The Guide 04-20-2012 by The Wilkes-Barre Publishing Company

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IN HONOR OF EARTH DAY, WHICH IS CELEBRATED ON SUNDAY, WE ASKED: 15th Annual

“What do you already do to help the Earth?” Some of our responders also answered our follow-up question: “And what could you do better?”

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“My roommates and I recycle newspapers and bottles. … I’m in student government, and we’d like to get the whole (King’s College) campus recycling paper through a Green Initiative.” 749547

Erica Pandolfo, 20, East Rockaway, N.Y.

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“We don’t let the water run while we’re brushing our teeth, and we’re always turning out lights.” Carissa Cook, 20, Scranton

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“Not enough. … Any little thing makes a big difference if everyone does it.” Jordan Buford, 20, New York City

“I don’t buy those cases of plastic water bottles, and I always unplug my charger.” Morgan Smyth, 19, Long Island, N.Y.

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Plant a garden in your backyard, and you can enjoy fresh vegetables without paying to have them trucked across the country.

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Jeff and Brian Lingobardo, both of Dallas, and Bob Surridge of Kingston travel down the Susquehanna River, which you might want to explore in a kayak this summer.

As each successive waterfall came into view, two women exclaimed with a delight that bordered on rapture — and I reveled once more in my role as their personal tour guide. One of these first-time hikers on the Falls Trail at Ricketts Glen State Park on a rainy Sunday last fall was my friend Silke, an avid photographer from Germany. I don’t think she ever put her camera away. The other hiker, Katie, was getting used to the challenges of a new job in the Wilkes-Barre area and feeling homesick for South Carolina. So it was especially poignant to hear Katie say, after a few miles in the fresh air and several glorious vistas of tumbling water, “I think I’m going to like it here after all.” That thought brings me to Earth Day, which some local folks will mark this weekend by cleaning up impacted public land or their own backyards, recycling electronics, planting trees or maybe just stretching out under a willow or dogwood, looking up and realizing with a deep breath that, yes, we do like it here. With all of that in mind, here are 35 Places To Love or Celebrate the Earth in Northeastern Pennsylvania: •••

FIVE NIFTY NATURAL AREAS

1. To find breathtaking beauty around every bend, hike the Falls Trail at Ricketts Glen State Park. Wear sturdy footgear to this park on Route 487 near Benton, and don’t be surprised if it restores your soul. 2. Hickory Run State Park on Route 534 near White Haven abounds with charm, especially the Boulder Field – a relic of the glacial Ice Age — and the Shades of

Death Trail, where you can find a “secret passageway” carved through a huge rock. 3. On Wednesday afternoons through June 6, the Monroe County Conservation District sponsors 2.5-hour guided tours through the Tannersville Cranberry Bog. There are boardwalks, so you don’t have to get your feet wet as you inspect the insect-eating plants. 6293061. 4. Closer to home, the Nuangola Cranberry Bog is open to hikers every day. From the Nuangola exit of Route 81, turn right onto Van Avenue, then left onto Lance Street and left onto Nuangola Avenue. The boardwalk begins at the end of the avenue, said Wilkes University biology professor Ken Klemow. Skunk cabbage is coming into bloom now, he said, and the cranberries will be in flower by mid-summer. To arrange a group tour, call 408-4758. 5. The Lacawac Sanctuary near Lake Ariel is worth a trip to the Poconos. It boasts more than 500 preserved acres and a pristine glacial lake. Perhaps you’d enjoy the search for “wild edibles” set for 1 p.m. April 28 at the sanctuary. Call 570-689-9494or visit lacawac.org. •••

FIVE GREAT GARDENING SPOTS

1. You’ll find young vegetables and flowers to plant at several local greenhouses. Available now at Marty O’Malia’s Greenhouses, 747 N. Main St., Plains Township, are several varieties of lettuce, cabbage, kohlrabi and other “cold crops,” Sherry O’Malia said. 824-0490. 2. For pansies, daisies and snapdragons as well as those cold-crop veggies, you also can try Lawrence O’Malia & Sons Greenhouse, 1125 N. River St., Plains Township. 822-3805. 3. Local growers concur, it’s best for home gardeners to wait a few more weeks to plant tomatoes outdoors. By the middle of May, you might want to

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buy some plants, which might be about 6 to 8 inches high at that point, said Audrey Golomb of Golomb’s Greenhouse, 60 McCullough Road, Wilkes-Barre. 825-4072 4. For some eco-smart nutrients and fertilizers, Mary Ellen O’Shea at Dundee Gardens, 2407 Sans Souci Parkway, Hanover Township, recommends the Dr. Earth line. “Just stop in and we’ll give you Dr. Earth’s gardening guide,” she said. 735-5452. 5. And, if you use a human-powered push mower to cut your grass, you know it works best when it’s sharp. Here’s a shoutout to Scranton Grinder & Hardware (344-2520), who did a great job sharpening my mower two years ago. After about 10 calls to Wyoming Valley businesses that no longer sharpen push mowers, I found these guys at 1020 Hemlock St. in Scranton. •••

FIVE EARTHY MERCHANTS

1. When she’s on vacation Christine Altmiller of Elmhurst Township wades through rivers, looking for smooth, pretty stones into which she later drills holes and weaves recycled sari ribbons. The earth and wares shop at 68 Main St. in Dallas (690-6399) sells those bracelets, as well as jewelry crafted from vintage fabric and buttons by local native Nicole Carey plus lots, lots more. 2. Buy a “Tree Hugger Burger” at Eden, a Vegan Café, 344 Adams Ave., Scranton, today or tomorrow, and the meat-free restaurant promises to plant a tree. 9691606 3. For vintage clothing, environmentally friendly clothing and accessories served up with a sense of style, check out GreenBeing, 334 Adams Ave., Scranton. 3449188 4. Plant-based, bath and body products, made in small batches by a mother-daughSee EARTH, Page 4

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Enthusiastic hikers explore the Falls Trail at Ricketts Glen State Park.

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Handmade bracelets, crafted from nature, are sold at earth and wears.

Nick Ouellette and Joe Bauman carry carpet found along Dundee Road in Hanover Township during a clean-up effort.

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Visitors to the Tannersville Cranberry Bog explore the boardwalk area.

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THE GUIDE CELEBRATE AND SAVE OUR GREAT PLANET Want to do your part to save the Earth? Whether that means living green for a day a year or a lifetime, playing green or buying green, you have plenty of options this week and next: ••• • Great NEPA Cleanup of the illegal dumpsite on Spencer Road in Hanover Township. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. 718-6507. • Earth Day Fun. Celebrate nature with music, stories and a tree craft. For ages 3 to 7. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 10 to 11:30 a.m. today. 823-0156. • Earth Day Fair Trade, a vendors fair with products by the organization working to build sustainable communities. Organized by the United Students for Fair Trade Club. Dionne Campus Green, University of Scranton. 1 to 5 p.m. today. Free. 941-7520. • Earth Day Open House, at Misty Ridge, 30 acres of abandoned mine land along the

Lackawanna River in Old Forge, which is being reclaimed by the Lackawanna River Corridor Association. 4 to 6 tonight. 347-6311. • The Funk Ark and Mighty Mystic & the Strings of Thunder Band, world music including Latin, reggae and Afro-beat to celebrate Earth Day. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8 tonight. $18. 325-0249. • Art in Nature: Spring Wreath Making, with reclaimed materials including paper bags. Materials provided but bring special adornments. Lackawanna Environmental Institute, 10 Moffat Drive, Covington Township. 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. $20. Signup: 842-1506. • Lackawanna State Park Cleanup, sponsored by the Sierra Club. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 963-2586. • Litter Cleanup of Archer’s Grove and Ashley Mountain. Meet in the parking lot of Ben-

