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CONTENTS Email: electriccity@timesshamrock.com Mail: 149 Penn Ave., Scranton, PA. 18503 Distribution: For Electric City: David G. Caswell, (570) 348-9196. For Diamond City: Sheryl Hoggarth, (570) 821-2015.

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Adults of any age or education level are welcome to attend. The cost is $45 for each five-week series.

FICTION Instructor: Francisco Tutella Saturdays, 1 to 3 p.m.

Sept. 12, 19, 26; Oct. 3 and 10

POETRY Instructor: Dawn Leas Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m.

Sept. 15, 22, 29; Oct. 6 and 13

CREATIVE NONFICTION Instructor: Sam Chiarelli Thursdays, 6 to 8 p.m.

Sept. 17, 24; Oct. 1, 8 and 15

SCREENWRITING Instructor: Bonnie Culver Wednesdays, 6 to 8 p.m.

Sept. 16, 23; Oct. 7, 14 and 21

Workshops are held on campus and sponsored by the Wilkes M.A./M.F.A. in Creative Writing.

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5 great things to do this week

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Burning up

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Drop Anchor

The annual Bonfire at The Iron Furnaces celebrates its fifth anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 17, and organizers are hoping to stoke the flames of festivity a little higher this year. An Indoor Bonfire at The Hilton Scranton Conference Center on Adams Avenue on Thursday, Aug. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m., features a video feed of last year’s bonfire, dance music and complimentary appetizers and drinks for the first hour in exchange for a $20 donation. Proceeds will help fortify the Bonfire’s budget so the October event can up the ante and still reach its fundraising goals for the historic Scranton Iron Furnaces site and Anthracite Heritage Museum. As in years past, October’s event will include live music by multiple bands, fire performers, dancers, tarot card readings, cultural exhibits, theatrical entertainment and more in addition to the main flame attraction. Learn more at Thursday’s pre-party and sign up for volunteer opportunities to earn a free ticket to the Bonfire.

Visit scrantonbonfire.com for more information. — ag

It’s probably too late for the Wally Lake Fest to rethink its name now that the Lake Wallenpaupack-centered weekend of fun enters its sixth year, but the extent of this annual festival stretches so far beyond the shores you can’t possibly experience it all. Among the many worthwhile attractions scheduled from Friday, Aug. 28, through Sunday, Aug. 30, are a Hawaiian luau with live music at Ehrhardt’s, live jazz on the deck at Settler’s Inn, a Wallypalooza battle of the bands featuring bands performing on a floating stage, Rock School’s Making Music Matter for Kids benefit at Palmyra Township Beach, comedy at the Cocoon Coffee House, performances of Arsenic and Old Lace at the Ritz Company Playhouse, a car cruise in downtown Hawley, Matt Nakoa Trio at Harmony Presents, yoga classes and live music at Lacawac Sanctuary, Blues, Brews & BBQ at Glass — Wine. Bar. Kitchen at Ledges Hotel and, of course, picnicking, swimming, parasailing, fishing, barbeques, horse-drawn wagon rides, Stourbridge Line train rides, petting zoo, flea market, kayaking, paddleboarding, ice cream socials and more. Visit wallylakefest.com for full schedule of events. — ag

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#3

Don’t Stop Believin’

Party on the Patio returns to Mohegan Sun Pocono, Plains Twp., Thursday, Aug. 27, with Separate Ways — a tribute to Journey. The concert series continues through Sept. 3.

Admission to the 21-and-older party is free. Entertainment starts at 6 p.m. on the racetrack apron. Each Thursday, bands from around the country provide live entertainment in the form of tributes to some of the world’s greatest musicians.

The Party on the Patio series winds down next week on Thursday, Sept. 3, with a performance from Bon Jersey (a tribute to Bon Jovi). — tg

Beth ann Zero stands inside the Wonderstone gallery, her business at 100 n. Blakely St. in Dunmore. photos by Michael j. Mullen

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Full oF WonDer

For those of you who may be curious about Reiki, chakra balancing, crystals, essential oils, cranial temple activations or angel card readings, The Wonderstone Gallery, 100 N Blakely St., Dunmore, hosts a holistic living fair this Sunday, Aug. 30. Admission is free, but there is a charge for mini-sessions, such as three-card tarot or angel card readings ($5), chakra scans ($5), miniReiki sessions ($10) and medium/intuitive readings ($10).

Information will be available for acupuncture as well, plus various Wonderstone vendors will show off their collected works.

For more information, visit thewonderstonegallery.com. — tg

#5

Dancing catS anD DogS

Brian Langan and Conor McGuigan (pictured), the dancing DJ duo behind the Panked! dance parties, are once again ready to unleash a dance party upon the party animals of the 570. Cat and Dog Panked! happens Thursday, Aug. 27, at The Bog, 341 Adams Ave., Scranton.

House-trained attendees are encouraged to dress up in their best cat or dog costume while they dance the night away. As usual, there will be contests for best dance moves and costumes, unique prizes and drink specials. For more information, visit facebook.com/panked.danceparty. — tg

“Way down deep, we’re all motivated by the same urges. cats have the courage to live by them.” — Jim Davis e le c tric c ity / d ia m o n d c ity A u g u s t 2 7 , 2 0 1 5

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Music

The Sons & Heirs, Aug. 29, 8 p.m. A tribute to the Smiths and Morrissey. Mauch Chunk Opera Spencer and Nancy Reed Quartet, Aug. 28, 6 to House, Jim Thorpe. 570-325-0249 or mcohjt.com.

9 p.m. This Jazz on the Deck summer series bonus The Sixties, Aug. 29, 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 performance is offered as part of Wally Lake Fest p.m. Cover band performing hits made famous by Opening Party events will be held rain or shine. The bands like The Temptations and Herman’s Hermits.

Settlers Inn, Hawley. 570-226-2993 or thesettlersinn.

BYOB. The Cooperage, Honesdale. Donations will com. be collected at the door. 570-253-2020 or thecooRyan Shupe and the Rubberband, Aug. 28, 8 perageproject.org. p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. This Utah-based act Matt Nakoa & Band, Aug. 29, 8 p.m. Doors has received top honors at the Telluride Bluegrass open at 7:45 p.m. The young, pop singer/songBand Competition. Mauch Chunk Opera House, Jim writer has recently performed at The White House Thorpe. $23. 570-325-0249 or mcohjt.com. and toured in India. Harmony Presents at the Open Mic Night, Aug. 28, 7 p.m. Open mic beHawley Silk Mill, Hawley. $16-20. 570-588-8077 or gins at 7 p.m. with signup at 6:30 p.m. Musicians, silkmillharmony.com. poets, storytellers, comedians, playwrights and Rascal Flatts, Scotty McCreery, Aug. 30. The other performers are invited to share their talents. first in the M&M Auto Group Country Megaticket Come to watch or participate. August’s featured concert series. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, performer is Alan Thatcher. The Dietrich Theater, Bethel. 800-745-3000 or bethelwoodscenter.org.

Tunkhannock. Free. 570-996-1500 or dietrichtheater.

Rock School’s Beach Party Benefit, Aug. 30. com.

Also performing at this benefit for Making Music The Bradstan Cabaret Series presents ChrisMatter for Kids, Inc., are bands Militia, Ashley’s tine Ebersole, Aug. 29, 8 p.m. The two-time Tony Attik, Skin-n-Bones, and Threat Level. Stage is Award-winning actress performs. Bethel Woods located at the Palmyra Township Public Beach next Center for the Arts, Bethel. $70, reserved cabaretto the Lake Wallenpaupack Visitors Center. Event style table seating. 866-781-2922 or bethelwoodincludes barbecue and raffles. Lake Wallenpaupack, scenter.org.

Hawley. RockSchoolPa.com.

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Blues, Brews & BBQ doubleheader featuring Merchants of Groove, Aug. 30, 2 to 5 p.m., 5:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday evening series on the deck. Enjoy local and craft brewery specials, barbecue, and more. Reservations recommended. Glass Wine Bar & Bistro, Hawley. $32.50. 570-226-1337 or ledgeshotel.com.

Hickory Project , Aug. 30, 3 p.m. The contemporary bluegrass band will perform. Featuring Anthony Hannigan on mandolin, Steve Belcher on bass, Josh Sudigala on guitar, Dave Cavage on banjo and Jillian Hannigan on flute. The Dietrich Theater, Tunkhannock. Donations will be accepted at the door. 570-996-1500 or dietrichtheater.com.

Synaesthesia Socials presents Tribal Waves, Aug. 30, 6 to 9 p.m. Synaesthesia Social combines live music, drawing, poetry and theatre: the performers are the subjects for the artists as well as the entertainment for the audience. Draw or just listen. All ages and skill levels welcome. The Olde Brick Theatre, Scranton. $2-5. 570-209-7766 or ted@tedmichalowski.com.

The Young Geezers, Aug. 30, 3 to 5 p.m. The acoustic bluegrass and folk trio will perform.

Reservations appreciated. Lacawac Sanctuary, Lake Ariel. $15 or $10 members. 570-689-9494 or lacawac.org.

Chicago with Earth, Wind & Fire, Sept. 1. The legendary bands bring the Heart and Soul tour to the historic site of the 1969 Woodstock music festival. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel. $37.50-129. 800-745-3000 or bethelwoodscenter.org.

Moonlight on the Poconos Big Band, Sept. 1, 7 to 9 p.m. The 17-member Glenn Miller-style band led by sax player Hank Grolk will perform music popular during the 1930s-’50s. An east coast swing dance lesson will be offered at 7 p.m. The Cooperage, Honesdale. Donations will be collected at the door. 570-253-2020 or thecooperageproject.org.

The History of Fishes (6-9 p.m.), Sept. 2, 6 to 9 p.m. Part of the Jazz on the Deck summer series, this performance will be held rain or shine. The Settlers Inn, Hawley. 570-226-2993 or thesettlersinn. com. alt-j at the Hollywood American Legion, Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m. Featuring exclusive concert footage and a welcome from the band. Cinemark 20, Moosic.Cinemark Stroud Mall, Stroudsburg.

570-961-5922.

Ramble Tamble Live featuring Swampcandy, Sept. 3, 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. WJFF Radio Catskill and on-air host John Gordon holds a live radio broadcast in front of a studio audience.

The Cooperage, Honesdale. Donations will be collected at the door. 570-253-2020 or thecooperageproject.org.

Cornstock Folk Festival, Sept. 4 through 6.

Three days and nights of homegrown acoustic and roots music. Experience stage shows, workshops, camping, kids activities, local artisans and food vendors, and lots of jamming. Schedule for 2015 includes: Daisycutter featuring Sara Milonovich, Professor Louie & the Crowmatrix, Furnace Mountain, Roy Williams, The Human Hands, Hickory Project, Coal Town Rounders and more. Lazy Brook Park, Tunkhannock. TBA. 570-250-7464 or cornstockfestival.com.

The Barefoot Movement, Sept. 4, 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. The band blends diverse sounds of bluegrass, country, folk and rock and roll. Mauch Chunk Opera House, Jim Thorpe. $20. 570-3250249 or mcohjt.com.

Hollywood Nights, Sept. 4, 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Late 1970s Bob Seger tribute. Mauch Chunk Opera House, Jim Thorpe. $26. 570-3250249 or mcohjt.com.

Peter & Will Anderson, Sept. 5, 8 a.m. Doors open at 7:45 p.m. The clarinet and saxophone jazz duo performs. Harmony Presents at the Hawley Silk Mill, Hawley. $15 early bird to $20 door. 570588-8077 or harmonypresents.com.

Van Halen with Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, Sept. 6. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel.

800-745-3000 or bethelwoodscenter.org.

Ekachai Jearakul in Concert, Sept. 12, 8 p.m.

The Classical Guitar Society of NEPA presents the international award winning guitarist (Guitar Foundation of American 2014.) St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Scranton. 570-342-7654 or cgsnepa.org.

Marshall Crenshaw, Jonathan Edwards, and Garland Jeffreys, Sept. 17, 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. The legendary performers will play solo and together. Mauch Chunk Opera House, Jim Thorpe. $30. 570-325-0249 or mcohjt.com.

Jackson Browne with Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, Sept. 19, 8 p.m. Browne was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2007. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, N.Y.. $49.50-90.

866-781-2922 or BethelWoodsCenter.org.

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Opening

40 Story Radio Tower with DeTierra Caliente, Aug. 27, 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. This live stage event recorded for podcast features original broadcast style dramas and comedies and a showcases a musical act each month. Mauch Chunk Opera House, Jim Thorpe. $22. 570-325-0249 or mcohjt.com.

Footlose, Sept. 4 through 19, Fridays-Sundays, 8 p.m. The Music Box Players presents the musical based on the 1984 film. Tickets available for dinner

and show or show only. Doors open two hours before curtain. Cash bar. Special needs performance on Thursday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m. is offered free of charge. Show-only Family Night is Thursday, Sept.

6 at 7 p.m. Reservations suggested and required for dinner. Music Box Dinner Playhouse, Swoyersville. $14-$35. 570-283-2195 or musicbox.org.

Tunes from the Tube: 60 Years of Your Favorite TV Theme Song, Sept. 12, 7 p.m. Part of an ongoing cabaret series presented by John & Erin Cabaret Productions. Cabaret ensemble includes Jonathan Alunni and Miranda Micciche, Courtney Evans and Ashley Yahdo-DeFlice. Trinity Episcopal Church, Carbondale. $11-13. 800-838-3006 or ourcabaret.com.

West Side Story, Sept. 12 through 20, FridaysSaturdays, 7 p.m.; Sundays, 3 p.m. Christa Manning directs the classic musical by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim. The Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre. 570-823-1875 or ltwb.org.

