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ime to get your shoulder pads, acid-washed jeans and leg warmers out of storage and go back to the magical time of the Commodore 64, Sony Walkman, Rubik’s Cube and Cabbage Patch Kid. For the next two days, the high-haired 1980s are back. • So grab a gallon of mousse, your favorite Swatch watch and best pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses and head on over to the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs for the ’80s Mega Mix Weekend. As always, mullets are optional.

Faster than you can say, “Where’s the beef?” or “E.T. phone home,” hair metal will be back like Marty McFly and his DeLorean tonight as FireHouse, Trixter and Warrant light up the night with tunes such as “Love of a Lifetime,” “One in a Million” and “Cherry Pie.” Then the fun continues tomorrow as you relive the glory days of the Brat Pack with John Parr (“Naughty, Naughty” and “St. Elmo’s Fire”), call a memorable girl with a memorable phone number with Tommy Tutone (“8675309/Jenny”) and bring back Synthpop and New Wave with When In Rome UK (“The Promise”), Animotion (“Obsession”) and A Flock Of Seagulls (“I Ran (So Far Away)”). The concerts, running from 5 p.m. to11 p.m. today and from noon to 11 p.m. tomorrow, also will include performances by Rubix Kube, Rock Steady (a tribute to Bad Company), 11After (an all-female band), Drive (a tribute to The Cars), Talk of the Town (a tribute to The Pretenders) and Eliot Lewis, the current keyboardist of the

Hall & Oates band. And the fun isn’t only for the attendees, Warrant lead singer Robert Mason says. “It’s great for the fans as they get to see a number of bands and hear songs they love, but it’s also a time where we get to hang out with people we know,” Mason said. “It’s like a highschool reunion for rock stars.” Warrant first rose to fame in 1989 and has sold more than 10 million records. The band’s first two albums –1989’s “Dirty Rotten Stinking Rich” and 1990’s “Cherry Pie” – each went double Platinum and contained the huge hit singles “Heaven,” “Cherry Pie” and “I Saw Red.” Mason joined Warrant in 2008, replacing original lead singer Jani Lane, who died of acute alcohol poisoning at the age of 47 in August 2011. “I’ve never had anything but open-arm acceptance from the fans since I joined,” Mason said, “but I can understand those who hold on to memories of Jani. He was a great singer, a great songwriter and really was the total package. And I was a huge fan. “We were really good friends, and I miss my buddy just like everyone else, but it’s my job

John Parr will help you relive the glory days of the Brat Pack at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs this weekend.

now to perform in that way to the best of my ability.” If you haven’t seen John Parr in a while, you’re not alone. After attaining incredible success in 1985 with “Naughty, Naughty” and the No. 1 smash “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)” and going on to work with everyone from Meat Loaf to Roger Daltrey of The Who on his biggest-selling solo album, the English singer-songwriter pretty much vanished in the United States. “Someone in my organization was dishonest, and it took me 20 years of litigation to finally get justice,” Parr said. “Whenever you go to sign a recording contract, one of the questions they ask is if you are involved in any litigation. When you check ‘yes,’ it brings everything to a standstill. See EIGHTIES, Page 4

IF YOU GO What: ’80s Mega Mix Weekend When: 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. today; noon to 11 p.m. tomorrow Where: Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Tickets: $10 per day or $15 for both Available: At the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs box office or at www.ticketmaster.com Full schedule: Tonight

• 5 p.m.: Rock Steady: A Tribute to Bad Company • 6 p.m.: Rubix Kube – ’80s Party Band • 7 p.m.: 11After – All-Female Rock Band • 8 p.m.: Trixter – “One in a Million” • 9 p.m.: Firehouse – “Love of a Lifetime” • 10 p.m.: Warrant – “Cherry Pie” Saturday Noon: MTV ‘80s Video Countdown

• 4 p.m.: The Town: Pretenders Tribute • 4 p.m.: Drive: Cars Tribute Band • 5 p.m.: Eliot Lewis (From Hall & Oates Band) • 6 p.m.: Tommy Tutone – “Jenny/867-5309” • 7 p.m.: John Parr – “St. Elmo’s Fire” • 8 p.m.: Animation – “Obsession” • 9 p.m.: When in Rome UK – “The Promise” • 10 p.m.: A Flock of Seagulls – “I Ran”

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The ’80s attitude Bring your big hair, bright stuff and bad taste By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

magine going to a party and Boy George is hanging out in the corner, chatting with Madonna. Oddly enough, Michael Jackson has taken a seat in the corner while Molly Ringwald is busting a move on the dance floor. This is all entirely possible, though the ’80s icons won’t be the real deal, just people in costume. “Yes, I was Cyndi Lauper once, and no, I’m not showing you a picture,” Amanda Vreeland, 33, of Kingston joked. “It was fun to dress up but, you know, there’s only so many people I want to see me with huge frizzy hair and crazy clothes.” Eighties parties have been a staple on the theme-party circuit for years, celebrating a decade that’s easy to pinpoint, from the clothes to the music. What is it about the 1980s that makes those years stand out? “Everything was brighter. It was all happy and fluorescent,” Jane Train, lead vocalist of local cover band M80 said. For Matt Cortazar, drummer of local ’80s rock cover band Hostile Authority, it was all about the music. “If you were into music the choices you had to pick from were many, from heavy metal, glam rock all the way to Top 40 and pop rock. The styles were so diverse. There was Metallica, Motley Crue, Priest, Ratt and Rough Cutt all the way to Prince, Michael Jackson and Madonna. No rocker would admit it, but I’m sure they liked a little from every kind of band.” “There’s something freeing about the ’80s,” Vreeland said. “I’m not sure anyone really took themselves seriously.”

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“It froze me out for 20 years, but now I’m back.” Since emerging victorious in court in December 2010, Parr has released two albums and played his first shows in America in more than two decades. He also scored a surprise viral hit when

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an’t make it to the ’80s- STRUT YOUR STUFF themed bash at Mohegan Sun MegaMix Weekend will offer plenty of contest opportunities, chances for you to flaunt your ’80s this weekend? We’ve comknow-how and style competitively. piled lists of some of the best Tonight ways to get down with the decade any Crockett Tent • ’80s Trivia day of the week or time of the year. Plus, • Mohawks and Mullets check out the list of ways to win by • Name That ’80s Tune Mini Skirts and Shoulder Shirts rocking your best ’80s all-around know- •Tubbs Tent how and style. • Air Guitar

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M80 has been delivering the tunes of the 1980s for years now. The decade was ‘all happy and fluorescent,’ flame-haired lead singer Jane Train says.

Vreeland threw her own ’80s shindig a couple of years ago and went all out. “If you’re going to throw a party, you have to make sure you don’t let anyone in the door that’s not dressed up. That person is actually going to be the weird one, which is funny to say when everyone else there will be wearing probably the craziest outfits you’ve ever seen.” Make sure the room is bright. “I can’t stress neon enough. Bright everything. I picked up some glow bracelets and necklaces to give to people to wear.” Vreeland also found old movie posters, such as “Back to the Future,” to put on the walls. She placed Rubik’s Cubes and ViewMasters around the party for people to play with. Cortazar has other recommendations for an authentic ’80s soiree. “You’ve got to have the attitude, big hair and Aqua Net,” he said, “or a good wig, now, for some of us.” Train, who has found that being in M80 for the past seven years has brought out her wild side, can barely contain her laughter when speaking of the one necessity for an ’80s bash: “bad taste.” he turned “St. Elmo’s Fire” into “Tim Tebow’s Fire” during a visit to ESPN. “I was there to pitch a song for ‘Monday Night Football,’ and they asked me to sing ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’ on the air. Then they asked if I would wear a Tim Tebow jersey. I had no idea who he was, but I said sure. When I saw the footage of him in the background as I was singing, I turned it into ‘Tim Tebow’s Fire.’

