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FORCE ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ is a grand and fiery adventure
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By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com
or generations fairy tales and myths have set children’s imaginations afire, leading them to conjure up worlds with incredible characters.
Dragons have often played a part in these head-spun tales, for they are creatures as feared as they are fascinating. What would it be like to see one, to touch one, to possibly even befriend one?
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The Nadder dragon might look pretty but is a very aggressive sort with an explosive temper.
IF YOU GO set-up that covers the entire arena floor plus a backdrop made of nine movie screens, Morgan said the core of the story is relatable. “It’s just very human. It’s about a boy growing up, his relationship with his father, with his friends, with these dragons who were always seen as enemies and how that all changes.” Morgan said the story sticks closely to the movie, with minor tweaks here and there. The script has been revamped a bit coming off of the show’s premiere in New Zealand and Australia to refine the story. The main focus for many, though, is to see the creatures in action, flying high and spewing fire. The dragons aren’t merely props but characters who interact with the humans in the show, as Morgan knows well. “I get a chance to ride the Gronckle,” he said of one of the dragon species that are part of the story. “It’s like riding an elephant. I do much more with the dragons, too. I fight them, I get taken up in tails. It’s a big adventure.” With so many dragons running rampant, there must be a team to control them. Enter Gavin Sainsbury, a Sydney, Australia, native and head of puppetry, and the crew with whom he works to control the dragons remotely. He refers to this action as “voodoo,”
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Viking ships sail during a ‘How To Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular’ rehearsal.
What: “How To Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular” When: 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday Where: Mohegan Sun Arena, 255 Highland Park Blvd., WilkesBarre Township Tickets: $29.50 to $79.50; available by calling 970-7600 or visiting www.ticketmaster.com.
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The high-flying Gronckle is a tricky dragon to catch, no matter how skilled a Viking you are.
like magic. “The technology we use helps manipulate the creature from a device that sends signals,” he said. “It’s a voodoo rig that’s like the spine of the dragon. You can get it to do what you want at exactly the right time.” Voodoo operators control the dragons’ body movements, facial expressions, sounds and wings, if the creature has them. The dragons were produced by Global Creatures, the same company that brought about “Walking with Dinosaurs.” It’s clear that the dragons are not just machines, not to anyone
• Each large dragon in the show weighs more than 2.6 tons. • Together the show weighs more than 200,000 pounds. • Each large dragon contains a little more than 52 gallons of paint and 433 feet of hydraulic hose. •One of the dragons, Toothless, weighs more than 7,500 pounds
and flies more than 1.2 miles throughout the performance. This is the equivalent of a Range Rover soaring through the arena. • The largest dragon wing span in the show is 46 feet. • If all the cables involved were laid out end to end, they would stretch from New York City to Los Angeles.
involved in the show, as evident in the way Sainsbury describes his favorite dragon to operate, the Gronckle. “He’s got a split personality. He’s angry, then he’s laughing, then he’s happy, and he’s farting out his backside. He’s a great puppet in the sense that he’s got some really lovely movements. He has beautiful big eyes, and he can flutter his eyelids and try to win the Vikings over by hypnotizing them, getting them a little bit
closer just so he can blast them into oblivion.” A dragon that is sure to blast the Vikings into oblivion without any trickery, as well as wow the masses in attendance, is Red Death. “That’s the big mother dragon that all the other dragons are abiding by,” Sainsbury said. “It basically takes up the entire width of the stage. It’s absolutely enormous. It’s the largest animatronic creature in the world.”
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Robert Morgan knows, and he’s ready to share the experience with audiences across North America, starting right here in Wilkes-Barre. “It’s a beautiful thing,” he said of the animatronic creatures he works alongside during the “How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular,” a one-week engagement that will begin at the Mohegan Sun Arena on Wednesday. “They’re so alive, so full of life, of energy, of force. The audience goes crazy when they see them. They’re huge, they breathe fire, and they let you use your imagination. As a kid you always imagined huge animals, dragons and beasts, and here’s one right in front of you.” Morgan, who hails from Melbourne, Australia, plays the part of Stoik, Viking leader and father of the young boy Hiccup, who is the main focus of a tale originally told on the big screen through Dreamworks Animation’s adaptation of the book of the same name by Cressida Cowell. Hiccup is an oddity among his Viking kin, who have a longstanding tradition of heroic dragonslaying. His world is forever changed when he meets a dragon who challenges him and his fellow Vikings to see the world from a different point of view. Though the stage presence is spectacular and otherworldly, a
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efore the huge, highflying dragons take center stage in North-
eastern Pennsylvania, a not-soimposing version of these reptilian creatures will take to the water this weekend. An armada of colorful dragon boats will return to the Susquehanna River on Saturday and
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Sunday as part of Riverfest. While it’s true these dragons would look miniature next to the high-and-dry monsters housed at the arena, they’re no easier to “train” to bend to your will. Just ask Lore Majikes, special-events coordinator for the city of Wilkes-Barre. “Ah, yes, it was our boat that tipped,” she said with a laugh when asked about last year’s race on the river. The dragon boats are a fickle species, tipping quickly with one false move. Fortunately, the spillover wasn’t the City of Wilkes-Barre team’s fault. “It was actually the wake from another boat that had gotten too close,” Majikes said. “We had done everything right.” Listening to the instructor is key, Majikes said of the training she received last year. “It’s important to remember that you can’t do it on your own; you have to do it as a team. You have to pay attention to the people who give you the instructions, otherwise your paddle can get caught up in the water and you’re actually holding the water back, while everyone else is pushing it.” Each long, lean boat is lined with 20 people sitting in twos, controlling one small paddle each. One person sits at the helm and beats a drum in an effort to keep time and the rowers in sync. “It’s hard to do that at first if you aren’t used to it, but once you get into the rhythm you really dig into the water,” Majikes said. And the most important piece of advice, that, if not heeded, could surely sink an amateur dragon-training team? “Don’t lean. You have to stay close to your side; your hips should be touching the side of the boat, and you should sit as tall as you can. If someone does start to lean and the boat goes one way, lean the opposite way to steady it.”
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Otherwise you might find yourself with a face full of river water, though Majikes said her drop into the deep wasn’t so terrible last year. “It wasn’t as cold as we thought; it wasn’t as dirty as we thought,” she remembered. “It could have been a lot worse.” The dragon-boat races are just one of the activities that will take place during Riverfest, a time for the area to celebrate all the Susquehanna has to offer. For some, that might be a bit tough this year. Frank Kratz, owner of Susquehanna River Adventures, hopes people can push past the harrowing memories of the destructive September 2011 flooding. “People oftentimes only think about the river when it threatens to harm them, and they forget the other end of the spectrum, the healing power that exists. It’s the healing power of nature, and it’s right there.” “If you’ve got a stressful, crazy job or home life, your escape is right over in the middle of that water. You get away from the noise of the city, you’re smelling the breeze coming off the trees, you see the birds playing, the fish jumping; I’m telling you, you’ll forget yourself.” Susquehanna River Adventures, along with Endless Mountain Outfitters and Susquehanna Kayak and Canoe Rentals, will run the three kayak trips that make up a large part of Riverfest. Today’s trip goes from West Pittston to Wilkes-Barre, Saturday’s from Harding
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Jeromy Griffiths of the City of Wilkes-Barre’s dragon-boat team carries the dragon head along the western shore of the Susquehanna River after the team boat capsized in the river last year.
to Wilkes-Barre, and Sunday’s from Wilkes-Barre to Hunlock Creek. Riverfest attendees also should find plenty to enjoy at the River Common and Nesbitt Park throughout the weekend, such as family fishing on the pier, concerts, educational programs and a car show. Though it won’t start at Riverfest, the 12th Annual Back Mountain Trail and Wyoming Valley Wellness Partnership’s National Trails Day Bicycle Ride will end there. Riders, who will leave at 10 a.m. Saturday from Dallas High School, will trek about 10 miles to the celebration alongside the Susquehanna. Beginners are welcome and asked to wear a helmet.
