The Weekender 09-04-2013 by The Wilkes-Barre Publishing Company

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It’s been quite a few years since I’ve had to think about back to school preparation, but this week’s cover story (pages 28-29) certainly brought me back to those days. I wasn’t a party animal in college, so I often heard there was “nothing to do” in our area. Man, how wrong those people were. There are so many fairs to attend, great bands to follow, and craft brews to try, all within driving (and sometimes walking) distance of just about every institution of higher education around here. I feel like now, more than ever, there are more events going on hosted by even more creative people. It’s more deciding what not to do than it is deciding what to do. I don’t miss those term papers, grueling tests, or early morning classes, but I recall having a lot more free time back then, so if you’re still hitting the books, remember to take some time off now and again while you still can and enjoy all the area has to offer. You’ll miss it once it’s gone. By then, all you’ll have time for is reading about it. -Rich Howells, Weekender Editor

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End of summer just the beginning

…can you find two brand new places to shop this weekend? Hit up the Wyoming Valley Mall in Wilkes-Barre, where two retailers are throwing open their doors for the first time. P.S. from Aeropostale is one for the kiddos, offering trendy clothes for girls and boys ages four to 12. The store is located by Radio Shack. Indulge your taste buds at Bite Your Belgian, Wilkes-Barre’s premier Belgian waffle eatery. This scrumptious store offers freshly-made waffles with a variety of toppings, including maple syrup, caramel, melted chocolate peanut butter, Nutella, and Bischoff – an authentic Belgian spread along with fresh fruit. Ice cream and frozen yogurt are available to compliment any order, and cold and hot drinks are also sold. It’s located across from the Sunglass Hut.

returning in support of their release “Not of This Earth” on Reaper Records. Their latest offering, produced by Leeway’s AJ Novello, showcases their ability to step …stop by the Connell Gallery (in the Connell Building on N. Washington Ave. in downtown Scranton) and the outside of the hardcore norm Mall at Steamtown’s Library Express this weekend? and write complicated music On Sept. 6 at 6 p.m., the Hexagon Project exhibit will open in both locations. that flows seamlessly togethThe exhibit features visual art in all media by students ages 9 to 18 from around the world. Its purpose is to shower with a tight rhythm section case the power and strength of youthful vision. Interlinking hexagons creatively demonstrate both understanding of and great vocals. interdependence and how art can lead to issues-based global activism. Another band on Reaper The Student Recognition Event will take place Sept. 15 at the Connell Gallery from 2 p.m. through 4 p.m. Record’s roster, Malfunction from Buffalo, N.Y., will also play. Malfunction’s set will surely impress all who haven’t heard them. And finally, rounding out the show is a new local band, Alive and Well, from Scranton featuring members of Single Me Out. Finally, on Monday, Oct. 28, there is another show at West Side Park in Nanticoke featuring Disengage, Intent, Demolition, Zoom, and Stand Clear. For those who missed Intent in June, you can check out a live recording online entitled “It’s Time…” recorded in Wilkes-Barre. Demolition will be joining Intent. Their newest release on Triple B Records entitled “World Gone Mad” has already made its way to the top of all “Best of” lists. Zoom will be making their NEPA debut. Zoom features members of Lion of Judah, Intent, and Give playing an intricate and aggressive style of hardcore, à la Bad Brains. A demo will be released shortly. And finally, opening up the show is Maryland’s Stand Clear. Stand Clear are a new and young band playing powerful music for their age with guidance from Zack from Intent. W

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I don’t know what has happened, but 2013 has already flown by. I don’t know if it is because I have been paying much closer attention to time thanks to having these writing responsibilities or if it is just because so much is happening, but either way, this year’s unrelenting assault of shows is still coming. I have four new events to tell you about. Wednesday, Sept. 4 brings the opening of a brand new arts venue, The Lampost (located on the third floor of Downtown Arts in WilkesBarre). The first event being hosted is entitled “Creation Destruction Potential” and not only features art from Bianca Roman, Hannah Roman, CJ Fujmura, and Tina Cody, but features a live performance from Sleeping Sergeant. This new space will showcase many different types of art events, everything from music to gallery shows. Sleeping Sergeant will also be playing after the gallery hours inside Downtown Arts. Sunday, Sept. 15, there will be a screening of the new documentary “Pennsylvania Hardcore” at the University of Scranton at 1 p.m. This film explores decades of musical history and features show footage, interviews, and personal accounts of a hardcore scene that stretches our entire state. On Wednesday, Sept. 18, Wisdom In Chains, Take Offense, Fire and Ice, Malfunction, and Alive and Well will all be playing at Nanticoke’s West Side Park. Wisdom In Chains is one of Pennsylvania’s most revered bands and will be making their first appearance in our area in quite some time. Wisdom play a style of hardcore filled with oi influence and hooks so catchy that you have no choice but to sing along. Chula Vista’s Take Offense will also be making a return to the area. These Californians perform their take on mid ‘80s style hardcore with impressive solos and guitar work. Fire and Ice from Richmond, Va., will be

…is there to do this Friday? Visit the Scranton Cultural Center (420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton), because First Fridays are back. This season, every First Friday will feature a different visual artist and live music with the party not stopping until 10 p.m. The ﬁrst of these events kicks off Sept. 6 at 6 p.m. This First Friday features the inspiring artwork of Amy Wyman with the exhibit “Sun Through the Leaves,” music with the all-female band Keep Coming Back, and the improv stylings of Here We Are In Spain. Keep Coming Back performs 6 to 8 p.m. and 9 to 10 p.m., and Here We Are in Spain are taking the stage from 8 to 9 p.m.

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COVER STORY

bacK to school...28-29

LISTINGS

the W ... 5 concerts ... 19 speaK & see ... 21 lIVe entertaInment ... 22 mInd & body … 24 FItness … 24 theater ... 34 agenda ... 38, 50

MUSIC

breaKIng doWn the Walls … 5 beyond Fallen... 7 maroon 5/ Kelly clarKson...10 albUm reVIeWs ... 16 charts ... 16 cUltUre shocK 2013... 26 nepa rocK legends...27

Beyond determined Beyond fallen make comeback with ‘Machines of Corruption’

STAGE & SCREEN

ralphIe report...10 dead.tV... 30 drInKIng bUddIes... 32 moVIe reVIeW ... 34 InFInIte ImprobabIlIty … 35 starstrUcK ... 43

ARTS

noVel approach... 21 booK clUb … 33

LIfESTYLE

nepa tattoo arts FestIVal...31, 40 sIngle In scranton...33 gIrl talK...36 secUrely FashIoned ...36 la Festa ItalIana... 42 shoW Us some sKIn … 43 man oF the WeeK … 53 model oF the WeeK...54

HUMOR & fUN

WeeKender decK serIes...25 Fresh hop beers...37 I’d tap that... 37 pUZZle … 38 pet oF the WeeK … 43 neWs oF the WeIrd ... 47 sorry mom & dad … 47 sIgn langUage … 52

drink drank drunk ‘Drinking Buddies’ is Swanberg’s funniest rom com yet

GAMES & TECH

get yoUr game on … 46 motorhead … 46

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Beyond Fallen bring‘metal to the masses’

RICH HOWELLS Weekender editor

I was just super, super excited. We did really, really great things in the past and we want to relive that. W: How did you decide on and develop the band’s sound? CD: We really didn’t come together and decide on the band’s sound; it’s just what kind of fell together when we started writing music. It’s just what sounded good. We’re very heavily inﬂuenced by bands like Iron Maiden and Iced Earth, Megadeth – you know, your basic standard, what people like to call classic heavy metal. A lot of thrash, a little bit of doom, a little bit of Black Sabbath in there. SJ: We knew we wanted to be a heavy band, but we never said we want to sound like this band or that band. We wanted to sound like Beyond Fallen. That being said, we never limited ourselves to one style of metal music. That can be heard on any of our recordings. There are elements of traditional, power, and thrash metal, to name a few. W: Where do you draw your inspiration from? CD: Really, a lot of it starts with our guitar player, Steve. We have have a nickname for him – we call him “Riff-enstein” because he’s like a machine. He just comes up with all these riffs all the time. He’ll come in and start playing something and it just kind of spawns from that. SJ: I don’t think there is any one thing that I can say inspires me to write. It could range from me just having a bad day and using my guitar to release some stress to a cool scene in a movie that spurs an idea. W: How did “Machines of Corruption” come together? CD: We had taken a break for a couple of years. We had a couple of members that were busy building families. We had one member that had gone through some health issues… When everybody got their stuff together, we decided to get back together early this year. We hadn’t put any-

thing out in about six years, so we figured it’s really time to really start pushing and writing. W: What was the writing and recording process like at SI Studios? SJ: The writing can get stressful at times. It’s kind of like doing a puzzle. We all bring our pieces in and dump them on the table and start putting things together from there. As far as SI Studios, I don’t think you could find a better place to record. (Chief Engineer Joe) Wiggy (Wegleski) and (owner) Tom Borthwick are great guys, and it is a very comfortable environment. There’s no pressure and you’re never rushed. W: How has the group changed over the years? CD: This CD has gotten a little bit more technical, a little bit more progressive. It’s a little less straightforward. That’s the biggest change in the music. We just got a new drummer in April. The lead guitar player that we have, he was fairly new to the band right before we took a break; we only had maybe a year under our belts with him before we took that break, so we had never really written anything with him yet, so those two band members really had an influence on where the style of music changed. W: What do you hope listeners take away from this new record? CD: I hope they take away more of an acceptance for metal. There’s a lot of people out there that really just want to listen to what’s force-fed to them by corporate radio and whatnot. We just like to bring metal to the masses… I personally think it’s a lot more accessible than some of the stuff that is out there. It’s not ear-grating; it’s not really screamy and bangy like some of the stuff that is out there. SJ: Some will like it, some won’t – you can’t please everyone. Like it or not, I hope everyone will at least appreciate the level of talent in the band.

W: There seems to be a pretty healthy metal scene in the area. What have your shows been like lately? SJ: We have been doing shows with The Curse of Sorrow, Threatpoint, Cause of Afﬂiction, and Prosody, to name a few… Live shows have been great. Good turnout. The local fans are great; they always come out to support. The biggest problem now is the lack of venues in the area. As far as writing music and continuing, you just have to have a love for what you’re doing and keep it fun in the meantime. CD: We’ve only played a handful of shows since we’ve been back in April… The response since we’ve been back has been really, really good. We’ve had a great turnout for most of our shows, and we’ve just had a really good time with it, so we’re going to try to keep the ball rolling. W: What was it like playing the Headbangers Open Air Festival in Germany back in 2007? SJ: It was fantastic; we had a great time. I really hope we get another opportunity to do it again. CD: That was intense. That was a really, really great time – probably the best time of my life. We had just a killer, killer trip over there. The response was just amazing. To go 3,500 miles across the ocean and have people at a meet and greet table at the festival that we played – there were people that had actually gone on to the website and printed out pictures and came up to the meet and greet table and were wanting us to sign. We’re from a completely different country. We didn’t know what was going to go on. We were treated like absolute rock stars over there. W: What do you guys have planned for this upcoming CD release show at Diane’s Deli? CD: We’re just going to put on a great show. We’re going to play the entire new CD along with selections

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Beyond Fallen are back with a new record and renewed passion.

from all of our other discs. We have a couple of other great bands on the show. SJ: It’s going to be a hell of a show, but people will just have to come out and see for themselves. W: What are you most looking forward to about the show? SJ: Finally getting some new material out there. It’s been a few years since we released anything new. CD: Just getting out there and playing the stuff live ﬁnally. We’ve been bottled up in the practice room and the studio playing this stuff for months and months now. To be able to get out

there and play it live in front of an audience is going to be great. If you’re a Beyond Fallen fan, you know it’s Beyond Fallen, but you know there’s something different about it. W

Beyond Fallen CD release show with The Curse of Sorrow, Threatpoint, and Cause of Affliction: Sept. 7, 9 p.m., Diane’s Deli (206 S. Main St, Pittston).

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Back in 2008, Beyond Fallen started taking some time off, only occasionally playing live and writing music together, but by 2013, the Wilkes-Barre metal group was ready for a full force attack in the form of a new album, “Machines of Corruption,” recorded locally at SI Studios. Celebrating 10 years since they officially formed, the band will be joined by The Curse of Sorrow, Threatpoint, and Cause of Affliction at Diane’s Deli (206 S. Main St, Pittston) for a CD release show on Saturday, Sept. 7. The Weekender talked with bassist Chuck Donahue and guitarist Steve Jasuilewicz about their triumphant return and what metalheads can expect when they hear this follow-up to “Mindfire.” THE WEEKENDER: How did Beyond Fallen first get together? STEVE JASUILEWICZ: I actually started forming the band as far back as 2000. I just wanted to play some metal. In ’03, (singer) Joe Karavis joined the band. From that point on, we grew as a band, developed great chemistry, and started turning out some great music. We have had a few lineup changes over the years, but the core of the band always remained intact. Fans will hear that in the new music it still sounds like Beyond Fallen. W: Did you always know that Beyond Fallen would be back someday? CHUCK DONAHUE: No. We were really unsure whether it was going to happen or not. We always kept that little grain in the back of our heads saying, “Never say never,” but I had always pretty much in forefront said, “This is done.” Over the course of the break, I was actually in another band and that had kind of folded as well. I was exploring other musical options at the time, but at the time that they gave me the call and said, “Hey, we’re going to do this again,” I wasn’t doing anything. I didn’t have another project going.

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Ralphie Aversa | Special to the Weekender

Brad Patton

It’s a Timberlake world, but not without‘NSYNC

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Pop music superstars Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson threw a Labor Day weekend bash in Scranton on Sunday, and more than 18,000 of their closest friends showed up to party. Most of the large crowd on Sept. 1 was made up of young women and teenaged girls as the double bill of the firstever “American Idol” winner with her girl-power anthems and the band fronted by dreamy reality TV star Adam Levine proved to be very much to their liking. The Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain was sold out for only the third time in its 14-year history as a fleet of school buses shuttled concert-goers from makeshift parking lots all over the mountain. The facility, which began life in 1999 as the Montage Mountain Amphitheater (and spent four years as the Ford Pavilion before gaining its current name in 2006), was previously sold out for shows by the Dave Matthews Band on its first area visit in 2005 and again in 2006. The official attendance mark was not available at press time, but unofficial estimates had the crowd as large as 20,000. Online sources estimate the capacity for the large amphitheater at 18,000, but who knows just how many people can be squeezed onto the lawn, especially if chairs are not allowed (and they weren’t on Sunday)? The show got underway at 7 p.m. with a short and sweet set by Rozzi Crane, Levine’s protégé from “The Voice.” Many of Sunday’s concert-goers missed her performance as they waited for the buses to make it up the mountain but got to catch a glimpse of her during one of Maroon 5’s songs later in the evening. Clarkson, the 2002 “American Idol” champion who has sustained a decadelong career with her songs of female empowerment, took the stage at 7:50 with a sassy version of “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You).” She then rattled off a string of her anthems, each sounding pretty much the same: the majority of the song becoming almost unidentifiable until she kicked into the chorus with either “C’mon!” or “Sing it!” Although it was hard to tell where “Catch My Breath” ended or “My Life Would Suck Without You” began, thousands of mothers stood on chairs next to their daughters as both generations sang along with Clarkson. The now 31-year-old singer used her voice to better effect on a string of ballads, soaring through versions of “Breakaway,” “Because of You,” and a stripped-down solo version of “Don’t You Wanna Stay,” which was recorded as a duet with Jason

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Maroon 5, along with Kelly Clarkson, sold out the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain on Sept. 1, a feat only accomplished by Dave Matthews Band previously.

