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Five Folks Hundreds of marchers will soon wend their way through Wilkes-Barre and Scranton in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, which prompted us to ask:
“HAVE YOU EVER BEEN PART OF A PARADE?” “I was in dance and Girl Scouts, so I’ve been in a lot. It was fun to throw candy in the Ashley Memorial Day Parade.” Audrey Mill, 29, Larksville
“I was in a couple Renaissance Faire parades in California and in Texas.” Stitch Kester, 62, Wilkes-Barre
“I was in the Funfest Parade in Hazleton, as a football player.” Donald Sabatino, 25, Hazleton
“I was, probably with Girl Scouts or when I was a mini-cheerleader.” Amy Fromel, 37, Hanover Township
“I kind of snuck into a parade in Disney Land.” James Sabatino, 31, Hazleton
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At Fiddler’s Green, the bar and walls are green, wood is prevalent, and the décor includes plenty of plaques bearing Irish sayings as well as photos of Ireland’s landscape.
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t’s never too early to get your Irish on. With only one week left until Parade Day and two until St. Patrick’s Day, why not get a jump on Irish-themed libations? At Fiddler’s Green Irish Pub in Larksville it’s always the perfect time to celebrate the spirit of Ireland, and the establishment has the drink list to prove it.
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Martha Zabriski will serve up many Irish-themed drinks, such as this Irish Flag shot, at Fiddler’s Green Irish Pub in Larksville over the next two weekends, which include Parade Day and St. Patrick’s Day.
So green is our valley By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com
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aper shamrocks, cardboard or stuffed leprechauns, an abundance of Irish flags and, in fact, anything at all that comes in green, orange and white are usually found in abundance when March rolls around. But, some would argue, true Irish establishments can do better than that.
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WHERE TO GET YOUR IRISH ON
John Pike shows off the Fiddler’s Green Irish whiskey lineup.
Irish humor makes for interesting décor at Dooley’s Pub & Eatery.
• Fiddler’s Green, 259 E. State St., Larksville. 570-714-3220. • Saints and Sinners, 112 Center St., Pittston. 570-655-9295. • Flaherty’s Eating and Drinking Establishment, 275 Zerby Ave., Kingston. 570714-0977. • Murphy’s Pub, 347 Slocum St., Swoyersville. 570-287-8685. • McCabe’s Barney Inn, 189 Barney St., Wilkes-Barre. 570823-5199. • Dooley’s Pub & Eatery, 120 Oak St., Old Forge. 570-4577922. • Rooney’s Irish Pub, 67 South Main St., Pittston. 570-6020419.
••• IRISH LASS Served at: Fiddler’s Green Irish Pub, 259 E. State St., Larksville Price: $7 Recipe: • 1 oz. passionfruit rum • 1 oz. Wild Grape vodka • 1/2 oz peach schnapps • Squeeze of lime • Splash of sweet and sour • Sprite (to fill the remainder of the glass) Pour all ingredients together into shaker. Shake and pour in glass over ice.
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Fiddler’s Green Irish Pub in Larksville is very much the picture of Emerald Isle pride, but you won’t see heaps of partystore Irish bric-a-brac inside its doors. That’s because co-owner John Pike, who operates the busi-
ness with fellow lawyer Joseph Flynn, wanted to model the establishment after the ambience of a more natural-looking pub in Ireland proper. “My wife and I visited there for our 20th anniversary,” he said, “and I absolutely loved the atmosphere of the pubs there. It was relaxing, a place to just hang out and have a good conversation and a good time.” He tried to bring at least a bit of that authentic feel home to Larksville. At Fiddler’s Green, the bar and walls are green, wood is prevalent, and the décor includes plenty of plaques bearing Irish sayings as well as photos of Ireland’s landscape that Pike took while on his trip. Fiddler’s Green is still fairly new to the area, having officially
Fiddler’s Green offers a varied collection of Irish-themed blends, from the Irish Flag shot to mixed drinks such as Limerick’s Lemonade and Molly Malone’s Margarita. “We tried to cover everything,” bartender Martha Zabriski said. “Big selection because, you know, Irish people like to drink.” Because the green season is a marathon and not a sprint, a good way to start is with a lighter, refreshing drink: the Irish Lass. “It’s a bit like a sourball,” Zabriski said. “It’s very sweet.” The Lass, light green in color, consists of three types of liquor: passionfruit rum, Wild Grape vodka and peach schnapps. It’s completed by splashes of lime and sweet and sour mix and some Sprite to fill out the rest of the glass. The result is tart to the tastebuds, thanks to the passionfruit and lime, though it’s not mouthpuckering in any way.
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Events THIS WEEK: MARCH 2 TO 8 , 2012 Home Expo, the 100-booth showcase of builders, re-modelers, suppliers and financial services plus children’s crafts, wine tasting and raffles. Sponsored by the Building Industry Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania at the 109th Field Artillery Armory, 280 Market St., Kingston. 4 to 7 tonight; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 2873331. Cultures of the Silk Road, with mini performances, displays and food celebrating the countries along the historic Silk Road. Exhale Kabob Grill, 136 Wyoming Ave., Scranton. 5:30 to 8 tonight. Free. 963-6590. Long Winter Nights, an original sky show on what can be seen in the heavens during the winter months. McMunn Planetarium, Science and Technology Center, East Stroudsburg University. 7 tonight. Free, but reservations required at esu.edu/planetarium. Knit and Crochet Group. All ages welcome. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. Free. 821-1959. Night at the Races, a fundraiser for Candy’s Place: The Center for Cancer Wellness. With gift baskets, 50/50 raffle, beer, wine and food. Independent Fire Hall, 166 S. Sprague Ave., Kingston. 6 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday. 714-8800. It’s Post Time! Virtual thoroughbred racing sponsored by the Forty Fort Lions. American Legion, 259 Shoemaker St., Swoyersville. Saturday with doors at 6:30 and post time at 7 p.m. 287-9400. New England Contra Dance, with music by the Contra Rebels. Church of Christ Uniting, 776 Market St., Kingston. 7 p.m. Saturday. $9. No partner or previous experience necessary. 333-4007. Purim Carnival, the annual holiday celebration with booths, games, entertainment, a children’s costume parade with prizes, Queen Esther’s Beauty Booth, moon bounce, stilt walking, face painting, bull riding and more. Jewish Community Center, 60 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre. Noon to 3:30 p.m. Sunday. $5 adults, $10 children., $25 per family. 824-4646. Rock On with the Little Sisters of the Poor, food, fun and the annual rock-athon with prizes for the team with the best-decorated rocking chair. Holy Family Residence, 2500 Adams Ave., Scranton. Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Participant signup: 343-4065.