The Golden Age, Sept. 17 through 27, ThursdaysSaturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m. Actors Circle presents the A.R. Gurney Jr. play

Carrying on its annual tradition of a free live concert presented at The Dietrich Theater in Tunkhanock the weekend before the Cornstock Folk Festival, bluegrass band hickory Project performs Sunday, aug. 30, at 3 p.m. Donations will be accepted.

under the direction of David Hunisch. Cast includes Mollie Dooley, Drake Nestor and Patricia Purcell. Providence Playhouse, Scranton. $8-12. 570-342-9707 or actorscircle.org.

Tuesdays with Morrie, Sept. 18 through 27, Fridays-Sundays. Theatre at the Grove, Nuangola. 570-868-8212 or nuangolagrove. com.

Behind the Six, Sept. 18 through 27, Fridays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m. Diva Productions presents the Jeff Boam play about six South Boston criminals who reunite in a bar at Christmastime in 1972, ten years after they’ve pulled off the “Great Mail Robbery.” Directed

by Paige Balistski, the cast features J. Domenic DeMuro, Sam Falbo, Dante Giammarco, David Spitzer, and Casey Thomas. Reservations strongly suggested. The Olde Brick Theatre, Scranton. $1012. 570-209-7766.

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Jazz trio featuring Stefan Bauer, Sept. 6. Part of the Jazz on the Deck summer series, this performance will be held rain or shine. The Settlers Inn, Hawley. 570-226-2993 or thesettlersinn.com.

Jason Aldean, Cole Swindell, Tyler Farr, Sept.

10. Third in a series of 2015 Country Megaticket concerts. The Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Scranton. Three concert Megaticket package $101299. 570-961-9000 or livenation.com.

COTA Jazz Festival, Sept. 11 through 13. This 38th annual celebration of the arts festival features an art show, food court, artisans and vendors, strolling musicians and a children’s area in addition to a full weekend of live jazz performances. COTA Bandstand, Delaware Water Gap. 570-424-2210 or cotajazz.org.

The Stranger, Sept. 11, 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Billy Joel tribute band. Mauch Chunk Opera House, Jim Thorpe. $24. 570-325-0249 or mcohjt. com.

Jackson Browne, Sept. 12. The American singer-songwriter performs. The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre. $41, $58, $68, $170. 570-826-1100 or kirbycenter.org.

Frank Sinatra Show with Tony Sands, Sept. 12, 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. The tribute artist has 20 years experience performing at venues in Atlantic City and Vegas. Mauch Chunk Opera House, Jim Thorpe. $25. 570-325-0249 or mauchchunkoperahouse.com.

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Swampcandy performs live at The Cooperage in honesdale on Thursday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m. for a WJFF radio Catskill 90.5 FM simulcast broadcast on the ramble Tamble program. Donations will be collected at the door.

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NT LIVE: Everyman, Aug. 27, 10 a.m. Chiwetel Continuing Ejiofor stars in the National Theatre Live production Babes in Hollywood: The Music of of the 15th century classic English drama updated Garland and Rooney, through Sept. 4. by poet Carol Ann Duffy with movement by Javier Show dates and times vary. Call or visit De Frutos.

Keystone Theatre, Towanda. $12-16. website for schedule. Shawnee Playhouse, 570-268-7469 or bcrac.org.

Shawnee-On-Delaware. $15-28. 570-421Thoroughly Modern Millie, through Sept. 6, 5093 or theshawneeplayhouse.com.

Fridays-Sundays.

No performance Friday, Aug. 21.

Oliver!, through Aug. 29. Show dates Theatre at the Grove, Nuangola. 570-868-8212 or and times vary. Call or visit website for nuangolagrove.com. schedule. This production of the Dickens-inspired Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet musical is produced with Steampunk design eleStreet, through Aug. 30, Fridays-Saturdays, 8 ments including a set by David Schappert. Shawp.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m. Phoenix Theatrics presents nee Playhouse, Shawnee-On-Delaware. $15-28. the Victorian-era dark musical thriller by Stephen 570-421-5093 or theshawneeplayhouse.com.

Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler. Phoenix Performing Nunsense Jamboree, through Sept. 20. Show Arts Centre, Duryea. $12.

570-457-3589. dates and times vary. Call or visit website for Arsenic & Old Lace, through Sept. 5, Fridaysschedule. Shawnee Playhouse, Shawnee-OnSaturdays, 5 p.m.; Sundays, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 6, Delaware. $15-28. 570-421-5093 or theshawneeplay-

New York City independent theater company The Assembly presents an original show titled 33 Dragon Teeth at the NACL Theatre in Highland Lake, New York, on Saturday, Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 to $20. Visit nacl.org for details and directions.

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2:30 p.m. Ritz Company Playhouse, Hawley. 570226-9752 or ritzplayhouse.com.

ART

Opening

Blair Seitz: Aerial Perspectives, Sept. 1 through Oct. 11, Tuesdays-Sundays, noon to 4:30 p.m. Reception: Sept. 10, 5-7 p.m. The photographer of 22 books, Seitz’s work has appeared in publications including National Geographic Traveler, Nation’s Business, The New York Times Magazine and Endless Vacations. He has also written a memoir of his years in Africa and Asia as a photojournalist.

Sordoni Art Gallery, Wilkes-Barre. 570-408-4325 or wilkes.edu.

Hexagon Project Exhibition, Sept. 4. This ninth annual Interdependence Day event invited students and citizens, from around the world and in northeast PA, to express ideas about their connectedness, rights and responsibilities as both local and global citizens, in media such as iron, wood, plastic, ceramic, paint, cardboard and even bread. The Afa Gallery, Scranton. 570-969-1040 or artistsforart.org.

Near and Far: Lisa Cunningham and Renee Emanuel, Sept. 4 through Oct. 7, TuesdaysFridays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Reception: Sept. 4, 6-9 p.m. ArtWorks Gallery & Studio, Scranton. 570-207-1815 or ArtWorksNEPA.com.

Diverse Dimensions: Works by Peter Hoffer and Charles Welles, Sept. 4 through Oct. 10, Wednesdays-Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Reception: Sept. 4, 6-9 p.m. Hoffer’s one-of-a-kind 2D works incorporate aspects of printmaking, collage and painting and will hang alongside of Welles’s simple, abstract marble forms. Welles will give an artist talk and brief demonstration prior to the opening reception at 5:30 p.m. The Afa Gallery, Scranton.

570-969-1040 or artistsforart.org or artistsforartgallery@gmail.com.

American Abstract Artists: 75th Anniversary Print Portfolio, Sept. 8 through Oct. 18, Mondays, Thursdays-Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; TuesdaysWednesdays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturdays-Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m. A collection of prints by 48 artists that provides an overview of abstraction and presents and encyclopedic range of vivid abstract imagery.

Artist and faculty member Steven Alexander will give a Gallery Talk on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 3 p.m. in conjunction with this exhibition. Suraci Gallery at Marywood University, Scranton. 570-348-6278 or marywood.edu/galleries.

Continuing

Nicholson Bridge Construction Photographs by Julian A. Campbell, through Aug. 31, Mondays-

Saturdays. Reception: Aug. 7, 6-8:15 p.m. These photographs made from the artist’s original glass plate negatives are presented in cooperation with the Nicholson Heritage Association on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the viaduct. Normal gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Camerawork Gallery, Scranton. 570-344-3313 or cameraworkgallery.org.

Mountaintop Photo Club Exhibition, through Sept. 25. Call for gallery hours. Widmann Gallery at King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. 570-208-5875 or kings.edu.

Hot Time: Summer In The City, through Sept.

5. Featuring paintings by Elizabeth Fulton, “gothic surrealism” photography by Curtis Salonick and the clay works of Christine Pocono. Marquis Art & Frame, Wilkes-Barre. 570-823-0518 or marquisartframe.com.

Brian Keeler: Lumen Picturae- Pictures of Light, through Aug. 31. Collection of plein air studies painted in Pennsylvania, New York’s Finger Lakes region, New England and Italy. Call gallery for appointment to view exhibit through Aug. 31. Laura Craig Gallery, Scranton. 570-963-7995.

Jamie Downs at Creekside Country Store Gallery, through Aug. 31. Former Pocono resident Jamie Downs shows paintings from her “Oneness” series, and four other more recent series: Floral Archetypes, Birds, Animals and Growing Up Pennsylvania. Prints are available for sale. Creekside Country Store, Snydersville. 570-977-9400.

THREADS: Connecting ’60s & Modern Rockwear, through Dec. 1, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Drawn from the collection of musician, designer, and stylist Andy Hilfiger, THREADS features 40 outfits that span the spectrum from street chic to stadium rock statement. The Museum at Bethel Woods, Bethel, N.Y.. $5 866-781-2922 or bethelwoodscenter. org/museum.aspx.

Everhart Botanica: Selections from the Twining Herbarium, through Dec. 31, Mondays, Thursdays-Fridays, noon to 4 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. The museum’s science collections include historical plant specimens (herbarium) donated by Dr. Isaiah Everhart’s friend, Alfred Twining. Everhart Museum, Scranton.

570-346-7186 or everhart-museum.org.

Photographic Imagery by Chala Jan, through Aug. 31, Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Imagery by award-wining photographer Chala Janpraphasakul “focuses on storytelling qualities and the visual dynamic essence, which she intends to invoke in a viewer’s perception.” Marquis Art & Frame, Scranton. 570344-3313 or marquisartframe.com.

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Works by Brian Keeler, Barbara Remington, and Paul Nielsen, through Aug. 29, WednesdaysSaturdays, noon to 5 p.m. The Afa Gallery, Scranton. 570-969-1040 or artistsforart.org.

Out of the Carton! Adventures in Living Alone, through Aug. 28, Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Illustrations and sculptures by Juliianna Brazill. ArtWorks Gallery & Studio, Scranton. 570-207-1815 or ArtWorksNEPA. com.

Artspace Remembers, through Aug. 30, Thursdays-Saturdays, noon to 8 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Founding members James Evans, Marlin Wagner and Matt Haney are honored in this memorial showing and sale of their work. Artspace Gallery, Bloomsburg. 570-784-0737 or artspacebloomsburg.com.

Shadesides, through Sept. 6, Fridays-Saturdays, 3 to 7 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. Recent paintings in acrylic and oil on canvas by Eric Brocious. Forage Space, Scranton. foragespace.com or foragespace@gmail.com.

Art Events

Works by Charles Hadley Blanchard and Tom Blomain, Aug. 29, 2 to 4 p.m. This event features a performance by poet and songwriter Blomain, the author of Gray Area (Nightshade Press) and Blues from Paradise (Foothills Publishing) and an exhibit of works by weaver Charles Hadley Blanchard.

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in the gazebo. Bring a blanket or chair. Susquehanna Studios, Uniondale. Free. 570-972-2662.

The Harvest Festival at Bethel Woods , Aug. 30, 11 a.m., Sept. 6, 11 a.m., Sept. 13, 11 a.m.

Featuring local farmers, artisans and crafters, live music, fresh food, children’s activities and arts and humanities-based programming. No pets admitted.

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, N.Y. Free admission; $2 parking fee. 866-781-2922.

Arts at Hayfield Summer Festival, Aug. 30, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. This annual event features more than 120 artisans and crafters, and live music as well as other performers. Also find children’s crafts, Master Gardener consultations, and artisan demonstrations. Penn State Wilkes-Barre, Lehman. $2 donation. 570-675-9232 or artsathayfield.org.

Life Drawing Group, through Dec. 31, Tuesdays, 7 to 9 p.m. Regional artists host each session.

Bring your own supplies; easels provided. The Afa Gallery, Scranton. $2-7. 570-969-1040 or artistsforart.org.

Art Social, through Nov. 24, Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring your work and/or create. Nonmembers are welcome to sign up if they wish to continue attending. Circle Center for the Arts (WVAL), Wilkes-Barre. wyomingvalleyartleague.org.

Drawing Clinic with Terese Rogers, Sept. 2 through Oct. 21, Wednesdays, 6 to 9 p.m. Rogers is a graduate of the Ani Art Academy and has based her class in the Language of Drawing Program

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Comedian Kate Wolff returns to Hawley for another Harmony Presents Comedy Night at Cocoon Coffee House on Friday, Aug. 28 at 8:30 p.m. Usama Siddiquee will also perform. developed by Anthony Waichulis. Suitable for beginning and advanced artists. Ages 18 and older only. Limit eight students. Circle Center for the Arts (WVAL), Wilkes-Barre. $200 or $160 for WVAL members. Supply list provided. 570-288-2010 or wyomingvalleyartleague.org or wyomingvalleyartleague@gmail.com.

Drawing and Design: Art Class, Wednesdays, 6 to 8 p.m. Jennifer Amazon of Amazon Art Studio hosts this weekly class. Topics to be covered include: elements of art, principles of design, drawing techniques, artist studies, life drawing skills, anatomy and color theory. Art Seen Gallery Co-Op and Cafe, Scranton. $20 (discount available with advance monthly enrollment). 570-497-6457 or AmazonArtStudio.com.

First Friday in Hazleton, Sept. 4. Events run from the afternoon through the evening at numerous downtown businesses. Visit the website for this month’s schedule. Broad Street Hazleton, Hazleton. 570-455-1509 or downtownhazleton.org.

First Friday Scranton, Sept. 4, 6 to 9 p.m. Enjoy live music, free trolley rides and hors d’oeuvres and beverages at participating venues at this monthly art walk. Downtown Scranton, Scranton. Free. 570-

466-9656 or firstfridayscranton.com.

Interdependence on Lackawanna, Sept. 4, 6 to 9 p.m. Featuring art projects, music, and information that celebrate the reality of interdependence and the values of collaboration and cooperation within local communities and across all communities nationally and worldwide. 500 Block Outdoor Plaza, Scranton.

Sunset Silhouettes with Denise Tomasura, Sept. 12, 11 a.m. to noon. A beginner-level acrylic painting class focused on creating colorful sunset silhouettes. Ages 8 and up. Class costs $20 and includes supplies. Circle Center for the Arts (WVAL), Wilkes-Barre. 570-288-2010 or wyomingvalleyartleague.org or wyomingvalleyartleague@ gmail.com.