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of downtown Wilkes-Barre. Here city kids had the chance during a Farmers Market event to get a bird’s-eye view, with the safety of climbing apparatus and watchful adults. •••

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ter team and not tested on animals. Ah! If that sounds good to you, visit The Fanciful Fox at 342 Adams Ave in Scranton. 558-3001. 5. Even more natural bath products, specifically soaps by Simple Scents Australia, can be found amid all the flora at The Flower Warehouse on Elizabeth and Welles streets in Forty Fort. 1888-254-5854. •••

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FIVE TREMENDOUS TREES

Is there a better day to hug a tree than Earth Day? 1. Check out the very young honey locusts near Wyoming Avenue and Union streets in Kingston. Volunteers planted them last weekend, so they’re a sign of hope for the future. 2. Toward the other end of the age spectrum, you’ll find tall sycamore trees in Nesbitt Park, along the western bank of the Susquehanna River. Urban forester Vinnie Cotrone estimates they’re 150 years old. 3. For sheer loveliness, you can admire the willow trees near the tennis courts in Wilkes-Barre’s Kirby Park. Roberta Troy of the Penn State Cooperative Extension in Luzerne County likes willows, especially since she learned Native Americans used their bark as a painkiller. 4. If you’re traveling along Owen Street in Swoyersville, by the way, you might spot a swamp white oak that Cotrone greatly admires for its age, beauty and hardiness. 5. Another mighty oak is right on Public Square, in the middle

Funk Ark will put some funk in Earth Day in Jim Thorpe. tley’s, 2300 Route 309, Ashley. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 7048518. • Jim Thorpe Earth Day Celebration, a two-day event with live music, arts and crafts, children’s activities, demonstrations, games, environmental information and more. Josiah White Park and Downtown Jim Thorpe. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat-

urday and Sunday. 325-2079. • Cycle and Recycle, an Earth Day celebration with recycling and composting demos, relay races and bike rides. Salt Springs State Park, Silver Creek Road, off Route 29, Franklin Forks. 12:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday. $10, free under age 12. Signup: 967-7275. • Earth Day Fair, with games, environmental information, sustainable practices and green businesses. DeNaples Campus Center, 900 Mulberry St., University of Scranton. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday. Free. 941-7520. • Earth Day Celebration, with food, prizes, green displays and music by the Mark Montella Trio and Sparrowsong. Also: a battery-recycling program, seedand-plant exchange and vendors from Fertile Grounds, Susquehanna River Institute, Brown Barn Café and the Peace and Justice Center. Monarch Court, King’s College, WilkesBarre. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday. 208-5900. • Earth Week Environmental Art

Show, with environmentally themed student artworks and photography. Through Wednesday at the Weinberg Memorial Library, Linden and Monroe streets, University of Scranton. 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays; noon to 8 p.m. Saturdays; noon to 11:30 p.m. Sundays. 941-7520. • Earth Day Celebration, the 17th annual event with hands-on learning stations, guided nature walks, green displays, live animals, conservation exhibits, vendors, crafts, food, music and games. Pocono Environmental Education Center, Brisco Mountain and Emory roads, Dingmans Ferry. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 28. $5 per car. 828-2319 or peec.org. • Earth Week Lecture, with William Brady, president and CEO of Mascoma Corporation and a school trustee. DeNaples Campus Center, 900 Mulberry St., University of Scranton. 6 p.m. April 30. Free. 941-7520.

FIVE GREEN GROCERS

1. A fascinating place to buy pasture-raised meats and poultry is Forks Farm, 299 Covered Bridge Road in Orangeville, where a Farmers Market will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow and periodically thereafter. You can see the schedule at forksfarmmarket.com. 683-5728. On a side note, Steve and Jenn Kurian from the Bloomsburg area travel to Alaska each year to harvest and flash-freeze some very heart-healthy food. You can find their “Wild for Salmon” filets at the Forks Farm Farmers Market, at Hillside Farms and through wildforsalmon.com. 2.. Closer to home, an editor highly recommends the fruit and veggies at Malacari’s Produce and Deli, 80 Wilkes-Barre Township Blvd., and notes the reasonable prices. 3. The House of Nutrition, 50 Main St., Luzerne, stocks everything from fresh organic produce to easy-on-the-environment detergents. 714-0436. 4. At The Lands at Hillside Farms, 65 Hillside Road, Shaver-

Ezekiel Bread, made from sprouted grains, is another example of healthful food you can find at the House of Nutrition in Luzerne.

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The Susquehanna River levee path through Wyoming is a particularly peaceful place for a stroll. town, the milk and ice cream come from cows who graze freely on grass and eat chemical-free hay. 5. The Shadyrill Farm Café and Bakery, 315 Loyalville Road, Dallas, is another small piece of family-owned paradise recommended by one editor. The eat-in café has a well-established reputation for fine, fresh food, and an on-site greenhouse and gift shop offer plenty more earthy goodies to take home. Shadyrill opens for the season on May 5. 477-2202. •••

FIVE TERRIFIC TRAILS

1. Consider the Susquehanna. Yes, the water. In a kayak. You’ll probably spot some herons, maybe an eagle, too. To rent a kayak, try Endless Mountains Outfitters at www.emo44.com. 2. For your bicycling pleasure, visit the Lehigh Gorge State Park, which runs 25 miles or so along the Lehigh River in Carbon County. There are access points in White Haven, near the shopping mall, and at the Lehigh Tannery off Route 534. 3. At Nay Aug Park in Scranton, just a few minutes’ walk from the Everhart Museum, you’ll find a high trail that leads through tree

branches to the David Wenzel Treehouse. It’s loads of fun if you’re not afraid of heights and offers a spectacular view. 4. Do you remember the story of Frances Slocum, the little girl kidnapped so long ago by Delaware Indians? To see the rock shelter where she and her captors allegedly spent the night, walk along the Frances Slocum Trail at Frances Slocum State Park, Carverton Road, Wyoming. 5. A particularly relaxing segment of the Wyoming Valley Levee System Trail is between Forty Fort and Wyoming. You’re bound to spot lots of waterfowl on what some have dubbed “The Susquehanna Riviera.” •••

FIVE SPOTS THAT NEED YOU NOW

Finally, if you want to give a little something back to the Earth: 1. The North Branch Land Trust will clean up the Hanover Crossings Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. Meet at Robinson Circle, Hanover Industrial Park. 696-5545. 2. From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, volunteers will clean up the Susquehanna riverbank near Falls. Come for an hour or

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Nine-year-old John Harris of Nanticoke ascends a large oak tree on Public Square in WilkesBarre during a Kids Tree Climb, one of several 4-H events sponsored by the Penn State Cooperative Extension last year. the whole day. Meeting point is Ardee’s Foodrinkery, Route 92, Falls. 687-4414. 3. There’s an illegal dumpsite on Route 11 in Plymouth Township, where the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (718-6507) has organized a cleanup from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. 4. If you’d rather help clean up parks and playgrounds in Wilkes-Barre from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, contact Drew McLaughlin at 208-4140. 5. Alternately, you might join a group of cleaner-uppers at Endless Mountains Nature Center, 1309 Vosburg Road, Tunkhannock from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Bring gloves, loppers, ladders and wheelbarrows if you have them. Lunch will be supplied. Call 836-3835 to register.

