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Games

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to create a 2-D image of a familiar object — a house, perhaps, or the Eiffel Tower. The 200-plus puzzles here aren’t terribly demanding, but they’re undeniably satisfying. Finally, some essential games from earlier in 2011: • “Jetpack Joyride” (Halfbrick Studios, 99 cents): Keep your hero airborne while avoiding lasers, missiles and other obstacles in this breathless race from the creators of

Nightlife “Fruit Ninja.” • “Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP” (Capybara Games, $4.99): The oldschool point-and-click adventure gets a postmodern makeover. • “Where’s My Water?” (Disney, 99 cents): Help an alligator take a bath in this adorably goofy physics puzzler. • “Ticket to Ride” (Days of Wonder, $6.99): The best board-game translation on the iPad is this suspenseful race to build cross-country railroads.

D12 — The Sentinel, Carlisle, Pa. Thursday, January 5, 2012

Out & About

Enigma

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letters from people who said similar events occurred in their lives. He also became a laughingstock among his friends and lost his financial stability. His wife, Anne, supported him, though it was difficult for her to understand what he was experiencing. Strieber reveals that brushes with the paranormal haven’t lessened over the years. He uses his personal connections and in-depth research to rationalize his experiences. The UFO culture is hard to grasp, but Strieber tries his best to tie together diverse

subjects such as cattle mutilations, crop circles, strange implants and the afterlife. He even questions whether the aliens he claims abducted him were from outer space or another dimension. What it boils down to is whether the reader believes Strieber. Are his experiences real? Strieber doesn’t resolve the issue conclusively, and the majority of the stories in “Solving the Communion Enigma” have been told on his radio show, “Dreamland.” Still, there’s enough compelling material to make even the rigid skeptic ask questions.

Hunter

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Then he starts having memory flashes of seeing her dead body on the floor. The search for answers about his mother’s death leads to a horrible truth: His biological father was accused of her murder. After two mistrials, his father disappeared. Hunt must dig through years of secrets to try and solve his mother’s murder,

and someone doesn’t want the truth to become known. That person will do anything, even kill again, to keep the past hidden. Lescroart continues to write thrillers that hit it out of the park. Hunt is a great character, and the personal insight into what makes him tick makes “The Hunter” not only the best Wyatt Hunt novel yet, but also one of Lescroart’s best.

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at the Appalachian Brewing Company’s Harrisburg location. Created by drummer Allen Aucoin of the Disco Biscuits, DrFameus is an electronic music project that explores a range of styles including breakbeats, drum drum ‘n’ bass, dubstep and techno/ house. Although best known for his work with the Philadelphia-based electronic band The Disco Biscuits, Aucoin attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he earned his nickname, DrFameus. The show will take place on Saturday, Jan 7, at the Appalachian Brew-

ing Company’s second floor Abbey Bar, 50 N. Cameron St. in Harrisburg. Doors open at 9 p.m. for the 10 p.m. show, and tickets are $7 in advance or $10 at the door. For more information, visit www.greenbeltevents.com.

Sunday For folk music lovers, the Susquehanna Folk Music Society rings in the first weekend of the 2012 with Irish-American band The Pride of New York. Comprised of seasoned, award-winning musicians, the quartet has toured extensively in the U.S. and abroad, and is known for both the quality of their music and their camaraderie as a group.

York-based act Irish Blessing, which consists of the Srour family parents James and Cushla along with their sons Jonathan and Joshua, will open the evening with their traditional music and dance. Both Jonathan and Joshua have achieved World Championship level status for their dance skills, and have performed with Eileen Ivers and Cherish the Ladies. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of York, 925 S. George St. Tickets are $22 for general admission or $10 for students. For more information, visit www.sfmsfolk.org.

Elmo

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Not only can fans — young and old — see their favorite characters on stage, but they can interact with them during the show, too. As the performance director, Graves manages the show on the road to make sure everything runs smoothly. She previously worked as an actress, playing everyone from Elmo to all the other little characters as an understudy. “It’s fun coming to work and going, ‘Oh, who am I going to play today?’” she said. “It’s kind of like dress up.” But her favorite part is interacting with the kids. “The best part, actually, is the very first reaction that they get when the curtain opens and hearing (the kids) scream,” she explained. “It’s like a rock concert for kids. To hear them get that excited and see them interacting for 90 minutes — it’s rewarding, for sure.” And her favorite character to play? Elmo. “I think it’s just because his character is so parallel to myself,” she explained. “I like to think I’m full of energy and I’m just curious about everything and constantly want to learn something new.” It doesn’t hurt that Elmo is so popular and gets most of those screams when the curtain opens.

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In Focus “1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends” runs Friday, Jan. 13, through Sunday, Jan. 15, at the Hershey Theatre, 15 E. Caracas Ave. Hershey. Show times are 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday; 10:30 a.m., 2 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday; and 1 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Ticket prices are $15, $18, $22, $29 (Gold Circle) or $64 (VIP Sunny Seats). All tickets for opening night are $10, excluding Gold Circle and Sunny Seats. Tickets are available at the Hershey Theatre Box Office by calling 534-3405 or by visiting www. hersheytheatre.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

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“That’s when it hits that I’m doSubmitted photo ing something great,” she said. “That’s a memory that’s going to Cyndi Graves, performance dilast with (the kids) — hopefully for- rector for “1-2-3 Imagine! with ever.”

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Special Events

Theater

Music

• The Metropolitan Area Dance Club will hold a dance 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at the PA Dance Sport Ballroom, 585 E. Main St., Hummelstown. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Jay & The Jingos will provide music. Call 774-2171.

• The Popcorn Hat Players will present “Rumpelstiltskin” at 10:15 a.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays and 1 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 18-Feb. 4, at Gamut Classic Theatre, third floor, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg. Tickets are $5-$8. Visit www.gamutplays.org or call 238-4111.

• Joy Ike and Jeff Waters will perform as part of the Friday Folk Cafe Concert 8-10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, at Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 1302 N. Third St., Harrisburg. This is a free performance. Visit www.midtownscholar.com or call 236-1680.

• Sesame Street Live will perform “1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends” at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Jan. 13; 10:30 a.m., 2 and 5:30 p.m. Jan. 14; and 1 and 4:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Hershey Theatre. Tickets are $15-$64. Visit www.hersheytheatre.com or www.ticketmaster.com or call the box office at 534-3405. • The Capital City Polka Dancers Association will hold a dance 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Holy Name of Jesus Gymnasium, 6190 Allentown Blvd., Harrisburg. Polka Quads band will perform. Cost is $12 in advance or $14 at the door. Call Shirley Weiss at 975-0144.

• Dance classes will be held Wednesdays, Jan. 18-Feb. 29, at Letort View Community Center at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle. Beginners classes (swing, tango, cha cha, foxtrot) are at 5:30 p.m. and advanced classes (swing, waltz, rumba, mambo, two-step) are at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Cost is $30 per person. Contact fhancock@comcast.net or 2414483. • Country line dance exercise classes are being offered 7-8:30 p.m. Fridays, Jan. 20Feb. 17, at Silver Spring Presbyterian Church, 444 Silver Spring Road, Mechanicsburg. Open to ages 7 and older. Email ellen@linedancefun.vpweb.com. • The Metropolitan Area Dance Club will hold a dance 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at the PA Dance Sport Ballroom, 585 E. Main St., Hummelstown. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The Headliners will provide music. Call 774-2171. • The Metropolitan Area Dance Club will hold a dance 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at the PA Dance Sport Ballroom, 585 E. Main St., Hummelstown. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The Dave Winter Group will provide music. Call 774-2171. • New Dancer Square Dances will be held at 7:30 p.m. Mondays beginning Jan. 30 at Elmcroft of Shippensburg, 129 Walnut Bottom Road. These are hosted by The Shippen Squares Square Dance Club. Call Karen and Ed Shrader at 532-5483. • Comedian Lewis Black will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8, at the StrandCapitol Performing Arts Center, York. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 9. Visit www. strandcapitol.org or call the box office at 846-1111.