What: Riverfest 2012 When: Today through Sunday ••• Schedule: Today • 5 to 9 p.m.: Awaken the Dragon at the WilkesBarre River Common. Opening ceremony, concerts on the Common, free family fishing on the pier, paint a community mural, food vendors and more. Live musical performances from Three Imaginary Boys, Tribes and George Wesley. • 5 to 7 p.m.: Paddle the Susquehanna River from West Pittston to Wilkes-Barre Saturday Noon to 5 p.m. • 12:30 to 4 p.m.: Pony rides • 1:30 p.m.: Live Mammals of the Watershed program in Nesbitt Park • 3:30 p.m.: Live Birds of Prey program in Nesbitt Park • 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Paddle the Susquehanna from Harding to Wilkes-Barre • 6 to 9 p.m.: Car show on the Common with classic cars from NEPA Region Antique Automobile Club of America along with a Chevy Volt Electric/Gas Automobile (provided by Bonner Chevrolet). • 6 to 9 p.m.: Concert on the Common with Without Walls Dance Company and Flash Back Other entertainment: Don Shappelle and the Pickups Sunday • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Dragon-boat racing on the Susquehanna River • 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Paddle the Susquehanna from Wilkes-Barre to Hunlock Creek ••• For details and/or event registration info, call 825-1701 or visit www.riverfrontparks.org.
THIS WEEK: J U N E 22 TO 28 , 2012 Agnes Flood Presentation, a talk on the 1972 disaster with newsman David DeCosmo. Hoyt Library, 284 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. 1:30 to 3 p.m. today. 287-2013, ext. 239. Palm Reading, a presentation for ages 18 and older. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre. 3 to 4:30 p.m. today. Free. Registration: 821-1959. Gate of Heaven Bazaar, with entertainment by the Gina Major Dance Company (tonight), the Emerald Isle Step Dancers and the Catholic Rock Band (Saturday). Gate of Heaven Church, 40 Machell Ave., Dallas. 5 to 10 tonight; 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday. 675-2121. BlogCon Launch Party, to announce a website for Northeastern Pennsylvania’s first blogging conference on Sept. 29. With free appetizers, door prizes and giveaways. Hosted by the Luzerne County Community College Computer Club at the River Grille, 670 N. River St., Plains Township. 5 to 7 tonight. Free but $5 donation suggested. 262-9644. Dancing with the NEPA Stars. Local celebrities face off in a firstround dance competition. Grand Ballroom, Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton. 5:30 tonight. $16 includes drinks and light fare. 344-1111. What’s Happening to Our Planet? A talk on climate change by Nicholas M. Guydosh of the Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, plus reception and discussion. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Wyoming Valley, Church and Mount Olivet roads, Wyoming. 7 tonight. Donation. 972-7856. Tobyhanna Army Depot Open House, with the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team, tours of the communications, avionics, satellite and radar systems; military equipment displays, car show, Humvee rides, climbing wall, music, children’s carnival and food vendors. Saturday with a 5K run at 8:30 a.m. and a military parade at 4 p.m. 615-7308. Open Western Horse Show, with riding competitions, food, silent auction, raffles and tack shops.
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Luzerne County Fairgrounds, 1010 Route 118, Dallas. 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Presented by Megan Lee as part of her senior project at LakeLehman High School with all proceeds benefiting the Make-a-Wish Foundation. 328-8849. Train Excursion, a round trip from Scranton to the Tobyhanna Army Depot Open House to “Celebrate 100 Years of the Army at Tobyhanna – A Century of Honor, Excellence and Dedication to the Warfighter.” Steamtown National Historic Site, 300 Cliff St., Scranton. Saturday with departure at 9 a.m. and expected return at 5 p.m. $29, $22 children. 340-5204. Oldest House River Weekend, a celebration the Susquehanna River’s role in developing the North Branch Canal and the railroad with a talk by historian Lance Metz (2:30 p.m. Saturday), tours of the historic house, plein-air painters, exhibits and more. Oldest House, 297 Main St., Laceyville. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. 869-1426. Tunkhannock Founder’s Day, the 31st annual street fair and celebration of the town’s heritage. With more than 100 crafters, street musicians, food specialties, tractor shuttles, entertainment and demonstrations. Downtown Tunkhannock. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 836-0765.
Relay for Life of South Valley, a survival celebration and luncheon followed by a Survivors Lap, a Luminaria Ceremony and Midnight Memories. Advanced Technology Center, Luzerne County Community College, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke. 10 a.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday. Free. 740-0490. Ride for Radio, a 60-mile motorcycle ride to raise money for WRGN Christian radio. Meet at the parking lot of WRGN, 2457 Route 118, Hunlock Creek. Saturday with check-in at 10 a.m. and ride at 10:30 a.m. $20, $15 passengers. Followed by a post-ride meal. 800-245-3688 or wrgn.com. Car Show, with trophies, raffles, food and desserts, music and giveaways. Dallas Baptist Church, 3 Briarcrest Road, Dallas. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. $10 per entry. Proceeds benefit the church’s youth group. 674-1166. Downtown Scranton Walking Tour, highlighting bank buildings, churches and businesses. Sponsored by the Lackawanna Historical Society. Meet at Lackawanna and Cedar avenues, Scranton. 11 a.m. Saturday. 344-3841. Corvette Show, the annual display with trophies, food vendors, entertainers Richie Molinaro and Mr. Lou and Corvette-related gifts to the first 100 entrants. Fairway Chevrolet, 1101 N. Church St., Hazle Town-
The Kazka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble will entertain at the celebration of the Parish Feast Day at St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church in Edwardsville on Sunday. ship. Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 455-7701. Central Pennsylvania Wine Festival, with 19 wineries, three microbreweries and 50 vendors plus live music, Mongolian Grill and other food. Bloomsburg Fairgrounds Industrial and Educational Buildings, Route 11, Bloomsburg. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. $20 benefits youth sports programs. 337-8127. Remembering Agnes, a one-hour WVIA-produced documentary on Hurricane Agnes followed by a discussion. Light refreshments. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 2 p.m. Saturday. Free. Registration: 821-1959. St. Mary’s Bazaar, with entertainment by Mr. Echo (Saturday) and Flaxy Morgan (Sunday). St. Mary’s Church, 3529 St. Mary’s Road, Wapwallopen. 4 to 11 p.m. Saturday; 2 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday. 868-5855. Summer Solstice Celebration, a fundraising event with dinner, libations, music and silent and live auctions on the front lawn of the
Everhart Museum, 1901 Mulberry St., Nay Aug Park, Scranton. Saturday with cocktails at 5:30, dinner at 8 p.m. and dancing until 10:30 p.m. $100. 346-7186. Calli Memorial Car Show, the 8th annual event to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. With a flea market, food booths, crafts, music and trophies awarded in all classes. Fleetville Fire Company, off Route 407, Fleetville. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. 945-7003. Tour of Historic Churches of West Pittston, visit six churches with attorney Jan Lokuta. Meet at First Presbyterian Church, 115 Exeter Ave., West Pittston. 1 p.m. Sunday. Harveys Lake Beach Association open house, at Sunset Beach, with art show, bake sale and swimming, noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. 639-2329. Forty Fort Meeting House Tours, guided walks through the historic 1807 church. 20 River St., in the Forty Fort Cemetery. 1 to 3 p.m. See EVENTS, Page 6
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Sundays through Sept. 23 as well as July 4. $2, $1 children. 287-5214. Denison House Tours, guided tours of the restored 1790 home of early settler Nathan Denison, 35 Denison St., Forty Fort. 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 30. $4, $2 children. 288-5531. Parish Feast Day, with a concert by the Wyoming Valley Orthodox Choir and folk dancing by the Kazka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble. Sponsored by St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church in Edwardsville at the Larksville Volunteer Fire Company, 490 E. State St. 2 p.m. Sunday. $7.50. 283-0146. Grayson Arboretum Ribbon Cutting, the grand opening of the new green area with more than 450 native trees and shrubs. Wilkes University Campus, across from the Henry Student Center at 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre. 4 p.m. Wednesday. Followed by a reception in Fenner Hall. 408-4306.
