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VOL.19 ISSUE 39 AUGUST 8-14, 2012 • THEWEEKENDER.COM

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DISH: THE V SPOT WANTS TO MAKE YOU THEIR ‘IDOL,’ P. 37 GIRL TALK REPORTS FROM THE TRENCHES OF NEPA’S DATING SCENE, P. 38

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What is one fruit you refuse to eat?

John Popko

Nikki M. Mascali

Stephanie DeBalko

“A pear. I hate pears.”

“Mandarin oranges. They’re disgusting.”

“I’ve never met a piece of fruit I didn’t like.”

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“Bananas, they’re so gross.”

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adore Instagram. It’s become the most-checked app on my phone, and I love scouring the timeline of the people I follow. I’ve had it for about a year now, I think, and I’ve found that my frequent “likes” are for photos of food, New York, my five favorite bloggers and Will Beekman’s dog, Maya. Will, director of marketing and sales at the F.M. Kirby Center, has a 7-month-old Samoyed that looks like a polar bear stuffed animal. (And yes, Will’s very familiar with the fact that I stalk his dog; every time we correspond for work-related things, which is often, I always bring her up in hopes he’ll bring her to visit.) When Will’s name came up as a person of interest for our newly revamped “Who Is,” naturally my ears pricked up and I envisioned a lovely picture of Will at the Kirby … with Maya, of course. Because, as you will read when you turn to p. 43, she and her mother, Katie, are just as much a part of Will’s life as the Kirby. (Plus, maybe you’ll see why I’m a little bit obsessed with her, so it’s win-win, really.) Our newest column, “Girl Talk,” starts this week. Penned by Melissa Hughes, the column will run every other week and will regale readers with Melissa’s never-ending — but funny — stream of endless bad dates. Read the first one on p. 38.

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Wednesday kicks off a slew of events surrounding Sunday’s PrideFest in Kirby Park, so turn to p. 31 to get all the details of this fifth annual event. Another big event going on this week is the first-ever Peach Music Festival, which graces our cover this week. I’m excited about this show because I love me some Allman Brothers Band, even more so since recently reading Gregg Allman’s memoir, “My Cross To Bear.” Staff Writer Stephanie DeBalko chatted with founding members Jaimoe Johanson and Butch Trucks for the story (p. 14) about the late, great guitarist Duane Allman, their problems with former member Dickey Betts and Trucks’ website that’s kind of like a musical Facebook. As always, thanks for reading, and I’ll see you right here next week. -- Nikki M. Mascali Weekender Editor

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GREEN PIECE Get the buzz on the bee crisis.

AUGUST 8-14 2012

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CRUEL SUMMER Astorian Stigmata hits the road, plans for new CD, ‘A Dark Summers Sunrise.’

THE RALPHIE REPORT Mimi returns to music.

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LISTINGS

THIS JUST IN ... 7 CONCERTS ... 22-23 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT … 24 THEATER ... 30 AGENDA ... 36, 39, 48, 51, 54, 59 SPEAK & SEE ... 45 CAR & BIKE ... 62

MUSIC

ASTORIAN STIGMATA … 16 DIETRICH GATHERING … 19 ALBUM REVIEWS ... 26 CHARTS ... 26

STAGE & SCREEN MOVIE REVIEW … 28 NOVEL APPROACH … 30 STARSTRUCK … 34 THE RALPHIE REPORT … 34

FOOD, FUN & FASHION

NEWS OF THE WEIRD ... 10 PRIDEFEST … 31 PUZZLE … 36 DISH … 37 GIRL TALK … 38 WHO IS … 43 TELL US … 53 GREEN PIECE … 53 HAPPY HOUR … 59

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TECH TALK … 13 SORRY MOM & DAD … 59 GET YOUR GAME ON … 60 MOTORHEAD … 61 SHOW US SOME SKIN … 61 SIGN LANGUAGE … 65 MAN OF THE WEEK … 77 MODEL OF THE WEEK … 78

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STILL RECOVERING Procter & Gamble recently donated $20,000 to the Wyoming County Cultural Center at the Dietrich Theater (60 E. Tioga Street, Tunkhannock) toward the purchase of a new heating, cooling and ventilation (HVAC) system for the facility. The original system sustained severe damage during September’s flood. TOTAL IMPACT The TNA Impact Wrestling World Tour Live will hit NEPA Sunday, Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. at Mohegan Sun Arena (255 Highland Park Blvd., WilkesBarre Twp.). The tour features the superstars of Impact Wrestling, as seen on Spike TV (Thursdays at 8 p.m.). It is an interactive experience that sends its craziest fans backstage to meet their favorite stars. Follow @ImpactWrestling for the latest news, surprise meet-and-greet locations the day of the show and more. Tickets start at $20 and are available at ticketmaster.com, by calling 800.745.3000 or at the venue box office. Purchase a $50 ticket and receive a special meet and greet with the Impact Wrestling superstars at 4 p.m. For more info, visit ImpactWrestling.com. BENEFICIAL BEAUTY Candy’s Place (190 Welles St., Forty Fort) will host “Look Good, Feel Better” Monday, Aug. 13 from noon-2 p.m. The free educational program is for women who are receiving cancer treatment (chemotherapy or radiation) for a cancer diagnosis. The program will teach beauty techniques to help patients manage the appearance-related side effects of the treatment. Attendees will receive a free makeup kit worth about $200. To register, call 1.800.227.2345. HAPPY NEW YEAR Safe Haven Dog Rescue is accepting submissions for its 2013 calendar. Photos (4x6 size) with name, address, phone and e-mail written on back should be sent along with $10 entry fee for each pet (check or money order) to: Safe Haven Rescue,

Attn: Safe Haven Calendar, P.O. Box 1987, Albrightsville, PA 18210. Pet’s name and info is optional. All entrants will be featured, and photo deadline is Monday, Oct. 1. May will be a memorial page for pets that have passed; please specify. The calendars should be available for purchase by mid November. Proceeds will help Safe Haven save and care for deserving dogs from high-volume and kill shelters.

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TAKE A TASTE Tickets are on sale now for “A Taste of Greater Pittston,” which will be held Sunday, Sept. 23 from 2-5 p.m. on the grounds of the Pittston Memorial Library (47 Broad St., Pittston). This fundraiser will benefit the library’s Cosgrove Capital Campaign for the construction of a 5,175-square foot addition the library. It will feature tastings of homemade wine and the “Greater Pittston’s Choice” award will be presented to winemakers that are voted as having the best red and the best white wines. The event also includes samples of appetizers, entrees and desserts from area restaurants. Candace Kelly of WBRE-TV and her husband, Pennsylvania State Trooper Tom Kelly, will serve as guest hosts and musical entertainment will be from David and Ryan Joyce. There will also be a raffle and tours of the library. Tickets are $30 and are available at the library or by calling Carol Crane at 570.654.9565 ext. 25 or e-mailing Event Co-Chair Lisa Joyce at lisajoyce67@hotmail.com. CONCERT KICKOFF Tickets are now on sale for Scranton Community Concerts, which are held in Mellow Theater (501 Vine St., Scranton). The season kicks off Wednesday, Sept. 19 with Emmylou Harris. Other acts will be Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks, The Virgin Consort, Tim Warfield’s tribute to Shirley Scott and The Four Freshmen. Ticket prices vary. For more info or to buy tickets, visit etix.com or call 570.955.1455. W

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At first impression, visitors to New York City’s Central Park seemed excited to be greeted by a man dressed as the “Sesame Street” character Elmo, but then, when a crowd gathers, Elmo incongruously begins a raunchy anti-Semitic rant, denouncing various Jewish conspiracies. Following complaints of several incidents, in June, police took him to a hospital for observation. THE CONTINUING CRISIS -- Officials organizing a show for high school girls in June in Sherbrooke, Quebec, signed up a 20year-old apprentice hypnotist to perform, but by the end of his session, he had failed to bring all of the entranced girls out of their spells, including one who was so far under that the man had to summon his mentor from home (an hour’s drive away) to come rescue her. The mentor, Richard Whitbread, quickly re-hypnotized her and then snapped her out of it with a stern voice, according to a Canadian Broadcasting Corp. News report. He noted that his protege is a handsome young man, which might have unduly influenced the girls. -- “Deer stands,” classically, are jerry-built platforms hunters climb onto to spot deer in the distance, but county officials in Duluth, Minn., complained in July that the woods are becoming cluttered with elaborate tree houses that are too often abandoned on public land at the close of the season. One official was alarmed by “mansions” — tree stands, he told the Duluth News Tribune, with “stairways, decks, shingled roofs, commercial windows, insulation, propane heaters, carpeting, lounge chairs, tables and even the occasional generator.” BRIGHT IDEAS Rhesus monkeys have always posed delicate problems in India, where they are both revered (by Hindu law) and despised (for damaging property and roaming the streets begging for food). In Delhi, the rhesus population has grown dramatically, aided by the Hindus who feed them, and streets and private property are increasingly fouled. However, Amar Singh’s business is good. He owns 65 langurs (apes much more vicious than rhesus monkeys) and, for the equivalent of about $200 per month, periodically brings one or

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gift card for every firearm turned in) amidst its worst homicide epidemic in years, in which 259 have died on city streets in the first six months of 2012. However, the program appears to be, inadvertently, a win-win project for both antiand pro-gun forces. The city reported that 5,500 guns were removed from circulation (bringing the total to 23,000 since the program was inaugurated) and included this year were several machine guns. On the other hand, 60 of this year’s guns were handed in by a local pro-gun organization, Guns Save Life, which promised to use its gift cards to buy ammunition for a National Rifle Association-supported shooting camp for kids. THE ARISTOCRAT! Jacksonville, Fla., sheriff’s officers were investigating in July a suspect (not identified) who they believe is responsible for several incidents in which boxes of readyto-use saline enemas were purchased at a CVS drugstore, opened, used, put back in the boxes, resealed and returned for refund (and which in some cases wound up back on the store’s shelves). The sheriff’s office noted that the man they suspect is in custody, having been arrested on unrelated charges in June. READERS’ CHOICE “Meth Lab Explodes in Man’s Pants” was the headline on one newspaper’s version of an April Associated Press dispatch from Okmulgee County, Okla. Police have warned that “one-pot” labs, “cooking” in a soda bottle, can be ready to go in about 40 minutes, but that the contents are many times more highly pressurized than, say, a fizzing soda bottle. W Try News of the Weird Pro Edition at NewsoftheWeird.blogspot.com.

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Mars rover investment in the future W hen they read about the car-sized Curiosity rover’s touch down on Mars on Monday morning, some people may have wondered, “Why spend money on the space program when the economy is in such bad shape?” For 2013, the nation’s defense budget is projected at $613 billion. By comparison, the NASA budget will weigh in at an estimated $17.7 billion. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for defense spending. But NASA, in its present form, doesn’t cost a whole lot of money in the grand scheme of things. And what do we gain from the space program? There are a lot of intangible benefits, but let’s set

those aside. All sorts of research is conducted in space that wouldn’t be possible on Earth … and all kinds of products and processes used to solve problems encountered in space have secondary applications on the ground. Here are some examples: Satellite TV and radio. Scratch-resistant lenses. Firefighter respirators. Automatic implantable defibrillators. Digital cameras. GPS. Solar panels. Cochlear implants. Smart fabrics. Laser eye surgery. The list goes on. Odds are you’ve used or benefited from some of the things listed above, even if you’re not aware of it. But what could examining dirt on Mars get us?

We can see how soil and chemicals react in extreme conditions. We can learn a thing or two about geology on Earth. We might find new chemical applications. And we might possibly discover that there was once life on Mars. It might not be likely, but if answering one of the fundamental questions of existence is a possible side benefit of a mission, I say let’s spend the money. NASA is operating on a virtual shoestring, particularly given that its mandate is literally rocket science. Fortunately, private corporations are beginning to pick up the torch as far as commercial and even manned missions are concerned, so NASA can divert more of its budget to pure science.

People viewed the images from NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., on Monday. When I was younger, I was fortunate to see two space shuttle launches in person. The night launch was by far the most spectacular thing I’ve ever seen. The sky lit up. The ground shook. Then the roar of the rockets reached us. And people who were more or less just like me were riding into space. If this country doesn’t invest in space technologies, someone else

will. And they’ll be the ones to reap the benefits, not us. Investing in the future has not always been one of our strong points, and that may be why the economy is in the shape that it’s in today. W Nick DeLorenzo is director of interactive and new media for The Times Leader. E-mail him at ndelorenzo@timesleader.com.

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Allman Brothers Band ain’t wastin’ time no more

By Stephanie DeBalko Weekender Staff Writer

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he Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, Cream. All of these bands had a hand in shaping rock ’n’ roll, and all of them made transcendent music that speaks to generation after generation. And then there’s the Allman Brothers Band. Raised up out of the late ’60s, the Allman Brothers Band did the same things as its aforementioned musical counterparts with one exception: It’s still going strong. The music is gritty, honest and representative of the era in which it was born, and the same thing can be said about its members. When the Weekender chatted recently with two founding members, drummers Jaimoe Johanson and Butch Trucks, both seemed eager to delve into the band’s history. “One thing that was proven was when we played music, nothing else mattered,” said Johanson from his home

in Connecticut. “It took everything off our mind that seemed to be important or distracting or whatever, and it’s pretty much still that way. It’s still that way with me, anyway.” The Allman Brothers Band has hosted the Wanee Festival in Florida since 2005, and the band will bring the ﬁrstever Peach Music Festival to Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton Friday, Aug. 10 to Sunday, Aug. 12. “We draw 15-20,000 people down in Wanee. Now this year, we’re adding the second leg, which is the Northeast,” said Trucks from his home in Florida, adding that the band is looking into hosting festivals in the Midwest and on the West Coast. “And that way, we can maintain the legacy of the Allman Brothers, we can keep playing, we can come up with new material. And the very cool thing about it is, being a festival, we can invite all of our friends to come sit in with us.” At Peach, those friends will

include acts like Zac Brown Band, Dark Star Orchestra and local darlings Miz and Cabinet. And the festival is a weekend-long camping excursion that, as of press time, had about 4,000 campers already registered.

A little something on the side

onsidering the Allman Brothers Band has been together off and on for more than 40 years, it’s natural both Johanson and Trucks have also pursued other projects. For Johanson, that venture has been Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band, which will perform at Peach on Saturday. “We play high-class jazz symphony music, the Allman Brothers plays rock-gut, stinkin’ blues. No I’m just joking,” Johanson said, laughing. “A lot of likeness in the bands, I guess probably the only difference I would think would be the fact that (Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band) has one drummer and three horns. Other than that, the only thing that’s any different is just the ideas and the approach, and that’s not that much different.”

Trucks’ brainchild is Moogis.com, a music webcasting platform that will re-launch with the broadcast of the entire Peach Festival for free. “I want to keep the thing up and going 24/7, 365 days a year,” Trucks said, stressing the fact that the site is not an Allman Brothers website. “And to eventually get to where we’ll wire up about six or eight clubs around the country, and every night of the week you’ll see a live concert from somewhere in the country … “And then every night it’s going to be somebody else. Somebody you may have heard of, somebody you may not have heard of, and then the whole thing is it’ll be like a Facebook, just loaded with musical content.”

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ven with their other projects and despite the fact that the Allman Brothers Band has had its ups and downs, both Johanson and Trucks said they keep coming back for the same reason: Music. “(It’s) the same thing that interested me in the ﬁrst place, which is they can play, and myself personally, I can probably go in as many different directions with the Allman Brothers as I have ever been able to in any band,” said Johanson, who likened that to the freedom he has with Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band. The Allman Brothers Band lost original members Duane Allman and Berry Oakley to motorcycle accidents in 1971 and 1972, respectively. And it took a while and some breakups for the band to

settle on its current lineup: Johanson, Trucks, Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes, Marc Quinones, Oteil Burbridge and Derek Trucks. Duane Allman was responsible for putting the band together, and Johanson seemed to enjoy musing over his own inclusion in the band. He explained that he was working on laying down songs by Jackie Avery, an in-house writer for Capricorn Records. Avery played the music for Duane to see if he was interested in the songs or the guitar player they were working with, Johnny Jenkins. “Avery said the only thing that Duane wanted to know, he said he wasn’t interested in no songs, in no guitar players or anything, he just wanted to know, ‘Do you think the drummer would play in my band?’” Johanson shared. And when the two ﬁnally met, Johanson’s description of the event is goosebumpinducing. “So I walk up to this guy, and I said, ‘You’re Duane Allman,’” Johanson began. “He looked at me and said, ‘You’re Jai Johanny Johanson.’ I said, ‘Yep,’ we shook hands, and I never left.” A large part of the band’s turmoil came from former member and guitar player Dickey Betts. But once he was out of the band, things seemed to drastically improve. “And ever since then it’s just been wonderful. I mean, wonderful. Because everybody in this band now likes each other, respects each other, listens to each other,” Trucks shared. “Everyone’s straight, everyone’s sober, it’s all about the music. And it’s the ﬁrst time it’s been all about the music since Duane died.” W

O.A.R. finds its ‘King’ By Alan Sculley Weekender Correspondent

Jersey and said, ‘Let’s record a record,’” Roberge said in 2003. “And we played live some of the songs we wanted to do, and you could look at (Algia’s) face, and he’s like, ‘Oh, shit, what did I get myself into?’…We didn’t know anything, nothing, not a damn thing, about recording, writing.” Five more studio albums have followed since “Risen,” and the feeling saxophone player Jerry DiPizzo had at the start of recording of O.A.R.’s current CD, “King” (which was released in August 2011), provides a good illustration of how the band as a whole has evolved when it comes to making studio albums. “We’ve been fortunate enough to be around long enough to get to a point where we feel very conﬁdent going into the studio,” DiPizzo said in a recent phone interview. “And it wasn’t always that way. For me, (making records) carried a lot of anxiety and dread in a lot of different ways. I think over the years, we’ve continued to work on

