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or the past nine or 10 years, Hedge Sefcovic of Emmaus has been selling hand-crafted soaps at the Bethlehem Musikfest, just across Monocacy Creek from the oompah sounds of

The Bovine Social Club will bring a twangy breed of music to Bethlehem this week.

Those last three concerts are among approximately 300 free sessions you can attend in such locations as the Martin Guitar Lyrikplatz, the Pennsylvania Lottery Volksplatz or the Downtown Bethlehem Association Liederplatz. Among the offerings are family-friendly musicians such as Fuzzy Lollipop; the tribute band Marrakesh Express, which pays homage to the tunes of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and the Grammy-winning polka artists of the Jimmy Sturr Orchestra. Sturr is a familiar name to Wyoming Valley residents, as is the pop band UUU, which has appeared at many local venues and will perform at Musikfest’s Wells Fargo Festplatz on Tuesday. If you want to encounter new-to-you groups at Musikfest, be advised some bands sport names that clue you in to their instruments or musical style – among them Caribbean Steel Rhythms, Dueling Pianos and the Lehigh Valley Folk Music Society. Other groups who don’t quite spell it all out for you include the Bovine Social Club (a “grassy, funky, twangy, swinging breed” of sound), New Sweden (traditional folk instruments with a modern twist), and Miss Tess & The Talkbacks (blues-infused jazz). Performers that highlight their fancy stepping include the Lehigh Valley Cloggers, the Pure Country Dancers, who are into line dancing, and the hip-hop artists of Born Into Dance. •••

You’ll find info about many other concerts, both free and for a fee, at musikfest.org. But, in case we’ve already whet your appetite, here’s a list of where and when to find the above-mentioned groups during the

Miss Tess & The Talkbacks specialize in bluesinfused jazz.

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Grammy Award winner Jimmy Sturr and his orchestra will bring polka music to the Musikfest. next 10 days: • Burning Bridget Cleary, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Aug. 11, Pennsylvania Lottery Volksplatz • Ben Mauger’s Vintage Jazz, 7:30 to 8:30 tonight and 9:30 to 11 tonight, Jazz Cabaret Stage at Frank Banko Alehouse and Cinemas. • Pavlov’s Dawgs, noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Pennsylvania Lottery Volksplatz • Fuzzy Lollipop, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. and 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Banana Island • Jimmy Sturr Orchestra, 4 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Wells Fargo Festplatz. • Marrakesh Express, 4 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Morning Call Plaza Tropical • UUU, 8 to 11 p.m. Tuesday, Wells Fargo Festplatz. • Lehigh Valley Cloggers, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 11, Pennsylvania Lottery Volksplatz • Pure Country Dancers, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Morning Call Plaza Tropical • Born Into Dance, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Morning Call Plaza Tropical See MUSIK, Page 16

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Volksplatz. “I can hear the polka music, and it’s really grown on me over the years,” she said. “I find myself singing along.” Along with appreciation for the power of polka – which is just one of many styles of music you can hear at the 10-day Musikfest – Sefcovic appreciates the power of the creek, which overflowed its banks in 2011 and cut last year’s festival short. Other vendors lost merchandise, food; one even lost a car. Fortunately for Sefcovic, she’d sealed her soap in bins and stored it high. “I thought I’d get 6 to 8 inches in my booth,” she said. “It was more like knee deep.” Considering last year’s flooding “just a fluke thing,” she said she has no worries about returning to Handwerkplatz this year. Platz, by the way, means “place” in German, and you can find yourself in many a platz, or venue, if you attend Musikfest where, by the way, there is more than one way to enjoy yourself. Let’s say, for example, you want to hear The Goo Goo Dolls on Tuesday or Sheryl Crow on Aug. 10. You buy tickets, you plan your trip to Bethlehem, and later you can congratulate yourself on hearing a big-name act live and in person. Then there’s another way to experience Musikfest. Let’s call it serendipity. That’s when you travel to Bethlehem, most likely leave your car in a remote lot and take a shuttle to the downtown. Then you meander one Platz after another, lingering and listening and learning about different styles of music. This is how you might discover you like the Celtic tunes of “Burning Bridget Cleary,” whose repertoire includes ballads about elfin knights and fair maidens and even “jigs for the gangly sort.” Or the vintage jazz of Ben Mauger, whose seven-piece band celebrates the style of the Roaring ’20s. Or the bluegrass of Pavlov’s Dawgs, whose website reminisces about playing on George Graham’s “Homegrown Music” radio show for WVIA.

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Bethlehem Musikfest Lineup By BRAD PATTON bpatton@timesleader.com More than 1 million music-lovers are expected to visit Bethlehem over the next 10 days for the 29th Annual Musikfest, showcasing more than 500 performances on15 indoor and outdoor stages. Musikfest, which started in 1984, is now the nation’s largest non-gated music festival and offers free music on 14 of its 15 stages. Each day’s schedule is capped by a headlining performance on the Sands Steel Stage at PNC Plaza. For tickets, visit www.musikfest.org. ••• TONIGHT Who: Young the Giant with special guest Portugal. The Man When: 7 p.m. Tickets: $24 and $34 The Lowdown: Young the Giant’s self-titled debut album peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Rock Albums chart in 2011 and spawned hit singles “Cough Syrup” and “My Body.” Portugal. The Man has released seven albums since 2006 and made its major-label debut with 2011’s “In the Mountain in the Cloud.” That album’s first single, “Got It All (This Can’t Be Living Now),” reached No. 36 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. White Rabbits, touring in support of its third album, “Milk Famous,” will open the show. TOMORROW Who: Sublime with Rome When: 7 p.m. Tickets: $29 and $39 The Lowdown: Sublime with Rome was a musical collaboration between Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh, formerly of the band Sublime, with singer and guitarist Rome Ramirez. The band got together in 2009 to play songs associated with Sublime, fronted by Bradley Nowell until his death in1996. The group released its own album, “Yours Truly,” in 2011 and hit the Alternative charts with the songs “Panic” and “Take It or Leave It.” Gaugh left the band in late 2011 and was replaced by drummer Josh Freese.

Saturday’s show also will include sets by Catch 22, a punk ska band active since 1996, and singer-guitarist Matt Embree. SUNDAY Who: MGMT with Atlas Sound When: 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $35 and $45 The Lowdown: MGMT, an indie-rock band from Connecticut, released its debut album, “Oracular Spectacular,” in 2007. Singles from the debut included “Time To Pretend,” “Electric Feel” and “Kids,” which garnered the band Grammy nominations for Best New Artist and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Second album “Congratulations” debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the hit singles “Flash Delirium,” “Siberian Breaks,” “It’s Working” and the title track. Atlas Sound, an alias for musician Bradford Cox, best known for his work with a band called Deerhunter, will open. MONDAY Who: Joe Cocker and Huey Lewis and the News When: 7 p.m. Tickets: $35 and $47 The Lowdown: Cocker, the English rock and blues singer known for his gritty voice and wild arm movements while performing, first came to prominence in the late 1960s with covers of The Beatles’ “With a Little Help From My Friends” and Traffic’s “Feeling Alright.” Other big hits for Cocker include covers of “Cry Me a River” and “The Letter” from 1970, “High Time We Went” from 1971, and his 1975 version of Billy Preston’s “You Are So Beautiful.” His duet of “Up Where We Belong” with Jennifer Warnes for the film “An Officer and a Gentleman” hit No. 1 and garnered an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and the Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1983. Huey Lewis and the News has scored 19 Top 10 singles and has sold more than 30 million albums. The group’s first hit, “Do You Believe In Love,” reached No. 7 in 1982, and its third

album, 1983’s “Sports,” spawned five Top 20 hits including “Heart and Soul,” “I Want a New Drug,” “The Heart of Rock & Roll,” “If This Is It” and “Walking On A Thin Line.” The band scored its first No. 1 single with “The Power of Love” from the 1985 film “Back to the Future” and hit the top again in 1986 with “Stuck with You” and in1987 with “Jacob’s Ladder.” Other big hits include “Hip To Be Square” (No. 3, 1986), “I Know What I Like” (No. 9,1987), “Doing It All For My Baby” (No. 6, 1987), “Perfect World” (No. 3, 1988) and “Couple Days Off (No. 11, 1991). TUESDAY Who: Goo Goo Dolls When: 7 p.m. Tickets: $34 and $49 The Lowdown: Goo Goo Dolls formed in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1985 as a punk-rock trio and went on to become one of the most successful bands of the 1990s. The band’s biggest hits include “Name” (No. 5,1995), “Iris” (No. 6, 1998) and “Slide” (No. 8, 1999). The group’s latest album, 2010’s “Something for the Rest of Us,” topped out at No. 7 and featured the hit singles “Home” and “Notbroken.” “All That You Are,” a contribution to the soundtrack of the second “Transformers” film, also was a big hit for the trio. WEDNESDAY Who: The Dukes of September Rhythm Revue with Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs When: 8 p.m. Tickets: $33 and $43 The Lowdown: A supergroup combining three of the biggest hit-makers of the 1970s, playing a potent mix of blue-eyed soul, rock, jazz and R&B. Biggest Hits for Fagen: Steely Dan’s “Do It Again” (No. 6, 1972), “Reelin’ in the Years” (No. 11, 1973), “Rikki Don’t Lose That

