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Letter from the editor
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t seems every time you
turn around, theres a new
social-networking website
waiting to entice us. Truth be
told, Id never been on any of
those sites until I started
working here at the Week-
ender. And that first site was
MySpace. I know, Id scoff,
too.
I never wanted to be on
Facebook, so I skipped right
over it and graduated to Twit-
ter when MySpace grew tire-
some. When I did eventually
get Facebook, much to my
chagrin, like many, I became
obsessed with it for awhile,
but I still love Twitter the
most. Tweets are so much
more condensed, and you
dont have to sift through
peoples lengthy diatribes
about everything and any-
thing. Yes, there are still the
opinionated rants on Twitter,
but at least theyre only 140
characters!
So when Pinterest recently
began gaining momentum
among staffers and our
friends, we asked, WTF is
Pinterest? Should we be on
it? Staff Writer-turned-
correspondent Stephanie
DeBalko took to the site to
investigate and never
returned. Shes a full-fledged
pinning fiend now, so Ill let
her tell you all about the
wonders of Pinterest (p. 14-
15).
Also in this weeks issue,
you can read about Empire of
the Sea, a Wilkes-Barre-based
band that will celebrate the
release of its new album at its
performance as part of the 7th
Annual Steamtown Original
Music Showcase (p. 16). Plus,
Estella Sweet is back with
Life is a Drag to answer
some more reader questions
(p. 41), and Tim Hlivia touts
the multiple benefits of
strength training in Just For
the Health of It (p. 44).
As for me, this will be my
final Letter from the Edi-
tor here at the Weekender,
but you can find out a little
more about that by turning to
page p. 8.
As always, thanks for read-
ing!
-- Nikki M. Mascali
Weekender Editor
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BIG EASY SOUNDS
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SEXY BEAST
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COVER STORY
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LISTINGS
THIS JUST IN ... 7
SPEAK & SEE ... 13
CONCERTS ... 20-21
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ... 22
AGENDA ... 28, 34, 39, 42, 45, 48
THEATER ... 31
CAR & BIKE ... 51
MUSIC
EMPIRE OF THE SEA 16
ALBUM REVIEWS ... 24
CHARTS ... 24
ANDERS OSBORNE 32
STAGE & SCREEN
SEXSQUATCH 26
MOVIE REVIEW 27
NOVEL APPROACH 31
STARSTRUCK 40
THE RALPHIE REPORT 40
LIFE IS A DRAG 41
FOOD, FUN &
FASHION
WORDS 8
NEWS OF THE WEIRD ... 10
PUZZLE 28
VAGABONDS USA 30
BITCH & BRAG 43
MISC.
TECH TALK 25
SORRY MOM & DAD 42
JUST FOR THE HEALTH OF IT 44
MOTORHEAD 50
GET YOUR GAME ON 52
SHOWUS SOME SKIN 52
SIGN LANGUAGE 57
MAN OF THE WEEK 69
MODEL OF THE WEEK 70
ON THE COVER
DESIGN BY ... AMANDA DITTMAR
VOLUME 19 ISSUE 42
index
Aug. 29-Sept. 4, 2012
this just in
By Weekender Staff
weekender@theweekender.com
FANS GET IN
THE CABINET
Fresh off appearances at Floyd Fest, The
Allman Brothers Bands Peach Music Fes-
tival, Philadelphia Folk Festival and more,
NEPAs own Cabinet will host Cabinet
Sessions Thursday, Sept. 20-Sunday, Sept
23.
These series of recording sessions will be
held at Windmill Agency Studios (1457 Mt.
Cobb Road, Lake Ariel) and will become
the bands sophomore album; they will also
include a limited number of fans to join
them as a live audience. The album is set
to be released via Ropeadope Records Nov.
20 and will feature nine songs from these
sessions.
To help cover studio costs, the band
teamed up with pledgemusic.com; 5 percent
of the bands post-goal funds will be donat-
ed to Farm Aid. Tickets for Cabinet Ses-
sions are $40 for general admission via
only pledgemusic.com.
Visit cabinetmusic.com/sessions for more
info.
FIRMA & FLIGHT
The Linder Gallery at Keystone College
(One College Green, La Plume) will present
the sculptures of Scranton artist Denis Ya-
nashot Sept. 16-Oct. 19. The exhibit, Terra
Firma and the Spirit of Flight, features
an artist reception Sunday, Sept. 16 from
4-6 p.m., which is open to the public.
Yanashot is a graduate of Keystone Col-
lege and teaches art at Riverside High
School. This exhibition is the result of his
participation in the 2012 NEPA Regional
Art exhibit, for which he received the Best
of Show award and a One-Person Exhibit
award at Keystone College. For info and
gallery hours, call 570.945.8335.
FIGHTING CHANCE
Labor Day Fight Night will be held
Friday, Aug. 31 at Mount Airy Casino Re-
sort (312 Woodland Road, Mount Pocono).
The event is presented by the casino and
KEA Boxing Promotions and features unde-
feated super middleweight Derek Take it
to the Bank Webster, welterweight and
KEA Boxing prospect Juan
The Beast Rodriguez of
Union City, N.J.
Also scheduled are Angel
Ocasio, Robert RJ Sock-
well, a special four-round
womens contest featuring
Liz Sherman, heavyweight
Joe Cusumano , David
The Riot Curiel and wel-
terweight Tommy The Ra-
zor Rainone.
Tickets are priced at $35-
$65 and are available by call-
ing 877.682.4791 or online at mountairycasi-
no.com. Gates open at 6:30 p.m., first bout
is at 7:30 p.m. Rodriguez and Webster will
host an after-party in Gypsies Nightclub.
A FLOOD OF MEMORIES
One Year Later: A Retrospective Look
at the Flood of the Susquehanna River in
West Pittston, Penna will be held at T.W.
Shoemaker Art Gallery (312 Wyoming
Ave., Wyoming) Saturday, Sept. 8-Saturday,
Oct. 27.
A gallery reception and neighborhood
sidewalk sale that will benefit the West
Pittston Library will be held Saturday,
Sept. 8 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
For more info, visit facebook.com/twshoe-
makerart.
GARFUNKEL IN HAZLETON
Multiple Grammy Award winner Art
Garfunkel will perform at the Alice Wiltsie
Performing Arts Center (700 N. Wyoming
St., Hazleton) Saturday, Oct. 6.
Garfunkels career spans from the first
Simon & Garfunkel album in 1964 to The
Singer, which was released this week. The
two-CD retrospective includes Garfunkels
personal track-by-track explanations of songs
like Bridge Over Troubled Water and
more.
Tickets are $37-$62 and are available via
wiltsiecenter.org.
FALLING FORWARD
Falling In Reverses headlining tour, with
openers Enter Shikari, I See Stars and
Letlive, will stop at The Sherman Theater
(524 Main St., Stroudsburg) Sunday, Nov. 1
at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets go on sale Friday, Aug. 31 at 10
a.m. and are $18 in advance and $20 at the
door.
For more info, visit fallinginreverse.com.
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Labor Day Fight Night will be held Friday, Aug. 31 at
Mount Airy Casino Resort.
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By Nikki M. Mascali
Weekender Editor
I
was a junior in high school
when the Weekender launched
in1993. I remember being
enthralled fromthe get-go at this
paper that was completely differ-
ent fromany other newspaper Id
seen up until that point. And these
were the days before Model of the
Week.
Yes, we didnt always have that
oh-so-popular feature, if you can
believe that. It was something
called Parting Shot, and I re-
member loving whatever random
picture it might have been. I even
cut out the logo and put it above
the last photo in an albumof my
best friend and I froma class trip
junior year.
If I could have told myself,
smiling so widely in my bus seat,
that I would some day intern at
this very paper some 10-plus
years later, I would have rolled my
eyes. And to tell her thatd Id
eventually be its editor? Shut the
front door!
So it goes without saying that
my history with the Weekender
goes far beyond my six and a half
years on its staff. And thats what
makes this column all the more
difficult to write, this column that
says goodbye.
I amleaving my editor post
here this week, and the feelings
have been a combination of ex-
citement for what my future in
NewYork City holds and sadness
at leaving the Weekender, which
has been my home since January
2006. Within these pages, Ive
been able to do things beyond my
wildest imagination, like talk to
musicians whose pictures
adorned my walls as a hair metal-
loving teen, meet and tell the
stories of some very interesting
interviewees and, which was
always the very best part to me,
write for a living. Especially when
I got to write about my two loves:
Music and food, via my weekly
Dish column and a very long,
delicious run as Mystery Mouth.
In addition to honing my skills
as a writer and editor, Ive made
friends with staffers past and
present (and their friends) who
are nowamong my closest co-
horts. There are so many tales to
tell or not, nowthat I think
about it of some of the wild
and crazy times weve had as a
teamat events like Scranton Pa-
rade Days, Readers Choice and
the Model of the Year parties over
the years. Hell, even most of our
staff meetings are pretty enter-
taining.
As I think about some of those
moments, images flash in my
mind like a slideshow, but its
hard to pick ones that stick out as
the best, or the most While
things werent always sunshine
and puppies, I can say this: Its
been one hell of a ride, one that I
will always hold fondly in my
heart and my portfolio be-
cause, lets admit it, Ive been able
to do some damn cool things here.
Its a big step leaving NEPA,
my home for my whole life, for
the city, a place Ive been en-
thralled with since my parents
took me to my first Broadway
showwhen I was 10. Its scary and
sad to leave my friends and most
of all my parents, who have been
such a support system; not having
thema mere 10 minutes away is
going to take some getting used
to.
And as bittersweet as it is to
leave this paper, its heartbreaking
to leave them. While Ill always
treasure the education I got at
Luzerne County Community
College, everything I amI learned
fromyou, Momand Denny.
You will be missed every single
day but at least this is what it
took for you two to finally get cell
phones! (I promise, youll thank
me.)
And finally, thank you, NEPA,
for reading the Weekender, and in
turn, my writing, for the past six
and a half years. W
An ending,
a beginning
John Popko & I at a Weekender Halloween party many
moons ago.
Myself, former Staff Writer Stephanie DeBalko &
Account Executive Shelby Kremski at this years
Readers Choice.
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THE LITIGIOUS SOCIETY
If Megan Duskeys parents
had been with her that night in
2010, they perhaps would have
insisted she (dressed as the comic
book hero Silver Spectre) not try
to slide down the railing during
the Halloween-themed ball at
Chicagos Palmer House Hilton
hotel, but she did slide down, and
she fell four floors to her death.
Nonetheless, in July 2012, the
parents filed a $500,000 lawsuit
against Hilton and other entities,
claiming that the death of Ms.
Duskey at age 23 was the hotels
and the sponsors fault.
IRONIES
Karma: (1) In July a 30-year-
old man suspected of skipping
out on a bar bill at the Hilton
Garden Inn in Manchester, N.H.,
did not make it far. As he tried to
hop an iron fence, he impaled his
leg and eventually required eight
firefighters to rescue him using
hydraulic cutting tools. (2) Greys-
ton Garcia, 26, who was cleared
of murder charges in January
under Floridas stand your
ground defense (even though he
had chased the victim more than a
block to stab him to death after
the man took his radio), was
inadvertently killed in June by
random gang gunfire in Miami.
Csanad Szegedi, a member of
the European Parliament repre-
senting the anti-Semitic Jobbik
Party of Hungary (a party whose
presidential candidate described
Jews as lice-infested), resigned
in August after admitting that he
had learned two years earlier that
his own mother was (and there-
fore he is) a Jew. Initially, Szegedi
tried to quash the revelation via
bribery but eventually resigned,
apologized and vowed to pay
respects at Auschwitz.
ALL INTHE MIND
Mark Worsfold, 54, a former
British soldier and martial arts
instructor, was sitting along a
road on July 28 watching the
Olympic mens cycling race when
he was detained because police
on security alert said his behav-
ior had caused concern. Ac-
cording to a report in The Guardi-
an, Worsfold, after being hand-
cuffed and taken to a police sta-
tion, was told he was arousing
suspicion because he had not
been seen to be visibly enjoying
the event, to which he replied,
truthfully, that he has Parkinsons
disease, which causes facial rigid-
ity. (After two hours of detention,
he was released without charges.)
