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Five Folks As bagpipers, step-dancers and string bands prepare for parades in WilkesBarre and Scranton, we ask the question:

“WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT ST. PATRICK’S DAY?” “I like the green. It’s very bright, and it’s one of my favorite colors.”

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“I like seeing the clovers.” Nathaly Caraballo, 20, Milton

“I think it’s a good excuse to get together with friends and family to celebrate, even if you’re not Irish. It brings people together.” Bill Milz, 27, Wilkes-Barre

“I like the partying.” David Arnold, 59, Wilkes-Barre

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These spectators chose a second-story window seat for the best view of a previous St. Patrick’s Day parade in Scranton. PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER

On the cover: Katrina Patla, 16, of Sweet Valley will play the bagpipes in both St. Patrick’s Day parades this weekend. TIMES LEADER FILE PHOTO/PETE G. WILCOX

What’s a St. Patrick’s Day parade without a St. Patrick? Jim Moran of Scranton portrayed the beloved snake-driver in a previous Wilkes-Barre parade. Will the saint come marching in again? Show up Sunday and find out.

are always popular, Majikes said, noting at least four are expected to bring a canine contingent. Don’t be surprisedifyouseeacolliesporting agreenbowleroragreyhoundwith a green scarf. The Victorian High-Wheelers will bring their old-fashioned bikes if the weather cooperates and the pavement is sufficiently dry, she added. The weekend also offers several opportunities to hear Irish music. In conjunction with the Scranton parade, for example, the Elmira, N.Y., Celtic band Kilrush will play at the Scranton Cultural Center. “We’re at the end of the parade route,” lead singer/songwriter Tim Sanphy explained. “As they finish theparade,thebagpipegroupscome in and give a demonstration. The stepdancersgiveapresentation,and we play in increments.” Two pieces the band is sure to play are “Lilly’s Ghost” and “The Bonny Broom,” each of which deals with a young woman’s untimely death. “Lilly’s Ghost” had its origin when Sanphy was visiting an Irish

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The canine contingent is always popular at Wilkes-Barre’s St. Patrick’s Day parade. Here, Erin and Patrick Joyce, looking quite Irish, show off Deputy Dog Nana on a previous parade day.

restaurant and hotel in Ontario. “I had a couple Guinnesses, and I told the bartender, ‘I don’t think I could find my way back to the United States.’ She told me I could stay there overnight, and she told me stories about how the third floor was haunted.”

A girl named Lilly, according to oneoldstory,usedtoplacealightin the window to let her boyfriend, a local dock worker, know the coast was clear and he was welcome to climb up to her room. “One night the wind blew the lantern over and caughtherroomonfire,andshedied

IF YOU GO Scranton St. Patrick’s Day Parade, noon Saturday, along Wyoming, Lackawanna, Jefferson, Spruce and North Washington avenues in downtown Scranton Celtic band Kilrush, plays in the Scranton Cultural Center from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. ••• Wilkes-Barre St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 2 p.m. Sunday, downtown Wilkes-Barre starting at South and South Main streets, Wilkes-Barre. Pre-parade celebration, noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Luzerne County Historical Society Museum, 69 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, with the Donegal Weavers. Concert of Irish, German and Italian music with countertenor Thomas Mark Fallon, 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Andrew’s Parish (St. Patrick’s Church building), Parrish Street, Wilkes-Barre, $5. ‘An Evening of Celtic Enchantment,’ with countertenor Thomas Mark Fallon, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in King’s College Student Center. Free.

there,”saidSanphy,whoexperienced “alotoffreakylittlethings,”including a light that suddenly went out, when he stayed at the hotel. As for “The Bonny Broom,” that’s See PARADE, Page 4

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hen you’re just starting to play the bagpipes, Katrina Patla said, you can’t expect an ideal sound right away. “It’s very squeaky,” she admitted with a laugh. After about two years of lessons, Patla’s piping is smooth and sweet. It’s also “powerful and, for me personally, meditative,” the 16-yearold Sweet Valley girl said. Delighted with her progress, her teacher, Paul Mehl, says Patla is ready to march and play for the first timewiththeCeolMorbandintwo parades this weekend: Scranton’s 50th annual event, which begins at noon Saturday, and Wilkes-Barre’s 31st annual event, which begins at 2 p.m. Sunday. Pipingandmarchingatthesame time, he said, is no easy feat. “It’s kind of like having a third lung to fill,” Mehl said. “You sweat, and I’m sure your heartbeat goes up,” he added. “It must be very healthy, aerobic exercise.” Patla said she doesn’t mind the exertion.Byplayingthepipes,she’s carrying on a family tradition started by her older brother, Stephen, who no longer lives in the area. Besides, it’s exciting to hear the enthusiasm of the spectators, said Patla, who has carried a flag for Ceol Mor in previous parades. Parade crowds in Wilkes-Barre and Scranton should have lots to cheer about this weekend with pipe-and-drumcorps,stringbands, high-school marching bands, step dancers, veterans, Irish heritage groups and more. “We always have giant balloons, and this year there’s going to be a giant green dinosaur, sponsored by Hardware Bar,” Wilkes-Barre specialeventscoordinatorLoreMajikessaid. Thentherearethemascots,such as Tux from the Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton Penguins. “Tux is amazing,” Majikes said. “He goes up and down the sidelines and heckles the kids. They love him.” Groups marching with animals

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Call it a practice pour. Brian Meyer is sure to have an aching arm or two after this weekend, if the Irish-loving masses flock to Murphy’s Pub as usual.

Irish spirit served all year By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

A line outside a local bar at 8 a.m.? Has to be one of two (or three) days, right? St. Patrick’s Day or Parade Day, in Wilkes-Barre or Scranton. When else are green bagels or kegsandeggsthefirstorderofbusiness, and when else does green beer get poured in abundance? Or, when else can you not wave anIrishflagwithouthittingashamrock or other classic piece of Irish décor? For many a bar, the Irish accou-

trements stay tucked away all year and don’t come out until March, but a handful of local watering holes are all Irish, all the time. Flaherty’s Eating and Drinking Establishment,onZerbyAvenuein Kingston, boasts a quarter of a century of year-round Irish pride. “OurfirstSt.Pat’smayhavebeen 25 years ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday,” owner Jerry Flaherty said. Flaherty’s was one of the only Irish bars around at that time. AlSee PUBS, Page 6

Ah, the sounds of St. Patrick’s Day. The banging of the drums. The call of the bagpipes. The pitter-patter of all those parading feet. And, of course, the clinks of oh so many glasses. Mid-march might just be the clinkiest time of year because, face it, if you’re lucky enough to even get a stool in a local pub, you’re lucky enough. If not, maybe you’ll want to stay home and create some signature Irish libations yourself. (See the suggestions that follow.) But if you do head out, you might want to have some good libations in mind. One local bar armed and ready (and it even looks like a classic Dublin pub) is Senunas’ on North Main Street in Wilkes-Barre. Manager Dave Scherbenco, who’s been with the bar for two decades, said an additional small bar, a portable mini bar, has even been brought in, on loan from L.T. Verrastro, to accommodate overflow crowds. Guinness, Smithwick’s and more will be on tap, and a big supply of Jameson is in stock, too. “We have all the basics to have a good time here,” Scherbenco said. “All we need is the people. They’re the main ingredient.” Come parade day and St. Pa-

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Kilrush’s arrangement of an old Irish folk song about two sisters who are rivals for the affections of a knight – until the older one kills the younger, prettier one. “I’ve heard 10 different versions of the song, and in each one she’s killed a different way,” Sanphy said. “In our versionshe’spushedoffacliffandminstrels come along and find her bones, which they use for instruments at the sister’s wedding.” “It does seem in any collection of Irish music you’ll find songs about tragicevents,”hesaid,“buttheyusually manage to turn it into something upbeat by the end.” For another parade-day celebration,youcanvisittheLuzerneCounty HistoricalSocietyfromnoonto2p.m. Sunday, which is Wilkes-Barre’s Parade Day. An exhibit titled “The Irish inLuzerneCounty”willbeondisplay, there will be a craft session for children,andthelocalgroupTheDonegal Weavers will sing and play. At 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Andrew’s Parish on Parrish Street in Wilkes-

Barre, award-winning countertenor Thomas Fallon, whose voice spans three octaves, will present a concert of Irish, German and Italian music in honor of the heritage of three churches – St. Boniface, St. Patrick and Holy Rosary – that combined last year. Then at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, he’ll

present a concert of Irish songs at King’s College, accompanied by piano, harp, flute and violin. “For both concerts, there’s a wonderfulsettingof‘TheIrishBlessing.’ May the road rise to meet you,” Fallon said. “We Irish don’t like to say goodbye. We like to say till we see you again.”

