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“I’d be sad. They’re so good with milk.” Alex Cardoza, 18, New Milford

“I’ve never had a Twinkie. I like Tastykakes.” Andrea Circelli, 19, Somerset, N.J.

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“I’d probably be a little upset.” Jennifer Magnotta, 19, Scott Township

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End of the World

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By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

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King’s College student Cassie McFadden attempts to hang on to a mechanical bull. To try your own bull-riding skills, you can visit your favorite local country bar.

Do you have faith in the Mayan calendar? You might want to go adventuring now

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••• • “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepson on infinite replay. – Chris Reuter, 27, Wilkes-Barre • “Kiss From A Rose” by Seal. – Anthony Warren, 23, Bensalem • “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen. – Ted Black, 29, West Wyoming • “It’s the End of the World as We Know It” by REM, of course. – Lisa Higgs McCabe, Pittston • “Just Dance” by Lady Gaga. – Jamie Panusky, 26, Exeter “If I Could Turn Back Time” by Cher or Christmas music on repeat. – Amanda Yurek, 25, Wyoming • “Hold On” by Wilson Philips. – Sara Mazzitelli, 28, West Wyoming • “Walk With Me in Hell” by Lamb of God, because of the irony. – Mike Terlesky, 24, West Pittston • “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” by The Rolling Stones or “The Final Countdown” by Europe. – Eric VanDuzer, Dupont • “Burning Down the House” by Talking Heads. – Chris Mercavitch, Exeter • “One More Time” by Daft Punk, because I’m going to dance my ass off as Armageddon approaches. – Angelo Georgetti, 27, Lehman Township • “The Electric Slide.” – Kathleen Szafran, 26, Plains Township • “Wish You Were Here” by Incubus. – Alexandra Golembiewski, 30, Kingston • “Who Let the Dogs Out” by Baha Men. – Will Steinruck, Luzerne

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hen the bull dives forward, you lean back. When the bull tips up in the front, you shift your weight the opposite way. Don’t think your dominant hand is strong enough to keep you in the saddle; you have to hold on with your leg muscles. And, for heaven’s sake, keep your upper body relaxed. Those are just a few tips from the Internet on how to stay aboard a mechanical bull, if you decide to take the advice Grammy Award-winning country singer Tim McGraw expresses in the song “Live Like You Were Dying.”

“This is the way the world ends: Not with a bang but a whimper.” Could be true, might not be. While that line from T.S. Eliot’s “Hollow Men” poem paints quite a picture, no one is really sure just how this “end of days” thing is going to go down. It could be loud and messy with fires and floods consuming the planet, or it could be a quick and simple flash, then nothingness. Either way, you might as well go out singing. Or singing along. If you’re planning an end-time soiree, several readers gave their picks for a play list, ranging from downright silly to totally ironic.

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Treat every day as an ‘end’ day By MARY THERESE BIEBEL mbiebel@timesleader.com

ome people will stock up on batteries and canned goods, just in case they survive, while others will plan “end-of-theworld” bashes for their friends. Some believers may wait patiently to be swept up in “the Rapture,” and at least one travel writer wants to be in Paris on Dec. 21, presumably to go out in style. It’s all because an ancient Mayan calendar appears to run out of days around the time of the 2012 winter solstice. So, will the world end in fire? Or ice? As poet Robert Frost suggested, either would suffice.

Most likely, University of Scranton theology instructor Will T. Cohen said, people will wake up on Dec. 22 and simply start another day. “I don’t think we’re led by the New Testament to think the world is going to come to an end,” he said. “It’s important for us always to be aware that each day is precious.” Cohen will lead a discussion on the topic “The End of the World As We Know It? Closing Time & Catholicism” at 7 p.m. Thursday at Costello’s Restaurant in Edwardsville. The talk is part of a “Wine & Spirit” series of drinks-and-discussion evenings sponsored by the parish of St. Andre Bessette in WilkesBarre, and the public is welcome. “There should be a calm awareness that the end could come at any time,” Cohen said, “not a nervous anxiety.” When Cohen talks about “the end,” he’s thinking more of each individual person’s death rather

IF YOU GO What: ‘The End of the World As We Know It? Closing Time & Catholicism.’ Part of the Wine & Spirit discussion series. Who: Guest speaker Will T. Cohen, Ph.D., from the University of Scranton When: 7 p.m. Thursday Where: Costello’s Restaurant, 67 S. Wyoming Ave., Kingston Reservations: 823-4988, preferably by Monday. Admission: $5 covers an appetizer buffet. (Cash bar.)

than a worldwide earthquake. Though the word “apocalyptic” has come to mean extreme destruction, the Cohen roots of the word “apocalypse” are very different “It means an unveiling, a revelation.” “All that is hidden will be revealed,” he said. “The more we’re the same on the inside as on the outside, the less we’ll have to worry about at the apocalypse.” “The ‘last judgment’ is a phrase that usually inspires fear,” he continued. “But it can be seen as something reassuring. I’m going to try to draw on the work of (Swiss theologian) Hans Urs Von Balthasar: ‘Dare we hope that all men be saved?’ ” “The End of the World As We Know It?” is the third talk in St. Andre Bessette’s “Wine & Spirit” series, which is designed to give adults a chance to explore faith-related topics in a relaxed setting. “It’s informal with the people but formal in content,” said the Rev. Michael Kloton, parochial vicar at St. Andre, who encourages adults to delve deeper into spirituality. “We are an adult church, often with a juvenile understanding of our faith,” he said. “What I mean is most Catholics end their religious education with the sacrament of confirmation.” That said, you needn’t be Catholic to attend. “It’s a complete open-door policy,” Kloton said.

