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K, no more bubblegum for 8-year-old Cecilia Jakubczyk. • No more iced tea for her 11-year-old brother, Jacob. • For the 40 days of Lent, the preEaster season that begins Wednesday, the two siblings from Plymouth plan to refrain from those treats as a sacrifice. • But before they embark on 40 days grown-ups might describe as a time of prayer and contemplation, they’re going to have a “Mardi Gras Madness” party on Sunday afternoon at Good Shepherd Academy in Kingston. See MARDI GRAS, Page 7

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Students at Good Sheperd Academy, Jilliam DelBalso, Hanna Jones, Keira Nilson, Stan Wateski, Abby Charneski, Cecilia Jakubczyk, Livia Moore, Nate Remski and Tyler Stiles, get into the Mardi Gras spirit as plans gear up for a Mardi Gras Madness celebration at their Kingston school on Sunday.

IF YOU GO If you want to feast before the fast: Mardi Gras Madness, with games, prizes and a pasta dinner, Good Shepherd Academy, 315 N. Maple Ave., Kingston. 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. 718-4724 Mardi Gras at Gober’s Deco Lounge, 1248 Wyoming Ave., Exeter. 6:30 to 11 p.m. Tuesday. 655-3929 Shrove Tuesday pancake, sausage and egg dinner, Trinity Episcopal Church, Montgomery and Spring streets, West Pittston. 3:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday Homemade Pasta and Sausage dinner, St. Maria Goretti banquet room, Laflin Road, Laflin. Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday German Nite, St. Nicholas Church hall, 226 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. Doors open at 6 p.m. Walt Groller Orchestra to play from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. $25. 823-7736. Fat Sunday Fund-raiser, Christ United Methodist Church, 175 S. Main Road, Mountain Top, noon Sunday, soup and bread served, desserts auctioned off. 474-6060.

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Cheers! By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

ichael Finnerty and Danny Walsh, bartenders at Beer Boys in WilkesBarre, always keep an open mind, and ear, when it comes to new drinks.

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“We get a lot of the college crowd here,” Finnerty said, “so that means a lot of people from Philadelphia, New Jersey, New York. They’re always telling us about some new drink they tried there.” “We’re always serving new things,” Walsh said, “whether it’s something we come up with or something someone has seen elsewhere.” To that end, Beer Boys now carries Three Olives Dude, a new lemon-lime-flavored vodka, and is, as far as Finnerty and Walsh know, the only bar in the area to offer it. They’re using it to concoct a drink that pays homage to a fast-food chain favorite – Mountain Dew’s Baja Blast, a soft drink served at Taco Bell. “It tastes exactly like a Baja Blast, just with a hint of cherry,” Finnerty said. “You can barely taste the alcohol in it,” Walsh said. “It’s just like drinking a soda.” ••• BAJA BLAST Served at Beer Boys in Wilkes-Barre $4; $3 Saturday special from 9-11 p.m. Recipe: (eyeball it!) 3 Olives Dude vodka Island Blue Pucker Sprite Dash of grenadine Garnish with fruit, such as lime, lemon, or cherry

Restaurant Review

Rustic ambience adds appeal

here’s something somewhat magical about having a meal amid the birch trees. Not, of course, that you feel you’ve gone back to nature, what with the clatter of slot machines and gaming tables right over your shoulder. But the rustic, white tree trunks that ascend to the ceiling inside Timbers Buffet do add an outdoorsy ambience and almost-elegance that make you forget you’re basically eating off a chow line. And the food, herd-style though it is, holds up. The masses must agree. We’re told the line can snake down the corridors sometimes, especially on weekends. Could be that for $16.99 you can enjoy a little bit of everything for dinner, from soup to nuts (literally), at a quality level that does seem to outdistance your run-of-the-mill buffet. I’m not generally a fan, for example, of carving stations, often finding the meat dry, fatty or undercooked, but here a slice of roast turkey proved neither. Instead it was tender and quite juicy. A companion sampling the beef said it was equally tasty, though somewhat small. He noted that a woman ahead of him who’d asked to have the fat trimmed before receiving her portion, looked surprised to see how little was left. But kudos to the carver for providing the trimming service, and, yes, she could have gone back for another slice, hence the term “buffet.” My companion, however, noted his own reluctance to do so and appear greedy. Fortunately for folks like him, the other offerings are so plentiful – and many quite impressively done – he could fill and refill his plate without judgment. To my estimation, the pigs in the blanket (here called golabki, but you can say cabbage rolls) were the biggest hit. Strange? What can I say? The cabbage was especially soft and on the thin side, as opposed to thick and impenetrable, which often is the case, and the meat inside was perfectly flavored and not overly riced. You could have taken this local favorite and teamed it with several other palatable Eastern Eu-

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Timbers Buffet at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs offers a casual sort of elegance.

IF YOU GO What: Timbers Buffet at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Where: 1280 Highway 315, Plains Township Call: 570-831-3506 Credit cards? Yes Handicapped accessible? Yes Hours: Sunday: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (brunch) and 4-8 p.m. (dinner), both $16.99; Monday-Thursday: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (lunch, $12.99) and 4-8 p.m. (dinner, $16.99); Friday: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (lunch, $12.99) and 4-9 p.m. (dinner, $22.99/seafood night); Saturday: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (lunch, $12.99) and 4-9 p.m. (dinner, $16.99).

ropean specialties. We found crispy, nicely browned baby potato pancakes, baby pierogies with butter and onions (perky but slightly dry) and haluski, which was the only ethnic offering not quite up to par. (The cabbage was entirely too thick, cut into actual hunks that fought with a fork.) Rounding out the main-plate offerings were an array of the usual suspects, including meatballs and pastas and a nicely presented, flaky whitefish. Even pizza made an appearance. Side dishes were endless. Vegetables were plentiful and anything but standard issue. Think roasted, marinated or otherwise elegantly dressed. A roasted-vegetable couscous was particularly luscious, and a vegetable eggroll was perky, crisp and fresh. And we’d do you no favors by not shouting out the prolific soup

Chow Chatter The restaurant experience is often all about the ambience, but ambience is tough to define. Brown booths with orange laminate tabletops in front of an old-fashioned, soda-style counter? A box of Zagnuts and a jar of oversize Tootsie Rolls, 20 cents each, at the register? That’s ambience, too. Been to the Half Circle on West End Road in Hanover Township lately? It’s not easy to find a more satisfyingly simply lunch (or dinner). We always get the same thing: pork barbecue with relish and two sides to share: potato nuggets (essentially mini potato pancakes) and broccoli and cheese nuggets, which burst with broccoli. Sometimes we even throw in a cup of chicken noodle soup in a shout of appreciation for a basic place that focuses on the basics. It’s the little place time seems to have forgotten, and as far as we’re concerned it can keep forgetting.

and salad bar. A tortilla soup truly hit the spot. Rich, velvety tomato broth was laced with the scent of a lime and given a crunchy kick courtesy of corn. As if this all was not enough, a companion even came back with a plate of peel-and-eat shrimp, proving you don’t have to pay the extra $6 on Thursdays to have a run at some seafood. Our other companion found the dessert table and seemed to enjoy his bread pudding. So, yes, a happy trio we were, even as we discussed tweaks we’d make if we owned the place. One issue – the trace of cigarette smoke in the air – might be insurmountable, as the restaurant happens to be directly across from the smoking area of the casino floor. (We were escorted to a lovely large table in a nice area of the restaurant but asked for a

less-desirable, less-smoky spot.) Others would be easy fixes. We’d move the local and ethnic favorites together, for example, and indicate so with signage. In general, we’d group the genres better and add some unobtrusive overhead signage all around, which would help direct traffic. And, curious enough, we’d move the actual serving bowls closer to the ends of the counters. My tall, shrimp-eating companion suggested this. Dude’s a big guy with long arms, and still he had trouble with reach. On second thought, given the popularity of this place, maybe this troublesome setback is by design. You know, limit the access just a bit. (Just kidding. We don’t really think that.) Times Leader food critics remain anonymous.

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NOTES ON MUSIC

By SARA POKORNY

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sk Kriki where she sees herself in five years and you’ll get a hearty laugh as a response. “In my life so far, I’ve learned that every plan is going to change,” she said. “Every plan I’ve made in my life as of now has not come true, except the music aspect.” terms of sound. Kriki describes it as “a little bit of folk rock with a lot of pop influences.” “This is different from what I’ve done in the past in the sense that it’s a lot more laid back and reflective,” she said. “I think that, on the whole, it’s just a bit calmer while still having a good amount of energy to it.” Reflection is a theme that runs through Kriki’s lyrics. “I really have a hard time writing about small stuff,” she said. “I write about the things that are big questions that make me wonder, specifically God.” “I wonder about why life goes the way it does. Every once in a while I’ll write about something specific in my life, but it’s mostly about things I just don’t understand.”