trick’s Day, he said, “It’s like a big ••• family reunion in here.” Beer Boys bartenders also must Senunas’ will take its food to surely feel as if they’re mixing whole new levels, too, offering watercolors, a la elementary Guinness stew, ham and cabbage, school all over again, when corned beef and cabbage, Irish asked for the bomb: wings, pub chips and even a spe••• cial kind of French fries, ScherSHAMROCK BOMB benco said. Price: Depends on whether it’s a Still beer, of course, will be the shot or a drink and how much key ingredient. And whiskey. Red Bull is used. Not set “Nuts and bolts drinkin stone. ing,” Scherbenco says, Method: Combine UV such as a half shot of Blue and Red Bull Jameson with Irish crème to produce one big on top. “That’s kind of big glass of green. with people.” ••• If you want to get fancy And if for sure you’re at Senunas’, maybe ask for staying home, consider this float: this recipe from the ••• Wyoming Valley GUINNESS FLOAT Homebrewers Shamrock Bomb Price: $6 Club: Method: Caramel stout ••• ice cream (made in WestchesIRISH CREAM ter and served as dessert at 1 cup Irish whiskey, rum, bourbon, Senunas’ as well) gets floated scotch or rye whiskey in Guinness. Presto. Simple! 1 14-oz. can Eagle Brand sweetened ••• condensed milk If you prefer more complicated 1 cup light or heavy cream than that, Beer Boys in 4 eggs Wilkes-Barre will oblige. It 2 tbsp. Hershey’s Syrup takes time and 2 tsp. instant coffee patience (of the 1 tsp. vanilla extract waiting crowds, 1 tsp. almond extract too) to perfect this Method: Pour all ingrelayered drink: dients into a blender, and ••• mix at low speed for five IRISH FLAG minutes. Pour into a Price: $4 pitcher and refrigerate for Method: Layer grenaat least two hours. dine, crème de menthe ••• and Bailey’s Irish Crème Whichever you choose, Irish Flag in a shot glass, in that slainte! That’s how the order. Irish say cheers.

Monster Jam crashes into Mohegan Sun Arena By MARY THERESE BIEBEL mbiebel@timesleader.com

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Monster trucks used to crush cars all the time, but nowadays they tend to be more merciful. “Now we pretty much jump over them,” driver Frank Krmel said. “Every now and then we land on them and crush some, but we try to recycle as many cars as we can.” If you attend the Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam 2011 at the Mohegan Sun Arena this weekend, you can watch Krmel and five other drivers maneuver custom-built vehicles that weigh at least 10,000 pounds, generate 1,500 to 2,000 horsepower, are about 12 feet wide and stand at least 12 feet tall. So do the drivers need a ladder just to climb inside? Not really. “The truck, from the roof to the ground, is 12 feet,” Krmel said. “The chassis is much lower. You just step on different bars. The doors don’t open, so we have to get up through the bottom.” The large vehicles have 66-inch tires and run on methanol, which Krmel describes as “a cool-burning fuel that keeps the engine running cooler.” Their drivers

What: Monster Jam, with Gravedigger, Ironman, Spiderman, Raminator, Rammunition and Grinder. When: 7:30 tonight, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday Where: Mohegan Sun Arena, 255 Highland Park Blvd., WilkesBarre Township Access Pit Party: 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Come early and meet the stars. More info: 800-745-3000

can make them do wheelies and doughnuts and sail off ramps to a height of some 30 feet in the air. So, what’s it like to ride a truck to such heights? “It’s an odd feeling, to be honest with you,” Krmel said. “You’re so focused on driving you don’t even think about it. You have to think way ahead. You have to have your run thought out very far ahead, so you’re actually planning where you’re going after it lands.” Krmel, 32, who drives a monster truck known as Advance Auto Parts Grinder, has been fascinated by the sport ever since he was a toddler, accompanying his

Penn Ave., Scranton. Tonight, 6 to 9. $10. 654-5505. Getting Started in Genealogy, with columnist Tom Mooney. West Pittston Library, 200 Exeter Ave. Saturday, 9 to 11:30 a.m. Free. 654-9847.

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50/50 Bingo, to benefit the Noxen-Monroe Sportsmen’s Club. Noxen School and Community Center, School Street. Saturday, 6 to 9 p.m. Pay per card. With refreshments. 298-2052.

Rip! A Remix Manifesto, a documentary about U.S. copyright law with a music focus. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Today at 2 p.m. 821-1959.

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance, with music by Gary Dee and Company, open bar and door prizes. VFW Post 4909, 401-403 Main St., Dupont. Saturday with dinner at 7:30 p.m. and dancing until 1 a.m. $25. 654-9104.

This monster truck, Spiderman, will appear at Monster Jam, driven by Whit Tarlton.

father to arenas in the Detroit area. “I started off racing go-karts, Junior Dragsters, anything I could get my hands on,” he said. A driver for nine years, Krmel

expects to continue for 15 to 20 more years and then retire to be an elementary school teacher, a career for which he prepared in college. For now, he’s happy to enter-

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Purim Carnival, with crafts, Moon Bounce, stilt walker, face painting, music, dancing and a cos-

tain the crowds. “To be honest with you,” he said, “there’s everybody from 5-year-old to grandparents there. It’s nice to see there are people interested in what you like to do.”

with stress from taking care of elderly parents and young children. By psychotherapists Karen and Tim Gunnet-Shoval. Jewish Community Center, 60 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre. Monday at 7 p.m. Free. 824-4646. Educational Forum Series, with professors Nathan and Erin Sorber on “Rural Schools.” Marts Center, 274 S. Franklin St., Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre. Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. Free. Act 48 credit. 408-5060.

Explore the coal breaker and other vestiges of mining history on Sunday at Eckley Miners Village. It’s Charter Day, and entry fees will be waived at all Pennsylvania museums and historic sites.

tume parade with prizes. Jewish Community Center, 60 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre. Sunday, noon to 3:30 p.m. 824-4646. Luck for the Laurels Bingo, a fundraiser by Junior Leadership Wilkes-Barre for the Laurels Senior Living Facilities in Kingston. St. Ignatius Church, 339 N. Maple Ave., Kingston. Sunday at 1

p.m. $5, $3 children. 868-6054. Frances Slocum: Child of Two Americas, a talk by Bill Bachman for the Pennsylvania Humanities Council. Catlin House, 232 Monroe Ave., Scranton. Sunday at 2 p.m. 344-3841. Taking Care of Yourself in the Sandwich Generation, coping

FUTURE Friday Night Dance, with DJ, door prizes and refreshments. Sponsored by the Noxen Historical Community Association at the Noxen School and Community Center, School Street, Noxen. March 18, 7 to 10 p.m. $5, $3 students. 298-3052. Loch’s Maple Open House, the 14th annual event with guided tours of the maple woods, sap house and fiber mill plus demonstrations. Also: a pancake breakSee EVENTS, Page 6

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Miles for Michael Happy Hour, an Irish celebration with bands, baskets, free food and cash for gold. Banshee Irish Pub, 320

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Civil War Tea, a themed Victorian Tea with period re-enactors. Frederick Stegmaier Mansion, 304 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Saturday and Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m. $40. Reservations: 655-8392.

Spirit, Mind and Body Fair, with psychics, a New Age Marketplace and more. Comfort Inn, Route 93 and Airport Road, West Hazleton. Today through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free. 455-3384.

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fast at the Springville Methodist Church from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Loch’s Maple, off Route 29 in Springville. March 19-20, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. 965-2679 or lochsmaple.com.

Fight for Air. Climb 1,224 steps of the Mohegan Sun Arena and raise money for the American Lung Association. 255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre Township. March 19 at 1 p.m. Register at lunginfo.org/arenaclimb.

Knitting Group. Bring yarn and needles. All ages. Osterhout Free

Video Collage, screenings of juried short works by regional film-

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roll topped with peppers, fried potatoes, onions and mushrooms. Another local Irish hotspot knownforlinesoutthedoorisMurphy’s Pub, on Slocum Street in Swoyersville. Come November, Murphy’s will have been in business five years. “We’re Irish all year, but this weekwedefinitelygetasIrishaswe possibly can,” owner Eric Murphy said. In addition to the added décor, he said, Murphy’s will enhance its menu with ham and cabbage, brisket sandwiches, Irish beef stew, shepherd’s pie and Irish potato soup. Live entertainment, of course, is on tap as well. The Wyoming Valley Pipe and Drumbandwillmakeitslaststopof the night there at 10 tonight, and theIrishLadswillplayat1p.m.Sat-

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though the number of bars has since gone up, business has not suffered. “I actually think that, over the years since the Wilkes-Barre and Scranton parades and events have grown, we just keep getting bigger and bigger crowds,” he said. As a special this weekend and on St. Patrick’s Day, Flaherty’s will serve ham and cabbage, Irish stew, corned-beef sandwiches and shepherd’s pie. All year, patrons can order Irish nachos, which are fried potatoes topped with cheese, bacon and tomatoes, and an Irish triple dog, which is three hot dogs on a hoagie

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Library, 71 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre. March 19, 10:30 a.m. to noon. Free. 821-1959.

makers. The Vintage Theater, 119 Penn Ave., Scranton. March 19, 7 to 9 p.m. followed by a reception. $5. 778-5322. Gimme Some Sugar, a fundraiser to help fund Wilkes-Barre artist Samantha Blinn submit her custom-made dessert jewelry at Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Awards in Los Angeles. With appetizers, games, dart tournament, raffles and prizes. Molly’s Cozy Corner, 1324 Prospect Ave.,

Scranton. March 19, 8 p.m. to midnight. $10. 310-999-8290. St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance, a benefit for the annual Kids Fishing Derby. American Legion Post 967, Annabelle Street and Route 415, Harveys Lake. March 19, 7 p.m. to midnight. 21 and older. 630-2240. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. Lemmond Theater, Misericordia University, 301

