Scrooge sings Four seasons theatre company presents ‘A Christmas Carol: The musical’
The Herald Journal
NOV. 30-DEC. 6, 2012
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Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 2012
COVER 8 Four Seasons Theatre
Company delivers musical version of ‘Christmas Carol’
MUSIC 4 Pickleville Playhouse
opens holiday season with ‘I Believe in Christmas’
ART 5 CVCA Winter Galley
Walk coming to downtown Logan on Dec. 7
BOOKS 11 Harry Bosch returns in ‘The Black Box’
MOVIES 7Pitt good, but ‘Killing
Them Softly’ isn’t so great
THEATER 4 ‘Miracle Worker’ takes to stage at Old Lyric Theatre
COMEDY 3 Popular Brian Regan
settles in for five-show stint at Ellen Eccles Theatre
CALENDAR 15 See what’s happening this week
Scott Hunsaker, center, performs in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge during a rehearsal for “A Christmas Carol: The Musical” Tuesday night in Smithfield. On the cover: Siera Peery and Chad Craner perform in the roles of Emily and young Ebenezer Scrooge in the Four Seasons Theatre Company’s production at Sky View High School. (Photos by Jennifer Meyers)
FROM THE EDITOR I first encountered Brian Regan on a dark, desolate highway in western Wyoming. I was headed back to Cache Valley after climbing King’s Peak, and my friend and hiking partner — let’s call him Jeff — broke out a bootleg CD in an effort to keep us awake after summiting Utah’s highest point. “I think you’ll like it ... he’s really clean,” Jeff said by way of introduction to Regan’s comedy. Inasmuch as Jeff is a BYU graduate, I
took him at his word that he knew what “clean” meant. And yet, you know, clean doesn’t matter a bit if you’re not funny, and what made the rest of what could have been a very long drive rather enjoyable was the fact that Regan was hilarious. And obviously, I’m not alone. Regan performed the first of five shows at the Ellen Eccles Theatre last night. Did you get that? Five shows in three nights. In Logan, Utah. Regan will be in Chicago in January ... for one show. He’ll be in L.A. the following month ... for one show. It’s not like Regan isn’t known around the country. He has been on Letterman more than two-dozen times and had
several specials on Comedy Central. But clearly, the native of Miami who now lives in Las Vegas, has found a second home in the Beehive State (he also did 10 shows in Salt Lake City back in January). While talking to Regan on the phone Wednesday morning for the story on page 3, I asked the comedian what he thought of Logan — the current center of the Brian Regan universe. “I’ll give you my patented lie/answer: Logan, Utah is my favorite place on earth,” he quipped. A veteran reply ... but the truth is, Brian Regan clearly is Logan’s favorite comic. — Jeff Hunter
Regan staying the weekend Comedian becoming a bigger draw each visit By Jeff Hunter Cache Magazine editor
Parents beware: There is bound to be a babysitter shortage in Cache Valley this weekend. Comedian Brian Regan is coming to town for an unprecedented five shows in three nights at the Ellen Eccles Theatre. And while the “clean” nature of Regan’s comedy means some moms and dads will be bringing their kids along, most children will surely be left behind. “I hope some cat burglars don’t read this article,” Regan quips. “It would be a great weekend to strike.” Contacted via telephone at his home in Las Vegas Photo by Brian Friedman Wednesday morning, the Comedian Brian Regan is making his fourth trip to Cache Valley this weekend. He’ll perform a total 55-year-old comic then of five shows over three nights at the Ellen Eccles Theatre. starts to delve into what exactly constitutes a “cat” Regan adds: “Comedians just a straight up goofball. WHAT: Comedian Brian burglar. Suddenly I feel like hanging out with other And that’s the kind of guy I Regan myself drawn into a comic comedians, but sometimes like to hang out with.” bit, and soon I’m also wonWHEN: 7:30 and 10 p.m. your sense of humor just Pretty high praise from dering if there are heighttoday and Saturday kind of lines up with someone of the world’s most and-weight qualifications WHERE: Ellen Eccles one else and the word play revered comedians. before you can be certified Theatre is really good. Jerry and I “That meant a lot to me,” as a true “cat” burglar. COST: All seats are both like observational kind Regan says. “I’ve been for It’s reminiscent of several $42.75 of stuff, and we just started tunate enough to open for moments from an episode of Jerry a handful of times, and banging on all cylinders the online series “Comedithe 10-minute-long segment, I got to know him before he while we were hanging out. ans in Cars Getting Coffee” It was a lot of fun.” had the TV show. And the Seinfeld said of Regan: in which Regan goes for a A native of Miami, Regan fact that the seems to like “He’s one of my favorite, drive — and some coffee — favorite stand-up comedians. what I do and giggles at my with longtime friend Jerry See REGAN on Page 13 stuff — that’s pretty cool.” Seinfeld. At the beginning of Brian is a good friend and
