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Real-life couple Saundra DeAthos and Harold Meers bring their extensive stage talents to Cache Valley for annual Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre

The Herald Journal

AUGUST 5-11, 2016

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August 5-11, 2016

COVER 6 Husband and wife star

on the stage this summer at the Utah Festival Opera

THE ARTS 3 Youth Shakespeare

troupe brings ‘Richard III’ to Bullen Center stage

4 Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre now in full swing in downtown Logan 4 Summer concert series

near the end at Tabernacle

5 Old Barn Community

Theatre set to perform ‘Dreamcoat’ in Collinston

5 Lyric Repertory brings four productions to stage during its 2016 season

MOVIES 9 Two and a half stars:

Things get a little too mixed up with ‘Suicide Squad’

9 ‘Jason Bourne’ takes control at the box office

COLUMN 8 Dennis Hinkamp thinks

today is a great day to try and be a little more happy

CALENDAR 11 See what’s happening this week in Cache Valley

Brazilian Rico de Souza surfs with the Olympic torch at Macumba Beach at Recreio dos Bandeirantes Thursday as the torch relay continues on its journey to the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On the cover: Saundra DeAthos and Harold Meers share the stage during the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre’s production of “Pucinni’s Trilogy.”

FROM THE EDITOR I was honestly a little nervous last week.

But because of how things came together during the production of the July 29 issue of Cache Magazine, I ended up running a portrait of soprano Allysa Packard on Page 3 much larger than I normally would run a photo of that sort in that position.

And to make matters worse, the photo wasn’t even soprano Allysa Packard, who performed last week at the USU Alumni Band concert on the Quad. Unfortunately,

a mixup at USU media relations led to a photo of Claudia Bigler being substituted for a portrait of Packard.

So, in case you’re wondering, Claudia Bigler is the new director of the Cache Children’s Choir. The former director of choral music at Box Elder High School, Bigler takes over a nonprofit organization that “strives to prepare children for a lifetime of singing by providing quality music training, develop the talent and self-esteem of children through guided musical experiences, share music and information with the public to develop an educated audience, foster the creation of new works for children’s voices and support music education in public schools,” according to its mission statement.

“(Bigler) ran one of the finest choral programs in the state with innovative programming and consistent world-class singing,” said Cory Evans, director of Choral Activities at Utah State University.

“I knew she was retiring this year, and we never dreamed she would be interested in taking over the Cache Children’s Choir position. As we spoke with her, it became evident that having her on board would be a fantastic boost to the program.”

Congratulations to Bigler on the new position. And also best of luck to Packard, a recent USU graduate who is heading to the University of Maryland to work on her master’s degree in vocal performance.

— Jeff Hunter

Shakespeare’s play set to open Saturday night Does our current political situation worry you? Take a look at England the 1480s.

The Wars of the Roses seem to have come to an end, with the rebellious Yorks victorious. As they celebrate the coronation of King Edward IV, Richard — Edward’s youngest brother — confides his deep desire to be king himself. Trouble is, there are a lot of relatives in his way.

“Richard III” is Shakespeare’s masterful story of one twisted ambitious man’s ruthless power grab, and the torrent of grief, fear, and loss he unleashes on those who try to stop him, and those who try to help him.

Brought to you by the awardwinning actors of Logan Youth Shakespeare, with special appearances by graduates of the program, “Richard III” will be presented in its entirety at 7 p.m.

Aug. 6, 8, 10-12, and at 2 p.m.

Aug. 13 at the Bullen Center, 43 S. Main St. Tickets are available at the door, or at cachearts.org. Tickets are $6 adults and $3 kids. No children under 5 admitted.

Photo courtesy of Logan Youth Shakespeare

Logan Youth Shakespeare will present “Richard III” on select dates beginning Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Bullen Center in downtown Logan.

Brigham Museum hosting gala For 46 years, people have been visiting the Brigham City Museum of Art and History and pretending they were inside a painting or a photograph because art strikes a universal chord that suggests we are not alone in experiencing joy or grief or courage.

To expand its exhibitions and acquisitions, the museum is holding its first annual gala and fundraiser from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Brigham City Community Center located above the museum at 24 N. 300 West. The fundraiser will also benefit the Box Elder Museum

of Nature located at 641 East 200 North.

