The Weekender 08-21-2013 by The Wilkes-Barre Publishing Company

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If you could throw a festival that centers around any food, what food would it be?

Rich Howells

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“Steak. It would be an expensive festival, but nothing beats a good cut of steak.”

“Cheese. It’s…it’s cheese. Why wouldn’t you?”

“Sushi. Who doesn’t love sushi?”

Kieran Inglis

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“Bacon…because bacon.”

Tell @wkdr what food you would center a festival around.

There’s a kielbasa festival?! Where’s Tenacious D when you need them?! With so many local food festivals in Northeast Pennsylvania, from the Pittston Tomato Festival to La Festa Italiana, the Plymouth Kielbasa Festival may not have been on your radar, but it should be – it’s celebrating its 10th anniversary and pulling in 20,000 to 30,000 people each day, according to organizers. I had heard rumblings of such an event, but being from Scranton, I never realized how big it really was. These people take their kielbasa seriously, and with bands like Stanky and the Coalminers and Jeanne Zano Band in attendance, you know there will be solid entertainment throughout the day as well. Read all about it on pages 30 and 31, and follow our map on page 34. And if you’re not as passionate about kielbasa as Jack Black and Kyle Gass, that’s OK, too – like any local festival, they have more to offer than just what is in the name. But feel free to make all the inappropriate meat jokes you like. -Rich Howells, Weekender Editor

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How to book your own show

be able to tell you who to contact about renting the venue. Now that we have the venue locked in, you should figure out what bands you would like to play if you don’t already have that in mind. In this day and age, and especially in our area, contacting bands is a breeze. You can simply look someone up on any social media site and chances are you should hear from them in a second. So I asked my fellow bandmates in Disengage and Zoom and Stand Clear from Washington, D.C., to fill up the show. All parties agreed, and the show was essentially done. It may not be this simple, but if a band is unavailable, just have some other options planned out. Now that you have a venue and bands, you have to sort out the hardest part: money. You need to be able to cover the cost to rent the venue and pay the bands. According to your expenses and what you estimate the attendance to be, set a door price that will be able to pay all of your costs. And now that you have a date, venue, and bands, make a flyer and advertise your show to get people out. Go to other shows and hand out flyers, tell the bands to promote the show, do anything you can to get people interested and excited to come out and enjoy themselves. There it is – all you need to know about booking a great show. W

…does it feel like to get burned – or, shall we say, really, really insulted? If you’ve ever been on the other end of a joke from Jeffrey Ross, you know. Comedy Central’s “Roastmaster General” will be coming to the F.M. Kirby Center on Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale at 10 this morning and can be purchased at the Kirby Center Box Ofﬁce, online at kirbycenter.org, or by phone at 570.826.1100. Tickets are $35 and $75, for a limited VIP meet and greet. Ross is sure to have anyone and everyone in his crosshairs when he visits the Kirby Center – even audience members. His touring shows include a “Speed Roasting” portion that allows audience members to take the stage for a chance to be roasted by the master himself.

…can you get a bottle of booze signed by Toby Keith? Look no further on Aug. 31 at 3 p.m. than the Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection Store (Crest Plaza Shopping Center, 1516 N. Cedar Crest Blvd., Allentown). The country star will be on hand to sign pre-purchased bottles of Wild Shot Mezcal. Keith launched the liquor, a 100 percent green agave, 86.8 percent proof mezcal, in 2011. Bottles are available for $39.99. Following the signing, Keith will continue his Hammer Down Tour presented by the Ford F-Series at the Allentown Fair.

…can you meet Mr. Spock? No, not that Mr. Spock, but Jimi Spock, the folk singer and poet. He will sing a mix of rock, folk, and country music and will also perform some original poetry at the Bakehouse (152 United Penn Plaza, Kingston) on Friday, Aug. 23 from 6-8 p.m. There is no cover charge for the show.

“Iʼm so excited to perform ʻSheʼs So Unusualʼ from beginning to end, song by song, and I canʼt wait to see everyone.” -Cyndi Lauper

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I realize I often reference things throughout my writings that may not make complete sense to everyone. To the readers whose heads I have gone over, I apologize, but today we are going to take the time to clarify something that I have mentioned several times that I feel needs a little explanation: booking shows. I can’t even begin to count how many times I’ve had conversations about the importance of taking responsibilities into your own hands, and for us in the music scene, that means starting your own bands, booking your own shows, releasing your own records, and so on and so on. How can someone with limited or no knowledge of the “music business” be able to take on such daunting tasks? Well, now you will know how. To be honest, you don’t need any knowledge of any sort of business to book a good show. All you will need is the ability to communicate with others – and if you don’t like that, then just ask a friend to help. I will use a recent example to illustrate my point. My friends in the band Intent asked me to book a show for them on a tour they are doing with Demolition. They asked me for a speciﬁc date (Monday, Oct. 28) and I said I would love to have the bands back in town. So the ﬁrst thing one needs to do when booking a show (aside from determining a date) is to secure a venue. Now in our area, there are limited options, but there are still options. You can call around and try a new location, or you can just see if one of your favorite spots is available for the day you like. Now what if you don’t know how to contact these places? Next time you are at a show at one of those places, just ask one of the friendly faces stamping hands at the door; they will

…just wants to have fun? Cyndi Lauper, of course, who is now celebrating the 30th anniversary of her smash debut album. The crazy-haired ‘80s pop icon will bring her “She’s So Unusual” tour to the F.M. Kirby Center on Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Aug. 23 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at kirbycenter.org, by calling 570.826.1100, or via the Kirby Center box ofﬁce. A special Kirby member pre-sale begins at 10 a.m. today. Tickets are $34, $49, $59, and $75 (limited pit seating). “She’s So Unusual” became the ﬁrst debut female record to chart four Top 5 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” “Time After Time,” “She Bop,” and “All Through the Night.” The album also earned Lauper the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. “When I realized it’s also the anniversary of the album that started my solo career, I knew it was the perfect time to thank my fans for sticking with me through it all,” Lauper said. “I’m so excited to perform ‘She’s So Unusual’ from beginning to end, song by song, and I can’t wait to see everyone.”

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COVER STORY

Plymouth Kielbasa Festival … 30-31, 34

LISTINGS

the W … 5 live enteRtainment … 20 ConCeRts … 21 sPeaK and see … 24 theateR … 33 agenda … 36, 50

MUSIC

bReaKing doWn the Walls … 5 the lonelies touR … 7 PeaCh musiC Festival … 10, 40 the blaCK CRoWes … 19 John densmoRe … 22 album RevieWs … 35 ChaRts … 35

STAGE & SCREEN

LIT ON CANVASS Wilkes professor’s ‘semi-illustrative’ work on display at concert

RalPhie RePoRt … 32 movie RevieW … 33 inFinite imPRobability … 39 staRstRuCK … 43

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Chad stanley … 11 novel aPPRoaCh … 24 PeRdition’s edge … 39

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Lonely no more

RICH HOWELLS

Weekender editor

“Musicians are all kind of lonely in the beginning. Artists start in a private room with just their tool to create, and there’s a story and there’s a reason. Maybe that reason is I’m efﬁn’ bored and I’m a little tipsy and I know that I need to write a song right now, or maybe I am sad and I’m wallowing in a deepest fear or loneliness in my life.” The Lonelies Tour, Robb Brown explained, was named after this creative process, and over the course of 10 years, the gathering of local musicians at various venues to jam together and share these private stories has resulted in a greater bond amongst the musicians themselves and the audiences they’ve performed for. The last Lonelies show was in 2008, so Brown and Jay Morgans thought it was time to relaunch the series at the Rattler, a rock club in Pittston that they credit for its support of original and local music. “The Rattler has provided a brilliant landscape for a lot of artists that don’t have to ﬁt into the

cally working musicians, if I want to go see Robb, it takes like four months of planning because if he’s playing somewhere, I’m probably playing somewhere else, or vice versa. These guys that we have put together I am truly, honestly fans of. If I didn’t know them, I’d still want to go see them, but we never really get to show them the kind of support that we want to because we’re off doing our own thing, too,” Morgans continued. “This is a great opportunity just for us to see each other again. It’s like a little family reunion stuck in the middle.” The Wednesday, Aug. 21 revival will include intimate performances from Morgans, Brown, Terry Childers, Dan Avery of New Jersey, and Bret Alexander, known for his work with the Badlees and the Cellarbirds. “(Alexander is) great. He’s brilliant. He’s done so much work with other people and also been a major inﬂuence for everybody in this wonderful music scene that we have,” Brown commented. “It’s a wonderful

Robb Brown of the Subnotics will be one of the performers of the Lonelies Tour.

gift to us to have Bret want to be a part of it as well and share his unique style and inﬂuence.” Currently playing in the Subnotics, Brown, 36, of Wilkes-Barre describes his own sound as “R&B, soulish reggae,” and Morgans

Morgans explained. “I’ll never complain about being in a band or playing music just because I hate those guys, but one of the things that’s hard for us, especially as solo musicians, is that all that stuff…gets lost. You’re at a bar, people want to drink and have fun, so it’s a soundtrack. It’s a background. And that’s fine – I love when people have fun. But especially at the Rattler, the built-in crowd there is so conducive to what we wanted to do, which was flip that and highlight the part that gets lost all the time. “A fan of fine art could go that night and just check out the art opening and then jet and still have a great time, but what I would like to hope or think is that if they stayed for the rest of the night, that they’d have an even better time…. It really is a great scene going on.” Brown compares the loose, improvisational music portion of the evening to those of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, where the stage is open to all performers and the fourth wall is broken down through crowd interaction. “(It’s) open like that, if you’ve ever seen those shows. They have a bar on stage and they all kind of just do their things. Sometimes they’ll do a duet, and sometimes they’re solo. This is more of an acoustic singer/songwriter vibe, but we all sit on the stage and it’s basically open,” Brown said. “There’s those moments that are very real where it’s a very serious song dealing with a drug addiction or poverty… This is a night that is important to us because we don’t have to worry about entertaining as much. We don’t have to worry about our set list “We want to share – that’s what we do for a living. That’s what we all

want.” For working musicians playing weekend after weekend of covers, this “gift” to themselves isn’t focused so much on entertainment, Brown believes, as it is art and its ability to bring together a room full of friends and complete strangers. “We get the ability to release ourselves from having to worry about Jay Morgans helped revive the Lonelies entertaining the Tour after a five-year hiatus. audience per say with music that creates an environment. It’s more of a show in a way. You’re coming because you’re speciﬁcally going to see what it is we’re doing, and what it is that we’re doing is sharing our original music but also providing the story behind it. You hear the song, but you hear why we’re singing the song.” This takes Morgans back to the beginning, back Artist Chad Stanley will hold his art show to the reason why opening before the music begins on Aug. he isn’t so lonely 21. anymore. “I remember when I ﬁrst feeling, ‘Oh man, I’m started and I knew two not alone. I’m not in this chords and I sucked and I alone.’ And that’s really couldn’t change in between what I want to share with them, but I had all these other musicians, other things that I wanted to say people who like music. I and I didn’t know how to really want to make sure say them,” he recalled, that everybody gets to until he started playing have that feeling.” with fellow local musicians W and found his voice. “I still remember that

The Lonelies Tour feat. Jay Morgans, Robb Brown,Terry Childers, Dan Avery, and Bret Alexander with art by Chad Stanley: Aug. 21, art opening 7 p.m.-9 p.m., discussion and film 9 p.m.-10 p.m., music 10 p.m.-2 a.m. No cover, 21+.

Learn more about artist Chad Stanley and his art opening at the Rattler on page 11.

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mainstream of the bar music scene circuit here, so the audience that’s there provides a wonderful environment and atmosphere. It’s all married together,” Brown pointed out. “We like to support each other. Since we all are basi-

calls him a “crooner.” “I’ve been singing for my whole life,” Brown said. “I love soul music and Gospel music. I’m actually going to play all piano for the Lonelies Tour. I don’t do it out. I haven’t ever, so I’m very excited to share my piano songs, which are very R&B and soul and also something completely new to the Lonelies Tour.” Morgans, 37, of Plains recently started the psychedelic Nothinghead with Childers and agrees with Brown’s description of himself as “street wonderful.” “I’m more of a lyricist than an actual musician, so I know just enough of the instrument to get a song out just because I want the words out. It’s really kind of bare and sparse. It’s more emotional than technically great. It’s very literary for me; it’s mostly about the words,” Morgans noted. This particular Lonelies Tour isn’t just significant because of its return after a five-year absence – it’s also the first to feature a “multimedia experience.” The music will preceded by an art opening by Wilkes University professor Chad Stanley and a short film by Morgans. “What we wanted to do once Chad came on was try to transition into a whole night – start with visual and mix the media so far that it could appeal to anybody that was interested. Start with the visual media, then in between 9 to 10, we’re going to do a little showcase for him, a question and answer thing, and then it’s going to go right into a short story that I wrote that got made into a film…called ‘The Quiet Sear.’ My brother Jesse and I did the soundtrack for that as well, so we figured that we’ll just transition to media with visual and audio, and then carry it right into the music,”

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Four unforgettable nights at second annual Peach Fest REVIEW

