Cache Magazine
The Herald Journal
SEPTEMBER 11-17, 2015
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September 11-17, 2015
COVER 8 Locals get serious about ‘Magic: The Gathering’
THE ARTS 4 Celebrate America is
back ‘In the Miller Mood’ at this weekend at USU
4 Cache Valley Historic
Home Tour set to be held in Logan on Saturday
4 Logan Film Festival
now underway downtown
BOOKS 12 New book highlights
ups and downs of climbing
TV 6 New CMT documentary ‘American Rebel’ tells the story of the Man in Black
MOVIES 6 ‘War Room’ takes over top spot at the box office 7 Two stars: Shyamalan
makes a ‘Visit’ to theaters
10 Superhero movies fail to dominate the summer
CALENDAR 15 See what’s happening this week
Stephen Colbert, right, interviews actor/director George Clooney during his first night of the host of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Wednesday. (AP Photo) On the cover: Austin Mcmonigle holds his cards while competing in a “Magic: The Gathering” tournament last week at Heebeegeebeez Comics & Games. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal)
FROM THE EDITOR So, I Googled the following phrase this morning: “theater camp in Idaho.” Having been born and raised in Idaho Falls, I was rather pleased that the first thing that came up was the Summer Theater Camp at the Idaho Falls Youth Arts Centre. But afterwards came links to theater camps at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, BYU-Idaho and the University of Idaho ... none of which I ever attended, but which I still fully support and endorse as a native of the Gem State. There was, oddly enough, no reference on my Google search to Stephen Colbert. You see, during his second night as the host of “The Late Show” on CBS Wednesday night, Colbert recounted how close Tuesday’s inaugural show
came to not making it on the air. Apparently that first show ran a little long — actually, more than twice as long as it should be — and had to be trimmed down in a serious hurry. The producers and editors, etc., then had a hard time getting the show to CBS (perhaps it went a little over Gmail’s 25-megabyte limit?) via computer. “At 11:20 — and this actually happened — no one in the building could give me a guarantee that the show was going to be on the air,” Colbert said of his first “Late Show,” which airs at 11:35 p.m. on the East Coast. “You could imagine how exciting that was for all of us, after CBS had plastered my face on every flat surface on the planet,” Colbert continued. “As I felt the oxygen begin to drain from my brain and all of my organs shutting down, I thought if we actually made it to air, this will be a pretty good story. “And if we don’t, it will still be a
good story at the theater camp I will be running in Idaho.” It would seem that Colbert’s technical issues are now behind him, but who knows how he’ll end up doing in David Letterman’s late-night spot? Sure, Conan O’Brien still managed to get a gig on TBS after his debacle as the host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” but perhaps a theater camp in Idaho is still in Colbert’s future. If so, I would heartily suggest reopening the Film Actors Boot Camp in Driggs, which has originally run by Dawn Wells of “Gilligan’s Island” fame. You could certainly do a lot worse than the beautiful Teton Valley for a location of a theater camp in Idaho. And a theater camp in Idaho could certainly do a lot worse for an instructor than the man who voiced the President of the United States in “Monsters vs. Aliens.” — Jeff Hunter
Owenhouse to take the Eccles Theatre stage on Sept. 19 Jay Owenhouse: The Authentic Illusionist will present “Dare to Believe” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre. Tickets for the show are $29.50, $39.50 or $69.50, with group ticket packages available for $35.50 and $24.50 each. Tickets are available at the Ellen Eccles Theatre Box Office at 43 S. Main St., by calling 752-0226 or online at cachearts.org. “Dare to Believe” breaks new ground with a brand-new, elaborate stage show — a mind-boggling, spellbinding experience that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Owenhouse’s new show is a theatrical event where audiences not only witness the magic — they experience it. You’ll see audience members float in mid-air, get sawed in half and predict the future. “Dare to Believe” also features Owenhouse’s new bengal tigers, Shekinah — a stunning royal white tiger — and her sister, Sheena — a beautiful orange bengal. Owenhouse spent 2008 touring China and Japan, where his show received the “Best Touring Family Show in Asia” award. Now back in the U.S., he is working on his new TV series. Owenhouse can also currently be seen on Fox television in the show “Magic On The Edge,” and in the television special called “Masters Of Illusion,” a program profiling the best magicians in the world. Produced by Associated Television International, the show is currently airing in Europe, Asia, Australia and in the U.S. Caught by the magic bug at 4 years old, Owenhouse first performed as a freshman in high school. Since then, in the spirit of “giving it away to keep it,” Owenhouse has invented magic effects and designed illusions not only for his show, but also for other world-
– Phil Contrino, chief analyst for BoxOffice.com (Page 10)
PET OF THE WEEK Available for adoption
Photo courtesy of Jay Owenhouse
Montana-based illusionist Jay Owenhouse is scheduled to perform on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre.
renowned magicians. The father of four children, the Montana resident stepped away from the stage for a few years as his wife, Susan, battled a rare auto-immune disease. Susan passed away in April 2009, and he is now regularly aided on tour by 23-year-old John (main illusion engineer/assistant); 21-year-old Peter (sound and video engineer); 18-year-
old Juliana (main female assistant); and 9-year-old Christina (second female assistant). “My happiness comes from my beautiful family,” Owenhouse say. “And my satisfaction comes from the opportunity to bring a feeling of wonder to the next generation of young people with what is nearly a lost art — the live magic show.”
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Illusionist coming to valley
“The summer lives and dies based on the smaller movies. You need those surprises in there to really make a summer healthy. You can’t really solely on blockbuster because sometimes they bomb.”