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But McGraw’s message isn’t really about the bull. It’s about living the rest of your – decades? years? Four weeks until the Mayan calendar ends on Dec. 21? – with gusto and grace, taking the time to be kind to people and to explore the world around you. Still, if you would like to attempt your own version of the accomplishments mentioned in the song, you don’t even have to leave Northeastern Pennsylvania. “I went skydiving. I went Rocky Mountain climbing. I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fu Man Chu …” Skydiving? Sure. Above the Poconos skydiving school operates out of the Hazleton Municipal Airport, offering first-time divers same-day training and a tandem jump (which means you’re strapped to and share a parachute with an instructor). A plane will take you 10,000 feet up, and, after your 30-second freefall, you can spend at least five minutes serenely admiring the scenery as you gently approach the ground. “That was awesome,” a twenty-something woman named Sara told The Times Leader after a jump her friend had cajoled her to take. Her friend Erin, meanwhile, finished her own jump vowing “Never again.” Skydiving isn’t for everyone, but if you think you’d fall into the “that-was-awesome” category, check out pasky.com, where you’ll read about a discount taking place through Dec. 1. Rocky Mountain climbing. OK, we admit we are far from the Rocky Mountains. But local mountains do offer challenging hikes with beautiful views. You might want to try, for example, the Glen Onoko Falls Trail, which overlooks Lehigh Gorge State Park in Carbon County “Right in the beginning, for about three-quarters of a mile,” is the steepest part, Susquehanna Trailers Hiking Club president Rich McNulty said. “After that, it’s not too bad.” Your reward is a view from the lookout, which McNulty simply described as “the best.” You can hike Glen Onoko by

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Bald eagles have been spotted soaring over the Susquehanna River and at many other locations.

yourself, or join the Susquehanna Trailers on Dec. 9 for an 8.5mile group excursion that includes a picnic lunch at the lookout. During the four-hour expedition you’ll likely see a few remnants of a resort that burned decades ago, and you can ponder the legend of an American Indian maiden named Onoko who, it is said, leapt to her death from the waterfall that bears her name. The reason? Reportedly, her father the chief did not approve of the man she loved. Speaking of love, “Live Like You Were Dying” mentions loving more deeply as a goal, along with speaking more sweetly, forgiving others, reading the Good Book, watching an eagle fly and of course, the bull-riding If you want to ride a bull, we suggest you mosey along to your favorite country-themed saloon to find a mechanical one – and be careful. To spot an eagle, keep your eyes peeled by the Susquehanna River in the Harding area as well as near downtown Pittston. At eagleinfo.com, bird fanciers recently reported seeing them “along Interstate 81” in the Mountain Top area, near mile-marker 91 of PA 476 north, in a cornfield near Exton, and in many other places. To be able to say you “loved deeper and spoke sweeter,” as McGraw sings, just follow your heart. As for the Good Book, you can read the Bible on your own or attend a Bible study at many area churches. For some theological delving specifically into

The Glen Onoko Falls Trail near Jim Thorpe might not present the challenge of the Rocky Mountains, but it’s certainly a challenge, and one you can take on with the Susquehanna Trailers.

the Book of Revelation and the end times, you might want to join in a “Wine & Spirit” discussion titled “The End of the World as We Know It? Closing Time & Catholicism.” It’s part of an ongoing drinks-and-discussion series for adults sponsored by St. Andre Bessette Parish in Wilkes-Barre and is set for 7 p.m. Thursday at Costello’s Restaurant in Edwardsville. Cost is $5 to cover an appetizer buffet (with a cash bar), and the event is open to the public. Facilitator/speaker is Will T. Cohen, Ph.D., an assistant professor of systematic theology at the University of Scranton. Call 823-4988 for reservations.

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t’s been said to him time and again, by his fans, judges, celebrities and critics, but what better person to validate that he’s a dead ringer for the “King of Rock-’n-’Roll” than Elvis’ daughter herself? “All these guys I’m friends with that were friends of Elvis were telling her that I’m the real deal, and I don’t think she saw it until we were face to face with one another,” Pittston native and Elvis impersonator Shawn Klush said of his backstage meeting with Lisa Marie Presley this year in Memphis. “The whole time we would just keep catching each other’s eyes. She saw me and went ‘Hmm, those guys were right.’”

