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ure and ye need have no fear regardin’ a dress IF YOU GO code on parade day.• ’Tis not as if a banshee What: Wilkes-Barre St. Patrick’s Day Parade would be wailin’ at ye for wearin’ blue jeans or a When: 2 p.m. Sunday pink coat. • But, just so ye know, there does Route: Begins at South and South Main streets, proceeds to and seem to be a preferred color. around Public Square and dis-

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Emma Fortune, then 9, toots a green horn during a Wilkes-Barre St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

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Mummers strut their stuff in full regalia during a St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Scranton.

“I have a green shirt with a leprechaun on it, lots of green necklaces and green glasses,” said Becky Rich, 19, a University of Scranton biology major who expects she’ll deck herself out in all that in honor of Scranton’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday. Wilkes-Barre’s parade will follow on Sunday and give spectators as well as participants another chance to sport the color of spring. Visit the downtown streets and you’re likely to notice greenery cropping up on everything from sashes and vests to ribbons and buttons. On parade days, even a therapy collie or rescued greyhound is just as likely as an Irish setter to march along with a jaunty green kerchief around its neck. “Everyone always wears green,” University student Danielle Lanciano, 20, of Pipersville said, ticking off a list as she walked across campus earlier this week. “The hats. The glasses. The beads.” “Stickers, too,” her friend Megan O’Connell, 21, reminded her, indicat-

ing an enthusiastic spectator might attach shamrock-shaped stickers to his or her face. No matter what you wear to either parade, you can expect to see and hear the spectacle of pipe-and-drum bands, high-school marching bands, Victorian Highwheelers on old-time bicycles, Scout troops, dancers and members of service organizations who might give out candy along the way. In each town, the parades are preceded by a race. Scranton’s Brian P. Kelly Memorial Race is two miles and covers the relatively flat parade route. Registration will take place from 9 to 10:45 a.m., and the race begins at 11. Wilkes-Barre’s Renal Race is a “one-mile fun run” that begins at the Martz Amphitheatre in Kirby Park at 8:30 a.m. and ends at Public Square. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Other parade-day events in Wilkes-Barre include St. Patrick’s Day Story Time at 11 a.m. at Barnes & Noble bookstore on South Main

bands at North Main and Union streets. Additional activities: Storytelling at 11 a.m. at Barnes & Noble, facepainting at noon, Hooley Boys concert on Public Square at 1 p.m. Renal Race begins at 8:30 a.m. in Kirby Park More info: 208-4149 or wilkesbarre.pa.us ••• What: Scranton St. Patrick’s Day Parade When: 11:45 a.m. Saturday Route: Along Wyoming, Lackawanna, Spruce and Washington. Earlier in the day: Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Peter’s Cathedral Brian Kelly Memorial Run: 11 a.m. along parade route. More info: stpatparade.com

Street, face-painting by Just Plain Crazy Face Art (for a $5 fee) starting at noon on Public Square, and a performance by the Irish folk group the Hooley Boys at 1 p.m. on Public Square. At 4 p.m. the Barnes & Noble café staff will judge “best St. Paddy’s Day outfit,” and prizes will be awarded.