Number” (No. 4, 1974), “Peg” (No. 11, 1977) and “Hey Nineteen” (No. 10, 1980); solo hit “I.G.Y.” (No. 26, 1982). Biggest Hits for McDonald: Doobie Brothers’ “Takin’ It To The Streets” (No. 13, 1976), “What A Fool Believes” (No. 1, 1979), “Minute By Minute” (No. 14, 1979) and “Real Love” (No. 5, 1980). Solo hits include “I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)” (No. 4, 1982) and “Sweet Freedom” (No. 7, 1986). His duet “On My Own” with Patti LaBelle hit No. 1 in 1986. Biggest Hits for Scaggs: “Lowdown” (No. 3,1976), “Lido Shuffle” (No.11,1977) and four Top 20 hits from 1980: “Breakdown Dead Ahead,” “JoJo,” “Look What You’ve Done To Me” and “Miss Sun.” Fast Facts: Fagen played last year’s Musikfest with Steely Dan. McDonald started out as a background singer for Steely Dan, while Scaggs started as a member of the Steve Miller Band. THURSDAY Who: Jane’s Addiction When: 8 p.m. Tickets: $34 and $49 Biggest Hits: 1988 album “Nothing’s Shocking” and1990 album “Ritual de lo Habitual.” Hit songs include “Jane Says,” “Been Caught Stealing” and “Stop!” from the above two albums; “Just Because” from 2003’s “Strays” and “Irresistible Force” from 2011’s “The Great Escape Artist.” Fast Fact: The band’s initial farewell tour launched the Lollapalooza Tour in1991. AUG. 10 Who: Sheryl Crow When: 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $30 and $40 Biggest Hits: “All I Wanna Do” (No. 2, 1994), “Strong Enough” (No. 5, 1994), “If It Makes You Happy” (No.10,1996), “Everyday Is A Winding Road” (No. 11, 1996), “Soak Up The Sun” (No.1Adult Contemporary, 2002), “Picture” with Kid Rock (No. 4, 2002), “The First Cut Is The Deepest” (No. 1 AC, 2003). Fast Facts: Has sold 35 million albums worldwide and has won nine Grammy

awards. Began her career as a backing vocalist on Michael Jackson’s “Bad” Tour and recorded backing vocals for Stevie Wonder, Belinda Carlisle and Don Henley. AUG. 11 Who: Daughtry When: 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $34 and $49 Biggest Hits: Four No.1hits on the Adult Contemporary chart: “It’s Not Over” (2006), “Home” (2007), “Feels Like Tonight” (2007) and “No Surprise” (2009). Other big hits include “Over You” (No. 3 AC, 2007), “What About Now” (No. 3 AC, 2008), “Life After You” (No. 4 AC, 2009), “September” (No. 2 AC, 2010) and “Crawling Back To You” (No. 6 AC, 2011). Fast Facts: Lead singer Chris Daughtry finished fourth in Season 5 of “American Idol” (2006). First two albums, 2006’s “Daughtry” and 2009’s “Leave This Town,” each hit No. 1, while third album (2011’s “Break The Spell”) hit No. 8. AUG. 12 Who: Boston When: 8 p.m. Tickets: $37 and $47 Biggest Hits: “More Than A Feeling” (No. 5, 1976), “Don’t Look Back” (No. 4, 1978), “Amanda” (No. 1, 1986), “We’re Ready” (No. 9, 1986). Other hits include “Foreplay/Long Time” from 1977, “Can’tcha Say (You Believe in Me)/Still in Love” from 1987. Other classic-rock radio staples include “Rock and Roll Band,” “Smokin’” and “Let Me Take You Home Tonight” from the self-titled debut. Fast Facts: Band leader Tom Scholz (the only original member remaining) started writing songs while attending MIT and founded a highly successful high-tech company, Scholz Research & Development (SR&D), which made amplifiers and other musical equipment. The band’s self-titled debut album from 1976 has sold 17 million copies and is the second-largest-selling debut of all time, trailing only Guns N’ Roses’ “Appetite for Destruction.”

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eavy metal and hard rock have had their share of iconic vocalists: Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, Rob Halford of Judas Priest, and the late, great Ronnie James Dio among them. But, perhaps because of his association with the thrash-metal genre, one name is often overlooked: Joey Belladonna of Anthrax. Similar in range to the soaring Dio, with whom he was good friends, Belladonna helped elevate the loud and lethal sound of Anthrax into something accessible and catchy, and it’s his voice that is all over the band’s biggest albums, from 1985’s “Spreading the Disease” to1990’s “Persistence of Time.”

On Saturday evening, Belladonna’s notes will echo throughout Montage Mountain when Anthrax returns to the Toyota Pavilion as part of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. “It’s great that our music appeals to people. And what I love most of all is that I have my own (singing) style. I don’t vary from it either, because it’s what I like to do, and I’m very comfortable doing it. I never tried to copy anybody,” says Belladonna, who rejoined the band in 2010 after he was replaced by vocalist John Bush in 1992. “Over the years, you wonder what went down when (the band) made the change from me to some grunge-type of style, or whatever the hell they were looking for. I don’t know what happened there. I never thought there needed to be a change,” he says. “But now things are equally as good as they were or way better. There is more camaraderie. If anything, we got better, because that’s what we do.” A rolling package tour, the Mayhem Festival boasts metal titans Slipnot, Slayer and Motörhead, along with up-and-coming acts such as As I Lay Dying, The Devil Wears Prada and Whitechapel. For Belladonna, it’s a chance to catch up with some old friends, including his mates in Anthrax: guitarists Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano, bassist Frank Bello and drummer Charlie Benante (with Benante now sidelined by a wrist in-

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Scott Ian, Frank Bello, Joey Belladonna, Charlie Benante and Rob Caggiano make up Anthrax, among the groups set to cause ‘Mayhem’ at Montage Mountain tomorrow.

jury, Shadows Fall drummer Jason Bittner will pound the skins in Scranton). “We’ve toured with Slayer before, and I’ve been out with Motörhead in ’95 with (my solo band) Belladonna. I just finally met most of the guys in Slipknot, and we’ve been hanging out,” the 51-year-old Belladonna says. But Anthrax’s tight schedule on show day doesn’t allow for much socializing. Members of the band will sign autographs from 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. before hustling to the festival’s Jägermeister stage, which Anthrax will headline promptly at 5:25 p.m. It’s a fast and furious set, often made up of hits such as “Indians,” “Caught in a Mosh,” “Got the Time” and latest single “Fight ’Em ‘Til You Can’t,” from the band’s 2011 Belladonna comeback album, “Worship Music.” For his part, Belladonna says he particularly enjoys singing the more vocally challenging material. “There are some songs that are way faster than others, and I have to be attentive to hit those marks. ‘Indians’ is fast and has a hook and has plenty of upper-range stuff. And ‘Caught in a Mosh’ is just balls-out fun,” he says. “I’m really having a good time with the new stuff, too. We have a pretty good roster of music that we can do to make the fans happy.” And Belladonna perseveres to entertain fans –

as well as himself – even when Anthrax isn’t on the road. An upstate New York native, Belladonna often performs around the Syracuse area with Chief Big Way, his bar band specializing in cover songs by The Beatles, Rush, Journey and others. “I always wanted to put a cover band together, but it’s hard to find anyone who is serious enough to do it the way I want to,” Belladonna says. “All we do is classic rock, and I play drums and sing.” As well as schlep the band’s gear and drive the van from show to show. Clearly, there are no rock-star trappings for the down-to-earth Belladonna. “When I get home from the Anthrax tour, I have 17 shows with Chief Big Way in August alone,” he says. “It’s a fun thing. We do four hours a night and play a whole lot of songs that I enjoy.” On Saturday night on the mountain, however, Belladonna will focus solely on Anthrax, one of thrash-metal’s legendary Big Four. “In Anthrax, everyone is so into the music. It’s a passion. We’re not in it for the money, the broads or the booze. It’s about being great at what we do,” he says. “And that’s something you can’t buy. It takes certain people to make that happen. Everybody can’t do it. I’ve been in other bands, and nothing I’ve done will ever come close to this.” PAGE 5

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THIS WEEK: AUG. 3 TO 9, 2012 Christian Youth Night, with singers Kendall Mosley (age 14) and LeeAnn Lemperle (age 18). Ekklesia Christian Coffeehouse, River of Life Fellowship Church, 22 Outlet Road, Lehman Township. Tonight with food menu at 6, concert at 7 and open mic at 8:20. Free. 717-503-7363.

ny time Eric Sperazza goes into his music room to practice, his 14-month-old, Michael, a.k.a. Mickey, finds his way to the piano and starts banging on the keys. The 31-year-old dad from Hughestown doesn’t mind one bit. He encourages his son’s passion for music at a young age. “We have a lot of musicians in our family, and if they aren’t musicians, they’re music-lovers,” he said. Eric and several music-loving family members make up The Sperazza Band, which will play at Wegmans tonight. Eric takes bass, keys and vocals, while his wife, Jenny, 33, plays drums and sings. Father Michael, 61, of Jenkins Township, plays acoustic and electric guitar and sings, and cousin Mike, 39, of Wilkes-Barre takes lead guitar and vocals. “It’s kind of natural, being that Mike and I grew up watching my dad play in local bands,” Eric said. “I’m a music teacher at Pittston Area; Mike studied classical guitar at Wilkes. As for Jenny, she has no formal training but is just a natural when

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Sierra Hull & Highway 111, the bluegrass singer/instrumentalist and her group. Wildflower Music Festival, Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary, Elizabeth Street, off Route 6, White Mills. 6 p.m. Saturday. Bring a picnic, blanket or lawn chair. $22, $11 students. 253-1185. BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER

Music runs through The Sperazza Band’s bloodlines. From left: Mike Sperazza, Jenny Sperazza, future band member 14-monthold Mickey Sperazza (son of Jenny and Eric), Mike Sperazza and Eric Sperazza (bass/keys/vocals).

it comes to music.” Jenny and Eric took their son to his first show when he was just two months old. The duo played shows together, eventually adding in the rest of the family. The group now plays a set list made up of covers, from the early 1950s to present. The prevalent theme, however, is rock-’n’-roll. “We pride ourselves on doing rock tunes that others out there aren’t doing or can’t do,” Eric said. “Our goal is to find great songs

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Season’s End Grand Finale, a final concert by students and faculty of the Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Institute summer music program. Held consecutively at Great Hall, 228 Wyoming Ave. and Buckingham Performing Arts Center, 201 N. Sprague Ave., Kingston. 7 p.m. Saturday. Free. 270-2186.

comedian who is a regular guest on “The Tonight Show,” delivering an offbeat and personal take on Judaism. Also: a smorgasbord of Jewish ethnic foods from three continents. Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday. $52, $37. Sponsored by the Jewish Discovery Center. 587-3300. Summer Concerts at the Pavilion, with the Irem Chanters, the official male chorus of the local Shriners organization, performing sacred anthems, folk music, patriotic numbers and traditional choral favorites. Irem Temple Country Club, 397 Country Club Road, Dallas. 7 p.m. Sunday. 675-4465. Days in Transit, a CD-release party for the local rock group along with bands Eye on Attraction and Astorian Stigmata. New Visions Studio & Gallery, 201 Vine St., Scranton. Sunday with doors at 7:30 p.m. and show at 8 p.m. $7. 878-3970. The Guru, the Philadelphia rock band along with local bands Tigers Jaw, High Pop and Three Man Cannon. New Visions Studio & Gallery, 201 Vine St., Scranton. Monday with doors at 7:30 p.m. and show at 8 p.m. $7. 878-3970.

The Faceless Shadows, a CDrelease party for the punk-rock band’s latest album along with bands Down to Six, C.P.A. and Passing Through. New Visions Studio & Gallery, 201 Vine St., Scranton. Saturday with doors at 7:30 p.m. and show at 8 p.m. $7. 878-3970.

Summer Breeze Concert Series, with oldies and country music by the Tickle Band. Wolfgang Park, behind the Opera House in Catawissa. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Free. 356-3561.