“I love it. I’ve loved it since I was in high school. But I also do it cause I need a break from my normal life.” – ‘A Christmas Carol: The Musical’ music director Jon Rash (Page 9)
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ALL MIXED UP
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all mixed up Pickleville kicks off holiday season Local troupe delivers ‘I Believe in Christmas’ Make a memory this holiday season with Pickleville Playhouse’s hilarious and heartwarming original musical production “I Believe in Christmas: A Merry Musical Comedy.” The show plays in Logan at Utah State University’s Eccles Conference Center on select dates from Nov. 29 to Dec. 15, and in Salt Lake City at The Grand Theatre Dec. 18-19. An optional holiday buffet meal catered by The Copper Mill is available before each Logan performance. Tickets can be purchased online at www.pickleville playhouse.com or by calling 755-0968. Now in its sixth season, Pickleville Christmas is an indispensable holiday tradition for thousands of families and businesses throughout Northern Utah. This year’s show was written by T.J. Davis (creator of the “Bandito” series) and features plenty of the company’s signature brand of family comedy, along with several original and traditional holi-
day tunes that will put even the “Grinchiest” of souls in a holiday mood. Mr. Claus and his helpers will be available before and after each performance to take gift requests and interact with children of all ages. Audience members are encouraged to bring their wish lists. Cast members include Megan Heaps, Jordan Todd Brown, Jessica Jenkins, Christian Hobbs, Sharli King, Tanner Davis, Grace Mickelson
and T.J. Davis. The show is directed by Andrea Davis with choreography by Sharli King. To kids both young and old who’ve waited up past bedtime trying to catch a glimpse of the North Pole’s Head Elf, you won’t want to miss Pickleville’s production of “I Believe in Christmas.” It’s the perfect way to create a lasting memory and celebrate the magic of the season with those that matter the most. Tickets for both Salt Lake and Logan shows can be purchased online at www.pick levilleplayhouse.com. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. with doors opening at 7. Specific Logan show dates are Nov. 29, Dec. 1, 3, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 15 with 2 p.m. matinees Dec. 1, 8 and 15. Show-only ticket prices are $18 for adults and $14 for children 3-11 years and under. Dinner and show prices are $34 and $24 respectively. No children under 3 years old permitted. Discounted pricing is available for company/ office groups and groups of Above, Sharli Davis King performs as Ellie in Pickleville Playhouse’s 25 people or more. “I Believe in Christmas.” Upper left, Jordan Todd Brown as Gizmo.
USU Theatre Arts brings ‘Miracle Worker’ to Lyric stage Utah State University’s Department of Theatre Arts presents “The Miracle Worker,” the story of Helen Keller, Dec. 4-8 at the Caine Lyric Theatre, 28 W. Center St. “This is a timeless story,” said Camille Litalien, assistant professor in the Caine College of the Arts and director of the play. “Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller achieved miracles through faith and knowledge. This is
a true story treasured by all Annie Sullivan. of us.” The play features 16 Utah State University students as “The Miracle Worker” tells well as 9-year-old Cache Valthe story of young Helen ley resident Dani Nielsen playKeller — blind, deaf and ing Helen Keller. mute since 19 months. Her inability to communicate left “It’s fun but kind of hard, her frustrated and often vioespecially figuring out how lent. to move around and what to do,” said Nielsen. “My In danger of being sent mom told me about using my to an institution, Keller’s peripheral vision and it helps parents desperately sought me to pretend that I’m blind. a solution from the Perkins For practice, when I do my Institute and a half-blind chores I don’t look at what Yankee schoolgirl named
I’m doing.” This show presented USU students with the opportunity to work with children in a theater setting — a new opportunity for some of the actors, including Katie Francis. “It’s so refreshing to work with young minds,” said Francis, a Utah State freshman majoring in theater who plays Annie Sullivan in the show. “The children haven’t caught on to the idea of peo-
ple judging them; they are completely free, truthful and innocent.” Tickets for “The Miracle Worker” are $13 general admission, $10 youth and seniors, $8 USU faculty and staff and free for USU students with ID. For more information or tickets, visit the Caine College of the Arts Box Office in Room 139-B in the Chase Fine Arts Center, call 7978022 or visit arts.usu.edu.