Appetizers will be served during the gala. The attire is business casual. Admission is $20 per person. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the See GALA on Page 11

USU Alumni Band to play final show on Sunday night Utah State University’s Alumni Band will offer listeners its last performance of the summer at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7, on the Quad at USU. This summer marks the band’s 53rd season and 23rd season with Nick Morrison, music director of the USU Alumni Band and senior associate dean in the Caine College of the Arts. Each of the band members donates their time and talent and the band wouldn’t be able to exist without them.

“Dr. Morrison’s extraordinary musicianship combines perfectly with his caring and detailed leadership and management of the Alumni Band to preserve and continue the great tradition started by Max Dalby years ago,” said James Bankhead, former head of the Department of Music at USU, professor emeritus and past commander of the United States Air Force Band in Washington, D.C. “It is because of Nick’s dedication and devotion to the band members and the music that this great tradition continues at USU.” Following Alumni Band tradition, professor emeritus Larry Smith will perform with his daughter, vocalist Monica Fronk, in the last concert of the summer.

“Back when I was in college, Dr. Dalby asked me to write a piece for my wife to sing with the Alumni Band,” Smith said. “That was the start of the performances.

When my wife stopped singing, my daughter, Monica, started. That was in 1992 and I’ve written two arrangements for her to perform with the band every year since then.”

This year, Smith and Fronk will perform “Midnight Sun” by Lionel Hampton and Johnny Mercer and “Route 66” by Bobby Troup.

This concert will be packed with special guests, including CCA professor Max Matzen on the trumpet and conductors Lane Weaver, director of athletic bands in the CCA, as well as Bankhead.

“I believe that passion for music is what brings myself and our audience to the Alumni Band performances,” Enrique Tellez, Alumni Band member, said. “The ensemble members as well as the community share a love for music. As a student and soon to be alumni, it comforts me to know that music in Cache Valley and at USU continues to be a lifelong art form. I’m proud to be a volunteer and advocate of music in our community and I hope to continue in the footsteps of my soon to be colleagues.”

USU Alumni Band performances are free and open to the public. In case of inclement weather, performances are moved to the Morgan Theatre in the Chase Fine Arts Center. For more information, call 797-8022 or visit cca.usu.edu.

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all mixed up Concerts ready to wrap up at Tabernacle The Music at the Tabernacle Summer Concert Series comes to an end at the Logan Tabernacle this coming week.

Admission is free, and all concerts begin at noon with the exception of the Encore Performance, which will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12.

Visit logantabernacle. blogspot.com for more infor-

mation.

Friday, August 5 Fry Street Quartet: This remarkable quartet — hailed as “a triumph of ensemble playing” by the New York Times — is a multi-faceted ensemble taking chamber music in new directions.

Touring music of the masters as well as exciting original

works from visionary composers of our time, the Fry Street Quartet has perfected a “blend of technical precision and scorching spontaneity” (Strad).

Comprised of Robert Waters (violin), Rebecca McFaul (violin), Bradley Ottesen (viola) and Anne Francis Bayless (cello), the Fry Street

Quartet holds the Dan C. and Manon Caine Russell Endowed String Quartet Residency at the Caine College of the Arts at Utah State University.

Monday, August 8 Debbie Ditton: The executive director of Music Theatre West, Ditton has been teaching and performing in Cache

Valley for more 20 years. She loves performing with her students and friends in the Tabernacle, as well as working with teens and elementary school children to excite them about their talents and introduce them to the magical world of musical theater.

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Utah Festival Opera season nears end Final productions of 2016 set for Saturday at Eccles Theatre Tickets are on sale now for Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre’s 24th season.

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

The 2016 season includes five Mainstage Productions in repertory.

“Peter Pan” will soar across the stage of the newly renovated Utah Theatre starting June 24. It will be followed during the official season by “Show Boat,” the 1927 classic that defined the “new” form of the American musical; “Porgy and Bess,” the greatest of American operas; the Tony Award-winning “Ragtime”; and Puccini’s final completed work “Il Trittico” in its Utah premiere all held in the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

The productions will be presented in repertory with full orchestra, and the Festival

bursts with concerts, lectures, interactive classes, backstage tours and more.

