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FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2014

For a review of “Neighbors,” see Page 3

We saw you at...

Ronan Tynan concert, Pottsville

Schuylkill goes country See Page 2

Joanne and Gary Petritsch, Delano

MaryAnn and William Schweikert, Pottsville For more photos from the concert, see Page 4

Boot scootin’ Schuylkill Choral Society goes country for Saturday’s final concert of the season

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BY ERIC PEDDIGREE COPY EDITOR

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he Schuylkill Choral Society will bring the music of Nashville north this weekend as it wraps up its 2013-

14 season.

The concert, called Schuylkill Goes Country, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Schuylkill Haven Area High School auditorium.

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Mark P. Thomas, Mark P. Thomas, Schuylkill Choral choral sociSociety music ety music director director, said the program will feature songs from every decade from the 1950s to the present. He said he tried to incorporate songs that will appeal to country music fans in all generations.

Songs on the program include “Crazy” by Patsy Cline, “Nine to Five” by Dolly Parton, “Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks, 2

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What: Schuylkill Goes Country presented by the Schuylkill Choral Society When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Schuylkill Haven Area High School auditorium.

Cost: $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors “Walking in Memphis” by Marc Cohn, “I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack and “My Wish” by Rascal Flatts.

Kim Breiner Stoudt will accompany the group on piano. Stoudt has a background in country music going back to her childhood.

Several members of her family formed a country-western band when she was growing up near Auburn and they played locally for many years.

Thomas said this is the first time the choral society will be performing a concert featuring country music.

“We are venturing out into a different style this time,” Thomas said.

The inspiration for the theme came from a trip Thomas took to Nashville about a year ago. He said the idea for the concert popped into his mind when he walking down the street and could hear music coming from every restaurant and pub.

“It just hit me standing in the streets of Nashville, we should do a country concert,” Thomas said.

When putting the concert together, Thomas said the older songs, by

ANDY MATSKO/STAFF PHOTO

Mark P. Thomas, music director, conducts rehearsal of the Schuylkill Choral Society Monday night.

The society will present its spring concert “Schuylkill Goes Country” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Schuylkill Haven Area High School. artists such as Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline, were easier for the group because more members recognized those tunes. He said even if the younger members didn’t know a song, they were able to recognize it from some memory, such as a television commercial.

Thomas said he likes to think up

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different themes for the group to perform, especially for the spring concert. Traditionally, the group’s last performance of the season is more light-hearted. For example, the group sang popular songs from the 1970s last year.

Thomas said he is fortunate that he has a group that can adapt to

any genre of music. “(That’s) one of the things that I’m proud of. We can do classical and then country,” he said.

According to its website, the 2013-14 season is the society’s 41st year of “choral excellence.”

‘Neighbors’ wears out its welcome It’s tough being a hip new parent, balancing life-changing responsibility while maintaining a healthy respect for youthful indiscretion and staying current enough to know the difference between Young Jeezy and Young the Giant.

That’s exactly the quandary for Mac and Kelly in “Neighbors,” an intermittently funny but ultimately wearing take on the concept from Nicholas Stoller, the director of more humorous sub-Judd Apatow movies such as “The Five-Year Engagement” and “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.”

Seth Rogen is Mac, a bro turned dad, and Rose Byrne is his wife, Kelly. Neither wants to let parenthood get in the way of their good time.

They even get prepped for a night out of clubbing for baby’s first rave — but then by the time they get the stroller and toys together, they’re exhausted.

But, faster than you can say “The Wiggles,” they find themselves forced on the side of traditionalist parents everywhere when a noisy frat house — run by studly yet stupid Teddy Sanders (Zac Efron) and his best bud Pete (Dave Franco) — moves into the empty house next door.

At first, Mac and Kelly try to charm Teddy and the boys by showing they’re into carousing, too. Rogen and Byrne are wonderful when trying to prove how cool Mac and Kelly are and that they’re not going to let a little thing like a baby keep them from getting their party on. Mac even seems to have a bit of a man-crush on Teddy.