• Ballroom dance lessons will be offered Mondays, March 19-April 23, in Grove Theatre at the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center at Shippensburg University. Three sessions will be offered: beginner from 5:30-6:30 p.m., advanced from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and third timers from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Classes are taught by Frank Hancock. Cost is $35 per person; you do not need to be in a couple to register. Registration is open now by calling the box office at 477-SHOW. • Garrison Keillor is coming back to Harrisburg at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, Harrisburg. For tickets and information, visit www.whitakercenter.org or call 214-ARTS.

• The Gamut Theatre Group will present “Bunny Bunny: Gilda Radner: A Sort of Love Story” at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 20-Feb. 5, at the theater, 605 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg. Tickets are $27 for adults and $17 for students and seniors. Visit www.gamutplays.org or call 238-4111. • Oyster Mill Playhouse will present “Angel Street,” a psychological thriller by Patrick Hamilton, at 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 27-Feb. 12, at its playhouse, 1001 Oyster Mill Road, Camp Hill. Opening night tickets are $16 and include a reception. All other performances are $14. Visit www.oystermill.com or call 7376768. • Auditions for the Popcorn Hat Players’ production of “The Jungle Book” will be held Jan. 27 and 28 at Gamut Classic Theatre in Strawberry Square in Harrisburg. Auditions for ages 8-18 will be 6-8 p.m. Jan. 27 and 4-6 p.m. Jan. 28; and ages 5-7 from 2:30-4 p.m. Jan. 28. Callbacks will be 7-9 p.m. Jan. 28. Auditioners do not need to prepare a monologue. Dress in comfortable clothes. Performances will be at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. April 14. Auditioners must call 238-4111 to make an appointment. • The Chambersburg Ballet Theatre will perform three ballets at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Capitol Theatre in Chambersburg. The production will feature Stravinsky’s “The Firebird;” a light-hearted skating ballet to Strauss waltzes called “Winter Scene;” and a world premiere classical work by renowned ballet master Robert Steele called “Mozartiana.” Tickets are $15 for adults or $10 for children 12 and under. Visit www.thecapitoltheatre.org or call 2630202. • Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg will hold auditions for “Extremities” by William Mastrosimone at 7 p.m. Jan. 29 and 30 at the theater, 915 S. York St., Mechanicsburg. Auditions are for roles of three women and one man, all between the ages of 20s-40s. All actors auditioning should be prepared to read from the script and take part in a number of trust exercises. Wear comfortable clothing. For more information on the play and characters, visit www.ltmonline.net or call 763-1864. • Oyster Mill Playhouse in Camp Hill will hold auditions for the musical “The Goodbye Girl” by Neil Simon at 7 p.m. on Jan. 29 and 30 at the playhouse, 1001 Oyster Mill Road, Camp Hill. The cast includes seven women and four men as well as ensemble. Those who audition should prepare a one-minute excerpt from a recognized musical that shows off their best vocal ranger/style. Songs should be upbeat and show off acting skills as well. Bring sheet music. Visit www.oystermill. com.

• Attend a special intimate acoustic evening with Dave Mason at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, at the Sunoco Performance Theater at Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, Harrisburg. Tickets are $32 and $38. Visit www.whitakercenter.org or call 214-ARTS. • Bryan Adams will perform an acoustic concert as part of his “The Bare Bones Tour” at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, at the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center at Shippensburg University. Tickets are $45-$59. Visit www.luhrscenter.com or call 477-SHOW. • Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca will perform at 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, in the Rubendall Recital Hall at Dickinson College’s Weiss Center for the Arts, Carlisle. This is a free performance. An education concert with the performers will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, in Mathers Theatre in the Holland Union Building. Call 245-1568. • The Cumberland Valley School of Music Community Symphonic Band will hold its annual winter concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, in Chambersburg Area High School’s auditorium, 511 S. Sixth St., Chambersburg. Admission is free although donations to the nonprofit school are accepted. Visit www.cvsmusic.org or call 2611220. • Grammy Award-winning artist Peter Frampton will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, at the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center in York. The show will feature a complete performance of his multi-platinum selling live album “Frampton Comes Alive!” Visit www. strandcapitol.org or call 846-1111.

Event information can be submitted via email to frontdoor@cumberlink.com, by mail, 457 E. North St., Carlisle, PA 17013 or by fax at 243-3121. For more information, visit www.cumberlink.com/entertainment

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The Adventures of Tintin 2D (PG) Thu. 10:55 a.m., 11:50 a.m., 2:10, 5:20, 7:50, Fri.Thu. 11:50 a.m., 2:10, 7:30 The Adventures of Tintin 3D (PG) Thu. 4:50, 10:15, Fri.-Thu. 4:50, 9:55 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (G) Thu. 11:35 a.m., 2, 4:30, 6:55, 9, Fri.-Thu. 11:35 a.m., 2, 4:30, 6:40, 8:45 Arthur Christmas (PG) Thu. 11:05 a.m. The Darkest Hour (PG-13) Thu. 1:15, 3:15, 5:25, 7:40, 10:10, Fri.-Thu. 5:20, 10:10 The Descendants (R) Thu. 10:55 a.m., 1:25, 3:55, 7:05, 9:35, Fri.-Thu. 11 a.m., 1:25, 3:55, 7:05, 9:30 The Devil Inside (R) Fri.-Thu. 1, 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:05 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (R) Thu. 11:30 a.m., 3, 6:30, 10, Fri.-Thu. 11:40 a.m., 3, 6:30, 9:45 Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (PG-13) Thu. 11:20 a.m., 12:20, 2:20, 3:20, 7, 8, 10:10, Fri.-Thu. 11:20 a.m., 12:20, 2:20, 3:20, 7, 7:30, 9:50 New Year’s Eve (PG-13) Thu. 2:45, Fri.-Thu. 2:30, 7:25 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (PG-13) Thu. 11:40 a.m., 1:10, 4:10, 6:45, 7:20, 9:45, 10:15, Fri.-Thu. 1:10, 4:10, 7:20, 10:10 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (R) Fri.-Thu. 11:15 a.m., 2, 4:45, 7:35, 10:10 War Horse (PG-13) Thu.-Thu. 11:15 a.m., 2:40, 6:55, 10 We Bought a Zoo (PG) Thu. 10:55 a.m., 1:35, 4:20, 7:10, 10:05, Fri.-Thu. 11 a.m., 1:35, 4:20, 7:10, 9:55 Young Adult (R) Thu. 12:45, 2:25, 5:15, 7:25, 9:50, Fri.-Thu. 12:10, 5:15, 10

