The Weekender 09-25-2013

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VOL. 20 ISSUE 46 SEPTEMBER 25 - OCTOBER 1, 2013 • THEWEEKENDER.COM

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A GREAT PARTY, WITH A MEXICAN TWIST, P. 5 STAYING IN SHAPE THROUGH THE COLD MONTHS, P. 32

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THE WEEKENDER’S PICKS FOR FALL TELEVISION

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What new fall TV show do you think will fail?

Rich Howells

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Sara Pokorny

Staff Writer • 570.829.7132 spokorny@theweekender.com

‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine.’

‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine.’

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‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine.’

‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine.’

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‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine.’

As I write this letter, I am still coming to grips with the passing of my grandmother, but one memory I still hold onto fondly was when we first bonded.

I moved into her home as a teenager, and one thing she loved was her television. She would stay up late every night to watch Nick at Nite and or any other reruns of sitcoms playing at that hour. We both loved “Seinfeld,” so we would watch the show together and laugh about it for weeks afterward – it was the one thing we both “got” despite our many differences. That’s the power of good entertainment, and this fall, there seems to be plenty of it.

Each member of our staff summarized our picks for the fall season on pages 28 and 29, which range from comedies to dramas to sci-fi tales to horror stories. It’s a lot to take in, but that’s what DVRs are for. We didn’t have one of those when I watched TV with grandma, but we both enjoyed staying up late anyway, so we didn’t really need one.

Find your favorite new show in our guide and then get someone special to watch it with you. TV programming comes and goes, but the right show can stick with you forever – especially with the right company.

-Rich Howells, Weekender Editor

Christopher Madden Media Consultant • 570.970.7211 cmadden@civitasmedia.com

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‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine.’

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This project was supported by a Lackawanna County Arts And Culture Grant through the Lackawanna County Commissioners and Council On Arts Culture and Education.

The release show will serves as a Day of the Dead party all its own. There will be free Day of the Dead face painting, which earns those that hit up The Bog in Scranton afterwards an extended happy hour. Not only will The Great Party be performing but there will also be free face painting, custom crafts from Alchemy Home Company including a Sugar Skull scent created just for the occasion, food by EdenA-Vegan Cafe, an educational piece on the Day Of The Dead holiday, and an opening set of music by A Fire With Friends.

The Great Party would like to thank Stuart-Pontier, David Jacobsen, John Ferguson, The Lackawanna County Arts & Culture Department, Donna and Matty Thomas, Suzie Frisch, Beth Thomas, and the rest of the crew and all the extras for making the filming of “Hecho En Mexico” such a great experience.

The party will not only be the first time local audiences are being treated to the video, but also the first time the band itself will see it in full.

“We’ve seen about 90 percent up until this time,” Mike Eastman said, before bursting into laughter. “I mean, it can be an animated feature for all we know.”

W The Great Party “Hecho En Mexico” viewing party: Sept.

28, doors 6:30 p.m., TwentyFiveEight Studios (703 N. Washington Ave., Rear, behind Cooper’s).

…are local businesses teaming up on Oct. 8 to raise money?

Kayla Nakonechni is a local girl, a senior at Penn State University who was recently diagnosed with glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer. Local businesses Pieroguys Pierogies, What the Fork Food Truck, and Burnt Carbon are holding an event on Carbondale Area High School’s campus to raise money for Kayla and her family.

The event will feature lunch and dinner service from What the Fork food truck, the launch of Pieroguy’s Pierogies new flavor, face painting by the Carbondale Area cheerleaders, an acoustic performance by Graces Downfall, and many surprises.

For more information on the event, to make a donation, or if you’re interested in becoming a sponsor please contact joseph.caviston@gmail.com or 570.947.7799.

…can you catch a balloon ride this weekend?

The Fork and the Cork festival is back on Sept. 28 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Mount Airy Casino Resort. Now in its seventh year, Fork and Cork is Northeastern Pennsylvania’s premier food & wine-tasting event.

The grand tasting session tickets cost $55 per person, $100 per couple. For more info or to purchase tickets for the event, visit forkandthecork.com.

Hot air balloon rides will be on the resort grounds from 4 to 7 p.m., allowing guests to enjoy breathtaking and panoramic views of the picturesque Pocono Mountains amidst beautiful fall foliage.

“Once again, we are thrilled to host an afternoon of unparalleled selections of wines, beers and spirits that will be expertly paired with artisan cheese and regional foods,” said John Culetsu, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Mount Airy Casino Resort.

“We are thrilled to host an afternoon of unparalleled selections of wines, beers and spirits that will be expertly paired with artisan cheese and regional foods.” - John Culetsu, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Mount Airy Casino Resort.

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It’s no secret that The Great Party is an incredibly unique band – its Ameri-Pop style is one not often heard (if ever, outside of the band itself) in this area. The group, who has already released a video for the song “Theresa” off the self-titled EP, has put together quite the spectacle in producing a video for another song off the EP, “Hecho En Mexico.”

The Great Party, in conjunction with The Vintage, is hosting a release show for the video Sept. 28 at TwentyFiveEight Studios (703 N. Washington Ave., Rear, behind Cooper’s).

There is an aura of dark humor surrounding the video, in which band members Mike Eastman, Rosaleen Eastman, Matt Mang, Michael Nordberg, and Matthew Thomas suit up in their best Day of the Dead attire.

TheDayoftheDeadisaholiday that takes place on Nov. 1 and 2 of mainly Mexican heritage that focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember those who have passed on. Fitting, given the basis of the song.

“The song is about a guy who’s got a thing for a dead girl,” Rosaleen said, before laughted broke out and her husband Mike chimed in with, “Honestly, I did not even know that until right now.”

The group’s playfulness and sense of humor shines through in the video.

“There is some grave digging,” Mike Eastman said, “but there’s also a fun twist.

We’re having a traditional party on a grave site but, instead, we’re digging someone up.”

The shoot took place over two days in June, directed by Zac Stuart-Pontier, with a crew coming in from New York. A bevy of extras helped make up the party scene.

…does it take to spend an evening seeing some hot fall fashions while enjoying cocktails, all for a good cause?

Stop by at Sapphire Goes Pink, A Making Strides Against Breast Cancer charity event put on by The Sapphire Salon & Destination Spa in conjunction with the American Cancer Society.

On Sept. 29 from 5 to 7 p.m. The Sapphire Salon in Pittston will hold a fall fashion show, an event that will also have door prizes, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.

All proceeds generated, including the $20 ticket price, will be donated to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, a local organization . Tickets can be purchased in advance through Sapphire. Call 570.602.7700.

There will also be an after party from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at Cooper’s Seafood House, with a percentage of those proceeds going to the American Cancer Society.

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Down in Mexico…err,Scranton

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COVER STORY

Fall televisiOn … 28-29

LISTINGS

the W … 5 cOncerts … 10 theater … 19 mind& bOdy … 19 speaK & see … 21 live entertainment … 22 agenda … 36, 50 Fitness … 47

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the great party … 5 album revieWs … 16 charts … 16 music On the menu … 27 Farm aid … 43

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Hollywood Hits Home Area native pens locally-based indie film

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mOvie revieW … 23 the english teacher … 24 ralphie repOrt … 27 starstrucK … 27

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nOvel apprOach … 21 inFinite imprObabilty … 30

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First and ted … 7 shOW us sOme sKin … 25 Just FOr the health OF it … 32 nOt yOur mama’s Kitchen … 32 maKeup rules … 37 securely FashiOned … 37 man OF the WeeK … 53 mOdel OF the WeeK … 54

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Gordon good to go,shy away from Holmes,and more for Week 4

Another week of football gone by - how did you fare?

Hopefully, things went well and, if not, you’ve got a fresh start coming up tomorrow night. Toss ‘em, keep ‘em, make some tough decisions - hopefully this week’s guide will put you on the path to big wins in Week 4.

Adds: Josh Gordon: Many managers shied away from Gordon during their draft because of the two-game suspension looming from his off-the-field issues. He has WR1 talent on a team that has been desperately trying to stretch the field for the first few weeks of the season. Brian Hoyer targeted Gordon NINETEEN times in Week 3, and you can expect that number to hold steady as the season continues. It is also worth mentioning that the Cleveland fire sale might lead to Gordon being shipped off to a contender in need of WR help (New England and San Francisco come to mind).

Bilal Powell: Powell was slated as the number two, back behind Chris Ivory during the preseason, but Ivory’s ineffectiveness and injuries have vaulted Powell into the role of every down back for the Jets. He might not be as elusive as Ivory, but his 29 touches in Week 3 prove that the Jets’ are eager to run the ball and take the pressure of rookie QB Geno Smith. His talent is limited, but that can easily be offset by the lack of able-bodied running backs on the Jets’ depth chart. Any amount of modest success can land him the feature back duties, even once Ivory returns from his hamstring injury.

Brandon Bolden: Steven Ridley has fallen out of favor in the New England backfield and Shane Vereen will be on

Wednesday, sePtember 25, 2013

Your guide to fantasY football Ted Black | Special to the Weekender

Tiered power rankings for Week 4

RB: tier 1: a.Peterson, m.Forte, J.Charles tier 2: L.mcCoy, d.martin, d.murray, m.Lynch tier 3: r. bush (if healty), a.morris, b.Pierce, t.richardson, C.J. spiller (if healthy), d.mcFadden tier #: d. sproles, m.Jones-drew, K.moreno, C.Johnson, a.Foster

WR: tier 1: C. Johnson, J. Jones, b.marshall tier 2: d.bryant, d.thomas, W.Welker, a.J.green, d.Jackson tier 3: W.Welker, V.Cruz, r.Wayne, L.Fitzgerald, r.White, J.gordon tier 4: e.decker, a.Johnson, P.garcon, .y.Hilton, a.brown, V.Jackson, t.smith, a.boldin, m.Colston

QB: tier 1: P.manning, t.romo, d.brees, a. Luck, r.griffin II tier 2: m.ryan, m.Vick, C.Kaepernick tier 3: m.stafford, t.brady, r.tannehill, r.Wilson

TE: Josh Gordon

the injured reserve list until at least Week 11. Bolden didn’t see as many carries as Ridley or even LeGarrette Blount, but he did play on 26 of 72 snaps (more than Blount and equal to Ridley).

Bolden is emerging as a pass catching threat out of the backfield and will likely be playing most passing downs.

The Patriots’ offense is hurting for pass catchers right now and Bolden will have no problem being a check-down option for Tom Brady. His value will clearly be elevated in any PPR leagues.

Pass: Santonio Holmes: Many fantasy team owners rushed to the waiver wire to place a claim on the Jets’ WR after his big game this past week against Buffalo. Holmes reeled in five catches for 154 yards and one touchdown.

Does this mean Santonio is back? Absolutely not. People aren’t realizing that the Buffalo secondary has been absolutely decimated by injuries. Many of the defensive backs playing against New York this past week have no business trying to cover NFL receivers, even if said receiver is a former star who is fading quicker with each passing day.

Isaiah Pead: With the injury to Daryl Richardson, Pead had an opportunity to showcase his talent and attempt to earn at least a timeshare in the Rams’ backfield. With that opportunity Pead trudged to the line of scrimmage on numerous carries and rarely made defenders miss. It is possible that he could find value in the Rams’ hot-and-cold passing attack though. St. Louis has

been playing catch up a lot so far this season, so Pead might be able to snag a few passes from Sam Bradford, but don’t expect to see drastically better numbers than what Daryl Richardson (who shouldn’t miss more than another week) has put up so far this season.

Ted Ginn: Ginn had himself a field day against a Giants’ defense that has been struggling to find its identity early in the season.

There has never been any question about Ginn’s speed.

He’s been torching defensive backs since his years at Ohio State. Ginn’s problems begin with his hands and end with his inability to run routes effectively. It’s awe-inspiring to see someone so fast have the inability to create separation from defensive backs on the professional level.

tier 1: J. graham tier 2: r.gronkowski (if healthy), J.thomas, J. Cameron tier 3: t.gonzalez, J.Witten, m.bennett, C.Fleener, V.davis (if healthy), a.gates tier 4: J.Cook, b.myers, H.miller, O.daniels

Ginn might be able to real in a 40 to 50 yard bomb from Cam Newton here or there, but keep in mind those plays are few and far between in Carolina’s run-heavy offense.

Hot start of the week: Robert Griffin III. RG3 has struggled mightily through the first three weeks. He has looked better as each game progressed (but I guess that’s not too difficult, considering he was barely even on the scoreboard at halftime of each game). He’s clearly not 100 percent healthy, but he will pull himself out of the slump this week against Oakland. Feel free to start him without hesitation this week - I know I will.

Sit this week: Dwayne Bowe. Bowe just simply isn’t a fit for an offense lead

by Alex Smith. Bowe has elite receiver talent, but he’s merely a decoy in an offense whose number one priority is run the ball followed by: check down to tight end, run the ball, check down to slot receiver, run the ball, punt. Alex Smith has done a great job leading this Kansas City team through three weeks, it’s just difficult to see Smith and Bowe finding any sort of mutual success with one another.

- Ted is a Miami fan through and through, and has been fumbling and stumbling his way through fantasy leagues for 9 years now.

Shoot him a message with questions or suggestions at tedblack1@gmail.com.

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ALICE C. WILTSIE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (700 n.Wyoming st., Hazleton) 570.861.0510,wiltsiecenter.org • Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: Oct. 18, 8 p.m.

THE COOPERAGE PROJECT (1030 Main St., Honesdale) 570.253.2020, thecooperageproject.org • Patrick Fitzsimmons: Oct. 20 (Donations accepted and appreciated at the door at all events.)

F.M. KIRBY CENTER (71 Public Square,Wilkes-Barre) 570.826.1100, kirbycenter.org • Dinosaur Train Live!: Oct. 17, 2:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. $15-$25.

• Alice Cooper: Oct. 18, 8 p.m. $39, $49, $59, $75 (limited pit seating).

• Cyndi Lauper: Oct 22, 8 p.m. $32, $47, $57.

• Ghost Hunters Live: Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m., $25-$60.

• Jeff Ross: Oct. 25, 8 p.m., $35-$75.

• Merle Haggard: Nov. 2, 8 p.m. $40-$99.

•YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan: Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m. $25-$35.

• Elvis Costello: Nov. 25, 7:30 p.m., $59-$95.

• Kenny Rogers: Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m., $50-$75.

• Joe Nardone’s Christmas Doo Wop Spectacular: Dec. 14, 7 p.m. $29.50, $39.50, $49.50 HAWLEY SILK MILL (8 Silk Mill Dr., Hawley.

570.588.8077, silkmillharmony. com) • Blues & FolkArtists: Rebecca Pronsky: Sept. 28, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $16, advance; $20, door.

MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE (14 W. Broadway,Jim Thorpe) 570.325.0249, mauchchunkoperahouse.com • JimmyThackery and the Drivers: Sept. 26, 8 p.m., $20.

• Bill Kirchen and Texicali: Sept. 27, 8:30 p.m. $23.

• The Soft Parade: Sept. 28, 8 p.m. $23.

• Simon & Garfunkel Retrospective: Oct. 4, 8:30 p.m., $25.

• Jeffery Gaines Band: Oct. 5, 8 p.m., $23.

• Swearingen & Kelli: Oct. 6, 6 p.m., $15.

• The Steepwater Band: Oct. 10, 8:30 p.m., $15.

• Eaglemanis: Oct. 11, 8:30 p.m., $23.

• Cast of Beatlemania: Oct. 12, 8:30 p.m., $27.

• Childhood’s End: Oct. 18, 8:30 p.m., $23.

• Robben Ford Band: Oct. 24, 8:30 p.m. $27.

• The Badlees: Oct. 25, 8:30 p.m., $19.

MEETING OF THE MINDS VI • Sept. 27-29, Meshoppen, featuring Tea Leaf Green, Orgone, Cabinet, The Heavy Pets, Flux Capacitor, more. $65, presale; $90, day of show. Info: jibberjazz.com.

MOUNT AIRY CASINO RESORT (44 Woodland Rd., Mount Pocono) 877.682.4791, mountairycasino.com • Amy Schumer: Oct. 5, 8 p.m., $35-$50.

• The Stylistics: Oct. 19, 8 p.m., $30-$45.

• Ru Paul’s Drag Race Show: Oct. 26, 8 p.m., $15.

• Aaron Lewis: Nov. 16, 8 p.m., $45-$65.

• Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts: Nov. 30, 8 p.m., $45-$65.

• Jeff Ross: Dec. 7, 8 p.m., $35-$50.

• Rob Base: Dec. 28, 10 p.m., $20 cover charge.

• Burlesque Show: Dec. 29, 8 p.m., $15.

• Comedy on the Edge: Dec. 30, 8 p.m., $20-$30.

PENN’S PEAK (325 Maury Rd.,Jim Thorpe) 866.605.7325, pennspeak.com • Josh Turner: Sept. 26, 8 p.m.

• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Sept. 27, 8 p.m.

• Hinder & Candlebox with Devour The Day and Open Air Stereo: Sept.

29, 7 p.m.

• The Swing Dolls: Tribute to Andrews Sisters and McGuire Sisters: Oct. 1-3, 1 p.m.

• Chris Cagle: Oct. 4, 8 p.m.

• Melvin Seals & JGB: Oct. 10, 8 p.m.

• King Henry and the Showmen: Oct. 15-17, 1 p.m.

• Back to the Eighties Show with Jessie’s Girl: Oct. 18, 9 p.m.

• Real Diamond: Neil Diamond Tribute: Oct. 23-24, 1 p.m.; Oct. 25, 8 p.m.

• Gordon Lightfoot: Oct. 26, 8 p.m.

• America: Nov. 2, 8 p.m.

• Get the Led Out: Nov. 9, 8 p.m.

• 38 Special: Nov. 16, 8 p.m.

• Dark Star Orchestra: Nov. 27, 8 p.m.

• Christmas with The Cars: Dec. 14, 8 p.m.

• An Evening With Vince Gill: Feb. 21, 8 p.m.

• Rhonda Vincent and The Rage: march 22, 8 p.m.

RIVER STREET JAZZ CAFE (667 n. river st., plains) 570.822.2992, riverstreetjazzcafe. com5 • Pigeons Play Ping Pong: Sept. 26, 10 p.m. $5/$8.

• Clarence Spady Band with Tony Carfora on SAX: Sept. 27, 8 p.m., $5-$8.

• Wham Bam Bowie Band,Tribute to David Bowie: Sept. 28, 10 p.m. $8/$10.

• Mike Mizwinski: Oct. 3, 8 p.m., $8-$10.

• Joe Louis Walker: Oct. 4, 9 p.m. $10/$15.

• The Manhattan Project with Horizon Wireless: Oct. 5, 10 p.m. $8/$10.

• George Wesley’s Band: Oct. 11, 8 p.m., $5-$8.

• Strawberry Jam: Oct. 12, 8 p.m., $5-$8.

• The Magic Beans: Oct. 17, 8 p.m., $5-$8.

• Start Making Sense,Tribute to Talking Heads: Oct. 18, 10 p.m. $10/$15.

• Alexis P. Suter Band: Nov. 2, 9 p.m .$10/$15.

• Dead on Live“Europe 72”: Nov. 8, 10 p.m. $8/$12.

• Marco Bennevento: Nov. 15, 10 p.m. $15/$20.

• Zach Deputy: Nov. 22, 10 p.m. $10/$15.

• Brothers Past: Nov. 27, 10 p.m. $12/$15.

SCRANTON CULTURAL CENTER (420 N.Washington Ave., Scranton) 888.669.8966, scrantonculturalcenter.org • Up & Coming Comdey Series:

If you’re a David Bowie fan you don’t want to miss out on the Wham Bam Bowie Band, a tribute to the musical super star. The group will play Sept. 28 at 10 p.m. at the River Street Jazz Cafe (667 N. River St., Plains Township). For more info or tickets call 570.822.2992 or visit riverstreetjazzcafe.com5.

Sept. 28, 8 p.m., $16.

SHERMAN THEATER (524 Main St., Stroudsburg) 570.420.2808, shermantheater. com • moe./Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds: Sept. 29, 7 p.m., $28.

• Sherman Cage Rage MMA: Oct. 5, 7 p.m. $35 general admission, $50 cage zone seating.

• SOJA: Oct. 10, 8 p.m., $17.50-$20.

• Taking Back Sunday/Polar Bear Club/Transit: Oct. 14, 8 p.m., $25$28.

• Conspirator: Oct. 19, 9 p.m., $17-$20.

• Coheed and Cambria: Oct. 20, 7 p.m., $22.50-$25.

• Umphrey’s McGee/The London Soul: Oct. 24, 8 p.m., $25-$30.

• The Misfits/The Attack/Take Away The Ugly/The Big Empty/Badtown Rude/The Curse of Sorrow: Oct. 25, 7 p.m., $16-$18.

• The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Oct. 26, 10 p.m. $5 film, $12 preparty and film.

• Gregg Allman: Oct. 29, 8 p.m., $35-$45.

• Lotus: Nov. 7, 9 p.m., $20-$22.

• In This Moment/Motionless In White/Kyng/All Hail TheYeti: Nov. 8, 7 p.m., $20-$22.

• Jake Miller: Nov. 19, 8 p.m., $20$22.

• Twelve-Twenty Four: Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m., $22.

PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC FACTORY (3421 Willow St., Philadelphia) 215.LOVE.222, electricfactory.info • Neko Case: Sept. 25, 8:30 p.m.

• Korn: Sept. 26, 8:30 p.m.

• Local Natives/Wild Nothing: Sept.

28, 8:30 p.m.

• The Waterboys/Freddie Stevenson: Sept. 29, 8:30 p.m.

• Zeds Dead/Paper Diamond/ Green Lantern/Branchez: Oct. 3, 8:30 p.m.

• Moe./Sister Sparrow * The Dirty Birds: Oct. 4, 8:30 p.m.

• Digitour: Oct. 5, 8:30 p.m.

• The Naked and Famous/The Colourist: Oct. 8, 8 p.m.

• Sara Bareilles: Oct. 10, 8:30 p.m.

• Timeflies/Chiddy Bang: Oct. 11, 8:30 p.m.

• Janelle Monae: Oct. 13, 8 p.m.

• Mayday Parade/Man Overboard/ Cartel/Stages & Stereos: Oct. 18, 7 p.m.

• Rusko: Oct. 19, 8:30 p.m.

• Wolfgang Gartner & TommyTrash: Oct. 20, 8 p.m.

• Steve Aoki: Oct. 24, 8:30 p.m.

• Austin Mahone/Becky G/ Midnight Red/W3 The Future: Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m.

• Minus the Bear/INVSN/Slow Bird: Oct. 26, 8:30 p.m.

• Frightened Rabbit/Augustines: Oct. 27, 8 p.m.

• We Came As Romans/Silverstein/ Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!/The Color Morale/Dangerkids: Oct. 30, 7 p.m.

• Infected Mushroom/Zomboy: Oct. 31, 8:30 p.m.

• Fitz and the Tantrums/Captial Cities/Beat Club: Nov. 1, 8:30 p.m.

• Matt Nathanson/Joshua Radin: nov. 2, 8 p.m.

• Sleeping with Sirens/Memphis May Fire/Breathe Carolina/Issues: Nov. 4, 7 p.m.

• My BloodyValentine: Nov. 9, 8:30 p.m.

• Alkaline Trio/Newfound Glory: nov. 13, 8 p.m.

• Reel Big Fish/Goldfinger: Nov. 15, 8 p.m.

• Hoodie Allen/OCD: Moosh & Twist/Mod Sun/D-Why: Nov. 23, 8:30 p.m.

• Lamb of God & Killswitch Engage/ Testament/Huntress: Nov. 24, 7 p.m.

• Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls/The Smith Street Band/Koo Koo Kanga Roo: Nov. 29, 8 p.m.

• MGMT: Dec. 3, 8 p.m.

• Running of the Santas Mega Festival: Dec. 7, noon.

• Get The Led Out: Dec. 14, 8:30 p.m.

• Dark Star Orchestra: Dec. 29, 8:30 p.m.

• Lotus: Dec. 30, 31, 9 p.m.

THE FILLMORE AT THE TLA (334 South St., Philadelphia) 215.922.1011, tlaphilly.com • Katatonia/Cult of Luna: Sept. 25, 7 p.m.

• Oh Land: Sept. 26, 9 p.m.

• Danny Brown & Action Bronson 2 High 2 Die Tour: Sept. 27, 9 p.m.

• Mike Stud: Sept. 28, 8 p.m.

• Immortal Technique/Brother Ali: Sept. 29, 8 p.m.

• Trivium/Devildriver: Sept. 30, 7 p.m.

• Streetlight Manifesto: Oct. 2, 7 p.m.

KESWICK THEATRE (291 North Keswick Ave., Glenside) 215.572.7650, keswicktheatre.com • Jonny Lang: Sept. 27, 8 p.m.

• Jimmy Cliff: Sept. 29, 8 p.m.

• Blondie: Oct. 3, 8 p.m.

• Robert Hunter: Oct. 4, 8 p.m.

• Kashmir: Oct. 5, 8 p.m.

• Switchfoot: Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m.

• Reverend Al Sharpton: Oct. 10, 8 p.m.

• Steve Hackett: Oct. 11, 12, 8 p.m.

• Colin Hay: Oct. 13, 8 p.m.

• Fifth Harmony: Nov. 1, 8 p.m.

• Steven Wright: Nov. 3, 8 p.m.

NORTH STAR BAR 27th & Poplar St., Philadelphia 215.684.0808 • Oct. 2: Calabrese • Oct. 3: The Toasters/Voodoo Glow Skulls • Oct. 5: Mephiskapheles/Inspector 7, post sun times TROCADERO THEATRE (1003 Arch St., Philadelphia) 215.336.2000, thetroc.com • The 2013 Philly Zombie Prom: sept. 28, 8 p.m.

• Andrea Gibson: Oct. 16, 8 p.m.

• The Chariot: Oct. 17, 6:30 p.m.

• Broadway Idiot: Oct. 20, 3 p.m.

• Stephen“Ragga”Marley: Oct. 25, 7 p.m.

• The Legwarmers: Nov. 2, 9 p.m.

• Less Than Jake/Anti-Flag/Masked Intruder/Get Dead: Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m.

• Pam Ann: Nov. 14, 8 p.m.

• The Devil Wears Prada: Dec. 14, 7 p.m.

SUSQUEHANNA BANK CENTER (1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.) 609.365.1300, livenation.com/ venues/14115 • Thirty Seconds to Mars: Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m.

• The Weekend: Oct. 4, 8 p.m.

• Pretty Lights: Nov. 1, 8 p.m.

• Paramore: Nov. 8, 7 p.m.

• Slayer: Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m.

• The Fresh Beat Band: Dec. 6, 6:30 p.m.

• Robin Thicke: Feb. 25, 7:45 p.m.

WELLS FARGO CENTER (3601 South Broad St., Philadelphia) 215.336.3600, wellsfargocenterphilly.com • Selena Gomez: Oct. 18, 8 p.m.

• Drake: Oct. 19, 7 p.m.

• Pearl Jam: Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m.

• Josh Groban: Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m.

• Bon Jovi: Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m.

• Justin Timberlake: Nov. 10, 8 p.m.

• Elton John: Nov. 27, 8 p.m.

• P!nk: Dec. 6, 8 p.m.

• Rod Stewart: Dec. 11, 8 p.m.

• Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Dec. 21, 3 p.m., 8 p.m.

ELSEWHERE IN PA BRYCE JORDAN CENTER (127 University Dr., State College) 814.865.5500, bjc.psu.edu • OneRepublic: Oct. 3 • Bassnectar: Oct. 10, 7 p.m.

• B.B. King: Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m.

• Rod Stewart: Oct. 14, 7 p.m.

• nine inch nails: Oct. 19, 8 p.m.

• Jeff Dunham: Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m.

• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m.

CROCODILE ROCK (520 West Hamilton st,allentown) 610.434.460, crocodilerockcafe. com • The Browning: Oct. 1, 5 p.m.

• A Skylit Drive: Oct. 4, 5 p.m.

• Teddy Geiger: Oct. 16, 5:30 p.m.

• Reverse Order: Oct. 26, 5 p.m.

• Ice Nine Kills: Nov. 14.

• The Word Alive: Nov. 16, 5 p.m.

• Veil of Maya: Dec. 6.

GIANT CENTER (950 Hersheypark Dr., Hershey) 717.534.3911, giantcenter.com • Selena Gomez: Oct. 22, 7 p.m.

• The Fresh Beat Band: Dec. 4, 7 p.m.

• Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Dec. 8, 3 p.m., 7:30 p.m.

SANDS BETHLEHEM EVENT CENTER (77 Sands Blvd., Bethlehem) 610.2977414, sandseventcenter. com • Steely Dan: Sep. 27, 7 p.m.

• Silvertide: Sept. 29, 6 p.m.

• Daryl Hall/John Oates: Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m.

• Brian Wilson/Jeff Beck: Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m.

• Celtic Thunder: Oct. 9, 8 p.m.

• Diana Krall: Oct. 10, 8 p.m.

• A DayTo Remember/Pierce the Veil/All Time Low: Oct. 12, 6:45 p.m.

• Barenaked Ladies: Oct. 18, 8 p.m.

• Sammy Hagar: Oct. 26, 8 p.m.

• The Black Crowes: Oct. 30, 8 p.m.

• Frankie Valli: Nov. 9, 8 p.m.

• Paramore: Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m.

• Trace Adkins: Nov. 29, 8 p.m.

SOVEREIGN CENTER (700 Penn St., Reading) 610.898.7299, sovereigncenter.com • Jason Bishop: Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m.

• Fab Four: Nov. 9, 8 p.m.

• Ina Garten: Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m.

• Drew Carey: Nov. 23, 7:30 p.m.

WHITAKER CENTER (222 Market St., Harrisburg) 717.214.ARTS,whitakercenter.org • Bo Bice: Oct. 10, 7:30 p.m.

NEW YORK / NEW JERSEY BEACON THEATRE (2124 Broadway, NewYork, N.Y.) 212.465.6500, beacontheatre.com • Joe Satriani: Sept. 26, 8 p.m.

• An Evening with Ian Anderson: Oct. 11, 8 p.m.

• The Fab Faux: Oct. 26, 8 p.m.

• Zappa Plays Zappa: Oct. 31, 8 p.m.

IRVING PLAZA (17 Irving Place, New York, N.Y.) 212.777.6800, irvingplaza.com • Hinder and Candlebox: Sept. 26, 7 p.m.

• Streetlight Manifesto: Oct. 1, 7 p.m.

• Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg w/ Andrew W.K. on vocals: Oct. 3, 7 p.m.

• 3oh!3/The Summer Set: Oct. 21, 6 p.m.

IZOD CENTER (50 State Rt. 120, East Rutherford, N.J.) 201.935.3900, meadowlands.com • Justin Timberlake: Nov. 9, 8 p.m.

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (7th Ave., New York, N.Y.) 212.465.6741, thegarden.com • Ed Sheeran: Oct. 29, 8 p.m. Nov. 1, 8 p.m.

• Paramore: Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m.

• Rod Stewart: Dec. 9, 8 p.m.

RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL (1260 6th Ave., New York, N.Y.) 212.247.4777, radiocity.com • Neko Case: Sept. 26, 8 p.m.

• Sara Bareilles: Oct. 9, 8 p.m.

• Rodriguez: Oct. 10, 8 p.m.

• Tony Bennett: Oct. 11, 8 p.m.

ROSELAND BALLROOM (239 52nd Street, New York, N.Y.) 212.247.0200, roselandballroom. com • Korn/Asking Alexandria/Love & Death: Sept. 27, 8 p.m.

• Blondie: Oct. 4, 8 p.m.

• The Band Perry: Oct. 16, 8 p.m.

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Collabs fuel celebration of Hagar’s longtime career albums like these are a hit-or-miss proposition; the cover-heavy, famous friend tagalong collaborations. such attempts have yielded monstrous victories, like Johnny Cash’s “american” series, or abysmal misfires like the recent metallica/ Lou reed “Lulu” trainwreck. Vocal goliath sammy Hagar tries his hand at this concept with “sammy Hagar & Friends,” an album that brings along for the ride bandmates like Hagar’s Chickenfoot pals drummer Chad smith and michael anthony (Hagar’s co-Van Halen holdover), along with notable buddies like Kid rock and Journey’s neal schon. the result is pleasing – no patchwork quilt of assembled one-offs here; it’s a classic sammy Hagar buckshot through and through. perhaps most noticeable is the continued staying power of Hagar’s bombastic, upper-register vocals.

at the age of 65, Hagar continues to defy Father time with his soulphrased, agitated vocal candor. this is evident on tracks like “not going down,” a bluesy, idle-drive rocker featuring bassist bill Church and drummer denny Carmassi of Hagar’s seminal early 1970’s hard rock act, montrose. Covers like depeche mode’s “personal Jesus” are given a playful roadhouse treatment, the cut sounding like a lost chickengreased outtake from ZZ top’s “tres Hombres” album, schon’s strings sizzling a bubbling blues.

“Knockdown dragout” is probably the most typical Hagar hard-partying, tequila-torrent rock ‘n roll scrape.

Hagar and Kid rock trade lead vocals amid a rhythmic blowout reminiscent of Hagar’s 1997 radio hit, “Little White Lie.” the only real clinker of the bunch may be a cover of Jimmy buffett’s “margaritaville,”

Deer Tick ‘Negativity’ Rating: W W W

Deer Tick’s latest one of eclectic sounds Deer Tick’s albums have always slinked past the confines of genre, and their fifth full-length album is no exception. The title carries weight through the thread of sentiment across the 12 tracks, but “Negativity” doesn’t wallow — the sound dips and rises, varying from alt-country to sweet folk to riled rock.