Tunes from the ’80s live on even now. What? Haven’t heard Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’ ” blasting in your favorite bar? Whether you love rock-’n-’roll or walking like an Egyptian, you might want to grab the karaoke mic after reading this list of smash hits from ‘back when.’ ••• • “Danger Zone,” Kenny Loggins • “Call Me,” Blondie • “I Love Rock ’N’ Roll,” Joan Jett & The Blackhearts • “Billie Jean,” Michael Jackson • “Every Breath You Take,” Police • “When Doves Cry,” Prince • “Money For Nothing,” Dire Straits • “Walk This Way,” Run D.M.C. • “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” Guns N’ Roses • “Fast Car,” Tracy Chapman • “Like a Prayer,” Madonna • “Faith,” George Michael • “Hungry Like the Wolf,” Duran Duran • “Walk Like an Egyptian,” The Bangles • “With or Without You,” U2 • “Start Me Up,” Rolling Stones • “Everybody Have Fun Tonight,” Wang Chung • “Addicted to Love,” Robert Palmer

LOOK THE PART Iconic 1980s fashions, while a little out there, have definitely made a comeback. Ponder this list for the top styles. We’ll wait while you pull that Members Only jacket out of the back of your closet. ••• • Shoulder pads: They’re not only for football players, you know. • Leg warmers: So much more stylish than socks, but so much less practical. These are back, baby. Sort of. • Fingerless gloves: Lady Gaga and Rihanna are roaming around with ’em these days, but Madonna was the firestarter. • Stirrup pants: To show or not to show? That was the hotly debated question. • Oversized tops: The bigger, the better, especially over a pair of leggings and/or belted. Another style that’s perfectly acceptable – even trendy – today.

“And it went crazy. We got a million hits in five days. “When I found out more about him and what an incredible person he is and how much he gives back, I recorded the song properly and gave the money to his foundation. He’s such an inspiring human being; the fact he plays football is completely secondary to me.” Parr’s latest album, “The Mission,” was released on July 4 and

• Aqua Net Big Hair • ’80s Look-a-Like • Cut-off Shorts and Concert T’s Saturday Crockett Tent • Roller Skate Limbo • French Roll and Members Only • Prom Dress • Side Ponys, Bangs and Braids • Stirrups and Baggy Shirts Tubbs Tent • Pogo Ball and Lemon Twist • Leg Warmers and Satin • Jackets • ’80s Dance • Perms, Spiked Hair and Mullets • Hammer Pants More info: www.pasummerfest.com

TALK THE TALK Popular phrases come and go, but some have stuck around or maybe should be put back into rotation. We consulted www.liketotally80s.com to remind ourselves what conversation was like three decades ago. ••• • Barf me out – Not pleased with a scene or a revelation? Three little words … • Psych! – Another way of saying “just kidding” but should be shouted emphatically, the better to irritate the butt of your joke. • Take a chill pill – Just relax, why don’t you? • Eat My Shorts – Thank that child rogue Bart Simpson for the longevity of this phrase, which actually gained popularity when John Bender of “The Breakfast Club,” played by Judd Nelson, said it. • Where’s the beef? – Almost everyone remembers that little old lady in the Wendy’s commercial who had the complaint about portion size. No deep meaning here. Just fun to say.

tells the story of an American soldier. Proceeds from the album will be donated to three charities: the USO, Military Families and USA Cares. “It’s a very contemporary rock album, and it tells about every aspect of military life, what these families go through and what makes someone place themselves second. That’s a very rare trait and something that has not really been applauded until re-

cently in America.” Even though he is focusing on the present in his career, Parr said, he is not afraid to embrace the past and looks forward to being a part of the ’80s festival at Pocono Downs. “I wasn’t enamored with ’80s music from England as much, but I really think American ’80s music is iconic. There were so many incredible acts at the time, and I was honored to be a part of it.”

Music on a mission

By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

ason Dantone and his family are looking forward to a special date one year from now. That’s when the 8-year-old Pittston boy, they hope, will mark five years without cancer, a milestone that officially will make him cancer-free. Though the disease that once afflicted him is slowly fading into the past, he and his family still aim to use his plight to help others. Hence “Mission for Mason 2,” a benefit set for Sunday at the Woodlands Inn & Resort in Plains Township. All proceeds from the $12-atthe-door event will go to Cancertacular, a local non-profit organization aimed at minimizing suffering for children with cancer and their families. “Cancertacular helped us out when Mason was sick,” Gary Griglock, Mason’s stepfather, said. “We, in turn, want to help them out.” A tumor was found on Dantone’s kidney when he was just 3. He underwent 28 weeks of chemotherapy. The first “Mission for Mason” event took place in 2008, put on by Pittston Area High School. Griglock wanted to revive it and

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What: Mission for Mason Where: The Woodlands Inn and Resort, 1073 Highway 315, Plains Township When: 1 to 10 p.m. Sunday Full schedule: • Main stage inside: 2 to 2:45 p.m.: UUU 3:05 to 3:50 p.m.: Underground Saints 4:10 to 5:10 p.m.: Six Guns Loaded 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.: Fake Uncle Jack 6:50 to 7:50 p.m.: Graces Downfall 8:10 to 9:10 p.m.: Subnotics 9:30 p.m. to close: RECOIL • Deck: 1 to 1:40 p.m.: Larry George 2 to 2:45 p.m.: Almost John Lennon 3 to 3:40 p.m.: Exact Change The band lineup for ‘Mission for Mason,’ set for Sunday at the 4 to 4:40 p.m.: Ronnie Williams Woodlands, includes the Underground Saints. 5 to 5:40 p.m.: Dodge City 6 to 6:40 p.m.: Dave Williams 7 to 7:40 p.m.: Eddie Appnel at 9 p.m. tomorrow as 8 to 9 p.m.: Betty Harlot plans to do so annually. part of the Under The 9 to 9:40 p.m.: Ryan Post Some of the musiStars summer outdoor 10 p.m. to close: Matt Schleck cians taking one of two ••• concert series. stages for the event are Who: Brian McKnight McKnight placed sev- When: 9 p.m. Saturday; doors open UUU, Underground en albums in 15 years – Saints, Ryan Post, at 7:30. from the early ’90s Where: Mount Airy Casino Resort, Dodge City and Almost 44 Woodland Road, Mount Pocothrough the first decade John Lennon, a Lennon McKnight no of the 2000s – within the tribute band. Tickets: $40 to $55. Visit More than 25 baskets will be Top 10 of Billboard’s R&B alwww.ticketweb.com.

raffled, and DJs and Mr. Jay and Magic Frede from Magic Happens will entertain at the family-friendly event. ••• Adult-contemporary R&B artist Brian McKnight will play the Mount Airy Casino Resort

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duet with Vanessa Williams. Other well-known songs include “All Night Long,” “Cherish” and “The Rest of My Life.” Tickets are $40 to $55 for the rain-or-shine show and are available on www.ticketweb.com.

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GROWING IN POPULARITY

Back Mountain Wine Festival has improved with age

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oubling event attendance is always a good indication of success, especially when said event hasn’t been around very long. But tripling it? That’s an incredible feat with which Upstate Wine Country’s Back Mountain Wine Festival is familiar. “We started out four years ago holding it on the go-kart track at the Pikes Creek Raceway,” founder Dan Tompkins said. “But we quickly outgrew that. In our second year we had 400 people, and when we made the change to the Luzerne County Fairgrounds last year we ended up with 1,200. This year we hope to have between 1,500 and 2,000.”

The festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow and bring with it 10 wine-tasting booths. Among them will be Antler Ridge Winery, Bartolai Winery, Blue Mountain Vineyards & Cellars, Capra Collina Vineyard, Ferrone Family Winery, Maiolatesi Wine Cellars and Winterland Winery. Vintner’s Circle also will be on hand to let people know about what Tompkins calls a novel experience: The company allows visitors to its Dickson City site to make their own wine. Vendors who specialize in food, crafts, jewelry, apparel and home-andgarden décor will be on hand as well. “We’ve got plenty of room now,” Tompkins said, “and with the amount of space the Luzerne County Fairgrounds provides, I can see us growing

IF YOU GO What: Back Mountain Wine Festival When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow Where: Luzerne County Fairgrounds, 1010 Route 118, Dallas Tickets: $15 advance, $25 day of event, $5 designated drivers and under 21. Deadline for advance tickets is 5 p.m. today. Visit www.upstatewinecountry.com.

with no problems for the next10 years.” Tompkins started Upstate Wine Country, which organizes festivals all over Northeastern Pennsylvania, in 2006 as a way to introduce people to an undiscovered aspect of the region. “We’re still at the point that the Pennsylvania wine industry is in its infancy,

especially for Northeast Pennsylvania,” he said. “People are constantly saying, ‘I didn’t even know there were wineries in Northeast Pennsylvania.’ The cool thing is that once they do learn that, they’re passionate about supporting them.” Though many of the wineries present are fairly close to greater WilkesBarre, some come from farther away. “The most delightful surprise is that, as the years have gone by in producing festivals, we’ve been drawing from farther and farther away, like Philadelphia, State College and Erie,” Tompkins said. “It really adds to the festival as a whole. This way we can bring local wineries that have become favorites for some to the same place as new wineries, a way to help people discover new things.”

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Ellen and Galen Dunkleberger find just the right wine at last year’s Back Mountain Wine Festival.

