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How do you decorate your home for the holidays?
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Letter from the editor
I think almost everyone has a love/hate relationship with the holidays. It’s great to see family and friends, share gifts and laughs and all that, but it’s also a lot of planning, shopping, and drama, too. The newspaper business doesn’t slow down for this process – in fact, it speeds up with early deadlines, odd availability of interview subjects, and a whole lot of events to write about. I’m admittedly tired, but I haven’t let it slow me down. Our whole staff hasn’t, really – as you can see, this issue is packed with original articles, photos, and online extras, even more so than we have been in the past few months. I’ve made it my goal as the editor to deliver as much content to readers as possible every week, and we’ve certainly made good on that promise this time, giving you everything from live reviews to local band interviews to artist profiles like our feature on Murray Tinkelman, whose work you see here. We’re listening to what you want, too – a new beer review column starts this week in response to popular demand. But on top of everything that we’ve had going on, our staff volunteered to go out on Black Friday and deliver coffee and donuts to shoppers waiting in line at Bratty Natty’s and Old Navy. I mention this not to receive kudos,
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but to simply remind myself, and everyone reading, that there’s always time to think of others, no matter how busy you are. If it truly is always better to give than to receive, then you can be sure that we’re always in high spirits around here.
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“A LITTLE UNPROFESSIONAL?” You might want to try “a lot” when it comes to cigar smoking, scotch guzzling stand-up comedian Ron White of the famed “Blue Collar Comedy” tour. White will take the stage with his newest show, “A Little Unprofessional,” at 7:30 p.m. April 11 at the F.M. Kirby Center. The comedian, better known as “Tater Salad,” is a two-time Grammy nominee, owner of a gold record, was part of two of the top-rated one-hour specials in Comedy Central History, and has had a book on the New York Times Best Seller list. Tickets for the show go on sale at 10 a.m. on Nov. 30 and are $41.75 and $51.75. SINGING FOR SANDY VICTIMS
There’s still much to be done in the way of the victims of Hurricane Sandy, and there’s yet another chance for locals to contribute whatever they can. A multi-band benefit will be held Dec. 2 at The V Spot (906 Providence Rd., Scranton) beginning at 2 p.m. A $5 donation at the door and children’s toys will be accepted for the charitable event. The band schedule is as follows: • 2 to 2:45 p.m.: Billy Griff • 3 to 3:45 p.m.: The Luddites • 4 to 4:45 p.m.: Attracted to Syn • 5 to 5:45 p.m.: Two Minute Warning • 6 to 6:45 p.m.: Jackson Vee • 7 to 7:45 p.m.: Pissed and Mizerable • 8 to 8:45 p.m.: Destination West • 9 to 9:45 p.m.: Pink
Slip • 10 to 10:45 p.m.: Governing Murphy • 11 to 11:45 p.m.: Six Guns Loaded ONE FOR THE KIDDOS Keep the spirit of giving this holiday season going while taking a trip or two around the rink with the Mohegan Sun Arena free skate in support of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program Dec. 5 from 6-9 p.m. Anyone that brings an unwrapped toy or a $5 contribution will be permitted to skate. Skate rentals are available at the Community Ice Rink (38 Coal St., Wilkes-Barre) for $3 starting Dec. 4. There are a limited number of skates, and proper photo ID and a credit card are required for rental. W
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Comedian Ron White performs at the Silver Star Casino in Choctaw, Miss., on Friday, June 3, 2006. White’s new book "Ron ’Tater Salad’ White" is scheduled to be released on Tuesday. (AP Photo/The Meridian Star, Kyle Carter)
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A Bronx boy sings the blues Weekender Staff Writer It’s totally OK if you giggle a little bit every time you say his name out loud – Popa Chubby would appreciate it. The Bronx-born electric blues artist is a straightforward guy with a playful personality, as well as a killer set of pipes and a knack for shredding on the guitar. The singer/songwriter will take to the River Street Jazz Café stage Nov. 30 and bring with him tunes from his latest album, “Back to New York City.” Chubby grew up listening to the sounds of the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, and Cream, and began his career on the punk side of things by playing such clubs in the late 70s and early 80s. It wasn’t until 1992 that the big man ventured into blues, where he would stay, after beginning his career in that genre at the Long Beach Blues Festival. Two decades and nearly two dozen albums later, he’s still going, already working on his next project, “Universal Breakdown Blues,” a set of tracks that he’s letting his fans get in on. Chubby’ been posting tracks on his Facebook page in order to get input about each. As for this go-round of shows, Chubby will focus on “Back to New York City.” For Chubby, the album is an emotional one. “There are two ways you can write an album,” he said. “You
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Pittston Memorial Library (47 Broad St., 570.654.9565, pitmemlib@comcast.net) • Craftastic Kids Craft Club: 3rd Sat. every month, 10 a.m. Grades 2-5. Call/email to register. • Crochet Club: Tues., 10 a.m., Thurs., 6 p.m. New members welcome. • Kids Science Club: First Sat. every month, 10 a.m. Grades 2-5. Call/email to register. • Lego Club: Meets Mondays, 4 p.m. Wait list only, call. • Page Turners Kids Book Club: First Thurs. every month. Grades 3-5. • Story Time: Toddlers Tues., 10 a.m. or Wed., 1:30 p.m.; Preschool Tues., 1:30 p.m. or Wed., 10 a.m.
STACKS Writing Group Every other Tues., 6 p.m., The Banshee, (320 Penn Ave., Scranton). Info: stackswritinggroup@gmail.com West Pittston Library (200 Exeter Ave., www.wplibrary.org, 570.654.9847) • Book Club: First Tues., 6:45 p.m. Free. Informal discussion of member-selected books. • Weekly story time for children: Fri., 1 p.m. Free. VISUAL AFA Gallery (514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton: 570.969.1040 or Artistsforart.org) Gallery hours Thurs.-Sat., 12-5 p.m. • Life Drawing sessions: every Tues., 7-9 p.m. Contact ted@tedmichalowski.com for info. • Drawing Socials: every Sun., 6-9 p.m. $5 GA, $2 student. • Winter Members Exhibition: Dec. 6-28. Opening reception Dec. 7, 6-9 p.m. Blue Heron Art Gallery (121 Main St., Wyalusing, 570.746.4922, www.blueheronart.org) Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sat. by appt. • “Seeking The Muse-A decade of Art at the Blue Heron Gallery:” through Jan. 24. 22 artists. Info: wchamber@epix.net
• “Up Close and Personal,” photographs of Laurinda Faye Rubin: Through Dec. 3. • “Photographs of the American Vernacular” by D. B. Stovall: Dec. 7 – Jan. 29. Opening reception Dec. 7, 6-8:30 p.m. • Accepting submissions for new shows during 2012-2013. Photography only; all photographic methods considered. Check out submissions procedure on website for details. Converge Gallery (140 W. Fourth St., Williamsport, 570.435.7080, convergegallery.com) • Artist Talk with Roger Shipley: Nov. 29, 7 p.m. • Works of Matthew Rose: Through Nov. 30. • “Saints and Sinners” feat. works of 14 artists: Through Dec. 22. Everhart Museum (1901 Mulberry St., Scranton, PA, 570.346.7186, www.everhartmuseum.org) Admission $5 adults; $3 students/seniors; $2 children 6-12; members free. • “Sightlines:” through Dec. 31. • “Stitching a Story:” through Dec. 31. • “Titanic exhibit:” through Dec. 31. Hazleton Art League (225 E. Broad St., Hazleton, hazletonartleague.org) • Call to artists for Dec. 1-30
The Linder Gallery at Keystone College (570.945.8335, keystone.edu/lindergallery) • “Robert Stark: Inside the Studio:” through Nov. 30. Lizza Studios (900 Rutter Ave., Suite 10, Forty Fort, 570.991.6611, betsy@lizzastudios.com) • On display: A private collection of work by Czech artist Colini. Mahady Gallery (Marywood University, 570.348.6211 x 2428, marywood.edu/galleries.) Gallery hours: Mon., Thurs.Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 1-4 p.m. • Graduate students exhibit with works by Master of Fine Arts candidate Cathy Noto (ceramics) and Master of Arts candidates Jenna Casaldi (art education) and Clarissa Jan Ward (painting). Opening reception Dec. 1, 5-7 p.m., on display through Dec. 14. Misericordia University (301 Lake St., Dallas, 570.674.6286) ❏ Pauly Friedman Art Gallery, Tues.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri., 10 a.m.-5p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 1-5 p.m. • “Form and Process: Sculpture in Stone, Bronze and Steel”: through Dec. 9. ❏ MacDonald Gallery, Tues.Thurs., 1-5 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.; Fri.-Sun., 1-5 p.m. “Elizabeth Fulton: Giclee Landscape Prints”: through Dec. 9.
Sordoni Art Gallery (150 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.408.4325) Gallery hours: Tues.-Sun., noon-4:30 p.m. • “Advancing Tradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press:” Through Dec. 16. ∝ 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. • Annual Faculty/Alumni Exhibit: Nov. 30-Jan. 3 The Vintage Theater (326 Spruce St., Scranton, info@scrantonsvintagetheater.com) • “Rock, Paper, Scissor:” Through Nov. 29.
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- compiled by Sara Pokorny, Weekender Staff Writer. Send your listings to weekender@theweekender.com, 90 E. Market St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 18703, or fax to 570.831.7375. Deadline is Mondays at 2 p.m. Expanded listings at theweekender.com.
The Butternut Gallery & Second Story Books (204 Church St, Montrose, 570.278.4011, butternutgallery.com). Gallery hours: Wed.Sat., 11a.m.-5 p.m., Sun., 12 p.m.-4 p.m. • “Motion and Grace: Constantinos Sfikas and Deb Youngling”: through Nov. 18. • Gaiety for Giving, Festive Artisan Creations: Through Dec. 30. Camerawork Gallery (Downstairs in the Marquis Gallery, Laundry Building, 515 Center St., Scranton, 570.510.5028. www.cameraworkgallery.org, rross233@aol.com) Gallery hours Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Three Marywood University graduate students’ works will be on display at the Mahady Gallery from Dec. 1-14. The opening reception for the artists, Cathy Noto (ceramics), Jenna Casaldi (art education) and Clarissa Jan Ward (painting) is Dec. 1 from 5-7 p.m.
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Plymouth Public Library (107 W. Main St., Plymouth, 570.779.4775) • Looking for volunteers: Call to sign up. • Adult computer lessons: Daily, call to register. • Story Time: Mon., 11 a.m. or
Wed., 10:30 a.m. Toddlers/preschool children.
New Visions Studio & Gallery (201 Vine St., Scranton, www.newvisionstudio.com, 570.878.3970) Gallery hours: Tues.-Sun., noon-6 p.m. and by appointment. • “SAME: An Artistic Exploration of Humanity and Media,” exhibit by Mary Chappell: Through Nov. 29. • “Give the Gift of Art This Holiday Season” Sale and Exhibit: Dec. 7-Dec. 24. Opening reception Dec. 7, 6-10 p.m.
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Extra help is always welcome when attempting to put up Christmas lights - well, sometimes. At least the Haighs, Kukuchkas, and folks at Nay Aug didn’t have to deal with this. (Photo by Amanda Dittmar)
KEEPING UP WITH THE GRISWOLDS By Sara Pokorny Weekender Staff Writer
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When one goes out, they all go out!” You just cringed, didn’t you? Like many of us, you’ve probably fallen victim to the dreaded habit that many Christmas lights have, whether they be a set on a tree or in a huge display in the front yard. Pile on to that aggravation some inflatable figures, synced music, singing trees, and up the light count to over 100,000 – but don’t panic, because that only applies to some local holiday displays you can enjoy stress-free.
Lights are no source of fear for Plymouth resident Stephen Haigh, who doesn’t even care to count the bulbs on his double-block on Davenport Street. “Honestly, I have no idea how many there are,” he said with a laugh when asked to estimate how many bulbs make up the display that adorns both the front and back of the house. It runs the gamut from a full nativity set and star with several beams shooting from it to leaping lights and colorful starbursts – all synced to music.
That’s right – timedto-music lights aren’t just YouTube sensations, but can be seen in our own back yard by simply parking in the lot behind Haigh’s house on Route 11 (which is also the Family Dollar Store lot) and tuning in to 99.1 FM beginning at 6:30 p.m. every night. “When my mom (Dorothy) moved in to the other side of the house, I wanted to start putting a Christmas display up again,” Haigh said. “It started as one of those little ‘Mr. Christmas’ boxes and I said, ‘No, we can do much better than this.’” Family tradition is also reason for a light display in
Tunkhannock. “Basically, anything we could hang a light on had lights,” Kevin Kukuchka said of the way his family, parents Tom and June and brothers Eric and Jeff, decorated their home for Christmas when he was younger. As the boys aged, the display dwindled until this year, when the trio of siblings decided to revive it. The family owns Creekside Gardens, a business that sits in front of the Kukuchka house on Route 29 in Tunkhannock. Amongst the entire property, they’ve managed to squeeze in about 40,000 lights, a train display, a large “Peace on Earth” sign, and the “Four Firs,” a quartet of wooden singing trees, complete with moving mouths. “They each have their own part in the 20 different songs they play,” Kukuchka said. “They’re a quartet, after all.” Almost double the lights, scraping a 100,000 count, make up everything from scenes of the “12 Days of Christmas” to reindeer and log cabins when the switch is
flipped on the annual Nay Aug Park light display, now in its eleventh year. “The park is the perfect venue for something like this,” Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty said of the display, which he helps set up. “It allows for a great, and free, night out.” Though the show is free, donations are accepted when exiting the park, all of which will go back into the park over the next year. More than 200,000 visitors are expected to visit Nay Aug, bringing in roughly $40,000 in donations. So, what’s the secret to managing such displays that have run year after year? Timing is important. “You’ve got to time it right with the weather,” Kukuchka said. “We got lucky this year with how warm it was over the holiday, but I know that come January we’ll be dragging everything in when it’s freezing out. Putting it up in better weather makes it easier.” Speaking of timing, if you’re gunning for something with a music and light combo, Kukuchka and Haigh recommend the Light-O-Rama program. But what are the best lights to use? “LEDs,” said Haigh. “I’m slowly converting over to make everything LED. It’s a little more expensive but, man, are they durable, and bright.” “I’ve blown breakers, fuses; I have 2,500 feet of wire on this house. It happens. You eventually figure it out.” W
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here’s pretty much no end in sight when it comes to the amount of ways one can decorate for Christmas. What was once an industry riddled with pretty bulbs is now an undertaking that can involve snowmen towering at 12 feet high and animated Santas belting out “Ho, ho, ho!”s to those passing by. Take a glance at these basic types of décor and where you can snag them to determine what plan of attack is best for your home. low-ups: All shapes, all sizes; some move, some don’t, but every one takes shape using air. These
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inflatables are becoming ever-present in yards across the area, so if you want to stand out from the crowd of snowmen and Santas, we recommend the fourfoot inflatable lighted hippo wearing a Santa hat that’s available at Sears for $52.49. ire figures: If air’s not your thing, get into the see-through wire statues that also come in all shapes and sizes, such as the Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer decoration for $48.23 at Kmart. arage door décor: Have a huge hunk of white space taking up your
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front yard that comes in the form of a garage door? Solve that problem with cheery garage door magnets for $22 plus shipping from bonanza. com. nimated: Who doesn’t smile when Frosty tips his hat their way? Pick up an animated lawn character like a lighted snowman for $63.99 from truevalue.com. oam blow mold: Oldies but goodies, these are the types of decorations our parents all probably have stowed away in the basement. The best place it seems to find these out-of-date-but-we-stilllove-‘em figures? Ebay. W
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educed fire hazard: A top fear during the holidays is the hazard that can come from having too much heat in one concentrated area, be it a tree or outside, which may start a fire. CFLs and LEDs throw off much less heat, with CFLs burning at 179.2 degrees Fahrenheit and LEDs at 87.2 degrees Fahrenheit. Incandescent? Those bad boys burn upwards of 335 degrees Fahrenheit. nergy efficient: Going green for the holiday is more than putting up a tree, some wreaths, or anything else evergreen. An Energy Star-qualified CFL uses about one-fourth the energy of an incandescent light, while an Energy Star-qualified LED uses 20 to 25 percent the energy of an incandescent light. W
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hile incandescent lights may give off a warm glow for the holiday, they’ve faded as the best way to brighten a home thanks to the introduction of compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). We’ll show you why. ong-lasting: It’s important to have lights that not only look good, but will hold up for a good amount of time, given how much you want to show them off. LEDs burn for 50,000 hours, as compared to 8,000 for CFLs and 750 for incandescent. oney saving: Though LEDs and CFLs are a little pricier up front, throwing in that extra cash is worth it due to the fact above. These lights tend to be sturdier and don’t need to be replaced as often as incandescent, helping to save money over the years.