The Devil Inside (R) Fri.-Thu. 12:20, 2:40, 5:10, 7, 7:40, 9:10, 9:50 Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (R) Thu. 12:50, 2:20, 4:20, 6:30, 8, 9:55, Fri.-Thu. 12:40, 2:50, 4:20, 8, 9:40 Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (PG-13) Thu. 11:50 a.m., 12:40, 2:50, 4:30, 6:45, 7:30, 9, 9:45, 10:25, Fri.-Thu. 12:40, 4:30, 6:30, 7:50, 9:30 My Week with Marilyn (R) Fri.-Thu. 11:45 a.m., 2:20, 4:45, 7:10, 9:35 New Year’s Eve (PG-13) Thu. 11:45 a.m., 9:45, Fri.-Thu. 11:30 a.m., 4:50, 7:30 Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows (PG-13) Thu. 12, 1:50, 3:40, 4:40, 6:50, 7:40, 9:40, 10:30, Fri.-Thu. 11:50 a.m., 1:30, 4:25, 6:40, 7:20, 10:10 The Sitter (R) Thu. 7:50, 10:10, Fri.-Thu. 2:10, 10:10 War Horse (PG-13) Thu. 12:50, 2:35, 4, 6:40, 7:10, 10:15, Fri.-Thu. 12:30, 3:45, 6:50, 9:55 We Bought a Zoo (PG) Thu. 12:50, 4:10, 7, 9:50, Fri.-Thu. 12:35, 4:10, 7, 9:45

The Adventures of Tintin 2D (PG) Thu. 1:40, Fri.-Thu. 2:10 The Adventures of Tintin 3D (PG) Thu. 2:20, 5, 7:30, 10, Fri.-Thu. 1:40, 4:15, 6:45, 9:50 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (G) Thu. 12, 1:10, 2:10, 3:20, 4:30, 5:30, 6:50, 9, Fri.Thu. 1:50, 4:10, 6:50, 9 The Darkest Hour 3D (PG-13) Thu. 1:30, 3:45, 6, 8:10, 10:25, Fri.-Thu. 2:30, 8 The Descendants (R) Thu. 1, 3:50, 6:30, 9:50, Fri.-Thu. 12:35, 3:35, 6:20, 9:10 The Devil Inside (R) Fri.-Thu. 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:50, 10 Don 2 2D (NR) Thu. 12:50, 5:10 Don 2 3D (NR) Thu. 8:20 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (R) Thu. 3:30, 7, 8, 10:20, Fri.-Thu. 1, 2:40, 6, 7, 9:20 The Metropolitan Opera: Faust Encore (NR) Wed. (Jan. 11) 6:30 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (PG-13) Thu. 12:40, 3:40, 4:40, 6:40, 7:40, 9:40, Fri.-Thu. 12:40, 3:40, 4:40, 6:40, 7:40, 9:40, 10:40 New Year’s Eve (PG-13) Thu. 4:10, 10:10, Fri.-Thu. 4:50, 10:10 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (PG-13) Thu. 12:20, 1:20, 3:10, 6:20, 7:20, 9:20 , Fri.-Thu. 12:30, 1:20, 3:30, 4:20, 6:30, 7:20, 9:30, 10:20 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (R) Fri.-Thu. 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 War Horse (PG-13) Thu. 12:30, 4, 7:10, 10:30, Fri.-Thu. 12:45, 4, 7:10, 10:25 We Bought a Zoo (PG) Thu. 2, 4:50, 7:50, Fri.-Thu. 12:50, 3:50, 7:25, 10:15 Young Adult (R) Thu. 1:50, 4:20, 7:05, 9:30, Fri.-Thu. 4:35, 10:35

The Adventures of Tintin 3D (PG) Thu.-Thu. 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:05, 9:20 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (G) Thu.-Thu. 12:05, 2:15, 4:30, 6:50, 9:30 The Darkest Hour 3D (PG-13) Thu. 12:35, 2:40, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 The Devil Inside (R) Fri.-Thu. 12:45, 3:05, 5:25, 7:45, 10:05 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (R) Thu. 2, 5:15, 8:30, Fri.-Thu. 1:15, 5, 8:30 Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (PG-13) Thu. 1, 4, 7, 9:50, Fri.-Thu. 1, 4, 6:55, 9:50 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (PG-13) Thu. 12:45, 3:30, 7:10, 9:55, Fri.-Thu. 12:40, 3:30, 7, 9:55 War Horse (PG-13) Thu. 12:15, 3:35, 6:40, 9:40, Fri.-Thu. 12:15, 3:35, 7:30 We Bought a Zoo (PG) Thu. 12:30, 3:45, 6:55, 9:35, Fri.-Thu. 12:30, 3:45, 6:45, 9:35

Great Escape The Adventures of Tintin 2D (PG) Thu. 12:30, 3:50, 6:30, Fri.-Thu. 12:30, 3:50 The Adventures of Tintin 3D (PG) Thu.-Thu. 11:40 a.m., 2:10, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (G) Thu.-Thu. 11:30 a.m., 12:15, 1:40, 2:45, 4, 5, 7:10, 9:25 Arthur Christmas 2D (PG) Thu. 11:40 a.m. The Darkest Hour 2D (PG-13) Thu.-Thu. 12:10 The Darkest Hour 3D (PG-13) Thu. 2:30, 5:05, 7:20, 10, Fri.-Thu. 2:30, 5:05, 7:30, 10

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Regal Carlisle Commons 8 The Adventures of Tintin 2D (PG) Thu.-Thu. 4:50 The Adventures of Tintin 3D (PG) Thu. 7:30, 10, Fri. 7:30, 10:05, Sat.-Sun. 11:40 a.m., 2:10, 7:30, 10:05, Mon.-Thu. 7:30, 10:05 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (G) Thu.-Fri. 4:10, 6:40, 8:55, Sat.-Sun. 11:30 a.m., 1:50, 4:10, 6:40, 8:55, Mon.-Thu. 4:10, 6:40, 8:55 The Darkest Hour 3D (PG-13) Thu. 5:10, 7:50, 10:15 The Devil Inside (R) Fri. 5, 7:50, 10, Sat.-Sun. 12:10, 2:40, 5, 7:50, 10, Mon.-Thu. 5, 7:50, 10 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (R) Thu.-Fri. 3:50, 7:10, 10:30, Sat.-Sun. 12:20, 3:50, 7:10, 10:30, Mon.-Thu. 3:50, 7:10, 10:30 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (PG-13) Thu.-Fri. 4:40, 7:40, 10:40, Sat.-Sun. 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:40, Mon.-Thu. 4:40, 7:40, 10:40 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (PG13) Thu.-Fri. 4:20, 7:20, 10:20, Sat.-Sun. 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20, Mon.-Thu. 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 War Horse (PG-13) Thu.-Fri. 3:40, 7, 10:10, Sat.-Sun. 12:30, 3:40, 7, 10:10, Mon.-Thu. 3:40, 7, 10:10 We Bought a Zoo (PG) Thu. 4, 6:50, 9:50, Fri. 4, 6:50, 9:40, Sat.-Sun. 1, 4, 6:50, 9:40, Mon.-Thu. 4, 6:50, 9:40

Midtown Cinema Martha Marcy May Marlene (R) Thu. 3:05, 5:15, 7:25 My Week with Marilyn (R) Thu. 3, 5:10, 7:20, Fri.-Sun. 3:05, 5:20, 7:25, Mon.-Wed. 3:05, 5:20, Thu. 3:05, 5:20, 7:25 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (R) Fri.-Sun. 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, Mon.-Wed. 2:45, 5:10, Thu. 2:45, 5:10, 7:35 Young Adult (R) Thu. 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, Fri.-Sun. 3, 5:15, 7:20, Mon.-Wed. 3, 5:15, Thu. 3, 5:15, 7:20

Select Medical IMAX Theatre Born to Be Wild 3D Thu. 12, Tue.-Thu. 12 Legends of Flight 3D Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m., Tue.-Thu. 11 a.m. Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West Thu. 1, Fri.-Sun. 12, Tue.-Thu. 1 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol The IMAX Experience (PG-13) Thu. 2, 4:35, 7:10, Fri.-Sun. 1, 3:35, 6:10, 8:45, Mon.-Thu. 2, 4:35, 7:10

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• “Stars on Ice” will be coming to the area at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 18, at the Giant Center in Hershey. Tickets are $25 and are available via www.ticketmaster.com or at the Giant Center Box Office. Special on-ice seating is also available upon request.

