterization like that of Fagan look easy because – for him – it is easy. Ballam’s standout performances of the songs “You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two,” “Be Back Soon” and “Reviewing the Situation” are simply unforgettable.

The orchestra for “Oliver!” is brilliantly directed by Karen Keltner, the resident conductor of the San Diego Opera. The set designs by Dennis Hassan are appropriately moody and atmospheric.

Repertory performances of Oliver! will continue at the Ellen Eccles Theatre through Aug. 6.

Editor’s Note: Charlie Schill is a former city editor of The Herald Journal. He has directed and performed with theater groups in the United States, South Korea and Germany. Schill also served as theater critic for The Temple Daily Telegram in Temple, Texas; and Pacific Stars & Stripes and Japan Times, both daily newspapers in Tokyo, Japan.

Tuesday, JuLY 19 Ralph Degn and Jessica Degn Rampton

Wednesday, JuLY 20

Young Artist Cup winners and comedian Randall Bagley This delightful duo of father and daughter has been a favorite at the noon tabernacle programs for several years.

Ralph has been the piano player at the Pickleville Playhouse since 1978.

Jessica graduated from USU with a degree in music education/choral emphasis and liberal arts.

She has performed at the Utah Festival Opera, LDS Conference Center, Lagoon, Stage Stop Theater and Pickleville Playhouse. For the past eight years she has been the music director and orchestra conductor for Kaysville City’s musicals.

Randall Bagley will perform at the noon music concert series despite having no musical talent. Randall will perform stand up comedy mixed in with a little juggling. He has made people laugh for almost 20 years with his dry sense of humor and is the past winner of the Utah State University Comedy Competition. He has also opened for the Smothers Brothers. He lives in Providence and he and his wife have four cute children.

Thursday, JuLY 21 3’s Company

3’s Company began several years ago with two clarinets and a bassoon. It eventually was put on hold when two of its members relocated and began new adventures with their families. Two years ago a woodwind quintet was formed called “The What.”

Today 3’s Company is back with a quintet called Quintessence (formally “The What”), Dichotomy Duo, Tihai Trio, and the Mio Trio. Members include Ali Bailey, Kelli Richardson, Warren Barton, Brad Henrie, Candice Kempton, DeAnn Johnson and Dan Stowell. Several combination of instruments will share a spectrum of tonal colors, and an array of music from folk tunes to the classics. For more information, or book performances call Dan Stowell at 435-760-1130, or e-mail: dlstowell@q.com. We hope you enjoy our performance.

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Giovanni

Boris

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betrayed her love. Bard has the opera’s majestic score the most vocally challengand the quality of the perforing role in “Don Giovanni,” mances still make seeing this particularly in the arias Or sai production an unforgettable chi l’onore and Non mi dir. experience.

But she hits all the high notes The opera opens with a with both gusto and heartfelt choral tour de force, as an emotion. ensemble of more than 50 Much needed comedy relief superb voices set the stage is provided by Stephanos for the ill-fated tsar’s rise and Tsirakoglou as the servant fall. Chorus master Stephen Leporello and Molly MusCarey has skillfully woven tonen and Gebriel Preisser as the main ensemble, children’s the newlyweds Zerlina and chorus and ancillary chorus Masetto. Tsirakoglou is hilarimembers into integral charous throughout the opera and acter in the drama. By reprepractically steals the show senting the common people of with a mime seduction ballet Russia, their voices not only that opens Act II. Mustonen is explain the opera’s complicatutterly adorable as the rounded back story but also reflect heeled bride who initially public opinion gradually dan Bluth in the role of Don appear woefully understated, dled numerous scene changes would love to fall victim to shifting against Tsar Boris.

Ottavio, who is betrothed a problem particularly evident smoothly. The only obvious Don Giovanni’s charms if Craig Hart,early last seen locally information about each house.