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Weekender Editor
After releasing its first fulllength album, “The Other Side of Nothing,” in May 2011, it seemed that Wilkes-Barre’s Absolution was well on its way to success, opening for major acts like Halestorm, Sick Puppies, CKY, Drowning Pool, RED, and Nonpoint, even touring with Taproot across the country. The group suddenly disbanded in April 2012, however, leaving its members to ponder what their next musical move would be. Within a few months, guitarist Will Perna and bassist Brian McDonald founded Behind the Grey, which recently had its first show on Nov. 21 at Diane’s Deli & Internet Café in Pittston, playing to a packed house of about 300 people. With a single already out and an EP entitled “The Melody of the Man Left Standing” on the way, the quintet are clearly keeping busy as they plan a few more shows before 2013, but Perna took some time out of his demanding schedule to fill The Weekender in on his up-andcoming new project. The Weekender: Was the decision immediate to form a new band? Will Perna: Not at all. After Absolution had broken up, I didn’t know if I was going to play in another band, or even if I wanted to for that matter. I started a booking and management company called “Stand Strong Entertainment” and thought I would just do that. After about a month, Brain and I started to get the itch to play, so we tossed around starting to find some people to form the band. W: How did the line-up of Behind the Grey come together? WP: Within a couple hours of announcing Absolution’s breakup, I got a lot of messages and e-mails from people who wanted to know if Brian and I wanted to start another project. Once Brian and I said we wanted to make something new, we took all the names, made a list, and started to find the right fit for the new band. We started sharing a practice space with One Red X while they were still together to try people out. (Drummer) Mikey B (Mike Boniewicz) was one of the first
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Scranton’s Behind the Grey recently rose from the ashes of Absolution, which broke up earlier this year. people to contact me, and we had played together in a brief project years before I had joined Absolution. The first time we jammed, we may have written the skeleton to two or three songs that night. Once we were practicing regularly, (former One Red X vocalist) Jon Snow would sit in and improvise some vocal ideas over the tunes. His voice fit well with what we were going for, and we really like his writing style. By that time, One Red X was getting ready for a hiatus, so we asked him to join. Once we had the first six or seven songs done, we all said the sound was kind of empty with just one guitar. I called (former Absolution guitarist) Jay Green and asked if he wanted to jam. He came down, plugged in, and it was like that old chemistry we had. W: Where does the band’s name come from? WP: The name came from the saying, "There is no black or white, just shades of grey." The band itself is a Rorschach test. In itself, it has no meaning; it’s what you think it means that is important. Everyone has a different interpretation of the songs and what they mean. Really, it’s all up to you. Musically, the band isn’t a metal band. We have some heavier songs, then on the opposite side, we have some six-minute ambient songs. Beyond that, we have more hard rock tunes that don’t fit in either category. In short, the answer to, "What does it mean?" is always, "What do you feel it means?" W: It seems like you guys started creating new music pretty quickly. What is the chemistry in the new band like? WP: We’ve all been doing this for so long that I think we automatically knew what does and does not work for our writing process, what were comfort-
able with, and what works the best to get the best song done. We stuck to just bringing in riffs, writing songs as a whole, not just pieces and sticking them together. Everything flows very well with us. W: How did you choose “Curtain Call” as your debut single? WP: "Curtain Call" was the most middle-of-the-road song in the catalog. It has heavier parts, like the intro, but it has this toned down ambient section in the verse. We felt it had a pretty good representation of us in one song, and we all liked it the most. W: How did your first show go? WP: We couldn’t have asked for a better show to be put on. The Curse of Sorrow, Silhouette Lies, and Cause of Affliction are all great bands and great people. There were technical problems with our rigs, so we had to cut a song or two, but other than that, the people seemed to dig it. W: What was it like to be back on stage? WP: A little nerve-racking. But once we go into the groove of the show, it seemed to fall into place. We have such amazing support from all the bands in and out of the area. The music scene has changed so much in the last couple months around the area, and I love it! There are no more “cliques” or any of that bulls--t. A lot of the bands really seem to be coming together and supporting one another. W
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Rock-driven holiday Twelve-Twenty Four: TSO tale lights up arena inspired and so much more By Sara Pokorny
Weekender Staff Writer R E V I E W They may have switched things up this time around, but it did nothing to dim the wildly bright light (and lasers, and fire show) that is the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. The rock-opera group performed at the Mohegan Sun Arena for two shows Sunday as its ninth stop on the 2012 Winter Tour, bringing with it a new tale backed by a pumped-up light show and all types of sky-high antics for the crowd to enjoy. The heartfelt story was one of a billionaire banker who used Christmas Eve as a chance to right his wrongs; in this case, giving up his newborn son years earlier and finally embarking on a journey to find him and reconnect. Nine vocalists took leads to tell the tale, which was voiced by Brian Hicks and lead throughout musically by keyboardist Derek Wieland. During the matinee show, vocalist Erika Jerry nearly burst every bulb in TSO’s elaborate light setup with her powerful rendition of “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” while Rob Evan was another standout singer with a can’t-take-your-eyes-off-him stage presence, particularly during the song, “What is Christmas?” Much was to be said of the musicians, who were clearly having a blast all night, no matter the song tempo. Chris Caffery and Joel Hoekstra took up lead guitars while bassist Dave Z and violinist Roddy Chung completed the group that ran about the stage the entire night, riling up fans and each other. It wouldn’t be a TSO bash without some spectacular lighting and pyrotechnics, all of which were delivered with verve. The light show was certainly
upped from the last time TSO was in town, seemingly reaching out and wrapping the audience up in warm glows of orange and red while also emitting short, blinding bursts of white and green to punctuate the heavier, beat-driven songs. It was a stunner from the start with a large clock slowly ticktocking its way over the stage before bursting into flame, while three archways of screens provided the background during the performance, ranging from cathedral windows to skyscrapers and marching nutcrackers. Members stood atop stage equipment to get closer to the crowd, and Z and Hoekstra even ventured into the back part of the arena to be lifted up on two pedestals. Not to be outdone, however, Caffery and Chung hopped atop the newest addition to the TSO show – two robotic arms that put a new meaning to the term “crowd surfing.” The guys were slowly floated up and over the audience before being gently brought back to the stage. The first half of the show, which focused on the 2004 album “The Lost Christmas Eve,” was certainly everything that’s to be expected of TSO, but honestly paled in comparison to what the second half had in store. It was a veritable firestorm not only because of the heat coming from the flames on the stage, but the energy that ran through both the band and the crowd at the very onset. TSO played many of its most recognizable songs, from “This Christmas Day” to “Dreams of Fireflies (On a Christmas Night).” It even ventured into non-holiday territory with Beethoven’s “Fifth Symphony.” To cap it off, of course, was “Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24,” a number that lit the place up in every way possible – from the fireworks to the smiles on the once-again-pleased crowd.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra brought a visually powerful stage show to the Mohegan Sun Arena Sunday. (Photo by Pete. G. Wilcox/The Times Leader)
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The 17-person group, complete with a hard working eight-man crew, makes up Twelve-Twenty Four, our area’s tribute to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra with a twist of its own.
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The narrator spins a tale of the holiday kind as the band punctuates each bit of the plot with a song that’s a twist on a Christmas classic or one all its own. Meanwhile, a magnificent light show washes over the audience and faux snow begins to fall – and it’s not even the perennial local favorite Trans-Siberian Orchestra we’re talking about. Twelve-Twenty Four is now in its 11th season as a local holiday act, bringing with it much of the TSO feel and then some. The group began in 2001 with five musicians and two crew members. Today, it touts 17 musicians and over half a dozen crew members, as well as a desire to push beyond its TSO tribute band label. “What we’re trying to do is take the things to a different level now,” drummer and original band member Rich Kossuth said. “We’re already on our second CD and we keep growing, trying and doing new things.” While Twelve-Twenty Four tells a story during its shows like TSO does, the band is changing it up this year by having a child narrator. The group’s stage show is what Kossuth calls a “cutdown version” of TSO’s, though that doesn’t mean it falls anything short of incredible. “Obviously, we don’t have the budget they have, but we do as much as we can for the area that we’re in,” Kossuth said. “We do have moving lights, lasers, and, actually, we had snow before they did.”
As the years have gone on, Twelve-Twenty Four has tackled TSO songs as well as some the group hasn’t done, like “Little Drummer Boy.” Several originals have been written, many of which are a part of the band’s just-released second album, “Light in the Dark.” “Light in the Dark” tells a story, not so much through lyrics but through the way the music is presented. “It starts in a positive manner, goes to a darker sound, then goes back into what we call ‘an awakening,’ a more positive feeling,” keyboard, guitar player, and vocalist Jason Santos, another original band member, said. “There’s a lot of personal history in the album. There’s meaning throughout, even in the cover art.” “It’s about the evolution of the band itself. It took two years to put the album together, and through that process we had some good times and some bad. We had a member pass away, band transitions; there were a lot of emotions, which run through
the album.” Some of the album’s original tracks include “Winter Heart,” “Christmas Miracle,” and “Light in the Dark.” Twelve-Twenty Four does its own takes on Christmas favorites “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” and “Joy to the World,” among other tracks. As far as the album goes, fans should notice that while one side is a Christmas tree, the other is not. As with the placement of the songs, there’s a reason. “We are unique in that we’re a TSO tribute band, and we tour only during the holiday,” Santos said, “but what we’d really like to do is promote and be out there all year long.”
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ALICE C. WILTSIE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 700 N. Wyoming St., Hazleton 570.861.0510, wiltsiecenter.org • Christmas with The Celts: Dec. 1, $20-$36 • Michael Bolton: Feb. 24, $53-85 • Fiddler on the Roof: April 17
16TH ANNUAL BRIGGS FARM BLUESFEST 88 Old Berwick Hwy., Nescopeck 570.379.3342, briggsfarm.com • Featuring Lurrie Bell, more: July 12-13. $28-$90. Discounts available through Jan. 1. F.M. KIRBY CENTER 71 Public Square, WilkesBarre 570.826.1100, kirbycenter.org • Paul Anka: Dec. 7, 8 p.m., $49-$138 • “Let it Show” feat. Phillip Phillips, Cody Simpson, Megan & Liz, and Chris Wallace: Dec. 9, 4 p.m., $25-$35 • The Cake Boss Buddy Valastro’s “Homemade for the Holidays:” Dec. 14, 8 p.m., $25-$45 • NEPA Philharmonic: “Holiday POPS: Appalachian Christmas:” Dec. 15, 7 p.m., $34-$65 • NEPA Philharmonic: “I’ll Take Romance:” Feb. 9, 8 p.m., $34-$65 • Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang: Feb. 23, 8 p.m., $49-$99 • Irish Tenors: March 8, 8 p.m., $39-$59 • America’s Got Talent Live: March 16, 8 p.m., $49-$89 • Bill Cosby: April 5, 8 p.m., $37-$75 • NEPA Philharmonic: “Anne Hampton Callaway Sings the Streisand Songbook:” April 12, 8 p.m., $34-$65 • Jim Henson’s Pajanimals Live – Pajama Playdate: April 17, 6 p.m. $19, $34. • NEPA Philharmonic: “Symphonie Fantastique:” April 26, 8 p.m., $34-$65 • Joan Rivers: April 27, 8 p.m., $39-$47 MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe
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MOHEGAN SUN ARENA 255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre 800.745.3000, mohegansunarenapa.com • Disney’s Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever: Dec. 2, 2 p.m., 5 p.m. $26-$60 • WWE Supershow: Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m. $15-$95 • Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic: Jan. 16-21, TIMES VARY, $25-$55 • AMSOIL Arenacross: Feb. 8-10, 7 p.m., $25\ • Harlem Globetrotters: Feb. 24, 3 p.m., $29-$110 • Monster Jam: March 8-10, TIMES VARY, $34.55-$50 • Sesame Street Live: Elmo’s Super Heroes: March 15-17, TIMES VARY, $20-$40 • Gabriel Iglesias: April 12, 8
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• Marco Benevento Trio: Dec. 7, 8 p.m., $12 • The Manhattan Project with Jess Miller of Lotus: Dec. 8, 8 p.m., $5 • Kyle Morgan Band: Dec. 13, 8 p.m., $5 • Mother Nature’s Sons performing The Beatles’ “Revolver”: Dec. 14, 8 p.m., $5 • Mystery Fire: Dec. 20, 8 p.m., $5 • Start Making Sense: Dec. 27, $10 • Indobox: Dec. 31, 8 p.m., $15 SCRANTON COMMUNITY CONCERTS Mellow Theater, 501 Vine St. Scranton Phone: 570.955.1455, lackawanna.edu, etix.com Prices vary, student and group rates available • 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 • Appalachian Christmas with NEPA Philharmonic: Dec. 14, 7 p.m., $34-$65 • The Midtown Men: Jan. 18•20, times vary, $37-$57 • ‘I’ll Take Romance’ with NEPA Philharmonic: Feb. 8, 8 p.m., $34-$65 • “The Addams Family”: Feb. 15•17, TIMES VARY, $37-$57 • “Stomp”: March 5•6, 7:30 p.m., $27-$47 • Mendelssohn and Mozart Festival with NEPA Philharmonic: March 8, 8 p.m., $34-$65 • Celtic Woman: March 19, 7:30 p.m., $59 • Listen Local featuring Grip of the Gods: April 5, $10 • “Peter Pan”: April 5•7, TIMES VARY, $37-$57 • Streisand Songbook with NEPA Philharmonic: April 13, 8 p.m., $34-$65 • “Peter and the Wolf ” Crescendo family concert with NEPA Philharmonic: April 14, 2 p.m., $9 • “Hair”: April 15•16, 7:30 p.m., $32.50-$52.50 • Listen Local featuring A Social State: May 3, 8 p.m., $10 • Maestro at the Movies with NEPA Philharmonic: June 8, 8 p.m., $34-$65
SHERMAN THEATER 524 Main St., Stroudsburg Phone: 570.420.2808, www.shermantheater.com • Vienna Boys Choir: Nov. 29, 8 p.m., $25-$45. • Never Shout Never: Nov. 30, 8 p.m., $20 • Change: A Christmas Spectacular: Dec. 9, 4 p.m., $10-$15. • Matisyahu “Festival of Light”: Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m., $25$30 • Twelve-Twenty Four: Dec. 13, 8 p.m., $22 • Patent Pending: Dec. 21, 6 p.m., $10-$12 • Edelweiss: Jan. 12, 6 p.m., $8 PHILADELPHIA
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TOWER THEATER 69th and Ludlow Sts. Upper Darby Phone: 610.352.2887 • R. Kelly / Tamia: Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m. • Gov’t Mule / Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds: Dec. 28 and 29, 8 p.m. • Jim Gaffigan: Jan. 26, 8 p.m. • The Lumineers: Feb. 9, 8 p.m. • Sarah Brightman: Feb. 16, 8 p.m.
• A John Waters Christmas: Nov. 29, 8 p.m. • Nick Kroll: Dec. 1, 8 p.m. • The Faint / TRUST: Dec. 6, 8 p.m. • D.R.I. / Common Enemy: Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m. • Aaron Lewis: Dec. 9, 8 p.m. • Of Montreal: Dec. 13, 7:45 p.m. • The Polyphonic Spree Holiday Show: Dec. 12, 7 p.m. • Monster Magnet: Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m. • Papadosio / Dopapod: Dec. 30, 9 p.m. • Brothers Past / The Heavy Pets: Dec. 31, 9 p.m. • The Legwarmers: Jan. 12, 9 p.m. • Black Veil Brides: Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m. WELLS FARGO CENTER Broad St., Philadelphia Phone: 215.336.3600 • Neil Young / Crazy Horse / Patti Smith / Everest: Nov. 29, 8 p.m. • Justin Bieber / PSY / Cher Lloyd: Dec. 5, 6 p.m. • Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Dec. 14, 4 / 8 p.m.
