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ON THE COVER: Paige Van Blargen, 3, of White Haven plays in a hole she dug as she covers her toes with sand at the Hickory Run State Park beach. The beach is certainly close to home, her mother, Jeanette Van Blargen, said. See the story, Pages 16-17.

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Soak in sites of W-B from new perspective By MARY THERESE BIEBEL mbiebel@timesleader.com

ilkes-Barre’s towering church steeples, the terra-cotta tiles of the YMCA and the leafy crowns of the River Common tree canopy have a different ambience when you view the downtown not from street level but from up above. We’re not talking about airplane rides here, just a rooftop stroll. “You can see the beautiful South Street Bridge, lots of our church spires and all our skyscraper-kind of buildings,” Carol Hussa of Wilkes-Barre said, pivoting to admire a 360-degree vista from the top of the city’s Intermodal Transportation Center. “When you look at it from this perspec-

tive,” she said, “it feels like you could be in Europe.” You’ll see what she’s talking about if you attend the next event in the “Y Walk Wednesday” series of guided tours of the downtown. Whimsically titled “Wings Over Wilkes-Barre,” the walk is set to begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the lobby of the YMCA building and proceed to the upper level of Boscov’s parkade on South Franklin Street, the neighboring bank parkade and the roof of the Intermodal Transportation Center off South Washington Street. “Y Walk Wednesday” journeys give people an opportunity to learn more about the city while getting some exercise, said Hussa, who organized the series. Previous tours have looked at the architecture of downtown mansions and houses of worship

as well as the natural area of Nesbitt Park. It’s not uncommon for 100 or even 200 walkers to show up. Even on one of the hottest Wednesdays, July 20, with temperatures in the 90s, Hussa said 28 walkers showed up for a guided tour of King’s College campus. (Wilkes University gets its turn for a tour on the Aug. 24 walk.) “People use the walks as a social event, and for some, it’s an intergenerational activity,” Hussa said. “We’ll get a grandmother walking with her grandchildren or someone bringing a niece or nephew.” If you like to walk but don’t like stairs, don’t worry. There are other ways for participants to reach the rooftops. “They can take the steps; they can take the elevators,” Hussa said. “Whatever they want.”

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IF YOU GO What: ‘Wings Over Wilkes-Barre,’ a guided walk to enjoy the views from the rooftops of several city buildings. Where: Meet at the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA, 40 W. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre When: 6 p.m. Wednesday Admission: Free More info: 823-2191

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BELOW: Carol Hussa, coordinator of the Y Walk Wednesday program, predicts people will enjoy the view from the top of Wilkes-Barre’s Intermodal Transportation Center on Wednesday.

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THE GUIDE Cowboy (Saturday). Good Will Hose Company No. 2, 451 W. Main St., Plymouth. Tonight, 6 to 11; Saturday, 6:30 to 11 p.m. 779-9778.

Events THIS WEEK: AUG. 5 T O 1 1 , 2 0 11 Montrose Blueberry Festival, with blueberry-inspired foods, entertainment, children’s activities, a massed-band concert (Saturday at 2 p.m.), quilt and basket raffles, book sale, silent auction, white elephant sale and more. Village Green, Montrose. Today and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 278-1881. St. Mary’s Bazaar, with homemade ethnic food, Christmas tree booth, free blood-pressure screenings, lottery booth, lots of games and prizes, giant cash raffle, silent auction, indoor flea market and nightly entertainment by singer Roy Wood. St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church Social Hall, 522 Madison St., Wilkes-Barre. Tonight and Saturday, 5 to 10 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 10 p.m. 822-6028. Downtown Scranton Walking Tour, a 1.5-hour stroll along Lackawanna and Washington avenues ending at Courthouse Square to learn about the commerce, banking, entertainment, education and religions of the city. Sponsored by the Lackawanna Historical Society. Meet at the Bosak Bank Building, corner of Lackawanna and Washington avenues. Tonight at 5. Free. 3443841. Valley Nite and Valley Day, with Junior Olympics, Firefighters Parade, Pet Show, Baby Parade, live entertainment, food, games and eight- and four-mile races. Borough Grounds, off Main Street, Conyngham. Tonight, 5:30 to 9; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. 233-7554. Sacred Heart Bazaar, with homemade Polish foods, unique themed baskets, games, Kids Corner, face painting and entertainment by John Stevens Doubleshot (tonight) and Kickin’ Polkas (Saturday). Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 215 Lackawanna Ave., Dupont. Tonight and Saturday, 6 to 11 p.m. 654-3713.

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St. Robert Bellarmine Parish Bazaar, with a flea market, food, games and entertainment by RSO (tonight) and Joe Stanky & the Cadets (Saturday). St. Aloysius Church, Barney and Division streets, Wilkes-Barre. Tonight, 6 to 10; Saturday, 5 to 11 p.m. 823-3791. Good Will Hose Company Bazaar, with a Firefighters Parade Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and entertainment by 3rd Degree (tonight) and Iron

Summer Film Series: “In a Better World” (2011), about a doctor who commutes between his home in an idyllic town in Denmark and his work at an African refugee camp. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Wednesday at 1 p.m. ($4) and 7:30 p.m. ($6). 826-1100.

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Fire Company Bazaar, with a Backyard Horseshoe Pitch, garden tractor pull, Chinese auction, parade, homemade food, crafts, games and entertainment by Hillbilly D’Lux (tonight), Kartune (Saturday) and the Cadillacs (Sunday). Hobbie Volunteer Fire Company, 655 E. County Road, Wapwallopen. Tonight, 6 to 11; Saturday, 3 to 11 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 9 p.m. 3793013. Harveys Lake Homecoming, the annual weekend of events. Kicks off tonight with a dinner dance at the Harveys Lake Beach Club from 6 to 11 ($25) along with the lighting of boathouses and residences. Continues Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday’s activities include Kids Day at the Harveys Lake Fire Company, a Cancer Walk-a-Thon, chicken BBQ at the Beach Club, boat show at Grotto Pizza, WaveRunner Card Run at Sandy Beach, Anything Floats Race and the traditional Boat Regatta at dusk. Sunday includes a craft show, kayak race, ski show at Sandy Beach, firefighters parade, children’s sack and three-legged races and a wingeating contest. Complete schedule at harveyslakehomecoming.com. Dance in the No-Bully Zone, a benefit for local anti-bullying programs and Fallen Officers Remembered. With DJ music, raffles, refreshments, entertainment by singers Mike Dougherty and Kendall Mosley, and a talk on bullying issues by detective Charles Balogh. Wyoming Valley West Middle School, 201 Chester St., Kingston. Saturday with dancer registration 8:30 to 9:15 a.m., dance 9:30 a.m. to noon and entertainment noon to 3 p.m. Dancers: $10 advance, $15 day of event. 690-6003. Back Mountain Farmers Market, with local produce, bakery items, gourmet and organic food. Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas. Saturdays through Oct. 8, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 675-1182. Summer Showcase and Live Auction, with antiques, furniture, household goods, homemade quilts and more up for bid. Also: booths selling books, plants, odds and ends and desserts, a silent basket auction, music by Step by Step, a Dallas Got Talent Singing Contest, garden tips by Rob Rave and appraisals by Savo Auctioneers ($5 per item; no firearms). St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Route 118, Dallas. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with auction at 1 p.m. 675-3859. Shickshinny Borough Sesquicentennial, celebrating the town’s rich past and the history of its canal

Flora and Fauna, a standard flower show spotlighting horticulture and design by the Hazleton Area Garden Club. Faith United Church of Christ, 21 Faith Drive, Hazle Township. Wednesday, 3 to 8 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. $5. 956-2360.

Dog owners, take heed. Only two more days to celebrate the Dog Days of Summer at Cork Restaurant in WilkesBarre, where a portion of the sales will be donated to the SPCA of Luzerne County. Bring your pooch out to dinner on the outdoor patio, where you’ll find pet-themed drinks and a special menu just for doggies. The restaurant is at 463 Madison St., and hours are 4:30 to 10 p.m. Reservations at 270-3818. and railroad systems. With a block party, commemorations, quilting demonstrations by the Bloomingdale Willing Hands Quilters, crafters, opening of a 1961 time capsule, food and music. Downtown Shickshinny and West Union Street Borough Park. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. with a parade at 3 p.m. 542-4489. Work Your Wellness! A half-hour workshop on tips for low-calorie dining out and grocery shopping, followed by a walk around the borough. West Pittston Library, 200 Exeter Ave., West Pittston. Saturday, 10 to 11:30 a.m. $5. 6549847. Yoga in the Park, a free session with Jennifer Ciarimboli of Balance Yoga. Millennium Circle, River Common Park, North River Street, Wilkes-Barre. Saturday at 10 a.m. 574-3240. Old Fashioned Kids Family Fun Day, with games, food, DJ music, magic show, mentalist, petting zoo and police, fire and military vehicles. Merchant Village, 1201 Oak St., Pittston. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Proceeds benefit Aimee’s Army child cancer organization. 4458777. Knitting and Crocheting. Bring your projects and join other knitters. All ages. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre. Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to noon. 821-1959. Heritage Craft Day, with demonstrations of oak split-basket making, tramp art, rug braiding, bobbin lace, quilling, wheat weaving, Ukrai-

nian egg decorating, broom making and more. Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 1000 Turkey Hill Road, Stroudsburg. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 992-6161 or quietvalley.org. Train Excursion, from Scranton to Moscow, a two-hour round trip to this small Pocono town with a stopover at its restored 1904 train station. Steamtown National Historic Site, 300 Cliff St., Scranton. Saturday at 11 a.m. $24, $22 seniors, $17 children. 340-5204 or nps.gov/ stea. Car Show, by the Hi-Lites Motor Club. With food, music, raffles and door prizes. All vehicles welcome. Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 55 Center Hill Road, Dallas. Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m. 4772477 or 574-7470. Chris Hodorowski Benefit, a fundraiser for the Hodgkin’s lymphoma patient. With children’s games, raffles, auction, barbecue, bake sale and entertainment by Ol’ Cabbage and Ashes for Trees. Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre. Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. 301-4665. Forty Fort Meeting House Tours, guided tours of the historic 1807 church. 20 River St., in the Forty Fort Cemetery. Sundays through Sept. 25, 1 to 3 p.m. $2, $1 children. 287-5214. Nathan Denison House Tours, guided tours of the historic 1790 house by costumed docents. 35 Denison St., Forty Fort. Sundays through September 25, 1 to 4 p.m. $4, $2 children. 451-1551.

