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Five Folks In honor of the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Half-Marathon, in which people will run 13.1 miles this weekend, we asked:
HOW FAR CAN YOU RUN? “I run constantly.” Claire Woo, 2, Plains Township (Answer provided by Claire’s mom, Jennifer Thomas, on her behalf.)
“I could probably do 3 miles. I’d love to do the half-marathon, but I don’t have time to train.” Jennifer Thomas, Plains Township
“I’ve done a half-marathon. I think I could do another one. Ed O’Neill, 69, Wilkes-Barre
“I don’t know. Maybe 5 miles if I paced myself. Maybe.” Colette Elick, 46, Wilkes-Barre
“It depends on the day, anywhere from 6 to 10 miles.” Kathleen Edwards, 22, Wilkes-Barre
ON THE COVER: Chris Gale, 4, of Nanticoke, enjoys the Go Gator roller coaster on the last day of a previous Luzerne County Fair. FRED ADAMS FILE PHOTO/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
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hencityfolksarriveattheKiwanisWyomingCountyFairgroundsthis weekend, the first thing they’re likely to notice are the parking attendants on horseback. • It’s charming. It’s bucolic. It makes you feel like you’ve finally arrived in cowboy country. • It’s also practical and safer, fair volunteer Marge Singer said.
“You’re up higher where people can see you. They can see the horse better than just a person on the ground,” she said. “Andthey’remoreleery.They’llsteerclear of a horse.” After your mounted, highly noticeable guide has told you where to park, you’ll find plenty of other opportunities to soak up the rural atmosphere and, at least for a while, forget the world of office high-rises and honking horns. You can admire rabbits, cows, sheep, goats and chickens that were raised on local farms and cheer on the horse competitions, both English-style jumping and Western-style rodeo. The rodeo events include bull riding and bronco busting for boys, while girls aimforspeedandtrynottoknockoverany barrels as they guide their horses through
the barrel-racing course. But fairs are not solely an opportunity to celebrate agricultural life. At the Sullivan County Fair, which continues through Monday in Forksville, a New York-style hot dog vendor is expected to bring a taste of Manhattan to the rural site. Then there’s the pure Americana; for example, the animal-dressing contest set for 4 p.m. Sunday. “We never know what’s going to show up,” Sullivan County Fair secretary Jody Lambert said. “We had one little boy who dressed up in a toga and so did his cow. Oncetherewasachickendressedasacowboy with a little hat and a little gun.” At 2 p.m. Sunday, a giant ice-cream sundae will be served to all comers. It contains anywherefrom9to12gallonsoficecream,
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Jeff Askey is about to win a Bareback Bronc Riding competition at the Kiwanis Wyoming County Fair.
Lambert estimated, and is decorated with chocolate sauce. For impressive feats of strength, you can see draft horses, ponies and even miniature horses pulling weights that are appropriate for their very different sizes. See FAIRS, Page 4
IF YOU GO Kiwanis Wyoming County Fair: 26th annual event with demolition derby, lawnmower racing, high-school rodeo and two stages of entertainment. Fairgrounds, Route 6, Meshoppen. 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. today through Monday. $10. 466-9606 or Wyoming countyfair.com. ••• Sullivan County Fair: tractor and pony pulls, horse shows, carnival rides and concerts including American Idol finalist Aaron Kelly (Sunday).
Fairgrounds, 4430 Route 154, Forksville. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today through Monday. $8. 924-3205. ••• The Great Allentown Fair: amusement rides, international cuisine, grandstand concerts, the Farmerama Theater and more. Fairgrounds, 302 N. 17th St., Allentown. Noon to 11 p.m. tonight through Sunday; noon to 10 p.m. Monday. $6. 610-433-7541 ••• Luzerne County Fair: with 4-H exhibits, farmers market, antique tractors, arts
and crafts, amusement rides and entertainment by Doug Brewin in a Tribute to Alan Jackson on Wednesday, NoMad North of Mason Dixon on Thursday, the Badlees on Sept. 9, the Blues Brotherhood and Ryan Pelton as Elvis on Sept. 10 and Rick K and the All Nighters plus Mark Hinds in a tribute to Kenny Rogers on Sept. 11. Fairgrounds, 1010 Route 118, Dallas. 4-11 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 4 to 11:30 p.m. Sept. 9; 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Sept. 10; and 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 11. $8, $4 seniors. 7607999.
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iazza – n. (pee-az-uh, peeah-zuh or pee-aht-suh): an open public square that is often the center of life in Italy, where several events take place throughout the year. See also, Courthouse Square in Downtown Scranton. At least that’s how Chris DiMattio, president of La Festa Italiana, sees it. “It’s the perfect place for an event like this,” he said. “Four corners, four sides, the right amount of space for people to walk around in and enjoy themselves. The courthouse itself is great. The facade has changed over the years, but it’s always beautiful.” The end-of-summer festival tradition has been taking place since 1976. “When the bicentennial came around it was encouraged that the different ethnicities had festivals or events to celebrate their heritage,” DiMattio said. “In Lackawanna County, the Italian churches got together and started this.” La Festa Italiana, an event that draws more than 100,000 people each year, takes place every Labor Day weekend and brings in vendors selling food and arts and crafts or celebrating Italian heritage. A Mass in Italian is celebrated at 10 a.m. Sunday in St. Peter’s Cathedral, one block from the festival site, and a fireworks display takes place at 10 that night.
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Speaking of animals and their amazing feats, did you know pigs can swim? Robinson’s Paddling Porkers will be at the Great Allentown Fair this weekend, proving that piglets are willing to race through a 24-foot pool – called “the hogwash” – just as they’rewillingtoraceonthegroundif there’s an Oreo cookie waiting at the other end. That’s just part of the fun at the Allentown Fair, where big cats and canine stunts are on the schedule and
IF YOU GO McGraw’s Brass & Ivory Orchestra 8:30 p.m.: The Poets 10 p.m.: Fireworks display Monday Noon: The Gene Dempsey Orchestra 1:30 p.m.: The Magics 3 p.m.: Gerard Mayer Show Band 4:30 p.m.: Damian the Magician 5:30 p.m.: Pat Aita and the Hi-Lites 7:30 p.m.: The Duprees ••• Espresso Stage, in the cappuccino tent, sponsored by Lackawanna County Saturday 12:30 p.m.: Jimmy C and Spaghetti Western with Dani-Elle 2:15 p.m.: Two for the Road 3:30 p.m.: Carmelo Raccuglia 4:45 p.m.: Flaxy Morgan 6 p.m.: Solo-Tu with Lou Cossa and Nancy Graziano Sunday 11 a.m.: Jimmy Waltich 12:15 p.m.: Sarah Marie and Joseph 1:30 p.m.: Fab 3 Plus 1 2:45 p.m.: East Coast Trio 4 p.m.: Fuzzy Park with Dan and Katrina Rosato 5:15 p.m.: Take 3 Monday 11 a.m.: Janice Gambo Chesna 12:15 p.m.: The Fortunes 1:30 p.m.: Bill Arnold Band 2:45 p.m.: Tony Vergnetti 4 p.m.: Frankie & The Calamari Singers and Dancers Noon and 2 p.m.: Quick Classic Comedy performed by The Piazza Players from Marywood University
La Festa Italiana: More than 80 vendors of Italian food and desserts along with live entertainment. Courthouse Square in downtown Scranton. Tomorrow through Labor Day from noon to 11 p.m. 348-4921 or lafestaitaliana.org. ••• Schedule of events: Main Stage Saturday Noon: Ron Leas’ Orchestra 1:30 p.m.: Civic Dance Studio 2 p.m.: Picture Perfect 3 p.m.: Arabesque Dance Academy 4 p.m.: Italian Continentals with Mike Lanza 6 p.m.: Old Friends 7 p.m.: Dance Center West 7:30 p.m.: Carmelo Raccuglia 9 p.m.: University of Scranton Jazz Band Sunday 10 a.m.: Mass in Italian at St. Peter’s Cathedral Noon: King Henry and The Original Showmen 1:30 p.m.: Al Grout, Juggler and Magician 2 p.m.: King Henry and The Original Showmen 3:30 p.m.: Al Grout, Juggler and Magician 4 p.m.: Chris Macchio, La Festa’s featured tenor From New York 5 p.m.: Ballet Theatre Of Scranton 5 p.m.: Marching Paci Band on the square 6 p.m.: “Uncle Floyd” Vivino, comedian, actor, entertainer 7 p.m.: Frank Sinatra Tribute with Chris DiMattio and Ken
DiMattio has been president of the festival for nearly 20 years and, therefore, has seen his share of changes and of other Italian
festivals throughout the nation. “I tried to get to a lot of different Italian festivals throughout the country, like in Kansas City,
such Pennsylvania Dutch-style treats as fried green tomatoes and corn pies will add to the hometown flavor. Then on Wednesday the Luzerne CountyFairbegins,provingthatsuch time-honored handicrafts as quilt making and home-canning tomatoes have not died out in Luzerne County. “We want to bring crafters back because it seems they’re becoming a dying trade,” Brenda Pugh, publicity coordinator, said. “We want to invite those that are out there back in so people can see the wonderful crafts they have and what they’re capable of doing.” Pugh also said the fair committee aims to expand its vendor pool. “We have lots of food on the
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La Festa Italiana in Scranton draws crowds of more than 100,000 people to celebrate Italian heritage, eat (of course), shop and even dance.
A La Festa Italiana guest enjoys his homemade Italian food at last year’s festival.