Dennis Brown, 55, was ar-
rested in August in Tyler, Texas,
after police saw him taking pic-
tures, surreptitiously, of women
and high school girls near Robert
E. Lee High School. Since people
in public spaces generally have no
legal expectation of privacy,
Brown could not normally be
charged with a crime. However,
Brown admitted to police that the
mundane photos of the clothed
women were for his sexual enjoy-
ment. He was perhaps unaware of
a Texas Penal Code provision that
requires consent for any type of
photo of another person if it is for
sexual gratification (a motive
that, regarding ordinary pho-
tographs, is nearly impossible to
prove unless the accused vol-
unteers it).
PERSPECTIVE
Problems of the First World:
Third World teenagers often must
deal with conscription, sweatshop
labor and life as street beggars,
but in affluent New York City
(according to a June report in The
New York Times), a major anx-
iety of teen and almost-teen girls
is having to endure sleepaway
summer camp with hairy legs.
Said celebrity makeup designer
Bobbi Brown, If shes going to
be in a bunk with all these girls,
and insecure about lip or leg
hair, You do whatever you can
do to make her feel good.
(Seemingly drawing on the Times
story, Uni K Waxing of New York
City announced a July-only spe-
cial with girls 15 and under
receiving a 50 percent discount
on bikini-waxing.)
RECURRINGTHEMES
As the frenzied pace of con-
temporary life becomes less
appealing, Dull Mens Clubs have
grown since their News of the
Weird mention in 2007. A July
Wall Street Journal dispatch from
Pembroke, Mass., revealed recent
themes for that clubs excitement-
challenged members, including
why one of them carries a spoon
everywhere and the old standbys
of which way toilet paper should
hang and the wisdom of a citys
street grid system. DullMen-
sClub.com has about 5,000 mem-
bers who always, according to
legend, think inside the box
about such topics as remembering
to keep their staplers filled and
which way, in airports around the
world, luggage carousels turn
(clockwise or counter- clock-
wise).
THE PERVO-AMERICAN
COMMUNITY
Christian Hobbs, 44, was ar-
rested in Salem, N.H., in August
after a woman discovered him
underneath her mobile home,
looking up at her through a hole
in the floor of her bathroom. The
woman said Hobbs had sold her
the home two years ago and re-
cently done some handyman
work for her, leading to this unau-
thorized modification. Police said
Hobbs had taken cellphone video
of the woman and her toddler in
the bathroom and that the food,
beverages and tissues found un-
derneath the home suggested that
Hobbs had been there for as long
as two days. W
From a July report on NewZimbabwe.com (motto: The Zimbabwe News You
Trust): On July 11, as many as 26 women in two villages presided over by
Chief Njelele of Gokwe awoke missing their panties, which were later found in
a heap down the road, with 17 pairs positively identified by the victims. Just
as the chief was making arrangements to bring in a prophet to find the evil
local wizard, a huge owl swooped down a few feet away and carried off a
dog. Its mind-boggling whats going on in the area, the chief said.
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speak and see
POETIC
Kings College Events:
(133 N. River St., Wilkes-Barre,
570.208.5900, www.kings.edu)
Campion Literary Society
Open Reading: Sept. 20, 7 p.m.,
Regina Court (N. Main St., Kings
College). Poems, short stories,
drama, creative nonfiction. Bring
original works or work of publish-
ed authors. Info: ext. 5487
Campion Literary Society
Writing Workshop: Sept. 26, 3:30
p.m., Sheehy-Farmer Campus
Center, Kings College. Free.
Hour-long, informal. Themed,
open to public. Info: ext. 5487
NewVisions Studio &Gallery
(201Vine St., Scranton,
www.newvisionstudio.com,
570.878.3970)
Writers Showcase: Sept. 8, 7
p.m. Chicago-based fiction writer
Eugene Cross, Scott Thomas,
Lisbeth Herr Gelatt, Richard
Aston, Jennifer Matarese, Lauren
Stahl. Free, books available for
sale. Complimentary wine.
Pittston Memorial Library
(47 Broad St., 570.654.9565)
Crochet Club: Tues. 10 a.m.-
noon, Thurs. 6-7:45 p.m., 12+,
registration required. Participants
bring their own crochet hook,
yarn. Call, stop to register.
Basic Computer Class for
Adults: Thurs., 10:30 a.m. Call to
register.
The Friends Meetings: 4th
Thurs. of month, 6:30 p.m. New
members always welcome.
Family Story Time: Wed., 10
a.m.
Attention Teens: Looking for
teen volunteers 6th grade+to help
with book logs.
Adult Summer Reading:
Between the Covers: Adult fic-
tion, non-fiction. Private book
sale at end of summer.
Bedtime Stories: Wrapped
books that kids can take home,
rate. Each returned rate slip en-
tered to win prizes.
Lego Club: Starting Sept. 17,
meets Mon., 4 p.m. Wait list only,
call.
ATaste of Greater Pittston
Fundraiser to Library building
fund: Sept. 23, 2-5 p.m. Tastings
of homemade wine, Greater
Pittstons Choice award present-
ed, samples of appetizers, entrees,
desserts by area restaurants. Mu-
sic by David and Ryan Joyce.
Hosted by Candace and Tom
Kelly. Raffle, tours. $30, call
654.9565, ext. 25; e-mail lisa-
joyce67@hotmail.com.
STACKS Writing Group
Every other Tues., 6 p.m., The
Banshee, (320 Penn Ave., Scran-
ton). Info: stackswriting-
group@gmail.com
VISUAL
AFAGallery (514 Lackawanna
Ave., Scranton: 570.969.1040 or
Artistsforart.org)
Gallery hours Thurs.-Sat., 12-5
p.m.
Users Russ Noto: Sept.
6-28. Opening reception Sept. 7,
6-9 p.m.
ArtWorks Gallery (502 Lack-
awanna Ave., Scranton.
570.207.1815, artworksne-
pa.com)
Summer Hours:
Tues.-Fri., 11a.m.-3
p.m., Sat., 11a.m.-2
p.m.
Riverworks III
Lackawanna River Corri-
dor Association, Cele-
brating 25 Years: Sept. 6-29.
Opening reception Sept. 7,
6-9 p.m. Theme is the river
and its watershed. Info:
lrca.org
Camerawork Gallery
(Downstairs in the Marquis
Gallery, Laundry Building,
515 Center St., Scranton,
570.510.5028. www.camerawork-
gallery.org, rross233@aol.com)
Gallery hours Mon.-Fri., 10
a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Cameraphone Show: Sept.
7-Oct. 2. Opening reception Sept.
7, 6-8:20 p.m. Call for info.
Dietrich Theatre (downtown
Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500)
Many Expression of Folk
Art: through Aug., during sched-
uled movie times or by appoint-
ment. Free.
Everhart Museum(1901Mul-
berry St., Scranton, PA,
570.346.7186, www.everhart-
museum.org)
Admission $5 adults; $3 stu-
dents/seniors; $2 children 6-12;
members free.
BEEyond, featuring an
artistic exploration via the lens of
photographer Rose-Lynn Fisher,
and Directing Sunbeams: Bee-
keeping in Northeast Pennsylva-
nia: through Sept. 3.
Titanic: Explore the Legend
&100 Years of History: through
Sept. 3, Gallery13.
Gallery at the Pocono Com-
munity Theater (88 S. Courtland
St., East Stroudsburg,
570.421.3456. poconocommun-
itytheater.org)
Gallery hours: Mon.-Thurs.,
3:30-9 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 3:30-11
p.m.; Sun., 12:30-9 p.m.
Mediterrania Paintings of
the Amalfi Coast &Mediterrane-
an Region by Thomas Augusta:
through Oct. 21. Front gallery.
Local photographers James
Chesnick and John Kopp: through
Oct. 21. Back gallery.
Hope Horn Gallery (Hyland
Hall, University of Scranton,
570.941.4214)
Gallery Hours: Sun.-Fri.,
noon-4 p.m.; Wed., 6-8 p.m.
The Lackawanna Iron Fur-
naces of Scranton, Pennsylvania:
History, Art, Heritage: Sept.
7-Nov. 6. Lecture Sept. 7, 5-6
p.m., Pearn Auditorium, Brennan
Hall. Public reception, 6-8 p.m.,
gallery. Tours of The Estate, Sept.
8, 2 p.m.
Luzerne County Historical
Society Museum(69 S. Franklin
St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.823.6244,
lchs@epix.net)
The Wonderful Story of
Planters Peanuts: through Oct.
27.
Mahady Gallery (Marywood
University, 570.348.6211x 2428,
marywood.edu/galleries.)
Gallery hours: Mon., Thurs.-
Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 9
a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 1-4 p.m.
4 x 8 Landscapes: Furniture
by Paul Ludick: Sept. 4-Oct. 14.
Artists reception Sept. 15, 6-8
p.m.
Marquis Art and Frame (515
Center St., Scranton,
570.344.3313)
Linda Keck Exhibit Water-
color Explorations: through
Sept. 5.
Marquis Art &Frame (122 S.
Main St., Wilkes-Barre,
570.823.0518)
Gallery hours Mon.-Sat., 10
a.m.-5 p.m.
Two Travelers work by
Mary Lou Steinberg and Kate
Senunas: through Sept. 8.
The MaslowStudy Gallery
for Contemporary Art (Mary-
wood University, first floor,
Shields Center for Visual Arts,
570.348.6211ext. 2428, mary-
wood.edu/galleries)
Hours: Mon., Thurs.,
Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tues.-
Wed., 9 a.m.-8 p.m.;
Sat.-Sun., 1-4 p.m.
Selections fromThe
MaslowCollection
NewVisions Studio &Gal-
lery (201Vine St., Scranton,
www.newvisionstudio.com,
570.878.3970)
Gallery hours: Tues.-Sun.,
noon-6 p.m. and by appoint-
ment.
The Northeast Photog-
raphy Club and Joe Kubic
Group Show: through Aug. 29.
Selected: Keystone Alumni
Group Exhibit: Sept. 7-29. Open-
ing reception Sept. 7, 6-10 p.m.
Complimentary food, drink. 3-D
sculpture, drawings, paintings,
photographs, more by Sean Cos-
tello, Matt Mroz, Alex Seeley,
Erica Simon, Sara Snodgrass,
Michael Swanson.
Pauly Friedman Art Gallery
(Misericordia University,
570.674.6250, misericordia.edu/
art)
Gallery Hours: Mon. closed,
Tue.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri. 10
a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 1-5 p.m.
Igor Khazanov Paintings and
Brother Kenneth Chapman Cele-
bration of Life: through Sept. 22
Schulman Gallery (2nd floor
of LCCCCampus Center, 1333 S.
Prospect St., Nanticoke, www.lu-
zerne.edu/schulmangallery,
570.740.0727)
Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri., 9
a.m.-5 p.m.
Pennsylvania Artisans
Exhibit: through Sept. 6. Glass,
pottery, sculptures, painting,
more.
Photography Exhibit: Sept.
14-Oct. 11
Sordoni Art Gallery at
Wilkes University (150 S. River
St., Stark Learning Center,
570.408.4325)
Gallery hours: Tues.-Sun.,
noon-4:30 p.m.
Rosalyn Richards: Recent
Works: through Oct. 21. Recep-
tion Aug. 31, 4-6 p.m. Large-
format graphite, ink drawings,
etchings.
STARGallery at the Mall at
Steamtown (570.969.2537/
343.3048)
Flexi-Visions Art, photog-
raphy and oil paintings, with
Thomas Gavern and Mildred
Williams: through Sept. 30. First
Friday reception, Sept. 7, 6-9 p.m.
Refreshments, live music.
Suraci Gallery (Marywood
University, 570.348.6211x 2428,
marywood.edu/galleries.)
Gallery hours: Mon., Thurs.-
Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 9
a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 1-4 p.m.
9x9x3: NewVisions-Textile
Study Group of NewYork: Sept.
4-Oct. 14.
The Vintage Theater (326
Spruce St., Scranton, info@scran-
tonsvintagetheater.com)
Various pieces fromHeidi
Van Lueven &Jenna Casaldi:
Sept. 7-30. Opening reception
Sept. 7, 6-10 p.m., includes light
fare, drink and live music.
Widmann Gallery (Located in
Kings Colleges Sheehy-Farmer
Campus Center between North
Franklin and North Main Streets,
Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.5900, ext.
5328)
Gallery hours: Mon. through
Fri. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free and
open to the public.
Anthracite Miners and Their
Hollowed Ground: through Sept.
