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“The Weekender logo - I live, breathe, and bleed this product.”

Amanda Dittmar

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“Finishing my quarter sleeve. It’s of a kid on a pile of trash painting the sky blue with a roller.”

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“An ACME Markets logo.”

Rich Howells

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“Hopefully I’ll be finishing off my right sleeve with an army of zombies.”

Kieran Inglis

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“Flames on my head like Bam Bam Bigelow.”

Sara Pokorny

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“A small hummingbird behind my right ear in honor of my grandmother.”

Paul Shaw

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“Another Roy Lichtenstein or Niagara Detroit print.”

Tell @wkdr what your next tattoo will be.

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Unlike many workplaces, it’s safe to say that The Weekender is tattoo friendly.

Everyone in our East Market Street office has at least one, but most have several, and while they’re not always visible, we all appreciate the work and thought behind them.

My own tattoos tell a very personal story about my personal beliefs, on in some cases a lack thereof, while others just get something that looks cool to show off. I support getting inked for either reason, as it’s an art that is becoming increasingly appreciated by all.

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Gatherings like the Electric City Tattoo Convention this weekend (pages 32 and 33) help foster this appreciation, and even if your arms and legs are bare, I suggest stopping down and having a look around.

The only way to truly have a tattoo friendly workplace is to make it the norm, after all, and I bet you’d be surprised who has one when sleeves are rolled up in the summertime.

-Rich Howells, Weekender Editor

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Courtesy Photo From left, Bobby Poynton, Donovan Tea, and Tony Butala make up the versatile vocal trio, The Lettermen.

Always a Letterman

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The Lettermen: March 22, 7:30 p.m., Lemmond Theater, Misericordia University (301 Lake St., Dallas). $20, general admission. Info: 570.674.6400.

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…should you try out for the NEPA Miners? Because the hometown football team has their eye on the championship this year, and they want you to be a part of it.

The seventh season will open June 15, and the Miners are currently holding tryouts.

Anyone interested can come to the Riverfront Sports Complex (5 W. Olive St., Scranton) March 23. Registration is open from noon to 1 p.m. and the combine runs from 1 to 4 p.m. It’s a $40 fee for new players and $10 for 2012 return players.

The team is coming off a 9-3 season and is one play away from advancing to the second round of the playoffs.

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... is Scranton StorySlam headed next?

The West Side. For the next storytelling competition, where participants share a true, five-minute tale, all anecdotes will be inspired by the theme “West Side Stories.”

The Slam will take place March 30 at 7:30 p.m. at Haggerty’s Tavern (421 N. Main Ave., Scranton). For more information, call 570.470.6861 or visit scrantonstoryslam.com.

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A mere minute on the phone with Tony Butala of famed singing trio The Lettermen would clue anyone in to why the founding member of the group has stuck with it since the 1950s: he loves it, and it’s obvious that talking about anything to do with the business gives him incredible joy.

“Oh, I can remember back in ’62, traveling in a station wagon, three musicians, the third seat down and our little PA system and set of drums all jammed in.

Even though we had hit records at the time, that’s just how we traveled,” the singer said with a chuckle. “And then we moved on to a Dodge motor home, eventually a Greyhound bus. We mostly fly now. But that’s just to give you an idea of how much things have changed since this whole thing started.”

The industry, and the world itself, has certainly taken many twists and turns since the first time The Lettermen’s name appeared on the marquee of the Desert Inn Hotel Resort Showroom in Las Vegas in 1958, but it’s never slowed the group down.

For example, the Lettermen lineup itself has undergone several switches, though it has always stayed a trio. In ’58, Butala, Mike Barnett, and Talmadge Russell made up the initial trio, but since then, members Bob Engemann, Mark Preston, Ernie Pontiere, Darren Dowler, Don Campeau, Chad Nichols, and Jim Pike, as well as his younger brothers Gary and Donny, have all had stints in the group. Currently, Butala, Donovan Tea, and Bobby Poynton make up The Lettermen, a trio that Butala calls “the best and strongest group I’ve ever had the pleasure of dealing with.”

So, why has Butala been the only one to stay constant the

whole time? It’s simple.

“It was a dream of mine.”

Between the switch from big band sounds to raucous rock ‘n’ roll, the group found their signature sound.

“The concept I had was to have three lead singers that would also have the discipline to sing as a group as well,” Butala said. “This was very different from all the other groups that started out in the ‘50s and ‘60s who had one guy up front taking the lead while the others sang in the back. That’s what made it stronger than most groups; all three of us could carry the show.”

It’s a formula that’s worked.

Since their inception, The Lettermen have churned out an album on an almost yearly basis and are the only group to have 32 consecutive hit albums on the Billboard Top 40 charts.

Aside from their musical talent, which has brought hits like “The Way You Look Tonight,” “When I Fall in Love,” and “Hurt So Bad,” among many others, The Lettermen have always kept up a reputation for what Butala calls being “very user-friendly.”

“We’ll stay two hours after the show and sign every autograph, even take pictures with people.

That’s another thing that’s changed in this business, the way people do things. Some of the other guys come in and they’re so aloof. Not us.

“We feel that audiences are affected by what we’re doing on stage, so if they become what some would call a ‘good audience,’ well, then we’ve done our job.”

…are you going to do with that awesome piece of art you’ve been working on?

Have no fear, local Rembrandt, as a call has been put out by local galleries for entries to the Northeastern Biennial Twenty Thirteen.

It’s a joint effort between Marywood University Art Galleries, AFA Gallery, The Hope Horn Gallery at the University of Scranton, and ArtWorks Gallery & Studio.

“Northeastern Biennial Twenty Thirteen will be the single largest art exhibit ever held in Lackawanna County,” said Sandra Ward Povse, Director of the Marywood University Art Galleries and one of the eight members of the steering committee.

There are several cash prizes to be won in many categories. Submissions are to be made prior to June 15 and prize notification will be given by Sept. 1. Call for entries may be downloaded from marywood.edu/galleries. To receive the call for entries by mail, artists may call 570.348.6211 ext. 2428 or send a written request via e-mail with a name and address to gallery@marywood.edu.

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King’s College (133 nortH river st., WilKes-barre, 570.208.5957 or Kings.edu) • CaMpion literarY soCietY open reading: april 10, 7 p.M., regina Court. info: 570.208.5900, ext. 5487.

New Visions Studio & Gallery (201 vine st., sCranton, WWW.neWvisionstudio.CoM, 570.878.3970) • Writers sHoWCase: MarCH 30, 7 p.M. featuring stanton HanCoCK, laurel radziesKi, sHelbY fisK, CHris CaMpion, HeatHer M. davis and andrea MCguigan.

Pittston Memorial Library (47 broad st., 570.654.9565, pitMeMlib@CoMCast.net) • Hangout Club: MarCH 25, 6 p.M. • friends Meeting: MarCH 28, 6:30 p.M. The Vintage Theater (326 spruCe st., sCranton, info@ sCrantonsvintagetHeater.CoM) • open MiCropHone poetrY: MarCH 21, 8:30 p.M. Wilkes University events: • reading bY beverlY donofrio, bestselling autHor of ‘riding in Cars WitH boYs:’ april 3, 7 p.M., barnes and noble College booKstore (WilKes-barre).

VISUAL AFA Gallery (514 laCKaWanna ave., sCranton: 570.969.1040 or artistsforart.org) gallerY Hours tHurs.-sat., 12-5 p.M. • KeYstone College senior exHibition: april 4-27. opening reCeption april 4, 6-9 p.M. • tiMe and landsCape bY KatHe frantz: april 4-27. opening reCeption april 5, 6-9 p.M. ArtWorks Gallery (502 laCKaWanna ave., sCranton.

570.207.1815, artWorKsnepa.CoM) gallerY Hours: tues.-fri., 11 a.M.-5 p.M., sat., noon-3 p.M., or bY appointMent.

• illuMinations bY nina davidoWitz: tHrougH MarCH 30.

• KeYstone College senior exHibition: april 4-27. opening reCeption april 4, 6-9 p.M.

B & B Art Gallery (222 nortHern blvd., s. abington toWnsHip) • tHird fridaY exHibit featuring MarK CioCCa, “arCHiteCtural geMs:” opening reCeption MarCH 15, 5-8 p.M. artist talK MarCH 24, 2 p.M. Converge Gallery (140 W. fourtH st., WilliaMsport, 570.435.7080, ConvergegallerY. CoM) • “suspended in tiMe,” featuring traditional, landsCape and CitYsCape paintings WitH a tWist: opening reCeption feb. 28, 6-9 p.M. runs tHrougH april 27.

Everhart Museum (1901 MulberrY st., sCranton, pa, 570.346.7186, WWW.everHartMuseuM.org) adMission $5 adults; $3 students/ seniors; $2 CHildren 6-12; MeMbers free.

• “tHe blood is tHe life: vaMpires in art & nature:” tHrougH JulY 2.

• “WHat’s in tHe Cloud? bats on tHe atlantiC Coast:” on displaY tHrougH JulY 2.

• pYsanKY WorKsHop: MarCH 20, 6-8 p.M. $25, MuseuM MeMbers; $30, non-MeMbers. ages 16 and up, preregistration and paYMent required.

• vaMpires at tHe afa gallerY, sHoWing of tHe filM ‘vaMpYr:’ MarCH 27, 6-8 p.M. ages 18 and up.

Hope Horn Gallery (HYland Hall, universitY of sCranTon, 570.941.4214) • “laYing of Hands,” interaCtive MusiC installation pieCe: opening reCeption MarCH 21, 6-8 p.M. The Linder Gallery at Keystone College (570.945.8335, KeYstone.edu/lindergallerY) • “KellesiMone Waits: antitHesis:” opening reCeption MarCH 24, 406 p.M. MarCH 24-april 28. talK bY Waits MarCH 25, 9:45 a.M., brooKs tHeatre.

Marquis Art & Frame (122 s. Main st., WilKes-barre, 570.823.0518) • “tHree artists: tHree Years later,” featuring tHe WorKs of rYan HnaY, Marguerite i. fuller, and sKip sensbaCH: opening reCeption MarCH 15, 5-8 p.M. tHrougH april 27.

• “tHe tv sHoW:” april 5-MaY 1. opening reCeption april 5, 6-8:30 p.M. New Visions Studio & Gallery (201 vine st., sCranton, WWW.neWvisionstudio.CoM, 570.878.3970) gallerY Hours: tues.-sun., noon-6 p.M. and bY appointMent.

• “not Your average art:” opening reCeption MarCH 1, 6-10 p.M. runs tHrougH MarCH 29.

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Send your listings to WBWnews@civitasmedia.com, 90 E. Market St., WilkesBarre, Pa., 18703, or fax to 570.831.7375. Deadline is Mondays at 2 p.m. Print listings occur up until three weeks from publication date. tHurs. 10 a.M.-8 p.M., fri. 10 a.M.-5 p.M., sat.-sun. 1-5 p.M. • “student art exHibition: Mixed Media:’’ MarCH 13-23. opening reCeption MarCH 16, 2-5 p.M. • “reCent landsCapes,” a tHoMas stapleton exHibit: opening reCeption april 6, 5-8 p.M. runs april 6 to June 7.

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Schulman Gallery (2nd floor of lCCC CaMpus Center, 1333 s. prospeCt st., nantiCoKe, WWW.luzerne.edu/sCHulMangallerY, 570.740.0727) gallerY Hours: Mon.-fri., 9 a.M.-5 p.M. • annual rossetti exHibit: MarCH 3-MarCH 27.

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Breaking Down the Walls

Another two weeks away and now the homesickness starts to set in.

I am writing this week’s article from Melbourne, Australia. We have hit the halfway point of our tour. It seems the more we go away, the faster time goes.

However, nothing can replace the feeling of getting home after a long trip. In our time away, I’ve already missed one show - the Strength for a Reason show that also doubled as a video shoot at West Side Park in Nanticoke. The text message review I got of the show was positive, but words will never substitute seeing it firsthand.

Last month before we went away, I was contacted about booking a show for a band coming through our area. Now while I’m not allowed to divulge the information for the show just yet, I encountered so many roadblocks while trying to execute the simple task of securing a venue that I feel the need to discuss it. I love shows, but I have only ever booked a very small amount. In those few times, however, I literally sent out an e-mail asking to do a show on a certain date, got confirmation back, and then made a flyer. The last time I did that was when I asked Matt CTI if I could do the first Disengage show at Café Metropolis. It was that simple. But to put that in perspective, that was four years ago now. Now that we don’t have a steady venue, it’s a little harder.

I made a list of places that I thought could be possible venues.

Over the course of two weeks, I called five places and e-mailed others. I only got one phone call back.

The owner of a hall told me that it would be impossible to have this show happen. Now, at this point, I

started to feel a little discouraged.

Just a year ago, we could have put this show on at Redwood Art Space without a problem, but, of course, we are still without a venue.

I feel that music is made to be played live. Giving people the opportunity to see a band perform is such a great experience, but it seemed that I would have to pass on bringing a band to Wilkes-Barre because there are no places for bands to play. Now the last thing I want to come off as is someone who complains. I know that the average bar owner or the vet at the VFW who hears that some punk wants to do an all-ages show thinks that it’s just simply not worth their time or energy, but that doesn’t mean a show shouldn’t be booked at all.

Finally, after e-mailing back and forth while on the road, I secured a venue and was able to proudly tell the band that the show was on.

I will announce the show as soon as I can, and I promise that it will be worth the wait. I feel a sense of victory for overcoming the obstacles, but it seems that it shouldn’t be this hard. Maybe we had it easy before. Maybe it will just be more difficult now. But no matter what it is, it won’t discourage music from thriving in our area.

Although this is just one show, I still consider this a small victory, but I won’t be satisfied until we are able to bring any band possible to the area without fear: fear of having to tell a band that there is nowhere for them to play.

The great thing about putting this out publically is that it can reach people we can’t normally.

So, to anyone who reads this – we need a new venue.

Clark Van Orden/The Timss Leader This 2006 photo shows a now defunct beloved downtown WilkesBarre venue, the type of place that’s needed again locally.

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A firm Grip on modern alternative rock

Philadelphia-by-way-ofScranton band Grip of the Gods is certainly a little different than many post-alternative indie outfits currently on the club scene.

Whereas most bands are either smothered in layers of distortion or abandoning the amps altogether in favor of a mandolin and acoustic six-string, Grip of the Gods falls somewhere refreshingly in between. The three-piece outfit’s third EP, “Take,” is delicately heavy – creating moods with ambient melody a la The Fray, combined with the somewhat displaced, rhythmic uneasiness of A Perfect Circle, though not as

outright plodding.

The band’s also got a touch of new wave sensibility, as tracks like “Connecting Dots” apply a moody, synth-driven weight akin to Depeche Mode/Joy Division, while “Take” shifts into a Killersinspired rock posture, vocalist/ guitarist Rich Barni’s faux-falsetto vocal pitch adding to the brooding despondency of his inquisitive lyrical framework. Rounded out by bassist Alex Deck and drummer Corey Deck, the band conjures a freeform and progressive alternative trance sound that refuses to stick to convention.

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Modern Baseball hit homerun Awkward and adorable are the first two words that came to mind after listening to Modern Baseball’s first full-length, titled “Sports,” but their talent should not be taken as lightly. Four not-exactly-kids, not-exactlygrown-ups based out of Philadelphia’s Drexel University have released a debut album worth talking about, and one that recently got them signed to Run For Cover Records.

“Sports,” a Lame-O Records release, blends

one of the band’s strengths. Barni employs guitar effect comparable to U2’s The Edge on “Icono;” the track wouldn’t sound out of place on said band’s “Achtung Baby.” Similarly, “Tell Me” takes on a time signature-twisting vibe, the track swirling into jazzchorded, atmospheric euphoria as Barni contemplates “if things will change, when you finally give up.” “Heavy” is definitely Radiohead influenced in its martyred soundscape, with lyrics reflecting the tortured ruminations of Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington (“We feel so out of breath, but somehow the beating inside of our chest won’t give up”).

“Take” is emotive, surreal, and musically stimulating thought patterns from one of Penn.’s most artistically brash young bands.

Grip of the Gods play music without walls.

-Mark Uricheck, Weekender Correspondent

emo, indie, and a little bit of pop in a musical age where musicians are either defensive or up in the air about what genre they fall under.

Modern Baseball classifies themselves as “passive aggressive dad-core” with influences such as The Menzingers and Motion City Soundtrack. Regardless of what you want to call it, “Sports” is sure to make you feel like dancing around while singing along to songs about relatable and socially awkward situations.

Awkwardness is a reoccurring theme throughout “Sports,” represented in songs like “Tears Over Beers.” Their focus on this common but rarely touched upon aspect of being a young adult is what draws you in while smooth and pleasant vocals over light and simple instrumentals keep you listening over and over again.

Creating “Sports” was a really intense process, as band members write songs individually, giving them over 50 songs to choose from, written over the past two years. Jake Ewald and Brendan Lukens are the masterminds behind the songwriting process, and vocal tracks are split between the two while bassist Ian Farmer and drummer Sean Huber help provide an array of jam-worthy melodies.

Take some time and download “Sports” from modernbaseballpa.bandcamp.com, check them out on Spotify, or catch them live on one of their upcoming tours. If you like friends, good music, and often find yourself in awkward life situations, there’s no way you won’t get locked in.

-Erika Firestone, Weekender Correspondent

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Let’s start with the obvious: Timberlake picked the hands-down weakest track possible to lead off the album with “Suit & Tie.” While JT no doubt wanted to show off his Timbaland-backed jazz crooner status, his voice was never his song suit, and while he could accentuate his falsetto quite well at times, using it over a track that bears such a strong sonic and stylistic resemblance to the equally-derided Jay-Z single “Show Me What You Got” is doing him no favors. Thankfully, “20/20’s” only other bit of lounge-singer Justin Timberlake shtick can be found on the much-better “That ‘The 20/20 Experience’ Girl,” wherein Timbaland basically does the best Daptone Records imitation he possibly Rating W W can, and more or less pulls it off.

While the Timberland/Timberlake partnership has produced some quality songs and at least one genuine classic (in the form of “Cry Me a River”), they have never produced anything even remotely like “20/20’s” stunning closer “Blue Ocean Floor.”