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The female vocalist echoes this sentiment in the track titled “Change,” part of her debut solo album, “Talk (We Act Like We’re Doing Something).” The 26-year-old Harding native will play Bart & Urby’s in Wilkes-Barre at 10 p.m. Saturday supported by her band, Anne Chairge on keyboard and flute and sister Jessica Kirby on bass. A drummer will take the fourth spot, which is most often filled by a guest musician. Before this album, Kriki was part of several other musical projects, such as Evernight, Rippletree Effect and Barefoot. “It’s been eight or nine years that I’ve been playing with other bands,” she said. “I just decided to do my own thing, work on my own material a little bit, and see what I can come up with.” This project differs from the others in

Her favorite track on the EP is its namesake, “Talk.” “It hits on the big picture, the big questions,” she said. “It’s kind of an inverted conversation with myself trying to figure things out.” No matter what changes may come her way, Kriki knows that five, even 10, years down the line, one thing will stay the same. “Putting my thoughts on paper and to music is my passion,” she said. “I would think that no matter what changes in my life, that won’t.” ••• Meanwhile, George Jones is coming to town for real this time. The legendary country singer will make his rescheduled stop at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The 76-year-old is often referred to as “the greatest living country singer.” He’s been honored numerous times over his career, including as Most Promising Country Vocalist in1956, as a 2008 Kennedy Center honoree, and with a 1992 induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame and a No. 3 rank in

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Concerts THIS WEEK: MARCH 4 T O 1 0 , 2 0 11 Cuban Trio, a concert sponsored by the Latin American Studies Concentration. Redington Hall, 1120 Linden St., University of Scranton. Tonight at 6:30. Free. 941-7447. Hot 8 Brass Band, the New Orleans ensemble with Mardi Gras rhythms of energetic funk. Mitrani Hall, Haas Center for the Arts, Bloomsburg University. Tonight at 7. $25. 389-4409. Man Musk, a comedy variety show with the Dependable Felons (Wyoming Valley residents James Chupka, Matthew Meyer and Bern Podcasy), the New York-based Indicators, Brooklyn hip-hop group BFA and (Saturday only) improv with Matt& (Mountain Top resident Matt Holmes). KISS Theater, 58 Wyoming Valley Mall, Wilkes-Barre Township. Tonight and Saturday at 9 p.m. $10. 347-675-3162. The Lyric Consort. The eightmember a-cappella ensemble performs sacred music of Lent along with spirituals and Monteverdi madrigals. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 232 Wyoming Ave., Scranton. Saturday at 8 p.m. $10. 3436707. The Saw Doctors, the Irish rock band from County Galway promoting its recent release “The Further Adventures of the Saw Doctors.” Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. Saturday at 8 p.m. $29, $24. 866-605-7325. Kashmir, an authentic re-creation of a show by rock legends Led Zeppelin. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. Saturday at 8:30 p.m. $20. 3250249. Conspirator, the electro-jam band with Marc Brownstein and Aron Magner from the Disco Biscuits. Sherman Theater, 524 Main St., Stroudsburg. Saturday at 9 p.m. $17 advance, $22 day of show. 420-2808. WAR, the eclectic Afro-Cuban, jazz-funk group. Mount Airy Casino Resort, 44 Woodland Road, Mount Pocono. Saturday at 9 p.m. $40, $25. 866-468-7619.

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Pennsylvania Lyric Opera, a concert of favorites, including selections from “La Traviata,” “Don Giovanni,” “Rigoletto” and “The Marriage of Figaro.” Cecilia Cohen Recital Hall, Normal and Marguerite streets, East Stroudsburg University. Sunday at 3 p.m. $15, $12 seniors, $5 children. 328-5864.

Best Bet For an early dose of St. Patrick’s Day celebrating, head to the Scranton Cultural Center on Thursday to hear the High Kings. This quartet of strongvoiced Irish balladeers – voted Ireland’s Folk Group of the Year – will take you down “The Road to Dublin” and through fields of “Wild Mountain Thyme,” accompanied by the Celtic sound of flute, fiddle, accordion and bodhran. $32. 800-7453000.

choral group. Shavertown United Methodist Church, 163 N. Pioneer Ave., Shavertown. Sunday at 7 p.m. Freewill offering. 881-9468. George Jones, the “King of Country” who set the standard for modern country music. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Sunday at 7:30 p.m. $57.50, $47.50, $37.50, $37.50. 826-1100. In Recital, with the University of Scranton Performance Music group. Houlihan-McLean Center, Jefferson Avenue and Mulberry Street, University of Scranton. Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Free. 941-7624. The High Kings, the Irish balladeers and multi-instrumentalists, who were voted Ireland’s Folk Group of the Year. Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton. Thursday at 7:30 p.m. $32. 800-745-3000. Asleep at the Wheel, the famed western-swing, boogie and rootsmusic group and nine-time Grammy Award winners. Sherman Theater, 524 Main St., Stroudsburg. Thursday at 7:30 p.m. $35, $27. 420-2808.

FUTURE CONCERTS Masterworks: Mozart and Friends, a classical concert by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic with guest horn soloist William Caballero of the Pittsburgh Symphony. Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton. March 11 at 8 p.m. with a preconcert talk at 7 p.m. $56, $51, $41. 341-1568.

Men Aloud, lush arrangements and high-energy choreography by the winner of Britain’s “Last Choir Standing.” Sherman Theater, 524 Main St., Stroudsburg. Sunday at 7 p.m. $32. 420-2808.

Arrival: The Music of ABBA, the 12-member tribute band with original ABBA members Finn Sjoberg (guitar) and Roger Palm (drums). Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. March 11 at 8 p.m. $28, $23. 866-605-7325.

The Kenyon College Chamber Singers, the touring a cappella

The Glengarry Bhoys, the renowned Canadian alternative Celtic

The Pennsylvania Lyric Opera will perform its annual gala concert Sunday at East Stroudsburg University. group. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. March 11 at 8:30 p.m. $26. 325-0249. Selah, the Christian music trio and Dove Award-winners along with performers Aaron Shust and Shaun Groves. Cross Creek Community Church, 370 Carverton Road, Trucksville. March 12 at 6 p.m. $10 advance, $15 at the door. 696-0399. Big Shot, a tribute band performing the hits of Billy Joel with front man Mike DelGuidice. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. March 12 at 8 p.m. $17 advance, $22 day of show. 866-605-7325. Mac Miller, the 19-year-old Pittsburgh hip-hop musician. Sherman Theater, 524 Main St., Stroudsburg. March 12 at 8 p.m. $15. 420-2808. Tartan Terrors, Celtic music, comedy and theater by the high-energy, seven-member group. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. March 12 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. March 13 at 3 p.m. Free. 941-7624.

The Lyric Consort will perform music of Lent along with spirituals and madrigals tomorrow at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Scranton. The Life and Music of Billie Holiday, by Jacque Tara Washington and the Presbybop Quartet. First Presbyterian Church, 300 School St., Clarks Summit. March 13 at 4 p.m. Free but donations accepted. 586-6303. The Los Angeles Philharmonic, a live, high-definition simulcast of Gustavo Dudamel conducting the orchestra in a Tchaikovsky program. Movies 14, 24 E. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre. March 13 at 5

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ven death won’t stop Bern Podcasy from doing sketch comedy. “When I say I want to do this forever, I don’t mean until I die. I really mean forever,” the 29-year-old WilkesBarre native said. “My postmortem stuff is going to be great.”

The Dependable Felons, James Chupka, Matthew Meyer and Bern Podcasy, will bring their comedic talents to a show billed as ‘sinhappy comedians overrunning the Valley.’

IF YOU GO What: Man Musk Comedic Variety Show, with the Dependable Felons. (Mature audiences only.) When: 9 tonight and tomorrow night Where: Kiss Theatre, in the Wyoming Valley Mall Admission: $10. Tickets can be bought an hour before the show day-of or at DependableFelons.com.

have more cinematic quality to our sketch work than average sketch group does.” Though the Felons have performed in well-known settings such as the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City and the Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre, a turning point in their career came in 2009 at a hometown venue, the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre. “It was a very ambitious project,” Meyer said. “The three of us took on writing, producing, performing, directing and everything else involved with the show. It was a 90-minute sketch show of all-original stuff.” “That’s when we realized we had the capability to put together

larger things, and we wanted to take what we were doing out to bigger and better places.” The group now has bases in both Philadelphia and Brooklyn, N.Y. This is where the three met the acts that will accompany them during “Man Musk.” They will be joined by Mountain Top native Matt Holmes for his audience-interactive improv show “Matt &” on Saturday. Brooklyn-based groups The Indicators, an improv ensemble, and BFA, a hip-hop duo, also will be a part of the production. “This show is really the only sketch comedy and improv variety show that you can see in the Wyoming Valley right now,” Meyer said. To hear the group members tell it, they’ve evolved, even since 2009. “I think it used to be that if someone had idea, we’d do it and put it up on the Internet and not think much of it,” Podcasy said. “Now we have more of a focused drive, more of a schedule, and for the most part I think it’s the attitude that’s changed. We all want to do this as a career forever.” Even in the afterlife.