Concerts include Tribute to Cole Porter, a Chamber Music series and J.S. Bach’s monumental “Mass in B Minor” conducted by Dr. Craig Jessop and featuring the American Festival Chorus, special soloists and the Utah Festival Orchestra.

Tickets are on sale for backstage tours, breakfast with the stars, literary seminars and Academy classes where interactive courses will be taught by industry experts. The affordable classes range from topics like Houdini to painting with artist Kent Wallis, to backstage magic, history and more.

Performance tickets are available online at utahfestival.org, by calling 750-0300 or in person at the box office located in the Dansante Building at 59 S. 100 West.

“Peter Pan” Plays at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 4 in the Utah Theatre. Tickets are $13 to $77.

“Il Trittico (The Trilogy)” Plays at 7:30 p.m. July 28, and at 1 p.m. July 30 and Aug. 5 in the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

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The final performance of the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre’s production of “Ragtime” will begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

Tickets are $13 to $77.

Accompanying Academy lectures given by industry experts are: Il Trittico: Puccini Fully Explored, July 30; and Puccini: His Life and Love, Aug. 2. Times vary. Tickets are $10.

“Porgy and Bess” Plays at 7:30 p.m. July 29,

and at 1 p.m. Aug 4 and 6 in the Ellen Eccles Theatre. Tickets are $13 to $77.

Accompanying Academy lectures given by industry experts are: African American Experience in the Deep South, July 28. Times vary. Tickets are $10.

“Show Boat”

Plays at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 5, and at 1 p.m. July 29 in the Ellen Eccles Theatre. Tickets are $13 to $77.

“Ragtime” Plays at 7:30 p.m. July 30 and Aug. 3 and 6, and at 1 p.m. July 28 in the Ellen Eccles Theatre. Tickets are $13 to $77.

derland (Joseph), along with North Logan resident Katherine Newman and Brigham City resident Kaitlin Perkins (narrators) head up the cast, which also features Marc Jensen as Jacob, Matt Jeppeson as Dan/Pharoah, Scott Mason as Levi, Mike Jensen as Gad/Butler, Richard Cox as Judah and Lincoln Dimond as the Passing Goat.

One of the most enduring shows of all time, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” is the irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel’s favorite

son. The first collaboration of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (“Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “Cats”) and lyricist Tim Rice (“Jesus Christ Superstar,” “The Lion King”), “Dreamcoat” blends pop, country and rock into an uplifting, technicolored story of biblical proportions.

Retelling the Biblical story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colors, this magical musical is full of unforgettable Old Barn Community Theatre songs including “Those Canaan Days,” “Any Dream Will Do” and The Old Barn Theatre will present “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” through Aug. 13.

“Close Every Door.”

Lyric Rep closes on ’16 Utah State University’s Lyric Repertory Company — the Lyric Rep —brings audiences music, mystery, love and laughter in the summer 2016 season.

“The Caine Lyric Theatre has been an integral part of the community for more than 45 years,” said Richie Call, co-artistic director of the Lyric Rep. “We have a cast of amazing actors from all over the country.”

And, Call notes, a number of long-time audience favorites return this summer. The company offers four shows that, when all have opened, play in repertory.

Opening this year’s season is “Arsenic and Old Lace,” a comedy by Joseph Kesselring.

“Arsenic and Old Lace” opened June 9 and continues through the summer until Aug. 5.

Next is Ken Ludwig’s “Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery,”which opened June 16. In the Sherlock Holmes mystery, Ludwig puts his farcical spin on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic “The Hound of the Baskervilles.”

Audiences can solve the mystery in “Baskerville” on Aug. 6.

Adapted from the 1952 movie of the same name is “Singin’ in the Rain,” based on the original screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green with songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed. The production continues through Aug. 6.

The fourth show of the season is “You Can’t Take it With You” by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. A charming, feel-good comedy, “You Can’t Take it With You” rounds out the 2016 Lyric Rep season, with the final performance coming on Aug. 4.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cca.usu.edu or stop at the Caine Lyric Theatre Box Office.

COMING UP Shupe at Logan Fine Art

The Logan Fine Art Gallery is pleased to bring you the works of Natalie Shupe. A reception in Shupe’s honor will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. during the next CVCA Gallery Walk on Friday, Aug. 12.

