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1. ’Bride Flight,’ playing at the Dietrich Theater, tells of young women who left Europe to follow their dreams in a new land after World War II. By MARY THERESE BIEBEL mbiebel@timesleader.com
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he Intertribal Powwow is on, and Rib Fest is off. • The Bloomsburg Fair has been canceled, too, but, don’t worry; you can still find a gyro, an apple dumpling or a batter-dipped fried Oreo without driving too far. • Horror Hall in West Nanticoke has postponed its opening for three weeks, but The Dietrich Theater’s fall film festival is proceeding as scheduled, showing a quirky Woody Allen picture and a 3-D flick about French cave art. Meanwhile lots of beer – and pumpkin ale – will flow as scheduled during up-
coming Oktoberfests, despite the recent overflowing of the Susquehanna. So, which entertainment events are still on? Off? If you’re mourning the loss of what would have been the 157th Bloomsburg Fair, here are some replacements for the venerable, eight-day extravaganza. ••• Dancing, drumming, storytelling and
crafts will be part of the seventh annual Fall Intertribal Powwow, set for 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday on the grounds of the Noxen Fire Co. on Stull Road in Noxen. The celebration of Native American culture will include a grand entry of dignitaries and dancers in full regalia at noon each day as well as several opportunities for guests to join in the dancing, said organizer Natalie Bowersox of Mo-
canaqua, who also uses the native name Wisteria. The recent flooding did prompt one change, Wisteria said. Anyone traveling from Wilkes-Barre or the Back Mountain should take 309 north to 415 north to Harveys Lake and go around the lake to access Route 29 and head toward Noxen. This will avoid a washed-out bridge. Proceeds will benefit flood victims, Wisteria said. For details, call 947-2097. ••• Were you looking forward to Rib Fest this weekend at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs? So were the men of Tyre Square Club Inc., who often won prizes in the annual taste challenge, which benefited the United Way. “We had a little dance planned, to help us win the ‘team spirit’ award this year,” Kenneth Johnston of Wilkes-Barre said. Here’s some consolation. Although the contest has been canceled this year, See CALENDAR, Page 4
2. The Outstanding Balloon Man has been a fixture figure at the Bloomsburg Fair. 3. While the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock dries out, the film fest goes on. 4. Luis Salinas of Mexico City chants as he performs an Aztec dance at a previous Fall Intertribal Powwow. 5. Lion Brewery’s Oktoberfest returns this year, Oct. 12-14 at Genetti’s. 6.Nick Oldenbuttel of Beach Haven puts zombie makeup on Caitlin Williams of Larksville as they prepare to scare comers to a previous Horror Hall. 7. Reggie Cobb Sr. cooks up some ribs during the monthly Tyre Square Club barbecue last weekend. DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
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EVENTS T H I S W E E K : S E P T. 2 3 T O 2 9 , 2 0 11 Wilkes Learning Garden Tour, led by Wilkes University’s First Lady Patty Gilmour. Meet at the garden on South Franklin Street between South and Northampton streets, adjacent to the Farley Library. Tonight at 4:30. 800-945-5378, ext. 4134. Farm to Table Dinner, the first-ofits-kind event to celebrate the
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due to a decline in participation, you can still feast on the Tyre Square Club’s ribs, chicken and more from noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 1 and Oct. 2 at Wilkes-Barre Boulevard and Hill Street in WilkesBarre. Just follow the steam that’s sure to rise from the two big grills. Call 793-7627 for details. ••• Fried Oreos. Apple dumplings. Cider doughnuts. Just about everyone has his or her favorite fair food, and how many of us make a ritual of heading to the Bloomsburg Fair to indulge? You’ll find similar treats at the Farmers Market on WilkesBarre’s Public Square each Thursday (cider doughnuts, funnel cakes and Amish baked goods) and in the band parents’ stand at Wyoming Valley West home games in the football stadium. They’ll have fried Oreos, and, concession volunteer Joe Kester of Larksville said, “We’ve
Night at the Races, with 10 horse races, door prizes and baskets. St. Jude Parish, 422 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top. Tonight at 6:30. $10 per horse. 474-6315. La Barda – The Fence, the Rory Kennedy HBO documentary about the $3 billion U.S.-built fence along the Mexican border. DeNaples Campus Center, 900 Mulberry St., University of Scranton. Tonight at 9. Free. 941-5904. Mount Airy Outdoor Show, with gear and clothing plus bluegrass group the Travelin’ McCourys. Mount Airy Casino Resort, 22
talked about fried Pop-Tarts and fried Twinkies, too.” For fried peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches and many other deep-fried delights, you might decide to head to the Oktoberfest Finish Line Festival in downtown Stroudsburg on Oct. 2. That event celebrates the end of the Ironman 70.3 Race, a triathlon that includes a 1.2-mile swim, 56 miles of cycling and a 13.1-mile foot race. After all that, organizer Kyle Kuczma suggested, participants can justify eating just about anything they want – or tasting a few beers. Interesting noshes include brats on bagels from a Stroudsburg business called Grandpa Pete’s. Grandpa Pete is likely to bring apple dumplings as well, Kuczma said, and another vendor, Danny’s Fine Foods of Allentown, has been known to “fry just about anything,” including peanut butter and jelly and desserts. The festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will include rock and alternative music from area bands. For more information, call 420-2808. Finally, if you’d like to come as close as possible to the carnival
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Woodland Road, Mount Pocono. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $10. 877-682-4791. Poker Run, a motorcycle ride to benefit 1-year-old Madden Rembish with cash prizes for the best poker hands. Leaves from Curly Crème Soft Ice Cream, 244 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre. Saturday with registration 10 a.m. to noon and ride noon to 2 p.m. A benefit party will follow at the PolishAmerican Veterans Club, 2 S. Oak St., Plains Township, at 3 p.m. 301-7783. Knit and Crochet Group. All ages. Osterhout Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to noon. 823-0156. Butterfly Walk, to raise awareness of Cockayne Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. With entertain-
Best Bet Step back to 1790 and visit Judge Nathan Denison’s house, the oldest frame dwelling in Wyoming Valley, for the annual Harvest and Colonial Craft Festival. Costumed docents will show you around the historic habitat as crafters demonstrate the 18th-century skills needed to run the house: blacksmithing, spinning, pottery (with sculpture artist Skip Sensbach), marble work, wheat-weaving, woodcarving, colonial herb gathering and soap-making. Food, games and crafts will complete the picture at 35 Denison St. in Forty Fort from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. $4, $2 children and free for those younger than 5. 8236244.