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Wines by the Capra Collina Vineyard of Jessup have regularly been a part of the festival.

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The Sadie Green Sales Jug Band, with Timothy Walker and David Driskell, is sure to delight the riverside crowd this year.

ers, who will shuttle to Mehoopany in the morning and make their way downstream. Dave Buck, operator of Endless Mountain Outfitters in Sugar Run, will have a hand in organizing the river-based events. He looks at the Susquehanna as a source of peace, something he hopes to give to others. “I love seeing bald eagles fly over, great blue herons, just the beauty of the river. We provide people with a good time, with recreation and edu-

Environmentalism will be a top order of the day at the educational Celebrate Summer at the River tomorrow at Riverside Park, off Route 6 in Tunkhannock.

cational experiences, and it’s always so rewarding to see them enjoying it.” The river also will be celebrated through art by plein-air painters.

The French expression “en plein air” means “in the open air” and is used to describe the act of painting outdoors. Rogler said the painters will create pieces depicting the

landscape of and around the river. “The river really is a beautiful place,” Rogler said, “as is the environment around us. We want to celebrate that.”

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Hellbender – (noun) An aquatic giant salamander with grayish skin and a flattened head, native to North America. See also: A good indication of how the Susquehanna River is doing. “The hellbenders are ecologically significant in that they are indicative of a healthy river and ecosystem,” Bill Kern, executive director of Countryside Conservancy said. “Their decline means a poor ecosystem.” It would seem the Susquehanna is doing all right, seeing as plenty of hellbenders are running IF YOU GO around in the muddy waters. What: Celebrate Summer at the Peter Petokas River will be on hand When: 3 to 8 p.m. to speak about tomorrow the animal fur- Where: Riverside ther at CounPark, Route 6, Tunkhannock. tryside Con(For GPS coorservancy’s helldinates, visit bender display www.riversideat the Celeparkpa.com.) brate Summer Cost: Free at the River event in Tunkhannock tomorrow. The day of festivities is geared toward making people more aware of not only the river but their surroundings in general. “Through the variety of environmental organizations we’re going to have there we hope people will be able to have a better appreciation for and more knowledge about the environment in our region,” Erica Rogler, cultural programming director at the Dietrich Theater, said. “Creating awareness is important,” Kern said. The more people know about their environment, the more they’ll care about it and be more likely to see changes happen.” Several organizations will be on hand to give out information, including the North Branch Land Trust, a critter study with local biologist Bob Daniels and the Ross Park Zoomobile from New York, which will give children a chance to meet animals up close. A river float and river race are among the other attractions. “Around three o’clock there’ll be a beautiful display of kayaks on the water,” Rogler said of the float rid-

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performances. Headliners include the Goo Goo Dolls, Joe Cocker, Huey Lewis & the News, Sheryl Crow, Daughtry, Boston and more. Throughout downtown Bethlehem. 4 to 11 p.m. Aug. 3; noon to 11 p.m. Aug. 4 to 12. 610-332-1300 or musikfest.org.

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$30 lawn. 674-6719. 7 Walkers, a new band formed by drummer Bill Kreutzmann, formerly of the Grateful Dead, performing New Orleans funk and classic rock. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. 8 tonight. $25. 866-605-7325. Hot Buttered Rum. Percussive rock. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8 tonight. $23. 325-0249. Building Bridges, an outreach revival with speaker the Rev. Kenny Moore and music by William Doney, Breakfree, Mike Lewis and Choose This Day. Cornerstone Christian Fellowship Church, 3577 Church Road, Mountain Top. Noon to 6 p.m. Saturday. 991-1836. Music in the Forest, with Texasbased, two-time Songwriter of the Year Kevin Higgins. Carriage House, Lacawac Sanctuary, 94 Sanctuary Road, Lake Ariel. Saturday: food at 6 p.m./concert at 7. 689-9494 or lacawac.org. Broken Road, acoustic country duo. Main Bean Christian Coffeehouse, 161 Main St., Luzerne. 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Free. 899-2264.

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Quey Percussion Duo and Friends, presented by the Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Institute. Great Hall, 228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. 8 p.m. Sunday. Free. 270-2186. Sherman Summer Stage, with rock bands 311 and Slightly Stoopid. Pocono International Race-

way, Long Pond Road, off Route 115. 7 p.m. Tuesday. $49.50. 420-2808. Student Solo and Chamber Recital, classical works by the Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Institute. Great Hall, 228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Free.

Water’s Edge, Christian pop rock. Patterson Grove, 1128 Bethel Hill Road, Shickshinny. 7:15 p.m. Saturday. 825-0244.

Summer Concerts in the Park, with the John Andrews Quartet. Nay Aug Park Bandstand, 1901 Mulberry St., Scranton. 2 p.m. Sunday. 348-4186. An Evening with Lyle Lovett, the Texas-born singer-songwriter. Mount Laurel Performing Arts Center, Tamiment. Sunday with gates at 5 p.m., lawn party at 6 and headliner at 7. $90, $72, $60. Lovett 588-2522.

Party on the Patio. Real Diamond pays tribute to Neil Diamond. Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, Plains Township. 7 p.m. Thursday. Free. 888-946-4672. Angela Easterling, country, folk and alternative music by the singer-songwriter. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8:30 p.m. Thursday. $16. 325-0249.

FUTURE CONCERTS Musikfest, the 10-day music extravaganza with more than 500

Scranton Jazz Festival, the 8th annual event. Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, 700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton, and other downtown venues. 7:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Aug. 3; 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Aug. 4; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 5. 4873954 or scrantonjazzfestival.org. Season’s End Grand Finale, by the Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Institute. Consecutively at Great Hall, 228 Wyoming Ave., and Buckingham Performing Arts Center, 201 N. Sprague Ave., Kingston. 7 p.m. Aug. 4. Free. 270-2186.

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Masterworks Chorale, with the Chamber Orchestra, Institute Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Institute. Great Hall, 228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. 8 p.m. Saturday. Free. U2Nation, a re-creation of the sights and sounds of a U2 concert. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. Saturday. $20. 325-0249.

Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, with Slipknot, Slayer, Motörhead, Anthrax, The Devil Wears Prada, As I Lay Dying and more. 1 p.m. Aug. 4. Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Scranton. $74.50, $58, $42 via www.ticketmaster.com

IF YOU GO The Pennsylvania Blues Festival gets under way this weekend, celebrating “21 Years of Blues in the Poconos” at Blue Mountain Ski Area in Palmerton. The setting is a natural amphitheater, reputed to be acoustically perfect for the 15 national and international artists performing acoustic and electric, traditional and contemporary blues, soul, gospel and New Orleans music. The lineup includes Otis Taylor, Mikey Junior & the Stone Cold Blues Band, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Wallace Coleman, Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues, Teeny Tucker, Brooks Family Blues Dynasty, the Joe Louis Walker Band and many more. On-site camping and showers are available for the weekenders. The music starts at 8 tonight and continues from 1 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Saturday and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday. 4745049 or skibluemt.com.

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EVENTS T H I S W E E K : J U LY 2 7 TO AU G. 2 , 2012 St. Joseph’s Center Summer Festival, the 51st annual fundraiser with more than 40 carnival booths, bingo, mini golf, basketball free throw, bounce house, festival foods, music and dance performances and the culmination of WNEP-TV’s “Go Joe” Bike Ride with Joe Snedeker’s arrival on Saturday. Marywood University Campus, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton. 4 to 10 p.m. tonight and Saturday; 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday. 963-1290. St. Maria Goretti Festival, with air-conditioned indoor bingo, ethnic foods, pony rides, water wars, theme baskets, game booths and entertainment by Groove Train (tonight), Mace in Dickson Band (Saturday) and the Jeanne Zano Band (Sunday). St. Maria Goretti Church, 31 Laflin Road, Laflin. 5 to 10 tonight through Sunday. 655-8956. Prince of Peace Summer Festival, with ethnic food, games, gift baskets, cash raffle and entertainment by Two for the Road (tonight), Farmer’s Daughter (Saturday) and Exit 22 (Sunday). St. Lawrence Church, 620 S. Main St., Old Forge. 5 to 10 tonight and Saturday; 4 to 10 p.m. Sunday. 457-5900. Zen Country Weekend, with Zen meditation and practice instruction, dawn morning service, morning and evening zazen, outdoor walking Zen, Dharma talk, outdoor projects and vegetarian meals. Endless Mountain Zendo, 104 Hollow Road, Stillwater. From 5:30 tonight until 3 p.m. Sunday. Offered on a workexchange basis but donations accepted. Registration: 9255077. AACA Car Cruise, sponsored by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Regional AACA Car Club with food, entertainment, games and prizes. Public Square, WilkesBarre. Tonight at 6 with awards at 9. 309-2367. Church Bazaar, sponsored by St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception/Our Lady of Fatima Parish with games and prizes, food and entertainment by Iron Cowboy (tonight) and 40 lb. Head (Saturday). Holy Redeemer High School parking lot, Pennsylvania

