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Artist Michael Malm says his painting life has been a ‘blessing’ The Herald Journal

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“Her First Son” by Wellsville artist Michael Malm, whose artwork appears in major galleries in the U.S., his illustrations in the LDS Church’s Ensign magazine, and who’s won several awards for his pieces. “I like to do period pieces,” he says, explaining he’s going for the “timeless look.” Read more about Malm and his work on Page 8.

From the editor

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ITH THE CHILLY weather comes a local fundraising staple, the Moondog Ball.

Held in October every year, this event helps raise money for Four Paws Rescue, a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding loving homes for cats and dogs.

I’m telling you about this not only because it promises to be a hot event (complete with a performance by the Shimmering Sands Belly Dancers, a silent auction, tons of awesome food and live music by the Blue Blazers), but also because Four Paws holds a special place in my heart.

When I first moved away from home to go to USU, my roommate and I adopted a kitty we named Grace. She was so tiny, and she got sick as soon as we brought her home. Somehow we nursed her through it, even though she almost died on us, and now, 10 years later, she’s

Slow Wave

Don’t miss a night of Spanish dance with Calo Flamenco!

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still attached to me in every sense of the word. When she was sick she lost her voice, so now she just chirps instead of meowing, and she follows me everywhere, sleeps on my head and likes to cuddle every single time I sit down.

If that doesn’t convince you, I’ll also point out that live music by the Blue Blazers is not something you want to miss. These guys played at my wedding back in 2005, and people are still talking about their performance. They have so much energy and it’s easy to see they love what they’re doing. Oh yeah, and they play fantastic music, too.

So, in short, the ninth annual Moondog Ball will be held Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Logan Country Club, and everyone should go! You can find out more information on Page 4.

I hope you’re all ready for winter — I know I’m not.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

— Jamie Baer Nielson Cache Magazine editor

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Dennis thinks Burning Man was better next year

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pet photo of the week

This dog is available for adoption!

Pet: Pina From: Cache Humane Society Why he’s so lovable: Pina is a male Australian cattle dog mix of medium size who is good with kids, cats and other dogs. He is up to date with his shots.

Pina is feisty, loyal and very active, and needs an active family and large yard for exercise. To meet Pina or other animals who need loving homes, visit the Cache Humane Society shelter at 2370 W. 200 North in Logan. Pina’s ID number is C2009013. For more information, visit www.cachehumane.org or call 792-3920.

Send your favorite picture of your pet, along with your name and a couple paragraphs detailing why your pet’s so darn lovable, to Cache Magazine, 75 W. 300 N., Logan, UT 84321, or e-mail it all to jbaer@hjnews.com.

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

Tap Dogs stomping their way into Logan

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HE CACHE VALLEY

Coming up next: The King’s Singers

Center for the Arts will present Dein Perry’s Tap Dogs at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 and 9 at the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

Tickets range from $26 to $38 and can be purchased at www.

EllenEcclesTheatre.org or by calling 752-0026.

Tap Dogs — a rough, tough, rocking theatrical entertainment performance — is ready to leave dents on stages all across North America. Winner of 11 International Awards, the group premiered at the Sydney Theatre Festival, moved on to London and New York and has been a howling success all across North America, Europe, Asia, South America and Australia.

Having performed in 330 cities worldwide with 12 million seats sold, Tap Dogs is taking the world by storm. Created by two-time Olivier Award-winning choreographer Dein Perry, with a construction site set by eclectic designer/director Nigel Triffitt and a driving score by composer Andrew Wilkie, Tap Dogs is part theater, part dance, part rock concert.

Perry has come a long way from the makeshift dance school in Newcastle, a steel town north of Sydney, Australia, where, as young boys, he and the future dogs learned

how to tap. At the age of 17, with no opportunities in sight for a dancing career, he earned his union papers and worked as an industrial machinist for six years. He then moved to Sydney where he tried to break into show business. Small chorus parts in Broadway-style musicals led to Perry’s big break when he was cast in the longrunning Sydney production of

HE KING’S T Singers will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 and 27

at the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

Tickets are $26 to $38 and available online at www.

EllenEcclesTheatre.org or by calling 752-0026.

Celebrating 41 years of music making, this stunning British vocal sextet performs more than 100 concerts every season. They have maintained their place at the apex of a cappella singing and are counted among the world’s elite classical performers. The King’s Singers delight audiences around the world with

“42nd Street.” When it closed, he decided to create a contemporary show around the themes of his industrial experience with his Newcastle tap dancing mates.

With a small government grant, Perry contacted his old friends, who had also taken up various “real” jobs by this time, and formed Tap Brothers.

From this, Perry was offered the

their incomparable musicianship, wit and charm. They were founded in 1968 and though the faces keep changing, their high musical standards and character remain the same.

From medieval to renaissance, romantic to contemporary, folk to pop, their repertoire is all-encompassing and these two concerts are no exception.

Comprised of David Hurley (countertenor), Timothy WayneWright (countertenor), Paul Phoenix (tenor), Philip Lawson (baritone), Christopher Gabbitas (baritone) and Stephen Connolly (bass), The King’s Singers continue to be one of the

chance to choreograph the West End musical “Hot Shoe Shuffle,” which brought the group to London and earned Perry his Olivier Award in 1995. A subsequent offer from the Sydney Theatre Company led to a collaboration with Triffitt, which resulted in the creation of Tap Dogs.

Triffitt’s industrial stage sets incorporate moving parts, complicated steps, angle grind-

most sought-after and critically acclaimed vocal ensembles in the world, widely celebrated for their manifold repertoire choices and deep commitment to choral standards and new works alike.

The group’s recent studio album, “Simple Gifts,” was awarded a Grammy for Best Classical Crossover Recording.

Winter 2010 will see the release of The King’s Singers’ highlyanticipated new album “Don’t Let Go,” which incorporates smooth jazz influences into their signature style and standards.

For the latest news, Tweets and YouTube updates, visit www.kingssingers.com.

ers and water. The dancers will tap you into a daze of skill and scenery as they tap together, tap alone, tap fast, tap slow, tap in simple and complex rhythms, tap with basketballs and iron rods, tap hanging upside down suspended from ropes and on ladders.

Tap Dogs was the instant hit of the Sydney Theatre Festival, where it had its world premiere in January 1995, and caused an equal sensation at the Edinburgh Festival later that year. The group then played to standing-room only at London’s Sadler’s Wells, return tours of Australia and a second West End engagement.

