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t’s hard to believe that this is already the first issue of August. I don’t know where summer’s going, but it shows no signs of slowing down yet, as you can see when you flip through this here issue. Speaking of “flip,” this week’s cover story is about the Greater Scranton Jaycees inaugural Flip Cup Tournament that will be held next Saturday, Aug. 11 at Whiskey Dick’s to raise money for the group’s general fund. Being that the Jaycees, the junior branch of the city’s Chamber of Commerce, consists of members ages 18-41, the beloved college drinking game was a natural choice for the event’s organizers (but worry not, there will be a non-alcoholic version as well next weekend). I’m not very good at drinking games, especially ones that
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require some sort of hand-eye coordination, but our very own General Manager John Popko was once the reigning champ in local beer pong circles. Find out what other staffers named their favorite games in the story on pgs. 14-15. Our music coverage this week runs the gamut from a singer/songwriter (PrideFest performer Sherry Marchefsky, p. 17) and heavy metal (Mayhem Festival main-stage bands Motorhead and Asking Alexandria, p. 18) to the Scranton Jazz Festival (p. 25) and local band Days in Transit releasing its first album (p. 30). Bob Fosse may have died in 1987, but his influence on stage and screen live on this weekend and next when Phoenix Theatrics presents the Tony Award-winning “Fosse” (Stage, p. 34). If you think that because it’s August, you can’t still get your beach body, read Just For The Health Of It on p. 54 for a two-week plan that’ll help get you to your goal. And, since this is the first issue of the month, that means it’s time for you to vote for your favorite tattoo from June. Turn to p. 58 to find out how. As always, thanks for reading. Have a great weekender! -- Nikki M. Mascali Weekender Editor
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PRIMUS IN 3-D SLP Concerts will present Primus Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. at the F.M. Kirby Center (71 Public Square, WilkesBarre). The show features a special 3-D backdrop screen and a quadraphonic sound system to create what bassist Les Claypool calls “a really trippy” experience for fans, who will receive 3-D goggles upon entering the venue. Primus is still promoting Primus will perform at the F.M. 2011’s “Green Naugahyde,” the Kirby Center Tuesday, Oct. 16. group’s first new album in 12 years. The group also plans to put at Pocono Downs’ outdoor patio out a 5.1 Surround Sound reissue and Racetrack Apron (1280 Rte. of 1991’s “Sailing the Seas of 315, Plains Twp.). Cheese” this fall. The event is a listener appreciaTickets are $34.50-$49.50 and tion party in celebration of the go on sale Friday, Aug. 3 at 10 newly released RadioBOLD a.m. via Ticketmaster and the Mobile App, which allows listenKirby box office. In other Kirby news, three-time ers to access all Bold Gold radio Grammy Award-winning singer, stations throughout Pennsylvania and New York, including 105 The songwriter and pianist Bruce River. Hornsby will perform Friday, There will be performances by Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. Dakota, Tommy Steele, Jasmine Tickets are $29.50-$75 and Cain and the Billy Joel and Elton also go on sale Friday. John tribute band Face to Face. There will be a fireworks display SOCIETY SUMMIT and prizes. The Luzerne County HistorTickets are free, and pick-up ical Society and the Luzerne locations will be announced soon. Foundation are co-sponsoring The festival is rain or shine. To the second annual county-wide download the free app, visit the summit of local community Apple or Android app stores or historical societies and preservago to RadioBOLD.com. For more tion groups in Luzerne County info, call 888.946.4672 or visit Saturday, Aug. 4 from 11 mohegansunpocono.com. a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Bear Creek Club House (White Haven Road, GOOD SPORT Bear Creek Village). Development group Ultimate The meeting is open to any Sports Group has been exploring officer, board member or reprethe possibilities of constructing a sentative of a community historyear-round indoor/outdoor sports, ical or preservation society. A presentation will be given by Jim services and events complex on the 120 acres of land behind MoStabile from TerraHistoria, a hegan Sun at Pocono Downs smartphone application for selfguided historical tours. Attendees (1280 Rte. 315, Plains Twp.). The development would occur will also vote on the Top 10 best in phases through 2013 and 2014. historic sites and Top 10 endan“Our intention is to create a gered historic sites in the county. venue for top level sports training Lunch will be provided. and competition in the kind of For info/reservations, contact Tony Brooks at 570.823.6244 ext. comprehensive complex that offers state-of-the-art facilities 1. with every added-value comfort possible for players and their BE BOLD families when they visit the UltiThe first RadioBOLD Music mate Sports destination,” said Festival will be held Sunday, Sept. 2 at 1 p.m. at Mohegan Sun Brent Berger of architecture, engineering and environmental
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DEMOCRACY FOLLIES -- North Carolina state Rep. Becky Carney, an environmental activist, inadvertently cast the deciding vote in July to open up natural-gas hydraulic fracking in the state. The legislature had passed the bill earlier, but it was vetoed by Gov. Bev Perdue, and the House needed exactly 72 votes to override the veto and enact the bill. Carney’s tireless lobbying of colleagues appeared to have helped halt the overriders at 71 votes, but when it came time to push the buttons, Carney accidentally became the 72nd. She could be heard on her microphone in the chamber, saying, “Oh my gosh. I pushed green.” -- “It’s Just Politics:” (1) Mark Schimel told reporters in Albany, N.Y., in May that it was nothing personal that caused him to run for the Republican nomination to the state assembly from Nassau County — where the incumbent is his estranged wife, Democrat Michelle Schimel. Mark’s mother seemed quite upset at her son. “I can’t believe he’d do a thing like this (to Michelle),” she told a
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nual per-capita income in the New York City borough of the Bronx is about $18,000. In the adjacent borough of Manhattan, as the New York Post reported in May, a resident of a certain condominium on East 11th Street was about to pay over 50 times that amount — just for a parking space. The space is a deluxe one, though: About 12 feet by 23 feet by 15 feet high, meaning that it can be configured to store more than one car. RECURRING THEMES Yet another woman made the news recently for having loaded up, over several years, in breast augmentation surgery. Paula Simonds, 44, of Miami, who is known professionally as model Lacey Wildd, is approaching her goal of having breasts large enough to place her in the top five in the world. However, the quest is grossing out her six kids — two young, two grown and (especially tough) two in high school, where the taunts flow freely. Currently, Simonds measures herself as an “L”-cup, headed for a “triple-M.” LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS -- James Allan, 28, was sentenced to three years in prison in Oxford, England, in July for robbing a news shop. Allan’s getaway was delayed when he insisted, repeatedly, on pushing the front door open when he obviously should have been pulling. Finally, exasperated, he yanked off his balaclava, exposing his face to the surveillance camera, kicked the door, breaking the glass, and escaped. Police arrested him about three hours later nearby. (The 2000 British movie “Snatch” featured just such a memorable scene of push/pull helplessness.)
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magine you’re sitting on a park bench, minding your own business, when suddenly the smell of cooking hot dogs pervades the air. “You know, I could really go for a hot dog right now,” you think, even though you weren’t hungry a moment before. Your mouth watering, you look around, trying to spot the vendor. No luck. Then you notice the hot dog stand down the street. You gladly spend a few dollars to satisfy your craving and don’t notice the smug expression on the vendor’s face as you walk away. There’s nothing unusual about this scenario. Smell is one of the most primal senses, and it’s closely linked with taste and
therefore, hunger. Well, advertising technology has arrived that takes advantage of the hold those delicious aromas have over us. In practice, the prototype doesn’t lure customers with the smell of a cooking hot dog, but rather that of freshly brewed coffee. Donut and coffee vendor Dunkin’ Donuts has begun employing “Flavor Radio” on city buses in Seoul, South Korea. Morning commuters are greeted by the smell of fresh-brewed Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, dispensed using off-the-shelf technology developed for air fresheners. The aroma is closely followed with an advertising message from the brand.
Since the buses stop near a Dunkin’ Donuts shop, the result was predictable; according to the company, the campaign yielded a 16 percent uptick in sales. Over the past five years or so, advances in “digital scent technology” have been numerous. A web protocol describing smells was developed, a scentgenerating USB device was manufactured, and researchers have announced they’re working on televisions that can dispense smells. Sound like a ridiculous gimmick? That’s what they were saying 10 years ago about 3-D. So picture this: As you’re watching TV the smell of freshly baked cookies fills the room. Driven to a nearly intolerable hunger for delicious baked con-
fections, you run to the supermarket, which is freshly stocked with the very cookie you smelled at home. “Digital scent technology” coupled with detailed profiles of customers (Facebook likes, for example) could prove to be a deadly combination. “Like” a pizzeria? Well, in a few years, you might just be able to smell their pizza once you do. And you’ll probably be buying a W slice or two soon thereafter. Nick DeLorenzo is director of interactive and new media for The Times Leader. E-mail him at ndelorenzo@timesleader.com.
One whiff of these bad boys could have you running to the grocery store thanks to digital scent technology.
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Clockwise from front, Shelby Kremski, Jessica Guzenski, Pete Achey, Joe Granteed, Matt Page and John Popko start a flip cup game.
Flipping for funds
Greater Scranton Jaycees holds inaugural Flip Cup Tournament
something new and different for the area.” For the straight-edge folks reading this, flip cup is a team game where the participants basically have to drink their beer (from a red Solo cup, traditionally), then place it at the edge of a smooth table and flip it over. It sounds easier than it is. For the Jaycees fundraiser, a nonalcoholic alternative will be available, and teams of five can register for $5 a person until Monday, Aug. 6 for the bracket-style tournament. “It was like a natural fit. We were looking for something outside the box to raise awareness of the Jaycees and solicit new members,” said member and Whiskey Dick’s owner Gregory Evans. “It’s either flip cup or beer pong, right? Beer pong’s only two people, so we figured with five people on a team, we’d have a better turnout.” Just because one enjoys recreational drinking, though, doesn’t mean that person isn’t looking to establish themselves professionally, and that’s where the Jaycees comes in. “For someone just starting out or someone who is older, we’re also members of the Chamber of Commerce here in Scranton,” explained Radzwillowicz. “So instead of paying maybe $200 to be a member of the Chamber and do the business-card exchange, their workshops, things like that, someone
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By Stephanie DeBalko Weekender Staff Writer Once you’ve graduated from college and away from weekend-long booze benders and your lumpy, beer-stained futon, you usually move into a new lifestyle that features job searches, drinking non-boxed wine out of real glasses and a whole lot of Ikea. But even with that newfound sophistication, the allure of a good old-
fashioned drinking game doesn’t cease to tempt. That’s why it’s not surprising that the Greater Scranton Jaycees has chosen to hold a Flip Cup Tournament Saturday, Aug. 11 at Whiskey Dick’s in Scranton as a way to raise money for the group’s general fund. “We’re young
professionals, so mostly everyone went to college, and if you went to college, you know how to play flip cup, let’s face it,” said Jaycees Vice President Jennifer Radzwillowicz, laughing. “So we thought, ‘What a different idea to raise money for our events through the year, try a flip cup tournament.’ Just
From left, Colleen Joyce, Jennifer Radzwillowicz and Gregory Evans at Whiskey Dick’s, the site of the Greater Scranton Jaycees Flip Cup Tournament.
Radzwillowicz agreed. “I think it’s the volunteer part that sets us apart, because a lot of people just come, they mix, they go to the bar, they go to the restaurant, and then theyy don’t see each other oth t err for another 30 days until the next event, where I can’t even imagine how many times a month I see Colleen,”” Radzwillowiczz said. “We do develop friendships, sshhip ips, because you are ree working on these ese projects together.” her.”” her. The group’s general geeneraall fund pays for th things hin ings gs like the Easter Egg E g Eg Scramble, Summer mmer mmer mm Santa First Friday day and Scranton’ss annuall Santa Parade, which whic wh ichh will be in its 20th 0thh year 0t yeaar ye a
“We are a professional organization, but we’re not stuffy, we’re not formal. We like to have fun, we like to help the community.” Greater Scranton Jaycees Secretary Colleen Joyce
John Popko
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“I like to play a little game called Empty Your Glass.”
Kieran Inglis “Friski Beerski.”
Inaugural Flip Cup Tournament: Sat., Aug. 11, 1-8 p.m., Whiskey Dick’s (308 N. Washington Ave., Scranton). 5 members/ team, $5/person. Register by Aug. 6. Food and drink specials, basket raffles, prizes. Info: facebook.com/GSJccs, scrantonjaycees.org
“Watch Johnny Make the Manhattan.”
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Amanda Dittmar “I used to love flip cup and F--k the Dealer.”
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who’s starting out for $55 a year is not a bad deal … I think it’s a help anymore, really, no matter how old you are, because everything’s getting more expensive.” The $55 a year Radzwillowicz referred to is the Jaycees membership fee. The group is a non-profit organization and the junior branch of the Chamber of Commerce that is heavily involved in volunteerism. The age range of members is 18-41 (the flip cup tournament is a 21-and-over event). But it’s unique in that its members socialize with one another often — making the idea of a drinking-game fundraiser even more natural. “We are a professional organization, but we’re not stuffy, we’re not formal,” said Colleen Joyce, Jaycees secretary and tournament co-chair. “We like to have fun, we like to help the community.”
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Pete Achey demonstrates perfect form.
and costs about $30,000 to organize. “A lot of people think that it’s the Santa Parade, and we hibernate 11 months of the year,” said Radzwillowicz. “Santa Parade planning begins the day after the Santa Parade.” Food specials will be available at the tournament, which is probably a smart move for an all-day drinking excursion. The brand of beer to be used in the game hasn’t been confirmed as of press time, but there will be specials on Dr. McGillicuddy and Fireball liquors. “And that revenue goes right to the Jaycees,” Evans pointed out, noting that the vendors are donating the beer and the two brands of liquor. Prizes will be handed out, including swag from the vendors, and raffles will be held. So even if beer or cinnamon-flavored whiskey isn’t your thing, there are still plenty of other chances to mingle with other young professionals and get something out of the day. “It will be tons of fun. What better way to network than through the extreme casual sense?” said Evans, laughing. W
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even believe it came out as quick as it did.” Confessing her approach sometimes results in dry spells like the one described above, Marchefsky maintains that it’s better to sacrifice quantity than quality. “A lot of musicians can write 500 songs like it’s nothing. They could probably throw an album together tomorrow. But I let the songs come to me. I never want to force the writing. When I get the lump in my throat that says I need to write, I do. Sometimes, it takes me a month to finish a song, because every note has to be in the right place. It’s not thrown together like a lot of artists do today. Everything is W where it should be.” NEPA PrideFest, Sun., Aug. 12, 1-7 p.m., Kirby Park, WilkesBarre. $5 adults, $3 students w/ ID. Info: gaynepa.com, sherrythesongwriter.com.
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Motorhead is, from left, drummer Mikkey Dee, bassist/singer Lemmy Kilmister and guitarist Phil Campbell.
Motorhead: 'We're a dirty road band' By Nikki M. Mascali Weekender Editor
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s everyone flocks to England for the Olympic Games, the British are coming … right here to NEPA. Well, a few of them at least, namely heavy-metal icons Motorhead and metalcore act Asking
Alexandria, which are on the lineup on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival that takes over Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain Saturday, Aug. 4. Motorhead — bassist/singer Lemmy Kilmister, guitarist Phil Campbell and drummer Mikkey Dee — is on its first U.S. summer tour since 1998’s Ozzfest and, truth be told, its members
are minding the nation’s record heat as it performs its 7 p.m. set. “It’s fairly early and the sun’s still out … it takes so much more out of ya, and we knew that this tour was going to be a long drive, a lot of shows in a row, and the two days off we have is an insane drive — it’s a tough schedule,” Dee told the Weekender while traveling to Mayhem’s Oklahoma
City stop two weeks ago. “That plus the heat, you never know what’s going to happen, but so far so good. Mayhem is Motorhead’s second major road outing this year, following the intense 27-date Gigantour with Megadeth, Volbeat and Lacuna Coil from Jan. 26-March 3, but such is life for Motorhead. “It’s just the way this band is; we’re a dirty road band,” Dee explained. “We’ve been trying to sit at home and take it easy and really cut down on the touring for a while, but it just doesn’t work — this is a touring band.” But even these road warriors have limits. “I have to say from this moment on, though, that we are going to try to pick our moments a little more carefully in the future, maybe choose the tours a little better,” Dee revealed. “I mean, we could tour ’til we drop, but it’s kind of kicking our ass as well.” Dee said Motorhead’s setlist for Mayhem doesn’t vary too much after perfecting a “pretty nice, smooth set” on Gigantour. “We could do three and half, four hours and still people go, ‘Why didn’t you play this song?’ or ‘Why didn’t you play that song?’” he said. “We thought we’d nailed it a little bit as good as we possibly could on Gigantour, so we said, ‘Let’s bring out that same set,’ and maybe possibly change one song or so.” Motorhead has released an album every two years since 1996, but following its 20th album, 2010’s “The World Is Yours,” the band released “The World Is Ours – Vol. 1 – Everywhere Further Than Everyplace
“We could tour ’til we drop, but it’s kind of kicking our ass as well.” Motorhead drummer Mikkey Dee
Else” earlier this year. The live DVD is from its latest global tour; “Vol. 2 – Anyplace Crazy As Anywhere Else” will be released in September. “There should have been a studio record release this year — we have a lot of songs written for it, but we kind of put a little break on it because part two of the live DVD, that’s coming out after the summer,” Dee began. “It sounds like we started to overflood the market in a few ways, so we might finish the album this year, but it won’t be released until next year.” Motorhead has been fronted by Kilmister since its inception in 1975, and the musician is a known badass, one that drinks a bottle of Jack Daniel’s every day and has been cited by Dave Grohl as “a living, breathing, drinking and snorting f--king legend.” The Weekender couldn’t help but ask Dee, who’s been in Motorhead since 1992, what fans would be most surprised to know about his legendary frontman. “He’s a stubborn old goat,” he was quick to reply, “but that’s also good. I guess most people know the most obvious things about him. He refused to compromise, which is what made the W band what it is today.”
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on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival — which stops at Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain Saturday, Aug. 4 — but it’s Slipknot that has Bruce the most stoked. “They are an amazing live band
and have been one of my favorite bands since I was about 12 years old,” he shared. “They have hugely influenced me as a musician and a songwriter.” AA, which also features singer Danny Worsnop, guitarist Cam-
Asking Alexandria is one of the main-stage acts on Mayhem Festival.
eron Liddell, bassist Sam Bettley and drummer James Cassells, released its debut album “Stand Up and Scream” in 2009. “Reckless & Relentless” followed in 2011 and debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200. A third album is in its finishing stages, and Bruce hopes to have it out by the end of the year. “This record is just much more mature,” he said. “We have grown up as people and as musicians, and it really shows on this album. The songs are much better written, the album, in general, is just much larger sounding than anything we have released before.” With the successful previous outing and Revolver Magazine saying the upcoming one will be one of the “most-anticipated al-
bums of the year,” Bruce is taking it all in stride. “I’m confident we won’t let them down as I think this is the best album we have ever written,” he declared. “It didn’t put any extra pressure on me because I wasn’t writing an album because I had to — I was writing it because I wanted to, which just meant the writing process was very natural.” W Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, Sat., Aug. 4, 1 p.m., Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain (1000 Montage Mountain Road, Scranton) $42-$74.50 via LiveNation.com, box office. Info: rockstarmayhemfest.com
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- Suze / Flabberghaster: Sept. 15, 8 p.m., $5-$8 - Royal Scam (Steely Dan tribute): Sept. 22, 7 p.m., $10-$15 - Alan Evans Trio / XVSK: Sept. 26, 9 p.m., $12-$18 - Brothers Past: Sept. 27, 8 p.m., $10-$15 - The Woody Brown’s Project: Sept. 29, 8 p.m., $5-$8
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Mellow Theater, 501 Vine St. Scranton Phone: 570.955.1455, lackawanna.edu, etix.com Prices vary, student and group rates available - Emmy Lou Harris: Sept. 19, 7 p.m., $45-$55 - Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks: Oct. 19, 8 p.m., $20-$30, $15 students - The Virgin Consort: Dec. 6, 7 p.m., $20, $15 students - Tim Warfield’s tribute to Shirley Scott: March 22, 8 p.m., $25-$30, $15 students - The Four Freshmen: April 20, 8 p.m., $25-$30, $15 students
SCRANTON CULTURAL CENTER
420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton Phone: 888.669.8966 - The Midtown Men: Jan. 18-20, times vary, $37-$57 - Celtic Woman: March 19, 7:30 p.m., $59
8TH ANNUAL SCRANTON JAZZ FESTIVAL
Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, 700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton scrantonjazzfestival.org. Phone: 570.487.3954 Aug. 3-5: The Average White Band / The Hot Club of Detroit / Roseanna Vitro / Giacomo Gates / Bill GoodwinBig Band Tribute to Jaco Pastorious / La Cuccina / more.