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The green lights are aglow inside Murphy’s Pub on Slocum Street in Swoyersville on Tuesday night as Brian Meyer tends to the thirsty crowd.

urday, an annual tradition. On the other end of the spectrum, this is the first year for Wilkes-Barre’s Mulligan’s Irish

Pub, on South Main Street. PattiGeich,25,hasbartendedduringtheScrantonSt.Patrick’sDayparade for eight years, but this will be

Lake St., Dallas. March 19 at 7 p.m.; March 20 at 3 p.m. $3. 674-6411. Wyoming Valley Motorcycle and PowerSports Show, a benefit for the Wyoming Valley Children’s Association with People’s Choice Bike Show, motorcycle dealers, fashion show, vendors, food and more. 109th Field Artillery Armory, 280 Market St., Wilkes-Barre. March 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 598-9862.

her first time in Wilkes-Barre. “I honestly have no idea what to expect, but I can already tell it’s going to be big,” she said. “People have been coming in to ask about reserving tables.” Thebarwillbeclearofanyliveentertainment the day of the WilkesBarre parade to allow more room for patrons. Several Irish beers, such as Harp, Smithwick’s and Guinness, will be served. Meanwhile, a little farther away from the parade-route mania, Saints & Sinners Irish Pub, on Center Street in Pittston, will serve the usual Irish beers and liquors. If you’re considering a pub crawl, the Wyoming Valley Pipe and Drum Bandwillkickoffitspubtourshere, with a performance at 6 tonight. This weekend and next, they’ll hit almost two dozen bars.

All the valley hums a green tune By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

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Although the Wyoming Valley Pipe and Drum band is most often seen in this season of Irish pride, its love for its heritage is year-round. “We really just want to represent this area, the people here and what they stand for,” said Butch Modzelewski, 61, of Wilkes-Barre, who founded the band two and a half years ago. This is apparent in the band’s claddagh symbol. The creator of the symbol and the band’s pipe major, Chris Lynch, 40, of Duryea, made sure the symbol represented the region as best it could. “The main focus of it is the heart, and then we have the pickax inside to represent the coalminers, and the other side is the Native American war club.” These represent two important historical aspects of the area. “Valley with a Heart” also is a part of it, historically significant in that it’s the phrase coined during the time of Tropical Storm Agnes of 1972. The band consists of 21 players, three now in training, as well as seven flag and two banner carriers. “There’s a wide age range in the band as well,” Modzelewski said. “The youngest is 13, and I’m the oldest, in my 60s.” Everyone is welcome to join. “If you have no idea how to play the instruments, it’s OK,” Modzelewski said. “We train you and get you going.” They also don’t limit themselves when it comes to venues.

Irish Lads Tonight 8: Shenanigans, Lake Harmony Saturday 1 p.m.: Murphy’s, Swoyersville Sunday 4 p.m.: Bart & Urby’s, Wilkes-Barre Thursday 7 p.m.: Kevin’s Bar & Restaurant, Kingston

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Arrival: The Music of ABBA, the 12-member tribute band. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. Tonight at 8. $28, $23. 866-6057325. The Glengarry Bhoys, the renowned Canadian alternative Celtic group. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. Tonight at 8:30. $26. 325-0249.

Big Shot, a tribute band performing the hits of Billy Joel with front

“We’re friendly, and we’ll do just about anything you want,” Modzelewski said. “Weddings, funerals, birthday parties. You can also have only one guy play, five of the members or the whole band.” The band plays Irish, Scottish and American sets, and Modzelewski throws in some flair of his own. “No matter what we’re doing, even if it’s a pub crawl on St. Paddy’s, I have to throw in a polka or two,” he said. “I’m the only one that plays them.” Quirks like these make the band stand out. Members also try to get as much crowd participation as possible. “We don’t just stand there and play. We love to move around and have fun,” Modzelewski said. “In fact, this year, when the parade comes to a halt, we aren’t going to just stand there. We’re going to get into a circle and play the bagpipes really fast and dance. We want to get everyone riled up.” •••

man Mike DelGuidice. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. Saturday at 8 p.m. $17 advance, $22 day of show. 866605-7325. Tartan Terrors, Celtic music, comedy and theater. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. Saturday at 8:30 p.m. $35. 325-0249. In Recital, with Annamae Goldstein, violinist from the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Accompanied by pianist Christopher Oldfather. Houlihan-McLean Center, Jefferson Avenue and Mulberry Street, University of Scranton. Sunday at 3 p.m. Free. 941-7624. The Life and Music of Billie Holiday, musical drama, “Billie’s Diary,” with jazz singer/actress Jacque Tara Washington and the Presbybop Quartet. First Presby-

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For two and a half years, The Wyoming Valley Pipe and Drum Band has been playing for the green at heart.

Another favorite local Irish band is The Irish Lads, who have had such a successful 33-year career – spanning five albums and including performances on the same stage as The Clancy Brothers and Dubliners – it seems nothing could weigh them down. Tommy Boyle, 57, of Hazleton, who’s on vocals, guitar and keyboard, said one thing does, however. “The equipment is getting a little heavier.” The trio, which also includes Mike Dolon, 59, of Hazleton on button-box accordion, bodhran, tin whistle and vocals and Rich Fedoriska, 56, of Pottsville on bass guitar, acoustic guitar and vocals, is certainly going to get a workout this St. Patrick’s Day season. They kick off a packed performance schedule today. “We have seven jobs in 10 terian Church, 300 School St., Clarks Summit. Sunday at 4 p.m. Free; donations accepted. 5866303. The Los Angeles Philharmonic, a live, high-def simulcast of Gustavo Dudamel conducting the orchestra in an all-Tchaikovsky program. Movies 14, 24 E. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre. Sunday at 5 p.m. $22, $20 seniors. 825-4444. Gabriel Iglesias, the standup comedian with storytelling and parodies. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Sunday at 7 p.m. $36. 826-1100. Hunt Family Fiddlers, the awardwinning Irish step dancers, fiddlers and singers. Hazleton High School, 1515 W. 23rd St., Hazleton. Thursday at 7:30 p.m. $25, $10 students. 788-4864. See CONCERTS, Page 8

days,” Boyle said. “Each show is about four hours long.” Though the schedule can be a bit daunting at this point in their career, Boyle said, the fans make everything worth it. “The people we’ve met over the years, far and near, are phenomenal. It’s nice to know that in a world that can sometimes be filled with sadness, there are such great people out there.” The band, which plays Irish folk music, was the featured entertainment on a Carnival cruise ship in 2005 and can be heard on www.midwestirishradio.com, which broadcasts out of Ireland. No matter where the band goes or with whom it plays, one thing held dear is the enjoyment derived. “What we agreed to in 1978 is that we would stop doing it when it was no longer fun,” Boyle said.

Wyoming Valley Pipe and Drum Tonight 6: Saints & Sinners, Pittston 7: Uptown II, Wilkes-Barre 8: Senunas’, Wilkes-Barre 9: Hops & Barleys, Luzerne 10: Murphy’s, Swoyersville Saturday Scranton St. Patrick’s Day parade, Irish Cultural Society, Rooney’s in Pittston Sunday 12:30 p.m.: Rodano’s, Wilkes-Barre 2 p.m.: Wilkes-Barre Parade, followed by Mulligan’s, Senunas’ and Outsiders, all of WilkesBarre, Kelsey’s in Ashley and Barney Inn in Wilkes-Barre Thursday 5:15 p.m.: Plains American Legion followed by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Game and Two G’s in Bear Creek

“And it’s still fun, so we aren’t going anywhere.” Not only are they going to continue playing, they’re ready to put out new music. “We definitely won’t go out without at least one more album,” Boyle said. “I’ll go out on a limb and say we’ll have it out within the coming year. “And if it takes longer than that, well, you might just have to come see us in a nursing home.”

tonight, spotlighting works by “Mozart and Friends,” including his movie rival Antonio Salieri. The program begins with Ottorino Respighi’s homage to “Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite 3.” Also on tap: Mozart’s spellbinding Symphony No. 25 in G minor (one of his finest) and his Concerto No. 4 spotlighting William Caballero (at left) on French horn. Salieri is represented by his Sinfonia in D major “Veneziana.” Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington The Northeastern PennsylvaAve., Scranton. Tonight at 8 nia Philharmonic takes its with pre-concert talk at 7. cue from the film “Amadeus” $56, $51, $41. 341-1568. for its Masterworks concert

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Selah, the Christian music trio plus Aaron Shust and Shaun Groves. Cross Creek Community Church, 370 Carverton Road, Trucksville. Saturday at 6 p.m. $10 advance, $15 at door. 696-0399.

The Irish Lads have had a successful 33-year career, spanning five albums and including performances on the same stage as The Clancy Brothers and Dubliners.

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FUTURE CONCERTS Haiti Earthquake Relief Benefit Concert, with Pop Rox, Fake Estate, Brian Shultz, Savalto, Paul Martin and Leah and John Majdic. Organized by students Sarah Terry and Devin Koslap. Walsh Hall, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. March 18, 6:30 to 11:15 p.m. $3 advance, $5 at the door. 674-6400.