RYAN O’MALLEY

Weekender Correspondent For fans of the jam band scene, Montage Mountain has become somewhat of a hotspot. Since last years’ inaugural Peach Music Festival, jam fans have been waiting to return to the Mountain for the same music, friends, water rides, and community vibe they fell in love with. What no one expected to see was the Peach Festival to come back with a stellar lineup, including more local artists, some of the bigger names on the touring circuit, and a band who has been dormant for four years, but picked Peach Fest as the spot for its triumphant comeback. For four music-ﬁlled days, the Peach Fest gave everyone a reason to celebrate what has turned into one of the best end-of-summer parties in the Northeast. For the Thursday, Aug. 15 kickoff party, the Mushroom Stage – located in the water park – hosted some ﬁery blues rock courtesy of the Vegabonds and some driving rock from Bobby Lee Rodgers of the Codetalkers. Billed as the “headliner” of Thursday, Pittsburgh’s own Rusted Root took the stage around 9 p.m. for a pleasing hour-plus set of the percussion-heavy sound that helped the band become a bigger touring name. Of all the amenities the Peach Festival has to offer, having the water park host the Mushroom Stage is one of the best choices fans could make. Who else gives you the chance to hear “Send Me on My Way” or “Ecstasy” while lounging out in the lazy river or enjoying the wave pool? After Rusted Root, the local music scene made its way onto the stage in the form of Scranton’s own Cabinet, who put in a spirited 70-minute set which featured guest appearances by Scranton’s Mike Mizwinski and Roy Williams. For a band that’s been together for under a decade, Cabinet has brought itself to festival status, and judging by the dancing of the immense crowd at Peach Fest, the guys will be hitting the main stages of festivals in no time. For those who stayed for the late-night party, Rogue Chimp and Laser Sex wrapped the opening night up around 2 a.m. with some heavy dance grooves. Friday was arguably a high point of the festival with a lively offering from Railroad Earth, who served as the perfect kickoff to the “bigger acts” portion of the night. However, the main talk amongst

the crowd was of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, who put in a rocking 16-song performance, including everything from cuts off her new album, “The Lion the Beast the Beat,” to a cover of Neil Young’s “Down by the River,” and her most recognized song, “Paris (Ooh La La).” It could be a combination of many things – a great voice, commanding stage presence, a tight band, or just raw sex appeal – but after their set, you couldn’t avoid hearing talk about the power of Potter’s performance. Friday also saw the ﬁrst of two co-headlining nights by the festivals hosts, the Allman Brothers Band, and also Bob Weir and RatDog, who marked its return at Peach Fest after a four-year absence. Coming on at 7:15 p.m., RatDog wasted little time in reminding fans of the immense catalogue Weir has to work with, including the opening of a bluesy “Easy Answers.” Bethlehem’s own Steve Kimock lent some exquisite guitar work to cuts like “BrownEyed Women” and a funky “Loose Lucy.” After a spot-on run through the RatDog original “Ashes and Glass” and a take on the Grateful Dead’s “Althea,” the band took a page from Little Feat’s book with a song that has become synonymous with Bob Weir, the tender “Easy to Slip.” Weir invited Potter to join the band on a slow but moving version of the Beatles’ chestnut “Dear Prudence” before wrapping things up with the long-standing Dead segue of “China Cat Sunﬂower” into “I Know You Rider.” For headliners the Allman Brothers Band, the two shows on Friday and Saturday followed the blueprint that has helped the band persevere for more than four

decades: twin lead guitars (courtesy of Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks), bluesy vocals from Gregg Allman, and a thumping percussive backbone from Butch Trucks, Mark Quinones, and Jaimoe. The result was two nights full of tight runs though crowd favorites like “Statesboro Blues,” “Midnight Rider,” “One Way Out,” and the ever-magniﬁcent “Mountain Jam.” Saturday offered one of the most diverse billings, with everything from jazz and blues to rock and bluegrass, including Floodwood, an acoustic band featuring Al Scnier and Vinnie Amico from moe., who put in a pleasing set in the early afternoon. Bringing the jazz to Peach Fest were Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, who brought an hour-long mix of jazz, blues, and funk and helped prepare the crowd for the rest of the night’s acts. Coming out in support of its soon-to-be-released new album “Shout!” Gov’t Mule brought its unique mix of Southern blues, rock, and funk to the Peach, including an almost reggae-fused “Scared to Live” and a thumping “Captured,” two cuts from the new album. Being a major part of the festival – including two shows with the Allmans, one with Gov’t Mule, and other sit-ins – Haynes made sure to have some fun in the set, including a surprising inclusion of Prince’s hit “When Doves Cry” in the middle of “Beautifully Broken.” Much like Friday, Bob Weir and RatDog once again put in a powerhouse performance, starting with the slower Dead gem “Bird Song.” Throughout cuts like “Jack Straw” and “The Other One,” to some of Weir’s deeper tracks like “October Queen” and “Even So,” and even

the RatDog original “Two Djinn,” the bands tightness reminded fans of how good the musicianship of RatDog is and provided some hope of future activity from the outﬁt. The Mushroom Stage schedule for Saturday was equally unique, as it saw everything from bluegrass (Bill Evans’ Soulgrass, and Cabinet) and jazz (Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band) to the electronic dance music of Lotus. For years, Lotus was almost a staple in this area, with numerous appearances at the former Murray’s Inn and the River Street Jazz Café, but after garnering much national attention, the

exploratory “Playin’ in the Band,” and a rootsy “Standin’ on Shaky Ground.” To close out the festival, the Black Crowes put in a lively twohour show that showcased everything from its lesser-known tunes like “Sting Me” and “Black Moon Creeping” to familiar numbers such as “She Talks to Angels” and “Remedy.” Towards the end of its set, lead singer Chris Robinson brought out Weir – who was referred to as “The Mayor of Peach Fest” – for a stirring rendition of Bob Dylan’s classic “(Just Like) Tom Thumb’s Blues.” With no Photos by Jason Riedmiller

band has now outgrown the smaller stages, but its loyalty to its fans remains. Judging from the reaction at Peach Fest on Saturday, its fans were grateful the band never forgot them. For the ﬁnal day on Sunday, only the Peach Stage was running, and fans were treated to a soothing start to the day with an acoustic set from Weir, who ran through classics like “Walking Blues” and “Me and My Uncle” before showcasing one of the more beloved traits of Weir shows: forgotten lyrics. At the Peach, it was a version of the often-overlooked “City Girls,” which he returned to later in the set. Kimock hung around for the show and later accompanied Weir on a touching “Peggy-O,” an

encore – something that seemed to be the norm for the weekend – the Crowes ended the festival with a tight segue between its version of “Hard to Handle,” meshing into a cover of Deep Purple’s “Hush,” which became a highlight of Sunday’s festivities and the perfect way to end Peach Fest. In its second year, the Peach Festival has gained more fans, more bands, more respect on the festival circuit, and more staying power. For everyone who was there for the last two years, we can only hope the Allmans decide to bring it back for a third round. If they do, after this year, they’ll have some work to do to try and surpass it. W

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Art and literature on canvas SARA POKORNY Weekender staff Writer

A picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes words are the reason for the picture in the first place. Chad Stanley, who is an English professor at Wilkes University who teaches courses on writing, British lit, drama, and comparative grammar, has found a way to meld his love for both art and literature. Though he is immersed in writing currently, his roots actually lie in art, as he was a painting major at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, which he continued at Syracuse. He eventually found his way to a degree in English, but even then he used his artistic talents by doing paintings for in-class presentations as a visual tie-in. Much of his work deals with literature, so he considers it “semi-illustrative.” Stanley will have a chance to show off his artistic skills on Aug. 21 at The Rattler in Pittston, an evening to celebrate not only his paintings but the film work of another local man and the musical stylings of local musicians. There will be a 7 to 9 p.m. art opening with a Q&A with Stanley, followed by a screening of a local film and some local acts performing. At some point in the evening, Stanley will be giving a painting away to someone in attendance at the event, selecting them by a very “hush-hush” process. Stanley’s paintings are oil on canvas, some with an acrylic wash underpainting, sketched out in Sharpie. Many of his pieces have meaning drawn from literature, such as “Coleridge and Albatross,” which takes

Painting of Stanley’s beloved, since-passed dog, Nixon

inspiration from a poem. “This painting is drawn from ‘Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ and based on a death mask of Coleridge,” he said. “I’m fascinated by the old tradition of making death masks of signiﬁcant people, and one of the paintings now at The Rattler is from a death mask of an unknown woman who drowned in the Seine River in the 1800s. It’s probably the most famous death mask.” His paintings also run along a personal theme, with one being a portrait of his dog Nixon, who he lost to cancer this spring. Still, he remembers his furry friend fondly.

‘Coleridge and Albatross’

Self-portrait

“He was named as such because my in-laws suggested that I give the new dog, in 2005, ‘a good Republican Name,’ and I said, ‘Gladly, but don’t blame her if she starts shredding

things and wrecking hotel rooms,” Stanley joked. The painting is a tribute to a pup who loved anything minty, and the painting depicts a small Starlight mint in her eye. There is also a self-portrait in the show that was inspired by Joe Hill’s novel “Horns,” in which a man wakes up to ﬁnd horns growing on his forehead. Stanley is honored to be a part of the show at The Rattler, a place owned

by James Callahan, who Stanley said is “a true patron of the visual arts.” As he was hanging his paintings at the venue, Callahan offered some insight into the portrait of Nixon and Stanley’s self-portrait. “He helped me realize that these paintings are actually a diptych, two parts of one whole,” Stanley said. “He placed them side-by-side while we were ﬁguring out the hanging arrangement for the room at The Rattler, and

that was the moment I realized their connection and decided I’d never sell them.” Stanley is currently working on commissioned paintings for a couple in London and might soon start work on two more pieces for a musician in Sweden. He will also have a show at Wilkes’ Sordoni Gallery titled “Visual Literacy” from Oct. 29 to Dec. 15, which will feature paintings from literary texts. W

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Every August, highways across America roar with the revving of motorcycle engines heading west for Sturgis, S.D. Sturgis hosts one of the world’s largest, most infamous bike rallies. In addition to some incredible riding – think mesaspattered desert highways snaking through antelopegrazing ﬂatlands and rolling hillsides – Sturgis also offers a spectacular nightlife, whether you’re interested in sipping moonshine and getting tattooed, ordering shots from a bikini’d bartender, people-watching downtown, or kicking up your feet at one of dozens of concert venues with world-class lineups. A quick ride from the buzzing chaos of downtown Sturgis, just past the monumental Bear Butte, sits a rally-week motorcyclist’s oasis: the Broken Spoke Saloon and Campground. In its 25th year, the Broken Spoke boasts a camp site, a general store, a legendary warehouse-sized saloon, and three stages – poolside, saloon, and main stage – for their long list of entertainment which, among DJs and a sideshow, included a roster of bands with headliners like Queens of the Stone Age, Korn, and the Black Crowes, who played the Spoke on Sunday, Aug.

An adventure of the body and the mind Weekender staff Writer

REVIEW 4, just before their appearance at the Peach Music Festival in Scranton last weekend. Knoxville, Tenn., sextet the Dirty Guv’nahs served up smooth, playful Americana that warmed the crowd like a glass of good sipping whiskey. Stagehands lit incense and left it at the foot of the mic which, along with the backdrop of the Black Hills, set the tone for Sunday’s sensational show. The Black Crowes have been playing for decades, which is apparent in their symbiotic performance. The six-piece, multi-platinum alt-country rockers broke a two-year hiatus for their “Lay Down with Number 13” tour, which is currently traveling the states. The Crowes – frontman Chris Robinson, guitarist Rich Robinson, drummer Steve Gorman, bassist Sven Pipien, and hat-enthusiast/guitarist Jackie Green – captivated the crowd with their spot-on timing and stage presence, rolling through harmonica-laced hits and jammed-out ballads, including a 10-minute “Wiser Time,” wrapping up with the soulful “Movin’ on Down the Line” and charttoppers like “She Talks to Angels.” Though the band went without onstage banter, singer Robinson’s

ecstatic dance moves spoke with the constant fluid energy of the performance, whether he swayed openarmed, clapped daintily, or tossed an invisible melody picked up by the guitars and keys. Within the first few songs, the standing-roomonly stagefront was crowded with bikers and campers grooving along. The saloon’s decks also filled up quickly with their cozy seating and impeccable sound just a few steps away from the bars. While I caught a ride from Wyoming, plenty of campers rode from as far as the East Coast – and further. “It’s always been a dream to come to Sturgis,” exclaimed Carla Ruscoe, who flew to the States with friends. “We actually rode up from Vegas on bikes,” said the Aussie, who will roadtrip around the U.S. for about a month after the rally. Like many Sturgis venues, the Spoke is very veteran-friendly and offers deals on food and drink vouchers. The Broken Spoke is currently running an Early Bird Special for campers who are ready to book a reservation, starting at $99/person, which includes access to all campground amenities – including next year’s shows!

Though there are some physical elements to the Krell Adventure Games, the body is not the only thing that will be challenged.

run through mud pits and crawl over cargo nets, so what’s the next thing?” Enter the Krell Adventure Games, a twoand-a-half hour expedition where the challenges are many, but made for all. “We’ve made three major changes to keep it unique,” Villella noted. “For starters, everyone gets a map, something simple to read like a subway or ski trail map, of the arena. The map will show you the location of all the challenges and you can choose which ones you want to go do, so you can do as little or as much as you want.” The race is done in teams of two, with many of the challenges being dependent on a two-person system. But the kicker of the Krell is that it’s not all about being physically ﬁt. “Through all the races we’ve done, there’s one thing people enjoyed most: the mental challenge,” Villella said. “Not all of the challenges in this race are physical. There are going to be times when you’re

going to have to solve a puzzle or really think something through.” Want to know what said challenges are? No dice, as Krell is keeping it all a secret. “We want people to be able to come and have to ﬁgure things out, so we’re not revealing a thing,” Villella said. And, of course, what would such a race be without a charity event attached to it? A portion of each registration will be donated to the EJS Fund, which supports Eric Speicher, Jr., a local 13-year-old boy who has been battling an aggressive form of brain cancer for the last few years. W

Krell Adventure Games: Sept. 14, Blakeslee. To register and find out more, visit krelladventures.com.

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The Black Crowes performed at the Broken Spoke Saloon just a few weeks before stopping at Scranton’s Peach Music Festival.