Tap Dogs made their North American debut at Montreal’s “Just For Laughs” festival in August 1996. The show then played to critical acclaim on a limited North American tour prior to an engagement in New York City, where Perry earned a 1997 Drama Desk nomination for “Best Choreography” and the show received a 1997 Obie Award. Tap Dogs went on to be immortalized in the movie “Bootmen,” directed by Perry and inspired by his Tap Dog experiences.

For more information about Tap Dogs, visit www.tapdogs. com.

Photo by Marco Borggreve

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All mixed up

Calo Flamenco: A fiery Spanish experience

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MAGINE BALLET THEATRE, an Ogden-based ballet company in residence at Peery’s Egyptian Theater, will present an evening of traditional Spanish dance with Calo Flamenco: Ballet de Martín Gaxiola on Saturday, Oct. 3. The performance also couples with Imagine Ballet’s fall gala fundraiser and includes an evening of varied entertainment.

There will be appetizers, a silent auction, dinner, dessert and dancing following the show. The evening begins at 6 p.m. and the Calo Flamenco performance will start at 8 p.m. Tickets for the entire evening are $100 per person, or $30 per person for the Flamenco performance only. They can be purchased through the Peery’s Egyptian Theater box office in Ogden, through SmithsTix venues or online at www.smithstix.com.

For more information, visit www.imagineballet.org.

For those unfamiliar with the traditional dance of Spain, Calo Flamenco will surely open their eyes to the broad range of artistry the dance form embodies. Calo Flamenco not only shows audiences the powerful and passionate dance form, but also the many vibrant and charged aspects that go hand in hand with the dancing: The music, sing-

ing and costumes that accompany the dancers on stage create a vivid scene of Spanish culture and life.

Artistic director Martín Gaxiola created Calo Flamenco in 2003, and the group has toured extensively throughout the United States with great success, including such dance hubs as New York City. With more than 15 talented dancers and musicians, Calo Flamenco

stands as one of the largest professional flamenco companies in the nation. Gaxiola himself has been studying dance since 1992 and has made his passion the art of flamenco. Gaxiola has studied in the flamenco heartland of Sevilla, Spain, as well as other areas in Spain, the dance form’s land of origin.

Imagine Ballet Theatre is in residence at Peery’s Egyptian Theater in Ogden.

Artistic Director Raymond Van Mason created the company in 2004 to offer the company of dancers an opportunity to work with professional artists and foster professional performing experiences. IBT encourages involvement in the arts through The School of Imagine Ballet Theatre and the performing company. Imagine Ballet Theatre has gained national and state recognition by receiving the 2005 Utah Best of State Award for Best Children’s Performing Group, as well as invitations in 2004 and 2006 to perform at the Dance Under the Stars Choreography Festival in Palm Desert, Calif. They returned from the 2006 competition with the Judy G. Mayer Award for Small Groups. In 2005 the company received a certificate of recognition from the Ogden City Council for their contribution to Ogden’s art community. For 2007 the company has been awarded a Utah Performing Arts Touring Grant from the Utah Arts Council. Dancers within the company have received recognition and summer scholarships from prestigious ballet companies such as the American Ballet Theater in New York City, Boston Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle and The Rock for Dance Education in Pennsylvania, among others.

Tickets now available for annual Moondog Ball fundraiser HE NINTH ANNUAL T Moondog Ball will be held Saturday, Oct. 17, at the

Logan Country Club, 710 N. 1500 East. There will be hors d’oeuvres, live music by the Blue Blazers, a performance by the Shimmering Sands Belly Dancers, a silent auction and more. Food will be served and the auction will open at 7 p.m.; music and dancing will start at 9 p.m. Tickets are $55 and can be purchased at Caffe Ibis, The Italian Place, the Cache Valley Gardeners’ Market and Fuhriman’s Framing and Fine Art. Proceeds benefit Four Paws Rescue.

Known for its gourmet hors d’oeuvres, the ball will feature food from Caffe Ibis, Culinary Concepts, Crumb Brothers

Bakery, The Factory Pizzeria, Firehouse Pizza, Hamilton’s, The Italian Place, The Indian Oven, Iron Gate Grill, Le

Nonne, Logan Golf & Country Club, Rockhill Creamery, Tandoori Oven and more.

Four Paws became a non-

profit organization in 2000, and that year the Moondog Ball was created as a fundraiser in the back room of Caffe Ibis. Bob Bissland, an accomplished graphic artist, came up with the fundraiser’s name and designed its first three posters. He came up with the name from the Moondog Coronation Ball, which was declared to be the first rock ’n’ roll concert and took place in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1952.

For more information about Four Paws Rescue, visit www. petfinder.com/shelters/4paws. html.

This year’s poster artists include Bissland, Dick Broun, Jacob Barrow, Vanessa Balls, Robert Guy and Erik Scabeland.

Annabelle

Scooter

* These animals need your help * If you can’t attend this year’s ball but would still like to make a donation to Four Paws Rescue, send it to PO Box 422, Millville, UT 84326. To see more pets available for adoption, visit www.petfinder. com/shelters/4paws.html or the Logan PetSmart, 1050 N. Main.

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TAH STATE Theatre in the Caine School of the Arts at Utah State University will wrap up its production of “The Glass Menagerie” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2 and 3 at the Caine Lyric Theatre in Logan, 28 W. Center St. Tickets are $13 for the general public and available at the Caine School of the Arts Box Office in FA 138B or at boxoffice.usu.edu. USU students with valid ID get in free.

“The Glass Menagerie” by award-winning playwright Tennessee Williams is sent in St. Louis in 1937 and describes the life of the Wingfield household.

Presented as a memory, the play is a powerful tale that shows what happens when fragile dreams clash with reality, said the play’s director Colin Johnson, a USU theater arts department faculty member.

Jared Rounds leads as narra-

If you go ...

What: “The Glass Menagerie” When: 7:30 p.m., Oct. 2 and 3 Where: Caine Lyric Theatre Tickets: $13; available in FA 138-B or at boxoffice.usu.edu

tor Tom Wingfield, an aspiring poet who supports his family by working at a shoe warehouse.

He escapes his mundane life through literature, movies and alcohol. Anne Werner plays Laura Wingfield, who has withdrawn from life, preferring to listen to old records and enjoy her collection of glass figurines.