Happy Hour, a “Step Off” fundraiser for the Wyoming Valley Veterans Parade with food and beverages. Rodano’s, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 6 to 9 tonight. 829-6444. Pon de Floor: Carnival in De Poconos, a reggae party with live carnival dancers, steel drums, DJs, contests, prizes and giveaways. Sherman Theater, 524 Main St., Stroudsburg. 9 tonight. $22. Age 18 to party; 21 to drink. 420-2808. Knit and Crochet Group, for all ages. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. Free. Registration: 821-1959. Downtown Scranton Walking Tour, highlighting the architecture of bank buildings, churches and businesses. Sponsored by the Lackawanna Historical Society. Meet at Lackawanna and Cedar avenues, Scranton. 11 a.m. Saturday. 344-3841. Wine on the Mountain, wine tasting with wineries of the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail along with an artisan market, food vendors and entertainment by Billy Bauer and the Jake Kaligis Dynamic Duo. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $14 advance, $16 at the door, $8 designated drivers. Over 21. 610-826-9000. Train Excursion, a round trip from Scranton to Moscow powered by a historic steam locomotive. Steamtown National Historic Site, 300 Cliff St., Scranton.

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Holy Trinity Bazaar, with ethnic foods, games, theme baskets and live music by Hybrid Session and Polka Punch (Saturday); 3rd Degree (Sunday). Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 401 E. Main St., Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre. 4 to 11 p.m. Saturday; 4 to 10 p.m. Sunday. 8256540. Car Cruise and Barbecue, sponsored by Motorheads of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Wegmans, 220 Highland Park Blvd., WilkesBarre Township. 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday. 825-4400. Square Dance, with music by the country duo Just Us. Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company, 329 Orange Road, Orange. 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday. $6. Singles, couples and beginners welcome. Food and refreshments available. 333-4626. Harveys Lake Fire Company Dance, with music by Eddie Day & the Original Starfires and Tom Slick & the Greaseslappers. Irem Temple Country Club Pavilion, 397 Country Club Road, Dallas. 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday. $25 includes beer, hot dogs and pizza. Tickets are available at the See EVENTS, Page 17

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IF YOU GO What: “Avenue Q” When: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 5. Dinner served 90 minutes before curtain. Where: Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville Cost: $18, $16 show only, $39, $30 with dinner More info: 283-2195

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hey might remind you of the Muppets of Sesame Street, these folks who live on Avenue Q, except they’re much more street-wise – and not very polite. “D’ja ever clap when a waitress falls and drops a tray of glasses?” a cynical character sings. “And ain’t it fun to watch figure skaters falling on their ---” which, he exThe next word plains, is a Gercould be posteriors, man word for behinds, backsides, “happiness at the etc. misfortune of othBut then it ers.” wouldn’t rhyme. With similar And the musical bluntness, the “Avenue Q,” which musical addresses continues at the Music Box Playhouse in Amanda Shaffern sets a such topics as primped-in-pink ‘Lucy’ in coming out of the Swoyersville closet to embrace through Aug. 5, does motion. your gayness, distend to go for the pocovering a B.A. in English doesn’t etic. “Right now you are down and always lead to the job of your out and feeling really crappy … dreams, and deciding “Everyand when I see how sad you are it one’s A Little Bit Racist.” “It’s quite a clever song and sort of makes me happy,” the character of a child-star-turned- quite a true song,” set designer apartment-super sings in a num- Mike Gallagher said of that last ber called “Schadenfreude,” number. “When the characters

S TA G E T H I S W E E K : J U LY 2 7 TO AU G. 2 , 2012 A Tuna Christmas, a satirical comedy about southern, smalltown life as represented by residents of Tuna, Texas. Presented by Scranton Public Theatre at the Olde Brick Theatre, Rear 128 W. Market St., North Scranton. 8:15 p.m. tonight and Saturday. Followed by a second run Aug. 9 to 18 with shows at 8:15 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. $15. 344-3656. Sam Club and the Case of the Motorcoach Murder, an audience-participation murder mystery about a group of senior citizens on a bus trip – where murder is committed. Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, 700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. Thursday with lunch at noon followed by the play. $31. Reservations: 226-6207.

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tell each other, ‘You’re a little bit racist,’ and ‘you’re a little bit, too,’ they’re addressing everybody. We’re probably all involved in one way or another.” There’s an honesty to the show, director T. Doyle Leverett agreed, and he revels in it. “I am so proud of it,” he said. “I have the most spectacular cast. There’s not a weak sister among them. It turned out to be one of the most profound shows I’ve ev-

Fosse, a musical celebration of the choreography of Broadway actor, dancer, director and eight-time Tony Award winner Bob Fosse. Phoenix Performing Arts Centre, 409 Main St., Duryea. Aug. 3 to 12: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. $12. Reservations: 457-3589. Legally Blonde, the Broadway musical about a quintessential Valley Girl who follows her exboyfriend to Harvard Law School. By the Pennsylvania Theatre of Performing Arts at the J.J. Ferrara Center, 212 W.

er worked on, and it’s heartwarming to see how involved audiences become watching ‘people of cloth.’ I don’t call them ‘puppets.’ ” The show won Tony Awards for best musical, best book and best score in 2004, when many people expected “Wicked” to come out on top. Praising its “juxtaposition of seriousness and light-heartedness,” Leverett said “Avenue Q”

has “the most tremendous heart.” It’s “not necessarily edgier” than the more traditional shows for which Music Box has become known, he said. Still, he believes it appeals to a younger demographic. Looking at the audiences for last week’s performances, he said, he saw lots of younger faces. “For 90 percent of them, it was their first time here. “We are going to try to do a wider range of shows,” Leverett said, adding that such musicals as “Hair” and “La Cage Aux Folles” are on his wish list. “You get sick of doing the old warhorses.”

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The Broadway musical ‘West Side Story’ will be presented by students of the Performing Arts Institute of Wyoming Seminary on Thursday and Aug. 3 at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. Broad St., Hazleton. Aug. 17 to 26: 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. $16, $14 seniors, $10 children. Optional pre-show dinner available. 454-5451. Madame Butterfly, Puccini’s romantic opera set in Japan after World War II, presented in Italian by Pennsylvania Lyric Opera with a full orchestra. Notre Dame High School, 60 Spangenburg Ave., East Stroudsburg. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 17 and 3 p.m. Aug. 19. $20, $15 students and seniors, $5 children. 328-5864 or griceartists.com.

Michael Fritz plays the Supreme Ruler in ‘The Revenge of the Space Pandas.’ This is the final weekend to catch the bizarro family sci-fi fantasy “The Revenge of the Space Pandas,” or “Binky Rudich and the Two-Speed Clock,” a production of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble and students at Bloomsburg University. It seems boy inventor Binky’s clock has suddenly stopped the Earth from spinning, zapping him and two friends to a galaxy ruled by the Great Space Pandas. Scary, eh? Danger lurks around every corner as the gang attempts to get back home – by lunchtime. Performances are at the Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center St., Bloomsburg, at 7 tonight and Saturday with a matinee at 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $14 and $8 for children. Reservations: 7848181 or bte.org.

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West Side Story, the Broadway musical about rival New York

Kyle Seggarra and Nicole Rasmus operate puppets ‘Princeton’ and ‘Kate Monster’ in ‘Avenue Q.’

gangs based on Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Performed by students of the Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Institute summer music program. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 8 p.m. Aug. 3-4. $20, $12 seniors and students. 826-1100. No Sex Please, We’re British, comedy about a young married couple who through an order mix-up mistakenly are swamped with floods of pornography. Theatre in the Grove, 5177 Nuangola Road, Nuangola. Aug. 3 to 12: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. $18. Reservations: 868-3582.