You might call it getting lost in the woods for two hours. The organizers call it “The Hunger Games” meets “Survivor” meets “The Amazing Race.” No matter how you label it, though, it’s certain that the inaugural Krell Adventure Games will be one hell of a good time. It’s no secret that mud runs/color runs/really any type of runs have become increasingly popular, but one company decided to challenge the typical formula and up the ante, putting a twist on a genre of activity known as adventure racing. “The one thing about adventure racing is that it’s for a select audience. Only a few people are crazy enough to run through the woods in the middle of nowhere for 24 hours,” said Rodney Villella, who created Krell Adventures LLC along with partner Amy Bartoletti. The duo are adventure race course designers and race directors for the New York Adventure Racing Association. In 2012, they designed the course for the USARA Adventure Racing National Championship held in the Catskills in New York and received unprecedented acclaim. Adventure racing is a sport typically done in teams that can last from a few hours up to several days. Participants are often dropped in a course that they must navigate solely by map and campus, and activities throughout may include kayaking, canoeing, and trail running, among other things over a long distance. “There’s a lot of equipment that you need and a lot of skills you must acquire to do something like that, so we asked ourselves, ‘What can we do that’s sort of like adventure racing, but will appeal to the masses?’” Villella said. “As far as making it like a mud run, well, there’s only so many times people can

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Escape to life

It is often said that human nature regards our most primitive need for survival based on two actions: fight or flight. But, what happens if your freedom from a life of struggle leads you to another? In Thomas Keneally’s spellbinding novel, “Daughters of Mars,” readers learn that the power of survival lies in connection. If Keneally sounds familiar, it is most likely the result of his Booker-Prize winning novel, “Schindler’s List.” Similar to his previous awardwinning novel, “Daughters of Mars” is set amidst war, traveling back to World War I this time. The novel follows sisters Naomi and Sally Durance in the wake of familial difficulties that prompt their escape. In an effort to aide war efforts, Naomi and Sally volunteer as nurses. One of the first vivid images readers visualize regards the women waiting for their documentation: “Inside the stone drill hall was a great echo of women, a shrilling with an only partly successful contralto attempt by some matron to settle things down. Young women crowded up to take out of the hands of two confused young men — the colonel’s orderlies — a sheet of paper on which their required clothing was listed.” While not particularly close growing up, Naomi and Sally begin to mature together even in the disillusionment of violence. Their fight for survival begins in leaving the farm, and continues forward as the plot spirals into an action-packed, yet emotional, journey. As a result, this novel is greatly femalecentric, often demonstrating

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glimpses of the history of women serving in wartime. It is through the sisters’ compassion and courage that readers make connections to their struggles, a truly inspiring concept, which strengthens the story. In nearly 600 pages, readers traverse the world from Egypt to France, as we follow Naomi and Sally from 1914 through 1918. In prose form, Keneally gives readers war in excellent detail — from missing limbs to emotional trauma. While we root for our leading ladies, as well as many supporting characters, Keneally does not romanti-

POETIC Barnes & Noble Booksellers (421 Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre, 570.829.4352) • Celebrating Harry Potter’s Anniversary: Aug. 31, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. King’s College (133 North River St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.5957 or kings.edu) • Campion Literary Society Writing Workshops: Sept. 17, 4 p.m., SheehyFarmer Campus Center. • Campion Literary Society Open Readings: Sept. 27, 4 p.m., Gold Room, Administration Building. The Osterhout Free Library (71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, www.osterhout.info, 570.821.1959) • Book Discussion: “A Death in Vienna” by Daniel Silva, Aug. 15, 6:30 p.m. • Groundbreaking Reads Finishers Party: Aug. 19, 6:30 p.m. Reservations only. • Fall Gala: Oct. 4, 6-11 p.m., Westmoreland Club (59 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre). Scranton StorySlam: Road Trip: Aug. 17, 7 p.m., Honeychilds (109 Drinker St., Dunmore). $5. Venue will be non-smoking for this event. West Pittston Library (200 Exeter Ave., w w w . w p l i b r a r y. o r g , 570.654.9847) • Book Club: First Tues., 6:45 p.m. Free. Informal discussion of member-selected books. • Weekly story time for children: Fri., 1 p.m. Free.

cize violence. In actuality, despite the constant power play between struggle and hope, it seems survival becomes more about our ability to recognize and fight for humanity. The conclusion of the work is unforgettable for many reasons, but most importantly because Keneally shows that for every war, there is always VISUAL more than one side to a story. Artist for Art (514 While deeply reflective and saddening at times, the char- Lackawanna Ave, Scranton, acters manage to escape their PA 18503 570.969.1040) • 25 Years Celebration, once recurring lives in an effort to finally live a life all Aug. 24 B & B Art Gallery their own. (222 Northern Blvd., S. Abington Township) • Third Friday Exhibit BooKs ReleaseD featuring Travis Prince: Through September. The Butternut Gallery The WeeK of aug. 26: & Second Story Books • ‘The Hero’ by Robyn Carr (204 Church St, • ‘The Whole Enchilada (Culinary Mystery Series #17)’ by Diane Mott Davidson Montrose, 570.278.4011, • Special Edition Harry Potter Box Set butternutgallery.com). • ‘The Secret World of Sleep: The Surprising Science of the Mind at Rest’ by PeGallery hours: Wed.-Sat., nelope A. Lewis 11a.m.-5 p.m., Sun., 12 • ‘Heart of Venom’ by Jennifer Estep p.m.-4 p.m.

• “Paintings, Potter, Life: Work of Bob Smith & Cary Joseph:” Through Sept. 8. Everhart Museum (1901 Mulberry St., Scranton,PA,570.346.7186, www.everhart-museum.org) Admission $5 adults; $3 students/seniors; $2 children 6-12; members free. • Sidewalk Surfing: The Art & Culture of Skateboarding: Through Dec. 30. Madelon Powers Gallery at East Stroudsburg University (Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday) • Ciocca Prints/Yanashot Sculpture, featuring works by Mark Ciocca and Denis Yanashot: Sept. 3-Oct. 4. Opening reception Sept. 8, 1-3 p.m. Marquis Art and Frame (515 Center St., Scranton, 570.344.3313) • “Gardening Mind,” work by Jason Kresock: Runs through Sept. 2. Pauly Friedman Art Gallery (Misericordia University, 570.674.6250, misericordia. edu/art) Gallery Hours: Mon. closed, Tue.-Thurs. 10 a.m.8 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 1-5 p.m. • “Capturing Realism 2013”, a biennial exhibit of works instructors, alumni and apprentices from the nationally renowned studios of the Ani Art Academies and acclaimed modern master Anthony J. Waichulis: Sept. 7-Oct. 31. Opening reception Sept. 7, 5-8 p.m. Sordoni Art Gallery (150 S. River St., WilkesBarre, 570.408.4325) Gallery hours: Tues.-Sun., noon-4:30 p.m. • “Flow,” a gallery that explores the many meanings associated with water through a selection of twenty-nine works drawn from the collection of the Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of NebraskaLincoln. • “The Art of Ballet”: Aug. 27-Oct. 20. Opening reception Sept. 6, 5-7 p.m. Schulman Gallery (2nd floor of LCCC Campus Center, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke,

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By Sara Pokorny

Weekender Staff Writer

e certainly love our food here in Northeast

Pennsylvania. We’re proud of our pizza, our ethnic fare, and we’re just coming off the 30th anniversary of the Pittston Tomato Festival, yet we still have one more thing to celebrate this coming weekend: kielbasa.

The Plymouth Kielbasa Festival will celebrate its 10th year this time around, a decade-long journey that Sue Gryziec, vice president of Plymouth Alive, said encapsulates the huge growth of something people weren’t sure was going to take off in the ﬁrst place. Plymouth Alive is a group of residents and business people committed to making the town better and, in doing so, have made thousands of dollars in donations to the borough ﬁre and police departments

and the public library, among others. “Ed Vnuk started Plymouth Alive and thought of this festival, and a lot of people just didn’t think it was going to be popular,” she said. “But it’s been astronomical. We get 20,000 to 30,000 people at it every day.” Gryziec also said that since the beginning, the list of vendors has grown from 20 to over 100 and that there are currently two bandshells in operation during the festival. Vendors

from as far as Virginia and Tennessee come to sell their wares in Plymouth. “People come for the entertainment, and they come for the food, so vendors want to be a part of this,” Gryziec said. “And it’s not just kielbasa. There’s Italian, there’s Greek – food of every ethnicity.” The star, though, is the kielbasa, a type of sausage most associated with the Polish ethnicity, and it can be spelled plenty of ways – kiełbasa, kołbasa, kolbasi, and kovbasa, to name a

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he competition is certainly stiff when it comes to the judging of fresh and smoked kielbasa at the Plymouth Kielbasa Festival, so it would do one well to know the main players – mainly so you could scope out their tents at the festival and try their famous meats for yourself.

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Fetch’s Smokehouse Meats

(184 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, 570.693.3069) Any past Kielbasa Festival wins? “We are the inaugural kielbasa king,” third-generation owner David Fetch said. “We won the ﬁrst year for smoked, then we won in 2011.” How long have they been in business? Currently in its fourth generation, this business began with the opening of a butcher shop in Wyoming in 1922. What type of kielbasa do they sell? Smoked, fresh, habanero kielbasa sticks, jalapeno and cheese

kielbasa sticks, regular kielbasa sticks, kielbasa loaf, and a kielbasa loaf that Fetch said serves well as a substitute for bacon on a BLT sandwich. What type of recipe is used for the kielbasa? A family one. “It’s a secret as far as the quantities of spices go,” Fetch said. What makes a good kielbasa? According to Fetch, starting out with lean, fresh pork. The best way to eat kielbasa? “I love it with horseradish,” Fetch said. What is Fetch looking forward to most about the Kielbasa Festival? “I had a supermarket in Plymouth for almost 30 years, so I always look forward to seeing our former customers.”

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(524 Burke Bypass, Olyphant, 570.383.5260) Any past Kielbasa Festival wins? Bosak’s is a reigning champion, being the competition to beat with four ﬁrstplace trophies for smoked kielbasa and six for fresh.

How long have they been in business? “It all started 25 years ago on our farm,” said Tom Bosak, who operates the business with his wife Gail, brother Mark, and his wife Tammy. “We’ve been in this location for 14 years.” What type of kielbasa do they sell? Smoked, fresh, smoked with cheese, turkey, turkey with cheese, and beef. What type of recipe is used for the kielbasa? “My mother (Genevieve) couldn’t eat kielbasa, so my brother and I came up with a recipe that she was able to eat,” Tom said. What makes a good kielbasa? According to Tom, everything has to come together perfectly: the right garlic, the right meat, the right casing. His wife Gail said that everything should be as fresh and natural as possible. The best way to eat kielbasa? Gail prefers hers with sauerkraut and horseradish, while Tom likes to sit down with a big plate of pierogies to accompany his.

few – but no matter how you say or write it, it’s clear that there’s a solid following for the tasty meat in the area. The biggest part of the Kielbasa Festival is the judging process, where a panel of about 20 locals judge local kielbasa on taste, texture, and appearance. Even this singular event has grown exponentially over the years. “We had to move the venue this year because Franchella’s Restaurant just

couldn’t accommodate the crowd,” Gryziec noted. The judging will now take place Aug. 24 at 1 p.m. at the American Legion on Center Avenue. The prime sponsor for the festival this year is First Keystone Community Bank, and the entertainment lineup is even more packed to the brim than prior years, particularly on Saturday night when three bands will perform: The Neighborhood, The Whazoos, and Eddie Day & W TNT.

use the proper meats and make sure everything is fresh,” Sepelyak said. The best way to eat kielbasa? Sepelyak prefers his kielbasa to stand out on its own. Komensky’s What is Komensky’s Market Market (412 Main St., Duryea, looking 570.457.3261) forward Any past Kielbasa to Festival wins? Owner most about the Kielbasa Festival? “The Robert Sepelyak couldn’t camaraderie amongst everyone down there is recall the exact number off-hand, but he said around great,” Sepelyak said, before pausing to laugh, “and of course, the big lines.” half a dozen. W How long have they been in business? For 50 years. Other places to look out for: What type of kielbasa do they sell? Smoked, Tarnowski’s Market in Glen Lyon fresh, and smoked with (32 E. Main St., Glen Lyon, cheese. 570.736.6585) What type of recipe is Park Market used for the kielbasa? According to Sepelyak, it’s (30 E. Broad St., Nanticoke, the same as any other local 570.735.2400) kielbasa maker, “a family Plains Meat Market recipe that’s pretty much secret.” (5 Hudson Road, Wilkes-Barre, What makes a good 570.824.8376) kielbasa? “You need to What are the Bosaks looking forward to most about the Kielbasa Festival? “We love seeing all the different people and interacting with our customers,” Gail said. “We like to check with them to make sure everything tastes good. And, of course, we love the competition.”

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PLYMOUTH KIELBASA FESTIVAL

Aug. 23-24 • plymouthalive.org Route 11, Main Street, Plymouth

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Entertainment:

Fleet Decal Bandshell 2:30-3:30 p.m.: Rock Dogs 4-6 p.m.: Stanky and the Coalminers 6:30-8:30 p.m.: Flaxy Morgan 9-11 p.m.: Iron Cowboy Wyoming Valley West Bandshell 1:30-3:30 p.m.: John Stevens and Doubleshot 4-6 p.m.: 40 lb. Head 6:30-8:30 p.m.: Liar Liar 9-11 p.m.: New Revival Aug. 24: Fleet Decal Bandshell 11 a.m.: 10th Anniversary Parade 1:30-3:30 p.m.: Jeanne Zano Band 4-6 p.m.: Polka Naturals 6:30-8:30 p.m.: Basin Street AllStar Band 9-11 p.m.: Kielbasa Rock Festival featuring The Neighborhood, The Whazoos and Eddie Day & TNT Wyoming Valley West Bandshell

SOME LOCAL FLAVOR

Tammy Bosak has a favorite recipe that involves kielbasa. There are no exact measurements here (she said to eyeball it), but what results is a tasty treat. KIELBASA STEW Ingredients: • Bosak’s fresh kielbasa (both “loose” and in casing) • Green zucchini (diced) • Yellow squash (diced) • Fresh tomatoes (diced) • Red potatoes (diced) • Chicken base/broth • Butter and ﬂour (melt butter and add ﬂour to thicken) • Granulated garlic • Basil • Parsley • Coarse black pepper • Salt How-to: Throw everything in a pot, stew, and enjoy. VENDOR GUIDE P.34

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1:30-3:30 p.m.: Joe Stanky & Cadets 4-6 p.m.: Rusty Nuts 6:30-8:30 p.m.: Breakdown Jimmy 9-11 p.m.: Mother Natures Son

Photo by Bill Tarutis Amanda Shonk of Wilkes-Barre stocks the Fetch’s Food Market display case with fresh kielbasa at a previous Kielbasa Festival in Plymouth.

