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Cache Magazine

The Herald Journal

NOV. 27-DEC. 3, 2015

contents

Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2015

COVER 8 Prince Gallery in North

Logan plays host to new Nativity-themed art exhibit

THE ARTS 4 Cache Civic Ballet ready

to present ‘The Nutcracker’ this weekend and Monday

4 ‘Christmas from the Ellen

Eccles Theatre’ by AFCO

5 Four Seasons Theatre

presents ‘Christmas Carol’

MOVIES 3 Four stars: Stallone is ‘special’ in new ‘Creed’

7 Three stars: ‘The Good

Dinosaur’ lives up to name

10 Two stars: ‘Victor’ feels

“They Came” by Glen Edwards is one of the paintings which will be on display at the Prince Gallery in North Logan this holiday season that feature the Nativity. On the cover: “Light of Life” by Mike Malm. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal)

12 Latest movie in ‘Rocky’

FROM THE EDITOR

like it’s missing something

franchise balances brutality and theatricality of boxing

13 ‘The Revenant’ actor

and director share stories from brutal outdoors shoot

COLUMN 11 Dennis Hinkamp takes on another Black Friday

CALENDAR 15 See what’s happening this week

So, here it is. My annual I-knowno-one-is-going-to-read-this-becauseyou’re-all-out-shopping-on-Black-Friday column.

I’m always tempted to write something really outrageous and off the wall, but thanks to Donald Trump’s ability to redefine what’s outrageous and off the wall, I don’t think I could actually write something that would qualify anymore.

Therefore, I’m just going to share a little reminder that among the many Christmas themed productions and activi-

ties that are now getting underway with the passing of Thanksgiving, one of the most noteworthy is the Logan Tabernacle Concert Series.

Entitled “Tidings of Comfort & Joy,” this year’s series officially got started last Sunday with the 12th annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. But that was just the first of 14 concerts scheduled between now and Dec. 21.

The rest of the schedule includes: • Friday, Dec. 4 — Dakota Dewall and USU Singers.

• Tuesday, Dec. 8 — Miho Everitt & Friends.

• Wednesday, Dec. 9 — Towne Singers and Interlude Strings.

• Friday, Dec. 11 —Westminster Bell Choir.

• Saturday, Dec. 12 —Tuba Christmas.

• Sunday, Dec. 13 — Cache Community Food Pantry Benefit Concert.

• Tuesday, Dec. 15 — Cinammon Creek Singers.

• Wednesday, Dec. 16 — Logan High School choirs.

• Thursday, Dec. 17 — Imperial Glee Club.

• Friday, Dec. 18 — Voices of Light.

• Saturday, Dec. 20 — Ein Frohliche Weinhacts Fest!

• Sunday, Dec. 21 — North Logan Stake presents “Messiah.”

All concerts at the Logan Tabernacle are free, open to the public and begin at 7 p.m.

— Jeff Hunter

Sly Stallone is ‘special’ as Rocky returns to the screen

– Lionsgate’s David Spitz on “The Hunger Games” (Page 6)

By Aaron Peck Cache movie critic

You wouldn’t expect the seventh installment in a 40-year-old franchise to be anything other than a holiday cash-grab. In any other scenario you’d probably be right, but don’t let that line of thinking make you skip “Creed.” As far as “Rocky” sequels go, one might go so far as to say, this one is tops. Seriously. It’s that good.

Director Ryan Coogler (“Fruitvale Station”) is saddled with a monumental task: take a beloved franchise — along with one of cinema’s most endearing characters — and expand on his legacy, all the while introducing new blood for a new generation. Here’s a project that could easily go off the rails while trying to walk that tightrope of expectations. However, Coogler, who co-wrote the script with Aaron Covington, are somehow able to introduce a new storyline while keeping all of the franchise’s built up nostalgia intact.

The new storyline involves juvenile delinquent Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan), who happens to be the illegitimate son of oncefamed boxer Apollo Creed.

Creed’s widow (Phylicia Rashad) seeks out young

PET OF THE WEEK Available for adoption

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Michael B. Jordan, left, and Sylvester Stallone share a scene in “Creed.”

★★★★ ‘Creed’ Director // Ryan Coogler Starring // Sylvestor Stallone, Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Tony Bellew, Richie Coster, Graham McTavish, Malik Bazille Rated // PG-13 for violence, language and some sensuality

Adonis and takes him under her wing and raises him as her own son. Adonis is a headstrong young man — someone who quits a cushy office job because he can’t see himself doing anything

else besides boxing. Determined to make a name for himself, Adonis refuses to let people know of his pugilistic lineage. He’s constantly trying to extricate himself from his father’s shadow.

He seeks out the tutelage of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) in order to help him train for real matches.

Stallone reprises his role with grace and a certain sentimentality that is striking in its emotional heft.

Rocky finds himself dealing with the effects of age and the inescapable clutches of Father Time. Here’s one of the most charming, inspirational characters cinema has to offer, and he’s been laid low by the ravages of See CREED on Page 12

Pet: Keela From: Cache Humane Society Why she’s so lovable: Keela ia lovely Australian cattle dog/blue heeler now available at the Cache Humane Society. For more information, call 792-3920, or visit cachehumane.org. The Cache Humane Society is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday; noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday; and closed on Sunday. The facility is located at 2370 W. 200 North.

The Herald Journal, Logan, Utah, Friday, November 27, 2015

New ‘Creed’ is a knockout

“It’s a great accomplishment. The overall franchise has grossed over $2 billion worldwide and counting. It’s a pretty phenomenal result.”

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ALL MIXED UP

Quotable

The Herald Journal, Logan, Utah, Friday, November 27, 2015

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all mixed up Celebrate Christmas at the Eccles Theatre The critically-acclaimed American Festival Chorus and Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Craig Jessop, will present “Christmas from the Ellen Eccles Theatre” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5.

A cherished Cache Valley tradition, “Christmas from the Ellen Eccles Theatre” is a meaningful way to begin the holiday season.