Come Paint With Me, Sept. 17, 10 a.m. Free plein air painting program; non-instructional. Bring your own materials. No reservations required. Rain or shine. Grey Towers National Historic Site, Milford. Free. 570-775-6896 or joanpolishook-art.com.

Third Friday Wilkes-Barre: Diamond City Art Walk, Sept. 18, 5 to 8 p.m. See the latest schedule online. Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Free. 570-7608684 or thirdfridaywb.com.

Writer’s Showcase, Aug. 29. Featuring readings by Carrie Reilly, Raymond Hammond, Bill How to Change the World, Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m.

Black, Sarah Zane Lewis and Kaylie Jones. The The Greenpeace documentary tells the story of an Olde Brick Theatre, Scranton. $4. 570-209-7766. expedition led by Robert Hunter, which birthed an Works by Charles Hadley Blanchard and environmental movement. This three-hour screenTom Blomain, Aug. 29, 2 to 4 p.m. This event ing includes a panel Q&A from the London premier. features a performance by poet and songwriter Cinemark 20, Moosic. 570-961-5922.

Blomain, the author of Gray Area (Nightshade PCT Revival Movie Series, Sept. 13: The Press) and Blues from Paradise (Foothills Breakfast Club. Pocono Community Theater, East Publishing) and an exhibit of works by weaver Stroudsburg. $6.75. 570-421-6684 or poconocomCharles Hadley Blanchard. Weather permitting, munitytheater.org. the reading will be held outside in the gazebo.

Moonlit Monday Movie Series: E.T. The Bring a blanket or chair. Susquehanna Studios, Extraterrestrial, Sept. 14, 8:30 p.m. Screening Uniondale. Free. 570-972-2662. outdoors on the Terrace Stage. Bring a blanket and Sundays at the Circle: Songs & Stories, some snacks. Popcorn available for sale. Interactive Aug. 30, 4 p.m. A monthly performance event. prompts provided. Bethel Woods Center for the Aug. 30 event features stories by Robert Andrew Arts, Bethel, N.Y. $8 or $6 members; only $5 age Anderson and music by Brenda White Fer18 and younger. 866-781-2922. nandes with Jason Smeltzer and Jeff Brozena on Nerdist presents The Hive, Sept. 14, 7:30 Theremin and tabla respectively. Circle Center for p.m. Shot in a digitally avant garde style with the Arts (WVAL), Wilkes-Barre. Free; donations each camera shot shorter than ten seconds, the appreciated. 570-288-1020 or wyomingvalleyzombie-based Nerdist original event will also artleague.org or wyomingvalleyartleague@gmail. include exclusive extras featuring Steve Aoki, Chris com.

Hardwick and more. Cinemark 20, Moosic; Regal The Literary Snoops Book Club, Sept. 9, Dickson City Stadium 14 & IMAX, Dickson City. noon. The group is currently seeking new 570-383-1555 or FathomEvents.com. members. Contact Nancy Richards at 570-693Psycho, Sept. 20, 2 p.m., 7 p.m. The TCM 4682 for any information about the September Presents Big Screen Classic Events series screens discussion. Wyoming Free Library, Wyoming. the Alfred Hitchcock thriller. Cinemark 20, Moosic.

570-693-1364 or wyomingfreelibrary.org.

Cinemark Stroud Mall, Stroudsburg. $6.75-8.75.

Everhart Reads Book Club, Sept. 10, 6 570-961-5922. p.m. Book choices are based on the museum’s exhibits. Selections for 2015 include: Sept. 10, Drinking with Men: A Memoir by Rosie Schapp. Oct. 8, Rum: A Social and Sociable History of the Real Spirit Writers’ Group, Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Read of 1776 by Ian Williams. Nov. 12, Dry: A Memoir by your work or just listen while you practice the craft Augusten Burroughs. Dec. 10, To Have and to Have of writing toward a goal of publication. All genres Another: A Hemingway Cocktail Companion by Philip and levels welcome. Ages 18 and older only. The Greene. Library Express at The Mall at Steamtown, Dietrich Theater, Tunkhannock. 570-996-1500 or Scranton. 570-346-7186 or programs@everhartdietrichtheater.com. museum.org.

Kick Out the Bottom: Open Voice Poetry ReadOld School Poetry Series featuring Mischelle ing, Aug. 28, 7 p.m. Charlotte Rusalka hosts this Anthony, Sept. 13, 2 p.m. Bring an appetizer or program of poetry, slam performance and freestylbeverage for the potluck and a chair. Co-hosted ing the last Friday of every month. Everyone is a

by Craig Czury and Kim Crafton. The Springville featured reader. Limit 3-5 minutes per slot; sign up Schoolhouse, Springville. Free. 570-965-2900. at 6:45 p.m. This program will continue to be held Warrior Writers Project, Sept. 14, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Iron Furnances through August. Scranton The Wyoming County Cultural Center and the Iron Furnaces, Scranton. bookwormearthworm@ Tunkhannock Rotary Club hosts a monthly meeting yahoo.com. of this national program working to empower Poetry in Transit Launch Party, Aug. 28, 5:30 veterans through creativity. The group will be facilip.m. Now in its ninth year of bringing poetry to tated by Warrior Writer trainer and instructor Jenny Luzerne County buses, Poetry in Transit will unveil Pacanowski, and the Dietrich’s Writers’ Group 14 new placards showcasing the work of 14 area facilitator Hildy Morgan. The Dietrich Theater, poets who will read their work. This year’s theme Tunkhannock. 570-996-1500 or warriorwriters.org. is “River.” Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, Maker Mondays: How to Grow Garlic, Sept.

Wilkes-Barre. Free. 570-208-4700 or wilkes.edu.

14, 7 p.m. Dr. Ken Mayers explains how to grow

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susquehanna studios in Union Dale hosts a performance by poet and songwriter tom Blomain of scranton on saturday, Aug. 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. Founded by artist Robert stark in 1975, the gallery will also feature an exhibit of the works of weaver charles Hadley Blanchard, as well as stark’s own work. Blanchard began weaving in 1970, and continues to work daily at his loom 45 years later in his studio in Narrowsburg, New York. Blomain is the author of Gray Area (Nightshade Press) and Blues From Paradise (Foothills Publishing). susquehanna studios is located at 16 lewis lake Road. Weather permitting, the reading will be held outside in the gazebo. Bring a blanket or folding chair. Admission is free of charge. your own garlic and the medicinal benefits of the plant. Albright Memorial Library, Scranton. Free.

570-348-3000 or albright.org.

Mystery and Detectives Book Club, Sept. 15, 7 p.m. September’s selection is The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The author for October will be Harry Kemelman. Abington Community Library, Clarks Summit. 570-587-3440 or lclshome.org.

Third Friday Spoken Word, Sept. 18, 8 p.m.

Share your own poems or prose or work by other writers or just listen every third Friday of the month at 8 p.m. at this evening of poetry and literary readings hosted by Chelsi Louise. Refreshments will be served. Art SEEN Gallery, Wilkes-Barre.

570-602-2543.

Notices

Call for Submissions, deadline Aug. 31. A new literary journal of local women’s writing seeks works of fiction in any genre and creative nonfiction from women living in northeast Pennsylvania and the Upper Delaware River Valley. Submissions must be no more than 7,500 words and may be accompanied by illustrations. Also accepting comic-strip stories of ten pages or less, cartoon

panels, and stand-alone artwork. Email text as a Word attachment and artwork as JPEG. clevergirlmag@gmail.com.

Makers Wanted, through Aug. 28. Deadline: Aug. 28 or until all spots are filled. Makers, crafters, tech enthusiasts, tinkerers and even food vendors are wanted to participate in the second annual Scranton Mini Maker Faire on Oct. 3. Complete the application online. Johnson College, Scranton. 570342-6404 or scrantonmakerfaire.com.

100 Under 100: Call for Entries, through Aug. 28. This exhibit will feature 100 works of art each priced at less than $100. Half the proceeds will benefit the gallery. Artists of all ages and experience levels are welcome to submit forms in the medium of their choice. The exhibit will open with a reception on Sept. 25. Schulman Gallery at Luzerne County Community College, Nanticoke. 570-7400319 or luzerne.edu.

Auditions for Dance Elan, Aug. 28, 4:30 p.m.

Marywood University’s department of music, theatre and dance holds auditions for its pre-professional dance company. Sette LaVerghetta Center for the Performing Arts, Scranton. 570-348-6211 or marywood.edu or mcdonald.linn@marywood.edu.

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Comedy Night, Aug. 28, 8:30 p.m.

Doors 8 p.m. A Harmony Presents event featuring professional comics from the tri-state region and beyond. Ages 18 and older only. Show Friday, Aug. 28 features comedians Kate Wolff and Usama Sidiquee. Cocoon Coffee House, Hawley. $15 early bird; $16 advance; $20 door.

570-588-8077 or silkmillharmony.com.

Wisecrackers presents: Tom Anzalone, Jimmy Meritt, Aug. 28 through 29, 9 p.m. Scott Bruce emcees this weekend comedy event. Seasons Ballroom at Mohegan Sun Pocono, Wilkes-Barre. $20.

570-788-8451 or wisecrackers.biz/mohegansun.html.

Comedy Open Mic, through Sept. 30, Wednesdays, 9 p.m. Hosted by Teri Granahan. Serafina Resaturant, Dunmore. 570-507-9861.

Wisecrackers presents: Mike Eagen, Matt Baetz, Sept. 4 through 5, 9 p.m. Scott Bruce emcees this weekend comedy event. Seasons Ballroom at Mohegan Sun Pocono, Wilkes-Barre. $20.

570-788-8451 or wisecrackers.biz/mohegansun.html.

Vic DiBitetto a.k.a. The Italian Hurricane, Sept.

12, 8 p.m. The comedian was a grand prize winner on ABC’s America’s Funniest People and has also been seen on Stand-Up Spotlight (VH1) and the pilot for Last Laugh at Pips. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, N.Y. $42-62. 866-781-2922.

Wisecrackers presents: Joey Kola, Alex House, Sept. 18 through 19, 9 p.m. Scott Bruce emcees this weekend comedy event. Seasons Ballroom at Mohegan Sun Pocono, Wilkes-Barre. $20. 570788-8451 or wisecrackers.biz/mohegansun.html.

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Panked! Dance Party, Aug. 27, 9 p.m. Normally held the last Thursday of the month, this popular monthly dance party features music by DJs Conor McGuigan and Brian Langan. The Bog, Scranton. $5. 570-341-6761.

Adult Dance Classes, Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. Mixture of tap, ballet, and jazz with a focus on musical theatre performance. Phoenix Performing Arts Centre, Duryea. $10. 570-991-1817 or phoenixpac. vpweb.com.

The Northeast Social Dance Club, Sept. 5, 8

to 11 p.m., Sept. 19, 8 to 11 p.m. New members welcome to join. Music will include swing, jitterbug, cha cha, line dance, waltz and slow dances. Coffee and cake will be served. Also find a cash bar.

Money raised benefits local charities. Dante Literary Society, Scranton. $5. NESDC05@yahoo.com.

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Baseball Dreams: They Played the Game, through Oct. 12, Mondays, Thursdays-Sundays.

This exhibit in Gallery 13 explores baseball as part of the fabric of northeast Pennsylvania through historical images and artifacts and contemporary work by artist William Chickillo. Everhart Museum, Scranton. Admission: $7 for adults, $5 for students and seniors, $3 for children 5 and under. 570-3467186 or everhart-museum.org.

To Your Health! The Science, Culture & Art of the Cocktail, through Dec. 31, Mondays-Thursdays, noon to 4 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Multi-disciplinary exhibit that reflects how alcohol, drinks, drinking and the cocktail reflect today’s popular culture and societal

Featuring images including this above photograph of a Berks County farm, Blair Seitz: aerial Perspectives opens at The Sordoni art gallery at Wilkes University on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The artist will attend a reception on Thursday, Sept. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m.

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mindset. Everhart Museum, Scranton. 570-3467186 or everhart-museum.org.

Guided Downtown Walking Tour, Aug. 29, 11 a.m., Sept. 12, 11 a.m. The Lackawanna Historical Society presents a series of free tours focusing on the architecture and history of different sections of Scranton’s downtown. Reservations required the Thursday prior to tour date. Meeting at the corner of Linden Street and North Washington Avenue.

Courthouse Square, Scranton. 570-344-3841 or lackawannahistory@gmail.com.

Wild Edibles Walk, Aug. 29, 10 a.m. to noon.

Herbalist Nathaniel Whitmore leads a search for native, wild edible plants. Suitable for all ages.

Lacawac Sanctuary, Lake Ariel. $5 or free to sanctuary members. 570-689-9494 or lacawac.org.

Fungi: Pennsylvania’s Hidden Treasures, Aug. 30, 8:30 p.m. See the Wild Resource Conservation fund video about mushrooms found in the Commonwealth and the people who hunt them.

Lackawanna State Park, Dalton. Free. 570-9453239 or visitPAparks.com.

Drawing Clinic with Terese Rogers, Sept. 2 through Oct. 21, Wednesdays, 6 to 9 p.m. Rogers is a graduate of the Ani Art Academy and has based her class in the Language of Drawing Program developed by Anthony Waichulis. Suitable for beginning and advanced artists. Ages 18 and older only. Limit eight students. Circle Center for the Arts (WVAL), Wilkes-Barre. $200 or $160 for WVAL members. Supply list provided. 570-288-2010 or wyomingvalleyartleague.org.

Interdependence Day, Sept. 2, 5 p.m. The Greater Scranton Interdependence Day Committee and the United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties present a panel discussion on higher education and the culture of interdependence with David Coppola of Keystone College, Sr. Anne Munley, IHM of Marywood University, The Rev. Kevin P. Quinn, SJ of The University of Scranton, and Mark Volk of Lackawanna College. Scranton Cultural Center, Scranton. Free. 570-357-3843 or interdependencedaynepa.org.