But we found so many interesting stories about the to Donna Anna. Bluth has a in scenes with Bard, where technical glitch during the only Donna Elvira would in the 2010 UFOMT season, wonderful tenor voice, but she is often emoting frantical- debut performance of the stop interrupting the process. returns as Boris, a role that settlers that the book just kept growing,” said Woodward. has chosen to portray Don ly and getting little in return opera was that the spotlights Preisser plays the dim-witted seems perfect for his powerOttavio’s indecisiveness about from Bluth. were slow in following some groom with a delicious mixful bass voice. Hart’s strong seeking vengeance against The staging of “Don performers during their arias. ture of jealous outrage and acting skills lend just the right Don Giovanni with minimal Giovanni” by set designer Repertory performances of bewilderment. of tragedy to this tale of Tickets for this self-guided tour are $5 and may be purchased at the Newton Market, use of facial expressions and Jim Lyden is very much up “Don Giovanni” will continue note The only false note in the a monarch who is ultimately That dubiousValley choice Visitor’s to UFOMT’s usual high stan-or atthe the Ellen Eccles Theatre UFOMT Lee'sproduction Marketis JorPlace,gestures.

The Cache Bureau, Newton Town Library crushed by his own guilt. makes his characterization dards and the stage crew hanthrough Aug. 6.

Another UFOMT veteran, during regular library hours. Tour booklets are $2 and may be purchased at A.J. ticket Glueckert, plays the Editor’s Note: Charlie Schill is a former city editor of The also served as a theater critic for the Temple Daily Telegram unusual role of the SimpleHerald Journal.

He has directed and performed with theater in Temple, Texas; and Pacific Stars & Stripes and Japan Times, locations or at any of the open houses.

For more information, or to purchasetontickets

by After in Boris Godunov. groups in the United States, South Korea and Germany. Schill both daily newspapers in Tokyo, Japan. witnessing much of mail, call 435-563-3654 or go to http://pioneerrockhouses.blogspot.com. silently the opera’s action, Glueckert finally gives voice to the tsar’s conscience at a critical moment.

Equally critical to the story will be able to explore six of group of enthusiastic is Jordan Bluth in the role of Newton’s early rock houses. owners of historic rock Prince Shuisky. Bluth is chillThe houses on the tour were all houses in Newton are celebrating as a courtier who omibuilt between 1875 and 1906. ing their history, bringing peonously circles Boris for much Tickets for this self-guided ple together, and raising funds of the opera like a shark waittour are $5 and may be purfor the Newton Town Library, ing for blood to appear in the chased at the Newton Market, all at the same time. A tour of water. Bluth’s resonant tenor Lee’s Market Place, The Cache old rock houses,which were voice drips with malice as he Valley Visitor’s Bureau, or the built in the 1800s and early later denounces Boris to the Newton Town Library during 1900s will be held.

Russian Duma and he menregular library hours. Tour The tour will be held Saturaces the tsar’s heir Feodor booklets are $2 and may be day, July 23, from 1 to 4 p.m., (Elena Mindlina) as the final purchased at ticket locations as one part of Newton’s annual curtain falls. or at any of the open houses. pioneer day celebration, which Repertory performances of also includes a dance, a parade, For more information, or to Boris Godunov will continue purchase tickets by mail, call a wild west show and a lunch at the Ellen Eccles Theatre 435-563-3654 or go to http:// in the park. People who attend through Aug. 5. pioneerrockhouses.blogspot. the self-guided rock house tour

Come see six historic Newton homes

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Armchair adventurers will enjoy Adams book

By Mary Foster The Associated Press

ark Adams’ decision M to finally seek adventure has paid off big-time

for readers in “Turn Right at Machu Picchu,” a book that combines history, travel and adventure.

Adams, an editor for several adventure and travel magazines, realized at age 40 that he had spent a lot of time on other people’s adventures but had experienced none of his own. What better way to start than by investigating allegations that Hiram Bingham III may not have discovered the Incan city of Machu Picchu?

A lofty ambition for a man who last slept outdoors when he was 7 years old in a toy teepee that his father set up in their backyard.

Fortunately, Adams was up to the challenge — although he sometimes doubted it — as he followed Bingham’s path through climbs that were both taxing and sometimes dangerous.

With the help of John Leivers, an Australian explorer who is an expert on the Inca sites in the Andes, and a crew of coca leaf-chewing mule tenders and a cook, Adams retraced the route that Bingham, a professional explorer who helped inspire

Author looks at cultural history of shoplifting Michelle Wiener The Associated Press

he opening chapter T of Rachel Shteir’s study of shoplifting allows us to

vicariously watch the surveillance video of Winona Ryder at a Saks Fifth Avenue store in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 2001.

