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Five Folks Now that the Academy Award nominations have been announced, we asked:

“IS THERE ANY MOVIE YOU’RE ESPECIALLY DETERMINED TO SEE?” “The Oscars don’t matter to me. I want to see ‘Mama.’ ”

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“ ‘Django Unchained.’ I think (director Quentin Tarantino) does awesome work.” Niko Cerza, 20, Dallas

“I definitely want to see ‘Lincoln’ and ‘Les Mis,’ even more now that they’ve been nominated.” Samantha Varano, 20, Ringoes, N.J.

“I want to see ‘Zero Dark Thirty.’ I didn’t even hear that it was nominated.” Alicia Rodriguez, 20, Hanover Township

“I don’t have much time to see movies, but I did see ‘Lincoln,’ and it was great, especially the ending.” Cody Jackson, 21, Los Angeles

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VIEWS By MARY THERESE BIEBEL mbiebel@timesleader.com

erhaps it’s the Grand View Trail at Ricketts Glen State Park, the Marie Antoinette Overlook on Route 6 near Wyalusing or a scenic drive out of Noxen along Sorber Mountain Road. • Wherever you find your favorite view, chances are, you appreciate it during all four seasons. • For nature-lovers, there is real pleasure in watching the changes of a rural or forested landscape, as the fresh blossoms of spring become the deep greenery of summer, followed by the riotous colors of autumn.

Then there’s winter, when the landscape might look barren yet still beautiful. Is there snow on the cornfields? Ice thickening on a pond? Lean from your perch, if it’s a high one, and look below. Do you see people sledding? Skating? Ice fishing? In a few months they could be playing baseball, boating or fly fishing in the same locale. Today, photographer Mike (also known as “Frank,” – long story) Burnside of Harveys Lake shares with our readers some of his favorite scenery, made all the more striking by the presence of ice and snow. “There’s something almost magical about the late-afternoon light in the woods and even more so when the light can play in the snow,” said Burnside, who admits his friends have a point when they say he’s obsessed with ice. He’s found wintry subjects along an old carriage road near Our Lady of Victory Church, Harveys Lake, among stately trees on state game lands between Noxen and Ricketts Glen, and in a creekside park along Route 29 just outside of Tunkhannock. They’re all part of Northeastern Pennsylvania, yet as you gaze at his photos you can imagine you’re in Norway or Lapland. Or, as Burnside said of a foggy forested walk near Blakeslee, “It was as I imagine Brigadoon.”

IF YOU GO Looking for a winter vista? Here are some suggestions. Mocanaqua Loop Trail System: Trailhead is off Route 239 in Mocanaqua. Turn left after crossing the Shickshinny Bridge from Route 11. Marie Antoinette Overlook: About 40 miles west of Tunkhannock on Route 6. Grand View Trail at Ricketts Glen State Park: Trail head is on western side of Route 437, while Falls Trail is to on eastern side of that road. Pinchot Trail System that leads to Pine Hill Vista can be accessed from Pittston Road in Lackawanna County. The ‘Pinnacle’ is on the Appalachian Trail. To access from Hamburg, take Old Route 22 to Reservoir Road (intersection near church/graveyard) and park at the reservoir gate.

You can see more of his camera work at burnsidephotographic.com, where readers have posted such comments as “Brrrr-utiful!” and “Only one word for these – exquisite.” “I like to do stuff that’s a little abstract,” Burnside said, pointing to photos of sunlight sparkling on ice, which he compares to “liquid glass.” “I like to get intimate with my subjects.” Still he’ll shoot not only snow on a

Photographer Mike Burnside from Harveys Lake admits it can seem he has an obsession with the beauty he sees in ice.

tree branch or ice in a puddle but landscapes – pictures of meadows, ponds and mountains. While you’re outdoors this time of year, you might combine your admiration of nature with photography, as Burnside does, or perhaps with hiking, cross-country skiing or snow-shoeing.

While many times a vantage point can be on a cliff looking down at a valley, sometimes you can look up and see something gorgeous, Mike Burnside said.

Those with the proper equipment have even more options. If you have ice crampons, ropes and axes, for example, you can still explore the waterfalls at Ricketts Glen State See VIEWS, Page 5

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ON THE COVER: ’I was in the right place at the right time,’ said Mike Burnside, who was traveling along rural Sorber Mountain Road just as wind blew snow down from the tree branches.

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This old carriage road, near Our Lady of Victory Church at Harveys Lake, appears to be one of those roads less traveled.

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Storytelling in its purest form IF YOU GO

By JOE SYLVESTER jsylvester@timesleader.com

iona Siobhan Powell knows a good story when she hears one – or tells one. She’s just not sure which stories she will tell, until her listeners settle in. “I don’t pick my stories until I see the audience,” said the veteran storyteller of Welsh and Scottish descent who tells stories she’s learned from around the world. “Sometimes it’s as late as when the audience is sitting down.” So even today, she doesn’t know for sure all of the stories she will tell Saturday when she returns to the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock. It has to be that way, because she doesn’t know what the weather or the mood of the audience will be. “I don’t know if we’re going to be facing snowstorms, what the world will be like,” said Powell, who lives in Milton, Northumberland County. All she knows is what the first story will be and, generally, some of the other types

Who: Fiona Powell, teller of tales When: 11 a.m. Saturday Where: Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock Admission: free More info: (570) 836-1022

Travel the world with storyteller Fiona Powell, who will spin tales from around the globe tomorrow at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock.

of stories. “There will be a Welsh story, something funny, something thoughtful, something sad,” she said. “It’s an interesting and a scary way to do things,” she said. But, she added, “I’ve been doing this over 20 years. If you go in with a set number of stories and

