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sense of wow, amazement, going back to childhood.” You may feel that sense of wow when you witness such feats as a “Spanish Web” or “German Wheel” or a Chinese “Diabolo” dance, all of which hint to the diversity of the cast. “I think we’re up to something like 20 different counSee WHIMSICAL, Page 5

IF YOU GO What: ‘Quidam’ Who: Cirque du Soleil When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. June 17 and 18; 1 and 5 p.m. June 19 Tickets: $70, $50, $35 More info: 800-7453000.

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here’s a little girl named Zoe, a wistful character in the Cirque du Soleil production “Quidam,” who wishes her parents would pay more attention to her. But Mom and Dad are too busy with other concerns. Left on her own, Zoe encounters a host of extraordinary acrobats and aerialists who are eager to amaze her – and the audience.

That’s about it for the storyline, artistic director Richard Dagenais said. “Part of the beauty of the show and its approach is that it’s not a literal story. It’s much more evocative. We invite the audience to draw its own conclusions,” he said in a telephone interview. “What I like to say is the audience is transported, given a

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Stage T H I S W E E K : J U N E 10 T O 1 6 , 2 0 11 Sisters of Swing: The Story of the Andrews Sisters, a musical about the female singing group from its early days on the road through its meteoric rise as recording stars. Shawnee Playhouse, 1 River Road, Shawnee-on-Delaware. Today and Sunday at 2 p.m.; Saturday at 8 p.m.; Wednesday at 2 and 8 p.m. Continues through Sept. 3 with 8 p.m. shows on June 22; July 23, Aug. 24 and Sept. 3; and 2 p.m. matinees on June 22, 30; July 3, 7-8, 13, 17, 21, 26, 28; Aug. 5, 10, 18, 21, 28; Sept. 2. $28, $15 children. 421-5093. Much Ado About Nothing, the Bard’s colorful and exuberant portrayal of love, laughter and misunderstanding. The annual Shakespeare in the Park presentation by Ghostlight Productions. South Abington Park. Tonight and Saturday at 6:30 p.m.; Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Free. 575-6565. Diamonds and Coal, an original play celebrating the glory days of mining and baseball in the BerniceMildred area of Sullivan County. Depicted: the speakeasies of Prohibition, a rousing battle between rival railroad gangs and the ravages of the dreaded Spanish Flu of 1918. A production of the Roving Theater. St. Francis Hall, Route 487, Mildred. Tonight at 7. $8. 928-8927. The Shape of Things, Neil LaBute’s play about the romantic relationship between a shy, awkward student and his sexy new girlfriend. Presented by Gaslight Theatre Company at Wyoming Seminary’s Buckingham Performing Arts Center, 201 N. Sprague Ave., Kingston. Tonight and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m. $10. 8248266.

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Rabbit Hole, the Pulitzer Prizewinning drama about how a lifeshattering accident turns a couple’s world upside down. Presented by the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble at the Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center St., Bloomsburg. Tonight and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m. $10. 784-8181. The Love List, a thought-provoking comedy about two middle-age bachelors concocting a list of attributes of the perfect woman – and quickly revising it when their ideal actually shows up. Presented by the Lakeside Players at Community Hall, Route 590, Lakeville.

Frank DeSando, Mike Lally and Roxan Schwartz star in the comedy ‘The Love List,’ running through Sunday at the Lakeville Community Hall.

Opera fans will want to catch ‘Madama Butterfly’ at Movies 14.

Best Bet If you’re bemoaning the end of the Metropolitan Opera season’s live simulcasts, there’s hope in store. Movies 14 in downtown Wilkes-Barre is running a summer encore series of six opera productions beginning Wednesday with Puccini’s classic “Madama Butterfly” starring Patricia Racette in the title role. Shown in high definition, it’s the next best thing to being there. The show starts at 6:30 p.m. and costs $23 for adults, $20 for seniors and $15 for students. 825-4444.

30th Anniversary Musical Memories, highlights of the past 30 years of musical theater presented by the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. Opens Thursday and continues through June 26 with performances Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m. Dinner served 90 minutes before show time. Reservations: 283-2195.

FUTURE Tonight and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m. $12. 226-6207. Crimes of the Heart, the Pulitzer Prize-winning dark comedy about three sisters reunited in their Mississippi childhood home after one of them shoots her abusive husband. The Grove Theatre, 5177 Nuangola Road, Nuangola. Tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m. 868-3582. River’s Edge: The Story of Shawnee, memorable music of the past 100 years to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the historic Shawnee Inn. Shawnee Playhouse, 1 River Road, Shawnee-on-Delaware. Tonight at 8; Thursday at 2 p.m. Continues through Sept. 2 with 8 p.m. shows on June 17, 24; July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26; Sept. 2, and 2 p.m. matinees on June 19, 25; July 2, 9, 16, 23; Aug. 6, 13, 20. $18. 421-5093. Spring Variety Show, the third annual revue by the MPB Community Players with a wide mix of

music, dance, comedy and theater. Holy Family Academy, 1700 W. 22nd St., Hazleton. Saturday at 7 p.m. 454-0178. Linn McDonald School of Dance, the annual spring production with excerpts from “Swan Lake,” “La Fille Mal Gardee” and “Sleeping Beauty” along with the Dancing Dads in “A Tribute to the Beatles.” Scranton High School, 63 Mike Munchak Way, Scranton. Saturday at 7:30 p.m. $15. 346-7106. Broadway: Then and Now! Music from early Broadway through today’s hottest shows performed by the Repertory Group at Little Theatre, 537 N. Main St., WilkesBarre. Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m. $10. 823-1875.

The Little Mermaid, a production by the Linn McDonald School of Dance. Scranton High School, 63 Mike Munchak Way, Scranton. Sunday at 2 p.m. $15. 346-7106. Inspiration, a presentation by the Gail Ercoli Dance Studio at the Mellow Theater at Lackawanna College, 501 Vine St., Scranton. Sunday at 7 p.m. $12 with tickets available at door. This Is New York, a comedy about a couple and their daughter, headed to Florida but stranded in New York City during a layover that provokes a series of hilarious adventures. Performed by the Corner Bistro Dinner Theater at Mount Airy Casino Resort, 44 Woodland Road, Mount Airy. Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. $20. 866468-7619. Cirque du Soleil, the newest arena show “Quidam,” about the imaginary world of a young girl who tries to escape her life and “free her soul.” Mohegan Sun Arena, 255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre Township. Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Continues June 17-18 at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m.; June 19 at 1 and 5 p.m. $70, $50, $35. 800-745-3000.

Fixing Joe, a benefit show with television comic Joe Matarese in his new show about navigating the rocky shoals of first-time fatherhood. Electric Theatre Company, 326 Spruce St., Scranton. June 17 and 18 at 8 p.m. $25, $20 seniors and $15 students. 558-1515. Nunsense 2: The Second Coming, a musical comedy about the singing Little Sisters of Hoboken. Shawnee Playhouse, 1 River Road, Shawnee-on-Delaware. With 8 p.m. shows on June 18, 25, 29; July 9, 13, 30; Aug. 13, 17, 20, and 2 p.m. matinees on June 17, 23-24, 26, 29; July 15, 20, 24, 27, 29; Aug. 4, 7, 11, 17, 26, 31; Sept. 1, 4. $28, $15 children. 421-5093. Don Pasquale, Donizetti’s comic opera with soprano Anna Netrebko as the clever romantic heroine who conspires to teach a middle-age miser a lesson about love and marriage. Shown in high definition in a Live from the Met Encore Presentation at Movies 14, 24 E. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre. June 22 at 6:30 p.m. $33, $20 seniors, $15 students. 825-4444.

AUDITIONS Auditions for the Phoenix Theatrics October production of the musical “Cats.” All roles open for ages 13 to 20. Phoenix Performing Arts Centre, 411 Main St., Duryea. June 22 and 23, 6 to 8:30 p.m. 991-1817.