• Kevin Hart: Dec. 20, 7 p.m. • Dave Matthews Band / The Lumineers: Dec. 22, 7 p.m. • Lady Gaga / Madeon / Lady Starlight: Feb. 19•20, TIMES VARY • Rihanna: March 14, 7:30 p.m. • P!nk: March 17, 7:30 p.m. • Maroon 5 / Neon Trees / Own City: April 5, 7:30 p.m. • One Direction: June 25, 7:30 p.m. ELSEWHERE IN PA
BRYCE JORDAN CENTER Penn State University, State College, Pa. Phone: 814.865.5555 • 3 Doors Down / Daughtry / P.O.D.: Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m. • The Temptations / The Four Tops: Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m. • Green Day: Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m. • Tiesto: Feb. 26, 7 p.m. • America’s Got Talent: March 13, 7:30 p.m. CROCODILE ROCK 520 Hamilton St, Allentown
Phone: 610.434.460 • Cannibal Corpse: Nov. 29, 7 p.m. • For All Those Sleeping / The Browning / Close To Home: Dec. 6, 5:30 p.m. • Spose: Dec. 7, 7 p.m. • Veil of Maya / Upon a Burning Body / Volumes: Dec. 10, 5 p.m. • Streetlight Manifesto: Dec. 15, 7 p.m. • Make Me Famous / Get Scared / Heartist / I Am King: Dec. 14, 4 p.m. • Cappadonna: Dec. 26, 6 p.m. GIANT CENTER 950 Hersheypark Dr., Hershey Phone: 717.534.3911 • Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Dec. 21, 4 / 8 p.m. • Jeff Dunham: Jan. 26, 8 p.m. • Harlem Globetrotters: March 15, 7 p.m. SANDS BETHLEHEM 77 Sands Blvd., Bethlehem • Rick Springfield: Dec. 1, 8 p.m. • Mannheim Steamroller: Dec. 6, 7 p.m.
• Neil Sedaka: Dec. 8, 8 p.m. • The Fab Four: Dec. 29, 8 p.m. • George Lopez: Jan. 11, 8 p.m. • Sarah Brightman: Feb. 13, 8 p.m. • Tiesto: Feb. 25, 8 p.m. • Chris Botti: March 3, 7 p.m. (rescheduled from Nov. 11) • Brian Regan, May 12, 7 p.m. STABLER ARENA Lehigh University, Bethlehem Phone: 610.758.6611 • Harlem Globetrotters: Feb. 7, 7 p.m. WHITAKER CENTER 222 Market St., Harrisburg Phone: 717.214.ARTS • The Bacon Brothers: May 4, 8 p.m. W - compiled by Rich Howells, Weekender Editor. Send your listings to weekender@theweekender.com, 90 E. Market St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 18703, or fax to 570.831.7375. Deadline is Mondays at 2 p.m. Expanded listings at theweekender.com.
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ALBUM REVIEWS
TSO tribute band grows into more The voice of a small child is only the beginning of the warm holiday feeling listeners will tap into when playing Twelve Twenty Four’s sophomore album, “Light in the Dark.” Add to the fact that guitar riffs filter in behind the kid’s voice and you’ve got what makes “Light in the Dark” a great choice for a holiday album to trim your tree to. Twelve Twenty Four is a TransSiberian Orchestra tribute band; in a way, though, the group has grown to become much more. The Christmas rock sound is one
all their own now, particularly with the addition of several originals throughout a smattering of classics. Though the narrator may be small, the story told throughout is much bigger and lives up to what Twelve Twenty Four is touting the collection of songs as: an emotional journey from light to dark, then back into the light again. A kicked-up version of “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” complete with a sweeping lead-in filled with guitar, starts things off
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit ‘Live from Alabama’ RATING: WWWW
Country complexities from A ` labama' During his Drive-By Truckers tenure, Jason Isbell seemed to have more of an inwardly, humanistic-sensitive pen, as opposed to Patterson Hood’s often arresting imagery of Southern gothic exploitations; Isbell’s writing was recently recognized at the Americana Music Awards for his 2011 effort “Here We Rest.” Now
before giving way to the first of the album’s original tracks and namesake, “Light in the Dark.” “Light in the Dark” and “Winter Heart” are the early-album originals sung by Kyle Segarra and Bobbie Kucinski, respectively. Both have gentle ballad vocals over beautifully arranged key and guitar work. “Funeral March” is a haunting instrumental that leads into the equally beautiful “This Day Forward,” where Kucinski and Tanisha Redding pair up on vocals for a tale of redemption. “In Excelsis Deo” is a Twelve Twenty Four cover standout, as is “Joy to the World,” which has a blues-like quality about it. “Christmas Miracle,” the other Twelve Twenty Four original, wraps up the album nicely, providing a mix of classics, ballads, new sounds, and hard rocking tracks.
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three studio albums removed from his Trucker days, the new “Live from Alabama” chases Isbell’s heart-spun narrative with accented musicianship from the roots machine known as 400 Unit for a musically intimate live recording. With material representing all of his solo releases, as well as some of his best Drive-By Truckers-written cuts, Isbell’s on-stage persona here is one of weathered everyman conduit. Like an Alabama-born Springsteen, Isbell’s Southern idiom on tracks like the hopelessly melancholy Truckers gem “Goddamn Lonely Love,” and the “perseverance despite your lot in life” of “In a Razor Town,” is as matterof-fact convincing as any hardcore troubadour could spin. The soul-scraping wanderlust of “Alabama Pines” is electrified a bit more than the studio version, not taking away from desirous lyrics like “I needed that damn woman like a dream needs gasoline,” the vacant ache in Isbell’s voice sobering. “Cigarettes And Wine” is introduced by Isbell as “a country song, sort of,” a track of pure honky-tonk remorse. A sevenminute smolder of Neil Young’s “Like a Hurricane” closes the set, completely purging the demons dealt with in Isbell’s storytelling. Pure Alabama inspiration, Isbell writes the mournful complexities inside us with maximum emotional impact.
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Floating Action ‘Fake Blood’ RATING: WWWW
Latest Floating Action refreshing
Seth Kauffman likes Scranton. Better known by his nom de guerre, Floating Action, the North Carolinian has played local haunts like The Bog as recently as September. Though he tours with an impressive band – currently Brian Landrum on guitar and keys, Mark Capon on bass, and drummers Josh Carpenter and Evan Martin – Kauffman continues to record his albums at home. While most bands south of the Mason-
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Dixon Line tote banjos and sport silk vests, this Black Mountain one-man-band dons a dashiki to record all the instrumentation and vocals. In spite of the mainstream surge of Americana, Kauffman continues to surprise with music that transcends a single subgenre. That’s not to knock Americana. Folksy, country roots are present in Kauffman’s work, particularly in the geographically inspired lyrics. “Fake Blood” was released under Removador Recordings and Solutions, MMJ frontman Jim James’ label. Floating Action is a refreshing delight, a brambleberry among thorns, and “Fake Blood” is a reminder. “Ensnarement” draws listeners into the 12-track world of Floating Action’s latest LP. Orchestral strings and impromptu lap steel spill like sunshine over a chilly mountaintop for just under a minute before the seamless transition into the patient buzz of “Alpine Shadow.” Insta-hit “Seized” shakes off the dew of the meditative opening songs and bounces into smacking drums, buoyant riffs, and playful, paddle-ball vocals featuring the low-fi wails of Winston-Salem’s Maxine Gwynn. Other standouts include “Matador,” with its piercing ribbon synth jabs, “No Waves,” with guitars wailing like mythical sirens, and the snare driven, keyed-up “Not What I Came For,” in which you can hear a half smile as Kauffman’s voice winds upwards and onwards.
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Top 10 Albums at Gallery of Sound 1. Led Zeppelin: ’Celebration Day’ 2. Kid Rock: ’Rebel Soul’ 3. Rihanna: ’Unapologetic’ 4. Soundgarden: ’King Animal’ 5. Phillip Phillips: ’World From The Side of The Moon’
6. AC/DC: ’Live At River Plate’ 7. Taylor Swift: ’Red’ 8. Kiss: ’Monster’ 9. Cabinet: ’Leap’ 10. Deftones: ’Koi No Yokan’
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It was Black Friday, but well over 100 people packed into the Platform Lounge at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel (700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton) on the evening of Nov. 23, not to crush one another for cheap cell phones, but to grow closer together by sharing their stories. Who knew the holidays could bring such humanity? The Lounge was the site of the third Scranton StorySlam, a friendly competition of off-thecuff, personal-but-true five-minute anecdotes told by 10 local residents. The first, founded by Abington Heights High School rising senior Zoe McNichols and her mother, Pamela McNichols, was held at The Vintage Theater in March, and the second was at The Banshee just a few blocks away in June. Actor Conor McGuigan again served as the hilarious master of ceremonies, keeping the night moving along at a brisk and entertaining pace. Eight of the storytellers were already selected by the organizers, ranging from movie critics to writers to teachers to judges to bodybuilders to reporters. The addition of two mystery readers, chosen from names thrown in a hat, only added to the variety the audience would be treated to that night. The theme each had to stick to was “Game Changers: An Evening of Life Altering Moments.” First up was Matthew Hinton, a poet and playwright who recalled his botched airport proposal to another local celebrity, starting the night out with some laughs. This lighthearted tone continued with Times-Tribune reporter Patrice Wilding, who talked about a wild night at a NYC club after a breakup, and with marathon runner Pat McNichols, who slowly realized he was turning into his father. Other funny stories included blogger Eleanor Gwyn-Jones’ discouraging drama school experience, Associate Professor Laurie McMillan’s reluctant acceptance
of her mini-van, and writer Barbara Kelly O’Brien’s first kiss that later got her in trouble in school. Judge Thomas J. Munley shook things up with a serious account of a college friend who hid his talents from those who ridiculed them, showing that he didn’t feel the need to prove himself to anyone, and J.W. Colwell ended the evening by recounting with his mother’s final hours. Despite the excellent storytelling from each of the aforementioned brave souls, it was the “wild cards” chosen at random that ended up being the highlights of the Slam. Stephanie Douglass brought the house down with a vulgar but well-told tale of her friend’s diva cup, which required emergency removal after getting stuck you-know-where, but it was Mike Manzano’s hysterical impression of a Cuban professor that ultimately topped the competition. In his thick accent, the teacher had told him the story of how he saved a young kid who was seriously injured in a bicycle accident, a boy who later grew up to be dictator Fidel Castro. This incident led to his sister blaming him single-handedly for the Cuban revolution, a punch line that won the four judges over and secured his victory. Previous winner Andrea Talarico McGuigan presented Manzano with the one and only trophy, which is to be passed onto the next champion in the future. The diversity of the speakers as well as their stories points directly to the diversity of the Electric City, a melting pot of talent that seemingly has no end, judging by the three consecutive StorySlams. Vaudeville acts used to play in Scranton before taking their performances to New York City – maybe spoken word artists should do the same now. Everyone has a different definition of “life altering moments,” but no one present on Friday could deny that each has its own unique flare and importance. If you haven’t attended one yet, I highly recommend it, especially if you have a story to tell. You might be Scranton’s next wild card and not even know it.
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John Novak’s father was a musician, but it may have been his record collection that sparked his son’s passion for music, particularly classic punk rock. “The first time that I was really interested in music was because of The Clash,” Novak acknowledged, finding the band’s music amongst his dad’s albums around sixth or seventh grade. “They just had this energy, and they didn’t have a gimmick. They just set out to do something and make a difference and actually be real people and write about stuff that was important, not just be one of those bands where it was all about having a good time and partying and stuff. They were one of those bands that was actually real.” The 20-year-old is now the guitarist and vocalist of Down to Six, a Wilkes-Barre-based group that became his first serious musical effort after playing in several “crappy high school bands” over the years with bassist Joe Lach. Cody Klein joins them on drums to form the hard rocking trio. “I guess we were old enough to finally write some good songs. We’ve had the opportunities to play with some cooler bands…and we were able to play for more people and get noticed,” Novak explained. While they’re considered a punk band by most listeners, Novak believes the band, formed in 2010, has a bit more going on
in their tunes. “I think we have a little bit more structure as far as songs go than just being Ramones-type, one-and-half minute songs,” he described. “In my opinion, the older punk kind of had the formula down right. They had a reason for writing about what they wrote about, and there was stuff that was unsettled at the time. I feel like now, a lot of bands like AntiFlag just try to find some sort of common enemy to go against. Even though they think they’re not being gimmicky, they’re still being gimmicky by trying to have the get-up. There’s not really a reason to be a full-on punk band anymore.” This may be why Down to Six’s imagery-laden lyrics on their first album, “A Better Place,” cover everything from girls to theoretical topics like the end of the world, avoiding the typical punk rock clichés and keeping their sound as authentic as possible. “With our recordings, we try to make them hold true to our live show, so we didn’t really go in and do a lot of overdubs or spacey sounds or anything. It’s what we would do normally,” he said of the new record, which was tracked at 119 Productions in Scranton and finished at SI Studios in Old Forge. The eight-song album, some of which can be previewed at facebook.com/downtosixpa, will be released on Friday, Nov. 30 at New Visions Studio and Gallery (201 Vine St., Scranton) at a
show with Eye On Attraction and Moxie & Rebel, delivering a good mix of “loud, fun music” at one of the few all-ages venues left in the area. “Some of the venues aren’t willing to take a chance. They kind of stereotype if they hear you’re a punk band. They might be one of those venues where they say, ‘Oh, we don’t want a bunch of rowdy people in here,’ you know? Most of the time, it’s not really that way,” Novak commented. The album’s striking artwork was created by Hartford, Conn. artist Scott Carr, who he feels captured Down To Six’s attitude, though the trio are already working on new material for a planned summer release. “I think (the artwork) is a pretty good match, especially for what we’re trying to do – kind of have the punk rock ethic, but with a little something more. I feel like having artwork like that more or less captures that,” Novak said. “I’m just (relieved) to have it out finally. We’ve been doing this for a long time. It was kind of a messed up situation that we had. Just the closure and having a record is the best part for me.” W Down to Six “A Better Place” record release show with Eye On Attraction and Moxie & Rebel, Nov. 30, doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m., New Visions Studio and Gallery (201 Vine St., Scranton). $6.
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The tale of a miraculous survival centers around Pi Patel and his quest for a peaceful co-existence with a fierce animal while stranded at sea.
Lee leads average 'Life,' tale falls short The idea behind Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi,” based on the bestselling novel by Yann Martel, is that you should not assign logic to everything. Occasionally embrace the miraculous touch of a higher power. At the very least, life will be more tolerable. The film’s visual grandeur, which resembles the beautiful randomness of a fever dream, supports that message. Too bad Lee spends most of the movie trying to diminish it. A novelist (Rafe Spall) is steered toward Pi Patel (Irrfan Khan), a professor living in Montreal who is happy to tell his miraculous survival tale. As a teenager, his family leaves India, packing up the animals from their zoo onto a ship bound for
Canada. A massive storm causes the ship to sink. Before it does, Pi, desperate to rescue his family, is practically forced into a lifeboat. When the storm clears, Pi finds that he has companions, notably a vicious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Pi has to keep his mind sharp so that nature’s bag of tricks and boredom don’t compromise his sanity. And he must do this while carefully forging a peaceful coexistence with the animal. This straightforward, rigid approach – Pi recalls his idyllic, faith-filled childhood before the ship goes topsy-turvy – leaves us with a lengthy middle stretch where Pi must bide his time and stand his ground against Richard
Parker. What’s curious is that nothing distinguishes this portion aside from those aforementioned special effects. It doesn’t help that the nervous energy between Pi and Richard Parker is diminished because Pi is alive and well and telling the story. Childhood memories could have revealed how the young Pi, ably performed by newcomer Suraj Sharma, views and handles this unusual set of circumstances. The neat beginning-middle-end format prevents us from understanding the slowly moving torture that Pi endures and the spiritual triumph he desperately seeks. And it allows Lee to cram the film’s emotional power and philosophical weight in the first and last segments, which gives
the final 20 minutes a weird feel: an allegorical pop quiz presented as a theological epilogue. Take notes, class, and pay attention. What Pi’s father said about believing in reason is going to be on the test. “Life of Pi’s” visual opulence – carnivorous islands, flying fish, pastel-colored childhood memories – and man vs. wild standoff can’t atone for the story’s uninvolved middle. You shouldn’t be asking more questions after a movie ends than during it. It’s impressive that Lee (“Brokeback Mountain,” “Sense and Sensibility”), a master of emotional restraint, has taken a philosophical musing and turned into an epic tale that earned a hefty $22 million this past weekend.