“We’re gonna have a lot of fun, and food,” said 8-year-old Nate Remski of Courtdale, one of several schoolmates eagerly anticipating a feast before the fast. Mardi Gras Madness isn’t just for the students and their families, organizer and mom Debbie Jakubczyk said, but for the entire community, who, she hopes, will enjoy a pasta dinner, face painting, duck pond, lollipop tree, various games and a chance to win more than 30 raffle baskets that often contain more than what immediately meets the eye. “This one includes a trip to New York and a comedy show,” she said, pointing out a basket filled with fresh apples to symbolize the Big Apple. The Good Shepherd affair isn’t the only Mardi Gras party planned this week. Fat Tuesday also will be celebrated in a big way at Gober’s Deco Lounge in Exeter, starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, with a party hosted by the Wyoming Area Kiwanis. The Cajun buffet will include fried chicken, southern-style green beans, cheddar jalapeno cornbread and traditional Mardi Gras king cake, said Sarah Mangan of Exeter, sister of the organizer. “Many folks attend the event simply wearing their finest in gold, purple, and/or green,” Mangan said. “Some go the extra mile for their favorite Mardi Gras masks, hats, boas and

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the 40 Greatest Men of Country Music in 2003. Due to illness, Jones had to cancel his December concert here. All tickets bought for that show will be honored Sunday. Tickets also are on sale and cost $27.50, $37.50, $47.50 and $57.50. ••• Handshakes & Head Butts, Suze, Paulsko, Make Love & War, and County Lines will play the River Grille in Plains Township from 2 p.m. until 2 a.m. tomorrow as part of a benefit for Peter K. Menzies. The 24-year-old from Dallas has high-risk Hodgkins lymphoma and is undergoing chemotherapy, which will be followed up by

radiation treatments. His fiancé, Michelle Ostroski, 21, of Hunlock Creek, and family and friends are organizing the benefit. The proceeds will go toward Menzies’ expenses while he battles the disease. In addition to live entertainment, a silent auction and basket raffles are planned. Auction items will include a puck signed by celebrated Detroit Red Wings hockey player Gordie Howe, a Philadelphia Flyers hat signed by Jeff Carter, puck signed by Chris Pronger and photo signed by Braydon Coburn and a Philadelphia 76ers picture signed by Jodie Meeks Baskets will include a “Night in Italy,” filled with the makings of a romantic dinner, a “This Is How I Roll” sushi basket and “Hungry Man,” a basket filled with gift certificates from area restaurants, among other themed items.

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Podcasy is part of the comedic group Dependable Felons, a trio of Wilkes-Barre natives that also includes Matthew Meyer, 29, and James Chupka, 26. The Felons invite you to a comedy variety show, “Man Musk,” at the Kiss Theatre today and tomorrow. This morbid sense of humor is only a glimpse of what the group’s comedic style is all about. “We’ve gone back and forth as to what we are, and I think we finally settled on ‘Let’s get weird’ as our mantra,” Podcasy said. “Sometimes we do take on some pretty raunchy topics; sometimes we’re just plain silly.” “We like to make people laugh but also feel a bit uncomfortable,” Chupka said. “It’s about making people feel weird in a good way, not in a way that they’re disgusted.” An odd pairing that’s part of the Felons’ act is the oft-portrayed detective duo of Nick Nolte and Gary Busey. “We’ve done that in so many different incarnations,” Meyer said. “It’s a personal favorite.” The Felons also have performed “Three Men in a Tub,” their take on the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker. “It’s one of the first sketches we wrote, one of the first we got out there and did, so, to me, it’s definitely the one that stands out the most,” Podcasy said. These sketches, along with several others, can be found on www.funnyordie.com on the Dependable Felons page. The Felons formed in 2009, and the first major project they did, their short film “Self Portrait,” landed them in fourth place as part of the 48 Hour Film Project in Philadelphia. “Our approach to the filmed aspect separates us from other sketch groups,” Meyer said. “We

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beads.” Masks and beads will be available at the door as well, she added, and local duo CNR will provide live entertainment. Earlier that day, volunteers at Trinity Episcopal Church in West Pittston will celebrate Shrove Tuesday with a homestyle pancake, sausage and egg dinner from 3:30 to 7 p.m. “The tradition for Shrove Tuesday dinners came about because Christians would use up ingredients like eggs and fat and sugar before starting the Lenten season, which is a time of fasting and prayer in preparation for the celebration of Easter,” the Rev. John Major said. “You get everything out of the way, out of the house — everything that might encourage you to break the fast,” he explained. “We’re ridding ourselves of the extras.” The church invites the public to come and socialize. “It’s really aligned with our parish mission,” Major said, “to build community in the neighborhood and the region.” On this final weekend before Lent, other local celebrations are planned at St. Nicholas Church in Wilkes-Barre, which will have a German-style buffet and live orchestra at Saturday’s 46th annual German Nite (doors open at 6 p.m.), and at St. Maria Goretti Church in Laflin, where a homemade pasta and sausage dinner will be served from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Christ United Methodist Church of Mountain Top will hold a “Fat Sunday Fund-raiser” at noon Sunday, serving soup and bread and auctioning off dessert.

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St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, a fundraiser for Ballet of Northeast

Conference on Women and History in Northeastern Pennsylvania,

with keynote speaker oral historian Linda Shopes. Brennan Hall, 300 Madison Ave., University of Scranton. Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Luncheon (served 1920s-style): $10. Lunch reservations: 941-4016.

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for more information about the Music Box 2011 Season.

Call 283-2195 or 800-698-PLAY for Information and Reservations

Wyoming, Lackawanna, Jefferson, Spruce and North Washington avenues in Scranton. March 12 at noon. Details: stpatsparade.com.

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a.m. Free. 821-1959.

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance, with music by Gary Dee and Company along with an open bar and door prizes. VFW Post 4909, 401-

German Nite, the 46th annual pre-Lenten celebration. St. Nicholas Church, 226 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. Saturday, 6 to 11 p.m. $25. 823-7736. Night at the Races, by the Forty Fort Lions Club. American Legion, 259 Shoemaker St., Swoyersville. Saturday, doors at 6:30 p.m. 9054905. New England Contra Dance, with Fingerpyx. Church of Christ Uniting, 190 S. Sprague Ave., Kingston. Saturday at 7:30 p.m. $9. 3334007. Monthly Bingo, by St. Faustina Kowalska Parish at St. Mary’s Church Hall, 1030 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke. Sunday with doors at 12:30 p.m. and games at 1:45 p.m. 735-4834. Smart Phone Clinic. Tech-savvy staff and teens give pointers. Osterhout Free Library, Wilkes-Barre. Monday, 6 to 8 p.m. 821-1959. Tournees French Film Festival, screenings of “35 Rhums” (35 Shots of Rum), about the strong bond between a father and daughter (Monday at 7 p.m.); and “La Belle Personne” (The Beautiful Person), about the loves of a highschool student (Tuesday at 7 p.m.). Brennan Hall, 300 Madison Ave., University of Scranton. Free. 9414165. World Affairs Luncheon Seminar on “The State of Gender Equality in the World Today” with Mary Ellen McNish of the Hunger Project. Schemel Forum. Room 509, Brennan Hall, University of Scranton. Tuesday at noon. $20. 941-4089. Facebook for Seniors. Tech-savvy teens help seniors create Facebook accounts. Must have an e-mail address. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Tuesday, 6 to 8 p.m. Over 50. 821-1959. Cyber Bullying, Sexting and Cyber Safety, a presentation by the Attorney General’s office. Conyngham United Methodist Church, 411

403 Main St., Dupont. March 12. 7:30 p.m. until 1 a.m. $25. Reservations: 654-9104. Luck for the Laurels Bingo, a fundraiser sponsored by Junior Leadership Wilkes-Barre for the Laurels Senior Living Facilities in Kingston. St. Ignatius Church, 339

N. Maple Ave., Kingston. March 13 at 1 p.m. $5, $3 children. 868-6054.

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St. Patrick’s Day Parade, a march along South Main Street in WilkesBarre. With pipe-and-drum corps, string and marching bands, step dancers and civic groups. March 13 at 2 p.m. 208-4149.

The Philadelphia band Fingerpyx will provide the music for a New England Contra Dance tomorrow at the Church of Christ Uniting in Kingston. Main St. Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. 788-3960. Socrates Café. Discuss, listen or question. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Free. 821-1959. Civil War Round Table, livinghistory by Jo Ann Bogdanovicz performing as Mrs. Robert E. Lee. Daddow-Isaacs American Legion, 730 Memorial Highway, Dallas. Thursday at 7 p.m. Free. 639-1283. The Local Rail Scene, with photographer Ed Kaspriske. Iron Skillet, Petro Truck Stop, Avoca. Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Free. 822-0693.

