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Arts & Entertainment Calendar On the cover: There’s more going on in Logan’s live music scene than

you might suspect. A group of dedicated musicians and music-lovers is working hard to promote music in any genre. Read about their efforts on page 10. (Photo by Alan Murray/Herald Journal)

From the editor

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SAID FAREWELL TO A GOOD old friend recently. For five years we were inseparable, and then I sold her to a man from Idaho.

I’m talking about my old white 1992 Mazda Protege, a car that carried me 50,000 miles, through good times and bad. She was white with a red hood I pulled from a junk yard after a collision ruined her original hood a few years ago.

Her name was White Destiny.

It’s funny how emotionally attached we can become to a car.

It’s an object made of steel, but it can feel like a living being, as evidenced by my strange desire to name my car and refer to it as “her.” But maybe it’s not really so strange. Cars move. They growl and sing and struggle to get going in the morning, just like the humans and animals we know and love.

White Destiny was feeling the effects of age.

She failed a recent inspection due to a hole-filled exhaust system, and there were several other problems that were starting to get to me: squealing belts, occasional trouble starting, a failed air conditioner and strange popping sounds coming from underneath. I finally made the difficult decision to

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get a new car.

That left me with a beaten-up 18-year-old Mazda that would take a few hundred dollars to fix, and I thought my odds of finding a buyer were slim.

Little did I know that the 1992 Protege’s 1.8liter dual overhead cam engine is apparently a very appealing feature for people who participate in the sport of figure-8 racing. For those of you unfamiliar with the sport — as I was until a few days ago — it takes place on a rodeo track, and involves cars racing in a figure-8 pattern, sometimes colliding in the middle. It’s basically a demolition derby race.

It didn’t take long before I was contacted by a man from Idaho who was very eager to buy White Destiny and make her into a championship figure-8 car. He paid cash and took her away.

I was a bit torn about sending my old friend to such a fate, but soon decided it was a better conclusion than I could have hoped for. Rather than slowing and sputtering and coming to a halt, White Destiny will be screaming around a track in front of hundreds of fans, hopefully winning money and fame. She’ll surely take a few hits in the process, but if history is any indication, she’ll keep on ticking for quite a while.

— Devin Felix Cache Magazine assistant editor

(Page 5) USU is planning a musical equine extravaganza Aaron Peck looks to the future with his fall movie preview

It’s not too late to find some good summer reading

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Cute

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Crossword.........p.14 Calendar............p.15

pet photo of the week

This dog is available for adoption!

Pet: Charley From: Cache Humane Society Why he’s so lovable: “Charley is a wellrounded tri-color Aussie, who would make a fantastic family pet. He gets along with other friendly dogs and friendly cats, he is house-trained, neutered, has had all his shots and gets along great with kids.

Charley is 6 years old, the perfect mellow age for any family.”

To meet Charley or other animals up for adoption at the Cache Humane Society, call 792-3920 or stop by the shelter at 2370 W. 200 North, Logan.

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

Locals bring their jazz to Logan’s latitude

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ACKSON AND MAGGIE EVANS will present “Jazz from a Lower Latitude” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, at the Logan Arthouse and Cinema, 795 N. Main St., Logan. Admission is $12 at the door.

“Jazz from a Lower Latitude” is a concert event conceived by Jackson and Maggie in their Savannah, Ga., home. After cutting their teeth on the competitive southeast jazz scene, the two will return to Logan and showcase the unique sound they have developed: a blend of Latin American rhythms, southern swing and authentic Georgia blues. To enhance the performance they have enlisted Cache Valley virtuosos Eric Nelson and Jason Nicholson. A special appearance will also be made by USU professor Mike Christiansen.

Both Maggie and Jackson were raised in Logan and are graduates of Utah State University. This special event will commemorate six years since their departure from Cache Valley on Sept. 1, 2004.

After arriving in Savannah, Maggie pursued a master’s of fine art in painting at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Maggie spent much of this time juggling a fulltime school schedule, freelancing as a bassist with local blues bands and promoting, producing and co-leading her new jazz project, Silver Lining. The success of Silver Lining came largely as a result of her unique vocal abil-

ity and skill on the six-string bass. Currently Maggie balances her busy musical schedule with a successful career as a nationally exhibiting artist and part-time professor at SCAD. Jackson has spent his time in the southeast developing a solid reputation as an accompanist, arranger, composer, lyricist, teacher and all-around performer. He has amassed a large private studio including more than 30 students and has taught group courses, developed curriculum and conducted ensembles for community-based

programs. In 2009 he was awarded the distinction of becoming a Benedetto Artist and endorses their Bravo model guitar. Jackson also endorses Island Amplifiers and aids in their product development.

Clarinetist/saxophonist Eric Nelson hails from Northern Utah where he has been a member of the Lightwood Duo since its inception in 1992. He has also performed with the Utah Symphony, Utah Chamber Artists, Ballet West Orchestra, Contemporary Music Consortium, Utah Festival Opera and the Lyric Theatre, and in New York with the Riverside Trio and Wagner/Nelson Chamber Jazz. He is also saxophonist and keyboardist with the jazz/rock band Phase2. He has taught in public schools in Utah and Texas for 30 years.

Jason Nicholson received a Doctor of Musical Arts in percussion performance from the University of North Texas. From 2005 to 2008, he was a Graduate Teaching Fellow in percussion at UNT, where he taught applied lessons, percussion methods and percussion ensemble.

Jason was also a featured soloist with both the Graduate Percussion Ensemble and the Wind Symphony, performing at the 2006 PASIC alongside Keiko Abe and the UNT Percussion faculty. In 2006, Jason was honored with the award for The Most Outstanding Graduate Student in Percussion and also served as the principle percussionist with the UNT Wind Symphony.

Bridger Folk presents Marv Hamilton and ‘The Commissioner’

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he Bridger Folk Music Society will present a concert with Marv Hamilton and Wayne “The Commissioner” Gordon at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, at Crumb Brothers Bakery, 291 S. 300 West in Logan.

Tickets are $13 and are available by calling 7573468, or take your chances at the door on the night of the show. Seating is very limited, so advance purchase is recommended. The concert is sponsored by Import Auto and Utah Public Radio.

Marv Hamilton’s music (or “Marvmusic”) is part folk, blues, roots and Americana, and all soul. It’s Earth music, breakup songs, blues and ballads. Slices of life in places like the hills and windblown ridges of the Wasatch mountains or Blackhills of Dakota, an airliner, Cadillac, train or old truck, the Wyoming basin and range or a mythical sailing ship. Portraits of characters: an eco-warrior, dogs, a 1960s stewardess, lovers. Emotional journeys: grief, anger, angst and sorrow, joy and hope. Wayne “The Commissioner” Gordon adds his tasteful licks on mando, dobro, bass, guitar and vocals to the soulful sonic stew that is “Marvmusic.”

