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A TASTE OF GATSBY USU’s literary ball celebrates the World of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Classic novel
The Herald Journal
SEPT. 27-OCT. 3, 2013
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Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 2013
COVER 8 Literacy Ball celebrates era of ‘The Great Gatsby’
MUSIC 4 Guitarist John Scofield to perform at Utah State
4 Pendulum Duo set to
play in Cache Valley Oct. 2
5 Chamber Music Society opens new season with Emerson String Quartet
THEATER 4 Cache Theatre Company brings ‘Schoolhouse Rock LIVE!’ to the MLMS stage
MOVIES 3 Ron Howard’s new
‘Rush’ garners three stars
7 ‘Cloudy with a Chance 2’ not as good as the original
BOOKS 11 Stephen King shines on in new ‘Doctor Sleep’
11 Muppet magic probed in Jim Henson biography
CALENDAR 15 See what’s happening this week
Sierra Kinkade dances during the 2nd Annual Literacy Ball in the Junction on the Utah State University campus last Saturday night. On the cover: Attendees of the Literacy Ball are silhouetted by a window. (John Zsiray/Herald Journal)
FROM THE EDITOR As you’re sure to discover as you roam deeper into this issue of Cache Magazine, there are an awful lot of noteworthy artsand-entertainment events coming up this weekend and throughout the month of October. And because there are so many concerts and productions worth mentioning, there wasn’t sufficient room this week to run a press release from Utah State University’s Caine College of the Arts outlining the half-dozen shows the Department of Theatre Arts plans to present dur-
ing the 2013-14 school year. In addition to announcing the names of the six productions — “The Learned Ladies,” “A Catered Affair,” “Still Life with Iris,” “Candida,” “Tarzan” and “Talking Pictures” — the release delves into the process department head Ken Risch uses to select each year’s shows. “Many considerations go into the planning of an academic theater season,” Risch explains. “This year is carefully designed to strike a delicate balance between education and entertainment, while adhering to our responsibility to train theater students and provide a well-rounded liberal arts experience for the university as a whole and the community.”
Because I found parts of the process of how the department whittles down an original list of 30 productions to just six, I thought it important to provide Cache readers a chance to see the entire release, even if I can’t fit it in this week’s print edition. So, it can currently be found online at news.hjnews.com/cache_magazine. “While we cannot guarantee that you will want to attend every production we offer,” Risch admits in the story, “We can guarantee a wide variety of theater experiences that will not only entertain and challenge you, but will broaden your understanding of the human condition.”
— Jeff Hunter
High-speed thrills in ‘Rush’
– Rebecca Sanders on the 2013 Literary Ball’s “Great Gatsby” theme (Page 8)
Ron Howard hits the gas in ‘slick’ new racing epic
PET OF THE WEEK
By Aaron Peck Cache movie critic
“Rush” is a slick, nicely packaged movie based on a true story about two rival Formula One race car drivers. Ron Howard directs it with panache, pizzazz and that quintessential Howard charm, which may be a good or bad thing depending on your proclivity towards the famed director. Howard certainly has his quirks, and they’re on display here. All the story’s most serious bits are broken up by forced jokes. Ah, that’s the Ron Howard we all know. James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl) are fiercely competitive, and soon become each other’s rivals. Hunt, with his dashing good looks and quick British wit, woos the women and adorning fans. He’s a master on the race track, but takes too many risks. His narration at the beginning of the film opines about how close race car drivers live to death, which is probably the reason why women can’t resist them. Lauda is Hunt’s polar opposite. He’s just as driven, but finds himself completely immersed in the science of racing. While Hunt is out partying, Lauda is in the garage
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trying to make his car one ounce lighter and a tiny bit more aerodynamic. Lauda is Austrian, and he wasn’t born with Hunt’s looks or humor.
Instead, Lauda is universally disliked by everyone. But that doesn’t stop him from pursuing his dream of being the world’s best racer.
The movie jumps from Hunt’s point of view to Lauda’s. We watch as their lives begin spiraling into one another like a hurricane of oil and engine parts. Howard does a decent job of creating palpable tension between the two men; creating a world in which insane men risk life and limb for the glory of the checkered flag. Set in the 1970s, the movie has a great aged, period look to it. The race scenes are expertly filmed, but soon get repetitive in their rhythmic motions. At least Howard isn’t shaking his camera around like See RUSH on Page 13
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ALL MIXED UP
Quotable
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all mixed up John Scofield coming to USU Time to
rock the school
Renowned jazz guitarist to play at Morgan Theatre Utah State University will host jazz guitarist John Scofield in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at the Morgan Theatre in the Chase Fine Arts Center. “John Scofield is an icon in the world of improvised music,” says Corey Christiansen, director of the guitar program in the Caine College of the Arts. “He has firmly placed himself among the most important innovators in improvised music and has worked with the most important figures in jazz, including Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and countless others.” Scofield began playing the guitar at age 11 and is currently an adjunct professor of music at New York University. He has worked with Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Pet Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams and many others. Touring 200 days of the year with his own
groups, Scofield works both as a performer and composer. “He is a rare artist that has blended the musical vocabulary of jazz, blues and many forms of rock into his own music,” says Christiansen. The performance will feature music from Scofield’s “Überjam” albums and other selections from his work. While at USU, Scofield will also teach a master class to students in the guitar studies program of the Department of Music. Tickets for the John Scofield performance are $15 for adults and $8 for seniors, youth, USU faculty and staff and $5 for USU students with ID. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the Caine College of the Arts Box Office located in room 139-B of the Chase Fine Arts Center, call 797-8022 or visit arts. usu.edu.
‘Schoolhouse Rock LIVE! Jr.’ set for Oct. 3-5
Photo courtesy of Caine College of the Arts
Sandwiched among the Saturday morning cartoons of the 1970s and early ’80s was a series of educational — yet fun — musical vignettes known as “Schoolhouse Rock!” The Emmy-award winning series taught grammar, mathematics, social studies, science and more through catchy and memorable songs that Baby Boomers and members of Generation X can still sing today. “Conjunction Junction,” “Just a Bill,” “The Preamble,” Interplanet Janet” and many more of the old “Schoolhouse Rock!” tunes will come to the stage at Mount Logan Middle School when its youth theater group presents “Schoolhouse Rock LIVE! Junior.” The production will be presented by Cache
John Scofield will perform Oct. 4 at the Morgan Theatre.