Klush will perform with the Sweet Inspirations tomorrow night at the F.M. Kirby Center in a show that will benefit the Pittston Memorial Library’s expansion project. It’s no coincidence “the closest thing to the King in concert,” as he bills himself, is home so close to Thanksgiving. The down-toearth Klush, whose drawl and Presley-like demeanor rings through clearly even over the phone, makes it a point to be home for every holiday. “It’s like, I’m a little Irish-Italian-Polack from Pittston. What

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What: Shawn Klush & the Sweet Inspirations When: 8 p.m. tomorrow Where: F.M. Kirby Center, Tickets: $75 VIP, $45, $35 More info: 826-1100

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Elvis impersonator Shawn Klush performs Christmas songs at Grace Episcopal Church in Kingston last year.

do I possibly have to give to the world? But God puts people in places for a reason, and I am extremely lucky. It’s still very strange for me when I’m with people who were friends with Elvis and they’re telling me how similar I am to him.” Klush’s Elvis demeanor is just one facet of the entire act that now makes up his life’s work. His show is a tribute meticulously worked on to ensure it’s as close to the real thing as possible. “So many people have the wrong impression of what we do. When I hear the word ‘impersonator’ I think of Danny Gans, or someone doing a million voices. When people hear ‘Elvis impersonator’ they think of some guy in a jumpsuit. What we do, this tribute, is a completely different thing. We’re modeling off of something done 30, 40 years ago. I’ve taken it to the point where I’ve got the guys that made Elvis’ original suits. It’s very high energy, and that’s the part of his career that we focus on.” As far as authenticity goes, it gets no better than who will sing alongside Klush at the Kirby, the Sweet Inspirations, who were El-

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vis’ back-up singers throughout his career. “When you stand on stage with women their age and they open their mouth, you understand and know that the man knew what he was doing,” Klush said. “He had an unbelievable ear, and he picked those ladies single-handedly. … When they open their mouth, it’s the sweetest sound you ever heard.” It’s no secret Elvis had that “it” factor, but what was it specifically that made him so appealing? The mystery is what drew Klush to the pop-culture icon. “It’s that very thing that everybody’s always trying to figure out, what it is that he had. To this day I can’t. You’ll see facets of it in pictures, you’ll see pieces of it come out on stage, but from what I’m told you never, ever felt it until you saw him live.” “D.J. Fontana, who was Elvis’ drummer, well we were using a certain picture of Elvis in the beginning of our shows to model after, and I said to him, ‘Did that son of a gun really look that good?’ and he goes, ‘He looked better.’ ” That notion sat with Klush for a while and finally became clear when he met Lisa Marie. “She just has this power. I looked at her, and she went ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah, I get it from him.’ If Lisa can do that, literally hold you in the palm of her hand with her eyes, can you imagine what the old man had?”

— Shawn Klush

ocally owned music stores in NEPA are getting in on the Black Friday game this year with help from the folks behind Record Store Day, an event that usually takes place in April and offers exclusive releases for music fans.

“It’s different when it’s a $500 TV going for $200, but I don’t think a $9 CD for $6 is going to get everybody as excited as it could,” Joe Nardone Jr. of Joe Nardone’s Gallery of Sound said. “With the Record Store Day exclusives we’ve got something you can’t buy anywhere else, making your local record shop another stop during that day.” About 45 new titles will be released, including everything from classic rock to hip hop. The form of many of these limited-release tunes recalls the old days. “Lots of vinyl,” R.J. Herrington, owner of Embassy Vinyl in Scranton, said. “It’s one of those things that never really went away because people that collected it are always going to collect it. It seems to catch on more and more as the years go by. It’s not like MP3s or CDs where it’s disposable. It’s more personable. You have to physically put the record on your player, turn it over; it’s more active in your listening.” Some of today’s vinyl releases include: • 10-inch Beach Boys “Surfin’ Safari” • 10-inch red Gaslight Anthem “Hold You Up” • 10-inch green Primus “Green Naugahyde 10” • 7-inch Rolling Stones “The Rolling Stones (EP)” • 7-inch Donny Hathaway and CeeLo Green “This Christmas” • Three 7-inch White Stripes releases, “Fell in Love With A Girl” and “I Just Don’t Know

BLACK FRIDAY AT THE RECORD STORES Joe Nardone’s Gallery of Sound, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. • Fashion Mall (Across from Viewmont Mall), Dickson City, 969-0778. • 186 Mundy St., Wilkes-Barre, 208-2833. • South Main Street, WilkesBarre, 826-6898. • Laurel Mall Strip Center #3, Hazleton, 459-1093. ••• Embassy Vinyl, 342 Adams Ave., Scranton. 341-9350. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. ••• Musical Energi, 59 North Main St., Wilkes-Barre. 829-2929. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

What To Do With Myself,” “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground” and “Stop Breaking Down,” and “Hotel Yorba” and “Rated X,” both live at the Hotel Yorba All Joe Nardone’s locations, Embassy Vinyl and Musical Energi of Wilkes-Barre will have other sales throughout the day as well, but Energi is relying on Facebook to drive its Black Friday business. “People can go to facebook.com/musicalenergi and watch all day, because I’ll be posting deals throughout,” owner Jay Notartomaso said. To see a complete list of Black Friday exclusives from Record Store Day, visit www.recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases.