When you add it all up, “The 20/20 Experi“The 20/20 Experience” arrives on a tidal ence” is indeed the sound of a much more wave of industry hype and media omnipresmusically ambitious Timberlake, but even ence. With its shifting grooves and average with his boundary-pushing songs and numersong length of seven minutes, some publicaous (and often fascinating) interludes, he is tions have already started hailing this album still only a somewhat decent songwriter, and as Justin Timberlake’s true “statement” album, it’s Timbaland who winds up picking a lot of an instant classic. After all, Timberlake said in JT’s slack. multiple post-“Futuresex” interviews that the only time he’d come back to music is when -Evan Sawdey, PopMatters he was truly ready for it. Yet when you actu-

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Jason Riedmiller Cheno Moreno, lead singer of The Deftones, gave a stellar performance.

pull one in. Stephen Carpenter’s driving power chords (and vibrant, eclectic array of ESP guitars) drew in the hooked crowd.

Front row dwellers got a face-off performance from frontman Cheno Moreno throughout the main set. His in-pitch, phrase-ending screams were impressive. The back-ofthe-theater crowd got a clear view of Abe Cunningham’s mid-show drum solo, which had everyone revved up for more.

Although Sergio Vega, Chi Cheng’s stand-in bass double, wasn’t highlighted as much as original members, he still set a distinctive, distorted yet clean beat from start to finish.

This is not to say that it was all peaches and cream.

Although the Sherman is an easily accessible venue with a lot of character, the sound was just alright. Even with a nearly sold-out show, some foam would’ve helped suck up some of the sound. The light and smoke show was pretty basic, but it was more about the music than visual appeal.

For as solid as the set list was, there was an abrupt end to the main set with the track “Bloody Cape,” diving directly to darkness. The ‘Tones redeemed their awkward ending in treating the theater with some oldies from their very first 1995 album, “Adrenaline.” Playing “Engine No. 9,” followed by “Seven Words,” was a wellrounded finish to an overall decent show. Even with the absence of Cheng, who remains incapacitated after a near-fatal car accident, it looks like the band has no intention of slowing down anytime soon.

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Bands that have been together for decades, and are still active on the scene, are sometimes less appreciated. Constantly touring artists can become a limited priority on a listener’s concert “bucket list.” The Deftones proved on March 12 why they are still here and kicking it when they played to a packed house at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg.

Fortunately for them, their fans are the real deal.

Welcoming the ‘Tones with open arms, lifelong listeners drove from several states to catch the weeknight show.

The Deftones have made their presence and sound last since the late ‘80s with basic elements. They don’t go through musicians like buying a new car every few years; they are lifelong friends with solid chemistry. Their comfortable stage presence is a testament to that. The high-energy crowd at the Sherman was proof.

They have stuck to their experimental metal sound, and whether a listener likes that or not, it has worked well enough for them to produce seven fulllength studio records, all with general critical praise. Most notably known for hits from albums such as “Around the Fur” and “White Pony,” they have methodically had a strong succession of work.

With this tour being centered around their 2012 album “Koi No Yokan,” it was refreshing to hear they still made this a fan-friendly tour. The set list spanned nearly every album, not overplaying or dwelling on just one. Beginning the show with a track from their sixth album, the heavy riffed “Diamond Eyes” set the mood at about 8:45 p.m. Getting right down to business and jumping back a few years with “Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away),” they immediately led into “My Own Summer (Shove It),” setting the tone for the rest of the night.

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Like his nickname, Aaron Bruno could have gone AWOL from the music industry completely after his bands Home Town Hero and Under the Influence of Giants broke up. Instead, he took some time alone to write the most honest and personal songs of his career, laying the foundation for Awolnation.

The group’s debut album, “Megalithic Symphony,” thrust Bruno back into the limelight when the first single, “Sail,” went double platinum and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. Before his highly anticipated stop at the Sherman Theater on Friday, March 22, Bruno opened up to The Weekender about starting over, hitting it big, and remembering who your friends are.

THE WEEKENDER: What was the catalyst for starting again with Awolnation?

AARON BRUNO: Nothing much except just life happening. Our last band broke up. It was time for us to part ways. We were at that age and that point in our career, if you will, to go our separate ways. I took that as an exciting opportunity to put together these songs that I had in my head for some time and put them out there without anyone sort of giving their two cents about what they thought about the song either way.

W: You worked with guitarist Drew Stewart in your previous bands and you’ve known each other a long time. How has that friendship carried over to Awolnation?

AB: It’s a pretty special friendship. There’re always those couple people, if you’re lucky enough, to have as really good friends, or best friends I should

say, that last a lifetime. We went through so much together with being in the other bands and having all the hope in the world and dreams and aspirations and ambitious intentions to write the best songs we could write and be the best band we could possibly be and so forth and so on. When that didn’t necessarily work out for us, it was pretty devastating, so we went through that together.

When the last band broke up, I think it was time for us to take a break from each other. Not that it was intentional or anything, but he went one direction, I went another, and I think Drew was more able to function in, I guess, normal society than I was possibly.

I kind of was stuck in music because I didn’t know any better; I didn’t know what else to do. So I just stuck to it and as a result became even more in debt and more broke, but that led to the inevitable success that we’ve had now. A year into this whole run, I called him up; it was time for him to join back up, for us to reunite, so it was a really nice feeling for me to be able to kind of give back in some way.

W: You guys have a very interactive, fan-centric website.

What are your fans like?

AB: I really don’t know. I can’t say. I was just talking to my manager about this earlier today.

I still don’t really quite know how to describe them in one way. We have all sorts of different kinds of folks at our shows, so it’s really hard to say what an Awolnation fan is: all different age groups, for sure. We’ve got plenty of little hipster kids and plenty of just extremely mainstream-looking folks as well, so it kind of covers a little bit of everything. I wouldn’t say it’s more girls or boys or anything like that.

At the end of the day, I really am extremely lucky. I’ve written hundreds of songs in the other

Courtesy Photo Awolnation frontman Aaron Bruno talks of the band’s beginnnings, fans, and hit single ‘Sail.’

Awolnation / Blondfire / Mother Mother: March 22, 8 p.m., Sherman Theater (524 Main St., Stroudsburg). $20-$22.

bands, and they didn’t connect with everybody. A lot of folks around us believed in them… but for whatever reason, the stars didn’t align for us to make sense to have a real successful career out of it, and this time around, it did.

I think going through a lot of the ups and downs helped to sort of give material to speak about, whereas in the past, I just turned 21 years old, got a deal with Maverick Records, put out a record. What was I going to talk about, how f——-g awesome I was at that young of an age? I was cocky and didn’t really know how hard it really could be. A lot of bands were having success around us. Incubus, Hoobastank, Linkin Park, even bands like Maroon 5, the Deftones – all these different bands from southern California, so I figured we could just be another one, another success story, but it wasn’t. Man, I learned a lot.

W: What was going through your mind when you were writing “Sail?”

AB: Not much. It just kind of came out of me. I mean, I was just trying to make a song that I thought was great, something that felt heavy and incredible and cool to me and a song that my peers and friends around me would respect.

Lyrically, that was just sort of an outpour or a result of the times I was going through, but I wasn’t conscious of what I was saying at all when I wrote those lyrics.

It just came out of me. Looking back now, I was obviously venting as if I had made the song like a journal entry.

W: What do you think it is about that song that people latched onto?

AB: I think it’s a great song, if I may say so myself now. I think it’s very simple, unique at the time; there was nothing like that at all when it first came out, so I got lucky in that way.

Maybe in the past, I wasn’t as focused on or not capable or vulnerable enough, I suppose, to be able to write down lyrics that people could relate to. I think in the past I was just trying to say sarcastic, quirky little things that were cool or poetic, whereas this time around, I had nothing to lose, and, not to mention, I really didn’t think anyone was going to hear it, so I had nothing to lose. I was telling it like it is.

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AJ Jump vividly remembers his first time playing with Underground Saints, and for good reason.

Lead vocalist and guitarist John Smith, lead guitarist and vocalist Pat Flynn, and bassist Mark Kiesinger formed the Northeast Penn.-based alternative rock group in 2007, but they were without a drummer by their second gig. Jump was at the Pocono Raceway drumming for The Five Percent when he got the call.

“On the break, I’m listening to my voicemail and Mark Kiesinger calls me and said, ‘AJ, you’ve got to help us out.

The new drummer canceled last minute and you’ve got to help us out.’ So I called him back and I’m like, ‘Man, I can’t do it. I’m up here at this gig. By the time I’m done with this, I’m going to literally have to just go home, get my other s—t, and come there.’

He said, ‘No, you’ve got to do it.’ I’m like, ‘OK, fine,’” Jump recalled, already knowing the band’s songs but never practicing them live.

“The gig was great. It was the first time I ever played with John. I played with Pat and Mark before… It was just kind of a magical thing, so then they’re like, ‘Do you want to play?’”

After that impromptu night at Mert’s in Scranton, the answer was obvious. The Saints had instant chemistry, which Jump feels was at its peak when they were writing songs over the course of a year for their first and only album, “Broken Machines,” released in 2010.

“We all feel that we made a

great album together. The album felt really great. It was great working with (producers) Bret Alexander, Aaron Fink, and even Justin King produced one of the tracks on that record, and that’s who me and Mark are working with now. We know that we made a great album,” he proudly stated.

Influenced by The Who, Pearl Jam, U2, The Smiths, The Doors, and Radiohead, they also covered these bands often, most memorably when they played the latter’s hit record “OK Computer” straight through at a special tribute show at the end of 2010, which included a second set of additional Radiohead tunes.

“The mission was to recreate ‘OK Computer’ start to finish, and we did. We did just that. We had three other people that we asked to join us…because that album is very, very dense. There are a ton of parts,” he explained.

“That was a really cool thing to do just because it’s not easy. It’s one thing to do a cover show and cover a group, but it’s another thing to specifically cover an album note for note, verbatim, and that’s what that was. And we had a great time.”

What may have impressed him most about the band was that in a “dying, bad economy and dying music scene in this area,” people were still coming to see them play. They were even received warmly in Ireland on a tour with Farley last summer.

“We got to go over there and play for a totally different set of people that didn’t know us, didn’t know who we were, and they completely embraced us and accepted us like they’d see us for years. Some of our friends here knew Mark, Pat, and John from Bent Blue or knew Pat and Mark from the Mere Mortals days, and

then we go over there and these people embraced us like that. It was pretty awesome,” Jump said.

His favorite memories, however, may have nothing to do with the group’s music.

“There was a push-up contest that went down in the hotel room in Cincinnati, technically Kentucky, right over the river in Kentucky,” he related with a laugh.

“That and we got into a fight with a couple Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders outside of Pat’s and Geno’s Cheesesteaks. That was a pretty hilarious set of events.”

Times like these make the last Underground Saints show, set for Saturday, March 23 at The Rattler (137 N. Main St., Pittston), bittersweet, as Smith prepares to move to Nashville, Tenn. Jump stressed how tough it is to make it in the music business these days, so he was thankful that he had such “great musicians” to work with as they all move on to other musical projects.

“I just really love playing with this band, through and though, and I’ll always remember it. I’ll always talk about this band…

It’s like moving on from an old girlfriend,” he said.

“We never phoned it in, and it never felt like we were doing a job, ever. There was something about the chemistry with this band that we always talk about.

It’s undeniable.

“We really enjoyed playing with each other; there’s no doubt about that.”

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ALICE C. WILTSIE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (700 N. WyomiNg St., HazletoN) 570.861.0510, WiltSieceNter.org • Fiddler on the rooF: April 17, 7 p.m., $27-$52 DOWNTOWN ARTS (47 n. FrAnklin St., WilkeS-BArre) • ForgetterS, tigerS JAW, CAptAin We’re Sinking, megA YeS, hAlFling: mArCh 24, 7 p.m. $10 • mYkki BlAnCo, WiCCA phASe SpringS eternAl: mArCh 29, 9 p.m., $10.

F.M. KIRBY CENTER (71 puBliC SquAre, WilkeS-BArre) 570.826.1100, kirBYCenter.org • pirAteS oF penzAnCe: mArCh 22, 8 p.m., $29-58 • Bill CoSBY: April 5, 8 p.m., $37-$75 • romeo And Juliet: April 9, 10 A.m., $7 • ron White: April 11, 7:30 p.m., $41-$51 • nepA philhArmoniC: “Anne hAmpton CAllAWAY SingS the StreiSAnd SongBook:” April 12, 7 p.m., $34-$65 • SCottY mCCreerY: April 20, 8 p.m., $49-$99 • nepA philhArmoniC: “SYmphonie FAntAStique:” April 26, 8 p.m., $34$65 • JoAn riverS: April 27, 8 p.m., $39$47 MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE (14 W. BroAdWAY, Jim thorpe) 570.325.0249, mAuChChunkoperAhouSe.Com • r. CArloS nAkAi And peter kAter: mArCh 22, 8:30 p.m., $27 • WillY porter: April 19, 8:30 p.m., $23 • pAulA Cole BAnd: April 20, 8 p.m., $32 • kAloB griFFin BAnd: April 26, 8:30 p.m., $18 • kAShmir: the ultimAte led zeppelin ShoW: April 27, 8 p.m., $23 MOHEGAN SUN ARENA (255 highlAnd pArk Blvd., WilkeSBArre) 800.745.3000, mohegAnSunArenApA. com • gABriel igleSiAS: April 12, 8 p.m., $34-55 • ringling BroS. And BArnum & BAileY: April 26-28, timeS vArY, $33-93 MOUNT AIRY CASINO RESORT (44 WoodlAnd rd., mount poCono) 877.682.4791, mountAirYCASino.Com • tommY dAvidSon: mArCh 23, 8 p.m., $30-$40 • WAr: April 20, 8 p.m., $30-40 NEW VISIONS STUDIO & GALLERY (201 vine St., SCrAnton) 570.878.3970, neWviSionSStudio.Com

Send listings to WBWnews@ civitasmedia.com, 90 E. Market St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 18703, or fax to 570.831.7375. Deadline is Mondays at 2 p.m. With the exception of concert listings, print listings occur up until three weeks from publication date.

• hAlFling, ShorthAnd / thoSe Clever FoxeS / CroCk pot ABduCtion: mArCh 22, 8 p.m. $7.

• kidS on BikeS / doWn to Six / to hell With thiS / mASter Fox: mArCh 23, 8 p.m. $7.

• the ludditeS / d-grAde monSterS / WArning level / teAm!: mArCh 29, 8 p.m. $7.

• BAdtoWn rude / the queeFtoneS / the red BAronS / the WhAt noWS?!: April 13, 8 p.m., $7.

PENN’S PEAK (325 mAurY rd., Jim thorpe) 866.605.7325, pennSpeAk.Com • JeFFerSon StArShip: mAr. 22, 8 p.m., $27 • BoBBY vinton: mAr. 23, 8 p.m., $35$50 • gArY AllAn: mAr. 27, 8 p.m., $40-$45 • SAtiSFACtion: April 5, 8 p.m., $20 • SouthSide JohnnY & the ASBurY JukeS: April 19, 8 p.m., $22 • rAgdoll: triBute to FrAnkie vAlli And the Four SeASonS: April 24-25, 1 p.m.

• JAmeY JohnSon: April 26, 8 p.m., $30-$35 RIVER STREET JAZZ CAFE (667 n. river St., plAinS) 570.822.2992, riverStreetJAzzCAFe. com • mYSterY FYre / Flux CApACitor: mAr. 23, 10 p.m., $5 • AlexiS p. Suter BAnd / eddie rAndAzzo: April 13, 10 p.m., $10 • ol’ CABBAge: “An evening oF phiSh”: April 19, 10 p.m., $5 • Bernie Worrell orCheStrA: April 20, 10 p.m., $8 • StArt mAking SenSe: tAlking heAdS triBute: April 27, 10 p.m., $8 SCRANTON COMMUNITY CONCERTS (melloW theAter, 501 vine St., SCrAntoN) 570.955.1455, lACkAWAnnA.edu, etix. com priCeS vArY, Student And group rAteS AvAilABle • tim WArField’S triBute to ShirleY SCott: mArCh 22, 8 p.m., $25-$30, $15 StudentS • the Four FreShmen: April 20, 8 p.m., $25-$30, $15 StudentS SCRANTON CULTURAL CENTER (420 n. WAShington Ave., SCrAnton) 888.669.8966, SCrAntonCulturAlCenter.org • “the vieW” With A SCrAnton Attitude: mArCh 22, 7 p.m., $6 • “peter pAn”: April 5-7, timeS vArY, $37-$57 • Air ForCe BAnd And Singing SergeAntS: April 9, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

• nepA philhArmoniC: “StreiSAnd SongBook:” April 13, 8 p.m., $34-$65 • up & Coming ComedY SerieS: April 13, 8 p.m., $16 • nepA philhArmoniC: “peter And the WolF:” April 14, 2 p.m., $9 • “hAir:” April 15-16, 7:30 p.m., $32.50-$52.50 • “the vieW” With A SCrAnton At-

titude: April 26, 7 p.m., $6 • liSten loCAl FeAturing A SoCiAl StAte: mAY 3, 8 p.m., $10 • the FrAnklin inStitute SerieS: mAY 6-10, 10 A.m.

• “dreAmgirlS:” mAY 10-12, timeS vArY, $37-57 • nepA philhArmoniC: “mAeStro At the movieS:” June 8, 8 p.m., $34-$65 SHERMAN THEATER (524 mAin St., StroudSBurg) 570.420.2808, ShermAntheAter.Com • CirCA Survive & minuS the BeAr: mArCh 20, 8 p.m., $23 • AWolnAtion / BlondFire / mother mother: mArCh 22, 7 p.m., $20 • three dAYS grACe / pop evil: April 19, 8 p.m., $25 • ChriS Young: April 20, 8 p.m., $25$35 • Steel pAnther: April 26, 8 p.m., $20 • opeth / kAtAtoniA: April 27, 7 p.m., $23 VINTAGE THEATER (326 SpruCe St., SCrAnton) 570.589.0271, SCrAntonSvintAgetheater.com • Stephen tYler Bloom, dAn CuSiCk, And JuSt BluSh: mArCh 22, doorS 7 p.m., ShoW At 8. $6.

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• the BlACk CroWeS: April 12, 9 p.m.

• mindleSS SelF indulgenCe: April 14, 8 p.m.

• SevenduSt / CoAl ChAmBer: April 18, 7 p.m.

• All time loW / pierCe the veil: April 21-22, 6:30 p.m.

THE FILLMORE AT THE TLA (334 South St., philAdelphiA) 215.922.1011, tlAphillY.Com • emBlem 3: mArCh 20, 7 p.m.

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• george WAtSkY: mArCh 28, 9 p.m.

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• AndreW mCmAhon: April 10, 7:30 p.m.

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• Steel pAnther: April 16, 8 p.m.

• Collie Buddz “light it up” tour: April 19, 9 p.m.

• keller WilliAmS With more thAn A little: April 20, 8 p.m.

• gogo morroW: April 24, 8 p.m.

