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e made it! • While a lot of people tend to say that at the end of a year, we really mean it this time around, considering the world was supposed to implode or explode or something really crazy in late December. But it didn’t, and so here we are. Again. • Now that it’s certain 2013 will happen – and thank heaven, because who wanted to miss out on “The Great Gatsby” reboot or the ending of “How I Met Your Mother”? – it’s time to use your second chance to its full advantage by crossing off more items from your newly revised bucket list.
Ah yes, “The Bucket List,” a fine piece of cinema from 2007. It starred Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freemanandprobablybroughttearstomanyeyes, but its message hit home with so many of us that here it is six years later, and we’re still using the term, despite the fact that some linguists and cultural tastemakers are begging us all to just stop. But, hey, we have a new lease on life, so let’s at least give this life-affirming concept one more year, eh? What’s a bucket list, you ask? Now where have you been, friend? A bucket list is quite simple. It’s a piece of paper – any piece of paper – on which you write down everything you’d like to do before you “kick the bucket.” The most important thing? You must get to work, whether by booking your flight to some magical foreign land – for Jim McCabe, 28, of Ashley,that’sEngland–orwatchingthatmovieortele-
vision program your friends always talk about and quote but you’ve never gotten around to seeing. Take Robert Imada of Forty Fort, who noted his lack of knowledge about a certain heavily hyped drama. In 2013, he wants to “watch all the seasons of ‘Lost.’ Everyone keeps telling me how great it is,” the 42-year-old said. We asked a handful of locals what they’d really like to do in 2013. The answers ranged from silly to serious, simple to extravagant. Adventure-seekers abounded. “Zip line for my birthday,” said Monica Rice of Wilkes-Barre. “Run a marathon,” said Amber Black, 33, of Dunmore “Learn how to snowboard without breaking a bone,” said Rebecca Stesney of Wilkes-Barre. See LIST, Page 4
TAKE IT FROM US: 15 THINGS EVERY NEPA RESIDENT SHOULD DO AT SOME POINT If your goal is to live life more fully this year, why not start locally and appreciate what we have right under our noses? This year, instead of crabbing that there’s nothing to around here, make a list of the cool and quirky things you actually CAN do, even if just for kicks and giggles. Or make it easier on yourself and just take our suggestions: ••• • Become a pizza aficionado. Does any other region compare to here? This year, resolve to try every pizza shop up and down Main Street in Old Forge and then make it a point to grab at least a slice from every regional purveyor imaginable. We challenge you to fit them all in in a year! You get bragging rights if you do, and you’ll be all the more knowledgeable when you brag to your out-oftown friends who only think they know pizza. On a tomato-related note, you probably should hurl a tomato or two at the Pittston Tomato Festival at least once in your life. • Swim in Harveys Lake. It’s a local rush that can’t be beat. Tougher to do these days, with privatization and all, sure, but where there’s a will there’s a way. (While we’re talking swimming, consider a polar-bear plunge somewhere this year. We may not be Minnesota, but we are a still of land o’ lakes.) • Troll the Boscov’s basement for bargains and then grab a bite in the iconic down-below restaurant. (Let’s keep alive little niceties like a department-store basement restaurant that still makes chicken croquettes, OK?) • Hike the Falls Trail at Ricketts Glen State Park in Red Rock to see all of the more than 20 named waterfalls. The tumbling water and the oldgrowth forest surrounding you could make you feel as if you’re having a “Last of the Mohicans” kind of adventure. The entire trail is more than seven miles, so allow yourself several hours. • Marvel at the Boulder Field. This Ice Age holdover boasting acres of tricky-to-navigate rock can be found at Hickory Run State Park near White Haven, and if you don’t want to walk up to it, you can drive. No flip-flops, please. You’ll need sturdy shoes for this physical feat. • Go to the theater – and not just the movies. If you’ve only gone to cinemas, you might discover you really appreciate live drama. If you’ve only gone to Broadway, you might be pleasantly surprised at how professionally some amateurs perSee GOALS, Page 4
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form. Try local theater this year, and do buy at least one set of tickets to something at the Kirby Center on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre. It’s a downtown gem. • Dance, dance, dance. Maybe you’ve always thought you had two left feet. So what? Dancing is still huge, and here’s one good opportunity to learn: The Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock will sponsor three lessons in February, each of them following a film such as “Singin’ in the Rain” or “Shall We Dance?” • Raft the Lehigh or paddle the Susquehanna. People who live in landlocked areas are probably quite jealous of these scenic waterways that are ours to explore. • Descend into the earth. The Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour in Scranton will give you a tiny taste of what anthracite miners faced every day. Tip: Wear a jacket, no matter the season. And for more mining lore, be sure to check out Eckley Miners Village, near Hazleton. • Ride a horse, perhaps at a stable in the Poconos, where you can saddle up for an hour to see how you like it. • Take a long bike ride. We recommend the 20-mile rails-to-trails path along the Lehigh River between the Lehigh Tannery and Jim Thorpe. There are places to rent bicycles at both towns, and the view is exquisite. • Take a leisurely train ride or a flying leap. Visit www.steamtown.org to view all of your chug-a-lug options, then check out your local small airport. Many novices have taken their first parachute jump on a flight leaving from the Hazleton Municipal Airport. • Visit ‘Gorges’ Scranton. OK, so we kind of stole that slogan from Ithaca, N.Y., (“Ithaca is Gorges”), but we, too, have our own grand geo-vistas. Look no farther than Nay Aug Park in Scranton, and while you’re there, do not miss the David Wenzel Treehouse, which overlooks the park’s grand gorge.
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Go “skydiving, learn to snowboard, see the Pacific Ocean,” said Chris Hanratty, 25, of Wilkes-Barre Meanwhile, Jamiece Moden, 34, ofDallaswouldliketostudymore– “learn to speak a foreign language, maybeFrenchorItalian,”shesaid– while Chris Reuter, 26, of Bloomsburg, wishes to clean up his act a bit. “Less hangovers, more awesomeness.” Others want to go out on limbs
Make this the year you get really wet on the Lehigh River, a local, and clean, gem.
