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In this film image released by Pantelion Films, Patricia Arquette, left, and Cierra Ramirez are shown in a scene from “Girl in Progress.”

‘Girl in Progress’ never really grows up

D12 — The Sentinel, Carlisle, Pa. Thursday, May 10, 2012

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The strong, sexy presence of Eva Mendes and the girlish perkiness of Cierra Ramirez can only go so far to make the forced mother-daughter dramedy “Girl in Progress” tolerable. It’s a coming-of-age story that knows it’s a coming-of-age story — as in, our young heroine is well aware of the conventions of this kind of tale and goes out of her way to manufacture various rites of passage to expedite her transformation from innocence to womanhood. Ramirez’s character, the teenage Ansiedad, literally creates a flow chart in her bedroom and spells out her strategy with her only friend (the sweetly nerdy Raini Rodriguez) — whom she’ll soon cast aside, she declares, because it’s a necessary

step in the process. Breaking down and sending up a specific genre is fine if the script is strong enough to get away with such cutesy self-reference, as in “Juno” and “Easy A.” Director Patricia Riggen and screenwriter Hiram Martinez don’t go far enough, don’t dig deep enough with these characters. They play it too safe, which makes “Girl in Progress” feel like a slightly racier version of an ABC Family show — and the flat, overly bright lighting further makes it feel like forgettable television. It certainly doesn’t help that the two main figures are cliches. Mendes’ Grace is the child in the equation, having given birth when she was just 17 and hopping from man to man and town to town ever since. Ansiedad — which means anxiety in Spanish — is the

responsible one: Smart, studious and organized, she’s left to scrub the sink full of dishes while her mom’s out with her married gynecologist boyfriend (Mathew Modine, whose character doesn’t have a single perceptible redeeming quality). Do you think it’s possible that, by the end, they’ll both have learned some lessons and assumed their rightful roles? Riggen cuts awkwardly and sometimes too quickly between potentially poignant moments and scenes of wacky humor, which undermines her attempts at emotional honesty. Meanwhile, supporting characters who were intended to provide depth merely feel like types — Modine’s cold, controlling wife or the kindhearted Mexican immigrant who works alongside Grace at a restaurant.

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And in a painfully literal device, Ansiedad’s English teacher (Patricia Arquette) just happens to be explaining the steps in a comingof-age story as Ansiedad embarks on them. It’s maddening: “Girl in Progress” knows that every teen movie has to have a blowout bash where important events take place, and it can’t even get the tone of that right. This is being marketed as an ideal film for moms and daughters to see together on Mother’s Day weekend. A long, awkward brunch sounds more fun — and more truthful. “Girl in Progress,” a Lionsgate and Pantelion Films release, is rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sexual content including crude references, and drinking — all involving teens. Running time: 84 minutes. One and a half stars out of four.

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• The Writers, Illustrators, and Publishing Group of South Central Pennsylvania will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 10 at the Shippensburg Library Annex, 73 W.King St., Shippensburg. Tom Benjey, guest speaker, will discuss use of CreateSpace to help print and get your book to the global marketplace.

• 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.

• 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.

• “Let’s Dance!” will be held from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Dillsburg Legion. Music by the Dave Winter Group. Cost is $10 at the door. Cash bar/door prizes/snacks. Learn the Bootie Call line dance at 6:15 p.m. Call 333-2624 for a reserved seat.

• 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.

• Ballroom dancing classes will be offered at the LeTort View Community Center on the Carlisle Barracks May 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. • 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.

• “Let’s Dance!” will be held from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Sunday, May 27, at the Dillsburg Legion. Music by Flashback with Donna Mark. Cost is $10 at the door. Call 333-2624 for a reserved seat.

• 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 for use on authors’ books at the event. For more information or to register call 795-7470 or email mysterybooks@comcast.net. • The Susqehanna Story Tellers Guild will present “A Midsummer Night’s Tales,” at 7 p.m. June 30 at the Centennial Barn at the Fort Hunter Mansion and Park.

• 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. • Oyster Mill Playhouse will present “The Goodbye Girl” at 8 p.m. 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. • 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. • Theatre Harrisburg has announced that it will not be presenting “Ragtime,” which was originally scheduled as its June mainstage production. Instead, the company will present “A Little Night Music” from June 1 through June 17 at the Whitaker Center. To order tickets call 214-ARTS. • The Harrisburg Shakespeare Company will present “Romeo and Juliet” at Levitt Pavilion in Reservoir Park, Harrisburg at 7:30 p.m. June 1-2, 6-9 and 13-16. • Totem Pole Playhouse will present “Chaps: The Musical” from June 2 to 17, call 352-2164 for more information.