Her mother, Amanda Wingfield, played by Aubrey Campbell, decides marriage is the cure for Laura’s directionless life after her daughter drops out of business college. Nate Kluthe portrays Jim O’Connor, Tom’s

friend and co-worker who is unknowingly tapped as Laura’s suitor. A dinner party to introduce the two young people ends in disaster.

“The theme of the work is the challenge that faces us all in communicating with parents of very different generations, especially those who have lived through difficult times,” said Johnson. “Furthermore, this semi-autobiographical play illustrates the absolute need we all have for hope in our lives ... for the promise of love and security in an unforgiving world. Its central character, Amanda Wingfield, is one of the most enduring characters of the American theater.”

The Caine School of the Arts presents more than 175 events each academic year. More information on upcoming events is available at http://caineschool. usu.edu.

Aubrey Campbell as Amanda Wingfield, left, and Anne Werner as Laura Wingfield in Utah State Theatre’s production of “The Glass Menagerie.”

‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ coming to Heritage Theatre in Perry hazadi’s Soirée will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in the Taggart Student Center auditorium at USU. Tickets are $12 and will be available at the door.

Logan’s own Shimmering Sands Belly Dancers and special guest Sa’Diyya from Texas, along with dancers from Salt Lake City, will present an evening of Middle Eastern dance featuring a diversity of troupes and soloists performing a variety of styles including cabaret, tribal, folkloric and fusion. Immerse yourself in the alluring performances by Shazadi, Saffron, Shimmering Sands Dancers, Dragomi, Desert Orchid and rising star Sa’Diyya.

For more information, visit www.shimmeringsands.com or contact Traci at tkhanzalik@ gmail.com.

RSENIC AND “A Old Lace” will open at The Heritage Theatre in

Perry on Friday, Oct. 16, and play at 7 p.m. every Monday, Friday and Saturday through Nov. 7. A matinee will start at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. Tickets are $9 for adults and $8 for children and seniors. For reservation, call 435-723-8392.

“Arsenic and Old Lace” is the story of two charming and innocent ladies who populate their cellar with the remains of socially and religiously “acceptable” roomers and the antics of their nephew, Teddy, who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt; and Mortimer, a manic theater critic. Comedic chaos and thrilling suspense ensues when another nephew, Jonathan, a psychopathic killer, comes to stay.

As rehearsals continue for “Arsenic and Old Lace” at The Heritage Theatre in Perry, Aunt Abby (played by Susan Haderlie of Logan) and Aunt Martha (played by Darlene Miller of Brigham City) contemplate their plan to have Teddy (played

by Ross Reeder of Perry) bury their latest victim in the cellar.

The cast includes Mortimer (played by Alan Smith of Hooper); Aunt Abby (played by Susan Haderlie of Logan); Aunt Martha (played by Darlene Miller of Brigham City); Elaine Harper (played by Mandee

Shaffer); Jonathan Brewster (played by Lee Perry); Dr. Einstien (played by Brian Wood); and Teddy (played

by Ross Reeder of Perry).

For more information, visit www.heritagetheatre utah.com.

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Film New this week “Zombieland” Rated R ★★★ You’d be justified in thinking you’ve visited “Zombieland” before. There’s been no shortage of zombies at the movies in recent years, just as there’s been no shortage of vampires. And within that genre, a crop of zombie comedies has arisen, from “Shaun of the Dead” to “Zombie Strippers” to “Dead Snow.” Like “Shaun” before it, though, “Zombieland” mostly finds that tricky balance of the laugh-out-loud funny and the make-you-jump scary, of deadpan laughs and intense energy. It’s a total blast even if the story is a bit thin, and it does run out of steam toward the end, but thankfully our trip to “Zombieland” is appropriately quick. First-time director Ruben Fleischer grabs you from the getgo with stylized visuals, and the script from Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick is hilariously bizarre while still remaining rooted in contemporary reality. Jesse Eisenberg stars as an uber-nerdy college student who’s managed to survive a viral zombie outbreak by adhering to a strict series of rules, which are inspired by his innate fear of everything. While trying to get home to Ohio to see what’s become of his parents, he runs into a fellow survivor (Woody Harrelson) who’s his brash, butt-kicking opposite. They come to regard each other by their destinations — Columbus and Tallahassee — rather than their real names to avoid forging a personal relationship, should potential zombiedom force either of them to take drastic action against the other.

Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin co-star as Wichita and Little Rock, sisters who join them in hopes of staying alive. R for horror violence/ gore and language. 82 min.

“The Invention of Lying” Rated PG-13 ★1⁄2 It would be such a joy to bend the truth and say that “The Invention of Lying” lives up to the potential of its inspired premise.

The conceit — that an alternate universe exists where everyone tells the truth all the time — sets up an uproarious beginning, but then the movie plummets precipitously.

It’s not just the high-concept gag wears thin, which it does. The bigger problem is that Ricky Gervais,

in his directorial debut (alongside co-director and co-writer Matthew Robinson), zig-zags awkwardly between dark humor and heavy melodrama. One character is suicidal and another is on the verge of dying, both of which are played uncomfortably for laughs.

It certainly doesn’t help that “The Invention of Lying” is lighted so hideously, everyone looks like death — even Rob Lowe and Tina Fey. This is especially obvious given Gervais’ fondness for cutting back and forth between close-ups of his actors, which he does with distracting frequency. On camera himself, he’s likable enough as Mark Bellison, a wisecracking sad sack who discovers the unheard-of notion of lying one day and explores its many benefits. But sharing scenes with him are Philip Seymour Hoffman, Edward Norton and Jason Bateman, who go to waste in barely-there cameos. Comedians like Fey, Jeffrey Tambor and Louis C.K. get a bit more time on screen but their characters are flatly onenote. Gervais deserves credit for approaching the idea that God and heaven are part of an elaborate lie meant to assuage the masses — a bold move for a big-studio comedy with lots of stars — but then backs off, as if he and Robinson hadn’t thought it through all the way. PG13 for language including some sexual material and a drug reference. 99 min.