Summer Concerts in the Park, with the Gene Dempsey Orchestra. Nay Aug Park Bandstand, 1901 Mulberry St., Scranton. 2 p.m. Sunday. 348-4186.

Party on the Patio, with Satisfaction paying tribute to the music of the Rolling Stones. Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, 1280 Route 315, Plains Township.

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Stones, that era,” Eric said. “British Invasion bands. Jenny is actually the one that keeps us honest, has us play things like Journey, and she sings Adele really well.” It doesn’t matter what the band is playing, though, as long as it’s together. “It’s family tradition,” Eric said. “We definitely want it to pass on to our son and beyond.” ••• Camelbeach Water Park in Tannersville is expecting a big-time rush on Tuesday. In conjunction with 98.5 KRZ, it’s bringing in the same-named popular boy band Big Time Rush, and someone’s even going to get to take a water ride with the stars. Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Logan Henderson and Carlos Pena found fame through a Nickelodeon television show that centers on the band’s life. The group will be at the waterpark to meet and greet fans and ride the DuneRunner with two lucky contest winners. Fans can visit a KRZ tent to pick up a secret text code to enter to win a private meet-

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The 8th annual Scranton Jazz Festival gets under way this weekend with headquarters at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel in downtown Scranton. Funky R&B group Average White Band headlines tonight’s concert (preceded by some smooth jazz by La Cuccina) with Saturday’s lineup boasting the swinging French and Gypsy jazz style of the Hot Club of Detroit along with Grammy-nominated vocalist Roseanna Vitro and some straight-ahead jazz from the Bill Goodwin 70th Birthday Quintet. On Sunday, start the day with a Jazz Brunch followed by student combos from the Keystone Jazz Institute, be-bop group Presbybop, the Baritones, Giacomo Gates & Friends and a Big Band Tribute to Jaco Pastorious. Late-night Jazz Walks run until midnight at various downtown venues including The Bog, 500 Block Plaza, Kildare’s Irish Pub and Lavish. The complete schedule can be found at scrantonjazzfestival.org. Tickets are $25 for tonight and $20 on Saturday and Sunday. 4873954.

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$10, $5 children. 992-6161. Summer ArtFest, a free outdoor art festival with live music, art exhibits, food from area restaurants, creative activities for children and adults. Center Street in Bloomsburg. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. 389-9206.

THIS WEEK: AUG. 3 TO 9, 2012 Montrose Blueberry Festival, the 33rd annual fundraiser for the Susquehanna County Library and Historical Society. With blueberry-inspired desserts, entertainment, food, crafts, games, quilt raffle, basket raffle, White Elephant Sale, children’s activities, used- and new-book sale, massed-band concert and more. Village Green and Library Lawn, Montrose. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday, with a blueberry-pancake breakfast at 8 a.m. 278-1881. Wayne County Fair, the 150th annual agricultural event with midway games, side shows, rides, exhibits, farm animals, thrill shows, horse pulls, demolition derby, woodsmen’s competition, tractor pulls, kids pedal pull, Tonny Petersen’s Hell Drivers, lawnmower races, harness racing, monster truck show and entertainment by Ricky Lee (Saturday), the Poets followed by fireworks (Wednesday) and Jake Owen (Thursday). Fairgrounds, Route 191, Honesdale. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. through Aug. 11. $8. 2535486. St. Robert Bellarmine Parish Bazaar, with food, games, flea market and entertainment by Sweet Pepper & the Long Hots (tonight) and DJ Chris Fox (Saturday). St. Aloysius Church, Barney and Division streets, Wilkes-Barre. 6 to 10 p.m. tonight; 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday. 8233791. Sacred Heart Summer Picnic, with ethnic foods, themed baskets, games, bingo, crafts and entertainment by Joe Stanky & the Cadets (tonight) and John Stevens’ Doubleshot (Saturday). Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 215 Lackawanna Ave., Dupont. 6 to 11 tonight; 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday. 654-3713.

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Good Will Hose Company Bazaar, with a Firemen’s Parade along West Main Street 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Also: entertainment by 3rd Degree (tonight) and Iron Cowboy (Saturday). Fire Company Bazaar Grounds, 451 W. Main St., Plymouth. 6 to 11 tonight and Saturday. 779-9778. St. Mary’s Summer Festival, an indoor and outdoor carnival with game booths, flea market, free blood-pressure screenings, Giant Cash Raffle, homemade food and live entertainment. St. Mary

The Big Latch On, a gathering of breast-feeding mothers and children joining a worldwide group who “latch on” at a set time around the world. With crafts and games for children, prizes, giveaways and handouts from groups including the La Leche League. The Lands at Hillside Farms, 65 Hillside Road, Shavertown. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with latch-on precisely at 10:30 a.m. 299-0727.

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BEST BET If you’ve been meaning to take a drive to Milford and visit the Grey Towers National Historic Site, this might be a good weekend for the trip. The 8th annual Goods from the Woods Festival of Wood will be ongoing Saturday and Sunday, offering wood crafts, chainsaw carvings, woodland wildlife, films, tree-pruning demonstrations, music (from wooden instruments) and fun activities for children, including visits from Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl. The site alone encompasses a fascinating estate: the ancestral home of former Pennsylvania governor and environmentalist Gifford Pinchot. The festivities run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Find details at greytowers.org.

Byzantine Catholic Church, 695 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. 5 to 10 tonight and Saturday; noon to 10 p.m. Sunday. 822-6028. First Friday Architectural Walking Tour, highlighting the history and architecture of churches and civic buildings in downtown Scranton. Sponsored by the Lackawanna Historical Society. Meet at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, 700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. 5 tonight. 344-3841. Valley Day, the annual carnival sponsored by the Conyngham Valley Civic Organization. With games, food, Junior Olympics, Pet Contest, Baby Parade and a Fireman’s Parade. Borough grounds, off Main Street, Conyngham. 5 to 9 tonight; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday. 233-7554. Lake Silkworth Fire Company Bazaar, with games, raffles, homemade food and entertainment by 40 lb. Head (tonight), M80 (Saturday) and Neon Knights (Sunday). Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 2011 Route 29, Hunlock Creek. 5 tonight through Sunday. 477-

2083. The Cast of Jerseylicious comes to the Poconos to raise money for Angels Without Wings – Battling Bullying. With a poolside cocktail hour, roaming entertainment, a full-course sit-down dinner, guest DJs, light show, Champagne Luge, Venetian Hour and open bar. Also: an Engagement Celebration for two of the show’s stars Tracy and Corey. Chateau Resort, 300 Camelback Road, Tannersville. 7 tonight. $125. 800-245-5900. Hobbie Volunteer Fire Company Carnival, with food and games, crafts, a Backyard Horseshoe Pitch (Sunday), Garden Tractor Pull (Saturday), Chinese auction, parade and music by Hillbilly D’Lux (tonight), Kartune (Saturday) and Southbound (Sunday). Hobbie Volunteer Fire Company, 655 E. County Road, Wapwallopen. 6 to 11 tonight; 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday; noon to 9 p.m. Sunday. 379-2816 or 379-3811. Bike Run and Car Show, the inaugural event with an optional Poker Run, sponsored by ShickshinnyForward. North Susquehanna Avenue in Shickshinny

(behind Curry Donuts). Saturday with registration at 8:30 a.m. and run at 10 a.m. Car-show registration runs 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. with the show noon to 3:30 p.m. Includes food, games, juggling and door prizes. Info at shickshinnyforward.com. Motorcycle Poker Run and Picnic, in memory of State Trooper Joshua D. Miller. Leaves from the Wyoming Valley Detachment Marine Corps League, 158 E. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Saturday with registration at 9 a.m., last bike out at 11:30 a.m. and last card drawn by 2 p.m. Followed by a party with food, raffles, children’s activities and entertainment by Hat Tryk, Headlock, Oz and Whiskey & Woods. $10. Proceeds benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. 693-2702. Heritage Craft Day, the 6th annual event with demonstrations by traditional crafters of scherenschnitte, spinning, weaving, quilling, wheat weaving, rug braiding, basket making, puppet making and blacksmithing. Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 1000 Turkey Hill Road, Stroudsburg. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Train Excursion, a round trip from Scranton to Moscow powered by a historic steam locomotive. Steamtown National Historic Site, 300 Cliff St., Scranton. Saturdays through Sept. 1 and Sunday, Sept. 2 with a 12:30 p.m. departure and 2:30 p.m. return. $24, $22 seniors, $17 children. Reservations: 340-5204. Corpus Christi Car Show and Craft Fair, with food and music. Church of the Holy Redeemer, Route 92, Harding. Sunday with car registration at 11 a.m. and awards presentation at 4 p.m. 654-2753. Lithuanian Heritage Day, the fifth annual event with live ethnic music, a film of the opera “Julius” as performed in Vilnius, a travelogue presentation “A Journey to Lithuania” and an exhibit chronicling a Lithuanian coal miner. Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum, 22 Bald Mountain Road, McDade Park, Scranton. Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. 963-4804. Forty Fort Meeting House Tours, guided walks through the historic 1807 church, the area’s oldest religious edifice, with box pews, elevated pulpit and hand-carved columns. 20 River St., in the Forty Fort Cemetery. 1 to 3 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 23. $2, $1 children. 287-5214. Denison House Tours, guided tours of the restored 1790 home of early settler Nathan Denison, 35 Denison St., Forty Fort. 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 30. $4, $2 children. 288-5531. Annual Bingo, sponsored by the Altar & Rosary Society of Holy Family Church, 574 Bennett St., Luzerne. With homemade food, a See EVENTS, Page 9

Bowling for Alex, a fundraiser for the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer with two hours of bowling, shoe rental, pizza, soda and a T-shirt. Chacko’s Family Bowling Center, 195 N. Wilkes-Barre Blvd., WilkesBarre. 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday. $20. Registration: 824-6803. Dog Days of Summer. Dine with your dog and have 20 percent of the sales donated to the SPCA during this weeklong fundraising event that offers pet-themed drinks and a menu just for the pups. Cork Restaurant, 463 Madison St., Wilkes-Barre. Kicks off Tuesday with a cocktail party and pet-adoption opportunities from 5 to 7 p.m. Continues 4:30 to 10 p.m. through Aug. 11. Reservations: 270-3818. Out and About in Downtown, a walk around Wilkes-Barre to check out its newest businesses and eateries, street improvements, public transit, parking and more along the riverfront

St. John the Evangelist Bazaar, with variety booths, bingo, crafts, children’s games, raffles, book sale, jewelry, a giant flea market and entertainment by Somethin’ Else (Thursday), Hillbilly D’Luxe (Friday, Aug. 10) and Flaxy Morgan and magician Pat Ward (Saturday, Aug. 11). No alcohol. St. John the Evangelist Church, Broad and Church streets, Pittston. 5:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 11. 654-0053. Home Canning Basics, a class on safely preserving fruits and vegetables sponsored by Penn State Extension. Wyoming County Extension Office, 71 Hollowcrest Road, Tunkhannock. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday. $10 includes directions and recipes. Signup: 836-3196. Civil War Roundtable, with a presentation by the Lindhill Institute “An Interview with John Hay: Lincoln’s Personal Secretary,” portrayed by Hugh Taylor. Daddow-Isaacs American Legion, 730 Memorial Highway, Dallas. 7

FUTURE Bloomsburg Nationals, a customcar show with top-25 car judging, Hotrod Gridlock, parade, Classic Car Auction, Burnout Competition, Flames R Us Flamethrower Exhibition, muffler/exhaust raps, slow drags, crafters, Ice Cream Cruise, wingeating contest, Blind Man Rodeo, live music, Neon Light Show and more. Bloomsburg Fairgrounds, 620 W. Third St., Bloomsburg. 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 10-11; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 12. $8. Camping available. 387-2099 or 717-2437855. St. Jude Parish Picnic in the Grove, the 59th annual event with a huge themed-basket raffle, games, ethnic foods, an open-pit chicken barbecue on Sunday and entertainment by Flaxy Morgan (Friday), Better with Beer (Saturday), Band of Brothers (Sunday afternoon) and Strawberry Jam Duo (Sunday evening). Grand prize is your choice of a 2012 Suzuki Crossover SUV or a $15,000 voucher towards a Harley Davidson motorcycle or $13,500 cash. St.