Milwaukee, San Diego, because we do try to take different ideas from different festivals. But when it comes down to it, even after traveling the country, you realize that the best is right here.” One big difference is the food. “We have over 80 different vendors selling homemade food,” he said. “So many festivals have stadium-type foods, but not us. We’ve got food that represents all the different regions of Italy.” There’s also a financial bonus. “Admittance is free, which you don’t find many places.”
The entertainment schedule has changed drastically, with two stages packed with acts over the three days. “When I started we had eight acts in a weekend,” DiMattio said. “Now we have eight acts in 10 hours.” For the first time this year, Fiat cars will make an appearance. “They’re a car that was very popular in Italy,” DiMattio said. “They’re being manufactured again so the company is bringing some here to put on display.” Though La Festa Italiana is built around Italian heritage, it’s a non-profit whose generosity knows no bounds, cultural or otherwise. DiMattio said proceeds go to about 20 different causes, from scholarships to the American Red Cross and Ronald McDonald House. “It’s a wonderful weekend that’s not only enjoyable for those who go, but those that we, the organization, can help out.”
grounds,sonowwe’retryingtobring in new and exciting things for people that they can become educated on, whether it’s tractors or home improvement.” This year lumber mills and wood carvers are added to the vendor list. Ofcourse,there’sstillenoughfarm equipment that “bring-your-owntractor” competitions can take place, such as the tractor obstacle rodeo that will take place Sept. 11. A barnyard Olympics that day will allow participants to try their hands at activitiessuchasahaybaleandeggtoss or wheelbarrow race. Times Leader staff writer Sara Pokorny contributed to this report.
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There’s a lot to see when you stroll a fairgrounds.
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EVENTS T H I S W E E K : S E P T. 2 T O 8 , 2 0 11 Downtown Scranton Walking Tour, a 1.5-hour stroll along Washington Avenue and Courthouse Square. Sponsored by the Lackawanna County Historical Society. Meet at Lackawanna College, Washington Avenue and Vine Street, Scranton. Tonight at 5. Free. 344-3841. Mount Airy Labor Day Weekend Events, with outdoor screening of the musical “Grease” (tonight at 8:30); a musical Fireworks Spectacular (Saturday at 9 p.m.); concert by Bad Medicine, a Bon Jovi tribute band (Sunday at 6 p.m.); a Labor Day Barbecue with food vendors, free T-shirts to the first 2000 visitors, carnival games, dunk tank and music by the Melanie Rice Orchestra (Monday, noon to 7 p.m.). Mount Airy Casino Resort, 44 Woodland Road, Mount Pocono. 877682-4791. Railfest, with tours, Big Band railroad music, caboose rides, historic iron pour, excursions, model LEGO trains and exhibitors. Steamtown National Historic Site, 300 Cliff St., Scranton. Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 340-5204. Car and Truck Show, with a flea market and chicken barbecue. Sponsored by the Hunlock Creek Volunteer Fire Company at the Hunlock Township Ball Field, Hunlock Creek Road, Muhlenberg. Sunday with car registration 9 a.m. to noon and awards at 3 p.m. $10 per vehicle. 256-7616. Yoga in the Park, with Jennifer Ciarimboli of Balance Yoga. Millennium Circle, River Common Park, Wilkes-Barre. Saturday at 10 a.m. Free. 574-3240. Avondale Mining Disaster Remembrance, a community observance of the 142nd anniversary of the 1869 disaster. With a color guard, taps, gun salute, reflections, music by singersongwriter Jay Smar, mining displays and theater. Washburn Street Cemetery in Scranton. Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Free. Bring a lawn chair. 586-9507.
Trolley Film Festival, a series of historic films shown Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 4. Included: “Scranton Trolleys” at 1 p.m.; “Rocky Glen Park” at 1:45 p.m. and “The Laurel Line” at 2:30 p.m. Electric City Trolley Museum, 300 Cliff St., Scranton. Free with museum admission. 963-6590. Shoot for the Stars, a benefit Pong Tournament to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Walk. Hosted by cancer survivor Rachel Leggieri at Rob’s Pub and Grub, 232 Nesbitt St., Larksville. Saturday at 2 p.m. $5 ages 18 to 20; $10 age 21 and older. Includes free food, entertainment and drinks. 592-2711. Holy Spirit Festival, with homemade Polish and American food, a chicken dinner served noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, flea market, games and entertainment by Covert Action (Saturday) and Al White & Friends (Sunday). St. Martha’s Church, 260 Bonnieville Road, Fairmount Springs. Saturday, 5 to 11 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 11 p.m. 864-3780. St. Mary’s Homecoming Picnic, with games, homemade ethnic food and polka music along with a Polka Mass at 4 p.m. Saturday. St. Mary’s Church, 150 Main St., Mocanaqua. Saturday, 4 to 9:30 p.m.; Sunday, 12:30 to 9:30 p.m.. 542-4157. Harveys Lake Homecoming. Rescheduled activities previously rained out include the boat regatta on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Sunday events: a craft show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the former Hanson’s Amusement Park, Crowning of the homecoming princess at 11:30 a.m.; ski show at noon, firefighters parade, pie-eating contest and tug of war at 1 p.m. with a wingeating contest at 3:30 p.m. and fireworks at 8:45 p.m. Also: pony rides and children’s sack and three-legged races. 639-2113. Reunion Car Show, open to all vehicles. Sponsored by the Villa Capri Cruisers at Nay Aug Park, Scranton. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 344-2014. Erin Loftus Wicht Fundraiser, for the hospitalized Dallas resident. Rodano’s Restaurant, 53 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Sunday, 2 to 7 p.m. $15 includes pizza, beer and soda. 947-9120. Healing Hearts and Horses, a benefit for the Over the Hill Farm to raise money for the owners and horses injured during a fire that killed 23 horses last month. With a free buffet, See EVENTS, Page 6
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silent auction, raffles and music by Doghouse Charlie & Friends, Mike Miz, members of Cabinet, Mike Dougherty and Justin Mazer, the Woody Brown Project and more. River Street Jazz Café, 667 N. River St., Plains Township. Sunday, 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. $10. 255-7090. Daniel J. Flood: The Political Career of an Economic Savior and Cold War Nationalist, with author and historian Sheldon Spear. Sponsored by the Plymouth Historical Society. Community Room of Dan Flood Apartments, 200 E. Main St., Plymouth. Wednesday at 7 p.m. 779-5840. 9/11: Freedom, Security and Life in America, 10 Years Later, a panel discussion with Keith Martin, former director for Pennsylvania Homeland Security, and Sgt. Jessica Pugliese of Scranton, Sgt. Jessica who was Pugliese inspired to enlist in the Marine Corps after the attacks. Also: a video by Dr.
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FUTURE Felittese Italian Festival, with homemade Italian specialties, a parade from the Old Forge High School to the festival grounds (Sept. 9 at 6 p.m.), games and entertainment by the Cadillacs (Friday), Gold Dust (Saturday) and the Poets (Sunday). On Sunday, a 10 a.m. Mass is celebrated at Prince of Peace Church followed by the traditional procession carrying the statue of Our Lady of Constantinople to the festival. Felittese Association, 146 Third St., Old Forge. Sept. 9-10, 5 to 10:30 p.m.; Sept. 11, noon to 10:30 p.m. 457-3499. Funfest, the annual family street fair in downtown Hazleton with the theme “Celebrating Our Heroes.” With free entertainment at several venues, a huge craft show, children’s activities, fireworks and the Funfest Parade. Sept. 10, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sept. 11, 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. 800653-3378 or funfestpa.org.
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If you travel to Shawnee Mountain Ski Area this weekend you’ll notice a distinct aroma in the air. That’s because it’s time for the 17th annual Pocono Garlic Festival, where you can indulge in foods liberally laced with Pocono-grown garlic from the traditional garlic-roasted pig to the nontraditional garlic ice cream and garlic funnel cake. A lot more awaits: three stages of entertainment, 50 food and craft vendors, children’s games, strolling acts, cooking demonstrations, animal presentations by the Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and lectures on – what else? – garlic. The musically eclectic performers include the Blue Emerald Band, Burning Bridget Cleary, the Lost Ramblers, Zydeco-a-Go-Go, Juggernaut String Band, Len Mooney Duo, Spencer and Nancy Reed. So head out to Shawnee on Delaware for the Saturday and Sunday festivities running from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets are $7.50 advance and $10 at the gate. More info at 421-7231 or shawneemt.com.