Marv Hamilton learned to sing standing in the back seat of a ’47 Buick while his mother, who sang on the radio in the 1930s, and his father harmonized in the front. Marv picked up his first guitar in 1973 to play

along with Cat Stevens, James Taylor, Jefferson Airplane, The Beatles, Byrds, Doors, Dylan, The Moody Blues, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, John Prine and Gordon Lightfoot. In 1988, Marv began to play, write songs and perform with the acoustic trio, “Vuja De.” Marv released his debut album, “Wing and a Prayer,” in 2000 under his own indie label, “Best Dog Records,” followed by his second release, “The Mind Will Follow” in 2006.

Marv is a three-time winner in KRCL/Founder’s Title Co. Folk and Bluegrass Performing Songwriter Showcase and a 2001 Kerrville Newfolk Finalist at Kerrville, Texas.

Wayne “The Commissioner” Gordon grew up in Virginia surrounded by his family’s variety of music, from the old-time fiddling of cousins to his father’s collection of 1950s records. He dreamed of owning a guitar since the heyday of Saturday morning Archie cartoons. He finally got one in high school by winning an air guitar contest.

During and after college, his main focus switched to electric bass. Guitar work also continued, and both were gradually augmented by other instruments such as mandolin and dobro. Wayne’s focus gradually shifted more towards acoustic music. This continued after a move to Utah for graduate studies, and the electric bass was eventually replaced by a Kay string bass.

Marv Hamilton (left) and Wayne Gordon

Wayne continues to provide a solid bottom for numerous local talents, including 2001 SXSW finalists The Andy Lynner Band and bluegrass aces Hammerdown.

Steve Seskin, Nashville hit-writer for Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenney Chesney and others says, “If you don’t feel something when you listen to Marv, you’re probably dead.”

For more information, go to www.bridgerfolk.org or http://www.marvmusic.com/

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Second Celtic Festival starts today at AWHC

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HE UTAH Scottish Association and American West Heritage Center will host the second annual Cache Celtic Festival & Highland Games on Aug. 27 and 28 at the Heritage Center.

Friday the gates will open at 5 p.m. with entertainment happening immediately on the stage. Highland athletics will be demonstrated, and at 5:30 p.m., Scottish Highland dancers will perform courtesy the Heather Glen School of Scottish Dance. A traditional Celtic music concert by Stonecircle will begin at 6 p.m., and will be interspersed with other performances until 9 p.m.

On Saturday the gates open at 9 a.m. A full slate of Highland athletics will then commence. A noon ceremony will feature the five pipe bands massed into one, and all Celtic clans will be called to assemble. More vendors are registered than last year; many will be open Friday night as well as until closing Saturday.

Tickets for Friday only are $4 for adults and $1 for chil-

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dren ages 5 to 12. Discount tickets for both Friday and Saturday events will be sold Friday; these two-day discount tickets are available for Saturday-only prices: $7 for adults and $3 for children ages 5 to 12. Children younger than 5 get in free each day.

Pipe bands will perform on Saturday and the entertainment stage will be full “to the hilt” with traditional Celtic music, Irish step dancers, pipers and Scottish dancers. Stonecircle,

Leapin’ Lulu, Cuchulain and Citrine are among the musical groups performing.

More than 24 Scottish clans have registered, plus representatives of the Welsh; all will host heritage booths and displays all day Saturday. A Gaelic language booth will be open as well. Historical presentations on Celtic influences on the surrounding settlements will be held — Celts and the mountain man era; Scouting and Scots: Scouting’s Scottish birth; and other topics.

Children’s activities and a candy cannon will also be part of Saturday’s festivities.

David Campbell will preside as chieftain of the Games.

Campbell is a past president of the Clan Campbell Society (North America), having served an unprecedented two terms. He and his wife Betty have been guests at Inveraray Castle, home of their clan’s chief. Their host was the previous Duke of Argyle, and more recently his son, the current Duke of Argyle. David is also a past president of the Utah Scottish Association.

Annie!

At the Heritage Theatre in Perry

Dates

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Cost

Location Reservations

Friday, Aug. 27 - Saturday, Sept. 18 7:30 p.m., matinees Sept. 4 and 18 at 2 p.m.

Adults $9, seniors and children $8 Heritage Theatre, 2505 S. Hwy 89, Perry Call 435-723-8392 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday and Wednesday - Saturday

Phoebe Arnell as Annie

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HE HERITAGE Theatre in Perry presents “Annie,” starting today, Aug. 27.

“Annie” tells the story of a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan.

In adventure after funfilled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and finds a new family and home in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

Visit www.heritagethe atreutah.com for more information.

Head to USU to unwrap the science behind the food you eat

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hen you sit down each day for your evening meal, how much thought do you give to the science behind what’s on your dinner plate? Science contributes to food that tastes good and is good for you. You can also thank scientists for working to make sure the food you buy is safe and free of organisms and toxins that can make you sick.

Utah State University food scientist Karin Allen will explain the thought, action and challenges of getting healthy food to your table at the Science Unwrapped presentation “Food for Thought: Science on the Way to Your Dinner Plate,” Friday, Aug. 27.

Allen’s talk, hosted by USU’s College of Science, will begin at 7 p.m. in the Emert Auditorium, Room 130, of the Eccles Science Learning Center on campus. Admission is free and open to all ages. Hands-on activities and free refreshments will follow the presentation.

An assistant professor in USU’s Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences, Allen serves as a food quality and entrepreneurship specialist for USU Extension. Her talk will kick off Science Unwrapped’s fall 2010 “Science and Society” series.

“In our new series, we delve into deep questions about science and tech-

nological innovation and how they impact society,” says Shane Larson, Science Unwrapped committee chair and assistant professor in USU’s Physics Department. “We’ll talk about ways that science touches our lives each day.”

For more information, call 797-3517, visit www.usu. edu/science/unwrapped or view “Science Unwrapped at USU” on Facebook.

USU to hold a musical equine extravaganza

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ALL IT A HOOF-STOMPING good time.

The Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter and Utah State University will highlight their new partnership with a unique fundraiser featuring performing stallions and music from the American Festival Orchestra.

Scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 4 at the Gray Barron Ranch in Park City, “Back in the Saddle” includes original compositions by musician Kurt Bestor, who is known for his popular Christmas shows. Craig Jessop, former director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and current dean of USU’s Caine College of the Arts, serves as master of ceremonies.

“It is an honor to be the ‘face’ — in this case the musical face — of Utah State University for this unique event,” Jessop said.

Tickets are $200 per person and are available by calling 888-653-6246 or e-mailing teri.rasmussen@ usu.edu by Aug. 27.

The cornerstone of the night will be a horse show titled “A Symphony of Movement and Life,” put on

by Heber’s Sage Creek Equestrian with accompaniment by the American Festival Orchestra.

Internationally renowned trainer Jim Hicks will perform with his Friesian stallion, Rembrandt, and

I’m The Lion’s Share, the nation’s top Gypsy stallion will also appear. A rare breed of draft horse, Gypsies are very large and typically black and white.

“These are powerful, beautiful animals, and I am excited to be part of this unique blending of animals and music,” Jessop said. “To see them performing with Mr. Bestor conducting the orchestra as their accompaniment will be thrilling.”

