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cancer). She points out that advocating an all-Natural (as in, what happens in Nature) approach — every man for himself and survival of the fittest — leaves Atheists looking heartless and cold. It’s not a surprise that most of the charitable organizations in the world are run by Christians, Eberstadt argues, because their Bible and their religious beliefs tell them to care for the less fortunate. She also argues that if atheists want to make any in-roads, they might want to try for a warmer and fuzzier approach that doesn’t seem to involve selfish greed.

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In the vein of C.S. Lewis’ “The Screwtape Letters” and Dante’s “Divine Comedy,” comes the wickedly funny, exceptionally witty satire “The Loser Letters: A Comic Tale of Life, Death and Atheism” by Mary Eberstadt. In 145 blisteringly funny pages, Eberstadt takes aim at some of the biggest problems with atheism’s positions, from abortion to loosening of sexual mores, and oh-so-snarkily points out the flaws in the arguments. Written as a series of letters to some of the leading writers of the New Atheism movement — who they are isn’t exactly clear — Eberstadt offers pithy advice on how to counteract some of the problems with Bertrand Russell, Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins. New Atheism is the name given to the ideas promoted by a collection of 21st-century atheist writers. The term is most frequently associated with individuals such as Dawkins, Hitchens, Daniel Dennett and Sam Harris, who are sometimes called “the Four Horsemen of New Atheism.” In her book, Eberstadt signs the letters A.F. (A Former) Christian, and details her “conversion” from an adolescent teenager to an adult atheist. Starting with the topic most likely to interest people (sex), Eberstadt points out that new atheism’s “risk-and-supposedly-consquence-free sex” hasn’t exactly played out well from a Secular Humanist point of view.

ism are too old to remember college, or maybe this didn’t happen at their colleges, but everyone who came of age after the sexual revolution remembers panicked trips to psychiatrists and clinics, crying fits and suicide threats and tends to think that rules of any kind that dictate how people should treat each other might not be such a bad idea. In her seventh letter, Eberstadt tackles one of the biggest issues in the current New Atheism/Christianity debate: abortion. Pointing out that Atheists tend to follow the logical syllogism, “religious people, and only religious people, are against abortion; religious people are misled and usually stupid; therefore, being against abortion is not something a Bright should be.” (pg. 95) (Eberstadt refers to atheists as “Brights” and Christians as “Dulls” throughout Sex her writing). In her letter about sex, EbEberstadt then points erstadt points out that may- out that some atheists have be the leaders of New Athe- suggested that because Na-

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ture aborts embryos in the form of miscarriages, for people to do it, too, is perfectly natural. Taking that one step further, she asks, “[I]f Nature floods half of Indonesia without warning, does that mean it’s okay for people to do it too?” (pg. 97) In what has to be discomfitting to the still-living New Atheists (Russell and Hitchens are now deceased), she points out that there are lots of people who don’t believe in God but do believe in being nice to other people and to the weaker members of a group and who don’t favor killing off the old and weak. Framing the disccusion more starkly than other people have been willing to do previously, Eberstadt points out the logical conclusion of most of the New Atheists’ pro-Darwinism approach: that the weakest members of a group, those no longer able to produce, should be culled (which might have included Mr. Hitchens, who died in January after a prolonged battle with thyroid

Through the letters, more and more pieces of A.F.’s life — the sexual promiscuity, the drug use, the repeated rehab, the overdose — are revealed. The ending of the book will catch some readers off-guard, especially those who haven’t been paying attention to the clues Eberstadt is weaving in the narrative. Other reviewers have criticized the ending Eberstadt creates, calling it contrived and requiring theological and syllogistical leaps of faith and logic to make it make sense. I disagree. Although the ending surprised me the first time (and made me cry), it still made sense. Eberstadt’s book doesn’t answer all the questions, and of course she can cherry-pick the arguments that are easiest to refute. She often, however, tackles harder issues and still comes out on top. Ultimately, the book is a black comedy about theism and atheism, written to help atheists win over converts, that is at the same time a wonderful defense of Christianity.

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INSIDE••• West Shore to INSIDE••• hold its ‘Taste of Big Bad Voodoo Chamber’ with Daddy swings into plenty of food to Shippensburg please ••• D4

Complete Served Easter Feast in the Breeches Bar & Grille Some of the menu items.... Lobster Ravioli with Vodka Cream and Roasted Red Peppers; Filet Mignon served with Chive Mashed Potatoes and Vegetable Du Jour; Roasted Duck Breast served with Melba Sauce and Vegetable Du Jour; Grilled Lamb Chops served with Vegetable Du Jour; Twin Crab Cakes, Two 5 oz. Signature Allenberry Crab Cakes…Jumbo Lump Crabmeat served with Vegetable Du Jour; plus many more entrees. All Entrees include Gala Soup & Salad Bar and Assorted Desserts.

Noon - 6:00pm Adult: $33.95 Child: $16.95

Buffet Dinner & Theatre Package

Some of the items on our buffet.....Steamed Shrimp in Cocktail Sauce, Oysters on the Half Shell, Smoked Salmon, Omelets with Cheese & Bacon, Ravioli with Alfredo Sauce & Vegetable Medley, Scallops Marchase with Mussels, Roasted Turkey, Double Smoked Ham, Steamship of Beef, Boneless Leg of Lamb, Brussels Sprouts with Bacon, Sticky Bun Sweet Potatoes in Oval Pan, Mashed Potatoes, Corn Pudding, Caesar Salad, Tri-Colored Salad, Fruit & Cheese Crackers, assorted Desserts and much more...plus a Children’s Buffet. The performance presented by the youth artists of the Allenberry Professional Theatre Conservatory.

4:00pm/4:30pm - Seatings 6:00pm - Performance of

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Haunting story of jilted love comes to life in

‘Giselle’

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Out & About

Theater

Music

• Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan will read from her novel, “A Visit From the Goon Squad” at 6 p.m. April 4 in the Anita Tuvin Schlecter Auditorium. For more information call 245-1875 or visit www.clarkeforum. org.

• Harrisburg Shakespeare Company will be holding auditions for its upcoming performance of “Romeo and Juliet” from 7 to 9 p.m. April 4 and 6 and for actors out of the area auditions will be held from 11 to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 7. To make an audition appointment call 238-4111.

• Rillo’s After Dark Party with Jazz Me rhythm and blues band from 9 p.m. to midnight April 7. No cover charge.

• Shippensburg’s First Friday will be from 4 to 9 p.m. April 6 in downtown Shippensburg. There will be live music, art displays, food specials and special store hours.

• The Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg will present “Extremities” through April 8. Call 766-0535 for tickets.