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Tech Week: How to Start Your Own Blog, using WordPress. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 3:30 p.m. Monday. Free. 821-1959. Tech Week: Taking Pictures from Digital Camera to Reality. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 3:30 See EVENTS, Page 5
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There’s a distinct art to pouring a Guinness, and Joy Tigue practices it here at Dooley’s Pub & Eatery in Old Forge.
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opened the Wednesday before Thanksgiving but celebrated its grand opening just two weeks ago. “The locals have been very good to us,” Pike said. “I was surprised to find out, but there’s a pretty strong Irish community here in Larksville.” Pike and company are now prepping for the upcoming two-weekend run of parades in both Scranton and WilkesBarre (March 10 and 11 respectively) as well as for St. Patrick’s Day itself (March 17, of course). Step one was creating a drink menu that almost entirely consists of Irish-themed drinks. In addition to the traditional Irish beer taps, such as Guinness and Harp, Fiddler’s has a nearly complete collection of Irish whiskey. “I’m only missing two, and that’s just because I have yet to get to the liquor store to pick them up,” Pike said. For now, 10 brands of whiskey line the shelves. Plans are not yet solid for St. Patrick’s Day itself, but Fid-
Not everything Irish is green. A red telephone booth dresses up a corner of Dooley’s in Old Forge.
dler’s will have an Irish band play during the day and a regular band at night. The bar will open at noon on March 10 and 17. Then, beginning in April, an Irish night is planned for the 17th of every month. It will involve a variety of Irish food and drink as well as a pipe and drum band. Larksville, of course, isn’t the only place locals can get their Irish on this or any month. Another local pub modeled after the Auld Sod is Dooley’s in Old Forge. “We actually took a trip to Ireland when we were opening,” co-owner Mark Matylewicz said of his trip with his business partners: his wife, Sharon, and Christopher Coyne. “We wanted to capture the essence of a pub.” “Most people think of the
Mark and Sharon Dougherty Matylewicz own Dooley’s Pub & Eatery with Christopher Coyne.
typical kelly-green color, but actually there’s a lot of red, too. We have a red telephone booth in the corner of the bar because we saw quite a bit of those when we were over there.” From parade weekend through St. Patrick’s Day, Dooley’s plans to serve ham and cabbage and Guinness stew, traditional fare to complement traditional decor. Tradition also will reign in Kingston, where Flaherty’s, a well-established Irish-themed hot spot, looks forward to celebrating its 26th St. Patrick’s Day. An Irish menu is planned for parade weekend and St. Patrick’s Day, promising plenty of
ham and cabbage, shepherd’s pie, corned-beef sandwiches and Irish nachos. And in nearby Pittston, at least two Irish establishments will get in on the green-themed fun. Rooney’s Irish Pub on South Main Street will have the Wyoming Valley Pipe and Drum band at 8:30 p.m. March 10. That band also will play at the Barney Inn in Wilkes-Barre at 8 p.m. March 11 and 8:30 p.m. on Saint Patrick’s Day. Or catch the show at 6 p.m. on the holiday at Saints and Sinners on Center Street in Pittston, where “every day is St. Patrick’s Day,” and if Notre Dame is playing, the game is on.
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eautiful soprano Christine and her husband, the stillhandsome but hard-drinking and hard-gambling Raoul, believe the Phantom died when the opera house burned in 1895. Her 10-year-old son, Gustave, naturally has no clue about the musical genius with the disfigured face, the man who so intensely loved his mother and her voice.
p.m. Tuesday. Free. 821-1959.
St. Patrick’s Day Open House at Phoenix Rehabilitation and Health Services’ new outpatient physical therapy facility in the Koral Building, 311 Market St., Kingston. With music by the Irish Balladeers, hors d’oeuvres, beer sampling and facility tours. 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. Donate a new pair of socks and be entered into the grand-prize giveaway. 7180933. Healthy Cooking, a demonstration with taste samples of a meal and dessert created by the chef at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Kistler Learning Center, 1000 E. Mountain Blvd., Wilkes-Barre. 6 p.m. Wednesday. Signup: 800-275-6401.
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The Phantom has never stopped loving Christine and wants to hear her sing a song he has composed.
IF YOU GO What: “Love Never Dies,” prerecorded from Melbourne, Australia Who: Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Where: Cinemark, 40 Glenmaura National Blvd., Moosic Tickets: $18 More info: 800-326-3264
will make it to Broadway is still uncertain, but a DVD/Blu-Ray release is set for spring. “The ending (of “Love Never Dies”) is very, very moving,” said Loretta Parrott of WilkesBarre, who enjoyed the music and pageantry but did take issue with the Phantom’s continued pursuit of Christine after her marriage. “I think married couples should stick together,” she said.
Thursday Talks: Home and Garden, techniques and tips on turning seedlings and herb gardens into prize-winning plants. Also: making bouquets and corsages. Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton. Thursday with cocktail hour at 6 p.m. and show at 7 p.m. $7. 344-1111. Tech Week: Learn to Use Facebook. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Free. 821-1959. Gettysburg — A Turning Point? A talk by LTC William D. Hewitt, USA (Ret.). Presented by the Wyoming Valley Civil War Round Table at the American Legion, 730 Memorial Highway, Dallas. 7 p.m. Thursday. $3. 639-1283. Railroad Steam in Northeastern Pennsylvania, with the Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railway Historical Society. Iron Skillet Restaurant, 98 Grove St., Avoca. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Free. 8220693.
