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This place setting at the dining-room table inside the Jackson Mansion gives us an idea of how formally wealthy Victorians used to dine.

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Clarence Jackson, left, was a Civil War colonel and his father, Mordecai Jackson, was co-founder of the Jackson & Woodin Manufacturing Co.

TOUR

Journey through time on a house-hopping weekend: Architectural gems galore sporting their holiday best

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Jerry Kershner, great-grandson of the Jacksons’ coachman, Jacob Knecht, will show visitors through Colonel Jackson’s study during candlelight tours of the Jackson Mansion in Berwick.

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Candles add a soft glow to the dining room at the Swetland Homestead.

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hen tour guide Gerald Kershner welcomes visitors to the Jackson Mansion in Berwick this weekend, he could tell them how the wealthy Jackson family used to manufacture wagon wheels, then railroad cars, then military tanks. He could talk about how his own greatgrandfather, Jacob Knecht, worked as coachman for Col. Clarence Gearhart Jackson, a veteran of the Union Army who designed the spacious home more than 130 years ago. Kershner could even reminisce about how he played on the grounds as a child. “I would play Civil War, and either the North or South would win depending on how I felt that day.” But most likely he won’t do much talking. “We’ll have mobs of people, and they’ll want to see the decorations,” said Kershner, who doesn’t want to distract them during the Victorian Christmas Candlelight Tours planned for the Jackson Mansion tonight and Saturday. He and other guides – women in costumes and men in tuxedos – want people to enjoy the great, carved staircase and stained-glass windows of the grand home as well as the carolers, musicians, wassail, greenery, Christmas trees, poinsettias and candles, all designed to give it a holiday

glow. “The wallpaper shimmers in the light,” said Kershner, who divides his time between Berwick and Los Angeles. The Jackson Mansion is one of several historic buildings that will be open to the public this weekend, hinting at the hospitality of bygone eras. For a colonial-style welcome, you can visit the Nathan Denison House in Forty Fort on Saturday and Sunday. “The first room sets the tone,” long-time Denison Advocate Barbara Stevens said. “Col. Denison will be there, entertaining guests, talking back and forth and involving the people who come through, welcoming them to the valley as if they’re new settlers.” So perhaps “Col. Denison” will suggest what kind of apprenticeship a youngster might enjoy; perhaps his friend the reverend will explain he needs new voices in his choir and invite you to sing. As you enter the kitchen, you’ll be treated to the sight and aroma of old-fashioned food. “A woman will be making a stew, and apple fritters will be cooking over an open fire,” Stevens said, predicting that younger costumed re-enactors will be stringing popcorn and cranberries. See HOUSE TOUR, Page 4

IF YOU GO What: Victorian Christmas Candlelight Tours Where: Jackson Mansion, 344 N. Market St., Berwick When: 5 to 8 tonight and Saturday Admission: $15 More info: 759-8020 ••• What: An Afternoon of Colonial Hospitality Where: Nathan Denison House, 35 Denison St., Forty Fort When: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Admission: $4, $2 More info: 288-5531 ••• What: A Swetland Christmas Where: Swetland Homestead, 885 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming

When: 6 to 8 tonight; 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday Admission: $6, $4 More info: 823-6244 ••• What: Victorian Christmas celebration Where: Sharpe House, Eckley Miners Village, Highland Road, off Route 940, Eckley When: noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Admission: Free More info: 636-2070 ••• What: Grey Towers holiday tours Where: 151 Grey Towers, Milford, Pike County When: 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Dec. 22 More info: 296-9630

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A Christmas tree at the Swetland Homestead shows the emphasis Victorians placed on holiday decorating.

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Popping the trunks to class up the campus By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

he allure of a big city and achieving reality-TV fame are nothing compared to Jay McCarroll’s favorite place: home. “I’m a country person,” the 37year-old Lehman Township native said. “I think it’s such a pretty area; I love coming down Bear Creek Mountain and seeing the valley. There’s such a sense of calm. It’s a different experience from my daily life living in Philly.” McCarroll will be back in the area tomorrow for the Holiday Chic Peek runway and trunk show at Misericordia University, where he and several other local boutiques and owners will show off, and sell, their wares. The event benefits The First Lady’s Beautification Project, an effort by the outgoing university president’s wife, Tina MacDowell, to enhance the campus. Seven years ago, McCarroll clinched the winning spot on Season One of Bravo’s hit fashion reality show “Project Runway” (the winnings of which he subsequently turned down, an act he calls one of the best decisions he made). He blazed onto the screen in his trademark colorful attire and has been through many ups

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Have yourself a drive-by By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

nflatables, multicolored, red, or blue lights, wooden figures, nativity scenes, families of snowmen – Janell Sitler loves them all.

“I don’t care if it’s just a house with plain white lights, I always slow down as I’m going by to take it all in,” the 29-year-old West Pittston resident said of her love for holiday decorations. “Ever since I was a kid I was obsessed with going out and seeing lights. I asked my parents all the time to just drive me around, even if it was the same houses. There’s something magical about it.” Now is the time that streets are dotted with houses all aglow, from simple and classic displays to Griswold-style setups. There’s no shortage of décor around here, especially when you’ve been keeping an eye out every season and know where the best spots are, as Sitler does. “I like going down Wyoming Avenue, from the airport to

This house on Blackman Street in Wilkes-Barre is one of many homes brightening a cold December night.

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Christmas lights on Blackman Street in Wilkes-Barre provide a cheerful dose of holiday spirit.

about the Turkey Hill in Forty Fort,” she said. “The houses are beautiful to begin with, and some of them put up really nice decorations for Christmas.” As you drive along that particular stretch keep an eye out for a doorway with a simple accent of nutcrackers and another home where Santa is in flight high above the yard. Annalisa Scott, 25, of Exeter has always admired a yard at Fourth Street and Susquehanna Avenue in Wyoming.

“Every year there are so many lights there it’s blinding,” she said with a laugh. “But it’s great. It’s something you can’t miss when you’re driving by.” Anyone who travels by night no doubt has his or her neighborhood favorites – from Blackman Street in Wilkes-Barre to Rutter Avenue in Kingston to Route 437 in Fairview Township – stretches of road where people have strung lights around bushes or outlined an entire porch with brightness.