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Jude Parish, 420 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top. 4 to 11 p.m. Aug. 10-11; noon to 9 p.m. Aug. 12. 474-6315. Raising the Roof! A cocktail-party benefit for the North Branch of the Osterhout Free Library on the top floor of the Intermodal Transportation Facility, South Washington Street in downtown Wilkes-Barre. With beer and wine, hors d’oeuvres and music by the Sperazza Band. 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 10. $15 advance, $20 at the door. Over 21. 823-0156.

65th Anniversary Celebration of Harrold’s Pharmacy with pizza, ice cream, live music, facepainting and giveaways every 15 minutes. 250 Old River Road, Wilkes-Barre. 3 to 6 p.m. Aug. 11. 822-5794. Lebanese-American Food Festival, the 11th annual event with Middle Eastern dishes and pastries, picnic favorites, games, a used-book sale, basket raffle and more. St. Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church, 130 N. St. Frances Cabrini Ave., West Scranton. 4 to 11 p.m. Aug. 11; noon to 7 p.m. Aug. 12. 343-6092.

Old-Fashioned Family Picnic, with food, games and entertainment by Twins DJ, Joey James and Damn Str8. American Legion, 259 Shoemaker St., Swoyersville. 5 to 11 p.m. Aug. 10; 3 to 10 p.m. Aug. 11. 706-5965. St. John the Baptist Bazaar, with the play “Murder at the Pierogie Wedding,” ethnic foods, gigantic flea market, bingo, children’s activities, dunk tank, Farmer Father Jerry’s Pantry and music by John Stevens’ Doubleshot (Friday), George Tarasek Orchestra (Saturday) and the Intentions (Sunday). St. John the Baptist Church, 126 Nesbitt St., Larksville. 6 to 11 p.m. Aug. 10; 5 to 11 p.m. Aug. 11; 3 to 10 p.m. Aug. 12. 779-9620. Harveys Lake Homecoming, the annual weekend celebration beginning with a Homecoming Dance 7 to 11 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Lakeside Skillet ($25). Continues Saturday, Aug. 12 with a Wave Runner Card Run for ages 12 to 18 at noon, Anything Floats Race at 2 p.m. and a boat regatta at 4 p.m. along with all-day children’s activities in honor of Kids Day. Sunday’s activities include a kayak race at 9 a.m., craft show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Car and Truck Show 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Jetski Freestyle Competition at 11 a.m., Chicken Barbecue 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Veterans Relay Benefit Motorcycle Run at noon, Fire-

You’re invited to peruse history at the Forty Fort Meeting House from 1 to 3 p.m. every Sunday through Sept. 23. Guided walks through the historic 1807 church, the area’s oldest religious edifice, are offered at the 20 River St. building. men’s Parade at 2 p.m. followed by a Tug of War and children’s games, wing-eating contest at 3:30 p.m. and Kiss the Fish at 5 p.m. Hanson’s Grove and Beach, Harveys Lake. Aug. 10 to 12. Details at harveyslakehomecoming.com or 639-1235. Mount Airy Fireworks, a free pyrotechnics show set to music. Mount Airy Casino Resort, 44 Woodland Road, Mount Pocono. 9 p.m. Aug. 10, 17, 24 and Sept. 1. 243-5240. Hero Rush, a firefighter-themed obstacle race and fundraiser for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Test your skill at ladder climbing, crawling through windows and navigating a smoky maze and debris-filled dwellings. Also: two courses for

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Aug. 11 with registration 9 to 11 a.m. followed by the ride and a post-ride party at 3 p.m. with last card pulled at 4 p.m. Breakfast available ($3). $15 rider; $10 passenger. Downtown Scranton Walking Tour, highlighting classic architecture and memorials around Courthouse Square. Sponsored by the Lackawanna Historical Society. Meet at Washington Avenue and Linden Street, Scranton. 11

Taste of the Parish, with a menu of ethnic delights, bingo, Ukrainian auction, children’s games and more. Transfiguration of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church, Bliss and Center streets, Hanover section of Nanticoke. Noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 12. $10 advance, $12 at the door. 824-4603. Beach Blanket Bingo, 20 bingo games, specials and raffle prizes. Sponsored by Compassionate Care Hospice at the Germania Hose Company, 430 Foote Ave., Duryea. 2 to 6 p.m. Aug. 12. $5. 346-2241.

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he almost non-stop chase of the new “Total Recall” isn’t enough, by itself, to make one forget the earlier take on this Philip K. Dick story back in the last century. And for all the effects, the action and the showcase performance provided for his wife, Kate Beckinsale, “Underworld” Spandex salesman Len Wiseman never lets us forget that he’s no Paul Verhoeven, who directed the original film. • Verhoeven (“Basic Instinct”) brought a demented, visceral and sexual energy to a high-minded sci-fi “B” movie saddled with the Teutonic bore, Arnie Schwarzenegger, as his star. His not-entirely forgettable “Recall” is remembered for images, jokes and jolts in between the effects. Wiseman doesn’t have Verhoeven’s (limited) inventiveness, his kinky and wicked wit.

IF YOU GO What: “Total Recall” ★★ Starring: Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, John Cho, Bokeem Woodbine, Bill Nighy Directed by: Len Wiseman Running time: 116 minutes Rated: PG-13 for intense sci-fi violence/action, sexual content, brief nudity, and language

(Colin Farrell) thinks he’s been waking up to these past seven years. And she’s terrific. We’re 100 years in the future. Memories can be invented, introduced, changed, bought and sold. “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” was the title of the story this is based on. And the folks at Rekall are all about tinkering with your memory, your reality. Doug has been waking up with Lori (Beckinsale), but dreaming of Melina (Jessica Biel). And it turns out, those dreams are his real past – an agent mixed up with a rebellion, a sexy rebel agent (Biel) working for the rebel leader (Bill

But he does have Beckinsale, whose years of vampire pictures have taught her how to lean into the camera, how to keep her mop of hair tossed over one scowling eye, just the right level of sneer to slip into her open-mouthed hypersexual pout. Here, she’s the villain, the adoring wife Doug Quaid See RECALL, Page 21

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Quvenzhané Wallis is Hushpuppy, a self-reliant urchin in ‘Beasts Of The Southern Wild.’

‘Beasts’ a wild wonder most on her own, in a world that’s pretty much off-the-grid, a motherless child in here’s magic in poverty, wonder in the search of that mother. Not that Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) squalor of impoverished lives on an island that’s being swallowed by erosion doesn’t have a daddy. He (Dwight Henry) drinks too much, and rising sea levels off makes her live all by the Southern Louisiana IF YOU GO herself in a ramcoast. That’s what New York filmmaker Benh What: “Beasts Of The Southern Wild” ★★★★ shackle trailer on blocks high above Zeitlin discovered in Starring: Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry the certain-to-come “Beasts of the Southern Directed by: Benh Zeitlin Running time: 91 minutes flood waters. She Wild,” a homespun Rated: PG-13 for thematic material including feeds their motley slice of cinematic magchild imperilment, disturbing images, lanmenagerie of critters ical realism set in the guage and brief sensuality – chickens that they bayou of myth, among eat, and hogs, and a very poor people we little dog – while in a nearby shack, daddy recognize as both mythic and all-too-real. Using untrained actors, natural settings drinks, coughs and, in his most coherent moand the simplest of special effects, Zeitlin weaves a minor epic of a tiny girl, living al-

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ids, even the wimpy ones, grow up so fast. It’s hard to finish a film franchise with them before they’re shaving, dating and turning up in the tabloids. Zachary Gordon, the fresh-faced lad who landed the coveted “Wimpy Kid” role in the adaptations of Jeff Kinney’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” movies, has had a growth spurt. His Greg Heffley is taller than his portly pal, Rowley (Robert Capron), almost tall enough not to have to take any more guff from his bullying older brother, Rodrick (Devon Bostick). advantage of Rowley and Rowley’s parents, who are members of the country club where Holly plays tennis. Greg gate-crashes the enclave of the 1 percent. Manny, Greg’s younger brother, is old enough to “lose” his baby blanket, worn down to “a couSee WIMPY, Page 21

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Greg’s voice has changed. But in the summer before he goes into 8th grade, he’s still inept around girls, still lying to his parents, still self-absorbed and rude to others. The lying is what he does to “make a connection” to the pretty blonde Holly Hills (Peyton List). And to get to her, he takes

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Bancroft, MacLaine film is rare on DVD Q. Why is it impossible to rent or buy “The Turning Point” with Anne Bancroft and Shirley MacLaine? A. As I said when answering a previous question about the movie, it’s not impossible to find. It’s just very expensive when you do. “The Turning Point,” which also featured Mikhail Baryshnikov, was an authorized American release on DVD in 2005. But new copies have not been made in some time, so demand from fans of the movie has driven up the price of the old ones when sold on Amazon.com or other sites. (An unused copy on Amazon. com can cost you more than $150, while used ones start at about $50.) The movie is available on Netflix’s streaming-video service. Fox Movie Channel has apparently shown it in the past, although I did not see any upcoming listing. And you may want to see if your local library has it in stock. I do not know the specific reason why this movie is not a current DVD release. When a film or TV show is not available, it could be something as simple as a lack of demand, but that would not appear to be the case here. More likely is some issue involving rights — whether it’s about owning the film as a whole, the lack of agreement with a specific actor, or something like music ownership. As I have mentioned before, music issues have more than once kept a production off video (or led to its being issued with different music, a creative travesty). Do you have a question or comment for the mailbag? Write to me at rheldenfels@thebeaconjournal.com or by regular mail to the Akron Beacon Journal, 44 E. Exchange St., Akron, OH 44309.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your friend-

ship skills are exceptional, and you’ll use them well today. You’ll be funny. You’ll listen. And your belief in others will help them grow. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Though you don’t go around publicly stating that you approve of yourself, it shows. You’ll come across as very comfortable in your own skin, and your actions will be congruent with your inner drive. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You can move forward in good faith. If it turns

