The Herald Journal
Nov. 13-19, 2009
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A creation by local artist Dreena Barker, who uses recycled glass to make a menagerie of frogs, salamanders, snails and other pond-dwellers to use as flower arrangers. Barker says the idea for the project came from her love of turn-of-the-century antiques and aesthetic. Read more about Barker and her “flower frogs” — and meet her giant cockatoo, Raphael — on Page 8.
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OT VERY LONG AGO, A local column that ran on The Herald Journal’s Opinion page addressed the protests at town hall meetings over the proposed health care legislation now in Congress. The columnist went on to say, and I’m paraphrasing a bit here, that he couldn’t see why the “Mormon West” was acting like the “Redneck South” when it came to the issue. Well, as a “Mormon Redneck” I wasn’t sure whether I should be insulted by the patronizing of my “Mormonhood” or insulted by the insinuation that my “Redneckism” makes me a complete moron with no place in his utopian vision of what society ought to be. As a son of Southerners raised in North Carolina, I’m about as “redneck” as they come. No, I don’t drink a lot of beer, and despite the fact that my wife bought me an “Eat. Sleep. Hunt.” T-shirt, I don’t hunt. But I do enjoy fried chicken and honey buns in massive quantities, and I love the fact that we now have two Walmarts in the valley.
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Cherryholmes offers ‘passionate expression of bluegrass idiom’
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Although I spent about seven childhood years in Salt Lake Valley, and I was actually born in Ohio, I claim North Carolina as my home state. But I’m married to a Western woman who gave the Old North State a decent shot for five years, and there’s a lot of things we like about Utah. But one of the sticking points I’ve always had as a Southerner trying to live in Utah is that a lot of folks here tend to think of me and mine as backwards, that being from the south and enjoying country music and NASCAR automatically translates into unintelligent “white trash.” And while it’s true that I often get “loud and proud” at the drop of a hat and belt out Lynard Skynard songs and Brad Paisley tunes with equal enthusiasm, and my idea of fine dining is a night at Golden Corral, that doesn’t make it right for anyone to refer to me, or anyone else for that matter, as some kind of human refuse. I’m also not saying that there’s anything wrong with refinement and high culture, but folks, it takes all kinds in this world, and folks who think they’re so inclusive and diverse ought to remember that. Rednecks is here, and we’uns is here to stay! — Chuck Nunn
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This cat is available for adoption! Pet: Leo Casanova From: Four Paws Rescue Why he’s so lovable: “Leo Casanova is a big, friendly, loving cat. He is a former stray who would love a warm, loving home. He is neutered and vaccinated. .. (He) is an adorable and charming boy. Leo wants an indoor home so very badly. It breaks our hearts to see him sit and stare inside our apartment. ... Please, help us find this sweet boy a home. Although we believe he has been living outside for many months, we have no doubts about Leo’s ability to immediately adjust to living indoor full-time. Despite his time spent outdoors he is just as affectionate for love and human attention as our three indoor cats.” If you would like to meet Leo Casanova or learn more about adopting him, call 787-1751.
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‘Evidence & Artifact’ exhibit opens at USU
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TAH STATE UNIVERSITY’S Department of Art in the Caine School of the Arts presents “Evidence and Artifact,” an exhibit featuring the work of photographer Christopher Gauthier and printmaker Kathy Puzey. The exhibition will open Nov. 16 in the Studio 102 Gallery in Chase Fine Arts Visual 102 and continue through Dec. 11. An opening reception with the artists will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at the gallery. “These photographs were made in the midst of ice, fog and inversion, a natural and manmade regional weather phenomenon in which beauty and toxicity combine,” said Gauthier. Puzey’s work stems from a long and active relationship with her surroundings. She believes the essential relationship goes beyond that of mere spectator. The exhibition is part of Crossing Boundaries, a year-long project promoting unity and diversity across the community. The Studio 102 Gallery is open from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Gauthier and Puzey will also host an informal lecture and question-and-answer session at noon Wednesday, Nov. 18, in the Studio 102 Gallery. The artists will discuss their work, their artistic influences and the technical aspects of their craft. The Caine School of the Arts presents more than 200 events each academic year. For information on upcoming events, http://caineschool.usu.edu.
Guitar ensembles present fall concert
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HE ELECTRIC and acoustic guitar ensembles at Utah State University will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at USU’s Performance Hall. Admission is $8 for the public and free for students; tickets are available at the Caine School of the Arts Box Office in the Chase Fine Arts Center, online (http://boxoffice. usu.edu) or at the door the evening of the concert. Mike and Corey Christiansen will direct the concert. The guitar program and concerts by its ensembles have traditionally received strong support. USU was among the first universities in the country to instigate guitar ensemble
performances. Members of the various ensembles include guitar majors and non-majors alike. The evening’s program will include a variety of styles ranging from Bach to Brazilian. The acoustic ensembles will play traditional Spanish pieces written for guitar, a rhythmically and harmonically interesting Brazilian piece, a Bach composition put to a tango rhythm, a Milonga and a hip-hop piece. One acoustic ensemble has five members, while a second group, affectionately known as “Guitarmageddon,” is larger. The electric ensembles will perform styles ranging from reggae to swing to be-bop.
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Utah Symphony pianist performing solo recital CCLAIMED PIANIST A Jason Hardink will present a solo recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
Photo courtesy Mike Christiansen
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Nov. 19, at Utah State University’s Performance Hall. Tickets are available at the Caine School of the Arts Box Office, online (http:// boxoffice.usu.edu) or at the door. Admission is $8 for the public and free for USU students. Please, no children younger than 8. A pianist of unusual versatility and depth, Hardink holds the position of principal symphony keyboard for the Utah Symphony. Much sought after as a chamber musician, Hardink has appeared at the Grand Teton Music Festival, Music on the Hill and the Cascade Head Chamber Music Festival. He formerly served as pianist for the Pittsburgh New Music
Ensemble and is currently in his first season as the artistic director of NOVA, Utah’s critically acclaimed chamber music series. The program will open with Mozart’s “Sonata in F Major, K. 332.” Next will be “15 Variations and Fugue in E-flat Major, Op. 35” by Beethoven. Following intermission, Hardink Hardink will play “Venire dall Passaggio Scuro,” a work by University of Utah associate professor of music theory Bruce Quaglia. Hardink will conclude his recital with Franz Schubert’s epic “Fantasie in C Major, D. 760” (“Wanderer Fantasie”).