• Avalong Playhouse will present “33 Variations” at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Jan. 20 and 227, Saturday, Jan. 28, and Thursday, Jan. 26; and 3 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 22 and 29, at the Pullo Center, 1031 Edgecomb Ave., York. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door. Visit www.thepullocenter.com or call 505-8900.

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• The Metropolitan Area Dance Club will hold a dance 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at the PA Dance Sport Ballroom, 585 E. Main St., Hummelstown. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Andy Angel will provide music. Call 774-2171.

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Box office revenue at movie theaters “lagged far behind 2010,” an article by the AP’s David Germain reports. Partly that was because the year lacked an “Avatar.” Partly because a solid summer slate fell off in the autumn. Germain talks to several Hollywood insiders who tried to account for the general decline of ticket sales; 2011 had the “small-

of choices can be baffling. 6. Lack of choice. Box office tracking shows that the bright spot in 2011 was the performance of indie, foreign or documentary films. On many weekends, one or more of those titles captures first place in perscreen average receipts. Yet most moviegoers outside large urban centers can’t find those titles in their local gigantiplex. Instead, all the shopping center compounds seem to be showing the same few overhyped disappointments. Those films open with big ad campaigns, play a couple of weeks and disappear. The myth that smalltown moviegoers don’t like “art movies” is undercut by

Netflix’s viewing results; the third most popular movie on Dec. 28 on Netflix was “Certified Copy,” by the Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami. You’ve heard of him? In fourth place — French director Alain Corneau’s “Love Crime.” In fifth, “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” — but the subtitled Swedish version. The message I get is that Americans love the movies as much as ever. It’s the theaters that are losing their charm. Proof: Theaters thrive that police their audiences, show a variety of titles and emphasize valueadded features. The rest of the industry can’t depend forever on blockbusters to bail it out.

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‘W.E.L.D.E.R.’ leads parade of iPad gaming gems This top game is a blend of “Bejeweled,” “Boggle” and “Scrabble.” ■

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So you just got an iPad for Christmas. You already have all the essentials loaded — Facebook, Twitter, iBooks, whatever news app you prefer. Now it’s time to get serious and start learning what the iPad was really built for: games. There are more than 26,000 iPad games available from Apple’s App Store, with something for every imaginable taste. And the prices are so low you can build an impressive library for less than the cost of a single Xbox game. Here

are some of my favorites from the last few months. • “W.E.L.D.E.R.” (Highline Games, $3.99): For the record, it stands for “Word Examination Laboratory for Dynamic Extraction and Reassessment,” but never mind the strained acronym. What “W.E.L.D.E.R.” really stands for is the iPad’s most addictive word game, a clever combination of “Bejeweled,” “Boggle” and “Scrabble.” The object is to slide letter tiles around an 8-by-8 grid, forming words of four or more letters. However, you won’t get far unless you figure out how to combine score-multiplying gold tiles with the limited number of moves you’re given. If you’re burned out on “Words With Friends,” let this provide your new crossword puzzle fix. • “Infinity Blade II” (Chair Entertainment, $6.99): If you

want to show off your new toy, there are few better demonstrations than this sword-fighting epic. It’s a series of one-on-one battles in which dodging, parrying and blocking attacks are just as important as slashing your foes. This sequel adds some role-playing elements and more alternate paths to the goal, but the core attraction remains the same: bone-crunching combat in breathtaking environments. • “Chocolate Fix” (ThinkFun, $2.99): Take nine candies — three shapes, each in three colors — and arrange them in a 3-by3 box. If you’re a Sudoku maven, that probably sounds simple. But at the expert level, the clues to which candy goes where are more abstract, making this innocentlooking brainteaser devilishly challenging. It’s another elegant treat from the creators of “Rush

Hour.” • “Bag It!” (Hidden Variable Studios, $1.99): It’s another adventure in food packaging! This time, you’re a clerk cramming groceries into a paper bag. The goal is to fill each bag as tightly as possible without breaking anything; if you put a watermelon on top of a carton of eggs, you’re asking for trouble. The groceries themselves are endearingly anthropomorphized, making “Bag It!” one of the cutest puzzle games around. • “Blueprint 3D” (FDG Entertainment, 99 cents): Each screen in this game is a seemingly random assortment of lines floating in three dimensions. When Associated Press you rotate the space, you can see how some lines might fit togeth- “W.E.L.D.E.R.” combines er. Eventually, they snap in place “Bejeweled,” “Boggle” and

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“Scrabble” in one of the iPad’s most addictive word games.

Art • “A Christmas Village,” the 2011 Holiday Exhibit at Cumberland County Historical Society, will be on display through Saturday, Jan. 7, at the society, 21 N. Pitt St., Carlisle. Visit www.historicalsociety.com or call 2497610. • First Saturday — Art in Carlisle will feature three displays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7. “Pennsylvania Art Legends” by Ira J. Deen, Jamie Wyeth , C.I. Lewis, etc., will be on display at The Garden Gallery, 10 N. Hanover St.; “Batik Watercolors” by Amy Rivard will be on display at Nancy Stamm’s Galleria, 2 N. Hanover St.; and “House Artists” by James Krabiel, Tim Hoover, Dave Reinbold and Chris Mackie will be on display at Haverstick Gallery & Studios, 12 N. Hanover St. for information, contact c2464@aol.com or 249-1721. • The Council for the Arts of Chambersburg will display photography by locla artists in an exchibit entitled “Picture This” from Jan. 13-Feb. 17 at its 159 S. Main St. location. Photographers include Chuck Armstrong, Denise Dockey, Kristin Pixler and Bill Stoler. Call 264-6883. • The oils and pastels of Fayetteville artist Betty Koontz will be on display at the Franklin County Area Development Corporation, 1900 Wayne Road, Chambersburg through Jan. 13, 2012. This exhibit is open to the public 8 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Friday. Visit www.councilforthearts.net or call 264-6883. • Deborah L. Peters will display her works in oil, watercolor, sculpture and mixed media throughout the month of January in the Charley Krone Gallery at New Cumberland Public Library, 1 Benjamin Plaza. Call 7747820. • “Christmas Past – Trains, Trees and Gingerbread” will be on display through Jan. 14 at the Mechanicsburg Museum Freight Station, 2 W. Strawberry Alley, Mechanicsburg. Exhibit hours are noon-3 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. Exhibit includes model trains, gingerbread-themed decorated trees, vintage toys and gingerbread houses. Free and open to the public. Visit www.mechanicsburgmuseum.org or call 697-6088. • The drawings of Gettysburg artist Nanette Hatzes will be on display through Jan. 14 at the Blue Parrot Bistro in Gettysburg.

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Unleash your imagination with Elmo and all his friends at the Hershey Theatre next weekend.