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rides and food of the Bloomsburg Fair, please note a few vendors are selling their traditional fair foods along Route 11 in Scott Township, every day through next weekend. John “John the Greek” Koutoufaris, who will be open daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., offers gyros, pizzas and calzones and said a nearby stand has chocolate-covered strawberries, cheesecake and fresh-squeezed lemonade. ••• For a traditional, Munich-style brew celebration, mark your calendar for the Lion Brewery Oktoberfest, set for Oct. 12-14 at Genetti’s in downtown WilkesBarre. Oom-pah music and polka bands will be the order of the day Oct. 12, followed by a “Rocktoberfest” on Oct. 13 and a pumpkin-ale tasting on Oct. 14. Call 823-6152 or see www.lionbreweryoktoberfest.com. ••• If you were hoping for some Halloween-style scares this weekend, you might be disappointed to learn Horror Hall has rescheduled its opening for Oct. 14. The old Harter High School, scene of the annual fright fest,
wasn’t damaged by flood waters, according to horrorhall.com, but Plymouth Township Fire & Rescue Co.’s friends and neighbors were affected, and volunteers are busy helping them recover. ••• That’s pretty much the story at First United Methodist Church on Wyoming Avenue in West Pittston. The church itself wasn’t hit by the flood – “It stopped short. We were lucky,” church secretary Nancy Heal said – but the building is serving as a relief center. That means the Apple Harvest Festival, originally planned for Saturday, has moved to Oct. 29. It should be worth the wait, Heal said, because there will be plenty of apple pies and apple dumplings, all homemade. The youth group will have a chicken barbecue at the same time to raise money for flood victims. For information, call 655-1083. ••• If you’d like to escape all thoughts of floods for a few hours, the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock opened its twoweek film festival as scheduled. This weekend’s films include “Beginners,” starring Christopher
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Plummer, at 4:30 p.m. today, Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris” at 7 tonight and “Incendies,” which follows a pair of adult twins on an emotional adventure, at 9:15 p.m. Saturday’s films are “The Music Never Stopped” at noon, “Project Nim” at 2:15 p.m., “The Tree of Life” at 4:10 p.m., “Bride Flight” at 7 p.m. and “The Double Hour” at 9:30 p.m. Sunday’s films are “Buck” at noon, “Snowflower and the Secret Fan” at 2 p.m., “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” in 3-D at 4:30 p.m. and “The Trip” at 7:30 p.m. For information, call 996-1500. ••• Last but not least, take note that Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, home of the kiddie boats and fire trucks, the Flying Tigers, Grand Carousel, Haunted Mansion and many other attractions, has reopened. However, if Route 487 is still closed between Catawissa and Elysburg, Knoebels’ website suggests travelers from the northeast avoid that section by taking Route 80 west to Danville, where they can exit and follow 54 east to 487 north to Elysburg.
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BEST BET EXHIBITS T H I S W E E K : S E P T. 2 3 T O 2 9 , 2 0 11 Images, Selections and Collections, black-and-white images by local photographer Paul Funke. Meet the artist at a reception 6 to 8 tonight. Through Oct. 10 at the Widmann Gallery, SheehyFarmer Campus Center, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 208-5900.
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ONGOING EXHIBITS Treasured Towns and Landscapes, a photography exhibit highlighting the Susquehanna River. Through September at the Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. 996-1500. Students Paint for EPCAMR, a show by students of Heather Radel, whose works celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation. Through Sept. 30 at Arts YOUniverse, 47 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, noon to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 970-2787. Photography Exhibit, by faculty, students and area photographers. Through Oct. 15 at the Schulman Gallery, Luzerne County Community College, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 740-0727. The Mary Wilson Supremes Collection, distinctive gowns and memorabilia. 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. Recent Works, glassworks by Mary Lou Steinberg and clay art by Ellen Jamiolkowski. Through Oct. 21 at Something Special, 23 W. Walnut St., Kingston. Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 288-8386.
niors, $2 children. 346-7186. Three’s Company, a group exhibit with functional pottery by Jean Adams and paintings by Earl Lehman and Leigh Pawling. Through Nov. 5 at Marquis Art and Frame, 122 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 8230518. The Folk Art of Cheryl Korb. Through Nov. 22 at the Wyoming County Courthouse Gallery, 1 Courthouse Square, Tunkhannock. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 836-3200. Running the Numbers: Portraits of Mass Consumption, constructed digital photographs by Chris Jordan that look at American culture through the lens of statistics. Through Dec. 11 at the Sordoni Art Gallery, Stark Learning Center, 150 S. River St., Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre. Open daily, noon to 4:30 p.m. 408-4325.
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ment, food, face painting, raffles and a butterfly release. Community Park, Hazleton. Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. 299-1931. PRCA Rodeo and Chili Cook-off, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association competition in riding, roping and barrel racing plus live country music, line dancing, crafts and food. Shawnee Mountain Ski Area, 61-64 Hollow Road, Shawnee on Delaware. Saturday and Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with rodeo at 2 p.m. 421-7231 or shawneemt.com. Early Luzerne County Genealogy Workshop. Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas. Saturday, 2 to 4:30 p.m. Free. 675-1182. Bazaar and Ice Cream Social, with handmade items and themed baskets. Town Hill United Methodist Church, 417 Town Hill Road, Shickshinny. Saturday, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. 864-2402. Stones and Bones, Claws and Jaws, a presentation by Rev. Paul Veit (the Dino Pastor) on fossil evidence for biblical accounts of Creation and the Great Flood. New Life Community Church, 570 S. Main Road, Mountain Top. Saturday at 5 p.m. Free. 868-5155. Benefit Dance, the third annual event to benefit the Blue Chip Animal Refuge. With music by Changes. Wilkes-Barre Township Fire Hall, 150 Watson St., WilkesBarre. Saturday, 6 to 11 p.m. $25. 333-5265. Movies at Misericordia, a screening of “Bad Teacher,” the 2011 comedy. Lemmond Theater, Walsh Hall, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. Saturday at 7 p.m.; Sunday at 3 and 8 p.m. $3. 674-6411. Dance the Night Away, with music by 4 Way Street, food and raffles. All ages. Moosic Youth Center, 606 Main St., Moosic. Saturday, 7 p.m. to midnight. $10. Benefits the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Walk. 955-5129. Scranton Comic Book Convention, with comics from the 1940s to present plus special guest Wonder Woman. Johnson College, 3427 N. Main Ave., Scranton. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $3. 327-1486. Family Day, with workshops, tours, Damian the Magician and more. Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton. Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Free. 346-7369. Cancer Benefit Picnic, for Ed Derwin of the Polka Naturals. With food, music, games, motor-
A High Tea and Victorian Fashion Show fundraiser for the American Cancer Society is set for Sunday at the Scranton Club. In front: Kathy Chorba, Mary Ann Rodeghiero, Helen Dieffenbach and Margaret Messana. In back: Pat Rinish, Lesley Bommer, Sari Modridge, Mary Ocwieja and Chloe Maloney. cycle run and raffle. PolishAmerican Veterans Pavilion, 2 S. Oak Street, Plains Township. Sunday, noon to 7 p.m. $20. 655-0760 or 855-2607. Jim Thorpe Victorian House Tour, a self-guided walk. Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. $15 advance, $20 day of. Tickets at the Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 325-0249. Open House, with games, martial arts, raffles and fun for all ages. Unified Fighting Arts Association, Twin Stacks, 1150 Memorial Highway, Dallas. Sunday, noon to 3 p.m. 574-3068. Victorian Fashion Show and Tea. Scranton Club, 402 N. Washington Ave., Scranton. Sunday at 1 p.m. $30 benefits the American Cancer Society. 587-5264. Generation2Generation Lee Vincent Dance, the fourth annual event with the Klezmer Band, the JCC Youth Choir, Color Esperanza Migrant Education Dance Group and Youth Choir, the Lee Vincent Tribute Band and Eddie Day and the Star Fires. Genetti Best Western Hotel, 77 E. Market St., WilkesBarre. Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Free but tickets required. 675-4270. 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. Forty Fort Meeting House Tours, guided tours of the historic 1807 church. 20 River St., in the Forty Fort Cemetery. Sunday, 1 to 3 p.m. $2, $1 children. Also: a special vesper service with the Rev. Dr. Robert Zanicky at 6 p.m. Free. 287-5214.