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“When people hear ‘Elvis impersonator’ they think of some guy in a jumpsuit. What we do, this tribute, is a completely different thing. We’re modeling off of something done 30, 40 years ago.”

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Notes on Music

Good things come in ‘Threes’ IF YOU GO

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hile many threepiece groups run the risk of leaving gaps in songs due to limited instrumentation at times, Three Imaginary Boys has no trouble as a trio. “We’re proud of being a three-piece band, and we like to have that come across in everything we do,” lead vocalist Tim Husty said.

The band has been on the local scene for six years, and in addition to 22-year-old Husty, who also plays drums and guitar, there’s his 25-year-old brother Rob on lead and rhythm guitar and vocals and 21-year-old Mike Wintermute on bass, keyboards and vocals. All are from Wilkes-Barre. Three Imaginary Boys recently released its second full-length album, “People Wearing Masks,” which is available at local music stores today. The release party will take place Dec. 7 at Brews Brothers West in Luzerne. As a group the guys pump out rock, but each has his own musical tastes. Tim gravitates toward jazz, Rob toward blues and Wintermute toward experimental and alternative sounds, with each citing classic rock as a definitive influence as well. “We very much focus on vocal performances,” Tim said. “We love harmonies. We draw from The Beatles; we draw from other three-piece bands like The Who, The Police. We’re all about vocals and three-piece power.” “We’re also drum-driven,” Wintermute said. “With a three-piece band you have to do what you can with the drums. They have to be just right because they’re defining the rhythm of the songs.” The look is also important, Wintermute said. “We all dress in black to look professional. We take ourselves seriously, but not too much. We switch instruments when we’re playing. We go out into the crowd.” “People Wearing Masks” is proof of how the group has evolved since its first full-length album “Going Up?” The role of bass player has switched to Wintermute, and the guys now have what Tim calls “a tight-knit group

What: Three Imaginary Boys “People Wearing Masks” release party When: 9:30 p.m. Dec. 7 Where: Brews Brothers West, 75 Main St., Luzerne

Three Imaginary Boys is made up of brothers Rob and Tim Husty and Mike Wintermute.

dynamic.” The album has been in the works for a little more than a year, and Tim Husty calls it rock-driven, though some tracks go the way of acoustic and jazz. A track

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With frequent holiday visits to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra has become a tradition for fans who like their Christmas music tinged with progressive symphonic rock. This year the top-grossing group will bring to the stage the multiplatinum rock opera ‘The Lost Christmas Eve,’ set in a Capra-esque world on an enchanted Christmas Eve. The show delivers the hit single ‘Wizards in Winter’ as well as crowd favorites ‘Christmas Night in Blue’ and ‘Siberian Sleigh Ride,’ along with new songs from the EP ‘Dreams of Fireflies (on a Christmas Night).’ Shows are set for 3 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday with tickets at $60.50, $40.50 and $32.50. Call Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000.

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ensemble performing Afrobeat and big-band funk. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8:30 p.m. Saturday. $20. 325-0249. Christmas with the Choral Society, a holiday program by the Choral Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania joined by the five children and youth choirs. With audience caroling and a holiday reception. Covenant Presbyterian Church, 550 Madison Ave., Scranton. 3 p.m. Sunday. $15. 343-6707. The Vienna Boys Choir, the 25chorister group of boys age 10 to 14 performing the classical sounds of 15th-century Vienna. Sherman Theater, 524 Main St., Stroudsburg. 8 p.m. Thursday. $45, $35, $25. 420-2808.

FUTURE CONCERTS Christmas with a Twist, a concert of Christian music. Knights of Columbus, 57 Parry St., Luzerne. 7 p.m. Nov. 30. Admission: an unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots. 899-2264.

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Harry the Dirty Dog, a children’s theater show about a dog who runs away from home because he hates to take baths. Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton. 11 a.m. Saturday. $8. Preceded by a Wiggles & Giggles Workshop at 10 a.m. $4. 344-1111. Toddler Storytime, for ages 2 to 3.5. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Saturdays through Dec. 8 at 10 a.m.; Wednesdays through Dec. 5 at 10 and 11 a.m. Registration: 823-0156. Natural Wonders: Things That Glitter, a nature program about patterns created by frost for ages 3 to 5. Lackawanna Environmental Institute, 10 Moffat Drive, Covington Township. 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Registration: 842-1506.

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Celebrate Christmas with Travis Tritt, a holiday show with the country singer. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. Nov. 30. $42, $37. 866-605-7325.