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ALL MIXED UP
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all mixed up Celebrate America show returns to stage What’s unique about the Celebrate America Show? For one ticket price, guests receive three outstanding events: dinner, a show and dance. The main attraction is the Broadway-style show, “New York, A Wonderful Town!” which takes the audience back in time to the 1940s with three sailors who have only 24 hours in New York City before being shipped out. They see the girls, see the sights and end up at the Statue of Liberty understanding why they’re
fighting for America. Packed with singing, dancing and a message that makes you proud to be an American, this delightful show features the Stardust Singers, Stardust Dancers and the Larry Smith Orchestra. This year’s show will run from Sept. 8-12 at the Evan Stevenson Ballroom in the Taggart Student Center at Utah State University. Tickets are available for the full package with dinner, show and dance, or show and dance only. The first
performance on Tuesday, Sept. 8, is a dress rehearsal. Group rates are offered for the Tuesday and Wednesday shows. For tickets, call (435) 554-1049 or visit celebrateamericashow.com. Preceding the each night’s show, guests can ine on carved roast beef and roasted salmon filet by awardwinning Utah State University Catering. After dinner and the show, the
Home Tour coming up
Annual event set to be held at six sites on Saturday The eighth annual 2015 Historic Home Tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. Sponsored by the Cache Valley Historical Society and Cache Valley Visitors Bureau, this year’s tour will spotlight six homes built by early Logan-area settlers. “This year’s tour features homes we have been hoping to show for years, plus some newly discovered treasures,” says Bernice McCowin, tour chair. “Visitors will see the amazing work of skilled artists and craftsmen from both the past and present.” Highlights include a variety of architectural styles, period and modern construction techniques and features, a collection of antique furnishings dating from 1850 to 1929, an inviting contemporary residence that has been transformed from a stark warehouse and Cache Valley’s first lumber mill. See TOUR on Page 13
Celebrate America will return to the stage at
See SHOW on Page 12 Utah State University from Sept. 8-11.
Top, the former home of longtime River Heights mayor Heber Olsen was built in 1904. Above, Design West is now housed at a former lumber mill constructed nearly a century ago.
Logan Film Festival kicking off today The fourth annual Logan Film Festival will be held Friday, Sept. 11, and Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Caine Lyric Theatre and Dansante Building in downtown Logan. A unique regional event featuring independent film from around the region, state, nation and world, the Logan Film Festival will screen over 30 films in a variety of categories including narrative and documentary features, narrative and documentary shorts, animation, and special categories for student films and local filmmakers. In addition to showing films from around the world, the LFF is committed to providing a forum for local filmmakers to have their work screened to a wide audience, and this year over a third of the films to be shown were made in Utah. Tickets are available now, and a special $20 “locals only” discount pass can be purchased at Caffe Ibis and S.E. Needham Jewelers. At Morty’s Cafe on the USU campus, high school and college students and faculty members may also purchase two-days passes for only $5.
Regular-priced tickets are available online for $45. For tickets, more information and a complete schedule, visit loganfilmfest.com. Two showcase films in the LFF lineup are “Prophet’s Prey,” Amy Berg’s fascinating and disturbing investigation of Warren Jeffs and the FLDS church, which will be screened at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Caine Lyric Theatre, and “In Football We Trust,” Tony Vainuku and Erika Cohn’s gripping account of Polynesian football players in the U.S., which will be screened at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Caine Lyric Theatre. Following both screenings, there will panel question-andanswer periods with the filmmakers. Some of the films being screened such as “Our 1/4 Life Crisis” will be premiered at the LFF, while other have premiered at prestigious film festivals such as “Jackrabbit” (Tribeca Film Festival) and “Challat of Tunis” (Festival de Cannes). In addition, there will be a variety of discussion panels and social events with notable musical guests, such as the Joe McQueen Quartet.
A spring salon has been offered in Springville for years, and for the past five years, the Logan Fine Art Gallery has presented a fall salon, which is open to all interested in presenting their art in Cache Valley. Glen Edwards is serving as the juror of this year’s competition. A well-know artist, Edwards’ ability to paint “real” people shows up in his award-winning watercolor and oil paintings. His paintings have been exhibited in many one-man and juried international, national, regional, state and local exhibits and are collected by
people throughout the world. He is represented by galleries throughout the American West and Texas. His paintings and illustrations have also been featured on covers and articles of numerous books, magazines and publications in Los Angeles, New York City and throughout the Intermountain West. A native of Preston, Glen presently resides in Utah with his artist wife, Barbara. Visit loganfineartgallery.com or call 753-0333 for more information.
New exhibits open at USU Aboriginal and abstract art set to be featured at the NEHMA Two complementary exhibitions featuring artists from the Australian Western Desert and the American West are opening in September at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art at Utah State University. “Abstraction and the Dreaming: Aboriginal Paintings from Australia’s Western Desert” (1971-present), featuring historic and contemporary works from private collections, will be on view from Sept. 12 to Dec. 12. And “Transcendence: Abstraction and Symbolism in the American West,” drawn from the NEHMA’s distinguished collection, will be open from Sept. 1 to May 7, 2016. “Abstraction and the Dreaming” and “Transcendence” propose a reexamination of how we understand and experience art of the last century,” says Katie Lee Koven, NEHMA executive director and curator. “Both exhibitions help us understand artists and their work more individualistically, with layers of identity that are complex and distinctive yet, in some ways, connected.”
The Bel Canto Women’s Chorus will begin rehearsals for the fall season at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Logan 4th Ward/Yorkshire building, 294 N. 100 East. Post-high school women interested in singing alto, second soprano and soprano are invited to join. For more information, call Laurel Maughan at 245-3204 or come to the rehearsal.
Christiansen to perform
The Corey Christiansen Trio will perform at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Tickets are $15. Recognized as one of the preeminent jazz guitarists in the world, Christiansen is a recording artist, writer, educator and performer who has played and taught in literally every type of situation around the globe for the last decade. He is currently serving as a professor of jazz and guitar studies at Utah State University.
Patriot Day at Tabernacle
Cache Community Connections will present Patriot Day 2015: Remembrance and Reflection at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at the Logan Tabernacle. This event is free and everyone is welcome This year marks the 14th anniversary of the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, that changed us all forever. Andreas Wesemann, Lt. Col, USAF (ret.) will be the keynote speaker and will discuss why it is vital that we all remember that day, reflect on those that lost their lives and recommit ourselves to connecting with others in our own community so that we may build bridges between our different faiths, backgrounds and circle of friends. Wesemann will also share his experiences as a rescue pilot to inspire us all to search for those that need our help, and rescue those that cannot help themselves. Local heroes — police, fire, rescue, Civil Air Patrol and military veterans — will be recognized (please attend in your dress uniform).