Historical Society Garden Party, the 78th annual event with the traditional Hat Contest, cocktails in the Hughes Memorial Garden and dinner at the adjacent Westmoreland Club. Luzerne County Historical Society, 49 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. $25, $65 with dinner. Reservations: 8236244. Wings over Wilkes-Barre, a guided walk to enjoy breathtaking views and sweeping river vistas from the rooftops of city buildings. Meet at the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA, 40 W. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre. Wednesday at 6 p.m. Free. 823-2191. Farmers Market, with locally grown produce, festival foods, crafts, breads and pastries and entertainment celebrating “Performing Arts Day.” Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 208-4292. St. John the Evangelist Bazaar, with three tents offering Slovak, Polish, Lithuanian and American foods, Bountiful Baskets, Buckets Galore, lottery booth, gifts and crafts, bingo, children’s games, indoor flea market, book sale and entertainment by Hillbilly D’Lux (Thursday), Last Call (Friday) and Flaxy Morgan (Saturday). St. John the Evangelist Church, Broad and Church streets, Pittston. Thursday through Saturday (Aug. 13), 5 to 10 p.m. 654-0053. Light in August Series, a talk on “Marcellus Shale: Two Citizens Speak Out” with Keystone College professor Bill Tersteeg and Gretchen Ludders of the South Branch of Tunkhannock Watershed Coalition. Alley Kitchen and Coffee House, 515 Center St., Scranton. Thursday with happy hour at 6 p.m. and talk at 7 p.m. followed by refreshments and conversation. Free. 941-7816. Civil War Round Table, with a talk on “Meade’s Pursuit of Lee at the Close of the Gettysburg Campaign” with Jim Pangburn, a 12-year Battlefield Guide at Gettysburg National Military Park. Daddow-Isaacs American Legion, 730 Memorial Highway, Dallas. Thursday at 7 p.m. Free. 639-1283. See EVENTS, Page 7

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Scranton Jazz Festival gets a fresh ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ spin

IF YOU GO: A SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

mooth jazz sounds will filter through downtown Scranton this weekend thanks to the seventh annual Scranton Jazz Festival, a three-day event that has a main stage at the historic Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel and several sub-stages throughout the city. The main stage becomes a performance venue only when the festival rolls around. “We convert the old baggage area, where the trains would pull into the station, into an amphitheater,” artistic director Marko Marcinko explained.

Over two days the area is draped and carpeted and seats are brought in, creating a 1,400person-capacity viewing area. The main stage will play host to funk band WAR, local band Music for Models and jazz pianist, composer and arranger Andy LaVerne, among others. A main-stage ticket also will gain access to the various venues along the Jazz Walk. “The Jazz Walk provides even more music at several venues throughout the area,” Marcinko said. “There’s a map provided that outlines where all the acts will be and on what nights.” Artists from this year’s Jazz Walk include the North Pocono Steel Drum Band, local saxophonist Jim Buckley and international artist Ilona Knopfler, who sings in English and French. One of the biggest acts will be jazz legend Bob Dorough, a pianist, vocalist and composer who will take the main stage at 7 p.m. tomorrow. Dorough’s career took off in

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Jazz legend Bob Dorough will bring ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ tunes he composed for the ABC hit television show to life during his performance this year.

1956 with the recording of “Devil May Care,” his favorite composition to date. He also recorded two vocals, “Nothing Like You” and “Blue Xmas,” with Miles Davis, in 1962. But it’s his work of “setting multiplication tables to music” that will be showcased this weekend. See JAZZ, Page 7

What: Scranton Jazz Festival When: Today through Sunday Tickets: Today: $35, WAR; tomorrow: $30, The Royal Scam and Bob Dorough’s ‘Schoolhouse Rock’; Sunday, $30: The Four Freshmen and The Festival Big Band; $20 student tickets; $55 tomorrow and Sunday pass. ••• Main Stage, The Radisson Hotel, Indoor/Outdoor Amphitheater, 700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton Today 7:30 p.m.: Music For Models 8:15 p.m.: WAR 9:30 p.m.: “The Jazz Walk” Tomorrow 5 p.m.: The Al & Zoot Tribute Band 6 p.m.: The Zack Brock Trio 7 p.m.: Jazz Legend Bob Dorough and ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ 8 p.m.: The Royal Scam 9:30 p.m.: “The Jazz Walk” Sunday 11 a.m. : Jazz Brunch at Carmen’s at The Radisson Hotel 12:30 p.m.: The Jazz Vespers w/ Rev Bill Carter and Presbybop 1:30 p.m.: break 4 p.m.: The Keystone Jazz Institute student combos 5 p.m.: The Festival All Stars/ Andy LaVerne & Gary Keller 6 p.m.: The Four Freshmen 7 p.m.: The Festival Big Band 8:30 p.m.: The Jazz Festival Jam session at Trax Bar, The Radisson Hotel ••• Jazz Walk Schedule Friday-only venues, 9:30 p.m. start • Lavish, Linden Street: The John Andrews duo • Jean and Betty’s, Lackawanna Avenue: Wayne Smith • The Fidelity Bank, North Washington Avenue: The Tyler Dempsey Trio (6 to 8 p.m.) • The Alley Kitchen and Cafe,

Center Street: Siora Today and tomorrow, 9:30 p.m. start • The Cigar Club, Spruce Street: Today, The Jim Buckley Trio; tomorrow, The Tony Costa Trio • City Cafe, North Washington Avenue: Today, The Miles Griffith Trio; tomorrow, Spencer and Nancy Reed • Carl Von Luger’s Steak and Seafood, North Washington Avenue: Today, The Joe Michaels Trio; tomorrow, Carlucci, Washer & Rostock • The Bog, Adams Avenue: Today, The Bog Swing Band; tomorrow, The Indigo Moon Brass Band • The Banshee, Penn Avenue: Today, The Marko Marcinko Latin Jazz Quintet; tomorrow, The Gary Rissmiller Trio • Mert’s, Linden Street: Today, The Donna Antanow Duo; tomorrow, Music For Models • The Hilton Outdoor Patio, Adams Avenue: Today, Dave Wilson Quartet; tomorrow, The Nelson Hill Quartet • Trax Bar at The Radisson, Lackawanna Avenue: Today, Steve Rudolph Trio with Ilona Knopfler; tomorrow, Nate Birkey with The Steve Rudolph Trio • Kildare’s, Lackawanna Avenue: Today, Teddy Young Gun; tomorrow, The Roamin’ Gabriels • The Irish Wolf Pub, Linden Street: Today, Matt Bennick and the Blues Mine; tomorrow, Jazz Juice • Renaissance at 500, Lackawanna Avenue: Today, The North Pocono Steel Band; tomorrow, The Dixieland AllStars ••• • Free jazz concert at Courthouse Square: 2 p.m. Saturday with Upper Valley Winds

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Notes on Music

ment. Saturday at 8 p.m. $69, $59, $39. 866-448-7849. Summer Concerts in the Park, with the West 3rd Street Band. Nay Aug Park Bandstand,1901Mulberry St., Scranton. Sunday at 2 p.m. Free. 348-4186.

Concerts THIS WEEK: AUG. 5 T O 11 , 2 0 11 Noontime Concert Series, with Paul LaBelle/All That Jazz. Courthouse Square, Scranton. Today. 963-6800. Original Worship, Christian-music and open mic. Ekklesia Christian Coffeehouse, River of Life Fellowship Church gym, 22 Outlet Road, Lehman Township. Tonight at 7. 717-503-7363. Little Feat, rock plus funk, jazz and country. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. Tonight at 8. $32. 866605-7325. Moody McCarthy, the TV comedian with Meghan Hanley. Wisecrackers Comedy Club,15 S. Pennsylvania Blvd., Wilkes-Barre. Tonight at 9. $15. Benefits the American Cancer Society. 562-9749. Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, award-winning bluegrass. DorflinMcCarthy ger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary, Route 6 and Elizabeth Street, White Mills. Saturday at 6 p.m. $22, $11students. 253-5500. Season’s End Grand Finale, concludes the 2011Performing Arts Institute. Consecutively at the Buckingham Performing Arts Center, 201N. Sprague Ave., and Great Hall of Wyoming Seminary, 228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. Saturday at 7 p.m. Free. 270-2160. Larry the Cable Guy, standup comic/ TV star. Mountain Laurel Performing Arts Center,1Tamiment Road, Tami-

INXS, Australian pop-funk. Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, Plains Township. Sunday at 7 p.m. $35, $25. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com. Summer Concerts at the Pavilion, with the Irem Chanters. Irem Temple Country Club, 397 Country Club Road, Dallas. Sunday at 8 p.m. Free. 675-4653. Bob Dylan, the poet laureate of rock-’n’roll with Leon Russell. Toyota Pavilion, Scranton. Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets at livenation.com. Party on the Patio, with Stayin’ Alive, a Bee Gees tribute band. Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, Plains Township. Thursday at 7 p.m. Free. 831-2100.

FUTURE CONCERTS Noontime Concert Series, withJoe DeMark. Courthouse Square, Scranton. Aug.12. 963-6800. The Mighty Manatees, the Philadelphia band serving up reggae-influenced rock with Shana (daughter of Van) Morrison and Jason Crosby. Mauch Chunk Opera House,14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. Aug.12 at 8 p.m. $20. 325-0249. Hippie Fest 2011, ’60s music with singer-songwriter Dave Mason, Grand Funk Railroad’s Mark Farner, Rick Derringer, Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals and Gary Wright. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Aug.13 at 7 p.m. $57.50, $49.50, $39.50, $32.50. 826-1100. 10,000 Maniacs, alt rock. Mount Airy Casino Resort, Mount Pocono. Aug.13 at 8 p.m. $40, $25. 877-682-4791. Bowser’s Rock and Roll Doo Wop Party, with the former lead singer of retro group Sha Na Na. Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, Plains Township. Aug.14 at 7 p.m. $20, $16. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

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Best Bet Music-lovers across genres will want to hit the pike this weekend for Musikfest, the annual 10-day mega-festival with 500 performances on 14 indoor and outdoor stages, plus 60 international food vendors, visual arts and crafts, children’s shows, street performers and a closing-night fireworks display. Included are the Stone Temple Pilots, Miranda Cosgrove, Maroon 5, Steve Miller Band, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Steely Dan, Straight No Chaser, Buckcherry with Fuel, Nick Jonas, Train with Gavin DeGraw, Ravi Coltrane, Al DiMeola World Sinfonia, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, 7 Walkers, Nikki Costa, John Oates, the Red Horse Project and many more performers of Celtic, rock, world, jazz, soul, blues and folk music. The action takes place in downtown Bethlehem from 5 to 11 tonight and continues Saturday through Aug. 14 from noon to 11 p.m. Call 610-332-1300 or visit musikfest.org.