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ON THE WEB For more Sudoku go to www.timesleader.com out to be a more prickly arrangement than you would have liked, this is an opportunity, too. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Before you make others walk the plank, remember that you’re the captain of your fate. Take responsibility for recent decisions, and make sure others understand that you’re doing so. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Curiosity might have killed the cat, but when used judiciously, it often saves the day. You’ve been feeling in the dark about certain things. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Romance is in the air, and you’ve been walking around for far too long under an umbrella of indifference. Put your reserve away.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Patience doesn’t

let you know how patient it’s being. If someone is trying to show you patience while putting emotional pressure on you or rushing you along, this is a lie in action. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Mirrors can only reflect what you show them. Today, the very best mirrors are your friends and family. Show up and interact. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Relationships at home and at work have been frazzled — and not just by the heat, but by a few hotheads who love to stir up the heat. Turn up your emotional AC, and remember to keep your cool. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). A little devil and an angel have taken up perma-

nent residence on your shoulders thanks to a constant temptation. Stop wrestling. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Workplace confusion has sown a fair amount of stress, but now is the time to cut through the fog of miscommunication. Have that conversation you’ve been putting off, and everyone will soon relax. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’re undaunted by the things that used to make you back away in fear. The heavy responsibilities are also the ones that make you shine the brightest. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (August 3). Your taste and focus change this year, and it’s thrilling to discover what you really want. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 40, 32, 7 and 18.

Husband’s letters to old flame continue to fuel widow’s rage Dear Abby: My husband died recently in a fire he started in a drunken rampage. In the aftermath I am left with feelings of extreme sadness and rage. Last night I was going through a box of his belongings and found some old letters he had written to a woman he’d left me for 20 years ago. (We patched things up and then were married later.) I didn’t want to read them, but

DEAR ABBY ADVICE in the first letter I caught the sentence, “You are the only woman I’ve ever met who truly changed me.” I immediately tore it to shreds. There were others, but I tossed everything in the box into the trash. I couldn’t put myself through the pain. For months, I have tried to dwell only on the happy times we had together and the love

that, in spite of his alcoholism, we had for each other. Perhaps I could have dealt with these letters while my husband was still alive, but now I can only stew in my own anger. I don’t want to do this to myself. I have been in therapy and at Al-Anon, but I feel as though I need other tools at this point to get me through this awfulness. — Widow in St. Louis Dear Widow: Please accept my condolences for the loss

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back over your shoulder and cursing a dead man, of course that’s your choice. But if you want to break this cycle of destructive thinking, the quickest way to do it would be to contact your therapist for a “reality check.”

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lurking outside the door. Director David Brooks does his best to build and sustain the terror, but the chills fade near the halfway point. He does get a lot of mileage out of Peck’s character, who is so obnoxious that you wish the other two would toss him out into the cold. The film is saved in the end by a clever bit of writing by Chris Sparling that offers a couple of interesting twists on the story. ••• Also new on DVD this week: “TRANSFORMERS PRIME — ONE SHALL STAND”: The story behind Optimus Prime. “DETENTION”: High-school seniors must avoid becoming the victims of a slasher-movie villain. “LOL”: Miley Cyrus plays a teen dealing with high-school romance and friendship. “4.3.2.1”: Four thrill-seeking friends face danger in this crime drama. Emma Roberts stars “MARILYN IN MANHATTAN”: Documentary about Marilyn Monroe’s secret move to New York. “ALICE: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON”: Linda Lavin stars in the TV comedy set in a diner. “TOTAL RECALL: MIND-BENDING EDITION”: Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a man who faces an identity crisis. “GOING FOR GOLD — THE ’48 GAMES”: An unlikely pair become sculling partners six weeks before the 1948 Summer Olympics. “THE DEEP BLUE SEA”: A British woman’s (Rachel Weisz) passions may be her downfall. “THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION”: Documentary on the obesity problem in America.

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• Caribbean Steel Rhythms, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Pennsylvania Lottery Volksplatz, and noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Morning Call Plaza Tropical • Dueling Pianos, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, PNC Series at the Musikfest Cafe • Lehigh Valley Folk Music So-

STILL SHOWING THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN — The basics are the same, but in tone, characters, performances and visual effects, this finds a distinct voice. PG-13 for action and violence. 138 mins. ★★★ BRAVE — A beautiful-to-look-at princess story that begins promisingly but still feels old-fashioned and safe. PG for scary action, rude humor. 93 mins. ★★ THE DARK KNIGHT RISES – It aims to be nothing less than the be-all, end-all of the comic-book genre. The film has dozens of characters, an epically complicated vision of good and evil and a score that rises up every few minutes. What’s missing is the anguish, perversity and danger that gave such weight to this film’s predecessor. PG-13 for action violence, sensuality, strong language. 164 mins. ★★ ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT – That squirrel-rat combination called Scrat, as usual, inadvertently causes a cataclysmic event. PG for mild rude humor and action. 87 mins. ★★ MAGIC MIKE – The casting does

the most work in this entertaining dramedy set in a sexy/seedy world of male exotic dancers. R for pervasive sexual content, graphic nudity, language and drug use. 109 mins. ★★★ MOONRISE KINGDOM – A wonderful, wistful tale of 12-year-old lovers on the run. PG-13 for adult themes. 94 mins. ★★★★ SAVAGES – In Laguna Beach, Calif., two low-level drug kingpins collide with the unimaginable cruelty of the Mexican cartels. R for drugs, strong sexual content, strong language, graphic violence. 130 mins. ★★★★ STEP UP REVOLUTION – The latest in the series taps into the dance “flash mob” phenomenon and moves to Miami to give us the sunniest and most entertaining of the kids-gotta-dance musicals. The mobs are a brilliantly choreographed, well-shot and sharply-edited treat. PG-13 for some suggestive dancing and language. 97 mins. ★★ 1/2 TED – A pot-smoking, four-letterword-spewing, anthropomorphic teddy bear is front and center in this deliciously weird assault on middle-class values. R for crude

and sexual content, pervasive language and some drug use. 106 mins. ★★★★ TO ROME WITH LOVE — Weaving four stories of Italians and American visitors, Woody Allen creates clever moments with his ensemble comedy that repre-

sents the actor-director’s first on-screen appearance since 2006’s “Scoop.” R for sexual references. 112 mins. ★★ THE WATCH – Suburban paranoia can be as funny as it can be dangerous. But in “The Watch,” renamed from “Neighborhood

Watch” to distance itself from the Trayvon Martin killing in Florida, the threat to an ordered Ohio town isn’t anything with contemporary resonance. It’s just aliens. R for strong sexual content, pervasive language and violent images. 102 mins. ★★

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The Great White Duryea Way Stars get their dancing shoes on in ‘Fosse’ By MARY THERESE BIEBEL mbiebel@timesleader.com

an you name two things that practically scream “Bob Fosse choreographed this dance”? If you said “bowler hats” and “white gloves,” you’re right. And, if you expanded your answer to include “turned-in toes, flexed feet, shoulder rolls, jazz hands, hip swivels and a kind of laid-back sensuality perfect for showcasing legs like Bebe Neuwirth’s,” you are probably such a fan, you should plan to visit the Phoenix Performing Arts Centre in Duryea. That’s where local choreographer Lee LaChette is directing “Fosse,” a tribute to the legendary, Tony Award-winning artist, this weekend and next. “He’s been an idol of mine,” said LaChette, who began studying dance at age 3 and is a veteran of the “A Chorus Line” tour. “He’s so famous for ‘Chicago,’ ‘The Pajama Game,’ ‘Sweet Charity’ and ‘Cabaret.’ ” Numbers from those musicals, as well as “Liza With A Z,” “All that Jazz,” “Dancin,’ ” “Pippin” and more are part of the local “Fosse.” “I just like the dancing,” said Lisa Zakreski of Moscow. “It’s very in-sync, very sharp.” “It’s like our own Broadway show,” said Brooke Manley of Old Forge who, at 9, appears to be the youngest in a cast that includes several “30-plus” adults and a few sets of siblings or other relatives. “She’s my aunt,” student choreographer Michela Pantano, 16, of Mountain Top said of Lisa Knight of Muncy, who ex-

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THIS WEEK: AUG. 3 TO 9, 2012 Atsumori by Torchlight, a performance of classical Noh Japanese musical drama, presented by the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble at Town Park in Bloomsburg. 8 tonight and Saturday. Bring a lawn chair.

plained to a reporter during a rehearsal break that the young AIMEE DILGER PHOTOS/THE TIMES LEADER women in the “Big Spender” number from “Sweet Charity” ‘Fosse’ is a revue-style show with music and dancing representing numerous Broadway productions. are depicting not so much dance-hall hostesses as prosti- Pantano designed the steps for herself and two boys. “It was tutes. Performers in that number weird teaching them, because appear oh-so-jaded as they they’re my friends,” she said drape themselves over a ballet later. “But they listened, and they’re good.” barre and sing to Another the imaginary IF YOU GO Fosse number, customers. “The What: “Fosse” from the show minute you When: 8 p.m. Fridays and Sat“Dancin,’ ” is walked in the urdays and 2 p.m. Sundays called “Crunjoint, I could tell through Aug. 12 chy Granola.” you were a man Where: Phoenix Performing Arts Centre, 409 Main St., “I have no of distinction …” Duryea idea how it got Regina Petrunich, Jade Casella, Michela Pantano, Jules Petrunich, Other pieces its name,” La- Amanda Burnside, Alexis Santaniello, Michelle Wadika and Anna include “Steam Tickets: $12 More info: 457-3589 Chette admit- Harris rehearse the ‘Big Spender’ number for ‘Fosse.’ Heat,” sung and ted. danced by a trio She does know how it got its two other young men in anoth- suffer for his art? to a tune from “Pajama Game;” The 15-year-old from Scran“Glory,” which is from “Pip- in-house nickname. One of her er number called “From the ton hinted that wearing jazz pin,” a musical about the son of dancers referred to it as “Crun- Edge.” In rehearsal earlier this pants is more difficult to enCharlemagne, and “Me and My chy Vanilla” by mistake, and Shadow,” in which two of the “the name kind of stuck, week, he didn’t quite make it dure than the occasional injury. “Most boys don’t wear over the other two teens withyoungest dancers mirror each among the cast.” The “Crunchy Vanilla” guy, out hitting one of them in the these,” he said as the mostly feother’s movements. male cast burst into laughter. For “Gotcha,” a number from Eric Shemelewski, 16, of Shick- head. So, is Kelly Krieger willing to “They’re like yoga pants.” “Liza With A Z,” 16-year-old shinny, has to leap-frog over 784-8181. West Side Story, the Broadway musical about rival New York gangs based on Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Performed by students of the Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Institute summer music program. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 8 tonight. $20, $12 seniors and students. 826-1100. No Sex Please, We’re British,

comedy about a young married couple who through an order mix-up mistakenly are swamped with floods of pornography. Theatre in the Grove, 5177 Nuangola Road, Nuangola. Through Aug. 12: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. $18. Reservations: 868-3582. Avenue Q, a musical comedy following a cast of characters and puppets embracing the ups and

downs of life in the “big city.” Mature audiences only. Performed by the Music Box Repertory Company at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. 8 tonight and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Dinner served 90 minutes before curtain. $18, $16 show only; $39, $30 with dinner. Reservations: 2832195.

