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NOVEMBER 8-14, 2013

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November 8-14, 2013

COVER 8 A look at “365 Days of Sketches”

MUSIC 3 Wind Orchestra takes the stage at USU

4 We Are The Strike to perform in Logan

4 Annual fall band concert is Wednesday, Nov. 13

5 Red Desert Ramblers set to perform

5 Why Sound welcomes guitarist Adam Miller

11 USU Music Department releases two CDs

ARTS 10 Registration now open for ceramics classes

MOVIES 7 ‘Thor’ sequel earns two stars

THEATER 5 ‘Magic Theatre’ showing at CVCA Bullen Center

CALENDAR 15 See what’s happening this week

Chris Hemsworth, left, as Thor and Anthony Hopkins as Odin in Marvel's “Thor: The Dark World.” (AP photo/Walt Disney Studios/Marvel) On the cover: Artwork by Ian Ashcroft created as part of his series, “365 Days of Sketches.”

FROM THE EDITOR This Halloween, for the first time in years, I dressed up. I had planned on wearing a cat costume that I had from years ago, but when I couldn’t find it, I had to quickly come up with something else. Thanks to a pattern I found online and some time on the sewing machine, I made myself an owl costume. For part of the costume, I needed fabric to cut and sew onto a shirt for the feath-

ers. Quilting is a favorite pastime, so I have a lot of fabric. As I went through box after box of fabric, the pieces of material stirred many memories — how the fabric was used, who I was with and where I was when I purchased it, what life was like when I sewed the pieces together, etc. There was a brown, green and cream fabric I bought in New York with my sister. There was a lot of orange material that was placed in the first machine quilt I made. And I came across a shirt my nephew wore when he was a toddler; some pieces of that shirt have already been put into a quilt. For me, quilts become almost like a journal,

and that is one of the many things I enjoy about the craft. I like to see what other quilters create and hear their stories, too. That said, I was excited to find out that the Bear River Heritage Area has released a book about the history of quilting in the area. You can read more about this on Page 13. It’s interesting to see how people put their creativity to use, whatever the medium. Herald Journal reporter Wade Denniston interviewed Ian Ashcroft about a series of drawings he is creating. Read more about his project, “365 Days of Sketches,” on Page 8. — Arie Kirk

Local group presents variety show Come and join us for a night of laughter, excitement and fun as The Sky High Players present their latest production, “Limitless Possibilities.” A variety show, “Limitless Possibilities” will be performed at 7 p.m. Nov. 7-9 and 11, in the Sky View High School Auditorium. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets will be available at skyviewtix.org for $6, or $7 at the door. Group rates (20 tickets or more for $5 apiece) are also available. For those interested in group rates, contact Faun Taylor at Sky View High School at 563-6273. “Limitless Possibilities” is a congregate of different musical numbers and acting pieces. It includes numbers such as “The Impossible Dream” from “The Man of La Mancha,” “Put on a Happy Face” from “Bye Bye Birdie” and “Seize the Day” from “Newsies.” The Sky View Players are also featuring three different acting pieces originally

– Ian Ashcroft on his series called “365 Days of Sketches.” (Page 8)

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The Sky High Players include Hannah Traveller, Cameron Neely and Kelton Miller. “Limitless Possibilities” will be performed Nov. 7-9 and 11, in the Sky View High School Auditorium.

done by Studio C on BYUTV, as well as other acting pieces. There are also stylized dance numbers featuring point ballet and ballroom dancing, among

others. The Sky High Players director of 32 years, Nan Wharton, had to retire a few weeks into the school year due to health compli-

cations. She is a leading figure among the acting community in Cache County, and this will be her last production with this theater troupe.

USU Wind Orchestra concert tonight The Utah State University Wind Orchestra, under the direction of Thomas P. Rohrer, will perform its fall concert tonight in the Kent Concert Hall on the USU campus. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and admission is free. The concert is largely related to the 50th anniversary of the Nov. 22, 1963, assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Also featured is a rare performance of “Symphony No. 2,” by Johan De Meij, subtitled

“I wanted to get back into drawing because I never made time to do it.”

“The Big Apple” as a musical depiction of New York City. Rohrer said the concert also includes “Elegy for a Young American” by Ronald LoPresti, “Dream of Abraham” by Daniel Bukvich and “Eternal Father, Strong to Save” by Claude T. Smith. “In light of the concert’s theme, the performance opens with ‘Fanfare for Fifty,’ composed by myself,” said Rohrer. “The piece was commissioned in summer 2013 by the Utah State

University Summer Alumni Concert Band at the request of its director, Nicholas Morrison.” Rohrer said the concert will conclude with “Big Apple Symphony” by de Meij. “It is described by the composer as an ode to New York, not strictly programmatic music but rather a musical interpretation of the spirit, glamour and indifference of one of the most fascinating cities in the world,” said Rohrer.

USU’s Wind Orchestra is a 50-member ensemble of wind and percussion players from the Caine College of the Arts. Entrance is gained by audition at the onset of each semester. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the Caine College of the Arts Box Office in room 139-B of the Chase Fine Arts Center on the Logan campus, call 435-797-8022 or see the college’s Production Services website, arts.usu.edu.