• The Shiremanstown Historical Society will host its “Concert in the Park” from noon to 4 p.m. May 12. The New Cumberland Town band will play from 3 to 4p.m.. There will also be food concessions and music by D.J. Bill Runkle. There will be a yardsale with proceeds going to the museum project. For more information call Joan Runkle at 571-3375. • 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. • Two spring voice recitals will be presented at 2 and 3:15 p.m. May 12 at Allison United Methodist Church, Carlisle, by the students of Joan Boytim. • The Susquehanna Folk Music Society will represent Tish Hinojosa in concert at 7 p.m. May 13 at the Fort Hunter Centennial Barn, 5300 N. Front St., Harrisburg. Cost is $14 for members, $18 for non-members and $10 for students. For more information visit www. sfmsfolk.org. • John Gorka and Antje Duvekot will perform from 8 to 10 p.m. May 15 at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 1302 N. Third St., Harrisburg. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. • Five choirs will perform during the Carlisle High School spring choral concert on May 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Swartz Auditorium. Slated to perform are the Concert Choir, the Bel Canto Singers young women’s choir, the CHS Chamber Singers, the Limited Edition all girls Show Choir and the CHS Singers Unlimited mixed Show Choir. Lucas Lourenco will perform his graduation project solo, an aria from Handel’s oratorio Judas Maccabeus. Senior Bria Vaughan will direct the Bel Canto Singers in singing, “Without a Song” as her graduation project. The concert is free and open to the public.

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

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

Regal Carlisle Commons 8 Noble Boulevard The Avengers 2D (PG-13) Thu. 3:25, 6:40, Fri. 3:25, 6:40, 9:55, Sat.-Sun. 12:10, 3:25, 6:40, 9:55, Mon.-Thu. 3:25, 6:40 The Avengers 3D (PG-13) Thu. 12:50, 4:05, 7:20, 8, Fri. 12:50, 4:05, 7:20, 10:35, Sat.-Sun. 12:50, 4:05, 7:20, 10:35, Mon.Thu. 12:50, 4:05, 7:20 Dark Shadows (PG-13) Fri. 2:30, 5:05, 7:50, 10:25, Sat.-Sun. 11:50 a.m., 2:30, 5:05, 7:50, 10:25, Mon.-Thu. 2:30, 5:05, 7:50 The Five-Year Engagement (R) Thu. 1:30, 4:20, 7:30, Fri.-Sun. 1, 3:55, 6:50, 9:45, Mon.-Thu. 1, 3:55, 6:50 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Thu. 12:40, 3:45, 7, Fri.-Sun. 12:40, 3:45, 7, 10:05, Mon.-Thu. 12:40, 3:45, 7

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Great Escape continued

Regal Carlisle continued

The Lucky One (PG-13) Thu. 2:20, 4:50, 7:45, Fri. 2:20, 4:45, 7:40, 10:15, Sat.-Sun. 12, 2:20, 4:45, 7:40, 10:15, Mon.-Thu. 2:20, 4:45, 7:40 The Pirates! Band of Misfits 2D (PG) Thu. 4:40 The Pirates! Band of Misfits 3D (PG) Thu. 2:30, 6:50, Fri. 2:40, 4:55, 7:30, 9:40, Sat.Sun. 12:30, 2:40, 4:55, 7:30, 9:40, Mon.-Thu. 2:40, 4:55, 7:30 The Raven (R) Thu. 2, 4:30, 7:10, Fri.-Sun. 2, 4:35, 7:10, 9:35, Mon.-Thu. 2, 4:35, 7:10 The Three Stooges (PG) Thu. 2:45, 5

Think Like a Man (PG-13) Thu. 11:50 a.m., 12:50, 3:30, 4, 6:40, 7:10, 9:25, 9:55, Fri.-Thu. 11:55 a.m., 12:50, 4, 6:20, 7:10, 9:55 Three Stooges (PG) Thu. 11:45 a.m., 6:35

Think Like a Man (PG-13) Thu. 2:10, 5, 7:50, 10:45, Fri.-Thu. 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:45 The Three Stooges (PG) Thu. 3, 5:20

