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Final Weekend! This heavenly show is filled with nostolgic hits of the 50’s and 60’s This romantic rock & roll, show tunes and dance music. You will love the songs, such as; Three Coins in the Fountain, Sixteen musical Tons, Rags to Riches, follows a Love is a Many Splendored Thing, No Not Much, plus many many couple more! You will be glad you didn’t miss this sweet show. through 50

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In this film image released by Disney, Samuel L. Jackson portrays Nick Fury in a scene from Marvel’s “The Avengers.” The film will be released on May 4.

Film Review

Jackson steps fully into Nick Fury in ‘Avengers’ By SANDY COHEN

D12 — The Sentinel, Carlisle, Pa. Thursday, May 3, 2012

AP Entertainment Writer

LOS ANGELES — After popping up in cameos during the credits of Marvel films as the authoritative, eye-patch-wearing Nick Fury, Samuel L. Jackson steps fully into his role as the head of peacekeeping agency S.H.I.E.L.D. in “The Avengers.” He assembles the supercrew of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Black Widow, the Incredible Hulk and Hawkeye as part of his “Avengers Initiative” to help fight Thor’s brother, Loki, who threatens to wipe out humanity. The film hits

U.S. theaters Friday. “It’s great to stand there and look around and go OK, these guys are actually here so we do have the Avengers,” Jackson said during a recent interview. “(Director and writer) Joss (Whedon) is so savvy about the genre and how to flesh characters out so it’s not just a set piece fest of stuff blowing up and people chasing each other... There’s sadness, there’s joy, there’s fear, there’s all this stuff that goes into making this film that makes it sort of special, way more special than it could have been.” Jackson will reprise his character in the next “Cap-

tain America” film, which starts shooting in January, but he’s unsure of Nick Fury’s fate beyond that. Could his origin story be in the works? “I have no idea,” he said. “I had a nine picture deal, I’ve only done five of them, so I guess so. It’s possible.” The 63-year-old actor took a break from working with Quentin Tarantino on “Django Unchained” to promote “The Avengers.” And while he stayed mum on the project (“It’s another non-disclosure thing”), he said he has no problem shifting gears from Tarantino’s dramatic Western tale to the superhero world.

“It’s like this: When I go to work in the morning, I’m this guy. And when I come out of the makeup trailer and I have a big scar on my face and a patch on my eye and I’ve got a whole goatee, I’m a whole new person. I don’t even have to think about it,” he said. “And when I go to work for Quentin, the same thing happens: I go in the makeup trailer and I come out another guy. “It’s a whole other mind state ... If I’m not sitting there looking in the mirror at my character, I don’t have to worry about it.”

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Inside “Honky Tonk Angels” and “Nunsense” open at Allenberry later this month.

Get lost in ‘Wonderland’ Disney classic comes to Carlisle Theatre

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• The Susquehanna Mysteries Alliance together with Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop will present a free event, “Hitchcock Rocks” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at the bookshop, 6 Clouser Road, Mechanicsburg. There will be picnic food and an outdoor showing of “Psycho” — bring your lawn chairs, adults only. For more information call the Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop at 795-7470.

• Gamut Theatre Group will present “Under Milk Wood” at 7:30 p.m. May 3 and 5 at the studio theatre. For more information visit www.gamutplays.org.

• The final Carlisle High School Band concert of the school year will be held at 7:30 p.m. May 3 at the Barr Auditorium in the McGowan High School.

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

• The Keystone Concert Band will perform at 7 p.m. May 5 at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Harrisburg. For more information visit www.keystoneconcertband.com

• Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra will present “Motown Magic” at 8 p.m. May 5 and 3 p.m. May 6. For more information call 545-5527. Tickets start at $10.

• Ballroom dancing classes will be offered at the LeTort View Community Center on the Carlisle Barracks May 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. • Belly dance classes for those age 16 and older will be held from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. 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. • The Trinity Music and Arts Festival will be held at 7:30 p.m. May 17 at Trinity High School. The event is free and open to the public. • “Hidden Art of York,” a downtown walking tour will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 17. The tour starts at Continental Square. For more information visit downtownyorkpa.com/walking-tours. • Totem Pole Playhouse will host its annual Theatre Funfest from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on May 19 on the theatre grounds in Caledonia State Park. There will be a sneak peak of upcoming productions, “Buddy Holly” and “Chaps.” There will be backstage tours, children’s games and crafts and much more. • Pat’s Single Club will hold a dance from 7 to 10:30 p.m. May 20 at the Valencia Ballroom, 142 N. George St., York. Cost is $10.

• The Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop will present Supernatural Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 16 at the Holly Inn, Mt. Holly Springs. Rosemary Ellen Guiley will present “The Connection Between: Shadow People, ETs and Djinn,” Patty Wilson will present “Mysterious Pennsylvania,” and Mark Nesbitt will present “Ghosts of Gettysburg: The Evidence.” Cost is $20 per person and includes a buffet lunch and discount coupons fro us on authors’ books at the event. For more information or to register call 795-7470 or email mysterybooks@comcast.net.

• Allenberry Playhouse will present “Honky Tonk Angels” and “Nunsense” from May 9 through June 24. Nunsense will start May 23. For more information or to order tickets call 258-3211 or visit www.allenberry.com. • Carlisle Theatre Company will present Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland Junior” at 7 p.m. May 11 and 12 and 2 p.m. May 13 at the Carlisle Theatre, 40 W. High St., Carlisle. Tickets are $9 for adults and $7 for students. For more information call 258-0666. • Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg will present “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” at 8 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. May 11 through 26 at the theatre, 915 S. York St., Mechanicsburg. • Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg will hold auditions for children ages 6 to 18 for its upcoming production of “Faery Free For All” at 7 p.m. May 13 and 14. • Carlisle Theatre Company will hold auditions for its upcoming production of “The Pajama Game” at 6 p.m. on May 14 and 15. Callbacks will be at 6 p.m. May 16. For more information visit www.carlisletheatre.org/SumerfairAuditions. htm. Or, call 258-0666. • Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet will present “No Place Like Home,” a free performance for the community at 3 and 5 p.m. May 19. A $5 donation per person will be accepted to benefit Project SHARE. The performances will be held at CYPB’s Warehouse Studios, 5 N. Orange St., Carlisle. • Adams County School of Musical Theatre will hold auditions at 6 p.m. on May 21 and 22 for children ages 4 through 18 for the upcoming production of Disney’s “Aladdin” and Disney’s “101 Dalmatians.” For more information visit www. acsmt.org or call 334-2692. • The Popcorn Hat Players presents “Emperor’s New Clothes,” Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:15 a.m. and Saturdays at 1 p.m. through May 24. Gamut Classic Theatre, third floor, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg. Tickets are $5-$8. Visit www.gamutplays.org or call 238-4111.