The American Festival Chorus and Orchestra is excited to

announce its guest artists for the 2015 Christmas concerts: Grammy-nominated classical violinist Jenny Oaks Baker, vocalist Jenny Jordan Frogley and Emmy Awardwinning composer Kurt Bestor.

Oaks Baker is a worldrenowned Billboard No. 1 performer and highly acclaimed recording artist. An accomplished vocalist and studio recording artist, Frogley has written and recorded on hundreds of albums, TV commercials and films. And

Bestor has gained acclaim for his prolific and versatile scoring for film, television and live shows, as well as numerous CDs. Along with traditional choral and orchestral Christmas favorites, AFCO’s “Christmas from the Ellen Eccles Theatre” will feature new arrangements by Bestor.

AFCO also will be joined by the Westminster Bell Choir, directed

by Cathy Bullock.

The American Festival Chorus and Orchestra will present

See ECCLES on Page 12 “Christmas from the Ellen Eccles Theatre” next week.

‘Nutcracker’ now underway Long tradition continues this weekend at the Eccles Theatre

The Cache Valley Civic Ballet is proud to present its 33rd production of “The Nutcracker” this Thanksgiving weekend.

An enchanted and engaging Christmas story by E.T. Hoffman, this production has become a Cache Valley tradition.

Nightly performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, Saturday, Nov. 28, and Monday, Nov. 30. Matinees will also be performed at 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 27 and 28.

Audiences will be delighted by the colorful scenery, beautiful costumes, enthusiastic performances, and the wonderful music of Tchaikovsky. The story centers around Clara, the young girl whose fantasy dream makes the Christmas tree grow larger than one could imagine, brings toy presents and soldiers to life, and warms our hearts with the beauty of her

Photos courtesy of CVCB

The Cache Valley Civic Ballet’s annual production of “The Nutcracker” will be presented today, Saturday and Monday at the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

candy land filled with mystical characters and the iconic Sugar Plum Fairy.

In addition to the Cache Valley Civic Ballet Company dancers and public cast members, this year’s performance will feature two

professional guest artists.

Colin Jacob, a trainee with Ballet West and finalist at the International Ballet Festival of Miami, will perform the role of the Cavalier. And the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy will be performed by Emily

Neale. A graduate of the Ellison Ballet who trained with acclaimed ballerina Gelsey Kirkland and ballet master Edward Ellison, Neale is currently a trainee at Ballet West See NOW on Page 7

Skating club hosts annual winter show As the days get colder and shorter, the Cache Valley Figure Skating Club is preparing for its annual “Winter Wonderland” scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Eccles Ice Center, 2825 N. 200 East in North Logan.

Local skaters will be performing to holiday favorites. Admission is free, but a donation of canned goods for the Cache Community Food Pantry is requested.

“We do our Winter Show to welcome the holidays and winter, but also to show what our club does, for example, how the coaches train skaters for their competitions,” chairperson Shobna Garg says.

The Cache Valley Figure Skating Club was formed in 2001 to provide opportunities for youth in the valley to experience the art, discipline and joy of figure skating. The CVFSC currently has around 20 skaters and six coaches with United States Figure Skating Association recognitions.

Please call 787-2288 or visit cvfsc.com or ecclesice.com for more information.

The Utah State University Symphony Orchestra presents “An Evening of Brahms” featuring guest composer Delta David Gier, music director of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra.

The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, in the Morgan Theatre on the USU campus.

“The concert is dedicated to the music of Johannes Brahms, one of the most prominent composers of the Romantic era,” said Sergio

Bernal, music director of the USU Symphony Orchestra. “The orchestra will play two great works by Brahms, his ‘Third Symphony’ and his ‘Variations on a Theme’ by Haydn.”

According to Bernal, the passionate and masterful music will be enjoyable to audiences of all ages, students and community members alike.

Gier has conducted many prominent United States orchestras such

as the Cleveland Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony and the New York Philharmonic.

Tickets for “An Evening of Brahms” are $10 adults, $8 youth and seniors, $5 USU faculty and staff and free for USU students with ID. For more information, visit the CCA Box Office in room L-101 of the Chase Fine Arts Center, call 797-8022 or visit arts.usu.edu.

Four Seasons set to present production Dec. 4-5, 7, 10-12 Four Seasons Theatre Company presents the fifth annual production of what has become a Cache Valley holiday tradition, “A Christmas Carol: The Musical.”

Charles Dickens’ beloved Christmas tale comes to life through music and dance Dec. 4-5, 7 and 10-12 at the Sky View High School Auditorium in Smithfield. The curtain rises at 7:30 p.m. with 2 p.m. matinees being held on Dec. 5 and 12.

Tickets to “A Christmas Carol: The Musical” are $11 online at fourseasonstheatre.org. Family and group discounted rates are also available by calling 535-1432.

Audiences who have attended “A Christmas Carol: The Musical” over the years continue to return to see new creative touches that Four Seasons adds to the production each year.

Artistic director Kody Rash says this year’s production is no exception and will bring with it new set designs and costume creations. The cast includes over 120 local community performers.

“Our Christmas spectacle is the perfect way to get everyone in the holiday spirit,” Rash guarantees.

This year’s production marks the fifth anniversary of Four Seasons Theatre Company opening the doors as Cache Valley’s newest community theatre company. Since 2011, Four Seasons Theatre has seen success with their productions of “A Christmas

Pickleville Playhouse’s production of “Juanito Bandito’s Christmas Carol 2015” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11-12 and 14-15, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre. A 3 p.m. matinee is also scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 12.

For tickets and more information, visit picklevilleplayhouse.com.

Juanito Bandito is wreaking havoc across the country as the Christmas season approaches. A stroke of bad luck leaves him stranded in an ancient Western town inhabited by a quirky band of elves with a secret to keep.

When he learns about the “Man Up North” making gifts for millions of good boys and girls, he comes up with a plan to pull off the biggest heist in holiday history! Will Bandito put an end to Christmas happiness or will visits to his past, present and future be enough to convince him that he’s not as bad as he imagines himself to be?

Written by TJ Davis, “Juanito Bandito’s Christmas Carol 2015” features a cluster of zany characters, several toe-tapping holiday tunes and Juanito Bandito’s hilarious brand of improv and audience interaction.