• Local author Dianne Bolyard will be signing copies of her book “Happily Ever After,” from 1 to 3 p.m. April 7 at the Courthouse Common Espresso Bar and Bistro, Hanover Street, Carlisle.

• Allenberry Resort Inn and Playhouse will present “Forever Plaid” April 11 through May 6. For more information visit www.allenberry.com/aptc or call 258-3211.

• Belly dance classes for those age 16 and older will be held from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. April 11 through May 9 at the New Cumberland Middle School. Cost is $33 for residents of the West Shore and $40 for all others, plus a West Shore School District fee of $22. For more information visit www.wsrec.org or call 920-9515.

• Willson College Drama Club to present “Gallathea” at 7:30 p.m. April 13 and 14 in Laird Hall. Admission is free, donations appreciated. For more information contact Richard Shoap at 264-4011 or richard.shoap@wilson.edu.

• “Writers, Illustrators, and Publishing Group of South Central Pennsylvania” will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. April 12 at the Shippensburg Public Library Annex, 73 W. King St. For more information contact John Graham at john@nosweetsforsanta.com.

• Adams County School of Musical Theatre will present “Godspell” at 7 p.m. April 13 and 14 and at 2 p.m. April 14 and 15 at the school, 49 York St., Gettysburg. Reserved seating tickets are $11. For more information visit www.acsmt.org or call 334-2692.

• The York County Heritage Trust will present “homebrew workshops” April 14 and May 2. Cost is $70 call 848-1587 for more information. • Susquehanna Mysteries Alliance will present “Titanic: What Lies Beneath” event at 2 p.m. April 15 at the Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop in Mechanicsburg, 6 Clouser Road. For more information call 795-7470 or email mysterybooks@comcast.net. • Pat’s Singles Club will hold a dance from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Sunday April 16, at the Valencia Ballroom, York. The Headliners will provide the dance music. Cost is $10.

• Metropolitan Area Dance Club will host a dance from 7 to 11 p.m. on April 21 at the PA Dance Sport Ballroom in Hummelstown. For more information call 774-2171.

• 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. • Joan Rivers will be performing at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at the Hershey Theatre. Tickets are $40-$65, or $95 for the show and a meetand-greet. Visit www.hersheytheatre.com or www.ticketmaster.com or call 534-3405.

• Gamut Theatre will present an improv show featuring ShawnMikael(s) and Harrisburg natives T.M.I. at 7:30 p.m. on April 15 at the Gamut Classic Theatre, third floor of Strawberry Square in Harrisburg. • The Hershey Theatre presents “Memphis” from Tuesday, April 10 through Sunday, April 15. Tickets are $25 to $80. For more information visit hersheytheatre.com or ticketmaster. com.

• Crimson Frog Coffeehouse presents: Maiden Ground, April 8; Poetic Perkolations, April 12; Open mic with Jonathan Frazier, April 13; 2nd Look, April 15; Marie Smith, April 16; Tom Swartchick, April 22; Poetic Perkolations, April 26; Open mic with Jonathan Frazier, April 27; Justin Jans, April 29; and House Exit, April 30. For more information email mp.hooper@gmail.com. • Dickinson College will present a concert of Arab classical and contemporary music at 8 p.m. on April 10 at the Rubendall Recital Hall in the Weiss Center for the Arts. • The Carlisle Musical Arts Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. on April 10 at the YWCA, 301 G St. Featured performers will be Joan Frey Boytim and Mary Lou Secrist. • The Camp Hill School District will present a concert, “Honor Our Elders” at 7 p.m. April 10 at the Sutliff Family Auditorium. For more information visit www.camphillsd.k12.pa.us. • The Cumberland Singers will be performing “Anything But Quiet,” broadway music from 1925 to 2011, April 13 through 17. For more information visit www.cumberlandsingers.org or call 367-8030. • Beck and Benedict Hardware will present the Carroll County Ramblers and the Patuxent Partners Bluegrass Band at 7 p.m., 118 Walnut St., Waynesboro. Admission is $13, children under 12 are free. For more information call 762-4711 or visit www.beck-benedicthardware.com.

• The Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet presents “Giselle” at 1 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 21 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 22 at the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts. For tickets or more information call 214-ARTS or whitakercenter.org.

• The Seven Mountains Bluegrass Association will present the Little Roy and Lizzie Show at 7 p.m. April 14 at the Goodwill Fire Co., 2318 S. Queen St., York. Fore more information visist www.sevenmountainsbluegrass.org.

• Gamut Theatre Group will hold it’s “9th Annual Shakespeare’s Birthday Celebration,” from 4 to 7 p.m. April 22. Tickets are $100 and $150. For more information, www.gamutplays.org.

• The Susquehanna Valley Theatre Organ Society will present “Pipes and Voices Sing in Spring” featuring Jonatha Ortloff at 3 p.m. April 15, at the Capitol Theatre, York. Cost is $15 for adults and $13 for seniors and students. Visit www.SVTOS.org or www.facebook.com/SVTOS.

• Oyster Mill Playhouse will hold auditions for an upcoming comedy, “Play On!” at 7 p.m. on April 22 and 23. For more information visit www.oystermill.com. • The Popcorn Hat Players presents “Emperor’s New Clothes,” Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:15 a.m. and Saturdays at 1 p.m. May 2 through May 24. Gamut Classic Theatre, third floor, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg. Tickets are $5-$8. Visit www.gamutplays.org or call 238-4111.

• Gettysburg College will present a concert of latin jazz at 8:15 p.m. on April 18 at the College Union Building’s Junction. • Midtown Scholar will present Begger’s Ride and Carolann Solebello at 8 p.m. April 21. A donation of $10 is suggested. For more information visit www.midtownscholar.com

