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Letter from the editor I ’m pretty excited about this issue, and not only because it means that the massive undertaking that is our Readers’ Choice poll is over. This annual issue is actually among my favorites because I know for a fact it’s an issue that you, our readers, care a lot about. How do I know that for certain? Because I’ve fielded tons of calls and e-mails the past few weeks from readers asking if we knew who won, when they could expect to learn the winners and there were even a few that promised me “they wouldn’t tell” if I let the cat out of the bag early, so I’m happy to tell those eager beavers that their wait is over. The list of winners begins on p. 35, and there is definitely a good mix of some incumbents and newbies this year. Come help us celebrate both at Breakers inside Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Wednesday, April 25 at 8 p.m. It’s always a good time, and the night is just as much about you readers as it is the winners because they wouldn’t be there without the thousands that voted
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G. Love will bring his Special Sauce to NEPA in June. GET SAUCED SLP Concerts will present G. Love & Special Sauce Tuesday, June 26 at 8:30 p.m. at Three Kings (603 Route 6, Jermyn). The Philadelphia-based alternative hip-hop trio — G. Love on guitar/vocals/harmonica, Jeff Clemens (drums) and Jim Prescott (upright bass) — formed in 1993. Last year, G. Love released a solo effort, “Fixin’ To Die,” which was a collaboration with The Avett Brothers. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 27 at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster or the venue box office and are $20 in advance or $22 the day of the show. For more info, visit SLPconcerts.net. ARRIVE ALIVE McCann School of Business and Technology (264 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre Twp.) will host The Arrive Alive Tour from UNITE Wednesday, April 25 at 10 a.m. The anti-drinking and texting driving-education program, which is open to high school students and the public, will also include demonstrations from township police and food and beverages from Abe Hobson and Nationwide Insurance. For more info, visit mccann.edu or call 570.622.7622.
A WALK FOR AWARENESS The Victims Resource Center, in cooperation with Wilkes University and King’s College, will sponsor its annual Take Back the Night march and rally Wednesday, April 25 starting at 5:30 p.m. Participants will gather at the Wilkes student center and the King’s campus center, walk to Public Square where they will join and proceed to the VRC at the Kirby Health Center (71 N.
Participants at last year’s Take Back the Night event.
Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre). The march and rally is being held in observance of National Crime Victims Rights Week, and this year’s theme is “Extending the Vision … Reaching Every Victim.’ The purpose of the event is to raise awareness of violence in the community, the rights of victims of violence and services available to help those affected by violence. The public is welcome; following the rally, refreshments will be served. In connection with the Take Back the Night rally, information tables and displays from VRC will be on hand in the SheehyFarmer Campus Center at King’s and Wilkes’ Henry Student Center from 11a.m.-4 p.m. A GOOD RUN The 3rd Annual American Red Cross Run for the Red 5k Run/Walk held Saturday, March 31 at the NEPA Region Blood Center (29 New Commerce Blvd., Ashley) raised more than $8,000 for the struggling Blood Services Program and featured more than 200 participants. The American Red Cross is one of the largest single suppliers of blood and blood products in the U.S., collecting and processing more than 40 percent of the blood supply and distributing it to some 3,000 hospitals and transfusion centers nationwide. On average one out of every three people will need donated blood in their lifetime. For more information, contact Phoretta Hoover at 570.823.7161 ext. 340 or Phoretta.HoovW er@redcross.org.
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LOCAL NEWSIES The Society for Collegiate Journalists recently announced winners of its major awards, and Marywood University in Scranton was recognized in several categories.
The Wood Word, Marywood’s student-run newspaper, placed first in Companion Newspaper Website Overall Excellence. According to a press release from the school, Megan McGraw, ’12, was instrumental in getting the paper’s new site off the ground this year. Jeremy Barket, ’12, was also recognized with a third place award in Feature Page Design, as was Shane Ostroski, ’12, who landed a second-place award for Sports Feature. For more information, contact Juneann Greco, public relations director, at 570.340.6004 or e-mail greco@marywood.edu.
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In a March interview on Bolivian television, Judge Gualberto Cusi, who was recently elected to Bolivia’s Constitutional Tribunal from the indigenous Aymara community, acknowledged that occasionally, when deciding tough cases, he relied on the Aymaran tradition of “reading” coca leaves. “In moments when decisions must be taken, we turn to coca to guide us and show us the way.” YOU SNOOZE, YOU LOSE In April, a research ship will begin surveying the Atlantic Ocean floor off of Nova Scotia as the first step to building, by 2013, a $300 million private fiber-optic line connecting New York and London financial markets so as to speed up current transmission times — by about five milliseconds. Those five milliseconds, though (according to an April report in Bloomberg Business Week), will enable the small group of firms that are underwriting the project (and who will have exclusive use of it) to earn millions of dollars per transaction by having their trade sales arrive five milliseconds before their competitors’ sales would have arrived.
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CULTURAL DIVERSITY -- Brazil’s Safety Net for the Poor: Dr. Ivo Pitanguy, the most celebrated plastic surgeon in the country, apparently earned enough money from well-off clients that he can now “give back,” by funding and inspiring more than 200 clinics to provide low-income women with enhancement procedures (face lifts, tummy tucks, butt lifts) at a reduced, and sometimes no, charge. A local anthropology professor told ABC News, for a March dispatch, that “(i)n Brazil, plastic surgery is now seen as something of the norm” (or, as the reporter put it, “(B)eauty is (considered) a right, and the poor deserve to be ravishing, too”). LATEST RELIGIOUS MESSAGES -- Two lawsuits filed in Los Angeles recently against the founding family of the religious Trinity Broadcasting Network allege that televangelists Paul and Jan Crouch have spent well more than $50 mil-
lion of worshippers’ donations on “personal” expenses, including 13 “mansions,” hisand-hers private jets, and a $100,000 mobile home for Mrs. Crouch’s dogs. The jets are necessary, the Crouches’ lawyer told the Los Angeles Times, because the Crouches receive more death threats than even the president of the United States. Allegedly, the Crouches keep millions of dollars in cash on hand, but according to their lawyer, that is merely out of obedience to the biblical principle of “ow (ing) no man anything.” -- High-ranking Vatican administrator Cardinal Domenico Calcagno, 68, fired back at critics in April after an Italian website reported his extensive collection of guns and love of shooting. He told reporters that he owns only 13 weapons and that, “above all,” he enjoys “repairing” them rather than shooting them (although, he admitted, “I used to go to shooting ranges”). QUESTIONABLE JUDGMENTS -- Perp’s Remorse: (1) Jason Adkins was charged in March in Cynthiana, Ky., with stealing electronic equipment from the home of a friend. According to police, Adkins admitted the break-in but said he felt guilty the next day and returned the items. However, he then admitted breaking back into the home two days after that and re-stealing them. (2) Ivan Barker was sentenced in March in England’s Stoke-on-Trent Magistrates Court for stealing a laptop computer and cigarettes from the home of a wheelchair-bound man of his acquaintance. Barker subsequently visited the man and apologized for the theft, but then, during that visit, Barker stole the man’s new replace-
ment laptop computer and more cigarettes. -- At a March town meeting in Embden, Maine, residents turned down proposals to rename its most notorious street “Katie Road.” Thus, the name will remain, as it has for decades, “Katie Crotch Road.” Some residents, in addition to being embarrassed by the name, also noted the cost of constantly replacing the street signs stolen by giggling visitors. (A Kennebec Journal report noted uncertainty about the name’s origin. It might refer to how the road splits in two, forming a “Y” shape. On the low side, the name might refer to an early settler who would sit on her front porch without underwear.) LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS Relentless: (1) In the early hours of Jan. 31, police in Gaston, N.C., were alerted to five burglaries in a two-block area that left shattered glass, broken doors and other damage, but no missing property. There was also a blood trail leading from one store, likely from a break-in boo-boo. (2) In March, England’s Canterbury Crown Court heard the evidence against a gang of five who in August and September 2010 attempted to break into seven ATMs, using fancy power tools, but came away emptyhanded each time. Brick walls were smashed around three machines, and twice explosives were used, resulting in fires. In each case, alarms were triggered, sending the men away prematurely, including once from an ATM that contained the equivalent of $223,000.
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E
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the promises from the campaigners that the mudslinging would stop while it piled up knee deep. My TV needs a good hosing down. My point? After all the scandals that have befallen elected officials in the past couple of years, after all the jail sentences and weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth, why would you want to be elected to anything? You’d have to be crazy to want to hold an office, any office now, wouldn’t you? And so “Catch-22” rears its ugly head. If you want to be an elected official in NEPA, you are certifiably nuts. The only sane people are the ones who are not running. Count me out. I may be sane, but I am not stupid. I have an IQ test to prove it. I hear your throat clearing. Something about the need for men and women of honesty and integrity to fix the system. For evil to flourish all it takes is for good men to do nothing. That sort of rubbish. Give to me a break, puh-lease. I’ll quote Pete Townshend from The Who song “Won’t Get Fooled Again” during which Pete said back in 1971: “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.” W
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ALBUM REVIEWS Flying Colors passes the test
Flying Colors’ self-titled debut album is a real showcase for the talent of the members of the progressive-rock supergroup. The five-piece outfit was initially formed in 2010 by guitarist Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs, Deep Purple) and drummer Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), later adding Neal Morse on keyboards, Dave LaRue on the bass and vocalist Casey McPherson. With a lineup as impressive as this, one would expect nothing less than a superbly intricate and well-composed album, and the band more than exceeds those expectations.
Impressive and upbeat from the beginning, Flying Colors opens strong with “Blue Ocean,” with each of its seven minutes full of great hooks, impressive instrumentals and chorus that one cannot help but hum along to. Those features are key elements of many of the album’s songs, which mixes excellent songwriting and skilled musicianship with a lot of studio polish and sheen. Occasionally the songs take a down-and-dirty turn, such as “Forever in a Daze,” “All Falls Down” or “Shoulda Coulda Woulda,” but generally speaking,
The Jellybricks “Suckers” Rating: W W W W W
'Suck' on this Harrisburg band The Jellybricks has always lived up to the innuendo its name implies: A squishy sweet melodic center with a hard-nosed rock candy outer shell. With the new seven-track EP “Suckers,” the follow-up to 2008’s “Goodnight To Everyone,” the band combines the best of Butch Walker’s Marvelous 3-era song craft and post-“Monster” R.E.M. indierock volume to create a full-blown caffeinated sonic addiction.
the music has that radio-friendly, big-album feel that would have been just as at home in 1978 as it is in 2012. While the rockers are definitely impressive, where the band shows its true talent are on the dreamy, slower numbers such as “Kayla,” “Fool In My Heart” and “Better Than Walking Away.” Each lyric and each note plays to the listener’s emotional side, drifting along at a pace that is easy to follow but never seems too slow or fanciful. Fans of traditional prog-rock artists like Yes, Rush and Genesis will definitely want to check out Flying Colors. The band has created an album that sounds fresh and modern while paying homage to a previous generation of musicians. Songs are full of energy and life, and listening to the Flying Colors album makes the listener feel as though he or she is taking a journey as opposed to just sitting still. -- Michael Irwin Weekender Correspondent
Particularly notable is lead track, “Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide,” which was recently chosen by Little Steven Van Zandt as the “Coolest Song In The World This Week” for his syndicated “Underground Garage” radio show. It’s fitting, as the song straddles the line between garage-rock looseness, Brit-Invasion melody and brash, punkish wallop. “Their Own Way” is a bittersweet sounding mid-tempo jangler. The guitar-driven rocker “Someone Else” sounds like what would have happened had The Wallflowers been reincarnated as Cheap Trick, while the unsettlingly ethereal “Dead End Girl” is draped in lush, The Edge-inspired electric soundscaping. Elsewhere, “Beryllium” rocks with pointed Foo Fighters-like direction, guitarists Larry Kennedy and Bryce Connor swirl sustained open-stringed resonance, while passionately musing, “She’s the fork in the road that I can’t take, she’s the link in the chain I can’t break.” A bonus acoustic take on the band’s own 1997 cut “Who Is God” is also included, recalling the best of Fountains Of Wayne’s stick-inyour-head vocal harmony. Kennedy says this was the “fastest, most bare-bones record we’ve ever made.” You’d never know it from the tightly layered vocals, concise, pop-brilliance songwriting and wall-of-sound production value. Retaining its crown as Pennsylvania’s reigning power-pop kings, The Jellybricks dish out another platter of honey-sweet hooks. -- Mark Uricheck Weekender Correspondent
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Intimate, impeccable Islands From wondering what might have been to harkening back to the music of yore, the past is very much alive and well on “A Sleep & A Forgetting,” the fourth album from modernist-pop outfit Islands. The handiwork of bandleader Nick Thorburn, who penned much of the album on a piano after moving from New York to Los
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Angeles following a bad breakup, “A Sleep & A Forgetting” is confessional, experimental, personal and so very good. Lead track “In A Dream It Seemed Real” and “No Crying” have an ethereal ’50s-pop vibe; the former is sweet and tender with light-handed drumming and a Wurlitzer piano tinkling fantastically while the latter has herky-jerky guitar and Thorburn wondering, “If I don’t feel bad, is there something wrong?” “This Is Not A Song” is more subdued, but pretty with searing Hammond C3 organ and Thorburn declaring, “I hate to watch you go/ Nick, if you ever learn it never shows.” “Never Go Solo” has jaunty piano and mellotron while “Hallways” rollicks amid clapping and synth. “Can’t Feel My Face” is Del Shannonesque, thanks to a Thorburn-helmed farfisa organ and catchy “ooh, oohs.” “Lonely Love” and “Oh Maria” are airy and heartfelt, and the former features traipsing, bluesy guitar. A harpsichord adds a lush feel to “Cold Again” while “Don’t I Love You” is a quiet stunner with a country flair that precedes the slow-as-molasses closer “Same Thing.” “I loved a girl, and I will never love again,” Thorburn promises on that song. Heartbreaking for sure, but at least a truly remarkable album was born out of his unrequited love. -- Nikki M. Mascali Weekender Editor
Billboard Top 200 Albums 1. Lionel Richie: “Tuskegee” 2. Adele: “21” 3. Nicki Minaj: “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded” 4. Monica: “New Life”
5. One Direction: “Up All Night” 6. Bonnie Raitt: “Slipstream” 7. Goyte: “Making Mirrors” 8. Alabama Shakes: “Boys & Girls” 9. Rascal Flatts: “Changed” 10. Hoodie Allen: “All American”
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hough fans of The Badlees have probably been making their own “Best Of ” mixes of the band’s music for their cassette decks, CD players and iPods for nearly 20 years, the band itself had never offered such a collection. Until now. “See Me As A Picture: The Best, So Far 1990-2012” is now available at Gallery of Sound stores. It will also be available on May 4 at a CD-release party at The Woodlands in Plains Twp. And as its title suggests, it includes material spanning two decades, plus two new tracks, “Promises” and “Love Took My Soul.” Though 2012 is not a significant anniversary year for The Badlees, such as its 20th or 25th year as a band, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Bret Alexander says the time was right to release such a collec-
The Badlees recently released ’See Me As A Picture: The Best, So Far 1990-2012.’ tion. “We probably should have done it at 20. I think we’re probably just slow,” he said with a laugh. “We’ve been talking about it for a couple of years.” Alexander said one of the
reasons for releasing the album is the fact that some of the band’s early albums are either out of print or in limited supply, making it hard for new fans to find the music. “At a lot of gigs, we’re play-
ing to a new audience,” he says. “We wanted to have something that would give people a real good nickel tour of everything.” Since its debut, the critically acclaimed roots-rock band had released seven albums and several EPs. Still, Alexander said coming up with “The Best, So Far” wasn’t that hard. “As it is with making a new record, everybody agrees on about 85 to 90 percent of it, and then you have to duke it out for the last several tracks,” he said. “That’s usually how it goes with a record, and this collection was no exception.” In addition to the new “Best Of ” collection, there’s plenty of other movement in The Badlees camp. A new full-length studio album will be released in late 2012 or early 2013. Also in 2013, a feature film, titled “Trust Me” — which is loosely based on the band’s career — will be released. And a full rock documentary on the band is also in the works. Alexander says the group is flattered by such in-
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terest, but was not the impetus behind either film. “That all came from the outside,” he says. “The director of the documentary has piles of incriminating footage of 22 years of us being us, and he just wanted to do it. He’s a fan of the band. We didn’t commission anybody to make a movie loosely based on us, and we didn’t commission anybody to do an all-encompassing documentary. “Things just seem to be happening.” W
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Badlees 'Best Of' packs punch
“We wanted to have something that would give people a real good nickel tour of everything.”
The Badlees / The Underground Saints / Justin King, Fri., May 4, 10 p.m., The Woodlands (1073 Route 315, Plains Twp.). Info: badlees.com, 570.824.9831
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- July 6-7 at Briggs Farm, Nescopeck Twp. Main Stage, Fri.: Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater, Linsey Alexander, Alexis P. Suter Band, Chris Beard; Sat.: Bernard Allison, Moreland & Arbuckle, Butterfield Blues Band, Rory Block. Back Porch Stage, Fri.: Lonnie Shields, The CKS Band, Clarence Spady, Mikey Junior, Rare Form; Sat.: Lonnie Shields, Sarah Ayers, Michael Packer Sam Lay, Jesse Lowey, Symphonic Haze. Info/directions: briggsfarm.com, 570.379.3342.
COVE HAVEN ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS
1.877.800.5380 www.CPResorts.com - Paul Rodriguez: May 4 - Blondy & The Mambo Machine: May 4-5 - Mya / Kel: May 27 - Boyz II Men: June 10 - Howie Mandel: July 22 - The Charlie Daniels Band: Sept. 2
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MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE
14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe 570.325.0249 mauchchunkoperahouse.com - Start Making Sense (Talking Heads tribute) / The Great White Caps: April 28, 8 p.m., $20 - Wishbone Ash: April 28, 8 p.m., $28 - Gershwin by Thomas Pandolfi: April 29, 4 p.m., $20 - Childhood’s End (Pink Floyd tribute): May 4, 8 p.m., $23 - Marko Marcinko Latin Jazz Quintet: May 5, 8 p.m., $23 - Mike Farris: May 11, 8 p.m., $18 - Bennie and the Jets (Elton John tribute): May 12, 8 p.m., $23 - Pianist Giorgi Latsabidze: May 13, $20 - The Barr Brothers / Kishi Bashi: May 18, 8 p.m., $17 - Miz: May 19, 8 p.m., $15 - Bill Kirchen / Too Much Fun: May 26, 8 p.m., $23 - The “The Band” Band: June 1, 8 p.m., $20 - Cabinet: June 8, 8 p.m., $18 advance, $20 day of - Craig Thatcher’s Salute to the Fillmore: June 9, 8 p.m., $20 - The Peek-A-Boo Revue: June 16, 8:30 p.m., $21 - Leon Redbone: June 22, 8 p.m., $33 - The Felice Brothers: June 23, 8 p.m., $25 - US Rails: June 29, 8 p.m., $14 - The Cast of Beatlemania: June 30, 8 p.m., $25 - Sierra Hull / Highway 111: July 7, 8 p.m., $20 - Red Horse: July 21, $25 - Dancin’ Machine: July 20, 8 p.m., $21 - The Persuasions: July 21, 8 p.m., $23 - Solas: July 26, 8 p.m., $28 - Hot Buttered Rum: July 27, 8 p.m., $23 - U2Nation: July 28, 8 p.m., $20
MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre Twp. - WWE Smackdown: May 22, 7 p.m., $15-$95
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1 Tamiment Road, Tamiment 866.448.7849 mtlaurelpac.com - The Guess Who: June 8, $37.50$67.50, 7 p.m. - Robert Cray / Little Feat: June 9, 7 p.m., $45.50-$75.50 - Ziggy Marley: June 15, $42.50$72.50, 7 p.m. - The Temptations: July 22, 4 p.m., $32.50-$62.50
- The Rock ’n’ Blues Fest ft. Johnny Winter / Edgar Winter / Leslie West / Rick Derringer / Kim Simmonds: Aug. 19, 6 p.m., $45.50-$75.50
MOUNT AIRY CASINO RESORT
44 Woodland Rd., Mount Pocono Phone: 877.682.4791 www.mountairycasino.com - Voices of Legends w/ Eric Kearns: May 8, 29, 2 p.m., $20, Gypsies - Andrew Dice Clay: April 28, 8 p.m., $50-$65, Gypsies - Tito Puente Jr.: May 5, 8 p.m., $20$30, Gypsies - Parrot Beach: May 27, 8 p.m., free - Chippendales: June 9, 8 p.m., $20$30 - Colin Quinn: June 30, 8 p.m., $30$40 - KC & The Sunshine Band: July 20, 9 p.m., $40-$55
NEW VISIONS STUDIO & GALLERY
201 Vine St., Scranton 570.878.3970 - Acoustic Showcase: April 28, 7:30 p.m., doors 7 p.m. $6/door. Daniel Rosler / Ed Cuozzo / Rafiel Pimentel / Patrick Mcglynn / Danny Jackowitz
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325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe 866.605.7325 or visit pennspeak.com. - Aaron Tippin: April 27, 8 p.m., $33$38.75 - Beatlemania Now: May 4, 8 p.m., $25 - Get The Led Out (Led Zeppelin tribute): May 5, 8 p.m., $41.75 - Survivor: May 6, 8 p.m., $32 - Dennis DeYoung: May 12, 8 p.m., $42.75-$48.25 - Dark Star Orchestra (Grateful Dead tribute): May 31, 8 p.m., $32 - Kansas: June 1, 8 p.m., $40.75-$46.25 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: June 2, 8 p.m., $32 - America: June 8, 8 p.m., $43.75$49.25 - Molly Hatchet / Blackfoot: June 9, 8 p.m., $33 - Kellie Pickler: June 14, 8 p.m., $32$37 - 7 Bridges (Eagles tribute): June 15, 8 p.m., $25 - The Machine: June 16, 8 p.m. $33$38.75 - Steven Wright: June 24, 8 p.m., $29-$34 - Foreigner: June 29, 8 p.m., $54.25$65.25 - Johnny Winter / Magic Slim & The Teardrops: June 30, 8 p.m., $33 - Cinderella: July 1, 8 p.m., $38.75 - Arrival (Abba tribute): July 13, 8 p.m., $31-$36.75 - Jim Messina: July 20, 8 p.m., $31 - Vince Gill: Aug. 18, 8 p.m., $59.25-
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REDWOOD ART SPACE
740 Jumper Road, Plains Twp. - Big D and the Kids Table / When East Meets West / Stag-nation: May 12, 7:30 p.m. - Ceremony / Screaming Females: June 11, 7 p.m., $10, all-ages
RIVER STREET JAZZ CAFE
667 N. River St., Plains Phone: 570.822.2992 - Jahman Brahman / Ol’ Cabbage: April 26, 8 p.m. - Miz: April 27, 5 p.m. - Jam Stampede: April 27, 9 p.m. - The Statesman: April 28, 8 p.m. - Rock the Walls ft. Joe Bogwist / Willie Jack / The Northern Light / Nadine LaFond: April 29, 5 p.m., $10 advance, $15 at door, $35 fan pack, includes admission, T-shirt, poster and signing the sheetrock that will be displayed at new location of SG. - Strawberry Jam: May 4, 8 p.m. - XVSK / Mike Dougherty: May 5, 9 p.m. - George Wesley Band: May 11, 8 p.m. - Leroy Justice / Suze: May 12, 8 p.m. - Mahavishnu Project: May 18, 8 p.m. - Cabinet: May 19, 8 p.m. - The Indobox / Higher Organix: May 25, 8 p.m.