It’s a heartwarming holiday tale designed to create a lasting memory for the people you love the most. Join the tens of thousands that count Juanito Bandito as their most anticipated Christmas tradition.

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‘Carol’ returns to stage

A ‘Bandito’ Christmas

The Herald Journal, Logan, Utah, Friday, November 27, 2015

Utah State hosts fall concert COMING UP

Novemberfest gets going

The 32nd Novemberfest Arts and Crafts Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, and Saturday, Nov. 28, at the Logan Community Recreation Center at 195 S. 100 West (enter through the north door).

Christmas gifts and home decor will be on display and for sale, as will candy and a full lunch menu. Santa will be visiting between noon and 3 p.m. both days.

Admission to Novemeberfest is $1; children 5 and younger get in free. Everyone can enter a drawing for a “Night On The Town” for two; there will be three winners.

For more information, call 512-9745 or 752-8142.

Library reading program

The Logan Library winter reading program for adults invites you to come in from the cold … and read.

Beginning Dec. 1, the library is offering a fun new reading option. Test your skill with book-opoly Photo courtesy of Four Seasons Theatre Company which allows you to play the board, reading various Four Seasons Theatre Company will present “A Christmas Carol: The types of literature and working towards a monopoly Musical” Dec. 4-5, 7 and 10-12 at the Sky View High School Auditorium. in a variety of reading genres.

The program gets underway on Tuesday, Dec. Carol,” “West Side Story,” “The of “Mary Poppins” and “Joseph 1, so come in and get your packet, or participate Sound of Music,” “The Wizard of and the Amazing Technicolor entirely through the library website (library.loganuOz,” and this year’s productions Dreamcoat.” tah.org) or on Facebook.

The Herald Journal, Logan, Utah, Friday, November 27, 2015

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‘Hunger Games’ finale tops $100 million LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Mockingjay — Part 2,” the final “Hunger Games” film, soared to a $101 million opening in its first weekend in theaters, according to Rentrak estimates Sunday.

For most films, the figure would be a coup, but the latest chapter of “The Hunger Games” collected the lowest opening take among the four films in the series.

The series starring Jennifer Lawrence kicked off with a bang in March 2012 with a massive $152.5

million weekend — one of the highest openings of all time.

“Catching Fire,” the second film in the franchise, one-upped that with a $158.1 million debut in November 2013.

Lionsgate split the final book in Suzanne Collins’ trilogy into two films, following the precedent of “Twilight” and “Harry Potter.”

“Mockingjay — Part 1” opened on this weekend last year to $121.9 million, considered at the time to be a necessary and expected dip while

fans awaited the final installment, which, if it had mimicked “Twilight” or “Harry Potter,” would have snared at least the second-highest (if not highest) opening in the series.

The franchise low for the final “Hunger Games” film, which cost a reported $160 million to make, was a bit of a surprise. Lionsgate, however, was not disappointed.

“It’s a great accomplishment. The overall franchise has grossed over

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“Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2” brought in $101 million in its first weekend in theaters.

Cold War is suddenly hot The 1950s are all over the big screen right now

NEW YORK (AP) — Fear of unexpected strikes from overseas.

Battles over First Amendment rights. Simmering tensions of inequality.

It’s no wonder the 1950s are all over movie screens.

Whether by fortune or fate, movie theaters are alive with stories — from the communist witch hunt of “Trumbo” to the lesbian injustice of “Carol” — that plunge back into the paranoia of the Cold War and the social suffocations of the decade synonymous with Eisenhower, the suburbs and the ever-present threat of the bomb.

By returning to the ‘50s, filmmakers are finding stories that illuminate the politics of today.

First came Steve Spielberg’s “Bridge of Spies,” a spy thriller that, at its heart, is about the justice America affords captured enemy combatants and the strength of a morally strong individual (Tom Hanks, who else?) to stand up against a national tide of overzealous patriotism.

After the 1957 capture of Russian spy Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance), James B. Donovan (Hanks) struggles to give Abel a legitimate legal defense, a right that few agree he deserves. The film’s second half, when Ameri-

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Bryan Cranston, left, and Diane Lane star in “Trumbo”

can pilot Gary Powers is downed in the Soviet Union, serves as a reminder — with clear echoes for the prisoners of Guantanamo Bay — of the value of treating prisoners of war the way a nation would want their POWs treated.

For Spielberg, who vividly recalls crouching under his desk at school during duck-and-cover drills, the time of his youth is linked to the present.

“There’s so much relevance between the late ‘50s and today,” Spielberg said. “I lived through the Cold War and I was very aware of the possibility of walking down the street and seeing a white flash and being atomized.

I was very, very aware of what a tentative and insecure time it was, especially for young people.”

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‘Big Bang’ rules comedy on TV NEW YORK (AP) — No one is coming close to challenging “The Big Bang Theory” when Americans turn on prime-time television in search of a few laughs.

The Nielsen company’s ratings last week illustrate the CBS comedy’s dominance. Nielsen said 15.2 million people watched “The Big Bang Theory” on Thursday, far above the second most-popular sitcom, ABC’s “Modern Family,” which had 8.4 million viewers.

The Chuck Lorre-created comedy about socially challenged brainiacs is headed toward some memorable episodes, with Jim Parsons’ character, Sheldon Cooper, about to consummate his romance with Amy, played by Mayim Bialik.

“The Big Bang Theory” is also the most popular sitcom among viewers ages 18- to 49-years-old, although the gap with “Modern Family” is narrower.

The bench strength for televised sitcoms has to be concerning for television executives. At NBC, ancestral home of “Cheers,” ‘’Friends” and “Seinfeld,” the most-watched sitcom last week was “Undateable,” a Friday-night show with 2.7 million viewers. Jimmy Fallon often draws that many viewers late at night.

The American Music Awards led ABC to its best Sunday-night showing since last spring, although its audience of 11 million viewers was a dip from last year’s 11.6 million, Nielsen said.

CBS won the week in prime time, averaging 8.4 million viewers.