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Restaurant Review

A spot for all seasons

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You’re hot, then you’re cold. You’re yes, then you’re no. You’re in, then you’re out … Apologies to Ms. Katy Perry, but those lyrics simply would not leave this head on a half-winter, half-spring sort of day on which the sun was gloriously shining (no jacket required) yet sleet was in the 24hour forecast. That partially explains why we chose to visit the fine-dining establishment with the on-site ice bar during this wackyweather time of year we call “meteorological spring.” Those hanging on to winter and hoping for one heckuva snowstorm yet will be pleased to know the ice bar’s still sufficiently frosty (and wow-worthy and open through this weekend), while the restaurant, the deep-rooted Damenti’s, with its expansive, well-manicured grounds, looks primed for all seasons. But how was the food? Quite good, and thanks for your curiosity. A bit pricy, but in the end memorable enough to justify your fine-dining investment. Those who can’t make the stretch, however, will be pleased to hear of a bar menu touting the more-budget-friendly favorites of owners Kevin and Helen McDonald. Be aware, though: These are described as “tasty treats” and probably should be treated as tapas, or small plates. If you’re looking for dinner in this section, two or three would make sense. Soups and bisques start at $5.95, and beef tenderloin tornadoes with frizzled onion check in at $14.95. In between, you’ll find everything from chile rellenos and fried green tomatoes to an open-faced crab melt and fried flounder sandwich at price points straddling those figures. “Helen’s Grandmother’s Hamburger” ($10.95) even makes an appearance for our believers in basics. We bypassed the main appetizers menu on the grounds it was seafood-heavy and seafood seemed to be in style here for our main plates. We looked to the fun favorites menu for a kickoff, until a current special of meatball eggrolls ($11.95) was announced and we just could not resist. Asian-Italian-American fusion? Yes or no, these worked to perfection. Two to a plate, the crispy yet light shells broke open easily with the back of a fork to reveal a soft, generous, well-flavored supply of what must be a meatball schematic from someone’s grandma’s kitchen. A small cup of perky marinara sauce made a luscious dipper. These having set the tone, we knew we were in for at least some glory as dinner continued. Though the heady scent of steak filled the air before we even entered, we settled on seafood, a credit to the creative, multi-

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faceted, even make-your-own (in some cases) options here. My choice was a bigger hit for me than my guest’s was for him, but that’s because he found the marinara sauce on his shrimp parmigiana ($28.95 and served with pasta for $1 more) a bit bland. Otherwise, he had no complaints and certainly not about portion size, as he got to pack up a nice container for takeaway. I, on the other hand, had nothing to take away. Finished every last bite of my grouper with baked asparagus ($26.95), yes I did. I ordered the grouper, I’ll admit, largely because it’s an ocean offering you still don’t see every day in these parts. Here you can have it several ways. My only trouble was whether to try it with a scrumptious-sounding mustard crust or this way, which sounded more traditional. It indeed proved traditional, except in its presentation, which was perfect and almost too pretty to eat. This flaky, flavorful white fish courtesy of the Caribbean came in the form of a roll, wrapped nicely around the several thick, bright-green spears of asparagus. A parmigiana breadcrumb topping added crunchy kick. My side choice was a potato or a vegetable, and I went with the potato given I already had the vegetable, tied up with a figurative bow inside my fish. I picked garlic mashed over baked or steak fries

Hardscaping and nature combine in Damenti’s outdoor spaces.

and wasn’t certain I’d made the right decision until the small but lovely dish arrived. These spuds were whipped smooth as velvet, with nary a lump, and the garlic was anything but overpowering. In fact, it was barely there; garlic enthusiasts might want to request an extra shot. Now to pick a nit or two, without taking away from what truly was a fine meal. The wine list. It was impressive enough but only if you’re going with a bottle. Wines by the glass, it turns out, are generic, and so I settled for a lackluster house pinot grigio instead of the PouillyFuisse I’d have liked, had I dared to order a bottle pour moi seul – for me alone – and pardon my French. (My guest was having a lager, see.) I adjusted, however. After all, the ice bar awaited, so I simply saved my tastes for an after-dinner drink, enjoyed while marveling about how soon this will all be gone. But fear not, fans, for summer will bring something equally fun to this same spot, which is to say a sand bar. Godspeed us all to the beach. Times Leader food critics remain anonymous.

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ne beer is a treat, but how about an entire line from one brewery, most of which are rare? Even better. Brew enthusiasts can stop at Sabatini’s Pizza in Exeter on Wednesday to sample 10 brews by Dogfish Head Brewery in Delaware. “We’ve been planning this event for quite a few months,” Lindo Sabatini said. “Having one or two of these beers is special enough, but to have all of them? That’s pretty cool. More than half of the beers on the list are very hard to get.” Beers on the list range from chili and fruit beer to imperial stouts and IPAs. Some of the brews are heavy hitters. “The Worldwide Stout and 120 Minute IPA have 18 percent alcohol,” Sabatini said. “To have both of them on draft at once is pretty rare.” Entry is free, reservations are unnecessary, and patrons can show up any time Wednesday. All beers will be tapped in the morning. Sabatini said most will visitors will come between 5 and 7 p.m. “People are welcome to try as many or as little as they’d like,” Sabatini said. The event is a la carte. ••• DOGFISH HEAD BREWERY TAP LINE-UP Sabatini’s Pizza, 1925 Wyoming Ave., Exeter • Bitches Brew: Russian Imperial Stout, 9 percent alcohol by volume. • Palo Santo Maron: American Brown Ale, 12 percent ABV • 120 Minute IPA: American Double/Imperial IPA, 18 percent ABV • 60 Minute IPA: American IPA, 6 percent ABV • Noble Rot: Saison/ Farmhouse Ale, 9 percent ABV • Tweason Ale: fruit/vegetable beer, 6 percent ABV (also gluten free) • Immort Ale: American Strong Ale, 11 percent ABV • Theobroma: chili beer, 9 percent ABV • Worldwide Stout: American Double/Imperial Stout, 18 percent ABV • Midas Touch: herbed/spiced Beer, 9 percent ABV