Though who knows how many knew what they were watching? The number of families at the Sunday matinee I attended was surprising, especially since “Rise of the Guardians” was playing in the same building. There’s a way to tell this story that blends visual appeal with emotional impact instead of leaving each to fend for itself. The adult Pi has reached a peace with what’s happened. I’m not sure if moviegoers will feel the same way.
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reel attractions OPENING THIS WEEK ‘The Collection’ ‘Killing Them Softly’ ‘Dragon’ OPENING NEXT WEEK We’re really hoping they’re not planning to start a collection of these movies, too.
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BENEFITS/CHARITY EVENTS Anthracite Hi-Railers Model Railroad Club O Gauge Train Display: Dec. 8, 15, Jan. 1, 5, 1-4:30 p.m., Bill’s Shop Rite Plaza, Rts. 435 and 502, Daleville. Free admission, collecting donations of bathroom tissue, bath soap, facial tissues, multipurpose household cleaner, dishwashing liquid, laundry detergent and toothpaste to benefit the North Pocono Dry Goods Pantry.
Blue Chip Farms Animal Refuge (974 Lockville Rd., Dallas, 570.333.5265, www.bcfanimalrefuge.org) • Pet Photos with Santa: $10 donation. Dec. 1, noon-5 p.m.; Dec. 2, noon-4 p.m., Pet Supply Plus, 555 Scott St., Wilkes-Barre. Dec. 8, noon-4 p.m., Dymond’s Farm, Brace Road, Dallas. Christmas at Tanament Stables - Pony rides and pictures to
benefit the Wounded Warrior Project: Dec. 1-Dec. 22, 10 a.m. – noon, pictures with Dandy, 1-3 p.m., pictures with Sadie, 76 Ferry Carrig Lane,Benton. $5. Info: 570.864-0102.
Core Chiropractic Center, 180 United Penn Plaza, Kingston. • One Warm Coat drop-off station: Dec.19, Bring in clean, gently used coats and receive a free massage and other gifts as a thank you. Info: 570.718.1672. Modified K9 Donation Collection for Hurricane Sandy Animal and Children Victims: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Valley Dog, 213 E. Luzerne Ave., Larksville. Collecting until Dec. 14, 5 p.m. Collecting cat litter, cat and dog food, dog toys, large dog beds, new children’s toys. Info: Karen Olson, 610.704.4499 or mk9karen@hotmail.com. Mohegan Sun Arena at
Casey Plaza (255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre Twp.) • Public ice skating for Toys for Tots: Dec. 5, 6-9 p.m. Skate rentals available at Community Ice Rink at Coal St., WilkesBarre for $3 per pair starting 4 p.m. Dec. 4. $5 contribution or unwrapped toy required to skate. • Toys for Tots collection at WWE Supershow: Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m. Safe Haven Dog Rescue (www.SafeHavenPa.org, SafeHaven@epix.net)• Pet pictures with Santa Claws: Dec. 1, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Berger’s Agway (Rt. 209, Brodheadsville). $8. • Adoption Day: Dec. 16, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Tractor Supply, Route 209, Brodheadsville. • Volunteer Meeting: Dec. 18, 6:30 pm., Cherry’s Restaurant, Route 209 near Route 534, Kresgeville.
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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. 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. Uncle Buck’s BBQ Pit Bike Night Wed., 6-9 p.m., 361 W. Main St., Plymouth. Food, drink specials. CHURCHES
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Church of Christ Uniting (Market Street and Sprague Avenue, Kingston, 570.288.8434) Non-perishable food items will be collected for the Al Beech West Side Food Pantry at all events. • Annual Christmas Tree Trim:Dec. 2, 5 to 7 p.m. • Night in Bethlehem: Dec. 9, 5-7 p.m. • Blood Drive: Dec. 10, 12:305:30 p.m. Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church (420 Main Rd., Hanover Twp., 570.823.6242) • Christmas Cookie Walk Fundraiser: Dec. 15, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Buy a container for $8 and choose from 15 types of homemade cookies to fill it up. Info: 570.825.5723. First Presbyterian Church
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ScarJo talks public image with Ralphie. “Hitchcock” is essentially a movie about the making of a movie – the director Alfred’s most notable, “Psycho.” But the November 2012 release focuses more on the relationship between Hitchcock and his wife, along with the lead actress of the film, Janet Leigh. Scarlett Johansson plays the actress, who it was rumored that Hitchcock flirted with, amongst other leading ladies he worked with. This sounds like a storyline that the modern-day, 24/7 media would eat up to the very last tweet. But Johansson doesn’t believe that Leigh would have been covered much differently in 2012 than she was in 1960. “She had her own challenges,” Johansson told me on the red carpet of the “Hitchcock” movie premiere at New York’s Ziegfeld Theatre. “She had a very public divorce; she lived a very public life.” Still, Johansson thinks the only thing we would have more of is “pictures of her with her kids going to the grocery store.” A plenty of photos are taken of Johansson and other leading ladies in Hollywood – like her co-star, Jessica Biel. The newlymarried Mrs. Timberlake was recently photographed with husband Justin and producer Timbaland in The Rockaways, handing out supplies to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. “It was incredibly amazing and fulfilling,” Biel told me of the experience. “Everyone has to be a part of that community and give back, so it was incredible.” ‘NOBODY’S BUSINESS’ MAKES IT EVERYONE’S BUSINESS Rihanna and Chris Brown
want to make each other their own, and they claim that “it ain’t nobody’s business” on the duo’s latest collaboration from Ri’s new album, “Unapologetic.” The problem is the song itself makes it everyone’s business. I believe every person has a right to privacy, so long as he or she exercises it. If you don’t want people to know or speculate about what happens in your world behind closed doors, then so be it. But the doors are either open or shut – you can’t have both. It is unreasonable to sing, talk, tweet, or communicate otherwise one second about your dirty laundry and then the next conveniently label it off-limits. Many artists, including Rihanna and Chris Brown, violate this notion. These celebrities don’t want to talk about their personal lives, unless they’re making money off of it. RiRi or Brown will never answer a question about the other in an interview, yet the Barbados singer has no problem hawking her new album with this song because it benefits her bottom line. The only bottom line is that singers set themselves up for a double-standard with this practice. It sends the wrong message to both the media and fans: My personal life is nobody’s business, unless it’s good for my business. As for Brown, he went on a vile tirade via Twitter over the weekend, sparked by continued harassment from a comedian over the pop star’s abuse of Rihanna. As of press time, the singer’s Twitter account was still unpublished. W -Listen to “The Ralphie Radio Show” weeknights from 7 p.m.-12 a.m. on 97 BHT.
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Dietrich Theatre (60 E. Tioga Street, Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500, dietrichtheater.com) • “Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas:” Dec. 7-8, 5:30 and 7 p.m. Free admission. . The Gaslight Theatre Company (570.824.8266 or visit gaslight-theatre.org, gaslighttheatre@gmail.com) • “[Title of Show]:” Jan. 4-5, 7:30 p.m., Jan. 6, 2 p.m., Mellow Theater (501 Vine St. Scranton). Contains adult language/situations. Not suited for children. $10. Harris Conservatory for the Arts (545 Charles St., Luzerne, 570.718.0673, joanharrisdancers.com) • “A Children’s Christmas:” Dec. 8, 1 and 5 p.m., Dec. 9, 2 p.m., Meyers High School Auditorium. $11, in advance; $13, at door. Jason Miller Playwrights’ Project (570.344.3656, SubVerseAphrodesia.com, nepaplaywrights@live.com) • “The Resurrection of Campbell Colgate” by Sarah Regan: Nov. Multimedia staging of new play in process.
KISS (Kids Innovating Stage & Sound) Theater (in old movie theater at Wyoming Valley Mall), kisstheatre.org, 570.991.1818/ 0844) • “Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr.:” 11 to 18-year-old cast shows Nov. 30, 7 p.m.; December 1, 2 and 7 p.m.; Dec. 2, 2 p.m. 6 to13-year-old cast shows Dec. 7, 7 p.m.; Dec. 8, 2 and 7 p.m.; Dec. 9, 2 p.m. Tickets range from $6 to $12.
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The Moscow Ballet will perform the Great Russian ‘Nutcracker’ Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the F.M. Kirby Center. Tickets are $37.25-$79.75. $8, adults. Music Box Players (196 Hughes St., Swoyersville: 570.283.2195 or 800.698.PLAY or musicbox.org) • Auditions for ‘It’s a Wonderful Life: The Musical,’ all roles open. Call 570.283.2195 for dates and times. • “It’s a Wonderful Life” live radio play: Through Dec. 16, Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m. curtain, Sun. 3 p.m. curtain. Pennsylvania Theatre of Performing Arts (JJ Ferrara Center, 212 W. Broad St., Hazleton, 570.454.5451, ptpashows.org) • “Nuncrackers:” Begins Nov. 30. The Phoenix Performing Arts Centre (409-411 Main St., Duryea, 570.457.3589, phoenixpac.vpweb.com, phoenixpac08@aol.com) • “A Christmas Carol” presented by The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Dramatic Society: Dec. 7-8, 14-15, 8 p.m., Dec. 9, 2 p.m. $12. • Auditions: “Two Dumb Dogs:” Dec. 2-3, 6-8 p.m. Ages 5-12. Show dates are March 1-3. Scranton Civic Ballet Company (234 Mifflin AvenueScranton. 570.344.1111 or 1.800.745.3000. • “The Nutcracker:” Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 9, 2 p.m. Scranton Cultural Center (420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton, 570.346.7369) ❏ Broadway Scranton (broad-
Scranton Public Theatre (Olde Brick Theatre, 128 W. Market St., Scranton, 570.344.3656, nepaplaywrights@live.com) • An evening of one-act comedies with Agnes Cummings and Bob Shlesinger: Dec. 7-8, 13-15, 8:15 p.m. $10, $12. Shawnee Playhouse (570.421.5093, theshawneeplayhouse.com) • Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol:” Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 7-8, 14-15, 22, 8 p.m.; Dec. 1-2, 7-9, 14-16, 22-23, 2 p.m. $28, adults; $25, seniors; $15, children 12 and under. • A Christmas Wizard of Oz: Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 7-8, 14-15, 2122, 10 a.m. $10. • The Nutcracker Ballet: Dec. 3, 10, 17, 10 a.m. $10. Dec. 2, 9, 16, 7 p.m. $18, adults; $15, seniors over 55; $10, ages 12 and under. • The Messiah 35th Annual Concert: Dec. 21, 8 pm. Free event, donations are accepted at the door. • Kids Kabaret Slammin’ 70’s: Dec. 26-27, 7 pm. $10. • Chris Ruggiero – The One Man Variety Show: Dec. 28-29, 7 p.m., Dec. 30, 2 p.m. $18, adults; $15, seniors; $10, children 12 and under. Theatre at the Grove (5177 Nuangola Rd., Nuangola, 570.868.3582, grovetickets@frontier.com, nuangolagrove.com. $20/musicals, $18/ plays, season pass/$50. BYOB) • “A Christmas Carol: The Musical:” Nov. 30-Dec 9, Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 6-8, 8 p.m.; Dec. 2, 9, 3 p.m. $20. Dec. 6, $5 discount for children under 16 accompanied by paying adult.
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Sometimes we imagine a life before our time – the courageous individuals who fought for our freedom or the tales of love that led them there. In Mark Helprin’s novel, “In Sunlight and in Shadow,” he manages to bring those two notions together in an intense work about the power of love and all things valor. The novel is set in New York City in the 1940s. Harry Copeland, a thirty-something paratrooper, has just returned to Manhattan. World War II is over, and for once in a long time, Harry begins to see hope. Readers travel back to that moment of Harry’s realization with the first of many breathtaking passages. “If you were a spirit, and could fly and alight as you wished, and time did not bind you, and patience and love were all you knew, then you might rise to enter an open window high above the park, in the New York of almost a lifetime ago, early in November of 1947.” Since Harry’s fateful return, his experience with war continues to haunt him. He cannot forget the damage left behind and often longs for human connection in search of peace. It may be an illusion, but Harry holds onto that positive outlook. The world, as he has come to know, can change from sunlight to shadow in an instant. Unfortunately for Harry, his homecoming is not without sorrow. While overseas, Harry’s father passes away. Now, his father’s once prominent leather business is in dire straits. In an effort to salvage what is left, Harry must defeat the local gangsters threatening the area. Amid Harry’s fight to save his father’s business, a romance flourishes. While traveling on the Staten Island Ferry to see his family, Harry catches a glimpse of a woman. It is love at first sight. The woman, Catherine Hale, is nearly a decade younger than Harry, an heiress by birth
Mark Helprin ‘In Sunlight and in Shadow’ Rating: W W W W and aspiring singer by trade. There is electricity between them, which is impeccably conveyed from start to finish. To add more complexity to the love story, Catherine is betrothed to another man. But readers soon recognize that the relationship lacks the power that Harry and Catherine have managed to share in only a glance. As the plot progresses, the novel branches off into smaller narratives, all of which are stylistically extensive. Regardless, the novel never wanes. Readers become absorbed by the story, and no matter how concentrated and conflicting it becomes, we continue to hope that peace is found. While Harry’s life is far from perfect, his narration reads as optimistic, straying from true darkness. The novel primarily focuses on the romanticized idea of life after experiencing death and destruction – a time when the world seemed good and plentiful. Readers complete the novel feeling restored by characters reminiscent of an honored past, both of valor and virtue.
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Myers High School Drama Club (341 Carey Ave., WilkesBarre, meyersdramaclub@aol.com) “Little Shop of Horrors:” Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 7 p.m.; Dec. 2, 1 p.m. $5, students and senior citizens;
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Murray Tinkelman admits that he didn’t start out as much of an artist, but his long career proves he certainly turned out alright. He started drawing in kindergarten and continued through elementary school despite his colorblindness, something that he says had “no effect” on his work. Claiming that illustration was “the only thing” he could do, he attended the School of Industrial Art, now the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan. “There’s nothing else I can do. I don’t know how to do long division to this day. I don’t know a dangling participle from a bellybutton. I make pictures. That is why I have been put on this Earth,” Tinkelman insisted in a phone interview from home in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. “I did my first commercial job for a national magazine in 1951 when I graduated high school. I got $10 for it, and I assure you, I was grossly overpaid. It was terrible.” He started working in a comic book studio, but he described the job as “hideous.” “I was terrible. We did ‘Sheena, Queen of the Jungle’ and other great monuments to literature. I so desperately wanted to do well in that job, but I was just awful, and I got fired,” he recalled. “(I went) into the army, and they did not fire me. …I did a year in the United States Army doing posters and training aids, then went overseas to Germany. This was during the Korean War; I did not go to Korea, fortunately for me.” While Tinkelman spent his time in the service decorating cakes and other “silly things,” he persistently pursued his craft when he got out, eventually getting out of commercial illustration when he began teaching. This allowed him to delve into his own interests, which he found hadn’t changed much since he was younger. “As a kid, I used to love to look at drawings in dictionaries and encyclopedias. I didn’t realize that they were mostly engravings; I thought they were pen and ink drawings, and I would emulate that…very detailed style,” he said, choosing to work almost exclusively in pen and ink.