28. 300 hexagon-shaped historical
illustrations of mining in NEPA
by local artist Sue Hand. Artist
discussion Sept. 14, 6-8 p.m. W
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By Stephanie DeBalko
Weekender Staff Writer
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ext week, Im
going to start a
ve-day vegan
cleanse, and
while Im doing that, Im
planning my fall wardrobe,
full of scarves, lace and
riding boots. When Im done
with the cleanse, Im making
brownie batter dip, cake batter
cheesecake bars and skinny
baked potato soup, either to
take to a party or to binge on
by myself.
And I got every single part
of that plan from one place:
Pinterest.
What the heck is
Pinterest? is a question you
may have been asking yourself
since the social networking
website gained popularity over
the past few months, and a
couple of weeks ago I might
have been right there with you.
But when I started actively
pinning things as part of
my research for this story, I
found that the virtual pinboard
revolutionized the way I think
about baking, decorating and
even the way I do my hair. Not
only can I bookmark things
I see on the web, I can also
nd ideas I never would have
thought of on my own.
Once you join Pinterest
which once required an
invitation but no longer
does youre free to start
browsing the pins either by
how recently theyve been
posted or by category, like
womens fashion, tattoos and
weddings. Each pin is a photo
that links back to wherever
it came from: Ablog, retail
website, etc. You can repin
other peoples pins, and the
photo will still link back to the
original content.
And as you start pinning,
you build boards. For
example, I have a recipe board
called Get In My Belly and
a fashion inspiration board
called Blue Sunday.
It is different from
bookmarking because its
organized into categories,
and it is visual, said Mariel
Yuhas, a NEPAnative
currently living in Oregon,
who is a regular pinner.
Maybe I have three sweet
potato recipes, and as a
bookmark, they might say
Stephanies sweet potatoes,
best sweet potatoes or my
moms sweet potatoes. If they
were bookmarked, I would
have to call up a webpage to
see which was which, but with
Pinterest, I have a snapshot
that makes the recipe I want
recognizable.
Collection
conception
T
he accessibility and
visual component
is what makes
Pinterest so addicting
and make no mistake, it
is addicting. I nd myself
checking it when I wake up
in the morning and when
Im going to bed. So does
Amanda Greene of 98.5 KRZ,
who declared Pinterest an
obsession.
I resisted in the beginning,
too, she said. I was like,
Oh, that seems too time
consuming, I dont want to
have anything to do with it.
And then once I started, I was
sucked in.
But at least its a useful
addiction.
It raises the bar Im
a crafty person, so I take a
lot of these ideas, and I use
them, Green said, referring
to the innite amount of pins
relating to do-it-yourself
projects, crafts and fashionable
ensembles. So if youre
someone who likes to cook or
likes crafts or is into projects,
its your paradise, because
there are endless ideas on
here.
And part of its appeal is the
fact that its got everything
its not just a baking blog
or a retail outlet. You can just
as easily have a board about
leather booties as you can
about books and movies you
want to read and see.
Curating those varied
interests is part of what the
founders had in mind when
they established the site.
We tried to set up an
interview with someone from
the company, but they couldnt
accommodate because,
according to a representative,
theyre very product-focused
A lush landscape like this is achievable with the help of tips and
tricks found on Pinterest.
Curate your interests
with Pinterest
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at the moment, which points
to the growth theyre trying
to build. But in a private
YouTube video they provided
us, co-founder Evan Sharp
made the following statement:
I think that was our big,
big revelation, the idea that
curating is actually a form of
creation; that choosing what
to include in a collection or
what not to include is actually
choosing a point of view.
And that collecting is not just
personal, but its actually a
way of expressing how you
see the world, and that that, in
turn, that expression of how
you see the world, compels
other people to curate their
point of view.
This was something Yuhas
noticed after using the
platform for a short time.
I feel like as I develop
my boards Im curating an
image of myself based on my
interests around the web, she
shared.
In fact, curate is a buzz
word that seems to be thrown
around quite a bit when
referring to Pinterest.
Not-
so-risky
business
T
he same curated
collections that
can tell a lot
about a person can also work
wonders for a business.
Alot of the social media
outlets out there Twitter,
Facebook, LinkedIn theres
a lot of text going on, said
Mike McGinley, search
engine marketing manager at
local eCommerce solutions
provider Solid Cactus and an
avid pinner. When youre on
Pinterest, youre constantly
looking at all these different
photos, and thats what people
love people love images
of people and things and
products; they dont just want
to read text. So its a great
way for potential and existing
customers to be linked back to
your website via Pinterest.
McGinley did note that
he hopes the largely female-
driven content will soon
expand to appeal to both
genders more consistently, but
in the meantime, he thinks the
site has potential.
Pinterest very much
complements both Facebook
and Twitter, but I dont see it,
even over the next six months
or the next year, as being
just a top dog in the world of
social media, he said. I think
theres still a lot of work to be
done, and I think theres still
a lot of awareness to be raised
about Pinterest, really. Its a
funky kind of platform, but I
think it will be useful down
the road.
Sara Tompkins, search
engine optimization specialist
at Solid Cactus, agreed, and
she also seemed to have a
lot of faith in the platform
in both the individual and
business senses.
Alot of people have mixed
views on Pinterest, she
said. I, for one, love it, and
I think its great, and I really
hope that it does pull
through
as far as social media goes.
Because I dont know if you
remember Google Plus, that
was something everybody was
so excited about When they
nally realized what it was
and got on it, they were kind
of bored.
And a lot of people say that
Pinterest is along the same
lines, where its a fad, but I
dont think that at all because
people are always going to be
visual and people are always
going to want to engage,
especially with their brand
and the brands that theyre
loyal to. W
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Clockwise from top: Elaborate hairstyles become less intimidating with the help of tutorials available through Pinterest.
Thanks to Pinterest, its easier than ever to turn doors like this into a headboard or coffee table.
Home updates are easier when you know what not to do thanks to previous Pinterest pinners.
Your recipe repertoire will be infnitely expanded with the food and drink listings on Pinterest.
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t starts small, just a ripple
in the water. Then, ripples
become waves.
Thats how it was for
Wilkes-Barre post-rock four-
some Empire of the Sea. Be-
fore there was a band, there
were just two friends, guita-
rists Bill Check and Mike
Flaherty, jamming out togeth-
er in their spare time. Soon
enough, the noise they made
attracted others, namely drum-
mer Michael Tyahur and Fla-
hertys bassist brother Patrick.
Soon, EOTS was formed and
the full-length album Fath-
oms was released.
That was back in 2010.
Since then, EOTS has been on
hiatus, its members attentions
divided among various other
music projects. Anyone whos
ever dropped a pebble into a
pond knows, though, that one
ripple follows another. Now,
EOTS is back and, this time,
its members say its here to
stay.
When we first started, it
was basically just a studio
project, Mike Flaherty said.
It was my brother Patrick
who motivated us to bring it
back. He really brought it to
life as an actual live band,
and we have a serious routine
now, practicing and whatnot.
This band is the main focus
for all of us now.
On Sunday, Sept. 2, EOTS
will play the 11:15 p.m. slot at
The Keys in Scranton as part
of the 7th Annual Steamtown
Original Music Showcase.
Whats more, the performance
will double as a kick-off for
the release of the bands latest
album, Skywatchers.
Out of the water and into
the air, the new EP sees
EOTS leaving behind the
nautical themes of its prede-
cessor in favor of an invented
mythology featuring a family
of four birds Mother
Hawk, Father Owl, Sister
Sparrow and Brother Crow
for whom each of the albums
four tracks are named.
The whole concept of the
band originally came out of
the fact that Im a big fan of
naval history and literature.
The music on Fathoms re-
flected that, Flaherty ex-
plained. For Skywatchers,
we wanted a more upbeat
approach, something that
sounded lighter, airier. Thats
really where the new theme
came from.
An even more striking de-
parture from the status quo
established on Fathoms is
the bands new approach to
vocals. That is to say, there
arent any. While Fathoms
featured Flaherty singing on
almost all of its eight tracks,
the emphasis of Skywatch-
ers is squarely on the music
itself.
Describing the bands
sound, Flaherty cites instru-
mental rock groups like Rus-
sian Circles, Pelican and Ex-
plosions in the Sky as influ-
ences. At the same time, he
feels EOTS has an advantage
over many ambient music
artists, in that the band stress-
es the importance of structure
in its songwriting, rather than
relying solely on atmospher-
ics.
Still, Flaherty acknowledges
that EOTS decision to per-
form as an instrumental group
may be a barrier for some
audience members.
It puts us at arms length,
he said. We cant get into
certain places or play certain
venues because our music
doesnt fit a type. I feel like
if people just tried to be a
little more open-minded, it
would give musicians like us
a chance.
Hoping to win over local
audiences regardless, EOTS is
offering the EP as a free
download through the groups
Bandcamp.com page, in addi-
tion to selling Skywatchers
in CD form.
We just want to get the
music out there so people can
enjoy it, Flaherty said. We
write it ourselves, we record
it ourselves. We put every-
thing into these songs. We
just want people to hear
them. W
Empire of the Sea
takes to the air
By Bill Thomas
Weekender Correspondent
Empire of the Sea is part of the 7th annual Steamtown
Original Music Showcase.
PHOTO BY KEITH PERKS/1120 STUDIOS
The cover of the bands
latest EP.
Empire of the Sea CD release,
Sat., Sept. 2, 11:15 p.m., The
Keys (244 Penn Ave., Scran-
ton) as part of Steamtown
Original Music Showcase. $10
via Ticketfly.com, 21+. Info:
facebook.com/empireofthesea,
steamtownshowcase.com
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ALICE C. WILTSIE
PERFORMING ARTS
CENTER
700 N. Wyoming St., Hazleton
570.861.0510
www.wiltsiecenter.org
- Art Garfunkel: Oct. 6, $37-$62
5TH ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE MINDS MUSIC
FESTIVAL
Stroudsburg
jibberjazz.com/motm5
- Sept. 21-23; Rock n roll, jam, reggae,
bluegrass, more. 21 bands, 3 stages,
indoor/outdoor. $60/pre-sale, $75/
day of.
BREWS BROTHERS WEST
75 Main St., Luzerne
570.283.1300
Tickets at Ticketfly.com, venue or
Pittston location at 1705 River St.
- Locket Love: Sept. 7, 9 p.m., $5, 18+
COVE HAVEN
ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS
1.877.800.5380
www.CPResorts.com
- The Charlie Daniels Band: Sept. 2
- Billy Gardell: Sept. 23
- Chef Brian Duffy: Oct. 5-6, Oct. 19-20
- Justin Willman: Nov. 18
CULTURE SHOCK
- Sept. 8, noon-10 p.m., Nay Aug Park,
Scranton, free. Featuring Aayu / Lila
Ignite / Nelson / STA / B. Funk /
Terror on the Screen / Silhouette Lies
and acoustic artists
F.M. KIRBY CENTER
71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre
Phone: 570.826.1100
- Doo Wop Plus: Sept. 28, 7 p.m.,
$29.50-$49.50
- Celtic Thunder: Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m.,
$65-$75
- Primus 3-D: Oct. 16, 8 p.m., $42.10-
$52.85
- Jackson Browne / Sara Watkins: Oct.