In addition to the many homes aglow, there are organized lightings to see as well. Nay Aug park in Scranton lights up nearly 100,000 bulbs, with displays that vary from scenes of “The 12 Days of Christmas” to reindeer and log cabins. Creekside Gardens off Route 29 in Tunkhannock belongs to the Kukuchka family, who took a hiatus from running a light display for several years but finally decided to bring it back when sons Kevin, Eric and Jeff were itching for its revival. The light display spans the business as well as the family home behind it and uses 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.

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A display of colonial desserts is likely to include “many things made from apples, steamed cranberry pudding – it’s called a pudding but looks like a cake – and king’s cakes that are like cookies with mace and currants. They had gumdrops, too. That surprises a lot of people.” Unfortunately, the Denison House desserts are just for display, Stevens said, but you can donate $1 and receive a copy of some colonial recipes. “They’re not hard at all to make.” Just a few blocks away, the Swetland Homestead also will be aglow with holiday decorations, and costumed interpreters can explain how the Swetland family grew, prospered and added on to the original 1803 structure. You’ll find a Victorian parlor there, which might whet your appetite for more Victoriana. If that’s the case, you might head to Eckley Miners Village, where you’ll find many old-time ornaments decorating the trees at the Sharpe House this weekend Farther afield, you have from Monday un-

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Re-enactors explain how the Swetland family would have observed Christmas long ago at the Swetland Homestead in Wyoming.

til Dec. 22 to see holiday decorations on three floors of stately Grey Towers in Milford. Home to former Pennsylvania Governor Gifford Pinchot, that mansion once boasted 23 fireplaces. “Quite a few are still there,” staffer Melody Remillard said, explaining the mantels have been made festive with greenery, pine cones, birds and fruit. In lavish Victorian style, the decorators didn’t stop with a one evergreen. “Every floor has a Christmas tree,” Remillard said.

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Victorian toys were placed with care beneath the Christmas tree at the Jackson Mansion.

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Victorian Night, with live music, carolers, costumed actors, roasted chestnuts, craftmaking, cookie-decorating, gingerbreadhouse contest, horse-and-carriage rides and the lighting of the Christmas tree in St. Charles Park. Downtown Berwick. 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday. 759-8020.

Open House, at the Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau, 5405 Route 6, Tunkhannock. With refreshments, raffles and children’s surprises. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday. 836-5431.

Vera Bradley Bingo. Wright Township Fire Company, 477 S. Main Road, Mountain Top. Sunday with doors at noon and games at 1 p.m. $25 includes 20 cards. Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society.

Holiday Wreath Making. Waverly Community House, 1115 N. Abington Road. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. $2. 586-8191. Christmas in Our Hometown, with horsedrawn wagon rides, ice sculptures, a wreath hunt, carolers, shopping, a Christmas Cookie Walk and exhibits. Along Tioga Street in downtown Tunkhannock. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Saturday. 996-1500. Raviolis for Rabiolo, a fundraiser for cancer victim Kathy Rabiolo with a ravioli dinner, music and basket raffles. Bring your favorite board game or a deck of cards. Germania Hose Company, 430 Foote Ave., Duryea. 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Admittance by donation. Christkindlmarkt Bethlehem, a holiday market with more than 125 vendors of gifts, live music, German and Austrian food and more. PNC Plaza, SteelStacks, 645 E. First St., Bethlehem. Through Dec. 23: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. $7. 610-332-3378. A Magical Fireside Christmas, storytelling, live baby reindeer, Santa photos, cookie decorating, gingerbread houses, horsedrawn sleigh rides and more at The Inn at Pocono Manor. Through Dec. 30: 4 to 9 p.m. Fridays; noon to 8 p.m. Saturdays; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 23 to 30. $5. 800-233-8150. Christmas Carol Singing, the fourth annual gathering on the lawn of the Luzerne County Courthouse, 200 N. River St., Wilkes-Barre. Tonight at 5 followed by the tree-lighting ceremony in the rotunda of the courthouse at 6 with music and refreshments. 696-2518.

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and downs since but seems quite content at the moment.

Downtown Jim Thorpe is one of the towns depicted in the Anthracite Model Railroad Club’s layout open Saturdays and Sundays through Jan. 6 in Hazle Township. Holiday Lights Spectacular, drive-through display of 100,000 lights. Nay Aug Park, 1901 Mulberry St., Scranton. Nightly 5 to 9 through Jan. 7. 348-4186. Toyland Bingo, with prizes including an iPod Touch, flat-screen televisions and Xbox games. Holy Rosary School, 125 Stephenson St., Duryea. Tonight with doors at 5 and games at 6. $3 includes one card. 457-2553. Open House Holiday Party, with a cocktail hour, hors d’oeuvres, buffet dinner and dancing to DJ Jumpin’ Jeff Walker. Irem Clubhouse Grand Ballroom, 64 Ridgway Drive, Dallas. 6 to 11 tonight. $35. BYOB. 675-1134. Toys for Tots Event. Bring a new toy or $10 donation and enjoy food and beverages at Cavanaugh’s Grille, 163 N. Main St., Mountain Top. Sponsored by the Marine Corps League of White Haven. 6 tonight. 262-2894. Model Railroad Open House at the 2,000square-foot HO-scale layout of the Hudson Model Railroad Club, Polish American Building, 97 Martin St., Plains Township. Noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays through Jan. 5. Also: Sundays on Dec. 30 and Jan. 6. 985-8340.

I F YO U G O What: Holiday Chic Peek runway and trunk show Where: Misericordia University Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall, Dallas. When: 3 to 7 p.m. tomorrow Admission: $5. Reservations required; send an email to HolidayChicPeek@gmail.com.