Celebrate the holiday season and the arts by joining the Cache Valley Center for the Arts for the free CVCA Winter Gallery Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, in downtown Logan. The Logan Art District invites you to see a variety of art displayed in more than 18 businesses and temporary galleries — all within walking distance and set within the heart of downtown Logan’s historic district. This event provides art lovers a free opportunity to socialize and tour a full spectrum of galleries, local businesses and non-profit art spaces – all in one day. Start at any location and pick up a map; just look for galleries marked with the official CVCA yellow banner. For exhibition details, maps and artist info, visit cachearts.org or e-mail events@ cachearts.org. Over 18 locations will be participating in this seasonal winter walk. See WALK on Page 13
COMING UP New group Mideau set toMideau, play at Why Sound a newly formed band out of Salt Lake
City, will perform at Why Sound at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, along with The Moth & The Flame and Kitfox. Admission is $5. This is Mideau’s debut show in Logan and is suggested for all ages and for fans of anyone from Cat Stevens to St. Vincent. Mideau — pronounced “mid-oh” — is comprised of Libbie Linton and Spencer Harrison. Linton is an accomplished singer-songwriter and Logan native, who was recently featured on David Archuleta’s latest album. Harrison has worked on solo and group projects, notably working with Fictionist and Mindy Gledhill.
CDR coming to Legends
Bridger Folk Music Society invites you to a night of music with Idaho’s premier progressive bluegrass band, Chicken Dinner Road, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at Legends Billiards in Nibley, 2707 S. U.S. Hwy. 89/91. Tickets are $5 in advance at www.bridgerfolk.org, or $7 at the door (cash only). This show is for 21 and over. For more information, visit www.bridger folk.org or www.chickendinnerroad.com.
‘Carol’ playing Heritage Sin Tiempo mixed media sample by local artist Julie Lamarra.
Gift Market returns next weekend free admission. Visit marie DeRose and CarA Cache Valley tradiWinter Gift Market on ole Warburton); spintion for a decade, the Facebook for more infor- ning and knitting (Dani 10th annual Winter Gift Pace and Northern Utah Market will be held from mation. Fiber Artisans); fab6 to 9 p.m., Friday, Dec. Kelin and Clovis, a ric arts (Shirley Joffs 7, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. jazz guitar duo, will Saturday, Dec. 8, at the perform from 6 to 9 p.m. and Charlene Peterson); woodworking Bullen Center in downFriday, while musical town Logan acts on Saturday include (Bill and Odell Bodrero, Reggie Jennings and Buy local, buy original, Hoodoo (10:15 to Monte McCulloch); support our artisan com- 11:15 a.m.), Alarmingly munity and give original Charming (noon to 1:30 art glass and polymer clay (Sharon Ohlart and artisan products p.m.), Paul Christianhorst, David Sidwell this holiday season. One- sen (1:45 to 2:45 p.m.), and Dana Worley); of-a-kind gifts including Linden Olsen and Rich photography (Natapottery, woodwork, art Hansen (3 to 4 p.m.) glass, beadwork, jewelry, and Robert Linton (4:15 lie Brisighella and Mike Bullock); mixed soaps, lotions, photogto 6 p.m.). media (Adam Sampraphy, handmade, handArtisans attending son, Christina Bailey, spun fabric arts, nature the Winter Gift MarBeverly Dunford and art and more will be ket include: pottery Melinda Petro); soaps available. (Daniel Bialkowski, and lotions (Laura Mae There’s live music and Beth Calengor, Jani-
Miller – Jewel Soaps, Evelyn Rust – Sunshea Creations and Becky Yeager – The Spirit Goat); jewelry (Lynnette Bennett, Joy Brisighella, Jo Brown, Brandon Clark, Gayle Knapp, MaryAnn Montour and Misha Palza); edible gifts (Butcher’s Bunches Jam, Melissa Escalante — Andinas, Bee’s Brothers Honey, Auntie Em’s Cakes and Copper Cauldron Candy Company) and authors (Christy Monson, Judy Torres, Carole Warburton and Shaunda Wenger)
Heritage Theatre in Perry proudly presents Madison Square Garden’s “A Christmas Carol: The Musical,” an outstanding musical version of a favorite timeless story by Charles Dickens. The production opens Nov. 30 and plays Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays through Dec. 22, with matinees on Dec. 8 and 15. Evening curtain time is 7:30 p.m., with matinees playing at 2. Tickets are $9 for adults, $8 for seniors and children. Call (435) 723-8392 for reservations.
USU Music Department presents ‘Joyful’ show
Utah State University’s Music Department presents “Joyful & Triumphant,” a concert offering of holiday music, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, in the Kent Concert Hall. The USU choirs, symphony orchestra, jazz orchestra, percussion ensembles, chamber groups, jazz ensembles and brass ensembles will all perform, along with the Caine College of the Arts professional music touring ensemble Out of the Blue. Tickets for “Joyful & Triumphant” are $15 general admission, $10 seniors and youth, $5 USU faculty and staff and free for USU students. For tickets visit the Caine College of the Arts Box Office in room 139-B in the Chase Fine Arts Center, call 797-8022 or visit arts.usu.edu.