They figure this would earn them enough cool capital to be able to call Teddy and tell him to turn the volume down a little during

MOVIE REVIEWS future parties. No such luck.

Finally, Mac and Kelly go into full-blown “get off my lawn” mode and the battle lines are drawn.

The problem with “Neighbors,” written by Andrew J. Cohen and Brendan O’Brien, is that it takes a clever idea that might have made for a brilliant video short and stretches it to feature length.

(Perhaps it’s no accident that Cohen and O’Brien are best known the well regarded short “Acting with James Franco”).

Take, for example, the sight gag involving pilfered air bags that’s prominent in the trailers. It’s hilarious the first time, when Rogen goes sailing into the air. But it’s less so as the joke wears on.

The performances are solid. Rogen does his usual, husky-boy geek thing while Efron seems more comfortable as a dreamboat than as a doctor in last year’s “Parkland.” It’s the script that lets them down.

There’s an old saying that youth is wasted on the young.

It’s also wasted in movies like this.

“Neighbors,” a Universal release, is rated R for pervasive language, strong crude and sexual content, graphic nudity, and drug use throughout. Running time: 96 minutes. ★★

“Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return” “Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return” is a harmless but almost charmless adaptation of a book by L. Frank Baum’s grandson. It’s a derivative hash of grandpa’s story, set in the present day, given forgettable new tunes by pop songsmiths such as Bryan Adams that are sung by the likes of Lea Michele, Martin

Short, Hugh Dancy and the operatic Megan Hilty of TV’s “Smash.”

And it’s in 3-D, of course.

This work, animated at Prana in India, has decent production design — a dark, abandoned Emerald City, a shiny, porcelain sheen in Oz’s “Dainty China Country” and luscious-looking 3-D sweets in “Candy County.”

And the animated characters are beautifully rendered, even if their faces don’t have the expression and plasticity that Pixar, Blue Sky, Disney and Sony have managed in their recent films.

Dorothy (Michele), Toto, Auntie Em and Uncle Henry survive a tornado that trashes their corner of Kansas. An unscrupulous real estate hus-

tler (Martin Short) is ready to buy out the whole shattered town.

But before Dorothy can stop this foreclosure fraud, a rainbow snatches her and drags her back to Oz — her and her little dog, too.

Scarecrow (Dan Aykroyd) has smartly summoned her to save the land, which is under the thumb of The Jester (Short, again), the evil brother of the Wicked Witch of the West. And brother carries a grudge.

Dorothy teams up with Wiser, a chatterbox owl (Oliver Platt); a candy soldier, Marshal Mallow (Dancy); and the haughty China Princess (Hilty) and sets off down the ruined Yellow Brick Road to save her old friends.

The returning characters — the emotionally mercurial Tin Man (Kelsey Grammer, not bad), gutsy Lion (Jim Belushi) and trilling Glinda, the Good Witch (Bernadette Peters, perfectly cast) — have almost nothing to do. They’re just puppets of The Jester.

“No good can come from the reign of a fool,” Glinda trills, one last act of defiance before Jester sics his flying monkeys on the legendary witch-killer from Kansas.

The singing is competent, and rocker Adams’ contribution, a build-a-boat-with-beavers tune, “Let’s Work,” bounces along. “When the World” is Michele’s “Over the Rainbow” moment. But not one song will stick with you past the closing credits.

With unknown animation entities, the rule is that the more impressive the voice cast, the weaker the script.

Hire great Brits Patrick Stewart (as a boat), Brian Blessed and Dancy (who croons a tune or two) and maybe you can cover up the startling lack of humor on the page.

Except it never does.

And there’s no point in complaining about the cynicism that exists in this gold mine of a genre. Not with Disney inexplicably releasing a sequel to its embarrassing fiasco “Planes” later this summer.