EVENTS T H I S W E E K : JA N . 18 TO 24, 2013 Phases of the Moon, an original sky show about the mysteries and misconceptions of our nearest cosmic neighbor. Also: “Passport to the Universe” with close-ups of star fields and planets. McMunn Planetarium, Hoeffner Science and Technology Center, Normal Street and Ransberry Avenue, East Stroudsburg University. Tonight with shows at 7 and 8. Free but reservations required at esu.edu/planetarium. Who Are the Molly Maguires and Why Are They Important to Anthracite History? A lecture by Kevin Kenny of Boston College in honor of Mining History Week. Burke Auditorium, McGowan School of Business, West Union and North River streets, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. 7 tonight. Followed by refreshments. 6066924. 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. Saturday. Free. 996-1500. Bowl for Kids’ Sake Kickoff. Play videogame bowling using Wii with Tom and Noreen Clark of WNEP-TV and Frankie Warren of Magic 93. Sears inside entrance, Wyoming Valley Mall, Wilkes-Barre Town-

it’s all timed out, it’s not going to work.” Powell knows about 150 stories, tales she learned as the daughter of a Welsh-American lawyer and a British actress, growing up in locales from Yokohama, Japan, to Orleans, France, to a village outside Canterbury, Kent, England, where she lived

ship. 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. 824-8756, ext. 398. Knox Mine Disaster Program, never-beforeseen video footage of the disaster by filmmakers Al and Dave Brocca, mining music by Tom Smith and the Hometown Boyz, speakers, victims’ family members and refreshments. In honor of Mining History Week. Anthracite Heritage Museum, 22 Bald Mountain Road, Scranton. 3 p.m. Saturday. 963-4804. Martin Luther King Jr. Program, honoring his services and contributions. SheehyFarmer Campus Center, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. 11 a.m. Monday. Free. 2085900. History of the Blue Coal Corporation’s Bankruptcy Case, a talk by attorney John H. Doran, sponsored by the Huber Breaker Preservation Society. Earth Conservancy Building, 101 S. Main Street, Ashley. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. 606-6924. 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. Tuesday. 208-5957. Road to Freedom, music and videos high-

with her mother and her stepfather, who worked at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury, according to her website. She won a silver medal in an Irish storytelling competition in San Antonio in 2011. When she tells stories, she will also have to see how many children are in the audience and gear her stories accordingly. Because with an adult story, “you can go places you can’t go with children’s stories.” She’s been working on a couple of new stories. “One of them may come out of the box.” Even the old stories may have new elements. “A story is never exactly the same twice,” Powell said. “It’s like any live performance. People

lighting the work of those who fought for racial equality during the past 150 years. Walsh Hall, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Free. 674-7400.

will laugh in certain places; someone will say something. It adds something.” In a story she tells about a lady who keeps asking for things from a fairy, she said, the fairy tells her to close her eyes and turn around three times before she goes to bed. One time when Powell told the story, a child interjected that the lady should brush her teeth before going to bed. “Now I have to say she brushes her teeth then spins around three times,” Powell said. When that kind of interaction happens, she loves the story. She does not have one favorite story, but she favors certain stories during certain seasons. She hopes her audiences realize how important storytelling is. “We should take time to do it every day,” she said. “It is one of the earliest arts.” She said stories tell much about human nature and bring people closer together. “We learn how much alike we all are,” Powell said. “We have the same hopes, the same desires. We’re all the same. We are, really.”

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FUTURE Northeastern Pennsylvania Home & Garden Show, the 12th 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.

Area historians are celebrating Mining History Week through Tuesday with free lectures, exhibits, programs complete with neverbefore-seen video footage and commemorations at King’s College, the Anthracite Heritage Museum and the Earth Conservancy Building in Ashley. One key event is a memorial service at the Knox Mine Disaster Monument in Port Griffith followed by a walk to the disaster site along the Susquehanna River. Meet at the Baloga Funeral Home, 1201 Main St., Pittston.

Night at The Races, with betting on traditional filmed horse racing plus plenty of special twists, including a Pick-a-Pony extra race, a losers’ raffle for “misfit” gifts, a theme-basket auction and a Super Bowl Basket of Cheer raffle. Holy Saviour worship site of St. Andre Bessette Parish, 59 Hillard St., Wilkes-Barre. Doors open at 6 p.m. with post time at 7 p.m. Jan. 26. Horses $10 each; admission $5 (includes food and beverages). 823-4988.

Mineral, Gem and Fossil Auction, sponsored

Night at the Races, to benefit the Wyoming Area Drama Club Parents’ Association.

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West Wyoming Host Company #1, 926 Shoemaker Ave. Jan. 26. $5 admission; $10 per horse.

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Park near Red Rock, Caroline Yockavitch of the park’s administrative staff said. But, for safety’s sake, the Falls Trail is closed to ordinary hikers. “The stone steps get so icy,” Yockavitch said. “There is no tread.” Nevertheless other pathways at the park, such as the Grand View Trail, can show you some pretty scenery without the risk that you could slide off a cliff. Where else might you find a

stunning winter vista? Avid hiker Joe Healey, 71, of Laflin has plenty to suggest, among them the Pinchot Trail in the Lackawanna State Forest, which leads to the Pine Hill Vista, complete with a wooden tower you can climb. “You can see the whole Pocono Plateau, and the windmills,” he said, adding he hopes proposed high-voltage power lines will not obscure the view. Members of the Susquehanna Trailers often enjoy the view at Glen Onoko Falls near Jim Thorpe as well as the view between Mount Minsi and Mount Tammany in the Delaware Water Gap, said Healey, who with his wife, Lorraine, has be-

longed to the hiking club for many years. “The Pinnacle” on the Appalachian Trail near Hamburg is an especially beautiful spot that overlooks the Lehigh Valley, Healey said, and the Mocanaqua Loop near Shickshinny and Mocanaqua has several scenic points. As you enjoy any of these places – or your own favorites – during the next several weeks, you can watch winter fade away and know that Burnside has promised he’ll share more photos of his bucolic haunts to show the changes wrought by spring, summer and autumn. For now, winter is yours to enjoy.

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Wendy Grantham and Antwine Davis will perform during ‘Road to Freedom,’ a program honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Thursday at Misericordia University in Dallas.

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by the Mineralogical Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Moosic Presbyterian Church, 625 Main St., Moosic. Jan. 27 with a preview at noon and bidding at 1 p.m. Free admission. 200-5987. 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.

Valentine Workshop and Luncheon, creating Valentine cards and crafts using quilling, schrenschitte, woven wheat and embroidery. Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Road, Stroudsburg. Feb. 2, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with morning and afternoon sessions. $35 includes all materials. Reservations: 992-6161. Nintendo Game Tournament, rounds of four-player battles with cash prizes. New Visions Studio & Gallery, 201 Vine St., Scranton. Feb. 2 with Super Smash Brothers from 3 to 5 p.m. and GoldenEye 007 from 5 to 7 p.m. $10. 878-3970. New England Contra Dance, with music by Smash the Windows. Church of Christ Uniting, 776 Market St., Kingston. 7 p.m. Feb. 2. $9. 333-4007. Myasopusna Festival, the annual prelenten celebration with dinner of kielbasa, roast pork, varenyky, borscht and desserts along with Ukrainian crafts and live entertainment by the Holy Year Choir, Kazka Ukrainian Folk Ensemble and St. Mary’s Ukrainian Dancers. Transfiguration of Our Lord Church, Bliss and Center streets, Nanticoke. Noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 3. $10 by Jan. 27; $13 thereafter. 735-4654.

