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Cache Magazine A MUSICAL WITHIN A COMEDY The Pickleville Playhouse delivers ‘Drowsy Chaperone’

The Herald Journal

AUGUST 21-27, 2015

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August 21-27, 2015

COVER 8 Pickleville Playhouse

in Garden City delivers ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’

THE ARTS 4 Celebrate America will

be back ‘In the Miller Mood’ at USU from Sept. 8-11

4 Chad Elliott to perform in Cache Valley Aug. 29

4 Four Seasons bringing ‘Dreamcoat’ to Sky View

5 Alex Boyé coming back

to Logan to perform at the Ellen Eccles Theatre

15 The League of Utah

Writers set to converge on Cache Valley Aug. 28-29

MOVIES 3 Three stars: ‘American Ultra’ stoners take on CIA 6 ‘Straight out of Compton’ certain to create imitators

7 Two stars: ‘Hitman:

Agent 47’ shoots, misses

COLUMN 10 Hinkamp tries to make use of the baseball model

CALENDAR 15 See what’s happening this week

Performers dance during “The Drowsy Chaperone” last week at the Pickleville Playhouse in Garden City. On the cover: Whitley Davis plays the role of Janet Van de Graaff during a performance of “The Drowsy Chaperone.”

FROM THE EDITOR I can’t remember who first told me about it, but it came to my attention that BusinessInsider.com recently put together a somewhat controversial list entitled, “The most famous band of all-time from every state.”

Hearing a few people discuss and/or argue over some of the selections, I became intrigued and had to dive into the entire 51-band list myself (yes, the District of Columbia gets to celebrate the music of Minor Threat). Mostly because while I had previously considered the best athletes and celebrities from certains states, I hadn’t thought about specific bands.

Now, should you drop by BusinessInsider.com to check out the list, you need to remember that these selections are defined as bands. That means that Bob Dylan apparently gets trumped in Minnesota by His Royal Badness because “Purple Rain” was created by Prince and the Revolution.

Curiously, though, Johnny Cash takes the top prize in Tennessee because he’s listed as Johnny Cash and the Tennesse Three. And yet, I’m reading a biography of the Man in Black right now, and he most certainly hailed from Arkansas, which I guess means that Luther Perkins and Marshall Grant are technically bigger than Johnny Cash.

What I do like, though, is when Alabama is listed as the best band from Alabama, and Kansas is honored as the top band from Kansas. And Boston takes Massachusetts apparently thanks to Aerosmith

originally being formed in New Hampshire before becoming the biggest band ever to ever kinda, sorta come out of Boston.

Then there’s my home state of Idaho, which is represented by Built to Spill ... a band I had never previously heard of. But then I can’t argue, considering that I can’t name another band from the Gem State that wasn’t playing the high school dance circut in the late ’80s.

As for Utah, well ... it’s obvious when you think of it: The Osmonds. Perhaps Neon Trees will catch up over the next decade or so. Or maybe Nevada’s top band Imagine Dragons will be reclassified due to its Beehive State roots. Or even better, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir will finally be recognized as the world’s largest band and surpass Donny, Jimmy and the rest.

— Jeff Hunter

‘Ultra’ stoners take on CIA New comedy showcases Eisenberg’s acting talents

– Cache humor columnist Dennis Hinkamp (Page 10)

PET OF THE WEEK

By Aaron Peck Cache movie critic

“American Ultra” may not be a perfect movie. It may tread old ground in a somewhat familiar way, but it does so with a cast that brings the material to life.

Without this cast — especially Jesse Eisenberg’s stuttering bravado — “American Ultra” could’ve turned into (gasp!) “Hitman: Agent 47.”

A stoner comedy with guns and ultra-violence, “American Ultra” is the story of a dimwitted sleeper CIA agent who doesn’t know he’s a sleeper CIA agent. Mike Howell (Eisenberg) is a paranoid pothead who suffers from intense panic attacks whenever he tries to leave the small town of Liman, West Virginia.

His long-suffering girlfriend Phoebe (Kristen Stewart) has stuck with him through it all, even though the two of them are royally messed up.

Eisenberg and Stewart have an instant chemistry that carries the movie through its slower, more predictable parts. Their blossoming romance amid the carnage of blood and bullets is something that feels genuine even in a dark comedy like this.

The CIA is secretly shutting down the program that Mike is unwittingly a part

“I mean, it’s not like you can expect the Rolling Stones to tour forever.”

Available for adoption

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Jesse Eisenberg, left, and Kristen Stewart appear in a scene from “American Ultra.”

★★★ ‘American Ultra’ Director // Nima Nourizadeh Starring // Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace, Tony Hale, Connie Britton, John Leguizamo, Bill Pullman, Walton Goggins, Lavell Crawford Rated // R for strong bloody violence, language throughout, drug use and some sexual content

of. Deep inside the recesses of Mike’s intoxicated mind are instincts and genetic engineering that created a super soldier.

Eisenberg is the best actor for the job in this case.

Mike’s paranoid proclivities are constantly fighting the Jason Bourne-esque char-

acter trying to escape. Once Mike feels threatened by the CIA descending on his small town in order to kill him, he turns into a killing machine, yet he fights with himself the entire movie. Eisenberg is great at second-guessing himself and portraying that with confused facial expres-

sions and verbal tics.

The action scenes in “American Ultra” border on the obscene at times. Director Nima Nourizadeh (“Project X”) seems to take a page from the Matthew Vaughn’s “Kick-Ass” here and splashes the scenery with over-thetop amounts of blood and gore. At times the shockand-awe violence can feel a little mean-spirited, which is a shame.

Bolstering the movie even more is the addition of an ensemble cast that includes Topher Grace as a powerhungry CIA bureaucrat, who See ULTRA on Page 15

Pet: Preston From: Four Paws Rescue Why he’s so lovable: Preston came to us when no one came to claim him at an Idaho shelter.

He is a sweet and affectionate husky around 2 years old.

He has an independent streak and loves to run, so should be kept on a leash at all times.

