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“Waiting for Her to Land” by Dennise Gackstetter (earthenware, terrasigilata, 2009): This invitational exhibition, titled “Paper & Clay,” consists of eight female USU ceramic and printmaking alumni. Each artist chosen is current and relevant in their respective fields. The ceramic work in the exhibition represents both functional and sculptural forms; lithographs, woodcuts and intaglio prints are also included. Read more about it on Page 8.

From the editor

HAT IS IT WITH vampires these days? From the “Twilight” series to the movie of the same name to the Sookie Stackhouse novels to HBO’s “True Blood” to the new “Vampire Diaries” series on The CW, it seems they’ve swarmed — quickly and heavily — into our mainstream culture. The first vampires I remember came from Anne Rice novels and in the form of Brad Pitt, Christian Slater and Tom Cruise in “Interview With a Vampire.” While all those vampires are frightening, blood-thirsty monsters, these new vampires are supposed to be charming, sexy love machines. First you have Edward Cullen, of course, from “Twilight”: “It was hard to believe that someone so beautiful could be real. I was afraid that he might disappear in a sudden puff of smoke, and I would wake up. ...” “His voice was like melting honey. I

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could imagine how much more overwhelming his eyes would be. ...” “But outside the door to our Spanish class, leaning against the wall — looking more like a Greek god than anyone had a right to — Edward was waiting for me. ...” Then there’s Bill Compton from the “True Blood” series. Now Bill isn’t as perfect or as god-like as Edward is, but he still has a certain charm to draw in his love interest, Sookie. I’d say this series falls somewhere between “Interview” and “Twilight” — while some vampires are trying to “mainstream” (live among humans), they still like to feed on humans and there are a lot of bloody scenes to prove that point. Among all of them, I have to suggest that you read the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris. “True Blood” is a great show that I’m somewhat addicted to, but as always, the books blow the screen adaptation out of the water. Have a great weekend, everyone! — Jamie Baer Nielson Cache Magazine editor

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This cat is available for adoption! Pet: Captain From: Cache Humane Society Why he’s so lovable: Captain is a male domestic short-hair kitten who is good with kids, dogs and other cats. He is up to date with his shots. To meet Captain or other animals who need loving homes, visit the Cache Humane Society shelter at 2370 W. 200 North in Logan. Captain’s ID number is S20095693. For more information, visit www.cachehumane.org, e-mail michael@cache humane.org or call 792-3920. Send your favorite picture of your pet, along with your name and a couple paragraphs detailing why your pet’s so darn lovable, to Cache Magazine, 75 W. 300 N., Logan, UT 84321, or e-mail it all to jbaer@hjnews.com.

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.

It’s not too late to sign up for the Cache Children’s Choir!

he Cache Children’s Choir Academy of Singing offers five levels of classes for ages 3 to 15, including an auditioned performance choir. Since its founding in 1987, CCC has been an integral part of Cache Valley arts. CCC choirs have participated in many valley traditions including American West Heritage Center events, parades and the tabernacle concert series. They are also the official children’s choir for Cache Valley Civic Ballet’s “Nutcracker” and Utah Festival Opera Company performances. The CCC’s cantate choir performed under the direction of Craig Jessop in “Carmina Burana” and at Gov. Herbert’s inauguration. Choir members look forward to working

with Dr. Jessop and the American Festival Chorus as they perform John Rutter’s “Mass of the Children” in November. Cantate also has the opportunity to perform with Jon Schmidt this season. All choirs will participate in the annual “Season’s Greetings” concert, “Sing, Play, and Share,” “Choirfest” and “Spring Sing.” These performances are all free and open to the public. Staff members are highly qualified music educators who teach general musicianship and natural voice training through singing games, folk songs and thoughtfully chosen music. If you are interested, call 7526260 or register online at cachechildrenschoir.org. Choir tuition ranges from $15 to $27 per month.

USU welcomes performance artist Jose Torres-Tama as part of Tanner Project HE CAINE T School of the Arts at Utah State University has

“Cone of Uncertainty” and performance artist Jose Torres-Tama

planned a year-long series under the title “Crossing Boundaries.” The series will open with performance artist Jose Torres-Tama at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, in the Morgan Theatre of the Chase Fine Arts Center at USU. The performance, “Cone of Uncertainty,” is free and open to the public. Torres-Tama uses fire and costuming to explore themes of self and both social and political identities. He has been featured on NPR’s Latino USA and has traveled extensively performing and

giving academic lectures and workshops. Based in New Orleans, Torres-Tama uses his experience with Hurricane Katrina to create a greater knowledge of the world at large. In addition to the performance, a selection of Torres-Tama’s work will be on exhibit Aug. 31 through Sept. 26 in the newly remodeled gallery, Studio 102, in Fine Arts Visual Room 102 at USU. The exhibition, “Contemporary Voices in Visual Narrative,” features additional artists and celebrates the beginning of the year-long Tanner Project. “‘Contemporary Voices

in Visual Narrative,’ curated by assistant professor Eileen Doktorski, brings together seven artists who are innovative in the realm of narrative art,” said exhibition coordinator Scott Foster. “Their diverse works convey messages that are both timely and personal. Collectively, these works share themes of captivity and isolation. ...” The 2009-10 Tanner Project, “Crossing Boundaries,” is a year-long series of art exhibits, theater performances and national and international artists and scholars in presentations at USU. “Contemporary Voices in

Visual Narrative” is hosted by the Caine School of the Arts and is supported by the Tanner Foundation, the Utah Arts Council and the Utah Humanities Council. Artists with work in the exhibition include Donna Anderson Kam, drawing, San Francisco; John Feodorov, sculptural installation and painting, Seattle; Joan Fitzsimmons, photography/ collage, Hamden, Conn.; Jacek Malinowski, video, Warsaw, Poland; Wendy Red Star, photography, Portland, Ore.; Shawn Richards, painting, Raleigh, N.C.; and Jose Torres-Tama, performance, New Orleans, La.