Adult Writers Workshop, through Sept. 3, Thursdays, 3 to 5 p.m. Kings College student Jamie Marino leads this session including writing techniques and group critiques. Registration requested. Wyoming Free Library, Wyoming. 570693-1364 or wyomingfreelibrary.org.

Green Drinks, Sept. 8, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Casual social gathering for people interested in creating a “greener” local environment and economy. Green Drink events are held in cities around the world.

Jack’s Draft House, Scranton. 570-343-1411 or greendrinks.org/PA/scranton.

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exchange with other communities. After a two frustrating venue closures, the program was revived in June in its new home at The Olde Brick Theatre. It will present another edition Saturday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m.

Four years ago there weren’t as many literary readings in NEPA as there are now, but the Writers’ Showcase remains unique, offering a meticulously curated line-up of professional writers. At Saturday’s program, for example, are Philadelphia poet Carrie Reilly and New York City-based fiction writer Kaylie Jones in addition to regional authors Sarah Zane Lewis, Raymond Hammond and William Black. Each author gets 10 to 15 minutes to share whatever material they’d like.

Fanelli, who has heard them all read, assures us they are all engaging performers as well.

Fiction writers didn’t used to read so much, Fanelli said, but now it’s expected.

“You have to be extroverted,” the poet offered.

It was difficult in the beginning, but now that he’s lost track of how many readings he’s done, Fanelli said he’s come to enjoy sharing his work directly to an audience.

“There’s a rush that comes from connecting with someone, and the compliments you get after a reading are the best feedback.”

Readings also give writers a chance to workshop new material. Now entering his third year teaching full-time at Lackawanna College, Fanelli cemented a daily from left: raymond hammond, Sarah Zane Lewis, william Black and Brian fanelli will take the stage at writing routine while still earning The olde Brick Theatre in north Scranton on Saturday, Aug. 29, as part of The writers’ Showcase series. his own bachelor’s degree at West Chester University. It’s as if he “Poets soon discover that the national scene is he cliche paints the writer as an introcan’t breathe if he stops writing, small. Poetry doesn’t sell the way it used to and if he said. Like maintaining a regular exercise ritual, verted recluse, typing or scribbling away you want to sell books you have to do readings,” he doesn’t feel well if he doesn’t do it. Still, all in the private hermitage of a room in the he said. “The same is true of creative nonfiction country or some quiet corner of the library. They that work isn’t complete until it’s shared with the and fiction work. Publishing houses don’t have ship their finished manuscripts off to an agent reader, or in this case, an audience. Sometimes the money for PR that they used to ...The industry you need to hear a line out loud, bounce it off then avoid phone calls, duck requests for interhas changed.” views and slip out of parties early. It’s romantic a live audience, to see what works and what Fanelli co-founded The Writers’ Showcase in but it’s not very realistic. The reality of the 21st doesn’t, he said.

Scranton four years ago with Jason Lucarelli in century literary industry requires authors to put He bases the success of the program on the themselves in the spotlight, poet Brian Fanelli told order to provide a forum for networking between exchanges that have come to fruition. After Elizalocal and out-of-town writers and instigate an electric city. beth Stanley of the Berks Bards in Reading came

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to Scranton for a reading one summer, Fanelli and poet Dawn Leas were invited to read at an event hosted by her group. Scranton poets have also appeared at readings in Gettysburg, New Hope and Lancaster via connections such as Le Hinton and Bernadette McBride who have returned the favor in Scranton.

“I’ve learned a lot from them about how to build community,” Fanelli said.

Since Lucarelli has since taken a job in Bucks County, it is Leas who has become Fanelli’s co-host. Also crucial to getting the series up and running again is Macaulay Glynn, a recent Keystone College graduate and poet who read at the last showcase in June. Dividing the work with Leas and Glynn has made the series easier to manage, he said. Leas, in particular, knows a lot of writers through her association with the Wilkes University creative writing low-residency MFA program.

The daughter of novelist James Jones (From Here to Eternity, The Thin Red Line), Kaylie Jones is on the faculty of Wilkes University’s lowresidency creative writing MFA program. She followed the success of her memoir Lies My Mother Never Told Me with the release of her first novel in 10 years in July. The Anger Meridian is described

by Publishers Weekly as “the story of an adult daughter’s attempt to reconcile the appearance of her prosperous and successful family with the harsh reality of a life built on a series of lies.”

Philadelphia’s Carrie Reilly earned her MFA from the Wilkes creative writing program but otherwise has no connection to the area. Another one of the showcase’s successful exchange stories, she invited Leas and Fanelli to read at the reading series she runs in Philadelphia this past June.

Fanelli has a good feeling about The Writers’ Showcase revival at The Olde Brick and is already planning another installment for November. The venue’s stage and lighting make the space ideal for performance, he said, and the Balitskis have been very welcoming.

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Fall Astronomical Programs, Sept.

9 through Nov. 20, Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. Keystone College presents a series of programs each featuring an illustrated lecture and weather-permitted observation through telescopes. The main objects planned for observation include the planets Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, various star clusters, double stars, nebulae, and galaxies. Thomas G. Cupillari Astronomical Observatory, Fleetville. Free. 570-945-8402 or keystone.edu or observatory@keystone.edu.

NEPA BlogCon 2015, Sept. 12, 9 a.m. A notfor-profit annual event for bloggers, social media mavens, tech ninjas, thinkers, dreamers, students, non-profits and businesses to learn about optimizing online communication. Get marketing, business and technology tools to improve your site. Sessions run 9:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. with lunch from 12:15 to 1 p.m., additional sessions from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m and then optional informal networking from 3:30 to 4 p.m. East Stroudsburg University, Stroudsburg. $15 includes sessions, swag bag and lunch. 570-301-8604 or nepablogcon2015.whindo. com.

Maker Mondays: How to Grow Garlic, Sept.

14, 7 p.m. Dr. Ken Mayers explains how to grow your own garlic and the medicinal benefits of the plant. Albright Memorial Library, Scranton. Free.

570-348-3000 or albright.org.

Socrates Cafe, Sept. 17, 6:30 to 8 p.m. All are welcome to this join this philosophical discussion in the Community Room from 6:30 until 8 p.m.

Lackawanna County Children’s Library, Scranton.

Guided Downtown Walking Tour, Sept. 19, 11 a.m. The Lackawanna Historical Society presents a series of free tours focusing on the architecture and history of different sections of Scranton’s downtown. Reservations required the Thursday prior to tour date. Elm Park United Methodist Church, Scranton. 570-344-3841 or lackawannahistory@ gmail.com.

Dalton Fire Company Horse Show, Sept. 20, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. This 50th annual event helps to raise funds to keep our firefighters equipment, and apparatus up to date. Dalton Fire Company, Dalton. dfcfire.com.

SportS & recreation

Mayweather vs. Berto Live, Sept. 12, 8 p.m.

Broadcasting live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Cinemark 20, Moosic.Cinemark Stroud Mall, Stroudsburg. 570-961-5922 or fathomevents.com.

Bridge Lessons, Sept. 15, 6 p.m. Eight-week

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Mission Yoga welcomes alanna Kaivalya back to Scranton for a Grand opening class at its new location on Saturday, Sept. 5, at noon following a ritual top open the space at 11:15 a.m. currently located on Spruce Street in downtown Scranton, Mission Yoga moves to its new location at 1440 capouse ave., Scranton between nada & co .and Zummo’s, the first week of September. enjoy a full week of free classes from Sunday, Sept. 6 through Monday, Sept. 14. Visit mission-yoga.com for more information. or scranton.hilton.com.

Pine Grove 5k or 10k or 1 Mile Fun Walk, Aug. 29, 8 a.m. Pine Grove Hose Hook and Ladder Fire Co. #1, Pine Grove. $10-30 registration fee. 570640-7818 or hosehookandladder.org.

Rally for the Rackets, Aug. 30, 2 p.m. This benefit for the Wyoming Area Tennis Team includes a wine tasting, cheese and chocolates, basket raffles and games. Adults only. Bartolai Winery, Falls. $10 donation collected at the door. 570-693-0328 or bartolaiwinery.com.

All-You-Can-Eat Blueberry Pancake Breakfast, Aug. 30, 8 a.m. to noon. Menu includes orange juice, blueberry or plain pancakes, French toast, scrambled eggs, hash browns, bacon, sausages, coffee or tea. Blooming Grove Volunteer Fire Dept.

Everhart Speakeasy Tour, Aug. 27, 5:30 p.m.

No. 25, Lords Valley. $4-7. 570-775-7355.

The evening kicks off at 5:30 p.m. at Ale Mary’s, Poverty to Possibility: Building the Movement, continues to Terra Preta, The Keys, and closes at Sept. 2, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. United Way of Wyoming 9:30 p.m. with Backyard Alehouse. Each location Valley holds a campaign kick-off event featuring will provide a liquor or beer sample along with inspirational speaker Liz Murray who attended Harappetizers. You will even be lucky enough to get vard University on a New York Times scholarship a sneak peak of the former Ritz Theater by the for needy students after growing up as a homeless owner, Scott Schermerhorn. 1920s-inspired outfits child of cocaine addicts in the Bronx. Keystone encouraged. Reservations required by Aug. 26. Ale Grand Ballroom at Mohegan Sun Pocono, WilkesMary’s at the Bittenbender, Scranton. $25/person.

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Indoor Bonfire, Aug. 27, 6 to 8 p.m. This Cpt. James R. Minicozzi Memorial Race, Sept. fundraiser for the 2015 Bonfire at the Iron Furnaces 5, 10 a.m. Registration will be held from 8 a.m. to includes complimentary beer, wine, soda and 9:30 a.m. This third annual 5K run/walk starts at appetizers from 6 to 7 p.m. followed by a cash bar the corner of Wyoming and Lacakawanna avenues. until 8. Entertainment by DJ Conor McGuigan and Rain or shine. Proceeds benefit the Boys and Girls running video of the bonfire. Hilton Scranton and Club of NEPA. Downtown Scranton. $20 registraConference Center, Scranton. $20. 570-343-3000 tion fee. 570-878-3780 or unico5k@gmail.com. course with American Contract Bridge League accredited teacher Maureen Pesavento. The Century Club, Scranton. $75 or only $50 club members.

570-342-0204.

Nature Walk Series: Fall Blooms, Sept. 19, 9 a.m. Naturalist Jane Frye leads walks on Davis Trail and around the park. Learn about the history of the park, its trees, native and invasive plants, wildflowers, edibles and medicinal and poisonous plants. The Greenhouse Project at Nay Aug Park, Scranton. $5 suggested donation. 570-344-9186 or scrantongreenhouse.org.

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Eat in or take out. Clifford United Methodist Church, Clifford. $8.95. 570-222-3331.

Farm to Table, Sept. 18, 6 p.m. This fifth annual museum benefit celebrates the fall harvest in the Northeast Pennsylvania. Enjoy live music, food and beverages. Ages 21 and older only. Everhart Museum, Scranton. $125. 570-346-7186 or ftt@ everhart-museum.org.

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Sept. 19, 8:30 a.m. Courthouse Square, Scranton. 570-9636800 or nepa.info-komen.org.

All-You-Can-Eat Pasta Dinner, Sept. 20, noon to 2 p.m. Includes pasta with sauce, homemade meatballs, soup and salad bar, rolls, desert and beverage. S.S. Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Church, Scranton. $10. 570-343-8128 or saintspeterandpaulscranton.com. caLenDar SuBMiSSionS Email your event information to electriccity@ timesshamrock.com or we will accept submissions mailed to Current Events, Electric City/Diamond City, 149 Penn Ave., Scranton, PA 18503. High resolution (min. 200 dpi) photos are welcome. Deadline for submissions is the Monday prior to the Thursday edition by noon.

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NAME: Kylie Fagnano BAR: Ruby Tuesday, Moosic FAVORITE DRINK: “Ruby Rum Punch” — Bacardi Coconut Rum, pineapple juice, grenadine and Sprite.

(5-8 p.m.), DJ Famous, O’Leary’s Pub, Scranton — Blues Saints, Soul Friday, augusT 28 Shakers american Legion Post No. 665, Dickson City — The ravenhaus Tavern, Lake Ariel — Robbie Marilyn Kennedy Walsh & Jack Foley Bar Louie at Mohegan sun, Wilkes-Barre — river street Jazz Cafe, Plains — The Big Dirty Radio Junkies ruth’s Chris steak house, Wilkes-Barre — The Bartolai Winery, Falls — Revolution Ruth’s Chris Jazz Trio The Bog, Scranton — Heavy Blonde, Holy Ghost The settlers inn, Hawley — Spencer and Nancy Tent Revival Reed Quartet Breakers at Mohegan sun Pocono, WilkesThe V-spot, Scranton — Mace in Dickson Barre — Gas Station Disco Wellington’s Pub & Eatery, Clarks Summit — Carl Von Luger steak & seafood, Scranton — DJ Global Dreams Friday Night Jazz feat. The Jazz Specialists saTurday, augusT 29 Cooper’s, Pittston — Destination West augustine’s Club 17, Old Forge — Facing the Cooper’s, Scranton — The Fab 3 Giants dancing Cat saloon, Bethel — The Barn Cats Bar Louie at Mohegan sun, Wilkes-Barre — glass Wine Bar & Bistro, Hawley — Eric Rudy U2Nation (8-11 p.m.)

Bartolai Winery, Falls — The Cinder Brothers irish Wolf Pub, Scranton — Punk Nite with Standoff, Surfout, Heartout, Deathwish Birdie, Breakers at Mohegan sun Pocono, WilkesBarre — Bad Hair Day Pigeon Draft Cooper’s, Pittston — Strawberry Jam JJ Bridjes, Clarks Summit — Last Call Cooper’s seafood house, Scranton — Q-Balls The Keys: Beer and spirits, Scranton — Black harmony Presents at the hawley silk Mill, Horse Motel, Katie Kelly Hawley — Matt Nakoa & Band Mecca’s Place, Dunmore — Al and John duo irish Wolf Pub, Scranton — The Lost Dogs Oak street Express, Scranton — Jackson Vee The V-spot, Scranton — Jackson Vee

Thursday, augusT 27 Bar Louie at Mohegan sun, Wilkes-Barre — Jeanne Zano Band The Bog, Scranton — Panked! Dance Party Breakers at Mohegan sun Pocono, WilkesBarre — Blush Cooper’s seafood house, Scranton — Fake Uncle Jack Elixir Bistro Bar at Mohegan sun Pocono, Wilkes-Barre — Dustin Drevitch glass Wine Bar & Bistro, Hawley — John Curtain (6-9 p.m.)