FUTURE St. Patrick’s Day Parade, one of the largest parades in the country with live entertainment, pipeand-drum corps, marching bands and festive floats. Along Wyom-
The Lackawanna Historical Society and the Scranton Cultural Center team up this weekend for the fundraiser ‘Dinner by Design: A Visual Indulgence for the Eyes, Mind and Soul,’ which promises an exhibit of ‘creative, exotic and beautiful’ dining environments set up by professional designers throughout the floors of the Scranton Cultural Center. A Festive Preview Party opens the show at 7 tonight with hors d’oeuvres and other dishes by Accentuate Catering along with music by the Jazz Assassins. The exhibit also is open for touring from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. The party is $60, and tour is $15 advance, $20 at the door. 344-1111. ing, Lackawanna, Jefferson, Spruce and North Washington avenues in downtown Scranton. March 10 with a Mass at St. Peter’s Cathedral at 10 a.m., parade at 11:45 a.m. and a Parade Party 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Scranton Cultural Center with food, cash bar and music by Kilrush along with step dancers and bagpipers. Details at stpatparade.com. Casino Night in Macau, China, with table games, craps, roulette, music, kosher Chinese food and dance music by The Tones. Jewish Community Center, 60 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre. 7 p.m. March 10. $30. 824-4646. St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the 32nd annual “wearin’ of the green” along South Main Street in downtown Wilkes-Barre. With pipe-and-drum corps, string bands, marching bands, step dancers, the Victorian Highlanders and giant helium balloons. March 11 with related storytelling at Barnes & Noble at 11 a.m., face painting at noon, a Hooley Boys concert on Public Square at 1 p.m. and parade at 2 p.m. 208-4149 or wilkes-barre.pa.us. Girl Scouts 100th Anniversary Celebration, with a Girl Scout Cake Bakeoff Contest, crafts, activities, speakers and refreshments. Hoyt Library, 284 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. 5 to 7 p.m. March 12. Signup: 287-2013.
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ble a Coney Island roller coaster. Her granddaughter, Elizabeth Stanton, 16, of Thornhurst, said she loved the show, as she expected she would. The teenager regularly does her homework while listening to Lloyd Webber’s music. In a pre-recorded interview, Lloyd Webber said he considers the sequel more complex, both musically and emotionally, than the original. Reaction among film-goers was mixed. While Mary Ann Wills of Wilkes-Barre said she prefers the original story, which moved her to tears over the Phantom’s plight, Carolyn Garrett of Kingston likes the sequel enough to eagerly anticipate seeing it on Broadway if she gets the chance. Whether the sequel
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World Affairs Luncheon Seminar, on “Three Major Pandemics: Malaria, Tuberculosis and HIV/ AIDs: An Overview from an African Perspective” with Dr. William Takang, research scholar at the New York University School of Medicine. Presented by the Schemel Forum in the Rose Room, Brennan Hall, 300 Madison St., University of Scranton. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. $20. Reservations: 941-7816.
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But when the little family arrives in Coney Island in 1905 so Christine can accept a singing engagement, guess who’s living among “the freaks” at the seaside entertainment mecca? That’s right. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom is back. In a sequel titled “Love Never Dies,” he makes one more desperate attempt to win Christine. Will she sing his song on stage? If she does, the Phantom wagers in a private bet with her husband, Raoul must go away quietly. If she doesn’t, the Phantom will pay Raoul’s gambling debts and leave the family alone. What will Christine choose? Whom will she choose? By the way, did her sweet little boy inherit musical talent from his mother alone? At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cinemark in Moosic, you can see a full-staged production of “Love Never Dies,” which was prerecorded at The Regent Theatre in Melbourne, Australia. The two-and-a-half-hour show includes music from a 21-piece orchestra and a cast of 36, including Ben Lewis as the Phantom and Anna O’Byrne as Christine Daaé. The show will be an encore. The premiere local showing took place earlier this week, with several dozen enthusiastic fans in attendance. “I like the hoopla,” said Barbara Stanton of Thornhurst, explaining she enjoyed the operatic pageantry of colorful costumes and a set built to resem-
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Concerts THIS WEEK: MARCH 2 TO 8 , 2012 In Concert, with Tim Brumfield, the organist at St. John the Divine Cathedral in New York City. Houlihan-McLean Center, Jefferson Avenue and Mulberry Street, University of Scranton. 7:30 tonight. Free. 941-7624. The Saw Doctors, the boisterous Irish rock band. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. 8 tonight. $34 advance; $29 day of show. 866-605-7325. Conspirator, the side project formed by Disco Biscuit musicians Aron Magner and Marc Brownstein. Sherman Theater, 524 Main St., Stroudsburg. 9 tonight. $17 advance, $20 day of show. 420-2808. Eilen Jewell Band, the singersongwriter and her jazz-inspired band. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8:30 p.m. Saturday. $20. 325-0249. Satisfaction, a Rolling Stones tribute band. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. Saturday. $15 advance, $20 day of show. 866-605-7325. Gilbert Gottfried, the former “Saturday Night Live” regular. Mount Airy Casino Resort, 44 Woodland Road, Mount Pocono. 8 p.m. Saturday. $30, $20. 866-4687619. Faith at Work, 16th-century music composed during the Wars of Religion by a cappella group The Lyric Consort. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 232 Wyoming Ave., Scranton. 3 p.m. Sunday. $10, free for students with ID. 343-6707. Lenten Concert, with the Catholic Choral Society. St. Andrew Parish, 316 Parrish St., Wilkes-Barre. 3 p.m. Sunday. Free. 587-2753. Simply Grand Concert, with cellist Alberto Parrini and pianist Fabio Parrini performing works by Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and Dvorak. Sordoni High Definition Theater, WVIA-TV, off Old Boston Road, Jenkins Township. 3 p.m. Sunday. Free but reservations required. 655-2808. moe. The laid-back jam masters return to the Sherman Theater, 524 Main St., Stroudsburg. 7 p.m. Sunday. $27. 420-2808.
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Comedy Stand-Off, a comedy competition with the top three performers selected each week culminating in a show on April 12. Clarion Hotel & Hub Lounge, 300 Meadow Ave., Scranton. Wednesdays through March 28 with signup at 8:30 p.m. and show at 9 p.m. 344-9811. Beethoven Festival, an intimate chamber-music performance by pianist Jon Nakamatsu of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Phil-
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BEST BET Think LOL means ‘laughing out loud’? Not tomorrow night when Leadership Offers Laughter (LOL!), an arm of the Leadership Wilkes-Barre Class of 2012, borrows the cyberword for its ‘LOL Comedy Night,’ a fundraiser for the upcoming World Laughter Day in May. On hand will be headliner Teri Granahan, local comic Joe Bryan and laughteryoga instructor Jeannine Luby as emcee. Head to Brews Brothers West, 75 Main St. in Luzerne, where the laughs begin at 7 p.m. $15. 446-8992. harmonic. Mellow Theater, 501 Vine St., Lackawanna College, Scranton. 6:30 p.m. Thursday. $26.50. 3411568.