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A testimony to 50 years of eloquence ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ kicks off CVCA season

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Center for the Arts will present the Montana Repertory Theatre production of the Pulitzer prize-winning play “To Kill a Mockingbird” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 and 25 at the Ellen Eccles Theatre. Tickets range from $21 to $32 and can be purchased online at www.EllenEcclesTheatre. org, in person at the Cache Valley Center for the Arts Ticket Office (43 S. Main) or by calling 752-0026. “‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is a poignant piece of American literature that is as powerful and relevant today as it was 50 years ago,” said Wally Bloss, executive director for the Cache Valley Center for the Arts. “Montana Repertory

Upcoming performances

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Theatre is an extraordinary company and their productions are of the utmost quality.” Winner of the Pulitzer prize

Dein Perry’s Tap Dogs • When: Oct. 8 and 9 • How much: $26, $30, $34, $38 he international sensation is back in North America and ready to leave dents on stages everywhere. Tap Dogs is rough, tough, rocking theatrical entertainment. Winner of 11 International Awards, Tap Dogs has been a howling success all across North America, Europe, Asia, America and Australia.

Sophie Milman • When: Oct. 20 and 21 • How much: $16, $18, $20, $22 ophie Milman has toured the world, playing night after night of sold-out performances to her adoring fans from Tokyo to New York. A massive star in Canada, the sultry Toronto-based, Russian-born chanteuse won a Juno, Canada’s Grammy, with her second CD, “Make Someone Happy.” Backed by a handsome

for fiction, Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” is unquestionably an American classic. This stage adaptation continues

four-piece band, Milman adds urban sophistication and a fresh new voice to the international jazz scene.

The King’s Singers • When: Oct. 26 and 27 • How much: $26, $30, $34, 38 rom medieval to renaissance, romantic to contemporary, folk and pop, The King’s Singers’ repertoire is all-encompassing. Celebrating 41 years of music, this popular UK sextet has been delighting audiences around the globe with their charm, wit and incomparable musicianship. England’s premier vocal choral ensemble is one of the world’s most sought-after and highly acclaimed groups.

Cherryholmes • When: Nov. 17 and 18 • How much: $17, $22, $24, $27 ominated for two Grammys in 2009 including Best Bluegrass Album and Best Country Instrumen-

to compel and delight audiences worldwide with its warmth, wit and wisdom. The story of “To Kill a

tal, this family of six has created a bluegrass sound that explodes with exuberant fiddle, expert banjo and passionate harmonies. With energy to spare, their live shows include twin fiddles, Irish step-dancing, classic country yodeling and even some soulful gospel singing.

Bar J Wranglers • When: Dec. 19, 1:30 & 7:30 p.m. • How much: $16, $18, $20, $22 he Bar J Wranglers are back at the Ellen Eccles Theatre. Warm up the holiday season with a little cowboy poetry, stellar musicianship and a healthy dose of down-home ranch humor. Bring the whole herd for a toe-tapping, side-splitting wranglin’ time with these ever popular Jackson Hole cowpokes.

“Annie” • When: Jan. 26 and 27 • How much: $26, $30, $34, $38

Mockingbird” is simple, yet it speaks deeply and eloquently of human nature and human values. The story is set in a sleepy Southern town of the 1930s, as Atticus Finch, an attorney and the widowed father of two young children, stands against his fellow townspeople by defending a young black man falsely accused of raping a white woman. Through every step and with every word, Atticus instills in his children the traditional moral values of honesty, courage, integrity, respect for others and, above all, responsibility for one’s actions. Without fanfare or bravado, Atticus Finch achieves the status of a true American hero, telling his son that courage is “when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.” For more information about “To Kill a Mockingbird,” visit www.montanarep.org.

he timeless tale of Little Orphan Annie is back giving a whole new generation the chance to experience this classic musical about never giving up hope. Boasting one of Broadway’s most memorable scores, including “It’s the Hard-Knock Life,” “Easy Street,” “N.Y.C.” and the ever-optimistic “Tomorrow,” Annie is a delightful theatrical experience for the entire family.

“The Hobbit” • When: Jan. 30, 2 p.m. • How much: $8, $9, $10, $12 giant theatrical puppet production based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic novel “The Hobbit,” Théâtre Sans Fil brings to life the wonderful journey of Bilbo Baggins. The company’s name means “theater without strings,” combining the wizardry of contemporary technical theater and the expressive style of Bunraku. This highly successful, larger-than-life production has received awards and standing ovations throughout the world.

Board member. HE AMERICAN The festival will be the site of West Heritage Center Utah’s weight-over-bar throwing and the Utah Scottish championships — a sport where Association will host the inaucompetitors attempt to toss a 56gural Cache Celtic Festival & pound weight over a bar using Highland Games from 9 a.m. to only one hand. 8 p.m. SaturLike every day, Aug. 29. Weight-over-bar event sport in the Tickets are $7 Highland for adults and Games, weight$3 for children. over-bar is Kids younger believed to than 4 get in have its roots in free. For more ancient warfare, information, esaid Smithfield mail bobscots@ resident and sisna.com. competitor Guests will Ken Graves. experience a Warriors may full range of have used the Celtic culture competitions to and traditions train for throwthrough activiing grappling ties including hooks over traditional enemies’ walls music, Scottish and fortificaHighland danctions, he said. ing, Irish step The bestdancing, Highknown sport at land athletics the competiand ethnic tion will be the foods from the caber toss, in area of Scotwhich athletes land, Ireland toss a large and Wales. wooden log “Celebrating end-over-end, Celtic culture Graves said. That may have fits well with the deep Scottish originated from warriors tossand Welsh roots of the Northern ing logs to act as bridges over Utah region and is especially streams or crevasses, he said. appropriate this year with the Entrants will also compete in sesquicentennials of many area the sheaf toss, in which a 20communities,” said Bob Gallipound bundle of straw wrapped more, Utah Scottish Association

in burlap is thrown vertically with a pitchfork. That event likely originated with raiders tossing burning missiles over enemy walls, Graves said. There are also events in which participants throw stones and other weights for distance. Graves said the sports allow him to blend his love of competition and athletics with his love of history. The best part is getting locked in competition with a friend and earning bragging rights by beating him, he said.