KESWICK THEATRE (291 north keSWiCk Ave., glenSide) 215.572.7650, keSWiCktheAtre.Com • AmY SChumer: mArCh 22, 8 p.m.

• the FAB FAux: mArCh 23, 8 p.m.

• JeSuS ChriSt SuperStAr: mAr. 2830, timeS vArY • living Colour: April 4, 8 p.m.

• dAve mASon (ACouStiC duo): April 6, 8 p.m.

• Bill CoSBY: April 7: 3 p.m.

• the mAveriCkS: April 10, 7:30 p.m.

Bad Religion comes to the Electric Factory (3421 Willow St., Philadelphia) on March 24 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25. For more information, contact 215.LOVE.222 or visit electricfactory.info.

• 1964: the triBute: April 12, 8 p.m.

• ron White: April 13, 7 And 10 p.m.

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• greAt Big SeA: April 18, 7:30 p.m.

• Steve WilSon oF porCupine tree: April 19, 8 p.m.

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• JAke ShimABukuro / leo kottke: April 21, 7:30 p.m.

• BoneY JAmeS: April 24, 8 p.m.

• toWer oF poWer / AverAge White BAnd: April 26, 8 p.m.

• motoWn meetS roCk & roll: April 28, 3 p.m.

TOWER THEATER (19 South 69th St., upper dArBY) 610.352.2887, toWer-theAtre.Com • ChriS tuCker: mAY 10, 8 p.m.

TROCADERO THEATRE (1003 ArCh St., philAdelphiA) 215.336.2000, thetroC.Com • AnBerlin: mArCh 22, 7 p.m.

• the Fighting JAmeSonS: mArCh 23, 9 p.m.

• SenSeS FAil / SuCh gold / reAl FriendS / mAJor leAgue: April 4, 7 p.m.

• tootS And the mAYtAlS: April 10, 9 p.m.

• volBeAt / dAnko JoneS / Spoken: April 11, 7:30 p.m.

• the legWArmerS: April 27, 9 p.m.

• JohnnY mArr: April 30, 8 p.m.

SUSQUEHANNA BANK CENTER (1 hArBour Blvd., CAmden, n.J.) 609.365.1300, livenAtion.Com/venueS/14115 • JenniFer hudSon: April 8, 7 p.m.

WELLS FARGO CENTER (3601 South BroAd St., philAdelphiA) 215.336.3600, WellSFArgoCenterphillY.Com • mAroon 5 / neon treeS / oWn CitY: April 4, 7:30 p.m.

• FleetWood mAC: April 6, 8 p.m.

• rod SteWArt / Steve WinWood: April 12, 7:30 p.m.

ELSEWHERE IN PA BRYCE JORDAN CENTER (127 univerSitY dr., StAte College) 814.865.5500, BJC.pSu.edu • kendriCk lAmAr: April 22, 8 p.m.

CROCODILE ROCK (520 WeSt hAmilton St, AllentoWn) 610.434.460, CroCodileroCkCAFe. com • glen mAtloCk oF the Sex piStolS: mArCh 20, 6 p.m.

• thiS iS All noW: mArCh 22, 7 p.m.

• CloSe to home / deStriA / Alive in StAndBY / diSmemBer the FAllen: mArCh 24, 6 p.m.

• endleSS viCtorY / liminAl: (elite room) April 6, 7 p.m.

• reverSe order / CrASh the pArtY: April 6, 7 p.m.

• SpoSe: April 17, 7 p.m.

• Silver dreSS pAntS: April 19, 7 p.m.

• gAnStAgrASS: April 26, 7 p.m.

• millionAireS / trACe CYruS / BeneAth the Sun / lAnCiFer: April 28, 8 p.m.

GIANT CENTER (950 herSheYpArk dr., herSheY) 717.534.3911, giAntCenter.Com • hArlem gloBetrotterS: mArCh 15, 7 p.m.

• CArrie underWood: mArCh 25, 7:30 p.m.

• mirAndA lAmBert / dierkS BentleY: April 19, 7 p.m.

SANDS BETHLEHEM EVENT CENTER (77 SAndS Blvd., Bethlehem) 610.2977414, SAndSeventCenter.Com • YeS: April 7, 7 p.m.

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• WAYne neWton: April 20, 8 p.m.

SOVEREIGN CENTER (700 penn St., reAding) 610.898.7299, SovereignCenter.Com • diAne reeveS And the rSo JAzz FeSt: April 5, 7:30 p.m.

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• BoB Seger & the Silver Bullet BAnd: April 23, 7:30 p.m.

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• tedeSChi truCkS BAnd: April 28, 7:30 p.m.

SOVEREIGN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (136 north 6th Street, reAding) 610.898.74W69, SovereignCenter.Com • diAnne reeveS And reAding SYmphonY orCheStrA: April 5, 7:30 p.m.

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‘Music Man’ comes to town

By Sara Pokorny

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It’s a story of deception, love, fantastic costumes, charming characters, and stuck-in-your-head musical numbers – and although it’s set 100 years ago, “The Music Man” is a production that holds strong in today’s world.

“It’s such a good family show,” said Mandy Gambal, who plays leading lady Marian Paroo in the show. “Not only that, but the music is so beautiful, and everyone knows a song or two.”

“The Music Man” has been performed in venues throughout the world, as well as turned into a movie (twice), and will come to the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre stage this weekend.

It tells the story of con man Harold Hill (played by Scott Colin of Little Theatre) who goes from town to town posing as a band leader, selling instruments and uniforms to naïve residents before leaving with their money. He comes to River City, Iowa, where he meets Gambal’s character, the town librarian that, despite seeing right through Hill’s act, falls in love with him.

Gambal is no stranger to the ways of her character, as she has played her before at different venues.

“I could play this role every night and keep it fresh,” she said. “I love it. I love this role.”

Warren Rosengrant plays the part of Mayor George Shinn, a man who has his hands full even before Hill comes to town.

“He gets grief from school board members, he’s tough with his kids, he’s in charge of all the festivities on the picnic grounds, and here comes this spellbinder,” Rosengrant said, “but he knows he’s a swindler. ‘Oh no, I’m not buying any of these games he’s playing with people.’”

Rosengrant is quite the character himself, joking that he had no idea the play was even going on this weekend and that perhaps

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he should clear his schedule to go perform, but his personality is a good fit for Shinn, a character he describes as “bombastic,” “vibrant,” and “a pretty darn nice guy.”

Even his castmates see the perfect match, especially Barbara Wilson, who plays Shinn’s wife, Eulalie Mackecknie.

“She’s a match to the mayor in hubris and self-importance,” Wilson said. “She’s fun and she’s a little outrageous, like her husband, but let me tell you, I cannot match up to Warren on stage. He is just such a good reflection of Mayor Shin.”

Wilson also had a hand off-stage costuming the cast, something she called a bit of a challenge. She studied the fashions of the time, which she said were “changing, becoming less restrictive for women,” something reflected on stage.

The costumes, while beautiful, aren’t just there for decoration. In the case of Marian, it tells a story.

“My character starts out very prim and proper, hair pinned up, long dresses with coats,” Gambal said, “but by the end of Act I, she’s starting to fall in love, so by Act II, the hair comes down, the dress is a little lower cut, and, finally, in the big romantic scene, I wear a gorgeous light lavender, very flowy dress.”

And yet, even though the characters and costumes are something to suck audiences in, the biggest draw is the music, which includes classic songs like “Goodnight, My Someone” and “Seventy-Six Trombones.”

“There’s not a song you can’t leave singing,” Wilson said. “It’s also about the idea of the change music brought to the town, which is something I believe in: music enhances life.”

Bucket List: Shreddin’ it By Weekender Staff For our latest “Kick the Bucket” installment, we decided to hit the slopes at Sno Mountain in Scranton and give snowboarding a shot. The folks up there were kind enough to provide two members of our staff with a free lesson and lift ticket, letting them partake in the beauty of the mountain with nary a hassle.

Our graphic designer Amanda Dittmar and staff writer Sara Pokorny decided to suit up and take to the snow. One had experience, one didn’t, and you can find out which is which by not only reading their points of view below, but checking out the video at theweekender.com.

Amanda’s point of view Since coming up with the idea of “Kick the Bucket” at the beginning of the year, I’ve been itching to try one of the challenges. Since none of the guys were willing to give snowboarding a go, I said I would join Sara on the slopes, and with good reason.

As a child, I was a bit of a snow bunny, so I wasn’t completely unfamiliar with it. However, seven years had passed since I last strapped on a board and took to the mountain.

My first thought was, “I really hope I don’t break something.” I hoped that it would be like riding a bike and I would be able to acclimate quickly, even though I was well aware that I may not be at the same skill level I was back in the day.

Once we got to the lesson (which was on flat ground), I realized that I actually had retained some of my old skills.

It occurred to me very quickly

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Rich Howells Post-snowboarding, Amanda and Sara are happy they made it out unscathed.

Just a little break before hitting the slopes again.

that I was completely comfortable with what was going on and even ready to get on the hill after Sara bitched out during the lesson. Her words, not mine.

After a few runs on the bunny slope (I still have no idea why it’s called that), I suggested taking a shot at the terrain park, which had always been a favorite of mine.

This may or may not have been my most brilliant idea.

I took a run first to check out all the obstacles. After that, I felt really prepared and, at first, things were going brilliantly at the top of the park. I was hitting box after box (that’s what she said) and connecting my run.

That was great until I eventually incorrectly estimated my speed for the jumps. Yes - I fell.

Pretty hard, actually, but all and all, it was a jolly good time.

My conclusion regarding this whole thing? If you want to look good at something, do it with Sara right next to you. Also, I really need to get back on the slopes.

Sara’s point of view Amanda is right: I’ve decided that we’re going to change the name of this feature to “If you want to look good doing something, bring Sara along with you to do it, too.”

I have never snowboarded before. I ski bladed once in high school and it took me two hours to get down the mountain because I was terrified. Guess what, guys?

Still terrifying, and I didn’t even make it to a hill.

We started the day with a wonderful instructor, Bethany, who taught us a lesson on flat ground with only one foot hooked to the

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When I was younger, I was a skateboarder, so I though the concept of pushing myself around on the board with one foot would be an easy one for me, but of course it wasn’t. (Shall I tell you again how un-athletic I am, like I did during my foray into aerial silks in January?)

However, I eventually got the hang of it thanks to Bethany and was even comfortable enough to glide down the little bump in the snow she had us going over and over again until we were used to the feel of boarding.

For the most part, I felt like a fool (which is no one’s fault but my inept own), but there was about three glorious seconds where I thought I could really give Shaun White a run for his money.

I was gliding down the baby bump brilliantly, and then I bent my knees slightly, shifted my weight, and holy s—t, I turned.

All by myself. And not into something, mind you.

That was the second to last run, because the next time around I totally crashed, sat in the snow and pouted like a two-year-old, then took over videoing duties with our editor Rich Howells while Amanda hit the bunny slope and terrain park.

Despite my shortcomings, it was a blast, and what made it even better was being the one to video Amanda completely biffing after a jump on the terrain park.

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The title character in “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone� is a condescending narcissist who considers spending $75,000 a month in bed sheets advisable. He can’t become a mensch overnight – unless you want to damage the final product. Or you hire America’s funny nice guy, Steve Carell, for the role, which accomplishes the same thing.

Burt (Carell), a world-famous magician, has worked with his partner and childhood friend, Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi), for 30 years. But the joy is long gone. The highlight for Burt is scoring with the attractive female volunteer he chooses from the audience, and even the sex is accompanied with legal forms.

While the duo performs acts as old as their entry music – “Abracadabra� by the Steve Miller Band

– a hip new competitor emerges.

Steve Gray (Jim Carrey) is a longhaired street magician with a repertoire heavy on self-abuse: sleeping on hot coals, driving a nail in with his head. The public loves it; Burt doesn’t get it.

Anton creates a stunt that would make them more current, but Burt, still on autopilot, doesn’t prepare for the big event. 20 minutes later, the friends’ partnership is broken, along with Anton’s ankles. Burt soldiers on, thinking no one will notice if he performs a two-person show by himself.

Jobless and broke, Burt’s massive ego bursts in a world without multiple masseurs and room service. The movie’s first half bursts with brittle humor as Carell delivers each line like it’s a burden and preens with entitled stupidity.

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-For more of Pete’s cinematic musings, please visit whatpeteswatching.blogspot.com or follow him on Twitter, @PeteCroatto.

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Francis Daley soften the character. Burt meets his childhood idol (Alan Arkin) and bonds with his former assistant (Olivia Wilde), who is establishing a thankless career as the girlfriend-in-waiting.

The redemptive path fails because we love the old Burt. The new Burt is the Steve Carell brand of “Crazy, Stupid, Love.� and “Dan in Real Life,� pushing us toward morals and hugs.

Not every comedy needs to be cuddly. In fact, the good ones usually aren’t. The movie has the right ingredients but no idea of measurements. Steve Gray is a perfect example. Carrey tries, but he’s given a one-joke character that doesn’t interact with Burt as much as insult him from a television screen. The lack of competition between the veteran and the upstart is further diluted

by Burt’s slide, his estrangement from Anton, and the power of a good woman. There’s too much of everything: Four wacky magicians, a casino owner who forgets his kid’s age three times, the sameness of Gray’s jackassery as legitimate magic. The movie is in competition with itself.

There are highlights aside from

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Actors Circle at Providence Playhouse (1256 Providence rd, Scranton, reServationS: 570.342.9707, actorScircle. org) • “SeniorS of the Sahara:” March 22-23, 8 p.M.; March 24, 2 p.M. $12, general adMiSSion; $10, SeniorS; $8, StudentS. • auditionS for auditionS for “arMS and the Man:” March 3-4, 7-9 p.M. Men in theirS 20S to 50S and woMen in their 20S and 45-55 yearS old needed.

Show dateS are May 9-12, 17-19.

F.M. Kirby Center (71 public Square, wilkeS-barre, 570.826.1100) • “pirateS of penzance:” March 22, 8 p.M., $38.80-$69 JaSon Miller playwrightS proJect (570.591.1378, nepaplaywrightS@live. coM) • draMatiStS Support group: third thurSday of each Month, 7 p.M., the olde brick theatre (126 w. Market St., Scranton).

• SubMiSSionS for dyoniSia ’13: the third annual JaSon Miller playwrightS’ proJect invitational being accepted through May 15.

• writing a better 10-Minute play workShop: March 13, 6:30 p.M. a donation of $5-10 requeSted. reServationS: 570.591.1378 or nepaplaywrightS@live.coM. keyStone playerS (brookS theatre, keyStone college, la pluMe) • “blithe Spirit:” March 23, 7:30 p.M., March 24, 2 p.M. $8, general adMiSSion; $4, Senior citizenS and children under 12; $1, keyStone StudentS. for ticketS e-Mail Jane honchell at Jane. honchell@keyStone.edu or call 570.945.8454.

King’s College Theatre

(adMin. bldg., 133 n. river St., wilkeSBarre, 570.208.5825) • “richard iii” by williaM ShakeSpeare: april 11-13, 15, 7:30 p.M.; april 14, 2 p.M. $12, StudentS/Senior citizenS; $5. liMelight playerS • “into the woodS:” March 23-24, april 5-6, 7 p.M.; March 24, april 7, 1 p.M., phoenix perforMing artS centre (409411 Main St., duryea). $12.

Misericordia University

(www.MiSericordia.edu, 570.674.6400; box office, 674.6719, MiSericordia.edu) • “the letterMan:” March 22, 7:30 p.M., leMMond theater at walSh hall.$35, center ticketS; $20, general adMiSSion.

The Phoenix Performing Arts Centre (409-411 Main St., duryea, 570.457.3589, phoenixpac.vpweb.coM,

Send your listings to WBWnews@civitasmedia.com, 90 E. Market St., WilkesBarre, Pa., 18703, or fax to 570.831.7375. Deadline is Mondays at 2 p.m. Print listings occur up until three weeks from publication date.

phoenixpac08@aol.coM) • “annie:” april 19-28. friday/Saturday ShowS, 7 p.M.; Saturday/Sunday MatineeS, 2 p.M. $12; $10. pineS dinner theatre (448 north 17th St., allentown. 610.433.2333. pineSdinnertheatre.coM) • “i love a piano:” March 21-June 2. thurSday and Sunday, 12:30 p.M. dinner, 2 p.M. Show; friday and Saturday, 6:30 p.M. dinner, 8 p.M. Show. $48.50.

Scranton Cultural Center (420 n. waShington ave., Scranton, 570.346.7369) broadway Scranton (broadwayScranton.coM) preSentS: • cathy rigby iS “peter pan:” april 5-7, fri., 8 p.M., Sat., 2 & 8 p.M., Sun., 1 & 6 p.M. • “hair:” april 15-16, 7:30 p.M. • “dreaMgirlS:” May 10-12, fri., 8 p.M., Sat., 2 & 8 p.M., Sun., 1 & 6 p.M. Stage Directions Performing Arts Academy July 28-aug. 3, 9 a.M.-5 p.M. daily, ferrwood MuSic caMp (257 Middle road, druMS). co-ed , ageS 6-18. inforMational Meeting March 23, 3 p.M. butler townShip coMMunity center (415 w. butler dr., druMS); March 24, 6 p.M., downtown artS (47 n. franklin St., wilkeS-barre). for inforMation contact info@StagedirectionSpaa. coM or call 570.578.3155.

Theatre at the Grove (5177 nuangola road, nuangola. nuangolagrove.coM, 570.868.8212, groveticketS@frontier.coM) ticket pricing: $18, playS; $20, MuSicalS; $86, SuMMer paSS, firSt five ShowS; $120, SeaSon paSS. all ShowS are byob and feature cabaret Seating.

• “ring of fire: the MuSic of Johnny caSh:” april 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, 8 p.M.; april 14, 21, 28, 3 p.M. • “neil SiMon’S brighton beach MeMoirS:” May 10, 11, 16-18, 8 p.M.; May 12, 19, 3 p.M. • “annie get your gun:” June 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29, 8 p.M.; June 16, 23, 30, 3 p.M. • “catS:” July 26, 27, aug. 2, 3, 8-10, 8 p.M.; July 28, aug. 4, 11, 3 p.M. • “the MouSetrap:” Sept. 13, 14, 19-21, 8 p.M.; Sept. 15, 22, 3 p.M. • “Sweeney todd: the deMon barber of fleet Street:” oct. 18, 19, 25, 26, nov. 1, 2, 8 p.M.; oct. 20, 27, nov. 3, 3 p.M. • “it’S a wonderful life:” nov. 29, 30, dec. 6, 7, 12-14, 8 p.M.; dec. 1, 8, 15, 3 p.M.