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ALL MIXED UP

Quotable

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all mixed up We Are The Strike performing in Logan We Are The Strike will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Kent Concert Hall at Utah State University. A scholarship fundraiser for Bridgerland Applied Technology College, the concert will also feature Audrey Bandley and Daniel Beck. Ticket prices for all seats have been lowered to $10 in advance or at the door. To buy tickets, visit www. arts.usu.edu, call 797-8022 or visit the Caine College of Arts Box Office. A band consisting of nine self-proclaimed “music nerds” and headed by energetic frontman Chris Crabb, We Are The Strike is known for their larger-than-life performances and musical expertise. In their short time together, We Are The Strike has already performed on the same ticket as acts like Kelly Clarkson, Carly Rae Jepsen, Jason Scheff of Chicago, The Piano Guys and Mason Jennings. Since meeting and emerging from the Provo music scene, We Are The Strike

Singer/songwriter Audrey Bandley’s first song, “If I’m Still,” was the second place winner at an LDS Songwriter’s Workshop, and in 2010 it was turned into the title track of her debut album. The following year her song, “The One,” was rearranged, rerecorded and showcased on the 2011 EFY album, “Believe. Hope. Endure.” Daniel Beck found his passion to sing and entertain when he auditioned for and played the role of Rolfe in “The Sound of Music” as a junior in high school. While Broadway musicals inspired him to develop his voice, he credits “Phantom of the Opera” and “Les Miserables” as being some of his greatest vocal instructors as he sang along with them in his ’82 Mazda. Beck has released two solo albums, “Love Like Photo courtesy of We Are The Strike We Are The Strike will perform at USU’s Kent Concert Hall on Saturday, Nov. 9. The band has per- That” and “Abide With Me,” formed on the same ticket as acts like Kelly Clarkson, Carly Rae Jepsen and Jason Scheff of Chicago. and he recently recorded a duet of “The Lonely Shepherd” with Dutch vocalist has cultivated a rare musiis greatly influenced by artdevoted musicians, We Are Petra Berger as a tribute to cal genre of “throwback jazz ists such as Stevie Wonder, The Strike strives to bring European composer James meets edgy pop meets funky Michael Jackson and Bruno the art of true musicianship Last. blues.” We Are The Strike Mars. As an avid group of back to popular music.

USU presents annual fall band concert Symphonic Band, Chamber Ensembles to be featured in upcoming show Utah State University’s Department of Music presents the annual fall Symphonic Band and Chamber Ensembles concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, in the Kent Concert Hall of the Chase Fine Arts Center on USU’s Logan campus. “This concert is one with great variety,” said Joseph Falvey, assistant professor of brass in the Caine College of the Arts. “The trombone

WHAT: The annual fall Symphonic Band and Chamber Ensembles concert WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 WHERE: Kent Concert Hall of the Chase Fine Arts Center on USU’s campus COST: Free

choir, clarinet choir, horn quartet and the full Sym-

phonic Band will all perform varied musical selections from a number of genres and periods.” The program will feature diverse works for band, including an arrangement of “Amazing Grace” by Frank Ticheli. Also featured is a band arrangement of “March to the Scaffold,” the fourth movement of the “Symphonie Fantastique,” composed by Hector Berlioz in

1830. This movement is the story of a man walking to the scaffold for his own execution and ends with him at the guillotine. Another work the band will perform is a band arrangement of “Japanese Rhapsody,” a piece composed by Clare Grundman. This is Falvey’s first year at Utah State University. He is the new director of the Aggie Marching Band and also teaches the French

horn. He earned his doctor of musical arts in horn performance from the University of Miami. The Symphonic Band and Chamber Ensembles fall concert is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the CCA Box Office in room 139-B of the Chase Fine Arts Center, call 435797-8022 or see the college’s Production Services website, arts.usu.edu.

Utah State University’s Music Department presents the annual fall guitar ensemble concert at 7:30 tonight in the USU Performance Hall. “This program will feature both acoustic guitar and electric guitar ensembles,” said Corey Christiansen, professor of guitar in the Caine College of the Arts. “The evening will have music ranging from Led Zeppelin to Elias Barreiro.” The performance marks the 36th year that guitar ensembles have given a performance at USU. Music majors participate in ensemble groups in order to sharpen their

skills and prepare for the professional world, Christiansen said. “This year we will play everything from Serbian born composer Dusan Bogdanovic to jazz standards from the great American songbook,” said Christiansen. “We will also have music from the Allman Brothers Band and Derek Trucks.” The large group known as Guitarmageddon will also perform. The group features more than 20 acoustic guitars on stage at one time. The group is comprised of music and non-music majors. Tickets are $10 general admission, $8 seniors and youths, $5 USU

WHAT: The annual fall guitar ensemble concert WHEN: 7:30 tonight WHERE: USU Performance Hall COST: Tickets are $10 general admission, $8 seniors and youths, $5 USU faculty and staff and free for USU students with ID

faculty and staff and free for USU students with ID. For more information and 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.

Adam Miller to play at local venue Australian guitarist Adam Miller will be performing at 8 p.m. today at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. The Jim Guss Trio, Travis Taylor and Jeremy Nivison will also take the stage during the evening. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door. According to Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Miller approaches his guitar “as if each of its six strings were a separate instrument; fingerstyle guitarist Adam Miller is a groove machine, creating a sound that invites comparisons to Tuck Andress and Charlie Hunter.” Miller has played with Les Paul, Tommy Emmanuel, Martin Taylor, Matt Schofield, Charlie Hunter, Bruce Mathiske, Adam Levy (Norah Jones), Joe Robinson, Kevin Wilson (Stevie Wonder), Jim Black and Ben Gillies (Silverchair). The Australian Fingerstyle Champion in 2002, Miller has played an array of international and national festivals including the Montreal Jazz Festival, Australian Blues Festival, A Day On The Green, Jazz In The Vines, and the Melbourne, Frankston and Adelaide International Guitar Festivals. He is a regular artist at NAMM (Los Angeles and Nashville) and Musikmesse (Germany) shows where he plays for some of the world’s most respected guitar companies and luthiers. Miller has also done two tours to Afghanistan performing for Australian and allied forces.

Red Desert Ramblers

The Bridger Folk Music Society presents a concert with the always entertaining bluegrass band, the Red Desert Ramblers, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at Crumb Brothers Bakery, 291 S. 300 West in Logan. Tickets are $13 and are available via PayPal at www.bridgerfolk.org, by calling 435-757-3468, or 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. The Red Desert Ramblers play Bluegrass, Classic Country and Swing music blending harmonies with smoking instrumental breaks.