The Travelin’ McCourys will provide the bluegrass at the Mount Airy Outdoors Show tomorrow at the casino resort in Mount Pocono. Board Game Night. Bring your own or select from the library. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Monday, 6:30 to 8 p.m. 823-0156. Today’s DAR, a presentation on the Daughters of the American Revolution. Room 104, William G. McGowan School of Business, West Union and North River streets, King’s College, WilkesBarre. Tuesday at 7 p.m. Free. 610-298-8417. Jane Goodall Live In-Theater Event, the famed chimp researcher takes you on a journey through her life. With celebrity guest Dave Matthews and footage from “Jane’s Journey,” a documentary with appearances by Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron and Pierce Brosnan. Movies 14, 24 E. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre; and Cinemark 20, 40 Glenmaura National Blvd., Moosic. Tuesday at 8 p.m. $15. 961-5922 or 825-4444.
FUTURE Poetry in Transit, the fifth-year launch of the program that brings poetry to riders of the Luzerne County Transit System. See EVENTS, Page 6
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Nights of 9/11, photographs of the terrorist attack by Hale Gurland. Through Oct. 25. Everhart Museum, 1901 Mulberry St., Nay Aug Park, 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 se-
The Lackawanna Environmental Institute near Moscow will open a new exhibit tonight that focuses on the natural beauty of the eastern United States captured by photographers Barbara Long and Paula Davis. In “A Few of Our Favorite Things,” find eyecatching flowers, intriguing butterflies, barns and still lifes. Meet the photographers at a reception from 5 to 7 tonight. Or catch the exhibit at 10 Moffat Drive in Covington Township from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. 842-1506.
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One simple night out on the town for you, complete with carefully crafted and paired wine and food, can make a sick child’s wish come true. Wine and Wishes, an event to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation, will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Metro Bar and Grill in Dallas. The event will offer six different stations, each of which will have a wine and food pairing. The first five have commercial wines and food chosen by The Metro Bar and Grill, while the sixth is a totally different story. “We like to consider that last station our local one,” Maggie O’Brien, Scranton Regional Manager for Make-A-Wish, said. “We want people to experience what companies in our backyard have to offer.” The wine for the sixth station will come from Nimble Hill Winery in Tunkhannock. It will be paired with treats from Ah!Some Chocolates of Shavertown. “They plan on using the wine to make truffles,” O’Brien said of the featured dessert. One hundred percent of the proceeds will go to the Make-AWish foundation and, O’Brien said, all of that money will stay within Luzerne County. “About 60 wishes come through my office every year,”
IF YOU GO What: Wine and Wishes to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation When: 6 to 9 p.m. Monday Where: Metro Bar and Grill, 1174 Memorial Highway, Dallas Tickets: $65, includes six wine and food stations and complimentary wine glass Reservations: accepted until Monday morning. Call (570) 341-9474. Discounted tickets available to those affected by the recent flooding.
she said. “Right now there are about seven that we’re working on in Luzerne County. Our goal with an event like this is to raise enough money to fulfill all those wishes.” This is the second year that Wine and Wishes will take place. Last year the event raised $30,000. O’Brien said the cost of each wish varies, but the average budget for one is $3,900. “We use that as an average because that’s what a trip to Disney for a family of four costs,” she said, “and that’s our No. 1 wish.” The event also will offer a silent auction with prizes that include vacation rentals, gift certificates to restaurants and salons and tickets to various area events. Jazz pianist and area native Jack Woodbridge will entertain.
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Car Cruise, sponsored by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Regional AACA Car Club with food, entertainment, games and prizes. Public Square, WilkesBarre. Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. with awards at 9 p.m. 309-2367. Denison House Paranormal Investigation. Join NEPA Paranormal to detect ghostly activity at the 1790 Nathan Denison House, 35 Denison St., Forty Fort. Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. Reserva-
Woody Allen’s ‘Midnight in Paris,’ starring Rachel McAdams and Owen Wilson, is showing today and again on Sept. 29 as part of the Dietrich Theater’s Fall Film Festival. tions: 823-6244. Trails of Terror Halloween Walk. West Wyoming Fire Department, 926 Shoemaker Ave., West Wyoming. Sept. 30 to Oct. 30: Fridays and Saturdays, dusk to 11 p.m.; Sundays, dusk to 10 p.m.
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With a poetry reading by 14 area poets and the unveiling of the new poetry placards for local buses. James F. Conahan Intermodal Center in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Sept. 30 at 5:30 p.m. 408-5060.
Environmental Scout Day, for Brownies, Junior Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts 7 to 12. With four rotational programs tailored to meet badge requirements: “Trees and Forests,” “Geology,” “Venomous Plants and Animals” and “Map and Compass.” Lackawanna State Park, Dalton. Sunday, 1 to 5:30 p.m. $2. Register: 945-7110 or at visitpaparks.com. Early Explorers, museum-based learning with musician Doug Smith. Everhart Museum, 1901
Books and Babies, storytime for ages 1 to 3. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre. Tuesdays through Oct. 11 at 9:30 a.m. Register: 823-0156. Toddler Story Time, for age 1.5 to 3. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St., Pittston. Through Oct. 26: Tuesdays at 10 a.m. and Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. Registration: 655-9565. Preschool Story Time. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St., Pittston. Tuesdays through Oct. 26 at 1:30 p.m. Register: 6559565.
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Youth 4 Art, an after-school program for grades four to six with classes in visual arts, music, storytelling and dance. Everhart Museum, 1901 Mulberry St., Nay Aug Park, Scranton. Mondays through Nov. 14 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Registration: 346-7186.
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THIS WEEKEND: S E P T. 2 3 T O 2 9 , 2 0 11 Book Signing with Dr. Wasique Mirza, author of the political thriller “ZeroPoint.” Osterhout Library, 71 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre. Saturday, 2 to 3 p.m.. Banned Books Week, discussion/ signing with Kingston’s Cecilia Galante, author of “The Patron Saint of Butterflies.” Hoyt Library, 284 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston. Monday, 6 to 7 p.m. Great Books at Hayfield, a discussion of “Revolt of the Masses” by Jose Ortega y Gasset. Led by Herb Simon. Hayfield House Community Room, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, off Old Route 115, Lehman Township. Monday at 7 p.m. Free. 675-2171. Book Discussion and Signing, with Jack Smiles, author of “Bucky Harris: A Biography of Baseball’s Boy Wonder.” Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St., Pittston. Thursday at 6:30 p.m. 654-9565.