The Rhode Island quintet - guitarist John McCauley, bassist Christopher Dale Ryan, drummer Dennis Ryan, guitarist Ian O’Neil, and Rob Crowell on keys and sax - all contribute vocals, led

with toby Keith on shared lead vocal – the track’s lackluster waft a bit too karaoke to properly conform to Hagar’s dynamic personality. a lower-key cut that does work is “all We need Is an Island,” co-written by Heart’s nancy Wilson, with a worldmusic flair by way of grateful dead drummer mickey Hart’s percussion and tahitian Ukulele seasoned salt. a lighthearted, yet musically potent powerhouse celebration of Hagar’s 40 years in music, this collaboration smacks every inch of Hagar’s fun-inthe-sun, untroubled charisma, and proves the red rocker hasn’t lost a single shade of his musical color.

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by McCauley. Like many albums of 2013, horn sections have snuck into several songs.

A blast of brass opens “Trash,” courtesy of Austin collective Grupo Fantasma. Deer Tick’s love song to the open road then mellows into a twangy melody, cresting with a chorus of crashing drums and flirtatious horns. “Where’s all the romance that I used to know/I wanna fall in love again with the open road,” McCauley croons, gravelly and swaying with playful nostalgia, “Checking out past noon, bill me if you want/It’s my disposition as a wasteful savant.”

“Thyme” is an enchantingly sinister rock waltz that’ll appeal to fans of And the Moneynotes and Dr. Dog. The presence of ‘70s style ballads peppered throughout “Negativity” echo those in other recent albums, like Band of Horses’ “Mirage Rock.”

Vanessa Carlton joins McCauley on the unromantic realities of relationships on country duet “In Our Time.”

“Mirror Walls” stands out with a steady beat, keys that brighten and descend, and a guitar solo wailing for a few bars of speedy sorrow. “Pot of Gold” thrashes with the wellworn energy of early Deer Tick, layering vocals over persistant drumbeats, tearing the listener from the countrified doldrums and showcasing McCauley’s Cobainesque whine—well-suited for their Nirvana covers side project, Deervana.

While the down-and-out sentiments remain throughout “Negativity,” Deer Tick’s coltish spirit, catchy melodies, and accessible lyrics allow for some mainstream sunshine to peek out from behind the clouds.

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Top 8 at 8 with Ralphie Aversa 8. Lorde: Royals 7. Macklemore/Ryan Lewis/Mary Lambert: Same Love 6. Calvin Harris/Ellie Goulding: I Need Your Love

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Alan Jackson adds new facet to sound Veteran country star Alan Jackson ranks among the most tradition-based singers of his generation. Most of his influences are on the surface: honkytonk, swing, blues and songs both romantic and social that draw on details from his personal life.

Jackson’s new “The Bluegrass Album,” much like his two collections of gospel hymns, brings out another form of American roots music that

he loves. With characteristic laid-back charm, Jackson applies his sweet baritone to the hot acoustic picking and soaring harmonies that characterize bluegrass.

What Jackson brings to the table is outstanding songwriting — an area where contemporary bluegrass can be lacking. The 54-year-old contributes eight original songs, including the standouts “Blacktop” and “Let’s Get Back To Me And You,” as well as two by his nephew Adam Wright, who co-produced the collection with Jackson’s longtime studio collaborator, Keith Stegall.

Jackson tips his hat to bluegrass history by covering Bill Monroe’s “Blue Moon Of Kentucky” and the Dillards’ great “There Is A Time,” and he runs John Anderson’s “Wild And Blue” through a mountain gap without losing its soulful strength.

To Jackson’s credit, he doesn’t aim any of these songs to fit country radio’s format.

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Jeet Kune Do Fighting Concepts teaches theories of movement in Martial Arts. $100/month. Call instructor mike dimeglio for info, 570.371.8898.

Jim Thorpe Arts in Motion (434 Center st.,Jim thorpe, 570.483.8640, jtartsinmotion.com) • Friday Night Drop-in Class for Chairyoga, guided meditation, Spirit Connections: $8/class, $15/ all three. elemental alchemist AnneMarie Balog, Level II Lakshmi Voelker Chairyoga instructor.

Private/group meditation sessions, reiki treatments, classes,yoga, tarot readings/parties, divination consultations. Contact 881.2399, shantispirit23@live.com. Info: jtartsinmotion.com/Classes/ elementalalchemist Leverage Fitness Studio (900 rutter ave., Forty Fort, 570.338.2386, leveragetrainingstudio.com) Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 6 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri. 6 a.m.-7 p.m., sat. 8 a.m.-4 p.m., sun. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Fusion Flexibility: Sun. 9-10 a.m.

• Wake-Up Workout: Mon.,Wed., Fri. 7-7:45 a.m.

• Executive Workout: Mon.,Wed. 12:15-12:45 p.m.

• Sexy to the Core: Wed. 5:30 p.m.

• Primal Scream: Tues.,Thurs. 7-8 p.m.

• Inferno: Sat. 10 a.m.

All classes free to members, $10 non-members.

Meditation/Yoga classes at Spectrum Health & Racquet Club (151 terrace dr., eynon).

Meditation: Fri., 7-8 p.m.Yoga: Sat., 9:45-10:45 a.m. $5 each class, bring mat. Call 570.383.3223 for info.

Melt Hot Yoga (#16 gateway shopping Center, edwardsville, 570.287.3400, melthotyogastudio.com) • Mon.,Weds.: 9 a.m., 5:30 p.m. (90 minutes), 7:30 p.m. (one hour) • Tues.: 9 a.m. (Hot Power Fusion), 4 p.m. (one hour), 5:30 p.m. (90 minutes) • Weds.: 9 a.m., 5:30 p.m. (90 minutes), 7:30 p.m. (one hour) • Thurs.: 9 a.m. (Hot Power Fusion), 4 p.m. (one hour), 5:30 p.m. (silent class) • Fri.: 9 a.m. (90 minutes), 5:30 p.m.

(Hot Power Fusion) • Sat., Sun.: 9 a.m. (90 minutes), 11 a.m. (Hot Power Fusion), 3 p.m. (90 minutes) Odyssey Fitness (401 Coal st., Wilkesbarre, 570.829.2661, odysseyfitnesscenter.com) • Yoga Classes: Sun., 12:30 p.m.; Mon., 7:15 a.m.; Tues., 7 a.m., 5 p.m.; Wed., 8 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Thurs., 6:30 p.m.; Sat., 10:30 a.m. all levels welcome.

• ZumbAtomic: Lil Starz, ages 4-7: 5:30 p.m.; Big Starz, ages 8-12: 6:15 p.m. info.

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.

• Auditions for “A Christmas Carol-The Musical”: Oct. 19. Children ages 7-13, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Adults, 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 20. Children ages 7-13, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Adults, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

• A Chirstmas CarolThe Musical: Dec. 5-8, 12-15, 19-22 The Phoenix Performing Arts Centre (409-411 Main St., Duryea, 570.457.3589, phoenixpac.vpweb.com, phoenixpac08@aol.com) • 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.

Shawnee Playhouse (570.421.5093, theshawneeplayhouse.com) • “Roses in December:”

Sept. 13-14, 8 p.m.; Sept.

15, 2 p.m. $18, adults; $15, seniors; $10, children 12 and under.

• “The Odd Couple”: Sept. 20, 28, Oct. 4, 12, 18, 8 p.m.; Sept. 22, 26, Oct. 2, 6, 10, 16, 20, 2 p.m. $28, adults; $25, seniors; $15, children under 12.

• “The Female Odd Couple”: Sept. 21, 27, Oct. 5, 11, 19, 8 p.m.; Sept. 25, 29, Oct. 3, 9, 13, 17, 2 p.m. $28, adults; $25, seniors; $15, children under 12.

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, WilkesBarre, 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.

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Introduction to the benefits of learning to relax and energize with yoga specially designed for people with or without cancer.

• Meditation and Deep Breathing: Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

• Strength and Balance: Mondays, 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Wednesdays, 4:155:15 p.m. Several forms of exercise, such as yoga, Pilates, and weights to help increase strength and improve balance • Standing Strong: Mondays, 10:1511:30 a.m.; Wednesdays10:15-11:30 a.m.; Thursdays,10:15-11:30 a.m.; Fridays,10:15-11:30 a.m.

Incorporates cardio exercise with a dance flavor and includes an infusion of weights.

Club Fit (1 West broad st., Hazleton, 570.497.4700,www.clubfithazleton. com) • Boxing classes w/ Rich Pastorella (pastorella.net26.net). mon., 7-8 p.m. $40/month.

Goddess Creations Shop & Gallery (214 depot st., Clarks summit, 570.575.8649, info@ goddesscreations.net) • Tarot Card Readings by appointment.

• Tarot Readings: Thurs., 6-9:30 p.m. at Montrose Inn, Restaurant & tavern (26 s. main st., montrose). $25 for 15-20 min.

• Monthly astrology workshop with HollyAvila: first Sun., $45. Call.

Goshin Jitsu Martial Arts Classes Every month at Golightley’s Martial arts (mark Plaza shopping Center, rt. 11, edwardsville). Focus on cardio, stretching, defense, stamina, more. self defense, cardio, karate aerobics also available. $75/month.

Call 570.814.3293 for info.

Haifa Belly Dance (Haifabellydance.com, 570.836.7399) • Mon., 6:30- p.m., Body Language studios (239 schuyler ave, Kingston) • Tues., 7:00 p.m.,JayaYoga (320 south state street, Clarks summit) • Wed., 6 p.m., Holistic Health Center (route 6,tunkhannock) Harris Conservatory for the Arts (545 Charles st. Luzerne, 718.0673) • Cardio Kickboxing: Wed., 7-8 p.m.; Sat., 9-10 a.m. $5/class. Call for info.

• Hoop Fitness Techniques: Mon., 7:30-8:30 p.m. $5/class. Call for info.

Hapkido Taekwondo Institute (210 division st., Kingston.

570.287.4290,www.htkdi.com, masterpete@htkdi.com) Learn self-defense, get in shape and reduce stress today at the Hapkido Taekwondo Institute in Kingston. new student special of $99 for 3 months includes uniform. take a free trial class and check us out - you’ll be glad you did! Special children’s and women’s self-defense classes are offered as is weapons training.

Inner Harmony Wellness Center (mercy Hospital general services Bldg., 743 Jefferson Ave., scranton, 570.346.4621,www. innerharmonywellness.com, peteramato@aol.com) • Meditation Technique Workshops: Wed., 6:30 p.m. $15/session. Goal

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2&4 Hand Drumming Circle Freestyle drum circle,every second/ fourth sat., any time between 1-4 p.m., everything natural (426 s. state st., Clarks summit).all ages, newcomers, old timers welcome.

Hand drums, percussion provided.

Free, no pressure.

Absolute Pilates with Leslie (263 Carbondale rd., Clarks summit,www.pilateswithleslie. com) • Mon.,Wed., Fri., 9-10 a.m. Private training on Cadillac, reformer and Wunda Chair, along with Pilates mat classes, stability ball core classes, more. Check website for updates.

• Mon.,Wed.: Nia Technique, 5:30 p.m.

American Wicca Study Group (www.americanwicca.org) •“The Pagan Pow Wow:”third saturday of every month, 7 p.m., the garb Wench, 13 n. main St.,Ashley. • Tarot readings by Jamie dana by appointment, 570.235.0741.

Arts YOUniverse (47 n. Franklin st.,Wilkes-barre, 570.970.2787,www.artsyouniverse. com) studio J, 2nd floor • Meditation in tradition of Gurdjieff, Ospensky: Sun., 12-1 p.m., $5 • Children’s Meditation: Thurs., 6-7 p.m.Ages 9-14, $5 • Tarot Card Readings, by appointment. $20 first half hour, $10 additional half hours.

Awakenings Yoga (570.472.3272) • Private Yoga Instruction w/ certified senior Instructor of Himalayan Institute. 24 years experience. Learn secrets of Himalayan masters.Lessons include asana, pranayama, meditation, relaxation, ayruveda, holistic nutrition, tantra. $75/session Balance Ultimate Fitness (belladaro Prof bldg,570.862.2840) • Early Morning Fitness Bootcamp: Tues./Thurs., 6:30 a.m.-7:30 a.m., Sat, 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., $15 or 12 classes for $150.

Balance Yoga and Wellness (900 rutter ave., 2nd floor, Forty Fort 570.714.2777, balanceyogastudio.net, balanceyogawellness@gmail.com) • Pole Fitness: Fri., 5:30 p.m. (beginner); 7 p.m. (intermediate).

Sat., 1:30 p.m. (all levels); 3:15 p.m. (advanced).

Bellas Yoga Studio (650 boulevard ave., dickson City, 570.307.5000,www.bellasyoga. com, info@bellasyoga.com) All workshops $15, pre-registration suggested.

• Sun. Class: 10-11:15 a.m. Features alternating Vinyasa style yoga w/ yoga fusion.

Candy’s Place (190 Welles st., Forty Fort.

570.714.8800) $35 a month for all classes, $7 per class. First class is free for everyone.

• One on One Personal Training and Yoga for breast cancer survivors: Requirements include a breast cancer diagnosis, a doctor’s note for participation, and all forms to be filled out prior to participation. Free.

• GentleYoga: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

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Somebody to love

One of the most important gifts of life is love. Many of us spend our lives falling in and out of love with the world.

We learn about ourselves, for better or for worse. After all that soul searching, we look for somebody to love, hoping that one day we will we eventually find that someone. Enter protagonist, Marie Commeford, of Alice McDermott’s latest novel, “Someone”. Marie takes readers on a non-linear journey through life, love and loss.

McDermott, who was previously awarded the National Book Prize for her novel “Charming Billy,” has gone on to win various awards in addition to being thrice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.

As a result, the continued maturity, poise and brilliance that McDermott has created with “Someone” may prove to be her most pivotal work yet.

Readers are introduced to Marie at a young age. We soon find that she is suffering from severe myopia, an eye disorder that eventually destroys her ability to see clearly. However, the condition never once denies her the ability to see the wonder and beauty around her: “Slipping out of that first darkness, into the dusty, city light of these rooms, I met the blurred faces of the parents I’d been given — given through no merit of my own — faces that even to my defective eyes, ill-formed, you might say, in the hours of that first darkness, were astonished by love.”

Marie’s family gathers much of the readers’ emotion within the novel, particularly her brother Gabe, who, while religious, decides to

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leave the priesthood. While the reasons are unknown, McDermott allows readers to come to their own conclusions. Nevertheless, even in Gabe’s ambiguity, readers grow to admire and care for him as a man who is both genuine and noble.

Narrating the book as a senior, Marie bridges one of her first memories — waiting for her father on the steps of their Brooklyn home to everything in between — to love, marriage, motherhood, faith and death. Even considering McDermott does not heed to chronological order, there remains a great balance

to the work. The descriptions are vivid and mesmerizing, transporting readers to each given scene with precision. The pages move like a perfected pirouette, whirling with ease and grace.

The novel showcases that there is more than one person with the ability to love us; they are those who can take us in without judgment, even knowing our darkest secrets and deepest flaws. In the end, Marie’s life becomes a culmination of events recaptured not through her diminishing sight, but through a clear lens of wisdom.

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Westmoreland Club (59 S.Franklin St.,Wilkes-Barre). pittston Memorial library (47 Broad St.,570.654.9565, pitmemlib@comcast.net) •Taste of Greater Pittston: Sept.8, 2-5 p.m.$30.

• Library expansion committee meeting: Sept.11,6:30 p.m.

•TeenAdvisory Group (TAG) meeting: Sept.12,noon.

•The Greater Pittston CharityTrain Ride: Sept.15,9 a.m.,toJimThorpe. $65.

• Lego Club meeting: Sept.16,4 p.m.

• Craft Club meeting: Sept.16,6 p.m.

• Snacks and Stories storytime for kids of all ages: Sept.18,4 p.m.

• Science Club meeting: Sept.19, 4 p.m.

• Movie night: Sept.26,5:45 p.m.

• Intro to FinancialAid and ScholarshipsWorkshop: Sept.26,6 p.m.Free for parents and students presented by NEPACareer and College CounselingAssociates.No registration is required. scranton storyslam: Scranton StorySlam,Jessup:ATale ofTwo Cities: Sept.14,7 p.m.,St. George’s Restaurant (304 Church St.,Jessup).

University of scranton • Book signing with award-winning book author Susan Campbell Bartoletti,Ph.D.: Sept.7,4-5 p.m., DeNaples Center.

West pittston library (200 ExeterAve.,www.wplibrary.org, 570.654.9847) • Book Club: FirstTues.,6:45 p.m.

Free.Informal discussion of memberselected books.

•Weekly story time for children: Fri., 1 p.m.Free.