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Northeastern Pennsylvania Bach Festival, the 26th annual event with the Robert Dale Chorale, the Bach Festival Orchestra, Wilkes University Choral Ensembles and area musicians. Begins March 18, 8 p.m. with a Piano and Violin Con-

cert at Marian Chapel, Marywood University, Scranton. Continues March 19, 4 p.m. with an Organ Concert at Elm Park United Methodist Church, 712 Linden St., Scranton; and a Chamber Music Concert at 8 p.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 232 Wyoming Ave., Scranton. Wraps up at 3 p.m. March 20 with a choral concert of Bach’s “Ascension Oratorio” and the Vivaldi “Gloria” at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. $15, $12 seniors, $7 students. 586-3921.

Ticket to Ride, the Larksvillebased pop-punk group in support of its CD “Indifferent” with bands Down a Lifetime and Call Me Out. Hunlock Creek Fire Department, 1114 Main Road, Hunlock Creek. March 19, 6:30 to 11 p.m. 852-1571. Up & Coming Comedy, with John

McClellan (“Comedy Central”) and opener Bernard “Hollywood” Williams. Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton. March 19 with cocktails and live music at 7 p.m., followed by the show at 8 p.m. Age 21 and older. $16. 800-745-3000.

The Temptations, Grammy Awardwinning Motown group. F.M. Kirby Center, Wilkes-Barre. March 19 at 7:30 p.m. $57, $42, $32. 826-1100. Loretta Lynn, the Coal Miner’s Daughter celebrates 50 years of hits. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. March 19 at 8 p.m. $48, $38. 866-605-7325.

Yellowcard, the pop-punk alt-rock band with powerpop band We the Kings and alt-rockers Lights Resolve. 109th Field Artillery Armory, 280 Market St., Wilkes-Barre. March 18 at 8 p.m. $20, $10 students. Sponsored by Wilkes University. 800-594-8499.

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St. Patrick’s Day Craftmaking. Laflin Public Library, 47 Laflin Road, Laflin. Today, 3 to 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 654-3323. Furry Tails Reading Partners. Practice your reading skills with the therapy dogs. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St., Pittston. Saturday at 10 a.m. Registration: 654-9565. Preschool Storytime. Registration is ongoing for this session for children ages 3 to 5 with ageappropriate stories, songs, activities and free play. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St., Pittston. Tuesdays from March 22 to April 26 at 1 p.m. 654-9565. Toddler Time. Registration is ongoing for this session for children 18 months to age 3 with age-appropriate stories, songs, activities and free play. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St., Pittston. Wednesdays from March 23 to April 27 at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. 654-9565. Infant Storytime, for children up to age 2. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Wednesdays through March 23 at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Registration: 823-0156. Teen Night Birthday Party, for ages 11 to 18. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre. Wednesday, 6 to 8 p.m. 823-0156.

FUTURE Teen Open Mic and Improv Night, for ages 11 to 18. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre. March 23, 6 to 8 p.m. 8230156.

BEST BET Would you like to spread sunshine and bring smiles to a child facing illness? Join author Cynthia W. Post, who’ll read from her “Carrie Flower” book series. Her stories aim to foster relationships between healthy children and those battling illness. With every book purchase, a Carrie Flower doll is delivered to a hospitalized child and, with your parents’ permission, you can be connected online and become a modern-day pen pal to a sick child. West Pittston Library, 200 Exeter Ave., West Pittston. Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Free. Reservations: 654-9847. Natural Wonders: The Tiny Seed. Discover how seeds travel and what they need to grow using stories, art and outdoor exploration. Lackawanna College Environmental Institute, 10 Moffat Drive, Covington Township. March 24, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Registration: 842-1506.

Book Signing, with Rebekah Armusik, author of “Memoirs of a Gothic Soul,” the first in a series of planned vampire novels. Light refreshments. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre. Saturday at 5 p.m. 821-1959. Book Sale,with hardcovers, softcovers, CDs, records, DVDs, VHS tapes and puzzles. Faith United Church of Christ, 21 Faith Drive, Hazleton. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Refreshments available. 454-5982. The Franklin Street Sleuths. The Mystery Book Club discusses “The Black Camel” by Earl Derr Biggers. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Thursday, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Refreshments

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Books & Bagels, a discussion of “Alice I Have Been” by Melanie Benjamin. Reader’s guides available at the circulation desk. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St., Pittston. March 19 at 10 a.m. Coffee and bagels served. 6549565. Book Signing and Award Presentation, with New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry, recipient of the 2011 Royden B. Davis Distinguished Author Award, who discusses “The Emperor’s Tomb,” his latest espionage thriller in the Cotton Malone series. DeNaples Center, 900 Mulberry St., University of Scranton. March 19 at 4:30 p.m. Followed by a reception with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, light dinner and desserts along with remarks, readings and comments. Reserva-

Antiques at Bloomsburg, with 75 exhibitors offering thousands of antiques. Fairgrounds, 620 W. Third St., Bloomsburg. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 328-5108.

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Chinese Auction, sponsored by the Greater Nanticoke Area Catholic Youth Ministry. Pope John Paul School, 518 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke, March 20 with doors at 9 a.m. and drawings at 1 p.m. 592-2893.

The BBC and National Identity in Britain, 1922-53, a book about how the British Broadcasting Corporation constructed and disseminated British national identity during the mid-1900s, written by Misericordia history professor Thomas Hajkowski. Recently published by Manchester University Press and available at specialty bookshops and online at amazon.com and other e-booksellers. The Bear in a Muddy Tutu, a modern fable about lovable misfits, both animal and human, whose fates become intertwined in a ragtag circus troupe. By Lake Ariel writer Cole Alpaugh and published by Camel Press. Available in Kindle and print editions at amazon.com.

Quarter Auction Fundraiser, with food and desserts. American Legion, 259 Shoemaker St., Swoyersville. March 20 with doors at 12:30 p.m. and auction at 2 p.m. $5. Proceeds benefit the East Mountain Child Care Center. 8311187. Spring Craft Show, with artisans from throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. Also: homemade food and desserts. Carbondale Area High School, Route 6, Carbondale. March 27, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $25 per vendor space; $1 admission. 282-2739.

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The Phantom of the Opera, the long-running Broadway musical about the secret denizen of the Paris Opera House. Presented by Valley View High School, 1 Columbus Drive, Archbald. Tonight at 8; Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. $10, $8 students. 876-4110. Rounding Third, the heartwarming play about a win-at-all-costs Little League coach who teams up with a new-to-town father whose son has never played baseball before joining the team. Electric Theatre, 326 Spruce St., Scranton. Through March 27: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m. $24, $16

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Jerry Durkin and Tom Tansey star in ‘Rounding Third,’ the Little League comedy-drama by Richard Dresser, playing at the Electric Theatre in Scranton through March 27. seniors, $8 students. Discounts on Wednesdays and Thursdays. 558-1515. The Life and Music of Billie Holiday, a musical drama with jazz singer and actress Jacque Tara Washington and the Presbybop Quartet led by the Rev. Bill Carter. First Presbyterian Church, 300 School St., Clarks Summit. Sunday at 4 p.m. Freewill offering. 586-6306. Nunsense, the hilarious off-Broadway musical about the misadventures of the Little Sisters of Hoboken who stage a musical to raise money to bury their dearly departed. Performed by the Corner Bistro Dinner Theater at Mount Airy Casino Resort, 44 Woodland Road, Mount Airy. Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. $20. 866-468-7619. The Vagina Monologues, presented in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month by members of the student chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW). Educational Conference Center, Luzerne County Community College, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke. Wednesday at 3 p.m. Free. 7400429.

FUTURE Showcasing Creativity, a variety show of community talent, cohosted by Verve Vertu and Arts YOUniverse, 47 N. Franklin St.,

Megan McDade and Jonathan Muniz play the teenage sweethearts in the ‘50s musical ‘Grease’ this weekend at Meyers High School in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre. March 18 at 6 p.m. 208-5305.

Swoyersville. March 18-19 at 7 p.m.; March 20 at 2 p.m. $12, $10 children. 283-2195.

Bella’s Big Fat Mystery Wedding, an interactive comedy mystery about a TV reality series about to stage a nationally telecast wedding – when the groom disappears. Corner Bistro Dinner Theater, 76-78 Main St., Carbondale. March 18 to 26: Fridays and Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. $23 includes the Bistro buffet. Reservations: 282-7499.

Auditions for the Actors Circle May production of the comedy “Heaven Can Wait.” Roles: males and females age 20 and older. Providence Playhouse, 1256 Providence Road, Scranton. Sunday and Monday at 7 p.m. 871-1440.

American Stars of Tomorrow, a musical revue of pop songs, Broadway hits and popular patriotic tunes by the Music Box Youth Players. Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St.,

Auditions for the Music Box Dinner Playhouse’s April production of the children’s musical “Pinocchio.” All roles available. 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. March 20 at 7 p.m. 283-2195.

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Natalie Portman’s Oscar for “Black Swan” turned heads everywhere to the ballet “Swan Lake,” which can only be a good thing for local dancers. Perennial favorite Julie Degnan dances a similar leading role for Ballet Northeast this weekend in “Giselle,” the classic story of innocence, love, betrayal and redemption. In so doing she reprises a role her mother, Kristin Degnan-Boonin, danced as a teen. Guest professional artist Nikolai Morschakov stars as Albrecht at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center, West River Street at South River Street, Wilkes University, WilkesBarre. Showtimes are 7:30 tonight and tomorrow night and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $20, or $15 for children, students and seniors. Call 2875802 for reservations.