SHERMAN THEATER
524 Main St., Stroudsburg Phone: 570.420.2808, www.shermantheater.com - Valencia Vas: Aug. 7, 7:30 p.m., $12 - Wu-Block ft. Ghostface Killah / Sheek Louch / Saigon: Aug. 9, 8 p.m., $30 - Kenny Vance and the Planotones: Aug. 11, 8 p.m., $35-$45 - Find Vienna: Aug. 14, 8 p.m., $8 - Collin Raye: Aug. 17, 9 p.m., $35-$45 - Grand Funk Railroad: Aug. 18, 9 p.m., $28-$43 - Steve Vai / Beverly McClellan: Aug. 29, 7:30 p.m., $30-$45 - Keller Williams: Sept. 28, 9 p.m., $20
advance, $22 day of - Medeski, Martin & Wood: Oct. 11, 8 p.m., $25-$32
7TH ANNUAL STEAMTOWN ORIGINAL MUSIC SHOWCASE
steamtownshowcase.com - Sept. 2, 6 p.m. at various venues in downtown Scranton. Features Graces Downfall, My Pet Dragon, Super Bob, The Ballroom Thieves, OurAfter, more. $10 GA, via ticketfly.com, 21+.
TOYOTA PAVILION AT MONTAGE MOUNTAIN
1000 Montage Mountain Road, Scranton - Mayhem Festival ft. Motorhead / Slayer / Slipknot / As I Lay Dying / The Devil Wears Prada / Asking Alexandria, more: Aug. 4, 1 p.m. $42$74.50 - The Peach Festival ft. Allman Brothers Band / Zac Brown Band / Tedeschi Trucks Band / Warren Haynes Band / O.A.R. / Cabinet / Miz, more: Aug. 10-12, $99-$225 - Chicago / The Doobie Brothers: Aug. 24, 7:30 p.m., $82-$92 - Uproar Festival ft. Shinedown / Godsmack / Staind / Papa Roach / Adelitas Way / P.O.D., more: Aug. 28, 2 p.m., $55-$85 - Kiss / Motley Crue: Sept. 18, 7 p.m., $50.85-$185 PHILADELPHIA
ELECTRIC FACTORY
3421 Willow St., Philadelphia Phone: 215.LOVE.222 - M83: Aug. 1, 8 p.m. - Old Crow Medicine Show: Aug. 4, 8:30 p.m. - This is Hardcore Music Fest. ft. Suicidal Tendencies / Cro-Mags / Gorilla Biscuits / Lifetime / H20 / Blacklist / Breakdown / Negative Approach / The Killing Time, more: Aug. 10-12
THE FILLMORE AT THE TLA
334 South St., Philadelphia Phone: 215.922.1011 - Our Lady Peace: Aug. 3, 8 p.m. - Summer of Love Tour ft. Allstar Weekend / Honor Society: Aug. 9, 5:30 p.m. - Aloe Blacc: Aug. 11, 7 p.m. - Static-X / Prong / Davey Suicide / 9 Electric: Aug. 14, 6 p.m. - Marina & the Diamonds: Aug. 17, 7 p.m. - mewithoutYou / Kevin Devine / Buried Beds: Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m. - Meek Mill: Aug. 25, 7 p.m.
MANN CENTER
52nd and Parkside, Philadelphia Phone: 215.893.1999 - Party in Fairmount Park ft. New Edition / Salt n Pepa, more: Aug. 5, 7 p.m. - Jane’s Addiction / Die Antwoord: Aug. 15, 8:30 p.m. - Victoria Justice: Aug. 16, 7:30 p.m. - My Morning Jacket / Band of Horses: Aug. 17, 7:30 p.m.
TOWER THEATER
69th and Ludlow Sts. Upper Darby Phone: 610.352.2887 - Meat Loaf: Aug. 2, 8 p.m. - Huey Lewis and The News / Joe Crocker: Aug. 3, 8 p.m.
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10th & Arch St, Philadelphia Phone: 215.336.2000 - Toadies / Helmet / UME: Aug. 1, 7:30 p.m. - Wu-Block ft. Ghostface Killah / Sheek Louch: Aug. 2, 9 p.m. - Mighty Mighty Bosstones: Aug. 4, 7 p.m. - Summer Slaughter Tour feat. Cannibal Corpse / Between The Buried And Me / The Faceless / Periphery / Veil of Maya / Job For A Cowboy / Goatwhore / Exhumed: Aug. 5, 1:30 p.m. - Scott Aukerman / Tim Heidecker / James Adomian: Aug. 9, 8 p.m. - Peek-A-Boo Revue: Aug. 11, 8 p.m. - Confused Disciples / The Bad Tequila Experience / The Chicago School / Killjoy / Daddy Long Legs: Aug. 18, 6 p.m.
1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, NJ. Phone: 609.365.1300 - System of a Down: Aug. 2, 8 p.m. - Wiz Khalifa / Mac Miller / Chiddy Bang: Aug. 3, 5:30 p.m. - Big Tim Rush / Cody Simpson: Aug. 10, 7 p.m. - Rascal Flatts / Little Big Town / Eli Young Band / Edens Edge / Thompson Square: Aug. 11, 7 p.m. - Demi Lovato / Hot Chelle Rae: Aug. 12, 7 p.m. - The Fray / Kelly Clarkson: Aug. 16, 7 p.m.
WELLS FARGO CENTER Broad St., Philadelphia Phone: 215.336.3600 - Madonna: Aug. 28, 8 p.m.
ELSEWHERE IN PA
- Big Time Rush: Aug. 11 - Def Leppard: Aug. 15 - Summer MixTape feat. New Kids On The Block / Backstreet Boys / The Fray / Kelly Clarkson / DJ Pauly D and more: Aug.17-18 - Rock Allegiance feat. Stone Temple Pilots / Three Days Grace / Seether / Buckcherry / Daughtry / Fuel / Puddle of Mudd / Black Stone Cherry / Foxy Shazam and more: Sept. 1
SANDS BETHLEHEM
77 Sands Blvd., Bethlehem - George Thorogood: Aug. 2, 7 p.m. - Jay Leno: Aug. 10, 8 p.m. - Gretchen Wilson: Aug. 11, 8 p.m. - Lynyrd Skynyrd: Aug. 16, 7 p.m. - Barenaked Ladies / Blues Traveler / Big Head Todd and the Monsters / Cracker: Aug. 17, 7 p.m. - Kathy Griffin: Aug. 25, 8 p.m. - Creed: Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m. NEW YORK / NEW JERSEY
CROCODILE ROCK
520 Hamilton St, Allentown Phone: 610.434.460 - Within the Ruins / Molotov Solution / Erra: Aug. 1, 5:30 p.m. - Teddy Geiger / Dion Roy: Aug. 3, 6 p.m. - The Bouncing Souls / The Menzingers / Luther: Aug. 3, 7 p.m. - Scream It Like You Mean It Tour ft. Attack Attack! / We Came As Romans / Woe Is Me / The Acacia Strain / Oceano, more: Aug. 10, times vary - DMX: Aug. 11, 7 p.m. - Eyes Set To Kill / My Ticket Home / Awaken the Empire: Aug. 14, 7 p.m. - Kottonmouth Kings / Prozak / Big B / Moonshine Bandits: Aug. 15, 7 p.m.
GIANT CENTER
950 Hersheypark Dr., Hershey Phone: 717.534.3911 - Brad Paisley / The Band Perry / Scotty McCreery: Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m.
HERSHEYPARK STADIUM
100 W. Hersheypark Dr., Hershey Phone: 717.534.3911
BEACON THEATER
2124 Broadway, New York, NY. Phone: 212.496.7070 - Dukes of September / Donald Fagen / Michael McDonald / Boz Scaggs: Aug. 1-2, 8 p.m. - Jackson Browne: Aug. 3-4, 8 p.m. - Al Green: Aug. 22, 8 p.m. - Dead Can Dance: Aug. 29-30, 8 p.m.
BETHEL WOODS CENTER
Bethel NY www.bethelwoodscenter.org - Joe Cocker / Huey Lewis and the News: Aug. 5, 7:30 p.m. - Big Time Rush / Cody Simpson: Aug. 7, 7 p.m. - Brad Paisley / The Band Perry / Scotty McCreery: Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m. - The Fray / Kelly Clarkson / Carolina Liar: Aug. 19, 7 p.m.
HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM 311 W. 34th St, New York, NY. Phone: 212.279.7740 - Billy Ocean / Maxi Priest: Aug. 2, 8 p.m.
Musical generosity Singer Valencia Vas will perform Tuesday, Aug. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Sherman Theater (524 Main St., Stroudsburg). The show will benefit Pocono Services for Family and Children and Monroe County Head Start. Tickets are $12 and are available through Ticketmaster. For more info, call 570.420.2808 or visit shermantheater.com.
THE FILLMORE AT IRVING PLAZA
17 Irving Place, New York, N.Y. Phone: 212.777.6800 - Aesop Rock / Rob Sonic / DJ Big Wiz, more: Aug. 3, 7:30 p.m - Aer / Ground Up / Guy Harrison: Aug. 4, 7 p.m. - Tuface / M.I. / Ice Prince: Aug. 7, 7 p.m. - Summer Slaughter Tour ft. Cannibal Corpse / Between The Buried And Me / The Faceless and more: Aug. 8, 2:00 p.m. - The B-52s: Aug. 9, 8 p.m. - Allstar Weekend / Honor Society: Aug. 10, 7 p.m. - Shiner / Errortype 11: Aug. 11, 8 p.m. - The Very Best / Seye / Sinkane and more: Aug. 13, 7 p.m.
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ALBUM REVIEWS Unchanged Asia
Progressive-rock supergroup Asia recently celebrated the 30-year anniversary of the release of its debut album with a new album, the aptly named “XXX.” With that much time having gone by, it is almost inconceivable that these four musicians would come together and put forth an album that, for all intents and purposes, is a perfect follow-up, but that is exactly what happened on “XXX.” While Asia’s style and delivery hasn’t changed a bit, the subject matter of the songs does reflect the passing of time. The subject matter is
more mature, and there is less of a carefree attitude than may have been at the forefront previously. Spirituality (or, the lack thereof) comes to the surface on tracks like “Faithful” and “No Religion,” and a peaceful retrospection comes to light on “Bury Me in Willow.” The band hasn’t forgotten how to rock, however. Lead
While Asia’s style and delivery hasn’t changed a bit, the subject matter of the songs does reflect the passing of time.
3 Pill Morning “Black Tie Love Affair” Rating: W W
3 Pill Morning's catchy 'Affair' It may seem strange to think that a hard-rock album could also be considered refreshing. However, “Black Tie Love Affair,” from Midwestern heavyrock outfit 3 Pill Morning, has a newness to it that is pretty rare to come by. The philosophy of 3 Pill Morning — Jeff Stebbins (vocals), Ryan Walch
single “Face on the Bridge” and album opener “Tomorrow the World” are radio-friendly tracks tailor-made for an arena full of screaming fans, as are “I Know How You Feel” and “Al Gatto Nero; Judas.” These songs present an interesting dichotomy, where the music is uplifting even when the subject matter may not be. “XXX” is an anomaly of sorts, with no perceptible influences from the past 30 years of popular music. Considering how much has changed since then — even the way that music is recorded and sold — this is absolutely impressive and a real testament to the talent and chemistry that Asia has among its members. Fans of big, bold, intricate rock music will flock to this one, along with anyone else who wants to take a trip back to the early 1980s. -- Michael Irwin Weekender Correspondent
(guitar, keys), Charlie McCoy (bass and vocals) and Trent Laugerman (drums) — seems to be that if you work hard at what you want, you end up with more than you could have hoped for. This solid work ethic is evident on “Black Tie Love Affair.” After years of touring and pushing the envelope with its writing, 3 Pill Morning has released a solid rock album that is full of intense breakdowns and insightful lyrics. The album’s opener “Rain” is a catchy track and starts this album off with an upbeat vibe. However, that lively start launches into a much heavier rock assault with “Skin,” showing 3 Pill Morning’s ability to write harsher tracks. Even though this album is light at times, Stebbins does not hold back. His lyrics are straightforward and have a cynical quality to them. In the magnetic “Daddy’s Little Girl,” he sounds as if he is singing about someone he knows and doesn’t particularly care for. Despite some heavy tracks such as the guitar driven “Loser” and “Drive By Lies,” 3 Pill Morning’s music has an overall catchiness and positive quality to it, making this an album that will appeal to a large audience of rock fans. -- Lisa Schaeffer Weekender Correspondent
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Nas' epic 'Life' As far as breakup records go, Marvin Gaye’s 1978 “Here My Dear” is the catty divorce-disc gold standard. “Life is Good,” Nas’ best album since 1994’s raging “Illmatic,” nearly rivals Gaye’s epic in its wry wrath and cold-shoulder soul. Yet it does so much more, namely for Nas. It shows what it takes to get the too-righteous rapper’s goat and incur the
Top at 8 with Ralphie Aversa 8. Usher: “Scream” 7. Train: “Drive By” 6. Gotye/Kimbra: “Somebody That I Used to Know” 5. Maroon 5/Wiz Khalifa: “Payphone”
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Asia “XXX” sort of disgust he reserves for street cred and thug warfare. Previously married to club-hop chanteuse Kelis, with a tween between them, the dad/ex-husband can be as poetically pragmatic as he is irked. For every tickedoff soliloquy (“Where’s the Love”) and ruined reminiscence of love gone wrong (“You Wouldn’t Understand”), there is always something there to remind him of what once was cool, like laughingly looking into his offspring’s dalliances (“Daughters”) and cheerfully remembering the best parts of lost love (“Bye Baby”). “Life is Good” doesn’t dwell exclusively on lousy marriage. Producer No I.D. and guests like the late Amy Winehouse (“Cherry Wine”) aid the MC through surprisingly sprightly arrangements and catchy melodies on the summery oldschool-themed cuts “Stay” and “Back When.” But when Nas gets around to marital diss, his rough-edged prose is laser-focused and bittersweet. -- A.D. Amorosi Weekender Wire Services
The dad/ex-husband can be as poetically pragmatic as he is irked.
Billboard Top Country Songs 1. Dierks Bentley: “5-1-5-0” 2. Kenny Chesney: “Come Over” 3. Gloriana: “...Good Night” 4. Eli Young Band: “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” 5. Love And Theft: “Angel Eyes”
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Above and below, images from past Scranton Jazz Festivals.
world, such as the Detroit Jazz Festival are so clearly etched in stone,” he explained. “We’re trying to create our own thing here for an audience who has an interest in it.” The jazz walk is not the only thing that brings this festival to the top of the charts. The combination of artists, the variety of jazz music and the audience participation keeps this event successful. “We attract musical artists from all over the world, and we attract all different styles of jazz,” Marcinko said. “We have bigband jazz, vocal jazz, Latin jazz; everything under the umbrella.” Along with the other executive committee members, Marcinko has many major responsibilities. Not only does he schedule the musicians and organize the acts, but he also has to convey the message of how SJF is one of the greatest events of its kind. The Average White Band, commonly known for their instrumental single, “Pick Up the Pieces” will be the headlining performance this year. Marcinko described how this band is considered an iconic, legendary group. Nominated for many Grammy awards, the Average White Band has set precedents for jazz, funk and r&b music. They will be performing at the main stage the evening of Marko Marcinko, artistic director for Friday, Aug. 3. Being that the SJF SJF.
has been very successful for the past seven years, there is no disbelief that the event has grown tremendously. The quality of the festival is what keeps both the audience and the musicians coming back for more. Being a musician himself, Marcinko notices how much of a desire the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area has for this type of music. “Each year, we see the numbers increase because of the history that we are creating. Down the road, 10 years from now, it could very well be a major jazz festival,” he explained. “I’m happy to deliver that kind of high-quality artistry here in NEW PA.” Scranton Jazz Festival, Fri.Sun., Aug. 3-5, Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel (700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton) $25 Fri., $20 Sat./Sun., via Gallery of Sound, 570.487.3954 or scrantonjazzfestival.org; full lineup on website.
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or the past seven years, music lovers from all over the country traveled to Northeastern Pennsylvania for a three-day event filled with a variety of jazz music. Always taking place the first full weekend of August, this year’s 8th Annual Scranton Jazz Festival will be held FridaySunday, Aug. 3-5 with the main stage located at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel. Within the hotel, there is a covered outdoor amphitheater that can hold around 1,100 jazz admirers along with many different food and artisan vendors. There are also other areas for those who would like to enjoy the jazz music inside. Each day of the weekend has a schedule of multiple musicians and bands to perform at the main stage. Once those musicians are starting to wrap up, various venues located throughout downtown Scranton are open to participants of the jazz walk. This element of the festival allows people to leave the main stage and enter designated establishments around town. Within each of these locations, there will be different collections of jazz music both Friday and Saturday nights of the event. Marko Marcinko, the artistic director for the Jazz Festival, believes that the component of the jazz walk will make this event comparable to the other great jazz festivals located in the United States. “Great festivals around the
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By Pete Croatto
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Jonah Hill, Ben Stiller, Richard Ayoade and Vince Vaughn in a scene from ‘The Watch.’