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CVCA Winter Gallery Walk coming up Dec. 7
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Sundance books record slate of female directors LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Sundance Film Festival has an apparent record lineup of female directors competing for its top honor this January. Half the entries — eight of the 16 films — announced Wednesday in the festival’s U.S. dramatic competition were directed by women for the next installment of Robert Redford’s independent-cinema showcase, which runs Jan. 17-27 in Park City, Utah. Going back to 1992, the
best showing previously for female filmmakers was in 2000, when six of the 16 U.S. dramatic contenders were directed by women. Sundance organizers were still trolling back to the early years of the festival’s 33-year history, but this January’s eight competition films appears to be most ever from women and the first time the entries have been evenly split between female and male directors.
Among the competition films from female filmmakers are Francesca Gregorini’s “Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes,” whose cast includes Jessica Biel and Frances O’Connor in the story of a troubled girl fixated on a mysterious neighbor; Lynn Shelton’s “Touchy Feely,” featuring Rosemarie DeWitt, Allison Janney and Ellen Page in a tale of a massage therapist who develops a distaste for bodily contact; and Liz
W. Garcia’s “The Lifeguard,” with Kristen Bell as a reporter who moves home to Connecticut and takes a job as a lifeguard. The festival’s U.S. dramatic lineup also features the first Sundance entry for “Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe, who stars as Allen Ginsberg in director John Krokidas’ “Kill Your Darlings.” Male directors still dominate the big-screen, but the low-budget indie world has
been narrowing the gender gap. Sundance director John Cooper said some Sundance film categories have had a nearly even split between male and female directors in the past, a sign that more and more women are breaking into filmmaking. “I think that’s absolutely it,” Cooper said. “Also, what we’ve found is that through our short-film programs, See SLATE on Page 10
Still playing Author Yann Martel’s tale of a shipwrecked youth cast adrift on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger is one of those lyrical, internalized novels that should have no business working on the screen. Quite possibly, it wouldn’t have worked if anyone but Ang Lee had adapted it. Lee (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” “Brokeback Mountain”) has crafted one of the finest entries in his eclectic resume with this gorgeous, ruminative film that is soulfully, provocatively entertaining. The filmmaker combines a lifetime of storytelling finesse with arguably the most artful use of digital 3-D technology yet seen to bring Martel’s story to life. It’s a delicate narrative with visceral impact, told with an innovative style that’s beguiling to watch and a philosophical voice that compassionately explores how and why we tell stories. Newcomer Suraj Sharma stars as Pi, an Indian teen lost at sea with the ravenous big cat from his family’s menagerie. This could be a one-note story — please Mister Tiger, don’t eat me. Yet Lee finds rich and clever
★★★ ‘Life of Pi’ Director // Ang Lee Starring // Suraj Sharma, Gérard Depardieu, Irfan Khan, Tabu Rated // PG for emotional thematic content throughout, and some scary action sequences and peril ways to translate even Pi’s stillest moments, the film unfolding through intricate flashbacks, whimsical voice-overs, harrowing sea hazards and exquisite flashes of fantasy and hallucination. The computer-animated tiger is remarkably lifelike, seamlessly blended into the live action. And as in Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo,” Lee’s 3-D images are tantalizing and immersive, pulling viewers deeper into Pi’s world so that the illusion of depth becomes essential to the story. 126 minutes. — David Germain, AP Movie Writer
The army invading the United States in this ill-advised remake of the campy 1984 original was changed in post-production from Chinese to North Korean. With a few snips here, a few re-dubs there, the filmmakers re-edited and reshot, fearful of offending China and its increasingly important moviegoing market. The original, of course, was made at the height of Cold War paranoia and imagined a parachuting Soviet Union on American soil, with the likes of Patrick Swayze and Charlie Sheen (yes, truly the greatest generation) waging guerrilla warfare. Again, in director Dan Bradley’s remake, America turns to its high school football players in its darkest time of need. Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson and Adrianne Palicki are part of the gang who dub themselves the Wolverines. With the help of a returning Iraq
★ ‘Red Dawn’ Directors // Dan Bradley Starring // Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Isbael Lucas, Josh Peck, Adrianne Palicki, Connor Cruise Rated // PG-13 for sequences of intense war violence and action, and for language veteran played by Chris Hemsworth, they mount an insurrection on the controlling North Koreans. The implausibility is dizzying all around. Real wars like those in Afghanistan and Iraq go hardly mentioned, replaced by a game of toy soldiers with make-believe foes. 93 minutes. — Jake Coyle, AP Entertainment
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“Killing Them Softly” is bound to become a political lightning rod, simply because that’s its purpose. It makes no bones about its agenda. It isn’t hidden by any means. Taking place at the apex of the economic collapse, during then Senator Obama’s historic run for the White House, “Killing Them Softly” regularly checks in with the state of the union as a group of nefarious, unwashed gangsters go about their business. Personally, all the political wrangling this movie does feels like it’s reaching for something that isn’t there. The ideals it wants to nail down are flimsy at best, but director Andrew Dominik (“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”) certainly tries to do it anyway. The way it shoehorns in radio announcements and C-SPAN addresses from 2008 feel oddly out of place and particularly jarring, seeing that it’s hard to fit them together with what you’re seeing on screen. “Killing Them Softly” is being billed as a straightup gangster drama starring a gritty, scowling
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Brad Pitt stars as Jackie Cogan in the new film “Killing Them Softly.”