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ne of the biggest challenges O.A.R. has faced in its career has been learning how to perform in the studio and how to be prepared to be successful in getting recorded versions of the songs that the group members felt lived up to their potential. The band members, in interviews with this writer going back a decade, have made no bones about having had a huge learning curve in making albums. The group formed in Rockville, Md., and selfreleased its ﬁrst CD, “The Wanderer,” in 1997. But it wasn’t until the group’s third CD, “Risen,” that O.A.R. recorded in a real studio and worked with a professional producer, John Algia. As singer Marc Roberge recalled in a 2003 interview with this writer, that experience taught O.A.R. just how woefully unprepared the group was to make that CD. “All we did was show up at the studio one day in

that part of what we do and get better at our craft.” It’s a good thing that the guys in O.A.R. — DiPizzo, Roberge (singer/guitarist), Benj Gershman (bass), Richard On (guitar) and Chris Culos (drums) — felt secure in their abilities in the studio with “King” because it wasn’t a quick or seamless project. Things looked good at the start. In fact, DiPizzo said the band had a clearer vision for “King” than it had ever had for an album. And a plan to do recording sessions in the home towns of each band member — Chicago, Columbus, Ohio, Washington, D.C., and New York — went off without a hitch. But after ﬁnishing the bulk of the CD during those sessions, the band members felt something was missing on the CD. Then the project was further delayed in 2010 when Roberge’s wife was diagnosed with cancer and had to immediately undergo surgery. In addition, the band had completed its contract with Atlantic Records with 2008’s “All Sides” CD, and the two parties decided to go their separate ways. “It just came to the point

with the song “Shattered (Turn The Car Around)” from “All Sides,” which did well on two Billboard charts. The band wanted to continue on radio momentum with “King.” “We were all sitting there going there still isn’t that one that is really going to kick open that door (at radio) and go, ‘Hey, we’re back,’” DiPizzo said. “Then ‘Heaven’ came along, and I was like, ‘OK, now we’re talking. This is where it’s supposed to be going.’ “We understood that we took a hell of a long time to make this damn record, and the juice had to be worth the squeeze,” he added. W

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where we had fulﬁlled our contract with them. They had sent us a proposal. We had sent them a proposal. We were just on very far sides of the fence as far as what we were both asking and wanted out of the relationship,” DiPizzo said. Work on “King” essentially stopped as the close-knit band faced up to these two major challenges. Fortunately, things looked up on both fronts as Roberge’s wife did well following treatment, O.A.R. joined Wind-Up Records and the missing piece on “King” became the potential single, “Heaven.” That was a concern, DiPizzo said, because the group had made a breakthrough at radio

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In addition to getting inspiration from Radiohead, the two biggest influences of the band are Modest Mouse and The Cure. With a unique mixture of indie vibes and a gothic style from these bands, Astorian Stigmata classifies its type of music as dark-indie rock. “We just don’t like to say gothic rock because that kind of implies metal,” Condusta said. Even though the band considers its music to be dark, as well as the lyrics, Astorian Stigmata considers it to be negative positivity. “To say it bluntly is, yeah life sucks, and it can be tough, but it’s going to be alright. You just gotta work hard, keep yourself positive and not get stuck on it,” Condusta explained. Having two major events such as a tour and an EP being released within the same month can be very demanding on the members of the band, especially when they are responsible for organizing everything. Not only does Astorian Stigmata record and write its own music, but it also books the tours and makes the CDs itself. “It can get to be really stressful doing all of the work,” Condusta shared. “Not only to cut down the

cost, but to make it a more personal experience.” Condusta emphasized how the band focuses on all of the fans at an individual level and how hard it works to ensure a personalized experience for everybody. He used a CD release as an example. If the band had an album made, put a barcode on the case, it would be just like any other CD release. Astorian Stigmata tries to make sure everything it does is special for their fans. “Instead of trying to capture everyone in this big, broad spectrum, we try to focus on individual people and giving them the experience,” he said. Having more than 24,000 likes on Facebook shows how keeping everything on a personal level has helped make Astorian Stigmata so successful. The popularity that the band has gained on its Facebook page does not only come from local fans. From mostly touring out of the area, many of band’s biggest fans consist of those who are located across the U.S. and internationally as well. “We put songs on YouTube and people like them. People respond to us from all over, even those who haven’t seen us play.” Condusta said. “They message us on Facebook saying, ‘Oh! I want you to play in my town.’” With the band members’ unique style, their perspective on music and life in general, there is no doubt that Astorian Stigmata will be anything but ordinary. “We try to be different in every single thing from the get-go. No matter what it is, we try to do it differently,” he said. W

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Jason Olcese, a musician from State College, is among the performers of the 11th Gathering of Singers & Songwriters. it could do to you,” Flannery said. “I don’t know if it still does that to people, but it was life or death when I was a kid. A song could change your life.” It can be hard to change a life when no one’s listening. Tom Flannery, who will play with his That’s one of the new band The Shillelaghs, has played reason Olcese is excited to take part at every Gathering. in the Gathering. dialogue that everyone, including “As a songwriter, we’re artists, the people in the crowd, can be a so the art that we create is something people need to listen to and part of. “We try to talk as much as we think about to really get,” he said. sing,” Flannery said. “It’s a for“When you’re playing a typical mal show, but we try to make it show and people aren’t there as informal as possible. There are with the specific intent of hearing the stories and thinking about people who show up year after year, and they riff with us as what’s behind them, they might much as we riff with each other. not be able to fully appreciate It’s completely unscripted, which what it is you’re trying to put out is what I think makes it so much there to the world.” fun.” The Gathering’s set-up promW ises an environment free of distractions. Stripped-down and intimate, it doesn’t comprise Gathering of Singers & Songmuch more than four musicians writers 11, Sat., Aug. 12, 3 p.m., onstage with acoustic guitars in Dietrich Theater (60 E. Tioga hand. In addition to performing, Street, Tunkhannock). Admisthe artists will also converse with sion by donation. Info: each other and the audience. The 570.996.1500, dietrichtheaterpoint, Flannery said, is not just to .com relay information, but to start a

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ongs are stories and musicians are storytellers. It can be all too easy to forget that sometimes as we chant the choruses of familiar tunes without actually thinking about what the words even mean. Since 2001, the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock has played host to the Gathering of Singers & Songwriters, an annual event which seeks to remind us that there’s more to music than infectious hooks and sing-along refrains. On, Saturday, Aug. 12, the storytellers will once again gather to share the experiences they’ve had that inspired the music they make. “We live in a day and age where music is consumed in massive volumes at the touch of a button, so people don’t appreciate it the way they used to,” explained Jason Olcese, a musician from State College. “When I was a kid, I had 12 CDs, and those 12 CDs were the most precious thing to me. I kept them stacked on a little tower on my dresser. When burning and digital downloading became the norm, we moved away from the feeling that music was special.” Olcese is one of two newcomers to this year’s event, alongside Kris Kehr, also of State College. On the opposite side of things is Tom Flannery of Scranton. He is one of only two returning artists to have played every Gathering since the first, the other being Lorne Clarke of Lymanville. Despite existing further down the experience spectrum than 28-year-old Olcese, the 46-yearold Flannery can relate to Olcese’s sentiment. His latest release — also the first with his new band, The Shillelaghs — is a concept album called “Teen Angst & the Green Flannel.” Released in June, it’s an exploration of the trials and tribulations of adolescence told from the point of view of a 17 year old, fueled in part by Flannery’s reminiscences of his own teen years. “I remember how much music meant when I was that age, what

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1.877.800.5380 www.CPResorts.com - Orlando Jones: Aug. 12 - The Charlie Daniels Band: Sept. 2 - Justin Willman: Nov. 18

F.M. KIRBY CENTER

71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre Phone: 570.826.1100 - Doo Wop “Plus”: Sept. 28, 7 p.m., $29.50-$49.50 - Celtic Thunder: Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m., $65-$75 - Jackson Browne / Sara Watkins: Oct. 18, 8 p.m., $39-$66 - Hal Holbrook: Oct. 20, 8 p.m., $45$55 - Straight No Chaser: Oct. 27, 8 p.m., $36.45-$46.70 - Bruce Hornsby: Nov. 2, 8 p.m., $29.50-$75 - Liza Minnelli: Nov. 3, 8 p.m., $69$150 - Brian Regan: Nov. 10, 8 p.m., $39.50 - Paul Anka: Dec. 7, 8 p.m., $49.55$138.10 - Buddy Valastro’s “Homemade for the Holidays:” Dec. 14, 8 p.m., $25-$45 - Irish Tenors: March 8, 8 p.m., $39.50-$59.50 - Joan Rivers: April 27, 8 p.m., $39$47

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Rt. 6, Meshoppen Phone: 570.836.9992 www.wyomingcountyfair.com - Colt Ford / Leah Burkey: Sept. 1, 7 p.m., $5-$15 - New Hollow: Sept. 2, 7 p.m., $5-$15

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MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE

14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe 570.325.0249 mauchchunkoperahouse.com - Suzanne Vega / Tracy Grammer: Aug. 10, 8:30 p.m., $34 - Cowboy Junkies: Aug. 17, 8:30 p.m., $32 - Jeffrey Gaines: Aug. 18, 8 p.m., $20 - Michael Kaeshammer: Aug. 24, 8:30 p.m., $17 - Ryan Montbleau Band: Aug. 25, 8 p.m., $20 - Childhood’s End (Pink Floyd tribute): Sept. 1, 8 p.m., $22.85 - The Allentown Band: Sept. 2, $8-$15 - CBW (Coryell, Bailey, White): Sept. 8,

8 p.m., $28 - Real Diamond (Neal Diamond tribute): Sept. 15, 8 p.m., $23 - Enter the Haggis: Sept. 22, 8 p.m., $23 - The Fishtank Ensemble: Sept. 27, 8 p.m., $15 - Ted Vigil’s Tribute to John Denver Tribute: Sept. 29, 8 p.m., $25 - The Lyra Trio: Sept. 30, $25 - Pianist Dr. George Fiore: Oct. 5, $15 - The Battlefield Band: Oct. 6, $15 - Donna The Buffalo: Oct. 12, $25 - Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband: Oct. 13, 8 p.m., $24 - Manhattan Lyric Opera: Oct. 14, 5 p.m., $25 - Jonathan Edwards / Michael Martin Murphey: Oct 19, 8 p.m., $34 - Simon and Garfunkel Retrospective: Oct. 20, 8 p.m., $24 - Swearingen & Kelli: Oct. 21, 6 p.m., $12 - The Badlees: Oct. 26, 8:30 p.m., $17 - Badge (Eric Clapton tribute): Oct. 27, 8 p.m., $23

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255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre Twp. - American Idol Live: Sept. 6, 7 p.m., $29.50-$65 - Eric Church / Justin Moore / Kip Moore: Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m. $37.50$47.50 - TNA Impact Wrestling World Tour Live: Sept. 16, 6 p.m. $20-$53 - Disney’s Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever: Dec. 2, 2 p.m., 5 p.m. $26-$60

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44 Woodland Rd., Mount Pocono Phone: 877.682.4791 www.mountairycasino.com - Vinny Guadagnino from “Jersey Shore”: Aug. 11, 10 p.m., Gypsies, $15 - Colin Raye: Aug. 17, 9 p.m., $20-$30 - Grand Funk Railroad: Aug. 18, 9 p.m., $25-$40 - Draw the Line (Aerosmith tribute): Sept. 2, 7 p.m., Free Admission

- Sandra Bernhard: Sept. 22, 8 p.m., $20-$30 - Michael Feinstein: Oct. 6, 8 p.m., $30-$40 - Stylistics: Oct. 20, 8 p.m., $30-$40 - The Trammps: Nov. 24, 8 p.m., $20-$30

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SCRANTON COMMUNITY CONCERTS

Mellow Theater, 501 Vine St. Scranton Phone: 570.955.1455, lackawanna.edu, etix.com Prices vary, student and group rates available - Emmy Lou Harris: Sept. 19, 7 p.m., $45-$55 - Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks: Oct. 19, 8 p.m., $20-$30, $15 students - The Virgin Consort: Dec. 6, 7 p.m., $20, $15 students - Tim Warfield’s tribute to Shirley Scott: March 22, 8 p.m., $25-$30, $15 students - The Four Freshmen: April 20, 8 p.m., $25-$30, $15 students

SCRANTON CULTURAL CENTER

420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton Phone: 888.669.8966 - The Midtown Men: Jan. 18-20, times vary, $37-$57 - Celtic Woman: March 19, 7:30 p.m., $59

SHERMAN THEATER

524 Main St., Stroudsburg Phone: 570.420.2808, www.shermantheater.com - Wu-Block ft. Ghostface Killah / Sheek Louch / Saigon: Aug. 9, 8 p.m., $30 - Kenny Vance and the Planotones: Aug. 11, 8 p.m., $35-$45 - Find Vienna: Aug. 14, 8 p.m., $8 - Collin Raye: Aug. 17, 9 p.m., $35-$45 - Grand Funk Railroad: Aug. 18, 9 p.m., $28-$43 - Steve Vai / Beverly McClellan: Aug. 29, 7:30 p.m., $30-$45 - Keller Williams: Sept. 28, 9 p.m., $20 advance, $22 day of - Medeski, Martin & Wood: Oct. 11, 8 p.m., $25-$32

7TH ANNUAL STEAMTOWN ORIGINAL MUSIC SHOWCASE

steamtownshowcase.com - Sept. 2, 6 p.m. at various venues in downtown Scranton. Features Graces Downfall, My Pet Dragon, Super Bob, The Ballroom Thieves, OurAfter, more. $10 GA, via ticketfly.com, 21+.

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1000 Montage Mountain Road, Scranton - The Peach Festival ft. Allman Brothers Band / Zac Brown Band / Tedeschi Trucks Band / Warren Haynes Band / O.A.R. / Cabinet / Miz, more: Aug. 10-12, $99-$225 - Chicago / The Doobie Brothers: Aug. 24, 7:30 p.m., $82-$92 - Uproar Festival ft. Shinedown / Godsmack / Staind / Papa Roach / Adelitas Way / P.O.D., more: Aug. 28, 2 p.m., $55-$85 - Kiss / Motley Crue: Sept. 18, 7 p.m., $50.85-$185 PHILADELPHIA

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3421 Willow St., Philadelphia Phone: 215.LOVE.222 - This is Hardcore Music Fest. ft. Suicidal Tendencies / Cro-Mags / Gorilla Biscuits / Lifetime / H20 / Blacklist / Breakdown / Negative Approach / The Killing Time, more: Aug. 10-12

THE FILLMORE AT THE TLA

334 South St., Philadelphia Phone: 215.922.1011 - Summer of Love Tour ft. Allstar Weekend / Honor Society: Aug. 9, 5:30 p.m. - Aloe Blacc: Aug. 11, 7 p.m. - Static-X / Prong / Davey Suicide / 9 Electric: Aug. 14, 6 p.m. - Marina & the Diamonds: Aug. 17, 7 p.m. - mewithoutYou / Kevin Devine / Buried Beds: Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m. - Meek Mill: Aug. 25, 7 p.m.

KESWICK THEATER

Easton Road-Keswick Ave, Glenside, Pa. Phone: 215.572.7650 - Phila Rock N Blues Fest ft. Edgar Winter / Johnny Winter / Rick Derringer, more: Aug. 15, 7:30 p.m. - Keith Sweat: Aug. 18, 8 p.m. - Dave Koz / Bebe Winans: Aug. 23, 8 p.m. - Ethan Bortnick: Aug. 24, 7 p.m. - Steve Vai / Beverly McClellan: Aug. 30, 8 p.m. - Joe Jackson Band: Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m.

MANN CENTER

52nd and Parkside, Philadelphia Phone: 215.893.1999 - Jane’s Addiction / Die Antwoord: Aug. 15, 8:30 p.m. - Victoria Justice: Aug. 16, 7:30 p.m. - My Morning Jacket / Band of Horses: Aug. 17, 7:30 p.m. - Train / Mat Kearney / Andy Grammer: Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m.

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2124 Broadway, New York, NY. Phone: 212.496.7070 - Al Green: Aug. 22, 8 p.m. - Dead Can Dance: Aug. 29-30, 8 p.m. - Roxette: Sept. 2, 8 p.m. - Il Volo: Sept. 4, 7:30 p.m. - The Fresh Beat Band: Sept. 8, 9, 18 and 19, TIMES VARY

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Bethel NY www.bethelwoodscenter.org - Brad Paisley / The Band Perry / Scotty McCreery: Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m. - The Fray / Kelly Clarkson / Carolina Liar: Aug. 19, 7 p.m. - Stone Temple Pilots: Aug. 22, 8 p.m. - Jason Aldean / Luke Bryan / Rachel Farley: Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m.

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Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk-music revival of the early 1980s, and she sings in a distinctive, clear vibrato-less voice. She will perform with longtime guitarist Gerry Leonard, and singer/songwriter Tracy Grammer will open the show. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased by calling the venue at 570.325.0249, visiting mauchchunkoperahouse.com or at Sound Check Records Phone (23 Broadway, Jim Thorpe, 325.4009). - Peek-A-Boo Revue: Aug. 11, 8 p.m. - Confused Disciples / The Bad Tequila Experience / The Chicago School / Killjoy / Daddy Long Legs: Aug. 18, 6 p.m.

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TOWER THEATER

69th and Ludlow Sts. Upper Darby Phone: 610.352.2887 - Bloc Party / Ceremony: Sept. 15, 8 p.m.

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1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, NJ. Phone: 609.365.1300 - Big Tim Rush / Cody Simpson: Aug. 10, 7 p.m. - Rascal Flatts / Little Big Town / Eli Young Band / Edens Edge / Thomp-

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100 W. Hersheypark Dr., Hershey Phone: 717.534.3911 - Big Time Rush: Aug. 11 - Def Leppard: Aug. 15 - Summer MixTape feat. New Kids On The Block / Backstreet Boys / The Fray / Kelly Clarkson / DJ Pauly D and more: Aug.17-18

THE FILLMORE AT IRVING PLAZA

17 Irving Place, New York, N.Y. Phone: 212.777.6800 - Summer Slaughter Tour ft. Cannibal Corpse / Between The Buried And Me / The Faceless and more: Aug. 8, 2:00 p.m. - The B-52s: Aug. 9, 8 p.m. - Allstar Weekend / Honor Society: Aug. 10, 7 p.m. - Shiner / Errortype 11: Aug. 11, 8 p.m. - The Very Best / Seye / Sinkane and more: Aug. 13, 7 p.m. - Suicide Silence / The Word Alive / I

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77 Sands Blvd., Bethlehem - Jay Leno: Aug. 10, 8 p.m. - Gretchen Wilson: Aug. 11, 8 p.m. - Lynyrd Skynyrd: Aug. 16, 7 p.m. - Barenaked Ladies / Blues Traveler / Big Head Todd and the Monsters / Cracker: Aug. 17, 7 p.m.

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7th Ave., New York, NY Phone: 212.465.MSG1 - Madonna: Nov. 12, 8 p.m. - Neil Young / Crazy Horse: Nov. 27, 7:30 p.m.

RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL

1260 Ave. of the Americas, NY, NY Phone: 212.307.717 - Bon Iver: Sept. 19-22, 8 p.m. - Metric: Sept. 23, 8 p.m.

ROSELAND BALLROOM

239 52nd Street, New York, NY. Phone: 212.777.6800 - Dethklok / Lamb of God / Gojira: Aug. 29, 6 p.m.