The adoption fee for Preston is $200, which includes his neuter surgery and vaccinations. If you would like to meet Preston, please call and leave a message with Lisa at 764-3534, or email us at scfourpaws@hotmail.com.

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ALL MIXED UP

Quotable

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all mixed up Celebrate America show returns Sept. 8-11 What’s unique about the Celebrate America Show? For one ticket price, guests receive three outstanding events: dinner, a show and dance.

The main attraction is the Broadway-style show, “New York, A Wonderful Town!” which takes the audience back in time to the 1940s with three sailors who have only 24 hours in New York City before being shipped out. They see the girls, see the sights and end up at the Statue of Liberty understanding why they’re fight-

ing for America. Packed with singing, dancing and a message that makes you proud to be an American, this delightful show features the Stardust Singers, Stardust Dancers and the Larry Smith Orchestra.

This year’s show will run from Sept.

8-12 at the Evan Stevenson Ballroom in the Taggart Student Center at Utah State University, Evan Stevenson Ballroom, Logan, Utah. Tickets are available for the full package with dinner, show and dance, or show and

style entertainment where guests may dance only. The first performance on dance or just enjoy listening to the hit Tuesday, Sept. 8, is a dress rehearsal. tunes of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Group rates are offered for the TuesArtie Shaw and others including, “In day and Wednesday shows.

The Mood,” “Moonlight Serenade,” For tickets, call (435) 554-1049 or “I’ve Got A Gal in Kalamazoo,” “At visit celebrateamericashow.com.

Last, Stardust,” “Sing Sing Sing” and Preceding the each night’s show, many more with the Stardust Singers guests can ine on carved roast beef and Larry Smith Orchestra. and roasted salmon filet by award “The show itself is spectacular, but winning Utah State University Caterthere’s more to Celebrate America ing. After dinner and the show, the evening concludes with “In The Miller See SHOW on Page 13 Mood”, Big Band Era, supper-club-

Elliott set to perform ‘Dreamcoat’ hits

Singer-songwriter coming to Logan next weekend

The Bridger Folk Music society will sponsor a concert featuring Chad Elliott at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, in the Logan house garden at 136 W. 100 North.

Tickets to hear the Iowabased, award-wining singersongwriter and guitarist are $15, and they can be purchased by calling 535-1408 or visiting bridgerfolk.org.

Elliott’s early career reflected his love of folk, roots and singer-songwriter music. He has shared the stage with many high-caliber artists, including Odetta, Tom Paxton, Loudon Wainwright III and Greg Brown. Over the years, Elliott has cultivated more than 1,000 songs, released 10 CDs and received awards in many songwriting competitions, including first place in the 2009 Woody Guthrie Song Contest.

In recent years, his songwriting has shifted into the Americana style, with blues, soul and rock music influences.

the SVHS stage

Four Seasons Theatre Company to open popular musical on Aug. 28

Chad Elliott will perform in Logan on Saturday, Aug. 29.

Elliott’s cross-country tours include about 200 performances a year. According to Todd Partridge of NoDepression.com, a leading

online roots music magazine, “Chad Elliott stands out as a timeless and genuine musical See SET on Page 13

Four Seasons Theatre Company is excited to present the family favorite musical, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” Aug. 28-29, 31, and Sept. 3-5.

Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Sky View High School Auditorium in Smithfield, with Saturday matinees starting at 2 p.m.

Tickets are available at fourseasonstheatre.org for $11 in advance and $13 at the door (price includes a $1 processing fee). Family and group rates are offered by calling the Four Seasons ticket hotline at 535-1432.

This production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” has a cast of over 50 local adult performers and 35 children in the youth choir. The Biblical saga of Joseph is delightfully narrated by Afton Lovell (who previously starred in Four Seasons’ “The Wizard of Oz” as The Wicked Witch).

Joseph’s coat of many

colors comes to vibrant life through a cornucopia of musical styles in this entertaining parable. Joseph, played by Cache Valley native Jon Rash in his reprised role, is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers and taken to Egypt, where he endures a series of adventures in which his spirit and humanity are continually challenged.

He is purchased by Potiphar, where thwarting advances from Potiphar’s wife land him in jail. When news of Joseph’s gift to interpret dreams reaches the Pharaoh (wryly and riotously depicted as Elvis), Joseph is well on his way to becoming second in command. Eventually his brothers unknowingly find themselves groveling at the feet of the brother they betrayed but no longer recognize. After testing their integrity, Joseph reveals himself leading to a heartfelt reconciliation of the sons of Israel.

The English Language Center of Cache Valley invites you to attend an African-themed evening at the Riverwoods Conference Center at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10.

The ELC is a non-profit organization serving the needs of non- or limited-English speaking adults.

These people come to Cache Valley via diverse pathways: the largest group are people who live and work in our community and are looking to upgrade their employment status often with the goal of

bringing other members of his/her family here to Utah; newly arriving refugees who have fled persecution from Africa, Burma, and the Middle East compose the second group; and finally, spouses to those completing doctoral studies at USU. This year’s fundraising celebration dinner, “A Night of Light,” will feature the Jambo Africa Burundi Drummers, who have the unique ability to balance their massive traditional drums on their

heads while dancing and singing. These young men fled to the United States as refugees from Burundi, a country located in wartorn central-east Africa. Their performance symbolizes peace, love and the heartbeat of life itself.

The dinner will feature authentic African cuisine with items such as peanut soup and South African chicken curry, plus other delicacies.

In addition, some of our students

The annual Beaver Mountain Music Festival will be held Aug. 21-23 at Beaver Mountain Ski Area in Logan Canyon.

Online sales and pre-festival pricing is $20 for ages 11 and older. Ages 10 and under are free. Gate pricing on the day of the event will be $22. The price gets you into all 3 days of events.

Musical acts performing on Friday on the Yurt Stage include: Hail the Harvest, 7 to 8 p.m.; Old Ephraim, 8:15 to 9:15 p.m.; and Chicken Dinner Road, 9:30 to 10:30 p.m.