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

Regal Harrisburg 14 1500 Caughey Drive The Avengers 2D (PG-13) Thu. 2:45, 3:25, 6, 6:40, 9:15, 9:55, Fri.-Sun. 11:30 a.m., 12:50, 2:45, 4:05, 6, 7:20, 9:15, 10:35, Mon.-Thu. 12:50, 2:45, 4:05, 6, 7:20, 9:15, 10:35 The Avengers 3D (PG-13) Thu. 12:50, 1:30, 4:05, 4:45, 7:20, 8, 8:40, 10:35, Fri.-Sun. 12:10, 1:30, 2:10, 3:25, 4:45, 5:25, 6:40, 8, 9:55, Mon.-Thu. 1:30, 2:10, 3:25, 4:45, 5:25, 6:40, 8, 9:55 The Cabin in the Woods (R) Thu. 2:50, 10:30, Fri.-Thu. 4, 9:30 Dark Shadows (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. 11:40 a.m., 1, 1:40, 2:20, 4:20, 5, 6:20, 7, 7:40, 9:40, 10:20, Mon.-Thu. 1, 1:40, 2:20, 4:20, 5, 6:20, 7, 7:40, 9:40, 10:20 The Five-Year Engagement (R) Thu. 1:10, 4:30, 7:30, 10:20, Fri.-Thu. 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Thu. 3:40, 6:50, 10, Fri.-Sun. 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 10, Mon.-Thu. 3:40, 6:50, 10 The Lucky One (PG-13) Thu. 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40, Fri.-Thu. 1:20, 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 The Pirates! Band of Misfits 2D (PG) Thu. 1:20, 3:50, 6:10, 8:30, Fri.-Sun. 11:45 a.m., 2, 4:15, 6:30, 8:50, Mon.-Thu. 2, 4:15, 6:30, 8:50 The Pirates! Band of Misfits 3D (PG) Thu. 12, 2:20, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 The Raven (R) Thu. 2:30, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10, Fri.-Sun. 11:50 a.m., 2:30, 5:10, 8:10, 10:40, Mon.-Thu. 2:30, 5:10, 8:10, 10:40 Safe (R) Thu. 1:50, 4:10, 6:30, 9:20, Fri.-Thu. 9 Siegfried: Met Opera Ring cycle Encore (NR) Wed. (May 16) 6:30

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Cumberland Drive-In first feature (starts at 8:35 p.m.): The Avengers (PG-13) second feature: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (PG-13)

Haar’s Drive-In first feature (starting at 8:15 p.m.): The Avengers (PG-13) second feature: John Carter (PG-13)

West Shore Theater 317 Bridge St. New Cumberland, 774-7160 21 Jump Street (R) Thu. 7 American Reunion (R) Thu. 9 The Cabin in the Woods (R) Fri.-Thu. 9:10 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (PG) Sat.-Sun. 2 Mirror Mirror (PG) Fri.-Thu. 7

Midtown Cinema Damsels in Distress (PG-13) Thu. 3, 5:20, 7:30 The Deep Blue Sea (R) Fri.-Sun. 3, 5:20, 7:35, Mon.-Wed. 3, 5:20, Thu. 3, 5:20, 7:35 Footnote (PG) Thu. 3:05, 5:25, 7:40, Fri.-Sun. 3:05, 5:15, 7:30, Mon.-Wed. 3:05, 5:15, Thu. 3:05, 5:15, 7:30 The Kid With a Bike (PG-13) Thu. 3:10, 5:15, 7:35, Fri.-Sun. 3:10, 5:25, 7:40, Mon.-Wed. 3:10, 5:25, Thu. 3:10, 5:25, 7:40

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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.

• 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.

• The Capital Area Chapter of the Pa. Music Teachers Assoc. will presents 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.

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Out & About

Special Events

• 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.

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Out & About

Art 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.

OUT & ABOUT |D4

Alibis Eatery & Spirits

Author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Longmireâ&#x20AC;? series, Craig Johnson, to bring his book tour to a Mechanicsburg bookstore later this month.

10 N. Pitt St. Carlisle , 243-4151 alibispirits.com

MUSIC |D5

Rising hip hop talent, Star Slinger, to perform at ABCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Abbey Bar this weekend.

Thursday, May 10: DJ Dan, 10 p.m. Friday, May 11: Band Night: Jelly Bricks Saturday, May 12: DJ, 10 p.m. Monday,

BALLET |D6-7

May 14: Yuengs and Wings

Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet students set to display their talent in â&#x20AC;&#x153;No Place Like Home,â&#x20AC;? a free show to thank members of the community for their support.

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.

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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.

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In this film image released by Warner Bros., Gully McGrath portrays David Collins, left, and Johnny Depp portrays Barnabas Collins in a scene from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dark Shadows.â&#x20AC;? At the same time, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dark Shadowsâ&#x20AC;? feels too languid, bogged down as it is with an obsessive eye for period costumes (the work of Colleen Atwood) and interior details rather than offering anything resembling an engaging story. And by the time Burton finally puts his patented flair for visual effects to its best use, in a climactic showdown between Barnabas and the witch who cursed him (the va-vavoomy Eva Green), itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too late. A little background here: As a child, Barnabas and his wealthy family sailed from England in 1750 and founded the fishing village

of Collinsport in coastal Maine. They spent 15 years building the grand Collinwood Manor, where a maid named Angelique (Green) loved Barnabas passionately, but he never returned her affections. Because she felt scorned â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and happened to be a witch â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she turned him into a vampire, chained him up and stuck him in a coffin in the ground. Nearly 200 years later, a construction crew unearths him and sets him free. When he stumbles back to his once-stately home, he finds it falling apart, along with the fishing empire that has been conquered by a competitor named