NEW RELEASES 1911: The Austin Flood, a 300-page trade paperback by Paul W. Heimel. Published by Knox Books and available on line at knoxbooks.net.
Join us for these classics on the silver screen with pre-film lecture notes and stimulating post-film discussion. Participants earn continuing education credits upon series completion.
October 6
~ A mother seeks the help of a revered, yet troubled psychologist when her son begins exhibiting strange behavior. Watch as the therapy unfolds and finds the young boy communicating with the dead. The surprise ending is well worth waiting for!
October 13
~ Follow the twists and turns in the lives of two priests as they work together to drive a demonic spirit from possessing a 12 year old girl. The unexplained phenomena and horrifying exorcism will keep you on the edge of your seat!
October 20
~ Young couple Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse move into a New York City apartment building with a reputation for mysterious, often occult, occurrences. When Rosemary becomes pregnant, the strange events escalate, leaving Rosemary to fear for the safety of her unborn child.
October 27
~ Following a tragic accident which takes the lives of his wife and son, New York composer John Russell moves cross-country to try to pick up the pieces of his life. He soon discovers he is not alone in his house, and the poltergeist haunting him leads him to discover decades of power-plays and deceit.
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~ A lonely, yet determined young widow moves to the seaside, only to discover the cottage is haunted. The relationship between Lucy Muir and the spirit unfolds over time, full of twists and turns in their hauntingly unique bond. Please complete the following registration form and return with payment to: Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education Old Rt. 115, P.O. Box PSU Lehman, PA 18627 or Fax (with credit card information) to 570-675-8308
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Witty play takes stab at the mid-life crisis
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If you’ve ever entered a room only to ask yourself, “Why did I come in here?” you’ll probably identify with the characters in “Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical.” “I do that on a daily basis,” admitted Blaine McKeown, 49, of Plymouth, who is directing the show for the Music Box Dinner Playhouse in Swoyersville. The show, casting three IF YOU GO men and three women, What: “Mid-Life! is a series of The Crisis Musical” vignettes and songs dealing Where: Music Box Dinner with everyPlayhouse, 196 thing from Hughes St., hot flashes to Swoyersville reading glass- When: 8 p.m. Fridays and es. Saturdays and “The songs 3 p.m. Sundays themselves through Oct. 2 are very funDinner served ny,” McKe90 minutes own said, before showtime. mentioning physical ex- More info: 2832195 ams during which patients are squeezed and poked, the sobering realization for middle-age folks that they’ve begun to sound like their parents, and the reasons for the demise of
S TA G E T H I S W E E K : S E P T. 2 3 T O 2 9 , 2 0 11 Into the Woods, classic fairy tales revisited. Little Theatre, 537 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m. $18. Flood victims pay what they can. Wait Until Dark, suspenseful thriller about a blind woman and three thugs. By the University of Scranton Players at McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts, Monroe Avenue, Scranton. Through Oct. 2: Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. $6.
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long-time marriages. “One number is about a 30th high-school reunion, and the girls get together and talk about the issues that led to their divorces,” he said. “They poke fun at it.” Another song, “I Quit,” depicts people fed up with certain aspects of their lives – be it a job, a relationship built on pretense or a carpool of soccer moms. The script holds plenty of laughs, McKeown said, but also poignant moments, as when the mid-life folks realize they must look out for their elderly parents the way their parents once looked out for them. “You laugh all the way through the show,” he said, “and then they give you this little dose of reality.”
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about the early settlers of Lackawanna County. Anthracite Heritage Museum, McDade Park, Scranton. Sunday at 2 p.m. $25. 963-4804. Menopause: The Musical, comedy presented by the Broadway Theatre League of Northeastern Pennsylvania at the Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton. Monday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. $46, $29. 342-7784. Doubt, A Parable, a Catholicschool nun confronts a priest. Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble at Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center St., Bloomsburg. Opens Thursday with a free show. Through Oct. 16: Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m. $25, $20 seniors, $12 students. 784-8181 or bte.org. Almost, Maine, a romantic fable. Dorothy Dickson Darte Center, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre. Thursday through Oct. 1 at 8 p.m.; Oct. 2 at 2 p.m. $15, $5 students and seniors. 408-4540.
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The Ladies of the Camellias, two famed actresses and a Russian anarchist mix. Actors Circle at Providence Playhouse, 1256 Providence Road, Scranton. Tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. $12, $10 seniors, $8 students.
‘Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical’ stars Gina Morrison, George Steltz, Debbie Zehner, Bill Lipski, Ted Anderson and Nancy Brown.
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Absolution gets personal IF YOU GO
By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com
Local rock band Absolution just released the record “The Other Side of Nothing” in May but is already more than eager to string together material for a new album, due largely to the almost three-month tour it just embarked on with national act Taproot. Absolution, formed in 2008, started with vocalist Mark Wojtkiewicz, 32, of Mountain Top and drummer Tom Godin, 25, of Dorrance. Bassist Brian McDonald, 28, of Dorrance and guitarist and vocalist Jay Green, 29, of Taylor rounded out the group when it recorded the six-track EP “Theory of Existence.” Will Perna, 26, of Wilkes-Barre joined the band soon after to give it a fuller sound, and the group found itself hitting the road to bring the EP and new lineup to fans. Though this was the usual promotional route, it was difficult for Wojtkiewicz, who was trying to transition to a sober lifestyle. “He needed time to himself, to get himself into a sober living environment, and unfortunately the band was not able to provide that,” Perna said. “We were promoting and playing mostly in bars, places with alcohol.” The tough time, though, was the basis for Absolution’s first re-
C O N C E RT S T H I S W E E K : S E P T. 2 3 T O 2 9 , 2 0 11 Living Stones, the Christian band from Kingston. Ekklesia Christian Coffee House. River of Life Fellowship Church, 22 Outlet Road, Lehman Township. Tonight at 7. Open mic at 9. Free.
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Benefit Concert for Flood Victims, with KIDZ, Hidden Drive, Tambourine Murder Scene, Carolin H. Thomas, First and Goal and Kris Marconi. Arts YOUniverse, 47 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Saturday, 7 to 10 p.m. $5. 606-7461. WatersEdge, the Christian poprock band. Nebo Baptist Church, 75 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke. Sunday at 7 p.m. Free. 784-4932. Slovak Seminary Choir Concert,
What: Absolution, One Red X and Dual Diagnosis When: Doors at 9 p.m. tomorrow, first band goes on at 10 p.m. Where: New Penny Lounge, 1827 N. Main Ave., Scranton.