On Saturday, entertainment on the Main Stage See ELC on Page 13 will include: Cade Mower, 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.; Richard Tyler Epperson, 11 a.m. to noon; Austin Weyand Trio, 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.; The Atlas Grove, 1:45 to 3 p.m.; Six Feet in the Pine, 3:15 to 4:30 p.m.; High Mountain Soul, 4:45 to 6 p.m.; Chicken Dinner Road, 6:15 to 7:30 p.m.; Salsa Bravo, 7:45 to 9:15 p.m.; and Reckless Uprising, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday’s performers on the Yurt Stage will include: Hail the Harvest, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.; Six Feet in the Pine, 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.; and Old Ephraim, 1 to 2 p.m.

For tickets and more information, visit skithebeav. com.

Boyé returns to Logan

Singer coming to Ellen Eccles after performing on TV’s ‘Talent’

What could be better than a return to Cache Valley after selling out Ellen Eccles Theatre last November, performing twice at Carnegie Hall in New York City, starring on “America’s Got Talent,” singing at Yankee Stadium and completing an Atlantic Coast tour with the Tabernacle Choir? Internet music sensation Alex Boyé will be back in Logan a onenight performance at 8:30 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 28, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

Due to existing downtown Logan events, the show will start a bit later in the evening.

Tickets are on sale now at cachearts.org/alex-boye. Tickets range from $30 to $45, and student discounts and large group discounts are available while seats are available.

Boyé and his music has become a familiar and favorite star on YouTube with over 150 million views of his “Africanized” pop music. His first video with The Piano Guys tallied 38 million views. His “Let It Go” video was No. 1 on the YouTube 2014 highlight See BOYE on Page 13

CTC to present ‘Aida’

The Cache Theatre Company will present Elton John and Tim Rice’s “Aida: The Timeless Love Story” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1-5 at Mount Logan Middle School, 875 N. 200 East. There will also be a matinee at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5.

Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the door, or online at cachetheatre.com. No children under 3 admitted.

Call for Fall Salon entries

The Logan Fine Art Gallery is calling for entries in the Fall Salon 2015.

This is the fifth year Logan Fine Art has offered a salon d’automne, a French tradition dating back to 1667 when artists would show their work.

This year, submissions are due from Aug. 29 to Sept. 4, and they will hang at the Logan Fine Art Gallery at 60 W. 100 North from Sept. 18 to Jan. 2, 2016. The Salon d’Automne Reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, followed by an awards presentation at 7 p.m.

For more information, call 753-0333 or visit loganfineartgallery.com.

Festival Chorus auditions

Auditions for the American Festival Chorus — all voices — will be held by appointment on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Contact Elaine Olson at elaine.

Photo courtesy of Alex Boye olson@usu.edu to schedule an appointment. AddiAlex Boyé will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre tional information can be found online at americanin downtown Logan. festivalchorus.org under the “audition” tab.

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UP ELC to host African evening COMING Beaver Mountain Festival

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‘Compton’ goes straight to top of box office LOS ANGELES (AP) — The boys from Compton smashed opening weekend expectations, while the stylish “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” struggled to find its footing.

Universal’s N.W.A. biopic earned an astonishing $56.1 million in its debut, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Director F. Gary Gray’s wellreceived film charts the formation and rise of the influential rap group.

It cost just $29 million to produce.

N.W.A. members Dr. Dre and Ice Cube served as producers on the

film, which has Ice Cube’s real son O’Shea Jackson Jr. playing his father.

Dr. Dre also released the companion piece “Compton,” — his first new album in 16 years.

Nick Carpou, Universal’s president of domestic distribution, said they were “elated” with the results.

Universal had previously predicted a very conservative $25 to $30 million opening.

“It really struck a chord with audiences. It’s a story that is resonating right now,” said Paul Dergarabedian, Rentrak’s senior media analyst. “It

was one of those records that was an important work and a very important expression of a particular viewpoint.

To this day, that album has so much power.”

Beyond the fandom around N.W.A. and the timeliness of the themes, Universal also launched a clever marketing campaign around the film, “Straight Outta Somewhere,” which allows social media users to insert photos in the iconic “Straight Outta Compton” album cover and write in a

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“The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” brought in a disappointing $13.5 million over the weekend.

N.W.A. imitators coming?

New hip-hop biopic brings in big money

NEW YORK (AP) — Underestimate the crossover appeal of N.W.A at your peril.

More than 25 years after the Los Angeles hip-hop group went double platinum with their unheralded debut album largely without the benefit of radio play, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and the rest shook up Hollywood in the dog days of summer.

“Straight Outta Compton,” the N.W.A biopic produced by Cube and Dre, blew away industry expectations over the weekend with a $60.2 million debut, even higher than the $56.1 estimated on Sunday. The film, cofinanced by Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures for just $29 million, was propelled by a provocative trailer, savvy digital marketing, strong reviews and the same kind of audacity that made N.W.A famous in the first place.

Just as N.W.A’s debut

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Aldis Hodge, left, Neil Brown, Jr., Jason Mitchell, O’Shea Jackson, Jr. and Corey Hawkins star in “Straight Outta Compton.”

album stood out from the pack in 1988 when hair metal bands like Def Leppard and Guns N’ Roses were dominating the airwaves, “Straight Outta Compton” stands far apart from the majority of movies to land at the multiplex this summer.

The only other film with a largely African American cast to hit theaters this summer was the independently made “Dope.” It’s a long term trend that’s attracted increasing scrutiny.

A recent study by the University of Southern California found that nearly three-quarters of all speaking or named characters in the top 100 highest-grossing movies of 2014 were white.

So “Straight Outta Compton” — a fresh and brash alternative to the usual summer spectacles — arrived with a wave of enthusiasm behind it, rising to the level of mustsee cultural flashpoint.

The social conditions of N.W.A’s rise from South Central Los Angeles also

bear particular relevance to recent protests over abusive and biased police enforcement.

On Sunday, filmmaker Ava DuVernay, whose Oscar-nominated January release “Selma” struggled at the box office despite rave reviews and similar relevance, tweeted a passionate response to “Compton,” saying it “captured the plight of the black artist.”