The Little Theatre of WilkesBarre is seeking a director, technical director and costumer for its May presentation of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Send letter of intent and resume to artisticdirector@ltwb.org. 823-1875. Theater Bus Trip to the Dutch Apple Theater in Lancaster for a performance of “The Unsinkable Molly Brown.” Sponsored by the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary on May 18. Reservations: 825-5747. Capture the Flag! Civil War Kids Tell Their Stories, the 33rd annual Theatre in the Classroom presented by the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble. Available to schools and community groups from April 4 to May 27. Booking dates now available at 4584075.

Ah, the humanity of ‘Frankenstein’ What: “Frankenstein” Who: Presented by Wyoming County Cultural Center Where: Dietrich Theater, Tunkhannock When: 7 tonight and Saturday night and 3 p.m. Sunday Tickets: $10 More info: 570-996-1500

“The thing that makes him so terrifying is all of his senses are heightened, as opposed to what we’re used to from Hollywood. He’s very intelligent, very quick. Once he realizes his power, he realizes he could eradicate the whole human race.” After rehearsals, Jenkins said, the cast often stays to discuss the ethical questions that arise from the story, such as Frankenstein’s responsibility to his creature and to the rest of society. The creature starts out as innocent as a newborn, the director said, and the first time he kills, it’s an accident because he doesn’t know his own strength. “It is not until he is rejected by every human being that he starts to not care,” Jenkins said. In addition to Swanson, the cast includes Matt Wallikas as Victor Frankenstein, Bronwyn Frazier as his fiancée, Elizabeth, Jericho Hendershot as Frankenstein’s friend Henry Clerval, John Tillman as sea-faring scientist Robert Walton and Emily Sanderock as the family servant, Justine. Debbie Buck and Tim Cross are Frankenstein’s parents, and 7year-old Christopher Mirabelli is his younger brother, William. Caleb Carlin, Owen Frazier, Molly Henn, Rich Ryczak and Doreen Schottman make up the rest of

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During the rainy summer of 1816, the weather was too foul to enjoy the outdoors. So Mary Shelley, her husband, Percy Shelley, and their friend Lord Byron amused themselves in Switzerland by staying inside to write. The trio competed to see which of them could write the scariest story, and it seems Mary won hands down. She came up with “Frankenstein.” The Wyoming County Cultural Center at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock brings Mary Shelley’s story to the stage this weekend, and audiences will be surprised if they expect Victor Frankenstein’s “creature” to resemble the monster Boris Karloff portrayed in the movies. “Everyone thinks of him (Frankenstein’s monster) with green skin and bolts in the neck,” director Jennifer Jenkins said. “But this is a story about the creation of a superior being, with ‘hair of a lustrous black, and flowing’ and ‘teeth of a pearly whiteness.’ ” “In the book he is described as being 8 feet tall, and we could have done that with platform shoes, but we chose not to. We’re stressing his humanity,” Jenkins said, adding David Swanson, the actor who plays the creature, is 6foot-5. Shelley was ambiguous about exactly how Frankenstein put life into his creature, though a cadaver was clearly involved. “He chose a body that was not too decomposed and put some different organs into it,” Jenkins said. “It leaves you hanging there.” “The whole Hollywood set-up of colored jars with bubbling liquid and lights – none of that happens.

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After she’d waited a whole year for Ferri’s potato pizza, could that be what Karen Toy wanted for dinner on Wednesday? “You know it!” the 52-year-old Moscow woman said as she picked up her take-out order and a bottle of soda. “I’m a pilot, and I travel all around the country and, definitely, I think Ferri’s has the best pizza,” said fellow customer Mike Rencavage, 47, of Dallas, who brought his 17-year-old son, Chris, to share a few slices. Potato pizza is a seasonal specialty, served throughout the 40 days of Lent at Ferri’s Pizza on Church Street in the tiny Lackawanna County borough of Moscow. Serving the pizza only during these weeks leading up to Easter, instead of year-round, builds anticipation and adds to its popularity, said Bill Ferri, 57, who is continuing a pizza-making tradition started by his grandfather, Gaetano, in 1936. Now, don’t let all these Italian names fool you. Ferri’s heritage is half Irish, and he’s happy to relate a story that shows the Celtic origins of his specialty pies. Before he moved his pizzamaking operation to Moscow about 15 years ago, Ferri said, he rented a shop in Archbald and got to know an older woman from the neighborhood, Grandma Hose. “She was as Irish as you can get. She had a shillelagh. One day she asked me, ‘If I bring you the “ba-day-das,” will you make me “ba-day-da” pizza?’ ” Grandma Hose, who has since died, brought a large container of mashed “ba-day-das,” which was the way she pronounced “potatoes.” Ferri added cheese and onions, spread it on a pizza crust, and that was the beginning. Over the years he perfected the recipe and watched its popularity take off. Last year he used 2,076 pounds of his potato mixture. Maybe this year, he’ll top even that, he said. Ferri’s daughter, Sabrina, 29, who works with her dad and mom, Janice, in the tidy shop, proudly showed off a board

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The potato pizza is available every day during Lent, ‘for 40 days and 40 nights,’ Sabrina Ferri said.

So what’s the difference between potato pizza and pagach? We’re not sure there IS a difference. What we are sure of is both are extremely popular this time of year, and nothing brings out the craving for either quite like the season of Lent. Some will tell you potato pizza has a single crust, and pagach has a double, meaning a layer of crust atop AND underneath the cheese and mashed potatoes. Others will argue either one can rightly be called a pagach, and potato pizza is merely an Americanized version of an ethnic favorite. Either way, TL food critics have come across some mighty good pagach/potato pizza in their travels. Two of our favorites come from Magda’s Pizza Works, 100 George Ave., Wilkes-Barre, and Happy Pizza, 40 West Main St., Plymouth. Both have a double crust, so there’s no argument they are properly called pagach.

IF YOU GO What: Ferri’s Pizza Where: 106 Church St., Moscow Potato pizza: $16.50 per tray Available every day during Lent. Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday; noon to 10 p.m. Sunday. Phone: 570-842-3130

Scott Meyers and Vince Lispi, both of Moscow, made a point of coming to Ferri’s for lunch on Wednesday, the first day potato pizza was available in about a year.

where customers have written their hometowns. Here you’ll find the Jessup and Honey Pot and Forty Fort you might expect but also places like Charleston, S.C., and Fernandina Beach, Fla. “One of our customers, a man named Bill Wilson, sent some to his brother who lives in Kodiak, Alaska,” she said, pointing to a photograph of a box of pizza – it has Grandpa Gaetano’s image on the front – resting on a rocky

beach in the northernmost state. “We don’t ship it,” she said, “but our customers can buy it and ship it.” If you visit Ferri’s, you’ll be sure to notice Bill Ferri’s fascination with the area’s mining heritage. “I think I have a bigger collection (of mining equipment) than some museums,” he said. “Pizza is my livelihood, but this is my love.” When you enter the restaurant

from the parking lot, you’re greeted by mine timbers, shovels and a mannequin dressed like a miner. There’s also a sign warning you not to touch the miner because you’re on camera. Back in the kitchen, Bill and Janice Ferri have access to the camera monitors. “It’s like our window,” Janice Ferri said. “You’ll notice we don’t have any other window.” “I call it our periscope,” her

husband said with a laugh. On Wednesday afternoon, the phone kept ringing with orders for more potato pizza, which sells for $16.50 per tray. Designed to be a Lenten favorite, the pizza has a thin, crispy crust and a generous layer of fluffy mashed potatoes, cheese and herbs on top. “It reminds me of a pierogi,” Mike Rencavage said. It’s very filling on a day a pizzalover might be abstaining from meat for religious reasons. Not that every person who visited the shop Wednesday was doing that. “I’m not a Catholic,” Kandi Iannelli, 49, of Moscow said. “But I don’t care for meat anyway.” In any case, she said, as she left with her take-out order, “It’s no sacrifice to eat this.”

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knows: “They’re slowing down be- Monica to face off with an utterly unknown foe. fore impact.” Jonathan Liebesman nicely hanArmored warriors storm the dlestheearlyscenes, beach at Santa Monshooting the conica, and the Marines REVIEW fused soldiers’ point scramble to get ciof view with a shaky vilians out of a free- What: “Battle: Los Angeles” hand-held camera fire zone along the and lots of fog. The coast, territory they Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, lightning-quick eneplantobombtostop Michael Pena, Bridget my troopers don’t the invasion. Moynahan seem all that bothAaron Eckhart is Directed by: Jonathan ered by bullets. The the staff sergeant Liebesman with a troubled Running time: 114 minutes whole “You kill anything that is not hupast, a guy about to Rated: PG-13 for intense war violence and deman” ethos and esget out of the Corps struction and for lanprit de corps is suddenly hurled guage straight out of a back into combat. hundred other comRamon Rodriguez playshislieutenant,andNe-Yo,No- bat films. That’s not a knock, but el Fisher, James Hiroyuki Liao and this isn’t a movie that stands up to a others make up the squad that sets lot of pondering. The squad reaches a police staoff into the No Man’s Land of Santa

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tion where a few civilians (Michael Pena and Bridget Moynahan) are holed up, and they all try to figure out how to get out of the bomb zone and how these space invaders might be killed. Let’s dissect one. And when you’re doing a live alien autopsy, it helps to have a veterinarian around. The aliens seem like preliminary sketches of the revoltingly real critters of “District 9.” The locations are almost convincing as corners of that filmed-to-death metropolis, Los Angeles (they shot most of it in Louisiana). It’s a film of noble sacrifice and “good deaths” but surprisingly few chuckles. Still, as corny and predictable as it sometimes seems, this“Battle”worksonaviscerallevel, playing out like a video game that has you hooked.