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

21 Jump Street (R) Thu. 10:55 a.m., 1:15, 4, 7:20, 10:05, Fri.-Thu. 10:55 a.m., 1:15, 4, 7:15, 9:50 Act of Valor (R) Thu. 12, 2:30, 4:50, 7:15, 9:35, Fri.-Thu. 12, 2:30, 4:50, 7:15, 9:25 American Reunion (R) Fri.-Thu. 11:15 a.m., 1:50, 4:20, 7, 9:40 The Artist (PG-13) Thu. 10:45 a.m., 6:30, 8:40 Dr. Seuss The Lorax 2D (PG) Thu. 11:05 a.m., 1:20, 3:30, 5:40, 7:45, Fri.Thu. 10:50 a.m., 12:45, 2:45, 4:45, 6:40, 8:35 Dr. Seuss The Lorax 3D (PG) Thu. 10:25 a.m., 12:30, 2:35, 4:40, 6:40, 8:35 Friends with Kids (R) Thu. 11:55 a.m., 2:35, 4:55, 7:40, 10:05, Fri.Thu. 7:05, 9:45 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Thu. 10:20 a.m., 11 a.m., 1:10, 2:10, 4:20, 5:20, 7:30, 8:30, 10:30, Fri.-Thu. 10:20 a.m., 11 a.m., 1:10, 2:10, 4:20, 5:20, 7:25, 8:30, 10:20 Jeff, Who Lives at Home (R) Thu. 11:30 a.m., 1:30, 3:30, 5:35, 7:50, 9:50, Fri.-Thu. 11:30 a.m., 1:30, 3:20, 5:30, 7:50, 9:50 John Carter 2D (PG-13) Thu. 12:30, 3:45, 6:45, 9:35, Fri.-Thu. 12:30, 9:30 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 2D (PG) Thu. 1:25, 3:50, Fri.-Thu. 11:05 a.m., 1:25, 3:40 Mirror Mirror (PG) Thu. 11:05 a.m., 1:40, 4:10, 7, 9:20, Fri.-Thu. 11:10 a.m., 1:40, 4:10, 6:45, 9:10 Safe House (R) Thu. 10, Fri.-Thu. 3:45, 6:50 Titanic 3D (PG-13) Thu. 11:20 a.m., 3:30, 7:40, Fri.-Thu. 11:20 a.m., 3:30, 7:35 Wrath of the Titans 2D (PG-13) Thu.-Thu. 2, 7:10 Wrath of the Titans 3D (PG-13) Thu.-Thu. 11:40 a.m., 4:30, 9:55

Flagship Cinemas 4590 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg 21 Jump Street (R) Thu. 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 10, Fri.-Thu. 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 Act of Valor (R) Thu. 11:50 a.m., 4:55, 10:10 American Reunion (R) Fri.-Thu. 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10

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Dr. Seuss The Lorax 2D (PG) Thu.-Thu. 11:40 a.m., 2, 6:40 Dr. Seuss The Lorax 3D (PG) Thu.-Thu. 4:20, 9 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Thu.-Thu. 12:10, 1, 3:20, 4, 6:30, 8, 9:30 John Carter 3D (PG-13) Thu. 12:40, 3:30, 6:50, 9:50 Mirror Mirror (PG) Thu.-Thu. 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:40 This Means War (PG-13) Thu. 2:30, 7:40 Titanic 3D (PG-13) Thu. 12:05, 4:10, 8:10, Fri.-Thu. 11:50 a.m., 4:10, 8:10 Wrath of the Titans 3D (PG-13) Thu. 12, 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:20, Fri.-Thu. 12:05, 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:20

Wrath of the Titans 2D (PG-13) Thu. 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:40, 10, Fri.-Thu. 12:20, 2:50, 5:10, 7:45, 10 Wrath of the Titans 3D (PG-13) Thu. 11:40 a.m., 2:05, 4:30, 6:40, 7:10, 9, 9:30, Fri.-Thu. 11:40 a.m., 2:05, 4:30, 7:10, 9:30

Great Escape 3501 Paxton St. 21 Jump Street (R) Thu. 11:15 a.m., 11:55 a.m., 2, 2:30, 4:40, 5:10, 7:15, 7:45, 9:45, 10:15, Fri.-Thu. 11:15 a.m., 2, 3:45, 4:40, 7:15, 9:10, 9:50 American Reunion (R) Fri.-Thu. 11:50 a.m., 2:25, 4, 5, 7, 7:40, 9:40, 10:10 Dr. Seuss The Lorax 2D (PG) Thu.-Thu. 11:20 a.m., 1:30, 3:50, 6:50, 9 Dr. Seuss The Lorax 3D (PG) Thu. 12, 2:10, 4:20 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Thu. 11:30 a.m., 12:10, 12:50, 1:40, 2:40, 3:40, 4:10, 4:50, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 9:40, 10:10, Fri.-Thu. 11:30 a.m., 12:10, 12:50, 1:40, 2:40, 3:40, 4:50, 6:30, 7, 8, 9:35, 10:05 John Carter 2D (PG-13) Thu. 12:40, 3:30, 6:40, 9:35 Mirror Mirror (PG) Thu. 11:15 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 1:45, 2:15, 4:15, 4:45, 6:50, 7:20, 9:20, 9:55, Fri.-Thu. 11:15 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 1:45, 2:15, 4:15, 4:45, 6:45, 7:20, 9:15, 9:55 A Thousand Words (PG-13) Thu. 11:50 a.m., 2:10, 4:25, 7:35, 9:50, Fri.-Thu. 12:40, 6:40 Titanic 3D (PG-13) Thu.-Thu. 11:30 a.m., 12:30, 3:30, 4:30, 7:30, 8:30

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Regal Carlisle Commons 8 Noble Boulevard 21 Jump Street (R) Thu. 2, 4:40, 7:55, Fri.-Sun. 1:50, 4:40, 7:10, 10:20, Mon.-Thu. 1:50, 4:40, 7:10 Act of Valor (R) Thu. 1:25, 4, 6:45 American Reunion (R) Fri.-Sun. 11:30 a.m., 2:10, 5:10, 7:50, 10:30, Mon. 11:30 a.m., 2:10, 5:10, 7:50, Tue.-Thu. 2:10, 5:10, 7:50 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax 2D (PG) Thu. 2:10, 4:20, 7:10, Fri.-Sun. 11:55 a.m., 2, 4:20, 6:50, 9, Mon. 11:55 a.m., 2, 4:20, 6:50, Tue.Thu. 2, 4:20, 6:50 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Thu. 12:30, 1:15, 3:45, 4:30, 6:15, 7, 7:45, Fri.Sun. 12:15, 1:15, 3:30, 4:30, 7, 7:40, 10:10, Mon. 12:15, 1:15, 3:30, 4:30, 7, 7:40, Tue.-Thu. 1:15, 3:30, 4:30, 7, 7:40 John Carter 3D (PG-13) Thu. 3:15 Mirror Mirror (PG) Thu. 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, Fri.-Sun. 11:50 a.m., 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50, Mon. 11:50 a.m., 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, Tue.-Thu. 2:20, 4:50, 7:20 Titanic 3D (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 11:40 a.m., 3:50, 8, Mon.-Thu. 2:30, 6:40 Wrath of the Titans 3D (PG-13) Thu. 2:30, 5, 7:30, Fri.-Sun. 12:05, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10, Mon. 12:05, 2:30, 5, 7:30, Tue.-Thu. 2:30, 5, 7:30