See ROCK on Page 13
Pendulum Duo concert set for Oct. 2 Utah State University hosts the Pendulum Duo in concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, at the Morgan Theatre in the Chase Fine Arts Center. “We are excited to have this internationallyrenowned percussion duo Photo courtesy of Caine College of the Arts here on campus,” says Jason Susan Powell, left, and Joseph Krygier Nicholson, professor and make up the Pendulum Duo. director of the percussion
program in the Caine College of the Arts. “They are phenomenal percussionists and with their incredibly high level of musicianship the students will greatly benefit from this experience.” Audiences will have a chance to appreciate the duo’s skill, as well. Featuring percussion works composed in the past
century, the performance includes techniques and instruments from around the world. For several of the pieces, students will perform alongside the guest artists. While in Logan, the duo will also teach master classes and clinics for students and community members interested in attending. “To have talent like this
in Cache Valley is not a rare occurrence, but what makes this an excellent opportunity is to have two professional musicians here for four days, working closely with students,” Nicholson said. The Pendulum Duo, with Joseph Krygier and Susan Powell, was formed in See DUO on Page 13
Friends of Merrill-Cazier form of a gallery talk and begins Library, a support group for at 5:30 p.m. in the atrium area of University Libraries at Utah Merrill-Cazier Library where the State University, presents its exhibit is on display. The lecturefall lecture Friday, Sept. 27. The gallery talk is free and open to lecture is offered in conjunction everyone. A short reception is with University Libraries’ current also planned. exhibit “The Way of Sculpture” “The Way of Sculpture” is and the speaker is Ryoichi Suzuki, the opening show in University an assistant professor at USU Libraries’ exhibition series and whose work is being shown in has been coordinated by Rose the exhibit alongside work by his Milovich. The exhibition shows mentor, the late Larry E. Elsner. three-dimensional art forms cre The lecture is presented in the ated by Suzuki and Elsner, as
well as examples from the Larry E. Elsner Sketchbook Collection that is held by USU Special Collections and Archives thanks to a donation by Elsner’s wife, Yoko. During the talk, Suzuki will discuss some of his work in the exhibit, as well as examples of Elsner’s work, including several that he completed at the request of Yoko Elsner following the artist’s death. He will also acknowledge the importance of Elsner’s sketchbooks in courses he teaches today.
Four Paws’ Moondog Ball
Time to howl at the moon! The 13th Annual Moondog Ball will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Logan Golf & Country Club, 710 N. 1500 East. This is the largest fundraising event of the year for Four Paws Rescue, a nonprofit animal rescue organization in Cache Valley. Tickets are available now for $55 at Caffe Ibis, Le Nonne, The Italian Place, Fuhriman’s Fine Art and Framing, the Cache Valley Garderners’ Market (Caffe Ibis booth) or by calling (435) 535-6279. The Moondog Ball will feature a silent auction, hors d’oeuvres, and live music by The Joe McQueen Quartet and the Raindogs. Dance performances will feature Valley Dance Ensemble and FreeStyle Dance Company. For more information, please visit www.4paws. petfinder.org. Please contact Shannon at (435) 5356279 for questions.
‘Ladies’ at Lyric Theatre
Utah State University’s Caine College of the Arts’ first theater production of the season, “The Learned Ladies,” hits the Caine Lyric Theatre stage for three more shows at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. “This comedy by Molière is rather sly,” said Leslie Brott, professor in the Department of Theatre Arts and production director. “You receive a lesson in ethics and morality from what seems like a frothy bit of entertainment.” Tickets are $13 adults, $10 seniors and youth, $8 USU faculty and staff and free for USU students with ID. For more information or tickets, visit the Caine College of the Arts box office in room 139-B of the Chase Fine Arts Center on USU’s campus, call 7978022 or visit arts.usu.edu.
Photo courtesy of the Emerson String Quartet
The Emerson String Quartet will play Thursday, Oct. 10 at the USU Performance Hall.
Chamber season begins Emerson String Quartet to perform Oct. 10 at USU The Chamber Music Society of Logan will open its 33rd year with a performance by the acclaimed Emerson String Quartet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at the USU Performance Hall. The Emerson String Quartet last visited Logan for the opening of the Manon Caine Russell Kathryn Caine Wanlass Performance Hall on the USU campus in October 2005. Season tickets for the Chamber
Music Society of Logan are $96 for general admission or $40 for students with ID. Individual tickets are $24 or $10 for students. There is also a new mini-series, three-concert option available for $65 or $27 for students. Tickets are available at the door, or they can be purchased online at arts.usu.edu or cmslogan.org. Call 797-8022 for more information. An education outreach performance will also be held from 10
a.m. to noon Friday, Oct. 11, at the USU Performance Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Formed in 1976, the Emerson String Quartet stands alone in the history of string quartets with an incomparable list of achievements over three decades: nine Grammy Awards, three Gramaphone Awards, the coveted Avery
Cache Children’s Choir
Registration for Cache Children’s Choir is open now through Friday, Sept. 27. The program provides quality music education for the youth of Cache Valley in three choirs and two early childhood classes. Visit the CCC website for registration forms, details on the choirs, class schedules and fees. For more information or to register for an ensemble, contact Gaylene Merrill at 752-6260.
Heritage Theatre auditions
Auditions for Heritage Theatre’s holiday musicals “Five Carols for Christmas” and “Jingle Jacks” will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, with callbacks by invitation from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1. For those interested in auditioning, please come prepared to sing a Broadway tune, a Christmas carol or song with an upbeat twist/spin. Solo expertise and four- and five-part harmony will be required. A CD player and live accompanist will be available. No acapella singing, please. Please call director Carolyn Stevens at (801) 698-3033 or visit www.heritage See SEASON on Page 13 theatreutah.com for more information.
