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Workers scurry to feed the hungry crowds eager for a taste of Polish sausage, better known in these parts as kielbasa.

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Rolling out the rings of kielbasa

MARY THERESE BIEBEL mbiebel@timesleader.com

So, early this week I’m walking through downtown Wilkes-Barre, see a bus and think it says KIELBASA. Wait, no, it doesn’t. I blink my eyes and shake my head. The sign on the bus simply reports, in big electronic letters, that its destination is PLYMOUTH. Surely my mistake is understandable. After all, at least for this weekend, Plymouth and kielbasa are synonymous. Today and tomorrow, the 10th annual Plymouth Kielbasa Festival will bring tons of the spicy Polish-style

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John Gavenonis and Rich Schall, both of Larksville, dig into kielbasa sandwiches during a previous Kielbasa Fest in Plymouth.

high-ﬁve to people handing out shiny Mardi Gras-style necklaces and waving balloons shaped like over-size crayons. Bands were playing, mini cheerleaders and a color guard were marching, someone was selling collapsible baskets and vendors were offering chicken, and pizza, and pierogies, and candy. One stand offered free samples of wine slushie. At another, someone had carved into a suckling pig. Abraham Lincoln and Batman made appearances along with several modern-

day politicians. Yes, it could have been just about any end-of-summer festival. Except … hmm … folks were dancing the polka. There was a lot of accordion music. Still, you might ﬁnd that at any bazaar. Then, suddenly, a voice could be heard singing, something along the lines of “Let’s call the baby kielbasa … in case it’s our only son.” OK. That clinches it. When you hear lyrics like that, where else would you be but the Plymouth Kielbasa Festival?

Wyoming Valley West Bandshell: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. John Stevens and Doubleshot 4 to 6 p.m. 40 Lb. Head 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Liar Liar 9 to 11 p.m. New Revival Saturday Fleet Decal Bandshell: 11 a.m. 10th anniversary parade 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Jeanne Zano Band 4 to 5 p.m. Polka Naturals 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Basin Street All-Star Band 9 to 11 p.m. Kielbasa Rock Festival featuring The Neighborhood, The Whazoos and Eddie Day & TNT Wyoming Valley West Bandshell: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Joe Stanky & the Cadets 4 to 6 p.m. Rusty Nuts 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Breakdown Jimmy 9 to 11 p.m. Mother Nature’s Son

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sausage to that tiny West Side community, offering an estimated 25,000 people each day a chance to sample a kielbasa they haven’t tried, or to stock up on their favorites. Speaking of favorites, if you have a hankering for kielbasa from Fetch’s Smokehouse Meats in Wyoming, Bosak’s Choice Meats in Olyphant, Komensky’s market in Duryea, Tarnowski’s Market in Glen Lyon, Park Market in Nanticoke or Plains Meat Market in Wilkes-Barre, you probably already know they will be represented. Whatever you prefer as far as spices (yeah, garlic!) and fat content (leaner is better, in my humble opinion) you’ll likely ﬁnd something to please your palate at the Kielbasa Festival. Even if you don’t like kielbasa at all, you can ﬁnd other things to enjoy there. If you visit the Plymouth Alive website and click onto a 9.5-minute video from last August, you’ll see everything from McGruff the Crime Dog greeting kids with a

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EVENTS THIS WEEK: Aug. 23 to 29, 2013 Ethnic Food Festival, with homemade foods, games, gift baskets, cash raffle and entertainment by Farmer’s Daughter (Friday), Sweet Pepper & the Long Hots (Saturday) and the Wannabes (Sunday). St. Lawrence Church, 620 S. Main St., Old Forge. 5 to 10 tonight and Saturday; 4 to 10 p.m. Sunday. 457-5900. Cocktails for the Cancer Care Foundation, a fundraiser with top-shelf cocktails, lite fare and music by the Poets along with a chance to win a two-year lease on a 2013 Cadillac sedan. Country Club of Scranton, South Abington. 6 to 9 tonight. $100. 558-3597. The Pencil Box, a fundraiser to assist local families in preparing for the upcoming school year. With entertainment by the Phyllis Hopkins Electric Trio along with raffles and refreshments. Knights of Columbus, 55 S. Main St., Pittston. 7 to 10 tonight. $5. 655-8311. Family Movie Night, sponsored by the Pittston Township Recreation Board at the Pittston Township Little League Field, Bryden Street. Tonight with refreshments at 7:30 and movie at dusk. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Knit and Crochet Group, for all ages. Beginners welcome. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. 829-1959. Ethnic Food Festival, with homemade potato pancakes, halupki, pierogies, goulash, halushki, pagach and a bake sale including homemade bread. Also: theme baskets, crafts, pic-a-tic and children’s games. St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church, 93 Zerby Ave., Edwardsville. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. 472-8748. Hot and Stinky Garlic and Herb Festival, with lots of garlicious foods, corn roast, hot pepperand garlic-eating contests, crafters, and music by the Two of Us. Zanolini Nursery & Country Shop, 603 St.John’s Road, Drums. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 7883152. Family Fun Fair, a fundraiser for the Smith Family who lost their home to a fire.With live music, Chinese auction, games and prizes, bounce house and food. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 285 Pond Hill Mountain Road, Wapwallopen. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. $10, $5 children, free for age five and under. 735-8531. Jessup Wine Festival, with icy summer wines and wine slushies along with a pig roast, food vendors, live music, handcrafted items, wine accessories and more. Jessup Carnival Grounds, 333 Hill St. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 836-5253. Smith Family Fire Benefit, with picnic foods, Christian music artists, Chinese auction, bounce house, games and prizes. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 285 Pond Hill Road, Wapwallopen. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. $10, $5 children. 379-2669. Vera Bradley Bingo, with additional bags by Coach and Michael Kors along with lunch and refreshments. Irem Country Club Pavilion, 397 Country Club Road, Dallas. Saturday with doors at noon and games at 1 p.m. $20 for 20 games. 675-4465, ext. 228. Train Excursion, a round trip from Scranton to the Pocono town of Moscow with a stopover at its restored 1904 train station. Steamtown

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The high-flying Iskra Ukrainian Dance Ensemble will strut its stuff at the annual Ukrainian Folk Festival on Sunday at the Ukrainian American Sport Center in Horsham.