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Atlantic City, NJ Phone:1.866.MYBORGATA.com - Mike Birbiglia: Aug. 10, 8 p.m. - Il Divo: Aug. 10, 8 p.m. - Jay Leno: Aug. 11, 8 p.m. - The Dan Band: Aug. 11, 9 p.m. - Daughtry: Aug. 12, 8 p.m. - Roger Hodgson: Aug. 18, 9 p.m. - K.D. Lang: Aug. 24, 9 p.m. - Keith Urban: Aug. 25, 8 p.m. SOLD OUT

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Showalter's shining 'Shores' Witnessing one-time NEPA resident Timothy Showalter’s musical evolution over time has been fascinating. With just three albums under his belt, Showalter — aka Strand of Oaks — has shown more growth than some artists display in their entire careers. With the latest Oaks release, “Dark Shores,” Showalter reins in the driving, dramatic synths showcased on sophomore effort “Pope Killdragon” while marrying that album’s tranced-out trippiness and allegorical dreamweaving with the bittersweet serenity of his autobiographical folk debut, “Leave Ruin.” Rather than enveloping himself in walls

of sound, Showalter repurposes his ambient textures as accents for more slow-burning crescendos. That, and a greater emphasis on the vocals, creates a sense of sad, silent isolation. It’s like Showalter is a soul removed from reality, always straining toward it but never quite achieving tangibility. “Then I’ll find an endless spring/ Where clouds give way to newborn suns/ I will find you waiting there /Bathed in light, but out of reach,” he sings on “Maureen’s.” The narrative swings between meditative melancholy and apocalyptic existentialism, Showalter seemingly wondering whether it’s better to search for meaning on a

Various Artists “Sparkle Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” Rating: W W W

A Sparkling' soundtrack In 1976, composer Curtis Mayfield and singer Aretha Franklin teamed for the soundtrack to “Sparkle.” The film, a trifle about the pitfalls of rising to stardom, was promising, but its songs (the righteous, romantic “Something He Can Feel,” the heated “Hooked on Your Love” among them) highlighted the best aspects of both r&b superstars’ effortless range.

fading Earth or to close his eyes and drift in the dark place between stars. The sci-fi imagery in songs like “Spacestations” and the title track provides a new backdrop for Showalter’s most recurrent theme: Loss. Shorter, tighter selections such as “Diamond Drill” and “Satellite Moon” imply a sense of urgency. That same urgency, however, also makes the album as a whole feel almost incomplete, as if a couple tracks somehow went missing. Likewise, the album’s more nuanced approach feels underwhelming at first, when compared to the looming, booming sound of “Pope Killdragon.” Emphasis on “at first.” It takes a few listens for “Dark Shores” to reveal all its secrets. Once it does, though, Showalter’s spacefaring stoner lullabies prove just as hypnotic and emotionally intense as anything else he’s ever done. -- Bill Thomas Weekender Correspondent

Thirty-six years later, the movie has been remade into something less kitschy than the original, yet it’s the sounds of this “Sparkle’s” new stars, “American Idol” victor Jordin Sparks and the late Whitney Houston doing her final work, that get the headlines. Rightly so. Along with the inclusion of several Mayfield tunes from the first “Sparkle” glowingly updated by Sparks (“Look Into Your Heart” is particularly earthy), there are stormy songs penned by r&b lover man R. Kelly for the new film’s stars to tackle. Cee-Lo Green eats up the robust “I’m a Man” with his usual gruffly soaring gusto, while Houston and Sparks fill Kelly’s Motown-like “Celebrate” with dueling diva dynamism. Houston, though, gets the last word with “His Eye Is on the Sparrow,” based on Jesus’ words in the Gospel of Matthew. The always-emotive Houston makes each phrase her own. -- A.D. Amorosi Weekender Wire Services

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A Testament of time While never lacking in musicianship, songwriting or sheer power, Testament never quite reached the top tier of the thrash-metal genre. On the other hand, the Bay Area quintet has never had a public meltdown or been called a sellout by the powers that be in the thrash-metal community, so for that, Testament and its fans should be extreme-

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here are 40 Philip K. Dick novels and 116 short stories that have yet to be adapted into movies. With more than 150 properties that are yet unmade and currently un-ruined, why did director Len Wiseman choose to destroy Paul Verhoeven’s adaptation of Dick’s short story, “We Can Remember it For You Wholesale”? Why did Wiseman feel the need to drain the sense of humor, imagination and visceral gritti-

ness from the original “Total Recall” (1990) and replace it with two vacant hours of Kate Beckinsale repeatedly kicking Colin Farrell in the face as shiny things hover around in the background (which, admittedly, sounds like fun, but no matter how much you think you hate Colin Farrell, two hours of that is simply excessive. Nobody should be kicking Colin Farrell’s face for more than 20 minutes at a time). Why couldn’t Wiseman have

spoiled people’s memories of “Oh, To Be A Blobel,” instead? Less than 20 people even know about that short story and an even smaller amount of those people actually care if it’s poorly adapted it into a generic, needlessly expensive action movie. “Total Recall” takes place in a dystopian future that doesn’t look particularly foreboding or sad. Even though chemical warfare made every country except for Great Britain and Australia unin-

habitable, the 21st century still looks fairly promising. True, everyone lives in standard issue dystopian sci-fi squalor, but iPads also function as refrigerators, people’s tattoos glow for whatever reason, and the prayers of every bad observational comic from the ’80s have finally been answered because in the future, elevators will be able to travel sideways. At any rate, Farrell plays a dissatisfied factory worker who is haunted by a reoccurring dream in which he is a spy who crawls around a grimy corridor with Jessica Biel. In order to turn this truly spectacular dream into reality, Farrell pays a visit to Rekall, a company that specializes in implanting memories into its clients’ heads. Of course, it turns out that Farrell’s memory had been erased, and he really was a secret agent. Now that Farrell has finally been reactivated, he becomes the target of some kind of Presidential Prime Minister of the Future (Bryan Cranston), who seeks to do something evil with robots or whatever. Oh, and just because we’re a nation of perpetual 14 year olds forever grinding away on the fancy throw pillows of life, the three-titted prostitute from the original “Total Recall” is reimagined and updated for today’s boners. Hey, guess what? There were other scenes in the original “Total Recall.” Why don’t we start remembering them? There’s no way that Wiseman could have ever managed to improve upon an action movie as entertaining as the original “Total Recall,” but that doesn’t mean that his take on the film couldn’t

still be entertaining. The film attempts to comment on our economically uncertain times, and if it was brave enough to fully embrace the ambiguity of the original, it could have done a little more with Beckinsale’s role as Farrell’s wife and would-be assassin. But, unfortunately, Wiseman is a humorless hack for hire, and “Total Recall” is barely distinguishable from his equally useless “Underworld” movies. Verhoeven’s “Total Recall” was a smart movie unsuccessfully masquerading as a stupid movie. Wiseman’s “Total Recall” isn’t just stupid — it doesn’t even feel like a movie. It feels like a YouTube walkthrough of the least-interesting video game ever made.

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When In Doubt, Add Butter” by Beth Harbison is an uplifting novel about the pursuit of love, happiness and, most of all, deliciousness. From beginning to end, protagonist Gemma Craig exudes a voice that readers cannot resist. The novel, which is told in first person, navigates through the trivialities of Gemma’s life to the complexities that she must overcome. In her late 30s, Gemma is guarded when it comes to love. The reason relating back to a particular childhood event: “When I was twelve, a fortune-teller at the Herbert Hoover Junior High School carnival said to me: ‘Gemma Craig, you listen to me. Do not get married. Ever.’” Gemma, instead of taking the words lightly, heeds the statement. After trial and er-

ror, she has grown up never knowing a relationship longer than two months. As a result, Gemma finds some semblance of happiness outside of love through entrepreneurship. In deciding to leave the corporate world behind, Gemma embarks into a world of private enterprise as a chef in Washington, D.C. Of course, Gemma’s high-risk move lands her in between comfortable and broke. However, in her efforts to rise above, she begins to feel that particular people are out to damage the life she has just begun to create. Much of the novel’s momentum comes from Gemma’s attempts to prevail over her wariness of people. Nevertheless, even in times of crisis, she finds a way for us to laugh with her — particularly through her clientele. Though her clients are not always admirable, the cast of characters adds the necessary ingredients to the plot, yielding a delectable novel. Interestingly enough, the food in which Gemma prepares for each of them reveals more about their personalities than the contents of their stomachs. Later, when Gemma is forced to deal with her past, she begins to question her current life and wonder what might have happened if she chose differently. While there are moments of seriousness such as this, overall, the book concludes in a lighthearted manner. Ultimately, where other works may challenge a reader, this novel is straightforward and fun. Even considering there is predictability to certain aspects in the novel, the storyline does not falter. Contrary to the title, “When In Doubt, Add Butter” is less in-depth about cuisine and more about the ingredients necessary to find happiness in life. The novel seems to emphasize that as people, we often try to purge the bad parts of our lives by substituting one memory for another or completely changing. But in the end, the bad in our lives, like adding butter, is sometimes what makes the good even better.

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APPLAUSE THEATRE CO.

(applausetheatre.webs.com, applausetheatre@gmail.com) • Looking for director submissions, volunteers, call for info. • “Hyronomous A. Frog:” Aug. 24-25, 7 p.m.; Aug. 26, 3 p.m., Good Shepherd Church (1780 N. Washington St., Scranton). $10/adults, $8/kids. Info/reservations: 570.430.1149 • “The Wizard of Oz” Auditions: Last two weeks Aug.

Brick Theatre, Scranton. Experienced male, female actors age 20+. May prepare 1-2 minute monologue or give cold reading from side provided by JMPP. Resumes, headshots helpful, not required. Stage managers also encouraged to apply. Dates in Sept. All artists receive small stipend. • “Speakeasy” Benefit: Aug. 26, 6-9 p.m. The Olde Brick Theatre (128 W. Market St., Scranton). $20/advance, $25/door. Visit website for info.

F.M. KIRBY CENTER

(71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, 570.826.1100) • “Rock of Ages:” Feb. 15, 8 p.m., $44.95-$74.10

(1501 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, 570.346.7106) • Youth Camp, “Aladdin Jr:” 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Session 2: through Aug. 17; performances Aug. 18-19. $350. Call for info/registration.

(191 W. Church St., Nanticoke, 570.328.5864) • Pennsylvania Lyric Opera presents “Madame Butterfly:” Aug. 17, 7:30 p.m., Aug. 19, 3 p.m., theater at Notre Dame High School (60 Spangenburg Ave., East Stroudsburg). $20/adults, $15/ students, seniors, $5/kids 7-12, free/ under 6. Info/tickets: Call, e-mail gwgrice@comcast.net, visit griceartists.com

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(545 Charles St., Luzerne, 570.287.7977, joanharrisdancers.com) • “Feeling Hot Hot Hot!:” Aug. 22, 4 p.m., 7 p.m., Knoebels Amusement Resort. Call for details. • Kirby Kidz Musicals: Aug. 17, 18, F.M. Kirby Center. Performing Cinderella Kids & Fame JR. $15/advanced, $18/ door.

JASON MILLER PLAYWRIGHTS’ PROJECT

(570.344.3656, SubVerseAphrodesia.com, nepaplaywrights@live.com) • Auditions for second annual Dyonisia Festival: Aug. 8, 6:30 p.m., The Olde

THE PHOENIX PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

(409-411 Main St., Duryea, 570.457.3589, phoenixpac.vpweb.com, phoenixpac08@aol.com) • “Fosse:” Aug. 10-12. Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. $12. Call to reserve. • “Through the Looking Glass:” Aug. 24-26. Fri.-Sat., 7 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. Sept. 1, 2 & 7 p.m. $10. Presented by Phoenix Kids.

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KISS (KIDS INNOVATING STAGE & SOUND) THEATER

(in old movie theater at Wyoming Valley Mall), kisstheatre.org, 570.991.1818/0844) • “Les Miserables” School Edition: Aug. 10-11, 17-18, 7 p.m., Aug. 12, 19, 2 p.m. $14 adults, $12 students/seniors, $10 kids. Call 829.1901 or visit www.kisstheatre.org for info/reservations.

MUSIC BOX PLAYERS

(196 Hughes St., Swoyersville: 570.283.2195 or 800.698.PLAY or musicbox.org) • “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” Auditions: Aug. 14-15, 7 p.m. Men, women, 18+. Bring sheet music. • “A Disney Dance Party & Disney’s 101 Dalmatians:” Aug. 24-25, 7 p.m., Aug. 26, 2 p.m. $8.

PENNSYLVANIA THEATER FOR PERFORMING ARTS

(JJ Ferrara Center, 212 W. Broad St., Hazleton, 570.454.5451, ptpashows.org) • “Legally Blonde:” Aug. 17-18, 24-25, 7 p.m.; Aug. 19, 26, 3 p.m. All-you-can-eat dinner buffet 90 minutes prior to all performances. Tickets: $16/adults, $14/seniors 62+, students 12+, $10/kids. Dinner-and-show: $32/adults, $28/

(570.421.5093, theshawneeplayhouse.com) • “They’re Playing Our Song:” Ongoing until Sept. $28/adults, $25/seniors, $15/ children. Call/visit website for tickets, show times, more info. • S.T.A.R.S. on Stage: through Aug. 31. Shows 10 a.m. $5. Summer package, 7 shows, $30. • Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits: through Sept. 2. $28/adults, $25/seniors, $15/children. Call/visit website for tickets, show times, more info. • Performer’s Choice Cabaret: Aug. 17, 7 p.m., $6.

THEATRE AT THE GROVE

(5177 Nuangola Rd., Nuangola, 570.868.3582, grovetickets@frontier.com, nuangola-grove.com. $20/ musicals, $18/plays, season pass/$50. BYOB) • “No Sex Please, We’re British:” Aug. 10-11, 8 p.m., Aug. 12, 3 p.m.

THE THEATER STUDIO

(theaterstudiostbg@yahoo.com) • “12 Dancing Princesses:” Aug. 12, 6 p.m., SVPA (554 Main St., Stroudsburg). Free admission, donations appreciated. Ages 6+. Info: SchoolofVisualandPerformingArts.org W -- compiled by Alexa Cholewa, Weekender Intern Send your listings to: weekender@theweekender.com, 90 E. Market Street Wilkes-Barre PA 18703 or fax to 570.831.7375. Deadline for publication is Mondays at 2 p.m.

Kristy Kay will headline NEPA’s fifth annual PrideFest.

PrideFest turns 5

p.m. — will feature a wide range of entertainment options in addition to Kay, including a drag show and performances by musicians Ed Randazzo, Sherry Marchefsky, Maria DuBiel and The Chatter. And, while five bucks doesn’t seem like much, John Dawe, executive director of the NEPA Rainbow Alliance, said that the money PrideFest raises has a very big impact. “Funds benefit the NEPA Rainbow Fund and the programs and services supported by it, including those performed by our organization and numerous other nonprofits that improve the quality of life for LGBT individuals and families in NEPA,” he explained. “Some of these include the Family Service Association of the Wyoming Valley, which facilitates our LGBT youth support group.” It is Dawe that Nik Hughes, the entertainment co-chair for PrideFest 2012, credits with helping get things back on track after last year’s rain-out, which virtually halved that event’s expected attendance. “NEPA PrideFest 2012 was a very difficult task to pull together,” Hughes said. “Last year’s rain left our organization in a bit of a slump, but where there’s a will, our group will find a way. … We have an amazing group that works so independently and

interdependently, all with the perseverance, dedication, direction and passion of our fearless leader John Dawe. … I have a pretty good feeling about this year’s lineup and think we are about to break records.” PrideFest’s ability to bounce back and stay strong is one thing. What may be even more significant is how PrideFest continues to grow. Dawe said he expects a turnout of up to 2,500 attendees this year. More than 30 businesses are participating as vendors and sponsors, including the Weekender. The most noteworthy addition to PrideFest 2012, however, is that it will be preceded by four days of other gay-friendly events throughout NEPA. On Wednesday, POSH at the Scranton Club will hold a mixer at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner. On Thursday, the Venture Lounge in Hanover Twp. will have happy hour at 8 p.m. and karaoke with DJ Chris Fox at 10 p.m. On Friday, Twist will host an all-ages dance-party at 10 p.m., with drink specials for the

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Above and top photos, scenes from last year’s very rainy PrideFest celebration.

21+ set on the patio and in the main bar. On Saturday, the 12 Penny Saloon in Moosic will celebrate “PrideFest Eve” with drink specials starting at 10 p.m. Finally, the week comes to a close with a post-PrideFest afterparty at Twist, where Kay will perform yet again. “As the event grows in both attendance and sponsorship dollars available to us, we see more resources appearing on the scene and more people looking to be connected with them,” Dawe said. “We have a week of LGBT-supportive events this year. Our goal is to make it a month.” Ambitions aside, watching PrideFest evolve is an exciting experience for Dawe. It’s not just because of how it benefits the local LGBT community as a fundraiser. Equally important is the way it helps build bridges with the greater community at large. “While acceptance of our LGBT neighbors is growing every day — it especially gains momentum around Pride Week — part of combating ignorance is showing visibility, (showing) that LGBT people are our friends, family members, coworkers, congregants and neighbors,” Dawe said. It is that same sense of community which Kay says makes her as enthusiastic about performing for her local LGBT fanbase as that fanbase is about seeing her. “I love gay culture. I wouldn’t consider myself an activist, but they’re my people,” she said. “It’s a beautiful community, and I love how it brings everyone together.” W NEPA PrideFest, Sun., Aug. 12, 1-7 p.m., Kirby Park, WilkesBarre. $5 adults, $3 students w/ ID. Info: gaynepa.com, kristykaymusic.com.

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ith the history and following she has in the local LGBT community, it’s arguably difficult to imagine a more perfect choice to headline the fifth annual NEPA PrideFest than Kristy Kay. Since the release of her and DJ Lenny B’s electronica cover of The Divinyls’ “I Touch Myself ” in 2005, the bubbly dancepop songbird has been a regular performer at Twist in Plains Twp. As a result, she’s developed a loyal and enthusiastic regional fanbase.

“The last time I was there, I heard that some kids were trying to get in the club. They didn’t have a lot of money but they were using spare change to try to pay the cover,” Kay said. “Had I known that was going on, I would’ve just let them in. That’s one of the sweetest fan stories I’ve ever heard.” As opposed to the singer’s previous appearance, it’s unlikely that anyone will need to flip their couch to cobble together enough cash for PrideFest this Sunday. Admission is just $5 for adults and $3 for college students with a valid ID. Despite that, the event — which will occupy WilkesBarre’s Kirby Park from 1-7

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fter more than three years, Mariah Carey returned to the radio airwaves this past Thursday via a phone conference with radio DJs to release the first single off her forthcoming untitled album. “I don’t really know what I would do if I couldn’t (sing), because math and those things aren’t really my forte,” Carey joked during the conference. “But seriously, if I didn’t have music in my life, I don’t know what I would do, so I just keep going.” Regardless of whether she’s writing or recording, the superstar seems to be constantly moving. The only downtime Carey had during her break was the birth of her and husband Nick Cannon’s twins in April 2011. You would be hard-pressed to find any mother that would classify pregnancy as “downtime.” Yet for Carey, she was not only carrying twins, but also planning out her next record. “So, I was pregnant forever, and I was being tortured day and night by techno music, and I was complaining to anyone who would listen,” she shared. The two main themes of the conversation were that Carey will not be conforming to the current sound of pop music and that she will not reveal any possible collaborators. “What started to kind of get to me was when hip-hop and r&b music seemed to be getting bowled over by (dance music),” Carey stated. “I still make dance remixes myself; I’ve had a lot of No. 1s on those charts.”