Julia McDonald, Julia Kerr, Molly Cerep and Marissa Cieciorka will dance in ‘La Fille Mal Gardee’ in the annual spring production by the Linn McDonald School of Dance tomorrow at Scranton High School.

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n a recent Sunday afternoon, Jimmy Martin, in for a visit from his new home of Weehawken, N.J., relaxed at Harveys Lake with his family. “I sit here, taking in this view. I think about where I am today and how I got here, and it just amazes me,” the 26-yearold Forty Fort native, son of Jim and Donna Martin, said. On Monday, Martin debuted his self-written, self-directed show, “The Bark of the Underdogs,” at an off-off Broadway theater in New York City. The show will run through Sunday.

Martin’s life during the past couple of years has played out like a movie, fitting for someone whose passion is the stage. He has lived the classic tale of a guy who moved to the Big Apple with his sights set on Broadway but no job and no idea of his future. His interest in theater was sparked at Wyoming Valley West High School when he and a group of friends started a boy band. “It was the thing to do at the time,” he said. “It was so silly, but it’s what opened my eyes to performing for people.” He continued to take part in theater programs and classes throughout high school and college. At George Mason University in Virginia, a professor told him he should look into acting as a serious venture.

So in 2009 Martin headed to New York and took on a string of odd jobs while trying to break into the business. He used his surroundings as fuel for his creative fire. “I purposely worked so many jobs so I could create the stories I would one day incorporate into my show,” Martin said. “I worked at GNC selling supplements; I worked as a nude model; I worked selling New York Times subscriptions and as a personal trainer.” Simply walking through the city helped. “New York sort of writes a story for you. I kept a pencil and notebook in my pocket at all times so I could write down everything I saw. I have the pencil stabbings in my leg to prove it.”

Eventually, “The Bark of the Underdogs” was born. The show consists of 10 character Martin monologues and a one-act play, addressing varying topics. “I tried to create characters that somewhat reflect life, and characters that are speaking on behalf of some sort of situation going on in their lives,” Martin said. “The title is based on the fact that a dog barks in response to its environment; it doesn’t just bark for the sake of barking. These characters are underdogs; they’re not highlighted figures in their individual societies. They’re everyday people that have something going on in their lives, and this is their response to that something.” All the monologue topics stem from Martin’s experiences. “If it wasn’t something I experienced it was an exaggeration of reality,” he said. One of the monologues, “March,” is about a soldier who puts a human face on war, a side Martin believes we don’t often see.

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“I had a college roommate that was in Afghanistan, and he would call me up on the satellite phone and vent to me,” Martin said. “To listen to him talk about missing his family and how he didn’t know if he’d be coming back was really hard to hear. We often look at soldiers as robotic figures who go, do their duty and come back. Seeing that side of it was strange.” Martin keeps things light in some of the pieces, such as “Snore No More,” a story about a woman who puts a Breathe Right strip on her dog’s nose because she can’t take the snoring. “It’s an absurdly funny piece that comes from the fact that I have a little Boston terrier who snores like a 70-year-old man,” Martin said. Martin never forgets the people from back home, who he said played a large part in his journey to New York. He would like to show them what they’ve helped

create. “I’m hoping to bring the show to a theater back here,” he said. In the meantime, locals soon will be able to see the show via the Internet. Within the next two weeks, it will be online, and people will be able to purchase virtual tickets on Martin’s website, http://mayamojimmy.com/. As of Wednesday, Martin said the debut show was one seat from selling out and the show set for tonight had sold out completely. He believes it was well-received, and he couldn’t be happier with his first official show. “This is my life now, and that’s my conviction,” he said. “It’s a freeing feeling.” Human pyramids, rather than animal ones, are likely to delight the ‘Quidam’ audience.

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The mystery and magic of Cirque du Soleil are coming to the Mohegan Sun Arena in the form of ‘Quidam.’

dam.’ ” That world can be a spectacular one, with aerialists dangling high above the ground, secured only with a rope of silk twisted around a leg or foot.

“Part of the appeal of circus is the element of risk,” Dagenais said, adding he himself has “tried a few things with a bungee” but avoids the trickier moves. “I leave that to the experts.”

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tries,” Dagenais said, explaining Eastern and Western Europe, Asia and South America are represented. The choreography is designed to inspire and awe, and, well, the rest is up to you. “At the end of the day, there are no wrong answers,” Dagenais said. “The original idea and concept of ‘Quidam’ is trying to explore a little bit the anonymous passerby that each of us becomes at some point to somebody else. “You walk in a busy city and see people pass you by, and you don’t know what their story is. Zoe has become a little bit anonymous to her own parents, and we open the show with this frustration she feels. “Then there’s an explosion that carries her into the world of ‘Qui-

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Keeping the Susquehanna Out of Our Living Rooms, a guided walk along the Wyoming Valley levee system. Meet at the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA, 40 W. Northampton St. Wednesday at 6 p.m. Free. 823-2191.

Wright Township Fire Company Bazaar. St. Jude Church, 422 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top. Tonight and Saturday, 5 to 11 p.m.; Sunday, 5 to 10 p.m. 868-3765.

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic Annual Dinner. The Colonnade, 401 Jefferson Ave., Scranton. Wednesday at 6 p.m. $50. Reservations: 341-1586.

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Friday Night Movie, a free showing of “E.T.” with popcorn and refreshments. River Common Park Amphitheater, Wilkes-Barre. Tonight at dusk. Miles for Michael Walk, with raffle, live bands, moon bounces, food and more. Pittston Area High School Football Stadium, 5 Stout St. Saturday with registration at 9 a.m. and walk at 10 a.m. $25, $10 students. 654-5505. Magic Ride, a benefit motorcycle ride for Camp Asthma Cadabra. Leaves from the Tomato Festival Grounds in Pittston. Saturday with registration 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and ride at noon. $15 includes T-shirt to first 120 riders. 357-6776. Classic Cars and Critters Festival, with showcase vehicles, zoo animals and more. A benefit for the Endless Mountains Nature Center at Lazybrook Park, Route 6, east of Tunkhannock. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 836-3835.

The annual Classic Cars and Critters Festival will showcase nostalgic vehicles and animals from the Binghamton Zoo tomorrow at Lazybrook Park in Tunkhannock. driver; $12 passenger. 899-2264. Saturday Yoga Clinic, a free session with Jennifer Ciarimboli of Balance Yoga. Millennium Circle, River Common Park, North River Street, Wilkes-Barre. Saturday at 10 a.m. 574-3240. Worldwide Knit in Public Day. Join the fun on the lawn of the Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to noon. 821-1959. Rededication of the Historic Greenhouses, a fundraising party to celebrate the restoration of the 150-year-old Lord & Burnham greenhouses at the Lands at Hillside Farms, 65 Hillside Road, Trucksville. Saturday with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner with entertainment. $95. 696-4500. Fashion FOURward, a dog fashion

show to support the Blue Chip Farms Animal Refuge with a cocktail reception and silent auction. Rutter Avenue Building, 900 Rutter Ave., Forty Fort. Saturday, 5:30 to 10 p.m. $50. 852-9352. SPCA Benefit Ride, Luzerne County SPCA, 524 E. Main St., WilkesBarre. Sunday with registration 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. followed by the motorcycle ride to Bentley’s in Ashley. $15, $10 passengers. Postparty with Outta the Blue is $10. 825-4111. Comic Book Convention. Johnson College, 3427 N. Main Ave., Scranton. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $3. 327-1486. Breed Recognition Day. Meet some collies and learn from the Collie Club of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Country Junction General Store, 251 Mundy St., Wilkes-Barre. Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 239-7690.