National Historic Site, 300 Cliff St., Scranton. Saturdays through Aug. 31 with a 12:30 p.m. departure and approximate return at 2:30 p.m. $24, $22 seniors, $17 children. 340-5205. Party in the Park, a safari-themed event with raffle baskets and picnic foods. Little League Sports Complex, Elm Street, Dupont. 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Silver Jubilee Celebration, a Roaring ’20s-themed 25th anniversary party with “abundant libations,” catering by Epicurean Delight, 1920s-era music by the Doug Smith Jazz Trio and dance music by DJ Walt Luke. Artists for Art Gallery, 514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday. $25. 969-1040. Anti-Bullying Seminar, a workshop in handling bullies. Back Mountain Martial Arts @ Twin Stacks, 1140 Memorial Highway, Dallas. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Free. 675-9535. Arts at Hayfield, the annual outdoor craft festival with demonstrations, food vendors, entertainment, children’s activities and tours of the historic Hayfield House. Penn State WilkesBarre, off Old Route 115, Lehman Township. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. 675-2171 or artsathayfield.org. Ukrainian Folk Festival, the 22nd annual event with folk art, music, dance, Ukrainian food specialties, crafts market, children’s games and fun area. Entertainers include the Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, the Vox Ethnika Band, Fourth Wave Ensemble and more. Ukrainian American Sport Center, Lower State and County Line roads, Horsham. Sunday, noon to 8 p.m. with a Gala Stage Show 2 to 4:30 p.m. $15, $10 students. 267-664-3857 or tryzub.org. Paws for Pets. Get a “Paws for Pets” tattoo and proceeds will be donated to Blue Chip Farms Animal Refuge. Stormi Steel Skin, 214 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday. $30. 288-2595. Forty Fort Meeting House Tours. Explore the 1807 historic religious edifice with its original box pews and elevated pulpit. 20 River St., Forty Fort. 1 to 3 p.m. Sundays through

Sept. 29; and Sept. 2. $2, $1 children. 287-5214. Denison House Tours of the historic 1790 edifice including the two-story interior and furnishings along with a history of early settler Nathan Denison. 35 Denison St., Forty Fort. 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 22. $5, $3 children. 288-5531. Great Allentown Fair, the 161st edition with Powers Great American Midway, international cuisine, grandstand concerts, stunt and thrill shows, the Farmerama Theater, Bier Garten, Agri-Plex & Agri-Land, Animals That Built America, Wolves of the World, Great American Frontier Show, Paul Bunyon Lumberjack Show, Robinson’s Paddling Porkers and more. Fairgrounds, 302 N. 17th St., Allentown. 4 to 11 p.m. Tuesday; noon to 11 p.m. Wednesday to Sept. 1; noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 2. $6. 610-433-7541. Kiwanis Wyoming County Fair, with amusement rides, the 5K Gem Run, truck and tractor pulls, agricultural exhibits, demolition derby, horse shows, Tuff Truck Competition, archery shoot, horseshoe pitching contest, Baby Show, lawnmower pulls and entertainment by Florida Georgia Line. Fairgrounds, Route 6, Meshoppen. 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesday through Sept. 2. $10. 836-5502 or 833-4866. Sullivan County Fair, the 162nd edition of the agricultural event with tractor pulls, amusement rides, miniature horse pulling, Redeye Rodeo, truck pull and entertainment by the Greenwood Valley Boys, Hillbilly D’Lux, Heart and Soul, Raven Creek and the 60’s Boys. Sullivan County Fairgrounds, 4430 Route 154, Forksville. Noon to 10 p.m. Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday and Friday (Aug. 31); 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 1; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 2. $6. 924-3205. Summer Film Series: “Hitchcock” (2012), the story of the famous director as he films his thriller “Psycho.” F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Wednesday at 1 p.m. ($4) and 7:30 p.m. ($6). 826-1100.

FUTURE Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Family Fitness Weekend, the 4th annual event with two days of movement and exercise. Begins Friday night with a race expo with food, music, arts and crafts for kids, bounce house and fun games along with Harrold’s Pharmacy Walk for Adoption, the Friday Night 5K Run and the OneSource River Street Mile. Saturday offers a half-marathon, 10K and 5K runs, the 15-mile Colours Ride for Home, a CrossFit Kids class, gymnastics, free pancake breakfast, Zumba, yoga and a float on the Susquehanna River. River Common, Wilkes-Barre. Aug. 30 and 31. Details at wilkesbarreracing.com. AACA Car Cruise, sponsored by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Regional AACA Car Club. With special games, prizes, free cheeseburgers, chalk and bubbles for the kids. Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Aug. 30, 6 to 10 with awards at 9. Free. Movie Night in the Park, family films sponsored by the Wyoming Area Kiwanis Club. Dailey Park, West Wyoming. Aug. 30 with crafts and activities at 7 p.m. and movie at 8:15 p.m. Popcorn and drinks provided. Bring a blanket or chair. 407-0173. Steamtown Railfest, a celebration of railroading with visiting steam and diesel locomotives and passenger cars, exhibits, shop demonstrations, train rides and excursions, live music, Confederation of Union Generals program, Civil War encampment (at the Iron Furnaces), caboose and hand-car rides, model railroads and “Big Boy” cab tours. Steamtown National Historic Site, 300 Cliff St., Scranton. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. 340-5200 or nps.gov/stea. Car and Bike Show. Exeter Borough Hose Company #1, 1405 Susquehanna Ave. 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 31. 602-0739. Exercise for Eric, a fundraiser to defray medical costs for West Pittston teenager Eric Speicher. With zumba, hip hop, pilates and yoga along with raffles, bake sale, refreshments and face painting. Immaculate Conception Church, 605 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston. 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 31. 823-7542.

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You won’t find the term Butt Dragon Moth-er in the dictionary just yet, but if naturalist David Trently has his way, people who enjoy watching and learning about butterflies, dragonflies and moths will someday be known by this moniker. Trently coined the phrase and insists it should not be confused with mothers of any sort, although moms, dads, kids and people of any age are welcome to join him on a butterfly walk he’ll lead on Saturday afternoon at the Pocono Environmental Education Center in Dingman’s Ferry. The center lends itself well to butterfly observing because there are forested areas as well as fields, bushes and a pond, which should attract a variety of species who prefer the different habitats. The naturalist, an Olyphant native who worked as a biology researcher at the University of Tennessee before returning to Northeastern Pennsylvania, started out as a bird watcher before he became interested in insects. “Birders get very familiar with all the birds in their area,” he said. “Then they want something else to look at,” he said. Trently is hoping for hot temperatures on Saturday because warmer weather makes butterflies more active. He sug-

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Calling all butterfly lovers to PEEC gests participants might want to bring cameras and binoculars to the walk. Among the butterflies Trently expects to see are: Monarchs. These distinctive butterflies whose wings are mostly orange with black veins and a black border, giving them the appearance of a stained-glass window. Skippers. These can be orangish and black, with spots or streaks forming patterns on their wings. They are fairly small compared to the monarchs. Eastern Tiger Swallowtails. Larger butterflies, mostly yellow and black with a forked tail on their hind wings. Common Wood Nymphs. They’re a brown, buff-like color and gravitate toward forested areas. Painted Ladies. Their wings are a mix of red, orange and black and they have two large spots on them which give would-be predators the impression they are a larger,

IF YOU GO What: Butterfly walk with naturalist David Trently When: 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday Where: Pocono Environmental Education Center, 538 Emery Road, Dingmans Ferry Fee: $5 Registration: 828-2319

A monarch butterfly rests on a butterfly bush.

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more powerful creature with big eyes. bird droppings, Trently said. The beneﬁt to Silver-Spotted Skipper. This one has a that is that a bird might come away with an whitish blotch on its wings that resembles “Ew, I don’t want to eat that” impression.