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Suzuki to discuss sculpture COMING UP
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Archaeologist Tim Riley to speak at Utah State Utah State University’s Museum of Anthropology offers an illustrated lecture by archaeologist Tim Riley at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27. Riley, a guest of USU’s museum, is the curator of archaeology at the Prehistoric Museum at USU Eastern in Price. The title of Riley’s presentation is “Understanding Prehistoric Nutrition and Plant Use: Case Studies from Texas and the Colorado Plateau.” The lecture is presented in Old Main, room 225 and is free and open to everyone. Riley’s research focuses on paleoethnobotany, or the study of past human use of plants for subsistence and
other aspects of material culture. His lecture provides an overview of the research process by which archaeologists study coprolites, or preserved fecal matter, to determine nutrition and diet choice in past societies. Each coprolite represents the undigested remains of a small number of meals. This allows for the reconstruction of the menus behind these meals. The lecture introduces the incredible range of analyses possible on coprolite specimens followed by two case studies, one from Texas and one from the Colorado Plateau. For more information, call 797-7545 or visit anthromuseum.usu.edu.
‘Prisoners’ tops the box office Hugh Jackman-Jake Gyllenhaal film brings in $21.4 million oners” is about the working-class age. And the romantic comedy NEW YORK (AP) — The “Enough Said,” which co-stars more adult-oriented fall moviego- families of two young girls who James Gandolfini in one of his ing season got off to a strong start are abducted. In a story heavy final performances, opened in with allegory, Jackman plays over the weekend, as the Hugh four theaters with a per-screen Jackman kidnapping drama “Pris- a father willing to cross moral average of $60,000. Both films lines for justice. Gyllenhaal stars oners” opened with a box officeexpand next week. as the small-town police detecleading $21.4 million, according “Prisoners,” ‘’Rush” and tive trying to navigate the case. to studio estimates Sunday. Dan Fellman, head of distribu- “Enough Said” have all received The Warner Bros. thriller, good reviews. which also stars Jake Gyllenhaal, tion for Warner Bros., said the audience was 74 percent under is among the first fall films with “A few years ago, people were the age of 50, with only 8 perOscar aspirations to open in thesaying that the adult drama is cent under 18. The film, he noted, dead,” said Paul Dergarabedian, aters. It was a strong debut for a was launched “very similarly” to serious, R-rated drama that cost box-office analyst for Hollywood. Warner Bros.’s October-released about $46 million to make. com. “We’re just seeing a change. “Argo,” which, like “Prisoners,” Following the robust business Now we’re finding that intersecpremiered at the Telluride Film for “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” tion between good movies that are Festival and then the Toronto (now up to $106.5 million in six also generating big box office.” weeks for the Weinstein Co.), the International Film Festival. Last week’s top film, “InsidiIn limited release, two other large audiences turning out for ous: Chapter 2,” slid to second adult-oriented films opened well. place for FilmDistrict. The horror adult fare bodes well for HollyRon Howard’s Formula One tale wood’s coming awards season. film made $14.5 million in its Directed by Denis Villeneuve, “Rush” opened in five theaters second weekend, according to with a $40,000 per-screen averthe nearly 2 ½ hour-long “Prisstudio estimates Sunday.
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The Reel Place Aaron Peck
If you cast your net in the same place twice, you’re bound to come up a little empty the second time around. What? You don’t understand fishing metaphors? Well, let me explain. The first “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” was an odd but extremely enjoyable animated film. It was full of clever jokes, hilarious gags and loveable characters. It was one of the most surprising animated films to come along in some time partly, because, no one thought it was going to be any good. It won people over, and spawned a sequel. A sequel, which was certain to be a little less funny. In the first movie, a young scientist, Flint Lockwood (voiced by Bill Hader), created a machine that could create food from water. Then the machine went rogue. Weather systems moved in raining down hamburgers, eggs and bacon on the tiny island of Swallow Falls. Then things went horribly wrong. Mutated hotdogs, spaghetti twisters and avalanches of leftovers
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utside the Junction at Utah State University last Saturday evening, students lounged on the grass and watched as others lobbed a football back and forth. Inside the building, however, flappers, gangsters and glamorous movie stars partied in a 1920s “speakeasy” as part of the English department’s 2nd Annual Literary Ball. Students and community members dressed up in ’20s style clothing, donning beads, feather boas, fedoras and even bow ties for the event, which was designed to replicate the world created by F. Scott Fitzgerald in his classic novel, “The Great Gatsby.”
The Junction, which serves food on campus during the day, was bedecked in accent lighting to give the cafeteria-style serving area a cozy, nightclub feel. Tables were draped with black cloth and littered with shiny gold stars, surrounded by groups of bemused nightclubbers attempting to play either craps or poker as they referred to a supplied sheet of instructions. Three friends sat at one table trying out card games. Christina Mathews, Jessica Mathews and Kirstin Franke, all of Millville, laughed as they glanced at the instructions for poker. Both of the Mathews professed they had never played the game and looked to
Franke for advice. “I guess I’m going to call,” Christina said, glancing at her hand and placing two chocolate gold coins in the middle of the table. Each nightclubber was given a small mesh bag with the coins for gambling “money” when they entered the speakeasy. At another table, a man confidently shook the dice in his hands as a woman to his left blew on them for luck in a game of craps. Rebecca Sanders, a staff assistant for the USU English Department, sat at another table playing craps. Sanders was one of the event organizers. Choosing a “Gatsby”/’20s theme for this year’s literary ball was easy,
STory by lis stewart • photographs by john zsiray
of ‘the great Gatsby’ Sanders said. “We figured, ‘What could we do bigger and better this year?’” she noted. The Literary Ball is a fundraiser for the USU chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the English honors society. Club members plan to attend the national organization’s convention this February in Georgia, and the more money they raise the more people they can send, according to Sanders. Students who go will have an opportunity to learn and submit examples of work for consideration at the convention, she said. “These students are really incredible students,” Sanders said. “They work really hard.”