Natalie Rhees Shupe was born and raised in the Ogden area, and she graduated from Utah State University with a BFA in art education, with an emphasis in painting.

With most of Shupe’s children now grown, she has an opportunity to renew her love of painting in several workshops with John Poon, John Hughes and Kathryn Stats. She also enjoys joining in plein air events around the region. The landscape is her preferred subject and oils are her preferred medium. Outside has always been her favorite place to be.

She discovered a quote by Elizabeth Barrett Browning: “Earth is crammed with heaven and every common bush afire with God, but only he who sees, takes off his shoes.”

Her paintings are her vision of the glory she sees all around us.

The Logan Fine Art Gallery is located at 60 W. 100 North.

Call for Fall Salon entries

The Logan Fine Art Gallery will host its Fall Salon 2016 from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, with an awards ceremony beginning at 7 p.m.

Once a year, the Logan Fine Art Gallery sends out a call for entries to a juried competition. Winners are selected and prizes awarded.

This is always an incredible event with artwork from artists known around the nation who are top in their field. It is also a chance for those less known Caine College of the Arts artists to shine and be discovered.

“Singin’ in the Rain” is one of four productions being presented by For more information, visit loganfineartgallery. the Lyric Repertory Company during its 2016 season. com or call 753-0333.

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The Old Barn Community Theatre in Collinston is delighted to announce their upcoming production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” directed by Heather Gleason and choreographed by Katherine Newman, will play from July 22 to Aug. 13.

Tickets for “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” range from $7 to $8 and are available online at oldbarn.org or by calling 435-458-2276. Family tickets (up to 6 people) are available for $30 for July 22-25.

Garland resident Jason Sun-

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‘Dreamcoat’ comes to life on Old Barn stage

For the Love of Theater Saundra DeAthos and Harold Meers bring their talents to the Utah Festival Opera — Story by Kevin Opsahl • Photo courtesy of Waldron Creative —

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s post-graduate students at Boston University, Saundra DeAthos and Harold Meers were trying to get “on the ground floor” of the theater arts business, looking for small parts to play in various operas nationwide.

They got to know Michael Ballam, the founding general director of Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre, during their student days, but the right opportunity did not come for the Bloomington, Illinois, couple to work with him at that time.

Until, that is, the 2016 season of the UFOMT, when the longtime Cache Valley performance company put on a summer-long performance of “Il Trittico.” Also known as “Puccini’s Trilogy” — a collection of three one-act operas, “Il Tabarro,” “Suor Agelica” and “Gianni Schicchi” by Italy’s Giacomo Puccini — UFOMT’s production ends Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

“These are three different operas that require singers with varied skills; each one demands something very different vocally,” Meers said. “It’s very difficult to cast using the same person, but both Sandy and I had the opportunity to do two roles each in the trilogy.”

Meers plays Luigi in the trilogy’s first act, “Il Tabarro,” and Rinuccio in the third act, “Gianni Schicchi.”

DeAthos plays Giorgetta in the trilogy’s first act and the title role in the second act, “Suor Angelica.”

Ballam said ever since he met the couple when they were students at

BU in the mid-1990s, he “looked for the day for them to come to Logan.”

“When I heard Harold two years ago I knew he had the technique to sing the heavier ‘spinto’ role of Luigi as well as the more lyric role of Rinuccio in “Puccini’s Trilogy” and was delighted at the prospect of the same tenor being able to fill both very different roles in the same evening,” Ballam wrote in an email. “I felt certain that Saundra was up to singing both Giorgetta and Angelica for some time. When I was able to see a video of her performance I was thrilled and excited to have them both here at the same time.”

Meers said of the trilogy “there’s something for everyone; not just three hours of slapstick or people dying.”

The couple create a dynamic duo in “Il Tabarro,” about a barge-owner’s wife, Giorgetta, who falls for a ship worker, Luigi.

Giorgetta’s husband, Michele, suspects his wife is cheating on him, while Luigi secretly makes plans to kill Michele and run off with Giorgetta. Luigi and Giorgetta promise to unite later at the signal of a match being lit, but things get dicey when Luigi confuses the signal with Michele lighting his pipe.