Sassafras to play at SNC
Canyon Jams at the Stokes Nature Center will continue with a performance by the Sassafras Folk String Band from 8:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, in Logan Canyon. Tickets are $8 per person; $20 for a family of four or more. The Sassafras Folk String Band offers crowdpleasing entertainment with tight vocal harmonies and lively instrumentation. This talented all-girl “Watercolor #10” by Raymond Jonson string band specializes in folk music, both oldtimey and contemporary, and an exciting mix of making that dates to well over 100 celtic, bluegrass and blues. “Abstraction and the Dreaming” centuries ago and are the beginincludes more than 50 artworks Sassafras features Marianne Sidwell on guitar nings of the Western Desert art spanning the emergence of paintand lead vocals; Genet Brown on upright bass and movement. With fewer than 600 in lead vocals; Candice Kempton on fiddle and maning at Papunya, a remote Austraexistence, the “Papunya boards” lian Indigenous settlement, to the dolin; Kristen Day on fiddle; and Betty Leishman present day. The early “Papunya on banjo and bodhran. See USU on Page 13 Visit logannature.org for more information. boards” are descendants of mark-
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The Logan Fine Art Gallery is hosting its fifth annual Salon d’Automne this fall. A reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, with an awards ceremony beginning that night at 7 p.m. The Logan Fine Art Gallery is located at 60 W. 100 North. In 1667, following the lead of the Italian art establishment, Louis XIV began a tradition in France of fall salons. In these salons, French artists showed their works. It gave new prestige to art that became an annual event by 1737.
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‘War Room’ overtakes ‘Compton’ at box office LOS ANGELES (AP) — Summer blockbusters gave way to the small and highly targeted over a sleepy Labor Day weekend at the box office, with notable performances from the faith-based “War Room” and the Spanish language cartoon “Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos.” Sony’s “War Room” fought its way to first place in its second weekend in release, earning $12.6 million across the four-day holiday weekend, according to Rentrak estimates on Monday. The micro-budget family drama, which cost only $3.5 million
to produce, has grossed $27.9 million to date. Financial success for faith-based films is not exactly a surprise at this point, but “War Room’s” impressive hold from its opening weekend is significant. Paul Dergarabedian, Rentrak’s senior media analyst, attributes “War Room’s” second weekend success to heightened awareness after it nearly usurped “Straight Outta Compton” last weekend. Also, word of mouth is strong for “War Room.” Dergarabedian said
according to exit polling, 75 percent of the audience said they would definitely recommend the movie — a substantial and interesting contrast to the dismal critical reception for the film. “It’s just a great story of a film that really filled a void in the marketplace, with a message that the audience could really get behind,” he said. New release “A Walk in the Woods,” debuted in third place, behind previous champ “Straight See BOX on Page 11
Cash finished up strong New CMT documentary set to debut on Saturday
NEW YORK (AP) — If only every iconic musician could have a final act as heartening as Johnny Cash’s. His late-career revival boosted his spirits and was a memorable bookend for his work, and the story behind it lifts “Johnny Cash: American Rebel,” a two-hour CMT documentary that premieres Sept. 12 at 9 p.m. EDT, on the 12th anniversary of Cash’s death at age 71. While his romance with June Carter and 1960s heyday are entertaining to revisit, the story is familiar to much of America through the 2005 feature film, “Walk the Line.” What happened after that curtain fell is lesser known: Cash’s career foundered in the 1970s and 1980s, he was dropped by his record company, fell back into drugs. Finally, as recounted by John Mellencamp in “American Rebel,” he
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Shown here at a concert in October 1986, Johnny Cash is the subject of “Johnny Cash: American Rebel,” a two-hour CMT documentary premiering Saturday on CMT.
had resigned himself to a musical graveyard of performing in Branson, Missouri. Yet when rap and hard rock producer Rick Rubin began looking for a specific challenge, to work with a consequential musician whose career had fallen on hard times, his interests aligned perfectly
with Cash’s. The first of the minimalist series of “American Recordings” was released in 1994 and continued for the rest of Cash’s life. Cash’s daughter, Rosanne, admitted to trepidations when the longhaired, bearded, guru-like Rubin connected with her father.
“Dad had been brought a lot of ridiculous ideas, some of which he had tried. He was kind of flailing about,” said Cash, who was interviewed in the film. Her first thoughts: Oh, no. Not again. “I met Rick and I saw how they worked together See CASH on Page 11
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“War Room” took the top spot at the box office last weekend with $12.6 million.
Fox News soars while Fox network ratings are dismal NEW YORK (AP) — The television ratings story was a tale of two Foxes. Fox News Channel was the highest-rated cable network for the fifth straight week last week, the Nielsen company said. The network has reached that milestone only once before, during the breakout of the Iraq War more than a decade ago. Post-Labor Day, and with the college football season about to begin in earnest, the streak is likely to end. But it was a reflection of the strong interest in politics last month during the Summer of Trump, which Fox News covered heavily even as it became involved in the story given Trump’s unhappiness with debate inquisitor Megyn Kelly. Fox News’ average of 1.82 million viewers in prime time was less than 200,000 fewer than the much bigger Fox broadcast network had in what is likely to rank as that network’s low-water mark. The season has not been kind in the ratings to Fox, which hasn’t minted a summertime hit along the lines of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” or “American Ninja Warriors.” Only “Master Chef,” with 4.7 million viewers last week, recorded much of a pulse. Behind the two summer competition shows and a NASCAR race, NBC was the most-watched network, averaging 5.4 million viewers in prime time last week. NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8.3 million viewers. For the week of Aug. 31-Sept. 6, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 10.55 million; “America’s Got Talent” (Wednesday), NBC, 9.29 million; College Football: Wisconsin vs. Alabama, ABC, 7.97 million; “NCIS,” CBS, 7.86 million; “American Ninja Warrior,” NBC, 7.32 million; “60 Minutes,” CBS, 6.88 million; “Big Brother” (Wednesday), CBS, 6.58 million; “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 6.09 million; “Zoo,” CBS, 6.02 million; Auto Racing: NASCAR Sprint Cup, Darlington, NBC, 5.92 million.