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Auditions for parts in six new short plays to be presented at the second annual Dyonisia Festival sponsored by the Jason Miller Playwrights’ Project at Scranton Public Theatre Sept. 20 to 30. Needed: experienced male and female actors age 20 and older and stage managers. The Olde Brick Theatre, 128 W. Market St., Scranton. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. 5911378.

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Punk-rockers Faceless Shadows will host a CD-release party tomorrow at New Visions Studio & Gallery in Scranton.

Philadelphia band The Guru will play Monday at New Visions Studio & Gallery in Scranton.

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Mulberry St., Scranton. 2 p.m. Aug. 12. 348-4186. Coming Home, a concert by opera singer Mark Kratz, a Plymouth native now living in northern California. Included: Neapolitan love songs and Broadway hits from “Phantom of the Opera,” “The Secret Garden,” “Kismet” and “West Side Story.” Accompanied by pianist Thomas Hrynkiw. First Presbyterian Church, 97 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 2 p.m. Aug. 12. Free. 270-2186. Gathering of Singer-Songwriters, the 11th annual concert with regional singer-songwriters Kris Kehr, Jason O, Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke. Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. 3 p.m. Aug. 12. Donation. 996-1500. Summer Concerts at the Pavilion, with the Wyoming Valley Barbershop Harmony Chorus. Irem Temple Country Club, 397 Country Club Road, Dallas. 7 p.m. Aug. 12. 675-4465. The Fabulous Judy Jaymes Show, up-tempo tunes and sultry ballads by the singer, accompanied by Frank Santoro on keyboards. Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, 700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. Aug. 16 with lunch at noon followed by the concert. $31. Reservations: 226-6207. Party on the Patio, with November Rain in tribute to Guns N’ Roses. Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, 1280 Route 315, Plains Township. 7 p.m. Aug. 16. Free. 888-946-4672. Collin Raye, the platinum-selling

country crooner (“Love, Me”) in an “Under the Stars” concert at Mount Airy Casino Resort, 44 Woodland Road, Mount Pocono. Aug. 17 with gates at 7 p.m. and concert at 9 p.m. $30, $20. 866-468-7619. Comedy Night, a fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association with standup comedians Emily Galati, Brian Scolaro and Yury. Wisecrackers Comedy Club, Clarion Hotel, 300 Meadow Ave., Scranton. Aug. 17 with doors at 8 p.m. and show at 9 p.m. $15. 8226919, ext. 104. Cowboy Junkies, country, blues and folk. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8:30 p.m. Aug. 17. $32. 325-0249. The Intelligent Design, the Christian-music group from Selinsgrove. Wyoming Valley Rescue Mission, 290 Parkview Circle, Wilkes-Barre. 5 p.m. Aug. 18. 899-2264. Elysian Camerata, the chambermusic ensemble. Wildflower Music Festival, Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary, Elizabeth Street, off Route 6, White Mills. 6 p.m. Aug. 18. Bring a picnic and blanket or lawn chair. $22, $11 students. 253-1185. William Doney, the Christian recording artist. Two Marys Coffeehouse, Salvation Army, 17 S. Pennsylvania Blvd., Wilkes-Barre. 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 18. 301-3231. Jeffrey Gaines, singer-songwriter. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. Aug. 18. $20. 325-0249. An Evening with Vince Gill, the country-music artist. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. Aug. 18. $54, $49. 866-605-7325.

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EXHIBITS THIS WEEK: AUG. 3 TO 9, 2012 Summer Sonata: The Paintings of Sharon Cosgrove. Through Aug. 25 with a First Friday reception from 6 to 9 tonight. ArtWorks Gallery & Studio, 503 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. 2071815. Look to the Skies, an exhibit of watercolors by Pocono artist Kathy Crane, including depictions of sunrises, sunsets, aurora borealis and images from outer space. Opens tonight with a reception 5 to 7. Through Aug. 30 at the Monroe County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. most Saturdays. 6293061 or mcconservation.org.

ONGOING EXHIBITS Alumni and Community: Selections from the Permanent Collection, including works by Jon Carsman, John Sloan, Niccolo Cortiglia, George Luks, Herbert Simon and Richard Fuller. Through Sunday at the Sordoni Art Gallery, Stark Learning Center, 150 S. River St., Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays; noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. 408-4325. The Many Expressions of Folk Art, old and new folk-art treasures including paintings, carvings, puppets, wall hangings and more. Through Aug. 31 at the Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Open during movie screenings. 996-1500. BEEyond, the world of bees as photographed by Rose-Lynn Fisher along with “Directing Sunbeams: Beekeeping in Northeast Pennsylvania.” Through Sept. 3 at the Everhart Museum, 1901 Mulberry St., Scranton. Noon to 4 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. $5. 346-7186.

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Two Travelers, paintings and photography of France including Normandy, Brittany and Paris by artist Mary Lou Steinberg and her niece Kate Senunas. Through Sept. 8 at Marquis Art & Frame, 122 S. Main St., WilkesBarre. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. 823-0518. A Bit of Britain, a photographic tour of Great Britain by Elizabeth Hoegg. Through Sept. 26 at the Fly on the Wall Art Gallery, Dragonfly Café, 9 E. Broad St., Hazleton. 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays

‘Residenzia Il Bollo’ is among the works in artist Linda Keck’s exhibit ‘Watercolor Explorations’ running today through Sept. 5 at Marquis Art & Frame in Scranton. This image of the ‘Ponte Vecchio’ in Florence, Italy, is one of the works in artist Linda Keck’s exhibit ‘Watercolor Explorations.’ New Visions Studio & Gallery in Scranton is hosting an exhibit by the Northeast Photography Club through Aug. 29 that includes this piece: ‘Capitol Building’ by Vaibhav Bhosale.

BEST BET It’s another First Friday tonight in downtown Scranton, and among the twentysomething exhibits on hand is Watercolor Explorations, a selection of paintings by Kingston artist Linda Keck including depictions of Italy along with landscapes and florals. The show opens tonight at Marquis Art & Frame (at 515 Center St.) with a reception from 6 to 8:30. If you miss the First Friday festivities, you can take in the exhibit through Sept. 5. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Call 344-3313 for more information.

through Thursdays; 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. 454-1214. The Wonderful Story of Planters Peanuts, photographs, documents and memorabilia about the landmark Wilkes-Barre business created in 1906 by immigrants Amedeo Obici and Mario Peruzzi. Through Oct. 27 at the Luzerne County Historical Society Museum, 69 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. 822-1727. Stories of the Wilkes-Barre Passengers on the Titanic, an exhibit based on the book by Dr.

Watercolorist Kathy Crane exhibits her works in ‘Look to the Skies,’ starting today and running through Aug. 30 at the Monroe County Environmental Education Center in Stroudsburg.

William V. Lewis with photographs, memorabilia, a wooden model of the Titanic and more. Through Oct. 27 at the Luzerne County Historical Society Museum, 69 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre. Noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. 822-1727. Elegant Corrosion, macro photography by Colin Winterbottom of the rust, stains and peeling paint on some of the train cars at Steamtown National Historic Site, 300 Cliff St., Scranton. Through Oct. 31. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 340-5200. Penn Foster: Alma Mater to the Millions, an exhibit tracing the

growth of the International Correspondence Schools (now Penn Foster) from the training of mining inspectors and foremen to its growth filling the educational needs of more than 200,000 international students. Through November at the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum, 22 Bald Mountain Road, McDade Park, Scranton. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. 963-4804.

FUTURE EXHIBITS Art Exhibit, with decorative and functional ceramic art by Kingston artist Ellen Mulvenna and

animation and character design by Gerry Stankiewicz of WilkesBarre. Also: art from the Studio on Salem, part of the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program at NHS Human Services in Carbondale. Opens Aug. 10 with a reception 6 to 9 p.m. Through Sept. 8 at A Thousand Words Fine Art Gallery, 253 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. Noon to 7 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. 899-5578.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Call for Entries, for Camerawork Gallery’s September Cameraphone Show. Entry forms and show rules available at cameraworkgallery.org. Deadline: Aug. 31. Call for Entries. The Sullivan County Council on the Arts is accepting applications for its annual juried Fall Art Expo (Oct. 13-14), which offers $1200 in cash prizes. Deadline: Oct. 12. sullivanarts.org or 928-8927.

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Nighy) or perhaps for the fearless leader, played with generic villainy by Bryan Cranston of TV’s “Breaking Bad.” Humanity has barely survived a chemical world war, and we’re living in two enclaves – Euromerica and New Shanghai. We’re also living in layers, stacked up from the surface, where futuristic Mini Coopers and Fiats remain, to way

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ple of pieces of yarn held together by boogers.” And Rodrick is still clueless enough to think his band, Loded Diper, will win the heart of Holly’s hot and bratty older sister, Heather (Melissa Roxburgh). What’s new here is Greg’s disconnect from his long-suffering dad, played with commitment and comic skill by Steve Zahn. Dad’s the one who can’t quite figure out how to disconnect the video game so Greg is forced to play outdoors. So he unplugs the whole TV. Dad enlists Greg in his Civil War re-enactment company – and the South rises again. He takes the boy fishing, only to find he’s squeamish at the sight of worms. He gets a dog, hoping the kid will learn responsibility. The dog takes over the house. And Dad re-joins his old Wilderness Explorer troop so Greg will learn to camp. None of it works. “We have nothing in common,” father and son admit. Dad wants his boys to be on a par with a jerk-jock neighbor’s kids. Good luck with that.