The Escape Artists will play at the Cars and Critters Festival. Vettes for Vets, a Corvette car show to benefit the West Pittston American Legion. West Side Auto Service, 301 Wyoming Ave., West Pittston. Sunday, noon to 3 p.m. $10. 654-2261. Forest Hill Cemetery Tour, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Forest Hill Cemetery, 1830 Jefferson Ave., Dunmore. Sunday at 1 p.m. Free. 346-6179. Cruise Night, with the Villa Capri Cruisers. T.G.I. Friday’s, 621 Scranton/Carbondale Highway, Dickson City. Sunday, 6 to 9 p.m. All vehicles welcome. 344-2014. The Great Race, a gathering of vintage cars participating in the East Coast Rally through eight states, along with classic cars from local car clubs. Laurel Mall, Hazleton. Wednesday, 11:45 a.m. to 1:45

Corpus Christi Bazaar, with entertainment by Flaxy Morgan (Friday), classic rock and country band Waterstreet (Saturday, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.) and Vince Giuli in a Tribute to Neil Young (8 to 11 p.m.). At the Church of the Holy Redeemer, Route 92, Falls. Thursday through Saturday (June 18), 5:30 to 11 p.m. 654-2753. Rattlesnake Roundup, the annual fundraiser with a firefighters parade on Saturday and fireworks on Sunday. Noxen Volunteer Fire Company, 101 Stull Road, Noxen. Thursday and Friday (June 17), 6 to 11 p.m.; June 18, 1 p.m. to midnight; June 19, 1 to 10 p.m. 298-2061. St. Leo/Holy Rosary Bazaar, with DJ music nightly and the Kerry Dancers on Thursday. 33 Manhattan St., Ashley. Thursday through Saturday, 6 to 11 p.m. 825-6669.

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White-Nosed Bats, a talk by Kevin Winter of the Game Commission on the bat-killing fungus. Campground Amphitheater, Ricketts Glen State Park, 695 Route 487, Benton. Saturday at 7 p.m. 4777780. Nature Walk to look for birds and wildflowers. Meet at the Nature Center. Hickory Run State Park, Route 534, White Haven. Sunday at 9 a.m. 443-0400. Keystone College Trails Hike, four moderate miles at the La Plume school. Meet at the Greater Scranton YMCA, 706 N. Blakely St., Dunmore. Sunday at 9:15 a.m. $5. 343-5144. Bald Eagles of the Upper Delaware Valley, a talk on the return of eagles to the area. Lacawac Sanctuary, 94 Sanctuary Road, Lake Ariel. Sunday at 10 a.m. Free. 689-9494 or lacawac.org. Greater Hazleton Rail Trail Hike and Bike, an eight-mile bike ride or two-mile hike. Meet at the trailhead, off routes 93 and 434 in Hazleton. Sunday at 11 a.m., followed by a free picnic and festival 455-1509. Dealing with Diseases in the

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FUTURE Ghost Town Walk, a nighttime hike through the former town of Ricketts. Meet at the Visitors Center and bring a flashlight. Ricketts Glen State Park, 695 Route 487, Benton. June 17 at 7:30 p.m. 477-7780. Heritage Explorer Bike Tour, the 2nd annual family-friendly event with choice of four routes. Begins at Mellow Park in Peckville. Also: an all-day festival. June 18, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration: $20 advance, $30 day of event. 963-6730 or lhva.org/biketour.html.

Alex’s Lemonade Stand, a fundraiser for pediatric cancer with appearances by Sponge Bob, Scooby Doo and magician Bill Dickson along with pizza, ice cream and face painting. Sponsored by Frontier Communications at the Back Mountain Little League Field, Church Street, Dallas. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 631-2589. For Kids: Wild About Wildlife, an introduction to some of the larger mammals in the park. Campground Amphitheater, Hickory Run State Park, Route 534, White Haven. Saturday at 6:30 p.m. 443-0400.

Father’s Day Storytime, with books about dads and a Father’s Day tie craft. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Arena Hub Plaza, WilkesBarre Township. Tuesday at 10 a.m.; Thursday at 6:30 p.m. 829-4210. Build a Bird Feeder, a parentand-child project for ages 4 and older. Wild Birds Unlimited, Dallas Shopping Center, Route 309, Dallas. Tuesday at 10 a.m. $11. Registration: 675-9900. American Girls Club, with an American Girl quiz to find out which one you’re most like. Also: making a toy parfleche that American Girl Kaya might have made for her doll. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Township. Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. 829-4210.

Junior Bird Club: Cavity Nesters, an afternoon learning about bluebirds and wood ducks along with visits to the bluebird boxes throughout Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. Sunday, 1 to 3 p.m. Age 9 and older. Regis-

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uper 8” is the rarest of things this time of year: a summer blockbuster that’s completely earnest and irony-free, not filled with cheeky pop-culture references or cheesy product placement. The effects, while spectacular, also happen to be germane to the plot, and they have an intimate, tactile quality. (And they’re NOT in 3-D. Yes, it is indeed possible.) • So all you’re left with is ... story. And strong performances. And well-developed characters. And a believable emotional arc. And genuine thrills. And that’s apropos, given it’s a love letter to the man who skillfully wove together all those elements in inventing the modern blockbuster. J.J. Abrams has crafted a loving, meticulously detailed homage to Steven Spielberg, who’s one of the film’s producers — specifically, the director’s work from the late 1970s and early ’80s — but it never feels like a rip-off and certainly never lapses into parody. As writer and director, Abrams effectively conveys a mood, a mixture of innocence, fear and ulti-

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mately hope, that Spielberg managed to create again and again. He also captures a familiar sense of childhood loneliness, a need to escape and belong, and the adventures that can spring from that yearning. The kids at the center of this sci-fi thriller, many of whom had never appeared in a feature film before, are total naturals and bounce off each other with effortless, goofy humor. And lookie here: The boy who’s the See SUPER 8, Page 10

IF YOU GO What: “Super 8” Starring: Joel Courtney, Noah Emmerich, Elle Fanning Directed by: J.J. Abrams Running time: 112 minutes Rated: PG-13 for intense sci-fi action and violence, language and some drug use ★★★

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IF YOU GO What: “Midnight in Paris” Starring: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Corey Stoll, Tom Hiddleston, Alison Pill and Marion Cotillard Directed by: Woody Allen Running time: 94 minutes Rated: PG-13 for some sexual references and smoking ★★★

oody Allen has found the right time and the right place with “Midnight in Paris,” his lightest, funniest and most-satisfying movie in a long time. Shooting a full film in France for the first time, writer-director Allen has crafted a pastry-light romantic fantasy with virtually no dramatic pretensions. He presents a wide-eyed-withwonder view of the City of Light that nicely complements his story of an American writer (Owen Wilson) who pines for the 1920s Paris of Hemingway, Fitzgerald and Ger-

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trude Stein. All things seem possible here, so when the impossible starts to happen, it’s easy to slip into the clever conceit Allen uses to test his protagonist’s devotion to a nostalgic dream of days past. Wilson’s Gil is a successful Hollywood screenwriter who yearns to give up the schlock he writes for the screen and focus on his novel instead. Visiting Paris with his fiancée, Inez (Rachel McAdams), and her disapproving parents (Kurt Fuller and Mimi Kennedy), Gil whines in the standard fashion of Allen and his various stand-ins since the filmSee MIDNIGHT, Page 12