“Legends Of Oz: Dorothy’s Return,” a Clarius release, is rated PG for some scary images and mild peril. Running time: 88 minutes. ★½

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We saw you at ... the concert on Sunday Cathy and Thomas Santai, Spring Glenn

Frank and Maryanna Gilham, Hometown

From left, Sherri and Hannah Keppley, Schuylkill Haven, and Polly Koval, New Philadelphia

From left, Mary Gately, Palo Alto; Gerry and Linda Gately, Tremont

Photos by David McKeown

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No need to fear gray hairs Call me crazy (some do), but I’ve been waiting with great anticipation for my first gray hair for years. Like other pivotal moments in a lifespan, I view it as more of a rite of passage than an alarm to old age.

Most of us are going to get gray hair; I’d be hardpressed to name someone over 70 who hasn’t had one.

Heck, I’d be hard-pressed to name someone over 30 who hasn’t had one.

And although often convincing, those who mask theirs with hair dye, aren’t really fooling anyone either.

Which is fine. I’ve only recently discovered my natural hair color since I’d been coloring/bleaching mine since the fifth grade.

So, a week or two ago, it finally happened. I was powdering my nose in the rest-

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room here at work and with the assistance of the harsh overhead lighting that already makes one appear about 10 years older than they actually are, I spied it.

There it was. All this waiting and here it was, all wiry, boldly staring me right in the face.

My natural reaction was a bit of panic, but I didn’t scream, cry, break down or fall to my knees cursing time while taking a fastforward look back at all the things I would have

done different in life.

No. It was kind of like when I saw my first garter snake when I was a kid. I heard about these things, I was conditioned to fear them, but after the initial panic settled, I found myself intrigued.

And then, just like the snake, I felt like I wanted to pick it up. Well, in the case of the gray hair, I wanted to pluck it out. After I had stared at it for a good five minutes, I decided it was time for it to go. Let’s be rational, I said I hadn’t feared it as most do, but I wasn’t going to let it hang out for the duration.

I’m just not ready yet. I’m often guessed much younger than I actually am and that kind of compliment gets me through some rough days

from time to time. Call me vain. Go ahead. I don’t mind.

But someday, I might be ready to wear my grays with pride. Many of those who do, wear it well. I’ve seen some very classy older ladies who have gray hair and those who are lucky enough to have white hair, you are my true source of envy.

After all the years I spent as a platinum blonde trying to bleach every last bit of pigment out of my hair, there’s nothing I find more beautiful than a entire head of hair as white as snow — especially if there is some length to it.

That’s not to say short white or gray hair isn’t beautiful, it’s just that I have made a personal promise to myself to never chop mine all off in “mom haircut” no

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matter how convenient it is.

It’s the rebel in me I guess.

And don’t even get me started on men.

For the love of God, I’ve said time and again, I have no idea why a man would ever stress about gray hair or — I can barely even type it — color their hair.

Honestly, fellas. Do you even understand how attractive you look when you start to turn gray? I know it’s not just me — maybe I’m a little more enthusiastic about it than some — but there is something about that saltand-pepper look that makes me weak in the knees.

There’s a ruggedness about it no matter what walk of life the man may come from.

Honestly, when I go to the drug store, I just want to take my arm and clear the

shelves of all the “Just For Men” products in protest and in an attempt to discourage the use of such a thing.

Gentlemen, please don’t do it. I’d find no greater disappointment than if I was seeing someone and I found out they dyed their hair, masking the beautiful metamorphosis of going gray.

To date, I’ve found three, count ’em, three gray hairs of my own, all of which I have yanked. And I’m sure there will be many more, but I’ll deal with them as I see fit as time progresses just like the rest of the bonuses that come with aging.

One thing’s certain, though, I have no fear now that they’re here.

(Wasakoski, an assistant editor at The News-Item, can be reached at jenna_ w@newsitem.com)

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Prosperous gaffes do happen

Dear Mark: I enjoy your column very much, mostly because you spent a lot of time on the inside.