“We rapped along, clapped, laughed, cried.

See N.W.A. on Page 11

Holt holds NBC’s lead in the ratings NEW YORK (AP) — Two months into the transition from Brian Williams to Lester Holt as anchor of NBC’s top-rated “Nightly News” broadcast, and executives at the network can breathe easier.

NBC has beaten David Muir and ABC’s “World News Tonight” in all eight of the weeks since Holt was appointed Williams’ successor, the Nielsen company said. Last week NBC averaged 8 million viewers to ABC’s 7.7 million, and 6.4 million for the “CBS Evening News.”

NBC and ABC ran neck-and-neck during the period when Holt was the substitute for Williams, and Muir’s newscast even won several weeks. Williams was suspended by NBC for lying about his role covering the Iraq War, and eventually dismissed as “Nightly News” anchor. He is expected to re-emerge next month as a breaking news anchor on MSNBC. Andrew Tyndall, a news consultant who monitors the content of the evening newscasts, credits NBC for a strong advertising push for Holt after five months where the newscast was essentially in limbo.

“They put the promotional weight of NBC behind him,” Tyndall said. “I don’t see any difference in the journalism and I don’t see any difference in the programs.”

For entertainment programs in prime time last week, CBS led with an average of 5.3 million viewers.

NBC had 4.7 million viewers, ABC had 3.3 million, Fox had 2.3 million, Univision had 2 million, Telemundo had 1.4 million and the CW and ION Television tied with 1.1 million.

For the week of Aug. 10-16, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 11.43 million; “60 Minutes,” CBS, 9.55 million; “NCIS,” CBS, 8.41 million; “America’s Got Talent” (Wednesday), NBC, 8.38 million; “American Ninja Warrior,” NBC, 7.19 million; “Big Brother” (Sunday), CBS, 6.89 million; “Zoo,” CBS, 6.69 million; “Big Brother” (Wednesday), CBS, 6.64 million; “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 6.17 million; “Big Brother” (Thursday), CBS, 6.08 million.

‘Agent 47’ is another bad movie based on a game

Aaron Peck

Imagine a clone of “John Wick,” only it’s completely devoid of emotion, drive, motivation, enthusiasm for craft, characterization — or characters, for that matter — and a lead who can deliver stilted dialogue with a reasonable amount of believable gusto. What you’re imagining is “Hitman: Agent 47.”

The talky expositionfilled voiceover at the beginning already assumes you never saw the first “Hitman” movie and probably never played the video games on which the movies are based. It explains everything that we need to know: who is looking for who, why they are trying to kill each other and the connections that will likely form once the movie starts rolling.

It’s an unnecessary slog through the broad strokes of narrative that could’ve been deduced during the film if it thought its audience was clever.

There are two movies opening this weekend with genetically engineered secret agents (the other being “American Ultra”), and “Hitman” isn’t the better of the two. It features Rupert Friend (“Homeland”) in the title role first inhabited by Timothy Olyphant. Friend plays Agent 47, whose main purpose seems to be crafting cinema’s most

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Rupert Friend, left, and Hannah Ware share a scene in “Hitman: Agent 47.”

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It’s too short to ride the action-movie roller coaster, so to speak. Say what you will about Keanu Reeves, but he knows exactly how to wonderfully deliver purposefully wooden dialogue.

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of his worrisome penchant to slowly walk to and away from everything.

Agent 47 is one of those action movie dudes who can dodge bullets — like literally dodge them — stylishly dispatch dozens of faceless henchmen with neat gunfu moves, and slow-mo strut whenever he damn well pleases. It would be hilarious if this was, say, a satirical take on action movies … but it isn’t.

No, “Hitman: Agent 47” is as serious as Stage 3 lung cancer.

Speaking of lung cancer, there’s this plot involving the terminally ill creator of the genetically-enhanced agents

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and a woman who is looking for him. Katia (Hannah Ware), seems to solely exist in order to prove that Agent 47 is, deep down, a really good dude with seriously awesome killing power.

She’s in possession of some hidden abilities — presented like third-rate Spidey-senses — but, the movie is never clear on what her “powers” actually are. They’re just there, and become more useful later one whenever it might be cool to vaguely show what they can do.

Perhaps the movie would be more enjoyable if the two leads had the kind of chemistry that Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg have in “American Ultra,” but alas this isn’t that kind of movie.

A dark comedy for “Hitman” might’ve worked much better than a straight-laced, ultimately predictable shoot ‘em-up.

The streak of terrible video game adaptations for the big screen continues.

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New ‘Hitman’ sequel fails to connect

‘THE DROWSY CHAPERONE’ At the Pickleville Playhouse

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et in a small New York City apartment, a man sits in a chair and speaks to his audience about his love for records. He introduces the audience to his favorite one, a fictional 1920s record called “The Drowsy Chaperone,” and suddenly, the fictional world begins to merge with the Man In Chair’s own apartment.

What results from the amalgam of these two worlds is a stunning, hilarious musical comedy where the Man In Chair is so immersed in this record that he seems to fall out of touch with his own world.

Right now, the only theater near Cache Valley where spectators will be able to witness this man’s infatuation with his records is Bear Lake’s Pickleville Playhouse.

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n 2006, the Davis family, the owners of the Pickleville Playhouse in Garden City, saw “The Drowsy Chaperone” on Broadway. They fell in love with the show and decided they would eventually feature the play in a season at their own theater, which was founded by their grandparents in 1977.

Each year, the Davis family couples their original “Juanito Bandito” production with a traditional musical, and in June, they brought “The Drowsy Chaperone” to life.

For director Derek Davis, “The Drowsy Chaperone” bestowed him with a unique directorial opportunity. This was his first full-time project aside from other shows at the Pickleville Playhouse in which he has served as the

assistant director.

“I’ve been itching for the chance to do (‘The Drowsy Chaperone’) sometime at Pickleville,” Davis said. “We had to wait for the right timing with the right type of people. All the stars aligned this year and we’ve been able to do it.”