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Pop/punk band Patterns aims to appeal to a wide audience. From left: Evan Domanski, Eddie Delucca, Jeremy Polinski, Cody Healey and Justin Kurtzweil.

‘PATTERNS’ feels the beat

By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

ocal band Patterns labels itself as pop/ punk, but you wouldn’t know that if you sat in on one of its many writing sessions. “When we’re coming up with ideas, Jeremy has a tendency to express it through rap beats,” drummer Cody Healey of Avoca said. “He kind of pounds out a beat with his fist, looks at me and says, ‘OK, try something like that.’ It’s pretty funny.”

Patterns also consists of Wilkes-Barre’s Jeremy Polinski on vocals and Evan Domanski on guitar and West Pittston’s

Eddie Delucca on guitar and Justin Kurtzweil on bass. The group, ages 18 to 21, has been friendly for quite a while, going to shows together for years. Six months ago they decided to get serious about pursuing their love for music and forming a band. They’re trying to keep things light. “We see far too many bands that are almost depressing, too dark,” Healey said. “They send either a negative message or a mixed one. We don’t want to do that.” Healey said Patterns aims to play music for every age range and musical taste. “We want to be relatable.” The guys have recorded five tracks that they hope to release in the fall as a demo album. Notable Patterns tracks include “Oh Well,” which focuses on what Healey calls the “typical boy/girl relationship problems” and “Blastoff,” which ex-

plores the positive tone Patterns is trying to convey. “It’s about doing what you want to do, what makes you happy,” Healey said. “So many people think that life needs to go a certain way, follow some kind of formula, but you don’t have to conform to that. Just be you.”

••• It’s been a little more than a decade since the legendary Bob Dylan played Northeastern Pennsylvania. He and his band will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain. Dylan first became a major force in the music realm in the 1960s when his songs, such as “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “The Times They Are a-Changin’,” became anthems for anti-war movements in the country. See MUSIC, Page 7

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“My time working on ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ was amazing,” Dorough said of ABC’s hit animated series that began in the 1970s. It was a career-changing gig into which he happened to fall. “Someone from an advertising agency said to me, ‘My little boys can’t multiply and memorize those times tables, but they can sing along with Jimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones, so why don’t we do a multiplication rock?’ ” From this stemmed “Three is a Magic Number,” a song about trios. The agency liked it so much it commissioned Dorough to write more songs of its kind. Eventually the project was taken to ABC, which picked it up and created the now-famous educational series. The Arkansas-born Dorough now resides in Mount Bethel, which reminds him of where he grew up. He played at the Scranton Jazz Festival during its early days in Nay Aug Park, but this year will be different.

His recording career spans 50 years, during which he has touched upon all genres, from folk and blues to gospel and swing. His latest collection of new songs, “Together Through Life,” was released in April 2009. Dylan has toured on a constant basis since the 1980s, earning the gigs the collective name “Never Ending Tour.” He has played roughly 100 dates per year since. Dylan made several stops in Northeastern Pennsylvania, mostly in the early 90s. His last appearance here was in 2000 as part of a double bill with Phil Lesh & Friends. ••• American singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw will bring his signature charm and carefree attitude to Eleanor Rigby’s in Jermyn at 8 p.m. tomorrow. DeGraw burst onto the music scene in 2003 with his debut album “Chariot.” The single “I Don’t Want to Be” became the theme song for hit television show “One Tree Hill,” launching the singer to an even higher level of success. In 2008 he released a self-titled second album, and in 2009 he put out “Free.” Come September, he will release his fourth album, “Sweeter,” which brings an entirely new sound. This album marks the first time DeGraw enlisted co-writers for a project, something he said allowed him to open up to new ideas and explore various genres. He is on tour with Maroon 5 and Train in support of the upcoming album.

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Marko Marcinko, artistic director for the Scranton Jazz Festival, will bring his Latin Jazz Quintet to the Jazz Walk portion of the event.

“This is certainly not my first time, but it is the first time I was asked to play anything from ‘Schoolhouse Rock!,’ ” he said. He can’t help chuckling at the thought. “It’s not jazz, and it’s not really rock, so it’ll be fun to see how it

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FUTURE Christy Mathewson Days, the annual celebration of the native baseball Hall of Fame pitcher. With an exhibit of the Christy Mathewson Collection and a documentary on “Christy Mathewson Days” (Friday at 8 p.m. at Keystone College’s Theatre in Brooks), a Big 6K Run and Walk (Saturday, 8 a.m. at Keystone College Green), a parade from Keystone College to Christy Mathewson Park in Factoryville (Saturday at 11 a.m.) followed by a community celebration. Aug. 12 and 13 with schedule at factoryville.org or 945-1014. St. Joseph Italian Festival, with food, games, themed baskets, children’s games, crafts and entertainment by CYN (Friday) and Joe Lastovica & Polka Punch (Saturday). Maria Assunta Grounds, 901 Monroe St., Berwick. Aug. 12, 4 to 9 p.m.; Aug. 13, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. with a special Mass and procession at 9 a.m. 752-7000. St. Anthony/St. Rocco Italian Festival, with food, games and live entertainment by Picture Perfect (Friday), the Poets (Saturday) and Hickory Rose and Take Three (Sunday). Also: a Sunday Mass with procession and a fireworks display. St. Rocco’s Church, 122 Kurtz St., Dunmore. Aug. 12-13, 6 to 11 p.m.; Aug. 14, 1 to 10 p.m. 3441239.

Grand Raffle. St. Jude Church, 422 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top. Aug. 12-13, 4 to 11 p.m.; Aug. 14, noon to 11 p.m. 474-6315. Osterhout Library Rooftop Party, the third annual fundraiser with beer and wine, live entertainment by 12 Letters and food samplings from area restaurants. Top floor of the James F. Conahan Intermodal Center, with entrances off South Main Street or South Washington Street in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Free parking. Aug. 12, 5 to 8 p.m. $15 advance, $20 at the door. Proceeds benefit the North Branch of the Osterhout Library. 823-0156. St. John the Baptist Bazaar, with Polish, Slovak and American foods, games of chance, bingo, children’s games, crafts, theme baskets, flea market and entertainment by John Stevens Doubleshot (Friday), George Tarasek Orchestra (Saturday) and the Intentions (Sunday). Also: a new play by Father Jerry Gurka “Pierogie Wedding 2.” St. John the Baptist Church, 126 Nesbitt St., Larksville. Aug. 12, 6 to 11 p.m.; Aug. 13, 5 to 11 p.m.; Aug. 14, 3 to 10 p.m. 779-7620. Work Your Wellness! A half-hour workshop on functional foods, vitamins and minerals, followed by a walk around the borough. West Pittston Library, 200 Exeter Ave., West Pittston. Aug. 13, 10 to 11:30 a.m. $5. 654-9847. Pow Wow and Gathering of All Peoples, the fifth annual Native American event with drumming, singing, dancing, Native American foods, arts and crafts. Newport Recreation Complex, Kirmar Avenue, Newport Township. Aug. 13-14, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with Grand Entrance at noon. $4, $2 children. 417-4153.

“Everyone is just charged up about this jazz festival, and it keeps growing year after year after year. “We’re hoping that another seven years from now we’ll be that much bigger because of it.”

Train Excursion, from Scranton to Moscow, a two-hour round trip to this small Pocono town with a stopover at its restored 1904 train station. Steamtown National Historic Site, 300 Cliff St., Scranton. Aug. 13 and 20 at 11 a.m.; Sept. 3 and 4 at 1 p.m. $24, $22 seniors, $17 children. 340-5204 or nps.gov/stea. Memorial Poker Run. Collect cards at each stop on the ride for a successful poker hand and a chance at a $250 prize while helping fund a pharmacy scholarship at Luzerne County Community College in memory of Stephen G. Semanek. Followed by a party with entertainment by Kids on Bikes and Classic Rock Express, prizes, raffles, Chinese auction and children’s activities. Ride leaves from the Maltby Fire Department, 253 Owen St., Swoyersville, and ends at Chacko’s Family Bowling Center, 195 N. WilkesBarre Blvd., Wilkes-Barre. Aug. 13 with registration 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. followed by the ride. 574-5945. Salt Springs Art and Music Show, with local artists and musicians performing and displaying their talents. Join in open jam sessions. Salt Springs State Park, 2305 Salt Springs Road, Franklin Forks. Aug. 13, noon until sunset. 9677275. Fun Fest, an inaugural event with food, children’s games, water wars, pony rides, magic show (3 p.m.) and live music by Sweet Peppers and the Long Hots (7 to 10 p.m.). Also: a chicken barbecue dinner ($9) served 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Oblates of St. Joseph Seminary, 1880 Route 315, Pittston. Aug. 13, noon to 10 p.m. 654-7542.

IF YOU GO Who: Bob Dylan and his band When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Where: Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain, 1000 Montage Mountain Road, Scranton Tickets: $71 to $95.90 ••• Who: Gavin DeGraw When: 8 p.m. tomorrow Where: Eleanor Rigby’s, 603 Scranton Carbondale Highway, Jermyn Tickets: $22.50 to $25

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goes at the festival.” Dorough explains the festival’s atmosphere: “I like the spirit of it; it’s like one big party,” he said. “It’s not like any other nightclub job. It’s a very unusual thing.” Marcinko agrees.

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THIS WEEK: AUG. 5 T O 1 1 , 2 0 11 Giant Neighborhood Yard Sale, with food and baked goods. Trinity Episcopal Church, 220 Montgomery Ave., West Pittston. Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. $10 per vendor space. 654-3261. St. Paul’s Church Auction, with handmade quilts, antiques, furniture and household goods along with entertainment and food. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Route 118, Dallas. Saturday at 9 a.m. with bidding at 1 p.m. 675-3859. Yard Sale, by the Wyoming Area Music Sponsors. Wyoming Area High School, 20 Memorial St., Exeter. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 388-4060. Flea Market, with a ziti dinner, bake sale and other ethnic dishes. St. Michael’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 205 N. Main St., Pittston. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 654-4564. Community-Wide Yard Sale, with nearly 50 Wilkes-Barre Township families displaying a variety of merchandise. Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. Listing of yard-sale locations available at 59 S. Walnut St., 302 Center St., the American Legion Home at 54 Chestnut St., 82 Ash St. or 133 Old Ashley Road. 823-7540. Summer Rummage Sale. Zion United Church of Christ, 40 W. Main St., Nanticoke. Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch available each day. 262-6583.