The diva has scored a total of 15 chart toppers in the dance genre alone. Yet the current influx of up-tempo music not only pushed Carey away from creating it, it also moved her to record the vocals for her new single, “Triumphant,” in the same manner which she cut songs during the “Fantasy” period. “I didn’t want to go in that direction just because it’s ‘in,’” Carey emphasized. “I didn’t want people to be like, ‘Oh look at her, here she goes … trying to be the next blah blah blah.’” Prior to Thursday, you could have argued that “blah blah blah” should be filled in with Jennifer Lopez. Like Carey, J. Lo was successful in both acting and singing before taking a hiatus to start a family. Lopez resurrected her music career with a stint at the judge’s table of “American Idol” and up-tempo, radiofriendly dance records. Despite the reported $18 million Mimi will receive to fill that seat on “Idol,” it doesn’t look like she will use either to spur her own comeback. The Rick Ross and Meek Mill-assisted “Triumphant” impacts radio this month, far ahead of “Idol.” Former manager and collaborator — and current “Idol” judge Randy Jackson did join Carey on the call; however, there was no mention of the reality competition during the W conversation. Listen to “The Ralphie Radio Show” weeknights from 7 p.m.-midnight on 97 BHT.

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7th Annual Heritage Explorer Train to Carbondale for Ethnic Heritage Festival Aug. 18. $5/adults, $4/seniors 65+, free/12 and under. Tickets at all Lackawanna County libraries through Aug. 17. Leaves Steamtown National Historic Site 10 a.m., arrives in Carbondale 11:45 a.m. Departs Carbondale 2:30 p.m., arrives Scranton 4 p.m. Free shuttle bus from Carbondale to Scranton, departs 9 a.m. from Carbondale Train Station, free, must reserve when ticket is purchased. Info: 570.348.3003

BAZAARS/FESTIVALS • Bushkill Blues Festival Aug. 12, 1-6 p.m., Leman Twp. Community Park (Winona Falls Road, Bushkill). Info: 570.588.3083 • Carbon County Fair through Aug. 11, Carbon County Fairgrounds, Palmerton. Info: carboncountyfair-

.com • Lebanese-American Food Festival Aug. 11-12, 4-10 p.m., St. Joseph Melkite Greek-Catholic Church (St. Francis Cabrini Ave., West Scranton). Call 570.343.6092 for info. • Pittston Tomato Festival (Aug. 16-19, pittstontomatofestival.com) • Little Miss, Little Mister Tomato contestants sought: Held Aug. 19, 11 a.m. Various categories, age groups. $5 entry. Checks payable Pittston Tomato Festival, Inc. Deadline Aug. 15. Applications to Pittston City Hall, Attn: Angel Noone, Little Miss, Little Mister Tomato Festival Contest, 35 Broad St., Pittston, PA 18640, also online. • St. John the Baptist Church Annual Family Picnic Aug. 10, 6-11 p.m.; Aug. 11, 5-11 p.m.; Aug. 12, 3-10 p.m., St. John the Baptist Church (126 Nesbitt St., Larksville). Ethnic foods, theme-basket stand, arts and crafts, flea market, bingo, children’s activities, bake sale, farmer Fr. Jerry’s pantry. Handicap accessible. Music by John Steven’s Double

Shot Aug. 10; George Tarasek Orchestra, Aug. 11; The Intentions, Aug. 12. • St. John the Evangelist Parish Bazaar Aug. 9-11, 5:30-10 p.m., Broad and Church Streets, Pittston. Ethnic, picnic foods. Bingo, bake sale, games, Pat Ward magic show, Aug. 11. Entertainment: Aug. 9, Somethin’ Else; Aug. 10, Hillbilly D’Luxe; Aug. 11, Flaxy Morgan. Seton auditorium becomes Flea Market. • Wayne County Fair through Aug. 11, Wayne County Fairgrounds (Rte. 191 N., Honesdale). Info: waynecountyfair.com

BENEFITS / CHARITY EVENTS 4th Annual 1st Lt. Jeffrey DePrimo Golf Tournament Aug. 18, registration 7 a.m., shotgun start 8 a.m., Wilkes-Barre Golf Club (1001 Fairway Dr., Wilkes-Barre). $75, 18 holes, cart, dinner, awards. Info: 570.885.3273, deprimogolf.com

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Candy’s Place (570.714.8800) • Look Good Feel Better (Helping Women with Cancer): Aug. 13, noon-2 p.m. Learn beauty techniques. Free makeup kit. Call 1.800.227.2345 to register. • Reiki Beginner Class: Aug. 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Level 1. $30, free for cancer patients. Call to register.

p.m., St. Anthony’s Park (Hill and Cooney Streets, Dunmore). $15, food, drinks, raffles. Info: 570.969.6062, 614.6475 Make-A-Wish (800.480.WISH, www.wishgreaterpa.org) events: • Funtastic Weekend: Aug. 10-12, Moyer’s Grove Campground (Moyers Grove Road, Wapwallopen).

Fundraiser for Blue Chip Farm No Kill Animal Refuge Aug. 20, 5-10 p.m., Keeley’s Alehouse and Grille (199 Division St., Pringle). A portion of tab will be donated to refuge. Wish list items will be collected. Call the restaurant at 570.287.1500.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Kickoff Breakfast Aug. 14, registration 7:30 a.m., event 8-9 a.m., F.M. Kirby Center (71 Public Square, WilkesBarre). RSVP to 570.562.9749, ext. 342 or Nicole.Jorgensen@cancer.org.

Girls Night In Slumber Party Benefit for Marley’s Mission Aug. 17, Hilton Conference Center (100 Adams Ave., Scranton). Hosted by Julie Sidoni, Selena. Women-only. Pampering, shopping, facials, specialty drinks. To reserve, call 570.343.3000. Must be 21 to attend.

Pauly Friedman 5K Family Walk Run Aug. 12, registration 8:30 a.m., Misericordia University. Postevent party, Banks Student Life Center, John & Mary Metz Dining Hall. For info call Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley, 570.823.5144 ext. 309.

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Plymouth Shawnee Indians Youth Football and Cheer Flapjack Fundraiser Aug. 11, 8-10 a.m., Applebee’s (Wilkes-Barre). $5/door, short stack unlimited pancakes, sausage, coffee, orange juice, soda, tea. Vintage Theater (scrantonsvintagetheater.com) • Fundraiser at Mert’s: Aug. 9, 5:307:30 p.m., Mert’s (310 Penn Ave., Scranton). Live music, art, basket raffles. $20, open bar includes beers, well drinks, wine, appetizers. Women’s Day Out Fundraiser for Tracey’s Hope Hospice Care Program and Rescue for Domestic Animals, Inc Aug. 19, 2-8 p.m., Nails First Salon (207 S. Main St., Taylor). Manicures, pedicures, nail fills, waxing, more. Entertainment by Dani-elle Khela, wine and cheese table, psychic readings. Men invited for men’s pedicure. Call ahead or walk in. Info: 570.457.1625

EVENTS Abington Heights Class of 1982 30th Class Reunion Aug. 11, 5-11 p.m., Camelot Restaurant & Inn. $35. Fundraiser to benefit Liberty Reins Ranch, equestrian center/coeducational program providing services for disabled veterans and families. Info: ahhs82@groups.facebook.com Browndale Fire Co. (Route 247, 620 Marion St., Browndale, 43fire.com) • Homemade Pierogi For Sale: donation $6/dozen. Potato and cheese. To order, contact any member, call 570.499.4908, e-mail jdoyle@nep.net, go online. Cameo House Bus Tours (Anne Postupack, 570.655.3420, anne.cameo@verizon.net, checks to 933 Wyoming Ave., W. Pittston, Pa. 18643) • Trip to the Hamptons: Aug. 18, depart Wilkes-Barre Wegmans 6:15 a.m., park row 1 by Applebee’s. Depart Scranton Viewmont Mall 6:45 a.m., Sears parking lot near Mexican restaurant. Depart Southampton 7:30 p.m. 2012 Hampton Designer Showhouse, Shinnecock Indian Reservation, Furniture Gardens on Montauk Highway, downtown Southampton. $135. “Follow us bus,” breakfast, lunch, goodie bag, admissions, tips, more.

Tickets are $40 and include an all-you-can-eat menu and entertainment. On the menu will be pig roast, barbecue chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, corn on the cob, potato and macaroni salads, domestic draft beer and soda. Entertainment will include an outdoor party with Adam McKinley of Suze, Big 6 Wheel, a dart tournament, 50-50 and basket raffles and instant bingo tickets. A full cash bar will be open inside for mixed drinks and shots. For tickets, visit the venue or call 570.417.9431 or 262.6409. • Adoption Day: Aug. 8, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Tractor Supply (Rte. 209, Brodheadsville) • Adoption Day: Aug. 19, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Tractor Supply (486 Blakeslee Blvd./Rte. 443, Lehighton). Cats, dogs, critters. Call for info/adoption application. Chicken & Ribs Barbecue Aug. 18, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Saint John’s Lodge Hall (498 Yatesville Road, Jenkins Twp.). $10/meal, $25/rack of ribs. Open to public. Info: 570.654.9833 Clifford United Methodist Church (Main St. Clifford) • Chicken-n-Biscuit or Ham Dinner: Aug. 15, 4-6 p.m. Dinner, desert, drink. $7.95. Conyngham United Methodist Church (411 Main Street, Conyngham, 570.788.3960, conynghamumc.com) • Sisters: Tues., 10 a.m. Beth Moore study, “Jesus, the One and Only.” All women welcome. Department of Transportation Meeting Aug. 9, 9-11 a.m., Tunkhannock Area Middle School Auditorium (200 Franklin Ave., Tunkhannock). Info: wyccc.com Dietrich Theater (60 E. Tioga Street, Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500,

www.dietrichtheater.com) calendar of events: ❏ Intergenerational Classes: • Open Studio and Portfolio Prep: 7-8:30 p.m. Session 5, Aug. 14, 28. $15/class, $60/4 classes. Call to register. ❏ Adult Classes: • Pottery for Beginners: 7-8:30 p.m. Series 5, Aug. 8, 15, 29, Sept. 5. Ages 13+. $60/class. All materials supplied. Call to register. • Easy Beads: Create in Clay!: Aug. 13, 6-9 p.m. No experience required. All materials provided. Call to register. • Decorative Painting: Noon-3 p.m., Aug. 22, 29. Ages 16+. $20/class plus cost of painting surface. Pre-registration required, call to register. ❏ Special Events: • Gathering of Singers & Songwriters: Aug. 12, 3 p.m. Admission by donation. • Porgy and Bess Broadway Trip: Sept. 12, departs Dietrich 8 a.m., returns 11 p.m. Show, dinner at Carmine’s. $220, includes ticket, bus, dinner, tax, tips, contribution to Dietrich.

Greater Scranton Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association • General Chapter Meeting: Aug. 8, 7 p.m., Sherbine Lounge, Penn State Worthington Scranton Campus (120 Ridge View Drive, Dunmore). Open to public. Find on Facebook, “Greater Scranton Penn State Chapter.” • Penn State Freshman Sendoff: Aug. 9, 5:30 p.m., McDade Park (Bald Mountain Road, Scranton, Pavilion No. 2, lakeside). Incoming freshmen and families. Cookout, food, prizes, more. Rain or shine. Greater Scranton Jaycees • Inaugural Flip Cup Tournament: Aug. 11, 1-8 p.m., Whiskey Dick’s (308 N. Washington Ave., Scranton). 5 members/team, $5/person. Food and drink specials, basket raffles, prizes. Info: facebook.com/GSJccs, scrantonjaycees.org Griffin Pond Animal Shelter (967 Griffin Pond Road, Clarks Summit) • Family Petnic: Aug. 25, 1-5 p.m. South Abington Park. $10 donation. Food, music, games. Grove Street Bock Party Aug. 18, noon-7 p.m., between Dana, Stanton Streets, Wilkes-Barre. Food, games, prizes. Giving away school supplies, donations appreciated. Call 570.472.7666. Hero Rush Race Aug. 11, gates open 7:30 a.m., Skirmish USA (211 N. Meckesville Road, Albrightsville). Firefighter-themed obstacle race. $74/adult runner. Info/registration: herorush.com/pa

Misericordia University events (www.misericordia.edu, 570.674.6400, box office 674.6719): • Estill Voice Training: Aug. 9-13, Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall. Info: 674.6155 • Adult Learner Night: Aug. 14, 4-7 p.m. Insalaco Hall, Huntzinger Room 218. Open house. No registration needed. • “The Voices Project Chapter 2: Disability” At WVIA: Aug. 18, 7 p.m. Sordoni Theater at WVIA studios. Free, open to public, reservations required. Info: 570.602.1150, wvia.org Mount Airy Casino Resort (44 Woodland Road, Mount Pocono) • Firework Schedule: Aug. 10, 17, 24; Sept. 1, 9 p.m. Northern Tier Symphony Orchestra (570.289.1090, northerntiersymphony@yahoo.com, northerntiersymphony.org) • Auditions: Aug. 18, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Aug. 22, 5-9 p.m. Requirements on website. The Osterhout Free Library events (71 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre, www.osterhout.info, 570.821.1959) • Open Computer Lab: Mon./Wed., 5-8 p.m.; Sat., 1-4 p.m. • Raising the Roof Party: Aug. 10, 5-8 p.m., rooftop of Intermodal Transportation Facility (S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre). $15/advance, $20/door. Proceeds benefit North Branch. Cocktails, music, hors d’oeuvres. 21+. Penn State Wilkes-Barre (Rte. 115, wb.psu.edu, 570.675.9253) • SAT Prep Courses: Begins Aug. 21. Call for info.

Doug Smith Music (dougsmithbass@comcast.net, 570.343.7271) • Aug. 9, noon-2 p.m., Music at the Mall, Mall at Steamtown (Lackawanna Ave., Scranton). Jazz Trio.

Hunlock Creek Volunteer Fire Co. (1114 Main Rd., Hunlock Creek, 570.256.3713) events: • Chicken Barbecue: Aug. 12, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Half chicken, baked potato, vegetables, roll, dessert, beverage. Eat in or take out.

Safe Haven Dog Rescue (www.SafeHavenPa.org, SafeHaven@epix.net) • Accepting submissions for 2013 Calendar: Send photos of pets by Oct. 1. All entrants featured. May is memorial page for pets that have passed (please specify). Include name, address, phone, e-mail on back of photo; pet’s name/info optional. Send 4x6 prints w/ $10 (check/money order) for each pet to: Safe Haven

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The Butternut Gallery & Second Story Books (204 Church St, 2nd Floor, Montrose) Gallery hours: Wed.-Sat., 11a.m.-5 p.m., Sun., 12 p.m.-4 p.m. • “Fiber Arts & Artists:” Aug. 18Sept. 16. Opening reception Aug. 18, 6-8 p.m.

Artspace Gallery (221 Center St., Bloomsburg, 570.784.0737,

Camerawork Gallery (Downstairs in the Marquis Gallery, Laun-

Gallery at the Pocono Community Theater (88 S. Courtland St., East Stroudsburg, 570.421.3456. poconocommunitytheater.org) • “Childhood … Different Things To Different Children:” through Aug. 19. Front gallery. Photographer Theo Solomon of Monroe County. • “Friends and Lovers:” through Aug. 19. Back gallery. Photographer Don Manza. Luzerne County Historical Society Museum (69 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.823.6244, lchs@epix.net) • “The Wonderful Story of Planters Peanuts:” through Oct. 27. Marquis Art and Frame (515 Center St., Scranton, 570.344.3313) • Linda Keck Exhibit “Watercolor Explorations:” through Sept. 5. Marquis Art & Frame (122 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.823.0518) Gallery hours Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. • “Two Travelers” work by Mary Lou Steinberg and Kate Senunas: through Sept. 8. New Visions Studio & Gal-

Pauly Friedman Art Gallery (Misericordia University, 570.674.6250, misericordia.edu/art) Gallery Hours: Mon. closed, Tue.Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 1-5 p.m. • Igor Khazanov Paintings and Brother Kenneth Chapman “Celebration of Life:” through Sept. 22 Pocono Arts Council (18 N. Seventh St., Stroudsburg. 570.476.4460. www.poconoarts.org) • Pocono State Craft Festival: Aug. 25, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Aug. 26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, Stroudsburg. • 8th Annual Festival of Wood: Aug. 4-5, Grey Towers National Historic Site, Milford. Music, craft booths, demonstrations, sales, exhibits, refreshments, more. Free admission. Info: 296.9630, greytowers.org Schulman Gallery (2nd floor of LCCC Campus Center, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke, www.luzerne.edu/schulmangallery, 570.740.0727) Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. • “Pennsylvania Artisans” Exhibit: Aug. 10-Sept. 6. Reception Aug. 10, 6-8 p.m. Glass, pottery, sculptures, painting, more. • Photography Exhibit: Sept. 14-Oct. 11 • Old Masters: Oct. 19-Nov. 22 • Annual Faculty/Alumni Exhibit: Nov. 30-Jan. 3 Sullivan County Council on the Arts • Accepting applications for annual juried Fall Art Expo. At least $1,200 in cash prizes this year. Categories: Painting, drawing, photography, three-dimensional art. PDF applications at sullivanarts.org/upload/2012expoapplication.pdf. Info: sullivanarts.org, info@sullivanarts.org, 570.928.8927 • Fall Art Expo: Oct. 13-14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Forksville Fairgrounds (Rte. 154, Forksville). W -- compiled by Alexa Cholewa, Weekender Intern Send your listings to: weekender@ theweekender.com, 90 E. Market Street Wilkes-Barre PA 18703 or fax to 570.831.7375. Deadline for publication is Mondays at 2 p.m.

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Pages & Places ❏ Cafe Programs (Platform Lounge at Trax in Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, 700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. Happy hour 6 p.m., programs 7 p.m.) • What’s News in Science, Medicine & Technology with Dr. Tim Cannon: Aug. 9.

artspace-bloomsburg.com) Gallery Hours: Thurs.-Sat., noon-8 p.m., Sun., noon-5 p.m., or by appointment. • “Not Far From the Tree:” through Aug. 19. Abigail Smith Kurecian, clay. • “Natural Layers:” Aug. 23-Sept. 30. Artists’ reception Aug. 24, 6-8 p.m. Marilyn Paul, fine art print maker, and Vicki Renn, watercolor painter.

lery (201 Vine St., Scranton, www.newvisionstudio.com, 570.878.3970) Gallery hours: Tues.-Sun., noon-6 p.m. and by appointment. • The Northeast Photography Club and Joe Kubic Group Show: through Aug. 29.