Appalachian Brewing Company 50 N. Cameron St. Harrisburg, 221-1080 www.abcbrew.com Saturday, Jan. 7: DrFameus (Allen of The Disco Biscuits), 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13: Keller Williams with Juggling Suns, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15: Oxymorons Improv, 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21: Eilen Jewell, 7 p.m.

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“33 Variations,” a play dissecting a period of Beethoven’s musical history, makes its area debut at Avalong Playhouse.

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Gullifty’s Underground 1104 Carlisle Road Camp Hill, 761-6692 www.gulliftys.net Friday, Jan. 6: Alternative Education, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7: Nick’s BirthdayBash with Rebel Inc., 8 p.m.

Reviews of “Solving the Communion Enigma: What Is to Come” by Whitley Strieber and “The Hunter” by John Lescroart. Also, USA Today’s Best-Sellers.

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“W.E.L.D.E.R.” tops this list of the iPad’s best games.

31 S. Baltimore Ave. Mt. Holly Springs, 486-3823 www.hollyinn.com Saturday, Jan. 7: DJ, 9 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8: Open Mic with Roy Bennett & Friends, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9: Ballroom dancing. Tuesday, Jan. 10: Karaoke, 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11: Line dancing, 7 p.m.

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Roger Ebert takes a look at why movies have been performing so poorly at the box office. Also, theater listings.

Market Cross Pub & Brewery 113 N. Hanover St. Carlisle, 258-1234 www.marketcrosspub.com Games Thursday, Jan. 5: Thirsty Thursday with the Nina Scarcia Duo, 8Nightlife p.m. Friday, Jan. 6: Grand Point Station Duo, 9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13: Second Time Thru, 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14: Bailey’s Crossing, 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19: Open Jam with Brad Bell, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21: Cormorant’s Fancy, 9 p.m. Enigma

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to create a 2-D image of a familiar object — a house, perhaps, or the Eiffel Tower. The 200-plus puzzles here aren’t terribly demanding, but they’re undeniably satisfying. Finally, some essential games from earlier in 2011: • “Jetpack Joyride” (Halfbrick Studios, 99 cents): Keep your hero airborne while avoiding lasers, missiles and other obstacles in this breathless race from the creators of

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letters from people who said similar events occurred in their lives. He also became a laughingstock among his friends and lost his financial stability. His wife, Anne, supported him, though it was difficult for her to understand what he was experiencing. Strieber reveals that brushes with the paranormal haven’t lessened over the years. He uses his personal connections and in-depth research to rationalize his experiences. The UFO culture is hard to grasp, but Strieber tries his best to tie together diverse

“Fruit Ninja.” • “Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP” (Capybara Games, $4.99): The oldschool point-and-click adventure gets a postmodern makeover. • “Where’s My Water?” (Disney, 99 cents): Help an alligator take a bath in this adorably goofy physics puzzler. • “Ticket to Ride” (Days of Wonder, $6.99): The best board-game translation on the iPad is this suspenseful race to build cross-country railroads.

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at the Appalachian Brewing Company’s Harrisburg location. Created by drummer Allen Aucoin of the Disco Biscuits, DrFameus is an electronic music project that explores a range of styles including breakbeats, drum drum ‘n’ bass, dubstep and techno/house. Although best known for his work with the Philadelphia-based electronic band The Disco Biscuits, Aucoin attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he earned his nickname, DrFameus. The show will take place on Saturday, Jan 7, at the Appala-

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subjects such as cattle mutilations, crop circles, strange implants and the afterlife. He even questions whether the aliens he claims abducted him were from outer space or another dimension. What it boils down to is whether the reader believes Strieber. Are his experiences real? Strieber doesn’t resolve the issue conclusively, and the majority of the stories in “Solving the Communion Enigma” have been told on his radio show, “Dreamland.” Still, there’s enough compelling material to make even the rigid skeptic ask questions.

268 Herr St. Harrisburg, 441-7506 www.harrisburgarts.com Hunter Friday, Jan. 6: Aortic Valve, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7: Colebrook Road with Tuckahoe Ridge, 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8: Soul Comedy Event – One Night Stand with TuRae, 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9: Karaoke, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11: Open mic night with Mike Banks, 8 p.m. Then he starts having memory flashes of seeing her dead body on the floor. The search for answers about his mother’s death leads to a horrible truth: His biological father was accused of her murder. After two mistrials, his father disappeared. Hunt must dig through years of secrets to try and solve his mother’s murder,

chian Brewing Company’s second York-based act Irish Blessfloor Abbey Bar, 50 N. Cameron ing, which consists of the Srour St. in Harrisburg. Doors open at family parents James and Cushla 9 p.m. for the 10 p.m. show, and along with their sons Jonathan tickets are $7 in advance or $10 at and Joshua, will open the evening the door. For more information, with their traditional music and visit www.greenbeltevents.com. dance. Both Jonathan and Joshua have achieved World ChampionSunday ship level status for their dance For folk music lovers, the skills, and have performed with Susquehanna Folk Music Society Eileen Ivers and Cherish the Larings in the first weekend of the dies. The concert will take place at 2012 with Irish-American band The Pride of New York. Com- 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8, at prised of seasoned, award-win- the Unitarian Universalist Conning musicians, the quartet has gregation of York, 925 S. George toured extensively in the U.S. and St. Tickets are $22 for general adabroad, and is known for both mission or $10 for students. For the quality of their music and more information, visit www. their camaraderie as a group. sfmsfolk.org.

and someone doesn’t want the truth to become known. That person will do anything, even kill again, to keep the past hidden. Lescroart continues to write thrillers that hit it out of the park. Hunt is a great character, and the personal insight into what makes him tick makes “The Hunter” not only the best Wyatt Hunt novel yet, but also one of Lescroart’s best.

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On the cover: A shot of all the characters in “1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends” at the Hershey Theatre. (main photo) Joy Ike will be performing at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore this weekend. (photo inset)

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sized, and no longer offer what used to be a “small popcorn.” Today’s bucket of popcorn would feed a thoroughbred. 5. Competition from other forms of delivery. Movies streaming over the Internet are no longer a sci-fi fantasy. TV screens are growing larger and cheaper. Consumers are finding devices that easily play Internet movies through TV sets. Netflix alone accounts for 30 percent of all Internet traffic in the evening. That represents millions of moviegoers. They’re simply not in a theater. This could be seen as an argument for why newspapers and their readers need movie critics more than ever; the number

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thetical family of four. 3. The theater experience. Moviegoers above 30 are weary of noisy fanboys and -girls. The annoyance of talkers has been joined by the plague of cellphone users, whose bright screens are a distraction. Worse, some texting addicts get mad when told they CAN’T use their cellphones. A theater is reportedly opening that will allow and even bless cellphone usage, although that may be an apocryphal story. 4. Refreshment prices. It’s an open secret that the actual cost of soft drinks and popcorn is very low. To justify their inflated prices, theaters serve portions that are grotesquely over-

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est movie audience since 1995.” I have some theories of my own, fueled by what people tell me: 1. Obviously, the absence of a must-see mass-market movie. When moviegoers hear about “Avatar” or “The Dark Knight,” they blast off from home base and land in a theater seat as quickly as they can. 2. Ticket prices are too high. People have always made that complaint, but historically the movies have been cheap compared to concerts, major league sports and restaurants. Not so much any longer. No matter what your opinion is about 3-D, the charm of paying a hefty surcharge has worn off for the hypo-

