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‘Good Time’ provides exactly that

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By CHRISTY LEMIRE AP Movie Critic

The whole point of calling a phone-sex line is that you know what you’re getting, right? You pick up the phone, pay your money and partake in some, um, self-satisfaction. It’s a sure thing. Everyone hangs up happy. With the comedy “For a Good Time, Call ...,” you only think you know what you’re getting. It looks like total formula and — for a little while, at least — feels like it, with its broad types who are complete opposites getting thrown together in a contrived, high-concept situation: operating a phone-sex business out of a Manhattan apartment they’re forced to share. But the actresses playing the two lead characters — Ari Graynor and Lauren Anne Miller — have such a light and lovely chemistry with each other, and director Jamie Travis keeps things moving so briskly, you find yourself not minding how by-the-numbers the story is. And then within that by-the-numbers story, there end up being enough

surprises and subversive twists that you find yourself unexpectedly charmed. Miller co-wrote “For a Good Time, Call ...” with her college roommate, Katie Anne Naylon, who really did run a phone-sex line out of her dorm room because she needed the cash. Comparisons to last year’s hugely successful “Bridesmaids” are inevitable, given that it features women saying and doing the sort of raunchy things that previously had been the staples of Judd Apatow’s bro-centric oeuvre. They actually finished their script before “Bridesmaids” had even been shot, but the two films do share a wonderfully honest exploration of close female friendship, and how discovering another woman who truly “gets” you can carry all the thrills of falling in love. Graynor and Miller’s characters are miles apart emotionally, though, at the film’s start. Graynor’s Katie is a brassy party girl with a wardrobe full of animal prints and a stripper pole in the middle of her living room who pays the bills through random jobs. Miller’s Lauren is con-

servative and precise, all headbands and innocent nighties, a young woman of privilege who had her entire life mapped out — including, she thought, marriage to her longtime boyfriend, Charlie (James Wolk). Then Charlie coldly dumps her, calls her “boring” and kicks her out of their apartment before moving to Italy for the summer, leaving Lauren with no place to live. When her best gay pal (Justin Long, doing it up big but not too big) suggests he has a roommate for her, she’s shocked to find it’s Katie, her college nemesis. But Katie is just as desperately in need of a roommate to avoid being kicked out of her own place. And so voila. We have a premise. Naturally, they clash at first, but eventually learn to tolerate each other. Then, when Lauren discovers that Katie is moaning and groaning into the telephone for one of her many gigs, she realizes that with her business acumen, they could both make a whole lot more money. And naturally, Lauren will eventually end up answering the phone her-

self in a rebellious shedding of her good-girl image. The curvy and vivacious Graynor, who’s stood out in supporting roles in films including “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” and “Celeste and Jesse Forever,” has a hugely likable and very different kind of presence as a leading lady. And Miller, who has an undeniable sweetness and accessibility about her, plays beautifully off Graynor and is every bit her comic equal. Yes, there are the obligatory montages as the women take in the calls and rake in the cash, but the graphic one-liners and the lightning-quick editing keep the laughs coming steadily. There are even some inspired cameos among the men on the other end of the line, including one from Seth Rogen, Miller’s reallife husband. And yes, just when things are going too well, a conflict crops up to drive the two pals apart temporarily. But for the most part, “For a Good Time, Call ...” is exactly as advertised.

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• The Shippen Squares Square Dance Club will be hosting “new dancer dances” at 7:30 p.m. on Mondays, beginning Sept. 10 at Elmcroft of Shippensburg. For more information call Dennis and Karen Statler 369-3831 or Klstatler@centurylink.net.

• Gamut Theatre Group will produce an original adaptation of “Beowulf” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14-15 and 21-22 at Gamut Classic Theatre in Strawberry Square, Harrisburg. Admission to all performances is “Come as you are, pay what you will” – any size donation buys admission. Additional information can be found at gamutplays.org.

• The Harrisburg Camera Club will be presenting a program by photographer Karen Keating of Bethesda, Md. The program will be held in the second floor large community room in the Giant grocery store at the Camp Hill Shopping Center located at the intersection of Route 11/15 and Trindle Road in Camp Hill. The program is free and will run 7:30 to 9 p.m. Sept. 11. • Totem Pole Playhouse will host a special afternoon picnic and concert on the grounds of the Playhouse on Sept. 16. Robbie Limon and his band return to the stage to provide the music, and Chambersburg eatery The Cottage Pub and Restaurant will provide catering for the picnic. The picnic kicks off at 1 p.m. and Limon takes the stage at 2 p.m. Starbucks of Chambersburg will provide a selection of coffee to accompany the homemade desserts provided by the Friends of Totem Pole. All of the proceeds from the concert benefit the Playhouse. Tickets for the fundraiser are $60, but season ticket subscribers receive a $10 discount. All tickets are general admission and can be bought from the box office at 888-805-7056 or from the Playhouse’s website, www.totempoleplayhouse.org.

• Two area comics, Raymond the Amish Comic and Earl David Reed will be on stage at the Carlisle Theatre Sept. 15. Tickets are $30 and doors open at 7 p.m., show starts 8 p.m. This show is not appropriate for children. For more information call 582-4523. • The USS Susquehannock STARFLEET Chapter will hold its second annual Sci Fi Day at Olde Towne Books and Brew in Mechanicsburg on Sept. 22. The event starts at 2 p.m. and is free to the public. New York Times Best Selling author Michael Jan Friedman will speak at the event and the Capital City Jedi Knights will be performing. Participants can have their picture taken in the Klingon Jail with all proceeds going to Canine Rescue of Central PA.