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Lakeside hotspot worth the ride Don’t think less of me when I tell you I went to a place with filet mignon, fancy shrimp and clams and you name it otherwise on the menu and ordered a cheesesteak. I can explain. A reader asked us to. No, really. He wrote to inquire whether we knew of Nick’s Lake House, an all-seasons hotspot due to its proximity to both a boating lake and ski resort, but, more important, a purveyor of some of the best cheesesteaks around. Yes, knew of it. Nope, had never had the cheesesteak. So I took the particular mission upon myself and brought guests to try the assorted other fare. Rumor had it the cheesesteak was BIG. Big and rave-worthy. The reader was correct; this was a masterful cheesesteak, one I will long and fondly remember. Description: shaved black Angus sirloin served with sautéed onions and Provolone cheese. I added mushrooms for $1, making a $9.95 offering $10.95 and worth every penny. The long roll was large and extremely fresh, a bit crisp on the outside but feather-light on the inside. It could not contain the mounds of top-quality, junk-free meat. I didn’t find a trace of fat, nor anything chewy or questionable. The Provolone added a mellow touch, and the mushrooms – real, dark, earthy slices, likely of Portabellas – just brought the whole thing home. Homemade Maryland Kettle Chips on the side (also available as a $5.95 separate starter) were a nice, surprise touch. Honestly, I haven’t had a better cheesesteak. In fact I’d put Nick’s
IF YOU GO What: Nick’s Lake House Where: 110 South Lake Drive, Lake Harmony Call: (570)-722-2500 Credit cards? Yes Handicapped accessible? Yes Other: spacious outdoor, lakeview deck; catering available
Outdoor, waterfront seating is available at Nick’s, which also boasts a large outdoor bar.
version right up there with Tony Luke’s and Geno’s in the cheesesteak capital of the world. (Philadelphia, of course.) But there are other goodies here, of course. To start we shared Nick’s Sampler, with offerings on the inhouse menu a bit different than those listed online. (Seems some updating might be in order.) The $12.95 plate contained two mozzarella half moons (as listed online) but instead of clams casino, wings and chicken fingers, we had boneless wings, chicken and vegetable potstickers and fried ravioli. The change-up was fine with us. In fact, it was the fried ravioli that pulled us toward the plate in the first place. This version was light and just crunchy enough, with soft, white, fluffy cheese that, to our pleasure, came apart with a fork. Flashfried is superior, in our opinion, to deep-fried. The half moons were similarly lightly fried and quite large (we cut two portions into four), and the potstickers and wing bites were equally snappy. One of us noted he enjoyed the whole platter immensely, even more than his dinner. Dipping sauces, by the way, were threefold: a standard ranch,
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Nick’s Lake House at Lake Harmony has a rustic, nautical charm.
a peppy homemade marinara and a kicky teriyaki. If we had a quibble, it would be the trace of fishiness detected in a few of the bites, which sometimes happens when fish-fry oil does double duty. Nothing overpowering, nothing disastrous, just worth mentioning. As an appetizer we also shared a personal pizza ($5.95), having heard the bar staple here is something of a hand-stretched, lovingly crafted house specialty. This junior tasting also lived up to its reputation, with a soft, chewy, airy and slightly puffy crust impressive with flavor. Sauce and cheese were perfectly proportioned, giving the crust its chance to shine. Next up was a California Cobb Salad with chicken for $9.95, a blend of iceberg and Romaine lettuces, tomato, cucumber, carrots, red onions, bacon, croutons and hard-boiled egg. The bacon packed a distinctively smoky fla-
vor, which some will like and others won’t. Otherwise the salad was fairly standard. On the plus side, our taster asked for a side of bread and was generously offered a mixed basket, which included bread and rolls. Main-plate choices ran the gamut, and we went with one beef, one fish: pan-seared Atlantic salmon with raspberry coulis ($17.95) and Beef Chateau (also $17.95), marinated, grilled steak with golden barbecue sauce. The salmon was flaky and prepared to order; we asked for it cooked old-school, bypassing the trend toward rare and raw fish these days. The drizzled red coulis added a sweet and pretty touch. Vegetable and rice pilaf were tasty sides. The Chateau Steak was thinly sliced, nicely sized points of meat fanned out underneath a topping of onion tanglers, which were fun and fresh. The golden barbecue
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MEDITERRANEAN MARTINI Served at: Rodano’s, 53 Public Square, WilkesBarre Price: $7.50 Recipe: • Pomegranate vodka • Pama liqueur • Splash of cranberry juice
This Mediterranean Martini is a summer-tofall carryover with a pomegranate kick.
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he temperatures are dipping, autumn is creeping in, and the folks at Rodano’s in downtown WilkesBarre know it. Bring on the fall drink menus. At Rodano’s, one is ready to roll out this week. But amid a cluster of cider- and pumpkinbased drinks, one beverage will carry over from the summer menu simply because it’s both delicious and popular. The Mediterranean Martini is chock full of pomegranate, with vodka infused with the flavor of the fruit, Pama liqueur
and a splash of cranberry juice. “The cranberry juice helps in this case,” bartender Carol Jones said. “Traditional martinis are straight-up alcohol, but the cranberry serves as a way to get rid of that strong taste.” Pama liqueur is made with all-natural pomegranate juice. It can be combined with other mixers to make different drinks, such as champagne, orange liqueur and cranberry juice for a cosmopolitan, or even worked into a mojito. “This drink carries well into the fall months,” Jones said. “It’s also very popular, so we really didn’t want to take it off.”
sauce, an actual yellow as opposed to red-brown, made the otherwise fairly ordinary dish, which also came with vegetable and a baked potato, more likeable. Desserts also were available and looked interesting enough, yet this was a tough call. Trouble was we also knew of the cutest little ice cream shop up the road, with paint-splattered picnic tables and Muddy Sneakers ice cream. That’s just where we felt called to cap off this lovely day at the lake. Besides, it was still summer. (It is still summer, school aside.) You can do worse than dinner by the water followed by an ice cream cone outside while watching the boats go by. The outdoor deck area at Nick’s, incidentally, offers an exquisite view, and seating can be hard to come by on a busy night. But inside is comfy enough, and several tables have water views. Don’t let the drive daunt you. It’s a manageable and scenic 30ish miles from Wilkes-Barre. And the cheesesteak alone is worth the trip from anywhere.
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hat started as one small show six years ago has growntooneofthe most recognizable events in downtown Scranton each year. “I think it’s just something that people relate to when Labor Day rolls around,” lead singer of Nowhere Slow Rick Gillette said. The sixth annual Steamtown Original Music Showcase will take place today through Sunday at seven different venues in Scranton.
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This year’s showcase expands and offers a few new events. Today and tomorrow, you can find clinics from local musicians who have succeeded at the national level. Breaking Benjamin drummer Chad Szeliga will show his drum roots at Gallucci Music on Friday, while LIVE’s Chad Taylor will go over songwriting at The Banshee on Saturday afternoon. Event organizer John Phillips said the first two days’ focus is to give the public a small taste of what is to come Sunday: 40plus bands performing on seven different stages. “The whole goal was to bring together a lot of the acts that were performing around here and basically show them off
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Baltimore-based rock band Fools and Horses performs at Kildare’s in Scranton during last year’s Steamtown Original Music Showcase.
to the city of Scranton,” Phillips said. “The biggest thing about this is I want to expose a lot of the acts that play locally.” Phillips, who has been active on the music scene for several years with bands such as UUU and OurAfter, has been the man behind the showcase all six years and hopes to grow the event into a big-time festival. One way he is trying to take the showcase to a new level is by adding a national act that happens to be from Scranton. The Menzingers, a punk band signed to Epitaph records earlier this year, will be at The Vintage Theater to play its first headlining home show since the national success.
The musicians also get excited about the showcase each year. A Fire With Friends frontman Daniel Rosler is honored to play for the second year in a row. “I started the band with another girl, and we didn’t even have a name,” Rosler said. “We would practice in parking lots and other random places. Now we’re a seven-piece playing a three-day festival in our hometown. It’s just almost surreal.” Gillette expressed similar excitement. “It’s just one of the best events for original music,” he said. “Everyone in the city should be proud about it and be sure to attend.” See SHOWCASE, Page 14
What: Steamtown Original Music Showcase Tickets: $10 Hopper pass grants access to all events. ••• Schedule: ••• Tonight: Drum clinic with Chad Szeliga of Breaking Benjamin. Gallucci Music, 224 Wyoming Ave., Scranton. 6 p.m. Tomorrow: Music seminar with Chad Taylor of LIVE, The Banshee, 320 Penn Ave., Scranton. 2 p.m. Sunday: Live music • The Banshee: 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.: My Glorious Mess, Blue Sugar Riot, Jung Bergo, A Fire With Friends and Family Animals. • Hardware Bar, 519 Linden St.: 6 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.: Dive, Madrone, Chuck Shaffer Picture Show, Lemongelli, The SilenTreatment, MiZ, Graces Downfall, Super Bob and OurAfter. • The Bog, 341 Adams Ave.: 8 p.m. to 12:35 a.m.: Kawhei, Jason O and Donovan Rice. • The Vintage Theater, 119 Penn Ave.: 2 to 10:30 p.m.: Rachel Clark, Tell Me Tomorrow, Skiptown Matty, Silhouette Lies, Down to Six, A Social State, Captain We’re Sinking, Luther, The Menzingers. • Kildare’s, 119 Jefferson Ave.: 8 p.m. to 1:10 a.m.: The Artoos, Shannon Marsyada Group, Blinded Passenger, Kriki, The Sliders, Nowhere Slow and Lost in Company. • Backyard Ale House, 523 Linden St.: 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.: Kingsfoil, Laser Sex, Blip Blip Bleep, Rogue Chimp, Woody Browns Project, Robb Brown and Hammer, Tom Graham. • Trax: 700 Lackawanna Ave.: 9 to 11:40 p.m.: Melissa Kranhke, Chris Hludzik and Kira Lee. Full schedule can be found on steamtownshowcase.com
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Heavy Pets gearing up for fall tour, new album All the guys of The Heavy Pets want is to get their new album to fans as quickly as possible. To that end, they’re embarking on a fall tour from now through Oct. 22 as a way to release “Swim Out Past the Sun” and will stop at the River Street Jazz Café in Plains Township tonight. The album will officially be available online Oct. 22, but copies will be ready for purchase at every show on the fall tour. “It was a cool idea to us to make the album available to our fans first,” guitarist Jeff Lloyd said. “Releasing the CD properly would have taken a little more time from an organizational standpoint, and we just wanted to share the music with people quicker. We wanted to make sure that, as musicians, we were available for fans to hear as soon as possible.” The Heavy Pets, who originated in Goshen, N.Y., and are now based in Florida, blend rhythm and blues, jazz-funk, reggae and rock-’n-’roll. The band consists of Lloyd, Mike Garulli on guitar, Jim Wuest on keyboard, Jamie
Newitt on drums and Justin Carney on bass. For this go-round, which follows the success of the band’s self-titled album, the musicians put the electric guitars away. “We focused more on the acoustic element of the band,” Lloyd said. “We’re using an upright bass, acoustic piano and guitars.” Though the instruments changed, the core sound did not. “The album still rocks, but it was just an opportunity for us to play some new songs that normally wouldn’t be part of a Heavy Pets record and take some songs that have appeared before and shed a whole new light on them.” A portion of the proceeds from the album will go to Positive Legacy, a non-profit arm of Cloud 9 Adventures. Some of the tunes on “Swim Out Past the Sun” will be a part of the fall tour. “It gets interesting when you have fresh material to add,” Lloyd said. “It makes older songs sound new again. Every list is tailor-made for that place in time we play the show.” Often, though, the guys tend to
IF YOU GO What: The Heavy Pets When: Doors at 8 tonight, show at 10. Where: River Street Jazz Café, River Street, Plains Township. Tickets: $5 to $10 ••• What: The Yardbirds and Spencer Davis When: 8 p.m. Thursday Where: Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe Tickets: $22 in advance; $27 day of show
The Heavy Pets, on tour this fall until Oct. 22, will take the stage at the River Street Jazz Cafe tonight.