SCRANTON CULTURAL CENTER
420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton Phone: 888.669.8966 - NEPA Philharmonic Haydn / Brahms, A German Requiem: April 27, 8 p.m., $34.50-$73.15
SHERMAN THEATER
524 Main St., Stroudsburg Phone: 570.420.2808, www.shermantheater.com - Light Up The Sherman: April 27, 9 p.m., $8 advance, $27 day of - The Femme Tops / Rezlep / The Apparatus: May 2, 7 p.m., $5 - Broadway in the Burg: May 5, 8 p.m., $25 - Howard Hewett / Blue Magic / Ray Goodman / Brown: May 12, 8 p.m., $39.95 - Pinelawn Empire / Timmy Rot /
Obed / Teddy Hazard: May 15, 7 p.m., $5 - Horse / Tile: May 26, 7 p.m., $5 - This Good Robot / Refuse the Conformity / Twisting Life, more: June 1, 6 p.m., $10 - Survay Says: June 6, 6 p.m. - David Bromberg: June 8, 8 p.m., $35-$45 - Marshall Tucker Band: June 9, 8:30 p.m., $15-$25 - Mayweather: June 19, 6 p.m., $8 - Hot Tuna Electric / Steve Kimock: June 28, 8 p.m., $25-$40 - 311 / Slightly Stoopid (Sherman Summer Stage, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond): July 31, 7 p.m., $49.50
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603 Route 6, Jermyn - Sepulture / Krisiun: May 1, 6 p.m. - Dropdown / Alekhine’s Gun: May 7, 7 p.m. - The Plot in You / Existence / Kill the Coward: May 14, 6:30 p.m., $12 - WXW Memorial Mayhem: May 19, 6 p.m. - G. Love & Special Sauce: June 26, 8:30 p.m., $20 advance, $22 day of (on sale 4/27, 10 a.m.)
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1000 Montage Mountain Road, Scranton - Megadeth / Rob Zombie / Lacuna Coil: May 12, 7 p.m., $44-$65.50 - Dave Matthews Band: May 28, 7 p.m., $53.35-$89.90 - ZZ Top / 3 Doors Down / The Ben Miller Band: May 30, 7 p.m., $40 - Vans Warped Tour ft. Taking Back Sunday / New Found Glory / Motionless In White, more: July 18, noon, $37.50 - Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival ft. Motorhead / Slayer / Slipknot / As I Lay Dying / The Devil Wears Prada / Asking Alexandria, more: Aug. 4, $42-$74.50 - The Peach Music Festival ft. Allman Brothers Band / Zac Brown Band / Tedeschi Trucks Band / Warren Haynes Band / O.A.R. /Cabinet / Miz, more: Aug. 10-12, $99-$225 - Kiss / Motley Crue: Sept. 18, 7 p.m., $50.85-$185
UNDER THE STARS SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL
Wells Fargo Amphitheatre at Misericordia University, Dallas. Phone: 570.674.6719 www.misericordia.edu/theartsandmore - Neil Sedaka: July 27, 8 p.m. Tables of 6/$420, amphitheater tickets/$45, lawn seats/$30. (On sale 5/1 exclusively through University Box Office) - Jazz in July concert feat. Midiri
3421 Willow St., Philadelphia Phone: 215.LOVE.222 - Miike Snow / Penguin Prison: April 27, 8 p.m. - The Cranberries: May 5, 8:30 p.m. - Ingrid Michaelson: May 12, 8:30 p.m.
THE FILLMORE AT THE TLA
334 South St., Philadelphia Phone: 215.922.1011 - Schoolboy Q / Asaad! / Paris Artelli, more: April 26, 7 p.m. - Twiztid / Kottonmouth Kings: April 27, 6 p.m. - Fun: April 28, 7 p.m. - The Weeknd: April 29, 7 p.m. - Candlebox / Acidic / Honor By August: May 1, 7 p.m. - Dieselboy / Bare / Smash Gordon, more: May 3, 8 p.m. - The Dan Band: May 4, 8 p.m. - Escape the Fate / Attack Attack: May 5, 5:30 p.m.
KESWICK THEATER
Easton Road-Keswick Ave, Glenside, Pa. Phone: 215.572.7650 - Colin Hay: April 28, 8:30 p.m. - Nick Low & His Band / Tift Merritt: April 29, 7:30 p.m. - Lily Tomlin: May 3, 8 p.m. - Vince Gill: May 4, 8 p.m. - Doo Wop Love Songs & Memories: May 5, 8 p.m.
TOWER THEATER
69th and Ludlow Sts. Upper Darby Phone: 610.352.2887 - Death Cab For Cutie / Magik Magik Orchestra / Low: April 25, 8 p.m. - Straight No Chaser: April 29, 7:30 p.m. - The Shins / Real Estate: May 3, 8 p.m.
1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, NJ. Phone: 609.365.1300 - Lady Antebellum / Darius Rucker / Thompson Square: May 19, 7 p.m.
WELLS FARGO CENTER
Broad St., Philadelphia Phone: 215.336.3600 - Rammstein: April 26, 8 p.m. - Red Hot Chili Peppers / Sleigh Bells: May 11, 8 p.m. ELSEWHERE IN PA
CROCODILE ROCK
520 Hamilton St, Allentown Phone: 610.434.460 - Blood on the Dance Floor, more: April 25, 4:30 p.m. - Tyler Hilton / Dion Roy: April 25, 6 p.m. - Reverse Order / Sunday Night Scene: April 27, 6 p.m. - Candlebox: April 27, 8 p.m. - GWAR, more: April 28, 7 p.m. - Dev / Outasight / Wynter Gordon: May 2, 6 p.m.
GIANT CENTER
950 Hersheypark Dr., Hershey Phone: 717.534.3911 - Lady Antebellum / Darius Rucker / Thompson Square: May 6, 7 p.m. - WWE Smackdown: May 15, 7 p.m.
SANDS BETHLEHEM
77 Sands Blvd., Bethlehem Phone: - Incubus: May 16, 8:30 p.m. - The Beach Boys: May 17, 8 p.m. - Glenn Fry: May 18, 8 p.m. - Alan Jackson: May 19, 8 p.m.
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www.jibberjazz.com - April 27-29, Schuylkill Haven. Music, camping festival. Toubab Krewe / Cornmeal / Thunder Body / Holy Ghost Tent Revival / The Big Dirty / Bawn in the Mash / Twiddle / Bearquarium / Sweet Earth / Mystery Fyre / Jahman Brahman / River City Slim & The Zydeco Hogs / Echoes Talk Back / Dr. Ketchup / Karmic Juggernaut / The Great White Caps / Rotten Belly Blues / Underground Horns / The Whiskeyhickon Boys / Muppet’s Titanium Stardust Machine / Treehouse / Hot Club of Philadelphia / Ratboy Jr. $55 presale tickets. NEW YORK / NEW JERSEY
BEACON THEATER
2124 Broadway, New York, NY. Phone: 212.496.7070 - Death Cab for Cutie / The Magik Magik Orchestra: April 27-29, 8 p.m. - Andrew Bird: May 4-5, 8 p.m.
BETHEL WOODS CENTER
Bethel NY www.bethelwoodscenter.org - Country Joe McDonald’s Tribute to Woody Guthrie: May 5, 8 p.m.
HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM
311 W. 34th St, New York, NY. Phone: 212.279.7740 - DJ Prostyle / Fabolous / Wale: April 30, 8 p.m. - Daughtry / Safetysuit / Mike Sanchez: May 1, 7:30 p.m.
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Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir will return to the F.M. Kirby Center (71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre) Friday, April 27 at 8 p.m. This solo acoustic performance comes on the heels of Weir’s November performance with Furthur here in NEPA. Tickets are $41.85-$52.60 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster or at the box office. For more info, call the venue at 570.826.1100.
Phone: 212.777.6800 - Kina Grannis: April 25, 7 p.m. - Yann Tiersen: April 27, 8 p.m. - Conspirator: April 28, 8 p.m. - Twiztid / Kottonmouth Kings, more: April 29, 6 p.m. - Sepultura, more: April 30, 7 p.m. - Timeflies: May 3, 7 p.m.
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
1260 Ave. of the Americas, NY, NY Phone: 212.307.717 - Barry Manilow: April 30, May 1-2, 8 p.m.
ROSELAND BALLROOM 239 52nd Street, New York, NY.
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BORGATA HOTEL AND CASINO
Atlantic City, NJ Phone:1.866.MYBORGATA.com - Mike Marino: April 27, 9 p.m. - Counting Crows: April 28, 8 p.m. - Russell Brand: May 4-5, 9 p.m.
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abinet has forged its own path since its inception six years ago. The sextet — J.P. Biondo, Pappy Biondo, Mickey Coviello, Todd Kopec, Dylan Skursky and Jami Novak — took what was back then, especially locally, a left-of-center musical turn into bluegrass. Since then, Cabinet has frequented bluegrass festivals, appeared at SXSW and traveled all over the country playing with the likes of Railroad Earth, Keller Williams, 7 Walkers and more, all while seeing its genre grow continuously thanks to newer artists like The Avett Brothers and Mumford & Sons. “They’ve recently popularized the more, I guess, Americana bluegrass kind of thing, more roots-based acoustic kind of music, but also at the same time, doing something a little different,” guitarist/vocalist Coviello told the Weekender last week. “I think that corresponds to what we do, too. We have all the acoustic instruments, but we’re doing something a little different.” Such as playing more traditional bluegrass festivals with drums, for example. “That’s a big no-no — people get really uptight about it,” Coviello said. “Bill Monroe
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Logan (Zac Efron) and Beth (Taylor Schilling) in a scene from the romantic drama ‘The Lucky One,’ which is adapted from a Nicholas Sparks novel.
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irector Scott Hicks so saturates “The Lucky One” with summery hues and sun-kissed cinematography that all stars Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling have to do is stare longingly into the woodsy distance. Their slow motion movements in swimming holes and woodsy acres speak of a passion found only in obnoxious greeting cards, teenage poetry and Cinemax late night. I suspect those qualities drew millions to “The Lucky One,” adapted from yet another Nicholas Sparks novel, this past weekend. It’s the romance as fast food: Quick, easy and devoid of anything remotely substantive.
Sometimes this can be satisfying. Not with “The Lucky One,” whose thick layer of gloss drowns anything genuine. Hicks and company only care about the payoff, not about how we get there, which is a good way to make a lousy romance. The story begins in Iraq, where Logan (Efron), a veteran Marine, is gutting out his third tour of duty. In the sweltering daytime, his eyes spot a gleam. He walks over and finds a photo of a pretty young woman, the words “Keep Safe” written on the back. Moments later, the area where Logan previously stood gets blown to smithereens. Returning home, a shell-
shocked-but-still-hunky Logan is determined to personally thank this mystery woman. Thanks to a distinctive lighthouse in the photo, he walks to small town Hamden, La., and gets a name to match that divine face. Beth (Schilling) runs an adorably rustic dog kennel. Logan visits Beth with the intention of telling her why he came but can’t find the words. She thinks he’s inquiring about a job. He doesn’t correct her. And an affair to forget begins. Aside from that buried secret, issues abound. Beth struggles with the inconclusive death of her brother, a Marine killed in action. Logan and Beth must
contend with her brutish exhusband (Jay R. Ferguson), a lawdog determined to keep her and their precocious son (Riley Thomas Stewart) in town. Ferguson plays his part like he’s wearing a top hat and twirling a handlebar moustache. You half expect him to haul Schilling over his shoulder and tie her to railroad tracks. Everyone is either a caricature or a goodlooking prop. Blythe Danner, as Beth’s grandmother, provides periodic sage advice, like a twangy fortune cookie. Schilling gets presented as a saint in summer dresses and tiny jean shorts — I can’t recall one scene where she wears pants — whose defining qualities (gasp!) are that she loves animals and children. Efron pointlessly broods; his stubble is the most expressive aspect of his performance. Logan and Beth are concepts, not characters, so Efron and Schilling can’t elevate the film
beyond its cuddly preposterousness. Hicks blocks any progress by having cinematographer Alar Kivilo shoot the movie like a super-expensive, really long commercial for Country Time lemonade. “The Lucky One’s” simple-minded presentation — every major life event is celebrated with a dopey montage; every emotional scene has a showy shot to match — only reinforces its shallowness. But, hey, at least the movie looks good. It worked for “War Horse.” At the end of my screening, the audience burst into applause. Not only was that the most surprising part of “The Lucky One,” it was the only part of the movie that didn’t feel contrived.
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Bones confessed that the Readers’ Choice award is something dear to his heart because of the people who do the voting. “It’s the fans who are voting that like you and come out to see you every week or whenever they can get out,” he shared. “It’s pretty awesome.” RUNNER-UP: Nowhere Slow -- A.R.
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Best Irish bar Kildare’s Irish Pub RUNNER-UP: Mulligan’s Irish Pub
Best deli/lunch The Cafe RUNNER-UP: Goldstein’s Deli
Best sports bar Lucky’s SportHouse RUNNER-UP: Beer Boys
Best college bar Senunas’ Bar & Grill RUNNER-UP: Beer Boys
Best restaurant AuRants RUNNER-UP: Bar Louie
Best ice cream Curly Creme RUNNER-UP: The Lands at Hillside Farms
Best dance club The Woodlands RUNNER-UP: Scranton Hardware Bar
Best new restaurant Buca Del Vino RUNNER-UP: Maer’s BBQ
Best karaoke night Ole Tyme Charley’s RUNNER-UP: Kildare’s Irish Pub
Best chef Joe Ginthner, Buca Del Vino/Ash RUNNER-UP: Dave Ciminelli, AuRants
Best bike night Outsiders Saloon RUNNER-UP: Quaker Steak and Lube
Best restaurant service Buca Del Vino RUNNER-UP: Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Best bakery Sanitary Bakery RUNNER-UP: Bakery Delite Best hoagies Dagwood’s Deli & Subs RUNNER-UP: Subway Best burgers Majestic Lunch RUNNER-UP: Five Guys Burgers and Fries Best hot dogs Abe’s, South Main Street. RUNNER-UP: Majestic Lunch SEE WINNERS P. 36
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lection? What election? The chatter we’ve been hearing the past few weeks has been all about our annual Readers’ Choice poll, where you, our beloved readers, vote for something far more important than the next President of the United States: Your favorite people and places in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Even though The Curse of Sorrow aren’t rookies when it comes to winning over the hearts of music fans, the news that it won this Readers’ Choice award again is still a shock and something its members will never get used to. “It caught us by surprise last year as well,” said lead guitarist Jay Bones. “We never go into anything like that thinking we’re going to win. We kind of just do it.”
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FROM P. 35 Best fries Five Guys Burgers and Fries RUNNER-UP: Rob’s Pub & Grub Best diner Eddie’s Diner RUNNER-UP: Chick’s Diner Best desserts Perkins Family Restaurant RUNNER-UP: Friendly’s Best vegetarian-friendly restaurant Eden, A Vegan Cafe RUNNER-UP: Canteen 900 Best fine dining Ruth’s Chris Steak House RUNNER-UP: Kevin’s Bar and Restaurant
Best chain restaurant T.G.I. Friday’s RUNNER-UP: Red Lobster Best Chinese restaurant Peking Chef RUNNER-UP: Asian Cafe Best Italian restaurant Andy Perugino’s RUNNER-UP: Leggio’s Italian Ristorante Best Japanese/ sushi restaurant Mirakuya RUNNER-UP: Katana Best Mexican restaurant La Tolteca RUNNER-UP: Chicano’s
Best seafood restaurant Cooper’s Seafood House RUNNER-UP: J.J. Banko’s Seafood Best steakhouse Ruth’s Chris Steak House RUNNER-UP: LongHorn Steakhouse Best pizza Rob’s Pub & Grub RUNNER-UP: Angelo’s Pizzeria Best wings Kelly’s Pub & Eatery RUNNER-UP: Andy Gavin’s Eatery & Pub Best locally made beer Lionshead, The Lion Brewery RUNNER-UP: Anthracite Ale, Breaker Brewing Company Best martini selection Arena Bar and Grill RUNNER-UP: Madison’s Vodka Bar Steakhouse Best wine selection Ruth’s Chris Steak House RUNNER-UP: Metro Bar & Grill Best beer selection, bar/ restaurant Arena Bar and Grill RUNNER-UP: Beer Boys
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Best rapper
Gino Lispi has been rapping in Northeastern Pennsylvania professionally for more than six years and although he is proud that he won the first-ever Readers’ Choice award for best rapper, the fact that the category exists is what mostly gets him pumped up. “I think that alone is the coolest thing,” Lispi said. “There are so many people rapping, so I think it’s kind of cool that it made you guys think it was a
cool idea.” Lispi likes to separate himself from the competition by continuing to take risks in his music career. “I’m kind of bold when it comes to track for track,” he added. “I have always had a way of going for completely different vibes. Every song is a lot different than the last song.” RUNNER-UP: Rob Petrosky aka The Rukus -- A.R.
Best beer selection, nonbar/restaurant Krugel’s Georgetown Deli & Beer RUNNER-UP: Goldstein’s Deli Best strip club Gentlemen’s Club 10 RUNNER-UP: Getaway Lounge Best jukebox The Bog RUNNER-UP: Beer Boys Best drink specials Beer Boys RUNNER-UP: The V Spot
Best coffee shop Northern Light Espresso Bar in Scranton may have won best coffee shop, but coffee is only part of the equation for co-owner Julie Macdowall. “We have an evolving tea menu that we change every month,” said Macdowall, who has owned the shop with her husband Darby for the past three years. “We do salads, wraps and sandwiches now … And we’re starting to branch out into the baking area a little bit.” Northern Light offers a complete experience. “People don’t just come
here because they want to have something to eat, a cup of coffee,” she said. “It’s a comfortable place to hang out … We want to make sure everybody comes here and they feel like it’s their place to be, their neighborhood hangout.” And Macdowall was pleased to find out about the Readers’ Choice win. “It’s awesome! I’m so excited to have been selected.” RUNNER-UP: Crimson Lion Hookah Lounge -- S.D.
Best hookah lounge Crimson Lion Hookah Lounge RUNNER-UP: White Dragon Lounge
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Best solo musician/duo Ronnie Williams RUNNER-UP: Mike Miz
Best open mic River Street Jazz Cafe RUNNER-UP: Tommy Boys
Best club-sized music venue Best cover band River Street Jazz Cafe M80 RUNNER-UP: Redwood RUNNER-UP: The Chatter Art Space
Best club DJ DJ MC (Jason McConnell) Best TV anchor RUNNER-UP: DJ Hostile Candice Kelly, WBRE Hersh RUNNER-UP: Tom Williams, WNEP Best large music venue Toyota Pavilion at MonSEE WINNERS P. 38
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FROM P. 36 Best TV weatherperson Joe Snedeker, WNEP RUNNERS-UP: (tie) Josh Hodell, WBRE / Tom Clark, WNEP Best radio station FM 92.1 RUNNER-UP: 98.5 KRZ Best radio personality Jeff and Amanda, 98.5 KRZ RUNNER-UP: Zoey, 97.9X Best college radio station 88.5 WRKC, King’s College RUNNER-UP: 90.7 WCLH, Wilkes University Best columnist/writer Rich Howells, Go Lackawanna RUNNER-UP: Justin Brown, The Weekender
Best bouncer Christian Capone, Kildare’s Irish Pub RUNNER-UP: John Conte, Scranton Hardware Bar
Best movie theater Cinemark RUNNER-UP: R/C Wilkes-Barre Movies 14
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into sports, news, celeb gossip, a lot of other fun things.” The name of the blog came from a saying used by the Old Forge High School basketball team expressing “Blue Devil pride.” Graziano was thrilled to find out he won best local blog and hopes that it will help increase the blog’s visibility. And as for the plaque? “I’m going to take a lot of pictures. I might carry it around with me until it fades out.” RUNNER-UP: MyBeerBuzz. com -- S.D.
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Best festival/bazaar/ annual event La Festa Italiana RUNNER-UP: Pittston Tomato Festival
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it also offers unique food items, such as the pickle-wrapped hot dog. Maga stated that R Bar is constantly evolving and changing things up. “We like to do all the beers that you wouldn’t find in a small town bar,” she shared. “We have 19 new ones on our beer list, bottles and drafts.” RUNNERS-UP: Ash by El Humidor Cigar Lounge/Estella Sweet, Twist -- A.R.
When Joey Graziano of Old Forge realized his passion for being the first to tell everyone about new music, his male-targeted lifestyle blog BDP4Life. blogspot.com was born. “I said, ‘Well why don’t we just start up a little website? It’ll just be music. It’ll be all there for you, and you can download it, and I won’t have to make you any more CDs,’” Graziano said. “And it started out as just strictly music, and then it turned
Best male bartender Tom Sobieski, Ash by El Humidor Cigar Lounge RUNNER-UP: Mark Mason, Hops & Barleys
Best visual artist Jessica Smallwood RUNNER-UP: Leigh Pawling
Lauren Maga was super stoked when she found out that R Bar won the award for best new bar. R Bar opened in Nanticoke in February 2011. “It’s pretty awesome for only being here a year,” said Maga, who was also voted best female bartender. “I’m very surprised. It’s pretty cool. You get used to the bigger places winning and stuff. It’s cool for a little bar to win it.” Not only does R Bar feature a martini list with an edge, but
Best tattoo artist Austina Obscure, Holier Than Thou Tattoo RUNNER-UP: Brian Antonik, Grave 74 Best theater group Little Theatre of WilkesBarre RUNNER-UP: Actors Circle
Best bookstore Barnes & Noble WilkesKing’s RUNNER-UP: Books-AMillion Best college King’s College RUNNER-UP: Wilkes University
Melanie Boisseau was surprised when she heard the news that New Visions Studio and Gallery beat out the competition for best art gallery. The gallery initially opened in September 2010 in Taylor and eventually moved to downtown Scranton. Boisseau explained that New Visions is not just your average art gallery.