Carlisle Theatre 44 W. High St., Carlisle The Artist (PG-13) Fri.-Sat. 7:30, Wed.-Thu. 7:30 Pariah (R) Thu. 7:30

Regal Harrisburg 14 1500 Caughey Drive 21 Jump Street (R) Thu. 1:10, 4:15, 7:45, 10:25, Fri.-Thu. 2, 4:40, 7:30, 10:10 American Reunion (R) Fri.-Thu. 11:45 a.m., 1:20, 2:20, 4, 5, 6:40, 7:40, 9:20, 10:20 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax 2D (PG) Thu. 12:50, 3:30, 6:10, 8:30, Fri.-Thu. 12:30, 3:40, 6:30, 8:40 Housefull 2 (NR) Thu. 11:50 a.m., 4:40, 8:10, Fri.-Thu. 1:10, 4:45, 8:10 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Thu. 12, 12:30, 1, 3:10, 3:40, 4:10, 6:20, 6:50, 7:20, 7:50, 9:30, 10, 10:30, Fri.-Thu. 12, 1, 3:10, 4:10, 6:20, 7:20, 9:30, 10:30 The Metropolitan Opera: Manon (NR) Sat. 12 Mirror Mirror (PG) Thu. 12:20, 2:20, 3:20, 5, 6:40, 9:20, Fri.-Thu. 12:50, 1:50, 3:30, 4:30, 6:10, 7:10, 8:50, 9:50 October Baby (PG-13) Thu. 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50, Fri.-Thu. 1:30, 4:25, 7, 10 Rascal Flatts: Changed (PG) Thu. 8 Titanic 3D (PG-13) Thu.-Thu. 11:40 a.m., 12:40, 3:50, 4:50, 8, 9 Wrath of the Titans 2D (PG-13) Thu. 1:20, 4, 6:30, 9:10, Fri.-Thu. 1:40, 4:20, 6:50, 9:40 Wrath of the Titans 3D (PG-13) Thu. 12:10, 1:50, 2:30, 4:30, 5:10, 7, 7:40, 9:40, 10:20, Fri.-Thu. 11:50 a.m., 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:40

West Shore Theater 317 Bridge St., New Cumberland Act of Valor (R) Fri.-Thu. 7 The Artist (PG-13) Thu. 7 Chronicle (PG-13) Fri.-Thu. 9:10 Safe House (R) Thu. 9

Cumberland Drive-In first feature (starts at 8 p.m.): Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (PG) second feature: The Hunger Games (PG-13)

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• Ballroom dancing classes will be offered at the LeTort View Community Center on the Carlisle Barracks beginning April 17. The date of the remaining classes are: April 25, May 2, 7, 16, 23 and 29. Beginner class at 5:30 p.m. covers swing, tango, cha-cha and foxtrot. Advance class at 6:30 p.m. covers advance swing, waltz, rumba, mabo, two-step and hustle. Cost is $30 per person for the seven-week class. For more information contact Frank Hancock at 241-4483 or fhancock@comcast.net.

• Gamut Theatre Group’s Popcorn Hat Players presents “The Jungle Book” at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 14 at the Whitaker Center’s Sunoco Theatre, Harrisburg. Cost is $15.

• Dickinson College student George Bowerman will give a piano recital at 7 p.m. on April 7 at the Rubendall Recital Hall in the Weiss Center for the Arts.

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• “Green Buildings of York,” a downtown walking tour will be held at 2 p.m. April 21. The tour starts at Continental Square. For more information visit downtownyorkpa.com/walking-tours.

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NEW YORK — YouTube and Paramount Pictures have reached a deal to make nearly 500 films available to rent online, even while their parent companies continue to feud over a $1 billion lawsuit. The agreement ann o u n ce d We d n e sd ay makes Paramount the fifth major Hollywood studio to join YouTube’s online video store, a growing rental library that typically charges $2 to $4 per viewing. 20th Century Fox is now the only major studio holdout. But Paramount seemed less likely to join given that its parent company, Viacom Inc., is still pursuing a 2006 lawsuit that seeks damages for alleged piracy by YouTube, which is owned by Google Inc. A federal judge in New York ruled in 2010 that YouTube hadn’t broken U.S. laws governing digital piracy, but Viacom is appealing the decision. The Paramount films

• The Perry County Council of the Arts is now accepting entries for its 2013 Perry County Calendar Contest. Eligible submissions inclue photographs, copies of orginal fine art and original poems depicting the rivers, creeks, streams and lakes located in Perry County. For contest rules and entry forms visit wwwp. perrycountyarts.org/forms or call PCCA at 567-7023. Deadline is June 1. • Michelle Kurtz, a ethereal muse jewlrey artist will be the “artist in action” at the Village Artisans Gallery April 7 from 1-4 p.m. • Scrap metal artist Edward D. Baltzell’s work will be on display at the Learning Commons on HACC’s Gettysburg Campus, 731 Old Harrisburg Road through the fall of 2012. • Artwork by David Cubie will be on display in the Charley Krone Gallery at the New Cumberland Public Library through the month of April. • The Council for the Arts of Chambersburg will host “Wild About Fabric” through April 6, 159 S. Main St., Chambersburg.

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Callan Mulvey, left, and Willem Dafoe are shown in “The Hunter.” Martin has unwittingly walked into a battle between loggers and “greenies” — environmental activists seeking to keep the Tasmanian woods protected. The moments when Martin is alone hunting the tiger — setting traps, mostly — are far more peaceful and less complicated than his time at the house and in town. But the disruptions are a good thing. Martin is subtly swayed by the naturalism of the Armstrongs, the beauty of Lucy and the tenderness of the children. The film’s stark characterizations of violent, defensive loggers and the peaceful, friendly activists leave no room for confusion: “The Hunter” is with the greenies. Now in his mid-50s, the

wiry Dafoe is something like the movies’ answer to Iggy Pop, just with better hair. He remains a captivating presence and most everything he does is interesting (including the flawed but intriguing recent release by Abel Ferrara: “4:44 Last Day on Earth”). “The Hunter” doesn’t particularly test him, but Dafoe, who’s in every scene of the film, easily dominates it. Like the lithe tiger he hunts, he’s a lone wolf, surrounded by corporate and special interests and headed for extinction. (The Tasmanian Tiger has been extinct since the early 20th century.) Nettheim, an Australian TV veteran making his first widely distributed feature

film, keeps a brooding, controlled pace. Cinematographer Robert Humphrey beautifully captures the rawness of the Tasmanian brush. The entire film, which is based on the novel by Julia Leigh, has a pleasant, messy ruggedness. While a sturdy, well-made thriller, “The Hunter” never quite catches its prey. Perhaps it depends too much on Dafoe’s presence for depth. The leanness of “The Hunter,” both praiseworthy and preventing real satisfaction, cuts both ways. “The Hunter,” a Magnolia Pictures release, is rated R for language and brief violence. Running time: 101 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.