throw the list out the window once they hit the stage. “If a certain groove comes our way, we’re going to ride it,” Lloyd said. ••• Check out legendary rock/ blues band The Yardbirds at Penn’s Peak on Thursday, with Spencer Davis opening. The Yardbirds found success in the hits “For Your Love” and “Heart Full of Sound,” but they also are notable due to the careers
they helped start: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, all of whom were in the top 15 of Rolling Stone’s 100 Top Guitarists list: Clapton from 1963 to 1965, Beck from ’65 to ’66 and Page from ’66 to ’68, when the band broke up. It was then restyled as Led Zeppelin. The first incarnation of the Yardbirds was headed by drummer Jim McCarty, Chris Dreja on rhythm guitar and bass and the late Keith Relf on vocals and harmonica. The experimental band
brought forth the use of fuzz tone, feedback and distortion. In 1992 the Yardbirds reformed with Dreja, McCarty and Demick on bass and harmonica. The group has undergone several lineup changes through the years. In 2003 the Yardbirds released “Birdland,” with guest appearances from the likes of Brian May, Joe Satriani, Slash and Steve Vai. They then debuted a new line-up in July 2009 in North America, using the raw talents of Ben King (lead guitar), David Smale (bass) and Andy Mitchell (vocals/harmonica).
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Party on the Patio, with Who’s Bad paying tribute to Michael Jackson. Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, 1280 Route 315, Plains Township. Sunday at 7 p.m. Free. 831-2100. The British Invasion, with the current line-up of ’60s greats The Yardbirds (with original members Chris Dreja and Jim McCarty) along with the Spencer
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FUTURE CONCERTS Celebration of the Arts, the 34th annual jazz festival in the natural amphitheater setting in downtown Delaware Water Gap. Opens Sept. 9 with a reception and Musical Motif Art Show 6 to 8 p.m. at the Dutot Museum followed by theater, dance and poetry at the Presbyterian Church of the Mountain from 7 to 9:30 p.m. ($10) Continues Sept. 10, noon to 10 p.m.; Sept. 11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with outdoor concerts, strolling musicians, a children’s area, art show and Sunday Jazz Mass. Performers include Bob Dorough, Zen for Primates, the Bill Goodwin Experience, Stephanie Nakasian with the Hod O’Brien Quartet, JARO, the After Hours Trio + One, 3Spirit, David Liebman Group, Jerry Harris & Sweetlife, the Grace Kelly Quintet with Phil Woods, the Erin McClelland Band and more. $25, $40 for two days. 424-2210 or cotajazz.org. Catholic Underground, a church service followed by a coffeehouse concert with singerguitarist Michael James Mette. St. Gabriel’s Church, 122 S. Wyoming St., Hazleton. Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. Donation. 403-3094. The Poets, the local favorites kick off Funfest weekend with a concert at the J.J. Ferrara Performing Arts Center, 212 W. Broad St., Hazleton. Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. $12 advance, $15 at the door. 455-1509. Joe Nardone’s Doo Wop, Volume 3, with the Tokens, the Dubs, La La Brooks of the Crystals, Larry Chance & the Earls and Kenny Vance & the Planotones. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. $49.50, $39.50. 826-1100.
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t takes a talented hand to make a movie covering two time periods. The storytelling needs balance or the focus falls off, and the casting must be perfect so the characters come across like the same parts of one whole. Director John Madden got it half right. “The Debt,” about three Mossad secret agents dispatched to East Berlin in1966 to capture a Nazi war criminal and the lie the agents have lived with for 30-plus years, leans more toward the mission and less toward the aftermath. The strategic move weakens the production. There’s really very little new that can be saidaboutthesearchforthemonsterswho murdered Jews during World War II. That subject has been told in countless films
and TV shows. It’s far more interesting to see how people deal with a lie that eventually consumes their lives like a cancer. The power doesn’t come from the chase but what you do once the race is done. But Madden does get the casting right, especiallytheperformancesbyHelenMirren and Jessica Chastain as Rachel, the female member of the team who not only agrees to live with a monstrous lie as the youngagentbutcomestoembraceitinthe passing years. Both actresses show raw emotions at theconfusionandpaintheyfeel.Theseare two actors able to say so much with just a simple look. Chastain brings a mix of strength and vulnerability to the role as the novice secret agent. She must push down her deep hatred if the mission has any chance. At
the same time, she’s battling with her own sexualandemotionalproblems.Notevery actor can be both emotionally naked and hidden, but Chastain turns in a riveting performance. Mirren picks up the role 31 years later and brings the same strength and pain to thejob.It’sjustashameMaddenspentless time with Mirren because he wasted one of the great actors working today. The ending of “The Debt” comes across astackedon—alittletoomuchlikeacheesy horror movie. This is a story about the absolute importance of honesty, but the final scenes have a false note to them. “The Debt” has some wonderful acting, but overall the story is a series of missed opportunities. Madden’s done an acceptable job, but he should have delivered far more than that.
IF YOU GO What: “The Debt” Starring: Helen Mirren, Jessica Chastain, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Worthington Directed by: John Madden Running time: 114 minutes Rated: R for violence, terror ★★ 1/2
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What: “Shark Night 3D” (Not screened for critics) Starring: Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Chris Carmack Directed by: David R. Ellis Genre: Horror/Thriller Plot summary: A weekend at a lake house in the Louisiana Gulf turns into a nightmare for seven vacationers as they are subjected to fresh-water shark attacks. Running time: 91 minutes Rated: PG-13 for violence and terror, disturbing images, sexual references, partial nudity, language and thematic material.
Still Showing 30 MINUTES OR LESS – A pizza delivery guy ends up an unwilling bank robber. R for language, nudity. 83 minutes. ★ 1/2 BAD TEACHER – Some pricelessly derisive turns from Cameron Diaz as a boozy, golddigging middle-school instructress who sets her sights on an impossibly rich, impossibly nice new colleague. R for sex, nudity, drugs, profanity, adult themes. 92 minutes. ★★ 1/2 CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER — Chris Evans is World War II fighting hero 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 CARS 2 – Mater, the little tow truck who could, is the hero of this sequel to the movie widely considered the lemon in the flowing Pixar cornucopia. G. 112 minutes. ★ COLOMBIANA – After witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, a young woman grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, intense action, sexuality and brief strong language. 105 minutes. ★★ CONAN THE BARBARIAN — The knowing sense of big, ridiculous fun that marked the 1982 original is gone; in its place we get a series of generic sword battles and expository conversations. R for strong bloody violence, some sexuality and nudity. 102 minutes. ★
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DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK — Savage and ugly as the tiny monsters are in this remake of a 1973 TV horror movie, they’re not as frightening as the filmmakers would have you believe. Nor are they all that interesting. R for violence and terror. 100 minutes. ★★ FINAL DESTINATION 5 – A slack and soulless but competently executed film in which a young guy’s premonition causes him, his ex and six others to flee a bus before the bridge collapses. R for strong violent/gruesome accidents and some language. 89 minutes. ★ 1/2 FRIGHT NIGHT — Once again, a vaguely nerdy teenager (Anton Yelchin) thinks his mysterious and seductive new next-door neighbor (Colin Farrell) is a vampire. No one else believes him except for his even nerdier childhood pal (Christopher Mintz-Plasse). R for bloody horror violence and language, including some sexual references. 101 minutes. ★★ HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 2: The smashingly good final installment in the long-running series. PG-13 for intense action and frightening imagery. 130 minutes. ★★★ 1/2 THE HELP — In 1960s Mississippi, three very different women become friends through a taboo secret writing project. With Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer and Emma Stone. PG-13 for thematic material. 137 minutes. ★★★★ ONE DAY — Maybe it was more poignant on the page: the many highs and lows and major life shifts that occur during the
decades-spanning friendship/ romance between Emma (Anne Hathaway) and Dexter (Jim Sturgess). But here they feel so cursory and rushed, it’s as if we’re watching a filmed version of the CliffsNotes of David Nicholls’ best-seller. PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity, language, some violence and substance abuse. 104 minutes. ★ 1/2 OUR IDIOT BROTHER — Paul Rudd hops from one sofa to another to another as the title character, and that’s sort of what the film itself does, too. R for sexual content including nudity, and for language throughout. 90 minutes. ★ 1/2 RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES — Sort of a prequel, sort of a sequel and sort of a reboot, mainly this a spectacle, about angry, ’roided-up chimps wreaking havoc. PG-13 for intense and frightening action and violence. 105 minutes. ★★ 1/2 SARAH’S KEY – Gilles PaquetBrenner’s gripping, if uneven, thriller stars Kristin Scott Thomas as a contemporary journalist researching France’s collaboration with the Nazis in the roundup and deportation of Jews to the death camps. PG-13 for suspenseful and disturbing scenes involving children. 111 minutes. ★★★ THE SMURFS – The little blue trolls invade Manhattan in a bright, broad live-action, computer-animated comedy with brains, heart and style. PG for some mild rude humor and action. 107 minutes. ★★★ SPY KIDS 4: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD – A retired spy is called back into action, and to bond with her new stepchildren, she invites them along for the adventure to stop the evil Timekeeper from taking over the world. PG for mild action/peril and rude humor. 89 minutes. ★★
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he recent release of “The Big Lebowski” on Blu-Ray is as good an excuse as any to celebrate Jeff Bridges, a dude who makes being Hollywood’s leading protean look as easy as sipping a White Russian.