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Model Railroad Open House at the 2,000-square-foot HO-scale layout of the Hudson Model Railroad Club, Polish American Building, 97 Martin St., Hudson section of Plains Township. Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 985-8340. Model Railroad Open House, with a custom-built layout depicting Lehigh Valley’s Hazleton Branch passing through the towns of Weatherly, Cross Creek, Ashmore, Jeddo, Drifton and Eckley along with a model of Hazleton in the 1940s and ’50s. Anthracite Model Railroad Club, 1057 Hanover Court, Hazle Township. Noon to 7 p.m. Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free but donations accepted. See amrclub.org. New England Contra Dance, with music by the Wyoming Valley House Band. Church of Christ Uniting, 776 Market St., Kingston. 7 p.m. Saturday. $9. 3334007.
Majestic, scenic Jim Thorpe has been called the Switzerland of Pennsylvania. • Travel to ‘Switzerland.’ We really mean the next best thing, which would be Jim Thorpe, a.k.a. the Switzerland of Pennsylvania. The little town in Carbon County is awash in great history, great architecture, great food and great shopping. • Milk a cow. No, you don’t have to be a farmer or a dairy maid. At Hillside Farms in Shavertown, you can learn all kinds of cool, if not necessarily lifetime, skills. Visit www.hillsidefarms.org to ponder your opportunities. And, of course, you shouldn’t leave home without a glass bottle of milk in one hand and an ice cream cone in the other.
or just live life more cleanly or deeply. Joanna Smith, 24, of Exeter would like “to become a vegetarian,” and Kevin Wyrauch, 26, of Bensalem would like to “get a tattoo. Been saying it for 10 years, but now is the time,” he explained. As for lifestyle changes, “Live life to its full potential. That and I want to get back on stage and do a few more plays,” said Eric VanDuzer, 35, of Dupont. And can it get any simpler than this? “My goal is to see 2014,” said Don Bott, 72, of West Wyoming.
New Year’s Party, with cocktails, dinner and music by the Herbie Green Orchestra. Jewish Community Center, 60 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre. 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. $19. Reservations: 824-4646.
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Butter sculptures are one of the attractions at the annual state Farm Show.
BEST BET Be a farmer for a day and revel in everything rural at the 2013 Pennsylvania Farm Show, the largest indoor agricultural exposition in the country with 6000 animals, 10,000 competitive exhibits and 300 commercial booths. You’ll find daily attractions, a large food court, wineries, tractor and pony pulling, square dancing, rodeos and much more at the sprawling Farm Show complex at North Cameron and Maclay streets in Harrisburg. The show is open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday through Jan. 11 and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Jan. 12. Admission is free. Call 717-787-5373 or check out the schedule at farmshow.state.pa.us
Malanka, the 9th annual Ukrainian New Year’s dinner dance with a Ukrainian and American buffet, cash bar, complimentary champagne toast and dancing to the Ukrainian orchestra Fata Morgana. St. Vladimir Parish Center, 428 N. Seventh Ave., Scranton. 6 p.m. Jan. 11. $40. 489-1256. Stories from Around the World, with storyteller Fiona Powell spinning tales of her native Wales and other countries. Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. 11 a.m. Jan. 19. Free. 996-1500. Ethics in the Valley: After the Judicial Scandals, a panel discussion on the “Kids for Cash” corruption scandal. Included: Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Ecenbarger, former Luzerne County judge Joseph Cosgrove and Margaret Hogan of the Accountability, Conduct and Ethics Committee of Luzerne County. McGowan School of Business, West Union and North River streets, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. 7 p.m. Jan. 22. 208-5957. Northeastern Pennsylvania Home & Garden Show, the 12th
The House Band (Tim Curtis, Lucy Warrington, Rob Lewis, Margaret Bakker and Lily Williams) will provide the music for a New England Contra Dance tomorrow night at the Church of Christ Uniting in Kingston. annual show offering the latest in products and services for the home. With Brian Santos (“The Wall Wizard”) and Harry Rinker (“The Collector Inspector”). Mohegan Sun Arena, 255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre Township. 2 to 7 p.m. Jan. 25; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 26; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 27. $7.50, $5.50 seniors. 970-7600. Winterfest Celebration, with food,
refreshments and music by Dymond Cutter. American Legion, 4907 Memorial Highway, Harveys Lake. 7 p.m. to midnight Jan. 26. $25 advance only. 639-2240. iPad Class for Adults, basic and advanced functions. Bring your own iPad or borrow one from the library. West Pittston Library, 200 Exeter Ave. 6:30 p.m. Jan. 29. Free. 654-9847.
Celebrate NYE all over again The Push, as the duo calls itself, will celebrate the release of its first album, “Greatest ou thought the New Year’s festiv- Hits Volume One” (just another fun tidbit ities were over, right? Think again. from the tongue-in-cheek act), at the TwenThe party will go on at the River tyFiveEight Studios in Scranton at 6:30 toStreet Jazz Café in Plains Town- morrow night. ship tomorrow; it’s just that instead of lookThe concept album plays to The Push as ing to the future, things will head back to a band of the late ’70s/early ’80s, and the the past. writing is meant to encompass an entire caLocal band Ol’ Cabreer. The songs all have bage will perform IF YOU GO record crackles. A spePhish’s 1996 New Year’s What: Ol Cabbage performs Phish New cial filter allowed the reEve performance, the cordings to take on the Year’s Eve 1996 second Phish tribute When: 10 p.m. tomorrow tone of a track recorded show for the group. Where: River Street Jazz Café, 667 N. to tape before it got River St., Plains Township Ol’ Cabbage decided transferred to disc. Tickets: $5 to head in the originalThe packaging takes ••• music direction in 2009 What: The Push, Graces Downfall, on the same wear, lookafter retiring from the Maybe Someday, the Switch and ing as though there’s a cover scene. The new Farley permanent recordsound is a combination When: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow shaped crease on the of all the members’ tal- Where: TwentyFiveEight Studios, 703 cover and back, comRear N. Washington Ave., Scranton ents, making for a twist Tickets: $10, available on thepushrock- plete with a design that on the classic jam, rock .brownpapertickets.com. takes listeners back to and jazz sound. the ’80s. ••• The show also will deliver the sounds of Jim Reynolds and Tim McDermott have Graces Downfall, Maybe Someday, the access to some of the best recording equip- Switch and Farley. ment out there, yet the album they just reA portion of the proceeds will be donated leased takes sounds and looks from days of to Newtown (Conn.) Youth and Family Seryore, when recording wasn’t so high-tech. vices.