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Wings Over Wilkes-Barre, a walk with Wilkes-Barre mayor Tom Leighton to view downtown WilkesBarre from rooftops and top floors
Anti-Bullying Event, with speakers and light refreshments. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Free. Registration: 821-1959.
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The biggest single event, Pupa said, goes to the motorheads. “Without a doubt, the Demolition Derby and Double Figure 8 Race are the biggest thing we’ve got going,” he said. The Championship Double Figure 8 race will take place at 8 tonight. Figure 8 racing puts five to eight compact cars on the track at a time, winding between one another and maneuvering the curves of the course, taking care not to cross paths on the two figure-8 crossover points. A compact-car demolition derby will follow. The big demolition derby, packed p.m., 10:15 p.m.: Ron Diamond Family Magic Show • 6:30 p.m.: Spotlight Dance Studio • 7:30 p.m.: Angel Food Cake Contest • 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.: Jam Stampede, Tribute to Jerry Garcia & Grateful Dead • 8 p.m.: David Blight School of Dance • 8 p.m.: Championship Double Figure 8 Auto Racing and Compact Car Demolition Derby Saturday • 1 p.m.: Educational Farm Animal Presentation • 1:45 p.m., 4 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 10:15 p.m.: Ron Diamond Family Magic Show • 2 p.m. to close: Chainsaw Wood Carving: Gary Senter “The Woodwizard” and Kevin Treat “The Sawptician” • 2 p.m.: Homemade Beer Judging • 2:30 p.m.: Beautiful Baby Contest, registration from 1 to 2 p.m. • 3:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m., 9:15 p.m.: Kountry K-9 Dog Show • 3:45 p.m.: Beautiful Baby $500 Savings Bond drawing • 5:15 p.m.: Northeast Martial Arts • 6 p.m.: Dog House Dancers • 7 p.m.: Championship Demolition Derby • 7:30 p.m.: PA Preferred Chocolate
with full-size cars, will take place at 7 p.m. tomorrow. Cars take to the track with only one thought in mind: to destroy the opponents’ cars. Expect head-on collisions and fires until all the cars are destroyed save for one, which will be crowned the champion of the event. Over the next three nights the stage will light up with musical acts that draw the biggest crowds. Jam Stampede, a tribute to Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead, will play tonight, while The Cast of Beatlemania will re-create the sights and sounds of the Fab Four not once but twice tomorrow, at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Cake Baking Contest • 8 p.m.: The Cast of Beatlemania • 8:30 p.m.: Buffo the Clown - Midway Stage • 8:45 p.m.: Tenn Dixie Band • 10 p.m.: The Cast of Beatlemania Act II Sunday • 1 p.m.: Educational Farm Animal Presentation • 2 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 6 p.m., 9:15 p.m.: Ron Diamond Family Magic Show • 2 p.m. to close: Chainsaw Wood Carving: Gary Senter “The Woodwizard” and Kevin Treat “The Sawptician” • 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m., 9 p.m.: Kountry K-9 Dog Show • 3 p.m.: Barbizon School of Modeling & Development Center Fashion Show, Fashions by Boscov’s • 5 p.m.: Emerald Isle Step Dancers • 5:30 p.m.: The Pennsylvania Paranormal Association • 6:30 p.m.: Shawn Klush Elvis Tribute Show, Act I • 6:30 p.m., 8:45 p.m.: Buffo the Clown • 7:30 p.m.: Vincent Brust, Swing, Latin & Ballroom Dancing • 8 p.m.: Live Butterfly Release • 8:30 p.m.: Shawn Klush Elvis Tribute Show, Act II
All About Eggs, a program for ages 6 to 8 on birds, butterflies and turtles using games and activities. Visitors Center, Ricketts Glen State Park, 695 Route 487, Benton. 9:30 a.m. to noon Monday and Tuesday. 477-7780. Early Readers Story Hour, with reading aloud, songs and crafts. Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas. 9:45 a.m. Mondays through Aug. 6. Registration: 675-1182. 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. Story Hour, with songs and finger plays for ages 3 to 5. Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas. 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 7. Registration: 675-1182.
FUTURE It Can Happen to Anyone Hug-a-Tree Program, a session on advising children, ages 5 to 12, on what to do if they get lost in the woods. Monroe County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. 10 to 11:30 a.m. June 30. $3. Registration: 629-3061. Fun with Water, exploring the properties of water along with experiments. For ages 6 to 12. Campground Amphitheater, Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. 4 to 5 p.m. June 30. 696-9105.
Rich Ryczak and Bryan Thompson star in the children’s theater presentation ‘The Gifts of the Wali Dad,’ a Pakistani folk tale, set for this weekend at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock.
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What: Northeast Fair When: Open at 9 a.m. today and 1 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday Where: Just off Route 315, Suscon Road, Pittston Township Admission: Includes free rides, parking, exhibits, shows, contests, educational segments. Advance tickets $6; at-thegate tickets $9. Ages 2 and under free. Saturday and Sunday matinee admission prices from 1 to 4 p.m.: $7. ••• Schedule: Today • 9:15 a.m.: Educational Farm Animal Presentation • 10 a.m., 2 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:15 p.m.: Kountry K-9 Dog Show • 10:30 a.m.: Rick Mikula, The Butterfly Guy • 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 1 to 2:30 p.m., 5:30 to 8 p.m.: Franklin Institute: Structures Tabletop Exploration • Noon to close: Chainsaw Wood Carving: Gary Senter “The Woodwizard” and Kevin Treat “The Sawptician” • 12:30 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 7:15 p.m.. 9
THIS WEEK: J U N E 22 TO 28 , 2012 The Gifts of the Wali Dad, a children’s theater presentation about a Pakistani man trying to give away money but always receiving more in return. Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. 10 a.m. today; 11 a.m. Saturday. Free. 996-1500.
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‘Edwardsville,’ an acrylic by Jon Carsman, is among the works on exhibit at the Sordoni Art Gallery through Aug. 5.