Still playing “Fame” Rated PG ★★1⁄2 This “reinvention” of the 1980 high school musical — please, people, don’t call it a remake — stays faithful to the spirit and structure of Alan Parker’s original while sucking out all the raciness. There’s no nudity in the new “Fame,” no one gets an abortion. No one even lights a single cigarette. But at the same time, dancer and choreographer Kevin Tancharoen, making his feature directing debut, doesn’t turn “Fame” into the kind of slick, overly edited eye candy you might expect. It’s stylized, yes, and it moves really fluidly while still maintaining some urban grittiness. And in a world where people aspire for instant recognition by making idiots of themselves on reality TV, there’s something sort of quaint about the idea of working hard for artistic glory. Starting with Debbie Allen’s

famous “You got big dreams, you want fame” speech over the opening titles, “Fame” follows a group of aspiring singers, dancers, actors and musicians from their auditions for New York’s High School of Performing Arts until their graduation four years later. Among the familiar types are Denise (Naturi Naughton), a classically trained pianist who longs to branch out creatively; shy actress Jenny (Kay Panabaker); the privileged dancer Alice (Kherington Payne); the shticky wannabe film director Neil (Paul Iacono); and the misunderstood actor-rapper Mailk (Collins Pennie). Among the faculty are Kelsey Grammer as the stern but fair piano teacher; Bebe Neuwirth, formidable as always as a dance instructor, Megan Mullally as a voice coach and Allen herself, in all of two scenes, as the school’s principal. PG for thematic material including teen drinking, a sexual situation and language. 107 min.

“Surrogates” Rated PG-13 ★★ Itself a kind of surrogate, “Surrogates” is a stand-in for many of the sci-fi movies of the recent past: In it, you’ll recognize the ideas of “Blade Runner,” “Minority Report” and even “WALL-E.” In a quasi-present day Boston, nearly everyone has a surrogate — a younger, thinner, cosmetically perfect robotic version of themselves.

They’re controlled while you’re reclining at home and plugged into a machine. This means, most importantly, that we have a blond Bruce Willis on our hands. Willis is an FBI agent who, along with his partner (Radha Mitchell), is trying to solve two murders which, though committed on surrogates, also “liquefied” the brains of their human operators. Having a robotic stand-in has some obvious perks: Sexuality is less inhibited. If you fall, you don’t scrape your elbows.

And if your helicopter crashes,

you don’t die. But this crime-less utopia is also a superficial wasteland, devoid of meaningfulness.

“Surrogates,” directed by Jonathan Mostow (“Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines”), is adapted from a graphic novel by Robert Venditti.

Graphic novels are — for better or worse — the new pulp fiction. Like those hard-boiled novels of the ’40s that Hollywood couldn’t get enough of, graphic novels are fueling what once would have been called B-movies. At its best, that’s what “Surrogates” is: a quality Bmovie, pulpy and reflective of its times. The film isn’t shy about its feelings about technology — it’s time to unplug. But dreams of a computer-less society are as much fantasy as a blond Bruce Willis.

PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing images, language, sexuality and a drugrelated scene. 88 min.

— All reviews by The Associated Press

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REW BARRYMORE has forged a persona as both an actress and producer with movies that exude a playful sense of girl power, so it only makes sense that “Whip It,” her first feature as a director, would share that same sort of vibe.

What is surprising, though, is Barrymore’s ability to find just the right tone all the time, which would be a difficult feat for any first-time filmmaker to achieve — even one who’s had the benefit of spending her entire life on movie sets.

“Whip It” is funny without trying too hard to be wacky, sweet without being overly sentimental. It has an appealing low-budget, ’70s-style kitsch.

And after a recent string of female-centric films including “All About Steve” and “The Ugly Truth” that wallow in the worst kinds of stereotypes, it is such a relief to see women depicted as strong, smart, cool individuals.

It’s also a joy to see Ellen Page play a character other than the impossibly clever smartalecks she’s become known for in movies like “Juno” and “Hard Candy.” Here, Page stars as Bliss Cavendar, a misfit growing up in the nowhere town of Bodeen, Texas, and working as a waitress at the local barbecue joint.

Bliss is reluctantly following in the footsteps of her beauty-queen mother (Marcia Gay Harden), but on a visit to the big city of Austin, she sees a flier for the local roller derby league and is immediately intrigued. Not only does she secretly try out, she makes it and becomes the league’s petite, speedy star.

She joins the Hurl Scouts, whose shtick is that they dress up in Girl Scout uniforms with fishnets and heavy eyeliner to beat up on the competition.

With tongue-in-cheek names like Maggie Mayhem (Kristen

Aisle Seat

★★★ “Whip It” Rated PG-13

By The Associated Press

Wiig), Bloody Holly (stuntwoman Zoe Bell) and Smashley Simpson (Barrymore herself), they’re perennial cellar-dwellers but they don’t care. They’re too busy having fun. (Their coach, however, takes the sport way too seriously; he’s played hilariously by Andrew Wilson, older brother of Owen and Luke, in stringy blond hair and cut-off denim shorts.)

What’s endearing about these characters — inspired by the memoir by Shauna Cross, a Los Angeles Derby Dolls member who also wrote the script — is that these women are tough on the outside but decent to the core. They’ll shove and elbow and knock each other to the ground, but all go out for beers afterward and compare bruises.

Bliss finds a home among them and finds out what she’s made of in the process, blossoming from awkward young woman to confident athlete.

Trouble is, at 17 she’s lied about her age to get in, and she’s lied to her family about where she’s

been going all those nights she’s been competing.

Clearly this conflict will come to a head, and in that regard, “Whip It” is pretty predictable. Of course, the roller derby championship will take place on the same night as the all-important Miss Blue Bonnet Pageant. The Hurl Scouts will be pitted against the league’s best team, the Holy Rollers, led

by Bliss’ nemesis, Iron Maven

(Juliette Lewis). And the indie rock stud (Landon Pigg) to whom Bliss gives her heart

might not be so worthy of it.

But the scenes in which Bliss and her mother confront each other about their expectations and resentments are beautifully free of histrionics: It’s just two women, speaking honestly about how they feel.

Bliss also has a believably comfortable relationship with her best friend, the brainy, sarcastic Pash (Alia Shawkat from “Arrested Development”).

They all serve as a welcome reminder that when boys let you down, your girls will always be there to pick you back up.

“Whip It,” a Fox Searchlight Pictures release, is rated PG13 for sexual content including crude dialogue, language and drug material. Running time: 111 minutes. Three stars out of four.

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‘Whip It’ a whirlwind of girl power

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“Leading Them Home”

“Precious Things”

Timeless tales

“End of the Day”

“Soft Winds”

ears ago, Michael M was perus the South Utah Uni sity book when an o woman struck up a convers tion with him. After finding he was studying illustration asked what he was planning doing with his life.

He was going to be an art told the stranger.

Yes, but how would he su his family? she asked.