Aldean. Clarkson wrapped up her hour-long performance with a nice rendition of Aretha Franklin’s “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)” and strong versions of her own hits “Mr. Know It All,” “People Like Us,” and “Since U Been Gone.” A little more than 30 minutes after Clarkson finished up, Maroon 5 appeared to a deafening wall of screams as the large crowd welcomed the band and its reggae-influenced song “One More Night.” Judging by the screams when he appeared on the numerous video screens, most eyes were on Levine, who sported a white T-shirt emblazoned with “Adolescents 1997 Tour” in red, and, much to the chagrin of many of the tweeters whose words filled the screens between acts, he kept his shirt on throughout the performance. But Levine is more than eye candy, as evidenced by his strong vocals on renditions of “This Love,” “Lucky Strike,” and “Tangled” early in the evening. Levine’s bandmates were just as good as James Valentine (guitar), Mickey Madden (bass), Matt Flynn (drums), and PJ Morton (keyboards), plus touring guitarist Sam Farrar, flawlessly replicated the band’s many hits throughout its 65-minute main set. The band seemed to be having fun on Sunday, adding a horn section for “Sunday Morning” and segueing into Stevie Wonder’s “Sir Duke,” Prince’s “I Wanna Be Your Lover,” and Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” in the middle of its songs. Maroon 5 finished strongly as the main set ended with “Moves Like Jagger,” and the three-song encore featured “Payphone” and early hit “She Will Be Loved.” “We have played in many, many towns, but we have never played in front of a crowd this big,” Levine said about midway through Sunday’s show. “So, thank you so much! God, we love you so (expletive) much!” W

The energy at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards reached a new height when the brieﬂyreunited ‘NSYNC broke into “Bye Bye Bye.” Justin Timberlake exchanged pleasantries with his former band mates and strutted back to center stage as the notes of “Suit and Tie” blared through the sound system. With the VMA set in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center, could this be Jay Z’s moment to grace the audience with his presence? It would not be. Justin explained why to “The Ralphie Show.” “We talked about it, maybe, but also I just thought that this would be a nice moment to share with the guys from ‘NSYNC,” Timberlake told me. “You can’t give me this award without saying, ‘Look at what the group accomplished.’” The superstar reiterated over the phone a fact that he cited that evening: around half of his Moonmen were won with the quartet. Jay Z would not make an appearance at all during the show, but he and Timberlake linked up later in the evening at an after-party. Timberlake’s full interview will air this Thursday on 97 BHT. DERULO ADJUSTS TO LIFE IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Jason Derulo is living out his dream. In a relatively short amount of time, the singer has gained international fame with some of the most infectious hits heard on the radio. Derulo has sold over 11 million singles in the U.S. alone and is set to release a new EP,

Justin Timberlake blew up the 2013 Video Music Awards’ stage with a nearly eight-minute long performance, which included the brief reuniting of the boy band that put the musician on the map in the first place.

“Tattoos,” on Oct. 8. But in the States there can be drawbacks to making it big, especially when it’s in the public spotlight. Derulo dates another public ﬁgure, singer Jordin Sparks, and recently found himself looking at photos of a new house he bought - on a gossip website. “That’s like where I live, and you’re posting it to the whole world. It’s like, ‘Alright, cool,’” said Derulo during an interview on “The Ralphie Show.” While he is accustomed to media coverage surrounding his music, the idea of his personal life (and space) in the spotlight is one that Derulo is becoming acclimated with. “It just comes with the territory. More and more, I’m seeing the blogs and the tabloids talking more about my personal things and making up things, but it is what it is. We deal with it.” Derulo seemed more

annoyed than bent out of shape about the whole ordeal, but was quick to dismiss it and move on. He did however correct one report when I brought it up: there are 10 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms in that new South Florida pad he purchased, not nine as originally reported. “The Other Side” singer spent a good amount of 2012 back in Miami, recuperating from a freak accident in which he broke his neck and almost ended up paralyzed. Derulo is stronger than ever, and it doesn’t look as if he’ll be spending much time in that new home in the near future. He completed production on his new EP last week with a studio session that followed his performance on “America’s Got Talent.” - Listen to “The Ralphie Show” weeknights from 7 p.m.-midnight on 97 BHT. W

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Parachute land safely with ‘Overnight’ Two weeks ago, Parachute released “Overnight,” the group’s third album to date. The band was straight out of college when they were picked up by Dave Matthews Band’s Red Light Management in 2008. You have probably heard Parachute’s songs in Nivea’s skincare ads and Walmart’s TV commercials without even realizing it. With their new album, the band has updated its straightforward pop sound to incorporate the newest popular electronics. It’s a good move that will hopefully allow their songs to effortlessly slip onto pop radio’s airwaves. “Overnight’s” songs are unlikely to make a huge splash, but they’re catchy and fun. The album will appeal to people who enjoy upbeat music and charismatic musicians. Every song on “Overnight” features very clean, falsetto choruses. Parachute’s lead singer, Will Anderson, hits all the right notes, and his harmonies are spot on. The band tries out some pretty experimental B-sections and bridges on a couple songs, but

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Roland gets down with ‘Devils’ ‘Collective Soul vocalist Ed Roland steps out with the debut album from his Southerntinged gospel/folk amalgam The Sweet Tea Project, diving head-ﬁrst into a brave new world of countriﬁed hootin’ and twangin.’ Owing no small debt to Roland’s Georgia upbringing, the album celebrates a distinctively Southern voice tempered with a wanton sense of recording studio discovery by way of banjos, mandolins, ukuleles, and steel

beyond that, “Overnight” doesn’t stray far from its core. The album’s lead single, “Can’t Help,” sounds nearly identical to a handful of Maroon 5 songs. (For what it’s worth, Will Anderson’s voice is more dynamic than Adam Levine’s, but less distinctive.) The album’s standout track is the electro-trash gospel hymn “Higher,” which showcases the band at its most adventurous. If Wavves, Queen, and Purity Ring were to ever cross space and time to collaborate, “Higher” would probably be the result. It’s regrettable that the band didn’t try to center the rest of “Overnight” around the song’s sound. Parachute’s music is solid, but it’s not quite fashionable enough to make it to the forefront of pop playlists. Whether you will enjoy this album comes down to what you’re looking for in music. If you’re looking for music that moves you, challenges you, and opens your mind up to new possibilities, “Overnight” probably isn’t the album for you. If you want your music to be comfortable, toe-tappy, and fun, check out Parachute’s new album and be merry. -Matt Morgis, Weekender Correspondent

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Grande makes grand debut While Miley Cyrus is being a wild child to demonstrate she is growing up, Ariana Grande is letting her music do all the talking. The 20-year-old singer/actress, one of the stars of Nickelodeon’s “Victorious” and the network’s spinoff “Sam and Cat,” is in near-perfect form on her debut, mainly thanks to her Mariah Carey-esque

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8. Calvin Harris/Ellie Goulding: ‘I Need Your Love’ 7. Imagine Dragons: ‘Radioactive’ 6. Bruno Mars: ‘Treasure’ 5. Maroon 5: ‘Love Somebody’ 4. Zedd/Foxes: ‘Clarity’

3. Anna Kendrick: ‘Cups’ 2. Macklemore/Ryan Lewis/Mary Lambert: ‘Same Love’ 1. Robin Thicke/Pharrell Williams/T.I.: ‘Blurred Lines’

vocals and songs written by Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds. “Yours Truly” kicks off with the R&Bflavored, near-six-minute “Honeymoon Avenue.” It’s dreamy, velvety, and warm, and backed with shoo-be-doos and violins. It sounds as good as a Justin Timberlake intro. Grande uses her voice as an instrument throughout the 12-track set: “Baby I,” with its finger snaps, features her screaming high notes; “Tattooed Heart” and “Daydreamin’” are A-List ballads; and on “The Way,” her lead single and Top 10 hit, Grande’s voice sounds like a Carey-Toni Braxton mash- up. Her breakthrough comes at a time when other former Disney/Nickelodeon stars have pop hits — Cyrus and Selena Gomez are following the Rihanna track with “We Can’t Stop” and “Come & Get It,” while Demi Lovato’s latest sound mirrors Kelly Clarkson. But Grande is looking back to a ’90s R&B-pop feel on her debut — and her formula works better than the others. “Almost Is Never Enough,” a duet with The Wanted’s best vocalist, Nathan Sykes, sounds classic, and the Big Sean-assisted “Right There,” which samples Jeff Lorber’s “Rain Dance” — also sampled for Lil Kim’s “Crush on You” — could easily be a No. 1 hit. Carey should be proud. -Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press

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Hiding the‘Biscuit’

‘The Biscuit Joint’ David Kirby Rating: W W W W

he heard me coming, but I never could,’ though since I was sans words in those days, I wouldn’t know, either, would I, though it goes without saying that I’d like to have thrown a net over my infant experiences.” Trailing off into distant memories, Kirby then connects his past to present. After reading the collection, one can quickly discern the commonalities between a woodworker and their biscuit joint

and Kirby and his own techniques: each attempt, working towards a seamless smoke and mirror act with a secret found deep inside. The work is colorful and enjoyable, beckoning back to Kirby’s vintage techniques while managing to showcase his poetic evolution over time. In the end, whether a new or seasoned admirer of his work, Kirby has proved that “The Biscuit Joint” is certainly “done right.” W

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In David Kirby’s newest poetry collection, “The Biscuit Joint,” readers are given a lesson on the fine arts — of woodworking. Of course, chipping away further, readers soon find what is hidden, layers deep. Known for his intellectually amusing collections such as “The House of Blue Light” and “Talking About Movies With Jesus,” Kirby now gives readers a collection focused on the elusive biscuit joint. The term, as glossed from “The Complete Woodworker’s Bible,” is distinguished by “a method of creating a snug fit between two pieces of wood. The mechanics of a biscuit joint are hidden, making this technique popular for applications where wood-workers do not want people to be able to see the joint. Done right, the joint is stronger than the wood itself.” The collection, while petite, contains nearly 20 prose poems that capture playfulness on the brim of bawdiness. Most of the pieces are blunt and funny, often written as longformed thoughts. We read as though we are going through Kirby’s contemplations, no breath or pause in between. As a whole, the collection is tightly bound by themes of life, death and remembrance. Some standout poems include: “East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon,” “Almost Happy,” “Breathless,” and “Horrible Things May Be True.” In a portion of “East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon,” Kirby leads readers with one of his elongated thought processes: “Friend of my mother comes up at her funeral (my mother’s, not the friend’s) and says my mom once told her that ‘when David was a baby, he always seemed to be smiling, and I wanted to find out if he smiled all the time or began to smile because

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Aayu finds new life in name,rap music

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Aayu, the indie rapper from Bucks County who relocated to Northeast Pennsylvania a few years ago, admits his name is “a pain the ass” because of its unusual pronunciation, but unlike many hip-hop artists, it’s no gimmick. “It’s a common boy and girl’s name in India, but it’s an old, old name that translates from Sanskrit to ‘lifespan.’ Without getting all deep and philosophical and all that, I felt like I had lived a lifespan of a million men by the time I was 25 and I thought that it would be a really cool name. It would be a little bit spiritual, but not so spiritual that it was going to be egotistical,” Aayu, born Mark Ciccone, told The Weekender “(It’s) a new leaf, which I feel like any human being that wants to has an opportunity to do at any time. That’s one of the wonderful things about having choices and freedom and free will. You can, at any time, change anything about yourself you don’t like. You just got to figure out what it is first.” He figured it out the hard way, but Aayu feels his experiences made him who he is today. Those who meet him now may hear the early influences of the Beastie Boys, Bad Religion, and NOFX in his work, but they may not believe that he was once a hardcore and punk rock kid who played in bands like Spring Victory, Zolof The Rock And Roll Destroyer, and Valencia. “My mother was a musician. My mom played bass for years, and I had an older sister that was into music; she played guitar, so it was a really musical house. My sister was older, so I thought her and all her friends were really cool and they listened to all these punk bands I had never heard of. This is, like, early ‘90s. I was just listening to the radio before that. It was something really different for me to hear,” he recalled. “It kind of took over my life, and I’m the type of person all or nothing with everything in my life, so when I got a hold of that,

it just became my life – the culture, the music, the bands, the shows, everything – all of that just kind of took over my life.” His appreciation for hiphop was always there too, however. “I’ve always been a fan of rap music and hip-hop because, like I said, my mother was a musician, so I had a lot of classic stuff in my life and a lot of R&B and soul, so when I started hearing rap and hip-hop on the radio for the ﬁrst time, it was all sample-based stuff that was sampling records that I had heard when I was a kid that I already liked. I was a drummer, ﬁrst and foremost, so that’s hip-hop, that’s rap – rap is a rhythm. I was always a big fan of it,” he explained. “I chased it as much as I chased the punk and hardcore except I couldn’t rap, really, back then when I was young and I was a drummer. I tried to for fun. I didn’t know how to make beats or anything yet, so I was just making the punk and the hardcore because that’s what I knew how to make, but I was always a fan of the rap.” His rap career began in earnest around 2007 long after his other musical career ended. “I was at a point in my life, 10 years ago or so, that I wasn’t playing in bands anymore. I had burned some bridges and I didn’t have my guitars and my drums and stuff anymore, so it was only natural that I was like, ‘Well, I like rap. I don’t need an instrument to rap,’” Aayu noted. “It was never really like, ‘All right, I’m going to be a rapper and I’m going to put out rap records.’ That really wasn’t my mentality at the time, but since I had been writing, it was only a matter of time, I think. Once I started and I started really liking what I was writing, it was only a matter of time before I was like, ‘Well, I’m going to release an album with just rap.’ “I’m just a weird dude, and I always like interesting things, so my rap, my hip-

hop that I make is, I feel like, much different than most of the stuff that other people are doing… There’s a million things that go into making a song. I think when you kind of limit yourself to, ‘I’m just going to listen to this or that or the other thing,’ you kind of pigeonhole yourself for what you’re going to make.” Recording his own work and playing with live instruments, Aayu released “Blacklister” in 2012, a biographical album that reveals the truth about his past and faces his future with conﬁdence. “I was pretty much blacklisted from the Philadelphia music scene years ago because of my lifestyle choices, and I hurt people. Even though I was a talented musician, they didn’t really want to make music with me. You take music away from someday that’s the only thing ever cared about, that’s tough,” he emphasized. “I called it was it was – I’m the blacklister. I’m the one who was blacklisted. I wanted to tell a story because I get asked about it a lot. Sometimes I talk about the bands I used to play in and people are fans of those bands… They got famous making music, and I never had that opportunity. I tell a lot of stories about how I felt like a phantom, like I didn’t even really exist. Everybody knew who these people were and I was nameless. There’s a lot of that in this album. “That’s some liberating s—t right there, to be able to do something like that. And I’m all about that – I’m not shy.” The now 30-year-old is headlining the 2nd Annual Culture Shock festival at Scranton’s Nay Aug Park, in an area he is now happy to call home. “I moved up there originally to get clean because I was drinking and I was getting high when I was about 25 where I was originally from in Philadelphia area. I kind of became a product of my environment there with who I was hanging

out and neighborhoods I was hanging out in, and I was given an opportunity to go get clean up there at a treatment center, so that’s what originally landed me up there and then I came to really love the people and the area and the atmosphere up there, so I stayed,” he said. “I absolutely love the idea and the concept of (Culture Shock) because it’s all-inclusive. Everybody’s welcome, and it’s free. You’ve got all this music and you get high off this vibe and this energy when you do something like that. Plus it’s outside and

the park is beautiful, so I’m fool. just going to go out there “That’s what I enjoy and play music and sweat a doing, so I can’t wait.” lot and dance around like a W

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Pictured left, Eddie Day Pashinski sings at a dance at Sandy Beach, Harveys Lake, in the 1960s. He was performing with Eddie Day & the Nightimers. Pictured right, Joe Nardone plays the saxophone at a recent dance.