• The Tap Dancers Collective, a newly formed tap dancing group for current and former tap dancers, will meet Sundays at 5 p.m. at Nee Danse Company, 2040 Derry St., Harrisburg. The only cost is a shared fee to cover space rental. For more information, call Jerry Bowers at 697-2748. • Pennsylvania playwrights are encouraged to submit original, fulllength scripts to York Little Theatre’s annual Pennsylvania Original Playwright Competition. Plays should be full-length, unproduced scripts by playwrights who are currently Pennsylvania residents. For more information about the competition, call 854-3894 or visit www.ylt.org. • Chambersburg Community Theatre opens its 2012-2013 season next month with the area premiere of Legally Blonde, The Musical. Based on the hit movie “Legally Blonde”, the play runs September 15, 20, 21 and 22 at 8 p.m. and September 16 and 23 at 2 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre, 159 S. Main St. Tickets for Legally Blonde, The Musical are $15 for adults and $10 for students (thru college with current ID). Reservations can be made online at www.cctonline.org, at the Capitol Theatre Box Office located inside the main theatre lobby at 159 S Main St., or by calling 717-263-0202.

• “Live Music in The Garden” will be held from 4 to 6 p.m., 30 W. Pomfret St., all concerts are BYOB and chairs. The schedule is as follows: Sept. 8, Acoustic Juice; Sept. 15, Sweet Leda; Sept. 22, SoulRagga; and Sept. 29, Lovewhip. • Tickets are now on sale for “Simply Sinatra” at The Hershey Theatre at 8 p.m. Sept. 7. Simply Sinatra will feature many of the classic hits including “Come Fly with Me,” “Luck be a Lady,” “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” “Witchcraft” and “My Way.” Tickets for Simply Sinatra tickets are $29 and $39 and are available at the Hershey Theatre Box Office by calling 534-3405 or at www.HersheyTheatre.com. • The Perfect 5th Musical Arts Center (P5), located at 6240 Carlisle Pike in Mechanicsburg, will host their Fall Open House from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9. For more information or to register, go to ThePerfect5th.com/QuickStartGuitar. • Beck and Benedict Hardware Music Theatre will present the Remington Ryde Bluegrass Band from Hershey and the Grassy Ridge Bluegrass Band from Hagerstown, Md. at 7 p.m. on Sept. 15. Admission is $13 and children 12 and under free. For more information call 762-7411 or visit www.beck-benedicthardware.com. • Friday Folk Café presents Micah and Abbie Dunn from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 at Midtown Scholar, 1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg. For more information visit www.MidtownScholar. com, 236-1680. • Messiah College welcomes NEEDTOBREATHE, Parachute and Drew Holcomb in concert at 8 p.m. on Sept. 15 in Brubaker Auditorium in the Eisenhower Campus Center. Tickets are $25 for general admission and can be purchased by contacting the Messiah College Ticket Office at 691-6036 or tickets@messiah.edu. • Hannah Bingman will perform from 8 to 10 on Saturday, Sept. 15 at Midtown Scholar, 1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg. For more information visit www.MidtownScholar.com, call 236-1680. • Greenwood Community Brass Band to present “Concert on the Green” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16 at Market and Race streets in Liverpool. Rain location is Liverpool United Methodist Church. A freewill offering will be shared by the Brass Band and a community need. For more information call Lois at (570)374-9533.

• Musical ensemble Celtic Thunder will perform at 8 p.m. on Sept. 19 at The Hershey Theatre. Tickets are available now and $82.85. Visit www.ticketmaster.com to order. • Live music with Shanna Rae from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21 at Smoothie Joe’s Juice and Java, 5258 Simpson Ferry Road, Mechanicsburg. • Wynonna Judd & The Big Noise will be coming to the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center at Shippensburg University at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27. For more information visit www.luhrscenter.com or call 477-SHOW. • Ingrid Michaelson will perform on Oct. 25 at the Whitaker Center’s Sunoco Performance Theater. • A cappella group Straight No Chaser will bring it’s fall tour to Hershey Theatre at 4 and 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 22. Tickets for this show are $29, $39 and $49. To order tickets visit www. HersheyEntertainment.com, www.LiveNation. com or www.TicketMaster.com. • Brad Paisley will bring his Virtual Reality World Tour 2012 to the Giant Center on Oct. 6. Tickets are available at LiveNation.com, HersheyEntertainment.com, GIANT Center Box Office or by phone at 800-745-3000. Special Guests The Band Perry and Scotty McCreery will also perform. • The Keystone Invitational Marching Band Competition will be held on Oct. 13 at the Ken Millen Stadium at Carlisle High School. There will be at least 14 bands in the competition. Also, the Penn State Blue Band will be performing in exhibition. Additional information is available online at: http://www.carlislehighschoolband.org. Tickets and programs will be available for preorder online on or around Sept. 15. Online and at-the-gate ticket costs will be $11 for adults, $8 for students and senior citizens. Event programs will be $6 each. An order fee will be charged for online orders. Gates will be open at 4 p.m., event time will be determined at a later date. • The Indigo Girls will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 23, at the Sunoco Perfomance Theater at the Whitaker Center, 225 Market St., Harrisburg. • Jake Shimabukuro, a Ukulele virtuoso, will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 28, at the Sunoco Perfomance Theater at the Whitaker Center, 225 Market St., Harrisburg.