It was one and the same f Malm, now a Wellsville res who specializes in figurativ paintings.

“I always believed that I make a living off of it,” he s If that woman could see w Malm has accomplished no she’d probably rethink that nal conversation.

His artwork appears in ma galleries in the U.S., his illu trations in the LDS Church’s Ensign magazine, and he’s won several awards for his pieces.

Growing up in Bountiful, Malm was the quiet kid in church who drew a lot, but he didn’t have serious aspirations to be an artist for many years. It wasn’t until graduating from high school, serving an LDS mission in Louisiana and starting to attend Dixie College that he realized what he wanted to do with his life.

While in Southern Utah he met his future wife, Juanita, and the two moved to Logan after he collected a bachelor’s degree in illustration from SUU in the mid-1990s. Malm then obtained his master of fine arts from Utah State University. During that time, the couple lived in a two-bedroom apartment in Logan; he used one bedroom as a studio. After learning they were expecting A their first child, Mike s and Juanita had to find b

brought in more money than did the construction work.

Now he still does portraits, but has also commissioned illustrations for the LDS Church and various pieces for shows, such as for the Springville Museum of Art, which he’s currently working on deadline toward.

But almost always, his paintings include people. And he always uses models from his tist, he neighborhood.

“Everyone that I have used upport have been local to Cache Valley,” he said. for Malm will approach them and sident ask if they’d be willing to model ve for an upcoming painting. They get in costume and he’ll either could make sketches or take photos in said. the studio or on location. The he what works on the paintings by looking ow, at the photos or sketches. origiMost of all his children are his models, with his 5-year-old major daughter particularly willing. usMany of Malm’s paintings have a certain feel — they show people from a different time period.

He says he goes for the “pioneer look” sometimes.

“I like to do period pieces,” he says, explaining he’s going for the “timeless look.”

Although a painting can sometimes take just a few days, Malm sits on them for awhile before shipping them off to a gallery or competition.

“I let them sit around the studio — they’re 95 percent done,” he said.

“Then I usually go back and tweak something. I have to live with them for awhile.”

Malm realizes the benefits of doing what he loves for a living.

As he breaks for lunch earlier this week in his studio — built specifically so northern light would flood the room throughout the day — he is grateful.

Photos by Alan Murray “Sometimes I’m in Above: Michael Malm works on a painting in his here painting and I just studio in Wellsville on Tuesday. Below: Paints and think, ‘We’ve been so very blessed.’” brushes sit on a table in his studio.

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a slightly larger apartment — three bedrooms — in Wellsville, where they stayed for four years before building their home.

A year ago they were able to build a separate studio just north of their home on the Wellsville bench. They have four children: ages 12, 8, 5 and a toddler.

Over the years, Malm has gravitated toward painting people, after spending much of his time on landscapes and still-lifes, he says.

People emit a certain emotion to which he’s drawn.

“There’s a certain feeling, or emotion, you can portray,” he says, looking at a large, partially finished piece he’s working on that features Jesus Christ surrounded by others. “You can communicate so much with a figure.”

While at Dixie, Malm studied under Del Parson, who sufficiently encouraged Malm to “get his work out there.” In Logan, he was able to quit his construction job to paint portraits full time since they

Story by Emilie H. Wheeler

Photo by Alan Murray

Michael Malm works on a painting using a photo displayed on a computer monitor in his studio in Wellsville on Tuesday.

Artist Michael Malm says his painting life has been a ‘blessing’

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Burning Man was better next year

M

Y COLLECTION of silly buttons from Burning Man includes one that says, “Burning Man was better last year.” The irony, of course, is that this button is given out every year and every year a throng of people keep coming back.

If you’ve ever been part of an annual event that lasted more than five years, you are probably familiar with this sentiment.

Events generally go through a cycle of being original and innovative, progressing to bigger and better, then tapering off into predictable and gentrified. It’s the event evolutionary imperative in play.

Everything from Marti Gras to Starbucks to your crazy Uncle Larry’s Memorial Day Fried Frog Leg Festival goes through this process. Some call it entropy; I call it regression to the mean and meanness. Too many years together working on anything leads to discontent; just look at the divorce rate.

If at this point you have no idea what Burning Man is, let me explain. It’s a seven-day festival held the week leading up to Labor Day in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. Last year it attracted 44,000 people from around the world. It costs

about $250 to attend and on top of that you have to bring all your own supplies. Other than ice and coffee, you can’t buy anything. It’s hot and dusty and there are windstorms. There is no cell phone coverage and what Internet there is, is unreliable. Sanitation is dependent on Port-O-Potties and you can’t bring your dog. There is no air conditioning and some days the temperatures top 110 degrees.

Except for these few minor drawbacks, it not only survives, it thrives.

If this description doesn’t do it for you, head on over to Googleland and type in “Burning Man.” Be careful, though, because there are so many words and images out there about Burning Man that your search will cause the entire Internet to slow to 1985 dialup speeds. If you don’t have a computer, well, I commend you, but I can’t help you other than to point you to the couple dozen books written about the event. They range from one that is nothing but a collection of photos of hips to one that goes into excruciating detail about the event’s organizational structure.

Approaching Burning Man as a media event is an extrac-

Slightly Off Center

By Dennis Hinkamp

tive industry. And, like all such Western industries, eventually you are going to run out of the resource you are extracting. Still, there are probably lots of things you don’t know and don’t want to know about Burning Man. It’s become just like those annoying people who actually tell you how they are doing when you ask them how they are doing. It’s like that the comedian you invite to the party to tell jokes but all he wants to talk about is politics.

The following is a transcript of a conversation I had with the actual Burning Man this year: Me: So, Burning Man

— mind if I call you Burnie?

— Tell me about all the naked chicks, drugs and raves; it sounds so very counter-culture.

Burning Man: Well, Dennis — mind if I call you Denny?

— Like many people approaching middle age, I’m starting to feel the need to leave some sort of legacy. After a certain age, being fat, drunk and stupid really is no way to go through life. I don’t want people to remember me that way. Lately I have been moonlighting with a couple spinoff projects such as Black Rock Solar and Burners Without Borders.

Me: Really? Well, party on, Burnie.

Burning Man: Well thanks, Denny, that’s a pretty tired Wayne’s World impression.

It’s really not a party. I do get a lot of satisfaction bringing solar power to grade schools and high schools in western Nevada. Just last week, I finished an array in Lovelock.

Me: Dude, you said Lovelock.