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Absolution recently hit the road with rock act Taproot: From left: Will Perna, Brian McDonald, Tom Godin, Jay Green and Mark Wojtkiewicz.
cord in two years, “The Other Side of Nothing.” “There were a lot of changes going on in his life, and he needed to get everything out,” Perna said. Songs about Wojtkiewicz’s life account for the bulk of the album, but he opened up tracks for the others’ experiences. “Because the album took so long to record, it was over a period of different seasons of all our lives, so we all had something to contribute,” Perna said. Perna penned the song “Pushing Through,” which focuses on the sacrifices a musician makes. “Other Side of Nothing” is a deeply personal album. Because it was nearly two years since new material came out, Absolution
wanted to do something special for eager fans. A bonus DVD about the making of the record, as well as a music video, are included with the album. Perna said the band could not afford to miss the recent tour with Taproot. The guys even quit their day jobs to hit the road. Perna thinks that decision has paid off in full, from Absolution gaining more knowledge of the industry as well as more material for the next recording. “Taproot was very accommodating through all of it, giving us advice on the industry and how to carry ourselves on the road,” Perna said. “This is the first time we were away from our girlfriends, wives and homes. It was also constantly spending time together. Much of this material is based off of the mood of being trapped in a van for X amount of hours, X amount of months. You’re with the same guys all the time and, while you love them, you just want to say, ‘Hey, leave me alone for an hour.’ ”
King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Free. 208-6044. The Community Concert Series opens its 2011-12 season with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer and guitarist Dave Mason, who F Traffic UTUR E CON C rock ERTS cut his musical teeth on the rock band (penning the anthem ‘Feelin’ Alright’ at age 19). He went on to play in the Spoils of War: A World War II bands of rock greats Jimi Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac, George HarriTribute Show, with Raf Pimentel, son, the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton. Now pursuing a solo Flutter, Drew Kelly and Skyhook road, he’ll perform hits from his 37-year career (including ‘We Just Disagree’) at 8 tonight at the Mellow Theater of Lackawanna College at 501 Vine St. in Scranton. Tickets are $30 and available at 955-1455.
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sacred music in the tradition of the Carpathian Mountains. St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 695 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Wednesday at 7 p.m. Free-will offering. 822-6028. Ensemble Chaconne, period performances of Renaissance and Baroque European music. J. Carroll McCormick Campus Ministry Center, West Jackson and North Franklin streets,
Mandate. New Visions, 201 Vine St., Scranton. Sept. 30, 7 to 11 p.m. $5. Camouflage-wear discount $1. 878-3970. Diana Ross, the Motown legend kicks off the 25th-anniversary season of Wilkes-Barre’s F.M. Kirby Center. Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. $79.50-$125. Optional Motown Cocktail Reception at 6 p.m. at Luzerne Bank catered by the Westmoreland Club. 826-1100.
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Bistro on the Avenue a lovely, hidden gem IF YOU GO What: Bistro on the Avenue Where: 174 United Penn Plaza, Kingston Call: (570) 714-8725 Credit cards? Yes Handicapped accessible? Yes Hours: Lunch 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday; Dinner 4:30-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 4:30-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
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the “piggies” wore. Somehow, we anticipated an upscale twist. Yes, ground meat is ground meat, and cabbage is cabbage, but you can take a handful of the first, wrap it in the second, then outfit it in a light, not thick but not brothy red sauce and make it look ready for a night on the town, even if the grandeur just comes from placement on the plate. Piggies, which some might include on a list of “ugly” (but delicious) food, sure clean up well. This beautifully presented dish was paired with a side of garlic mashed potatoes, which were tasty but could have been hotter. A similar ethnic-food surprise
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“helps take the edge off.” Hook said one ingredient is a must: cranberry juice. Vodka flavors are getting cra“Otherwise it won’t be red, zier and crazier. Bacon, anyone? and isn’t that what you associate Now Pinnacle has Swedish fish with?” gone fishing. Last ••• month, Pinnacle Swedish Fish Gummy vodka, a liqmixed drink uid embodiment of Served at: Coopthe popular Swedish er’s, 304 Kennedy Fish gummy candy, Blvd., Pittston was released. Price: $6.25 “People will sit • 2 oz. Pinnacle here and drink it by Gummy vodka itself,” Brandon • 1 oz. citrus vodka Hook, a bartender at • Splashes of Cooper’s Seafood Sprite, club soda and House in Pittston, cranberry juice said. “It’s smooth, SARA POKORNY ••• and it even smells /THE TIMES LEADER Swedish Fish good.” martini Cooper’s offers Swedish fish swim Price: $6.50 two Gummy cock- in this mixed drink • 3 oz. Pinnacle tails: “The martini is at Cooper’s in Gummy vodka basically a cosmo• 1 oz. Cointreau politan with the Pittston. • Splashes of lime Gummy vodka in the place of regular vodka,” Hook juice and cranberry juice ••• said. The mixed drink is a bit Shake well with ice and pour. heavy on alcohol, but club soda By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com
was finding Mexican cuisine now on the regular menu, not a mess of it but a few basics: enchiladas, quesadillas and burritos. A parking-lot chat with a woman taking home her leftovers gave us an idea folks are loving this option. Back to starters for a moment: Another stellar choice was a piping-hot, supersize bowl of lobster bisque ($7) in which the lobster was not only visible but plentiful. A guest noted perfect texture: not watery but not gummy, which is often her biggest gripe with soups in the genre. Main plates run from fancy pizzas and dinner-size salads – a wedge salad and ahi tuna salad
were the trendiest, but the others were impressively imaginative – to pastas, meats and seafood. A pan-roasted sea bass ($24) was blissful, its orange-soy reduction sauce wonderfully marrying sweet and savory while adding moisture to the flaky, perfectly cooked fish. This was accompanied by vivid asparagus and garlic mash, for which we subbed handcut french fries, having had a taste of that with the appetizer. The fries were a visual delight, arriving in a paper-lined silver can and looking as fun as a cup of spuds at the beach yet not out of place with the the upscale plate
partners. They were seemingly presalted, which was fine, and contained a touch of something resembling Parmesan on the outside that added a crispy punch. From the poultry family, a guest found the chicken Francaise ($16) among the better, even best, she’s had in that category. The egg-battered cutlets were clean and tender, and the lemon butter sauce had perfect consistency and flavor. All in all, this was a meal worth lingering over. We arrived at a decent hour but probably closed the place, and that’s no knock to the restaurant. You’re not hurried here, nor will you want to hurry. From the outside, this cocoonlike establishment almost disappears, not recommending itself. Once inside, all that changes. You’re tucked in and treated well. And the food more than holds up. Why rush back out into that big, old stressful world a minute before you must?