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they’d hoped. Soon the trio of bottom-dwellers – a junkie who steals dogs for a living, a career Director // Andrew Dominik criminal, and a mobster Starring // Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini, Richard who runs a dry-cleaning Jenkins, Ray Liotta business – are in Jackie’s Rated // R for violence, sexual references, perva- sights. sive language and some drug use The movie is made up of extensive soul-searchidiots decided to knock Brad Pitt who says lines ing conversations where over a Mafia-sponsored like “I like to kill ‘em, characters opine about poker game thinking softly.” Pitt’s character, the world, their lot in life, Jackie, has been called in they had a foolproof plan. and how they wish things by the Mob to fix a prob- Needless to say, their plan could be better. Jackie lem. The problem is three doesn’t go over as well as calls in his friend Mickey
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or the Rash brothers, theater is a family affair and this holiday season is no different. The Four Seasons Theatre Company, owned and operated by Cody, Jon and Danny Rash, will be producing “A Christmas Carol: The Musical” out of Sky View High School’s auditorium. This is the second time the company has produced “A Christmas Carol” — the first time being last year — and is the company’s third production overall. The musical is based on Charles Dicken’s classic novella telling the story of the greedy miser Ebenezer Scrooge and his journey to reformation after being visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve. The musical numbers were written by Alan Menken and originally opened in Madison Square Garden in 1994. Menken is famous for writing a number of musical pieces for animated Disney movies. “This version is very family friendly. I’ve seen a lot of Christmas Carols and I love the story anyway but sometimes it can get a little scary. Some versions are a little more dark,” said Cody Rash, the staging director for the production. “This one is a lot lighter. It’s a lot more kid safe. Obviously there are still the ghosts and stuff but this version is a lot lighter.” Being a community theater group, the actors, directors and technical crew volunteer their time and come in after their normal day is over to rehearse and perform. Debbie Miles, who plays Mrs. Fezziwig, got into theater for the first time when she was 50 years old. “I started it on a dare from
HRISTMAS CAROL’
ons delivers classic tale with a musical twist
Above, Siera Peery and Chad Craner perform in the roles of Emily and Scrooge as a young man in “A Christmas Carol: The Musical.” Right, Scott Hunsaker plays the older version of Ebenezer Scrooge. Below right, cast members rehearse a scene. Left, Carson Yonker and Caden Stuart play Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim, respectively.
my son who was in theater and lived through the first audition and decided it was way too much fun,” Miles said. “Not only is it fun to do the show but it’s fun to do everything in the back scenes. And I’ve just loved doing it. It’s my way to giggle and I do a lot of it when we’re doing these.” For Scott Hunsaker, who is starring in the role of Scrooge, being in a community theater group is a way to give back to the community. “I love doing community theater mainly because I think it’s important for everyone to make a contribution to their community in someway. Find your best way to do it,”
Hunsaker said. “For me, this is one of the best ways I can make a contribution to my community and make it better place to live.” Hunsaker played Scrooge last year for the Four Seasons as well. “Scrooge is such an interesting character. He’s got a reputation. And still when people talk about someone being a Scrooge, they’re referring to the miserly Scrooge and often forget that he reformed,” Hunsaker said. “He’s such an interesting character and the whole exploration of his past and present and deciding to be a better person.” The production is helmed by See CAROL on Page 10
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Continued from Page 6 they’ve been coming close to 50-50 in certain years or at least a high level of women directors. So it’s more of a comingup-through-the-ranks situation” as female directors graduate from short films to featurelength stories. Sundance has scheduled 113 feature-length films, chosen out of 4,044 titles submitted. The festival will feature four opening-night films, one each from its U.S. drama and documentary and worldcinema drama and documentary categories. Among the opening films is director Cherien Dabis’ U.S. drama contender “May in the Summer,” in which she stars as a woman in conflict with her family after she returns home to Jordan as her wedding nears. Other films in the U.S. dramatic lineup include “Napoleon Dynamite” co-writer Jerusha Hess’ directing debut, “Austenland,”
for more than half of the entries in Sundance’s non-fiction lineup in the past. Among films in the U.S. documentary program are Audrey Ewell, Aaron Aites, Lucian Read and Nina Kristic’s “99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film,” which examines the 2011 protests over economic inequality; Martha Shane and Lana Wilson’s “After Tiller,” profiling doctors providing late-term abortions after the murder of a colleague by an abortion opponent; and Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s “Blackfish,” which explores the consequences of captivity for killer whales, one of which was involved in the deaths of three people. The opening-night film