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Wine & Spirit, adult theological discussion in a casual social setting. The fourth in a series, with “Sex and the City of God, a.k.a. a Catholic edition of ‘The Rules’ ” as the January/February theme. Speaker/facilitator is the Rev. Daniel Issing, assistant professor of theology at King’s College, who will lead a discussion centered on love and marriage, love and divorce and the Catholic perspective on and guidelines for relationships in a modern world. Debate and “big questions” welcome. Sponsored by St. Andre Bessette Parish in Wilkes-Barre but open to the public. Uptown II, Courthouse Square Towers, North River Street, Wilkes-Barre. 7 p.m. Jan. 31. $5 admission covers shared appetizers; wine or other beverages at individual expense. Reservations necessary by Monday Jan. 28. 823-4988.

Big Band Society Dinner Dance, with music by King Henry and the Showmen. Genetti Hotel, 77 E. Market St., Wilkes-Barre. 5:30 p.m. Feb. 1. $30. Open to the public. Reservations: 586-5359.

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C O N C E RT S T H I S W E E K : JA N . 18 TO 24, 2013 The Smith Family Revival, a Christian-music concert. Ekklesia Coffeehouse, River of Life Fellowship Church, 22 Outlet Road, Lehman Township. Tonight with dinner at 6, concert at 7 and open mic at 9. Free. 899-2264. Roller Radicals Concert, with bands Those Clever Foxes, To Hell with This and Ric Spandex. With auctions to raise money for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Roller Radicals team. New Visions Studio & Gallery, 201 Vine St., Scranton. Tonight with doors at 7:30 and party 8 to 11. $7; $5 ladies. 878-3970. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Jazz fusion drummer Billy Cobham has a special sound heavily influenced by the cultures in which he grew up.

Spectrum experience “We lived in a very fast-moving environment, even in the late ’40s. There’s ixty-eight year old Billy Cobham an element to New York City that’s is a drummer with a special style quite different that I could feel no place that just keeps going – and going else. I found myself blanketed in it, and and going. And for all the years he’s over time, because my personality is played, his music never stays the same, pretty laid back and passive, I tended to an ever-evolving sound heavily influen- want to find an area where things ced by his surroundings, which, over moved slower.” So off to California he went, and then the years, have been many. Cobham will perform at Jim eventually he moved to Europe “by acThorpe’s Mauch Chunk Opera House cident,” as he joked, to Switzerland. “It would be quiet there for me. I realtonight as part of a tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of his breakthrough ly enjoyed the peace and stability of the region.” album, “Spectrum.” That’s where he resides today. Cobham’s stylings are that of jazz fusion, a sound that blends elements of Though he’s physically left the other places behind, the jazz, rock-’n’-roll and influences still funk. The Panama- IF YOU GO creep into his muborn artist can reWhat: Billy Cobham’s Spectrum 40 sic. member music influTour “That’s why I encing him from his When: 8:30 tonight early days. Where: Mauch Chunk Opera House, feel I have a prod14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe uct that’s perpetu“Panama was ally in demand, bewarm and humid, and Tickets: $37 cause of the fact I was 3 years old and More info: www.MauchChunkOperaHouse.com or 570-325-0249. that I do bring didn’t know much, something unique but I do remember a lot of Afro-Caribbean music around my to the table,” he said. “It’s got a base in family, even at such a young age,” he America, but it’s looking at it from a said in a recent Skype interview from completely different perspective. For this show Cobham will bring Panama. The music also was within his fam- along a collection of musicians, includily; his father played piano, his mother ing Jerry Goodman, violinist and forwas a singer, and his grandmother mer Mahavishnu bandmate, Dean Brown (guitar); Gary Husband (keyplayed guitar. Panama was just the beginning of a boards) and Ric Fierabracci (bass). “The Spectrum 40 Tour represents life that would lead Cobham to not only visit several countries but live in them the culmination of my ever-expanding, deepening lifetime journey of creative as well. His family moved to New York City expression,” Cobham said in a press release. “I am so delighted to return to when he was a child. “When I got to New York I heard the my roots in the U.S. to share the stage same stuff as in Panama, generally, but with such stellar musicians on this hisit had a different tinge and edge to it,” toric tour, to give audiences a special Spectrum experience, and above all, he said. The Big Apple wasn’t the place for exuberantly celebrate the timeless, universal power of music.” him.

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’70s Flashback, the eight-piece showband playing period hits. Laurel Mall, Hazleton. 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday. 454-2100. Suzuki Strings Winter Recital, with students of the Mary Ann Saylor violin and viola studio. Grace Episcopal Church, 30 Butler St., Forty Fort. 2:30 p.m. Saturday. 823-5800. Black Amish Comedy Tour, a double bill with Earl David Reed and Raymond the Amish Comic. Sherman Theater, 524 Main St., Stroudsburg. 8 p.m. Saturday. $18. 420-2808. An Evening with Savoy Brown, the British blues-rock band. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. Saturday. $27. 325-0249. Melissa Gorga, the star of Bravo-TV’s hit show “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.” Mount Airy Casino Resort, Mount Pocono. 10 p.m. Saturday. $15. 877-682-4791. Moment’s Notice, the sax-and-guitar jazz duo of Anthony Natiello and Vince Insalaco. Hazleton Art League, 225 E. Broad St. 1 p.m. Sunday. $10. 454-0092.A Winter Instrumental Concert, with the Wyoming Seminary Orchestra, String Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble and Handbell Choir. Great Hall, 228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. 2 p.m. Sunday. Free. 270-2192. A Recital of American Songs, in honor of Inauguration Day. With mezzo-soprano Ellen

The ‘70s band Flashback will perform at the Laurel Mall in Hazleton tomorrow afternoon and at a cancer benefit dance and concert Jan. 27 at the Tresckow Volunteer Fire Hall. Rutkowski and pianist Rick Hoffenberg. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 35 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 4 p.m. Sunday. Free but donations accepted. 825-6653.

FUTURE CONCERTS William Doney, the national recording artist in a Christian-music concert. Ekklesia Coffeehouse, River of Life Fellowship Church, 22 Outlet Road, Lehman Township. Jan. 25 with dinner at 6, concert at 7 and open mic at 9. Free. 899-2264. 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. Mike Lewis, in a Christian-music concert. With opener Kendall Mosley. Voice of Hope Christian Coffeehouse, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 231 E. State St., Nanticoke. 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 25. Free. 899-2264. Eilen Jewell Band, the country-and-blues singer-songwriter. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25. $22. 325-0249. Mike Lewis, in a Christian-music concert. With opener Kendall Mosley. The Main Bean, 161 Main St., Luzerne. 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 26. Free. 899-2264.