Angel (Green, again). The few family members who remain are random and reclusive: matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Michelle Pfeiffer), the only one who knows his true identity; her weasel of a brother, Roger (Jonny Lee Miller); her rebellious teen daughter, Carolyn (Chloe Grace Moretz); and Rogerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10-year-old son David (Gully McGrath), who sees dead people. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also Davidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perpetually drunk psychiatrist, Dr. Julia Hoffman (Burton regular Helena Bonham Carter); the homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beleaguered caretaker, Willie (Jackie Earle Haley); and the new governess, Victoria (Bella Heath-

cote), who bears a striking resemblance to Barnabasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; long-ago love and has a few secrets of her own. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of exposition, huh? And the film itself takes awhile to get going as it establishes all those characters and back stories. Once there, it seems to have nowhere to go â&#x20AC;&#x201D; out of the shadows or into the light, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really matter either way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dark Shadows,â&#x20AC;? a Warner Bros. Pictures release, is rated PG-13 for comic horror violence, sexual content, some drug use, language and smoking. Running time: 116 minutes. One and a half stars out of four.

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. â&#x20AC;˘ The SHAPE Gallery in Shippensburg will offer a watercolor techniques class for all ages from 10 a.m. to noon. on May 19. Cost is $15 per person. â&#x20AC;˘ The 11th Annual Art and Wine Walk will be held in from 1 to 5 p.m. May 19 in Mechanicsburg. The event is â&#x20AC;&#x153;rain or shineâ&#x20AC;? and for more information visit www.mechanicsburgborough. org. â&#x20AC;˘ The Art Association of Harrisburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 84th Annual Juried Exhibition will open May 19, with an opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m., at the galleries at 21 North Front Street. â&#x20AC;˘ There will be a wine and cheese reception from 6 to 9 p.m. May 19 at the 2nd Floor Gallery in Mechanicsburg, 105 S. Market St. View hundreds of pieces of original art while listening to live music. Visit www.2ndfloorgallery.com for more information.

CELEBRITY NEWS |D9

Red carpet dazzles at Met gala in New York.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Girl in Progressâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; never really grows up By CHRISTy LEMIRE AP Movie CritiC

The strong, sexy presence of Eva Mendes and the girlish perkiness of Cierra Ramirez can only go so far to make the forced mother-daughter dramedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Girl in Progressâ&#x20AC;? tolerable. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a coming-of-age story that knows itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a coming-of-age story â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as in, our young heroine is well aware of the conventions of this kind of tale and goes out of her way to manufacture various rites of passage to expedite her transformation from innocence to womanhood. Ramirezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character, the teenage Ansiedad, literally creates a flow chart in her bedroom and spells out her strategy with her only friend (the sweetly nerdy Raini Rodriguez) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; whom sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll soon cast aside, she declares, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a necessary

step in the process. Breaking down and sending up a specific genre is fine if the script is strong enough to get away with such cutesy self-reference, as in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Junoâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Easy A.â&#x20AC;? Director Patricia Riggen and screenwriter Hiram Martinez donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go far enough, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t dig deep enough with these characters. They play it too safe, which makes â&#x20AC;&#x153;Girl in Progressâ&#x20AC;? feel like a slightly racier version of an ABC Family show â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and the flat, overly bright lighting further makes it feel like forgettable television. It certainly doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help that the two main figures are cliches. Mendesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Grace is the child in the equation, having given birth when she was just 17 and hopping from man to man and town to town ever since. Ansiedad â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which means anxiety in Spanish â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is the

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And in a painfully literal device, Ansiedadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s English teacher (Patricia Arquette) just happens to be explaining the steps in a comingof-age story as Ansiedad embarks on them. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s maddening: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Girl in Progressâ&#x20AC;? knows that every teen movie has to have a blowout bash where important events take place, and it canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even get the tone of that right. This is being marketed as an ideal film for moms and daughters to see together on Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day weekend. A long, awkward brunch sounds more fun â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and more truthful. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Girl in Progress,â&#x20AC;? a Lionsgate and Pantelion Films release, is rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sexual content including crude references, and drinking â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all involving teens. Running time: 84 minutes. One and a half stars out of four.

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Lincoln: Vampire Hunterâ&#x20AC;?) allows its family full of weirdos to shine intermittently but they rarely interact with each other; each functions in his or her own self-consciously quirky bubble. Too often, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dark Shadowsâ&#x20AC;? is crammed with hacky, obvious, fish-out-of-water gags, as Barnabas tries to make sense of this strange new world. He struggles to understand modern romance as he courts the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s delicate, wide-eyed nanny and hopes to fit in by smoking pot with the local hippies. And how is this tiny Karen Carpenter person singing to him from inside the television set? Ho ho!

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

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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.

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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.