Unicorn Pillow Theatre

The Unicorn Pillow Theatre presents “Magic Theatre” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, and 2 and 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the CVCA Bullen Center, 43 S. Main St. A magical children’s show that celebrates the joys and dilemmas of childhood, tickets for “Magic Theatre” are $3 at the door. Seating is limited, so come early.

Gingerbread home display

Australian guitarist Adam Miller will perform tonight at Why Sound.

Miller has been featured in magazines such as Guitar Player, Acoustic Guitar, Premier Guitar, Acoustic UK, Australian Guitar, and Australian Musician. In 2013 his album “Delayed” was named in the top 10 Albums of 2012 by the US Acoustic Guitar Magazine. In 2010 Miller was named “Guitarist Deserving Wider Recognition” by

U.S.- based magazine, Guitar International. Miller currently juggles his time between international travels and Australia, where he lectures in contemporary guitar at the University Of Newcastle’s Conservatorium of Music. For more information, visit www.adammiller.com.au.

With the holiday season here, it’s time again for the 14th annual Parade of Gingerbread Homes in downtown Logan. Entries may depict any architectural structure, either real or imaginary. The event has grown into a much-loved local tradition, not only for those who might enter a gingerbread house, but for those who participate by voting on their favorite edible wonderland. This year, each entry will have a chance to win one of three $100 grand prizes for the “Best of Show.” The public will have a chance to vote beginning Saturday, Dec. 7; the gingerbread homes will be on display throughout the month of December in downtown Logan. Official entry forms and a complete list of rules are available at www.logandowntown.org. For more information, call Gary Saxton at 752-2161 ext. 4.

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Guitar students hit the stage Coming up

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Ensemble to perform works by three composers The Vienna Piano Trio plays music around the world, engaging audiences in works from the baroque to the contemporary. The Washington Post named them “one of the world’s leading ensembles of violin, cello and piano.” At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, the Chamber Music Society of Logan will bring these vibrant and established musicians to play Mozart, Schoenberg and Schubert at the Caine Performance Hall on the Utah State University campus. Regular individual tickets are $24; student tickets are $10. Tickets are available online at www.cmslogan.org and are also sold at the Caine School of the Arts

WHAT: Vienna Piano Trio WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12 WHERE: Caine Performance Hall COST: Regular individual tickets are $24; student tickets are $10

Violinist Bogdan Bozovic, left, pianist Stefan Mendl and cellist Matthias Gredler make up Vienna Piano Trio.

box office, and at the door of the USU Performance Hall on the night of the concert. More information is available

by calling 797-8022. Founded in 1988, the Vienna Piano Trio has performed regularly in major music centers in

Europe, North and South America, Australia and Asia. Pianist Stefan Mendl is a founding member, while cellist

Matthias Gredler joined the trio in 2001. Violinist Bogdan Bozovic became a member of the trio last year. In contrast to the group’s dynamic, contemporary style, the trio’s violin and cello date from centuries ago. Bozovic plays a violin made by Antonio Stradivari from 1685, made available to him by the Ruggeri Foundation. Gredler plays a cello by JB Guadagnini from 1752. For the Logan con-

cert, the Vienna Piano Trio will perform works by three very different Austrian composers: the Piano Trio in E Major, KV 542, by Mozart; “Transfigured Night” by Schoenberg; and Schubert’s Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 99 (D898). The Vienna Piano Trio’s discography includes works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Dvorák, Shostakovich and Schnittke, all released on the British label Nimbus Records. The trio’s recordings have earned the highest critical acclaim, with awards including Gramophone Editors’ Choice, BBC Radio 3’s Record of the Month, and the Times (London) Classical Album of the Year.

By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer

Comic book movies are increasingly, like Sandra Bullock in “Gravity,” lost in space. Following the summer’s glumly bombastic “Man of Steel,” which added a heavy dose of Krypton politics to Superman’s once pleasantly silly story, comes “Thor: The Dark World,” in which Thor’s Asgard, a celestial home of gods floating somewhere in the universe, is the primary setting. Earth is an afterthought — just one of the “nine realms,” albeit the one with Natalie Portman. Gone are the earthbound pleasures of a superhero amid us mortals. Such was the joy of the “Spider-Man” movies and the first “Thor,” when Chris Hemsworth’s lofty, hammer-wielding Norse warrior, exiled to Earth, so happily encountered a cup of coffee for the first time. As Marvel’s latest 3-D behemoth, “Thor: The Dark World” isn’t so much a sequel as the latest plug-and-play into the comic book company’s blockbuster algorithm. It’s a reliably bankable formula of world-saving action sequences, new villain introductions and clever quips from women on the side, (and they, most assuredly, are always off to the side). The expansive Marvel universe is carefully stitched together across its many properties. “The Dark World” (with director Alan Taylor of “Game of Thrones” taking over for Kenneth Branaugh) follows “The Avengers” in chronology

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Natalie Portman, left, as Jane Foster and Chris Hemsworth as Thor, in Marvel's “Thor: The Dark World.”

★★ ‘Thor: The Dark World’ Director // Alan Taylor Starring // Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston Rated // PG-13 for sequences of intensive sci-fi action and violence, and some suggestive content

and runs alongside the of the cosmos, but just current, unremarkable as peace settles, a previABC series “Agents of Action! S.H.I.E.L.D.” Each is referred to with something less than, say, the binding con2297 N. Main MoVIe HotlINe 753-6444 nections of Faulkner’s WWW.WalKerCINeMas.Net Yoknapatawpha County. all seats all tIMes $3.00 oPeN suN-FrI at 3:45 PM Instead we get cloying oPeN sat at 11:30 aM For our MatINees winks. The great city of Mortal PerCy JaCKsoN INstruMeNts New York, for example, (PG) (PG-13) 7:15 & 9:30 is reduced to shorthand 9:20 for the climactic battle desPICable Me 2 (PG) PlaNes (PG) in “The Avengers,” as if 4:20 & 6:45 4:00 sat Mat sat Mat we’re still so consumed 12:00 & 2:10 11:40 & 1:50 by that movie. Yes, we’re sMurFs 2 (PG) MoNsters uNIV. (G) all very impressed it 5:00 4:40 made so much money. sat Mat sat Mat 12:20 & 2:30 12:40 & 2:40 Thor has spent the INsIdIous 2 austeNlaNd last two years restoring (PG-13) (PG-13) order to the nine realms 7:30 & 9:50 7:00 & 9:30

ously locked-away dark energy called the Aether seeps out. It leaks into Portman’s astrophysicist, Jane Foster, awakening a previously vanquished species of Dark Elves, led by Malekith (Christopher Eccleston). They would like to see the universe returned to complete darkness. Not a day person, this Malekith.