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Cast members of the Broadway hit ‘Jersey Boys’ are traveling under a new moniker – The Midtown Men. But Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard and J. Robert Spencer still plan to cover all the hits of the Tony Award-winning musical along with ’60s hits from the Beatles to the Beach Boys, the Temptations to the Four Seasons. Catch the foursome this weekend with shows at 8 tonight, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 6 p.m. Sunday at the Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave. Call 3427784 for reservations.

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T H I S W E E K : JA N . 18 TO 24, 2013 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 tonight; 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday; 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday; 1 p.m. Monday. $55, $25. 800-7453000. A Few Good Men, thought-provoking military drama, Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, 537 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, 8 tonight and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $15, $12. 823-1875 Busybody, a murder mystery with a detective superintendent plagued by two busybodies, a corpse that vanishes and an office cleaner who insists she saw a body. By Actors Circle at the Providence Playhouse, 1256 Providence Road, Scranton. Jan. 25 to Feb 3: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. $12, $10 seniors; $8 students. Preview performance 8 p.m. Thursday ($8, $6 students). 342-9707.

FUTURE As You Like It, Shakespeare’s comedy about a high-spirited young girl, disguised as a boy, on the run from a tyrannical duke resulting in romantic mayhem, gender bending, witty barbs and power struggles. Performed by the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble at the Alvina Krause Theater, 221 Center St., Blooms-

Eric Lutz and David Giordano star in ‘A Few Good Men,’ playing through Sunday at the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre. burg. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25-26 and Feb. 1-2. $18. 784-8181. Animal Farm, George Orwell’s novella performed by the National Players of Washington D.C. Buckingham Performing Arts Center, 201 N. Sprague Ave., Wyoming Seminary, Kingston. 8 p.m. Jan. 25. Free. 270-2192. Annie, the Broadway musical about the red-headed orphan looking for a family. Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. Feb. 1 to 24: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. $16; $34 with dinner. Reservations: 283-2195. Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody, a comedy bringing all the naughty fun of the best-selling book to life. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 8 p.m. Feb. 2. $36.50, $28.50. 826-1100.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Auditions for the March production of “The Music Man.” Little Theatre, 537 N. Main St., WilkesBarre. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. 823-1875.

BEST BET Local theater veteran Kevin Costley (as Fagin) joins the young actors of the Misfit Players this weekend in a production of the Broadway musical ‘Oliver!’ Based on the Charles Dickens classic ‘Oliver Twist,’ the show offers catchy numbers such as ‘Food, Glorious Food’ and ‘Consider Yourself.’ Show dates are 7 tonight and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Coughlin High School in Wilkes-Barre. Tickets ($10) can be reserved at 406-3976. If you’re buying tickets at the door, it’s cash only. Call 406-3976.

OPERA ON THE BIG SCREEN excitement of that experience. Still, they hasten to add, there are special advantages to he beautiful Mary Stuart, better watching and listening to an opera as it appears known as Mary, Queen of Scots, on the screen of a cinema. “At the movies, what’s very nice is you see a is suspected of plotting against Elizabeth I of England, and her lot of things during intermission,” said Garber, own fate is in the hands of the a retired violist from the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic. “They interview the conEnglish queen. Will Elizabeth get rid of her rival, or will cou- ductor and the singers and sometimes the warsinly love prevail? The two women are, after all, drobe woman, all the people who have helped put the opera together.” both descendants of England’s Henry VII. Bravman, who has seen History buffs know how many operas from the vanthe tragic tale ends. And opIF YOU GO tage point of seat A111, a era buffs know composer front-row position so close Gaetano Donizetti has a What: ‘Maria Stuarda,’ the second opera in Donizetti’s Tudor trilogy, he could see the scores in knack for presenting the screening from Metropolitan Opera the orchestra pit, said the stories of the Tudor queens Starring: Mezzo-soprano Joyce Di movie cameras can show and their contemporaries Donato you even more. in intriguing, dramatic fash- When: 12:55 p.m. Saturday “The cameras get closeion. Where: Movies 14, 24 E. Northampton If you visit Movies 14 in St., Wilkes-Barre, and Cinemark 20, ups of the singers,” he said, “and the intermission downtown Wilkes-Barre or 40 Glenmaura National Blvd., Moosic takes you backstage to see Cinemark in Moosic on Saturday, you can watch mez- More info: 825-4444 or 961-5943 or sets being changed.” fathomevents.com Each way of seeing the zo-soprano Joyce Di Donaopera has its virtues, Bravto singing the virtuosic title role in a Metropolitan Opera production of Do- man continued, but it’s convenient and less expensive to go to the movies. A premium opera nizetti’s “Maria Stuarda.” Local opera aficionados expect it will be seat in New York City might cost $400, he said. At Cinemark and Movies 14, the prices are quite a treat. “I have seen (Di Donato, in person) in a recit- more in the $16 to $24 range. “I would never want to give up the opportual in California,” David Bravman of Kingston said. “She’s an extraordinary singer at the nity to go to the opera house. There is an immediacy you can’t duplicate,” he said. “But (the height of her career right now.” “Her voice is beautiful,” confirmed Jeannette movies) cost much less, you don’t have to get Garber of Wilkes-Barre. “They have many won- dressed up, and you don’t have to go to New derful singers at the Met, and they’ve very at- York City and park there. “It makes opera more accessible to people all tractive people nowadays, as opposed to people over the country,” he said. “If you live in Peoria, in the olden days who were kind of buxom.” Both Garber and Bravman have seen operas Ill., or Fargo, N.D., it’s not that easy to drive to in person and say it’s impossible to match the New York.” By MARY THERESE BIEBEL mbiebel@civitasmedia.com

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Juliana Pillets, Abigail Charneski, Kevin Costley and Maia Bagusky star in ‘Oliver!’

Joyce Di Donati sings the title role in ‘Maria Stuarda.’

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OUTDOORS T H I S W E E K : JA N . 18 TO 24, 2013 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. Sunday. Sponsored by the Susquehanna Trailers Hiking Club. 825-7200. Traveling Minstrels: Pennsylvania Songbirds, a film on migratory songbirds along with member sharing of photos, videos and experiences. Sponsored by the Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society. Trinity Presbyterian Church, 105 Irem Road, Dallas. 7 p.m. Monday. Free. 542-5948. Ladies Skiing Clinic, a free session at Jack Frost Ski Area, Blakeslee. Tuesdays through Feb. 26 (except Feb. 19) with signup by 9:45 a.m. and clinic at 10 a.m. 6755055 or 443-8425, ext. 2503. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, dealing with wildlife in your garden with Penn State Master Gardener Dave Orbin. Boscov’s, 105 Airport Road, Hazleton. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. $5. Registration: 455-9561. Skiing for Seniors, a weekly clinic for senior citizens. Jack Frost Ski Area, Blakeslee. Wednesdays through Feb. 27 (except Feb. 20)

with signup at 9:30 a.m. and clinic at 10 a.m. Free. 675-5055 or 443-8425, ext. 2503.