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exhibit of photographs by a group of New York City artists. With a closing reception 1 to 4 p.m. June 30 at the T.W. Shoemaker Art Gallery, 312 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. Website: meetingoftheartwaters.com. The Musicians, photographs by Rolfe Ross taken during the past 30 years. Through June 30 at CameraWork Gallery, 515 Center St., Scranton. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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This early photo of the children’s ward of Wilkes-Barre City Hospital (later Wilkes-Barre General Hospital) is one of the pieces on exhibit at ‘The Impact and History of Nursing Education’ at the Pauly Friedman Art Gallery of Misericordia University in Dallas through June 29.
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Peking Chef Express is ready to roll By MATT HUGHES mhughes@timesleader.com
After 36 years in the restaurant business, Peking Chef owner Eric Lee was contemplating retirement. “I love fishing,” he said. “I want to move to Florida and go fishing every day. But the reason I came here and stayed here 36 years is the people. I love living here; I want to retire here.” So Lee decided he would not ease into his retirement but would reinvent his restaurant for a new generation of customers and a different slice of the Northeastern Pennsylvania market. “I believe this could be a new trend,” Lee said. “And for me, it’s a new challenge, and I want to prove what I have learned over 30 years.” Lee hopes to open his new restaurant, called Peking Chef Express, in Kingston’s United Penn Plaza on Wednesday, the 41st anniversary of his arrival in America from China. It’s an area where Lee already has an established customer base – about 30 percent of his business comes from Wilkes-Barre, Kingston and Forty Fort, he said – but the concept is new. Lee said he designed the new restaurant as a hybrid. A touch of elaborate imported décor Lee’s restaurants are known for is present in the rainbow of silk lanterns hanging from the ceiling. They were brought home from Singapore during a recent trip. Hand-carved decorative pieces tucked in a back room at his Dallas restaurant also find new life alongside hand-painted tables, decorative vases and ink-
wash paintings. Then there’s the food that has kept Lee’s customers coming back for decades. But the dishes will come on plastic trays here and the tea in paper mugs. Customers will order at the counter, and there’s a bar overlooking Wyoming Avenue where singles can sit. It won’t be the fast-food style establishment Lee operates in the Wyoming Valley Mall food court – or the average Chinese take-out joint either – but neither will it have all the upscale ambience of his Dallas restaurant. Lee believes customers won’t mind if the price is right. “Food is food,” he insists. “Tea is tea … and I believe that people here won’t mind putting tea in a plastic cup, like Starbucks.” As he explains his concept, Lee picks up and rearranges a teapot, cups and plates on the table, the heavy China providing a visual model of what he’s getting at. Heavy dishes require waiters to carry them, busboys to remove them and dishwashers to clean them. Eliminate plates, Lee said, and he can run his restaurant with a much smaller staff and pass on savings to customers. Lee said Peking Chef Express will carry many of the same dis-
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By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com
Lindo Sabatini is always looking for new beers to serve at Sabatini’s Pizza, and he’s just found one he’s not only pretty sure hasn’t been poured in the area but hasn’t even been bottled yet. Weihenstephaner White Hoplosion is a German Hefeweizen whose name is tell-
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ABOVE: The dining area inside the Peking Chef Express in Kingston awaits its first customers. AT LEFT: Eric Lee talks about his new Peking Chef Express restaurant in Kingston.
hes as his flagship store but for less. Most dishes will sell for $7 to $8, with the most expensive dish, scallops and shrimp, selling for $8.95. He characterizes his pricing as a way of giving back to the area, even if it means it will take longer for him to recoup his investment. “I want to remind myself of where I came from, when I came to this great country,” Lee said. “I came to this country 41 years ago, and 10 hours later I was washing dishes in Montauk, Long Island. I want to dedicate this restaurant to the good working American families in this area.” For the same reason, Lee said
ing, a combination of “hops” and “explosion.” Hoplosion is a kicked-up version of a hop-heavy beer. It plays on a traditional wheat taste and emphasizes its bitterness “It’s really hoppy in the sense of a German or Belgian beer,” Sabatini said. “Americans tend to hop up their beers more. This is a wheat beer that’s hoppy, but not scary hoppy. “Hops will add a bitterness to the beer, depending on the type,” Sabatini said. “Some add a bitter citrus, others piney notes. From what the Germans normally
he also employed only local contractors in designing the restaurant. Kim Rosentel of Murray J. Miller, Wilkes-Barre, was Lee’s architect, and Joe Lipinski of Somerville Construction Services, Forty Fort, was his general contractor. Lee is bringing his high-end Chinese cuisine down-market but insists he won’t compromise food quality. Peking Chef Express will serve most of the same dishes as its
use, I would think this one will bring more of a bitter taste.” ••• WEIHENSTEPHANER WHITE HOPLOSION Served at: Sabatini’s Pizza, 1925 Wyoming Ave., Exeter Price: $4.95 per glass Brewed by: Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan, Germany Type: Hefeweizen Alcohol by volume: 5.3 percent
predecessor as well as other dishes prepared with healthy eating in mind. Lee also has set aside a party table that up to eight guests can reserve for an evening while ordering from a specially prepared course menu. Healthy cooking is a passion for Lee, who reinvented his restaurant several years ago with his See PEKING, Page 11
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customers’ health in mind. He’s also worked with area medical professionals to develop special menus for customers with conditions such as gall-bladder disease and paid for his menu to be reviewed and certified by the website, healthydiningfinder.com. “For many years, our slogan for Peking Chef was, ‘Peking Chef: for people who take their Chinese food seriously,’ ” Lee said. “Five years ago, I changed our slogan to ‘Peking Chef: for people who take their health seriously.’ I took out some dishes that I considered unhealthy.” Among them were chicken
wings, which Lee said had been a big moneymaker. He also uses only skinless breast meat in his chicken dishes, cuts his pork lean, fries in hot soybean oil with separate fryers for meats, potatoes and other vegetables and for spring rolls. “I emphasize more on the vegetables,” Lee said. “Fresh vegetables, including fresh broccoli, eggplants, fresh mushroom, celery, snowpeas, bell pepper.” A question about General Tsao’s chicken has Lee tearing apart a piece of freshly fried chicken, showing the reporter how cooking oil has not soaked into the meat – a sign the fryer was hot – and noting its golden color – a mark the oil was fresh. Lee is passionate about healthy eating but also insistent that many of the Chinese dishes we all
know fit easily into a healthy diet if they are prepared properly. “People say Chinese food is bad for you,” Lee said. “In a way, yes, if you order the wrong food and it’s cooked in wrong way with the wrong ingredients and the cooking method is wrong.” “It’s the things you don’t see,” he said. “Like what’s inside the egg roll. Is your pork lean or not lean? Did the chicken have skin on it or not?” Lee characterized his first Peking Chef Express as an experiment and said if it takes off it could be the start of a small chain. His retirement may need to wait. “I love fishing, but I can’t fish every day,” he said. “I invested my future here, with my wife. I invested our future here, and I plan to retire here.”