FUTURE Rip! A Remix Manifesto, a documentary about U.S. copyright law with a music focus. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre. March 11 at 2 p.m. 821-1959. Miles for Michael Happy Hour, an Irish party with bands, baskets, free food and cash for gold. Banshee Irish Pub, 320 Penn Ave., Scranton. March 11, 6 to 9 p.m. $10. 654-5505. Monster Jam, monster-truck series. Mohegan Sun Arena, WilkesBarre Township. March 11 at 7:30 p.m.; March 12 at 2 and 7:30 p.m.; March 13 at 2 p.m. 800-745-3000. Getting Started in Genealogy, with Tom Mooney. West Pittston Library, 200 Exeter Ave.. March 12, 9 to 11:30 a.m. Free. Reservations: 654-9847. St. Patrick’s Day Parade, one of the largest in the country. Along

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The Gravity Slashers are back in town, and judging by the names of their stunts – cliffhangers, sterilizers, tsunamis and heart attacks – some fans will be on the edge of their seats during this adrenaline-fueled show. Riders launch their bikes off ramps, propelling them toward the rafters in mindbending acrobatic moves as they soar through the airspace of the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township. Catch these daredevils in action at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $31, $21, $16; $11 children. 800-745-3000.

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The world-famous Peking Acrobats plan to make your jaw drop with amazement as they push the envelope of human possibility. The gifted tumblers, contortionists, jugglers, cyclists and gymnasts – along with live musicians playing traditional Chinese instruments – continue the 2,000-year-old tradition of acrobatic perfection. The troupe recently set the world record for the Human Chair Stack on Fox’s Guinness Book Primetime when it balanced six people precariously atop six chairs, 21 feet in the air. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Saturday at 4 p.m. $37, $14.50 children. 826-1100.

THIS WEEK: MARCH 4 T O 1 0 , 2 0 11 Brannigan’s Blarney, two acts of Irish music and Celtic comedy done in Irish Music Hall style and set on the Auld Sod and in a Boston pub. Shawnee Playhouse, 1 River Road, Shawnee-on-Delaware. Through March 20: Fridays and Sundays at 2 p.m.; Saturdays at 8 p.m. $18, $10 children. 421-5093.

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All Shook Up, a musical of Elvis Presley songs with a story based on Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” Performed by the Drama Club at Coughlin High School, 80 N. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. Tonight and Saturday at 7 p.m. $10. 4063976.

Kiss Me Kate, the Tony Awardwinning, Cole Porter musical offering a play within a play – a production of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew.” Presented by Wyoming Valley West High School, 150 Wadham St., Plymouth. Tonight and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. $8, $5 students. 779-5361. Emma, based on the classic Jane Austen novel about a spirited heroine who insists on managing everyone’s love lives. Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center St., Bloomsburg. Through March 20: Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m. $24, $19 seniors, $11 students. 784-8181 or bte.org. See STAGE, Page 11

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Juan Huertero stars as the motorcyclin’ roustabout Chad and Kara Schneikart as the lovestruck Natalie in ‘All Shook Up,’ a musical combining Elvis Presley songs and Shakespearean themes. Catch the show this weekend at Coughlin High School in Wilkes-Barre.

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Nunsense, music and comedy with the Little Sisters of Hoboken. Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. Through March 6: Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m. Dinner served 90 minutes before show time. 283-2195. Speech & Debate, Stephen Karam’s dark comedy about three high-school misfits getting involved with a teacher scandal. Performed by the University of Scranton Players at the McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts, Scranton. Tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. 941-4318. Nunsense, the hilarious off-Broadway musical about the misadventures of the Little Sisters of Hoboken staging 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. Wednesdays through March 16 at 2:30 p.m. $20. 866468-7619. Frankenstein, an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 1818 story of romance and science fiction. Performed in conjunction with the “Wyoming County Reads” program. Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Wednesday at 7 p.m. Continues March 11 and 12 at 7 p.m.; March 13 at 3 p.m. $10. 996-1500.

Wednesday and continues through March 27: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m. $24, $16 seniors, $8 students. Discounts on Wednesdays and Thursdays. 558-1515.

What: ‘The Color Purple’ Where: Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton When: 8 tonight, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 1 and 6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $37, $49, $59 More info: 342-7784 or broadwayscranton.com

dead as well. “She believes if her sister was alive, she’d write,” Dantzler said. Ah, but maybe her sister is sending letters that are never delivered to Celie, who is treated harshly by a husband she deferentially calls “Mister.” Celie gradually realizes her own self-worth with help from an outspoken newcomer, Sofia, and from her husband’s own mistress, Shug, who after her sister Nettie, becomes the next person to offer Celie love. “Sometimes it takes a person a really long way before God can reveal his plan and his purpose for you,” Dantzler said. “Celie goes through an unfortunate series of circumstances to get to where she’s able to find herself and then receive love.” “Pretty much, Celie paral-

lels with the color purple,” Dantzler said. “It often can be overlooked, but when you stop and look at it you see how beautiful and magnificent it really is. It’s got lots of blue and red and pink in it. It’s this beautiful, beautiful color. “She was purposefully put here, just like the color purple.” One of the show’s most stirring moments, the actor said, is the song “I Am Here,” which signals Celie’s “moment of self-affirmation, her declaration of her worth.” Though the play shows much suffering, Dantzler said, there’s a hopeful message. “After all of that, the message is of love. It’s a universal language. Forgiveness, understanding, redemption, those are things we can all relate to and understand.” So, Celie forgives Mister, who has a change of heart by the story’s end. Does she forgive even the man who raped her? “I’ve never been asked that before,” Dantzler said with a pause. “I’m gonna go ahead and say yes. To get to the place where she is, she has to forgive. It’s healing.”

Kadejah Oné is the church soloist and Phillip Brandon is the preacher in this scene from ‘The Color Purple.’ The group sings about the ‘Mysterious Ways’ of the good Lord.

Lord of the Dance, Michael Flatley’s showpiece extravaganza based on mythical Irish folklore and blending traditional and modern Celtic music and dance. Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton. Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. $55, $45, $35. 800745-3000.

FUTURE Giselle, the classic ballet story of innocence, love, betrayal and redemption performed by Ballet Northeast with Julie Degnan as Giselle and guest professional artist Nikolai Morschakov as Albrecht. Dorothy Dickson Darte Center, West River Street at South River Street, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre. March 11-12 at 7:30 p.m.; March 13 at 2 p.m. $20, $15 children, students and seniors. Reservations: 287-5802.

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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. Opens

Jerry Durkin and Tom Tansey star in ‘Rounding Third,’ the Little League comedy-drama by Richard Dresser, playing at the Electric Theatre in Scranton from Wednesday through March 27.

he curtain opens on two young sisters playing in a wheelbarrow – and nothing really bad has happened yet. “In this production, we start off with the children being 9 and 7, so it’s a scene of innocence, sure,” said Dayna Jarae Dantzler, who has the lead role of Celie in “The Color Purple,” which will be presented at the Scranton Cultural Center this weekend. But the simple pleasures of childhood don’t last. “Not even two minutes later we see Celie (a few years older) walking out to church with a full belly,” Dantzler said. Set in rural Georgia during the 1930s, an era of oppressive “Jim Crow” laws and social customs, the story is based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, which details the hardships of Celie and other African-American women. Pregnant with her second child by the time she is 14, Celie has been raped twice by a man she believes is her father. Later, she will believe her children, who have been taken from her, are dead and that her sister, Nettie, is

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’Rango’

By ROGER MOORE The Orlando Sentinel

is a real head-scratcher

hose idea was it to turn those latterday Caribbean pirates Johnny Depp, Bill Nighy and (director) Gore Verbinski loose on a cartoon, ostensibly for kids?

Because “Rango” requires some explanation. It is funny, inventive and downright daft. But who is it for, what is it and most pointedly — what is the point? Many’s the movie fan who would pay to watch/ hear Depp riff on “ACTING” in a twisted opening monologue. He carries an umbrella-drink umbrella and wields a sword usually reserved for spearing the lime in your gin and tonic.

“Acting is RE-acting,” he bellows. “The audience thirsts for adventure. The hero cannot exist in a vacuum.” Well, it’s a terrarium actually. Not a vacuum. And the Depp delivering this monologue is a lizard en route to his owner’s new home. Terrarium and lizard tumble out of the car and into the desert, where See RANGO, Page 19

Dan Fogler, Teresa Palmer, Topher Grace and Anna Farris star in ’Take Me Home Tonight.’