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teaching all day, then I music first.” come here. But I have to The music is provided have it. It’s what I enjoy by a company in Bountidoing.” ful called the MT Pit. Being the second year “They actually record the doing “A Christmas orchestra and then it’s Carol,” the brothers canned. So we just have have learned what works a recorded track that we and what doesn’t. use,” Cody said. “I love “We have to learn it live orchestra but this musically first cause is one of those things a lot of the show is we’ve done to keep our just music. This was a costs down.” problem we found last While the company year. We learned a lot could still be called doing it a second time,” fledgling, the cast and Jon said. “We’d block crew strive for quality it and then we’d add production. “They’re music and we’d find such a great company we had five minutes of to work with. The promusic and we blocked duction values here are it for 30 seconds. This excellent,” Hunsaker year, we learned the said. “They’re so com-
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participated in theater while attending high school. While they all have their respective Continued from Page 9 “day jobs,” (Cody works the three Rash brothat Lowe’s, Jon is a ers. While Cody is the teacher at Thomas Edistaging director, Jon is son Charter School and the music director and Danny is a recording Danny is the techniengineer with his own cal director. “We’re studio), each come to really very different in work for the Four Seaour interests but this is sons and dedicate part the one place that our of their lives to putting interests work really on productions. well together,” Danny “I love it. I’ve loved said. “And so the brother it since I was in high time is a huge part of it school. But I also do but also it’s kind of an it cause I need a break obsession and a passion from my normal life,” and a little bit of all the Jon said. “A lot of peoabove.” ple wonder how I do it. All three brothers I’m killing myself with
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Continued from Page 5 Enjoy everything from culinary gingerbread masterpieces to artwork by some of Cache Valley’s finest. The December Gallery Walk features artwork by Ted Pease, Kathryn Ashcroft, Andy Worrall, Blake Ostler, Michael Langenheim, Julie Lamarra, Jeremy and Larry Winborg, Scott Bushman, Shad Anderson, Roxane Pfister, April Hay, Dilleen Marsh, Johnny Lopez and Heaven Lansdell-Lopez with LNL PhotoFarm, Lee W. Kinder, Glen Edwards, Russ Fjeldsted, Logan City School students, Cache Valley Photographers SMUG, 10th annual Winter Gift Market, 13th annual Parade of Gingerbread Homes and the Cache Valley Chapter of the Utah Watercolor Society. This month, Caffe Ibis will be highlighting “PeezePix: Images that Speak to Me” — photography by Ted Pease. Works will be displayed from Dec. 6 through Jan. 9 at Caffe Ibis, 54 Federal Ave. Ted Pease is a writer, photographer, fisherman, journalist and professor of interesting stuff. Not necessarily in that order. When not teaching journalism at Utah State University, he lives in Trinidad, Calif., chasing salmon and images that speak to him. This Gallery Walk also features the 10th annual Winter Gift Market, a local holiday gift market featuring more than 35 artisans with unique original works, and a variety of masterpieces by some of Cache Valley’s favorites. Visit the Bullen Center at 43 S. Main St. from 6
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than 80 cities a year every year since 2005. “I like traveling,” Regan declares. “I’m very fortunate to be able to do Continued from Page 3 what I do for a living, and I enjoy grew up one of eight children. every part of it, including the travWhile he was influenced by the eling.” likes of Steve Martin, Richard Married with two children, Pryor and Johnny Carson growRegan is known for his distinct ing up, he didn’t get serious about cadence, his sarcasm and his ability a career as a stand-up comedian to make fun of himself. But more until he was attending Heidelberg than anything, he’s made a niche College in Ohio, where he played for himself by working “clean” wide receiver on the football — which is surely the No. 1 reason team. he’s performing so many shows in Regan dropped out of school just Logan and had a 10-show run at short of a degree and got serious Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City about comedy. He released his first earlier this year. CD entitled “Brian Regan Live” in “Sometimes I think the ‘clean’ thing gets overplayed,” Regan says. 1997, he’s produced a pair of one“But is clearly important for a lot hour specials for Comedy Central of people. … For me, ‘clean’ is a and Regan has made 27 appearmedium, not an end result. Like I ances on “The Late Show with painter might use acrylic paint, I’ll David Letterman” — the most of use clean words to get across the any comedian. concepts of my comedy. But it’s Regan’s second album, “All By still comedy. Myself,” is currently available on “Hopefully when people walk his website, and he’s visited more
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out of one of my shows, they don’t just go, ‘Man, that was a clean show.’ Hopefully they’ll think it was kind of funny.” Regan first came to Logan for one show in 2007, then returned for two shows in ’09 and three performances in ’11. On his fourth visit to Cache Valley, he’s now up to five shows, the first of which was Thursday night. “The fact that I can add a show or two when I come back is pretty cool. It means a lot to me,” Regan states. “I’m quite flattered if anybody anywhere wants to come out and see my show. That Logan might want to check out what I do as a comedian means a lot to me.” ——— To purchase “All by Myself” or Brian Regan’s other CDs, DVDs and clothing, visit brianregan. com. His episode of “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” with Jerry Seinfeld can be seen at comediansincarsgettingcoffee. com.