This occurs as the nine realms are lining up in a rare convergence that makes them particularly susceptible to Aetherspread ruin. There’s not a lick of character to Malekith and his motives: He just wants to end all life. To save Life As We Know It, Thor seeks help from his duplicitous adoptive brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston), who has been imprisoned for killing thousands of humans at “New York.” Hiddleston’s sneering Loki remains one of the finest Marvel antagonists, and — now with a starring role in three films — the franchise seems to value him (as it should) as much as his more heroic brother. When “The Dark World” touches down on Earth, away from the “Clash of the Titans”style realms of gods, it’s considerably better. Along with Portman, returning is the sarcasm sidekick Kat Dennings (as Jane’s intern) and Stellan Skarsgard as discredited scientist Erik Selvig. Chris O’Dowd makes a welcome cameo as a blind date for a very reluctant Jane.

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365 DAYS OF sKETCHES Local artist creating circle-themed drawings every day for a year

H Ian Ashcroft

olding down a full-time job and being a full-time father can easily take up the majority of your day. Ian Ashcroft is finding that out first-hand these

days. That’s because Ashcroft and his wife, Melinda, recently welcomed their first child into the world. Aria Ashcroft was born Oct. 17. “She’s doing good and is healthy,” said Ashcroft, who works for a local tile company. Despite his suddenly busy day-to-day life, Ashcroft still finds time for one of his greatest passions: creating art. In fact, Ashcroft is currently working on a series he calls “365 Days of Sketches.” Each sketch is 4-by-4 inches and is circle-themed. “I wanted to get back into drawing because I never made time to do it,” Ashcroft said. With everything Ashcroft has to juggle these days, where does he find the time to complete one drawing a day? “It usually ends up being late at night,

like 11 or 11:30,” he said. “I try to crank one out before midnight so it can still technically (count as one a day). It’s worked out, but I don’t know how because I work 50 hours a week (and now we have) the baby.” Ashcroft started the project about 180 days ago. Depending on how complex the drawing is, it usually takes Ashcroft between an hour or hour-and-a-half to complete a 4-by-4 sketch. “I don’t really think about what I’m going to draw until I sit down and draw it,” Ashcroft said. “I don’t really think about it before, so I just sit down, and sometimes I stare at the paper for a good 20 or 30 minutes before I can think of something to draw.” Ashcroft’s 4-by-4 sketches feature a variety of images, including a lighthouse, sea turtle, tree trunk and nature. “Sometimes they’re pretty simple, sometimes they’re a little more complex depending on how tired I am,” Ashcroft said. Does he have a favorite? “I did one the day my daughter was

born that I’m not going to sell,” Ashcroft said. “So far, that’s my favorite one. It’s a little girl holding a balloon with some designs behind her.” With the exception of that sketch, Ashcroft does sell the rest of his 4-by-4 creations for $25 (framed). Besides his Facebook and Instagram (ianashcroft) accounts, Ashcroft’s work has been featured both at the Logan Gallery Walk and Art on the Lawn. He has another Gallery Walk coming up on Dec. 13. “One of my favorite things to do at art shows is pretend not to be the artist and just kind of walk around and look at my own artwork to hear what people say about it,” Ashcroft said. “Occasionally somebody will critique it and trash it, but I don’t care. ... I just like hearing people’s interpretations because some of them are pretty vague as far as what it’s about.” Ashcroft first started drawing when he was 3 years old. “My mom (Kathy) is an artist, so she kind of taught me a little bit and I picked it up there,” he said.

Article by Wade Denniston • Portrait by Jeff Hunter • Artwork by Ian Ashcroft

365 DAYS OF sKETCHES Local artist creating circle-themed drawings every day for a year

H Ian Ashcroft

olding down a full-time job and being a full-time father can easily take up the majority of your day. Ian Ashcroft is finding that out first-hand these

Article by Wade Denniston • Portrait by Jeff Hunter • Artwork by Ian Ashcroft

Learn different pottery techniques during lessons at the Bullen Center Create and explore the ceramic art form. Registration is now open for the Holiday Ceramics Classes. New this season, Cache Valley Center for the Arts will be opening up the ever-popular holiday classes for children and teens. CVCA offers ceramics classes for all ages and abilities yearround. Typically the winter season is when we all want to hunker down and stay busy, and ceramics are the perfect distraction. Each holiday class meets four times over the course of four weeks. The Adult & Teen Holiday Class meet Mondays (Nov. 18, 25, Dec. 2 and 9). Children classes start Tuesday, Nov. 19, and run weekly through Dec. 10. A ceramics class is a great way

to get into the gift-giving season by making a hand-made piece of art. For class times and details, visit Cache Valley Center for the Arts online at www.cachearts.org. If you are thinking about what to do post holidays, consider giving the gift of ceramics. A class at the center is a gift that your child or loved one will always remember. Ceramics classes are a fun way for children and adults to explore different pottery techniques from hand-building to wheel throwing essentials. Ceramic classes are a great winter activity in addition to providing the perfect opportunity to get your hands dirty. Enrich your child’s life with clay! CVCA offers 10-week