North Pole Express, a one-hour train ride with Santa and his elf and a reading of “The Polar Express.” Leaves from the Sherwin Williams parking lot, Market and 7th streets, Bloomsburg. Dec. 1 every two hours from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Dec. 2 at 1, 3 and 5 p.m. $10. 784-2522. Children’s Christmas, storytelling, arts and crafts, a wagon tour of the village and a visit from St. Nicholas for ages 5 to 12. Eckley Miners Village, Highland Road, off Route 940, Eckley. 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $5 children,

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Events T H I S W E E K : N O V. 2 3 TO 29, 2012 Christkindlmarkt Bethlehem, a holiday market with more than 125 vendors, music, German and Austrian food favorites and more. PNC Plaza, SteelStacks, 645 E. First St., Bethlehem. Through Dec. 23: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. $7. 610-332-3378. Holiday Express, a round-trip train ride from Scranton to Moscow. Steamtown National Historic Site, 300 Cliff St., Scranton. Today and Saturday as well as Dec. 1 with an 11 a.m. departure and a 3 p.m. return. $19, $12 children. 340-5204. A Magical Fireside Christmas, the annual festivities at The Inn at Pocono Manor with holiday storytelling, live baby reindeer, Santa photos, cookie decorating, gingerbread-house display, horsedrawn sleigh rides and more. Through Dec. 30: 4 to 9 p.m. Fridays; noon to 8 p.m. Saturdays. Also open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily Dec. 23 to 30. $5. 800-233-8150. Free Supper and a Movie, a “Black Friday Deal” at the Sweet Valley Church of Christ, 5439 Main Road. Tonight with soup and salad 4 to 8 and “The Nativity Story” at 7. 477-2320.

Shickshinny Firemen’s Children’s Toy and Pet Parade, fire-truck rides, Santa visits, cookie contest, caroling by church choirs, vendors and more. Municipal Park, Union Street, Shickshinny. Noon to 3 p.m. Saturday. 542-5330. Hudson Model Railroad Club, the organization’s 30th-anniversary holiday open house. Noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Also noon to 6 p.m. Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 30; Jan. 5 and 6. 985-8340. Santa Claus Pub Crawl. Put on a Santa suit or Christmas attire and visit four downtown Wilkes-Barre bars for drink specials. Proceeds benefit Valley Santa. Saturday beginning at Senunas’ Pub 3 to 4:30 p.m.; Beer Boys from 4:30 to 6 p.m.; Rodano’s 6 to 7:30 p.m.; and Bart & Urby’s 7:30 to 9 p.m. $10 per wristband. Prizes for best costumes. 262-4569 or 407-1788. Holiday Limited, a round-trip train ride from Scranton to Gouldsboro with Santa and the troops as they return home for the holidays. Steamtown National Historic Site, 300 Cliff St., Scranton. Sunday with an 11 a.m. departure and a 3:30 p.m. return. $29, $17 children. Reservations: 340-5204. See EVENTS, Page 11

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TreeFest, with 100-plus decorated trees, a Gingerbread House Contest, craft artisans, Chinese auction and more. Caldwell Consistory, Market Square, Bloomsburg. Through Dec. 2: 5 to 9 p.m. Fridays; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. $6. 784-8181. Honesdale for the Holidays, a weekend of festivities beginning with the Santa Parade and Christmas Tree Lighting at 6 tonight. Continues Saturday with craft vendors, horse-and carriage rides, Santa and Rudolph, strolling carolers and children’s activities from noon to 5 p.m., a model railroad exhibit (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and open house at the Wayne County Historical Society Museum (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.). Sunday’s activities include local tours from 1 to 4 p.m. Downtown Honesdale. 253-5492. Scranton StorySlam, a storytelling competition with each participant sharing a true, five-minute personal story on the theme “Game Changers: An Evening of Life Altering Moments.” With host Conor McGuigan and eight storytellers. Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, 700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. Tonight with doors at 6 and stories at 7. $5. 470-6861. Knit and Crochet Group. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. Free. 821-1959.

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Benefit for Judy Durso, a fundraiser to aid the emphysema victim with food, beer and music by The Morning After. Rodano’s, 53 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday. $20. 332-4574.

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Mansion Tour, a guided tour of the seasonally decorated Frederick Stegmaier Mansion, 304 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Sponsored by the Nanticoke Historical Society. 1 p.m. Tuesday. $10. 735-3659. Tutto Italiano! A session on traveling through Italy with wine and light refreshments. West Pittston Library, 200 Exeter Ave., West Pittston. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. $10. Registration: 654-9847. Introduction to Zen Meditation, with an overview and practice period. Mercy Center, Misericordia University Campus, 301 Lake St., Dallas. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Donation. 675-1872. The Canadian Pacific Railway Holiday Train comes to Scranton bedecked in holiday lights with free entertainment and festivities to collect donations for local food banks. Entertainers include the Claytones and Canadian Country Music Hall of Famer Tracey Brown. Steamtown National Historic Site, 300 Cliff St., Scranton. 5:45 to 6:15 p.m. Wednesday. Accepting nonperishable food items and cash donations. 340-5200. Celebrity Bartender Event, a fundraiser for the Wyoming Valley Children’s Association. Lucky’s Sporthouse, Schechter Drive, Wilkes-Barre Township. 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. $25. 208-3267. From the National Origins Act to the DREAM Act, a talk on immigration by Dr. Donn Worgs, associate professor of political science at Towson University. Insalaco Hall, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Free. 674-1483.