Free Clothing Giveaway. High Point Baptist Church, 1919 Mountain Road, Larksville. Aug. 13, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 371-4404. Grandma’s Attic Flea Market. Donations welcome but no clothing accepted. Conlon Hall, St. Ignatius Church, 339 N. Maple Ave., Kingston. Aug. 18, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Aug. 19, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Aug. 20, 8:30 a.m. to noon. 283-3256. Flea Market, with food available. Bloomingdale Grange, Grange Hall Road, Bloomingdale. Aug. 20, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. $5 per vendor table. 256-7610. Craft Sale and Flea Market, with lunch and a Welsh-cookie sale. Eastern Star Hall, 11 Foster St., Dallas. Aug. 20, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors welcome at $15 per table. 675-4893.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Funfest Garage Sale. Applications are available on a first-come-firstserved basis for the 20-space sale during Funfest weekend Sept. 10 and 11 in Hazleton. Spaces are 5-by-10, but you must provide your own tables and chairs. Information at 455-1509 or funfestpa.org. Dorranceton United Methodist Church is seeking crafters for a show on Oct. 1 in Kingston. Reserve a space at 760-8270. Autumn Festival. Applications are being accepted for vendors for this event at Lake-Lehman High School on Oct. 15, 1 to 6 p.m. $20 per vendor. Information at 262-6725 or autumnfestival.webs.com.

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Digital animation makes familiar storyline rise above others By ROGER MOORE The Orlando Sentinel

udacious, violent and disquieting, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” is a summer sequel that’s better than it has any right to be. This movie about how apes rise up against the humans who would trap them, cage them and use them in medical experiments is a stunning job of back-engineering the familiar “Planet of the Apes” story and another leap forward in performance-capture animation.

As alarming and sometimes bloody as it is, “Rise” doesn’t require a “No apes were harmed in the making of this movie” credit. They’re all digital, a performancecapture cast led by Andy Serkis (Gollum in “Lord of the Rings”). “Rise” tells the story of Caesar, the son of a smart chimpanzee made even smarter by a viral serum given to him by a scientist, Dr. Will Rodman (James Franco) in pursuit of a cure for his father’s (John Lithgow) Alzheimer’s disease. When the corporate boss (David Oyelowo) decides the current test-crop of apes is “contaminated” and must be “put down,” Will takes Caesar home and raises him as one of the family. Dad gives him the name Caesar. And when Caesar’s intelligence shows, Will gives Dad the drug and seemingly cures his degenerative brain disease. Early scenes of Caesar gambol-

IF YOU GO What: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” Starring: James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, Brian Cox, Tom Felton Directed by: Rupert Wyatt Running time: 103 minutes Rated: PG-13 for intense and frightening sequences of action and violence ★★★ 1/2

ing through the rafters of their big, old San Francisco two-story are reminiscent of Disney’s animated “Tarzan,” long swooping takes of the chimp swinging, clambering, leaping and frolicking. When Will meets a cute and sympathetic zoo vet (Freida Pinto) they even take Caesar to the Muir Woods park to climb the redwoods. But Caesar is still wild, impulsive and sometimes violent, prone to escape and annoy the neighbors. And the vet has a word of warning: “I love chimpanzees. I’m also afraid of them. It’s ap-

propriate to be afraid of them.” Serkis gives Caesar a cautious physicality and a wary hooded stare. And the animators capture the glint of intelligence in his eyes. The film’s first electric moment is a glance between doctor and ape as the now-adult Caesar sees and understands, the instant Will does, that his father is regressing back into Alzheimer’s. Director Rupert Wyatt stages the film’s second half — Caesar’s imprisonment in a “primate shelter” — with prison-movie verve, letting us imagine how he will establish himself in his cell block and how he might stage his coup de chimp. “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” is clever enough to summon memories of Pierre Boulle’s Vietnam-era sci-fi novel and make you ponder it as moral and racial parable. And it’s brilliantly executed, rendering previous versions forgettable. PAGE 9

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New on DVD A canceled cable series and tales of a classic monster top this week’s DVD picks. “UNITED STATES OF TARA: THE THIRD SEASON,” GRADE B-PLUS: Showtime has ended this first-rate series starring Toni Collette. This DVD set is your chance to see the last episodes of a show that examines what it’s like to live with a woman who has multiple personalities. The season focuses on Tara’s (Collette) decision to go back to school and how the emergence of her alters causes problems. Eddie Izzard guest stars. The DVD set includes all 12 episodes. “MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: MST3K VS. GAMERA XXI,” GRADE B-PLUS: The five-DVD set includes the films “Gamera,” “Gamera Vs. Barugon,” “Gamera Vs. Gaos,” “Gamera Vs. Guiron” and “Gamera Vs. Zigra.” Each film gets the usual comedy assault provided by Joel Robinson and his faithful robot sidekicks — Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot. You haven’t really watched these movies until you have seen them with the “MST3K” gang. The DVDs, which include bonus features like the original Japanese trailers, come in a tin box and includes a poster. ••• ALSO NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK: “SOUL SURFER:” A shark attack doesn’t stop a devoted surfer (AnnaSophia Robb). “THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED:” J.K. Simmons stars in this film based on the true story of a father trying to reconnect with his son. “FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF:” The Matthew Broderick comedy is re-released for the 25th anniversary. “QUARANTINE 2: TERMINAL:” The deadly virus is now on a late-night flight.

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CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER — The last Marvel Comics setup for next summer’s all-star blockbuster “The Avengers” finds Chris Evans starring as the World War II fighting hero. He brings an earnest dignity and intelligence to the role of Steve Rogers, a scrawny kid from Brooklyn with dreams of military glory. PG-13 for intense sci-fi violence and action. 126 minutes. ★★ 1/2

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS — The dialogue is snappy, and the plot makes efforts for emotional realism, but the story is familiar: romantically exhausted friends (Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis) try to forge a sexual relationship without emotion. They have terrific timing and look great in bed but don’t have enough friction for real chemistry. R for sexual content and language. 104 minutes. ★★ 1/2

COWBOYS AND ALIENS – Actionpacked yet curiously lifeless, this genre mash-up has a stellar cast and out-ofthis-world production values but is still a saddle-weary horse opera, competent but never compelling. PG-13 for intense western and sci-fi action and violence, partial nudity and a brief crude reference. 118 minutes. ★★

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 2: The smashingly good final installment in the long-running series based on J.K. Rowling’s books has Harry reaching his climactic showdown with the Dark Lord. PG-13 for intense action and frightening imagery. 130 minutes. ★★★ 1/2

CRAZY STUPID LOVE – This is one from the heart for the heart, a grand romantic gesture about grand romantic gestures that conjures up the bittersweet magic of first loves, lasting loves, lost loves and all the loves in between. The sprawling cast includes Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Jonah Bobo and Analeigh Tipton.

HORRIBLE BOSSES — This isn’t trying to say anything profound about society or the economy. It’s about three guys who hate their jobs and want to kill their bosses. Who among us hasn’t pondered as much? R for crude, sexual content, pervasive language and drug material. 98 minutes. ★★★ THE SMURFS – The little blue trolls with the mushroom homes and the most aggravating theme song in musical history invade Manhattan in a bright, broad live-action, computer-animated comedy that has brains, heart and style. PG for some mild rude humor and action. 107 minutes. ★★★ TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON — Michael Bay serves up another loud, long, bruising and wearisome onslaught of giant, shape-shifting robots. In 3-D. PG-13 for intense, prolonged sci-fi action violence, mayhem and destruction and for language, sexuality and innuendo. 154 minutes. ★ 1/2 ZOOKEEPER – Kevin James plays Griffin, a staffer at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo trying to woo the gorgeous, shallow Stephanie (Leslie Bibb). The animals speak up and help Griffin get the girl. PG for some rude and suggestive humor and language. 102 minutes. ★

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he comedy envelope has been pushed, pulled, twisted and torn during this current run of smash hit R-rated sex comedies. But “The Change-Up,” the punctuation at the end of the summer of “Bridesmaids,” “Bad Teacher” and “Friends With Benefits,” dares to ask and answer the question that’s been out there since “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” and “Wedding Crashers” kicked off the craze: How far is too far, and when does amusingly raunchy just seem coarse?

I’d say any time you’ve filmed a script with the phrase “projectile pooping” you’ve arrived at crass. Baby diapering scenes? Sure. Let’s turn them bottom’s up and see — in close, anatomical detail — what pops out. And adults leave little to the bathroom imagination either in this cute and crude romp through the merits of married life as opposed to single life, and vice versa. “Change-Up” is an adult variation on the old body-switch idea, a “Freaky Friday” with a dose of the freaky deaky. Jason Bateman is Dave, a nose-to-the-grindstone lawyer whose marriage has become a series of “your turn” diaper changes (three kids, twin infants among them) and drives to and from school and afterschool activities. He’s married to Jamie, played by

IF YOU GO What: “The Change-Up” Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman Directed by: David Dobkin Running time: 112 minutes Rated: R for strong sexual content, some graphic nudity, language, drug use ★★

the vulnerable yet hilariously brassy and bossy Leslie Mann. Somehow Dave has stayed friends with his polar opposite. Mitch (Ryan Reynolds, channeling his “Van Wilder” past) is a slacker, a pothead actor and womanizer, irresponsible in the extreme and given to shouting inappropriate profanity at Dave’s tiny kids and into Dave’s speaker phone at the office. A night of drinking leads them to a

shared moment at the urinal — in this case, an ornate fountain in one of Atlanta’s parks. They kvetch. They complain. Next thing you know, they’ve said “I wish I had your life,” and they’ve switched bodies. The humor here comes not so much from the Jon Lucas-Scott Moore script or David “Fred Claus” Dobkin’s perfunctory direction of it, but in seeing Bateman, the master of the buttoned-down introverted slow burn, take on the hyper patter of Reynolds. As he fakes his way through the day, we see Dave as a bad lawyer, bad husband and bad father. His daughter’s getting tripped at ballet? Trip her back. “Always solve your problems with violence!” Dave, who looks like Mitch, must take on the actor’s next role — reluctantly. He must deal with Mitch’s See CHANGE, Page 14

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f a more gorgeous appetizer has appeared before me in a long time, I can’t remember it. And it wasn’t even mine. Finally fitting in a visit to the increasingly buzzedabout Café Italia on River Street in Jenkins Township, I started with a luscious dish called stacked eggplant ($7.75), which wasn’t really stacked, but that’s quibbling.