FUTURE Birding in the Kirby Park Natural Area, with the Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society. Meet at the corner of Market Street and Dawes Avenue in Kingston. 8 a.m. Jan. 27. Free. 542-5948. Nescopeck State Park Hike, six moderate miles. Meet at the Mountain Top Fire Department parking lot, off Route 309. 11:45 a.m. Jan. 27. Sponsored by the Susquehanna Trailers Hiking Club. 645-9617. Hiking Through the Natural Beauty of Pennsylvania, a talk by author Jeff Mitchell showcasing parks and natural areas including hiking trails and waterways in NEPA. Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. 11 a.m. Feb. 2. Free. 996-1500. Winterfest, with bird walks, snowshoeing, games and ice-fishing demonstrations. Bring sleds or ice skates. Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 2. Free. 403-2006.

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Preschool Storytime. Age 3 to pre-K. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St. Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. through Feb. 6. 654-9565.

Hangout Club, a book club for grades 6 to 12. Included: a discussion of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leviathonâ&#x20AC;? by Scott Westerfield. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St. 6 p.m. Jan. 28. 654-9565.

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READS FUTURE Open Readings, with the Campion Literary Society of Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College. Bring an original or published work. Gold Room, Administration Building, 133 N. River St., Wilkes-Barre. 7 p.m. Jan. 31. 208-5900.

Wyoming County Reads, a community reading of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ragtimeâ&#x20AC;? by E.L. Doctorow plus weekly book discussions at the Tunkhannock Public Library and other special events. Free. 996-1500. Next up: â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ragtime from Barrelhouse to Broadway,â&#x20AC;? a performance at WVIA-TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sordoni High-Definition Studio. Bus leaves Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 27. RSVP required.

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Facing fears is a common theme among this week’s new releases. “THE POSSESSION,” GRADE B: The film is proof a movie can be scary without an onslaught of blood, guts and profanity. Director Ole Bornedal gets the maximum chills from gloomy weather, a foreboding soundtrack, lighting trickery, decent special effects and acting that sells each startle. And it still comes in with a PG-13 rating. “MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON,” GRADE B-PLUS: The cable series looks at three average guys who wonder if their lives have been well spent. The focus is on males about 50 but should reach viewers of all ages because of a first-rate cast and smart writing. It works because of the honest dialogue. These men don’t suddenly know the meaning of life but struggle just to get through another day. Those struggles are both funny and serious. Ray Romano, Scott Bakula and Andre Braugher turn in first-rate performances. “WON’T BACK DOWN,” GRADE C: This feels like a Lifetime film that lacks clarity. It bounces through hot-button issues with such randomness as to muddy the central message. Buried under all the distracting elements is a gem of an idea. But the tangled plots leave this story of class struggle incomplete. At its heart are two mothers (Viola Davis, Maggie Gyllenhaal) who decide to transform their children’s failing innercity Pittsburgh school. They start the bureaucratic process of taking over the school so they can run it, despite resistance from all sides. ALSO NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK: “TAKEN 2”: Liam Neeson stars in this sequel to 2008’s “Taken.”

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Woody Allen’ s 1986 stunner “Hannah and Her Sisters” (1986, MGM, PG-13, $25), new to BluRay, revolves around three sisters with very complicated love lives. Woody plays the ex-husband of Hannah (Mia Farrow), who is now married to Elliot (Michael Caine), who has the hots for Hannah’s sister Lee (Barbara Hershey), who is married to a reclusive painter (Max Von Sydow). Meanwhile, Woody begins an on-again, off-again relationship with third sister Holly (Dianne Wiest). Spanning several years – and two Thanksgiving dinners – the film is Allen at his most Chekhovian. The relationships among the three sisters and their significant others are messy, touching and totally absorbing. “Hannah and Her Sisters” is both and an indelibly funny and a darkly perceptive comedy. It’s

no wonder it remains one of Woody’s biggest hits. A key member of Allen’s creative team, dating to 1987’s “Radio Days,” is Wilkes-Barre native Santo Loquasto, who works as a production designer, picking props and mapping out the spaces the actors inhabit. The 68-year-old artist studied at King’s College and designed sets and costumes for Showcase Theatre. “Hannah and Her Sisters” benefits greatly from his impeccable taste. Loquasto, who last worked with Allen on 2009’s “Whatever Works,” is still a member of Woody’s inner circle. For Allen’s next, as-yet-untitled film starring Alec Baldwin, Cate Blanchett, Louis C.K., Sally Hawkins and “Lost’s” Michael Emerson, Loquasto was, once again, the production designer.

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‘Mama’ is horror done so very right

But thanks to financial arrangements made by the conniving psychotherapist “Mama” breaks a lot of horror-movie (Daniel Kash) who sees glory in their case, the D.C. couple moves to a free rules, right off the proverbial bat. It gives us a long back-story opening house in Richmond and tries to bring the and brings up much more back story as girls – Lilly (Isabelle Nélisse) doesn’t speak, but only gurgles, grunts, eats cherthe tale progresses. It over-explains. It reveals its supernat- ries and sleeps with tree limbs – back into ural menace, not just in glimpses, but full the human race. Thanks to whatever kept them alive for on, and early on. There’s never any doubt that this might be all in somebody’s head. five years in the woods, that’s not going to But “Mama” is a reminder that the best be easy. Producer Guillermo del Toro (“Pan’s chills don’t involve chainsaws, blood and guts. Horror is a product of empathy – in Labyrinth”) must have had a hand in the this case, fearing for the safety of small production values here, which are state of the art. But what children and the relucmakes “Mama” tant twenty-something IF YOU GO work are the perrock musician (Jessica What: “Mama” ★★★ formances co-writChastain) stuck with Starring: Jessica Chastain, Megan er/director Andres caring for them. Charpentier, Daniel Kash, Nikolaj Muschietti got from A prologue tells us of Coster-Waldau. Isabelle Nélisse the little girls, who a tragedy. A distraught Directed by: Andres Muschietti are open-faced marfather (Nikolaj Coster- Running time: 100 minutes conflicted Waldau) flees financial Rated: PG-13 for violence and terror, vels, some disturbing images and about where their scandal by shooting thematic elements loyalties lie – with people, grabbing his “Don’t call me children and fleeing into the snowy mountains of Virginia. They Mom” or with “Mama.” And Chastain, far from slumming in a crash,hedragstheinnocentlittlegirlstoa remotecabin,andjustasheisabouttofin- horror film just as she’s fighting for that ish his horror something happens to him. “Zero Dark Thirty” Oscar, adds another Cut to five years later, and searchers fi- gold star to her resume. Annabel is unnally find the girls. They’re feral, non-ver- happy, ill-equipped for parenting, standbal,skitteringaroundonallfourslikerats. offish. Chastain makes her sexy, immaTheir artist Uncle Lucas (also Coster- ture and yet somehow sympathetic. Horror is all about the short-circuit that Waldau) is ready to take them in. His bass-playing girlfriend, Annabel (Chas- the screen’s technical manipulations – music, editing cause in our brain, so this tain) is not. “Don’t call me that,” she says with a isn’t high art. But “Mama” is easily the smile when Victoria (Megan Charpen- most moving, most chilling ghost story tier) calls her “Mom.” She’s not. “This since “Insidious,” an emotional tale efficiently and affectingly told. isn’t my job,” she tells Lucas. By ROGER MOORE McClatchy-Tribune News Service