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C O N C E RT S THIS WEEK: JAN. 4 TO 10, 2013 New Visions Punk Concert, with bands Feds, Halfling, Bad Answers and Mundo. New Visions Studio & Gallery, 201 Vine St., Scranton. 7 p.m. Saturday. $7. 878-3970. Philharmonic Chamber Music Series, with Baroque Music by the Poulenc Trio. Shopland Hall, Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave. 6:30 p.m. Thursday. $29. 270-4444.
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New Visions Concert, with local bands the Atomiqs, Days in Transit, Trust Us We’re Doctors and Atlas Arrows. New Visions Studio & Gallery, 201 Vine St., Scranton. 8 p.m. Jan. 12. $7. 878-3970. The Grass Roots, the chart toppers of the 1960s-70s (“Midnight Confession”). Mount Airy Casino Resort, 312 Woodland Road, Mount Pocono. 8 p.m. Jan. 12. $25, $20. 877-682-4791. Dancin’ Machine, a tribute group performing disco hits from the 1970s. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. Jan. 12. $20. 325-0249. Scranton Brass Orchestra. Houlihan-McLean Center, Mulberry Street and Jefferson Avenue, University of Scranton. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13. Free. 941-7624. Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band,
the annual Winter Concert by the Wyoming Seminary musicians. Buckingham Performing Arts Center, 201 N. Sprague Ave., Kingston. 7 p.m. Jan. 15. Free. 270-2192. Midtown Men, a concert of 1960s music by the quartet of singers/ actors from the Broadway musical “Jersey Boys.” Presented by the Broadway Theatre League at the Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave. 8 p.m. Jan. 18; 2 and 8 p.m. Jan. 19; 1 and 6 p.m. Jan. 20. 342-7784. Billy Cobham and the Spectrum 40 Band, a 40th-anniversary celebration of the jazz drummer’s seminal album “Spectrum” with violinist Jerry Goodman, guitarist Dean Brown. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8:30 p.m. Jan. 18. $40. 325-0249. An Evening with Savoy Brown, the British blues-rock band. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m.
Jan. 19. $27. 325-0249. Melissa Gorga, the star of BravoTV’s hit show “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.” Mount Airy Casino Resort, 312 Woodland Road, Mount Pocono. 10 p.m. Jan. 19. $15. 877-682-4791. Winter Instrumental Concert, with the Wyoming Seminary Orchestra, String Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble and Handbell Choir. Great Hall, 228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. 2 p.m. Jan. 20. Free. 270-2192. Open Mic, open to musicians, poets, storytellers, comedians and other performers. Followed by poetry readings by the Breaking Ground Poets. Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Jan. 25 with sign-ups at 6:30 p.m., open mic at 7:15 p.m. and poetry at 8:15 p.m. Free. 996-1500. Eilen Jewell Band, the countryand-blues-infused singer-songwriter. Mauch Chunk Opera
House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25. $22. 325-0249. Fred Eaglesmith’s Traveling Steam Show, the prolific singersongwriter and his band. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. Jan. 26. $24. 325-0249. Ragtime: From Barrelhouse to Broadway, a “Simply Grand Concert” with pianist Gary Boerckel and soprano Bernadette Boerckel performing rags from the 1890s to the 1990s including excerpts from the musical “Ragtime.” Sordoni High-Definition Theater, WVIA Studios, 100 WVIA Way, Pittston. 3 p.m. Jan. 27. Free but reservations required. 655-2808. Wyoming Seminary Civic Orchestra, works by Elgar, Mendelssohn, Sibelius and Dvorak. Great Hall, 228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. 8 p.m. Jan. 29. Free. 2702192.
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Dickey Betts, the influential guitarist from the Allman Brothers Band with openers the bluesinfused Scott Weis Band. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12. 866-
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us Van Sant has taken two very different filmmaking paths in his career. One has been a decidedly indie adventure, with admirable but little-seen films such as “Elephant,” “Restless,” “Paranoid Park” and “Gerry.” The other leads directly to the multiplex, with more mainstream efforts such as “Good Will Hunting,” “To Die For,” “Milk” and that ill-advised “Psycho” remake.
“Promised Land,” starring Matt Damon, Frances McDormand and “The Office’s” John Krasinski, and written by Damon and Krasinski from a story by bestselling author Dave Eggers, falls squarely in the second camp. In fact, you don’t even have to know much more than the most rudimentary synopsis — fracking for natural gas comes to an impoverished Pennsylvania farming community, trouble ensues — to know where it’s going from start to finish. Spoiler alert: Energy companies aren’t your friend, according to “Promised Land.” The movie, which originally was supposed to be directed by Damon, threatens to become one of those late ’60s/ early ’70s heavy-handed message movies, but it’s somewhat salvaged by Damon’s innate likability and the chemistry among the cast. Damon plays Steve Butler, a standup, shoot-straight kind of guy who’s a wizard at getting small-town home-
owners to sign on the dotted line, allowing the energy corporation that he works for to drill on their property. He grew up in a dying Nebraska town himself, so he knows these people; he can feel their pain. When Butler and co-worker Sue Thomason (McDormand) show up in yet another city full of folks weary of recession and rough times, they’re at first welcomed like Santa Claus. But a local high-school science teacher (Hal Holbrook) begins raising questions about the safety of fracking, and a mysterious newcomer, environmentalist Dustin Noble (Krasinski), throws up roadblocks at every turn, whipping up a tidal wave of resistance as a result. See REVIEW, Page 12
What: “Promised Land” ★★★ Starring: Matt Damon, John Krasinski, Frances McDormand Directed by: Gus Van Sant Running time: 106 minutes Rated: R for strong language
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att Damon couldn’t have picked a more controversial backdrop for his latest film if he tried. “Promised Land,” which he co-wrote with “Office” regular John Krasinski, dramatizes the debate over fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, an unconventional method of extracting natural gas that proponents say is safe and opponents say is anything but.