“We also have music events a couple times a month,” she said. “We have art classes for kids and adults. We have a blackand-white room, where people can have classes or just rent out space. We also rent our own space, so that anyone can hold events here.” RUNNER-UP: AFA Gallery -- A.R.
Best hotel Hilton Scranton Hotel and Conference Center RUNNER-UP: Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel
Best place to work Sundance Vacations RUNNER-UP: Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
Best wedding venue Genetti Hotel and Conference Center RUNNER-UP: The Woodlands Inn & Resort
Best ski resort Elk Mountain Ski Resort RUNNER-UP: Sno Mountain
Crystal Phan has been at Marc’s Tattooing in Plains Twp. for as long she’s been a piercer. “Five or six years,” she said. “Long enough that I don’t remember how long I’ve been doing it.” Phan also helps out at the shop’s location in Dickson City, and her dedication to her craft is admirable. “I love the reaction people have after getting pierced,” she said. “It makes me feel so ac-
Best gym Planet Fitness RUNNER-UP: Core Fitness & Rehab Best trainer Tim Hlivia, Leverage Fitness Studio RUNNER-UP: Donielle Davidson, Maximum Health & Fitness
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Best yoga/pilates/zumba studio Melt Hot Yoga RUNNER-UP: Balance Yoga and Wellness
For almost 14 years, the owners and staff of Twist in Plains Twp. have been striving to offer a club atmosphere where patrons can be free to be themselves. “We are an alternative lifestyle bar catering to the gay community,” said Nik Hughes, bar manager and DJ. “There’s something for everybody, whether you drink or not. There’s always something to do at Twist.”
Best bowling alley Chacko’s Family Bowling Center RUNNER-UP: South Side Bowl Best exotic dancer (name & club) Stacey, Gentlemen’s Club 10 RUNNER-UP: Jezebel, Gentlemen’s Club 10 Best auto sales, new Motor World Auto Group RUNNER-UP: Wyoming Valley Motors
complished when they look at their new piercing, and they are grinning from ear to ear or hug me — yes, I’ve been hugged plenty of times!” She plans on potentially hanging her award for best piercer on the wall behind the display cases at the Wilkes-Barre location. “So then everyone can see how awesome it is,” she said. RUNNER-UP: John Holena, Unity Tattoo Studio -- S.D.
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Best golf course Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club RUNNER-UP: Fox Hill Country Club
Best garden center Dundee Gardens RUNNER-UP: Corky’s Garden Path Greenhouse Best record store Gallery of Sound RUNNER-UP: Embassy Vinyl
Best hair salon Hi-Fi Hair Studio RUNNER-UP: Sakari Best nail salon Rejuve RUNNER-UP: Queen Nails Best tanning salon Atomic Tan RUNNER-UP: Tanfastic Sun Tan Center Best tattoo/piercing parlor Electric City Tattoo Gallery RUNNER-UP: Art Rage Tattoo Best clothing boutique Bratty Natty’s Boutique RUNNER-UP: Bettie & Co.
Best vintage store My Sister’s Closet RUNNER-UP: Magpie Best place to buy accessories Showroom 56 RUNNER-UP: Charming Charlie Best pet store PetSmart RUNNER-UP: Petco Best place to buy lingerie Mr. Fashions RUNNER-UP: Mirage Lingerie Best adult store Adult World RUNNER-UP: Playtime Boutique W
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This year’s award joins a slew of past Weekender plaques at the club, and Hughes attributes the win to a continuing effort toward excellence. “We’re the best at what we do,” he said. “We’re often imitated but never duplicated, that’s kind of our motto right now.” RUNNER-UP: 12 Penny Saloon -- S.D.
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upernatural fiction is a genre that’s practically taken on a life of its own. From vampires to werewolves and everything in between, the mythical has become almost commonplace by current pop-culture standards. In his novel “Walker’s Vale,” NEPA resident John J. Zelenski aims to turn that trend on its side by introducing supernatural forces through the scope of Christian ideals. The first-person account of James Cooper, “Walker’s Vale” is the tale of the first few days of Cooper’s new life in a country town with his wife and their 4-year-old autistic daughter, Liza. The small Pennsylvania township is also home to a mysterious preacher who inspires distrust in the narrator. From the beginning, the atmosphere created by Zelenski is one of ominous uncertainty, and the reader can’t help but get wrapped up in his conversational writing. It also helps that
the book is so short — a mere 126 pages. There are lingering questions that don’t present themselves until the last page has been turned, and that’s primarily due to the speedy pace with which the plot progresses. Not that the fast pace is a bad thing. It’s part of what makes “Walker’s Vale” such a page-turner. But the drawback to such a quick unraveling of the plot is that the reader doesn’t really get to know the characters, especially the verbally challenged Liza. She seems to have something bubbling just under the surface, and with a little more time, we might have found out exactly what that something is. Zelenski’s writing is clear, concise and imaginative, and he quickly builds suspense with ease. The fork in the road as far as the reader is concerned is the religious message carried with the plot. There are clues throughout that point to the Christian standpoint drumming just beneath the surface, and the largest of these is the apparent loss of faith Cooper has experienced. This adds tension to the plot, since his wife is still fervently dedicated to praying and living and breathing her religion. At first, these undertones easily blur with the principles of paranormal or the occult, but the book culminates in a fire-and-brimstone conclusion that is essentially a battle between good and evil. This is where the material leans far more toward the religious than simply the supernatural, perhaps losing some readers in its perceived underlying message. But for those who are inspired by tales of miracles and faith, it doesn’t leave much more to be desired.
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SCRANTON CULTURAL CENTER
(420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton) • Ballet Theatre of Scranton’s “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs:” May 9, 7 p.m., Scranton Cultural Center (420 N. Washington Ave.), $20.90-$24.
SHAWNEE PLAYHOUSE
(570.421.5093, theshawneeplayhouse.com) • “Evening of Comedy: April 27-29, Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. $18/adults, $10/children, $15/seniors, students. Meal/theater packages available. • “Lion in Winter:” May 6, 13, 2 p.m.; May 4-5, 11-12, 8 p.m. $18/adults, $15/ seniors, $10/children. ❏ Auditions: • “High School Musical Jr.” and “Aladdin Jr.:” May 6, 2-4 p.m., Shawnee Inn; May 12, 10 a.m.-noon, Shawnee Playhouse. 18 years and younger. Be prepared to sing 16 bars of a song, CD player available. Bring headshot/ resume.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON
(Royal Theatre of the McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts) • “A Year with Frog and Toad:” April 27-29, May 4-5; Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. Ticket prices vary. Call 570.941.4318. W -- compiled by Amanda Riemensnyder, Weekender Intern Send your listings to: weekender@theweekender.com, 90 E. Market Street Wilkes-Barre PA 18703 or fax to 570.831.7375. Deadline for publication is Mondays at 2 p.m.
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(196 Hughes St., Swoyersville: 570.283.2195 or 800.698.PLAY or musicbox.org) • “All Shook Up:” through April 29. Musical comedy inspired by/featuring songs of Elvis Presley. Tickets for dinner and show, show only. Dinner 6:30 p.m., 8 p.m. curtain Fri.-Sat.; dinner 1:30 p.m. with 3 p.m. curtain Sun. • Enrollment open for Music Box Theatre Academy: Sessions begin May 14. Musical theater workshop for ages 13-20. $275. Perform June 15-17. Learn techniques in acting, singing, dancing. Call for enrollment forms.
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This Geoff Green photo was taken in Harding in 2010.
This photo of the Santa Monica Pier by Anne-Marie Pietersma will be part of ’Meeting of the Art Waters.’
Different perspectives, one show By Nikki M. Mascali Weekender Editor
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he “Meeting of the Art Waters” photography exhibit was supposed to have already taken place at Wilkes University in September. But, in an unfortunate twist of fate, the exhibit was postponed due to the devastating flooding that took place throughout the area at the time. Featuring the work of seven international photographers, “Meeting of the Art Waters” (MAW) came to Northeastern Pennsylvania by way of California native Jamie Smith, whose geologist parents would send he and his two sisters to their grandparents’ house in Harding every summer when they’d go work in the field. “A big part of my childhood was here,” he said. “My mother’s from this area, (and) we’d stay at the family homestead with my grandmother, so I spent a lot of time here.” After going to school in Santa Barbara, Calif., Smith moved to NEPA and was a freelance photographer for The Times Leader before moving on to New York,
where he worked for photographer Jay Maisel, though he would return often to his family home with his wife and friends. While observing a court case in New York around the time former Arizona representative Gabrielle Giffords was shot last year, the judge asked everyone to stand and think about the direction the country was going in. “I really thought, ‘Boy, what direction are we in,’ and why not come back to an area that I liked and try and do a project that benefits the community and involves them?’ recalled Smith,
who recently moved back to NEPA fulltime. From that day in the courtroom, “MAW” was born — and will finally be on display at the T.W. Shoemaker Art Gallery in Wyoming April 28-June 30. Ten percent of sales will benefit the North Branch Land Trust and Blue Chip Farms Animal Refuge. “It was a sense of giving back,” Smith explained. “It was a little bit of a business venture, but more of a community-building one.” In addition to Smith, “MAW”
‘Charlie Parkers on a Wire’ by Jamie Smith, who recently moved back to NEPA.
features the work of Zan Turvey of Charleston, S.C., Geoff Green and Ashok Sinha of New York City, Prantik Mazumder of Ithaca, N.Y., Penn State University student Anne-Marie Pietersma of California and Hugo Sharp of Brisbane, Australia. Though the show features the work of non-local photographers, there are many local angles: West Pittston’s iGourmet will have cheeses at the opening reception Saturday, April 28 from 4-8 p.m., Marquis Art & Frame framed the work, the catalog, which is available for $25, was printed by Westmoreland Worldwide in Shavertown and Plymouth’s Bayard Printing Group made the postcards. Like many photography exhibits, there is a premise to “MAW,” but “ours is more trying to be very inclusive and wide open. What we tried to do was come up with five themes that are pretty broad as far as interpreting,” Smith said. Each photographer will show one photo in each topic — animals, landscapes, people, hometowns and travel — for a total of 35 photos. Smith will display a photo of a chicken, birds on a telephone wire that “I thought it kind of looked like sheet music,” two kids boxing in Thailand and a cyclist riding down a dusty Cambodian road. While he’s had many hometowns over the years, he chose New York for that category, particularly his former neighborhood one block south of Ground Zero. “It was a Sunday in May, and the president announced that Osama Bin Laden had been killed,” Smith said. “I went out-
side and photographed my neighborhood before the announcement, which looked like it often did — a couple of dogs and very empty streets, a Sunday night, not a lot going on. About an hour later, it was a very different scene. “That corner where the picture was taken is the same corner an acquaintance of mine, Lyle Owerko, took the cover for Time magazine from Sept. 11. And here I am, nine years later, and it’s a celebratory scene, which was eerie.” Smith got into photography “by accident” and didn’t have a camera until he was a sophomore in college, where he “had a great professor who gave us a really long leash, as long as we were willing to work hard and ask questions with the pictures we take.” When he moved here and became a freelance photographer, he found a welcome change. “I really liked it. Where I grew up, it was Silicone Valley, a lot of money, a lot of technology, and out here, it’s a little different, a lot of ethnicities, a lot of boroughs and church festivals, so to me, that was interesting,” he shared. But what was most interesting to the photographer was his lack of walls. “One of the things that drew me to photography as a profession when I lived here (the first time) was my office was wherever they sent me,” he said. “One day it could be sports, one day it could be politics — it was always different, and it was new to me. It was a way to explore some world that I didn’t have access to before.” W
“Meeting of the Art Waters” photography exhibit, April 28-June 30, T.W. Shoemaker Art (312 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming). Opening reception Sat., April 28, 4-8 p.m., RSVP on website. Portion of proceeds benefit North Branch Land Trust and Blue Chip Farms Animal Refuge. Info: meetingoftheartwaters.com
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Fruits and nuts will be at the center of a raw dessert class held at Thrive Wellness Center.
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SWEETS IN THE RAW Natural Chef Toby Landon will host a raw desserts class Sunday, April 29 from 1-3 p.m. at Thrive Wellness Center (647 Wyoming Ave., Kingston). Raw foodism (or rawism) consist of foods — fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and sprouted grains — not heated above 112 degrees, which allows the food to keeps its enzymes, thus resulting in a higher nutrient value than cooked foods. Landon will demonstrate how to make healthy and delicious desserts like pies, fudge and puddings using fresh fruits, nuts and more at the class. Cost to attend is $50 and attendees need to register and pay by Thursday, April 26. For more info, call 570.283.0111. TAKE A TASTE Geneva Christian School’s 7th annual “Taste of the Valley” will be held Wednesday, May 2 from 5:30-8 p.m. at Fiorelli’s Catering (1560 Main St., Peckville). Rock 107’s morning-show hosts DiRienzo and Prospector are this year’s honorary chairs. “Taste of the Valley” features samplings from numerous local eateries, basket raffles and a silent auction with items like a full set of braces, a pool, a year membership to UNO Fitness and more up for grabs. Participating restaurants include A.J.’s Club Soda, Applebee’s, Fratelli’s Pizza & Pasta House, Kutsop’s Olde World Market, Longworth’s Family Restaurant, Main Street Ba-
gel, Red Robin, Sweet Obsessions by Amber, Tastefully Simple and Texas Roadhouse. Tickets are $15 for adults in advance or $20 at the door; tickets for children under 12 are $5. All proceeds benefit The Geneva School, NEPA’s only classical Christian school, which provides advanced academic classes for students pre-K through eighth grade. For tickets or more info, call 570.489.7620 or visit genevaschool.org.
How good does this dessert pizza from Friendly’s look? PIZZA GETS ‘COOL’ Looks like pizza is more than just something to eat cold for breakfast (I’m not the only one who likes it even more the next day, am I?) as Friendly’s recently introduced its newest yummy treat: Ice cream pizza. Sure, like its cheesy counterpart, this pizza, too, is chewy and covered in tasty toppings, but Friendly’s version features a brownie crust topped with vanilla ice cream, fudge, chocolate chips and sprinkles. What’s not to love? Friendly’s products are available at local supermarkets and
A ‘PINNACLE’ PURCHASE Can you put a price on vodka? According to reports earlier this week, yes, a price of more than $600 million. Beam Inc., the maker of Jim Beam bourbon, Courvoisier cognac, Sauza tequila and more, purchased Pinnacle vodka and Calico Jack rum from Maine-based White Rock Distilleries Inc. — cash. Pinnacle, one of the largest imported vodka brands in the U.S., offers 29 flavors of vodka, including Atomic Hots, cake, espresso, cookie dough, marshmallow and several variations of Whipped. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal Monday, “bourbon, vodka and premixed drinks are expected to continue to outperform the overall spirits category because these categories have seen more innovation, analysts say,” and flavored vodkas account for more than a quarter of all topbrand vodka sales. I don’t know about you, but I love me some flavored vodka and recently tried Pinnacle’s Atomic Hots and thought it was fantastic. When Beam acquired reality-TV star Bethenny Frankel’s Skinnygirl last year, the margarita brand grew in leaps and bounds, so it’ll be interesting to see what Beam has in store for Pinnacle. W Send your food and drink news to nmascali@theweekender.com or call 570.831.7322.
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Rabbi Daniel Swartz will receive the Rainbow Award for Outstanding Supportive Clergyperson. visible, that helps with that. “It allows us to bring together different groups throughout the community that are working toward a common goal. And it also is a fundraiser for us to fund some of the important programs and work that we’re doing. And it’s a good time.” The other programs include the annual NESusan E. Smith will receive the PA PrideFest and the award for Outstanding Service to NEPA SafeZone Project. the Rainbow Alliance. “I am deliriously down the pool. Dawe noted that the happy that we have worked very categories for the awards aren’t the hard, put together a community same every year and vary based on coalition and gotten the SafeZone the work and individuals that stand launched,” said Smith. “(It) is the once-a-month support group meet- out. The other honorees are: Twist ing for LGBT and questioning kids. So I am absolutely looking forward Bar & Nightclub (Outstanding Business), Patty Tomaszewski, to seeing that grow and thrive.” (Outstanding Community VolunEven though Smith won’t be a teer/Leader) and Shay Neary (Outchair anymore, she plans to remain standing Student Leader). a board member and stay involved “There are a lot of things wrong with the Rainbow Alliance. Movthat you can complain about, but ing forward, Swartz also wants to it’s nice every now and then to try to continue working toward acceptcelebrate what’s going on that’s ance. good,” Swartz said. “The thing that I would love to W see more of is to have more of my colleagues in the clergy in this area be comfortable talking about these NEPA Rainbow Awards Gala, issues and bringing the possibility April 28, 5-11 p.m., Radisson of openness to the LGBT commuLackawanna Station Hotel (700 nity to their own congregations,” he Lackawanna Ave., Scranton). shared. $75, $50/students. Pre-regisAll of the recipients were nomiter only, visit rainbowawardnated for the awards, and the board s.org. of the Rainbow Alliance narrowed
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ometimes people do things to get recognition, and sometimes they do things simply because they care. For the latter, it doesn’t matter if anyone notices that they made a difference, it just matters that the difference was made. Talking with two of the honorees of the 2012 Northeastern Pennsylvania Rainbow Awards, presented by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Rainbow Alliance, it became clear where their motives lay. “I certainly don’t do my work so that I receive awards,” said Rabbi Daniel Swartz of Temple Hesed in Scranton, who was the first to perform a same-sex wedding ceremony for the organization. “But the work that I do and trying to make the faith community here more welcoming of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) community is very important to me, and it’s nice to have it recognized.” His recognition comes in the form of the award for Outstanding Supportive Clergyperson. Another honoree, Susan E. Smith, is a former Rainbow Alliance chair who will receive the award for Outstanding Service to the Rainbow Alliance. “I am obviously touched and delighted about receiving it,” Smith said. “It’s certainly not something I expected. It’s been my pleasure having served on the board for the last five years, so to be recognized for it is lovely.” Swartz and Smith, along with three other recipients, will be celebrated at an awards gala Saturday, April 28 at the Radisson Lackawanna Station in Scranton. This is the second year the formal award ceremony is being held, and the Rainbow Awards were originally created to celebrate the contributions of those who’ve made a significant impact in or for the local LGBT community. The benefits of such an event are countless. “One of our core beliefs with the organization is providing visibility and accurate representation of the community to improve understanding and acceptance,” said John Dawe, executive director of the Rainbow Alliance. “And by doing an awards gala, which is very
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No need to dress sloppy - or in your grandma’s plaid pants on the course anymore.
Don’t dress sub par
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have recently taken up the game of golf. And by taking it up I mean I have clubs, spikes, a glove, Penn State tees, and I have hit the course once. But the season has just begun, and I am looking forward to a summer of perfecting my swing and excelling at putting. For now, I’m happy to be making contact with the ball. I’m not going to lie. Part of the excitement of this sport is all the accessories. It may sound silly, but it’s fun to pick out a bag for your clubs. Do you choose a brightly colored one or is that too obnoxious? Do you go for the more-subdued hues or is that insanely boring? I personally made my decision based off colors I figured I would wear on the course. And now with a pink, black and white bag, I think I’m on my way to coordinating my golfing wardrobe. After receiving a pair of black Nike spikes for Easter from my fiance, my wheels started turning as I could then begin to see my golfing ensemble assemble. I can now match my spikes with a black hat or visor and choose whites and pink for my actual clothing. My golfing fanatic better-half also picked up a golfing glove for me. It’s white — perfect to marry with my colorcoordinated vision.
Laugh if you will, but I honestly feel I will play better if I’m dressed appropriately and in style. A pair of jeans and a T-shirt won’t allow my body to move the same way clothes designed for golfing will. And if looking good while concentrating on chipping the ball helps, I’m spending a lot of time primping before I get out there. Besides, if I feel like a slob, a mismatched bundle of whatever I have pulled from my closet, well, I’m defeated before I even begin. Since golf is already a difficult enough sport, I don’t want to hinder my potential. Although the game of golf can result in being pretty expensive, after purchasing the clubs, you really don’t have to go overboard with picking the right attire. Since I am leaning toward the pink, black and white colors, I can pretty much buy three or four pairs of shorts or skirts and do the same with the tops. I’ll vary the two every time I play, and it will look like an entirely different outfit every time. Ingenious, I know. So who cares if I might be excited about playing dress up before each golf outing? Once I get out there, the mental materialism will fade, and it’s just me and my ridiculously competitive spirit driving the ball toward the hole. It’s just nice to know I’ll look good while doing it.. W
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ome this weekend, needles will gleam, colored ink will vanish by the gallon and every volt in the “Electric City” will work overtime breathing life into an industrial-strength army of buzzing tattoo machines. It’s back. Friday-Sunday, April 27-29 marks the return of the Electric City Tattoo Convention, now in its third year. Skin ’n’ ink enthusiasts will have the opportunity to pack their kaleidoscopic bods into the Hilton Scranton Hotel and Conference Center and peruse the work of artists from as far away as Utah and South Carolina. “We bring in artists from all over the country,” organizer Michael “Woody” Wodock explained. “All tattooers have different styles, so even if you haven’t found someone locally whose style you like, there’s something for you here. If you’re flirting with an idea, you can stop by and look around and find someone who can do what you’re looking for.” In addition to the rows of artist booths for tattoo fans to browse, human canvases and the artists who illustrate them alike will have the chance to show off, and maybe walk away with bragging rights, through contests like Best Sleeve and Best Back Piece, among others. In the interest of keeping the event family-friendly, there will also be contests of a more lighthearted nature, including one for hula-hooping and another for pie
Andy Blair tattoos Pete Farrell at a past Electric City Tattoo Convention.