• The SHAPE Gallery presents “Other Side of the World,” a photographic journey to India and Nepal by W. Mickey Nye from April 6 through April 28. An artist’s reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on April 13 at the gallery, 20 W. King St. For more information visit www.shapeart.org. • The HACC Artisan Marketplace will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 7 with a special “meet the artists” event from 11 a.m. to 2 2 p.m. The marketplace is located at 2 Center Square, New Oxford. April hours for the marketplace are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays. May hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays. For more information call Judy White at HACC at (800)222-4222 ext. 1311. • Kristopher Benedict’s “The Phenomenal Ocean” will be on display through April 7 at the Goodyear Gallery at Dickinson College. • First Saturday in Carlisle will feature “Photography” by Charles W. Andrews at The Garden Gallery, 10 N. Hanover St.; “Organic Influences” by S. Coppola at the Nancy Stamm’s Galleria, 2 N. Hanover St.; and “The Naked Line” by Dave Reinbold, Tim Hoover, Chris Mackie and James Krabiel at Haverstick Gallery & Studios, 12 N. Hanover St., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 7. • The Adam’s County Arts Council’s All County Student Show is on display through April 9 at the Arts Education center, 125 S. Washington St., Gettysburg. For more information call 3345006 or visit adamsarts.org.

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You’d swear that a film titled “The Hunter” and starring Willem Dafoe would be some dark, mud-caked descent into the primal nature of man. But in the taut Aussie thriller, directed by Daniel Nettheim, danger and mystery don’t lie in the wild forests of Tasmania, where Dafoe is pursuing the last Tasmanian Tiger. It’s the encroaching, corrupting modern world lurking on the fringes that’s the real threat. Dafoe plays a mercenary named Martin who’s dispatched to the Australian isle by a biotech company called Red Leaf. The job, outlaid in Paris, is arranged like a hit. He arrives in the area of rumored sightings under the guise of a researcher “from the university.” Local Jack Mindy (Sam Neill) sets him up at a remote farmhouse where the father has recently gone missing, the mother, Lucy Armstrong (the striking redhead Frances O’Connor), is bedridden by grief and drugs, and the two young children (Morgana Davies, Finn Woodlock) are curious of the newcomer. Martin quickly finds that his normal habits of stealth anonymity and meticulous organization go wanting in such an environment. There’s no power at the house, the children follow him even into the bathtub and the townspeople are immediately suspicious of him.

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In the vein of C.S. Lewis’ “The Screwtape Letters” and Dante’s “Divine Comedy,” comes the wickedly funny, exceptionally witty satire “The Loser Letters: A Comic Tale of Life, Death and Atheism” by Mary Eberstadt. In 145 blisteringly funny pages, Eberstadt takes aim at some of the biggest problems with atheism’s positions, from abortion to loosening of sexual mores, and oh-so-snarkily points out the flaws in the arguments. Written as a series of letters to some of the leading writers of the New Atheism movement — who they are isn’t exactly clear — Eberstadt offers pithy advice on how to counteract some of the problems with Bertrand Russell, Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins. New Atheism is the name given to the ideas promoted by a collection of 21st-century atheist writers. The term is most frequently associated with individuals such as Dawkins, Hitchens, Daniel Dennett and Sam Harris, who are sometimes called “the Four Horsemen of New Atheism.” In her book, Eberstadt signs the letters A.F. (A Former) Christian, and details her “conversion” from an adolescent teenager to an adult atheist. Starting with the topic most likely to interest people (sex), Eberstadt points out that new atheism’s “risk-and-supposedly-consquence-free sex” hasn’t exactly played out well from a Secular Humanist point of view.

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cancer). She points out that advocating an all-Natural (as in, what happens in Nature) approach — every man for himself and survival of the fittest — leaves Atheists looking heartless and cold. It’s not a surprise that most of the charitable organizations in the world are run by Christians, Eberstadt argues, because their Bible and their religious beliefs tell them to care for the less fortunate. She also argues that if atheists want to make any in-roads, they might want to try for a warmer and fuzzier approach that doesn’t seem to involve selfish greed.

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ism are too old to remember college, or maybe this didn’t happen at their colleges, but everyone who came of age after the sexual revolution remembers panicked trips to psychiatrists and clinics, crying fits and suicide threats and tends to think that rules of any kind that dictate how people should treat each other might not be such a bad idea. In her seventh letter, Eberstadt tackles one of the biggest issues in the current New Atheism/Christianity debate: abortion. Pointing out that Atheists tend to follow the logical syllogism, “religious people, and only religious people, are against abortion; religious people are misled and usually stupid; therefore, being against abortion is not something a Bright should be.” (pg. 95) (Eberstadt refers to atheists as “Brights” and Christians as “Dulls” throughout Sex her writing). In her letter about sex, EbEberstadt then points erstadt points out that may- out that some atheists have be the leaders of New Athe- suggested that because Na-

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ture aborts embryos in the form of miscarriages, for people to do it, too, is perfectly natural. Taking that one step further, she asks, “[I]f Nature floods half of Indonesia without warning, does that mean it’s okay for people to do it too?” (pg. 97) In what has to be discomfitting to the still-living New Atheists (Russell and Hitchens are now deceased), she points out that there are lots of people who don’t believe in God but do believe in being nice to other people and to the weaker members of a group and who don’t favor killing off the old and weak. Framing the disccusion more starkly than other people have been willing to do previously, Eberstadt points out the logical conclusion of most of the New Atheists’ pro-Darwinism approach: that the weakest members of a group, those no longer able to produce, should be culled (which might have included Mr. Hitchens, who died in January after a prolonged battle with thyroid

Through the letters, more and more pieces of A.F.’s life — the sexual promiscuity, the drug use, the repeated rehab, the overdose — are revealed. The ending of the book will catch some readers off-guard, especially those who haven’t been paying attention to the clues Eberstadt is weaving in the narrative. Other reviewers have criticized the ending Eberstadt creates, calling it contrived and requiring theological and syllogistical leaps of faith and logic to make it make sense. I disagree. Although the ending surprised me the first time (and made me cry), it still made sense. Eberstadt’s book doesn’t answer all the questions, and of course she can cherry-pick the arguments that are easiest to refute. She often, however, tackles harder issues and still comes out on top. Ultimately, the book is a black comedy about theism and atheism, written to help atheists win over converts, that is at the same time a wonderful defense of Christianity.