In addition to directing the show, Davis stars as Robert Martin, a wealthy man employed in the oil industry.

His character is to be wed to Janet Van De Graff, a 1920s actress who basks in the spotlight at any given opportunity.

Davis said directing this show posed a challenge at times because “there’s so many layers for the actors.

They’re playing an actor playing a character.”

Davis said that it is easy to

get lost in the show within the Man In Chair’s apartment, so he took the approach of looking at the show through the Man In Chair’s eyes.

The Man In Chair frequently joins in “The Drowsy Chaperone”, singing along with the other characters, standing next to them as they act out a scene, and even pausing and rewinding the record to explain a part to the audience.

“The real story is about the Man In Chair’s journey, him overcoming some of his problems and by the end, finding the strength in something that he loves,” Davis said.

As the show comes to a close, Davis said he has been thrilled to bring such a unique musical to Northern Utah where many might not be familiar with it.

“We’re excited to see their response and how people receive it. It’s gotten rave reviews from our audiences.

People have gotten hesitant and shy because they’re not familiar with the title, but when they come they say ‘I can’t believe I’ve never heard of it, it’s amazing,” Davis said.

“It’s been really fun to get it out there and entertain them.”

For Kenzie Davis, who plays Kitty, putting on this show at the Pickleville Playhouse has given the cast a unique opportunity to appeal to the audience.

“The story is about this guy who is alone in his apartment.

He is down in the dumps, so he turns on this record. It’s super funny. We often have people crying,” she said.

Photos from the Pickleville Playhouse’s production of ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ from left to right: Derek Davis kisses his off-stage wife, Whitley Davis, during a performance last week. Kenzie Davis, who plays the role of Kitty, puts on makeup.

Jordan Todd Brown performs the role of narrator in Man in Chair. The Pickleville Playhouse has been entertaining Bear Lake visitors since 1977.

STORY BY Katie Peikes ——— PHOTOS BY Eli Lucero

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he Drowsy Chaperone” takes spectators into the Man In Chair’s home and the world of the cast with a set adorned with ’20s references.

An antique chandelier, record player, the Man In Chair’s “Wizard Of Oz” record and an old-fashioned red chair and quilt helps the audience to envision that the main character is too satisfied with the 1920s era to leave it for his own modern era.

Producer Andrea Davis said that the set itself is composed of musical-related paraphernalia and other collectible items that the Man In Chair has gathered; unique to their production, however, is that most of the items in the Man In Chair’s home were spontaneously placed by the cast members.

“We allowed each cast member to add something to the set making it their own.

Some brought trophies, pictures, etc.”

Andrea Davis said that there are references to the 1920s, but not all were intended.

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he Drowsy Chaperone” tells the story of a records fanatic known only as “Man in Chair,” who guides his audience through the story featured on his record, “The Drowsy Chaperone”.

Within the story, actress Janet Van de Graaff and oil entrepreneur Robert Martin are approaching their wedding day. Janet has a chaperone who is supposed to ensure that Janet and Robert will not see each other until

their wedding day.

However, the chaperone, an alcoholic, quickly fails at this task. Janet disguises herself to see Robert, and after the two kiss, the wedding is off because Robert is convinced he has kissed another girl. Janet then laments the lost wedding and eventually reveals to Robert that she had disguised herself to see him.

The two of them decide to get married and partake in a wedding along with others.

In the final scene of the play, the Man In Chair’s power goes out, stopping the record. After an electrician arrives to fix it, the audience is treated to a final song in which the cast members of the record enter his apartment. The Man In Chair then begins to realize the wonders

of his own real world, and finally leaves his apartment as the song’s final chorus plays.

In regards to the ending, the audience is left hanging on how the Man In Chair will deal with the outside world.

Davis says that in this ending “generally it’s obvious enough that through listening to show, it’s given (the Man In Chair) confidence and power and it uplifted him and helped him to face a world that is not always as cheery as the show he’s been listening to.”

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he message of the play, Derek Davis said, is that “‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ is a love letter to musical theater. In that, it speaks through all those who have a passion or love for the arts or even for

other things, and conveys how having those healthy hobbies, interests and passions can help you through difficult times in life.”

Davis said that the show itself tends to have an emotional impact on a lot of people as the Man In Chair discovers that there is more to life than his love for musicals.

“It’s a humorous show but really kind of hits home with a lot of people. People don’t expect to be so touched,” Davis said.

——— Performances of “The Drowsy Chaperone” will continue on select dates through Friday, Aug. 28 at the Pickleville Playhouse. For tickets and more information, visit picklevilleplayhouse.com.

I know they call baseball a “pastime” because it is slow and deliberate.

It is a game of hundreds of statistics and nuance, yet it is still unpredictable. Many with better writing skills and narrative voices have used baseball as metaphor for life. If you are a dude and didn’t cry during the last 10 minutes of “Field of Dreams,” you are a soulless husk. I’m just going to narrow the metaphor to entertainment.

Perhaps one of the best aspects of the game is the minor league system of increasingly better teams ranging from the

Slightly Off Center DENNIS HINKAMP

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Making use of the baseball model

Orem Owlz (spelled with a z for no apparent reazzon) to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. You can go from buses and burritos to $10 million a year in two seasons.

Maybe we should look

at all forms of entertainment this way: appreciate the stars but dig through the minor league statistics to see what might be coming up through the system. I mean, it’s not like you can expect the Rolling Stones to tour forever. or the Grateful Dead to have a farewell tour only to come back with a new version of the band minus one musician.

OK, music is just weird. I was more thinking of the current departures on TV and the radio.

Hitting a round ball with a round bat squarely is difficult, but so is comedy.

My take on Jon Stewart’s farewell tour is that he got tired of being

funny and wanted to do something more serious.

Though he did take some seriousness breaks after national disasters and tragedies, there was a lot of pressure to keep being funny. Humorous aside: I actually got paid a minor league salary to do comedy almost every weekend for 5-7 years. I lose track of the whirlwind tours of Salt Lake, Pocatello and Montpellier. Even my minor league career at comedy made it almost impossible for me to hold a serious conversation.