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t some point, a movie will star Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn featuring no scenery, no plot, and that day’s New York Times as source material. Stiller will switch between faux rage and ironic earnestness in reading headlines, while Vaughn will counter with his good-time guy with a heart routine in his interpretation of Maureen Dowd’s column. It will be all delivery, no jokes for 95 minutes. We’re pretty much there now. “The Watch,” starring Vaughn and Stiller as two suburban dopes whose neighborhood watch turns into an alien-hunting task force,
constantly relies on the familiar instead of taking any risks — or doing much of anything, really — to make us laugh. Glenview, Ohio, is a typical suburb, but it’s special to Costco manager Evan Trautwig (Stiller). Evan is so overflowing with town pride that he creates a post for himself on the town council. Somehow he fits that into a packed schedule that includes teaching Spanish to seniors and looking for a black friend. When Costco’s night security guard (Joe Nunez) is gruesomely murdered, Evan, of course, is the first
to do something. He organizes the aforementioned neighborhood watch, which attracts an additional three caricatures who improbably become pals. Bob (Vaughn), a gregarious motormouth, hijacks the first meeting and relocates it to his man cave. High-school dropout Franklin (Jonah Hill) channels his frustration of not making the police department into a benign, non-violent organization. Recently divorced Jamarcus (Richard Ayoade) is a black man — a fact that really excites Evan — whose reason for volunteering is to live
out a plotline from Cinemax’s late-night programming. The do-gooders aren’t given a warm welcome. Cops scoff. Teens egg the quartet. But after a nighttime accident leaves Evan’s car covered in green goo, their mission evolves. Aliens are on the loose, and Glenview’s neighborhood watch is the town’s only defense. It’s the classic “underdog/no-one-believes-us” storyline, one that “The Watch” infuses with no innovation. Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen and Jared Stern’s script is page upon page of riffing, a perfect opportunity for everyone to trot out their routine and not make any jokes. If it isn’t Stiller and Vaughn, then it’s R. Lee Ermey (“Full Metal Jacket”) doing his umpteenth variation of the angry drill sergeant or Will Forte playing another oblivious blowhard. Making the strategy more annoying is that the comedic scenes are milked dry, as if repetition is the new sarcasm. After the car rams into the alien, we keep hearing about how the material feels like semen. Hill
makes a pass on Evan’s wife (Rosemarie DeWitt) twice in a span of five minutes. When the gang takes out an alien, they keep firing bullets into its lifeless body to ensure that it’s truly dead. On the dramatic front, the conflicts flop because the characters are simply vessels for boxoffice-friendly personalities. So the talented DeWitt (“Your Sister’s Sister”) languishes as Stiller’s frustrated, neglected wife, while Vaughn, who is known for his dramatic chops like Denny’s is known for its filet mignon, fails stupendously when Bob attempts to reconnect with his blandly rebellious teenage daughter. And you can steer a spaceship through the plot holes. Laughter can cover a lot of faults, but since “The Watch” isn’t funny, audiences will spend hours playing the blame game.
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Hill, Vaughn, Stiller and Ayoade in a scene from the movie — which isn’t as funny as it should be.
reel attractions Opening this week: “360” “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days” “Total Recall”
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7th Annual Heritage Explorer Train to Carbondale for Ethnic Heritage Festival Aug. 18. $5/adults, $4/seniors 65+, free/12 and under. Tickets at all Lackawanna County libraries through Aug. 17. Leaves Steamtown National Historic Site 10 a.m., arrives in Carbondale 11:45 a.m. Departs Carbondale 2:30 p.m., arrives Scranton 4 p.m. Free shuttle bus from Carbondale to Scranton, departs 9 a.m. from Carbondale Train Station, free, must reserve when ticket is purchased. Info: 570.348.3003
BAZAARS/FESTIVALS • 33rd Annual Montrose Blueberry Festival Aug. 3-4, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Village Green (18 Monument St., Montrose). Pancake breakfast 8 a.m. Free admission. Proceeds benefit Susquehanna County Historical Society & Free Library Associ-
ation. Info: susqcolibrary.org, 570.278.1881 • Annual Parish Family Picnic Aug. 10, 6-11 p.m.; Aug. 11, 5-11 p.m.; Aug. 12, 3-10 p.m., St. John the Baptist Church (126 Nesbitt St., Larksville). Homemade ethnic foods, themebasket stand, arts and crafts, flea market, bingo, children’s activities, bake sale & farmer Fr. Jerry’s pantry w/veggies, fruits, herbs, flowers. Handicap accessible. Music by John Steven’s Double Shot Aug. 10; George Tarasek Orchestra, Aug. 11; The Intentions, Aug. 12. • Buck Hill-Skytop Music Festival through Aug. 4. Dance, chamber music, opera, cabaret. Info/full schedule: buckhillskytopfest.org • Bushkill Blues Festival Aug. 12, 1-6 p.m., Leman Twp. Community Park (Winona Falls Road, Bushkill). Info: 570.588.3083 • Carbon County Fair Aug. 7-11, Carbon County Fairgrounds, Palmerton. Info: carboncountyfair.com • Lake Silkworth Bazaar Aug. 3, 40 Lb Head; Aug. 4, M80; Aug. 5,
Neon Knights. • Lebanese-American Food Festival Aug. 11-12, 4-10 p.m., St. Joseph Melkite Greek-Catholic Church (St. Francis Cabrini Ave., West Scranton). Call 570.343.6092 for info. • St. John the Baptist Church Family Picnic Aug. 10-12, 126 Nesbitt St., Larksville. Baskets, flea market, games, food. • St. John the Evangelist Parish Bazaar Aug. 9-11, 5:30-10 p.m., Broad and Church Streets, Pittston. Ethnic, picnic foods. Bingo, bake sale, games, Pat Ward magic show, Aug. 11. Entertainment: Aug. 9, Somethin’ Else; Aug. 10, Hillbilly D’Luxe; Aug. 11, Flaxy Morgan. Seton auditorium becomes Flea Market. • St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church Summer Festival Aug. 3-5, Parish Social Hall (522 Madison St., Wilkes-Barre). Food, games, flea market. • Wayne County Fair Aug. 3-11, Wayne County Fairgrounds (Rte. 191 N., Honesdale). Info: waynecountyfair.com • Waystock 2012 Music Fest
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BENEFITS / CHARITY EVENTS 1st Annual Curt Hannon Whiffle Ball Tournament Aug. 5, 9 a.m., registration 8 a.m., West Pittston Little League. Proceeds benefit Joseph Rubino family. Rubino was critically injured in a June accident. $25/team, mailed to Kory Angeli, 205 York Ave., West Pittston, Pa. 18643.Age brackets: 7-9, 10-13, 14-adult.Include name, number w/ payment, payable to Joseph Rubino Charity Fund. To donate basket for raffle, food or volunteer call 570.237.0596. Mail monetary donations to PO Box 3178c/oJ.Evans. 4th Annual 1st Lt. Jeffrey DePrimo Golf Tournament Aug. 18, registration 7 a.m., shotgun start 8 a.m., Wilkes-Barre Golf Club
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(1001 Fairway Dr., Wilkes-Barre). $75, 18 holes, cart, dinner, awards. Info: 570.885.3273, deprimogolf.com 8th Golf For The Kids Aug. 2, Mountain Laurel Golf Club, White Haven; Jack Frost National, Blakeslee. Hosted by Woodlands Inn. $125, includes lunch at The Woodlands, round-trip transportation from there to golf course, 18 holes, dinner/ cocktails at The Woodlands. To participate/sponsor, call 570.824.9831, ext. 393. Proceeds benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge, Wyoming Valley Children’s Association. American Cancer Society ❏ Relay for Life Events: • Bark for Life: Aug. 25, Nesbitt Memorial Park, Kingston Camera For A Cure (570.604.4355, cameraforacure.com, cameraforacure@hotmail.com) • Camera For A Cure: Breathe Easy: Aug. 4, noon-4 p.m., Quaker Steak &
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ACTORS CIRCLE AT PROVIDENCE PLAYHOUSE
(1256 Providence Rd, Scranton, reservations: 570.342.9707, actorscircle.org) • “Bell, Book & Candle:” Sept. 20-23, 28-30
APPLAUSE THEATRE CO.
(applausetheatre.webs.com, applausetheatre@gmail.com) • Looking for director submissions, volunteers, call for info. • “Hyronomous A. Frog:” Aug. 24-25, 7 p.m.; Aug. 26, 3 p.m., Good Shepherd Church (1780 N. Washington St., Scranton). $10/adults, $8/kids. Info/ reservations: 570.430.1149
F.M. KIRBY CENTER
(71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, 570.826.1100) • “West Side Story:” Aug. 2-3, 8 p.m. Presented by Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Institute. $20/adults, $12/students, seniors. Tickets in advance or at door. Call 270.2186 for info.
GREEN RIDGE YOUTH THEATRE
(1501 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, 570.346.7106) • Youth Camp, “Aladdin Jr:” 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Session 2: Aug. 6-17; performances Aug. 18-19. $350. Call for info/registration.
GRICE ARTISTS
(191 W. Church St., Nanticoke, 570.328.5864) • Pennsylvania Lyric Opera presents “Madame Butterfly:” Aug. 17, 7:30 p.m., Aug. 19, 3 p.m., theater at Notre Dame High School (60 Spangenburg Ave., East Stroudsburg). $20/adults, $15/students, seniors, $5/kids 7-12, free/under 6. Info/tickets: Call, e-mail gwgrice@comcast.net, visit griceartists.com
JASON MILLER PLAYWRIGHTS’ PROJECT
(570.344.3656, SubVerseAphrodesia.com, nepaplaywrights@live.com) • Auditions for second annual Dyonisia Festival: Aug. 7-8, 6:30 p.m., The Olde Brick Theatre, Scranton. Experienced male, female actors age 20+. May prepare 1-2 minute monologue or give cold reading from side provided by JMPP. Resumes, headshots helpful, not required. Stage managers also encouraged to apply. Dates in Sept. All artists receive small stipend. • “Speakeasy” Benefit: Aug. 26, 6-9 p.m. The Olde Brick Theatre (128 W. Market St., Scranton). $20/advance, $25/door. Visit website for info.
MPB COMMUNITY PLAYERS
(mcgroganj@gmail.com, 570.454.0175) • Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella:” Sept. 28-30, Trinity Lutheran Church, Hazleton
MUSIC BOX PLAYERS
(196 Hughes St., Swoyersville: 570.283.2195 or 800.698.PLAY or musicbox.org) • “Avenue Q:” through Aug. 5; Fri.Sat., 8 p.m., Sun., 3 p.m. Dinner and show, show only. Recommended for mature audiences only.
PENNSYLVANIA THEATER FOR PERFORMING ARTS
(JJ Ferrara Center, 212 W. Broad St., Hazleton, 570.454.5451, ptpashows.org) • “Legally Blonde:” Aug. 17-18, 24-25, 7 p.m.; Aug. 19, 26, 3 p.m. All-you-caneat dinner buffet 90 minutes prior to all performances. Tickets: $16/adults, $14/seniors 62+, students 12+, $10/ kids. Dinner-and-show: $32/adults, $28/seniors, students, $20/kids. Call
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(409-411 Main St., Duryea, 570.457.3589, phoenixpac.vpweb.com, phoenixpac08@aol.com) • “Fosse:” Aug. 3-5, 10-12. Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. $12. Call to reserve. • “Through the Looking Glass:” Aug. 24-26. Fri.-Sat., 7 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. Sept. 1, 2 & 7 p.m. $10. Presented by Phoenix Kids.
SHAWNEE PLAYHOUSE
(570.421.5093, theshawneeplayhouse.com) • “They’re Playing Our Song:” Ongoing until Sept. $28/adults, $25/seniors, $15/children. Call/visit website for tickets, show times, more info. • S.T.A.R.S. on Stage: through Aug. 31. Shows 10 a.m. $5. Summer package, 7 shows, $30. • Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits: through Sept. 2. $28/adults, $25/seniors, $15/children. Call/visit website for tickets, show times, more info.
THEATRE AT THE GROVE
(5177 Nuangola Rd., Nuangola, 570.868.3582, grovetickets@frontier.com, nuangola-grove.com. $20/ musicals, $18/plays, season pass/$50. BYOB) • “No Sex Please, We’re British:” Aug. 3-4, 10-11, 8 p.m., Aug. 5, 12, 3 p.m. • “My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra:” Sept. 7-8, 14-15, 8 p.m., W Sept. 9, 16, 3 p.m. -- compiled by Alexa Cholewa, Weekender Intern Send your listings to: weekender@theweekender.com, 90 E. Market Street Wilkes-Barre PA 18703 or fax to 570.831.7375. Deadline for publication is Mondays at 2 p.m.
THE HOUDINI MUSEUM THEATER
(1433 N. Main Ave., Scranton, 570.342.5555) • Psychic Theater’s “Haunted! Mysteries of THE Beyond:” Nightly through Sept. 15, curtain rises 7 p.m. $35. Reservations required. 3 hours or longer. For info, visit PsychicTheater.com, call 570.383.9297.
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Hungry farmer” sounds like an oxymoron, but in Africa, it’s an all-too regular occurrence. For the farmers on that continent just trying to get by, the months-long hunger season that stretches from the time they’ve run out of food until the next harvest can be the difference between life and death. In his book “The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change,” former Wall Street Journal reporter Roger Thurow follows four farmers in Western Kenya struggling to not only provide food for their families but education for their children — because the only way out of the vicious cycle, they believe, is education. Thurow’s main priority in the book is looking at the
lives of Leonida Wanyama, Rasoa Wasike, Francis Mamati and Zipporah Biketi; he spent a year with them to chronicle their efforts. He also tells the story of One Acre, a social enterprise organization aiming to end poverty by offering assistance to Africa’s smallholder farmers in the form of seeds, fertilizer, financing, farming extension advice and insurance. While the book is a commentary on the political landscape in Africa, and sometimes the United States, Thurow never takes the stance of blaming American citizens. But it’s hard not to notice the harsh contrasts between the four farmers’ lives and lives in the Western Hemisphere. Whether it was intended or not on Thurow’s part, the book is a harrowing look at the injustices of the world. While people in America dine on huge portions at fast-food restaurants and throw away spoiled food like it’s nothing, people like Leonida and Zipporah sometimes have nothing more to give their children than plain tea. One Acre is their one great hope at making a change, and as the book proceeds and the farmers pray for the rains, plant their crops and finally get to harvest, the reader is cheering them along. “The Last Hunger Season” is as much a look at the distortions of agricultural development in Africa as it is a gritty underdog tale of hope and survival. The issue of malnutrition and hunger in children and adults living in impoverished conditions is a vast one. But Thurow does a good job not only touching on those problems but also deeply exploring the trials and tribulations associated with farming in Kenya. His voice is evenkeeled, hopeful and respectful, and it’s almost impossible for the reader to not be personally impacted by the stories he tells.
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ou may not know the name Bob Fosse, but sure enough you’ve seen his work. If you’ve ever thrown up your jazz hands, then you’ve experienced one of the many dancing styles Fosse made famous during his successful career in theater and film. To celebrate the extensive career of this choreographer extraordinaire, Phoenix Theatrics is presenting the Tony Award-winning “Fosse” starting Friday, Aug. 3. “Fosse” is described as “a
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journey in song and dance through the extraordinary career of showman Bob Fosse.” The hit musical had a long run on Broadway with 1,093 performances and inspired director and choreographer Lee LaChette to incorporate it into the performance season at the Phoenix Performing Arts Centre in Duryea. “Growing up, Bob Fosse was my idol, my inspiration and why I love to dance,” explained LaChette. “His style is so free, strong and unlike any other. When anyone says, ‘I take jazz class,’ you haven’t done jazz until you have done ‘Fosse.’ Fosse developed a jazz-dance style that was immediately recognizable, exuding a stylized, cynical sexuality.” Fosse’s most famous choreography can be seen in musicals and movies alike from “Chicago” to “Sweet Charity” and “Cabaret” to “All That Jazz.” Fosse developed and introduced quite a list of recognizable jazz dances throughout his career; inspired by Fred Astaire, he incorporated the heavy use of props to add to the technique and stage presence. “The pigeon-toed stance, the cocked wrists, the twitching bums, the inwardly turned knees and jazz hands makes his style of dance like no other,” noted
LaChette. “He was not afraid to be different and free in his style of dance. He has inspired me to be different and out of the norm in my style of teaching and choreographing.” The cast of 30 in this upcoming performance will sport black-and-white costumes accessorized with white gloves and black bowlers while incorporating props like chairs and canes into the dances. The large cast features dancers from ages 10-30 and above, as LaChette said “this show is perfect to highlight all ages.” “This cast and I have taken on the challenge of replicating his amazing choreography down to the last detail and truly made it a celebration of his life,” said LaChette. "I am so proud of the hard work, passion, dedication and discipline they have put into this show to make it truly spectacular, which is most rewarding for me. Seeing all the musical numbers come together with so many is truly inspirational.” After extensive rehearsals spanning more than two months, the finished musical contains 18 dances of the Fosse technique. And even though the dances are difficult to learn, LaChette rose to the challenge, and the cast is more than ready for opening night. “Expect to be totally amazed by the dancing and precision of this large cast. The dancing is like nothing audiences will see on any other community theater stage in the area. It will be familiar, because of the all the famous numbers, but different in that it is ‘Fosse’ — enough said.” W “Fosse,” Aug. 3-12, Phoenix Performing Arts Centre (409 Main St., Duryea). Fri./Sat., 8 p.m., Sun., 2 p.m. $12. Info: 570.991.1817, phoenixpac.vpweb.com.
Lube (Commerce Blvd., Dickson City). Live music, games, basket raffles. Motorcycle show, all riders welcome, registration free. To benefit Lung Cancer Alliance through CFAC Team Lung Love. Girls Night In Slumber Party Benefit for Marley’s Mission Aug. 17, Hilton Conference Center (100 Adams Ave., Scranton). Hosted by Julie Sidoni, Selena. Women-only. Pampering, shopping, facials, specialty drinks. To reserve, call 570.343.3000. Must be 21 to attend. Josh Sibio Benefit Aug. 12, 1-7 p.m., St. Anthony’s Park (Hill and Cooney Streets, Dunmore). $15, food, drinks, raffles. Info: 570.969.6062, 614.6475 Make-A-Wish (800.480.WISH, www.wishgreaterpa.org) events: • Wish in the City: Aug. 3, 7-10 p.m., Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. $100. Full open bar, food stations, fashion models, live art, silent auction. White attire encouraged. RSVP to 570.341.WISH. Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Kickoff Breakfast Aug. 14, registration 7:30 a.m., event 8-9 a.m., F.M. Kirby Center (71 Public Square, WilkesBarre). RSVP by Aug. 3 to 570.562.9749, ext. 342 or Nicole.Jorgensen@cancer.org. Pancreatic Cancer Action Network • Affiliate Meeting: Aug. 7, 6 p.m., Hampton Inn at Montage Mountain Pauly Friedman 5K Family Walk Run Aug. 12, registration 8:30 a.m., Misericordia University. Postevent party, Banks Student Life Center, John & Mary Metz Dining Hall. For info call Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley, 570.823.5144 ext. 309. Scranton Lock-Up to Benefit Muscular Dystrophy Association Aug. 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Kildare’s (119 Jefferson Ave., Scranton). In need of local volunteers to assist with driving or helping at Kildare’s, call 570.234.2450. Participants need to “raise bail” by encouraging contributions.
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EVENTS 12th Annual Music in the Park Aug. 5, behind Clifford Fireman’s Fairgrounds (Rte. 106, Clifford). 10:30 a.m. worship service, contemporary and traditional Christian music 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Rain or shine. Lenoxville Band, Spark Gospel Singers, more. Clown, face painting, youth games. Bring chairs, blankets. Refreshments for sale. Info: 570.679.2766 Abington Heights Class of 1982 30th Class Reunion Aug. 11, 5-11 p.m., Camelot Restaurant & Inn. $35. Fundraiser to benefit Liberty Reins Ranch, equestrian center/ co-educational program providing services for disabled veterans and families. Info: ahhs82@groups.facebook.com Cameo House Bus Tours (Anne Postupack, 570.655.3420, anne.cameo@verizon.net, checks to 933 Wyoming Ave., W. Pittston, Pa. 18643) • Trip to the Hamptons: Aug. 18, depart Wilkes-Barre Wegmans 6:15 a.m., park row 1 by Applebee’s. Depart Scranton Viewmont Mall 6:45 a.m., Sears parking lot near Mexican restaurant. Depart Southampton 7:30 p.m. 2012 Hampton Designer Showhouse, Shinnecock Indian Reservation, Furniture Gardens on Montauk Highway, downtown Southampton. $135. “Follow us bus,” breakfast, lunch, goodie bag, admissions, tips, more. Clifford United Methodist Church (Main St. Clifford) • Chicken-n-Biscuit or Ham Dinner: Aug. 15, 4-6 p.m. Dinner, desert, drink. $7.95. Department of Transportation Meeting Aug. 9, 9-11 a.m., Tunkhannock Area Middle School Auditorium (200 Franklin Ave., Tunkhannock). Info: wyccc.com Dietrich Theater (60 E. Tioga Street, Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500, www.dietrichtheater.com) calendar of events: ❏ Kids Classes: • Food and Culture Around the World: Aug. 6, 1-2:30 p.m. Ages 10-16.