Burning Man: Will you stop that! Yes, Dennis, the oddly named city of Lovelock is a wonderful community and the seat of Pershing County, Nev., the county where Burning Man takes place. This was a great opportunity to give back to the

community.

Me: Thanks Burnie, I did not know that. But what’s Burners Without Borders? That sounds like taking Burning Man global.

Burning Man: Well, you are partially correct. What I really want to do is take some of the skills and principles of the event worldwide. Remember Hurricane Katrina? Well, I collected a lot of money and sent a large contingent of people there to help rebuild communities.

If we can build and dissemble a city for 45,000 people in the Nevada desert every year, we can help people rebuild anywhere. We currently have disaster relief and building projects all over the United States and three other continents. Thanks for your interest, Dennis, but I’ve got to get burned in a few hours. I’ll be back next year — maybe better, but probably not bigger.

Dennis Hinkamp has been to Burning Man 11 years in a row and still has not figured out what it is. He is among a number of freelance writers whose columns appear in The Herald Journal as part of an effort to expose readers to a variety of community voices. He is not an employee of the newspaper. Feedback at dhinkamp@msn.com.

AVA to host exhibit featuring 3 local artists N OPENING A reception for a new exhibit at the Alliance for

the Varied Arts Gallery — featuring local artists Aurora Hughes Villa (ceramist), Deb Banerjee (painter) and Paul Schumann (printmaker) — will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at 35 W. 100 South in Logan.

The exhibit will run through Nov. 28. For more information, call 753-2970 or visit www.avaarts.org.

Hughes Villa received her bachelor of fine arts degree from New York’s Buffalo State College and her

master’s of fine arts degree in 1998 from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

She was an assistant professor at North Central College in Naperville, Ill., and is now an adjunct professor at Utah State University and a museum educator at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art. Banerjee grew up in Texas and received a bachelor’s degree in art education from Baylor University.

She has a bachelor of fine arts from the Art Institute of Chicago and a master’s of fine arts from the California

Institute of Arts. She is currently curator of exhibitions and programs at The Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art at Utah State University.

Schumann received a master’s degree in printmaking from Indiana University and a bachelor of fine arts in drawing from the Cleveland Institute of Art. He taught printmaking, drawing and painting at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design from 2000 to 2007, as well as two years at the University of Minnesota. Since moving to Logan, he taught foundations at USU during 2008.

Mitchard dips into ocean one too many times

By The Associated Press

I

F YOU LOVED Jacquelyn Mitchard’s wonderful book “The Deep End of the Ocean,” you may wonder why she would want to tack on a sequel.

In “Deep End,” Mitchard tells the story of Beth Cappadora and her family’s struggle to deal with unending heartache after 3-year-old Ben is kidnapped. It’s a beautifully written story that deserved its best-seller status.

Now Mitchard takes up the family’s story years later in “No Time to Wave Goodbye.”

The children are grown. Ben

is married, with a child of his own. After all these years, he’s still feeling uncomfortable with his birth family.

Ben’s brother, Vincent, a troubled teen when last seen, is now a documentary filmmaker experiencing his first big success. His film, “No Time to Wave Goodbye,” looks at five families of kidnapped children who have never learned what happened to them.

Unbelievably, at this moment of triumph, the family is again plunged into disaster.

Ben’s baby daughter is kidnapped.

Mitchard tells the story in poignant detail. The characters

once. Ostensibly, it was to let the young couple have a night to rest. But Beth had not wakened to a baby in so long. ... Did mothers who’d had the full complement of years with their children yearn this way, she wondered? Was it even more poignant? ... The years of her motherhood had been cored by Ben’s loss.”

are well drawn, but the premise is strained.

“Beth thought greedily, she would do that — the cuddling, the changing, the feeding, carrying Stella in to Eliza only

How could someone who had suffered through a kidnapping ever allow another child to be so vulnerable? Wouldn’t you have strict rules for anyone caring for your child?

“No Time to Wave Goodbye” never seems to live up to the original. Mitchard would have done better to use her talent on a new subject.

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Book review

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A story of hope, redemption and rebirth “Shattered Silence: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer’s Daughter” by Melissa G. Moore with M. Bridget Cook (Sweetwater Books, 2009, $16.99)

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E HAVE ALL read news stories and books about serial killers and their victims, but I’ve often wondered about the other victims — the families of these murderers. The people who have loved and lived with cold-blooded killers, the shame and humiliation, the notoriety and stigma, the confusion and anger: What is their story?

“Shattered Silence” answers that question in the case of Melissa Jesperson, daughter of Keith Jesperson, who murdered and raped eight women in a killing spree that started in 1990, when Melissa was 10 years old.

Melissa’s true story of living and loving her father tells of her love and admiration for her tall, handsome dad as a child, but also the uneasy feeling that all was not right with him.

As Melissa recounts growing up in Washington state and stories of her truck-driver father’s temper, infidelity and cruelty to animals, it is clear she both loves and fears this man. In her young mind, she can’t understand the “Jekyll and Hyde” who is her father.

The man who kills and mutilates her kittens as he laughs, and the one who protects and loves her. From a very young age she learned to stuff it down — never talk about the bizarre events.

Just act like it didn’t happen and don’t expect any help from her passive, beat-down mother.

It’s hard to follow a timeline of events, but in short, the parents argue and the children are uprooted from the only home they have ever known: “Scenes flashed before my eyes — some mirrored those flashing by outside the car window ... others were invisible to anyone except

Regional Reads

By Charlene Hirschi

Author Melissa G. Moore will be signing copies of her new book, “Shattered Silence: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer’s Daughter,” at the following locations this weekend:

• 10 to 11:30 a.m. — Murray Costco • 1 to 2:30 p.m. — Orem Costco • 3 to 4:30 p.m. — Sandy Costco • 6 to 9 p.m. — Sandy Barnes & Noble

• 9 to 11 a.m. — Bountiful Costco • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Sugarhouse Barnes & Noble • 2 to 3:30 p.m. — Murray Barnes & Noble • 4 to 5 p.m. — Gateway Barnes & Noble • 6:30 to 9 p.m. — Orem Barnes & Noble

me. ‘Didn’t want us anymore ...

Spokane ... my grandmother ... place of our own.’” The family quickly descends into poverty and ends up in the dark, gloomy basement of their grandmother’s small home in Spokane.

“Everything at Grandma’s seemed so temporary, since we only had the few items of clothing Mom had packed for us, plus our one special item. Even the makeshift beds in the basement seemed to indicate to us that of course this couldn’t be permanent.”