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Overheard: “Everything on the West Side is shut down.” The topic? Where should we go for dinner? The first assertion was an overstatement, obviously, but you can understand it. The truth is plenty of the West Side and Nanticoke and Mocanaqua and Bloomsburg and Harding and you name it suffered. And plenty of long-loved restaurants may for some time be on the ropes thanks to the flood of 2011. So this is a time to look for bright spots, perhaps on the borders of affected areas, that remained intact and can offer a stress-reliever of a meal at a time when it might be needed most. Bistro on the Avenue is one such bright spot easily overlooked thanks to its tucked-away location in the elbow of United Penn Plaza. For regulars – and there are plenty – the place is no secret. For newcomers, it might be a most delightful surprise. One surprise came in the form of an appetizer special of pigs in the blanket ($10.95). Inside this small but graceful establishment, with candle-lit, understated ambience, such a downhome, ethnic comfort food was unexpected and intriguing. What was not a surprise was the black-tie apparel
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Dialogue lifts a kill flick higher IF YOU GO
By ROGER MOORE The Orlando Sentinel
By COLIN COVERT Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
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Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane (a slyly intelligent Brad Pitt) never watches his team play, catching only snatches on TV or radio. Insulating himself from the emotional swings of headfirst dives into home plate and heartbreak strikeouts, he learned to see baseball analytically. He challenged the tradition, rejecting magical thinking about lucky streaks, jinxes and rituals. His data-driven approach took the game out of the realm of voodoo and into predictive data mining. Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), a naive Yale economics nerd with an eye for underpriced tal-
What: “Moneyball” ★★★★ Starring: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman Directed by: Bennett Miller Rated: PG-13 for some strong language Running time: 133 minutes
ent, helps Beane draft young, inexpensive players and unwanted, affordable veterans with high on-base percentages. With a team of “misfit toys,” they transform the small-market A’s into a juggernaut. “Moneyball,” not a sports movie but an outsiders’ tale adapted from Michael Lewis’ nonfiction bestseller, marbles
together the Athletics’ recordbreaking 2002 season with flashbacks to Beane’s failurehaunted past. Pitt’s Beane is as original a character as I’ve seen in a baseball drama. He’s a driven, disappointed athlete, his youthful dreams of World Series glory crushed but still smoldering. He passed up a full scholarship at Stanford in favor of a bigmoney outfielder’s position for the New York Mets. He never became the top player the recruiters anticipated. He never even learned to give those stirring locker-room speeches that are sports-movie staples; his big pep talk is five seconds of silence. How can you not fall in love?
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STILL SHOWING APOLLO 18 — Two astronauts on a top-secret 1973 mission uncover a deadly secret. PG-13 for disturbing sequences, language, male rear nudity. ★★ 1/2 CONTAGION — With cool precision, Steven Soderbergh depicts a deadly virus that spreads throughout the world. PG-13 for language and disturbing content. 103 minutes. ★★★ DRIVE – It’s pitched as a straightup saga about a man who crashes cars as a movie stunt driver by day and helps crash businesses as a getaway driver by night, but in a more mainstream universe, it could be the set-up for a Jason Statham headbanger. R for strong, brutal, bloody violence, strong language, some nudity. 100 minutes. ★★★★ THE HELP — In 1960s Mississippi, three very different women become friends through a taboo secret writing project. PG-13 for theme. 137 minutes. ★★★ 1/2
I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT – An old-fashioned spin on the manic pace of motherhood for today’s working woman, for whom “juggling” has become not just the norm but positively blasé. PG-13. 90 minutes. ★★ THE LION KING 3D – It still looks lovely, with beautifully drawn lions and hyenas plus a warthog, a meerkat, a mandrill, a hornbill and assorted other denizens of the African savannah. And a wildebeest stampede almost as novel and breathtaking as it was when the film was new. G. 89 minutes. ★★★ 1/2 OUR IDIOT BROTHER — Paul Rudd hops from one sofa to another, as does the film itself. R for sexual content, nudity and language. 90 minutes. ★ 1/2 SHARK NIGHT 3D – A nightmare weekend at a lake house. PG-13 for violence and terror, disturbing images, sexual references, partial nudity, language and theme. 91 minutes. ★
THE SMURFS – A bright, broad live-action, computer-animated comedy with brains. PG for mild rude humor and action. 107 minutes. ★★★ SPY KIDS 4: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD – A retired spy recalled to action brings her new stepkids along for the adventure. PG for action/peril and rude humor. 89 minutes. ★★ STRAW DOGS – This is a meditation on masculinity and societal mores in the guise of an explosive thriller. While remaking Sam Peckinpah’s controversial 1971 classic, writer-director Rod Lurie has kept the plot virtually intact. R for vulgar language, violence, gore, sexual situations, rape, strong adult themes. 109 minutes. ★★★ 1/2 WARRIOR — The octagon of mixed martial arts is a cage of boiling family emotion. PG-13 for intense fighting, language and theme. 139 minutes. ★★ 1/2
“Killer Elite” is an old-school, straight-no-chaser action picture about an ex-CIA agent who hunts down troopers from the British Special Forces to save an American agent from a vengeful Arab. The hook is that it pits Jason Statham against Clive Owen, the two marquee names among British action stars. Statham is Danny, an ex-CIA assassin blackmailed out of retirement to hunt down Spike (Owen) and his British Special Forces colleagues as payback for a long-ago mission. Robert De Niro is Danny’s exboss Hunter, held hostage by an Arab sheik intent on revenge. That sends Danny hither and yon, rounding up his own “team,” trying to take out guys just as lethal as he is. The murders must look like accidents. Standard killer-for-hire stuff, in other words.
What: “Killer Elite” ★★ 1/2 Starring: Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Robert De Niro, Dominic Purcell Directed by: Gary McKendry Running time: 105 minutes Rated: R for strong violence, language and some sexuality/ nudity
But dialogue sets this apart: reams of crisp, punchy lines Gary McKendry and screenwriter Matt Sherring cooked up or copped from the Ranulph Fiennes novel “The Feather Men.” The film is “based on a true story,” so the setting is the early ’80s, a “time of crisis, revolution.” That makes it something of a parable for our times, men sent to do a dirty job for their government, only to have their government back the other side, years later.
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ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER TRIO OF NEW RELEASES WITH EASTERN PA. CONNECTIONS: ••• “SYMPATHY FOR DELICIOUS” (2011, MAYA, R, $25): Mark Ruffalo makes his directorial debut with the strange tale of a paraplegic ex-DJ named Dean (scripter Christopher Thornton) who discovers he has a talent for faith-healing. At first, Dean donates his powers to a skid-row mission run by a pair of flawed priests (Ruffalo, Wilkes-Barre native James Karen) but, weary of exploitation, Dean sells out to a punk-rock band that offers his gift as part of a tour called Healapalooza. “Delicious” works as both a satire of rock-star excess and a gonzo redemption tale. ••• “THE BLEEDING HOUSE” (2011, NEW VIDEO, UNRATED, $28) When a mysterious stranger in a white suit (Patrick Breen) shows up at the door of an even
more mysterious family (Bethlehem native Alexandra Chando, Betsy Aidem, Richard Bekins), you know you’re in for a night of secrets and lies. The film isn’t nearly as scary as the similarly sinister “Funny Games,” but “The Bleeding House” scores points for its unusual red herrings and spurts of deathly gore. ••• “CITIZEN KANE” (1941, WARNER, PG, $80): Ambition, betrayal and a sled symbolizing all that’s good in the world add up to one of the finest films of all time. Restored from its original nitrate elements, Orson Welles’ astonishing debut (now on Bluray) follows the rise and fall of a Hearst-like publishing tycoon (Welles.) The power comes through every scene thanks to pitch-perfect performances, stunning deep-focus photography and a script co-authored by Welles and Herman Mankiewicz, who grew up in Wilkes-Barre. Amy Longsdorf also profiles celebrities for the Sunday Etc. section of The Times Leader.