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film’s freshly scrubbed and hugely likable star, Joel Courtney, bears more than a slight resemblance to an “E.T.”-era Henry Thomas. Yes, “Super 8” is Spielbergian not just in tone but in technique. Several of the director’s preferred camera angles and movements are on display, especially his early ones: crane shots, the way he pushes in from underneath on an actor’s face and makes lights in the night sky look simultaneously mystical and menacing. Some sort of strange encounter is happening in the small, blue-collar town of Lillian, Ohio, in the summer of 1979. First comes the train crash, a marvel of screeching wheels and fiery, flying freight cars that a group of aspiring filmmakers just happens to witness while shooting a lowbudget zombie flick on — you guessed it — Super 8 film. Then the neighborhood dogs go missing. Then the electricity goes out — and then the appliances and wires themselves disappear. Finally the military takes the whole place over, led by Noah Emmerich (and you know he’s a villain from the first moment you see him because ... well, because he’s Noah Emmerich). What’s happening in Lillian isn’t nearly as important as how

the kids react to it and how it forces them to reconsider their relationships with their parents. Courtney’s character, 12-yearold Joe, and his dad (Kyle Chandler), the town’s deputy sheriff, are both struggling with the death of Joe’s mother months earlier in an industrial accident; they don’t know how to grieve individually, and they don’t know how to support each other either. Joe finds a welcome distraction in serving as a makeup artist and supporting player for his best friend, Charlie (Riley Griffiths), a bossy film nerd working on his latest production. Even before the train crash sent everyone into a tizzy, Joe had found himself swept up in his first crush: on the film’s leading lady, the teenage Alice, played by Elle Fanning with her usual preternatural poise and ethereal beauty. But the accident itself, while frightening, isn’t necessarily a bad thing to these kids; as Charlie boisterously points out, it also adds production values. Abrams borrows heavily, but he also tells a story that’s very much its own entity. The idea that being a part of a film can provide a gateway to an exciting, new life — regardless of which side of the camera you’re on — is infectious, and so devoid of cynicism it’s hard not to be charmed. That feeling carries through all the way to the closing credits, so make sure you stay in your seat for the full payoff.

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Megan McDonald’s third-grade spitfire Judy Moody makes her moody leap from page to big screen with much of the spit, if not her fire, intact. “Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer” is a mild-mannered kids comedy that makes for a pleasant-enough time killer. All garish colors, small-scale sight gags and kid-friendly one-liners, it lacks the same comic spark that a recent “Wimpy Kid’s” second diary also failed to deliver. One thing Judy (Jordana Beatty) is not is wimpy. A tornado on a Spi-

What: “Judy Moody And The Not Bummer Summer” Starring: Jordana Beatty, Heather Graham, Preston Bailey, Jaleel White Directed by: John Schultz Running time: 91 minutes Rated: PG, for mild rude humor and language ★★

der Bike, a riot of noise and impulsiveness topped by an impossible mop of ginger hair, she’s the one who organizes a contest so she and her friends don’t face another summer of “snoresville.” She comes up

with challenges — theme-park rides to be conquered, scary movies to be endured, surfing skills to be mastered (they live in coastal Virginia), “ride an elephant” — stuff like that. Accomplish a goal, earn “thrill points.” But before Judy can put her thrillpoints contest into motion, best pal Rocky (Garrett Ryan) is off to circus camp. That’s a thrill-point victory all by itself. Amy (Taylar Hender) traipses off to Borneo. And Judy’s own parents flee to California, leaving her free-spirit Aunt Opal in charge. What can one do with “Aunt Awful” around? Heather Graham is that unknown

aunt, a wandering artist with no driving or housekeeping skills. Opal gets Judy and her younger brother Stink (Parris Mosteller) into the arts. But she’s not much help at adding to Judy’s thrill-points collection. Stink and his ongoing Big Foot obsession are the movie’s comic highlights. Most of the adults in this are drab in the extreme, though Graham gamely tries to give Opal a loose-limbed hippy-trippy streak. Jaleel White scores as the beloved third-grade teacher, a guy given to breaking out the old banjo as he gives his class a challenge of his own See MOODY, Page 12

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Still Showing BRIDESMAIDS – In this R-rated romantic comedy from the Venus point of view, Kristin Wiig stars as Annie, the increasingly unhinged maid of honor for her best friend Lillian’s (Maya Rudolph) upcoming up-market wedding. They’re surrounded by an ensemble of witty twisted sisters in all shapes and sizes R for strong sexuality and language.124 minutes. ★★★1/2 THE HANGOVER PART II — It feels like the script was pieced together with the help of Mad Libs, with only slightly different and raunchier details replacing those that helped the original “Hangover” from 2009 become the highest-grossing R-rated comedy of all time. This time the hangover happens in Bangkok. R for pervasive language, strong sexual content including graphic nudity, drug use and brief violent images.101minutes. ★1/2 KUNG FU PANDA 2 — The roly-poly Po is back with high energy, some lovely visuals and peppy, playful voice work, as always, from star Jack Black. But the freshness and novelty that made the original film such a kick back in 2008 has been kicked to bits. PG for martialarts action and mild violence. 90 minutes. ★★ PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES — The fourth film in the ridiculously successful Disney franchise is the shortest but still feels overlong and overstuffed. That this one’s in 3-D does nothing to liven up the action. PG-13 for intense action/adventure violence, frightening images, sensuality and innuendo.136 minutes. ★1/2 THOR — The Norse gods are off to a decent, though not divine, start in this latest movie in Marvel Comics’ big-screen expansion of its superhero pantheon. PG-13 for intense sci-fi action and violence.113 minutes. ★★1/2 X-MEN: FIRST CLASS — The prequel to the “X-Men” trilogy is one of the best Marvel Comics adaptations, packed with action, humor, retro1960s style that’s both campy and sexy and a revisionist history lesson that puts the super-powered mutants at the center of the Cuban missile crisis. PG-13 for intense action and violence, sexual content including brief partial nudity and language. 130 minutes. ★★★

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What: “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” Starring: Werner Herzog, Dominique Baffier and Jean Clottes Directed by: Werner Herzog Genre: Documentary/history Plot summary: Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest-known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting. Running time: 90 minutes Rated: No MPAA rating

Movie Amy Three new, must-see releases have NEPA affiliations. Check ’em out. ••• “BIUTIFUL” (2010, Lionsgate, R, $28) The latest from Mexican mope master Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (“21 Grams,” “Babel”) is – surprise, surprise – a deeply depressing film about a factory manager (Oscar-nominated Javier Bardem) who discovers he’s dying of prostate cancer. And that’s just the beginning of his troubles. Death, corruption and greed are everywhere in this expertly acted, highly charged drama that rivets your attention despite insist-

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The top DVD choices this week include the remake of a Western classic and a long list of TV shows. “TRUE GRIT,” GRADE A: Sibling directors Ethan and Joel Coen combine the grandeur of a traditional Western with their quirky sensibility. It takes an actor of Jeff Bridges’ caliber to step into the big boots of Rooster Cogburn, a role that earned John Wayne his only Oscar. With strong supporting performances from Hailee Steinfeld and Matt Damon, the

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maker began easing himself off-camera. Life today is too fast, too hollow, too homogenized, Gil thinks. Wouldn’t it be great if things were rich and vibrant like Paris of the 1920s, he wonders? As midnight chimes on Gil’s drunken stroll through the city one night, a vintage car full of revelers stops to pick up Gil, who is transported back to that golden era, where he encounters Stein (Kathy Bates), Salvador Dali (Adrien Brody), Hemingway (Corey Stoll), Fitzgerald (Tom Hiddleston) and wife Zelda (scene-stealer Alison Pill). Most important, Gil meets Adriana (Marion Cotillard), the bewitching lover of Pablo Picasso. Over Gil’s ensuing trips back to the 1920s, he and Adriana find themselves kindred spirits from really different time zones. Guiltily, Gil tries to conceal his timetraveling dalliance from Inez, who has her own suspicious relations with old friend Paul (Michael Sheen), a pedantic windbag on holiday with his wife. French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy

ing on the meaninglessness of all things. Working as an assistant editor on the movie: Brian Ufberg, who hails from Edwardsville. ••• “BREAKING BAD: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON” (2010, Sony, unrated, $40) This is the season that, to quote series star Bryan Cranston, chem-teacher-turnedmeth-cooker Walter White morphs from Mr. Chips to Scarface. Shickshinny’s Krysten Ritter, whose character Jane died of an overdose in the second season, reappears in an extended flashback that’s both funny and sad. Ritter only appears once, but Jane haunts boyfriend Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) for the entire season.