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People are afraid of old … off. people for no reason.” From the beginning, Shyamalan does a “The Visit” seems to be decent job at building attempting to comment tension, but does so by on the innate horrors of adding as many red hertoday’s ever-widening generational gaps between rings to the proceedings as time will allow. It’s seniors and teenagers. This could’ve easily been difficult to ascertain if he’s intentionally toying a point-of-view misunderstanding movie where with his stereotypical twist ending proclivities, older people are inherently creepy when viewed or if Nana and PopPop are just crazy. The through the lens of two teenagers. Though, if that screenplay raises certain was ever the movie’s pur- ideas that might lead pose, it’s jettisoned fairly one to wonder if Shyaquickly for a more routine malan is going to “twist” horror movie walkthrough. the ending. As “The Visit” rushes Pop-Pop does strange toward its conclusion, things in a dilapidated building suspense along AP Photo shed, continuously thinks Ed Oxenbould, left, Olivia DeJonge and Kathryn Hahn appear in a scene from M. Night he’s late for “the costume the way, it becomes increasingly clear that Shyamlan’s new movie, “The Visit.” party,” and is paranoid that people are following the last 15 minutes of the movie are deflated him. Nana is, at times, catatonically staring at the by the story turning on wall and laughing at noth- itself. The chemistry ing. She’s also surprising- between the two kids is the best part of the ly spry at other times, as Director // M. Night Shyamalan movie, and one wonders she runs around the house Starring // Kathryn Hahn, Deanna Dunagan, Ed at night with the agility of what a story about these Oxenbould, Peter McRobbie, Benjamin Kanes, two kids, minus the hora track star. Patch Darragh, Samuel Stricklen, Jorge Cordova ror, would be like. I’d Pop-Pop tells the kids Rated // PG-13 for disturbing thematic material watch that. Nana is sundowning. He including terror, violence and some nudity, and for reassures them that she’s As it stands, “The brief language weird, but no weirder than Visit” is to be enjoyed if only for its unexpected other weird old people. did something horrible the kids arrive, things comedy and the believand mysterious, which with Nana (Deanna Duna- Their mom doubly reasable brother-sister bond sures them over Skype estranged her from them. gan) and Pop-Pop (Peter on display. saying, “They’re old. Almost from the moment McRobbie) appear to be Becca’s younger brother, Action! Tyler (Ed Oxenbould), PROVIDENCE 8 UNIVERSITY 6 535 West 100 North, Providence 1225 North 200 East, Logan who provides much of the Ant-Man (PG-13) 12:00 2:30 5:00 7:35 American Ultra (R) 2:10 6:30 9:10 movie’s comedic relief. 10:00 2297 N. 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As a roundabout comment on generational discord and horror movie making, “The Visit” kind of works. But as straight-up horror, it kind of doesn’t. So, it’s stuck somewhere in the middle doing some things wonderfully and completely whiffing on others. Basically, par for the course with M. Night Shyamalan’s later filmography. The decision to go found-footage is a curious one, since Shyamalan’s strength usually comes from his unique camerawork and his ability to work wonders with shot framing. Those abilities, however, have deteriorated over time. Here they’re non-existent save for a few scenes where the camera is placed strategically in key scenes. As with Shyamalan’s much-maligned “Lady in the Water,” “The Visit” can’t help but provide existential and self-referential commentary on the art of filmmaking and storytelling. Young Becca (Olivia DeJonge) is the aspiring filmmaker here who’s hoping to fashion an award-winning documentary from her firstever visit to her grandparents’ country farm. A running joke seems to be that everyone fancies themselves an actor. Becca routinely comments on the structure of narrative, how framing should make you wonder what’s beyond the frame, and so on. She’s reminiscent of Bob Balaban’s film critic character in “Lady in the Water,” who habitually breaks the Fourth Wall by describing the elements of the film he’s actually in. Along for the ride is
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A MAGICAL GATHERING
bers, where players can be up to date on upcoming events and “Does anyone have a Growing Season to trade?” asked one talk about potential trades. Cache Valley features three locaplayer. tions where players can congregate for casual or tournament “Flames of the Firebrand, 1 at the little guy, 2 to your face,” said another on the other side of the room as he casually pulled play, including Hastings, Toad and Tricycle Games and Heebeejeebeez. The three stores often have different event scheda bright red card from his hand. “So, basically I have to top-deck from now on,” said another ules daily, but Jepsen said that each store usually has similar player numbers on any given day. as he ran his hand through his hair. “It depends on the event,” Jepsen The phrases are uncommon in real explained. “On regular weekends like life, but to the players who come to Heethis, we’ll usually get between 15 and beejeebeez Comics & Games every Fri30 players — give or take. Whenever day night to play “Magic: The Gathernew cards come out on pre-release ing” — as well as the 20 million players weekends, we can get close to 100 for who enjoy it worldwide — it’s a comour store.” mon vocabulary that unites them all. Although competition can get seri On the surface, the popular trading ous at the Standard level, a format that card game looks somewhat complicated. only allows players to use cards from Published by American trading card the newest expansion sets, Heebeegeegame giant Wizards of the Coast in beez regular Atticus Madden said that 1993, “Magic: The Gathering” (often many in Logan’s player base keeps the shortened to “Magic” or “MTG” by its game on the light and casual side. players) places two or more players into “There are usually a few really comthe roles of “Planeswalkers,” powerful petitive players at each event, but it just wizards that can summon creatures and depends on where you are,” Madden sorceries from multiple worlds from said. “I would say that most of Logan their “library,” or deck, of spells, in an just plays for fun.” effort to reduce their opponent’s life The community at Heebeejeebeez is point from 20 to 0. The flavor is high made up of mostly males, ranging from fantasy, in the same vein as “Lord of the high school students to adult hobbyists. Rings” or “Game of Thrones.” There are about equal numbers of new Over 13,000 unique cards with varyplayers and veteran players, some playing degrees of rarity exist, each with ing for only a month, others playing for their own effects on the game. Decks more than seven years. can range in number from a minimum Kai Lowder, a student at USU, is of 40 and have no maximum. While one of the players with more experimost decks hover around 60 cards, ence, coming to events equipped with some players can have over 200, with a binder full of rare cards organized some specific cards even encouraging by cost. He listed prices off the top of larger