classes for kids ages 5-12 starting Tuesday, Jan. 7-March 20. Registration for the class is $106 and includes materials. Ceramics classes are offered every season so if scheduling is tricky, the spring session starts back up the end of March. Pre-Teen and Teen classes start Jan. 6 and run through March 17. Teens learn basic and intermediate wheel throwing techniques and have the pleasure of making ceramic artwork both on the potter’s wheel and using hand-building techniques. This class is perfect for ages 11-18 years old (or with instructor’s permission). This class is offered every Monday from 3:45 to 5:15 or 5:30 to 7 p.m. Registra-

tion for all 10 weeks is only $106 and includes firing and 25 pounds of clay. If you have been waiting for the perfect time to take a ceramics class to refresh your skills or turn out a few new pieces, take our adult ceramics class. CVCA offers four different adult classes to accommodate busy schedules. This class is perfect for all skill levels, from beginning hand-building to advanced wheel throwing, ceramics is the perfect place to hone your skills. The adult classes are Mondays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesdays from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., Wednesdays from 5 to 8 p.m. and Thursdays from noon to 3 p.m. Classes begin Monday, Jan. 6, and run through March 20.

Adult class registration is $151 and includes your first 25-pound bag of clay. Ceramics classes at the Center are held at the Bullen Center, Ceramics studio. Classes fill up quickly so register early at the CVCA Ticket Office (10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.), 43 S. Main St., by calling 435-752-0026 or online at www.cachearts.org. Additional materials and clay may be purchased as needed. Did you know that CVCA Ceramics hosts private and group lessons? CVCA Ceramics can create a fun opportunity to bond with your family or celebrate a birthday, book a private ceramics party at the Center by calling 435-7520026 to schedule your next occasion.

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Utah State University’s Department of Music has released two new albums for all to enjoy: “Aggie Songs,” which is full of USU spirit, and “Devotion,” a collection of sacred choral music. “These albums show the energy and creativity of students and faculty here at USU,” says Cory Evans, director of the choral program in the Caine College of the Arts and associate professor. “I encourage all to purchase these and help us keep recording the music that See ALBUMS on Page 12

‘Rock and Fossil Day’ celebration at USU Utah State University’s Department of Geology announces the opening of a new museum on the school’s Logan campus, along with a “Rock and Fossil Day” celebration, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9. All ages are invited to the free event, which features a variety of hands-on educational activities along with admission to museum exhibits. “We’re excited to show off our new facility, which is a labor of love on the part of our students and faculty,” says Dave Liddell, professor and department head. “Our scholars have put a lot of effort into the museum, and we think it will be a great educational resource for the community.” The new museum is located in Room 203 of the Geology Building, which is situated at the northeast corner of the USU Quad. Creation of the museum was initiated by a not-sofestive incident that occurred in May 2011, when a burglar broke into the Geology building and stole a number of artifacts, including a mammoth tooth and meteorites. “We realized we needed to move our valuable specimens into a central, secure location,

and it also seemed like an and Cache Valley resident optimal opportunity to create Tyson Hunter, who each proa place the community could vided in-kind donations. enjoy,” Liddell says. USU undergraduate Several USU alumni rallied researcher Michael Strange to the cause, including Matt serves as museum curator and and Holly Novak, who, along created the facility’s exhibwith their employer, Exxonits, along with classmates Mobil, provided financial sup- A.J. Knight and Shawna port, as well as Logan High Olsen and Professor Susanne School teacher Paul Jamison Janecke.

Visitors to Nov. 9’s opening are invited to bring their “mystery” rocks and fossils for identification by USU geologists. Parking for the Saturday event is available in the surface lot south of Old Main. For more information, visit geology.usu.edu/htm/geologymuseum or call 797-1273.

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USU undergraduate Michael Strange, curator of the university’s new geology museum, pauses in front of the new facility’s exhibits. The museum hosts an opening celebration for the public Saturday, Nov. 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Summerfest scholarship, competition deadlines set On Friday, Nov. 15, both the Summerfest at Tabernacle Square (S@TS) scholarship application and artwork for the Summerfest Arts Faire Featured Artist Competition are due in our offices at 69 E. 100 North in Logan. The S@TS scholarship provides support for individual and group artistic projects in the Visual, Performing, Literary and Media Arts. These categories encompass experimental/emerging fields, crossdisciplinary and traditional/ folk art. Examples of projects include (but are not limited to) the development, completion or presentation of new work, publication and class projects. Applications are available at www.logansummerfest. com/scholarships.php. For our Featured Artist Competition, Summerfest Arts Faire is inviting all painters, graphic designers, photographers and other 2-D artists to help Cache Valley see Summerfest through your eyes. Take your inspiration from anything and everything Summerfest: the energy, atmosphere, people, art, music or food. Then create a piece of artwork that gets people excited about attending this well loved event. The winning artwork will become the official image for Summerfest 2014 with a free booth space, Gallery Walk promotion and lots of free advertising! Entry deadline: 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15. For all the details, visit our website, www.logansummerfest.com/ featured-artist.php. There is no entry fee and you must be 18 or older to enter. For more information on both of these opportunities for artists, call Debbie Ditton at 435-213-3858.

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Books Book tracking family’s year in Iran worth a read By Jessica Gresko Associated Press

Hooman Majd’s book about spending a year in Iran with his family arrives in bookstores just as Americans’ interest in the country may be picking up. In September, for the first time in more than three decades, the presidents of both countries spoke by phone. Now, renewed talks about Iran’s contested nuclear program are making news. Majd, author of two other books about the country, couldn’t have known things would take such a turn when in 2011 he moved from Brooklyn, N.Y., to Tehran to introduce his wife and 8-month-old son to the country where he was born. Still, Majd understands more about Iran than most Westerners, who may just know about the

Albums Continued from Page 11 needs to be heard.” The department recorded the two albums in April at the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Hyde Park. The project brought together various people across campus for “Aggie Songs,” an album featuring the famous songs and chants of USU ranging from the Old Main tower bell to “The Scotsman.” “I have wanted to do an album like this for some time,” says Evans. “When I received a phone call from facilities stating they had found the original Old Main carillon tubular bells and offered to hang them so we could record their sound, I had to do it right then.” The original bells hung in