• Cantate Carlisle will present its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. May 5 and 3 p.m. May 6 at the Carlisle Theatre, 44 W. High St., Carlisle. Advance tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for students; at the door, tickets are $17 for adults and $10 for students. For more information call 7664952. • The 2nd Annual Blues, Brews and Barbeque event will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. May 5 in the black lot at the Capitol Theatre Center in downtown Chambersburg. For more information visit www.thecapitoltheatre.org. • The Towne Singers will be performing at 7 p.m. May 6 at the Messiah United Methodist Church, 30 S. Penn St., Shippensburg. • The CVSM Community Symphonic Band is accepting new members, rehearsals start May 6. For more information call 261-1220 or visit www.cvsmusic.org. • The Carlisle Musical Arts Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. May 8 at the Allison United Methodist Church, 99 Mooreland Ave., Carlisle. There will be a free recital and reception. • Midtown Scholar’s Friday Folk Cafe will feature Chris Cernak and the Great Northeast from 8 to 10 p.m. May 11. For more information visit www.midtownscholar.com. • The Capital Area Chapter of the Pa. Music Teachers Assoc. will present its Piano Extravaganza at 5 p.m. on May 12 at the Forum in Harrisburg, located at Fifth and Walnut streets. For more information call 236-3806 or 350-3754. • The Wednesday Club will present a concert by its members at 6 p.m. May 12 at Chapel Hill United Church of Christ, Camp Hill. For more information visit www. wednesdayclub.org. • The Cumberland Valley School of Music will present Monica Miller and Grantley Showalter in a senior recital at 2 p.m. May 12 at the Marion Mennonite Church, 4365 Molly Pitcher Highway, Chambersburg. • The Seven Mountains Bluegrass Association will present the Paul Adkins Band in concert at 7 p.m. May 12 at the Goodwill Fire Co. in York. Cost is $13 for members and $16 for non-members. For more information visit www.sevenmountainsbluegrass.org.

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. 11:15 a.m., 1:55, 4:30, 7:15, 9:40 American Reunion (R) Thu. 7:25, 9:50 The Avengers 2D (PG-13) Fri.-Thu. 10:50 a.m., 12:10, 2:10, 3:20, 5:20, 6:30, 8:30, 9:40, 11:40 The Avengers 3D (PG-13) Fri.-Thu. 10:10 a.m., 1:10, 4:20, 7:30, 10:40 The Cabin in the Woods (R) Thu. 7:45, 10 Chimpanzee (G) Thu. 12, 2:15, 4:20, 6:40, 8:45, Fri.-Thu. 10:20 a.m., 12:20, 2:20, 4:40, 6:40, 8:45 Dr. Seuss The Lorax 2D (PG) Thu. 11:50 a.m., 2:20, 5:10 The Five-Year Engagement (R) Thu. 11:55 a.m., 3:30, 7, 9:55, Fri.-Thu. 10:25 a.m., 1:35, 4:15, 7, 9:55 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Thu. 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40, Fri.-Thu. 12:40, 3:40, 6:50, 9:40 The Lucky One (PG-13) Thu. 11:25 a.m., 1:45, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50, Fri.Thu. 11:25 a.m., 1:45, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50 Mirror Mirror (PG) Thu. 11:10 a.m., 1:50, 4:25, Fri.-Thu. 11:05 a.m., 1:30 The Pirates! Band of Misfits 2D (PG) Thu.-Thu. 1:40, 4, 6:45 The Pirates! Band of Misfits 3D (PG) Thu.-Thu. 11:20 a.m., 9 The Raven (R) Thu. 11:10 a.m., 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:05, Fri.Thu. 11:10 a.m., 2, 4:50, 7:20, 10 Safe (R) Thu. 12:30, 3, 5:15, 7:40, 10, Fri.-Thu. 10:35 a.m., 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:40, 9:55 Think Like a Man (PG-13) Thu. 11 a.m., 1:35, 4:15, 7:10, 9:45, Fri.-Thu. 10:40 a.m., 1:30, 4:10, 7:10, 9:45 The Three Stooges (PG) Thu. 11:05 a.m., 1:30, 3:45, 6:55, 9:10, Fri.Thu. 3:45, 6:35, 8:40

Flagship Cinemas 4590 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg American Reunion (R) Thu. 2:10, 7:10 The Avengers 2D (PG-13) Fri.-Thu. 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30

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The Avengers 3D (PG-13) Fri.-Thu. 1, 4, 7, 10 The Cabin in the Woods (R) Thu. 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:40, Fri.-Thu. 10:10 The Five-Year Engagement (R) Thu. 12:50, 3:40, 6:50, 9:45, Fri.-Thu. 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Thu. 12:10, 3:20, 6:30, 9:30, Fri.-Thu. 12:20, 3:20, 6:20, 9:25 The Lucky One (PG-13) Thu. 12:40, 3, 5:20, 7:40, 10, Fri.-Thu. 12:40, 3, 5:20, 7:40, 10:10 The Pirates! Band of Misfits 2D (PG) Thu. 2:20, 7, Fri.-Thu. 2:20, 7:10 The Pirates! Band of Misfits 3D (PG) Thu.-Thu. 12, 4:40, 9:20 The Raven (R) Thu. 1, 4:10, 7:20, 9:55, Fri.-Thu. 12:10, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55 The Three Stooges (PG) Thu. 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:40, Fri.-Thu. 12:40, 3, 5:20, 7:40 Wrath of the Titans 3D (PG-13) Thu. 11:50 a.m., 4:50, 9:50