Justin is still the frattiest frat boy. Brian Nardella gets a tattoo from Smivee Valencia. eating. Magicians and jugglers will be on hand to provide allages entertainment, and vendors will offer wares ranging from Japanese art prints and handcrafted jewelry to vegan-friendly soaps and body lotions. One big difference from last year’s event, however, means that bands will no longer be performing at the convention itself. Instead, live music will be reserved for post-con after-parties, with The Invisible Swordsmen at The Keys on Friday and Coal Town Rounders at The Bog on Saturday. “We’ve learned what people are looking for as far as entertainment, and we know what the artists expect from us,” Wodock said. “The artists have high expectations because they’ve had such a great time in the past two years. It’s a smaller show compared to other tattoo conventions, but they like that. It’s has a comfortable, personable feeling. They come out, and they get to know people from the area, and they’ve made friends over the years.” Bruce Fairchild will be there. A tattoo artist with 15 years of experience behind him, Fairchild owns and operates Triple 6 Tattoos in Wilkes-Barre. Though he once attended as many as 20 conventions a year, that number is now limited to just the Scranton event. A big reason for that is not simply because of the friendships he’s made there or the good times to be had. For Fairchild, the big-
gest thing the Electric City Tattoo Convention offers is exceptional standards. “There are new tattoo shops opening up and closing down every day,” he said. “People think they can be a tattoo artist because they can draw a straight line. Not true. “I’m basically a self-taught artist, but I had to do a lot of research before I ever picked up a tattoo machine: Classes, seminars, learning about skin and health-regulation standards. There’s so much to it that a lot of people these days have no idea about.” Having attended both of the previous years’ events, Fairchild has become something of an Electric City con regular. It’s a tradition he has no interest in ending anytime soon. “I will absolutely keep doing this convention as long they keep having it,” he said. “They care a lot about the artists they have there. They don’t just let anybody in. They’re not just trying to W make money.” Electric City Tattoo Convention, Fri., April 27, 3 p.m.-11 p.m., Sat., April 28, noon–11 p.m., Sun., April 29, noon–8 p.m., Hilton Scranton Hotel and Conference Center (100 Adams Ave.). $15 single day, $25 two days, weekend $40. Info: electriccitytattooconvention.com
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any moons ago, the Olympic Games were originated in ancient Greece. It is known that the ancient Greeks idealized physical fitness and mental discipline, believing excellence in those areas honored Zeus, the greatest of all its gods. After many storms of earth, wind and fire, the Olympic Games have remained a solid reminder of greatness. Recently, a group of Temple University freshmen called upon me to help them follow in the footsteps of the ancient Greeks by thriving for excellence in what matters most to them: Drinking beer! Tribute was paid in an event known as the Beer Olympics. Like a birthday clown for drunk college students, I accepted the duty of hosting the event. However, instead of making them balloon animals, I made them funnel beers and puke. Thug life! Among the daring were Special Bill, Sunny, T Strobes, M&M, Tom Bro, Bardo, G Money, Uncle Giovanni, Maverick, Wet Shirt, @JGrinavich and Blackout. When I started the ceremony by having the participants recite an oath, giggles spit out of Bardo’s mouth. Realizing someone in the bunch wasn’t as used to honoring tradition during drinking events as a veteran frat boy, I started questioning whether or not
these boys could handle drinking like men. Inviting someone like me to host such an event without it turning into an extravagant production is like inviting a porn star to your bedroom just to talk. Once the events began, however, I was genuinely impressed. Through events that included bobbing for beer bottles in a grimy bathtub, a blindfolded beer-tasting challenge, a beer can toss, drunkfood eating competition, acting out a public service announcement on the dangers of underage drinking and beer trivia, I realized not only did these little shits put the “fresh” in freshmen, but they were admirably disciplined and focused. Not once did they get distracted by the huge hickey on M&M’s neck the size of a tumor-stricken testicle. By the end of the night everyone was an MVP in their own right, all deserving their own cardboard Burger King crown — especially Blackout, who proved puking like the girl from “The Exorcist” is funnier than it is scary. Unfortunately, crowns weren’t in the budget. Sorry, Mom & Dad … for making a personal appearance at an underage drinking party. But hey, since nobody got pregnant, did it even really happen at all? W
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POETIC Anthology Books (515 Center St., Scranton, above Outrageous, 570.341.1443, scranthology@gmail.com) All events free, unless otherwise noted. ❏ Writing Groups • Open writers group: Sat., noon led by KK Gordon and Leslee Clapp. Bring piece of original writing to discuss and critique. Barnes & Noble WilkesKing’s Booksellers (7 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.4700) ❏ Events/Book Clubs: • Open Mic Night: last Tues. of every month, 6:30 p.m. • Writer’s Workgroup: Wyoming Valley Wordsmiths: first/third Tues. monthly, 7 p.m. ❏ Children’s Events: • Weekly Sat. morning story time, 11 a.m.-noon. Dietrich Theater (60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock: 570.996.1500) • Writers Group: Thurs., 7-8:30 p.m. Celebrates all types of writing styles, formats. Join anytime. Free. Call to register. Jim Thorpe Arts in Motion (434 Center St., Jim Thorpe, 570.483.8640, jtartsinmotion.com) • Sip & Sketch, a night of informal life drawing for artists/doodlers: May 6, 7-10 p.m., 21+, BYOB. Bring art supplies and beverage of choice, JTAIM will provide live (fully clothed) models/light refreshments. $10 at door. Lackawanna Historical Society (The Catlin House, 232 Monroe Avenue, Scranton, 570.344.3841) • Robert F. Harris Lecture: April 29, 2 p.m. Author of “The Last Dispatch Rider.” Open to public. Osterhout Library (71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre,
570.821.1959) • Franklin Street Sleuths: April 26, 6:30 p.m. Mystery book discussion of “Instruments of Darkness” by Imogen Robertson. Light refreshments. • Just For the Record: April 30, 6-7:30 p.m. Bring vinyl records to share, discuss. • Women’s Writer Discussion: May 1, 15, 6:30 p.m. Free, call to register. Pittston Memorial Library (47 Broad St., 570.654.9565, pitmemlib@comcast.net) • Crochet Club: Tues. 10 a.m.-noon, Thurs. 6-7:45 p.m., 12+, registration required. Participants bring their own crochet hook, yarn. Call, stop to register. • Basic Computer Class for Adults: Mon., 10:30 a.m. Call to register. • The Friends Meetings: 4th Thurs. of month, 6:30 p.m. New members always welcome. • Toddler and Preschool Story Time: Call to register. Plymouth Public Library (107 W. Main St., Plymouth, 570.779.4775) • “Paddlemania” Fundraiser: April 27, doors 5 p.m., event 6-9 p.m., American Legion (33 Center Ave., Plymouth). $5/adults, call for tickets. Bearfoot Books, Scentsy, Tastefully Simple, more. Food, games, refreshments. University of Scranton • Donations Sought for Weinberg Memorial Library’s annual spring book/plant sale. All used titles; hardcover, paperback, children’s books, cookbooks, fiction, nonfiction. Videos, CDs, cassettes, records, tag sale items. Drop-off boxes on Monroe Ave. side of Library until April 25. Info: 570.941.4078. • Annual Spring Book Sale: April 28, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., April 29, noon-4 p.m., fifth floor
Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library. Book prices start $1. Flowering plants, tag sale items. Proceeds benefit Friends of Weinberg Memorial Library Endowment. Preview sale April 27, for Friends,’ Schemel Forum members. Info: 570.941.4078.
VISUAL AFA Gallery (514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton: 570.969.1040 or Artistsforart.org) Gallery hours Thurs.-Sat., 12-5 p.m. • Life Drawing sessions: every Mon., 7-9 p.m. Contact ted@tedmichalowski.com for info. • Drawing Socials: Sun., 6-9 p.m. $5 GA, $2 student. • Ashley Gries Exhibit for Keystone College Senior Exhibition: through April. ArtWorks Gallery (502 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. 570.207.1815, artworksnepa.com) Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat., noon-3 p.m., or by appointment. • Rising Artists from Keystone College Senior Exhibition: through April 28. Graphic design, sculpture, ceramics, blown glass, book arts. The Butternut Gallery & Second Story Books (204 Church St, 2nd Floor, Montrose) April hours: Thurs.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. • “Better Enjoyed than Hidden: Collector’s Work at Butternut Gallery:” through May 12. Paintings, sculptures, jewelry, pottery from art collectors. Dietrich Theatre (downtown Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500) • Paintings by Ali Woods Wilson/Ben Jackson; Titanic Memorabilia from Ryan Holdredge/Mike Morin: through April. Fourth Friday Reception with all exhibitors April 27, 5-8 p.m.
The Linder Gallery at Keystone College (570.945.8335, keystone.edu/lindergallery) • Bill Tersteeg and Students exhibition (ceramics): through April 29. Marquis Art and Frame (515 Center St., Scranton, 570.344.3313) • Marywood University Student Invitational Exhibition: through May 1. Select students will exhibit their work using varied media. • Denise Thomas Artist Exhibit “Living in Colour:” May 4, reception 6-8:30 p.m., wine/refreshments. Free to the public. Marquis Art & Frame (122 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.823.0518) Gallery hours Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. • Trio Manifesto-selected works by Mark Maglioli, Sue Obaza, Bernadette Harrison: through April 28, Second floor gallery. Meeting of the Art Waters (meetingoftheartwaters.com) • An exhibit by seven international photographers, April 28-June 30 at T.W. Shoemaker Art (312 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming). Opening reception April 28, 4-8 p.m., ft. wines and cheese, Q&A; RSVP on website. Portion of proceeds benefit North Branch Land Trust and Blue Chip Farms Animal Refuge. New Visions Studio & Gallery (201 Vine St., Scranton, www.newvisionstudio.com, 570.878.3970) Gallery hours: Tues.-Sun., noon-6 p.m. and by appointment. • Group Exhibit / Independent Artist Collective and Scranton High students: through April 27. Pauly Friedman Art Gallery (Misericordia University, 570.674.6250, misericordia.edu/art) Gallery Hours: Mon. closed, Tue.Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 1-5 p.m. • Works of Nina Davidowitz, Skip Sensbach, Leigh Pawling: through April 29. • Verve Vertu Art Exhibit/Reception: May 3, 5-8 p.m., 2nd floor John J. Passan Hall, lower campus. Reservations recommended, “Exceptional Art-Exceptional Artists,” artists from Deutsch Institute’s Verve Vertu Art Studio. Info: 674.8255, mdonato@mi-
Pocono Arts Council (18 N. Seventh St., Stroudsburg. 570.476.4460. www.poconoarts.org) • PoconoArts Squared: Artists/ craftsmen invited to set up booth to sell work along Main St., Seventh St., around Courthouse Square. $25/ members, $35/non-members. Contact debbie@poconoarts.org. Schulman Gallery (2nd floor of LCCC Campus Center, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke, www.luzerne.edu/ schulmangallery, 570.740.0727) Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. • “The Sketch Book Exhibit:” through April 26. Pencil, ink, charcoal, covered pencil, marker drawing, sketches from local artists, students. STAR Gallery at the Mall at Steamtown (570.969.2537/ 343.3048) • “With Hearts On Our Sleeves:” May 4-31. Opening May 4, 6-9 p.m., art making with people from The Aaron Counseling Center. Refreshments, live music. Suraci Gallery (Marywood University, 570.348.6211 x 2428, marywood.edu/galleries.) Gallery hours: Mon., Thurs.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 1-4 p.m. • Peter Hoffer: Out of the Block -Recent Prints and Collage: through May 5. The Vintage Theater (119 Penn Avenue, Scranton, 570.589.0271, www.scrantonsvintagetheater.com) Gallery hours: Wed., 6 p.m.-midnight; Thurs.-Sat., noon-6 p.m. • 2nd Annual Rhythm of The Region: May 4-31, seeking submissions. Any medium that reflects passion/history of local music scene. E-mail photos of work and/or description, artist bio, contact info to info@scrantonsvintagetheater.com, 119 Penn Ave, Scranton PA, 18503. Digital preferred. Deadline April 27. Widmann Gallery (Located in King’s College’s Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center between North Franklin and North Main Streets, WilkesBarre, 570.208.5900, ext. 5328) Gallery hours: Mon. through Fri. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. • 24th Annual King’s Student Exhibition: through May 4. Works by King’s students in mass communication, W sculpture, drawing classes. -- compiled by Amanda Riemensnyder, Weekender Intern Send your listings to: weekender@theweekender.com, 90 E. Market Street Wilkes-Barre PA 18703 or fax to 570.831.7375. Deadline for publication is Mondays at 2 p.m.
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Gallery at the Pocono Community Theater (88 S. Courtland St., East Stroudsburg, 570.421.3456. poconocommunitytheater.org) • “Wild About Flowers: through June
Hope Horn Gallery (Hyland Hall, University of Scranton, 570.941.4214) Gallery Hours: Sun.-Fri., noon-4 p.m.; Wed., 6-8 p.m. • “The Visiting Nurse Association of Scranton: One Hundred Years:” through May 4. Free during gallery hours.
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• Rally: April 27-29, Stroudsburg.
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Coal Cracker Cruisers Car Club • Cruise Nights at Advance Auto (Rt. 6, Carbondale): May 4, June 1, July 6, Aug. 3, Sept. 7, 6-9 p.m. Food, music, door prizes, 50/50, trophies. Food by Boy Scout Troop 888. Info: 570.876.4034
Project Fallen Motorcycle Ride May 5, registration 10 a.m.noon, ride immediately follows. Begins Jefferson Park, ends Morgan Hills Golf Course (219 Hunlock Haeveyville Road, Hunlock Creek). Benefits military, law enforcement, fire/ EMS, corrections family or individual who has “fallen” in line of duty or on hard times. Refreshments, entertainment after ride.
American Lung Association • Fight For Air Kick-off Luncheon: May 10, noon-1 p.m., Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Free. RSVP by calling 570.823.2212, e-mailing dreifler@lunginfo.org.
Gunners PA Law Enforcement MC (gunnerspalemc@gmail.com, $20/rider, $10/ passenger unless noted otherwise) • Project Fallen Ride: May 5, registration 10 a.m.-noon. Begins/ends Jefferson Park, Pittston, ends Outsiders, Wilkes-Barre. Benefits individuals, families of law enforcement, corrections officers, military, fire/ EMS fallen in the line of duty or on hard times. Food, entertainment to follow. Middle Of Nowhere Scooter Club (MiddleOfNowhereSC@yahoo.com, facebook.com/middleofnowheresc)
BENEFITS / CHARITY EVENTS 8th Annual Moonlight Walk/ Run April 29, Nay Aug Park, Scranton. Registration/family festival, 3 p.m.; Kid’s Fun Run, 5 p.m.; 5K and 10K Walkers’ start, 5:30 p.m.; 5K and 10K Runners’ start, 6 p.m.; award ceremony, 7:15 p.m. Benefits Children’s Advocacy Center of NEPA. Registration forms at 1710 Mulberry St., Scranton, active.com, neparunne-
Bowl for Life May 12, 6-8 p.m., Chacko’s Family Bowling Center (195 N. Wilkes-Barre Blvd., Wilkes-Barre). $20/person, teams of 5. Prizes, raffles, 2 hours bowling, shoe rental, one plain pizza, one pitcher soda. In honor of Barbara Struckus. Info: 570.760.4083, 814.1056, 574.9820. Proceeds benefit American Cancer Society. Camera For A Cure (570.604.4355, cameraforacure.com) • Moonlight Run: April 29, Nay Aug Park, Scranton. Candy’s Place (570.714.8800) • 15th Annual Rainbow Walk: May 12, registration 9 a.m., walk 10 a.m., Kirby Park Pavilion, Kingston. $25, pro-
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ceeds benefit programs at Candy’s Place. To register, call or visit cancerwellnessnepa.org. Carnival of Hope May 5, 1-5 p.m., VFW Post 283 (757 Wyoming Ave., Kingston). Free, family-friendly. Entertainment by Magic of Bill Dickson, The Dancers Warehouse, Ronald McDonald, Exit Sixxx, juggler Mike Simon. Tarot readings, food, beverage, bake sale, basket raffles, games for purchase. For info, contact NepaCarnivalofhope@gmail.com. Proceeds benefit NEPA Center Cancer Wellness, Candy’s Place. MainStreet Chamber Lackawanna County • Business Card Exchange/Fundraiser: April 30, 5-8 p.m., Barrett’s Pub (474 Main St., Archbald). Free. Food, cash bar. Seeking sponsors. Benefits Women’s Resource Center of Scranton. To sign up, visit Lackawanna.mainstreetchamber.net. A Night for Nick April 28, 5-10 p.m., Adventure Zone, Scranton. $25.
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To honor Army Specialist Nick Staback, injured in Afghanistan. Seeking: Items for raffles, food donations, paper products. To make monetary donation, make check to “A Night for Nick,” mail to P.O. Box 67 Archbald, PA 18403. Proceeds go to Nick and family. Info, to donate: night4nick@yahoo.com, 570.878.0757. Susquehanna Flood Relief Benefit Concert May 6, 2 p.m., Ladore Camp Pavilion (287 Owego Turnpike, Waymart). $10 at door, at 570.253.1982. Students enter by donation. Other donations welcome. Make checks to “The Salvation Army West Pittston,” “Susq. Benefit” in memo, mail to: The Salvation Army West Pittston, 214 Luzerne Avenue, West Pittston, PA 18643. Attention: Major Sheryl Hershey. Benefits Susquehanna flood victims. Victims Resource Center (71 North Franklin St, 570.823.0765,
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ACROSS 1 Macrame and origami 5 Spill the beans 9 Swine home 12 Old Italian money 13 Parks or Bonheur 14 Rage 15 “Animal House” event 17 Aviv preceder 18 Garb 19 “Monopoly” building 21 Therefore 22 “SNL” alumna Oteri 24 Bridge coup 27 Writer Buscaglia 28 Giant in a nightmare, maybe 31 Moray, for one 32 Under the weather 33 Towel designation 34 Post-bath application 36 Aviate 37 Halt 38 Wild West show 40 2009 Pixar movie 41 Backbone 43 Quiver contents 47 Funny guy 48 “Sleep well” 51 Potsdam pronoun 52 Sleeping 53 Merriment 54 Bumped into 55 Old letter opener? 56 Appear
DOWN 1 - Romeo 2 Urban disturbance 3 Horse’s gait 4 Great cruelty 5 Cheese choice 6 Journal 7 Blond shade 8 Wash in a tub 9 Wait patiently 10 Genealogy chart 11 Holler 16 To and 20 Acapulco gold 22 Yo-Yo Ma’s instrument 23 Sacred 24 Collection 25 Meadow 26 Fine 27 Biography 29 Carnival city 30 Kreskin’s claim 35 Inmate 37 Parsley servings 39 “La Toilette” painter 40 Coffee vessel 41 Take to the pool 42 Gait 43 Finds the sum 44 Look lustfully 45 Roller coaster cry 46 Goblet feature 49 Sapporo sash 50 “- the ramparts ...”
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You know political ads are irking Amanda if she’d welcome seeing ones for this yogurt instead. It says a whole lot about your character when your campaign is based on slamming the guy next to you. That’s all. I’m just looking forward to campaign season ending so we can enjoy more Activia commercials again. Jeff’s Brag: This week, I wanted to pass along a little suggestion I found really helpful in losing excess pounds and getting in battle shape for the summer season ahead. The world, and women in particular, seems to be carbohydrate crazy and let’s face it, most of the delicious stuff we crave is usually loaded with sugar. Here’s a way to satisfy your sweet tooth and at the same time pump up your daily protein intake. (And as most fitness people know, you can’t build muscle without enough protein.) Parrillo Performance produces a wide variety of supplements and protein powders that you can do amazing things with. For
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calls attention to strong forearms and great earrings and necklaces draw attention to the face. Accessories are the final touches to a perfect outfit. They allow you to personalize your look and give you the confidence to feel totally put together. Losing weight isn’t just about vanity though, it’s much deeper than that. A true testament to creating an overall healthier image is Marybeth, a client of mine. Marybeth was overweight most of her adult life and struggled with self confidence and self esteem. “My husband became ill and, as a result, I completely neglected myself to take care of him,” Marybeth, 51, said. “Sadly, my husband passed away, and I found myself struggling to make ends meet. I worked two jobs to support myself and my son. A year after my husband passed, I set out to reclaim myself. Simply put, I had no style. Shopping for clothes was never enjoyable. I was a size 16 at my heaviest and now after working with Tim, I am a size six. I feel strong and the healthiest I’ve ever been.” For Marybeth, losing weight wasn’t about achieving the perfect body or fitting into a specific size. It was about redefining herself both internally and externally. “Losing the weight completely bolstered my self image and I feel amazing.” W
o you’ve finally lost those extra pounds. Keeping that weight at bay can sometimes be just as tough of a battle. The perfect insurance policy for weight maintenance is purchasing a few expensive, well-tailored pieces of clothing to add to your wardrobe. It’s a great reward for all that hard work and a good way of keeping your body in check. Clothing is your external reflection of mood and mode. The right clothing, tempered with proper fit, texture and color is a keen measure of confidence and personality. Expression and experimentation are wonderful; however, mild adherence to traditional attire trumps that of fad apparel. Before you run rampant in the nearest department store, visit local clothing boutiques and locate a salesperson with an eye for style. Be slightly conservative in your approach. Sometimes dramatic weight loss can lead people to dress inappropriately. Save the leather pants for the night club and the yoga pants for yoga. Just because you lost weight doesn’t mean you need to ditch your entire wardrobe. If your clothes are too big, but made of good quality, a trip to a tailor is the perfect remedy. Clothes with the proper fit will make any size look fabulous. And don’t forget to accessorize; a handsome watch
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Amanda’s Bitch: You literally can’t watch TV right now without being smacked in the face by a political attack ad. All weekend it was one after another after another … pretty much all slamming the guy in the ad that aired prior. I don’t know about you, but I find these ads so childish. Don’t get me wrong, I know very little about politics, but I know enough to know that these nasty ads distract from the point of voting the best candidate into office to make things happen. Forget the other guy and focus on your own campaign, your own lifestyle and your own practices. Don’t these ads turn you off to the entire voting process? Personally, seeing a candidate sling mud and point fingers at his competition makes me respect the candidate less than I did when the ad started. Talk about yourself! Explain to us, the public, why you’re the right person for the powerful gig. There are a handful of candidates that have mostly attack ads running, and how far is it getting them? These ads communicate to me that you don’t have much to say, so instead you’re going to point fingers at someone else to take the negative attention off of yourself and the fact that you don’t have much to say.
instance, with its powder, I make protein cookies, brownies and even cakes lathered in protein frosting. They have very little fat and carbs and taste yummy — and I am an extremely fussy eater! None of these require anything but a bowl, a big spoon and an oven! They even have a mix to make your own protein ice cream, although I haven’t attempted that yet because you do need an ice-cream maker or very powerful blender. Now to be totally honest, there are drawbacks. It takes a little effort, and they’re not going to be as cheap as a regular cake or cookies. Plus, with a few of the items, you need to use MCT oil, which simply stands for medium chain trygliceride. It’s an oil that cannot be converted to body fat, and there’s a brand called Cap Tri. I’ve found other great uses for it, too, like cooking popcorn. If you know you’re eating too many carbs and sugar, and you’re looking for a tasty snack that is packed with protein, check out the product line at parrillo.com. I highly recommend the shortbread cookie mix. They cook in minutes. I also love the protein chocolate cake mix with vanilla frosting. (The frosting is awesome, and you simply mix the powder with water!) Get more information on the website and say goodbye to those Twinkies! W
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omputers have a very long memory; everything’s fair game, it seems, no matter how long ago it happened. For better or worse, Internet memory — and embarrassment — isn’t limited to things that happened in the digital era. Conversion of old tapes and photos into modern formats has never been easier or cheaper. In most cases, it’s just the push of a button away, so whether it be 1972 or 2012, all of the dumb things you did back then can still come back to haunt you no matter how much you’d like to forget. Even the most famous of stars have things they’d rather forget: Leonard Nimoy’s horrific “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” music
video, for example. But for those of you who have memories that you don’t want to forget, time is running out. Many of you probably have treasured family memories on VHS or, if you were a bit more progressive or a little less lucky, Betamax tapes. You might have audio cassettes or even 8-tracks that still work. Well, if they’re more than 10 years old, they’re already on borrowed time. Magnetic media, or anything that you call a “tape,” is subject to decay, no matter how carefully it’s stored. Even media that uses physical storage — whether it’s an optical CD, DVD or Blu-ray — is subject to degradation through scratches or exposure to heat or
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Fire Department Fire Safety Smoke House. Call 570.823.2191 ext. 222, e-mail linda.reilly@wbymca.org for info.
www.vrcnepa.org) • Take Back the Night March and Rally: April 25, march 5:30 p.m., Wilkes student center/King’s campus center, walk to Public Square, join, proceed to VRC. Public welcome. Refreshments in Kirby Health Center following. In observance of National Crime Victims Rights Week. Info tables/displays at King’s College Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center/ Wilkes University Henry Student Center, 11a.m.-4 p.m. Walk to Cure Type 1 Diabetes May 5, registration 9:30 a.m., walk 10 a.m., Montrose, meet Pump ’n’ Pantry. 3.5 miles. Info: walktocurejuvenilediabetes.org, 570.289.4062. Proceeds benefit Type 1 Diabetes Research Foundation. WFTE FM 90.3/105.7 Get On the Air Benefit Concerts • Jim Carro: April 26, Chestnut Street Tavern, Dunmore. • Fud: April 28, Chestnut Street Tavern, Dunmore.