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he question with “The Last Stand,” Arnold Schwarzenegger’s return to the big screen (not counting “The Expendables 2”) after being the governor of California and at the heart of a messy marital scandal, is this: Does he pick up where he left off as an action hero, or is it an embarrassment, hurtling him down the road to cinematic obsolescence?

The answer falls somewhere squarely in the middle. For sure, “The Last Stand” is no “Terminator” but it is a fun, if predictable, action-thriller that has no problem gently reminding you how old he is – 66 – while simultaneously having him give the world’s most dangerous drug-cartel kingpin a brainbanging beatdown. Schwarzenegger is Sheriff Ray Owens, who presides over his small, sun-baked Arizona border

town like a caring dad. So when it seems most of the city takes off for an away high-school football game, Owens is expecting a quiet weekend, leaving what little there is to do to his well-meaning but inexperienced deputies: work-shy Mike Figuerola (Luis Guzmán); newbie Jerry Bailey (Zach Gilford, “Friday Night Lights”); and no-nonsense Sarah Torrance (Jaimie AlexanSee STAND, Page 16

By ROGER MOORE McClatchy-Tribune News Service

t’s a filthy place, this “Broken City.” Even the people called “good guys” have their dark side, their dirty secrets and tragic flaws. And the “bad guys?” They’re all over the New York papers, all over New York cable news – a mayor who plays hardball, a guy running against him who’s not above crawling in the

mud, a police commissioner too quick to make ethical compromises. “Broken City” begins with a cop, ably played by Mark Wahlberg, on trial for a shooting that may not be as cut-anddried as he maintains. The mayor (Russell Crowe) slaps him on the back, and says “I like having my picture taken with heroes.” But he and the police chief (Jeffrey Wright) end Billy Taggart’s career,

no matter what the judge says. Cut to seven years later. Billy’s a private detective – skulking in alleys, photographing cheating spouses. He has a hot actress wife (Natalie Martinez), and his work has made him the jealous type. He has a lot of bills and a bad temper. At least he’s on the wagon. That’s the moment his old pal, the mayor, calls. Find out who’s sleeping

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with my wife, Hizzonor says. Do it before Election Day, next week. The cando mayor is in a two-fisted race with a city councilman (Barry Pepper). The last thing he needs is for word to get out that his wife (Catherine Zeta-Jones) is cuckolding him. But once Billy has done his job and gotten the incriminating photos, things turn even dicier. The adulterer turns up dead, and Billy wonders if he’s been set See CITY, Page 16

STILL SHOWING 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 extended intense fantasy action violence and frightening images. 169 mins. ★★ 1/2 HYDE PARK ON HUDSON – This warts-and-all portrait demonstrates that Franklin Delano Roosevelt was in many ways a real live wire. R for brief sexuality. 95 mins. ★★★ THE IMPOSSIBLE – The horror of the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 is made intimate. PG-13 for intense realistic disaster sequences, including disturbing injury images and brief nudity. 122 mins. ★★★★ JACK REACHER – Even if Tom Cruise isn’t as physically imposing as his crime-solving exmilitary 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, big-screen telling of the beloved musical is relentlessly driven and simply will not let up until you’ve Felt Something. 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 with a Bengal tiger. PG for emotional theme and scary action. 126 mins. ★★★ 1/2 LINCOLN — This is a lot more reserved than the expected Spielberg parody 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 that’s a good excuse for converting the computer-animated “Monsters, Inc.” to 3-D for a prequel. G. 92 mins. ★★★ 1/2

PARENTAL GUIDANCE – A mildmannered riff on parenting, then and now. PG for some rude humor. 100 mins. ★★ SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK A head-spinner 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 ★★★★ TEXAS CHAINSAW 3D – This purported direct sequel to Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror classic scores points for sheer brazenness, but there isn’t much to recommend it. R for grisly violence and language. 92 mins. ★★ THIS IS 40 – Here’s your new “Meet the Parents,” just longer and less funny. R for sexual content, crude humor, language and drug material. 131 mins. ★★ WRECK-IT RALPH – Colorful,

noisy and pixel-deep diversion about Ralph (John C. Reilly), a video-game villain who wants to be a hero. In 3-D. 93 mins. PG for raucous humor, animated action violence. ★★★ ZERO DARK THIRTY – Kathryn Bigelow’s slow-burning, brilliant film presents itself as “based on firsthand accounts of actual events.” And while some have challenged its veracity on certain key points, this much can be said: As a hugely compressed account of the Osama bin Laden manhunt, and a riveting portrait of a fiercely determined woman working in a male-dominated sphere, the film is a resounding success. R for strong violence, brutal disturbing images and language. 157 mins. ★★★ 1/2

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A HAUNTED HOUSE – A couple move into their dream home only to learn a demon also resides there. When the woman of the house becomes possessed, the man of the house, determined to keep his sex life on track, turns to a priest, psychic and team of ghost-busters. R for crude/sexual content, language and drug use. 86 mins. ★★ DJANGO UNCHAINED – Another indulgent film from Quentin Tarantino, reigning junk-genre junkie. R for graphic violence, a vicious fight, language and some nudity. 165 mins. ★★ GANGSTER SQUAD – Director Ruben Fleischer breathed new life into the zombie genre by infusing comedy into his quirky “Zombieland.” He successfully fused the odd mix of contradicting elements of horror and hilarity. He’s not so successful with a similar attempt to blend genres here. R for language, violence. 113 minutes. ★★ 1/2

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‘Criminal Minds’ star has left the show Q. Can you PLEASE tell me what happened to Paget Brewster from “Criminal Minds”? I love that show, but miss her. A. Brewster left the series at the end of the seventh, 2011-12 season (and had nearly left the season before during budget cuts which also led to the departure of A.J. Cook from the show). “I really didn’t feel challenged anymore and I wanted to learn something and be excited again,” the actress said, according to the Hollywood Reporter. “I was getting cranky on Criminal Minds and we’d gone through some unnecessary cast changes — if that is as diplomatic as I can be about it — and I never got over it.” And, she said, “At a certain point you’re so familiar with the rhythms that you can reach a point where you get lazy. I’m afraid I did that.”