••• “HEARTS OF THE WEST” (1975, Warner Archive, PG, $25): In this breezy comedy, a naïve Iowa farmboy named Lewis Tater (Bridges) travels to Los Angeles in the 1930s with hopes of following in the footsteps of his hero, cowboy novelist Zane Grey. Instead Lewis becomes an actor, fitting in nicely alongside a grouchy old-timer (Andy Griffith), a sassy script girl (Blythe Danner) and an excitable director (Alan Arkin). Laid back and lovely. ••• “THE CONTENDER” (2000, DreamWorks, R, $28): With his yen for snacks like Kung Pao Chicken with walnuts, Bridges does more to humanize the office
of the presidency than anybody this side of “The West Wing’s” Martin Sheen. President Jackson Evans bucks the establishment by nominating a liberal Ohio senator (Joan Allen) for the VP slot, a move that prompts a scheming pol (Gary Oldman) to pursue a smear campaign against her. Bridges’ forward-thinking Chief deserves 100 percent approval ratings. ••• “TRUE GRIT” (2010, Paramount, PG-13, $30): For their update of the John Wayne classic, the Coen Brothers serve up a rip-snorting western about a tough cookie of a teenager named Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) who employs two lawmen (Bridges, Matt Damon) to help track down the nogood varmint who killed her father. A deconstruction of honor set against the pitiless backdrop of the Old West, “True Grit” is funny, suspenseful and emotionally resonant. A grand adventure.
New on DVD Two of this week’s new releases might make you feel nostalgic. ••• “TOP GUN,” GRADE B: The action/romance starring Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis is rereleased to mark the 25th anniversary. It’s been a quarter of a decade, but “Top Gun” will still have you feeling the need for speed. The action part of the film has to do with an elite group of pilots who compete to be the best in their class and earn the title of “Top Gun.” Cruise and McGillis provide the romance as a hot-shot test pilot and a civilian instructor who do their own form of flying. The Blu-ray includes a six-part documentary on the making of the film, a behind-the-scenes featurette, a survival-training featurette, interviews with Tom Cruise, four
music videos and commentary by producer Jerry Bruckheimer. “PROM,” GRADE B: A group of teenagers gets ready for the high-school prom. From its highschool setting to cast of typical teenage heroes and villains, it’s “High School Musical” without all the impromptu dance numbers. What it has that “HSM” doesn’t is the smart script by Katie Wech, which should resonate with young and older moviegoers. Whether you went to prom, didn’t go, or just hate the whole idea, there’s someone to relate to in this light romantic comedy. ••• Also new on DVD this week: “THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS:” Available for the first time on Blu-ray 3D.
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COWBOYS AND ALIENS – Action-packed yet curiously lifeless, this genre mash-up has a stellar cast and production values but is still a saddleweary horse opera. PG-13 for intense western and sci-fi action and violence, partial nudity and a brief crude reference. 118 minutes. ★★
one from the heart for the heart, a grand romantic gesture about grand romantic gestures. PG-13 for coarse humor, sexual content and language. 118 minutes. ★★★ 1/2
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T H I S W E E K : S E P T. 2 T O 8 , 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, Shawneeon-Delaware. Today at 2 p.m.; Saturday at 8 p.m. $28, $15 children. 421-5093. River’s Edge: The Story of Shawnee, memorable music of the past 100 years to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the historic Shawnee Inn. Shawnee Playhouse, 1 River Road, Shawneeon-Delaware. Tonight at 8 $18. 421-5093. Sex Please, We’re Sixty! A farce about a group of women taking revenge on chauvinist Bud the Stud by replacing his Viagra with pills to treat menopausal women. Ritz Company Playhouse, 512 Keystone St., Hawley. Tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 2:30 p.m. $12, $10 seniors and students. 226-9752. Sister Robert Anne’s Cabaret Class, a “One-Nun-Sense” musical event by “Nunsense” composer Dan Goggin showcasing the songs debuted by Sister Robert Anne in the popular musicals. Presented by Scranton Public Theatre and starring Agnes Cummings. Olde Brick Theatre, Rear 128 W. Market St., Scranton. Tonight and Saturday at 8:15 p.m. $15. Reservations: 344-3656. Nunsense 2: The Second Coming,
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KIDS T H I S W E E K : S E P T. 2 T O 8 , 2 0 11 Birds for Kids, a short walk with bird-related activities for ages 6 to 12. Campground Amphithe-
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Carol Warholik Sweeney and Drew Coffman star in ‘Prisoner of Second Avenue.’
Life on New York City’s upper East Side gets a serio-comic treatment from playwright Neil Simon in “Prisoner of Second Avenue,” the latest production by the summer-stock troupe at the Grove Theatre in Lake Nuangola. The play introduces a middle-age husband who’s just lost his job and is trying to endure a summer with a record heat wave – and a garbage strike. What to do? Why have a nervous breakdown, of course. The play runs through Sept. 10 with shows at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Reservations: 8683582. a musical comedy about the singing Little Sisters of Hoboken. Shawnee Playhouse, 1 River Road, Shawnee-on-Delaware. Sunday at 2 p.m. $28, $15 children. 421-5093.
Last call for ‘Sister Robert Anne’s Cabaret Class,’ the Dan Goggin show starring Agnes Cummings and presented by Scranton Public Theatre at the Olde Brick Theatre in Scranton through tomorrow. Theatre Ensemble. Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center St., Bloomsburg. Opens Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and continues Sept. 9-10 at 7:30 p.m.; Sept. 11 at 3 p.m. $12. 784-8181 or bte.org.
FUTURE Macbeth, Shakespeare’s tale of the power-obsessed Scottish king and his wife who commit a series of murders to get and keep the throne. Performed by Pocono Shakes! David W. Miller Park, South Kistler Street, East Stroudsburg. Sept. 9 to 25: Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. Free. Bring a chair or blanket.
The Guys, a two-character drama by Anne Nelson about a fire captain and a writer attempting to celebrate the lives of the 343 New York City firemen who died on Sept. 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center. Performed by Laurie McCants and Gerald Stropnicky of the Bloomsburg
Into the Woods, the Stephen Sondheim musical that revisits classic fairy tales Cinderella, Rapunzel and Little Red Riding Hood and instills them with new plot twists, taking a look at what happens after “happily ever after.” Little Theatre, 537 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Sept. 10 to 18: Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m. $18. 823-1875.
ater, Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. Saturday at 2 p.m. 696-3525.
Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. Sunday at 2 p.m. 696-3525.
Incredible Insects, an outdoor program to learn about dragonflies, butterflies and spiders for children of all ages. Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. Saturday at 2 p.m. Registration: 403-2006.
Bear in Underwear, pop artist’s Todd Goldman’s zany story about a bear, a backpack filled with underwear and a group of furry friends who cheer him on. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Township. Tuesday at 10 a.m.; Thursday at 6:30 p.m. 829-4210.
Beavers for Little Buddies, handson activities and simple crafts to learn about beavers. For ages 3 to 5. Campground Amphitheater,
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Giant Neighborhood Yard Sale, with food and dessert available. Trinity Episcopal Church, 220 Montgomery Ave., West Pittston. Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. $10 per vendor space. 654-3261. Rummage Sale. First United Methodist Church, 29 E. Poplar St., West Nanticoke. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendor tables available at $10. 735-5343. Labor Day Market, with 50 highquality antique dealers offering furniture, primitives, collectibles, glass, toys and more. Also: dealers of “green” goods and crafts. Village Green, Eagles Mere. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. $5. 525-3942. Annual Craft Show, with 20 vendors offering handmade items from country crafts to fine art. Also: face painting, demonstrations by the Rescue Dogs, pet-safety handouts,
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Musicians aren’t the only ones getting involved to pull the showcase together. Local production company25-8Productionswillfilm all the sets at the Scranton Hardware Bar for a future documentary. Phillips could not be happier with the timing of the showcase landing on the same weekend as Scranton’s First Friday and Italian Festival.
Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China, a Chinese version of the classic fairy tale performed by the Dietrich Children’s Theatre, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; Sept. 10 at 11 a.m. Free. Reservations: 996-1500. Junior Bird Club Walk, a two-mile hike along the Audubon Trail of the Seven Tubs Natural Area. Ages 9 and older. Meet in the large parking lot, off Route 115, Wilkes-Barre. Sept. 10 at 10:30 a.m. $5 for non-members. Registration: 403-2006.
Rummage and Bake Sale. St. John’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 756 E. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre Township. Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 8254338.
FUTURE Rummage Sale and Flea Market. Unity: A Center for Spiritual Living, 140 S. Grant St., WilkesBarre. Sept. 9, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sept. 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 8247722. Rummage Sale, to benefit the Wyoming Hose Company #1 and Wyoming Ambulance. First Baptist Church, 52 E. Eighth St., Wyoming. Sept. 9, 4 to 8 p.m.; Sept. 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 6931754.
SEEKING VENDORS 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.
“The goal is to give people in the area something to do,” Phillips said. “A lot of people like to go to the beach or leave town, but between First Friday, La Fiesta Italia and the showcase, you can’t really say there isn’t anything going on, and you don’t need to leave town.” Phillips expects to bring national bands to next year’s festival, but for now he stresses one thing about original music in this area: “People just need to do one thing to help grow the scene,” he said. “They need to not just support the scene but enjoy it.”
Children’s Chalk Festival, the 2nd annual event with a large chalkart zone, live bald eagles and mammals, tie-dye workshops, fish printing, family fishing, murals, strolling entertainers and live music. River Common Park, Wilkes-Barre. Sept. 10, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 823-2101, ext. 128. Leaf Project Day, gather and identify several tree species by the leaves. Salt Springs State Park, 2305 Salt Springs Road, Franklin Forks. Sept. 10, 1 to 3 p.m. Free. 967-7275.
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Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs will begin rewarding the cash players who put in the most hours at the poker tables with a free tournament shot. Poker-room manager Art Blanda acknowledged plans for a “freeroll” tournament on Nov. 12, offering a $10,000 prize pool in which $3,000 is set aside for first place. The first 150 players to surpass 60 hours in cash game play during the month of October will be invited to participate in the event. Players who rack up even more hours will earn extra starting chips for the freeroll. Blanda’s research showed that about 45 players were already averaging the 60-plus hours per month. The chance at the freeroll is an incentive for the roughly 160 additional players who are well on their way to that total in a typical month. The freeroll is set for noon on Nov. 12, in place of the 10 a.m. Saturday event for that week. It is a one-time part of the schedule for now, but, Blanda said, “If it gets a good turnout, we’ll do it again.” Players who put in 60 to 69 hours in October will receive 2000 in starting chips for the freeroll. At 70 hours, the chip stack will go to 2500. Each 10 hours will mean 500 more in starting chips up to a maximum of 4500 at 110-plus hours. As in other tournaments, players also will be given the option of 2000 more in chips for a $5 dealer tip add-on. The top 15 players will receive prize money. Blanda said the tournament structure will use 15minute levels with a few blind levels from its regular events removed. The tournament is not intended to last as long as all the other events in the room.
For the week of Aug. 15-21: Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Wagers Week: $60,203,446.97 Fiscal year to date: $448,921,931.04 Payouts Week: $54,322,998.96 Fiscal year to date: $403,745,070.22 Mount Airy Casino & Resort Wagers Week: $41,651,965.55 Fiscal year to date: $319,907,668.30 Payouts Week: $37,763,742.56 Fiscal year to date: $289,819,387.12 SOURCE: PENNSYLVANIA GAMING CONTROL BOARD
“My experience with freerolls is that usually when they get down to somewhere between six and nine people, they chop,” Blanda said. Logging player time accurately will be an important factor from both ends for players intentionally trying to build up hours in pursuit of the freeroll. Blanda said it will be a point of emphasis for dealers and floor personnel. Players also will have to make sure they remember to offer up their cards when starting the day or switching tables. The freeroll is the largest promotion the poker room has entered into as a way of rewarding player loyalty. In addition to this gesture for cash-game players, it will be interesting to see whether the casino will be willing to back something similar for tournament players in the future. It would seem possible to reward players who buy in to the most events or to perhaps even consider tracking the most successful players for a given time period to reward their efforts with a tournament that qualifies players based on money earnings or some type of point system.
OUTDOORS T H I S W E E K : S E P T. 2 T O 8 , 2 0 11 Labor Day Family Nature Camp, with interpretive hikes, fishing, swimming, campfire cooking, tie-dying, canoeing and more. Pocono Environmental Education Center, Brisco Mountain and Emery roads, Dingmans Ferry. Begins tonight at 6 and runs through Labor Day afternoon. $190 includes lodging and meals from dinner tonight to Monday lunch. Discounts for children. 828-2319 or peec.org. Family Fishing Festival, with multiple teaching stations focusing on basics, knot tying, insect identification and fishing techniques. Environmental Education Building, Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration: 477-2206. Farmstead Trail Hike, an easy trek through field and forest. Meet at the Silo at the Farmstead Trailhead, Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. Saturday, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Registration: 403-2006. Frances Slocum Trail Walk, a hike along the trail to the rock shelter area with the park naturalist relating the story of the park’s namesake. Meet at the entrance to the boat rental parking lot, Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. Saturday at 4 p.m. 696-3525. Magnificent Monarchs, the natural history of the Monarch butterfly with naturalist Kathy Kelchner. Campground Amphitheater, Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road,
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If you’ve never visited a boreal bog, take in this Wednesday’s tour of the Tannersville Cranberry Bog in Stroudsburg. Pitcher plant flowers (Sarracenia This geologic purpurea) are a sight to behold at the remnant of a Tannersville Cranberry Bog. long-ago ice age has a fascinating mix of vegetation reminiscent of the ancient boreal forest that once covered this region. Today, the bog soaks up rain and runoff like a giant sponge – cleansing water and controlling pollution throughout the Pocono Creek Watershed. Explore the area on a 2.5-hour guided hike filled with a variety of birds and wildflowers. Meet at the Monroe County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. Wednesday at 10 a.m. $5. Registration: 629-3061.
Kingston Township. Saturday at 7 p.m. 696-3525. Labor Day Hike, eight difficult miles with rock scrambles at Bear and Storm King Mountains. Meet at the Park and Ride, Route 315 and Oak Street, Pittston. Sunday at 8:45 a.m. Bring lunch and water. Sponsored by the Susquehanna Trailers. 2831312. Geocaching Hike, a high-tech treasure hunt to locate a cache by using a GPS unit. For experienced geocachers with their own units. Meet at the park office, Hickory Run State Park, Route 534, White Haven. Sunday, 1 to 3 p.m. 443-0400. Nature Bingo, a fast-paced family game to test your knowledge of plants and animals. Campground Amphitheater, Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. Sunday at 4 p.m. 696-3525. Wonderful Waterfowl, all about regional waterfowl including ducks, geese and herons. Campground Amphitheater, Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount multimedia presentation by Mike Gadomski, author of the photographic books “Wild Pennsylvania” and “Wild Pennsylvania: A Celebration of Our State’s Natural Beauty.” Campground Amphitheater, Hickory Run State Park, Route 534, White Haven. Saturday at 7:45 p.m. 443-0400. Book Discussion of George Eliot’s classic novel “Middlemarch” with the Library Book Club at the West Pittston Library, 200 Exeter Ave., West Pittston. Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. Free. 654-9847.
Olivet Road, Kingston Township. Sunday at 7 p.m. 696-3525. Thursday Hiking Series, 2.5 steep miles along Hawk Falls and the Orchard Trail Loop at Hickory Run State Park, Route 534, White Haven. Meet at the Hawk Falls trailhead. Thursday at 9 a.m. 443-0400. 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 by registering at KAZpassport.com or call 823-2191, ext. 140.
FUTURE Full Moon Bog Walk, a 2.5-hour guided evening hike through the Tannersville Cranberry Bog to experience the nighttime sounds of katydids and barred owls. Meet at the Monroe County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. $5. Registration: 629-3061.
FUTURE Book Signing, with professional sports agent Angelo Saverino, author of “The Heart of the Order,” an account of what happens behind the scenes in the clubhouse. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Township. Sept. 10 at noon. 829-4210. Book Signing, with Ann Simko, author of the thriller “Keeper of the Dream.” Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Township. Sept. 10 at 2 p.m. 829-4210.