Last year, seven club members attended the national convention, Sanders said. This year, they hope to raise more money because club membership swelled to more than 40 people. Kolbie Astle, the USU Sigma Tau Delta president, said this year’s “Gatsby” theme was sure to attract more students than last year, when the theme was Jane Austen. The theme was also timely because of the recent release of the latest film version of “The Great Gatsby,” directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the enigmatically eccentric Jay Gatsby. In one corner of the Junction’s
Below from left to right: Mallory Rogers waves to a friend during “The Great Gatsby”themed Literacy Ball last Saturday at USU. Henon Gebre poses for a picture. A poker
main room, “The Great Gatsby” played to a captive audience. The music from the film played in the next room to a beat that, though modern, still allowed for partygoers to attempt various versions of the Charleston. Though most attendees were likely not thinking about the “Gatsby” themes of materialism and disillusionment throughout the evening as they danced and tasted champagneflavored cupcakes, it was easy to connect with the fun-loving lifestyle of the ’20s, Astle said. “The ’20s was really about coming out of confinement and coming out of cultural norms,” she declared.
player holds her cards close during a hand. Clues for the password to enter the ball sit on the ticket table. Amanda Grover laughs while playing a game of poker.
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A taste of Patrick McManus
‘A Fine and Pleasant Misery’ coming to Dayton tonight West Side Performing Arts presents the first of all The McManus Comedies, “A Fine and Pleasant Misery,” by Patrick F. McManus, starring Pat’s indentured actor, Tim Behrens at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, at the Dahle Performing Arts Center, 800 N. West Side Hwy. in Dayton. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and $30 per family. Tickets are available at the door or at the West Side School District Office. Call (208) 7473502 for more information. The one-man show introduces 12 zany McManus characters, from Rancid Crabtree to daft old Mrs. Swisher, from Strange the Dog to a deer on a bicycle. Join Pat and his sidekick Crazy Eddie Muldoon as they try to conquer their fear of the dark so they can become mountain men. Watch Rancid Crabtree convince you that baths are bad because soap and water will eat holes in your protective crust. Listen as Pat explains how to execute a proper full-bore linear panic
and its cousin, modified stationary panic. See Mr. and Mrs. Muldoon react to Pat and Crazy Eddie’s airplane as it teeters on the barn roof headed straight towards oblivion. And learn how not to hunt your first deer with nothing more than a bicycle. The McManus Comedies are family friendly, hilarious stories about growing up in rural America when you’re dirt poor (dirt being the only toy you can afford), and when the adults in your life get nervous every time they pass you on the street. McManus is one of the most popular humor writers in the country. His 23 titles have sold more than six million copies, and five of his collections of short humor have made the top 10 of the New York Times Best Sellers list. The West Side Performing Arts Committee wishes to thank the F. M., Anne G. and Beverly B. Bistline Foundation Philanthropic Gift Fund for their generous support of this performance.
Tim Behrens stars in “A Fine and Pleasant Misery” at 7 p.m. tonight at the Dahle Performing Arts Center in Dayton.
Winners announced for Salon d’Automne
“October Harvest” by Salt Lake City artist Susan Jarvis.
Logan Fine Art Gallery had a reception for the opening of the 2013 Salon d’Autumne last Friday night. Now in its third year, Salon d’Automne is more than a competition. It is an event where professional and novice artists compete in a juried competition; an opportunity for artists, collectors and members of the community to meet together and celebrate the gift that the arts give us — a lifting of the spirit within us through color and light shape and form. The first-place award of $1,500 went to Susan Jarvis of Salt Lake City for her painting “October Harvest.”
When asked if it was hard to part with such a beautiful painting, Jarvis replied, “No, because I am always looking forward to painting the next one.” Runners up were Richard K. Jolley of Logan with his painting “Evening — American Avocets,” and Emily Gordon of Orem with “Contemplation.” Paintings from Salon d’Autumne will hang at the Logan Fine Art Gallery through Dec. 28. The Logan Fine Art Gallery at 60 W. 100 North is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Visit www.loganfineartgallery.com for more information.
Sara Grey coming to Logan Saturday The Bridger Folk Music Society presents a concert with song historian and singer Sara Grey at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Crumb Brothers Artisan Bread bakery, 291 S. 300 West. Tickets are $13 and are available via PayPal at www. bridgerfolk.org, by calling 757-3468, or you can take your chances at the door. Seating is limited; advance purchase is recommended. The concert is co sponsored by Utah Public Radio and Import Auto. Once you have heard Grey sing you will never forget her. She has a certain quality of voice that compels you to give her your undivided attention. Her voice is both powerful and sweet with a distinctive and lovely tremolo. It is a voice well suited to Native American ballads and ballads of Ireland and Scotland. One of the best things about her singing is that it reflects her great knowledge of and feeling for traditional music. Grey just seems to know what is right in the interpretation of a traditional song. She is a ballad singer of great strength with a fine understanding of the importance of understatement in the art of ballad singing. Her singing is richly emotional and she is equally at home with a gentle lyric or a harsh account of life on the frontier. Grey and her son, Kieron Means, perform many of the traditional musical styles (old-time string band, blues, folk, cowboy, Irish, Appalachian) while accompanying themselves on guitar and claw-hammer banjo.