Here is my question. I was wondering if you have ever given away money to a player that did not deserve it. A dealer on a blackjack game once claimed it never happens, and yet, he overpaid me twice in two hours. I was wondering if you could share your thoughts on this.

Ralph I. Have I, Ralph, ever given away money to a player who didn’t deserve it? Oh, gosh

Mark Pilarski Deal Me In

yes! I have made my fair share of blunders, once involving a $7,000 overpayment. Aided by the eye-inthe-sky, the casino caught it and recouped their seven grand. Still, I received a nonpaid week on the streets.

Another blooper to come below.

First off, dealers can and do make mistakes. Whoever told you otherwise is full of it.

True, most dealers get quite skillful at reading the patterns on the cards with proficiency. So counting errors, with experience, become rare.

But these guys and gals deal more than a half million hands a year, so they will make unpremeditated errors over the course of that time, both on the player’s credit and debit side of the ledger.

Casino management is supposed to be on the look-

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out for dealers making paying errors, and it is their responsibility to correct these transgressions. It is “their” job to monitor “their” pit and make sure that “their” dealers are following the right dealing protocols and paying off bets correctly, not yours.

So, Ralph, you got away with a couple freebies.

That’s fine. From a retired blackjack dealer’s perspective, I was always appreciative of the player who corrected my pay mistakes and handed back the money. I still play by those principled rules to this day.

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Now that dilly I promised.

I taught myself blackjack by pitching cards into a hat, and practiced shuffling, dealing and the pay and take on an ironing board.

On my first shift, I made the dim-witted decision that if you split aces and got two face cards, you just got yourself two blackjacks, so I paid accordingly.

I was actually paying this unmerited royalty on spilt aces for most of my first shift until an old-time pit boss noticed my generosity and corrected me at the break.

Some joints might have

sent me packing, but perchance he probably thought that I had the potential to do the job a chimp could do.

The other was where I wittingly over or under paid a player.

Gambling wisdom of the week “I cheat my boys every chance I get. I want to make ’em sharp.”

— William Avery Rockefeller (c. 1850) (John D.’s father) (Pilarski can be reached at pilarski@markpilarski.com)

Pine View Acres SUNDAYS BIG BREAKFAST BUFFET

Open Saturdays 4 - 8 pm Open Tues Thru Fri 11:30 am - 8 pm Line Dancing Every 2nd Friday of the Month Every Thursday “DJ PARTY TYME” Sat., May 10th.

“SOLID GOLD”

Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge

SPECIALS FRIDAY SEAFOOD BUFFET

King Crab Legs-Steamed Clams Haddock-Shrimp (Fried & Cocktail) Includes Dessert & Salad Bar & 12 other items

$19.95 MAY SPECIALS

Cranberry Chicken $9.95 Pork Chops $9.95

LUNCH SPECIALS

Hot Roast Beef Sandwich $4.95 w/ Fries $6.70

Chicken Wings $6.95 doz. Everyday

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www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us 203 E. Arch Street, Pottsville, PA 17901

THIS WEEKEND’S EVENTS TODAY COMEDY NIGHT ON THE HILL — 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 1235 Summer Hill Road, Auburn. Comedy and talent show by congregation members. To participate, call 570-294-0492. Bring nonperishable food item or donation to benefit Schuylkill Haven Food Pantry.

GOODS ’N STUFF SPRING RUMMAGE SALE — 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Zion Lutheran Church, Mauch Chunk and Greenwood streets, Tamaqua. Kitchen open both days. Takeouts available. Call 570-668-2180.

MOTHER’S DAY FLOWER SALE — 1 to 7:30 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. or sellout Saturday, J.L. Dresch Storage area, Saint Clair-Port Carbon highway.

Proceeds benefit Holy Apostles Episcopal Church, Saint Clair, and St. John’s Episcopal Church, Ashland.