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t’s been a good couple of months for strong-minded women wielding medieval weaponry: “The Hunger Games,” “Snow White and the Huntsman” and now Pixar’s “Brave.” Set in the Scottish highlands of, oh, a thousand years ago, this dark and lovely yarn borrows from old-world folktales and more than a bit, too, from Hayao Miyazaki’s heroine-driven animated adventures. Although it takes its time getting there, “Brave” turns into a powerful story of transformation (literal and figurative) as the young princess Merida (voiced by Kelly Macdonald) sets out to rescue her mother (Emma Thompson) from a witch’s spell that has turned her into a bear. If Merida doesn’t break
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the spell within two sunrises’ time, Mom is going to be very big and very furry for the rest of her life. And the queen’s husband, Fergus (Billy Connolly), absolutely loathes bears – he lost his leg to one and has made it his mission to vanquish the ursine set from his land. See BRAVE, Page 17
Hollywood has a long, rich tradition of historical abominations, but never has a history been done more abominably than “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.” If only they’d made this insane conceit more fun. If only they’d taken it all a bit less seriously. But this film, adapted by the same fellow who wrote the inexplicably popular novel of the same title, isn’t even bad enough to be camp. Seth Grahame-Smith’s silly script re-imagines the Rail Splitter as a vampire vanquisher, a man seeking vengeance on the monsters who killed his mother, who conveniently are mostly Southern and support slavery because they’re in need of a “a fresh crop” to feed on whom no one – no one white, anyway – will miss in pre-Civil War America. Snippets of real history slip into the story as Harriet Tubman makes an appearance, Abe debates Stephen Douglas (Alan Tudyk), courts Mary Todd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and wears the burden of the bloodletting of the Civil War. Abe carries his late mother’s maxim in his heart, that “until every man is free, we are all slaves.” And because he’s a veritable samurai of the swinging ax, he has the means to have his revenge, and free the slaves, too. Dominic Cooper is the mentor who teaches Abe about the vampires among us. Anthony Mackie is the freed black man who is loyal to the death. And Rufus Sewell, Marton Csokas and Erin Wasson are the vampire leaders who plot their final victory at a Gettysburg. Director Timur Bekmambetov brings his usual visual verve to Abe’s many vampire battles – musket balls hurtling into the 3-D camera lens, slo-mo ax arcs, digital horses stampeding into our noses. It’s a striking, alien past that he creates with his designers and cinematographer – specks of dust floating in streaks of light in the 3-D foreground, sepia-tinted digitally augmented locations. But everything in between the action is badly written, badly acted and boring. Which brings us to our leading man. Throughout Hollywood his-
Benjamin Walker, as Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, walks softly but carries a big ax.
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tory, the towering screen presences of each era have blanched at playing Lincoln, one of America’s most iconic presidents. Henry Fonda, Raymond Massey and Gregory Peck are among the few who dared and got away with it. Inexperienced Benjamin Walker has the look of a young Liam Neeson about him – Steven Spielberg wanted Neeson for his Lincoln movie for years, and settled for Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis. But Walker lacks the spark, the charisma, the confidence to play this guy as anything but a limp Lord of the Ax Dancers. This might have worked had they depicted Modest Abe as a closet swaggerer, an ax-swinging fanatic, something different from the chiseled-in-stone figure who has been handed down to us. Walker, and Grahame-Smith’s lurch-through-history script, don’t give us that. Where’s the humor, the wit? (Lincoln was a great joke teller, See ABE, Page 17
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End pays off for ‘Seeking’ By ROGER MOORE McClatchy-Tribune News Service
What: “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” ★★ 1⁄2 Starring: Steve Carell, Keira Knightley Directed by: Lorene Scafaria Running time: 101 minutes Rated: R for language including sexual references, drug use and brief violence
sad, wonder about the “love of his life” who got away (not his wife) and slap up fliers with his phone number on them. “Seeking a friend for the end of the world.” He’s alone, and this forlorn soul has 21 days to make a connection. “You’re going to die alone,” a friend complains. “He’s going to die with everybody else,” is her husband’s comeback. And then Dodge meets his neighbor. Penny (Keira Knightley) is many years his junior, a transplanted Brit whose flightiness and optimism have caused her to a) kick her boyfriend out and b) miss the last flight home to the UK to see her family. Penny resolves to help Dodge make one last contact with the one who got away. And Dodge promises to get her onto a plane that will get her home before The End. Writer-director Lorene Scafaria aims for the sweet spot in this morbid setup, a kind of wistful,
romantic “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” quest with two people on the empty roads getting to know one another in the little time they have left. We meet one of Penny’s exes, a Marine with survivalist tendencies (Derek Luke). He’s surrounded himself with men from his unit and collected all the Smart Cars he can, for transportation after the asteroid ends Life on Earth. The sunniest scene may be in a T.G.I.Friday’s-style restaurant, where the staff – led by the charmingly goofy T.J. Miller of “She’s Out of My League” – goes on serving customers, getting drunk and throwing a rather giddy orgy. Carell plays this depressed soul well, and Knightley ably delivers the bubbly “free spirit” her character suggests. Scafaria has a lot of trouble finding the right tone for this. Jokes mix in with profundities, and “Seeking a Friend” burns through more lines with finality to them than half-a-dozen sci-fi epics. Dodge is nobody to anybody. “Nobody’s anybody’s anything anymore,” he sighs. But by the third act, the tragedy and romance of it all start to pay off. Issues and feelings come out into the open. “Seeking a Friend” finally finds its footing and finally seems to take its own message to heart: “Better late than never.”
you thought you’d never hear Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar on Me” again outside of a strip club comes this big, splashy homage to the decadence of 1980s rock-’n’-roll. PG-13 for sexual content, suggestive dancing, some heavy drinking and language. 123 mins. ★★ 1/2 SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN — Rupert Sanders’ revisionist take on the classic Brothers Grimm fable upends expectations of traditional gender roles while simultaneously embracing what a fairy tale should be. It’s dark and dangerous, vicious and violent,yet the performances don’t always live up to the visionary promise. PG-13 for intense violence and action and brief sensuality. 125 mins. ★★★ THAT’S MY BOY — Adam Sandler plays a middle-age loser who was in his early teens when he knocked up his seventh-grade teacher and has been the world’s most infantile dad to his boy ever since. With his son now a successful Wall Streeter preparing to marry his dream girl, Sandler turns up scheming to fix his own financial problems and reconnect with the son he hasn’t seen in more than a decade. R for crude sexual content throughout, nudity, pervasive language and some drug use. 116 mins. ★ 1/2
New on DVD This week’s DVD selections range from stories of trapped whales to talking dogs: ••• “BIG MIRACLE,” GRADE B: A group tries to save three whales trapped by ice. The film is a whale of a tale that rings of sentimental nostalgia and is schmaltzy enough to bring a tear to anyone who’s ever owned a pet. This family-friendly film is based on the true story that unfolded on national television in 1988. Three whales – dubbed Fred, Wilma and Bamm-Bamm – get trapped five miles from the ocean as ice in northern Alaska freezes faster than usual. Without assistance, the three whales will die when the last hole in the ice closes. “JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME,” GRADE C: Jason Segel is Jeff, a middle-age loser who still lives with his mother. He’s become obsessed with the M. Night Shyamalan film “Signs” and is waiting for the cosmos to tell him his destiny. He takes a wrong-number call as that sign. At the same time, his brother, Pat (Ed Helms),
is dealing with a marriage falling apart. His attempts to find out about his wife’s cheating and Jeff’s quest to find out what the call is all about have them continually crossing paths. “PROJECT X,” GRADE B: A group of friends wants to throw a wild 17th birthday party. It’s “Superbad” on crack. The tale of three high-school losers, who watch their birthday plans go completely out of control, zips past being a cautionary tale of teenage vices to reach the stratosphere of comic absurdity. ••• Also new on DVD this week: “REEL LOVE”: A city girl (LeAnn Rimes) returns home to be with her sick father. “WANDERLUST”: A couple (Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston) end up at an idyllic community. “EMPIRE OF THE SUN”: The coming-of-age World War II drama debuts on Blu-ray to mark the 25th anniversary. “DOWN FOR THE COUNT”: A boxer ends up at a Muay Thai boxing camp.