“I come out, I throw and it’s a lot of fun,” he said. His son, 18-year-old Mike Graves, also participates in the events. “It’s just a rush,” he said. The festival will feature at least three pipe bands, drummers, harpists, a group singing Irish music, as well as a variety of piping and drumming competitions. There will also be about 20 vendors selling everything from traditional foods such as haggis to broadswords, kilts and

henna tattoos. Demonstrations of Scottish Highland dancing will feature dancers who have successfully competed at regional, national and international events, and include Kelsey Crane, Utah’s own four-time U.S. National Champion. Crane will attend USU and plans to hold Highland dance classes this fall. Presenters will also give historical presentations, teach visitors their Gaelic names and a variety of other events.

Celebrate America celebrates 10 years HE CELEBRATE T America show will celebrate 10 years of big-band entertain-

ment with the 2009 show “Yankee Doodle Dazzle!” on Sept. 3, 4 and 5 in the Evan Stevenson Ballroom, Taggart Student Center, at Utah State University. Dinner is served at 7 p.m., the show starts at 8 p.m. and dancing begins at 9:30 p.m. A show-and-dance-only night (no dinner) will be featured at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2. Tickets can be purchased online at www.celebrate

americashow.com or by calling the Caine School of the Arts Box Office at 797-8022. This elegant evening of entertainment combines dinner, dancing and a Broadway-style show. A live 17-piece orchestra accompanies the show, and it’s all to celebrate the spirit of America. The 2009 show is billed as the “premier big-band entertainment package in the Intermountain West” and features nearly a dozen velvet-voiced singers with the distin-

guished Larry Smith Orchestra and the acclaimed Rockettes-style dancers. This year’s show will present the “best of the best” from the past decade of shows including audience favorites “In the Mood,” “Tuxedo Junction,” “Pennsylvania 6-5000,” “Elmer’s Tune,” “Razzle Dazzle,” “Embracable You” and many other tunes from Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and other big-band greats. As always, there will be a tribute to veterans, current military, firefighters and law enforcement.

Utah jazz master Larry Smith, left, with saxophonists Tyler Whitaker, Greg Wheeler, Mike Reeder and Jon Gudmundson.

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American West Heritage Center going Celtic

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Film New this week “The Final Destination” Rated R (N/A) A review for “The Final Destination” was not available from The Associated Press. In lieu, please accept this synopsis from www.RottenTomatoes.com: “On what should have been a fun-filled day at the races, Nick O’Bannon has a horrific premonition in which a bizarre sequence of events causes multiple race cars to crash, sending flaming debris into the stands, brutally killing his friends and causing the upper deck of the stands to collapse on him. When he comes out of this grisly nightmare Nick panics, persuading his girlfriend, Lori, and their friends, Janet and Hunt, to leave … escaping seconds before Nick’s frightening vision becomes a terrible reality. Thinking they’ve cheated death, the group has a new lease on life, but unfortunately for Nick and Lori, it is only the beginning. As his premonitions continue and the crash survivors begin to die one-by-one — in increasingly gruesome ways — Nick must figure out how to cheat death once and for all before he, too, reaches his final destination. The film marks the latest in the highly popular ‘Final Destination’ series, and its first 3D installment, giving horror

fans an especially visceral thrill ride.” R for strong violent/gruesome accidents, language and a scene of sexuality. 82 min. “Halloween II” Rated R (N/A) A review for “Halloween II” was not available from The Associated Press. In lieu, please accept this synopsis from www. MovieWeb.com: “It’s that time of year again, and Michael Myers has returned home to sleepy Haddonfield, Ill., to take care of some unfinished family business. Unleashing a trail of terror that only horror master Rob Zombie can, Myers will stop at nothing to bring closure to the secrets of his twisted past. But the town’s got an unlikely new hero — if they can only stay alive long enough to stop the unstoppable.” R for strong brutal bloody violence throughout, terror, disturbing graphic images, language, some crude sexual content and nudity. 101 min.

Still playing “Inglourious Basterds” Rated R ★★1⁄2 If only Quentin Tarantino the director weren’t so completely in love with Quentin Tarantino the writer, this might have been a great movie rather than a good movie with moments of greatness. Everything that’s

thrilling and maddening about his films coexists and co-mingles here: the visual dexterity and the interminable dialogue, the homage to cinema and the drive to redefine it, the compelling bursts of energy and the numbingly draggy sections. And then there is the violence, of course: violence as a source of humor, as sport, violence merely because it looks cool on camera, and because the 46-year-old Tarantino still has the sensibilities of a 12-year-old boy. “Inglourious Basterds” also reflects the discipline, or lack thereof, of an adolescent — one who’s never been told “no.” Certain scenes of his wildly revisionist World War II saga have a palpable tension, but then he undermines them by allowing them to go on way too long. As for the plot ... well, it might be in there somewhere amid the many meandering threads. The film follows a band of Jewish American soldiers, led by twangy Tennessean Lt. Aldo Raine (a hilarious Brad Pitt), who hunt Nazis. Tarantino also intertwines the stories of Shosanna Dreyfus (Melanie Laurent), who fled to Paris and opened a movie theater after Nazis killed her family; Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz), the Nazi colonel who orchestrated that attack; German movie star Bridget von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger), who’s an under-