Luigi returns to the barge thinking it’s Giorgetta, when it’s actually Michele and the two get into a fight. Michele kills Luigi and hides the body under his cloak.

“One of the elements about the operas of Puccini is, they tend to be about real people. You go to so

many of the operas and it’s about Greek gods, mythical creatures or the super natural,” Meers said.

“People can see something of themselves in these people.”

DeAthos, who plays a nun with a cast of women in the Trilogy’s second act, said she hopes to bring the story to life.

“What’s enjoyable for me is telling the story of these people,” DeAthos said. “I try to focus on that every night; trying to find a nuance in the story that I can share and make fresh for myself and the audience.”

DeAthos hopes once people see “Puccini’s Trilogy” at the UFOMT, they leave the performance thinking the opera is “accessible.”

“I think often times, people think the opera is unattainable, not understandable,” DeAthos said. “Puccini brings you down to a level of understanding and what I hope the audience would realize is the opera is accessible to everyone.”

Puccini is considered on of the greatest opera writers of all time.

“I hold the operas of the composer Puccini in such high regard I really count it as a privilege,” Meers said. “These three pieces (in ‘Puccini’s Trilogy’) will outlast me; they live beyond any single performer. That gives them. Not all theaters get a second production an a lot of stuff gets lost and never done again, so to have a piece of theatre that lives on for generations really speaks for how inspired the composer was. His operas are still among the most popular to this day.”

DeAthos and Meers have toured

with other opera companies around the United States, but they say UFOMT is unique.

“They scope of everything they do, they put on so many events outside the actual performances,” Meers said. “They’ve built and amazing, and, I’ll say, very unique thing here where they’ve drawn people from all over the West, and yet, it’s still very centered to this community.”

Ballam said Meers and DeAthos have been “wonderful ambassadors to the community and excellent role models to the younger artists who are just embarking on their careers.”

The couple notes that the fact they are performing together is “usually the exception, not the rule.” They’re both on independent contracts and one of them usually stays home to take care of the family while the other one works.

“It’s very hard, but we try to make a point of not taking contracts at the same time,” said DeAthos, who is also the music coordinator for theater at Illinois Wesleyan University.

Being two of the principal cast members in the 2016 UFOMT season is a family affair for the couple.

Meers and DeAthos brought their kids and two dogs to live with them in their Logan apartment provided

by UFOMT. “We love it,” DeAthos said. “I think the focus on family really suits our lifestyle and the amount of outdoor activities that a family can do here is endless.”

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Longtime Cache Magazine columnist shares thoughts on how to be happy This nation has such a lack of happiness it depresses me. What did I just say? I don’t even care if America is still great or needs to be made great again.

What we really need is to be happy again.

Maybe it is impossible in this political climate, but we can try.

I know that this column and my demeanor generally projects angst, cynicism, nihilistic thought and rancor. That is just my façade; beneath it all I approach every day with a systematic approach to happiness. I not only want to achieve the bliss of a napping dog, but also the happiness of a box full of puppies with an open jar of peanut butter.

Stuff that doesn’t work Be happy that it’s not you: This goes back to your childhood memories of your parents saying, “I’ll give you something to cry about!” Yes, on an intellectual level I know there are perhaps billions of people worse off than me.

This makes me grateful and incites empathy, but it does not make me happy. It can, in fact, make me more depressed at the state of the universe thus making me feel guilty for being depressed since I have it so good.

Relative happiness is an emotional corm

Slightly Off Center DENNIS HINKAMP

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It’s time to walk on some sunshine Italian greyhounds and Bichon Frise. I am a slave to science and statistics so plan the road trip you can afford with a lot of chocolate walnut bars, kale and a back seat full of mixed breed dogs.

Stuff that works for me Repetition: You know how kids can watch the same movie or cartoon 143 times in a row and still be amused? Well, you have not lost that gene; you just need to cultivate it. I have several movies recorded that I can watch at least once a week for a little pick me up. Your list may vary but mine is: “The Rocker,” the first “Pitch Perfect,” “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” and “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.”

“Muriel’s Wedding” used to be on the list but after multiple views, ABBA aside, you will see how dark it really is.