Monster Jam invites you to play in dirt

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By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

t barrels through the dirt-covered arena, 10,000-plus pounds of pure power careening over or through any obstacle in its way. Green flames and a ghastly face float among a graveyard scene on the body of the monster-truck realm’s most notable vehicle, IF YOU GO the Grave Digger, just one of What: Monster Jam many pieces of machinery that Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at will roar into Casey Plaza, Mohegan Sun 255 Highland Arena this Park Bouleweekend for vard, WilkesBarre TownMonster Jam. ship. The series, When: 7:30 which runs totonight, 2 and night through 7:30 p.m. Sunday, will tomorrow and bring an edge2 p.m. Sunday of-your seat Tickets: $25, $35 and $40. motor-sports $10 for chilshow that indren. cludesbothracing and freestyle portions for several trucks, includingTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles, Monster Mutt Dalmatian and Honesdale-based father-and-son drivers Andy and Jeremy Slifko, driving Eradicator and Backdraft, respectively. What is it like to sit behind the wheel of such a beast, especially one recognized wherever it goes?

EVENTS THIS WEEK: MARCH 9 TO 15, 2012 Signings and Sightings, an autograph session with Ditra D’avanzo of VH1’s “Mob Wives.” Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, Plains Township. 8 to 9 tonight.

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Casino Night in Macau, China, with table games, kosher Chinese food and dance music by The Tones. Weiss Auditorium, Jewish Community Center, 60 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre. 7 p.m. Saturday. $30. 824-4646.

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Grave Digger is a signature monster truck in the Monster Jam series, well-known for its eerie paint job and power on the truck track.

Randy Brown has that insight, given he’s been driving with the Grave Digger fleet since 2003 and Monster Jam itself since 2000. “The adrenaline rush from all the horsepower, from jumping through the air, it’s just incredible,” he said. But the rush is secondary to another perk of driving at Monster Jam. “Ourfansareabigpartofmaking

it what it is,” he said. “They’re so loyal, and they just support us so much.” Brown has been around trucks all his life. His father was into truck and tractor pulling, something Brown got into at 16, when he first acquired his license. The North Carolina native won the first truck pull he entered. He made his Monster Jam debut in 2000 at the Darlington Raceway

ments. Hoyt Library, 284 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. 5 to 7 p.m. Monday. Signup: 287-2013. An Introduction to Stars and Exoplanets, a talk by physics professor Michael Orleski. Hafey-McCormick Science Building, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Free. JCC Institute of Learning, with Professor Jennie Congleton speaking on “Witching Spells and Faerie’s Bells: Welcome to the Shadow World of Witches, Faeries and Elves.” Jewish Community Center, 60 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Free. 824-4646.

FUTURE Harlem Globetrotters, introducing newcomers, including the team’s first female player in 19 years, the world’s tallest pro basketball player (7’8”) and the shortest Globetrotter ever at 5’2”. Mohegan Sun Arena, Wilkes-Barre Township. 7 p.m.

in South Carolina driving Pure Adrenaline. Two years later he was asked to join the Grave Digger team, performing on the same team as Monster Jam legends Dennis Anderson and Gary Porter. “That’s what swayed me into it more than anything, the company I’m keeping as teammates,” Brown said.“TheseareguysI’velookedup to all my life.” Brown won the Most Improved

BEST BET ‘Say Goodbye to the Winter That Never Was’ at Sno Mountain’s Spring Carnival on Sunday. Montage Mountain in Moosic will be hopping with bikini races, a Big Air Contest, the Mega Slush Jump, Rail Jams and an outside grill party. The fun starts at noon. 969-7669.