cover agent for the Brits; and Nazi war hero Fredrick Zoller (Daniel Bruhl), who’s about to become a star by playing himself in a propaganda flick about his exploits. R for strong graphic violence, language and brief sexuality. 152 min. “(500) Days of Summer” Rated PG-13 ★★★ Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy tries to win girl back: It’s a tale you’ve heard a million times before. But it’s told here in such a relatable, inventive way, it almost feels like the first time. It is the first time for director Marc Webb, who puts his music video and commercial background to good use with stylish tactics that are lively — a cheeky dance sequence, perfect song choices, a clever use of split screen — but never feel gratuitous. And the script from Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber keeps things moving by jumping around in time between Day 500, Day 1 and every-

where in between; the structure also creates a feeling of curiosity throughout, because we know the relationship is doomed, we just don’t know how it falls apart. We see that through the lovelorn eyes of Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Tom Hansen, a would-be architect toiling away at a greeting card company. He thinks he’s found the perfect girl in Summer Finn (Zooey Deschanel), his boss’ beautiful new assistant who’s just arrived in Los Angeles. “500 Days of Summer” allows Tom to regale us with memories of this life-altering romance — and because they’re his memories, told entirely from his perspective, they’re more than a little romanticized in both the highs and lows. But that’s part of the film’s charm: the spoton observation that everything seems magnified and it matters more when it’s happening to us. PG-13 for sexual material and language. 96 min. — All reviews by The Associated Press

HEY AREN’T words you hear very often: an Ang Lee comedy. He hasn’t really made one since he directed “The Wedding Banquet” and “Eat Drink Man Woman” back-to-back in 1993 and 1994. And so, on the heels of the emotionally heavy “Brokeback Mountain” and “Lust, Caution,” Lee lightens up with “Taking Woodstock” — and the result is too lightweight. He approaches the fabled three-day concert from an outsider’s angle, which is admirably innovative; truly, the significance and influence of Woodstock have been chronicled ad nauseam, especially lately with its 40th anniversary having just passed. But in telling the story of the people who inadvertently launched the event, Lee leaves out the substance. Rather, he ambles amiably among these motley figures, with civic leader Elliot Teichberg (comic Demetri Martin) at the center. When Robert Altman used this structural tactic — and he did it often — it still felt cohesive, like an intricate but subtle dance. “Taking Woodstock,” by comparison, feels scattershot and incomplete. The script from Lee’s longtime collaborator James Schamus, based on Elliot Tiber’s memoir, traces the pieces that fell into place to make Woodstock happen. Elliot, a New York City interior designer, happens to have moved back home with his Russian immigrant parents (Henry Goodman and an over-the-top

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Imelda Staunton) to help them salvage their run-down Catskills motel. An arts and music festival in a neighboring town happens to have lost its permit. As president of the Bethel Chamber of Commerce, Elliot thinks it would boost the economy to play host instead — and he just happens to know a guy named Max Yasgur (Eugene Levy) who owns a 600-acre dairy farm, the perfect place for such an event. So Elliot reaches out to Woodstock producer Michael Lang, puts him in touch with Max, turns the motel into the

concert’s headquarters and voila! History is born. It’s just that easy in a movie where there seems to be zero conflict. (Jonathan Groff stands out in his first film role as the laid-back but persuasive Lang.) And the always welcome Liev Schreiber stands out — for his sheer size, if nothing else — but also provides both laughs and gravitas

★★ “Taking Woodstock” Rated R in an awesomely bizarro turn as a 6-foot-3 cross-dresser and ex-Marine named Vilma, who serves as a de facto security chief. Eventually, the hippies get wind of the show’s new location and descend on this rural area, the magnitude of which Lee depicts vividly through one long tracking shot as Elliot winds his way through traffic on the back of a police motorcycle. It’s a rare moment that feels organic and alive, as if anything could happen at any time. There’s no real sense of the music, though, which is a bold step — then again, the performances have been so famously documented elsewhere, namely in the Oscar-winning 1970 concert film “Woodstock,” it was probably wise of Lee to avoid

trying to recreate them and find his own angle into the event. But “Taking Woodstock” also leaves you feeling that something is missing. Instead, we hear some songs from far away, lilting over the hills, and at one point during an obligatory acid trip (in a van with Paul Dano and Kelli Garner) Elliot witnesses the teeming masses as waves of humanity undulating in front of the stage. It’s not his only moment of discovery: Elliot comes out as a gay man during this time. Rather than making a big deal out of this in a tortured or cliched way, “Taking Woodstock” just sort of lets it happen, then drops it. Like Martin’s sweet but placid performance — and the film in general — it ends up being forgettable, when it could have taken a little piece of your heart. “Taking Woodstock,” a Focus Features release, is rated R for graphic nudity, some sexual content, drug use and language. Running time: 120 minutes. Two stars out of four.