Iran hostage crisis or have seen last year’s blockbuster “Argo.” Majd, in contrast, was born in Tehran in 1957. And while he spent his young life abroad, his family has strong ties to the country. Majd’s father was a diplomat. His

maternal grandfather was an ayatollah. And he’s related by marriage to the family of Mohammad Khatami, Iran’s president from 1997 to 2005. By the time Majd arrives in Iran for his family’s yearlong stay, however, Khatami is out and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is in. Despite his government contacts, Majd isn’t allowed to work while in the country. And though he’s a journalist, he isn’t even supposed to write. Setting up a life for himself and his family keeps him somewhat busy. He wants Internet access that gets him to censored sites like Facebook and Twitter as well as the New York Post, for example. And he finds suppliers for illegal staples: liquor and DVDs of foreign movies. Still, without a job to go to, it seems a lot of Majd’s year involves seeing

Old Main tower from 1915 categories. until 1978. When facilities An album of sacred choral finished the scaffolding to music, “Devotion” features hold them, the pipes stood works arranged by Mack Wilalmost 20 feet tall and were berg, current music director of 7-by-7 feet square. the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, “I got the chills when I including “My Shepherd Will heard them played,” Evans Supply My Need,” “Wayfarin’ says. “They are a tangible Stranger” and “All Creatures connection with the past.” of Our God and King.” “Devotion” features the “My first love is sacred choUSU Chamber Singers, an ral music,” Evans says. “It is ensemble composed of 30 what got me into this professtudents who perform a wide sion in the first place.” range of choral styles and “Devotion” is available for periods in appearances locally, purchase at the Caine Colregionally and nationally. lege of the Arts Box Office, The group has performed at located in the Chase Fine Carnegie Hall in New York, Arts Center room 139-B, or the Palace of Fine Arts in through iTunes and Amazon. Mexico City, Mexico, and “Aggie Songs” will be availTchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, able for purchase beginning Russia. The ensemble’s first the last week of October, as CD, “Show Me Thy Ways: well as on iTunes and AmaChoral Music of Daniel E. zon. For more information, Gawthrop,” was released in contact the CCA Box Office 2010 and was nominated for at 797-8022 or Evans at cory. a Grammy Award in three evans@usu.edu.

friends and family and going to parties. Daily life itself makes for decent reading. Readers learn that Iranian children don’t ride in car seats, riding instead on adults’ laps. Lipstick and nail polish are banned but women wear them anyway. A plate of greens is an obligatory part of dinner. Sanctions make using credit cards impossible, but debit cards are OK. Interesting as his observations are, Majd’s book isn’t a broad look at life in Iran. The people and families he knows

and interacts with are the ones with means, the kind whose wealth lets them skirt many of the restrictions that are part of living in the country. Another pitfall of the book is that sometimes Majd assumes readers know more about Iran than he should. He tries to weave history throughout, but he might be better off starting with something akin to Iran 101. That said, Majd’s book is worth reading, if only because it's easier than trying to travel to Iran for a visit.

new york times best-sellers HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Sycamore Row” by John Grisham 2. “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt 3. “Doctor Sleep” by Stephen King 4. “We Are Water” by Wally Lamb 5. “The Longest Ride” by Nicholas Sparks HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. “Killing Jesus” by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard 2. “David and Goliath” by Malcolm Gladwell 3. “I Am Malala” by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb 4. “Things That Matter” by Charles Krauthammer 5. “40 Chances” by Howard G. Buffett and Howard W. Buffett E-BOOK FICTION 1. “Sycamore Row” by John Grisham 2. “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt 3. “The Husband’s Secret” by Liane Moriarty 4. “Ender’s Game,” by Orson Scott Card 5. “We Are Water” by Wally Lamb E-BOOK NONFICTION 1. “Things That Matter” by Charles Krauthammer 2. “Killing Jesus” by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard 3. “Twelve Years a Slave” by Solomon Northup 4. “David and Goliath” by Malcolm Gladwell 5. “Johnny Carson” by Henry Bushkin Keep your reading list updated at www.nytimes.com/pages/books/

The Bear River Heritage Area is pleased to announce the completion of a book on the history of quilting and contemporary quilting practices in the seven counties of the region: Box Elder, Cache and Rich in Utah, and Oneida, Franklin, Caribou and Bear Lake in Idaho. The 62-page booklet “It’s Been Fun, Girls. Carry On: Quilting as a Heritage Art in Northern Utah and South-

eastern Idaho” takes its name from the last words of wellloved Cache Valley quilter Millie Olmstead, who died in 2012. It includes a brief history of quilting in the region, 17 profiles of local quilters, several highlighted quilts, a quilt glossary, a list of quilt shops and a list of further reading and resources. The research, conducted by regional folklorists, uncovered the rich histori-

cal context of quilting from the 1880s to the present time, including little known facts about how quilting was taught to Shoshone women living at the Washakie settlement in Box Elder County from the 1880s to the 1960s. The purpose of the book is to identify traditional artists in the region and to tell their story. It focuses on quilt making and explores the questions: How are quilts