••• “THE PROMISE: THE MAKING OF DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN” (2010, Sony, unrated, $15) Previously only available in the pricey “Promise” boxed set, this terrific doc chronicles the arduous process Bruce Springsteen went through crafting a follow-up to his 1975 masterpiece “Born to Run.” There’s never-before-seen footage of the E Street Band hashing out the new material as well as interviews with Springsteen and manager/creative consultant Jon Landau, whose mother hails from Wilkes-Barre.

film is one of the best of the West to come moseying along in years. ••• “JUST GO WITH IT,” GRADE D-MINUS: It’s easy to figure out how they came up with the name of the new Adam Sandler movie — most of the time it looks like everyone’s making it up as they go along. The film starts with a funny idea: Sandler plays Danny, a plastic surgeon who pretends to be married so he can pick up women. That may not make a lot of sense, so just go with it. But that potential fizzles fast. It might have helped if director Dennis Dugan had shown some spine. The mastermind behind such Sandler disas-

ters as “Grown Ups” and “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan” continues to show he doesn’t know how to pace a comedy, control actors or keep Sandler from mugging ad nauseam. ••• ALSO NEW ON DVD TUESDAY: “Blue Crush 2:” Young woman goes to South Africa for a surfing adventure. “Legends of Flight:” A look at the history of aircraft developments. “The Company Men:” A man (Ben Affleck) deals with getting downsized. “Madagascar:” David Attenborough narrates.

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pops up in a small role as a Rodin museum guide. The performances are mostly assured all around, with Bates commanding in her brief moments as Stein, Stoll drolly funny launching into manly Hemingwayspeak, Hiddleston utterly charming as Fitzgerald and Brody hilarious in his Dali gag bit. Wilson is fine, yet while his laid-back boyishness suits Gil’s romantic notions of the past, it clashes with the character’s intellectual affectations. Hearing Gil discourse on the surrealists in Wilson’s slow drone of a voice takes some of the vim out of his exchanges. Allen’s shots of Paris cover the predictable sights — the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Tuilleries — and they’re so radiant they might make you want to book a flight as soon as you leave the theater. This is Allen’s love song to Paris, the place he says he probably would live if he weren’t born a New Yorker, and it’s as pretty a picture as any he’s ever painted for Manhattan. With a thin, easily digestible moral lesson against romanticizing the past, “Midnight in Paris” serves up just enough substance to avoid turning trivial.

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— track him down and figure out what he’ll be doing this summer, based on his clues. Director John Schultz can’t make many of the gags — vomiting on a roller coaster, a fanciful hunt for “Big Foot,” assorted pranks and a car chase — deliver big laughs. But Beatty has a winning way with various Judy-isms — No, Stink, she doesn’t want your “ABC Peas, already been chewed.” When she moodily doesn’t like something, which is often, “It stinks on ice.” And the odd throwaway line lands. Amy’s new to their club and needs initiation. “Quick, find a toad.” (Don’t ask). “Not Bummer Summer” doesn’t add up to a bummer itself. But with summer kids’ entertainment, you ought to be able to say a lot more for it than “it’s harmless.”

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s the guys of Echo Whiskey Charlie reach the end of their set, you might want to back up from the stage, unless the possibility of a microphone stand or a band member’s foot whizzing past your head is appealing. The group of 20-somethings from Dallas pours emotion into every show, many of which end with what they call “freak-outs.” “Things get thrown; we go crazy,” guitarist and vocalist Sean Flynn said. “There was a show we played where Sean and I were both really pissed because it was just so hot in the building and uncomfortable,” guitarist Derek McDaniels said, “and we threw all of that into the last song. I think that’s when I broke my guitar.” The post-punk band, which also includes Tom Lopes on bass and Joe Balavage on drums, prides itself on putting everything it has into its music. Echo Whiskey Charlie will release its first EP, “Are You Comin’ Or Not?,” tomorrow at Embassy Vinyl. “We have been a band for a year and a half now, and this album will be our first piece of merch,” Lopes said. “For the first couple months to-

IF YOU GO What: Echo Whiskey Charlie record release party, with The Modern Age Where: Embassy Vinyl, 352 Adams Ave., Scranton When: 7 p.m. Saturday Admission: $5, all-ages show. ••• What: Mahoney Brothers’ “Elvis & The Beatles: The Concert That Never Happened” Where: Bar on Oak, 900 Oak St., Pittston When: 7 to 10 tonight Admission: $20, all ages, under 18 requires parent/guardian

gether all we did was write and write.” The band started as a quickly thrown-together project for an audioengineering class at Luzerne County Community college, where all the guys went to school. McDaniels was the only one not involved at the time. When he joined, everything came together, and the group buckled down to write serious material. “Are You Comin’ Or Not?” is a seven-track EP Lopes called perfect for any mood. “There’s a song on there you can listen to if you hate the world; there’s another for if you’re in love with the world.”

Lopes said the EP is an invite to the listener. “Some people don’t see that life is passing you by, and they’re missing the point of it. The title is a challenge to you, to open your eyes a little wider to what’s going on around you.” The oldest song on the album, “Devil I Know,” came out of what the guys call “the original eight.” “In our first two weeks together we wrote eight songs,” Flynn said. “Our sound has changed drastically since then, but for some reason ‘Devil I Know’ stuck.” The band said its sound has become more aggressive and chaotic, digging into what Flynn calls the Sonic Youth influences. The guys also cite Wilco, Mayday Parade, Breaking Benjamin and Woody Guthrie as influences. ••• Making their first appearance in NEPA, the nationally renowned Mahoney Brothers are scheduled to perform at 7 tonight at Bar On Oak in Pittston Township. Playing the hits of Elvis Presley and The Beatles, The Mahoney Brothers will present “Elvis & the Beatles: The Concert That Never Happened.” The group has played at Hersheypark and Knoebels Family Amusement Park annually for the past 26 years.

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John De Chiaro will perform at St. Patrick’s Church in WilkesBarre on Sunday. T H I S W E E K : J U N E 10 T O 1 6 , 2 0 11 Noontime Concert Series, with music by Category 5. Courthouse Square in downtown Scranton. Today at noon. 9636800. Catholic Underground, an evening of Eucharistic Adoration followed by a concert with singersongwriter Russ Rentler. St. Gabriel Church, 122 S. Wyoming St., Hazleton. Tonight at 7. Donation. 403-3094. David Wilcox, the singer-songwriter blending soft jazz and folk with warm baritone and poetic lyricism. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. Tonight at 8:30. $26. 325-0249. Summer Concerts in the Park, with the Ferdie Bistocchi Memorial Orchestra. Bandstand, Nay Aug Park, 1901 Mulberry St., Scranton. Sunday at 2 p.m. 348-4186. Classical Guitar Concert, with recording artist and internationally touring musician John De Chiaro. Sponsored by St. Andrew’s Parish at the St. Patrick Church Worship Site, 318 Parrish St., Wilkes-Barre. Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen. 823-1948.

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Radically different personalities are what make local band Echo Whiskey Charlie tick. From left: Joe Balavage, Tom Lopes, Sean Flynn and Derek McDaniels.

Musical Primavera, with the Rev. Robert P. Mitchell performing German and Italian art songs, gospel music and popular tunes. St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 100 Rock St., Hughestown. Sunday at 4 p.m. Donation. 654-1008.

T H I S W E E K : J U N E 10 T O 1 6 , 2 0 11 Near and Far: Landscapes from the Sordoni Art Gallery Permanent Collection, with more than 20 works by John Sloan, Carl Sprinchorn, Niccolo Cortiglia, John Singer Sargent and Jon Carsman. Opens today and continues through Aug. 7 at the Sordoni Art Gallery, Stark Learning Center, 150 S. River St., Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre. Friday and Sunday, noon to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 408-4325.