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Katy Perry enlisted the help of a huge semi truck to promote her new album, “Prism,” due out this October. The shiny, gold advertisement on wheels first appeared in Los Angeles and made its way east towards New York, with a plethora of stops along the way. A couple hours away from Manhattan, the truck stopped at the Walmart Supercenter in WilkesBarre Township. While the driver was inside purchasing something, a drunk driver behind another 18-wheeler smashed into the Perry vehicle, causing a considerable amount of damage. TMZ reported the assailant first fled the scene, but later returned and spoke with authorities. Now imagine you’re Katy Perry. She’s a few days away from releasing her new single, “Roar,” and she receives the news. “I was on my way to New York, about to shoot my album artwork, and I woke up and someone said, ‘Look online,’” Perry recalled during an interview on “The Ralphie

Show.” “(Drunk driving) is not something that I condone, of course… It’s like a gold brick on wheels. How do you miss it?” Good question, Katy, and probably if you’re intoxicated. The truck eventually made it to New York, and Perry went on last week to release “Roar” to the masses. On the same day, the duet she sang with boyfriend John Mayer, “Who You Love,” also hit the Internet. The “Teenage Dream” singer revealed that the couple has created more music together. “(Mayer) played guitar, actually, on a couple songs, which was awesome,” Perry told “The Ralphie Show” of his involvement twith her third studio LP, “Prism.” “He’s just been a great support, and that’s all you can ask. If your partner is a great support, that’s perfect.” Perry also commented on the aforementioned duet, which will appear on Mayer’s album “Paradise Valley,” released Tuesday. The track’s existence was

ﬁrst reported by “The Ralphie Show” in June. “I’m very proud of it,” she said. “It’s another side of me… Many different personalities in me.” Something Perry probably wasn’t too proud of was the leak of her new track two weekends ago. A standard practice in the music industry, Capitol Records watermarks advance copies of material not available to the public. Through the technology, Perry was able to discover where the leak emanated from. “Sometimes it’s an accident, sometimes it’s carelessness… sometimes that person didn’t even mean (to leak it),” Perry explained of the situation. “It’s not a big deal, because believe you me, I wanted you guys to hear this song when I created it in March. I wrote this song in March and I was like, ‘I’m dying. Should I Instagram something? Should I do a little Snapchat of it? What should I do?’” Perry did none of the above, and to this day claims to not be on Snapchat. The messaging application sends a photo to a recipient that they can only view for a predetermined set amount of time, after which point the picture allegedly is no longer accessible. “I don’t Snapchat because… I know it alerts you when people do keep stuff, but I don’t know,” Perry said. “I don’t need to be putting any kind of weird things online that supposedly disappear. Yeah right, brah!” -Listen to “The Ralphie Show” weeknights from 7 p.m.-12 a.m. on 97 BHT. W

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Rating: W W W “Kick-Ass” (2010) had a homespun feel, which made it a nice alternative to the usual big, flashy superhero fare. In “Kick-Ass 2,” the product is slicker and more star-lined. Lost in the changes is a solid movie, raucously entertaining and heartfelt, a highlight in a summer movie season where the explosions have mostly fizzled. Two years have passed since the teenage title character donned a wetsuit and Timberlands to rid New York City of crime. Now our hero (Aaron TaylorJohnson, returning with Channing Tatum’s torso) is back to living life as frizzyhaired high school student Dave Lizewski. Bored with his normal life, he’s soon training with his old ally, Hit-Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz), who prefers practicing roundhouse kicks to living life as ninth grader Mindy Macready. Kick-Ass has to look for another cohort when Mindy’s guardian (Morris Chestnut) forces her to pursue a childhood that doesn’t include throwing stars. (Spoiler alert: It doesn’t take.) He finds a group of fellow homemade superheroes, led by Colonel Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey). The good times don’t last for long. Kick-Ass’ old nemesis, Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), has rechristened himself The Motherf—ker and has built an army of bad guys with vaguely racist monikers. The title character is Kick-Ass. Hit-Girl, a foul-

‘kick-Ass 2’ may not have room for all its characters, but it’s a solid follow-up with heart.

mouthed, violent Lolita whose inappropriateness is celebrated without apology, is clearly the star. “Kick-Ass 2” isn’t big enough for two characters and their teenage concerns, frenemies, and parents-just-don’t-understand blues. Even when we wonder why the movie is revisiting “Mean Girls” or why Dave’s dad is suddenly so concerned about his son’s midnight maneuverings, we never get stuck in a corner because writer-director Jeff Wadlow keeps things moving. The diversions never become an issue. Wadlow also doesn’t stray from the “real people are heroes too” element that made the first movie relatable. Yes, Mintz-Plasse’s Chris D’Amico is on a never-ending quest to model his villains after 1970s glam rockers; Kick-Ass still has a remarkable ability to get his own ass kicked. But Wadlow smartly increases the selfdepreciation. It turns out Hit-Girl isn’t impervious to the smooth-chested charms of boy bands. Tickets to “The Book of Mormon” are a valid excuse to skip your superhero duties. A heartfelt pep talk concludes with

OPEning in ThEATERS ThiS WEEk: • You’re Next • The World’s End • The Moral Instruments: City of Bones • Grandmasters

DVDS RElEASED Aug. 20:

Oct. 25-27. • Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5: Sept. 13-15, 20-22, 27-29. Fridays and Saturdays bar opens 6 p.m., dinner 6:30, curtain 8; Sundays bar opens 1 p.m., dinner 1:30, curtain 3. $34.00, dinner and show; $16, show only. The Phoenix Performing Arts Centre (409-411 Main St., Duryea, 570.457.3589, phoenixpac.vpweb.com, phoenixpac08@aol.com) • Spamalot: Through Aug. 25. Shawnee Playhouse (570.421.5093, theshawneeplayhouse. com) • “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change:” Aug. 21, 25, 29, 30, Sept. 1, 2 p.m.; Aug. 3, 31, 8 p.m. $28, adults; $25, seniors; $15, children. • “All Shook Up:” Aug. 22-23, 28, 2 p.m.; Aug. 30, 8 p.m. $28, adults; $25, seniors; $15, children. • “The Shawnee Story:” Aug. 24, 31, 2 p.m. $18, adults; $15, seniors; $10, children. • “The King and I:” Aug. 21, 24, 8 p.m. $28, adults; $25, seniors; $15, children. • “A Few of Our Favorite Things” Cabaret: Aug. 22, 7 p.m. Suggested goodwill donation of $8 welcome at door. • “The Emperor’s New Clothes:” Aug. 17, 21, 23, 10 a.m. $10. • “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr.”: Aug. 22-24, 7 p.m. $10. Auditions for fall/winter season: • Aug. 18, 1-4 p.m. for 17 and under; 4-5 p.m. for 18 syears and over. Summer Swing! The Joan Harris Centre’s Annual Summer Shows: Aug. 21, 4 and 7 p.m., Knoebals Amusement Resort, Elysburg. For more info call 570.287.7977. 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. • “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. Expanded listings at theweekender. com. W

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a request to get a pair of pliers so a bad guy can start spilling secrets. And poor Chris can’t get anyone to share his hatred of Kick-Ass, the guy who killed his father with a bazooka. A bazooka! It’s hard to dislike a movie that winks at its own absurdity or features actors enjoying themselves so much, including Carrey (who has since distanced himself from his participation in the film) and a blessedly calm John Leguizamo, who plays Chris’ bodyguard and only friend. The action scenes are kinetic and possible to follow, a rarity in most action films with bigger budgets and more serious intentions. “Kick-Ass 2” is by no means a perfect movie. But it is frothy and fun and, most importantly, underneath all the gore, its heart is in the right place. Growing up is hard. Accepting additional responsibility, with or without a mask, is doubly hard. -To read more of Pete’s cinematic musings, please visit whatpeteswatching. blogspot.com or follow him on Twitter, @PeteCroatto. W

Actors Circle at Providence Playhouse (1256 Providence Rd, Scranton, reservations: 570.342.9707, actorscircle.org) • “Ghost of a Chance”: Sept. 19-22, 27-29, 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. $12, general; $10, seniors; $8, students. Sept. 19 tickets are $8, general and seniors; 46, students. The Corner Bistro Community Theater (76 S Main St, Carbondale. 570.282.7499) • “Nunsense”: Sept. 13-14, 8 p.m., Sept. 15, 2 p.m. $20; $2 off ticket price if use the “code word,” Sr. Amnesia. 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). John & Erin Cabaret Productions (www.ourcabaret.com or 1.800.838.3006.) • “Top Hats and Boas: A Broadway Cabaret”: Aug. 25, 6 p.m., Corner Bistro, Carbondale. $12. Tickets can be purchased at the door, by calling 1.800.838.3006, or online at ourcabaret.com. King’s College Theatre (Admin. Bldg., 133 N. River St., WilkesBarre, 570.208.5825) • “Almost, Maine”: Oct. 3-5, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 5-6, 2 p.m. $12; $5, students/senior citizens. KISS Theatre Company • “Guys and Dolls Jr.”: Aug. 23-24, 2 p.m.; Aug. 24-25, 7 p.m. $12, adults, $10, students and senior citizens; $8, children 5 and younger. The Moose Exchange (203 W. Main St., Bloomsburg) • “Lucy, I’m Dead!”: Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m. $25 until Sept. 30, $30 after that date. • USO-style show to honor local veterans at Veterans’ Day: Nov. 9. $35 until Sept. 30, $40 thereafter. M.P.B. Community Players (531 Garfield St., Hazleton. 570.454.3305, mcgroganj@gmail.com) • “Wonderful Town:” Sept. 27,-29 Music Box Players (196 Hughes St., Swoyersville: 570.283.2195 or 800.698. PLAY or musicbox.org) • Music Theatre Academy 2013: Theatre Workshop for students ages 6 to 20. Tuition: $250 - $200 if paid before Sept. 1. Sessions begin Sept. 16. Students will perform Seussical JR – The Musical,

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Purple Hippo Tees The Lands at Hillside Farms Panana Man Magical Fun & Games Cherry Street Bible School Dorsies Blankets Unlimited Uncle Buck Gardner’s BBQ Pit 8. Yogi’s 9. Air Affair Body Art 10. Nectar of the Vine 11. Tom Keegan (Beltway) 12. Plains Meat Market 13. Peters Concession 14. Love Your Hair 15. Kowalski’s Pierogies at Sanitary Bakery 16. Pilgrim Congregational Church 17. V.F.W. Post 1425 18. Friends of the Plymouth Library 19. Plymouth Public Library 20. Rosati’s Italian Water Ice 21. Magical Fun & Games 22. Magical Fun & Games 23. Fetch’s Smokehouse Meats

24. American Legion Post 463 (Kielbasa Competition) 25. Arabella Bistro LLC 26. All in the Bag 27. Avon 28. Michael Mootz Candies 29. Dave’s Cards 30. Yogi 31. Pete Webby Concessions 32. EJK Concessions 33. Newkirk Honey 34. Joyce’s Comfy Creations 35. Rynkiewicz Dips & Mixes 36. Bulldog BBQ Sauce 37. Wyoming Valley Alcohol & Drug Services, Inc. 38. Irem Shrine Divan 39. The Gyro King 40. Nico’s Pizza 41. Jeff’s Candies 42. KL’S Catering 43. Marty’s Pierogi & Pizza 44. Frank’s Quality Market 45. Dead Ahead Gifts 46. Bonnie’s 47. Bottlecaps 48. PJ the DJ

49. First Keystone Community Bank 50. Marilyn & Joe Shaffern 51. Creations by Marian 52. Meck’s Collectibles 53. EJK Concessions 54. Valley with a Heart 55. Clem Norman’s Root Beer 56. Tony Thomas Catering LLC 57. Today’s Treasures 58. Plymouth Historical Society 59. Good Shepherd Polish Nat’l Church 60. Plymouth Alive T-Shirt Tent 61. LeafFilter North of Pennsylvania Inc. 62. ROX 52 63. Plymouth Fire Co. #1 (First Aid Station) 64. Yogi’s 65. Just Plain Crazy Face Art 66. Magical Fun & Games 67. Magical Fun & Games 68. Magical Fun & Games 69. Kiddie Kartunes 70. Patricia’s Balloons

71. Lou’s Concessions 72. That Bounce Place 73. Thomas’ Family Market/ Foodtown 74. Deb’s Selections 75. Rolling Hills Farm, LLC 76. Scoopz Ice Cream 77. Morrison’s Catering 78. Bosak’s Choice Meats 79. Bath Fitter 80. Backwoods BBQ Sauces 81. Pocono Mountain Leather 82. Tarnowski’s Kielbasa 83. Mee So Corny 84. Scentsy Candles 85. On the Rise Gifts and Novelties 86. Lou’s Concessions 87. Kernel Moonie’s Bootleg Kettlecorn 88. Clark’s Gifts 89. Green Kitchen Caterer 90. Frozen Scoop 4U, LLC 91. Catherine McAuley Center 92. Komensky’s Market

It’s easy for a traditional-minded metal fan to snub a band like Five Finger Death Punch. The Los Angeles-based outﬁt specializes in accessible, melodic rage – the type that bands like Killswitch Engage and Asking Alexandria chase with a palatable dose of mechanized, D-tuned chug. What beer-muscled frat boys of the world have rejoiced in, the devout metal disciple has often soured upon, but those elitists would be missing out by not taking a look at FFDP. What makes them different is the band’s volatile musical chemistry and explosive presentation – arena-ready impact with some of the best percussive, rhythmic offset in contemporary

heavy music. The band’s latest is an exercise in polished metal production, triggerlike drumming, and studio-sweetened guitar ambience – even though the edges have been smoothed for zero chance of danger, the passion and feel more than compensates. Infectious tracks like “Watch You Bleed” are what Slipknot would sound like without the gimmicky thematics: adventurous, soaring catharsis, with impressive soloing to boot. Vocalist Ivan Moody wrenches his gut, proclaiming, “I’d give anything just to cut you free.” Cuts like “Burn MF” are as angry as anything no-nonsense hardcore bands like Pro-Pain have ever recorded, with

John Mayer ‘Paradise Valley’ Rating: W W W W V

Mayer creates musician’s‘Paradise’

It’s almost safe to say that the music industry is going through a change similar to when the electric guitar hit the scene in 1931. The trend of pulsing drum beats and clever guitar licks is slowly diminishing, while crisp, pitch-perfect computerized tones compiled into big breakdowns are practically the new formula of success.

Production and audio engineering now takes the role of the actual musician, and most raw talent now comes in the form of great vocalists. But for those music fans who still want to hear someone master an instrument, there may be hope. John Mayer, the seven-time Grammy winner, released “Paradise Valley” yesterday, his sixth studio album. Tabloid comments and celebrity girlfriends aside, Mayer can flat out play guitar and is one of the most successful players in recent memories. He’s hidden it behind pop music. He’s displayed it with his blues trio. And now, he mellows out and just plays for who will listen. “Paradise Valley” may become the go-to summer song for years to come and is the theme for the entire record. With an easygoing feel and a southern rock vibe, the song is a skillful understatement. The album carries on with “Dear Marie” and “Waiting on the Day,” two of Mayer’s most mature songs to date. There are guest appearances as well, with Frank Ocean being featured on a “Wildfire Interlude,” and Katy Perry joins in on a duet, “Who You Love.” Mayer saves the best for last with “Badge and Gun” and “One the Way Home” – which he called “Wildfire Part II.” The overall easy-listening, breezy feel is perfect as summer winds down, and the album can compete with Mayer’s best. He seems to have focused on what’s most important: the music. -Matt Morgis, Weekender Correspondent

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Five Finger Death Punch ‘The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell Vol. 1’

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signifiers for a country song. Set to an electronically altered bass-and-drum rhythm, the song also refers to a country hip-hop mix tape, a reflection of the tune’s arrangement, which mixes banjo, hard-rock guitar riffs, and hip-hop production touches. What Bryan’s fourth album doesn’t offer is many surprises. The current Academy of Country Music entertainer of the year, Bryan sticks with souped-up country rockers and romantic ballads about how guys who like to fish and guzzle beer and drive pickup trucks do betLuke Bryan ter with women and generally ‘Crash My Party’ have more fun than their counterparts. Rating: W W That theme rings out in the title song and many others, including “Beer in the Headlights,” ”We Run This Town,” ”Play It Again,” ”Out Like That,” and on and on. Bryan and producer Jeff Stevensdopushtheedgeofhow many electronic effects they Within the first minute of “That’s My can use in a country song. But Kind of Night,” the opening track on Luke in every other way, Bryan sticks a bit too Bryan’s new album “Crash My Party,” predictably with a successful formula on he cites tailgating, beer drinking, and a “Crash My Party.” nameless “pretty girl” in suntan oil and -Michael McCall, Associated Press cowboy boots – all standard modern-day