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here is a reunion of sorts going on at Utah State University — though it is taking place exclusively on the walls of the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art. The exhibit “Paper & Clay” brings together eight female printmakers and ceramic artists who attended USU 10 to 15 years ago. Department of Art faculty members Dennise Gackstetter and Kathy Puzey, who were students themselves at that time, served as the show’s curators. “It’s a delight to look at the wall, and these are (the works of) friends, but at the same time I really do believe that the quality of the work is super strong,” said Gackstetter, who picked the four ceramic artists in the exhibit and has two pieces in the exhibit. Puzey selected the printmakers and describes the artists in the show as young up-and-comers. Most of them are now teaching at universities across the country. Their art in “Paper & Clay” demonstrates a range of techniques and styles including functional and decorative ceramics, as well as lithographs, woodcuts and intaglio prints. Gackstetter’s creations are among the most whimsical. One depicts a woman in a purple dress leaping over a crescent moon while a man watches from below. Other works are a bit darker in tone, like Cerese Vaden’s print “Landing West,” which shows two bird skulls and a badminton birdie.

While the exhibit has no overarching theme, Ga the pieces ended up complementing each other nic “When you look at the work, there is some sort said. Puzey agreed. “I don’t want to say (there is) a feminine touch, a thread of delicacy and attention to detail,” she sa throughout all of the pieces.” Celebrating the works of women was one of the Puzey explained that many strong female artists from Utah State, and they don’t always get the rec deserve. Another emphasis was highlighting printmaking are perhaps less familiar to the public than paintin Both Gackstetter and Puzey said they were plea show in the museum, which recently provided an for work curated by or featuring art department fa Gackstetter said the artists in “Paper & Clay” w their creations in the museum. “This isn’t a student gallery; we’re recognizing sional artists,” she said. “It’s like coming home in museum. As students we had all been in the muse lection. They are really flattered or touched to han

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Kathy Puzey “Smolder” woodcut 2009

Cerese Vaden “Guard” lithograph

The “Paper & Clay” exhibit, which was installed in July, is holding a closing reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at USU’s Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, 650 N. 1100 East, Logan. Art faculty members Dennise Gackstetter and Kathy Puzey, who curated the show, will be on hand to discuss the works. Included are a variety of ceramics as well as lithographs, woodcuts, and intaglio prints. Prices for the pieces are available upon request. In addition, a show of student photography will be held in a new exhibit space, Studio 102. That show is also tonight from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. It takes place in the Fine Arts Visual building room 102.

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“The Dance” by Billy Bird I went to the dance to find myself a date, But when I got there it was almost too late. All the pretty gals were dancing up a storm; How I wished I had never left the farm. The fiddler was playing and the banjo player too; It sounded great, but I wished I was there with you. The place was a rocking and jumping up and down; It was the biggest dance for miles and miles around. The dancing went on till late into the night, While out in the back it looked like a fight. It looked like everyone was having quite a time, But I didn’t have a girl and I didn’t have a dime. When the dance was over and everyone went home, If I’d only had a dime, I’d have called you on the phone.

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Science series to explore rockets, energetic materials

OBERT WARDLE, director of research and development at ATK Launch Systems, will present “Rockets and Energetic Materials” as part of USU’s Science Unwrapped series at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, in the Eccles Science Learning Center auditorium on campus. For more information, visit www.usu.edu/science/unwrapped or call 797-3517. Following Wardle’s presentation, attendees are invited to the USU Quad to view launches of a

This NASA image is an artist’s conception of NASA’s Ares I, left, and Ares I-X rockets.

variety of different rockets and enjoy free refreshments. Hands-on activities for children will be provided. The presentation is part of Science Unwrapped’s “Windows on the Wardle Cosmos” series, which celebrates the International Year of Astronomy and continues through fall 2009. Presentations are held the last Friday of each month.

Country star Juni Fisher coming to Montpelier ters, she found a way to have Year winner — a duet with UNI FISHER WILL horses; 4-H and FFA honors San Joaquin’s Joe Hannah J perform at 7:30 p.m. Frifollowed her throughout her — and received a WMA Top day, Aug. 28, at the Allinger Community Theatre in Montpelier, Idaho. Tickets are $11; doors open at 7 p.m. Fisher grew up in the San Joaquin Valley of California. A horse-crazy kid, she grew up in a farming family, and between school and singing performances with her two sis-

school years. She recorded her first Western release, “Tumbleweed Letters,” in late 1999 and her second album, “Slideshow Romance,” was released in the summer of 2004. “Cowgirlography” (2006) features the 2007 WMA Song of the

Five nomination for Album of the Year. Alone with her guitar she weaves story and song in seamless, unforgettable lyrics and melodies. For more information, call 208-847-3800 Tickets can also be purchased at www.oregon trailcenter.org.

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All mixed up

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Book reviews

‘Love’ is a tender story of forbidden desire By The Associated Press

OVE ALWAYS HAS consequences, but for most, those consequences don’t include gruesome punishments or slow, painful death. In Sulaiman Addonia’s “The Consequences of Love,” any contact is dangerous — and could be fatal. The story is set in Saudi Arabia in 1989. Women are covered from head to toe in black, fully veiled, gloved and draped so that not a glimpse of skin can be seen. They are separated from men even in their own homes and are scorned as the source of men’s sin.

Although men have more freedom, they are watched by the religious police, who have the power to seize, search and punish those who deviate from the strict religious rules that govern them. In the midst of this blackand-white world is 20-yearold Nasar, a refugee from his homeland of Eritrea where he lived with his younger brother, mother and her female friends. Nasar and his brother are taken in by their uncle, who is a strict Muslim. Nasar remembers the company of women — and longs for it. In a society of arranged marriages and total separation

of the sexes, he dreams of love. The substitute for love in Nasar’s world is the use of young men and boys as sexual partners. Nasar is forced to accept the situation, first to

protect his family’s right to stay in the country, then to protect the woman he loves. “My dear, in a world without women and in the absence of female glamour, boys like you are the perfect substitute,” one of his few benefactors tells him. Nasar’s romance begins when one of the anonymous women he sees in the streets of Jeddah drops a note at his feet. She has watched him for some time and is willing to take the risk of making contact. How can she do it, Nasar wonders, when the consequences can be so high? But he’s drawn into the dangerous adventure, able to identify her

by the pink shoes she wears and, finally, using the very conventions that are meant to keep them apart. Far from being a story of boy meets girl and young love blossoms, Addonia builds tension and inspires fear and admiration for the young lovers. The reader might wonder where they get the courage to reach out to each other in a “gloomy world where everyone feared something, a world where laughter was a sin ... where looking at a woman’s face ... was a serious crime.” This story of forbidden love is beautifully written, full of tenderness and terror.