FUTURE No Room at the Inn, a display of Nativity sets from around the world. With local musicians, a basket auction and craft sale. Forty Fort Presbyterian Church, 1224 Wyoming Ave. 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 30; 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 1; 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 2. Free but donations accepted for the Salvation Army’s Kirby Family House. 287-7097. Festival of Trees, holiday trees decorated by area organizations. Opens Nov. 30 with a reception 6 to 8 p.m. Educational Conference Center, Luzerne County Community College, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke. Through Dec. 21: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. 740-0732.

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When it comes to seasonal stage offerings, Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ is as traditional as plum pudding and poinsettias. You can catch Ebenezer Scrooge humbugging his way through life – that is, until specters of the past, present and future set him straight – as interpreted by the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble through Dec. 29 at the Alvina Krause Theatre in downtown Bloomsburg. Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Call 784-8181 for reservations. tree that grows to seven stories tall, falling snow and a Troika sleigh escorted by Russian folk characters. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3. $68, $48, $37.50, $27.50. 826-1100.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Auditions for the January production of “12 Angry Men.” Needed: men age 20 to 70. Phoenix performing Arts Centre, 409-411 Main St., Duryea. 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. 457-3589. Casting Call, for the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble’s March production of “Flood Stories, Too.” Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center St., Bloomsburg. 7 p.m. Tuesday. All ages welcome. 784-5530.

s director of Music Box’s next show, T. Doyle Leverett could have given himself the part of heart-warming hero George Bailey, or maybe Clarence, the clumsy, second-class angel. Instead, he opted for the only real villain in “It’s A Wonderful Life,” the cold and cruel Mr. Potter.

“My Lord, that’s a feast of a role,” Leverett said. “Completely unredeemed. He’s probably one of the blackest villains ever put on film.” Of course, the Music Box Playhouse is not presenting the film version. This time around, it’s not the stage version either. It’s a live radio play. That means, for starters, the audience has the fun of watching the sound-effects person work his magic. “He is down stage right in a featured position,” the director said. “We have cornflakes that stand in for snow. We have a snapped belt that makes a slapping sound when Mr. Gower the druggist slaps George. We have a tub of water for when Clarence jumps into the river, and we have several pairs of shoes that

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Student Art Exhibit, with impressionistic and realistic works in all media by students of Sue Hand Imagery, 35 Main St., Dallas. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 6755094. Student Art Exhibit, a one-night show of works by students of artist Rachel Mrak. Hazleton Art League, 225 E. Broad St. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday. 817-1075.

Karl Kleist and Ted Anderson are two of the nine actors who lend their voices to ‘It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play’ through Dec. 16 at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse in Swoyersville.

stomp off in different directions.” A cast of nine portrays about two dozen roles, among them desperate and suicidal George Bailey; his loving wife, Mary; his forgetful Uncle Billy; a stern bank examiner; and Clarence, the angel who shows George how valuable he has been to other people. If not for George, his younger brother, Harry, would have drowned in a frozen pond, his first boss, the druggist, would have gone to jail for accidentally poisoning a customer, his family’s savings-and-loan business would have crumbled, and the entire town would have fallen

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T H I S W E E K : N O V. 2 3 T O 2 9 , 2012 Abstraction, charcoal and pastel artwork by Jeremy Petrachonis. Opens Saturday with a reception 6 to 8 p.m. The Fly on the Wall Art Gallery, Dragonfly Café, 9 E. Broad St., Hazleton. Through Jan. 5: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. 454-1214.

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Black & White Friday, works by watercolorist Kathy Connelly and photographer Paul Funke. A Thousand Words Gallery, 253 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. Through Nov. 30: noon to 7 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. 899-5578.

Joanne Benson’s ‘Backyard Barns’ is one of the paintings displayed at the eighth annual Glenburn Township Art Show and Sale through Dec. 13 at the Glenburn Township Building in Dalton. CLOSING SOON SAME: An Artistic Expression of Humanity and Media, an art exhibit by Greeley artist Mary Chappell, created as a senior project at Baptist Bible College in Clarks Summit. New

Penn Foster: Alma Mater to the Millions, an exhibit tracing the growth of the International Correspondence Schools. Through November at the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum, 22 Bald Mountain Road, McDade Park, Scranton. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. 963-4804. It’s a Good Life, watercolors and ceramic art by Linda Keck. Something Special, 23 W. Walnut St., Kingston. Through November: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. 288-8386.

sway to the mercenary Mr. Potter. “You never know what happened to Mr. Potter,” Leverett said. “He probably was consumed by his own evil and exploded.” The story is a beloved holiday favorite, Leverett said. “It makes the point so clearly that each of us, no matter how unimportant we think we are, we have a circle of family and friends in which not only are we important, we’re vital. The lack of any one person is like waves in a pond. It’s going to emanate out. Clarence says to George, “ ‘You’ve been given a very great gift to be able to see this.’ ” Because this is “a radio play,” audience members will have a role in the production. “At the beginning an announcer will make a speech telling them how important their reactions are because it will enhance the enjoyment of the ‘listeners at home,’ ” Leverett said. “They’ll be encouraged to be free with their reactions.”