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Digiplex Cinema Center - Camp Hill 3431 Simpson Ferry Road 2016: Obama’s America (PG) Thu.-Thu. 11:40 a.m., 2, 4:45, 6:50, 9 The Bourne Legacy (PG-13) Thu. 12:40, 3:40, 7:05, 9:50, Fri.-Thu. 7:05, 9:45 The Campaign (R) Thu. 11:30 a.m., 1:25, 3:20, 5:35, 7:45, 9:50, Fri.-Thu. 11:30 a.m., 1:25, 3:20, 5:35, 7:45, 9:40 The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13) Thu. 6:15, 9:25, Fri.-Thu. 11:30 a.m., 2:50, 6:15, 9:25 The Expendables 2 (R) Thu.-Thu. 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:30, 9:50 Hit & Run (R) Thu. 1:30, 3:50, 7:25, 9:40 Hope Springs (PG-13) Thu.-Thu. 11:25 a.m., 1:40, 4:05, 6:40, 8:50 Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) Thu. 11:20 a.m., Fri.-Thu. 12:10 Lawless (R) Thu. 11:35 a.m., 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:45, Fri.Thu. 11:35 a.m., 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:40 The Odd Life of Timothy Green (PG) Thu. 11:25 a.m., 1:50, 4:15, 7, 9:25, Fri.-Thu. 11:30 a.m., 1:50, 4:15, 6:55, 9:20 The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (G) Thu. 11:50 a.m., 1:55, 4 ParaNorman 2D (PG) Thu. 12, 2:10, 6:50, Fri.-Thu. 12, 2:10 ParaNorman 3D (PG) Thu. 4:30, 9, Fri.-Thu. 4:30 The Possession (PG-13) Thu. 1, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40, 9:50, Fri.-Thu. 1, 3:10, 5:30, 7:40, 9:45 Premium Rush (PG-13) Thu. 12:10, 2:30, 5:05, 7:20, 9:35, Fri.-Thu. 2:30, 5:05, 7:20, 9:30 The Words (PG-13) Fri.-Thu. 12, 2:30, 4:50, 7, 9:10

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Hope Springs (PG-13) Thu.-Thu. 12:40, 3, 5:20, 7:40, 10 Lawless (R) Thu. 12:50, 3:40, 7:20, 10:05, Fri.-Thu. 12:50, 3:40, 7:25, 10:05 The Odd Life of Timothy Green (PG) Thu.-Thu. 12, 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:20 The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (G) Thu. 11:40 a.m., 2, 4:20, 6:40 Paranorman 2D (PG) Thu.-Thu. 11:50 a.m., 4:30, 9:10 Paranorman 3D (PG) Thu.-Thu. 2:10, 6:50 The Possession (PG-13) Thu.-Thu. 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 The Words (PG-13) Fri.-Thu. 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:40

Possession (PG-13) Thu. 12, 2:15, 4:40, 7:30, 10, Fri.-Thu. 12, 2:15, 4:40, 7:30, 9:50 Premium Rush (PG-13) Thu.-Thu. 12:50, 4:10, 7, 9:15 Sparkle (PG-13) Thu. 12:40, 4, 7:20, 10, Fri.-Thu. 12:40, 4, 6:50, 9:30 The Words (PG-13) Fri.-Thu. 12:25, 2:40, 5:05, 7:45, 10

Great Escape Apparition (PG-13) Thu. 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:45, 9:50, Fri.-Thu. 7:05, 9:10 The Avengers (PG-13) Thu. 6:30, 9:40, Fri.-Thu. 12:10, 3:20, 6:30, 9:40 The Bourne Legacy (PG-13) Thu.-Thu. 12:30, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 Brave (PG) Thu. 1:10, 3:55 The Campaign (R) Thu. 12:35, 2:45, 4:55, 7:50, 9, 10:10, Fri.-Thu. 12:35, 2:45, 4:55, 7:50, 10 The Cold Light of Day (PG-13) Fri.-Thu. 12:15, 2:35, 5, 7:35, 9:55 The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13) Thu.-Thu. 1, 4:30, 8 The Expendables 2 (R) Thu.-Thu. 12:20, 2:50, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 Hit and Run (R) Thu. 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:35, 9:55, Fri.-Thu. 6:40, 9 Lawless (R) Thu.-Thu. 12:45, 4:20, 7:15, 9:45 The Odd Life of Timothy Green (PG) Thu.-Thu. 12, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10, 9:35 Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (G) Thu. 12:20, 2:25, 4:35, 6:50 Paranorman 2D (PG) Thu. 12:05, 4:50, 9:25, Fri.-Thu. 12:55, 3:30 Paranorman 3D (PG) Thu. 2:30, 7:05, Fri.-Thu. 12:05, 2:30, 4:50

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Regal Carlisle Commons Noble Boulevard 2016 Obama’s America (PG) Fri.-Sun. 2:20, 5, 7:30, 9:45, Mon.-Thu. 2:20, 5, 7:30 The Bourne Legacy (PG-13) Thu. 4:30, Fri.-Thu. 1:50, 7:10 The Campaign (R) Thu. 2:10, 4:40 The Expendables 2 (R) Thu. 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, Fri.-Sun. 2:10, 4:40, 7:40, 10:15, Mon.-Thu. 2:10, 4:40, 7:40 Hit & Run (R) Thu. 7:10 Hope Springs (PG-13) Thu. 2, 7:30, Fri.-Sun. 1:40, 4:10, 6:50, 9:20, Mon.Thu. 1:40, 4:10, 6:50 Lawless (R) Thu. 2:20, 5, 7:50, Fri.-Sun. 1:30, 4:20, 7:20, 10, Mon.-Thu. 1:30, 4:20, 7:20 The Odd Life of Timothy Green (PG) Thu. 1:50, 4:20, 7, Fri.-Sun. 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30, Mon.Thu. 2, 4:30, 7 The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (G) Thu. 1:40, 4:10, 6:50 The Possession (PG-13) Thu. 2:50, 5:20, 8, Fri.-Sun. 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:30, Mon.-Thu. 2:40, 5:20, 8 Premium Rush (PG-13) Thu. 2:30, 4:50, 7:20, Fri.-Sun. 4:50, 10:20, Mon.Thu. 4:50 The Words (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:10, Mon.-Thu. 2:30, 5:10, 7:50

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• Dance classes at the Luhrs Center at Shippensburg University start on Monday Sept. 17. Remaining dates are Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22. Beginner class is from 6 to 7p.m. and covers Swing /Tango/ Cha Cha/Foxtrot; advanced class is from 7 to 8 p.m. and covers advance Swing/ Mambo /Rumba/TwoStep,Waltz. For more information or to register, email info@luhrscenter.com or call 477.SHOW (7469). Also, email fhancock@comcast.net or call 241-4483.