OUTdOORS raffles. $40. Proceeds benefit Countryside Conservancy. 717-512-6114. Falls Trail Hike, seven difficult miles at Ricketts Glen State Park. Meet at the lower parking lot, Route 118, Sweet Valley. 12:45 p.m. Sunday. Sponsored by the Susquehanna Trailers Hiking Club. 2569743. Mushrooms and Mycilia, a discussion, slide show and trail walk to learn about fungi. Salt Springs State Park, Silver Creek Road, Franklin Forks. 1 p.m. Sunday. 9677275. Putting Your Garden to Bed, fall gardening tasks including dividing and transplanting perennials, cleanup of beds and planning next year’s garden. Hazleton Health & Wellness Center, 50 Moisey Drive. 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Free but registration required. 501-6204. Nature Arts and Crafts in the Park, painting, recycling, exploring and other fun activities. Wear old clothes. Falls Pavilion, Promised Land State Park, 100 Lower Lake Road, Greentown. 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday. 676-0567. Tannersville Cranberry Bog Walk, a 2.5-hour exploration of the northern boreal bog with novel plant and insect life. Meet at the Bog parking lot, 166 Cherry Lane

Road, East Stroudsburg. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Sept. 11. $6. Registration: 629-3061. Family Fishing Program, basic skills including casting, baiting, knot tying and more. Free equipment and bait provided. Promised Land State Park, 100 Lower Lake Road, Greentown. 2 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Reservations: 676-0567. Keystone Active Zone Passport, a free program that encourages people to get outside and active at more than 30 local parks, trails and outdoor events in Luzerne County. Earn awards and win prizes by exploring the county and logging your discoveries through Sept. 30. Join anytime by registering at KAZpassport.com or call 823-2191. FUTURE Family Nature Getaway Weekend, with hiking, animal presentations, swimming, canoeing, tie-dye, campfires and more. Pocono Environmental Education Center, 538 Emergy Road, Dingmans Ferry. Aug. 30 to Sept. 2. $210 includes lodging and meals. Reservations: 828-2319. Salt Springs Celebration, with activities for all ages, music, exhibits, live animals and more. Salt Springs State Park, Silver Creek

Road, Franklin Forks. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 31. 967-7275. Scavenger Hunt, hunting for natural items around the park. Campground Amphitheater, Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. 3 p.m. Aug. 31. Free. 696-3525. UV Bob’s Rock and Mineral Show, a presentation that transforms ordinary rocks into glowing orbs of light. Environmental Education Building, Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. 7 p.m. Aug. 31. Free. 696-3525. A Night Out with the Stars, an indoor presentation followed by outdoor stargazing with the Greater Hazleton Area Astronomical Society. Age 6 and older. Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. 8 p.m. Aug. 31. Free. Registration: 403-2006. Let’s Talk Turtles, an indoor and outdoor nature program. Meet at the parking area on Campground Road, Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. 1 p.m. Sept. 1. Free. 696-3525. Nature Bingo, a fast-paced game for the whole family to learn about local plants and animals. Campground Amphitheater, Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. 6 p.m. Sept. 1. Free. 696-3525.

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THIS WEEK: Aug. 23 to 29, 2013 Guided Hike, a short walk along Tobyhanna Creek on the trails of the Austin T. Blakeslee Natural Area. Meet at the Natural Area parking lot, off Route 115, Blakeslee. 9 a.m. today. Free. 403-2006. Summer Tree Identification of common Pocono trees on the trails of the Kettle Creek Wildlife Sanctuary. Age 10 and older. Monroe County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. 10 a.m. Saturday. $5. Registration: 629-3061. The Walk for debbie’s darlings, a onemile walk to raise funds to fill backpacks with school-related items for students in need. Dallas High School Track, 2000 Conyngham Ave. Saturday with registration at 10:30 a.m. and walk at 11 a.m. $20, $10 students. Held in memory of Debbie Darling Belenski. Register at thewalkfordebbiesdarlings.org. 675-3864. Go Green Bike Tour, the fourth annual ride with mountain and road bike options covering Lackawanna, Susquehanna and Wyoming counties in the Endless Mountains. Leaves from the Fleetville Volunteer Fire Company on Sunday with check-in 7 to 10 a.m. followed by the ride. All ages and skill levels welcome. Also: live music, hot foods, t-shirts for the first 100 registrants and

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THE GUIDE CONCErTS THIS WEEK: Aug. 23 to 29, 2013 Gary Belles, Christian music. River of Life Fellowship Church, 22 Outlet Road, Lehman Township. Tonight with dinner menu at 6 and concert 7 to 8:30. Free. 899-2264. Open Mic Night, with musicians, poets, storytellers, comedians and special guests the Breaking Ground Poets. Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Tonight with open mic at 7 and a feature act at 8:15. Free. 996-1500. David Griffin, Christian music. Voice of Hope Coffeehouse, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 231 State St., Nanticoke. 7 to 9 tonight. Free. 899-2264. Music in the Wood, songs of the river, railroads and the environment by Don Shappelle. Campground Amphitheater, Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. 7 tonight. Free. 696-9105. Big Night Out, with modern rock bands Hoobastank, Lit and Alien Ant Farm. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. 8 tonight. $30. 866-605-7325. Mobb Deep, the hip-hop duo of the infamous Havoc and Prodigy on their 20th anniversary tour. With Track Masons, whoweare, Dale Piccioni and Jay Wirth. Sherman Theater, 524 Main St., Stroudsburg. 7 p.m. Saturday. $25 advance; $28 day of show. 420-2808. Bridging Division, Christian music. The Main Bean, 161 Main St., Luzerne. 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday. 899-2264. Danville Community Band, big-band and oldies music. Patterson Grove, 1128 Bethel Hill Road, Benton. 7:15 p.m. Saturday. 864-2647. Summer Concerts in the Park, with Jim Buckley & Friends. Nay Aug Park Bandstand, 1901 Mulberry St., Scranton. 2 p.m. Sunday. 348-4186. Hickory Project, the contemporary bluegrass group with Anthony Hannigan, 1999 National Mandolin Champion. Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. 3 p.m. Sunday. 9961500. Country Club Concert, with the Irem String

Band. The Pavilion at Irem Country Club, 397 Country Club Road, Dallas. 7 p.m. Sunday. Free. 675-1134. John Mayer, the seven-time Grammy Awardwinning singer-songwriter along with opener “American Idol” winner Phillip Phillips. Great Allentown Fair, 1850 Liberty St., Allentown. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. $66, $46. 610-433-7541. Austin Mahone and Bridgit Mendler, the “teen tween dream team” in concert. Great Allentown Fair, 1850 Liberty St., Allentown. 7 p.m. Wednesday. $39, $25. 610-433-7541.

Party on the Patio, with drink specials and music by Queen tribute band Almost Queen. Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, 1280 Route 315, Plains Township. Thursday at 6 p.m. with music at 7:30. 888-946-4672. Zac Brown Band, the musically eclectic Grammy-winning group. Great Allentown Fair, 1850 Liberty St. 7 p.m. Thursday. 610-4337541. Music for Violin and Piano, including Beethoven’s Sonata for Piano and Violin in C minor performed by violinist Christopher Collins Lee and pianist Robert Miller. Cecilia S. Cohen Recital Hall, Fine and Performing Arts Center, Normal and Marguerite streets, East Stroudsburg University. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. $25, $10 students. 422-3483.

The Grammy-winning Zac Brown Band will perform at the Great Allentown Fair on Thursday night.