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Beverly, interrupted “A tug on the sheet, a sinking weight on the mattress, my body buzzes like a field of bees as my eyes fly open to the last thing I want to see.”

Before Beverly Donofrio has time to think, her rapist is hovered above her, a knife to her neck. Seconds pass, and she begins to pray – an act that later becomes Beverly’s literal saving grace.

“Astonished: A Story of Evil, Blessings, Grace, and Solace,” is about survival. In a story of grace and courage to speak out after undergoing complete violation, Beverly takes readers on a journey of personal and spiritual meditation toward a path of forgiveness.

Before the brutal attack, Beverly was living a dream in her then vivacious community of San Miguel de Allende, Mex. She spent her days writing and nights in the pleasure of good company. But for months, something wicked had come to town – a serial rapist assaulting women in the night.

When Beverly became one of those women, her life was immediately interrupted. At first, she briefly hesitated on contacting the authorities. After all, her assailant was long gone and she could only hope that time would erase his face from her mind. But now, she would find courage. After months of not being caught and one woman, turning into two, then a handful in a blink, Beverly knew she could not remain silent. Good would triumph over evil.

Donofrio, who first gained success with her best-selling memoir, “Riding in Cars with Boys,” would not allow herself to be a victim, but a survivor. Just as she survived hardship before, she works through her pain with profound reflection.

It is through her honest and funny eloquence that she demonstrates how compassion and forgiveness strengthened her faith in God and people.

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In order to move forward and find solace, Beverly enters into numerous Catholic monasteries, spending each stay in solitude.

The details of her experiences with seclusion are described thoroughly in the remainder of the work.

Abbot Pastor, Desert Father, once said: “If someone does evil to you, you should do good to him, so that by your good work you may destroy his malice.” This passage, which is noted in the memoir, encompasses much of Beverly’s journey from question to reconciliation during her cloistering. As she notes, after a traumatic event, many people often ask, ‘Why me?’ The question itself lingers like the cycles of grief, taking one through every stage until the final end – acceptance.

As Beverly discloses her experience from the devastating beginning to the resolving end, she follows through in Desert Father’s words, learning to fight evil not with malice, but with courage and forgiveness.

Books released the week of March 25: • ‘The Wonderer’ by Robyn Carr • ‘The Burgess Boys: A Novel’ by Elizabeth Strout • ‘Let the Dead Sleep’ by Heather Graham • ‘Death of Yesterday’ by M. C. Beaton • ‘Colour Recipes for Painted Furniture and More’ by Annie Sloan

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True story brings true actor out of Black

Jack Black has two fan bases.

One owns every Tenacious D album, watches “High Fidelity” or “Be Kind Rewind” every time they’re on TV, and thinks “Brütal Legend” was one of the most underrated video games of the 2000s.

The other likes to see movies where fat guys yell stuff and get hurt, and Jack occasionally obliges these people for a paycheck.

Luckily, “Bernie” was made for the former, not the latter. That is not to say that the low-budget, independent dark comedy released on home video last year is anything like his other work, but it requires viewers to see him as more than just a walking (or falling) flatulence gag. Modern slapstick can be fun, but making real life funny, or making a well-known funnyman serious, takes talent.

This movie, which I finally caught streaming on Netflix, is full of it.

“Bernie” is based on an article written for “Texas Monthly” about Bernie Tiede, a kind mortician who befriends Marjorie Nugent, his polar opposite in almost every way imaginable. While Bernie is caring, thoughtful, and well-liked by the community, not even her own family can stand Marjorie, a rich, elderly widow who seems to go out of her way to be miserable. Bernie is the only one in the small town of Carthage who can see any good in the old bat, but when she wears his patience down through consistent verbal abuse, he uncharacteristically shoots her in the back and stores her body in a freezer. And that’s not even the strange part.

When Distract Attorney Danny Buck Davidson charges him with first degree murder, the town turns

against the arrogant lawman, unable to believe that the churchgoing, musical-loving undertaker could do such a thing – and even if he did, most of them simply don’t blame him for snapping. Davidson is forced to move the trial to a different town to avoid a biased jury, a request usually reserved for cases where the defendant is guilty until proven innocent in the minds of the people. Even Bernie’s confession doesn’t seem to sway many from insisting on his innocence.

It may seem like I’ve riddled this article with spoilers, but all of this can be found on the back of the box. There are many layers to this film expertly laid out by screenwriter/director Richard Linklater, famous for comedies like “Slacker” and “Dazed and Confused” as well as groundbreaking animated films like “Waking Life” and “A Scanner Darkly.”

He worked with Black before on “School of Rock,” but this role allowed the comedian to transcend his media persona and dive deeply into the mysterious Mr. Tiede, even meeting him in person to gain insight into the life he would portray on screen.

A bachelor in his late ‘30s, it’s easy to see Bernie as a compassionate but lonely man looking for companionship, but, as prosecutors pointed out, he also freely spent a lot of Mrs. Nugent’s money. They went on lavish vacations around the world together, and after her death, he continued to spend away, though most of it went to charity and other good causes while he remained in his humble little home, behind on his bills. He’s a twofaced walking contraction who’s nearly impossible to read, and Jack

The side of Jack Black in ‘Bernie’ is a rarity, but one we we’d love to see more of.

plays him so cunningly that you’re in the same boat as the people of Carthage, unable to decide whether you should love him or hate him.

Linklater knows this and adds to it by including footage of interviews with real citizens who knew the actual players in this real-life drama, interspersing them with the fictional performances.

Shirley MacLaine is a riot as the crotchety Marjorie, and Matthew McConaughey is practically unrecognizable as he kills it as Danny Buck, but seeing Texans act like Texans may be the funniest part of the whole movie – who better to capture the absurdity of the situation than those who lived (and exacerbated) it?

Black inspires some laughs, too, but he confuses and disturbs much more often in “Bernie,” and that’s what makes this hidden gem worth hunting down. Just as he dupes the town into believing that Mrs. Nugent is sick and can’t come to the door, he fools an audience who knows him for “Nacho Libre” and “Kung Fu Panda” into believing he’s a mustachioed servant of God with expensive taste and a penchant for the stage. He is absorbed into this odd man’s life, and I realized that I just didn’t know Jack until now.

What’s sad is that more people probably saw “Gulliver’s Travels” or “Year One” than this clever, well-made indie flick because Hollywood isn’t ready to take the same risks that these actors and filmmakers were. People love a good true story, though, and truth is often stranger than fiction, so why not challenge the status quo with something that doesn’t have to try so hard to be funny? Because it’s easier to play to expectations.

As one of the best reviewed comedies of 2012, “Bernie” will both charm and surprise you, not unlike its enigmatic subject. If not, I hear there are plenty of poop jokes in “Envy” – you’ve got to play to both sides, after all.

-Rich Howells is a lifelong Marvel comics collector, wannabee Jedi master, and cult film fan.

E-mail him at rhowells@theweekender.com.

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Ingredients for life

By Kacy Muir

Weekender Correspondent “Happiness is a state of mind.

Where would you like to find yourself?”

This is the question Helen Ogrodnick poses to us – one that is full of passion and vigor. As a 78-year-old wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and, more recently, novelist, she shows the world how to live, no matter what your age.

Throughout the decades, Ogrodnick has held a variety of professions, ranging from telemarketer to sewing machine operator, but now, as a novelist, she begins a new endeavor – to stay sharp and make a difference along the way.

Born and raised on a cotton farm in Amherst, Tex., Helen relocated to Warrior Run in 1960 after marrying her husband, Walter Ogrodnick. While Helen admits that she has no formal training, she states that writing at first became a way to stay busy. After only a year, she had four novels in her possession and an enthusiasm to keep writing.

Those novels have since been contracted with Rebel Ink Press for e-book publication. “Jami’s Dilemma,” which was released last Sunday, is the first of the four works. The second novel, “Dear Elvira,” will shortly follow in May. Whereas the first two novels are stand-alone, the third and fourth novels, “Why Marybeth Why?” and “Elizabeth’s Revenge,” are part of a series.

It is no wonder that Helen, a compassionate powerhouse of a woman, is overcoming one obstacle after the next. Her attitude has given her a boldness to defeat many complications since her beloved husband first suffered a massive stroke in 1998. Since that time, Ogrodnick has exuded a never-ending capacity to advance with optimism.

Through Ogrodnick’s writing project, she anticipates that other senior citizens will also join in her efforts. More than anything, her goal is demonstrating to commu-

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nity members that “tomorrow is not just another day, it is another chance.”

She has expanded nearly every way of life. In addition to publishing, she finds herself blogging about her work, as well as the road that led her there. Though challenging, the road ahead is matched by her tenacious drive to write more, as she expressed that she has one more novel is in the works, as well as a memoir in the future.

Writing a novel, let alone a handful, has given Ogrodnick the courage to cross everything off her bucket list in the remaining years of her life. Though she mentions completing nearly everything she has dreamed of doing, there are still some things that remain, deepsea fishing among them. Looking back at life, Ogrodnick expresses a feeling of great accomplishment, owing much of her happiness to her husband, Walter, as well as her entire family for their support and inspiration.

As someone with many years of experience, Ogrodnick leaves readers with some advice for success: “Love and respect are the two most important ingredients for life.”

Through this sentiment, her readers move ahead knowing that compassion unites us, and age should never deter us.

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But Langdon came away from the show with some new friends and a great admiration for Ramsay, despite all his blustery, demeaning criticism of the cooking contestants.

Langdon admires Ramsay’s passion for perfection in the kitchen. He said he would work for Ramsay in a second.

“His demeanor is in a fashion only because he demands perfection,” Langdon said of the celebrity chef. “His passion for the food makes him the way he is.”

And “the way he is” is the main reason for the unrelenting pressure on the competing chefs.

“I can’t even describe the amount of pressure,” Langdon said. “It’s brutal…brutal, brutal.”

New experiences He said the chefs were surprised when the show flew them to Las Vegas to cook in front of a live audience of 2,500. Plus, cooking in a strange kitchen with people you don’t know with cameras always in your face adds to the stress.

“When you come out of the show, you’re so much more appreciative of what you have around you,” he said.

Especially since he could have no contact with anyone, even his wife and two sons, Ayden, 8, and Maxwell, 2, back home in Hanover Township, where he lives with his family, or access to a phone, Internet, or even music.

But the experience also taught

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Each year, Verve Vertu hosts a fundraiser event to promote Intellectual Disabilities Awareness Month in March. The event includes many aspects of the community and is open to anyone and everyone. This year, the family-friendly event, titled “Celebrating Community,” will have numerous entertainment acts, including a hula hooper on the lawn, a ukulele orchestra, dancers, and even reggae artist George Wesley.

“In the past, we’ve had comments from people who have traveled all over the world that said this is really a true variety show,” Harleman said.

This year is the first year that Verve Vertu will be teaming up with the Fine Arts Fiesta for a dual fundraiser. Half of the proceeds will go to the Fiesta, which will be taking place this year from May 16 to May 19 on Public Square in downtown Wilkes-Barre.

“We really hope that we get some community turnout. It’s family friendly. There’s a lot of interesting things. There will be great entertainment, good food, and good company,” she noted.

“I hope that people are going to walk away and feel like that was a good way to invest your evening because people’s time is valuable.”

Much of the artwork made in the Verve Vertu studio can also be viewed at vervevertu. blogspot.com.

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Courtesy Photo For over six years, Verve Vertu has been a place where people with special needs can go to express their creativity, as they did in works for the ‘Celebrating Community’ fundraiser.

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on reality show ‘Hell’s Kitchen.’

After walking into the Verve Vertu Art Studio at Downtown Arts (47 N. Franklin St., WilkesBarre), it was clear that something very special was going on.

Peach-colored walls set the mood for a room that was full of colorful creations, including canvas paintings, handmade pins, purses, hats, and many more unique items. The art coordinator, Gwen Harleman, was overjoyed to tell the story behind this program.

Verve Vertu is part of the Deutsch Institute, which has been around for over 30 years.

The Deutsch Institute is an agency that hosts leisure and recreational activities for people with disabilities. Six years ago, Harleman decided to open a branch that would cater to all people with special needs, both physical and mental.

“I love art and I love my job, which was working with people with special needs. I thought it would be great to have an art center that you could open up to everybody, not just something that you have to be member of,” Harleman explained.

“Verve Vertu” means high energy and excellence in objects of art. For over six years, it has been a place where people with special needs can go to express their creativity. Their art has been commissioned to hang in business offices and homes throughout the community and is also sold in local galleries. But, on a wider scale, their art can be viewed all over the world in countries like Denmark, Ireland, England, and Afghanistan.

‘Celebrating Community’ fundraiser: Mar. 22, 6 p.m., Downtown Arts (47 N. Franklin St. Wilkes-Barre).

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him never to settle for anything less than perfect.

Special to the Weekender Langdon said he has been cooking since he was 15. His first job Michael Langdon looked at it was at the former Toma’s Pizza as a test. in Plains Township, and he later He was heading to Philadelphia worked at Antonio’s Pizza in one day in April to audition for Wilkes-Barre. He studied at the the “Hell’s Kitchen” television Pennsylvania Institute of Culinary show when his car’s clutch blew Arts in Pittsburgh. out. It was 6 a.m. and pouring rain.

He has worked at the He figured if he still made it to the Glenmaura National Golf Club audition, “I knew it was meant to in Moosic and Brasserie Perrier happen.” in Philadelphia under Chef He finally reached an old friend, Georges Perrier, who also was who got him there. But because he chef and owner of Le Bec Fin was late, he had to wait nine hours. in Philadelphia, one of the top He spent the time walking around French restaurants in the country. the neighborhood where he once He has been executive chef lived. In the end, Langdon, 33, exat Huntsville Golf Club since ecutive chef at the Huntsville Golf February 2012.

Club in Lehman Township, was His signature dish is panselected as one of 20 competing seared striped bass with garden chefs on the 11th season of chef vegetables and ratatouille with a Gordon Ramsay’s popular show saffron tomato jus. on the Fox television network.

The family meal Langdon, a Plains Township But even before he was a pronative, and the other chefs spent fessional, he knew the importance five-and-half weeks in Los of cooking.

Angeles last year taping the “Growing up, the family meal show. He cannot legally reveal was really important to us,” the results of the show, but he’s Langdon recalled. still on it. Only one of the 20 was His family had a garden, and eliminated when the first two both his parents cooked; his episodes were shown Tuesday grandfather hunted and fished. night. The winner will be hired When Langdon was young, as a chef at the Gordon Ramsay he was making homemade Pub & Grill in Las Vegas at a sauerkraut, and he remembers $250,000-a-year salary. pulling quills from game birds his “It’s a little bit difficult not to grandfather shot. tell,” said Langdon, who couldn’t Chef Thomas Keller, whose even tell family, including his Napa Valley restaurant French wife, Katy. “But I signed so many Laundry in Yountville, Calif., is contracts.” one of the top restaurants in the That means he could face some world, is a big influence on Langdon because of Keller’s philosophy on how to treat staff and pushing oneself to the next level.

So what does Langdon like to eat?

“Everything,” he said. “I really cook with the seasons.”

So in spring and summer, that means fresh vegetables; the fall, butternut and acorn squash; and in winter, heavier foods, such as braised pork ribs.

Langdon is the third chef from Northeastern Pennsylvania to compete on “Hell’s Kitchen.” Hazleton native Jen Yemola made it to third place on the show in 2007, while Hilton Scranton sous-chef Maria Courtesy of The Times Leader Torrisi made it to the fifth episode Michael Langdon, a Plains Township native and executive chef of the 2010 season before she was booted. at the Huntsville Golf Club in Lehman Township, landed a spot

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Ink in the air

Photo by Amanda Dittmar, modeling by tattoo artist Ryan Ashley Malarkey The fourth annual Electric City Tattoo Convention at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center this weekend is the perfect place to show off your personal artwork or add to your ink.

By Rich Howells

Weekender Editor

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ichael “Woody” Wodock has tattooed a wide variety of clientele, but the woman standing in the corner of the Electric City Tattoo Gallery (620 Spruce St., Scranton) on Thursday afternoon presents a different type of canvas.

It’s a wooden cutout of a pin-up girl holding a giant light bulb, her bare arms and legs waiting for tattoos to be painted on them later that day. Wodock, one of several partners in the shop, sticks his bearded face into the hole where hers should be, laughing as her explains how this fits in with the traditional county fair atmosphere of the Electric City Tattoo Convention at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center (100 Adams Ave., Scranton) on March 22-24.

“We try to keep things very simple. We want to keep it about tattooing. We want to keep the historic aspect of tattooing there

but let it be as it evolved as well,” Wodock said.

“This year, we have belly dancers and we’re bringing back the magician and the juggler. We try to keep it family-oriented so if somebody has a little kid, it’s not obscene for them to come out to an event like this. It’s supposed to be for everybody to enjoy. Even though little kids can’t get tattooed, if parents have a hard time getting a babysitter, we want to make it available to everyone.”

Pie-eating and hula hoop contests; glassblowing; arts and crafts, vinyl records, and old collectibles for sale; and even classic haircuts and straight razor shaves provided by Loyalty Barber Shop & Shave Parlor all add to the vintage ambiance of the fourth annual convention, which brings tattoo artists and ink enthusiasts together from across the country for an assembly that is increasingly more embraced by mainstream culture.

“I think tattoos have become more acceptable. I forget what the number was – it’s like one in every three people has a

tattoo now. We get all walks of life in (our shop) getting tattooed, so it’s the same thing for a convention,” Wodock, a longtime piercer and recent tattooist, noted.

But what makes this convention stand out isn’t just the over 100 artists slated to be in attendance or the exciting entertainment, but the fact that each aspect, even down to its promotion, is made by hand, retaining that feel of a bygone era with a modern twist.

“All of our posters are made

by Revival Letterpress, and those are all handmade. It’s our design, then it goes to (Revival owner/operator) Matt Hiller, and he refines it a little bit to make it a linoleum block print and does all the letter pressing for it,” he pointed out.

“A lot of things are just done by hand, and we like that aspect of it. All the t-shirts are done by AxelRad (Screen Printing and Graphic Design) in WilkesBarre. Those dudes are another small local company, and again, all work by hand. We like it because they let us participate in the process, too.

“We get to hook our friends up with some business, and in turn, we get a good product.”

There are also pre-convention and after parties planned that are open to the public, but the primary focus, as always, is on tattoos. A crowded ballroom of buzzing needles will be busy throughout the weekend, so Wodock suggests an early arrival for those planning on getting work done.

“You should go around and look for whichever artist kind of fits the style that you want to look like. If you look at the tattoos in their portfolio, then that’s pretty much what you’re going to get out of them,” he advised.