Damon stars as a salesman for the fictional Global Crosspower Solutions. With an associate (Frances McDormand), he shows up in a rural area to persuade members of a financially strapped community to lease the drilling rights to their farmland. What seems like an easy job becomes complicated when a schoolteacher (Hal Holbrook) urges his neighbors to read the fine print and Damon is drawn to a local woman (Rosemarie DeWitt). When a slick environmental activist (Krasinski) arrives, the stakes are raised even higher. When writing the screenplay, Damon and Krasinski attempted to represent both sides of the hot-button issue fairly. “Selling (leasing rights) is a temporary lifeline to some people,” Damon, 42, says. “But there are potential downstream horrific outcomes. If you believe the energy industry, there are potential downstream benefits that we can’t even imagine and geopolitical benefits as well.” Damon got a lesson firsthand in the issue’s volatility when, on
the first day of shooting in the small town of Avonmore, Pa., proponents and opponents of the drilling method showed up. “Some farmers said, ‘Is this a movie about fracking? Well, then, you shouldn’t say anything bad about it.’ There were people from the other side showing up saying, ‘Don’t say anything good about fracking. … It’s ruining our water. People are getting sick.’ ” Damon insists he didn’t set out to make the movie to provide answers but to stir up questions. “Nobody wants to see a movie where they get a message at the end,” he said, explaining the intent was “to show this moment in time in our country and what happens when big money collides with real people, struggling on the back end of a recession.” Fifteen years ago, Damon won a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for “Good Will Hunting,” the drama he penned with lifelong buddy Ben Affleck. When he began co-writing “Promised Land,” he wasn’t afraid to tackle See DAMON, Page 12
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Area artist Mark Ciocca doesn’t want fracking to do to Pennsylvania what coal mining did. The industry that was an economic boon also left the land permanently scarred. So he has taken on fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, with linocut block prints he has shared them with various organizations. Even though no drilling for natural gas is taking place in Luzerne County, the county is feeling drilling side effects, such as pipelines, compressor stations and increased truck traffic. That has spurred opposition, including among those in the arts-and-entertainment community. “I’m not saying I’m 100 percent against (gas drilling), because we need resources, but I want to bring caution to the short- and long-term effects on our people and our communities,” Ciocca said. “As a visual artist, I believe I have a responsibility to my environment and my community.” As part of his efforts to express his opinion, Ciocca, who lives in Taylor, has made prints for Luzerne County’s Gas Drilling Awareness Coalition. Video producer Scott Cannon of Plymouth, a coalition member, plans to enter a 30-second TV ad he produced into a contest sponsored by Artists Against Fracking, a New York state group formed by Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon. “The winner gets their commercial aired in New York City and Albany,” Cannon said. “I’m hoping to get some national exposure from this.” The ad will be directed at the public and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has delayed until February a decision on whether to allow fracking for natural gas in the state. Other local artists, such as musician Mike “Miz” Mizwinski, have expressed their opposition to fracking as well, whether by taking the stage – or refusing to take it. Mizwinski refused to perform at the 2011 RiverFest because natural-
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‘Fade’ is a big hit By STEVEN REA The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Cigarettes and penny loafers, long hair and skinny jeans, pea coats and pot. And the Beatles, the Stones and Dylan. No, it’s not your hipster teen’s Tumblr blog. It’s the 1960s in suburban New Jersey, a time and place – and state of mind – diligently re-created by David Chase in his nostalgic but emotionally true coming-of-age tale, “Not Fade Away.” Chase, creator of “The Sopranos” – the family saga whose patriarch, Tony Soprano, becomes the grumpy bluecollar dad here – mines his personal experiences and his love of early rock-’n’roll to winning effect. The filmmaker builds his tale around Douglas (a very good John Magaro), a gawky highschooler who gains confidence and the approving gaze of the girls when he steps behind his drum kit and starts thrashing out crisp, cool beats. He and his pals (Jack Huston, Will Brill), inspired by the likes of Messrs. Lennon and McCartney, Jagger and Richards, have formed a band, the Twylight Zones, that plays in basements and backyards, at church dances and
What: “Not Fade Away” ★★★ Starring: John Magaro, Bella Heathcote, James Gandolfini, Will Brill and Jack Huston Directed by: David Chase Running time: 112 minutes Rated: R for sex, nudity, profanity, drugs, adult themes
hippie soirees. Once Douglas asserts himself, leaving the drums to sing lead, the group actually starts to be good. This could be a career. And this could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back between Douglas and his father (James Gandolfini), who won’t tolerate the antiwar dinnertable talk, or the way his son has been dressing. “If you want to wear Cuban heels,” he snaps, “go live in Cuba.” Of course, there’s a girl: Grace Deitz (Bella Heathcote, last seen in Tim Burton’s “Dark Shadows”), is the impossibly beautiful, sophisticated classmate who actually tells Douglas she likes his voice. It’s the beginning of a heady relaSee FADE, Page 9
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pending on the kindness of strangers, people who don’t speak your language t begins with a disaster, a huge who are suffering and lost, too, for your one witnessed not from a dis- very survival. “The Impossible” is a vivid re-creation tance, not via the safety of a TV news report, but up close of a disaster made moving by a stellar and personal. The horror of cast, a gripping, “How will this end?” the Indian Ocean tsunami of script and all-too-real special effects and 2004 is made intimate, so aw- sets. You’ll feel you’re in that oceanic washing machine ful that you with Naomi Watts, recoil from the IF YOU GO grieve for her chancscreen, ducking as es of survival and cry tree limbs and debris What: “The Impossible” ★★★★ over the life lessons are hurled at you and Starring: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland she struggles to pass the on-screen vicon to her son (Tom tims in “The Impos- Directed by: Juan Antonio Bayona Holland). sible.” The effect is Running time: 122 minutes Rated: PG-13 for intense realistic disasA Christmas vacaakin to being stuffed ter sequences, including disturbing tion in Khao Lak, into a washing mainjury images and brief nudity Thailand, turns terchine filled with ribly wrong for a brown water and about 400 things that can poke, punc- family of five, headed by Maria (Watts) and Henry (Ewan McGregor) – English ture, slice and lacerate you. teachers living in Japan, enjoying the While you don’t drown. Then, stripped, battered, injured and sun and surf until that December morndoomed to infection, you try to save yourself and others. You find yourself de- See IMPOSSIBLE, Page 15
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt used a wheelchair because of polio, but “Hyde Park On Hudson” paints a genial, warts-and-all portrait that demonstrates that he was in many ways a real live wire. Charmingly represented by Bill Murray, the film’s Roosevelt is a jaunty bon vivant who enjoys his cigarettes, martinis, good conversation and plenty of extramarital sex. In an early scene he takes his distant spinster cousin Margaret “Daisy” Suckley (Laura Linney) for a spin in a custom-designed convertible. Driving it with hand controls, he parks in a remote, idyllic spot to admire the scenery. Then the 32nd president encourages his future mistress to take matters in hand herself, so to speak. Cut to a long shot of the sedan gently swaying on its springs. Casting Murray as FDR may feel like a gamble or a stunt at first, but after a few minutes the rightness of the choice is inarguable. Murray always has been a performer at ease with himself, and that
What: “Hyde Park On Hudson” ★★★ Starring: Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Simon West, Olivia Williams, Elizabeth Wilson Directed by: Roger Michell Running time: 95 minutes Rated: R for brief sexuality.