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Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are snuggled warmly in their comfort zone in the chilly horror-comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dark Shadows,â&#x20AC;? their eighth collaboration as director and star, respectively, and their weakest by far. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to know a thing about the late-â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dark Shadowsâ&#x20AC;? TV series that provides the inspiration. Tonally, thematically, visually, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen this movie before, with its oddball characters, skies in varying shades of gray and a foreboding sense of gothic mystery. No one gets challenged here; no one gets pushed. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually a wonder that Depp hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t played a vampire before; still, his longundead Barnabas Collins, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been buried alive for nearly two centuries and suddenly finds himself back in his insular Maine hometown in 1972, fits squarely within his well-honed onscreen persona. He thinks heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quite the charmer, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually a bit awkward, and that contradiction provides the main source of humor. Or at least, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supposed to. The script from Seth Grahame-Smith (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Abraham

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A guide to area events

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Acclaimed author coming to Mechanicsburg adventure, Wyoming Sheriff Walt Longmire has a more important matter on his mind than cowboys and criminals, said the books synopsis on Johnson’s website. While scouting a site for the upcoming wedding near the Painted Warrior Cliffs, Walt and his best friend Henry Standing Bear witness what could be a murder when a young woman falls, “and we’re off to the races.”

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On the heels of a new book and an A&E series based on his novels slated to premier in June, author Craig Johnson will be heading to Mechanicsburg on May 26. Johnson, who is the author of eight novels featuring Absaroka County, Wyoming, Sheriff Walt Longmire, will be on hand at the Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop at 12 p.m. May 26 to discuss his novels and meet with fans during a book signing. The event is free, but reservations are required to ensure seating and chili. The shop is located at the corner of Trindle and Clouser roads.

Inspiration “‘The Cold Dish’, the first book in the series, was also the first book that I wrote. I was one of those Cinderella stories — my first book got picked up by a big agent in

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Craig Johnson she said. “He is just the best story teller.” Johnson, who has two daughters and a granddaughter in Philadelphia said “all roads lead from Wyoming to nearby Philly.” He described the area response to his novels as phenomenal, with each appearance gathering a large crowd. “I think there are a couple of reasons the books are popular in the area,” he said. “They take place in rural America, Wyoming, the flyover part of the country that doesn’t receive the amount of attention that the coasts get. My protagonist, Sheriff Walt Longmire is a regular guy who cares and I think Pennsylvanians respond to

him. Another reason the books are so popular is that the second in command in this tiny sheriff’s department is a transplanted Philadelphia patrolman and she’s a hoot, so there’s a little home-area flavor to the books.”

Newest novel Johnson’s newest Longmire novel, his eighth novel featuring Sheriff Longmire, titled “As The Crow Flies” is a “bit of a departure in that it takes place on the adjacent Northern Cheyenne Reservation, where Walt’s daughter (a lawyer in Philadelphia, by the way) is getting married,” he said. Embarking on his eighth

more; they want the same things they get from literary fiction, fully developed characters, arc of story, social commentary, history, humor — and they want to know who did it. That raises the bar and makes it worth writing.” He said what continues to motivate him to write every day is the opportunity to tell stories that haven’t been told and to deal with issues that might otherwise go unnoticed. “And I truly love to sit down at the computer and do the job,” he said.

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Celebrities dress to impress at annual event By NICOLE EVATT Associated Press

NEW YORK — The red carpet is the main show at the annual gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute, and ascending the famous stairs is not something seasoned style veteran Sarah Jessica Parker takes lightly. “Well I think there’s something unique about these particular steps. Nothing more terrifying than these particular steps,” she said Monday night, escorted by Valentino. “But I think there’s a focus that’s different than a movie premiere. It’s about celebrating discipline and

skill and celebrating this important museum.” Her gown was, of course, Valentino: a long-sleeve, high-neck metallic floral gown worn with a belt. Sofia Vergara said she was “very happy” to be invited back to the gala, which is largely organized by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. “I have a dress from Marchesa and jewels from Harry Winston,” Vergara said. “I’m enjoying it... I have seen everyone, Jessica Alba, look at her, how divine. Look at the models. I don’t even know if they are models or palm trees.” (Alba wore a gold-lame, one-shoulder goddess

gown by Michael Kors.) Model Karolina Kurkova collaborated with Rachel Zoe to create her rose-gold sequin gown with an open back and matching dramatic headpiece. “So this is really special to me that it’s my own creation and that she let me co-design it with her and I get to wear it tonight to the Met Ball and no one else has it. No one’s seen it. This is really one of a kind.” Tommy Hilfiger, in a classic tuxedo with white pocket square, soaked it all in. “It’s the Super Bowl of fashion.” Appropriately even a few star quarterbacks put in an appearance: Tom Brady

went with Gisele Bundchen and Tim Tebow rubbed elbows with stars like Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Heidi Klum and Florence Welch. The gala celebrates the new fashion exhibit that compares the designs of Miuccia Prada, who wore a pantsuit to the event, and the late Elsa Schiaparelli. Mixed in among the serious fahionistas was latenight funnyman Jimmy Fallon. “Oh my gosh! All the makeup, all the hair!” he joked of his primping process. “This looks like real hair right? Piece by piece, it’s yak hair.”