Luke Bryan’s predictable ‘Party’crashes

Top 8 at 8 with Ralphie Aversa 4. Zedd/Foxes: ‘Clarity’ 3. Maroon 5: ‘Love Somebody’ 2. Jason Derulo: ‘The Other Side’ 1. Robin Thicke/Pharrell Williams/T.I.: ‘Blurred Lines’

Top 10 Albums at Gallery of Sound 1. Luke Bryan: ‘Crash My Party’ 2. Five Finger Death Punch: ‘Wrong Side Of Heaven & Righteous Side Of Hell V.1’ 3. Jay Z: ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’ 4. Avenged Sevenfold: ‘Hail To The King’

5. Robin Thicke: ‘Blurred Lines’ 6. Buddy Guy: ‘Rhythm & Blues’ 7. Pink: ‘Truth About Love’ 8. Asking Alexandria: ‘From Death To Destiny’ 9. Alice In Chains: Devil Put The Dinosaurs Here 10. Winery Dogs: Winery Dogs

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8. Anna Kendrick: ‘Cups’ 7. Miley Cyrus: ‘We Can’t Stop’ 6. Bruno Mars: ‘Treasure’ 5. Imagine Dragons: ‘Radioactive’

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FFDP on the ‘Righteous Side’of metal

devastating growls of derangement and wrist-splintering guitar riffs – a masterful mashup of Sevendust’s antagonized melodicism and Chimaira’s harshest take on reality. This album is also notable for the collaborations. Judas Priest’s Rob Halford lends guest vocals to “Lift Me Up,” a custom-fitting, dark groove metal track in the vein of late-model Judas Priest material. In This Moment’s Maria Brink hints at a more subdued backing vocal on “Anywhere But Here,” an introspectively melancholic view on mankind’s very sense of awareness. Old school metal fans should enjoy the inclusion of ex-Sepultura/Soulfly frontman Max Cavalera on the defiant and thrashy “I.M. Hate” – the song sees Cavalera and Moody at an arm’s length, warning “don’t get any closer, or you’ll see the real me.” Cold-filtered aggression at its most enjoyable peak of sonic perfection, Five Finger Death Punch deals a thick-skinned knockout blow to the non-believing metal highbrows. -Mark Uricheck, Weekender Correspondent

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BAZAARS/FESTIVALS 27th annual Pocono State Craft Festival (www.poconocrafts.com or call 570-476-4460.) • Aug. 24-25, Quiet Valley (347 Quiet Valley Road, Stroudsburg). $6, adults; Free, children 12 and under. 33rd Annual Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire: Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 27, and Labor Day Monday, Mount Hope Estate and Winery. $29.95, adults; $10.95, children ages 5 to 11. For more info and tickets visit PaRenFaire. com or call the box office at 717.665.7021. La Festa Italiana: Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sept. 2, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Railfest 2013 • Aug. 31-Sept. 1, Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton. St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church (93 Zerby Ave, Edwardsville) • 15th Annual Ethnic Food Festival: Aug. 24, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. BENEFITS/CHARITY EVENTS American Cancer Society • Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3): Nov. 2, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Nov. 6, 4-8 p.m., Keystone College Hibbard Campus Center.

Participants can register at www.keystonecps3.org. For more info call 570.562.9749. American Lung Association • Fight for Air Walk: Oct. 3, McDade Park, Scranton. Registration 9 a.m., run beings 9:45, walkers at 10. For more info visit lunginfo.org/scrantonwalk. American Red Cross • 11th Annual Golf Tournament: Sept. 23, registration 11 a.m., shotgun start at 12:30 p.m., Glenmaura National Golf Club. Dinner and awards ceremony at 6 p.m. Limited to 120 golfers. $300 per golfer. To make a reservation for golf and/or dinner, contact Carol Crane at 570.823.7161, ext. 329 or carol. crane@redcross.org. Blue Chip Farms Animal Refuge (974 Lockville Rd., Dallas, 570.333.5265, www. bcfanimalrefuge.org) • Paws for Pets fundraiser: Aug. 25, 12:30-6:30 p.m., Stormi Steel Skin F/X (214 Wyoming Ave., Kingston). $30 donation. CareNet of Scranton •Third Annual Walk for Life: Sept. 14, registration 9 a.m., walk from 10-11 a.m., Courthouse Square, Scranton. $25 per person. For more info or to

register for the walk visit carenetofscranton.com. Luzerne County Pit Bull Owners, Inc. •3rd Annual Pit Bull Awareness Day and Carnival: Oct. 26, noon6 p.m., Kirby Park. Share the Journey, Suicide Prevention Regional Walk • Sept. 7, 9 a.m. registration, walk at 10, Lackawanna County Courthouse (Linden Street side, Scranton). Register at www. theastsuicidepreventionintiative. com. Tracey’s Hope Hospice Care Program and Domestic Animal Rescue (570.466.7930, traceyshopenmcdonald@gmail. com, petservicesbydenise.com) •Rummage Sale: Sept. 7, 8 a.m.2:30 p.m., St. Benedicts Church basement (155 Austin Ave., Wilkes-Barre). Valley with a Heart 13th Annual Benefit Ride & Family Picnic: Sept. 1 (rain date Sept. 2), 8-11 a.m., registration and breakfast; ride leaves at 11. $15, rider; $10, passengerl; $5, non-riders; free, kids 12 and under. CAR & BIKE EVENTS 570 Riders Bike Nights • Runs every Monday in the

summer. 6 p.m., Dairy Queen, Rt. 315 8th Annual Tommy Z Memorial Car, Street Rod and Bike Show: Sept. 15, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (Rain date Sept. 22), Crestwood High School parking lot. $12 registration until Sept. 1, $15 afterwards. For an application call 570.868.6515. Coal Cracker Cruisers Car Club (570.876.4034) • Cruise Night: Sept. 6, 6-9 p.m., Advance Auto Parts (Route 6, Carbondale). • 15th Annual Car Show: Sept. 15, 9 a.m. For more info contact JoAnn Spalnick, 570.876.4034. Fall Festival Car Cruise (Eagle Rock Resort, 1 Country Club Dr., Hazleton) Oct. 12, 10 a.m.-midnight. Rain date Oct. 13. Optional donation of $12 day of show, $9 preregistration. Pre-register by mailing 1 Country Club Drive, Hazle Township, PA 18202. McDonald’s (Route 590 Hamlin, Pa) • Car Cruise: Every second Friday of August, September, 6 P.M. Montage Mountain Classics (Thurs., 6-9 p.m., Fri., 6-10 p.m., sat., 5-9 p.m.)

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Car Cruises: • Sept. 21, 5-9 p.m., Johnny Rockets, Montage Mountain. • Sept. 6, 5-9 p.m., Pittston Cruise, Tomato Festival parking lot. • Cruise to Benefit Ronald McDonald House: Sept. 22, 2-6 p.m. Rain date Sept. 29. CHURCHES Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church (420 Main Rd., Hanover Twp., 570.823.6242) • Annual Chicken Barbecue/ Flea Market/Craft Sale: Sept. 15, noon-4 p.m. $9, dinner. Additional fleamarket times Sept. 20, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sept. 21, 8 a.m.-noon and 6-7 p.m.; Sept. 22, 10 a.m.-noon. EVENTS Back Mountain Martial Arts (114o Memorial Highway, Dallas. 570.675.9535, info@ufa-a.com, www.ufa-a.com.) • Free anti-bully seminar: Aug. 24, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Chinchilla Hose Company (Shady Lane Rd., 570.586.5726, www.chcfire.net) • Annual Chicken BBQ: Aug. 31, 1-6 p.m. $8, adults; $6.50, children under 10. Tickets available at door or by calling 570.586.5726.

ACROSS 1 Paddock papa 5 Rotating part 8 Lateen-rigged boat 12 Mideastern gulf 13 “The Greatest” 14 Architect Saarinen 15 Paper quantity 16 Under the weather 17 George Herman Ruth 18 Damage 20 Praise highly 22 Conclusive proof 26 Grip 29 Trigger’s rider 30 Id counterpart 31 See 36-Across 32 Victory 33 Auction 34 - out a living 35 Lubricate 36 With 31-Across, 1957 Pat Boone hit 37 Forefront of activity 40 From square one 41 Etta James classic 45 “The Forsyte -“ 47 $ dispenser 49 Perjurer 50 Paradise 51 Unruly group 52 Advan-tage 53 “The Da Vinci -“ 54 “Mayday!” 55 Dilbert’s workplace

THE COOPERAGE PROJECT (1030 Main St., Honesdale) 570.253.2020, thecooperageproject.org (Donations accepted and appreciated at the door at all events.) • Contra dance: Aug. 24, 7:30-10 p.m. Dietrich Theater (60 E. Tioga Street, Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500, www.dietrichtheater.com). • Hickory Project Live: Aug. 25, 3 p.m. • Gathering of Singers & Songwriters 12: Aug. 21, 7:30 p.m. Including Tom Flannery, Eddie Appnel, Hannah Bingman and Lorne Clarke. • Open Mic Night: Aug. 23, 7 p.m., Breaking Groud Poets at 8:15. Adult Classes: • Open Mic Night: Aug. 23, 7 p.m., sign-ups 6:30. East Stroudsburg University • “Music for Violin and Piano”: Aug. 29, 7:30 p.m. $25, general; $10, students 18 and under; $8, ESU students with current ID. Reservations by calling 570.422.3483, ext. 2, or

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ROACH MOTEL

— at age 20, Kyle Kandilian of dearborn, Mich., has created a start-up business to fund his college expenses, but it involves a roomful (in the family home) of nearly 200,000 cockroaches. the environmental science major at university of Michigandearborn breeds species ranging from the familiar household pests, which he sells on the cheap as food for other people’s pets, to the more interesting, exotic Madagascar hissing roaches and rhino roaches, which can live for 10 to 15 years. (Kandilian told the detroit Free Press in July that of the 4,000 cockroach species, only about a dozen are pests.) Why not choose a more conventional “pet”? Because “(m)ammals smell,” he said. (Missing from the Free Press story: details on the likely interesting initial conversation between Kyle and his mother when he asked if he could have 200,000 cockroaches in the house.)

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A 20-Something’S wild AdventureS

— a 55-year-old woman in the netherlands seemed to be experiencing orgasms emanating from her foot, she said, and dr. Marcel Waldinger of utrecht university (writing in the Journal of sexual Medicine, online in June) produced a possible explanation. the applicable left foot nerve enters the spinal cord at about the same level as the vaginal nerve, Waldinger wrote, and the woman’s recent foot injury might have caused the nerves to cross. the woman reported “five or six” orgasms per day that felt exactly like “regular” orgasms and, she said, were making her feel terribly guilty and embarrassed. after treatment with a nerve anesthetic, she reported being orgasm-free (in the foot, at least) for eight months. — the intersection of West gateway Boulevard and north Congress avenue in Boynton Beach, Fla. (pop. 60,000), is nine lanes wide, busy even at 11 p.m. on sunday night, as it was at that time in July when a 2-year-old girl darted across, a combination of good fortune and sometimesrare Florida driver alertness allowing her safe arrival on the other side without a scratch. “It’s a miracle,” said Harry scott, who witnessed it. “I’m telling you the truth.” Mom Kayla Campbell, 26, was charged with felony neglect, as she appeared “oblivious,”

STRANGE OLD WORLD

— the Best of the International Press: In July, the governor of gorontalo province in Indonesia decreed that female secretaries should be replaced immediately with males. He was responding to a recent excessive spate of extramarital affairs by male bureaucrats with their female secretaries. (“[O]ld women who are no longer attractive” could also be hired, he said.) said police, to the child’s absence from home.

UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT

— In June, following his guilty plea in Corpus Christi, texas, to possession of child pornography, Jose salazar, 70, offered to perform public service to reduce the 12-year sentence a federal judge had handed him. salazar said he “had a lot to offer society,” according to an associated Press story, and could be “useful” in mentoring children. — at atherstone, england’s, twycross Zoo, a program is underway to try to teach quarter-ton giant tortoises to speed up. an extended outdoor pen had been built for speedy (age 70), tim, 40, and shelly, 30, but that meant it took a longer time to round them up for bed at the end of the day. the Leicester Mercury reported in June that zoo officials were trying to use the lure of food to get the tortoises to significantly improve their way-under-1mile-per-hour gait. — actually, It Might enhance the experience: the British sex toy manufacturer ann summers issued a recall in June of a certain model of its popular ultimate O Vibrator because of a problem with the electrical charger. the company said it was being cautious but that the risk of danger is low.

INEXPLICABLE

— tina Marie garrison, 37, and her son Junior Lee dillon, 18, of Preston, Minn., were charged in June with stealing almost $5,000 worth of gopher feet from the freezer of a gopher trapper in granger, Minn., and selling them for the local offered bounty of $3 per pair. garrison, dillon, and the victimized trapper were friends, and it was not clear why the thinly populated gopher-foot market would not have deterred garrison and dillon. — Louann giambattista, 55, a 33-year-veteran american airlines flight attendant,

filed a lawsuit against the company in July alleging that it had subjected her to baseless hassles because of co-workers’ accusations that, argued her attorney, were wrongly “making her out to be a nut.” One of the accusations was that she was “hiding rats in her underwear (and pantyhose) and sneaking them onto planes” based apparently on giambattista’s hobby of raising pets at home. the airline has allegedly subjected her to enhanced security measures for more than a year, allegedly causing her post-traumatic stress disorder and “debilitating anxiety.”

PEOPLE WITH ISSUES

— (1.) gerard streator, 47, pleaded guilty in June in Waukesha, Wis., County Court to public lewdness and placed on probation after his arrest last year of going through the motions of intercourse with a discarded couch on a public street. an off-duty police officer thought initially that he had caught a couple, but on closer inspection, he realized streator (who was aroused) was alone. (2.) the day before, in Ostersund, sweden, a 35-year-old man was arrested after a surveillance camera revealed him to be the one who repeatedly punctured Per edstrom’s bicycle’s tires and who that evening was seen sitting on the bicycle pleasuring himself.

UNDIGNIFIED DEATHS

— (1.) a 28-year-old man was accidentally killed in shelby, n.C., in april. Police say he had trespassed on a salvage lot at 5 a.m. and was underneath a wrecked car trying to steal a catalytic converter when the jack slipped, and the car fell on him. (2.) a 42-year-old man was shot and wounded while on his front porch in antioch, Calif., on Friday morning, June 28. He was treated and releaswed, but then walked out on his porch the next morning and was again shot, this time fatally.