EVENTS 2nd Annual Clifton R. Lewis Good Life Foundation: Celebrity Basketball Game Dunk Contest & 3-Point Shootout April 28, doors 6:30 p.m., Greater Nanticoke Area High School (425 Kosciuszko St., Nanticoke). $7 donation. NFL players, musicians, half court, shot contest, Steve Mclendon, Michael “AirDogg” Stewart. 10th Annual Great Valley Technology Alliance Business Plan Competition May 2,
humidity. Digital files don’t have the same vulnerabilities. While they’re prone to accidental deletion or getting lost because of poor organization, they won’t become degraded by the environment (the same cannot be said for the hard drives or machines they’re stored on), and
duplicating them or sharing them is far simpler. So how do you go about converting your old VHS movies, records or cassettes into digital files? There are a number of ways. There are gadgets out there that you can simply attach to your existing VCR or turntable
cocktail hour 5:30 p.m., awards dinner 6:30 p.m., Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Info: nepbpc.com
43fire.com) • Homemade Pierogi For Sale: donation $6/dozen. Potato and cheese. To order, contact any member, call 570.499.4908, e-mail jdoyle@nep.net, go online.
34th Annual Renaissance Jamboree April 28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., downtown Bloomsburg. Rain or shine. Arts and crafts booths, non-profit food, game booths. Flippenout, music by Joyous, Lightning Stevenson, Clickard Consortium, more. Children’s Stage, Jefferson Street. BTE performances, 2 p.m., Phillips Emporium, free. Pony rides. Info: 570.784.2522 American Legion Mountain Post 781 (Mountain Top) • 3rd Annual Flea Market: May 6, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 under cover with table, $5 yard BYOT, public welcome. To register call 570.332.5658. Annual Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea May 6, 1-3 p.m., The Woodhouse Day Spa (387 Wyoming Ave., Kingston). Traditional tea, sandwiches, pastries. Free gift. Skin analysis, mini neck/shoulder massage, NuFace lifting treatment, color matching (makeup) available. Drawing for Mother’s Day Spa package valued at $180. Free, open to public. RSVP required to 570.763.0063 by May 3. Browndale Fire Co. (Route 247, 620 Marion St., Browndale,
Chicken Barbecue May 5, noon-5 p.m., Taylor Fire Department, Ladder Company 95 (614 Union St., Taylor). $8. Tickets at door or by calling 570.878.1466, members of Ladder 95. Half chicken, baked beans, potato salad, dessert, beverages. T-shirts, mugs for sale at door. Chicory House and Folklore Society (www.folkloresociety.org, 570.333.4007) events: • New England Contra Dance: May 5, 7 p.m., Church of Christ Uniting (776 Market St., Kingston). Lily-Rose and the Rhythm Traders, calling by David Rupp. No partner/previous experience needed. $9/adults, reduced rate for families. Choral Arts of Luzerne County (www.choralartslc.org) • Spring Concerts: April 28, 7:30 p.m., Presbyterian Church (97 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre); April 29, 3 p.m., Christ Lutheran Church (210 W. Green St., Hazleton). $15/adults, $10/students, seniors, tickets at door, in advance from chorus members or by sending check payable to Choral
Arts of Luzerne County, 190 South Sprague Ave., Kingston. Choral Society • Children and Youth Ensembles Present Annual Spring Concert: May 6, 3 p.m., St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Scranton. $10/adults, free/18 and younger, $2 discount for seniors, students, Lackawanna Library System Card holders, members of WVIA, Raymond Hood Room. Info: choralsociety.net Dietrich Theater (60 E. Tioga Street, Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500, www.dietrichtheater.com) calendar of events: ❏ Kids Classes: • Quilting for Kids: “Monkey’s Wrench:” Wed., through June 13, 3:30-5 p.m. Ages 6+. $6/class. Call to register. • All About Poetry and Sculpture: Ages 5-8: April 25, 4-5:30 p.m.; Ages 9-12, April 26, 4-5:30 p.m. $35/4 classes. Call to register. • Young Art: Pottery for Preschoolers: April 26, 10-10:45 a.m. Ages 4-5. $35. Call to register. ❏ Intergenerational Classes: • Golden Days of Radio Players: Tues., through May 22, 7-9 p.m. Free. Call to register. • Quilting for Everyone: “Arrowhead
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Wilkes-Barre YMCA • Healthy Kids Day: April 28, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., YMCA (40 W. Northampton St, Wilkes-Barre). Healthysnack making, gardening, swimming, fitness classes, appearance by W-B
Wyoming Valley Children’s Association (570.288.4350) • Do It for the Kids 5K Run: April 25, River Common at Millennium Circle, Wilkes-Barre. Registration 5 p.m., 5k start, 6 p.m., awards ceremony, 6:45 p.m. Info: 570.714.1246, lkozelsky@wvcakids.org. • Walk-a-Thon: April 28, registration 9 a.m. walk 10 a.m., awards/post-walk celebration 10:45 a.m., WVCA PreSchool (1133 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort). Info: 570.714.1246, lkozelsky@wvcakids.org.
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and “play” the file into your computer for recording. These devices range in price from $20 to $200 depending on the device and software included and can be found at Best Buy, on Amazon.com or many other electronics retailers. As with anything else, the more you spend, the better the quality and ease of use. There are also services that can handle the tasks for you. Send them the video or tape, and they’ll return the tape and the digitized files. Many drug stores and shopping centers can perform the service as well, for photos in many cases and videos in others. If you’ve got particularly sensitive or old tapes, you may want to consider sending them to a service, as the simple act of playing an older video can often destroy the cassette. If you’re relatively savvy or you’re limited on time or money, most of the conversion tools you can buy are relatively inexpensive and fairly simple to setup. W
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acki Lukas is part of an exciting new venture. Experiencing first-hand the growth of the WilkesBarre YMCA, Jacki is busy networking and sharing the news about the brand-new student apartments. Active in the community with charity walks and pretty much anything geared toward good health, Jacki, perhaps unknowingly, is already a perfect ambassador for the YMCA and its mission. Get to know Jacki Lukas… Favorite thing about your job: It’s so cool to be the first community coordinator on this brand-new project. It’s a totally new idea on student housing in our area … and who would have thought it’s in an 80-year-old building! It’s so cool to “wow” all of the people who come to see the apartments. It’s not something you expect to see in WilkesBarre because the apartments have such a big-city feel. 40 West is an amazing value because we offer services above and beyond what your private off-campus landlord would offer. Community involvement: I always do my best to participate in charity walks in the area. They are always for such great causes and it helps me get up and moving! My boyfriend and I recently walked in the 1st Annual Max Fine Memorial Walk. Recent news about yourself or place of employment: We are nearing our project completion date at the Wilkes-Barre YMCA. We’re very excited to show off all of the different parts of the facility that have been renovated, including the apartments! Hobbies: I’m really into being healthy and staying fit. I do my best to take my bike instead of my car and walk wherever I can. I’ve been taking full advantage of the Wilkes-Barre YMCA, and I am training for the swim portion of the triathlon this summer with my brother and sister, so I’ve been swimming every chance I get! About a year and a half ago, I discovered NEPA CrossFit and I really enjoy training there as well. What did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be an English teacher because I’ve always loved writing and reading. Favorite quote: “You have to let go of fear because it holds us back from our dreams.” If you could teach more people to … eat healthy! It’s so important to put good foods into your body. What do you like to do in your spare time? I love to go hiking and be outdoors with my family, boyfriend and dog. Recently, I’ve really changed my eating habits, so I really enjoy cooking in the kitchen and experimenting with so many different natural foods. I love to bake healthy treats, too!
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Star:” Wed., through June 13, 6-7:30 p.m. Ages 6+. $6/class. Call to register. • Open Studio and Portfolio Prep: Tues., 7-8:30 p.m. May 1, 8, 15, 22; ongoing, $15/class, $60/all classes. Call to register. ❏ Adult Classes: • Pottery for Beginners: 7-8:30 p.m. Series 1: April 25; Series 2: May 2, 9, 16, 23; Series 3: May 30, June 6, 20, 27. Ages 13+. $60/class. Call to register. • Decorative Painting: April 25, May 16, 23, 30. Ages 16+. $20/class plus cost of painting surface. Pre-registration required, call to register. ❏ Special Events: • Titanic Memorabilia Exhibit: through April. Free. • Spring 2012 Film Festival: through April 26, excluding opening night gala, $8 before 6 p.m., $9 evenings. Visit website for movies and show times. • Philadelphia Art and History Bus Trip: May 3, bus departs from theater 8 a.m., returns 11 p.m. $110, includes bus, museum, exhibit admission, map, does not include meals. Audio tour of “Van Gogh Up Close.” Call for reservations.
Dirty Girl Mud Run May 5, Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Moosic. Portion of registration fees donated to National Breast Cancer Foundation. For info/to register, visit godirtygirl.com. Doug Smith Music (dougsmithbass@comcast.net, 570.343.7271) • April 28, May 12, 8:30-11 p.m., Skytop Lodge, Skytop. 16-piece big band. Info: 595.7401
Manager Robert Lawton, May 31; Senator John Gordner, June 21. The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce events: • 16th Annual Community Reading Day: April 25, 9 a.m. Volunteers needed to spend hour with second graders. Individuals or companies. Info: 570.342.7711, mpotis@scrantonchamber.com.
Geneva School’s 7th Annual “Taste of the Valley” May 2, 5:30-8 p.m., Fiorelli’s (Main Ave., Peckville). $15/advance adults, $5/ advance kids under 12. $20/door. Taste foods prepared by some of best local eateries. Live auction, basket raffles. Restaurants/caterers wishing to participate, contact revenueresults@comcast.net, 570.489.7620. All proceeds benefit The Geneva School. For info/tickets, call or visit geneva-school.org.
King’s College: (133 North River St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.5957 or www.kings.edu) events: • Global Landscapes Conference Keynote: April 26, 7 p.m., Burke Auditorium, William G. McGowan School of Business. Free. Former CEO Nilofer Merchant presenting “Why Being Big Isn’t Big Enough, Anymore.” • 10th Annual Spring Concert: April 28, 7:30 p.m., Carroll McCormick Campus Ministry Center (Jackson St., Wilkes-Barre). Info: 208.6044
Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce events (20 W. Broad St.): • Chamber Breakfast Program: Senator John Yudichak, April 25 7:45-9 a.m., Keystone Job Corps Center Culinary Arts Building $20/ members, $25/public; Luzerne County
Lackawanna College events (Mellow Theater, 501 Vine St., Scranton, 570.955.1455) ❏ Environmental Institute events: (Rt. 435, Covington Twp., 570.842.1506, www.lackawanna.edu) • Natural Wonders: Inside of an Egg: every other Thurs., through June 7,
1-2:30 p.m. Ages 3-5 and guardian. $40/series of 6. Pre-registration required. • Art in Nature: Ceramics for Seniors: April 26, 2-4 p.m. Hand building techniques, includes pottery wheel. No experience necessary. $100, all materials provided. Pre-payment required. Make-up dates available. • Art in Nature: Children’s Clayplay: April 26, 6-8 p.m. Hand building techniques including pinch, coil and slab pottery. No experience necessary. Kids 7+. $100 per person, all materials provided. Pre-payment required. Make-up dates available. Leadership Lackawanna events • Night at the Races Fundraiser: April 28, 7-10:30 p.m. Marywood University events (2300 Adams Avenue, Scranton, www.marywood.edu, 570.348.6211) • Orchestra Concert: April 28, 7:30 p.m., Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts. Free. For info, visit marywood.edu/mtd. Misericordia University events (www.misericordia.edu, 570.674.6400, box office 674.6719): • “Ensemble Evening: Music:” April 25, 7:30 p.m., Lemmond Theater,
Walsh Hall. Free, open to public. • 2nd Annual Underdogs’ Time To Shine (MUTTS) Dog Show: April 28, registration 1 p.m., show 2 p.m. $10 registration fee/dog, $5/animal supply donation (cat litter, treats, dry/canned cat/dog food, leashes, trash bags, cleaning supplies). Prizes. All dogs must be leashed. Info: carra2@misericordia.edu, adarlingr@misericordia.edu The Osterhout Free Library events (71 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre, www.osterhout.info, 570.821.1959) • Open Computer Lab: Mon./Wed., 5-8 p.m.; Sat., 1-4 p.m. • Knit & Crochet Group: April 28, May 12, 10:30 a.m.-noon. All ages.
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AGENDA, FROM PAGE 63 know. Pre-adoption application with references, home visit required prior to adoption. Sons of the American Legion Post 781 (Church Rd. Mountain Top, 570.474.2161, alpost781.org) events: • Flea Market and Chicken Roast Dinner: May 6, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Vendors wanted. Cost for flea market, $5, bring table/tent. Registration by phone, call 570.332.5658. Chicken dinner, $8, includes 1/2 roasted chicken, baked potato, coleslaw, roll, dessert; noon-5 p.m. St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church (695 N. Main St., WilkesBarre, 570.822.6028) • Night at the Races: May 5, doors 5 p.m., post time 5:45 p.m. All you can eat and drink. Free admission w/ purchase of $10 horse. 21+. Info: 762.4120, 822.7031 St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church (540 N. Main Ave., Scranton, 570.343.7165) • Pierogi Sale every Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tracey’s Hope Hospice Care Program and Domestic Animal Rescue (570.466.7930, traceyshopenmcdonald@gmail.com, petservicesbydenise.com) • 4th Annual Memorial Pet Walk: May 5, McDade Park, Scranton. If you chose to walk and not seek sponsors, $15. For info/sponsor sheet, call 570.457.1625, visit website. Treasures of the Earth 9th Annual Show & Sale May 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; May 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., St Joseph Oblate Seminary (1880 Rte. 315, Pittston). Free parking. $3, under 12 free. Info: 800.473.3602 Tunkhannock Business and Professional Women • Wine Down at the Dietrich: April 26, doors 6:15 p.m., showing of “The Help” 7:30 p.m. Wine, chocolate, raffles. Advance tickets, $25, call 570.836.2111. United Rehabilitation Services (489 W. Broad St., Hazleton, 570.459.9784) events: • Spring Bazaar: May 5, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sherri O’Donnell, “All That Dancin,” Our Proud Voices. May 6, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Elite Dance Company, Richie Molinaro, Mr. Lou. • Charity Auction: May 6, regis-
tration 3:30 p.m., auction 4 p.m. The University of Scranton events: • Schemel Forum Springtime in the Hudson Valley bus trip: April 28, 7:30 a.m. Roosevelt Library at Hyde Park, Storm King Sculpture Park, lunch at Culinary Institute of America. Departs from Linden Circle. Pre-registration required. $70. Call 570.941.7816. • Urban Beats Dance Show: April 28, 7 p.m., McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center. Free. Call 570.941.5441. • “29th Annual World Premiere Composition Series Concert:” April 28, 7:30 p.m., Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570.941.7624. • Earth Week Lecture by William Brady: April 30, 6 p.m. MosKovitz Theater, DeNaples Center. Free. Call 941-7520. ❏ Schemel Forum Courses, $60/ person, $100/couple. To register, contact 570.941.7816, fetskok2@scranton.edu: • “Madness, Mystery and Murderous Desire: Charles Dickens’ ‘Bleak House:’” May 1, 8. Weinberg Memorial Library, 6-7:15 p.m. Waverly Community House (1115 N. Abington Rd., Waverly, 570.586.8191, www.waverlycomm.org) events: • Ballroom Dancing Lessons: Wed., 7:15 p.m., Comm auditorium. Basic & advanced ballroom, swing. $15/person. For info, call Vince Brust at
489.3111. • 20th Annual Spring Show: April 28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., April 29, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The Flippin’ Bird, Paul Funke Photography, Ethan Allen, Sugar Plum Chocolates, more. Raffle. Show tickets $6 at door, $5.50 with show card/ad. Wayne County Builders Association • Spring Home and Garden Festival: April 28, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., April 29, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Ladore Lodge Camp Retreat & Conference Center, Waymart. Free. Vendors wanted. Food, arts and crafts vendors, seminars, raffles, auction, more. Vendor starts $125 depending on booth size, location. Info: WayneCountyBuilders.com, 570.226.4941. • 6th Annual Children’s LEGO Building Contest: April 28, sign-in 1 p.m., contest 1:30 p.m. Ladore Lodge Camp Retreat & Conference Center, Waymart. Ages 5-8, 9-12. Prizes. Preregistration required. For form, call 570.226.4941, visit Estemerwalt Log Homes (505 Adams Pond Road, Honesdale). • Electronic Recycling Event: April 28, drop off 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Ladore Camp & Conference Center, Waymart. No fee, donations welcome. Large amount, pre-register for designated drop off time. Info: 570.226.4941, info@waynecountybuilders.com West Pittston Chapter of The Salvation Army 100th
Anniversary May 10-12. Banquet, open house, more. Info: 570.655.5947, Sheryl.hershey@use.salvationarmy.org. West Pittston Rams Parents Association 1st Annual Golf Tournament April 28, Four Seasons Golf Course (750 Slocum Ave., Exeter). Funds go to purchase of safety equipment for football, cheerleading departments. $50, $100 sponsors, call 570.954.0329. Info: westpittstonrams.com. ∝ World Laughter Day May 6, 12:30-3:30 p.m., pavilion pool, Nay Aug Park, Scranton. Mini laughter yoga every 30 min.; Kids Joke Telling Showcase 1:30 p.m. Judith Youshock on hand w/art supplies for painting of community mural for Humor Therapy Fund of the Scranton Area Foundation. Basket raffles. Info: 570.650.7518, LaughToLive.net Wyoming County Chamber Of Commerce • “The Danger of Disconnect:” May 9, 11:45 a.m.-1p.m., Twig’s Cafe, Tunkhannock. To reserve, contact 570.875.8325, Deborah@wyccc.com. • Business Expo: June 1, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Wyoming County Fairgrounds. Deadline to register May 1. Info/ register: 570.836.7755, 875.8325.
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St. Stephen’s Episcopal ProCathedral (35 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.346.4600) • Food Pantry open Mon.-Fri., noon-4 p.m.
• Clothing Closet: free clothing for men, women, children. Open Tues., 4-6:30 p.m., Wed., noon-3:30 p.m.
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AGENDA, FROM PAGE 65 Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Institute (201 North Sprague Avenue, Kingston, 570.270.2186). Events free and open to public. • Wind Ensemble/Jazz Ensemble/ Percussion Ensemble Present Concert of Jazz and Music: May 1, 7 p.m., Buckingham Performing Arts Center (N. Sprague Ave., Kingston). Free, open to public. Info: 270.2192
HISTORY Everhart Museum (1901 Mulberry St., Scranton, 570.346.7186, www.everhart-museum.org) • 4th International Migratory Bird Day: April 28, 1-4 p.m. World-wide event in celebration/support of migratory bird conservation. Conservation of Rare Species lecture, 1-2 p.m.; Painting Nature, 2-3 p.m.; Raptors Rule lecture, 3-4 p.m. Workshops: Can Birds Talk?; Birds as Symbols Tour; Avian Adaptation; Feathers & Flies; Birds & Books; Guided tours. Free w/ paid admission.
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Lackawanna Historical Society (The Catlin House, 232 Monroe Avenue, Scranton, 570.344.3841) • 3rd Annual You Live Here You Should Know This Local History Game Show: May 11-12, 6-9 p.m., Shopland
Hall, Scranton Cultural Center. Family Feud style. Food/drinks for purchase. $10 admission, $5 students. Open to public. Luzerne County Historical Society (49 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre, 570.823.6244, lchs@epix.net) • 2nd Annual Classic Car Show: May 6, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Historic Swetland Homestead (885 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming). Open to any vehicle. $15/vehicle; free for spectators. All proceeds benefit LCHS. DJ Steel Dragon, 50/50, prize raffle, food. Trophies, dash plaques, goody bags. Rain date May 20.
Academy of Northern Martial Arts (79 N. Main St., Pittston) Traditional Kung Fu & San Shou. For Health and Defense. Adult & Children’s Classes, Mon.-Thurs., Sat. First class free. Walk-ins welcome, call 371.9919, 817.2161 for info. Adult Kung Fu (Kung Fu & Tai Chi Center, Wilkes-Barre: 570.829.2707) Ongoing classes. Tues./Thurs., 6:30 p.m. Study of Chinese Martial Art open hand, weapons sets. Mon., Wed., 6:30 p.m. Covers Chinese style theories, concepts, applications. “Sport” fighting concepts explained, practiced.
A.C. Moore (2190 Wilkes-Barre Twp. Marketplace, 570.820.0570) • Mom and Me art classes: every Fri., noon-1 p.m. $15, includes supplies. Sign up 24 hours in advance, call to register.