libraries. For a new player, it can his head as newer player named Noah be a lot to take in. Luckily, the game is flipped through the binder, eagerly askmuch less complicated than the numbers and lingo suggest. Austin Mcmonigle, Gordon Fjelsted, Atticus ing questions. “Magic has a lot of upsides to it,” Madden and Clark Taylor compete in a “Magic: “I really like the art of the game,” said Chris Jepsen, a clerk at Heebeejee- The Gathering” tournament last week at Lowder said, talking about the unique, often hand painted art on every card. beez that helps to run the shop’s reguHeebeegeebeez Comics & Games. “Each card is great to look at, even the lar “Magic” events, including “Friday less rare ones.” Night Magic,” where players compete “Magic” has its own economy based on the rarity of cards. against each other for rare promotional cards or additional Jepsen has several individual rare level cards on display booster packs to further increase their card collections. behind glass cases at the front of the store. Although common “It’s a game that’s easy to learn with a rewarding difficulty ly printed cards sell for between 5 and 10 cents apiece, rare curve to it,” Jepsen added. “With so many people that play it, cards, particularly the powerful “Planeswalker” class cards, it’s the kind of game you can go almost anywhere with your cards and at least one person will know exactly what they are.” can go for over $20. A collection of the most powerful and rarest cards, printed only between 1993-1994 The game is played all around the world, with Logan’s own scene of players growing alongside the game’s popularity. A See MAGICAL on Page 12 Facebook page for Cache Valley players has over 250 mem-
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Superheroes didn’t rule the summer NEW YORK (AP) — After a lackluster 2014 summer, Hollywood has bounced back with one of its best seasons ever. But the most surprising part of the turnaround is that superheroes aren’t the ones who saved the day. Instead, Hollywood’s summer was led by a banner season from Universal Pictures, the lone major studio with nary a cape in its cupboard. With a record-setting $5.3 billion-plus in revenue so far this year, Universal has powered Hollywood to a near record summer with a diverse string of hits including the season’s top film “Jurassic World” ($1.6 billion worldwide), the top animated hit, “Minions,” and one of the
most successful sequels, “Pitch Perfect 2.” After the summer limps to a close over Labor Day weekend, the North American box office will have tallied about $4.4 billion in ticket receipts, according to box office data firm Rentrak. That’s second only to the record $4.75 billion summer of 2013 and an improvement of about 7.5 percent from last summer’s downturn. And the superheroless Universal led the way. “It’s a lot of hard work, but it’s also an indication that we’re tapping audiences in different ways with the different kind of movies we’re releasing,” says Nick Carpou, distribu-
“Fantastic Four,” which the director Josh Trank, himself, suggested was marred by studio overreach, was the biggest superhero debacle in at least a decade. Its $25.7 million opening sent analysts back to the likes of 2004’s “Catwoman” to find a comic book disaster of similar proportions. It will probably go down as merely a dent AP Photo in the superhero movie’s “Minions” was one of the top movies of the summer, bringing in over $302 million domesti- armor, but it’s also poscally, and more than $900 around the world. sible that the summer of 2015 will later be seen as movie didn’t top all films. a turning point. As SteAmerica with $457.7 tion head for Universal. “Ant-Man” (seventh million, and Marvel has “I think our diverse slate ven Spielberg reminded place with $170.1 mildoesn’t tend to tire people already staked out prime in a recent interview with lion) was bedeviled by summer release dates for out.” The Associated Press, years to come, the billions creative differences and If superhero dominathese things are cyclifell well short of Marsure to follow. tion is slipping at all, it’s cal: “There will be a vel’s last irreverent entry, time when the superhero But this was the first not by much. “Avengers: the mammoth summer summer since the final Age of Ultron” was the movie goes the way of 2014 hit “Guardians of “Harry Potter” chapter in summer’s second highest the Galaxy.” And Fox’s 2011 that a comic book grossing film in North See RULE on Page 15
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Box Continued from Page 6 Outta Compton,” with $10.5 million from 1,960 screens. The buddy dramedy based on Bill Bryson’s memoir starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte cost a reported $8 million to make and has taken in $12.2 million since its Wednesday opening. The action pic “The Transporter Refueled,” meanwhile, opened in fifth with a lackluster $9 million from over 3,400 screens. Costing only $21 million to produce, this franchise outing subbed in a relatively unknown actor, Ed Skrein, for star Jason Statham, who had helped the previous three films succeed. Dergarabedian said while both films will likely perform decently in theaters, their VOD earning potential is great. “Both of those movies will end up being profitable on the small screen down the road,” he said. But, it was Pantelion’s Spanishlanguage animated film “Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos,” that truly stood out among the pack, taking in $4.4 million from just 395 locations over the
four-day weekend. Although it doesn’t come close to the sensational $10.4 million Labor Day weekend debut of Pantelion’s 2013 film “Instructions Not Included,” it does still illustrate the significant power of an underserved audience. “Latinos represent 17 percent of the population and buy 24 percent of movie tickets. They go to the movies all the time and they go to movies as families. If we can create a film that resonates with families over a holiday weekend, it tends to do well,” said Paul Presburger, CEO of Pantelion. “Where Hollywood releases big movies that appeal to everyone, we release movies that specifically and culturally appeal to the Latino audience,” he added. They relied on grassroots marketing to get the word out about the film and plan to expand to over 580 locations next weekend. “It’s the highest per-theater average of any film in national release, that film, like ‘War Room,’ filled a void in the marketplace,” said Dergarabedian. “Hollywood is creating a lot of diverse product. It’s all about people relating to what’s going on on-screen.”
tive as you get older and I saw that he and June were meant to be together and I accepted it,” she said. “It’s not to say that I didn’t suffer. I did. That still rings about in some ways. It made me who I am. I had a dad who was absent a lot and was a drug addict. A lot of people have that and it plays out in a similar way for everyone.” Twelve years after his passing, she said, “I miss the conversations, talking about all of the things we talked about, music and politics, other people and travel and whether we could get one of his grandchildren married off to Prince William. “That was a late conversation of ours,” she said, laughing about an unrealized dream.