Books Stephen King shines on in ‘Doctor Sleep’
By Rob Merrill Associated Press
Consider this the sequel you never knew you were waiting for, but will be very glad it arrived. Thirty-six years after introducing readers to Danny Torrance and a precognitive ability he came to call “the shine,” Stephen King is back with another creepy tale featuring the now adult Dan, a young girl named Abra and a mysterious group of soulsucking creeps known as the True Knot. Read “The Shining” first if you haven’t already, but don’t worry if it’s been a few years or decades. King opens with a chapter called “Prefatory Matters” and deftly catches readers
up with that novel. He begins “Doctor Sleep” with Dan starting fresh in New Hampshire after years of trying to outrun his demons. “His mind was a blackboard. Booze was the eraser,” writes King. Yes, he’s an alcoholic like his late father, but unlike that mallet-wielding madman, he’s finally ready to utter those words demanded by Alcoholics Anonymous: “I need help.” He finds it in part by becoming a mentor to 12-year-old Abra, whose shining is stronger than his own and who needs some protection from the voices and visions she can’t always turn off in her head. Here King has a little fun with pop culture’s current obsession with vampires. Turns out those caravans of motor homes
The leader of the True Knot is one of King’s best baddies in years — Rose O’Hara, aka Rosie the Hat — a 6-foot beauty fond of wearing a top hat and hellbent on sacrificing Abra for the survival of her species. King’s a master at writing characters you love to hate. Rose is like Drago in “Rocky IV,” sneering and overconfident, and you can’t wait for the inevitable showdown with Abra. There are plenty of on America’s highways twists and turns along or parked in a circle at a the way, and it all ends campground are nothing up at a familiar place in but a front for undead the Colorado mountains demons who survive by where Dan Torrance never inhaling the “steam” that thought he’d return. In telepaths and seers like keeping with tradition, Dan and Abra give off. King sprinkles in plenty They’ve been around of insider references to his for centuries, hiding in fictional universe (Jeruplain sight, and feasting salem’s Lot is a favorite on folks who shine. hangout for the True Knot,
new york times best-sellers HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “W is for Wasted” by Sue Grafton 2. “Never Go Back” by Lee Child 3. “The Cuckoo’s Calling” by Robert Galbraith 4. “The Mayan Secrets” by Clive Cussler 5. “Inferno” by Dan Brown
HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. “Si-Cology 1” by Si Robertson 2. “Still Foolin’ ‘Em” by Billy Crystal 3. “The Liberty Amendments” by Mark R. Levin 4. “Empty Mansions” by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell Jr. 5. “Zealot” by Reza Aslan
for instance) that will a tale that keeps the leave fans smiling. pages turning. If you’ve Bottom line: If you never read King, there are better starter novels loved “The Shining,” you’ll love catching up in his canon, but you with these characters. could do a lot worse than King is in fine form, a double feature of “The making you laugh, gross- Shining” followed by ing you out and spinning “Doctor Sleep.”
Muppet magic probed in new Henson biography By Matt Sedensky Associated Press
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Cheryl Henson, daughter of Jim Henson, left, is surrounded by Muppets after donating additional Henson objects to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History during a ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 24.
If ever you had a single question about the felt magic Jim Henson managed to create, chances are Brian Jay Jones’ sweeping new biography of the puppeteer will answer it. Wondered why Miss Piggy is the way she is? Consider that her father was killed in a tractor accident, at least in the elaborate character back story created by the Muppets’ masters. Thought Kermit was always synonymous with frog? Fact is, he had not taken on an amphibious identity in initial appearances, and was not green but the milky blue of an old coat of Henson’s mother. Curious about the Muppets’ latenight engagements? Bet you didn’t
know they once shared a Las Vegas stage with Nancy Sinatra and made regular appearances on “Saturday Night Live.” Jones offers a meticulously researched tome chock-full of gems about the Muppets and the most thorough portrait of their creator ever crafted. Henson’s story, from his birth in the Mississippi Delta, to his first forays into puppetry as a teenager, to his sudden death in 1990 at the age of 53, is documented in depth. We’re taken along to the creation of iconic characters, the birth of “Sesame Street,” the strain in Henson’s marriage, friction with revered children’s authors Roald Dahl and Maurice Sendak, and unending merger talks with Disney. We learn Henson’s first choice to cast in the central goblin king char-
acter of “Labyrinth” was Sting, not David Bowie, who he was swayed to choose by his children. We’re told of Henson collapsing in fits of laughter on the set of “The Muppet Show,” of him spending hours underwater to film the “Rainbow Connection” scene of “The Muppet Movie,” and how the puppets were so real they could be disarming to crew members. It is, in a word, exhaustive, and at times, exhausting. At its low points, the book drags, reading like an old datebook of Henson’s, chronicling every Christmas, every vacation, every minor project, every critic’s review. But at its best, it gives a glimpse of the silliness on Muppet sets, of Henson’s drive and his soft-spoken genius that in such a short life managed to create so much.
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Taj Mahal brings ‘World Blues’ to Logan Legendary bluesman to play with international musicians The Cache Valley Center for the Arts presents “World Blues” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, and Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre. Iconic folk-blues legend Taj Mahal, performing with The Taj Mahal Trio, will headline a fall tour celebrating the global influence of American blues music as seen from three very diverse points of view and three international points of origin. The Harlem-born artist will
Blues’ tour,” Taj Mahal says. “It is not every day that three artists from different worlds, but who be joined by legendary speak a common lanSouth African guitarist/ guage, come together for vocalist Vusi Mahlasela a tour. This used to hapand Fredericks Brown, pen a lot in the ’60s and a soul/R&B band that ’70s, but not as much features Taj’s daughter, today. It should be real Deva Mahal, who hails fun and you can bet filled from New Zealand. with many surprises.” The “World Blues” Over the course of his tour, conceived and five-decade career, the produced by Columbia Grammy Award-winning Artists Management, Taj Mahal has become a will be the first time Photo courtesy Cache Valley Center for the Arts master of global styles, these artists have perTaj Mahal, left, and a variety of international musicians like from Mississippi Delta Vusi Mahlasela will perform at “World Blues” Oct. 15-16. formed all together on blues to Hawaiian stylone stage. There are ings to African rhythms. three ways to purchase in person at 43 S. Main from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., In addition to headlining tickets: call, click or St., call 752-0026 or visit Monday through Friday. the program, he is the come by. Stop by the binding thread throughcachearts.org. The CVCA “I am really excited CVCA Ticket Office Ticket Office is open about the ‘World out. He and Vusi first met
at a benefit concert for Nelson Mandela’s 46664, an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign. Now, fresh from their sessions together on Vusi’s latest studio album “Say Africa,” which Taj produced, the two continue to explore the intersection of African and American musical forms. With Fredericks Brown, it’s clear that Taj has influenced the next generation of blues musicians, those charged with carrying the music forward. Together these musicians will take audiences on a kaleidoscopic journey that underscores the importance of American blues music on the world stage.