The evening includes dinner catered by Culinary Crafts, dancing and a mix-and-mingle hour.

Guests will be greeted by USU’s String Quartet, Saxophone Quartet and Jazz Trio; dinner and dance music are provided by The Joe Muscolino Band, featuring vocalists Nicole Madison of Park City and Gabe Redondo.

Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter Executive Director Annette Herman Harder said she is looking forward to the fundraiser, which is the organization’s first joint special event with USU. Founded 17 years ago, the Park City-based nonprofit includes a 1,200-acre land trust and 10,000square-foot facility dedicated to environmental education — assets valued at $36 million that were given to USU in January.

— By Kim Burgess Herald Journal staff writer

Photo courtesy Sage Creek Equestrian

Trainer Jim Hicks rides his Friesian stallion Rembrandt

2010 Arrington Lecture to focus on the man himself

“A Paper Mountain: The Extraordinary Diary of Leonard James Arrington” will be presented at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 23, at the Logan LDS Tabernacle, 50 N. Main St., Logan.. The lecture is free and everyone is invited.

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HE 16TH ANNUAL Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture will return to its roots with a look back at its namesake and the opening of his diary at Special Collections and Archives at Utah State University.

Next month’s lecture will feature two of Arrington’s children, Susan Arrington Madsen and Carl Arrington, in a presentation they have titled “A Paper Mountain: The Extraordinary Diary of Leonard James Arrington.”

Their father and his diary will provide the foundation for the lecture.

USU’s Merrill-Cazier Library, host

College students attending the lecture can par ticipate in the Arrington Writer Awards, a competition that includes cash prizes.

For more information on the lecture or the Arrington Collection, call 797-2663.

of the lecture, houses the personal and historical collections of the late Leonard Arrington, renowned scholar of the American West. As part of his gift to the university, Arrington requested the historical collection also become the focus of an annual lecture on an aspect of Mormon history. Honoring that request, the Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture Series was established in 1985.

Included in the Arrington Collection is his personal diary, a document that became available to the public in 2010.

The 2010 Arrington Lecture officially marks the diary’s public opening.

During a long and distinguished career, Arrington was a professor of economics at USU, church historian for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints and director of the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History at BYU. He was the author of numerous books and articles.

Through its evolution, the Arrington lecture has become a popular and successful event that has featured many of the top Mormon history scholars from across the country.

The series has also grown into an annual community lecture that attracts hundreds of attendees.

Leonard J. Arrington

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All mixed up

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Film Still playing “The Switch” Rated PG-13 ★ Not a single moment rings true in “The Switch,” which is unfortunate because it’s actually about a situation in which a lot of women find themselves. Jennifer Aniston’s character, Kassie, is a single, 40year-old New York TV producer who wants to have a baby but doesn’t want to wait around for a man — or worse yet, the wrong man — to make that happen. So she turns to a sperm donor, only to have her longtime best friend, the uptight stock trader Wally (Jason Bateman), switch the specimens in a drunken stupor. Why, you may be wondering, does Wally even have access to the cup that contains the makings of Kassie’s future child?

Because the whole deal is going down at

an insemination party thrown by the movie’s obligatory wacky best friend (Juliette Lewis), complete with jokey turkey basters. Like most situations — and like the similarly hokey “The Back-up Plan” from earlier this year, starring Jennifer Lopez — this one is played in broad, sitcommy fashion, utterly divorced from the way people behave in real life. PG-13 for mature thematic content, sexual material including dialogue, some nudity, drug use and language. 100 minutes.

“Piranha 3-D” Rated R ★★★1⁄2 Mere words cannot describe how awesomely gnarly this is, how hugely entertaining, and how urgently you must get yourself to the theater to see it. This is not a joke, by the way.

This movie is a complete blast. To borrow a

phrase from the kind of B-horror flicks to which “Piranha 3D” is such an effective homage: Run, don’t walk. Like “Snakes on a Plane,” which came out in the dead of summer four years ago, “Piranha 3D” knows exactly what it is and does exactly what it should do. It’s about piranhas ... in 3D. It’s cleverly knowing without collapsing into parody. It makes great use of its extremely random cast, including Elisabeth Shue in an unusually bad-ass role as a sheriff, Ving Rhames as her deputy and Jerry O’Connell as a Joe Francis type.

Christopher Lloyd has one great scene in fullon, crazed Christopher Lloyd mode as the resident fish expert.

The second you see Eli Roth — playing the emcee at a wet T-shirt contest, no less — you know some hideous fate will befall him. And

then there’s Richard Dreyfuss, who makes a very cute cameo off the top. That’s all we’ll say.

But the whole point of this kind of movie is the gore, and French director Alexandre Aja finds hilarious and creative ways to kill off his characters — drunk, horny college kids who’ve descended on a lake for spring break. R for sequences of strong bloody horror, violence and gore, graphic nudity, sexual content, language, and some drug use. 82 minutes.

Three and a half stars out of four.

“Nanny McPhee Returns” Rated PG ★★1⁄2 The Nanny McPhee

movies may be principally for kids, but make no mistake about it: They are, quite literally, a parent’s dream.

Overwhelmed single parents with unruly kids are rescued by a magical nanny (Emma Thompson) who seemingly appears out of nowhere. And at no cost! For some older moviegoers escorting little ones, this premise might be impossibly alluring. And they said fans of “Avatar” were depressed when they left the theater.

This sequel to 2005’s “Nanny McPhee” (both penned by Thompson, adapting Christianna Brand’s Nurse Matilda books) largely keeps the original’s formula.

McPhee, a witch-looking

fairy godmother of tough love, comes to the aid of a parent trying to manage a litter of kids alone (Maggie Gyllenhaal, filling Colin Firth’s shoes).

McPhee obviously owes much to P.L. Travers’ Mary Poppins, but there’s still a warm, British naturalism to the film and an old-fashioned cheerfulness uncommon to most of today’s kids movies. With Rhys Ifans as a brother-in-law scoundrel, and Maggie Smith as a ditzy shopkeeper. PG for rude humor, some language and mild thematic elements. 109 minutes.

Two and a half stars out of four.

“Inception” Rated PG-13 ★★★★

‘Last Exorcism’ scares naturally

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HE LAST Exorcism” is one of the scariest movies to come along in a long time — until the last five minutes or so, when it completely falls apart.

Really, that’s about how quickly it all collapses. Director Daniel Stamm’s faux documentary starts out with deadpan delivery and a dry sense of humor, then it turns riveting, then truly frightening, then just plain silly. It’s like it morphs from being a Christopher Guest movie to “The Blair Witch Project” — as if writers Huck Botko and Andrew Gurland didn’t know where to go, so they went over the top.

Until then, the filmmakers keep you guessing as to what’s real and what’s imagined, what’s a disturbing mental disorder and what’s actually demonic possession.

And the fact that this Eli Roth production uses all unknown actors helps us get sucked into this eerie world.

Evangelical Louisiana preacher Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian) has been performing exorcisms for the past 25 years but he knows they’re all a sham. He long ago lost his faith — if he ever had any, that is — and for a while has had no qualms about taking money from true believers in the name of supporting his own family.