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ot many things are as funny as simple, clueless sincerity. The TV series “The Office” gets this. “Cedar Rapids,” the new insurance salesman-convention comedy starring Ed Helms, may be “The Office” meets “The Hangover.” What makes it work is its realistic footing and its hero’s heartfelt naivete.

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TOP LEFT: Ed Helms stars in ’Cedar Rapids.’ TOP RIGHT: Anne Heche, John C. Reilly, Ed Helms and Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Helms is Tim Lippe, small-town insurance agent, mid-man on the totem pole. He’s spent his whole working life there, but he’s slighted by the boss (Stephen Root, a comic volcano), always passed over for that coveted insurance agents’ conven- REVIEW tion in favor of the smarmy star salesman, Roger (Tho- What: “Cedar Rapids” Starring: Ed Helms, John C. Reilly, mas Lennon). Anne Heche, Kurtwood Smith, But tragedy strikes, and Isiah Whitlock Jr., Stephen Root Roger’s death (a funny one) Directed by: Miguel Arteta means Tim must get on a Running time: 86 minutes plane for the first time and fly Rated: R for crude and sexual to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for content, language, drug use the first time to be away from ★★★ home for the first time. Tim leaves behind his lover (his sixth-grade teacher, Sigourney Weaver), straps on a money belt full of traveler’s checks and ventures into the big, wide world. See RAPIDS, Page 19

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ou’ll want to stay through the closing credits of this new motion-capture animated adventure from the people who gave us “The Polar Express.” There are four minutes of clips of the real-live cast wearing the mo-cap suits, dots covering their faces so the sensors can digitally mimic their movements, actions and facial reactions as they act out what’s going to be animated. It’s fascinating and the lightest and funniest part of this film, based on a novel by “Bloom County” creator Berkeley Breathed. Though light enough in tone, packed with good messages and delivering a couple of lovely, touching moments, “Mars” still has that plastic look. Cute characters and a “Star Wars” derived plot — rescuing a damsel from a

heavily garrisoned “citadel” — drive this tale, a movie more interested in action than big laughs. Milo (voiced by Seth Green) hates taking out the trash and won’t eat his broccoli. And when Mom (Joan Cusack) lays down the law he revolts. “My life would be so much better if I didn’t have a mom at all.” Milo, who looks about 11, learns a big life lesson with that. Words can wound.

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He makes his mom cry. Imagine his guilt when, a few hours later, aliens abduct her. He scrambles after her and learns an awful secret: “Mars Needs Moms.” And not just any moms, GOOD moms. Who lay down the law, teach their children respect, discipline and values. Martians spy on us, pick out a mom doing a good job and grab her so they can use her brain to encode their nanny robots, which they use to raise baby Martians far from the probing eye of the Mars Rover. Milo is at a loss about how to rescue Mom until he himself is saved by Gribble, a portly subterranean nerd played by Dan Fogler. Gribble stowed away to See MARS, Page 17

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atherine Hardwicke tries to transfer her panting pretty young things “Twilight” style to “Red Riding Hood,” a werewolf-without-the-vampires fantasy aimed at that magical PG-13 audience. But for all the heaving bosoms, big-eyed flirtation and cool fairytale hair products, it doesn’t work. Amanda Seyfried is Valerie, who wears the scarlet hood Grandma (Julie Christie) made for her, dodging in and out of the almost-enchanted forest around her

village. For generations, a werewolf has taken livestock the frightened townsfolk offered as sacrifice. “We’ve kept the peace,” the locals say as they tie up another pig on another full moon. Then Valerie’s sister is killed, and all bets are off. The men, including two competing for Valerie’s affection, set out to kill the wolf. The weak-kneed local priest (Lukas Haas) sends for a specialist, Father Solomon (Gary Oldman). He arrives with a team of medie-

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hurdle: Can the perky, likable and energetic performance by McAdams negate the grumpy, cantankerous and lifeless work by Harrison Ford? In this case, yes. “The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season,” Grade A: The AMC series is a brilliant blend of horror elements with human stories, that has done for the horror genre what “Mad Men” did for TV dramas. Both show that familiar formats can become very original through great writing,

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ost readers of this column will find Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs the closest option for playing poker legally in a casino setting. The next-closest option in most cases is Mount Airy Casino in the Poconos. Players considering which to try on a given night have many factors to take into account. One of the first is room size. Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs not only has more tables, but in most areas has more space to operate between those tables. Mount Airy’s poker room can feel cramped.

Multitable tournament play debuted at Mohegan Sun on Nov. 1, with two regular events each day. It just arrived at Mount Airy, which began offering one event per week March 4. Mount Airy’s room is closer to the rest of the table-game action at the casino. Whether players want to be closer to the rest of the action is generally a personal preference as are many of the differences in the rooms. Mount Airy allows players to phone in and put their names on waiting lists up to an hour before actually arriving in the room.

New players joining a hold ’em table at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs have to post a bet or wait until the big blind reaches them, while Mount Airy lets new players join the game immediately without posting. New arrivals appreciate this option the one time it helps them, while players who station themselves for hours at a table may not want to see so many newcomers take advantage of favorable position without first paying for blinds. Mount Airy has a bad-beat jackpot, which may be the single biggest factor in drawing attention

(mostly positive) to the room, but it does mean an extra dollar out of each pot to fund that jackpot. Players trying to grind out a steady profit do not always see the thrill in chasing a chance similar to trying to win the lottery. With more tables, Pocono Downs has at least one devoted to seven-card stud almost every afternoon, something not seen at Mount Airy. Pocono Downs even has an occasional Omaha game in action and, in general, slightly more variety. Those seeking to play limit hold ’em at a level higher than 2-4 might prefer Mount Airy. In my experiences, a 3-6 or higher limit game has been available at Mount Airy 47.8 percent of the time, while a 3-6 or higher limit game has been available only 10.8 percent of the time at Mohegan Sun. The Mohegan Sun room appears to have a more experienced and active floor staff attempting to keep games running smoothly. Mohegan Sun’s crew of dealers also seems to show an edge in developing its feel for running the games, but there is not a major difference here.

TOURNEYS ARRIVE AT MOUNT AIRY Mount Airy Casino now has nolimit hold ’em tournaments, at 10 a.m. Fridays. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Buy-in is $85 with a $15 tournament fee for a total of $100.

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The other players in games at Mount Airy have, as a group, been less confrontational than at Mohegan Sun.

Mars just like Milo and has survived, built robots and filled his own junkyard lair with high-tech gear. He is surrounded by goofy, dreadlocked outcasts from Mars society whom he can understand (he’s built a translator) but can’t communicate with. Milo has mere hours to persuade Gribble to help rescue his mother before her brain is cooked, hours to find and meet a Martian graffiti artist (Elisabeth Harnois) in revolt against the regimented matriarchy of Mars. Director Simon Wells is right at home with the endless digital chases, shootouts and such. He and his animators also deliver a couple of those big emotional moments that gave “Up” and “Toy Story 3” their pathos. But laughs? He doesn’t do well with the ones the script sets up. There’s subtext, too. Clearly, Breathed the author was working out some mommy issues — women running a planet are too busy to nurture their own babies. It all makes for an intricate if slow and humor-starved early Mother’s Day present in which a boy learns just how much his mom means to him.

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Learn about the round-leaf sundew and other uncommon plants and animals in ‘Watersheds and Wildlife of the Pocono Plateau,’ presented by naturalist Rick Koval at the North Branch Land Trust Office in Trucksville on Thursday. 2319. Gardening Is for the Birds, a session on attracting birds to your backyard with a variety of bird-loving trees and shrubs. Good Shepherd Church, 87 S. Hunter Highway, Drums. Wednesday, 1 to 2 p.m. $5. Sponsored by the Penn State Extension of Luzerne County. Reservations: 825-1701. Watersheds and Wildlife of the Pocono Plateau, an illustrated talk showing rare habitats and uncommon plants and animals of the Plateau with naturalist

Rick Koval. North Branch Land Trust, 11 Carverton Road, Trucksville. Thursday, 7 to 8 p.m. $5, $2 children. Reservations: 6965545.

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Ah! Springtime — when the trees are tapped and the maple syrup begins to flow. Ever wonder where that delicious amber liquid comes from? Then head to “The Mystery of Maple Sugaring” at Nescopeck State Park in Drums on Saturday for an indoor and outdoor program (Registration: 403-2006). A bit farther out, the Pocono Environmental Education Center in Dingmans Ferry offers a Saturday orienteering outing to the Two Saps Sugar Shack followed by maple-topped pancakes and cocoa (see peec.org). And scouts can spend “A Day in the Sugarbush” courtesy of the Monroe County Environmental Education Center near Stroudsburg on Saturday. That one includes the bonus of pancakes! Details at mcconservation.org.