18, 8 p.m., $39-$66
- Hal Holbrook: Oct. 20, 8 p.m., $45-
$55
- Straight No Chaser: Oct. 27, 8 p.m.,
$36.45-$46.70
- Bruce Hornsby: Nov. 2, 8 p.m.,
$29.50-$75
- Liza Minnelli: Nov. 3, 8 p.m., $69-$150
- Brian Regan: Nov. 10, 8 p.m., $39.50
- Shaolin Warriors: Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m.,
$45.95-$56.70
- Paul Anka: Dec. 7, 8 p.m., $49.55-
$138.10
- Buddy Valastros Homemade for
the Holidays: Dec. 14, 8 p.m., $25-$45
- Irish Tenors: March 8, 8 p.m.,
$39.50-$59.50
- Joan Rivers: April 27, 8 p.m., $39-
$47
KILDARES IRISH PUB
119 Jefferson St., Scranton
- Black47: Sept. 9, 9 p.m., $20 at door,
Eventbrite
KIWANIS WYOMING
COUNTY FAIR
Rt. 6, Meshoppen
Phone: 570.836.9992
www.wyomingcountyfair.com
- Colt Ford / Leah Burkey: Sept. 1, 7
p.m., $5-$15
- New Hollow: Sept. 2, 7 p.m., $5-$15
MAUCH CHUNK OPERA
HOUSE
14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe
570.325.0249
mauchchunkoperahouse.com
- Childhoods End (Pink Floyd tribute):
Sept. 1, 8 p.m., $22.85
- The Allentown Band: Sept. 2, $8-$15
- CBW (Coryell, Bailey, White): Sept. 8,
8 p.m., $28
- Real Diamond (Neal Diamond trib-
ute): Sept. 15, 8 p.m., $23
- Enter the Haggis: Sept. 22, 8 p.m.,
$23
- The Fishtank Ensemble: Sept. 27, 8
p.m., $15
- Ted Vigils Tribute to John Denver
Tribute: Sept. 29, 8 p.m., $25
- The Lyra Trio: Sept. 30, $25
- Pianist Dr. George Fiore: Oct. 5, $15
- The Battlefield Band: Oct. 6, $15
- Donna The Buffalo: Oct. 12, $25
- Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband:
Oct. 13, 8 p.m., $24
- Manhattan Lyric Opera: Oct. 14, 5
p.m., $25
- Jonathan Edwards / Michael Martin
Murphey: Oct 19, 8 p.m., $34
- Simon and Garfunkel Retrospective:
Oct. 20, 8 p.m., $24
- Swearingen & Kelli: Oct. 21, 6 p.m.,
$12
- The Badlees: Oct. 26, 8:30 p.m., $17
- Badge (Eric Clapton tribute): Oct. 27,
8 p.m., $23
- Claire Lynch and the Front Porch
String Band: Nov. 9, 8:30 p.m., $20
- The The Band Band Last Waltz
Celebration: Nov. 10, 7 p.m., $8 p.m.
- Start Making Sense / The Great
White Caps: Nov. 17, 8:30 p.m., $20
MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre
Twp.
- American Idol Live: Sept. 6, 7 p.m.,
$29.50-$65
- Eric Church / Justin Moore / Kip
Moore: Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m. $37.50-
$47.50
- TNA Impact Wrestling World Tour
Live: Sept. 16, 6 p.m. $20-$53
- Dayglow Life in Color: Sept. 20,
$57.60-$84.45
- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey:
Barnum Bash: Nov. 1-4, TIMES VARY,
$33.85-$93.75
- Disneys Phineas and Ferb: The Best
LIVE Tour Ever: Dec. 2, 2 p.m., 5 p.m.
$26-$60
- Monster Jam: March 8-10, TIMES
VARY, $34.55-$50
- Sesame Street Live: Elmos Super
Heroes: March 15-17, TIMES VARY,
$20.60-$40.10
MOUNT AIRY CASINO
RESORT
44 Woodland Rd., Mount Pocono
Phone: 877.682.4791
www.mountairycasino.com
- Draw the Line (Aerosmith tribute):
Sept. 2, 7 p.m., Free Admission
- Sandra Bernhard: Sept. 22, 8 p.m.,
$20-$30
- Michael Feinstein: Oct. 6, 8 p.m.,
$30-$40
- Stylistics: Oct. 20, 8 p.m., $30-$40
- The Trammps: Nov. 24, 8 p.m.,
$20-$30
PENNS PEAK
325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe
866.605.7325 or visit pennspeak.com.
- Live Wire / Completely Unchained:
Sept. 7, 8 p.m., $30
- Safetysuit / Taylor Berrett: Sept. 9,
7:30 p.m., $20.25
- Tracy Lawrence: Sept. 14, 8 p.m.,
$28-$43
- Screening of The Last Ride, a story
of Hank Williams: Sept. 16, 7 p.m.
- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Sept. 21, 8
p.m., $32
- Rubix Kube: Sept. 28, 9 p.m., $28
- Hermans Hermits / Peter Noone:
Oct. 5, 8 p.m., $27-$42
- Tanya Tucker: Oct. 14, 8 p.m., $29-
$44
- Paul Revere and the Raiders: Oct.
26, 8 p.m., $27-$42
- Martina McBride: Oct. 28, 8 p.m.,
$62-$85
- Uriah Heep: Nov. 1, 8 p.m., $22
- Umphreys McGee / The Bright Light
Social Hour: Nov. 2, 8 p.m., $27.50
- Ryan Pelton: Nov. 9, 8 p.m., $22-$37
- Lonestar: Nov. 16, 8 p.m., $49.25-
$65.25
- Dark Star Orchestra: Nov. 21, 8 p.m.,
$32
- Travis Tritt: Nov. 30, 8 p.m., $37-$52
- Blue Oyster Cult: Dec. 7, 8 p.m.,
$35.75
- The Lettermen: Dec. 8, 8 p.m., $27-
$42
- Ernie Haase / Signature Sound: Dec.
9, 7 p.m., $20-$35
- Rita Coolidge: Dec. 15, 8 p.m., $19-$34
POCONOTES LLC
888.800.POCO
www.poconotes.com
- Spencer Bohren w/ Ed Randazzo &
Bret Alexander: Sept. 15, 8 p.m., Tripp
House (1011 N. Main Ave., Scranton).
$20 advance via Duffy Accessories
(218 Linden St., Scranton), Nada & Co.
(137 Wyoming Ave., Scranton) or via
PocoNotes; $25 at door
RIVER STREET JAZZ CAFE
667 N. River St., Plains
Phone: 570.822.2992
- Mike Miz: Aug. 30, 8 p.m.
- Anders Osborne: Aug. 31, 9 p.m.,
$15-$25
- Misty Mountain (Led Zeppelin trib-
ute): Sept. 1, 8 p.m., $5-$10
- Cabinet: Sept. 7, 8 p.m., $8-$12
- Ol Cabbage (Phish tribute): Sept. 8,
8 p.m., $5-$8
- Miz / Big Daddy Love: Sept. 14, 8
p.m., $8-$12
- Suze / Flabberghaster: Sept. 15, 8
p.m., $5-$8
- Royal Scam (Steely Dan tribute):
Sept. 22, 7 p.m., $10-$15
- Alan Evans Trio / XVSK: Sept. 26, 9
p.m., $12-$18
- Brothers Past: Sept. 27, 8 p.m.,
$10-$15
- The Woody Browns Project / Muppet
/ The Big Dirty: Sept. 29, 8 p.m., $5-$8
SCRANTON COMMUNITY
CONCERTS
Mellow Theater, 501 Vine St. Scranton
Phone: 570.955.1455, lackawanna.edu,
etix.com
Prices vary, student and group rates
available
- Emmy Lou Harris: Sept. 19, 7 p.m.,
$45-$55
- Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks:
Oct. 19, 8 p.m., $20-$30, $15 students
- The Virgin Consort: Dec. 6, 7 p.m.,
$20, $15 students
- Tim Warfields tribute to Shirley
Scott: March 22, 8 p.m., $25-$30, $15
students
- The Four Freshmen: April 20, 8 p.m.,
$25-$30, $15 students
SCRANTON CULTURAL
CENTER
420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton
Phone: 888.669.8966
- Resurrection: A Rock Opera star-
ring The Glass Prism: Oct. 7, $31.35
- Lewis Black: Running on Empty: Oct.
25, 8 p.m., $42.85-$68.40
- The Midtown Men: Jan. 18-20, times
vary, $37-$57
- Celtic Woman: March 19, 7:30 p.m.,
$59
SHERMAN THEATER
524 Main St., Stroudsburg
Phone: 570.420.2808, www.sherman-
theater.com
- Steve Vai / Beverly McClellan: Aug.
29, 7:30 p.m., $30-$45
- Barstool Blackout F*ckin Foam:
Sept. 15, 10 p.m., $30
- Wu-Block: Sept. 22, 8 p.m., $30
- Keller Williams: Sept. 28, 9 p.m., $20
advance, $22 day of
- Medeski, Martin & Wood: Oct. 11, 8
p.m., $25-$32
- Falling In Reverse / Enter Shikari / I
See Stars / Letlive: Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m.,
$18 advance, $20 day of (on sale 8/31,
10 a.m.)
7TH ANNUAL STEAMTOWN
ORIGINAL MUSIC
SHOWCASE
steamtownshowcase.com
- Sept. 2, 6 p.m. at various venues in
downtown Scranton. Features Graces
Downfall, My Pet Dragon, Super Bob,
The Ballroom Thieves, OurAfter,
more. $10 GA, via ticketfly.com, 21+.
TOYOTA PAVILION AT
MONTAGE MOUNTAIN
1000 Montage Mountain Road, Scran-
ton
- Kiss / Motley Crue: Sept. 18, 7 p.m.,
$50.85-$185
VINTAGE THEATER
326 Spruce St., Scranton
info@scrantonsvintagetheater.com
- Grand reopening Party ft. A Fire
With Friends / Days In Transit / Zach
Graham / Matt Montella, more: Sept.
14
- Those Clever Foxes/ Edelweiss /
Shop Local: Sept. 22
- Lesser Animals EP release / The
Chet Williams Band / Halfling: Sept. 29
- Deep Squad: Oct. 6
- Aayu / The Van Allen Belt: Oct. 12
- Masquerade Dance Party ft. The
Great Party / Shayfer James: Oct. 26,
all-ages
- Eye On Attraction: Nov. 3
- EWW Yaboo / Kid Icarus / Mock Sun:
Nov. 10
PHILADELPHIA
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3421 Willow St., Philadelphia
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- Steve Angello: Sept. 7, 8 p.m.
- Barstool Blackout Tour Foam: Sept.
14, 9 p.m.
- Hatebreed: Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m.
- Nightwish: Sept. 16, 8 p.m.
- Amon Tobin: Sept. 17, 8 p.m.
- Tyga: Sept. 21, 8:30 p.m.
- Down: Sept. 26, 8 p.m.
- The Afghan Whigs: Sept. 27, 8:30
p.m.
- Minus the Bear: Sept. 28, 8:30 p.m.
- Two Door Cinema Club: Sept. 29, 8
p.m.
THE FILLMORE AT THE
TLA
334 South St., Philadelphia
Phone: 215.922.1011
- Safetysuit / Taylor Berrett: Sept. 7,
7 p.m.
- Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft
Orchestra: Sept. 10, 7 p.m.
- Kendrick Lamar / Ab Soul / Jay
Rock: Sept. 13, 7 p.m.
- Owl City: Sept. 14, 7 p.m.
- David Nail / Drake White / Matt
Gary: Sept. 15, 8 p.m.
- Beats Antique: Sept. 21, 8 p.m.
- Epic Kings & Idols Tour ft. Katato-
nia / Devin Townsend, more: Sept.
22, 6 p.m.
- Gossip: Sept. 25, 7 p.m.
KESWICK THEATER
Easton Road-Keswick Ave, Glenside,
Pa.
Phone: 215.572.7650
- Steve Vai / Beverly McClellan: Aug.
30, 8 p.m.
- Joe Jackson Band: Sept. 18, 7:30
p.m.
- Beth Orton: Sept. 25, 8 p.m.
- Wynonna Judd / The Big Noise:
Sept. 28, 8 p.m.
- The Fab Faux (Beatles tribute):
Sept. 29, 8 p.m.
- Medeski, Martin & Wood: Oct. 4,
7:30 p.m.
MANN CENTER
52nd and Parkside, Philadelphia
Phone: 215.893.1999
- Bon Iver: Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m.
TOWER THEATER
69th and Ludlow Sts. Upper Darby
Phone: 610.352.2887
- Bloc Party / Ceremony: Sept. 15, 8
p.m.
- Metric: Sept. 22, 7 p.m.
- David Byrne / St. Vincent: Sept. 27,
8 p.m.
TROCADERO
10th & Arch St, Philadelphia
Phone: 215.336.2000
- Kreator / Accept / Swallow The
Sun: Sept. 6, 7 p.m.
- Michael Kiwanuka: Sept. 20, 8 p.m.
- Morbid Angel / Dark Funeral /
Grave: Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m.
SUSQUEHANNA BANK
CENTER
1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, NJ.
Phone: 609.365.1300
- The Fresh Beat Band: Sept. 14, 6:30
p.m.
- Florence & the Machine: Sept. 18, 7
p.m.
- Kiss / Motley Crue: Sept. 19, 7 p.m.
- Gotye / Missy Higgins / Jonti: Sept.
29, 7 p.m.