For the week of Nov. 16-22, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: NFL Football: Cincinnati at Arizona, NBC, 18.01 million; “NCIS,” CBS, 16.59 million; “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 15.19 million; “Sunday Night NFL Pregame Show,” NBC, 13.69 million; “The Walking Dead,” AMC, 13.22 million; “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 13.01 million; “The OT,” Fox, 12.73 million; “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC, 12.35 million; NFL Football: Houston at Cincinnati, ESPN, 12.19 million; “Empire,” Fox, 11:34 million.

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Supporting these characters is an ensemble of nearly 50 company members, as well as more than 50 public cast members. More than 200 hours of rehearsal

with eccentric characters along the way. Some of them are nice, others are mean. Arlo and Spot must learn courage, and they must survive against the brute force of nature all the while learning more about themselves, friendship and the value of family.

True to form, Pixar lays on the sentimentality, but not in a cloying way. No, as the friendship between Arlo and Spot organically grows, it earns the emotion it elicits. There’s a tendency for the movie to wander into cartoon territory (think “The Croods”). But each time it feels like it’s wandering off the path, Pixar’s patented emotional tact rights the ship.

“The Good Dinosaur” doesn’t compare to Pixar’s other 2015 film “Inside Out” in emotional depth, but it’s weighty nonetheless. As the ending approached, I glanced over at my admittedly tenderhearted 4-year-old son and saw him wiping tears from his cheeks. Sometimes that’s all you need to know about a movie.

scenic backdrops. Take for example the way the water flows, the way the river moves, the way the flood picks up steam and crashes down the valley. It’s some of the most breathtaking animation conceived AP Photo inside a computer.

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The Reel Place Aaron Peck

The fact that Pixar’s “The Good Dinosaur” is essentially a full-blown Western was a pleasant surprise. What a weird, yet engaging way to integrate a quintessential Western tale. Intelligent dinosaurs, savage humans and an againstall-odds journey back to a lost homeland.

In the alternate universe of “The Good Dinosaur,” the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs ended up cruising right on by Earth — just a harmless shooting star in the heavens. Without a mass extinction to wipe out the dinosaurs, they lived on Earth many millions more years. Evolution took over and where we come into the story, dinosaurs are intelligent animals on the cusp of an agricultural revolution.

Arlo (Raymond Ochoa) is the runt of the litter. He’s born as the smallest of three siblings to Momma (Frances McDormand) and Poppa (Jeffery Wright). Arlo belongs to an Apatosaurus family. They’re farmers. It’s a strange premise that is easily explained through Pixar’s deft way at introducing us to new worlds and characters.

So many of the film’s crucial scenes are played out sans dialogue.

Instead, co-directors

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‘Good Dinosaur’ lives up to its name

That Holy Night

Nativity-themed paintings currently on display at the Prince Gallery include (clockwise from above): “The Little Shepherd” by Cheryl Betenson; “First Christmas” by Larry Winborg; and “Infant Holy” by Jennah Larsen.

This Christmas season a very special art exhibit will be on display at the Prince Gallery in North Logan, an exhibit that centers on the very event that Christians worldwide celebrate each year — the Nativity.

Frank Prince, owner of the gallery, was inspired to host the exhibit, which opens Friday, Nov. 27, devoted to the Nativity about a year ago.

“Last Christmas, there was an LDS stake that invited their members to bring Nativities and just display them,” Prince said. “So they displayed — there’s about a thousand Nativities displayed in the stake center — and I was so taken by it. I love Nativities; my wife and I collect them. And I was so taken by it, that I came to my gallery, and I thought, ‘Next year, I’m just going to buy all the prints I can of the Nativity and have those in my gallery.’”

But a conversation with an artist transformed Prince’s idea into an even more ambitious undertaking. The artist asked him why he would just do prints when he could invite artists to create original paintings just for this show. That inspired Prince to send out invitations for original artwork to between 70 and 80 artists all over Utah, asking them for their interpretations of the Nativity and more.

“I didn’t say Nativity, I said of ‘That Holy Night.’” Prince said. “I didn’t want to just do Mary and the Christ child. So, I contacted wildlife artists, abstract artists, etchers, oil painters, watercolor, Western, and I had about 44 respond and send in to us.”

Opening the invitation to more subjects than just the Holy Family allowed for a wider variety of interpretations on all the events recorded in scripture and folklore of that night and allowed each artist to play to his or her strengths.

“I’ve got one artist who’s a Western artist, who did just a donkey looking down, with the light slowly coming from below, and she titled it ‘He Carried Them Both,’” Prince said.

“I’ve got two abstract artists who did the star of Bethlehem.

There’s just quite an array of just various depictions of ‘That Holy Night.’”

The exhibit’s opening day, which will go from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, will be an event that incorporates not just the original paintings, which will all be available for sale, but also other touches that Prince believes will enhance the experience for anyone who attends.

“We’ve researched Bethlehem-type finger food and just Nativity songs,” Prince said.

Additionally on opening day, prints of the featured paintings will be available for sale at reduced prices in what Prince is calling the Nativity Celebration Edition. And Prince says many of the featured artists in the exhibit are well-known in the Utah art scene, including Liz Lemon Swindall, Del Parson, Mike Malm, Jason Rich, Adrian VanSuchtelen and many others.

The exhibit will run through Dec. 23, and after the openingday celebration, the gallery will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Prince Galley is located at 2600 N. Main St., Ste. #106.

New exhibit at the Prince Gallery features local artists’ interpretation of the Nativity

Some of the paintings exhibited at the Prince Gallery include (clockwise from left): “Blessed by Angels” by Jeannie Millecam; “He Carried Them Both” by Kathy Ashcroft; and “Smiling at the Son” by Jason Rich.

Story by Chuck Nunn Photography by Eli Lucero

The Herald Journal, Logan, Utah, Friday, November 27, 2015

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‘Victor Frankstein’ offers very little

By Aaron Peck Cache movie critic

something — anything all the main points of — back to life, conseFrankenstein’s venture quences be damned. into scientific no-man’s Speaking of damnaland.