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6:00 a.m. (FMC) Garden of Evil A woman hires an ex-sheriff, a card shark and a killer to take her to her husband, trapped in a gold mine. 6:00 p.m. (TCM) Goodbye, Mr. Chips A strict British schoolteacher’s bride brings out the best in him. Wilkes Barre 4-Star Movies for 9/3/11
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9:00 a.m. (TCM) The Music Box Gravity, an impatient professor and a sassy nursemaid hinder movers trying to deliver a player piano to an upstairs address. 8:00 p.m. (TCM) Sunset Boulevard An opportunistic young screenwriter is doomed when he is seduced by an aging silent-screen star. Wilkes Barre 4-Star Movies for 9/4/11
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10:00 a.m. (TCM) The Heiress A fortune hunter charms a doctor’s plain daughter in 19th-century New York. 1:00 p.m. (TNT) The Last Samurai In the 1870s a Westerner is caught in the middle of a battle between Japan’s emperor and the samurai. (HDTV)
6:00 p.m. (TCM) It Happened One Night A newsman rides a bus and shares a cabin with a tycoon’s runaway daughter. 7:26 p.m. (SPIKE) Star Wars IV: A New Hope Robots and other allies help a youth and a space jockey rescue a rebel princess and battle dark forces bent on intergalactic rule. (HDTV) 10:38 p.m. (SPIKE) Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back Yoda teaches Luke Skywalker to be a Jedi knight, and Han Solo woos Princess Leia, as Darth Vader returns to threaten the rebel forces trying to save the galaxy. (HDTV) 2:45 a.m. (TNT) L.A. Confidential Policemen become immersed in corruption, scandal, politics and prostitution in 1950s Hollywood. (HDTV) Wilkes Barre 4-Star Movies for 9/5/11
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8:30 a.m. (TCM) The Red Shoes A ballerina loves a ballet composer but dances for an obsessive impresario. 3:53 p.m. (SPIKE) Star Wars IV: A New Hope Robots and other allies help a youth and a space jockey rescue a rebel princess and battle dark forces bent on intergalactic rule. (HDTV)
7:04 p.m. (SPIKE) Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back Yoda teaches Luke Skywalker to be a Jedi knight, and Han Solo woos Princess Leia, as Darth Vader returns to threaten the rebel forces trying to save the galaxy. (HDTV) 3:30 a.m. (TCM) 8 1/2 An Italian film director seeking the meaning of life retreats from his wife, mistress and flatterers. Wilkes Barre 4-Star Movies for 9/6/11
TUESDAY 12:15 p.m. (FMC) Man on a Tightrope Members of a family circus stage a bold parade to escape from Czechoslovakia. 1:30 p.m. (TCM) Forbidden Planet An astronaut and crew land on Altair-4 in 2200 and find a mad doctor, his daughter and Robby the robot. 10:00 p.m. (TCM) Out of the Past A private eye cannot seem to get away from a gambler and his no-good girlfriend. 1:30 a.m. (TCM) A Letter to Three Wives A flirt tells three women she will be leaving town with one of their husbands.
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‘Headline News’ is dancing shoes By SANDRA SNYDER ssnyder@timesleader.com
She’s no Bristol Palin, but clearly Nancy Grace is the meganame meant to pull in new “Dancing With The Stars” fans. If you ask me, the big reveal tucked within “Bachelor Pad” on Monday night wasn’t so big after all, but I’ll admit I’m a tad curious whether Ms. Grace’s feet can move as madly as her mouth. Nancy Grace I’ll put her at No. 1 on my highly opinionated list of newly revealed contestants in order of most to least interesting. If you’ve missed her on Headline News, you obviously were just not that into the Casey Anthony trial. Ms. Grace had difficulty displaying any grace while regularly ripping into “tot mom.” Second on my in-order-of-interesting list, I suppose, is Ricki Lake of “Hairspray” fame but now not-so-high hair. I suppose she’s this year’s reincarnation story/weight-loss spokeswoman, which will have people talking anyway, a la Kirstie Alley, about how important a killer bod is to killer moves. The lesson from Alley? Not so much. Third place goes to Chaz Bo-
no. Someone who used to be a woman dancing with a woman is indeed a curiosity, though I don’t think it’s worth all the recent outrage. And almost tying Chaz, but I’m dropping her to fourth, is Elisabetta Canalis, only because it might be fun to imagine George Clooney wondering whether he was in his right mind when he left her. Or was it the other way around? Anyway, here’s hoping for a few good country breakup songs on that dance floor. After that? Toss-up. You can put the rest in your own order: • Hope Solo: U.S. soccer star. • Ron Artest: L.A. Laker. • Chyna Phillips: One-third of Wilson Phillips given new life in the raunch-com “Bridesmaids.” • David Arquette: Actor/producer/designer, now fox-trotter. • Rob Kardashian: The only boy among the special K’s. • Kristin Cavallari: Reality star (“Laguna Beach”/“The Hills.”) I still prefer “Bachelor” and “Bachelorette” castoffs, but who am I? • J.R. Martinez: Soap star (“All My Children”). Wounded soldier. Guaranteed fan appeal. • Carson Kressley: Formerly of Bravo’s “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” and now “Carson’s Nation” on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Certainly colorful. “DWTS” returns to ABC on Sept. 19.
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Remnants of the coal industry in Northeastern Pennsylvania take the spotlight in photographer Ed Dougert’s exhibit “The Black Land,” which opens tonight at CameraWork Gallery in Scranton in conjunction with the city’s First Friday Art Walk. In his photographic essay, Dougert attempts to illustrate the graphic beauty of the region while interpreting its complex and emotion- This ‘Carbondale Powerhouse’ is one al history. A recep- of the images in Ed Dougert’s exhibit tion introduces the ‘The Black Land.’ show from 6 to 8:30 tonight with the run extending through Oct. 4. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. 510-5028.
6 p.m. Opens Thursday and continues through Oct. 21 at the Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library, University of Scranton. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 6 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 8 p.m. 941-4000.
ONGOING EXHIBITS Summer Brights, the 8th annual exhibit by regional members of the Colored Pencil Society of America including Mary Lou Steinberg, Mary Beth Lesko, Barbara Baker, Sabine Thomas, Shawn Falchetti, Lyn Iorio and Charles “Woody” Woodworth. Through Saturday at Vgogh Gallery, 281 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 287-5544.
Manipulation Art Reality, with multidimensional pieces by Steve Braun, fabric sculpture and acrylic paintings by Amber Summers, and pop and street art by David Saxton. Through Saturday at Marquis Art & Frame, 122 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 823-0518. An American Landscape: The 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, photographs by Andrew Lichtenstein depicting Civil War re-enactors as well as the current state of the Civil Rights Movement. Through Labor Day at the Everhart Museum, 1901 Mulberry St., Scranton. Monday, Thursday and Friday, noon to 4 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. $5, $3 seniors, $2 children. 346-7186. Running the Numbers: Portraits
‘Musicians’ is one of photographer Niko Kallianiotis’ images on display from today through Sept. 30 at New Visions Studio & Gallery in Scranton. of Mass Consumption, constructed digital photographs by Chris Jordan that look at American culture through the lens of statistics. Included: an image of 106,000 aluminum cans, the number used in the U.S. every thirty seconds. Through Dec. 11 with a reception scheduled Sept. 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. Sordoni Art Gallery, Stark Learning Center, 150 S. River St., Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre. Open daily, noon to 4:30 p.m. 408-4325. Art of the Alumni, works by 14 graduates of the art department. Through Sept. 9 at the Haas Gallery, Bloomsburg University. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 389-5134. Tattoo Art Exhibit, with drawings, illustrations and paintings by local tattoo artists along with a fine-art perspective on the history of tattoo art. Through Sept. 9 at the Schulman Gallery, Campus Center, Luzerne County Community College, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 740-0727. Collective Harmony, pastels, acrylics and mixed media by Tobi Balin Grossman. Through Sept. 9 at the Wyoming Valley Art League Gallery, 47 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 829-4139. Tiles: From Tears To Triumph, a series of ceramic tiles painted by
John Brown’s Farm in North Elva, N.Y., captured by photographer Andrew Lichtenstein, is among the images in ‘An American Landscape: The 150th Anniversary of the Civil War’ at the Everhart Museum in Scranton through Monday. Luzerne County cancer survivors and caregivers as an art-therapy project. Through mid-September in the lobby of the Bicentennial Building, 15 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 941-7984. Nature’s Portrait, works evoking “the beauty of the earth” by Stroudsburg artist Rebecca Huff. Through Sept. 29 at the Monroe County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and most Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 629-3061. Treasured Towns and Landscapes, a photography exhibit highlighting the Susquehanna River and communities along its banks. Through September at the Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Open during movie screenings. 996-1500. The Mary Wilson Supremes Collection, with 50 distinctive gowns and related memorabilia from the popular Motown legend’s rise to the top of the charts. Through Oct. 17 at the Pauly Friedman Gallery, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. Tuesday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. 674-6250.
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696-2100
Mon.-Wed. 4-10PM • Thurs 4-11 • Fri 11-11 • Sat. 12:30-11 • Sun. 2-10
The Potato Shack
27 Wilson Street, Larksville O pen Fri . 11:30-9:00 S at. & S un. 4:00-9:00
288-1584
DJ P.M. OAK ST • PITTSTON TWP. 654-1112
A ffordable R oofing C o. √ Residential & Commercial Roofing √ Leak Detection & Repair √ Gutter Clean Out & Guards √ Chimney & Skylight Repairs √ HIC #PA 9937 & Insured
WELCOMING NEW MEMBERS!
NO JOB TOO SMALL Call Anytime 570-579-6869
Special Rates For Hall Rentals Available Call 674-2407
PA License # PA 009937
730 Memorial Highway • Dallas • 675-6542
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Bu ying Gold Jew elry D ia m onds,Pla tinu m , Pu re S ilver,S terling, Indu stria l & Coin S ilver
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Sunday
A ntiqu e Jewelry (Brok en OK) Dental Gold,Gold Filled Eyeglasses,Etc.