But now, with his conscience weighing on him, he decides to let a camera crew come behind the scenes to expose his tricks as he “performs” one last exorcism.

And it truly is a performance. Cotton is hugely charismatic, a natural showman, and he’s all too happy to divulge how he uses his iPod to make evil groaning sounds, or how he gets a puff of smoke to come out of his crucifix at a climactic moment.

But he’s not arrogant about it, which is key: He’s engaging and confident but never so

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full of himself that he’s offputting. Fabian finds the balance in his character’s conflicting motivations, which is crucial to allowing us to go along with him on this triedand-true one last job.

Randomly, he selects a letter from the Sweetzer family living in fictional, rural Ivanwood. There, teenage daughter Nell (the extraordinary Ashley Bell) has been acting strangely and the livestock are being slaughtered. Her father, Louis (Louis Hertham), a serious fundamentalist, begs

Cotton to purge the demon he thinks has possessed his innocent little girl. Her younger brother, Caleb (Caleb Landry Jones, creepy in his stillness) isn’t shy about telling the reverend and his camera crew he wants them to go away.

Cotton breezes in, works his magic and breezes out.

Or so he thinks. In that classically frustrating horror-film fashion, he finds he can’t leave. And as he gets dragged deeper into this family’s troubles, he finds himself in deeper trouble than he ever

★★★ “The Last Exorcism” could have imagined.

Even before things turn violent, though, Stamm capably creates a suspenseful mood through the naturalism of the film’s look, the expert use of silence and pacing.

The insularity of the Sweetzer family, the defiant way they’ve cloistered themselves from the outside world since the death of Louis’ wife two years ago, is enough to put you on edge. There are moments in “The Last Exorcism” that will make you hold your breath, and others that will make you want to look away.

It’s rated PG-13 but don’t let that fool you into thinking it’s soft. Actually, it’s the vagueness, the unknown, that make “The Last Exorcism” so powerful — at least for a while.

“The Last Exorcism,” a Lionsgate release, is rated PG-13 for disturbing violent content and terror, some sexual references and thematic material. Running time: 88 minutes.

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We’re happy to report, with great relief, that all the hype is justified. Writer-director Christopher Nolan’s first film since “The Dark Knight” is a stunningly gorgeous, technically flawless symphony of images and ideas. “Memento,” the mystery-in-reverse that put Nolan on the map a decade ago, looks almost quaint by comparison. In its sheer enormity, it’s every inch a blockbuster, but in the good sense of the word: with awesomeness, ambition and scope. The cinematography, production design, effects, editing, score, everything down the line — all superb. But unlike so many summer movies assigned that tag, “Inception” is no mindless thrill ride. It’ll make you work, but that’s part of what’s so thrilling about it. With its complicated concepts about dreams within dreams, layers of consciousness and methods of manipulation, “Inception” might make you want to stop a few times just to get your bearings. The juggernaut of Nolan’s storytelling momentum, however, keeps pounding away.

Leonardo DiCaprio stars as dream thief Dom Cobb, an “extractor” who enters the mind while a person is dreaming to steal their secrets; Joseph GordonLevitt plays his detail-oriented right-hand man. Ken Watanabe, as the powerful businessman Saito, hires Dom and his team for a different kind of crime: sneak into the subconscious of a competitor (Cillian Murphy) and implant an idea that will ruin his empire. Tom Hardy, Ellen Page and Dileep Rao are all excellent as members of Dom’s crew. One of the year’s best films, and it’ll surely get even better upon repeated viewings. PG-13 for sequences of violence and action throughout. 147

Coming soon to a theater nea

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he lackluster 2010 summer season has ended.

It had its moments with movies like “Inception” and “Toy Story 3,” but overall this summer has been sort of a bland disappointment. So, it’s a good thing we get to look forward to the fall and the cinematic offerings that are just around the corner.

We don’t have enough room in the paper to cover every single fall release, but we’ll talk about the most interesting and most anticipated films. Some of them are films I’d like to champion so people end up seeing them. Either way you’re going to get a list of some great films to look forward to.

September “The Town” After his directing success with “Gone Baby Gone,” Ben Affleck is heading back behind the camera and directing “The Town,” which is also set in Boston. This time though, Affleck has stuck himself in a starring role. I have mixed feelings about this one. The trailers make it look like a gritty crime drama, but with all the machine guns and plans to rob armored cars, the whole thing feels strangely like a remake of “Heat.”

Fall promises a good

“Devil” M. Night Shyamalan went bust with “The Last Airbender,” which was just horrible. Maybe his directing days are behind him. Looking back on his full body of work, he’s still a very talented storyteller.

Even though Shyamalan isn’t directing “Devil” (the Dowdle brothers are) he’s writing the story. This seems like a story that could benefit from Shyamalan’s writing. “Devil” is about five people who find themselves trapped in a broken elevator, and one of them is The Devil himself.

Who is it? That’s the question.

“Catfish” I saw “Catfish” at Sundance and had to scoop my jaw up off the floor when I walked out of it. “Catfish” is a movie I hope everyone sees. It’s getting a limited release, but we might be able to catch it at the Logan Art Cinema. It’s a documentary about social networking gone awry. Saying anything else would spoil the movie.

It just needs to be seen to be believed.

Wow! “Buried” Another Sundance film. This one finds Ryan Reynolds buried in a coffin. He’s a contractor working in Iraq, and he’s been buried alive as a hostage so his kidnappers can ransom the company he’s working for.

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The entire film is in the coffin, and that’s what’s so amazing about it. A movie on a gigantic screen that makes you feel claustrophobic is an experience you’ll never have again at the theater. Reynolds makes the film completely compelling, as he’s the only one ever on screen. This really is a fantastic movie.

October “The Social Network” Directed by David Fincher and written

by Aaron Sorkin. If those names weren’t attached, I don’t think anyone would be going crazy about a movie that depicts the rise of Facebook and the controversy that surrounded its founders. I really don’t know which way I’m leaning on this movie. Fincher is a fantastic director and Sorkin knows his way around a compelling script, but it’s about Facebook.

Really, how exciting can that be?

“Hereafter” Clint Eastwood is one of the best directors to have ever lived. Period. He continues to make movies at a breakneck pace, without any sign that he’s slowing down. “Hereafter” has him taking on the supernatural thriller genre. I’m to the point where I believe Eastwood could take any genre and make a near masterpiece.

With Matt Damon as the lead, “Hereafter” already has Oscar buzz circling around it.

“Monsters” Creature features seem to be making a comeback in Hollywood as of late. “Monsters” looks a little bit like “District 9” with its herky-jerky camera style, and its grittiness. We don’t know much about this film, other than creatures possibly from another planet are about to wreak some nasty havoc on our civilization. After hearing that you know whether you’re in or out already. Either this is your type of movie or it’s not.

November “Due Date” With so many serious movies, it’s good to see what looks to be a great comedy coming out. Starring Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis, “Due Date” is about two men traveling across the country with Downey trying to make it to the birth of his son on time. Even though road trip movies all have the same clichés (you know, the characters are at odds at first and then after life lessons become best friends) this one looks really funny. Downey and Galifianakis are the two reasons to be interested in this movie. The trailer makes me laugh every time I watch it.