ONGOING EXHIBITS Graduate Exhibition, with ceramics, paintings, metals and sculpture by graduate students. Through June 17 at the Mahady Gallery, Marywood University, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 348-6278. Steve Poleskie, abstract acrylic landscape paintings in the minimal art style by the Pringle native. Through June 19 at the Pauly Friedman Gallery, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. 674-6250. Tunkhannock Area Art Teachers Exhibit, with works by Debra Donowski, Patricia Janov-Hahn, Linda Hulslander, Lance Montross, Barba-

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Finding Home, fine-art photography by Shane Montross. Through June 24 at the Widmann Art Gallery, Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 208-5957. Family Ties, a juried group exhibit by local and national artists showing works suggesting family and fathers. Through June 26 at New Visions Studio & Gallery, 201 Vine St., Scranton. Tuesday through Sunday, noon to 6 p.m. 610-6369684. Terra Emota: Photographs by Chip Forelli, works by the Upper Delaware Valley photographer. Through June 29 at CameraWork Gallery, 515 Center St., Scranton. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 510-5028. Hand-Built Clay by Frank Mariano, along with dog photographs by Jane Dohms. Through June 30 at Marquis Art & Frame, 515 Center St., Scranton. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 344-3313. The Silver Landscape, 30 images of Maine and Ricketts Glen State

To get in the mood for the spring wedding season, stop in at the Dietrich Theater for “Bridal Treasures,” an exhibit of 10 wedding gowns from 1882 to 1955 along with other memorabilia. You’ll learn that not all brides wore white – in 1889 Ada May Jennings wore dark brown – and that gowns from the 1880s and early 1900s were for women whose waists were tinier and who were much shorter than women of today. The exhibit complements the Dietrich’s “Bridal Bliss: A Runway Retrospective” fashion show scheduled for June 26 and will remain on display through July at 60 E. Tioga St. in downtown Tunkhannock. 996-1500.

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Party on the Patio, with the Glimmer Twins paying tribute to the Rolling Stones. Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, 1280 Route 315, Plains Township. Thursday at 7 p.m. Free. 831-2100. The Front Bottoms, the rock band known for its quirky vocals and clever wordplay. Vintage Theater, 119 Penn Ave., Scranton. Thursday at 7 p.m. $6. 589-0271.

The sound of blues will fill the Lycoming County Fairgrounds in Hughesville on Sunday at the 22nd annual Billtown Blues Festival. The slate of performers includes Doug McMinn’s 30th Anniversary Blues Band, Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang, Mark Hummel’s Blues Harmonica Blowout, Big James and the Chicago Playboys, the Laurie Morvan Band, George Kilby Jr. and the Road Dogs. Kids can let loose at the Harmonica Workshop with Andy Barnhart and Big Mitch Ivanoff in the acoustic tent. 300 E. Lycoming St., Hughesville. Noon to 10 p.m. Tickets are $18 in advance and $23 at the gate. 584-4480.

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Reads THIS WEEKEND: JUNE 1 0 T O 1 6 , 2 0 11 Book Talk, on “Modern Buddhism,” a new book by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso about solving daily problems through practicing compassion and wisdom. With Buddhist monk Gen Samten Kelsang of the Kadampa Meditation Center in New York. Borders, 100 Viewmont Mall, Dickson City. Tonight at 7. Free. 340-1044. Book Signing, with Ellyn Ramich, author of “411: Customer Service Chronicles,” a collection of hilarious and strange customer-service stories. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Township. Saturday at 2 p.m. 8294210. Reading, by Tom Kane, author of “Bad Church Good Church: A Memoir of a Former Catholic Priest.” Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 421 Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Township. Saturday at 7 p.m. 8294210.

FUTURE Book Signing, with Kenny Luck, author of “Nepatized: Behind the People and Controversies That Define Us and How Things Can Change,” an interpretation of who and what has defined the region in recent years. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Arena Hub Plaza, WilkesBarre Township. June 17 at 7 p.m. 829-4210.

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Answers: 1. Five 2. Stone, moss 3. Charles Dickens 4. York Peppermint Patty, Butterfinger, Hershey Bar 5. Rabbit, crab, meerkat 6. Orangelo 7. Baywatch 8. Four 9. Princess Bride 10. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

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IF YOU PLAY What: Tavern Trivia Where: Applebee’s, 253 WilkesBarre Township Blvd., Wilkes-Barre Township When: 9 to 11 p.m. Thursdays ••• What: Pub Trivia Where: Kildare’s Irish Pub, 119 Jefferson Ave., Scranton When: 9 to 11 p.m. Mondays ••• What: Curious Mind Trivia Where: La Tolteca, 200 Mundy St., Wilkes-Barre Township When: 7 p.m. Wednesday

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oron, oxygen, neon, sulfur.” As Todd Hiller named the elements, Brian Kerrigan, 24, of Scranton jotted them down, converted them to their abbreviated counterparts, then wrote the word “bones” on his answer card. He repeated this process nine more times, with different element combinations resulting in the names of popular television shows. Minutes later across the bar at Kildare’s Irish Pub in downtown Scranton, Jessica Kane, 33, of Scranton and her friends waited to hear their score for a round of trivia and debated what topics might pop up during the quiz sessions that night. “If it’s got anything to do with George Carlin’s seven dirty things, I’ve got it,” Kane joked. “Well, you know we’re OK if there’s a Disney round,” Colleen Joyce, 28, of Moosic said. Kane looked to Kerrigan’s table. “We do keep an eye out on them,” Kane said of Kerrigan and his group. “Every week they’re here, and they do really well.” It’s no wonder. Kerrigan attended the Ivy League Cornell University and was the valedictorian of his highschool class. “This is just something I’m really good at,” he said. “Our best is winning six out of eight rounds. The ultimate goal, of course, is to go eight for eight.” Pub trivia, which goes by many names, has become extremely popular in larger cities, such as Philadelphia and Boston, but has only just begun to trickle into Northeastern Pennsylvania. The games are free to play, and while the word “pub” might lead many to guess that only college-age crowds get involved, that’s not the case. Not only students but professors from local colleges come to Kildare’s to test their mettle, and even children are welcome at Applebee’s in Wilkes-Barre Township, which just finished its second

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Dave Kuhn, left, and Brian Kerrigan consider a potential answer at Kildare’s. Kerrigan, who was his high school’s valedictorian, is considered the man to beat in Scranton.

week of Tavern Trivia last night. While Applebee’s has some serious competitors, some rounds are designed to be kid-friendly. Having run for about a year, though, Kildare’s likely can boast the longestestablished pub-trivia series in the region. The Hiller-led trivia runs for two hours, from 9-11 p.m. each Monday, and consists of eight rounds of 10 questions that include categories ranging from sports to Disney movies and identifying audio clips. Each team, which can have a maximum of five players, is required to write the answers to the questions on an index card and bring them to Hiller at the end of the round for a score tally. The winner of each round receives a $10 gift card for Kildare’s. Hiller is no DJ, just a guy who enjoys quiz nights, and was looking to offer locals a different sort of night out. “People like to get out on a weekday

and relax, get ready for the workweek,” he said. “This isn’t a rushed game. I want you to sit down with your friends, listen to the music between rounds, and challenge yourself a little bit and have a good time.” Meanwhile at Applebee’s, where trivia began on June 2, the quiz nights are part of the World Tavern Trivia League. The games, from 9-11 p.m. Thursdays, are hosted by Phil the Brain, one of Applebee’s bartenders. Each night consists of four rounds of questions. There is no limit to the number of people on a team, and there is a winner for each round, as well as a grand-prize winner for the night. Prizes include swag from beer companies and Applebee’s gift certificates. Although it’s also relaxing, Tavern Trivia is perfect for the highly competitive and prize-motivated. “All the points a team gets for the night go into a system that includes the points from teams that participated at six other Applebee’s in the area,” Dave Dixon, general manager, said. “The tournament runs for 17 weeks, and at the end of that, the top-performing teams could have a chance to compete in a larger tournament.” Once the teams advance that far, the stakes are higher. “The winning team at the national championships last year won $5,000.” Signing up is easy. “All you need to do is come in and ask for a flier, then you can go online See MINDS, Page 18

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LEFT: Recent University of Scranton graduates Jason Mannion, left, Julia White and Vanessa Clark discuss an answer during a Monday-night trivia session at Kildare’s Irish Pub in Scranton. BELOW: Something obviously amused Colleen Joyce, left, and Jessica Kane during a round of trivia Monday.