ArtWorks Gallery & Studio (502 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. 570.207.1815): ❏ Children’s Spring Workshops: • Art Start: Sat., through May 12, 12:30-1:30 p.m. $80 for 6-week series in drawing, painting, clay. • Theatre: Wed., through May 9, 4:30-6 p.m.
AFA Gallery (514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton, 570.969.1040 or Artistsforart.com) • Children’s Art Start: Sat. through May 12, 12:30-1:30 p.m. $80, ages 6-12. Drawing, painting, clay. • Theatre for Children: Wed. through May 9, 4:30-6 p.m. $75, ages 4 and up.
Ballroom Dancing Class through June 14, Thurs., 6-7 p.m., Mid-Valley Senior Center (310 Church St., Jessup). $5/class 55+, $7/class others. Taught by certified members of Dance Educators of America Joanne and Ed Samborski. Foxtrot, waltz, swing, rumba, tango, samba, hustle, more. Call 570.489.4415.
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Ballroom Dance Class through June 29, Fri., 12:30-1:30 p.m. U.N.C. South Side Senior Center (425 Alder St., Scranton). Taught by certified members of Dance Educators of America. Foxtrot, samba, waltz, rumba, swing, more. $5/class for 55+, $7/class others. Info: 570.346.2487 Dance Contours (201 Bear Creek Blvd., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.0152, www.dancecontours.com) • Adult classes: ballet, tap, lyrical, CardioSalsa, ballroom dance. • Children/teen classes: ballet, tap, CheerDance, HipTech Jazz, a form of dance blending basic Jazz Technique with styles of street dance, hip hop. • Zumba classes for adults: Tues., 6 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m. First class free. • Adult ballet: Sat. morn. Danko’s Core Wrestling Strength Training Camp (DankosAllAmericanFitness.com) • Four sessions/week, features two clinics, two core strength. 4 sessions/week. Increase power, speed, agility. Group discounts, coaches, teams, clubs, free stuff. Visit website or call Larry Danko at 570.825.5989 for info. Downtown Dojo Karate Academy (84 S. Main St., WilkesBarre, 570.262.1778) Offering classes in traditional karate, weapons, self defense. Mon-Thurs.,
5:30-8:45 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-noon. • Zumba Classes: Tues., Thurs., 7-8 p.m.; Sat., 12:30-1:30 p.m. $5/class. Call for info. Drawing and Painting Lessons: Realist painter teaches techniques of old masters. Private lessons Fri.-Sun. To schedule, call 570.820.0469, e-mail bekshev@yahoo.com or visit www.artistvs.com. Everhart Museum (1901 Mulberry St., Scranton, 570.346.7186, www.everhart-museum.org) • “Everybody’s Art” New Series of Adult Art Classes: $25/workshop members, $30 non-members. Preregistration required. • Rosen Method easy movement program, Thurs., 2-3 p.m., Folk art gallery, $5/class, free to members. Must pre-register. • Early Explorers: Mon., 1-1:45 p.m. Free, suitable for ages 3-5. Preregistration required, groups welcome. For info, to register, call or e-mail education@everhart-museum.org. Fazio’s Hapkido Do Jang (61 Main St., Luzerne, 570.239.1191) Accepting new students. Children (age 7-12) Mon./Wed., 5:30-6:30 p.m. Teen/adult Mon./Wed., 6:45-8:15 p.m.; Tues.-Thurs., 6:30-8 p.m. Private
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AGENDA, FROM PAGE 66 lesson also available. Learn Hapkido. Self defense applications. $50 monthly, no contract. Hazleton Art League (225 E. Broad St., Hazleton, 570.454.0092, Hazletonsartleague.org) • Figure Drawing Class: through April 30, Mon., 4-7 p.m. Call 570.453.1337 for info. Harris Conservatory for the Arts (545 Charles St. Luzerne, 570.287.7977 or 718.0673) • Instrumental Music Instruction • Private Ballroom Lessons • Private Vocal Instruction: Tues. evenings. • Private Guitar Instruction: Classical, acoustic, electric for all ages. • Dragons’ Tale Karate: Mon., 5:30-7 p.m.; Wed., 6-7:30 p.m. Ages 5+. • Tumbling: Fri., 5:30-6:30 p.m. Ages 5+. $30/month. Horse Back Riding Lessons Elk Stables, Uniondale, by appointment only. All levels welcome. Call 570.575.8649 to schedule. Kiss Theatre Company (58 Wyoming Valley Mall, Wilkes-Barre, 570.829.1901, kisstheatre.org) ❏ Spring/Summer 2012 workshops: • Frog And Toad: Sat., 10 a.m.-noon, starts April 28. Ages 4-10. Performances in July. $250 + $50 admin fee. Kwonkodo Lessons – by reservation at The Hapkido Teakwondo Institute (210 Division St., Kingston). $40/month. Call 570.287.4290 for info. NEPA Bonsai Society (Midway Garden Center, 1865 Hwy. 315, Pittston, 570.654.6194, www.myspace.com/nepabonsai). • Monthly meeting last Wed., 7 p.m. Features business sessions, demonstrations/programs/workshops. Northeast Photography Club (www.northeastphotographyclub.org) meets first Wed. of month 7 p.m. in boardroom of Prime Med (old Wes Freedman Building) off Morgan Hwy. Variety of topics, monthly contest, guest speakers. Membership open.
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Olympic Style Fencing classes at The Fencing Exchange, above AFA Gallery, 514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton, Mon.-Thurs. Foil, saber, epee taught. For info, call 570.969.1224. Osterhout Library (71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.821.1959) • ESL Class: May 1, 8, 22, 29, 5:306:30 p.m. Adult English as a second language for non-native speakers. Free. ❏ Celebrate Money Smart Week: • Student Loans & Saving for Col-
lege: April 25, 6-7:30 p.m. Wilkes’ Money Matters Club presents ways to finance college, scholarships, loans, grants, savings. Free. • Couponing: Way to Save Money: April 28, 10 a.m. Free. Phoenix Performing Arts Centre (409-411 Main St., Duryea, 570.457.3589, phoenixpac.vpweb.com, phoenixpac08@aol.com) • Dimensions in Dance w/ Lee LaChette: Jazz, tap, ballet for adults & kids. $10/hour, $5/second class. E-mail or call 991.1817. • Vocal lessons w/ Joelle Colombo Witner: Wed., Sun. E-mail or call 991.1817. Pocono Arts Council (18 N. Seventh St., Stroudsburg. 570.476.4460. www.poconoarts.org) ❏ Ongoing Adult Classes • Oil Painting: April 26, May 10, 17, 24, 31, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $72/members; $80/non-members; $60/seniors members; $65/senior non-members. Materials list. ❏ Adult Classes • Drawing Workshop: April 25, May 9, 16, 23, 30, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $72/members; $80/non-members; $60/senior members; $65/senior non-members. Materials list. • Watercolor Painting: April 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28, 1:30-4:30 p.m. No previous drawing ability required. $72/members; $80/non-members; $60/senior members; $65/senior non-members. Materials list. Royce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Network, Scranton. Day, evening classes for men, women, children. Ongoing classes 6 days/week. Covers sport, combat, self-defense aspects of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. For info visit gracie-nepa.com or call 570.347.1107. Shaolin White Crane Fist (Wyoming) Teaching traditional Chinese martial arts of Shaolin White Crane Fist, Wing Chun Gong Fu, Yang Style Taijiquan, Qigong-Energy work, ShauijiaoChinese Wrestling, more. $35/week, first week free. Three levels of training, ages 15+. Contact Master Mike DiMeglio 570.371.8898. Sil-Lum Kung-Fu & Tai-Chi Academy (509 Pittston Ave., Scranton) • Yang Style Tai-Chi: Taiji Qigong, Taiji Sequence, Taiji Stationary Pushing Hands, Taiji weapons classes. For info, call Master Mark Seidel, 570.249.1087. St. Joseph’s School classes (1627 N. Main Ave., Scranton, 570.963.0500): • Traditional Weapons Class: Thurs., 7-9 p.m. Self-defense techniques using cane, club, short stick, wooden sword, escrima sticks, more. Learn
history principles, practical use. No prior martial arts experience. $10/ class. • Women’s Self-Defense Class: Sat., 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Self-defense techniques to protect from variety of attacks. No prior martial arts experience. Wear loose fitting clothes. $10/class.
MIND AND BODY 2&4 Hand Drumming Circle Freestyle drum circle, every second/ fourth Sat., any time between 1-4 p.m., Everything Natural (426 S. State St., Clarks Summit). All ages, newcomers, old timers welcome. Hand drums, percussion provided. Free, no pressure. Arts YOUniverse (47 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.970.2787, www.artsyouniverse.com) ❏ Studio J, 2nd floor • Meditation in tradition of Gurdjieff, Ospensky: Sun., 12-1 p.m., $5 • Children’s Meditation: Thurs., 6-7 p.m. Ages 9-14, $5 • Tarot Card Readings, by appointment. $20 first half hour, $10 additional half hours. Balance Ultimate Fitness (Belladaro Prof Bldg, 570.862.2840) • Early Morning Fitness Bootcamp: Tues./Thurs., 6:30 a.m.-7:30 a.m., Sat, 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., $15 or 12 classes for $150. Bellas Yoga Studio (650 Boulevard Ave., Dickson City, 570.307.5000, www.bellasyoga.com, info@bellasyoga.com) All workshops $15, pre-registration suggested. • Sun. Class: 10-11:15 a.m. Features Alternating Vinyasa style yoga w/ yoga fusion. Club Fit (1 West Broad St., Hazleton, 570.497.4700, www.clubfithazleton.com) • Boxing classes w/ Rich Pastorella (pastorella.net26.net). Mon., 7-8 p.m. $40/month. Dietrich Theater, Tunkhannock (60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock: 570.996.1500) • Kundalini Yoga: April 28, May 5, 12, 19, 10-11:30 a.m. Ages 16+. $60/series of 6 classes, $15/single class. Bring yoga mat, blanket. Call to register. • Yoga for You: Wed., 10-11:15 a.m. Series 1: April 25, May 2, 9, 16; Series 2: May 23, 30, June 6, 13, 20, 27, $60/6 classes, $15/single class. Call to register. Egyptian Belly Dance Classes with Dianna Shahein. Call 570.343.2033 for various times/ locations. Private/group classes available.
Color fix
The exhibit “Living in Colour,” featuring work by Denise Thomas, will be on display Friday, May 4 at Marquis Art and Frame (515 Center St., Scranton). There will be a free meet-the-artist reception from 6-8:30 p.m. with wine and refreshments in celebration of First Friday. Thomas is a native of Kingston and teaches art in the Pocono Mountain School District. She is a painter who works in acrylic and oil, and she also enjoys digital photography, drawing and mixed media work. For more info, call the gallery at 570.344.3313. Goddess Creations Shop & Gallery (214 Depot St., Clarks Summit, 570.575.8649, info@goddesscreations.net) • Tarot Card Readings by Rev. Whitney Mulqueen by appointment. Call. • Tarot Readings: Thurs., 6-9:30 p.m. at Montrose Inn, Restaurant & Tavern (26 S. Main St., Montrose). $25 for 15-20 min. • Monthly astrology workshop with Holly Avila: first Sun., $45. Call. Harris Conservatory for the Arts (545 Charles St. Luzerne, 718.0673) • Cardio Kickboxing: Wed., 7-8 p.m.; Sat., 9-10 a.m. $5/class. Call for info. • Hoop Fitness Techniques: Mon., 7:30-8:30 p.m. $5/class. Call for info. Hoop Fitness Classes (whirligighoopers.com) • Beginner/Intermediate: Mon., 7:30 p.m., Harris Conservatory (545 Charles St., Luzerne). $5. Call 718.0673 to reserve. • Beginner/Intermediate: Thurs., 5:30 p.m., Studio 32 (32 Forrest St., Wilkes-Barre) $5. Inner Harmony Wellness Center (Mercy Hospital General Services Bldg., 743 Jefferson Ave., Scranton, 570.346.4621, www.innerharmonywellness.com, peteramato@aol.com) • Meditation Technique Workshops: Wed., 6:30 p.m. $15/session. Goal setting/stress reduction, more. Call
for info/reservation. Jeet Kune Do Fighting Concepts Teaches theories of movement in Martial Arts. $100/month. Call instructor Mike DiMeglio for info, 570.371.8898. Kwon Kodo Lessons: Learn self-defense system that combines Korean Martial Arts such as Hapkido, Taekwondo & Kuk Sool. Lessons held at Hapkido Taekwondo Institute (150 Welles St., Forty Fort). $40/month. For info, call 570.287.4290 or visit htkdi.com. Leverage Fitness Studio (900 Rutter Ave., Forty Fort, 570.338.2386, www.leveragetrainingstudio.com) • Morning Wake-Up Workout: Full body metabolic, Mon., Wed., Fri., 7-7:45 a.m. • Primal Scream Classes: Tues., Thurs. 7-8 p.m. • Inferno: High Intensity Interval Training: Sat., 10 a.m. All classes free to members, $10 non-members. Melt Hot Yoga (#16 Gateway Shopping Center, Edwardsville, 570.287.3400, melthotyogastudio.com) • Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m., 5:30 p.m. (90 minutes) • Tues., Thurs., 4 p.m. (one hour) • Sat., Sun., 9 a.m., 3 p.m. (90 minutes)
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Odyssey Fitness (401 Coal St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.829.2661, odysseyfitnesscenter.com) • Yoga Classes: Sun., 12:30 p.m.; Mon., 7:15 a.m.; Tues., 7 a.m., 5 p.m.; Wed., 8 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Thurs., 6:30 p.m.; Sat., 10:30 a.m. All levels welcome. • ZumbAtomic: Lil Starz, ages 4-7: 5:30 p.m.; Big Starz, ages 8-12: 6:15 p.m.
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Open Your Eyes To Dream (143 W. Main St., Bloomsburg, 570.239.7520, www.oyetd.com) ❏ Open-Eyed Yoga. Call 394.2251 or go online for current updates/cancellations. E-mail: yoga@oyetd.com • Beginner Vinyasa: Mon., 5:30-6:30 p.m. • Level II Vinyasa: Mon., 7-8:30 p.m. • Mixed Level Vinyasa: Tues., 9-10:30 a.m., Wed., 6:30-7:45 p.m. Mats & props available. Student/ package discounts available. Bring friend to first class, get two for price of one. Pocono Yoga & Meditation Classes (570.472.3272, www.PoconoYoga.com) Classes with Suzi, certified yoga instructor • Gentle Yoga: Thurs., 6:30 p.m., East Mountain Apartments. Free to residents. • Private Yoga Instruction: Only by appointment. $35 per hour. Call. • Private Meditation Instruction: Only by appointment. $35 per hour. Call. Prana Yoga Studio (1112 Wheeler Ave., Dunmore, 570.341.8886, www.pranayogadunmore.com) Classes taught in vinyasa flow, geared for all levels • Mon.: Advanced, 6 p.m.; tai chi with Blake Wheeler 7:30-8:45 p.m., Thurs., 8:45-10 p.m., $45/month, on class/week, $65/month, two classes/ week. Contact Blake at 434.989.1045 or blakewhlr@yahoo.com for info. • Tues.: Beginner, 10 a.m.; Open Level, noon; Beg./Intermediate, 5:30 p.m.; Intermediate, 7:30 p.m. • Wed.: Beginner, 5:30 p.m.; Advanced 7:30 p.m. • Thurs.: Open Level, 10 a.m.; Beg./ Intermediate, 5:30 p.m.; Intermediate, 7:30 p.m. • Fri.: Open Level, 10 a.m.; Advanced, 6 p.m. • Sat.: Beg./Intermediate, 10 a.m.; Intermediate, noon. • Sun.: Intermediate, noon; Candlelit Open Level, 6 p.m.
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Studio Brick (118 Walnut St., Danville, 570.275.3240) • All Levels Yoga: Wed. (ongoing), 10-11 a.m. Symmetry Studio (206 N. Main Avenue, 3rd Floor, Scranton, 570.290.7242) • Mon.: Gentle Yoga 5:30 p.m.; Core Yoga 6:30 p.m. • Tues.: Beginners Yoga 5 p.m.; Yoga Strength and Flexibility 6 p.m.; Cardio Kickboxing 7:30 p.m. • Wed.: Slow Flow 5:30 p.m.; Core Yoga 6:30 p.m. • Thurs.: All Levels Vinyasa 5:30 p.m.; Cardio Kickboxing 7:30 p.m. • Fri.: Community Ballroom (call for registration details) • Sat.: Prenatal Yoga 9:30 a.m.; Essential Yoga All Levels 11 a.m. • Sun.: Slow Flow 11 a.m. Tarot Readings every Sun., 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Shambala, Scranton, located at Mall At Steamtown, first floor outside Bonton. By Whitney Mulqueen. Walk-ins welcome. Info: 570.575.8649, 344.4385, find Shambala on Facebook. Thetravelingyogi@yahoo.com Individual attention for physical/spiritual advancement. All levels welcome. Call 570.709.2406 for info. Classes held at The Studio at 32 (32 Forrest St., Wilkes-Barre) Sat., 10:30 a.m.-noon. The Vintage Theater (119 Penn Avenue, Scranton, 570.589.0271, www.scrantonsvintagetheater.com) • The Ellen Doyle Dance Experience: Tues., 8-10 p.m., ft. strength training, cardio, stretching, dance warm-up classics. Free and open to the public, wear dance shoes/socks, bring yoga mat/water. Waering Stained Glass Studio (336 N. Washington St., WilkesBarre). • Tarot Card Readings: $50/first half hour, $10 additional. Appointment only. Call 570.417.5020. White Dragon Internal Strength Chi Kung (330 Sandra Dr., Jefferson Twp & Scranton, 570.906.9771) Tai chi, yoga, meditation, chi kung, white lotus, pai lum, flowing water, inner tiger. Beginners-
advanced. Mon.-Fri., open 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Private and group. Any ages. Whole Earth 7th Annual 2012 Holistic & Psychic Fair (wholeearthfair@yahoo.com) April 28, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., April 29, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn (242 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre Twp.). $3, under 12 free. Kirilain photography, holistic body workers, massage therapy/ reiki, gemstones, more. Wilkes-Barre YMCA events (570.823.2191) • Membership Special: Beginning New members joining in April, onetime enrollment fee will be cut in half, get $50 credit toward program of choice. • Zumbatomic: Sat., 1 p.m. $16/8 week session for YMCA members, $20/non-members. Designed for ages 7-12, now offering parent class. Pre-registration required. • Healthy Kids Day: April 28, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Vendors, activities for children/families. Any adult or family purchasing an annual membership this day will receive the first month free. The Yoga Studio (210 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, 570.301.7544) • Yoga: Mon., 9:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Wed., 10:30 a.m.; Thurs., 9:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Sat., 10:30 a.m. • Zumba: Tues., 5:30 p.m.; Wed. 9 a.m., 7 p.m.; Fri., 5:30 p.m. YMCA of Greater Pittston (10 N Main St, Pittston, 570.655.2255 ext. 104, mlabagh@greaterpittstonymca.org) • Early Tikes Gymnastics: Wed., 9-9:30 a.m. $30. • Just 3’s: Wed., 9:45-10:15 a.m. $30. • Twinkie Fitness: Thurs., 5:15-6 p.m., $30. Age 4. • Beginner Gymnastics: Young beginner (ages 5-7), Sat., 9-9:45 a.m.; beginner (ages 7+), Sat., 10-10:45 a.m.; intermediate (ages 10+), Sat., 11 a.m.noon. $40/member, $30/family member, $55/non-members. • Basketball: Beginner (kindergarten, grades1-2), Tues., 5:30- 6:15 p.m. • Basketball Basics: (grades 3-5) Tues., 6:30-7:30 p.m. $50/members, $40/family member, $65/non-members. • Basketball and Softball: Tee Ball (ages 5-6), Sat., 9-9:45 a.m.; preminors baseball (ages 7-10), Sat., 10-11 a.m.; pre-minors softball (ages 7-10), Sat., 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., $50/members, $40/family members, $65/nonmembers.
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Sandy Seyler Studio (House of Nutrition, 2nd floor, 50 Main St., Luzerne, 570.288.1785, SandySeyler.com) • Emotional Rescue Workshop: May 20, 2-5 p.m. $40.
❏ April Schedule • Yoga: Mon., 6:30 p.m.; Wed., 10:30 a.m.; Thurs., 7:15 p.m.; Sat., 9:30 a.m. Multi-level, beginners and intermediate. Hatha Yoga postures, Pranayam, deep relaxation. $11. Check web calendar for weather cancellations. • Meditation: Mon., 10:30 a.m.; Thurs., 6 p.m. Pranayam/mantra meditation. No experience necessary. $11. Check web calendar for weather cancellations.
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Adventures in the Wilderness (570.343.5144 or jane@hikingjane.com) ❏ Greater Scranton YMCA outings (Y members/$5, non-members/$8): • Big Pine Hill (Thornhurst): April 29, 9:15 a.m., meet Y parking lot, Dunmore. 4 miles moderate. • Woodbourne Sanctuary (Montrose): May 6, 9:15 a.m., meet Y parking lot, Dunmore. 5 miles steep. ❏ Senior Citizens Outings (Y members/$5, non-members/$8): • Kirby Dike (Wilkes-Barre): April 26, 9 a.m., meet Y lobby, Dunmore. Widmann Art Gallery, Kings College campus, Katana. 3 miles easy. • Drakes Creek (Lake Harmony): May 10, 9 a.m., meet Y lobby, Dunmore. 3 miles moderate. Tokyo Tea House. Endless Mountains Nature Center: (Camp Lackawanna, Tunkhannock, 570.836.3835, www.EMNConline.org) • Bird ID for Beginners: April 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Tunkhannock Public Library. Adults, serious teens only. Free. • Bird Watching Walks: April 27, 8-11 a.m. Bring binoculars, field guide. Free. ❏ Programs for Homeschool/Cyber School Families (For registration info, program schedule, calendar of events, go online or call): • “Wetlands & Salamanders:” April 25, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Kindergarten-high school. $6/student, $3/parent. Registration deadline one week in advance. Frances Slocum State Park (565 Mt. Olivet Road, Wyoming, 570.696.9105) • Move it Outside Hike: April 25, 6 p.m., meet gravel parking area at bottom of campground road, not suitable for baby strollers. Hickory Run State Park (1137 Honey Hole Road, 570.403.2006) • 2012 Hickory Run: April 26, 9 a.m. Northern section Lehigh Gorge Rail Trail, 3 miles, meet park access at intersection of Main/Susquehanna St., White Haven.