$50. First-time chefs welcome. Call to register. • Dance! Dance! Dance!: Aug. 6-7: Ages 2-3, 10-10:45 a.m.; ages 4-6, 11-11:45 a.m.; ages 7-9, noon-12:45 p.m.; special needs, 1:30-2:15 p.m. Free. Call to register. No experience required. ❏ Intergenerational Classes: • Open Studio and Portfolio Prep: 7-8:30 p.m. Session 5, Aug. 7, 14, 28. $15/class, $60/4 classes. Call to register. ❏ Adult Classes: • Pottery for Beginners: 7-8:30 p.m. Series 4, Aug. 1; series 5, Aug. 8, 15, 29, Sept. 5. Ages 13+. $60/class. All materials supplied. Call to register. • Easy Beads: Create in Clay!: Aug. 13, 6-9 p.m. No experience required. All materials provided. Call to register. ❏ Special Events: • Gathering of Singers & Songwriters: Aug. 12, 3 p.m. Admission by donation. Doug Smith Music (dougsmithbass@comcast.net, 570.343.7271) • Aug. 3-5, Scranton Jazz Festival. Info: scrantonjazzfestival.org Eastern Pocono Animal Alliance Spay/Neuter Clinic in need of volunteers, one day/week to check in clients, more; arrive by 8:15 a.m., commit to every week. Positions to help w/ vaccination clinics, substitute desk work. Stop in to office in back of Rainbow Plaza, Route 209, Brodheadsville, visitepaaonline.com, call 570.994.5846. Endless Mt. Blast Tryouts (Tunkhannock Area High school, 135 Tiger Dr., Tunkhannock, eteamz.com/ endlessmtblast, ronh@sbsmod.com) • U12: Aug. 9, 5:30-7 p.m.; Aug. 11, 10 a.m.-noon. Born in 2000 or later. Experience required. Bring gloves, spikes. • U14: Aug. 9, 6:30-8 p.m.; Aug. 11, noon-2 p.m. Born in 1998 or later. Experience required. Bring gloves, spikes. Geisinger’s Women’s Health and Pediatrics Teams (Geisinger-Mt. Pocono, 126 Market Way, Mt. Pocono) • Expectant Parents Event: Aug. 8, 6 p.m. Free. Visit Geisinger.org/events, call 570.839.3633. Gouldsboro United Methodist Church (495 Main St., Gouldsboro) • Flea Market: Aug. 4, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Vendors needed, spaces 8’x8’ for $10. Tables $5/each. Food for sale. Info: 570.842.8738, 842.6106 Greater Scranton Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association • General Chapter Meeting: Aug. 8, 7
Team effort The First Annual Curt Hannon Wiffle Ball Tournament will be held Sunday, Aug. 5 at 9 a.m. (registration at 8 a.m.) at the West Pittston Little League (6th St., West Pittston). The proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Joseph Rubino family of West Pittston. Rubino was critically injured in a June accident. Registration is $25 per team and can be mailed to Kory Angeli at 205 York Ave., West Pittston, Pa. 18643. Age brackets for teams are 7-9, 10-13 and 14-adult. Please include name and number with payment made payable to the Joseph Rubino Charity Fund. To donate a basket for raffle, food or to volunteer, call 570.237.0596. Monetary donations can be mailed to P.O. Box 3178 c/o J. Evans. p.m., Sherbine Lounge, Penn State Worthington Scranton Campus (120 Ridge View Drive, Dunmore). Open to public. Find on Facebook, “Greater Scranton Penn State Chapter.” Greater Scranton Jaycees • Inaugural Flip Cup Tournament: Aug. 11, 1-8 p.m., Whiskey Dick’s (308 N. Washington Ave., Scranton). 5 members/team, $5/person. Register by Aug. 6. Food and drink specials, basket raffles, prizes. Info: facebook.com/GSJccs, scrantonjaycees.org Griffin Pond Animal Shelter (967 Griffin Pond Road, Clarks Summit) • Family Petnic: Aug. 25, 1-5 p.m. South Abington Park. $10 donation. Food, music, games. Hero Rush Race Aug. 11, gates open 7:30 a.m., Skirmish USA (211 N. Meckesville Road, Albrightsville). Firefighter-themed obstacle race. $74/adult runner. Info/registration: herorush.com/pa Misericordia University events (www.misericordia.edu, 570.674.6400, box office 674.6719): • Estill Voice Training: Aug. 9-13, Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall. Info: 674.6155 • Adult Learner Night: Aug. 14, 4-7
p.m. Insalaco Hall, Huntzinger Room 218. Open house. No registration needed. Mount Airy Casino Resort (44 Woodland Road, Mount Pocono) • Firework Schedule: Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24; Sept. 1, 9 p.m. Northern Tier Symphony Orchestra (570.289.1090, northerntiersymphony@yahoo.com, northerntiersymphony.org) • Auditions: Aug. 18, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Aug. 22, 5-9 p.m. Requirements on website. The Osterhout Free Library events (71 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre, www.osterhout.info, 570.821.1959) • Open Computer Lab: Mon./Wed., 5-8 p.m.; Sat., 1-4 p.m. P+J Comedy Nights (PSpratt.com) • Maddog Mattern / Joel Richardson / Gordon Baker-Bone / Jeremy Pryal / Paul Spratt: Aug. 4, 20th Ward (2028 Pittston Ave., Scranton). $10/ advance, $15/door. Safe Haven Dog Rescue (www.SafeHavenPa.org, SafeHaven@epix.net)
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Vintage Theater (scrantonsvintagetheater.com) • Fundraiser at Mert’s: Aug. 9, 5:307:30 p.m., Mert’s (310 Penn Ave., Scranton). Live music, art, basket raffles. $20, open bar includes beers, well drinks, wine, appetizers.
er for Tracey’s Hope Hospice Care Program and Rescue for Domestic Animals, Inc Aug. 19, 2-8 p.m., Nails First Salon (207 S. Main St., Taylor). Manicures, pedicures, nail fills, waxing, more. Entertainment by Dani-elle Khela, wine and cheese table, psychic readings. Men invited for men’s pedicure. Call ahead or walk in. Info: 570.457.1625
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AGENDA, FROM PAGE 35 • Adoption Day: Aug. 5, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Wal-mart (Route 940, Mt. Pocono). Pre-adoption application with references, home visit required prior to adoption. • “It’s Raining Cats and Dogs!:” Aug. 11, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., MudWorks Pottery (3278 Route 115, Effort). St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church (540 N. Main Ave., Scranton, 570.343.7165) • Pierogi Sale every Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. St. Peter’s Lutheran Church (100 Rock St./Center St., Hughestown) • Rummage Sale: Aug. 2, 4-8 p.m.; Aug. 3, 2-8 p.m.; Aug. 4, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Toys, clothing, decorations. Tonylou Productions • “Sam Club and the Case of the Motorcoach Murder:” Aug. 2, Radisson Hotel (700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton). Lunch noon, audienceparticipation murder mystery. Solve the crime, win a prize. $31. Reservations required, call 570.226.6207. Unity: A Center for Spiritual Living (140 South Grant St., WilkesBarre, 570.824.7722) • A Course in Miracles / Holistic Fitness-Yoga Sessions: Tues., 6:308:30 p.m. • Meditation Chakra Clearing Deeksha: 2nd, 4th Mon., 7-8:30 p.m. $8. Oneness meditation, chakra clearing/energization, transfer of Divine Energy. Welcome beginning,
experienced meditators, all paths. Info: 587.0967, ernie@divinejoyministry.com. Waverly Community House (1115 N. Abington Rd., Waverly, 570.586.8191, www.waverlycomm.org) events: • Ballroom Dancing Lessons: Wed., 7:15 p.m., Comm auditorium. Basic & advanced ballroom, swing. $15/person. For info, call Vince Brust at 489.3111. • Tennis Clinics Beginner-Intermediate: Private, semi-private lessons. • Comm Camp: Six-Week Summer Day Camp for Pre-K-Grade 7: Mon.Fri., 9 a.m.-1 p.m., through Aug. 3 • Camp Create: Special Needs Children’s Camp: Aug. 6-10, “Mount Olympic;” Aug. 13-17, “It IS Easy Being Green.” 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $35/week. Call/visit website for info. Wilkes-Barre City Events ❏ Farmers’ Market: Thurs., through Nov. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Public Square. Thurs. Info: wilkes-barre.pa.us/farmersm.php • Aug. 2: Children’s Day, music by Windfall Enterprises • Aug. 9: Performing Arts Day, live dance and music. Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Institute (201 North Sprague Avenue, Kingston, 570.270.2186). Events free and open to public. • Student Solo and Chamber Recital: Aug. 1, 8 p.m., Great Hall (228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston). Free, open to public.
• “Season’s End Grand Finale:” Aug. 4, 7 p.m., Great Hall (228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston) and Buckingham Performing Arts Center. Free, open to public. Wyoming Trail Council PowWow Aug. 4, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Aug. 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Camp Rotawanis, Drums. Open to public. Dancing, vendors, food vendors. Proceeds benefit Camp Rotawanis, Wyoming Trail Council. $5 admission, under 12 free. Bring lawn chair, blanket, pets on leash. No drugs or alcohol. Info: 570.427.8723, 443.8267. Send donations to WSM, 292 Buck Mt Road, Weatherly, Pa 18255. Make checks payable to WSM. Wyoming Valley Barbershop Harmony Chorus • “60 Years of Harmony” Concert: Aug. 12, 7 p.m., Irem Temple Country Club Pavilion, Dallas. “Sounds Abound” quartet, chapter quartets, octet. Free, open to public. Info: 570.287.2476, 696.3385 Y Walk Wed. Guided evening walks in Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton. Begin 6 p.m., meet in lobby either city’s YMCA. In case of rain, walk same time following day. Info: Wilkes-Barre YMCA, 570.823.2191; Hazleton, 455.2046: ❏Wilkes-Barre: • Aug. 1: King’s Campus Stroll • Aug. 8: Our Luzerne County Courthouse, A Living History ❏ Hazleton: • Aug. 15: Vine Street Cemetery Your Dog’s Place, LLC (570.729.8977, yourdogsplace@yahoo.com) • K9 Nose Work: Intro to Nose Work, Sat., 11:30 a.m.; Wed., 10 a.m. Intro to Odor, Mon., 8:15 p.m. Intro to Vehicles and Exteriors, Mon., 7 p.m. Continuing Nose Work, Mon., 5 p.m. • Kinderpuppy: Wed., 6 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m. Puppy parenting 101. • Canine Life & Social Skills: Thurs., 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 p.m. • Reliable Recalls: Fri., 6-7:30 p.m. ∝
HISTORY Make wishes come true Wish in the City will be held Friday, Aug. 3 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs (1280 Rte. 315, Plains Twp.). The New York City-themed event will benefit Make-A-Wish.
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Tickets are $100 per person, and attendees will enjoy a full open bar and food stations along with the presentation of fashion models and live art during a silent auction. White attire is encouraged. To make a reservation, call 570.341.WISH. Make-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia is a non-profit organization that grants wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions. For more info, call 800.676.9474 or visit wishgreaterpa.org.
Eckley Miners’ Village (located nine miles east of Hazleton, just off Route 940; 570.636.2070; www.eckleyminers.org) • “Civil War Weekend:” Aug. 18-19, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Small arms and artillery demonstration, skirmishes, living history scenarios, more. Music by Kent Courtney, David Matsinko. Patriotic Tea, 3-5 p.m., Sharpe House. Admission to Village/Museum, $6/ adults, $5.50/over 65), $4/under 13. Everhart Museum (1901 Mulberry St., Scranton, 570.346.7186, www.everhart-museum.org) • Sweetness & Light — A Mead &
Honey Tasting: Aug. 2, 6-8 p.m.$35/ members, $45/non-members. Patron ticket $100, includes guided tour of BEEyond. 21+. Luzerne County Historical Society (49 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre, 570.823.6244, lchs@epix.net) • County-Wide Summit of Community Historical Societies: Aug. 4, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Bear Creek Club House (White Haven Road, Bear Creek Village). Lunch provided. Steamtown National Historic Site (I-81 to Exit 53, Scranton: 570.340.5200 or 888.693.9391, www.nps.gov/stea) • Ongoing: Interpretive programs, visitor center, theater, a history museum. Open daily, 9-5 p.m. $7 adults, $6 senior citizens, $2 children ages 6-12.
LEARNING A.C. Moore (2190 Wilkes-Barre Twp. Marketplace, 570.820.0570) • Mom and Me art classes: every Fri., noon-1 p.m. $15, includes supplies. Sign up 24 hours in advance, call to register. Academy of Northern Martial Arts (79 N. Main St., Pittston) Traditional Kung Fu & San Shou. For Health and Defense. Adult & Children’s Classes, Mon.-Thurs., Sat. First class free. Walk-ins welcome, call 371.9919, 817.2161 for info. Adult Kung Fu (Kung Fu & Tai Chi Center, Wilkes-Barre: 570.829.2707) Ongoing classes. Tues./Thurs., 6:30 p.m. Study of Chinese Martial Art open hand, weapons sets. Mon., Wed., 6:30 p.m. Covers Chinese style theories, concepts, applications. “Sport” fighting concepts explained, practiced. Art Classes at the Georgiana Cray Bart Studio (123 Brader Dr., Wilkes-Barre, 570.947.8387, gcraybart-artworks.com) • Adult (Ages 13+): Mon., Tues., noon-4 p.m. (3 hrs painting, 1 hr group critique), $30/class payable monthly. Tues., Wed., 6-9 p.m. (student chooses length of time), $15/1 hr, $18/1 1/2 hrs, $20/2 hrs, $25/2 1/2 hrs, $30/3 hrs, per class payable monthly. • Children: Ages 9-12, Mon.-Wed., 4:30-5:30 p.m., $15/class payable monthly. Ages 13+, joins adult class, individuals select amount of time to participate. Portfolio prep instruction available for college bound students. Private lessons available. Aikido of Scranton, Inc. (1627 N. Main Ave., Scranton, 570.963.0500) • Self-Defense Class taught by Aikido Master Ven Sensei, every Mon. & Wed., 7-9 p.m. $10.
• Traditional Weapons Class, Thurs., 7-9 p.m. $10. Back Mountain Martial Arts Center & Mountaintop Karate Center For info, call either location, Back Mountain (4 Carr Ave., 570.675.9535) or Mountaintop (312 S. Mountain Blvd., 466.6474): Visit Website at www.fudoshinkai1.com. • Instruction in Traditional Karate, Jujutsu, Sivananda Yoga (Back Mountain): Tues., Wed., Thurs., 4:30-9 p.m., Sat., 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. (Mountaintop Karate Center Mon., Weds., Fri., 4:30-9 p.m. • Instruction in Traditional Karate, Jujutsu, Sivananda Yoga (Mountaintop): Mon., Wed., Fri., 4:30-9 p.m. Ballroom Dancing taught by certified members of Dance Educators of America. Available for private groups, clubs, organizations, senior centers, more. Call 570.785.9459. Danko’s Core Wrestling Strength Training Camp (DankosAllAmericanFitness.com) • Four sessions/week, features two clinics, two core strength. 4 sessions/week. Increase power, speed, agility. Group discounts, coaches, teams, clubs, free stuff. Visit website or call Larry Danko at 570.825.5989 for info. Downtown Arts at Arts YOUniverse (47 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.970.2787, www.artsyouniverse.com) • Kids Craft Hour with Liz Revit: Sat., 10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Make jewelry, paper mache, more. $15, includes supplies. For info or to register, call 817.0176. • Traditional Egyptian Belly Dance: Wed., beginners 6-7 p.m.; intermediate 7-8 p.m. intermediate. $10. Call 343.2033 for info. • Tribal Fusion Dance: Thurs., beginners 6-7 p.m.; intermediate 7-8 p.m. $10. Call 836.7399 for info. • Cabaret with Helena: Sat., 4:30 p.m. Pre-registration required. Call 553.2117 for info. • African Dance: Wed. & Sun., 1 p.m. Traditional African moves with jazz and hip-hop. $10, registration required, call 212.9644 or visit hipbodysoul.com for info. Downtown Dojo Karate Academy (84 S. Main St., WilkesBarre, 570.262.1778) Offering classes in traditional karate, weapons, self defense. Mon-Thurs., 5:30-8:45 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-noon. • Zumba Classes: Tues., Thurs., 7-8 p.m.; Sat., 12:30-1:30 p.m. $5/class. Call for info. Extreme M.M.A.(2424 Old Berwick Rd., Bloomsburg. 570.854.2580)
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• MMA Class: Mon., Wed., 6-7 p.m. First visit free. Wrestling fundamentals, basic Brazilian Ju-Jitsu No Gi. Call for info. • Boxing/Kickboxing Fitness Class: Mon., Wed., 7-8 p.m. First visit free. Non-combative class. • Personal Training: Call 317.7250 for info. Fazio’s Hapkido Do Jang (61 Main St., Luzerne, 570.239.1191) Accepting new students. Children (age 7-12) Mon./Wed., 5:30-6:30 p.m. Teen/adult Mon./Wed., 6:45-8:15 p.m.; Tues.-Thurs., 6:30-8 p.m. Private lesson also available. Learn Hapkido. Self defense applications. $50 monthly, no contract. Guitar & Bass Lessons available from Fox Studios (11 Rhine Creek Rd., Drums) Mon.-Thurs. 1-10 p.m. $16 per hour. All ages, all styles of music, all levels. Call 570.788.4797 for info. Harris Conservatory for the Arts (545 Charles St. Luzerne, 570.287.7977 or 718.0673) • Instrumental Music Instruction • Private Ballroom Lessons • Private Vocal Instruction: Tues. evenings. • Private Guitar Instruction: Classical, acoustic, electric for all ages. • Dragons’ Tale Karate: Mon., 5:30-7 p.m.; Wed., 6-7:30 p.m. Ages 5+. • Tumbling: Fri., 5:30-6:30 p.m. Ages 5+. $30/month. Horse Back Riding Lessons Elk Stables, Uniondale, by appointment only. All levels welcome. Call 570.575.8649 to schedule. Kwonkodo Lessons – by reservation at The Hapkido Teakwondo Institute (210 Division St., Kingston). $40/month. Call 570.287.4290 for info. Northeast Photography Club (www.northeastphotographyclub.org) meets first Wed. of month 7 p.m. in boardroom of Prime Med (old Wes Freedman Building) off Morgan Hwy. Variety of topics, monthly contest, guest speakers. Membership open. Olympic Style Fencing classes at The Fencing Exchange, above AFA Gallery, 514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton, Mon.-Thurs. Foil, saber, epee taught. For info, call 570.969.1224.