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ness was one of the reasons fans were drawn to him. As Rosanne said: “Honesty is the most compelling part of the man.” That’s evidently an inherited trait. Rosanne, who won three Grammy Awards earlier this year for her most recent album “The River and the Thread,” is remarkably understanding in the film about things many daughters would have a hard time forgiving. Her father’s addiction to amphetamines, for example, “didn’t start because he was looking to get high,” she explained. “It started because he was trying to do his job.” That’s not to say the path to understanding was short or easy. “You gain perspec-
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Besides Rosanne, the film includes interviews with Johnny’s son John Carter Cash, June’s Continued from Page 6 daughter Carlene Carter, and musicians Sheryl and I was really heartCrow, Eric Church, ened,” she said. “Then, of Merle Haggard, Kris course, I saw what they Kristofferson, Willie did together and I felt the Nelson, Kid Rock and whole family owed Rick Cash’s former son-ina great debt. Rick came law Rodney Crowell. in and reminded him of More importantly, that who he was, revitalized cooperation didn’t wrap him and loved him like a the film in gauze, with a brother. They loved each family reluctant to show a other like brothers.” balanced portrait. The triThe film includes two als — the drug addiction, minutes of Johnny’s chillthe divorce to Rosanne’s ing video for “Hurt,” and mother — are discussed Kurt Loder’s interview AP Photo with Cash about his musi- In this 1985 file photo, Johnny Cash appears at a FarmAid alongside the triumphs. “Johnny himself was cal resurgence. What benefit concert at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Ill. not afraid of being open comes across in “Ameriand honest about his can Rebel” is how that graphs and writing in his personality,” said Jordan flaws,” Tappis said. “I period stripped away the journal, reading poetry and thought it was important Tappis, co-director of the mystique and trappings of CMT documentary. “More writing poetry.” not to whitewash things.” stardom to return Cash to than anything, Cash was Tappis and Executive He believes Cash’s openhis first love — music. Producer Derik Murry a sensitive artist ... When “He has this reputation I investigated him, what earned the cooperation as this outlaw, this tough would shine through was of Cash’s family, which guy, this against the grain the artistic side of him, the opened the door to a person, and there was rich trove of interviews sensitive guy who liked to and archival material. stay up late taking photoan element of that in his
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Books Lock details triumph, tragedy of climbing By Christina Ledbetter Associated Press
After watching a slide show of Mount Everest in a small room in the back of a pub 30 years ago, Andrew Lock made a decision to climb the world’s tallest peak. Thus launched a 24-year journey ascending and descending the world’s most dangerous mountains, all recorded in “Master of Thin Air.” Not long after attempting Everest, Lock, always desperate for a new goal, decides to attempt summiting all 14 of the world’s “8000ers” (mountains rising above 8,000
meters) and to do it without supplemental oxygen. It is this conquest that takes up a majority of the pages. Flights into Katmandu and subsequent puja ceremonies where climbers request favor from the mountain gods precede long treks into base camps and periods of acclimatization followed by grueling, near fatal summit attempts with a rotating cast of fellow adventure-seekers. However, this mountaineer isn’t simply a thrill-seeker. He is a student of his passion and passes along his knowledge of the craft to readers, breaking down everything
from the geographical characteristics of each mountain to what he carries in his pack. This detail combined with an explanation of the logistics of climbing enables those who stay planted at sea level to follow the narrative. Lock is matter-of-fact in his accounts and openly admits to a lack of introspection. With that, the book is about his often successful, always dangerous climbs and little else. A scant few sentences early on chronicle a marriage and divorce, and another handful of paragraphs detail his life while not in nature. Aside from these brief detours, each
new chapter introduces a new peak to summit, beginning often with a brief history of the mountain and wrapping up with a return to Australia. At times, Lock is sarcastic in his details concerning the ethics of fellow climbers and freely exposes the moral faults in those around him. To balance this, he also gives praise where due. No matter his intention, Lock’s intensity remains constant throughout the book as he relies on a combination of experience, strength, grit, determination and intuition to get him up and down the Himalayas and beyond.
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Continued from Page 8 and known collectively as the “Power Nine” for their gamebreaking levels of strength, have been individually sold at auctions for over $1,000 in mint condition. The rarest of them, Black Lotus, once sold for more than $27,000 in Nov. 2013. Jepsen said that the value of cards usually tends to increase over time, making it an investment for collectors. “A card that costs $1 now could cost $10 in a couple of years,” he explained. “Even players just starting out their collections can get returns on their investments pretty quickly.” Unfortunately for the national community, counterfeit cards spring up from time to time to cash in on rarity. Although it’s rare for such events to happen in Logan, one particular local player lost several hundred dollars after purchasing cards from a counterfeiter and unwittingly introduced counterfeit cards into the Logan community. However, instead of chastising the player in question, Logan’s players rallied around him, hold-
Continued from Page 4 evening concludes with “In The Miller Mood”, Big Band Era, supper-club-style entertainment where guests may dance or just enjoy listening to the hit tunes of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw and others including, “In The Mood,” “Moonlight Serenade,” “I’ve Got A Gal in Kalamazoo,” “At Last, Stardust,” “Sing Sing Sing” and many more with the Stardust Singers and Larry Smith Orchestra. “The show itself is spectacular, but there’s more to Celebrate America than a great show,” founder Brenda Anthony says. “We are proud to partner with Utah’s Honor Flight and to present a World War II veteran with ‘The Freeman Award’ — each show honors a different veteran. “Our Education Outreach program, now in it’s third highly successful year, includes six local elementary schools: Wilson, Greenville, Lewiston, North Park and Thomas Edison North and South Campuses. Thanks to the vision of Principal Sundee Ware and music teachers Tina Andrews and Karen Teuscher, students learn the effect big band music had on the morale of America during World War II, and are taught songs which they perform with the Stardust Singers and Larry Smith Orchestra during the show on Sept. 8. “The show alone is impressive and exciting, but these added elements take it to another level,” Anthony adds. “It becomes an emotionally moving, musical patriotic experience.”
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Gordon Fjeldsted holds his cards while competing in a “Magic: The Gathering” tournament last week at Heebeegeebeez Comics & Games.
ing events where all the proceeds were directed to him in an effort to rebuild his collection. Jepsen said that this kind of solidarity is par for the course in a tight-knit community like theirs. “Logan’s ‘Magic’ community is small compared to other areas of Utah,” Jepsen said. “If you go someplace like Ogden or Salt Lake City, you’re part of a bigger crowd, but you might not get to know people as well. Here in
Logan, everyone in the community is more aware of each other, more willing to help one another out. We stick together here.” For Logan’s players, “Magic” isn’t just about having fun or collecting rare cards. It’s also a way to make friends. “Some of my closest friends that I’ve made have been made in this store,” said Lowder. “Without the game, I think my life would be a lot different.”
Tour Continued from Page 4 “These homes are amazing because they have so much character,” says Julie Hollist Terrill, director of the Cache Valley Visitors Bureau. “It’s also impressive to see what the homeowners have accomplished in preserving, restoring and furnishing their homes.” Proceeds from the tour will fund scholarships for USU students studying local history and to provide bus transportation for school children to visit the American West Heritage Center in Wellsville. Guests should purchase tickets in advance. They are $10 and are available at Lee’s Marketplace locations in Logan and Smithfield, Macey’s stores in Logan and Providence and at the Cache Valley Visitors Bureau, 199 N. Main St. For more information, call 755-1890 or visit explorelogan.com. DOUGLAS HOME Visitors to this year’s tour will have a “peek at the past” in the Douglas family’s simple, classic bungalow. The home has arts and crafts windows, pocket doors, the original oak floors, an original “genie” art deco light fixture, large overhanging eaves with the original unpainted wood, and it houses such family memorabilia as an antique spinning wheel, weaving items, and historic quilts. Susan Douglas, the current homeowner, studied art at Utah State University and her collection of local artist’s work will be hung throughout the home.