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Frankie Gervasi, and Nick and Pat Luongo – The Poets – perform at the Irem Pavillion in Dallas on Friday evening to a very large crowd.

Eddie Day had every intention of being a math teacher, but a visit to the Fred Waring Music Work Shop at Shawnee-on-Delaware in Monroe County in 1963 changed all that. Waring, a famous musician in his own right, told Pashinski that if he wanted a career in music, he had to study music, so Pashinski changed his major at then Wilkes College and became a music teacher. “That changed my life,” Pashinski said. Pashinski would form Eddie Day & the Starﬁres, Eddie Day & the Nightimers, then Thee Eddie Day Groop and later Eddie Day & TNT. Back in 1963, the three members of The Poets never imagined they would still be playing and drawing crowds

50 years later. “Now we can’t imagine not doing it,” Gervasi said. “We all love it,” Pat Luongo said. “Imagine, we are paid to sing and dance and have fun.” Deidre Miller Kaminski has been dancing to Nardone, Day, and The Poets since she was a teenager in the mid-60s – and she still does. Kaminski organizes large groups – mostly her high school classmates and other friends – that faithfully attend the dances at places like the Irem Temple pavilion in Dallas Township. “I just love the music; I always have,” she said. “It makes me feel happy and alive. It makes me want to dance, and I feel like a teenager. I just can’t sit still when

I hear it.” Kaminski and Eddie Day have known each other for decades, going back to Mohawk Riding Stables at Harveys Lake. Kaminski would go there with her dear friend, the late Billy James, who would play guitar, and he introduced her to Eddie Day and the Harveys Lake dances at Sandy Beach and Hanson’s. Kaminski and Day reconnected in 1976 during the Edwardsville Bicentennial celebration. She got his band to play in the parking lot of the former Vic Mar’s Restaurant. “He’s such a talented singer,” she said. “He sings from his heart.” Kaminski went to hear Nardone at Sans Souci “even

when I wasn’t allowed to.” She remembers the crowds and the music and the kids coming from all over Wyoming Valley. “Those were fun times,” she said, “and it’s still a fun time to go out and dance to Eddie Day, Joe Nardone, and The Poets.” Irem’s pavilion Nardone said the pavilion at Irem Temple is the perfect venue for the dances because it resembles the dance halls at Sandy Beach, Hanson’s, and Sans Souci with its open-air sides and large dance ﬂoor. “I still run into people who were at those dances,” Nardone said. “They tell me when they come to the dances today, they’re kids again. They come up to me and tell

me to keep playing, to keep holding the dances.” The Luongos said they have performed at weddings, graduations, re-marriages, divorce parties, cruises – even weddings of the children of parents whose weddings they played. “We play for two or three hours and everybody forgets about their problems,” Nick said. “They work all week, they deal with all kinds of issues, but when they come to a dance, they go back to those good times before all the stress of reality.” The Poets play a variety of music, from polkas to Bon Jovi. They said the music, the dances, and the fans keep them young. “We’re happy to be on stage doing it,” Pat said. Image is important for The Poets; they like to wear matching outfits, from tuxedos to Village People garb. “We intend to keep going as long as we can do it and it’s still fun,” Nick said. “We’ll know when it’s time to give it up. We’re big fish in a little bowl, and we like that.” “I never thought that what we did would mean so much to so many,” said Pashinski. “It’s therapeutic for me, too. When I’m on stage, I only think of the music and the people and having a good time. It makes me feel good to see how people react.” People like Kaminski and the hundreds of others who flock to the dances. “It’s in my blood, my soul,” she said. “It’s in me; I love that music and love to hear it and dance to it.” Kaminski said Eddie Day, Nardone, and The Poets are a part of her and so many others. “They make me feel good and happy,” she said. “They’re a part of me. I truly mean that from my heart. As long as they’re playing, I’ll be there and I’ll be dancing.” Pashinski said nobody ever knows what’s around the corner next week or next year. “But let’s enjoy it while we can,” he said. W

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They pack the houses, they play the songs fans want to hear, and they have been doing it for 50-plus years. They are Northeastern Pennsylvania’s local “Legends of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” if you will – Joe Nardone, Eddie Day (Pashinski), and The Poets. Since the very early ’60s, all three of these iconic entertainers have been drawing huge crowds. And for them, the fun never stopped. As Nardone said, “Do you think this happens anywhere else?” “People still love rock and roll dance music,” Pashinski said. “I’m 18 when I’m on stage, and the people dancing are teenagers again. I think we are all truly blessed that we can still go out there and relive those wonderful times again and again.” Pashinski is 68, a retired school teacher, and current state representative from the 121st Legislative District. Nardone is known for his successful Gallery of Sound music stores (he declined to give his age). They both played all the old haunts – Sandy Beach and Hanson’s Amusement Park at Harveys Lake, the Wilkes-Barre Catholic Youth Center, Sans Souci Park, the West Pittston and Nanticoke armories, Wilkes and King’s college dances, the Starfire Ballroom, and the Stardust Ballroom. The old venues are either gone, falling down, or not used for concerts, but the music and the three legendary acts live on. The Poets – fronted by brothers Nick (66) and Pat Luongo (62) and childhood pal Frank Gervasi (65) – started playing together in July 1963. They grew up in the Bunker Hill section on the Scranton/Dunmore border and they were first called “The Dimensions.” The name changed to The Poets in 1966 as the British Invasion of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and others changed the face and fabric of rock and roll. Fred Waring influence

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WeeKender, Wednesday, september 4, 2013

By Sara Pokorny

Weekender Staff Writer

ello sweet sum… wait, what? Summer is already over? Sadly, it is, and that means that school is back in session. Even though the days following will be spent cracking the books, that doesn’t mean you need to forego the fun. There are plenty of extracurricular activities to do, both on and off camps, around

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Fall back into fun

the Scranton and WilkesBarre areas, to keep you entertained outside of studying. Put the Red Bull down – you deserve a break. Many of the area colleges have the typical athletic teams and group organizations, but many have little gems that you may not have known about. King’s College has a Ski and Snowboard club for those ready to embrace the chilly months, and a club dedicated to Ultimate Frisbee for when the weather breaks.

Wilkes University also has an Ultimate Frisbee club and continues to help those seeking fun physical pursuits through both the Running and Paintball clubs. Luzerne County Community College has an organization dedicated solely to a sport not often seen around here – fencing. LCCC also has the WSFX Radio Club, which offers students an opportunity to hone their skills through on-air shifts that cater to music, sports, and news reporting opportunities.

Marywood University has something for those interested in varying cultures, such as the Anime and Japanese Culture Club and the Irish Dance Club. The University of Scranton hosts an Equestrian Team for the horse lovers out there, and, perhaps on the complete other end of the scale, there’s an Urban Beats Hip Hop Dance Team for those who love to get down. Lackawanna College is a great place for writers and actors alike. Off the Vine is the student-run newspaper,

and the LC Playas Drama Club offers students the opportunity to perform in theatrical productions throughout the school year. Misericordia University has the SOAR Program, the Student Outdoor Adventure & Recreation Program for those who are in no way content with sitting around in their dorm room. There’s also the Chamber Singers, a select chorus that performs throughout the year at the university. Penn State Wilkes-Barre offers the Astro Society for the stargazers out there,

and the Lazy Artists’ Society/Radio Club, which aims to inspire and further Penn State students in their artistic ventures. Penn State Worthington is big on giving back with the Community Services Club and, perhaps in what may be the strangest college organization we’ve seen around here (and yet the most awesome), there’s a Paranormal Club. Who said college is a drag?

Back on the bar Scene

K, let’s face it: a really exciting part about going back to school is having plenty of bars to choose from. This area in no way falls short with having a great selection. The River Street Jazz Cafe (667 N. River St., Plains Township, riverstreetjazzcafe.com) is an intimate venue that brings in awesome music acts and has great drink specials. All night, every night there’s a $2 bottle special and daily happy hours that include $3 well mixers from 8 to 10 p.m. and $1.50 pints of Miller Lite and Yuengling Lager from 10 p.m. to midnight. There’s a $5 food menu every Wednesday and Thursday, and on Thursday there is buy one, get one

admission as well as $1 Lionshead bottles all night. River Grille (670 N. River St., Plains Township, rivergrillenepa.com) is the perfect place to cure the Sunday blues with the only Build Your Own Bloody Mary bar in the valley, open from 11:30 a.m. through 3 p.m. Thirsty Thursday offers $5 32 oz. rum buckets. Rodano’s (53 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, rodanos.com) offers a ton of space to dance if you’re looking to work up a sweat, as well as two bars to quench your thirst at, which includes an enormous selection of vodka. There’s also newly added outdoor seating to check out before it gets chilly. Beer Boys (176 N. Washington St., Wilkes-

Barre, beerboys2nite.net) offers an award-winning half-off happy hour every Wednesday from 9 to 11 p.m. and every Thursday through Sunday from 9 p.m. to midnight. Every Wednesday and Sunday, the bar features a brewery, which includes a free glass along with the draft feature (upcoming brews include Straub IPL or Maibock and SBC Oktoberfest or Pumpkin). Beer Boys is a good place for those who enjoy a good craft brew or are just looking to try something new and unique, with 72 beers on tap and new beers coming in all the time. The Woodlands Inn (1073 Highway 315, woodlandsresort.com) has plenty to offer, from the SKYY Vu Deck Bar, which

offers a stunning view, to Evolution Night Club, where the hottest tunes are always playing. Bart & Urby’s (119 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, bartandurby.com) offers a happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 to 11 p.m. Friday, and 10 p.m. to midnight on Saturday. There’s also a Wings and Yuengs Night and live entertainment every weekend. Bottlenecks Saloon and Eatery (3 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, bottleneckssaloon.com) is one of the newer watering holes downtown, and it doesn’t disappoint. Each night there’s something going on, from the allyou-can-eat wing night on Tuesdays, to Whacky Wheel Trivia and Build

Your Own Burger night on Wednesdays. There’s a live band almost every Friday and Saturday night and cash prizes during NFL games on both Sunday and Monday. The kicker? There’s a self-serve draft beer bar for all to enjoy. Joe K’s Brew House (41 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, downtownafterdark.com) is also a newer establishment, one that offers cornhole competitions on Wednesdays, turtle races on Fridays, and beer pong tournaments on Saturdays, all of which have $100 prizes. Avanti (111 Main St., Wilkes-Barre) has an outside patio with plenty of seating and offers up some of the ﬁnest in Italian dishes, as well as a great beer selection.

Senunas’ Bar and Grill (133 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre) has been a “Best College Bar” winner in Weekender polls for several years in a row now. There are different food specials nightly and happy hours that run Monday through Wednesday, 9 to 11 p.m., Thursday 10 p.m. to midnight, and Friday and Saturday 9 p.m. to midnight. Happy hours include a $5 shot and draft combo, $4 Long Islands, $3 Jager bombs, $2 vodka bombs, and much more. Plus, at this establishment that’s been a part of the King’s College community since 1959, there are $5 Senunas’ Shakers all the time, and who doesn’t want to drink out of a mason jar?

The Poets: Sept. 5, 6-7:30 p.m. That 90s Band: Sept. 6, 6:30-7:30 p.m. The Badlees: Sept. 6, 8-10 p.m. Shawn Klush with the Sweet Inspirations: Sept. 7, 6:30-8 p.m. Keystone Kids: Sept. 8, 5-6:30 p.m. Rick K and the All Nighters: Sept. 8, 6:30-8 p.m. – If you’re up for a bit of a road trip, it would be quite the experience to slip into a land of another time at the 33rd Annual Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, which runs through Oct. 27 at the Mount Hope Estate and Winery. 16th century England awaits you! And, yes, you can totally stop at the winery before you leave and buy some booze. Tickets are $29.95 for adults. For more info and tickets, visit parenfaire. com or call the box ofﬁce at 717.665.7021. Miscellaneous entertainment There are plenty of other things the area has to offer, and on any given night. – Party on the Square: The popular Wilkes-Barre-centric party is back and will take place Oct. 18, with plenty of dancing and entertainment guaranteed. – The Scranton Cultural Center (420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton) has some great programs if you’re looking to have a hilarious night out. Bad Movie Thursdays with Mystery Science Theater 3000 plays from 7 to 9 p.m. on select Thursdays, and the Up and Coming Comedy Series is Sept. 28, Oct. 19, and Nov. 16 from 8 to 10 p.m. – While many of the colleges in the area have spectacular theater groups, there are also some local organizations worth checking out, such as Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre (537 North Main St., 570.823.1875), Music Box Players (196 Hughes St., Swoyersville, 570.283.2195,

800.698.PLAY or musicbox.org), the Phoenix Performing Arts Centre (409-411 Main St., Duryea, 570.457.3589, phoenixpac.vpweb.com) and Theatre at the Grove (5177 Nuangola Rd., Nuangola, 570.868.8212, nuangolagrove.com). Music mania Not only are we fortunate enough to have truckloads of musical talent actually in NEPA, we’ve also got venues that bring in top entertainers from all over the country, and this fall will be no exception. Culture Shock 2013: Sept. 7, noon- 9p.m., Nay Aug Park, Scranton. Featuring Aayu, A Fire With Friends, Ed Cuozzo, Down to Six, Jeri Bennett, Nelson, and more. Free. F.M. Kirby Center (71 Public Square, WilkesBarre, 570.826.1100, kirbycenter.org) Alice Cooper: Oct. 18, 8 p.m.