nonchalant self-assurance suits a story more focused on personal than global affairs. At Hyde Park, the Roosevelt summer retreat in upstate New York, he juggles multiple paramours, while dodging the disapproval of Eleanor (smartly tart Olivia Williams) and his mother (Elizabeth Wilson, an artist with arched eyebrows and meaningful silences). The estate is preparing for some very special weekend guests. As the clouds of war darken in 1939, England’s newly minted King George VI (Bertie, the stutterer) and his bride, Queen Elizabeth, make a momentous visit seeking FDR’s support. Shrewdly aware that Americans don’t like hoity-toity See PARK, Page 9
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Since Steve Carell left “The Office” and Scranton’s Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, he’s been working non-stop. His first movie after departing the show was “Seeking a Friend For the End of the World” (2012, Universal, R, $28), a flawed but occasionally very funny look at a man facing the apocalypse in the company of a beautiful, vivacious stranger (Keira Knightley). “Hope Springs” (2012, Sony, PG-13, $30) is even better. Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones star as a married couple who’ve allowed the passion to drain out of their lives. In an attempt to turn over a new leaf, they head to Great Hope Springs, Maine, where they seek out the advice of a renowned therapist (Carell). In spite of an annoying soundtrack and director David
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Frankel’s flat direction, “Hope Springs” is worth seeing. Both Streep and Jones somehow manage to make a nice, ordinary couple seem fascinating, and Carell’s wry delivery is never less than note-perfect. While the film is, deep down, a pretty serious study of a marriage in crisis, there are plenty of laughs along the way thanks primarily to Jones’ exasperation with Carell’s frank talk about sex. Carell’s isn’t the film’s only local connection. The costume designer on “Hope Springs” was Ann Roth, who resides in Lower Mount Bethel Township. Roth and Carell must have hit it off because they’ve since reteamed for the 2013 comedy “The Way, Way Back,” the directorial debut of Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, the Oscar-winning scripters of “The Descendants.”
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CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: WORLDS AWAY – This is a 3-D catalog of the wonders of the Vegas shows, but the spectacle is a little less spectacular on film. PG for dramatic images and mild sensuality. 88 mins. ★★ 1/2 DJANGO UNCHAINED – Another indulgent movie from Quentin Tarantino, cinema’s reigning junk-genre junkie. R for graphic violence, a vicious fight, language and nudity. 165 mins. ★★ THE GUILT TRIP – “Yentl” goes yenta in a worn-out mother-son yakfest. PG-13 for language, risque material. 95 mins. ★ THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY — Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” prelude is some eye candy that truly dazzles and some that utterly distracts. PG-13 for fantasy action violence and frightening images. 169 mins. ★★ 1/2 JACK REACHER – Even if Tom Cruise isn’t as physically imposing as his crime-solving/justicedispensing ex-military policeman namesake, he can still bring the intimidation. PG-13
for violence, language and drug material. 130 mins. ★★ 1/2 LES MISERABLES — Tom Hooper’s extravaganza simply will not let up until you’ve Felt Something — powerfully and repeatedly. PG-13 for suggestive/sexual material, violence and theme. 158 mins. ★★ 1/2 LIFE OF PI — Author Yann Martel’s tale of a shipwrecked youth cast adrift on a lifeboat. PG for emotional theme and scary action. 126 mins. ★★★ 1/2 LINCOLN — Not a near-parody of a Steven Spielberg film but still easier to admire than love. PG-13 for intense war violence, carnage and brief strong language. 150 mins. ★★★ MONSTERS, INC. 3D – “Monsters University” comes out in June and is a good excuse for converting the computer-animated “Monsters, Inc.” to 3-D for a prequel. G. 92 mins. ★★★ 1/2 PARENTAL GUIDANCE – A mild-mannered riff on parenting, then and now. PG for some rude humor. 100 mins. ★★ RISE OF THE GUARDIANS –
Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and the Sandman have bigger callings. PG for theme and mildly scary action. 97 mins. ★★ 1/2 SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK A head-spinning wonder of a movie about love, pain, reinvention, rehabilitation and the totemic power of an NFL franchise. R for profanity, sex, drugs, violence, adult themes. 120 minutes ★★★★ SKYFALL — This is easily one of the best entries ever in the 50-year, 23-film series. PG-13 for violence, sexuality, language and smoking. 143 mins. ★★★★ THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN — PART 2 — Finally the “Twilight” franchise embraces its own innate absurdity. PG-13 for violence, sensuality and partial nudity. 115 mins. ★★★ THIS IS 40 – Here’s your new “Meet the Parents,” just longer and less funny. R for sexual content, crude humor, pervasive language and drug material. 131 mins. ★★
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for the Marcellus Shale Coalition, said the film “Promised Land” is a work of fiction and not reflective of the gas drilling industry’s “aggressive and effective regulatory framework.” “Our focus remains on creating even more American jobs, safely producing our abundant, cleanburning, domestic natural-gas re-
sources, revitalizing rural communities and our nation’s manufacturing base, and most importantly, doing it in a way that is safe,” he said. “We live and raise our families in these communities, and have an unmatched commitment to protecting our air, water and en-
(“The Sopranos” cast member and Springsteen cohort), who supervised the soundtrack and composed one catchy gem of a wouldbe pop hit, “St. Valentine’s Day,” Chase pays homage to old American bluesmen, R&B greats and the British Invaders who recognized their genius. Now and then, “Not Fade Away” falls back, perhaps inevitably, on certain narrative conventions and cliches. The vintage cars and clothes may be too perfect,
the breakup scenes too big, the kitchen-table admonishments too rote. And Chase bookends his movie with voice-overs from an interested bystander, Douglas’ younger sister, Evelyn (Meg Guzulescu).Thelastshot,thoughlovelyin its So-Cal surrealness, seems offpoint and anachronistic, if you take the song selection – the Sex Pistols’ version of “Roadrunner” – literally. But that’s nit-picking. Mostly, “Not Fade Away” is a hit.