Mcgrath’s Pub and Eatery, Dalton — Paul Laquintano Mecca’s Place, Dunmore — Dashboard Mary Mohegan sun Pocono, Wilkes-Barre — Separate Ways (Journey tribute band) Oak street Express, Scranton — DJ Famous O’Leary’s Pub, Scranton — Still Hand String Band river street Jazz Cafe, Plains — Satisfaction: The International Rolling Stones Show ruth’s Chris steak house, Wilkes-Barre — Music for Models Trio

(Pearl Jam tribute), Plz Read Mcgrath’s Pub and Eatery, Dalton — London Force Mecca’s Place, Dunmore — The Girlz O’Leary’s Pub, Scranton — South Side Bandits Poor richard’s Pub, Scranton — Karaoke with DJ Honey Do ruth’s Chris steak house, Wilkes-Barre — The Ruth’s Chris Jazz Trio Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) No. 7069, Clarks SUmmit — Marilyn Kennedy The V-spot, Scranton — Threat Point Wellington’s, Clarks Summit — Drive

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The V-spot, Scranton — V-Spot Idol final MONday, augusT 31 Mecca’s Place, Dunmore — Open mic night jam session Oak street Express, Scranton — Jackson Vee and JR Huffsmith TuEsday, sEPTEMBEr 1 Oak street Express, Scranton — Bike night with DJ Famous (8 p.m.-12 a.m.)

WEdNEsday, sEPTEMBEr 2 Bazil, Clarks Summit — Marko Marcinko Jazz Quartet Mecca’s Place, Dunmore — Ronnie Morgan Oak street Express, Scranton — Karaoke w/ Speaker Jam O’Leary’s Pub, Scranton — Village Idiots serafina resaturant, Dunmore — Comedy Open Mic The settlers inn, Hawley — The History of Fishes (6-9 p.m.) stir Nightclub & Bar, Wilkes-Barre — Karaoke with Tony Piazza

Heavy blonde (above) and Holy Ghost Tent Revival play The bog on Adams Avenue in scranton on Friday, Aug. 28.

Thursday, sEPTEMBEr 3 Mendicino’s Pizza, Gouldsboro — Merchants of Groove Unplugged Mohegan sun Pocono, Wilkes-Barre — Bon Jersey (Bon Jovi tribute) ruth’s Chris steak house, Wilkes-Barre — Music for Models Trio

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We were there to soak in the sights and sounds of The Peach Music Festival at Montage Mountain earlier this month. Here is what we saw on Aug. 15 and 16 at The Peach.

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THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH — Dark Bird Is Home THE GOOD: Swedish singer/songwriter and indie folk artist Kristian Matsson (stage name Tallest Man on Earth) comes back with his fourth and most sophisticated yet.

THE BAD: The backing arrangements have become both richer and fuller on each subsequent album Matsson has created. So we keep losing bits and pieces of the raw immediacy of the man’s early works. That’s only “bad” depending upon the individual listener.

THE NITTY GRITTY: Actually, Matsson works well in these more ambitious surroundings. The music is still mostly acoustic (horns and strings much more prevalent than electric guitars) and he hasn’t gone full “stomping modern folk” a la Mumford and Sons or Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. So the songs remain very personal; Matsson’s voice is never overshadowed by the backing musicians and the melodies are as exquisite as ever.

Tracks like “Fields of our Home” and the title track are truly stirring and at times bittersweet; little peeks into the man’s world, personal narratives both joyous (“Beginners”) and somber (“Sagres”).

BUY IT?: Yes. DAWES — All Your Favorite Bands THE GOOD: California folk/rock outfit Dawes cranks out their fourth.

THE BAD: Nope.

THE NITTY GRITTY: While no one could accuse these guys of reinventing the wheel, vocalist/guitarist/primary songwriter Taylor Goldsmith and his crew certainly do create honest music. Bands is an album overflowing with a refreshing sense of intimacy and immediacy and absolutely no frills.

It’s essentially a live performance, warts and all, captured on tape (at least that what it resembles).

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of the past (the less commercial bits of Semisonic and maybe even Counting Crows), Dawes gives us a record where the soulful guitar solos, lowburning organ swirls and rambling arrangements are just as important as the songs at their core.

One easily becomes wrapped up in these tunes; “riding their flow” is effortless. From the sparse and stirring title cut to the rolling rhythms carrying “Right on Time,” the set shifts gears often and rarely stumbles.

BUY IT?: Yes. OF MONSTERS AND MEN — Beneath the Skin THE GOOD: Icelandic alt-pop outfit Of Monsters and Men dodges the sophomore slump.

THE BAD: Like 2011’s My Head is an Animal, Skin is a PLEASANT album; not great or groundbreaking, but a decent listen. OMAM aren’t as intense or sonically interesting as their Icelandic counterparts both past and present.

THE NITTY GRITTY: The band rode the whole folk/rock wave here in America right after the turn of the decade, making “Little Talks” a major hit that fit right in with contemporaries like Lumineers and Mumford and Sons. And since the former haven’t released a second album yet and the new record by the latter isn’t all that “folksy,” Skin fills a gap.

Those looking for tight male/female harmonies, chugging guitars (both acoustic and electric), tumbling beats and great big sing-along choruses will find all of that back-to basics goodness right here.

OMAM remain more “rock” than “folk” but there’s no denying this music’s homespun charms.

BUY IT?: Sure. Skin really does grow on you (pun intended?).

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teddy Young and the aces: still going strong The Avoca resident has played as a professional musician his entire life, most recently as the front man for Teddy Young and the Aces, but his taste in music has expanded since he first started taking guitar lessons at age 9.

In his preteen years, Young turned to Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix for inspiration. Later, he was introduced to more complex melodies and guitar work as he furthered his own musical education.

“I gravitated to the first Led Zeppelin album especially ... from that point, I just kind of kept digging,” Young said. “I was studying with a local blues guitarist at the time who turned me to Muddy Waters (and others), getting deeper and deeper into the blues thing.

“Once I was really comfortable with that, I started looking for the more progressive thing, like Jeff Beck and John Scofield, to have something to learn,” Young said. “Guitar hero stuff, basically.”

Young gun A Pittston area native, Young began playing the blues at local gigs by 15 years old, and hit the road under the name Young Gun and the Santa Fe Blues Band until he was 25. Though the blues represented his longest love in music, Young was ready to stretch out and diversify his style.

“I love the blues, don’t get me wrong,” he said. “But I was looking for something a little more melodic, that still had that feel of jazz and rock.

“That’s kind of where I’m at today,” Young added. “I’m always looking for things that expand my thinking and horizons.”

In his quest to conquer more than just solid covers, Young and his band, which includes Billy Gardiner on drums and Robert “Frog” Fenstermaker on bass, also have been working on original songs for an album they hope to finish by next spring.

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Bill gardiner, teddy Young and robert fenstermaker are teddy Young and the aces.

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Creative effort After so many years on the scene and a life dedicated to raising his family, it’s a creative effort he can finally focus on to its completion.

“There were a couple live (albums) over the years, but nothing that was all-original, recorded in the studio,” he said. “Trying to raise money

to put out a record and take care of kids was always an issue for me. A number of things we started got shelved.”

The time has come partially due to the fact that Gardiner recently moved back to the area from Philadelphia. While Fenstermaker has been a core member of the Aces for more than 20 years, Gardiner first played with Young back in the early 2000s, but had to quit when the commute back and forth became too expensive and overwhelming.

“We always said if he was able to break loose and move back up here, we’d put the band back together,and that’s what happened. We’re all pretty happy about that. It’s a good trio.”

Teddy Young and the Aces draws a diverse crowd wherever they play, and it’s not unusual to spot young 30-somethings dancing alongside seniors in their 70s, Young said.

“Some people have been coming out to see us for almost 20 years,” he said. “Some fans are willing to travel, too.

“We’re always moving around,” he continued. “It takes a while to build it up, but then we end up getting new fans in a different area.”

With the gang back together and a couple sets worth of new material, Teddy Young and the Aces has a new lease on life. But even their most dedicated fans will be glad they’ve stuck around for the ride.

“Between the three of us, it’s a musicians’ band, geared toward technicality,” Young explained. “We try to stay true to ourselves.

“We can take a rock or blues tune and twist it up our new way,” he said. “We still do some of the old standards, too.”

— patrice wilding (courtesy of The Scranton Times-Tribune)

Meet teddY Young and the aCes Established: 1998 Members: Teddy Young, guitar and vocals; Billy Gardiner, drums; Robert Fenstermaker, bass Genre: Progressive blues rock For fans of: Jeff Beck, (Jimi Hendrix, Santana and John Scofield Online: teddyyoung.net or visit the official Facebook page Up next: Aug. 28, Beaumont Inn, Dallas; Aug. 29, Red River Pub, Pittston

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Former Luzerne County resident D.A. Pupa finds thrill inspiration in real life-hurricane The high winds, power outage and isolation caused by an actual hurricane inspired author David Pupa to use it as a setting in his thriller novel.

In The Magician by D.A. Pupa, a serial killer strikes under the cover of Hurricane Sandy, which caused severe damage along the East Coast in 2012.

Pupa, a Luzerne County native, spoke with us about how his work affects his writing, his favorite characters and the challenges of writing a thriller: According to your bio, you worked on Wall Street as a stockbroker before changing careers to become a psychotherapist. Has either career influenced your writing?

Wall Street was an exciting period of my life, but my career as a psychotherapist has had a far greater impact on my writing. Extensive knowledge in the field of psychology enhances my ability to develop more fully-fleshed characters.

It allows me to delve deeper into the character’s minds and therefore, it affords the reader the same opportunity. I love stories that make me feel like I know the people inside and out.

It makes the tale more engaging and real. Psychopathology coursework certainly helped me to bring my antagonist to life. As for the other characters and their relationships, it wasn’t only education and work background, it was having experienced in my own life the spectrum of emotions we all feel… happiness, sadness, love, loss, desire, anguish, joy, laughter…et cetera. Having an emotional connection to something creates stronger memories and I believe my novel will foster that bond with the reader.

anything would have been scarier and that became an anchor point for my story…being trapped in the house with a serial killer… communications down and no way to escape.

Describe one of your favorite characters. Why are they one of your favorites?

That’s a tough question because I’m attached to both of my main characters, Frank Sorello and James Carlson. I created them and in a sense they’re my babies. Although one of them is a serial killer, haha. Life in its unpredictable fashion has molded each individual through good fortune and tragedy. My protagonist has managed to overcome his own particular dark past but not without carrying scars along with him. Conversely, my antagonist has suffered an even more tortured past and those demons were too much to overcome.

I tried to create a storyline that illustrates how circumstances can sometimes pull a person in a direction they might not have followed otherwise.

Life is not always as simple as our genetic makeup.

Environmental factors can play a huge role in whom and what we ultimately become. Sometimes there can be a very fine line between someone becoming the hero or the monster.

Writing a thriller takes great care, since the book depends on keeping the reader guessing and interested. Did you face any challenges crafting the plot?

I’d compare writing to taking a long journey.

Obstacles are going to pop up like roadblocks.

It’s like traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast without quite knowing exactly which route to take along the way. Lots of little details need to be figured out, such as a character’s name. PersonalIn The Magician, Hurricane Sandy sets the scene for the initial crime. Why did you decide to ity traits and interpersonal relationships need to be developed. All of this has to be stitched together use the real-life storm as a setting? seamlessly. Timelines, plot twists and flow were Although I was born in Wilkes-Barre General constantly on my mind. I knew my starting point Hospital and lived in Luzerne County for many and ultimate destination but everything else had to years, I currently live in Monmouth County, New Jersey. This is the area of the Jersey Shore that was be filled-in, such as creating decision-points and corresponding choices. directly hit by Hurricane Sandy. I’m sure everyone Illustrating through action as opposed to just saw on television the rollercoaster in the ocean.

That’s only about 12 miles south of where I reside. I stating a character trait is an ever-present chalwas home with my wife, Lisa, that night and it was lenge. For instance, Frank Sorello has an innate capacity to see what others can’t; therefore, I had to very frightening. When the power went out and develop a mystery with clues only he’d notice. we were alone in the darkness with the ferocious On a similar level, his adversary is a once-in-awinds howling outside I told my wife, “It’ll be all right.” Secretly, I wondered if that was going to be lifetime genius and that needed to be fleshed out through actions. At times, one thing just naturally the case. Luckily for us it was. I tried to imagine if

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Former Luzerne County resident D.A. Pupa has written a thriller and is working on a sequel. day considered in their company.

Readers of The Magician have compared my writing style to James Patterson.

If my dreams come true, maybe one day, someone will say I am most like D.A. Pupa.

Who are your influences as a writer?

To this, I will aspire… because without dreams I’m a voracious reader like everyone in my family. I enjoy everything from Margaret Mitchell, Vince we are merely living out our days and life should be Flynn, Tom Clancy and Stephen King, all the way to lived to the fullest!

Louis L’Amour. In my genre, I love Thomas Harris, John Sandford and James Patterson. They would Are you working on any other projects? certainly be considered as influences of mine.

I am currently writing the sequel to The MagiAuthors that I’d like to recommend who might cian and hope to be done this fall. Also, I am worknot have the same recognition as the previously ing with a producer on a possible film adaptation of aforementioned names are Tim Willocks, Victor O’ my book. Fingers crossed.