Cyndi Lauper: Oct. 22, 8 p.m. Elvis Costello: Nov. 25, 7:30 p.m. Brews Brothers West (75 Main St., Luzerne, 570.283.1300, brewsbrothersbar.com/ brewsbrotherswest) Jackyl: Sept. 13, 8 p.m. River Street Jazz Café (667 N. River St., Plains Township, 570.822.2992, riverstreetjazzcafe.com) I Am Buffalo/Doghouse Charlie Band: Sept. 5, 9 p.m. Popa Chubby: Sept. 6, 10 p.m. Flux Capacitor: Sept. 19, 10 p.m. Clarence Spady All Star Band: Prince Tribute: Sept. 21, 10 p.m. Wham Bam Bowie Band: Sept. 28, 10 p.m. The Manhattan Project/ Horizon Wireless: Oct. 5, 10 p.m.

What are you most looking forward to about the upcoming school year?

Effy Leenheer 19, Sussex, N.J.

Gabby Vaxmonsky

“New experiences.”

19, Pittston “Meeting new people.”

Regan Parshall

Hunter Bassitt

19, Athens, Pa. “Learning new things.”

19, Newtown, Conn. “Lack of sleep from architecture.”

Justin Wahy

Derek Dunstone

“Getting more experience in my field.”

“Doing well in school and being around good people.”

19, Childs, Pa.

From top, the Luzerne County Fair, Elvis Costello, and a local theater production.

21, Peckville

by Afton Fonzo, Weekender Intern

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e’ve got a ton of traditions here in Northeast Pennsylvania, and two of the biggest are coming up soon. – Can you believe it’s been 158 years since the Bloomsburg Fair began? That’s nearly 16 decades of dazzling entertainment, educational shows, topnotch competitions, and food – oh, we can’t forget the food. The Bloomsburg Fair can also be called the land of “if you can name it, we’ve probably fried it.” As you can see by the expansive schedule on bloomsburgfair.com, there’s a little something for everyone from Sept. 20 through the 28. Here’s a quick glance into it. Grandstand concerts: Lee Greenwood: Sept. 20, 8 p.m. Hunter Hayes: Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m. Casting Crows: Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m. Three Days Grace/Finger Eleven: Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m. Halestorm: Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m. Scotty McCreery: Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m. Austin Mahone/Coco Jones: Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m. Justin Moore: Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m. Other events: Horse racing, truck and tractor pull, helicopter rides, Demo Car Derby, Double Figure 8 Racing, the High Flying Pages Aerial & Animal Thrill Show, and much more. – Another local fair hasn’t been around quite as many years as Bloomsburg’s, but it is marking a milestone. The 50th Annual Luzerne County Fair will take place from Sept. 4 through Sept. 8. A full guide is available at luzernecountyfair.com. Entertainment schedule: Tommy Guns: Sept. 4, 6-7 p.m. The Kentucky Headhunters: Sept. 4, 7:30-9 p.m.

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The slasher film grows up with‘Dead.tv’

Bill Thomas Weekender Correspondent Harrison Smith has fond memories of summer camp. Unlike most of us, though, his adolescent reminiscences are less “fun and games,” more “blood and guts.” “I remember being fifteen and seeing the movie ‘Sleepaway Camp’ at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg,” Smith says. “I loved it. I saw it with this girl I was dating at the time and she was just shocked. I said, ‘Wow, that was a real fun horror film,’ and she said, ‘I don’t know if we can date if that’s a cool movie to you.’ So I said, ‘I guess we’re broken up.’” Now a filmmaker himself, based out of Kunkletown, Penn., Smith returns to his cinematic stomping grounds, the Sherman Theater, this Saturday for the red carpet premiere of his latest production, “Dead.tv.,” which will see wide release via DVD and video-ondemand in November. Sure enough, it’s a film that paints the great outdoors red with blood. Filmed at an actual summer camp in Effort, Pa.,

“DEAD.Tv” PREMiERE sept. 7, 7 p.m., sherman theater (524 main st., stroudsburg). tickets: $10 advance, $17 at the door, $50 V.I.p. Info: 570.420.2808, deadtvmovie.com. “Dead.tv.” tells the story of a washed-up horror movie director trying to reinvent his backwoods slasher franchise as a modern-day reality show, with expectedly deadly results. Though he previously wrote and produced two other horror movies, 2011’s “The Fields” and 2012’s “6 Degrees of Hell,” “Dead.tv” marks Smith’s ﬁrst time directing. “It’s a natural evolution,” Smith said. “Really, directing is about understanding your characters. I just approached it with that attitude. I’m not so much worried about getting the perfect shot as I am getting the content right, making sure that the dialogue is real and that the scene is genuine.” As painless as the transition into the director’s chair was for Smith, less painless was the decision to return to the genre yet

again. Not wanting to be pigeonholed as “just” a horror filmmaker, Smith was hesitant when a financier proposed a project in the vein of 1980s camp-set splatter flicks “Friday the 13th” and “The Burning.” Smith ultimately agreed only on the condition that he could write the script with a greater emphasis on plot and mystery than sex and violence. In other words, as the “Dead.tv” tagline boasts, “The slasher film has grown up.” “When Harrison sent me the script, I fell in love with it,” actress Felissa Rose says. “It’s very characterdriven and everything is very textured and layered. There’s all these subplots and there’s some great social commentary about where we are today with television and pop culture and the relationships teenagers have with technology. It’s definitely one of

Actors Danielle Harris and Eric Roberts between takes at Penny’s Place in Kunkletown.

the most amazing projects I’ve ever had the pleasure of being involved in.” High praise, coming from Rose. One of the stars of “Dead.tv” (alongside Eric Roberts of “The Dark Knight” and Danielle Harris of the 2007 “Halloween” remake), Rose has been in more than 20 horror ﬁlms over

the course of her career. She will return to NEPA in September to act in Smith’s next film “Zombie Killers: Elephant’s Graveyard.” Smith specifically wrote the role Rose plays in “Dead.tv” (that of a slasherflick scream queen, natch) for her. Of all the characters she’s played, after all, Rose remains best known

as Angela, the not-whatshe-appears-to-be main character of “Sleepaway Camp,” the ﬁlm that cost Smith his girlfriend so many years ago. “I guess that that was the end of that relationship,” Rose says, “but, in a way, it was the beginning of ours.” W

Above left, director Harrison Smith talks with George Roberts while shooting an opening scene. Above right, ‘Dead.tv’ star Felissa Rose poses with FX artist Cleve Hall from SyFy Channel’s ‘Monster Man.’

NEPA Tattoo Arts Festival @ Genetti Hotel & Conference Center • 08.30.13

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Swanberg rediscovers his humor in‘Drinking Buddies’ Amy Longsdorf

Weekender Correspondent After eight years of still stay within the shooting no-budget genre.” indies like “Nights To prepare, and Weekends” Swanberg studied and “Alexander the Paul Mazursky’s Last,” director Joe “Bob, Carol, Ted Swanberg decided, in and Alice” and his words, “to hit the Joe Swanberg Elaine May’s “The reset button” on his Heartbreak Kid,” career. two comedies from the late The result is “Drinking ’60s and early ’70s. Even Buddies,” easily his best – though neither film plays and most accessible – movie. by the rom com rules, they While his previous 16 fea- were both huge hits. It gave tures helped kickstart the Swanberg hope that he could Mumblecore movement and pull off a similar feat. netted considerable critical “I used to think that if you acclaim, “Drinking Buddies” made a smart and compliis a different brew entirely. cated comedy, it would only Not only does the film play to a limited audience. feature Hollywood-based But those movies proved actors like Olivia Wilde, Jake it was possible to do someJohnson, Ron Livingston, thing different and still conand Anna Kendrick, but the nect with moviegoers.” budget was arguably bigger While Swanberg has than all of his other films put always incorporated humor together. in his movies, “Drinking This time around, Buddies” is his first flat-out Swanberg says he had a comedy. After a series of deep desire to connect with dramas, the filmmaker was audiences. “I think it just ready to lighten up. hit me when I was starting “I don’t know what hap‘Drinking Buddies’ how big pened to me because I a deal it is for [a movie-goer] started out wanting to make to go to a theater and chose comedies,” says Swanberg, my movie over any of the 32. “And I think some of my others playing. I just wanted earlier movies have a sense to make sure that I was hold- of humor. ing up my end of the bar“But then because of gain.” issues in my personal life, Available on VOD and in my movies got dark for a select theaters, “Drinking while. But I’m happy to have Buddies” is an intoxicating made something light and slice-of-life tale that focuses to have gotten my sense of on Wilde and Johnson. Both humor back.” work for a micro-brewery On previous features, and love to hang out togeth- Swanberg was, as he notes, er knocking back cold ones. a “one-man band,” doing They’re clearly a match anything and everything made in heaven, but since that was required, including they’re both dating others coordinating the craft ser(Livingston, Kendrick), vices table and driving cast their relationship stays pla- members to and from the tonic. set. But then Wilde’s boyfriend With “Drinking Buddies,” departs, and the stage is set he hired crew members to do for the drinking buddies to a lot of the same jobs he used become something more. to perform. Rather than feelBut if you think you know ing as if he was losing conwhere this rom com is head- trol, Swanberg enjoyed the ed, think again. “Drinking freedom of being able to conBuddies” zigs when you centrate on simply working think it will zag. with the actors. “I’m a huge fan of roman“I was nervous at first, tic comedies, but I was but I quickly learned that I growing frustrated at how wasn’t giving up control on predictable they’d become,” the things I cared about,” says Swanberg. “I wanted to he says. “In fact, hiring taldo something different but ented people to be in charge

of the different departments allowed me to spend more time dealing with the stuff that I care passionately about.” Another big change for Swanberg was working with Hollywood vets like Wilde. The actress, who has delivered largely bland performances in films like “Cowboys and Aliens” and “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone,” blossoms in “Drinking Buddies.” “I had seen Olivia in ‘Alpha Dog’ and I have kept track of her ever since,” says Swanberg. “She really hasn’t been given the opportunity to shine.” Even though Swanberg’s latest is more heavily scripted than his previous features, he still allowed his cast room to improvise. “I think it was a bit scary for them at first,” he says. “But it was also different for them too, challenging. And the chemistry that Olivia and Jake have; I can’t take credit for that. I really just cast them and then tried to stay out of their way.” A native of Detroit, Swanberg attended film school at the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale before launching his first lo-fi feature, “Kissing on the Mouth,” in 2005. It was around this same time that Mumblecore mainstays Andrew Bujalski made his film debut with “Funny Ha Ha” and the Duplass Brothers turned out

“The Puffy Chair.” Bujalski coined the term “Mumblecore” to describe the films which were not only shot on the cheap but also shared an emphasis on dialogue over action. A number of the films were, as the New York Times noted, “largely made by and about young post grads.” “I remember the first time I heard Andrew say ‘Mumblecore,’ I hated it and I told him, ‘Never say that again,’” recalls Swanberg with a laugh. “But the name stuck.” Now, Swanberg is appreciative of being part of a movement that earned him plenty of free publicity. “It’s a struggle for a filmmaker to get people to see his or her movies, especially movies that don’t have stars. In a way, being part of the Mumblecore [movement] was like having a movie star in the movie. It made people want to see our movies.” Through the years, the Mumblecore filmmakers have banded together, often co-starring in each other’s movies and using some of the same actors. “We’ve really had each other’s backs,” notes the director. Since filming “Drinking Buddies,” Swanberg has already completed two more features – “24 Exposures” starring buddy Adam Wigand, and “Happy Christmas,” a rom com with Anna Kendrick, Melanie

Lynskey, and Philly’s Mark Webber. Swanberg has also acted in a number of movies, including the 2014 chiller “Proxy” for director Zack Parker and producer Faust Checho (the Stroudsburgshot “The Fields” with Cloris Leachman). At the moment, Swanberg can be seen in “You’re Next,” a horror thriller that earned rave reviews from critics. “I’m really proud to be a

part of ‘You’re Next,’” says Swanberg of the ﬂick about a family reunion interrupted by a gang of ax-wielding psychos. “It opens in New York the same day as ‘Drinking Buddies’ and I have to do a Q&A for my movie, but afterwards I’m going to get a bunch of my friends together and see ‘You’re Next’ at midnight. I can’t wait because I love that movie.” W

On-again/off-again relationships

ence conﬁrms this too because, when I ask people why they keep coming back, they often cite one or more of the abovementioned reasons. Aside from lingering feelings, others claim, “I am afraid to be alone” (companionship), “It was comfortable” (familiarity), and “I knew he was the one for me” (partner is “the one”). Popular culture has satirized the on-off phenomenon. In the 1990s sitcom “Seinfeld,” for instance, Jerry Seinfeld, the lead character in the show, hit the proverbial nail on the head when he admitted, “Ending a relationship is like knocking over a soda machine. You can’t do it in one push. You gotta rock it back-and-forth, and then it falls over.” From this angle, relationships are like soda machines, but — unlike soda — they are a lot less sweet. Other studies have demonstrated that the majority of break-ups are not mutual. Fifteen percent of onagain/off-again partners report a mutual break-up compared to 43 percent of standard couples. In other words, mutual break-ups

are less likely among on-off couples. Chances are that some poor sap, either the guy or the girl, will end up on the break-up receiving end, alone. But it’s not all bad. Interestingly, positive outcomes related to breakups have not been widely reported, but a 2003 study in journal of Personal Relationships did, in fact, point out some positive things about on-off relationships. For example, some people report “gaining wisdom” and “experiencing positive emotions” after a break-up. Though interesting, more research needs to be done, however, regarding the positive outcomes of break-ups. Like the ancient Greek myth of Sisyphus, couples that constantly renew, pushing their relationship rock up a hill, only to let it roll down and up again, are doing themselves a disservice, in my opinion, and ought to just end it. Finally, as the science suggests, if you are the person to end the relationship the ﬁrst time, the odds are that you will be the person to end it again… and again… and again… ad inﬁnitum. W

Teri Schlichenmeyer | Weekender Correspondent

Hope on the job hunt

By now, you should be used to hearing “no.” No, we’re not accepting applications at this time. No, we don’t have any openings. No, we’re not hiring. There’s no chance we’ll be expanding this year. No, we looked over your resume and no, we can’t offer you a job now. You’ve filled out hundreds of applications. You’ve done your best on interviews and you still don’t have the job you want. Now, with the new book “This is How to Get Your Next Job” by Andrea Kay, you’ll be able to determine your next step. When her husband, a small business owner, said that he had given up hope in finding the qualified employee he’d been looking for, Andrea Kay knew there was trouble. Some of his interviewees seemed unprofessional. Others just didn’t seem like a right fit… which is Kay’s first important point: when job-hunting, you may be passed over because of how employers “feel about you” or because of how you “seemed,” based upon how you acted when applying or interviewing. The good news is, that’s something you can fix. Before you get that far, though, remember that there are jobs out there. Yes, there may be a thousand people applying for the position you want, but standing out is “not that hard. It’s a matter of not doing what everybody else is doing.” Next, ask yourself how you want to seem to a prospective employer. What are your strengths for this job? How will you fit? How will you show those strengths and convey that meaning clearly, without merely using words? Those are some of the questions you “must, must, must” ask yourself before you go to your next interview, while