237-2994 or cornstockfestival.com. Christian Music Concert, in conjunction with the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids event. Northampton Street Portal, River Common, Wilkes-Barre. Aug. 30 with Joseph Acor performing 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. and Foggy Mountain Glory 7 to 9 p.m. Free. 899-2264. Luke Bryan, the country-music artist. With special guests Thompson Square and Florida Georgia Line. Great Allentown Fair, 1850 FUTURE CONCERTS Liberty St., Allentown. 7 p.m. Aug. 30. $59. Cornstock Acoustic Music Fest, the first610-433-7541. of-its-kind event with Hickory Project, Garcia Billy Burnette Band, the Memphis singerGrass, Old Friends, Coal Town Rounders, Billy songwriter and former Fleetwood Mac Rogan, Retro Rocket, Tumbleweed Highway, musician. With special guest Sean Della Croce. Colebrook Road, Bog Swing Group, Mountain Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Ride, Mule Dixon, Julie and Kris Kehr, Charles Jim Thorpe. 8:30 p.m. Aug. 30. $15. 325-0249. Havira, Grain, Kanawha Valley Bluegrass, Toby Keith, the enduring country-music Honeyfingers, Naive Americans, Giants of Leisure, Killers B’s, Virginia Sisters Reunion and megastar. With special guest Kip Moore. Great Allentown Fair, 1850 Liberty St., Allentown. more. Also: workshops, jam tent, Kids Area, 7 p.m. Aug. 31. $80, $65, $45. 610-433-7541. vendors and outdoor fun including fishing, swimming, hiking and a playground. Lazybrook Deb and Bev’s Blues Night Out, with Park, Route 6, Tunkhannock. Aug. 30 to Sept. 1. blueswomen Deb Callahan and Bev Conklin. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. Aug. 31. $20. 325-0249. Maroon 5, the three-time Grammy-winning pop-rock band with Kelly Clarkson and Rozzi Crane. Toyota Pavilion, 1000 Montage Mountain Road, Scranton. 7 p.m. Sept. 1. Tickets at livenation.com. Jeff Dunham, the comedian and ventriloquist with his entourage of quirky puppet dummies. Great Allentown Fair, 1850 Liberty St., Allentown. 8 p.m. Sept. 1. $49, $39. 610-433-7541. Celebration of the Arts, the 36th annual jazz festival in the natural amphitheater setting in downtown Delaware Water Gap. Opens Sept. 6 with a reception and Musical Motif Art Show 6 to 8 p.m. at the Dutot Museum followed by musical performances at the Presbyterian Church of the Mountain 7 to 9:30 p.m. ($10) Continues noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 7 and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 8 with Main Stage concerts, strolling musicians, art show, children’s area and a Sunday Jazz Mass. Performers include the Generation Gap, Kim Parker & Friends, Eric Mintel Quartet, Sui Generis, JARO, Hal Galper Trio, Tom Whaley & the Marlers, Funk Noted violinist Christopher Collins Lee will perform in the Carter Chamber Music Series at Xpress, Bill Goodwin Four + One, Dave Lantz East Stroudsburg University on Thursday evening. Trio, COTA Cats, Dave Liebman Group, the

Organik Vibe Trio + One, Phil Woods and the COTA Festival Orchestra, Zen for Primates and more. $25, $15 seniors and students, $10 children. 424-2210 or cotajazz.org. The Poets, an evening of oldies with the nostalgic sextet to kick off the annual Hazleton Funfest. J.J. Ferrara Center, 212 W. Broad St., Hazleton. 7 p.m. Sept. 6. $12. 455-1509. Live Wire, an AC/DC tribute band. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. Sept. 6. 866-605-7325. Solas, the influential Celtic band with openers the John Byrne Band. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8:30 p.m. Sept. 6. $25. 325-0249. Culture Shock Festival, the second annual music event with two stages of eclectic bands including Aayu, A Fire with Friends, Ed Cuozzo (of A Social State), Down to Six, Jeri Bennett, Nelson and more. Also: art exhibits, food vendors, video-game tournaments, mural painting and lawn games. Nay Aug Park, 1901 Mulberry St., Scranton. Noon to 9 p.m. Sept. 7. Free. 507-0443. 70s Flashback, the eight-member show band performing music of the 1970s. Tresckow Fire Hall, 28 E. Oak St. Sept. 7 with doors at 7 p.m. and show at 8 p.m. $15 includes food and refreshments. Proceeds benefit cancer victim Marian Palucci. Mary Fahl, the lead singer of the 1990s cult band October Project. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. Sept. 7. $23. 325-0249. Foggy Mountain Glory, Christian music. Ekklesia Christian Coffee House, River of Life Fellowship Church, 22 Outlet Road, Lehman Township. Sept. 13 with dinner menu at 6 p.m. and concert 7 to 9 p.m. Free. 899-2264. B.L.E.S.T., Christian music group. With 14-year-old singer Kendall Mosley. The Truth Cafe, New Life Community Church, 570 S. Main Road, Mountain Top. 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 13. Free. 899-2264. David Wax Museum, the duo of David Wax and Suz Slezak performing a mix of bluegrass, Caribbean, traditional Mexican folk, American roots and indie rock. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8:30 p.m. Sept. 13. $21. 325-0249.

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Adelaide and Nathan Detroit will live happily ever after, as will Sky and Sarah in ‘Guys and Dolls Jr.,’ presented by KISS Theatre this weekend.

which KISS Theatre is performing this weekend at the Wyoming Valley Mall. The original “Guys and Dolls,” which won a Tony Award for best musical in 1950, depicts Masterson, Detroit and their associates as gambling men with soft hearts beating beneath their tough exteriors.

And, since this show is “Guys and Dolls Jr.,” with cast members ranging from 8 to 12 years old, it’s even milder. “It’s a school edition so they took out some of the swear words and one of the songs,” Manning said. “They shorten it, too, so a song that might have been eight verses long will just have ﬁve verses, and it

might be put into another key to make it better for younger voices.” Speaking of those young voices, Manning said, “They sound phenomenal, for the age group they are.” The most famous songs from the musical are “Luck Be a Lady,” in which Masterson hopes for good fortune, cajoling Luck “if you’ve ever been a lady to begin with,” to stand by him, and “A Bushel and A Peck,” which Detroit’s long-suffering ﬁancee Adelaide sings during her nightclub act. “My favorite is ‘Don’t Rock the Boat,’ because it’s such a big, lively number with the whole cast involved,” Manning said.

KIDS THIS WEEK: Aug 23 to 29, 2013 Library Lapsit, with stories, songs and rhymes for ages 6 months to two years. Marian Sutherland Kirby Library, 35 Kirby Ave., Mountain Top. 11 a.m. Saturday. 474-9313. Cookie Mouse visits a storytime session at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Township. 11 a.m. Saturday. 829-4210. Hands-On Learning with LeapFrog: Reading, Writing and Dinosaurs, for ages 3 to 7. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Township. 1 p.m. Sunday. 829-4210. You’re Wearing That to School? A storytime session about Penelope the self-confident and stylish hippo. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Township. 10 a.m. Tuesday; 6:30 p.m. Thursday. 829-4210. Lego Club. Marian Sutherland Kirby Library, 35 Kirby Ave., Mountain Top. 1 p.m. Wednesday. 474-9313.