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Rhythms
‘Passionate expression of bluegrass idiom’
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Center for the Arts will present four-time Grammy nominee Cherryholmes at 7:30 p.m. November 17 and 18 at the Ellen Eccles Theatre. Tickets are $17, $22, $24 and $27 and can be purchased online at www.EllenEccles Theatre.org or at the Cache Valley Center for the Arts Ticket Office in the Bullen Center, 43 S. Main. This Bluegrass family band was founded in 1999 in Nashville, Tenn. Ten years ago the band itself didn’t exist, and half of its youthful members hadn’t even picked up instruments yet. Now it’s hard to imagine bluegrass music without them. The six band members combine plain, old-fashioned hard work with blazing talent. Their critically acclaimed performance includes twin fiddles, Irish step dancing, classic country yodeling and old-time claw hammer. The group has spent much of the last decade on tour, and aren’t stopping any time soon. Touring more than 300 days a year, the road warriors will bring their “passionate, boundary-breaking expression of the bluegrass idiom” to Logan. Cherryholmes’ dynamic brand of bluegrass has redefined the genre, bringing new fans
into the fold and broadening the appeal of a time-honored American musical art form. The band was named 2005 International Bluegrass Music Association’s Entertainers of the Year and has received multiple Grammy nominations. In 2008 they were nominated for Best Bluegrass Album for “Cherryholmes II Black and White.” Cherryholmes has also become a regular act at the historic Grand Ole Opry. Jere (Pop) is leader, manager and emcee for Cherryholmes. He plays the upright bass while singing lead with a “rougharound-the-edges” old country style. His talents as an arranger have contributed to honing the band’s style. Sandy Lee (Mom) plays the mandolin with a no-holdsbarred style and driving rhythm that inspire an infectious, collective momentum, and is equally masterful on the clawhammer banjo. The most versatile singer in the band, she delivers crowd-pleasing vocals in repertoire from bluegrass gospel and old-time country tunes to yodeling. Lee is also an impressive harmony singer and songwriter. Cia Leigh originally played guitar for the band at the age of 15; in 2000 she switched to the banjo. Influenced by the styles
of J.D. Crowe, Don Reno and Jim Mills, she has developed a fast, powerful style all her own. Singing harmony, Leigh shines on tenor and high baritone. Her voice has also been featured on several other industry projects. B.J. began playing fiddle in 1999, at age 11; his playing adds an excitement to the music not possible by most young musicians. He has been compared to fiddlers such as Stuart Duncan and Aubrey Haney and has performed with some of finest bluegrass musicians. He is also a gifted singer, contributing lead and harmony vocals for the group. Skip began playing mandolin in the band in 1999, at age 9, but in 2000 he was asked to take over on the guitar. In only a few months he was playing rhythm and flat-picking. This tall, Hank Williams look-alike charms the audience with his guitar picking, singing and showmanship. Molly Kate began playing in 1999 at age 6. This young, lefthanded fiddler’s aggressive, soulful style and songwriting abilities amaze all who see her. Debuting on the Grand Ole Opry at age 7, Molly has a beautiful voice and adds her lead and harmony vocals to Cherryholmes’ versatile vocal structure.
Grammy nominee Rosalie Sorrels coming to town OIN BRIDGER FOLK J Music Society as it celebrates its 30th anniversary
year with folksinger icon and 2009 Grammy Award nominee Rosalie Sorrels at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at Utah State University’s Eccles Conference Center. Opening for Sorrels will be the Utah Phillips tribute band, Bums on the Plush. Tickets are $15 in advance and for students or $18 at the door. They are now available at KSM Music (50 W. 400 North), Sunrise Cyclery (138 N. 100 East) and at the Spectrum Ticket
Office on campus. For more information, contact Lisa at 7575420 or queenrags@gmail.com. Sorrels was born in Idaho 75 years ago and lives there now in a log cabin her father built 30 miles outside of Boise. She has traveled this country, usually driving herself, for 50 years. She began her career as a folklorist in the 1950s. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of the folk idiom, ranging from the English ballads to Mormon songs to the work of contemporary songwriters — not just the songs, but also the tradition from
which they are derived. Her songs and stories serve to create and preserve the oral tradition. In February of 2009, Sorrels was nominated for a Grammy for her tribute album to her friend, legendary folksinger and storyteller Utah Phillips, who died in 2008. Bums on the Plush, with Duncan Phillips (Utah’s son), GiGi Love and Mark Ross, will open for Sorrels with a few of Utah’s stories and songs. The band is named for a poem Utah used to recite. Duncan Phillips is currently working on a book about Utah
Phillips, and has been responsible for arranging tribute concerts for his dad in recent months. The other members of Bums on the Plush hold their own as folk musicians and singer/ songwriters. Love has opened for the Dave Matthews Band at the Columbia River Gorge and played for the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympic Closing Ceremonies. Ross calls himself America’s most famous unknown folksinger, the “junior member of the firm.” For more information, visit www.rosaliesorrels.com.
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Award and the only piano trio HERE WILL BE ever to win the Young Concert something for lovers of Artists International Auditions. all genres of classical The Claremont Trio will be music at the Claremont Trio collaborating with Jonathan concert with guest clarinetCohler for their Logan perforist Jonathan Cohler. The Nov. mance. Cohler is recognized 17 concert will be the second around the world as “an absoconcert in the Chamber Music lute master of the clarinet” Society of Logan’s’ 2009-10 by Clarinet concert Magazine. series. Listener The preMagazine Thanksgivdescribes ing concert him as “poswill offer a sessing such fine feast of ★ Who: The Claremont Trio & Jonathan Cohler musical woodwind, ★ When: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 integrity and string and ★ Where: Manon Caine Russell- taste that piano reperKathryn Caine Wanlass everything toire. Performance Hall at USU he touches The Cla★ Tickets: $24 single, seems like remont Trio $10 student with ID; available the last consists of at the concert door, CSA Box word.” In twin sisters Office, Chase Fine Arts Center addition to Emily and or at csaboxoffice.usu.edu his work Julia Bruskin ★ More information: Visit www. as a soloon violin cmslogan.org or call 752-5867 ist, Cohler and cello is an active and Donna chamber musician, chamber Kwong on piano. The trio music coach, adjudicator, formed 10 years ago at the Julconductor and pedagogue. He liard School of Music in New collaborates with such notable York City. In their decade of artists as the Emerson Quartet, music-making they have perthe Lark Quartet, the Moscow formed in all the major music Conservatory Trio and the halls around the world, have Amadeus Trio. been featured on Japanese and The Claremont Trio and American television and on Cohler will be performing classical music stations worldLudwig Beethoven’s “Clariwide. In 1992 they were the first winners of the Kalichstein- net Trio in B-flat Major Op. 11.” The group recorded their Laredo-Robinson International
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performance on a May 2009 CD from Ongaku Records. BBC Magazine gave the CD a top rating of five stars and awarded the piece its Choice Distinction Award. Beethoven scored the clarinet trio for clarinet, piano and cello in 1797. Woodwind instruments were often included in Beethoven’s early chamber music because of their popularity and novelty
at the time. The second musical selection will be Felix Mendelssohn’s “Piano Trio in D minor Op. 49.” WritCohler ten in 1839 for piano, violin and cello, it is one of Mendelssohn’s most popular chamber works. The piano part
is widely considered one of the most difficult chamber music parts ever written for the piano, both technically difficult and also challenging to synchronize with string instruments. The last musical selection will be “Quartet for the End of Time” by Oliver Messiaen, who began writing the piece in 1940. The piece was first performed in 1941.
Desert Ramblers to rock Crumb Bros. HE BRIDGER T Folk Music Society will present a concert with the
bluegrass/newgrass/old-time and traditional band The Red Desert Ramblers at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at Crumb Brothers Bakery, 291 S. 300 West, Logan. Tickets are $10 and available by calling 792-4996. Seating is very limited, so advance purchase is recommended. The Red Desert Ramblers band was organized four years ago, according to
founding member Sharon Mitchell. But individual band members have been playing together in various configurations for a lot longer than that. The band consists of Shauna Iverson on upright bass; Mike Iverson on vocals, banjo, mandolin and guitar; Steve Hewson on vocals, guitar and mandolin; Ken Sager on tenor banjo; and Mitchell on hammered dulcimer. Although relatively
young, the Red Desert Ramblers have already appeared in bluegrass festivals and other events throughout the West. Mostly the band performs locally at private functions, conventions, weddings and arts festivals. When the group performs Saturday night, the audience can expect to hear bluegrass, newgrass, twang, old country and old-time. For more information, visit www. bridgerfolk.org or www.red desertramblers.com.