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Cold Continued from Page 4 In “Trumbo,” director Jay Roach resurrects Hollywood’s darkest chapter, when Dalton Trumbo (played by Bryan Cranston) and other screenwriters and directors — the Hollywood Ten — were blacklisted by the studios after refusing to answer questions about their involvement with the Communist Party in a congressional committee investigation dubbed the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Suspected of “un-American” political beliefs, hundreds of other artists were refused work for years. HUAC presaged Joseph McCarthy’s anti-Communist crusade.

“There are periods of time when fear takes over, the last time being these last 14 years,” said Cranston, drawing a parallel to post-9/11 surveillance.

While the ‘50s climate of “Trumbo” was more feverish than it is today, recent rheto-

ric on Syrian refugees and the rights of Muslims in the United States has, for some, recalled the era’s pitched politics.

“In our political environment these days, the use of fear and outrage and victimization is very common,” Roach said. “I feel like it’s just as much a film about today as it is about what it was back then.”

Boycotts are also again being called for some of Hollywood’s biggest names.

Police groups have said they will boycott Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight” after the director protested police brutality. Tarantino has defended himself by citing his First Amendment rights.

“It’s still happening in different forms,” said Nikola Trumbo, daughter of Trumbo.

“I mean African-American kids being shot by the police on a regular basis. This country building a wall to keep out our Latino neighbors is shocking and appalling. And then there’s Edward Snowden.”

“Carol” is director Todd Haynes’ second trip to the

In a recent act of Christmas terrorism, I even got an email promotion from my thoughtful cell phone service provider which rebranded Thanksgiving as “Thankstaking” Their logic was that instead of them taking more of my money, they were going to give me a free megabyte of data. Nice try.

While at Burning Man, I had the great pleasure of meeting the most Reverend Billy, who is the founder and evangelist of the Church of Stop Shopping. If you want a break from cat and epic extreme sport epic videos, I highly recommend looking him up on YouTube. This is

the season of the year when he provides the most healings. Consider exorcising your credit card demons.

Is anyone else standing up to Christmas and its unrelenting mission to consume us? There are several large businesses planning to be closed on Black Friday, though since they are also advertising it all over the place, one might just view this as a great marking ploy to get even more sales once they are open. I don’t trust them yet.

They may be double agents.

I know nobody can ruin your Christmas without your permis-

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Cate Blanchett stars as Carol Aird in “Carol.” Released last week, the film is set in New York City in 1952.

‘50s following his Oscar-nominated “Far From Heaven” (2002), a story in the style of a Douglas Sirk melodrama about a Connecticut housewife (Julianne Moore) whose husband (Dennis Quaid) is gay and who begins an affair with a black man (Dennis Haysbert).

In “Carol,” adapted from the Patricia Highsmith novel first published under a pseudonym and titled “The Price of Salt,” Haynes again mines the tragedies of the decade’s social constrictions. Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara star as two women drawn together — a romance later cited in

sion, but it is so pervasive. It’s hard to get away from it with the news leading off and finishing the day with the stock index, consumer index, trade balance, monthly employment reports and the ceaseless blathering of the presidential debates.

The opposite of black in accounting terms is red. Since the color of Christmas is red, maybe those simple red cups are protesting Black Friday. This is unlikely, but it gives me sweet respite to imagine it.

——— Dennis Hinkamp is too old to be drafted, but he is willing to volunteer in the war on Christmas.

a “morality clause” when Blanchett’s husband seeks custody of their child.

“We probably are at our own peril underestimating how much was really brewing in the ‘50s that became evident in the ‘60s,” Haynes said.

“There were a lot of questions being asked as well as a lot of anxieties and conformity being expressed.”

Those underlying strains are also at play in “Brooklyn,” the Colm Toibin adaptation of an Irish immigrant (Saoirse Ronan) who lands in a New York not so different than the midtown of “Carol” — one where both freedom and restriction surround women trying to go their own way.

That these films have arrived all in the space of a few weeks owes much to coincidence. (The script for “Carol” was first penned 18 years ago.) But after the stylish ‘50s resurrections of “Mad Men” and Tom Ford’s “A Single Man,” it’s apparent that no decade offers the same mysterious blend of convention and nonconformity, in quiet collision, as the ‘50s.

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Christmas is the Donald Trump of holidays, just spending money wildly while screaming “Look at me!”

Do you even remember that the meaning of Black Friday is supposed to be “in the black,” as in accounting profits? Christmas’s mission-creep has caused Thanksgiving Day to now be called Gray Thursday. We can only conclude that both creepy and stalkerthe next logical step in ish.

Christmas’s war on us I don’t mind declaring is to impose Off-White war on Christmas since it Wednesday, Tinted has declared war on us. In Tuesday, Mauve Monits relentless march for day, Sepia Sunday and commercial dominance, Slippery Slope Saturday it is grabbing more time to capture an entire week of madness. and money every year.

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If all it takes is a plain red Buckstars coffee cup to signal a war on Christmas, maybe you just have an itchy trigger finger. I can’t remember any beverage establishments having Baby Jesus on their disposable cups.

How could you throw Baby Jesus into the recycling bin, or worse yet, the trash?

So, people are worked up about the absence of snowflakes, reindeer and Frosty the Snowman? I never enter arguments about the existence any of the major deities, but I think most amateur clerics will concede that a talking snowman is both fictional and creepy. Elf on a Shelf is

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New ‘Rocky’ balances brutality, theatricality LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sylvester Stallone knows most of Rocky Balboa’s famous fights would have been stopped by a real-life referee long before the battered and bloodied fictional heavyweight champion rallies his will to win.

Stallone also realizes many people who only know boxing from his “Rocky” saga might believe his beloved sport really looks like a Rocky movie all the time.

That’s why Stallone has always insisted that the “Rocky” films acknowledge the heavy cost of boxing, even amid the cathartic ring victories that have turned the character into an icon.

“I do feel responsible, because I see the brain damage,” Stallone said in a recent interview. “I see the harm. No one walks away unscathed.”

The “Rocky” series continues this week with the release of “Creed,” writer-director Ryan Coogler’s reimagining of Rocky

as a reluctant trainer for his oldest rival’s son, Adonis Creed.