VIsUal afa Gallery (514 LackawannaAve.,Scranton: 570.969.1040 orArtistsforart.org) Gallery hoursThurs.-Sat.,12-5 p.m.

• SeventyYears of Painting,Carol Oldenburg and Earl Lehman: Sept.

5-28.

•“Gates to Infinity”: Sept.5-28.

• Choose Freedom,drop-in meditation classes:Through Sept.19, 7-8:30 p.m.$10 per class.

•“This Show Is ForThe Birds”: Oct. 4-29.

B & B art Gallery (222 Northern Blvd.,S.Abington Township) •Third Friday Exhibit featuringTravis Prince:Through September. the Butternut Gallery & second story Books (204 Church St,Montrose, 570.278.4011,butternutgallery.com).

Gallery hours:Wed.-Sat.,11a.m.-5 p.m.,Sun.,12 p.m.-4 p.m.

•“Paintings,Potter,Life:Work of Bob Smith & CaryJoseph:”Through Sept.8.

•Third annual FiberArts exhibit: Sept.11-Oct.6.Opening reception Sept.14,3-5 p.m.

Center street Café and Gallery

(225 Center St.Bloomsburg.

570.204.7847) Gallery Hours:Tuesday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Friday,9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday,10 a.m.-2 p.m.)

•Anthony Ferro /NewWorks 2013/ Oil Pastel on Paper: Oct.1-26.

Opening reception Oct.5,3-6 p.m.

Converge Gallery (140W.Fourth St.,Williamsport, 570.435.7080,convergegallery.com) • BeyondThe Surface: Sept.5,Oct. 31.Opening reception and artist talk byJason Bryant Sept.5,6-9 p.m. dietrich theatre (downtownTunkhannock, 570.996.1500) •Airing of the Quilts – CivilWar Era Quilting: Oct.1-Nov.15. everhart Museum (1901 Mulberry St.,Scranton, PA,570.346.7186,www.everhartmuseum.org) Admission $5 adults; $3 students/ seniors; $2 children 6-12; members free.

• Sidewalk Surfing:TheArt & Culture of Skateboarding:Through Dec.30. exhibit of diane Grant Czajkowski, “Nature and pet portraits”: Sept.12-25,Citizens Bank (Kingston Corners,196 S.WyomingAve, Kingston).Open during bank hours: Monday throughThursday,9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday,9 a.m.- 6 p.m. hazleton art league (225 E.Broad St.,Hazleton,hazletonartleague.org) • DylanFest: Seot.22,1 p.m. hope horn Gallery (Hyland Hall, Universityof Scranton,570.941.4214) Gallery Hours: Sun.-Fri.,noon-4 p.m.; Wed.,6-8 p.m.

•“Depths and Edges: Berenice D’Vorzon”: Sept.6-Oct.11.

• Exhibit Lecture:“Where Elements Meet:The Life andWork of Berenice D’Vorzon”by Darlene Miller-Lanning, Ph.D.: Sept.6. the lamp post . chapter one (47 North Franklin St.,third floor, Wilkes-Barre.)

• Creation Destruction Potential,a collection of visual,theatrical,and musical art & performance: Sept.4, 8 p.m.$5. the linder Gallery at Keystone College (570.945.8335,keystone.edu/ lindergallery) •“James Harmon: Planned Random Occurrence”: Sept.21-Oct.22.

Opening reception Sept.22,4-6 p.m.

Artist talk Sept.23,9:45 a.m.,Brooks Theater.

Madelon powers Gallery at east stroudsburg University (Gallery hours: 11 a.m.to 7 p.m.

Tuesday andWednesday,11 a.m.to 4 p.m.Monday,Thursday and Friday) • Ciocca Prints/Yanashot Sculpture, featuring works by Mark Ciocca and DenisYanashot: Through Oct. 4.

Opening reception Sept. 8, 1-3 p.m.

Marquis art & frame (122 S. Main St.,Wilkes-Barre, 570.823.0518) Gallery hours Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

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• ‘David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants’ by Malcolm Gladwell • ‘One Summer: America, 1927’ by Bill Bryson • ‘The Signature of All Things’ (Signed Edition) by Elizabeth Gilbert • ‘Golden Malicious’ (Orchard Mystery Series #7) by Sheila Connolly • ‘Break Out!: 5 Keys to Go Beyond Your Barriers and Live an Extraordinary Life’ (Signed Edition) by Joel Osteen

poetIC Egyptian Lecture Series: •“Egypt Before the Pyramids:”Sept.

27,2 p.m.,Plymouth Public Library (107W.Main St.,Plymouth).

•“CSI:Ancient Egypt:”Oct.18,2 p.m.,Mill Memorial Library (495 E. Main St.,Nanticoke).

•“Death on the Nile:”Oct.19,11:30 a.m.,Osterhout Free Library Central Branch (71 S.Franklin St.,WilkesBarre).

•“IWant My Mummy:”Oct.24,6 p.m.,West Pittston Library atTrinity Episcopal Church (220 Montgomery Ave.,West Pittston).

•“X-Raying the Pharaohs:”Nov. 7,5:30 p.m.,Hoyt Library (284 WyomingAve.,Kingston).

•“Food inAncient Egypt:”Nov.8,3 p.m.,Osterhout Free Library North Branch (28 Oliver St.,Wilkes-Barre).

•“MummiesThroughTime:”Nov.9, 11:30 a.m.,PittstonArea Memorial Library (47 Broad St.,Pittston).

•“Everywhere the Glint of Gold:” Nov.14,6:30 p.m.,Back Mountain Memorial Library (96 Huntsville Road,Dallas).

•“Show me the Mummy:”Nov.15, 2 p.m.,HazletonArea Public Library (55 N.Church St.,Hazleton).

•“Searching for Cleopatra:”Nov.16, noon,Wyoming Free Library (358 WyomingAve.,Wyoming). forty fort Meeting house (across from the Forty Fort Borough Building on River St.Forty Fort) Lecture Series •“EarlyTravelers,Traders,& Residents ofWyomingValley”with Clark Switzer: Sept.15,3:30 p.m.

•“WyomingValley’s FirstJews: The German Connection”with Dr. Sheldon Spear: Sept.22,3:30 p.m.

•Vesper Service with Rabbi Kaplan ofTemple Israel: Sept.29,5 p.m. friends of the scranton public library (520Vine St.,Scranton, 570.348.3000) • Used Book Sale at Library Express in the Mall at Steamtown: Sept.17-22.

King’s College (133 North River St.,Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.5957 or kings.edu) • Campion Literary SocietyWriting Workshops: Sept.17,4 p.m.,SheehyFarmer Campus Center.

• Campion Literary Society Open Readings: Sept.27,4 p.m.,Gold Room,Administration Building.

• Gold Room,Administration Building; Oct.30,7 p.m.,Gold Room, Administration Building.

• Campion Literary SocietyWriting Workshops: Oct.17,4 p.m.,SheehyFarmer Campus Center.

• Reading byAmy Bloom: Oct.22, 7:30 p.m.,BurkeAuditorium. the osterhout free library (71 S.Franklin St.,Wilkes-Barre,www. osterhout.info,570.821.1959) • Socrates Café Discussion Group: Sept.12,6:30-8 p.m.

• Knit & Crochet Group: Sept.14,28, 10:30 a.m.-noon.

• Franklin St.Sleuths Book Discussion: Sept.19,6:30 p.m.

“Murder in Little Italy,” byVictoria Thompson.

• Personal Power Brown Bag Lunch: Sept.23,12:15-1 p.m.

• Personal Power Evening Program: Sept.23,6-7:30 p.m.

• Fall Gala: Oct.4,6-11 p.m.,

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ting up an overly-complicated plot twist that is so silly and cartoonish it wouldn’t be out of place in a “Dark Knight” sequel.

Especially if the film’s villain happens to be the Riddler.

Additionally, even though Jackman is the film’s unofficial villain, “Prisoners” is constantly trying to manipulate us into taking his side. Have a problem with Jackman beating Dano with a hammer or scalding him with hot water? Don’t worry about it. Dano strangled a dog for no particular reason. He was asking for it. Don’t like the fact that Jackman took the law into his own hands?

Well, that’s OK because all of that torture paid off and Jackman managed to solve the case long before Gyllenhaal did. Nuance and subtlety are for precious, big babies!

On the plus side, the performances in “Prisoners” are strong, particularly Gyllenhaal, who takes his intense, slightly unhinged character in weird yet understated directions (like the early interrogation scene where it seems as if he’s just about to make out with Dano’s deranged man-child). But, much like Deacons’ cinematography, the performances are just window dressing and can’t conceal the film’s greater flaws.

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

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like a composite sketch of every doughy creep that was tackled by that walking bush thing on “To Catch a Predator” (Paul Dano). Even though evidence suggests that Dano was not responsible for the children’s disappearance, Jackman still kidnaps Dano and holds him prisoner in an abandoned house, where he tortures him to reveal more about the incident. Meanwhile, a twitchy and haunted Jake Gyllenhaal plays the detective heading up the investigation who discovers there’s more to this story than just a simple kidnapping. Which is a shame, because this movie would have worked better if it was just about a simple kidnapping.

“Prisoners” could have been a much stronger movie if it merely focused on the sometimes dehumanizing effects of loss or even the horrifying lengths that parents will go through for their children.

But, instead, “Prisoners” is more interested in set-

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It can transform average, everyday locations into something otherworldly, affect a mood that wouldn’t otherwise be captured in performances or the storyline, and make Hollywood’s tiniest and skankiest residents look far more imposing and slightly less skanky.

But as important as good cinematography can be, great cinematography can do even more. How much more? Well, let me put it this way. Roger Deakins’ cinematography in “Prisoners” is so powerful, so evocative and wonderfully bleak, I didn’t realize I was watching bad movie for at least the first hour of its two-and-a-half hour running time. To reiterate, Deakins’ camera work is so good he actually tricked me into thinking I was watching a much better movie. But eventually the magic of Deakins’ camera wears off and you start to realize that the effective film you thought you were watching is basically a dumbed down version of “Zodiac” with a twist ending so stupid and convoluted it’s shocking that it doesn’t involve aliens in some way.

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Weekender staff Writer

Have you ever worked out at Franklin Street Fitness? Met friends for a cup or two at Kirby Park Coffee?

Impossible, as these places don’t exist, but they ring quite the bell, don’t they?

Such references are only a glimpse into what those attending the screening of “The English Teacher” at the F.M. Kirby Center on Sept. 28 can expect, thanks to Wilkes-Barre native Dan Chariton and his wife, Stacy, who currently reside in California.

The couple co-wrote the indie film, directed

by Craig Zisk and starring Julianne Moore, Michael Angarano, and Greg Kinnear, to name a few, that takes place in Kingston, a setting Dan said was absolutely necessary to get the tone of the film right.

“It’s a film that wouldn’t have the same impact if it were set in, say, a major metro area,” he elaborated.

“It’s specifically something geared toward a smaller city or smaller town. One of the main characters left his small town to follow his dream in the big city, and now this is in some ways his retreat. We wanted it to be somewhere small that was close enough to a metro area and, lo and behold, I happen to be from an area like that.”

“The English Teacher” follows Moore’s character Linda Sinclair, a 40-something high school English teacher at Kingston High School, whose need for perfection has been a

‘the english teacher’ movie screening and Q&a: sept.

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mixed blessing. She’s passionate about the literature she teaches, and finds herself unable to snag a significant other who can measure up to the fictional romantic heroes she encounters through literature.

A former student, Jason Sherwood (played

by Michael Angarano) comes back to the small town after not quite cutting it as a playwright in the Big Apple, and he is now being pressured by his father (Greg Kinnear) to give up his dream of being a writer and attend law school instead – something that doesn’t sit well with Sinclair.

As Sinclair decides to put on Sherwood’s angstridden college thesis play at the high school, a bevy of other characters filter in: Nathan Lane plays Mr. Kapinas, a highstrung drama teacher at the school; Lily Collins offers her talents as the drama departments leading ingénue; two-time Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz is vice principal; and “Hairspray” actress Nikki Blonsky appears as a teen thespian.

There are clearly some heavy Hollywood hitters involved in the film, so sitting opposite them and chatting about his hometown was definitely a shock to the system for Dan. “It was surreal, being on set with Julianne Moore and she’s wearing her WVIA sweatshirt, and I’m talking to her about WVIA. Why would anyone think that that would happen to them at any point?” he said with a laugh. “I mean you write these things…I wrote in the script that she was wearing a WVIA sweatshirt in the one scene, but we never actually assumed that the production would go out and get a WVIA

sweatshirt for her.”

Such subtle locally-driven references are sprinkled throughout the film, such homages that may be lost on a more wide-spread audience, but will definitely catch the attention of all those who call the Wyoming Valley home.

Though the film has been shown in many places, including world premiere earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival, Dan is looking forward to bringing it home.

“It’s so much more enjoyable to watch the film with an audience, especially one with a lot of comic moments like this, to see the reaction. I’m most looking forward to this audience, to see their reactions to local references.

And of course, I get to see all of my teachers, my friends from back home.”

Due to what Dan calls the reality of the production, there was no way “The English Teacher” could actually be shot in the area, but the movie was still filmed relatively close, in the New York area. Though the actual location didn’t matter, the fiction one was a sticking

point for Dan, as it further supported the personality behind the film’s characters – personalities that he knows all too well, as he grew up with them in the area.

“I’m sure this is the case all over the country with any specific geographical region, but the people in northeast Pennsylvania have a certain style, an attitude, a vibe, that I know well and that I love and wanted to represent on screen in some fashion,” Dan said.

“The people are very sin-

cere here. In the film you see Julianne Moore plays a character who’s incredibly sincere in her love of literature and the arts, and Nathan Lane plays a drama teacher who’s mildly eccentric, and very earnest in his desire to put on a fresh and new and meaningful production.

Everyone has an earnestness. Maybe it has to do with being in a smaller city, I don’t know, but there’s a sincerity and earnestness that kind of underlies all behavior. And yes, sometimes that actu-

ally tends to come out as a stubbornness, but it’s still earnest. Around here, there’s a bit of attitude, but it’s all coming from a really well-intentioned sincerity.

And what’s great is that people around here do have a sense of humor about it.”

There will be an informal Q&A with Dan following the film screening.

“The English Teacher” is currently available on Blu-Ray, DVD, and streamable platforms.

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“Already, I’m like, ‘Are you flirting with her?’” Lachey said, halfkidding, we think. She painted her husband in a softer light. “Nick is just like his father, which is over-loving in such a sweet way. Nick said the one thing that hurt him the most growing up was his dad saying, ‘I’m disappointed, son.’”

The actress can only hope now that it’s the audience, already with high expectations given MacFarlane’s creator and executive producer credit, that isn’t disappointed.

JT GOES FOR THE TKO Justin Timberlake will release the second half of songs he wrote over a year ago with Timbaland on Sept. 30. It all happened during a whirlwind month when over 20 songs were worked on within a 30-day period.

“The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2” will actually feature 11 songs instead of 10, as on the first installment,

because Timberlake simply wanted to release more of the music the duo created. On Friday, the second single from part two, “TKO,” hit iTunes.

“Tim and I went in (to the studio) over a year ago with Rob Knox, Jerome Harmon… a bunch of great producers,” said Timberlake via telephone on “The Ralphie Show” earlier this month. “I just told them, I said, ‘Look, I don’t have any expectations for this music even coming out. Let’s just write a bunch of music and have fun doing it and keep it to ourselves.”

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“Dads” is a new comedy on FOX that premiered last week. It’s a Seth MacFarlane creation that stars Seth Green and Giovanni Ribisi as two best friends who find their lives turned upside down when their fathers, actors Peter Riegert and Martin Mull, respectively, decide to move in with them.

Vanessa Lachey plays Camila, Ribisi’s wife.

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“Nick is not an overbearing guy,” she told “The Ralphie Show” at FOX’s radio junket for its new fall lineup. “But I could see, to that point, how moms become overbearing because I swore to my son, who is now 11-months-old, I would never be that mom.”

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Dr. Who 50th Anniversary Special, “The Day of the Doctor” Premiere date: Nov. 23 on BBC What is it about? “Dr. Who” is a show that’s actually been around since the 1970s, and was rebooted in 2005.

This British sci-fi show follows the journey of a timetraveling humanoid alien known as the Doctor, who makes his way through time and space in a big blue police box called the TARDIS. Why should you watch? One old Doctor (and possibly others) will return, and some plot lines fans have been itching to get at may be revealed. Honestly, the whole plot of the thing is a huge mystery, making a viewing of this special a must.

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Netflix It’s not fall seasonspecific, but Netflix has recently unloaded some original series that are certainly worth a look.

The Kevin Spacey-led, Emmy-nominated “House of Cards” is perfect for those who like a political twist; “Orange is the New Black” couples laughs and drama perfectly, following a woman as she spends a year in an all-female prison; “Lilyhammer” follows a

How I Met Your Mother Premiere date: Sept. 23 on CBS Season: Nine, the final season What is it about? A man searches for the woman of his dreams while enjoying the company of his four best friends, navigating through the confusing and hilarious time of his late twenties.