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Nina Dobrev arrives at the Metropolitan Museum Associated Press of Art Costume Institute gala benefit, celebrating Elsa Sofia Vergara arrives at the MetropoliSchiaparelli and Miuccia Prada, Monday, May 7, 2012 in tan Museum of Art Costume Institute New York. gala.

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When asked what brought him to the area, Johnson said he is currently rebuilding a 1969 Mustang convertible and “anyone who knows anything about old Fords knows where Carlisle is.” “Actually I kept hearing from all the other writers about this great book store in Mechanicsburg and one day I just called them,” he said. “The Mystery Lover’s Bookshop is one of those strange little monkdoms of crime fiction; they’re incredibly enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the genre, so it’s always a joy to go there,” he said, Debbie Beamer, owner of the store said she is very pleased and excited to have Johnson return for his third time at the store. “We are extremely excited to have Craig join us again on his national book tour,”

New York and then by my dream publisher,” he said. Johnson describes his motivations and inspiration for the books as wanting to “do something somewhere else, somewhere where technology wasn’t the deus ex machina; a place where character, community and setting had a stronger voice.” “I guess I was looking at the trends in crime fiction with almost everything happening in either New York or Los Angeles,” he said. “The books are maybe a little more literary than the usual, grocery store check-out paperbacks, but I think that’s because readers are more sophisticated these days and expect

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Evan Brubaker has undertaken few heavy roles — Riff, a gang leader, in “West Side Story” (with Pennsylvania Youth Music and Theatrics), and Peter, the love interest, in “The Diary of Anne Frank” (Open Stage of Harrisburg). Now he gets to play a wise guy. Brubaker is Hawkeye, a physician with a mobile army surgical unit during the Korean War in PYMT’s production of “M*A*S*H.” The character was played by Donald Sutherland in the 1970 feature film and immortalized by Alan Alda in the long-running TV series later. “What I like about Hawkeye is that he’s always ‘fresh,’” says Brubaker. At the same time, the

character is “very serious. He doesn’t allow people to push around his friends. Those who do ... always get a mouthful, and he almost always wins.” The formula of “M*A*SH” was a winning one, as well. Some people think it first started with the immensely popular TV show — part medical drama and part comedy — which was developed by Larry Gelbart and ran from 1972 to 1983 (and in re-runs). But first came a 1968 novel by Richard Hooker and later a stage play by Tim Kelly. “The play is like the book, the movie, and the first season of the TV show,” says Steve Gray, PYMT’s artistic director. “There were a lot of characters in the book, and that number was pared down after the first season. You can’t have seven leads in a show.” Even so, the play has about 30 parts — with lines

spread out among all of them. Brubaker decided to audition for the show because of his affection for the TV series. He had been “impressed” with Alda’s performance — and the “many layers he brought.” Madison Folsom had no firsthand knowledge of the television program, the movie or the book. But many people in her family had watched TV’s “M*A*S*H” and wanted her to try out in the hope she’d land the part of tough-butsexy Major Margaret (Hot Lips) Houlihan. “When Steve called to say I’d be Margaret, I screamed so loud,” she laughs. “I really like the character of Hot Lips, because I have lots of room to act in this part.” Folsom has played a loving and motherly character (Truvy, in “Steel Magnolias”), a maid on a sinking ship (“Titanic”),

and a hyperactive teenager (in “Camp Rock”) but never portrayed anyone like Hot Lips. “ S h e ’s d i r e c t a n d straightforward, proper, and even sometimes mean,” Folsom says. “Her lines of dialogue are really sarcastic and snappy. And there are lots of lines. It’s a challenge to really tackle the part and pull off the Hot Lips attitude.” One of the tough parts of putting the production together, Gray admits, is that the young actors have “little knowledge” about the historical period. “I have to keep telling them this was the ‘50s, so they have to think, what would their character do and say in 1951. But the early “M*A*S*H” episodes were “funny and crude, and the characters played tricks on each other,” he adds. At least one of the actors

is learning the contemporary military experience first hand. Caleb Boullianne, who plays Col. Blake, enlisted in the Army National Guard a week after performing King Arthur in PYMT’s production of “Camelot.” The Carlisle Area High School senior has been going to training once a month, for weekend drills before entering basic training. “What drove me was to do something that would make an impact and serve my country but would keep me a civilian soldier,” says Boullianne, who will serve for eight years. Performing in “MASH” reflects his desire to “do one more show” before starting that training. It can’t hurt that Caleb is intrigued by the character he plays. Blake is Army but “unorthodox Army,” says the actor. “He has authority as

In Focus “M*A*S*H” has three performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, May 24-25, at Rubendall Recital Hall of the Weiss Center of the Arts at Dickinson College. Tickets are $10, but admission is free for activeduty servicemen/women and veterans. For information, call 458-4230, or visit the web site: www.PYMT. org.

an officer, but he’s nonchalant about it. You can tell he’s a doctor before he’s a soldier. Doctoring is a passion.” At the same time, Blake is sarcastic, even abrasive, Boullianne adds. “There’s humor in his conflict with Hawkeye and Col. Frank Burns — they get under his skin and don’t get along with each other. He wanted two more MASH surgeons, and he got these two.”