Talisman: Renee Emanuel, colorful still-lifes. Suraci Gallery, Marywood University, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton. Through Dec. 2: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 348-6278. Up Close & Personal, photographs by Laurinda Faye Rubin. CameraWork Gallery, 515 Center St., Scranton. Through Dec. 3: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. 510-5028. Form and Process: Sculpture in Stone, Bronze and Steel, contemporary sculpture and art by George Mummert and Michael Tymon. Pauly Friedman Gallery, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. Through Dec. 9: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays; 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 674-6250. See EXHIBITS, Page 19

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Hawkes, Hunt make ‘Sessions’ sentimental and therapeutic By ROGER MOORE McClatchy-Tribune News Service

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‘Life of Pi’ takes the cake By ROGER MOORE McClatchy-Tribune News Service

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After North Korean paratroopers invade his hometown in Washington state, high-school quarterback Matt (Josh Peck) says, “North Korea? That doesn’t make sense.” Neither does much else in this jerry-rigged remake thatidledforthreeyears,avictim of MGM’s money troubles. In the original “Red Dawn,” a 1984 action flick starring Patrick Swayze and Charlie Sheen, a group of high-schoolers escapes invading Russians and forms an underdog guerrilla army called the Wolverines. In the new version, Chris Hemsworth plays Matt’s older brother, a Marine recently back from Iraq, and Josh Hutcherson is their sidekick. The film shouldn’t be compared to the original, because its teen target audience doesn’t care. Ditto on the film’s yawning credulity gaps: Average kids become hardened soldiers with weapons expertise in days; com-

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plicit townspeople funnel endless munitions their way; North Korea has somehow overpowered the entire United States (LOL). The plot is too muddled and the characters too thinly drawn to carry the emotional punch necessary to overcome its flaws. On the surface, there’s plenty here to satisfy a teen audience. The Wolverines ram enemy vehicles, rig bombs to skateboards and impress macho Marines with their awesomeness. But even with the high octane, the overall effect is wooden. If shootouts, bomb blasts and remorseless killing are all you’re after, stay home and play “Halo 4.”

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over all the children of the world. They need help when Pitch There are too many distractions in “Rise of the Guardians” (Jude Law) – better known as the Bogeyman – shows to make this a holiday up to bring misery to chiltreat for the whole dren everywhere. The imfamily. It’s too dark petuous Jack Frost (Chris and intense for young Pine) is recruited to fight viewers and even a the evil darkness that’s few older movietrying to turn children ingoers. to non-believers. The film, based on Director Peter Ram“The Guardians of sey created a film with Childhood” books by two distinct halves. William Joyce, re- IF YOU GO Parts of the movie veals that North are light and funny. (Alec Baldwin), bet- What: “Rise Of Then there are the efter known as Santa The Guardians” forts of Pitch to ruin Claus, the Easter ★★ 1/2 some of the major Bunny (Hugh Jack- Starring: Chris Pine, Alec Baldthings that make man), The Tooth win, Jude Law, childhood bearable. Fairy (Isla Fisher) Hugh Jackman, Each foreboding moand the Sandman (no Isla Fisher ment – from death to voice actor; he never Directed by: despair – drags the speaks) have a bigger Peter Ramsey calling than just pro- Running time: 97 movie further away minutes from the holiday spirviding gifts, eggs, Rated: PG for it. The film is beautiquarters and sweet scary sequences fully shot but fails to dreams. They’ve been charged by the Man in the find the right story tone to fit Moon with the task of watching the gorgeous look. By RICK BENTLEY The Fresno Bee

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Suraj Sharma stars as Pi Patel in ’Life of Pi.’

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to his father. “I have seen it in their eyes.” When Pi’s family sells the zoo and the ship they and the animals are on sinks in the deepest corner of the Pacific, Pi finds himself on the lone lifeboat, stranded with an injured zebra, a mourning orangutan, a crazed hyena and Richard Parker, the Bengal tiger. Lee manages to make this odd ark convincing. There is just enough gear – food, water, life jackets – for Pi to keep his dis-

tance from the two critters who will surely kill him when starvation sets in. Special effects render the barren, glassy sea into a dreamland, one that provides just enough food to keep the boy alive and to keep the peace with the tiger. Pi has a lot of piety to fall back on for this ordeal. The Buddhist in him grieves at having to kill to stay alive, and he refuses to do in the tiger, even when the opportunity arises. He turns his eyes skyward and prays, “God, I give myself to you, whatever comes.” The cryptic, spiritual nature of the story – the metaphorical treatment of faith – blesses “Pi” with a hint of the vision-quest gravitas the character, author and filmmaker were going for. Lee is on sure ground with this magical realism, this floating parable for a spiritually adrift age.