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dry Building, 515 Center St., Scranton, 570.510.5028. www.cameraworkgallery.org, rross233@aol.com) Gallery hours Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. • Accepting submissions for new shows during 2012-2013. Photography only; all photographic methods considered. Check out submissions procedure on website for details. • Cameraphone Show: Sept. 7-Oct. 2. Entry forms/guidelines available on website, at Marquis and AFA galleries. Accepting submissions until Aug. 31. Call for info.

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Wednesday August 15th, 2012 at 7pm

HOPE FOR DAVID Benefit at The River Grille 670 N. River St Plains, PA

Mark your calendars and get to The River Grille. You can enjoy their dining menu, indoor bar, or their deck overlooking the water; all while being there to support our event.

The event features: Special Guest Host K8 with musical performances by: Dustin Drevitch of Lemongelli, Robb Brown, Eddie Randazzo, Mighty Aphrodite and more.

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ALL FOR A GREAT CAUSE.

Go to www.facebook.com/ hopefordavid2012 for updates and more information

Hope For David is a legally established organization created to beneﬁt the family of David Johnson of Mountain Top, PA; by raising money to aid in defraying the out of pocket medical expenses, after care and related costs for the care of David as he faces an invasive procedure that is rarely performed on children. David who is now just 12 years old was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis at age 9. He now has atrophy of his pancreas due to the combination of 3 chromosomal mutations, cystic ﬁbrosis, the likelihood that he has pancreatic divisum, and 9 incidents of pancreatitis since 2009. A team of doctors from Johns Hopkins, Geisinger Janet Weis Hospital, and University of Minnesota have consulted regarding his rare condition. It has been recommended that he undergo a Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Auto-Transplant (TP-IAT). It is extremely rare for this procedure to be performed on children. The procedure will be performed on July 26, 2012.

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AGENDA, FROM PAGE 39 Rescue, ATTN: Safe Haven Calendar, P.O. Box 1987, Albrightsville, PA 18210. Available mid Nov. • “It’s Raining Cats and Dogs!:” Aug. 11, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., MudWorks Pottery (3278 Route 115, Effort). Dogs for adoptions, group art show, buildyour-own-cupcake by Kitchen Chemistry, balloon animals, more. Info: 570.872.9MUD, MudWorksPotteryPA.com • Adoption Day: Aug. 19, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Tractor Supply (Route 209, Brodheadsville). Pre-adoption application with references, home visit required prior to adoption. St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church (540 N. Main Ave., Scranton, 570.343.7165) • Pierogi Sale every Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. St. Stephen’s Episcopal ProCathedral (35 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.346.4600) • Food Pantry open Mon.-Fri., noon-4 p.m. • Clothing Closet: free clothing for men, women, children. Open Tues., 4-6:30 p.m., Wed., noon-3:30 p.m. Tonylou Productions • “The Fabulous Judy Jaymes Show:” Aug. 16, Radisson Hotel (700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton). Lunch noon, Judy Jaymes on vocals, Frank Santoro on keyboards. $31. Reservations required, call 570.226.6207. Waverly Community House (1115 N. Abington Rd., Waverly, 570.586.8191, www.waverlycomm.org) events: • Ballroom Dancing Lessons: Wed., 7:15 p.m., Comm auditorium. Basic & advanced ballroom, swing. $15/person. For info, call Vince Brust at 489.3111. • Tennis Clinics Beginner-Intermediate: Private, semi-private lessons. • Camp Create: Special Needs Children’s Camp: through Aug. 10, “Mount Olympic;” Aug. 13-17, “It IS Easy Being Green.” 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $35/week. Call/visit website for info. • Cocktails on the Court: Aug. 16, 5-7 p.m., State Street Grill. Food, drink (must be 21)

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Wilkes-Barre City Events ❏ Farmers’ Market: Thurs., through Nov. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Public Square. Thurs. Info: wilkes-barre.pa.us/farmersm.php • Aug. 9: Performing Arts Day, live dance and music. • Aug. 16: Music by Farmer’s Daughter Wyoming Valley Barbershop Harmony Chorus • “60 Years of Harmony” Concert: Aug. 12, 7 p.m., Irem Temple Country

Club Pavilion, Dallas. “Sounds Abound” quartet, chapter quartets, octet. Free, open to public. Info: 570.287.2476, 696.3385 Y Walk Wed. Guided evening walks in Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton. Begin 6 p.m., meet in lobby either city’s YMCA. In case of rain, walk same time following day. Info: WilkesBarre YMCA, 570.823.2191; Hazleton, 455.2046: ❏Wilkes-Barre: • Aug. 8: Our Luzerne County Courthouse, A Living History • Aug. 15: Wilkes U, What’s New? ❏ Hazleton: • Aug. 15: Vine Street Cemetery Your Dog’s Place, LLC (570.729.8977, yourdogsplace@yahoo.com) • K9 Nose Work: Intro to Nose Work, Sat., 11:30 a.m.; Wed., 10 a.m. Intro to Odor, Mon., 8:15 p.m. Intro to Vehicles and Exteriors, Mon., 7 p.m. Continuing Nose Work, Mon., 5 p.m. • Kinderpuppy: Wed., 6 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m. Puppy parenting 101. • Canine Life & Social Skills: Thurs., 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 p.m. • Reliable Recalls: Fri., 6-7:30 p.m. ∝

HISTORY Eckley Miners’ Village (located nine miles east of Hazleton, just off Route 940; 570.636.2070; www.eckleyminers.org) • “Civil War Weekend:” Aug. 18-19, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Small arms and artillery demonstration, skirmishes, living history scenarios, more. Music by Kent Courtney, David Matsinko. Patriotic Tea, 3-5 p.m., Sharpe House. Admission to Village/Museum, $6/ adults, $5.50/over 65), $4/under 13. Electric City Trolley Museum and Coal Mine Tour (Cliff Street, Scranton 570.963.6590) Museum open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Excursions: Wed.-Sun. 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m. Rides: $10 adults, $9 seniors, $7.75 ages 3-12. Mine open daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tours hourly, $8 adults, $7.50 seniors, $5.50 ages 3-12. Everhart Museum (1901 Mulberry St., Scranton, 570.346.7186, www.everhart-museum.org) • European River Cruise: April 8-15, 2013. From $2,549/member, double occupancy, plus air. Info: 570.504.7575, EverhartRiverCruise.com The Houdini Museum (1433 N. Main Ave., Scranton) Every weekend by reservation. Open 1 p.m., closes 4 p.m. Also available weekdays for school groups, bus, hotel groups. $17.95/adults, $14.95/11 and under. • Ghost Tours: Scheduled daily, 7

p.m., reservations required. Secret time/meeting place divulged upon reservation, call 570.383.1821.$20/ adults, $15/11 and under. Rain or shine, 52 weeks/year. Daytime walks also available on limited basis. Private tours can be arranged for groups. Steamtown National Historic Site (I-81 to Exit 53, Scranton: 570.340.5200 or 888.693.9391, www.nps.gov/stea) • Ongoing: Interpretive programs, visitor center, theater, a history museum. Open daily, 9-5 p.m. $7 adults, $6 senior citizens, $2 children ages 6-12.

LEARNING A.C. Moore (2190 Wilkes-Barre Twp. Marketplace, 570.820.0570) • Mom and Me art classes: every Fri., noon-1 p.m. $15, includes supplies. Sign up 24 hours in advance, call to register. Academy of Northern Martial Arts (79 N. Main St., Pittston) Traditional Kung Fu & San Shou. For Health and Defense. Adult & Children’s Classes, Mon.-Thurs., Sat. First class free. Walk-ins welcome, call 371.9919, 817.2161 for info. Art Classes at the Georgiana Cray Bart Studio (123 Brader Dr., Wilkes-Barre, 570.947.8387, gcraybart@aol.com, gcraybart-artworks.com) ❏ Painting, drawing, creative arts/ pencil, charcoal, oil, acrylic, pastel, colored pencil, mixed media: • Adults (Ages 13+): Mon.-Tues., noon-4 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 6-9 p.m. Student may choose length of time from 1-3 hrs. for evening class • Children (Ages 8-12): Weekdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Aikido of Scranton, Inc. (1627 N. Main Ave., Scranton, 570.963.0500) • Self-Defense Class taught by Aikido Master Ven Sensei, every Mon. & Wed., 7-9 p.m. $10. • Traditional Weapons Class, Thurs., 7-9 p.m. $10. Back Mountain Martial Arts Center & Mountaintop Karate Center For info, call either location, Back Mountain (4 Carr Ave., 570.675.9535) or Mountaintop (312 S. Mountain Blvd., 466.6474): Visit Website at www.fudoshinkai1.com. • Instruction in Traditional Karate, Jujutsu, Sivananda Yoga (Back Mountain): Tues., Wed., Thurs., 4:30-9 p.m., Sat., 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. (Mountaintop Karate Center Mon., Weds., Fri., 4:30-9 p.m. • Instruction in Traditional Karate, Jujutsu, Sivananda Yoga (Mountaintop): Mon., Wed., Fri., 4:30-9 p.m.

London calling “No Sex Please, We’re British” will be presented Friday, Aug. 10 through Sunday, Aug 12 at Theatre at the Grove (5177 Nuangola Road, Nuangola). The play centers around a wrongly delivered shipment of pornography and how it eventually threatens the happiness of the main characters. The production will be staged Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $18, and the event is BYOB. For tickets or more info, call 570.868.3582, e-mail grovetickets@frontier.com or visit nuangolagrove.com. Above, Michael Marone and Jessica Santos in a scene from the show. Downtown Arts at Arts YOUniverse (47 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.970.2787, www.artsyouniverse.com) • Kids Craft Hour with Liz Revit: Sat., 10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Make jewelry, paper mache, more. $15, includes supplies. For info or to register, call 817.0176. • Traditional Egyptian Belly Dance: Wed., beginners 6-7 p.m.; intermediate 7-8 p.m. intermediate. $10. Call 343.2033 for info. • Tribal Fusion Dance: Thurs., beginners 6-7 p.m.; intermediate 7-8 p.m. $10. Call 836.7399 for info. • Cabaret with Helena: Sat., 4:30 p.m. Pre-registration required. Call 553.2117 for info. • African Dance: Wed. & Sun., 1 p.m. Traditional African moves with jazz and hip-hop. $10, registration required, call 212.9644 or visit hipbodysoul.com for info. Downtown Dojo Karate Academy (84 S. Main St., WilkesBarre, 570.262.1778) Offering classes in traditional karate, weapons, self defense. Mon-Thurs., 5:30-8:45 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-noon. • Zumba Classes: Tues., Thurs., 7-8 p.m.; Sat., 12:30-1:30 p.m. $5/class. Call

for info. Drawing and Painting Lessons: Realist painter teaches techniques of old masters. Private lessons Fri.-Sun. To schedule, call 570.820.0469, e-mail bekshev@yahoo.com or visit www.artistvs.com. Everhart Museum (1901 Mulberry St., Scranton, 570.346.7186, www.everhart-museum.org) • “Everybody’s Art” New Series of Adult Art Classes: $25/workshop members, $30 non-members. Preregistration required. • Rosen Method easy movement program, Thurs., 2-3 p.m., Folk art gallery, $5/class, free to members. Must pre-register. • Early Explorers: Mon., 1-1:45 p.m. Free, suitable for ages 3-5. Preregistration required, groups welcome. For info, to register, call or e-mail education@everhart-museum.org. Extreme M.M.A.(2424 Old Berwick Rd., Bloomsburg. 570.854.2580) • MMA Class: Mon., Wed., 6-7 p.m.

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First visit free. Wrestling fundamentals, basic Brazilian Ju-Jitsu No Gi. Call for info. • Boxing/Kickboxing Fitness Class: Mon., Wed., 7-8 p.m. First visit free. Non-combative class. • Personal Training: Call 317.7250 for info. Fazio’s Hapkido Do Jang (61 Main St., Luzerne, 570.239.1191) Accepting new students. Children (age 7-12) Mon./Wed., 5:30-6:30 p.m. Teen/adult Mon./Wed., 6:45-8:15 p.m.; Tues.-Thurs., 6:30-8 p.m. Private lesson also available. Learn Hapkido. Self defense applications. $50 monthly, no contract. GreenBeing (334 Adams Ave., Scranton, info@shopgreenbeing.com) • Not Your Granny’s Sewing: one-onone lessons: $40/lesson, $140/4 sessions, 2-3 hour sessions. Tailored to individual needs.

Gallery, 514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton, Mon.-Thurs. Foil, saber, epee taught. For info, call 570.969.1224. Phoenix Performing Arts Centre (409-411 Main St., Duryea, 570.457.3589, phoenixpac.vpweb.com, phoenixpac08@aol.com) • Dimensions in Dance w/ Lee LaChette: Jazz, tap, ballet for adults & kids. $10/hour, $5/second class. E-mail or call 991.1817. • Vocal lessons w/ Joelle Colombo Witner: Wed., Sun. E-mail or call 991.1817. • Vocal Coaching w/ Nicole Rasmus: $15/half hour • Stage Combat Lessons w/ Paul J. Gallo: 12 weeks, date/time TBA. 1.5 hours, prepare for intense physical activity, dress appropriately. $20/ week or $200 up front.

GregWorks Professional Fitness Training (107 B Haines Court, Blakely, 570.499.2349, gregsbootcamp@hotmail.com, www.vipfitnesscamp.com) • Beach Body Bootcamp: Mon.-Fri., 6:30 & 8 p.m.; Sat., 1 p.m. • Bridal Bootcamp: Mon.-Fri., 6:30 & 8 p.m.; Sat., 1 p.m. Bridal party group training, couples personal training available. • Fitness Bootcamp: 4-week sessions, Mon.-Fri., 6:30 & 8 p.m.; Sat., 1 p.m. • New Year’s Resolution Flab to Fab Bootcamp: Mon.-Fri., 6:30 & 8 p.m., Sat., 1 p.m. Guaranteed results. • Private/Semi-Private sessions available, e-mail for info. ∝ Guitar & Bass Lessons available from Fox Studios (11 Rhine Creek Rd., Drums) Mon.-Thurs. 1-10 p.m. $16 per hour. All ages, all styles of music, all levels. Call 570.788.4797 for info.

Pocono Arts Council (18 N. Seventh St., Stroudsburg. 570.476.4460. www.poconoarts.org) ❏ Ongoing Adult Classes • Oil Painting: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Aug. 9, 16, 23. $72/member, $80/non-member, $60/senior member, $65/senior non-member. Materials list provided. ❏ Adult Classes • Drawing: Aug. 8, 15, 22, 29. $72/ member, $80/non-member, $60/ senior member, $65/senior nonmember. Materials list. • Memoir Writing: Aug. 10, 17, 24, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $110/member, $120/nonmember, $90/senior member, $95/ senior non-member • Intermediate Watercolor: Aug. 12, 19, 25, 1-4 p.m. $110/member, $120/nonmember, $90/senior member, $95/ senior non-member. Materials list. • Creative Writing: Aug. 13, 20, 27, 6-8 p.m. $72/member, $80/nonmember, $60/senior member, $65/ senior non-member. ❏ Children’s Workshop • T-shirt Design: Ages 9-12. Aug. 21, 1-5 p.m. Bring two washed, cotton shirts. $35/member, $40/non-member. $10 materials fee.

New Visions Studio & Gallery (201 Vine Street, Scranton, 570.878.3970, newvisionsstudio@gmail.com, newvisionsstudio.com) • Kid’s Art Class: All About Art: Sat., ages 11-16. Sun., ages 5-10. $100-$125/ month, $30/class. Supplies included. Call to register.

Private Voice Lessons Mon.Thurs. by appointment. Learn proper singing technique in downtown Wilkes-Barre studio. Specializing in opera/classical/musical theater. Hour, half-hour lessons. Student discounts available. Please call 824.5428 or visit www.katrinalykes.com for info.

Northeastern Ju-Jitsu (1047 Main St., Swoyersville, 570.714.3839, nejujitsu.com) Open 7 days/week, offers training in Traditional Karate, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, Judo, Women’s self defense. Group, private self defense classes available by appointment.

Royce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Network, Scranton. Day, evening classes for men, women, children. Ongoing classes 6 days/week. Covers sport, combat, self-defense aspects of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. For info visit gracie-nepa.com or call 570.347.1107. School of Combat Arts (24 Forrest St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.468.9701, schoolofcombat-

arts.com) Open 6 days/week. Offering classes in Brazilian jiu jitsu, submission grappling, Russian sambo, boxing, Muay Thai, kickboxing, Ninjutsu, wrestling. Classes for men, women, children. Group, private classes available. Children’s class now for $35/month. Shaolin White Crane Fist (Wyoming) Teaching traditional Chinese martial arts of Shaolin White Crane Fist, Wing Chun Gong Fu, Yang Style Taijiquan, Qigong-Energy work, ShauijiaoChinese Wrestling, more. $35/week, first week free. Three levels of training, ages 15+. Contact Master Mike DiMeglio 570.371.8898. Sil-Lum Kung-Fu & Tai-Chi Academy (509 Pittston Ave., Scranton) • Specializing in Traditional Chinese Martial Arts as taught in The Central Guoshu Institute. Instruction in classical Shaolin styles includes: Sil-Lum Hung-Gar Tiger Claw, Shaolin White Crane Boxing, Northern Long Fist Kung-Fu. Info: 570.341.8089, 249.1087 World Class Boxing (239 Schuyler Ave., Kingston, www.wcbboxing.net, 570.262.0061) • Boxing & Kickboxing Fitness Bootcamp: Mon.-Sat. non-contact program Programs include Kids & Teen Boxing programs, striking for MMA & competition training, women’s-only kickboxing Boot Camp, Zumba, more. Wyoming Valley Goju Ryu Karate Academy • Classes Tues., Thurs. (kids: 5:30-7 p.m.; teens/adults: 7-8:30 p.m.); Sat. (kids: 10:30 a.m.-noon; teens/adults: Noon-1:30 p.m.), Kingston Rec. Center (655 Third Ave., Kingston).Info: 888.328.3218, valleygojukarate.com Wyoming Valley Art League • Painting with Irina Krawitz: $15/ hour, $120/4-weeks. Call 570.793.3992 for info.