The Pirates! Band of Misfits 3D (PG) Thu. 12:10, 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:10, Fri.-Thu. 12:10, 2:20, 4:40, 6:50, 9:10 The Raven (R) Thu. 11:30 a.m., 12:30, 2, 4:30, 6:50, 7:30, 10, Fri.-Thu. 11:40 a.m., 2:30, 5, 7:45, 10:15 Safe (R) Thu. 12:20, 2:40, 5:10, 7:50, 10:15, Fri.-Thu. 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:50, 10:10 Think Like a Man (PG-13) Thu. 12, 12:50, 3:30, 4:10, 6:30, 7:10, 9:15, 9:55, Fri.-Thu. 11:50 a.m., 12:50, 3:30, 4, 6:40, 7:10, 9:25, 9:55 Three Stooges (PG) Thu. 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:35, Fri.-Thu. 11:45 a.m., 6:35 Titanic 3D (PG-13) Thu. 11:45 a.m., 4, 8 Wrath of the Titans 2D (PG-13) Thu. 4, 9:20

The Pirates! Band of Misfits 3D (PG) Thu. 2:55, 7:20, Fri.-Thu. 2:30, 6:50 The Raven (R) Thu. 2:45, 5:20, 8, Fri.-Sun. 2, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45, Mon.-Thu. 2, 4:30, 7:10 The Three Stooges (PG) Thu. 2:35, 4:50, 7:10, Fri.-Sun. 12:30, 2:45, 5, Mon.-Thu. 2:45, 5

Great Escape 3501 Paxton St. 21 Jump Street (R) Thu. 7:05, 9:45 The Avengers 2D (PG-13) Fri.-Thu. 11:30 a.m., 1, 2:10, 2:45, 4:15, 6:30, 7:30, 9, 9:45, 10:40 The Avengers 3D (PG-13) Fri.-Thu. 12:30, 1:30, 3:45, 4:45, 7, 8, 10:15, 11:10 The Cabin in the Woods (R) Thu. 12, 2:35, 5, 7:25, 9:50, Fri.-Thu. 7:25, 9:45 The Five-Year Engagement (R) Thu. 12:40, 2:50, 4:20, 6:40, 7:20, 9:25, 10:05, Fri.-Thu. 12:40, 4:20, 7:20, 10:05 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Thu. 11:30 a.m., 12:25, 3:30, 6:35, 9:40, Fri.-Thu. 12:20, 3:35, 6:45, 9:50 Lucky One (PG-13) Thu.-Thu. 11:35 a.m., 2:25, 4:50, 7:40, 10:10 The Pirates! Band of Misfits 2D (PG) Thu.-Thu. 11:25 a.m., 1:40, 3:50

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Regal Carlisle Commons 8 Noble Boulevard American Reunion (R) Thu. 1:40, 4:15, 6:50 The Avengers 2D (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. 12:10, 3:25, 6:40, 9:55, Mon.-Thu. 3:25, 6:40 The Avengers 3D (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. 12:50, 4:05, 7:20, 8, 10:35, Mon.-Thu. 12:50, 4:05, 7:20, 8 The Cabin in the Woods (R) Thu. 2:10, 4:30, 7:50 The Five-Year Engagement (R) Thu. 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, Fri.-Sun. 1:30, 4:20, 7:30, 10:25, Mon.-Thu. 1:30, 4:20, 7:30 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Thu. 3:50, 7, 10, Fri.-Sun. 12:40, 3:45, 7, 10:05, Mon.-Thu. 12:40, 3:45, 7 The Lucky One (PG-13) Thu. 2:25, 5, 7:40, Fri.-Sun. 12, 2:20, 4:50, 7:45, 10:15, Mon.-Thu. 2:20, 4:50, 7:45 The Pirates! Band of Misfits 2D (PG) Thu. 5:10, Fri.-Sun. 12:20, 4:40, 9, Mon.-Thu. 4:40

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Regal Harrisburg 14 1500 Caughey Drive American Reunion (R) Thu. 6:40, 9:20 The Avengers 2D (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. 11:30 a.m., 12:10, 2:45, 3:25, 6, 6:40, 9:15, 9:55, Mon.-Thu. 2:45, 3:25, 6, 6:40, 9:15, 9:55 The Avengers 3D (PG-13) Fri.-Thu. 12:50, 1:30, 4:05, 4:45, 7:20, 8, 8:40, 10:35 The Cabin in the Woods (R) Thu. 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 8:15, 10:40, Fri.-Sun. 12:20, 2:50, 5:30, 8:10, 10:30, Mon.-Thu. 2:50, 10:30 The Five-Year Engagement (R) Thu. 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30, Fri.-Thu. 1:10, 4:30, 7:30, 10:20 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 10, Mon.-Thu. 3:40, 6:50, 10 The Lucky One (PG-13) Thu. 1:50, 4:20, 7:10, 9:40, Fri.-Thu. 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40 Mirror Mirror (PG) Thu. 1:20, 4:10 The Pirates! Band of Misfits 2D (PG) Thu. 1:40, 4, 6:20, 8:40, Fri.-Thu. 1:20, 3:50, 6:10, 8:30 The Pirates! Band of Misfits 3D (PG) Thu. 12:40, 2:50, 5, 7:20, 9:30, Fri.-Thu. 12, 2:20, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 The Raven (R) Thu. 2:20, 5:10, 7:50, 10:20, Fri.-Sun. 11:45 a.m., 2:30, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10, Mon.-Thu. 2:30, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Safe (R) Thu. 2:40, 5:20, 7:40, 10:10, Fri.-Thu. 1:50, 4:10, 6:30, 9:20 Tezz (NR) Thu. 1, 4:40, 8:10 Think Like a Man (PG-13) Thu. 2, 4:50, 7, 8, 9:50, 10:45, Fri.-Thu. 2:10, 5, 7:50, 10:45 The Three Stooges (PG) Thu. 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:10, Fri.-Sun. 12:40, 3, 5:20, Mon.-Thu. 3, 5:20 Titanic 3D (PG-13) Thu. 2:30 Wagner’s Dream (NR) Mon. 6:30 Wrath of the Titans 3D (PG-13) Thu. 2:10, 4:35, 7:45, 10:25

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• Dickinson College is hosting a new exhibit, “The Titanic and Cultural Memory: A Centennial Exhibit” in the Archives and Special Collections of the Waidner-Spahr Library. The exhibit will run through June 15. For more information call 245-1399.