Why you should watch? It’s rare for a TV series to make it to its ninth year, and it’s even more rare to have the entire final season to tie up loose ends. This season will truly be an homage to all that is HIMYM, featuring characters from the past seasons returning to celebrate.

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See those leaves changing? That means fall is in the air, a season of new beginnings - or, you know, the time to snuggle up under a blanket and lay in front of the TV for hours.

There are plenty of shows both coming out

anew and returning this fall, and we’ve got the lowdown on them.

Whether you like horror, sci-fi, or good old-fashioned comedy or drama, there’s certainly a show to keep you warm on a cold autumn night.

New York gangster trying to start a new life in far away Lillehammer, Norway; and “Hemlock Grove” is a

horror/thriller show that sheds light on a fictional Pennsylvania town.

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Sons of Anarchy Premiered: Sept. 10 on FX Season: Six What is it about?: “Sons of Anarchy” follows a young man, Jax Teller, and his motorcycle club through a variety of adverse/illegal scenarios. Jax’s character is constantly battling the difficulty of balancing the responsibilities of raising his children and protecting his family, while keeping the club’s interests a top priority.

Why should you watch? This show has a phenomenal dynamic in its characters and plot. It provides viewers with a kind of entertainment that is not matched by any other show on television.

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American Horror Story: Coven Season: Three Premiere date: Oct. 9 on FX What is it about? This season is taking place in New Orleans in both modern-day and the 19th century and will focus on the war between the Salem witches and local voodoo witches. Zoe, played by Taissa Farmiga from Season One, is a young girl that discovers she has a “strange genetic affliction tracing back to the dark days in Salem” and is taken to Miss Robichaux’s Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies in New Orleans, a school devoted to protect those who are part of the ancient bloodline.

Why should you watch? Two words: Kathy Bates.

Actually, the promo clips for this season already give you an eerie feeling as well as the desire to watch more. If you haven’t had a chance to catch any of the videos, the cast might be more convincing – returning to the show are Taissa Farmiga, Evan Peters, and Jessica Lange, as well as newcomers Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, and Emma Roberts.

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The Walking Dead Season: Four Premiere date: Oct. 13 on AMC What is it about? Survivors of the zombie apocalypse continue to struggle to find safe haven from the living dead as well as other groups of survivors, the latter often proving more dangerous than the former. Sheriff Rick Grimes and his group have recently joined up with a town of survivors who once viewed them as enemies, so expect more drama and death as they share an abandoned prison.

Why should you watch? With most of the original cast dead and last season’s villain, the Governor, still on the loose after his murderous rampage, the show remains unpredictable even to comic book fans who read the source material. As ratings continue to climb with the budget, more gory action and suspense is on the way along with new characters and creative zombie kills. Will your favorite survivors last through this season? There’s only one way to find out.

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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season: One Premiere date: Sept. 24 on ABC What is it about? In the last several Marvel superhero films, from “Iron Man” all the way through “The Avengers,” a secret agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D. has been keeping tabs on both the heroes and villains and the escalation of these superhuman cases. Now Agent Phil Coulson leads this spinoff show about an elite team of these agents, all brand new characters created by “Avengers” writer/director Joss Whedon and his team.

Why should you watch? If you love superhero comics or movies or even just science fiction television, this show is going to be a must-watch on Tuesdays. Even though the agents may not have powers, with a big budget and ties to the Marvel Universe, expect to see some super storylines and possibly even cameos from some well-known or fanfavorite characters. How is Coulson even alive after his battle with Loki in “The Avengers?” All will be revealed W soon enough.

TEN NEW SHOWS TO LOOK OUT FOR THIS SEASON in a cop with a distaste for robots and watch the drama unfold as cases are investigated in this strange new world.

Trophy Wife Airs on ABC Malin Ackerman takes on the role of a reformed party girl who falls in love with Bradley Whitford’s character, a man with three manipulative children and two judgmental ex-wives.

Super Fun Night Airs on ABC Up-and-coming female comedian Rebel Wilson navigates the single life alongside her best friends in a big city.

The Michael J. Fox Show Airs on NBC Throw Betsy Brandt and Kate Finneran in with the show’s namesake and you have a story that’s inspired

by Fox’s life. He stars as a husband and father in New York City who deals with life’s challenges as he goes back to work as a news anchor.

The Crazy Ones Airs on CBS Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar team up in this comedy that revolves around the life of an advertising genius who employs oddball methods

in his work, with just as strange a personality to match.

Dracula Airs on NBC Jonathan Rhys-Meyers is playing Dracula. Do you need to know much more than that?

The Goldbergs Airs on ABC It’s always fun to glance into the past, and viewers will get the chance to do just that in this show where a camera-obsessed son documents his family’s unconventional life in the 80’s, starring Wendi McLendon-Covey and Sean Giambrone.

Back in the Game Airs on ABC Maggie Lawson stars as a divorced single mother and former all-star softball player who moves in with her estranged baseball player father. The two join forces to coach a Little

League team together.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Airs on Fox Andy Samberg plays a detective, the opposite of his tough, by-the-book captain, played by Andre Braugher.

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The Blacklist Airs on NBC This drama stars James Spader and Diego Klattenhoff, and tells the story of the world’s most wanted criminal, who has suddenly decided to not only turn himself in to authorities, but also give up everyone he’s ever worked with.

Almost Human Airs on FOX This police drama stars Karl Urban and Michael Elay, and is set 35 years in the future, a time when police officers are partnered up with highly evolved human-like droids. Throw

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Geek Culture & more

Rich Howells | Weekender Editor

‘Dexter’isn’t given the sendoff he deserves At the beginning of this final season of Showtime’s “Dexter,” I remained optimistic that the writers could deliver a satisfying ending to eight years with everybody’s favorite serial killer. I should have taken a cue from Dex and not remained so optimistic.

There was no way to top Season 4, where Dexter played cat and mouse with John Lithgow’s Arthur Mitchell and lost, but there’s really no excuse for this final season. The last few seasons definitely weren’t mind-blowing, though Seasons 5 and 6 at least kept me interested.

Season 7 is where things started falling apart, introducing some interesting characters and storylines but never delivering a substantial conclusion to any of them. Despite it being the last, Season 8 was treated much like a “regular” season, where Dexter must face-off against another killer while trying to protect his secret and those he loves, and that’s exactly the problem – why had things become so formulaic, and why didn’t they change things up, take some risks, and go out with a bang?

When the show was being renewed, there was debate about whether or not this would be the final season. Maybe the creative team assumed they would have more time to wrap things up, or maybe they just felt comfortable writing the same themes over and over again. If you factor in the early premiere so that “Dexter” could run alongside and promote “Ray Donovan,” it’s clear that things were rushed, particularly in the final episode last Sunday. This season spent so much time on small, inconsequential storylines that not one character was given a satisfying ending. (Spoilers up ahead.) Let’s go down the list:

Dr. Evelyn Vogel: Introduced as an important part of Dexter’s origin that we conveniently never knew about until now, she serves as nothing more than a plot device before her quick death.

Oliver Saxon: He’s supposed to be the big twist this season, but because we spent so little time with him, he’s never given a chance to shine like previous villains on the show and is killed hastily without any real-life consequence for Dexter.

Jacob Elway and U.S. Marshal Max Clayton: Despite working in law enforcement for years, both apparently do not believe in backup and are totally ill-prepared for every task they face.

Hannah McKay: Returning early on as a poisonous villain, she inexplicably becomes the love of Dex’s life again and suddenly becomes trustworthy enough to leave his son with.

Harrison Morgan: Now that Harrison is older and can talk, one would assume he’d start showing signs of following in his father’s footsteps or at least becoming a more centralized part of Dexter’s life, but he’s largely forgotten about until he busts his head open in a silly, pointless scene.

Debra Morgan: Her character has grown and changed the most from Season 1, but in this season, her mood changes each episode (from suicidal to totally accepting of her brother’s poor choice in women) and she’s killed off without neatly wrapping up her overall story arch.

Dexter Morgan: He’s a lumberjack and he’s OK! Yep, after eight years and dozens of murders, Miami Metro never catches up with him and his selfimposed exile leads to beards and flannel shirts rather than a meaning-

ful conclusion to a life of crime, justified or not.

The rest of the supporting cast: Angel and Jamie Batista, Joey Quinn, Vince Masuka, Tom Matthews – nothing interesting happens to any of them? None of the subplots are granted any closure, and even after all they’ve been through, they seem just about the same as they did in earlier seasons.

In an attempt to tie things up neatly in an hour, each scene in the finale followed a problem/solution formula that allowed little time to reflect on everything being dumped on the fans all at once. We’ve always had to suspend our belief during parts of this series, but in just one episode, airport security doesn’t come after Dexter after faking a bomb threat (which he would have been caught concocting on camera), police let Dexter off the hook for Saxon’s death within minutes, he is able to steal Deb’s body away despite hundreds of witnesses running all over, and not one other cop trailed Dex or Hannah despite Elway and Clayton’s suspicions.

Despite its attempts to appear deep or profound, such as when Dex dumps Deb’s body like he would any of his other victims, the final episode of “Dexter” was sloppy, rushed, and outright ridiculous throughout. It’s sad that fans who made this one of the highest rated shows on television were rewarded for their loyalty with this lackluster mess of an episode, which lies in stark contrast to the epic closing of AMC’s “Breaking Bad.” They couldn’t even give us a two-hour episode?!

Perhaps this is why AMC is producing hit after hit – they listen to fans and respectfully finish what they started. The most hope “Dexter” fans have now is for a movie

Writers did a fine job of suffocating the life out of ‘Dexter’ in its final season.

or that rumored spinoff series, but I’ll think twice before investing any more time into anything related to “Dexter” again. After trudging through several so-so seasons for this, I’m tired of being set up for

disappointment.

Dexter didn’t quit until his job was done, but his writers must have given up long ago. My subscription to Showtime cannot be canceled soon enough.

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culinary wizardry Sara Pokorny | Weekender Staff Writer

Tim Hlivia | Special to the Weekender

Give your workout a tuneup With the warmer months coming to an end, winter months are not that far off.

The winter months are typically thought of as a time for hibernation, but for the “fit minded,” we use these months to drop body fat for the inevitable upcoming bathing suit season. Let’s refocus and give your workout the tuneup it needs, and get back to the basics.

The warm-up

Most of us know the importance of warming up. Ideally, this is not the time to just jump on the treadmill; doing this does not prepare your body for a complete workout. I recommend skipping that and focusing on a warm-up that consists of bodyweight exercises that will properly prepare your muscles and joints for exercise. If you are set on doing some “cardio” beforehand, choose a machine that will utilize the most muscles at one time. The rowing machine is great for this because it utilizes upper and lower body, versus the treadmill, which is lower body. Also, adding some foam rolling is a great way to “massage” your muscles prior to your workout.

The workout

With all the existing exercise fads out there, some people lose sight of what a proper workout looks like.

The way exercises are organized within your workout can make a huge difference. Strategically placing certain exercises at the beginning or end of your session can help tremendously with the outcome.

Do things in the following order for maximum workout success: A. Skill or power exercises. Examples are plyometrics and power exercises.

These exercises should be done at the beginning of a workout while your neuromuscular system is still fresh.

B. Major muscle resistance exercises. Examples are straight or superset exercises. When training for body fat loss, stick to super sets that utilize major muscle groups. This will maximize time and results.

When using different methods of training in the same workout, use dumbbells first, then barbells, and, finally, machines.

C. Core training or torso training. Core training is a great way to bring your workout to a close. There are many ways to train

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your core, but whichever method you choose, keep this in mind: train your midsection with two simple moves. One is a stability exercise (like a plank) and the other is a rotational exercise (like cross body mountain climbers).

The finisher

Ending your workout with something called a “finisher” can ignite your metabolism and torch calories and body fat. Instead of doing your usual cardio session, try something like this: 1. Reverse lunges (body weight) 2. Push-ups 3. Squats (body weight) 4. Prone pull-down 5. Side lunges 6. Push up with row 7. Jump rope 8. Cross body mountain climbers 9. Jumping jacks with medicine ball overhead press 10. Burpees Do each exercise for 20 seconds, with 20 seconds rest in-between exercises.

Complete the cycle two to three times.

Need motivation? Sign up for Leverage’s “Fit in 60” program. Call Leverage for details at 570.338.2386.

Well, it happened.

Two days ago I dug out my boots.

Last night I turned my heat on.

A light jacket is now in full effect during my commute to work.

I concede, Fall - you have most definitely arrived.

Fall is the perfect time for comfort food, for warm flavors, hot soups, and cinnamon-tinged meals.

This chicken, apple, and sweet potato dish certainly brings all elements necessary for a tasty fall meal and - bonus! - it’s a crockpot recipe, so it’s simple to boot.

Layer sweet potato chunks and chicken thighs in the bottom of a slow cooker, and season with salt and pepper. In a small bowl, stir together garlic, red onion, apple sauce,

cider vinegar, curry powder, and ginger. Pour the mixture over the chicken and sweet potato.

Throw a lid on it and cook on low for six to eight hours, until the chicken and sweet potatoes are tender. You can eat this alone, or garnish it with fresh basil and serve over sauteed greens for extra kick.

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SLOW COOKER CHICKEN WITH APPLE AND SWEET POTATO Courtesy of leafparade.com serves: 4 Ingredients: 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs sea salt Cracked black pepper 2 cloves garlic, finely minced 1/2 cup chopped red onion 1 cup unsweetened apple sauce 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar 1 tablespoon curry powder 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger Fresh basil, chopped How-to: Layer the sweet potato chunks and chicken thighs in the bottom of a slow cooker. season with salt and pepper.

In a small bowl, stir together the garlic, red onion, apple sauce, cider vinegar, curry powder, and ginger. pour the mixture over the chicken and sweet potato chunks.

Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours, until the chicken and sweet potatoes are tender. garnish with fresh chops of basil and serve over sauteed greens.

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BAZAARS/FESTIVALS 33rd Annual Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire: saturdays and sundays through Oct. 27, and Labor day monday, mount Hope estate and Winery. $29.95, adults; $10.95, children ages 5 to 11. For more info and tickets visit parenFaire. com or call the box office at 717.665.7021.

Endless Mountains Nature Center (280 Vosburg road, tunkhannock. 570.836.3835.)

• Wild Edible and Medicinal Workshop with nathaniel Whitmore: sept. 28, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $20, per session; $35, whole day; $15, per session stewards fee; $25 whole day; $35, family stewardship.

Freedom Fest: a salute to america’s Finest: sept. 29, 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m., mountain sky (63 still meadow Lane, Jermyn).

BENEFITS/CHARITY EVENTS American Cancer Society • Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3): Nov. 2, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., nov. 6, 4-8 p.m., Keystone College Hibbard Campus Center. participants can register at www. keystonecps3.org. For more info call 570.562.9749.

American Lung Association • Fight for Air Walk: Oct. 3, mcdade park, scranton. registration 9 a.m., run beings 9:45, walkers at 10. For more info visit lunginfo.org/scrantonwalk.

Fundraiser to benefit Carbondale native Kayla Nakonechni who was recently diagnosed with glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer: Oct. 8, Carbondale area High school. Features local businesses pieroguys pierogies, What the Fork Food Truck, and Burnt Carbon. For more info, to make a donation, or to become a sponsor contact joseph.caviston@gmail.com or 570.947.7799.

The Kelci Ever After Memorial Scholarship Inaugural 6K Run and 2K Memory Walk Oct. 6, 11 a.m., Francis slocum state park pavilion no. 3, by boat launch. registration begins at 9 a.m. $20, includes a tie-dye t-shirt.

Lands at Hillside Farms (65 Hillside road, shavertown.

888.887.7811.)

• Fall Festival: Oct. 5-6.

Luzerne County Pit Bull Owners, Inc. • 3rd Annual Pit Bull Awareness Day and Carnival: Oct. 26, noon-6

p.m., Kirby park.

S.A.F.E. Walk for Autism and Resource Fair 2013: sept. 28, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hazleton area High school track.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure •“Black, White & A Touch of pink” gala: sept. 27, 6-9 p.m., Woodlands Inn (1073 Highway 315, Wilkes-barre). For more info or to purchase tickets call amy andrejko at 570.820.1670 or email patriciamichael@mdlz. com.

“Sweat for the Cure” Zumbathon: Oct. 5, noon-3 p.m., pro Fitness Club (3356 Birney Ave., Birney plaza, moosic). $10. For more info contact amy sekol at570.479.1000 or amy.sekol@ wilkes.edu.

CAR & BIKE EVENTS Dallas High School Economics Club Second Annual Car & Truck Show: sept. 29, registration 9 a.m.noon. Judging from noon-3 p.m.

25 trophies for “Judge Selection” and five for “Best of Show.” 50 dash plaques to first 50 cars registered.