FUTURE CONCERTS Bistro Comedy Night, with headliner Mark DeMayo, Corey Alexander, Father Paul and emcee Liz Russo. Corner Bistro Dinner Theater, 76-78 S. Main St., Carbondale. March 9 with an appetizer buffet at 7:30 p.m. and show at 8:30 p.m. $15. Reservations: 282-7499. The Barley Boys, the Celtic quartet. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. March 9. $20. 325-0249. Foghat, the classic rock band (“Slow Ride”). Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. March 9. $24 advance, $29 day of show. 866-605-7325. Full Armor, the five-piece Christian band. Annunciation Parish, 122 S. Wyoming Ave., Hazleton. 8 p.m. March 9. Free. 403-3094. Four Shillings Short, Celtic, Indian ragas, medieval and Renaissance instrumentals and songs on instruments including psaltery, hammered dulcimer, krumhorn and North Indian sitar. Old Lynn Church, Route 3012, Lynn. 7 p.m. March 10. Free. 965-2889. Albright College Angels and Mane Men, Renaissance, pop, folk, jazz and sacred pieces. Christ United Methodist Church, 175 S. Main Road, Mountain Top. 7:30 p.m. March 10. 474-6060. A Beethoven Festival, with the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic and special guest pianist Jon Nakamatsu performing Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto, Second Symphony and “Creatures of Prometheus Overture.” F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, WilkesBarre. 8 p.m. March 10. 341-1568. Lenten Concert, with the Catholic Choral Society. St. John the Evangelist Parish, 35 William St., Pittston. 2:30 p.m. March 11. Free. 5872753.
Classic rock has had a big influence on Mr. Echo, which now pays homage to the genre with every set list. From left: Jaconda Cortazzo, Bob Lewis, Ryan Dougherty and Rob Burns.
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ocal cover band Mr. Echo has built its city on classic rock, a genre in which “all this music and everything about it that we appreciate has roots,” rhythm guitarist Jaconda Cortazzo said. Other members of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton– based band include bass guitarist Ryan Dougherty, lead guitarist Bob Lewis and drummer Rob Burns.
The band, formed about two years ago, can boast experience. Members have been part of varied local acts, including M80, Watership Down and Lessen One. “Everything is definitely a lot easier for us, given all the experience we have, as opposed to just getting together and saying, ‘Let’s start a band,’ ” Cortazzo said. “I can honestly say that we’ve all been working musicians and for quite some time.” Experiences have been with pop punk, country and original music, but classic rock is the de-
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fining force. “We all grew up with classic rock but from different angles of it, which I think shows in what we’re doing,” Cortazzo said. “Rob is a fan of the unique drumming they did in those days. Bob likes the country end of it. Brian really likes The Who. I’m more on the Beatles, Floyd and Zeppelin side of things. We can appreciate it from all sides.” Mr. Echo acts cover Black Sabbath, Queen, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Ramones and AC/DC. The band is constantly working on new songs, averaging two to five every two weeks. Right now, Cortazzo said, the catalog contains about 180 songs, and original music is on the horizon. “I believe we’ve built up a pretty substantial fan base that wants to hear our take on things, which is what we wanted before digging our heels into writing our own stuff,” he said. “It’s going to be interesting to write something that fits into that classic-rock sound without sounding like The Darkness or Jet, groups that try to sound retro.”
Cortazzo has confidence the band can pull it off, thanks in part to basic know-how. “We’ve all got a pretty good understanding of what needs to be done. There’s experience with recording here, and of course writing and doing original music, so that will be a big help,” he said. “We also not only get along well, but we have a lot of these strange connection moments on stage. We play to the crowd, and so a lot of times when we’re playing we know what we’re going to perform next without even looking at one another. That’s going to factor into when we do start writing, that ability to bounce the ball back and forth with one another.” If the name sounds familiar to you, you might be a fan of ABC’s hit show “Lost,” which had a character named Mr. Eko. “It was a very memorable name from the show, which we’re fans of,” Cortazzo said. “Also, originally, I had wanted the name of the band to be Mr. Farenheit, which comes from the Queen song ‘Don’t Stop Me.’ The two kind of worked together, and I really liked how Mr. Echo sounded.” “It also goes along with the whole idea of us being a throwback band. We’re an echo of a past generation of music.”
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Exhibits THIS WEEK: MARCH 2 TO 8 , 2012
By ROGER MOORE McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Nature’s Finest Art, by artists whose subject matter or materials come from the earth. Included: ceramics by Dana Gabel, mixedmedia collages by Mark Charles Rooney, oils by Amy Lynn Wyman and photographs by Bethel Wyman. Opens tonight with a reception 5 to 10. Continues through March 30 at New Visions Studio & Gallery, 201 Vine St., Scranton. Noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. 878-3970. Wild About Art, sculptures, paintings and photographs by Andrea Robbins-Rimberg. Opens tonight with a reception 5 to 7. Through March 30 at the Monroe County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. 6293061. Factorium, a pictorial essay of once-mighty American factories including the Stegmaier Brewery in Wilkes-Barre by photographer Rebecca A. Battle. Opens tonight with a reception 6 to 8:15. Continues through April 2 at CameraWork Gallery, 515 Center St., Scranton. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. 344-3313. Heather Martyak and AnnMarie Ciccarelli. Opens tonight with a reception 6 to 9. Through March 31 at the Artists for Art Gallery, 514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. Noon to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. 969-1040. Suzanne Maria Rossetti Memorial Juried Art Contest, the 31st annual art competition with works by local students in grades 7 to 12. Opens Sunday with a reception 1 to 4 p.m. followed by an awards ceremony. Through March 28 at the Schulman Gallery, Luzerne County Community College, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. 6755094.
LAST CHANCE Edward Hopper: Early Impressions, early works in charcoal, pen and ink, and graphite. Through
This ‘Garden,’ by mixed-media collage artist Mark Charles Rooney, is part of a group exhibit at New Visions Studio & Gallery in Scranton through March 30. Sunday at the Pauly Friedman Art Gallery, Insalaco Hall, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays; 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 674-6250. Winslow Homer: Woodcut Prints, along with paintings by Pennsylvania artist Michael Molnar. Through Sunday at the MacDonald Art Gallery, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays; 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 674-6250.