“Take Me Home Tonight” is a 10years-too-late comedy. It’s ’80s nostalgia vamped up by people too young to have lived through the actual ’80s, but entirely too old to be playing college REVIEW kids nostalgic for What: “Take Me their ’80s highHome Tonight” school glory days. Starring: Topher It’s “Hot Tub Grace, Anna Faris, Teresa Palmer, Time Machine” Dan Fogler without the time machine or the hot Directed by: Michael Dowse tub. Or the fun Running time: 97 that entailed. minutes Topher Grace, Rated: R, for language, sexual now a well-precontent and drug served 32, is Matt, use the recent M.I.T. ★ 1/2 grad working for Suncoast Video while he tries to decide what to do with his life. Anna Faris, now 34, is Wendy, Matt’s twin sister, equally directionless also working at Suncoast. And Dan Fogler, now 34, is Barry, Matt’s burly, boozy loose-cannon pal. He skipped college and is regretting it. See HOME, Page 16

Who controls your destiny? By ROGER MOORE The Orlando Sentinel

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here are these guys, see? And they’re dressed in slightly out-ofdate suits, gray mostly. And they wear hats, all the time. They dress like “Mad Men” and they’re led by a “Mad Men” star (John Slattery). But they’re not in ad-

vertising, circa 1962. No, these guys run a vast bureaucracy that clocks in every morning and decides our fate. Make a move that doesn’t follow the predetermined path your life was supposed to follow, they set you straight. That’s what “The Adjustment Bureau” does, manipulate events so your life follows their plan. And no-

body knows they’re doing this. Until David Norris. His run for Congress just got derailed, and he’s just met a woman who changed his whole world view. An impulsive guy, acting on impulse, David (Matt Damon) stumbles into the knowledge of this “Bureau.” See FUTURE, Page 19

TL Oscar contest: They called ’em all By MARY THERESE BIEBEL mbiebel@timesleader.com

Elizabeth Parrish saw just about every film that was in the running for an Oscar. Mark Piazza saw only one – “Black Swan.” Using their different strategies, both Parrish, 68, of Hanover Township and Piazza, 53, of Swoyersville correctly predicted the major Academy Award winners in The Times Leader’s “You Pick The Oscars” contest. They were among seven readers, out of hundreds of entries, who correctly forecast all of the winners in the top six categories: “The King’s Speech” for Best Picture, Colin Firth for Best Actor, Christian Bale for Best Supporting Actor, Natalie Portman for Best Actress, Melissa Leo for Best Supporting Actress and Tom Hooper for Best Director. The other film-savvy winners are Thomas Moran of Wyoming, Claudette M. George of Tunkhannock, Yvonne Cooper of Tunkhannock, Norman McKenney of White Haven and Donna Monahan of Wilkes-Barre. Each will receive tickets from RC Movies 14 in

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Wilkes-Barre. Some of them, by the way, heartily agreed with the votes of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. “I loved it, loved it, loved it. I saw it twice,” Parrish, who is a nurse, said of “The King’s Speech.” “The supporting actor (Bale) was fabulous in ‘The Fighter.’ It was worth going to the movie just to see him,” said Cooper, 69, a retired homemaker from Tunkhannock. Others predicted how the Acad-

emy would vote, though it went against their personal inclinations. “I would’ve liked to have seen ‘The Fighter’ win,” said McKenney, 21, who works as a security guard. “If ‘The Fighter’ didn’t win, I wanted ‘The Social Network.’ ” In making her decisions, George, 60, a retired Verizon employee from Tunkhannock, considered not only the 2010 movies but each actor’s previous body of work. “I really thought about this,” she said. Piazza, who works in the marketing department at Luzerne Optical, didn’t see too many of the movies but read about them. “I got a sense of the Oscar buzz,” he said. It proves you don’t have to spend lots of hours in a darkened theater to be an insightful Oscar predictor. “I don’t see too many movies because they are so expensive,” said Monahan, who works as a nursing assistant. “I wait until they go on DVDs.” Now that she has her prize tickets, she said, it will be easier to have the full going-to-the-cinema experience. “Now when my husband says ‘Let’s go to the movies,’ I’ll say OK.”

NEW ON DVD This week’s new DVDs cover everything from falling in love to the will to survive. “Love and Other Drugs,” Grade A-minus: A woman (Anne Hathaway) trying to keep her independence falls for a charming pharmaceutical salesman (Jake Gyllenhaal). Director Ed Zwick, who co-wrote the screenplay with Charles Randolph, doesn’t go for the blatant romantic approach. Zwick knows falling in love is more than having a “meet-cute” story. “127 Hours,” Grade B-plus: A man

(James Franco) faces the reality that the only way he can survive an accident is to cut off his own arm. Because 90 percent of the film takes place with the main character trapped by a large stone, director Danny Boyle had to find a way to keep what’s essentially a one-man play — where his actor is confined to a space the size of a coffin — interesting. He accomplishes this through Franco’s Oscar-worthy performance. “Faster,” Grade C: A man (Dwayne Johnson) leaves prison determined to avenge the murder of

his brother. Director George Tillman Jr. never finds an interesting way to intertwine three stories, leaving the tale of justice and injustice disjointed and disappointing. “Burlesque,” Grade B): A club owner (Cher) is about to lose her business until a young girl from Iowa (Christina Aguilera) arrives looking for work. The script by director/writer Steve Antin is a cliche-riddled mess. Antin stages the musical numbers with enough flash, dash and pizzazz to distract from the thin story line.

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BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON – Martin Lawrence & Co. hit Tyler Perry where he lives. They take the black-man-in-drag wars into Madea country — Atlanta — for this sad excuse for a crossdressing sequel, a humorless mash-up of “White Chicks” and “Glee.” PG-13 for sexual humor, brief violence. 105 minutes. ★ DRIVE ANGRY – Nobody goes off the deep end like His Satanic Majesty Nicolas Cage, and nobody gives better value in bad movies. This very entertaining B-, C- or D-movie is an over-the-top, inyour-face grindhouse gore picture. R for brutal violence, grisly images, graphic sexual content, nudity and pervasive language. 100 minutes. ★★ 1/2 GNOMEO & JULIET — Animated riff with yard gnomes as our star-crossed lovers doesn’t have a single original idea in its pointy head, but it’s spirited and brisk . G. 84 minutes. ★★ HALL PASS — Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis are friends trapped in stereotypically stagnant marriages. Jenna Fischer and Christina Applegate are their wives, cliched, spiteful nags advised to give them a weeklong “hall pass” from marriage. Naturally, these guys have no idea what to do — because the desperate Farrelly brothers have no idea either. R for crude and sexual humor, language, graphic nudity and drugs. 105 minutes. ★1/2 I AM NUMBER FOUR — Great,

another Chosen One. D.J. Caruso’s action tale is mostly familiar stuff, presenting the latest teen outsider coming into possession of his latent superpowers. PG-13 for intense violence and action, brief language. 109 minutes. ★★ JUST GO WITH IT — Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston’s romantic comedy is stuffed with narcissists saying and doing the dumbest, cruelest things. PG-13 for crude and sexual content, partial nudity, drug references, language. 116 minutes. ★ 1/2 JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER — Part biopic, part concert film and all crowd-pleaser, this celebration of the pop phenom knows exactly how to send its target audience of tween girls into a tizzy. G. 105 minutes. ★★★ THE KING’S SPEECH – You can’t help but succumb to this weightyyet-uplifting period drama based on a true story about British royalty. R for language. 118 minutes. ★★★ 1/2 THE ROOMMATE – Timid variation on “Single White Female.” PG-13 for violence, menace, sex, language, teen partying. 93 minutes. ★ UNKNOWN — Liam Neeson continues his fascinating late-career path in this chilly little thriller about amnesia, mistrust and lost identity. PG-13 for intense violence and action, brief sexual content. 106 minutes. ★★ 1/2

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ith nearly a half-dozen films in the can awaiting release, former Shickshinny resident Krysten Ritter is on the brink of big things. Here’s a look back at some of her best performances.

••• “Confessions of a Shopaholic” (2009, Disney, PG, $20 ): In this fluffy rom com about a fashion obsessive (Isla Fisher) forced to crack down on her spending habits, Ritter steals every scene she’s in. Fisher is the heroine (who lands the cute guy, played by Hugh Dancy) but Ritter seems to have the most fun as her wise-cracking best friend. She’s good enough to make you wish the whole movie was about her. Available now for sale, on Netflix and at rental outlets. ••• “Breaking Bad: The Complete Second Season” (2009, Sony, unrated, $40) During its skin-crawlingly intense second season, escalating medical bills, the murder of a drug lord and the appearance of a kooky rich girl (Ritter) put even

more pressure on schoolteacherturned-meth-cooker Walt (Bryan Cranston) and his slacker accomplice Jesse (Aaron Paul). As the season goes on, Ritter’s story line grows more and more intense, making it impossible not to be pulled in by this throat-grabber of a series. Available now for sale, on Netflix and at rental outlets. ••• “She’s Out of My League” (2010, Paramount, PG-13, $20) In the raunchy yet sweet comedy, Jay Baruchel stars as a Pittsburgh TSA agent who can’t believe his good fortune when “a perfect 10” (Alice Eve) falls for him. Ritter, who plays Eve’s best pal, isn’t the only cast member with a Keystone State connection. Mike Vogel hails from Abington, and Hayes McArthur is married to actress Ali Larter, whose folks live outside Allentown. Available now for sale, on Netflix and at rental outlets. Amy Longsdorf is a certifiable DVD buff who writes about movies for The Times Leader. Read her profiles of the stars in the Sunday Etc. section.