March 16. 800-745-3000. Pennsylvania Cinderella Pageant, a natural (no heavy makeup or costuming) scholarship pageant for infants through age 26. Downtown Arts Building, 47 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 10 a.m. March 17. $5. 972-623-8082. Knit and Crochet Group. All ages. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 10:30 a.m. to noon March 17 and 31. Free. 821-1959. 50/50 Bingo. Pay per card. Old

Noxen School and Community Center, School Street, Noxen. 6 to 9 p.m. March 17. Benefits the Noxen-Monroe Sportsmen’s Club. 298-2052. St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance, with Irish dishes by Sitko’s Farmhouse and music by DJ Tom Emanski plus an Irish auction. St. Patrick Church, 411 Allegheny St., White Haven. March 17 with dinner at 6:30 p.m. and dancing 7 to 11 p.m. $20 includes beer. 443-0410. St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance, with ham and cabbage dinner

Driver award in 2002 and both the pointschampionshipandtheTeam of the Year award in 2004. He is one of eight Grave Digger drivers who operates one of eight Grave Digger trucks. “We need to have a large team to makesurethatGraveDiggercanbe manyplacesatonce,”heexplained. Though racing is a thrill, the freestyle competition provides the driveralltheroomheneedstowow a crowd. “I like to do it all. I try to combine a little bit of everything,” Brown said. “I want to jump higher than everybody else, I want to jump farther than everybody else. I want to be more impressive than anyone else out there.” and music by Neon Knights. American Legion, 4907 Memorial Highway, Harveys Lake. 7 p.m. to midnight March 17. $15 benefits the Annual Kids Fishing Derby. 639-2240. St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance, with music by Gary Dee and Company. VFW, Main Street, Dupont. March 17 with dinner at 7:30 p.m. and dancing 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. $25. 654-9104. Strikes for Sight Bowl-a-Thon, a fundraiser for the Lake Silkworth Area Lions Club. Chacko’s Family Bowling Center, 195 N. Wilkes-Barre Blvd., Wilkes-Barre. 1 to 3 p.m. March 18. 477-3308. Bridal Luncheon and Fashion Show, the latest wedding styles by Bridal Chateau and Sarno & Sons. With prizes and promotions. Irem Clubhouse, 64 Ridgway Drive, Dallas. March 18 with lunch at 1:30 p.m. and fashion show at 2:15 p.m. $20. Reservations (by Tuesday): 675-1134, ext. 100.

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Girl Scouts 100th Anniversary Celebration, with a cake bakeoff, crafts, speakers and refresh-

Randy Brown, who has been a part of Monster Jam since 2000, will take Grave Digger’s wheel at this weekend’s Monster Jam series.

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‘Rock The Walls’ … or get your Irish up By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

ctual walls are involved in the Serento Gardens “Rock The Walls” concert series. “We’re going to use the money raised to buy Sheetrock to be put up in a new location,” Serento Gardens “fun development director” Robert Filbert said. Five concerts are slated through May for the River Street Jazz Café in Plains Township or Beech Mountain Lakes in Drums. Al Schnier and Vinnie Amico of independent jam band moe., of Buffalo, N.Y., will perform April 15, and Nadine LaFond, lead vocalist and co-songwriter with Swampadelica, will appear April 29. Both shows will take place at the Jazz Café. Serento Gardens is a Hazleton-based substance-abuse treatment and education center.

C O N C E RT S THIS WEEK: MARCH 9 TO 15, 2012 Rock Concert with Dirt Vultures, Cavallo, Eww Yaboo and Cold Coffee. Arts YOUniverse, 47 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 7 tonight. $7. 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. Tonight with appetizer buffet at 7:30/show at 8:30. $15. 282-7499. Full Armor, the five-piece Christian band. Annunciation Parish, 122 S. Wyoming Ave., Hazleton. 8 tonight. Free. 403-3094.