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THIS WEEK: APRIL 20 TO 26 , 2012

Bird Watching Walk. Bring binoculars/field guide. Endless Mountains Nature Center, 1309 Vosburg Road, Tunkhannock. 8 to 11 a.m. today. 836-3835. Annual 5K Run and Walk, to benefit Holy Rosary School, 125 Stephenson St., Duryea. Saturday with registration 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and event at 9 a.m. $20, $10 students. 457-2553. Autism Walk and Awareness Fair, the 5th annual event sponsored by the Autism Coalition of Luzerne County. With silent auction, children’s activities and more. Forty Fort Recreation Complex, 2009 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. Saturday with registration at 8:30 a.m. and walk at 10 a.m. Preceded by a Candlelight Vigil at the Luzerne County Courthouse, 200 N. River St., Wilkes-Barre at 6 tonight. 760-3952 or aclcwalk.com. Top Ten, a workshop on container gardening, herbs, landscape ele-

ments and trees with Penn State Master Gardeners. Anthracite Heritage Museum, 22 Bald Mountain Road, McDade Park, Scranton. Saturday with registration and refreshments at 9 a.m. and workshop 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $5. 963-6842. Birding in the Kirby Park Natural Area, with the Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society. Meet in the parking lot near Dawes Avenue on the West Side of the Market Street Bridge, Wilkes-Barre. 8 a.m. Sunday. Free. 542-5948. Morning Bird Walk. Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. 8 to 10 a.m. Sunday. Meet at the wooden bridge by the park office. 403-2006. Bohen Run Trail Hike, 8.5 moderate miles with the Susquehanna Trailers. Meet at First National Bank, Routes 118 and 29, Pikes Creek, at 8:45 a.m. Sunday. Bring lunch/water. 655-4979. Mount Minsi Hike, three steep miles on the Appalachian Trail with great views. Meet at the Greater Scranton YMCA, 706 N. Blakely St.,

Dunmore. 9:15 a.m. Sunday. $8. 343-5144. Salamander and Frog Search, indoor and outdoor sessions with naturalist Rebecca Lesko. Endless Mountains Nature Center, 1309 Vosburg Road, Tunkhannock. 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. $5. Signup: 836-3835. Do It for the Kids, the 20th annual 5K Run and Kids Fun Run sponsored by the Wyoming Valley Children’s Association. Begins at Millennium Circle, North Portal of River Common Park, North River Street, Wilkes-Barre. Wednesday with registration at 5 p.m., 5K at 6 p.m. and awards at 6:45 p.m. 7141246. Move It Outside Day, a leisurely two-mile hike through Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Signup: 403-2006. Move It Outside Day, a short walk along the Larch Tree Trail. Meet in the parking lot at the bottom of Campground Road. No strollers. Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. 6 p.m. Wednesday. 696-3525.

Events

Keystone Active Zone Passport, a free program that encourages people to get outside and active at more than 30 local parks, trails and events in Luzerne County. Earn awards and prizes by exploring the county and logging your discoveries through Sept. 30. Join anytime by registering at KAZpassport.com or call 823-2191.

FUTURE Bird Watching Walk. Bring binoculars/field guide. Endless Mountains Nature Center, 1309 Vosburg

Introduction to Zen Meditation, an introduction followed by a practice session. Mercy Center, Misericordia University Campus, 301 Lake St., Dallas. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Reservations: 675-1872.

Spring Film Festival, 14 days of 14 foreign, independent and art films. Features include “The Women on the Sixth Floor,” “The Kid with a Bike,” “Albert Nobbs,” “Jane’s Journey,” “The Iron Lady,” “A Dangerous Method,” “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” “Pina,” “A Separation,” “Norwegian Wood,” “Monsieur Lazhar,” “Crazy Horse” and “Young Goethe in Love.” Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Through Thursday. $9, $8 matinees. Film schedule at 9961500 or dietrichtheater.com.

Family History Seminar, on “Searching for Our Ancestors: Navigating Federal, State and Local Records.” With sessions on the newly released 1940 census, the Pennsylvania State Archives, military records and Luzerne County resources. Luzerne County Community College, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke. 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. $45. 610-298-8417 or nepgs.org.

Bird Identification for Beginners, a presentation on the four basic components: size and shape, habitat, color and patterns, and behavior. Tunkhannock Public Library, 220 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays through May 3. Free. 836-3835.

p.m. Tuesday. Free. 610-298-8417.

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A Night at the Races, a fundraiser for Breathe Deep in Northeastern Pennsylvania LUNGevity Foundation. American Legion, 259 Shoemaker St., Swoyersville. 6 to 11 tonight. $20 includes food, beer, wine and a horse. 690-6111.

Senior Citizens Hike, three easy dike miles along the Susquehanna River in Wilkes-Barre followed by a visit to the Widmann Art Gallery of King’s College and lunch at Katana. Meet at the Greater Scranton YMCA, 706 N. Blakely St., Dunmore. 9 a.m. Thursday. $8. 3435144.

Celebrity Dinner Bingo, presented by the Lupus Foundation with celebrity callers. Genetti Manor, 1505 Main St., Dickson City. Wednesday with doors at 4:40 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. $30. Reservations: 888-995-8787.

Thomas Doret and Cecile De France star in ‘The Kid with a Bike,’ showing tomorrow and Wednesday at the Dietrich Theater’s Spring Film Festival in Tunkhannock.

Money Smart Week @ Your Library, a program by Wilkes University’s Money Matters Club on student loans and saving for college. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Free. 823-0156.

the Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company, 329 Orange Road, Dallas. Sunday with doors and kitchen at 1 p.m. and games at 2 p.m. $15 advance, $20 at the door (if available). 855-9693.

Family Service Gala and Auction, the 10th annual fundraiser with silent and live auctions, music by Group DuJour and the annual Bartikowsky Diamond Hunt. Westmoreland Club, 59 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday. $110 includes hors d’oeuvres, dinner and valet parking. 823-5144.

Education for Justice Lecture, with Brenda Berkman, former NYC fire captain and director of Women First Responders of 9/11. Moskovitz Theater, DeNaples Campus Center, 900 Mulberry St., University of Scranton. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Free. 941-4392.

Money Smart Week @ Your Library, a program on starting a backyard vegetable and herb garden along with money-saving tips on food costs. North Branch of the Osterhout Free Library, 28 Oliver St., Parsons section of WilkesBarre. 6:45 p.m. Monday. Registration: 822-4660.

Henry George Spring Lecture, on “The Economic Causes and Consequences of AIDS in Africa” with speaker Ann Case of Princeton University. DeNaples Campus Center, 900 Mulberry St., University of Scranton. 4 p.m. Thursday. Free. 941-7475.

Get Acquainted Night, an open house at the facilities of the Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society to look up data and do research with the library’s holdings. Near the Hanover Green Cemetery Entrance, 689 Main Road, Hanover Township. 4 to 8

Wine Down at the Dietrich, a “ladies’ night out” with a screening of “The Help,” wine, chocolate, raffles and food. Sponsored by the Tunkhannock Business and Professional Women at the Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Thursday at 6:15 p.m. with movie at 7:30 p.m. $25. 836-2111.

Money Smart Week @ Your Library, a Financial Literacy Information Fair to help consumers better manage their personal finances. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 821-1959.

Vera Bradley Bingo, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life team Heaven’s Angels. Wright Township Fire Hall, 477 S. Main Road, Mountain Top. Sunday with doors at noon and games at 1 p.m. $25 at the door.

Night at the Races, sponsored by

Designer Bingo, a fundraiser for

Do It for the Kids, the 20th annual Walk-a-Thon sponsored by the Wyoming Valley Children’s Association, 1133 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. April 28 with registration at 9 a.m., Walk-a-Thon at 10 a.m. and awards and post-walk celebration at 10:45 a.m. With games, food and music. 714-1246. Spring into Action Park Cleanup. Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. 9 a.m. to noon April 28. 403-2006. Spring into Gardening, a day of workshops. With speaker Paul Epsom of PBS’ “The Victory Garden,” a plant sale and flea market. Technology Center, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, off Old Route 115, Lehman Township. April 28. $30. Reservations (by April 22): 877489-1398. International Migratory Bird Day, hands-on activities, discussions, tours and more. Everhart Museum, 1901 Mulberry St., Nay Aug Park, Scranton. 1 to 4 p.m. April 28. 3467186. Judaic Studies Institute Lecture: “Israel: Dangers and Opportunities in the Days Ahead” by foreignaffairs columnist and deputy editor of The Wall Street Journal Bret Stephens. Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall, University of Scranton. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Free. 941-7956.