Fall Festival Car Cruise (Eagle Rock Resort, 1 Country Club Dr., Hazleton) •Oct. 12, 10 a.m.-midnight. Rain

date Oct. 13. Optional donation of $12 day of show, $9 preregistration. pre-register by mailing 1 Country Club Drive, Hazle township, pa 18202.

McDonald’s (route 590 Hamlin, pa) • Car Cruise: Every second Friday of august, september, 6 p.m.

Montage Mountain Classics (thurs., 6-9 p.m., Fri., 6-10 p.m., sat., 5-9 p.m.)

Car Cruises: • Cruise to Benefit Ronald mcdonald House: sept. 22, 2-6 p.m. rain date sept. 29.

CHURCHES Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church (32 east ross st., Wilkes-barre) • Greek Food Festival: Oct. 3-5, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Orders more than $30 will be delivered free within a 2-mile radius of the church.

Customers are welcome but not required to pre-order food by calling 570.823.4805 during festival hours or by ordering online atgreekfoodfestival. webs.com . For more info call 570.417.4465.

Corpus Christi (montdale) • Annual Harvest Festival Turkey dinner: Oct. 6, noon-5 p.m. $10, adults; $5, children. take-outs

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Covenant Presbyterian Church (500 madison ave., scranton, 570.346.6400.)

• Arcadia Chorale Annual Pasta dinner: sept. 28, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit (300 School St., Clarks Summit, 570.586.6306, www.fpccs.org) • Excelsior Cornet Band, New York State’s Authentic Civil War brass band: Oct. 6, 4 p.m.

• All-church recital with First Presbyterian Church musical ensembles: novl 17, 4 p.m.

Nebo Baptist Church (75 s. prospect st., nanticoke) •Christian Praise Teams and praise bands: Free workshop, Oct. 6, 1 p.m.-3 p.m.

Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church (135 river st., Olyphant) • 125th Anniversary 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

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1 - -Wan Kenobi 4 Health resort 7 Recording 11 Swimming venue 13 Lummox 14 Thing 15 Opposed to 16 Buddy 17 Options list 18 Rife with foliage 20 Tooth-paste container 22 Hearing organ 24 Shoe without laces 28 Sleep-wear 32 Trap 33 Verve 34 Wrinkly-faced dog 36 Faucet problem 37 Gives temporarily 39 “The Big Bang Theory” star Jim 41 Birdcage attachment 43 Swab the floors 44 Way out 46 Stretchy candy 50 Pop singer Lady 53 To and 55 Col. Mustard’s game 56 Settled down 57 Legisla-tion 58 Into the sunrise 59 Big party 60 Storm center 61 Next-to-last Greek letter

• 7th Annual Golf Tournament: Oct. 5, registration 9 a.m., shotgun start at 10, mill race and Golf Camping Resort (Benton). $80 entry fee. For questions call bev atherholt at 570.675.7295 or bill runner at 570.675.5055.

EVENTS Arcadia Chorale (formerly the robert dale Chorale) • “Echoes of Arcadia”: Oct. 19, 8 p.m., St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, scranton; Oct. 20, 3 p.m., st.

Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Wilkes-barre. $15, general admission; $12, seniors and WVIa members; $7, students; free, children 12 and under.

Chicory House and Folklore Society (www.folkloresociety.org, 570.333.4007) • Community Contra Dance: Oct. 5, 7 p.m., Church of Christ Uniting (776 market st., Kingston). $9, adults; reduced admission for families.

The Commonwealth Medical College (525 pine st., scranton, 570.504.7000, thecommonwealthmedical.com)

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If you haven’t noticed already when shopping in Sephora, the Sephora by OPI nail polish has been clearanced and the selection dwindled down to nothing but the colors no one wants.

Now there is a blank display unit with a lot of room and with Xs on it - that, my friend, is the new home to Formula X for Sephora.

The new shades and effects portion of the collection will cost $10.50 to $12.50 each, and the treatments retail for $10.50 to $14. Formula X has neverbefore-seen ingredients from all over the world, amazingly fast drying time, and safe neon pigments. hese high-gloss precision, super opaque lacquers will last up to two weeks. I’m also a sucker for packaging and these bottles are the perfect size and shape for cataloging, storing, and stacking your polishes.

Sephora’s Formula X is a colossal collection of exciting, beautifully vibrant colors, effects, and treatments

Formula X

for everyone. The collection consists of 90-plus standard colors and 50-plus special effects polishes in an abundance of categories (12, to be precise).

Nail art devotees everywhere will be able to choose from: The Celestials (matte metallics), The Chromes (liquid metallics), The Electrics (neon pearl and shimmers), The Brilliants (multi-dimensional sparkling multi-glitters), The Holograms (holographic dimensional colors), The Translucents (shiny sheers),The Shifters (shadeshifting duo-chromes), The Sparklers (3-D metallic shimmers), The Superwatts (jelly glitters), The Lusters (multi-sized glitter), The Transformers (illusionary topcoats) and The Xplosives, which are the most impactful of the whole collection (matte confetti glitter and white confetti glitter).

As part of the launch, as well as a staple product in the line they created, The System is available. The

yes, no, and where to go

Erin Rovin | Weekender Correspondent

Fashion’s finest in NewYork

Rebecca Minkoff Spring 2014

famous Latin Americans who inspired this collection were Bianca Jagger and Frida Kahlo. I would love to take a vacation to Mexico right about now…

Meanwhile, back at The Empire Hotel, I was enamored with my favorite fashionista couple: Ice-T and Coco. I have a seriously weird obsession with Coco Austin and her ability to match things. And Ice, well, he’s just cool.

Next door to The Empire Hotel was the Maybelline makeover storefront, complete with a moving lipstick installation art piece.

Maybelline was the official makeup sponsor of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, so its logo was all over the city. Dolled-up New Yorkers spilled from

Nicole Miller Spring 2014

the store out onto the street, where they found their way up the steps of Lincoln Center.

It was great being in the city during one of its most exciting signature events. Everyone wore their most quirky, expensive or just all-black outfits and traipsed around like fashion elitists including moi, until I passed out on a family member’s air mattress at 9 p.m.

In my very best pajamas, of course.

-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.

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This year I was invited to participate in the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week gifting suites at The Empire Hotel in New York City. This particular event is run by a Los Angeles-based full service marketing, public relations and event planning company called GBK. The basic idea is that a large list of celebrities are compiled and invited to attend a gifting lounge. Sponsors are set up in said lounge, where they gift their products to the invited celebrities and media outlets. I was a celebrity escort.

Unfortunately, it was not as risqué as it sounds.

My job was to hang out at the famed Empire Hotel right next to the Lincoln Center, where all the good stuff went down. Once a celebrity arrived I would escort he or she through the maze W of sponsors and gifts, which ranged from four nights at a luxury resort to designer handbags and makeup.

Across the street, tall beautiful models were showcasing Spring 2014 collections like Jason Wu’s ethereal feminine shapes and airy fabrics.

That same Friday, Rag and Bone pushed its ’90s minimalist feel. Nicole Miller provided lots of eye candy with textured florals, filigree and stripes; very Versailles garden meets graffiti punk. Kate Spade stayed true to her demure and classy feminine shapes and patterns influenced

by Parisian gardens, as well as her signature structured bags. Rebecca Minkoff livened things up with live runway music while using Mexico as inspiration. Brightly colored skirts paired with a tee that stated “Let’s all go to Mexico,” which was overlapped by a sporty cardigan. Some

System consists of a nail cleanser, basecoat, topcoat, and color of your choice for just $32.

You can’t get any better than that, especially when other basic polish lines’ nail colors start at around $9 for a run-of-the-mill polish that you can hope and pray will last through the next few days. If you love higherend polishes like Deborah Lippmann, you will love this.

Formula X is launching now at Sephoras nationwide.

Tip: Prepping your nails are important, so make sure you use a base and top coat; never use the combination ones.

Before you begin the process remove excess oils on your nails with a swipe of acetone.

Trick: Keep your manicure newer longer by applying a horizontal strip of nail color across the tip of your nail, this will round out the edge of the polish, making it harder for it to lift and chip.

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A 20-something’s wild Adventures

Justin Brown | Weekender Correspondent

Not so silly to admire Cyrus

I should probably be ashamed by how closely I relate to the lyrics of Miley Cyrus’ last two singles.

Sorry, Mom and Dad, but there ain’t no shame in my twerking game.

In fact, ain’t no shame in my respect for Miley Cyrus. While everybody and their mother, mine included, is talking about how unrefined and outrageously inappropriate her behavior is, I believe everyone should take a Xanax and chill the hell out. Miley Cyrus is more than an overtly sexualized former Disney star with an oral fixation for sledgehammers - she is a role model for the Millenial generation! That’s right! MILEY CYRUS IS A MOTHER F—KING ROLE MODEL! DON’T GET IT TWISTED. She gets paid to entertain us! Her music isn’t being played in Calcutta as a group of dehydrated nuns hand out bread crumbs to starving village folk, while scientists are in a lab trying to create the cure for cancer, or as an overture prior to the President making a speech about Syria. Miley Cyrus’ music is being played

in nightclubs, dive bars, and basement parties hosted by douche bags looking to get laid while their parents are away in the Poconos for the weekend. She isn’t trying to save the world. That’s what weed and gay marriage is for. Miley Cyrus is simply embracing the transition of developing from childhood to adulthood, and all the experimentation and fun that comes along with it.

“She’s trying too hard to break away from her image as Hannah Montana,” my mother says whenever she sees Miley sticking her tongue out on TV. Though everyone may not relate to the pressures of being hawked by the media, everyone can, or eventually will, identify with the extent of time in a person’s life that is spent pushing the limits of newfound freedom, playing around with blossoming sexuality, and craving attention so the people who knew you when you were younger are well aware that you are no longer the child you once were. For me, it was my Mom and Dad that saw me rebel, act dumb, and live carelessly. For Miley Cyrus, it’s the entire world.

I can only imagine what the ladies on “The View” would have to say about the time I dressed up as JonBenet Ramsey for Halloween in college, what joke Leno would come up with about the time a stripper I hired shoved a lollipop up my fraternity brother’s ass at a birthday party, or what anyone else would have to say about my behavior at 20 if I were being watched by the public eye.

Miley doesn’t care if the world knows she is being young and crazy like everyone else. She owns that she is young, wild, and figuring out her place in the world. She’s just acting how everyone else her age acts when they’re partying, and don’t let them fool you. She preaches to just have fun and remember it’s our party, Millenials, we can do what we want to! Let the prude be haters, because you can’t be old and wise without once being young and crazy.

That’s why one day, Miley Cyrus will be a grandmother with some awesome stories and great advice! #truth - Follow Justin on Twitter @sorrymomanddad.

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By Chuck shepherd

Weekender Wire Services CULTURAL DIVERSITY — Japan and Korea seem to be the birthplaces in the quest for youthful and beautiful skin, with the latest “elixir” (as usual, based on traditional, centuries-old beliefs) being snail mucus — applied by specially bred live snails that slither across customers’ faces. the Clinical salon in central tokyo sells the 60-minute Celebrity escargot Course session for the equivalent of about $250 and even convinced a London daily telegraph reporter to try one in July. (previously, news of the Weird has informed readers of asian nightingale-feces facials and live-fish pedicures.)

— Unclear on the Concept: among people earnestly devoted to palmistry (the foretelling of the future by “expert” examination of the inner surface of the hand), a few in Japan have resorted to what seems like cheating: altering their palm lines with cosmetic surgery. according to a July daily beast dispatch from tokyo, dr. takaaki matsuoka is a leading practitioner, preferring an electric scalpel over laser surgery in that the latter more often eventually heals over, obviously defeating the purpose.

He must be careful to add or move only the lines requested by the patient (e.g., “marriage” line, “romance” line, “money-luck” line, “financial” success line).

LATEST RELIGIOUS MESSAGES — Iran’s Insa news service reported in January that officials in shiraz had acquired a fingeramputation machine to perhaps streamline the gruesome punishment often meted out to convicted thieves. (a masked enforcer turns a guillotine-like wheel to slice off the finger in the manner of a rotary saw.) Iran is already known for its reliance on extreme Islamic sharia, which prescribes amputations, public lashings and death by stoning, and middle east commentators believe the government will now step up its amputating of fingers, even for the crime of adultery.

— smiting skeptics: measles, despite being highly contagious, was virtually eradicated in america until a small number of skeptics, using now-discredited “research,” tied childhood vaccinations with the rise of autism, and now the disease is returning. about half the members of the eagle mountain International Church near dallas have declined to vaccinate their children, and as of late august, at least 20 church members have experienced the disease. the head pastor denied that he preaches against the immunizations (although he did tell npr, cryptically, “(t) he (medical) facts are facts, but

FIRST AMENDMENT BLUES In the public libraries of Seattle (as in most public libraries), patrons are not allowed to eat or sleep (or even appear to be sleeping) or be shirtless or barefoot or have bad body odor or talk too loudly — because other patrons might be disturbed. However, in Seattle, as the Post-Intelligencer reported in September, librarians do permit patrons to watch hard-core pornography on public computers, without apparent restriction, no matter who (adult or child) is walking by or sitting inches away at the next screen (although librarians politely ask porn-watchers to consider their neighbors). Said a library spokesperson: “(P)atrons have a right to view constitutionally protected material no matter where they are in the building, and the library does not censor.” then we know the truth. that always overcomes facts.”).

— Outraged Jewish leaders complain periodically about mormons who, in the name of their church, posthumously baptize deceased Jews (even Holocaust victims) — beneficently, of course, to help them qualify for heaven. Church officials promised to stop, but in 2012 reports still surfaced that not all mormons got the memo. thus inspired, a “religious” order called the satanic temple conducted a July “pink mass” over the meridian, miss., grave of the mother of the founder of the Westboro baptist Church, rev.

Fred phelps Jr. — posthumously “turning” her gay. (Westboro infamously stages small, hate-saturated demonstrations denouncing homosexuals and american tolerance.) ten days later, meridian prosecutors charged a satanic temple official with misdemeanor desecration of a grave.

QUESTIONABLE JUDGMENTS — australia’s chief diplomat in taipei, taiwan, said in august that he was suing local veterinarian yang dong-sheng for fraud because dr. yang backed out of euthanizing the diplomat Kevin magee’s sick, 10-year-old dog. Instead, dr. yang “rescued” the dog, who is now thriving after he patiently treated her. magee’s lawsuit claims, in essence, that his family vet recommended euthanization, that he had paid for euthanization, and that “benji” should have been put down. dr. yang said the fee magee paid was for “medical care” and not necessarily

euthanization. (benji, frolicking outside when a reporter visited, was not available for comment.)

— In august, a prosecutor in Houston filed aggravated rape charges against a 10-year-old girl (“ashley”) who had been arrested in June and held for four days in a juvenile detention center. a neighbor had seen ashley touching a 4-year-old boy “in his private area,” according to a KrIV-tV report — in other words, apparently playing the time-honored, rite-of-passage game of “doctor.”

SQUIRRELS GONE WILD smithsonian magazine detailed in august the exhaustive measures that military officials have taken to finally block relentless richardson’s ground squirrels from tunneling underneath malmstrom air Force base in montana and interfering with the minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles on 24/7 standby. For example, officials had to use trial-anderror to plant underground screens deeper into the ground than the squirrels cared to dig. a day after that report was published, a bus driver in gothenburg, sweden, crashed into a tree (with six passengers requiring hospital treatment) after swerving to avoid a squirrel in the road. On the same day, a new york times reporter disclosed that his own news monitoring for 2013 revealed that squirrels have caused 50 power outages in 24 states in the U.s. since memorial day after invading electric company substations.

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Building Berwick Brewing BEER REVIEWS

Derek Warren | Weekender Correspondent

Derek Warren

Weekender Correspondent

So close,and so delicious Beer: Berwick IPA Brewer: Berwick Brewing Company Style: American IPA ABV: 6.50% Description: Berwick IPA pours a hazy golden yellow color with a fluffy white head that dissipates, but leaves a thin lacing on the glass. The aroma is a wide bouquet of hops dominated by scents of pine, grapefruit, and a touch of raisin, all backed up with sweet malt.

It’s apparent that this is a well-balanced beer, based solely off the aroma. The taste follows the aroma and the bitterness from the hops hits the palate first, with citrus and pines being the most dominate. Sweet biscuit malt then washes over the palate before a long dry finish. The body of this beer is in the medium-to-full range with a great support to display the hops and add sweetness, leaving a lingering bitterness on the tongue. This is one of the best IPAs available on the East Coast and has an absolutely perfect balance. We are beyond lucky to have such a fantastic offering so close to home.

Food pairing: This is an IPA that is great to have with spicier dishes.

If you are at home, pair this with a mediumcooked burger topped with pepper jack cheese and jalapeños. The caramelized ends of the burger will accentuate the sweetness in the malt, and the hop character will absolutely be in love with the spicy peppers.