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“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” Possibly the most anticipated movie of the fall. The second-to-last installment of the “Harry Potter” franchise is sure to be a box office smash. The movies are getting darker, and the kids getting older. I’m really looking forward to this film and its more adult feel. Hopefully we’re past all the lovey-dovey, hormonal teenage angst that was the feature of the last film. Let’s get back to what “Harry Potter” does best: magic. That’s what I’m hoping.

“Tangled” Even though Disney started its handdrawn animation department back up with the recent release of “Princess and the Frog,” they’re not giving up on their CG department (the same one that produced the hilarious “Bolt”). Yes Disney does CG pictures without the help of Pixar, and “Tangled” is one of those. “Tangled” is a retelling of the Rapunzel fairytale with a Disney twist. It looks lively, fun, and the animation looks rich and lush. This is sure to be a hit with the whole family.

December “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” Yes, they’re still making the “Narnia” films. Personally, I haven’t been a fan of the films, but since they’re on their third one there’s a fan base out there.

“TRON: Legacy” Besides the new “Potter” film, “TRON: Legacy” is at the top of most fall anticipation lists. It promises to head full steam into the world of “TRON” again, this time with updated, slick-looking CG that will really give the franchise a fantastic facelift. Boy, am I excited for this film. Geeks everywhere are drooling because of the nostalgia overload alone.

This will be an exciting and worthwhile trip to the movies.

“True Grit” Rounding out the year is “True Grit.” Yes that title does sound very familiar. The original starred John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn. It’s a masterpiece as far as film is considered and pretty much the pinnacle of the western genre. The Coen

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brothers are remaking it. If it were anyone else I would be up in arms about it, but the Coens have a way of adding their own style to a story to make it unique. Cogburn, this time around, will be played by Jeff Bridges. He’ll be joined by the likes of Josh Brolin and Matt Damon. This starstudded cast, along with the historical storyline, is sure to pack theaters and bring home the Oscars come awards time.

There you have it. There’s a ton of films coming out this fall, and this is just a sample of the ones you should keep a lookout for. Here’s hoping you all have an exciting time at the movies this fall.

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Paul Christiansen performs for an audience at Why Sound in Logan on Saturday. (Alan Murray/Herald Journal)

Latino Dance night at Club New York in Logan. (Alan Murray/Herald Journal)

Attendees arrive at the Logan Art House and Cinema. (Braden Wolfe/Herald Journal)

Music right under your nose Logan’s music scene is vibrant and alive.

You just need to know where to look and listen.

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ne of Logan’s lesserknown treasures is right under everyone’s noses, if you know where to look. College students often miss it.

Older couples and younger families might not know it’s there. It’s Logan’s local music scene, and it’s vibrant, diverse and out there waiting to be discovered and enjoyed.

Though there are many restaurants that feature music off and on, and various other locations in town that will sometimes feature a music night, the biggest mainstay over the last couple years as a place to catch local bands perform has been Why Sound. Since its opening in 2008, Why Sound has featured numerous bands from all genres, both local and touring.

“First and foremost we try to support local music,” says Why Sound owner Tim Moes.

Robert Linton, who books the shows at Why Sound, agrees.

“We’ll give every musician an opportunity to come and play here,” he says. “We’re all about helping out the music scene, no matter what style it is.”

The Logan Arthouse and Cinema (LAC) also does its best to cater to the valley music scene.

“We sense the tremendous amount

of talent here locally and know that sometimes there’s not a large enough, or affordable enough venue for them to perform in,” say James Ribera, who owns the LAC with his brother Jonathan. “We fit both of those criteria.”

“I do think that the extent of what Logan has to offer musically is not known by many residents,” says Neil Roberts, a local musician who has played with numerous bands. “People get stuck in this grind, ‘I work, I sleep, I eat,’ and a lot of people that might actually like the types of music Logan has to offer … I think they don’t think it’s there, so they just don’t look.”

The Riberas also feel there is a lot more to the local music scene than what people might know about.

“There is so much more here in the valley than people can imagine by way of talent,” James said. “We truly have something for all musical tastes.”

However, Expo Taylor, who’s lived in Logan for six years and does a lot of music promotion, as well as performing and collaborating with other local artists in Logan and all over Utah, has noticed a decline in the number of people who frequent and support shows since he started working in Logan.

“When I first came here in 2004,” he says, “our very first show we did was

over 300 people, packed the Bluebird.”

Since then support has dropped off, he notes.

Taylor believes that the local culture is partly to blame for the drop-off: “It didn’t matter what we did, the cops would show up and be like ‘You need to stop and go home,’ and we’re like, ‘Yes sir.’”

While Roberts also feels that the culture and police presence have played a role in the local music scene’s decline, he also believes that the counter-culture is to blame as well. He feels that “teeny-boppers” who come to shows just to be part of a “scene” and try to get cigarettes and alcohol, rather than to enjoy the music, give legitimate bands and shows a bad rap.

“These 13- to 18-year-old teenyboppers are trying to bring back the whole ‘groupie’ thing,” Roberts says.

“They’re putting this negative aspect on music again.”

“It’s struggling in terms of ‘people want to do it.’ There is support there (for a bigger music scene), but everyone thinks it’s just going to get busted,” Taylor says.

However, he feels the music scene as a whole is on the rise, with people becoming more supportive and the local scene getting more exposure.

The key thing that everyone seems

By Casey Rock for Cache Magazine to agreed on is that the people of the valley are a key factor in the success of the local music scene.

“It’s just a matter of getting the word out and people hearing about it,” explains Taylor.

Moes agrees.

“Word of mouth is the best way to promote shows in Logan,” he says.

“We want you to have a good time and have your friends come out and also have a good time at the show.”

So whether you’re into acoustic music, rock, metal, folk, blues, hiphop or something else, there are plenty of opportunities to support the local music scene. Why Sound posts its monthly schedule right next to its front door on 30 Federal Ave., as well as listing upcoming shows online at www.whysound.com and in the newspaper. The LAC also has a website, www.loganarthouse.com, and uses the marquee to list shows as well. Both places also have Facebook pages.

Other prominent places in Cache Valley that put on music are Club New York (www.myspace.com/clubnewyork1) and Smokin’ Blues Barbeque, (www.smokinbluesbarbeque.com) whose websites have calendars for upcoming events.

In the words of James Ribera, “Come check us out!”

HOTOGRAPHER AND P Utah State University faculty member Craig Law will be featured in an exhibit lecture and reception Thursday, Sept. 2, in conjunction with the exhibit “Ancient Painters on the Colorado Plateau.”

The free lecture and reception will begin at 5 p.m. at Merrill-Cazier Library, Room 101. All are invited.