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ball. I have to admit, kind of over my dead body, but I have to admit that Phil Rizzuto was not a bad guy and, meeting (Mickey) Mantle a couple of times, he was not a bad guy. It’s genetically predetermined that kids from Brooklyn hate the Yankees, so my real joy was tracking down Brooklyn Dodgers and doing artwork that related to them, and then later the New York Mets,” Tinkelman quipped. While the business has changed dramatically since he began his career, the 79-year-old still believes there is a place for illustrators and enjoys imparting his vast knowledge onto students, which he will do this week with two free lectures on Thursday, Nov. 29 at Marywood University and Keystone College that are open to the public. Tinkelman aided in the inception of Marywood’s Master’s Program and taught in it for a time. “You’ve got to love what you do and do what you love. It sounds like a cliché, it sounds slick, but I really mean it. …Convince your students that there’s no place in the world you would rather be than right here working with them and teaching at this time and this place. …Most of the time, that’s true – there’s nothing I’d rather do,” he said. “When I was a kid, my parents would say, ‘Murray, shut up.’ Now people pay me to talk. I enjoy that. Every time I get an invitation, I think of that.”
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U ` ncanny Avengers' ushers in Marvel relaunch and X-Men with the help of Cyke’s brother, Havok, though they’ve shared so many members over the years that this doesn’t seem like much of a change. The change, Marvel promises, is in Marvel NOW!, a companywide relaunch that is supposed to, yet again, attract new readers. Can they do it this time with books like this one? I guess that depends on writer Rick Remender and artist John Cassaday more than it does Havok, Cap, Thor, Wolverine, Rogue, and Scarlet Witch, the team that graces the cover of the first issue. While the team-up seems inevitable, given the groups’ close history, its villain is an even more obvious choice – Cap’s longtime arch-enemy, the Red Skull. Who better than a racist Nazi to attempt to “eradicate the mutant menace?” His plan is just as twisted as his face, but rather than spoil it for you, let’s just say it involves surgery and the recently deceased. It’s only 22 pages, but I’m already enjoying the story much more than “AvX” for the simple reason that it’s simple – both sides have clear motivations and are acting exactly as their respective characters should. Wolverine is bitter, taking the Professor’s death pretty hard. The Captain and Thor immediately act like the heroes they are by
owning up to mistakes and taking action when the first phase of the Skull’s plan begins. Havok is angry with his brother, but he’s reluctant to take his place. Scarlet Witch and Rogue start fighting almost immediately, seeing as Rogue blames the Witch for setting earlier events in motion that led to this critical point. And the Skull, of course, is just as merciless and maniacal as ever. Even if you hadn’t read the backstory, you know what’s going on almost immediately through the dialogue and brisk storytelling. So why am I describing all this to you a month after its release? Because the second issue is due out this week, so if you have even a passing interest in these characters, this may be a good time to hop on board. I can’t promise that the rest of the series will be handled as well, since “AvX” turned out to be a muddled mess, but I’m willing to make mine Marvel NOW! over a full-blown reboot back to square one. Just ask DC Comics fans how well that worked out for them. There are digital “extras” scattered throughout the issue in hopes of pushing comics into the app age, but it’s a solid story, not a gimmick, that is going to sell me on this one. As NOW! continues its rollout in 2013, I guess we’ll see if it, too, contains the former or the latter.
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Brainwashed supervillain causing earthquakes! The dead exhumed from the grave! Human and mutant sacrifice! X-Men and Avengers, living together – mass hysteria! These are just some of the events contained within the pages of “Uncanny Avengers” No. 1, the new ongoing series by Marvel Comics that takes place after the fallout of this summer’s “Avengers vs. X-Men” crossover event. For years, comic companies have been trying to ease in new fans to the comics while pleasing those who have been loyal since childhood, and while “AvX” may have seemed like the perfect way to do that, “Uncanny Avengers” may (hopefully) be a better one. Big crossovers sell books, sure, but they’re also incredibly confusing. “AvX” should have been a great jumping-on point, considering both teams have had hugely successful blockbuster movies in the past few years that could potentially rope in casual fans. Instead, it spawned spin-offs, tie-ins, a prologue, and an epilogue while including more than just two major teams squaring off in an epic battle, as promised. Even as a longtime reader, I felt like this was too much of a good thing, not just for my head, but for my wallet as well. Subplots aside, the teams were mainly fighting over the return of Phoenix Force, a cosmic entity that possessed X-Man Jean Grey in two of the greatest comic storylines of all time. This time, the Phoenix is after Hope Summers, and the X-Men and the Avengers have different plans to handle the situation that put them at odds with each other. Lots of punching ensues. To make a long, convoluted story short, the Phoenix is stopped, but Cyclops, consumed by its power, kills his mentor, Professor X, and is placed in prison. Captain America, taking Cyclops’ words to heart, vows to do more to help the mutant race by forming a joint team of Avengers
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AGENDA, FROM PAGE 28 (97 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 570.824.2478.) • Alternative Christmas Craft Fair: Dec. 1, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.. • “In dulci jubilo: In Sweet Rejoicing:” Choral Arts of Luzerne County, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church (97 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre) and Dec. 9, 3 p.m., Christ Lutheran Church (467 Main St., Conyngham). $15, adults; $10, students and senior citizens. First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit (300 School St., Clarks Summit, 570.586.6306, www.fpccs.org) • Tim Coombs’ Interpretation of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol:” Nov. 30 Montdale United Methodist Church (961 Lakeland Drive, Scott Township) • Holiday Market and Bake Sale: Dec. 8, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church (135 River St., Olyphant) • “Favorite Recipes from our Best Cooks” Cookbook sale: Until Dec. 12. Hardcover set of two volumes, $25; single hardcover volume, $15. To order: Lauren, 570.383.0319 or any committee members. Send check to St. Cyrils Church at 135 River St., Olyphant.
Ave., Scranton, 570.343.7165) • Pierogi Sale every Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. St. Nicholas Catholic Church (226 S. Washington St., WilkesBarre) • Christmas Love Concert: Dec. 16, 4 p.m., featuring Wyoming Valley Harmony Chorus, Sounds Abound Quartet, GAR Young Men in Harmony, Dallas Middle School Barbershop Ensemble. $5. Info: 570.287.2476. Thomas More Anglican Parish at St. Joseph’s Church (N. Main Ave. & Theodore St., Scranton) • Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols: Jan. 6, 5 p.m., followed by potluck supper and 3 Kings Celebration. Info: 570.343.0634. EVENTS Bartolai Winery (2377 State Rt. 92 Highway, Coolidge Ave., Exeter Twp.) Revolver’s Christmas Bash: Dec. 1, 6-10 p.m.. $15, includes food. Music by Revolver, Tony & Paula, and Frixtion. Tickets: Tony, 570.510.4589; Bartolai Winery, 570.388.8466. Camp Papillion Pet Adoption and Rescue (570.420.0450, camppapillion.org) • Adoption Day: Dec. 9, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Petco, 3895 Dryland Way, Easton. Info: 570.420.0450.
St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church of Scranton • International Dinner Club. “Christmas Around the World:” Dec. 13, sittings at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Center, 320 Mifflin Ave, Scranton. $24.95 per person. Reservations by Dec. 7, 570.342.5151.
Celebrity Guest Bartending Night benefiting Wyoming Valley Childrens Association • Nov. 28, 6-9 p.m., Luckys Sporthouse (Schechter Dr., Wilkes-Barre). $25 per stool, $50 per table for two, $100 per table of four, $200 per table of eight. Info: 570.208.3267.
St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church (321 Chestnut Ave., Kingston) Traditional Christmas Carol Concert by the Scranton Cantor’s Choir: Dec. 2, 2 p.m.
Chicory House and Folklore Society (www.folkloresociety.org, 570.333.4007) •Contra Dance: Dec. 1, 7 p.m., Church of Christ Uniting, 776 Market St., Kingston. No partner or previous experience is necessary. $9, adults; $25, families.
St. Matthews Lutheran Church (663 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre) • Feast of St. Nicholas: Dec. 2, 2 p.m. St. Michael’s Church (corner of Church/Winter Sts., Old Forge, 570.457.2875)Pierogie sale: Orders due by Nov. 30, pick-up Dec. 5, 2-5 p.m.$6 per dozen. To order: 570.457.2875. St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church (540 N. Main
Dec. 3. 6 p.m. BYOB cocktail hour, buffet dinner at 7 p.m., dancing at 8 p.m. Reservations: 570.675.1134, extensions 100 or 106.
Choral Society of Northeast Pennsylvania • “A Ceremony of English Carols:” Dec. 9, 4 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Pro-Cathedral, 35 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. $15, adults; $3 discount, students, seniors, WVIA members, Lackawanna Library System card holders, members of the Raymond Hood Room at the Scranton Cultural Center.
Kingston American Legion (386 Wyoming Ave., Kingston.) • Book and bake sale: Dec. 1, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.. Info: 570.287.8343.
Rev. Timothy Coombs of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Scotia, N.Y., will do a one-man interpretation of ‘A Christmas Carol’ Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Clarks Summit. Conyngham United Methodist Church (411 Main Street, Conyngham, 570.788.3960, conynghamumc.com) • Sisters: Tues., 10 a.m., began Sept. 25. Andy Stanley six-week study, “Twisting the Truth.” All women welcome. Dietrich Theater (60 E. Tioga Street, Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500, www.dietrichtheater.com) • Airing of the Quilts: through Nov. 15. Free. • Golden Days of Radio Players: Tues. through Dec. 4, 7-9 p.m., ages 18 and up. Free. • Quilting for Everyone: “Carpenter’s Wheel”: Wed. through Dec. 12, 6-7:30 p.m. $6 per class. • Quilting for Kids - “Birds in the Air”: Wed. through Dec. 12, 3:30-5 p.m. $6 per class. • Decorative Painting: Wed., through Nov. 28, ages 16 and up. $20 per class plus cost of painting surface. • Yoga for You: Wed., through Nov. 28, ages 16 and up. $60 for six-class series or $15 per class. • Kundalini Yoga: Sat., through Dec. 1, 10-11:30 a.m., ages 16 and up. $60 for six class series or $15 per class. • Movement and Storytelling for Preschoolers: Wed., through Nov. 28, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. • Mask Making: Ages 5-8, Fri., Nov. 9-16, Nov. 30-Dec. 7, 4-5:30 p.m.; Ages 9-12, Thurs., Nov. 8-15, Nov. 29-Dec. 6, 4-5:30 p.m. $40 for four classes. • Dietrich Radio Players Performance: Dec. 4, 7 p.m. Free. • “Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas”: Dec. 7-8, 5:30 and 7 p.m. Free. • Holiday Workshop: Dec. 8, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. • “It’s a Wonderful Life”: Dec.
18, 2, 7 and 8 p.m. Free. • Holiday Camp: Dec. 27-28, 9:30-11 a.m. $25. For ages 5-12. • "Birds in the Air" quilting for kids: Wed., through Dec. 12, 3:30-5 p.m. $6 per class. • "Carpenter’s Wheel" quilting for everyone: Wed., through Dec. 12, 6-7:30 p.m. $6 per class Doug Smith Music (dougsmithbass@comcast.net, 570.343.7271) • Dec. 1, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Santa Trail, train ride from Carbondale to Steamtown National Historic Site. Info: 570.963.6730 Eckley Miners’ Village (2 Eckley Main St., Weatherly, 570.636.2070, www.eckleyminersvillagemuseum.com) • Fall Foliage Photo Contest: through Nov. 30. $5 registration fee, submissions due to museum Dec. 3. The Friends of the Scranton Public Library Winter Book Sale: Dec. 14-15, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Dec. 16, 2-4 p.m., Library Express in the Mall at Steamtown, second floor. Info: Tina Thomas, 570.348.3000. Irem Clubhouse (64 Ridgeway Drive, Dallas) • Free Arts and Music Celebration: Dec. 5, noon-3 p.m. Artwork by Deutsch Institute Verve Vertu Art Studio, LakeLehman High School and Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Holiday music: Meghan Davis, Harpist, 12:15 p.m.; Lake-Lehman High School Chorus, 1 p.m.; Doug Smith Holiday Jazz Trio, 1:45 p.m.; Vocal Accord Barbershop Quartet, 2:30 p.m. • Open House Holiday Party: Dec. 7, 6-11 p.m. $35, due by
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza (255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre Twp.) • Disney on Ice celebrates 100 Years of Music: January 16-18, 7 p.m.; Jan. 19, 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m.; Jan. 20, 1 and 5 p.m.; Jan. 21, 1 p.m. $25 to $55; opening night, $15.50. Tickets available at www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 800.745.3000. New England Contra Dance: Dec. 1, 7 p.m., Church of Christ Uniting, 776 Market St., Kingston. $9 adults, reduced admission for families. Info: 570.333.4007.
Pittston Memorial Library (47 Broad St., 570.654.9565, pitmemlib@comcast.net) • Crochet club, Tues., 10 a.m., Thurs., 6 p.m. • Kids’ craft club: Third Sat., 10 a.m. For grades 2-5.• Kids Science Club, first Sat. of each month, open to students in grades 2-5. • ‘Page Turners’ kids’ book club, first Thurs. of each month, 4 p.m., grades 3-5. • Family Story Time for preschoolers and toddlers: Saturdays, 1:30 p.m. • Gamefest with Wii games: Nov. 29, 5-7 p.m. for grades 6-12. • Adult baked goods and book club: Dec. 3, 6 p.m. • Holiday Gift Fair, Dec. 8, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $10.00. The Regal Room (216 Lackawanna Ave., Olyphant, 570.489.1901) • Deluxe Semi-private Christmas Party: Dec. 8, 7 p.m.-midnight. $35-52, due Nov. 30. Full course dinner, open bar, music by Jeffrey James Band, 21+. Scranton Cultural Center (420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton, 570.346.7369) • “the Menu,” with Joe Caputo of Catering by Joseph and Zuppa! Del Giorno and Cathy Reppert of Truly Scrumptious: Dec. 2, 6 p.m. cocktail hour, 7
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p.m., Shopland Hall – Fourth Floor. $7. Tickets: 570.344.1111, www.Ticketmaster.com, 1.800.745.3000, or at select WalMart, Boscov’s or Gallery of Sound locations. South Side Senior Center (425 Alder St., Scranton) • Christmas Party: Dec. 20, 10-11:30 a.m. Entertainment by the “Reflections,” snacks and refreshments. $1.25 day of the party. Waverly Community House (1115 N. Abington Rd., Waverly, waverlycomm.org) • Tao Cooking Class Demo Session: Nov. 29, 6-8 p.m. Learn about six-session series that starts in Jan. Info: 570.242.7232 or 570.445.0124.• Wreathmaking with Abby Peck: Dec. 7, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. $2. Info: 570.586.8191, ext. 5, • Breakfast with Santa: Dec. 8, 10:30 a.m. $8. Info: 570.586.8191, ext. 5 Wyoming County Chamber Of Commerce • Educational Luncheon: Nov. 28, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., Twig’s Café, 1 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Info: Deborah, 570.875.8325, Deborah@wycc.com. Seating limited to one representative per business. 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.
Everhart Museum (1901 Mulberry St., Scranton, 570.346.7186, www.everhartmuseum.org) • European River Cruise: April 8-15, 2013. From $2,549/ member, double occupancy, plus air. Info: 570.504.7575, EverhartRiverCruise.com Lackawanna Historical Society (The Catlin House, 232 Monroe Avenue, Scranton, 570.344.3841) ❏ Downtown Walking Tours (free and open to the public): • Custom Tours: 7-8 blocks, about 2 hours. Routes selected based on interests of participants Most days, noon-6 p.m. $5/person, min. 4 people, max. 30. Call 955.0244. • Step-on bus tours, Costume Tours: Call for info. Luzerne County Historical Society (49 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.823.6244, lchs@epix.net) • Denison House Afternoons of Colonial Hospitality: Dec. 8-9, 1-5 p.m., Nathan Denison House (35 Denison St., Kingston). $4, adults; $2, children; free, under 5. Scranton Iron Furnaces (159 Cedar Ave., Scranton, www.anthracitemuseum.org) For guided tours, call Anthracite Heritage Museum at 570.963.4804 for schedule/fees. St. Ann’s National Basilica Shrine and Monastery (Scranton: 570.347.5691) Group tours available by appointment. Open 9 a.m.-8 p.m. daily. 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. • The “Scranton Limited” train ride: Wed.-Sun. 30 minute rides depart from Roundhouse boarding area Wed., 10:30 & 11:30 a.m., 1:30 & 2:15 p.m. A
historic steam locomotive operates Thurs.-Sun. 10:30 & 11:30 a.m., 1:30 & 2:15 p.m. $3 per person, all ages 6+. Visit www.nps.gov/stea for train schedule or call 570.340.5200. Susquehanna County Historical Society (www.susqcolibrary.org or 570.278.1881) • Festive Book Sale and Christmas Boutique: Nov. 29, 4-8 p.m.; Nov. 30, 4-9 p.m.; Dec. 1, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Inn at Montrose, 26 S. Main St., Montrose.