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iTunes Top 10 Discover these overlooked 2011 gems Compiled by The Associated Press

Top Songs: 1. “Sexy and I Know It,” LMFAO 2. “We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris),” Rihanna 3. “It Will Rain”, Bruno Mars 4. “Set Fire to the Rain”, ADELE 5. “Good Feeling”, Flo Rida Away”, Katy Perry 7. “Ni**as in Paris”, Kanye West, JAY Z 8. “Party Rock Anthem (feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock)”, LMFAO 9. “Someone Like You”, ADELE 10. “Young, Wild & Free (feat. Bruno Mars)”, Wiz Khalifa,Snoop Dogg

Top Albums: 1. “21”, ADELE 2. “Own the Night”, Lady Antebellum + The Machine 4. “Take Care”, Drake 5. “Mylo Xyloto”, Coldplay 6. “Sorry for Party Rocking”, LMFAO 7. “Bangarang”, Skrillex 8. “19”, ADELE 9. “El Camino”, The Black Keys 10. “Torches”, Foster the People

Robert Ellis, “Photographs” (New West) We caught the last 10 minutes of a spirited Robert Ellis show in Nashville recently and it sent us racing back to the record player. And that left us wondering how we missed it on our first spin of “Photographs”? The quiet perfection of each song. The knockout songwriting. The curator’s knowledge. And the timeless voice. All that adds up to what might be our favorite album of the 2011. Ellis, a 23-year-old from Houston, is definitely headed down a path not often travelled. While most of his peers are honky-tonkin’ and rock ‘n’ rollin’, he steeps second album “Photographs” in a long-gone era of traditional country music. He

shows an uncommon patience, especially for one so young, and displays an ageless wisdom as he earnestly reflects on the nature of loss (“Bamboo”), friendship (“Friends Like Those”) and relationships (“Two Cans of Paint,” ‘’Westbound Train”). He shows an uncommon subtlety in songs like the rollicking “Comin’ Home,” which reads as both a simple back-to-my-baby road song and a refutation of his folkie past as he puts Austin in the rearview mirror and heads back home to his roots. We’re anxiously awaiting more. — Chris Talbott, AP Entertainment Writer

Ellie Goulding, “Lights” (Interscope/Cherrytree Records) Yes, Ellie Goulding’s debut album “Lights” is full of electro-dance beats and some tracks even make use of Auto-Tune, but it’s not another overproduced dance album: She’s got artistic heft. Her voice drips

with emotion and her lyrics are honest and straight forward, both ingredients that make for a top-notch album. The songs are as appealing as Goulding: She’s telling her lover she isn’t sticking around on the drum and electric guitarfused “Every Time You Go,” and she’s pleading — in a lovely cry — that he stay around on the eerie-sounding “Salt Skin.” And on one song she sings: “We’re under the sheets and you’re killing me.” Even when Goulding is not saying it in her own words, she is still convincing — check out her brilliant cover of Elton John’s “This Song,” which was produced by Ben Lovett of Mumford & Sons. The 25-year-old cowrote every track on the 11-song set, working on most of the album with producer Starsmith. She’s won over the United Kingdom: She’s multiplatinum there and has two Top 5 hits. She also performed at the reception for the royal

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wedding. Now America just needs to catch on. — Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press

Nicolas Jaar, “Space Is Only Noise” (Circus Company) In today’s music scene, dominated by imitators of dance beats and some of its originators, Nicolas Jaar almost the antithesis to that upbeat world — his sound is downbeat, still echoing an electronic mood mixed with more emotion, at times mirroring the new wave

of R&B from acts like The Weeknd and Frank Ocean. His refreshing debut, “Space Is Only Noise,” is an instrumental album and 13-song adventure, wonderfully blending genres, making its full sound calming, mysterious and at most times, epic. “Keep Me There” transitions beautifully thanks to the saxophone, and then there’s “Problem With the Sun,” which could be mistaken for a Gorillaz song. The opening and closing tracks range from water streaming to a

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1.“The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press) ——— 2.“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever” by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books) ——— 3.“Steve Jobs: A Biography” by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster) ——— 4.“The Help” by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam Adult) ——— 5.“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson (Vintage) ——— 6.“Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever” by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard (Henry Holt and Co.) ——— 7.“Catching Fire” by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press) ——— 8.“Mockingjay” by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press) ——— 9.“11/22/63” by Stephen King (Scribner) ——— 10.“Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back” by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo and Lynn Vincent (Thomas Nelson) ——— 11.“The Litigators” by John Grisham (Doubleday) ——— 12.“Inheritance” by Christopher Paolini (Knopf Books for Young Readers) ——— 13.“Kill Alex Cross” by James Patterson (Little, Brown) ——— 14.“Guinness World Records 2012” (Guinness World Records) ——— 15.“Locked On” by Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney (Putnam Adult) ——— 16.“The Girl Who Played with Fire” by Stieg Larsson (Vintage) ——— 17.“The Best of Me” by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing) ——— 18.“Through My Eyes” by Tim Tebow (Harper) ——— 19.“Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House) ——— 20.“Explosive Eighteen” by Janet Evanovich (Bantam) ——— 21.“Red Mist” by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam Adult) ——— 22.“The Son of Neptune: The Heroes of Olympus, Book Two” by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion) ——— 23.“Death Comes to Pemberley” by P.D. James (Knopf) ——— 24.“Being George Washington: The Indispensable Man, As You’ve Never Seen Him” by Glenn Beck (Threshold Editions) ——— 25.“Witch & Wizard: The Fire” by James Patterson, Jill Dembowski (Little, Brown for Young Readers) ———

26.“The Next Always” by Nora Roberts (Berkley) ——— 27.“The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxed Set” by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic) ——— 28.“The Drop” by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) ——— 29.“The Elf on the Shelf, A Christmas Tradition” by Carol V. Aebersold (CCA & B) ——— 30.“Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Strikingly True” by Geoff Tibballs (Ripley Publishing) ——— 31.“Toys” by James Patterson and Neil McMahon (Vision) ——— 32.“The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” by Stieg Larsson (Knopf) ——— 33.“V Is for Vengeance” by Sue Grafton (Marian Wood) ——— 34.“Every Day a Friday” by Joel Osteen (FaithWords) ——— 35.“War Horse” by Michael Morpurgo (Scholastic Press) ——— 36.“Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen (Algonquin) ——— 37.“A Game of Thrones” by Sara Gruen (Algonquin) ——— 38.“Clockwork Prince” by Cassandra Clare (Margaret K. McElderry) ——— 39.“Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero” by Chris Matthews (Simon & Schuster) ——— 40.“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth” by Jeff Kinnery (Amulet Books) ——— 41.“Micro: A Novel” by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston (Harper) ——— 42.“Breaking Dawn” by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown for Young Readers) ——— 43.“Smokin’ Seventeen” by Janet Evanovich (Bantam) ——— 44.“Sing You Home” by Jodi Picoult (Atria/Emily Bestler Books) ——— 45.“Zero Day” by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing) ——— 46.“The LEGO Ideas Book” by Daniel Lipkowitz (Dorling Kindersley) ——— 47.“D.C. Dead” by Stuart Woods (Putnam Adult) ——— 48.“Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman” by Robert K. Massie (Random House) ——— 49.“Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman (Ferrar, Straus & Giroux) ——— 50.“Covert Warriors” by W.E.B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth IV (Putnam Adult)

Strieber says brushes with paranormal continue “Solving the Communion Engima” details the strange things happening to the author. ■

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“Solving the Communion Enigma: What Is to Come” (Tarcher/Penguin), by Whitley Strieber: In his new book, “Solving the Communion Enigma: What Is to Come,” author Whitley Strieber tries to explain the strange happenings surrounding his life since he wrote “Communion” 25 years ago. “Communion” chronicled what Strieber claimed was his abduction by alien beings and the events that followed. He wrote two more books about his experiences and received thousands of

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‘Hunter’ is suspenseful thrill ride Wyatt Hunt returns in this novel to investigate the murder of his birth mother. ■

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“The Hunter: a Novel” (Dutton), by John Lescroart: San Francisco private investigator Wyatt Hunt returns in “The Hunter,” another fantastic thrill ride from author John Lescroart. Hunt, who was adopted, has never searched for his birthparents. Then one night, he receives a text message from an unknown number: “How did your mother die?” With the help of his investigative team, Hunt learns that his mother was murdered.