PERFORMANCE — New York City’s “Shake, Rattle and Roll Dueling Pianos,” 7 to 10 p.m., Columbia Hose Fire Company, 742 W. Centre

St., Shenandoah. Presented

by Shenandoah Valley Class of 2016 and Lady Devils Basketball Boosters. Must be 21 to attend. Doors open at 6 p.m. Advance tickets $20, at door $25, includes food and beverages. For more information, contact John Brennan at 570-462-1957 or at brenj@svbluedevils. org, or Kate Snitzer at kattie22@hotmail.com.

PERFORMANCE — “Alice in Wonderland Jr.,” 7 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m.

Sunday, Sovereign Majestic Theater, 209 N. Centre St., Pottsville. Adults $15, children 12 and under $12. Call 570-628-4647.

ROAST BEEF FUNDRAISER DINNER — 4 to 6 p.m., New Hope Wesleyan Church, 32 Spencer St., Frackville.

Proceeds benefit “Raise the Roof” fund for a new roof for the church. Advance tickets $9, at door $10.

STAND-UPCOMEDYSHOW — Raymond the Amish Comic, 9 p.m., Deer Lake Pub & Restaurant, Route 61, Deer Lake. Cost $20, must be 21 to attend due to adult language. Hosted by DLP

Fri. May 9 - “Fat Cats” Sat. May 10 - “Tommy D” 570-366-1914

1240 Centre Turnpike Route 61 Orwigsburg, PA • 570-366-1914

DELCAMP’S

Friday

BLUE RIDGE HOTEL BAR AND GRILL Make your MOTHER’S DAY rSVP at the Blue ridge Bar and grill

VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT SUNDAY MAY 18TH

WITH THE BAND 6X9!

570-754-7259 • Summit Station

Fish Dinner .................... $5.99 Fish Burger .....................$1.99

St. Clair • 8AM to 8PM • 570-429-1470

Jersey Acres Market Stone Mountain Wine Cellars Wine Tasting Daily

AspArAgus-spring OniOns-rhubArb Stop in For a Treat for Mother’s Day Hrs: Tues.-Sat. 9-4; Sun. 11-4

1615 Panther Valley Rd. Pine Grove, PA Phone 570-739-4418 www.stonemountainwinecellars.com

Church, 200 S. Second St., Pottsville. Adults $8, children $4, includes mashed potatoes, vegetable and dessert.

ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT PANCAKE BREAKFAST — 8 to 10 a.m., First United Methodist Church, 25 S. Balliet St., Frackville. Adults $6, children 8 and under, $3. For tickets, call church office at 570-874-0792.

Proceeds benefit church youth group.

ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT SPAGHETTI DINNER AND CHINESE AUCTION — 4 to 7 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church (rear) 222 S. Tulpehocken St., Pine Grove.

Adults $8, children 8 and under, $4. Benefits Memorial Scholarship Fund of Alicia Maria Gurski.

ANNUAL CHILDREN’S FISH RODEO — 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., registration starts 9 a.m., Newtown Dam, Church Street, Newtown. Free to all children under 16. Sponsored

by Newtown Fish & Game Association.

ANNUAL FREE TROUT ROSATURDAY DEO — Registration begins 7 CHICKEN DINNER — 3 a.m., fishing from 9 a.m. to to 6 p.m., Trinity Episcopal 5 p.m., Gordon Community Cagekickers softball team to benefit Make-A-Wish. For tickets, call Deer Lake Pub at 570-366-8655.

BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES — 7 to 9 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, Centre Street and Howard Avenue, Pottsville (use Second Street entrance). Sponsored

by Pottsville Recreation Commission. Call 570-622-6619.

FOOD PANTRY — Hosted

by New Life in Christ Ministries, 3:30 to 5 p.m., 217219 Market St., Cumbola.

To qualify for food pantry you must have a PA state-issued ID card and fall at or below the income guidelines. Emergency food pantry available by appointment only, call 570-277-6041.