“Project X” is the movie equivalent of that good-looking, welloff teenage boy your gut tells you to keep away from your teenage daughter. He may turn on the charm and come from what we assume is a “good family” (as if money were a determiner). But something sets off the warning bells — that he has lost his mind to his hormones, that he objectifies women in the worst way, that he’s too-casual with the homophobic slurs. That doesn’t really describe Thomas (Thomas Mann), the gawky upper-middle-class teen in this “Hangover” for high schoolers. But it nails his pal Costa (Oliver Cooper, in the Jonah Hill role). Costa’s a blustering transplanted New Yorker who eggs on Thomas as they plan a parents-out-of-town birthday party, mocks their mutual “fat little ‘Rain Man’ ” pal J.B. (Jonathan Daniel Brown) for being in the school “Gay-V. Club” and is hell-bent on turning this North Pasadena fete into an epic party that will be the “game changer” for their social status, lift them into their high school’s elite and give them access to sex
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What: “Project X” ★★ Starring: Thomas Mann, Oliver Cooper, Kirby Bliss Blanton Directed by: Nima Nourizadeh Running time: 93 minutes Rated: R for crude and sexual content throughout, nudity, drugs, drinking, pervasive language, reckless behavior and mayhem — all involving teens.
with the school hotties. And no list of warnings — “Do not go into my office. The pool heater? Don’t touch it.” — from Thomas’ colorless dad (Peter Mackenzie) can steer the boys from their collision course with destiny. Things only start to go wrong when they rip off Costa’s wellarmed, disturbed drug dealer. Costa has blasted the invitations all over social media, so the socially anonymous Thomas will be hosting hordes of “randoms,” peers who don’t know he exists. Not to worry, though. Costa has hired a team of middle-schoolers led by Tyler (Nick Nervies, hilarious). They have nunchucks and tasers and jackets with “Security” on them. What could go wrong? Naturally, Thomas must pursue the hottest girl in school,
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who is utterly compliant. Naturally, his gorgeous longtime pal Kirby (Kirby Bliss Blanton), the only woman given even a hint of personality, is hurt by this. This Todd Phillips production produces its share of explosive laughs, mostly of the “Oh my God” variety. Excess — the tree house turned into a beer dispensary, hoses run to ground level where gravity and volume produces a lung full of suds for every underage imbiber — to the simple size and scope of the blowout, is what passes for humor here. Yeah, the cops show up. And the TV news helicopters. And an ill-tempered dwarf (Martin Klebba, in a cameo that steals the movie). But it’s a wearying “romp,” with a tired “lose our virginity” formula (worn out even when “Superbad” used it). Even with all the scores of random shots of pert female bottoms, topless teens and ogled short skirts and shorter shorts, it’s hard to say if screenwriters Michael Bacall and Matt Drake or Nourizadeh are unrepentant pigs. Maybe Phillips (“Old School”) is their Costa, the bottom feeder egging them on in their pursuit of the bottom. And bottoms.
Art of Jennie Barrese, digitally manipulated photographs with elements of the human figure in visually challenging arrangements. Through March 9 at the Linder Gallery, Keystone College, La Plume. 945-8335. Let Children Be Children: Lewis Wickes Hine’s Crusade Against Child Labor, photographs by the sociologist documenting child labor in the early 20th century at canneries, coal mines, cotton mills, farms and sweatshops. Through March 11 at the Sordoni Art Gallery, Stark Learning Center, 150 S. River St., Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre. Open daily, noon to 4:30 p.m. 408-4325.
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King’s College in WilkesBarre opens a new exhibit Monday by Forty Fort artist Robert Broghamer titled ‘Around the Valley in HDR,’ a series of highdynamic-range digital photographs of local landmarks. His technique combines two or more images of the same scene – taken at different exposure levels – into one finished image. The show runs through March 29 at the Widmann Gallery on the first floor of the Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. 208-5900.
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At the start of “A Separation,” an Iranian couple appears before a judge to request a divorce. Simin (Leila Hatami) and Nader (Peyman Moadi) have irreconcilable differences: She wants to move abroad before their exit visas expire for the sake of their daughter Termeh (Sarina Farhadi). He is unwilling to relocate because his father is ill with Alzheimer’s and cannot take care of himself. But Simin would rather break up their marriage than stay put, because she doesn’t want her child to grow up under what she calls “these circumstances.” What exactly does she mean by that? Writer-director Asghar Farhadi uses uncommon subtlety in “A Separation” to show how the cultural limitations and class differences inherent in any society can lead to chaos and tragedy. This family just happens to be Iranian, which means that when Nader hires a nurse, Razieh (Sareh Bayat), to help tend to his father, she must call her religious leader and ask permission before she can touch the old man to help him out of his soiled clothes. Razieh is also pregnant, but she hasn’t told her husband (Shahab Hosseini). She keeps many secrets from him, some more innocent than others. With astonishing insight and wisdom, the movie, which won the Oscar on Sunday for Best Foreign Language Film (a first for Iran), depicts how the simple decisions we make on the spur of the moment can have momentous, unintended repercussions. The movie has a profound understanding of human behavior, family ties and the way ordinary people respond when forced into a moral quandary. By making his story specific to Iranian society, Farhadi has ensured his movie can travel the world. “A Separation” uses a clean style of storytelling that emphasizes faces and bodies, and right from its opening moments, when the husband and wife
Leila Hatami and Peyman Moadi star in ‘A Separation.’
IF YOU GO What: “A Separation” ★★★★ (In Persian with English subtitles) Starring: Leila Hatami, Peyman Moadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat, Sarina Farhadi, Babak Karimi, Ali-Asghar Shahbazi and Shirin Yazdanbakhsh Directed by: Asghar Farhadi Running time: 123 minutes Rated: PG-13 for adult themes
plead their cases directly into the camera (they’re speaking to a judge who is heard but not seen), the movie presents each character’s point of view clearly and fairly — something difficult to do when no one agrees with anyone else. Halfway through the film, in the midst of a heated argument, Nader does something so unremarkable that we barely even notice. Later, his seeming trivial act brings criminal charges and the possibility of a prison sentence. A lot of romantic comedies are built around the premise of a white lie that the characters extend for the sake of the plot: If someone just stopped and told the truth, the movie would be over. In “A Separation,” due to the reality of Iranian society and its laws, telling the truth is not always an option. There are no good guys or bad guys here, only people, trying to do the best they can for their families. The slow inevitability of disaster that starts to loom over the characters is particularly fascinating because the crisis is born out of everyday circumstance and ordinary behavior, not some elaborate twist of plot. The movie is precise and exact about its setting, but this story could easily happen to you.