MIND AND BODY 2&4 Hand Drumming Circle Freestyle drum circle, every second/ fourth Sat., any time between 1-4 p.m., Everything Natural (426 S. State St., Clarks Summit). All ages, newcomers, old timers welcome. Hand drums, percussion provided. Free, no pressure. Absolute Pilates with Leslie (263 Carbondale Rd., Clarks Summit, www.pilateswithleslie.com) • Mon., Wed., Fri., 9-10 a.m. Private training on Cadillac, Reformer and Wunda Chair, along with Pilates mat

Can you stand the heat? The firefighter-themed Hero Rush obstacle race and experience will take place Saturday, Aug. 11 from 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at Skirmish USA (211 N. Meckesville Road, Albrightsville). Hero Rush was designed for mainstream consumers by veteran firefighters and challenges participants from all walks of life to experience what firefighters face every day. There will also be a festival area that will include two kids’ courses, food, drink, merchandise tents and entertainment. The Albrightsville Volunteer Fire Company and the Penn Forest Twp. Volunteer Fire Company will display emergency equipment. For more info, visit herorush.com/PA. classes, stability ball core classes, more. Check website for updates. • Mon., Wed.: Nia Technique, 5:30 p.m. Balance Ultimate Fitness (Belladaro Prof Bldg, 570.862.2840) • Early Morning Fitness Bootcamp: Tues./Thurs., 6:30 a.m.-7:30 a.m., Sat, 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., $15 or 12 classes for $150. Balance Yoga and Wellness (900 Rutter Ave., 2nd floor, Kingston, 570.714.2777, balanceyogastudio.net, balanceyogawellness@gmail.com) • Pole Fitness: Fri., 5:30 p.m. (beginner); 7 p.m. (intermediate). Sat., 1:30 p.m. (all levels); 3:15 p.m. (advanced). • Pradeep Yoga Experience: Aug. 10-12. Peaceful Warrior, Aug. 10, 6-8:30 p.m.; Balance, Strength and Flexibility, Aug. 11, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Detox Flow, Aug. 12, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $40/ session. Preregistration recommended. To register, call/visit website. Dietrich Theater, Tunkhannock (60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock: 570.996.1500) • Yoga for You: Wed., 10-11:15 a.m. Series 3, Aug. 8, 15; series 4, Aug. 22, 29, Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26. $60/6 classes, $15/single class. Bring mat or towel. Call to register. • Kundalini Yoga: Aug. 11, 10-11:30 a.m., Tunkhannock’s Riverside Park. Ages 16+. $15/class. Call to register.

Endless Mt. Zendo (104 Hollow Rd., Stillwater, 570.925.5077, www.endlessmountainzendo.org, endless@epix.net) • Obon Lantern Ceremony-Evening of Remembrance: Aug. 18, 5:30-10 p.m. Public welcome. Open donation basket. Potluck vegetarian offerings for supper and/or late night refreshments welcome. Vegetarian supper, lantern painting, short zazen, indoor walking meditation, Dharma talk, chanting ceremony, calling of the names, procession, floating lanterns, bonfire. Goddess Creations Shop & Gallery (214 Depot St., Clarks Summit, 570.575.8649, info@goddesscreations.net) • Tarot Card Readings by Rev. Whitney Mulqueen by appointment. Call. • Tarot Readings: Thurs., 6-9:30 p.m. at Montrose Inn, Restaurant & Tavern (26 S. Main St., Montrose). $25 for 15-20 min. • Monthly astrology workshop with Holly Avila: first Sun., $45. Call. Goshin Jitsu Martial Arts Classes Every month at Golightley’s Martial Arts (Mark Plaza Shopping Center, Rt. 11, Edwardsville). Focus on cardio, stretching, defense, stamina, more. Self defense, cardio, karate aerobics also available. $75/ month. Call 570.814.3293 for info.

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By Jen Stevens Special to the Weekender

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Green piece

Before you swat at a buzzing bee, think of how important that insect actually is to our environment.

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Perhaps the strangest part of this story is the lack of dead honeybee bodies, they seem to be vanishing into thin air. Although there is no explanation, there are several theories as to what is killing these special creatures. The theory that seems to make the most sense is the use of pesticides, which lead to disease and also destroy honeybee habitats. Biologists also wonder if global warming could be causing the death of honeybees. The unusual weather patterns we have had in recent years could be killing bees as they are accustomed to much more consistent weather patterns. With honeybees dying with little explanation, what exactly can we do to help? The easiest thing you can do is educate yourself on the importance of honeybees and recognize that they are vitally important creatures that provide us with flowers and more importantly, food. Something I plan on doing is planting beefriendly flowers around my yard to provide honeybees with a pesticide-free habitat. If you really want to get involved, you can become a beekeeper or sponsor honeybee research. Above all, the next time you see a honeybee, rather than swatting it realize how special it is and leave it W alone.

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hen I first heard about the honeybee situation becoming one of the biggest issues of our time, I really didn’t see how it could be such a big deal. Well, that’s because I had no idea what I was talking about and had no idea how important these insects really are. If you eat food (which it’s safe to say you probably do), then you really should pay attention to this potential crisis. The honeybee population is rapidly declining, which signals a major environmental imbalance, and becoming a worldwide problem, as it is affecting the availability of food. Great “die-offs” of honeybees have been reported as early as 950 A.D. This die-off repeated several times since then but most recently, in 2006, Pennsylvania beekeepers reported a massive amount of bee die-offs that are still happening today. These precious insects are of vital importance, and their deaths are a major issue. Honeybees are pollinators and are responsible for more than 130 different fruit and vegetable crops that we eat. Because of this baffling phenomenon, the cost of some crops has already increased. This eerie mystery has researchers puzzled, and not knowing the cause makes it rather difficult to find the solution.

Hoop Fitness Classes (whirligighoopers.com) • Beginner/Intermediate: Mon., 7:30 p.m., Harris Conservatory (545 Charles St., Luzerne). $5. Call 718.0673 to reserve. • Beginner/Intermediate: Thurs., 5:30 p.m., Studio 32 (32 Forrest St., Wilkes-Barre) $5. Jim Thorpe Arts in Motion (434 Center St., Jim Thorpe, 570.483.8640, jtartsinmotion.com) • Friday Night Drop-in Class for Chair Yoga, Guided Meditation, Spirit Connections: $8/class, $15/all three. Elemental Alchemist AnneMarie Balog, Level II Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga instructor. Private/group meditation sessions, reiki treatments, classes, yoga, tarot readings/parties, divination consultations. Contact 881.2399, shantispirit23@live.com. Info: jtartsinmotion.com/Classes/ elementalalchemist Kwon Kodo Lessons: Learn self-defense system that combines Korean Martial Arts such as Hapkido, Taekwondo & Kuk Sool. Lessons held at Hapkido Taekwondo Institute (150 Welles St., Forty Fort). $40/month. For info, call 570.287.4290 or visit htkdi.com. Leverage Fitness Studio (900 Rutter Ave., Forty Fort, 570.338.2386, www.leveragetrainingstudio.com) • Morning Wake-Up Workout: Full body metabolic, Mon., Wed., Fri., 7-7:45 a.m. • Primal Scream Classes: Tues., Thurs. 7-8 p.m. • Inferno: High Intensity Interval Training: Sat., 10 a.m. All classes free to members, $10 non-members. Meditation/Yoga classes at Spectrum Health & Racquet Club (151 Terrace Dr., Eynon). Meditation: Fri., 7-8 p.m. Yoga: Sat., 9:45-10:45 a.m. $5 each class, bring mat. Call 570.383.3223 for info.

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Melt Hot Yoga (#16 Gateway Shopping Center, Edwardsville, 570.287.3400, melthotyogastudio.com) • Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m., 5:30 p.m. (90 minutes) • Tues., Thurs., 4 p.m. (one hour) • Sat., Sun., 9 a.m., 3 p.m. (90 minutes) Motivations Fitness Center (112 Prospect St., Dunmore. 570.341.7665) • Sandstorm Fitness with Rachel “Kali” Dare: Learn various techniques and shed pounds. Call for info. NutriFitness Boot Camp (311 Market St., Kingston, 570.288.2409)

• Free week of Boot Camp for new members: Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m., 5:30 p.m. • Wirred: Mon., Wed., 6:45 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m. $5. • Yoga: Thurs. 7 p.m. $10. • Tang Soo Do Karate Classes: Mon., Wed., 6:45 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. Call to register. Odyssey Fitness (401 Coal St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.829.2661, odysseyfitnesscenter.com) • Yoga Classes: Sun., 12:30 p.m.; Mon., 7:15 a.m.; Tues., 7 a.m., 5 p.m.; Wed., 8 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Thurs., 6:30 p.m.; Sat., 10:30 a.m. All levels welcome. • ZumbAtomic: Lil Starz, ages 4-7: 5:30 p.m.; Big Starz, ages 8-12: 6:15 p.m. Pocono Yoga & Meditation Classes (570.472.3272, www.PoconoYoga.com) Classes with Suzi, certified yoga instructor • Gentle Yoga: Thurs., 6:30 p.m., East Mountain Apartments. Free to residents. • Private Yoga Instruction: Only by appointment. $35 per hour. Call. • Private Meditation Instruction: Only by appointment. $35 per hour. Call. Reiki Classes (570.387.6157, reikictr@localnet.com) Sessions with Sue Yarnes: • Beginner to Advanced Reiki at our locations or your home. Hospital endorsed, training for professional Usui Reiki teacher certification available. Call or e-mail for info. Studio Brick (118 Walnut St., Danville, 570.275.3240) • All Levels Yoga: Wed. (ongoing), 10-11 a.m. Tarot Readings every Sun., 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Shambala, Scranton, located at Mall At Steamtown, first floor outside Bonton. By Whitney Mulqueen. Walk-ins welcome. Info: 570.575.8649, 344.4385, find Shambala on Facebook. Thetravelingyogi@yahoo.com Individual attention for physical/spiritual advancement. All levels welcome. Call 570.709.2406 for info. Classes held at The Studio at 32 (32 Forrest St., Wilkes-Barre) Sat., 10:30 a.m.-noon. Waering Stained Glass Studio (336 N. Washington St., WilkesBarre). • Tarot Card Readings: $50/first half hour, $10 additional. Appointment only. Call 570.417.5020. White Dragon Internal Strength Chi Kung (330 Sandra Dr., Jefferson Twp & Scranton, 570.906.9771) Tai chi, yoga, med-

itation, chi kung, white lotus, pai lum, flowing water, inner tiger. Beginnersadvanced. Mon.-Fri., open 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Private and group. Any ages. Wilkes-Barre YMCA events (570.823.2191) • Zumbatomic: Sat., 1 p.m. $16/8 week session for YMCA members, $20/non-members. Designed for ages 7-12, now offering parent class. Preregistration required.

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The Yoga Studio (210 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, 570.301.7544) • Yoga: Mon., 9:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Wed., 10:30 a.m.; Thurs., 9:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Sat., 10:30 a.m. • Zumba: Tues., 5:30 p.m.; Wed. 9 a.m., 7 p.m.; Fri., 5:30 p.m. YMCA of Greater Pittston (10 N Main St, Pittston, 570.655.2255 ext. 104, mlabagh@greaterpittstonymca.org) • Beginner Gymnastics: Young beginner (ages 5-7), Sat., 9-9:45 a.m.; beginner (ages 7+), Sat., 10-10:45 a.m.; intermediate (ages 10+), Sat., 11 a.m.noon. $40/member, $30/family member, $55/non-members. • Basketball: Beginner (kindergarten, grades1-2), Tues., 5:30- 6:15 p.m. • Basketball Basics: (grades 3-5) Tues., 6:30-7:30 p.m. $50/members, $40/family member, $65/non-members. • Basketball and Softball: Tee Ball (ages 5-6), Sat., 9-9:45 a.m.; preminors baseball (ages 7-10), Sat., 10-11 a.m.; pre-minors softball (ages 7-10), Sat., 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., $50/members, $40/family members, $65/nonmembers.

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Zumba Fitness Classes • Mon./Wed., 5:15 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m., at TLC Fitness Center (bottom of Morgan Hwy., Scranton). $5/class. Call 570.558.7293 for info. • Adult classes held at Fitwize 4 Kids Tues./Thurs., 7:15, Sun., 11 a.m. on Keyser Ave. across from Keyser Oak Shopping Center Call 348.9383 for info.

OUTSIDE Cedar BMX (Red Barn Village Road, Clarks Summit, cedarbmx.com, 570.855.8191) • Benefit Race: Aug. 26, registration 9:30-11:30 a.m. $10 registration fee. Delaware Highlands Conservancy (508 River St., Hawley, 570.226.3164, DelawareHighlands.org) • Monarch Butterfly Program: Aug. 18, 10 a.m.-noon, Butterfly Barn (840 River Road, Milanville). Free, open to public. Info: ButterflyBarn.org

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WEEKENDER, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012

By Justin Brown

Weekender Correspondent

Wet hot American summer

It ain’t easy being Justin, but it sure is fun, especially in the summertime.

Scranton). The Mexican bulldog margarita, a frozen margarita with an upside down Corona beer bottle placed inside it, is something you need to experience. It’s hard to think of something more relaxing than drinking one of those while sitting outside on Cooper’s kickass deck. 1. My top way to spend the summer in NEPA is hanging out at my favorite water park: Camelbeach (One Camelback Road, Tannersville). I have already been there three times this summer, and it probably will not be my last. There’s no better way to reach an adrenaline rush than racing your friends down the Checkered Flag Challenge or reaching some serious speed on Vortex, my two favorite water slides. Obviously a great family destination, big kids can also enjoy themselves at the bar, where Trish and Yvonne will make you feel right at home — and always remember your name. Right now you can even save $6 per ticket by buying four tickets at once exclusively online at www.camelbeach.com. Though it may be impossible for people to have my life, if they experience my three favorite things, they are sure to have a wet, hot American summer just like me. Oh yeah! W

Frances Slocum State Park (565 Mt. Olivet Road, Wyoming, 570.696.9105) • Insect Safari: Aug. 11, 2 p.m. Meet first dirt road on left after park buildings. • Water Walk: Aug. 11, 4 p.m. Families with kids 8+. Wear shoes that can get wet, no bare feet/flip-flops. Meet intersection of Green Road, Mt. Olivet. • Music in the Woods: Aug. 11, 7 p.m. Campground amphitheater. • Star Party: Aug. 11, 9 p.m. Meet at Pavilion #3. Not suitable for young children. • Who Lays Eggs?: Aug. 18, 3 p.m. Ages 3-5. Campground amphitheater. • Scavenger Hunt: Aug. 18, 5 p.m. Campground amphitheater. Hickory Run State Park (1137 Honey Hole Road, 570.403.2006) • Birds & Butterflies Walk: Aug. 12. Walking shoes, bring binoculars. Kids ages 9+ can join Junior Bird Club. $5 fee/new members. Lacawac Sanctuary (94 Sanctuary Rd., Lake Ariel, 570.689.9494, director@lacawac.org) ❏ Arts Alive • Steveskey & Smeltzer: Aug. 11, 5 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m. For info/registration, call or e-mail info@lacawac.org. Nescopeck State Park (1137 Honey Hole Rd., Drums, 570.403.2006) All events free, unless noted otherwise. Reservations required. • Bird & Butterfly Walk: Aug. 12, 9-11 a.m. Junior Bird Club event; ages 9+, $5 fee new members. • Hiking Series: Aug. 16, 9 a.m. Meet at Hawkfalls Trail Head. Difficult 2.5-mile hike. Call for info/directions. • Beginner’s Bird Walk: Aug. 25, 8 a.m. Celebrating Global Birding Initiative’s “Pledge to Fledge” program. Free, will meet at wooden bridge near education center. Limit-

Scranton Ghost Walk (ScrantonGhostTours.com, 570.383.1821) • Daily, 90-minute tours, usually 7:30 p.m., 9 p.m. $20/adults, $15/ under 11. Rain or shine. Reservations required. Secret meeting place divulged upon reservation. Daytime walks available on limited basis. Call to reserve. Wallenpaupack Scenic Boat Tour 11 a.m.-6 p.m., $14/regular, $13/senior, $10/12 and under. Celebrating 50th year on the lake with daily one-hour cruises. Info: 570.226.3293, wallenpaupackboattour.com.

SOCIAL GROUPS AA Intergroup NEPA If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to quit, we have an answer. Info: aaintergroupnepa.org, 570.654.0488 Alcohol Anonymous: Mon./Fri 7 p.m. (373 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre), Tue. 7 p.m. (25 Church St., WilkesBarre), Wed. 10:15 a.m. (301 Shoemaker St., Swoyersville), 7 p.m. (1000 E. Mountain Blvd., Wilkes-Barre), 8 p.m. (562 Wyoming Ave., Kingston), Thurs. 10 a.m. (75 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke), 7:30 p.m. (301 Lake St., Dallas), Fri. 7:30 p.m. (Triangle 24 Hour Club, Dallas), Sat. 7:30 p.m. (1003 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort), Sun. 7 p.m. (128 W. Washington St., Nanticoke). Call 570.288.9892 for info. American Wicca & The Garb Wench (americanwicca.org) • Tarot Readings by High Priest Thane Amdor: By appointment Tues., Thurs., Sat. Bring friend, get free reading. To schedule, call 570.793.4095 Beehive Area Narcotics Anonymous (Wilkes-Barre-Kingston-Nanticoke-Mountaintop) 24 hour phone line: 570.654.7755 or 1.866.935.4762. Food Addicts Anonymous Meetings (St. Vincent DePaul Church, Scranton: 570.344.7866) Meetings every Fri. night, 8 p.m. Monroe County Garden Club • Annual Picnic: Aug. 8, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Brodhead Creek Park (Rte. 191, Stroud Twp.), pavilion closest to parking lot. For members of club and families. Plant auction. RSVP necessary, contact 570.223.1140, robincondon@hotmail.com. Nar-Anon Family Group

Meetings Sun. 7 p.m. Clear Brook Bldg. (rear), Forty Fort; Wed., 7 p.m. United Methodist Church, Mountaintop. 570.288.9892. Narcotic Anonymous Meetings every Tues. at 7 p.m., downstairs in the Methodist Education Building, located off Courthouse Square, on the corner of Marion and Warren Street in Tunkhannock. There are no fees or dues. Newcomers always welcome. The NEPA Rainbow Alliance (www.gaynepa.com) ❏ NEPA PrideFest events: • Aug. 8, 5:30 p.m., Happy Hour at Posh (404 N. Washington St., Scranton), restaurant opens 7:30 p.m. RSVP at gaynepa.com/pridefest. • Aug. 9, 8 p.m., Happy Hour at The Venture Lounge (1266 Sans Souci Pky., Hanover Twp.), karaoke, 10 p.m. • Aug. 10, 10 p.m., Twist (1170 Route 315, Plains Twp.). • Aug. 11, 10 p.m., 12 Penny Saloon (3501 Birney Ave., Moosic). • Aug. 12, 1-7 p.m., Kirby Park, WilkesBarre, PrideFest ft. Kristy Kay, Ed Randazzo, Sherry Marchefsky, Maria Dubiel, The Chatter, plus DJ Nik, DJ Chris Emanski, DJ Brian K, Estella Sweet, Nova Starr, more. $5, $3 student with ID. Oakwood Terrace (400 Gleason Dr., Moosic, 570.451.3171 ext. 116 or 101) • Support Group Meetings: third Wed. of each month, 6:30 p.m. Overeaters Anon. meetings Mon., Tues., Thurs., 7 p.m.; Wed., 7:30 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. No fee, newcomers welcome. Call 570.829.1341 for details/ meeting locations of visit www.oa.org. Pride of NEPA meetings the second Tues. of each month. Visit prideofnepa.org for details. Suicide Bereavement Support Group First/Third Thurs. every month, 7 p.m., at Catholic Social Services (33 E. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre). Call 570.822.7118 ext. 307 for info. Wyoming Valley Home School Network A support group for home school or cyber school parents throughout NEPA providing monthly meetings, field trips, park days, more. Visit wvhsnetwork.webs.com or contact Julie Lemardy at jmlemardy@gmail.com for info. W - compiled by Alexa Cholewa, Weekender Intern Send your listings to weekender@theweekender.com, 90 E. Market St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703 or fax to 570.831.7375

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eople often say to me, “Justin, I want your life.” Honestly, who could blame them? I have a Rita’s Italian Ice flavor named after me, my mom still does my laundry, and I’m friends with Lindsay Lohan’s dad. My life is pretty sweet. It’s about time I start sharing the wealth. As they say, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do,” right? Well, when you want to have my life, do as Justin Brown would do by following my Top 3 ways to spend the rest of your summer in NEPA. 3. One place I spend a lot of my time this summer is at The Historic Greeley Inn (218 Route 590, Greeley). The best part about the place isn’t its amazing pizza, its affordable drink prices or even the fact that it has a trampoline outside. The reason I go there so often is because owners Adrian and Teodora Saveanu will pick you up and be your designated driver if you have a group of at least five people. Talk about a place that makes you feel at home. 2. It is no secret that tequila is my holy water. That’s why when I want to get my hands on the best drink ever I head to Cooper’s Seafood House Restaurant and Pub (701 N. Washington Ave.,

Endless Mountains Nature Center: (Camp Lackawanna, Tunkhannock, 570.836.3835, www.EMNConline.org) • Nature Day Camp: Pre-K-grade 6, counselors-in-training program for grades 7-12. Through Aug. 10. Family Camp program Aug. 18-19. • Nature Treasure Hunt: Aug. 9, 6 p.m. $8/EMNC stewards, $10/nonmembers. Advanced registration required. • Mommy & Me Naturally (Ages 2 1/2-4): Go Squirrelly, Aug. 14, 10 a.m., 6 p.m. $4/EMNC stewards, $7/nonmembers. • Nature Rambles: Aug. 15, 6 p.m.; Sept. 23, 3 p.m. Easy walk, up/down hills. $5, free for EMNC Stewards.