JM: They’ll have events and stuff surrounding the seasons, and I see people there. There’s a lot of them there that I really like, and a handful of them that I really can’t stand, but those people will remain nameless. TL: Did you ever expect the fashion business to be what you’ve experienced? JM: No. It’s so incredibly complicated and hard and expensive, and it takes forever to get anything done, and it’s really not what you see on television. … I can make a wedding dress in two

Model Railroad Open House, with custom layout depicting Lehigh Valley’s Hazleton Branch passing through Weatherly, Cross Creek, Ashmore, Jeddo, Drifton and Eckley plus a model of Hazleton in the ’40s and ’50s. Anthracite Model Railroad Club, 1057 Hanover Court, Hazle Township. Through Jan. 6: noon to 7 p.m. Saturdays; 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Donations accepted. amrclub.org. Toy Bingo, with food. Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company, 329 Orange Road, Dallas. 2 p.m. Saturday. $20 for 20 games/12 cards per game. 690-3985. Quiet Valley Old-Time Christmas, lanternlighted tours of the historical farm with Christmas customs of the past. Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 1000 Turkey Hill Road, Stroudsburg. Saturday and Sunday with tours leaving every 15 minutes from 3:30 to 7:15 p.m. $10, $5 children. 992-6161. The Bhakti Mandala: Healing Through Chant, a yoga workshop and chant concert with David Newman. Balance Yoga and Wellness, 900 Rutter Ave., Forty Fort. Saturday with workshop 4 to 6 p.m. and a Kirtan from 8 to 10 p.m. 714-2777. 50/50 Bingo, with food. Noxen School and

days, but how are you going to produce it, where’s the fabric coming from, is it cost-effective, all that malarkey. Ninety percent of what I do is really business; very rarely is it super-creative, which sucks. TL: You’ve been very successful with the products you do have out, which are for sale on www.jaymccarrollonline.com. You have pretty much everything, including a Sock of the Month Club … JM: I do these shows all throughout the fall and winter, and some guy came by at one and was like “You should do a sock-ofthe-month club,” and I thought “That is the weirdest yet the best thing I’ve ever heard of,” and it’s been so good. So many people love it; it’s a great idea, it’s not edible arrangements or you know flower-of-the-month club. You just sign up and get a pair of socks

Cookies with Santa, a fundraiser for Catholic Social Services with Santa photos, live music, shopping, raffles and cookies. Clarion Hotel, 300 Meadow Ave., Scranton. 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. $3, $2 children. 499-7690. The Country Inns of Our Mountain Villages, open houses at decorated Pocono inns and churches including the Cresco Station Museum, the Keokee Chapel, French Manor Inn, Canadensis United Methodist Church, Skytop Lodge, Frogtown Inn, Spruce Lake Retreat and more. 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. $12 advance, $15 day of. 595-2501. Festival of Trees, decorated by area organizations. Educational Conference Center, Luzerne County Community College, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke. Through Dec. 21: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. 740-0732. Celebrate the Holiday Season, with music by students, a free children’s craft project, cookies and cocoa plus Santa. Hazleton Health and Wellness Center, 50 Moisey Drive. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. 501-4249. The Coming Technology Tsunami, a lecture by Joseph Hitt of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on breakthroughs in quantum computing, nanoscale manufacturing, synthetic biology and robotics.

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the first of the month every month. They’re good because they’re cotton, great year-round. They’re not a fall sock. And I mean I wear socks in the summer with flip flops because I’m a weirdo, but it’s fun. TL: Are you working on anything right now? JM: Always. Always working on things for next year. Hmm, what can I tell you? I’m just working on things. (laughs) I have a lot of good things coming up next year, much of which I can’t talk about yet. I’m sure you’ll know about them in about 17 years when they all come to fruition. Everything I do really takes so long. I design fabrics, and it doesn’t come out for like a year and a half, so I’m kind of just sitting on these things, because it takes a lot of time to produce them. TL: Is that frustrating?

JM: Oh yea. But it is what it is. You can’t fight it. TL: In your documentary “Eleven Minutes,” you said you wanted the respect of the New York fashion community. Do you think you’ve gained or are gaining it? JM: No. I’m not on the trajectory in life of being the next Michael Kors right now. Who knows in 20 years. It’s a very fickle world. Even just looking at trends in the past 10 years, it changes so much. TL: What’s one piece of clothing you could not live without? JM: The most worn-in, ratty, comfy hoodie. I can’t live without that. Or the most comfortable sweatpants because I spend most of my day in sweatpants at home doing work. It’s not like I sit around in Balenciaga trousers. I love comfy clothes. I want to make a line of them some day.

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••• TL: You were so much fun to watch on “Project Runway.” Is there a difference between Jay McCarroll, reality star, and Jay McCarroll, fashion designer? JM: You’d have to ask my closest friends and family. I can probably be a real jerk in person. (Laughs.) But really, you’re watching a really heavily edited version of me so you’re only seeing the funniest or most dramatic parts. … I’m probably much more boring than you’d expect in real life. TL: Do you keep up with anyone from the show?

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Buckingham Performing Arts Center, 201 N. Sprague Ave., Wyoming Seminary, Kingston. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Free. 270-2192. Mix, Mingle and Jingle, cocktails, gourmet apps, live music and a “Things That Sparkle” silent auction. Electric City Trolley Museum, 300 Cliff Ave., Scranton. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. $20. By Leadership Lackawanna. 342-7711. Lattimer Massacre Radio Play, a historical retelling of the Hazleton event that pitted coal-company

owners and striking miners against one another. By Penn State’s Bill Bachman at the Hoyt Library, 284 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. 6:30 p.m. Thursday. 287-2013. Civil War Round Table, with members presenting items and stories of ancestors who participated in the Civil War. Followed by a holiday party; bring a treat to share. Daddow-Isaacs American Legion, 730 Memorial Highway, Dallas. 7 p.m. Thursday. 675-8936.

340 Carverton Road, Trucksville. 6 and 8 p.m. Dec. 14-15; 6 p.m. Dec. 16. 696-1128.

Wilkes-Barre. 8 p.m. Dec. 14. $45, $25. VIP passes ($85) with a postshow meet and greet. 826-1100.

Cross Church Hall, 420 Main Road, Hanover Township. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 15. 825-5723.

Buddy Valastro: The Cake Boss, America’s favorite baker on his “Homemade for the Holidays Tour.” F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square,

Christmas Cookie Walk. Buy an $8 container and fill it from 15 different kinds of homemade holiday cookies. Exaltation of the Holy

WWE Supershow. Mohegan Sun Arena, Wilkes-Barre Township. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15. $95, $50, $35, $25, $15. 800-745-3000 or 970-7600.