WELLS FARGO CENTER
Broad St., Philadelphia
Phone: 215.336.3600
- Peter Gabriel: Sept. 21, 8 p.m.
- Rush: Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m.
ELSEWHERE IN PA
BRYCE JORDAN CENTER
Penn State University, State College,
Pa.
Phone: 814.865.5555
- Tiesto: Oct. 8, 7 p.m.
- Carrie Underwood / Hunter Hayes:
Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m.
CROCODILE ROCK
520 Hamilton St, Allentown
Phone: 610.434.460
- Melvins: Sept. 27, 7 p.m.
GIANT CENTER
950 Hersheypark Dr., Hershey
Phone: 717.534.3911
- Brad Paisley / The Band Perry /
Scotty McCreery: Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m.
HERSHEYPARK STADIUM
100 W. Hersheypark Dr., Hershey
Phone: 717.534.3911
- Rock Allegiance feat. Stone Temple
Pilots / Three Days Grace / Seether /
Buckcherry / Daughtry / Fuel /
Puddle of Mudd / Black Stone Cherry
/ Foxy Shazam and more: Sept. 1
SANDS BETHLEHEM
77 Sands Blvd., Bethlehem
- Buddy Guy / Jonny Lang: Sept. 7, 7
p.m.
- Gabriel Iglesias: Sept. 13, 8 p.m.
- Kansas / Kings X: Sept. 14, 8 p.m.
- Celtic Thunder: Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m.
- Larry The Cable Guy: Oct. 6, 6 p.m.
and 9 p.m.
- Tiesto: Oct. 7, 8 p.m.
NEW YORK / NEW JERSEY
BEACON THEATER
2124 Broadway, New York, NY.
Phone: 212.496.7070
- Dead Can Dance: Aug. 29-30, 8 p.m.
- Roxette: Sept. 2, 8 p.m.
- Il Volo: Sept. 4, 7:30 p.m.
- The Fresh Beat Band: Sept. 8, 9, 18
and 19, TIMES VARY
- ZZ Top: Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m.
- Nightwish/ Kamelot: Sept. 15, 8 p.m.
- Tedeschi Trucks Band: Sept. 20-21, 8
p.m.
- David Byrne / St. Vincent: Sept.
25-26, 8 p.m.
BETHEL WOODS CENTER
Bethel NY
www.bethelwoodscenter.org
- Bob Dylan / Ben Harper: Sept. 2, 8
p.m.
- Southside Johnny & The Poor
Fools: Sept. 8, 8 p.m.
HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM
311 W. 34th St, New York, NY.
Phone: 212.279.7740
- Amon Tobin: Sept. 14, 8 p.m.
THE FILLMORE AT IRVING
PLAZA
17 Irving Place, New York, N.Y.
Phone: 212.777.6800
- The Heavy: Aug. 30, 7 p.m.
- Potato: Sept. 9, 11:59 p.m.
- Owl City: Sept. 11, 6:30 p.m.
IZOD CENTER
50 State Rt. 120
East Rutherford, N.J.
- Justin Bieber: Nov. 9, 7 p.m.
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
1260 Ave. of the Americas, NY, NY
Phone: 212.307.717
- Bon Iver: Sept. 19-22, 8 p.m.
ROSELAND BALLROOM
239 52nd Street, New York, NY.
Phone: 212.777.6800
- Dethklok / Lamb of God / Gojira:
Aug. 29, 6 p.m.
BORGATA HOTEL AND
CASINO
Atlantic City, NJ
Phone:1.866.MYBORGATA.com
- Gabriel Iglesias: Aug. 31, 8 p.m.
- Cheap Trick: Aug. 31, 9 p.m.
- Train: Sept. 1, 8 p.m.
- Il Volo: Sept. 1-2, 9 p.m.
- Chris Tucker: Sept. 2, 8 p.m.
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Weekender Editor
Devil went down to Lakeville
75-year-old country rock legend Charlie Daniels, known best for
the number one country hit The Devil Went Down to Georgia,
was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame in 2009 along
with Chet Atkins, Billy Cox, Dick Dale, Victor Feldman, Fred
Foster, Paul Riser, and Toto.
The Charlie Daniels Band will be performing rock, country,
bluegrass, blues and gospel all quintessentially Southern
music at Cove Haven Entertainments Resorts on Sept. 2.
For more information on tickets, visit covepoconoresorts.com.
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English glam-rock band The
Darkness is back following a
long hiatus and a fall that was
nearly as spectacular as its initial
rise to fame.
After inimitable lead singer
Justin Hawkins left the band in
2006 due to personal issues, the
remaining members soldiered on
as The Stone Gods, but never
achieved much success or gar-
nered much attention. However,
as has been the case with so
many other bands, fans had rea-
son to rejoice last year as it was
announced that the bands origi-
nal lineup was reuniting and a
new album would be forthcom-
ing.
The Darkness music has al-
ways walked a line between
tribute and parody, and Hot
Cakes is no different, blending a
healthy dose of AC/DC with
Queen, tied together with a devil-
may-care attitude and a complete
lack of concern for doing any-
thing other than having a good
time. Anyone questioning wheth-
er The Darkness would stick to
that chosen formula would need
look no further than the raunchy,
raucous opening track Every
Inch Of You, whose thinly
veiled themes are enough to
make just about anyone roll their
eyes.
As the album progresses, that
theme follows for many of the
other songs, such as With A
Woman or Concrete. Howev-
er, the band does expand its
horizons just a bit, with tracks
such as the Dokken-esque Street
Spirit (Fade Out), poppy hooks
on Forbidden Love and epic
album closer, Love Is Not The
Answer showing some real
growth and progression beyond
the bands core sound.
Hot Cakes is a wonderfully
non-serious album in a world
where fans and critics take al-
bums much too seriously. While
it may not win an award for in-
novation, Hot Cakes is full of
catchy rhythms that listeners
easily will find themselves hum-
ming along to. Its unlikely that
well ever see a concept album or
rock-opera type piece from The
Darkness; this album is enough
to prove to everyone that there is
some real talent behind the fal-
setto screams and buzzsaw gui-
tars.
-- Michael Irwin
Weekender Correspondent
RATING:
W W W W
The Darkness
Hot Cakes
ALBUM REVIEWS
Darkness 'Cakes' on fun
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8. Gotye/Kimbra: Somebody
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7. Neon Trees: Everybody Talks
6. Maroon 5/Wiz Khalifa: Pay-
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5. Demi Lovato: Give Your Heart
A Break
4. Rihanna: Where Have You
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3. Calvin Harris/Ne-Yo: Lets Go
2. Ellie Goulding: Lights
1. Katy Perry: Wide Awake
Top at 8 with Ralphie Aversa
1. Trey Songz: Chapter V
2. Kiss: Destroyer (Resurrected)
3. Lynyrd Skynyrd: Last of a Dyin
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4. DJ Khaled: Kiss The Ring
5. The Darkness: Hot Cakes
6. Various artists: Now 43
7. Hellyeah: Band Of Brothers
8. Rick Ross: God Forgives, I
Dont
9. In This Moment: Blood
10. 2 Chainz: Based on a T.R.U.
Story
Top 10 Albums at Gallery of Sound
Mark Tremonti certainly didnt need to
make a solo record. As guitarist for bands
like mega-successful 1990s anthem-spew-
ers Creed and its successor, Alter Bridge,
hed already cemented himself among the
elite of post-grunge shredders.
What makes Tremontis solo debut, All
I Was, special, though, is its marriage of
infectious metal-infused riffing and soul-
baring headspace, all without that tinge of
sanctimonious pretense that often drags
himdown playing behind Creeds Scott
Stapp. This is Tremontis declaration of
independence, and it rocks hard.
This is easily the heaviest project Tre-
monti, who also handles vocals quite capa-
bly here, has ever been involved with.
Opener Leave It Alone bubbles with a
dark sense of melody and crushing licks,
setting the stage for pure modern-rock ear
candy. So Youre Afraid can be interpret-
ed as an amalgamof Exodus-like thrash
sweetened with a soaring Breaking Benja-
min-style chorus, rivetingly alluding to the
songs lyrical insecurities.
Elsewhere, Brains steals a page from
Sevendusts syncopated, bottom-bounced
rhythms, while NewWay Out reveals
Tremontis inner songwriter the songs
cascading clean/distorted shades echoing
his fight for answers to an unknown future
as his pristine vocal vibrato carries the line
I hope that theres just some other way
out.
All I Was, simply put, is all Tremonti
is. He makes a defining musical statement,
culling the best sonic aspects of his past
work, combining themwith his desire to be
heard as an individual and unleashing the
results with gale-force confidence. If you
liked anything at all this guys done up until
now, youll love this.
-- Mark Uricheck
Weekender Correspondent
Tremonti
All I Was
Rating: W W W W
Tremonti comes
into own
Since forming in 2005, the always
eclectic rock and hip-hop outfit Flo-
bots have been spreading their message
through music. The concept of fusing
music with politics isnt a new one,
but it is something Flobots Jesse
Walker, Kenny Ortiz, Mackenzie Gault,
Jamie Laurie and Stephen Brackett
have done consistently throughout the
duration of their career.
The group recently released the
long-awaited The Circle In The
Square via Shanachie Entertainment
on Aug. 28. The creation of this latest
effort unexpectedly coincided with the
first day of Occupy Wall Street in
New York. As the band entered the
studio to record, what was happening
in New York, among other political
issues, provided the setting for the
album.
Flobots music is always a unique
blend of alternative rock, hip-hop and
profound message. Laurie, also com-
monly known as Jonny 5, is an in-
credibly talented MC. His passion for
politics and music are evident on this
release. His spoken-word approach on
each track is meshed with inventive
rock and is backed by the occasional
vocals of his bandmates.
The albums title track seems to
grow more intense as the song goes
on, as Flobots engage listeners with
each word. The rest of the tracks
switch from aggressive rock to catchy
hip-hop, making Flobots undeniably
versatile.
Gonna Be Free is an intoxicating
and upbeat track thats a highlight, but
there are many standouts on this 15-
song record, which gives The Circle
In The Square an overall likeability.
--- Lisa Schaeffer
Weekender Correspondent
Flobots blend rock,
hip-hop & the profound
Flobots
The Circle In The Square
Rating: W W W
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By Nick Delorenzo
Special to the Weekender
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hats in a game? Quite a
bit, as it turns out.
You might have en-
countered it already in certain
Facebook apps, when using Four-
square or on any number of pro-
gressive websites.
Foursquare is a great example.
Whoever has checked in the most
times at a given location be-
comes the Mayor of that loca-
tion.
While the idea on Foursquares
part is to drive more use of the
platform, businesses have latched
on to the idea, offering deals and
promotions to frequent visitors.
Thats a very basic example, and
the tip of a far larger and more
interesting iceberg.
Its called Gamification, a
concept in which aspects of
games scores, rewards, etc.
are applied to something other
than a game actions you take
on a website, for example. Its
starting to gain serious traction
so much so that educational
institutions like the University of
Pennsylvania are offering courses
on Gamification and its applica-
tions.
Companies like Nike have
taken the concept to the next
level with Nike+, an app that
uses the GPS and accelerometer
capabilities of modern phones to
track the users running progress
and that of friends, allowing
them to compete for rewards.
Nike+ also offers its users
milestones earn NikeFuel by
running or walking, for example,
and its system will award badges
and trophies that can be shared
and seen by other users.
For Nike, as a business, this
means that their customers are
being actively incentivized to
continue to purchase Nike prod-
ucts, which brings in direct reve-
nue, and to utilize Nike apps and
websites, constantly exposing
them to Nikes marketing mess-
ages.
But the process can be even
simpler.
Users can be directed to differ-
ent areas of a website on Easter
egg hunts to make them more
aware of products, features or
marketing messages.
They can be rewarded for
frequent visits, or for taking
actions that generate value or
content.
Achieving goals is one of the
reasons people enjoy playing
games. By applying those con-
cepts to everyday tasks, its pos-
sible to simultaneously improve a
users experience and to subtly
push them towards desired
actions or tasks.
People also enjoy competition.
An otherwise mundane action
like posting a message is subtly
changed when people are ranked
or rated for the number of com-
ments posted, or the highest rated
post, and there are rewards or
status messages involved. W
Nick DeLorenzo is director of
interactive and new media for
The Times Leader. E-mail him
atndelorenzo@timesleader.com.
Give 'Gamification' your attention
Foursquare is a great example of Gamification.