• Oyster Mill Playhouse will present “The Goodbye Girl” at 8 p.m. May 4 through May 20. Sunday shows are at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20, and $22 on opening night. For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.oystermill.com or call 737-6768.

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• Pat’s Single Club will hold a dance from 7 to 10:30 p.m. May 6 at the Valencia Ballroom, 142 N. George St., York. Cost is $10.

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â&#x20AC;˘ First Saturday will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 5 in Carlisle. The Garden Gallery will feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Collages of Carlisleâ&#x20AC;?; Nancy Stammâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Galleria will feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fusing Flowersâ&#x20AC;? by Nonnie Lyketsos; and Haverstick Gallery & Studios will feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fundamentalsâ&#x20AC;? by James Krabiel. All of the galleries are located on North Hanover Street. â&#x20AC;˘ The Council for the Arts of Chambersburg will offer â&#x20AC;&#x153;Medieval Flower Paintingâ&#x20AC;? class from 10 a.m. to noon on May 8. Cost is $20. For more information visit www.councilforthehearts.net. â&#x20AC;˘ Dickinson College will present the Studio Majors Thesis Exhibition through May 20 at the Trout Gallery, Weiss Center for the Arts, Carlisle. For more information call 245-1344. â&#x20AC;˘ Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters and Margaret Quintanarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pysanki Eggs will be on display from May 4 to June 2 at the Carlisle Arts Learning Center. Opening reception will be held May 4.

much that can occur in this confined space. Eldest son Ike (Flueger) drives Beth to an ATM to drain all the cash from the hostagesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bank accounts, and hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where â&#x20AC;&#x153;Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dayâ&#x20AC;? takes a turn tonally. There also happens to be a tornado coming, which seems unnecessary. Things are tumultuous enough indoors as it is. Still, perhaps itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best to view the film as a snapshot of our troubled economic times: If Mother hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lost her home, everyone would still be alive. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lesson for us all. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day,â&#x20AC;? an Anchor Bay Films release, is rated R for strong brutal Associated Press bloody violence and torture, pervasive language Top: Rebecca De Mornay is shown in a scene from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day.â&#x20AC;? and some sexual content. Bottom: Briana Evigan, left, and Deborah Ann Woll are shown in a scene from Running time: 112 minutes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day.â&#x20AC;? Two stars out of four.

â&#x20AC;˘ Gabriel Horkowitzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Watercolor Worksâ&#x20AC;? will be on display through May 5 at the Art Market of Pomfret St, 16 W. Pomfret St., Carlisle. â&#x20AC;˘ Mechancisburg artist Patty Tothâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grandeur of Yosemiteâ&#x20AC;? will be on display at the 2nd Floor Gallery in Mechanicsburg from May 7 through June 1. For more information visit www. pattytoth.com. â&#x20AC;˘ The Art Association of Harrisburg will host a five-artist invitational exhibition featuring oil works, watercolors, mixed media works and photographs and will be on display through May 10. For more information visit www.artassocofhbg.com.

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Area youth show their acting chops with Carlisle Theatre Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alice in Wonderland.â&#x20AC;? Two musicals open simultaneously on the Allenberry Playhouse stage later this month, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Honky Tonk Angelsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nunsense.â&#x20AC;? And, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Onceâ&#x20AC;? leads Tony nominations.

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Thursday, May 3: Todd Scheaffer (of Railroad Earth) with

Much anticipated film â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Avengersâ&#x20AC;? set to release nation-wide on Saturday. Also, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dayâ&#x20AC;? flick is notable for a chilling lead performance from Rebecca De Mornay and not much else. See whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening on the silver screen this weekend at area theaters.

Hexbelt Acoustic 8 p.m. Saturday, May 5: Harpapolooza hosted by Nate Myers & The Aces ($10 donation benefits the American Diabetes Association) 8 p.m.

Gulliftyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Underground 1104 Carlisle Road Camp Hill, 761-6692 www.gulliftys.net Friday, May 4: DJ Stoner, dancing 9 p.m. to midnight, no cover Saturday, May 5: Spring Rock Fest, $10 cover: 7:30 to 8 p.m., OK Rivals; 8;15 to 8:34 p.m., Patron Saints; 9 to 9:30,

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Hiding Scarlet; 9:45 to 10:15 p.m., Identity X; 10:45 to 11:30,

Theatre Season

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Carving Out Fiction; 11:45 p.m. to 12:45 a.m., Hierosonic.

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â&#x20AC;˘ Yachiyo Beck, Aaron Brown, Roger Firestone, Ann Piper and Richard Paul Weiblinger will display their work at the Art Association of Harrisburg, 21 N. Front St. through May 10. â&#x20AC;˘ Lebanon Valley Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery will display â&#x20AC;&#x153;Botanical Formsâ&#x20AC;? beginning May 11. For more information visit www.lvc.edu/gallery. â&#x20AC;˘ The Yellow Wall Gallery at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore will display Andy Rashâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Transition Pieces, or Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m On The Elevator But I Forgot Which Button I Pressed,â&#x20AC;? from May 15 through June 10. Visit www.andyrash.com for more information.