Finally following Mom’s advice When I was growing up and a friend would do something to hurt me, my mom would stress to never seek revenge. “Life will come back on them,” she’d wisely advise. “It may not be today, or tomorrow, but one day their actions will catch up with them.” Like most young idiots, I’d never listen to my mother. When I was an arrogant 20-year-old frat boy and one of my pledges told a brother that I borrowed his jeans from his closet, pissed in them while laughing too hard, sprayed Axe Body Spray on the crotch, and returned them to his closet without washing them, I taught him a lesson. Every time I’d seek revenge, however, I’d learn that life would come back to bite me in the ass for my behavior. So, I decided to finally take the advice passed down from my mother! I was producing my own on-air segment for a local television talk show at the time. It was an opportunity that I was eminently grateful for. Every Friday afternoon, I was allowed to spend five to seven minutes doing whatever I wanted to do. One week, I was interviewing celebrities like Adam Levine or Chelsea Handler, another week I was getting an exclusive tour inside MTV’s “Jersey Shore” cast house, while the next I was suggesting different hangover remedies practiced around the world. However, like every opportunity, it was disguised as hard work. I wasn’t even getting paid, but the experience was well worth it. While I was building my résumé, the new start-up show had someone to help carry the burden of producing the hour-long program. As soon as my segment ended and the show went to commercial break, I would sprint to the parking garage, change into my work clothes, and rush to my one of two jobs waiting tables and bartending. It wasn’t how I envisioned my life once I was on television, but I was young, ambitious, and willing to do whatever it took.

Six months into my segment, I successfully landed an interview with Donald Trump! I was told by the co-host that I had to let the main host of the show interview Trump when I announced that I booked it. Since I wasn’t getting paid to produce their show, I wasn’t about to give away the awesome interview that I landed. The main host of the show then sent me an absurdly aggressive email, cursing at me in ALL CAPS, telling me that if I didn’t hand over the interview, I’d lose my segment. I stood my ground and lost the segment. Not the answer the host expected, he told me that he would make sure I’d never work in local media again! I took my mother’s advice and left it at that. A year later, his aggressive behavior made headlines for a PFA his ex-wife filed, claiming he pesters her with aggressive texts saying he wishes she would lose her battle with multiple sclerosis and die, while I sit here writing my 150th column in local media’s No. 1 arts and entertainment weekly magazine! Sorry for not taking your advice earlier, Mom! I’m sure glad I started.

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RICH HOWELLS

Rich Howells | Weekender Editor

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Even when Nathan Richardson was working tech support at a call center in Wilkes-Barre, he dreamed big dreams. As it turned out, so did the guy in the next cubicle. “In the downtime, there was this guy sitting next to me drawing really magnificent pictures. It took me six months before I actually connected the dots while I was thinking about what to do. I’m like, ‘I have access to somebody who sits next to me that’s a really amazing artist, stuck in a call center like I’m stuck in a call center. I should utilize this. I should go for our dreams,’” Richardson recalled, referring to his now-friend Gaylon Bain. “Before we went to do comics, I commissioned him to do a couple art pieces myself just to have some to hang on my cube. Then I said, ‘You know what? We should do a comic.’ He was pretty enthusiastic.” The 28-year-old Edwardsville native, currently living in Maryland, still works in IT, but he’s much closer to his dream of being a writer now than he ever was before. Believing that superheroes are “overdone” and inspired by Garth Ennis’ “Preacher,” along with other dark comics like “Hellblazer” and “Jonah Hex,” Richardson is releasing the second issue of “Perdition’s Edge,” a supernatural tale set in the Old West, on Aug. 24 at Rubber Mallet Comics in West Pittston, a store that supported the comic since the first issue came out in May 2012. “I decided to sort of combine a little bit of what I’m really interested in – angels and demons, heaven and hell, and sort of blur the lines between what’s actually good and what’s actually evil,” Richardson explained, enjoying his creative freedom but looking to find a publisher down the road. “The overall judge is the customer. I like that. As for monetarily, that’s not free at all. I actually lose money each issue I print because I’m just not selling as much as I’d like to. Plus, if I actually wanted to make money on these, I’d actually have to sell the comics for at least twice what I’m selling them for now just to pay back the artist. That’s really not my focus. I’m not trying to make money on this. It’s more just fulfilling a passion and actually holding something in my hand that I’ve cre-

ated, something I’ve wished for since I was in college.” The King ’s College grad said the second issue took so long to come out due to budgetary constraints, Richardson but he is hoping to have the third issue out by the end of the year and the fourth by the beginning of 2014. Richardson and Bain will be signing copies of the first two issues and a limited edition poster on Saturday, and Bain Bain will be drawing custom sketch covers for issue two. The comics are available online through perditionsedge.com and facebook.com/PerditionsEdge. “This is actually going to be the official launch of issue two. I did fulfill the preorders online, but… all the fans of issue one have been waiting over a year to see issue two, and this is something completely new. The colors are different, the style is a little different. I’m just really excited to get it out there and reenergize the fan base,” Richardson enthused. “Hopefully somebody reads this in this industry and wants to see more of it and would like to hire (us)… That would be a dream come true. The best I can do now is keep pushing, keep building a fan base, all on the grassroots level. “In the end, it’s definitely worth it.” W

You’re probably a fan of Luc Besson and you don’t even know it. The 54-year-old writer/director/producer is well-known in his native France, but in the United States, it seems his work is more recognizable than his name to the general public. From “La Femme Nikita” and “Léon: The Professional” to “The Fifth Element” and “The Transporter” and “Taken” franchises, he’s delivered solid action entertainment with quirky characters and unique twists, but he’s also behind some other great foreign films that I’ve picked up here and there in video stores, such as “Wasabi,” “District 13,” “Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse,” “Angel-A,” and “Revolver.” So when I had a chance to review his latest French film to hit DVD and Blu-ray in the States, I immediately agreed, though I knew very little about the source material on which it is based. “The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec” comes from a ‘70s comic book of the same name, but don’t let that deter you – I had never heard of it either, so I didn’t go in with any preconceived notions other than Besson’s writing and directing. It wasn’t his usual fare, which is both good and bad in this case, but it is a fun fantasy story with storybook charm for those who don’t mind subtitles or overdubbing. (I prefer subtitles myself.) Living in France in 1912, Adèle BlancSe may seem like a pretty, prim and proper young woman with her giant feathered hats and frilly clothes, but she is actually an adventurous journalist who writes books about her intrepid travels across the world. This time, she’s searching for a mummified doctor in an Egyptian tomb who she hopes can bring her comatose sister back to life – she just has to

bring the doctor back first. She enlists the help of Espérandieu, who has been studying an ancient resurrection technique, but before she can get to him, he brings to life a baby pterodactyl that terrorizes the city and ends up putting him on death row. She must rescue him all while outsmarting her nemesis Professor Dieuleveul, a bumbling Inspector Caponi, and big game hunter Justin de Saint-Hubert, and of course she does so with humor and style. The mysteries aren’t unraveled right away like in most American big budget blockbusters, instead giving the audience a chance to connect the dots first. While it’s fun to watch the pieces fall into place, however, they don’t exactly add up to a perfect portrait of Adèle. I wanted to enjoy her character more than I did. I loved that Louise Bourgoin played her as funny and fiercely independent, never relying on a love interest to save the day (or at all for that matter, not allowing him much more than comic relief), but by the time she reveals what happened to her sister, I wasn’t able to connect with her in the way I have so many other Besson characters. With so much focus on those chasing her, I didn’t really get to know her well enough, but with the setup for an intriguing sequel at the end, I would welcome the chance for a more characterdriven story. Lacking a lot of big, risk-taking, highstakes action, the film was not typical Besson in many ways, even in its direction. It was well-shot and expertly framed, but stylistically it felt more like something Terry Gilliam would tackle than Besson, though I enjoy when he takes artistic chances, as he did with films like “The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc.” This isn’t as bold or as gripping, but it shows that he can tackle colorful children’s fantasy as well as any of his contemporaries, and with a little less CGI and a few more practical effects, I think he could build an absorbing world if given the chance to do more. So if you’re new to Besson, I wouldn’t start with “The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec,” but if you’re interested in foreign films and would like to see him expand his range, you can watch this one with the whole family. In fact, given America’s irrational fear of subtitles, this may be a good way to introduce your little ones to a whole new world of movies, even if they watch it with the cheesy overdubbing first. In that sense, Besson is always a great place to begin. -Rich Howells is a lifelong Marvel Comics collector, wannabe Jedi master, and cult film fan. E-mail him at rhowells@civitasmedia. com. W

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‘Perdition’s edge’ Issue 2 release and signing: aug. 24, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Rubber Mallet Comics (802 Wyoming ave., West Pittston). Info: 570.655.5522, perditionsedge.com, facebook.com/ Perditionsedge.

Besson’s adventures with ‘Adèle Blanc-Sec’

Wednesday, august 21, 2013

Closer to the‘Edge’

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nePa indie Wrestling sPotligHt Bill Thomas | Weekender Correspondent

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Treading Parts Unknown

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Ritch Howe and Head The Ice Crusher formed a tag team called the Westies.

extreme approach enabled VCW to regularly fill WilkesBarre’s Cafe Metropolis wall-to-wall with fans, but also burdened it with an early expiration date. While others would try to resurrect the VCW name in later years as a legitimate enterprise, many VCW originals simply splintered off. Some formed their own promotions. Others wrestled for the new ones that arose to fill the void VCW left behind. Valley Wrestling Alliance ran shows out of the Murray Complex in Wilkes-Barre and was one of the first local promotions to use a professional ring instead of a homemade one. Real Pro Wrestling Federation found a home in the Poconos and Stroudsburg. Pride of Wrestling partnered with Wilkes-Barre’s Gentlemen’s Club 10 to offer up the classic combo of sex and violence. The biggest success, though, came in the form of Scranton’s Championship Pro Wrestling. CPW lasted from 2009 to 2011, using such high-profile names as the New Age Outlaws, Gene Snitsky, and Tony Atlas to pack houses, while showcasing plenty of homegrown talents as well. According to Chris Decker of Nanticoke, a longtime fan who’s moonlighted as both referee and commentator in various promotions, CPW’s success may have also been its ultimate undoing.

“They were doing really well, but they just ran and ran and ran and burnt Scranton right out. That’s why no one’s really doing Scranton anymore,” Decker said, noting that CPW’s success couldn’t compete with the prohibitive costs of running a wrestling show in Pennsylvania, including insurance bonds and on-site doctors. Today, CPW veteran Mike Marvel co-owns New Era Wrestling Federation, and Decker himself is currently involved with recent N.J.-to-Pa. transplant Grand Slam Wrestling. Meanwhile, VCW’s legacy continues to bear fruit, with short-lived promotions like Action Unlimited: Anthracite Wrestling and Keystone State Wrestling, and now the newly minted Orange-K promotion (set to debut at Grant’s Martial Arts in Plymouth in September), all being the brainchildren of VCW original Ritch Howe. Of course, this is not a deﬁnitive list of everything NEPA had/has to offer. Make sure to pick up The Weekender in the coming months as Parts Unknown continues to tear the mask off NEPA’s wrestling past, present, and future. Until then, remember: When fact is stranger than ﬁction, wrestling is at least as real as anything else. W

Mariana G., 26 “I want a guy who really loves his woman, who will always ﬁnd time for her. I guess I still have not found that kind of person yet or he has not found me. Right now, at my age, I desire to have a family and babies, but a loving, caring husband comes ﬁrst. Finally, I want the type of guy who will want to grow old with me, someone, who when

we are 80 years old, will still want to steal a kiss from me when no one is looking.”

“It’s not about how ‘hot’ he is anymore. It’s about how pure his soul is.”

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Barbara B., 31

“What I want is very simple: I want a man with light in his eyes for me only, and the only thing that can allow that is love. Love is all I want.”

Alyssa C., 23 “Every girl has a different outlook on what they look for in a guy, but those (with) honesty and commitment are high on my list. I feel like it’s so hard to ﬁnd someone who will be faithful to one girl. I am a one-guy kind of girl… I was raised right, and that’s one of the most important things I look for in a guy. Family is important to me and is deﬁnitely a deal breaker when a guy doesn’t have respect for others. Women want someone who is faithful, honest, caring, has goals, can talk to about anything, someone who can be romantic, make them feel special… We want a best friend to share the rest of our life with.”

— Barbara B,

“The characteristics in men that I look for have changed from my 20s to 30s. It’s not about how ‘hot’ he is anymore. It’s about how pure his soul is. Twenty-somethings may be too focused on ﬁnding a guy that is model material, and they may pass on someone sweet, honest, and loyal.”

Kristen D., 27 “I want a man who I can sit on the beach with and watch the sunset… a man who I can watch football with… a man who can make me laugh, and a man not afraid to do the funky chicken in public with me and let loose. I want a man who looks at me on my worst day and says, ‘You are mine. I am so lucky.’ I want a man who will take me at my worst and my best.” So, that’s what women want… W

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In pro wrestling, “Parts Unknown” has often been the go-to “hometown” for masked wrestlers whose characters depend on enigmatic mystique. Starting with this issue, every month The Weekender will redeﬁne the meaning of “Parts Unknown.” Now, the masks are coming off to shine a light on the untold stories of the independent local wrestlers who put their bodies on the line for your entertainment. First, though, a history lesson seems in order. Who better than to deliver it than those who watched the NEPA wrestling scene’s development from the only perspective that really matters – the fans? “When I was a kid, from the time I was born until the time when I was about 17 or 18, the only thing around was [WWE]. That was it. You didn’t have an independent scene,” Bill Cech, of Forty Fort, said, recalling when Vince McMahon’s superstars used to frequent Scranton’s Catholic Youth Center. “It wasn’t until the midto-late ’90s that things changed. There was this whole underground, doit-yourself atmosphere in Wilkes-Barre in art and music, and pro wrestling was a part of that, too.” Valley Championship Wrestling was an upstart promotion that grew out of the backyard wrestling fad that exploded in popularity during wrestling’s last great “hot” period, when WWE hit it big with “the Attitude Era” and Philadelphia-based Extreme Championship Wrestling became the little indie that could (and often ran shows at the Kingston Armory). Proving that you could take the wrestler out of the backyard but not the backyard out of the wrestler, many of VCW’s shows were unsanctioned and boasted a bloody, hardcore style. The

The question – “What do women want?” – is something every guy – young and old, single or married – has tried to answer. And in light of the male species’ failed attempts at understanding women, I thought I would do what no man has done before: ask them. The following ﬁve women come from different backgrounds and experience. Some are married, and some are single. They are different ages and live in different locations. But the one thing they have in common is that they are smart, attractive, sophisticated women. Here’s what they had to say when I spoke to them, asking the eternal question: “What do women want?”