But this is no tabloid study banking on our collective schadenfreude, nor a superficial treatment of bad things people do. Shteir has written a sharp, smart and thoroughly entertaining cultural history.

That Shteir’s work is impeccably researched should come as no surprise to those who have read her previous work on striptease, and she brings the same dedication and keen insights to shoplifting.

Alongside a rundown of various laws passed and famous trials (such as, for example, that of Jane Austen’s aunt — really!), Shteir looks at popular culture’s treatment of the shoplifter, from Daniel Defoe’s Moll Flanders to characters in contemporary novels by Myla Goldberg and Kathryn Harrison.

She also provides personal testimony from shoplifters who remember the thrill of sneaking an extra piece of candy from the corner drugstore to those who were — or still are — involved in blackmarket rings, reselling boosted items for massive profits.

Shteir discusses shoplifting as a crime, once punishable by hanging; as a disease, diagnosed mainly among the wealthy as need was not considered a factor; and as a political protest.

the film character Indiana Jones, traveled on his way

to his stunning discoveries.

Quite a challenge, since “by journey’s end, Bingham’s group had traveled nearly one thousand miles in 115 days.”

On his trek, Adams wound his way through the mountains of Peru, discovering wild country with breathtaking views and stunning ruins, and meeting interesting people long before he makes it to Machu Picchu.

Adams details the fascinating story of Bingham, one of the ambitious explorers of the early 20th century, whose lust for fame was fulfilled in 1911 when he discovered not just one, but three amazing

archaeological sites.

He adds in information on Peru and modern-day tourism at the famous site; the history of the Incas; the history and geography of Machu Picchu and other Incan ruins; and details the age of the great explorers.

And he makes plenty of his own discoveries along the way.

All of this is done with a liberal helping of humor, and it adds up to a story that hooks readers early and then sails along so interestingly that it’s one of those “can’t put it down” books.

What more could armchair adventurers want?

* This week’s New York Times Best-seller List * COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK FICTION 1. “Now You See Her,” by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge 2. “The Help,” by Kathryn Stockett 3. “Smokin’ Seventeen,” by Janet Evanovich 4. “Water for Elephants,” by Sara Gruen 5. “Deeper Than Midnight,” by Lara Adrian COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK NONFICTION 1. “Heaven is for Real,” by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent 2. “In the Garden of Beasts,” by Erik Larson 3. “Unbroken,” by Laura Hillenbrand 4. ‘Bossypants,” by Tina Fey 5. “The Original Argument,” by Glenn Beck with Joshua Charles HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Now You See Her,” by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge 2. “Smokin’ Seventeen,” by Janet Evanovich 3. “State of Wonder,” by Ann Patchett 4. “Against All Enemies,” by Tom Clancy with Peter Telep 5. “One Summer,” by David Baldacci HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. “Unbroken,” by Laura Hillenbrand 2. “In the Garden of Beasts,” by Erik Larson 3. “Bossypants,” by Tina Fey 4. “The Greater Journey,” by David McCullough 5. “Miracle of Freedom,” by Chris Stewart and Ted Stewart

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

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Books

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Answers from last week

Calendar Friday Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre’s annual gala event, “Dickens’ Delight,” will include a Victorian England-themed dinner with entertainment and a performance of “Oliver!” on July 15, beginning at 5 p.m. The Dinner is at the Riverwoods Conference Center Grand Ballroom, 615 S. Riverwoods Parkway, and “Oliver!” is at the Ellen Eccles Theatre. Tickets are $125 and can be purchased at the Utah Festival Opera box office or by calling 800-2620074.

Stokes Nature Center invites curious toddlers, ages 2-3, to join them for Parent Tot from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, July 15. Explore animals, plants and nature through music, crafts and games. This program is parent interactive, and all toddlers must have a parent present to participate and explore along with their child. The program fee is $3 ($2.50 for SNC members). For more info, call 435755-3239 or visit www.logannature.org.