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‘A Christmas Carol’ is in their genes By MARY THERESE BIEBEL mbiebel@timesleader.com

When “A Christmas Carol” opened to a packed house at the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble two weeks ago, founding BTE members Elizabeth Dowd and Rand Whipple stood back in the standing-room-only section and watched proudly as their daughter, McCambridge Dowd-Whipple, brought Mrs. Cratchit to life. “We both got kind of choked up,” Dowd said. “We never could have imagined this day would come.” But when you think about it, “A Christmas Carol” is in DowdWhipple’s genes. Her dad played miserly old Ebenezer Scrooge in BTE’s first production of the Dickens classic, and over the years her mom played “every female character there is,” from Scrooge’s girlfriend of the past to his mentor’s wife, Mrs. Fezziwig, and of course, Mrs. Cratchit. McCambridge herself, when she was about 8 years old, played Tiny Tim, the loving little boy with the crutch in a show in which Dowd did not appear. “I thought it would be nice for her to have the experience without her mother in the room,” Dowd said. Fun as it was to portray the

Cratchits’ youngest child, it didn’t convince Dowd-Whipple that she, too, wanted to pursue an acting career. That realization came during her teen years, when she attended the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts, said DowdWhipple, 23, who is living and working in Chicago but came back to Bloomsburg for a BTE internship. “It’s great,” Dowd-Whipple said of the opportunity to seek advice from her mother. “I’ve always really admired my mom, as anyone does when they’re a kid. It’s nice to grow up and still have all the respect in the world for her.” But the young actress has put her own stamp on the role of Mrs. Cratchit. “When I see Mac on stage I don’t see myself,” Dowd said. “I see an individual making her own choices. A role is like a vase, and every actor fills the vase differently. That’s what keeps it fresh and interesting.” Dowd doesn’t have a role in “A Christmas Carol” at BTE this season, but she is involved with two other holiday productions. In “Live From Bloomsburg: A Very Special Christmas Special,” she plays a sister to Andy Billiams, host of a variety show filled with music, dancing and skits

S TA G E T H I S W E E K : D EC . 7 TO 13, 2012 Bye Bye Birdie, the Broadway musical about a rock star drafted into the U.S. Army. Crestwood High School, 281 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top. 7 tonight and Saturday. $6, $4 students and seniors. 474-6782. No Exit, the Jean-Paul Sartre existential piece, directed by student Brandi George as the Capstone project for her theater degree at King’s College, 133 N. River St., WilkesBarre, 7:30 tonight and Saturday. $3. Nuncrackers, a musical comedy about the Little Sisters of Hoboken preparing a holiday program for cable television. Presented by Pennsylvania Theatre of Performing Arts at the J.J. Ferrara Center, 212 W. Broad St., Hazleton. Through Dec. 16: 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. All-you-can-eat buffet served 90 minutes before show time. $16, $14 seniors, $10 children. With buffet: $32, $28 seniors, $20 children. 454-5451.

Elizabeth Dowd gets a hug from daughter McCambridge DowdWhipple in this archival photo.

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McCambridge Dowd-Whipple, at left, plays mother to the Cratchit brood in BTE’s production of ‘A Christmas Carol.’

in the style of shows put on by the real-life Andy Williams, Bing Crosby and Osmond Family. That show takes place at The Moose Exchange on Main Street, Bloomsburg. Dowd also is directing “The Santaland Diaries,” a one-man show in which a former department-store worker reflects on his experiences as Crumpet the elf.

Barre Township. 7 tonight; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $12, $6. 829-1901. It’s a Wonderful Life, a live radio-play version of the holiday classic. Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. Through Dec. 16: 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Dinner served 90 minutes before show time. 283-2195. A Christmas Carol, a staged reading of the Charles Dickens novel with music and caroling. Performed by Actors Circle at Providence Playhouse, 1256 Providence Road, Scranton. 8 tonight and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $8; $6 students. 342-9707. An Evening of One-Act Comedies, with Agnes Cummings and Bob Schlesinger of Scranton Public Theatre. Olde Brick Theatre, 126 W. Market St., Scranton. Through Dec. 15: 8:15 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. $12, $10. 344-3656. Un Ballo in Maschera, Verdi’s dramatic opera of jealousy and vengeance with Marcelo Alvarez as the conflicted king and Sondra Radvanovsky as the object of his secret passion. A live screening from the Metropolitan Opera. Movies 14, 24 E. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre, and Cinemark 20, 40 Glenmaura National Blvd., Moosic. 12:55 p.m. Saturday. 825-4444 or 961-5943 or fathomevents.com.

That show, for mature audiences, also is at The Moose Exchange. So both mother and daughter thespians are busy, though in different shows. That’s just fine, Dowd said. “Much as I would love to be on stage together, there’s something really beautiful about being able to be out in the audience, just watching and enjoying.”

A Children’s Christmas, a holiday revue by the Joan Harris Dancers. Meyers High School, 341 Carey Ave., Wilkes-Barre. 1 and 5 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $11 advance; $13 at the door. 287-7977. A Coal Country Christmas Carol, a classic, old-time radio show with performers summoning the spirits of 19th-century industrial Appalachia to tell a tale of redemption and hope. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 1:30 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 15; 7 p.m. Dec. 22. $15, $10 seniors, $5 children. 325-0249. Our Christmas Gift, holiday music and a one-act play “The Least of These” along with a live Nativity. Performed by the MPB Community Players at three locations: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Catholic Social Services Family Center, 106 S. Church St.; 2 p.m. Dec. 16 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 100 N. Church St., and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 at Most Precious Blood Church, Fourth and Seybert streets, all in Hazleton. Free but donations accepted to benefit each location. 454-0178. The Santaland Diaries, humorist David Sedaris’ hilarious recounting of a holiday season spent working as an elf at Macy’s Department Store. Presented by the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble at the Moose Exchange, 203 W. Main St., Bloomsburg. 8 p.m.