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Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, the Luzerne County Historical Society Museum opens its latest

Creative Trash, paintings and sculpture made from recycled cardboard, paper, plastic and broken electronics by Western Wayne High School students. Opens tonight with a reception 4 to 6. Continues through April 8 at the Lackawanna College Environmental Institute, 10 Moffat Drive, Covington Township. Open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 842-1506. Art Jewelry Through Precious Metal Clay, a demonstration of jewelry-making using clay infused with fine silver particles, then dried and fired. Presented by artisan Kristie Miller McMahon. Wyoming Valley Art League, 47 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Tonight at 7:30. Free. Followed by a Saturday workshop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 829-4139. Luzerne County Women in Pastel Invitational, works by Georgiana Cray Bart, Anna Ostapiw, Mary Louise Steinberg, Tobi Balin Grossman, Shirley Trievel, Alice Laputka, Liz Bignel Plashinski and Natalia Kerr. Also: watercolors and works on canvas by Alice Welsh Jenkins. Opens Sunday with a reception 3 to 5 p.m. Continues through April 20 at the Pauly Friedman Gallery, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. 674-6250.

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Pennsylvania Hands, Sally Wiener Grotta’s visual celebration of individuals who keep alive traditional crafts across the state. Through March with a reception March 18, 5 to 8 p.m. and a presentation by the artist March 24 at 7 p.m. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre. Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 821-1959. An Ideal Subject: The Art of Jennie Brownscombe, works by the genre, history and portrait painter who was born in Honesdale (1850-1936). Through March 18 at the Hope Horn Gallery, Hyland Hall, University of Scran-

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exhibit “The Irish in Luzerne County,” a collection of artifacts, photographs and stories that tell of the county’s early Irish immigrants who began arriving in the 1600s. The exhibit illustrates their coal-mining heritage, their membership in the Continental army, their business acumen and ways in which they managed to survive discrimination. Opens tonight with a reception 5 to 8. Continues This street scene at the Javits Center in New York City is one of the pieces by Rolfe Ross in the ‘Random Moments’ exhibit at CameraWork Gallery in Scranton through March 30. raphy by King’s College student Jeff Katra, including landscapes and flowers. Through March 25 at the Widmann Gallery, SheehyFarmer Campus Center, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 208-5957. Made in Stone, stone sculptures by members of the Carving Studio & Sculpture Center of West Rutland, Vermont. Through March 26 at Artists for Art Gallery, 514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. Thursday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. 9691040.

This image of Broommaker Richard Moore was captured by Sally Wiener Grotta for the ‘Pennsylvania Hands’ exhibit, which celebrates the traditional trades kept alive by artisans in Pennsylvania. The show runs through March at the Osterhout Free Library in Wilkes-Barre. ton. Sunday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m.; Wednesdays, 6 to 8 p.m. 941-4214.

Random Moments, recent street photographs by Bernie Andreoli and Rolfe Ross taken in varied locations from Times Square to Little Haiti in Miami. Through March 30 at CameraWork Gallery, 515 Center St., Scranton. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 510-5028. Any Given Monday, with works by members of the Endless Mountains Council of the Arts. Through March 31 at the Wyoming County Courthouse Gallery, 1 Courthouse Square, Tunkhannock. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 836-3200.

Passages: Robert Griffith, works created with metal, glass and wood, including furniture, small objects and sculpture. Through March 20 at the Shields Center for Visual Arts, Marywood University, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton. Monday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. 348-6278.

Art of Charlotte Kindler, pastels, oils and watercolors by the Shavertown artist. Through April 1 at Something Special, 23 W. Walnut St., Kingston. Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 696-3695.

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Ziegler is trouble. He is played to gregarious, grotesque perfection by John C. Reilly. “Deanzie” is that blowhard who figures his loud voice, crude quips and ability to hold his liquor make him the life of the party. Naturally, Tim is forced to share a room with him and “an Afro-American” agent (Isiah Whitlock Jr., a hoot).

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Story, 50 photographs of John Lennon and Yoko Ono taken in 1980 by Allan Tannenbaum. Through April 4 at the Everhart Museum, 1901 Mulberry St., Nay Aug Park, Scranton. Monday, Thursday and Friday, noon to 4 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 346-7186. Suzanne Maria Rossetti Memorial Juried Art Exhibit, works in various media by area highschool students. Through April 6 at the Schulman Gallery, Luzerne County Community College, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 675-5094. Ornamental Penmanship, the extensive Zaner-Bloser Collection of American Ornamental Penmanship by renowned master penmen. Through April 18 at the Weinberg Memorial Library, 900 Mulberry St., University of Scranton. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 8 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 11:30 p.m. 941-6341.

Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 7464922. With Bullets Singing All Around Me, a show exploring regional stories of the Civil War including items owned by museum founder Dr. Isaiah Everhart who served as a field surgeon with the 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Through July 17 at the Everhart Museum, 1901 Mulberry St., Nay Aug Park, Scranton. Monday, Thursday and Friday, noon to 4 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. $5, $3 seniors, $2 children. 346-7186. Medic in Action: Caring for the Wounded, an exhibit on military medical personnel from Northeastern Pennsylvania who served in World War II, Vietnam and Iraq. Through July 17 at the Everhart Museum, 1901 Mulberry St., Nay Aug Park, Scranton. Monday, Thursday and Friday, noon to 4 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. $5, $3 seniors, $2 children. 346-7186.

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Collected & New Works, by Barbro Jernberg and Kelly Olszyk. Opens March 18 with a reception 5 to 8 p.m. Continues through May 7 at Marquis Art & Frame, 122 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 823-0518.

Tim is quickly caught up in a whirl of intrigue, back-stabbing and hard-partying, another soul pulled into the Deanzie vortex. It’s not just the booze and rule-flouting. There’s also the tempting, flirty and crude Joan (Anne Heche), an old hand at these leave-home/cut-loose conventions. Director Miguel Arteta’s movie is

a farce with sexual come-ons and actual sex that never loses track of its characters’ humanity. Screwballs one and all, they are still sometimes warm people who never cross into caricature. Heche lets us sense Joan’s resignation to a dull, depressing life in Nebraska. Reilly never lets Deanzie turn so gonzo that we don’t see the

divorced-man loneliness his bonhomie hides. And Helms keeps Tim’s innocence just this side of reality. He’s a bit of a Pollyanna, but listen to him talk about that first childhood encounter with an insurance agent, a man whose job it was to “get people’s lives back on track,” and you too will think, “Yeah, they really are heroes.” And laugh.

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1. Flowers in her hair and the clackers in her hand, Cathy Pascoe got into the true spirit of the evening. 2. John Evans, Tara Evans and Christa Maurer. 3. Jo Kline and Donald Emerick, with a feather in his cap. 4. Deanne and Joel Tomaszewski look ready to toast to the evening. 5. Rita and Walter Sacks appear happy to have this dance. 6. The beer and smiles flowed in equal measure. Ann Flannery and Joseph Kelly raise their glasses to German Nite. 7. The Rev. John Victoria took Sister Nancy Lee Lydon for a spin on the dance floor. 8. Bernadine Tarasek and Al Yanovich.

ne of the most popular area “feast-beforethe-fast” celebrations took place at St. Nicholas Church in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday night. Folks, many sporting proper attire, such as feathered caps, and carrying proper frothy mugs, came together for German Nite, the 46th annual pre-Lenten celebration. The Walt Groller orchestra provided music for dancing, and many did indeed dance the night away. AIMEE DILGER PHOTOS/THE TIMES LEADER

WOLF Continued from page 15

What: “Red Riding Hood” Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Julie Christie, Shiloh Fernandez, Max Irons, Virginia Madsen

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fearless tomboy. Girlfriend keeps a knife in her knickers. That’s handy, because the wolf might be Peter (Shiloh Fernandez), her childhood beau. Or

Henry (Max Irons, son of Jeremy), the “rich” blacksmith’s son her mother (Virginia Madsen) wants her to marry. Or even her granny, whom she tells, “What

big TEETH you have.” Red Riding’s dad is also Bella’s dad from “Twilight” (Billy Burke). Try to pretend that doesn’t raise brows. Screenwriter David Leslie Johnson incorporates a few “bigbad-wolf” gags that fall flat. The dialogue is cut-and-paste “Promise me you’ll be careful” pabulum. And Hardwicke bathes her characters in the comfy glow of a glamour photo, but none of the performances pop off the screen.

Still, Seyfried and Fernandez click as a couple, and the woodsy fantasy setting is striking. Hearing how Hardwicke was shown the door from the lucrative “Twilight” film franchise she launched makes one wish better for one of Hollywood’s few successful female filmmakers. But “Red Riding Hood” is far more grim than “Grimm,” and not nearly as much fun as it should have been.

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val commandos. Hunting for a werewolf in the woods is a waste of time, Father Solomon intones. The wolf is in their ranks. Solomon preaches paranoia, and Valerie looks into every face with suspicion. Seyfried plays this Red Riding as a somewhat

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BY MICHAEL ARGIRION & JEFF KNUREK

TV show actress has ties to Mumbai Q. Who is the young black-haired actress who plays the investigator on “The Good Wife”? What can you tell me about her? A. Archie Punjabi plays the smart but mysterious Kalinda Sharma on the CBS drama, currently in its second season. She won an Emmy for best supporting actress in a drama for her first-season work. According to her CBS bio, she was born in England but spent part of her childhood in Mumbai (Bombay). So she considers herself “part Bombayite, part British.” She graduated from Brunel University, England, with a degree in management studies and, when not working, lives in London.