Amazing sister/brother acoustic duo act Ali and Tom Durrant will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 15, at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough

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Pizza. Their fantastic acoustic guitar work combines with excellent vocals to produce a unique sound fusing the best of classic folk with an upbeat, modern acoustic sound. Hear them at www. reverbnation.com/thehopons. Everyone is invited.

Saturday High energy singer/songwriter/guitarist Isael Torres will perform at Pier 49 San Francisco Sourdough Pizza from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 16. Isael is a great music artist who fuses Latin with pop. Come enjoy his act with some

www.ThemeCrosswords.com

By Myles Mellor and Sally York Across 1. Top of the ___ 5. Plot again 10. Spain’s Santo Domingo de ___ Abbey 15. Imbroglio 19. Alero, e.g.

20. Straws in the wind 21. Shorthand system inventor Pitman 22. Put down 23. Rescuing at the eleventh hour 27. Backgammon impossibility 28. “One of ___” (Willa Cather novel) 29. Pop up 30. “To ___, With Love” 31. Bring to a boil?

33. Terrible time?

34. Setting for TV’s “Newhart” 35. Conned 36. Free of errors 37. Letters before an alias 39. Spot 42. Without: Fr. 43. Crowns 46. Swellhead 49. May not be around much longer 55. Melodious 56. Ready to serve 57. Rings of color 58. Exemplars of twinship 59. Advise 62. Saint Sebastian, e.g.

63. Govt. property overseer 65. Military mission, slangily 66. Family 67. They are made of ammonia, methane, car-

bon dioxide and water 70. Most moth-eaten 72. Like a churl 76. Harmony 78. “___ Train to Clarksville” 79. Sloping troughs 81. “We might as well do it now” (with “There’s”) 85. Do museum work 86. Classical compositions 87. “Giovanna d’___” (Verdi opera) 90. Guitar sound 92. Word with corn or skid 93. Doesn’t work 97. Rocky prominence 98. Took the cake, say 100. Break 102. Potsdam Conference attendee 103. Dishevel 105. Eyes 107. It’s better read on a Kindle 109. Datebook abbr.

110. “We need to end this” 114. Certain network 115. Puncture 116. Third of nine 117. Racetrack fence 118. While lead-in 119. Gimcrack 120. Drives off 121. Deep ___ bend Down 1. Was master of ceremonies 2. Lady of Arthurian romance 3. Part of speech 4. Telepathy and such 5. “Going ___: An Amer-

ican Life” (Palin book) 6. Qatari leader 7. Magazine genre 8. Aardvark’s morsel 9. “Fiddlesticks!”

10. Menacing 11. Egyptian fertility goddess 12. “Arsenic and Old ___” 13. Pin ___ 14. Disdain 15. Gym equipment 16. Biblical prophet 17. Swinger?

18. Positions 24. Beans 25. One taking a bow?

26. Kicks 32. Sounds 33. Embroidery hoops 34. Pause 37. Foofaraw 38. Japanese martial art 40. Back then 41. “Field of Dreams” setting 42. Pink-legged bird 44. Space ___ 45. Verse with 14 lines 47. Archetype 48. Baby bird?

49. Drink from a dish 50. Provoke 51. Using 52. Climb again 53. ___ Day 54. Occupational suffix 59. Song holder 60. Plaudits 61. A ship may be driven here by the wind 63. Eblis, for one 64. Flower holders?

67. Rook 68. Plastic ___ Band 69. Newspaper section

71. Gregg grad 72. Brownish 73. Arapaho foe 74. Place for a DVD player 75. Best guess: abbr.

77. “___ Down” (Bobby Valentino single) 79. PC component 80. Cheer 82. Author Levin 83. Home of Mammoth Cave National Park

84. Manhandle 87. Habiliments 88. Enthusiast 89. Hard outer layers 91. Apple variety 94. Catchphrase 95. Electronics whiz 96. Quiet 98. Sports Illustrated’s 1974 Sportsman of the Year 99. Bait 101. Jazz musician

Davis 102. Wet nurses, overseas 104. Leave in, to an editor 105. Auricular 106. Tilt 107. Novice: var. sp.