What: ‘Live From Bloomsburg: A Very Special Christmas Special’ When: 7 tonight, 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday Where: The Moose Exchange, 203 Main St., Bloomsburg Admission: $15 ••• What: ‘The Santaland Diaries’ When: 8 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Dec. 14 and Dec. 16; 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Dec. 15 Where: The Moose Exchange, 203 Main St., Bloomsburg Admission: $15 ••• What: ‘A Christmas Carol’ When: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 28. Special matinee Dec. 29 Where: Alvina Krause Theater, 226 Center St., Bloomsburg More info: 784-8181

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Charles Dickens’ Christmas classic gets the comedy treatment when Little Shiny Things Productions present the long-titled farce The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Dramatic Society’s Production of ‘A Christmas Carol.’ This play-within-aplay follows the missteps and misunderstandings that beset the ladies acting troupe as they attempt to pull off the dramatic event. Performances are at the Phoenix Performing Arts Centre on Main Street in Duryea through Dec. 15 with show times at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Call 457-3589 for tickets at $12. Thursday. Continues 8 p.m. Dec. 14 and 16; 8 and 10:15 p.m. Dec. 15. $15. For mature audiences. 784-8181.

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THIS WEEK: DEC. 7 TO 13, 2012 Searching for the King, a Christmas Cantata by the White Haven Community Choir. Mountainview Community Church, 5126 N. Lehigh Gorge Drive, White Haven. 7 tonight; 6 p.m. Sunday. Free. With refreshments. 443-9438. Paul Anka: Christmas My Way, the enduring singer-songwriter at the F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 8 tonight. $125 (VIP Meet and Greet), $79, $59, $39. 826-1100. Blue Oyster Cult, hard rock and heavy metal. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. 8 tonight. $27 advance, $32 day of. 866-6057325. Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus, the quirky quartet. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8:30 tonight. $26. 325-0249. In Dulci Jubilo: In Sweet Rejoicing, a holiday concert with Choral Arts of Luzerne County. 7:30 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, 97 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre, and 3 p.m. Sunday at Christ Lutheran Church, 467 Main St., Conyngham. $15, $10 seniors and students. See choralartslc.org. Peace: A Lyric Consort Christmas, seasonal music by the a cappella group. Followed by a wassail reception. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 232 Wyoming Ave., Scranton. 8 p.m. Saturday. $10. 343-6707. The Lettermen: The Christmas Tour, the romantic male harmony ensemble. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. Saturday. $32, $27. 866-605-7325.

The White Haven Community Choir will perform a Christmas Cantata, ‘Searching for the King,’ tonight and Sunday at Mountainview Community Church in White Haven. by Americans and immigrants by the Wilkes University Civic Band at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center, West South Street at South River Street, Wilkes-Barre. 3 p.m. Sunday. Free. 408-4420. Sounds of the Season, a choral concert by students of Holy Redeemer High School, 159 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Wilkes-Barre. 3 p.m. Sunday. $4, $3 students and seniors. 829-2424. A Ceremony of English Carols, a concert by the adult chamber choir of the Choral Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania joined by the premier treble ensemble Cantare and organist Mark Laubach. Followed by a wassail reception. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 35 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 4 p.m. Sunday. $15. 343-6707. The Skyline Boys, the southerngospel group from Virginia. Mifflinburg Alliance Church, off Forest Hill Road. 6 p.m. Sunday. Free-will offering. 966-4899.

Christmas Choral Concert, with the Wyoming Seminary Madrigal Singers and Chorale along with the String Ensemble. Great Hall, 228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. 3 p.m. Sunday. Free. 270-2192.

Carols by Candlelight, with the Chancel Choir, guest singers, the Children of Light, Chapel Chimes and other choirs accompanied by the Anthracite Brass, hand bells, piano and organ. Shavertown United Methodist Church, 163 N. Pioneer Ave. 7 p.m. Sunday. Followed by a reception. Free-will offering. 675-3616.

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It’s all about the sounds of Christmas this weekend with voices rising to usher in the holiday season from veteran singer-songwriter Paul Anka at the Kirby Center tonight to carols and choral pieces by regional groups including the Choral Arts of Luzerne County, the Lyric Consort, the Wyoming Seminary Madrigal Singers and the Choral Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania. There will be plenty of traditional favorites along with classical works commemorating the birth of Christ. Check the individual listings for specifics.

Marco Benevento will visit the River Street Jazz Café tonight to showcase tunes on his new album, ‘TigerFace.’

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arco Benevento has a knack for merging indie rock, jazz and jam into a sound that’s all his own, and he’ll bring his kind of tunes to the River Street Jazz Café tonight, part of a tour in support of his newest fulllength album, “TigerFace.”

What: Marco Benevento Where: River Street Jazz Café, 667 N. River St., Plains Township When: 10 tonight, doors at 8 Tickets: $12 More info: 822-2992 ••• What: Sound Against Sandy Where: Breakers at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, Route 315, Plains Township When: 7 p.m. Wednesday Cover charge: $10 More info: 831-2100 ••• What: Second Annual Shots for Tots dance party Where: Bart and Urby’s, 119 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre When: 9 p.m. Sunday More info: 970-9570

He brings with him band members Dave Dreiwitz on bass and Andy Borger on drums as well as an upright acoustic piano he’s revamped with guitar pedals, creating a sound that runs through a guitar amplifier. This fourth studio recording incorporates piano-driven songs as well as many collaborating musicians. This is also the first time Benevento will use vocals, through Kalmia Traver (Rubblebucket) on two tracks. This album is just another step in Benevento’s exploration of sound, showing yet another facet of his talents.

“I blindly and fearlessly opened up some doors to different sounds on my record during the course of two years,” Benevento explained in a press release. “TigerFace is the beginnings of a new, more melody-driven sound with the focus on the impact of the song from start to finish.” ••• ’Tis the season to be giving,

and local music-lovers have plenty of opportunities to do just that while enjoying a good show. One of the main charitable focuses at the moment is giving to the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Sound Against Sandy will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Breakers inside Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Plains Township. Several bands are on the ticket, including The Sunset Villains, Kira, Y.M.I. Duo, The Bomb, Ostrich Hat and Kartune. A $10 cover charge gets you in, and all proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross Relief Efforts for Victims of Storm Sandy. Another giving option is a Shots for Tots dance party at Bart & Urby’s on South Main Street in downtown WilkesBarre. The second annual event will begin at 9 p.m. Sunday. Several local DJs will spin tunes, including Nick Spaceman, DJ Hersh and Gaje, with emcee Gino Lispi. To enter, attendees must bring a toy.