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It’s a “Blade Runner” world of dark and rain, a “Fifth Element” future of stacked up “levels” of humanity and traffic. No doubt about it, there’s a lot to take in, visually, during the endless chase

that runs Doug through skylights, awnings, crowded streets, subway cars and this vast shuttle that shoots people through the center of the Earth from Britain to Australia. So, kudos where

they’re due – to production designer Patrick Tatopolous. But this “Recall” is not quite totally different from the last “Recall.” And not all that either.

I F YO U G O What: “Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days” ★★ Starring: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Peyton List, Devon Bostick, Steve Zahn, Rachael Harris Directed by: David Bowers Running time: 94 minutes Rated: PG for some rude humor

Greg only wants to play video games and impress Holly, and the lengths he goes to lead to his biggest mistakes. But that’s what Kinney’s books and these movies manage to teach, in between the exaggerated misadventures of childhood. Make mistakes, but own up to them. Treat people with courtesy, even nerdy parents who want to play “I Love You Because” games with their spoiled only child. And if you’re raising your kids right, nothing will sting them more than admitting you’re disappointed in something they’ve done. “Dog Days” is not the best of the “Wimpys,” but Bostick is still a laugh a minute as Rodrick, and for an hour the laughs come quick and sure.

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ments, passes the wisdom of the waters down to her. Here’s how you catch catfish, “Boss.” That’s what he calls her. He reaches over the side of his makeshift pick-up truck-bed pontoon boat and grabs one. Here’s how you cook shrimp. We’re living “in the buffet of the universe,” he crows. “We got the prettiest

up in the sky, where futuristic hover-cars and rotor-less helicopters roam. And keeping the peace – “Synthetic Federal Police,” who take their fashion cues from the Storm Troopers of “Star Wars.” In this future, cell phones are implanted in your hand (neat), paper money still exists (check out the face on the bills), guns still use bullets, and darned if those bullets still don’t miss when the hero and his re-discovered heroine are dodging them. Not a lot of room for acting in between the sprints.

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OUTDOORS THIS WEEK: AUG. 3 TO 9, 2012 Dog Days of Summer, a Family Nature Getaway Weekend with interpretive hikes, animal presentations, fishing, canoeing, crafts, campfires and more. Pocono Environmental Education Center, 538 Emery Road, Dingmans Ferry. Begins at 6 tonight and runs through Sunday afternoon. $190 includes two nights of lodging and six meals. Reservations: 828-2319. Outdoor Nature Photography, a session with nature photographer Joshua Miller on “Getting the Perfect Shot.” Meet at the Wetlands parking area, Susquehanna Riverlands, 634 Salem Blvd., Berwick. 6 to 7 tonight. Age 10 and older. 866832-3312. Hickory Run Hike, a guided twomile dusk hike followed by a campfire at the amphitheater. Meet at the Park Office, Hickory Run State Park, Route 534, White Haven. 7:30 tonight. 403-2006. Wounded Warrior Walk, a fundraiser coordinated by LakeLehman High School student Katrina Patla as a senior project. Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre. Saturday with registration at 9 a.m. and walk at 10 a.m. $10, $25 per family. 477-3443. Cherry Run Hike, 11 difficult miles. Bring lunch and water. Meet in the parking lot of the First National Bank, Routes 118 and 29, Pikes Creek. 8:45 a.m. Sunday. Sponsored by the Susquehanna Trailers Hiking Club. 825-7200. Heat and Hills Challenge, a 5K run to benefit Boy Scout Troop 300. Meet at the Hobbie Volunteer Fire Company, 655 E. County Road, Hobbie. Sunday with registration at 10:30 a.m. and race at noon. $20 advance, $25 day of race. 379-3991. Discovering Butterflies, a nature walk to discover and identify butterflies, guided by naturalist David Trently. Florence Shelly Preserve, Route 171 and Stack Road, Thompson. 2 p.m. Sunday. Free. 727-3362.

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Nature Ramble, a stroll through the woodlands to seek out bald eagles and note seasonal happenings with naturalist Rebecca Lesko. Endless Mountains Nature Center, 1309 Vosburg Road, Tunkhannock. 6:30 p.m. Sunday. $5. 836-3835. Tannersville Bog Walks, 2.5-hour walks through the northern boreal bog. Meet at the Monroe

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Summer songbirds are out in force raising and feeding their young who are learning to fly. So grab the binoculars and take a walk in the cool morning air for some Birding at Frances Slocum. Seek out chickadees, titmice, woodpeckers and grosbeaks with the experts from Wild Birds Unlimited. Meet in the parking lot at the boat-rental area at Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road in Kingston Township at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. All ages are welcome. Call 6759900 for more information.

County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. Wednesdays at 10 a.m. through Sept. 5 and 1 p.m. on Aug. 12. $5. Reservations: 629-3061. Delaware River Canoe Trip, a two-day paddle from Dingmans Ferry to Smithfield Beach with river interpretation, swimming, fishing, bird-watching, camping, a night hike and more. Monroe County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. Aug. 14-15 with a pre-trip information session 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. $110 includes boat rental, four meals, tents and all events. Registration: 629-3061. Nature Treasure Hunt. Follow clues to find nature’s treasures along the river, in the woods and throughout the nature center. Work as a team or individually. Followed by a campfire with marshmallows and s’mores. Endless Mountains Nature Center, 1309 Vosburg Road, Tunkhannock. 6 p.m. Thursday. $10. Registration: 836-3835. Keystone Active Zone Passport, a free program that encourages people to get outside and active at more than 30 local parks, trails and events in Luzerne County. Earn awards and prizes by exploring the county and logging your discoveries through Sept. 30. Join anytime by registering at KAZpassport.com or call 823-2191.

FUTURE Adult Conservation Weekend, for age 21 to senior citizens. With guest speakers, canoeing, wildlife programs, archery, chal-

READS Book Discussion of “Fifty Shades Freed,” the final installment of E.L. James’ “Grey Trilogy.” Wyoming Free Library, 358 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. Noon on Aug. 18. 693-1364. Book Discussion of “Fight Club,” by Chuck Palahniuk along with a screening of the 1996 film based

BUYS THIS WEEK: AUG. 3 TO 9, 2012 Rummage Sale. St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 100 Rock St., Hughestown. 2 to 8 p.m. today; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday (Bag Day). 654-1008. lenge courses, ropes, bird walks and more. Monroe County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. Aug. 10 to 12. $225 includes cabin lodging and meals with locally grown food. Reservations: 629-3061. Outdoor Nature Photography, a session with nature photographer Joshua Miller on “Advanced Photo Making.” Meet at the Wetlands parking area, Susquehanna Riverlands, 634 Salem Blvd., Berwick. 6 to 7 Aug. 10. Ages 10 and older. 866-832-3312. Pauly Friedman Family Walk and Run, the fourth annual 5K event to benefit Help Line and the Family Service Association. Anderson Sports & Health Complex, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. Aug. 12 with registration at 8:30 a.m. and event at 9:30 a.m. Followed by an Awards Party with refreshments and music. $25. 8235144. Ricketts Glen Hike, seven difficult miles on the Falls Trail. Meet in the lower parking lot, Route 118, Sweet Valley. 12:45 p.m. Aug. 12. Sponsored by the Susquehanna Trailers Hiking Club. 2569743. Birds and Butterflies Walk, a short meander around the butterfly garden and lake area. Bring binoculars. Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 12. $5 but free to Junior Bird Club members. 403-2006.

Collectible Book, Magazine and Paper Sale. St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church Parish Hall, 756 E. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre Township. 5 to 9 tonight; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. 825-4416. Giant Neighborhood Yard Sale, with food and desserts. Trinity Episcopal Church, 220 Montgomery Ave., West Pittston. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. $10 per vendor table. 654-3261. Indoor Yard Sale. St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 1000 Orange St., Berwick. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 752-4715. Back Mountain Farmers Market. Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 6. 675-1182. Annual Craft Fair, with handmade arts and crafts including fine jewelry, woodworking, quilts and a bake sale. Mountainview Community Church, 5126 N. Lehigh Gorge Drive, White Haven. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. 362-6041. Yard Sale and Flea Market, with lunch and refreshments. Mount Zion United Methodist Church, 1544 Mount Zion Road, Harding. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Vendor space $10. 388-2265 or 3882600. Outdoor Summer Marketplace, with fresh produce, concessions, baked goods, jewelry, collectibles, novelties and more. Mohegan Sun Arena, 255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre Township. 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Sept. 4. 970-

on the book. Wyoming Free Library, 358 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. 6 p.m. Aug. 31. 6931364. Distinguished Author Award Presentation, a dinner and award ceremony to honor author and poet Jay Parini (“The Passage of J.M.: A Novel of Herman Melville,” “The Last Station”). DeNaples Center, 900 Mulberry St., University of Scranton. Sept. 29 with dinner at 5 p.m. and award ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Reservations: 941-7816. 7600. Wilkes-Barre Farmers Market, the summer marketplace celebrates Performing Arts Day with live music and dance along with fresh produce, breads and pastries, specialty items and festival foods. Public Square, WilkesBarre. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday. 208-4292.

FUTURE Arts and Crafts Festival, with 100 juried professional craftspersons and fine artists offering pottery, blown glass, leather, paintings, clothing, jewelry, weaving, carved wood and more. Village Green, Eagles Mere. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 11 and 12. $5. 525-3370. Flea Market and Bake Sale. Central United Methodist Church, 65 Academy St., Wilkes-Barre. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 11. Lunch menu available. 822-7246. Craft and Flea Market, with a lunch menu and Welsh cookies. Eastern Star Building, 15 Foster St., Dallas. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 11. Craft Fair and Flea Market. Heinz Rehab Hospital, 150 Mundy St., Wilkes-Barre Township. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 11. 826-3800. Flea Market with food vendors. Mountain Grange Hall, 1632 W. Eighth St., Carverton. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 11, Sept. 8, Oct. 13 and Nov. 10. 406-7749.

V E N D O R S WA N T E D Craft Fair ’n’ Flea Market. Saints Peter and Paul Church, 13 Hudson Road, Plains Township. Sept. 8. Vendors welcome at $10 plus an additional $5 for a table. Reserve space by Aug. 27 at 822-4016. Crafters Wanted for the annual Holiday Craft Show sponsored by the Wyoming Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross. Nov. 24 and 25 in Kingston. For application, call 823-7161, ext. 348.