Baum bio offers theories on what influenced him By The Associated Press

N “THE REAL ILoncraine Wizard of Oz,” Rebecca offers a look at the

life of L. Frank Baum and the theories about what influenced him. Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” in which Dorothy is whisked away from a Kansas farmhouse to the mystical land of Oz, was published in 1900. In all, Baum wrote more than a dozen books about Oz and adventures there. Loncraine hits all the points of his life (he was born in 1856 and died in 1919), beginning with his childhood in upstate New York and continuing through a string of business and journalistic failures. The death of several siblings and cousins before and during Baum’s lifetime was a “founding influence on the development of his imagination,” Loncraine asserts. The book, which has an extensive bibliography and readings list, isn’t footnoted, however, so it’s not clear how the author arrived at many

of her conclusions. Loncraine also claims the story of Dorothy’s adventures in Oz came from Baum’s deepest memories. “It came out of the farmland, woodlands and lakes of his childhood, the nightmarish Civil War amputees he must have seen, the scarecrows that haunted his dreams ...” Baum’s varied career included journalism, writing plays and acting with a traveling company he founded. The latter was apparently an extremely dangerous vocation, with a number of the theaters burning down just after the troupe

played there. He published a weekly paper in the Dakota territory of Aberdeen (now in South Dakota), in which he fought for women’s suffrage and declared Christianity outdated, saying it would be replaced by what he called “Unfaith” — “an eager longing to penetrate the secrets of Nature, an aspiration for knowledge we have been taught is forbidden.” The last half of the book offers a look at Baum’s fascination with motion pictures and trick films — an interest that ruined him financially — his life in Hollywood and his use of spiritualism or “second sight” to find stories. Loncraine also presents observations on the reflection of the times in which Baum lived, including the horrors of World War I. Although Baum was supposed to be bankrupt several times, Loncraine doesn’t explain how he got the money to open and stock businesses, buy newspapers and begin publishing endeavors.

The book veers off on tangents and presents theories on Baum’s experiences and beliefs

that seem only vaguely backed up. There is also surprisingly little material from Baum himself.

By The Associated Press

HORTLY AFTER Nick Heller ingeniously recovers $24 million in stolen government cash, he gets a panicky call from his brother’s 14-year-old stepson, Gabe. “Uncle Nick,” he pleads, “I need you.” Gabe is a lonely boy. Secretive with his mother, he spends much of his time in his room, working away at a graphic novel that he refuses to show to anyone. But he’s always looked up to his Uncle Nick, Special Forces hero turned corporate security investigator. And now, as Joseph Finder’s latest thriller, “Vanished,” opens, Gabe desperately needs

his uncle’s help. Gabe’s parents have been ambushed outside a Washington restaurant, his mother clubbed in the head and his stepfather apparently kidnapped. So Nick, of course, drops everything and rushes to the rescue. “Vanished” is something of a departure for Finder. His first eight novels have all been stand-alone political and corporate thrillers, and he’s found considerable commercial success with them. His last four have been New York Times best-sellers, and Gaumont has announced a movie deal for Finder’s 2004 novel, “Paranoia.” With “Vanished,” however,

Finder introduces his first series character, promising we will see a lot more of Nick Heller in the future. Still, admirers of his earlier books will find that “Vanished” has the familiar trappings of a Finder novel, including

* This week’s New York Times Bestseller List * HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “South of Broad” by Pat Conroy 2. “Smash Cut” by Sandra Brown 3. “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett 4. “That Old Cape Magic” by Richard Russo 5. “The Girl Who Played With Fire” by Stieg Larsson HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. “Culture of Corruption” by Michelle Malkin 2. “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell 3. “Liberty and Tyranny” by Mark R. Levin 4. “In the President’s Secret Service” by Ronald Kessler 5. “Catastrophe” by Dick Morris & Eileen McGann

PAPERBACK (MASS-MARKET) FICTION 1. “The Quickie” by James Patterson 2. “Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein: Dead and Alive” 3. “Dead Until Dark” by Charlaine Harris 4. “Smoke Screen” by Sandra Brown 5. “From Dead to Worse” by Charlaine Harris GRAPHIC BOOKS 1. “Asterios Polyp” by David Mazzucchelli 2. “The Hunter” by Darwyn Cooke 3. “Final Crisis: Revelations” by Grant Morrison 4. “Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?” 5. “Final Crisis” by Grant Morrison

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

PAPERBACK (TRADE) FICTION 1. “The Time Traveler’s Wife” by Audrey Niffenegger 2. “The Shack” by William P. Young 3. “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson 4. “The Weight of Silence” by Heather Gudenkauf 5. “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein

well-crafted characters, lots of unpredictable plot twists and a furious pace. It’s because of Gabe and his mother, Lauren, that Nick jumps into the case. It certainly isn’t for his brother, Roger. The brothers never did like each other much. As Nick puts it, “White guys who call each other ‘dude’ are annoying. ... I wouldn’t call Roger annoying. He’s a jerk.” Besides, they’ve hardly spoken since their father, Victor Heller, was packed off to a federal prison for securities fraud. The brothers don’t see eye-toeye about their father’s guilt. But why would anyone kidnap Roger, a moderately successful middle manager in a

large corporation? If it’s really a kidnapping, why hasn’t anyone called with a ransom demand? Why are thugs who work for Paladin, a Blackwater-like private military company, suddenly so interested in Roger’s family? Why do Roger’s phone records show a recent flurry of calls to the federal prison? Could their father be mixed up in this somehow? And why is Lauren keeping secrets from Nick? It takes all of Nick’s skill as an investigator, and more than a little muscle, to uncover the shocking answers, and he ties the case up with a slam-bang ending.