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What: “Beastly” Starring: Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens and Mary-Kate Olsen Directed by: Daniel Barnz Genre: Drama/Fantasy/Romance Plot summary: A teen-friendly update of the old “Beauty and the Beast” legend, with Pettyfer playing a hotshot tycoon transformed into a hideous beast after setting off the wrong girl. It’ll take the love of a good woman — Hudgens, of course — to reverse the curse and restore his pretty face. Running time: 95 minutes Rated: PG-13 for language including crude comments, brief violence and some thematic material.

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THE GUIDE IN THE HOME Perhaps one of the most functional aspects of Steampunk is how it fits into home décor. Bruce Rosenbaum’s business, ModVic, focuses on Victorian home restoration and Steampunk design. “We use authentic period objects, like Victorian or industrial age, and infuse modern technology into them,” he said. “It basically blends time periods. “You can take Victorian items and modernize them, or you can take modern items and affix pieces to it to make it look like it’s from the Victorian time period,” Rosenbaum said. But there is a trick to obtaining period pieces that can be reworked or broken down. “Antique shops and salvage yards are the best places to go,” Rosenbaum said. Olde Good Things, a national architectural-salvage company with a warehouse on Gilligan Street in Scranton, sells many old, novelty pieces. The huge space houses everything from fireplace mantels PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER

Marfisa Busch clips a handmade feather headpiece into her hair. She recently started designing her own collection of the hair adornments.

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Marfisa and Mike Busch of Jenkins Township are fans of all things not only antique but odd. When they stumbled upon a “Steampunk” gas mask recently, they had no idea what a burgeoning subculture they’d discovered. “It just amazes me that people come up with these ideas, that they’re actually making these things,” Marfisa, 26, said. “It just blew me away. It was really cool,” Mike, also 26, echoed. “And then I thought, ‘Hey, I can make this.’ ” So he did. Mike has crafted a Steampunkstyle gas mask, which he hopes to turn into a full headpiece. The D-I-Y aspect of the Steampunk world is only a glimmer of what the genre is all about, though. Steampunk. What exactly is it? “A very visual art style, genre and growing community that takes its cues from the Victorian era through World War II in fashion and science fiction,” explained Erin Tierneigh, a founder of Steampunk World’s Fair, an event that began in 2009. “It’s about reimagination,” said Bruce Rosenbaum, of ModVic Victorian home restoration in Massachusetts. “It doesn’t lend itself well to a single explanation.” “You can use Steampunk as a template on just about anything and ‘Steampunk’ a lot of things for the fun of it,” Tierneigh said. “People have asked and answered questions from

CHECK IT OUT FOR YOURSELF Steampunk events are popping up all over the East Coast.

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Busch’s handmade feather headpieces have a Victorian flair, which serves as the basis for Steampunk.

‘What would Batman look like if he was in the 1800s?’ up to ‘What would cell phones have been made of if they were in the hands of Victorian-era Americans?’ ” Steampunk can be as subtle as a Victorian-inspired piece of home décor or jewelry to going all out and getting into an actual character, such as a mad scientist or an adventurer. But has Steampunk arrived in NEPA? It’s made inroads. “I think Steampunk has caught on here, but people don’t realize it,” said Nina Menichelli of Bettie & Co., a boutique on Sixth Street in Wyoming that carries Steampunkinspired pieces. “They don’t know that what they’re buying and a lot of the things they’re seeing have a Steampunk element.” And where might you see Steampunk? Read on.

Want to get up close and personal with the lifestyle? Head here: ••• What: Alternative Living Expo, including the Alternative Bridal Expo, Distinctive Pleasure Gala, and Back to the Future Home show Where: Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks, Pa. When: 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. tomorrow; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday Admission: $15, includes both days and all shows ••• What: Dorian’s Parlor Where: Doubletree Hotel, 237 S. Broad St., Philadelphia When: 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. March 12 Admission: $25, or 21 and over, includes drink ticket and appetizers ••• In the works: To our north, Waltham, Mass., will transform into “The International Steampunk City” for the weekend of May 6.

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Amber Fisk of Bettie & Co. in Wyoming arranges Steampunkstyle jewelry, which she said sells as quickly as it’s brought into the store.

ENTERTAINMENT AND LITERATURE A piece of Steampunk gear that’s more involved is the mechanized arm, which has found its way into popular culture in the form of ABC’s comedy-drama, “Castle.” Nathan Fillion, who plays the lead character, finds himself investigating a murder in the Steampunk community.

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G.D. Falksen is the emcee for Dorian’s Doubletree Hotel in Center City Philade Dorian’s Parlor is an evening party t 20th centuries. “Not only is it packed with entertainm to see,” said Jason Watt, a founder. “Me out in bustle skirts and corsets.” Dorian’s hosts an array of events, fro burlesque and circus-style sideshows. “A lot of people look at this and think it’s s Watt said. “We have people from 21 all the

not to touch the items they salvage, leaving the fate of the pieces to the customers. “If you start altering the piece, it can really limit what the customer will be able to do with it,” explained Barbara Macrae, who has been with the company since its beginning. Rosenbaum believes in the practicality of Steampunk. He repurposed a Victorian pump organ as a computer work station, complete with webcam, three monitors and several USB ports, all made to look Victorian. Steampunk enthusiasts, however, should be careful with repurposing involving technology. “You have to assume or understand that the tech part of whatever you’re building might become obsolete, so you need to engineer it in a way that you can NIKO J. KALLIANIOTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER update it.” Thomas Wileford, of Brute Force StuChairs of all styles and sizes are dios and Fallen Angel Fashions in Harrisfound in piles and hanging from burg, a well-known business in the the ceiling at Olde Good Things in Steampunk community, took a 100-yearScranton. old English prayer book and hollowed it out so it could disguise a hard drive. and stained-glass windows to heaps of “If I need to update the hard drive, I chairs and doors. can simply pop it out and put a new one Olde Good Things staffers are careful back in the book.”

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“We actually outfitted Fillion with that arm,” Thomas Wileford of Brute Force Studios said. “Movies also have had a big push with the aesthetic,” Bruce Rosenbaum said. “You can look to Sherlock Holmes and Wild Wild West in terms of gadgetry.” Other Steampunk-heavy movies are “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” and “The Golden Compass.”

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Left to right: Marble statues and fireplace mantel pieces found at Olde Good Things; Steampunk Machinery often complements Steampunk fashion; An antique chandelier hangs in Olde Good Things in Scranton.

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Left to right: Olde Good Things in Scranton is chock full of stained-glass windows; Mike Busch of Jenkins Township shows off a pair of Steampunk goggles and a handmade gas mask.

FASHION The theme of “everything old is new again” applies to the fashion aspect of Steampunk. “In the ’60s and ’70s there was a real pioneer spirit. It was a time of exploring and finding ourselves, and this reflected in our clothes through a prairie element,” Nina Menichelli of Bettie & Co. said. “Now we are driven by technology and can consider ourselves technological pioneers. The Industrial Revolution, which goes hand in hand with steam power and Steampunk, had people who were also tech pioneers, and now this is showing in our clothing.” Brass, copper and cogs are prevalent in Steampunk style, as well as found objects. “We’re carrying antique objects sized down as jewelry, like scissors, eyeglasses and hand mirrors,” Menichelli said. “The Victorian aspect is seen in feather headbands and accessories as well as mini-top hats.” Menichelli said the items that come in get snapped up almost as soon as they arrive. Steampunk accoutrements involve goggles, weaponry, leather gas masks, pocket watches, spectacles and leather armguards, some of which have keyboards.

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Left to right: A Bettie & Co. silver skeleton key necklace; Bruce Rosenbaum’s pipe-organ computer typewriter keyboard

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Bruce Rosenbaum’s 1890 Cast Iron Wood Cooking Stove has been modernized with an electric glass cooktop

Video games, such as Bioshock and Torchlight, also look “incredibly Steampunk,” Rosenbaum said. Mainstream music also is in on the trend. The most recent example is the Panic! At the Disco music video for “The Ballad of Mona Lisa,” heavily laden with Steampunk imagery. Authors referenced as Steampunk include Jules Verne and H.G. Wells and, most recently, G.D. Falksen.

Parlor, a monthly event that takes place at the elphia. that takes inspiration from the 19th and early

ment and vendors, it’s just something beautiful en are in top hats and suits; women are decked

om fashion shows to book readings, bands and

G.D. Falksen is an American author who is a noted figure in the Steampunk community. He emcees at Dorian’s Parlor in Philadelphia monthly.

Steampunk enthusiasts Mike and Marfisa Busch of Jenkins Township have a collection of Steampunk regalia at their Victorian home. Left: Part of Bruce Rosenbaum’s pipeorgan computer workstation

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Far left: A Swarovski crystal and black agate spider bracelet in bronze from Bettie & Co.

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Preschool Storytime. Registration begins Monday for this session for 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.