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Film Still playing “A Christmas Carol” Rated PG ★★ The time, not just the season, is ripe for a new version of “A Christmas Carol.” When Charles Dickens wrote his classic story, it was a cautionary tale to greedy capitalists of the 19th century (Scrooge recalls his deceased partner, Jacob Marley, as “a good man of business.”). Dickens’ story is about as sturdy a one as we’ve got — it would be nearly impossible to mar what might be the finest ghost story this side of “Hamlet.” Unfortunately, our 2009 version is defined only by its technology. Animated in 3-D, Disney’s “A Christmas Carol,” directed by Robert Zemeckis, suffocates from its design. Despite (or because of) Zemeckis’ approach to using performance-capture animation, the film comes off oddly inanimate. Jim Carrey, playing not just Scrooge but the three ghosts who visit him, clearly has the zest and range for the parts. But he — like the rest of the cast, including Gary Oldman, Colin Firth and Cary Elwes — struggles to break through the film’s excessive wizardry. PG for scary sequences and images. 95 min. “The Fourth Kind” Rated PG-13 ★ This flat-lining, alien-abduction thriller offers a close encounter that buries an interesting idea under a barrage of gimmicky, carnivallike hokum. The movie’s unwieldy mix of degraded pseudo-documentary footage and “Unsolved Mystery”-style re-enactments is as unconvincing as it is distancing. In a sleep-inducing performance, Milla Jovovich plays an actress reenacting an Alaska psychologist’s research into patients’ reports of strange phenomena. Writer-director Olatunde Osunsanmi presents these events in split-screen fashion with the “real,” raw videotaped footage of patients’ recollections playing side-by-side with the actors’ reconstructions. Osunsanmi invests so much time and energy trying to convince the audience of the events’ veracity that he forgets to create even a rudimentary sense of tension. His split-screen divide between “reality” and “reenactment” is almost as distracting as composer Atli Orvarsson’s boom-boom score. PG-13 for
“2012” Rated PG-13 ★1⁄2 The end is not near enough for this latest nihilistic disaster flick, directed by endof-the-world specialist Roland Emmerich (“The Day After Tomorrow,” “Independence Day”). The 2½-hour film hues close to genre standards: the redeemed deadbeat dad (John Cusack), the coming together of different peoples, the toppling of monuments. The cause of destruction this time is neutrinos from the sun that have heated the earth’s core and destabilized the planet’s crust. Cusack and others skip narrowly ahead of the shifting
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violent/disturbing images, some terror, thematic elements and brief sexuality. 98 min. “The Box” Rated PG-13 ★ Cameron Diaz and James Marsden have a moral dilemma: Press a button on a mysterious container and they’ll get $1 million, but someone they don’t know will die. What button, on whose box, did writer-director Richard Kelly push to get the money to make this awful, preposterous thriller? Diaz and Marsden play a couple offered the box, button and deal described above by a grotesquely disfigured stranger (Frank Langella). Adapting this mess from a Richard Matheson story that was the basis of a 1980s “Twilight Zone” episode, Kelly roams ponderously beyond that tale’s snappy ending, into an installment of “The X-Files” in its post-Mulder death throes, when the show turned to rot. Kelly piles on government conspiracies, abductions, mobs of automatons controlled by forces beyond human comprehension. The hammy dialogue and hammier performances eventually start to provoke laughs as the movie shambles toward its overdue demise. PG-13 for thematic elements, some violence and disturbing images. 115 min. “The Men Who Stare at Goats” Rated R ★★1⁄2 A fun tone is undermined by disjointed storytelling in George Clooney and producing partner Grant Heslov’s romp based on Jon Ronson’s amusing nonfic-
tion book about the U.S. military’s research into psychic warfare and espionage. First-time director Heslov crafts a hit-and-miss fictional narrative ornamented with some of the brighter anecdotes Ronson uncovered about efforts to create warrior monks who try to walk through walls or glare animals to death. Clooney plays a prodigy of this New Age militarism, with Jeff Bridges as his Dude-like mentor, Kevin Spacey as a psychic rival and Ewan McGregor as a reporter uncovering the story amid the war in Iraq. The movie opens with the promise of a Catch-22 or Strangelove-style satire, but while it maintains much of the book’s drolly incredulous spirit, the dots of absurdity just don’t connect that well. With “Star Wars” vet McGregor on hand, the repeated Jedi knight references are jarring. R for language, some drug content and brief nudity. 93 min. “Where the Wild Things Are” Rated PG ★★★ The book is just 339 words long, but in turning it into a feature-length movie, director Spike Jonze has expanded the story with a breathtaking visual scheme and stirring emotional impact. What keeps the film from reaching complete excellence is the thinness of the script, which Jonze co-wrote with Dave Eggers. The beloved and award-winning children’s book, which Maurice Sendak wrote and illustrated 45 years ago, still holds up beautifully today because it shows keen insight into the conflicted nature of children —
the delight and the frustration that can often coexist simultaneously. With its warm lighting and detailed production design, “Where the Wild Things Are” remains lovingly faithful to the look and spirit of the book but functions assuredly as its own entity. Jonze also gets the feelings of fear and insecurity that the wild things of “Wild Things” represent, and he’s taken the bold step of showing the creatures not through animation but rather by using actual people in giant, furry costumes. The monsters were voiced by an all-star cast and enhanced through digital effects to make the facial features seem more lifelike. And because talented character actors like James Gandolfini, Forest Whitaker, Catherine O’Hara and Paul Dano had the benefit of voicing their roles on the same stage at the same time — rather than recording their parts independently of each other, which is standard practice — their interplay feels more organic. At their center is Max, played by 12year-old Max Records, a lonely, misunderstood kid who runs off to the magical land where the wild things are and becomes their king. PG for mild thematic elements, some adventure action and brief language. 101 min. “Couples Retreat” Rated PG-13 ★1⁄2 This is what life might have been like if the guys from “Swingers” had grown up, moved to the suburbs and turned into lame, sitcommy cliches. Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn team up again, on
tectonics; California falls into the ocean and much of the world follows suit. The most grounded thing here is the acting. Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor (as a government scientist), Oliver Platt (as the president’s chief-of-staff) and Woody Harrelson (perfectly cast as a conspiracy theory-addled nut) almost convince you that something decent is at work in “2012.” But it’s just another doomsday film, with new digital effects and stock scenes patched together from “Jaws,” “The Poseidon Adventure” and “Armageddon.” PG-13 for intense disaster sequences and some language. 158 min. screen and on the script (along with Dana Fox), for this broad comedy about four couples who go on a tropical vacation together. In theory, they’re all there to support their friends Jason (Jason Bateman) and Cynthia (Kristen Bell) as they try to save their marriage through the couples’ counseling the resort offers. Little do they know they’ll get sucked into agonizing therapy sessions that reveal their own rifts. Under the direction of Peter Billingsley, another longtime Vaughn friend and collaborator making his first feature, “Couples Retreat” veers back and forth in a jarring way between crude sexual humor and supposedly poignant moments. The couples endure forced nudity and a wildly erotic yoga class; Favreau’s character, Joey, and his wife Lucy (Kristin Davis) each try to get it on with their respective massage therapists. But they also must bare their souls. Each of these characters is exactly the same person the whole way through, until one night when they all magically experience an epiphany that makes them more communicative, patient and loving. During such moments, a distracting, feel-good score — surprisingly from “Slumdog Millionaire” Oscar-winner A.R. Rahman — pipes in early and often. A few funny lines emerge here and there, but “Couples Retreat” mostly feels repetitive and overlong at nearly two hours. You wouldn’t mind getting voted off this island. PG-13 on appeal for sexual content and language. 110 min. — All reviews by The Associated Press
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T’S THAT TIME OF year again — turkey, family get-togethers, holiday parties and presents. Every year the holidays burst upon us and our unsuspecting checkbooks like the Grimm Reaper ready to take every last penny from our bank accounts. But instead of buying the newest iWhatever, the holiday season provides families with a cheaper, more familytogetherness option: movies! The holiday season has a history of bringing with it a list of movies that consists of blockbusters and Oscar contenders. This year is no different, although it seems a little off since Warner Brothers distracted us by not offering up a new “Harry Potter” movie on Thanksgiving weekend like we’ve come to expect. With that in mind, this year boasts a healthy variety of movies that could keep you busy all the way until the new year.