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Four Shillings Short, Celtic, Indian ragas, medieval and Renaissance instrumentals and vocals. Old Lynn Church, Route 3012, Lynn (near Tunkhannock). 7 p.m. Saturday. Free. 965-2889. A Beethoven Festival, with the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic and special Nakamatsu guest pianist Jon Nakamatsu. F.M. Kirby Center, Wilkes-Barre. 8 p.m. Saturday. See CONCERTS, Page 13

IF YOU GO Rock the Walls Concert Series Doors open for all events at 6 p.m. Fan packs include admission, a T-shirt, limited-edition poster and your signature on Sheetrock. • Tonight at the River Street Jazz Café, 667 N. River St., Plains Township, with MiZ, Back Home, and Giants of Leisure. Advance tickets $10, door $15, fan pack $35. • March 24 at Beech Mountain Lakes, 1 Burke Drive, Drums, with Teddy Young and the Aces, Whiskey and Woods, Torn, and Gone Crazy. Advance tickets $10, door

$12, fan pack $30. Other shows: April 15 and 29 at the Jazz Café and May 19 at Beech Mountain Lakes. ••• St. Patty’s Day Spectacular with The Poets & Frankie and the Corvettes and The Fab 3 When: March 17 at the Genetti Best Western, Wilkes-Barre When: Doors at 5 p.m., dinner 5:45 to 6:45 p.m., dancing 7 to 11. Admission: $35 with deluxe buffet and cash bar. $20 show-only. Reservations: 1-800-830-7463.

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hen we first meet Arlene and her lover, they’re scheming to kill her husband, Paul. • The second time the zany trio appears, flighty Arlene wants to goad Paul into getting rid of Mitchell. • Finally, when the men have had enough of this woman-sochangeable, Paul and Mitchell join forces and try to do away with her.

The operative word here is “try,” because in “Murder at the Howard Johnson’s,” nobody ever succeeds in actually murdering anyone. “Of course they’re bad at murder. They’re bad at everything. They have very little follow-through in their lives,” said Richie Cannaday, who is directing the farce for the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble. “I don’t think they would know where to begin.” Well, the would-be killers do have some ideas, among them guns and window ledges, Novocain and a bathtub. But starting isn’t the same as finishing. Could it be they’re just not ruthless enough? “There’s always a point of no return, and these guys never cross the point of no return,” Cannaday said. “It’s endearing in a dark-comedy, seedy kind of way. You love them because they just can’t do it.” At one point, the director said, Arlene even wants to make sure the water in the motel bathroom is the right temperature so Paul will feel comfortable as he drowns.

Local artist Jody Hadsall will give a lecture and demonstration today at the Wyoming Valley Art League in WilkesBarre, followed by a workshop tomorrow.

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Elizabeth Dowd as Arlene seems to be bidding a tender farewell to her husband, played by Gerard Stropnicky in the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble’s hilarious production of ‘Murder at the Howard Johnson’s.’

“These people come up with half-baked plans that come out of very rash thinking brought about by passion,” Cannaday said. “It plays out like a Coen brothers movie might.” “These people are not criminals,” he said. “They’re your dentist. They’re your car salesman. They’re regular Joes.” The cast includes Elizabeth Dowd, Gerard Stropnicky and James Goode. Director Cannaday said they’re doing a great job with the humorous plot. He also is proud of the work of set designer Ellen Lenbergs, technical director Earl Martz, lighting designer Sabrina Hamilton, costume designer Emily Weisgerber and props designer Michael Fritz, whose combined efforts create the ambience of the 1970s.

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Theatre Celt, two short plays by John Millington Synge: “The Tinker’s Wedding” and “The Shadow of the Glen.” Siamsa Irish Pub, 636 Main St., Stroudsburg. 7 p.m. Sunday. $25 includes a light buffet. 426-3327 or brownpapertickets.com.

“We’ve got wood paneling and gross orange carpet. We’ve got it all. It’s the ’70s glory,” he said. And just so you remember where all these would-be murders are supposed to take place, he said, “We’ve got a full-scale Howard Johnson Motor Lodge sign that lights up. It’s really, really cool.”

St. Edward’s University Ballet Folklorico will perform traditional dances of Mexico at 7 p.m. Tuesday at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre. North Main and North Franklin streets on the King’s College campus. Free. 2088021.