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Would you want these four defending your turf? By ROGER MOORE McClatchy-Tribune News Service

t’s good to see Vince Vaughn back riding that Red Bull. He’s lost the “fat and selfsatisfied” look of recent films. The caffeine is back, and so is the breathless manic patter. In “The Watch,” the neighborhood-watchdiscovers-an-alien-invasion comedy, he’s second banana to Ben Stiller, trying like heck to keep from being third-billed to Jonah Hill. So he’s back to his old self, riffing like a fiend. Vaughn’s brought his A-game to a sometimes ponderous, sometimes explosively funny comedy. Stiller does a variation of his overly-earnest straight-man shtick: Evan is a

Glenview, Ohio, Costco manager who obsessively exercises, obsessively collects “friends” of every race and creed, who obsessively organizes “clubs.” Bob (Vaughn) joins Evan’s Neighborhood Watch to get out of the house, away from the wife and kid, to drink Budweiser and lead Bachman-Turner Overdrive sing-alongs. Hill’s Franklin, with an oily Lee Harvey Oswald haircut, is totally down with “this vigilante squad, militia, whatever you’re calling it.” AndJamarcas(RichardAyoade)isthefrizzy foreigner who just wants to assimilate. The screenwriters (Seth Rogen among them) took inspiration from the paranoid “Twilight Zone” episode “The Monsters are

DueonMapleStreet”andthescreencomedy “The Burbs” in trying to cook up some reason to get these guys together, talking dirty, swilling beer and increasingly paranoid at thebizarremurderspoppingupintheirquiet suburb. Something with green goo and tentacles is skinning people. And it may be disguising itself as one of them – a neighbor, the boy going a little too far with Bob’s teenage daughter, the doofus cop (Will Forte). The plot is secondary here, an excuse to put the foursome in a soccer-mom-mobile, drinking,toppingeachother’sjokesabouturinating in a beer can and “sharing.” There’s an orgy, too, so look for “SNL” cameos in that. The graphic violence – played for gooey

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laughs – and the flat-footed way the movie stopsanytimeaspecialeffectisneededcripple “The Watch,” but the subject matter doesn’t have quite the bad timing of “Step Up Revolution,” with its smoke bombs and gas masks in thedancescenes.Hey,ifwecan’tlaughatbeerswilling trigger-happy Neighborhood Watchers, what’s the point of moving to the ’Burbs?

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STILL SHOWING THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN — The basics are the same, but in tone, characters, performances and visual effects, this finds a distinct voice. PG-13 for action and violence. 138 mins. ★★★ BRAVE — A beautiful-to-look-at princess story that begins promisingly but still feels old-fash-

ioned and safe. PG for scary action, rude humor. 93 mins. ★★ THE DARK KNIGHT RISES – It aims to be nothing less than the be-all, end-all of the comic-book genre, a movie that encapsulates all the superhero movies that have come before it and renders all that might follow a tad irrele-

vant. The film has dozens of characters, an epically complicated vision of good and evil and a score that rises up every few minutes. What’s missing is the sense of anguish, perversity and danger that gave such weight to this film’s predecessor, “The Dark Knight” (2008). PG-13 for

action violence, sensuality, strong language. 164 mins. ★★ ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT – That squirrel-rat combination called Scrat, as usual, inadvertently causes a cataclysmic event. PG for mild rude humor and action. 87 mins. ★★ KATY PERRY – PART OF ME –

Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz manage to balance the outlandish with the painfully personal in this 3-D concert film/biography hybrid. PG for suggestive content, strong language, theme, smoking. 93 mins. ★★★ MAGIC MIKE – The casting does the most work in this entertain-

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tep Up Revolution” taps into the “flash mob” phenomenon and moves to Miami to give us the sunniest yet of the kids-gotta-dance musicals. The flash mobs – dancing on the roofs, hoods and trunks of low-rider vintage cars in Miami traffic, disrupting museum openings and planning meetings – are a brilliantly choreographed, well-shot and sharply edited treat. Well, except for two unfortunately timed stunts: involving a darkened room, smoke bombs and menacing dancers in gas masks and dancers imitating machine guns strafing a crowd. Sean (Ryan Guzman) is the soul of

“The Mob,” a Miami dance crew with its own DJ, hacker-planner, special-effects guy and street artist to “tag” events. Stopping traffic and choreographing the low-riders they roll up in has got to be preserved and uploaded to YouTube. They want to attract so many hits that they win a contest and collect cash. These dancers are from the one under-

SAVAGES – In Laguna Beach, Calif., two low-level drug kingpins collide with the unimaginable cruelty of the Mexican cartels. R for drug use, strong sexual content, strong language, graphic violence. 130 mins. ★★★★ TED – A pot-smoking, four-letter-

word-spewing, anthropomorphic teddy bear is front and center in this deliciously weird assault on middle-class American values. R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language and some drug use. 106 mins. ★★★★ TO ROME WITH LOVE — Weaving

four stories of Italians and American visitors, Woody Allen creates clever moments with his ensemble comedy that represents the actor-director’s first on-screen appearance since 2006’s “Scoop.” R for sexual references. 112 mins. ★★

This week’s DVD releases include two TV offerings featuring larger-thanlife characters: ••• “TREASURE ISLAND,” GRADE B: The classic 1883 pirate novel by Robert Louis Stevenson has been made into 30 different movies, spawned more than 20 prequels and sequels and has been the source for at least one TV series. You can make that 31 films with the Syfy Channel adaptation starring Eddie Izzard, Elijah Wood and Donald Sutherland. The latest version works because of Izzard. He turned to a larger-than-life historical figure, Winston Churchill, for the inspiration he needed to make his John Silver different from all the rest. “BOSS: SEASON ONE,” GRADE B-PLUS: After years of showing great comic skills with “Cheers” and “Frasier,” Kelsey Grammer gets the opportunity to show his dramatic skills with this dark cable series. Grammer plays Tom Kane, ruthless mayor of Chicago. He’s a man who has risen to power on the backs of others and has no problem stepping on a few more people to hang on to his control despite being hampered by health problems. ••• Also out on DVD this week: “SILENT HOUSE”: A woman is terrorized inside her family’s lakeside home. Elizabeth Olsen stars. “THE DEEP BLUE SEA”: Judge’s wife is caught in a love affair with a pilot. “JOCK THE HERO DOG”: Family adventure about a young man and his best friend. “THE LOVE GUIDE”: A couple looks to save their relationship. “AGE OF THE DRAGONS”: Adaptation of Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick.” “MY WAY”: Rival marathon runners fight for Japan at the start of World War II.

TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S WITNESS PROTECTION – A Wall Street investment banker who has been set up is relocated with his family to Aunt Madea’s southern home. PG-13 for crude sexual remarks and brief drug references. 114 mins. ★

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ing dramedy set in a sexy/seedy world of male exotic dancers. R for pervasive sexual content, graphic nudity, language and drug use. 109 mins. ★★★ MOONRISE KINGDOM – A wonderful, wistful tale of 12-year-old lovers on the run. PG-13 for adult themes. 94 mins. ★★★★

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developed corner of Miami riverfront left – and the wrong side of the tracks. Sean and Eddy (Hamilton) work in a swank hotel whose developer/owner (Peter Gallagher) has designs on the neighborhood the dancers call home. But his daughter Emily (Kathryn McCormick) is a dancer, too. As attractive as Sean and his crew, she’s ready to add to her repertoire and go undercover for a little dance on the wild side. It’s not just the choreography that sells this familiar story. Scott Speer peoples the screen with jaw-droppingly gorgeous dancers, actors and extras. Whatever Miami got for posing as the 1980s Sunset Strip for “Rock of Ages,” this super-sexy cinematic postcard is the one the tourist board needs on the Web.

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Mothers of son’s playmates resist joining in on the fun Dear Abby: I have a son with two good friends. They are at my house often and are really good boys. I enjoy them, and I’m glad my son is friendly with them. The problem is their mothers. Both these women are receptive to playdate invites, but when I see them in social situations, they say very little to me. Even when they pick up their kids, talking to them is awkward, and they give the im-

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Sacred Heart Summer Picnic, with ethnic foods, themed baskets, games, bingo, crafts and entertainment by Joe Stevens Kickin’ Polkas (Thursday), Joe Stanky & the Cadets (Friday, Aug. 3) and John Stevens’ Doubleshot (Saturday, Aug. 4). Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 215 Lackawanna Ave., Dupont. 6 to 11 p.m. Thursday and Friday (Aug. 3); 5 to 11 p.m. Aug. 4. 654-3713.