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The Midtown Men, the four stars of the 2005 hit Broadway musical “Jersey Boys,” performing 1960s doo wop, pop and rock favorites. Haas Center for the Arts, Mitrani Hall, Bloomsburg University. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. $34.50, $19.50 children. 389-4409. Christmas at St. Martin’s, a concert by We Three Trio, a tromboneand-tuba ensemble. St. Martin in the Fields Church, 3085 Church Road, Mountain Top. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. 868-5358.

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Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, contemporary southern gospel. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. 7 p.m. Sunday. $25, $20. 866-605-7325. Jazz Noel, a performance by the Presbybop Christmas Eve Band. Sordoni High Definition Theater, WVIA Studios, 100 WVIA Way, Pittston. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Free but reservations required. 655-2808. Advent Lessons and Carols, the long-standing English tradition of nine lessons and carols for Advent with traditional hymns. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 35 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 6 p.m. Wednesday. 825-6653. Twelve Twenty Four, the highenergy, holiday symphonic-rock orchestra. Sherman Theater, 524 Main St., Stroudsburg. 8 p.m. Thursday. 420-2808.

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Twelve Twenty Four, the holiday orchestra with a string section, rock musicians, five lead vocalists and an angel storyteller. Tunkhannock Area High School, 120 W. Tioga St. 7 p.m. Dec. 14. $15 advance, $20 at the door. 205-5751. Season Celebration, with bluegrass and folk band Cabinet along with MiZ. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8:30 p.m. Dec. 14. $20. 325-0249. Mark O’Connor’s Appalachian Christmas, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic joins forces with the Grammy Awardwinning composer and violinist for a concert of holiday favorites. 7 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton; and 7 p.m. Dec. 15 at the F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 341-1568.

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Craft and Gift Show, a fundraiser for the Luzerne County SPCA. Bring a donation of an animal product (food, leashes, collars etc.) and receive free Chinese auction tickets. American-Italian Citizens Club, 126 Oak St., Pittston Township. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. 357-6316.

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THIS WEEK: DEC. 7 TO 13, 2012 Local Waterfowl, an exploration around Harveys Lake and other local ponds in search of waterfowl with most birding done from your auto. Bring binoculars and spotting scopes. Meet at the Lakeside Skillet restaurant, Harveys Lake, Saturday at 8 a.m. for breakfast or at 9 a.m. for birding. Free. Registration: 5863702. Birding at Frances Slocum State Park, a leisurely walk to seek out winter songbirds. Meet in the parking lot at the Environmental Education Center and boat rental, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. 8:30 a.m. Saturday. 675-9900. Introduction to Snowshoeing. Pocono Environmental Education Center, 538 Emery Road, Dingmans Ferry. 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday. $10. Equipment provided. Registration: 828-2319. Homemade for the Holidays. Stop by the Environmental Learning Center to create a tree ornament using natural materials

Critter Clues, a program on discovering the many clues animals leave behind with indoor and outdoor sessions. Monroe County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. 10 a.m. Saturday. $5. Registration: 6293061. Winter Survival Hike, to check out how plants and animals survive the cold. Pocono Environmental Education Center, 538 Emery Road, Dingmans Ferry. 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday. $20. Registration: 828-2319. Bird Feeding Basics, types of food and feeding techniques for wintering birds along with species identification. Endless Mountains Nature Center, 1309 Vosburg Road, Tunkhannock. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Free. 836-3835. Lehigh Gorge State Park Hike, 8.5

difficult miles with the Susquehanna Trailers. Meet at the Sears Auto Center, Wyoming Valley Mall, Wilkes-Barre Township. 9:45 a.m. Sunday. 283-1312. Hibernation Hike, to learn how plants and animals survive the winter. Pocono Environmental Education Center, 538 Emery Road, Dingmans Ferry. 10 a.m. to noon Sunday. Free. 828-2319.

FUTURE Christmas Bird Count, the 113th annual event. Participate by counting winter birds from Dec. 14 through Jan. 5. Call 675-9900 to sign up. Make a Treat for the Birds, string peanuts and make peanut-buttered pine cones for your backyard birds. Wild Birds Unlimited, Dallas Shopping Center, Dallas Memorial Highway. 9:30 a.m. Dec. 15. Free. 675-9900. Pinchot Trail Hike, 6.5 moderate miles with the Susquehanna Trailers. Meet at the Park and Ride, Route 315 and Oak Street, Dupont. 11:45 a.m. Dec. 16. 6554979.

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Films in various genres hit DVD this week, just in time for holiday shopping. “THE DARK KNIGHT RISES,” GRADE B: Batman returns to save Gotham City after Bane unleashes his destruction. Christopher Nolan is a victim of his own success. Under other circumstances, his latest venture into the dark and gritty world of the comic-book hero Batman would be a triumph. But it comes in the wake of his nearly perfect “The Dark Knight.” By comparison, this falls short, from plot to villain to those wonderful toys. “BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD,” GRADE B-PLUS: The 6-year-old Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) and her father, Wink (Dwight Henry), live a spare existence, with almost all modern contrivances

presidential election, just as the U.S. economy is in the midst of catastrophic collapse. R for violence, sexual references, pervasive language and some drug use. 97 mins. ★★ LIFE OF PI — Author Yann Martel’s tale of a shipwrecked youth cast adrift on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger is one of those lyrical, internalized novels that should have no business working on the screen. But the delicate narrative does work, thanks to Ang Lee’s adaptation. PG for emotional thematic content and scary action sequences. 126 mins. ★★★ 1/2 LINCOLN — For anyone who worried this might be a nearparody of a Steven Spielberg film, with its heartfelt proclamations, sentimental tones and inspiring John Williams score, fret not. The movie itself is actually a lot more reserved than that. But this is easier to admire than love; it’s impressive but not exactly moving. PG-13 for intense war violence, carnage and brief strong language. 150 mins. ★★★

wiped from their lives. Director Benh Zeitlin layers this hard reality with a fantastic story of the Aurochs, prehistoric beasts that escape their ice prisons to charge the small community. Real or not, these creatures personify the world Hushpuppy must face. Zeitlin creates a world that exists in both the real and surreal, where each foot is so deeply planted it’s difficult to tell the existences apart. “MEN IN BLACK 3,” GRADE C-MINUS: It’s been a decade since the last “Men in Black,” and time has not been good to the franchise. The latest film lacks energy and is cinematically wrinkled by a plot that includes the always tricky twist of time travel. “SPARKLE,” GRADE C-PLUS: The remake of the 1976 film starring Irene Cara is like a great song with a bad chorus. Just when it looks like it’s settling into a smooth groove,