FUTURE AACA Car Cruise, sponsored by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Regional AACA Car Club with food, entertainment, games and prizes. Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. April 27 at 6 p.m. with awards at 9 p.m. 309-2367. Paddlemania Fundraiser, with vendors, food, games and refreshments. Sponsored by the Plymouth Public Library at the American Legion, 33 Center Ave., Plymouth. 6 to 9 p.m. April 27. $5. 779-4775. Cherry Blossom Festival, an outdoor celebration of music and dance with vendors, food and children’s amusements. Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 28-29. 208-4149. M.U.T.T.S. Dog Show, the 2nd annual fundraiser for Blue Chip Animal Refuge. The Outdoor Amphitheater at Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. April 28 with registration at 1 p.m. and event at 2 p.m. All dogs accepted with prizes awarded. $10 per dog or $5 plus an animal-related supply donation. 674-6400. Night at the Races, sponsored by the Holy Name Society. Saints Peter and Paul Church, 13 Hudson Road, Plains Township. April 28 with doors at 6 p.m. and post time at 7 p.m. $5 includes buffet and beverages. 829-3822.

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the Avoca Ancient Order of Hibernians. West Side Social Club, 711 McAlpine St., West Avoca. Saturday with doors at 6 p.m. and post time at 7 p.m. $10 per horse. 655-5357 or 654-7974.

Road, Tunkhannock. 8 to 11 a.m. April 27. 836-3835.

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Women ditch their dates for ‘Mom Prom’ charity event IF YOU GO

By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

Prom season will arrive shortly, a time of year to get all dolled up, take plenty of pictures and dance up a storm with your date. What if you could take Alan Jackson or Captain Jack Sparrow? Those “dates” will be available at Mom Prom, a ladies-only fundraiser for the Greater Northeast Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention that will take place at 7 p.m. April 27 at the Irem Temple Country Club in Dallas. “It’s a concept that was started by a lady out in Detroit three or four years ago,” Suicide Prevention board member Barb Mikielski said. “She had the idea to go out with a bunch of her friends, and what they would have spent on the meal or whatever they were going to do they ended up donating to a cause. This evolved into the prom, where everyone comes and funds are raised for the charity of choice, and it eventually spread all over the country. As far as I know, this year we’re the only one for Pennsylvania.”

What: A ladies-only fundraiser for the Greater Northeast Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Where: Irem Temple Country Club, 397 Country Club Road, Dallas When: 7 to 11 p.m. April 27 Tickets: $30 advance, $35 at the door More info: 762-2319

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Sandy Eranco, Sarah Ivanitch, Erica Platukus, Jackie Nowakowski, Debbie Mozal and Sherry Mercavitch waited to have their picture taken at the first Mom Prom last year.

This is the second year for Mom Prom, and it’s bigger and better, organizers says. “We’re adding to it,” Mikielski said. “This year instead of a professional photographer we’ve got a photo booth and also an area where the ladies can take their

own photos in front of a decorated arch.” A $30 ticket will get promgoers hot and cold appetizers, a candy buffet, soda, use of the photo booth, bling bags and, of course, four hours of dancing. There will be raffles for several

baskets, and this year’s policy is BYOB, as opposed to last year’s cash bar. Not only are Alan Jackson and Captain Jack Sparrow really available as dates, but so are Steve Carrell, Elvis and Austin

Powers. “They’re all life-size cardboard cutouts that are loaned out to us for this,” Mikielski explained with a laugh. “Last year they even made it out onto the dance floor. Someone tried to walk away with Alan Jackson. He’s been safely living at my place since then.” A prom queen will be crowned, voted upon by attendees, and a Tackiest Dress Award will be given, determined by the various members of the foundation’s board. “Last year we actually didn’t have a tacky dress, so we gave it out for prettiest,” Mikielski said. “We are looking for tacky this year, though, so we encourage that.”

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aybe you generally like to mock it as “bait for lunch” or a “shark’s buffet” for dinner. Or, au contraire, you positively revere it as something akin to sacred ritual, at least when it comes to culinary experiences. Or maybe you fall somewhere in between, having rarely or never had it (but not because you were unwilling) or having always been intrigued but unsure of whether you could maybe snag something cooked. (You can.) Wherever on the spectrum you land, we can promise you this. If you’re dining in Wilkes-Barre, where there’s a much-chatteredabout new sushi game in town (in the heart of downtown), you will find something enjoyable to eat at Akeno Sushi. If not eel or octopus or sea urchin or smelt egg, then maybe just a helping of good old fried rice or well-dressed noodles or a less renegade but tasty enough cutlet of chicken fried into PETE G. WILCOX PHOTOS/THE TIMES LEADER what the Japanese call katsu. We sent a team of tasters to John Qiu, owner of Akeno Sushi, prepares a Gaga Roll for a customer. Akeno, happily tucked into 72 South Main St., with the instructions to taste as adventurously as possible or, if they insisted, come back and tell us how the more basic offerings grabbed them. Here’s what they had to say. We’ve chosen to go in order of most to least adventurous, roughly anyway. • Dynamite roll ($8.95): From the Special Roll section of the Left: The Jaguar Roll is a crunchy roll with lobster salad inside and shrimp and avocado on top. menu, this offering was less than Right: The Gaga Roll can be likened to ‘dessert for dinner.’ It contains spicy tuna, fried banana explosive. The menu described and three kinds of coconut sauce. eel, whitefish, crabstick and jalapeno deep fried, then topped and dollops of spicy mayo pro- name: Gaga Roll. Sounding SUSHI: THE BASICS with spicy mayo eel sauce, scal- vided a pleasing mix of the sushi equally fun were Pink Lady Roll lion and fish egg. While tasty, you expect and the freshness you (spicy salmon, lemon and fish Sushi, by definition (Webster’s egg), Dancing Lobster Roll New World Dictionary of Culithis wasn’t very spicy. Our sole need to keep eating it. • Gaga Roll ($9.95): Also from (spicy, crunchy lobster salad, nary Arts), is “a Japanese dish complaint. • Dragon Roll ($8.95): If you the Special Roll section, this cre- avocado and kiwi) and O.M.G. of cooked, seasoned rice garlike Dragon Rolls, you’ll like Ake- ation bypassed the traditional Roll (tempura smoked salmon, nished with a variety of cooked no’s. Eel, cucumber, rice and sea- hand-roll fillings (Lady not includ- cream cheese and avocado.) or raw ingredients such as fish, • Philly roll: From the lunch shellfish and vegetables.” It is weed were all wrapped beauti- ed) and threw fruit into the mix. fully in thinly sliced avocado and Fried banana inside and spicy tu- menu at pick two for $7.95, this often confused with sashimi, topped with sesame seeds and na on the outside were drizzled was typically flavorful thanks to which is also a Japanese dish eel sauce. It’s a fishier-tasting with coconut sauce and coconut the cream cheese, one taster said, but is raw and is just the fish: shavings to make for a tasty roll while another elevated it beyond sliced raw fish served with conroll, but pair it with: diments. • Mexican Roll ($4.50): This that’s more dessert than dinner. See AKENO, Page 8 Side note: Give it up for the mixture of shrimp, cucumber