Another fantastic pairing with this beer occurs if you are at the brewery itself, and that’s with the Graham Standard pizza, a pizza topped with hot sauce, sausage, and Wisconsin cheese curds. If you’re not a fan of spicy dishes, pair this beer with salmon topped with lemon pepper. The oils from the fish have met their match in the carbonation of the beer, and the lemon citrus flavors will blend faultlessly with the citrus flavoring from the hops. The combinations with this beer are endless and with good reason - it’s absolutely delicious.

The final word: An

absolutely stunning IPA. It is hard to imagine that an IPA this well-made is right here in our own backyard, but it is and we should all be taking advantage of it. It’s made better in the fact that it is a very approachable IPA for novices and craft beer fanatics alike. The hops are certainly present, but not overpowering enough to put someone new to the style off. The only complaint I have is that it is not yet available in six-packs, because I certainly want to have at least that many around. Be sure to get your hands on this breathtaking IPA and spread the good word about this well balanced brew made right here at home.

Rating: W W W W V Where can I get it? Currently available in bottles and on draft at Berwick Brewing Company, Berwick.

Remember, enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

- Derek Warren is a beer fanatic, avid homebrewer, and beer historian. Follow Derek’s beer blog at idtapthat.org.

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When one thinks of Berwick, many different things can come to mind: perhaps first thoughts may go to the nuclear power plant, or the popular Berwick Bulldogs.

There is something else that should certainly spring to mind, though, and that’s fantastic beer.

Berwick Brewing Company has been producing great beers since 2006 and shows absolutely no signs of slowing down any time soon. Owner Tom Clark has a strong brewing pedigree and has worked for and with many of the brewing pioneers in the industry. This has given him the knowledge for both the business and brewing ability to make high quality, exceptional beers on a consistent basis.

The brewery opened in its current location in 2006 and has steadily grown to fill the facility, adding a variety of areas for patrons to sit and enjoy a pint or two while eating some of their wonderful pizzas. While visiting I had the chance to partake in the Graham Standard, a spicy pizza with sausage and fresh

Wisconsin cheese curds, paired with the Couple Two Tree Pale Ale. I cannot speak highly enough of this combination.

Another fantastic addition to the brewery is the relaxing Biergarten, or Beer Garden, to Westerners. The Biergarten overlooks the Susquehanna River and makes for a wonderful afternoon spent outside, rain or shine.

In addition to the four core beers that the brewery currently produces, which are Berwick Lager, Hondo Keller Bier, Front Street Wheat, and Berwick IPA, the brewery also produces a wide assortment of beer styles that are only available on location.

Currently, the brewery has 18 taps running at all times in the tasting room, so one could easily spend a day there without having the same beer twice.

If all of this was not enough, Berwick Brewing Company is expanding from a two-barrel brew house to a 10-barrel brew house, meaning access to even more great beer. The brewery is also expanding its

line of bottled beers. Currently, it offers four beers in 22-ounce bottles: Red Bank Dark Lager, Berwick IPA, Front Street Wheat, and Grumpy Bill’s Porter. More bottled beer in 12-ounce bottles will come with the expansion.

Berwick Brewing Company is a fantastic place to stop in for a great beer, food and great conversation, whether it’s with the locals or the employees.

The hours are also a bonus, as it allows beer drinkers plenty of opportunity to stop by and enjoy what Berwick Brewing has to offer. The bar is open Tuesday through Thursday from 3 to 11 p.m.; Friday from 3 to midnight; Saturday from 1 p.m. to midnight; and Sunday from 1 to 7 p.m.

The brewery is located at 328 West Front St., Berwick.

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Michael Golubiewski | Special to the Weekender

New challenges and beautiful graphics make game stuff of ‘Legends’ In 2011 “Rayman Origins” made me fall in love with a series that I never really liked before. With its beautiful hand-drawn visuals and great controls it became one of the best platforming games I have every played, which is why I’m so excited to play its sequel “Rayman Legends.”

Rayman, Globox and the gangarebackonanotheradventure, and developers Ubisoft have outdone themselves in just about every way with “Rayman Legends.” The game has all of the same controls, power-ups, and character movements that the last game had, but it manages to feel fresh because of the new twists in level design and environments, including new stealth-based and exploration levels.

Apart from the new gameplay elements, the most notable change to “Rayman Legends” is newly upgraded graphics thanks to the new lighting engine; the cartoon-like character designs and backgrounds look even more beautiful than ever. “Legends” also includes several re-mastered levels from “Origins,” and they are even better than I remembered.

Another new addition to the game-playaretheauto-scrolling, music-based levels; they’re interesting because you have to run fast and jump in time with the

great music soundtrack the game has to offer.

There are also a few new playable characters, like a new female character named Barbara and her sisters, who are available once they are rescued in certain stages. These new characters are great when playing four player co-op so everyone has a fun avatar to play as.

The single player experience is a lot of fun, but the way to really get the most out of the game is to play with some friends. The gameplay is frantic, and fun, but can be a little hard to follow when four players are jumping around. One thing that is disappointing is that there is no online multiplayer; if you want to play co-op it has to be locally.

If you are playing on the Wii U or Vita version of the game you can control a returning character named Murfy via the touch controls. Murfy can perform various actions such as cutting through ropes, activating switches, grabbing hold of enemies and gathering hardto-reach Lums. You can still use Murfy on the other versions but you cannot control him, as it’s just the game AI and isn’t nearly as useful or fun.

Just like the last “Rayman” game, I played the game on the Vita, and that particular style of game play really lends itself

to a handheld mobile system, because you can pick it up for a few minutes and play and it’s just as good as if you dedicated hours. The console versions are more powerful, but the Vita is just as good. The Wii U version has downloadable skins of Mario and Luigi, which are a lot of fun.

Justlikein“RaymanOrigins,” each level of “Legends” has you running, jumping, and punching your way through levels, collecting Lums by touching them, defeating enemies, or freeing captured Teensies. There are several different challenges in eachlevel:youcanchoosetocollect as many Lums as possible, find all the hidden collectables, or beat the level in the fastest time. Completionists will want to spend time playing each level multiple times to finish each objective. Along with these things there is also a fun soccer mini game, as well as a variety of ranked online challenges that will be updated periodically. All of these different tasks add to there-playablityofthegameand keep you coming back for more.

Overall, I loved this game.

“Rayman Legends” is one of the best platforming games on the market with the best graphics and amazingly smart level designs.

It has so many unlockables, re-mastered levels and mini

games, that you will want to play for a long while. If you liked “Rayman Origins” you will love this game, but even if you’re just looking for a fun action platformer, this game can’t be missed.

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

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First class free. Walk-ins welcome, call 371.9919, 817.2161 for info. adult Kung Fu (Kung Fu & tai Chi Center, Wilkes-barre: 570.829.2707) Ongoing classes. tues./ thurs., 6:30 p.m. study of Chinese martial art open hand, weapons sets. mon., Wed., 6:30 p.m. Covers Chinese style theories, concepts, applications. “sport” fighting concepts explained, practiced. aikido of scranton, Inc. (1627 n. main ave., scranton, 570.963.0500) • Self-Defense Class taught by aikido master Ven sensei, every mon. & Wed., 7-9 p.m. $10.

• Traditional Weapons Class, thurs., 7-9 p.m. $10. back mountain martial arts Center & mountaintop Karate Center For info, call either location, back mountain (4 Carr ave., 570.675.9535) or mountaintop (312 s. mountain blvd., 466.6474): Visit Website at www. fudoshinkai1.com.

• Instruction in Traditional Karate, Jujutsu, sivananda yoga (back mountain): tues., Wed., thurs., 4:30-9 p.m., sat., 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. (mountaintop Karate Center mon., Weds., Fri., 4:30-9 p.m.

• Instruction in Traditional Karate, Jujutsu, sivananda yoga (mountaintop): mon., Wed., Fri., 4:30-9 p.m. beauty Lies Within school of Pole dance (32 Forrest st., Wilkesbarre, 570.793.5757, sl.beautylieswithin@ gmail.com). Hours by appointment. Call or e-mail for details. dance Contours (201 bear Creek blvd., Wilkes-barre, 570.208.0152,

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• Children/teen classes: ballet, tap, Cheerdance, Hiptech Jazz, a form of dance blending basic Jazz technique with styles of street dance, hip hop.

• Zumba classes for adults: tues., 6 p.m., sat., 10 a.m.

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• Adult ballet: Sat. morn. danko’s Core Wrestling strength training Camp (dankosallamericanFitness. com) • Four sessions/week, features two clinics, two core strength. 4 sessions/ week. Increase power, speed, agility. group discounts, coaches, teams, clubs, free stuff. Visit website or call Larry danko at 570.825.5989 for info. downtown arts at arts yOUniverse (47 n. Franklin st., Wilkesbarre, 570.970.2787, www. artsyouniverse.com) • Traditional Egyptian Belly dance: Wed., beginners 6-7 p.m.; intermediate 7-8 p.m. intermediate. $10. Call 343.2033 for info.

• Tribal Fusion Dance: thurs., beginners 6-7 p.m.; intermediate 7-8 p.m. $10.

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• Cabaret with Helena: Sat., 4:30 p.m. Pre-registration required. Call 553.2117 for info.

• African Dance: Wed. & sun., 1 p.m. traditional african moves with jazz and hip-hop. $10, registration required, call 212.9644 or visit hipbodysoul.com for info. downtown dojo Karate academy (84 s. main st., Wilkesbarre, 570.262.1778) Offering classes in traditional karate, weapons, self defense. mon-thurs., 5:30-8:45 p.m.; sat., 9 a.m.noon.

• Zumba Classes: Tues., thurs., 7-8 p.m.; sat., 12:301:30 p.m. $5/class. Call for info.

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Wrestling fundamentals, basic brazilian Ju-Jitsu no gi. Call for info.

• Boxing/Kickboxing Fitness Class: mon., Wed., 7-8 p.m. First visit free. noncombative class.

• Personal Training: Call 317.7250 for info.

Fazio’s Hapkido do Jang (61 main st., Luzerne, 570.239.1191) accepting new students.

Children (age 7-12) mon./ Wed., 5:30-6:30 p.m. teen/ adult mon./Wed., 6:45-8:15 p.m.; tues.-thurs., 6:30-8 p.m. Private lesson also available.

Learn Hapkido. self defense applications. $50 monthly, no contract. galli’s Fighting Chance school of self-defense (504 roosevelt st., exeter, 570.693. 2091) • Stranger Danger selfdefense classes for ages 7 to 14. One-hour sessions saturdays at 10 a.m. starting sat. $40 per student, $20 for parent. gregWorks Professional Fitness training (107 b Haines Court, blakely, 570.499.2349, gregsbootcamp@hotmail. com, www.vipfitnesscamp. com) • Beach Body Bootcamp: mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.

• Bridal Bootcamp: Mon.Fri., 10 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. bridal party group training, couples personal training available.

• Fitness Bootcamp: 4-week sessions, mon.-Fri., 6:30 & 8 p.m.; sat., 1 p.m.

• New Year’s Resolution Flab to Fab bootcamp: mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

• Private/Semi-Private sessions available, e-mail for info.

Harris Conservatory for the arts (545 Charles st. Luzerne, 570.287.7977 or 718.0673)

• Dragons’ Tale Karate: mon., 5:30-7 p.m.; Wed., 6-7:30 p.m. ages 5+.

• Tumbling: Fri., 5:30-6:30 p.m. ages 5+. $30/month.

Kwonkodo Lessons – by reservation at the Hapkido teakwondo Institute (210 division st., Kingston). $40/month. Call 570.287.4290 for info. northeastern Ju-Jitsu (1047 main st., swoyersville, 570.714.3839, nejujitsu. com) Open 7 days/week, offers training in traditional Karate, brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, Judo, Women’s self defense. group, private self defense classes available by appointment. nutrifitness (311 market st., Kingston. 570.288.2409, thenutrifitnessbootcamp. com) -boot Camp: mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m., 5:30 p.m., sat. noon.

-WIrred Fitness: mon. 6:45 p.m., sat. 10 a.m.

-triple 8 body burn: tues., thurs. 6:30 p.m., sat. 11:30 a.m.

-yoga with Priya: thurs. 7 p.m.

-tai Chi with geoff dixon: tues., thurs. noon riot Hooping and aerial dance (210 division street, Kingston,www.riothooping. com, 912.656.4649).

Offering aerial silks Intro classes, mon./tues., 7pm. aerial silks beginner series (four classes), mon./tues., 8pm. Visit riothooping.com for info and registration. royce gracie Jiu-Jitsu network, scranton. day, evening classes for men, women, children.

Ongoing classes 6 days/ week. Covers sport, combat, self-defense aspects of gracie Jiu-Jitsu. For info visit gracie-nepa.com or call 570.347.1107. school of Combat arts (24 Forrest st., Wilkesbarre, 570.468.9701, schoolofcombatarts.com) Open 6 days/week. Offering classes in brazilian jiu jitsu,

submission grappling, russian sambo, boxing, muay thai, kickboxing, ninjutsu, wrestling. Classes for men, women, children. group, private classes available. Children’s class now for $35/month. shaolin White Crane Fist (Wyoming) teaching traditional Chinese martial arts of shaolin White Crane Fist, Wing Chun gong Fu, yang style taijiquan, Qigong-energy work, shauijiao-Chinese Wrestling, more. $35/week, first week free. three levels of training, ages 15+. Contact master mike dimeglio 570.371.8898. sil-Lum Kung-Fu & tai-Chi academy (509 Pittston ave., scranton) • Specializing in Traditional Chinese martial arts as taught in the Central guoshu Institute. Instruction in classical shaolin styles includes: sil-Lum Hung-gar tiger Claw, shaolin White Crane boxing, northern Long Fist Kung-Fu. Info: 570.341.8089, 249.1087 st. Joseph’s school classes (1627 n. main ave., scranton, 570.963.0500) • Traditional Weapons Class: thurs., 7-9 p.m. self-defense techniques using cane, club, short stick, wooden sword, escrima sticks, more. Learn history principles, practical use. no prior martial arts experience. $10/class.

• Women’s Self-Defense Class: sat., 10 a.m.-12 p.m. self-defense techniques to protect from variety of attacks. no prior martial arts experience. Wear loose fitting clothes. $10/class. traditional Hung-gar tiger/ Crane Kung-Fu the tiger’s ark, Kingston.

Unlock the real power, learn true meaning behind all martial movements by focusing on development of conceptual body language skills through use of ageold training apparatuses. training more difficult than mainstream martial arts, done at own pace. Info:

570.817.5070 Unity: a Center for spiritual Living (140 south grant st., Wilkes-barre, 570.824.7722) • A Course in Miracles / Holistic Fitness-yoga sessions: tues., 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Waverly Community House (1115 n. abington rd., Waverly, 570.586.8191, www. waverlycomm.org) • Tennis Clinics BeginnerIntermediate: Private, semiprivate lessons.

World Class boxing (239 schuyler ave., Kingston, www.wcbboxing. net, 570.262.0061) • Boxing & Kickboxing Fitness bootcamp: mon.sat. non-contact program Programs include Kids & teen boxing programs, striking for mma & competition training, women’s-only kickboxing Boot Camp, Zumba, more.

Wyoming Valley goju ryu Karate academy • Classes Tues., Thurs. (kids: 5:30-7 p.m.; teens/ adults: 7-8:30 p.m.); sat. (kids: 10:30 a.m.-noon; teens/adults: noon-1:30 p.m.), Kingston rec. Center (655 third ave., Kingston).

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Agenda From page 36 •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.

THE COOPERAGE PROJECT (1030 main st.,Honesdale) 570.253.2020, thecooperageproject.org (donations accepted and appreciated at the door at all events.)

• ElectricJam: Sept.25 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m.

Dietrich Theater (60 e.tioga street,tunkhannock, 570.996.1500,www.dietrichtheater. com).

• Fall 2013 Film Festival: Sept.20Oct.3.$9,evening (after 6 p.m.); $8, matinee (before 6 p.m.).

• Fall 2013 Film Festival Post-Festival Discussion: Oct.4,1 p.m.

• Open Mic Night: Sept.27,doors 6:30,open mic at 7.

• 19th CenturyAppliqued Quilts…

AnAmericanTradition: Oct.5,11 a.m.$5.

• Guitar Music of SouthAmerica: Oct.6,3 p.m.

• Dietrich Classic Movie Series:‘The King and I’: Oct.9,1 and 7 p.m.,$5.

• Fall FoliageTrip to GreyTowers, Dingman’s Ferry & Milford: Oct.12. bus departs 8 a.m.,returns 6 p.m. $100.

• DoYou RememberThis…Music for the movies from silents to the 1960s: Oct.13,bus departs 1:30 p.m.,concert at WVIa media Center 3 p.m.Free.

•The Magic of Bill Dickson: Oct.19, 11 a.m.

• Open Mic Night: Oct.25,7 p.m., feature at 8:15.

• Sing! Sing! Sing!: Oct.26,11 a.m.