‘This is How to Get Your Next Job’ Andrea Kay 244 pages $16

you’re there, and after it’s over. Be mindful of how people will remember you when you’re not around. Remember that your words aren’t all that’s on display during the interview; your demeanor, dress, and manners are being noticed, too. Know what you should never do, say, discuss, or wear while looking for a job, and read about “15 Things You Should Never Do Once You Get a Job or in Your Career — Ever.” Then memorize them. Your new job may depend on it. So you think nobody’s hiring? Author Andrea Kay says you’re wrong, and in this helpful book, she shows you what to do to put yourself front-and-center in an employer’s mind

and his resume pile. But that’s not all that’s inside “This is How to Get Your Next Job.” Because it’s ﬁlled with dozens of illustrative anecdotes from employers willing to share their experiences, this book is really quite entertaining. I spent lots of time being amazed that people really do the kinds of things Kay mentions, and laughing. These cautionary tales ﬁt well in this book, and nicely prove her “tell and show” advice. This book is great for new grads, the newly unemployed, new career searchers, and anybody who needs a job soon. If that’s you, then “This is How to Get Your Next Job” will help, no doubt. W

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What keeps partners coming back? This question, a question posed by researchers in a 2011 study published in The Journal of Social Psychology, forces social scientists — and myself, quite honestly — to dive into a phenomenon that persists across the dating spectrum, a phenomenon that is both interesting and frustrating: interesting because it sheds light on human desire, and frustrating because on-off relationships inhibit those who are “sort of” with someone from moving on. According to the research, common themes of on-off relationships include: • On-off partners report more uncertainty about their relationship. • On-off partners are intentionally vague about their break-up strategy. • On-off partners are less certain they are no longer dating following their ﬁrst breakup. Almost half the 2011 study’s participants admitted to missing their partner, still loving their partner, and feeling that they could not be without their partner. My own experi-

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Male Musings on love, roMance, and dating Kenny Luck | Special to the Weekender

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Got to get away from‘Getaway’ Pete Croatto

Weekender Correspondent Rating: W “Getaway,” the sports car smash-‘em-up that belly flopped at the box office this past weekend, does everything wrong — from its artlessly filmed car chases to Ethan Hawke’s tough guy rasp, which sounds like he’s about to complain about the lines at the post office. Director Courtney Solomon keeps upping the ante on stupidity, concluding with a useless reveal that serves as the moldy cherry atop this mountainous crap sundae. Hawke plays Brent Magra, a disgraced racecar driver who has started fresh in Bulgaria with his wife, Leanne (soap opera vet Rebecca Budig). The transition to Target runs and laundry schedules is rudely interrupted when she is kidnapped. To get her back unharmed, Brent must follow the telephoned instructions of a man known only as the Voice (Jon Voight). It starts with Brent stealing a renovated Shelby Cobra Mustang equipped with internal and external cameras so he can complete a series of tasks requiring the services of numerous stunt drivers. Brent’s job gets more complicated when he’s forced to take the car’s owner (Selena Gomez), a computer-savvy, tough-talking rich girl along for the ride. Solomon’s goal, it seems, is to create a thrill-a-minute spectacle. I have no problem with that — if I could follow anything. Solomon’s go-to move is to use blink-quick shots, sometimes from different perspectives (for example, the car’s mounted cameras). So not only is the action indecipherable, it physically hurts to keep up with the epileptic jitteriness. Every frantic car chase — and there are a lot of them — looks exactly the same, except maybe a train is involved or a different

not even varying camera angles can make this bland bomb interesting.

OPening in theaters this week: • Riddick • Salinger • Adore • Hell Baby

DVDs releaseD sePt. 3:

• Now You See Me • Sharknado • The Lords of Salem • The Iceman

set of terrified pedestrians flees for their lives. There’s a mechanical weight to “Getaway,” an unwillingness to embrace the humor or stupidity behind its turbo tendencies. It is surprisingly depressing: the audience I saw this with displayed all the enthusiasm of attending a Monday morning staff meeting. Not even the characters, if you want to call them that, in “Getaway” have fun. Backgrounds, in this case computer geek and tortured stoic, do not make for characters. Nor does that create chemistry, a big part of keeping your movie from resembling a demolition derby. Gomez and the willowy, insecure Hawke, woefully miscast as a stony loner, have no chance. Hawke excels when he’s paired with an explosive talent — Julie Delpy, Denzel Washington — and Gomez lacks the seasoning to inflict her lines with humor or sexiness. She always sounds like she’s pissed that mom still hasn’t picked her up from

school. Thanks to this movie and “Spring Breakers,” Gomez is further away from her hollow-eyed Disney darling days. Now she must learn that she can’t take edgy roles and magically become Michelle Williams. Of course, “Getaway” finds other ways to drive us nuts. The once-respected Voight is here because, well, Solomon felt his movie needed an OK Werner Herzog impression? Gomez’s character fiddles with the car’s cameras or with her tablet — which appears out of nowhere — and there are no repercussions. And how did she track down Brent in the first place? Everything in “Getaway” is confusing or dumb or pointless, making it an ideal debut for Labor Day weekend, a time when studios and audiences would rather be outside. — Read more of Pete’s cinematic musings on 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). 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 • The Jungle Book Kids: Sept. 20-21, 27-28, 7 p.m.; Sept. 21-22, 28-29, 2 p.m. • Children of Eden: Nov. 8-9, 15-16, 7 p.m.; Nov. 10, 17, 2 p.m. Registrations upcoming workshops: See www.kisstheatre.org for registration forms. • My Son Pinocchio Jr.: Ages 8-16, starts Sept. 23. • The Aristocats Kids: Ages 4-10, classes begin Oct. 19. the lamp post. chapter one (47 North Franklin St - third floor - WilkesBarre) • Creation Destruction Potential, a collection of theatrical, visual, and musical art & performance: Sept. 4, 8 p.m. $5. Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre ( 537 North Main StreetWilkes-Barre. 570.823.1875.) • “Spamalot”: Sept. 7-15, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. $18. 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, 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)

Monty Python’s “spamalot” opens saturday at the little theatre of wilkes-Barre for two weekends. starring Joe sheridan as king arthur & kristen Peterman (shown here), the hilarious musical comedy runs Friday and saturdays at 8 p.m. and sundays at 3 p.m. For reservations & directions, call 570.823.1875.

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WBWnews@civitasmedia.com, 90 E. Market St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 18703, or fax to 570.831.7375. Deadline is Mondays at 2 p.m. • Phoenix Kids present “Willy Wonka the Musical”: Sept. 13-29, 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. $10. Pines Dinner Theatre (448 North 17th St., Allentown. 610.433.2333. pinesdinnertheatre.com) • “Route 66”: Sept. 6-Oct. 20, Wednesdays through Sundays. $48.50, adults; $46.50, seniors (60+); $20, children under the age of 16. Includes dinner, beverages during dinner, the show, and tax. 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. Wilkes University (84 W. South St, Wilkes-Barre, 1.800. WILKES.U, wilkes.edu) • “The Curious Savage”: Sept. 26-28, 8 p.m., Sept. 29, 2 p.m. • “Seussical, The Musical:” Nov. 8-9, 15-16, 8 p.m., Nov. 10, 17, 2 p.m. • “The No-Frills Revue”: Feb. 14-15, 21-22, 8 p.m., Feb. 16, 23, 2 p.m. • Check out Chekhov, An Evening of One Act Plays by Anton Pavlovich Chekov: April 3-5, 8 p.m., April 6, 2 p.m. Expanded listings at theweekender.com. W

Rich Howells | Weekender Editor

Ben drives fans batty,but he may save the day job portraying a man not made of steel, but of flesh and bone. My favorite role he’s ever played, that of fictional comic artist Holden McNeil in “Chasing Amy,” is also a testament to his ability to naturalistically capture real, raw emotion on film. I didn’t even mention “Good Will Hunting” or the fun I had watching him in “Dogma” yet. And yes, he was the bomb in “Phantoms,” yo. OK, “Armageddon” was super cheesy and “Pearl Harbor” is an insult to history, but this is a whole different type of blockbuster – this is the Dark Knight we’re talking about here. The Man Without Fear is like Batman in many ways, a gritty hero who cleans up the crime-ridden streets of his hometown, and if nothing else, his Daredevil proves that Ben has got the chin and the build for it. He eventually got Jennifer Garner out of that deal, too, so who can really blame him for at least attempting to save that schlock? My point is that Affleck knows how to dig deep, and who better to play a rich white guy who polarizes the public than a rich white guy who tends to polarize the public? Bruce Wayne is a man who is both loved and hated by the people of Gotham, as is his alter ego, and Ben knows a little bit about that considering he’s living it. If he can understand Bruce Wayne, he can certainly get into the head (and mask) of Batman. And as many columnists and bloggers have pointed out, this isn’t the first time that the casting of a Batman film has caused a major disturbance in the force of fandom. Michael Keaton, considered by many now to be the greatest live-action Batman of all time, was known more as a comedian in the late ‘80s, so when he was cast in Tim Burton’s

The casting of Ben Affleck as Batman in the upcoming Superman/Batman crossover film may have come as a surprise, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad idea.

1989 smash hit, the studio received thousands upon thousands of letters asking that he be removed from the production. I was a bit young to remember that, but I do remember the impression that ﬁlm left on me, even as a Marvel fan. History repeated itself when Heath Ledger was cast as the Joker in “The Dark Knight” in 2006. The outcry ranged from anger to homophobia (due to his role in “Brokeback Mountain”) to cries for a boycott before anyone had even seen him in the now iconic makeup. His Oscarwinning performance is what made that ﬁlm what it is, and tragically, he passed away before he could be vindicated on screen. If you weren’t in the room when an actor auditioned, then you can speculate and make all the jokes you want, but please reserve your judgment for a trailer or even opening night, if you can wait

that long. Affleck has not had the perfect career, but few actors have, and while I agree there were other actors out there probably better suited for the role of Batman, I’m willing to simply wait and see. I thought Christian Bale was the perfect choice when he began his journey into the Batcave, but looking back now, I don’t find his performances as compelling as I felt they could have been (his voice whenever he donned the cowl was a bit much), and “The Dark Knight Rises” left a lot to be desired. I don’t think writer/director Christopher Nolan ever quite nailed every nuance of that character completely, so maybe a fresh take will do the Batman some good. On a somewhat related note, a website with dubious sources “confirmed” the casting of “Breaking Bad” star Bryan Cranston as Supes’ archenemy Lex

Luthor soon after the Afﬂeck announcement, a rumor that has since been shot down despite him being such an obvious choice in both looks and personality. A lot of reputable sites ran with the story in an attempt to beat others to the punch, which is the sad state of journalism today, but I found it ironic that the casting practically everyone would have agreed with turned out to be false while the casting everyone thought was a bad joke was quickly con-

firmed. As funny as all the B atman-with-a-B ostonaccent impressions will be, I’m waiting for Affleck to get the last laugh. I’m not totally confident that will be the case, but I’m not ready to string him up by his grappling hook, either. At least not yet. -Rich Howells is a lifelong Marvel Comics collector, wannabe Jedi master, and cult film fan. E-mail him at rhowells@civitasmedia.com.

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So after discussing more pressing comic book matters last week and giving fanboys some time to cool off, I think it’s finally time to talk Batfleck. By now, the entire planet and several parallel dimensions know that Ben Affleck was cast as Batman in the upcoming 2015 Superman/Batman crossover film, a direct sequel to June’s “Man of Steel.” The Internet instantly went insane, mostly panning Warner Bros. and DC’s decision and demanding they reconsider through rants, Tweets, and petitions, including one through the White House’s website, which the government thankfully pulled down. Considering those guys can’t even balance a budget or pass an effective piece of legislation, I don’t think we really want to get them involved anyway. It appears that all that goodwill Affleck built up with critics and audiences with “Argo,” “The Town,” and “Gone Baby Gone” is exactly that – gone, baby. Even though Hollywood clearly did, it seems the web cannot forgive him for films like “Gigli,” “Paycheck,” “Surviving Christmas,” “Reindeer Games,” “Jersey Girl” (which I kind of liked, actually), and particularly “Daredevil,” which, I must admit, I also didn’t think was that bad. Well, at least he wasn’t too bad in it. It was written and directed by the guy who would go on to give us “Ghost Rider,” so seriously, let’s cut Ben some slack for having to work with such goofy, instantly dated material. In fact, before we get into that superhero, let’s talk about that other superhero he played – Superman, or rather the man who once played Superman, George Reeves. In “Hollywoodland,” Affleck did a fantastic

Wednesday, sePtember 4, 2013

Geek Culture & more

WeeKender, Wednesday, september 4, 2013

same sex, different citY

Yes, no, and where to go

Erin Rovin | Weekender Correspondent

Logo ho no mo’!

For years, monogrammed handbags have been the epitome of class. I used to be obsessed with the iconic LV’s in different colors sprawling across a white Speedy; then I switched to the classic brown monogrammed Louis Vuitton. Then I went vegan and sold them all. 10 years later, and I am pretty sick of staring at letters plastering every handbag walking down the street. My overzealousness for designer bags may have led me down this path. In my broke-but-havingmore-fun-than-I-should in Hollywood, Calif., days, I would take Sunday afternoon trips to downtown Los Angeles. I frequented the seedy and famous Olympic Boulevard, where you could buy anything for under $100. I loaded up on Louis Vuittons, Gucci, Prada, and anything else that I thought was cute and would make me a little happier walking down the street without totally busting my personal assistant budget. Downtown, you could ﬁnd anything from knockoff sweatpants to knockoff lap dogs. Sad, but true. I remember when my mother and sister visited Los Angeles. I took them downtown to do some “hot shopping.” I will never forget the moment when my mother handed a shop owner $20 for a “designer bag,” and all of a sudden, the metal security gate was rolled down simultaneously from all of the shop owners and we found ourselves in an

almost deserted shopping center, when just moments ago it was bustling. Then the cops came around the corner. Oh, damn, it was a raid. We grabbed our goods and just kept walking. The cops left shortly after. Ah, those days were fun. Now I realize the consequences of buying counterfeit goods. Not just that the handle will probably break off or the zipper will stick in a very important job interview, but the people who make these cheap bags have to work in terrible conditions, and some are even children. The real Louis Vuitton has been monogramming their impeccable luggage since 1854. To me, they are monogram royalty. But in a sea of LV’s, G’s, C’s, and CC’s, I have come to appreciate the structure and function of a handbag over the in-your-face nametagging on everything. One day, my L.A. room-

mate had just bought a white Coach bag. She sat down for drinks and unstitched and ripped the Coach signature off the front of the bag! She said, “I hate labels.” I thought, “Then buy a $10 bag from Ross that looks like that one!” I was mystiﬁed. But now, I get it. I want to appreciate the hardware, the stitching, the feel, and how the bag wears on my body. Whether it’s a $10 bag from Ross or a more expensive designer piece, I don’t care. It’s a personal preference, but for me, the love affair with designer monogrammed bags is ofﬁcially over. I am no longer a logo ho. -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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WHatEvER you do… • Buy what makes you happy. • Remember that counterfeit items equal poor working conditions for many people and even child labor. • Don’t have a designer budget? Try a designer collaboration like Target and Philip Lim this month! Great bags for around $35 at Target. • Check out the plethora of bags at T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, and Ross in Dickson City or Wilkes-Barre. • Still love monogramming? Make your own personal printable monogram design at forchicsake.com/printable-monogram.