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From the day it was published, Dr. Seuss’ environmental parable “The Lorax” has courted controversy. A screed about consumerism, greed and its cost to the environment, this anti-clear-cutting tale prompted protests in lumber-country school districts and just recently inspired an attentionstarved Fox Business News anchor to attack its “indoctrination.” That’s what you get when you write a character who says, “I speak for the trees” — Lou Dobbs speaking up for the clearcutters. The gorgeous and glorious new film of this fable from Universal’s “Despicable Me” team turns a
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somewhat gloomy, cautionary tale into a 3-D musical, with catchy tunes and gags borrowed from every film from “Toy Story” to “Babe.” But the message is as obvious and irritating to those who resent the Clean Air Act as ever. Ted the teen (voiced by Zac Efron) lives in Thneedville, where everything is packaged, paved over and plasticized. He doesn’t know things weren’t always this way or notice how bad things are until he tries to impress his cute redheaded neighbor, Audrey (Taylor Swift), and she shows him her mural. “What are those?” “TREES.” Audrey longs to see a real tree. And Ted, asking his mom, realizes how hard that’s going to be. “We already have a tree — the lat-
est model!” But Granny (Betty White, of course) sends Ted off into the wastelands outside the city, in pursuit of the Once-ler (Ed Helms). And the Once-ler tells Ted the tale of how he deforested the Seussscape long ago, all in the name of profit. The Onceler, in flashbacks, remembers the warnings of the Lorax (Danny DeVito), and how he’d ignored them. “Everyone here needs the trees,” the Lorax declares, surrounded by forest creatures. “And you’re choppin’ em down.” The film is a feast of bright, Seuss colors and wonderful Seuss design — all curvy, undulating lines and shapes. The 3-D kicks See LORAX, Page 9
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in as Ted dodges ax heads and the Once-ler is sent hurtling down river rapids. A goldfish trio sings and chirps a funny accompaniment, just like the mice in “Babe.” And the songs are a stitch — Helms warbling “Everybody needs a thneed,” advertising his new scarflike product made from the Truffula trees, and croons “How bah-ah-ah-ad can I be?” in his defense when the trees fall in their thousands and the cash piles up. “I’m just building the economy,” he protests, standing in
New on DVD A brave animated cat and a loving look at film history top this week’s DVD releases. “HUGO,” GRADE A: Moviegoers have become more sophisticated, and it now takes something as wondrous and bewitching as Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” to make them believe that magic still does exist in films. From its spectacular look to unforgettable performances, “Hugo” is spellbinding. “PUSS IN BOOTS,” GRADE B-PLUS: Antonio Banderas’ brilliant voice performance makes Puss a star. It’s not just hearing macho words coming from such a small character
Movie Amy The arrival this week of Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” is a great occasion to look back at a number of DVDs that have benefited from the filmmaker’s involvement. ••• ELIA KAZAN FILM COLLECTION (2010, FOX, UNRATED, $200): The main attractions of this sumptuous 15-movie, 18-disc set are the DVD debuts of five Kazan-directed gems, including the tenement classic “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” (1945), the tortured love story “Wild River” (1960) and the rousing biopic “Viva Zapata!” (1952). But for Scorsese fans, the real treat is “A Letter To Elia” (2010), a heartfelt, feature-length tribute to the filmmaker directed by Scorsese. “THE DEPARTED” (2007, WARNER, R, $13): Here’s a gangland flick you can’t refuse. Scorsese’s best movie since “Goodfellas” looks at how power corrupts and character determines fate. In the leading roles, Matt Damon, Leo-
that works — it’s the actor’s performance. He sells this script with the enthusiasm of a telemarketer on speed. Salma Hayek also provides verbal punch. “JOHNNY ENGLISH REBORN” GRADE C-MINUS: There are a few funny moments as Rowan Atkinson reprises his role as the sometimes bungling British secret agent. ••• Other new releases include: “Bounty Hunters”: Trish Stratus plays the leader of downon-their-luck bounty hunters. “I Melt With You”: College friends gather together for an unforgettable weekend. nard DiCaprio and Jack Nicholson are terrific, but supporting players Alec Baldwin, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone and, especially, Mark Wahlberg came close to stealing the show. COLUMBIA PICTURES FILM NOIR CLASSICS II (2010, SONY, UNRATED, $60): Begin your dark journey into a collection of Scorsese-selected thrillers with the mobbed-up classic “The Brothers Rico” (1957), which stars Richard Conte as a former mob accountant unable to go straight. Next stop should be “Nightfall” (1956), a wrongman nightmare starring Aldo Ray and Anne Bancroft. Then check out “Pushover” (1954), a moody drama about a cop (Fred MacMurray) who makes the mistake of falling for the wrong dame (Kim Novak, in her film debut). There are great Scorsese introductions too. Amy Longsdorf also profiles celebrities for the Sunday Etc. section of The Times Leader.