What: Café Italia Where: 1723 River St., Jenkins Township Call: 570-299-7724 Credit cards? Yes Handicapped accessible? Yes Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday Other: BYOB

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Don’t let the unassuming exterior of Cafe Italia fool you. Within, you’ll have a beautiful feast.

tasted so good. At least four plump, purewhite mini-globes of fresh mozzarella sat atop a bed of brightgreen spinach darkened by the luscious – and not at all bitey – balsamic, and fire-bright red peppers completed the pretty picture. By the time we finished sharing both of these two, we were hooked on Café Italia, where the soups also deserve special accolades. I had a cup of the house specialty, Italian wedding, and found it loaded with the key ingredient of tiny meatballs and spinach and packed with punch, salty enough without a drop from a shaker but not overly so. My guest tried the soup of the day, a rich, red minestrone, also jam-packed with signature ingredients. Her soup, again, edged mine in the looks department, but both won our praise for taste.

When it came time for main plates, we discussed and debated and studied hard, for the options were indeed plentiful: more than a dozen pastas, almost a half-dozen classic entrees and a dozen and a half meat and seafood entrées as well as a handful of sandwiches. Ultimately, the first nod went to Vongoli Rosi ($12.95), or, a purist might argue, Vongole Rosa or Vongole Rose, which would be Italian for clams with red sauce. This dish, however, also contained tender shrimp in addition to the large, fresh clams in their shells tossed with fresh tomatoes in a kicky garlic wine sauce. Our taster was, in a word, mesmerized The second nod, mine, went to chicken Napoli ($14.95), marked as a house favorite. This was a basic chicken-breast dish specially accented by a sweet Vermouth sauce (plentiful and

personable), sweet cheese (a delicious change-up from mozzarella or Provolone that tasted similar to a Mexican queso fresco) and plentiful roasted red peppers. I had just two nits to pick with this otherwise truly delicious combination of flavors I’d not before encountered on chicken: • I’d have loved the peppers roasted a bit longer. (Couldn’t see any signature wilting.) • And within the first bite or two, I, alas, encountered a small piece of what’s unfortunately a sometimes unavoidable reality of chicken: a rubbery wee bit of cartilage, which made things difficult for the rest of the otherwise clean meat. That’s a psychological thing: Once you encounter even a tiny stumbling block, you tend to tread carefully. My guest probably thought

me overly fussy here, even though she was likely to have appeared more so. That was not the case, however. The fact that she had half her entrée boxed to go was simply because she wanted to leave room to try a homemade Italian dessert she doesn’t too often run across: spumone. At $2.50 – and let this be a nod of appreciation to a reasonably priced dessert, which we believe is an enticement to order – this version of molded Italian ice cream was a generous and attractive standout. My guest noted the high quality of the three ice-cream layers, the chocolate, pistachio and the pink-hued candied-fruit/ nut layer, and simply reveled in the ability to have a cold closer besides everyday ice cream. I joined her in saluting a $2.75 homemade, flaky cannoli from which outstanding, soft and pliable sweet cream spilled. I haven’t had better, at La Festa Italiana or elsewhere. The only thing we lacked was a nice glass of Italian wine to raise to this whole meal, and that’s because we didn’t bring one. Café Italia, take note, is a bring-your-own-bottle establishment, a little budget-minded bonus for those looking to enjoy a nice night out that leaves nothing out. This would be a good time to point out, then, that our entire three-course, quite impressive meal for two tallied in the $50 range. Can’t quibble with that. Next time, we’ll indeed bring the wine. Times Leader food critics remain anonymous.

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What it was was quite beautiful (and hugely generous, almost dinner-size), though it just didn’t contain the number of colorful, dazzling ingredients to take the visual edge over a stunning $7.75 dish of portabella mushrooms stuffed with spinach, roasted red peppers and fresh mozzarella in a balsamic reduction. As far as taste goes, though, I’ll call this a dead heat. These two kickoff dishes were such winners I wished I could have ordered each of the other seven quite-intriguing apps and rankordered. The layers of eggplant Parmesan within the first dish were lightly breaded and generously coated with obviously fresh mozzarella, then drenched (in a wonderful way) in a thin but especially peppy homemade pomodoro (Italian for tomato) sauce. I’m not sure I left a drop, given we had a lovely basket of fresh Italian bread and a nice little bowl of fresh grated Parmesan that, with the leftover sauce, created a kind of quick, d-i-y bruschetta, except the bread wasn’t toasted. Now for the second app: This dazzler, a colorful work of foodie art, probably deserves a better name than just “portabella mushrooms.” And “stacked” is probably the more appropriate word here than “stuffed,” which appeared in the description, but, again, I won’t fuss over semantics when the thing

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semi-estranged dad (Alan Arkin, given nothing funny to play). And Mitch, who looks like Dave, must cope with the big business deal his firm has been working on and fight Dave’s ongoing crush on the office hottie, played by Olivia Wilde as a sexy, smart vamp. She doesn’t have the funny or the touching scenes Mann delivers in her wife-and-mother role, but then Wilde has yet to earn them. Nudity, sex, raw language and trips to the toilet — while fitfully amusing — are here simply for the shock value. This overlong and overly obvious movie has little flow to it, no comic momentum to take us to the ending we see coming pretty much right at the beginning. Yes, it’s a body-switch comedy where each character “learns” about himself and the other guy’s life and is the better for it. The trouble with “The Change-Up” is that it doesn’t change up enough of the formula to render this new.

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There’s no need to grab a tackle box or pole when it comes to Arena Bar and Grill’s Let’s Go Fishing punch bowl. A straw and a penchant for booze are all that’s required. Arena recently revamped its drink menu, and all signs point to a sweet-tooth theme. “We all thought back to the candy we loved in our childhood and wanted to incorporate that into our drinks,” Samantha Grant, general manager, said. There are Pixie Stix and Purple Nerd bowls, but the most fun is the Let’s Go Fishing bowl, which has little creatures floating throughout. The Let’s Go Fishing bowl is a mixture of three types of alcohol, sour mix and 7Up. While this is a treat in itself, there’s more to it. “We add in a bunch of gummy fish candy that you can ‘catch’ as you drink,” Grant said. Catch them quickly, Grant said,

because they tend to harden up the longer they sit in the liquid. The drink comes in a bowl sized for individuals. “Some places have very large punch bowls that can be shared among a lot of people, but we wanted to keep this one personalized. It’s the perfect amount for one person.” Drinkers, beware: This smooth concoction may not seem like much at first, the total opposite of the punch it packs. “There’s a lot of alcohol in it,” Grant said. “I would suggest drinking it slowly.” ••• LET’S GO FISHING PUNCH BOWL Served at: Arena Bar and Grill, 380 Coal St., Wilkes-Barre Price: $9 Recipe: • Grape vodka • Dekuyper Island Blue Pucker • Triple sec • Sour mix • 7Up • Gummy fish

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Tumford the Terrible, a reading of Nancy Tillman’s book about the mischievous cat. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Township. Tuesday at 10 a.m.; Thursday at 6:30 p.m. 829-4210.

FUTURE Junior Bird Club: Kayaking, searching for birds on the water while learning to kayak on Lake Francis. All equipment provided. Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. Aug. 12, 6 to 8 p.m. $5 for new members. Registration: 403-2006. Furry Tale R.E.A.D. Dogs. Practice your reading skills with trained therapy dogs Barney, Corky and Kristy. Pittston Area Memorial Library, 47 Broad St., Pittston. Aug. 13, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Registration: 654-9565. Bag-a-Badge for Cub Scouts. Programs include “Sharing Your World with Wildlife” for Bears or “Geology” for Webelos. Everhart Museum, 1901 Mulberry St., Nay Aug Park, Scranton. Aug. 13, 1 to 4:30 p.m. $12 includes snacks. Registration: 346-7186. Spider Spy, a program for ages 6 to 12 to learn about spiders and go on a spider hunt. Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. Aug. 13, 2 to 3 p.m. 696-3525.

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For the Frear family of Lake W summer wouldn’t be summer with visit to the beach at Lake Jean in Ri Glen State Park. “We even came once when it wa ing,” Nancy Frear said as she pla game of cards on the beach with he band, Ted, and 15-year-old daughte mantha.

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rue, you won’t find any waves. If that’s what you want, you’d best head to the ocean and wiggle your toes there. But if you appreciate serenity and forests, nearby picnic groves and only a short drive to get where you’re going, you’ll likely enjoy a trip to one of the sand-covered beaches in the mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The Times Leader recently visited Lake Jean at Ricketts Glen State Park in Red Rock, the Sand Springs beach at Hickory Run State Park in White Haven, the beach at Tobyhanna State Park in Tobyhanna and – perhaps one of the area’s best-kept secrets, the beach at Memorial Park in Mountain Top’s Fairview Township. If you find yourself at any of these beaches this weekend, be sure to slip off your shoes and celebrate Saturday. Why, you ask? Google it and you’ll see: Saturday is “Wiggle Your Toes” Day.

The family stopped by this year on a Friday that had actually turned somewha Despite that, Ted Frear said he’d be sure to dip. “It’s spring-fed, so it’s cool, but it’s refre In addition to having that unmist mountain coolness, Frear said, the wa pressed him as very clean. “When you think about it, this is prist ter,” he said. “At the ocean it’s more likel polluted.” Outside of the area that has been roped swimming is a larger area people can u See JEAN, Page 18

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A ball flies through the air and lan the feet of Selene Watsky, 38, of M Pocono, who’s lounging on a st beach towel in the sun. Her son Daniel, 7, runs over and q ly snatches it up, tossing a “Sorry m over his shoulder as he rejoins a gro boys.

“That’s probably the fifth time he’s that,” Watsky said as she unpacked a lun her son. “Do you think he’s trying to cat attention?” Daniel and a group of friends were p catch on the sandy shore of Tobyhanna L Tobyhanna State Park. “I like coming here with him becau close and safe and, honestly, just pretty sky said. “I can also keep an eye on him right here on the sand.” The 5,440-acre park in Coolbaugh Tow has much to offer visitors, including fi boating and hiking trails, but the 170-ac and surrounding sand beach are what Kelsi James, 27, of Stroudsburg.