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NEW YORK — The new musical “Nice Work If You Can Get It” has found a new job: touring. Producers of the show starring Kelli O’Hara and Matthew Broderick said Tuesday they plan a national tour in the fall of 2013. The news comes just days after the show snagged 10 Tony Award nominations, including one for best musical. The show has a book by Joe DiPietro and uses classic Gersh-

win songs, including “Sweet and Lowdown,” ‘’Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” ‘’S’Wonderful,” ‘’They All Laughed” and “Fascinating Rhythm.” The director and choreographer is Kathleen Marshall, who also made the hit “Anything Goes.” One of the show’s rivals for the best musical Tony is “Once,” which this week unveiled plans for its own tour in the summer of 2013. Another of its rivals, “Leap of Faith,” will close this week.

Kelli O’Hara, left, and Matthew Broderick perform in the new musical comedy “Nice Work If You Can Get It” at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre in New York. The production will launch a national tour in the fall of 2013. Associated Press

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The Super Moon may have passed, but this weekend marks the arrival of a star in Harrisburg. On Saturday, May 12, don’t miss your chance to catch the rapidly rising hip hop producer Star Slinger performing at the Appalachian Brewing Company’s Abbey Bar. Star Slinger is an electronic project by Darren Williams, named when he sampled BT Express’ instrumental B Side “Cowboy Dancer.” He got his start when a self-released beat tape hit the Internet less than two years ago and garnered media attention from such outlets as Pitch-

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them their own experiences and knowledge to their novels, and Johnson is no different. “I came from a family of readers where the greatest horror was to be caught somewhere without a book,” he said. “One of my degrees is in writing from Temple University, and I guess that’s what I always wanted to be — it was just a question of finding a story compelling enough that I had to write it.” Johnson said he traveled around the country “doing every job you can

fork Media and SPIN Magazine. He was subsequently named one of the NME’s top 80 bands of 2011, and appeared live on BBC radio. The Manchester, U.K., native’s music career is gaining momentum worldwide, as critics and audiences alike discover his unique sound, which is characterized by his ability to fuse elements of dance and hip hop into pop anthems, along with compelling vocal contributions. His influence has stretched to Australian radio as well as the U.S. market in addition to the U.K. airwaves. He recently released his first official single. The first, “Dumbin”, was delivered in October 2011 on Mountain Dew’s label, Green Label Sound.

imagine,” from cowboying, truck-driving, being a college professor and even a stint as a commercial fisherman. “I’d like to think that I was accumulating the experience that a writer has to have to be a student of human nature, but maybe that’s just a massive rationalization,” he said. “I lived in Philadelphia, Chicago and New York, but now I live on a ranch I built in Wyoming on the outskirts of a town with a population of 25. I guess I finally found a place that provides the peace and focus to write the stories I

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need to tell.”

Show With a television show based on the novels slated to premier this June on A&E, Johnson said having a TV adaptation is an interesting experience. “After living with this place and these characters for the last eight years and then walking on the sets and hearing actors delivering the lines from your books — it’s kind of like having a houseplant that you’ve had in a pot in the living room suddenly start talking,” he said. “Strange, but wondrous.

Radio DJ Annie Mac. The second was released just weeks ago and features vocal contributions from Lil B and Stunnaman of The Pack, receiving nearly 40,000 plays in just a handful of days after its release. His debut LP is set

I’ve been really lucky to fall in with a wonderful group of folks at A&E, Warner Brothers, and Shephard Robin — Greer Shephard did The Closer and Nip/ Tuck and is an amazing woman. They love the books and hired me on as an executive creative consultant to make sure that the show feels like the books and like Wyoming.” The show stars Robert Taylor as the titular character, Katee Sackhoff as Vic Morelli and Lou Diamond Phillips as Henry Standing Bear. Johnson said the process of the optioning of his

to be released in Fall 2012. The visit marks Star Slinger’s first North American tour which will take the artist to over 30 cities such as New York, Toronto and Chicago, as well as dates on the West Coast in California and Washington state. He will return to Europe following the tour, and return this summer to play Lollapalooza. He will appear in Harrisburg with remix and mashup artists the Hood Internet opening, and with special guest Chrissy Murderbot. Based in Chicago, the Hood Internet is a production duo that is best known for the work with mainstream and underground hip hop mashups with indie rock. The pair, which is composed on Aaron Brink

novels came about when his agent was contacted and asked “for books with really strong characters — not particularly mysteries, not westerns, but strong characters; something they could use to make a feature film or television series,” he said. “My agent, Gail Hochman, handed them my first novel, The Cold Dish. They asked her if she had any other authors and she told them, ‘Not until you read him.’ Warner Horizon put a team together and partnered up with A&E, and we’re on the air in June.”