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Lacawac Sanctuary (94 Sanctuary Rd., Lake Ariel, 570.689.9494, director@lacawac.org) • Walk in the Woods with Nathaniel Whitmore in Search of Edible Plants: April 28, 1 p.m. Small fee. Registration recommended. • “All About Wildlife:” April 29, 10 a.m. Family friendly, hands-on. Registration recommended. Nescopeck State Park (1137 Honey Hole Rd., Drums, 570.403.2006) All events free, unless noted otherwise. Reservations required.
• Move It Outside Day Guided Hike: April 25, 6-8 p.m., meet park office. Leisurely 2-mile walk. Wear sturdy shoes, bring water/snack. • Spring Into Action Park Cleanup: April 28, 9 a.m.-noon, meet park office. Register your group so projects can be planned accordingly, specify if you’re bringing younger helpers. • Plant Swap: May 5, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Exchange extra/unwanted plants. Native plants encouraged, not required. • Wildflower Walk: May 6, 10-11:30 a.m. 1 mile. Free. Salt Springs State Park (Montrose, 570.967.7275, www.friendsofsaltspringspark.org) To register for classes, call 570.833.4034 • Salt Springs Roadside Cleanup: May 5, 9 a.m. Scranton Ghost Walk (ScrantonGhostTours.com, 570.383.1821) • Daily, 90-minute tours, usually 7:30 p.m., 9 p.m. $20/adults, $15/ under 11. Rain or shine. Reservations required. Secret meeting place divulged upon reservation. Daytime walks available on limited basis. Call to reserve. Wallenpaupack Scenic Boat Tour 11 a.m.-6 p.m., $14/regular, $13/senior, $10/12 and under. Celebrating 50th year on the lake with daily one-hour cruises. Info: 570.226.3293, wallenpaupackboattour.com.
SOCIAL GROUPS
Monroe County Garden Club • Donate/Plant Cleveland Pear Tree at Dansbury Depot, S. Kistler St., Analomink St., East Stroudsburg: April 25, 11 a.m. Info: 570.420.0283, adeskus@ptd.net • 85th Anniversary Celebration: May 9, 11:30 a.m., Chateau Resort and Conference Center, Tannersville. $20/person, register by April 30. Roaring Twenties Tea Party, tea luncheon, raffle, best dressed award. Encouraged to dress in period costume, presentation on herbal crafts. Info: 570.420.0283, adeskus@ptd.net. Narcotic Anonymous Meetings every Tues. at 7 p.m., downstairs in the Methodist Education Building, located off Courthouse Square, on the corner of Marion and Warren Street in Tunkhannock. There are no fees or dues. Newcomers always welcome. The NEPA Rainbow Alliance (www.gaynepa.com) • As part of the NEPA SafeZone Project, NEPA RA is creating an “It Gets Better” video. Video features local representatives from the LGBT community, allies and more offering words of encouragement. To be a sponsor, e-mail itgetsbetter@gaynepa.com; to be in the video, visit gaynepa.com for details/application. • NEPA Rainbow Awards Gala: April 28, 5-11 p.m., Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel (700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton). $75. Oakwood Terrace (400 Gleason Dr., Moosic, 570.451.3171 ext. 116 or 101) • Support Group Meetings: third Wed. of each month, 6:30 p.m.
Alcohol Anonymous: Mon./Fri 7 p.m. (373 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre), Tue. 7 p.m. (25 Church St., WilkesBarre), Wed. 10:15 a.m. (301 Shoemaker St., Swoyersville), 7 p.m. (1000 E. Mountain Blvd., Wilkes-Barre), 8 p.m. (562 Wyoming Ave., Kingston), Thurs. 10 a.m. (75 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke), 7:30 p.m. (301 Lake St., Dallas), Fri. 7:30 p.m. (Triangle 24 Hour Club, Dallas), Sat. 7:30 p.m. (1003 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort), Sun. 7 p.m. (128 W. Washington St., Nanticoke). Call 570.288.9892 for info.
Overeaters Anon. meetings Mon., Tues., Thurs., 7 p.m.; Wed., 7:30 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. No fee, newcomers welcome. Call 570.829.1341 for details/ meeting locations of visit www.oa.org.
Food Addicts Anonymous Meetings (St. Vincent DePaul Church, Scranton: 570.344.7866) Meetings every Fri. night, 8 p.m.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Resolve Infertility Peer Support Group: Last Sun. of month, 6:30-8 p.m., Kistler Learning Center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. Contact Jennifer for info, 610.393.8098. W
Geisinger Wyoming Valley (Kistler Learning Center Specialty Clinic, 1000 E. Mountain Blvd., WilkesBarre) • Geisinger Partners in Pediatrics Forty Fort: Free Asthma Screening: May 1, 2-6 p.m., Geisinger Partners in Pediatrics, Forty Fort Clinic (180 Welles St., Suite 122, Forty Fort).
Weight Watchers 8-Week Program Thurs., 5:45-6:45 p.m., Mountainview Community Church (N. Lehigh Church Road, White Haven). Upfront fee $84. Registrants will be contacted with exact date. Call 570.443.7618 or 262.6418.
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Weekender Correspondent TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) You are not widely known for your ability to compromise — for good reason. You rarely do it, you stubborn Bull. But that doesn’t mean you’re not capable of it when there’s compelling reasons to do so. However, because you’re not practiced at bending in these particular directions, you might need a little help from an unbiased third party who can help you and your “negotiating partner” come to a reasonably happy agreement and call you out when you’re just plain being unrealistic or unfair (which is bound to happen once or twice). This can be an easy conversation if you include the right people. Please do. GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) Most of you are upstanding ethical human beings almost all of the time. But generally every Gemini has had a moment or two in their life where they wanted something so badly that they at least seriously considered using whatever methods they could imagine to get what they desired. It’s nothing to be ashamed of. You wouldn’t be the first person who struggled with the urge to allow the ends to justify the means. But hopefully if a moment like that occurs in the near future, you’re now wise enough to know that getting what you want by doing something you’re not proud of pretty much ruins it. Get it legitimately or not at all. CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) It’s one thing to indulge in a brownie. Other kinds of temptations, however, carry with them more dire consequences. It’s easy to allow the compelling quality of whatever (or whoever) is in front of you to eclipse all those ramifications, but this week you must carefully look past its delightfulness at what will probably happen sooner or later if you go there. It’s a little less wonderful now, isn’t it? You should have the kind of maturity right now to take in this big picture, and keep your life on track — or if you decide to take it off the rails it’s been on, to do so with your eyes wide open.
may also be keeping you from experiences you’d be better off having. Experiment with breaking a rule or two now and again, just to make sure they’re still worth abiding by. You may be very glad you did. VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) When your problem has a simple, attainable solution, don’t resist using it just because it doesn’t conform to how you originally wanted to address this problem or match up with what you consider an ideal solution. Don’t be a masochist (if you can help it). Why make life more complicated for yourself? It has enough unavoidable tangles as it is. Since unraveling this one is as simple as making a phone call or throwing a small amount of money at it, I’d say embrace the simplicity and effectiveness and take pleasure in crossing this quandary off your list. LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) Libras, while excellent mediators for others’ conflicts, tend to avoid ones where you’re directly involved, because that’s when stuff gets messy and unpleasant, and your diplomatic powers do you no good whatsoever. Unfortunately, as hard as you try, you can’t be agreeable all the time and just go along with whatever’s happening. Sometimes it’s important for you to take a stand and stick up for what you believe in or want to do. The important thing to remember is to stick to your guns once you pull them out of their holsters. If you back down at the first sign of trouble, you might as well not bother; go buy a T-shirt with the label “Doormat” instead.
SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) Never apologize for how deeply you care about the loves in your life. It might freak some people out or scare others off, but that’s their problem, not yours. View them with compassion — their bullshit comes from being afraid or maybe for never having deeply loved anyone or anything. In that case, showing them how to passionately be into someone or something is the coolest thing you can do. Be an example. The end result can only be more love (and yes, probably more sex) in the world — and that’s got to be a good thing. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) Being the unapologetic truth-teller you are, playing the role of squeaky wheel, when necessary, comes naturally to you. Keep playing it. But recognize that your candor has put you in the very cool position of saying nice things about others and having it seem like more than just a lot of ass-kissing hot air. Just imagine how much more lovely our world would be if people dished out more compliments than complaints. Help bring us closer to that sweet spot by singing the praises of everything great in your life this week and onwards into the future. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) Occasionally, when we start having those feelings that the grass is greener elsewhere, it’s because we actually do regret the path we’ve chosen and would be happier elsewhere. But most of the time it’s because we idealize that other place, and the truth is, if we got there, we’d be
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) A wonderful thing about you, Aquarius, is that you find it easier than most to keep your eyes on the big picture and rarely make mountains of molehills based on your own emotional response. As you’ve surely observed, however, some people lack this knack. They somehow make everything about them, and there’s not much you can do to successfully redirect their attention to the situation that’s actually happening instead of the self-obsessed scenario inside their heads. Of course, sometimes you have to work with these people despite the annoyance and hassle. Fortunately this week isn’t one of those times. When they get stuck in their selfrut, just leave them to it. Walk away. PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) Sometimes when you’re done, you’re done. It would’ve been nice if you could have realized this earlier and possibly said or done something to avoid ending up here. But occasionally you don’t realize you’ve crossed the point of no return until it’s already miles behind you. If that’s happened, recognize that there’s no salvaging this situation (for you), and be as kind as possible — which may involve brutally and finally dashing anyone else’s hopes of altering the outcome. It’s not fair that it’s too late for that, but that doesn’t change the fact that it really is simply too late for that. ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) One of the best things about you is your ability to surprise people with unexpected layers and facets of your personality. At times you seem endearingly focused and simple, like a loveable cartoon character. So it’s delightful when you reveal your many other aspects and depths. This week, those are your secret weapons. Your single-mindedness up until now has set you up perfectly to delight and amaze with the wonderful versatility you’re going to display this week. Be flattered, not insulted, by their shock, and they’ll be that much more impressed. Go on, Aries. Get out there and rock some worlds. W To contact Caeriel, e-mail sign.language.astrology@gmail.com.
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LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) Over time, you’ve concocted rules for yourself and how you deal with relationships, particularly romantic ones. Most (or perhaps even all) of these rules are sensible, logical and based on your own experience and self-knowledge. Here’s the thing, though. People change (even you), sometimes without even noticing it. Some of those rules might no longer apply. What’s also true is that, like it or not, they
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just as unhappy. Most of the sources of your own discontent are internal, not external. That may be hard to wrap your head around and even harder to do anything about; nevertheless, learning how to simply be happy where you are instead of fantasizing about being somewhere else is this week’s task.
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NEW!! Full size adult ATV. Strong 4 stroke motor. CVT fully automatic transmission with reverse. Electric start. Front & rear luggage racks. Long travel suspension. Disc brakes. Dual stage head lights. Perfect for hunters & trail riders alike. BRAND NEW & READY TO RIDE. $1,995 takes it away. 570-817-2952 Wilkes-Barre
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4.7 V8, 4WD, 3rd row seat, runs good, needs body work $1900. 570-902-5623
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4 door, EXL with navigation system. 4 cyl, silver w/ black interior. Satellite radio, 6CD changer, heated leather seats, high, highway miles. Well maintained. Monthly service record available. Call Bob. 570-479-0195
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570-301-3602 VOLKSWAGEN 00 BEETLE 2.0 automatic, air 67k miles $6400. 570-466-0999
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TOYOTA 04 CELICA GT
112K miles. Blue, 5 speed. Air, power windows/locks, CD/cassette, Keyless entry, sunroof, new battery. Car drives and has current PA inspection. Slight rust on corner of passenger door. Clutch slips on hard acceleration. This is why its thousands less than Blue Book value. $6,500 OBO. Make an offer! Call 570-592-1629
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CHEVY 30 HOTROD COUPE $49,000
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FORD `52 COUNTRY SEDAN CUSTOM LINE
OLDSMOBILE `68 DELMONT
STATION WAGON V8, automatic, 8 passenger, 3rd seat, good condition, 2nd owner. REDUCED TO $6,500. 570-579-3517 570-455-6589
MAZDA `88 RX-7 CONVERTIBLE
1 owner, garage kept, 65k original miles, black with grey leather interior, all original & never seen snow. $7,995. Call 570-237-5119
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MERCEDES 1975 Good interior & exterior. Runs great! New tires. Many new parts. Moving, Must Sell. $1,300 or best offer 570-362-3626 Ask for Lee
MERCEDES-BENZ `73 450SL with Convertible
3 on the tree with fluid drive. This All American Classic Icon runs like a top at 55MPH. Kin to Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Imperial Desoto, built in the American Midwest, after WWII, in a plant that once produced B29 Bombers. In it’s original antiquity condition, with original shop & parts manuals, she’s beautifully detailed and ready for auction in Sin City. Spent her entire life in Arizona and New Mexico, never saw a day of rain or rust. Only $19,995. To test drive, by appointment only, Contact Tony at 570-899-2121 or penntech84th@ gmail.com
removable hard top, power windows, AM /FM radio with cassette player, CD player, automatic, 4 new tires. Champagne exterior; Italian red leather interior inside. Garage kept, excellent condition. Reduced price to $26,000. Call 570-825-6272
MERCURY `79 ZEPHYR
6 cylinder automatic. 52k original miles. Florida car. $1500. 570-899-1896
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CHEVY 08 3500 HD DUMP TRUCK 2WD, automatic.
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BMW 07 K1200 GT Low mileage. Many extras. Clean. $9,000 (570) 646-2645
BMW 2010 K1300S
Only 460 miles! Has all bells & whistles. Heated grips, 12 volt outlet, traction control, ride adjustment on the fly. Black with lite gray and red trim. comes with BMW cover, battery tender, black blue tooth helmet with FM stereo and black leather riding gloves (like new). paid $20,500. Sell for
$15,000 FIRM.
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HARLEY 07 SCREAMING EAGLE DYNA Assembled by
Custom Vehicle Operations. Very Unique, Fast Bike. 1800cc. 10,000 miles. Performance Rinehart pipes, comfortable Mustang seat with back rest and detachable rack , Kuryakyn pegs and grips, color matched frame, SE heavy breather air filter comes with HD dust cover and gold CVO owners key. Excellent condition. Silver Rush/ Midnight Black. Asking $13,500 Call Ron @ 570- 868-3330
HARLEY 10 DAVIDSON SPORTSTER CUSTOM Loud pipes. Near Mint 174 miles - yes, One hundred and seventy four miles on the clock, original owner. $8000. 570-876-2816
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HARLEY 2011 HERITAGE SOFTTAIL
Black. 1,800 miles. ABS brakes. Security System Package. $15,000 firm. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY 570-704-6023
HARLEY DAVIDSON `07
Road King Classic FLHRC. Burgundy / Cream. 6 speed. Cruise control. Back rests, grips, battery tender, cover. Willie G accessories. 19,000 miles. $13,250. Williamsport, PA 262-993-4228 MATTIE AUTOMOTIVE 220 Bennett Street, Luzerne Motorcycle State Inspection, Tire Sales & Maintenance 570-283-1098
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YAMAHA 97 ROYALSTAR 1300
Garage kept, no rust, lots of chrome, black with teal green flake. Includes storage jack & 2 helmets. $3600 570-410-1026
12,000 miles. With windshield. Runs excellent. Many extras including gunfighter seat, leather bags, extra pipes. New tires & battery. Asking $4,000 firm. (570) 814-1548
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Discover an exceptional opportunity to deliver quality healthcare to America s Veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is currently recruiting for the following position at the Medical Center:
INTERIOR DESIGNER Responsible for performing all major duties in order to provide a complete Interior Design Program at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center and its associated outpatient facilities ensuring an environment conducive to healing. In addition to an attractive salary, we offer vacation/sick leave, health and life insurance coverage and a retirement package including a tax deferred savings plan. Interested applicants MUST apply at www.usajobs.gov to vacancy number 693-12-CLP-633107. For additional information please call (570) 824-3521, extension 7887.
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BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST CONSULTANTS Must have a Master’s Degree in a Clinical field.
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Full-time benefits include: competitive pay, health insurance, paid holidays and vacation days. Please send, fax or e-mail your resume & letter of interest to:
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Invisible Fence Installer
NOW HIRING CLASS A OTR DRIVERS Van Hoekelen Greenhouses is a family owned business located in McAdoo, PA. We have immediate openings for reliable full-time tractor trailer drivers, to deliver product to our customers across the 48 states. Our premier employment package includes: • Hourly Pay- including paid detention time, and guaranteed 8 hours per day • Safety Bonus - $.05/mile paid quarterly • Great Benefits - 100% paid health insurance, vision, dental, life, STD, 401K, vacation time, and holiday pay. • Pet & Rider Program • Well maintained freightliners and reefer trailers • Continuous year-round steady work with home time Requirements are: Valid Class A CDL, minimum 1 year OTR experience, must lift 40lbs, and meet driving and criminal record guidelines
PLEASE CONTACT SHARON AT 800-979-2022 EXT 1914, Mail resume to P.O. Box 88, McAdoo, PA 18237 or Fax to 570-929-2260 Visit our website at www.vhgreenhouses.com for more details.
Invisible Fence technology keeps dogs safer. Training is provided to operate ditch witch and install underground wire and components. Full time physical job. Must have good math skills, clean driving record and be courteous. Must pass physical & drug test.
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Do you wake up every day excited about what you do for a living? Did you become a Caregiver because you have a true calling to care for those who need help? If you answered yes, call Visiting Angels today! We have opportunities for you. Visiting Angels is looking for Caregivers for 1st, 2nd and 3rd shifts. Immediate shifts available and must work one weekend a month. Regular duties of a Caregiver may include: • Providing companionship •Assisting with bathing, dressing and grooming • Running errands and providing transportation • Light housekeeping such as laundry, dishes and vacuuming • Meal preparation • Medication reminders. We offer flexibility, competitive wages, weekend shift differential and a friendly and supportive staff. Come join the Visiting Angels team and make a difference! Call 570-270-6703 or email apietraccini@visitingangels.com
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Fanelli Brothers Trucking has established a new and increased driver pay package and an increased sign on bonus. Due to additional business, Fanelli Bros. Trucking Co. is adding both regional and local drivers to our Pottsville, PA terminal operation. Drivers are home most nights throughout the week. Drivers must have 2-3 years of OTR experience, acceptable MVR and pass a criminal background check.
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HARLEY DAVIDSON 80 Soft riding FLH.
King of the Highway! Mint original antique show winner. Factory spot lights, wide white tires, biggest Harley built. Only 28,000 original miles! Never needs inspection, permanent registration. $7,995 OBO 570-905-9348
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FLAGSTAFF `08 CLASSIC NOW BACK IN PA.
Super Lite Fifth Wheel. LCD/DVD flat screen TV, fireplace, heated mattress, ceiling fan, Hide-a-Bed sofa, outside speakers & grill, 2 sliders, aluminum wheels, , awning, microwave oven, tinted safety glass windows, fridge & many accessories & options. Excellent condition, $22,500. 570-868-6986
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CHRYSLER `02 TOWN & COUNTRY
Luxury people mover! 87,300 well maintained miles. This like-new van has third row seating, power side & rear doors. Economical V6 drivetrain and all available options. Priced for quick sale $6,295. Generous trade-in allowances will be given on this top-of-the-line vehicle. Call Fran 570-466-2771 Scranton
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FORD `10 F150 BLACK KING RANCH
4X4 LARIAT 145 WB STYLESIDE 5.4L V8 engine Electronic 6 speed automatic. Brown leather “King Ranch” interior. Heat/cool front seats. Power moonroof, rear view camera, 18” aluminum wheels, tow package, navigation system. 23,000 miles. Asking $30,000 Call Jeff @ 570-829-7172
FORD 02 EXPLORER
Red, XLT, Original non-smoking owner, garaged, synthetic oil since new, excellent in and out. New tires and battery. 90,000 miles. $7,500 (570) 403-3016
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GMC `01 JIMMY
Less than 5,000 miles on engine. 4WD. Power accessories. Inspected. Runs great. $4,500 or best offer. Call 570-696-9518 or 570-690-3709
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GMC `05 SAVANA
1500 Cargo Van. AWD. V8 automatic. A/C. New brakes & tires. Price reduced $10,250. Call 570-474-6028
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AWD. Third row seating. Economical 6 cylinder automatic. Fully loaded with all available options. 93k pampered miles. Garage kept. Safety / emissions inspected and ready to go. Sale priced at $7595. Trade-ins accepted. Tag & title processing available with purchase. Call Fran for an appointment to see this outstanding SUV. 570-466-2771 Scranton
MITSUBISHI `11
OUTLANDER SPORT SE AWD, Black interi-
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Scranton based design Firm seeks full-time architect/ detailer. Candidates must have a Bachelors degree, 5+ years experience with commercial projects, CAD, Revit, drawing capabilities and have proficient computer skills. Competitive salary based on experience, healthcare, 401K and paid vacation. Resumes: ckern@facility designltd.com
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CLIENT SERVICES/ TELEPHONE RECEPTIONIST
Our busy animal hospital is looking for a motivated, dependable person to work in our client services and telephone receptionist departments. Customer service and experience answering multi-line telephones is preferred. Ability to work well with the public and attention to detail a must! Hours will include weekdays, some Saturdays and evenings. Please reply to: c/o The Times Leader Box 3095 15 N. Main St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250
UNIFORMS AND MEALS PROVIDED. WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS A MUST. APPLY IN PERSON. NO PHONE CALLS. OFF ROUTE 115 WILKES-BARRE
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BODY SHOP MANAGER
Our company is seeking an individual that has extensive experience in all BODY SHOP OPERATIONS. Applicants must have first hand knowledge of DRP repair requirements and estimating systems. They must show leadership skills with an emphasis on production, quality, and customer satisfaction. PA State Appraisers Licenses Required. A full benefit package & competitive salary is offered. COCCIA FORD LINCOLN COCCIA COLLISION CENTER 577 East Main St Wilkes-Barre, Pa 18701 Rudy Podest 570-823-8888 rpodest@ cocciacars.com ALL APPLICANTS ARE CONFIDENTIAL. GasSearch Drilling Services Corporation is looking for the following position:
Experienced Mechanic
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LANDSCAPE FOREPERSON 3 years experience & Valid PA Driver’s License a must.