Glass—wine.bar.kitchen. at Ledges Hotel (119 Fallsave,Hawley.570.226.1337, www.ledgeshotel.com/glass-winebar-bistro/) • Live Music with Kevin Campion: sept.27,8-11 p.m.

Irem Clubhouse (64 ridgeway drive,dallas) • FluVaccination clinic: Oct.1,9 a.m.-noon.register and pick up a registration form in the Irem Clubhouse Business Office by Sept.

26.you must complete and return the form in advance or bring it with you on Oct.1.You will need your medicare or health insurance card when returning the registration form.If you do not have health insurance,the cost is $25.99.

Influenza vaccines are provided by Walgreens.

• Octoberfest: Oct.4,11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Jessup Art Walk: second saturday of every month.

For more info visit jessupartwalk.info or email info@jessupartwalk.info.

Justus Volunteer Fire Co. (159 Fieldstone dr.,scotttwp., 570.587.4545) “Keep Wine-ing, He Might Start to Look Like Prince Charming” withAuthor/ComedianJeannine M Luby,Sept.26,7 p.m.,III Ponds Winery,Dalton.Special guest Liz russo.$16,advance tickets at

JeannineLuby.com.

King’s College (133 north river st.,Wilkes-barre, 570.208.5957 or kings.edu) • Film Screening:“Eyes on the Prize – No EasyWalk”: Sept.25,7 p.m., burkeauditorium.

• Barbara Sabol Memorial Lecture: sept.26,7 p.m.burkeauditorium.

• Film Screening:“Glory”: Oct.2,7 p.m.,burkeauditorium.

• Feast of Saint Francis Lecture: Oct. 3,7 p.m.,burkeauditorium.

• St.Bernardine’s Gospel Choir: Oct. 26,7:30 p.m.; Liturgy Oct.27,11 a.m.

•Things that Go BOOM in the Night!: Oct.29,7 p.m.,BurkeAuditorium.

Lackawanna College (501Vine st.,scranton, 1.877.346.3552,lackawanna.edu) environmental Institute (10 moffat dr.,Covingtontwp.)

• Natural Wonders: Fall Harvest: Sept.26,1-2:30 p.m.,and every thursday 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 Seed Wreath: 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.

Lackawanna State Park (abington road,north abingtontownship.)

• Scout Day: Sept.29,12:45 p.m.4:45 p.m.$2 per scout Misericordia University •MercyWeek 2013: Sept.22-28.

Mass,Sept.22,7 p.m.; Liturgy,Sept.

24,12:05 p.m.followed by Mercy Week prayer around the peace pole in campus quadrangle at 12:30; service Fair,sept.25,11 a.m.-1 p.m.; “Stuff the Bus”charity event,Sept.

26,11 a.m.-1 p.m.For more info call 570.674.1483.

• Open house: Sept.28,registration 9 a.m.

•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.

• Interactive cooking demo and presentation by Father Leo patalinghug,who appeared on “Throw Down! With Bobby Flay”: nov.14,7 p.m.,Huntzinger and aldentrust rooms,sandy and marlene Insalaco Hall.

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.

Northeast Woodcarver Fall Round-Up “Fall Carve In”: sponsored by Cherry ridge Carvers,sept.27-29,Cherry ridge Campgrounds,Honesdale.For reservations for rooms or campsites contact Cherry ridge Campgrounds at 570.488.6654.

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,rCtheaters Wilkes-barre. pre-film lecture notes and post-film discussion will accompany each screening.Films include“Airplane!”, “On Golden Pond”,“Raiders of the LostArk”,“The Day the Earth Stood Still”,and“High Noon”.

Friends of Salt Springs Park (PO Box 541,Montrose.

570.967.7275,info@ friendsofsaltspringspark.org.)

• Movie Night: Oct.5,7 p.m.Nov. 2,7 p.m.

• Pictures in the Park: Look atThose Leaves!: Oct.6,2 p.m.-5 p.m.

• Game on!: Oct.11,Nov.8,7 p.m.8:30 p.m.

• Bats! Oh My!: Oct.18,7 p.m.

• Full Moon Hike: Oct.19,5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

• Halloween Fest: Oct.26,4 p.m.9:30 p.m.

•Take a Step Back inThyme: Nov.3, 1 p.m.-3 p.m.

Unity of NEPA: A Spiritual Center (140 s.grant st.,Wilkes-barre.

570.824.7722.)

• Hip Sip Coffee House Series 80s Karaoke Night: Sept.28,6:30 p.m.

•Special Guest Speaker - Rev.Ann Marie: Sept.29,10 a.m.service.

Waverly Community House (1115 n.abington rd.,Waverly, waverlycomm.org) • Basketball clinics: Beginning Sept.

17,six weeks everytuesday from 3:30-5 p.m.Boys and girls ages 6 to 9.beginning sept.19,six weeks everyThursday from 3:30-5 p.m. boys and girls in grade 4 through 6. $60 per participant or $12 per class.

• Baby Signs Parent Workshop: Sept.19,7-8:30 p.m.$55 per individual or couple.For more information or to print a registration form,visit www.waverlycomm.org or call the 570.586.8191,extension 2.

• Ballroom Dancing lessons: session 1,Wednesday evenings beginning sept.11,6-7 p.m., advanced,americantango; 7-8 p.m.,beginners,Cha Cha and rumba; session 2,Wednesday evenings Oct.23,30,Nov.13,20, dec.4,continuation of session 1 classes for those who completed it. $45 per person for each five-week session.advanced registration required.To register callJill Wetzel at 570.954.1147 or email her at jgwetzel@epix.net.

•“World Music Drumming”, program for special needs children: Begins Sept.11,3:45-4:30 p.m.for children K through 2nd grade,4:305:15 p.m.for 3rd through 12th grade. $95,each ten-week session.

• Community Pledge ofAllegiance: Sept.11,9:30 a.m.,flagpole on the front lawn.

• Learn Italian:Tuesdays,starting Oct.1.Session 1― Basic Italian: 6-7:15 p.m.; Session 2 ― Intro to Conversational Italian (for advanced beginners),7:30-8:45 p.m.$120, eight-week session,includes materials.

Children and teen etiquette classes: •“How to Say it Best”: Sept.28, 10-11:30 a.m.Ages 4-7.$30.

•“The Communication Connection”: Sept.28,noon-2 p.m. ages 8-14.$35.

•“Say Please,SayThankYou”: Oct. 12,10-11:30 a.m.Ages 4-7.$30.

•“Common Courtesies Count”: Oct. 12,noon-2 p.m.ages 8-14.$35.

•“Pass the Peas,Please”: Nov.16, 10-11:30 a.m.Ages 4-7.$35.

•“Dining Boot Camp for Kids”: Nov.

16,noon-2 p.m.ages 8-14.$35.

•“Great Events”: Dec.21,10-11:30 a.m.ages 4-7.$30.

•“Great Events”: Dec.21,noon-2 p.m.ages 8-14.$30.

West Side Career and Technology Center SkillsUSA Annual Fall Craft Fair: Oct.5,10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Wyoming Valley Dog Squad Troop No. 221 (www.dogscouts.org.phyllis,troop Leader: phyllis@thebarkingbasket. comor Liza,Secretary/ Treasurer:sewcrazy@epix.net) • Howl-O-Ween Party for Dogs: Oct.12,11 a.m.-3 p.m.,Whitings Pet supply (1290 memorial Highway, suite 3,shavertown).bake sale, prizes for best costume.$10 donation to participate.

LOCAL HISTORY Eckley Miners’Village (located nine miles east of Hazleton, just off route 940; 570.636.2070; www.eckleyminers.org) • Walking tours: Monday through saturday,9am-5pm.sunday, noon-5pm.

• Haunted LanternTours: Oct.11-12, 18-19,25-26.6:30 p.m.Children 6-12yrs $5,adults 13+ $10.

Lackawanna Historical Society (the Catlin House,232 monroe avenue,scranton,570.344.3841.)

•Annual Dinner: Oct.12,5 p.m., Century Club (612JeffersonAve., scranton).$45,members; $50, non-members.reservations required by Oct.8.

Old Jail Museum (128 W.Broadway,Jim thorpe.570.325.5259.www.

TheOldJailMuseum.com.)

TOURS:Through Labor Day,daily (closed Wednesday),noon to 4:30 p.m.$6,adult; $5,senior over 65 and high school; $4,children ages 6-12; free,children under 5.

LEARNING Dietrich Theater (tunkhannock) Children’s Classes •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 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 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,noon3 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 for Women: 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.6,13,20,1011:15 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 Endless Mountains Zendo (104 Hollow road,stillwater.

570.925.5077,endless@epix.net) • Zen MeditationTraining Introductory: Sept.28,9:30 a.m.3:30 p.m.Open donation basket, $10 for lunch and snack.

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

570.476.4460.www.poconoarts. org) • Oil Painting: Sept.19,26,Oct. 10,17,24,31,6:30-8:30 p.m.$72, member; $80,non-member; $60, senior; $65,senior non-member.

•Acrylic Painting: Sept.23,30,Oct. 7,14,21,28,9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $85,member; $95,non-member; $65,senior; $70,senior nonmember.

• DecoupageAKeepsake 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.

• Intermediate Watercolor: Sept.22, 29,Oct.6,13,20,27,1-4 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.

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.

Sil-Lum Kung-Fu & Tai-Academy (509 pittstonavenue,(3rd floor). 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 s Washington 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.

• Open WudangTraining Hall: Sun., 1:00-3:00 p.m.

OUTSIDE Friends of Salt Springs Park • Movie Night: Sept.7,Oct.5,Nov. 2,7 p.m.

•Astronomy for Beginners: Sept.

28,7-9:30 p.m.

Nescopeck State Park (1137 Honey Hole rd.,drums, 570.403.2006) • Guided Hike: SkylineTrail: Sept.

25,9 a.m.,meet at large gould trailhead lot.

• National Public Lands Day Park Cleanup: Sept.28,9 a.m.,meet at park office.Registration required.

• Wild Mushrooms of NEPA: Sept.

29,1-3 p.m.Registration required.

• Midnight Madness: Oct.25,7 p.m.

Registration required.

SOCIAL GROUPS Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Bereavement support group series: everythursday beginningaug.15, 2-3:30 p.m.and 6-7:30 p.m.

Nar-Anon Family Group Meetings sun.7 p.m.Clear brook bldg.(rear), Forty Fort; Wed.,7 p.m.United methodist Church,mountaintop.

570.288.9892.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) There’s heavy traffic ahead. You’re going to be stuck in a bumper-tobumper jam for the foreseeable future.

There’s no avoiding it; the standstill blocks the only available route to your destination. Sucks, doesn’t it? But it could be worse; at least you have this warning, so you can stock up on good music, refreshments, and best of all, a companion to keep you entertained while you’re trapped in the stop-and-go.

You also have this scant consolation: Once you’ve cleared the gridlock you’ll have nothing but open highway for at least three weeks, and best of all—no speed limit.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Einstein once said, “You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.” That’s the kind of in-depth knowledge you’ll need to cultivate if you hope to make it through the week unscathed. You can’t be satisfied with simply scratching the surface; you’ve got to plumb deeply enough to know how things work from the inside out. This applies to everything in your life that you’re the least bit interested in, from the mechanics of your car engine to the inner workings of your lover’s soul. If you have any doubt about the thoroughness of your comprehension, ask yourself if you could make Grandma get it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You’ve had great chances to show off your kindness, generosity, and compassion recently. I’m quite impressed and, truth be told, a little turned on. You’ve made it quite clear that you’re willing to dig deep, and appreciate beauty that’s blemished, and complicated people, and messiness of all kinds. This week you’ll have many opportunities to blow us all away with even more unprecedented displays of messy emotion, like foolhardy passion, ridiculous munificence, and the bigheartedness and open arms of a lusty saint. Rise to these occasions, as you’re more than capable of, and you’ll not only make the Hero Worship lists of at least three new people, you’ll probably get laid, too.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) The mirror you’re looking at is more valuable than you think. Unlike conventional mirrors, this one shows you your own best potential. Believe in it. It tells no lies—only you could make it a liar, if you choose, by deliberately thwarting its beautiful vision. That’s what I’m worried about; there’s a tiny part of you that is just perverse enough to screw things up just to see what’d happen.

Don’t do that, Capricorn. You’re fortunate enough to find someone who has faith in your greatness, latent or actual.

Don’t break that mirror. It’s bad luck.

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS ZACH GALIFIANAKIS

(pictured) Will smith sept. 25, 1968 Olivia newton John sept. 26, 1948 anna Camp sept. 27, 1982 dita Von teese sept. 28, 1972 Jerry Lee Lewis sept. 29, 1935 Kieran Culkin sept. 30, 1982 samantha barks Oct. 2, 1990

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Love is tricky and strange—but how would you know? Okay, maybe your love life isn’t perfect, but surely you’ve noticed by now that you’re slightly luckier in love than those around you, if you look at the big picture. Be a yenta this week. Whether or not you’re currently romantically entangled, you’ve had an easier time acquiring those entanglements than most of the people you know—many of whom want them much more than you do. Help them out. Give your romantically-challenged friends a leg up, with advice, matchmaking, or just good old-fashioned pimping. Do it to repay the universe for the blessings you’ve received. You owe it one.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) In some ways, you’re as accommodating, tactful, and peace-loving as a Libra; more than anyone, you loathe getting bogged down in petty disagreements.

That’s why it’s key this week that you be at your most diplomatic, obliging, and sweet, or risk being mired in niggling debates and needless drama over trivial disputes. These things don’t matter, but for some reason you’re the only one who thinks so. Eventually, these idiots will come to their senses and quit bugging you about this s—t. They may even apologize for doing so. But for now, take the path of least resistance, even if it’s not your ideal route—it’s still better than the emotional traffic you’d find everywhere else.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) During your solo game of emotional musical chairs, timing is paramount.

You never know when the music will stop, and what mood you’ll end up in.

What might annoy you in one moment could tickle your funny bone in the next, or make you cry, or bore you. This is a good thing. Your role right now is to shake things up (especially yourself) and be a catalyst for change. You can’t do that if everyone’s got you all figured out, and can predict your next ten moves. Luckily, since even you don’t know how you’ll feel or what you’ll do in five minutes, guessing where you’ll be eleven days from now is impossible.

And believe it or not, that limbo full of beautifully chaotic randomness, impulsiveness and limitless possibility is exactly where you need to be.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) The conflicts are piling up. These disturbing discrepancies aren’t caused by differences of opinion, politics, or real-life questions, like, “Who’s gonna get the girl?” They’re caused by timing.

You’re trapped in your own version of a badly dubbed kung fu movie, where sound and picture just don’t line up.

Working your ass off to make things work and interpret bad translations has helped you squeak by so far without any major mishaps or faux pas. However, the backlog of missed opportunities and slightly botched paperwork has become too cumbersome and messy. Put a few things on hold so you can address the deeper problem you’ve been putting off. If you don’t, you’re likely to suffer a regrettable (especially because it’s preventable) blunder this week that’ll have you kicking yourself for months.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) It’s a confusing time for Geminis, and changing from moment to moment.

First you think you’ve got things fig-

ured out better than you have in years, and minutes later you decide you’re more lost than you’ve ever been. I don’t envy you, but at times like these you need to dig deep and step up. You can’t be lazy or take the easy way out, and sometimes that means you need the help of your friends. So take their advice when they give it to you. They have pure motives and an ideal perspective. Trust that they know what they’re talking about, would you? They do.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Forget the bulls—t about idle hands being the devil’s workshop. I’m more worried about your idle mind, because within it lie the seeds of your own downfall. Left with too much time and energy to spare, your brain is all too capable of creating new and unpredictable forms of self-sabotage. In other words, keep busy this week, and everything will be just fine. Don’t give yourself time to stew and ponder and wonder. Those fruitless activities will just make you miserable, both internally, and externally, and ultimately screw things up, big time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Leos aren’t renowned for their subtlety. You can be tactful, and manipulative, but delicacy isn’t your forte. You generally prefer forthright honesty. Lately, this has felt like a great weakness, because people seem to want you to play games you’re either incapable of or just no good at. Luckily, there are a few who appreciate the unadorned truth.

See, everyone lies, or hides parts of the truth or simply withholds the truth of what they feel because it’d make them too vulnerable to admit it. That’s what makes what you’re capable of all the more valuable. If you can be nakedly honest this week, you’ll be immortal, or at least as close as any of us can get— certainly no one you tell the truth to will ever be able to forget you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) What amazing experiments will you get up to this week? You’re Dr. Frankenstein in his lab, about to channel a tremendous bolt of lightning for your own slightly nefarious purposes.

Fortunately, the powerful and impressive creature you’re about to waken will be less confused than the doctor’s sad monster was. Once it’s conscious and walking around, you’ll be virtually unstoppable. Just make sure you use your newly awakened might to help others, as well as yourself, or the villagers may come after you and your creation with torches and pitchforks.

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