Kids THIS WEEK: MARCH 4 T O 1 0 , 2 0 11 Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration with stories and crafts. Laflin Public Library, 47 Laflin Road, Laflin. Today at 4 p.m. Age 3 and older. Registration: 654-3323. Elmo’s Green Thumb, a “Sesame Street Live” musical adventure. Help the happy-go-lucky big, red guy find a new home for Sunny the Sunflower, but be prepared for things to go awry when Abby Cadabby casts a spell that renders everyone smaller than the plants in Big Bird’s garden. Mohegan Sun Arena, Wilkes-Barre Township. Tonight at 7; Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Sunday at 1 and 4:30 p.m. $22, $17, $13 with limited Sunny Seats ($55) and Gold Circle ($28). 800-745-3000. Junior Bird Club, a field trip to Kleinfeltersville to witness thousands of snow geese and other waterfowl that frequent this 6,000-acre site. Open to age 9 and older. Carpool from Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. $5. Registration: 403-2006.

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Their story? Straight out of the ’90s — the “Can’t Hardly Wait” tale of a guy-who-neverconfessed-to-his-high-schoolcrush. Teresa Palmer plays Tori, the object of Matt’s crush. At 24, she’s at least the right age to be playing somebody just starting her career and her life. Through one wild, long night Matt, Barry, Wendy and Tori experience multiple parties, freaky L.A. party sex, cocaine, grand theft auto and a great, deadly dare. And each, in his own way, has a moment of truth. Eighties nostalgia, very briefly a big deal in the ’90s, lacks texture and is all about skinny ties, moussed hair, Duran Duran and “Safety Dance” — all delivered in copious quantities here. Life lessons are doled out as

Toddler Time. Registration begins Monday for this session for 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. Teen Book Forum, with author Harrison Wick, author of “Luzerne County,” a collection of illustrations of local municipalities. Hoyt Library, 284 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. Monday at 5 p.m. 287-2013. Mommy and Me Story and Play Time, for ages 1 to 3. Osterhout North Branch Library, 28 Oliver St., Wilkes-Barre. Tuesdays through March 15, 10 to 11 a.m. Registration: 822-4660. 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. St. Patrick’s Day Craftmaking. Laflin Public Library, 47 Laflin Road, Laflin. Wednesday through Friday (March 11), 3 to 6:30 p.m.; March 12, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 6543323. Videogame Tournament for Xbox

well. Matt, who is driving his cop dad (Michael Biehn) and his sister nuts with his indecision, must decide to “go for it.” Barry must figure out he’s on a dead end street and find purpose. Wendy needs to open that envelope from grad school and decide what to do with the boyfriend who just proposed to her at his big Labor Day party. And Tori must decide if this guy with his sports-jacket sleeves rolled up is just a poseur, claiming to work at Goldman Sachs, or somebody she should never have ignored in high school. Grace has some very nice scenes pretending to be a currency trader, but it’s a shame he didn’t get this up and running right after “That ’70s Show” ended. Even taking into account how long it sat on the shelf, hampered by a ratings controversy, he and those he surrounded himself with are a bit too long in the tooth to make this work.

Kinect. A Teen Night for ages 11 to 18. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Wednesday, 6 to 8 p.m. 823-0156. Teen Library Council Meeting, for ages 11 to 18. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre. Thursday, 5 to 6 p.m. 823-

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Teen Advisory Group, for ages 12 to 18. Help plan Young Adult programs at the Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St., Pittston. Thursday at 6 p.m. Refreshments served; new members welcome. 654-9565.

Furry Tails Reading Partners. Practice your reading skills with the therapy dogs. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St., Pittston. March 12 at 10 a.m. Registration: 654-9565.

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Outdoors THIS WEEK: MARCH 4 T O 1 0 , 2 0 11 State Game Lands 141 Hike, nine moderate miles. Meet at the Park & Ride, Route 309 near Blackman Street, WilkesBarre. Sunday at 9:45 a.m. Bring a lunch. Sponsored by the Susquehanna Trailers Hiking Club. 825-7200. Introduction to Orienteering. Learn to use a map and compass on the orienteering course. Equipment provided. Pocono Environmental Education Center, Brisco Mountain and Emery roads, Dingmans Ferry. Sunday, 1 to 3 p.m. $5. Reservations: 828-2319. Planting and Care of Trees

Bird Watching Walk to seek out migrating ducks, juncos and bluebirds. Meet at the Russell Hill Church, Route 6, Tunkhannock. March 11 at 9 a.m. $3. Registration: 836-3835.

Reservations: 629-3061. The Mystery of Maple Sugaring. Discover how maple sugar is tapped and produced in this indoor and outdoor program at Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. March 12, 1 to 3 p.m. Registration: 403-2006.

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Sugar Shack Ramble. Take an orienteering expedition to the Two Saps Sugar Shack using a map and compass. Followed by cocoa and pancakes with fresh maple syrup. Pocono Environmental Education Center, Brisco Mountain and Emery roads, Dingmans Ferry. March 12, 9 a.m. to noon. $10, $5 children. Reservations: 828-2319.

Tubs Natural Area Hike, six moderate miles. Meet at the Sears Automotive parking lot, Wyoming Valley Mall, WilkesBarre Township. March 13 at 11:45 a.m. Sponsored by the Susquehanna Trailers Hiking Club. 457-0527.

Fly Fishing Seminar, including talks on equipment, casting, strategy, fly typing, basic entomology and local fishing areas. Monroe County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. March 12, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. $8.

Family Nature Walk: Wildlife That Move Us, an outdoor exploration of animal movement to celebrate National Wildlife Week. Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. March 13, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Registration: 828-2319.

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Exhibits THIS WEEK: MARCH 4 T O 1 0 , 2 0 11 Perspectives of Nature, photography by King’s College student Jeff Katra, including landscapes and flowers. Through March 25 with a reception tonight, 6 to 8. Widmann Gallery, Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 2085957. Made in Stone, stone sculptures by members of the Carving Studio & Sculpture Center of West Rutland, Vermont. Opens tonight with a talk by studio director Carol Driscoll at 5 followed by a reception 6 to 8. Continues through March 26 at Artists for Art Gallery, 514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. Thursday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. 969-1040.

Most people walk down a street and hardly give the scene a notice, oblivious to the “art” surrounding them. Not so photographers Rolfe Ross and Bernie Andreoli, who have been enjoying photographic adventures together for 15 years, capturing “Random Moments” in street scenes from Coney Island to St. Lucia, from Times Square to Miami’s Little Haiti. Their show opens tonight with a reception 6 to 8:30 and runs through March 30 at CameraWork Gallery, 515 Center St., Scranton. Open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 510-5028.

through Friday, noon to 4 p.m.; Wednesdays, 6 to 8 p.m. 941-4214.

Suzanne Maria Rossetti Memorial Juried Art Exhibit, works in various media by area high-school students. Opens Sunday with a reception 1 to 4 p.m. and an awards ceremony at 4 p.m. 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.

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.

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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.

Knot Work Display, belts, bags and various other creations done in fancy knot work by David J. Kline. Through mid-March at the Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 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. 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., Wilkes-Barre. 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.

John & Yoko: A New York Love 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. Ornamental Penmanship, the extensive Zaner-Bloser Collection of American Ornamental Penman-

Face to Face: Interface, contemporary portraiture of the Northeast by Bill Benson, Marylou Chibirka, Russell Recchion, George Strasburger, Brian Keeler, Barbara Sowinski, Robert Stark, Tom Wise and Marty Poole. Through April 28 at the Blue Heron Gallery, 20 Main St., Wyalusing. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 746-4922. 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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And as years pass and effort is expended by that apparatus — Are they angels, micro-managing aliens? — David battles them for the chance to re-connect with Elise (Emily Blunt), who set off sparks with him on the worst day of his life. “The Adjustment Bureau” has hints of several supernatural romances, especially “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” Damon and Blunt have spectacular chemistry, and their flirtations have such snap you’d swear Damon is blushing as Blunt bats her eyes at him. This “Inception” meets “Made in Heaven” by way of “They Live” is also the screwiest movie Matt Damon has been in since, what, “Dogma?” But “The Adjustment Bureau” is a romantic thriller

What: “Rango” Starring: Johnny Depp, Ned Beatty, Isla Fisher, Bill Nighy, Abigail Breslin Directed by: Gore Verbinski Running time: 107 minutes Rated: PG for rude humor, language, action and smoking ★★

of “Toy Story 3.” Rango flirts with Miss Bean (Isla Fisher) and wonders, wonders, wonders about the missing water. Depp fills the soundtrack with chatter that sounds so off-thecuff it’s as if they put him in front of a mic and animated a 3-D movie around his mutterings. Credited writer John Logan is right at home with the occasional “Son of a...” and sneaking in a Hunter S. Thompson joke. But what animated children’s movie that you can think of has a character shout, “Go to Hell!” at a villainous snake? It doesn’t matter that the snake (voiced by Nighy) answers “Where you do think I came from?” Fitfully amusing or not, the whole demented enterprise comes into question when you’re that tone-deaf about what’s appropriate for children.