SMOKE-FREE BINGO — 6:45 p.m., doors open 5:30 p.m., Summit Station Fire Company, 88 Firehouse Road, Summit Station. Food available.

SummitFire34@comcast.net for more information.

PINE GROVE

LEGION POST 374 42 S.Tulpehocken St. Pine Grove

570-345-8050 FRIDAY 4-7 PM

Public Welcome in Patriot Rm. for Dining

Platters

Scallops on Oriental Salad Crab Cakes Haddock w/ Mac & Cheese Tonite 7 pm sharp BAR BINGO

SATURDAY MACKEREL BREAKFAST 7-11 AM SUNDAY BREAKFAST & LUNCH 8 AM-1 PM SUNDAY. MAY 11TH 10 AM-1 PM MOTHER’S DAY BREAFAST & LUNCH

COMING MAY 16th “FRANK WICHER BAND WI-FI & ATM AVAILABLE MEMBERS & GUESTS

Reservations 570-345-8050

Park, Oak and Park streets, Gordon. Open to children 15 and under. Rain or shine.

Sponsored by Gordon Fish and Game Club.

ANNUAL CHILDREN’S FISHING RODEO — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Fisher’s Dam, Orwigsburg. For children ages 15 and under. Free.

CAR WASH AND BAKE SALE — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Auto Zone, 359 Centre Ave., Schuylkill Haven. Cost $5 per car. Benefits Pottsville’s Boys Travel Soccer team The Warriors. Also 31 days of ThirtyOne calendar raffle tickets on sale for $10 each.

DANCE TO GIVE ZUMBATHON — 1 to 4 p.m., Pine Grove Area Elementary School cafeteria/gymnasium, 107 School St., Pine Grove.

Admission $15, bring your mom $5, includes four 30minute sessions of Zumba.

Bake sale and basket raffle.

Benefits Pine Grove Elementary’s Giving Tree Project.

EARLY MORNING BIRD WALK — Led by John Domalakes, meet 7:30 a.m. at parking lot, Locust Lake State Park, Barnesville. Easy

hike. Not pet friendly. Shine only. Call 570-467-2506.

FREE OUTDOOR CONCERT — 5 p.m., Auburn Memorial Park, Fifth Street, Auburn.

Presented by Chad Reinert, Nashville recording artist.

Sponsored by Auburn Area Historical Society and Auburn Fire Company.

HALUPKI SALE — 10 a.m. to sellout, St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church hall, West Oak Street, Frackville.

Cost $2 each. Call 570-5788568.

HISTORIC HIKE OF HAVEN — Tour of Haven’s Heritage Trail, 11 a.m., meet at pavillion on Island, Schuylkill Haven. Potluck healthy picnic, 1 p.m., bring dish and recipe to share. Sponsored by Healthy Schuylkill Communities Coalition. Call 570-622-6097.

INFORMAL WRITING SESSION — Pottsville Open Writers, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pottsville Free Public Library, 215 W. Market St., Pottsville.

Bring pen and paper. For information and current topic, visit www.pottsvillelibrary. org.

Please see CALENDAR, Page 8

Lakeside Summer Arts & Academic Camp Ballroom VISUAL ARTS • MUSIC • PERFORMING ARTS

Presents

May 24th The 60’s Boys (OLDIES) Best of 60’s, 70’s, 80’s Music $15 pp at Door $25 per couple at door 40 Crystal Lane • Barnesville

570-467-2630

www.lakesideballroom.net

Exciting Art Courses with Experienced Instructors for Age Groups 3-5, 6-14,Teen & Adult

Course Calendar Session I - June 16-19 & 24-26 Session II - July 21-24 & 28-31 Ages 3-5 Seedlings Camp Featuring a Blend of Art, Music, Science & Nature

New Adult and Teen Classes

Ages 6-14 Featuring Sculpture, Art to Eat, Drawing & Painting, Theater, Music & Performing Arts (Vocal/Instrumental) Teen & Adult Featuring Drawing Class, Painting Class To Register Call 570-622-2788 Schuylkill County Council for the Arts 1440 Mahantongo Street • Pottsville www.sccarts.com • 570-622-2788 x24

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KAUFFMAN’S CHICKEN BARBECUE AND CHINESE AUCTION — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Mark’s “Brown’s” Church, 3 miles west of Summit Station, off Route 895.