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Contestants Adam Skuba, Kelly Pitten and Andre Robertson play a round of trivia at Bentley’s in Ashley, which recently did a test-run of Curious Mind with Thomas Nat. PAGE 17

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THE GUIDE WHAT ABOUT CHEATING? Having plenty of useless knowledge stored up in your head certainly can help on pub trivia nights. But so does having a cell phone with Internet capabilities. Sure, it’s simple to whip out your phone and Google “the capital of Mississippi” so you can rack up another point, but it’s also unfair. That’s why trivia hosts keep their eyes glued to contestants’ phones during the game. “I’ll turn the lights in the bar down low so I can see the light of a cell phone,” Todd Hiller, who runs pub trivia at Kildare’s Irish Pub in Scranton, said. “I’ll also call out anyone that’s on their phone, even if I see that they’re just texting. I just like to get people off their cells for that small amount of time during a round.” In the year he’s been doing trivia nights, he said, he’s caught five people cheating, which results in disqualification for the round. At Applebee’s, trivia host Phil the Brain walks throughout the tables to check on participants’ behavior. “We haven’t had any problems so far,” Dave Dixon, general manager of Applebee’s, said. “But we always keep a close eye on it.” AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER

Thomas Nat works the controls of his Curious Mind Trivia game at a recent test-run at Bentley’s in Ashley.

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and register your team,” Dixon said. Dixon thinks trivia nights appeal to customers because many play similar games in their homes anyway, just without prizes. “People watch game shows all the time, and a lot of them know the answers,” Dixon said. “People like to be challenged. Plus, it’s always kind of neat to know odd

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he drink menu at Tommy Boys Bar and Grill in Nanticoke is constantly changing, thanks to its creative bartenders and customer input.

“We have a lot of regulars, so I have a lot of guinea pigs,” Stephani Smith, a manager at Tommy Boys, said. In a sea of bucket-size drinks, beer margaritas and alcoholic milkshakes, one drink always seems to stand out: the orange creamsicle. “We sell so much of it that we actually had to get orange soda put on the gun,” Smith said, referring to the drink dispenser hooked up to the bar. The creamsicle contains whippedcream vodka, one of the most popular liquors on today’s market. Many bars sell something similar to the orange creamsicle, but Tommy Boys touts its twist. “In addition to the whipped-cream vodka, we shake it with actual whipped cream,” Smith said. “It makes it frothy, almost like a milkshake.” ••• ORANGE CREAMSICLE Served at: Tommy Boys Bar and Grill, 12 Market St., Nanticoke Price: $3.50 Recipe: • Orange soda • Whipped-cream vodka • Whipped cream Squirt desired amount of whipped cream into a martini shaker. In a separate glass, pour together orange soda and whippedcream vodka, then shake with the whipped cream. Top off with more whipped cream and garnish with a cherry.

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Restaurant Review

Diner gets summer nod

o one of us was in a Guy Fieri-style “Diners, DriveIns and Dives” sort of mood, reasoning summer’s a perfect time to hit the road and stop off for some no-frills fare at an old-fashioned hole in the wall, or portable restaurant, as it were. And one of us said eh, a diner is more of a “winter place,” a grand spot for hot soup and a complementary hot, hearty meal to take the chill (and edge) off. In fact, he said, that’s exactly how he’d always thought of the Moosic Diner, where homemade chicken soup has always been a hit: as a winter place. Fortunately, two tagalongs were all about compromise, reasoning the day was a bit chilly anyway and why not check out a local diner in almost-summer? It works for Guy. As it turns out, we were pretty much split down the middle as to who was proved more correct. Let’s start with soups, which really are wonderful year-round. Teeming bowls of chicken-noodle captivated all hearts right off the bat on fragrance alone. Taste did not disappoint. One glance, and we all wished we ordered the same. But, of course, we chose differently to give you a better idea of the menu as a whole. I went with the house’s “signature omelet,” a chili-cheddar version, and was not disappointed. The omelet was large and fluffy, and the homemade chili, about which I was admittedly skeptical, had a nice zing and worked much better mixed with eggs than I expected. Worth noting: This chili was more like a chili sauce, though it did contain a substantial enough sprinkling of red kidney beans and diced peppers, giving the omelet some heft. Other intriguing three-egg choices were an Italian sausage and cheese and a Florentine omelet ($5.75 each) and a cheeseburger or steak-andcheese omelet ($6.25).

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Wheat toast and hash browns served on the side were fresh and tasty if nothing particularly noteworthy. (Home fries are standard on the side here, but shredded hash browns can be substituted. Our experience says do this; we found the cubed home fries undercooked and too firm.) Next up, our “winter place” man chose the lunch route, specifically a chicken cordonbleu sandwich ($5.50), which he deemed a letdown but not a loss. Where he expected shredded, or at least pounded-thin, chicken he got an entire boneless-breast portion. Where he expected chipped, or at least thinly sliced, ham, he got a thick sheet across the top of the chicken breast. With the melted Swiss cheese, he was fine. (And, yes, he’s picky.) On the positive side, I noted, the chicken looked nice, clean and fresh. And for that matter, so did the ham. Yes, he agreed, nonetheless taking his sandwich apart and doing some

hand-chopping and slicing to make the creation more pliable and to his liking. His wife, one of the compromisers in this summer-vs.winter debate, raved about her attractive-looking patty melt ($5.25), which is pretty much her go-to diner pick, the standard by which she sizes all in the genre up. On this basis, Moosic Diner ranks with the best of them. That fried onions come with the melt here only helps matters. Our other compromiser found plenty to love about a four-piece honey-dipped chicken plate ($8.95), even though she was able to finish only half. The color was beautiful, the coating perfectly crisp, and a young sidekick helped her polish things off. (He’d ordered, of course, chicken fingers, which pleased him greatly, so now he had chicken fingers and actual fried chicken and gave two thumbs up to both.) French fries and coleslaw on the side of this plate were shared crowd-pleasers as well. Speaking of crowds, if you have one, you’ll be happy to know Moosic Diner can indeed accommodate you. The room in which we were seated, the attractive Marilyn Monroe Room, not visible from the main entrance, was a pleasant surprise in its size and comfort level. The main portion of the

diner contains counter seating and small tables, but wander through the back and .. voila! The place is much bigger than it seems. Our young sidekick also would like to shout out an attached “game room,” which immediately won his heart. (Well, that and a treasure chest of free toys, one per child.) Even the crane machine up front, which we’d normally call an attractive nuisance, delivered on the day. Succumbing to the child’s usual pleading because it was, after all, his birthday, we offered $2 to use or lose. Lose he did not. In fact he won not once but twice and left a happy young camper. Happy for him, we quickly forgot our little debate about whether a diner is or is not for all seasons. In the end, I say, that’s up to you anyway. Just keep a few things in mind if you happen to land here: • Don’t bypass the soup, even in summer. It’s as good as it gets. • If you’re fussy about presentation and style, order carefully (or inquire first). We’re confident this kitchen can work with you. • And do come hungry. Portions, in true diner style, are generous and filling. (No matter how Mother Nature is behaving.)