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By Robbie Vanderveken

Special to the Weekender

Up to the challenge of 'Vubu' O

n my lunch breaks lately, I have been playing an IOS game called “Vubu,” which I received from app game developer Don Muritz of Scranton asking me to check his game out. I am glad that I did because “Vubu” is actually quite good. “Vubu” is an interesting sliding puzzle game where you move game pieces around a board avoiding obstacles in order to get all of your little Vubu guys to the portal on the other side. It doesn’t sound like much, but it is deceptively tricky. I am not saying that “Vubu” is the next “Tetris,” but it does have a lot of the elements that make a classic puzzle game. Little back story to remember, it has simple to understand rules and is tough to master. Most puzzle games do not have a back story, but this game does. The Vubu sky sanctuary is taken over by a curse and must be evacuated. You must guide the Vubu to the safety of the portals while keeping them away from traps and ledges. The interesting twist in the game play is that most of your game pieces move in unison. When you slide one up they all move up and so on. On some levels, you really have to rack your brain to get them all to safety. The variations come from the different kinds of Vubu that all move in different ways. The first type is the nomad, he is the most common. Nomads will follow your directions exactly. This means they will step off a ledge if you’re not paying attention. The wise man is more intelligent. He will not fall off ledges or step onto traps, he can also protect all of his brothers from pitfalls on the board. When the blind man was introduced, I had to rethink the way I was playing; this piece does not move unless there is another Vubu next to him. The next piece is the stone man, who is stubborn and will not move if there is another guy next to him. This can either work for you or against you. The last type of Vubu really makes you think because he is a fire-breathing dragon, and you

have to keep your other pieces away. This is an interesting twist because it’s unusual to have a puzzle piece that you control hinder progress. For the low price of $2, you are getting a long and varied game. It has five worlds, 100 different ’Vubu’ was the brainchild of app game boards and three developer Don Muritz of Scranton. different difficulty levels which gets squeeze about three game boards pretty unnerving. It is a real chalinto that time. I am very surprised lenge, avoiding all of the obstacles how addicting this game is, I have including floor switches, traps, been finding myself thinking about blocks and teleports, using pieces the puzzles long after I shut the app with very unique traits. Although down and get back to work. the levels are not timed, it does I like a challenge, and this game count how many moves you take to does really make you think. “Vucomplete each board. This is cool bu” is a great way to pass the time because you can go back and beat and provide a little bit of brain your move counts, and if you get stimulation. really stuck, there is an undo butDownload the game at itunes.apton, and you can reset a board to ple.com/app/vubu/ start over to try for a better score. id539391877?mt=8; it will be on This game also has a unique and sale for $.99 through Saturday, original soundtrack that you can Aug. 11. listen to while you are thinking, W which is a really nice touch. My favorite thing about this Robbie Vanderveken is the game is its bite-sized levels. I have digital operations specialist at been playing in about 15-20 minute The Times Leader. E-mail him at increments, and I can usually rvanderveken @timesleader.com.

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2nd Annual Pocono Motorcycle Ride for America’s VetDogs, “Ride the Raceway” Aug. 19. Registration 9 a.m., kickstands up 10:30 a.m. McGinley’s Pocono Trail Lodge (Route 115, Blakeslee). $25/driver, $10/rider. VIP “Ride the Raceway” package available. Call 570.730.6530 for details, e-mail kogrady@ptd.net, dog1@ptd.net. 4th Annual Pocono Drag Lodge Aug. 11, Old Drag Lodge site (648 Meadow Run Road, Bear Creek). $7/spectators, $15/show cars. Food, music. Info: 845.635.3662 5th Annual Helping Hands Car Cruise to Benefit Rich Belles Aug. 26, 1-6 p.m., Polish American Veteran’s Club, Plains. $10/vehicle. Food, refreshments, DJ Tony K, 50/50. Rich Belles is an ex-Navy vet that lost his arm in an industrial injury. All proceeds to assist with his continued rehab. 7th Annual Tommy Z. Memorial Car Show Aug. 19, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Crestwood High School parking lot (281 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top). $10 registration until Aug. 11, $12 after. Call 570.868.6515 for info. Rain date: Aug. 26. Bike & Car Cruise Aug. 18, 1-6 p.m., Brothers Shim (Rte. 115, Bear Creek Twp.)

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Coal Cracker Cruisers Car Club (570.876.4034) • Cruise Nights at Advance Auto (Rt. 6, Carbondale): Sept. 7, 6-9 p.m. Food, music, door prizes, 50/50, trophies. Food by Boy Scout Troop 888. Cruise for the Cure Aug. 18, registration 11 a.m., Thomas’ Family Market (420 West Tioga Ave., Tunkhannock). $10/car, $5/passenger. Muscle cars, street rods, classic cars, trucks, motorcycles. ∝ Gunners PA Law Enforcement MC (gunnerspalemc@gmail.com, $20/rider, $10/ passenger unless noted otherwise) • Phantom Rider Program: If unable to make it to ride, donate $10 passenger fee and new stuffed animal, which will go to children in need, any left end of season go to Toys For Tots. Send to Gunners 11 Hemlock Dr., Tunkhannock, PA 18657. • Gunning Down Cancer Ride: Aug. 11, registration 10 a.m.-noon. Begins/ ends Jefferson Park, corner N. Main St. and New St., Pittston. $20/rider, $10/passenger, party after only. Food, refreshments, music, 50/50, Chinese auction. Benefits Homechek and Hull,

whose families have been affected by cancer, and cancer research. Hi Lites Motor Club (www.hilitesmotorclub.com, Jack 570.477.2477, John 574.7470). Events feature door prizes, food, music, 50/50 drawing, more. No alcohol permitted. • Aug. 11, 1-4 p.m., Meadows Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (4 E. Center Hill Road, Dallas). Rain date Aug. 12. Free. Fat Mike’s Texas Wieners, Travel Twist Ice Cream. Donation drop box for Ruth’s Place: New/gently used (clean) undergarments, socks, sleepwear, personal care items, cleaning/ office supplies, water, juice, soda, laundry detergent, coffee supplies, toilet paper, gallon Ziploc bags. • Aug. 18, 5-8 p.m., Twist & Shake, Pikes Creek. Rain date Aug. 19. John L. Richmond Sr. Benefit Poker Run Aug. 18, registration 10:30 a.m.-noon, starts Lower End Pizza (462 W. State St., Larksville), ends Crossroads Inn (Church Road & S. Main Road, Mountain Top). Rain or shine. 3 stops: Out Post Inn, Rickett’s Glenn Hotel, Banko’s. $10/person. Non-riders, tickets at Crossroads Inn, $10. Last card pulled 5 p.m. Music by DYN, Scarlett V, 7 p.m. Food, Chinese auction, 5 p.m. ∝ Montage Mountain Classics • McDonald’s Southside Shopping Center: Aug. 10, Sept. 14, 6-10 p.m. • Jonny Rockets Montage Mountain: Aug. 18, Sept. 15, 5-9 p.m. • St. Joseph’s Center Car Show: Aug. 19, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Pittston Commons on the Pittston bypass. Rain date Aug. 26. Motorcycle Ride and Picnic to Benefit Eric Speicher Sept. 9, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Ride 11 a.m., ongoing picnic, Four Seasons Golf Course (Exeter). Food, drink, raffles, kids’ activities. Music by Headlock, Stealing Neil, DJ Joe Berman. Advanced

registration $20/rider (T-shirt, wristband for food/drink); $15/passenger. E-mail rideforeric@yahoo.com. Day of: 10 a.m., $25/rider, $18/passenger. Non-riders: Wristbands $10, T-shirts $12-$15 includes food and drink. To preorder or make donation, call 570.655.4336. To help defray the costs of Eric’s medical treatment for Ependymoma and the family’s travel needs. Motorcycle Ride for Helping Hands Society Aug. 18, registration 9-11 a.m., kickstands up 11 a.m., Perkins Restaurant & Bakery (Rte. 93, West Hazleton). $15/driver, $5/passenger. Call 570.762.2070.

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Motor Heads of NEPA Cruises (held at Wegmans, Wilkes-Barre) • Aug. 25, 5-10 p.m. Outdoor barbecue. Plymouth Shawnee Indians 2nd Annual Car Show Aug. 18, Wyoming Valley West High School (150 Wadham St., Plymouth). $10 entry fee/vehicles. Top 25 rewarded prizes; raffles, food, beverages. All cars, trucks, bikes welcome. Stephen G. Semanek Memorial Ride & Event Aug. 11, registration 10-11:30 a.m., Maltby Fire Dept. (253 Owen St., Swoyersville). Ride departs 11:45 a.m. Back Mountain Bowl, noon-5 p.m. Rain or shine. $10 registration/rider including poker hand. Automobiles, walk-ins welcome. Prizes for top 3 hands. Info: 570.592.7015 Uncle Buck’s BBQ Pit Bike Night Wed., 6-9 p.m., 361 W. Main St., Plymouth. Food, drink specials.

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Weekender Correspondent LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) Remember the story of the Velveteen Rabbit? It was a stuffed toy that longed to be real. I sometimes imagine you burdened with a similar craving. Not that you’re fake — au contraire! But you are aware that many people project a warmer, fuzzier image onto you, instead of seeing the “real you.” This week, show off your true nature even if it shocks some people; something along the lines of ripping off your cute, pink bunny nose and throwing it playfully (but effectively) in someone’s eye, perhaps while demonstrating your fearsome Lion’s roar, shattering all their previously held illusions about you. VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) Are you worthy of seduction, Virgo? Someone would love to woo you with hidden poetry and zany midnight serenades and wild surprises. But are you ready for that much fun? Are you prepared to rise to the occasion and help create an enormous love? Or will you cheapen it all by accepting the gifts and ultimately deciding you’re not good enough to deserve something so good? You are worthy; if only you’ll believe it. Take this chance to be (and love) the person you really are. Sweetness like what awaits you is so rare you may have to wait years or lifetimes until it comes around again. LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) Are you supported and loved by your family and community? Do you feel like if you fall, you’ll be caught, helped up and loved? What you’ve been contemplating is like jumping off a building into the arms of your crowd. Are you sure your last sight won’t be panicked people surging in all directions to get out from under you, leaving you in a perfect circle of splat? I don’t think you need to doubt your vital place in your community, but in case you do anyway, let me tell you: The best way to be sure you’ll be caught in the safety net is to be part of the safety net.

don’t forget to use it, or you’ll be right back where you started. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) Oh, you can be gentle. I know you. When you wish, you’re as soft, fuzzy and cute as a baby kitten. But even in your adorableness, you retain those sharp little teeth and that unpredictable demeanor. Sheathe those needlelike claws. Right now, it’s your sweet vulnerability that’s most important. We already know you’re tough, but all that gusto, that machismo/ femismo, can only get you so far. Instead of trying to surprise people with your muscular ego, why not awe them with your willingness to show it all? You’re a big fan of truth in general. Broadcast yours. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) You’re like a beleaguered, battered spaceship, harried by enemies. You escape with an extra burst of power, diverted to propulsion from shields and weapons systems. Or maybe you’re more like a marathon runner who miraculously draws on tomorrow’s reserves to pull into the lead on the final sprint today. I’m glad you expect so much of yourself. It’s good that you’re so aware of your priorities — this week, you’re capable of going most (or all) of the way to their fruition. Screw next week. It’ll take care of itself. You’ll be able to face its challenges more easily if you’ve successfully and completely taken care of this week’s shit. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) I dreamt you were part of a team of dynamic superheroes. No one on your team felt personally called to the duty of

protecting society or fighting crime; it was simply required by virtue of your superior abilities. You’re asked, often, to bend to the will of a group oriented toward worthy goals that are nevertheless not your own — something neither painful nor intolerable, but not vastly pleasurable either. Hard work rarely is. Reaping the rewards, though — as you will next week — is always fun. Do your job this week and hope for the resulting cheers, the glory, the mayoral delivery of the key to the city. If all else fails to motivate, remember: The hero always, always gets the girl (or boy). PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) I’m in awe of saplings that spring up between cracks in the sidewalk, eventually causing the concrete to buckle and break or the stubborn refusal of thorny blackberry vines to give up their territory. Their incredible determination has to be respected, just as yours does, especially once you succeed at pushing through the forces that struggle to pave you over completely. This week, your battle should get a little easier. The psychic equivalent of an earthquake should free you from some of your limitations as hundreds of new cracks — in other words, places to grow — finally appear. ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) The government of Bhutan has as one of its guiding precepts the function of increasing Gross National Happiness. While I have no idea what system they use for measuring such a subjective state, nor how effective it actually is, I still find it a wonderfully admirable intention, far preferable to simply increasing profits or lowering taxes. Basing most governmental deci-

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) Even during your low moments, you’re a formidable beast. There may come a time when you’ll need to put on a lamb outfit and assume the camouflage of one who’s quiet and meek, but not this week. Instead, set your buoyant confidence meter on “steady,” like a competent ship’s captain who’s preparing to sail into treacherous waters. Despite the sharp coral reefs, titanic waves and tumultuous storms that threaten your course, you have the skills and self-knowledge now to bring yourself to safe harbor with nary a scratch. So keep a firm hand on the tiller and issue the only order that’s becoming to a leader as heroic and inspiring as yourself: “Full sail ahead!” GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) Picture an arm-thick cable, like those enormous hawsers used to secure huge ships to dock. They support tremendous weight and strain. That giant rope is composed of hundreds of smaller lines, each made up of many tiny threads. Individually, those filaments snap easily. But when woven into unity with other threads, their collective strength is magnified. Right now, you’re a haphazard, random bunch of loose ends. But if you really wish to accomplish your ambitions in the coming weeks/months/years, your task is clear — weaving at least some of those divergent convictions, ideas, opinions and dreams into a coherent whole. CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) You’re a bulldog this week: So ugly you’re cute. You’re like a bodybuilder in a ballet contest, where your immense strength does you absolutely no good, though you do cut a rather striking figure in that tutu. When you take some things to their most extreme, they become what they’re not. Your beauty isn’t such an asset when the modern-day equivalent of a hungry dragon is on the prowl for gorgeous young maidens. It may be frustrating to have to watch all your strengths become weaknesses, even if only temporarily. Take heart in the fact that the reverse is also possible — your most crippling weaknesses may serve you far better this week than your supposed strengths. W To contact Caeriel, e-mail sign.language.astrology@gmail.com.

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SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) This week you may find your heart in an uncomfortable place, like your throat. Don’t waste energy swallowing it back to somewhere less frightening. Spit it out instead. Inspect the poor, neglected organ. Check it for injuries. Is it bruised? Battered? Atrophied? Torn? Conduct some impromptu kitchen-table heart surgery if necessary. Perhaps it needs to be gently held and fed with an eyedropper, like an abandoned baby bird. Or maybe it craves lullabies and bedtime stories or possibly some racier action. Once you’ve cuddled, sung or screwed your heart back to radiant health, put it back where it belongs. But

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sions on whether or not they’ll make people happier in the long run is pretty awesome. When making choices this week, attempt to increase your Gross Local Happiness. Choose actions that will make you and those around you happier, and I really can’t see how you can go wrong.