Sorcerer’s Stone” including a costume contest, crafts, special Cafe creations and all-day activities. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Arena Hub Plaza, WilkesBarre Township. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 31. Free. 829-4210. Wonderful Weather, hands-on activities, stories and crafts about the weather for ages 3 to 5. Campground Amphitheater, Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. 1 p.m. Aug. 31. Free. 6963525. Just for Kids: Art in the Park. Create Get ready for a visit from Cookie Mouse a one-of-a-kind outdoor painting with on Saturday morning at the Barnes & step-by-step instruction from artist Noble Storytime session in Wilkes-Barre Jan Lokuta. Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Township. Honey Hole Road, Drums. 1 p.m. Aug. 31. Free. Registration: 403-2006. Let’s Make Tracks, hands-on activities, FUTURE stories and crafts on animal tracks for Harry Potter Anniversary Party. ages 3 to 5. Campground Amphitheater, Hop aboard the Hogwart’s Express for Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount a 15th anniversary party celebrating Olivet Road, Kingston Township. 3 p.m. the release of “Harry Potter and the Sept. 1. Free. 696-3525.

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They roll dice, they bet on horse races and they drink whiskey. To the average 21st-century cynic, that doesn’t sound so very bad. But Sky Masterson and Nathan Detroit inhabit a musical-theater world of “Guys and Dolls Jr.,” where these habits put them squarely on the seedier side of the street. In fact, to an idealistic urban missionary named Sarah Brown, they are just the sort of sinners she would like to bring into the fold of the righteous. These are the kind of people the devil might try to drag down “by the sharp lapel of your checkered coat” or by “the fancy tie ‘round your wicked throat.” Good heavens. Will the missionary succeed in converting these roguish fellows? Or will one of them convince her to bend her iron will? “It is very innocent, and very sweet,” producing artistic director Christa Manning said of the show,

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The Phoenix Theatrics troupe continues its run of Monty Python’s ‘Spamalot’ this weekend at the Phoenix Performing Arts Centre in Duryea.

THIS WEEK: Aug. 23 to 29, 2013 Monty Python’s Spamalot, the musical based on the zany film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” Phoenix Performing Arts Centre, 409 Main St., Duryea. 8 tonight and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $12. 457-3589. Top Hats and Boas: A Broadway Cabaret, a showcase of songs from the American musical theater with cabaret performers John Baldino and Erin Canedy along with Jonathan Alunni and Colleen Reynolds. Corner Bistro Dinner Theater, 76-78 Main St., Carbondale. 6 p.m. Sunday. $12. 800-838-3006. FUTURE The Mousetrap, the murder mystery by Agatha Christie. Theatre at the Grove, 5177 Nuangola Road, Nuangola. Sept. 13 to 21: 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. $20. Reservations: 868-8212. Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5, the musical version of the film about working women. Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. Sept. 13 to 29: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Dinner served 90 minutes before showtime. $16; $34 with dinner. 283-2195. Nunsense, the musical comedy about a group of wacky nuns in Hoboken that spawned six sequels. Corner Bistro Dinner Theater, 76-78 Main St., Carbondale. 8 p.m. Sept. 13-14; 2 p.m. Sept. 15. $20. 282-7499.

John Baldino and Erin Canedy will showcase songs from the American musical theater in ‘Top Hats and Boas: A Broadway Cabaret’ on Sunday evening at the Corner Bistro Theater in Carbondale.

Ghost of a Chance, a ghostly romantic comedy about the spirit of a woman’s first husband interfering in her imminent second marriage. Performed by Actors Circle at the Providence Playhouse, 1256 Providence Road, Scranton. Sept. 19 to 29: 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. $12, $10 seniors, $8 students. Preview performance 8 p.m. Sept. 19. $8, $6 students. 342-9707.

The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare’s drama about a Jewish moneylender in Venice who demands “a pound of flesh” when the borrower cannot pay back the debt. Performed by the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble at the Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center St., Bloomsburg. Oct. 3 to 20: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. $12 on Oct. 3-4 previews; $26, $21 seniors, $12 students. 784-8181. Almost, Maine, John Cariani’s comedy about the residents of a small town in northern Maine who fall in and out of love in unexpected and hilarious ways. Performed by the King’s College Theatre Department at the George P. Maffei II Theatre, Administration Building, 131 N. River St., Wilkes-Barre. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 and 4; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5; 2 p.m. Oct. 6. $12; $5 students and seniors. 208-5825. The Hungry Hungry Games, a stage parody of “The Hunger Games,” the best-selling book and blockbuster film with spoofs of favorite scenes and characters. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 8 p.m. Oct. 4. $30, $20. 826-1100. The Blind Tiger, a re-creation of a 1920s speakeasy with authentic music and dance performances of the period along with a five-course 1920s meal. Corner Bistro Dinner Theater, 76 S. Main St., Carbondale. 8 p.m. Oct. 5. Reservations: 282-7499. Hello Dolly! The winner of ten Tony Awards including Best Musical starring Sally Struthers as the strong-willed matchmaker. Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave.

8 p.m. Oct. 11; 2 and 8 p.m. Oct. 12; 1 and 6 p.m. Oct. 13. $59, $49, $39. 342-7784 or broadwayscranton.com. Sweeney Todd, the Victorian musical thriller about “The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” Theatre at the Grove, 5177 Nuangola Road, Nuangola. Oct. 18 to Nov. 2: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Reservations: 868-8212. National Pastime, a screwball comedy about a radio station that invents a fictional winning baseball team to improve ratings. Little Theatre, 537 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Oct. 25 to Nov. 10. 823-1875. ANNOUNCEMENTS Auditions for Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Hamlet” and “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” by Tom Stoppard. Needed: actors, singers, musicians, dancers, mimes, clowns, jugglers and acrobats. Hope Room, Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort, Shawnee on Delaware. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Info at poconoshakes@gmail.com. Theater Bus Trip, to see “The Miracle of Christmas” at the Sight & Sound Theater in Lancaster. Sponsored by the Women’s Group of the United Methodist Church in Pittston on Dec. 4 with departure from Pittston Plaza at 9:15 a.m. $102 includes transportation, show, dinner and tips. Reservations (by Sept. 10): 654-2310.

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Years ago when I interviewed Sean Connery for his then-current movie “The Rock,” I asked him about his memories of shooting “The Molly Maguires” in Jim Thorpe and Eckley Miners Village, among other Northeastern Pennsylvania locations. “Pennsylvania,” he said brightly. “That was an interesting time. Richard Harris and I went through all the places we could. There’s a lot of Maﬁa there in Scranton, as I recall. Scranton’s near Pittsburgh, isn’t it?” OK, so his memory was a little hazy, but his demeanor said everything you needed to know about his perspec-