108. Anne Frank’s father 111. Time piece?

112. Sixth note 113. Nettle

Come participate in a cycling event that is just as fun for spectators as riders Saturday, July 16, at Lion’s Park, 100 N. 500 East in Hyde Park. Free. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m., with kids racing at noon and adults (ages 14 and up) at 12:30 p.m.

Racers ride laps on a grass, dirt and pavement course in a test of endurance. Kids ride one lap on course. Zany costumes are encouraged. Obstacles during the race will include “heckle alley” where riders will confront marshmallow assaults and friendly super-soaker fire. The event is free. Mountain bikes or cyclocross bikes are suitable for this course; helmets are mandatory.

For questions or to volunteer, contact Jennifer Bowman at jennifer.bowman@atk.com.

“Dodge This” dodgeball tournament will be held July 16 at the Logan Rec Center, 100 W. 195 South in Logan. Cost is $100 per team of 10 people. All participants will receive headbands and T-shirts. T-shirt pickup starts at 9:30 a.m. with the tournament starting at 10 a.m.

All proceeds will support Special Olympics of Utah. For more information contact www.wix. com/mgarn8/dodgethis.

Jeremy Threlfall will be performing favorites at the Pioneer Valley Lodge on Saturday, July 16, at 3 p.m. The address is 2351 N. 400 East in North Logan. Join us for this free event open to the public. For more information please call 435-792-0353.

The first annual bicycle “Ride Around the Wellsvilles,” will be held July 16. This is a non-competitive event sponsored by the Logan Rotary Club. The 72-mile ride begins and ends in Logan at the Willow Horseshoe Park, 500 West and 700 South. The route goes over Wellsville Canyon to Brigham City and continues along the east side of the Wellsvilles returning to Cache Valley via the Valley Highway then to Mendon, finishing at the park in Logan. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Community Food Pantry. For a detailed route map, more information and online

registration go to www.rotaryraw. com.

Monday

Stokes Nature Center invites all ages to a hummingbird open house from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, at Corinne Thul’s backyard at Second Dam. Participants will learn fascinating facts about hummingbirds, how to identify different species, and will have the opportunity to feed them by hand. Cost is $5 adults/$3 kids (discount for SNC members).

For more information, please call 435-755-3239 or visit www. logannature.org.

Valley Church of Smithfield will be holding a Vacation Bible School July 18 through 22 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. each night. Start Your Engines for “REV IT UP! Full Throttle for God.” There will be Bible lessons, games, snacks, music, puppet shows and more.

We will have classes for ages 2-3 years old, 4-5 years old, first through third graders and fourth through sixth graders. All are welcome. For more information email info@cachevalleychurch. org or call 563-4724.

Trained AARP volunteers will be conducting a CAR-FIT program on Saturday, July 16, in the parking lot adjacent to the Cache County Senior Center at 246 N. 100 East, Logan, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This free event assists seniors to establish a “fit” with their vehicle by recommending adjustments and adaptions to enhance safety while driving.

Reservations are preferred by calling Susie Jackson at 435753-2866.

Laughter yoga classes will be offered Mondays at 9 a.m.

Utah Festival Opera & Musiat 209 W. 300 North, Logan. cal Theatre will present two Laughter yoga sessions are performances of “A Tribute to free. Anyone is welcome, no George Gershwin,” featuring skills needed. Wear comfortable the Utah Festival Opera orchesclothes. The purposes of laughtra and vocalists with Benjamin ter yoga are to improve health Salisbury as piano soloist for by bringing more oxygen to the “Rhapsody in Blue” and more body, increase socialization, July 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ellen reduce stress and spread hapEccles Theatre. Tickets are $11piness to Cache Valley through $66 and can be purchased by laughing. For more information, calling 800-262-0074 or online at contact certified laughter yoga www.ufomt.org. leaders, Mami Matsumoto at mamim@sunshineterrace.com Stokes Nature Center invites or 435-760-4619, or Mimi Maeda, adults to Backyard Harvest: 435-512-8659.