RED DAWN – After North Korean paratroopers invade his hometown in Washington state, high-school quarterback Matt (Josh Peck) says, “North Korea? That doesn’t make sense.” Neither does much else in this jerry-rigged remake. PG for violence. 114 mins. ★ 1/2 RISE OF THE GUARDIANS – Based on “The Guardians of Childhood” books by William Joyce, this dark film reveals that North (Alec Baldwin), better known as Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman), The Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher) and the Sandman (no voice actor; he never speaks) have a bigger calling than just providing gifts, eggs, quarters and sweet dreams. They’ve been charged by the Man in the Moon with watching over all the children of the world. They need help when the Bogeyman shows up to bring misery to children everywhere. 97 mins. ★★ 1/2 SKYFALL — This is easily one of See SHOWING, Page 17

it hits a sour note. “Sparkle” doesn’t, but it does have some flashy moments – especially from Jordin Sparks and Mike Epps. “HOPE SPRINGS,” GRADE B: The film is a return to the classic romance. Seasoned actors Tommy Lee Jones and Meryl Streep play a long-married couple who have reached apathetic levels. Arnold (Jones) is content to live an uneventful life; Kay (Streep) longs to rekindle the romance and enrolls the couple in a clinic offered by Dr. Feld (Steve Carell) in the New England hamlet of Great Hope Springs. “THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN,” GRADE C: A couple’s dreams of having a child come true because of some garden magic. This family film is rooted in good intentions and positive messages. Sadly, the idea was not nurtured by director Peter Hedges, who co-wrote the script, and the story wilted.

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Ritter prefers taste of blood in ‘Vamps’ You don’t have to wait until 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays to catch former Shickshinny resident Krysten Ritter in action. The actress, who’s such a delight playing the manipulative title character in the ABC sitcom “Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23,” is front and center on a couple of new DVDs. We’ve already trumpeted the surprisingly tangy September release “Life Happens,” which Ritter co-wrote. And now comes “Vamps” (2012, Anchor

Bay, PG-13, $23), another movie shot a few years ago and finally seeing the light of day on DVD. Writer/director Amy Heckerling reportedly conceived of the film as a way of reteaming with her “Clueless” star Alicia Silverstone, but Ritter, a master scene-stealer if ever there was one, walks off with the movie. Silverstone and Ritter star as party girls who just happen to be vampires. When romance

beckons in the shape of a young vampire hunter (“Downton Abbey’s” Dan Stevens) and an old flame (Richard Lewis), the gal pals have to choose between eternal youth or endless love. With her goth look, Ritter seems at home playing an undead club-hopper who sleeps in

a coffin, sucks the plasma out of rats and sasses the reigning vampire queen (Sigourney Weaver). She’s particularly funny trading quips with her boyfriend’s parents, the Van Helsings (Wallace Shawn, Kristen Johnston). The humor isn’t exactly cutting-edge, but that’s a small complaint. In “Vamps,” Ritter is bloody good. Amy Longsdorf writes about DVD and Blu-Ray releases with local connections.

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He’s at his most charming here, pandering to his female fan base. More the pity, because that base is shrinking by the hour. George is a Scot whose playing days are over. Broke and longing for a shot at a TV sportscasting career, he’s moved to northern Virginia where his ex (Jessica Biel) and their son (Noah Lomax) live. The kid’s into soccer because, as George notes, “It’s in your blood.” He and his team just need proper coaching, something the cell-phone dads of suburban Washington can’t provide. So George takes over. That’s when the soccer moms come around. Some are single, some aren’t. Barb (the adorable Judy Greer) breaks into tears every time she questions the coach about her son, but she’s not above throwing herself at the guy. Nor is the vivacious manhunter Denise (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Dennis Quaid is a rich backslapper who uses George’s celebrity to impress clients, but whose neglected wife (Uma Thurman) could use a little Scotch – or a big strapping Scot. Meanwhile, George is making a heartfelt, sentimental play for the exwife, who is about to remarry and isn’t hearing it. There’s a time-honored tradition of action heroes and leading men reviving their careers with movies filled with kids. Dwayne Johnson (“The Game Plan,” “The Tooth Fairy”) has done it repeatedly. Even Jeff Bridges was reduced to playing a girls’ gymnastics coach in “Stick It,” before winning his Oscar and staging a comeback. But most of these guys had the good sense not to build those dreams on the guy who wrote “So I Married an Ax Murderer.” A few performers stand out, with Greer, Thurman and Quaid landing the laughs. But Gabriele (“Seven Pounds”) Muccino’s direction is an uncomfortable mush of sentimental and sexy. All those kids on the set, those long game sequences and the star’s determination to play safe and sweet and nice rob “Keeps” of its potential. A swaggering ex-jock who needs to get over his womanizing isn’t the passive, put-upon sexual patsy Butler plays here – helpless in the presence of a beautiful woman. This could have been a saucy “What Women Want,” with just a smattering of soccer. The emphasis on the kids and “the beautiful game” make “Playing for Keeps” a new “Kicking & Screaming,” but without Will Ferrell. And even he wouldn’t want to see that.

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Mysteriously titled ‘GCB’ was canceled Q. Please say “GCB” is returning and when. And what does the title really stand for? A. It is not returning. The letters originally stood for “Good Christian Bitches,” the title of the book on which the show is based. Not surprisingly, some viewers took issue with that. There was a period when it appeared the show was going to be renamed “Good Christian Belles.” Then it aired simply as “GCB,” leaving the viewers to decide what it stood for. These days, it stands for “Gone, Canceled, Bye!” Q. When you mentioned the end of “Made in Jersey,” your information was not upto-date. It is coming back on CBS on Saturdays beginning Nov. 24.