Piano and Flute Lessons (Anne, 570.881.2433) • Private studio in Kingston, enthusiastic approach, learn at own pace and in natural learning style. Professional teacher/performer (Bachelors in Music Performance, SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music; Masters in Music Performance, University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music). Accepting new students of all ages, time slots available early mornings into evenings weekdays for 30, 45, 60 minutes. Pocono Arts Council (18 N. Seventh St., Stroudsburg. 570.476.4460. www.poconoarts.org) ❏ Ongoing Adult Classes • Oil Painting: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23. $72/member, $80/nonmember, $60/senior member, $65/ senior non-member. Materials list provided. ❏ Adult Classes • Memoir Writing: Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $110/member, $120/nonmember, $90/senior member, $95/ senior non-member • Intermediate Watercolor: Aug. 5, 12, 19, 25, 1-4 p.m. $110/member, $120/ non-member, $90/senior member, $95/senior non-member. Materials list. • Creative Writing: Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27, 6-8 p.m. $72/member, $80/nonmember, $60/senior member, $65/ senior non-member. • Drawing: Aug. 8, 15, 22, 29. $72/ member, $80/non-member, $60/ senior member, $65/senior nonmember. Materials list. ❏ Children’s Workshop • O’Keeffe the Flower: Ages 9-12, Aug. 1, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Materials supplied. $35/member, $40/non-member. $12 materials fee. • Monoprinting: Ages 9-12. Aug. 7, 1-5 p.m. $35/member, $40/non-member. $10 materials fee. • Gadgets & Gizmos: Ages 9-12. $35/member, $40/non-member. $10 materials fee. • T-shirt Design: Ages 9-12. Aug. 21, 1-5 p.m. Bring two washed, cotton shirts. $35/member, $40/non-member. $10 materials fee. Robert M. Sides Family Music Centers (210 Wilkes-Barre Twp. Blvd., Wilkes-Barre, 570.824.9636, acrane@rmsides.com) ❏ Summer Music Programs:
• Group Piano: Ages 6+ • Preschool Music/Piano: Thurs., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. Ages 4-6. • Private Lessons for most instruments, voice • Musical Theater Camps, ages 5-18 • Youth String Ensemble • Youth Wind Band • Chamber Winds • Rock Band • Theory Classes • Improv Classes Royce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Network, Scranton. Day, evening classes for men, women, children. Ongoing classes 6 days/week. Covers sport, combat, self-defense aspects of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. For info visit gracie-nepa.com or call 570.347.1107. Sil-Lum Kung-Fu & Tai-Chi Academy (509 Pittston Ave., Scranton) • Specializing in Traditional Chinese Martial Arts as taught in The Central Guoshu Institute. Instruction in classical Shaolin styles includes: Sil-Lum Hung-Gar Tiger Claw, Shaolin White Crane Boxing, Northern Long Fist Kung-Fu. Info: 570.341.8089, 249.1087 Something Special: (23 West Walnut Street Kingston, 570.540.6376, angietheartist@aol.com, www.angelademuroart.com) • MANGA Art Class: (Japanese Cartooning) Wed., 4-5 p.m. Learn the art of Japanese cartooning. 4-week session, supplies included: $60 per child. Call or e-mail to register. Southside Senior Center (425 Alder St., Scranton, 570.346.2487) • Language Partnership English & Spanish Classes: Fri., 10 a.m. Free, open to all. For info, call 346.0759. Wyoming Valley Goju Ryu Karate Academy • Classes Tues., Thurs. (kids: 5:30-7 p.m.; teens/adults: 7-8:30 p.m.); Sat. (kids: 10:30 a.m.-noon; teens/adults: Noon-1:30 p.m.), Kingston Rec. Center (655 Third Ave., Kingston).Info: 888.328.3218, valleygojukarate.com
Into the wilderness Camelback Mountain Resort and CBK Mountain Adventures (1 Camelback Road, Tannersville) will hold an opening party for its new Mountain Coaster Tuesday, Aug. 14. The Mountain Coaster is a 4500-foot stainless steel track that’s 38 feet up at its highest point with two 360 degree turns. The passengers control the speed and brakes on the incline. The coaster is a year-round attraction that provides visibility of the mountains, skiers, swimmers, bungee jumpers, zip liners and more. “The Mountain Coaster is on a low impact track that is staked to the ground, providing an environmentally friendly, ecologically sound experience,” explained Ken Ellis, President of Aquatic Development Group and co-owner of Camelback Mountain Resort, in a press release. “This is the wilderness, and it’s important to keep it that way.” For more info, visit skicamelback.com or cbkmountainadventures.com or call 570.629.1661. Absolute Pilates with Leslie (263 Carbondale Rd., Clarks Summit, www.pilateswithleslie.com) • Mon., Wed., Fri., 9-10 a.m. Private training on Cadillac, Reformer and Wunda Chair, along with Pilates mat classes, stability ball core classes, more. Check website for updates. • Mon., Wed.: Nia Technique, 5:30 p.m.
MIND AND BODY
Arts YOUniverse (47 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.970.2787, www.artsyouniverse.com) ❏ Studio J, 2nd floor • Meditation in tradition of Gurdjieff, Ospensky: Sun., 12-1 p.m., $5 • Children’s Meditation: Thurs., 6-7 p.m. Ages 9-14, $5 • Tarot Card Readings, by appointment. $20 first half hour, $10 additional half hours.
2&4 Hand Drumming Circle Freestyle drum circle, every second/ fourth Sat., any time between 1-4 p.m., Everything Natural (426 S. State St., Clarks Summit). All ages, newcomers, old timers welcome. Hand drums, percussion provided. Free, no pressure.
Awakenings Yoga (570.472.3272) • Private Yoga Instruction w/ certified senior Instructor of Himalayan Institute. 24 years experience. Learn secrets of Himalayan Masters. Lessons include asana, pranayama, meditation, relaxation, ayruveda, holistic nutrition, tantra. $75/session
Wyoming Valley Art League • Painting with Irina Krawitz: $15/ hour, $120/4-weeks. Call 570.793.3992 for info.
Balance Yoga and Wellness (900 Rutter Ave., 2nd floor, Kingston, 570.714.2777, balanceyogastudio.net, balanceyogawellness@gmail.com) • Pole Fitness: Fri., 5:30 p.m. (beginner); 7 p.m. (intermediate). Sat., 1:30 p.m. (all levels); 3:15 p.m. (advanced). • Pradeep Yoga Experience: Aug. 10-12. Peaceful Warrior, Aug. 10, 6-8:30 p.m.; Balance, Strength and Flexibility, Aug. 11, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Detox Flow, Aug. 12, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $40/ session. Preregistration recommended. To register, call/visit website. Bellas Yoga Studio (650 Boulevard Ave., Dickson City, 570.307.5000, www.bellasyoga.com, info@bellasyoga.com) All workshops $15, pre-registration suggested. • Sun. Class: 10-11:15 a.m. Features Alternating Vinyasa style yoga w/ yoga fusion. Club Fit (1 West Broad St., Hazleton, 570.497.4700, www.clubfithazleton.com)
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Phoenix Performing Arts Centre (409-411 Main St., Duryea, 570.457.3589, phoenixpac.vpweb.com, phoenixpac08@aol.com) • Dimensions in Dance w/ Lee LaChette: Jazz, tap, ballet for adults & kids. $10/hour, $5/second class.
E-mail or call 991.1817. • Vocal lessons w/ Joelle Colombo Witner: Wed., Sun. E-mail or call 991.1817. • Vocal Coaching w/ Nicole Rasmus: $15/half hour • Stage Combat Lessons w/ Paul J. Gallo: 12 weeks, date/time TBA. 1.5 hours, prepare for intense physical activity, dress appropriately. $20/ week or $200 up front.
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Weekender Editor EAST COAST BREWING COMES TO NEPA n the road of life, you just never know where you’re going to end up. A perfect example of that would be the paths of longtime friends John Merklin and Brian Ciriaco, who spent quite a few years working in the high-tech field before completely switching gears … to brewers. “Despite being high-tech professionally — I can’t say lifelong, that would be politically incorrect — we were longtime craft-beer fans,” Merklin told Dish last week. “From the days we turned 21, we were kind of part of that generation that had access to craft beers and microbeers from day one.” The New Jersey natives founded East Coast Brewing Co. in 2007, and soon after released its first beer Beach Haus, a Classic American Pilsner. The black lager Winter Rental followed, and a third, Kick Back Ale, was released in May. ECBC beers will soon hit shelves in Northeastern Pennsylvania as the company recently began a partnership with Northeast Eagle Distributors in Pittston. The brewers do tastings and events in New Jersey already, and Merklin said to expect them here as well once the beer is available. “People can check out our calendar (on our website), we update that daily.” A perk of writing this column is that I got to sample ECBC’s three beers before they’re available here (tough
was very dark, but had a gentle mouthfeel. ECBC uses only hops and malts from America; most of the hops come from Washington and Oregon. “They’re pretty big hopsproducing regions, and the same things with the malts,” Merklin explained. “For instance, to be a classic American pilsner (like) our first beer Beach Haus, you have to use only ingredients in America, that kind of makes it the style. “It’s basically European beer recipes, American ingredients, it resembles European pilsners in some ways, especially the body of the beer, but it’s also got that American sweet maltiness to it, a touch of sweet to it.” With its third brew an ale, fans of ECBC can expect another ale as beer No. 4 from the company. “A lot of folks have a preference for that style of beer, so we’re going to release another ale in knowing that and the excitement we’re getting from Kick Back Ale,” Merklin shared. “We’re working on an IPA that’ll be out probably the first quarter of next year.” For more info, visit beachhausbeer.com.
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SWEET & LIGHT “Sweetness & Light: A Mead & Honey Tasting” will take place Thursday, Aug. 2 from 6-8 p.m. at the Everhart Museum (1901 Mulberry St., Scranton) to explore the importance of honey as food and drink. Mead experts Rosemary Gownley and David Falchek, with honey experts Ellen McGlynn and Jim Davis, will be the evening’s guides. Refreshments will be provided by Accentuate Catering. Reservations are required for this 21+ event, and space is limited. Tickets are $25 for members and $45 for nonmembers. A $100 patron ticket includes a guided tour of the BEEyond exhibit with Everhart curator Nezka Pfeifer. For info, call 570.346.7186. Tickets are available at everhart-museum.org/specialevents. W
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AGENDA, FROM PAGE 39 • Boxing classes w/ Rich Pastorella (pastorella.net26.net). Mon., 7-8 p.m. $40/month. Dance Company Auditions Aug. 5, 9-11 a.m. Female, male dancers, open audition for Symmetry Dance Company’s Junior and Senior Companies. Ages 10-14, 9-10 a.m.; ages 15-adult, 10-11 a.m. Info: 570.290.7242, info@symmetrystudionepa.com Dietrich Theater, Tunkhannock (60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock: 570.996.1500) • Yoga for You: Wed., 10-11:15 a.m. Series 3, Aug. 1, 8, 15; series 4, Aug. 22, 29, Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26. $60/6 classes, $15/single class. Bring mat or towel. Call to register. • Kundalini Yoga: Aug. 11, 10-11:30 a.m., Tunkhannock’s Riverside Park. Ages 16+. $15/class. Call to register. Harris Conservatory for the Arts (545 Charles St. Luzerne, 718.0673) • Cardio Kickboxing: Wed., 7-8 p.m.; Sat., 9-10 a.m. $5/class. Call for info. • Hoop Fitness Techniques: Mon., 7:30-8:30 p.m. $5/class. Call for info. Jeet Kune Do Fighting Concepts Teaches theories of movement in Martial Arts. $100/month. Call instructor Mike DiMeglio for info, 570.371.8898. Leverage Fitness Studio (900 Rutter Ave., Forty Fort, 570.338.2386, www.leveragetrainingstudio.com) • Morning Wake-Up Workout: Full body metabolic, Mon., Wed., Fri., 7-7:45 a.m. • Primal Scream Classes: Tues., Thurs. 7-8 p.m. • Inferno: High Intensity Interval Training: Sat., 10 a.m. All classes free to members, $10 non-members. Meditation/Yoga classes at Spectrum Health & Racquet Club (151 Terrace Dr., Eynon). Meditation: Fri., 7-8 p.m. Yoga: Sat., 9:45-10:45 a.m. $5 each class, bring mat. Call 570.383.3223 for info.
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NutriFitness Boot Camp (311 Market St., Kingston, 570.288.2409) • Free week of Boot Camp for new members: Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m., 5:30 p.m. • Wirred: Mon., Wed., 6:45 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m. $5. • Yoga: Thurs. 7 p.m. $10. • Tang Soo Do Karate Classes: Mon., Wed., 6:45 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. Call to register. Pocono Yoga & Meditation Classes (570.472.3272, www.PoconoYoga.com) Classes with Suzi, certified yoga instructor
• Gentle Yoga: Thurs., 6:30 p.m., East Mountain Apartments. Free to residents. • Private Yoga Instruction: Only by appointment. $35 per hour. Call. • Private Meditation Instruction: Only by appointment. $35 per hour. Call. The Self Discovery and Wellness Arts Center (200 Lake Ave., Montrose, 570.278.9256 or e-mail wellness@epix.net, wellnessarts.com) • Cello Music and Labyrinth Walk: Aug. 2, 6:30 p.m. $20, $15/members. RSVP requested, call. Sheri Pilates Studio (703 Market St., Kingston, 570.331.0531) • Beginner mat class: Tues., 5 p.m. $50/10 classes. • Equipment classes on reformer and tower: $150/10 classes. • Private training available on reformer, cadillac, stability chair, ladder barrel, cardiolates on rebounder. Call studio for additional mat class/ equipment class schedule, all classes taught by certified instructors. Symmetry Studio (206 N. Main Avenue, 3rd Floor, Scranton, 570.290.7242, SymmetryStudioNEPA.com) • Intermediate Jazz/Contemporary Technique Class: Mon., 4:15-5:15 p.m. Ages 10-14. 10/class. • Jazz/Contemporary Technique Class: Mon., 7:45-8:45 p.m. Ages 15-adult. $10/class. • Modern/Lyrical Technique Class: Thurs., 7:45-8:45 p.m. Ages 15-adult. $10/class. • Cardio Kick and Interval Training: Mon., 5:30 p.m., Tues., 4 p.m. • Dancers Wanted: Female/male dancers, ages 10-adult for Symmetry Dance Company’s Junior, Senior Companies. Call or e-mail info@symmetrystudionepa.com. Info: symmetrystudionepa.com/dancecompany Tarot Readings every Sun., 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Shambala, Scranton, located at Mall At Steamtown, first floor outside Bonton. By Whitney Mulqueen. Walk-ins welcome. Info: 570.575.8649, 344.4385, find Shambala on Facebook. Thetravelingyogi@yahoo.com Individual attention for physical/spiritual advancement. All levels welcome. Call 570.709.2406 for info. Classes held at The Studio at 32 (32 Forrest St., Wilkes-Barre) Sat., 10:30 a.m.-noon. Waering Stained Glass Studio (336 N. Washington St., WilkesBarre). • Tarot Card Readings: $50/first half hour, $10 additional. Appoint-
ment only. Call 570.417.5020. The Yoga Studio (210 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, 570.301.7544) • Yoga: Mon., 9:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Wed., 10:30 a.m.; Thurs., 9:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Sat., 10:30 a.m. • Zumba: Tues., 5:30 p.m.; Wed. 9 a.m., 7 p.m.; Fri., 5:30 p.m. YMCA of Greater Pittston (10 N Main St, Pittston, 570.655.2255 ext. 104, mlabagh@greaterpittstonymca.org) • Zumba Toning: Mon., 5 p.m. • Zumba Gold: Tues., 10:30 a.m. • Kids’ Creative Movement: Tues., 3:45-4:15 p.m. • Zumba: Wed., 5 p.m. • Zumba Gold: Thurs., 10:30 a.m. • Early Tikes Gymnastics: Wed., 9-9:30 a.m. $30. • Just 3’s: Wed., 9:45-10:15 a.m. $30. • Twinkie Fitness: Thurs., 5:15-6 p.m., $30. Age 4. Zumba Fitness Classes • Mon./Wed., 5:15 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m., at TLC Fitness Center (bottom of Morgan Hwy., Scranton). $5/class. Call 570.558.7293 for info. • Adult classes held at Fitwize 4 Kids Tues./Thurs., 7:15, Sun., 11 a.m. on Keyser Ave. across from Keyser Oak Shopping Center Call 348.9383 for info.
OUTSIDE Camelback Ski Resort • Opening Party for Mountain Coaster: Aug. 14, 1 Camelback Road, Tannersville. Info: skicamelback.com, cbkmountainadventures.com, 570.629.1661 Delaware Highlands Conservancy (508 River St., Hawley, 570.226.3164, DelawareHighlands.org) • Moonlight Paddle on Lake Lacawac: Aug. 3, 7 p.m. Lacawac Sanctuary (Lacawac Road, Lake Ariel). Call Sanctuary to reserve, 689.9494. Endless Mountains Nature Center: (Camp Lackawanna, Tunkhannock, 570.836.3835, www.EMNConline.org) • Nature Day Camp: Pre-K-grade 6, counselors-in-training program for grades 7-12. Through week of Aug. 6-10. Family Camp program Aug. 18-19. • Feathers, Furs & Tails: Aug. 1, 6:30 p.m. $5/EMNC stewards, $8/nonmembers. Register online. • Nature Rambles: Aug. 5, 6:30 p.m.; Aug. 15, 6 p.m.; Sept. 23, 3 p.m. Easy walk, up/down hills. $5, free for EMNC Stewards. • Nature Treasure Hunt: Aug. 9, 6 p.m. $8/EMNC stewards, $10/nonmembers. Advanced registration required.
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sorry mom & dad By Justin Brown
Weekender Correspondent
That awkward moment
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here are several kinds of friends that everybody has. The first kind are your acquaintances. Those are the friends you have probably lost touch with since high school and post statuses for on Facebook about how great your life is so they can get jealous as shit. The next are your grounded friends, the ones who always steer you in the right direction, and you know you can always rely on them whenever the skies get gray and lonely. And finally, there are your hot-mess friends. They’re the ones you can always call when your watch is broke and you just figure that it is 5 o’clock somewhere so you might as well drink. For me, that hot mess friend is April Rose. It’s not out of the ordinary for April Rose and I to find ourselves brushing our teeth in the Wal-Mart bathroom at 3 a.m. because we realized it probably wasn’t a good idea to lick a stripper-pole at a gay bar while dancing to “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” when looking for an old high school teacher who has come out of the closet. Since we both recently turned 21 for the fifth time, we thought our hot-mess adventures were about to slow down.
When catching up over the past weekend, I realized that probably isn’t going to happen anytime soon. When April Rose found out that I was in town for the night after being away at summer camp the past six weeks, she insisted I come meet her at the bar where she was working as a beer rep girl. “It will be a chill night,” she said. “We’ll just have one drink and catch up!” One drink turned into more drinks and a conversation with an Iraq vet who was begging us to go to Hershey Park with him someday. Since we were too drunk to drive home, we decided to go to our favorite local diner and sober up. When we were about to pay, we realized we didn’t have cash on us, and they didn’t accept cards. We then found ourselves in that awkward moment where you’re arguing with your friend over who is going to go to an ATM to pay for the food since you can’t use the ATM there because neither of you even has $20 bucks in your account. Of course, I convinced her to go. While I sat there, I realized some friends will always bring out the hot mess in you. And thank God for that! W
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Phan wearing one of her creations. wants to make sure clients know she’s not trying to steal the images or present them as her own. “I don’t want people to think that I’m kind of like taking these and making them mine,” she said. “I have nothing but respect for Marvel and DC and Legendary and Image and all of the comic-book companies. I mean, I’m a huge fangirl of everything that they do. “I love the artwork, I love the storylines and everything. I know some people read their comic books and then that’s the end of it. And they’ll get rid of them or sell them or (something). I just want to find a new way to kind of make them have a new life.” W Info: Etsy.com/shop/llPaperHeroesll, Facebook.com/missphan, ComicsOnTheGreen.com
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The F Word
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Life is a Drag
By Estella Sweet
Weekender Correspondent
Dear Estella,
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am a transgender girl who recently started seeing a straight boy. He’s been really awesome and accepting about my gender and seems to have no hang ups. It’s probably just my lack of self-esteem, but I keep getting this nagging feeling he’s using me to fulfill some kind of bisexual fantasy, and all I want is to be seen and thought of as a normal girl. How should I go about approaching this with him?