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Brewer: Brooklyn Brewing Company Beer: Brooklyn Silver Anniversary Lager Style: Doppelbock ABV: 8.6% What’s so special about this? This anniversary lager has been brewed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Brooklyn Brewing Company. It is a heftier version of the Brooklyn lager, the beer that put the brewery on the map, and is still a damn good beer today! Description: Brooklyn’s Silver Anniversary Lager pours a hazy amber-russet brown body with a huge offwhite foam that dissipates rather quickly, but leaves a thick, heavy lacing on the glass. The aroma is very pleasing with notes of biscuit, caramel, dark fruits, earthy/ﬂoral hops, and just a hint of spice coming through. This is an extremely rich tasting beer with the earthy hops coming up front, but it

is quickly covered by thick and rich caramel and biscuit malts that leave a thick coating on the palate that holds the bitterness in place for a long, dry finish. The body of this beer certainly falls into the full category while still at the same time managing a nice, crisp finish. This is a surprisingly complex beer that gets better with each sip, but be warned, the alcohol is also very well hidden, so pace yourself on this one. This is definitely a great beer to celebrate any anniversary, so congrats, Brooklyn, and here’s to another 25! Food pairing: This beer has such a luxurious flavor that can completely encompass a dish and melt right in for a truly pleasure-filled evening meal. An absolutely wonderful dish with this beer is venison; the caramel flavor from the beer truly sinks its teeth in and does not let go. For a real treat, make yourself a sour cherry

reduction for a sauce to drizzle onto the meat. One thing that we are looking for as a match to this beer is something with dark meat to compliment the caramel notes, so a dish such as duck, goose, or even wild boar, if you can find it, are perfect matches for this beer. However, we are not limited to meats with this beer, and seeing as we are on the cusp of the fall season, try this with a lovely pumpkin ravioli dish. Also, do not think that this beer cannot pair up perfectly with desserts; the sweetness of this doppelbock makes it a great pairing with custards, particularly caramel flan or crème brûlée. Is it worth trying? Without question try this beer. I must confess that this is typically not a beer style that I go for; I tend to shy away from overly malty beers, but this doppelbock is just amazing. The complexity of this beer makes it a true workhorse, whether enjoying it alone or with a meal. As we are now transitioning away from our summer beers as the shelves quickly fill up with fall beers, if you are like me and do not want to overdo it too early with pumpkin beers but are ready to move on from light summer beers, then do yourself a favor and hunt down a bottle of Brooklyn’s Silver Anniversary Lager. It will not disappoint you and is the perfect accompaniment to a relaxing evening. Rating: W W W W V Where can I get it? Currently available in bottles at: Wegmans, Dickson City and Wilkes-Barre, but definitely call around and try to hunt this one down! Remember, enjoy responsibly! Cheers! -Derek Warren is a beer fanatic, avid homebrewer, and beer historian. Follow Derek’s beer blog at idtapthat.org. W

DEREK WARREN Weekender Correspondent Style: Doppelbock Brief history: This style was created in 1629 as “Salvator” by the monastic Paulaner brewery in Munich, Germany. The Salvator name began to be used more generally until the early 20th century when the now secular Paulaner brewery took steps to protect the name. However, the “-ator” sufﬁx still carries on today and many breweries still slap it on the end of their doppelbock names for beers. The term “doppelbock” was coined by Munich consumers, “doppel” meaning double. The beer is still relatively big, but it was once much heavier. Over the past 150 years, the beer has become drier, less sweet, and more alcoholic. Standard characteristics: Typically doppelbocks are darker in color, ranging

from deep gold to dark brown, and darker versions also tend to have ruby highlights. They also tend to have a large, creamy, persistent head ranging from white to off-white in color. However, stronger versions may have less head retention. These are beers that possess a very strong maltiness and do not tend to have a very strong bitterness. Nose: The aroma will have a very strong malt character, with darker versions also having slight toasty aromas as well. There is virtually no hop aroma, although some paler version may have slight earthy hops coming through. A moderate amount of dark fruits may be present as well, but not overpowering. Darker versions may also have slight hints of dark chocolate or roasted barley as well. Body: Doppelbocks tend to lean more towards the full-bodied side of the spectrum, with lighter versions in the medium-full range accepted as well. Additionally, there is a moderate amount of carbonation within the beer. The overall impression is a very smooth beer without harshness or alcohol burn. Taste: The taste is very rich and malty, as one might expect. They have a very clean lager flavor; after all, this beer is the lager’s bigger cousin. Darker versions may possess some roast characteristics. Typically, doppelbocks have a biscuit and fresh bread-like quality to them due to the high malt character. Food pairing: Just as one may expect with a very rich beer, this pairs very well with very rich foods. These beers are an absolute dream with duck, goose, pork, or pigeon. They also go well with many Mexican dishes, especially those with a heavy cream sauce. The sweetness of doppelbocks also makes them great for dessert pairings such as chocolate and/ or carrot cake, custard, and homemade éclairs. Recommendations: This is an extremely approachable beer style, as many beers drinkers are used to maltier beers, and the hop profile is very low in doppelbocks. The other great thing about these beers is that many are easy to find in bars and stores throughout the country, whether they are imported or brewed domestically. Here is a brief list of great doppelbock beers to try: Ayinger: Celebrator Spaten: Optimator Samuel Adams: Double Bock Smuttynose: S’muttonator Tröegs Brewing Company: Troegenator Brooklyn Brewery: Brooklyn Silver Anniversary Lager Paulaner: Salvator Remember, always enjoy responsibly! Cheers! W

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The quack is back! The beloved 8-bit “DuckTales” game returns and has been re-mastered with new and improved story sequences, gameplay, and gorgeous new graphical upgrades. Back in the early days of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Capcom made some of the best games on the market, including one of my favorite series, “Mega Man,” and several other licensed Disney games based on cartoon shows that where very popular at the time. “DuckTales,” based on the classic cartoon series, follows the adventures of Scrooge McDuck, Launchpad, and Scrooge’s nephews as they travel the globe searching for priceless treasures to increase Scrooge’s vast riches. The style of the game is very similar to “Mega Man” in that it is an action platforming game, but you do not shoot anything. You hop on enemies’ heads using Scrooge’s cane as a pogostick. The cane can also be used to hop on spikes, break blocks, and jump higher to explore each of the themed levels. For the most part, the remastered version is the same as the NES version with modern handdrawn visuals, remixed music, and updated controls. One of my favorite updates to the game is the spoken dialogue that couldn’t be done in the original. Not only is it nice to hear what is being said, but they got most of the original voice actors to do the talking. Another great touch is most of the

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Erin Rovin | Weekender Correspondent

Lim out on all limbs

Fashion designer Phillip Lim has unveiled his newest 3.1 Phillip Lim collection! And guess what? You can get it at your local Target! In case you’ve missed him on the fashion scene, since 2005 Lim has been known for rejuvenating fancy-shmancy wardrobes and turning them into fresh, trendsetting ensembles. And his latest fall collection will be available on September 15. Yeah, at Target! His mini satchel with cross body strap is a must-buy at only $34.99! And it’s available in yellow and black! Just to give you some perspective, his larger non-Target collaboration bags go for around $800 in the retail market. Needless to say, I will be sleeping in the Target parking lot on the 14th. No stranger to the spotlight, Phillip Lim was also the proud recipient of the CFDA Accessories Designer of the Year Award for 2013. New York magazine has described the designer’s style as “laidback refinement with moments of romance,” and his sleek designs are favored by celebs like Rachel Bilson, Lauren Conrad, and Kate Bosworth. His clothes this season are beautiful navy and neutral fall colors: tailored suits, classic little black dresses with texturized embellishments and faux leather accents. That’s always a plus for us animal lovers. For the guys, 3.1 has a classic trench and some fierce Chelsea boots that will carry you from fall to winter. My ultimate mens favorite look is his No. 19 outfit in the look book; the navy tailored suit for around $110 is a great gift to spruce up that special man in your life. Or for your laidback weekends, you can

rock it out with his take on the black or white high-top sneaker and French terry sweats in charcoal – My fave for the guys. The women’s lounge wear features pop art “Boom!” sweatshirts paired with tapered French terry sweat pants and sleek-yetﬂowing fall dresses that create a new Twiggy-gets-jiggy genre. Don’t worry, girls! Total starvation is optional. “One of the reasons I wanted to collaborate with Target,” Lim revealed, “is because I felt that together we could create a collection that would inspire – one that is cool and chic, but still very accessible.” For a complete sneak peak at Phillip Lim’s entire Look Book, check out: huffingtonpost. com/2013/08/13/phillip-limfor-target_n_3748742.html Or read more at: askmen.com/celebs/men/ business_politics/philliplim/#ixzz2cQalTOSb -Erin Rovin has been working in the entertainment industry for 10 years and writes for various national gossip publications. You can reach Erin at erinrovin@ gmail.com. W

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Melissa Hughes | Weekender Correspondent

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This past weekend was Pridefest at Kirby Park. I can think of nothing more inspiring than to see people from all different lifestyles coming out publicly and being proud of who they are. The world would be such a better place if we could all celebrate our uniqueness instead of living in fear of being judged for it. There is a part of me that I have hidden from my column for the past year. Inspired by my friends at Pride, I am coming out about it because it’s a huge part (the most important in fact) about me, and who I am. I have been judged for it, praised for it, talked about because of it, yet it is without a doubt the greatest thing I have ever done with my life. My name is Melissa, and I am a mother. Being a single mom does not come without its hardships, but motherhood is the greatest title I have ever taken on. My daughter is the most fascinating, incredible person and it is unbelievable to me how much people in today’s society have judged me for having a child out of wedlock, regardless of how good of a job I (and her dad) have done with her. I was with her father for over six years. We have been apart now for almost three, yet we remain the closest of friends. Sometimes, people’s relationships don’t work out. Love isn’t always enough, but I am thankful every day to have such a great relationship with him and I couldn’t ask for a better co-parent.

Last summer, I called one of my friends over in a panic. I had been seeing someone and, like most girls I know, we had a scare. I was two weeks late and freaking out. If I was pregnant (thankfully, I wasn’t) I would be an unmarried girl with two kids from two different guys. She looked at me and said that without knowing me, or my life, had she just passed me on the street, she would automatically think I was a slut. Knowing my back story, she knows that is not the case. We talked about the fact that this is a conclusion that people often jump to. It is my goal to change their ways of thinking. Who are they to pass judgment? Not just on me, but on anyone who is in a different life situation than they are. I’m not your typical PTA mom, but I am in the PTA. I don’t have a minivan, but I coach my daughter’s cheerleading squad. I love my daughter, and even if I am not the most conventional mom, she is the happiest kid I have ever met and I love her more than words could ever say. So this is me encouraging you to be proud of your differences and accept others for theirs. If you meet someone who is gay, straight, another race or religion, unemployed, disabled, has 50 kids or 50 cats, embrace and celebrate their differences. Variety is the spice of life, and I’ve always preferred things a little spicy.

eco-friendlY advice

Jen Stevens | Special to the Weekender

White House with a green roof

The White House is finally getting a much-needed makeover this week that has been in the making for almost three years. Last week, the Obama administration began installing solar panels on the roof of the White House. While the new addition is supposed to be hush-hush, the Washington Post picked up some information from an anonymous White House official who stated that the installation of the solar panels is in process. The anonymous source also told the Washington Post that the project is “part of an energy retrofit that will improve the overall energy efficiency of the building.” President Obama and his administration pledged in October 2010 to put solar panels on the White House as a sign of the president’s commitment to renewable energy. Former Energy Secretary Steven Chu and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley spearheaded the task with hopes to demonstrate that historic buildings can incorporate solar energy and energy efficiency upgrades. In 2010, Chu said, “This project reflects President Obama’s strong commitment to U.S. leadership in solar energy and the jobs it will create here at home. Deploying solar energy technologies across the country will help America lead the global economy for years to come.” This isn’t the first time the White House has sported solar panels. Back in the late 1970s, President Jimmy Carter installed 32 solar panels for hot water.

Sadly, Ronald Reagan had them taken down when he became president. To everyone’s surprise, President George W. Bush installed a few solar panels in 2003 to heat the White House swimming pool. Several grassroots campaigns, including 350.org, lobbied Obama at the start of his first term to restore the solar panels to the White House. Bill McKibben of 350.org told the Washington Post that the installation is better late than never. “In truth, no one should ever have taken down the panels Jimmy Carter put on the roof way back in 1979,” said McKibben. “But it’s very good to know that once again the country’s most powerful address will be drawing some of that power from the sun.” Once an expensive idea, the price of solar panels has now dropped 97 percent due to improvements in technology. According to Rhone Resch of the Solar Energy Industries Association, the solar industry alone employs more than 120,000 people and generates electricity to power over 1.3 million homes in America. The Obama administration has taken great interest in showing their concern for the environment. Since President Obama has been in office, the administration has doubled the number of hybrid cars and trucks in the federal fleet and increased the government’s use of renewable energy to seven percent. This is an exciting step for the White House and sets a great example that hopefully others will follow! W

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Agenda From page 36 p.m., seaman’s airport (Windsock Lane and seamans Road, Factoryville). $8, adults; $4, children 10 and under. tickets available at door or by calling 570.945.5125. F.M. Kirby Center (71 Public square, WilkesBarre. 570.826.1100.) W. Curtis Montz summer Film series: ($4, matinees; $6, evening shows) • Hyde Park on Hudson: Aug. 21, 1 and 7:30 p.m. • Hitchcock: Aug. 28, 1 and 7:30 p.m. • Psycho: Sept. 4, 1 and 7:30 p.m. The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce (222 Mulberry st., scranton) • One Man, One Vision … 40 years of Progress: a tribute dinner for austin J. Burke: sept. 15, 5 p.m. • SAGE Awards Workshop: sept. 5, 8:30 a.m. • September Women’s network Luncheon: sept. 18, noon. Irem Clubhouse (64 Ridgeway drive, dallas) • The Poets: Aug. 30, 8 p.m. $25. • Penn State Nittany Lions first game tailgate party: aug. 31, seating at 2:30 p.m., game at 3:30. Concerts, 7 p.m. each night: • Aug. 25: Irem String Band Jessup Art Walk: second saturday of every month. For more info visit jessupartwalk.info or email info@jessupartwalk.info. King’s College (133 north River st., WilkesBarre, 570.208.5957 or kings.edu) • Third Annual King’s College diversity Film Festival: sept. 18, 25, Oct. 2, 7 p.m., Burke auditorium. Lackawanna College (501 Vine St., Scranton, 1.877.346.3552, lackawanna. edu) Environmental Institute (10 Moffat dr., Covington twp.) • Wilderness Skills: Sept. 17, 5:30-7:30p.m. ages 7 and up. $5 per person. Preregistration required. • Art Opening: Works from “the studio”: sept. 20, 5-7 p.m. through nov. 1. • Natural Wonders: Fall Harvest: Sept. 26, 1-2:30 p.m., and every thursday through dec. 5. ages 3 to 5. $40, six classes. Preregistration required. Registration limited. Misericordia University •Annual Health Care Lecture Series “The Future of Health Care in the united states,’’ by Susan Dentzer: Oct. 4,