“Ancient Painters of the Colorado Plateau” is a Utah Arts Council traveling exhibit that features photos by Law. His work chronicles Utah’s prehistoric rock art. The photographs in the exhibit have not previously been seen and were selected from a larger documentary project called the BCS (Barrier Canyon Style rock art) Project. The project is led by David Sucec and Law. Law is a professor in USU’s Department of Art. He is a nationally acclaimed photographer whose work has been exhibited in many university and private galleries throughout the county and abroad. His photographs of indigenous pictographs and petroglyphs in the Barrier Canyon country in Utah were published in a feature story

in Smithsonian Magazine. In 2008, he was the recipient of the national Oliver Award from the American Rock Art Research Association for his work on the Barrier Canyon Style Project.

Beginning in 1991, Craig Law the BSC Project sought to document all known sites of prehistoric Barrier Canyon style rock art. The project has photographed 352 rock art sites as of March 2010.

Utah is home to many world-class prehistoric rock art sites that provide a critical record of Utah’s and North American cultural history. Many of the sites are virtually unprotected, and many sites have been seriously compromised by vandalism and others by accelerated aging and weathering.

“Ancient Painters on the Colorado Plateau” can be seen through Sept. 15 at Merrill-Cazier Library during the library’s open hours.

Explore the evolution and origins of the written word

HE ORIGINS OF T Writing” will be the next activity in the “Saturdays at the

Museum” series at Utah State University’s Museum of Anthropology, Saturday, Aug. 28.

“Origins of Writing” will inform museum guests about the beginnings and evolution of the written word. Writing began as a method of economic record keeping but evolved into much more.

Over time, humans have used writing as a means of memory, communication and expression.

During the Saturday activity, stations will be set up at the museum to guide guests through many languages and alphabets, including Uragit, Greek, Arabic and more. As guests progress to each station, they will have a chance to write their names in that particular language. Activities are ongoing, and guests are welcome to stop at the museum

Revisit Hollywood’s famous Coconut Grove during the 2010 Celebrate America Show

OR DECADES, HolF lywood’s Coconut Grove was a Mecca for movie stars and for star-

gazers who flocked there hoping to get a glimpse of a star.

“Hooray For Hollywood,” the 2010 Celebrate America Show, takes you back in time to Hollywood 1942 to experience a star-spangled evening at the Coconut Grove featuring music and stars of the 1940s, including Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Shirley Temple, George Burns and Gracie Allen. They will all on hand to sell war bonds and dazzle with

music, including “Singing in the Rain,” “Rosie the Riveter,” “Dancing Dan,” “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,” “White Christmas” and more.

The show stars the Celebrate America Singers and Dancers and the Larry Smith Orchestra. There will be guest appearances by Adam and Jeanne Shelton — formerly of the world-famous BYU Ballroom Dance Touring Team, and currently in competition training with “Dancing With The Stars” pros — as well as Ned Smith, a professional

drummer with a style reminiscent of Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa.

After dinner and the show, entertainment will continue with dancing to hit tunes from Glenn Miller to Tommy Dorsey.

Tickets are available with or without dinner.

Show dates are September 7 - 11 at the Utah State University Ballroom. Information and tickets are available at www.celebrateamericashow.com or by calling USU’s Caine School of the Arts Box Office at 797-8022.

anytime during its Saturday hours, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

With the opening of the 2010 fall semester at the university, USU students and members of the public are invited to the museum anytime during its open hours. It is open six days a week, with regular hours Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. For Saturday activities, free parking is available in the adjacent lot, south of the building.

The USU Museum of Anthropology is on the USU campus in the south turret of the historic Old Main building, Room 252.

For more information about this event, call museum staff at 797-7545 or visit the museum website (anthromuseum.usu.edu).

The Museum of Anthropology is part of the Anthropology Program at USU.

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Lecture to kick off display of ancient rock art photography

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Books

‘Sonderberg Case’ rings in Wiesel’s musical style “The Sonderberg Case” (Alfred A. Knopf, $25), by Elie Wiesel, translated by Catherine Temerson.

After more than 60 years, 50 books and a Nobel Peace Prize, Elie Wiesel is still struggling with what it means to be a Holocaust survivor.

In his new novel, “The Sonderberg Case,” Yedidyah is the child of survivors. He is a would-be actor turned theater critic, assigned by his New York newspaper editors to help cover the murder trial of a young German accused of killing his uncle. On the first day of the trial, Yedidyah hears Werner Sonderberg declare himself both guilty and inno-

cent.

This perplexing statement eats at Yedidyah throughout the trial — and long after Sonderberg is acquitted. Many years later, Sonderberg requests a meeting with the writer.

Yedidyah agrees, too curious to ignore the request.

Like his previous novels, Wiesel’s “The Sonderberg Case” seems to draw heavily from the author’s own struggles.

When the trial is over, Yedidyah decides to accept an assignment in Jerusalem for the newspaper. He meets a woman who is in mourning for her son. When he asks if she thinks she will ever find hap-

piness again, she looks at him “as though she had understood not the meaning of my ques-

‘Dog Tags’ will delight fans of courtroom mysteries “Dog Tags” (Grand Central Publishing, $24.99), by David Rosenfelt.

A murder trial hinges on evidence that only a dog knows the location of in David Rosenfelt’s latest novel starring defense attorney Andy Carpenter.

Billy is an ex-cop who lost his leg in a terrorist attack while serving in Iraq. He and his canine partner, Milo, have learned to steal what they need to survive. When his former military commanding officer is murdered in an exchange of vital intelligence, Milo runs off with the papers. Later, Billy ends up in jail, and Milo lands in a kennel with a 24-hour guard.

Billy first taps Carpenter to take on the case to free Milo, assuming he himself will be easily acquitted.

When he realizes that the evidence overwhelmingly proves his guilt, he asks Carpenter to handle his case as well. Carpenter and Billy must figure out where Milo hid the papers and what the documents contain. To make it even more difficult, a killer is stalking the survivors of the attack Billy endured in Iraq, putting

Andy and those around him at risk, and eliminating the only people who can prove Billy’s innocence.

Readers who enjoy a juicy courtroom mystery like the best of Perry Mason will find welcome surroundings in “Dog Tags.”

What sets Rosenfelt apart from his legal compatriots is an underlining sense of laughout-loud humor mixed with suspense.

The author and his wife run a foundation specializing in rescuing dogs and finding them good homes.

Rosenfelt’s love of furry friends shines in the story, creating a read that will appeal to the pet lover in everyone.

— By Jeff Ayers for The Associated Press

tion, but the very nature of my Jewishness.”

“The Sonderberg Case” isn’t linear.

The story Elie Wiesel revolves around Yedidyah’s connection with his family history, especially the men. Everyone in his family believes that his grandfather is crazy, but Yedidyah understands his wisdom. His grandfather tells him: “Beware — one day, you, too, might be called a lunatic.”

Written in Wiesel’s signature musical style, the characters

become striking and complex, each with his or her own story within a story. Wiesel has always commanded attention on the page, and “The Sonderberg Case” is no different.

Wiesel writes as though he’s one of the last of an angry and still grieving generation with something to say. His memoir, “Night,” was based on his own Holocaust survival story.

The story line of “Sonderberg” jumps around so much it can be difficult to follow. But in the end, Wiesel’s writing makes up for it. This is a book you will read aloud to your grandchildren.