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ear “Normal Girl,” First I’d like to commend you on your transition. You are a brave soul and clearly have more self-esteem than you give yourself credit for. By the way, what exactly is a “normal” girl? I swear the longer I live the more I realize there is no normal. What is normal for me is not normal for you, etc., etc. The sooner we all realize that we are all supremely unique beings with many, many things in common, the sooner we will all find peace. So remember, just do you. As far as your relationship concerns, finding someone to love is an issue everyone deals with. The initial phase of getting to know someone isn’t always easy. It’s important to remember it’s new to both of you and can be awkward regardless of gender. In any relationship, it’s usually a good idea to take things slow. Jumping into something, although sometimes fun, can complicate things and ultimately end the relationship before it really even begins. So, take it slow. It will give you both a chance to process your feelings and figure out if you’re two people who will be walking into the sunset together when you’re 80 or two people who just enjoy each other’s company. You said that he seems awesome and accepting, however, you have a nagging feeling. Nagging feelings usually warrant caution. Always follow your gut! Now don’t get crazy and follow every little butterfly off into the meadow. I don’t suggest writing
off someone every time you feel a bit unsure. Do your research. Gather facts. Then meditate on the information, find that quiet place inside and listen to your gut again. Trusting your gut not only helps avoid wasted time but can ultimately save you from a broken heart. So remember a constant nag or gut feeling usually is more than just your lunch disagreeing with you. The next step is to have a discussion with the guy before you proceed with taking your relationship to the next level. You may feel uncomfortable talking about your feelings even with your best friend and for most, it’s even harder when you’re discussing them with someone with whom you are romantically involved. Communication is the cornerstone of any healthy relationship. As far as I’m concerned, if you can’t discuss your feelings, especially feelings concerning both of you, then there is no point in moving your relationship into the bedroom. The best way to communicate with anyone is usually to be up front and honest. If the person is someone who is really worth your time, they will at least hear what you have to say. Don’t be afraid to be
frank. Express your feelings and ask the difficult questions or you’ll never have the answers you need to make a truly educated decision. Just remember to be prepared for any and all answers. Some suggestions in this case: Does he consider you a female as you do? I know you said he is straight but if he is straight he needs to clarify for you how your pre-op/trans status plays out in his mind as a straight man. No judgments from me — Real love transcends gender. However, the reality is that we humans don’t tend to be all that transcendental on a daily basis. Do what you need to do to take care of you, your confidence will blossom, and you will find that someone to head off into the sunset with. W Don’t be shy, keep those questions rolling in. Remember, I am an equal opportunity adviser. No worries, no judgments, just insightful, open-minded advice. Write Stella at weekender@theweekender.com with “Stella’s Life is a Drag” in the subject. Find more of Stella all week long at Twist Night Club or facebook.com/missestellasweet.
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rendan Steere got his start as a filmmaker the same way countless others before him did: Making movies in the backyard. With a camcorder in one hand and a jar of fake blood in the other, Steere grew up directing friends and family in numerous splatter-soaked amateur horror flicks. Then he got serious. After graduating from Pleasant Valley High School in 2009, Steere enrolled in the School of Visual Arts in New York to study film. Fast forward to 2012 and Steere, now entering his final year of academia, is returning to Pennsylvania. And he’s bringing the horror back with him. “I like all sorts of movies, but horror is one of the few genres that can really get you to where you’re not conscious you’re watching a movie,” Steere said. “You have a gut reaction to it. It’s a moment of panic, but you really are in that moment. That’s thrilling to me.” Fueled by the lessons he’s learned in film school as well as the success of his short “The VelociPastor” — which has been featured on HuffingtonPost.com
and the G4 program “Attack of the Show” — Steere’s latest creation, “Animosity,” will be filmed in his hometown of Brodheadsville later this month. Hoping his enthusiasm proves contagious, Steere has taken to crowdsource-funding website Indiegogo.com to raise the estimated $6,000 needed to bring “Animosity” to life. Although the movie will serve as his senior thesis — itself unusual, given that such projects are usually short films rather than full-length features — Steere hopes to make “Animosity” as polished and
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professional as possible, with plans to shop the final product around for distribution following graduation. “Go big or go home,” Steere said simply, adding that he plans to make the most of the guidance and industry connections of “Animosity” producer Roy Frumkes. In addition to being the movie’s producer, Frumkes is also one of Steere’s film-school professors. More than that, however, he’s an accomplished filmmaker in his own right, well-known within the cult-movie fandom for such efforts as 1985’s “Document of the Dead” and 1987’s “Street Trash.” “I’m thrilled to be onboard,” Frumkes said of “Animosity.” “It’s one of the more unique plots I’ve read in a while, and I’m not going to tell you anything about it, so you can enjoy it the first time.” Steere is likewise reticent about divulging anything beyond the synopsis that appears on Indiegogo, which reveals only that the story concerns “a newlywed couple that moves into a cabin in the woods” and that “before long, the couple discovers that the house is built on strange, supernatural ground, the nature of which makes them turn against each other with explosive, violent results.” As of press time, Steere’s campaign has raised $2,280. With the Monday, Aug. 6 deadline for donations fast approaching, Steere promises that “Animosity” will go before cameras later this month regardless of whether or not the hoped-for $6,000 is ultimately raised. Once it’s finished, Steere hopes to premiere the film in NEPA before shopping it around, but his ambitions don’t end there. The young director has more than a few ideas locked up in his head, just waiting to escape. Among them is a feature-length version of “The VelociPastor.” “I’ve always been a movie person. I’d watch ‘Star Wars’ instead of go to church. It’s what I grew up on. It’s what I know,” Steere said. “There’s a long lineage of really great Pennsylvania horror movies, and I hope to live up to that. I would love to be a W part of that legacy.”
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The event features: Special Guest Host K8 with musical performances by: Dustin Drevitch of Lemongelli, Robb Brown, Eddie Randazzo, Mighty Aphrodite and more. There will be a basket raffle, HOPE T-shirts, HOPE bracelets, games, and fun.
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AGENDA, FROM PAGE 42 • Mommy & Me Naturally (Ages 2 1/2-4): Go Squirrelly, Aug. 14, 10 a.m., 6 p.m. $4/EMNC stewards, $7/nonmembers. Frances Slocum State Park (565 Mt. Olivet Road, Wyoming, 570.696.9105) • Hurray for Honeybees: Aug. 4, 2 p.m. Ages 3-5. Campground amphitheater. • Beaver Walk and Talk: Aug. 4, 4 p.m. Look for gravel parking lot on left. • Ssssnakes Alive!: Aug. 4, 7 p.m. Campground amphitheater. • Insect Safari: Aug. 11, 2 p.m. Meet first dirt road on left after park buildings. • Water Walk: Aug. 11, 4 p.m. Families with kids 8+. Wear shoes that can get wet, no bare feet/flip-flops. Meet intersection of Green Road, Mt. Olivet. • Music in the Woods: Aug. 11, 7 p.m. Campground amphitheater. • Who Lays Eggs?: Aug. 18, 3 p.m. Ages 3-5. Campground amphitheater. • Scavenger Hunt: Aug. 18, 5 p.m. Campground amphitheater. • Star Party: Aug. 11, 9 p.m. Meet at Pavilion #3. Not suitable for young children. Hickory Run State Park (1137 Honey Hole Road, 570.403.2006) • Hiking Series: Aug. 3, 7:30 p.m. Easy 2-miles. Meet park office, Rte. 534. Followed by campfire at campground amphitheater. Welcome to bring midnight snack to share. For info, call or e-mail hickoryrunenvedsp@pa.gov. • Birds & Butterflies Walk: Aug. 12. Walking shoes, bring binoculars. Kids ages 9+ can join Junior Bird Club. $5 fee/new members. Lacawac Sanctuary (94 Sanctuary Rd., Lake Ariel, 570.689.9494, director@lacawac.org) ❏ Arts Alive • Steveskey & Smeltzer: Aug. 11, 5 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m. For info/ registration, call or e-mail info@lacawac.org.
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Lackawanna State Park (To register go to www.visitPAparks.com, click calendar of events, then Lackawanna) ❏ Discover-E Series for Young Folks ($20, call 570.945.7110): • Hide-n-Seekers/All About Amphibians: through Aug. 2, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
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Nescopeck State Park (1137 Honey Hole Rd., Drums, 570.403.2006) All events free, unless noted otherwise. Reservations required. • Bird & Butterfly Walk: Aug. 12, 9-11 a.m. Junior Bird Club event; ages
9+, $5 fee new members. • Hiking Series: Aug. 16, 9 a.m. Meet at Hawkfalls Trail Head. Difficult 2.5-mile hike. Call for info/directions. Salt Springs State Park (Montrose, 570.967.7275, www.friendsofsaltspringspark.org) To register for classes, call 570.833.4034 • Full Moon Hike: Aug. 1. Call for time. Scranton Ghost Walk (ScrantonGhostTours.com, 570.383.1821) • Daily, 90-minute tours, usually 7:30 p.m., 9 p.m. $20/adults, $15/ under 11. Rain or shine. Reservations required. Secret meeting place divulged upon reservation. Daytime walks available on limited basis. Call to reserve. Wallenpaupack Scenic Boat Tour 11 a.m.-6 p.m., $14/regular, $13/senior, $10/12 and under. Celebrating 50th year on the lake with daily one-hour cruises. Info: 570.226.3293, wallenpaupackboattour.com.
SOCIAL GROUPS AA Intergroup NEPA If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to quit, we have an answer. Info: aaintergroupnepa.org, 570.654.0488 American Wicca & The Garb Wench (americanwicca.org) • Tarot Readings by High Priest Thane Amdor: By appointment Tues., Thurs., Sat. Bring friend, get free reading. To schedule, call 570.793.4095 Beehive Area Narcotics Anonymous (Wilkes-Barre-Kingston-Nanticoke-Mountaintop) 24 hour phone line: 570.654.7755 or 1.866.935.4762. Food Addicts Anonymous Meetings (St. Vincent DePaul Church, Scranton: 570.344.7866) Meetings every Fri. night, 8 p.m. Holistic Moms Network (wyomingvalleypa.holisticmoms.org, 1560 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort, 570.466.1347) • Open House: Aug. 4, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hoyt Library (284 Wyoming Ave., Kingston). Free, open to the public. Monroe County Garden Club • Annual Picnic: Aug. 8, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Brodhead Creek Park (Rte. 191, Stroud Twp.), pavilion closest to parking lot. For members of club and families. Plant auction. RSVP necessary, contact 570.223.1140, robin-condon@hotmail.com.
Myasthenia Gravis Support Group • Meeting: Aug. 4, 11 a.m. Allied Services, Charles Luger Outpatient Center, community room (475 Morgan Highway, Scranton) Nar-Anon Family Group Meetings Sun. 7 p.m. Clear Brook Bldg. (rear), Forty Fort; Wed., 7 p.m. United Methodist Church, Mountaintop. 570.288.9892. Narcotic Anonymous Meetings every Tues. at 7 p.m., downstairs in the Methodist Education Building, located off Courthouse Square, on the corner of Marion and Warren Street in Tunkhannock. There are no fees or dues. Newcomers always welcome. The NEPA Rainbow Alliance (www.gaynepa.com) • As part of the NEPA SafeZone Project, NEPA RA is creating an “It Gets Better” video. Video features local representatives from the LGBT community, allies and more offering words of encouragement. To be a sponsor, e-mail itgetsbetter@gaynepa.com; to be in the video, visit gaynepa.com for details/application. • NEPA PrideFest: Aug. 12, Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre. Oakwood Terrace (400 Gleason Dr., Moosic, 570.451.3171 ext. 116 or 101) • Support Group Meetings: third Wed. of each month, 6:30 p.m. Overeaters Anon. meetings Mon., Tues., Thurs., 7 p.m.; Wed., 7:30 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. No fee, newcomers welcome. Call 570.829.1341 for details/meeting locations of visit www.oa.org. Pride of NEPA meetings the second Tues. of each month. Visit prideofnepa.org for details. Suicide Bereavement Support Group First/Third Thurs. every month, 7 p.m., at Catholic Social Services (33 E. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre). Call 570.822.7118 ext. 307 for info. Wyoming Valley Home School Network A support group for home school or cyber school parents throughout NEPA providing monthly meetings, field trips, park days, more. Visit wvhsnetwork.webs.com or contact Julie Lemardy at jmlemardy@gmail.com for info. W - compiled by Alexa Cholewa, Weekender Intern Send your listings to weekender@theweekender.com, 90 E. Market St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703 or fax to 570.831.7375
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Ann Bomboy of Dallas, Missy O’Malia of Columbus, Ohio, and Carol O"Malia of Larksville with Chubby Checker in Wildwood, N.J. in April. Had an encounter with someone famous? If so, the Weekender wants your pictures for our Starstruck. It doesn’t matter if it happened five months ago or five years ago. Send us your photo, your name, hometown, the celebrity you met, and when and where you met them, and we’ll run one photo here each week. E-mail high resolution JPEGs to weekender@theweekender.com, or send your photos to Starstruck, c/o The Weekender, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18703.
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“I always loved rat rods, I found an F-1 cab and a 1964 Ford Galaxie rear, cut 28 inches and then welded it back together, then cut 6 inches out of the cab,” Meade says. “Then I installed a 1970 Ford 302 cubic inch engine and transmission and then mounted it all on a 1988 Chevrolet S-10 chaise, lowered four inches. “I also added barbed wire around the cab, a mail slot in the roof and a drill-bit shifter — it gets a lot of looks wherever I go. It’s a blast to drive around,” Meade says. “I have two more I’m planning to build.” W To submit your vehicle, email: mgolubiewski@theweekender.com 766535
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2nd Annual Pocono Motorcycle Ride for America’s VetDogs, “Ride the Raceway” Aug. 19. Registration 9 a.m., kickstands up 10:30 a.m. McGinley’s Pocono Trail Lodge (Route 115, Blakeslee). $25/driver, $10/rider. VIP “Ride the Raceway” package available. Call 570.730.6530 for details, e-mail kogrady@ptd.net, dog1@ptd.net. 4th Annual Motorcycle Poker Run/Picnic In Memory of Tpr. Joshua D. Miller Aug. 4, Wyoming Valley Detachment Marine Corps League (E. Main St., Wilkes-Barre). Registration 9-11:30 a.m., last bike out at 11:30 a.m., last card drawn by 2 p.m. Riders, passengers/$10 each. GA: $10/adults, $5/kids. Gift baskets, 50/50, kids activities. Entertainment 1 p.m., Hat Tryk, Headlock, OZ, Whiskey & Woods. All proceeds to benefit Wounded Warrior Project.
senger, party after only. Food, refreshments, music, 50/50, Chinese auction. Benefits Homechek and Hull, whose families have been affected by cancer, and cancer research. Hi Lites Motor Club (www.hilitesmotorclub.com, Jack 570.477.2477, John 574.7470). Events feature door prizes, food, music, 50/50 drawing, more. No alcohol permitted. • Aug. 11, 1-4 p.m., Meadows Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (4 E. Center Hill Road, Dallas). Rain date Aug. 12. Free. Fat Mike’s Texas Wieners, Travel Twist Ice Cream. Donation drop box for Ruth’s Place: New/gently used (clean) undergarments, socks, sleepwear, personal care items, cleaning/office supplies, water, juice, soda, laundry detergent, coffee supplies, toilet paper, gallon Ziploc bags.
4th Annual Pocono Drag Lodge Aug. 11, Old Drag Lodge site (648 Meadow Run Road, Bear Creek). $7/spectators, $15/show cars. Food, music. Info: 845.635.3662
Montage Mountain Classics • Jonny Rockets Montage Mountain: Aug. 18, Sept. 15, 5-9 p.m. • Cruise Pittston-Tomato Festival Parking Lot: Aug. 25, Sept. 29, 5-9 p.m. • McDonald’s Southside Shopping Center: Aug. 10, Sept. 14, 6-10 p.m.
Bike & Car Cruise Aug. 18, 1-6 p.m., Brothers Shim (Rte. 115, Bear Creek Twp.)
Motor Heads of NEPA Cruises (held at Wegmans, Wilkes-Barre) • Aug. 25, 5-10 p.m. Outdoor barbecue.
Coal Cracker Cruisers Car Club (570.876.4034) • Cruise Nights at Advance Auto (Rt. 6, Carbondale): Aug. 3, Sept. 7, 6-9 p.m. Food, music, door prizes, 50/50, trophies. Food by Boy Scout Troop 888. • Old Home Week Festival: Aug. 4, 5-9 p.m., Main St., Forest City. Music, food, prizes, homemade pie contest, vendors.
Stephen G. Semanek Memorial Ride & Event Aug. 11, registration 10-11:30 a.m., Maltby Fire Dept. (253 Owen St., Swoyersville). Ride departs 11:45 a.m. Back Mountain Bowl, noon-5 p.m. Rain or shine. $10 registration/rider including poker hand. Automobiles, walk-ins welcome. Prizes for top 3 hands. Info: 570.592.7015 Uncle Buck’s BBQ Pit Bike Night Wed., 6-9 p.m., 361 W. Main St., Plymouth. Food, drink specials. W E-mail your event to weekender@theweekender.com or fax to 570.831.7375. Deadline for publication: Monday at 2 p.m. two weeks prior to event.
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Gunners PA Law Enforcement MC (gunnerspalemc@gmail.com, $20/rider, $10/passenger unless noted otherwise) • Gunning Down Cancer Ride: Aug. 11, registration 10 a.m.-noon. Begins/ends Jefferson Park, corner N. Main St. and New St., Pittston. $20/rider, $10/pas-
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ralphie report By Ralphie Aversa
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Ralphie with We The Kings lead singer Travis Clark at Warped.
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fter the 2012 We The Kings endured thus far, one would probably wonder what it would take for the pop-rock quartet to cancel a show. The answer is not “a drummer’s broken arm,” or “a bassist’s bout with a benign tumor.” “An attempted kidnapping of the group” would also be an incorrect answer. “We will never be the band to cancel a show, unless we’re literally on our death beds,” lead singer Travis Clark told me at the Vans Warped Tour. “Danny (Duncan) broke his arm snowboarding, and we’re just like, ‘If he broke his arm playing drums or something like that, that’s more of a reason maybe to cancel a show. But snowboarding and doing something that’s not your job, and breaking your arm, you kind of have to pull through and do something.’” But the worst was yet to come for the band from Bradenton, Fla. Just five days later, bassist Charles Trippy was diagnosed with a brain tumor. “Thankfully, he’s perfectly OK,” Clark said. It went further downhill from there. Clark could not speak about the incident on the record, but in a recent interview with idobi Radio’s “The Gunz Show,” the lead singer recalled an attempted kidnapping of WTK after a show in Malaysia. A man who posed as the guys’ bus driver took the band
on a wild ride that ended only after a car chase and an alleged payoff of authorities in the country by the said driver. Footage of the confrontation was on YouTube but has since been removed. Despite all of this, WTK have not only played every date as scheduled, but the band has also released a new EP and spent the summer on the main stage of Warped. Clark and company still end each set with the band’s first breakout single, “Check Yes Juliet.” “We’ll never be able to beat that song,” Clark confessed. “I don’t mean that in the sense of, ‘We’ll never be able to write a better song.’ We’ll never be able to write a song that is more emotional than that song because it’s where the majority of our fan base found us from.” Clark went on to candidly address another issue regarding the way fans compare a band’s new material to tracks previously released. “When a band releases a CD, and (fans) are just like, ‘Oh, this is not as good as the first one.’ Like, it’s never going to be as good as the first one,” he said. “No matter what, it will never be as good as the first one, unless a specific song relates to you in a very personal way.” W Listen to “The Ralphie Radio Show” weeknights from 7 p.m.-midnight on 97 BHT.