Coogler and Stallone maintained the Rocky series’ delicate balance between depictions of hyper-stylized, brutal fighting and that acknowledgement of the dangers and damage inherent in boxing.

“I have this conversation with my wife,” Stallone said. “(She’ll say) ‘This is so brutal. How can you condone it?’ Well, a lot of these men, they don’t sing, they don’t dance. They’re not intellectuals. This is what they do, and when it’s done properly, it’s the most incredible, graceful, beautiful, violent ballet.

It’s something that’s just in certain men.”

Early in “Creed,” Rocky tries to talk Adonis (Michael B. Jordan) out of fighting at all. An illegitimate son rescued from foster care by Creed’s wife (Phylicia Rashad), Adonis gives up a steady whitecollar job and a well-to-do lifestyle in Los Angeles to train in hardscrabble Philadelphia.

“You want brain damage?” Rocky asks Creed.

“You’re better than this.”

The “Rocky” saga’s bal-

Creed Continued from Page 3 age. It’s a body blow to the psyche. It’s an improbable situation. Rocky, the greatest underdog that’s ever stepped foot into the ring, is getting beaten down by an unseen force. It’s emotionally jarring.

Stallone handles the role amazingly. One doesn’t expect that the seventh sequel to a franchise is going to pack this much raw emotion, but this one does. This is — and this isn’t hyperbole — one of the finest acting performances of Stal-

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Michael B. Jordan stars as Adonis Johnson in “Creed,” the seventh film in the “Rocky” franchise.

ance between boxing reality and cinematic showmanship was a challenge eagerly accepted by the 29-year-old Coogler, who pursued Stallone for a year to get the chance.

Coogler’s first film, 2013’s “Fruitvale Station,” brimmed with slice-of-life realism and delicate touches. Coogler shows impressive versatility in his move to a big-name action franchise, but says he kept in mind the humble persona in which Stallone’s sometimes superhuman Rocky was always grounded.

“Something we always talked about is that (Creed) has to earn his way,” Coogler said. “This

lone’s storied career. Vulnerable, but resolute. Weakened, yet not out of the fight. It’s special.

Speaking of special, Michael B. Jordan’s performance is just that. Talk about an acting duo that feeds off of each other; Jordan and Stallone have some of the most effective dramatic scenes 2015 cinema has to offer. Jordan establishes himself as a worthwhile character in the illustrious “Rocky” franchise.

That’s no easy feat.

Then there’s the direction, which is quite something to behold. True to form, “Creed” exists as one of those boxing movies that doesn’t portray

dude doesn’t want to be handed something. He wants to go out and get it. So we knew there was going to be a bunch of fights in this movie, and each one has to feel different. Each one has to tell the story of what that fight is, and therefore dictate the style.”

Jordan had his own appreciation of Stallone’s view of boxing after a year of training to look like a light heavyweight contender. He filmed with real boxers including Andre Ward, Tony Bellew and Gabriel Rosado, getting hit with his share of accidental punches amid the cinematic choreography.

what boxing is like in real life.

That’s OK because we’ve all grown used to movie boxing.

Most of the hits land, the big final fight must come, and training regimens remain the best montages.

The boxing scenes are expertly filmed. There’s one fight where Coogler whips and slides his camera around the action, taking in every moment in one seemingly unedited take. Like the acting from his two stellar leads, Coogler’s filmmaking doesn’t falter once. It’s on point throughout. All of these elements add up to one of the most satisfying films you’ll see all year.

“Honestly, what these boxers go through mentally and physically, man, it’s ridiculous,” Jordan said. “As boxers, your hands are wrapped up most of the time. You can’t do anything yourself. You need somebody to help you. That’s the cool nuance about people who we think are so manly and masculine.”

Coogler added more than a new screenwriting voice to the “Rocky” series, which had been written entirely by Stallone and directed only

by Stallone and John G. Avildsen. Coogler also brings the fights to dramatic new life with staging and imagination that don’t skimp on reality or theatricality.

An early bout in Tijuana is staged in a claustrophobically small ring that emphasizes Creed’s solitude. Later in the film, Creed’s first fight in Philadelphia is presented in much grander scope — a virtuoso display of bigpicture filmmaking.

Coogler shot the entire Philadelphia fight in a single take, including the entire pre-fight walk, two rounds of action

Eccles Continued from Page 4 “Growing up in Cache Valley, I felt the warmth and sense of community in the sights and sounds of downtown Logan at Christmastime,” said Jessop, director and conductor of the American Festival Chorus and Orchestra. “In bringing Christmas from the Ellen Eccles Theatre to our Cache Valley audience, I hope to evoke a sense of that feeling.”

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and every exchange in between. The unbroken showcase puts the audience in the middle of a boxing match in a way the first six “Rocky” movies never imagined — which was Coogler’s goal all along with every aspect of “Creed.”

“The story of that first fight in Philadelphia, which is so important to us, is the idea that Adonis has finally got what he wants,” said Coogler, a receiver at Sacramento State before attending film school at the University of Southern California. “And when you get what you want all of a sudden in life, it’s cool and it’s scary, because then you’ve got no more excuses.”

But Coogler had no desire to entirely abandon the boxing theatricality for which the series is known, particularly in the grand finale expected in any Rocky film.

“It has to build to a crescendo so we earn a final fight that delivers on what people want when they buy a ticket for this movie,” Coogler said. “It has to deliver on a certain spectacle.” year, the American Festival Chorus and Orchestra has become one of the premier professional musical organizations in the region.

Under the artistic direction of Jessop and associate director Dr. Cory Evans, AFCO provides a culture of musical excellence that edifies, entertains and educates performers and audiences.

Tickets are $13 to $22, and children aged 8 and older are welcome. For ticket information, call 752-0026 or visit americanfestivalchorus.org.

The Mountain West String Academy — Cache County School District’s 4th and 5th grade orchestra program — will host two concerts this holiday season. The South school’s concert will begin at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 2, at Mountain Crest High School.

The North school’s concert will start at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, at USU’s Morgan Theatre. For more information, visit mountainweststrings.com.