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sea levels, fears the next big storm. Hushpuppy fears being killed by her violent dad, and him dying and leaving her alone. And she is afraid that legendary giant tusked pigs, encased in ice, will thaw out due to global warming and destroy the bathtub. Before the film is done, many of those harbingers will have

borne fruit. Too many movies are shot in Hollywood, and too many in Louisiana, thanks to extravagant production tax breaks. But none has had a firmer sense of place than “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” You can smell the muck at low tide, the crayfish boiling, the stench of a community named for something nobody owns – a bathtub. Zeitlin holds faces in extreme closeup, catching fear, defiance and confusion in battered faces that could have come out of the

Great Depression. And the actors – novices – give him truth. For all the poverty we see, there is enchantment here, the unfiltered wonder of a world seen by a child who has known noth-

ing else. It’s a hard life, but “nobody like a pity party,” the old man declares. Hunt, fish, scavenge, fix, make do. Just get by. “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” an award winner at Cannes, is a

startling debut feature – this year’s “Winter’s Bone” – but a film all the more magical because we sense that even Zeitlin, as sharp as his eye undoubtedly is, will never be able to duplicate it.

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Drink to the beach in NEPA By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

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The West Side Shopping Center in Edwardsville has added a friendly and fresh sandwich shop in the form of Primo Hoagies.

IF YOU GO What: Primo Hoagies Where: 33B West Side Mall, West Side Mall Shopping Center, Edwardsville Call: (570) 287-2722 Credit cards? Yes Wheelchair accessible? Yes Other: Local lunch delivery ($25 minimum), eat-in or takeout, party platters and trays available as well as party-size sandwiches.

Boom (which replaces the broccoli rabe with long hots), a buffalo cutlet, a parmigiana cutlet and something called “Whacked Chicken,” which brings the pesto and bruschetta to the party. (That one’s on the list for next time.) My guest, however, focused on the “Our Specialties” section and was thinking turkey. An “Audie” did her one better, combining home-style turkey breast, oven-roasted roast beef and American cheese for $5.89 or $7.99. On this she jumped immediately and had no regrets. Like its chicken predecessor, this sandwich was absolutely huge, and she nowhere near finished. But she was happy to take home the rest, noting the fresh bread, fresh, clean, very thinly sliced (almost shredded) meat and everythingcoming-together taste. Note to the curious: Lettuce, tomato and onion are standard here, but everything else is optional. And flexible. My guest subbed Provolone for her American cheese without protest or upcharge, but she had to ask for mayo packets and dressing cups because those are not standard. If you ask me, that’s a great thing because it means no stray white stuff will find its way onto a hater’s sandwich accidentally, but some will, of

course, prefer the preparer to slather it on for them. So just keep that in mind. Prepackaged side dishes are available here in a deli case, and we chose two: a creamy container of macaroni salad ($2.12) and a pricy splurge of olive shooters: several fat olives stuffed with mozzarella ($6.11). The latter were tasty enough, though a bit firm for my liking and quite salty. (Note to salt-a-holics.) We didn’t finish those either (nor the salad), which is a testament to portion size. Healthy-choice fans, however, will find plenty to love and so shouldn’t complain. All Primo-size hoagies are available in low-carb or whole-wheat wrap or as “hoagie in a bowl,” skipping the bread entirely. And there are at least a dozen specifically labeled “healthy choice” and “meatless delight” offerings, from lower-fat, lower-sodium turkey, tuna and ham and cheese to veggie subs, “knuckle sandwiches” (provolone and roasted reds) and Italian tuna in olive oil (not premixed). The adventurous, on the other hand, might gravitate toward the hotter “diablos,” an array of meat offerings made with an “original blend of spices.” That said, still uncertain? Don’t think you’ll find what you seek? It might be you. Just kidding. But Primo does aim to please, right down to offering dessert: cookies ($1.25) or “dirt pudding,” which looked creamy-crunchy cute but which we couldn’t taste. Too full. Next time. We’ll let you know. Times Leader food critics remain anonymous.

A taste of the beach is about to hit Northeastern Pennsylvania, thanks to the Beach Haus Beers line from East Coast Beer Co. The Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., business is working with Northeast Eagle Distributors in Pittston to bring its brews to Carbon, Wayne, Montrose, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna and Wyoming counties. “We’re stoked to be able to sell in the area,” John Merklin, co-founder of East Coast Beer Co. said. “People are looking for not only local beer representation but regional, and we’re glad we can provide that.” The beers will launch at several distributors this week. Two flagship brews, the Classic American Pilsner and the Kick Back Ale, are the first to be sold. The Classic American Pilsner pays homage to the early German-American brewers and the style they created. “It’s got a unique pilsner taste in that it has a European body, but an American malt sweetness to it,” Merklin said. “This is the beer our great-grandparents used to drink.” See CHEERS, Page 26

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There’s a new sandwich shop in town, and it’s quite the talker. But there’s something I don’t understand. Primo Hoagies in Edwardsville markets its product as “old-fashioned style,” but from what I saw things are pretty darn fresh and modern. That’s not a bad thing, of course. Not only are the offerings artful and creative, but the shop itself is sparkling clean, brightly lighted (everything in the open) and cheerily decorated – anything but an old-school sandwich shop where you just kind of trust that standards are maintained. And, in another nod to the not necessarily old-fashioned, some of us happen to like a lot of options in a sub shop – especially the mayonnaise-haters among us. So when we see toppings like broccoli rabe and roasted red peppers or pesto and bruschetta, we tend to get a bit giddy. Now these are my kind of hoagies, we might say. In fact, the choices put before us here in this shopping-center shop were quite numerous, so much so that two of us stood staring at a huge overhead board for an eternity before we could commit to a simple sandwich. Responding to the friendly advice from the patient staffer (possibly franchise owner?) who’d already begun to key in our order, I let him take over. All I had to say was I was gravitating toward chicken, and he quickly rhapsodized about the section of the menu called “Cutlet Combos,” suggesting I might like the Bada Bing ($5.99 small and $8.49 primo). Who was I to argue? The absolutely huge sandwich contained an enormous boneless, skinless chicken cutlet, sliced in half then topped with sharp Provolone cheese and a generous pile of dark-green broccoli rabe, but my “adviser” suggested he would add roasted red peppers ($1 more) and a bit of oil and vinegar (no charge), and I readily agreed. All in all, it was a good – and stunningto-look-at – choice, but to pick a few nits, the chicken could have been more tender and the broccoli rabe warmer. (For the uninitiated, broccoli rabe is not actually broccoli but a quasi-herb more closely related to the turnip whose buds resemble broccoli. It’s famously bitter and sometimes even downright pungent, which is why I like it sautéed or warmed, to take some of the edge off. Why eat it at all? Well, it’s loaded with vitamins, potassium, calcium and iron, friend.) Now, I would guess such specialty toppings are designed to be served at room temp, but still, I couldn’t shake the feeling the “meal” part of this sandwich was a bit cold. My only little complaint. Good thing for the roasted reds, which were fat and flavorful and even better with the additional oil suggested. Other offerings from the cutlet-combo sections are equally intriguing: a Bada

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Kick Back Ale is an American amber Merklin said sells well because of its familiarity among beer drinkers. One of the more novel brews will be released Oct. 1. Winter Rental is a black lager that Merklin calls an often “undiscovered or underappreciated style.” “It’s meant to accompany meals, not be a meal like many dark beers are. You can drink a couple of them and not feel awful afterwards.” Beach Haus is a combination of many things dear to Merklin and Brian Ciriaco, fellow founder. “Haus gives a nod to the early German-American brewers, and beach has to do with where we come from,” Merklin said. “I grew up in this area, and it’s a major part of my life. Plus, it gives off the image of the quintessential beach house that everyone knows, even people in the Midwest who may have never seen a beach in their lives.” ••• BEACH HAUS BEER Brewed by: East Coast Beer Co., Point Pleasant Beach, N.J. Available at: Coming soon to various distributors throughout Luzerne County. Also check the “Events” section at www.beachhausbeer.com to see when the guys will be in the area for tastings. Types: • Classic American Pilsner: A coupling of European and American brew styles that pays homage to early German-American brewers. • Kick Back Ale: American Amber Ale that that offers body, caramel richness and a balance more toward malt than hops. • Winter Rental: Dark seasonal lager with roasted malts and a hint of chocolate.

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Costello’s is now offering an Early Bird Menu Tuesday-Saturday until 5:30 P.M. Weekend Features Fisherman’s Platter $16.95

Our signature Crab Cake served alongside a piece of Yuengling battered haddock and three lightly fried shrimp. Served with choice of two sides.

Teriyaki Ahi Tuna $17.95

Tuna steak encrusted with sesame seeds, pan seared to perfection and finished with a sweet teriyaki sauce.

Prime Rib $19.95

A mouth watering 12 - 14 oz. cut of Prime Rib served with a side of Au jus, and a choice of two sides.

Please inquire about our private dining room for any and all occasions. Costello’s has a NEW Bar/Drink menu offering many new Specialty Drinks and also Bar Food!

HAPPY HOUR: Sunday-Friday 4pm - 6pm.

Gateway Shopping Center, Edwardsville

Friday, August g 10 • Noon | Mill Race • Benton

65 pp

Captain & Crew

Prizes For Longest Drive and Closest To The Pin 50/50 Rafﬂe and More! Food,, Drinks and Dinner Included

Call David at 570-406-6911 for Details and Reservation

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(570) 822-3116 920 Schecter Drive • Wilkes-Barre, PA (Across from Walmart) 735299

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(570) 714-7777 WWW.COSTELLOS.INFO

SOUTH AFRICAN COLD WATER LOBSTER TAILS

The ﬁnest Lobster in the world. They are sweet, succulent and full of meat.

AUG. 31, 2012

THESE ARE NOT YOUR ORDINARY LOBSTER TAILS

6 oz. South African Lobster Tail

served with potato, vegetable and fresh baked bread

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ANY CHEESESTEAK OR SUB

One Pound 1/2 Pound Brazilian Lobster Tail Brazilian Lobster Tail served with potato, vegetable and fresh baked bread

served with potato, vegetable and fresh baked bread

COUPON VALID AT BOTH LOCATIONS EXP. 8/31/12 CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH ANY OTHER COUPONS OR DISCOUNTS.

$ 99

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6 Dozen Steamed Mussels

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BOTH LOCATIONS OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK AT 11AM

SERVING GREAT CHEESESTEAKS AND MORE!

Enjoy our variety of menu items: Pizza Steak • Mozzarella Bomb Cali Cheesesteak • Chicken Cheesesteak Hot Wing Hoagie • Italian Sub Vegetarian Sub • French Fries and Kids Menu

532 MOOSIC ST., SCRANTON (570) 341-5100 761 WYOMING AVE., KINGSTON (570) 287-2750