• The Carlisle Theatre Company will be performing “Annie.” Performances are 7 p.m. Oct. 12, 13, 19, 20, and 2 p.m. Oct. 14, 21.

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• The Carlisle Arts Learning Centers announces it’s fall line-up of art classes for children, teens and adults. See www. CarlisleArts.org for a full list of classes and online registration options or telephone the Center at 249-6973.

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• Judy Diephouse, recognized painter in the decorative art field, will be teaching a three day seminar from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 7, 8 and 9 for Penn’s Woods Painters at the Ramada Inn, 350 Bent Creek Blvd., Mechanicsburg. Registration fee for the three days is $195.00. Class size is limited to 26 students. For more information visit www.pennswoodspainters. com, call 766-6079 or email PaintinginPA@aol.com. • The Art Association of Harrisburg, 21 N. Front St., will premier its fall membership exhibition “Out of the Blue” on Gallery Walk day, Sunday, Sept. 9, with a reception from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.. An awards ceremony will take place at noon, and The Melina Blackwell Acoustic Duo will provide music all afternoon. The exhibition was open to all AAH members, with all media eligible for entry and “Out of the Blue” as the artwork theme. Visit www.artassocofhbg.com for more information, or call 236-1432.

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This film image released by CBS Films shows Bradley Cooper, right, and Zoe Saldana in a scene from “The Words.” film did not need this framing device at all. It’s not that it makes things confusing — all the story lines are distinct and clearly delineated, and Quaid and Wilde do have some actual tension with each other — it just feels like show-offy clutter. As Clay begins to read, the film flashes to the characters in the book and their story, which is probably where the film should have started all along. Cooper plays Rory Jansen, who also happens to be a celebrated writer appearing before an enraptured crowd. What are the odds? Rory is receiving a

prestigious award for his debut novel, the one that made him an instant literary sensation. Trouble is, he didn’t actually write it. A flashback to a few years earlier, when his marriage to the beautiful and loving Dora (Zoe Saldana) was still new, reveals him hammering away at his laptop and struggling to find a literary agent who will take a chance on him. While in Paris on their honeymoon, though, he happened to buy an old satchel in a secondhand store. And within that satchel, a typed manuscript happened to be hidden:

the story of a young man, his bride and their baby in post-World War II France. And that typed manuscript just happened to be The Real Thing. Rory knows it’s wrong, but he passes off the work as his own, and voila! He’s a superstar. But wait! Irons is skulking around, an old man (whose character is literally called Old Man) hoping to talk with Rory and share his own story — which we also see in tastefully lighted, sepia-toned flashbacks. (Antonio Calvache of “Little Children” and “In the Bedroom” is the cin-

ematographer.) It’s pretty obvious who this Old Man is, but it’s still a pleasure to watch him relish in regaling his tale and make this punk kid squirm. Irons also has some lovely, vulnerable moments, and as Cooper showed last year in “Limitless,” he’s always a more interesting actor when he’s distraught than when he’s Being Bradley Cooper. Still, “The Words” leaves nothing to the imagination, smothering all these storylines in narration that spells out the actions we’re seeing or emotions we could infer for ourselves. And the

characters themselves in all of these tales are total clichés: the scruffy, hungry writer in his spare Brooklyn loft; the blandly selfless and supportive wife; the wideeyed, small-town soldier seeing the world for the first time, etc. And Hemingway is referenced ad nauseum, as if he were the only novelist who could possibly influence anyone, ever. Maybe this was an intentional acknowledgement of literary conventions from Klugman and Sternthal. Or maybe “The Words” really is that eye-rollingly hackneyed.

• The 45th annual “Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2012,” exhibit runs through Sept. 9 and includes 129 works of art by 115 artists from 30 counties. Cumberland County resident Julie Ober’s “Coke” was selected to be included. Her work is a watercolor street scene of Main Street in Mechanicsburg and is painted in ochre. Museum hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for children and senior citizens. • Keystone National 2012: Juried Works on Paper Exhibition will be held at The Art Center School and Galleries in Mechanicsburg. The public is invited to attend the free opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 at The Art Center’s red barn facility located two and a half miles west of Mechanicsburg off West Trindle Road. The exhibition continues through Oct. 19. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information on The Art Center’s upcoming events or classes, call 697-2072 or visit www.mechanicsburgartcenter.com. • Carlisle Arts and Learning Center and Simply Well present “The Light Inside: Chakra Paintings by Kelly Griffith” through Sept. 22. The exhibit is located at Simply Well, 28 S. Pitt St., Carlisle. A “Meet the Artist” reception will be held Aug. 24 from 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. at the exhibit. For more information, call 717-968-0167.

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Mistaken identities at the heart of Ludwig farce, “Leading Ladies, opening Theatre Harrisburg’s new season.

doo Saturday, Sept. 8: DJ Trey 10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10: Yuengs and Wings Tuesday, Sept. 11: Team Trivia 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12: Open Mic 8 p.m.

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Funny man, Raymond the Amish Comic, will make an appearance in Carlisle on stage with two other comics at Carlisle Theatre in a show benefiting the Perry County Chamber of Commerce. Also, since school is back in session, turn your weekend entertainment plans into an educational experience for the whole family, see story on D4.