Gamification is starting to gain serious
traction so much so that educational
institutions like the University of
Pennsylvania are offering courses
on Gamification and its applications.
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creation from the mind of Chris
Seaver of Warlock Home Video.
The 60-minute movie premiers
as part of a double-feature with
another of Seavers films, Geek
War, which the creator de-
scribes as, a dripping, moist
love letter to everything geeky.
Hardly a newcomer to the
independent horror movie scene,
Seaver has a long and storied
past that goes back more than
20 years.
Ive been making movies
since I was 7, he said during a
phone interview. Started Low
Budget Pictures when I was 14,
and then closed that down last
year when I started Warlock.
In total, Sexsquatch is just
one of nearly 50 features Seaver
has worked on, noting that,
Through the years, Ive made
well over a hundred shorts.
Hes even worked on produc-
tions for Troma Entertainment
and Lloyd Kaufman.
Audiences should know be-
forehand, however, that Sex-
squatch is definitely not for
kids.
I dont know how people are
going to take these movies,
Seaver said while discussing the
movies sex scenes and ex-
tremely vulgar, salty language.
This is going to be very in-
teresting as people sit down to
eat while watching Sex-
squatch.
For the uninitiated, the Cine-
ma & Drafthouse is like dinner
and a movie merged into one.
Rather than the usual theater
seating, there are rows of tables
lined up facing the big screen.
Viewers can order food and
alcoholic beverages from their
table as they are served
throughout the movie. And
though theres no nudity, be-
tween the gore and vulgarity, it
might not be something audi-
ences would care to stomach
along with a burger and fries.
For the right crowd, however,
its probably going to be a blast
especially for people like
Varla Darling.
Darling is the person most
responsible for bringing these
movies to the Cinema & Drafth-
ouse. Aside from an acting role
in Sexsquatch, shes also cred-
ited as its makeup artist.
I love horror movies, and I
also really like comedy movies,
Darling shared in a sit-down
interview with the Weekender.
But I dont like stuff like
Blades of Glory, or any of the
other cookie-cutter movies that
were pumping out nowadays. I
like campy, slapstick, really
over-the-top stuff that cant
really happen. Stuff like Ear-
nest.
Darling became a fan of
Seavers after watching one of
his movies.
It had pretty much every-
thing I love about horror and
comedy movies.
From there, she attended
horror movie conventions, like
Monster-Mania Con in Cherry
Hill, N.J., where she first met
Seaver a few years ago.
I didnt go all fangirl on
him, but I was very excited to
finally meet him, she recalled.
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'Sexsquatch' on the
loose in Hazleton
Geek War + Sexsquatch,
Thurs., Aug. 30, 8:30 p.m.,
Cinema & Drafthouse (131 W.
Broad St., West Hazleton). $5
admission, all ages, 21+ to
drink. Info: facebook.com/
events/268306849944312/,
cinemaanddrafthouse.com
The cast of Sexsquatch, a film that will premier at Cinema & Drafthouse in Hazleton.
By Dale Culp
Weekender Correspondent
This is going to be
very interesting as
people sit down to
eat while watching
Sexsquatch.
Director Chris Seaver
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I
n the opening moments of
Premium Rush, our hero,
Wilee, the Columbia Uni-
versity law student turned in-
trepid bike messenger played by
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, waxes
poetic on riding pell-mell
through New Yorks busy
streets. Theres no stress on his
face as he battles noise, pedes-
trians and taxi cabs.
Can anyone remember the
last time Gordon-Levitt looked
at ease? Hes an outstanding,
versatile actor who twee
Web videos with Zooey Des-
chanel aside inevitably grav-
itates toward the somber. Even
50/50 and (500) Days of
Summer, his recent extended
visits to lightweight fare, had
the heavy touches of cancer
and romantic anguish. Millions
more, of course, know Gordon-
Levitt from his fine work in
Christopher Nolans Inception
and The Dark Knight Rises,
two of the moodiest, most in-
sightful blockbusters to hit the
summer multiplex circuit in
recent years.
Watching Gordon-Levitt
nimbly avoid rush-hour traffic
and pedal away from bad guys
is surprising. Not as much,
though, as Premium Rush
being a fun, surprisingly smart
flick. It wont turn the actor
into a bigger name; the movie
only made $6.3 million at the
box office this weekend, good
for seventh place. Thats fine.
By continuing to exhibit com-
mon sense regarding projects,
even popcorn fare, Gordon-
Levitt has increased audience
goodwill. Its a little gesture
with long-term benefits. Con-
sider this: When was the last
time you were excited to see a
movie featuring Nicolas Cage
or Gerard Butler?
In Premium Rush, Wilee
must deliver an envelope from
his girlfriends roommate (Jamie
Chung) that is desired by NYC
detective Bobby Monday (Mi-
chael Shannon). Just as Wilee
takes off, Monday demands the
envelope. The young man re-
fuses, prompting the cop to
chase the renegade cyclist
brakes and gears get you killed,
man all through the citys
nooks and crannies. Can Wilee
ride like hell and get the deliv-
ery to its recipient by 7 p.m.?
Will he reconcile with his
tough-talking, hard-riding girl-
friend (Dania Ramirez), who
wants a life beyond the bike?
Will Wilee beat his workplace
rival (Wole Parks), a well-
groomed braggart who refers to
himself in the third-person?
Veteran director-screenwriter
David Koepp (Ghost Town)
has such fun with the material
that predictability doesnt mat-
ter. He and co-writer John
Kamps play with the beat-the-
clock storyline, jumping back
and forth to provide back-
ground on the characters, in-
cluding Shannons unhinged
detective. Though the city and
its tight spaces serve as an
entertaining obstacle course,
Koepp loves showing its seedier
side, where nail salons and
bingo parlors house the under-
worlds featured players. And it
helps that Koepp doesnt turn
the volume up to 11. The pace
is crisp. The camerawork is
sharp and quick without in-
ducing dizziness, a miracle for
a movie aimed at the Mountain
Dew community.
Gordon-Levitt, on his gravitas
sabbatical, is fine in the lead,
though no one will put this in
his growing greatest hits collec-
tion. The real standout here is
Shannon (Revolutionary
Road) whose eye-popping,
foam-at-the-mouth performance
gives the energetic proceedings
a bracing shot of menace. Its
another element that pushes
Premium Rush beyond being
a teen-friendly chase movie on
two wheels. All Gordon-Levitt
has to do is ride. No wonder
he looks relaxed.
For more of Petes cinematic
musings, please visit
whatpeteswatching.blogspot.
com or follow @PeteCroatto.
By Pete Croatto
Weekender Correspondent
Rating: W W W
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, left, and Dania Ramirez in a scene from Premium Rush.
Nothing pedestrian
about 'PremiumRush'
Gordon-Levitt plays Wilee, a New York City bike
messenger in the film.
reel attractions
Wasnt this already done and called
Bridesmaids?
Well, I bet hes handy around the house.
Opening this week:
Lawless
The Day
The Possession
Coming next week:
The Words
Bachelorette
Branded
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ALL ABOARD
Steamtown National Histor-
ic Site Visit www.nps.gov/stea for
train schedule or call 570.340.5200
The Scranton Limited: Wed.-Sun.
30 minute rides depart from Round-
house boarding area Wed., 10:30 &
11:30 a.m., 1:30 & 2:15 p.m. A historic
steam locomotive operates Thurs.-
Sun. 10:30 & 11:30 a.m., 1:30 & 2:15 p.m.
$3 per person, all ages 6+.
BAZAARS/FESTIVALS
10th Annual Scandinavian
Craft Fair Sept. 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Central Volunteer Fire Hall (574
Westcolang Road, Lackawaxen).
Sponsored by Bernt Balchen Lodge
No. 566 Sons of Norway. Vendors:
Rosemaling, needlecrafts, jewelry,
gifts and specialty items, food and
baked goods, flea market. Music,
craft demonstrations, ethnic food at
Nordic cafe. Info: 570.685.1477
25th Annual Felittese
Festival Sept. 7-9. 2-mile race/fun
walk Sun., all money raised benefits
the organization, Prince of Peace
Parish, other local charities. Info:
facebook.com/FelitteseAssociation
La Festa Italiana Sept. 1-3,
Courthouse Square, Scranton. Info:
lafestaitaliana.org
Pocono Garlic Festival Sept.
1-2, Shawnee Mountain Ski Area. Info:
poconogarlic.com
Stroudfest Sept. 1, Sherman
Theater (524 Main St., Stroudsburg).
Info: shermantheater.com
BENEFITS / CHARITY
EVENTS
American Cancer Society
Drink To Pink Fundraiser for
Making Strides Against Breast Can-
cer: Sept. 7, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Midtown
Sports Bar & Grill (Dupont). Drink
specials, live music, raffle baskets.
Minimum $5 donation. Accepting
donations for raffles. Info: mcfad-
den289@gmail.com, find Facebook
Event, Drink To Pink
Making Strides Against Breast
Cancer of Wyoming Valley: Oct.
American Lung Association
Fight For Air Kick Off Luncheon:
Sept. 13, noon-1 p.m., Unos Restau-
rant, Dickson City. RSVP required,
call 570.823.2212, leave names/num-
bers of all attending. To register for
Fight For Air Walk, visit lungnfo.org/
Scranton.
The Boys & Girls Club of
NEPA
Boys & Girls Club of NEPA Kick-off
Event: Sept. 13, 8:30 a.m., The Wood-
lands Inn (Route 315, Wilkes-Barre).
RSVP by Sept. 3; 570.342.8709, ext. 110
or jkalasinksi@bgcnepa.org.
Good Life Golf Classic Aug. 31,
9 a.m., Sand Springs Golf Course (10
Clubhouse Dr., Drums). $80/person,
$320/team. Benefits Clifton R. Lewis
Good Life Foundation. Info:
480.658.7534, crlgoodlife.org/
events--sponsors.html
Hughestown Hose Company
(30 Center St., Hughestown, 654.4188,
hughestownfiredept.com)
Annual Pig Roast & Craft Beer
Fest: Sept. 1, 5-10 p.m. $20 for food
and music, $25 for food, refresh-
ments, and music, $25 advance
tickets or $30 at the door. 25 differ-
ent refreshments available including
Susquehanna Brewery.
Kick It For A Cause Kickball
Tournament Sept. 8, 8 a.m.,
Birchwood Hills Field, Plains. $20/
person, 10 people/team. Ages 12+.
Participants receive T-shirt, food. To
register, call 570.899.4090. Rain date
Sept. 29. Proceeds benefit Boy Scout
Troop 100, Osterhout Free Library
North Branch. Info: osterhout.info
Laughter with A Purpose
A Benefit for Michael Meoni
Sept. 15, AFA Art Gallery, 2nd floor
(514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton). $20,
tickets time specific; shows at 8 p.m.,
10 p.m., available at door. Here We
Are In Spain, Unorganized Business,
Mike Simon, Fire With Friends, Bren-
dan Regan. Basket raffles, refresh-
ments. To pre-order tickets, call
570.604.1874. Proceeds go to Meoni,
diagnosed in March 2011 with Acute
Myeloid Leukemia.
Make-A-Wish (800.480.WISH,
www.wishgreaterpa.org)
Yoga for Wishes: Sept. 7, 5:30-7:30
p.m., 103 Rotary Dr., West Hazleton.
One hour of yoga, 30 minutes of
meditation, refreshments, raffle.
Bring yoga mat, water bottle. $10. For
info, contact Mystic Power Yoga,
570.582.YOGI, 401.5790.