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STILL SHOWING suggestive content, language and male rear nudity. ♦ ♦ THE HEAT — You’ll never see Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy work harder at comedy than in this stumbling, aggressively loud and profane buddy-cop picture where they struggle to wring “funny” out of a script that isn’t. 117 mins. R for pervasive language, strong crude content and some violence. v 1/2 PACIFIC RIM — Enormous alien beasts were sneaking into the ocean through a crack in the ocean floor along the Pacific’s “Ring of Fire,” so governments teamed up to build gigantic robots called jaegers. Years later, the jaeger program is winding down, but the monsters keep coming. 130 mins. PG-13 for sci-fi action, violence, brief language. ♦ ♦ 1/2 PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS — To restore their dying safe haven, the son of Poseidon and his friends embark on a quest to the Sea of Monsters to find the mythical Golden Fleece while trying to stop an ancient evil from rising. 106 mins. PG for fantasy action violence, scary images and mild language. ♦ v 1/2 PLANES — In the worst of the animated blockbusters to come our way this summer, a crop duster named Dusty longs to be more “than just

what I was built for.” He longs to escape Propwash Junction, and with the help of his fueltruck pal (Brad Garrett) and trusty mechanic forklift (Teri Hatcher), he might just get into the round-the-world race and win fame and glory. 90 mins. PG for some mild action and rude humor. ♦ 1/2 SMURFS 2 — Turns out those diminutive, blue-skinned forest-dwellers have been just fine since their 2011 big-screen outing, but there’s trouble brewing in their new adventure-comedy that will require their curious blend of wide-eyed optimism and goofy enthusiasm. 105 mins. PG for some rude humor and action. ♦ TWO GUNS — Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg team up in this jokey-bloody action comedy that could use more jokes and less blood. 109 mins. R for violence throughout, language and brief nudity. ♦♦

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street fair with arts and crafts, food vendors, antiques and more. Main Street, Luzerne. Noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 14. 288-4511. Car Cruise, to benefit cerebral-palsy victim Cody White. With trophies, raffles, music and food. Austie’s Family Restaurant, 2333 Sans Souci Parkway, Wilkes-Barre. 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 14. 824-7015. Car show, the 15th annual event, sponsored by the Coal Cracker Cruisers Car Club. Carbondale High School, 101 Brooklyn St. Sept. 15 with gates open at 9 a.m. 876-4034. Dallas Harvest Festival, the 11th annual street fair with a farmers market, Kids Corner, vendors, fire-truck rides, music, dance, talent contest, chili cook-off, mini-auction, petting zoo and performances by Take the Stage Players. Main Street, Dallas. Noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 15. Info at dallasharvestfestival.com. Going to the Dogs! A gala cocktail fundraiser for the Griffin Pond Animal Shelter. Patsel’s Restaurant, Routes 6 and 11, Glenburn. 5 p.m. Sept. 15. $100. Reservations: 563-2000. Diversity Film Festival, free screenings of “Made in L.A.” (Sept. 18), “Eyes on the Prize — No Easy Walk” (Sept. 25) and “Glory” (Oct. 2). Burke Auditorium, William G. McGowan School of Business, West Union and North River streets, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. All films shown at 7 p.m. 208-8021. summer Luncheon, with prizes awarded. Hosted by the Irem Women’s Auxiliary and open to the public. Irem Country Club, 397 Country Club Road, Dallas. Sept. 19 at noon. $18. Reservations: 256-3031. Bloomsburg Fair, the annual agricultural event with more than 1400 animals, amusement rides, carnival midway, Big Cat Encounter, Sky Ride, helicopter rides, concerts, monster truck show, truck and tractor pulls, demolition derby, harness racing, fireworks, Cinderella carriage rides and more. Fairgrounds, 620 W. Third St., Bloomsburg. 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 21 to 28. 387-4145 or bloomsburgfair.com.

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LOS ANGELES — There’s a pub in North London called the World’s End that sits across from the Camden Town tube station. Luminaries, including Charles Dickens, figure among its famous patrons, but it’s also important in the annals of British comedy as the place where Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright would meet up in the early years of their creative partnership, grabbing a pint after seeing movies like “X-Men” at a nearby cinema. So when it came time for the pair to write the screenplay for their film about a 40-ish man in a state of arrested development who inadvertently stumbles onto an intergalactic conspiracy during a smalltown pub crawl, the title was a given: “The World’s End.” The place even held a special significance for Nick Frost, Pegg’s longtime onscreen comic foil and offscreen best friend. “Me and Simon used to meet there to go to the movies because there was an Odeon cinema,” Wright explained. “Simon went on his first date with his wife there, and Nick Frost fell

off the wagon after two years of not drinking at the World’s End. He broke up with a girl and went straight to the World’s End and got hammered.” Perhaps not surprisingly, plenty of alcohol is consumed in the new apocalyptic comedy from Wright, Pegg and Frost, which sees Pegg cast as the clueless, obnoxious Gary King, a former punk rock rebel who coerces, guilt trips and lies to his high school pals to lure them back to their hometown to attempt a famous pub crawl known as the Golden Mile. Drinking their way through 12 pubs in the quaint hamlet of Newton Haven, the old friends — played by an impressive roster of English actors including Martin Freeman, Paddy Considine, Eddie Marsan and Frost — ﬁnd tension running high as past rivalries and wounds re-emerge. And that’s before they run afoul of invading alien robots who bleed blue ink and have sinister designs on the human race. Over the course of three ﬁlms together, Wright, Pegg and Frost have garnered a following for their preternatural ability to blend the silly and the

serious into a frothy, satisfying, decidedly English brew. “The World’s End,” which reaches U.S. theaters Friday, moves with the same oddball, kinetic rhythms as their previous movies, 2004’s zombie rom-com “Shaun of the Dead” and 2007’s action movie send-up “Hot Fuzz.” The new movie, though just as enjoyably offbeat and remarkably quick-witted as the ﬁrst two, also offers the most overt exploration of the more sophisticated concerns that have always underpinned the trio’s genre-centric comedy. “All of those genres that we’ve taken on, the reason for them … is that they are Trojan Horses which we can smuggle in more human stories,” said Pegg, seated between his ﬁlmmaking comrades at Hollywood’s own English pub, the Cat and the Fiddle. “‘Shaun of the Dead’ is about growing up, and ‘Hot Fuzz’ is about friendship and about having to dumb down a little bit sometimes if you want to get something done. ‘The World’s End’ is about male friendship and letting go and nostalgia and addiction.” “Most American comedies are like Hershey bars,

and we like to be like those gourmet dark chocolates with bits of sea salt in them,” Wright added. “It’s chocolate-y and then you go, ‘Oh!’” Pegg and Wright met in 1995. Wright had moved to London a year earlier after directing his first independent feature, “A Fistful of Fingers.” He found himself backstage at a comedy gig, where he ran into Pegg, whom he’d seen doing stand-up on television. In particular, he remembered a routine about England’s West Country, where both men grew up. Roughly one year after that, Wright was directing Pegg in the six-episode TV show “Asylum,” and their friendship was sealed. “We bonded over having similar favorite films,” Wright said. “The two films we bonded over would be ‘Dawn of the Dead,’ not surprisingly — it must be stressed George Romero’s ‘Dawn of the Dead’ — and ‘Raising Arizona,’ which is our favorite film.” It was the BBC series “Spaced,” about unmoored twentysomethings and their quirky neighbors, that properly launched their careers, however. Pegg

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“‘Hot Fuzz’ became a sort of thematic sequel to ‘Shaun’ in the sense that it had actors that recurred and some running gags and some themes, but the idea of doing a third one and the name for the trilogy didn’t come up until we were doing press for ‘Hot Fuzz,’” Wright said. (The movies have come to be known as the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, named for a British ice cream novelty that has unlikely screen time in each ﬁlm.) “The World’s End” was inspired in part by a screenplay Wright wrote at 21, “Crawl,” about a night of teenage carousing, but the narrative was also informed by his experiences shooting “Hot Fuzz” in Wright’s hometown of