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For its first half, “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” is as lost and out of sorts as its title. Is it a comic romance set during Earth’s final days, or a dark lampooning of every “If I had a week to live”/“Party like it’s 1999” cliché you’ve ever heard? “Seeking” is a movie you have to give time to work. It was written and directed by the woman who wrote “Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist,” so you owe it that much. Steve Carell stars as Dodge, an insurance salesman. That adds to the confusion. On the phone with clients – “I’m afraid the Armageddon package is extra.” Do we laugh when, on hearing the news that a last-ditch space mission to stop the asteroid “Matilda” from crashing into Earth has failed, his wife literally leaps out of the car and runs away? Yeah, it’s a little funny. Carell has built a career out of making put-upon seem funny. The “End of the World” party Dodge attends – with couples, comically desperate to hook up with one, two or five last flings before the end comes, trying heroin for the first time, parents serving their kids’ mixed drinks – is both amusing and very depressing. Everyone around him is giving in to impulses, acting irrationally. But all Dodge can do is be
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THE AVENGERS – After a series of summer blockbusters that individually introduced Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor and Captain America, all these characters come together alongside several other friends and foes. PG-13 for intense sci-fi violence, action and a mild drug reference. 143 mins. ★★★ 1/2 MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED — A cute story about zoo animals running off to join the circus becomes overwhelmed by a blur of color and animated acrobatics. PG for some mild action and rude humor. 92 mins. ★★ MEN IN BLACK 3 – Fifteen years since the zippy original and a decade since the sub-par sequel, we now have a third “Men in Black” movie that no one seems to have been clamoring for except maybe Barry Sonnenfeld, the director of all three. PG-13 for sci-fi action violence and brief suggestive content. 105 mins. ★ 1/2 PROMETHEUS — Strikingly beautiful, expertly paced, vividly detailed and scary as hell, it holds you in its grip for its entirety and doesn’t let go. R for sci-fi violence, including some intense images, and brief language. 123 mins. ★★★ ROCK OF AGES — Just when
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Unsettling phone call knocks wife out of her comfort zone Dear Abby: I have been happily married to my college sweetheart for 20 years. “Mark” is a great husband, a good father, and we are very compatible. He is the kind of man who brings me flowers for no reason, and who’d rather be home cooking dinner with me than almost anywhere. I know he loves me and our children. Recently, a woman called our house, identified herself as
DEAR ABBY ADVICE “a friend,” and told me Mark has been “playing around” all over town and she thought I should know I was married to a “pervert.” She hung up before I could comment. Mark swears he is not, and never has, had an affair. Of course, I believe the man I have known for 25 years over a complete stranger, but this has been very upsetting. I now
question my decision to be a stay-at-home mom and wonder if someone may be out to get me. I have become nervous in crowds, fearful that someone is watching me or us when we’re out together. Mark is trying to be there for me and says we will go to marriage counseling or whatever I need. Abby, I am happy in my marriage. Yet I feel violated, depressed and resentful that a stranger has the power to make me question my own happiness. Can you help me? — Sad Wife in New York
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Although “Brave” is satisfying and spirited and laced with humor (haggis jokes, kilt jokes), it doesn’t quite mark a return to form for Pixar after the digital house’s disappointing 12th feature, “Cars 2.” Still, a lot of heart has gone into this affair, which is rife with Celtic-inspired music and montages of the red-headed Merida traipsing across moors, Although it climbing cliffs, riding horses, takes its her time get- shooting bow and arting there, rows. When her mother “Brave” (still in human turns into form) anthat a powerful nounces it’s time to constory of sider suitors for her betrothtransforal, Merida mation. wants none of it – and who can blame her? The scions of the Dingwall, MacGuffin and MacIntosh clans are a buffoonish lot, and why should a princess be forced to marry anyway? It’s no accident that the males in “Brave” – from the barrelchested father figure Fergus to the lords who come a-courtin’ to the tiny redheaded triplets who are Merida’s sibs – are rendered in an old-school, cartoonish style, while the mother and daughter at the center are more elegant, noble, humanlike. This is a tale of female empowerment, after all, of bonds between women, of independence and determination. Men? They’re clowns. And when the child and the bear are off in the woods, looking to undo their curse, it’s the daughter who takes charge, teaching her mother how to catch fish in her unfamiliar clawed paws, in that terrifying maw. Merida is fearless, and loving. “La Luna,” one of this year’s Oscar-nominated animated shorts, precedes “Brave.” There’s a saucer-eyed little boy, a couple of geezer fishermen and a ladder to the moon. Pixar magic and pixie dust.
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The North Branch Land Trust will sponsor an Orchid Bog Walk at the Valmont Bog Sanctuary in Hazleton on Sunday.
Kettle Creek Family Campout, with fishing, hiking, outdoor games and campfire foods. Monroe County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. From 1 p.m. Saturday to 11 a.m. Sunday. $30, $20 children includes tents and food. Reservations: 629-3061.
Delaware Water Gap Hike, 8.5 moderate miles with the Susquehanna Trailers Hiking Club. Meet at the Sears Automotive parking lot, Wyoming Valley Mall, Wilkes-Barre Township. Bring lunch and water. 9:45 a.m. Sunday. Free. 457-0527. Outdoor Sunday Meditation. Salt Springs State Park, Silver Creek Road, off Route 29, Franklin Forks. 1 p.m. Sunday. 967-7275.
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READS THIS WEEK: JUNE 22 TO 28 , 2012 Book Discussion, of “Fifty Shades of Grey” by E.L. James. Wyoming Free Library, 358 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. Noon on Saturday. 693-1364. Book Signing, with Sean Medek, 14-year-old author of “Getting Out Alive,” about a young man who tries to survive a zombie apocalypse in a small town in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Bell House Café, 656 N. Hunter Highway, Drums. Noon on Saturday. 401-0901. Book Signing, with Yankee great Jim Leyritz, author of “Catching Heat.” Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Township. Noon Saturday. 829-4210. Book Discussion, of “Fifty
The Gathering, the annual four-day literature conference with lectures, panels, film, dance, music and hands-on workshops. Speakers include nonfiction writers Donna Freitas and Susan Jacoby, novelist M.T. Anderson, poet Sharon Olds, African storyteller Adwoa Badoe and Msgr. Joseph Quinn speaking on “Peace for the Restless Heart.” Keystone College, La Plume. 2 to 8:30 p.m. July 19; 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. July 20-21; 7 a.m. to noon July 22. 945-8316 or gathering.keystone.edu. Distinguished Author Award Presentation, a dinner and award ceremony to honor author and poet Jay Parini (“The Passage of J.M.: A Novel of Herman Melville,” “The Last Station”). DeNaples Center, 900 Mulberry St., University of Scranton. Sept. 29 with dinner at 5 p.m. and award ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Reservations: 941-7816.