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ometimes inspirational films have no craftsmanship to accompany their uplift. Not so with “Dolphin Tale, a swell yarn about a boy and his bond with an injured bottlenose. Children don’t have to apologize for taking their parents to this one. The cast is delightful, the story corny without being cloyingly high-fructose, the direction first-rate. Its awkward, immature stumbles are few, and even those are redeemed by the project’s sunny sincerity. “Dolphin Tale” is inspired by the real-life story of Winter, a South Florida dolphin who lost her tail to a crab trap. Sawyer (winningly played by wide-eyed Nathan Gamble) comforts the beached cetacean until the marine-animal rescue unit can arrive, creating a powerful bond of affection that runs both ways. The lonely middle-schooler begins cutting class to visit the aquarium where the handicapped dolphin is brought to recover. His mother (Ashley Judd) is incensed until she realizes that Sawyer’s attachment to Winter has turned her failing student in-
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to a responsible, hardworking and studious young would-be marine biologist. Winter’s recuperation is fraught with setbacks, but with the aid of a cantankerous prosthetics specialist (Morgan Freeman), Sawyer learns never to lose faith. The film has a warm web of human relationships, as well, with Cozi Zuehlsdorff as the aquarium’s resident preteen chatterbox, Harry Connick Jr. as her father, the kindly but cash-strapped aquarium chief, and Kris Kristofferson as Connick’s old-salt dad, who is always good for straight talk and a crinkly smile. Playing herself, Winter is a breakthrough star. For those who loathe saccharine kiddie movies but can still shed a tear at the story of a child and a beloved pet, “Dolphin Tale” is a perfect fit.
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t takes all of five minutes for Taylor Lautner to lose his shirt and 10 more before “Abduction” becomes so awful that uncontrollable laughter bursts forth.
Soon, some very bad men come callLautner, who shot to superstardom virtually overnight playing the were- ing, and Nathan and Karen are forced to wolf Jacob in the “Twilight” series, was run. The central premise isn’t intrinsipaid $7.5 million to star in this generic cally bad, but every aspect of the execuaction picture, but it’s unfair to pick on tion borders on atrocious. Nathan tells him. All involved in this ridiculous film his shrink he suffers from severe insomnia, then in the very are in it for the money. next line tells her about After this, Shawn IF YOU GO a dream he had the preChristensen, debuting as vious night. a screenwriter, should What: “Abduction” ★ The main villain, never be allowed near Starring: Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Alfred Molina, Jason played by Michael Nyqeven a word processor or Isaacs, Maria Bello, Michael vist is a textbook examany sort of writing utenNyqvist, Sigourney Weaver ple of sleazy Eurotrash sil again. Directed by: John Singleton heavies, though at least The movie centers on Running time: 106 minutes he seems aware of the Nathan (Lautner), an or- Rated: PG-13 for vulgar lanmovie he’s making and dinary teenager who disguage, violence, adult themes, potentially brainhas some fun with his covers a photo of him damaging dialogue role. taken as a child on a webAlthough he can’t get site for missing persons. much out of his actors, With the help of his classmate Karen (played by Lily Collins, pre- John Singleton can pull off an effective sumably cast because she’s such a bad action sequence: A good fight scene is actress she can’t make her leading man set inside the tight quarters of a train look bad), Nathan discovers everything compartment, but all of “Abduction” about his life is a lie. His parents (Jason rests on the buff shoulders of Lautner, Isaacs and Maria Bello) aren’t really his who is simply too green and inexperiparents. He tells his shrink (Weaver) he enced to carry a movie on his own. feels like a stranger in his own life.
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DVDs that showcase women behaving badly top this week’s new releases. “BRIDESMAIDS,” GRADE F: New rule. Any movie with one or more stars using a bathroom sink as a toilet automatically drops three letter grades. Director Paul Feig’s effort to mix “The Hangover” and “27 Dresses” is a jumble of stale jokes, stereo-
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Who is alive from ‘My Three Sons’? Q. I was watching reruns of “My Three Sons” and wondering how many of the stars were still with us like Barry and Stanley Livingston (Ernie and Chip) and Don Grady (Robbie), Tina Cole (Katie) and Dawn Lyn (Dodie) and how old are they? A. As far as I can tell, still with us at this writing are Don Grady, 67; Tina Cole, 68; Barry Livingston, 57; older brother Stanley, 60, and Dawn Lyn, 48. By the way, Tim Considine, the original oldest son on the series, is 70. Fred MacMurray, patriarch of the Douglas clan, died in 1991; Beverly Garland, who was MacMurray’s wife in the show’s later seasons, died in 2008. The show’s two uncles, William Frawley and William Demarest, died in 1966 and 1983 respectively.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll apply
yourself in all sorts of unusual ways to please the powers that be. It works especially well when the one who happens to be in power is you. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You will see a relationship from the other person’s point of view, which makes you a kind of emotional genius. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You probably won’t feel like taking a direct route. Wandering around requires a great deal of time, but it’s worthwhile.
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hits. You’re likely to fall in love and stay in love. You may not be falling for another person, though — it will probably be a project or an area of interest that captures your heart. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You will be decisive, partly because you feel there’s no time to waste and partly because the right answers seem so obvious to you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When you’re not sure what to do, you will make the effort to appear knowledgeable. You will be convincing in this endeavor, making others feel at ease. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll feel empowered to take on the world, and yet you’ll wisely realize the world doesn’t
always need to be “taken on.” Things are already leaning in your direction, so all you have to do is go with the flow. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You always try to leave things better than they were when you found them. This is difficult when others around you are messy and thoughtless. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Learning to think differently can be the most difficult habit to change. But it doesn’t have to be so hard. Mostly, you will dwell on the lovely thoughts you prefer, and the shift happens quite naturally. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll create an emotional climate around you. It will be as though you have your own personal weather system following you
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The chatter
in your head is as distracting as a television blaring when you’re trying to read or converse. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Meetings are often unnecessary, and today is no exception. However, unnecessary things can still be quite helpful. And today it will benefit everyone to get together and make sure you’re all on the same page. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 23). You approach many areas of your life with a strong sense of professionalism. Because you accept the trials and hard work, you will also accept the rewards. Leo and Gemini people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 13, 6, 4, 2 and 19.