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Thanksgiving weekend usually kicks off the holiday movie season. This year’s weekend seems a bit lackluster though. • John Travolta and Robin Williams star in Disney’s “Old Dogs.” With the trailer proudly displaying the line “From the Director of ‘Wild Hogs,’” you know you’ll want to stay away from it. Two men find themselves in the care of 7-year-olds and wacky hijinks ensue. Travolta gets hit in the head by a tire thrown from a gorilla and is attacked by a mob of bloodthirsty penguins. I’ll pass. • In an effort to combat the good feelings of togetherness brought about by the holidays, The Weinstein Company has decided to give a wide release to “The Road.” A dreary, post-apocalyptic film based on the book of the same name by Cormac McCarthy — complete with a band of thugs hell-bent on snuffing out the life of seemingly the last family on Earth —it’s fairly certain this isn’t one to take the family to. • To round out the new releases of the weekend, nothing says
the same name. A 14-year-old girl is brutally murdered and from beyond the grave she helps bring her murderer to justice. The film was constantly plagued by problems while filming, mostly being attributed to the phrase “creative differences.” Whatever the problems, they seem to have been worked out, and this promises to be one of this season’s biggest releases.
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“The Lovely Bones” “happy holidays” like the ultraviolent flick “Ninja Assassin.”
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This is the next big weekend on the list as the big hitters are really coming out to play. • Disney has finally breathed new life into its classic handdrawn animation with “The Princess and the Frog.” This is sure to be a crowd pleaser for families all around. It’s nice to see Disney getting back to its roots; in a world so saturated with CGI animation, some quality, hand-drawn ani-
mation is sure to be welcomed with open arms. • It’s been confirmed that Clint Eastwood does indeed not sleep or eat; all he does is make movies. “Invictus” will be his sixth movie since 2004, when he directed the Best Picture winner “Million Dollar Baby.” “Invictus” is sure to be another tearjerker as Eastwood teams up with longtime friend Morgan Freeman, who will be playing famed South African leader Nelson Mandela. Matt Damon also stars as the leader of a South African rugby team. In
order to bring together a people divided by racial intolerance, Mandela tries to use the rugby World Cup to heal the nation. • Helmed by Peter Jackson, “The Lovely Bones” is based on the best-selling novel of
• It’s been 12 years since we’ve really heard a peep from “Titanic” director James Cameron. Now he’s burst back onto the scene with “Avatar,” a movie he promises will reinvent the way 3D is currently being used. The film is surrounded by so much hype and promise that it has some big expectations to meet. It’s sure to be a box office success, but will it really revolutionize 3D? We’ll have to wait and see. • Directed by Rob Marshall, who also directed “Chicago,” See REEL on p.11
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Artist Dreena Barker laughs as her pet cockatoo, Raphael, sits beside her at her studio in Logan on Tuesday.
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the shop a few years ago. In her current project, Ms. Barker is making a custom-glass menagerie of pond-dwellers — frogs, salamanders, snails, snakes and turtles. The resulting creatures are kind enough when they are finished to hold dried flower arrangements in little holes on their backs, though admittedly they don’t know they’re being kind. Ms. Barker says the idea for the project came from her love of turn-of-the-century antiques and aesthetic. Through the early 1900s until about WWII, glass frogs and nymphs were so popular as vases and flower arrangers that the term “frog” could refer to any type of flower arranger, regardless of its shape. But the pretty glass figurines disappeared during the 1940s and never came back into fashion. So Ms. Barker is bringing them back herself. She uses a sculpting and casting process known as “cire perdu” after the French term for “lost wax.” It’s a common way to make jewelry and small metal objects that’s reportedly been around for thousands of years in almost every culture we know of. First, Ms. Barker uses hard wax to carve out a sculpture to look exactly as she’d like to finished piece to look. When she has the wax nearly
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Dreena Barker displays one of her glass frogs at her studio on Tuesday.
as she’d like it, she dips it into liquid plaster and lets the whole thing dry. When the plaster has hardened, the whole piece goes into an oven to cook out the wax, which drips out when it heats up. Now the plaster has taken on an exact negative of the original sculpture. This is her master mold, which she breaks neatly into two interlocking pieces. She fills the master mold with a special rubber compound that takes the place of the wax and becomes the working copy of her original wax sculpture. Now
she can make as many plaster molds as she needs, since each glass piece requires a new one. The plaster mold is what she places in a high-temperature kiln along with colored pellets made of recycled glass. The pellets melt together and flow into the plaster cast when the right temperature is reached. (Her electricity bill is enormous on the days when she runs the kiln, Ms. Barker says.) Cooling the kiln takes more than 24 hours, because if it were to cool
too suddenly the glass would crack or become flawed, she says. It’s a challenging process — it’s not like you can just break a plate-glass window and throw the pieces in the kiln and expect it to work, she says. It’s much more delicate than that. And after her creations come out of the oven, annealed and cool, she must break the plaster cast open and clean and grind and polish each little piece. That’s the real dirty work, says Ms. Barker. It’s made even more difficult because Ms. Barker no longer has full use of her body. About 15 years ago she was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, and she doesn’t walk anymore. But she gets help from her family and from Don, she says, and she manages to continue to make beautiful things in spite of her physical difficulties. Ms. Barker calls the pink building with the round windows “Atelier Barker,” after the French word for “workshop.” It’s hidden in plain view on Main Street in Logan, and you can visit if you’d like to purchase some of Ms. Barker’s artistic creations for yourself or a loved one. To find out more, call 752-6469 or visit www.modernfrogs.com.