REVIEW What: “The Adjustment Bureau” Starring: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, John Slattery Directed by: George Nolfi Running time: 104 minutes Rated: PG-13 for brief strong language, some sexuality and a violent image

too caught up in its thrills to be as romantic as it needs to be. David carries around this top-secret knowledge and schemes for that moment when he can go “off plan.” Slattery sets off in pursuit as David tries this trick and that to escape the overseers and find his way to the slender, sexy dancer he only knows by her first name. That tug we’re supposed to feel, as we root for them to connect? It’s just not strong enough to sustain what is essentially a cute thriller treatment of the notion that we do not control our own destiny.

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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 Scranton. Sunday

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. 6963695.

ship 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.

the reptile gets some instant life lessons/stay-alive lessons from assorted desert creatures — a squished armadillo among them. The mariachi chorus of owls croons about his future “untimely death.” Our intrepid lizard stumbles into Dirt, a desert hamlet inhabited by tortoises, owls, crows, moles, other lizards and the like. The town is dry — no water. Some skullduggery is afoot. So when the lizard takes the name “Rango” and starts passin’ himself off as the rootin’est, tootin’est varmint ever to roam the Old (New) West, they name him sheriff. Rango and the good gophers and gopher tortoises of Dirt both get more than they bargain for. Rango gets into shootouts. How these tiny critters got tiny firearms is anybody’s guess. (Oh, right. Arizona.) Some of them drink, and some smoke. Rango runs afoul of the mayor, voiced by Ned Beatty, the villain

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1. Massage therapist Lindsay Isamoyer of Wilkes-Barre gives a massage to Carol Coslett of Trucksville during the Spin 4 Life event. 2. Brian and Jeff Bevan of Nanticoke took side by sides. 3. Mary Anne Meeker, 72, of Plymouth, and a grandmother of four, went for a spin on Saturday.

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ful to have had the opportunity to travel and study. This has expanded your perspective in wonderful ways. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll focus on others and ask for their perspectives on an issue. Because you’re able to get outside of yourself, you’ll broaden your circle of influence and earn the trust and respect of your peers. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Everything you do for others today is a casual choice — no pressure. You make it easy to be your

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a positive message to a large number of people. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You have a talent for rising above petty concerns. You’ll get outside yourself so that you can see things from another person’s point of view. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Someone has memorized a pitch and will deliver it with great skill. That doesn’t go over too well with you, though, as you prefer that people communicate from the heart. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your generous heart makes it easy for you to be open and encouraging, even with your competitors. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You sometimes give people more credit than they

deserve. But you’d rather err on the side of generosity than fail to appreciate the ones who really contribute. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You will be even more committed to enriching the lives of others than you usually are. You will notice those in need. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Though most people put on a good face, you’ll look deeper and realize that many are hurting. This will change the way you interact. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 4). You’ll develop the skills to conduct the relationship of your dreams. You have a special connection with Cancer and Scorpio people. Your lucky numbers are: 10, 3, 22, 43 and 56.

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DEAR ABBY ADVICE donated to the cause instead of spent on flights, hotels, meals, etc. One of them commented that they “might as well get something out of it.” Are we wrong to feel this is not a good thing? Someone said we’re paying for their vacation. At this point we are confused about the whole mess. Any comments? — Baffled in New England

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FOUR-STAR MOVIES Wilkes Barre 4-Star Movies for 3/5/11

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4:30 p.m. (CIN) Who Framed Roger Rabbit Live action/animated. In a world where cartoons coexist with humans, a private eye tries to clear a long-eared fugitive of murder charges. (HDTV) 9:14 p.m. (SPIKE) Unforgiven An old gunslinger, his ex-partner and a quick-draw kid go bounty hunting in a town called Big Whiskey. (HDTV) Wilkes Barre 4-Star Movies for 3/6/11

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8:00 a.m. (TCM) Cavalcade An adaptation of Noel Coward’s play tracks a British family and its servants from 1899 to 1932. 2:53 p.m. (SPIKE) Unforgiven An old gunslinger, his ex-partner and a quick-draw kid go bounty hunting in a town called Big Whiskey. (HDTV) 3:00 p.m. (AMC) Taxi Driver A disturbed New York cabby befriends a teenage hooker and frees her from her pimp. (HDTV) 6:21 p.m. (SPIKE) Star Wars IV: A New Hope Robots and other allies help a youth and a space jockey rescue a rebel princess and battle dark

forces bent on intergalactic rule. (HDTV) 9:44 p.m. (SPIKE) Star Wars IV: A New Hope Robots and other allies help a youth and a space jockey rescue a rebel princess and battle dark forces bent on intergalactic rule. (HDTV) Wilkes Barre 4-Star Movies for 3/7/11

MONDAY 10:30 a.m. (AMC) Taxi Driver A disturbed New York cabby befriends a teenage hooker and frees her from her pimp. (HDTV) 4:15 p.m. (TCM) The Sea Hawk A British privateer raids Spanish ships with his queen’s permission in 1585. Wilkes Barre 4-Star Movies for 3/8/11

2:15 a.m. (TCM) City Lights Silent. A little tramp gets money from a drunken millionaire for an operation to restore a flower girl’s sight. 3:45 a.m. (TCM) Pygmalion Professor Henry Higgins bets he can teach a cockney flower girl how to speak and act like a duchess. Wilkes Barre 4-Star Movies for 3/9/11

Bet on these golden new girls By SANDRA SNYDER ssnyder@timesleader.com

If you’ve had enough Betty White, you haven’t seen “Hot In Cleveland.” A loose-lipped terror in a track suit, Elka Ostrovksy makes you forget Rose Nylund ever rolled into Miami via Minnesota and had other roomies. Her rapport with her three new housemates here, women of a certain age (somewhere north of 50), is aces. Even though Jane Leeves (Daphne from “Frasier”), Wendie Malick (Nina from “Just Shoot Me”) and Valerie Bertinelli (remember “One Day At A Time?”) had been feeling their age in LaLa Land, they had no intentions of leaving old home, until a plane crash deposited them in Cleveland, where, it turned out, the menfolk were still quite interested. But are they as hot as the saucy, sassy caretaker who

“came with the house” Bertinelli bought on the spot? Channeling “Golden Girl” Sophia here, White calls it like she sees it. (That means the women often look like “hookers,” especially Leeves, and they can say “Spanx” all they want, but a girdle’s a girdle.) Widow Elka’s also back in the dating game herself. She’s even had two suitors (one at the front door and one at the back) in the house at once. Rock on, wild woman. “HOT IN CLEVELAND,” 10 p.m. Wednesdays on TV Land.

WEDNESDAY

7:05 a.m. (CIN) The Great Escape Allied soldiers dig a tunnel out of a Nazi prison camp, pocketfuls of dirt at a time. (HDTV) Wilkes Barre 4-Star Movies for 3/10/11

THURSDAY

8:00 p.m. (AMC) GoodFellas In the 1950s an Irish-Italian hoodlum joins the New York Mafia, but his mob career is not what he expected. (HDTV) 11:00 p.m. (AMC) GoodFellas In the 1950s an Irish-Italian hoodlum joins the New York Mafia, but his mob career is not what he expected. (HDTV)

6:30 a.m. (CIN) American Graffiti Four teens in 1962 California get a final, nostalgic glimpse of innocence before facing their postgraduation lives. (HDTV) 6:30 p.m. (FAM) Titanic A society girl abandons her haughty fiance for a penniless artist on the illfated ship’s maiden voyage. (HDTV) 8:00 p.m. (TCM) The Searchers A Confederate veteran and his partCherokee partner search five years for a kidnapped girl.

Jackson; Bobby Flay; Oscar dress knock-offs. (N) 8 a.m. X “Better” Richie Sambora; Judge Karen Mills-Francis; “Priscilla Queen of the Desert”; budgeting for summer. (N) (TVPG) 9 a.m. # “The Dr. Oz Show” Cancer risks; vitamin D; the kidneys; lemons. (TVPG) 9 a.m. 0 “Live With Regis and Kelly” Heather Locklear; La Toya Jackson; Josh Groban. (N) (TVPG) 9 a.m. U “Dr. Phil” Steve Harvey answers women’s questions about how men think. (N) (TV14) 9 a.m. (FNC) “America’s Newsroom” (N)

10 a.m. 0 “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (N) (TVG) 10 a.m. U “The Doctors” Facts about the body’s orifices. (N) (TVPG) 11 a.m. X “Maury” Two best friends say the same man fathered both of their children, but he denies it. (TV14) 11 a.m. 0 “The View” Actress Kathy Bates; legal analyst Dan Abrams; entrepreneur Dani Johnson. (N) (TV14) 11 a.m. U “The Wendy Williams Show” Reality-TV star Ruby Gettinger; a doggie fashion show. (N) (TVPG)

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