“There are people taking walk-ins, so you can definitely walk in and just get tattooed if you want to. I definitely recommend getting there earlier rather than later if you want that to happen, though.”

While he admits that he’s looking forward to resting after months of preparation, he also anticipates the camaraderie sparked by sharing his shop’s passion with others.

“If you’ve never been to a tattoo convention, you should definitely try something at least once, right? When I went to my first tattoo convention, I didn’t really know what to expect. It was definitely fun. You’re not going to find anything else like it,” Wodock insisted.

“I get to see a lot of friends I don’t get to see throughout the year. I get to hang out with them throughout the day and see how they’ve been.

“And then I get to get tattooed by them. That’s fun.” W

Electric City Tattoo Convention: March 22-24; Friday 3-11 p.m., Saturday 12-11 p.m., Sunday 12-8 p.m., Hilton Scranton & Conference Center (100 Adams Ave., Scranton). Single day, $15; Weekend, $40; Saturday/ Sunday two-day pass, $25; Weekend/exclusive t-shirt, $55; Saturday/Sunday two-day pass/ exclusive t-shirt, $40. Info: electriccitytattooconvention.com.

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Name: Elijah Birtel Age: 30 Shop: Electric City Tattoo Gallery (620 Spruce St., Scranton) What is the most common misconception people have about tattoo artists?

We’re nicer than people think we are. I definitely run into a lot of older folks who think we’re in here doing drugs, basically.

How many tattoos do you have? I would say 30.

When did you start tattooing? I started tattooing in 2001. I started because I thought tattoos were the coolest thing I had ever seen. I used to always see kids at punk rock shows with tattoos and I used to really envy them.

How would you describe your personal artistic style? Highly illustrative mixed with a feel of comic books and traditional Japanese tattooing.

What is your favorite piece that you’ve done?

I did a really big wizard back piece on this guy that I thought came out great. Yesterday a guy got crows eating knights, their flesh and stuff, which was kind of cool.

What is the worst tattoo you’ve ever had to cover up? A guy lifted up his sleeve and said, ‘I want to cover this banner.’ He had a banner with my last name in it, Birtel, then he lifted up the rest of the tattoo and it was banner with my last name, skulls, and a bunch of swastikas all around it. I was like, ‘Ah, man!’ I was happy to see that he got it covered.

Do you do any artwork outside of tattooing? I like to paint and draw, of course.

I like making jewelry out of metal. I like designing little drones.

Name: Bruce Fairchild Age: 39 Shop: Triple6tattoos (379 S Main St., Wilkes-Barre) What is the most common misconception people have about tattoo artists? It’s just society period. Most people think that tattoo artists are all bikers and stuff like that, and we’re not.

We’re businessmen. We own businesses. We succeed. Most of us are all artists. We paint, we draw, we do conventions, we do benefits, we do everything.

How many tattoos do you have? Too many to count. I look at it this way: I only have one body, so it’ll eventually all connect and be one tattoo.

When did you start tattooing? Professionally, I started tattooing in 1998 because of all the bad artwork I saw out there.

How would you describe your personal artistic style? I try not to focus on one style because if I focus on one style, I can’t take care of every customer that comes through my door. I have to be able to do whatever my customer wants in any style, so that’s what I focus on, being able to do everything.

What is the worst tattoo you’ve ever had to cover up? I do so many cover-ups it’s ridiculous. And it’s a lot of names, a lot of messed-up house tattoo artists, stuff like that. It’s other tattoo shops in the area have no regulations, no standards, no formal training.

Do you do any artwork outside of tattooing? I do paintings of my own that I sell here and there. I used to put flash together and designs and sell them at conventions. Now I just paint for my own personal use.

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here are plenty of things to do at the convention if you’re not there to get inked, from off-site parties to pie-eating contests, so you don’t miss a chance to stuff your face or be witness to some local belly dancing talent.

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Pre-convention party at Rocky’s Bar (141 Jefferson Ave., Scranton) with bluegrass and barroom tattoo trivia

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3 p.m.: Convention opens.

6-6:20 p.m.: Lotus Fire Belly Dancers 10:30 p.m.: Tattoo of the Day Contest 11 p.m.: Convention closes 11 p.m.-2 a.m.: After party at The Keys (244 Penn Ave., Scranton)

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Noon: Convention opens.

2:-3 p.m.: Hula Hoop and Pie Eating Contest 3-3:45 p.m.: Best Asian Art-Influenced Tattoo Contest 4-4:45 p.m: Best Sleeve (color or black and gray) Contest 5-5:45 p.m.: Best Back Piece (color or black & gray) Contest 6-6:45 p.m.: Best Traditionally Influenced Tattoo Contest 6-7 p.m.: Juggler Robert Smith 7-7:45 p.m.: Best Realism within a Tattoo Contest 7-8 p.m.: Magician Phil Crosson 8-8:20 p.m.: Lotus Fire Belly Dancers 8-9 p.m.: Tattathalon, pitting tattoo artists against each other in a test of dexterity, cunning and know-how 10:30 p.m.: Tattoo of the Day Contest 11 p.m.: Convention closes 11 p.m.-2 a.m.: After party at The Bog (341 Adams Ave., Scranton)

March 24

Noon: Convention opens 1-1:45 p.m.: Best Worst Tattoo Contest 3 p.m.: Best of Show Contest 5-5:30 p.m.: Tattoo of the Day Contest 8 p.m.: Convention closes

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Name: Michael “Woody” Wodock Age: 31 Shop: Electric City Tattoo Gallery (620 Spruce St., Scranton) What is the most common misconception people have about tattoo artists?

That we’re scumbags; that we’re criminals.

How many tattoos do you have? I have no idea. Lots.

When did you start tattooing? I started about two years ago. I was piercing since 2002…and I started apprenticing maybe two years after we (opened our shop).

I’ve always been interested in tattooing. Just being around these dudes all day, I’ve learned a lot of the technical stuff. They offered it to me, so I took it.

How would you describe your personal artistic style? I like traditional tattoo, Americana-type stuff. I tattoo a lot of lettering, too.

Was there ever a piece you didn’t want to do?

Any time anybody gets their significant other’s name or something like. A lot of young kids are getting their hands tattooed now – I think that’s a terrible idea, or their necks.

I can only warn you so many times.

What is your favorite piece that you’ve done?

I did a Tudor rose on my fiancé that I really like.

What is the worst tattoo you’ve ever had to cover up? I don’t know what I was covering up. I think it was some flowers or something like that.

Do you do any artwork outside of tattooing? I like to watercolor. I like to paint tattoos – roses and daggers and snakes and tiger heads.

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any other artists are coming from throughout the state and beyond to showcase their talents. These are just a few that will be there, but for the complete list, visit electriccitytattooconvention.com.

Philadelphia Eddie’s Chinatown (philadelphiaeddieschinatowntattoo.com): Dave Steele and Ozzie Perez Flying Tiger Tattoo (Cincinnati, Ohio, flying-tiger-tattoo.com): Andy Blair, Andy Eschenbach, Nate Hudak Rising Tide Studio (Newark, Ohio, risingtidestudio.com): Andrew Bennett, Bunny White Lotus Tattoo and Art Gallery (Toms River, N.J., whitelotustattoos.com): Desmond Mooney, Mike Di Dia Bayside Ink (Beachwood, N.J., baysideinktat2.com): Brian Fusaro, Chooch Nautilus Tattoo (Newingston, Conn., nautilustattoo.com): Jose Carrasquillo, Coniah Timm, David page, Greg Paradis, Chloe Vanessa The Quillian Tattoo (Allentown, thequillian.com): Jay Seagreaves Resurrected Tattoo (Syracuse, N.Y., resurrectedtattoo.com): Ben Krzykowski, Jemola Addley, Thad Jackson, Caitlyn Matthews

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agenda BENEFITS/CHARITY EVENTS American Cancer Society Relay foR life events Meetings: apRil 1, 6 p.M., saxton pavilion, edwaRdsville. spRing CRaft faiR teaM fundRaiseR: apRil 6, 10 a.M.-3 p.M., CRestwood HigH sCHool (281 s. Mountain Blvd., Mountain top).

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BaRRe) • Fundraiser For all sTar cheer to go tHe woRld CHaMpionsHips in disney: MaRCH 23. $5, inCludes food, enTerTainMenT, and raFFle TicKeT. Vintage Theater (326 spRuCe st., sCRanton, 570.589.0271, sCRantonsvintagetHeateR.CoM) • nepa swappers: March 24, 1-3 p.M. CoMe swap HoMeMade and HoMegRown foods. donations enCouRaged.

CHURCHES Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church (420 Main Rd., HanoveR twp., 570.823.6242) • living sTaTions oF The cross, along witH MeMBeRs of tHe st. RoBeRt BellaRMine paRisH: MaRCH 22, 7 p.M., exaltation of tHe Holy CRoss CHuRCH; MaRCH 29, 7 p.M., st. aloysius church (souTh wilKes-Barre).

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pResByteRian CHuRCHfinal ConCeRt: apRil 7, 4 p.M. 300 sCHool stReet, clarKs suMMiT Pocono Mountain Bible Conference (191 Clifton BeaCH Rd., Clifton twp.)

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20, 6:30 p.M. MysteRies of JoHn, unity BiBle study Class: MaRCH 24, 11:45 a.M. • guesT speaKer ann Marie acacio: apRil 7, 10 a.M. • oneness Blessing wiTh ernie pappa: apRil 8, 22, 7-9 p.M. $8.

• developing eFFecTive TeaMs: tRansfoRMing teaMs into saCRed CiRCles of seRviCe weBinaR: apRil 10, 7-9 p.M. EVENTS American Wicca and the Garb Wench (13 n. Main st., asHley. 570.793.4065.)

• sacheT MaKing class: March 22, 7 p.M. MaKe choice oF love, wealTh or lucK drawing For $15; $20 For all tHRee. Chicory House and Folklore Society (www.FolKloresocieTy.org, 570.333.4007) • new england conTra dance: april 6, 7 p.M., CHuRCH of CHRist uniting (776 MarKeT sT., KingsTon). $9.

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• spring 2013 FilM FesTival: april 5-8. $9, evening (afteR 6 p.M.); $8, Matinee.

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Derek Warren | Weekender Correspondent

Traditionally wonderful Beer: India Pale Ale Brewer: Goose Island Beer Co. Style: English IPA ABV: 5.90% Description: Goose Island’s India Pale Ale pours a clear amber gold color with a slight off-white head that has great retention. In the nose, you will smell lots of citrus, a great punch of grapefruit with a slight hint of biscuit and caramel from the malt. Upon the first sip, you realize that the nose matches the taste perfectly. Your taste buds get waves of citrus, grapefruit, and slight floral characteristics followed with a pleasing balance of biscuit and caramel malts.

The body of this beer is exactly what you would want from an IPA, some heft but not enough to overpower the hops, just perfectly balanced. Also, this beer is extremely dry; as quick as the citrus flavors hit the taste buds, the flavor disappears almost immediately after you swallow.

I love a great dry IPA; this can really showcase the hops, and Goose Island’s IPA certainly does this with flare.

Food pairing: English-styled IPA’s are different than their American counterparts – why you ask? Well, the English style uses much less aggressive hops than the American ones. This use of less aggressive hops provides a smoother beer drinking experience without fear of palate exhaustion from the overabundant hopping many of us are used to. This characteristic makes this beer a great match for roasted dishes due to the malty character within this beer; dishes such as roasted chicken or turkey are perfect. Goose Island’s IPA is also a fantastic lunch beer, not only because of its mild ABV, but it also goes perfect with a nice turkey sandwich, hamburger, salad, or feel free to have it with your favorite less-than-healthy fried dish. This IPA is certainly a drink that you can experiment with due to its dry character and lack of

a coating left on the palate. The beer will not overpower many dishes and will meld perfectly into most.

Is it worth trying? Yes, so do not write this beer off simply because it is produced by InBev because this IPA is very approachable and can be enjoyed by newbies to craft beer and beer snobs alike. This IPA fits wonderfully into the style guidelines for an English IPA. Goose Island has certainly entered into our market area with strength and is doing quite well, but don’t confuse this beer with many of the other watered-down beers that are mass marketed. While Goose Island’s IPA is certainly marketed for the masses, it is still undoubtedly a beer that can be enjoyed by the masses!

Rating: W W W W Where can I get it? Currently available in bottles at: Krugel’s Georgetown Deli & Beer, Wilkes-Barre; Wegmans, Dickson City, and J & H Beer, Wilkes-Barre.

Remember, enjoy responsibly!

Cheers!

-Derek Warren is a beer expert, avid homebrewer, and beer historian. Derek can be reached at NEPABeerGeek@gmail.com.

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What is an IPA? Weekender Correspondent Style: IPA (India Pale Ale) Brief history: The IPA style is credited to one Mr. George Hodgson, whose Bow Brewery created the hoppy style of beer for both domestic consumption and for those troops stationed in colonized India. The style grew in popularity, and many brewers in England’s Burton-upon-Trent region began creating a similar style of beer and soon usurped Bow Brewery in popularity, but the style soon fell out of favor. For some time, the style seemed to disappear from the market until Jack McAuliffe opened his New Albion brewery in 1976 and brought the hoppy pale ale style to the United States. While the brewery did not stay in business long, it inspired many to pick up the style and soon we had Liberty Ale from Anchor Brewing, followed

by Sierra Nevada’s wonderful Pale Ale. Now, IPA’s are very popular and everywhere, with nearly all breweries offering their take on this classic style, and the hop varieties available now make this style apparently endless with wonderful combinations.

Variations: American IPA, English IPA, Double/Imperial IPA, Black IPA, White IPA, and Triple IPA Nose: The primary aroma that one will pick up within an IPA is hops; however, the range of scents from hops is vast. New hops are being created/discovered all the time, and just as new hops come on to the market, less favorable hops seemingly disappear. Hop aroma can range from piney to citrus to spicy to dank to cat pee (yes, cat pee).

The strength of the aroma from the IPA will be greatly affected by the region of the United States the IPA is from; for example, typical West Coast IPA’s are very aggressively hopped, are quite bitter, and have a strong hop aroma, and the hops used tend to lean more towards the piney and dank side of the aroma.

Also within West Coast brewers is where you find the cat urine smell from the hops. While East Coast brewers tend to not hop as aggressively, there are exceptions of course, and the hop choices tend to lean towards the spicy and citrus aroma hops. Also, many East Coast brewers look very unfavorably upon the cat urine smell of some hops.

Body: The body for a typical IPA can range from thin to full depending on the style of beer. One classic characteristic for IPA’s is that they finish crisp and dry and deliver a hop punch.

Taste: While the flavors can

range widely depending on the hops chosen for the beer, typically IPA’s are bitter, and this can range from mildly bitter to extremely bitter.

What is going to determine how bitter the beer is its IBU (International Bittering Units); this is used to measure how bitter a beer is. For example, Budweiser has an IBU listing of 12, while many IPA’s typically range from 35 to 60.

There is much discrepancy about how high in IBU’s a beer can reach after bottling and how the taste buds can taste the difference in the an extremely bitter beer. However, this does not stop many breweries from claiming to have beers of 100+ IBUs. There really is only one way to find out if we can taste this bitterness, though, so grab a glass and start testing!

Food pairing: The choice of accompanying food will depend upon what style of IPA you are having.

English IPA styles are much more subdued in that hoppy bite, and for this reason, they are great with most food choices one would have for lunch: think sandwiches, salads, or any other light faire. However, American IPA’s and similar styles with a strong hop bite go perfectly with spicier dishes, so think Mexican, Thai, or Indian. This is a great style to experiment with, but just try to keep in mind what style of IPA you are pairing with your food.

Recommendations: IPA is a style that needs recommendations based upon exposure to the style, as the bitterness from the hop can be overwhelming to some at first, so we will break this apart from novice to expert when it comes to the IPA. Novice: Bear Republic, Racer 5 IPA; Sierra Nevada, Pale Ale; Goose Island, India Pale Ale; Anchor Brewing Company, Liberty Ale Experienced: 21st Amendment, Brew Free or Die; Victory Brewing, HopDevil Ale; Founders, Centennial IPA; Bell’s, Two-Hearted Ale Expert: Ballast Point, Sculpin IPA; Russian River, Pliny the Elder; Dogfish Head, 120 Minute IPA; and Stone Brewing, Ruination IPA

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• franKlin street sleuths: March 21, 6:30 p.M. penn state WilKes-Barre (rte. 115, lehMan, 570.675.2171, WB.psu.edu) • spring filM and discussion series – “the unconQueraBle huMan spirit: five degrees of diversity:” thursdays, March 14-april 18, 7 p.M., r/c WilKes-Barre Movies 14 (24 e. northaMpton st., WilKes-Barre) friends of salt springs parK (po Box 541, Montrose. 570.967.7275, info@friendsofsaltspringsparK. org.)

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LEARNING A Quest for A Good Life WorKshops: Wednesdays, 6:30 p.M., six-WeeK course, neW Bridge center (480 pierce st., suite 117 Kingston) and Mondays, 6:30 p.M., 29th street office coMplex, 1201a church st., hazleton. $25, per WorKshop; $125, all six. to register call 570.643.0222. for More info visit WWW.aQuestforagoodlife.coM. Anthracite Curling Club • learn to curl clinics: March 26, 6-9 p.M., coal street parK ice rinK, WilKes-Barre. $15 per session. call 570.266.7978 to reserve a spot.

ArtWorks Gallery & Studio (503 lacKaWanna ave., scranton.

570.207.1815, artWorKsnepa.coM): children’s classes • the young artist explores: saturdays, april 6, 13, 20, 27, noon-1 p.M. ages 5-12. $100, includes all supplies. teen and adult classes and WorKshops • Wet & Wild: WaterMedia painting: series ii: March 26, april 2, 9, 6-8 p.M. $100.

• draWing WorKshops With nina davidoWitz at artWorKs: introduction to colored pencil draWing, april 4, 11, 18, 25, 6-8 p.M., $100.

• introduction to colored pencil draWing: april 4, 11, 18, 25, 6-8 p.M. $100.

• all aBout theatre for very special artists: Wednesdays, 5:30-7 p.M. $95, per series. all supplies included. series ii: april 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8. perforMance May 8 at 7 p.M.

Pocono Arts Council (18 n. seventh st., stroudsBurg.

570.476.4460. WWW.poconoarts.org) adult classes • Botanical art: floWers With BulBs: april 3, 10 a.M.-2 p.M. $40, MeMBer; $50, non-MeMBer; $30, senior MeMBer; $35, senior nonMeMBer. southside senior center (425 alder st., scranton, 570.346.2487) • language partnership english & spanish classes: fri., 10 a.M. free, open to all. for info, call 346.0759. social groups aa intergroup nepa: info: aaintergroupnepa.org, 570.654.0488 alcohol anonyMous: WilKes-Barre, Kingston, nanticoKe, dallas, forty fort. various dates and tiMes. info: 570.288.9892.