Your Stuff “Liked to Smile”
“Poppy — Touch of Love”
By William Humphrey
By Joan Kramer
I had a gal that liked to smile, Made me happy all the while. Then she up and went away, And the blues came to stay.
If she’ll return to me, I’ll be happy as can be. She’s need in our home, So, I’ll be happy and won’t roam.
If that gal of mine, Gave me one more try. It would make me happy, And I wouldn’t cry.
Then I’ll pray every day, For her return. Home to stay, That will be a great day.
“Touch My Face”
As a Poppy, I felt a touch of love, When, with loving hands I came alive, Made by those veterans, who showed their love, When they fought to keep America free. As a Poppy, I felt a touch of love, When used by the American Legion Auxiliary.
By Iris Nielsen Touch my face my hand Walk with me for awhile Except me in all my forms For we are all different And all the same None of us have all the answers All of us have questions But love is universal And the need for it is essential
Touch my face my hand Walk with me for awhile Get to know me for who I am Not who you want me to be Although I look different Or have different opinions I have the same needs as you I have the same heart Share with me this journey
To tell, of the sacrifice, of those who fought and died. A story of those, who loved freedom more than life. As a Poppy, I felt a touch of love, When you wear me with pride, Showing to all that you care, and give thanks! To all who kept your freedom alive.
“Reflections of an Eightysomething Woman” By Joy Pitcher
I hope that I shall never see Another ragged threadbare knee. The fad has spread so far and wide It’s filled the whole darn countryside. I know! Que Sera, Sera. Whatever will be, will be.
Continued from Page 3 many modern directors like to do when cars are moving fast. “Rush” tends to feel formulaic, though. The moment the journey into the lives of Lauda and Hunt begins we can already feel a predictable formula forming. Yes, it’s based off a true story, but that doesn’t stop Howard from creating a movie with a familiar beat to it. The “Rush” recipe seems to be two serious moments capped off with a humorous one. Both Hemsworth and Brühl are fantastic in their roles. Brühl even more so. His portrayal of the obsessed rat-faced Austrian racer is frustrating, but great.
Ghost tours starting Oct. 11 Haunted structures and nighttime spirits await your arrival this Halloween season in Historic Downtown Logan. Learn about downtown’s most famous ghosts, poltergeists and spirits doomed to the realm of mortals. The Historic Downtown Logan Ghost Tour is technically a family-friendly tour, however, it is not recommended for small children. Your private guided tour will take you into the heart of Logan’s haunted history. On your walking tour, you will visit eerie sites with Utah Storytelling Guild guides and Cache Valley Para-
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The Cache Theatre Company will perform “Schoolhouse Rock LIVE! Junior” Oct. 3-5, at Mount Logan Middle School.
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ran for two years. The show moved to New York City in ’95 and ran for another 250 performances. “We found that even the younger Continued from Page 4 students knew the ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ Theatre Company at 7 p.m. Oct. 3-5, tunes and enjoyed singing along with with a matinee at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. them during the show,” Noble says. 5. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for “The show is very fun, upbeat and children 8 and under. You may purchase packed with songs.” Tom, a nerve-wracked schoolteacher them online or at the door. anxious about his first day on the job, “Schoolhouse Rock LIVE! Junior” is tries to relax by watching television a perfect show for families and people when various character representing of all ages,” says MaryJo Noble, direcfacets of his personality emerge from tor of the Cache Valley Children’s the set. They show him how to win his Theater Show. “Parents and adults will students over with imagination and enjoy the nostalgia of the familiar tunes music through such beloved “Schoolthey listened to on Saturday mornings, while children will find the show and its house Rock” songs as “Conjunction Junction,” “Just a Bill,” “A Noun Is music entertaining as the ‘Schoolhouse a Person, Place or Thing,” “Figure Rock’ lessons are carried on to a new Eight,” “The Preamble,” “Unpack Your generation.” Originally conceived by writer/direcAdjectives,” “Interjections” and many tor Scott Ferguson, “Schoolhouse Rock more. For more information, visit www. LIVE!” was produced by Theatre BAM cachetheater.org. in Chicago where it opened in 1993 and
Continued from Page 5 Fisher Prize and an international reputation for groundbreaking chamber music projects including cycles of the complete Beethoven, Bartok, Mendelssohn and Shostakovich string quartets. Described by Time Magazine as “America’s greatest quartet,” the group has performed as an ensemble since ’76 with only one role change, the exit of long-time cellist David Finkel and the arrival of Paul Watkins in May 2013. The Emerson String Quartet’s first piece of the evening will be Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Quartet No. 16 in E-flat major, K 428. The quartet is the third of the “Hayden Quartets,” a set of six-string quartets dedicated to Joseph Hayden. Published in 1785, they are considered to be Mozart’s finest classical string quartet compositions and are understood to be the par-
Duo Continued from Page 4 1992. Performing a variety of styles, the duo has performed throughout the United States and in Mexico, Poland, Lithuania, Sweden and Canada. Krygier received his master’s degree in performance from Northwestern University and is a senior lecturer at Ohio State University’s School of Music. Powell is a professor and director of percussion studies at the School of Music at Ohio State Uni-
normal investigators, and experience “activity” too close for comfort. Each guided tour lasts approximately 100 minutes and walking distance is less than a half-mile. Tours will run nightly between 7 and 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays (Oct. 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26). Tours depart from the Ellen Eccles Theatre at 43 S. Main Street. Tour reservations can be made now at www.logandowntown.org. Reservations can also be made in person at the Ellen Eccles Theatre Box Office during regular business hours.