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The whole point of calling a phone-sex line is that you know what you’re getting, right? You pick up the phone, pay your money and partake in some, um, self-satisfaction. It’s a sure thing. Everyone hangs up happy. With the comedy “For a Good Time, Call ...,” you only think you know what you’re getting. It looks like total formula and — for a little while, at least — feels like it, with its broad types who are complete opposites getting thrown together in a contrived, high-concept situation: operating a phone-sex business out of a Manhattan apartment they’re forced to share. But the actresses playing the two lead characters — Ari Graynor and Lauren Anne Miller — have such a light and lovely chemistry with each other, and director Jamie Travis keeps things moving so briskly, you find yourself not minding how by-the-numbers the story is. And then within that by-the-numbers story, there end up being enough

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surprises and subversive twists that you find yourself unexpectedly charmed. Miller co-wrote “For a Good Time, Call ...” with her college roommate, Katie Anne Naylon, who really did run a phone-sex line out of her dorm room because she needed the cash. Comparisons to last year’s hugely successful “Bridesmaids” are inevitable, given that it features women saying and doing the sort of raunchy things that previously had been the staples of Judd Apatow’s bro-centric oeuvre. They actually finished their script before “Bridesmaids” had even been shot, but the two films do share a wonderfully honest exploration of close female friendship, and how discovering another woman who truly “gets” you can carry all the thrills of falling in love. Graynor and Miller’s characters are miles apart emotionally, though, at the film’s start. Graynor’s Katie is a brassy party girl with a wardrobe full of animal prints and a stripper pole in the middle of her living room who pays the bills through random jobs. Miller’s Lauren is con-

servative and precise, all headbands and innocent nighties, a young woman of privilege who had her entire life mapped out — including, she thought, marriage to her longtime boyfriend, Charlie (James Wolk). Then Charlie coldly dumps her, calls her “boring” and kicks her out of their apartment before moving to Italy for the summer, leaving Lauren with no place to live. When her best gay pal (Justin Long, doing it up big but not too big) suggests he has a roommate for her, she’s shocked to find it’s Katie, her college nemesis. But Katie is just as desperately in need of a roommate to avoid being kicked out of her own place. And so voila. We have a premise. Naturally, they clash at first, but eventually learn to tolerate each other. Then, when Lauren discovers that Katie is moaning and groaning into the telephone for one of her many gigs, she realizes that with her business acumen, they could both make a whole lot more money. And naturally, Lauren will eventually end up answering the phone her-

self in a rebellious shedding of her good-girl image. The curvy and vivacious Graynor, who’s stood out in supporting roles in films including “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” and “Celeste and Jesse Forever,” has a hugely likable and very different kind of presence as a leading lady. And Miller, who has an undeniable sweetness and accessibility about her, plays beautifully off Graynor and is every bit her comic equal. Yes, there are the obligatory montages as the women take in the calls and rake in the cash, but the graphic one-liners and the lightning-quick editing keep the laughs coming steadily. There are even some inspired cameos among the men on the other end of the line, including one from Seth Rogen, Miller’s reallife husband. And yes, just when things are going too well, a conflict crops up to drive the two pals apart temporarily. But for the most part, “For a Good Time, Call ...” is exactly as advertised.

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For a movie about writing, about the transporting nature of a compelling narrative and the importance of crafting something timeless and true, “The Words” is needlessly complicated. It boasts an impressive cast and some glimmers of strong performances, notably from a grizzled Jeremy Irons, whose character sets the film’s many storieswithin-stories in motion as a young man. And it kindasorta explores the notions of art, fraud and the need to sleep at night. But ultimately, “The Words” seems more interested in melodrama than anything else. The writing-directing team of Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal (who cowrote the story for “Tron: Legacy” and are childhood friends of star Bradley Cooper) direct for the first time here. Certainly they must be familiar with the doubts and frustrations all writers face at some time or another, the need to have your voice heard and the fear that what you’re offering to the world might just plain suck. But while they’ve come up with a clever nugget of a premise, they’ve couched it in a gimmicky package that keeps us at arm’s length emotionally. “The Words” begins with celebrated writer Clay Hammond (Dennis Quaid) reading excerpts from his latest best-selling novel (titled “The Words,” conveniently enough) to an enraptured crowd. Among the audience members is the beautiful grad student Daniella (Olivia Wilde), who has come to flirt with him and eventually, in a total 180, force him to face his own truth. While it’s always good to see both of these actors, the

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The season may not have officially changed, but a new semester has most certainly dawned in schools across Central Pennsylvania. Whether you’re a student, parent, or just interested in new challenges, there are plenty of activities that offer a chance to mix your entertainment with a dash of educational fun.

Fire in the Glen will perform at the Balderdash Home Brewfest at the historic Dill’s Tavern in Dillsburg this month.

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is located at 21 N. Front St. in Harrisburg. Admission to the Gallery Walk is free, maps and a complete list of participants is available at the Art Association or online at www.artassocofhbg. com.

Fort Hunter Festival On Sunday, Sept. 16, the riverfront is the place to be for the annual Fort Hunter Festival. Held at the historic park on Front Street, the event celebrates the historic location’s past with children’s activities, an arts and crafts show, and strolling musicians as well as hay rides and pony and carriage rides. Learn about the area’s rich history with tours of the park’s mansion and demonstrations of 18th and 19th century life including bee-keeping, soap making, distilling, rug hook-

ing, knitting, cooking and sheep shearing. Archaeologists from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission will be excavating in the side yard of the mansion, and a barbershop quartet and bagpiper will be on hand performing throughout the day. Apple cider samples will be served, as well as foods for purchase. Musical entertainment for the day will be offered on the Corncrib stage in partnership with the Susquehanna Folk Music Society, and includes local folk music from Mal Scoppa and the Tall Tales as well as a jam. Fort Hunter Days take place at Fort Hunter Mansion and Park, located at 5300 N. Front St. in Harrisburg from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the event is

free, with additional fees for mansion tours, children’s crafts, and food. For more information, visit www. forthunter.org.

Dill’s Tavern The Northern York County Historical Society hosts several events this month at Dill’s Tavern, a restored stone structure erected from 1794 to 1819 listed on the National Historic Register originally built by the Dill family, namesake of the town of Dillsburg. On Saturday, Sept. 8, visit the tavern for the Balderdash Home Brewfest from noon to 8 p.m. and sample some local home brews while listening to the live music of Tuckahoe Ridge and Fire in the Glen. Fresh rolled cigars using Dill’s Tavern home grown tobacco will be available for

purchase along with other activities and period demonstrations. Tickets to the event are $15. On Saturday, Sept. 15, visit the venue for Agriculture Day and enjoy watching as two hogs are dressed to make scrapple and sausage, and get hands on with wheat flailing and sauerkraut making activities. For those interested in a more in-depth lesson, Linda Zeigler will present an Introduction to Hearth Cooking class teaching the basic skills of 18th and 19th century hearth cooking in the tavern’s historic kitchen hearth. Dills Tavern is located at 227 Baltimore St. in Dillsburg, just off Route 15. For more information and a complete list of events, course and fees, visit www. dillstavern.org.