Wells, Somerset, when the ﬁlmmaker began to notice how different the place was from what he remembered. “We’ve all had the bittersweet experience of going back to a small town and feeling alienated, pun very much intended,” said Wright, 39. “It wasn’t like we wrote a script about people on a pub crawl and then picked a genre out of a hat. The sci-ﬁ paranoia element is us, as people with overactive imaginations, expressing our bittersweet feelings about the town, almost blaming it on otherworldly forces because the truth of it is too much to bear.” Wright penned the script with Pegg — they also wrote “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz”

together. The concept allowed Wright to pay homage to the “all-in-one-night” movies he enjoys (such as Martin Scorsese’s “After Hours”), with the action involving Gary and his chums (a group that also includes actress Rosamund Pike) transpiring almost exclusively in one bizarre evening. The pair also invested the movie with plenty of comedic moments inspired from their own lives. Gary’s costume, for starters, was taken from Pegg’s past. “It was my favorite character to play, not least because I got to dress like I did when I was 18,” he said. “I loved it. I got to dye my hair black, which I never did when I was a Goth. I crimped it and I put feathers in it, but I never pushed it that far, I think I was a bit too scared. This was wish fulﬁllment for me.” Signiﬁcantly, with Gary serving as the story’s loony catalyst and Frost playing Andy, a serious corporate lawyer, the offscreen best friends upend their traditional movie rapport. Frost, a chummy teddy bear of a man, said the change was welcome — he’s often felt tagged by his “Shaun of the Dead” character, a “stoned idiot” named Ed. “It was nice to act,” Frost offered. “Andy, you’re similar to,” said Pegg. “You’re a responsible man in his early 40s.” “With an atom bomb inside of

me,” Frost added. “We thought we’d mix it up a little bit and have Gary be this sort of mercurial force of irritation and chaos,” Pegg explained. Pegg and Frost’s bromance dates to 1993, when the drama school grad met Frost, then a waiter at a Mexican restaurant. After bonding over “Star Wars,” they became fast friends and were roommates for some years, even sharing a bed at one point. Now, they’re both married fathers of young children — Pegg, 42, lives outside of London with his wife and daughter; Frost, 41, lives on the other side of London with his wife and son. (Wright divides his time between Britain and L.A.) Their easy, genuine rapport often leads people to ask them how much of their dialogue on screen is improvised, but the answer, as it happens, is little. “The World’s End” was shot on a budget of just more than $20 million in only 12 weeks, leaving no time for casual rifﬁng, Wright said. “We always write these ﬁlms that are too ambitious for the money we’ve got and the time we’ve got, so the only way to get through them is to come to work absolutely prepped,” Wright said, before turning to his colleagues to offer kind words. “What is the most extraordinary thing about Simon and Nick — cover your ears, I’m going to compliment you — is they make it look so naturalistic.”

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No other contemporary filmmaker has had a career like Roman Polanski. The lauded director, who turns 80 on Sunday, has been making feature films since the 1962 thriller “Knife in the Water,” which he made in his native Poland. His most recent feature, “Venus in Fur,” starring his third wife, Emmanuelle Seigner, screened in May at the Cannes Film Festival. Over the subsequent decades, the Holocaust survivor has directed visionary, innovative and paranoid dramas and darkly comedic films, including such landmark pictures as 1968’s “Rosemary’s Baby,” 1974’s “Chinatown” and 2002’s “The Pianist,” for which he won the Oscar for directing. But his personal life has often made more headlines than his professional accomplishments. In 1969, his pregnant actress wife, Sharon Tate, and several friends were murdered by members of Charles Manson’s “family.” After Polanski was

convicted of having sex with 13-year-old Samantha Geimer in 1977, he fled Los Angeles for Paris in 1978 in fear that he would have to Polanski serve prison time. Polanski is also the subject of James Greenberg’s “Roman Polanski: A Retrospective,” which is both a lavish coffee table book that includes a plethora of archival personal photographs and stills from his films and a serious exploration of his career. Greenberg, who first met Polanski on the set of the director’s 1992 film, “Bitter Moon,” also interviewed the director extensively for the book. Greenberg, who is the editor in chief of the DGA Quarterly, the journal of the Directors Guild, recently chatted about Polanski over the phone from his home in Los Angeles. Question: So how did you get Roman Polanski to cooperate with you on the

book? He has never done that before with a journalist. Answer: I have interviewed him several times over the years. It took some persuasion to get him to agree to do it. He felt that so much had been written about him and that people wanted to know about the salacious details. The thing that persuaded him was that I convinced him that it was just going to be about his work. Once … on board, he was great. He was extremely gracious. Q: Next month, Geimer is publishing her memoir, “The Girl.” Did you know about that book? A: I was aware it was coming out. To be honest, I forgot when it was coming out. Just last week I saw some press about it. It is just a totally different story. My book is concerned with his work. One of the things in doing the book, which was tricky for me, is that obviously you have to mention some of the events in his life. In some regards, they are the elephant in the room. If you didn’t acknowledge them and

mention it, it would be like a glaring omission. I had to figure out a way to acknowledge it and then to move on to what I do want to talk about it. I did that in the beginning that introduces his early life. Q: You do discuss his difficult early life, including his experiences during the Holocaust, which he vividly re-creates in “The Pianist.” A: It was traumatic. He escaped the Krakow ghetto. His parents went to the concentration camps. His mother was pregnant and she didn’t survive. He was living on a farm in rural Poland — he was ignored. It was dirt poor. And then there was one occasion when Nazi soldiers were in the country, and they were firing at him for sport. Certainly, the events of his life have contributed to his sensibility. Q: You do acknowledge that Polanski can be difficult on the set. A: He is in charge. He is domineering. For some actors who have not worked with him before and are not used to that, it takes some getting used to. I know Harrison Ford

on “Frantic” was taken aback in the ﬁrst week with the totality of the director: How to put a cup down. How to pick it up. Where to face when you are sitting. None of it is gratuitous. It is all for dramatic effect. There is not a glass on a table in a Polanski ﬁlm that’s not there for a reason. This is not to say that he doesn’t work with actors. They have input and contribution, but he has very strong ideas. I didn’t know he was so reluctant to do “Chinatown” because he didn’t want to return to Los Angeles. It had only been four years since Sharon Tate’s murder. He wasn’t eager to do it. He was living in Rome. He had a production company there. He had wanted to work with Jack Nicholson for some time, and this material came up. He realized this kind of project just doesn’t come along that often. Robert Evans called him and Jack called him. So he came to L.A. The script needed a lot of work. He eventually holed up with (screenwriter) Robert Towne and

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they pared it down. As complicated as the story is now, I believe it was even more byzantine in its earlier drafts. Q: So after interviewing him and dissecting his movies, what makes him such a master filmmaker? A: There are few people directing that know as much as he does about the intricacies of the details of making movies. It’s just astounding. Look at “The Pianist.” It’s just immaculately made. On the other level, he embodies a lot of the dread of the last half of the 20th century. He’s been very influenced by Samuel Beckett. He comes out of the theater of the absurd, the Surrealists, the Holocaust. The artistic and historical trends that have influenced artists in the latter part of the 20th century are all present in his work. I asked him why he keeps working. And he said, “I’m still learning things. It’s still fascinating for me.” I think he’s happiest when he’s on the set. He’s the center and the commander of the universe.