Christmas in North Logan

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Leonardo DiCaprio stars as mountain main Hugh Glass in “The Revenant.”

DiCaprio, Iñárritu discuss the brutal ‘Revenant’ film shoot

The Friends of the North Logan Library are sponsoring a Christmas event called the Winter Bookmark from 9:49 a.m. to 7:47 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5.

The event is free and open the public.

There will be a festive atmosphere in the North Logan Library with Christmas decorations, music, storytelling, a visit from Santa and a Christmas movie or two for the kids.

And while the kids watch a movie, the grown-ups can do some gift shopping. The 25th Street Market will have local artisans available in the adjacent conference room, selling quality handmade items.

Visit friendsnll.org/events for more information.

Film features trapper fighting for life in frigid conditions Pray for Snow fundraiser BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Filming the harrowing wilderness epic “The Revenant” was like “rock climbing without a rope,” director Alejandro González Iñárritu told a robust crowd on Monday at one of the first public screenings of the film.

“There is no way down,” Iñárritu said.

“You have to go up or you die. There was no choice for us.”

After the credits rolled and the audience stood up to cheer, Iñárritu was joined on the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre stage at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Poulter and other members of his filmmaking team, who braved a brutal British Columbia winter to shoot the film this past year. He put the final touches on the film last week for its Oscarsqualifying limited

release on Dec. 25 followed by a nationwide expansion in January.

Set in 1823, “The Revenant,” based on a 2002 novel by Michael Punke, follows Hugh Glass (DiCaprio) and a team of fur trappers (including Poulter, Tom Hardy, and Domhnall Gleeson) on an expedition cut short by a vicious ambush — the first scene that they shot. Soon after, Hugh is mauled by a bear and left for dead by his fellow frontiersman. He wills himself to survive and endeavors to enact revenge on those who have wronged him.

“This is a very linear, straightforward, brilliantly simplistic screenplay... we wanted to find the poetry in between that,” DiCaprio said of his performance, which requires very little dialogue for a 151 minute movie. “It was about us immersing ourselves in nature

and putting ourselves as close as we could to the struggle of these people and finding the thru line in that process.”

That immersion wasn’t exactly a pleasant experience all of the time. Not only were the conditions trying and “absolutely against (the crew) all the time,” but Iñárritu was uncompromising in his stylistic ambitions — he and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki shot everything in natural light and with the painstaking detail of his signature long takes.

It proved to be a very different experience than that of “Birdman,” which earned Oscars for Iñárritu and Lubezki.

“In ‘Birdman’ we were in the cozy corridor of the set. Everything was controlled,” said Iñárritu. “The odyssey of making this film became even bigger than what these guys were going through.”

For the actors, too, shooting “The Revenant” was a feat unlike that of any other film, with elaborate rehearsals and preparation months out only to have minutes to shoot on the day.

“It’s all a beautiful blur to me,” DiCaprio said, likening executing Iñárritu’s long shots to performing theater every day. “You have to rehearse meticulously and then it’s a mad, intense scramble to capture this magic light, this precious hour and a half...It became very much like an un-humorous ‘Saturday Night Live’ situation.”

The tension of getting the shot right translates into the movie and the performances, DiCaprio said and was a bonding element between the cast and crew.

“This is the most difficult film, I think, that any of us have ever done.”

Come join fellow snow lovers at the Pray for Snow Party and Fundraiser to help support the Utah Avalanche Center. The 12th annual event will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at the Italian Place, 48 Federal Ave. There will be lots of incredible outdoor gear and cool items donated by industry and local sponsors for the raffle and silent auction. The Fool’s Progress will rock the night while we make the snow gods happy.

Cost is $23 to $25. Visit utahavalanchecenter.org for more information.

Holiday craft fair in Hyrum

“All Wrapped Up” is the Hyrum Senior Center’s annual holiday craft fair to be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 5, at 675 E. Main St. in Hyrum.

Admission is free; everyone is invited. There will be gift baskets, handmade crafts, home-made goodies, quilts and a doll raffle.

Smithfield’s Night of Giving

The Smithfield Chamber of Commerce will host the ninth annual Night of Giving from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Sky View High School.

Entitled “Through the Eyes of a Child,” this year’s event will feature dinner by Lee’s Marketplace catering and a live auction and raffle with gifts and Christmas trees. Proceeds will help provide Christmas for families in the community. Tickets can be purchased at Lee’s in Smithfield for $25 per person.

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12. Newspaper rows 18. Bank portfolios 21. Security concern 22. Flips over 23. Texas bar animal or automated optimistic trader?

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42. Swan song 43. Setback 44. Egyptian cross 45. Small stream dam 46. Freeway exit 48. Common soccer score 53. Blue 56. Term of address 59. In a verboten manner 60. Extinct flightless bird 62. Common connector 63. Small guitar, for short 64. Backtalk 66. Jedi first name 67. In addition 68. Hotel 70. ___ bread 72. Genetic letters 73. Exemplary 74. Commoner, in ancient Rome 76. Drivers licenses, etc 77. Classic opener 78. Viral disease 79. Ogre 80. It gets cracked on purpose 81. Totally 86. Target of lots of vaccine research 89. Balcony section 90. One who may make a big deal of it 92. Holiday song 93. Language spoken throughout Canada 94. Retained 96. Checker-game pieces 97. Mount near Messina 98. English court 99. Until 101. Kennedy or Turner?

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135. Doggie Doc. 136. Pilot’s announcement, for short 137. Mattress problem

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Willow Park Zoo will be holding its annual Reindeer Trek where families can come visit Santa in an atmosphere decidedly not the mall. It will be held Nov. 27-28 and Dec. 4-5; open from 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays, and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays/ They offer refreshments, a petting zoo, Santa Claus and encounters with the reindeer. There will also be petting zoo animals, a “Home for the Holidays” birdhouse display and silent auction. Visit willowparkzoo.wix.com/home for more information.

The Cache Valley Civic Ballet is proud to present its 33rd production of “The Nutcracker” this Thanksgiving weekend.