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Q. I was just wondering if Van Williams from “The Green Hornet” is related to Anson Williams of “Happy Days.”

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A. Not as far as I can determine. Williams starred in the ABC series version of “The Green Hornet,” with Bruce Lee as Kato, in 1966-67. Anson Williams, who played Potsie Weber on “Happy Days,” does have a famous relative; born Anson William Heimlich, he is reportedly a cousin of the inventor of the Heimlich maneuver.

Do you have a question or comment for the mailbag? Write to me at rheldenfels@thebeaconjournal.com or by regular mail to the Akron Beacon Journal, 44 E. Exchange St., Akron, OH 44309.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You need a

viable strategy for turning your idea into an event on everyone’s calendar. You would be wise to spend at least two hours planning. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). All predictions, even the ones made by the most seasoned authorities, are opinions. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It will be challenging to slip into work mode. If only you could send an avatar to do your job for you. Alas, there are certain things that require your human touch.

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CANCER (June 22-July 22). You will teach

someone what it means to be responsible. This you’ll mostly do through example, though it would also help to give clear instructions about what the other person needs to do in order to fulfill his duty. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll get the first small sign that magic is on the horizon. A love grows inside you and will blossom into a great affection. When you put your feelings into action, something wonderful is set in motion. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It may feel as though you are in the wrong lane fighting the oncoming traffic. Remove yourself from the road and assess the situation.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll get news

that affects you so directly, it’s almost as though it has been catered especially for you. It won’t be enough to hear things once. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It will seem to those around you that you are getting all of the good luck. And though they won’t exactly point at you like surly kindergarteners declaring “no fair!” they’ll do the grownup equivalent. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You will be drawn in by complicated people. There’s a spark of excitement and creativity there that holds your interest. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll get the feeling that someone is watching over you and protecting you. Indeed, you

can go about your business in a relatively fearless fashion because someone does have your back. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If you’re late, you’ll cause another person to be late, as well, and that will affect yet another and another. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Listen up for negativity so that you can avoid getting dragged into situations that are clearly bad news. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 11). You will know that you are loved. Your year is made joyful through simple pleasures and heart-warming gestures. You’ll reconnect with old friends. Libra and Sagittarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 19, 32, 22, 17 and 49.

Attention paid to dying boy embitters his jealous aunt Dear Abby: My 3-year-old son is terminally ill. My sister-in-law, “Anita,” has a son who is a year old. Anita always wants to compete for attention between the two boys. She makes nasty comments to family members, suggesting that her son is ignored while mine gets all the attention. No one says anything to her because they’re afraid of her “blowups.” I don’t know how much

longer I can live with this. It is hard enough watching my son slip away a little more each day, but having to deal with this has pushed me over the edge. How can I handle this situation? — Falling Apart in Illinois

volatile sister-in-law that the “annoyance” she’s feeling is selfish and insensitive. However, because no one is, it might be better that Anita be excluded from family gatherings in which she might feel her son is getting short shrift. And you should ask the person who is repeating her complaints to you to please stop sharing them.

Dear Falling Apart: It’s a shame that no one in the family is willing to point out to your

Dear Abby: A few months ago I ran into an old friend at the spa. She told me to call her and plan to get together with her. I

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have called her, but she never seems receptive to actually getting together. She called me once and invited me over to sit by the pool, but that’s been the extent of it. We’re both married with children and work part time. I feel as though I’m bothering her when I call since she never makes an effort to return my calls or accept my invitations. However, when we run into each other, she’s friendly. Should I stop putting out the effort? — Can’t Figure It Out

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Will Brad pop that question? By SANDRA SNYDER ssnyder@timesleader.com

“All you need to see,” a former, albeit reluctant, fan of “The Bachelor” texted Monday during the penultimate episode, “The Women Tell All.” That’s when citizens of this fabled “America” sit in studio audience to watch the season’s “most memorable” dismissed dames return to flaunt their ability to move on after getting booted from one of television’s most notable dens of iniquity. Ex-fan has concluded you can now skip the entire season, tune into the tell-all and know all you need to know to watch the finale. (This season’s is at 8 p.m. Monday on ABC.) As show fans knew going in, the two remaining women – executive assistant Chantal O’Brien, “the slapper,” and event planner Emily Maynard, the racing widow, weren’t invited to the lead-up tell-all. Instead, Brad dutifully gushed about his eternal love for an unidentified one of them while his castoffs publicly smiled but secretly seethed. Interesting enough, O’Brien and Maynard are the first pair of finalists who’ve both been married before. But the tell-all’s really not about them, of course. It’s about giving brazen baddies like Mi-

chelle a chance to redeem themselves (Did she? Eh … ) and mostly unscathed almost-winners the chance to “audition” to become the next Bachelorette. (Sure, they don’t officially say that, but we all know it’s happening.) Ashley Hebert, with new brown hair and long bangs, performed admirably, and speculation is already rampant she’s the one. Meanwhile, will it be the feisty, raven-haired, dark-eyed Chantal or the demure, doeeyed, Southern belle Emily our cowboy commitment-phobe will take home to Texas and Mama? Oh, delicious Monday.

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The Potato Shack

27 Wilson Street, Larksville O pen Fri . 11:30-9:00 S at. & S un. 4:00-9:00

288-1584

Magic Nails 115 W. End Rd., Hanover Twp, PA

820-0600

PIZZA, PASTA, WINGS

PERFECTO! Danny’s Famous Wings

made fresh and served with Blue Cheese and Celery

Amelia’s Diner

Memorial Highway - Shavertown - 674-5630

RICCI’S PIZZA & BEER 155 Park Avenue, W-B • 825-3652

LENTEN SPECIALS

Choose Your Own Special • (Monday, Wednesday & Friday) • Buy a 10-Cut Tray & Receive 2 Slices FREE! • 1–Large Round 16” Pizza & 10 Cuts Of Sicilian Pizza $17.49 The only thing cheap about our pizza...is the price!! View our menu at: www.menusNEPA.com

FRIDAY

STEALING NEAL @ 9:30

SATURDAY

ST. PATRICK’S PARTY with

We Deliver!

EVERY WEDNESDAY @ 8PM

758 Sans Souci Parkway Hanover Township, PA 18706 (next to Michael Mootz Candy)

829-2500

829-4500

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DALLAS AMERICAN LEGION

Pasta Dinners includes Garlic Knots Pizza - Round, Sicilian and Specialty Pizzas

274268

**THIS WEEKEND**

•Shrimp Salad Sandwich •Rutter Ave. (Request No Bacon) •3 Salad Combo (Tuna, Egg, Shrimp) Over Greens •Gnocci Haluski (Fridays Only) •Fish n Chips •Shrimp/Chips •Homemade Crabcake Sandwich •Shrimp & Crabcake Sandwich •Homemade Baked Mac-N-Cheese •The Gordy Haddock Sandwich •Yuengling Lager Scallops w/Fries & Cole Slaw

Now N Only $12.00

Now Only $20.00

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

822-4474

Regular $13.00 & up

Regular $22.00 & up

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

2 Dzn. STEAMED CLAMS $4.59 STUFFED FLOUNDER With Mixed Seafood OCEAN SAMPLER Salmon - Tilapia - Haddock PORK DIJON With Roasted Red Potatoes STEAK PIAZZIOLA With Penne Pasta Great Homemade Desserts

NAIL FILL

with this ad

Open Fridays Until 7pm

COOL RIDE

DRINK SPECIAL • IRISH JIG CONTEST GIVEAWAYS

KARAOKE WITH JOE MIRAGLIA

THURSDAY, MARCH 17 — ST. PATRICK’S DAY $1.00 Mugs ALL DAY

Special Rates For Hall Rentals Available Call 674-2407 730 Memorial Highway • Dallas • 675-6542

CHECKERBOARD INN SPECIALS

Sole Stuffed w/ Crabmeat & Cheese served with 2 sides

Baked Chicken Saltimbocca served with 2 sides

Pizza Special - Broccoli with Pesto Rosso Sauce - Old Forge Style • PAGACH Back Room Available For Parties • Catering Off Premises Available See all our specials at www.checkerboardinn.com

Carverton Road, Trucksville • 696-1648

verbrook Pub & Grille

Friday & Saturday Specials

Fish & Chips

Served with Tartar Sauce & Cole Slaw

Citrus Peppercorn Baked Tilapia Served with Brown Rice & Vegetable

Pagach

Now Open 7 Days A Week

Mon & Tues 4 - 10pm Wed - Sat 12 - 10pm • Sun 12 - 9pm

Now Featuring Daily Specials!

OFF SITE CATERING NOW AVAILABLE

259 Overbrook Road • Dallas, PA 18612 Phone: 570-675-2727 • www.overbrookpub.com

ENTERTAINMENT

SkyBox Sports Bar (822-6600)

@ Grotto Pizza Outside the Wyoming Valley Mall Live Entertainment During Happy Hour, Fridays 5-7

Tonite

HAT TRICK DUO

Grand Slam Sports Bar (639-3278) @ Grotto Pizza Harveys Lake Tonite 8:30

THE SPERAZZA BAND www.grottopizzapa.com