I mourn the departure of Jon Stewart, but you really need to watch the rookies of the year, Larry Wilmore and Jon Oliver,

both “Daily Show” alums who are taking it up a notch — or at least presenting a different notch.

Likewise, Garrison Keillor has had a couple false retirements, and it looks like this one is for real. He is such an institution that his name auto corrects on Microsoft Word. I will miss Powder Milk Biscuits, but there is also so much great radio programming to choose from right now. Why keep listening to reruns of the “Car Talk Guys”? Maybe “This American Life” will go away, too, but it has led to so many upstarts trying to reach that level of excellence and popularity. My current

favorites include “Studio 360,” “Radiolab,” “On the Media” and “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me.” Most of my generation mourned the last Johnny Carson show and the last episode of “M*A*S*H”; I think I recorded that on my very first toasteroven-sized VCR on a one-hour tape the size of a three-terabyte hard drive. Fast forward to 2015, which cat will be the new grumpy cat?

I’m sure there are profitminded breeders working on that right now.

——— Dennis Hinkamp would like to say that Slightly Off Center 2.0 is still under construction.

Continued from Page 6 For all that has happened,” said DuVernay. “All the stifling of our voices as young black people in that place at that time while a war was going on against us.”

The success of “Straight Outta Compton” could encourage studios to embrace more racially charged stories.

Certainly, many will hope for such an effect, even if it stands against the prevailing risk-adverse nature of today’s Hollywood.

“I don’t think this movie is going to change anything, but I do think we’re in the midst of a change. I think it’s subtle,” says David Poland, editor of Movie City News. “There is going to be a little less resistance in the next couple of years to movies about women and movies about people of color and things like rap — cultural things of the generation that is now 30.”

unknowns, the story will stand on its own. You won’t be distracted by a celebrity mimicking another celebrity.”

Phil Contrino, chief analyst for BoxOffice.com, believes “Straight Outta Compton” has already inspired more films like it, even if N.W.A remains a singular entity particularly ripe for the biopic treatment.

“I guarantee executives before this movie opened were having conversations about what kind of rap biopic can we do next, what’s the next landmark story that hasn’t been told,” said Contrino. “This will definitely lead to a new wave of music biopics.”

Franklin Leonard is a little more cynical. The founder of The Black List and a former development executive for companies like Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment thinks that some will dismiss the success of the film as an exception, not the rule.

“There are other films like this that are ready to be made. I remember going to a boss of mine while I was working at a production company and suggesting that we try to do a Run-D.M.C. biopic,”

said Leonard. “The assumption was that there was no market for that movie.

Obviously we’ve seen now that could not be further from the truth.”

Leonard hopes that there are smart executives out there who understand that this is not an anomaly.

“There’s a massive opportunity for someone who can finance these types of films to make money on the stupidity and racism and cultural bias of an entire industry,” said Leonard.

For now, the force of “Straight Outta Compton” has startled Hollywood in the usually quiet late summer days — about the same time of year that N.W.A’s debut shocked the country in early September 1988.

“The release date turned out to be perfect in terms of audiences being ready for something of substance that’s also entertaining,” said Nick Carpou, head of domestic distribution for Universal.

“This kind of result points to the fact that there was an audience out there for this. And boy did they come out.”

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Before Universal jumped in, Warner Bros. passed on “Straight Outta Compton” in part because of the project’s riskiness. Those concerns earlier appeared to be justified. Marion “Suge” Knight, who’s portrayed in the film, is awaiting trial for allegedly running over two men in January after an altercation with Cle “Bone” Sloan, a technical adviser on the movie.

There were also fears of violence at theaters, particularly after several shootings at movie theaters in recent months. Universal helped some theaters pay for extra security, but no violence materialized.

What did materialize was the diverse audience of a mainstream hit. According to Universal, the film, which stars Corey Hawkins (as Dr. Dre), O’Shea Jackson Jr. (as his father, Ice Cube) and Jason Mitchell (as Eazy-E) was 46 percent African American, 23 percent Caucasian and 21 percent Hispanic.

“This is a universal story,” said director F. Gary Gray in an earlier interview. “It can inspire people from all walks of life. And if you hire

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were under the age of 30, 46 percent were AfricanAmerican and 23 percent Caucasian.

Meanwhile, Warner Bros. PG-13-rated adaptation of the 1960s television series “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” debuted in third place, behind “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation,” with a sluggish $13.5 million.

“I was hoping for a little higher number, quite frankly,” said Jeff Goldstein, executive vice president of domestic distribution for Warner Bros. The goal had been a modest $15 million. The period spy thriller will have an uphill battle to make up its $80 million production budget. “(Director) Guy Ritchie made an original and fun movie. Eighty-six percent

spread in the coming weeks.

Fox’s “Fantastic Four” plummeted to $8 million to take the fourth place spot, while “The Gift” took fifth with $6.5 million.

But it’s Universal’s weekend to celebrate once more in what has become a banner year for the studio. Universal crossed the AP Photo $2 billion mark domestiIce Cube (O’Shea Jackson), left, and O’Shea Jackson Jr. cally on Saturday — four attend the Berlin premiere of “Straight Outta Compton.” months ahead of previous record-holder Warner Bros. of our audience was over film.

“Straight Outta Comp25 and 39 percent are Goldstein noted that ton” is Universal’s sixth over 50,” he said. “Older they weren’t able to film to open over $50 audiences, we all know, attract a significant million in 2015 and broke don’t rush out opening younger audience, who the August record for an weekend.” are likely not familiar “The Man From with the source material. R-rated opening.

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The world in cloth — from the Czech Republic to Peru — will be on display at the Brigham City Museum’s International Quilt Invitational Exhibition from July 1 through Aug. 29.

Quilters born in Russia, The Netherlands, Austria, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States have created works not only about their native country, but about places they have visited, specifically Italy, Africa, Ireland, France, India, Turkey, Indonesia and Australia.

The museum is located at 24 N. 300 West in Brigham City.