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From 7 until 10 p.m. Wednesday, the taps at Anthracite Café in the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre will be turned over to the boys from Breaker Brewing Company as part of “Tap Takeover.” “For us to have eight beers out there at once, in one spot, is a pretty big deal,” Chris Miller, who founded and operates Breaker with Mark Lehman, said. “There’s going to be food specials and a T-shirt giveaway. We’re looking forward to hanging out with everyone.” The guys also are excited to bring a variety of beer from their Plains Township brewery. The selection will cover everything from IPA to stout and will include a seasonal brew. The most popular brew going right now, the Lunch Pail Ale, also will be available. “We have to brew that as every other batch throughout the year because there’s such a demand for it,” Miller said. Like nearly all the beers in Breaker’s arsenal, Lunch Pail Ale has a coal-mining theme. In this case it’s all about the lunch pail a coal miner would carry to and from work to help get him through the meals of the day, as well as cap off the work day by filling it with beer on the way home. Goldie’s Blonde Ale, a smooth beer that couples the aromas of orange and coriander, is named after an establishment formerly on

Olde King Coal Stout is a creamier beer, playing with darkchocolate and roasted-coffee flavors. State Street where coal miners would gather after a hard day’s work. IPA typically stands for India Pale Ale, but Breaker’s version of this hoppy beer means I Love PA. Also on tap will be Anthracite Ale, an amber lager, Olde King Stout, a dark chocolate and roasted coffeeflavored beer, Black Diamond, a dark IPA, Belsnickler Ale, a Belgium quadruple-style beer brewed in the winter months, and the newest brew, Five Whistle Wheat. ••• ON TAP AT THE ANTHRACITE TAP TAKEOVER: • I-Love-PA, Alcohol by volume: 6 percent • Anthracite Ale, ABV: 5.5 percent • Goldie’s Blonde Ale, ABV: 4.5 percent • Olde King Coal Stout, ABV: 5.5 percent • Lunch Pail Ale, ABV: 5.5 percent • Black Diamond, ABV: 5 percent • Belsnickler Ale, ABV:8.1 percent • Five Whistle Wheat, 4.9 percent

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What: Akeno Sushi Where: 72 South Main St., WilkesBarre Call: 570-825-8880 Credit cards? Yes Wheelchair accessible? Yes Hours: 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. MondayThursday; 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; noon-9:30 p.m. Sundays

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that, declaring it one of the most perfectly balanced she’s had, keeping its requisite cream cheese, salmon and cucumber in equal proportions. • Snow crab roll ($4.95): This one was a surprise – and a little sweet to the palate. The crab is imitation, but that’s typical. • California Roll (lunch menu): Perfect choice for a sushi newbie or novice, it’s more on the cooked side of things. Crab meat (faux), cucumber and avocado are the star ingredients here. Nothing too scary. • Shrimp Tempura Roll (lunch menu): Another good starter sushi, this one is deep-fried, batterdipped shrimp, cucumber and avocado drizzled with eel sauce. It struck our newbie as quite flavorful, and she praised the eel sauce for its nice sweetness. A top pick. • Yaki Udon Noodles (choice of shrimp, chicken or seafood for $10.95 to $11.95). This is for all ye who are still a bit scared of the whole sushi operation. It came in a large portion and contained a steaming mixture of Udon noodles

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Akeno Sushi in Wilkes-Barre has entered the downtown restaurant game.

(semi-thick, white noodles), broccoli, carrots, baby corn and a sweet soy-teriyaki-type sauce mixture with a sprinkling of sesame seeds. The noodles were especially soft and a tad chewy. The sauce had a sweet, smoky flavor but was a bit too sweet. Overall, the dish could have used a bigger portion of chicken, and the texture of the noodles didn’t quite entertain the palate. Still, the conservative eaters may find it a good choice when dining in gamer company. ••• Other notes: Akeno Sushi, still newer on the scene, may keep you waiting a bit for service at busy times, such as the noon lunch hour, but your pa-

tience will pay off. All in all, our team found all of its lunches more than filling, especially when the salad and Miso soup were added. The lunch special of two rolls for $7.95 includes soup (the traditional miso) and salad. The miso was hot and tasty to all takers, and the ginger dressing was refreshing and sweet. The establishment is BYOB, too, so you can enjoy a drink with your meal without the mark-up. The only real complaint about our overall experience? The chopsticks. They appeared to be on the “cheapo” side, one taster noted, saying the sticks didn’t break evenly when snapped apart. “Good thing they included a fork,” he said. My, my, aren’t we a fussy lot? Times Leader food critics remain anonymous.

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Furry Tails, reading with a trained therapy dog. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St. 10 a.m. Saturday. 654-9565. Toddler Story Time, for ages 2 to 3.5. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 10 a.m. Saturday. 823-0156. A Tale of Two Brothers: Teaching Children to Save, the tale of a saver and a spender. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St.,

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How the American Press Covered the Holocaust, a talk by journalist and author Laurel Leff along with the lighting of a memorial torch. Jewish Community Center, 60 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre. Sunday with light fare at 10:30 a.m. and speaker at 10:45 a.m. 824-4646. Great Books at Hayfield, an informal discussion of Gustave Flaubert’s first published novel “Madame Bovary.” Preceded by a potluck dinner (bring a dish to share). Hayfield House, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, off Old Route 115, Lehman Township. 6 p.m. Monday. 675-9269. Dr. Nancy Sherman, author of “The Untold War,” discusses the inner lives of soldiers and the moral costs of modern warfare. Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Free. 208-5957. Luncheon with a Special Author, sponsored by Friends of the Back Mountain Memorial Library. With

Wilkes-Barre. 2:30 p.m. Saturday. 823-0156. Early Explorers, museum-based learning in literature, arts and natural sciences for ages 3 to 5. Everhart Museum, 1901 Mulberry St., Nay Aug Park, Scranton. Mondays through Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. Free. 346-7186. Books and Babies, story time for ages 1 to 3. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays through May 15. 823-0156. Mommy and Me Naturally, handson activities, songs, stories, roleSusan Denney, author of “Snarky and Sweet,” a romantic comedy about twins, Texas and a big red diamond. Appletree Terrace, Newberry Denney Estate, off North Pioneer Avenue, Dallas. 11 a.m. Thursday. $26. Reservations: 675-1182. Mystery Booktalk, on “Instruments of Darkness” by Imogen Robertson. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday. 823-0156. Why Being Big Isn’t Big Enough Anymore, a talk by Nilofer Merchant, author, former CEO, Fortune 500 leader, marketing whiz kid and business strategist. In conjunction with the Global Landscapes Conference at Burke Auditorium, West Union and North River streets, King’s College, Merchant Wilkes-Barre. 7 p.m. Thursday. 208-5900.

playing and nature walks for ages 2.5 to 4 accompanied by an adult. Endless Mountains Nature Center, 1309 Vosburg Road, Tunkhannock. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Free. Registration: 836-3835.

“Duckling Gets a Cookie”), games, snacks and crafts. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre. 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday. 823-0156.

FUTURE

Pigeon Party, stories (including

The Mouse’s Marriage, a Japanese folk tale about a sweet young mouse couple who want to marry but run into opposition from the girl’s father. Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. 10 a.m. April 27; 11 a.m. April 28. Free. 9961500.

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Mock Sun finds its own musical horizon By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

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The men of the Wilkes-Barre Barbershop Harmony Society are still in tune after six decades. The group will celebrate tomorrow night with an anniversary concert also showcasing the talents of local and national quartets.