— By Summer Moore The Associated Press

* This week’s New York Times Bestseller List * HARDCOVER FICTION 1.”The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” by Stieg Larsson 2. “Tough Customer” by Sandra Brown 3. “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett 4. “Star Island” by Carl Hiaasen 5. “Veil of Night” by Linda Howard PAPERBACK ADVICE 1. “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel 2. “The Five Love Languages” by Gary Chapman 3. “Food Rules” by Michael Pollan 4. “The Belly Fat Cure” by Jorge Cruise 5. “The Love Dare” by Stephen and Alex Kendrick with Lawrence Kimbrough HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. “Sh*t My Dad Says” by Justin Halpern 2. “The Obama Diaries” by Laura Ingraham 3. “The Big Short” by Michael Lewis 4. “Empire of the Summer Moon” by S. C. Gwynne 5. “Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang” by Chelsea Handler

NEW YORK (AP) — Author Suzanne Collins looked out upon hundreds of fans crowded into the Books of Wonder store in Manhattan and unveiled the most anticipated young adult novel of the summer, “Mockingjay.”

“I didn’t know there were so many of you until I came out,” she said, seated behind a rectangular table at the back of the store, confiding that she usually didn’t stay up until midnight, the Potter-esque launch time for the final work of her “Hunger Games” dystopian trilogy. “Now, let’s get on with it.”

Affecting a light Appalachian accent, the voice of fictional narrator and teen fighter Katniss Everdeen, the 48-year-old Collins read a couple of pages from the second book of the series, “Catching Fire.” Then she switched to the opening section of “Mockingjay,” a No. 1 best-seller on Amazon.com even before Tuesday’s publication and an object of such secrecy that when the occasional fan

announced online that an early copy had been obtained, peers demanded no plot points be revealed.

“Mockingjay” readers nationwide attended midnight parties for the book, which has a first printing of 1.2 million copies.

At Books of Wonder, fans stood for hours outside under

Suzanne Collins reads from her latest release, “Mockingjay,” on Tuesday in New York. (AP Photo/Scholastic)

mist and drizzle, each greeted personally by store owner Peter Glassman, a longtime supporter of Collins.

Collins’ first reading ever was at Books of Wonder, around eight years ago, when she appeared on a panel of fantasy writers that included such future stars as Christopher Paolini of “Eragon” fame and Jonathan Stroud, author of the “Bartimaeus” trilogy.

“That was a great group,” says Glassman, a heavyset man with a big and ready laugh. “I think there were about 100 people, which seemed like a lot at the time. It was a great night.”

The million-selling “Hunger Games” novels are as dark as can be, stories of a murderous society where one has to kill or be killed. But the Books of Wonder event, well under way by early Monday evening, was more like a carnival, with jugglers, a trivia wheel, raffles, a face painter and a fortune teller.

The books’ golden logo — a winged mockingjay, encircled

by a ring and clutching an arrow with its beak — was seen on the cupcakes served by the adjacent cafe, on pins worn by fans and officials from publisher Scholastic Inc. and on a pendant that hung from the neck of Collins.

The fans were mostly girls and women who ranged from grade schoolers and teenagers to adults self-conscious enough to ask that their names and ages not be revealed, to prize-winning children’s author and Collins admirer Rebecca Stead.

They included 15-year-old India Coombs, an actress who traveled all the way from Allentown, Pa., just to tell Collins she considered herself ideal to play Katniss in the film version of the first book, “The Hunger Games,” now in development.

Kelsey Dixon, a high school senior on vacation from Birch Run, Mich., convinced her mother it was worth losing a night’s sleep to see Collins and get an early crack at the book.

“She begged and she begged and I caved in,” her mother, Dawn

Delacruz, said with a shrug.

A girl who lives near the store and comes often, 8th-grader Ina Brennan, said she loves the “rebellion” of the books and fell even deeper after winning a key chain in the store raffle. Her plan was to begin reading “Mockingjay” all night if she “doesn’t pass out first.”

Some fans arrived in costume, wearing the feathered bridal gown worn by Katniss during a key scene in “Catching Fire.”

Some brought bows and arrows, weapons used in the books.

Others acted out the “Hunger Games” version of the Edward-Bella-Jacob triangle of the “Twilight” books. Would Katniss end up with loyal Gale or sweet Peeta? Fans advertised their loyalty by painting “Gale” or “Peeta” on their cheeks. Collins heightened the suspense by reading from the new book: “Peeta was taken prisoner. He is thought to be dead. Most likely he is dead.”

From around the store, you could hear gasps.

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Answers from last week

Calendar Friday

The Old Juniper District Cub Scout 2010 Fish Derby will be held from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Friday and 8 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mountain Valley Trout Farm, west Smithfield on 100 North. Cost is $2.25. Sign up for a time at the Scout office or contact Dale Bright at 258-2908.

The Utah Mobile Vet Center will visit the Utah Workforce Services office at 180 N. 100 West in Logan from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. The MVC provides mental health counseling to combat veterans and their families. Walk-in visitors are welcome; however, appointments are encouraged. To sign up, contact Travis Larsen at 801-

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584-1294 or 1-800-613-4012 ext.

1294. For more information about this announcement, contact Dave Brown at 801-584-1294. More information about the VA’s Readjustment Counseling Service and Vet Centers can be found at www. vetcenter.va.gov.

Common Ground Outdoor Adventures will go canoeing at Porcupine Reservoir on Friday.

Come for an afternoon of boating and see the beginning of the fall Kokanee salmon run. For more information, visit www.cgadven tures.org or call 713-0288.

Stokes Nature Center’s new exhibit, “The History & Lore of Logan Canyon,” will be on display Aug. 27 through Sept. 11. This

exhibit features historic photos and stories about the history and legends of Logan Canyon. SNC is located about one-third a mile up the River Trail, one mile up Logan Canyon, east of Logan. Admission is free. SNC’s open hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. For more information, call 755-3239.

USU’s Science Unwrapped will consider “Food for Thought: Science on the Way to Your Dinner Plate” at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, in the Eccles Science Learning Center auditorium on campus.

Featured speaker is USU food scientist Karin Allen. Admission is free and all ages are welcome.

Refreshments and activities will follow the presentation. For more

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The C.V. Parkinson’s Disease Support Group Meeting will be held at 4 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 27, at The Copper Mill Restaurant. Dr. Lauren Schrock, a specialist at the University of Utah, will answer questions regarding research, treatment and clinical care for Parkinson’s disease.

Family members and friends are also invited.

Friday, Aug. 27, is the last day for water aerobics and lap swim at the Logan Aquatic Center, 451 S. 500 West.

For more information, call 716-9250 or visit www.loganutah.org.

Waving at Daisies will perform with BattleSchool and DJ Vitamins (acoustic) at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Cover charge is $5. For more information, visit www.myspace. com/whysound.

Katie Jo will play outside Caffe Ibis from 7 to 9 p.m. as part of the “Taste of Logan.”