Happy music: My go-to happy dancing-at-my-desk looped choices are “Wake Me Up Before You Go Go” by Wham!, “Uptown Funk” from Bruno Mars, “Walking on Sunshine” by Katrina and the Waves and Elton John and Kiki Dee’s “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”. Most of these also exist as videos for your double happiness.

Get a camera and walk around: There is so much to see that you don’t see unless you plan on framing it. There is beauty in every tiny and huge thing. Try it; it will get you out of your brain box.

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maze from which you can never find the way out.

Being happy at the failure of others: I admit I get momentary happiness at seeing the rich and famous falter. This is actually about 30 percent of the media we consume; pump up our idols and chronicle their failures. I also enjoy watching the Yankees and Cubs lose, but that is not a sustainable source of joy.

Be happy just to be alive: I think dogs get this, but it is mainly because they don’t know they are going to die. I am entering the age of competitive obituary reading. Hey, that guy died and he’s younger than me; one point added to scorecard Dennis!

Stuff that might work Look at the statistics: The countries scientifically measured as the happiest are Denmark, Norway, Sweden and The Netherlands. The states rated the happiest are Hawaii, Alaska, Montana and Wyoming. The happiest foods are walnuts, kale, chocolate and coffee. The happiest dog breeds are Dennis Hinkamp wishes labs, golden retrievers, everyone a happy weekend.

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‘Jason Bourne’ clobbers ‘Moms’ at box office LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matt Damon came back strong after his nine-year hiatus from the Bourne series this weekend.

“Jason Bourne” earned $59.2 million in its first days in theaters, according to studios Monday. It easily topped the charts and is a promising start for the film, which cost around $120 million to produce.

STX Entertainment’s raunchy, R-rated comedy “Bad Moms” also had a phenomenal debut, surpassing its modest $20 million production budget in its first weekend in theaters. “Bad

Moms,” which stars Mila Kunis, earned $23.8 million to take third place. It narrowly missed second to “Star Trek Beyond,” which brought in $24.8 million in its second weekend in theaters.

Rounding out the top five were “The Secret Life of Pets” in fourth with $18.9 million, bringing its total to a whopping $296.9 million after just four weeks, and, in fifth place, “Ice Age: Collision Course” with $11 million in weekend two.

The top 10 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater

locations, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by comScore: 1. “Jason Bourne,” Universal, $59,215,365, 4,026 locations, $59,215,365, 1 week.

2. “Star Trek Beyond,” Paramount, $24,754,339, 3,928 locations, $106,474,717, 2 weeks.

3. “Bad Moms,” STX Entertainment, $23,817,340, 3,215 locations, $23,817,340, 1 week.

4. “The Secret Life Of Pets,” Universal, $18,915,140, 3,677 locations, $296,882,885, 4 weeks.

5. “Ice Age: Collision Course,” 20th Century Fox, $10,988,839,

3,997 locations, $42,598,462, 2 weeks.

6. “Lights Out,” Warner Bros., $10,803,331, 2,835 locations, $42,870,363, 2 weeks.

7. “Ghostbusters,” Sony, $10,125,735, 3,052 locations, $106,497,206, 3 weeks.

8. “Nerve,” Lionsgate, $9,445,456, 2,538 locations, $15,496,743, 1 week.

9. “Finding Dory,” Disney, $4,322,747, 1,733 locations, $469,115,677, 7 weeks.

10. “The Legend Of Tarzan,” Warner Bros., $2,467,018, 1,503 locations, $121,918,228, 5 weeks.

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that controls said explosives (not kidding), and sends them out to fight.

Warner Bros. and their DC properties have always had a decidedly AP Photo grittier feel than Marvel “Suicide Squad” starring Will Smith, Jared Leto and Margot Robbie opens today. fare. However, “Suicide Squad” changes that excuse to get all these dynamic completely. It’s characters together and nice to see the people continue Warner Bros. attempt at creating a uni- behind these DC movies verse to rival that of Mar- actually get a chance to director // David Ayer crack a few jokes. There vel’s.