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REAKUPS ARE always difficult, especially with someone you wish you never got involved with in the first place. There is sort of an unwritten three-date rule: Even if the first date was bad, you have to go out with them again so as not to hurt their feelings, and then you have to go out with them a third time so they don’t think you just went out with them the second time just to not hurt their feelings. This is exactly what is happening in the marketplace today. I, in a moment of consumer lust, got involved with XM Radio for three months of radio orgy and have been trying to extricate myself from their clutches ever since. Apparently, the downturn in the economy has turned every business into a whining, needy, turned-angry ex. I knew it was a mistake to get involved from the onset. It was like when your dog chomps into a chunk of wasabi that you dropped on the floor and then immediately looks at you with a facial expression that says, “Man, I wish I hadn’t done that.” “Please don’t drop us,” XM says. “We’ll do better; we’ll give you service for free for the next three months.” “That’s a generous offer but I’m sorry XM, it’s not about the money; you knew it was just a summer fling,” I say. “I was traveling and I thought having 273 choices of entertainment would be a nice diversion while I was away from my home station. I’m usually monogamous when it comes to listenership; this was just a lapse. But now it’s winter and we both have to get back to our real lives. “Seriously, it’s not personal. Don’t call me at home and don’t call my cell phone,” I add. “No, I don’t want a complimentary upgrade. We’re done; move on. We just weren’t meant for each other. Please don’t ruin the memory of what we had by making me get a restraining order.” Any service you purchase now becomes a bad co-dependent relationship. Everything from getting
Slightly Off Center
Indie quartet ready to rock!
By Dennis Hinkamp
your diesel engine serviced to ordering a pizza comes with some sort of consumer satisfaction survey attached. “I loved you for the brief time we were together but this is not a long-term relationship,” I want to say. “You are so needy. You want me to rate your performance? I will not cheapen our relationship by doing that. “No, really, much of our relationship was satisfactory on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being highly unsatisfactory and 5 being highly satisfactory, but much of it was just neither satisfactory nor unsatisfactory,” I say. “If only I could express to you in a PowerPoint presentation how I feel, we could work this all out. And no, I don’t have any additional comments that could improve your performance. It sounds sort of vaguely obscene just to hear you ask.” “And for the last time, no, I’m not going to fill this out so that I can enter into a raffle for a $500 gift certificate,” I say. “How could you even ask that? “Well, OK, does it include electronics and computers at Best Buy?” Dennis Hinkamp’s current infatuation is with the new Droid cell phone. Feedback at dhinkamp@msn.com.
IANO-HEAVY P indie rock quartet We Shot the Moon will pres-
ent a CD release show to promote their new album, “A Silver Lining,” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Lundstrom Center at Utah State University, 1295 E. 1000 North, Logan. Tickets are $8 and available at www.myspace.com/ weshotthemoon. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. While it’s common practice in rock bios to liken an act to something familiar, it’s hard to do that with San Diego’s We Shot the Moon. Led by former Waking Ashland frontman Jonathan Jones, We Shot the Moon is a piano-heavy indie rock fourpiece. On Sept. 29 the band released its sophomore LP, “A Silver Lining,” a followup to 2008’s “Fear and Love” on the Minneapolis-based label Afternoon Records. According to Jones, the band specializes in “quirky rock” that’s layered, thick and replete with ambient noise, and it’s for that reason “we fall through the cracks, which I think, ultimately, is a good thing.
We don’t fit in to the superindie hipster crowd. We’re not gimmicky — we’re real, we hit wrong notes live and that’s OK.” Born not long after the death of Jones’ previous band, Waking Ashland, which dissolved amid internal strife and struggle, We Shot the Moon ended what was four months of musical limbo for Jones. “Dan (Koch) really inspired me to start writing songs again, and that’s basically how the band was formed,” Jones says. He added various players to the band’s ranks, including drummer Trevor Faris, with whom he’d had plans to start a band before Waking Ashland took shape. Last year, We Shot the Moon played more than 300 live dates, and Jones says they’ll play 365 this year because “A Silver Lining” is an album they’re just itching to rip through on stage. “A Silver Lining” contains 11 tracks, including the radio-ready opener “Miracle,” “In Good Time” and “Amy,” a song inspired by a woman Jones met last
year on tour. Other album standouts include “Should Have Been” and “Woke Her Up,” which Jones says most people will relate to as it tackles those moments in life when maybe we’ve second-guessed our decisions or direction. “It’s one of my favorite songs on the record,” Jones says. “I’ve never been so honest in my writing, and I hope, through the honesty, our audience is really able to connect.” Most songs carry a positive message. “The Brightside,” for instance, imparts the message that “you shouldn’t give up on your life and that you need to keep a positive perspective, because sooner or later, things will work themselves out.” The song features orchestral sounds, compliments of producer Mike Green (Paramore, The Matches), who Jones says “pushed our sound to a new level.” The band includes Jones on vocals and piano; Faris on drums; Adam Lovell on bass; and Jason De La Torre on guitar.
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HE BENEFIT dinner for CAPSA was held at Hamilton’s Restaurant last month and it was a great success. Six wines from the J. Rickards winery were beautifully matched with courses that reflected the autumn mood. A fall harvest soup was accompanied by a full-bodied 2008 Syrah Rosé. Next was an unusual but delicious pesto clam and bay scallop risotto. Mike Parent, who represented Jim Rickards, gave a brief description of each wine. Two excellent zinfandels were compared during this course. One was from the Dry Creek vineyard in Sonoma. I preferred the second one from Alexander Valley called the 2006 Ancestor, but others at my table liked the 2005 Dry Creek Zinfandel. The main course was a marinated rack of lamb beautifully matched with the 2006 Sisters Meritage red wine. I have raved about this elegant wine before, and it is available by the glass or bottle at Hamilton’s. All three red wines were aged in oak for 20 months. The dinner finished with a rich chocolate torte and a dessert wine called “The Lost Children.” This wine is made with late-harvest red grapes and resembles a port wine, but had a
distinctive flavor. For me this was one of best benefit dinners I have attended. Unfortunately, Jim Rickards could not make it here due to weather conditions. Although his wines are not available in any Utah store, the wines can be specially ordered by the case. This is true for almost any domestic wine. Another holiday season is soon to begin and it’s not too early to think about what to serve at those special feasts. Sparkling wines are always a good way to start, and except for the addition of sales tax, the Utah prices have not changed much in the last four years. I believe a good sparkling wine should cost at least $10, and an excellent one should be available for less than $25. For a clean, simple wine I like the NV Domaine Ste. Michelle Brut Sparkling Wine at $11.11. This crisp bubbly is good for a gathering where conversation is more important than the quality of the beverage. For better quality I always like the NV Gloria Ferrer Brut Sparkling Wine at $16.99, made from chardonnay grapes. This is a smooth and bubbly wine with the creamy taste of vanilla. There is also the NV
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Gloria Ferrer Blanc de Noir at $17.93. This is an elegant, dry, sparkling wine made from pinot noir grapes. An intriguing wine I have not tasted is the wellrated 2007 Reginato Sparkling Rosé of Malbec at $19.99 from Argentina. I am sure this is a bold sparkling wine with good berry flavor. All of the other sparkling wines listed are from the West Coast. A sparkling wine labeled as “brut” is dry, one listed as “extra dry” is actu-
“Sherlock Holmes”
Continued from p.7 “Nine” is another musicalcentric film that focuses on the life of Guido Contini, played by Daniel-Day Lewis. “Moulin Rouge” fans are sure to enjoy this film too, as it also has Nicole Kidman along with a star-studded line-up of actresses. Sexy and provocative, it doesn’t seem like one for the whole family.