Foods for Fall, held from 7 to 9 p.m. on July 19 at the Logan “Tribute to Greatest GenRec Center. Fonnesbeck Greeneration” concert will be held house owner Barry Fonnesbeck Monday, July 18, at 7 p.m. at will teach participants how to the Brigham City Fine Arts grow, harvest and store coolCenter, 58 S. 100 West. Tickets weather crops. Cost is $5 ($4 are $10. The show will include for SNC members). Registration Broadway, popular and original required. For more information, compositions. For tickets and please call 435-755-3239 or visit info available at www.kevinkula. www.logannature.org. net, (435)757-0335, or 30 minutes before show if not sold out.

Do you know what pioneer Limited seats available. children did to learn how to be graceful? They played a game The Big Fix Discout Mobile called Graces, and you can too Spay/Neuter Clinic will be at during Daily Historic AdvenPetsmart in Logan on July 18. tures at the American West Walk-up micro-chipping and Heritage Center. Open Tuesday vaccinations available to anythrough Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 one from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. a p.m. Cost is $6 for adults and $5 processing fee per animal $4 for kids ages 3-11, students, applies to clients getting vaccina- seniors and military. Visit www. tions only. Every cat fix is $20. awhc.org or call 435-245-6050 Female dogs start at $65; male for more information. dogs start at $55, depending on weight. Additional fees for animals with special conditions. Animals must be between 8 weeks and 6 years of age and weigh at Bill Gabriel performs on least 2 lbs. Do not feed pet after guitar each Wednesday at 6:30 9 p.m. the night before surgery

Valley Church of Smithfield will be hosting a free Block Party July 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the old Smithfield City Building (50 N. Main, Smithfield).

There will be a bounce house, free food, games and more.

We will also be having a yard sale to benefit The Center for Pregnancy Choices. For more information, please email info@ cachevalleychurch.org or call 563-4724.

Sunday Sunday at the Park continues July 17. Associate Professor Shawn Fisher, representing the Lyric Theater, will discuss set design and other aspects of the theater. We meet on the lawn adjacent to the Old Main building on USU campus. Bring your own lawn chairs. In the event of rain we will meet in the Family Life Building, Room 206. Due to the closure of Champ Drive from 400 North, use 800 East through the campus on Champ Drive and around Old Main to the parking lot. For questions call Myles Daitzman at 787-4142.

if pet is over 4 months; do not feed after 6 a.m. if pet is under 4 months. Water is OK. No sick animals. Cats must be in labeled carriers, dogs on leashes. For more information call 1-866PETS FIX or www.utahpets.org.

Concert on the Square in Wellsville will feature the 4 Hims on Monday, July 18, at 7 p.m. at the Tabernacle Square.

The Edwards brothers have performed together for years. Come enjoy an evening of comedy and music.

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p.m. at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza, located on 1200 South across the street north of Maceys. Everyone is welcome.

You may recognize Bryce Wood as the singer/songwriter from the popular local band Three Weeks. Bryce has a new solo album he’s been working on, and will be performing some of his new music July 20 at Paradise Park. Admission is free, but please tip Bryce or buy his album if you can.

Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre will present three staged concert performances of the bubbly, romantic Viennese operetta “The Merry Widow” on July 20 (1 p.m.), and July 28 (7:30 p.m.) at the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

The production will be staged with full cast and orchestra. Tickets are $11-$66 and can be purchased by calling 800-262-0074 or online at www.ufomt.org.

Thursday Cool Classics concert series will be held July 21 and 22 at the USU Performance Hall, 4030 Old Main Hill in Logan. Professor Gary Amano’s students will be performing on the piano.

This year’s “College Virtuosos” recital will include performances

by Adam Nielsen (currently pursuing a doctorate degree in performance), Luke Hancock (recently completed his master’s degree at USU), and Brandon Lee (graduate student in piano performance at USU). The “Rising Stars” evening will include solo and concerto performances by prize-winning pre-college students. Admission is free, but student piano scholarship donations will be accepted.

Stokes Nature Center will host Totally Trees Camp from 1 to 4 p.m. on July 19 for ages 4-7, and from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on July 21 for ages 8-12. Campers will learn all about trees, get to know our local species, and make tree inspired art. Cost is $30 ($25 for SNC members). Registration required. For more information, call 435-755-3239 or visit www. logannature.org.

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