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On the cover: Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet performers rehearse for upcoming production of the ballet “Giselle.”

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will be available on YouTube Rentals and Google Play. Online movies and pay-per-view options have spurred heated competition between Google, Apple Inc.’s iTunes store, Amazon.com Inc.’s website and the subscription video service from Netflix Inc. “Paramount Pictures is one of the biggest movies studios on the planet,” said Malik Ducard, director of content partnerships at YouTube. “We’re thrilled to bring nearly 500 of their films to movie fans in the U.S. and Canada on YouTube and Google Play.” The deal brings YouTube’s collection to nearly 9,000 titles. For most movies, renters have up to 30 days to begin watching a video but must complete the viewing within 24 hours after starting. Some Paramount films have already been added, while others will be made available in the next few months. Among the films are Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo,” Michael Bay’s “Transformers” and Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather” trilogy. NBC Universal, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., the Walt Disney Co. and many independent studios have made deals to rent their latest releases through YouTube.

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• The Council for the Arts of Chambersburg is offering painting, craft and photography classes for both adults and children. For more information about classes call Education Coordinator Laurie McKelvie at 477-2132 or email, lauriemckelvie@ comcast.net.

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Have an all music, all live weekend Midtown Scholar Bookstore’s Friday Folk Cafe to feature Ohio-born singer songwriter Rebekah Jean this week. ■

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Whether you know it as folk music, roots music, Americana, or just good old fashioned singer songwriter fare, it’s always a pleasure to encounter the creative spark in person. In the midstate, live performances from local and regional talent as well as national and international acts dominate local venues, with new voices turning up every week. If you’re already a fan, or just looking to expand your musical horizons, check out these top picks for live original music to start the month of April off right. On Friday, April 6, the Midtown Scholar Bookstore presents their Friday Folk Cafe music series with Ohio-born singer songwriter Rebekah Jean. Her debut album, “Love May Be Real But it Ain’t Enough”, was created working with Grammy-nominated producer David Mayfield and is set to be released this year. Her influences range from country to rock, and have evolved into Rebekah Jean’s characteristic blend on compelling lyrics com-

bined with equally as captivating vocals. Rebekah Jean will perform with local indie duo, Little Bear opening. The show takes place at 8 p.m., and admission is free. On Thursday, April 12, The Abbey Bar at the Appalachian Brewing Company is the place to be when New Jersey-based duo The Front Bottoms take the stage. Consisting of Brian Sella on vocals and guitars, and Mathew Uychich on drums and bullhorn, the pair started their musical collaboration in their pre-teen years, and have honed their work into a genre-crossing, expectation bending good time. Their recently released self-titled debut album contains songs with familiar nods to such bands as the Sex Pistols, but their lyrics are utterly unique and thought provoking, stopping cleverly short of nonsense. They are currently finishing a nationwide tour, and are scheduled to begin a European leg next month. The Abbey Bar is located upstairs at the Appalachian Brewing Company, 50 N. Cameron St. in Harrisburg. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door, and doors open

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16, 2013, features a mix of 28 80’s tunes. In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl met a big city rocker and in LA’s most famous rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the 80’s. This five-time 2009 Tony nominee “Rock of Ages,” is an arena-rock love story told through the hits of Journey, Night Ranger, Styx, Reo Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Asis, Whitesnake and many more. Direct from Broadway, the smash-hit musical “American

these tools should not be ignored. Whether you prefer to read from a printed score or attend live concerts in favor of streaming them over the internet, there is a balance to all the technological developments taking place now. All of this creates more opportunities and makes classical music more available and accessible to everyone. How will we choose to respond?

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pieces to his name, and that he keeps churning out at least two new ones a year (this year, there were three), at an age when many would be sitting by a pool with a well-deserved cocktail. One must admire his prolific nature, even while wondering, with so many wonderful choices, why he needs to bother with something like “House of Joy,” a brief and head-scratching new piece about a brothel and its “shady ladies” that clearly needs more work before it makes any sense. Performed on Sunday, it seemed like a sketch for something else, or merely the beginnings of a sketch — in any case, not a complete work. But the other three dances it appeared with were all winners in their own way, and a perfect example of why we

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Kingdom” (1976), a portion of which even made it to the East Room of the White House in 2010, at a dance performance hosted by Michelle Obama. The piece displays many of Taylor’s talents: His deliciously fertile imagination, his desire to have his dancers deliver a philosophical message, and his bent for mixing the sophisticated with the bestial — in this case, men in tuxedoes dancing to Baroque music suddenly becoming four-legged animals, prowling to a driving drum beat. Women, too, dance daintily in evening wear, then suddenly turn up with bizarre metallic headgear one might see on “The Jetsons.” “Cloven Kingdom” also displayed the virtuosity of Taylor’s dancers, and one of the very best was Michael

Trusnovec, a Taylor veteran who has an extraordinary sense of purpose and commitment to his every move. His work was also key to the impact of the deeply disturbing “Big Bertha,” a 1970 piece that is just plain scary. If you haven’t seen this dance, revived this season after a number of years, you might first have a smile on your face as you’re greeted with a colorful carnival scene, and a wholesome family — Mom, Dad and daughter — out for a day at the fun fair. That smile would soon disappear, and for good. Big Bertha, a robotic carnival creature, turns out to be evil, and under her influence the father succumbs to his most bestial urges. Rape and incest, anyone? Death, perhaps? It’s tough to watch, but fascinating.

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Digital technology for classical musicians of my meetings are now occurring over Skype as I discuss projects and opportunities. Digital technology that was formerly accessible to only major players in the industry is now available to individuals to take advantage of. Even if some of these advances seem novel, these are all resources in a toolbox available at lower and lower prices. In terms of career and audience development,

the Line,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Matchbox,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Hound Dog” and more. “Jersey Boys”, the Tony Awardwinning Best Musical of 2006 takes you up the charts, across the country and behind the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. The highly anticipated Broadway hit Jersey Boys will be at Hershey from Feb. 26 through March 3 and March 5-10, 2013. The worldwide party musical “Rock of Ages”, playing Feb.

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symphonies as well as chamber ensembles and solo artists from the comfort of their own home. Even from a music education standpoint, technology is being more widely utilized to teach. Many private music teachers offer Skype lessons (myself included) and I often use my iPad with my studio-based students to play YouTube videos or pull up specific apps that I use to teach with. Most

numbers and stage-craft The Tony Award winning Broadway musical, “Million Dollar Quartet” is inspired by the true story of the famed recording session that brought together rock ‘n’ roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time. Playing Jan. 29 through Feb. 3, 2013, “Million Dollar Quartet” features timeless hits including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “That’s All Right,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “I Walk

Idiot” tells the story of three lifelong friends, forced to choose between their dreams and the safety of suburbia. Based on Green Day’s Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum album and featuring the hits “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “21 Guns,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” “Holiday” and the blockbuster title track, “American Idiot” boldly takes the American musical where it’s never gone before. American Idiot will be at Hershey March 15-17, 2013. However, “American Idiot” does contains adult content and strong language. Subscription packages for these shows are available now. Tickets for all Broadway shows will go on sale to the public on Aug. 27, when they’ll also be available at Hershey Theatre Box Office, online at www.HersheyTheatre.com, or by calling 534-3405.