Barbershop Harmony Society celebrates 60 stylish years

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Barbershop music is an American tradition of which Phil Brown, assistant director of the Wilkes-Barre Barbershop Harmony Society, speaks fondly. “I’ve been doing this 56 of the 60 years it’s been going on,” he said of performing in his group. “I love the fun and the fellowship. Not only is the camaraderie great, but you get to act on your love of singing, day or night.” The Wilkes-Barre Barbershop Harmony Society will present its 60th-anniversary concert at Wyoming Area High School tomorrow night with special guest, headliner quartet “Wheelhouse,” Mid-Atlantic district champions and international finalists. Also appearing will be the Columbia/ Montour Chapter Chorus, GAR’s “Young Men in Harmony,” “Sounds Abound” and “Lamp Post” quartets. The larger society, The Barbershop Harmony Society, legally and historically named the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America Inc., was started in 1938 by Owen C. Cash. “Imagine this in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the time, a group of men meeting above a barbershop to sing,” Brown said. “It was incredible. Then it grew throughout the town, then the state, and just kept going until it became what it is today.” The Barbershop Harmony Society is the largest male a cappella organization in the world.

IF YOU GO What: The 60th annual concert of the Wilkes-Barre Barbershop Harmony Society When: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow Where: Wyoming Area High School, 20 Memorial St., Exeter Tickets: $20 and $15. All reserved. Purchase from any chapter member, by calling 696-3385 or 287-2476, or at the door.

Brown said there are 28,000 members nationally and about 35,000 internationally. The Wilkes-Barre chapter has about 50 members who range in age from early teens to their 70s. The genres are varied. “Every song written in the United States can be arranged to barbershop-quartet singing,” Brown said. “We have rock, classical, religious, patriotic, swing, and jazz, anything you can think of. The only piece of music never done has been rap, because you just can’t harmonize to rap music.” Brown said the international library the group purchases its music from contains more than 50,000 songs, and the pickings are updated often. A quartet of the Wilkes-Barre chapter’s oldest servicemen, including a charter member, will open the local show. The group will sing the first song ever written by the boys who harmonized together back in 1938. “It’s a fun show for us, but the audience has just as much fun as we do,” Brown said. “We’re going to keep them very, very uplifted, believe you me.”

There’s a definite air of relaxation about Mock Sun, a WilkesBarre duo who has defined its own genre. “We like to call it dream folk,” Mark Wohl, 21, said. “It’s a haunting feeling overall and kind of experimental at times.” Wohl and Jami Kali, 24, are self-taught musicians who went to GAR High School together but only recently began to record tracks and play at local venues. Mock Sun will play at Musical Energi in Wilkes-Barre as part of Record Store Day tomorrow, along with Astorian Stigmata. Wohl plays the guitar and adds effects during the recording process. Kali sings and most recently got into percussion. She uses various instruments, including the Spanish guiro, an open-ended, hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side. The duo is influenced by various artists, including Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Harold Pinter, Joni Mitchell, Sam Beam (of Iron and Wine), Shannon Hoon (of Blind Melon), Chris and Rich Robinson (of The Black Crowes), Chris Cornell (of Soundgarden), Jack White and Neil Young. The two collaborate on writing lyrics and the music itself. “We both dabble in poetry so a lot of lyrics come from there,” Kali said. “Musically, we talk back and forth about exactly what kind of sound we’re going for.” Some lyrical content comes out of everyday incidents. “My favorite track is ‘Finding Time,’” Kali said. “I liked the way it came together. As Mark was writing a musical piece on his guitar I was on the phone with a relative I hadn’t spoken to in a while, and during the entire course of the conversation all they did was complain and say negative things, when there were so many positive things they could be talking about. The

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Local duo Mock Sun has created its own genre called dream folk.

lyrics are a lot about how there’s too much time to focus on bad things and not enough time to focus on the good things for some people.” Mock Sun has a seven-song EP out and is looking to put a full album on the market. The music is self-recorded on 8-track digital and 4-track analog devices. The search is on for more members. “We’d really like to have a bass player, drummer and someone who can handle the keyboards,” Wohl said. ••• All locations of Joe Nardone’s Gallery of Sound will participate in Record Store Day and open at 9 a.m. tomorrow. More than 25 giveaways are planned, and limited-edition vinyl and exclusive CDs will be offered. The location at 180 Mundy Street in Wilkes-Barre will host live performances all day. K8, Bret Alexander, Ed Randazzo, Joe Nardone Jr. Record-ology, Bob Lewis and AJ Jump and guest vinyl DJs will perform. ••• Local dance party band indigo 6 is the official entertainment provider for the animaLIVE Project, a benefit for the Luzerne County SPCA and Griffin Pond Animal Shelter formed about two years ago by the band’s manager, Dick Marmo. “A tragedy befell one of our past member’s two little pupConcerts at the Mellow Theater, Lackawanna College, 501Vine St., Scranton. 7:30 tonight. $30, $25. 955-1455.

High School Band Concert, with Bad Answers, Crock Pot Abduction, Faceless Shadows and Warning Level. New Visions Studio & Gallery, 201Vine St., Scranton. 6:30 to10 tonight. $5. 878-3970.

The Great American Songbook, pops concert with the Doug Smith Jazz Trio and Robert Dale Chorale. Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave. 8 tonight. $15, $12 seniors, $7 students. 586-3921.

The Kingston Trio, the folk-singing Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners. By Community

Big Shot, the Billy Joel tribute band with sound-alike artist Mike DelGuidice. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. 8 tonight. $20. 866-

Record Store Day • Musical Energi, 59 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre: Mock Sun and Astorian Stigmata, 6 p.m. tomorrow • Joe Nardone’s Gallery of Sound, 180 Mundy St., WilkesBarre: • 11 a.m.: K8 • Noon: Bret Alexander • 1 p.m.: Ed Randazzo • 2 p.m.: Joe Nardone Jr. Recordology • 3 p.m.: Bob Lewis and AJ Jump • 4 to 7 p.m.: Guest vinyl DJs ••• animaLIVE Project: 2 to 5 p.m. tomorrow, Kildare’s Irish Pub, 119 Jefferson Ave., Scranton

pies,” Marmo said. “A neighbor poisoned them to death because he thought they barked too loud.” The band wanted to spread the word about adoption and awareness of animal abuse, especially after Marmo stopped at a local shelter and saw all the people volunteering to care for the animals. “It’s obvious to me that these shelters are simply an afterthought in today’s society: out of sight, out of mind,” he said. “Of course the money is important and keeps the daily shelter operations in gear, but animaLIVE Project is actually all about reaching the most people, getting the animals and shelters back into people’s minds again. If we can make it fun, then when people actually want a new pet they might go to the shelters first.” This year’s benefit, the second annual, will take place at Kildare’s in Scranton. T-shirt giveaways are planned, and sponsors include L.T. Verrastro Inc., Astin Media and Direct Effect Advertising. A portion of the alcohol proceeds will go to Griffin Pond and the Luzerne County SPCA. A slideshow throughout the event will showcase all the animals available for adoption. 605-7325. Cantores Christi Regis Concert, classical, contemporary, sacred and secular choral music. Campus Ministry Center, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Free. 208-6044. Splintered Sunlight, a Grateful Dead tribute plus originals from the Philly band. Mauch Chunk Opera House,14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. See CONCERTS, Page 11

The Music Box Dinner Playhouse gets ‘All Shook Up’

By MARY THERESE BIEBEL mbiebel@timesleader.com

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Elvis Presley’s song “All Shook Up” zoomed to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Chart 55 years ago this month, and if that makes you feel wild, weak-kneed, shaky or maybe even itchy — yes, the 1957 hit does mention itchiness – well, a-bless your soul, you just might find relief in Swoyersville. The Music Box Dinner Playhouse opened the musical comedy “All Shook Up” on April 13, same date as the big anniversary. “That’s a cool little tidbit,” director Mike Marone observed. You’ll find lots of ’50s-style coolness and choreography in the show, as well as two dozen Elvis songs, including “Jailhouse Rock,” “Teddy Bear,” “Burnin’ Love,” “Can’t Help Falling In Love” and, of course, the title number, moving along a story set in a sad little town.