Cost $7.50. Soup and baked goods available.

OAK STREET FESTIVAL — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oak Street, Mount Carmel. Sponsored by Mount Carmel Lions Club. Arts and crafts, entertainment and dog show. Call 570-332-0521 or visit www. mountcarmellions.org.

PINOT PAINT CLASS — 7 to 9 p.m., Walk In Art Center, 220 Parkway, Schuylkill Haven.

Cost $45, includes paints, canvas and instruction. Bring you own bottle of wine. Call 570-732-3728, ext. 303.

PLANT AND FLOWER SALE — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Schuylkill Technology Center, 15 Maple Ave., Mar Lin. Selection of annuals, perennials, and hanging baskets and more grown by local students.

REGISTRATION FOR LIONS CLUB HORSESHOE LEAGUE — 3:30 p.m., Lions Club horseshoe pit, McCord Avenue, Saint Clair. League plays 3 p.m. every Sunday.

Call 570-429-1241.

SPRING BIRD WALK — 9 to 11 a.m., Sweet Arrow Lake County Park, Waterfall Road,

8

Coal Mine Tap Room

Wildcat Ridge festival to mark 3rd year Pine Grove. Join local naturalist Denise “Nightowl” Donmoyer. Free program open to beginning and experienced birdwatchers. Meet in Waterfall parking lot. Rain cancels walk. Call 570-345-8952.

TRUCK HOUSING — American Hose Company No. 1, Walnut and Seventh streets, Ashland, will house its new 1996 Pierce Lance pumper following apparatus parade at 1 p.m. Judging of apparatus begins 11 a.m. Twenty trophies awarded. Commemorative pint glasses $10, include refreshments and food.

YARD SALE — 8 a.m. to noon, New Hope Wesleyan Church, 32 Spencer St., Frackville. Fill bag for $2.

SUNDAY MOTHER’S DAY ALL-YOUCAN-EAT BREAKFAST — 8 a.m. to noon, Ringtown Valley Fire and Rescue Company, 46 W. Main St., Ringtown.

Adults $8, children 12 and under, $4.

MOTHER’S DAY ALL-YOUCAN-EAT BREAKFAST — 7 a.m. to noon, St. Mary Center, Pine and D streets, Mahanoy City. Adults $8, children 12 and under, $5.

MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST — 7:30 a.m. to noon, Mountaineer Hose Company, Third and South streets, Minersville. Open menu.

MOTHER’S DAY CELEBRATION — 10:30 a.m. to noon, Restoration Fellowship Church, 201 W. Oak St., Shenandoah. Guest speaker, the Rev. John McTernan. Call 570-454-1984.

MOTHER’S DAY CLASSICAL PIANO CONCERT — Presented by Cheryl Humes and guest Michael Lewis, 2 to 4 p.m., Tamaqua Community Art Center, 125 Pine St., Tamaqua. Adults $12, children 12 and under, $8. Call 570-668-1192.

ADVANCE ORDER DEADLINE FOR M&M’S HAM DINNER — To be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 18, St. John’s Lutheran Church fellowship hall, 15 W. Park Ave., Brandonville. Tickets $8, takeouts only. Call church office at 570-889-5203.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY — 2 to 3 p.m., Faith Church, 1168 Centre Turnpike, Route 61, Orwigsburg. Free. Mailing address P.O. Box 323, Orwigsburg, PA 17961.

FREE DINNER, BREAD, PASTRY, ROLLS AND FOOD ITEMS — 12:15 to 1:30 p.m., Living Waters Church of God, 155 S. Balliet St., Frackville.