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KALINOSKY LANDSCAPING INC. Is seeking experi-
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PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS
Penn State Mechanical Contractors has openings for energetic, motivated, experienced plumbers and pipefitters. Experienced foremen are also encouraged to apply. We offer competitive wages and a comprehensive benefit package based on experience. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Send resume with work history to: Penn State Mechanical Contractors, Inc. PO Box 1027 Wilkes Barre, PA 18703 Fax: 570-823-0736 Kimberly@pennstate mechanical.com
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Drivers CDL-A: Local Hazleton dedicated route! Home every night! Great Pay, Benefits! Estenson Logistics Apply: www.goelc.com 1-866-336-9642
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CDL-A DRIVER
Gas field/landscape drivers plus hands on labor required. Operate dump trucks & load equipment on lowboy. Deliver to job site. Must operate skid steer excavator, hydro-seed truck, etc. Will plow in winter. Must have clean driving record and pass drug test. Top Wages Paid. Call Harvis Interview Service @ 542-5330. Leave message. Will send an application. Or forward resume: varsity.harvis@ gmail.com Employer is Varsity, Inc. No walk-ins. EOE
DRIVER/ WAREHOUSE Immediate opening
for an experienced driver/warehouse. Air brake CDL preferred, but not required. Must have experience driving a 26 foot straight truck. Excellent starting rate and full benefits package. Apply in person to: INTERSTATE BUILDING MATERIALS, INC. Attn: Director of HR 322 Laurel St. Pittston 18640
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FORKLIFT OPERATORS NEEDED FOR 2ND SHIFT IN THE PITTSTON AREA. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. APPLY IN PERSON MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY 9 A.M. TO 2 P.M. AT: Team Employer Solutions 20 REYNOLDS ST. KINGSTON, PA 18704 570-714-5955
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SUMMER EMPLOYMENT
VAN DRIVERS TRANSPORTATION AIDES The Luzerne County Transportation Authority is accepting applications for PART TIME VAN DRIVERS and PART TIME AIDES for Summer programs . These positions are responsible for assisting van clients with transportation to area Summer Camps. Applicants must be 18 years or over, Driver applicants must have valid PA Drivers License. All applicants must pass a pre-employment drug screen, background check and complete training program. Applications are available at LCTA, 315 Northampton Street, Kingston, PA 18704 The Luzerne County Transportation Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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ACTIVITY ASSISTANT
Kingston Commons, a Long Term Care Nursing Facility, is seeking an energetic, outgoing individual to direct activities for Long Term Care Residents. Must be a certified nursing assistant with previous experience in long term care. Position is Full-Time with benefits. APPLY IN PERSON TO: KINGSTON COMMONS 615 WYOMING AVE. KINGSTON, PA 18704 570-288-5496 DRUG FREE WORKPLACE/E.O.E.
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A FULL TIME POSITION FOR A MEDICAL SECRETARY IS AVAILABLE AT THE FREELAND HEALTH CENTER IN FREELAND, PA. PLEASE GO TO WWW.RCHNEPA.COM FOR INFORMATION ON SALARY, BENEFITS, AND APPLYING FOR THE POSITION. EOE
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EXPERIENCE DELIVERING & INSTRUCTING ON MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES. FULL TIME POSITION, REQUIRES SOME ON CALL. MUST BE DETAIL ORIENTED, GOOD VERBAL & WRITTEN SKILLS A MUST. RESUMES TO
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• MACHINE OPERATOR 3pm-8pm • STOCK ROOM Full time Benefits for full time. Send resume or apply in person, Monday-Friday, 8:30a - 6pm to: LUZERNE OPTICAL 180 N. WILKESBARRE BLVD. WILKES-BARRE, PA 18702
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Sales/Retail/ Business Development
SALES OPPORTUNITY DelBaso Ford is now
accepting applications for Sales Positions. We are looking for an energetic, self-motivated individual to join our award winning organization. Apply in person to: 249 Market Street Kingston Email: PatandDans @aol.com or Call 570-288-4501
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NEPA FLORAL & GIFT SHOP Including delivery van, coolers, all inventory, displays, computer system, customer list, website and much more. Turn key operation in prime retail location. Serious inquiries please call 570-592-3327
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Air Conditioners
AIR CONDITIONER Ductless for large room, 11,500 btu, very good condition $500. 388-6348
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Production/ Operations
Are you a night owl looking for part-time work? Position is TEMP-HIRE $9.75 Per Hour! Thursday-Saturday 3pm-1:30am REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION: PROFESSIONAL RESUME with Solid Work History Submit to a Background & Drug Screen HS Diploma/GED Stand on Feet All Day Basic Computer Skills
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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair
700 MERCHANDISE
AIR CONDITIONERS Frigidaire 5000 BTU, manual $75. 11,000 BTU Frigidaire portable, manual $295. 570-636-3151
Wyoming Valley Mall must sell. $125,000 negotiable. Ask for Rob 570-693-3323
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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair
Lawn Care Technician Looking for career change?
We provide initial & ongoing training. Our technicians apply fertilizer, lime & weed preventatives as well as insect control & turf aeration services for residential & commercial customers. Full time work. Monday-Friday. 8 AM 5 PM. Must have good math skills, clean driving record & pass physical & drug test.
Apply online at: www.grasshopperlawns.com Or stop in for application at: 470 E. State Street Larksville, PA 18651 Questions? Email Brian Phillips at: Grasshopper.jobs@gmail.com
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Business Opportunities
18,000.4 SEER R410 Refrigerant Wall mounted, ductless. 220 volt. One indoor, one outdoor unit with remote control. Call 570-288-0735
708
Antiques & Collectibles
ANTIQUES: China Cabinet $500. Desk $200. Sewing machine $100. 570-578-0728 COINS complete Set Franklin half dollars, excellent condition, in book. $450. 570-823-6035
710
Appliances
DISHWASHER 24
DRESSER Lexington mirrored cherry dresser top with drawers, excellent condition $285. 570-542-5622
JACKETS, leather, black, 1 small- 1 large new $50. each. Dolce Gabbana handbag $150. 570-654-4440
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Computer Equipment & Software
COMPUTER, Dell Windows XP 3GHZ processor, 120 GB hard drive, fast, better than 7. $100. 570-824-7354
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Exercise Equipment
CROSS BOW legend exercise machine, very good condition, sacrifice $200. 570-788-2388
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Furniture & Accessories
BED queen, tubular steel head & foot board, $175. Black wicker chair $25. SHELVING, metal, 4 shelves, $5. 570-654-4440 BEDROOM SET white girl’s double dresser with mirror, desk with hutch & chair, 2 end tables, moving 0 must sell $75. 570-718-0187
RANGE HOOD 30 Broan, white $50.
DRYER, electric Maytag with power cord 10 years. Good Condition. $40. 570-592-0402
COUCH & Loveseat camelback, burgundy, like new $200. Chair like new $35. green. 570-822-5460
obo. 570-574-3899
REFRIGERATOR Frigidaire Gallery 26 cu. ft. with ice & water, like new used very little. $225. 570-457-7854
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COUCH, loveseat, chair, glass & brass coffee table, 2 matching end tables, 2 table top lamps with coordinating floor lamp, like new $450. Dining room table, 4 matching chairs, 2 leafs $200. X-large dark green recliner chair $25. Walnut kitchen set, 4 chairs $2o. 570-696-3606
WASHER & DRYER, full size, Maytag $50. 570-696-3606
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Baby Items
BABY CRIB complete, excellent condition, no recalls listed. Dark Cherry wood & drop down side. Paid $250 for crib and $40 for mattress sell for $90. 570-793-6040
DINING ROOM SET Solid Oak. Table
with 2 leaves, 6 chairs, buffet, protective table pads included. $800 570-299-5046
Bridal Items
DINING ROOM SET, walnut, table, 6 chairs (2 captain), 2 leafs, huge matching glass front door hutch $350. Dark wood bedroom suite, double bed, head & footboard, chest of drawers, mirrored dresser, 2 night stands $200. .570-693-3462
WEDDING GOWN size 9-10 used once, preserved in box $30. 825-0569
ETAGERE. Curved wrought iron unit with glass shelves. $60. 570-288-5251
CRIB MATTRESS $20 used for one child.570-825-0569 UMBRELLA Stroller $7. 570-779-9791
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Furniture & Accessories
KENNETH COLE Beige, size 6, hardly worn. $75. 570-855-5385
COFFEE TABLE, solid oak, great condition, measures 53" Lx24" x 17" h $75. 570-690-6087
white, 2 years old $150. obo.
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FURNITURE. Huntley 2 pieces corner lighted china cabinet & buffet, blond mahogany accented with shabby chic painted accent design, versatile pieces. Motivated seller. $200 OBO 570-466-6481 HUTCH 1970s solid walnut hutch. 6’h x4’w, glass doors, excellent condition. $300. Solid walnut bookcase, 5’hx3’w $75. 570-881-5809.
752 Landscaping & Gardening
LANDSCAPING CURBING MACHINE Whiteman multi
quipped brand includes trailer. Going out of business. $6000 neg. 570-357-2753
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Medical Equipment
Jazzy Powerchair 1113, needs battery $550. Wheelchair $85. Walker with wheels $35. 570-829-2411 WALKER for handicap $6. 570-779-9791
758 Miscellaneous AIR PURIFIER Oreck XL, manual was $299. asking $149. 2 oscillating fans both $25. 636-3151
KITCHEN TABLE 6 chairs& hutch $400 Sleeper sofa $300 Tiffany style double light lamp $75 10,000 btu air conditioner $75. All excellent condition. 570-825-2888
Mattress Queen P-Top Set New in Plastic Can Deliver $150 570-280-9628 ROCKING CHAIR Boston $100. 570-847-336 TABLE 45” drop leaf oak table $25. Cane oak chairs $5. each. 22” round oak lamp table $5. Oak plant table $8. 9 table lamps $5 each. 570-639-1653
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WEST WYOMING FLEA MARKET 6th Street
OPEN SPACE YEAR ROUND AVAILABLE INSIDE & OUT ACRES OF PARKING
OUTSIDE SPACES - $10 Saturday 10am-2pm Sunday 8am-4pm
All Junk Cars & Trucks Wanted Highest Prices Paid In CA$H
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570-574-1275 AUTO PAINT BASE COAT, 1 gallon GM rally red Corvette color sell for $100. obo. 570-883-7007` BOAT 12’ aluminum with oars, 5 HP gas outboard engine $600. Angle iron rack for pickup extends over cab $70. 570-655-0546 CANOE 16’ with trailer & lots of extras. $595. 570-542-5622 CHRISTMAS TREE 7 1/2’’ Martha Stewart used 3 times asking $50. 570-825-0569 COFFEE MAKER Bunn automatic, two burner, stainless $75. 847-3368 MALIBU LIGHT Expressions, tier lights with auto timer, 12 fixtures. New $74. sell $50. Aluminum fine screen 48”w, 15’ roll $10. 570-779-9791 RECORDS LPs, 78s, 45s, $1. each. 570-829-2411
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DINNERWARE 64 piece $35. Black carpet 60”x*0” $20. White lace 50 yards 8” straight piece with 3” gather riffle $35. Wedding bows, white lace 24 for $12. Farberware coffee urn 12 to 55 cups, need stem $25. Sewing machine $20. Elastic 5 factory rolls 1/4” $25. 654-4440
HEATER: Laars Lite 2 gas above ground pool heater, 4 years old, purchased new asking $200. 498-2716
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OFFICE DESK with pull out drawers in great shape $25; new bathroom sink, white $10; bathroom sink, tan $10; School classroom desk $20. 570-262-7923.
PROSUN TANNING BED Asking $2,700. or best offer. Great condition! Contact Jodi 570-574-4376. REVEREWARE, clean, shiny & very good condition, 8 pieces $3-$6 each. Corelle Spring Blossom Crazy daisy 60 pieces @.30 each. Flatware 26 piece Everbrite stainless deluxe in case $8. Vintage style 12 piece pumpkin tea set $10. Ceramic Christmas tree with lights $5. 639-1653 SAFE/Yale $50. Heater Tower, electric, portable, $20. 570-825-5847
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Photo Equipment
CAMERA. Nikon 35mm zoom touch 470 AF. $75 570-847-3368 MANFROTTO MONO-POD model 681B excellent condition $50. 570-788-2388
796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise
Pools & Spas
776 Sporting Goods DRIVER. Callaway Ftiz 13 degree Senior shaft. Very good condition. $75 570-287-5745 PULL-CART for golf bag good condition, $15. 570-788-2388
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Televisions/ Accessories
TV 13” color, manual, remote, wallmount bracket $75. 570-636-3151
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Tools
LAWN MOWER 19” rechargeable rotary mower with charger, model no 247. 370480. Like new gently used 2 years on small townhouse plot. New $400; asking $150. 570-825-2961
796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise
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LABRADOR RETRIEVER
Pups. 5 Black males, 1 yellow female, ACA registered, shots and wormed. $350. Ready April 23. 570-556-0357
OPEN HOUSE Sunday 12pm-5pm
362 Susquehanna Ave Completely remodeled, spectacular, 2 story Victorian home, with 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, new rear deck, full front porch, tiled baths and kitchen, granite countertops, all Cherry hardwood floors throughout, all new stainless steel appliances and lighting, new oil furnace, washer dryer in first floor bath. Great neighborhood, nice yard. $174,900 (30 year loan, $8,750 down, $887/month, 30 years @ 4.5%) 100% OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE Call Bob at 570-654-1490
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438 Tripp St
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OPEN HOUSE Sunday 12pm-5pm
Charming remodeled 2 story is in excellent move in condition. 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, carpeted floors, patio/balcony, basement, central heating, deck/ porch, Pool, view & 2 car garage. It has new roof, windows & siding. Located in quiet development close to everything, walking distance from grocery store. School District is one of the best in the area. Taxes are cheap yet across from a wildlife preserve, so you will feel like your on vacation when sitting on your porch. For sale by owner. Act fast this charming home isn’t going to be available long! $219,000 Call 696-2009 for details or view http://1580spring creekcircle. blogspot.com
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225-227 Boston Ave Double block. Wyoming Area schools. Out of flood zone. 1 side rented to long term tenant at $525 /month. Other side remodeled - move in or rent at $650/month. 3 bedrooms each side, gas furnaces, sunrooms, large yard. $149,000. Call 570-357-0042
Completely remodeled home with everything new. New kitchen, baths, bedrooms, tile floors, hardwoods, granite countertops, all new stainless steel appliances, refrigerator, stove, microwave, dishwasher, free standing shower, tub for two, huge deck, large yard, excellent neighborhood $154,900 (30 year loan @ 4.5% with 5% down; $7,750 down, $785/month) 100% OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE Call Bob at 570-654-1490
WYOMING
DOUBLE BLOCK
Easily converts to single home. New roof, electric, windows & 2 car garage. Remodeled. 66 x 100 feet, fenced lot, $120,000. 570-693-2408
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SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY/MONTROSE
52 Barber Street Beautifully remodeled 3 bedroom, 1 bath home in the heart of the town. With new carpets, paint, windows, doors and a modern kitchen and bath. Sale includes all appliances: refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, washer and dryer. Nice yard and superb neighborhood. Priced to sell at $89,900 or $433.00 per month (bank rate; 30 years, 4.25%, 20% down). Owner also willing to finance 100% of transaction with a qualified cosigner. Call Bob at 570-654-1490
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DUPONT Completely remodeled, modern 2 bedroom townhouse style apartment. Lots of closet space, with new carpets and completely repainted. Includes stove, refrigerator, washer, dryer hook up. Nice yard & neighborhood, no pets. $595 + security. Call 570-479-6722
EDWARDSVILLE
Small 2 bedroom, water included $500/mo.+ security.
PITTSON
Small 1 bedroom, all included, no electric $500/mo. + security. 570-406-1061
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105 Summit Street Fire damaged home. Sold as is. 60’ x 235’ lot. Public sewer, water & gas. $34,500 negotiable Call 570-675-0446, evenings.
Apartments/ Unfurnished
10.66 ACRES Mostly wooded. $100,000. Well & electric, no running water. Small bunk bed cabin with baseboard heat. No septic. 610-760-1308
First floor, 1 bedroom. Freshly painted, washer/dryer hook-up. $395/ month + utilities. Security required. NO PETS. 570-477-6018 leave message.
FORTY FORT
1 BEDROOM APTS Very nice, clean, great neighborhood, hardwood floors, a/c, washer /dryer with newer appliances, storage, 1st/last/security with one year lease. References required. $650$695 + utilities. Water/sewer by owner, no pets, non-smoking. Call 202-997-9185 for appointment
FORTY FORT
2nd floor, 4 rooms, wall to wall carpet, heat, public water, sewer & recycling fees included. Tile bathroom with shower. Attic & yard. Stove & fridge furnished. Washer / dryer hookup. Good location, off street parking, No pets. 1 year lease & security, $650. Call 570-655-0530
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Renovated 1st floor, 2 bedroom apartment. New carpeting and paint. Fridge & stove. Water Included. $600 + security & utilities. Call 570-240-6620 or 570-388-6503
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Honeypot Section 2nd floor, 3 room apartment. Nice neighborhood. $400 + utilities & security. No pets. Call 570-885-6878
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288-1422
KINGSTON
EATON TERRACE
317 N. Maple Ave. Large Two story, 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, Central Heat & Air, washer/dryer in unit, parking. $840 + utilities & 1 month security 570-262-6947
LUZERNE
378 Miller St. Recently remodeled, 1st floor. 1 bedroom, living room, large modern kitchen with stove. New bath, clean basement, laundry hookups. Enclosed porch, parking. No pets/smoking. $475/mo. includes heat and water. 570-288-9843
NANTICOKE
1st floor. 1 bedroom. ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED! Off street parking. Fresh paint. NO PETS $525 + security 570-477-6018 leave message
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Great 1st floor 1 bedroom apartment, heat included, with a detached garage in a great location. Hardwood floors & appliances included. Shared washer / dryer. Large yard. $750 + electric, security & references. Call 570-371-3271
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2 or 3 bedroom, 1st floor, full kitchen. Heat included, no pets. $650 + 1 month security. Call 570-451-1038
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NANTICOKE Spacious 1 bed-
room 1st floor. New carpeting, gas range and fridge included. Garage parking, no dogs. References and security required. $450/mo. Water, sewer, garbage fee incl. Tenant pays gas and electric 570-696-3596
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NORTH WILKES-BARRE FIRST FLOOR EFFICIENCY / 1 BEDROOM, BRAND NEW FLOORING, CARPETING, MODERN/APPLIANCES, ELECTRIC/GAS FIREPLACE. APPLICATION/EMPLO YMENT VERIFICATION “being considered” NO PETS/SMOKING 2 YEARS @ $500+ UTILITIES. MANAGED!
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PITTSTON
1st floor, 2 bedrooms. All appliances included. All utilities paid; electricity by tenant. Everything brand new. Off street parking. $750 + security & references. Call 570-969-9268
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2nd floor, 2 bedrooms, living room, eat in kitchen. Stove fridge, washer & dryer included. Carpeted & newly painted. Off street parking for 1 car. No smoking. No pets. $575 + utilities, security & 1st month 570-696-1485 Leave Message
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Newly remodeled, 2 bedroom. Living room, dining room, eat in kitchen, stove w/d hookup. Heat, water, sewer included. No smoking or pets. $625/month, security and references. 570-905-0186
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Apartments/ Unfurnished
WEST WYOMING 425 West 8th Street
New 1st floor, 2 bedroom with off street parking, washer/dryer hook up, stove. No pets. $550/mo + security. Sewer & garbage included, other utilities by tenant. 570-760-0458
WILKES-BARRE
155 W. River St. 1 bedroom, some appliances included, all utilities included except electric, hardwood floors, Pet friendly. $600. 570-969-9268
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WEST WYOMING
932 Shoemaker Ave. 1 bedroom, 1st floor, carpet, private drive. Gas heat, fridge, stove, w/d hookup. $425 plus utilities. No pets. 570-693-4226
Commercial Properties
DOLPHIN PLAZA
Rte. 315 1,000 & 3,800 Sq. Ft. WILL DIVIDE OFFICE / RETAIL Call 570-829-1206
RETAIL SHOPPES
WEST WYOMING
First floor, 1 bedroom, $450 per month + utilities. No pets, no smoking. Call 570-693-1000
WILKES-BARRE
Mayflower Crossing Apartments 570.822.3968 2, 3 & 4 Bedrooms - Light & bright open floor plans - All major appliances included - Pets welcome* - Close to everything - 24 hour emergency maintenance - Short term leases available
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950
Half Doubles
KINGSTON Penn St.
1/2 Double, 2 bedroom. Newly remodeled. Gas Heat. Washer & dryer hookup, yard, parking. Section 8 Not Approved. No pets. $550 + utilities. 570-714-1530
OFFICE SPACE
Containing Six separate offices, 1 large meeting room. Segregated bathrooms. Kitchenette. Total recent renovation. Great location. Lot parking in rear. $3,500 monthly. Call 570-299-5471
950
Half Doubles
HANOVER TOWNSHIP
1 Regina St 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bath. All appliances included. New carpet. Large kitchen & living room. $875 + utilities. Security deposit + background check. Call 570-765-4474
HARVEYS LAKE
3 bedroom, 1 bath, eat-in kitchen, washer/dryer hookup, off street parking. $700 + utilities.
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SWOYERSVILLE Completely remodeled Large 2 story, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, single family home including refrigerator, stove, dishwasher & disposal. Gas heat, nice yard, good neighborhood,. Off street parking. Shed. No pets. $995 / month. 570-479-6722
959 Mobile Homes
NANTICOKE HALF DOUBLE bedrooms, Gas
3 heat. Sewer & garbage included $575 month, + utilities, Call 570-740-7016
PITTSTON TWP
MAINTENANCE FREE! 2 Large Bedrooms.
Off-Street Parking No Smoking. $600+utilities, security, last month. 570-885-4206
WEST PITTSTON
3 bedrooms, eat in kitchen, hardwood floors, natural woodwork, garage. Walking distance to churches and schools. Non smoking, no pets. Call 570-655-2195
WILKES-BARRE Parsons Section
3 bedroom. Off street parking. Pets welcome. $550/mo. Credit / Criminal check required. Call 570-266-5336
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WEST PITTSTON
953 Houses for Rent
OR RENT Single home in gated retirement village. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage. Granite countertops, hardwood floors, gas fireplace, appliances included. Quiet 55 plus community. No Pets. One year lease. $1675/mo + utilities & security. Monthly maintenance fee included. 570-592-3023
HARVEYS LAKE
2 small bedrooms, All appliances. New wall to wall. Security & first month’s rent. NO PETS. 570-762-6792
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VICTORIAN 5 bedroom. 1.5 baths. www.aptilike.com Ad #547
HARVEYS LAKE
Available May 1 2 bedroom mobile home. Newly remodeled. All new carpet, flooring & appliances, including washer & dryer. $575 + utilities & security deposit. Call 484-571-8356
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HARVEYS LAKE
Furnished Summer Home. Weekly and/ or Monthly. Starting June to end of August. Washer & dryer. Free boat slips. Call for more details. 570-639-5041
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1165
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