Melissa Hughes | Weekender Correspondent

Three’s a crowd

When a couple starts getting serious, one of the primary needs that should be focused on is having quality time together. It is a time of building connections, getting to know each other, having relations in every room of the house, and cuddly, snuggle time. What happens if during the high point of those blissful honeymoon days a roommate moves in? How do you share the space, make the moves, and keep the sizzle hot without getting caught scampering nude from the bedroom to the bathroom? It is never something I had ever been confronted with until recently. My boyfriend was tossing around the idea of saving on money by bringing in a roommate to his apartment. I was so against the idea of having someone invade the love nest that it caused an actual fight. I had gotten so comfort-

able with the idea of sweatpants, no makeup, and a scrunchie that the thought of having to put on the dog and pony princess show for a third party was actually sickening to me. What will happen to loud physical encounters and random household hook-ups wherever and whenever? These are things I had become very accustomed to. I am all about saving money, but I don’t share well with others, whether it’s my boyfriend, my space, or my French fries. There are so many pros and cons to the situation that I really had to have a heart to heart with my man candy about it. I know in the long run it would be a huge help for him, but I am horribly selfish… and selfish always wins. Maybe I am irrational, maybe I am stubborn, and maybe I am slightly immature about it all, but I admit to being a

control freak about just about every situation life throws at me. I can’t control a third party walking in his underwear through the house eating cold pizza at 3 a.m. I can’t control listening to someone else’s bad taste in music as it is blasted through the walls while he plays air guitar and Xbox. And lastly, I can’t control myself, loud and proud and sometimes less than ladylike. Perhaps this is why I live alone. My cat doesn’t seem to mind midnight strolls in my underwear to grab a juice box from the fridge. I could leave laundry out on the floor or skip the dishes for a day or two or three. I will forever be a believer in the old adage, “Two is company, and three is a crowd,” and I still vote no on the roommate ballot. W

Derek Warren

BEER REVIEWS

Derek Warren | Weekender Correspondent

Weekender Correspondent

A tasty tumbler Pumpkin beers and Oktoberfest brews may be popular this time of year, but look to other beers — and their hops — for a refreshing fall taste.

true showcase of the nuances within hops. This is because in the fresh whole cone state the hops contain a higher amount of oils that emit more aroma and bitterness within the beer. How bitter and how potent of an aroma varies depending on which hops have been chosen for the beer. Another important note with hops is the two categories hops mainly are divided into: aroma and bittering. Aroma hops add hop bitterness to the beer but, even more so, give hoppy beers a wonderful smell. Bittering hops add just what you would think, bitterness. So what are wet hopped beers and why are they so popular this time of the year? Wet hopped beers are those beers which use fresh whole cone hops. The main difference between whole cone hops and pellet hops is that pellet hops are pelletized and kilned, whereas whole cone hops are picked fresh from the vine and have more moisture — hence “wet” hopped. The reason they are so popular this time of year is that hops are grown. The peak of the hop harvesting season in the Northern hemisphere ranges from August through September; this is the time popular American hops

such as cascade, simcoe, and citra are at their best and tastiest. This style began to take off in popularity thanks to our friends at Sierra Nevada. In 1996 Sierra Nevada decided to buck the current trends at the time and add fresh hops to its beer with the release of Harvest Ale, now called Northern Hemisphere Harvest Ale. The beer was an overwhelming success and has become a seasonal staple for the brewery. Many other beer makers have caught on to this trend and have released great harvest ales, such as Founder’s Harvest Ale and Rogue Wet Hop Ale. Our own local heroes at Breaker Brewing Company are currently brewing up a wet hop version of their popular IPA, I Love PA, with locally grown fresh hops that will be unleashed upon the public soon. Wet hop beers are just starting to hit the market now with many more to come as we plow through harvest season. Grab some bottles of your favorite pumpkin and Oktoberfest beers, but also be sure to enjoy these unbelievably fresh hoppy beers, or you will have to sit with regret until the next harvest season. W

plexities of this dish, along with the smokiness of the cheese, pair perfectly with this beer and really highlight the toasted malts and subtle hop ﬂavors within the beer. This is also a great beer to have with desserts, but keep it light as too hefty of a dessert can overpower the beer. Desserts such as brownies, chocolate chip cookies, and light cream puffs are all perfect pairings with Tumbler. Is it worth trying? As with everything brewed by the world-class brewery Sierra Nevada, yes! Brown ales are wonderful any time of the year, but this truly is a fantastic way to kickstart the fall season. Tumbler offers the perfect bridge between light summer beers and heavier winter warmers and stouts that come when the snow starts to fall which, unfor-

tunately, is right around the corner. While pumpkin and Oktoberfest beers may get all the glory this time of year, there are many other fabulous fall seasonal releases, and this is certainly in the top of the crop. Grab yourself a bottle while you can and enjoy this delightful seasonal beer around a nice warm campﬁre. Rating: W W W W Where can I get it? Currently available in bottles at Wegmans, Dickson City; Goldstein’s Deli, Kingston; Krugel’s Georgetown Deli & Beer, Wilkes-Barre; and J&H Beer, Plains Township. Remember, enjoy responsibly! Cheers! -Derek Warren is a beer fanatic, avid homebrewer, and beer historian. Follow Derek’s beer blog at idtapthat.org. W

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Though the impending autumn season may bring about thoughts of pumpkin and Oktoberfest beers being enjoyed on chilly evenings, you may be overlooking some other fantastic beers that come to market during this time — namely, fresh hop beers that celebrate the bountiful harvest. While Samhain may be one of the oldest festivals celebrating the harvest season, fresh-hopped beers may be one the newer and, some may say, tastier ways to celebrate a generous harvest. Many breweries have begun creating fresh hop or “wet hopped” beers, taking advantage of the explosion in the popularity of hoppy beers. This is a rather new phenomenon that began hitting the market around 10 years ago and has steadily grown in popularity every year since. Before we can discuss what wet hopped beers are, a quick detour into differences within hops are in order. Hops come to brewers in two forms: whole cone or pellets. Many breweries use pellet hops as the shelf life in this form is much longer and thus more cost efﬁcient. However, in brewing a wet hop beer, whole cone hops are needed for both its freshness and higher oil content. Wet hopped beers are a

Beer: Tumbler Autumn Brown Ale Brewer: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Style: American Brown Ale ABV: 5.50% Description: Sierra Nevada’s Tumbler pours a clear dark brown with a creamy and frothy off-white head that lingers long, with huge lacing on the glass. The aroma alone is perfect for a lovely autumn evening, with notes of brown sugar, molasses, biscuit, slight nuttiness, and toasted malt. Thankfully, the taste matches the nose and even brings more to the party. The sweetness of the brown sugar hits the palate ﬁrst, but is quickly washed over with notes of chocolate and toasted malt with subtle hints of molasses and earthy hops, making an appearance before the brown sugar cuts through again, leaving a lingering sweetness on the palate. The body of this beer is soft and creamy with a very light amount of carbonation; just the kind of beer you want to sip on during a cool evening. I am a huge fan of brown ales in general, and this is an extremely tasty and easy drinking beer, perfect for the upcoming autumn evenings. Food pairing: Tumbler is a great beer to have with a hefty dinner, especially those dishes that include a fair amount of meats. A delectable baked ham and mashed potato dinner make a great pairing with Tumbler. Another great match-up is with roasted pork, as the smoothness and sweetness of the beer intermingles perfectly with the fatty pork. A truly impressive coupling with this beer is grilled salmon topped with smoked Gouda cheese. The com-

Wednesday, sePtember 4, 2013

A hoppy harvest

WEEKENDER, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

BAZAARS/FESTIVALS 26th Annual Felittese Festival Sept.6-8,Old Forge.5-10 p.m.Friday, Saturday,noon-10 p.m.Sunday. 2ndAnnual Race for Our Lady of Constantinople Sept.8,9 a.m.,Old Forge High School Football Field. Mass to honor Our Lady Sept.8,10 a.m.,St.Mary’s Church.For more info visit www.facebook.com/ FelitteseAssociation. 33rd Annual Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire: Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 27,and Labor Day Monday,Mount Hope Estate andWinery.$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. BENEFITS/CHARITY EVENTS American Cancer Society • Drink to Pink,to benefit Making StridesAgainst Breast Cancer Walk: Sept.13,5:30-8:30 p.m., BackyardAle House (523 Linden St.,Scranton).$10 suggested donation,two drink tickets for domestic drafts,well drinks,house wines,and cosmopolitans.Pink attire encouraged. • Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS3): 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 forAirWalk: 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 • 11thAnnual GolfTournament: 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 CareNet of Scranton •ThirdAnnualWalk 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. • 3rdAnnual Pit BullAwareness Day and Carnival: Oct.26,noon-6 p.m., Kirby Park. Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation • Chapter Kick-off: Sept.20,6-7:30 p.m.,Pocono Medical Center Main Building (206 E.Brown St.,East Stroudsburg). 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. rtheastsuicidepreventionintiative. 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 (155AustinAve.,Wilkes-Barre). CAR & BIKE EVENTS 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. Car Show to benefit the Plains Little League Sept.15,noon-5 p.m.,Dominick’s Café (20 School St.,Hudson).$10 donation all cars and bikes.Call 829.9612 OR 829.9658 for more information. Coal Cracker Cruisers Car Club (570.876.4034 • Cruise Night: Sept.6,6-9 p.m., AdvanceAuto Parts (Route 6, Carbondale). • 15thAnnual Car Show: Sept.15,9 a.m.For more info contactJoAnn 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 pre-registration.Preregister by mailing 1 Country Club Drive,HazleTownship,PA18202. 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.) Car Cruises: • Sept.21,5-9 p.m.,Johnny Rockets, Montage Mountain. • Cruise to Benefit Ronald McDonald House: Sept.22,2-6 p.m.Rain date Sept.29. CHURCHES Corpus Christi (Montdale) •Annual Harvest FestivalTurkey Dinner: Oct.6,noon-5 p.m.$10, adults; $5,children.Take-outs available. Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church (420 Main Rd.,HanoverTwp., 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. First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit (300 School St.,Clarks Summit,

570.586.6306,www.fpccs.org) • Excelsior Cornet Band,NewYork State’sAuthentic CivilWar Brass Band: Oct.6,4 p.m. •All-church recital with First Presbyterian Church musical ensembles: Novl 17,4 p.m. Restored Church (DowntownArts,47 North Franklin St.,Wilkes-Barre) • Grand opening service: Sept.8, 10:30 a.m. Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church (135 River St.,Olyphant) •ThirdAnnual Rummage Sale: Sept.20,8 a.m.-7 p.m.,Sept.21,10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.,American Legion Hall (Raymond Henry Post No.327). • 125thAnniversary Celebration; Oct. 27,beginning with liturgy at 3 p.m., followed by celebration from 5-9 p.m. $40,per person; $12,children 12 and under.For tickets contact Sandra at 570.383.9487. • Ukrainian Culture Day: Oct.26,9 a.m.-3 p.m. Shavertown United Methodist Church • 7thAnnual GolfTournament: Oct. 5,registration 9 a.m.,shotgun start at 10,Mill Race and Golf Camping Resort (Benton).$80 entry fee. For questions call BevAtherholt at 570.675.7295 or Bill Runner at 570.675.5055. EVENTS Cocoon Coffee House

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ACROSS 1 Chic, to Austin Powers 4 Crooked 8 Implement 12 Tramcar contents 13 Decorative case 14 Unsightly 15 Relinquish the throne 17 Smile 18 Squid squirt 19 Big-time operator? 21 19-Across, e.g. 24 Chart format 25 “Eureka!” 26 Run-down horse 28 Financial advisor Suze 32 Teeny bit 34 Deviate off course 36 Antitoxins 37 Dickinson output 39 Space 41 Water barrier 42 Suitable 44 Literary comparison 46 Last major battle site of WWII 50 Lobbyists’ org. 51 Actress Sorvino 52 Suggest 56 Greatly 57 Dazzle 58 Driving site 59 Zilch 60 - -a-ling 61 Right angle

(Route 6 & BellemonteAve.,Hawley. 570.226.6130,cacoonbarista@gmail. com) • First Friday Open Mic hosted by Ken Platt: Sept.6,7-9 p.m. The Commonwealth Medical College (525 Pine St.,Scranton, 570.504.7000, thecommonwealthmedical.com) •Annual golf tournament: Sept.30, Huntsville Golf Club,Shavertown. Registration and breakfast begins 9 a.m.,shotgun start at 10.$300, per golfer; $1,200,foursome. For more info call 570.504.9650 or to register online,go to www. thecommonwealthmedical.com/ golf . • FifthAnnual Gala: Oct.19,6 p.m., Scranton Cultural Center. Dietrich Theater (60 E.Tioga Street,Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500,www.dietrichtheater. com). • Bears In Our Backyard: Sept.7,11 a.m. •JimmyWelch Quartet Concert: Sept.15,3 p.m. • Fall 2013 Film Festival Oktoberfest Opening Night Gala: Sept.20,doors 5:30 p.m.$35. • Fall 2013 Film Festival: Sept.20Oct.3.$9,evening (after 6 p.m.); $8, matinee (before 6 p.m.).