What: ‘All Shook Up’ Where: Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville When: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through April 29. Dinner: Served 90 minutes before curtain More info: 283-2195

Ryan Engle (kneeling), Amanda Foot, Rebecca Darling and Nicole Fruciante sing a ‘Jailhouse Rock’ number in ‘All Shook Up’ at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse in Swoyersville.

“There’s no singing, no dancing, no public necking — that’s a big one — for no other reason than the mayor of the town is re-

ally ultra-conservative and feels your time should be better spent,” Marone said. Enter a motorcycle-riding

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8 p.m. Saturday. $18. 325-0249. Jazz Festival, competitive performances by ensembles from area high schools. Crestwood High School, 282 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top. 2 p.m. Sunday. $5, $3 students and seniors. 474-6782.

Rumors, Neil Simon’s farce performed by the King’s Players. King’s Theatre, 133 N. River St., King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. 7:30 tonight and Saturday. $10, $5 students/seniors. 208-5825. The Phantom of the Opera, performed by the senior company of the Ballet Theatre of Scranton. Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton. 8 p.m. Saturday. $30, $25, $22, $20, $17. 347-2867. An Evening of One-Act Plays, directed, produced and performed by students. King’s Theatre, 133 N. River St., King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. $1. 208-5825. Brown Bag Theatre, lunchtime one-act plays. King’s Theatre, 133 N. River St., King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. 12:40 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 12:10 p.m. Wednesday. Free. 2085825.

FUTURE Once Upon a Mattress, the Broadway musical based on the fairy tale “The Princess and the Pea.” Lake-Lehman High School, 1128 Old Route 115, Lehman Township. 7:30 p.m. April 27-28; 2:30 p.m. April 29. $10, $7. 675-1761.

Jordan Rowe and Maria Salerno will star in Phoenix Theatrics’ rendition of ‘Rent.’

BEST BET The Phoenix Theatrics troupe of actors ages 14 to 19 will take on the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical ‘Rent,’ which follows a year in the lives of seven friends living the Bohemian lifestyle in New York’s East Village. Based loosely on Puccini’s opera ‘La Boheme,’ the updated version has the young artists facing relationship problems, the specter of AIDS and the temptation of selling out their artistic ideals for a heftier income. Through May 6: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. $12 benefits in part the Red Cross HIV/AIDS Awareness and Prevention. 457-3589.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Theater Bus Trip to the “Fall Doo Wop Cavalcade” at the American Music Theater in Lancaster with a Smorgasbord Dinner at Shady Maple. Sponsored by the United Methodist Church of Pittston on Oct. 13. $94. Reservations (by May 31): 603-1915. Auditions for “A Walk Through the Past,” an Azzarelli Family Productions play. Scranton Iron Furnaces, 159 Cedar Ave., Scranton. 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. 346-6179.

Peter Rowan and the Travelin’ McCourys, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and bluegrass group perform “The Music of Bill Monroe.” Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. Sunday. $17 advance, $22 day of show. 866-605-7325. Wyoming Seminary Civic Orchestra, performing the “Hansel and Gretel” Prelude, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9 and Beethoven’s Triple Concerto. Great Hall, 228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. 8 p.m. Sunday. Free. 270-2192. Ensemble Evening, student performances. Walsh Hall, Misericordia University, Dallas. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Free. 674-6719.

FUTURE CONCERTS The Jacobs Brothers, the gospel-music trio. Noxen Bible Baptist Church, 3604 Route 29, Noxen. 7 p.m. April 27. Donation. 298-2030. Brahms: A German Requiem, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic’s season finale. With the Symphonic Chorus of the Choral Society of Northeast Pennsylvania. Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave. 8 p.m. April 27. 341-1568. Bob Weir, the former Grateful Dead musician in an intimate solo acoustic show. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 8 p.m. April 27. $49.50, $34.50. 826-1100. Aaron Tippin, the baritone-voiced singer.

dress. It helps show how much of a tomboy Natalie is.” With similarities to Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” Natalie will dress as a man to befriend Chad and find out how a woman might win his heart. And, just as it happens in many Shakespearean comedies, everyone ends up happily paired off — even Dennis, the nebbish who finally works up the nerve to tell Natalie he loves her. “In the first weekend of the show, there were countless moments where the audience was caught going, ‘Awww, poor guy,’ ” said Marone, who inspired all that sympathy as Dennis, a role he plays alongside his directing duties. “It’s a fun night for all, whether you’re an Elvis fan or not,” Marone said. “It’s very funny from beginning to end and very nostalgic.”

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Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. April 27. $30, $25. 866-605-7325. Start Making Sense, a Talking Heads tribute. Mauch Chunk Opera House,14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. April 27. $18. 325-0249. Fun with Harmony, the 34th annual concert by the Endless Mountains Barbershop Chorus. With guest quartet Anything Goes and jazz pianist Rick Pedro. Tunkhannock Area High School,120 W. Tioga St, Tunkhannock. 7 p.m. April 28. $9 advance, $12 at the door. 335-3379. Acoustic Showcase, with local band members in a solo spotlight. New Visions Studio & Gallery, 201Vine St., Scranton. 7:30 p.m. April 28. $6. 878-3970. Choral Arts of Luzerne County, performing Benjamin Britten’s “Rejoice in the Lamb” and the “Missa Brevis” of Zoltan Kodaly. 7:30 p.m. April 28 at First Presbyterian Church, 97 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, and 3 p.m. April 29 at Christ Lutheran Church, 210 W. Green St., Hazleton. $15, $10 students/seniors.

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roustabout named Chad, recently released from prison and looking for a good time. He’s so attractive, he makes the townsfolk want to sing and dance. Maybe even Natalie the mechanic will put on a dress for once. Let’s hope she has something nicer than the outfit she just used to clean a car. “She doesn’t wear it while she’s cleaning the car,” Marone clarified. “She cleans the car with the

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Cast makes ‘Like a Man’ appealing By CHRISTY LEMIRE AP Movie Critic

What is essentially a shameless and overlong infomercial for Steve Harvey’s dating advice book becomes more tolerable and even enjoyable with the help of an attractive, likable cast in “Think Like a Man.” Harvey’s best-seller “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man” serves as the launching pad for four intertwined stories in which various types couple up. There’s Dominic, The Dreamer (Michael Ealy) and Lauren, The Woman Who Is Her Own Man (Taraji P. Henson). There’s Zeke, The Player (Romany Malco) and

REVIEW What: “Think Like a Man” ★★ 1/2 Starring: Chris Brown, Gabrielle Union and Kevin Hart Directed by: Tim Story Running time: 122 minutes Rated: PG-13 for sexual content, crude humor and brief drug use

culated. The men grow suspicious, find out the book exists and turn its words back on the women. These manipulative machinations seem arduous and archaic — and they did back in the mid-1990s when they were better known as “The Rules,” a book that itself arose from Eisenhower-era notions about how a lady should behave in a relationship. Story keeps things moving at a (mostly) lively clip and gives L.A. a glossy sheen. Ealy and Henson are insanely sexy together and,

Mya, The 90-Day-Rule Girl (Meagan Good). And so on. The ladies are armed with knowledge of male romantic peculiarities that they’ve gleaned from the book — Tim Story’s film makes it seem as if every woman in Los Angeles carries it around all day like a Bible — so every move they make is cal- See MAN, Page 13