Roger Michell (“Notting Hill”), directing from a screenplay by Tony Awardwinner Richard Nelson, gives us a film of fine parts and awkward passages. Murray carries the day in his scenes with King George, agreeably played by Simon West. The veteran leader guides the rookie through a liquor-lubricated evening of mutual candor. Much of the film is told from Linney’s perspective,
yet Daisy remains a wallflower. She tells us of their affair, “I helped him forget the weight of the world,” but she scarcely emerges as a memorable character on her own. Williams fares better as Eleanor, wryly impatient with her husband’s dalliances, and Olivia Colman makes a winningly starchy young Queen Elizabeth. If you like your U.S. history breezy, here’s a film half as long as “Lincoln” and three times funnier.
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tionship that starts in Garden State driveways, winds its way to grungy East Village walk-ups and reaches a moody, messy climax in a surfside house in L.A. So, yes, Chase covers lots of ground – geographically, chronologically, musically. With astute assistance from Steve Van Zandt
PARK Knightley stars in this adaptation of the Boris Pasternak’s novel that aired on “Masterpiece Theatre” in 2003. “COSMOPOLIS”: Robert Pattinson stars in the David Cronenberg film based on the Don Delillo novel. “THE TROUBLE WITH BLISS”: A 35-year-old man (Michael C. Hall) has reached a dead end with his life.
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Brits, Roosevelt maneuvers the awkward, formal visitors into attending a picnic where the press will photograph them eating hot dogs. With wily charm he maneuvers the awkward royals to let their hair down for all the world to see. It’s history as a comedy of manners.
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This is the lightest week of the year when it comes to new DVD releases. “LOOPER,” GRADE B-MINUS: Time travel is like meth to many writers. The plot gimmick has a powerful addictive draw despite, more often than not, it resulting in a slow, painful death. Rian Johnson gave into the attraction and uses time travel in “Looper.” The story is about a future where murders are so hard to commit that victims are sent 30 years into the past where hit men kill them and dispose of the bodies. It’s a profitable life for Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) until he has to kill his future self. ••• Also new on DVD this week: “DOCTOR ZHIVAGO”: Keira
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when you don’t get the response you were looking for. It means something’s a little off. You’ll be inspired to look at your own motivation. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Even though your body seems to be taking practical action, your mind is off on a quixotic adventure. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Be careful whom you confide in, especially about your recent victory. Some people are so interested in their own fears and preoc-
ON THE WEB For more Sudoku go to www.timesleader.com cupations that they’ll have a hard time relating to your success story. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You wouldn’t presume to tell another person what he or she should go after in life, and you don’t have to listen to anyone who thinks they know better what you should do. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). People are always telling you to slow down, but they don’t realize that you have to move at your current speed in order to get it all done. You’ll go to bed thinking about what you might cut from the schedule. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Love has a way of catapulting people out of their usual personality and into a new attitude. You could experience this change to some degree today.
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tentment and connection are more important to your daily life right now than any other goal. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). One hipster T-shirt suggested, “If you can’t be a good example, be a warning.” Today, your bad behavior has positive results, so you’ll fit into both categories at once. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). When you’re genuinely excited to see your loved ones, you show your enthusiasm as they walk into the room. When you’re not, there’s something wrong. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Neither time nor money is available to you in infinite quantities, but you’ll do clever things with the resources you have.
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is not an exact science. Some will say you prioritized unfairly or illogically. How would they know? Let enthusiasm and curiosity be your guides. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There’s a huge difference between being around and being present. The eye contact, physical affection and attention you give loved ones are the keys to happy relationships. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 4). You’re changing. You’ll lean into the change, enjoying the process and excitedly anticipating who you’ll be next. This month brings enchanting company. In February, you’ll make something new of old history. Cancer and Leo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 20, 1, 24, 38 and 13.
Mom using restaurant table to change baby takes the cake Dear Abby: My wife and I run a restaurant in a small town. Recently, my wife came home and told me that during the lunch hour, one of our servers had come into the kitchen and announced that they’d need extra sanitizer on table 29 because a mother was changing her baby on it! What has happened in our society that people don’t understand that this is unsanitary and rude? Had I been there, I
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big themes. “We wanted to look at where we’ve come from, where we are right now and where we’re headed,” Damon says. The seeds of the story first took root in Krasinski’s imagination. The actor already had begun the screenplay when he met Damon through Emily Blunt, Krasinski’s wife and Damon’s “Adjustment Bureau” co-star. Initially, Damon hoped to make his directorial debut with “Promised Land.” But after a scheduling snafu with another movie, he opted out, passing the directorial reins to Gus Van Sant, who had overseen “Good Will Hunting.”
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vironment.” John Augustine, community outreach coordinator for the coalition in Northeastern Pennsylvania, said the group is taking out ads in theaters across the state, encouraging people to look at the facts and not just the fiction of a movie. The ads refer people to a website: www.learnaboutshale.org/. But Cannon said the reasons for the opposition are several. He said for one, former Vice President Dick Cheney and President George Bush basically exempted fracking from the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act, meaning the natural-gas drilling industry did not have to disclose chemicals used in fracking.