Reilly and most recently, Ben Coes. In any event, these are all brilliant writers and I hope to be some— kristen gaydos (courtesy of Jumpstart!) led into another and at other times, a fork in the road surfaced. Those choices were often difficult but also the most fun.

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No Escape Pierce Brosnan, Owen Wilson In this R-rated thriller, an American family (Wilson, Lake Bell) in their new overseas home find themselves caught in the middle of a coup, so they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed. The Plus: The player. During his tenure as James Bond (from Goldeneye through Die Another Day), Pierce Brosnan released non-007 blockbusters Dante’s Peak and The Thomas Crown Affair. Post Bond, however, he’s managed to please both average moviegoers (Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Mamma Mia!) and critics (The Matador, The Ghost Writer) alike. With a reported budget of $15 million, last year’s November Man stood testament to his continued bankability and turned a modest profit. Here, he’s got Wilson (Wedding Crashers, Midnight in Paris) and Bell (What Happens in Vegas, Netflix’s Wet Hot American Summer: The First Day of Camp) co-headlining. The Minus: The timing. Welcome to the awkward layover between blockbuster summer and awards season. Last week boasted three new releases (American Ultra, Sinister 2) — one of which was an R-rated actioner like No Escape (Hitman: Agent 42) — but none of them managed to even come close to the No. 1 spot and found themselves bested by NWA bio-pic Straight Outta Compton.

Straight Outta Compton O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Corey Hawkins HHHH — Rapper’s Delight Coming Straight at filmgoers with a blazingly energetic street story so naturally told that it feels like all involved are freestyling, Straight Outta Compton instantaneously earns the A-level audience respect already afforded such hard-bitten music tales as The Buddy Holly Story, Ray and Walk the Line. In this R-rated bio-pic, the rap group N.W.A. emerges from the streets of Compton, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes hip-hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood. Importantly, this hip hop hooray boasts the input of founding members Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, who serve as producers on the film. Some of the minor facts might get disputed, but no one denies the powerful lure of this Horatio Alger rap battle. Regardless of minutia, this Compton narrative comes complete with warts and all, documenting deadly criminal ties, high-stakes in-fighting, family tragedy and dirty-dealing record labels. It also boasts a look into an important moment in music history and one of the greatest beat-rocking soundtracks of recent memory. This film’s success owes much to the director, however.

F. Gary Gray, who helmed some classic hip hop videos by the likes of both Cube and Dre, amassed an impressive roster of hits in H’Wood since breaking out with Friday (The Negotiator, Law Abiding Citizen). Any man who directed Cube’s “It Was a Good Day” AND an ace remake of The Italian Job certainly possesses the assured skills to document this epic journey and he doesn’t disappoint. Backed with a screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff, he confidently presents a glossy film that never glosses over the human struggle and inherent drama at its core. There’s a great degree of edginess in Straight Outta Compton even when the audience’s strings feel like they’re being pulled. Thankfully, Gray boasts an amazing cast including Cube’s real-life son and film newcomer Jackson as well as Hawkins (Non-Stop), Jason Mitchell (Broken City) and Paul Giamatti (Sideways). Even with decent reviews, the Biggie Smalls bio-pic Notorious failed to turn the box office into a “Gangster’s Paradise.” Straight Outta Compton looks to be course-correcting the hip hop bio to blockbuster status. And rightly so.

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American Ultra Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart HH — Bourne Obscenity More Ultra light than The Long Kiss Goodnight, this American tale rotates between action and comedy but just isn’t edgy enough to kill it in either genre despite an interesting premise. In this R-rated action-comedy, a small-town stoner (Eisenberg) gets marked as a liability and targeted for extermination, but it turns out that he’s a sleeper agent who’s too well trained for them to handle. Imagine a story that centers around an anxietyridden, marijuana-clouded ne’er-do-well who — unbeknownst to himself and nearly everybody around him — secretly proves to be a Candidate of the Manchurian kind, possessing ninja-like killing skills and top-shelf government training. Then, forget about half of that scenario because THAT movie never really arrives. Instead, moviegoers get American Ultra, the story of a pseudo-Lebowski that’s anything but Big. The script by Max Landis (Chronicle) lights up some promising ideas but fails to take the audience to any real highs, choosing instead to snuff out any potential by filling the screenplay with formulaic tropes. When the “twists” get revealed, the already-in-the-know audience feels as if they’ve been lying in wait since Act 1 to yell “surprise” at a blissfully ho-hum plot point. Worse, under the not-so-assured direction of Nima Nourizadeh (Project X), the supposedly funny lines get laid on as thick as an ’80s sitcom while the fight sequences get handled in a slapdash manner as lazy as the stoner at the center of this slice of Pineapple Excess. Unfortunately, Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart actually hold a good degree of chemistry. Ultimately, the only other thing of value they hold is 99 pages of rolling papers, as that’s the best that can be made of this half-baked script in its current form.

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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer HHH — Spies Like Ugh In this PG-13-rated 1960s-set spy caper, CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Cavill) and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin (Hammer) participate in a joint mission against a mysterious criminal organization, which is working to proliferate nuclear weapons. A ’60s spy update that doesn’t completely leave audiences crying UNCLE, this Man-ly flag-smashing adventure might get by on style but a similar concentration on character and story would have given this caper an absolute license to kill. Ironically, most ’60s (James Bond, Mission: Impossible) and ’70s (James Bond, Bourne) espionage actioners go dark and modern these days. Guy Ritchie, however, chooses to pull a 180 and go cheeky and retro. What should play out like Mad Men as written by John Le Carre, however, plays out like a slightly cooler Avengers. And no, this does not reference the Marvel Studios supergroup but the bungled John Steed and Emma Peele spy romp of 1998, also a ’60s TV spy re-do.

Ricki and the Flash Meryl Streep, Mamie Gummer HHH — Ricki, Do Lose that Number Following more along the lines of the semi-decent band romp Eddie & the Cruisers than the rocking classic song “Bennie & the Jets,” familiar-sounding performance piece Ricki and the Flash oftentimes feels like a cover of a cover artist. In this PG-13-rated drama, a musician (Streep) who gave up everything for her dream of rock-and-roll stardom returns home, looking to make things right with her family (Gummer, Kevin Kline). There come times when this fractured family tale feels fresh and revealing but mostly when Ricki spars with her daughter. This derives from the chemistry way more than storytelling, however. You see, Meryl Streep and her real-life daughter Mamie Gummer provide the dynamic so — because both are also excellent actors as well as blood relatives — the emotion reaches almost palpable heights. The script also hits some high notes thanks to the sharp wit of Diablo Cody (Juno, Young Adult). Oh, the goings-on prove predictable for the most part but the acid-tongued zingers at least keep things interesting.

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BLu RAy The Walking Dead — Season 5 Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus HHHH — Yay of the Dead Now available on DVD, Blu-Ray and for downloading, the fifth season of AMC’s hit horror series weaves the true motives of the people of Terminus with the hopeful prospect of a cure in Washington, D.C., the fate of the group’s lost comrades, as well as a potential new home, new conflicts and new obstacles in keeping the group together and staying alive. And if all of this sounds like Greek to you than you’re not a fan of the highest rated cable program of all time. A continuing story of the zombie Apocalypse that actually serves more as a look into the human condition than the thrills posed by confronting the flesh-eating “walkers,” The Walking Dead’s biggest threat always proved to be inconsistency. Perhaps, this is why the series went though two show runners in the first two seasons before settling on Scott M. Gimple. Indeed, The Walking Dead initially came at audiences with some of the best and most involving TV writing one week only to devolve into boring melodrama the next.

The truth be told, Gimple’s lucky to still be involved because he presented viewers with the repetitive prison-inhabiting and Governor-battling (the sociopathic villainous head of a seemingly idyllic community) of seasons 3 and the first half of season 4 — surely as detrimental as the plodding farm-dwelling of season 2. The second half of season 4, however, set up an intriguing amount of storylines where the action and drama rarely let up. Season 5 continues this trend, giving the characters their most revealing and action-packed arcs yet, as well as maintaining an almost palpable level of suspense and dread. Oh, it’s never perfect (oftentimes, it’s hard to like any of the characters as people, which is offputting even if that’s the crux of this human survival drama), but the show is now at least consistently great and finally deserving of the landmark ratings clawing at its door.

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ryan Kenton

Hey Mr. DJ Ryan Kenton is only 22 years old and already has an impressive reputation. In two years, his music has been heard worldwide with “more than 2,000,000 song listens, 100,000 downloads and collaborations with international artists.” Initially a drummer, Kenton began DJing to play beats when his friends were rapping. Since then, Kenton has worked hard to become a prominent professional DJ. While he’s most known him for his DJ skills, he also produces electronic pop music. With the dream of one day performing in New York City, Kenton is taking advantage of the opportunities that NEPA has to offer growing artists. Meet Ryan Kenton ...

First, let me start out by saying that I love your website.

Thank you! In the music industry, you definitely have to keep up with social media. I DJ on the weekends, book different events and always stay extremely busy in between gigs to help advance my career. However, people will often ask me “What do you do Monday through Friday?” The answer is; a lot of things. One week I learned how to build a website. I’ve gotten better at it than when I first started.

How long have you been DJing?

I only started about three years ago. The past year and a half is when my career really started to take off. That was when I stopped going to school and made this my full-time job. That’s when everything started to work out. I think it was worth it. It makes a difference when you can put all of your time into what you’re doing.

What first interested you in becoming a DJ? I was a drummer and got involved in community theatre. In high school, I was acting and singing — I was never the cool kid. I got decent at drumming and learned a lot about rhythm. When I graduated from high school, my friends wanted to rap and I wanted to join them on the drums. We were messing around with beats, but then they said instead of drumming I should DJ. I went along with it for fun and downloaded a basic DJ program.

Then I started to like the idea of it because it’s all rhythm based. When I bought a controller, my

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me, the committee of the event and a bunch of librarians up on the roof at 4 a.m. It was pretty interesting.

Do you have your own studio?

I have my own home studio where I make my beats and music. Then I’ll send it to a friend who will record vocals. I’ve now collaborated with people in Nashville and Miami.

What has been the biggest struggle in your career?

There’s no good formula for “How do I become a great DJ?” When I’ve looked into it, most You’re not only a DJ, but are also a propeople in the field say something along the lines ducer. of “You have to work hard and try your best.”

I always wanted to be a musician — a Well ... obviously. That’s not helpful. I’m learning producer of sorts. Growing up, I wanted to be a composer. I thought it would be cool to write mu- there is no answer. It’s discouraging in part because you don’t see your progress as clearly as sic. Think of your stereotypical dude who writes others do. Sometimes I wonder if what I’m doing love songs for girls on the guitar. That guy is so is what I’m supposed to do to become successcool because he can do that. I never knew how to play the guitar. I only played the drums. When ful. No one can tell you if it is or not. There is no answer. It’s hard to keep going when you’re doing I started DJing, I looked into electronic production, making beats and making the kind of music something that doesn’t come with instructions that say “This is how you do it.” Some days are played on the radio that’s not live. great, but other days you hit brick walls. I’m just trying to follow my dream.

Do you compose your own music?

What all these producers are making, I always Are you accustomed to the late night hours wanted to do. People think a composer is somethat comes with the DJ lifestyle? one writing music on sheets of paper. ElectroniSometimes it sucks not to have a normal cally is the 2015 way to do just that, especially for someone who has a music background, primarily lifestyle. I haven’t been doing this long enough to say a lot about it. In comparison to my situation, in rhythm. Some people might call it cheating, people doing this job are away from their families but in this day and age, it’s so different than it for months at a time. Already I’m noticing that was in the past. I’m still producing music, but not how I originally imagined years ago. Over the sometimes it can be hard because all of my past year and a half, I’ve actually started to focus friends are going out and I am an hour away in the Poconos at a gig. You’re not attending the my attention on and work really hard at producparties anymore — you’re working them. Your ing music. I’m working on both remixes and my friends go to the bar to drink or to the club to own music. I’d like to make an original album. dance and have fun. You start to get over that scene because that’s where you work. You’re Tell me more about your original album.

I’m currently in the process of working on the there all the time. Besides that, I’m also up until 4 album. I want to display my music-making abili- a.m. Not to say I don’t like it. ties. Through the album, I want to solidify myself What’s something you do like about the as a producer. I’ve set new personal standards lifestyle? and am working hard to achieve them.

I’m continually meeting people and going to different places. It’s a constant adventure. That’s What is a memorable event that you’ve really what this is to me. I have no idea how experformed at?

Recently I worked for the Brewsterhout event. actly it started and I have no idea how it will end, It was on the rooftop of a parkade and they raised but it doesn’t stop. I have to keep going. money for the Osterhout Free Library. There was What do you think makes one DJ successful a ton of people there. I stayed up all night. Then compared to another? we did a 4:30 a.m. until 7 in the morning news I have this theory that keeps me motivated segment. I was DJing on the news during Ryan Leckey’s morning show. It was ridiculous! It was with DJing. There are three different types of

people. One type is people who are extremely privileged. They are given opportunity because of their fortunate circumstances. The second type are the people who are incredibly lucky. They are people who get giant breaks. The third type of people are those who have to work really hard at it, whatever it is they’re doing. That’s it. If you’re the third type of person, you better suck it up and deal with it. If you’re fortunate or lucky, honestly, good for you. There’s no reason to discredit anyone’s situation, but you can’t sit around and feel sorry for yourself if you have to work hard every day. You can’t hope you get your big break, because as far as you know, it’s not coming. You might be the person who needs to keep working hard.

1 artist, you’ll always have those people who love your music and those who think it’s awful.

What type of music do you enjoy?

The reason I got into being a DJ was because I love all types of music. I have an appreciation for rock, pop, country and hip-hop. The cool thing about my job is I’ll arrive somewhere and they’ll be excited for me to play hip-hop. Then the next day I’ll be playing classic rock. It’s different every time, which is great.

What is your ultimate career goal?