Conscious Communication, a talk by life coach Cary Bayer, author of “Relationships 101” and “Communications Breakthroughs,” covering vital techniques in speaking and listening effectively. Unity Church, 140 Grant St., Wilkes-Barre. 10 a.m. Sunday. $25. 824-7722. Car Show, the first-of-its-kind event with trophies to the top 10 places plus Viewer’s Choice and Best in Show awards along with music and food. All cars, bikes, trucks and fire trucks welcome. Sponsored by the Pringle Volunteer Fire Department at West Side Career & Technology Center, 75 Evans St., Pringle. Sunday with registration at 9 a.m. and show noon to 4 p.m. 288-2339. St. Matthew Summer Picnic, with ethnic foods, games for children and raffles. St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 3099 Nuangola Road, Mountain Top. Noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. 333-4137. Forty Fort Meeting House Tours, guided walks through the historic 1807 church, the area’s oldest religious edifice, with box pews, elevated pulpit and hand-carved columns. 20 River St., in the Forty Fort Cemetery. 1 to 3 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 23. $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. Mission for Mason, a fundraiser for childhood cancer with a slate of regional musicians including UUU, Underground Saints, Six Guns Loaded, Fake Uncle Jack, Graces Downfall, Subnotics, Recoil, Larry George, Almost John Lennon, Exact Change, Ronnie Williams, Dodge City, Dave Williams, Eddie Appnel and more. The Woodlands Inn & Resort, 1073 Route 315, Plains. 1 to 10 p.m. Sunday. 262-3629.

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Steve Mera of Nanticoke guides his Jeep to a third-place finish in class competition during a previous Mud Bog. Get down and dirty this weekend at Mud Bog 2012, the annual fundraiser for the Plymouth Township Fire and Rescue at the Hanover Nursery Grounds, off Route 11, Plymouth Township. The fun begins when the gates open at 8 a.m. Sunday. Tough truck racing starts at 10 a.m. and mud racing at noon. Cost is $10 for tough trucks, $25 for mud racers and $10 for spectators.

Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 2 p.m. Tuesday. Popcorn provided. Registration: 821-1959. King’s Campus Stroll, a tour of King’s College, both inside and out, focusing on its historic buildings, landscaping and gardens, monuments and memorials. Meet at the Wilkes-Barre

Family YMCA, 40 W. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre. 6 p.m. Wednesday. Free. 823-2191. St. Robert Bellarmine Parish Bazaar, with food, games, flea market and entertainment by DJ Chris Fox (Thursday and Saturday, Aug. 4) and Sweet Pepper & the Long Hots (Friday, Aug. 3). St. Aloysius Church, Barney and

Sweetness & Light, a mead-andhoney tasting fundraiser in conjunction with the current exhibit “BEEyond.” Everhart Museum, 1901 Mulberry St., Scranton. 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. $45 includes food by Accentuate Catering. 346-7186. Good Eating from the Freezer, a class on safely preserving fruits and vegetables, sponsored by Penn State Extension. Wyoming County Extension Office, 71 Hollowcrest Road, Tunkhannock.

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Mid-Summer Cello Music and Full Moon Labyrinth Walk, with cellist Stephen Stalker along with a meditative walk at the outdoor medieval labyrinth and summer refreshments. SelfDiscovery Wellness Arts Center, 200 Lake Ave., Montrose. 6:30 p.m. Thursday. $20. 278-9256.

FUTURE St. Mary’s Summer Festival, an indoor and outdoor carnival with game booths, flea market, free blood-pressure screenings, Giant Cash Raffle, homemade food and live entertainment. St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 695 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. 5 to 10 p.m. Aug. 3 and 4; noon to 10 p.m. Aug. 5. 822-6028. First Friday Architectural Walking Tour, highlighting the history and architecture of churches and civic buildings in downtown Scranton. Sponsored by the Lackawanna Historical Society. Meet at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, 700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. 5 p.m. Aug. 3. 344-3841. Valley Day, the annual carnival sponsored by the Conyngham Valley Civic Organization. With games, food, Junior Olympics, Pet Contest, Baby Parade and a See EVENTS, Page 18

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Tuesday Movie Matinee, a screening of David Lean’s production of “Great Expectations” (1946).

Good Will Hose Company Bazaar, with a Firemen’s Parade along West Main Street 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 4. Also: entertainment by Breakdown Jimmy (Thursday), 3rd Degree (Friday, Aug. 3) and Iron Cowboy (Saturday, Aug. 4). Fire Company Bazaar Grounds, 451 W. Main St., Plymouth. 6 to 11 p.m. Thursday through Saturday (Aug. 4). 779-9778.

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Fireman’s Parade. Borough grounds, off Main Street, Conyngham. 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 3; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 4. 233-7554.

Lithuanian Heritage Day, the fifth annual event with live ethnic music, a film of the opera “Julius” as performed in Vilnius, a travelogue presentation “A Journey to Lithuania” and an exhibit chronicling a Lithuanian coal miner. Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum, 22 Bald Mountain Road, McDade Park, Scranton. Noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 5. 963-4804.

Lake Silkworth Fire Company Bazaar, with games, raffles, homemade food and entertainment by 40 lb. Head (Friday), M80 (Saturday) and Neon Knights (Sunday). Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 2011 Route 29, Hunlock Creek. 5 p.m. Aug. 3 to 5. $2. 477-2083.

Box of Light Film Festival, screenings of the winning entries in a competition for children and adults in short live action and animation films. Moose Exchange, 203 W. Main St., Bloomsburg. 7 p.m. Aug. 3. Info at boxoflight.org. Bike Run and Car Show, the firstof-its-kind event with an optional Poker Run, sponsored by ShickshinnyForward. North Susquehanna Avenue in Shickshinny (behind Curry Donuts). Aug. 4 with registration at 8:30 a.m. and run at 10 a.m. Car-show registration runs 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. with the show noon to 3:30 p.m. Includes food, games, juggling and door prizes. shickshinnyforward.com.

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Motorcycle Poker Run and Picnic, in memory of State Trooper Joshua D. Miller. Leaves from the Wyoming Valley Detachment Marine Corps League, 158 E. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Aug. 4 with registration at 9 a.m., last bike out at 11:30 a.m. and last card drawn by 2 p.m. Followed by a party with food, raffles, children’s activities and entertainment by Hat Tryk, Headlock, Oz and Whiskey & Woods. $10. Proceeds benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. 693-2702. The Big Latch On, a gathering of breast-feeding mothers and children joining a worldwide group who “latch on” at a set time around the world. With crafts and games for children, prizes, giveaways and handouts from groups including the La Leche League. The Lands at Hillside Farms, 65 Hillside Road, Shavertown. Aug. 4, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with latch-on precisely at 10:30 a.m. 299-0727.

Annual Bingo, sponsored by the Altar & Rosary Society of Holy Family Church, 574 Bennett St., Luzerne. With homemade food, a bake sale and basket raffle. Aug. 5 with doors at noon and games at 2 p.m. $2. 287-6600.

Eddie Day & the Original Starfires will play at the annual Harveys Lake Fire Company Dance tomorrow at the Irem Country Club in Dallas. Goods from the Woods, the 8th annual Festival of Wood with unique wood crafts, children’s activities, chainsaw carvings, live woodland wildlife, films, treepruning demonstrations, music

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Bowling for Alex, a fundraiser for the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer with two hours of bowling, shoe rental, pizza, soda and a T-shirt. Chacko’s Family Bowling Center, 195 N. Wilkes-Barre Blvd., WilkesBarre. 3 to 5 p.m. Aug. 5. $20. Registration: 824-6803.

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FUTURE Collectible Book, Magazine and Paper Sale. St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church Parish Hall, 756 E. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre Township. 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 3; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 4; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 5. 825-4416.

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ONGOING EXHIBITS On the Beach, works in watercolor, oils and batik by Lorraine Petyo Elias, Judy Kitzman and Judy Youshock. Through Sunday at the Endless Mountains Council for the Arts, 302 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Open 1 to 5 p.m. Fridays through Sundays. 8363622. New Visions Exhibit, multimedia works by Katie Hovencamp and Allison LaRussa along with fanciful sculptures and paintings by Evan West. Through Sunday at New Visions Studio & Gallery, 201 Vine St., Scranton. Noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. 878-3970. Planted on Paper, botanical illustrations by Dallas artist Sue Hand. Through Monday at the Wyoming County Courthouse Art Gallery, 1 Courthouse Square, Tunkhannock. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. 6755094. Openings & Opportunities, with oil paintings by Robin Antolick Manjone, photography by Paul Funke, Jennifer Fedorick and Jeanne Kenney; pottery by Ellen Mulvenna, animation by Gerry Stankiewicz and hat wear by milliner Marsha “Mona the Mad Hatter” Drummond. Through Tuesday at A Thousand Words Fine Art Gallery, 253 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. Open noon to 7 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. 899-5578. Made in the USA, Made Here in PA, a photography exhibit by Nancy Hopping focusing on Northeastern Pennsylvania. Through Tuesday at the Monroe County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. 629-3061.