adigm for string quartet composition. Before intermission, the group will play Dmitri Shostakovich’s Quartet No. 14 in F-sharp Major, Op. 142. The piece was composed in 1973. Shostakovich dedicated the piece to English composer Benjamin Britten. Shostakovich was a long-term friend of Britten and a great admirer of his work. The piece is 27 minutes in length with three movements. The piece is played in the key of F sharp major with many solo parts and the cello solo dominating the piece. After intermission, the Emerson String Quartet will feature Beethoven’s Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2. This quartet was the second in a series of three commissioned by Count Rasumovsky in 1806. The quartet occurred to Beethoven while he was contemplating a starry sky and dreaming of musical spheres. The three quartets have often been described as the most symphonic of all his quartets, and are the natural fulfillment of the promise of his later symphonies. versity and is an active composer of percussion pieces. The duo’s trip to Utah State was made possible through sponsorship by Malletech, a manufacturer of mallet percussion instruments, and Zildjian, a manufacturer of cymbals. Tickets for the Pendulum Duo’s performance are $10 adults, $8 seniors and youth, $5 USU faculty and staff and free for USU students with ID. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the CCA Box Office in room 139-B of the Chase Fine Arts Center, call 797-8022 or visit arts.usu.edu.
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Rush
He’s the most obstinate character you may end up meeting in a movie this year, but that’s what makes him so interesting. Hemsworth is the perfect guy to play the partying ladies’ man. Sporting his chiseled Thor look, there’s very little doubt that he is just as popular with the opposite sex as the movie says he is. What the movie does well is create a believable sense of impending dread. These men risk it all to live so close to the edge. The threat of death or severe injury looms over their heads every day they get into their cars. Yet, they’re drawn to the track and to each other. They hate each other, but their respect runs deep. “Rush” does a great job telling the story of two eccentric characters who were constantly obsessed with beating each other.
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107. Math major’s class 108. A meeting of lovers 111. Ferris Bueller’s wife 113. Qatar coin 114. Spring to mind 117. Hang back 119. JFK approximations 123. Singing duo 132. It’s not good 133. Roman executing sentences 134. Together in private 135. Lord’s mate 136. Like ice pellets 137. “That was close!” 138. Jar part Down 1. Collaborative website 2. Corrosive material 3. Wizened 4. Alias preceder 5. Fortify 6. __ be nice if ... 7. Theo and Ha followers 8. Cream-cheese portions 9. Extinct ostrich-like bird 10. Poker high card 11. Fancy desk 12. List type 13. Unruly kid 14. Part of a train 15. It’s ___ over 16. Gov agency, for short 17. 1975 ABBA song 19. Roller follower 20. Adam’s gift to Eve 24. Something to chew on 25. Beehive state native 30. Footed vase 31. Links 32. Supersonic missile (abbr) 33. A seer may read them 35. Not tied down 36. Ottoman officer 38. Die out 39. Triumphant cry
40. Hit the jackpot 41. Pig 42. Zest 43. Relative of a rabbit 44. Stew ingredient 46. Illuminated, as on stage 47. Way off 51. Net holder 52. Harder to solve 55. Civil rights organization, for short 58. Realtor listings 59. Luau course 61. Scull 62. Start for lover? 64. The eggs of a fish 65. Three __ grass 67. Old cry from an English fox-hunt 69. H. Rider Haggard film 70. NCO 71. Event spurred by Sam Adams: 1773 73. Certifiable 74. “___ you sure?” 75. Type of TV 76. Prefix with orthodox 77. Center of a ball? 78. Mudbath locale 83. Owns 86. Lustful god 87. Socially unwanted person 89. Range 90. ___ Abby 91. Inspiring a feeling of fear 93. Broadcasting overseer, for short 94. Old totalitarian ruler 95. Coats of arms 96. Org. that listens for alien signals 98. Cold porter fan? 99. Card game for two 100. Core 101. Seventh Greek letter 103. I get it! 104. Vote for 109. With sorrow
110. Encouraging word 112. Islam’s global gathering 115. Maladies 116. Move on the water 118. He’s __ it all! 120. Old Chinese money 121. Italian wine area 122. Get rid of 123. Unit of power ratio 124. Female gametes 125. Try to win at an auction 126. Scarfed up 127. Untrue 128. Slice 129. Greatest possible 130. Miss-named? 131. Go off course temporarily
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Friday Public cast auditions for character roles in Cache Valley Civic Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” will be held Friday, Sept. 27, at the Whittier Community Center. These roles include clowns, children in the party scene and mice. Clowns: 5 to 5:45 p.m. (boys and girls, 5 years and older, must be 3-4 feet tall); party girls: 6 to 6:45 p.m. (girls, 7 years and older, must be 4-5 feet tall); and all boys: 7 to 7:30 p.m. (ages 8 and up). Please arrive 30 minutes prior to audition time to complete paperwork. No one is admitted after auditions begin. For more information, visit cvcballet.org. Downtown Logan will host the Utah premiere of Teton Gravity Research’s latest extreme ski and snowboard HD film, “Way of Life” at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, and Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Dansante Building, 59 S. 100 West. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The film trailer can be viewed at www.logandowntown.org. All guests are entered to win amazing prizes. All are invited to public night at the USU Observatory from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27. Hosted by USU’s Physics Department, guests are invited to view the night sky through the observatory’s 20-inch telescope on the roof of the Science Engineering Research building. Admission is free. Before arrival, please visit www.physics.usu. edu/observatory, as the event will be cancelled in the event of cloudy or inclement weather. The website also offers directions and parking information. USU Extension Sustainability offers a two-day Permaculture Workshop Friday, Sept. 27, at the American West Heritage Center featuring guest teacher Joel Ganzberg, and Saturday, Sept. 28, with a hands-on garden activity on the USU campus. Cost is $15 for students and $25 for community participants. For more information and to register, visit extension.usu.edu/sustain ability or call 797-3313.