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Q. Is the movie “The Man Who Fell to Earth” available on DVD? A. With the 1976 film starring David Bowie and directed by Nicolas Roeg, the answer is yes and no. It has been released on DVD several times, and on a Criterion edition Blu-ray in 2008. However, neither the Blu-ray nor the DVDs are in current release. So Amazon.com lists it for sale from various vendors but at often high prices. (An unused Blu-ray can run you about $130, for example.) The movie is easily available as streaming video on Amazon and Netflix. Do you have a question or comment for the mailbag? Write to me at rheldenfels@thebeaconjournal.com or by regular mail to the Akron Beacon Journal, 44 E. Exchange St., Akron, OH 44309.

HOROSCOPE BY HOLIDAY MATHIS ARIES (March 21-April 19). Remember

people’s names. It’s the only way to interact fully. If you can remember people’s names, you’ll be at ease and relate in a manner that’s meaningful to you. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). As for the less-than-optimal habits you’ve picked up along the way, you’ll lose them in much the same way — by taking action one day at a time. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You will let yourself heal. It’s a simple and relaxed process. You’ll steer your mind well and

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tate to those who compliment you — it’s only smart. You don’t seek acknowledgment, but you know who is likely to give it to you. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). When you accept an idea as the truth without examination, you are in a hypnotic state of sorts. In some sense you will hear the snap of fingers and wake up. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Everyone likes a mystery, especially when it comes in the form of a person. You’ll be the new one in a room. Leaving out major details of who you are will create a problem to solve. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). When events

unfold haphazardly there is always a chance for a do-over in the theater of your mind. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Feelings are like clouds — they change and pass. It’s something to consider before you make major decisions based on them. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re a teacher and so is your student. Today’s experience of sharing will humble you both, even while making you both masters. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Even though you’re pretty self-sufficient, you still like to be reminded every once in a while that you’re doing a good job, fighting the good fight and generally trying to do what’s best.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Should

you fight for what you want or accept what is? Maybe a little of both. As long as you’re paying attention, you’ll know which way to go at any given moment. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll pick up on what’s going on just outside the range of your vision. Your peripheral vision is related strongly to psychic awareness. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 18). You’ll hone a talent in the next three months. New methods and levels of relaxation help you get more comfortable and masterful. March brings a loving force into your world. Pisces and Leo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 1, 22, 31 and 19.

King of the whoppers doesn’t fool wife’s clear-eyed cousin Dear Abby: My elderly uncle and aunt have a son-in-law who — to put it mildly — spins tall tales. “Tom” has been EVERYwhere, done EVERYthing and insists on telling anyone who will listen all about it. He speaks many languages fluently (until someone addresses him in one of them) and has had countless adventures in various countries, although he can’t locate them on a map.

DEAR ABBY ADVICE My uncle and aunt have bought two cars for their financially unstable daughter and this phony. Both times, Tom insisted on maintaining them himself (another of his legendary skills). Afterward, both cars required major repairs and eventually had to be scrapped. After Tom’s stint as a highly decorated Navy SEAL, he morphed into a genius at creating

computer software, when he wasn’t touring with a famous bluegrass band — the name of which he can’t remember. I am concerned that my uncle and aunt are so awed by this man that they might one day allow him to manage their finances (there is no topic Tom is not an expert on) or let him fix the brakes on their vehicle. I think you know where I’m heading. I have to bite my tongue to keep from saying, “Tom, Yokohama is a city, not a country. And if you’re really best friends

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style of campaigning. “It won’t stick. But it’ll smudge.” Working-class cops and politicians have homophobic streaks. Wright’s police chief-turned-poContinued from page 13 lice commissioner has a simmerup. His life unravels even as he and ing resentment that feels righhis perky assistant (Alona Tal) un- teous, but unsavory. Crowe plays ravel the layers of deceit surround- the mayor’s working-class background as a barely hidden resenting this case. Director Allen Hughes (“The ment, making him menacing even Book of Eli”) hides the secrets when he’s glad-handing supporters. well and stages a Jones has a good fight and IF YOU GO decent part to chase. But what’s What: “Broken City” ★★ 1/2 play as well, a most entertaining Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Ruswoman chalabout Brian Tucksell Crowe, Catherine Zetalenging the prier’s script is the Jones, Jeffrey Wright, Barry Pepper, Natalie Martinez vate eye on lived-in feel it has. what he thinks The ex-cop is all Directed by: Allen Hughes he knows. rough edges, intol- Running time: 109 minutes Rated: R for pervasive language, There’s a lot erant at times, illsexual content and violence of background tempered. And to pack into evfunny. His assistant calls something ery character, and Tucker sets them up as virtuous, pure of mo“wondrous.” “Wondrous?! Did they teach tive, only to pull the rug from under them. you that at DeVry?” But “Broken City” doesn’t have Politicians treat slander with the cavalier disregard of those a compelling narrative to pull it used to an “any-means-necessary” along. Wahlberg, playing well

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der). Little does he know that, miles away in Las Vegas, Mexican gangster Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega) has made a daring, highly choreographed escape from federal custody. He is on the lam in a modified Corvette ZR1, reaching speeds of up to nearly 200 mph as he races toward the border. Cortez, with the help of some his cronies, plans to smuggle himself back into Mexico over a secret bridge his associates have been constructing near Owens’ town. Angry federal agent John Bannister (Forest Whitaker), who seems to have had a long obsession with capturing the slippery Cortez, calls to warn Owens that the dangerous felon is headed his way. So it’s up to Owens and his ragtag, ad hoc crew – which also includes well-armed town eccentric and comedic relief Lewis Dinkum (Johnny Knoxville) and ne’er-do-well Frank Martinez (Rodrigo Santoro), the only occupant in the town’s tiny jail – to keep Cortez from making his escape to Mexican soil. South Korean director Jeewoon Kim (“The Good, The Bad, the Weird”; “I Saw the Devil”), working from a script by Andrew

within his comfort zone, dials back the fearsome, aiming for funny some of the time. It’s a hallmark of this slightly-better-than-aver-

age thriller that it is missing some of the requisite thrills. And that Wahlberg blows his best one-liner. This mayor is “dangerous,” he’s

warned. Naah, Billy flatly replies. ”He only knows people that kill people.” Emphasize the “KNOWS” and that line sings.