Dec. 25
Christmas Day marks the end of the holiday film season, but it’s also when the biggest releases find their way into theaters. This Christmas is no exception. • Fresh off fantastic reviews
at the Toronto Film Festival, “Up in the Air” is the new George Clooney movie that will see a wide release on Christmas Day. Clooney plays a businessman who travels more than 300
days a year around the country to fire people, and he plans on racking up the most frequent flyer miles ever. How do you deal with human relationships when you’re constantly travel-
Recommended F NV Domaine Ste. Michelle Brut Sparking Wine at $11.11 F NV Gloria Ferrer Brut Sparkling Wine at $16.99 F NV Gloria Ferrer Blanc de Noir at $17.93 F 2007 Reginato Sparkling Rosé of Malbec at $19.99 F 2005 Castano Hécula Monastrell at $9.99 F 2007 Tres Picos Garnacha at $17.99 F 2007 Bugans Albarino at $12.99 F 2007 Terredora Greco di Tufo at $21.99
ally sweeter than brut and “sec” is sweet. In the DABC catalogue there are at least 20 Spanish wines listed that sell for less than $20 and are rated at least 90 by either the Wine Spectator or the Wine Advocate. Locally there is still the 2005 Castano Hécula Monastrell at $9.99, but in Park City I purchased the 2007 vintage. I personally prefer the 2005 vintage, but both have great bold flavors of berries. ing? That’s what “Up in the Air” tries to answer. • Guy Ritchie has taken a break from filming British gangster movies and has taken on “Sherlock Holmes,” starring Robert Downey Jr. as the famous detective. It seems like Ritchie has added his own flair to the Holmes story, though, with it looking more like an action movie than the methodically plodding whodunit Sherlock Holmes stories we grew up reading. At any rate, it looks like a fun time and is sure to be a blockbuster. • Quite possibly the most interesting release of the year, “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” is Heath Ledger’s final film. Director Terry Gilliam brings what is sure to be the most visually attentiongrabbing film this year — one
The 2007 Tres Picos Garnacha at $17.99 is an excellent example of this varietal. I have always wanted to try an Albarino wine from Spain, and now we have the 2007 Bugans Albarino at $12.99. This light, yellow wine imported by Eric Solomon is highly rated. Another specialty white wine is the 2007 Terredora Greco di Tufo at $21.99 from southern Italy. Although a little expensive for a white wine, I have a weakness for the rich flavors of this ancient varietal. Italy must have more white wine varietals than any other country. Maybe I have given you an idea for a wine that is not too expensive, so enjoy the holidays! William Moore is retired from the Utah State University chemistry and biochemistry department and currently lives in Smithfield. 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 wmoore3136@msn.com.
look at the trailer and you won’t know what to think about this movie. But with names like Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell attached, how could this movie not make a ton of money at the box office? • Rounding out the year is the sequel no one asked for. And really, did anyone ever ask for the first one? “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” will hit theaters Christmas Day, torturing parents with its inane nuttiness but causing kids to squeal with delight. Proceed at your own risk. There seems to be less on the family-friendly front this year, so you may find yourself enduring this film just because there’s nothing else to take the kids to. Feedback at aaronpeck46@ gmail.com.
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Annual interfaith service celebrates many religions
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“Extreme Home Makeover House” by Hansel & Gretel is seen on display at Stork’s Landing in December 2006.
Gingerbread houses now being accepted for downtown display
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HE LOGAN Downtown Alliance will be accepting gingerbread house entries from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at the Bullen Center. The public is invited to view entries from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21; the top 12 houses will be selected at noon by a group of judges for the “Critics Award.” Each of the final 12 contestants will be awarded a ribbon and a $50 cash prize, and will be put on display in local downtown merchant windows from Nov. 27 through Dec. 31. During the Christmas season, the public is invited to come downtown and vote for the “People’s Choice” awards. The top three contestants will win one of three grand prizes. This year’s judges include Dennis Hassan, associate
“Valley Theater” by Hillary Robinson and Rosalyn Warner is seen on display at Coppin’s Hallmark in 2006.
professor of scene design at Utah State University; Amelia Carbine from Frosted Fantasy Cakes; Grace Harvell of The Graceful Baker; Anne Parish, a local culinary expert; and others.
ache Community Connections will present the seventh annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, “Singing Our Thanks!,” at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, at the Logan LDS Tabernacle. This year’s special guests are the Imperial Glee Club and the Kingsmen Barbershop Quartet. For more information, contact Paul Heins at 752-0871 or pastorpaul@mac.com. This annual service offers a sampling of different faith traditions and various ways of giving thanks. There will be no keynote speakers. This year’s participating religions include St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, St. John’s Episcopal Church, the Unitarian Universalists, Prince of Peace Lutherans, First Presbyterians and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Photo by Alan Murray
Holly Faire coming to AWHC T HE ALLIANCE for the Varied Arts, the American West Heritage Center and Summerfest will present Holly Faire, “a Victorian marketplace,” from noon to 9 p.m. Dec. 18 and 19 in the Livery Stable at the Heritage Center. The faire will mark the final two-day celebration of the week-long Frontier Christmas event, held Dec. 11 through 19 at the Heritage Center. Fine artists and craftsmen will make their way to the oldfashioned marketplace with their merriest gifts in hand. This event emphasizes fine art, folk art and fine craft created by local arti-
sans. Activities going on simultaneously will include Victorian tea parties, the Amazing Icy Path Labyrinth, a live nativity, workshops, wagon, sleigh and dog sled rides, music, train rides and a visit by Father Christmas. A delectable display of holiday candies and tempting desserts will fill the festive house next door to the Livery Stable. For more information, visit www.americanwestcenter.org or www. avaarts.org, or call 7532970. If you would like to sell your art at the Holly Faire, contact the Alliance for the Varied Arts by Nov. 21.