Better Breathers cluB: second tuesday of every Month, 6:30 p.M., geisinger-coMMunity Medical center, professional Building auditoriuM (316 colfax ave., scranton). info: 570.969.8986. nar-anon faMily group Meetings sun. 7 p.M. clear BrooK Bldg. (rear), forty fort; Wed., 7 p.M. united Methodist church, Mountaintop.

570.288.9892. narcotic anonyMous Meetings every tues. at 7 p.M., doWnstairs in the Methodist education Building, located off courthouse sQuare, on the corner of Marion and Warren street in tunKhannocK. nepa chapter of friends of nra • 21st annual fund raising BanQuet: March 23, 5 p.M., genetti Manor (1505 n. Main ave., dicKson city). info: carl MozelesKi at 570.587.2662 or via e-Mail at dBcMoz@epix.net. oaKWood terrace (400 gleason dr., Moosic, 570.451.3171 ext. 116 or 101) • support group Meetings: third Wed. of each Month, 6:30 p.M. overeaters anon. Meetings Mon., tues., thurs., 7 p.M.; Wed., 7:30 p.M.; sat., 10 a.M. call 570.829.1341 for details/Meeting locations of visit WWW.oa.org. pride of nepa Meetings the second tues. of each Month. visit prideofnepa.org for details. suicide BereaveMent support group first/third thurs. every Month, 7 p.M., at catholic social services (33 e. northaMpton st., WilKes-Barre). info: 570.822.7118 ext. 307.

WilKes-Barre/scranton resolve infertility peer support group: last sun. of Month, 6:30-8 p.M., Kistler learning center at geisinger WyoMing valley. info: 610.393.8098.

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Waggin’ Tails Pet Rescue (Waggintailsrescue.coM, inforMation@Waggintailsrescue.coM, 570.992.4185) • easter Bunny photos: March 23, 11 a.M.-3 p.M., pet supplies plus (101 pocono coMMons, route 611, stroudsBurg) Waverly Community House (1115 n. aBington rd., Waverly, WaverlycoMM.org) • Bunny BreaKfast and easter egg hunt: March 23, 10 a.M. $10 per person; free, children under the age of 3. ticKets Must Be purchased in advance.

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council of teachers of MatheMatics (lcctM) contest: april 6, 9 a.M., rite aid auditoriuM in the starK learning center. high school Juniors and seniors froM luzerne county high schools and tunKhannocK high school are eligiBle to coMpete. the Junior and senior division each have a MaxiMuM liMit of 10 students per division per school. $5 per student.

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March 18, Jeff MocK and Margot schilpp; april 15, tiM parrish.

Wyoming County Chamber Of Commerce • Bi- annual legislative BreaKfast: March 27, 8-9:30 a.M., shadoWBrooK inn and resort (201 resort lane,tunKhannocK). free, Wyccc MeMBers; $10, non-MeMBers. for reservations or More inforMation, contact deBorah at 570.875.8325 or By e-Mail at deBorah@Wyccc.coM. Wyoming Valley Dog Squad Troop No. 221 (WWW.dogscouts.org. phyllis, troop leader: phyllis@theBarKingBasKet.coMor liza, secretary/ treasurer:seWcrazy@epix.net) egg hunt for dogs: March 24, 1-5 p.M., hollenBacK dog parK (1050 Washington st., WilKes-Barre).

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• MoveMent and storytelling for preschoolers: ages 4 and 5. series 2, april 3, 10, 17, 24, 10-10:45 a.M. intergenerational classes: • Quilting for everyone: “atlantic star:” ages 13 and up. Wednesdays, through March 27, 6-7:30 p.M. $6 per class, including Materials. adult classes: • Kundalini yoga: ages 16 and up.

10-11:30 a.M., series 3 april 27, May 4, 11, 18. $40, four classes; $15, drop-in.

• design a painted silK scarf: March 18, 7-9 p.M. ages 16 and up. $30.

Downtown Wilkes-Barre Business Association • 5th annual easter egg hunt: March 23, 10 a.M., WilKes-Barre puBlic sQuare.

Dress for Success Lackawanna • 14th annual luncheon and fashion shoW: March 20, 11:45 a.M., radisson lacKaWanna station hotel, scranton.

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• easter Buffet: March 31, noon-4 p.M. Jim Thorpe events: • Bach and handel chorale easter concert: april 6, 3 p.M., st. MarK’s episcopal church (21 race st., JiM thorpe). $18, adults; $15, seniors and students; free, children 10 and under.

Johnson College (3427 n. Main ave., scranton, 570.342.6404, Johnson.edu) • riBBon cutting cereMony for the health science technology center: March 26, 4 p.M. Keyser Valley Community Center (corner of Keyser ave. and JacKson st., scranton) • annual free easter party: March 24, 1-3 p.M. rsvp By March 21 By calling 570.346.1828.

King’s College (133 north river st., WilKes-Barre, 570.208.5957 or Kings.edu) • WoMen’s studies conference: March 25, 7 p.M., BurKe auditoriuM,

WilliaM g. McgoWan school of Business. special guest dr. atiya stoKes-BroWn of BucKnell university. registration reQuired By calling 570.208.5900, ext. 5771. free.

Lackawanna College (501 vine st., scranton, 1.877.346.3552, lacKaWanna.edu) environMental institute (10 Moffat dr., covington tWp.) • on exhiBit: a WalK through natures glory: March 22-april 19.

• live native aniMals: april 3, 6:30-8 p.M. $5.

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LOGAN Foundation • easter egg hunt for individuals With special needs: March 30, 11 a.M., WyoMing valley sports doMe. pre-registration reQuired By calling 570.704.8054 or 570.762.8407. registered individuals Must coMe BetWeen 10-10:30 a.M. to checK in.

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• adult learner open house for expressWay accelerated degree prograM: april 9, 4-7 p.M., rooM 405, Building 4, lccc (1333 s. prospect st., nanticoKe); april 10, 4-7 p.M., lacKaWanna college BoardrooM (145 e. Broad st., hazleton); april 18, 4-6 p.M., lacKaWanna collegehazleton center (145 e. Broad st., hazleton).

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Nescopeck State Park (1137 honey hole rd., druMs, 570.403.2006) • the Woods in your BacKyard: a sustainaBle landscape WorKshop: March 23, 9 a.M.-3:30 p.M. $25. registration reQuired By March 15, 570.825.1701.

• sounds of a spring night: March 30, 7 p.M. Bring a flashlight. free. northern tier syMphony orchestra (570.289.1090, northerntiersyMphony@yahoo.coM, northerntiersyMphony.org) • perforMances: april 6, 8 p.M., honesdale high school (459 terrace st., honesdale); april 13, 8 p.M., tunKhannocK Middle school (200 franKlin ave., tunKhannocK). $8, adult in advance; $4, student in advance; $9, adult at the door; $5, student at the door.

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LMFAO go solo, but promise reunion RedFoo and Sky Blu of LMFAO will spend 2013 working on solo music projects. The “Party Rock” duo continues to insist that the split does not imply any bad blood between the two, who are actually related.

“Me and Sky Blu were always solo from the beginning,” explained Red Foo on “The Ralphie Show.”

“We put our solo stuff together.

We always made solo stuff, even in LMFAO.” The next layer to their relationship is the fact that RedFoo is Sky Blu’s uncle.

“We’ve been around each other for 26 years,” continued Foo, born Stefan Gordy. “As family…you might not see your nephew for two or three years.”

Sky Blu echoed his uncle’s perspective.

“We just want the world to know us as individuals before we come back together,” the artist born Skyler Gordy said.

“Before you knew what LMFAO was, you didn’t want LMFAO. So now me and Foo are going to show you what’s new in 2013 on our solo efforts, and then we’re coming back together.”

So enjoy the solo tracks from the two, such as Foo’s “Bring Out the Bottles” and Blu’s “Pop Bottles.”

And rest easy, because next year LMFAO will be back to bring us even more songs about bottles, like “Bring Out and Then Pop Bottles.”

If they duo wants to use that as a working title, I won’t hold them to any royalties.

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LOCHTE SAYS REALITY SHOW WON’T INTERFERE WITH OLYMPICS Ryan Lochte’s schedule these days is a little different than a year ago. The Olympic gold medalist is a guest at red carpet events, an actor on TV shows, and a spokesperson for a number of different brands.

Plus, Lochte is currently filming a new reality show, “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?” set to debut this June on E!. So, when it comes to training for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, what would Lochte do?

“You know what’s so unique about this reality TV show is that it’s following me, it’s doing whatever I do,” Lochte explained to me a few weeks ago on the green carpet of Cartoon Network’s Hall of Game Awards.

I’m pretty sure every reality show is filmed by simply following around the subject, but I didn’t interject.

“My biggest relationship in my life is swimming… and my biggest goal is (the) 2016 Olympics.”

Lochte said even when he travels, he seeks out a pool for training sessions, and that Saturday in Santa Monica was no different. Surprisingly, the swimmer said it took time to become acclimated with the cameras filming his every move.

“I was a little shy,” he admitted.

“But now, I just go with the punches.

I’m just rolling with it.”

We would expect nothing less.

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Users can also charge people to view their content, with Pheed itself taking a revenue share from premium accounts. Using this business model, Pheed’s creators hope to avoid adding advertising of any kind to the platform.

Pheed is becoming increasingly popular, and last month, it reached the slot of the No. 1 most downloaded app in the Apple App store.

The social media platform’s largest audience is the 18-25 age bracket, which analysts report is starting to become disenchanted with Facebook.

Signing up for Pheed is simple.

You can go to pheed.com and use your existing Facebook or Twitter login to get started. You’re required to subscribe to at least three other Pheed users just to get started, which helps ensure that your page is wellpopulated.

The interface could best be described as a mashup of Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr.

The actual “pheed� itself dominates the center-right of the page, similar to Twitter. A bar down the left side shows your Timeline, favorited items, subscribers and friends, and trending hashtags.

Despite Pheed being merely the latest “Next Big Social Media Site� in a long line of them – MySpace, Facebook, Tumblr, etc. – there seems to be something different about the platform, and they’re certainly generating buzz.

Pheed is available as both a website, pheed.com, and as an iPhone app available in the App Store.

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In an already diverse and growing environment of Twitters, Facebooks and Pinterests, it’s hard to stand out, but a new up-and-coming platform called Pheed, which was launched in October, stands out from the rest.

Pheed, like Facebook and other social media platforms, allows users to share any kind of content, whether it be video, photo, text, or audio.

But that’s where the similarities end and everything takes on a twist.

Like Facebook, you can show that you support or appreciate things, but in the world of Pheed, you click an “I love this� button. You can also do the equivalent of “Unlike� – the button says, “I don’t love this.�

You can bookmark things, and you can also use a function called “remix,� which Twitter users will quickly see is a lot like “re-tweeting.� Like Twitter, Pheed also supports hashtags – #nyc for posts related to New York City, for example.

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Uniquely, you can also like via Facebook or push out Facebook status updates, create a new tweet or re-tweet existing content via Twitter, or e-mail content from Pheed.

From the looks of it, the Pheed people are positioning themselves as a “one-stop� destination, where membership grants you the ability to push content out to your other social media accounts without having to leave Pheed. Something that makes Pheed really stand out are its content and business models.

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Power hour Last year was the first time I participated in Earth Hour, and this weekend, I plan on participating again.

Earth Hour 2013 will be held on Saturday, March 23 at 8:30 pm. To participate in Earth Hour, all you have to is switch your lights off for one hour to show your commitment to the environment and that you are willing to go the extra step to save the planet.

Back in 2007, the World Wildlife Federation in Australia inspired Sydney residents to show support to stop climate change with the first Earth Hour event. This event showed that a lot of people, from children to politicians, cared enough to support the cause. That year, over two million individuals and more than 2,000 businesses turned out their lights to show their support.

In 2008, the mission for Earth Hour was to take over the rest of Australia, but a few other major cities joined in and it grew to almost 400 cities and towns that participated. Since then, the invitation to participate in Earth Hour was extended to everyone, no matter what part of the world they live in. The event continued to grow, and in 2012, Earth Hour celebrated its largest event with more than 7,000 cities and towns turning out their lights.

While it might sound a bit silly, turning off your lights for one hour actually makes quite an impact. The simple act of registering for Earth Hour means

that individuals are acknowledging that they will not only shut their lights off for that hour, but from that day forward, they will make conscious decisions when it comes to preserving the environment.

A more recent part of Earth Hour is the Earth Hour City Challenge, founded in Sweden in 2011. Over 70 percent of the world’s CO2 emissions are generated by cities, the Earth Hour City Challenge was created to raise awareness and encourage cities to move towards a greener future. Cities are invited to submit plans that would make them more eco-friendly. Solutions and plans that will make cities greener will be considered most important in this challenge, and one city will be named the Earth Hour Capital for that year.

I found out about Earth Hour through social media, and 2012 was the first year that I participated in the event. I shut off all of my lights, turned off all of my appliances, (TV, computer, phone, iPod, etc.) and simply lit a few candles around the house.

It was actually pretty relaxing!

Because it was so easy, I promised myself that I would participate every year. It seems to be catching on, and I hope that it becomes popular in this area. If people keep coming together like this to make a difference, maybe a sustainable future isn’t that far off.

Earth Hour is a simple way to show commitment to the environment that began in Australia in 2007.

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Some guys just don’t know how to be discreet - or rather, some just don’t care to be at all.

Inappropriate brush with fame Most men I have come in contact with since beginning this column are attention seekers looking to get their name in print. It seems everyone has their own private agenda, and it makes it really hard to meet someone genuine.

I spoke about this with a friend who works for a radio station and she has encountered similar issues. “Maybe if I date this girl, she will put me in her column” or, in my friend’s case, talk about him on the radio. It’s really hard to make a love connection when you never really know people’s hidden, or in the case of this story, less-than-hidden agendas.

Meet Darren.

After a series of coincidental run-ins, we decided to try a date. He met me out for a drink one Friday at the Susquehanna Ale House, and no more than five minutes in, the words came foaming out of his mouth like the deadly mix of pop rocks and soda: “So are you going to write about me in your column?”

Annoyed, I brushed it off with a laugh and sarcastic personal dig about how uninteresting he would be to write about. He was easier to figure out than a Stouffer’s microwave dinner.

We had another round at the bar when, out of nowhere, he decided it was an OK idea to grab

a random handful of my boob in front of a room full of people: “WTF, man?” I slapped his hand away and gave him a questioning, disapproving look.

He was both confused and defensive and said, “I read what you write about and I know what you’re into.” Am I so transparent? Has my knight in groping armor finally arrived?

I looked dubiously at him. I asked, “When have I ever written that the way to my heart was by a squeeze on the boob?” He looked at me and replied, “Well, come on, you’re obviously that kind of girl.”

What kind is that exactly?

The kind that is three seconds away from playing soccer with your manhood? Yes, that’s pretty damn accurate.

Needless to say, this date was over. I walked out with my head held high and my dignity intact.

Darren’s goal was to get in the column. Well, here is your 15 seconds of infamy, oh mighty fondler of Wilkes-Barre. I really hope that all my other readers (who I love and cherish) also see that if they are in Darren’s presence, a purple nurple is an absolutely appropriate alternative to the customary handshake.

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THE WEEKENDER: How did you get into jewelry design?

SAMANTHA BLINN: I originally began as a painter. Feeling a constant need to create things leads me to exploring and trying new projects all of the time. I wanted to explore, taking my heightened realism form of painting on a two-dimensional surface and translate that into a three-dimensional form….

At the same time, it was an exciting challenge trying to make each piece look more realistic and believable than the previous piece.

W: Who is your favorite designer?

SB: For clothing, I have so many.

I’ve had a love for fashion for as long as I can remember. If I can pick one designer who consistently creates pieces that I am always drawn to, that would be Anna Sui. She has an amazing ability of creating designs and infusing a bit of whimsy with references to times from the past.

W: Where would you love your jewelry to be carried?

SB: I would love to have my jewelry sprinkled around many small boutiques locally as well as in other cities. My goal is to create pieces that are affordable and accessible.

W: What is your price range?

SB: $7 to $65.

W: What materials do you use to make the jewelry?

SB: Polymer clay, glass beads, Swarovski Crystal. People often ask if all of the color detail work is

painted on the clay. The clay itself is manipulated in a way that creates the details in the color. Very little paint is used. That’s what’s so great about clay.

W: What is your fave dessert?

SB: That’s almost impossible to decide! Crème brûlée, cheesecake, French pastries… I could go on and on. I also love cookie dough and cake batter.

W: Are there specific colors you like to work with?

SB: I’m always drawn to bright, vibrant colors: blues, violet, pinks, reds.

Blinn’s creations are adored by celebs like Paula Abdul, Aubrey O’Day and Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris. Even Manny from “Modern Family” couldn’t resist her charms!

Blinn’s jewelry was chosen as a featured gift at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in 2011, and since then, Blinn has branched out to more than just jewelry. She can make some pretty fabulous custom designs like famous landmarks, a beloved pet, and even a replica of your wedding cake. The “replicake” is a small replica of your wedding cake which will be a treasured keepsake that outlasts the real thing.

“I’ve always focused on creating pieces based on sweets. As with most creative projects, I feel like it’s time to evolve, and I’m really excited. There are endless possibilities when working with clay,” she explained.

“By expanding past only working with food pieces, this opens up my audience to include a whole new market of collectors who may have other interests. It’s time to take things to the next level, and I can’t wait to see where it goes.”

From fruit tart rings to miniature donut bobby pins, there is something for everyone to sport this spring.

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Justin’s vagina monologues I was 17 when I decided I wanted to try stand-up comedy. I don’t know what the hell gave me the idea that I should give comedy a shot, but when you’re young, hung, and looking for an excuse to dress like Eddie Murphy in “Delirious,” a valid reason isn’t always necessary.

I lied about my age, pretending to be 18, so I’d be allowed to perform as an opening act with a five-minute set at a local comedy club. Since I had no experience, I also lied to the emcee, telling him to announce me as a young comic who was featured on “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” several times.

When I hit the stage and grabbed the microphone from the stand to rock out with my stolen jokes out, the microphone came apart. A staff member immediately joined me on stage, fixing the technical difficulty in the longest minute of my life.

The crowd was laughing at me and I didn’t even tell them a joke yet!

To recover, and to prove to the audience that I was the child prodigy comic from “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” that my back-story claimed I was, I knew I had to make light of what happened.