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Inspirations, photography by Marie Jordan. Through Wednesday at Marquis Art and Frame, 515 Center St., Scranton. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. 344-3313. SPCA Benefit Exhibit, artwork of animals in various media. Through Thursday at the Schulman Gallery, Luzerne County Community College, 1333 S.

BEST BET Wilkes University art professor Sharon Cosgrove’s paintings and prints have been exhibited in more than 50 shows nationally and internationally. But you can catch her current exhibit a little closer to home at ArtWorks Gallery & Studio in Scranton, where “Summer Sonata: The Paintings of Sharon Cosgrove” will run through Aug. 25. The artist will be on hand at 5:30 p.m. Thursday for an illustrated talk on her experiences exhibiting and teaching master classes in Astana, Kazakhstan, for the Art in Embassies Program. Or you can take in the First Friday festivities on Aug. 3 with a Gallery Reception. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Call 207-1815 for more information.

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Prospect St., Nanticoke. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. 740-0727. Watercolors of Northeastern Pennsylvania, a solo exhibit by watercolorist Robert Haeussler. Through Aug. 3 at Something Special, 23 W. Walnut St., Kingston. 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. 288-8386. Passion, photographs by Teri Moore. Through Aug. 3 at the Widmann Gallery, Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. 208-5900. Alumni and Community: Selections from the Permanent Collection, including works by Jon Carsman, John Sloan, Niccolo Cortiglia, George Luks, Herbert Simon and Richard Fuller. Through Aug. 5 at the Sordoni Art Gallery, Stark Learning Center, 150 S. River St., Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays; noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. 408-4325. The Many Expressions of Folk Art, old and new folk-art treasures including paintings, carvings, puppets, wall hangings and more. Through Aug. 31 at the Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Open during movie screenings. 996-1500. BEEyond, the world of bees as photographed by Rose-Lynn Fisher along with “Directing Sunbeams: Beekeeping in Northeast Pennsylvania.” Through Sept. 3 at the Everhart Museum, 1901 Mulberry St., Scranton. Noon to 4 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. $5. 346-7186. Two Travelers, paintings and photography of France including

Artist Allison LaRussa depicts ‘Envy’ in this painting, part of a group exhibit in place through Sunday at New Visions Studio & Gallery in Scranton.

Colin Winterbottom’s macro photography depicting the corrosion on railroad cars is on exhibit at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton through Oct. 31. This one is titled ‘Oily Blue.’ Normandy, Brittany and Paris by artist Mary Lou Steinberg and her niece Kate Senunas. Through Sept. 8 at Marquis Art & Frame, 122 S. Main St., WilkesBarre. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 823-0518. The Wonderful Story of Planters Peanuts, photographs, documents and memorabilia about the landmark Wilkes-Barre business created in 1906 by immigrants Amedeo Obici and Mario Peruzzi. Through Oct. 27 at the Luzerne County Historical Society Museum, 69 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. 822-1727. Stories of the Wilkes-Barre Passengers on the Titanic, an exhibit based on the book by Dr. William V. Lewis with photographs, memorabilia, a wooden model of the Titanic and more. Through Oct. 27 at the Luzerne County Historical Society Museum, 69 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre. Noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. 822-1727.

Elegant Corrosion, macro photography by Colin Winterbottom of the rust, stains and peeling paint on some of the train cars at Steamtown National Historic Site, 300 Cliff St., Scranton. Through Oct. 31. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 340-5200. Penn Foster: Alma Mater to the Millions, an exhibit tracing the growth of the International Correspondence Schools (now Penn Foster) from the training of mining inspectors and foremen to its growth filling the educational needs of more than 200,000 international students. Through November at the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum, 22 Bald Mountain Road, McDade Park, Scranton. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. 963-4804.

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Look to the Skies, an exhibit of watercolors by Pocono artist Kathy Crane, including depictions of sunrises, sunsets, aurora borealis and images from outer space. Opens Aug 3 with a reception 5 to 7. Through Aug. 30 at the Monroe County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. most Saturdays. 6293061 or mcconservation.org.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Offering of the Angels, a bus trip to the Michener Museum in Doylestown to view a collection of paintings from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, including works by such Renaissance and Baroque masters as Botticelli, Titian, Christofano Allori and Alessandro Tiarini. Sponsored by the Hazleton Art League. The bus leaves the Genetti Best Western Inn, 1341 N. Church St., Hazleton, at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 5. $85 includes transportation, tips, admission, a tour, audio guide and gourmet box lunch. Reservations: 454-3124. Call for Entries, for Camerawork Gallery’s September Cameraphone Show. Entry forms and show rules available at cameraworkgallery.org. Deadline: Aug. 31. Call for Entries. The Sullivan County Council on the Arts is accepting applications for its annual juried Fall Art Expo (Oct. 13-14), which offers $1200 in cash prizes. Deadline: Oct. 12. sullivanarts.org or 928-8927.

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Not that our Sloppy Joe’s – the one on Cherry Street in Kingston – is exactly a “dive” either. It’s well-maintained and seemingly well-run, but it still sports all the characteristics of a corner bar: Dark interior, the bar takes up the bulk of the footage, and tables are scant. And it’s a bit smoky, even when smokers aren’t visible. But the menu is fun, and on it you will find most of your barroom favorites as well as some state favorites you don’t see all too often – if ever – in NEPA. Take the “Pittsburger,” an $8 sandwich made famous by those crazy Primanti brothers in the Steel City. Here, as it is essentially there, this mountainous everything-on-a-bun creation consists of a half-pound burger piled high with Provolone cheese, a tangy (not mayonnaisey) vinaigrette slaw, a fat, juicy tomato slice and fresh-cut fries. Yes, for the uninitiated, the fries do go right on the bun. So does a fried egg (for 50 cents extra) if you’re a “real man.” My guest, evidently, is not – and will resent me for noting this, but hey, I’m just quoting the menu – because he passed on the fried egg. He was down with every other ingredient, including the hot sauce added to pull the whole thing together. Impressive enough, to give this guy back some of the manhood I just took away, he did pick the whole thing up in his hands and eat it. (I’d have handled too fussily with a knife and fork. And, on a side note: This type of sandwich is just a little too insane for me. If you like that Man Vs. Food busi-

ness, though, have at it.) His take, afterward? The burger was a bit dry, but for that he blamed himself for ordering medium-well and not medium. Note to all similar fans of overcooked meat: Just try medium and appreciate the juicy difference. Everything else, all heaped and CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER piled, pleased him well. The fresh-cut fries, in contrast, Sloppy Joe’s in Kingston serves its namesake as well as many other sloppy but tasty sandwich crewere seemingly a bit under- ations. cooked, lacking the crunchy believes this creation to be the abcrispness that makes fresh-cut so sauce, which was not merely a side of spicy salsa. • The Philly, shaved ribeye in solute, hands-down best sandbarbecue sauce or something appealing. We also found this the case on a thin and runny but one of com- signature sauce, with or without wich on the menu. I can see why, though I did $7.50 order of buffalo-chicken mendable consistency that clung onions and covered in Cheez cheese fries. On the positive side, to the wings well and had a nice Whiz. Wit wiz, as they say with wish for a sturdier roll that could the plate was huge and easily zing. He only wished the wings Brotherly Love on the South Side stand up to the soaking placed upon it by the au jus. The clean, shareable. Four can easily have a were fried a bit crisper. (Ask for of that fair city. • And, finally, The Porker, an- fresh pork was faultless and flahearty portion from this allot- extra-crispy if you don’t like other Philly favorite, which was vorful, however, and the spinach ment. The dish itself also was cre- yours on the softer side.) More mix-it-up wing-eaters my choice. The only thing I didn’t generous and properly cooked. ative, consisting of the fresh-cut Rounding out the menu are a will appreciate the really like about this creation was fries, hot sauce and array of sauces the name. (Shoot me, but I just few interesting chicken sandfour cheeses as IF YOU GO here, which also in- didn’t like saying, “I’ll have The wiches, hoagies and burgers, one well as small diced What: Sloppy Joe’s clude Jack Daniel’s Porker, please.” Maybe it’s a girl of which includes applewood chicken pieces. Where: 1 Cherry St., KingBBQ, spicy BBQ, thing.) Especially because, all smoked bacon, fried onions, The chicken was a ston honey garlic, hot things considered, this sandwich, cheddar and Jack Daniel’s sauce bit scant, as was Call: (570) 287-5510 honey garlic, garlic except for its astronomical size, and another (black and bleu) that the sauce, and, Credit cards? Yes parm, hot bleu, Ca- is the one with a bit of nutritional boasts bleu-cheese crumbles, sewhile I couldn’t tell Wheelchair accessible? Small steps in front; bar jun bleu, butter gar- value. (OK, I said a bit.) Piles of lect spices and “special sauce.” for sure (due to atmosphere. Hungry much? lic and Texas ranch. thinly sliced, pure white roast dim lighting) one “Dive” right in. The staff’s (One of each, pork tenderloin, marinated in a of the cheeses light but tasty enough house au friendly and the place appears to might have been bleu – and in please? We wish.) Now back to signature sand- jus, form the base, Provolone have some regulars, though we generous supply – which made the fries wetter than necessary. wiches, the lifeblood of this small cheese adds some punch, and newcomers were treated warmly. then the nutrition comes from ei- And the beer specials are sweet. Overall, this is a dish that, with a menu. Other options include: • The obvious one: a wimpie, ther a topper of spinach or broc- On our visit, dollar domestic little tweaking, can become a standout (one you nonetheless or actual sloppy Joe, “the slop- coli rabe. I chose the spinach drafts for several hours. As with all the fixings on that might not want to go bragging to piest sandwich you will ever eat.” (and was told most people do) on • The Jurchak, a marinated the grounds broccoli rabe can be giant Pittsburger, what more can your doctor about). Basic chicken wings, however, chicken fajita with all the fixings a tad bitter, though I’d love to try you want? were closer to a standout. My (sautéed onions, peppers, sour this both ways. Our pleasant host was curious Times Leader food critics remain guest tried a $4.50 six-pack and cream, guacamole, nacho cheese lavished praise upon the mild and tortilla chips) on a bun, plus a to see what I thought, given he anonymous.