My goal is to become a nationally renowned name. Then I would have a booking agent and a manager and be sent to clubs throughout the country. It is possible — there are tons of DJs who actually do that. To do that, you need your own original music. While the world looks at me as a DJ, I ultimately want to be a producer. Like Martin Garrix, Zedd or Calvin Harris. You know their names, but not as DJs. They all make their own music.

What is one thing you’ve discovered while crafting your own music?

I’ve realized you need to make music the way you want to. Even if you’re the world’s No.

Do you ever plan out before an event or gig what music you’ll play?

It’s all on the fly. My optimum event would be going to the local clubs and playing electronic pop. That’s what I’d love to do.

If you could DJ anywhere in the world, where would it be?

I want to go to New York City. Being booked at a club in New York for New Year’s Eve would be amazing. I’d love to travel the world.

— cathleen lathrop

Check out DJ Ryan Kenton and listen to his music at ryankenton.com.

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parents were like, “Oh, here goes Ryan with some silly idea that he’s going to be a DJ.” That’s what a lot of people said. The turning point was when my friend’s sister had a birthday party I DJed. It was there that someone said to me “you do realize if you were good at this you could do events for money.” I was terrible when I got started. I worked on it and started making my way up by playing at graduation parties and weddings. I played for all of these intermediate gigs and, through them, learned what I actually wanted to do.

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Soaking up the SudS with JameS Crane Every summer when I was young, my family would take my friend Brad and I to New Jersey. A family friend owned a house on the beach there.

When they got tired of us hanging out indoors and playing nerdy games, they’d chase us outside.

We’d spend hours sitting on the pier with a crab trap. Rarely would we actually catch anything, but that wouldn’t stop us from pulling the trap up every few minutes in hopes that something would be inside.

Despite our lack of ability, there would always be a big pot full of boiling water full of crabs that came from the bay. There was always a good deal of Old Bay seasoning involved in this, each crab steeping in that spice blend. That smell and flavor is tied intimately to those memories.

This week, I’m cracking open a bottle of Flying Dog Brewery’s Dead Rise Old Bay Summer Ale. The bottle was adorned in classic Ralph Steadman style, which only served to add to the madness that was the idea of this brew. While I’ve had many ales imbued with many spices, Old Bay has never been on the list of things I imagined I would be drinking.

The pour was a beautiful golden yellow topped with an incredible amount of head. It may not have been my best pour, but the head was a bit excessive. It did dissipate in time, though it left copious amounts of lacing down the entirety of the glass. Bubbles rose in large numbers through the light liquid, promising some great carbonation.

The scent was pretty complex. The first notes were that of sweetness, spice, banana and yeast.

There was also citrus and hops with the malt backbone lurking behind it all. The spices in the nose were varied and complex. It all blended together in the nose quite well.

The taste was

every bit as complex. At first swallow, it reminded me of a Belgian brew. There was something in the citrus and spice like flavors that were similar. As I kept drinking, a lot more opened up. There was a decent enough malt presence, but much more pretzel-like than sweet. This was followed up by a decent hop kick. Then the Old Bay set in. The hop presence made this a decently savory experience in a great way. Its thin body and every-so-slightlycrisp finish made it quite drinkable as well.

This brew has the potato chip effect. Against your better judgement, your hand keeps dipping into the bag, chip after chip. That savory bite keeps you coming back for more. It leaves a pleasant aftertaste lingering on the tongue that keeps you craving that satisfying experience again and again.

In this regard, it was quite unlike any other brew I’ve tried.

I was worried this beer would be more of a novelty, relying on shock value over substance.

That wasn’t the case. This brew stood on its own just fine. It was complex, tasty and strangely thirst quenching. It was easy to crack open a second brew after the first was finished. Dead Rise Old Bay Summer Ale didn’t exactly taste like my childhood, but it did taste great.

Just don’t expect it to taste like a crab.

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Flower @redfishhhh Almost hit a turkey #NEPA

Kilgore Trout @Mister_Trout Nothing will make you feel old and fat faster than a trip to a water park with a second grader. #old #fat Jeff Stolarcyk @TheOtherJeff Excited to be the only person at the airport who didn’t order a kale smoothie.

Jordan Loftus @AlxShprd Nothing compares to grandma’s French toast. timdibb @tomdobb I was weed whacking and a piece of plant matter flew into my eye, so now I’m drunk hey Bosh @TheBosha As a true American, I can’t decide what I deplore more: man’s inhumanity to man, or spilling a beer.

Joshua Sophy @joshuasophy I think there are only about 14 people from #PottsvillePA on Twitter. It’s the Schuylkill Mall of social media.

PetalPusher @seagil570 I just watched a man eat a kit kat without breaking it apart.... SIR THERE ARE RULES IN OUR SOCIETY!!!

Random Mike Watts @RandomWatts If I ever fall from a building and am conscious after impact, I plan on saying “Sorry ladies, it’s not raining men. Hold your Hallelujahs” Chris ‘Sampo Cornell @MSampo September is National Preparedness Month.

Whoa, didn’t see that coming. #IThinkIDidThatJokeLastYear

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Ashley @AshleyPadula Nothing quite like falling asleep on the beach Randy Shemanski @CoachShemanski Curly fries are the most overrated form of potato. #LunchProblems Dana Zayac @DanaElizabethhZ First time grabbing lunch by my lonesome ..is it liberating or embarrassing ??? can’t tell Jimmy @thiscouldBlove7 Friendly’s closing was probably the worst thing that’s ever happened to Clark’s Summit Kilgore Trout @Mister_Trout When you see “fashion” stuff online, and you’re all “Who the hell would want that?!”

Katie G @kgo0d my life would be so much easier if my dad would learn how to use a cell phone smelly cat @lish_n_chips A woman just said to me in passing, “ur face looks nice” #thx Jeff Stolarcyk @TheOtherJeff Horrified by how psyched I still am for New Star Wars.

Chris Ventura @_chrishero Apparently I drive a School Students van in my old age because my 70yr old fat Santa doppelgänger just drove by me.

Jimmy @thiscouldBlove7 maybe it was the rain that caused this unsettling feeling

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Jeannine Luby @laughinglu Visit to Old forge, pizza capital of the world for lunch. Now Mannings ice cream for snack. #NEPA food hot spots for my French guests.

Brendan deRoode West @bderw I am not kidding: I am driving behind an old man on a motorcycle going 15 mph under the speed limit, and his blinker is on.

John Fud Zavacki @fudloe Folks, it’s the middle of August. That’s summer.

Not “Autumn on it’s way”. Don’t be so dramatic.

Camper Mr. Pants @darlingstewie So so so excited for the tweets to come out of the #GOPDebate tonight

Vanessa @VanessaOtis21 You know you live in #NEPA when local businesses are having “roadwork is over” sales.

Michelle Morgan @lobsterpajamas Without a doubt men are threatened by women.

Not all men. Insecure men that can’t handle a strong funny woman.

Jason Alan McLain @JasonAlanMcLain Ate a grapefruit for the first time today. Looked up how to cut and eat it. Even watched a video. Still did it wrong.

PetalPusher @seagil570 No longer the kan-jam player I once was....Sad times at the beach Forage Space @ForageSpace So lastnight what I thought was a cat rubbed against my leg and realized that it was in fact a skunk when I bent down to pet it. #scranton Nate Williams @NateW570 I’m not interested in #battlerap. Well, okay...I lie.

Not here in #NEPA. People are way too cliquish and #sensitive, lizzzz @l122ym You know you’re home when you have to dodge all the potholes #nepa

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Camper Mr. Pants @darlingstewie I cannot comprehend the amount of pink bathrooms I’m finding while home hunting Jeannie Rivera @Jeannieriv64 It’s hard to go to work in the summertime! Another absolutely gorgeous day in NEPA #summer #NEPA Kilgore Trout @Mister_Trout Many will blithely sail through today, the 101st anniversary of the electric traffic signal, as blithely as they sail through those signals.

Eryn Harvey @ErynHarvey Of course I have a flat tire.

Dave Thackara @ThackThack You don’t hear many stories of women being tied to railroad tracks anymore.

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Psycho sudoku “kaidoku”

PuZZLe Page

Each of the 26 letters of the alphabet is represented in this grid by a number between 1 and 26. Using letter frequency, word-pattern recognition, and the numbers as your guides, fill in the grid with wellknown English words (HINT: since a Q is always followed by a U, try hunting down the Q first).

Only lowercase, unhyphenated words are allowed in kaidoku, so you won’t see anything like STOCKHOLM or LONG-LOST in here (but you might see AFGHAN, since it has an uncapitalized meaning, too).

Now stop wasting my precious time and SOLVE!

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Last week’s soLution

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Across 1 Banned, poshly 5 Lou who sang “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine” 10 Baby ___ choy 13 Fuzzy memory 14 Believed without question 15 “Game of Thrones” actress Chaplin 16 It’s called for claims 17 Elevated 18 Ventilation shaft 19 Dude who’s extremely chummy?

22 “Friends” family name 24 Tennis icon Arthur 25 The Atlantic, e.g.

26 “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” star Jim 30 Yorkiepoo, e.g.

31 Make actress Sobieski’s hair stick straight out?

36 Burden 38 No right ___ 39 “There is no try” utterer 40 Me playing some hand drums?

43 Health supp.

44 Toledo’s home 45 Kagan of the Supreme Court 47 Bahama ___ (rum cocktail) 49 Visit, as an inn 50 Toy train enthusiast?

55 Shaving gel additive

56 Muhammad’s pugilistic daughter, with 2-down 57 Chain items 60 1/1760th of a mile 61 Poker announcement 62 Ample Aussie avifauna 63 Boise-to-Billings dir.

64 No-strings-attached they aren’t 65 Cable channel since 1979 Down 1 “We’re not sure yet,” on a schedule 2 See 56-Across 3 Bazooka insert 4 Author ___ K. Le Guin 5 Down time, briefly 6 “The washing machine is not ___” 7 Spud of NBA fame 8 She’s back in town, in a Fats Waller song 9 Reached 65, in some places 10 Big branch 11 Just as planned 12 “Firework” singer Perry 15 Homeric epic 20 Bear lairs 21 Ice Bucket Challenge’s premise 22 Beckett’s no-show 23 “Low-priced” commercial prefix 26 One may be silent but deadly 27 “The Rubber Capital of the World” 28 “There’s ___ terrible mistake!”

29 “Ye” follower, on shoppe signs 32 “___ and Circumstance” 33 They may be written to your schmoopy 34 Patsy’s “Absolutely Fabulous” sidekick 35 Gnaw away 37 Like wine glasses 41 “___ can you see...”

42 Green heard in “Family Guy” 46 “Check this out!”

47 “The Last Supper” location 48 Dino’s love 49 Imaging center images 50 “The Gong Show” panelist ___ P. Morgan 51 Modeling material 52 Golden ring 53 Like some salads 54 Mishmash 58 “Uh-huh!”

59 ID where you might reveal the last 4 Last week’s soLution

©2015 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com). For answers to this puzzle, call (900) 226-2800, 99 cents per minute. Must be 18+. Reference puzzle No. 739.

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psYchoLogicaLLY sound straight taLk froM sYndicated coLuMnist aMY aLkon back, “k.” That communicates plenty. And say you and your boyfriend were in the same room and you held up a tiny fern in a pot: “Look! A plant that has yet to commit suicide on me!” It would be pretty cold — and surely he’d think so — if he just kept silently clipping his toenails or whittling his corncob pipe or whatever.

It’s one thing if you’re sending him iTunes user agreement-length texts and expecting him to text back in kind. But this sort of texted “yoo-hoo!” you’re sending him is one of the seemingly unimportant reach-outs that relationships researcher John Gottman Spoken-word telephone conversation does have calls “bids for connection.” These “bids” are attempts its merits, like how you’re unlikely to find yourself — often made in small and mundane ways — to get asking your grandma to send you a better photo of your partner’s attention, affection, humor, or support. her penis.

Gottman observes that these are effectively little There’s an assumption many women make that if “trust tests” leading to “a tiny turning point — an a guy’s only texting you and not calling you, he’s not that into you. But context matters. Like whether “whas- opportunity, or a lost opportunity, for connection.”

In a study by Gottman and cognitive psychologist sup gorjuss?” comes in at 1:17 a.m. or at 9:30 a.m.

Janice Driver, the newlyweds who remained married as you’re riding the elevator up to work. And content especially matters — in a guy’s texts and when you’re to their partners six years later were the responsive ones — those who had “turned toward” their partner’s together. For example, on dates, is he looking into bids, on average, 86 percent of the time. Those who’d your eyes as you two talk for hours or looking into responded only 33 percent of the time were divorced his phone as you stare into your napkin? In short, the medium is not the message. The message is the mes- by the six-year mark.

Explain the “bid for connection” thing so your sage -— like if someone’s on the phone with you and simultaneously organizing his sock drawer, pondering boyfriend can understand why it’s so important that he come through for you — or, rather, 4 u. But also keep a zit in the mirror, and bidding on a vintage beer sign in mind, as I write in Good Manners for Nice People on eBay: “Sorry, what was that about your childhood Who Sometimes Say F*ck, that “technology makes a trauma?” nearly instant response possible; it doesn’t mandate it.”

Let him know that you aren’t looking to start some You Luddite up MY Life relationship reign of terror — like if he doesn’t text you My boyfriend will text if he’s running late but says back in 60 seconds, his phone and/or the relationship texting “isn’t real communication.” He says that if I will explode. It’s just that seeing him making an effort need to talk, I should call him. I get that anything seriwould mean a lot to you (and keep you from Googling ous should be discussed via phone. However, we live genital death spells). It’s also the sort of thing that separately, and sometimes I just want to reach out in keeps romance alive. As Gottman points out, you do a small way with a funny photo or a word or two and that not with “Gone With the Wind” embraces or a get a word or two back. When he doesn’t respond or bunch of loot on Valentine’s Day but with little daily grudgingly responds a day later, I get more and more shows of love. In this case, it’s those three little … hurt and angry and want to break up with him. I know uh, letters — LOL — after you text him a cat with a he cares about me. Am I being unreasonable? gunslinger mustache or a dachshund in a lobster suit.