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LOS ANGELES — We’ve had zombies, demons, va m p i re s a n d g h os ts. Why shouldn’t a dybbuk — the Judaic version of the possessing spirit — have a chance to finally shine again on the big screen? Representing a sort of equal opportunity religious variation on an all-too-familiar theme, “The Possession” is a Jewish-themed “Exorcist” that, if nothing else, should discourage the practice of buying antique wooden boxes at flea markets. Such a box, carved with H e b rew i n s c r i p t i o n s, causes no end of havoc in this low-rent horror film receiving a typical dog days, end of summer release. It comes into the possession of the Brenek fa m i ly, o r ra t h e r t h e splintered Brenek family, since father Clyde (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) has been separated from his ex-wife Stephanie (Kyra Sedgwick) for a year, causing predictable emotional difficulties for young daughters Hannah (Madison Davenport) and 10-year-old Em (Natasha Calis). Em persuades her dad to buy her the ominous looking box, unaware that its previous owner, an elderly woman, has wound up immobilized in bed after being handled rather violently by the dybbuk inside it. Said dybbuk soon finds a new host in the innoce n t yo u n g g i rl wh o, like Linda Blair’s Regan, starts displaying violent, anti-social behavior. But while at first her symp-

Jeffrey Dean Morgan stars as Clyde in the film, “The Possession.” Below: Natasha Calis stars as Em in the film, “The Possession.” Associated Press

toms prove hardly distinguishable from those of a typical troubled adolescent, an invasion of giant moths in her bedroom prove the need for drastic measures, or at least a good exterminator. After a quick consultation with a professor, Clyde heads to Borough Park, Brooklyn, here depicted as so awash in Hasidim that it resembles a 19th century Polish shtetl. There he enlists the aid of a rabbi’s son, Tzadok (played, in a canny bit of casting, by the Hasidic hip-hop/reggae star Matisyahu). After a medical procedure that reveals that dybukks are visible on MRIs, they get down to the inevitable business of a Jewish exorcism, performed in perhaps the most poorly securitized, empty hospital in North America.

Director Ole Bornedal (“Nightwatch”) indulges in the usual cheap scares induced by ear-shattering bursts of volume, frequently punctuating scenes with blackouts and ominous piano chords. But despite young thespian Calis’ impressive ability for malevolent staring, her character is never all that frightening, with her possession often signaled by dark eye shadow that makes her look mainly like a young goth chick. The adult performers go through their properly anguished paces with professionalism, with Morgan displaying his usual relaxed charisma and Sedgwick displaying even more levels of anger than she did as the hard-boiled deputy police chief in “The Closer.” But Matisyahu, while a likable screen presence,

seems to have been cast less for the quality of his acting than for his copious facial hair. Much is made of the fact that the film is “ based on a true story,” with the

press notes even including an excerpt from the original ad on eBay attempting to sell the infamous box. But there surely must be easier ways to drum up the price.

“The Possession,” a Lionsgate release, is rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving violence and disturbing sequences. Running time: 93 minutes.

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The Art Association of Harrisburg offers its 24th annual Gallery Walk this weekend featuring 20 participating galleries in the City of Harrisburg. The event celebrates the “Art and Soul” of the city, and includes showings and special events at galleries and business around the city. Highlights this year include Tara Chickey: Calculated Migrations at the Whitaker Center for Science and the Art’s Curved Wall Gallery, the 4th Annual Alumni Art Show at the Capital Area School for the Arts, Art of the State at the State Museum of Pennsylvania, and contemporary art by local artists at one of the scene’s most recent entries, the North Gallery. The Art Association on Front Street hosts the event and will feature their latest Fall Membership Show, “Out of the Blue.” Gallery Walk takes place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9. The Art Association of Harrisburg

The nationally renowned Susquehanna Chorale, directed by Linda L. Tedford, the ensemble’s founder and artistic director, will perform a variety of concerts in diverse venues this season. The Susquehanna Youth, Young Women’s and Children’s Chorales, directed by George H. Diehl, Elizabeth Lins-Shoenfelt and Judith A. Shepler, will join the Susquehanna Chorale for the Annual Youth Choral Festival at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18, at The Forum, 500 Walnut St., Harrisburg. E The Chorale will present three performances of “A Candlelight Christmas” at 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 14 at First United Methodist Church, 64 W. Chocolate Ave., Hershey; at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15, at Market Square Presbyterian Church, 20 S. 2nd St., Harrisburg; and at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2000 Chestnut St., Camp Hill. The Chorale will continue its season with three performances of “Sojourn,” including a spring debut concert at the new High Center for Worship and the Performing Arts at Messiah College and a summer performance by invitation at the nationally renowned Chautauqua Institution. Performances will take place at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 10, 2013, at First United Methodist Church, 64 W. Chocolate Ave., Hershey; at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2013, High Center, Messiah

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on 105.7’s Nipsey, Earl and Jen Shade Show. Reed has starred in several films including “Bill Engvalls All-Stars of Country Comedy,” a compilation of the country’s top comedians. He’s also appeared in “Laffs from the Hood,” and “Straight Trippin’ 2.” Twice a Star Search winner, Reed has also appeared on NBC’s Friday Night Videos, Showtime at the Apollo and Caroline’s Comedy Hour. “I’ve worked with some of the biggest names in the country, but it is a treat to have Ray and Earl in this area,” Sanford said.