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“Life of Pi,” Yann Martel’s fantastical folk parable about faith and spirituality, makes the journey to the big screen more or less intact, a meditative Ang Lee film with many of the same virtues and shortcomings of the novel. It’s an inscrutable morality tale that explains itself, rather too overtly (like the novel) in the end, but its pleasures are undeniable and its mysteries rewarding to contemplate. A survival-at-sea story is framed within the conversation of a frustrated novelist who has been sent to meet a man who endured 227 days adrift in a lifeboat. The novelist has been told this man’s tale is “a story that would make me believe in God.” But Pi’s autobiography is too magical, far-fetched and “literary” to be believed. Take the character’s name: an Indian boy, raised in a zoo, named “Piscine” after a relative’s love of swimming pools. The precocious child endures profane teasing about his name just long enough to invent his own nickname. He is “Pi,” like that magical mathematical constant, and his way of making sure the name sticks is one of the film’s funnier indulgences. Pi grows up in 1950s India, a brilliant child whose curiosity ranges from religions to the animals in his father’s menagerie. “Animals have souls,” he insists

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gant, too, ideally reflecting your values and aesthetics, you will be most pleased. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You realize that people need to be heard. Not everything they want is desirable, possible or convenient to you, but you encourage expression anyhow. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). In spite of the bustle of the world, you’ll feel a human kinship. You’ll regard your fellow travelers as partners, whether they happen to be family, friends, co-workers or strangers. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll want a change. Maybe this comes out of a sense of frustration or because you’re comparing someone else’s results with yours.

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Speedo Run for the Cause, a fundraiser for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Wear only a Speedo and running shoes on this one-mile course through downtown Berwick. Saturday with registration at 10 a.m. and run at 1 p.m. from Cricket’s Bar & Grill, 144 W. Front St., Berwick. 7590310.

Downloading e-Books, a tutorial with library director Anne Bramblett Barr. Bring your e-reading devices. West Pittston Library, 200 Exeter Ave. 6:30 p.m. Monday. Free. Registration: 654-9847.

Native Son, prize-winning playwright Stephen Karam discusses his work with Paul Holdengraber, director of public programs at the New York Public Library. McDade Center, University of Scranton. 5:30 p.m. Dec. 3. Free. 941-7816.

Holiday Craft Show, 19th annual event sponsored by the Wyoming Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross. With 100 vendors offering soaps, jewelry, glassware, food, clothing and more. 109th Field Artillery Armory, 280 Market St., Wilkes-Barre. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. $4. 823-7161.

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Alternative Christmas Craft Fair, with handmade crafts from local artisans and third-world crafts from around the world. Also: wreath-making with fresh greens, a bake sale and light lunch. First Presbyterian Church, 97 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 1. 824-2478. Holiday Book Sale, with Santa photo ops, handmade crafts, storytelling and more. Wyoming Free Library, 358 Wyoming Ave. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 1. 693-1364.

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His body also is telling him he needs love. He wants to experience it before he dies. William H. Macy plays the hip, understanding long-haired priest (San Francisco, the ’80s, go figure) to whom Mark confesses his desires. Mark’s researching a magazine article about sex and the handicapped. He has some good information. He just wants the priest to “give me an advance quote” on what that will do to his chances for salvation. Helen Hunt plays Cheryl, a sexual surrogate – women paid to clinically teach and administer hands-on sexual instruction to the disabled. Writer-director Ben Lewin’s film, based on a true story, is a fascinating peek into the sexual difficulties faced by those in wheelchairs or on gurneys. Some of the humor comes from Mark’s skewed take on his own neediness and his open-

sanctuary confessions to his priest (his gurney won’t fit in a confessional). The rest comes from Moon Bloodgood, playing a droll, no-nonsense caregiver who treats Mark’s needs and his clinical solutions to them (a hotel room is required) so matter-offactly that her every conversation with the desk clerk is a laugh. Hunt, a wonderful, under-used Oscar winner, has a gift for tugging at the heartstrings. It’s a guarded performance, despite the nudity the role entails. She gives Cheryl this little facial twitch whenever she senses Mark is developing feelings, and she gives filmgoers a misty-eyed moment when we sense she is developing feelings herself. Hawkes makes Mark lonely but not sad, severely restricted but playful. What’s missing is a greater appreciation of his charms, the writing and sensitivity that draws women to him. We catch only a hint of it. And as touching as “The Sessions” can be, it never transcends that feeling that what’s going on here is therapeutic and clinically erotic but never really romantic.

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