FUTURE Next of Kin, an audience-participation murder mystery. Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. 7 p.m. March 16-17; 1:30 p.m. March 18. $30 includes buffet. 283-2195.

South Pacific, Rodgers and Hammerstein musical romance about couples whose happiness is threatened by World War II. Broadway Theatre League of Northeastern Pennsylvania at the Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave. 8 p.m. March 23; 2 and 8 p.m. March 24; 1 and 6 p.m. March 25. 342-7784. Cirque d’Or, 30 performers from around the world, including acrobats, contortionists and aerial artists. F.M. Kirby Center, Wilkes-Barre. 3 p.m. March 25. 826-1100.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Auditions for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” part of the first Scranton Shakespeare Festival at Nay Aug Park in summer. St. Paul Church, 1527 Penn Ave., Scranton. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Memorial Art Auction, to benefit the Jackie Dispenza Memorial Scholarship Fund. With refreshments from Nimble Hill Winery and Twig’s Café and art from Shamrock Auction Services. Triton Hose Company No. 1, 116 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. $10. 885-5353.

LAST CHANCE Let Children Be Children: Lewis Wickes Hine’s Crusade Against Child Labor, photographs by the sociologist documenting child labor in the early 20th century. Through Sunday at the Sordoni Art Gallery, 150 S. River St., Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre. Open daily, noon to 4:30 p.m. 408-4325. Lost Voices: A Remembrance, Poland 1940-1945, photographs and photo encaustic works by Michael Mirabito. Through March 18 at the Suraci Gallery, Marywood University, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton. 348-6278. Photography on Campus, including cellphone photography by students and faculty. Through March 18 at the Mahady Gallery, Marywood University, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton. 3486278. Ancient Rome and Andy Warhol, phoFran Douaihy’s tography by artist pop art explores Fran Douaihy combinthe classic faces ing faces from the sculptures of ancient of ancient Rome Rome with Andy in Andy Warhol Warhol-style pop art. fashion. Through March 28 at City Café, 116 N. Washington Ave., Scranton. 343-3550. Suzanne Maria Rossetti Memorial Juried Art Contest, the 31st annual art competition with works by local students. Through March 28 at the Schulman Gallery, Luzerne County Community College, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke. 675-5094.

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St. Edward’s University Ballet Folklorico, performing traditional dances of Mexico. 7 p.m. Tuesday on the third floor of Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, between

What: ‘Murder at the Howard Johnson’s’ Who: Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble When: Through March 25. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays Where: Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center St., Bloomsburg. Tickets: $25, $20 seniors, $12 students More info: 784-8181 or bte.org

Dear Diary, a performance by the Marywood University Dance Team including ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical and kickline with all songs representing a life moment. Sette LaVerghetta Center, Marywood University, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton. 7 p.m. March 16; 2 p.m. March 17. $5, $3 students. 815-4891.

THIS WEEK: MARCH 9 TO 15, 2012 Rock ’n Roll-er Coaster, an original musical by Michael Marone about young people who work at an amusement park. By the Pennsylvania Theatre of Performing Arts at the J.J. Ferrara Center, 212 W. Broad St., Hazleton. Through March 25: 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. $16, $14 seniors and students, $10 children. Dinner available 90 minutes before showtime. 454-5451 or ptpashows.org.

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A horror movie that works cuts through analysis, shrugs off opinions and snobbery and eschews complexity. You know it works when the hairs on your neck rise. It’savisceralreactionyoucan’tcontrol. You know it works when others in the audience talk back to the screen. “Silent House” was finished as Elizabeth Olsen was revealing herself as the Olsen sibling with bigscreen charisma. The “Martha Marcy May Marlene” star and filmfestival darling is the “girl in jeopardy” in this thriller, set in a family’s

Elizabeth Olsen’s face tells all.