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right? To see how far they can push it and see how much we as an audience can stand to watch. Efforts to justify the charactersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; motivations in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dayâ&#x20AC;? feel like clutter; the killers can just be depraved and the victims can just be clueless and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fine. Here, they all have back stories and secrets that prolong the running time and function as filler between the moments in which Mother sweetly, calmly calls the shots. She can serve up a chocolate cake with as much grace and ease as when she orders one of her kids to shoot someone. Sure, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a parody of the classically charming sociopath but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s riveting to watch. Still, at some point, the action has to move outside the house. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only so

â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Contextualizedâ&#x20AC;? by Kentucky ceramic artist Anthony Wolking will be on display through May 5 at Dickinson Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Goodyear Gallery. Call 245-1714.

Market Square Concerts to celebrate 30 year with special concert. Also, Norah Jones releases the â&#x20AC;&#x153;most interesting album of her career,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Little Broken Hearts.â&#x20AC;?

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In this film image released by Disney, Samuel L. Jackson portrays Nick Fury in a scene from Marvelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Avengers.â&#x20AC;? The film will be released on May 4.

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LOS ANGELES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; After popping up in cameos during the credits of Marvel films as the authoritative, eye-patch-wearing Nick Fury, Samuel L. Jackson steps fully into his role as the head of peacekeeping agency S.H.I.E.L.D. in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Avengers.â&#x20AC;? He assembles the super-crew of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Black Widow, the Incredible Hulk and Hawkeye as part of his â&#x20AC;&#x153;Avengers Initiativeâ&#x20AC;? to help fight Thorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother, Loki, who threatens to wipe out humanity.

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The film hits U.S. theaters Friday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great to stand there and look around and go OK, these guys are actually here so we do have the Avengers,â&#x20AC;? Jackson said during a recent interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Director and writer) Joss (Whedon) is so savvy about the genre and how to flesh characters out so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just a set piece fest of stuff blowing up and people chasing each other... Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sadness, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s joy, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fear, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all this stuff that goes into making this film that makes it sort of special, way more special than it could have been.â&#x20AC;?

Jackson will reprise his character in the next â&#x20AC;&#x153;Captain Americaâ&#x20AC;? film, which starts shooting in January, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unsure of Nick Furyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fate beyond that. Could his origin story be in the works? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have no idea,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had a nine picture deal, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve only done five of them, so I guess so. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible.â&#x20AC;? The 63-year-old actor took a break from working with Quentin Tarantino on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Django Unchainedâ&#x20AC;? to promote â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Avengers.â&#x20AC;? And while he stayed mum on the project (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another non-disclosure thingâ&#x20AC;?), he said he has no problem shifting gears from Taran-

tinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dramatic Western tale to the superhero world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like this: When I go to work in the morning, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m this guy. And when I come out of the makeup trailer and I have a big scar on my face and a patch on my eye and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a whole goatee, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a whole new person. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even have to think about it,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And when I go to work for Quentin, the same thing happens: I go in the makeup trailer and I come out another guy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a whole other mind state ... If Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sitting there looking in the mirror at my character, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to worry about it.â&#x20AC;?

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music; Nate Myers & The Aces at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5: Cinco de Mayo Fiesta with Finks Constant at 9:30 p.m.; Mexican food all day, $15 buckets of Cerveza Tuesday, May 8: Natty Boh Pint Night, 5 p.m.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day,â&#x20AC;? inspired by the 1980 Troma slasher flick of the same name, is notable for a chilling lead performance from Rebecca De Mornay and not much else. T h e h o m e - i nva s i o n thriller from director Darren Lynn Bousman (who made the second, third and fourth â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sawâ&#x20AC;? movies as well as one of the worst films Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever seen in my life, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Repo! The Genetic Operaâ&#x20AC;?) takes us through all the obligatory steps of the genre: Bad guys enter, assert their dominance and pick people off one by one. The hostages make futile attempts to attack or escape but their actions arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as important as the structure itself, which is meant to serve as a crucible of human nature. That would be all well and good if the characters here were vaguely intriguing, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not even cliched types â&#x20AC;&#x201D; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just sort of bland, and eventually theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re bloody. That makes De Mornayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quietly commanding, creepy turn stand out even more. She stars as Mother, who steps in to clean things up when her idiot bank-robber sons (Patrick Flueger, Warren Kole and Matt Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Leary) botch a job and then try to hide in what they believe is their childhood home. Turns out Mother got foreclosed on, and the place now belongs to Beth (Jaime King) and Daniel (Frank Grillo), who were in the middle of a housewarming party. Gnarly, sadistic torture ensues. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the point of these kinds of movies,

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Norah Jones, Danger Mouse channel heartbreak

Tony nominations spread out but ‘Once’ leads

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Singer Norah Jones poses for a portrait in New York. Jones’ latest album, “Little Broken Hearts,” was released on May 1. during relationship problems — from betrayal and indecision to healing and moving on. The 12 songs on “Hearts” represent a true collaboration between Jones and Brian Burton, who produces under the name Danger Mouse. They mainly focus on a difficult breakup Jones went through, but she says Burton’s fingerprints are all over the place and his ideas and lyrics transformed songs in unexpected ways. The two met on Burton’s musical ode to Italian cinema, “Rome,” and formed a friendship, agreeing to work together. They initially met for a five-day “get to know you” session and cemented their partnership. But it

wasn’t until last summer that they were able to commit to the two months it would take to write and record the album at Burton’s Los Angeles studio. Jones said she didn’t set out with a specific goal in mind and is surprised “Hearts” morphed into something of a breakup album. Rather than a gloomy summation of a difficult time, though, the album offered Jones a surprising catharsis. “It just kind of came out when we were writing,” Jones said. “I think Brian is very drawn to darkness in music and I am drawn to melancholy — not necessarily darkness as much as he is. I think when we just

is completely giving in that sense. I adore that.” Danger Mouse helps her explore those dark places more deeply than ever before. Burton, who declined an interview request, is known for bringing something very different out of the artists he works with, including Cee Lo Green (the two formed the duo Gnarls Barkley), The Black Keys, James Mercer of The Shins and Beck. Eli Wolf, the vice president of A&R at Blue Note, says “Little Broken Hearts” is another example of Burton’s ability to find hidden facets. “What’s remarkable to me is you have the meeting of two singular musical personalities in Norah and Brian and they kind of took from each similarities and differences to make a true musical marriage,” said Wolf, who has worked with Jones her entire 10-year career. “For example, Norah

has a talent for giving wonderful space and breadth to her music while Brian has a tremendous knack for these amazing layers of production. And they sort of took this yin and yang to find a harmony and musical middle ground.” And now that “Little Broken Hearts” has been released, Jones finds herself in a much happier mood than she posits on the album. She’s got a new boyfriend and is happy to be taking five album’s worth of songs on tour. She’s content to focus on the now and she’s not really thinking about what comes after that. She might move back to Texas for a while and make a country album. Who knows? Wouldn’t be that strange of a move for someone who has a piano in her kitchen. “I really have no idea, which is fun,” Jones said. “I’m totally happy that way.”