The Cache Practical Shooters will hold its monthly pistol match at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Cache Valley Public Shooting Range, 3 miles west of Logan on Valley View Highway. The match will consist of six stages, including a USPSA Classifier. A required, new shooter orientation class will begin at 7:45 a.m. and join the match at 9 a.m. The match is free to firsttime shooters or shooters who have not shot with us previously. Visit www.utahshooters.org for additional information. Match fees are $12 for members and $17 for non-members. Membership is not required. Eye and ear protection are required and spectators are welcome. Contact Rich Meacham at 787-8131 or drmeacham@comcast.net for more information. Of Ivy and Ashes will perform along with The Rompstompers and Approach the Throne at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Cost is $5. The Run 4 Hearing—Logan will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, on the campus of Utah State University. A fundraiser for the Olive Osmond Hearing Fund, the event will feature activities for the whole family, including a 5K glow-in-the-dark run/walk. Participants are encouraged to dress in their brightest costumes and bring their glow paint and glow sticks. Money raised will benefit the Olive Osmond Hearing Fund and its mission to provide hearing aids and devices to people who need them. To register and for more information, visit www. run4hearing.com. You may also contact Lezhai Gulbransen at (208) 403-1705 or Amber Merrell at (435) 630-1533.
SATURDAY The Bridger Folk Music Society presents a concert with song historian and singer Sara Grey at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Crumb Brothers Bakery, 291 S. 300 West. Tickets are $13 and are available via PayPal at www.bridgerfolk.org, by calling 757-3468 or take your chances
at the door. Seating is limited; advance purchase is recommended. For more information, go to www.saragrey.net or www. bridgerfolk.org. Cruising to Stop Abusing will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at the LDS church building at 75 S. 100 East in Wellsville. A fundraiser to benefit CAPSA, there are 11-, 46- and 67-mile options available. Register at cruisingtostopabusing.com. Bark for Life, an American Cancer Society fundraiser, will be presented from 9 a.m. to noon at Lindsay Park in Brigham City. Money raised will be contributed to the American Cancer Society for cancer research and for the aid of cancer patients. All dogs are invited. Registration for the dog walk is $10 per person/dog pair, and $5 for an additional dog. Participants may register online at www.relayforlife.org/barkboxelderut or from 9 to 9:30 p.m. that morning. Following the walk, the event features dog-centered activities and entertainment. Yoga in the Canyon: Light Head, Light Heart will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Stokes Nature Center. Cost is $25. Participants will to bring need a yoga mat, firm blanket, and towel. Some other props will be available. This workshop is appropriate for persons with no previous yoga experience, however, consult with Dennise and your doctor before participating. Space is limited, registration is required by Friday, Sept. 20. To register contact Dennise Gackstetter at muddiyogi@gmail.com. Auditions for Heritage Theatre’s holiday musicals “Five Carols for Christmas” and “Jingle Jacks” will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, with callbacks by invitiation from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1. Please call (801) 698-3033 or visit www.heritagetheatreutah. com for more information. A free kids’ activity will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Macey’s Little The-
atre in Providence. Designed for children 1 to 13, we will be doing a free easy craft and sharing a free treat. Please sign up your child at the service desk. Check us out on Facebook or visit littletheatrerecipes.blogspot.com for more information. Carey Murdock will perform from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave. A Nashville-based, singersongwriter, Murdock has often been described as Bruce Springsteen meets Harry Connick, Jr. The Whittier Center is celebrating its 21st anniversary from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 28. In honor of this event our tenants are putting on free workshops from noon to 3 p.m. If you’ve ever wanted to participate in ballet, salsa, karate, Irish dance or more, sign up at www.whittiercenter.com. There will be a professional show put on by our tenants. Come and see what our pros can do. Tickets are $5 per person and refreshments will be sold at intermission. You can make a difference by participating in the Cache Valley Crop Hunger Walk Saturday, Sept. 28, beginning at Willow Park near the Gardners’ Market. There will be 1.5- and 3-mile routes with rest stops at Kilowatt Park and the Cache Community Food Pantry. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with an open walk between 9 and 10 a.m. The event is sponsored by the Cache Community Connections: Interfaith and Civic organizations. Twenty-five percent of the money raised will go to Cache Community Food Pantry and the remainder will support hunger projects around the world. Cubworld will perform along with Handsome Face Dave and Brown Sugar at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Cost is $5. Sherid Peterson will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza, located across the street north from Maceys. Peterson’s music is always
a crowd favorite.
SUNDAY Zac Bettinger will perform from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave. This guitarist-extraordinaire will soothe your soul. Come in for the best brunch and music in town.
MONDAY The Logan Community Recreation Center is hosting Back to School Week Sept. 30 through Oct. 5. All group fitness classes are free during the week, including piyo, yoga, hip hop, turbo kick, insanity, step, power toning, zumba and boot camp. Classes are held in the early morning, at noon and in the evening starting at 5:30 p.m.
TUESDAY Have you ever wanted to whittle like your grandpa did? Or maybe you are already an accomplished carver. Then again maybe you’re like most of us and are somewhere in between. If you are at all interested in wood carving, come out and join us at the Cache County Senior Citizen Center at 240 N. 100 East at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1. All ages are welcome. If you are new to the hobby, just show up and let us help you get started.
WEDNESDAY The Hyrum Senior Center is holding a Health Fair/Flu Shot Clinic from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, 675 E. Main St. The doors will be closed to the public until 10 a.m. so we can set up. All seniors are welcome. Lots of free service and drawings. For more information call 245-3570
THURSDAY Join the coyotes for Open House Night from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at the USDA Predator Research Facility at 600 E. 4200 South in Millville. Call Julie Young at 797-1348 for more information.
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*Includes entree, Bread or salad & soda *excLuDing SteAk or SeAfooD. MAy not be coMbineD with Any other offerS.
* MAy not be coMbineD with Any other offerS.
Buy One Dinner Entree Get The Second Dinner Entree
1/2 Off
M-T 11–10 • F-S 11-11 • Sun 12-10 1079 N. Main • Logan • 753-4084
One Coupon Per Table Coupons May Not Be Combined With Any Other Offer Valid M-Thurs Only
Effective until 10/4/13