SEE AGENDA, PAGE 50 DOWN 1 Bygone bird 2 Sphere 3 Commit (to) 4 Signal, as with a nod 5 Schedule abbr. 6 “Phooey!” 7 Trafﬁc jam 8 They’re in for the long haul 9 Shrek is one 10 Hodgepodge 11 Singer Loretta 16 Bankbook abbr. 20 Carnival site 21 Moist 22 Canton’s place 23 Shaft of light 27 Choke 29 Treat an ailment 30 Asian sea, really a lake 31 Appellation 33 Spring (from) 35 Existed 38 Hot tub 40 Ornamental material 43 Checker move? 45 Buddy 46 Muscat’s land 47 Narc’s measure 48 Press 49 Con 53 Press for payment 54 - Aviv 55 Moray or conger

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From the times Leader Luzerne County Fair: 4-11 p.m. Wednesday and thursday; 4-11:30 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m. saturday; 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. sunday; route 118, Lehman township. $8, includes parking, rides (except for camel), and entertainment; senior Citizens day thursday, $4. Info: 570.675.3247, luzernecountyfair.com.

ment rides, the highflying Dialed Action Sports Team, 4-H Fun Horse Show, Fair Princess Contest, line dancing, Barnyard Olympics, fireworks and entertainment by the Tommy Guns Band and the Kentucky Headhunters today, the Poets on Thursday, That ’90s Band and the Badlees on Friday, and Shawn Klush and the Sweet Inspirations in an Elvis tribute on Saturday. Keystone Kids and Rick K and the All Nighters take the stage on Sunday. Approximately 50,000 people attended the fair Photos by bill tarutis | the times Leader over the five days last year, Misericordia University peer advocates Tori Dziedziak of Shenandoah, right, and Amy Bunavage of Falls paint a deck at the Luzerne Pugh said. She pointed County Fairgrounds in Lehman Township. out the crowds range from 30,000 to 60,000, depending on the weather. But she knows people will keep coming back, not just for the attractions and the fair’s affordability but to spend time with family and friends and make a few memories. “That’s what we hope,” she said. But she added none of it would be possible without the hundreds of volunteers who put in endless hours. “We are 100 percent volunteer,” Pugh said. “The ABOVE: The sun shines brightly over the Luzerne County money goes back into Fairgrounds on Saturday afternoon. LEFT: Dallas Area Fall Fair the maintenance of the Association Secretary and vendor committee member Colette grounds.” Mahoney of Sweet Valley, right, and Misericordia University peer The fair also is a major advocate Mindy LaBarre of Rome survey the Luzerne County fundraiser for the commuFairgrounds. nity service clubs whose members volunteer at the fair, she added. W

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Children will have it made at the Luzerne County Fair this year. For the first time, organizers will transform a special area of the fairgrounds into Kiddie Land, with free rides for the younger fairgoers, an ag (agricultural) activity tent, and exotic animals. “They’ll actually get to plant a flower into a pot and get to take it home with them,” fair Chairman Brenda Pugh said. “They get to dress scarecrows, dig for potatoes, learn how to gather eggs.” But those won’t be real chickens in the ag tent in Kiddie Land, which will be down by the horse arena on the opposite side of the arena from the barn. “There will be exotic animals in Animal Alley,” Pugh said. She would not give specifics but did say there will be animals not native to the area. “Our petting zoo is down there – goats, sheep, all kinds of stuff they can touch and see,” she said. The fair gets under way today and runs for five days. And aside from Kiddie Land, there will be something else not seen at past Luzerne County Fairs: camel rides for $5. “If there is a charge for something, we try to keep it low.” Of course, this being a county fair, there will be exhibits, including paintings, duct-tape items, sewing creations, photography, vegetables, plants, and flower arrangements. Then throw in animal and tractor rodeo judging. “New to our barn, we’re actually going have longhorns,” Pugh said. She’s also heard a rumor: “We may have an impregnated cow coming into the grounds, so we may have a calf born at the fair.” The 51st annual fair also will include amuse-

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Robbie Vanderveken | Special to the Weekender

‘Blacklist’should be added to your gaming list It’s once again time to strap on the tri-goggles of elite special forces soldier Sam Fisher in “Splinter Cell: Blacklist.” “Splinter Cell” is a long running series of action stealth games that began in 2002. Sam Fisher is a highly-trained agent of the NSA called “Third Echelon,” a group organized to be the best of the best in anti-terrorism. Over the course of the last six games, Sam and his team have thwarted many different terrorist plots, and this time in “Blacklist,” the stakes are even higher. The gameplay of the “Splinter Cell” series has been largely the same, but that’s not bad; this series is known for having one of the best stealth gameplay around. The best way to play the game is to be methodical and remain out of sight, select non-obvious routes, and use diversions to outwit guards. What makes the series stand out for me is it seems to be more grounded in reality. There are several other games that offer great stealth gameplay, such as “Metal Gear Solid,” but they have unbelievable stories and crazy casts of characters. “Splinter Cell” is a lot more realistic. The graphics and lighting are gorgeous, and the physics and AI are very plausible. The story of “Blacklist” is a twisting and turning tale of espionage, and could possibly be the best of the series. This time, there has been a terrorist attack in Guam and the terror group having issued an ultimatum called the Blacklist, which is a list of escalating terrorist attacks that will be performed against the U.S. The President has granted Sam Fisher and his new team, the “Fourth Echelon,” ultimate authority and resources to eliminate this new terrorist threat. The variety of missions in this game is incredible: there is parachuting, sniper missions, breaking into Gitmo, and several other interesting scenarios. All of the different mission objectives ensure the game is never boring, and tak-

‘Splinter Cell: Blacklist’ System: PS3, Xbox 360 , Wii U, PC Genre: Third-Person Action Rating: M for Mature Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: Ubisoft Toronto ing down all of the enemies silently feels very satisfying. A cool new addition is the markand-execute system; each time you do a stealth takedown, you earn an execute maneuver, and when you have a few saved up, you can cash them in by tagging several enemies in a room and Sam will automatically take down everyone in the room. Stealth take-downs and tasks also earn you ways to customize you character with all sorts of different gadgets, such as sleep grenades, mines, crossbows, and many other tools. I played the game on the Wii U, and graphically, it’s about the same as the PS3 and 360 but has slight frame rate issues; none of the them are game-breaking. The thing I really enjoyed about the Wii version was the ability to quick-select gadgets and weapons on the touchscreen and controlling drones and sticky cams. The best use for the game pad is the ability to play the full game on it. You can throw the game from the

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television to the game pad and continue playing when someone wants to watch something. “Blacklist” has much more todothanthepreviousentries, as there are now several challenge modes for you to test your sneaking skills; the challenge modes can be done in single mode or with a friend. Although the story mode is quite good, “Blacklist” has some great multiplayer modes that are very entertaining. The best of the new modes is called “Spies vs. Mercs,” where teams of spies play a game of hide and seek with bigger lumbering mercs. One team plays the spies and they are like Sam, and the mercs are big burly guards that play like a ﬁrst-person shooter. The mercs’ job is to track down the

spies who are trying to hack into the computers. It can be a lot of fun, but the majority of my time was spent with the single story mode. Overall, I loved my time with “Splinter Cell: Blacklist.” I recommend this game to anyone who likes stealth games. It has the best story and gameplay of the series and is worth a look, especially if you are veteran fan. If you are new to the series, it might take some getting used to, but once you learn the system, you are in for one of the best spy games on the market. -Robbie Vanderveken is the digital operations specialist at The Times Leader. E-mail him at rvanderveken@timesleader.com. W

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Kyle Terpack Scranton “If there’s ever a zombie apocalypse, I want to be driving this car,” Terpak joked.“It is very well built and can handle a lot of incoming.” “The Fury has been in my family for years. It was my grandfather’s daily driver, then my father drove it for a while, who gave it to my brother, and I finally inherited it,” Terpak continued.“My plan is to eventually do a total restore.”W

Justin Brown | Weekender Correspondent

Flying high Over the past few years I’ve interviewed oodles and noodles of my favorite celebrities, discovering some of their wildest adventures and life lessons, while ﬁnding out what they could go on the record saying “Sorry, Mom and Dad” for. I have talked with Grammy winners, reality TV stars, sitcom stars, comedians, talk show hosts, best selling authors, and even a LOHAN! Something that caught me off guard over my conversations with some of the most uninhibited people in the public eye was how reserved they can be during a one-on-one chat. There is so much pressure during an interview with somebody you don’t know that it is often hard to get someone to answer a question without them having their guard up to an extent. I think it’s time to take the pressure off the interview and put the pressure on what is taking place during the interview. Why not put the pressure on a wild, extreme activity, such as bungee jumping, rock climbing, or swimming with sharks? That’s why I decided to interview 98.5 KRZ morning radio personality, Lissa, while JUMPING OUT OF

A PLANE! Last Friday afternoon, I met up with the always outspoken Lissa and we headed to Above the Poconos Skydivers (118 Old Airport Rd., Drums) for the most extreme interview EVER! A family operated business for over 50 years, Above the Poconos Skydivers is co-owned by husband and wife Don and Darlene Kellner. I knew we were in the right hands with the Kellners when I learned that Don holds the Guiness Book of World Record’s record for the most jumps out of a plane, with over 41,000 jumps… and counting! He once went skydiving 63 times in one day! Nevertheless, I was still nervous as hell, even though it was my second jump. Lissa, on the other hand, who was making her third jump, was not nervous at all. However, with her adrenaline rushing and mind focused on dancing in the clouds like an “In Living Color” ﬂy girl, her guard was completely down when it came to answering my questions. That’s probably why I got an answer from her when my one question was: “Let’s play Marry, Make-out, and Murder. Out of fellow KRZ personalities Rocky, Jeff

Walker, and Amanda, who would you marry, who would you make out with, and who would you murder?” Lissa said she would make-out with Amanda, because she would have less stubble, marry Jeff Walker, and murder Rocky, her morning co-host, because he would probably love to kill her sometimes! She might not have answered that if her mind wasn’t focused on jumping out of a plane! During our ﬂight, I asked her what she would say “Sorry Mom and Dad” for, and she apologized for not telling her parents that she was going to be jumping out of a plane. With photographers Brian Gerrity and Darlene Kellner helping capture the epic moment, and professional skydivers Paul Mayza and Christoph Streicher attached to us, we concluded our interview with a free fall from a plane, because sometimes, when you want the best results out of something in life, you just have to go above the clouds, and beyond. Watch the entire extreme interview with Justin and Lissa exclusively at www. theweekender.com. W

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QUEEN OF THE NIGHT the conflicted double life of Israeli Orthodox Jew shadar Hadar, 34, might be as formidable to manage as that of an international spy. though deeply and defiantly religious, he typically around midnight “trades his knitted white yarmulke” for a “wavy blond wig and pink velvet dress” and takes the stage as a nascent drag queen, according to an august associated Press dispatch from Jerusalem. His gayness has alienated his ex-wife (who bars him from seeing their daughter, now 11) and is only grudgingly accepted by his parents. as a bridge of sorts in his life, he has rejected the usual raunchy drag queen personas and adopted instead that of a female rabbinic adviser, musing from the stage on optimistic teachings of breslov Hasidic ultra-Orthodox Judaism. GOVERNMENT IN ACTION — Philadelphia’s Veterans stadium, whose construction was financed in 1964 by borrowing $25 million (and untold more as part of a subway expansion to service the stadium), was demolished in 2004 and is but a memory to the city’s sports fans. However, nine years later, the city is still paying for it (though next year will retire the $25 million bond and nine years from now, the city hopes, will retire the stadium/ subway bond). the city’s deputy controller told Phillymag.com in June, profoundly, “When issuing a bond to build a facility, the debt payment on that bond should not outlast the facility.” — Inexplicable: the Oklahoma department of Public safety’s solution to its legendary long lines at driver’s license stations was to create “In Line Online” registration, which it introduced recently. Online registrants were beside themselves, however, when they arrived on time across the state, only to learn that In Line Online merely entitled them to a reserved place in the line for making future appointments to take their driver’s test. a spokesman acknowledged that In Line Online might have some kinks and thus would be closed temporarily. — toronto is facing such a crippling backlog of challenges to parking tickets, reported the toronto star in august, that more than 73,000 citations from last year were still unresolved and that many cases were proceeding even less hurriedly. mahmood-reza arab, a computer programmer who was ticketed for parking too close to a hydrant in 2005 and who has dutifully met all deadlines for making a proper challenge, was recently scheduled (again) for trial before a judge — this month (september 2013). a spokesman

said the “normal” wait time for a court date is “only” 18 months. — “rules are for the benefit of Us all”: adhering to “federal regulations,” the denver Housing authority ordered the immediate ejection of the family of sandra roskilly (her mother and autistic son) — because roskilly had been shot dead in a random homicide in august. the mother, who shared the apartment with roskilly for 10 years, said she was told that once the head of household is no longer present (no matter the reason), the apartment must be forfeited. said roskilly’s astonished brother, “(t)here was no question in my mind that my mother would at least be able to finish out the lease.” GREAT ART! — artist John Knuth creates “broad swaths of color that appear to be meticulous impressionistic abstractions,” reported a gizmodo.com writer in July, but in a video made for the museum of Contemporary art in Los angeles, Knuth revealed that he makes colors with paint harvested from the vomit of about 200,000 houseflies. Knuth raises the flies from maggots, then feeds them sugar mixed with watercolor pigments, then coaxes the flies to regurgitate — and then captures and uses the result. Of Knuth’s accompanying high-minded explanations of his purpose, gizmodo wrote, “Once you decide to make paintings from fly barf, you pretty much forfeit any other subtext you’d like your audience to appreciate.” — suspicion Confirmed: a british “art critic” created the “Colne Valley sculpture trail” in West yorkshire by inviting patrons to walk a 3-mile path past derelict buildings and discarded objects that the critic suggested, in a formal leaflet, were purposeful art objects designed to be provocative. (In reality, they were random junk.) an abandoned bathtub (titled “Wash behind the ears”) evoked “contradictory concepts of filth and cleanliness … in a countryside setting,” the critic wrote. a collapsed wall was built by fictitious artist Karen braithwaite, who then

destroyed it “with some sense of violence,”“suggest(ing) a sense of bereavement, the turf above almost seeming to weep.” the author spoke to bbC news in July but insisted on remaining anonymous. POLICE REPORT — notwithstanding the city of detroit’s various problems, residents still expect its police force to behave sensibly, but in July, a police commander’s office blundered, releasing to all officers a document concerning an order of form-fitting bulletproof vests. each individual officer’s height and weight were on the email, but so were female officers’ bra cup sizes (which were initially necessary to assure body-armor fit so as not to restrict mobility — but obviously were no one else’s business). — In august, prosecutors in broward County, Fla., accused two Lauderhill police officers of an improper 2012 traffic stop, charging both patrolmen in the squad car with demanding favors from two female motorists. Officer Franklin Hartley allegedly demanded oral sex from the passenger, and his partner, thomas merenda, according to the charge, “asked the victim to punch him in the ‘nuts,’ meaning genital area.” said merenda’s lawyer, of the charge: “outrageous, outlandish and absurd.” PERSPECTIVE america’s military veterans, whom the country supposedly champions wholeheartedly and insists should be properly compensated for their service and the disruption to their lives, must navigate as many as 613 government forms from 18 different agencies to receive what they are due by law, according to a July study released by the american action Forum. the principal agency, the department of Veterans affairs, purports to have been making great progress over the last few years, but earlier this year acknowledged that, still, about 70 percent of claims (covering 600,000 veterans) have been waiting longer than 125 days for yes-or-no decisions. W

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•Art Opening:Works from“The Studio”: Sept.20,5-7 p.m.Through Nov.1. • NaturalWonders: Fall Harvest: Sept. 26,1-2:30 p.m.,and everyThursday through Dec.5.Ages 3 to 5.$40,six classes.Pre-registration required. Registration limited. • Getting to the Core,program on tree aging: Oct.1,5:30-7:30p.m. Ages 7 and up.$5.Pre-registration required. •Art in Nature: Bird SeedWreath: Oct.12,9 a.m.-noon.$25.Preregistration required. • Bears in your Backyard: Oct.15,6-8 p.m.$5.Pre-registration required. •WolfVisions: Oct.26,6-7:30 p.m. Geared for children and families.$5. Pre-registration required. Mill Market in the Hawley Silk Mill (Suite #111,8 Silk Mill Dr.,Hawley, 570.390.4440,info@MillMarketPA. com,www.millmarketpa.com) • Shemanski’s Maple Syrup tasting: Sept.14,11 a.m.-1 p.m. 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,andAldenTrust 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. North Pocono Cultural Society • Harmonic Brass of Munich, Germany: Sept. 23, 7 p.m., Saint Catherine’s Catholic Church (220 Church St., Moscow). $8 per person; $15 for two. 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”. Scranton Cultural Center (420 N.Washington Ave., Scranton, 570.346.7369, scrantonculturalcenter.org) • First Friday exhibit with artist Amy Wyman, musical group Keep Coming Back, and improv performance Here We Are In Spain: Sept. 6, 6-10 p.m. Settlers Inn • Live Music in the Dining Room with SteveWoodman: Sept.7,6-9 p.m.; Sept.14,6-9 p.m. •Live Music in the Dining Room with Dan Bradley.Sept.21,6-9 p.m.; Sept. 28,6-9 p.m. Unity of NEPA: A Spiritual Center (140 S.Grant St.,Wilkes-Barre. 570.824.7722.) • SpecialWorld 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.