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get your game on By Robbie Vanderveken
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Accessible & addictive 'Wreckateer' I t’s another slow week for retail game releases, good thing there are a bunch of interesting downloadable games coming out. This week’s review is for a Xbox Kinect game called “Wreckateer,” the second game released on “Xbox Live Summer of Arcade,” created by Iron Galaxy Studios. This game was first shown off at this year’s E3 convention, and I thought it came off as a bit stupid, but it is actually pretty fun. This game is very casual and accessible, especially for kids. If you liked “Boom Blox” and “Angry Birds,” then you’re in for a treat. In “Wreckateer,” you’re an intern for two veteran Wreckateers, and your goal is to learn to demolish goblin castles. Using the Kinect, you control a big trebuchet firing boulders at castles in order to knock them over and score big points. There really isn’t any story beside this, but there isn’t much more you need to know. Imagine playing “Angry Birds” in a medieval setting where your body is the controller on a 3-D plane. That pretty much sums up the experience. As much as I do enjoy the Kinect for exercise games, the controls aren’t always the best, but Iron Galaxy has really nailed making the Kinect controls fun. The controls are less physically demanding than most Kinect titles, and its controls are as clever and simplistic. You use your hands and simple body motions to set up your catapult and fire. You feel silly making these motions, and you look ridiculous flapping your arms about, but it is a blast. Each of the 60 maps feature a castle to destroy using an assort-
Your goal as an intern in ‘Wreckateer’ is to learn to demolish goblin castles. ment of ammo types. There are six types to choose from, starting with the basic cannonball and some more unusual, such as Lift Shot that bounces around like a pinball. Probably the most interesting was the Flying Shots that you can control by putting your arms out and pretending that you are an airplane. With all of the different types of projectiles, you can adjust where they are headed by swiping at them with your hand while they are in the air to land your perfect shot. By throwing your hands up in the air, you can activate the special abilities of each type of ammo. Using the special types of boulders and bombs adds variation to the game play. It is really entertaining to see these massive stone structures crumble as you pummel them with big rocks. My favorite thing about “Wreckateer” besides the somewhat believable physics is the cartoonish art style. It reminds me a bit of the fable series, it’s cute and brightly colored and best of all, it is a great nonviolent game for kids to play. Its bright art style and addictive gameplay will keep them entertained for quite a while. I know
you are throwing rocks at goblins and that does seem violent, but you don’t see any gore or goblins dying in grotesque ways. In addition to the normal straight-forward high-scoring campaign mode, there are some good online multiplayer modes which allow you to go head-tohead with friends on any of the maps, even if you haven’t unlocked them in your campaign. This game is the sort of fun that Kinect games should be striving for. Games like this have proven that you can have great motion controls that can be an alternative to a traditional controller and have a fun time doing it. It might not be the most indepth game on “Xbox Live Arcade,” but it’s cheap (at $10), it’s simple to learn, accessible and addictive. “Wreckateer” is one of the best reasons to break out the Kinect, hop around and act silly in your living room this summer.
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utes of light activity. efore bathing suit seaDay 6: The Challenge son fully comes to a close, give yourself one workout. Repeat day 4, but give it 110 percent. last chance to meet your Day 7: Diet check in and summer weight loss goals. reward meal. Review your This 14-day guide to better nutrition journal and enjoy health will get ready for a one “cheat meal.” great summer finish! Day 8: Review your goals. Day 1 — Plan, Shop, & No workouts on Day 7 and 8. Prepare Day 9: Take it to another Skip your workout if neceslevel. With only five days sary and do this instead — left, I suggest hiring a trainer it’s that important. I don’t for one session to estimate just mean planning what you body fat, review your exercisare going to eat for dinner. I es and to give you workout mean planning what you are ideas. going to eat for every meal Day 10: Plan your next for the next two weeks. Your meal plan should look shopping trip and do 30-45 minutes of activity. Implelike this: ment more whole foods and Breakfast: Two eggs, one introduce one new fruit or slice rye toast, one apple, vegetable to your plan. green tea, fish oil Day 11: Change it up! Snack: 1 oz raw almonds, Choose a different workout. one pear, green tea Day 12: Check-in time. Lunch: Grilled chicken/ Take measurements, get new salmon or black-bean salad workout gear. with spinach, onion, peppers, Day 13: Workout day. mushrooms, etc., one banana Day 14 — Review, Plan, or bowl of cherries, two cups & Prepare. By now, you unsweetened iced tea with probably lost five-12 pounds lime or lemon Snack: Unlimited raw vege- of fat and, just as importantly, you’ve developed proven, tables and hummus life-long fat-burning habits Dinner: Protein, vegetables that will be easy for you to and fruit. This could be a implement permanently. small piece of steak, chicken Congrats on making so or fish, along with your famany powerful changes in vorite vegetables and a bowl just two short weeks. Keep at of your favorite fruit. it and never, ever give up. W That schedule shouldn’t change much, with the exception of your main course at dinner. Once per week schedule a meal of your favorite food. The next 13 days will look like this: Day 2: Workout day: Choose a fullbody workout consisting of mostly body-weight exercises. Day 3: Write it down. Use today as a recovery day and do 30-45 minutes of light activity. Spend 15 minutes writing down three shortterm and long-term goals. A lunch like this, mixed with Tim’s Day 4: Workout tips, could mean you reaching your day Day 5: 30-45 min- summer weight-loss goal.
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Special to the Weekender Amanda’s Bitch: Having spent a few years in college waiting tables (very attentively, may I add) and tending bar, one of my biggest pet peeves is poor service and inattentive servers at restaurants. I’m far from needy, but I can’t stand servers that take your order, drop off your food, and then never come back. I’m not even complaining about the servers that don’t ask how your meal is because frankly, I’m sure they don’t actually care. I’m talking about when they literally don’t come back to give you the check! My boyfriend and I stopped into a diner for a “quick” breakfast over the weekend before running errands and ended up spending almost two hours there! We ordered promptly, the food came out within 15 minutes, and everything was great — or as great as it gets at a diner. Then we waited and waited and waited and waited. Not only could we not make eye contact with the server to get her attention and ask for the check, but she just kept walking by our table, that appeared obviously ready to leave and completely finished. We literally sat there trying to get her attention, basically begging to pay for our meal so that we can leave. We’ve talked about tipping a bit on our show in the past and many people believe that the tip is earned and if the service
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sucks, the tip suffers. I, having a history working in restaurants, am a sucker and still tip well no matter how horrible the service is. I know, that’s my own stupidity, and I’m the sucker who does it. What I can’t stand is the carelessness. Are you assuming we’re going to leave a good tip no matter what? Do you just not care that we’re sitting here staring at you? Are you Among some of the most important really that frazdecisions on your wedding day is the zled by your section that you reception hall. don’t see us level for easy access. It’s a huge waiting for a check? Ugh! room that’s bright, open and I feel ridiculous complaining elegant looking, the food was about such silly things and incredible, and the staff was should really put on an apron and learn how to cook more, but professional and courteous. Even the very design of the come on. Let’s make a deal. I dance floor was perfect, being promise I’ll leave at least a 20 in the middle of the room so the percent if you promise not to older folk that want to sit away ignore me. Sounds like a good from the music and dancing are deal, right? at a nice distance away from the Jeff’s Brag: chaos. This is a brand-new place but As any bride will tell you, I hear they are getting booked planning a wedding is up way in advance as word exhausting and requires spreads. They used to be located hundreds of decisions. in Tresckow, but the new facility One of the most imporis right near the entrance of the tant (other than picking McAdoo Industrial Park, and it an awesome DJ), is has tons of parking all within a selecting a wedding short walk to the building. Oh, hall. and for summer weddings, there After having personally DJed more than 600 are huge patios overlooking a weddings in my life, it’s wooded area. Nice! The Hazleton area seems to kind of hard to impress always get its fair share of bad me. But I had heard about a new place in the breaks, but it’s unusually blessed in the wedding facility McAdoo area called area. Edgewood in the Pines has Capriotti’s and last weekend had the chance been redecorated and is beautiful and Genetti’s is one of the to perform there. All I best-run facilities in the area in can say is wow! NEPA. It captures all the Wherever you decide to spend elements I believe make your wedding day, good luck. a wedding facility a place you would want to It’s a lot of money and work for one day, so plan carefully — be for your big day: It’s and book early! large and all on one W
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LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) Quit making snap judgments. I know you pride yourself on being able to pierce layers of superficiality. But the bottom line is people are multifaceted; your quick evaluations of them sell them short, and they’ll resent you for it. I’m not saying ignore your flashes of insight and keen perception. Simply don’t accept them as the final word. Especially this week, give people the benefit of the doubt, more than one chance and points for effort. You’ll be doubly glad you did: First, when they prove your initial impression completely wrong and second, when they return the favor of allowing you to be as dynamic and diverse as you can be and are. VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) Fortune-telling 101: To be a successful — though not necessarily accurate — soothsayer, tell people what they want to hear. Don’t make the mistake of being relentlessly positive, though. Couch your compliments in critiques like, “You’ve got creative potential but you’ve really been letting it go to waste!” This boosts your credibility tremendously. Now that I’ve exposed one of the cheap tricks people use to manipulate you, you ought to be able to spot more. Bottom line: Don’t let anyone dictate what your future holds. Make your own decisions and concentrate on maximizing your creative potential, which you’ve neglected lately. No, really!
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LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) I’ve placed a food order for you: We’ll start with a cold gazpacho to remind you to be simultaneously cool and red-hot. Next, vegetarian spring rolls to show you how to wrap up the diverse elements of your life in the most deliciously simple way. Main course: Scrumptious gingersesame tofu loaf to reveal how, if you’re properly neutral, you can pick up the best qualities of those around you. Homebaked bread to remind you of things from your past that are still wonderful and pure. Finally, rich chocolate mousse to demonstrate that while it’s wonderful to fill your plate with incredible things, trying to stuff yourself with too many at once (whether they’re casseroles or life lessons) will just make you sick. SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) Whew, it was rough going there for a while, wasn’t it? Adrift in a tremendously turbulent sea of self-doubt and questioning, your little boat almost capsized. It didn’t help when your run-ins with sharks left gaping holes in the hull either. You’re not out of hot water yet, unfortunately, but I believe the worst is over. Land’s in sight, and the ocean seems calm enough for you
COOLIO August 1 1963 MARY-LOUISE PARKER August 2 1964 TOM BRADY August 3 1977 KURT BUSCH August 4 1978 LEXI BELLE August 5 1987 MARISA MILLER August 6 1978 DAVID DUCHOVNY (pictured) August 7 1960
to limp to shore. Keep on paddling, make sure your lifejacket is strapped on tight, and keep a grip on that knife — you’ll need it to carve up coconuts when you get to your tropical island paradise. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) In the brilliant movie, “Being John Malkovich,” the main characters discover a physical portal straight to the inside of the title character’s head. It allows them to experience life exactly as JM does; see things through his eyes, taste his food, feel whatever his body feels. Your unhealthy obsession with your own narrow view needs to stop. You could benefit from a crawl down the long, creepy tunnel into someone else’s brain, especially the person you’ve experienced conflict with recently. Once you’ve acknowledged that there’s more than one way to view the situation, you’ve made some progress. When you’ve finally, thoroughly understood the other person’s perspective, you’ve given yourself the tool you need to solve the problem — if there’s anything left to be solved. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) You’re so attuned to others at times that your own emotions seem as faint and distant as a crackling signal over a shortwave radio. Oh, you’re in touch with your feelings. You make sure you call them once a week, like a nervous relative. At times you receive their signal with crystal clarity. Your problem is consistency. I’m not saying shut down your connections to the outside world for the sake of your inner one. I’m just saying prepare for more stimuli: As long as you don’t make deliberate efforts to sabotage it, this week will be like getting hooked up to a high-
bandwidth ground line straight to the source. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) It’s rough when some of the innumerable balls you’re juggling sprout spikes or burst into flame. As if you didn’t have enough to take care of already! But remember, it’s easy to be charming and theatrical and do lots of tricks when everything’s simple and under control. The true challenge is shining despite hardship. So ignore the copious bloodshed from your numerous stigmatic puncture wounds and the third-degree burns on your wrists from the flaming fireballs you don’t dare drop. Smile a genuine smile — remember, you chose this. Trust me: You’re doing exactly what you love to do, even if it hurts a little. Enjoy it. PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) Respect the cactus: Tough, able to survive in parched, nutrient-poor soil with almost no water, protect itself with formidable spines and look beautiful in a place where there’s not much living beauty. I admire you more, though, Pisces. Give a cactus anything in abundance (besides sunshine) and it turns yellow and dies. Don’t you dare water that cactus; it’ll kill it. You, on the other hand, have made an art out of thriving on excess, as well as making do on next to nothing. The next week promises to provide a little of both. Get ready to exercise your versatility. Drink deep, dry up and bloom. ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) It’s easier to keep an even keel when looking at the big picture. When you get swept up in the daily tides of your life’s
events is when petty issues loom with the destructive force of tsunamis. That’s why it’s important — especially this week, when the waves are especially big and rough — to keep one foot up on dry land. Why not both feet? Well, that’s one solution, but being the distant observer isn’t very rewarding (or fun) most of the time, especially not for you Aries. So plant a leg solidly on a nearby sand dune and throw the rest of yourself into the fray, and simply enjoy the ride. TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) Tell the truth. Sometimes we must lie for our jobs, friends, spouses. Fine. This world’s a complicated place and sometimes people need a little glamour to cover its imperfections. But as far as you and your own personal life are concerned, tell the goddamn bottom-line, no excuses, no-holds-barred, honest-to-goodness whole truth. It’s your best weapon, your finest healer and your smartest teacher. Wield it this week. I think you’ll find that while insincerity couldn’t quite hack through the obstacles you’ve been facing, your wholehearted honesty will slice through them like a hot knife through butter. GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) As I write in a sunbeam, the delicious warmth creeps up from toes to my legs and will soon obscure my computer screen. I’m not complaining; it’s incredibly pleasant. When indulging your drive for accomplishment, consider pleasure. It doesn’t have to all be “work.” Seek the most enjoyable way to do what you must. Granted, you might not get as much done in as little time, but since you’re deriving so much joy from your activity, you’ll be able to keep doing. In fact, you may come to enjoy your labors so much that you never want to stop. Now that’s efficiency. CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) At times I’ve been so confident in my self-direction that I’ve ignored clear signals from the universe that I was headed the wrong way. Sound familiar? You’re so sure of your own rightness and power that you may be denying your own potential to be even greater and more powerful. Ironically, sensitivity is key. Don’t force things. You’ve got a square block. Don’t jam it into a round hole. I know you’re strong enough to force it through. But wouldn’t it be more elegant, graceful and satisfying to exercise your patience and wait until you’re presented with the square hole your piece will fit into perfectly? W To contact Caeriel, e-mail sign.language.astrology@gmail.com.
POETIC Anthology Books (515 Center St., Scranton, above Outrageous, 570.341.1443, scranthology@gmail.com) All events free, unless otherwise noted. ❏ Book Groups • Scranton Interplanetary Literary Agency, a classic science fiction discussion group: 2nd Tues., 6:30 p.m. ❏ Writing Groups • Open writers group: Sat., noon led by KK Gordon and Leslee Clapp. Bring piece of original writing to discuss and critique. Barnes & Noble Booksellers (Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre, 570.829.4210) ❏ Signings: • Jozef Rothstein, author of “As the Matzo Ball Turns:” Aug. 5, noon-2 p.m. Barnes & Noble WilkesKing’s Booksellers (7 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.4700) ❏ Events/Book Clubs: • Open Mic Night: last Tues. of every month, 6:30 p.m. • Writer’s Workgroup: Wyoming Valley Wordsmiths: first/third Tues. monthly, 7 p.m. ❏ Children’s Events: • Weekly Sat. morning story time, 11 a.m.-noon. Dietrich Theater (60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock: 570.996.1500) • Writers Group: Thurs., 7-8:30 p.m. 18+. Celebrates all types of writing styles, formats. Join anytime. Free. Call to register. Pages & Places ❏ Cafe Programs (Platform Lounge at Trax in Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, 700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. Happy hour 6 p.m., programs 7 p.m.) • What’s News in Science, Medicine & Technology with Dr. Tim Cannon: Aug. 9.
p.m., Sat-Sun, noon-4 p.m. • Featured Artist: Don Manza, Photography • “Brodhead Creek — Autumn” by Will Daskal: Featured for Oct. Artist’s reception, Oct. 6. ArtWorks Gallery (502 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. 570.207.1815, artworksnepa.com) Summer Hours: Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Sat., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. • “Summer Sonata: The Paintings of Sharon Cosgrove:” through Aug. 25. Second reception, Aug. 3, 6-9 p.m. Special presentation by Cosgrove, Aug. 2, 5:30 p.m.
Luzerne County Historical Society Museum (69 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.823.6244, lchs@epix.net) • “The Wonderful Story of Planters Peanuts:” through Oct. 27.
STACKS Writing Group 2nd/4th Tues. every month, 6 p.m., The Banshee, (320 Penn Ave., Scranton). Info: stackswritinggroup@gmail.com
Marquis Art and Frame (515 Center St., Scranton, 570.344.3313) • Marie Jordan Photographic Exhibit “Inspirations:” through Aug. 1. Free, open to public. • Linda Keck Exhibit “Watercolor Explorations:” Aug. 3-Sept. 5. Opening reception Aug. 3, 6-8:30 p.m.
West Pittston Library (200 Exeter Ave., www.wplibrary.org, 570.654.9847) • Book Club: First Tues., 6:45 p.m. Free. Informal discussion of memberselected books. • Weekly story time for children: Fri., 1 p.m. Free.
Marquis Art & Frame (122 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.823.0518) Gallery hours Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. • “Two Travelers” work by Mary Lou Steinberg and Kate Senunas: through Sept. 8.
VISUAL AFA Gallery (514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton: 570.969.1040 or Artistsforart.org) Gallery hours Thurs.-Sat., 12-5 p.m. • Life Drawing sessions: every Mon., 7-9 p.m. Contact ted@tedmichalowski.com for info. • Drawing Socials: Sun., 6-9 p.m. $5 GA, $2 student. • “Perennia,” Rebecca Zilinski: Aug. 2-5. Opening reception Aug. 3, 6-9 p.m. Artspace Gallery (221 Center St., Bloomsburg, 570.784.0737) Gallery Hours: Thurs.-Sat., noon-8 p.m., Sun., noon-5 p.m., or by appointment. • “Not Far From the Tree:” through Aug. 19. Abigail Smith Kurecian, clay. ARTSPACE Gallery (18 N. 7th St., Stroudsburg, 570.476.4460, artspacegallery.net) Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4
Gallery at the Pocono Community Theater (88 S. Courtland St., East Stroudsburg, 570.421.3456. poconocommunitytheater.org) • “Childhood … Different Things To Different Children:” through Aug. 19. Front gallery. Photographer Theo Solomon of Monroe County. • “Friends and Lovers:” through Aug. 19. Back gallery. Photographer Don Manza.