High in the sky is no place to teach manners to rude guests Dear Abby: I am a flight attendant for a major carrier. I encounter rude passengers every single day, as well as people with no manners. I accept that not everyone will be friendly to me. Some people are not capable of being friendly, and others may be going through personal issues and not realize they’re being rude. I have a colleague, “Joel,” who can’t get past this. If a passenger doesn’t say “please” or
DEAR ABBY ADVICE “thank you,” Joel will respond with, “What do you say?” or, “What’s the magic word?” or a sarcastic, “You’re welcome!” if a thank-you hasn’t been given. I am appalled by this. While I agree that manners are important, I don’t feel it’s my place to educate our passengers. Is Joel out of line or offering a valuable lesson? How can I voice my objection and tell
him he’s embarrassing his coworkers, the passengers and himself? — Attitudes in Altitudes, in Florida Dear A In A: From my window seat it appears there may be stormy weather ahead for your co-worker. However, this is a lesson he will have to learn for himself, so stay out of it. Yes, Joel is out of line, and when enough passengers complain about him to the airline, he will suffer the consequences.
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Dear Abby: I am a middleaged man with an older sister who criticizes the way I sneeze. She thinks my sneezing isn’t “restrained” enough. It’s not a question of direction or whether I put my hand in front of my mouth or not. She believes if I don’t try to stifle my sneeze I’m uncouth. In my opinion, sneezing is a natural automatic response and serves to relieve whatever causes it. What do you think? — Something to Sneeze At
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Hello there, couch potatoes, and thank you for reading. See, you DO read. And you can tell that to anyone who says you watch too much TV. Who can blame you this time of year? Here’s more new stuff on the horizon worth a look-see and, possibly, some real estate on that DVR: Dr. Gregory House is a puppy dog compared with Dr. Michael Holt. In “A Gifted Man,” which premieres at 8 tonight on CBS, Holt is a supercharged surgeonto-the-stars with nary a trace of bedside manner. Enter a dead – yes, dead – redheaded ex-wife who was in line when they handed out charm and grace. She, whom only the gruff doc can see, and he, strike a deal, but can a man of science take anything on faith? Patrick Wilson of “Little Children” and Jennifer Ehle of “The King’s Speech” co-star. Meanwhile, remember when air travel was fun, and elegant, and there were no baggage fees? “Pan Am,” which premieres at 10 p.m. Sunday on ABC, flies all the way back to the dawn of the jet age in1963 to give us a primetime soap opera in the skies. Christina Ricci, Kelli Garner, Margot Robbie and Karine Vanasse star as stewardesses – not flight attendants, mind – and Mike Vogel and Michael Mosley play pilots. The retro vibe is key. If you missed the “Mad Men” bandwagon, here’s your chance to board a higher
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form of transportation early. On the subject of memories, how about that classic line from Helen Hunt to Jack Nicholson in “As Good As It Gets?” At 8:30 p.m. Thursday on CBS, “How To Be A Gentleman” will revisit that “you make me want to be a better man” idea as a tightly wound columnist and a loosely strung man’s man personal trainer attempt to teach each other a few finer points about life. If you like it, put a ring on it … In the returning-favorites category, “Mike & Molly” starts its sophomore year at 9:30 p.m. Monday, also on CBS. With Melissa McCarthy fresh off her Emmy win for Best Comedic Actress and critically loved turn in “Bridesmaids,” this could be the quirky, weight-centric sitcom’s hottest season yet. If the big guy (Billy Gardell as Mike) knows what’s good for him, he’ll lock this one (McCarthy as Molly) down now.
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Mount Airy Casino and Resort will move to the highstakes level for its third blackjack tournament tonight and tomorrow. After running $100 buy-in events each of the past two months, the casino is hosting a $525 event, with $500 of each entry going to the prize fund and $25 going for fees. Poker-room manager Chris Bastian, who also runs the blackjack tournaments, said as many as 120 players can enter for the three-round tournament. “We’re looking for 100,” Bastian said. “Our first tournament ran close to 70, then the next one not as many. “We’re trying to see what works best. We’re experimenting.” If the field fills the 120 spots, six players will compete at each table with the winner of each table advancing along with four randomly selected wild-card players. The first round is scheduled for 7 tonight. The exact number of firstround tables and wild-card selections will be adjusted according to the number of entries. In each of the first two rounds, players will play 12 hands, rotating on who bets and acts first at each table. When players arrive at the 12th hand, they make a final confidential wager. Some players may bust out along the way. At the end of the final hand, the player with the most remaining chips advances. Players start with 2500 in chips and are allowed to bet 100 to 2500 per hand. The semifinals are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday. All finalists will receive prize money. The final table will consist of a full shoe worth of play. Bastian said the winner will get 45 percent of the prize pool. First place would range as high as $27,000 for a sold-out event
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and would be at $22,500 for 100 players. Bastian is also responsible for the poker tournaments the casino runs on Friday mornings. He said the fields there average a little more than 100 players per event with a record total of 144. Blackjack tournaments combine standard blackjack play with the challenge of trying to beat other players at the table. The strategy involves changing bet sizes to try to catch up to or stay ahead of other players at the table. Unlike a typical night of blackjack at a casino when players often feel like teammates trying to beat the casino, they become competitors. As each round nears its conclusion, desperate moves by players who are behind call for some major variations from basic strategy, such as doubling or splitting hands in different situations to get more chips in play. Although blackjack tournaments have not caught on with the level of popularity seen in poker, some regularly scheduled events do draw loyal followings at particular casinos. Mount Airy’s task will be to determine the buy-in level that has the best chance of creating an interested group of players while still having the promotion make sense for the casino.
The 7- to 9-year-olds and parents watch the 4- to 6-year-olds compete.
Performing traditional square dances were the Elk Mountaineers from Union Dale: Fran Ward, Steve Lesher, Sally Burgin, Jim Ward, Rita Sack and Walter Sack. Joey Ramey of Waverly Township takes part in the 4- to 6-year-old contest.
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Icelandic Haddock encrusted with Super Lump Crab Meat. Finished with a light garlic butter sauce.
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As Barry Manilow’s hit song accurately states,“we made it through the rain”,... not only did we make it through the rain, but a hurricane & earthquake,too! What an interesting 1st Year it has been!
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9 oz. Lobster $18.95 or 14 oz. Ribeye $18.95
MASONIC VILLAGE FALL OPEN HOUSE & IREM LADIES CRAFT FAIR Sunday, Sept. 25; 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.; Irem Pavilion Handmade gifts, décor and more! Tour Masonic Village to see the upgraded model villa and ask about the apartment waiting list.
Call (866) 851-4243 for more information.
CRAB & LOBSTER NIGHT
Friday, Sept. 30; 5 - 9 p.m. Specials including Crab & Lobster served in the Irem Dining Room. (reservations recommended).
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Complimentary dessert with your dinner. www.vanderlyns.com • 283-6260 239 Schuyler Ave. • Kingston, PA
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Experience our lunch or dinner menu while you enjoy the fall foliage from the patio! Reservations: (570) 675-1134, ext. 102
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Irem Country Club’s alcohol policy will be in effect *Plus tax
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