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noon July 1. Supplies provided including food and refreshments. 696-5545 or register at operationnorthbranch.com. From Weeds to Seeds, tips and techniques for planting seeds and shrubs. Salt Springs State Park, Silver Creek Road, off Route 29, Franklin Forks. 1 p.m. June 30. Registration: 967-7275. Cavity Nester Caravan, checking the nesting boxes for bluebirds, swallows and wrens. Meet in the parking lot above the bird-feeding station at Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. 2 to 4 p.m. June 30. 696-9105. The Geo-Caching Challenge, basic instructions on using a GPS to discover treasure caches. Units provided. Ricketts Glen State
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Butterflies and Moths, a program about the differences in these winged wonders. Campground Amphitheater, Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. 7 to 8 p.m. June 30. 696-9105. Bernie’s Memorial Run, the 29th annual three-mile run and walk along the River Common and South Wilkes-Barre finishing on Public Square. In honor of the former YMCA executive director Bernie Hargadon. Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA, 40 W. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre. July 4 with walk and fun run for children at 8:30 a.m. and run at 9:10 a.m. $20. 823-2191. Hickory Run Hike, four miles on the Ridge, Stage and Fourth Run trails. Meet at the park office, Hickory Run State Park, Route 534, White Haven. 9 a.m. July 4. 403-2006.
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The Nuremberg Community Players will present the comedy mystery ‘Don’t Mention My Name’ this weekend at the Towers Bar & Restaurant in Nuremberg.
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“The Man” wanders into a quiet bed and breakfast, reminding himself it’s Friday. He remembers the month, too. It’s October. He can even cite the date of the Magna Carta. Yes, it was 1215. But he doesn’t know his own name. The real-estate agent he encounters seems to believe he’s one Jack Lister, the man who made reservations for several guests in this very building. Is it true? “The first person he meets calls him ‘Jack.’ The second person calls him ‘Milton,’ ” said Becky Nenstiel, who is co-directing the comedy/mystery “Don’t Mention My Name” for the Nuremberg Players tonight and tomorrow in Fern Glen. “The next people call him ‘Roger.’ The next one calls him ‘Willis,’ and the one after that calls him ‘Leonard.’ ” Don’t worry about all the confusion, Nenstiel said. “You’ll find out his name at the end of the show.” Until then, be prepared to laugh as the poor amnesia vic-
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tim hears a threatening message on an answering machine and meets several individuals – a housekeeper, a business executive, his secretary, his wife, a nightclub singer and a hardy jogger. None of them is really the person he or she purports to be. Are some of them having affairs? “Could be,” Nenstiel said. Is some spying or government surveillance going on? “You could say that,” she said. Nenstiel does admit, “The plot becomes more and more hilarious, until all questions are answered, including who the he-
ro is and what the crime is.” The play, written by Fred Carmichael and co-directed by Wayne Seeley, will be presented at The Towers Bar and Restaurant in Fern Glen, where a buffet of tossed salad, steak and mushrooms, roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans and cake will be served. Tickets are $20 for dinner and the show. “You really can’t beat it,” Nenstiel said. “It’s a wonderful night out.” The cast includes Roger Thrash as “The Man,” Julie Donnelly as the real-estate agent, Desiree Anderson as the housekeeper, Josh Rushinock as the business executive, Mallory Thrash as his secretary, Jade Gallagher as his wife, Shawn Anderson as the jogger and Nenstiel herself as the nightclub singer. Or at least that’s the list of who they seem to be.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS Auditions for “RapPunzel,” comedic version of the fairy tale,
Each summer Lazybrook Park in Tunkhannock usually hosts Shakespeare in the Park. But this year the spotlight moves from The Bard to the Master of Macabre: Edgar Allan Poe. The Gamut Theatre Group of Harrisburg will impart the ‘intensity, terror and excitement’ of ‘The Raven,’ ‘The Cask of Amontillado,’ ‘Annabel Lee,’ ‘The Masque of the Red Death’ and ‘The Tell-Tale Heart,’ using music and movement to interpret these classic works. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and sit back for this free performance at 7 p.m. Saturday. Come early in the day for the annual Founder’s Day Celebration along Tioga Avenue in downtown Tunkhannock. 996-1500.
Monday at Take The Stage Studio, 5 Dug Road, Trucksville. Ages 5 to 7 should arrive from 5 to 6 p.m.; 8 and older from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The show will take place Aug. 17-18 at the Back Mountain Memorial Library. 690-5439.
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June 22, 23, 24, 2012 Celebrate the beauty, splendor, and cultural significance of a regional treasure, the Susquehanna River The Wilkes-Barre Riverfront Parks Committee Presents RiverFest 2012
• Friday, June 22nd - Kick-off the Festival on Friday evening! Register for a short paddle from West Pittston to Wilkes-Barre or Join us at the Millennium Circle Portal, Wilkes-Barre River Common as we “Awaken the Dragon” in preparation for Dragon Boat training and racing throughout the weekend. Free Family Fishing, Children’s Mural, Live Music, and Dragon Boats on Display! RiverFest Concert on the Common - 5:00pm to 9:00pm Live Music
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• Saturday, June 23rd - Join the Festival at Nesbitt Park for an afternoon of Fun and Activities for All Ages! 12:00pm to 5:00pm Live Music performed by Don Shappelle and the Pickups Live Mammals Program (1:30pm) Live Birds of Prey Program (3:30pm) Guided Nature Hikes Environmental Exhibits
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Wilkes-Barre River Common 6:00pm to 9:00pm Explore the Classic & Antique Car show presented by NEPA Region Antique Automobile Club of America. Enjoy hits of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s performed live by Flash Back. Check out the Chevy Volt, a plug-in electric and gas car presented by Bonner Chevrolet.
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THIS WEEK: JUNE 22 TO 28 , 2012 A Musical Tribute to Les Paul and Mary Ford, spotlighting the popular 1950s duo with musicians Tom Doyle and Sandy Cory. The Bookhouse, Eastern Monroe Public Library, 1002 N. Ninth St., Stroudsburg. 7 tonight. Free but donations accepted. 421-0800. Youth Night, a concert by teenage artists Matt Evans and LeeAnn Lemperle. Voice of Hope Christian Coffeehouse, St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 231 State St., Nanticoke. 7 to 9 tonight. Free. 735-1760. The Smith Family Revival, the Christian-music local recording artists. Ekklesia Christian Coffeehouse, River of Life Fellowship Church, 22 Outlet Road, Lehman. Tonight with a dinner menu at 6, concert at 7 and open mic at 9. 717-503-7363. Music in the Forest, with the duo Burden on Society performing blues, rock, reggae and oldies. Lacawac Sanctuary, 94 Sanctuary Road, Lake Ariel. Saturday with food and refreshments at 6 p.m. and concert at 7 p.m. $8. Reservations: 689-9494.
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Rock-Et with Elvis, a performance by Elvis Presley tribute artist Jimmy T. Hoyt Library, 284 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. 6 p.m. Monday. Registration: 287-2013.
The Felice Brothers, the folk-blues band. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. Saturday. $25. 325-0249.
Linkin Park: Recorded Live in Berlin, a concert with the altrock band captured on film June 5 in Germany. Cinemark 20, 40 Glenmaura National Blvd., Moosic. 7:30 p.m. Monday. 961-5943.
Summer Concerts in the Park, with the Ferdie Bistocchi Memorial Orchestra. Nay Aug Park, 1901 Mulberry St., Scranton. 2 p.m. Sunday. 348-4186. Songs of Love and Faith, by tenor Gideon Gaitano, the pastor of New Life Community Church in Dallas. Shavertown United Methodist Church, 163 N. Pioneer Ave., Shavertown. 7 p.m. Sunday. Free-will offering. 675-3616. Steven Wright, deadpan standup comic. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. Sunday. $34, $29. 866-605-7325.