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As they listened to the boys tell of their adventure on Monday afternoon, Christian’s grandparents Betty and George Hollingsworth of Albrightsville said the youngsters’ opportunity for a tadpole hunt is one of many reasons they enjoy the beach at Hickory Run, in White Haven. Not only can you swim, soak up the sun or search for frogs-to-be, there’s a shady picnic grove just a few steps from the water, and there are miles of forested trails in the park. “We’re big hikers,” said Betty Hollingsworth, 58, explaining she and her husband had taken See SPRINGS, Page 18

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“Big-city kids” Christian Piccirilli, 11, and his friend Frank Fiorelli, 10, ran along the Sand Springs beach at Hickory Run State Park, eager to give their report. The boys, both from the Philadelphia area, had spotted tadpoles in the shallow section of lake, a few hundred feet away. They hadn’t caught any, they said, as FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER they dove into a snack of sandwiches Betty and George Hollingsworth of Albrightsville relax on the beach at Hickory and potato chips.

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Children play games and cool off at the Tobyhanna State Park beach.

That’s right: A sandy play place is that close to home. Call it a backyard beach with bonuses. That’s the way neighbors Ashley Ranzie and Theresa Myers, 42, Kaleb’s and Dakota’s mom, see the hangout spot on Memorial Park Road off North Main Street. “We used to drive to the beach at Hickory Run all the time,” Theresa said, “but this is so much easier. It’s literally in our back yard.” The beach is a small man-made area in which the water runs to a 6-foot depth. It sits in the back part of Memorial Park, a community-run park that also includes a soccer field, baseball field, pavilion and concession stand. See MEMORIAL, Page 18

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Anthony Ranzie, 10, and Logan Walker, 7, have a water fight at the beach at Memorial Park in Fairview Township.

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“It’s cheaper and cleaner than a beach in, say, New Jersey,” she said. “And less crowded. I feel like I can actually relax here.” The swimming area maxes out at about a 5foot depth and provides a scenic view of the lake. There is also a shaded picnic area. Sharing the same piece of land, but serving as a separate park, is Gouldsboro State Park. The neighboring area also has a sandy beach that sits around the 250-acre body of water known as Gouldsboro Lake. Both swimming areas are open from 8 a.m. to sunset beginning the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend and ending in mid-September with a swim-at-your-own-risk policy.

It’s a race for Kaleb Myers, 8, and Logan Walker, 7, as they paddle furiously across the water in Memorial Park in Fairview Township, outfitted with an inner tube and boogie board, to see who can reach the other side first. Kaleb’s brother Dakota, 5, watches from the shore as he builds a sand castle.

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Thomas Zukoski Memorial 5K Run and Walk, a fundraiser for the Thomas Zukoski Endowment at Scranton Preparatory School. Begins at the Lake Winola Firehouse, winding partially around the lake and surrounding rural roads. Saturday with registration 7 to 8:30 a.m. and event at 9 a.m. $15. 917-576-2258. Wild Habitat Field Day, a morning of talks on planting food plots for wildlife, deer management, pheasants and wild turkeys. Sponsored by the South Mountain Land Association at Sorber Mountain, Sorber Mountain West Road, Lake Township. Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon. Free. 477-2303. Salamander Meander, a walk along Deer Trail to seek out salamanders. All ages. Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. Saturday at 2 p.m. 696-9105. Nature’s Nasties, a short walk to focus on plants and critters to avoid, including stinging nettles, bees, spiders and more. Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount

Shelly Preserve, Route 171 and Stack Road, Thompson. Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m. Free. 727-3362.

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Nature Ramble, a walk through the forest to look for animal signs, observe plants and blooming flowers and seek out bald eagles along the river. Endless Mountains Nature Center, Vosburg Road, off Route 6, Tunkhannock. Saturday, 6:30 to dusk. 836-3835.

Tannersville Bog Walk, a 2.5-hour guided hike through the northern boreal bog. Meet at the Monroe County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. Sunday at 1 p.m.; Wednesdays through Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. $5. Register: 629-3061.

Perseids Meteor Show FullMoon Night Walk. Salt Springs State Park, 2305 Salt Springs Road, Franklin Forks. Aug. 12 at 8 p.m. Free. 967-7275.

Endure for a Cure, the third annual American Cancer Society Bike-A-Thon with an option of 12, 35 or 65 miles. Followed by a festival with live music by County Lines, food, massages, yoga and raffles. Henry Student Center, 84 W. South St., Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre. Sunday with bike registration at 7 a.m. and rides at 8:15 a.m. and 10 a.m. Festival runs 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 800-227-2345.

Thursday Hiking Series, four easy miles on the Lehigh Gorge State Park Rail Trail. Meet at the park’s Rockport Access off Lehigh Gorge Drive. Thursday at 9 a.m. 443-0400.

Green Tour of the Park, to investigate the green improvements at the park and pick up environmental ideas for your home. Park Amphitheater, Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. Aug. 13 at 4 p.m. 696-3525.

Senior Citizens Outing, three moderate miles on trails at Gouldsboro State Park, followed by lunch at Kay’s Restaurant in Daleville. Meet at the Greater Scranton YMCA, 706 N. Blakely St., Dunmore. Thursday at 9 a.m. $8. 343-5144.

Astronomy Extravaganza, a survey of the heavens with indoor and outdoor sessions by the Lackawanna Astronomical Society. Pavilion #3, Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. Aug. 13 at 9 p.m. 696-3525.

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 any time

Pauly Friedman Family 5K Walk and Run, the third annual event sponsored by Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley. A 3.1-mile race will start at Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. Aug. 14. Register at 8:30 a.m. and race at 9:30 a.m. $25 minimum donation. 823-5144.

Beaver Ponds, a photographic close-up look at this native mammal with naturalist, writer and photographer Rick Marsi. Salt Springs State Park, 2305 Salt Springs Road, Franklin Forks. Sunday at 1 p.m. $15. 967-7275. Stream Ecology: A Nature Walk, with retired biology teacher Stu Slocum along a stream certified as “exceptionally pure.” Florence

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she and her cousins, 4-year-old Meadow Perry and 9-year-old Lily Walker, were using to make sand castles. As he watched the budding architects, Jim Belles of Noxen said his wife’s family has a long-standing tradition of gathering to camp and swimatRickettsGlen,athree-county, 13,050-acre park near Benton that gives lots of young cousins a chance to play together. How long has her family been coming? Abby Belles pondered that for a minute. “Thirty years,” she said.

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“In addition to what you could do on your own here, we have a park program that provides activities for the kids,” Nicole Spaide, park program director, said. The park program is run from the time school lets out until it’s back in session. The program offers children’s activities, such as arts and crafts and games. The program also provides buckets and pails for sand play as well as tubes and floaties for use in the water. The abundance of activity makes it possible to spend a good amount of time at the beach. “With everything there is to do, not just the beach, we could actually spend a whole day out here, and the kids would never

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Recent Images of Old Travels, batik by Judith Youshock and metal sculptures by Mike Trovota. Opens tonight with a reception 6 to 8:30. Through Sept. 1. Marquis Art Gallery, 515 Center St., Scranton. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 344-3313.

Dan Curry: Selected Works Past and Present 1976-2011, landscapes, seascapes and Egyptian scenes. Opens today with a reception Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m. Through Aug. 28 at Endless Mountains Council on the Arts, 302 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Friday through Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. 928-8706.

First Friday Art Exhibit, metal sculptures, oil paintings, music and vegan bread tastings. Fig Restaurant, 431 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. Tonight 6 to 9. 341-5250.

Northeast Photography Club Exhibit. Opens tonight with a reception/awards ceremony 5 to 9. Through Aug. 30 at New Visions Studio & Gallery, 201 Vine St., Scranton. Tuesday through Sunday, noon to 6 p.m. 610-636-9684.

August Exhibit, paintings, sculpture and ceramics. Reception tonight, 6 to 9. Through Aug. 27 at Afa Gallery, 514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. Thursday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. 9691040.

This regal lion is one of the works in the exhibit ‘Nature’s Portrait’ by Rebecca Huff, opening tomorrow and running through Sept. 29 at the Monroe County Environmental Education Center in Stroudsburg. Near and Far: Landscapes from the Permanent Collection. Through Sunday at Wilkes University’s Sordoni Art Gallery,

ONGOING EXHIBITS Pink Ribbon Exhibit. Through Saturday. Schulman Gallery, Luzerne County Community College.

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Stage T H I S W E E K : A U G . 5 T O 11 , 2 0 11 Sisters of Swing: The Story of the Andrews Sisters, a musical about the female singing group from its early days on the road through its meteoric rise as recording stars. Shawnee Playhouse, 1 River Road, Shawnee-on-Delaware. Today and Wednesday at 2 p.m. Continues Aug. 18, 21, 28 and Sept. 2 at 2 p.m.; Aug. 24 and Sept. 3 at 8 p.m. $28, $15 children. 421-5093. Hairspray, the Broadway musical about a plump Maryland teenager who becomes an overnight celebrity when she dances on the Corny Collins Show. Pennsylvania Theatre of Performing Arts, 212 Broad St., Hazleton. Through Aug. 14 with shows Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m. Optional dinner available 90 minutes before show time. $15, $12 students and seniors, $8 children. 454-5451. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, the Broadway musical comedy set in ancient Rome with Broadway actor T. Doyle Leverett as special guest performer. Presented by Wyoming Seminary’s Performing Arts Institute at the F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, WilkesBarre. Tonight at 8. $18, $10 students. 270-2186. Cabaret, the Broadway musical set against the glittering decadence and See STAGE, Page 30

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What can a super-macho executive do when he suddenly experiences problems in the bedroom with his long-term wife? Why, take the situation in hand, of course, and solve the problem with Dr. Leopold Baumgartner’s “Live Your Fantasy” sex-therapy technique. His wife complies, but what follows is a comedy of fantasies gone wrong, taboos colliding with hidden yearnings and sex-role switches running amok. Laugh your way through this production of “My Husband’s Wild Desires” at the Phoenix Performing Arts Centre, 409 Main St., Duryea. Shows take place at 8 tonight and Saturday night, and tickets are $12. Call 4573589 to reserve your seat.

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For one day, area native brings Broadway to NEPA By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

Home is certainly where Forty Fort native and playwright Jimmy Martin’s heart is, and he’s ready to show the area where he grew up just how influential it has been. The 26-year-old who debuted his first self-written and self-directed play, “Bark of the Underdogs,” in June at an off-off Broadway venue, is bringing the act home Aug. 14 to the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre for a one-time showing. The show consists of 10 character monologues and a one-act play that address a range of topics, such as a best man giving a toast at a wedding, a soldier in the

midst of war and a son pleading with his overbearing father to cut the metaphorical cord. Martin’s objective was to “exhaust the audience,” by way of putting it through a range of emotions. “I achieved that in New York, absolutely,” he said. “People were cracking up one minute and shedding tears the next.” Martin was more than happy with the results from his first stage venture. “We sold out every show but the opening night, and on the opening night there

IF YOU GO What: “Bark of the Underdogs” When: 3 p.m. Aug. 14 Where: Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, 537 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre Tickets: $15 for adults, $10 for students 18 and older and members of local theater community with a valid ID/proof of affiliation. The show is not recommended for those under 18. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/186072 or at the box office the day of the show.