He does, however, caution that the language can often get blue at these shows. “It is very much an 18 and older crowd that should only come because there will definitely be some language. It won’t be a Barney show. It’ll be comedy with some creative language be it blue or purple or whatever.” Sanford said. “These are two of the most popular comedians in our area and we’re lucky to have them. They’ve been filling rooms, clubs, theaters, attics, living rooms, backyards, and fire halls individually for years.

They are great and to work with them is a privilege.” Raymond has been doing stand up comedy for 20 years and was part of Sony Entertainment’s theatrical production of The Gong Show Live, cast in the role previously played by the Unknown Comic. The Gong Show Live had an off-Broadway Run in 2011 and this year. Recently, Raymond was a contestant on NBC’s America’s Got Talent, but didn’t fare as well as he’d hope. He noted in his biography that he is still bit-

ter about not winning the million dollars. Raymond recently appeared on the Real Housewives of New Jersey and has been on MTV and Comedy Central. His movie credits include the Tim Allen Film, “For Richer For Poorer.” Some of the comics upcoming projects include a documentary for the Travel channel called “Road Kill” where four Comedians will travel back to places where they performed early in their careers. Raymond is also writing and planning to star in his

own web series, “Big City Amish.” The show will be a hit, Sanford promises. “It’s already exciting and I can’t wait,” he said. “Live is the best way to see these guys and I’ve been dreaming about trying to get these two guys together on the same night at the same local venue. This will be perfect for the audience.” Tickets for the show are $30 and can be purchased through the Perry County Chamber of Commerce at 14 B West Main St., New Bloomfield; or by calling 582-4523.

Kerry Mowery “Leading Ladies”

“It’s kind of like Jackie Gleason to Art Carnie (of “The Honeymooners”),” says Schreffler. “Or maybe more like Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder in ‘The Producers,’” says Mowery. Only Mostel and Wilder never “became” women. The catch in “Leading Ladies,” as the title implies, is that Leo and Jack discover that the old woman’s “nephews” are really nieces. Rather than give up the scheme — of course — they disguise themselves as “Maxine and Stephanie.” This being a farce, they fall in love with women. Leo is enamored of Meg, who is not only the dying lady’s niece but engaged to the local, stodgy minister. “Leading Ladies” pays

tribute to such cross-dressing films “Tootsie,” “Mrs. Doubtfire,” and the classic “Some Like it Hot.” “I like comedies, especially those a little over the top,” says Dave Olmsted, who is directing. “‘Leading Ladies’ is a farce, with a lot of movement, and slightly Period. It’s a homage to the screwball comedies I like, such as ‘My Man Godfrey’ and ‘Bringing up Baby,’ with a touch of Norma Desmond in ‘Sunset Boulevard.’ “ Ludwig is also the author of “Lend Me a Tenor,” “Moon over Buffalo,” and “Crazy for You.” Mowery performed in the latter in a recent Theatre Harrisburg season. As in his play “Shakespeare in Hollywood,” the author displays his love of

the Bard in “Leading Ladies.” It incorporates a performance at the Moose Lodge, “an amalgamation of scenes from Shakespeare not connected to one another,” says Olmsted. “And the audiences (inside the play) don’t know or care,” laughs Mowery. “They’re there for the food, beer, and camaraderie.” What brings “Leading Ladies” closer to home than the playwright’s other works is its setting in York County — where he grew up. Though the play is definitely a farce, with multiple set levels, doors, mistaken identities, secrets, and slapstick, it’s “still character driven,” says Olmsted. But farces do have the unique, such as physical comedy. Schreffler and

Mowery, however, like the characters they play, come with resources. “I like doing impersonations and accents, says Mowery, who went British to play the detective in Theatre Harrisburg’s production of “Dial M for Murder.” “And cross-dressing makes it worthwhile,” he laughs. Schreffler, whose previous comic roles include the peddler in “Oklahoma,” is altering his natural bass quite a bit for “Maxine.” “I’m aiming for something between Julie Andrew and Monty Python,” he says. But the tough part isn’t so much the voices as “trying to make a convincing woman who convinces the other characters but lets the audience in on the joke.” One could say there are

son with Stuart Malina and the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra (HSO), the Susquehanna Children’s Chorale will be among the guest artists for “Mistletoe Magic,” a family holiday musical that will also feature the Messiah College Concert Choir, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, And in

early spring, the Susquehanna Chorale will perform with Malina and the HSO for a stage concert of “La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 23 and at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 24. Both concerts will take place at The Forum, 500 Walnut St., Harrisburg. For tickets, call the HSO at 544-5527.

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prestigious Margaret Hillis Achievement Award for Choral Excellence and a member of Chorus America, the national association for the choral art. In 2011, the choir’s Founder, Artistic Director and Conductor Linda L. Tedford was honored by the American Choral Directors Association of Pennsylvania

“serious” issues behind “Leading Ladies,” such as when Meg, like the Jessica Lange character in “Tootsie,” thinks she’s falling for “Maxine.” That love is really about the inner person, and that marrying out of obligation, like Meg thought she would do, doesn’t work out. The actors, meanwhile, are thinking about another “issue” — quick dressing changes. At least they get dressers. Also in the cast are Carole M. Olsted, Chris Fisher, Christine Shindel, Juan Carlos Morales, Rob Kopko, and Kimorie Cherry. Marcie Warner is stage manager.

In Focus “Leading Ladies” runs Sept. 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23 at the Krevsky Production Center of Theatre Harrisburg, 513 Hurlock St., uptown Harrisburg. Tickets are $25. For information, call 232-5501.

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College, One College Ave., Grantham; and on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2013, Chautauqua Institution, One Ames Ave., Chautauqua, N.Y. For information about the Chautauqua performance, call 1.800.836.ARTS or visit www.ciweb.org. Also performing this sea-

Founded in 1981, the Susquehanna Chorale seeks to develop and promote public appreciation for the highest artistic levels of the choral art. Ensemblein-residence at Messiah College since 2009, the Chorale is a winner of the

with the prestigious Elaine Brown Award for lifelong commitment to excellence and leadership in the choral art. The Susquehanna Chorale is funded in part by the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts, a regional arts funding partnership of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.