IF YOU GO What: “The Last Stand” ★★★ Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville Directed by: Jee-woon Kim Running time: 107 minutes Rated: R for strong bloody violence throughout, strong language

Knauer, Jeffrey Nachmanoff and George Nolfi, keeps things moving quickly in his Hollywood debut. Cortez’s breakout on the streets of Vegas at the film’s start and a car chase through a corn field near the end show off a keen visual eye. That helps distract viewers from the story’s outbursts of improbability. (No one even suspects that a large bridge, not hidden by foliage and easily seen from the air, is being built by a criminal gang near their town? Really?) Certainly, Schwarzenegger moves a bit slower than he used to. There are a couple of moments when you almost hear the bones creaking. But he can still deliver the hurt to some bad guys. That’s the main thing anyone going to see this film cares about. With “Terminator 5” announced and a fleet of other Schwarzenegger’s movies in the pipeline, those afraid “The Last Stand” indeed would be Arnold’s last stand can breathe a sigh of relief. He’ll be back.

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T H I S W E E K : JA N . 18 TO 24, 2013 Third Friday Art Exhibit, with works by the Wyoming Valley Art League along with wine and food from local restaurants. 130 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 5 to 8 tonight. 674-9499 Photography Now, a group exhibit of eight contemporary photographers. Opens Saturday with a reception 6 to 8 p.m. Through Feb. 10 at the Hazleton Art League, 225 E. Broad St. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays through Sundays. 454-0092.

ONGOING EXHIBITS Art Exhibit, mixed media by Dallas artist Annmarie Ciccarelli and figurative oils by Scranton artist Alexandra Price. New Visions Studio & Gallery, 201 Vine St., Scranton. Noon to 6 p.m. today and Saturday. 878-3970.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a Norman Rockwell fan, mark your calendar for curator Thomas C. Dalyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talk on â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Norman Rockwell and the 20th Centuryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Misericordia Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Walsh Hall in Dallas. The talk accompanies the exhibit â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Norman Rockwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 323 Saturday Evening Post Covers,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; a slice of everyday life in the America of the 1940s and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;50s, running through Feb. 28 at the Pauly Friedman Art Gallery. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Call 674-6250 for more information. Through Feb. 10 at the Da Vinci Science Center, 3145 Hamilton Boulevard Bypass, Allentown. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays. $11.95, $8.95 children plus $10 special exhibition fee. 484-664-1002. Jenuine Design, musically inspired paintings and drawings by Jennie Lee Allegretto. Through Feb. 21. Dragonfly CafĂŠ, 9 E. Broad St., Hazleton. 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.

Drawing on Our Faith, artwork by the En Plein Air Society. Through Feb. 22 at the Schulman Gallery, Luzerne County Community College, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. 740-0727. The Miracle of the Bells, an exhibit covering the story of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;realâ&#x20AC;? Olga (Trotzski) Treskoff of Glen Lyon who became a successful Broadway producer and was the inspiration for a 1948 movie partially filmed in Glen Lyon. Luzerne County Historical Society, 49 S. Franklin St.,

Seeking the Muse: 10 Years of Inspirations at the Blue Heron Gallery, a group exhibit celebrating a decade of art, music and poetry. Through Thursday at Blue Heron Gallery, 20 Main St., Wyalusing. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. 746-4922.

Wilkes-Barre. Through March 15: noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. 823-6244.

Works by Annmarie Ciccarelli, including this â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Woodpecker,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; are on display at New Visions Studio & Gallery in Scranton through tomorrow.

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winter winner, as did a Maple Salmon Crisp, with caramelized almonds, red onion and, mmmm, more bacon. OTHER FARE: The dinner menu is fairly extensive for a pub and offers plenty of classics, including several poultry and seafood options. A chicken scampi dish ($15.95) scored rave reviews for the quality of the chicken itself, which can be a deal-breaker in other places, but the scampi sauce could have used an extra injection of flavor. On the lighter side, a $9.95 Honey Mustard Crunch salad hit all the right notes. BEVERAGES? Beer is a popular choice here, of course. We had looked forward to a local selection from Breaker Brewing Company, but, alas, on the evening, the only option was a darker, heavier entry, so we bypassed. Unfortunately, two of us agreed the Miller Light we chose instead was just a bit off. (Could have been trouble with the taps.) The better news, however, is that craft beer is starting to make inroads here, and Kelsey’s website (www.kelseys-restaurant.com) touts Racer 5, Smithwick’s and more. HOURS: 4-10 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; 3-11p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; noon-9 p.m. Sundays. PRICES: $10 to $15 is a popular price point. THE LOCATION: 1 North Main St., Ashley CONTACT: 570-819-2733 OVERALL IMPRESSION: A happy, happening neighborhood spot that attracts far more than the neighbors. On its way to becoming a local institution, if it’s not already.

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Italian Breaded Pork Chops $15.95

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Prime Rib $19.95

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WHY WE WENT: The Super Bowl looms. Call it a scouting mission. This house offers at least a dozen screens and, after all, brings the billing, “It’s a fun place.” STYLE OF FOOD: Pizza and pub food as well as a host of traditional dinners, including multiple house favorites, such as shepherd’s pie and Chili Con Kelsey’s. DRESS & DÉCOR: Dress is casual; décor is classic pub, though the expanded dining room lends a more traditional restaurant feel. SERVICE: Quick and pleasant. Though the place was busy, we were seated quickly and well-attended. MUST-TRY DISHES: Chicken wing pizza, one of several pizza options available (among red, white, cheesesteak and even Cajun), sported an exquisitely light yet crispy crust and a snappy sauce. We went with sidecars of traditional mild and Ryan’s Southwest Ranch, which fans of creamier wing sauces will lap up. The chicken itself was shaved as opposed to chunked, which we appreciated. Shepherd’s pie, an Irish favorite, was similarly lighter than expected yet densely satisfying. The crusty specialty flaked easily under a fork and was loaded with nicely browned meat and tender vegetables. Specials change weekly. Recent eye-catchers were The Mac & Cheeseburger, a hybrid of sirloin and the classic comfort food as a topping also boasting chopped bacon. (Isn’t everything better with bacon?) This one’s served on toasted Italian bread. Another special, a queso pasta bake with peppers, onions, tomatoes, garlic and tequila lime chicken, sounded like a spicy

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