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Digital technology is increasingly impacting classical musicians and their audiences in significant ways. It isn’t uncommon to now see musicians perform entire programs with the music on an iPad. Page turns are made possible by using Air Turn, a pedal that turns the pages with a tap of the foot. Audiences can now go to their local movie theater to see MET Opera performances, or tune in to live webcasts of major

Hershey Theatre recently announced the line up of it’s new season starting in November. The season kicks off Nov. 4 through 11 with “White Christmas.” Irving Berlin’s White Christmas tells the story of two showbiz buddies putting on a show in a magical Vermont inn and finding their perfect mates in the bargain. Full of dancing, laughter and some of the greatest songs ever written, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas promises to be a merry and bright theatrical experience for the whole family. “Mary Poppins” is bringing its own brand of Broadway magic to Hershey, Dec. 4-9. “Mary Poppins” features an irresistible story and unforgettable songs from one of the most popular Disney films of all time, plus brand-new dance

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at 7 p.m. for the 8 p.m. show. For more information and tickets, visit www.greenbeltevents.com. On Friday, April 13, it’s back to the Midtown Scholar where the Susquehanna Folk Music Society presents Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem. The nationally touring string band is known more recently for their award-winning family CD, “Ranky Tanky,” and is now returning to the grown-up world after a five-year hiatus with their latest effort, “Some Bright Morning,” due out later this month. Described by the Boston Globe as “neo old-timey with cosmopolitan splashes of contemporary pop and jazz,” this popular and critically acclaimed act expertly combines decades of American musical traditions, and weaves them into a performance that has garnered raves wherever they go. With their blend of superior musicianship, vocals and on-stage energy, this is a show not to be missed. The show takes place at 7:30 p.m. at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 1302 N. Third St. in Harrisburg, across from the Historic Broad Street Market. Tickets are $20 for general admission, $16 for SFMS members, and $10 for students ages 3-22. For more information and tickets, visit www.sfmsfolk. org.

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Harmonizing boy bands lovingly recalled in ‘Forever Plaid’

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At one time, close-harmony “guy groups” were the rage. “Forever Plaid,” an off-Broadway musical revue written by Stuart Ross, harkens back to their heyday, the 1950s — with both affection and humor. The Plaids are a fictional model of this clean-cut — some would say, naive — genre. Their dream of recording an album ends abruptly, when their car collides with a bus of Catholic schoolgirls on their way to seeing the Beatles’ American debut on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” (The revue includes a two-minute “extravaganza” about Ed Sullivan.) But that isn’t quite the end: the group returns from the afterlife, at least once, to achieve musical fame.

“Forever Plaid,” which opened in New York in 1990, is the 2012 season opener at Allenberry Playhouse. Actually, it’s a repeat performance, since Allenberry did the popular musical revue a few years ago. “It’s a good old American

show, like apple pie,” says Roque Berlanga, the Boiling Springs theater’s artistic director, who is staging and choreographing “Forever Plaid.” “It makes us remember the good times, and the songs we grew up with — with sweetness and naivite. We can identify with each

one of the guys.” “Forever Plaid” this year also is Berlanga’s choreographic debut. Each of the four is a distinctive type. Andrew Thomas, one of Allenberry’s two new managing directors, plays Frankie — the closest thing to a leader the Plaids have. “He tries to corral them, and keeps everyone on track if they get distracted,” says Thomas. Alex Reitze who portrays Smudge, whom the actor calls “a worry wart and a mild-to-moderate dyslexic. He wants everything to go smoothly, but of course, he always get directions wrong.” Michael Heath, as Sparky, says that true to his name, the character gets “overexcited, but is also a cutup.” And Jinx, portrayed by Sean Widener, is the shyest and most naïve. “But he breaks out too, just as everyone of

them does, “comes into his own,” Widener says. What makes the show appealing to the four performers — especially to Reitz, for whom this is the fourth production? According to Widener, “Forever Plaid” is different from many other shows in terms of the time the actors appear — and how they do. “Being onstage the entire time is a very special experience,” he says. “There’s no fourth wall, so you get to interact with the audience.” For Heath, part of the appeal is returning to something he misses from earlier in life. “I haven’t sung in a men’s harmony group since college, when we used to do Valentine’s Day songs in the women’s dormitory,” he laughs. Being in the show for the fourth time has not jaded Reitze, who calls himself a “huge fan of the music.” That music includes such

hits as “Love is a ManySplendored Thing,” which is his personal favorite. Thomas’s is “Crazy About You, Baby,” while for Heath and Widener, it’s “Three Coins in a Fountain” and “Shangri-La,” respectively. Thomas says that for “hopeless romantics” like himself, the show has lots of heart. Which doesn’t mean, Reitze adds, that it isn’t funny. “We just started doing the choreogaphy, and I was already laughing. If the audience has as much fun, it’ll be great.”

In Focus “Forever Plaid” opens May 6 at Allenberry Playhouse, 1559 Boiling Springs Road, Boiling Springs, and continues through May 6. Opening night includes a Gala. For information and reservations, call 258-3211, or visit: www.allenberry.com.

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NEW YORK — For Vera Joseph, there may be one good thing about being 91 years old, and that’s the spacious, book-filled, and (most importantly) rentcontrolled apartment in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village where she’s lived for decades. But everything else is a pain in the butt. Mentally she’s sharp as a nail, but she needs a hearing aid

and dentures, shakes when she holds a cup of tea, has trouble with the lock on the front door, and can’t come up with the right words: “I just hate not being able to find my words,” she says. “I feel like an idiot half the time.” That these frustrations are expressed without an ounce of self-pity, merely a keen self-awareness, is just one aspect of the brilliance of Mary Louise Wilson’s performance in “4000 M iles,” which opened

Monday night at Lincoln Center’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. Rarely have the indignities of aging been so sensitively portrayed onstage. Of course, Wilson’s touching and understated portrayal owes much to the deft writing of playwright Amy Herzog, who has said she based Vera on her own grandmother. But one of Herzog’s triumphs here is that Vera, with all her specific eccentricities, immediately

reminds us of own grandmothers. Ever stayed with yours, and been harangued for something as minute as a loose faucet knob? You know she loves you and wants you there. But she’s so set in her ways, she can’t help herself. “4000 Miles,” which had an earlier life last season (as now, under the surehanded direction of Daniel Aukin) as part of Lincoln Center Theater’s LCT3 initiative, centers on one relationship: That of Vera and her 21-year-old grandson, Leo.