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‘Vanished’ has unpredictable plot twists

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Crossword

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Review: Queen Latifah brings back the raps By The Associated Press

HERE’S NOBODY QUITE like Queen Latifah, the roughedged rapper turned jazz singer and Oscar-nominated actress. On her new CD, “Persona,” Latifah goes back to the roots that made her so unique in the first place. The album is an enjoyable mix of singing and rapping, produced by hip-hop hitmakers Cool & Dre and featuring cameos from the likes of Missy Elliott, Mary J. Blige, Busta Rhymes and Marsha Ambrosius. The style ranges from straight-up hip-hop to mid-tempo R&B to breathless techno, with a mercifully light sprinkle of the obligatory Autotune effects.

Latifah has sung on two previous albums, and her voice is capable, comparable to most of the women populating today’s charts. Singles like “Cue the Rain,” “My Couch” and “With You” are body-moving tales of the type of hothouse love that blooms on the dance floor, while “People” and “The World” tackle more weighty topics. Her singing occasionally gets submerged beneath Cool & Dre’s dense instrumentals, and on a few songs

it’s tough to differentiate Latifah from her guest singers. When she raps, though, everything changes. Latifah still has the punch and wordplay of the woman who broke into entertainment more than 20 years ago as the rare female rapper who captured attention with skills instead of sex. On her new album, you recognize within the first few bars of “The Light” or “Over the Mountain” that Latifah is on the mic. Latifah’s rap voice demands attention the way her presence does on screen. That’s not usually the case with her singing. So kudos to Latifah for continuing to expand her talents — and for not forgetting where she came from.

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Answers from last week

Ongoing events The Meals-on-Wheels program needs volunteers to deliver lunches to 10 to 14 seniors who are homebound. This takes about an hour one day a week. For more information, contact Kris at 755-1720. Applications now being accepted for the seventh annual Winter Gift Market, to be held Dec. 4 and 5 at the Bullen Center in Logan. Space is limited; all entries are juried. Categories include pottery, metal, wood, fiber arts, packaged food gifts, art glass, polymer clay, ceramics, painting, photography, bath/ body products and unique handcrafted jewelry. Download an application at saabra.org; submit digital photos and application by Sept. 22 to CVWGMmail@gmail.com.

Friday Global Village Gifts (146 N. 100 East) will host an extended shopping night to welcome back USU students until 9 p.m. Friday. Auditions for USU’s theater arts department’s production of “Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street” will start at 4:30 p.m. Friday in the Morgan Theatre of the Chase Fine Arts Center on campus. Everyone is invited to audition. A sign-up sheet will be posted on the theater arts department call board new FAC 148. Sign-ups are for four-minute slots. If additional times are needed, auditions will continue Saturday. Those auditioning should prepare 15 to 32 bars of music from “Sweeney Todd” or another appropriate choice and be prepared to read from the script. A gallery reception for Royden Card will take place at 6 p.m. Friday at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave., Logan. For more information, call 753-4777. The Material will perform with Stay for the Summer, Bleary and By Tonight (alternative/post punk/rock) at 8 p.m. Friday at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave., Logan. Cover charge is $6. For more information, visit www. myspace.com/whysound. Candi from USU Extension will show some of her quick breakfast and snack ideas at a free cooking and community class from noon to 1 p.m. Friday in the Providence Macey’s Little Theater. Seating is limited; to reserve a spot, call 753-3301.

Saturday A Wellsville Perennial Exchange will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 29, at the Wellsville LDS Tabernacle. Don’t throw your plants away; come trade them! Gardening supplies and garden produce seeds of all kinds are welcome. Come ask questions or share your knowledge. Everything is free. For more information, contact Sharon at 770-2540. The Western singing duo Tumbleweeds will perform from 6 p.m. to closing Saturday at the Cracker Barrel Cafe in Paradise. Everyone is invited. The Cache County Sheriff’s Office and the Cache County Community Emergency