“And I was afraid nobody would laugh!” I addressed directly to the crowd, winning them over.

Wisecrackers Comedy Club liked my performance so much that they invited me back several times.

A year later, I went to college and traded stand-up comedy for a career in binge drinking and desperately trying to get on “The

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A few years later, I decided to give comedy another shot while visiting my family for the Thanksgiving holiday.

I had my set prepared, but I was inspired at the last minute by a poster I saw at Spencer Gifts the morning of my intended comeback, displaying a list of 1,001 alternative names for a vagina.

“Lasagna lips? Tampon tunnel?

Penis coffin?” I read to myself.

“These are hilarious. I have to make this part of my set tonight!”

When I got home, I immediately rewrote my entire set around female genitalia synonyms.

Since I was a college student home for break, I made up a story about why I had to bring my dirty laundry home.

“Growing up, my mother referred to her vagina as her ‘hamper of goodies,’” I said. “So I can’t do my own laundry because every time I see a load of dirty laundry, I can’t help but think of my mother’s p—-y!”

Yeah, that really happened. Instead of laughter, I heard gasps as I witnessed jaws dropping.

The emcee interrupted me on stage, grabbed the microphone from my hand, and kicked me off the stage before telling me I was disgusting.

Sorry that I made a joke out of your vagina for a laugh, Mom. I guess not every comedian is funny, and not every funny person is a comedian.

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— Among the helpful civic classes the city government in Oakland, Calif., set up earlier this year for its residents was one on how to pick locks (supposedly to assist people who had accidentally locked themselves out of their homes), and lock-picking kits were even offered for sale after class. Some residents were aghast, as the city had seen burglaries increase by 40 percent in 2012. Asked one complainer, “What’s next? The fundamentals of armed robbery?” (In February, Mayor Jean Quan apologized and canceled the class.)

— We Must Kill This Legislation Because Too Many People Are for It: In February, the North Carolina House of Representatives Rules Committee took the unusual step of pre-emptively burying a bill to legalize prescription marijuana (which 18 states so far have embraced).

WRAL-TV (Raleigh-Durham) reported Rep. Paul Stam’s explanation: Committee members were hearing from so many patients and other constituents (via phone calls and emails) about the importance of medical marijuana to them that the representatives were feeling “harassed.”

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— Two teachers and three student teachers at a Windsor, Ontario, elementary school somehow thought it would be a neat prank on their eighth-graders to make them think their class trip would be to Florida’s Disney World, and they created a video and PowerPoint presentation previewing the excursion. The kids’ exhilaration lasted only a few days, when they were informed that plans had changed and that they would instead be visiting a local bowling alley. Furthermore, the teachers captured the students’ shock on video, presumably to repeatedly re-enjoy their prank. (When the principal found

out, she apologized, disciplined the teachers, and arranged a class trip to Niagara Falls.)

— Solutions to Non-Problems: (1) Illinois state Rep. Luis Arroyo introduced a bill in March that would ban the state’s restaurants from serving lion meat.

(2) Georgia state Rep. Jay Neal introduced legislation in February to ban the implantation of a human embryo into a nonhuman.

Rep. Neal told the Associated Press that this has been a hot issue in “other states.”

UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT

— Imprisoned British computer hacker Nicholas Webber, 21, serving time for computer fraud, hacked into the mainframe at his London prison after officials allowed him to take a computer class. Like most prisons, the Isis facility attempts to rehabilitate inmates with classes to inspire new careers, but apparently no one made the connection between the class and Webber’s crime. (One prison staff member involved in the class was fired.)

— Dustin Coyle, 34, was charged with domestic abuse in Oklahoma City in January, but it was hardly his fault, he told police. His ex-girlfriend accused him (after she broke up with him) of swiping her cat and then roughing it up, punching her, elbowing her and sexually assaulting her. Coyle later lamented to police that she and he were supposed to get married, but for some reason she changed her mind. “If she would just marry me, that would solve everything,” but, according to the police report, he would settle for her being his girlfriend again — or a one-night stand.

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— Though Americans may feel safe that the Food and Drug Administration approves a drug only for certain specific uses, the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York ruled in December that drug company salespeople have a First Amendment right to claim that drugs approved for only one use can be marketed for nonapproved uses, as well. Doctors and bioethicists seemed outraged, according to the Los Angeles Times, generally agreeing with a University of Minnesota professor who called the decision “a complete disgrace. What this basically does is destroy drug regulation in the United States.”

— Denials of disability allowances in the town of Basildon, England, near London, are handled at the Acorn House courthouse, on the fourth floor, where afflicted people who believe they were wrongly rejected for benefits must present their appeals. However, in November, zealous government safety wardens, concerned about fire-escape dangers, closed off the fourth floor to wheelchairusing people. Asked one woman, turned away in early February, “Why are they holding disability tribunals in a building disabled people aren’t allowed in?” (In February, full access resumed.)

THE REDNECK CHRONICLES Gary Ericcson, 46, was distraught in January at being charged with animal cruelty in shooting to death his beloved pet snake. He told the Charlotte Observer that he is not guilty, as the dear thing had already passed away and that he shot it only “to get the gas out” so that other animals would not dig it up after he buried it. He said he was so despondent (fearing that a conviction will prevent him from being allowed to have even dogs and cats) that in frustration he had shot up and destroyed a large cabinet that housed his Dale Earnhardt collectibles.

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One of the many decisions greeting Pope Francis, as Salon. com pointed out, is whether to officially recognize a Patron Saint of Handgunners — as urged by a U.S. organization of activists for more than 20 years. According to legend, St. Gabriel Possenti rescued an Italian village from a small band of pillagers (and perhaps rapists) in the 19th century by shooting at a lizard in the road, killing it with one shot, which supposedly so terrified the bandits that they fled. No humans were harmed, activists now point out, signifying the handgun was obviously a force for good. The head of the St. Gabriel Possenti Society has noted that, however far-fetched the “lizard incident” may be, it was rarely questioned until U.S. anti-gun activists gained strength in the 1980s.

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‘SimCity’ still building fun It’s been about 18 years since I in this game is you have a last played “SimCity,” but I look regional map divided into playback on my time with the series able zones that interact with with many fond memories. one another; you create roads to “SimCity” is an open-ended connect the sections of the city city-building game series and allow for commuting of designed by one of the most your citizens. Unlike the “Simcritically acclaimed developCity” games of the past, it’s ers ever, Will Wright. Over the not about building the biggest years “SimCity” has had many city you can. You have to set spin-offs, like “The Sims”, specialized zones, by dragging “SimEarth”, “Sim Theme Park,” your mouse around, designating and many more. There hasn’t areas of the city such as residenbeen a proper “SimCity” game tial, commercial, industrial, etc. in a while, making the new 2013 You start laying your roads, water release special. pipes, electricity, and so on, and The main concept of the “Sim” pretty soon you start having to games is the power of creation; think about things like waste “SimCity” was one of the first disposal, police, emergency, and games to be characterized as a other public services. god game. You start with a fresh It starts to get more complex. canvas and you As your city Upcoming game releases: can build your grows, it • March 12: ‘God of War: Ascenvery own city needs edusion’ any way you cated people, • March 12: ‘Sniper: Ghost Wardesire. which means rior 2’ It has alschools and • March 18: ‘LEGO City: Underways been the libraries. As cover’ hallmark of city your econ• March 19: ‘Gears of War: Judgplanning games. omy grows, ment’ Aside from you’ll have to building, you upgrade your must expand using the budget stores and neighborhoods. The and resources you have. You give and take continues, balanccan then build special buildings ing your populace’s needs while and supply your citizens with keeping up your income. You all sorts of services, like health, must plan ahead while paying education, and so forth. You are attention to the present. responsible for the well-being As your city becomes more of your people and the status of prosperous, you can upgrade your ever-expanding city. most of your structures, purify In the 2013 “SimCity,” these water, turn power plants into sosystems are much more advanced lar plants, and even create sports than they ever were; now your stadiums. Later on in the game, decisions have real repercusit does create a glaring problem sions. Now you have to keep in – unlike the older games, the city consideration climate change, the size is much smaller. You would search for renewable resources, think with upgraded technology and natural disasters. it would be the other way around, The way city planning works but the size is very limited, so

‘SimCity’ System: PC, Mac Genre: Economic Simulation Rating: E10+ for Everyone 10 and older Publisher: Electronic Arts Developer: Maxis

you must pay close attention to your design because you can run out of space very quickly.

The new user interface is very user-friendly and easy to use.

It’s not hard to keep track of the citizens: it even keeps track of their name, home address, work address, happiness level, education level, wants, fears, and about a dozen other stats. Even though you may have a city over 150,000 or more, you can zoom in to see what it is like for the average guy on the street. The crazy amount of detail and power you have is still an interesting formula and is always a joy to experiment with.

There are some glaring problems with the game, however.

They are fixing it now, but there are terrible server issues. There are several online connection problems, and because the game is always online, it makes the game unplayable sometimes unless you are lucky enough to get a good server at the time you’re playing. The developer is working on these issues and promises they will be resolved soon enough.

“SimCity” is really unlike anything else out there. It has no story, no action, but it can be really fun to use your brain to create something special; that is the real draw of the “Sim” games. Even though this game does have some problems, the graphics are gorgeous and the gameplay is an upgrade from the older games, so if you like building things or you’re a “SimCity” fan from the old days, you should give this game a try. If not, you may want to wait until the issues are resolved.

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-Robbie Vanderveken is the digital operations specialist at The Times Leader. E-mail him at rvanderveken @timesleader.com.

Even after many editions, ‘SimCity’ still provides a ton of virtual fun.

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By Caeriel Crestin

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Last night’s dream continued my recent subconscious theme of interacting with ancient gods. In it, I lived in the Reformatory for Naughty Mortals. Thor, as a punishment for screwing around with sexy humans, had been assigned to guard us, and was forced to wear a gruesome-looking chastity device. Sound familiar? I deleted my earlier metaphor for you (something about a leashed dog with a bowl of food just out of reach) in favor of this one, because your current power levels are much more godly than canine. In other words, try not to focus on the one thing you can’t have—the rest of the world is at your fingertips.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Although you’re not going to like it, I have an obligation to reveal your latest (thankfully temporary) superpower: the ability to attract what you despise. The people who provoke you the most will be irresistibly drawn to your side. Don’t get aggravated when your most reliable pest-repellant tactics—ranging from biting sarcasm, blatant rudeness, and underhanded friendliness—miss their marks. In fact, the more you want them to go, the more likely they’ll be magnetized to you. There’s one way to circumvent this unfortunate influence: let go of the negative emotions that are its power source.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) While positive reinforcement is certainly one way to encourage desired behavior, be it in pets, children, or spouses, it’s not always the most effective. This well-intentioned technique often misses the mark, based as it is on the oft-mistaken assumption that your “trainee” is eager to please you before himself. You may not like having to determine and maintain boundaries, but, considering your goals, it’s necessary.

Try to overcome this idea you’ve been nurturing—that optimistic dream-creation requires unrelenting positivism. Sometimes, the kindest, most affirmative thing you can do is be clear: and that at least occasionally involves saying no.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Shifting between circumstances requires adjustment. I call the process of settling into your new, altered version of reality “landing.” Sometimes, like visiting a different time zone for two days, it’s not worth the bother. But you’ve been avoiding situations that require that kind of internal recalibration for far too long. I sympathize, but since you’re being inexorably pushed closer to making an unavoidable, irreversible leap, I suggest that you get

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accustomed to the sun rising and setting at totally different times. There are so many paths you could take right now. Choose wisely: the destination that most closely resembles your deepest and most secret fantasies, no matter how “unrealistic,” is the one you should take.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Let go of the outcome. It’s so easy for you opinionated Lions to see where you want things to go. Because you’re powerful, capable people, it’s also simple to try to manipulate the situation to turn into exactly the scenario you envisioned. There is a time and place to use this potent capability—and also situations that will only be poisoned by it. This week, telling the difference is vital to your happiness, as is being able to do or say what’s true instead of what you think will yield the outcome you want. While there’s no guarantee, this is really the only path to what you desire. Forcing things to go your way will only produce very temporary results. Letting go of the outcome means it could go any which way—but if it goes the way you’d hoped, you’ll know it’s real, and likely to last—which is really what you want, right?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) This week should have you feeling safer and more content than a cat curled in a patch of sunlight. Enjoy the comfort; however, don’t let that pleasant lassitude take over your life. Sometimes, it’s better to tackle distasteful tasks when you’re happy than when you’re crappy. Although it’s tempting to use your good mood as an excuse (“I don’t want to spoil it”), don’t. That reasoning is easier to overcome than the more valid justifications you’ll come up with when you’re feeling low and overwhelmed. Instead of occupying either extreme, find the balance between soaking up the bliss and expunging your To-Do list.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) There’ll be no vine-swinging, chestbeating, hair-pulling Tarzan hijinks for you this week, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have adventures. Sure, you’ve been a bit hooked on the primitive animal escapades that have been so much fun in recent weeks, but now step up your exploratory ambitions and inject a little class into your escapades: infuse them with more Bond charisma than bootie aroma. I’m surprised a luxury-lover like you hasn’t made the switch before now: While there’s something to be said for screwing in the woods, for you it can’t possibly beat making love on water beds while you wait for room service.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) The human eye contains two kinds of photoreceptors: rods and cones. The vastly more numerous rods are more light-sensitive than the cones, but can’t distinguish colors the way cones can, which is why colors are less discernible at night. If it were possible, I’d love to give you a temporary infusion of extra cones, to cure you of your recent tendency to see things in black and white.

Besides all the delightfully subtle shades of gray you’re missing, some vivid splashes of Technicolor could dramatically change your perspective on some key situations.

If you intend to keep your reputation as a social genius, reattune yourself to take into account all the intricacies involved, not just the broad strokes.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You can feel it, can’t you? Spring’s lovely, abundant pleasures loom. You’re almost drooling with anticipation of the romping adventures that surely lie ahead. However, you have at least one more significant task before you can ditch your obligations and get down with the good stuff. I can’t stress this enough: don’t procrastinate.

You are masters of avoidance. However, this particular duty will only become more odious over time. Give yourself the gift of being able to enjoy the coming months without some weighty responsibility hanging over your head. Get it out of the way this week; it’ll never be easier to do than right now.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) In order to remind himself, daily, of the importance of trust, my Capricorn friend Chris is tattooing “The universe is here to help you,” on his d—k. While you may cringe at his bold move, you should consider doing something similar. It takes strength to unlearn old habits, especially those of distrust and fear. Just making a mental note or slapping a post-it on the fridge probably won’t be enough to shake you free of ancient mental shackles. Your liberation solution may be different than Chris’; still, I urge you to discover exactly what it’s going to take, and do it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) In my continuing quest to make you inhabit your body instead of living lost inside your thoughts, I encourage you to notice your health. Usually, you either take it for granted or privately complain about what’s not working as it ought to. There’s a middle ground between these two extremes, my dear Aquarius. Well-being is a luxury, notwithstanding the sense of entitlement you have about it. If you’re feeling fine, actually notice and appreciate that this week; if you’re not, make doing whatever you must to glow with valued vigor your top priority.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) No one is as good at simultaneously frustrating and inspiring me as you, Pisces.

You’ve mastered the art of confounding me even while I can’t get enough of you. That’s wonderful, and exactly the kind of paradox you’re best at. Your symbol is two tethered fish, swimming in opposite directions. While that’s often interpreted (and manifested) as conflicting internal motivations that result in you going exactly nowhere, it can also be the depiction of the kind of magic that happens when you embrace contradiction, and ride it to the next place on your journey—sometimes carrying bewildered and exhilarated passengers, like me, with you.

-To contact Caeriel, send mail to sign. language.astrology@gmail.com.

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Applicant must be flexible with working hours and have 3+ years of mechanical experience.

Good benefit package including medical, dental, paid vacation/holidays, and retirement. Starting wage will reflect experience.

Preemployment drug screen required.

Apply at Leggett & Platt Inc. 1655 Sans Souci Parkway Wilkes-Barre, PA 18706 Ph. 824-6622 Equal Opportunity/ Equal Access/ Affirmative Action Employer

542

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Delivery Drivers/ Independent Contractors. Need reliable car, or SUV’s for same day delivery.

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Estenson Logistics.

Apply: www.goelc.com 1-866-336-9642

542

Logistics/ Transportation

OFFICE FURNITURE DELIVERY DRIVER

EARN up to $800 A WEEK DELIVERING OFFICE FURNITURE PLUS: •HOME NIGHTS •NO WEEKENDS •SAFETY BONUSES •SIGN ON BONUS •CDL AND NON CDL POSITIONS AVAILABLE •HEALTH INSURANCE •PAID HOLIDAYS Send resume to Larry@ edsioffice.com or fax: 570-501-0587

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545

Marketing/ Product

GRAPHIC DESIGN/ TRAFFIC MANAGER Wilkes-Barre/Scranton advertising agency is seeking a talented individual to work with existing graphic design department. Qualified individual should have background in graphic design with knowledge of all Adobe products, must have knowledge of executing insertion orders and would be willing to work directly with clients via phone or e-mail.

Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Wordpress skills a plus.

Position is full time with paid vacation and health benefits are available.

Please send resume and salary requirements to: seoadvertising @yahoo.com

551

Other

BE A RIVER outdoor GUIDE! Friendly

people needed to guide whitewater raft trips on the Lehigh River. Mostly weekends in the Spring, Summer and Fall. Some weekday work available in July & August.

Experience helpful but not necessary.

Contact Marc S. Brown 570-443-9728 OR Check out our website at: www.whitewater challengers.com

551

Other

SUB CONTRACTOR WANTED With experience in building restoration and water proofing.

Must have contractors insurance, truck and tools.

Call 570.708.2083 570.760.5218

554

Production/ Operations

566

MARKETING/SALES

Full Time, Part Time experienced Marketing/Salespersons. Identify and connect with senior executives, open doors and arrange meetings. Must have excellent phone skills.

Fax Resume to: (866) 969-0690 Email to: CMCNorth east@verizon.net

573

PRINTING PRESS OPERATOR Growing printing

company is looking to hire a printing press operator.

Candidate must be familiar with a 5 color with coater printing press.

Please call 570-824-3557 or send resume to rich@blasiprinting.com

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557

Project/ Program Management

ESTIMATOR/PROJECT MANAGER Fehlinger Construc-

tion Group, LLC is currently looking for an Estimator/ Project Manager with a minimum of 5 years experience in sewer, water, excavation, structures and storm sewer.

Candidate should be proficient in HCSS HeavyBid, HCSS HeavyJob and Microsoft Office products.