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NEW YORK — There was something for virtually everyone to smile about on Broadway on Tuesday after 30 of 37 shows this season got at least one Tony Award nomination. The folks at “Once” had the most reason to celebrate tonight at their working bar on stage. The musical based on the low-budget 2006 film about an unlikely romance between a Czech flower seller and an Irish street musician in Dublin earned a leading 11 nominations, including nods for best musical, for both its lead actors, its book, lighting, sound, choreography and its set, which offers the audience real drinks before the show in a replica pub. “’Once’ constantly surprises me. I think it’s the power of the music and the storytelling that people connect with,” said John Tiffany, who was nominated for best director of a musical. Two other big winners were Disney and the Gershwin estate: Two musicals using George and Ira Gershwin songs — “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess” and “Nice Work If You Can Get It” — each got 10 nominations. And “Peter and the Starcatcher,” a play about the

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A scene from “Once.” origins of Peter Pan co-produced by Disney Theatrical Productions earned nine nominations, while Disney’s energetic song-and-dance musical “Newsies” got eight nods. Christian Borle, the “Smash” star who was nominated for his hysterical performance as Black Stash in “Peter and the Starcatcher,” was preparing to go on with a big smile on his face. “It’s been an amazing day. So,

really, I could get hit by a bus right now and think it was a net gain.” L a te r t h i s s u m m e r, “Once,” ‘’Nice Work If You Can Get It,” and “Newsies” will compete for the title of best new musical with a surprise entry — “Leap of Faith,” which was ravaged by critics. “Ghost the Musical,” an import from London with songs by mega producers Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard, failed to

get nominated in the best musical category. The fall revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Follies” got eight nominations, setting up a face-off in the best revival category with “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess,” which Sondheim had criticized for messing with a classic. The nominations, picked by 22 theatre professionals, were announced at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday by Kris-

tin Chenoweth and Jim Parsons. The actual awards will be broadcast on CBS from the Beacon Theatre on June 10. Neil Patrick Harris, the star of “How I Met Your Mother,” will be the host. Broadway’s most expensive show, the $75 million “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” got only two nominations, for best scenic design and costume. The show, a former punch-line, is now a top-earning hit

and a spokesman shrugged off the snub. “Even without a nomination for best musical, we can assure you that the audiences this week will love the show just as much as they did last week,” Rick Miramontez said. The best new play category is very strong and includes “Clybourne Park” by Bruce Norris, “Other Desert Cities” by Jon Robin Baitz, “Peter and the Starcatcher” by Rick Elice, and David Ives’ “Venus in Fur.” “It certainly is a hairraising list of plays for this season for anybody who is in contention. I had so much fun at lots of these plays and so my hair was raised around 8:33 this morning and only settled down in last few minutes,” joked Ives. Plays that didn’t make the cut included Katori Hall’s “The Mountaintop,” Nicky Silver’s “The Lyons,” David Auburn’s “The Columnist” and Theresa Rebeck’s “Seminar.” With no nominations for “Seminar,” producers said they would end performances after Sunday. Producers for “Magic/Bird” also said it would play its final performance on May 12 having failed to secure a nomination.

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So does Berlanga, Allenberry’s artistic director, who is sure the inaugural effort of repertory theater will be a success. “I want to offer more here

In Focus at the Playhouse,” he says. “In everything I do I think about what has not been done before, and what will excite our audiences, and what no other theaters in the area are doing. Hence we are going rep.” Both “Nunsense” and “Hon-

ky Tonk” will run for seven weeks and overlap part of those weeks. One takes place partly in a bar, and the other in a Catholic school. But Berlanga has found commonalities. They celebrate the power of

women, in different ways, he notes. “ ‘Honky Tonk’ proves that women can do wonderful things without the support of a man, and ‘Nunsense’ celebrates that while being nuns, these five women are still full of life.”

“Nunsense” runs Tuesdays through Sundays May 23-July 8, alternating with “Honky Tonk Angels” from May 23-June 24. “Honky Tonk Angels” plays Tuesdays through Sundays May 9-June 24. Both are at Allenberry Playhouse, 1559 Boiling Springs Road, Boiling Springs. For information and reservations, call 258-3211, or visit: www.allenberry.com.

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AUSTIN, Texas — Norah Jones has a piano in her kitchen. You need look no further than this wonderfully offkilter fact for a metaphor to describe the 33-year-old singer’s evolution as she releases arguably the most interesting album of her career, “Little Broken Hearts.” “It’s nice because I have a music room, but you know it’s like the office you never go in or the dining room you never go in or something,” Jones said with a laugh. “So I ended up putting this funky old piano in my kitchen and it’s great.” Jones didn’t set out to put a piano in her kitchen, of course. Much like her collaboration with the producer Danger Mouse on “Little Broken Hearts,” it just kind of happened naturally. And by going with the flow, making little decisions in the moment, she arrived at something delightful she never expected. “I just like how it’s turned into sort of a bit of a concept album without any intentions of that’s what we were going to do,” Jones said. “I’m proud that it ended up being what it is, going in knowing so little about what would happen. I love it.” “Little Broken Hearts” little resembles Jones’ previous four solo albums, from the vampy cover photo to its lyrical content and vaguely psychedelic sound. It’s edgy, effects-laden and deeply personal. She’s written a few songs she felt were this personal before, especially on her 2009 album “The Fall.” But much of “Little Broken Hearts” centers on her life and the emotions you run through