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ACT OF VALOR — This highquality recruitment video stars active-duty SEALs in missions based on real ones. R for strong violence including torture and for language. 101 minutes. ★ 1/2 THE ARTIST — A charming ode to a long-ago movie era. PG-13 for a disturbing image and crude gesture. 100 mins. ★★★ CHRONICLE – If you had superpowers, what would you do? PG-13 for action, violence, theme, language, sex, teen drinking. 84 mins. ★★★ GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE – Johnny Blaze is called upon to stop the devil. PG-13 for intense action and violence, disturbing images and language. 95 mins. ★★ 1/2 THE GREY — Oil-refinery workers are stranded in the tundra. R for violence, disturbing content, language. 117 mins. ★★ THE IRON LADY – Meryl Streep owns Margaret Thatcher. PG-13 for violent images, brief nudity. 104 mins. ★★★ 1/2 JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND — Another modern take on Jules Vernes’ wild stories. PG for action and brief mild language. 94 mins. ★ 1/2 GONE – Amanda Seyfried is a manic, paranoid survivor of a serial killer. She’s sure her sister has been kidnapped by the same guy and that she only has until sunset before she’s killed. PG-13 for violence and terror, sexual material, brief language and drug references. 94 minutes. ★ 1/2 SAFE HOUSE — Denzel Washington in a shoot-’em-up. R for strong violence, some language. 115 mins. ★ 1/2 THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY — Tiny people live under the floors of an almost-normal house. G. 94 mins. ★★★ TYLER PERRY’S GOOD DEEDS – Perry stars as Wesley Deeds, a San Fran CEO who rides herd over his hotheaded screw-up brother. PG-13 for sexual content, language, violence and theme. 108 minutes. ★ 1/2 STAR WARS: EPISODE 1 – THE PHANTOM MENACE IN 3D – The 3D spectacle is stunning. PG for sci-fi action/violence. 136 mins. ★ 1/2 THE VOW — An old-fashioned amnesia tale. PG-13 for an accident, sexual content, partial nudity and language. 89 mins. ★ 1/2 THE WOMAN IN BLACK – A handsome nerve-jangler. PG-13 for theme, violence, disturbing images. 96 mins. ★★★ THIS MEANS WAR — Essentially a love-triangle version of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.” PG-13 for sexual content, violence, action and language. 97 mins. ★★ 1/2 WANDERLUST — Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston star as married Manhattanites who find themselves at a hippie enclave known as Elysium. R for sexual content, graphic nudity, language and drug use. 98 minutes. ★★ 1/2
front of his business, which he’s labeled “Too big to fail.” “Lorax” takes on echoes of “Wall-E” as it embraces its gloom — the Once-ler’s replacement entrepreneur/villain is a fellow who has figured out how to bottle and sell clean air. Bu it’s all a set-up for the redemption song, the gospeltinged “Let it Grow.” That’s when it becomes obvious why the Seuss rhymes here are subdued, saved up for big moments when they’ll have the most impact. That’s when the warning of the Lorax — “Unless” — threatens the Lou Dobbses of this world with extinction. “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
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‘Lights Out’ didn’t have high ratings Q. What happened to the show “Lights Out” that was on a couple of years ago? A. The boxing series on FX had its admirers. But its ratings were not up to the network’s standards and it was dropped after a single season. One FX executive told the A.V. Club website that many viewers never gave the show a chance. “It seems vaguely familiar if you’ve seen ‘Rocky’ or ‘The Fighter.’ But then you get into it and you find out it’s got richness and texture and it’s quite different. But if your fundamental point of view is ‘I don’t want to see something that I’ve seen before,’ it’s easy to dismiss both those shows on their face, because in a conceptual way, they’re not radically different than other movies and TV shows you’ve seen.” Q. I don’t remember the title of a movie about a mad scientist making a German super-soldier who can breathe underwater. Somehow people come to his island and the soldiers get loose and start to kill the people. In the end the soldiers take off their goggles and the sun kills them.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You may suffer
from a kind of urban ennui. The bustle around you seems like a rerun of yesterday’s drama. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). No matter what you achieve, however big or small it may be, you don’t forget your roots. You feel gratitude toward the people who have helped you. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You tend to concentrate on one thing. It’s like your mind is a television show, and you don’t want to change the channel until the credits.
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so conscious of returning favors that you don’t enjoy the kindness that others are trying to give you. You’re a good person, and your heart is in the right place. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s natural that you would want to hold on to certain things for sentimental reasons. However, if you have hundreds of such items, the feeling is diluted. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Even when you are overwhelmingly happy with a result, you believe there’s always room for improvement. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Much good comes from your ability to delay gratification. If you catch yourself thinking short-term, go for a broader perspective.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There’s some-
thing tangible you want to have by the end of the day. You will narrow your choices and home in on your top priority. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). There are a certain number of half-finished projects in your past, and you have that in common with many other creative people. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). All skills require time. As much as you wish for instantaneous knowledge, the very nature of knowing is that it happens through a process. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Wanting something else doesn’t lessen the value in what you already have. Take measures to care for and protect what you have.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There’s
something wonderful about doing exactly what you expected to be doing. Feeling like you are in control of your time will bring you great happiness. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 2). The next seven weeks represent the end of a cycle, and you’ll celebrate accomplishment and completion. May brings new adventures. Quality time with family and relationship-related events could cause you to change your career trajectory in June. A hobby that has nothing to do with your job will feed your spirit in August. Aries and Libra people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 2, 12, 25 and 40.
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the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre. The ‘Emerging Choreographers’ program is the culmination of a March 11-17 open-house week, during which parents are welcome to observe classes and dance students are welcome to take an appropriate-level class, free of charge and with no obligation. The Emerging Choreographers’ performance also is free. Seating is limited and first come, first served. To arrange for a student to take a class, call the Conservatory at 408-4426 and ask for Lauren Gentilesco.
Fuddy Meers. A woman recovering from amnesia isn’t sure whom to trust. University of Scranton Players, McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts. 8 tonight and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. 941-4318. Theatre Celt, two short plays by John Millington Synge. Siamsa
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ANNOUNCEMENTS Auditions, for the Wyoming Valley Mall’s Spring Fashion Show and Talent Contest Extravaganza. Audition America will select models, actors, singers and dancers of all ages and sizes. Sign up at the mall at one of the Model and Talent Search stands through March 10. 822-9944.
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Mary Sharon Ciaccia, 16, shows what she is looking for in a dance move during a rehearsal.
Murderous mayhem reigns at the Alvina Krause Theatre when the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble rolls out the hilarious ‘Murder at the Howard Johnson’s,’ following the plots of a vengeful love triangle in which the victim changes with each act. The fun starts when middle-age ‘femme fatale’ Arlene and her air-headed dentist lover Mitchell check into a cheap hotel to plot the murder of her nebbish used-car-salesman husband. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $25, or $20 for seniors and $12 for students. 784-8181 or bte.org.
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o the tune of Leo Sayre’s 1976 hit “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing,” 16-year-old Mary Sharon Ciaccia of Lehman Township worked out some disco-flavored choreography earlier this week for fellow students of the Degnan Ballet Center at Wilkes Conservatory to rehearse. Ciaccia’s piece is one of several numbers, all designed by Degnan Ballet/ Ballet Northeast dancers themselves and reflecting various styles of movement, to be presented at 2:30 p.m. March 17 in the first-floor dance studio at
The Full Monty. Blue-collar workers strip to make ends meet. Music Box Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. 8 tonight and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. $18 to $39. 283-2195.
Kara Schneikart and Adam Zawatsky, along with the pup Goliath, star in ‘Legally Blonde: The Musical’ through Sunday at Coughlin High School.