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OUTDOORS T H I S W E E K : J U LY 2 7 TO AU G. 2 , 2012 Bike and Hike, a ride along the roads bordering the park followed by a hike into the falls. Adults only. Salt Springs State Park, 2305 Salt Springs Road, Franklin Forks. 6:30 tonight. 967-7275. The Vanishing of the Bees, a film on colony collapse disorder. Environmental Learning Center, Lackawanna State Park, Dalton. 7:30 tonight. 945-7110. River Float, from Mehoopany to Tunkhannock’s “Celebrate Summer at the River” festival. Meet at Riverside Park in Tunkhannock at 9:30 a.m. Saturday to be shuttled to Mehoopany. 7469140 or emo444.com. Downriver Canoe and Kayak Race, the 49th annual 12-mile paddle from Mehoopany to Tunkhannock with competitive and recreational divisions along with a relay race. Sponsored by the North Branch Land Trust and the Wyoming County Kiwanis. Saturday with registration 10 to 11 a.m. and event at noon. $12 advance; $15 day of race. Information and registration: 696-5545 or emo444.com. The World of Snakes, a 1.5-hour program focusing on local species with both illustrated and live specimens. Monroe County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. 10 a.m. Saturday. $5. 629-3061. Lakeshore Trail Walk, exploring the water’s edge during a short walk. Meet at the boat-rental parking lot, Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. 2 p.m. Saturday. 696-9105. Live Birds of Prey, an up-close look at a live hawk and owl. Campground Amphitheater, Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. 7 p.m. Saturday. 6969105.

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Night Out with the Stars, a stargazing session with the Greater Hazleton Astronomical Society. Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. 8:30 p.m. Saturday. 403-2006. Tannersville Bog Walks, 2.5-hour walks through the northern boreal bog. Meet at the Monroe County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. Wednesdays at 10 a.m. through Sept. 5. $5. Reservations: 629-3061. Feathers, Furs and Tales. Meet a live hawk, owl and falcon and

learn how birds got their feathers in a Native American story. Endless Mountains Nature Center, 1309 Vosburg Road, Tunkhannock. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. $8. Registration: 836-3835.

er coordinated by Lake-Lehman High School student Katrina Patla as a senior project. Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre. Aug. 4 with registration at 9 a.m. and walk at 10 a.m. $10, $25 per family. 4773443.

Full Moon Hike. See the park in a “new light.” Salt Springs State Park, 2305 Salt Springs Road, Franklin Forks. Wednesday at dusk. Call 967-7275 for exact time.

Cherry Run Hike, 11 difficult miles. Bring lunch and water. Meet in the parking lot of the First National Bank, Routes 118 and 29, Pikes Creek. 8:45 a.m. Aug. 5. Sponsored by the Susquehanna Trailers Hiking Club. 825-7200.

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

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Visitors can explore the water’s edge at the Lakeshore Trail Walk set for Frances Slocum State Park tomorrow. Dingmans Ferry. Aug. 3 to 5. $190 includes two nights of lodging and six meals. Reservations: 828-2319.

FUTURE Dog Days of Summer, a Family Nature Getaway Weekend with interpretive hikes, animal presentations, fishing, canoeing, crafts, campfires and more. Pocono Environmental Education Center, 538 Emery Road,

Hickory Run Hike, a guided twomile dusk hike followed by a campfire at the amphitheater. Meet at the Park Office, Hickory Run State Park, Route 534, White Haven. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3.

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Take 118 go thru Sweet Valley, bear left, go straight 3 miles, to second 4 way stop sign. Turn right 1 mile past Golf Course.

St. Mary’s Church of the Immaculate Conception Our Lady of Fatima Parish Bazaar

Monsignor Thomas V. Banick, Pastor HOLY REDEEMER HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT Pennsylvania Blvd. and E. Northampton Street, Wilkes-Barre THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY | JULY 26, 27, 28, 2012 Thursday and Friday - 6:00 P.M. til 11:00 P.M. | Saturday - 5:00 P.M. til 11:00 P.M. GAMES - PRIZES - REFRESHMENTS - ETHNIC FOODS

Friday

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Saturday

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403-2006. Birding at Frances Slocum, to seek out songbirds of the season. Meet at the boat-rental parking lot. Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. 8:30 a.m. Aug. 4. Free. 675-9900. Wounded Warrior Walk, a fundrais-

Heat and Hills Challenge, a 5K run to benefit Boy Scout Troop 300. Meet at the Hobbie Volunteer Fire Company, 655 E. County Road, Hobbie. Aug. 5 with registration at 10:30 a.m. and race at noon. $20 advance, $25 day of race. 379-3991. Nature Ramble, a stroll through the woodlands to seek out bald eagles and note seasonal happenings and wildlife habitats with naturalist Rebecca Lesko. Endless Mountains Nature Center, 1309 Vosburg Road, Tunkhannock. 6:30 p.m. Aug. 5; 6 p.m. Aug. 15 and 3 p.m. Sept. 23. $5. 836-3835.

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30 Wings Large Pizza 2 Liter Soda

2295

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Saturday

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AT THE CORNER OF E. NORTHAMPTON AND HILLSIDE ST., WILKES-BARRE • 829-9779 NEVER A COVER! • KITCHEN HOURS: SUN 1-8, WED-SAT 5-9 NOW ACCEPTING ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS Msgr. Neil J. VanLoon and the Parish Community Invite All to Our

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Weekend Features

Spinach & Garlic Baked Tilapia $13.95 Costello’s baked Tilapia topped with sauteed spinach and garlic and finished with an Herb butter.

Cajun Flat Iron Steak $16.95

A 10 oz. Flat Iron with a light cajun seasoning fire grilled to perfection and served with choice of two sides.

Prime Rib $19.95

A mouth watering 12 - 14 oz. cut of Prime Rib served with a side of Au jus, and a choice of two sides.

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Our famous home-style Chicken & Biscuits served with mashed potatoes and gravy. Mmmm...what a way to go!

Please inquire about our private dining room for any and all occasions.

JULY 27, 28, & 29 (5 P.M. - 10 P.M. each evening)

BANDS - 6 P.M. to 10 P.M. Nightly FRIDAY “Groove Train”

SATURDAY “Mace-In-Dickson”

SUNDAY “Jeanne Zano Band”

SPECIAL FEATURES: July 27 - Performers from David Blight School of Dance July 28 - Performers from Lynette’s Twirlettes, Pittston Divison NEW THIS YEAR: Gift Card Showcase • West Wind Jewelry Sale Drawings for “3” Children’s Bicycles

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Costello’s has a NEW Bar/Drink menu offering many new Specialty Drinks and also Bar Food!

HAPPY HOUR: Sunday-Friday 4pm - 6pm.

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Friday — Jack Need 9pm-1am Saturday — Stonecats Duo 9pm-1am

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Cutouts/Posters

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16 oz. COFFEE

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Dinner Features Fri. 7/27 & Sat. 7/28:

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Call 283-6260 for reservations!

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