kind of put that together, this is what came out. I’d definitely just gone through a breakup and I felt like I was coming out really well on the other side. ... A lot of it’s personal, dramatized and tweaked, and both of us were talking about, ‘Oh, what if this?! What if that?!’” Jones talked about the experience and the unintentional career path that’s made her one of the bestselling artists of the 21st century in an interview during the South By Southwest Music Conference in Austin, where she nervously performed the album for several hundred fans, and in a follow-up phone interview weeks later. In a sense, Jones has grown up in front of her fans’ eyes. She sold 25 million copies worldwide of her first album, 2002’s “Come Away With Me,” at 22, and earned herself a creative freedom she’s taken full advantage of ever since. She collaborates fearlessly with everyone from Willie Nelson to Q-Tip to Mike Patton, has a side band that plays country music, and she’s grown from a beautifully expressive interpreter to a deeply thoughtful singersongwriter who’s unafraid to experiment. “When I hear a song Norah is singing or playing on I can hear her spirit and her soul very clearly,” singer-songwriter Ryan Adams said of his friend in an email. “There is an elegance to how guarded she is in her timing and there are a lot of dimly lit corridors in her musical passages. It’s a lovely trap she sets for the listener. Also you would never mistake her for someone else or someone else for her. She

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Top: “Honky Tonk Angels” is a country-themed musical revue about three women who meet en route to Nashville with a dream of stardom. Left: Melissa Dvozenja and Lynn O’Shaughnessy will star in “Nunsense.” repertory with a very different show, “Honky Tonk Angels,” both directed by Roque Berlanga. This country-themed musical revue concerns three women who meet at a Greyhound bus station en route to Nashville with

a dream of stardom. It was written by Ted Swindley, also the author of “Always... Patsy Cline.” Including such hits as “Stand by Your Man,” “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ ,” and “Ode to Billy Joe,”

the musical also recalls the Columbia Records 1993 album teaming Dolly Parton, Loretta Lyhn, and Tammy Wynette. “it’s about sisterhood and country music,” summarizes Bradstreet, who appears in the show as a

Texas housewife. Mahan and Montavon also star, as a “country bumpkin” who lost her boyfriend to suicide and a sexy LA girl, respectively. “It’s not all twangy music but has a little rock and jazz as well as spirituals,” says

heart.” Adds Mahon: “I wouldn’t necessarily turn on any country station, but a lot of the songs have stood the test of time.” Both shows are choreographed by Elizabeth Angelozzi and music directed by Todd Olson. Doing “Nunsense,” a wildly popular show that spawned sequels, and the country show with the classic songs means a “vast amount” of material for the actors to learn, musically and dramatically, admits Bradstreet. But aside from the obvious motive to have both shows on their resumes, the actors seem to relish the challenge.

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Most classical and chamber music lovers can only enjoy a special evening of music while traveling to major cities. But thanks to Market Square Concerts, aficionados here in the midstate need only commute to local venues to find a world class experience. On Wednesday, May 16, celebrate three decades of concerts with this staple of the Harrisburg arts scene as they present a rare non-subscription concert to mark their 30th Anniversary. The event will take place at Harrisburg Area Community College’s Rose Lehrman Arts Center and will include performances by current Market Square Concerts directors violinist Peter Sirotin and pianist Ya-Ting Chang, along with soprano Sarah Wolfson, pianist Renate Rohlfing, and the critically acclaimed Mendelssohn Piano Trio. Wolfson is the winner of the Concert Artists Guild international competition, and Rohlfing has performed at prestigious venues throughout North America, Asia and Europe, including the Ravinia Festival, Cité Universitaire Internationale de Paris, Musiekgebouw, Carnegie Hall and the David Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City. The Mendelssohn Trio is the Ensemble-in-Residence for Washington D.C.’s Embassy Series at Messiah College as well as “Chamber Music in Grantham” summer festival. Founded 15 years ago, the ensemble includes Sirotin and Chang along with Fiona Thompson on cello and is highly regarded on the national and international scene. In keeping with Market

The Mendelssohn Piano Trio will perform at the Market Square Concerts 30th Anniversary this month. Submitted photo

Square Concerts long tradition of offering new work, the concert will also feature the world premiere of Harrisburg Native Jeremy Gill. An award winning composer who has received accolades and support from Broadcast Music Incorporated, the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Performers, and the League of American Orchestras. His music has premiered with such prestigious groups as the Parker Quartet, the Casals Quartet and the Harrisburg Symphony. Other premiere work by composers Jake Heggie, author of operas Dead Man Walking and Moby Dick, and 2004 Pulitzer prize winner Paul Moravec will also be featured, along with texts by Market Square founder Lucy Miller Murray. The program will include the romantic Sonata in A major for violin and piano by Brahms and a colorful Pi-

ano Trio by Ravel as well as dation. Tickets are available for tickets or information Three Songs About Words, by calling the box office at at www.marketsquareconWords, and Upon Hearing 214-ARTS or visiting online certs.org. a Very Famous Man Speak Profoundly by Jeremy Gill; Ode to Image by Jake Heggie; and Three Love Songs, I have Held My Days Like Beads, Love Leaps Along, and Oh Poor Words That Sing of Love by Paul Moravec. The concert will be followed by a champagne toast in honor of Market Square Concerts 30th Anniversary. featuring The show will take place Mini Greek Day with Tiropita, at HACC’s Rose Lehrman Arts Center, 1 HACC Drive Spanakopita, Gyro, and Baklava! in Harrisburg. Single tickets are $30, $25 for seniors and $5 for college students. School-aged children are admitted free, with $5 admission for an accompanying parent. The concert is sponsored by Capital Blue The Pillars of Orthodoxy Church Cross, Lois Lehrman Grass, 350 W. Old York Rd • Carlisle, PA Pennsylvania Council on the www.orthodoxpillars.org More Info Call - Demetri Patitsas, 814-386-5254, Arts, the Cultural Enrichment Fund and The Franklin Take Rt. 34 South to Rt. 174 (West Old York Rd.) Turn right and H. and Ruth L. Wells Founproceed 9/10th of a mile. The church is on the right hand side.