Saturday

The Western singing duo Tumbleweeds will perform from 6 p.m. to closing Saturday, Aug. 28, at LD’s Cafe in Richmond.

Everyone is invited.

Shelly’s Sewing Studio & “A Fantasyland Design” will present a fashion show/ open house starting at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Show will feature the summer sewing students and their projects, plus new costumes featured at Fantasyland for Halloween. Both will be open for touring; registration for sewing classes is also under way. Everyone is invited. For information or to sign up, call 753-2724. For calendar and prices, visit afantasylanddesign. blogspot.com.

A Sagebrush Stroll will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. USU emeritus research professor Leila Shultz will lead participants on an outing in Logan Canyon to learn about these hardy shrubs and their remarkable survival strategies.

Participants should meet First Dam for carpools and directions; bring water and a snack. Cost is $3 ($2.50 for SNC members). For more information, call 755-3239 or visit www.logannature.org.

The next session of Hockey 101 begins Saturday and runs from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. for four consecutive weeks at the Eccles Ice Center, 2825 N. 200 East, North Logan. Cost is $36. Come learn the fundamentals of the game with some scrimmaging. Rental equipment is available.

The Birch Creek Singles Ward will host

a Young Single Adult Parking Lot Dance from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday at 100 E. 200 North in Smithfield (the church behind McDonald’s).

Marv Hamilton and Wayne “The Commissioner” Gordon will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, at Crumb Brothers Bakery, 291 S. 300 West, Logan.

Tickets are $13 and available by calling 757-3468, or take your chances at the door. Seating is very limited, so advance purchase is recommended.

Common Ground Outdoor Adventures is looking for volunteers to help with the Cache Valley Century Ride on Saturday.

For more information, visit www.cga dventures.org or contact Bryce Patton at 713-0288.

A Miniature Golf Tournament for the Cache Foster Care Resource Center will be held from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, at the Renegade Sports Complex, 1903 S. 800 West, Logan. Cost is $5 per person. For more information, visit cachefcrc.blogspot.com.

Becky Kimball will play the piano at 3 p.m. Saturday at Pioneer Valley Lodge, 2351 N. 400 East, North Logan. Admission is free and everyone is invited.

A Goalie Camp will be held from 8 to 10:45 a.m. Aug. 28 at the Eccles Ice Center, 2825 N. 200 East, North Logan. Camp will be taught by USU coach Jon Eccles.

Cost is $30.

Kenny J will perform with Troublebath and Void at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Cover charge is $5. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/whysound.

The Cache Valley Gardeners’ Market is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday at Merlin Olsen Park. Come enjoy locally grown produce, handmade crafts, artisan foods, live music and more. Now accepting SNAP, credit and debit cards.

For more information, visit www.garden ersmarket.org or call 755-3950.

The Cache Valley Folk Dancers and The Bridger Folk Music Society will host a monthly “first Saturday” contra dance a week early on Saturday, Aug. 28. The dance will be held at the Whittier Community Center, 290 N. 400 East, Logan and begin at 7:30 pm. Beginners and families are welcome as all dances are taught.

Music will be provided by Sassafras Folk String Band, with calling by Kay Forsyth and others. A $5 donation is suggested at the door. Call 753-2480 for more information.

Sunday

The Cache Hikers will hike to Mount Jardine via Green Canyon on Sunday, Aug. 29. This is a strenuous hike, about four miles with a 3,500-foot elevation gain and some bushwacking. Bring water, lunch and appropriate clothing.

Meet at 7:30 a.m. in the southwest corner of the Smith’s Marketplace parking lot at 700 N. Main. For more information, contact Dan at 752-7450.

The Post-Mormon Community is a nonsectarian organization of individuals and families who have left Mormonism.

The Cache Valley chapter meets for dinner and socializing every Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at a local restaurant. Newcomers welcome. For more information, visit www.PostMormon.org/logan or call 7704263.

Monday

The Hyrum Senior Center will host Fit Over 60 and serve lunch at noon Monday, Aug. 30. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Lunch is a suggested $2.50 donation.

Please call 245-3570 before 10 a.m. to reserve your spot for lunch.

Join OPTIONS for Independence for dinner up Blacksmith Fork Canyon at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 30. Cost is $3.

To sign up, schedule transportation or for more information, contact Mandie at 7535353 ext. 108.

Tuesday

The Hyrum Senior Center will host a “chair yoga” class at 10:30 a.m., serve lunch at noon and play games at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Lunch is a suggested $2.50 donation. Please call 245-3570 before 10 a.m. to reserve your spot for lunch.

Jamie Sagers will talk about how to use natural home remedies that will pamper you from head to toe from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, in the Providence Macey’s Little Theater. There will be giveaways and refreshments. Seating is limited; call 753-3301 to reserve your spot. For more information, visit www. maceys.com.

Wednesday

Jerry Jensen will present a program at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, at the Hyrum Senior Center. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Lunch is a suggested $2.50 donation. Please call 245-3570 before 10 a.m. to reserve your spot for lunch.

A Quarterly Arts Summit will be held at

noon Wednesday, Sept. 1, at the Bullen Center, 43 S. Main. Those who plan arts events meet to coordinate their calendars, share best practices and discuss issues of common concern. All are invited to attend. For more information, contact Tricia at 753-6518 ext. 11 or thancock@ CenterForTheArts.us.

Auditions for the American Festival Chorus 2010-11 concert season will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 1 at the Edith Bowen School. For more information, visit americanfestivalchorus.org or e-mail elaine.olson@usu.edu.

Paradise will host its Farm and Garden Market from 6 to 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday through Sept. 22 in the Town Square. Featured are local produce, crafts, music and activities for all ages.

Stokes Nature Center will begin hosting Wild Wednesdays on the first Wednesday of every month from 5 to 8 p.m. All are invited for family-friendly nature fun with stories, activities and a chance to explore. September’s theme is What Lives in Logan River? For information call 755-3239.

Thursday

Anyone who comes to help with the craft fair at the Hyrum Senior Center will get a free lunch. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Lunch is a suggested $2.50 donation. Please call 245-3570 before 10 a.m. to reserve your spot for lunch.

Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Ralph Smith Camp will host a fall picnic at noon at Mountain View Park, 2100 N. 1105 East, North Logan. Members and prospective membrs are invited. For more information, contact Nancy Ashcroft at 753-0718.

The Cache County Sheriff’s Office and CERT Council will host an eight-week emergency preparedness class, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. starting Sept. 2 at the Cache County Sheriff’s Office, 1225 W. Valley View Highway, Logan. There is no fee, but training materials and supplies will cost $48. To sign up, contact Sandy Spendlove at 563-5143.

The Knotty Knitters meet from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. at the Senior Citizen Center in Logan. Everyone is invited to work on crochet, knitting, needlework, cross-stitch projects. For more information, call 752-3923.

The USU Extension Office will present a free nutrition workshop/cooking class at 11 a.m. in the Cache County Administration Building Multipurpose Room. The topics will be “Plentiful Peppers” and dietary guidlines. To register, call 752-6263.

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information, visit www.usu.edu/science/ unwrapped or call 797-3517.

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