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With a wealth of informative TV wildlife programming already in the marketplace, Disneynature faces a Darwinian dilemma. How can it create films that willput payingaudiences in theaters? In “Chimpanzee,” the strategy is clear: Make dramas, not documentaries.Withitsemphasison entertainment, the film occupies a warm-and-fuzzy middle ground between “The Jungle Book” and Animal Planet. This follows a baby chimp named Oscar and his clan, observing them as they forage, use tools, play games and care for one another. Just like humans, our primate relatives grapple with issues of dominance, family organization,reciprocation,competitionandaltruism. They even make war, fending off a rival pack of chimps that wants their nut grove. We face most of the same problems, and sometimes we come up with the same solutions. AlastairFothergillandMarkLinfield getintimatelyclosetotheirsubjects.In

REVIEW What: “Chimpanzee” ★★★ Directed by: Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield Narrated by: Tim Allen Rating: G

shots of chimps learning to crack hardshellednutswithrocks,youcanalmost feelthestingwhentheywhackatoeinstead. When Oscar’s life takes a sad turn midway through, the story becomes a real-life “Bambi of the Apes.” Tim Allen’s folksy narration fulfills its mission, which is not to deliver Jane Goodall-quality anthropology but to show kids that wild animals are amazing. Some of the most indelible images show puffballs shooting out spores in slow motion, phosphorescent fungi glowing at midnight and delicate mushrooms growing in time-lapse hyperspeed. The film is designed to inspire youthful curiosity. At one touching turn, a small voice behind me stoutly declared, “I am not crying.” Job well done.

“The Lucky One,” based on one of Nicholas Sparks’ overripe romance novels, is about a stoic, sensitive man who falls for a beautiful but wounded woman. For good measure, the movie also includes some hambone Hallmark-style narration about destiny and luck and choosing the right path in life, along with a few sun-baked shots of dogs romping through the grass. Zac Efron has beefed up and quit smiling, a sure sign the young actor is desperate for us to take him seriously. Alas, his Logan Thibault is anything but flirty or fast. He travels on foot from Colorado to Louisiana, with his loyal German shepherd in tow, to track down a mysterious woman whose picture he found in a combat zone in Iraq. Her name is Beth (Taylor Schilling), and her brother was killed in the war under mysterious circumstances. Sparks will never be celebrated for the elegance of his formulas: Boy usually meets girl, and fate or fam-

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‘The Lucky One,’ based on a rously smudged dirt, and Nicholas Sparks novel, she’s a goner. If only that stars Zac Efron and Taylor pesky deputy sheriff, Keith Schilling.

ily or leukemia contrive to keep them apart. Until now the best thing that could be said for him is that he’s avoided devolving into utter tastelessness. But “The Lucky One” uses the tragedies of the war in Iraq as cheap fodder and uneasy metaphor, about how we must constantly seek renewal even as the bullets are raining down. Arriving in Louisiana, Logan quickly finds Beth, who works at a kennel with her grandmother (Blythe Danner) on the bucolic outskirts of their bucolic small town, and worms his way into their lives. Beth is initially suspicious, but then she glimpses Logan tossing heavy bags of dog food around, all sensitive man sweat and deco-

(Jay R. Ferguson) — Beth’s politically connected exhusband who keeps threatening to claim custody of their child (Riley Thomas Stewart) — didn’t keep getting in the way. That this story contains not a single unpredictable turn isn’t necessarily the problem. There’s no heat or spark, nothing to make us care. Efron and Schilling are both lovely-looking, evenly tanned and absent of any discernible fat cells, yet they don’t seem like real people, and they hardly seem turned on by each other. The ending is even more laughable, with a pounding rainstorm and a rickety rope bridge and the requisite child in peril screaming for his life. This shamelessness knows no depths.

Still Showing 21 JUMP STREET — The TV show that made Johnny Depp a star is a jumping-off point for this rowdy, raunchy big-screen update. R for crude/sexual content, language, drugs, teen drinking and violence. 109 mins. ★★ 1/2 AMERICAN REUNION – You probably haven’t been lying awake at night wondering whatever became of Stifler and Oz and the rest of the horny kids from the original “American Pie” movie. Yet here they are, after 13 years and a couple of sequels. R for crude and sexual content, nudity, language, brief drug use and teen drinking. 105 mins. ★ 1/2 THE CABIN IN THE WOODS — This daring thriller about five friends who go away for a weekend walks a difficult line but manages to find the right tone the entire time. R for bloody horror, violence and gore, language, drug use and sexuality/ nudity. 95 mins. ★★★ 1/2

thrills. Instead, director Gary Ross opted for an earnest, plodding thumb-sucker. PG-13 for violence, gore, adult themes. 142 mins. ★★ LOCKOUT — A circa-2079 sci-fi action flick in which a hulking, orbiting jail puts its prisoners in “stasis,” or a deep sleep. When the president’s daughter visits to question its methods, a prisoner gets loose, and soon the ship is overrun by criminals. PG-13 for intense violence/action and language, including sexual references. 95 mins. ★★ MIRROR MIRROR — Julia Roberts chews up the scenery and spits it back out with great brio in her first truly villainous role as the evil Queen. Basically, the scenery IS the movie. The dialogue and the action are, for the most part, rather dull. PG for fantasy action and mild rude humor. 106 mins. ★★

DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX – A charming 3-D rendering of enviro-activism. PG for brief mild language. 86 mins. ★★★ 1/2

OCTOBER BABY – An earnest, sober and serious faith-based film about abortion. The payoff moment is when a former nurse (Jasmine Guy) goes into graphic detail about a botched Alabama abortion years before. PG-13 for mature thematic material. 101 mins. ★ 1/2

THE HUNGER GAMES Suzanne Collins’ dystopian sci-fi novel, the first in a trilogy, was rife with potential for bold, daring dark satire and social commentary mixed with big action beats and

THE RAID: REDEMPTION – The hunters become the hunted in the blink of an eye in this necksnapping, lead- and blood-spattered action overdose from Indonesia. R for bloody violence

New on DVD “MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — GHOST PROTOCOL,” GRADE A: Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) goes into action when the IMF is shut down. If the goal of the latest big-screen version of the television series is to make the most eye-popping, bone-shaking, heart-pounding installment yet, then there’s only one thing to say: Mission accomplished. ••• Also new on DVD this week: “THE DIVIDE”: Nine strangers come together after a nuclear bomb attack. “ROBOTROPOLIS”: The human race struggles to escape extinction.

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unlike the rest of the characters, they feel like actual grown-ups. Stand-up comedian Kevin Hart is a scenestealer as the fast-talking, newly divorced guy. The banter between male friends provides snappy energy as well as amusing cameos. And you have to give this credit for not only trying to serve as an alternative to

SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN – British rom-com, heavy on whimsy, about a fisheriesdepartment bureaucrat (Ewan McGregor) and a sparky London marketing whiz (Emily Blunt) thrown together to work on the cockamamie concept of stocking a Yemeni waterway with upstream-swimming fishies. PG-13 for profanity, sex, adult themes. 107 mins. ★★★ THE THREE STOOGES — A little nyuk-nyuk-nyuk goes a long way in Peter and Bobby Farrelly’s homage to the slapstick comedy trio. Their “Three Stooges” is sweeter than you might expect. PG for slapstick action violence and rude and suggestive humor, including language. 91 mins. ★★ TITANIC IN 3-D — While the romantic first half of this blockbuster film remains more emotionally compelling, the disastrous second half has become even more visually dazzling. PG-13 for disaster peril and violence, nudity, sensuality and brief language. 195 mins. ★★★ WRATH OF THE TITANS — There aren’t many pleasures in this 3-D sequel to the 2010 “Clash of the Titans” remake, but surely one is seeing Ralph Fiennes and Liam Neeson bounding around together as brothers, the gods Hades and Zeus. PG-13 for intense fantasy violence and action. 99 mins. ★★

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