The entrance is on the west side. Admission is free. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and from 1 to 5 p.m.

Saturday. For further information, please call (435) 226-1439 or visit brighamcitymuseum. org.

Heinisch, who was born and raised in

ELC Continued from Page 5 representing 54 countries will speak and sing for your enjoyment. Hear in their own words how the ELC has changed their

Set Continued from Page 4 poet with supple-strong roots like the bluestem and buffalo grass of the Iowa prairie.”

A diverse artist, Elliot has honed skills as a children’s book illustrator/author, sculptor and

Vienna, Austria, is the museum’s Featured Quilter. Her quilt “In the Heart of Europe” was named one of the “20th Century’s 100 Best American Quilts.”

This piece, which will be on view during the exhibition, is a celebration of Austria’s millennium and features nine dancing couples in costumes that represent the nine provinces of Austria. The outer border of the quilt describes a country rich in castles, gardens and cathedrals.

Heinisch’s hand-quilted and hand-appliqued quilts have won awards in competitions at the International Quilt Association in Houston; American Quilter’s Society in Paducah, Kentucky; and Road to California.

“My mother groomed me from an early age to become a seamstress,” Heinisch says, “but I became a porcelain painter instead, which made my mother sad.

After I married and my lives.

Your $50 ticket will not only purchase a delicious meal, but an opportunity to make a difference. Tickets can be purchased online by following the link at elc-cv.org or by phone at 750-6534. Your donations are gratefully accepted.

of the Gedaechtnis Kirche church built in the 1890s and badly damaged during a bombing raid in 1943.

At the time it was decided not to rebuild the church, but preserve what was left as a memorial.

“Turkish Bread Boys” by Lea McComas of Colorado is a voice for the poor and their commitment to the family and the entrepreneurial spirit.

Linda C. Anderson created “The Musicman of Jaipur” from Aileyn Renli Ecob’s quilt “The Honey Log” a scene in India. is based on a photo her husband and I had two artist was ready to sew husband took while children, I became the her own quilt — the first visiting Kenya. The seamstress for my famiof many. Eight quilts title refers to the holly. That made my mother with varying themes by low logs hung from happy again.”

Heinisch will hang in trees to attract bees.

In 1971, the Heinisch the museum, including a Linda C. Anderson family moved to Caliportrait of a woman in a found “The Musicman fornia. Until this time, Slovakian costume. of Jaipur” playing the There are some reflec- sarangi in the streets the artist had never tive themes in the exhi- amid the opulence heard the word “quilt.” bition such as Grace When Heinisch attended of the “Pink City” of Meijer’s quilt “Remem- India known for its her first quilt show, she ber.” Meijer lives in the trademark building called it “the eighth wonder of this world.” A United Kingdom. The color. Both Ecob and large, log cabin quilt was quilt was adapted from Anderson reside in a photograph she took her favorite. By the time California. in Berlin, Germany, she arrived home, the A contrast to these

Show

Continued from Page 4 than a great show,” founder Brenda Anthony says.

“We are proud to partner with Utah’s Honor Flight and to present a World War II veteran with ‘The Freeman Award’ — each show honors a different veteran.

“Our Education Outreach program, now in it’s third highly successful year, includes six local mural painter. He has also elementary schools: Wilson, Greenville, Lewiston, North Park and Thomas Edison North and South entered into soundtrack Campuses. Thanks to the vision of Principal Sundee composition, and he was Ware and music teachers Tina Andrews and Karen awarded first prize from Teuscher, students learn the effect big band music the Iowa Motion Picture Association for his origi- had on the morale of America during World War II, and are taught songs which they perform with the nal music score of the Stardust Singers and Larry Smith Orchestra during documentary, “West by the show on Sept. 8.

Orphan Train.”

“The show alone is impressive and exciting, but For more information these added elements take it to another level,” Anthoabout the concert, visit bridgerfolk.org or chadel- ny adds. “It becomes an emotionally moving, musical patriotic experience.” liott.net.

Boyé Continued from Page 5 list and is now approaching 70 million views. Most recently, Boyé’s “Uptown Funk” video is already near 6 million and climbing.

Boyé is British-born singer and actor of Nigerian descent. His career began in 1995 and he has become an international singing sensation. In 2000, he moved to the United States to pursue his career. Boyé was asked to join the prestigious 360-voice Mormon Tabernacle Choir in

quilts is a piece by Cathy Wiggins of North Carolina that depicts stampeding carousel horses. Other playful quilts are “My Rooster Called Isy” and the “Cheer Up Clown” by Anna Faustino of Pennsylvania, and “Mother Earth and Her Children” by Sieglinde Schoen Smith of Oklahoma.

A collection of soft sculpture dolls fashioned by Meijer completes the exhibition. She was inspired by the drawings of Sue Macartney-Snape who is called the “master of caricature.”

Macartney-Snape was born in Tanzania and raised in Australia. The “invasion of the Brits” consists of “The Race Goer,” “The Old Fashioned Nanny,” “The History Don,” “The Theater Goer,” “The Animal Breeder,” “The Aging Hippy” and “The Ethnic Jewelry Designer.”

2001, and he has been featured as a soloist with the choir and tours the world to soldout venues.

Boyé is also well known for his energetic personality and ability to take popular pop music and give it an “African twist.” During his last trip to Logan, Boyé sold out two back-to-back performances, and he brought the house to their feet with his soulful, inspirational and high-energy performance at the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

For more information, visit cachearts.org or alexboye.com.

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Quilt exhibit on display in Brigham City

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33. Flowery verse 34. Time piece?

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49. Church singing group 50. Berth rite?

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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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Friday The annual Beaver Mountain Music Festival will be held Aug. 21-23 at Beaver Mountain Ski Area in Logan Canyon. Online sales and pre-festival pricing is $20 for ages 11 and older. Ages 10 and under are free. Gate pricing on the day of the event will be $22. The price gets you into all 3 days of events. For tickets and more information, visit skithebeav.com.

Why Sound will host Hip Hop Night on Friday, Aug. 21, at 30 Federal Ave.