“Mystery Sand Mosaic” by Shorty Lungkarda
rula and Naata Nungurrayi. Works for the exhibition have been loaned from collectors John and Barbara
WRIGHT HOME This Queen Anne, Eastlake style home has been beautifully restored and renovated by Tim and Claudia Wright. The home was built in 1899 by John H. and Phoebe Bishop. A prominent merchant and for 10 years manager of Logan’s City Drug, Bishop sold the home in 1910 to Dr. Isaac P. Stewart, a prominent dentist in Logan, and his wife Rebecca, who lived there over 40 years and then sold it to Elijah and Erma Hicken. In 2000 it served as a bed and breakfast, and then later fell into disrepair. The house now shows the great effort and ingenuity of the Wrights. It features a Victorian turret, segmental arched windows, a decorative front porch, many original features such as lighting fixtures, a brass fireplace cover, brass door handles, sliding doors, floors and a shed. Shahan home The first part of this Victorian home was constructed in 1880 by Anthon Anderson, founder of Anderson & Sons Lumber Company, with the main part built in 1899. Anderson was mayor of Logan and also bishop of the LDS 2nd Ward. Don and Marjorie Snedaker purchased the home in 1973, and, according to the plaque at the home, ”have given detailed restoration and love to this beautiful home.” Visitors will enjoy the intricate original interior and exterior woodwork, banister, tall ceilings and wood floors. MCFAUL HOME This Victorian farmhouse was built in 1904 by Heber Olsen. The mayor of River Heights for 24 years, Olsen and also served as chairman of the irriga-
tion company and as water master. Beautifully renovated and furnished, the home has a fireplace mantle built using the parts of an upright piano, as well as original transoms and pine floors. The yard is an extensive, longterm project in permaculture design. The current owner, Rebecca McFaul, is a violinist in the Fry Street Quartet, which holds the Manon and Dan Russell Endowed Residency at Utah State University’s Caine College of the Arts. MUNSEN HOME This home was featured in the book, “Utah’s Historic Architecture, 18471940,” and will turn a century old next year. Built in 1916 by Herschel Bullen, Jr. and Mary H. Bullen, the arts and crafts architectural style home is primarily in its beautiful original condition, with only the kitchen being updated. Tour visitors will see a marvelous collection of antique furnishings dating from 1850 to 1920, which includes, quilts and coverlets, kitchen items, Norwegian artifacts such as weavings, carvings and printed boxes. The current owner, Sylvia Munsen, says, collecting antiques, refinishing furniture, and learning more about the history of various artifacts has been her hobby throughout her life. NEEDHAM HOME What can you do with an old warehouse? If you are Joseph and Jenilyn Needham, you turn it into a beautiful and spacious home, complete with a 2,500-square-foot multipurpose room, a theater, sports arena and workout loft. The home has a sleek, modern design and lighting features. After serving as the Bishop’s Storehouse for 30 years, the building was
mixed media. The exhibition surveys American Indian and nonnative artists — including Edward Corbett, Deborah Remington, Robert Irwin, Sibyelle Szaggars Redford, Henrietta Shore and Takako Yamaguchi — who employ abstraction and symbolism to convey their experiences and interpretations of the American West. Complementing “Abstraction and the Dreaming,” the exhibition explores how the artists utilize these conceptual processes to convey responses to place, spirituality and cultural identity. For more information, visit artmuseum.usu.edu.
used by the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre company to build and store show sets. The Needhams purchased the building and surrounding property in the summer of 2014 and started the process of extensive transformation to a private residence with two additional homes on the surrounding property. DESIGN WEST BUILDING A tour of the Anderson Lumber Company Building, circa 1918, will be a bonus feature of this year’s Historic Home Tour, where visitors will see such historic artifacts as: the water powered turbine from the diversion dam and system of wide belts and wooden pulleys that powered the mill equipment; solid timber structural system of beams and trusses; clerestory and large perimeter windows which provided light and ventilation; original chain operated rollup doors; and the original cast iron boiler fed by lumber and sawdust scraps. Visitors will also see the transition from 1903 drawings in ink on linen to today’s 3D architectural computer renderings. The building is now the home of Design West architects, the oldest continuously operating architectural firm west of St. Louis. It was established in 1892 when founder K.C. Shaub left the employ of LDS church architect, Truman Angel, where he worked on the Salt Lake LDS Temple and the Governor’s Mansion to design the Old Main building at USU and other significant historic buildings throughout Cache Valley. The original drawings of the west façade of Old Main will be on display, as well as the original design for the Brigham Young College, which sat on the current site of Logan High School.
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Continued from Page 5 (1970s) have a singular status within the history of Australian Aboriginal art. The first Papunya painters were men whose extensive cultural knowledge of ancestral stories, referred to as “dreamings,” provided the subject matter. Encouraged by a Sydney schoolteacher who provided materials — acrylic paint and masonite boards and, later, canvas — to create permanent works, the artists employed symbols used in other contexts. Among the
Wilkerson, New York (John is an alumnus of USU); Dennis Scholl, Miami; Julie Harvey, Idaho; and Stephen Luczo, San Francisco. Margo Smith, director and curator of Kluge Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection at the University of Virginia, was hired to serve as guest curator for the exhibition. Showcasing NEHMA’s important collection of 20th and 21st century art from the American West after World War I, “Transcendence: Abstraction and Symbolism in the American West” includes more than 60 works by 39 artists spanning painting, photography, sculpture, works on paper, pottery, video and
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male artists included are Long Jack Phillipus Tjakamarra, Tim Payungka Tjapangarti and Shorty Lungkarta Tjungurrayi. Over time, Papunya artists moved away from the use of symbols toward greater abstraction. The scale of artworks on canvas grew and women began painting, using a markedly more gestural and vibrant style than their male counterparts. Today, these works are interpreted and experienced as contemporary abstract paintings, stimulating a rich dialogue about indigenous art in the contemporary art world. Among the women artists included are Makinta Napanangka, Ningura Napar-
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Adoption Extravaganza will be held this weekend at the PetSmart parking lot, 1050 N. Main St. The Cache Humane Society, Four Paws Rescue and Friends of Animals will be onsite with many furry friends that will win your heart. The hours of the event are 2 to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. Cache Valley Volunteer Center is holding a service auction to raise funds to promote volunteerism in Cache Valley and to support its partner organizations. From Sept. 11-18, the center will be accepting donations of goods as well as service pledges. The auction portion of the event will take place in early October and will be conducted completely via cell phone. Those wishing to participate may visit www.chachevolunteercenter.org, email cachevolunteercenter@gmail.com, text 435-770-0748, or visit the center’s Facebook group page. USU’s Science Unwrapped presents “Leave it to Beavers: Lessons from Nature’s River Engineers” at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, in the Eccles Science Learning Center Auditorium. Featured speaker is USU watershed scientist Joe Wheaton. Admission is free and all ages are welcome. Refreshments and learning activi-
Rule Continued from Page 10 the Western,” he said. More important, perhaps, is that the movie business is generally quite healthy — robust, even. Despite clamors over the effect of digital media and the competition of television, films are finding success in a variety of ways. The summer proved that many of the characteristics that have long driven hits — a reputation for quality (Pixar’s “Inside
ties follow the lecture. For more information, call 797-3517 or visit usu.edu./science/unwrapped.