Novel asks, is it abnormal to be happy? The Christian Science Monitor
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HEN IT COMES to the mad scientists of American letters, no one sees more clearly through his safety goggles than Richard Powers. In his new novel, “Generosity: An Enhancement,” the National Book Award winner (“The Echo Maker”) and recipient of a MacArthur “genius” grant takes something quintessentially American — the pursuit of happiness — and sends it spinning through the radioactive centrifuge of modern genetics. Russell Stone was, briefly, a literary wunderkind who published essays in the New Yorker and scored a gig as a satirist on NPR. It turns out he wasn’t “merciless and mean enough for real creativity,” and after a crisis of conscience, Russell ends up editing self-help pieces for a magazine called “Becoming You.” As the novel opens, he is offered a job at a Chicago college teaching creative nonfiction. There, one of his students turns
out to be something as rare as a unicorn: a truly happy person. Thassadit Amzwar is an orphaned refugee from Algeria who radiates such perpetual well-being that her classmates nickname her “The Bliss Chick” and “Miss Generosity.” “Ten years of organized bloodbath have reduced a country the size of Western Europe to a walking corpse. And Thassa has emerged from that land glowing like a blissed-out mystic.” Russell, for his part, is dumfounded and terrified for her. “All he can think is: It’s not safe out there. Happiness is a death sentence.” He’s worried that Thassa’s effervescence is somehow disguised trauma, and starts obsessively researching both Algeria and happiness. He stumbles across a term called “hyperthymia” that might cover Thassa’s “condition,” and consults with one of the college counselors, a woman named Candace Weld, who becomes as entranced with Thassa as everyone else. Then Thassa foils an attempted
rape and Russell gives an illadvised report to the police. Soon, thanks to the wonders of the Internet, Thassa comes to the attention of a geneticist named Thomas Kurton. “Frankenstein” has already been written, but Kurton is just spoiling for a cosmic beating, spouting catchphrases designed to catch the attention of both venture capitalists and jealous deities: “I don’t believe in God, but I do believe that it’s humanity’s job to bring God about.” His business plan involves hunting down and wiping out misery and creating a
* This week’s New York Times Bestseller List * HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Gathering Storm” by Robert Jordan 2. “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown 3. “True Blue” by David Baldacci 4. “Last Night in Twisted River” by John Irving 5. “Pursuit of Honor” by Vince Flynn HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. “The Book of Basketball” by Bill Simmons 2. “Superfreakonomics” by Steven D. Levitt 3. “Have a Little Faith” by Mitch Albom 4. “What the Dog Saw” by Malcolm Gladwell 5. “Arguing With Idiots” by Glenn Beck PAPERBACK (TRADE) FICTION 1. “Bed of Roses” by Nora Roberts 2. “Push” by Sapphire 3. “Say You’re One of Them” by Uwem Akpan 4. “The Shack” by William P. Young 5. “Olive Kitteridge” by Elizabeth Strout CHILDREN’S BOOKS 1. “The Christmas Sweater” by Chris Schoebinger 2. “Lego Star Wars” by Simon Beecroft 3. “Julie Andrews’ Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies” 4. “Waddle!” by Rufus Butler Seder 5. “Where the Wild Things Are” by Barb Bersche
society where “anger will be less of a concern than ringworm.” Instead of better living through chemistry, it’s better living through genomics, and Powers lays out economic and ethical implications that are already playing out in life science labs throughout the U.S. (He’s not the first: Years ago, I remember reading a story where a man is on the run because a lab owns his genes and wants their asset back.) But Powers is after something more complicated than allegory. His narrator is a wryly rueful presence, acknowledging “a loss of nerve” and pronouncing himself “caught, starving to death between allegory and realism, fact and fable, creative and nonfiction.” Kurton studies Thassa to see if he can map a “happiness gene,” and the resulting furor turns her into a media sensation. As she’s paraded out “like some trained seal of elation,” Russell and Candace watch with growing alarm. Russell, especially, thinks the whole thing is bogus and exploitative, and blames himself
for calling in the experts. “We’ve been given this amazing gift and somebody wants to take it apart and look inside without voiding the warranty. She’s not an object.” Powers never pinpoints the source of Thassa’s joy — although the atheist herself rules out faith. “My father was so disgusted with religion that he wouldn’t let it in our house. I don’t know, myself. If there is God, he is just laughing at every religion we invent!” Thassa is, understandably, befuddled that being consistently happy is enough to label her a genetic oddity. The way she sees it — at least before the bloggers, pundits and “very Christian people with too much time” get hold of her — happiness is merely a matter of common sense. “Everyone alive should feel richly content, ridiculously ahead of the game, a million times luckier than the unborn. What more can she tell them?” Besides, happiness is a warm puppy. I thought everyone knew that.
Gary Morris to return to Eccles Theatre
G Productions will present “An Evening With Gary MorARY MORRIS
Keep your reading list updated at www.nytimes.com/pages/books/
ris” at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre in downtown Logan. “I am always grateful to be able to return back to Logan to entertain audiences in Utah,” said Morris. “In this special case I’m excited to be introducing some new gospel music to my performance.” Morris, a North Texas native, will entertain his Utah audience with a two-hour concert filled with inspirational/spiritual music as well as his country and Broadway hits. Morris is most wellknown for his extraordinary vocals on “Wind Beneath
My Wings” and the Grammy Award-winning symphonic recordings of Les Miserables’ “Bring Him Home.” The event is sponsored by Gary Morris Productions. Tickets are available at the Eccles Theatre by calling 752-0026 or online at www. centerforthearts.us. For more information about Morris, visit www.garymorris.com.
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Bon Jovi back to Jersey stadium rock By The Associated Press
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have been packed away and the steel guitars, presumably, stolen. In their place are angry electric guitars, catchy choruses that demand to be shouted out in a football stadium, and a return to the unflappable optimism that has made these Jersey guys legends in the rock biz. In short, Bon Jovi is back! “The Circle” is the followup to 2007’s wildly successful but countryfried “Lost Highway,” which was a jarring sonic detour for the heroes of the New Jersey Turnpike. Thankfully, Jon Bon Jovi & Co. are keeping the faith with the still-developing but oh-so-recognizable sound that has been the band’s
trademark. “We Weren’t Born To Follow,” the fistpumping anthem that kicks off the disc, could have been right at home on “Slippery When Wet” or “New Jersey,” with its timeless hooks and punchy beat. They really do come full circle on “Work for the Working Man,” which just as easily could have been titled “Livin’ on a Prayer II,” from the foundation bass riff that’s almost identical to that of Bon Jovi’s biggest-ever hit, to the dignified
struggle of the little guy against tremendous odds. (At least they didn’t bring back Tommy and Gina again.) “Bullet” has a little of the “Hey God” anger and angst, asking the Almighty if he has “just given up” in the face of so much evil in the world. A rejuvenated Richie Sambora makes his presence known here more strongly than on his last few albums, with more intricate and longer solos. Throughout it all, “Hell yeah!” has replaced “Hee Haw.” And as they say in New Jersey, that’s a good thing, capece? CHECK THIS TRACK OUT: “When We Were Beautiful” is about trying to regain lost innocence and simplicity. It sounds like it can apply to the world, or to the band itself.
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Four Paws Rescue and PetSmart Charities will host their Holiday Adoption Event on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Logan PetSmart. Cats and kittens will be featured from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday; small dogs, cats, puppies and kittens from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; and more cats and kittens from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. There will be free samples and coupons; if you adopt or sponsor a black cat this month you will also receive extra donated supplies and prizes.
Quinn Christensen will perform at 6 p.m. and Colleen Darley will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza.
Take your family ice skating Monday nights at the Eccles Ice Center (2825 N. 200 East, North Logan) and for a limited time receive an Olive Garden coupon for a free kid’s meal with every paid child’s skate admission. For more information or a complete schedule, visit www.ecclesice.com.
The National Osteoporosis Foundation Northern Utah Support Group invites anyone affected by osteoporosis to attend their meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Smithfield Physical Therapy, 136 E. 800 South, Ste. B. Registered dietician Stacy Bevan will speak on “Nutrition in Osteoporosis.” For more information, call 563-0750.