When her father arrives a few days later, Melissa “ran down the street, deliriously happy to see his face and his open arms, until I noticed the trailer. It was packed full of our belongings, and not one item in it belonged to Dad.” Her mother struggles to support the family and her father is in and out of their lives. He didn’t come often, but when he did show up unannounced, he took the children out for a whirlwind weekend that included fun activities and shopping. The author recounts one of the early visits where he took them to the mall and lavished them with clothes and

gifts, joking and laughing. But his mood changed in an instant, when he stopped at an ATM to replenish his cash. “All of a sudden the energy around my father shifted. His body froze, and I saw him grow instantly angry. He looked at us with the coldest look I had ever seen in my life. ‘W–What’s the matter, Dad?’ I asked, trying to still the tremor in my voice. ‘Did something happen?’ There was a long pause. ‘Did something happen?’ he asked, his voice menacing. ‘You happened! I’m nothing but a paycheck to you kids. You know when I come, I have money, so I pick up you kids, and you suck me completely dry!’ His voice had risen sharply, and he didn’t seem to care that everyone nearby was watching, their eyes as wide as ours. ‘You’re a bunch of ungrateful, selfish kids!’”

Melissa’s life is like an outof-control rollercoaster and she comes to dread her father’s visits, yet longs for their family to be back together. Especially after her mother again marries an abusive man and their home life becomes something to escape from as often as possible. Although Melissa knows there is something amiss with her father — he often drops broad hints and lays some pretty heavy, adult information on Melissa’s young shoulders

— the entire family is shocked when they find out he is in jail for murdering not one, but eight, women, the last being his fiancée and only one the children had met.

Years later, Melissa discovers that her father had written a letter to family members. On March 24, 1995, Keith Jesperson wrote the following to his brother: “It seems my luck has run out ... I got myself into a bad situation and got caught up in a bad emotion. I killed a woman in my truck during an argument ... I am sorry that I turned out this way. I have been a killer for five years and have killed eight women. Assaulted more. I guess I haven’t learned anything.”

The author writes, “Before I heard the news from my mother that late spring night, I had believed that my father would remove me from my dysfunctional mess at home. What was there left to hold on to? I was angry that he had abandoned us, but even angrier that he would think that it was acceptable to rape and murder people. It was too close on the heels of my own rape, and I was furious with him, though I kept my feelings deep inside, not voicing them to anyone. Who was my father? I thought I knew the man, but it was evident to me that my father was a total stranger.”

“Shattered Silence” has drawn

the attention of Oprah, and after Melissa appeared on her show a few weeks ago, her book became an instant bestseller. This is a story of deprivation, hopelessness and a young girl’s anguish.

It is also a story of hope, redemption and rebirth. At the end of the book, Melissa offers advice for “anyone who may be struggling, no matter how big or small the problems you face.” From her perspective, she reaches out to others with advice she didn’t have and tries to help “now that I am on the other side of the horror and tragedy.” This courageous young woman has triumphed over despair and tragedy and has found peace in her newfound faith and life with her husband and children.

I enjoyed this book not because her father was notorious or her situation salacious, but because she opened her heart and soul to show us that our life’s hard knocks do not have to be the end of hope, but just the beginning.

Book critic Charlene Hirschi holds her master’s in English from Utah State University. She is among a number of freelance writers whose columns appear in The Herald Journal as part of an effort to expose readers to a variety of community voices.

Authors, readers and editors are invited to visit www.charlene hirschi.com.

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Calendar Ongoing events Booth applications are now being accepted for the 2009 Novemberfest Arts and Crafts Fair, an annual Christmas craft and entertainment show scheduled to run Nov. 27 and 28 at the Logan Rec Center. For more information, contact Charlene at 5129745 or Nina at 752-8142.

Friday Pastel paintings by local artist Colleen K. Howe will be showing through October at Gallery at the Station, 2501 Wall Ave., Ogden.

An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Admission is free. For more information, visit www.theunionstation.org.

Double or Nothing will perform with Nate Baldwin & The Sound and Alicia McGovern (acoustic/rock/alternative) at 8 p.m. Friday at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Cover charge is $5. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/whysound.

The Little Bear Bottoms Haunted River Trail (located two miles south of Burger King in Wellsville on the east side of Highway 89) is now open every weekend. Special family nights will take place Oct. 12 and 19. For more information, call 770-3462.

Todd Milovich and Nick Gittins will perform live music from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Pier 49 San Francisco Sourdough Pizza, 99 E. 1200 South, Logan. For more information, visit www.pier49logan.com.

A Machine Gun Kelly Extravaganza featuring Some Guy will start at 7 p.m. Friday at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave., Logan. For more information, call 753-4777.

The Franklin County Theatre Arts Council will present a live production of “Nunsense” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Monday at the Worm Creek Opera House in Preston. Tickets are $6 and available at the box office or True Value Mart in Preston. To read about the cast and the story, visit www. wormcreek.blogspot.com.

mazes, train rides, a blackout maze, a kids’ pirate fort maze, hay jump, super slide, pony ride, living history activities and more.

A scarecrow factory will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. at the 1917 Farm. Most activities are open 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. For more information, visit www.awhc.org.

The Skars will perform with Chucks and Love Astronauts (punk/rock) at 8 p.m.

Saturday at Why Sound. Cover charge is $5.

Melody will perform live music with Tyler Forsberg from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Pier 49 San Francisco Sourdough Pizza.

The Ogden Buddhist Temple Bazaar will be held Saturday at 155 North St. in Ogden.

Dining room opens at 4 p.m. There will be chicken teriyaki, beef teriyaki, udon, chowmein and sushi. There will also be manju, desserts, dry goods and raffle and produce.

For more information, call 392-7132.

Little Bear Bottoms will hold grass snowmobile races starting at 10 a.m. For more information, call 770-3462.

The Cache Valley Folk Dancers and the Bridger Folk Music Society will host their “first Saturday” contra dance at 7:30 p.m. at the Whittier Community Center, 290 N. 400 East, Logan. All dances are taught; beginners and families are welcome. Live music will be provided by The Crickets with dance calling

by Kay Forsyth and other local callers. A $5 donation is suggested at the door.

A Dog Pull Clinic will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the American West Heritage Center. Cache Valley Mushers will help you teach your dog to properly pull sleds, carts or bikes. Cost is $35 per dog; proceeds go toward the AWHC winter sled dog race.

Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. Bring your dog on a 6-foot, non-retractable leash. If you have a harness, bring it, plus proof of vaccination and water for you and your dog. To sign up, contact Amy at 232-6032. For details, visit k9challenge.squarespace.com.

Bridgerland Literacy’s Bookcrossing stops at the Cache Valley Gardeners’ Market every Saturday morning. Pick up a traveling book to read then release it for others to find.

For more information, call 753-1270.

The Logan Library will host a large book sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday. Books, DVDs, videos and other items will be available, all for $2 or less. Proceeds will benefit the library. For more information, call 716-9123.

The Cache Valley Gardeners’ Market is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday at Merlin Olsen Park, 200 E. 100 South, Logan.

For more information, visit www.gardeners market.org.

Amber Rasmussen will share soup recipes at a free cooking and community class from noon to 1 p.m. Friday in the Providence Macey’s Little Theater. Seating is limited; call 753-3301 to reserve your spot.

Sunday

All are invited to participate in a Peace Vigil every Friday between 5 and 6 p.m. on the east side of Main Street between Center Street and 100 North in Logan. For more information, e-mail info@loganpeace.org.

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

Melody and Tyler will perform during Sunday brunch at noon at Caffe Ibis.

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Scarecrow Days will take place Saturday at the American West Heritage Center in Wellsville, along with Farmtastic Fall!, corn

Jument will perform with Killfloor and Xavier (concrete/down-tempo/rock) at 8 p.m.

Monday at Why Sound. Cover charge is $5.

Common Ground Outdoor Adventures will lead a canoe activity at 3 p.m. Monday at Tony Grove Lake. Participation is $4. For more information, visit www.cgadventures.org.

The Cache Valley Retired School Employees Association will meet at 1 p.m.

Monday at The Copper Mill Restaurant.

Kara Swensen, Christine Trickler and Kirk Jorgensen will perform “Just a Little Bit of Music.” All retired school employees in the valley are invited to attend. Reservations are necessary; contact Barbara Jensen at 753-1070.

Tuesday The Cache Wood Carvers will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Logan Senior Citizen’s Center, 236 N. 100 East, Logan. This will be an open carving event; bring your own project to work on. Non-members and visitors are welcome. For more information, contact Neil Butterfield at 752-8789.

Wednesday Scott Bradley will lead a “To Preserve the Nation” Constitution class at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at The Book Table. Participation is free. For more information, call 753-8844.

A Family Night Scarecrow Party will take place Wednesday at the American West Heritage Center, along with Farmtastic Fall!, corn mazes, train rides, a blackout maze, a kids’ pirate fort maze, hay jump, super slide, pony ride, living history activities and more.

A scarecrow factory will be open from 4 to 6 p.m. at the 1917 Farm. For more information, visit www.awhc.org.

Dandy Lies & Daffy Dealings (poetry/hip hop) will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Why Sound. Cover charge is $5.

Steve Curwood, host and executive producer of Public Radio International’s “Living on Earth” program, will present “Green Is the New Red, White and Blue” at 11 a.m.

Wednesday in the Taggart Student Center Stevenson Ballroom at USU. For more information, contact Cathy Ives at 797-3215.

The Cache Valley Gardeners’ Market’s produce market is open from 4 to 7 p.m. every Wednesday at the Historic Cache County Courthouse, 199 N. Main, Logan.

Bridgerland Cruise Nights will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Carl’s Jr., 1390 N. Main, Logan. Bring your street rod, classic car or specialty vehicle, or just come check out the cars and trucks. Everyone is invited. For more information, contact Jerry at 563-6488.

Thursday The Bridgerland Folk Society will present Richard Smith and Julie Adams with Zeus (acoustic/classical) at 8 p.m. Thursday at Why Sound. Cover charge is $6.

Auditions for “A Heritage Christmas Card” will take place from 7 to 9 p.m.

Thursday at The Heritage Theatre, 2505 S. Highway 89, Perry. Cast requirements include men and women ages 16 to 90 to sing, tell stories and spread Christmas cheer. Please

prepare a verse and chorus of an upbeat song and be prepared to read from the script.

Also bring a current wallet-sized photo of yourself and a list of conflicts for all evenings and Saturdays through Dec. 19.

Utah State University’s monthly HASS Hour will feature Steve Curwood, host and executive director of the Public Radio International program “Living on Earth,” on Thursday at Hamilton’s Steak and Seafood, 2427 N. Main, Logan. HASS Hour begins with a social hour at 5:15 p.m.; Curwood’s lecture will begin at approximately 6 p.m. For planning purposes, RSVP to 797-4072.

Spanish classes are taught from 6 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at the Spanish Learning Center, 172 N. 300 West, Logan. All ages and levels are invited. For more information, email spanish_4you@hotmail.com.

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

Christopher Cokinos will read from his new nonfiction book, “The Fallen Sky: An Intimate History of Shooting Stars,” which chronicles the triumphs and tragedies of meteorite hunters through history, at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Bridgerland Audubon Society’s monthly meeting at the Cache Valley Learning Center, 400 W. 100 South.

Next weekend Elemental will perform with Armorie and WOK! (alternative/new wave) at 8 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 9, at Why Sound. Cover charge is $5.

The Cache Humane Society’s “Sweat for a Pet” fundraiser will take place Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Cache County Fairgrounds, 500 S. 500 West, Logan. A 5K run without dogs and a 1-mile walk/run with dogs will start at 7 a.m. For more information, visit www. cachehumane.org. Register at the Cache Humane Society shelter, PetSmart, Al’s Sporting Goods or online.

The USU Women’s Resource Center will host its annual Plant a Pink Tulip project beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Cache Valley Humane Society. For more information, call 797-1728.

The Cache Valley Mushers will hold its first dry-land dog race at 7 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the American West Heritage Center.

There will be four classes: one-dog canicross; one-dog bikejoring; two-dog scooter (two- or three-wheeled); and four-dog cart (fourwheeled). This is a fundraiser for club expenses. Cost is $25 per class per dog. To register, e-mail petsitteramy@aol.com or contact Amy at 232-6032.

Taylie’s Race Against Cancer, a 3K walk/ run and 5K run, will take place at 10 a.m. at the American West Heritage Center. Cost is $20 per person or $35 per family (up to four people). All proceeds will go to the Taylie Abbott Donation Fund. For more information or to register, visit www.tayliebug.com.

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