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1-2-3 Imagine! With Elmo & Friends, a Sesame Street Live production about imaginations and far-off places. Mohegan Sun Arena, Wilkes-Barre Township. 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. today; 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday; 1 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday. $55 (Sunny Seats), $28 (Gold Circle), $22, $17, $13. 9707600 or ticketmaster.com. Preschool Story Time. Wyoming Free Library, 358 Wyoming Ave. 11 a.m. to noon on Fridays through March 30. Ages 3 to 5. 693-1364. Middle Creek Waterfowl, a Junior Bird Club trip to Kleinfeltersville to see snow geese and waterfowl. Leaves from Nescopeck State Park in Drums. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. $5 for new members. 403-2006. Infant Story Time. Osterhout Free Library, South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre. 10 and 11 a.m. Wednesdays through March 21. 823-0156. Teen Video Game Night. Osterhout Free Library, South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre. 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. 821-1959. Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Bring a plastic 16-oz bottle. Marian Sutherland Kirby Library, 35 Kirby Ave., Mountain Top. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Free. 474-9313.
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Bald Mountain Hike, six moderate miles with the Susquehanna Trailers Hiking Club. Meet at the Sears Automotive parking lot, Wyoming Valley Mall, Wilkes-Barre Township, at 11:45 a.m. Sunday. Free. 457-0527.
Outdoors THIS WEEK: MARCH 2 TO 8 , 2012 Maple Sugaring Day, a tour of the sugar bush to learn to tap a maple tree and convert the sap into maple syrup. Includes pancakes and syrup. Meesing Outdoor Site, Delaware State Forest, Creek Road, Marshalls Creek. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. $5, $3 children. Information: 629-3061. Mammal Identification, an Adult Learning Series on identifying furs, skulls, tracks and scat of local mammals. Ages 17 and older. Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. 6 to 8 p.m.
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Neighborhood Women: Medical Caregivers in the Anthracite Region, a talk by author Karol Weaver. Anthracite Heritage Museum, McDade Park, Scranton. 2 p.m. March 11. Free. 963-4804.
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Soup, Bake and Book Sale. Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church, 420 Main Road, Buttonwood Section of Hanover Township. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 15. $7 per quart of soup. Preorders appreciated. 825-6914. Chinese Auction, with 100 baskets, bake sale and food sale. St. Stanislaus Gymnasium, 38 W. Church St., Nanticoke. March 18 with doors at 10 a.m. and drawings at 1 p.m. 7354833.
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Spring Craft Show, with 115 crafters. Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech School, 5050 Sweppenheiser Drive, Bloomsburg. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. 7848040.
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Shrimp and Tilapia $14.95
Shrimp and Tilapia baked to perfection and finished with a light Herb Butter. HANDMADE LOVELIES
Haddock with Creamy Dill Sauce $15.95 Baked Haddock topped with Dill Cream Sauce.
POTTERY•JEWELRY ACCESSORIES•HANDBAGS FLASKS • SOAPS
Prime Rib $19.95
A mouth watering 12-14 oz. cut of Prime Rib served with a side of Au Jus, and a choice of two sides.
HANDBOUND JOURNALS
Costello’s is now offering off-site Catering! For information and pricing call 714-7777
Mon-Tues-Wed-Fri 10am-5:30pm Thursday 10am - 7pm Saturday 10am-5pm 68 Main St., Dallas • 690-6399 facebook.com/earthandwearsstore
Please inquire about our private dining room for any and all occasions. Costello’s has a NEW Bar/Drink menu offering many new Specialty Drinks and also Bar Food!
HAPPY HOUR: Sunday-Friday 4pm - 6pm.
Gateway Shopping Center, Edwardsville (570) 714-7777 WWW.COSTELLOS.INFO
245 24 Owen O St. S Swoyersville • 287-6074
738846
Pecan Smoked Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf
2 Large 16” Plain Pizzas
LENTEN SPECIALS
COUNTDOWN FOOD & BEVERAGE HAPPY HOUR 3-2-1 MONDAY - FRIDAY 5 to 7pm SATURDAY & SUNDAY 7 to 9pm p $3.00 Mixers • $2.00 Domestic Beers $1.00 Bartender’s Choice $1.00 B artender s C hoice SATURDAY,, MAR.3rd - THE CAT & THE FIDDLE SSUNDAY, UNDAY, M MAR.4th AR.4th - JJOIN OIN U USS FFOR OR N NASCAR ASCAR - D DRINK RINK SSPECIALS PECIALS Every Tuesday - Clam Night 20¢ per clam
Every Thursday - Fiddler’s Wings 40¢ per wing
KITCHEN OPEN SUN.-THURS.4-10 • FRI. & SAT. 4-11
259 East State Street • Larksville, PA • 714-3220
739 7397 739767 67 397 3 97 9 76 7
651 Wyoming Ave. • Kingston 283-4322 • 283-4323
741775 740466
THE GUIDE
THE GUIDE
LENTEN SPECIALS $ 25 Fish & 7 PIZZA DOUBLES 12 Cut Chips 2 Medium Pizzas $ 25 Sicilian Haluski 4 $ 95 Tossed w/ $4 25 Pizza + tax
+ tax + tax
$
6+95tax
$
425 + tax
3 Large 1-Topping Pizzas
$
MIX & MATCH Any 3 Subs or Wings
28 1595 95 $ + tax
Wilkes-Barre Area
20 E. Northampton St.
825-5166
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13 $ 95 $ 95 11 + tax 17 2 Large Pizzas
Mountain Top Area Route 309
474-6669
Kingston Area
Delivery Only Forty Fort, Swoyersville, Wyoming, Exeter
288-3687
Kingston, Edwardsville • 825-5166
Dallas
Nanticoke Area
674-7777
735-8290
Country Club Plaza
Delivery Only
The Great Pizza & Movie Combo
$
2395
+ tax
2 Tickets to the W-B Movies 14 1 Medium 1-Topping Pizza & 2 Drinks
we cater parties at W-B Movies 14, call for details
Wyoming/Pittston Area 187 Wyoming Ave.
613-9191 • 655-3987 Pittston, W. Pittston, Wyoming, Jenkins Twp., Laflin, Exeter
Plains Area 825-5082 (Delivery Only) 655-3987
741718
Tuna Chef w/ Tuna Pasta Salad