— Upset generation text I’ve been texting a lot with this guy for a few weeks, but he never calls me. We’ve been on a few dates that were really nice. My girlfriends tell me that if he really liked me, he’d call me. But one of my friends is about to get married, and their whole courtship was basically conducted via text. How important is the whole calling versus texting thing?

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We get it: You spend an entire day making a small but very accurate Voodoo doll of him and then have to dispose of it when he finally texts back.

There are many who share your boyfriend’s techno-snobbery, claiming that texting isn’t “real communication” (perhaps because it doesn’t require Socratic oratory or chasing a goose to pluck a quill).

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There’s less risk you will be caught up in the messy details of everyday compromise. But I suspect that the time is right for you to try an experiment: Temporarily ease yourself into the middle of the pack. Be willing to deal with the messy details of everyday compromise.

Why? Because it will teach you lessons that will serve you well the next time you’re showing the way and setting the pace.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Are you ready to revise your ideas about how love works? Would you consider re-evaluating your relationship to romance, your approach to intimacy and your understanding of sex? I hope you will not only be willing but also excited to do these things. Now is a favorable time to make changes that will energize your love life with a steady flow of magic for months to come. To get the party started, brainstorm about experiments you could try to invigorate the dynamics of togetherness. Make a list of your customary romantic strategies and rebel against them all. Speak sexy truths that are both shocking and endearing.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Querencia is a Spanish word with many nuances. At its simplest, it refers to your favorite spot, a place where you long to be. But its meaning can go even deeper.

Querencia may be a sanctuary where you feel safe and authentic, or a situation that enables you to draw on extra reserves of strength and courage. It’s a special kind of home: an empowering shelter that makes you feel that you belong in this world and love your life. Can you guess where I’m going with this message, Gemini? These days you need to be in your querencia even more than usual. If you don’t have one, or if you don’t know where yours is, formulate a fierce intention to locate it.

white Americans. In accordance with your astrological potentials, I encourage you to articulate your own “I Have a Dream” vision sometime soon. Picture in detail the successful stories you want to actualize in the future. Visualize the liberations you will achieve and the powers you will obtain.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you have been patiently waiting for a propitious moment to buy a new yacht, pledge your undying love, or get a tattoo that depicts Buddha wrestling Satan, now is as close as you’ll get to that propitious moment, at least for a while. Even if you have merely been considering the possibility of signing a year-long lease, asking a cute mischiefmaker on a date, or posting an extra-edgy meme on Facebook or Twitter, the next three weeks would be prime time to strike. Diving into a deep, heart-crazed commitment is sometimes a jangly process for you Aquarians, but these days it might be almost smooth and synchronistic.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Ready for a ritual?

Get a piece of paper and a pen. Light a candle, take three deep breaths and chant “YUMMMM” five times. Then spend ten minutes writing down the qualities you would like your perfect lover to possess. Identify both the traits that would make this person unique and the behavior he or she would display toward you. Got that? When you are finished, burn the list you made.

Disavow everything you wrote. Pledge to live for at least seven months without harboring fixed beliefs about what your ideal partner should be like. Instead, make yourself extra receptive to the possibility that you will learn new truths about what you need. Why? I suspect that love has elaborate plans for you in the next two years. You will be better prepared to cooperate with them if you are initially free of strong agendas.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): This is the deepest, darkest phase of your cycle. The star that you will ultimately make a wish upon has not yet risen.

Your pet monsters seem to have forgotten for the CANCER (June 21-July 22): The art of effective moment that they are supcommunication consists of knowing both what posed to be your allies, not to say and what not to say. It’s not enough to your nemeses. Smoke from simply find the words that accurately convey your the smoldering embers in meaning. You have to tailor your message to the your repressed memories is quirks of your listeners. For blending with the chill night example, let’s say you want fog in your dreams, making to articulate the process your life seem like a riddle that led you to change your wrapped in a mystery inside mind about an important a taco. Just kidding about that last part. I wanted to issue. You would use differsee if your sense of humor is intact, because if it is, ent language with a child, you will respond resiliently to all the cosmic jokes an authority figure and a in your upcoming tests. friend. Right? I think you are SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): According to the currently at the peak of your poet Rainer Maria Rilke, here’s what God says to abilities to do this well, Cancerian. Take full advaneach of us: “Go the limits of your longing . . . Flare tage of your fluency. Create clear, vivid impressions up like flame and make big shadows that I can that influence people to like you and help you. move in. Let everything happen to you: beauty and LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Arthur Conan Doyle first terror. Just keep going. No used the term “smoking gun” in a story he wrote feeling is final.” Whether over a century ago. It referred to a time the fictional or not you’re on speaking detective Sherlock Holmes burst into a room to terms with the Creator, this find a man holding a pistol that had just been fired, is excellent advice. It’s time along with the fallen body of a man who had been to give everything you have shot. Since then, the meanand take everything you ing of “smoking gun” has need. Hold nothing back expanded. Now it’s any piece and open yourself as wide of evidence that serves as and wild as you dare. Explore the feeling of having compelling proof of a certain nothing to lose and expect the arrivals of useful hypothesis. If you can’t find surprises. the cookie you left in the SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The sun and kitchen and your roommate the expansive planet Jupiter are currently making a walks by with cookie crumbs joyful noise in the sign of Virgo, which is your ason his chin, it’s the smoking gun that confirms he trological House of Career and Ambition. This does pilfered your treat. I believe this is an important not necessarily mean that a boon to your career theme for you right now. What question do you and ambition will fall into need answered? What theory would you like to your lap, although such an have corroborated? The smoking gun will appear. event is more likely than VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): At least for now, I usual. More importantly, suggest you suspend the quest for order and rethis omen suggests that finement and perfection. The wise course of action you will influence luck, fate is to disengage from your fascination with control and your subconscious and instead give yourself to the throbbing, erratic mind to work in your favor pulse of the Cosmic Wow. Why? If you do, you if you take dramatic practiwill be able to evolve faster cal action to advance your than you thought possible. career and ambitions.

Your strength will come CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): On August 28, from agile curiosity and an 1963, Capricorn hero Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. eagerness to experiment. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech to a crowd Do you remember when you of thousands in Washington, D.C. In that address, last explored the catalytic he imagined what it might look like if African wonders of spontaneity and Americans were free of the bigotry and oppression unpredictability? Do it again! they had endured for centuries at the hands of

What new title, degree, award, or perk will you have two years from today that you don’t have now?

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The Scranton Cultural Center, a not-for-profit theater and cultural center organization, seeks an enthusiastic and innovative executive director with a passion for arts education and leadership. Responsibilities include: Ensuring continued success and sustainability through operational oversight, including development, programming, finance, human resources, marketing/public relations, volunteer recruitment, and community outreach. The position reports to the Board of Directors. All candidates should have proven leadership and relationship management experience. Qualified candidates should have Bachelor's Degree in Arts Administration or Business Administration preferred.

Masters Degree a plus. Five years + experience in a leadership role in a not-for-profit or for profit organization. Preference given to experience in fundraising.

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570-840-1793 Located in the Clarks Summit Area

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97 E. Newport St. Half double, 2 story home. Move in ready. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath. Newly remodeled kitchen in 2012 with all new appliances. Deck installed in 2010. 3 season porch & large fenced in yard.

Gas heat. Brand new gas hot water heater in 2014. Detached garage. Quiet neighborhood with convenient access to I81. $69,500.

570-417-1848 STEVENS POINT Charming historic country house.

1890's. Northeast PA, 1 hour from Scranton. Lush 4-season living.

Abundant game: deer, bears, turkeys, trout filled streams. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Laundry room.

1,200 sq. ft. Bluestone patios. Borders Hemlock Creek. 3 miles state game lands.$99,000. 718-875-8937 or email: myrlm@hotmail.com

MOOSIC HEIGHTS 2006 Single mobile home, three bedroom, 2 bath, central air. Includes 8 x10 shed. $15,000.

Call 570-451-1565 after 6 pm.

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Gas heat included. $420/month. References & security deposit required. No pets, non-smoking. 570-825-7435

DICKSON CITY: 1 floor, 1 bedroom.

Appliances & much more included. $650/month + security. No pets. Non smoking. 570-842-6090.

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1st floor, 4 rooms, 1 bedroom. Appliances included. No pets, non smoking. $525/month + utilities. 570-955-8746

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½ double, 2 bedroom, 1.5 baths, washer/dryer hookup, gas heat, off street parking, non smoking, no pets. Security required. $610/month.

570-824-0428

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FACTORYVILLE HEARTHSTONE APARTMENTS Beautiful 2 bedroom apartment.

Stove, refrigerator, sewer, water & trash pickup included. Convenient Route 6 location. $725 per month. www.hearthstoneapt.com 570-945-5179 SCRANTON: Near the university of Scranton. Newly renovated rooms $125/week plus security. NON SMOKING. NO PETS. 570-963-1029.

HANOVER TWP

12 East Germania 1st floor, modern 2 bedroom. Heat included. Porch, deck, yard. $600/month + security and lease. 570-474-5023.

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St Ann's area. Quiet. Spotless. Furnished, 1 room efficiency. $550 includes all utilities. 570-290-3600.

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No pets. Smoke Free. $875/month.

Call 570-288-2324

LUZERNE nd

1 bedroom, 2 floor. Off street parking. Good location. No pets. $600/month includes heat & water. Security & references. No pets.

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NANTICOKE

tenant pays electric. (all other utilities included) Section 8 approved. $800.

570-650-4533.

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Modern, 3 rooms & bath. Security. No pets. 570-347-6987.

2nd floor, 3 rooms. $550 + heat & electric. Call after 4pm. 570-614-9164.

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First floor $495/monthly

3 nice rooms in a nice quiet building. Gas heat, water, sewer bill, cooking gas-------all included. Bus stop right here. Close to Rt. 81 and only 2 miles to Wilkes-Barre.

Available 9/1/15. Now showing.

Lease. Background check.

(570) 650-3803

WEST SCRANTON

2nd floor. Modern, 4 rooms. Tile bathroom, hardwood floors. Modern kitchen.

Washer/dryer hookup. $675/month + security. 570-871-4403

WYOMING

Loft style, studio apartment. 2 rooms – kitchen and bath. Refrigerator, stove, washer, No pets. $400/month + utilities.

570-693-6136

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HANOVER

Cozy & nice 4 room, 2 story, vinyl sided single house. Newer- economical gas heat, thermal payne windows, steel insulated exterior doors. Small enclosed private rear porch. Lease. Credit & background check. $585 monthly plus utilities.

(570)650-3803 SCRANTON NORTH 2 bedrooms, security check, no pets, non smoking, 1st month security $650 + utilities.

Call 570-969-9429

OLD FORGE: 1 bedroom, 2 floor $550 + utilities. Also, 2 bedroom, 3rd floor $625 + utilities. Both include all appliances. No pets. 570-562-1363.

UNFURNISHED ARCHBALD: 1 bedroom, 1 bath, appliances included, gas heat, $475 + security, heat and electric, non smoking, no pets. 570-876-2908.

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DUNMORE: office/retail space. Available Sept. 1st . 2,000 sq. ft. Off street parking. $1,500. Additional 3,500 sq. ft. warehouse space. 570-347-8287.

PECKVILLE: 2 bedroom townhouse, newer building. Parking. $800/month + utilities. Non smoking. No pets. Security & references. 570-479-3077.

KINGSTON

Apartment, 1st and 2nd floor, newly renovated.

Call 570-489-8722

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2 bedroom. $500/month, 1st, last & security required. Washer & dryer hookup, gas heat. Fenced-in back yard.

570-510-0702

Reversible. Zipper to remove for cleaning. Cranberry color. Various sizes.

Some are 8 ft. & some are 10 ft. long.

There are 25 cushions. $1,000 for all or negotiable per cushion.

570-825-0464

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SCRANTON : 2 bedroom, 1st floor, Living room couch & 2 chairs. $300.

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COOK'S PHARMACY BUILDING 777 Wyoming Ave. 2nd floor With elevator, 1,250 sq. ft. Excellent location, close to Cross Valley, plenty of parking. Will renovate!

570-714-8020

Cherry entertainment center $100.

Sohmer upright piano $2,000. 60” cherry dining table with 2 leafs $150.

Cherry server $125. (2) cherry wall units $150 each.

570-362-2976

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Vet checked. Ready August 31st.

Call 814-355-0917 Puppies AKC REGISTERED GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES Up to date on shots. Dewormed.

Ready to go. $300.

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Continental cable machine, with upper and lower pulleys, seat and arm supports, with multiple bar attachments, $500; Quantum stepper, with multiple exercise programs, 110-120 volt, $600; Stamina Inversion table, $100.

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570-346-1133

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2008 YAMAHA GOLF CART Drive electric.

$1,900 570-240-0866

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6 FT LONG 20 TON CAST IRON FLOOR JACK $375.

570-401-0585 SNAP-ON ROLL CAB - KRL1001 ROLL CAB, 12 drawer, 550lb, Excellent Condition. 18424, $3000, Many hand tools available for additional cost.

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6 burner stove with oven, $1,350; 4 ft. flat top griddle, $1,200; Floor model fryer, $950; 3 ft Salamander, $1,500; 3 ft radiant char broiler, $1,350; 4 ft.

Steam table, $600; All cooking equipment LP gas. 4 ft. Bain Marie S/C, $1,250; 20 qt. Mixer SS bowl, 3 attachments & safety guard, $1,750; Burkel 12” slicer, $1,250; 4 ft. SS Work Table $165.

All Equipment NEW 570-620-2693

WHEELCHAIR – BRAND NEW! Everest and Jennings Traveller - $75.

BRAND NEW! Stand up porta potty, never used - $50. 570-969-2671

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