Counselor Solo and Chamber Recital, classical works by students of the Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Institute summer music program. Great Hall, 228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. 8 p.m. Monday. Free. 270-2186. G. Love & Special Sauce, the bluesy hip-hop and R&B sounds of the Philadelphia band. Three Kings, 603 Route 6, Mayfield. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. $20 advance, $22 day of show. 800-745-3000. See CONCERTS, Page 24
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Tyme Band takes the crowd back to an oft-missed era, playing classic hits from the ‘70s and ‘80s. From the front: Rick Wells, J.D. Verazin, Tom Cipriani and Steve Cipriani.
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“You want to have a reunion?” And so it began (again) for Tyme Band in 2009, a group that had not officially played together since the late 1980s. The quartet, which consists of J.D. Verazin on vocals, Tom Cipriani on bass and vocals, Rick Wells on lead guitar and vocals, and Steven Cipriani on drums, is back to playing gigs a couple of times a month and will bring its classic-rock covers to The Naked Grape in Plains Township tomorrow night. Tyme’s history goes back even further than the ’80s, with the original group having formed in the 1970s and played consistently until taking a break in the ’80s. When the band’s light and sound guy called in 2009 about getting back together during a pig roast, the guys couldn’t resist. “We decided to do it at least once every year, but now we’re booking shows,” Verazin said. Tyme band also will turn up at several bazaars this season. Though all the guys do like both older and modern music, Tyme decides to stick to the tunes from way back when. “We take people back to where they were years ago with this music,” Verazin said. “It was a good time then, and a good thing, so we want them to revisit that.” With more than 125 combined years of experience, the group plays songs from the likes of The Doors, Talking Heads,
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CCR and Tom Petty, among others. Tyme brings a feel-good, party atmosphere wherever it goes. “We all love to see the crowd getting together, having a good time,” Verazin said. “I take my wireless mic and get out there, get everyone involved.” ••• Local indie-punk band Those Clever Foxes will release its first EP tomorrow at New Visions Studio & Gallery in Scranton. The four-song track collection is titled “Four Bedrooms,” and a fifth song will be available for download that day on the band’s bandcamp.com page. ••• Another local show will take place at Ole Tyme Charley’s in Plains Township with The Chatter, a high-energy rock band that plays music of all genres and eras. The six-person group plays tunes by the likes of Pink, Muse, Journey, Johnny Cash, Katy Perry and Blondie. This show is a special one, as Ole Tyme Charley’s invites patrons to “wig out,” so be sure to
What: Tyme Band When: 8 to 11 p.m. tomorrow Where: Grape Pub and Eatery, 15 N. River St., Weis Plaza, Plains Township ••• What: Those Clever Foxes CD Release Show with Lesser Animals and Down to Six Where: New Visions Studio and Gallery, 201 Vine St., Scranton When: Saturday, with doors at 7:30 p.m. and show at 8 p.m. Cost: $6 ••• What: The Chatter, Wiggin’ Out Party When: 10 tonight Where: Ole Tyme Charley’s, 31 S. River St., Plains Township ••• What: Leon Redbone Trio When: Doors at 7 tonight, show at 8 Where: Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe Tickets: $33
bring your best headpiece. ••• The Mauch Chunk Opera House will bring the Leon Redbone Trio to the stage tonight. Redbone has been around since the 1970s and specializes in interpretations of early 20th-century music, including jazz and blues standards and Tin Pan Alley classics. He has produced 15 albums, each one marked by his rough baritone voice. Redbone is easily recognizable, typically donning a fedora and dark sunglasses. He not only plays music during his shows but integrates comedy.
Zappa Plays Zappa, Dweezil Zappa pays tribute to the music of his father innovative rock performer Frank Zappa. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. $49.50, $39.50, $29.50. 826-1100. Hot Tuna Electric, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady (of Jefferson Airplane) with guests Steve Kimock and Billy Goodman ( of Steve Kimock’s Crazy Engine). Sherman Theater, 524 Main St., Stroudsburg. 8 p.m. Thursday. $40, $35, $25. 420-2808. Student Solo and Chamber Recital, classical works by students of the Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Institute summer music program. Great Hall, 228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. 8 p.m. Thursday. Free. 270-2186. Freeman White, the local singer/ musician performs classic rock in a concert on the outdoor patio at Red Robin Restaurant, 2020 Wilkes-Barre Township Marketplace, Wilkes-Barre Township. 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Free. 208-1776.
FUTURE CONCERTS Three Dog Night, the pop-rock group with 21 consecutive Top-40 hits from 1969 to 1974. The Mount Laurel Performing Arts Center, 1 Tamiment Road, Tamiment. June 29 with gates at 5 p.m., an Outdoor Lawn Party with music and barbecue at 6 p.m. and main concert at 7 p.m. with headliner at 8:15 p.m. $67.50, $52.50, $37.50. 588-2522. Pro-Life Concert, with the Stec Brothers and others. St. Therese Church, 64 Davis St., Shavertown. 7 p.m. June 29. Donation. 4033094. Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble, classical and jazz by students of Wyoming Seminary’s summer Performing Arts Institute. Buckingham Performing Arts Center, North Sprague Avenue., Kingston. 8 p.m. June 29, July 6, 13, 20 and 27. Free. 270-2186. US Rails, the rock/folk group with the Sterling Koch Band opening. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. June 29. $12. 325-0249. Foreigner, the ’80s arena-rock band (“I Want to Know What Love Is”).
Tenor Gideon Gaitano will perform ‘Songs of Love and Faith’ on Sunday at the Shavertown United Methodist Church. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. June 29. $55, $45. 866-605-7325. Country Memories, old-time country and gospel. Patterson Grove, 1128 Bethel Hill Road, Shickshinny. 7:15 p.m. June 30. 825-0244. Colin Quinn, the comedian and “Saturday Night Live” alumnus. Mount Airy Casino Resort, 44 Woodland Road, Mount Pocono. June 30 with gates at 7:30 p.m. and concert at 9 p.m. $55, $40. 866-468-7619. Masterworks Chorale, along with the Chamber Orchestra, Institute Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Institute summer music program. Great Hall, 228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. 8 p.m. June 30, July 7, 14, 21 and 28. Free. 270-2186. Johnny Winter, the bluesy rock guitarist with Chicago blues band Magic Slim & the Teardrops. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. June 30. $25 advance, $30 day of show. 866605-7325. Halestorm, the alternative-metal band from Red Lion fronted by Lzzy Hale. Sherman Theater, 524 Main St., Stroudsburg. 8 p.m. June 30. $15 advance, $17 day of show. 420-2808. Cast of Beatlemania, a re-creation of the sights and sounds of the Fab Four. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. June 30. $25. 325-0249. Summer Concerts in the Park, with the Fortunes. Nay Aug Park Bandstand, 1901 Mulberry St., Scranton. 2 p.m. July 1. 348-4186. Hymn Sing, with Joan and Nelson Reppert. Dimock Camp Meeting, half mile west of Dimock center. 7 p.m. July 1. 919-833-7203. The Power of Ten, the Philadelphiabased jazz band led by saxophonist Rick Lawn. River Common Amphitheater, South River Street, Wilkes-Barre. 7 p.m. July 2. By the Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Institute. Free. 270-2186. Faculty Solo and Chamber Recital, classical works by faculty members of the Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Institute summer music program. Great Hall, 228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. 8 p.m. July 3 and 23. Free. 270-2186.
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June 24th and July 8th
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