An enchanted and engaging Christmas story by E.T. Hoffman, this production has become a Cache Valley tradition. Nightly performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, Saturday, Nov. 28, and Monday, Nov. 30.

Matinees will also be performed at 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 27 and 28.

Tickets are $12 to $25. Sugar Plum Tea tickets for matinee performances are $4. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call 752-0026, visit cachearts.org or the Ellen Eccles Box Office at 43 S. Main St. The 32nd Novemberfest Arts and Crafts Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, and Saturday, Nov. 28, at the Logan Recreation Center, 195

S. 100 West (enter through the north door). Christmas gifts and home decor will be on display and for sale, as will candy and a full lunch menu. Santa will be visiting between noon and 3 p.m. both days. Admission is $1; children 5 and younger get in free. Everyone can enter a drawing for a “Night On The Town” for two; there will be three winners. For more information, call 512-9745 or 752-8142.

The Prince Gallery in North Logan will host a very special art exhibit opening from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27. Paintings featuring the Nativity from more than 40 artists will be on display through Dec. 23, at 2600 N. Main St. Ste. #106. Following the opening day celebration, the gallery will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Visit princegallerylogan.com for more information.

SATURDAY Strictly Naive will perform from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave. The 32nd Novemberfest Arts and Crafts Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, and Saturday, Nov. 28, at the Logan Recreation Center, 195 S. 100 West (enter through the north door). Christmas gifts and home decor will be on display and for sale, as will candy and a full lunch menu. Santa will

Tops Continued from Page 6 $2 billion worldwide and counting,” said David Spitz, co-president of theatrical distribution for Lionsgate. “It’s a pretty phenomenal result.”

Expectations run high when films become so popular and successful in such a short a time, said Paul Dergarabedian, a senior media analyst for Rentrak.

“If we live in a world where a $100 million opening is a disappointment,

be visiting between noon and 3 p.m. both days. Admission is $1; children 5 and younger get in free. Everyone can enter a drawing for a “Night On The Town” for two; there will be three winners. For more information, call 512-9745 or 752-8142.

SUNDAY Raindogs will perform from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave. The Post-Mormon Community is a non-sectarian organization of individuals and families who have left Mormonism. The Cache Valley chapter meets for dinner at 6:30 p.m. every Sunday evening. For more information, visit postmormon.org/logan.

MONDAY Come share a “Magical Christmas” with wassail, hot chocolate and Christmas displays at the Friends of the Logan Library Bookstore. Find the perfect gift or stock up for your winter reading. Choose individual books or fill a grocery bag for just $5.

Christmas hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, through Friday, Dec. 4, inside the vestibule at the entry of the Logan Library.

The Cache Valley Civic Ballet is proud to present its 33rd production of “The Nutcracker” this Thanksgiving weekend.

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that’s pretty crazy,” he said Only 34 movies in history have opened at over $100 million, including all four in “The Hunger Games” series.

Dergarabedian attributes the showing to a down marketplace. Just two weekends ago, “Spectre,” which fell to second place this week with $14.6 million, failed to live up to the domestic opening of “Skyfall,” the previous James Bond film.

“Thanksgiving represents a good opportunity for a really strong second weekend,” Dergarabedian said of “Mockingjay — Part 2.”

Christmas story by E.T. Hoffman, this production has become a Cache Valley tradition. Nightly performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, Saturday, Nov. 28, and Monday, Nov. 30.

Matinees will also be performed at 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 27 and 28.

Tickets are $12 to $25. Sugar Plum Tea tickets for matinee performances are $4. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call 752-0026, visit cachearts.org or the Ellen Eccles Box Office at 43 S. Main St.

TUESDAY Helping the Hensons Spaghetti Benefit Dinner & Silent Auction will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at the Nibley City Hall, 455 W. 3200 South. Dinner and live music will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. with the silent auction ending at 7:30 p.m. Dinner prices are $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 3 and up and $30 for a family of five or more; tickets may be purchased at the door. The Hensons, who recently moved to Smithfield from Southern California, were forced out of their modest one-bedroom home from extreme black mold and other issues, which were all kept from them prior to purchasing the home. They have five children, ages 8 years to 18-month-old twins, and have been living in a leaky camper since last April.

Visit lifetakestenacity.com for more information.

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With $12.8 million, “The Peanuts Movie” finished behind “Spectre” and ahead of the Seth Rogen holiday comedy “The Night Before,” which earned an expected $10.1 million. The R-rated film cost about $25 million to produce.

“This is a movie that people love.

Opening early seemed like a really good prelude to the Thanksgiving weekend where it will expand beautifully,” said Rory Bruer, Sony’s president of worldwide distribution. “It’s a good start for us.”

The Julia Roberts thriller “The Secret in Their Eyes,” a remake of the Oscar-winning Argentinian film,

joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving on Tuesday, Dec. 1, that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and celebrate generosity. Stop by the International Lounge in the Taggart Student Center to write a thank you note to donors. Donuts, hot chocolate and coffee will be served.

WEDNESDAY The Mountain West String Academy — Cache County School District’s 4th and 5th grade orchestra program — will host two concerts this holiday season. The South school’s concert will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, at Mountain Crest High School. For more information, visit mountainweststrings.com.

THURSDAY Come join fellow snow lovers at the Pray for Snow Party and Fundraiser to help support the Utah Avalanche Center. The 12th annual event will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at the Italian Place, 48 Federal Ave. There will be lots of incredible outdoor gear and cool items donated by industry and local sponsors for the raffle and silent auction. The Fool’s Progress will rock the night while we make the snow gods happy. Bring a friend and get your dancing shoes on.

Cost is $23 to $25. Visit utahavalanchecenter.org for more information.

debuted wide this weekend to $6.6 million from 2,392 locations — slightly under expectations.

With the weekend box office down 11 percent from last year, it remains to be seen whether 2015 will indeed become a record-breaking $11 billion year as many predicted at the outset.

Box office is up 4.2 percent from last year, but 2013 is the year to beat — and this year is tracking less than 1 percent ahead of that.

“We’re in the home stretch,” Dergarabedian said. “But remember, we have a little secret weapon in ‘Star Wars.’”

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