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just off Route 940; 570.636.2070; www.eckleyminers.org) • Monthly volunteer meeting: Sept. 14. •Traditional music festival: Sept.15, gate opens noon. Lackawanna Historical Society (The Catlin House,232 Monroe Avenue,Scranton,570.344.3841.) • Haunted Scranton andTrolley ofTerror tours: Sept.13-14,20-21. $25,society members; $30,nonmembers. Old Jail Museum (128W.Broadway,Jim Thorpe.570.325.5259.www. TheOldJailMuseum.com.) TOURS:Through Labor Day,daily (closedWednesday),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 50thAnniversary of The March onWashington 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) Children’s Classes •AllAbout Pottery & Sculpture for Ages 5 – 8: Series 1: Sept.13,20,27, Oct.4,4-5:30 p.m.; Series 2: Nov.8, 15,22,Dec.6,4-5:30 p.m.$40 per class series. •AllAbout Pottery & Sculpture for Ages 9 – 12: Series 1: Sept.12,19,26, Oct.3,4-5:30 p.m.; Series 2: Nov.7, 14,21,Dec.5,4-5:30 p.m.$40 per class series. •Art Explorers Camp forAges 5 – 8: Oct.11,18,25,Nov.1,4-5:30 p.m. $40. •Art Explorers Camp forAges 9 – 12: Oct.10,17,24,31,4-5:30 p.m.$40. • PreschoolArt Explorers: Oct.10,17, 24,31,10-10:45 a.m.Free. • Preschool Pottery & Sculpture for ages 4 and 5: Series 1,Sept.12,19,26, Oct.3,10-10:45 a.m.; Series 2,Nov.7, 14,21,Dec.5,10-10:45 a.m.Free. • Quilting for Kids:Tumbling Blocks: Wednesdays Sept.11 through Dec. 11,3:30-5 p.m.Ages 6 and up.$6 per class,fabric is free. • Sidewalk Surfing:TheArt & Culture of Skateboarding: Oct.1,8,15,22,29, 4-5:30 p.m.Ages 5 to 12.Free. • SingYour Heart Out: Oct.,26,Nov. 2,9,16,23,10 a.m.-noon.Ages 8 to 13.$50. •WritingYour Hat Off: Creative Writing for Kids: Oct.2,9,16,23,30, Nov.6,4-5:30 p.m.Ages 10 to 16. Free. Intergenerational Classes • Open Studio & Portfolio Prep: Series 1: Sept.10,17,24,Oct.1,7-8:30 p.m.; Series 2: Oct.8,15,22,29, 7-8:30 p.m.; Series 3: Nov.5,12,19, 26,7-8:30 p.m.Ages 13 and up.$15, per class; $60,series of four classes. • Quilting for Everyone:Tumbling Blocks:Wednesdays,Sept.11-Dec.11, 6-7:30 p.m.Ages 13 and up.$6 per class,fabric is free. Classes forAdults • Basic Knitting: Oct.29,Nov.5,7 p.m.Ages 16 and up.$30. • Decorative Painting: Oct.16,23,30, Nov.6,13,20,Dec.4,11,18,noon-3 p.m.Ages 16 and up.$20 per class plus cost of painting surface.

• Design a Painted Silk Scarf: Oct.8,7 p.m.Ages 16 and up.$35. • Golden Days of Radio Players: Oct. 22,29,Nov.5,12,19,26,Dec.3,7-9 p.m.Ages 18 and up.Free. • Introduction to ResinJewelry: Oct. 14,6-9 p.m.Ages 16 and up.$35. • Introduction to Stained Glass: Oct. 21,6-9 p.m.Ages 16 and up.$60. •Jewelry Making: Kumihimo Beading: Oct.16,23,Nov.6,7-9 p.m. Ages 16 and up.$75. • KundaliniYoga: Series 1: Sept.30, Oct.7,14,21,5:30-7 p.m.; Series 2: Oct.28,Nov.4,11,18,5:30-7 p.m. Ages 16 and up.$40,four classes; $15,drop-in. • Nia: Series 1: Sept.10,17,Oct.1,8, 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Series 2: Oct.15,22, 29,Nov.5,5:30-6:30 p.m.; Series 3: Nov.12,19,Dec.3,10,5:30-6:30 p.m. Ages 16 and up.$40,four classes; $10,drop-in. • Nutrition forWomen: Oct.3,10,17, 24,7-8:30 p.m.Ages 16 and up.Free. • Recycled GlassArtwork: Series 1: Sept.9,16,23,30,7-8:30 p.m.; Series 2: Oct.7,14,21,28,7-8:30 p.m.; Series 3: Nov.4,11,18,25,7-8:30 p.m.Ages 18 and up.$65,four class series, students supply own safety glasses. • SimplyYoga: Series 1: Sept.4,11, 18,25,Oct.2,9,10-11:15 a.m.; Series 2: Oct.16,23,30,Nov.6,13,20, 10-11:15 a.m.Ages 16 and up.$60,six consecutive classes; $15,drop-in. •Writers’Group:Thursdays,7-8:30 p.m.Ages 18 and up. •Yoga for the Guardians ofYour Health: Sept.23,5:30-7 p.m.Ages 16 and up.Free,donations 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 1:00-4:00PM. NEPA Bonsai Society (Midway Garden Center,1865 Hwy. 315,Pittston,570.654.6194,www. myspace.com/nepabonsai). • 23rdAnnual 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 non-member. • Acrylic Painting: Sept. 9, 23, 30, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $85, member; $95,non-member; $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 non-member. • IntermediateWatercolor: Sept.8, 15,22,29,1-4 p.m.$110,member; $120,non-member; $90,senior; $95,senior non-member. • Mixed MediaApproach to Creative Painting Design: Sept.9,23,30.$85, member; $95,non-member; $65, senior; $70,senior non-member. • How to Play Guitar: Sept.10,6:308:30 p.m. Sil-Lum Kung-Fu & Tai-Academy (509 PittstonAvenue,(3rd floor).

GET ON THE AGENDA 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. Private classes are available.For more info contact: Master Mark Seidel,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 StyleTai-Chi ChuanAdult 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 SWashington Street, Wilkes-Barre,570.630.0088,www. WudangSwordsmen.com,info@ WudangSwordsmen.com) •WudangTaijiquan (traditional tai chi): Mon.,Wed.,6:10-7:30 p.m. •Wudang Gongfu (internal kung fu): Tue.,Thu.,6:10-7:30 p.m. •Youth Kung Fu (ages 10-13): Mon., Wed.,5:00-6:00 p.m. • Baguazhang (EightTrigram Palm): Sun.,10:50 a.m.-12:50 p.m. • Cardio Kung Fu: Mon.,Wed.,10:0011:00 a.m. •Tai Chi for Health:Tue.,Thu.,10:0011:00 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. • OpenWudangTraining Hall: Sun., 1:00-3:00 p.m. OUTSIDE Friends of Salt Springs Park • Movie Night: Sept.7,Cot.5,Nov. 2,7 p.m. • Game On!: Sept.20,7-8:30 p.m. • Bike‘n Bonfire: Sept.21,5-8:30 p.m. •Astronomy for Beginners: Sept.28, 7-9:30 p.m. Nescopeck State Park (1137 Honey Hole Rd.,Drums, 570.403.2006) • Guided BirdWalk: Sept.7,8 a.m. Meet at Park Office. • Kayaking: LevelThree,Brady’s Lake Paddle: Sept.7,10 a.m.,meet at Brady’s Lake parking lot.Ages 16 and up,must register in advance. • Guided Hike: Broad Mountain Overlook: Sept.12,9 a.m.,meet at DCNR parking lot on Lehigh Gorge Drive,across fromWeatherly Country Inn. • Guided Hike: SkylineTrail: Sept.25, 9 a.m.,meet at large GouldTrailhead lot. Expanded listings at theweekender.com.

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Weekender Correspondent VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Pomp and circumstance have their places, but leave them among the graduation ceremonies and British courtrooms. There’s no need to whip out formal robes or powdered wigs. Just keep it real. When it comes to the deep, soul-to-soul s—t, you can’t hide behind “rules of order.” You’ve chosen to enter the lawless world of love and lust. Don’t fool yourself into thinking you can impose order on that chaos. Little from the outside world intrudes on the reality you create and share with someone else. Since most of this week’s important events and interactions will take place in that little world, just live there—as fully as you can. The more wholly you can occupy that space, the more you’ll be able to extract for use in the “real world” outside. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You’re a kid on a swing in a playground. Goaded by your school chums, you’ve pumped until the chains are buckling at each apex of your arc. Now they’re screaming for you to jump. You know you can. You know it would actually feel good, that effortless glide through the air, the exciting tumble to the ground. You even know, in your gut, that you probably wouldn’t get hurt. But your fingers won’t release! Luckily, you haven’t stopped pumping. You’re still primed to fly as far and fast as you ever were. You may have missed a few good opportunities already, like when your buddies offered to cushion your fall with their bodies. But you have chances yet left. All you have to do is let go. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Watch your weight. You’ve suddenly become so receptive that desserts are effectively twice as fattening as usual. That’s the downside of your current state. The upside is that you’ll be twice as fed by spiritual nourishment. Thus your recent near starvation diet will seem a little more like a feast. And that’s not all. It’s just like the universe to throw in a bonus package when you’re already reeling with newfound wealth. The powers that be are likely to throw more than a bone your way; they’ll probably toss you a whole steak. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You have the power to make a seed sprout just by staring at it. Water boils when you get mad. A kiss from you has enough juju to wake the dead. What to do with this suddenly amplified and concentrated (and hard to control) personal power? Anything you want. The trick is figuring out what you want, fast, before your batteries run back down to normal levels. You’re likely to inadvertently manifest the next three wishes you make. I just hope they’re things you actually want, not just things you think

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you want. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Frequent laughter is exactly the medicine you need, and you’re finally realizing that having fun is more important than some of the other things you’ve been putting all your energy into. Life is short, and material success might play a factor in your maximum enjoyment of it. But I believe a much greater role in your general happiness can be played by the goofiest people you know. Forget physical sex appeal, financial status, gender, or any of that superficial stuff—look to the people who make you laugh best and most often. Invite them deeper into your life. Make room for them, and for the fun you’ll have. You’ll not only live longer as a result, you’ll live way, way, better. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Your psychic inbox is full of spam. Your life is rife with useless distractions and annoying reminders of the pettiness you’d rather be free of. You need a better junkmail filter, but you’re not sure how to implement it without shutting out at least some of the people you would like to hear from. Just like no one’s figured out a hassle-free way to keep their emailbox free of porn and chain letters, there’s no easy way to keep your life crap-free. But if you pay attention this week, you should discover at least one way of more effectively screening out the noise and hearing more of the music. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You’re being poisoned by your environment. This is besides the toxic vengeance we wreak on ourselves in our sick self-sabotage, like pollution, pesti

looks like nearly all of the arrows and buckshot headed your way will miss their target. Meanwhile, you’re free to concentrate on the introvert-type stuff you’ve been neglecting. Just don’t stay down in your well of solitude for too long. Climb up before week’s end or your worst enemies will discover your best hiding place, which just can’t happen; you’re a sitting duck down there. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Don’t freeze up in fear. This week you’re likely to encounter a few things that you’d rather not experience. They might be pretty unpleasant. But rigidly trying to ignore or escape them without being touched (mentally or physically) won’t work, and will just make the situation that much worse. Be open, loose, and ﬂexible. It’s not like the drunken homeless guy (or whatever form the unfamiliar new thing will take) is actually a threat to you. Heed what’s going on. I promise you’ll learn something. You’ll probably have a good laugh about it, too—and who doesn’t need more of those? CANCER (June 21-July 22) If DNA evidence were brought to bear in processing most of the emotional crimes you’re accused of, you’d be convicted every time. Fortunately, you can’t easily be sued for breaking hearts or making people mad with lust. But the karmic statute of limitations is a bit longer than the legal one, and you might encounter some repercussions from some mental misdemeanors you committed way back when. Don’t resist the cosmic subpoena; some part of your soul craves an accounting, and the punishments you’ll be sentenced with won’t be as gruesome or insufferable as you think, and will be drastically outweighed by the lingering guilt you’ll subsequently be able to shed. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Lately you’ve shunned the open, sunny rooms of the mental house you’ve built; you’ve crawled into the spaces between the walls, slithered behind radiators, peeped through paintings, and shimmied up chimneys. I appreciate that you’re trying to experience all the places between or behind the familiar (slightly tired) ones you’ve already visited. You’re looking for something new, or something old that you might have missed. But the things you’re craving are too big to ﬁt into the places where you’re looking for them. If you want something grand and beautiful to come live in your house, you can’t make room for it in a walk-in closet; you’d better build on a whole new addition.

cides, and free radicals. You, specifically, are being sickened (physically or spiritually or both) by your unique living situation. Check for radon, evil roommates, or just an overall sterility that doesn’t reflect, stimulate, or amplify the richness of your inner life. Pisces are fed by richness and diversity so make sure the place you’ve put roots in has plenty of magic to help you keep growing, or you wither like a plant out of sunlight. Make your environment reflect you and what you believe—now. If you can’t make that happen, it’s time to leave. ARIES (March 21-April 19) The more you trust, the more your trust will be rewarded—mostly. The unfortunate exceptions to this rule, however, teach us distrust so quickly it’s scary. Sadly, distrust works the same way—the more you suspect someone, the more likely they are to fulfill your worst expectations. Why do we let the negative experiences have so much more power than the positive ones? Because pain is easier to remember than pleasure. This week, you have a chance to change all that. Your best hopes will yield the best results, as long as you don’t give an inch to your worst fears (which are equally likely to become manifest if you do). It’s an exercise in faith. Think good thoughts, good s—t will happen. Think life sucks? It will. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Where have you gone? Some of your friends are convinced you’ve fallen down a well somewhere, and just can’t get cell—To contact Caeriel, send mail to phone service down there. Maybe you sign.language.astrology@gmail.com. have. From my astrological readouts, it W

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