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Logan Thoreau portrays a best man giving a speech at a friend’s wedding during the monologue ‘Burnt Toast.’

Musical message says dreams come true By MARY THERESE BIEBEL mbiebel@timesleader.com

So your mother doesn’t want you to try out for Corny Collins’ dance show. And some people ignore your dancing ability just because you’re sort of plump. Then a nasty schoolmate spreads a rumor in song that you have “cooties.” What is a teenage girl to do? If you’re Tracy Turn-

blad, heroine of the musical “Hairspray,” you try to make your dreams come true anyway. You work to integrate the dance show, in fairness to your friends of different races. You dare to have a relationship with one of the most popular boys. You even convince your mother to stop hiding at See MESSAGE, Page 28

Alexa Martino, Michael Trainer, Amanda Alyse Thomas, Chris Laundry, Jeremy McDougal and Angela LaRose rehearse for ‘Hairspray,’ to be presented by Pennsylvania Theatre of Performing Arts in Hazleton through Aug. 14.

Cyndi Kolesar, Sharon Weaver, Susan Mudlock and Debbie Mudlock.

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Nothin But A Good Time’ was had by all Sunday night at the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain. The triple bill of rock, both hard and glam, in the form of The New York Dolls, Poison (boasting Pennsylvania roots) and Motley Crue kept the energetically wild crowd on its feet for much of the night. BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER

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at Foxwoods in Connecticut. The Wilkes-Barre native and 1982 Coughlin graduate said his biggest career win came playing poker online with a $77,000 prize in a major Full Title event. Although he has entered other tournaments when returning to his original home area, this is the first of the big buy-in events at Mohegan Sun he has played. Treasure has multiple career cashes in the World Series of Poker. When Greg Raymer won the 2006 main event, Treasure finished 35th out of 2,576 for $60,000. He comes to Wilkes-Barre a couple of times a month to play poker, including in the big monthly tournaments. Mangini, like Trischetta, was an active online tournament player until that gaming was shut down in the United States on April 15. Moosic’s Bennett Winters, the seventh-place finisher, made it all the way through a 6,012-player field in a $1,000 buy-in World Series of Poker event in 2009 to finish 346th for $2,651. He came up just short of matching the payout from that tournament, the largest non-Main Event in WSOP history. Ron Wilson of Hanover Township was the top Luzerne County finisher, in eighth place. His pocket 10s on a preflop all-in could not catch up to Casagrande’s Queens. Maria Krebs of Shamokin, fresh off a World Poker Tour camp in Niagara Falls, picked up the second-biggest win of her poker career by finishing second in $1,271. Krebs, known as “Peach” during her appearance in “Amazing Race 2,” was the only woman to cash and joined Debra Sattof as the only women to cash in two of the casino’s biggest seven events.

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The cancellation of ‘V’ and ‘The Event’ Q. With the cancellation of “V” and “The Event,” are we to imagine the ending, or will they ever present an ending to these two shows? A. I would recommend you give your imagination a workout. There has been talk about an “Event” miniseries to wrap up that NBC series’ story line, but the most lively talk involved it being picked up by NBC’s corporate sibling, Syfy, and that speculation was later shot down. “V,” meanwhile, is one of those shows where I would never say never. Although ABC has no plans for a wrap-up, it’s a concept that began with miniseries in 1983 and 1984, became a weekly series later in 1984-85, and was revived in 2009 as a weekly series. The series continued into 2010 and was brought back for a second season in 2011 before ABC dropped it. There’s been enough ongoing interest that I could see at least a TV movie to continue the present run. That said, this overall issue of unresolved serials comes up just about every TV season. Audiences are drawn to some serialized shows. “The Event,” for example, aimed at the “Lost” audience after that show ended. But if the audience is not large enough to satisfy the show’s network, then it may be canceled before all the plot threads are tied up. Do you have a question or comment for the mailbag? Write to me at rheldenfels@thebeaconjournal.com or by regular mail to the Akron Beacon Journal, 44 E. Exchange St., Akron, OH 44309.

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another direction, your fate will be completely different. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Children are more impressionable than they seem. They may not seem to pay attention to you now, but you never know. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You have an accurate accounting of what happened in a certain relationship, and yet the other person wouldn’t account for it in quite the same way. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There is no need to worry about your public perception. You are seen in many different ways by many different people, and you have little control over it now. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You rarely mention your good deeds and

remarkable achievements to others. Though your modesty is lovely, you could use a confidence boost. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It may be the case that you want much more than the other person feels like giving you. You’re not the first person to be in this position, and you may find help from others who’ve learned from the experience. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (August 5). Your popularity soars this year as you reach in new directions to make friends. In September, those who are older and wiser will help you earn money. You’ll attract more romance and fun into your world in November. Libra and Sagittarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 2, 3, 15 and 38.

Lengthy medical test poses a challenge for solo patient Dear Abby: Like other people my age, I’m supposed to get a colonoscopy. The difficulty is that someone has to go to the two-hour appointment with me, as well as supervise me for 3 to 4 hours afterward until the anesthesia wears off. I don’t have family here, and my friends all work full time, so I hesitate to ask them. Can I hire a home health aide to go along with me? Is there a vol-

DEAR ABBY ADVICE unteer organization that provides companions? Could I stay in the recovery room for several hours and then take a taxi or drive myself home? The lack of a person to accompany me is the major reason I haven’t gotten the procedure yet. I know I must not be the only person in this boat. — On My Own in Bloomington, Ind.

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Many happy returns for finale By SANDRA SNYDER ssnyder@timesleader.com

Hard to believe “HAPPILY DIVORCED,” the TV Land original sitcom that returned our favorite nasal nanny Fran Drescher to the airwaves and Wednesday late nights to solid gold, is already heading toward its season finale. The run-up to Aug. 17 is returning some familiar old faces to the small screen. Renee Taylor, who played Nanny Fran’s overbearing, overeating mother, Sylvia, just played an old friend of new Fran’s mother, Dori (Rita Moreno), then the slamdunk: The finale will reunite Nanny Fran with her old boss/Captain Von Trapp, Maxwell Sheffield (Charles Shaughnessy), as new Fran competes for his affections with her out-of-the-closet (but not the house) ex-husband, Peter. Paired with TV Land’s still-hotter-than-hot “HOT IN CLEVELAND,” the “Golden Girls” sortof spinoff minus a decade or two and moved to the Heartland, “Happily Divorced” (10:30 p.m. Wednesdays) has been reported as a huge network success, especially with women 25-54. Apparently, lovelorn lives as theme resonate across the ages. To wit: “THE BACHELOR/ BACHELORETTE” wrapped up another dominating run this week with another happy ending just waiting to go wrong. Franchise fans are still champing at the bit for “BACHELOR PAD 2” (debuts 9-10 p.m. Monday on ABC). A bit more in the way of teasers has come to light: Former good guy Jake is still the

Fran Drescher and John Michael Higgins star in ’Happily Divorced.’

obvious bad guy, as he continues his knock-down, drag-it-out with ex-love-of-his-life Vienna, but this time might the good guy take all? Buzz builds that Ashley Hebert castoff Ames Brown is the man to beat, while he may or may not have found love with Brad Womack pass-over Jackie Gordon, on whom Jake also has his eye. Please, house of horrors, this time let the prince prevail. And if he doesn’t win Jackie, and ABC remains committed to recycling its stars, may it choose Ames, and not Ryan Park, as the next “Bachelor.” Please. (No offense, Ryan.) ••• Meanwhile, the carrot-topped grand dame of comedy is having a big birthday party beginning tomorrow. Marking the centennial of none other than Lucille Ball, Hallmark Channel will air 102 episodes of “I LOVE LUCY” from 5 a.m. tomorrow through 8 a.m. Aug. 8. If you prefer the ripper redhead’s big-screen adventures, turn to Turner Classic Movies, where a 24-hour run of 14 of her movies starts at 6 a.m. tomorrow.

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THE GUIDE eryone should follow his or heart. He did, after all, and is the very happy owner of the Har-de-Har joke shop. Rounding out the show is Continued from page 22 plenty of rousing music, behome and lead a more active ginning with the opening number “Good Morning, Ballife herself. The musical deals with se- timore,” during which Tracy rious issues such as race rela- explains her zest for moving to the beat: tions, and the aspect “Give me a of the not-so-popular IF YOU GO chance, ’cause girl paired off with when I start to the popular boy What: ‘Hairspray’ dance, I’m a movie complements that Who: Pennsylvania Theatre of star … My ma tells part of the plot, said Performing Arts Alice Y. Lyons, who Where: J.J. Ferra- me no, but my feet tell me go! It’s like is directing the show ra Center, 212 a drummer inside for the Pennsylvania Broad St., Hazlemy heart.” Theatre of Perform- ton In keeping with ing Arts in Hazleton. When: Through Aug. 14 with a tradition that There are also shows at 7 p.m. has seen male aclight-hearted Fridays and Satscenes, such as urdays and 3 p.m. tors portray mom Edna Turnblad – when Tracy’s over- Sundays. including John size hairdo lands her Optional dinner: Travolta in a 2007 in detention, and Available 90 minutes before film version – when a friend uses a showtime. PTPA has Chris can of hairspray to Tickets: $15, $12, Laundry crossbust her out of jail. $8 dressing as Tracy’s “I think it’s pretty More info: 454full-figured mom. equal – 50-50,” 5451 A lot of padding Lyons said of the is part of his costume, Lyons mix. The plot is set in 1962 Bal- said, as is some special untimore, where Tracy’s moth- derwear. “He’s a taller guy,” she er, Edna, worries about her daughter getting hurt while said. “I want to say (the bra) her father, Wilbur, thinks ev- is a 52 DD.”