The Old Barn Theatre will host auditions for “A Broadway Musical Revue” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and Monday; callbacks will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21. Prepare 16 measures of a Broadway-style song; an accompanist and CD player will be provided. No a capella auditions, please. Be prepared to learn a short dance sequence. All parts open to men and women ages 16 and older. For more information, visit www. oldbarn.org. Robert Hamlin will perform live music at 6 p.m. and Liz Woolley will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza, 99 E. 1200 South, Logan. For more information, visit pier49logan.com. Rock-a-thon — an event to help cancer research — will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at Pioneer Valley Lodge, 2351 N. 400 East, North Logan. Come rock for a chance to win a new rocking chair donated by Fisher Home Furnishings. A representative from the Cancer Society will speak at 3:30 p.m.; a Harvest Ball featuring Tim Holwig will start at 7:30 p.m. Donations for cancer will be accepted throughout the day. Everyone is invited. Author John Higham will give a presentation and answer some frequently asked questions using Powerpoint and Google Earth at 5 p.m. Friday at The Book Table. Admission is free and everyone is invited. A Holiday Gift Show featuring work by 10 local artists will be open from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at the home of Leona Hawks, 35 N. 400 West, Hyrum. There will be fused glass, fiber, pottery, jewelry, stained glass and handmade soaps. Admission is free and everyone is invited. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call 753-7504. Marshall Crawford, managing director for J.P. Morgan, will present “The Way Forward” as part of USU’s Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series at 11:30 a.m. Friday in the Eccles Conference Center Room 303-05. Admission is free and everyone is invited. For more information, call 797-2796. The Cache Democrats’ Big CD Club will host a potluck at 6:30 p.m. Friday at 4 Terrace Pl., Logan. Bring a potluck dish and beverage to share and meet Sam Granato, Utah Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. For more information, contact Kathy at 770-1535. 1 Lump Sum will perform with MinusSteven and Public Decent (rock/alternative) at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Cover charge is $5. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/whysound.
An open house to celebrate the many community contributions of Sue Morgan and to wish her well on her adventure to Alaska will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Cache Valley Unitarian Universalist Building, 596 E. 900 North, Logan. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Blair at 757-3468. A fundraiser dinner and dance for Jake Wengreen will be held Saturday at the Logan Eagles Lodge, 170 W. 900 North. Jake has been suffering from kidney failure and has been receiving dialysis treatments. A baked potato and nacho bar will open at 7 p.m.; cost is $5. Nervous Les and the Side Effects will perform at 8:30 p.m. for a $5 cover charge at the door. The Eagles Lodge is a private club for members and their guests. Must be 21 or older. For more information, e-mail shelley. doney@usu.edu. A Holiday Extravaganza Boutique will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Leilani Salon & Spa, 345 N. 100 East, Logan. There will be free raffle drawings, refreshments and more. More than 12 vendors will be selling their wares. For more information, call 713-6969.
Starting Monday, Global Village Gifts (146 N. 100 East) will be open from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays. These hours will continue through December with the exception of holidays. For more information, call 713-4347. Aften’s singing recital will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at Pioneer Valley Lodge. Admission is free and everyone is invited. Common Ground Outdoor Adventures will lead a climbing activity at 1 p.m. Monday at the Rockhaus. Cost is $8. For more information, visit www.cgadventures.org. Military Appreciation Monday will be held at the Golden Corral, 2044 N. Main, Logan. From 5 to 9 p.m. that day, anyone who has or is currently serving in any branch of the U.S. military, National Guard or Reserves is invited to come in for a free buffet dinner. For more information, call 787-9750.
Saddle Serenade (Chris Mortensen and Mary Jo Hansen) will play from 6 p.m. to closing Saturday at The Cracker Barrell in Paradise. Everyone is invited.
Michael Cooledge of BYU will present “Ethics in the World of HR” at the November meeting of Bridgerland SHRM, at noon Thursday at Hamilton’s restaurant, 2427 N. Main, Logan. Cost is $10 for SHRM members and $12 for non-members. RSVP by Monday at www.bridgerlandshrm.org.
Scott Hunsaker, a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, will sing at 3 p.m. Saturday at Pioneer Valley Lodge. Admission is free and everyone is invited.
Felina’s Arrow will perform with Clay Summers and e. Stohl Chipman (experimental/acoustic) at 8 p.m. Monday at Why Sound. Cover charge is $5.
The Museum of Anthropology at Utah State University will host USU anthropology professor Patricia Lambert as part of its “Saturdays at the Museum” series. Lambert will present her research on cultural and archaeological evidence of warfare and conflict in past and present cases at 1 p.m.; the museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Everyone is invited. For more information, visit www.usu.edu/anthro/museum. A Public Child ID Program will be held between 10 a.m and 2 p.m. Saturday at Harmony Lodge #21 F&AM, 118 W. 100 North, Logan. Parents are invited to bring children between the ages of 6 months and 16 years to receive a fingerprint card, DNA kit and ID card to add a photo and lamination. There is no cost. For more information, contact George Winters at 752-7145. Cara & Wade (world music) will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Why Sound. Cover charge is $5. The Fibromyalgia Education Group will present “Fibromyalgia Is Related to Neck Pain” from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Logan Regional Hospital Education Center Room 5. Meetings are held the second Saturday of every month. For more information, visit www.nufibroconn.org.
Tuesday The Logan Social and Newcomers Club will host its November Meet and Greet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Tandoori Oven, 720 E. 1000 North, Logan. Everyone is invited. For more information, visit www.new2logan.com. The Cache Valley Gluten Intolerance Group will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Classrooms 2 and 3 at the Logan Regional Hospital. Dr. Loren Grover of Grover Health Center will be doing an informative presentation on “The Science of Gluten Intolerance.” For more information, e-mail cachevalley GIG@gmail.com. An AARP driving class will be held from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, at the Cache County Senior Center. This is the last class of the year. Cost is $12 for members or $14 for non-members. To register, call 764-0834. NCM will perform with Poor Ophelia and Fathom (jam band/acoustic) at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Why Sound. Cover charge is $5. Amber R. from “Savory Selection” will share some of her low-budget family dishes at a free cooking and community class from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Providence Macey’s Little Theater. Seating is limited; call 753-3301.
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 753-2930. The Cache Interagency Council will hold its final meeting for 2009 at noon Wednesday at Hamilton’s, 2427 N. Main, Logan. No RSVP is required. For more information, contact Drake Rasmussen at 797-8528. Melanie Douglass, a health and fitness expert with “Studio 5,” will help you survive the holidays with great health, exercise and foods at a free cooking and community class from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Providence Macey’s Little Theater. Seating is limited; call 753-3301 to reserve your spot.
Thursday Steven Shively, an associate professor of English at USU, will present “Willa Cather: From Nebraska to Utah State to the World” as part of HASS Hour on Thursday at Hamilton’s, 2427 N. Main, Logan. The event begins at 5:15 p.m.; Shively will speak at approximately 6 p.m. A buffet with appetizers, desserts, soft drinks, iced tea and coffee will be available for $6.95 per person. For planning purposes, please RSVP to Natalie at 797-2796 or natalie.archibald@usu.edu. Vandaveer will perform with Adam Gerth and Clayton Pabst (acoustic/folk) at 8 p.m. Thursday at Why Sound. Cover charge is $5. Jay from the Macey’s pharmacy will share his Dutch-oven dinner and dessert at a free cooking and community class from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the Providence Macey’s Little Theater. Seating is limited; call 753-3301.
Upcoming events The Lewiston Arts Council will present its 14th annual Lewiston Craft & Gift Boutique from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, in the Lewiston Community Ballroom. Admission is free. All proceeds will go to the Lewiston City Playground Fund. Bridgerland Literacy’s fifth annual Scrabble Tournament and Fundraiser will be held Friday, Jan. 29, at USU’s Taggart Student Center. Teams can register now at www.bridgerlandliteracy.org or call 716-9141 for more information. The Top of Utah Snowmobile Association will host its annual fall social and dinner at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at Bridgerland Applied Technology College, 1301 N. 600 West. Cost is $15 for adults, $7 for ages 7 to 17 and free for kids younger than 6. For more information, contact Kerry at 2329052 or Kelly at 770-5007.
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