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When you cover entertainment, the music never stops. The albums come in by mail every day but Sunday and pile up in the inbox. The stack of albums grows exponentially, and despite good intentions, certain albums get pushed aside, and by the time you’ve listened, the release date has long since passed. Most times, you’re not missing that much. But every so often, there’s an album that makes your heart simultaneously skip and sink upon hearing it — it skips at how amazing the music is, and sinks when you realize that you ignored something so great for so long. So now, we look back at those gems — the overlooked diamonds left among the zirconia piled about the desk in 2011.

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Art and life, past and present, blend in ‘33 Variations’ The play dissecting a period in Beethoven’s life makes its area debut at Avalong Playhouse. ■

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kid screaming to the piano playing. It’s noisy, but not annoying. Jaar is a student at Brown University and the son of Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar. What he has created is a reflective sound that makes you think, and at times, dance. — Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press

Explosions in the Sky, “Take Care, Take Care, Take Care” ‘Gorgeous’ “33 Variations,” a Tony winner for Best Play, is making its area premiere at Avalong Playhouse. “It’s just a gorgeous play,” says Eric Long, artistic director. “It’s clever — and an amalgamation of some of my favorite plays, ‘Wit” and ‘Arcadia.’” “Wit” concerns a professor undergoing experimental treatment for cancer, while Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia” explores the relationship between past and present. Long loves how the time periods overlap in “33 variations.” “Is it a hallucination or not that Katherine and Beethoven have a scene together?” he asks. Jaci Keagy, the Katherine, saw Fonda on Broadway and was “struck by it” and the starring performance. A fan of Kaufman’s, she performed in “Laramie Project” at York Little Theatre. But since rehearsals began for “33 Variations,” she has”fallen in love” with the play, and her admiration and appreciation for the playwright have increased. “It is so brilliantly written,” she says. “It’s so beautifully interwoven between Katherine and Beethoven’s obsessions. It’s a play you

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really need to see more than once.” Because the playwright builds in “benchmarks” of the protagonist’s progressive illness — she goes from needing a cane, then a walker and wheelchair, and eventually being bedridden — the actor doesn’t have to focus on undergoing these changes theatrically. The biggest challenge, though, is “the sheer number of lines,” says Keagy. “I usually do [memorization] it on my own, but this time my husband is helping me.” The overlap of time periods is also one of the things about the play — “brilliantly crafted,” in her words — that fascinates Ellen Hughes. She is playing Gertrude, the librarian and guardian in Bonn, Germany, of Beethoven’s Sketchbook — which she receives from Diabelli in the play.

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Above: Jaci Keagy as Katherine and Ellen Hughes as Gertie rehearse a scene from Avalong Playhouse’s upcoming production of “33 Variations.” Above left: Keagy and Susie Goebeler as Clara rehearse.

“It’s so beautifully interwoven between Katherine and Beethoven’s obsessions. It’s a play you really need to see more than once.” jaci keagy actress

“When Katherine wants to look at it, Gertie is not encouraging,” says Hughes. “The sketchbook is not open to the public, and she needs to be convinced Katherine is serious and worthy. She is almost confrontational. But that translates into her becoming a very good friend and assistant.”

provisational groups but hasn’t done conventional theater for a while. She is thrilled to have been cast as Gertie. “It’s a wonderful part, a fully developed character with a very dry sense of humor,” says Hughes. “She’s a comic character in a not comedic play — confident, intelligent and self-aware.” The play is not only about Musical rhythm music but has a music of Hughes acts in two imits own, Keagy comments.

Her favorite scene is the last of Act I, in which everyone is on stage having parallel conversations. “It’s almost like a musical piece,” she says. “There’s the pitches of people’s voices, and the rhythm of the lines.” Also in the cast are Brian Reinecke as Beethoven and Susie Goebeler, Mike Clark, Malakin Riverstone and Eric Long. Michael Frock is the pianist.

(Temporary Residence) It would have been easy to ignore Explosions in the Sky at first. The Austin, Texas-based rock quartet puts out epic star-gazing instrumentals — long past the time when those kinds of things were hip. It had been been four years since the group’s last album and some wondered if there’d be a seventh. Give “Take Care, Take Care, Take Care” a listen, though, and you’ll find more real emotion in the wordless universe the band creates over these six songs than in much of the music you’ve listened to in 2011. From the soaring opener “Last Known Surroundings” — rolling guitars over a marching drum beat does convey a sense of euphoric wandering — to the playfulness of “Be Comfortable, Creature” and the impressionistic “Let Me Back In,” Explosions in the Sky create a playground for the imagination. — Chris Talbott, AP Entertainment Writer

Deep Purple with Orchestra “Live at Montreaux 2011” (Eagle Rock) It was 27 years ago that former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Black more brought a symphony orchestra out on tour with his

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successor band, Rainbow. Now, the Blackmore-less Deep Purple does likewise. They’re actually somewhat late to this party: a slew of classic rock artists from Metallica to Kiss to The Moody Blues, Three Dog Night and even Grand Funk Railroad have performed with symphony orchestras. But for the most part, it works well here. The strings and brass give new heft to FM staples like “Knocking At Your Back Door” and “Woman From Tokyo.” They also sound fine on my favorite Purple song of all time, “Highway Star,” but the track is ruined here by singer Ian Gillian’s inability or unwillingness after all these decades to hit the screaming high notes of the chorus, “I LOVE it, I NEED it!” Instead, he opts for a flaccid falsetto that kills the whole buzz on what is a legendary classic rock anthem. Dude: If you can’t sing it, don’t try it. The orchestra lends a tender, emotional feel to a more obscure track, “When A Blind Man Cries” that shows the full potential of wedding symphonic style

to classic rock bombast. Guitarist Steve Morse (previously of Kansas and The Dixie Dregs) brings his own touches and flourishes to songs Blackmore made famous, and deserves kudos for bringing something new to the party. The concert, from the closing night of the Montreaux festival on July 16, is sold separately as a CD and a DVD. — Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Curren$y, “Weekend at Burnie’s” (Jet Life Recordings/Warner Bros.) Before there was Drake and Nicki Minaj, rapper Curren$y was the flagship rapper of Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment. He was impressive on the 2006 song “Where da Cash At” featuring Lil Wayne and Remy Ma. But Curren$y struggled to find his artistic niche and eventually left Lil Wayne’s imprint and Cash Money Records. He went on to release a series of enjoyable mixtapes and dropped four solid albums between 2009 and 2010.