Starring // Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, are plenty of quips to go The main players are Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Cara Delevingne, Jai around. Though, they Deadshot (Will Smith), Courtney, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ben Affleck do find themselves batHarley Quinn (Margot rated // PG-13 for sequences of violence and tling a CGI witch, faceRobbie), Enchantress action throughout, disturbing behavior, suggestive less hordes of easily (Cara Delevingne) and content and language dispatched sentries and Rick Flag (Joel Kinnagoing to gather up a group left by Superman. Or funky magic (literal black man). Waller assembles of villains and make them something like that. At magic). So, there are them into a group, into an anti-hero squad. A least I think that’s what’s implants explosives in trade-offs I suppose. special pack of costumed happening.

The villain in this their necks as “leverage,” has an app on her phone movie is described by crazies to fill in the gap Anyway, it’s just an

Waller as being one of the strongest metahumans ever. She is able to possess human bodies and turn them into zombies to fight for her cause. OK, sure. But, one has to wonder how good you are at magic if your anonymous soldiers can be easily dispatched by the wooden baseball bat wielded by Quinn.

It’s all so ridiculous, really. Once these one-time criminals are let out to join the fight, they’re all given their proper costumes back. All the men have bodylength suits, tactical belts and nifty gadgetry. Quinn, on the other hand, is given skin-tight hot pants, a T-shirt, and a bat. I couldn’t shake the thought of how cold Robbie must have been during filming.

Just another day in the fetishized comic book world.

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Have you ever had a suicide soda? You know, when you step up to the fountain drink machine and you mix together every available flavor on a dare, and then you try to drink it down without gagging? Well, that’s “Suicide Squad” — a dangerously random mix of flavors that you can technically drink, but you’ll have to choke it down.

We begin with introductions, which keep on going well into halfway through the movie.

That’s because “Suicide Squad” seems like it’s never done introducing new characters. All of these villainous nutcases packed into a movie that could never be big enough to support them.

But that doesn’t stop the script from trying.

Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) is a shadowy government bureaucrat with a dastardly plan.

The movie picks up after the events of “Batman v Superman.” Superman, is for all intents and purposes, dead (Waller doesn’t know about the “Justice League” movie yet, apparently). She comes up with a convoluted plan where she’s

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Cache Magazine calendar items are due Tuesday by 5 p.m. They will also run for free in The Herald Journal one to two days prior to the event. Calendar items can be submitted by email at hjhappen@hjnews.com. Any press releases or photos for events listed in the first half of Cache Magazine can be sent to jhunter@hjnews.com. Poems and photos can also be sent to jhunter@hjnews.com and run on a space-available basis if selected.

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The Logan Dance Factory will host a dance from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at the Whittier Community Center, 290 N. 400 East. Married couples and singles welcome; Bruce Howe will serve as DJ. A $5 donation is requested; $7 after 10 p.m. Music from ’40s, ’50s and ’60s will be played between 9 and 10 p.m.; country and Latin from 10 to 11:30 p.m.; music from the ’70s and ’80s by special request.

Decades In and Wolves& Wolves&Wolves&Wolves will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at WhySound, 30 Federal Ave. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Admission is $10.

What’s it like to be a children’s book author? You’ll find out at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at the North Logan Library as Judy Young reads from her books and shares the publication process of her fiction, nonfiction and poetry books, starting with where ideas come from to writing rough drafts, progressing to final manuscripts and reach-

Wrap Continued from Page 4 Tuesday, August 9 Nicole Toolson & Friendly Strings: Nicole Toolson, Meg Watts, Kate Weese and Maddie Watts all began playing their instruments at a very young age. They have been blessed to share their talents all over the world: Prague, Poland and Italy.

However, their favorite place to perform is within the walls of their own home, accompanied by their mother, Shaun Watts.

They are forever grateful for their mother’s patience and tenacity in helping them develop their musical

ing publication. Young will also talk about “behind the scenes” aspects of the working life of an author, and you will get a sneak peek at your latest book, “The Wild World of Buck Bray: The Missing Grizzly Cubs—Book One.” Autographed books will be available for purchase. Visit northloganlibrary.org for more information.

Logan Regional Hospital will host the Fore Kids Gold Tournament at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at the Logan River Golf Course.

Funds raised from the fourperson scramble event benefit Logan Regional Hospital’s Pediatric Rehabilitation Services.

Pediatric Rehabilitation at Logan Regional Hospital utilizes highly specialized, state-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment made just for children. For information, call 716-5301.