Response Team Council will offer a review for those who are CERT certified from 4 to 7 p.m. and a disaster scenario from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Cache County Sheriff’s Office (1225 W. Valley View Highway) and the Logan City Fire Training Station. There is no cost for the review but participants should bring their own dinner or snacks. For registration or more information, contact Sandy at 563-5143. Paradise will celebrate Trout and Berry Days on Saturday. Activities include a pancake breakfast with the fire department; a 5K fun run; three-on-three volleyball; pet show; parade; trout scramble; berry pie-eating contest; mud volleyball; free kids’ rides; local vendors; and a trout dinner with the Lion’s Club. For more information, call 245-4188. Author Sid Perkes will be signing copies of his book, “Silent Passing,” from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Hastings, 50 E. 400 North, Logan. Stokes Nature Center will host a Geology Tour from 8 a.m. to late afternoon Saturday at Tony Grove. Geologist Paul Jamison will help participants explore a 400 million-year-old fossilized coral reef. Bring food and water for the day as well as sturdy boots, a camera and binoculars. Be prepared for summer thunder showers and a long hike of moderate difficulty. Meet at First Dam to carpool. Cost is $10 ($7 for members). For more information or to register, call 755-3239. This week’s “Saturdays at the Museum” series at USU’s Museum of Anthropology will explore the exhibit “Message on a Body,” which looks at the traditions, symbolisms and beliefs of various cultures’ concepts of beauty. There will be activities for children and adults. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 797-7545. The Amazing Park Race will start at 9 a.m. Saturday. Cost is $10 per team of two to four people. For more information, contact Natalie at The Sports Academy, 753-7500. The Cache Valley Folk Dancers and the Bridger Folk Music Society will host their first Saturday contra dance of the new season at 7 p.m. Saturday at the American West Heritage Center. This is the last scheduled event of the day at the inaugural Cache Celtic Festival sponsored by the Utah Scottish Association and the AWHC. Admission is $5. Beginners and families are welcome; all dances will be taught by Kay Forsyth. Live music will be provided by The Crickets. The Waters Deep Here will perform with Xavier, Brought to Reality, Sivid and When Ravens Dream (metal) at 8 p.m. Saturday at Why Sound. Cover charge is $5. The Cache Valley Gardeners’ Market is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday at Merlin Olsen Park, 200 E. 100 South. For more information, visit www.gardenersmarket.org. The second annual Writing for Charity Event for ages 13 and older will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at the Treehouse Children’s Museum in Ogden. This event will feature more than 20 published children’s book authors who will provide participants with professional advice and offer evaluation of their work. Prizes will be given. All proceeds will benefit the nonprofit Treehouse

and its award-winning Family Literacy programs. Registration is $50 and includes three workshop sessions, morning snacks and lunch. To sign up, visit www.treehousemuseum.org.

Sunday Join Lutherans from throughout Cache Valley for a picnic from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at AJ’s Park in Blacksmith Fork Canyon. All are welcome; friends and family can come and relax with lunch provided by Thrivent for Lutherans. For more information, call 752-1453 or 801-485-5900. Sunday Brunch Music will be presented at noon Sunday at Caffe Ibis. The Post-Mormon Community Cache Valley chapter meets for dinner and socializing every Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at a local restaurant. Newcomers welcome. For more information, visit www.PostMormon.org/logan.

Monday Pioneer Valley Lodge will host a pizza buffet at 12:30 p.m. Monday. Everyone is invited. Take your family ice skating from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. Monday at the Eccles Ice Center, 2825 N. 200 East, North Logan. For a complete schedule, visit www.ecclesice.com. Mountain Crest will offer three swim clinics for children: beginners, fifth through 10th grade, Monday; intermediate, fifth through 10th grade, Sept. 8; advanced, ninth through 12th grade, Sept. 14. Cost is $15. For more information, call 245-7962. The Big Fix Discount Mobile Spay/ Neuter Clinic will be at the Logan Petsmart (1050 N. Main) on Monday; the Smith’s parking lot in Brigham City (156 S. Main) on Tuesday; and at the animal shelter in Tremonton (300 E. 1200 South) on Wednesday. Walk-up microchipping and vaccinations will be available to anyone from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Arrive early; space is limited. For more detailed information, call 1-866PETS-FIX or visit www.utahpets.org. The Cache Community Band will close out Mendon’s concerts-in-the-park series at 7 p.m. Monday at Pioneer Park, 200 W. 100 North. Tony Lucca will perform with Jay Nash, Matt Duke and Buffalo (acoustic/pop/folk) at 8 p.m. Monday at Why Sound. Cover charge is $6.

Wednesday Scott Bradley will lead a “To Preserve the Nation” Constitution class at 7 p.m. Wednesday at The Book Table (upstairs). Participation is free. For more information, call 753-2930 or 753-8844. Providence city will host a Meet-theCandidates Night at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Providence Elementary School, 91 E. Center. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. to mingle with candidates before questions and answers start. Common Ground Outdoor Adventures will lead a destination trip to Yellowstone National Park for people with multiple sclerosis Sept. 2-5. For more information, visit www. cgadventures.org or call 713-0288. Nationally published children’s book illustrator and River Heights resident Scott Wakefield will read his book, “Woodchuck Chuck,” at a free kids class from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Providence Macey’s Little Theater. There will also be crafts and refreshments. Seating is limited; call 753-3301. Relda Sangran will share recipes using zucchini at a free cooking and community class from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Providence Macey’s Seating is limited; to reserve a spot, call 753-3301. A Millville Elementary PTA Carnival will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on the Millville Elementary playground. Activities for the entire family include blow-ups, games, silent auction, live bands and more. Plus, kids can meet Big Blue and some of your favorite Disney characters. Save money and purchase your tickets at a pre-sale Back-2-School Night on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Bridgerland Cruise Nights will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Carl’s Jr., 1390 N. Main, Logan. Bring your street rod, classic car or specialty vehicle, or just come check out the cars and trucks. Everyone is invited. For more information, contact Jerry at 563-6488.

Thursday Fictionist will perform with Libbie Linton and Armorie (acoustic/rock/electro) at 8 p.m. Thursday at Why Sound. Cover charge is $6.

Tuesday

Spanish classes are taught from 6 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at the Spanish Learning Center, 172 N. 300 West, Logan. All ages and levels are invited. For more information, call 787-4508.

An ongoing study group called “A Course in Miracles” will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. beginning Tuesday at the Cache Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 596 E. 900 North. Everyone is invited and participation is free. For more information, call 787-8758.

Chalene and Natalie from Camp Chef will be using Camp Chef items and sharing grilled desserts at a free cooking and community class from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the Providence Macey’s Little Theater. Seating is limited; to reserve a spot, call 753-3301.

Amber Rasmussen from Savory Selection will talk about avocados and provide recipes at a free cooking and community class from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Providence Macey’s Little Theater. Seating is limited; to reserve a spot, call 753-3301.

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

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