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season’s runner-up) the whole night that she was gonna win. I was prepared for that. Q. Well, one of the high points of the season — maybe the entire show — was your performance of “Love Song.” How did you prepare for that? How long had you known that song? A. It was about a month between the time my friend sent (the Adele version) to me and the time I perCandice Glover attests she never expected to win ‘American Idol.’ formed it. I said, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m in love with this a good job. You just want Q. Not even on ﬁnale song,’ but I never expected to try your best. I never night? the reception to be that thought I was going to win A. No, not on ﬁnale night. great from it. at all. I told Kree (Harrison, the Q. How is work on

your album coming? Its release got pushed back to October. A. I’ve been working with Harvey Mason Jr., Toby Gad, Rodney Jerkins. I’ve been having a lot of fun writing with them and recording with them. … I’m getting the chance to debut a new song on tour … It’s called “In the Middle,” and it was co-written by Fantasia. … The reaction’s been really good to it … I’m the type of person who wants to put my all into everything. I’m going to put everything I have into the tour, and then I’ll put everything I have into putting the album out there.

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NEW YORK — For Candice Glover, touring is a whole new experience. The 23-year-old from St. Helena Island, S.C., says she never traveled much before hitting the road as the reigning “American Idol” champ, along with the 10 other ﬁnalists. Despite her polished, poignant performances on the show, she says she’s still learning to interact with the crowds. “I’m getting better the more shows we do,” says Glover, calling from a tour stop in Charleston, S.C. “I’m not really a talker, so

I wasn’t too good at hyping up the crowd.” She balks at the idea that her win and her ongoing work on her debut album will be enough to stop the performance suggestions from her family and friends. “No,” she says, laughing. “I don’t think so.” Q. Was there a point when you knew you had a good chance at winning “American Idol”? A. I went through the whole thing more nervous than probably anybody who’s ever been on that show ever. After having auditioned so many times, you never expect to come back. You just want to do

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NCIS fans protest actress’s departure Q. For many years I have been a loyal “NCIS” fan. So perhaps you can imagine the sadness that accompanied the news that CBS was unable to re-sign Cote de Pablo. From what us fans can gather, the situation seems to have boiled down to money and contract terms. By her own admission, Cote loves her job and the character she plays. “NCIS” will not be the show we love without Cote/Ziva. As you may know, many “NCIS” fans have started a campaign to “Bring Back Cote!” but we’ve had a hard time getting anyone to highlight our campaign. It would be greatly appreciated by “NCIS” fans worldwide if you would be able to help us in getting our voices heard. A. This is an abbreviated version of a longer letter, one of several I have received about de Pablo’s leaving, and indicating she is somehow being forced out. But it appears this is her decision. Here’s what Leslie Moonves, the top executive at CBS, said, according to Entertainment Weekly: “We offered Cote de Pablo a lot of money, and then we offered her even more money, because we really didn’t want to lose her. We love her. We think she was terrific. ... And ultimately she decided she didn’t want to do the show. It was purely her decision. ...We’re, obviously, getting a lot of emails. There’s a lot of Twitter buzz about her, and rightly so. She’s a wonderful lady. Look, NCIS was the highest-rated show on television last year. We don’t like losing anybody. But we did everything humanly possible.” Do you have a question or comment for the mailbag? Write to me at rheldenfels@thebeaconjournal.com or by regular mail to the Akron Beacon Journal, 44 E. Exchange St., Akron, OH 44309.

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appreciate what you do, he or she will have to experience it. This is one reason to delegate a job to someone who is not really qualified to do it. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Big ideas that are not presented with the fanfare they deserve will go unrecognized in a sea of mediocrity. Don’t let this happen to you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll be doling out work, so be sure to fit each job to the appropriate person. People who can’t organize their own thoughts won’t be able to organize others. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll come face to face with many sides of human nature today: friendly, impatient, concerned, frustrated, confused and more.

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

there is so much competing for your attention, you’ll appreciate people who can simply state a need or tell you exactly what to do. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There are consequences to every action, but some take much, much longer to realize. You will now experience the result of something you did many years ago. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 23). You’ll follow intuitive nudges into a sweet deal in the next 10 weeks. This could start a new career. A virtual friend will become an actual friend in September. December brings a welcome change in your family. Cancer and Aries people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 14, 27, 26, 1 and 9.

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New Oxford grad writes,stars in original mini-series KATY PETIFORD

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Maybe it was her dance moves. It could have been her acting chops in “Bright Eyes.” Or her unique singing voice in tunes like “On the Good Ship Lollipop” and “Animal Crackers in my Soup.” Perhaps it was her ability to captivate Hollywood by the time she was 3. Shawna Stoltzfoos couldn’t pinpoint exactly what it was about Shirley Temple that she idolized while growing up, but the New Oxford High School graduate remembered watching Temple’s movies with her grandmother and being inspired by her talent and success. Following in the young star’s footsteps, Stoltzfoos’ dream was to go into show business. “That was always the plan,” she said. “Always.” And Stoltzfoos credits the young performer with sparking that interest and motivating her to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. She started in the theater, but as Stoltzfoos got older, she shifted her focus to the digital world of TV and film. Now, at 24, she has completed her first original mini-series “Young/ Lancaster” which will premiere Friday at the Zoetropolis Art House and Theatre in Lancaster City. Tickets for the event — which will show all six episodes of the series, followed by a question-andanswer session — sold out in a matter of days, she said. The show follows Harriet Beiler, played by Stoltzfoos, as the 20-something artist learns how to live in Lancaster independently from her parents. It’s not a true story, she said, but some situations in each of the 15-minute episodes happened to either her or to a friend. “There are lots of young artists trying to figure

out what the heck they’re doing,” she said. Though the story is largely about living in Lancaster, Stoltzfoos herself has only called the city home for a little more than a year. After graduating high school, she spent a year in Stockholm, Sweden, before moving to Tulsa, Okla., where she studied improv and wrote for a community publication. After a short stint back at home in New Oxford, she moved to Lancaster to pursue her artistic aspirations. Unlike other places she’s lived, the art community there was exceptionally welcoming and full of people who were enthusiastic about her concept for a young adult coming-of-age series, she said. “I didn’t know people were going to care about it so much,” Stoltzfoos said. She started the writing process in September and had six episodes scripted by Christmas. The next step was finding a production team, which included a different director for each episode, Stoltzfoos said. With an average of 10 to 15 people on set per episode, she estimates a total of 50 people helped film on location. All were from Lancaster County. Among the group were David Moulton and Jason Mundok, who Stoltzfoos said were especially influential. They introduced her to other artists and helped get more people involved in the project. “Without them , I would have been pretty lost,” she said. Having only taken a few community-college film courses, the mini-series gave her an opportunity to try her hand at a variety of movie-making skills, including producing and camera work. Stoltzfoos found she was most invested in the writing and acting. “If I could write and act on every project from now

until forever, I’d be a pretty happy person,” she said. Even though the project is complete, Stoltzfoos said, she still has work to do after the premiere. She’s in talks with some of the

local TV stations and hopes some will agree to air the mini-series in the future. She also wants to spend time giving back to the community that allowed her to create her project

and wants to jump on board some of the projects her ﬁlmmaker friends have in the works. Apart from “Young/ Lancaster,” Stoltzfoos has already written a script

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