7:45 a.m., dudrick, Muth, Huntzinger, and Alden Trust Rooms of sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall. Registration required. Ninth Annual Fall Intertribal Powwow •Sept. 28-29, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., noxen Fire Co. grounds (3493 stull Road, noxen). For more information contact natalie “Wisteria” at 570.947.2097 or email wisteria18704@yahoo.com. 76 university drive , Hazleton, 570.450.3000, www.hn.psu.edu) Penn State Wilkes-Barre (Rte. 115, Lehman, 570.675.2171, wb.psu.edu) • “Five Great Films, Five great genres:” thursday evenings beginning sept. 26 through Oct. 24, RC theaters Wilkes-Barre. Pre-film lecture notes and post-film discussion will accompany each screening. Films include “Airplane!”, “On golden Pond”, “Raiders of the Lost ark”, “the day the earth Stood Still”, and “High Noon”. Unity of NEPA: A Spiritual Center (140 s. grant st., WilkesBarre. 570.824.7722.) • “The Hip Sip” Unity Coffeehouse with Jeff Raught: aug. 24, 6 p.m. in Harmony Hall. • Special Guest Speaker, david Beverly: aug. 25, 10 a.m. •Special Guest Speaker Lee Vanderhoof: Sept. 1, 10 a.m. service, Love Without Conditions Book study at 11:45 a.m. • Special World Prayer Day service: sept. 11, 7 p.m. • Cozy Café Cinema showing of “the Keepers of the Keys”: sept. 14, doors 6:30 p.m. •Special Guest Speaker Richard Pacheco: sept. 15, 10 a.m. service. •“How to Pray to God Without talking” prayer class: sept. 18, 11:30 a.m. post-service. •The Amazing Bag Sale: sept. 20, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; sept. 21, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. • Hip Sip Coffee House series 80s Karaoke night: sept. 28, 6:30 p.m. •Special Guest Speaker Rev. ann Marie: sept. 29, 10 a.m. service. Waverly Community House (1115 n. abington Rd., Waverly, waverlycomm.org) • Music on the Lawn: Aug. 22, 6:30 p.m. • Basketball clinics: Beginning sept. 17, six weeks every tuesday from 3:30-5 p.m. Boys and girls ages 6 to 9. Beginning sept. 19, six

weeks every thursday from 3:30-5 p.m. Boys and girls in grade 4 through 6. $60 per participant or $12 per class. • Baby Signs Parent Workshop: sept. 19, 7-8:30 p.m. $55 per individual or couple. For more information or to print a registration form, visit www. waverlycomm.org or call the 570.586.8191, extension 2. • Ballroom Dancing lessons: session 1, Wednesday evenings beginning sept. 11, 6-7 p.m., advanced, american tango; 7-8 p.m., beginners, Cha Cha and Rumba; session 2, Wednesday evenings Oct. 23, 30, nov. 13, 20, dec. 4, continuation of session 1 classes for those who completed it. $45 per person for each five-week session. advanced registration required. to register call Jill Wetzel at 570.954.1147 or email her at jgwetzel@epix. net. • “World Music Drumming”, program for special needs children: Begins sept. 11, 3:45-4:30 p.m. for children K through 2nd grade, 4:30-5:15 p.m. for 3rd through 12th grade. $95, each ten-week session. Wilkes University (84 W. south st, WilkesBarre, 1.800.WILKES.U, wilkes.edu) • Information session for adult and graduate students: aug. 12, 6-8 p.m. Wyoming Area Kiwanis Club • Movie Nights in the Park: aug. 30, 7 p.m., dailey Park (West Wyoming). Crafts and kids activities at 7 p.m., movie begins at 8:15. Popcorn and drinks provided; please bring blankets and chairs. LOCAL HISTORY Eckley Miners’ Village (located nine miles east of Hazleton, just off Route 940; 570.636.2070; www. eckleyminers.org) Old Jail Museum (128 W. Broadway, Jim thorpe. 570.325.5259. www. TheOldJailMuseum.com.) TOURS: Through Labor Day, daily (closed Wednesday), noon to 4:30 p.m. $6, adult; $5, senior over 65 and high school; $4, children ages 6-12; free, children under 5. Steamtown National Historic Site (I-81 to Exit 53, Scranton: 570.340.5200 or 888.693.9391, www.nps.gov/ stea.) • Celebration of 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and dr. Martin

Luther King’s ‘I Have a dream’ speech bell-ringing event: aug. 28, 3 p.m. event included in park’s daily admission. LEARNING Dietrich Theater (tunkhannock) Classes for adults • Jewelry Making: Multistrand Bracelet: aug. 22, 7-9 p.m. ages 16 and up. $30. • Writers’ Group: Thursdays from 7-8:30 p.m. ages 18 and up. Freestyle hand drumming held every month on the second and fourth saturdays at everything natural health food store, 426 south state street, Clarks summit. all ages and newcomers welcome. no experience required. drums and percussion provided. attend anytime between 1:004:00PM. NEPA Bonsai Society (Midway garden Center, 1865 Hwy. 315, Pittston, 570.654.6194, www.myspace. com/nepabonsai). • 23rd Annual Open House: sept. 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Pocono Arts Council (18 n. seventh st., stroudsburg. 570.476.4460. www.poconoarts.org) • Oil Painting: Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $72, member; $80, non-member; $60, senior; $65, senior nonmember. • Acrylic Painting: Sept. 9, 23, 30, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $85, member; $95, nonmember; $65, senior; $70, senior non-member. • Decoupage A Keepsake Box: sept. 4, 11, 18, 25, 1-3 p.m. $72, member; $80, non-member; $60, senior; $65, senior non-member. $10 material fee. all material supplied. • Basic Drawing: Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $72, member; $80, non-member; $60, senior; $65, senior nonmember. • Intermediate Watercolor: sept. 8, 15, 22, 29, 1-4 p.m. $110, member; $120, nonmember; $90, senior; $95, senior non-member. • Mixed Media Approach to Creative Painting design: sept. 9, 23, 30. $85, member; $95, non-member; $65, senior; $70, senior nonmember. • How to Play Guitar: Sept. 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sil-Lum Kung-Fu & TaiAcademy (509 Pittston avenue, (3rd floor). Private classes are available. For more info contact: Master Mark seidel,

Send your 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. Print listings occur up until three weeks from publication date. 570.341.8089.) • Adult classes: Tuesday & thursday, 7-8 p.m; saturday & Sunday, 10-11 a.m. • Children’s classes (ages 9 & up): Saturday, 11 a.m.noon • Yang Style Tai-Chi Chuan Adult classes: Saturday & sunday, 11 a.m.-noon Wilton Course One Cake Decorating: • Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26, 6-8 p.m., a.C. Moore, Wilkes-Barre. $20, all four classes. Wudang Swordsmen Academy (269 s Washington street, Wilkes-Barre, 570.630.0088, www. Wudangswordsmen.com, info@Wudangswordsmen. com) • Wudang Taijiquan (traditional tai chi): Mon., Wed., 6:10-7:30 p.m. • Wudang Gongfu (internal kung fu): tue., thu., 6:107:30 p.m. • Youth Kung Fu (ages 10-13): Mon., Wed., 5:00-6:00 p.m. • Baguazhang (Eight Trigram Palm): sun., 10:50 a.m.12:50 p.m. • Cardio Kung Fu: Mon., Wed., 10:00-11:00 a.m. • Tai Chi for Health: Tue., thu.,10:00-11:00 a.m. • Daoist Sitting Meditation: sun., 4:30-5:30 p.m. • Morning Seated Qigong (meditation & breathwork): tue., thu., 9:00-9:50 p.m. • Pushing Hands Circle (open to all tai chi players in the area): sun., 3:00-4:00 p.m. • Open Wudang Training Hall: sun., 1:00-3:00 p.m. OUTSIDE Friends of Salt Springs Park • Full Moon Bike ‘n Bonfire: aug. 21, 6 p.m. adults only. Free. • Mushrooms and Mycilia: aug. 25, 1 p.m. Free. • Upper Fall Brook Trail Hike: aug. 31. Fee. • Salt Springs Celebration: aug. 31, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. • Music in the Wood: Aug. 23, campground amphitheater. •Wonderful Weather: Aug. 31, 1 p.m., campground amphitheater. ages 3 to 5. • Scavenger Hunt: Aug. 31, 3 p.m., campground amphitheater.

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Weekender Correspondent VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Partying is for other signs. The focus of your birthday month, unfortunately, is work, not fun. Tragically, the universe channels mostly tough love for you Virgos. Hey, don’t nag (or stab) the messenger; I’ll applaud you if you say, “Screw it,” take off for Cancun, and spend your savings on pina coladas. However, I doubt your ambitious goals will allow such a happy jaunt. They require a s—tload of hard labor, and the cold fact is you’ll have an easier time accomplishing said labors while the Sun is coursing through your sign than during any other big block of time all year. Blow it off if you want. Woohoo! But if I were you I’d punctuate my toil with a glee-filled reckless night or two, but mostly concentrate on getting s—t done, when it’ll take half as much time and effort as it would later. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Tiptoe. The only way you’re going to get where you’re going right now is through guile and stealth. All the beasts and monsters guarding the prize have been nearly awakened by your recent clumsiness; they’re more alert and violent than ever before. Absolute silence and patience are all that will get you past those lightly sleeping dragons. Therefore, strip off the clanking armor you’ve been wearing and leave your arsenal of cumbersome weapons behind. They won’t do you much good in the labyrinth you’re entering; if the dragon awakens, you’re cooked. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Eudaemonia, in Aristotelian philosophy, is described as a state of happiness derived from a life of activity governed by reason. Let’s face it; you’re not the most logic-driven person. You’re not even a Vulcan-identified Trekkie. But try to (temporarily) replace the emotionguided rudder that’s steering your ship with one powered by rational intelligence. Cool thought will serve you better for the foreseeable future than even your renowned intuition ever could. It may be difficult to make the switch, but for a week it won’t kill you to be guided by this rule: whenever they conflict, brain trumps gut. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Mail-order brides do not make good gifts. You know that now. I hope you’ve also learned to not shove any of your other quick-fix solutions onto anyone else, even if you’re still willing to occasionally attempt them for your own problems. Since virtually none of the quandaries you’re doomed to encounter this week can be solved with a one-step

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resolution, don’t waste your time trying—you’ll invariably complicate and intensify the situations that way. Forget shortcuts. Instead, consider the very real probability that these destinations can only be approached by the scenic route, and go that way. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Don’t wait until you’re backed to the wall. Right now you have choices, albeit difﬁcult ones. As thorny as your current options seem, let me assure you that you don’t want to get to the point when you have none left. You’re loath to face the hungry tigers or stinking vats of s—t behind Doors One and Two, but they’re not going anywhere. Door Three’s positioned just out of sight behind one (or perhaps both) of the doors in front of you, but you’ll never see the happier reality glimmering behind it until you wade through the crap and claws between here and there. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Dairy industry hardliners have a solution for those people who “claim” to be lactose-intolerant: drink more milk. Since you’ll be deluged with advice like that this week, learn to see through the motivations behind it, which have more to do with sinister ulterior motives than your own best interests. Your emotional allergies can’t be resolved by overloading them any more than a body can be taught how to break down milk sugars. Instead, ﬁnd saner solutions that won’t have you cramped and s—tting for hours. For instance, many people who can’t digest cow-milk based products can happily assimilate stuff crafted from goat’s milk (which is lower in lactose). Find your own enjoyable alternative. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You’ve fallen prey, in the past, to a

classic Piscean trap: Many of the buffers and safe zones you create for your own psychological safety ultimately result in trapping and suppressing you, instead of keeping the harshness of the world out. In other words, they’re more prisons than havens. Passively absorbing society’s programming has made you less wise or courageous about money, love, stability, and responsibility than you’d otherwise have been. It’s time to correct that. It may be harder to weed out all the s—tty ideas and thorn walls that have taken root than it would have been to prevent them from being planted in the ﬁrst place, but it must be done, nevertheless. ARIES (March 21-April 19) Integrative medicine, which utilizes a combination of Western medical techniques and a myriad of so-called “alternative” therapies, like acupuncture, homeopathy, and lifestyle changes, is fundamentally different than typical Western medical practice. It recognizes each individual as different, requiring unique treatments, and treats the doctor-patient relationship as a partnership, whereas traditional doctors treat symptoms, not patients, and consider themselves unassailable authorities and patients merely passive recipients of the drugs they prescribe. Being a natural healer (and yes, destroyer; they go hand in hand), you’ve long known that the same problem can and should be solved different ways by different people. Now recognize that your crisis won’t respond to traditional treatment. Come up with your own way to cure yourself. You can. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) It’s all about preventive medicine. You have the power to wield spiritual prophylactics more effective than condoms. I’d strongly advise that you do so. The alter-

native is almost certainly contracting an unpleasant malaise or ennui that would be tougher to shake than syphilis. I’d rather not see anything so dull cut into the fun you’re supposed to be having, so party safely, Taurus. Don’t rely on luck, morning-after pills, or the divine grace of your good karma. They simply can’t be counted on right now. In other words, stick to this rule of thumb: Before you stick your head or heart into anything this week, wrap it. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) The proof of (and validation for) your dependability has endowed you with more self-confidence than ever before. You’ve really got your s—t together; so much so that you’re more open to adopting a new pet or conceiving a child than you’d previously been. There’s no question whether you can hack the added pressure and responsibility. You’re solid. But recognize that your ability to carry that burden is independent of your desire, which could very well change in a month, year, or decade. If you have any doubts at all about taking that on, get yourself a goldfish, not a golden retriever. CANCER (June 21-July 22) The bucket of water completely dissolved the old witch like brown sugar, just as you’d been told. What you weren’t informed of, before you doused Her Wickedness with ice-cold water, is that you’d be asked to take over her job. Oops. You thought you were in charge of vanquishing, not replacing. There’s not much you can do about that now. Still, I can’t help thinking that things worked out for the best. Prove me right: You got rid of some form of incarnated evil in your life and were granted their role as your “reward.” Don’t just tackle the job; do it better, with no more than half as much iniquity, since you can. LEO(July 23-Aug. 22) Quit your job. That’s right. Take a leap of faith. The damn thing isn’t fulfilling you, and the financial rewards aren’t worth what it’s costing your soul. Leos should be proud and free, not burdened with thousands of niggling obligations. The way to do right by yourself is to figure out a way to do what you really want, and live off it. Poor and emancipated is better than enslaved and rich; believe me, I know. It’s okay if you don’t quit today, or tomorrow. Leaps of faith can be planned; they can be smart. But eventually (and sooner is mostly better than later), you just have to jump. -To contact Caeriel, send mail to sign. language.astrology@gmail.com. W

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