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To add romantic insult to geological injury, Noble even has the nerve to ask out the woman (Rosemarie DeWitt) Butler’s pursuing. The movie — heavily criticized by energy companies before its release — rests on the moral quandary that Butler finds himself in as he begins to have doubts about the business he’s in. Damon is empathetic as a man conflicted about his career and its consequences. He knows that fracking offers a financial boost for many struggling families like the
In the end, Damon says he’s happy to have had Van Sant behind the cameras. “The joke that John and I made was that my greatest contribution as a producer was firing myself as a director, which is probably true because we got Gus.” In some ways, making “Promised Land” with Van Sant allowed Damon to reflect on the past 15 years of his career. “The important things, you know, I have,” he says, referring to his wife, former bartender Luciana Barroso, and their three daughters, ages 6, 4 and 2. Damon also is helping to raise Barroso’s daughter, 14, from a previous relationship. “My life is different from how it was 15 years ago, but my love of (movie-making) hasn’t changed at all. I just know more. I have more experience, but I feel equally giddy to go to work with Gus.” “It would be a lot safer if it had to follow the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act,” Cannon said. Cannon is not just concerned about fracking but about the safety of the overall drilling process, including pipelines, compressor stations, truck traffic, spills and faulty well casings. “It’s what causes methane to go into people’s water wells,” he said. “The industry will say methane has always been in the water. It has but not to the explosive level it is. Drilling is responsible for methane migration.” Cannon said more information about gas drilling will continue to flow, especially through social media, which he said is the biggest conveyor of information about the issue. “The more people talk about it, the more the truth will come out.” ones he knew back in Nebraska, but the seeds of doubt planted in him about its possible side effects are starting to bear fruit. There are other strong performances as well, namely from Scoot McNairy (“Argo,” “Killing Them Softly”) as an embittered man who sees no hope in either fracking or farming. Yet when Damon and Krasinski go for a third-act twist, the whole thing feels contrived and manipulative, as if they didn’t trust the innate drama of the situation to carry the day. There’s a good movie to be made about the conflict over fracking, but “Promised Land” promises more than it delivers.
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EXHIBITS THIS WEEK: JAN. 4 TO 10, 2013 Art Exhibit, mixed-media works by Dallas artist Annmarie Ciccarelli and figurative oils by Scranton artist Alexandra Price. Opens tonight with a reception 6 to 9. New Visions Studio & Gallery, 201 Vine St., Scranton. Through Jan. 19: noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. 878-3970. Point of Attachment, art work by Scot Kaylor. Opens tonight with a reception 6 to 9. Continues through Jan. 26 at Artists for Art, 514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. Noon to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. 969-1040.
CLOSING SOON Christmas Exhibit, with antique toys and dolls including a fully furnished doll house, illustrations from the book “B Is for Bethlehem,” Steve Colley’s art-glass constructions and oil paintings by Carol Angela Brown’s Tea-Time Art Studio. Through Saturday at the Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Open during movie screenings. 996-1500. Abstraction, charcoal and pastel artwork by Jeremy Petrachonis. The Fly on the Wall Art Gallery, Dragonfly Café, 9 E. Broad St., Hazleton. Through Saturday: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. 454-1214. Seeking the Muse: 10 Years of Inspirations at the Blue Heron Gallery, a group exhibit celebrating a decade of art, music and poetry. Artists include Bill Teitsworth, Renee Emanuel, Sadie Allen, Paul Bracey, Barbara Sowinski, Alice Laputka, Karen Black, Karen Kucharski, Trudy Gerlach, Dan Curry, Tom Wise, Brian Keeler and many more. Through Jan. 24 at the Blue Heron Gallery, 20 Main St., Wyalusing. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon-
BEST BET Talented realist artist Ryan Frania opens his new exhibit, ‘Redesigning Reality,’ on Monday at the Widmann Gallery of King’s College on the first floor of the SheehyFarmer Campus Center in Wilkes-Barre. You can meet the young artist – a junior at Wyoming Seminary – at an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 18 or stop by the gallery from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The exhibit will be on display through Feb. 15. Call 2085900.
days through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. 746-4922. Photographs of the American Vernacular, recent works by photographer D.B. Stovall of everyday regional scenes “that tend to be overlooked.” 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. Gourd Art, creations made from gourds by Claudia Hill and Susan Pekala including containers, masks, musical instruments, dolls, decorative pieces and more. Monroe County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. Through Jan. 31: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. most Saturdays. 629-3061.
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A newsboy, clad in the knickers and cap you’d expect, is drawing attention to the “ ’ideous murder” of a local bishop. Passersby on the London street exclaim to each other about the horror of it all. Mr. Hyde, meanwhile, is skulking about, ready to commit even more ’ideous crimes. The Wyoming County Players make all this happen simultaneously, as they sing: “Murder, murder in the night air! Murder, murder, it’s a right scare! Bloody murder in the night!” “It’s a long song, interspersed with a lot of action that moves the story forward,” said Kim Whipple, who choreographed the movement for that scene and can’t help feeling proud of it. Welcome to “Jekyll and Hyde,” a musical that opens tonight at Keystone College and shines a spotlight on some familiar characters. There’s Henry Jekyll, a brilliant young doctor and researcher who might be going
What: ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ Who: Wyoming County Players When: 7 tonight, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday Where: Keystone College, 1 College Road, La Plume Tickets: $12 at the door; $8 for students and seniors More info: 836-6986
S TA G E THIS WEEK: JAN. 4 TO 10, 2013 [title of show], a homage to musical theatre about two struggling writers working on a play about “what to write about.” Performed by Gaslight Theatre Company at the Mellow Theater, 501 Vine St., Scranton. 7:30 tonight and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. 9551455. Les Troyens, Berlioz’s vast epic (5.5 hours) set during the Trojan War with Deborah Voigt, Susan Graham, Marcello Giordani and Dwayne Croft leading the starry cast. 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.
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Ryan Phillips is Dr. Jekyll and Karl Barbee is Mr. Hyde in the Wyoming County Players’ production of ‘Jekyll and Hyde.’
too far with his experiments. And there’s Mr. Hyde, his alter ego, whom Whipple describes as “the worst in all of us. He’s a vain, uninhibited, violent monster.” The show’s light-hearted moments are “few and far between,” Whipple said, as Hyde murders several people, including Lucie, a streetwalker
FUTURE A Chorus Line, the long-running Broadway musical following 17 dancers through training for an audition of a lifetime. Winner of nine Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for drama. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 8 p.m. Jan. 11. $60, $50, $30. 826-1100. Disney on Ice celebrates “100 Years of Magic” with Disney characters including Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Buzz Lightyear, the Incredibles, Nemo, Stitch, Pinocchio and more. Mohegan Sun Arena, 255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre Township. 7 p.m. Jan. 16 to 18; 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. Jan. 19; 1 and 5 p.m. Jan. 20; 1 p.m. Jan. 21. $55, $25. 800-745-3000. Maria Stuarda, the second opera in Donizetti’s Tudor trilogy with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato taking on the virtuosic belcanto role of the doomed Mary Queen of Scots. A live screening from the Metropolitan Opera. Movies 14, 24 E. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre and
who fell in love with Jekyll. Near the end, Jekyll’s highsociety fiancée, Emma, also will become a target. “When Hyde comes after her, she’s able to draw out a little bit of Henry to save herself,” said Whipple, who plays that part. But it’s too late to save Jekyll himself. “It’s like ‘West Side Story,’ ” Whipple said. “That’s what I compare it to.” The play’s set and special effects are fascinating, she added, crediting director Ryan Phillips for a dramatic laboratory in which “flames flare up when Mr. Hyde is talking and flicker down when Dr. Jekyll is talking.”