Brigham City artists G. Russell Case and his father Garry Case have used thousands of tubes of paint and acres of canvases depicting a world of mountainous horizons, towering skies and meandering rivers. The painters’ depictions of these western vistas, which are mostly from local subjects, will hang in the Brigham City Museum of Art and History from Oct. 11 to Dec. 7. Located at 24 N. 300 West, admission to the museum is free. The entrance is on the west side. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday. For further information, call 435-2261439 or visit www.brighamcitymuseum.org. Russell Case is considered among the best artists in the nation. His paintings are sought by galleries, collectors and art investors. He says, “My compositions are sweeping, idealized versions of the landscape that combine the beauty of the natural world with the imagination and originality of the mind.” The artist was born in Brigham City and demonstrated extraordinary talent in the visual arts from childhood. His creative energy was first fostered by his father. When Russell was 14 years old, he monitored an

adult-education watercolor class his father taught at Box Elder Junior High School in Brigham City and was intrigued by the medium. Russell asked his father to set up a watercolor palette for him. For 15 years, Russell translated his surroundings into watercolors, creating a foundation for the liquid vibrancy found in his later oil paintings. During his junior year at Box Elder High School, Russell said he had an excellent art teacher, Lynn Hone. Russell recalls his teacher inviting a guest graduate student from Utah State University to speak about art. Russell said he asked many questions about watercolor and how to improve his skills. The answer to the latter question was, “Paint 100 watercolors.” Russell says mood and feeling all came together at this moment, and he knew he wanted to pursue a career as a fine artist. He says growing up in a home surrounded by art laid the groundwork for his decision. Russell was a senior in high school when his parents moved to Hyrum. One room in the house was designated an art studio for Russell. He enrolled in a work study program in the visual arts at Mountain Crest High School and painted two hours every day in his studio. Russell said he had another outstanding

to attend Southern Utah University on a football scholarship. Garry graduated with a composite art major. He completed course work on a Master of Fine Arts degree at USU while working part time in the art department at the Intermountain Indian School in Brigham City. This teaching experience led to a position with a new Bureau of Indian Affairs organization which was just established on the campus at the Indian school. After 20 years working as a Visual Information Specialist for the National Indian Training Center, he retired from the “Utah Winter” by G. Russell Case BIA and spent seven years as art teacher, Maurice Wiberg. Bingham also introduced a technical artist for Thiokol Russell’s early accomplishRussell to art dealers in Corporation. ments included winning the Scottsdale, Ariz., and Santa After a career in commerMasters Award in painting Fe, N.M., which propelled cial art, Garry took a 20-year at the annual Utah All-State his career. His paintings also hiatus from painting then High School Art Show at the attracted the attention of picked up his brush again Springville Museum of Art. Salt Lake residents Dr. Mike while living on the Caribbean Upon graduation from Utah Edson, an art collector, and island of St. Kitts in the West State University in 1990, his wife Karen. Russell cred- Indies. Russell decided to paint full its Edson as a major factor The artist says he has time with the support of his in his success because of his always liked to paint water, wife, Susanne. He began this unwavering support. whether it’s running peacephase of his career working Garry Case’s creative fully through the landscape with oils instead of waterinstincts surfaced at an or running wildly. He attricolors because he learned early age. He remembers butes this interest to fishing the medium is easier, more “doodling and sketching” at trips with his dad, brother responsive and fun after com- Maeser Elementary School in and sons. Garry’s paintpleting a two-month paintVernal when he should have ings “River on the Tin Cup,” ing program in Arizona. His been studying spelling and “Along the Riffles” and oils attracted the attention math. Garry became an expe- “Mountain Stream” are in the of Salt Lake City art dealer rienced draftsman working exhibition. He says, “I’m Paul Bingham at a Maynard for oil companies in Utah and very honored that Russell has Dixon Country show, and he California. Then at the age of let me show my work with purchased every one of them. 25, he moved to Cedar City his.”

and quilting knowledge passed from one generation to the next? What role do family and community play in maintaining quilting traditions? How do quilts function to reinforce cultural identity? The work was funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Bear River Association of Governments, The Utah Humanities Council, the Idaho Commission on the Arts and several counties of

the Bear River Heritage Area. Copies of the book may be purchased at a cost of $9.99 (plus tax, shipping and handling) by contacting the office of the Bear River Heritage Area at 713-1426 or 877-772-7242. The book will also be available at the Cache Valley Visitors Bureau (755-1890) and the National Oregon California Trail Center in Montpelier, 208-8473800.

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Book about regional quilting now available

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16. Hub projections 17. Rocky ledge 18. This goes with milk 28. Type of architectural arch 29. Kind of apple 34. Abdicated a seat 35. Weapon handle 36. Wight, e.g. 37. Porch for Zeno 38. McCartney’s title 40. Wallop 41. Evening broadcast staple 42. Disappoints 44. Food described in Exodus 45. Delicious dish 46. Certain track athlete 47. Best 48. With a full head of steam 51. Vigorously close 53. Joe that won’t keep you up 56. __ lily: calla 57. Voice boxes 58. Brave 59. Months ___ 61. Lofty nest (var.) 63. Plant used in treating burns 65. Plays music in the Tube 66. Hinder law 67. All choked up 68. Flock 69. “... ___ he said” 70. “___ Best of Carson” 71. Mine rocks 76. Category of consumables 78. Modem speed measure 79. Frightful giant 80. Shore eagle 81. Animal on Sri Lanka’s flag 82. Not clean 85. Rivals of the Buckeyes 87. Maine clock setting: Abbr. 90. Reach 91. Holds fast

92. Gets a gander at 93. “Assume the position,” in fencing 94. Miners’ entrance 95. Property to divide, perhaps 98. Metal-shaping tool 99. Arts supporter 100. Borrower’s worries 101. Eclipse phenomenon 102. Logical Mr. 104. GEICO reptilian 107. One Great Lake 108. Author’s inspiration 109. Informer 110. Seed pod 111. Word with “traffic” or “ice cream” 112. “Go back,” in word processing 113. Dinner veggies

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Friday The deacons of The First Presbyterian Church and the Westminster Bell Choir are co-hosting the “Seasons, Sights & Sounds” at the First Presbyterian Church at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, with “Bread of Life” sales in Bruner Hall. A dessert reception will commence at 6 p.m. followed by the Westminster Bell Choir Concert in the sanctuary at 7:30 p.m. The dessert reception and bread sales will end at 9 p.m. Proceeds will be equally divided between the deacons and the Westminster Bell Choir to further their mission in the community. Rorry Forbush will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza, 99 E. 1200 North. Everyone is welcome. The characteristics that make Cache Valley an enchanting place to live — encircling, majestic peaks; pastoral scenes of grazing cattle and snowy landscapes — are among the factors that contribute to one of the area’s notso-attractive qualities: smoggy winters. We can easily see the problem, but what do we do about it? Cache Valley physician Ed Redd, who represents District 7 in the State of Utah House of Representatives, has long pondered this challenge and presents his insights at Science Unwrapped at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, in the Emert Auditorium (room 130) of the Eccles Science Learning Center. Redd’s talk, “Cache Valley Air: Homegrown Problems, Homegrown Solutions” is free and open to all ages. For more information, call 797-3517 or visit www.usu.edu/science/ unwrapped. All are invited to public night at the USU Observatory from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8. Hosted by USU’s Physics Department, guests are invited to view the autumn 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.