(aka ABX) and Steve Reidell (aka STV SLV or ‘Steve Sleeve’), joined forces in 2007. New York Magazine rated them in their “Approval Matrix” during that debut year, categorizing them in the “lowbrow” and “brilliant” quadrant. They run a self-named blog which is also the release site for their music. The Appalachian Brewing Company’s Abbey Bar is located on the second floor of the ABC Brewery and Pub, located at 50 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg. Tickets to the event are $12 in advance or $15 at the door. Doors open at 8 p.m. for the 9 p.m. show. Tickets and information are available online at www.greenbeltevents.com. For more venue information, visit www.abcbrew. com.

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The show has a book by Joe DiPietro and uses classic Gershwin songs. ■

‘Star’ to shine at ABC’s Abbey Bar

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Play recalls TV hit’s biting humor in PYMT production

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Left: Caroline Doughterty, left, and Miranda Hashemi, right, rehearse. Below: Justine EssisGildea, left, and Julian Duque, rehearse.

CPYB offers yearly gift of dance to community

The annual event offers advance selections from the June Series, which involves most of the children in the school. ■

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Giving back

Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet

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It was one of those serendipitous moments. As a child, Kelly Ann Sloan had heard the “Jazz Suites” of Soviet-era Russian composer Dimitri Shostakovich. She thought of it as a “fun piece,” reminiscent of a circus. It’s still fun, but the professional dancer’s approach to the piece changed when Marcia Dale Weary, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet’s founding artistic director, suggested Sloan choreograph a work to at least some of the music for the school’s June Series. “I said, ‘Oh, I know that piece,’” recalls Sloan, who ended up choosing #2 of the Suites. But the work she choreographed will have its premiere even before June Series, when it is performed by 12 young students and Jason Malmont/The Sentinel one older one during “No Place Like Home.” Lauren Ostrander, front, and Anna Maiche, rehearse a scene from “No Place Like Home.” This is an annual event CPYB presents to the com- support to the ballet school. outing in the park by mis- imaginations going wild, Sloan’s “Dance Along,” chievous kids. like every kid’s dream of a munity in appreciation for “It shows children’s teacher falling asleep,” says more than a half-century of portrays a high-spirited

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Emma Wilmarth, left, and Emma Rose Atwood, right, rehearse a scene from “No Place Like Home.” Sloan. “No Place Like Home” began not long after the opening of Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts — where CPYB is a resident company and generally performs — in 1999. “Many people in the Carlisle community — especially the elderly — said it is hard for them to get to Harrisburg and wish they could see us in town,” says Weary. “We decided to start a program of performances at our own studio.” The annual event offers advance selections from the June Series, which involves “most of the children in the school,” she notes. Other works being performed include George Balanchine’s “Who Cares?” and “Divertimento No. 15,” set to songs by George Gershwin and to Mozart’s music, respectively.

“Valse de Joie,” using Danish composer Hans Christian Lumbye’s music. was choreoraphed by Melnda Howe. An alumna and veteran principal faculty member of CPYB, Howe created her newest work for 14 young women and male dancers. Also on the program this year are Weary’s “Soldiers and Dolls,” as well as The “Peasant Pa de Deux,” from the recently performed world premiere of the fulllength “Giselle,” staged by Alan Hineline. He is CPYB’s resident choreographer and CEO. Student-choreographed works created during the FirstSteps workshop round out the offerings. The school draws students from far and wide — for whom all Carlisle

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becomes “home.” But one student featured in “No Place Like Home” feels a special kinship with the area. She has lived here just about all her life. Justine Essis-Gildea has been studying at CPYB for eight years and is a sophomore at Cumberland Valley High School.

“When I was in my first ‘No Place Like Home’ I was only 8 or 9 and danced in just one piece,” she recalls. “Each year I was given harder things to do.” This year she will be a soloist in three pieces — the Mozart and Gershwin and “Serenade,” based on Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade for Strings,” also choreographed by Balanchine.

Dancing right in front of an audience is quite different than being onstage at Whitaker. “It’s not as intimidating and less intimidating,” she says. “You don’t have the hot lights, and the whole idea of being in a theater. But you see the audience’s faces. It doesn’t change the way you dance, but you’re connecting with the audi-

ence.” Weary is hoping eventually a theater can be found to accommodate “No Place Like Home,” so that many more community residents can be exposed to CPYB. For now, though, she is glad the Warehouse can accommodate some. “This is a very educational thing to do, and a good experience for people,” she says.

In Focus “No Place Like Home” is offered in two performances, at 3 and 5 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the CPYB Performance Studios, 5 N. Orange St., in Carlisle. The performances are free to the public; donations of $5 are accepted to benefit Project S.H.A.R.E. For information, call 245-1191, or visit the Web site: www.cpyb.org.

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D6 — The Sentinel, Carlisle, Pa. Thursday, May 10, 2012

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