Camerawork Gallery (Downstairs in the Marquis Gallery, Laundry Building, 515 Center St., Scranton, 570.510.5028. www.cameraworkgallery.org, rross233@aol.com) Gallery hours Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. • Accepting submissions for new shows during 2012-2013. Photography only; all photographic methods considered. Check out submissions procedure on website for details. • Cameraphone Show: Sept. 7-Oct. 2. Entry forms/guidelines available on website, at Marquis and AFA galleries. Accepting submissions until Aug. 31. Call for info. Dietrich Theatre (downtown Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500) • “Many Expression of Folk Art:” through Aug., during scheduled movie times or by appointment. Free.
New Visions Studio & Gallery (201 Vine St., Scranton, www.newvisionstudio.com, 570.878.3970) Gallery hours: Tues.-Sun., noon-6 p.m. and by appointment. • The Northeast Photography Club and Joe Kubic Group Show: Aug. 3-29. Opening ceremony Aug. 3, 5-9 p.m. Photography awards 6:30 p.m. Pauly Friedman Art Gallery (Misericordia University, 570.674.6250, misericordia.edu/art) Gallery Hours: Mon. closed, Tue.Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 1-5 p.m. • Igor Khazanov Paintings and Brother Kenneth Chapman “Celebration of Life:” through Sept. 22 Pocono Arts Council (18 N. Seventh St., Stroudsburg. 570.476.4460. www.poconoarts.org)
Schulman Gallery (2nd floor of LCCC Campus Center, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke, www.luzerne.edu/schulmangallery, 570.740.0727) Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. • “SPCA Benefit Exhibit:” through Aug. 2. All artwork sold will have a percentage donated to SPCA. Exhibit free, open to public. • Pennsylvania Artisans: Aug. 10Sept. 6 • Photography Exhibit: Sept. 14-Oct. 11 • Old Masters: Oct. 19-Nov. 22 • Annual Faculty/Alumni Exhibit: Nov. 30-Jan. 3 Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University (150 S. River St., Stark Learning Center, 570.408.4325) Summer hours: Sat., 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun., noon-4 p.m.; Mon-Thurs. by appointment only • “Alumni and Community: Selections from the Sordoni Art Gallery Permanent Collection:” through Aug. 5. STAR Gallery at the Mall at Steamtown (570.969.2537/ 343.3048) • “The Awakenings Collection:” Aug. 3, 6-9 p.m. Sullivan County Council on the Arts • Accepting applications for annual juried Fall Art Expo. At least $1,200 in cash prizes this year. Categories: Painting, drawing, photography, three-dimensional art. PDF applications at sullivanarts.org/upload/2012expoapplication.pdf. Info: sullivanarts.org, info@sullivanarts.org, 570.928.8927 • Fall Art Expo: Oct. 13-14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Forksville Fairgrounds (Rte. 154, Forksville). Widmann Gallery (Located in King’s College’s Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center between North Franklin and North Main Streets, WilkesBarre, 570.208.5900, ext. 5328) Gallery hours: Mon. through Fri. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. • “Passion,” photography by Teri Moore: through Aug. 3. W -- compiled by Alexa Cholewa, Weekender Intern Send your listings to: weekender@theweekender.com, 90 E. Market Street Wilkes-Barre PA 18703 or fax to 570.831.7375. Deadline for publication is Mondays at 2 p.m.
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Pittston Memorial Library (47 Broad St., 570.654.9565) • Crochet Club: Tues. 10 a.m.-noon, Thurs. 6-7:45 p.m., 12+, registration required. Participants bring their own crochet hook, yarn. Call, stop to register. • Basic Computer Class for Adults: Thurs., 10:30 a.m. Call to register. • The Friends Meetings: 4th Thurs. of month, 6:30 p.m. New members always welcome.
• Family Story Time: Wed., 10 a.m. • Attention Teens: Looking for teen volunteers 6th grade+ to help with book logs. • Adult Summer Reading: Between the Covers: Adult fiction, non-fiction. Private book sale at end of summer. • Summer Reading Theme “Dream Big, Read:” through Aug. 13. Ages 18 months-adult. Programs will include reading, science, crafts, family movie nights, prizes, more. • Bedtime Stories: Wrapped books that kids can take home, rate. Each returned rate slip entered to win prizes. • Teen Summer Reading: Own the Night: Teens entering grades 6-12. Aug. 2, 9, 2 p.m. • Lego Club: Aug. 1, 3:30 p.m.; Aug, 20, 3:45 p.m. By wait list only. • End of Summer Reading Party: Aug. 13, 5:30 p.m. Register by Aug. 8. Call, stop to register.
• Pocono State Craft Festival: Aug. 25, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Aug. 26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, Stroudsburg.
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Everhart Museum (1901 Mulberry St., Scranton, PA, 570.346.7186, www.everhart-museum.org) Admission $5 adults; $3 students/ seniors; $2 children 6-12; members free. • “BEEyond,” featuring an artistic exploration via the lens of photographer Rose-Lynn Fisher, and “Directing Sunbeams: Beekeeping in Northeast Pennsylvania:” through Sept. 3. • “Titanic: Explore the Legend & 100 Years of History:” through Sept. 3, Gallery 13.
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4x4. 1 Owner. 91K. 4.8 engine, auto. Runs great. New paint, stake body with metal floor. 570-675-5046. Leave message, will return call. $4990.
GRAND MARQUIS 99 GS Well maintained,
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15,900 miles, standard transmission. Garage kept, white with sunroof. $15K 570-387-8639
415 Autos-Antique & Classic
CHEVY 30 HOTROD COUPE $47,000
FORD 76 THUNDERBIRD All original. $9,000
FISHING BOAT. Like new. 16 1/2’ Trophy Fiberglass. 25 HP Johnson motor, 48 lb thrust, trolling motor with foot control. Recharger, pedestal front seat, carpeted floor. Live well, storage compartment. Excellent condition. $4500. 570-675-5046 after 12 noon
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MAZDA `88 RX-7 CONVERTIBLE
1 owner, garage kept, 65k original miles, black with grey leather interior, all original & never seen snow. $7,995. Call 570-237-5119
MERCEDES-BENZ `73 450SL with Convertible
removable hard top, power windows, AM /FM radio with cassette player, CD player, automatic, 4 new tires. Champagne exterior; Italian red leather interior inside. Garage kept, excellent condition. Priced to Sell! $23,000. Call 570-825-6272
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Boats & Marinas
FISHING BOAT. Like new. 16 1/2’ Trophy Fiberglass. 25 HP Johnson motor, 48 lb thrust, trolling motor with foot control. Recharger, pedestal front seat, carpeted floor. Live well, storage compartment. Excellent condition. $4500. 570-675-5046 after 12 noon
YAMAHA WAVERUNNER GP800R 2001 2 cylinder 2stroke 784cc Less than 20 hours of use Recently serviced New battery New spark plugs No cracks or fades in seat Included Yamaha GP800Cover and single PWC trailer Must pick up $4500.00 Call 570 313 7744
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Motorcycles
BMW 2010 K1300S
Only 460 miles! Has all bells & whistles. Heated grips, 12 volt outlet, traction control, ride adjustment on the fly. Black with lite gray and red trim. comes with BMW cover, battery tender, black blue tooth helmet with FM stereo and black leather riding gloves (like new). paid $20,500. Sell for
$15,000 FIRM.
Call 570-262-0914 Leave message.
HARLEY 10 DAVIDSON SPORTSTER CUSTOM Loud pipes. Near Mint 174 miles - yes, One hundred and seventy four miles on the clock, original owner. $8000. 570-876-2816
Motorcycles
SUZUKI 01 VS 800 GL INTRUDER Garage kept, no rust, lots of chrome, black with teal green flake. Includes storage jack & 2 helmets. $3600 570-410-1026
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YAMAHA 97 ROYALSTAR 1300
12,000 miles. With windshield. Runs excellent. Many extras including gunfighter seat, leather bags, extra pipes. New tires & battery. Asking $4,000 firm. (570) 814-1548
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442 RVs & Campers
FOREST RIVER`08 5TH WHEEL
Model 8526RLS Mountain Top,PA $18,500 570-760-6341
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SOUTHWIND `93
30’ fully equipped RV. Nice condition. Sleeps 6. At Campground with lake rights. $13,495 Negotiable. Call 570-379-2102
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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans
FORD 02 EXPLORER
Red, XLT, Original non-smoking owner, garaged, synthetic oil since new, excellent in and out. New tires and battery. 90,000 miles. $7,500 (570) 403-3016
FORD 73 F350
Stake Body Truck 55,000 Original miles - garage kept, only 2 owners, hydraulic lift gate, new tires, battery and brakes. Excellent condition. No rust. Must see. $4900 or best offer Call 570-687-6177
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SUZUKI `07 XL-7 56,000 miles,
automatic, all-wheel drive, 4 door, air conditioning, all power, CD player, leather interior, tinted windows, custom wheels, $13,000 Call 570-829-8753 Before 5:00 p.m.
or/exterior, start/ stop engine with keyless entry, heated seats, 18” alloy wheels, many extra features. Only Low Miles. 10 year, 100,000 mile warranty. $22,500. Willing to negotiate. Serious inquires only - must sell, going to law school. (570) 793-6844
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Logistics/ Transportation
DRIVER/WAREHOUSE Immediate opening
for an experienced driver/warehouse worker. Air brake CDL preferred, but not required. Must have experience driving a 26 foot straight truck. Excellent starting rate and full benefits package. Apply in person to: INTERSTATE BUILDING MATERIALS, INC. Attn: Director of HR 322 Laurel St. Pittston 18640
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Marketing/ Product
548 Medical/Health
548 Medical/Health
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candidates for the positions of
- Full time Cook - Part time Aide Health Care experi-
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Full Time • MACHINE OPERATOR • LENSOMETER INSPECTION Experience a plus. Training for successful candidate. Send resume or apply in person, Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 6pm to: LUZERNE OPTICAL 180 N. WILKESBARRE BLVD. WILKES-BARRE, PA 18702
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Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Part Time. Orthopedic experience preferred but not required. Send resume & salary requirements to: P.O. Box 1615 Kingston, PA 18704
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MANUFACTURING PLANT MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR
Knowledgeable, capable leader needed to direct and supervise daily operations. Mechanical and electrical skills needed. Salary with benefits. Send resume to: c/o The Times Leader Box 4125 15 N. Main Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250
PRODUCTION WORKERS Local window man-
ufacturing Company is seeking experienced line operators. Starting rate depends on experience. Attendance and Productivity Bonus are potential. Health, Dental, Vision & 401K Plan available upon full time status. Don’t miss out on an opportunity to join a great team! Apply in person to: INTERSTATE BUILDING MATERIALS, INC. Attn: Director of HR 322 Laurel St. Pittston 18640
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PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Cornell Iron Works, a leading and growing manufacturer of Security Closure Products, is seeking a qualified Production Supervisor for our Mountaintop manufacturing facility. Duties include managing the daily manufacturing activities in order to meet company goals. The Supervisor will also be responsible for maintaining quality standards, implementing safety policies and procedures, facilitating process improvements, and training. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3-5 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment. Must be detail oriented and have strong organizational and problem solving skills. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are required. Exceptional leadership skills are a must. Cornell Iron Works offers a great work environment with a competitive benefit program including health insurance, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation and opportunity for advancement. Interested candidates should apply in person, email their resume and salary history to janiney@cornell iron.com, or mail to: Cornell Iron Works Crestwood Industrial Park 24 Elmwood Ave. Mountaintop, PA 18707 www. cornelliron.com (No phone calls, please) Equal Opportunity Employer
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QUALITY CONTROL TECHNICIAN
Local manufacturing company has an opening for an experienced Quality Control Technician. Responsibilities include testing and record keeping from raw materials through finished product to guide production. Shift work required. Prior test lab experience preferred. Knowledge of Microsoft Office is a plus. Pre-employment medical exam/drug screening required. Competitive salary & benefits package offered. Please send resume to: c/o The Times Leader Box 4130 15 N. Main St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250.
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DISTRIBUTION CENTER Clothing & shoe distributor: Job duties may include: order picking/ packing, inventory of incoming merchandise, shipping. You will walk a lot, potentially 3-5 miles a day. Lifting up to 45 lbs may be required. Primary shift is 9 am - 5:30 pm M-F. Applicants must possess a strong work ethic, sharp attention to detail, and be reliable. Employees must work quickly and efficiently with a high level of accuracy. HillCorpJobs @gmail.com
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Quaint family restaurant in New Albany, PA, with 2 occupied upstairs apartments. Turn key operation. For more info, call 570-637-4197
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Furniture & Accessories
CHAIRS, (2) Genuine leather, custom made recliners. Taupe color, like new. $550 each. SOFA, CHAIR, OTTOMAN, 3 TABLES, great for den. Wood and cloth, all in excellent condition. $450. Call after 12 noon 570-675-5046
DINING ROOM SUITE Cherry, two leaf table & six chairs, table pads, server, large breakfront (2 pieces) & a corner hutch. Good Condition! Like New! 570-266-9474
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* NELSON * * FURNITURE * * WAREHOUSE * Recliners from $299 Lift Chairs from $699 New and Used Living Room Dinettes, Bedroom 210 Division St Kingston Call 570-288-3607
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$ $ $ $ $ Mattress A Queen Size Pillow Top Set Still in Plastic Must Sell!!! $150 570-280-9628
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Parkinson’s patient with Trach. Start @ $10.25/hour. Home care experience or nursing training required. In Dallas. 35 daytime hours/ week, schedule negotiable. Reply by email: homeaide 18612@gmail.com
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758 Miscellaneous GARAGE SALE LEFTOVERS AMCOR portable 10,000 BTU air conditioner. Paid over $400 used 3 summers $100. Graco stroller, blue $10. 570-823-7540
758 Miscellaneous
796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise
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570-574-1275 GARAGE SALE LEFTOVERS. Oak crib complete $60. Panasonic digital cordless answering machine with 3 hand sets $40. Snow plow & bagging system for Craftsman mower $75. Rocking recliner love seat $300. Queen bed with splid box $25. Oster blender $5. Microwave full size $25. 2 desk chairs 1 blue & 1 black $12. each. 570-899-5852 GARAGE SALE LEFTOVERS. Set of 4 Goodyear Assurance triple tread P205/60r16 $200. firm. Frozen daiquiri machine, commercial $300. 3 piece wall unit entertainment center, cherry, $125. Kitchen chairs, set of 4 oak, excellent condition $80. Meat grinder $15. 570-905-6708
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CEMETERY LOT
in Memorial Shrine Park of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Wyoming. Burial lot #229, graves 1-2-3, in the Crown Hill section. Valued at more than $1,500; for sale at $600. 570-735-2877
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CHIHUAHUA PUPS 1 female, $375 2
males $325 Vet checked. Great lap dogs. 570-648-8613
ITALIAN CANE CORSO
Mastiff Puppies ICCF Registered & ready to go! Parents on premises. Blue. Vet Checked 570-617-4880
SHIH-TZU PUPPIES
Parents on premises $500 570-250-9690
900 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 906 Homes for Sale Having trouble paying your mortgage? Falling behind on your payments? You may get mail from people who promise to forestall your foreclosure for a fee in advance. Report them to the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency. Call 1-877FTC-HELP or click on ftc.gov. A message from The Times Leader and the FTC.
941 New Construction. Lot #2, Fairway Estates. 2,700 square feet, tile & hardwood on 1st floor. Cherry cabinets with center island. $399,500. For more details: patrickdeats.com 570-696-1041
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SHELTIE PUPS
2 males. Taking deposits. AKC 570-208-2164
SHELTIE PUPS AKC (Mini Collies) cham-
pion lines. Females. Great companions. Health certificate included.$850-$900 352-425-1711
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Income & Commercial Properties
ASHLEY 2 story commercial property for sale. 4,200 square feet building. $35,000, or best offer. Call 570-592-3575, leave message.
912 Lots & Acreage
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PITTSTON TWP.
4 Bedroom Colonial Home in Pocono Ridge Estates. Large 2 Car Garage, Paved Driveway, Electric Heat & Central Air, 1.5 Baths, Large Eat in Kitchen & Dining Room. Double Deck with Hot Tub. Low Taxes. $219,000 Call 570-212-1404
HUNLOCK CREEK
HUNTING/FISHING RETREAT
AKC. Yellow or black. First shots & wormed. $450 each. Father is certified. Ready 08/03. 570-869-1720
LAB PUPS
BEAGLE PUPPIES
YORKIE PUPS
Tiny, registered. Pics available. $800-$950 Born 6/20/12. Ready 8/18/12. Taking deposits. 570-436-5083
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AKC, all shots. Great pet or hunter $300. Dallas area 570-760-8684
760 Monuments & Lots
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Cats
3 year old male. Neutered, up to date on shots, fully declawed and a great friend. (570) 899-8731
906 Homes for Sale
HANOVER TWP.
BUYING SPORT CARDS Pay Cash for baseball, football, basketball, hockey & non-sports. Sets, singles & wax. Also buying comics. 570-212-0398
906 Homes for Sale
362 Susquehanna Ave Completely remodeled, spectacular, 2 story Victorian home, with 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, new rear deck, full front porch, tiled baths and kitchen, granite countertops, all Cherry hardwood floors throughout, all new stainless steel appliances and lighting, new oil furnace, washer dryer in first floor bath. Great neighborhood, nice yard. $174,900 (30 year loan, $8,750 down, $887/month, 30 years @ 4.5%) 100% OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE Call Bob at 570-899-8877 570-654-1490
HOMES FOR SALE
5 Homes left. 3 in Nanticoke, 2 in Edwardsville. Price ranging from $20,000 to $37,000 Call 516-216-3539 Leave Message
Spectacular, remodeled, two story house situated on 110 wooded acres. It’s an outdoor’s persons dream come true. Featuring a 20+ acre fishing lake & four small ponds, woods & fields with deer, turkey, bear & grouse. Home boasts breathtaking views of the lake & woods. Perfect for Hunt Club or very special home. Serious, pre-qualified inquiries only. Asking $575,000. Call Jim Stachelek Prudential Keystone Properties 215-896-8860
HUNLOCK CREEK
Rustic country home with 7 acres, off Rt. 29 near Moon Lake. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Large kitchen & living room. Sunroom. 2 car garage. 2 story barn with fenced in pasture. This property also comes with separate septic well, electric, carport & shed. $235,000. 570-506-5986
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Highland Hills Development .88 Acres. $75,000 570-947-3375
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915 Manufactured Homes
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Park) and San Souci Park. Like new, several to choose from, Financing &Warranty, MobileOneSales.net Call (570)250-2890
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ASHLEY
2nd floor. 2 bedrooms. Porch. Appliances. Gas heat. Electric hot water. $495 + utilities & security. Water, sewer & garbage paid. Credit / background check. Quiet animals - cleaning fee. Call 570-823-6060
AVOCA
1 bedroom apartment. 2nd floor, large kitchen. Includes heat, refrigerator, stove, water, garbage & sewer fees. Nice quiet, clean residential neighborhood. Pets negotiable. $590/month. Call 570-228-8563
AVOCA
3 rooms includes heat, hot water, water, garbage & sewer + appliances, washer/dryer hookup, off street parking. Security. No pets. $480/month. 570-655-1606
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EDWARDSVILLE
1 bedroom, first floor. W/w carpeting, w/d hookup, stove and fridge included. Large porch. Utilities by tenants. 1 year lease. $350/mo + security. No pets. Credit and background check. Not section 8 approved. 570-779-5218
FORTY FORT
All utilities included. Clean 4 room 2nd floor. Appliances. Covered parking. Non smoking, cat considered, starting at $700/month. 570-714-2017
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KINGSTON 2nd floor unit. 2
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