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HOROSCOPE BY HOLIDAY MATHIS ARIES (March 21-April 19). You will receive

something different from what you gave, but the two things are of equal value. This may not be readily apparent, but time will reveal the balance. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Spontaneous conversations erupt between strangers. There’s an overriding sense that we’re in this together, so you may as well get to know that person standing next to you. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your intellectual energy continues to be strong. Interesting comments, headlines and

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remain as independent as possible, but you’ll make exceptions to that rule now. Letting others take care of you will place a lovely softness in your heart. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The rubber-band aspect of a certain relationship will be activated. You’ll pull apart from someone and then snap back together with an equal and opposite force. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Detours are often more rewarding paths than the original road, but they cause apprehension. Today it’s safe to follow those detour signs. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). With the moon in your sign, there’s a surge of excite-

ment around you. Whether or not you want the attention, it will be yours. You can deflect it or use it to your advantage. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Things are humming along, so keep your life in motion. If you throw on the brakes at any point, it will be hard to get back to your current momentum. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Don’t be afraid to give small doses of your work away for free. People will love your contribution enough to pay for a larger dose. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You will be even more sensitive than usual to the subtleties of human interaction. Loved ones will tell you exactly what they need and want.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll be

caught between warring factions. Unless you feel the need to protect one party, it would be better not to get involved. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It may feel as though your professional life is playing teeter-totter with your personal life. But one doesn’t have to be down for the other to be up. The answer is to get off this ride and play another game. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 7). You work to steel your self-discipline. This effort is well worth your while, because once you take command over your inner voice, the outside world will echo it. In February, you’ll be put on the spot, and you’ll win a prize. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 10, 23, 19 and 30.

Family treats retired teacher like free baby-sitting service Dear Abby: I never had a desire to have kids. I married a man, “Harry,” who had four, and did my duty being with them on holidays, birthdays and vacations. I never enjoyed it, and I have always been honest regarding my feelings about baby-sitting. Now that Harry’s children are grown and have children of their own, they think my husband and I should give up our weekends and holidays to

DEAR ABBY ADVICE baby-sit their children. Harry and I have had several serious arguments about this. I have told his kids I do not want to watch their children. Harry will tell me at the last minute that one of them is being dropped off because the father and his girlfriend are going out. When the child arrives, Harry disappears because he doesn’t want to be bothered.

I served my time when my stepchildren were small and have looked forward to the day I’d no longer have to share my down time with kids. Three months ago I was “surprised” with the 7-year-old so her dad and his honey could go to Atlantic City for a great time. I told them I had a political function to attend at 1:30 the next day; they didn’t return until 3:30 in the afternoon. My husband thought it was fine to go without me! I love Harry, but this is causing me major grief. Please

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tell me what you think about this. Oh — and did I mention they think because I was an elementary school teacher I should WANT to sit and play with their kids? It’s comparing apples to oranges. — Nearing Wits’ End in New Jersey

at the last minute that a grandchild is being dropped off, grab your coat and purse and tell him you are going shopping, visiting a friend, seeing a movie or anything else that will get you out of the house. If you do, perhaps the next time his kids need a baby sitter he will suggest that they hire one.

Dear Nearing Wits’ End: What I think is that you are being taken advantage of, and it will continue as long as you allow it, however unwillingly. The next time Harry informs you

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THIS WEEK: DEC. 7 TO 13, 2012 Photographs of the American Vernacular, recent works by photographer D.B. Stovall of everyday regional scenes “that tend to be overlooked.” Opens tonight with a reception 6 to 8:20. CameraWork Gallery, 515 Center St., Scranton. Through Jan. 29: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. 510-5028. Winter Member Show. Opens tonight with a reception 6 to 9. Artists for Art Gallery, 514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. Through Dec. 28: noon to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. 969-1040.

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Pauly Friedman Art Gallery, Insalaco Hall, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. Through Sunday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays; 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 674-6250.

Elizabeth Fulton: Giclee Landscape Prints, prints created from 18 stylized original casein paintings of various seasons and times of day at the artist’s home in Lehman Township. McDonald Art Gallery, Insalaco Hall, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. Through Sunday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays; 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 674-6250.

three master’s-degree candidates. Mahady Gallery, Marywood University, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton. Through Dec. 14: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. 348-6211. Advancing Tradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press, prints made at the Austin, Texas, press by more than 40 artists. Through Dec. 16 at the Sordoni Art Gallery, Stark Learning Center, 150 S. River St., Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre. Noon to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. 408-4325. Cider Paintings of America, the 2012 international exhibit of minia-

Town and Country, large-scale paintings exploring the suburban landscape as well as new works in smaller sizes by Nina Davidowitz. Mainstreet Galleries, 370 Pierce St., Kingston. Through Dec. 31: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. 2875589.

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If you’re still working on your Christmas gift list, drop by New Visions Studio & Gallery in Scranton tonight for Giving the Gift of Art. Pottery, jewelry, paintings, ornaments, cards and more are on exhibit, all created by regional artists and priced affordably for holiday gift giving. Tonight’s reception offers holiday treats, drinks and music by Dom Fortese from 6 to 10. Regular gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays with a special opening on Christmas Eve for last-minute shoppers. Call 878-3970. Another option, if you live closer to Hazleton, is the Art League’s opening reception of Affordable Art from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday with regular gallery hours 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays through Sundays until Dec. 30. The Hazleton Art League is at 225 E. Broad St. Call 817-1075 for information.

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War and Peace: Current Issues, with Daniel Serwer, a scholar at the Middle East Institute who discusses current war and peace issues in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Iran and potentially China. Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall, 320 Madison St., University of Scranton. 5:30 p.m. March 5. 941-7816.

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“Stitching a Story,” narrative embroidery by local residents using the redwork technique. Through Dec. 31 at the Everhart Museum, 1901 Mulberry St., Scranton. Noon to 4 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. 346-7186.

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Ghost Trains of Scranton, photography by Kathryn Scott Adams. Through Dec. 31 at Steamtown National Historic Site, 300 Cliff St.,

‘Rose Sunset’ is one of the glicee prints made from original casein paintings by Lehman Township artist Elizabeth Fulton on display through Sunday at Misericordia University in Dallas. 791839

Art Exhibit, drawings and paintings of dogs and other animals by Marge Rosa of Avoca and Laura Adams of Wilkes-Barre. Through December at Citizens Bank of Forty Fort. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays; 9 a.m. to noon Sundays. 675-5094.

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