In 2011, Curren$y released his fifth solo album, “Weekend at Burnie’s,” which is by far his best album to date. With his strong southern drawl, the New Orleans-based rapper has a laid-back demeanor that works well with the melodic tracks, produced mostly by Monsta Beatz. Curren$y’s lyrical content is much easier to understand on this album. On “She Don’t Want a Man,” he touches on the subject of adultery by a woman who would rather run off on secret excursions with a thug than spend time with her financially secure husband. Other standout songs are “(hash)JetsGo”; “Still,” and “Get Paid” featuring TradeMark Da SkyDiver and Young Roddy on both tracks; and “Televised” with Fiend. — Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press

Livan “Off The Grid” (Pumpkin Music) This guy is going to be huge someday. The Greek-born, London-raised singer Livan defies easy categorization. His voice has the snarl of Johnny Rotten and the exaggerated bass of Iggy Pop. His shaved head evokes Rob Halford, and his over-thetop stage presence evokes Freddie Mercury, clad one night in hot pink spandex and combat boots, the next in a leather fringed kilt. And he rocks. All-at-once angry, pensive, wistful and hopeful, Livan’s songs run the gamut from post-punk slashing guitars to the dissonant power chords of classic 1970s rock, with just enough melody and harmony thrown in to make it commercially appealing. “Meet Me On The Other Side” is built around a twochord riff very reminiscent of Black Sabbath’s self-ti-

tled track “Black Sabbath,” and guitarist Will Crewdson’s solo has the type of frenzied crescendo that Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen used early in his career. “Little White Lies” would have been right at home on a Sex Pistols album, while “Sad” could have been a mix of Blink 182 and Billy Idol. “King Of The World” and “Many Happy Returns” hew more closely to pure punk tradition, while the album’s best track, the ferocious “Undead” pairs menacing bass and guitar lines with a seething, barely controlled rage that would have made Livan a perfect villain in a Batman movie.

(Hey, Hollywood, there’s still time...) Little known in this country, Livan has been wowing audiences and making a name for himself since the summer as the opening act for Alice Cooper. With those shows, he proved himself to be a breath of fresh air in a hard rock music scene desperately in need of some new excitement and a new Rock God. He’s got the pipes, the songwriting ability, and the charisma to pull it off. Of all the albums you might have missed this year, go buy this one first. — Wayne Parry, Associated Press

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Why would someone like Beethoven write 33 variations to a theme he initially considered trite? That is only one of the mysteries tackled in “33 Variations,” a play by Moises Kaufman inspired by the composer’s piano work. Beethoven wrote the piece over a period of almost three years in response to the invitation of music publisher Anton Diabelli to the best composers in Vienna to compose one variation on a waltz he had written. But the play is also about the nature of obsession, and creativity itself. As Beethoven became enmeshed with Diabelli’s waltz, so “33 Variations” protagonist Katherine Brandt, a musicologist, is driven to find out why he devoted so much time to it. As Beethoven, an actual character in the play, fights against his impending deafness, Katherine struggles with ALS, a terminal illness. There are other parallels: Beethoven was unmarried and childless; Katherine is estranged from her daughter until the very end. The play by Kaufman, who also wrote “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde” and “The Laramie Project,” premiered on Washington, D.C.’s, Arena Stage. It opened on Broadway in 2009 with Jane Fonda as Katherine and Zach Grenier as Beethoven.

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Music in the midstate this weekend Take a stroll to Sesame Street in Hershey A variety of acts will take the stage in downtown Harrisburg.

and various NPR affiliates, and her work was noted on NPRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All Things Considered for her unique neosoul pop sound and her compelling stage presence. Ike will perform with Jeff Waters, a keyboardist and fellow singer-songwriter who is a graduate of the prestigious Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. Ike and Waters will perform on Friday at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore, located at 1302 N. Third St. in Harrisburg. The show starts at 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.midtownscholar.com.

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The holidays are finally over for another year, but the show will go on at music venues around Harrisburg. This weekend, the local music scene kicks off the new year with a show selection to suit every taste. At the Midtown Scholar, the popular Friday Folk Cafe Series returns with Pittsburgh-based singersongwriter Joy Ike on Friday, Jan. 6. A rising star who has been compared to such luminaries as Corinne Bailey Rae, Norah Jones and Regina Spektor, Ike was named Pittsburgh City

influences from pioneers such as Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs and Jimmy Martin. Since their founding in 2009, they have grown in popularity and have shared the stage with well-known acts including Danny Paisley, The Dixie Beeliners and Tony Rice. The Harrisburg Midtown

Arts Center is located on Herr Street between Second and Third streets in Harrisburg. For more information, visit www.harrisburgarts. com. Also on Saturday night, Greenbelt Events presents DrFameus at the Abbey Bar

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After the holidays, I get back into my routine and think about new and exciting things for the year ahead. A life lesson I learned last year is that I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go it alone. Even though Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a freelancer and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty solitary work in itself, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s essential that I nurture a support network for not only advice but collaboration as well. Collaboration is evident through the holiday season. Performances of Handelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Messiah, general Christmas performances and church programs are a highlight of the year for many and they are all the product of com-

munity collaboration. Here in the area, collaboration is available to us all year long with the abundance of musicians in the community. The Carlisle Musical Arts Club and the Wednesday Club each have a membership with diverse instrumentation. With the appearance of winter weather this week, per-

haps youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thinking more about indoor activities. To me, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no better way to spend a cold winter night than playing music with others. On Sunday at 4 p.m., the Wednesday Club will present its College Concert Artists in recital at the Chapel Hill United Church of Christ, 701 Poplar Church Road, Camp Hill. Performing will be Jambol Leuenberger, violin; Katelyn Bouska, piano; and the Celtic ensemble, SEASONS. Admission is a suggested donation of $10 general at the door and $5 ages 12 through college. Re-

freshments will be served after the recital. On Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., the Carlisle Musical Arts Club and Janis Glosenger, program director, will present its January program at the YWCA in Carlisle. This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program will feature a woodwind quartet as well as performances by members Molly Shortridge, Susan Fry-Wickard and Carolyn Dorff. There is no charge to attend the meeting, and refreshments will be served. Come out and enjoy the collaborative, community spirit of these two organizations.

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For more than 40 years, children have traveled to Sesame Street for fun and education with beloved characters like Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Grover and, of course, Elmo. Next weekend, those characters will come to life as they take the stage at the Hershey Theatre in â&#x20AC;&#x153;12-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends.â&#x20AC;? During the show, you can dive into the ocean with Bert to meet a bluesy octopus, travel to Africa with Elmo to dance to the rainforest rhythms and learn the hula in Hawaii with Big Bird. The adventure all starts when Sam the mail carrier stops by to deliver special postcards from faraway places and the Sesame Street gang decides they want to visit the exciting locations. She tells them they can â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just by using their imagination. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The show is just letting kids know that they can be creative and helping them use their imagination,â&#x20AC;? said Cyndi Graves, performance director for the show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sesame Street is always about good manners, sharing and caring, and making new friends.â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s affordable family entertainment. Any age group will enjoy it,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s humor for adults, and nostalgia for adults. Sesame Street has been around for generations. This is something they can enjoy together Nostalgia because they both grew up Graves says the show is with Sesame Street.â&#x20AC;? for kids of all ages because She also explained how so many people watched she first saw a live show the show growing up.

when she was 12 or 13 years old and â&#x20AC;&#x153;loved every minute of it.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think just because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a high-quality, Broadway style show,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taking (the characters) from the TV set and putting them live in front of you, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely an experience.â&#x20AC;?

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