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Raymond the Amish Comic performs on “America’s Got Talent.”

From the way they finish each other’s sentences, you’d think Kerry Mowery and Preston Schreffler had known each other for years. In reality, though they were familiar with each other’s stage work, the two met just a few weeks ago during rehearsals for “Leading Ladies” at Theatre Harrisburg. The Ken Ludwig comedy is opening this year’s season. The quick rapport between the actors ties in well with the premise of the play: Two down-and-out Shakespearean actors, reduced to performing at a Moose Lodge near York, concoct a scheme to deceive a dying and weak-sighted old woman. They will pose as her long-lost nephews, and inherit her fortune. Or rather, Leo, played by Schreffler, thinks up the plot — and Jack (Mowery), after protesting some and getting his arm twisted, goes along.

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Raymond the Amish Comic won’t tell you whether or not he’s really Amish. “It’s up to the audience to figure that out,” he says. But, whether or not he is, the comedian has long since left tradition values, proudly quipping about his “Amish iPhone,” and regularly updating his Facebook page. “Raymond used to be Amish and he still dresses the part,” said comedian Tom Sanford. “He talks about all of that in his set and by the end of the show, his observation about every day life is hilarious.” Sanford, a local comic who in 2006 won the 105.7 FM biggest joke comedy competition, will open for Raymond and another nationally acclaimed comedian, Earl David Reed, at a fundraiser for the Perry County Chamber of Commerce. The show is scheduled for 8 p.m., Sept. 15 at the Carlisle Theater on West High St. in Carlisle. “If you’re a fan of comedy, if you’re a comic and if you’ve seen either of these comedians, you have to see this show,” Sanford said. “If you love to laugh, if you’ve never laughed, if you’re breathing right now, you have to see this show.” Reed has performed at over 100 comedy clubs and colleges from Pennsylvania to Las Vegas. Currently, Reed is heard each morning

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Mechanicsburg goes to the dogs That is, famous dog authors Mr. Blue and Ruby Red By Matthew Ciccocioppo The Sentinel mciccocioppo@cumberlink.com

Can dogs be authors? Maybe they can’t physically write a book, but they can certainly be co-authors. Local author, Tracey Jones, says her rescue dogs are the true authors and motivation behind her books; she is simply the “ghost author” that actually puts the pen to the paper. Well behaved people and dogs alike will have the opportunity to meet national dog authors Mr. Blue and Ruby Red from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8, at Tremendous Life Books in Mechanicsburg, at 118 W. Allen St. Kimba, a pure white German Shepherd, and author of “Sit, Stay, Succeed” will also be at the event with her human counterpart; national speaker, trainer and author, Michael Patterson. The famous dogs (Mr. Blue and

Ruby Red) work directly with Jones to create unique motivational books that make connections between human leadership and canine characteristics. The books carry titles such as, “True Blue Leadership: Top 10 tricks from the Chief Motivational Hound,” “From Underdog to Wonderdog: Top 10 ways to lead your pack,” and “Saucy Aussie Living: Top 10 tricks for getting a second leash on life.” According to Jones, the books make clever connections between people and dogs like the topic of learning at the feet of your master in “True Blue Leadership” or pulling through a traumatic and painful experience in “Getting a Second Leash on Life.” Ruby Red is an Australian Shepherd that Jones found at Follow Your Dreams Rescue in Carlisle. Jones said Ruby spent the first part of her life delivering litter after littler before being deemed no longer useful and dropped at a “high kill”

shelter where she was labled “unadoptable.” Ruby was then taken into her foster home in Carlisle. Jones describes Ruby as being, “A reformed out-of-bounds hound, her lessons teach how hurt can make you better, not bitter.” In addition to her literary skills, Ruby currently enjoys the position of Chief Excitement officer at Tremendous Life Books, Jones said. “She really helped me through a very difficult time in my life,” Jones said about Ruby. “I started talking to other people with similar experiences and decided to do a book about it.” Blue is a Blue Merle Aussie/Bassett Hound mix that Jones found with 10 littermates in a field in Austin, Texas, 11 years ago. Jones said Blue started life as an underdog; dirty, full of fleas and worms. Blue has come so far that Todd Mi-

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Ruby Red, author of “Saucy Aussie Living: Top 10 tricks for getting a second leash on life.”

lano, President of Central Penn College, will present Blue with an honorary “Dogtorate.” Jones said Blue’s book was so popular they put together a kids’ version, “From Underdog to Wonderdog,” and Blue travels to elementary schools and Bible camps teaching principals to young kids. “The kids just love him,” Jones said. “It’s like he is a rock star.” Also at the Pawtograph event, there will be an artist doing free caricatures with the dogs, a photographer doing free photos with the dogs as well as free snacks and drinks. But the fun doesn’t stop there; guests can also pay witness to a doggie wedding. That’s right, Jones’s dogs Ginger and Indigo will be married at Pawtograph. “It’s been amazing,” Jones said regarding people’s reactions to the books. “If you’re an animal love then you will just love the story.”

About Jones Jones, daughter of the late founder of Tremendous Life Books, Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, stepped into the role of president of the company when her father pasted away in 2008. Jones spent 12 years living all over the world after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy, prior to her current position. Jones said that when she took over at Executive books (she changed the name on the one-year anniversary of her father’s death) she started to write about administrative and organizational things on a company blog. At the time, there was a stark lack of participation, she said. I started including the dogs in my postings and all of the sudden there was a ton of participation and that got me thinking, Jones said. “People can relate to dogs,” Jones said. “They are not religious, political, they always forgive, they always love and they are not biased in any way. They are completely neutral.”

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D6 — The Sentinel, Carlisle, Pa. Thursday, September 6, 2012

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