creaky old lake house that they’re about to sell. That’s really all that’s necessary: a girl, suddenly alone in a dark house in the middle of nowhere. Dad (Adam Trese) was there. But he went upstairs to check out a noiseanddisappeared.UnclePeter (EricShefferStevens)tookoffwith

the car. There’s no power or phone. And someone, or something, is plainly in the house with her. Co-directors Chris Kentis and Laura Lau, remaking an Argentinean film based on a Uruguayan story, establish that it’s still light outside in the real-time terror that unfolds around Sarah (Olsen). But inside the boarded-up house, it’s dark, save for lanterns and flashlights. Music and sound effects are used sparingly, and Sarah’s screams are minimal. Theygiveawaywherethey’regoing with this too easily and test the

a Confederate cavalryman slashing and hacking beasties and baddies all over the dusty, dying Red Planet just after America’s Civil War. Edgar Rice Burroughs, who wrote the “John Carter of Mars” stories, appears as a character here, a young would-be writer reading the journal of his late uncle, a swarthy,

“John Carter” is a bloated sci-fi epic made watchable by swell effects, passable performances and little dashes of humor that reassure us the filmmakers know this is all a lark — no matter what the budget. It begins as a Western, veers into sci-fi, and finally finds its footing as a blend, with a dash of sword and sorcery — See CARTER, Page 14

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In this dumb, insulting movie, Eddie Murphy is Jack McCall, a fast-talking literary agent who doesn’t read manuscripts. He just knows how to package books to sell. He must learn to be a better person after a Bodhi tree sprouts in his yard and loses a leaf with every word he says. When the branches are bare, Jack will keel over dead. This is a crass, soulless cashgrab, a racist, homophobic and colossally misguided vanity

STILL SHOWING ACT OF VALOR — Active-duty SEALs at work. R for violence, torture, language. 101 mins. ★ THE ARTIST — Oscars darling. PG-13 for imagery, crude gesture. 100 mins. ★★★ CHRONICLE – Superpowers at play. PG-13 for action, violence, theme, language, sex, teen drinking. 84 mins. ★★★ GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE – Johnny Blaze must stop the devil. PG-13 for action and violence, imagery and language. 95 mins. ★★ 1/2 JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND — Another modern take on Jules Verne. PG for action and brief mild

IF YOU GO What: “A Thousand Words” ★ Starring: Eddie Murphy, Kerry Washington, Cliff Curtis, Clark Duke, Allison Janney, Jack McBrayer, Ruby Dee Directed by: Brian Robbins Running time: 82 minutes Rated: PG-13 for vulgar language, sexuality, themes

project I wish to erase from my memory forever. It’s bad enough to scar. Beware. language. 94 mins. ★ 1/2 GONE – Amanda Seyfried is a paranoid survivor of a serial killer. PG-13 for violence, terror, sexual material, language and drug references. 94 mins. ★ 1/2 DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX – A charming 3-D rendering of environmental activism. PG for brief mild language. 86 mins. ★★★ 1/2 PROJECT X — Hot young women cavort drunk. R for crude content, nudity, drugs, language. 88 minutes. ★★ SAFE HOUSE — Denzel Washington in a shoot-’em-up. R for strong violence, some language. 115 mins. ★ 1/2 See SHOWING, Page 14

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your personal

development will be enhanced by a routine. Consider making a weekly appointment with someone. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Unfortunately, you’re not going to magically end up with your big reward in hand. So you’ll have to make specific plans. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Go back to a project you abandoned. You’ll find that you enjoy shaping and honing what’s already there much more than coming up with something new.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Part of you will

be feeling stubborn. So the responsible you will have to coax the stubborn you along the path you know to be right. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Losing your enthusiasm is worse than losing your way. If either gets lost in the confusion of this day, don’t hesitate to gather a search-and-rescue effort together. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Persistence pays off. You might astound yourself now, doing something you never thought you would do. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If you were to check all the facts, things wouldn’t quite add up. On the other hand, there’s a modest, under-confident someone who could really help you now.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your subcon-

scious efforts are even more effective than your conscious efforts. So it’s important that you know what they are. Whatever is happening now, it’s a reflection of what’s going on inside you. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 9). You’ll forge new connections and enjoy the lightness, bonding and potential these relationships bring. But the most important tie you will make is the one with your higher self, ever present and growing stronger. In June, destiny meets you at every corner. July is fantastic for finances. Family makes you proud in August. Gemini and Leo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 11, 2, 14, 49 and 19.

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