“RHYTHM BRUNCH” Noon - 5pm
B atter Sal es
for individuals to bazaars
824- 7220
SAME ORIGINAL RECIPE, HAND MADE, HAND BAKED
SATURDAY
Al so
N ATIO N AL AW ARD W IN N IN G C O M PAN Y S EL EC T S H IN G L E M AS TER
PIZZA PERFECT 16 Carverton Road, Trucksville
the DJ 9:00-1:00
Home Made
POTATO PANCAKES
707385
DARLING & SONS’ FARMS & GREENHOUSES
With Common People DJ’S
K IN G T U T ’S
G O L D R E PA IR H U T
824-4150
322 N. PENN A VE. W -B
705414
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ENTERTAINMENT
SkyBox Sports Bar (822-6600)
@ Grotto Pizza Outside the Wyoming Valley Mall Live Entertainment During Happy Hour, Fridays 5-7
Tonite
SPERAZZA DUO
Grand Slam Sports Bar (639-3278)
THE HURRICANES 295968
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@ Grotto Pizza Harveys Lake Tonite 8:30 www.grottopizzapa.com
BEER SOLUTIONS MMEISTERS EISTERS • PARTS • RENTALSS
BEER & WINE MAKING SUPPLIES
WINE MAKERS
California, Italy & New York Grapes & Juices Over 40 Varieties of Grapes & Over 50 Varieties of Juices
Taking Multiple Orders Thru Sept. Grape Orders Must Be In Early
BEER SOLUTIONS INC.
825-5509
TH IS W EEK’S SPECIA LS
M O N DAY & W EDN ESDAY Buy A 10-Cut Tray & Receive 2 Slices FREE!
ALL JUNK CARS & TRUCKS WANTED
O PEN LABO R DAY
1-11 P.M . FRIDAY 1 Large Round 16” Pizza & 10 Cuts Sicilian Pizza $17.49
ALL N ATURAL ICE & BUSCH 24 O Z.CAN S -$1.00
RICCI’S PIZZA & BEER 155 Park Avenue, W-B • 825-3652
V iew our entire m enu atw w w .m enusN EPA .com
ATM M A CH IN E N O W
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AVA ILA BLE
32 oz. T-Bone Steak Scallops Provencale
...casual dining with a difference!
Moms...Take Advantage of our
BACK TO SCHOOL
Book Early!
Pomegranate Cider Pedicure
Haddock Parmesan $14.95
Baked Haddock topped with our marinara sauce and melted mozzarella cheese blend. Served with choice of two sides.
Cajun Flat Iron Steak $15.95
A tender Flat Iron Steak dusted with Cajun Seasoning and cooked to perfection! Finished with a light Garlic Butter. Served with choice of two sides.
Sunday Special
Chicken and Biscuits $10.95
$20 $10
$60 $30
Our famous home-style Chicken & Biscuits served with mashed potatoes and gravy Mmmm..what a way to go!
Inquire about our private dining room for any occasion
J. Madison Wellness Spa & Salon
HAPPY HOUR
Come relax in our lounge while you enjoy 1/2 price drinks Sunday - Thursday 4pm - 6pm.
365 Wyoming Ave., Kingston • (570) 714-1670
49th Annual
Gateway Shopping Center, Edwardsville (570) 714-7777 WWW.COSTELLOS.INFO
Admission Just $8!!
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 7TH - ALAN JACKSON TRIBUTE THURSDAY, SEPT 8TH - NOMAD: “NORTH OF THE MASON DIXON” FRIDAY, SEPT. 9TH - BADLEES SATURDAY, SEPT 10TH - BLUES BROTHERHOOD SATURDAY, SEPT 10TH - RYAN PELTON AS ELVIS SUNDAY, SEPT 11TH - MARK HINDS AS KENNY ROGERS SUNDAY, SEPT 11TH - RICK K AND THE ALL NIGHTERS OTHER EVENTS INCLUDE
Barnyard Olympics - Sunday, Sept. 11th at 3pm in the Arena; Tractor Obstacle Rodeo - Sunday, Sept. 11th at 5pm in the Arena; 4-H Fun Horse Show - Friday, Sept. 9th at 6pm in the Arena; Fair Princess Contest - Saturday, Sept. 10th at 1pm in the Amphitheater
FIREWORKS FINALE - SUNDAY,SEPT.11th @ 9pm This year’s fireworks will be better than ever! Pack a blanket or some chairs and come enjoy the show Fireworks Done by Pizza Paul
SUNDAY, SEPT 11TH
The Luzerne County Fair invites All Military Personnel and their immediate families to the fair FREE of Charge from 12-4pm on Sunday, September 11th. All Military personnel AND their family members must have proper Military PHOTO id for admittance.
2 Large 16” Plain Cheese Pizzas
16
$
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BBQ Marinated Chicken breast topped with a melted cheese blend bacon and scallions. Served with choice of two sides.
50% Off Underarm & or Brow Wax with Bikini Wax Swedish Massage with Reflexology 75 min.
651 Wyoming Ave. • Kingston 283-4322 • 283-4323
Cannot be combined with any other offer. One coupon per visit. Expires 9-8-11
Chicken Monterey $14.95
SCHOOL IN SESSION... TIME 2 PAMPER YOURSELF
Forty Fort
Tax & Toppings Extra
Weekend Features
565 705565 7055
Back Room Available For Parties • Catering Off Premises Available See all our specials at www.checkerboardinn.com Carverton Road, Trucksville • 696-1648
with any service
288-8995 •
for
Served with 2 sides
Lash Tinting
VITO & GINO
SATURDAY BOOGIE MAN Starts at 9 p.m.
“A delightful place to unwind with someone special – a place to enjoy an excellent meal that does not demand a king’s ransom.” - The Anonymous Gourmet
SPECIALS Chicken Francaise Baked Jumbo Lump over Rice Pilaf Crabmeat Au Gratin
SEPTEMBER SPECIALS Keep The Summer Glow Facial 30 min.
Starts at 9 p.m.
Highest Prices Paid In Cash. Free Pickup. Call Anytime.
“Had a wonderful dinner at the Castle Inn. Every bite was heavenly. The food was almost too pretty to eat. So much food we could hardly finish it.” - Cathy Cahill
CHECKERBOARD INN Served with 2 sides
www.omarscastleinn.com • 675-0804 FRIDAY KARAOKE SPECIAL!
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PARADE - SUNDAY, SEPT 11TH
Legion Riders, Fire Trucks, Ambulances And Bagpipers Will Be Entering The Fairgrounds At High Noon & Parade Around The Grounds To The Horse Arena.
FAIR HOURS:
3605 Route 118 • Lehman, Pennsylvania 570.675.FAIR www.luzernecountyfair.com
TURF SURF ATANILD& 8OZ DELMONICO5
R 9.9 6OZ LOBSTE D POTATO & COLESLAW $1 KE SERVED WITH BA OR VEAL CHICKEN ESAN M PAR AGHETTI AND H SIDE OF SP SERVED WIT IC BREAD $8.95 GARL
R G PLATTE CHILI DO ENCH FRIES $3.50 FR . WITH 2 CHILI DOGS /DOZ. CLAMS $3.95/DOZ 5 WINGS $4.9
-9PM OPEN I. - SAT. 5 KITCHEN URS. 5-8PM; FR ! TH SUN. CHALLENGE
RAZY COOK ATTER. TAKE OUREYCE STEAK SANDWICH NPLE HOUR. O B IN RI . N B TE 6L FREE IF EAAL LENGERS. FOR L CHAL FREE T-SHIRT
EVERY SUNDAY & FRIDAY 11AM TIL 5PM Lobster Combinations
Three broiled petite lobster tails and your choice of... • Hand breaded golden fried shrimp.
• White Meat Chicken Strips Scampi Style
• Shrimp scampi over rice pilaf.
• Fried Sweet andTasty New England Bay Scallops
• Beer Battered Jumbo Sea Clam Strips.
All served with French fries and cole slaw 13.99
DINNER SPECIAL
Surf & Turf $25.99
6 oz. Cold Water LobsterTail & 6 Oz. Filet Mignon Served with french fries & cole slaw
WATERFRONT PITTSTON
304 KENNEDY BLVD.
654-6883
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Wednesday & Thursday - 4PM - 11:00PM • FRIDAY - 4PM - 11:30PM Saturday - 11AM - 11:30PM • Sunday 11AM - 9:30PM
on Northampt orner ofinE.Wilkes-Barre at the Csi . St & Hill de
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verbrook Pub & Grille
Friday & Saturday Specials
Closed Sunday For Labor Day Weekend Closed Monday Tues. & Wed. with mashed potatoes & vegetable Open for Dinner Only 4-10pm Thurs. - Sun. 12 Noon - Close Fish Tacos
Guinness Beef Tips
24 Cut Box • 12 Cut Box French Bread Pizza 3 Slices Per Pack
259 Overbrook Road • Dallas, PA 18612 Phone: 570-675-2727 • www.overbrookpub.com
Since 1941, Nardone Bros. has been bringing nutritious, high quality products to you and your family.
705569
with blueberry & roasted corn relish Now Featuring Daily Specials! and smoked chipotle sauce. OFF SITE CATERING NOW AVAILABLE
Visit our retail location to purchase our Pizza items. 123 Hazle Street, Wilkes-Barre Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-3pm
Creative American Cooking **THIS WEEKEND**
ITALIAN TRIO CHICKEN AND VEAL PARMESAN, PASTA ALFREDO, STACKED PORK CHOPS With Bleu Cheese Mashed Potatoes STUFFED SALMON With Maryland Style Crab Meat CORDON BLEU BURGER on a Warm Pretzel Roll w/Fries
“GREAT HOMEMADE DESSERTS”
822-4474
You’re Invited to the...
Irem Countryy Club Bridal Show Sunday, September 11
Noon N - 4 p.m. in our outdoor covered pavilion
help you make your dream day come true. Registration is free! Register online: www.iremcountryclub.com or call (570) 675-1134, ext. 100
*Must be present to be eligible for door prizes
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Wedding
by Dave Gardner of Stills Image
COUNTRY CLUB