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6speed, collectors, this baby is 1 of only 750 GTS coupes built in 2002 and only 1 of 83 painted Race Yellow it still wears its original tires showing how it was babied. This car is spotless throughout and is ready for its new home. This vehicle is shown by appointment only. $39,999 or trade. 570-760-2365

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YAMAHA WAVERUNNER GP800R 2001 2 cylinder 2stroke 784cc Less than 20 hours of use Recently serviced New battery New spark plugs No cracks or fades in seat Included Yamaha GP800Cover and single PWC trailer Must pick up $4500.00 Call 570 313 7744

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Only 460 miles! Has all bells & whistles. Heated grips, 12 volt outlet, traction control, ride adjustment on the fly. Black with lite gray and red trim. comes with BMW cover, battery tender, black blue tooth helmet with FM stereo and black leather riding gloves (like new). paid $20,500. Sell for

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HARLEY 10 DAVIDSON SPORTSTER CUSTOM Loud pipes. Near Mint 174 miles - yes, One hundred and seventy four miles on the clock, original owner. $8000. 570-876-2816

SUZUKI 01 VS 800 GL INTRUDER Garage kept, no rust, lots of chrome, black with teal green flake. Includes storage jack & 2 helmets. $3600 570-410-1026

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Crystal Vision Center is in search of full time and part time Optometrists for Luzerne and Lackawanna county offices. $100K+ per year. Professional liability and health insurance benefits. CrystalVisionCenter @Hotmail.com Fax resume to: 570-961-0744

Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Part Time. Orthopedic experience preferred but not required. Send resume & salary requirements to: P.O. Box 1615 Kingston, PA 18704

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LPN/RN

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Per diem all shifts for CNA, LPN & RN Apply in person at

Summit 50 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, or contact Karen Coleman at 570-825-3488 or email karen.coleman@ goldenliving.com EOE M/F/D/V

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Sales/Retail/ Business Development

566

Sales/Retail/ Business Development

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Hiring part positions for:

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WEST WYOMING 6th Street

OPEN YEAR ROUND SPACE SPACE AVAILABLE INSIDE & OUT Acres of parking

OUTSIDE SPACES

700 MERCHANDISE 720

Cemetery Plots/Lots

MT. ZION CEMETERY Luzerne County, Exeter Twp. 4 plots. $300 each. 513-382-0070

744

Furniture & Accessories

CHAIRS, (2) Genuine leather, custom made recliners. Taupe color, like new. $550 each. SOFA, CHAIR, OTTOMAN, 3 TABLES, great for den. Wood and cloth, all in excellent condition. $450. Call after 12 noon 570-675-5046

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FURNITURE Bed, double, complete with headboard, oak. $200. Oak 4 drawer dresser, $75 Oak TV stand $25, (2) oak end tables $40, (1) 5 piece cherry dining room, $350, (1) 4 drawer dresser $75 (2) floor lamps, $25 1 wine cooler fridge $50. 570-287-1029

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746 Garage Sales/ Estate Sales/ Flea Markets

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748 Good Things To Eat

758 Miscellaneous AUTO PARTS amber rotating light for truck roof. $25. Head lights for plow truck. 2/$25. Taillights for dump or box truck, brackets included 2/$25. Auto/truck manuals (10) ranging from 1950-1985. $10. each. Truck door, 1973-1980 passenger side Dodge pickup. $75. Pinto trailer hook for dump truck. $40. Railroad jacks 10 ton each (2) $50. each. Canvas/tarp, 12’x11’ heavy weight. $20. 9’x8’9” light weight. $15. Craftsman 3/4” socket set. 23 sockets in metal box. $150. EFM oil burner/ motor $30. 570-823-6829 FISH TANK. 20.5x14x10.5, includes 30” stand, light and all accessories. $25 OBO 570-693-1918

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758 Miscellaneous

762

Closed Sundays Sickler Blueberry Farm - Vernon 570-333-5286 570-333-4944 NO PETS IN THE FIELD!!

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566 Sales/Business Development

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

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601 Kidder Street, Wilkes-Barre

566 Sales/Business Development

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WILKES-BARRE

6 rooms, 1 bath. fridge, stove,Washer & Dryer hookup. $525 + utilities + security. ALSO 1 large bedroom, 1st floor, fridge, stove $450 + utilities. Section 8 accepted CALL 570-301-8200

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WILKES-BARRE/NORTH N. W S . ASHINGTON T 2 BEDROOM AVAILABLE NOW!!

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944 WILKES-BARRE APARTMENTS FOR RENT!

425 S. FRANKLIN ST. For lease. Available immediately, washer/dryer on premises, no pets. We have studio, 1 & 2 bedroom apartments. On site parking. Fridge & stove provided. 24/7 security camera presence & all doors electronically locked. Studio - $450. 1 bedroom - $550. 2 bedroom - $650. Water & sewer paid. One month security deposit. Call 570-793-6377 after 9:00 a.m. to schedule an appointment. Or email shlomo_voola @yahoo.com wilkesliving.com

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WILKES-BARRE

Walking distance to Wilkes University, minutes from King’s Newly renovated. Most utilities included. Professional on site management. Off street parking. Starting at $515. 866-466-0501 or leasing-cumberland @rentberger.com

WILKES-BARRE West River St.

Apartments/ Unfurnished

Commercial Properties

DOLPHIN PLAZA

Rte. 315 2,400 Sq. Ft. professional office space with beautiful view of Valley & Casino. will divide office / retail Call 570-829-1206

MODERN OFFICE SPACE WEST PITTSTON

OFF STREET PARKING INCLUDED Suite 1–725 sq ft Utilities included Suite 2–1,450 sq ft Utilities included Units are unfinished & can be fit out to your specifications. Call: 570-655-3329 – Extension 2 Margie

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315 PLAZA 1,750 SQ. FT. & 2,400 SQ.FT OFFICE/RETAIL 570-829-1206

2 blocks from Wilkes U. 3rd floor, spacious 1,100+ sq. ft. 3 to 4 bedrooms. Dishwasher, washer/dryer hook up in unit. Balcony. $840, heat & hot water included. Pets OK with additional rent. Call 570-798-7051

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COMMERCIAL BUILDING FOR LEASE

3593 MEMORIAL HIGHWAY (RT. 415) 2625 SF BUILDING GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OFFICE OR BUSINESS SOME UTILITIES INCLUDED AVAILABLE 9/1/12 CALL JOHN 690-0610

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Commercial Properties

WILKES-BARRE

BEST $1 SQ. FT. LEASES YOU’LL EVER SEE! Warehouse, distribution, storage, light manufacturing. Gas heat, sprinklers, overhead doors, parking for 30 cars. Yes, that $1 sq.ft. lease! We have 9,000 sq.ft., 27,000 sq.ft., and 13,000 sq. ft. Can combine. There is nothing this good! Call Larry @ 570-696-4000 or 570-430-1565

950

Half Doubles

DUPONT Completely remodeled, modern 2 bedroom 1/2 double. Lots of closet space, with new carpets and completely repainted. Includes stove, refrigerator, washer/dryer hook up. Nice yard & neighborhood, no pets. $595 + security. Call 570-899-8877

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no yard. Non-smoking, no pets. $550 + utilities & security. 570-825-1474

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PLAINS

Spacious, modern 2 bedroom. Wall to wall carpeting, bath, living room, kitchen with all appliances, off street parking. $600 + utilities, 1st & last month’s rent & security. Absolutely no pets! 570-823-4116 570-417-7745 570-417-2737

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950

Half Doubles

1054

SWOYERSVILLE

Large, newly remodeled 3 bedroom. Stove, dishwasher, washer/ dryer hook up, off street parking. No pets. $600/month + utilities. Call 570-301-7723

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WEST PITTSTON

4 Nassau St. HALF DOUBLE 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, living room, kitchen, dining room, off street parking, quiet neighborhoodWyoming Area School District. NO PETS, NO SMOKERS, $625/ + utilities & security Call Mike 570-760-1418

953 Houses for Rent

WYOMING

TOWNHOUSE 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, living/dining combination, refrigerator & stove, washer/dryer hookup, off-street parking, no pets. Gas heat with central air. Front & back porches. $675/month + utilities, security & 1st month. 570-655-8928

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Concrete & Masonry

H O S CONSTRUCTION

1000 SERVICE DIRECTORY 1024

Building & Remodeling

ROOFING, SIDING, DECKS, WINDOWS

For All of Your Remodeling Needs. Will Beat Any Price 25 Yrs. Experience Ref. Ins. Free Est. 570-332-7023 Or 570-855-2506

Shedlarski Construction H I OME MPROVEMENT

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Chimney Service

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Handyman Services

VICTORY HANDYMAN SERVICE You Name It, We Can Do it. Over 30 Years Experience in General Construction Licensed & Insured 570-313-2262

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Hauling & Trucking

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COVERT & SONS CONCRETE CO.

Call for summer special. Discounts for vets & seniors 570-696-3488 or 570-239-2780

ALWAYS READY HAULING Property & Estate Cleanups, Attics, Cellars, Yards, Garages, Construction Sites, Flood Damage & More. CHEAPER THAN A DUMPSTER!! SAME DAY SERVICE Free Estimates 570-301-3754

412 Autos for Sale

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Concrete & Masonry

1162 Landscaping/ Garden TOUGH BRUSH & TALL GRASS Mowing, edging, mulching, shrubs & hedge shaping. Tree pruning. Garden tilling. Summer Clean Ups. Weekly & bi-weekly lawn care. Fully Insured. Free Estimates 570-829-3261

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Painting & Wallpaper

ALL PHASE PAINT COMPANY

Aluminium Siding Refinishing Experts You Name It, We Know How to Paint It! Over 30 Years Experience 570-313-2262

Serra Painting Book Now For Summer & Save. All Work Guaranteed Satisfaction. 30 Yrs. Experience Powerwash & Paint Vinyl, Wood, Stucco Aluminum. Free Estimates You Can’t Lose! 570-822-3943

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Paving & Excavating

Mountain Top

PAVING & SEAL COATING Patching, Sealing, Residential/Comm Licensed & Insured PA013253 570-868-8375

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Roofing & Siding

SUMMER ROOFING McManus

Construction Licensed, Insured. Everyday Low Prices. 3,000 satisfied customers. 570-735-0846

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Window Service

PJ’s Window Cleaning & Janitorial Services Windows, Gutters, Carpets, Power washing and more. INSURED/BONDED. 570-283-9840

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Roofing & Siding

J & F CONSTRUCTION All types of roofing. Repairs & Installation 25 Years Experience Licensed/Insured Free Estimates Reliable Service 570-855-4259

412 Autos for Sale

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Dogs

LAB PUPS AKC. English.

800 PETS & ANIMALS 805

Birds

Black & Chocolate. Big, blocky heads. Stocky. Laid back temperament. All health clearances. Ready now. 570-549-6800 www.emlabradors .com

PINEAPPLE CONURES

Hand fed, hand raised, tame, sold elsewhere for $399. On sale for $190 for one, $300 for two. Call 570-472-3914

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Dogs

PAWS TO CONSIDER.... ENHANCE YOUR PET CLASSIFIED AD ONLINE

ROTTWIELER PUPPIES

Extra large, ACA registration, 3 generation pedigree. All shots & tails docked. Mom & Dad on premises. Ready to go. $400. 570-204-7745

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YORKIE PUPS

Tiny, registered. Teddy Bear Faced $800-$950 Vet checked & dewormed Ready 8/18/12 570-436-5083

Call 829-7130 Place your pet ad and provide us your email address This will create a seller account online and login information will be emailed to you from gadzoo.com “The World of Pets Unleashed” You can then use your account to enhance your online ad. Post up to 6 captioned photos of your pet Expand your text to include more information, include your contact information such as e-mail, address phone number and or website.

BEAGLE PUPPIESbloodAKC champion

900 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 906 Homes for Sale Having trouble paying your mortgage? Falling behind on your payments? You may get mail from people who promise to forestall your foreclosure for a fee in advance. Report them to the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency. Call 1-877FTC-HELP or click on ftc.gov. A message from The Times Leader and the FTC.

AKC, all shots. Great pet or hunter $300. Dallas area 570-760-8684

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ITALIAN CANE CORSO Mastiff Puppies

OPEN HOUSE Sunday 12pm-5pm

362 Susquehanna Avenue Completely remodeled, spectacular, 2 story Victorian home, with 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, new rear deck, full front porch, tiled baths & kitchen, granite countertops,.All cherry hardwood floors throughout, all new stainless steel appliances & lighting. New oil furnace, washer/dryer in first floor bath. Great neighborhood, nice yard. $174,900 (30 year loan, $8,750 down, $887/month, 30 years @ 4.5%) 100% OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE Call Bob at 570-899-8877 570-654-1490

New Construction. Lot #2, Fairway Estates. 2,700 square feet, tile & hardwood on 1st floor. Cherry cabinets with center island. $399,500. For more details: patrickdeats.com 570-696-1041

HOMES FOR SALE 5 Homes left. 3 in

Nanticoke, 2 in Edwardsville. Price ranging from $20,000 to $37,000 Call 516-216-3539 Leave Message

906 Homes for Sale

HUNLOCK CREEK

Rustic country home with 7 acres, off Rt. 29 near Moon Lake. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Large kitchen & living room. Sunroom. 2 car garage. 2 story barn with fenced in pasture. This property also comes with separate septic well, electric, carport & shed. $235,000. 570-506-5986

PITTSTON TWP.

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 8/12 from 12pm-2pm 4 Bedroom Colonial Home in Pocono Ridge Estates. Large 2 Car Garage, Paved Driveway, Electric Heat & Central Air, 1.5 Baths, Large Eat in Kitchen & Dining Room. Double Deck with Hot Tub

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HUNLOCK CREEK

HUNTING/FISHING RETREAT

LAND LIQUIDATION 30 Mile Views

2 Acres $39,900 5 Acres $59,900 Estate sized properties at cookie cutter prices, #1 School District in Area, Priced to Sell, Finance with Only 10% Down, No Time Frame To Build. Call (570) 245-6288

915 Manufactured Homes

ZION S GROVE

Spectacular, remodeled, two story house situated on 110 wooded acres. It’s an outdoor’s persons dream come true. Featuring a 20+ acre fishing lake & four small ponds, woods & fields with deer, turkey, bear & grouse. Home boasts breathtaking views of the lake & woods. Perfect for Hunt Club or very special home. Serious, pre-qualified inquiries only. Asking $575,000. Call Jim Stachelek Prudential Keystone Properties 215-896-8860

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912 Lots & Acreage

JENKINS TOWNSHIP Prestigious Highland Hills Development .88 Acres. $75,000 570-947-3375

Senior Apartments 222 S A . CHOOLEY

EXETER, PA Accepting applications for 1 bedroom apartments. Quality apartments for ages 62 and older. Income limits apply. Rent only $450 month. *Utilities Included *Laundry Facilities *On Site Management *Private parking

941

Apartments/ Unfurnished

570-654-5733 Equal Housing Opportunity

AMERICA REALTY RENATLS 570-288-1422

938

Apartments/ Furnished

VICTORIAN CHARM 34 W. Ross St. Fully furnished, 1 bedroom, All appliances and most utilities included. Secure, private off street parking. Historic building is non smoking/no pets. Base rent $700/mo. Security, references required. View at houpthouse.com. 570-762-1453

Apartments/ Unfurnished

Call for specifics REMODELING IN PROCESS! 1 bedrooms $625 + utilities; 2 bedrooms $575 to $750 + utilities. All deluxe, built-ins, some fireplaces, carports, enclosed porches. No Pets, No Smoking, 2 YEAR LEASES, EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION. HANOVER TWP

BRESLAU 6 room apt. includes

heat & water $700 month + utilities & security & references. Refrigerator & stove included. Parking available. 570-287-8766

KINGSTON

EDWARDSVILLE

1 bedroom, first floor. W/w carpeting, w/d hookup, stove and fridge included. Large porch. Utilities by tenants. 1 year lease. $350/mo + security. No pets. Credit and background check. Not section 8 approved. 570-779-5218

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HANOVER TOWNSHIP

Two 1st floor, 1 bedroom apartments. All utilities included. No pets. $600 + 1 month security. (908) 964-1554

KINGSTON

Nice 4 bedroom, 2nd floor. Kitchen newly remodeled. Gas heat, w/d hookup, large living room with nice front porch. $650 plus security and utilities. References required. Call 570-714-2431 Extension 137

Call for appointment

FORTY FORT

941 Modern, 1 bedroom loft townhouse in gated community, sleeps 4; taxes $400/year. Maintenance fee $70/month. Asking $35,000 or rent for $500/month. 5 minutes to Hazleton, 1 mile to Eagle Rock Resort. 570-824-6887 or 570-793-9390

Apartments/ Unfurnished

Park) and San Souci Park. Like new, several to choose from, Financing &Warranty, MobileOneSales.net Call (570)250-2890

WILKES-BARRE

689 Main Street 2 bedroom home on large lot with bonus efficiency apartment. Large living room, eat in kitchen, screened porch. Freshly painted and new flooring. See www.craiglslist.org $69,000. Call 570-696-3368

941

Apartments/ Unfurnished

EXETER

EAST MOUNTAIN RIDGE (Formerly Pocono

SWOYERSVILLE

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912 Lots & Acreage

72 E. W alnut St. 2nd floor. Located in quiet neighborhood. Kitchen, living room, dining room. Sunroom. Bath. 3 bedrooms; 2 large & 1 small. Lots of closets. Built in linen closet & hutch. Hardwood and carpeted floors. Fireplace. Storage room. Yard. Washer / dryer, stove / fridge. Heat and hot water included. Available Now. One year lease+ security. $950 570-283-4370

KINGSTON

Nice neighborhood, John St. 1st floor. modern, 1 bedroom, clean, freshly painted. Off street parking, 2 porches. $575 includes heat, fridge, stove washer/dryer. No dogs/ smoking. Lease, security 570-545-6057

MOUNTAIN TOP WOODBRYN 1 & 2 Bedroom.

No pets. Rents based on income start at $405 & $440. Handicap Accessible. Equal Housing Opportunity. 570474-5010 TTY711 This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

NANTICOKE/SHEATOWN

121 Thomas Street 1 bedroom, 2nd floor, eat-in kitchen with appliances, shared yard and porch, washer/dryer hook-up $375 + security, no pets, no smoking Tenant pays electric, water, and oil heat & garbage. $375/per month, Call (570)814-1356

LUZERNE

PLYMOUTH

Newly renovated 2 bedroom. 1st floor. Kitchen appliances, w/d, heat hot water and sewer included. Air, small fenced in yard, Borough inspected. First, last security. $700/mo 570-332-7332 570-287-3935

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WILKES-BARRE

Mayflower Crossing Apartments 570.822.3968 2, 3 & 4 Bedrooms - Light & bright open floor plans - All major appliances included - Pets welcome* - Close to everything - 24 hour emergency maintenance - Short term leases available

Call TODAY For AVAILABILITY!! www.mayflower crossing.com

PARSONS

2nd floor, 2 bedrooms, washer, dryer, fridge, stove & heat included. $685/month + security. no pets. Call 570-332-9355

PITTSTON

3 bedrooms, 1 bath, washer/dryer hookup, off-street parking, no pets, yard. $650/month + 1 month security & utilities. Call 570-817-0410

PITTSTON

Large 1 bedroom apartment, washer/dryer hookup, water, sewer & heat included, $675 per month. 1st months, last months + deposit. Call 570-443-0770

3 bedrooms, 1 bath, living room, dining room, full kitchen, laundry room, off street parking, 1st floor, landlord pays garbage, available immediately $750/month Call Steve at (570)468-2488

Certain Restrictions Apply*

WILKES-BARRE

307-309 South St E. 2 bedroom apartment, available now, 1 bath, new carpet, ceramic tile in kitchen & bath, 6x8 porch, landlord pays heat & water. NO HOOKUPS, NO PETS. $650 /month, 1st month & security required. Call Manny 718-946-8738 or 917-295-6254

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ICCF Registered & ready to go! Parents on premises. Blue. Vet Checked Price Reduced! 570-617-4880

EXETER

HANOVER TWP.

lines. 1st shots dewormed males $200 each. 570-735-5541

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