Bret Hanson will perform from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave.
Lace ‘N Levis Square Dance Club will be dancing Saturday, Sept. 12, at a different location: 125 E. 500 North. Round dancing class Starts at 6 p.m., beginning square dance class at 7 p.m. and class level and both plus and main stream at 8 p.m. For more information, contact lacenlevis@ hotmail.com or call Mike at 7574479.
Dirty Rotten Bastards will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Tickets are $10.
Cache Valley Assisted Living will be hosting a Cowboy Cookout from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at 233 N. Main St. in Providence. There will be games for the kids, food and live music by local folk band, Where the Rowdy Things Are. Call 7924770 if you plan to attend.
SATURDAY Pudding will perform from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Cache Valley Gardeners’ Market on the grounds of the Historic Cache County Courthouse at the corner of Main Street and 200 North. The LOTOJA Classic cycling race will begin Saturday, Sept. 12, in downtown Logan and end 206 miles later at Teton Village in Jackson Hole, Wyo. For more information, visit lotojaclassic. com.
Out”), the allure of top-flight stunts (“Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation”), a sense of cultural timeliness (“Straight Outta Compton”), blinding B-movie thrills (“Mad Max: Fury Road”) — still work just fine. “What audiences are looking for — and they found it, in large part, this summer — is a lot of options, a lot of different types of movies,” says Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for Rentrak. Universal, he says, “took what most would see as a negative and turned it into a positive
The Cache Valley Folk Dancers and Bridger Folk Music Society are hosting their monthly “first Saturday” contra dance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Whittier Community Center, 290 N. 400 East. Leaping Lulu will provide the music; Kay Forsyth will be calling. A $7 donation is suggested at the door; $4 for children under 12. Beginners and families are welcome, and all dances are taught. For more information, call 753-2480 or 7535987, or visit bridgerfolk.org. Get your geek on at the Logan Library. In preparation for the Salt Lake Comic Con, the Logan Library will be showing movies and videos featuring some of this year’s guests. Show times start at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, in the Jim Bridger Room and will continue until we close at 6 p.m. Popcorn and candy will be provided. Call 716-9134 or visit library.loganutah.org for more information.
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Sept. 13, at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave.
MONDAY A USU emerti event will begin at noon Monday, Sept. 21, at the David B. Haight Alumni Center. Cost is $14 per person; you must register by Sept. 14. Call 797-9693 or visit usu.edu/ alumni/events. The Utah Water Research Laboratory Director, Mac McKee, will describe the range of research programs being conducted at the lab, including one of his personal interests, the use of model airplanes, which has revolutionized the cost of aerial photography. After lunch, a bus will be provided to take us to a one-hour tour of the hydraulic modeling and water quality facilities. The Booklore Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, at the home of Barbara Olson. The Cache Valley Retired School Employees Association will meet at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, at the Bluebird Restaurant. Steve Porter will be the guest and he will speak on freedom. All retired school employees are invited to attend. Reservations are necessary; please call Rodell Johnson at 750-0184.
Them Travelin’ Birds will perform from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday,
The Logan Library’s Monday Movie will be “World Trade Center.” Rated PG-13, the film
by their movies seeming absolutely fresh.” There were bombs, just as there always are. Disney’s “Tomorrowland,” starring George Clooney, made barely $200 million globally — a mark Sony’s heavily marketed “Pixels,” with Adam Sandler, hasn’t reached. And Warner Bros.’ “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” based on the ‘60s TV series, also failed to entice audiences. Reboot fever, too, was set back with the latest attempt to revive the “Terminator” franchise with Paramount’s “Geni-
sys.” Coming six years after the last entry, “Salvation,” it made a lackluster $89.4 million. (It has fared better in its recent release in China.) Some of the slack was picked up by releases that easily outgained their budgets, like Amy Schumer’s “Trainwreck” ($105.5 million domestically) and Melissa McCarthy’s “Spy” ($110.4 million”). “The summer lives and dies based on the smaller movies,” says Phil Contrino, chief analyst for BoxOffice.com. “You need those surprises in there to really make a summer
will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Jim Bridger Room. Admission and popcorn are free.
THURSDAY Join the Stokes Nature Center for another interesting lecture at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at the SNC in Logan Canuyon. Dan MacNulty, an assistant professor in USU’s Department of Wildland Resources, is one of three authors of the new book, “Wolves on the Hunt: The Behavior of Wolves Hunting Wild Prey.” No mammal in North America incites more emotion from humans than wolves. Through years of field observations, MacNulty will discuss the habits of wolves on the hunt and the hazards each wolf faces when it’s time to eat. There will be a reception afterwards; RSVP requested. Call 755-3239. Star Coulbrooke, the Logan City Poet Laureate, will be leading an “Urban Naturalist” Poetry Walkabout on Thursday, Sept. 17. The group will meet at Caffe Ibis at 52 Federal Ave. at 5:20 p.m. and will be walking to Garff Gardens promptly at 5:30 p.m. If you would like to participate, please bring writing materials and poems about nature in the city. Be sure to dress for the weather. For more information, contact star.coulbrooke@usu. edu.
healthy. You can’t really solely on blockbuster because sometimes they bomb.” Though the summer failed to set a record, Dergarabedian believes 2015 may still set new overall highs, potentially surpassing $11 billion in North America and $40 billion worldwide. The fall boasts some of the year’s biggest films, including “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the latest James Bond film, “Spectre,” and the final “Hunger Games” installment — none of which, it should be noted, happen to feature superheroes.
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