SATURDAY The Cache Valley Civic Ballet Company will hold auditions from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Whittier Community Center, 290 N. 400 East. For more information and a complete schedule, visit cvcballet.org.

dancing begins at 6:30 p.m. with main stream and plus dancing beginning at 8 p.m. For more information, contact lacenlevis@ hotmail.com or call Mike at 7574479.

New Life Fellowship is hosting a Bike Give Away from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at 2045 N. 800 East in North Logan. We’ll be giving away bikes and helmets to kids and adults, as well as fixing flat tires.

Pine, Valerian, Someonce and The Last Lost Continent will perform at Why Sound on Saturday, Aug. 22, at 30 Federal Ave. The Family Country Dance for Trout and Berry Days in Paradise will be held from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Old Hulmes Barn at 883 E. 11000 South in Avon.

SUNDAY

Todd Milovich will perform from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Cache Valley Gardeners’ Market on the grounds of the Historic Cache County Courthouse at the corner of Main Street and 200 North.

Light the Fire, Roots Like Mountains, Anchors Overboard and Like Wildfire will perform at Why Sound on Sunday, Aug. 23, at 30 Federal Ave.

Learn new ways to use fresh produce in the your family meals Saturday, Aug. 22, at the 25th Street Market at the North Logan Library. Food demos on the patio will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

MONDAY

The Lace ‘N Levis Square Dance Club will hold their anniversary dance and potluck dinner Saturday, Aug. 22, at 125 E. 500 North. Dinner and pre-round

Ultra Continued from Page 3 acts like an adolescent on a power trip when he’s been handed the mission to take out Mike; Connie Britton as the motherly CIA manager who risks her life to warn Mike that they’re coming;

Zac Bettinger will perform from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave.

The Logan Library Monday Movie this week will be “Insurgent.” The second film in the “Divergent” series will begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, in the Jim Bridger Room. Admission and popcorn are free.

Walton Goggins as a sadistic special agent only known as Laugher, and for good reason; John Leguizamo as Mike’s buddy/drug dealer; and Tony Hale as a conflicted CIA desk jockey who juggles loyalties constantly.

It’s a strong cast that inherently elevates Max Landis’ script.

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WEDNESDAY Do you love chess? Then drop by the Logan Library any (or every) Wednesday evening in August for a game and little refreshment. All skill levels are welcome. Games are open for anyone age 8 to 108. Games will be available beginning at 7 p.m. in the Lake Bonneville Room. Call or email Joseph Anderson at 7169137 or joseph.anderson@loganutah.org for more information.

THURSDAY The Utah State Courts is offering a free class each month for children 9 through 12 years old whose parents have filed for divorce or whose parents are divorced. There is no charge to attend the class, which is offered from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on the last Thursday of the month at the Cache County Courthouse, 135 N. 100 West. For more information, call 750-1300 or go to utcourts.gov and click on Divorce Education Classes.

The Protégé: Etiquette & Image Youth Program will begin classes on Thursday, Aug. 27, at the North Logan Library.

The two-semester program is focused around social lessons for tomorrow’s professionals. In a small class setting, Cache Valley’s youth ages 13 to 18 learn professional and social skills that let them shine. Class fees are $50 per month. For details, visit protegeetiquette.com.

Mercy Music and Melody Harper will perform on Thursday, Aug. 27, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave.

lies in the action scenes themselves, and the confusing choreography. There are a few sequences, like the one in the supermarket, which are wonderfully mapped out.

Then there are some hand-tohand combat scenes that are devoid of visual reason.

Sometimes it’s impossible to tell what’s going on, who’s shooting who, where

Logan to host Utah Writers Conference The League of Utah Writers 2015 Conference is the premier event to connect with other writers in the state, get writing instruction and advice and attract the attention of the publishing industry, according to League of Utah Writers President Amanda Luzzader.

The conference will begin bright and early at the Riverwoods Conference Center on Friday, Aug. 28, and conclude on the evening of Saturday, Aug. 29. The event features workshops, classes, and lectures by published, working authors and publishing experts. There will also be opportunities to meet with literary agents and editors to discuss projects and representation.

More information can be found on the web at luwriters. org, or on Facebook (search for League of Utah Writers).

“If you are a writer in Utah and looking for ways to achieve your writing goals, Logan is where you need to be on the weekend of Aug. 28-29,” Luzzader said.

“There’s just no other way to take advantage of so much talent, camaraderie, and opportunity.”

Luzzader explained that the League of Utah Writers is a nonprofit organization that has been dedicated to sup-

they are in relation to each other and where they’re going.

Taken simply as a bloodsoaked action movie, “American Ultra” is middleof-the-road film festival fare.

However, with Eisenberg expertly inhabiting his role with what he does best, the movie reaches a different level. Add to that the not-so-

porting Utah’s community of creative writers since 1935.

The League’s membership includes poets and writers of all kinds and backgrounds.

There are LUW chapters throughout Utah from Logan to St. George, and the annual conference is the organization’s flagship event. She added that the variety of classes and workshops has been designed to assist writers of all kinds, including published, full-time authors as well as beginners.

Several local literary luminaries will be teaching and presenting at the League conference, including Logan City’s Poet Laureate Star Coulbrooke and acclaimed poet Shanan Ballam. League presenters also include nationally best-selling romance author RaeAnne Thayne, best-selling sci-fifantasy author Dean Wesley Smith and fantasy superstar Maxwell Alexander Drake.

“We have several dozen working authors from around Utah, as well,” said Luzzader.

We’ve got Clint Johnson, Margaret Blair Young, Johnny Worthen, Owen Egerton and John Brown, just to name a few,” she added.

The conference is for writers of all kinds, Luzzader emphasized.

surprising (really, she’s quite a good actress, “Twilight” movies notwithstanding) performance from Stewart, who adds heft to the movie’s emotion and motivation for its driving action.

“American Ultra” is often times funny, sometimes creative and quite beholden to its delightful cast inhabiting the roles of lovable maniacs.

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