LEARNING Art Classes at the Georgiana Cray Bart Studio (123 Brader Dr., Wilkes-Barre, 570.947.8387, gcraybart@aol.com, gcraybartartworks.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. 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. Endless Mountains Nature Center • Bird Feeding Basics: Dec. 8, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Nature Center Lodge inside Camp Lackawanna, 1309 Vosburg Road, Tunkhannock. Info: 570.836.3835. Everhart Museum (1901 Mulberry St., Scranton, 570.346.7186, www.everhartmuseum.org) • “Everybody’s Art” New Series of Adult Art Classes: $25/workshop members, $30 non-members. Pre-registration 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. Pre-registration required, groups welcome. For info, to register, call or e-mail education@everhart-museum.org. • Creating Gift Cards with Flair!: Dec. 1, 5, 10 a.m.-noon.
Registration deadline Nov. 26. • Museum Adventure Week: Dec. 26-28, 9 a.m.-noon for ages 5-11, 1-4 p.m. for ages 12-16. $25, museum members; $30, nonmembers. Registration deadline Dec. 17. GreenBeing (334 Adams Ave., Scranton, info@shopgreenbeing.com) • Not Your Granny’s Sewing: one-on-one lessons: $40/lesson, $140/4 sessions, 2-3 hour sessions. Tailored to individual needs. 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. Horse Back Riding Lessons Elk Stables, Uniondale, by appointment only. All levels welcome. Call 570.575.8649 to schedule. Math Tutoring and Coaching Highly qualified and experienced teacher. All levels tutoring, coaching, homework help. Individuals/groups. Fun-filled Math Anxiety Buster Workshops. Open all week. Ongoing enrollment. Call 570.899.5576, e-mail sibut4710@aol.com. Moscow Clayworks (moscowclayworks.com) • Focus on hand-building techniques: Adults, Tues., 6-8 p.m.; kids, Thurs., 6-8 p.m. $125/5 sessions. Reservations required. • Potters Wheel for Beginners: Mon., Wed., 6-8 p.m. $125/5 sessions. Reservations required. New Visions Studio & Gallery (201 Vine Street, Scranton, 570.878.3970, newvisionsstudio@gmail.com, newvisionsstudio.com) • Kid’s Art Class: Ages 11-16, Sat., 3-5 p.m.; Ages 5-10, Sun., 3-5 p.m. $100 for four weeks or $30 per class. All supplies included. • Adult Acrylic Painting Class: Mon., Nov. 5-26, 5-6:30 p.m. $100, all supplies included. Northeast Photography Club (www.northeastphotographyclub.org) meets first Wed. of month 7 p.m. in boardroom of Prime Med (old Wes Freedman Building) off Morgan Hwy. Variety of topics, monthly contest, guest speakers. Membership open.
Phoenix Performing Arts Centre (409-411 Main St., Duryea, 570.457.3589, phoenixpac.vpweb.com, phoenixpac08@aol.com) • Ballet and jazz classes: Tues., 5:30-6:30 p.m. Ages 10 and up. $10, first class; $5, second class. • Dimensions in Dance w/ Lee LaChette: Jazz, tap, ballet for adults & kids. $10/hour, $5/ second class. E-mail or call 991.1817. • Tap classes: Tues., 6:30-7:30 p.m. Ages 10 and up. $10, first class; $5, second class. • Tap / jazz / ballet: Tues., 7:30-8:30 p.m. $10, first class; $5, second class. • 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. Something Special: (23 West Walnut Street Kingston, 570.540.6376, angietheartist@aol.com, www.angelademuroart.com) • MANGA Art Class: (Japanese Cartooning) Wed., 4-5 p.m. Learn the art of Japanese cartooning. 4-week session, supplies included: $60 per child. Call or e-mail to register. Southside Senior Center (425 Alder St., Scranton, 570.346.2487) • Language Partnership English & Spanish Classes: Fri., 10 a.m. Free, open to all. For info, call 346.0759. Volunteers needed for “Operation Friendship”: Program organized by Serving Seniors (Scranton Life Building, 538 Spruce St., Suite 408, Scranton). “Operation Friendship” works to bring holiday cheer and greetings to residents of nursing and assisted living or personal care homes. Individuals and groups needed to write and send personalized Christmas cards. Info: 570.344.3931. Waverly Community House (1115 N. Abington Rd., Waverly, 570.586.8191, www.waverlycomm.org) • Ballroom Dancing Lessons: Wed., 7:15 p.m., Comm auditorium. Basic & advanced ball-
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LOCAL HISTORY Eckley Miners’ Village (located nine miles east of Hazleton, just off Route 940; 570.636.2070; www.eckleyminers.org) • The Children’s Christmas Program: Dec. 1-2, 1-4 p.m. $5 children, $3 adults. Reservations by Nov. 28: 570.636.2070. • Victorian Christmas: Dec. 1-2, 8-9, noon-4 p.m. Free.
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.
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gers, whether they are American or German, this would definitely be a beer worth trying. Also, with an overabundant amount of companies making less-than-appealing lagers, it is certainly nice to find one putting a good effort forth. The only complaint I have is the use of hops in all the advertising and labeling – it givea the impression that this would be a very hop-forward lager, and this is certainly not hoppy. Where can I get it? It is currently available on draft at Cooper’s Seafood, Scranton, and The Keys, Scranton. It is currently available in cans at Exit 190 Beer Deli, Dickson City; Goldstein’s Deli, Kingston; and J &H Beer, Wilkes-Barre. Barking Squirrel is widely available, so stop in your favorite spot to pick up craft beer and ask for it! Rating: W W W V Remember, enjoy responsibly! Cheers! W
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PAINT IT GONE If an asteroid is ever on a collision course with Earth, it is feasible that the planet could be saved by firing paintballs at it, according to an MIT graduate student whose detailed plan won this year’s prize in a United Nations space council competition, announced in October. White paint powder, landing strategically on the asteroid, would initially bump it a bit, but in addition would facilitate the sun’s photons bouncing off the solid white surface. Over a period of years, the bounce energy would divert the body even farther off course. The already identified asteroid Apophis, which measures 1,500 feet in diameter and is projected to approach Earth in 2029, would require five tons of paintball ammo. THE LITIGIOUS SOCIETY -- Samuel Cutrufelli, 31, filed a lawsuit in October in Sacramento County, Calif., claiming that Jay Leone, 90, "negligently" shot him. Cutrufelli had burglarized Leone’s home in Greenbrae, unaware that Leone was home. When Leone reached for one of his stashed handguns, Cutrufelli shot him in the jaw and then pulled the trigger point-blank at Leone’s head, but was out of bullets. Leone then shot Cutrufelli several times, which Cutrufelli apparently felt was entirely unnecessary. -- In October, the former captain of the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia (on which 32 people died after it ran aground in January 2012) filed a lawsuit against Costa Cruises for "wrongfully" firing him. Francesco Schettino is awaiting trial for manslaughter, accused of sending the ship dangerously close to shore on a personal lark, and was also charged with abandoning ship, since he was spotted in a lifeboat in the midst of passengers’ escape. (Schettino said he wound up in the lifeboat only because he "slipped" and fell in.) -- China’s legal system apparently is growing to resemble America’s. A well-covered (but incompletely sourced) story from Chinese media in October reported that Mr. Jian Feng won the
equivalent of $120,000 in a lawsuit against his well-to-do wife for deceiving him and subsequently giving birth to what Feng thought was an ugly baby. Feng discovered that his wife had had cosmetic surgery -- and thus was not, genetically, the beauty that he married but, in reality, plainlooking. IRONIES -- Amateur!: In October, a federal appeals court overturned the bribery conviction of a City of Chicago zoning inspector -- on the grounds that the bribes he was convicted of taking were too small to be covered by federal law. Dominick Owens, 46, was convicted of taking two bribes of $600 each to issue certificates of occupancy, but the law applies only to bribes of $5,000 or more. (Also in October, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel disbanded the city’s ethics board after a 25-year run in which it never found an alderman in violation -- even though, during that time, 20 aldermen were convicted of felonies.) -- The government’s Health Canada agency announced in October that Avmor Ltd. had agreed to recall one lot of its Antimicrobial Foaming Hand Soap -- because it was contaminated with microbes. (The recall did not disclose whether the danger was due to too many microbes overwhelming the soap or due to the inability of the antimicrobial soap to kill any microbes at all.) -- Karma: (1) Tyller Myers, 19, was killed in a collision near Norwalk, Ohio, in September when he ran a stop sign and was rammed by a tractor-trailer. Afterward, police found three stolen stop signs in Myers’ truck. (2) A 21-year-old man was killed crossing a highway at 5 a.m. in Athens, Ga., in September. Police said he had just dined-anddashed out of a Waffle House restaurant and into the path of a pickup truck. -- The Will of God: Devoted Catholic David Jimenez, 45, had been praying regularly to a large crucifix outside the Church of St. Patrick in Newburgh, N.Y., having become convinced that it was responsible for eradicating his
wife’s ovarian cancer. He even got permission from the church to spruce up the structure, as befit its power. Then, during a cleaning in May 2010, the 600pound crucifix came loose and fell on Jimenez’s leg, which had to be amputated. From a holy object of worship to precipitator of a lawsuit: Jimenez’s $3 million litigation against the archdiocese goes to trial in January. COMPELLING EXPLANATIONS Not mine! (1.) James White, 30, was arrested in Grove City, Fla., after being stopped by police patrolling a high-burglary neighborhood, and in a consensual search of his pants, officers found a packet of Oxycodone pills for which White did not have a prescription. However, according to the police report, White suddenly exclaimed, "Oh, wait! These aren’t my pants!" (2.) Ms. Vida Golac, 18, was arrested in Naples, Fla., in October, and charged with possessing marijuana, which police discovered in her genitals as she was being strip-searched. According to the police report, Golac denied that the drugs were hers and explained that she was just hiding them there for friends. PERSPECTIVE As a service to taxpayers, the IRS’s longtime policy is to pay tax refund claims promptly and only later to refer the refund files for possible audits and collection, in the event of overpayments or fraud. This policy, though, means that ordinary taxpayers are treated better than the nation’s wounded warriors who file disability claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA’s assumption seems to be that wounded veterans are cheating -and thus most veterans receive at least five evaluations, and each one reviewed over a several-year period, before full benefits can be awarded. (Even though some temporary financial relief is available before final determination, veterans complain that the amount is almost never enough for complicated rehabilitation programs and other support.)
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Scientists can get excited about things the everyday person doesn’t care about in the slightest. When NASA scientists get fired up, however, people sit up and listen. That’s what’s been happening lately as researchers on NASA’s Mars Curiosity team are hinting they have information that is “one for the history books.” As we wait until their findings are released in December, there’s a ton of speculation on what the rover has managed to dig up, from what most people would consider mundane – an unexpected chemical compound – to the hysterical – proof of alien bacteria. If I had to guess, I’d say the truth lies somewhere in the middle. They might have detected methane production in the Martian soil. That’s more important than it might seem because the most
probable source of methane production on Earth involves life – and in soil samples, it usually indicates micro-organisms are present. But it isn’t proof positive, since unusual chemical reactions can produce methane. I’d bet on them turning up methane because that’s one of the things they’ve been looking for in the soil – and they’ve had false positives before. Whatever the find, it’s got researchers who work on the Curiosity Rover excited – but then again, these are people who get excited about finding an unexpected type of rock or a nifty new dust particle. For them, those are good reasons to be excited. For the average person, maybe not. Asked to elaborate on what they’ve found, NASA representatives responded by saying the results “won’t be earth-shattering, but they will be interest-
ing.” NASA hasn’t explicitly confirmed or denied anyone’s guesses, which is unusually cagey, but understandable since they’ve been burned by making premature announcements in the past. If they did find evidence of alien amoeba, it might not have a direct impact on your daily life, but it would have profound implications for science, philosophy, religion, and our estimate of just how common life is in the universe. My money is on methane this time around. It fits with what we know so far. We’ll just have to wait until the first week of December to find out for sure.
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Alcohol Anonymous: Mon./ Fri 7 p.m. (373 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre), Tue. 7 p.m. (25 Church St., Wilkes-Barre), 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. Beehive Area Narcotics Anonymous (Wilkes-BarreKingston-Nanticoke-Mountaintop) 24 hour phone line: 570.654.7755 or 1.866.935.4762. Better Breathers Club: Second Tuesday of every month, 6:30 p.m., Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Professional Building Auditorium (316 Colfax Ave., Scranton). Info: 570.969.8986. Building Industry Association of NEPA (570.287.3331) • Sponsorship: Become host of a monthly General Membership Meeting. Call or e-mail danielle@bianepa.com for details. • Accepting entries for Outdoor Theme Project from builders, trade schools, Vo-Techs, Job Corps. For info, call 570.287.3331. Candy’s Place (190 Welles Street #120,Forty Fort, 570.714.8800) • Candy’s Place Holiday Gala: Dec. 6, 6-9 p.m., The Woodlands (Rt. 315, Plains). $30; free for patients. RSVP: 570.714.8800. Holistic Moms Network (wyomingvalleypa.holistic-
moms.org, 1560 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort, 570.466.1347) • “Gifts that can be Made by Kids:” Dec. 1, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hoyt Library, 284 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. Living with Grief: free sixweek bereavement support group (2-3:30 p.m., 6-7:30 p.m., Spiritual Center, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, 1000 E. Mountain Blvd., WilkesBarre, 570.808.5539) 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. 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. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Resolve Infertility Peer Support Group: Last Sun. of month, 6:30-8 p.m., Kistler Learning Center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. Contact Jennifer for info, 610.393.8098.
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King’s College (133 North River St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.5957 or kings.edu) • Cantores Christi Regis holiday concert: Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m., J. Carroll McCormick Campus Ministry Center, North Franklin and West Jackson streets
Lackawanna College (501 Vine St., Scranton, 1.877.346.3552, lackawanna.edu) ❏ Community Concerts • The Virgin Consort: Dec. 6, 7 p.m. • The Marvelous Wonderettes: Feb. 8, 8 p.m. Luzerne County Community College (1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke, 1.800.377.LCCC, luzerne.edu) • Faculty and Alumni Exhibit opening, Nov. 30, 6 to 8 p.m., through Jan. 3. Schulman Gallery, Nanticoke. Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Marywood University (2300 Adams Avenue, Scranton, 570.348.6211, marywood.edu) • Nancy Agati, environmentalist, lecture: Nov. 28, 4:15 p.m., Comerford Auditorium. Misericordia University (www.misericordia.edu, 570.674.6400; box office, 674.6719, misericordia.edu) • “Elizabeth Fulton: Giclee Landscape Prints”: through Dec. 9, MacDonald Gallery.