Cinemark 20, 40 Glenmaura National Blvd., Moosic. 12:55 p.m. Jan. 19. 825-4444 or 9615943 or fathomevents.com.
ANNOUNCEMENTS Auditions for the February production of “Broadway Sweethearts: A Musical Revue,” open to area youths ages 8 to 19. Bring sheet music for a Broadway song of your choice. Meyers High School, 341 Carey Ave., Wilkes-Barre. 7 tonight. 829-0618. Auditions for the Phoenix Kids’ production of the musical “Annie” scheduled for April 19 to 28. For ages 5 to 13. Phoenix Performing Arts Centre, 409-411 Main St., Duryea. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 10; 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 12. 991.1817 or 457-3589. Auditions for the May production of the musical “A Chorus Line” for ages 14 to 20. Bring a prepared song (not from the show). Phoenix Performing Arts Centre, 409-411 Main St., Duryea. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 28 and 29. 991-1817 or 457-3589.
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‘Dream’ is one of the works by Alexandra Price on display at New Visions Studio & Gallery in Scranton from today through Jan 19.
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READS FUTURE Open Readings, with the Campion Literary Society of King’s College. Bring an original work or favorite works by published authors. Gold Room, Administration Building, 133 N. River St., Wilkes-Barre. 7 p.m. Jan. 31. 208-5900. Wyoming County Reads, a community reading of “Ragtime” by E.L. Doctorow along with weekly book discussions at the Tunkhannock Public Library and other special events. Free. 9961500. Included: • “Ragtime from Barrelhouse to Broadway,” a performance at WVIA-TV’s Sordoni High-Definition Studio. Bus leaves the Die-
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trich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock 1:30 p.m. Jan. 27. Reservations required. • “Literary Analysis: Plot, Setting, Characterization, Imagery, Symbolism, Tone,” discussion. 7 p.m. Feb. 6. • “The Inevitability of and the Human Response to Change,” discussion. 7 p.m. Feb. 13. • “Finding Peace in Chaos: Can Culture and Value Survive in a Technological World,” discussion. 7 p.m. Feb. 20. • “Relive Ragtime,” an exhibit of ragtime-era memorabilia at Kitson & Company Gallery, 34 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 22. • “Escaping Our Prisons: Why Ragtime Is Significant Today,” discussion. 7 p.m. Feb. 27. • “Ragtime,” the 1981 musical film. Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St.,
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THIS WEEK: JAN. 4 TO 10, 2013 Beginning Birding, with environmental educator Darryl Speicher. Monroe County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. 10 a.m. Saturday. $5. Registration: 629-3061. Promised Land State Park Hike, seven or eight moderate miles. Bring a lunch. Meet at the Park and Ride, Route 315, Dupont. 10:45 a.m. Sunday. Sponsored by the Susquehanna Trailers Hiking Club. 814-2803. Snowshoe Hike, a two-hour excursion through Skytop Lodge in Monroe County to learn about the wildlife and ecosystems of the Poconos. Sponsored by the Monroe County Environmental Education Center. Meet at Skytop Lodge 12:45 p.m. Monday. Future excursions: Jan. 14, 28 and Feb. 3. $8. Snowshoe rentals: $10, $6 children. Registration: 629-3061. Gardening with Raised Beds, a workshop with Master Gardener Mary Ann Miller. Luzerne County West Side Annex, 2009 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. 1 p.m. Tuesday. 825-1701.
FUTURE Winter Trails Day, with free snowshoeing lessons, new exhibits, self-guided activities and a scavenger hunt. Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 12. 403-2006. The Scoop on Squirrels. Learn
With winter setting in and snow on the ground, it’s time to get out your snowshoes and schuss through the local woodlands. Don’t worry if you don’t own a pair: Nescopeck State Park in Drums has a supply to lend as long as six inches of snow covers the ground. Check for availability on weekends from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. by calling 403-2006.
about the four species of squirrels, then go on a squirrel hunt. Monroe County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. 10 a.m. Jan. 12. $5. 629-3061. Warrior Run Trail Hike, six easy miles. Meet at the Park and Ride, Route 309 near Blackman Street, Wilkes-Barre. 11:45 a.m. Jan. 13. Sponsored by the Susquehanna Trailers Hiking Club. 388-4060. Tubs Natural Area Hike, five moderate miles with an additional three-mile option. Meet at the Sears Automotive Center parking lot, Wyoming Valley Mall, Wilkes-Barre Township. 11:45 a.m. Jan. 20. Sponsored by the Susquehanna Trailers Hiking Club. 825-7200.
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FUTURE Junior Bird Club, an eaglewatching trek. Bring a lunch and snack. Carpool from Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 12. $5 for new members. 403-2006.
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ing when the world was turned upside down. Miraculously, they survive the tidal wave, but they’re separated – dad with two boys of 5 and 7 years, mom with 12-year-old Lucas. We follow their stories, separately, each looking for and despairing of finding the other. For Maria, that takes on extra urgency. She’s badly hurt, and the struggle to get Lucas and a small boy they rescue along the way to safety becomes the thing that drives her even as we see her own death become imminent. Lucas, a frightened, confused and rebellious kid, has staggering responsibilities thrust on him.
He might be all alone in the world at any minute, with no way of reaching even distant relations in the aftermath of this cataclysm. Meanwhile, Henry frantically searches for Maria and Lucas and struggles to keep his boys with him even as evacuations threaten to pull them all out of the area. Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona (“The Orphange”) lets us see only what the victims see. The chaos, First World survivors hurled into the Third World abyss, is stark and alarming. He spares us little in the detail of the injuries, the ocean that victims vomit up days later. The effects make “The Impossible,” based on the true story of a French family, wholly credible and real. But Watts and young Holland make us feel it – and made this the most moving and very best film of 2012.
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