Pitt Continued from Page 7 characters are dubious human beings. They’re awful, scummy people who will do anything for a quick buck. It seems that Dominik is trying to liken them to the world of finance and how greedy and self-centered it is. Whether you agree with his sentiments is purely up to you. Some people will watch this movie and decry it as liberal Hollywood propaganda, while others might find themselves nodding in agreement to Dominik’s visual analogies between our world and the criminal world. It’s sure to be a divisive movie, and I think that’s its goal. It doesn’t care if you agree with it or not. It goes all in on its message. It doesn’t try to hide anything. Some of the analogies seem to be grasping at straws, others feel rather spoton depending on where you fall on the political spectrum. One thing’s for sure, “Killing Them Softly” really isn’t the movie being advertised on TV. It’s a modern-day parable wrapped up in a gangster movie. Pitt delivers his trademark effortless star performance, while the rest of the movie feels a little lost under the weight of its message.
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to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. Entertainment for the evening will include the USU Scotsmen Pipe and Drum Corps on Main Street from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., and Kelin and Clovis, a jazz-guitar duo, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Bullen Center as part of the Winter Gift Market. The holiday season is a busy time for giftgiving and visiting with friends; the CVCA Gallery Walk is the best way to combine the two. Many of these artists are only on display for one night, so you don’t want to miss your chance to view their current work, let alone the opportunity to purchase something unique. A piece of art makes the perfect gift. During the walk, many of the locations will be collecting food for the Cache Community Food Pantry, and you can help the community get Hungry for the Arts by bringing a non-perishable food item with you to any location on the walk, during the Winter Gift Market Dec. 7-8 at the Bullen Center, or at the Cache Valley Center for the Arts throughout the month of December. Food bins will be available at most locations; just look for the donation box and Hungry for the Arts sign. Getting ready for the Gallery Walk? Don’t forget to visit www.cachearts.org to print or download a map of participating galleries. Maps of the Gallery Walk route will be at all participating businesses the week prior. Come stroll with friends and family for a free evening featuring a little music and a lot of art. All the galleries and businesses will stay open late to showcase their artists. Start early, stay late, and come again.
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Friday Bridger Folk Music Society invites you to a night of music with Idaho’s premier progressive bluegrass band Chicken Dinner Road at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at Legends Billiards, 2707 S. Hwy. 89/91 in Nibley. Tickets are $5 in advance at www.bridgerfolk.org or $7 at the door (cash only). This show is 21 and over only; ID’s required and strictly enforced. Seating is limited because this show will sell out. The Clash MMA Round 4 takes over the Eccles Ice Center Friday, Nov. 30. Doors open at 7 p.m. with over 10 extreme fights begninng at 8 p.m., included Christian Nava vs. Mike Dillard. Tickets are $15 to $50. Visit theclashmma.com or purchase tickets at Gold’s Gym or Saddleback Harley Davidson. The Utah State University choirs combine to perform “Wintersongs,” their final concert of the year at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church,725 S. 250 East in Hyde Park. The USU Chorale will perform “This Child, This King” by Dan Gawthrop and arranged by director Michael Huff. The Women’s Choir will feature “Carol of the Bells” and “Ceremony of Carols” with harp accompaniment. The Chamber Singers will perform familiar holiday carols and “Shepherd’s Carol” by Bob Chilcott. Visit arts. usu.edu for more information. Allie Harris will perform at 4:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave. Studying guitar at USU, this indie artist is a must-see. Jessa Young will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Cost is $5. Sherid Peterson will perform at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at 99 E. 1200 South. Sherid’s music is always a crowd favorite.
The Spirit Goat is hosting a holiday boutique from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at 28 Federal Ave. Lots of unique gift ideas from local artists such as Sharon Ohlhorst, Barb Farris, Liz Butcher and others. Enter drawings for a chance to win African Bolga baskets. Why Sound will be holding concerts next door both nights at 8 p.m. The Cache Valley Retired School Employees Association will meet at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, at the Copper Mill Restaurant. There will be a program of Christmas songs and stories. All retired school employees in the valley are invited to attend. Reservations are necessary. If you plan on attending, please call Diane Esplin at 563-6412.