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Melissa Dvozenja was taken to see “Nunsense” when she was 12 years old and wondered why. Until she actually saw it. “I thought it was the funniest show,” Dvozenja says of the musical, with book, lyrics and music by Dan Goggin. Now the actor is playing Sister Mary Hubert, the Mistress of Novices in a fictitious order named the Sisters of Hoboken in Allenberry Playhouse’s upcoming production. When their cook accidentally poisoned 52 of the nuns, five remaining ones put on a variety show to raise sadly lacking money for the burials. Also starring in the popular five-character play are Paris Bradsteet (Sister Mary Regina, the Mother Superior); Lynn O’Shaughnessy (Sister Robert Anne); Anne Montavon (Sister Mary Amnesia); and Gwen Mahan (Sister Mary Leo). “I grew up Catholic, and it was not the light you saw nuns in,” says Mahan. “It was so endearing. No one does not like it. There’s such a camaraderie with the audience.” It’s fun, agrees Montavon, to “take the most ridiculous characters, and play them truthfully.” But for all the sometimes side-splitting humor, “these are real people and such definite types,” says Bradstreet. “The show doesn’t make fun of faith and faithfulness.” And for all the humor, this production of “Nunsense” is different than previous ones at Allenberry and in the area: it is alternating in

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Youth perform Disney’s ‘Wonderland’ By Barbara Trainin Blank

From left: Ben Hergenroeder, 14, Greyson Brockbank, 15, and Olivia Notto, 12, rehearse a scene from “Alice In Wonderland “ Monday evening at the Carlisle Theatre.

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Above: From left, Emily Spencer, 16, Sophie Reusswig, 8, Jassidi Gochenaw-Minisci, 7, Molly Fisher, 9, Kirsten Weirich, 7, and Emily Reusswig, 11, rehearse a scene from “Alice in Wonderland.” Below: Bryson Kronheim, 9, rehearses a scene from “Alice in Wonderland.”

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ed and additional lyrics by David Simpatico, and with music adapted and arranged and additional music by Bryan Louiselle, the musical is based on the beloved 1951 Walt Disney film. It’s a 75-minute version written specifically for kids — but still containing such songs as “I’m Late” and “The Un-Birthday Song,” says LeBlanc. Angert was also inspired by the performance of Helena Bonham Carter, in the more recent movie version. Technically speaking, Notto is one of three Alices in the CTC show — if you count the large Alice and the small Alice resulting from the special cookies. But in being cast as the “regular one,” in LeBlanc’s words, the middle-school student has her first main role — after appearing in eight other theater productions. “It’s really a great experience,” she says. “I love the music and I like the char-

acter — she’s really fun and high energy.” In fact, Notto adds, she finds herself to be a lot like Alice. “She’s very curious, and always asking questions.” Besides, Notto has cats at home — even if they’re not Cheshire. Other leads are Emily Johnson (White Rabbit); Greysen Brockbank and Ben Hergenroeder (Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum); Emily Spencer (Caterpillar); Kyle Gerber (Mad Hatter); Ozlyn Smith (March Hare); and Christian Witmer (King of Hearts). At just under 50, the cast is the largest youth cast assembled to date for a CTC production. “Ninety kids auditioned, and we had such a hard time deciding,” says LeBlanc. “We took as many as we could physically fit onstage, from second grade through high school.” CTC aims to expand its

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Above: Torrence Brown, 9, rehearses a scene from “Alice in Wonderland.”

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youth program to more than one musical per year, he says. In the hands of Stephanie Walsh, who is directing and choreographing, CTC has someone experienced in children and youth theater. She says she “grew up” with the youth

program of York Little Theatre as a child; then, as an adult, worked with the renowned Missoula Children’s Theatre for more than two years. Walsh says she’s happy to be back in an area “rich” in youth theater — by young people for young people — since that’s not what it means in a lot of other

places in the country. When starring as Sarah Brown in CTC’s last summer’s production of “Guys and Dolls,” Walsh had offered to help out with the youth program — and found herself directing. “It’s as if it was meant to be,” Walsh says. “I love the theater and the team, and youth theater

shaped my life and was part of my career. And I love the two components — theatrical and educational. We can help contribute to the next generation.” Assisting Walsh is student director, Dominick Arp. Art Thompson is music director, and Wanda McCoy is the producer.

In Focus Carlisle Theatre Company’s “Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Junior” plays at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 11 and 12 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 13, at the Carlisle Theatre, 40 W. High St. For information and reservations, call the box office: 258-0666; or visit the web site: www.carlisletheatre.org

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Ask Olivia Notto and Michelle Angert which of the many zany characters in “Alice in Wonderland” is their favorite, and both will tell you it’s the Cheshire Cat. “I love how he suddenly appears and is there,” says Angert. But the two girls are otherwise “adversarial” when it comes to “Wonderland” — at least onstage. Notto, a sixth grader at Good Hope Middle School, and Angert, a 10th grader at Cumberland Valley High School, play Alice and her nemesis, the Queen of Hearts, respectively, in Carlisle Theatre Company’s production of “Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Junior.” Angert, who has appeared in “High School Musical,” “Legally Blonde” and “Jungle Book” — the latter at CTC — says it’s fun playing someone very different from herself. Described by Carlisle Theatre Company artistic director Dustin LeBlanc as “quiet and humble,” the high schooler admits at the same time that it’s tough to portray the queen of “off with her head” fame. “I’m not that loud and mean,” she laughs. One aspect of her character that came pretty naturally was the accent — with a touch of the imperious thrown in. Angert’s Mom is British, so she thinks it’s “cool” to use it — especially in anticipation of a trip to England the family is taking this summer. With the book adapt-

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