Call 570-874-1585.

FREE FEEDING PROGRAM — Soup kitchen open 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. every Sunday, New Life in Christ Ministries, 217-219 Market St., Cumbola. Call 570-277-6041.

FROM STAFF REPORTS

GRATZ – The third annual Wildcat Ridge Music and Wine Festival will be held from noon to 6 p.m. June 7 at the Gratz Fairgrounds.

The event is sponsored by the Gratz Fair Association and benefits the Competitive Exhibits and Queen Programs.

Early-bird wine tasting tickets are available for $12, that’s $3 off, through the end of May. Early-bird tickets can be purchased online, by mail and at the following businesses: The Grand Entrance, Shade’s Food Market and Wiest RV in Gratz, Cutting Edge Barber-Styling in Hegins, and Something Beautiful Flower & Gift Shoppe in Valley View.

Inaddition,designateddriver/under21admission is available for $5. For a super deal, visit the website for details concerning group sales, or placingyourantiqueorclassicvehicleondisplay while at the festival. Admission for children under 12 is free with a paid adult admission.

Each wine tasting attendee will receive a complimentary wine glass, a $2 off coupon to this September’s Gratz Fair and can taste wine from the following wineries: Armstrong Valley Vineyard & Winery, Benigna’s Creek

If you go

What: Third annual Wildcat Ridge Music and Wine Festival When: Noon to 6 p.m. June 7 Where: Gratz Fairgrounds Vineyard & Winery, Buddy Boy Winery & Vineyard, Red Shale Ridge Winery, Stonekeep Meadery, West Hanover Winery and Juniata Winery. Participants can purchase bottles or cases to take home, or a bottle to drink while socializing under the tent.

Throughout the fairgrounds, there will be vendors providing a variety of food and crafts for sale. The New Individuals and local musician Tom Whitcom from the band Shannon will entertain at the midway stage. Those attending may bring their own tables and items to sit on or take advantage of the tent seating provided.

Wine gift baskets will be presented as part of the Table Decorating Contest, and there will be other drawings and activities.

For further details, visit www.wildcatridgefestival.net, or contact them via email at info @wildcatridgefestival.net or by calling Dorothy at 570-682-8958 or Bruce at 717-365-3746.

Trinity Episcopal Church Concert Series Sunday May 18, 2014 at 4 pm

T he Copeland String Quartet Eliezer Gutman, violin Thomas Jackson, violin Nina Cottman, viola Mark Ward, cello

The Copeland String Quartet has performed together for over 10 years in many venues.

Violinists Eliezer Gutman and Thomas Jackson; violist Nina Cottman and cellist Mark Ward are all members of the Delaware Symphony Orchestra and other regional orchestras.

They are inspired by the vast string quartet repertoire and have developed an artist-to-artist trust which is the signature feature of chamber music. They will perform quartets by noted Pennsylvania composer Samuel Barber as well as those by Beethoven and Mendelssohn.

2 N. Third St. St. Clair 570-429-0825

Saturday, May 10th Starting at 8:30 pm “VULTUREPEAK” “WALK THE PLANK” “DAYCARE SWINDLERS” “CONDITION OAKLAND” $5.00 Cover

We welcome them to our series!

Middleport Inn

Come meet the Artists at a post-concert reception.

Friday Specials •Chopped Dinner Steak •Chicken & Broccoli Alfredo •Battered Haddock •Halupki Soup

For more information, contact Trinity Episcopal Church • 200 S. Second Street, Pottsville, PA • 570-622-8720 trinitypottsville@verizon.net • trinityepiscopalpottsvillepa.org

No Admission Fee - Free Will Offering Taken

Coal St., Middleport

Trinity is Handicapped Accessible Upcoming Events

Open Mother’s Day Make Your Reservations Today!

MENDELSSOHN PIANO TRIO • Sunday, September 21, 2014 at 4 pm

570-277-9015

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