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FUTURE Flea Market, with food available. Bloomingdale Grange, Grange Hall Road, Bloomingdale. June 18, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. $5 per vendor table. 256-7610. Market on the Pond, with 120 craft vendors along with booths offering odds and ends, plants, books, raffles and refreshments. The Meadows Nursing and Rehab Center, 55 W. Center Hill Road, Dallas. June 18, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 675-8600. Osterhout Library Book Sale, with books, cookbooks, CDs, cassettes, audio books, DVDs, VCR tapes, records and more. On the lawn of the Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. June 18 and 24, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; June 20-22, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; June 23, 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; June 25 (Bag Day), 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers welcome. 829-5717. Book and Bake Sale, with a variety of volumes for all ages and a specialty basket raffle. West Pittston Library, 300 Exeter Ave., West Pittston. June 24-25, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 654-9847.

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June 17, 18, 19, 2011 Celebrate the beauty, splendor, and cultural signiﬁcance of a regional treasure, the Susquehanna River Kick-oﬀ the Festival on Friday, June 17th at the Millennium Circle portal, Wilkes-Barre River Commons 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM FRIDAY JUNE 17

On the River Common Stage: 5:00PM to 9:30PM • George Wesley • Don Shappelle and the Pickups • Post Junction • MiZ • Children’s Art Activities • Free Family Fishing • Paint a Community Mural • Dragon Boats on display

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Join the Festival at Nesbitt Park and the River Common Wilkes University Garden Tour: 11AM - Franklin & South St. 12:00 PM to 9:30 PM Enjoy the Afternoon: Fun and Activities for All Ages! • Bike Safety Program with Free Children’s Bike Helmets • Kayaking Demo • Children’s Art Projects • Kids Tree Climb • Children’s Filed Games • Pony Rides

• Moon Bounce • Live Mammals — 1:30 P.M. • Live Birds of Prey — 3:30 P.M. • Guided Nature Hikes • The Lands at Hillside Farm Animals • Dragon Boat Training • Fish Printing

On the Nesbitt Stage: 12:30PM to 4:00PM Kriki • Don Shappelle • K8 On the River Common Stage: 6:00PM to 9:30PM Without Walls Dance Company • Eddie Day and the Star Fires

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Dragon Boat Racing 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Bring your father to the river. Family Fishing Program, call (570) 477-2206 to register. A day full of children’s activities. KRZ providing music and calling the races

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Mandatory safety training will be given to all participants before the launch by the Outﬁtters.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Remember the

thing you want that you cannot achieve alone. You will have the cooperation of your peers, especially if you are able to give them clear directions about what to do next. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You made a hasty decision in the past and will not repeat the mistake this time around. Go slow and think things through. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll be the center of the excitement. Because of your energetic, daring mood, you are

ON THE WEB For more Sudoku go to www.timesleader.com prone to surprises. Your unpredictable behavior is what keeps people on their toes around you. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You may find that you are stuck, and no matter how hard you push, you cannot seem to get unstuck. The solution: Stop pushing. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You like to go under the radar at times, taking a break from being constantly “on.” Besides, right now there’s a friend or partner who needs attention, and you don’t want to steal this person’s spotlight. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You honor your talent by keeping track of your work. Develop a system of management that makes it easy to access your ideas and finished products.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). A friend asks

for your time and does not want or need your money. But this person might not completely understand how valuable your time really is. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your number is eight because you are the eighth sign of the zodiac. When eight is placed on its side, it becomes the symbol for infinity. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). A deal you recently made may prove to be more effort than it was worth. Though you may not want to do another deal like this in the future, you wish those involved only blue skies and happiness. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Standards of beauty change with time, culture and location. Therefore, the world is not a

dependable judge of your attractiveness.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You use

various ingredients to turn out a good product. The ingredient you will deal with today is a little like salad dressing in that it is easy to dress a salad and nearly impossible to undress it. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You sense that it’s sometimes appropriate, even crucial, to give until it hurts. And though that’s true, it’s not always true. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 10). You’ll feel free. The wind fills your sail, and you go where your heart desires. A special relationship gains lovely momentum. Capricorn and Libra people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 1, 24, 39 and 14.

Daughter’s boyfriends are bad influence on her young son Dear Abby: My daughter, “Alana,” has a 7-year-old son my husband and I have helped to raise while she got her life together and pursued her lucrative career. “Tristan” excels in school and is a great little man. The problem is, every time Alana gets a new boyfriend, she rushes to make the boyfriend Tristan’s “daddy.” The men my daughter chooses are crude, rude and, without

DEAR ABBY ADVICE fail, feel a need to “straighten out” Tristan. My grandson does not need straightening out because he is polite, engaging and a good soul. The newest guy in Alana’s life, “Jeff,” told me point blank that if Alana doesn’t stop babying her son, Tristan will grow up to be a girl! Alana claims she’s “in love” and fails to see the potential

harm this guy could inflict on Tristan. We do not employ corporal punishment, but Jeff has already said he would “beat his butt”! What should we do? — Fearful Nana in Georgia Dear Nana: Where is your daughter meeting these people? It appears her taste in men is atrocious. You and your husband need to get across to her how harmful it is for her to repeatedly introduce men to her son as “daddies.” Parents should wait until they know

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She was working in a bridal shop in Flushing, Queens, till her boyfriend kicked her out in one of those crushing scenes … Now, seriously, how much do you miss the nanny named Fran? Take heart, friends. The inimitable Fran Drescher returns to primetime on a red-letter Wednesday this week. Only this time she won’t be working in a bridal shop or as a mansion nanny but in a Los Angeles flower shop. She’ll be as lovelorn as ever (pre-Mr. Sheffield’s proposal, of course) given her husband (John Michael Higgins) has just announced he’s gay. But the twist? He’s not leaving her. Can’t afford to. The two will attempt to remain “Happily Divorced” as they cohabitate in this inspired-by-reallife TV Land tale at 10:30. Grab your remote or set that DVR a half-hour earlier, however, because 10 p.m. Wednesday on TV Land also will bring us a most deliciously brand-new season of

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“Hot In Cleveland,” also about cohabitation, but this one famously and fabulously involving three grown women and one grand old lady: Valerie Bertinelli, Wendie Malick, Jane Leeves and none other, of course, than Ms. Betty White, the crackling, canker-tongued caretaker who came with the big, white house. What kind of humor is found in three forty- to fiftysomething sexpots in short skirts sharing space with a spitfire in a tracksuit? All kinds. Words just don’t do it justice. Long live TV Land. Long live Cleveland.

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1. Katie Orlando of West Pittston brings out a dessert tray laden with berries. 2. Other favored fare, of course, joined the berries. Emily Christ of Kingston serves up a wimpie. 3. Two-year-old twin sisters Kirsten Coyne of Wyoming, left, and Katlyn get a ride from their dad, Rob. 4. Grace Texeira of West Pittston carries her finds out of the mini flea market. 5. Jessica Wesolowski of Avoca indulges in some strawberry shortcake. 6. Joan Tilley of West Pittston, right, scoops out some fresh strawberries over ice cream as her daughter Linda Houck of Forty Fort assists. 7. Johnny Getzie, 4, left, and brother Max, 2, both of West Pittston, peruse the peonies growing on the grounds of the West Pittston First Presbyterian Church. 8. Hugh Malone Sr. of West Wyoming, right, selects a dessert from â&#x20AC;&#x2122;waitressâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Avery Wunder, 6, of Duryea, left, and Beth Christ of Kingston.

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Our Lady of Victory at Harveys Lake will conduct the Annual Blessing of the Boats, Sunday June 12th at 3:30 PM, at the Wardens Place Dock, which is directly in front of the Church. As usual, all denominations are welcome to bring any water craft that ﬂoats to the general blessing, and then the individual “Drive-By” blessing. There is no better way to start out the summer boating season, then to ask God to protect us all, and grant us a summer of safe enjoyment with family and friends. For further information, please call 639-1535.