PennDot experience helpful. We offer a competitive salary along with a 401(k), BS/BS, eyeglass, dental and a company vehicle.

Please submit your confidential resume or apply in person at: Fehlinger Construction Group, LLC., 106 South Lehigh Street, Shavertown, PA 18708 or email Anthony Barbose at tbarbose@fehlinger construction.com

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Sales/Retail/ Business Development

Warehouse

AMAZON WAREHOUSE Positions Available!

Earn up to $13.50 an hour!

Integrity Staffing is NOW HIRING and looking for energetic people to fill picking, packing, and shipping positions at Amazon.

This is a great opportunity to learn new skills, help build your resume, & have fun. We offer weekly paychecks, benefits, and day & evening schedules.

Positions fill quickly, so apply today!

Please apply online at INTEGRITYHAZLETONJOB30.COM and follow the directions to schedule an interview. *Please bring HS diploma/GED and identification proving eligibility to work in the USA when applying.

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Business Opportunities

630 Money To Loan “We can erase your bad credit 100% GUARANTEED.” Attorneys for the Federal Trade Commission say they’ve never seen a legitimate credit repair operation. No one can legally remove accurate and timely information from your credit report.

It’s a process that starts with you and involves time and a conscious effort to pay your debts.

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700 MERCHANDISE 708

ATTENTION VENDORS

Accent items, ceramics, baskets, holiday items, glasses, much more. ALL EXCELLENT PRICES AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. 570-675-5046 after 5:30 P.M.

YEARBOOKS. COUGHLIN (30) 1928-2000. GAR (18)) 1937-2006, MEYERS (15) 19532003, PITTSTON (6) 1967-’75, WVW (12), 1967-2000, KINGSTON (11) 1932-’52, HAZLETON, (8) 1940-’61, PLAINS, (3) 1966’68, HANOVER 1951’74.

Prices vary depending on condition. $20-$40 each. Call for further details and additional school editions.

570-825-4721 arthurh302@ aol.com

732

Exercise Equipment

LEG EXTENSION MACHINE Hammer Strength ISO-Lateral. 4 years old, plate loaded, platinum frame, navy upholstery. New condition. $1000. SEATED L E G C U R L MACHINE, Hammer Strength ISOLateral. 4 years old, plate loaded, platinum frame, navy upholstery, New condition. $1000.

Call Jim 570-855-9172

744 PERSONAL TRAINING GYM FOR SALE $30,000 Fully equipped, turn key operation, six years in business.

Owner is relocating.

570-592-2458 for details

Antiques & Collectibles

Furniture & Accessories

CHAIRS, (2) Genuine leather, custom made recliners.

Taupe color, like new. $550 each.

570-675-5046

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527 Food Services/ Hospitality

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LEGAL SECRETARY Back Mountain

Hydroseed and soil erosion control experience helpful. Valid drivers license a must. Top wages paid. Unlimited overtime.Apply in person 9am-3pm.

Monday through Friday and bring ID 1204 Main Street Swoyersville Varsity Inc. No Calls Please E.O.E.

BLOOMSBURG, PA 17815

Human Resources Department UGI Penn Natural Gas One UGI Center Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 Fax: 570-829-8663

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420 CENTRAL ROAD

3 Full or Part time positions available Available for chef support, prep, catering, dishwashers. Experienced, valuable, but will consider other candidates.

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Service Manager/ Director

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Furniture & Accessories

FURNISH FOR LESS

* NELSON * * FURNITURE * * WAREHOUSE * Recliners from $299 Lift Chairs from $699 New and Used Living Room Dinettes, Bedroom 210 Division St Kingston Call 570-288-3607

746 Garage Sales/ Estate Sales/ Flea Markets

WEST WYOMING 6th Street

OPENSPACE YEAR ROUND ACE SP AVAILABLE INSIDE & OUT Acres of parking

OUTSIDE SPACES $10 Saturday 10am-2pm Sunday 8am-4pm

758 Miscellaneous

All Junk Cars & Trucks Wanted Highest Prices Paid In CA$H FREE PICKUP

570-574-1275 Job Seekers are looking here!

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570-301-3602

CALL US! TO JUNK YOUR CAR BEST PRICES IN THE AREA

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758 Miscellaneous

906 Homes for Sale

CLOTHES. Boys, over 50 items, (lg-xl 14-16, $45, ECH DECKS (ramps & skateboards, over 50-$45, DVD’S, children, various kids shows, 12 for $25, BOOKS, kids 25 for $20, DVD’s 12 for $25, WWE DVD’s 4 for $40, Skechers, womens, size 9, 3 for $30 WWE figures, (35) with accessories, $45, SKATES, hockey tour, boys sze 8, $15, JACKETS, womens, $40 for all.

COATS & JACKETS (5) Boys, $40 for all, BOARD GAMES, Excellent, $45. Callfor details 237-1583

NANTICOKE

776 Sporting Goods GOLF CLUBS. Ping, Taylor and Maxfil.

Putter, bag, driver and woods. Also excellent starter set. Call for all details. $200 570-18644

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780

Televisions/ Accessories

TV 19 COLOR With remote and

DVD/VCR combo player. $25.00 each or $40.00 for both.

Call 570-814-9574

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

WANTED JEWELRY

906 Homes for Sale Having trouble paying your mortgage?

Falling behind on your payments?

You may get mail from people who promise to forestall your foreclosure for a fee in advance. Report them to the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency. Call 1-877FTC-HELP or click on ftc.gov. A message from The Times Leader and the FTC.

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(570)48GOLD8 (570)484-6538

Highest Cash PayOuts Guaranteed Open 6 Days a We e k 10am-6pm Closed Thursdays 1092 Highway 315 Blvd.

(Plaza 315) 315N, 1/2 mile b e f o re M o h e g a n Sun Casino

London PM Gold Price

March 19 - $1,610.75 We Pay At Least 80% of the London Fix Market Price for All Gold Jewelry WilkesBarreGold.com or email us at wilkesbarregold@ yahoo.com

909

Income & Commercial Properties

WILKES-BARRE Owner Retiring Turn Key Night Club For Sale.

Two full bars, game area.

Four restrooms.

Prime Location!!!

Creative financing Available $80,000, Dave Rubbico, Jr.

761 North Street.

Three bedrooms two bathrooms, finished basement for family, workout or office, out of flood area, low taxes, great elementary school. Quiet streets, kids can ride bikes or skateboard. Above ground pool with deck, fenced yard.

New roof, windows, and electrical, 200 amp service. Gas water, baseboard heat, new gas and hot water heater. mitsubishi high efficiency air conditioning/heat pump.

2nd floor has central air, 1,800 total square feet.

Will pay 3% to realtor, but must be present at time of showing.

More info: forsalebyowner.com

Listing ID 23937988.

Open House every Sunday 1 until 3 p.m. until it’s sold. $124,900 Call (570)406-2448 570-575-5087

Apartments/ Unfurnished

EXETER

Beautiful 1st floor. 1 bedroom 1/2 duplex.

Eat-in kitchen, appliances included refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, & washer / dryer hook-up. No pets. $720/ mo + security heat, hot water & sewage included.

570-301-7247

FORTY FORT

2nd floor, Wyoming Avenue, 2 bedroom wall to wall carpet, tile bath, stove & fridge furnished, washer/dryer hook up.

Heat, public water, sewer & recycling furnished by landlord.

Use of attic, yard & porches. Good location, off street parking.

No pets. 1 year lease & security. $675 570-655-0530

LUZERNE

WILKES-BARRE

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912 Lots & Acreage NEWPORT TWP.

LOTS - LOTS - LOTS

1 mile south of L.C.C.C. Established developement with underground utilities including gas.

Cleared lot. 100’ frontage x 158. $35,000.

Lot 210 ‘ frontage 158’ deep on hill with great view $35,000.

Call 570-736-6881

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1st floor, 3 bedrooms, wall to wall carpeting and freshly painted, central air, eat in kitchen with appliances. Off street parking. Laundry room with bonus washer and dryer.

Heat & cooking gas included. Tenant pays electric & water. $640 + security. No Pets.

Call 570-814-1356

ONE-OF-A-KIND

Beautiful brick trimmed Colonial, 2nd floor 2 bedroom unit with wood paneled loft. Remodeled completely, maple kitchen, all appliances, gorgeous enclosed porch, covered carport, gas fireplace, more! $800 + utilities. 2 YEAR SAME RENT LEASE, NO PETS / SMOKING. EMPLOYMENT V E R I F I C AT I O N

AMERICA REALTY 570-288-1422 GLEN LYON

1 bedroom, 2nd floor apt.

Living room, kitchen, full bath, background check & references required. $575 month + security. heat included. Tenant pays electric.

201-304-3469

GLEN LYON

1st floor 4 room apt.

Electric & propane gas heat. Off street parking.

Washer /dryer hookup, refrigerator, garbage included. No dogs. $400/month references required, 1 year lease + 1 month security.

570-714-1296

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Charming 2 bedroom, 2nd floor apartment, features a fireplace, built-in bookcases, large living room, dining room, eat-in kitchen, sun room & much more! $525 + utilities. Available April 1st. Please call 570-714-8568

KINGSTON

E. WALNUT ST.

Light, bright, 3rd floor, 2 bedrooms, carpeted. Security system, garage Extra storage & cable TV included.

Laundry facilities.

Heat & hot water furnished. Fine neighborhood.

Convenient to bus & stores. No pets.

References.

Security. Lease.

No smokers please. $730. month. Call 570-287-0900

KINGSTON

Newly remodeled. 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, wall to wall, off street parking, washer/dryer hookup in the basement. $510/per month.

Call (570)288-9507

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LUZERNE

276 Bennett St. 2nd floor, large, 2 bedroom, large living room, den, dining room, tiled bath, kitchen with stove and refrigerator, washer and dryer hook up, off street parking. Water and sewer included. $600 plus utilities and security, no pets or smoking. References.

Call 570-288-7309 Leave Message

NANTICOKE

KINGSTON

Rubbico Real Estate 826-1600

302 HAZLE STREET Duplex. Each unit has 2 bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms, basement storage, gas heat.

Big back yard, off street parking. $60,000, negotiable 570-760-7378

941

HANOVER TOWNSHIP

941 1472 S. Hanover St. Well maintained bilevel. This home features 2 bedrooms, 1 3/4 baths, recreation room with propane stove.

Walk out to a 3 season porch.

Professionally landscaped yard. 1 car garage, storage shed, new appliances, ceiling fans.

Close to LCCC. $153,900.

Call 570-735-7594 or 570-477-2410

LAFLIN

7 CONCORD DRIVE $244,900 Two story, 1,800 sq. ft., in Oakwood Park. 8 rooms, cozy kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, large living room, family room with fireplace, dining room, sunroom with hardwood floors.

Two car garage, central air. Lot 100’ x 125’. Move in Condition. Call Ed at 570-655-4294 for appointment.

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3029 South Main St

900 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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2nd floor, 1 bedroom non smoking. Water & sewer refuge included. No pets. 1 year lease + references. $400/month + security & utilities.

Call 570-735-3719

NANTICOKE

Nice 2 bedroom Eat-in kitchen, living room, full bath, stove/fridge, washer/dryer hook-up. $500 + utilities.

NO PETS. Call: 570-760-3637 or 570-477-3839

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PITTSTON

1 room + bath efficiency. Wall to wall carpeting, includes all utilities plus garbage & sewer.

Stove & refrigerator included. Security.

No pets. $400/ month. Call 570-655-1606

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PLYMOUTH

Beautiful 1 bedroom Newly remodeled from top to bottom.

If interested please call 570-239-3950

WEST PITTSTON

203 Delaware Ave. . 4 rooms, no pets, no smoking, off street parking.

Includes heat, water, sewer, fridge, stove, w/d.

High security bldg.

570-655-9711

542

Logistics/ Transportation

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS

Must have valid PA driver s license.

Nanticoke area. No Experience necessary.

Will train. Excellent opportunity for home makers, retiree, or second income.

Summer work also available.

Call 570-735-1743 for interview.

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SECOND FLOOR Efficiency Apartment Refrigerator and stove provided. All utilities included.

Nice neighborhood. $475 per month. Lease, first & security deposit.

R e f e r e n c e s required. No pets.

570-288-5569

MOUNTAIN TOP WOODBRYN 1 & 2 Bedroom.

No pets. Rents based on income start at $405 & $440. Handicap Accessible.

Equal Housing Opportunity. 570474-5010 TTY711 This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

IF YOU ARE FROM Hanover Green South Wilkes-Barre Buttonwood Korn Krest Nanticoke

$ Are at least 14 years old $ Are dependable $ Have a great personality $ Can work evenings & Saturdays $ Would like to have fun while working with other teenagers

Then Call Mr. John at 570-735-8708 and leave a message

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Open 7 Days 10am-11:30pm FEATURING BODY AND FOOT MASSAGES

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570-337-3966 Unit 19A Gateway Shopping Center, Edwardsville

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PRIVATE BY APPT. DAILY 10A-10P EXIT 182 SCRANTON • 570-702-2241

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M&R Agency Rt. 11, West Nanticoke 735-4150

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Call our friendly staff about our new services and masseuses. Waxing, skin esthetics, facials and more available. Couple specials Fri-Sat-Sun 6Midnight Gift certificates available.

Lather up in the company of “Peaches” and “Cream” in the Jacuzzi of Dreams. Call for rates.

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WILKES-BARRE

WILKES-BARRE 1 bedroom, 1 bath

PLYMOUTH

TOWNHOUSE Convenient location, very low maintenance.

Total electric. Living and dining room, 1.5 baths. 2 large bedrooms.

Appliances, w/d hookup included.

Very small yard.

Private parking sewer paid, security reference and lease. Not section 8 approved. No smoking or pets $575 + utilities.

570-779-2694

2nd floor. Off street parking. All appliances including washer & dryer.

Gas heat. No pets. $575/month + utilities, security.

570-881-3359

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room, kitchen, finished attic off street parking. 1st & last months rent + security. Leave message 570-817-0601

SHICKSHINNY

(1 mile north of Shickshinny) 1 open efficiency, on Route 11, Includes heat, air, garbage, satellite TV, & water.

Tenant pays electric. $575/month + security. New stove & refrigerator included. Plenty of parking. Truckers Welcome!

570-793-9530

WEST WYOMING

425 West 8th Street 2nd floor, 2 bedroom with off street parking, washer/ dryer hook up, stove. No pets. $525/mo + security.

Sewer & garbage included, other utilities by tenant.

570-760-0458

WILKES-BARRE

Mayflower Crossing Apartments 570.822.3968 1, 2, 3 & 4 Bedrooms - Light & bright open floor plans - All major appliances included - Pets welcome* - Close to everything - 24 hour emergency maintenance - Short term leases available

Call TODAY For AVAILABILITY!! www.mayflower crossing.com Certain Restrictions Apply*

WILKES-BARRE bedroom apart-

2 ment. 1 bath. Eat in kitchen. Closed in terrace. Full usable attic. $625 + utilities & security.

Call: 718-809-3338

WILKES-BARRE

447 S. Franklin St. 1 bedroom with study, off street parking, laundry facility. Includes heat and hot water, hardwood floors, appliances, Trash removal. $580/mo Call (570)821-5599

WILKES-BARRE North Main Street

1 block from General Hospital, 3 room apartment, washer/dryer, stove, refrigerator, 1st & last months rent + security, references required.

Water Paid. $525/per month 570-706-6487 After 6 p.m.

WILKES-BARRE

PARRISH ST Very Nice 2 bedroom.

2nd Floor $540 + utilities.

Security, References, Background check.

570-332-8792

WILKES-BARRE/NORTH

By General Hospital Large 1 bedroom, hardwood floors, appliances. Eat in kitchen. Parking space available. $500/month + utilities. No pets.

570-540-5312

944

Commercial Properties

COMMERCIAL RETAIL PROPERTY FOR RENT: 900 Sq. Ft. STORE RETAIL SPACE Will be vacant as of January 1, 2013 200 Spring St. Wilkes-Barre Great for a Barber Shop!

Call Michael at 570-239-7213

315 PLAZA 1,750 SQ. FT. & 2,400 SQ.FT OFFICE/RETAIL 2,000 FT. Fully Furnished With Cubicles.

570-829-1206

947

Garages

ASHLEY

4,200 sq. ft. building with two overhead garage doors. $300/month.

Option to buy, leave a message.

570-592-3575

950

Half Doubles

KINGSTON

3/1 Bath. Freshly painted, newer carpeting, modern kitchen with appliances. $635.00 + utilities 570-239-3887

SHAVERTOWN

3 BEDROOMS

WILKESBARRE

TOP OF HILL NORTH MAIN

Maple kitchen, all appliances, laundry, FIRST FLOOR $625 + utilities. Beautifully done Victorian, fireplace (ornamented), 1 bedroom.

NO PETS /SMOKING. EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION

AMERICA REALTY 570-288-1422

Gas heat, wall to wall carpet. Security and lease. No pets. $650 month plus utilities.

570-675-4424

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953 Houses for Rent

SYLVAN LAKE 1 bedroom house

on Sylvan Lake, $515/month, plus utilities & one month security.

Available April 1.

Call 570-256-7535

953 Houses for Rent

HANOVER TWP. 34 Allenberry Dr. End Unit! Many windows make this 2 bedroom, 2 bath Townhouse bright and pleasant.

Please contact David at 570-235-7599

OLD FORGE LUXURY TOWNHOUSE Built in 2003 this

luxurious 3 bedroom townhome features hardwood floors on main floor, finished basement, large master suite, private outdoor deck and back yard, off street parking, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, DirecTV, highspeed internet (all other utilities NOT included), garbage, sewer, gas heat with brand new furnace, central air conditioning with brand new compressor, brand new carpeting on 2nd floor in all bedrooms, extra closet space, large basement storage room, wood blinds in aLL rooms, all yard maintenance and snow plowing included. This is an end unit with only one other unit attached.

Rent is $1,400. per month & requires $1,400. security deposit.

Minimum one year lease required. Must fill out credit application.

NO PETS. 570-840-1960

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SHAVERTOWN

Good location, excellent schools.

Modern, 4 bedrooms, office, 2 full baths. Living, dining rooms. Finished family room, granite kitchen with ceramic tile . Large wrap around deck, out door Jacuzzi, in ground heated pool.

Gas heat. Four car off street parking. $1,500/month + utilities, security + last month deposit.

Includes fridge, stove, washer/dryera, sewer & trash.

Available July 1st.

Pictures available through e-mail. Call 570-545-6057.

3 bedrooms, 1 bath.

All appliances including washer & dryer. Small fenced yard. 1st floor hardwood. Large kitchen. No pets $650/month + utilities & security 570-881-3359

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