Northeastern Pennsylvania
Race for the Cure 5K Coed
Run/Walk Sept. 8, registration 6
a.m., race 8:30 a.m., Courthouse
Square, Scranton. Must register, race
bibs must be worn. Rain or shine. To
register, for info: komennepa.org
Safe Haven Dog Rescue
(www.SafeHavenPa.org, Safe-
Haven@epix.net)
SEE AGENDA, PAGE 34
puzzles
ACROSS
1 Padlocked fastener
5 Pigpen
8 Human heart, basically
12 Always
13 Before
14 Sandwich cookie
15 Note from the boss
16 Staff with robots?
18 Ape, e.g.
20 Pie-in-the-face sound
21 - de deux
22 Same (Pref.)
23 Verbalizes, Biblically
26 Weather conditions
30 White wine aperitif
31 Stir-fry pan
32 Trotted
33 Mosque leaders
ofce
36 The Silence of the -
38 - Impossible
39 Help
40 Thingamajig (Var.)
43 Enliven
47 Quite close
49 American -
50 Gangsters
subordinate
51 Dress in
52 Tiers
53 Hosiery woe
54 Suitable
55 Slave to crosswords?
DOWN
1 Rope ber
2 State with conviction
3 Big truck
4 On time
5 Airplane furniture
6 Veriable
7 Nevertheless
8 Cheerleaders prop
9 Caspian Sea feeder
10 Transcending (Pref.)
11 Versier
17 Bone (Pref.)
19 Backrub response
22 Sort
23 Enjoy Aspen
24 Intention
25 Playwright Levin
26 Miler Sebastian
27 Branch
28 Bill
29 Type measures
31 Lbs., ozs., et al.
34 Acting out wordlessly
35 Teeny bit
36 Roman 52
37 Put on a pedestal
39 Regarding
40 Showbiz jobs
41 Part of the loop
42 Old portico
43 On
44 Commotions
45 It may be painted red
46 Otherwise
48 Oklahoma city
last week
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F
ew things say Amer-
icana quite like a vin-
tage jean jacket. Some-
thing about it conjures up im-
ages of rock n roll, regrettable
eagle tattoos and the open road.
And, really, whats more Amer-
ican than the open road?
With their new clothing com-
pany, Vagabonds USA, Amer-
icana is exactly what NEPA
natives Jackie and Hannah (last
names withheld upon request)
hope to evoke.
The cool thing about denim
is its a staple, but it goes
through all these different phas-
es depending on whats going
on in the culture and whats
fashionable, Hannah said. It
changes with the culture but its
always popular.
The look is retro-punk hipster
meets outlaw-biker chic: Vin-
tage denim vests and jackets
colored with dyes and bleach,
adorned with metal studs and
emblazoned with patches. Each
item boasts several patches
bearing the names of far-off
destinations like Las Vegas and
Boston. The idea is to live up
to the sense of aimless adven-
ture the name Vagabonds
USA suggests.
Despite that unifying theme,
Jackie and Hannah feel their
creations are diverse enough to
appease a variety of tastes.
Describing the Vagabonds USA
collection as eclecticism with
a whimsical twist, the pair
strives to give each item its
own unique identity by design-
ing them with motifs refer-
encing American pop-culture
iconography.
Examples include a jacket
called The American Dream
inspired by professional wrestler
Dusty Rhodes, a vest called
Goosebumps inspired by the
eponymous childrens books
from author R.L. Stine and
another vest called Punky
Brewster inspired by, well,
guess.
A lot of them start out as us
just joking around, Jackie said
It all comes about really orga-
nically. Sometimes we have an
idea in mind before we make a
jacket, and sometimes were
just having fun naming them
after the fact.
The inspiration for this busi-
ness venture came from Jackies
extensive collection of patches,
acquired over the course of
countless family vacations start-
ing in childhood. Slapping them
on everything from jackets to
backpacks, Jackie said her
patch-crazy wardrobe never
failed to start conversations and
garner compliments.
After hearing the question
Where did you buy that?
enough times from strangers,
the idea of recreating Jackies
signature style as a clothing
line proved too promising to
pass up. After a quick name
change the pair added an
s to the name Vagabond USA
when they found that Internet
domain name already taken
Vagabonds USA was born earli-
er this year.
The process of creating a
Vagabonds USA piece can be
long and labor intensive. Every-
thing is sewn, stitched, dyed,
bleached and studded by hand
by Jackie and Hannah them-
selves. As a result, each item is
also one-of-a-kind.
When you factor in the time
it takes gathering all the materi-
als, theres a lot of work in-
volved. All of our stuff is re-
purposed items from vintage
stores and second-hand stores.
A lot of it is things we just
find, Hannah said.
Some of the patches are
newer. Some are very old.
Weve found old Girl Scout
sashes and used the patches
from them. One time, I went
into a vintage store and asked
the lady there if they had any
patches and she said, No, I
dont think so. Then I found a
shoebox full of them. Its a lot
of fun hunting these things
down.
Prices for vests and jackets
range from $35 to more than
$100, but the pair plans to
branch out with different kinds
of items for different budgets,
including rucksacks and banda-
nas. The focus, however, will
remain on the theme of travel.
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Wilkes-Barre patch, Hannah
said. I can never find one. W
As the name might suggest, Vagabonds USA is inspired by the open road.
Red, white and denim
NEPA-based Vagabonds USA
offers Americana-style attire
By Bill Thomas
Weekender Correspondent
Info: vagabondsusa.com
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ACTORS CIRCLE AT
PROVIDENCE PLAYHOUSE
(1256 Providence Rd, Scranton, reser-
vations: 570.342.9707, actorscir-
cle.org)
Bell, Book & Candle: Sept. 21-23,
28-30. Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m.
$12/general, $8/seniors, $6/students.
Special preview performance Sept.
20, 8 p.m., $8/general, seniors, $6/
students.
APPLAUSE THEATRE CO.
(applausetheatre.webs.com, applau-
setheatre@gmail.com)
Looking for director submissions,
volunteers, call for info.
Open Casting Call for The Wizard
of Oz: Sept. 4-5, 6-9 p.m., Seton
Catholic (37 William St., Pittston; do
not call school). Male, female, ages
8+. Be prepared to read from script.
Music provided or come prepared.
No memorized monologues. Head
shots a plus, photographer will take
head shots for director. Non-fee
production. Info: 570.313.2548.
The Wizard of Oz: Nov. 9-11, 16-17.
Grand opening production.
Winter Wonderettes: Dec. 14-16
ARCHBALD HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
(614-3628)
Casting call for original historical
play The Death of an Innocent Man:
Sept. 5, 7 p.m., Old Town Coffee Shop
(452 N. Main St., Archbald). All ages
welcomed. Info: Call Director Domin-
ick Azzarelli, 346.6179.
DIETRICH THEATRE
(60 E. Tioga Street, Tunkhannock,
570.996.1500, dietrichtheater.com)
Dietrich Childrens Theatre Pre-
sents The Fairy Wife of Llyn Y Fan
Fach: Sept. 7, 10 a.m.; Sept. 8, 11 a.m.
Free. Call to reserve or tickets at
door.
THE HOUDINI MUSEUM
THEATER
(1433 N. Main Ave., Scranton,
570.342.5555)
Psychic Theaters Haunted! Mys-
teries of THE Beyond: Nightly
through Sept. 15, curtain rises 7 p.m.
$35. Reservations required. 3 hours
or longer. For info, visit PsychicThea-
ter.com, call 570.383.9297.
JASON MILLER
PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT
(570.344.3656, SubVerseAphrodesia-
.com, nepaplaywrights@live.com)
Dyonisia Festival: Sept. 20-30. Two
alternating programs of 6 new short
plays by local writers inspired by the
theme Apocalypse.
The Resurrection of Campbell
Colgate by Sarah Regan: Nov. Multi-
media staging of new play in proc-
ess.
LACKAWANNA COLLEGE
(Mellow Theater, 501 Vine St., Scran-
ton)
The Marvelous Wonderettes:
Feb. 8, 8 p.m. $25-$30, $15 student.
MPB COMMUNITY
PLAYERS
(mcgroganj@gmail.com, 570.454.0175)
Rodgers and Hammersteins Cin-
derella: Sept. 28-30, Trinity Lutheran
Church, Hazleton
MUSIC BOX PLAYERS
(196 Hughes St., Swoyersville:
570.283.2195 or 800.698.PLAY or
musicbox.org)
Auditions for The TV Guide Musi-
cal: Sept. 9, 3 p.m. Singers/actors
(ages 15+) asked to prepare audition
song. Performances in Oct.
The Great American Trailer Park
Musical: Sept. 21-23, 28-30, Oct. 5-7.
Fri.-Sat., bar opens 6 p.m., buffet
served 6:30 p.m., curtain 8 p.m. Sun.,
bar opens 1 p.m., buffet served 1:30
p.m., curtain 3 p.m. Dinner/show:
$37-$39; show only: $18-$20.
THE PHOENIX
PERFORMING ARTS
CENTRE
(409-411 Main St., Duryea,
570.457.3589, phoenixpac.vpweb-
.com, phoenixpac08@aol.com)
Through the Looking Glass: Sept.
1, 2 & 7 p.m. $10, $8/students. Pre-
sented by Phoenix Kids.
SHAWNEE PLAYHOUSE
(570.421.5093, theshawneeplay-
house.com)
Theyre Playing Our Song: Ongo-
ing until Sept. $28/adults, $25/se-
niors, $15/children. Call/visit website
for tickets, show times, more info.
S.T.A.R.S. on Stage: through Aug.
31. Shows 10 a.m. $5. Summer pack-
age, 7 shows, $30.
Forbidden Broadways Greatest
Hits: through Sept. 2. $28/adults,
$25/seniors, $15/children. Call/visit
website for tickets, show times, more
info.
THEATRE AT THE GROVE
(5177 Nuangola Rd., Nuangola,
570.868.3582, grovetickets@fron-
tier.com, nuangola-grove.com. $20/
musicals, $18/plays, season pass/$50.
BYOB)
My Way: A Musical Tribute to
Frank Sinatra: Sept. 7-8, 14-15, 8 p.m.,
Sept. 9, 16, 3 p.m. W
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novel approach
W
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pimp is the closest
thing youve got to a
husband, its probably a sign
that your life could use
some revamping. But for a
good portion of Laura Lipp-
mans And When She Was
Good, protagonist Heloise
Lewis doesnt seem to take
this fact into consideration.
Or perhaps shes incapable
of understanding how inher-
ently messed up it is, con-
sidering the life she was
brought up in. She drifts
from an abusive, abhorrent
father to an addict boyfriend
happy to let her dance and
turn tricks on the side until
she finally meets Val, a
pimp who unknowingly fa-
thers her son.
When Val gets busted for
murder, Heloise eventually
uses her prison visits with
him to act as his protege,
learning how to build her
own business. And she shifts
from prostitute to prostitute/
madam with great ease, liv-
ing life on the outside in a
soccer-mom community as a
single mom who received a
windfall from a dead hus-
band.
But Heloise, or Helen as
she was once known in a
former life, is skating on
thin ice. Her high-end busi-
ness may be lucrative, but
its also a juggling act which
doesnt allow for many peo-
ple to get too close. And
when people from her past
life start dying, she realizes
the cops may be the least of
her worries.
The beauty of And When
She Was Good is the fact
that Lippman is able to con-
struct a novel that has all
the guilty pleasure elements
of a Fifty Shades of Grey
type of storyline with the
writing to back it up. It may
be about sex, lies and be-
trayal, but Lippmans book
never feels corny or forced
only engaging and, at the
end, suspenseful.
The book also has the
paradoxical balance between
housewife and hooker. They
may deal in different cur-
rencies a home, a dia-
mond, a car versus cold,
hard cash but both have
fundamental similarities. Yet
one is celebrated and the
other is often viewed as
morally repugnant. There is
the underlying feeling that
Lippman is using this book
as a commentary on the
injustices of that tug of war.
The fact that she treats He-
loise as any single mom
struggling to maintain a
relationship with her sons
father and running her own
business speaks to that idea.
Through her prose, Lipp-
man paints young Helen
with more vibrancy and per-
sonality than world-weary
Heloise, and yet this may
point to the fact that Heloise
has a much greater burden
to bear as an adult. And
even though shes hardened,
sometimes even cold, the
reader is still on her side,
still wants her to come out
on top and prove them all
wrong.
And When She Was
Good
By Laura Lippman
Rating: W W W W
A very
'Good'
read
By Stephanie DeBalko
Weekender Staff Writer
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or those who have had the
privilege of traveling to
New Orleans, you know
the amazing food, music and
atmosphere are only the begin-
ning. For those who havent
made it there yet, a taste of the
Crescent City is coming to NEPA
Friday, Aug. 31 at the River
Street Jazz Cafe as homegrown
musician Anders Osborne takes
the stage.
This is the first time Osborne
will play in the area, only having
stopped in Philadelphia and
Lancaster previously, and he is
ready to bring his unique sound
to the Valley.
Im excited to be there, said
Osborne. Its always great play-
ing in a new place. Its great to
see people who have wanted to
see you for a long time.
Osborne has been on the road
for about four years touring and
promoting his latest album,
Black Eye Galaxy, which has a
different twist from his previous
records.