• “Form and Process: Sculpture in Stone, Bronze and Steel”: through Dec. 9, Pauly Friedman Art Gallery. • From the National Origins Act to the DREAM Act by Dr. Donn Worgs: Nov. 28, 6:30 p.m., Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall. • Screening of “Bully:” Dec. 1, 7 p.m.; Dec. 2, 3 and 8 p.m., Lemmond Theater at Walsh Hall. Misericordia students with ID, free; $3, general public. • Brunch with Santa: Dec. 1, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Banks Student Life Center. $10, adults; $5, children 5-12; free, children 5 and under. Info: 570.674.6768. • Ensemble Evening: Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m., Lemmond Theater at Walsh Hall.\ • Holiday Chic Peek Runway and Trunk Show with Jay McCarroll: Dec. 8, 3-7 p.m., Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall. $5. Reservations,HolidayChicPeek@gmail.com. Penn State Wilkes-Barre (Rte. 115, Lehman, 570.675.2171, wb.psu.edu) • Civil Engineering Exam Review: Every Thurs. through March 21, 6-9 p.m. $1,025 (handouts included). The University of Scranton (800 Linden St., Scranton, 570.941.7400, scranton.edu) • “Native Son: Stephen Karam in Conversation with Paul Holdengraber:” Dec. 3, 5:30 p.m.,
McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts. ❏ Schemel Forum Courses, $60/person, $100/couple. To register, contact 570.941.7816, fetskok2@scranton.edu: Wilkes University (84 W. South St, Wilkes-Barre, 1.800.WILKES.U, wilkes.edu) • Author William Black reading: Nov. 29, 7 p.m., Kirby Hall. • Information Session for Graduate and Adult Students: Dec. 3, 6-8 p.m., second-floor ballroom of the Henry Student Center, 84 W. South St., WilkesBarre. Info: 570.408.4235. • Civic Band“Made in America” concert: Dec. 9, 3 p.m., Dorothy Dickson Darte Center. • Viennese Ball with the Wilkes University Chamber Orchestra: Dec. 8, 7:30-11 p.m., Dorothy Dickson Darte Center. $15 individuals, $30 couples, $7.50 students, $60 sponsorship includes two tickets, program sponsor designation, names listed in the program and four beverage tickets. Info: 570.408.4420. • Literary publishing seminar with Phil Brady and Johnny Temple: Jan. 9-13, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Includes info about current publishing environment, editorial policies, book design and more. $2,488, general; $1,244 for Wilkes students and alumni. Info: 570.408.4547, cwriting@wilkes.edu.
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. - compiled by Sara Pokorny, Weekender Staff Writer. Send your listings to weekender@theweekender.com, 90 E. Market St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 18703, or fax to 570.831.7375. Deadline is Mondays at 2 p.m. Expanded listings at theweekender.com.
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The King’s College Cantores Christi Regis choir will perform a free holiday concerts at 7:30 p.m. both Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at the Carroll McCormick Campus Ministry Center. The group will sing both traditional and contemporary Christmas tunes.
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A ` ll-Stars' has fun and value for PS fans “Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale” is a loving tribute to Sony’s history. Playstation has been around for a while now and has many great characters in its library of games. “All-Stars” honors those games with a freefor-all brawler featuring the best PlayStation characters and worlds in its history. Everybody is here, from Kratos, Nathan Drake, Sly Cooper, and much more, and they are pit against each other in a fighting game that’s easy to play and hard to master. Ever since this game has been announced, people have claimed that this is just a “Super Smash Bros.” rip-off; yes, there are some similarities, but they are not the same. One of the things “All-Stars” does different is the gameplay – it is more like a real fighting game. It has much more depth and has actual moves to learn. With all the variation in moves, each character feels fresh, creating a ton of replay value in learning how to use each of them. This game also has some really cool levels that are mash-ups of different settings throughout the history of the Playstation. Some of the levels come from “God of War,” “Patapon,” even “Hot Shots Golf,” and all of the levels do something different. Each one has interactive elements that can really switch up gameplay in fun ways; now you have to pay just as much attention to levels as you do the guys you are fighting. To aid new players, you can turn off the interactivity of the levels if you choose. One of the most glaring ways that this game is different is that there is no health bar, which also makes it different than most fighting games. In “All-Stars,” you fight until your super meter is charged. Then you can unleash killing moves that will take out your opponents. In most of the modes, the goal is to rack up as many kills as you can before the time runs out. One interesting
This free-for-all brawler pits some of Playstation’s best characters against one another. tactical thing this creates from a defensive standpoint is you can watch your opponent’s meter so you can judge when their super moves are coming. The thing that I like the most about this game is how varied each character can be. Each character has his own set of moves, and they can be used in varied ways to cater to your playing style. This means that there are moves that can be used at a distance, up-close, and even aerial moves. Each fighter also has special moves, such as Sly Cooper’s invisibility move, where he can sneak around undetected. It will take a long time to master each character’s moves and specials. “All-Stars” has many different play modes that will create a huge amount of things to do. There is a straight-forward single-player mode and many different online modes. There is also a hefty amount of tutorials and challenge trials. One of the great things about the single-player mode is that it sets up rivalries between the fighters, creating a story that makes you want to try each one. The real shining star of this game is the online play; you can play with up to four friends on-
line. The fights are frantic and fun. You can even play with people that are using the PS Vita edition of the game. The online modes are a blast; you can play with teams, deathmatch, and even things like point matches. Each match can also be customized in many ways, from changing the clock to the way the super meters work. The thing that really gives you the most value for your money is when you buy this game, you also get the PS Vita version for free. If you are a Vita owner, you can pick up and play your game on the go and continue playing when you get home. This function is not only a good value, but it works really well. “Playstation All-Stars” isn’t for everyone, but it is a really fun fighting game featuring all of the greats from the history of the Playstation brand. If you are a diehard Sony fan, like “Smash Bros.”, or are just looking for a fun pick-up-and-play fighter, then you should definitely give this game a try.
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While doing some grocery shopping one Sunday afternoon, I met a guy named Mike. We had a lovely chat in produce, then again in the cereal aisle. By our third encounter in the dairy department, he asked me for my number. We chatted casually for a few days and he asked me out for dinner. We decided to go to Katana. We sat down to eat on a busy Friday night. The place was buzzing with hungry diners and casual conversations. We sat down at the hibachi. Since it was just the two of us, we were seated with other couples. As we were seated, Mike’s mood instantly shifted. Across the table, a woman from one of the other couples stared at me with fire in her eyes. She gave me the stink eye so bad that it made my skin crawl. She grabbed her cell and started feverishly texting. Mike stood up a few minutes later and said he needed to use the restroom. While he was gone, the woman whispered something to her date, glaring at me all the while. I ordered myself a cosmopolitan and sipped it gingerly, awaiting Mike’s return from the restroom. Ten minutes had passed and he had not yet returned. I was starting to get worried but then told myself, “It’s a Friday night. The place is packed. Maybe there is a line?” Suddenly, the door to the restaurant flew open
and a woman stormed in, raging like a bull, stomping her stilettos, eyebrow crinkled into a deep furious scowl. She marched up to me and screamed, “How do you know James?!” I looked at her questionably and said I don’t know who she is talking about. At this point, I realize my date has still not come back. He either is in desperate need of some laxative or I have been ditched. I stand up to excuse myself from the table and she yells again, “Who are you? Sit down you tramp!” At this point, I get offended. I am no tramp. A confused social butterfly perhaps, but I most certainly am not a tramp. Her friend across the table stands up and says, “Natalie, I don’t think she knows.” I, being the lady that I am, decide to take things into my own hands. I grabbed my drink and walked to the bar to pay my drink tab and leave. I want no part of this. Natalie storms over to me and shoves a picture in my face; it’s her and Mike. He is her husband. I am mortified. I apologized profusely. She started crying and ran out. I realized just then that Mike was my ride home and I am now forced to do the walk of shame to my friend’s house at Wilkes. I decided from this point forward the only thing I should be picking up at the store is groceries, not married men.
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Unrequited love I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t a hot mess. Like having green eyes, being all over the place feels like it is just part of my permanent deal. I remember being three years old and peeling open the refrigerator door, a considerable accomplishment at the time, drinking pickle juice straight from the jar. “You can’t drink that,” my mother would adamantly warn me. “It will make you sick.” After throwing a tantrum, she would give in and pour me a drop of pickle juice in a Dixie Cup. I would, of course, pretend to be pleased as I sipped on it. Then, as soon as I was in the clear, I’d waddle back to the refrigerator and start chugging what I thought was an appropriate amount of pickle juice to soothe my craving. What a hot mess toddler! Twenty-three years later, it’s grape-flavored Four Loko that my mother catches me chugging at the refrigerator door. I guess habits have a better chance of evolving than dying. The older I get, the harder it is to find a hot mess to relate to. Dude! Even Charlie Sheen seems to have gotten his act together. Just when I thought a kindred soul didn’t exist, I stumbled upon a TV show where a drunk Indian girl was crying because a meanspirited doll she met at the bot-
tom of a swimming pool made fun of her for being single. That’s my life in a nutshell. The more I watched this show, “The Mindy Project,” starring Mindy Kaling from “The Office,” the more I found comfort from the characters portrayed. They verified that someone’s life could appear stable on paper and still be all over the place. “The Mindy Project” quickly became one of my favorite TV shows, as I found Kaling to basically be me with an Indian vagina. Like everyone who falls short of wishing they were good enough friends with Kaling to raise a Chia Pet together, I decided to do the next best thing and follow her on Twitter. When I went to @MindyKaling and clicked Follow, a message popped up: “You have been blocked from following this account at the request of the user.” “Mindy Kaling blocked me from following her on Twitter?” I cried. “My life can’t be real.” Crestfallen, I was left with many questions. Did I do something to piss off America’s Indian sweetheart? How does she even know I exist? More importantly, I only have 195 Twitter followers. Is everyone tweeting without me?
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You pride yourself on your ability to speak to anyone. Sags are more likely to have a working knowledge of several languages than any other sign. So why are you having such a hard time getting your point across and being heard, finally? It’s almost as if you’re communicating in an entirely different tongue. We’ll call it Sagittarese. The truth is, Sagittarese is an illusion. People still understand you as well as they ever did. What’s really happening—and I never thought I’d say this— is that your listening skills have somehow, astonishingly, surpassed your storytelling ones. This is a good thing, believe it or not, because lately what you have to hear has a lot more relevance to your life than what you have to say. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) If you’d just been elected head of the nation, your citizens would be proud of you this week, because you unflinchingly went about the business of cleaning up your office, both literally and figuratively. What’s even more laudable is that you did it not to impress or win votes, but merely out of your own sense of justice, sanitation, and efficiency. Or did you? Some of us suspect that there was at least a grain of self-promotion behind your crusades. In order to keep your saintly reputation intact, better ‘fess up about your secret agenda, so you’ll be merely (and quite forgivably) human, not a self-serving fake. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Heaviness doesn’t have to suck. Think of the pleasant weight of a handmade quilt pinning you to clean sheets at the end of a grueling day. Just because your emotions are unusually thick and plentiful doesn’t mean you should contemplate entering your artistic Blue period. All that cloying internal tonnage may contrast unpleasantly with your normal airy lightness-of-being, but there are things that can be done better in this spiritual viscosity, like making love. Instead of spending the week trying not to choke on the glut of feelings you’re experiencing, explore ways to make them work for you.
when they tell you what to do without getting too bogged down in your own internal debate. ARIES (March 21-April 19) It takes a certain type of emotional endurance or ruggedness to happily inhabit a city. Living in the freezing but beautiful, only lightly populated parts of northern Canada would also require a certain amount of spiritual stamina, for example, that most city people would probably have trouble mustering. You, however, have emotional resiliency that’s far above average. I can picture you giddily bouncing between icy Canadian lakeside cabins and elevated but cramped New York apartments. Most people overestimate their internal versatility. You’re in danger of underestimating yours. Don’t—you’re more adaptable than you think. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) I overheard people talking about you in a bar last night. They were laughing at your stubbornness, joking about your thick-headedness, and shaking their heads at your obstinacy. But in every word I heard an overtone of love. If you’d been there, you would have stormed up to defend your own honor before you could ever have heard that affection. Of course, being your friends, they would’ve (secretly) delighted in your righteous ire as being “so you.” Be cooler than that. Hear the fondness in their complaints, and surprise them with your new ability to read between the lines. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Setting your clocks fast only works for a
little while. Even if you do it by some odd number like 7 or 13, your brain starts automatically doing the math eventually. The trick is getting a co-conspirator in on the plan. He can randomly set the clocks ahead one day when you are out. Consequently, you’ll magically be on time to all your obligations, since you’ll never know when he did the deed or how much time he gave you. Fooling yourself into leaving early isn’t the only self-deception you may need this week. Since you’re so clever, enlist the aid of some trickster who can help you pull the wool over your own eyes. CANCER (June 21-July 22) I’ve noticed how social contact often goes in waves; I won’t hear from anyone for a while, then in a span of days, three or more people I haven’t spoken to in months will contact me. If I’m paying attention, I can often point to something that’s happening “up there” to justify this feast or famine of long-distance love. Opening up your astro-fortune cookie this week reveals a message along the lines of: “You will be reunited with a lost love,” or “Lucrative venture with childhood friend lies ahead,” or “Your fiercest nemesis is stalking you.” Prepare yourself for an encounter with an almost-forgotten past. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Finally, you’ve stopped marking your territory so diligently. Lately, it’s been easier for you to move on and stop pissing on every hydrant or table leg in sight. Butting heads with the local bull? Hop the fence and move on to the next pasture. I’m pleased that you’re learning to go with the flow and not clinging to just one idea of
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) The way you’ve been trying to apply one-size-fits-all philosophies to very complex issues doesn’t really work. Imagine what would happen if you decided one icon was enough for all your imaginary needs: Santa Claus filling in for the Tooth Fairy is a creepy scenario; you don’t want an old man who collects children’s teeth coming to your house, do you? It’s less important to be consistent than it is to do what works. In other words, allow contradictions to coexist inside you; you’re big enough to hold them all, and your life will have richness and grace because of the minor disharmonies it contains that simply wasn’t there in their absence. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Amen! Hallelujah! Climb up on that soapbox, baby, and tell it like it is! We are ready to receive your glorious wisdom! See how the masses grovel before you, quaking with awe. We quiver anticipating the holy enlightenment you bring! What? Wait! Don’t run the other way! Fear not how well-received your words are this week. Just choose them carefully, because the ears they’ll fall on are anything but deaf. We’re not about to start a new religion with you as avatar, but we will let you get just a taste of that kind of power. Don’t let it carry you away, though—the more seriously you take the responsibility that comes with it, the longer you’ll get to keep it. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) She gets sloppy on red wine. It makes her affectionate, sweet, and subsequently popular, often. Which sucks. In the long run, it’s damaging to her personal evolution. It’s her warmth and willingness to be open about herself that’s attractive, not anything about the alcohol itself. She’d be much happier if she knew that. Of course, it’s hard to have moments of clarity through the Vaseline’d blur of drunkenness. While they may arrive during the following day’s miserable hangover, most people don’t feel like dealing with them then. That’s why I’m here. Why you think people like you is not why they actually like you. Get a handle on the real reason; as soon as you do, your popularity will soar, with or without your merlot.
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You’d never have made it this far without people like me. This isn’t a call for gratitude or acknowledgement. I just want to point out the inefficient, if understandable, nature of your way of life. This two-fish-swimming-in-opposite-directions thing won’t achieve much. Although I’m pleased with how you’re able to see both sides of any story, the constant fluctuation between Pro and Con, Do and Don’t, and Will and Won’t holds you back more often than not. This week, listen to your friends
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Jon Stewart Nov. 28, 1963 Howie Mandel Nov. 29, 1956 Kaley Cuoco Nov. 30, 1986 Sarah Silverman Dec. 1, 1971 AARON RODGERS (pictured) Dec. 2, 1984 Ozzy Osbourne Dec. 3, 1949 Jeff Bridges Dec. 4, 1950
the way things should be. But don’t take this to extremes. There are times when conveniently skipping town works well; other times, it’s better to stand and hold your ground. Making the distinction could make all the difference this week.