The young man, played with a lovely freshness by Gabriel Ebert, has shown up unexpectedly at 3 a.m. one morning after a crosscountry bike trip. That age gap of 70 years can be daunting. Leo asks for money to go to a wallclimbing gym. “More than FIFTY dollars... to climb a wall?” Vera exclaims. But earlier in the same scene, she’s noted matter-offactly that a box of condoms has fallen from his backpack. “I was glad to

see you carried those, and surprised they weren’t opened,” she says. Can a 21-year-old hippie and his 91-year-old Greenwich Village liberal grandma, with her rotary phone and no teeth, find happiness? Maybe not for long, but the simple and understated manner in which this play ends is startlingly satisfying. It will probably make you want to call your grandmother — or your grandchild.

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In the years since its opening in 2006, the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center has hosted numerous musical acts, but April 13 the 1,500seat theatre will swing like it has only once before with the return of contemporary swing band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. The band, which got its big break playing in the 1996 film “Swingers,” is well known for its modern take on big band and swing music, both through covers and originals like “Go Daddy-O,” and at 8 p.m. April 13 fans at the Luhrs Center will have the opportunity to hear old favorites as well as preview the band’s latest originals from a yet-tobe-released 12th album. “We’re playing a bunch of new material that’s going to be on the album,” said trumpet player Glen “The Kid” Marhevka. While the name and details of the new album, which the band just finished recording, have yet to be released, Marhevka shared a little bit of what fans can expect. “It’s going to be a fun, kind of upbeat album,” he said, adding that it would be mostly original songs with a few covers. “It’s just going to be a real fun and kind of wild album.” Longtime fans need not worry about getting to hear their old favorites at the upcoming concert though. “We’ll be playing a lot of our songs from all of our albums,” Marhevka said. “We’ll have a good mixture from all

of our stuff.” The last time Big Bad Voodoo Daddy played at the Luhrs Center was in 2008. “I remember it being really fun,” Marhevka said. “We have a really good fan base out there.” “I’m just looking forward to being out in Pennsylvania again,” he continued. “It’s always fun to be back there, and it’s just cool to have such great support from that area. We’re looking forward to playing for everybody.” Reserved tickets for the concert range from $25 to $39 and are currently available by calling the Luhrs Center box office at 477-SHOW or through the Luhrs Center website at luhrscenter.com. Group discounts are available for groups of 20 or more. For more information on Big Bad Voodoo Daddy or to hear some of the band’s classic songs visit www.bbvd. com.

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Haunting ballet of jilted love teaches CPYB students dramatic elements

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By Barbara Trainin Blank

It’s not often that a plot element from a ballet enters everyday language. It did in the case of “Giselle,” a powerful story of desire, betrayal and forgiveness. The expression “to have the Wilis” (usually written “willies”) comes from the 1841 ballet’s name for the vengeful spirits of young women who have been jilted and try to lure men to their deaths because of that. Despite that somber backdrop, this a ballet of exquisite beauty and the epitome of romanticism, says Alan Hineline, CEO of Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, which is presenting “Giselle” later this month. In a world premiere, Hineline is restaging the

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Caroline Dougherty, front, rehearses for the upcoming CPYB production of “Giselle.”

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ballet after choreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa. That beauty includes the music by Adolph Adam, a corps de ballet (of the Wilis) that must perform in perfect precision, and, of course, the story itself. Giselle, a peasant girl, is courted by a nobleman pretending to be a commoner who is in fact engaged to someone else. She dies of a broken heart, but saves her beloved from beyond the grave from the vengeful Wilis. “This is a story everyone can understand,” says Hineline. “It’s an everyman story. We’ve all had strong, passionate feelings for another person. I’ve seen many productions, and I always feel if I don’t have

more agrees. The “exhaustion” of pulling together the technical wizardry, acting and emotion actually helps bring out the emotion, he says. “You break through the self-consciousness.” As part of CPYB’s commitment to incorporating live music as much as possible, Central Pennsylvania Symphony, under the direction of Dr. Cheung Chau, will provide it. This is the first time the two arts institutions are collaborating, To help students with the dance and dramatic parts of “Giselle,” CPYB invited Charles Askegard, former New York City Ballet principal dancer; Tatiana Tchernova of Canada’s National Ballet; Zak Hench, CPYB alumnus and Julia Diana, both Pennsylbania Ballet principal dancers; Tina LeBlanc of the San Francisco Ballet and also a CPYB alumna. That, and the students’ own talent and hard work, will enrich “Giselle,” says HIneline.

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Giselle, a peasant girl, is courted by a nobleman pretending to be a commoner who is in fact engaged to someone else. She dies of a broken heart, but saves her beloved from beyond the grave from the vengeful Wilis. ■

tears in my eyes when it’s over, it’s not a good production.” It’s also a technically and dramatically difficult ballet, in that Giselle and Albrecht, the nobleman, have to undergo a tremendous emotional transformation. All of this makes the ballet exceptionally suitable for the “educational process” espoused by the ballet school. “We look to see which ballet could serve that,” Hineline adds. “And Marcia (Dale Weary), founding artistic director, felt we had the dancers needed for this challenging ballet.” Grace Snyder, one of two Giselles, watched a video of the Royal Ballet production two years ago and really liked it. When she learned CPYB was doing it, she was “thrilled” — and even more so when she got the title role. She is sharing it with Anastasia Kubanda. “I’m really excited and a little nervous,” Snyder says. “It’s really hard. Some people say it’s the

hardest ballet.” Kaleb Elmore, one of the two Albrechts — the other being Alexander Manning — agrees about the difficulty. “I’m stressed,” he says laughing. “The dramatic part is very hard.” But Julian Duque, who plays Hilarion, Giselle’s peasant suitor, says tackling the dramatic underpinnings of the story is particularly welcome. “I’m very excited about dramatic parts,” he says. “It’s all about acting, and I love that.” He also enjoys analyzing the characters the way an actor would — is Albrecht really in love with Giselle and pretending not to be? Duque believes he is. The acting includes mime, says Hineline, and a little bit of the Method. Although kids their age rarely have the devastating personal experiences of Giselle and Albrecht, they look inside and find something as emotional as possible, Snyder says. “We find it sometimes,” El-

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