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were only two seats left. I was amazed.” He was also in awe while watching his work unfold for the first time. “To see how the actors transformed into these characters I created a long time ago just blew me away, every single night,” Martin said. Martin is excited at the prospect of bringing the actors to the source of many of the “Underdogs” characters, something he believes will only better the play. “Bottom line, they’re reading lines on paper and performing them, but if they could really dig deeper into these characters by learning more about me, about what my motivation was to write certain characters, it’ll only enhance their performance.” Martin said having the Little Theatre as a venue is a big deal for the New York-based actors. “Taking the seating capacity of the Theatre and applying it to New York theater, this is like a Broadway house. Most New York actors rarely have the opportunity to perform in such a big venue; my cast members know how big

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of a deal it is to perform on such a big stage.” Though Martin went to George Mason University in Virginia and has lived in New York since 2009, he attributes much of what he has become to his roots in Northeastern Pennsylvania and at Wyoming Valley West High School, where he found an interest in theater through forming a boy band with a group of friends. Thus far his roots haven’t let

him down. “I had tremendous support from back home during the play’s run,” Martin said. “I was calling it ‘The Wyoming Valley Bridge to Broadway.’ So many people helped support the show any way they could.” It can only go up from here. “Like any solid structure that you’re trying to build, it’s important to have that strong foundation. From there, the possibilities are endless.”

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he 49th annual Luzerne County Fair will soon be ready to take you on a journey “from the garden gate to your dinner plate” September 7-11 at the fairgrounds on state Route 118 in Lehman Township. For only $8, folks can ride all the rides they want, which are provided by S&S Amusements, and take in various entertainment, exhibits, contests, musical entertainment, horse shows and other attractions. The admissions price also covers parking, unlike at some other venues and events. Each year the Luzerne County Fair is where “Memories Are Made” it provides an inexpensive way for you and your family to create their own memories. Ages 2 and younger will be admitted free. It is senior citizen day every day with ½ price admission. Considering the low cost and high amount of entertainment, this is the event to bring the whole family. This year there will be a special Military Tribute tent displaying photos of local veterans and service personnel. There will also be a basket raffle with all the proceeds going to The Michael J Cleary Foundation. On Sunday, September 11th Active Duty Military Families with PROPER Photo military ID will be admitted for FREE from 12pm to 4pm. All other Military personnel will also receive FREE admission for themselves and 3 family members with proper Photo Military ID. This is our way of saying Thank You.

Check out the County Fair’s great entertainment which is included in the price of admission. Scheduled entertainers include: Alan Jackson Tribute, Sept. 7; NOMAD: “North of the Mason Dixon”, Sept. 8; Badlees, Sept. 9; Blues Brotherhood, Sept. 10; Ryan Pelton as Elvis, Sept. 10; Mark Hinds as Kenny Rodgers, Sept. 11; and Rick K and The All Nighters, Sept 11. “The fair really tries to bring in quality entertainment and has many new exhibits and vendors from past years which is 100 percent included in the price,” said Brenda Pugh, who is handling publicity for the fair. “We try to offer different types of entertainment for all age groups during the fair.”

IF YOU GO What: The Luzerne County Fair When: Sept. 7 through Sept. 11 Where: Luzerne County Fairgrounds, 3605 Rt 118 Lehman, Pa 18612 Admission: $8

Go to luzernecountyfair.com to check out the days and times of these and other activities and entertainment. Forget the diet for the week and don’t forget a little extra spending money for the food stands. Stop by for some cotton candy or apple dumplings to satisfy that sweet tooth. Just don’t eat too close to going on the rides… There are so many options available to make everyone happy. Kids and adults alike all love the Advertisement

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There are areas with all sorts of local talent on display. This years fair events include Barnyard Olympics – come down to the Barnyard and have some fun! Try your hand at the Hay Bale Toss, Egg Toss, Wheel Barrow Race and more. Tractor Obstacle Rodeo – 1st place wins $30! Line Dancing demonstration and audience participation. Stop by and learn a couple new moves for the dance floor on Sunday! 4-H Fun Horse Show – Join your local 4-H clubs for an evening of equine fun! Fair Princess Contest - Enter your little princess in the Luzerne

County Fair Princess contest. Gary Hilfiger Wood Carver – Gary Hilfiger is carving at the fair all week. There will be a live auction on Sunday of the items he carves during the fair. The Harvey’s Lake Legion and Army will have demonstrations starting at Noon on Sunday, September 11th.

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on Northampt orner ofinE.Wilkes-Barre at the Csi . St de ill &H L SPECIA R WEEKLYHRIMP DINNE S WITH STEAK &AND BATTERED SHRIMP SERVED5 O 8 OZ DELMONICTATO AND COLE SLAW $10.9 BAKED PO

PECIAL GNA CHEF SE LASA D D A M E HOM SALAD AND GARLIC BREA H IT W SERVED 5 $7.9 LATTER WICH ORK PPO P D E RK SAND L L U P TED AS RO OW SAUCE

SL Q OUR OWNITH HOMEMADE BB D FRIES $5.95 W SLAW AN 5 doz. ITH COLE • CLAMS $3.9 W ED RV z. SE 4.95 do WINGS $ M

$29. Wash and style for two $49. Pedicures for two $69. Facials for two $99. Massages for two

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CHALL TER. RAZY COOK AT TAKE OUREYCE STEAK SANDWICH NPLE HOUR. 6LB. RIB FREE IF EATEN IN O NGERS. LE FOR ALL CHAL FREE T-SHIRT

TICKETS ON SALE NOW F.M. KIRBY CENTER BOX OFFICE. TICKETMASTER.COM. CHARGE-BY-PHONE 800.745.3000, ALL TICKETMASTER RETAIL LOCATIONS INCLUDING THE GALLERY OF SOUND & BOSCOV’S. FOR INFO: 570.826.1100

J. Madison Wellness Spa & Salon

365 Wyoming Ave., Kingston • Book Early… (570) 714-1670

PASQUALE’S

1190 Sans Souci Highway • (570) 823-5606 FRIDAY & SATURDAY 1/2 LB. LOBSTER TAIL $ 19.95 w/ fries & cole slaw & salad DINNER FEATURES JAIL ISLAND SALMON BLACK ANGUS DELMONICO JUMBO LUMP CRABMEAT & BABY SPINACH SCAMPI

PIZZA

Happy Hour 5 to 7 $ 3.95 Absolut Based Martinis

P IC NIC OF P IC NIC S Sa cred H ea rtof Jesu s Chu rch

Chu rch Grou nds,Lackaw anna Av e .,Du pont-Re v .Jose ph V e re spy,Pastor

AUG.4,5 a nd 6 O pe n Each Day at6 p.m .

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Fri.,7-11 p.m ., John Stevens Dou ble Shot

Sat.,7 -11 p.m . K ickin’ Polkas

DARLING & SONS’ FARMS & GREENHOUSES

THE GUIDE

“Growing Quality Is A Family Business Since 1930”

HOMEBroccoli GROWN•CORN & FARM FRESH PRODUCE Red Beets • Dill • Potatoes Cabbage • Green & Yellow Squash • Pickles Cucumbers • Beans • Fruit McCutcheon’s Canned Goods

M-F 9-5 • SAT 9-4 • SUN 9-2 • 675-2080 1/2 Mile Off Rt. 309, Dallas, Hildebrandt Rd. (200 yards north of Dallas Elementary School)

Voted Grea terPittston BestBa za a r

FRI. 9-1

3 BANDS, Starts at 9p.m.

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OAK ST • PITTSTON TWP. 654-1112

...casual dining with a difference!

Weekend Features

Chicken and Broccoli Risotto $13.95

Fresh Broccoli and grilled chicken served in a creamy Arborio rice sauté. Served with a house salad.

Shrimp and Haddock Alfredo $16.95

Baked Haddock Filet topped with 3 sautéed Shrimp and finished with our own creamy Alfredo Sauce. Served with choice of two sides.

Visit our retail location to purchase our Pizza items. 123 Hazle Street, Wilkes-Barre Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-3pm

Sunday Special

Tonite 8:30

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

Come relax in our lounge while you enjoy 1/2 price drinks Sunday - Thursday 4pm - 6pm.

Gateway Shopping Center, Edwardsville (570) 714-7777 WWW.COSTELLOS.INFO

DALLAS AMERICAN LEGION KARAOKE

w/JOE MIRAGLIA 9-1

SATURDAY

MR. ECHO 9:30-1:30

Read The Guide every Friday in

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Inquire about our private dining room for any occasion

FRIDAY

Your Entertainment News Source.

@ Grotto Pizza Harveys Lake (639-3278)

Chicken and Biscuits $10.95

Since 1941, Nardone Bros. has been bringing nutritious, high quality products to you and your family.

Grand Slam Sports Bar

Filet Mignon with Mushroom Demi-glacé $29.95 An 8 oz. Filet char broiled to perfection and finished with a mushroom Demi-glacé. Served with choice of two sides.

24 Cut Box • 12 Cut Box French Bread Pizza 3 Slices Per Pack

ENTERTAINMENT

WELCOMING NEW MEMBERS! 730 Memorial Highway • Dallas • 675-6542

695 North Main Street Parish Social Hall (Entrance on 522 Madison Street) Wilkes-Barre

SUMMER FESTIVAL Friday - Saturday - Sunday

AUGUST 5, 6 & 7

Friday & Saturday - 5 PM to 10 PM Sunday - 12 NOON to 10 PM

Games of Chance • Great Prizes • Homemade Ethnic Foods & Baked Goods • Refreshments • Giant Cash Raffle • Silent Auction • Free Blood Pressure Screening GIANT INDOOR FLEA MARKET * LIVE ENTERTAINMENT * INDOOR AND OUTDOOR FUN!

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Special Rates For Hall Rentals Available Call 674-2407

St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church

300287

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ALL JUNK CARS & TRUCKS WANTED

SPECIALS

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Grilled Pork Sirloin with Balsamic Cherry Sauce served with 2 sides

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Baked Jumbo Plus Lump Crabmeat AuGratin

EVENT TEAS

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served with 2 sides

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Friday August 26 at 6:00 PM

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Please Call For Reservations

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August 13 & 14

WITH THE

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LATEST SALES.

Call 829-5000

6-9 PM MON, AUG. 8TH & 15TH

to start your home delivery.

KIDS EAT FREE EVERY MONDAY*

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*Up to 2 Kid’s Menu Entrees w/ Purchase of Adult Entree

SHHH! ALL THIS WEEK

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WE CAN’T KEEP THIS SPECIAL A SECRET VERY LONG

Irem Countryy Club Bridal Show Sunday, September 11

Noon N - 4 p.m. in our outdoor covered pavilion

1/2 POUND LOBSTER TAIL DINNER

19.99

2 DOZEN STEAMED CLAMS

help you make your dream day come true. Registration is free! Register online: www.iremcountryclub.com or call (570) 675-1134, ext. 100

Served with French Fries & Cole Slaw

7.99

CABANA NOW OPEN

654-6883

www.coopers-seafood.com

COUNTRY CLUB

Wedding

*Must be present to be eligible for door prizes

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