SATURDAY The sixth annual Night of Giving will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Birch Creek Golf Course clubhouse in Smithfield. The cost is $30 per person and tickets can be purchased at Lee’s Marketplace in Smithfield. The event includes a catered meal by Cafe Sabor and The Gallery Cafe at Birch Creek, as well as a live auction of decorated Christmas trees and holiday gift packages donated by local businesses and community groups. Sponsored by the Smithfield Chamber of Commerce, the funds raised are used to help families in need for Christmas. In 2011, $12,000 was donated through this charity event. Further information can be obtained by calling 563-4104. Please join the Child & Family Support Center as we host our third annual Unique Christmas Boutique 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at 380 W. 1400 North. All proceeds from this event will benefit the 24-hour crisis/respite nursery. Donations of new holiday craft items are also being accepted through Nov. 28 to support the boutique. Please call Leigh at 752-8880 for additional information.
Guitarist/singer Kris Krompel will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza, 99 E. 1200 South. Kris is one of the most versatile and talented performers in the valley. Everyone is welcome. The Cache Valley Folk Dancers and Bridger Folk Music Society is hosting its first Saturday contra dance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Whittier Community Center, 290 N. 400 East. A $6 donation is suggested at the door; $3 for children under 12. Beginners and families are welcome and all dances are taught. For more information about contra dancing, call 7532480 or 753-5987, or visit www. bridgerfolk.org/contra.html. The Cache Children’s Choir early childhood classes will present a Sharing Concert at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, in the Edith Bowen Lab School Auditorium on the Utah State University campus. The program is free and open to the public. For more information, call Gaylene Merrill at 752-6260. Otter Creek will perform along with Raven Spirit and Colby Bair at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Cost is $5. Mummies from around the world is the subject at the next “Saturdays at the Museum” activity from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Utah State University’s Museum of Anthropology. Techniques for mummification include human intervention, such as the elaborate ceremonies of ancient Egypt, and natural causes such as freezing or drying. Special tours of the museum’s Otzi the Iceman exhibit will take place throughout the day. Museum visitors can learn about the techniques scientists have used to learn more about Otzi’s life and death. The museum is on the USU campus in the south turret of the historic Old Main building, Room 252. Admission is free. For Saturday activities, free parking is available in the adja-
cent lot, south of the building. For more information about museum events, call 797-7545 or visit anthromuseum.usu.edu.
SUNDAY Anyone interested in early Cache Valley history and artifacts is invited to the yearly Christmas open house at Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, at the Cache Chamber of Commerce building, 160 N. Main St. There is no charge and light refreshments will be served. Disabled access is available to the north of the building. Call 563-6518 for more information. To mark the beginning of the season of Advent, St. John’s Episcopal Church is holding its annual “Lessons and Carols” service at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, 85 E. 100 North. This service, which originated in England in the 19th century, consists of readings from the Bible interspersed with choral music and recounts the story of humanity’s fall and subsequent redemption by God. This year’s service will feature the St. John’s choir and readers from the parish, along with guest readers and soloists from the community. Musical highlights of the service will include excerpts from Handel’s Messiah and Haydn’s The Creation. For more information call 752-0331. All are welcome.
MONDAY Richard Hatch will be representing the Utah Storytelling Guild from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, at Kneaders, 1675 N. Main St. He will be telling the Gingerbread Man story and performing some cookie magic — making them disappear is one of his specialties. Admission is free, and if you buy one Peppermint Steamer you get the second one free.
TUESDAY Children 12 and younger are invited to the “Polar Express”
activity from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the North Logan Library. There is no charge for those who attend. The library will have crafts and a reading of the “Polar Express.” Parents can stop in at the library ahead of time to get a ticket for their children to attend. Utah State University’s Music Department presents “Joyful & Triumphant,” a concert offering of holiday music, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, in the Kent Concert Hall, located in the Chase Fine Arts Center on the USU campus. The USU choirs, symphony orchestra, jazz orchestra, percussion ensembles, chamber groups, jazz ensembles and brass ensembles will all perform, along with the Caine College of the Arts professional music touring ensemble Out of the Blue. Tickets for “Joyful & Triumphant” are $15 general admission, $10 seniors and youth, $5 USU faculty and staff and free for USU students with valid ID. For tickets visit the Caine College of the Arts Box Office in Room 139-B in the Chase Fine Arts Center, call 7978022 or visit arts.usu.edu.
WEDNESDAY Kitty Fuller and Why Sound are teaming up to host a concert from 8 to 11 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 30 Federal Ave. Hoodoo, The 3 Suns, Paul Christensen and Mr. Steve will perform at the fundraising event. Come and enjoy some great music while donating food to those in need during the holiday season. Receive $1 off at the door when you bring one or more can of food to donate. Kitty is also accepting coats and blankets for the families in need. Admission to the concert is $5; $4 with a food donation. For more information, call Kitty Fuller at (435) 890-3199 or visit www. facebook.com/zombieghoul666.
THURSDAY Mideau will perform along with Moth & The Flame and Kitfox at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Cost is $8.
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