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566 Sales/Business Development
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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair
548 Medical/Health
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JOURNEYMAN Millwrights/Pipe
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630 Money To Loan
758 Miscellaneous
906 Homes for Sale
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GARAGE SALE LEFTOVER ITEMS SCOOTER/RAZOR $8. Booster car seat $3. ladies scrubs size XL $1. each. Easy bake oven $5. Dance master game mat $4. Riding school sticky mosaics $8. Christmas musical bear in rocking chair $5. Moon sand play set $5. Girl’s velveteen dress size 8 $4. Girls red/black dress size 12 $4. 570-287-3056
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Business Opportunities
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CHAIRS, (2) Genuine leather, custom made recliners. Taupe color, like new. $550 each. 570-675-5046
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Machinery & Equipment
SNOW BLOWER. Craftsman. 12 HP, 32” dual stage. Electric start. Track Drive. $525. 570-675-5046
758 Miscellaneous
All Junk Cars & Trucks Wanted Highest Prices Paid In CA$H FREE PICKUP
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Office Equipment
DESK. Traditional size office desk. Cherry, large. Hutch, side shelves and file drawers. Great for business of home office. $200 OBO 570-825-9654
776 Sporting Goods SKI RACK Barrecrafters Sierra SX-ll. Adjusts to 40”52”. Holds 5 pairs skis or 2 snowboards. Never used. $25. 570-709-1288
784
Tools
LADDER 8’ aluminum ladder. very good condition $25. 570-474-6094
786 Toys & Games CONTROLLERS, (2) PC game. Saitek, $20 for both. GAMES, (10) Playstation, $20 for all. Scott 570-2885314 between noon and 6 pm for details
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796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise
CA$H PAID 1930-1970’s Guitars, Microphones Radio/Amplifier Tubes and Theater Sound Equipment. Call Don Sugar Loaf NY. 715-377-2558
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PAWS
Beautifully remodeled 3 bedroom home in mint meticulous condition, with 2 full baths, and a 2 car garage, hardwood floors, tile floors, exterior composite wood deck, fully finished lower level family room, large closets, upgraded kitchen with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, gas heat, excellent neighborhood. $174,900 Bob Stackhouse 654-1490
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POMERANIAN
AKC, 10 weeks, 1 male, black $400. 1 sable male, 10 weeks $400. 1st & 2nd shots Vet checked. Home Raised. Champion blood line. 570-864-2643
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DALLAS 3 bedroom, 2 bath, modern country kitchen with Corian counters, family room with fireplace, wet bar and walkout to patio, multi-level decks. All appliances included. $217,000. 570-675-0446 evenings. EXETER
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%) NOT IN FLOOD 100% OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE Call Bob at 570-899-8877 570-654-1490
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SHAVERTOWN room house,
9 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, heated sunroom, 2 car attached garage. 570-947-1200
20 OLD MILL RD For Sale By Owner Beautiful Custom Built. Minutes from I-81 Turnpike & Casino. Move In Condition! 3 to 4 bedroom Tri-level, Master bath, 2 full baths & 1 powder room, central vacuum system. Living & dining rooms, family room with fireplace. Gas heat, central air, large basement, deck, three car garage & 2nd large lot included..... $395,000 570-237-0101
Completely Remodeled 3 bedroom. Home in a great neighborhood. Includes refinished hardwood and new tile floors, new bathroom and kitchen with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops. Gas heat, nice yard and porches. $74,900 Call (570)654-1490
YATESVILLE 603 Willow Crest Dr
TOWNHOUSE
Just reduced by owner, $174,000. Move in condition. 2 bedroom, 2 bath upstairs, downstairs, powder room/shower, large sunroom/ Franklin stove. Wrap around deck. Partially finished basement. MUST SEE! 570-235-1553
912 Lots & Acreage
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New Section in Highland Hills, Only 3 lots left in Charles Place. Call 570-498-9244
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NANTICOKE
**BEAUMONT**
1472 S. Hanover St. Well maintained bi-level. This home features 2 bedrooms, 1 3/4 baths, recreation room with propane stove. Walk out to a 3 season porch. Professionally landscaped yard. 1 car garage, storage shed, new appliances, ceiling fans. Close to LCCC. $153,900. Call 570-735-7594
Between Dallas & Tunkhannock. FREE HEAT & GARBAGE! 2 bedroom apt. $575 /month. Tunkhannock S.D. Call 1-877-8390666 or online at cipllc.ucanrent.it
HARVEYS LAKE
2 bedroom, 1 bath, eat-in kitchen, washer/dryer hookup, off street parking. $600 + gas heat.
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PITTSTON
FORTY FORT
AVAILABLE 1-2 BEDROOMS
RENOVATED
America Realty Rentals RENOVATED 1-2 BEDROOMS TO PERFECTION. 1 BEDROOM STARTS AT $500 + UTILITIES. 2 BEDROOMS $750. & UP PLUS UTILITIES. All new maple kitchens, appliances, some carports, fireplaces, porches, etc. EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION REQUIRED, NO PETS/NO SMOKING/ 2 YEAR SAME RENT. MANAGED. 570-288-1422
KINGSTON
Bright, spacious, 3 bedroom 1st floor duplex in beautiful residential neighborhood. Wall to wall, living & dining rooms, kitchen with refrigerator, gas stove, dishwasher, garbage disposal, washer/dryer, air & full basement. Front & rear porches, offstreet parking & garage. $925/ month + utilities. Security & references required. No pets or smokers. (570)905-4342
NANTICOKE 1234 S. Prospect
Street 1st floor, 1 bedroom, completely remodeled. Wall to wall carpet, eat in kitchen with appliances and bonus washer. Front porch, sewer and garbage included. Tenant pays water, and electric/heat. No pets $425 plus security. 570-814 -1356
PARSONS 2nd floor, 2 bed-
rooms, washer, dryer, fridge, stove & heat included. $685/month + security. No pets. 570-332-9355
WILKES-BARRE
Apartments/ Unfurnished
PLAINS 2 bedroom first
floor, off street parking, washing machine, stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, dryer hookup all included. No pets. $620/ month + utilities + security deposit. 570-851-0852
PLYMOUTH
CLEAN LIVING SPACE:
2 bedroom 2 bath + office space/nursery. $700. Tenant pays utilities. Very affordable - sewer/ off street parking included. New carpet throughout. Contact 570-855 8781 for more details to set up a walk through. No smoking indoors. We are looking for reliable trustworthy people to rent clean living space. CLOSE TO WYOMING VALLEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL & MAIN STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
West Pittston
THE HITCHNER 530 Exeter Ave
Now Accepting Applications! 3 bedroom $625 Elevator, parking lot, central air, appliances, wi-fi access & more. Income Qualifications required.
570-344-5999
Garages
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apartment. $400/ month + utilities & 1 month security. 139 Sambourne St. Section 8 OK. No pets. 570-460-6173 WILKES-BARRE HISTORIC WHEELMAN 439 S. Franklin St. Fabulous 1 bedroom, hardwood floors. A/C, marble bath. Security system. Laundry, off street parking. $650 570-821-5599
WILKES-BARRE/ NORTH Half Double Block,
2 bedroom, refrigerator and stove included, washer/dryer hookup, no pets or no smokers. $500 per/ month + utilities. References, security & lease. 570-825-5138
WYOMING FIRST FLOOR One Bedroom
apartment with Basement. Washer and Dryer hookups, large kitchen, newly remodeled bath. $475 plus utilities. No pets. No smoking. 1 year Lease. For appointments call: 570-237-0260
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Commercial Properties
WYOMING 4 Car Garage for rent $65/month per stall, 6 month minimum lease required. For appointments call 570-237-0260
950
Half Doubles
AVOCA 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, refrigerator, washer /dryer hookup, Garage. Pets negotiable. $600/month, + utilities, 1 month security & references. 570-852-9204 KINGSTON Sprague Ave.
CHARMING & SPACIOUS
6 room, 2 bedroom duplex, includes 2nd & 3rd floor. Ample closets. Washer / dryer hook-up. $575 / month + utilities, security & lease. No Pets. 570-793-6294 PLAINS
SPACIOUS
Victorian charm, 3 bedroom, 1 bath hardwood floors, neutral decor, stained glass window, large kitchen. Washer/ dryer hook-up, off - street parking. $700 month + utilities, security & lease. No Pets. 570-793-6294
PLYMOUTH
House for Rent. 3 Bedrooms, 1.5 bath. $675 + utilities. Water, sewer & all appliances included. Fenced back yard. One month security up front, no partial payment. Section 8 OK. Call Steve at 570-592-5764
PLYMOUTH
Shawnee Ave. 3 bedrooms, back yard, basement. $550/month + utilities and sewer. 570-332-5723
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RETAIL/OFFICE PLAINS
ACROSS
FROM SIDE ENTRANCE TO MOHEGAN SUN CASINO High traffic, approximately 900 sq. ft. Convenient location. $1,600. month. Some utilities paid by owner. 570-760-5530
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DALLAS
WEST WYOMING
425 West 8th Street 2nd floor, 2 bedroom with off street parking, washer/ dryer hook up, stove. No pets. $525/mo + security. Sewer & garbage included, other utilities by tenant. 570-760-0458
PITTSTON AREA 1 bedroom efficien-
cy apartment, 2nd floor. Newly remodeled. $375/mo.+ utilities + security. Call 570-241-2012
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CLARKS SUMMIT 4 bedrooms,
2 baths, all appliances, washer/ dryer hookup, no pets. $1,500/month + utilities & security. Month to month lease. (610) 256-5352
PIKES CREEK
3 bedrooms. Lake Lehman School Dist $1,000/month + security. No Pets. Call 570-477-3599
Centermoreland 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom cottage on the water. all appliances, A/C, snow removal & lawn care provided. Pets considered, No smoking. $1100/per month, plus utilities, Call (570)814-1515 EXETER Beautiful magnificent Cape Cod style home. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, finished lower level, 2 car garage with a rear deck area. Master bedroom and bath on first floor, new carpets, recently painted, hardwood & tile floors, granite counters & stainless steel appliances in kitchen. Gas heat. $1500 per/ month. 570-479-6722
KINGSTON HOUSE Great location &
neighborhood. 3 bedrooms 1.5 bath, dishwasher & garbage disposal. 2 car garage. No pets. $1000. per month plus utilities & 1 month security. call 574-7904 leave message. Available Dec. 1st.
WILKES-BARRE
15 Silbert Lane (off of Hazle St.) 3 bedroom, wall to wall carpet, eat in kitchen with stove. Washer/dryer hookup, fenced in yard, off street parking for 1 car. $595 plus utilities and security. No pets. 570-814-1356
WILKES-BARRE
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Beautiful, remodeled 2 bedroom, with appliances. Off street parking, nice neighborhood. $650 + utilities. Call (570) 510-9518 or (570) 822-1544
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WYOMING COZY, CLEAN & NEAT 1 bedroom house. Living room, combo kitchen/dining room, 1 bath, basement, new stove, fridge, private parking. $490 1 month security deposit & utilities. References required. No pets. 570-709-9206 or 570-772-9592 or 570-693-3963
PLAINS
RAISED RANCH
Featuring an open living/dining/kitchen floor plan with vaulted ceilings. Two bedrooms, 1 bath with whirlpool tub & laundry area, four seasons room with beautiful view. Finished lower level. Off street parking with maintenancefree yard. $1,000 month + utilities. Security/references /lease. Sorry no smoking or pets. 570-824-9507
WEST PITTSTON
3 bedroom, 1 bath single family home. Nice neighborhood, end of quiet street. Completely renovated and remodeled. Eat in kitchen, new carpeting, front, side porches, small yard. No smoking & no pets preferred 570-704-8820
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Rolling Mill Hill Section. Single home for rent, three bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, large kitchen, fenced in yard, off street parking in a nice quiet neighborhood. References and security deposit required, utilities are not included. Available December 15. $700. month. call 570-762-7535
1000 SERVICE DIRECTORY 1015
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A-1 1 ABLE CHIMNEY Rebuild & Repair Chimneys. All types of Masonry. Liners Installed, Brick & Block, Roofs & Gutters. Licensed & Insured 570-735-2257
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Concrete & Masonry
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3 bedrooms, 1 bath, refrigerator, stove & dishwasher, washer/dryer hookup, off-street parking, pets ok with fee, $750/ month, plus security and utilities. Call 570-650-1575
2 bedroom, 2nd floor, quiet, clean, available for immediate occupancy. Carpet, washer/ dryer hookup, stove & fridge included. References/lease required. $600 + utilities & 1st/ last /security required. Heat/water/sewer/ garbage included, no pets, non-smoking. 570-655-0478 for appointment.
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HOMETOWN: HAZLETON FAVORITE WEEKENDER FEATURE: LIFE IS A DRAG IF YOU HAD TO PICK, WOULD YOU WANT SOMEONE WITH BEAUTY OR BRAINS? DEFINITELY BRAINS. BEAUTY DOESN’T DEFINE A PERSON, AND LOOKS DON’T MEAN MUCH AFTER A WHILE WHEN YOU WANT TO HOLD A CONVERSATION.
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Featured At The Following NEPA Retail Beer Distributors LACKAWANNA COUNTY A CLAUSE ................................................................................................... CARB0NDALE ABBEY BEVERAGE ..................................................................... DICKSON CITY BEER CITY USA ................................................................................. SOUTH SCRANTON BIRNEY BEVERAGE ................................................................................... MOOSIC BORO BEVERAGE .................................................................................... MOSCOW MINEO’SBREWER’SOUTLET......................................................................................DUNMORE CADDEN BROTHERS .................................................................... WEST SCRANTON CROWN BEVERAGE ............................................................... CLARK SUMMIT FLANNERY BEVERAGE ..................................................................... MOOSIC STREET HARRINGTON DISTRIBUTING .................................................................... MINOOKA JOE’S BEERMAN ...................................................................................... PECKVILLE NORTH POCONO BEVERAGE .......................................................................... DALEVILLE OK BEERMAN ............................................................................................. SCRANTON OLD FORGE BEVERAGE .................................................................................. OLD FORGE OLYPHANT BOTTLING .............................................................................. BURKES BY PASS PIONEER DISTRIBUTING ......................................................................... GREEN RIDGE ST SUMMIT BEVERAGE ...................................................................................... CLARK SUMMIT SUSQUEHANNA/WYOMING COUNTY B & R DISTRIBUTING ...................................................................................... TUNKHANNOCK LAKE WINOLA BEVERAGE ............................................................................ LAKE WINOLA MONTROSE BEVERAGE ........................................................................................ MONTROSE WYOMINGCOUNTYBEVERAGE ........................................................................ TUNKHANNOCK LUZERNE COUNTY AJ’S BEVERAGE .................................................................................................. DALLAS BONANZA BEVERAGE .................................................................................... SHAVERTOWN
LUZERNE COUNTY BEER SUPER ........................................................................................... WILKES-BARRE J&M UNION BEVERAGE ............................................................................................ LUZERNE LAKEWAY BEVERAGE ............................................................................................... DALLAS MIDWAY BEVERAGE .............................................................................................. WYOMING MOUNTAINBEVERAGE ................................................................................................. PLAINS NANTICOKE BEER DISTRIBUTOR ........................................................................ NANTICOKE PIKES CREEK BEVERAGE ...................................................................................... PIKES CREEK THRIFTY BEVERAGE ........................................................................... SAN SOUCI PKWAY WYCHOCK’S BEVERAGE ................................................................... WILKES-BARRE WYCHOCK’SBEVERAGE ............................................................................................. MTNTOP WYOMING VALLEY BEVERAGE ........................................................................ EDWSVILLE WYOMING VALLEY BEVERAGE ......................................................................... EXETER PAUPAK AREA HAMLIN BEVERAGE ........................................................................................... HAMLIN NEWFOUNDLAND BEVERAGE .................................................................... NEWFOUNDLAND SHOOKY’S BEVERAGE .............................................................................................. HAWLEY WAYMARTBEVERAGE ............................................................................................... WAYMART HAZELTON AREA BUTLER VALLEY BEVERAGE .................................................................................... DRUMS CLASSIC BEVERAGE ..................................................................................... NESQUEHONING JIMBO’S PARTY BEVERAGE .............................................................................. FREELAND PARTY BEVERAGE ................................................................................. CONYNGHAM QUALITYBEVERAGE.........................................................................................WESTHAZELTON T.VERRASTROBEERDIST .......................................................................................... HAZELTON
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