SATURDAY The Cache Valley Gardeners’ Market will be held all day long Saturday, Aug. 6, on the grounds of the Historic Cache County Courthouse at 199 N. Main St. In addition to craft, food and produce vendors, music will

talents.

Wednesday, August 10 The Three Sons: A local bluegrass band, The Three Sons are composed of father Wally Gibbons and his three sons: Karl, Kory and Kelin. Wally plays bass and sings backup vocals, while the sons are all multi-instrumentalists, proficient on guitar, banjo, mandolin, and dobro. They take turns singing lead and harmony as needed. The band has been playing together for about four years. They released their first CD of original songs last summer titled “Right Where I Want To Be.” The band enjoys writing, performing and recording their music, along with performing

be provided by harpist Annie Worthern. Visit gardenersmarket.org for more information.

Get movin’ with yoga, jumping, parkour basics, a water balloon obstacle course and so much more — in front of the North Logan Library during 25th Street Market hours, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6. Bring your friends and family for some new exercise moves. This will be a fun event for everybody.

Visit northloganlibrary.org for more information.

SUNDAY The USU Alumni Band will offer listeners its last performance of the summer at 7 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 7, on the Quad at USU. Performances are free and open to the public. In case of inclement weather, performances are moved to the Morgan Theatre in the Chase Fine Arts Center.

MONDAY

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

Monday, Aug. 8 in the Jim Bridger Room. This week’s movie is

traditional bluegrass standards.

Thursday, August 11 The Brody Craney Family: This family will dazzle you with their talents and abilities. The children have performed in several productions in Cache Valley including, “Seussical the Musical,” “Oliver” and “Bonnie & Clyde.” We will enjoy great sounds from this talented family — from bluegrass to classical — in vocal, strings and piano.

Friday, August 12 Encore Performance: For this annual event, some of the great performers of the summer will return for an outstanding celebration beginning at 7 p.m.

“Zootopia,” which is rated PG. Popcorn and admission is free.

TUESDAY

The Logan Library would like to invite the public to join library staff and board members in discussing the library’s future.

Logan Library Board meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Logan History Room. The next meeting will be on Aug. 9. For more information, call 716-9120.

WEDNESDAY Valleys, Falling and Positive Reinforcement will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, at WhySound, 30 Federal Ave. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is $6 cash; $7 card.

Cruz Night will begin at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, at McDonald’s (810 N. Main St.) and continue every Wednesday night through October. For more information, call 799-7149.

THURSDAY The Logan Library is starting a new series of regular events

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Gala Continued from Page 3 museum and at the door.

Lea McComas of Colorado will give a presentation on her national, award-winning art quilts presented at the renowned American Quilter’s Society Quilt Week in Paducah, Kentucky, and Road to California Quilt Show in Ontario. McComas will be available for questions following her presentation.

called Senior Thursdays. These events will be held on the second Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m. in the Bonneville Room and will include a variety of presentations and activities.

The first of these events will be held on Thursday, Aug. 11, and the topic of discussion will be the latest research in the fight against Alzheimer’s, presented

by Laura Owen-Keirstead. Call 716-9137 for more information.

Rosedale and Darian Renee will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, at WhySound, 30 Federal Ave. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is $6 cash; $7 card.

The Logan Library is excited to announce that in an effort to strengthen the tradition of storytelling in Northern Utah it will be partnering with the Cache Valley Storytelling Festival to host a monthly Cache Valley Story Swap. The swap will be held the second Thursday of each month. This month’s story swap will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, in the Lake Bonneville Room. You are invited to come and listen to others, or share a story of your own.

Joker without much of a reason to be in this movie in the first place.

Shenanigans aside, “Suicide Squad” is at least more enjoyable than the dreadfully dull, sloth-paced “Batman v Superman.” It gets to have a little fun and has some great actors in it doing their best. If only the plot made even the least bit of sense.

When the Brigham City Community Center was completed in 1970, the lower level was devoted to a museum with a rotating gallery and a history section to provide life-long learning. Some of the art that has lined the walls of the museum have been photos taken during the construction of the first transcontinental railroad; images shot in Nagasaki, Japan, within 24 hours after the atomic bomb was dropped; works by Norman Rockwell; and 100 years of photography from the National Archives of the Smithsonian Institution.

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