SATURDAY Auditions for the title role of Tarzan in the spring 2014 production of the musical will be from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, in the Morgan Theatre at Utah State. Due to the vocal and physical demands of this role, we are asking all interested male singers/actors to prepare 16 bars of a pop musical song for the audition. Music from the show will also be taught. Casting is open to USU students and members of the community. Visit arts.usu. edu for more information. Closing the Circle will perform with Erasmus, Harbinger and Premiere Meltdown at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Cost is $5. Corinne Lodge No. 5 will host its annual oyster and ham dinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Masonic Lodge on Montana Street in Corinne. Cost is a $15 donation per person. The lodge room will be open for tours throughout the evening and well-educated Masons will be on hand to answer any questions about the fraternity in general or Corinne Lodge in particular. Visit www.corinnelo dge5.org for more information. Colleen Croft will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza, 99 E. 1200 North. Everyone is welcome. Operation Card Care will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at 1717 S. 450 West (due to construction the

only entrance is via 1700 South by Zollinger Cold Storage). SEI is providing all the supplies to make cards for our soldiers overseas. Fun for the whole family, SEI will mail these cards and their kind words or thoughts to our soldiers. Any purchases will be given a 20-percent discount that day. Call 752-4142 for more information. Celebrate the holidays with wholesome foods is the theme of a free food preparation class at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at Natural Philosophy Organic Market & Yoga Studio, 155 N. Church St. (50 East). The class by Annie Miller will feature new recipes and kitchen ideas without the sugar, processed ingredients and prepackaged norms. Visit www.natrualphilosophy. biz for more information; RSVP Darcy at 480-287-1185 or dar celona84@gmail.com. An African dance workshop will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Cache Valley Center for the Arts, 43 S. Main St. Cost is $12. Each workshop will focus on a specific dance, either from the West African or Congolese region. Great fun, whether you’re experiencing African dance for the first time or are a seasoned dancer. All levels of dancers welcome; no experience necessary. Children welcome with an adult. Visit www.valleydanceensemble. com for more information. The monthly workshop at the Hyrum City Museum will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, upstairs in the cafe room across the hall from the library. Lisa Duskin-Goede, coordinator of the Bear River Heritage Area, will give an informative and interesting introduction to this phenomenal region that we are a part of and talk specifically about her work with the documentation and preservation of barns and the recently published book about quilting. Consisting of seven counties, the Bear River Heritage Area straddles the Idaho-Utah bor-

der where the Great Basin and the Rocky Mountains meet. The museum will be selling copies of the quilting book, the barn book and the new Idaho barn book for $9.99 plus tax.

MONDAY Golden Corral’s 13th annual Military Appreciation Monday will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, at all Golden Corral locations. Nearly 425,000 free meals are served annually on Military Appreciation Monday. All current and former service members are invited to the event and do not need to show proof of service.

TUESDAY “Sweet Potatoes and Cranberries” is the title of the cooking class at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Macey’s Little Theatre in Providence. Looking for healthier recipes to add to your Thanksgiving feast? Come learn about sweet potatoes and cranberries from the Food Sense Girls and how they can be used to add healthy flavor and color to your table. Classes are for ages 10 and up. Check us out on Facebook or visit littletheatrerecipes. blogspot.com for more information. The Estate Planning Council of Northern Utah is meeting for lunch at the Copper Mill Restaurant at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12. The speaker will be Steven Chambers, JD, and the topic will be “Asset Protection: Exemption Planning & Avoiding Fraudulent Transfers.” Attorneys, CPAs, financial advisers, insurance agents and the general public are invited. The cost is $25. You must RSVP to Kris Lund at 752-6496. Learn about the birds that visit your birdfeeders at a free, 30-minute Songbird Identification Workshop at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Nibley City Hall, 455 W. 3200 South in Nibley. The workshop, spon-

sored by the Blacksmith Fork Wildlife Association, will cover simple ways to identify those feathered visitors and is open to all ages.

WEDNESDAY Come and tie a quilt at OPTIONS for Independence Quilters from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13. Lunch will be furnished. Quilters will be at OPTIONS for Independence, 106 E. 1120 North. For more information contact Royella at 753-5353 ext. 105. A free community line dance class will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, in room 112 at the Logan Library. Please bring a water bottle and wear comfortable clothing as this is a great aerobic workout. For more information call Beverly at 755-3206.

THURSDAY “Chocolate Challenge” is the title of the cooking class at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at Macey’s Little Theatre in Providence. The best part of the holidays is the great chocolate. Whether you like milk, white or semi-sweet, chocolates are a delightful treat during the holidays. Our deli manager Bonnie Peterson will be showing cute and crafty ways to use chocolate during the holidays. Don’t worry — her chocolate mice are just as tasty as they are great to garnish with. Classes are for ages 10 and up. Check us out on Facebook or visit littletheatrerecipes.blogspot. com for more information. The Caine Chamber Ensembles will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the USU Performance Hall. The Caine Chamber Ensembles features the Caine Brass Quintet, Caine Woodwind Quintet, Caine Saxophone Quartet, Caine Percussion Quartet and the USU Horn Quartet & Choir. This event is free and open to the public.

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