I like that its just two guitars,
bass and drums, explained Os-
borne. Its mostly the road band
and I used that as the blueprint
for how I wanted it to sound.
If youre not familiar with his
music just yet, Osborne describes
his sound as pure rock n roll.
If you listen to rock between
1969 and 1976, thats me. I try to
be up to date but its hard for me
to do, he shared. Thats the era
I grew up in; thats the music I
like.
He lists classic acts like Led
Zeppelin, James Taylor, Neil
Young and the Grateful Dead as
ones closest to his musical styl-
ing, but living in New Orleans
for as long as he has, Osborne
couldnt help but be influenced
by the music that defines the city.
He isnt a jazz musician, but he
learned a thing or two from the
genre.
I think that the freedom of
improvising and mixing styles
and influences is very common
in New Orleans, he said. Its
not jazz, but I like the freedom of
jazz.
As for Thursdays show at the
Jazz Cafe, Osborne promised a
pretty rocking night.
We crank it up pretty good;
we take our time, play tough and
heavy vintage style rock n roll.
Well also have an acoustic set,
make it a little bit more of a
balance. Hopefully itll be a
mixture of dancing, head banging
and grooves. W
NOLA comes to NEPA
By Noelle Vetrosky
Weekender Correspondent
New Orleans-based musician Anders Osborne will
perform at the River Street Jazz Cafe Thursday.
Anders Osborne, Fri., Aug. 31,
10 p.m., River Street Jazz Caf
(667 N. River St., Plains Twp.)
$15 advance, $25 day of. Info:
andersosborne.com, river-
streetjazzcafe.com,
570.822.2992,
PHOTO BY JERRY MORAN
If you listen to rock between 1969 and
1976, thats me. I try to be up to date but
its hard for me to do.
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Adoption Day: Sept. 9, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
at Wal-Mart, Route 940, Mt. Pocono.
Pre-Adoption Application with refer-
ences and home visit prior to adop-
tion required. Info: safehavenpa.org,
safehaven@epix.com.
West Pittston Library (200
Exeter Ave., www.wplibrary.org,
570.654.9847)
Wine Tasting Event: Sept. 9, 2-5
p.m. $20/person, $35/couple. Info/
tickets: 883.7079
EVENTS
Camp Papillion Pet Adoption
and Rescue (570.420.0450, camp-
papillion.org)
Stroudfest: Sept. 1, Stroudsburg.
Info: ShermanTheater.com
The Big Bandingo at Petrizzos:
Sept. 8-9, 7 p.m., Petrizzos Restau-
rant (589 Milford Road, E. Strouds-
burg). $10. Music funfest. Jungle Tiki
Bar, camping food, beer, Pie-athalon,
raffles. Info: 588.6414
Commonwealth Medical
College Annual Golf Tourna-
ment Sept. 14, registration/conti-
nental breakfast 9 a.m., shotgun
start 10 a.m., Huntsville Golf Club,
Shavertown. Captain and crew for-
mat. $300/golfer; $1200/foursome,
includes 18 holes, golf shirt, 3 meals,
awards ceremony. Collared shirts,
slacks, Bermuda shorts required.
Info: 570.504.9619, thecommon-
wealthmedical.com/golf. If unable to
participate, want to donate: ndei-
tos@tcmedc.org. Proceeds will bene-
fit TCMC student scholarship fund.
Curtis Montz Film Series at
the F.M. Kirby Center, Wilkes-Barre:
Showings Wed. 1 p.m. ($4), 7:30 p.m.
($6). Students $3 with valid student
ID.
Moonrise Kingdom (PG-13): Sept.
12.
To Rome With Love (R): Sept. 19.
Beasts of the Southern Wild:
Sept. 26.
Dietrich Theater (60 E. Tioga
Street, Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500,
www.dietrichtheater.com) calendar
of events:
Kids Classes:
Intergenerational Classes:
Adult Classes:
Pottery for Beginners: 7-8:30 p.m.
Series 5, Aug. 29, Sept. 5. Ages 13+.
$60/class. All materials supplied. Call
to register.
Decorative Painting: Noon-3 p.m.,
Aug. 29. Ages 16+. $20/class plus cost
of painting surface. Pre-registration
required, call to register.
Special Events:
Porgy and Bess Broadway Trip:
Sept. 12, departs Dietrich 8 a.m.,
returns 11 p.m. Show, dinner at Car-
mines. $220, includes ticket, bus,
dinner, tax, tips, contribution to
Dietrich.
Doug Smith Music (dougsmith-
bass@comcast.net, 570.343.7271)
Aug. 31, 7-8:30 p.m., Riverside Park,
Dalton. Dixieland All-Stars featuring
Erin Malloy.
Sept. 16, 6-9 p.m., Poetry and Jazz,
AFA Gallery (514 Lackawanna Ave.,
Scranton). Improvisational Ensemble.
First Presbyterian Church of
Clarks Summit (300 School St.,
570.586.6306, www.fpccs.org)
Arts at First Presbyterian, free,
but donations accepted. Call or visit
website for info.
Funfest Sept. 8-9, downtown
Hazleton. Meatball/Christmas cookie
cook-off, Sept. 8, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. To
register, call 570.455.1509, e-mail
funfest@hazletonchamber.org. Info:
funfestpa.org
Infect Scranton Sept. 21-23,
Riverside High School, Taylor. Tickets
start at $20. Themed, fan-focused
ZombieCon. Life inside survivor
camp, vendors, artists seeking ref-
uge, short zombie films. Q&As, panel
discussions with celebrity guests.
Survivor Zombie Challenge 5K, Zom-
bie Pub Crawl, Zombie Brunch. Info:
infectscranton.com, @pazombiecon,
info@infectscranton.com
HISTORY
Everhart Museum (1901 Mulber-
ry St., Scranton, 570.346.7186,
www.everhart-museum.org)
Farm to Table: Sept. 21, front lawn.
$100, $125/patron ticket. 21+. Local
produce, foods, selections from
microbreweries, wineries, music.
European River Cruise: April 8-15,
2013. From $2,549/member, double
occupancy, plus air. Info:
570.504.7575, EverhartRiverCruise-
.com
The Houdini Museum (1433 N.
Main Ave., Scranton)
Every weekend by reservation. Open
1 p.m., closes 4 p.m. Also available
weekdays for school groups, bus,
hotel groups. $17.95/adults, $14.95/11
and under.
Ghost Tours: Scheduled daily, 7
p.m., reservations required. Secret
time/meeting place divulged upon
reservation, call 570.383.1821.$20/
adults, $15/11 and under. Rain or shine,
52 weeks/year. Daytime walks also
available on limited basis. Private
tours can be arranged for groups.
Lackawanna Historical So-
ciety (The Catlin House, 232 Mon-
roe Avenue, Scranton, 570.344.3841)
Summer Downtown Walking Tours
(free and open to the public):
Sat. through Oct., 11 a.m. Call for
starting places.
Rotating trio of tours First Fridays,
through Oct., 5 p.m., Radisson, Lacka-
wanna Ave.
Custom Tours: 7-8 blocks, about 2
hours. Routes selected based on
interests of participants Most days,
noon-6 p.m. $5/person, min. 4 peo-
ple, max. 30. Call 955.0244.
Step-on bus tours, Costume Tours:
Call for info.
Steamtown National Histor-
ic Site (I-81 to Exit 53, Scranton:
570.340.5200 or 888.693.9391,
www.nps.gov/stea)
Ongoing: Interpretive programs,
visitor center, theater, a history
museum. Open daily, 9-5 p.m. $7
adults, $6 senior citizens, $2 children
ages 6-12.
LEARNING
Academy of Northern Mar-
tial Arts (79 N. Main St., Pittston)
Traditional Kung Fu & San Shou. For
Health and Defense. Adult & Chil-
drens Classes, Mon.-Thurs., Sat. First
class free. Walk-ins welcome, call
371.9919, 817.2161 for info.
Adult Kung Fu (Kung Fu & Tai
Chi Center, Wilkes-Barre:
570.829.2707)
Ongoing classes. Tues./Thurs., 6:30
p.m. Study of Chinese Martial Art
open hand, weapons sets. Mon., Wed.,
6:30 p.m. Covers Chinese style theo-
ries, concepts, applications. Sport
fighting concepts explained, prac-
ticed.
Art Classes at the Georgia-
na Cray Bart Studio (123 Brader
Dr., Wilkes-Barre, 570.947.8387,
gcraybart@aol.com, gcraybart-
artworks.com)
Painting, drawing, creative arts/
pencil, charcoal, oil, acrylic, pastel,
colored pencil, mixed media:
Adults (Ages 13+): Mon.-Tues.,
noon-4 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 6-9 p.m.
Student may choose length of time
from 1-3 hrs. for evening class
Children (Ages 8-12): Weekdays,
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Aikido of Scranton, Inc. (1627
N. Main Ave., Scranton, 570.963.0500)
Self-Defense Class taught by
Aikido Master Ven Sensei, every Mon.
& Wed., 7-9 p.m. $10.
Traditional Weapons Class, Thurs.,
7-9 p.m. $10.
Carbondale Chiropractic
Center (267 Brooklyn St.,
570.282.1240, www.carbondalechi-
ropractic.com).
Run with Doc: Sun. 9-10 a.m. at
Lake Scranton. Jog around Lake
Scranton with Dr. Andrew Rivera.
Visit Website for info.
Dance Contours (201 Bear Creek
Blvd., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.0152,
www.dancecontours.com)
Adult classes: ballet, tap, lyrical,
CardioSalsa, ballroom dance.
Children/teen classes: ballet, tap,
CheerDance, HipTech Jazz, a form of
dance blending basic Jazz Technique
with styles of street dance, hip hop.
Zumba classes for adults: Tues., 6
p.m., Sat., 10 a.m. First class free.
Adult ballet: Sat. morn.
Dankos Core Wrestling
Strength Training Camp
(DankosAllAmericanFitness.com)
Four sessions/week, features two
clinics, two core strength. 4 ses-
sions/week. Increase power, speed,
agility. Group discounts, coaches,
teams, clubs, free stuff. Visit website
or call Larry Danko at 570.825.5989
for info.
Downtown Arts at Arts
YOUniverse (47 N. Franklin St.,
Wilkes-Barre, 570.970.2787, www.art-
syouniverse.com)
Kids Craft Hour with Liz Revit: Sat.,
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Make jewelry, paper
mache, more. $15, includes supplies.
For info or to register, call 817.0176.
Traditional Egyptian Belly Dance:
Wed., beginners 6-7 p.m.; intermedi-
ate 7-8 p.m. intermediate. $10. Call
343.2033 for info.
Tribal Fusion Dance: Thurs., begin-
ners 6-7 p.m.; intermediate 7-8 p.m.
$10. Call 836.7399 for info.
Cabaret with Helena: Sat., 4:30
p.m. Pre-registration required. Call
553.2117 for info.
African Dance: Wed. & Sun., 1 p.m.
Traditional African moves with jazz
and hip-hop. $10, registration re-
quired, call 212.9644 or visit hipbody-
soul.com for info.
Downtown Dojo Karate A-
cademy (84 S. Main St., Wilkes-
Barre, 570.262.1778)
Offering classes in traditional karate,
weapons, self defense. Mon-Thurs.,
5:30-8:45 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-noon.
Zumba Classes: Tues., Thurs., 7-8
p.m.; Sat., 12:30-1:30 p.m. $5/class. Call
for info.
Everhart Museum (1901 Mulber-
ry St., Scranton, 570.346.7186,
www.everhart-museum.org)
Everybodys Art New Series of
Adult Art Classes: $25/workshop
members, $30 non-members. Pre-
registration required.
Rosen Method easy movement
program, Thurs., 2-3 p.m., Folk art
gallery, $5/class, free to members.
Must pre-register.
Early Explorers: Mon., 1-1:45 p.m.
Free, suitable for ages 3-5. Pre-
registration required, groups wel-
come. For info, to register, call or
e-mail education@everhart-mu-
seum.org.
Extreme M.M.A.(2424 Old Ber-
wick Rd., Bloomsburg. 570.854.2580)
MMA Class: Mon., Wed., 6-7 p.m.
First visit free. Wrestling funda-
mentals, basic Brazilian Ju-Jitsu No
Gi. Call for info.
Boxing/Kickboxing Fitness Class:
Mon., Wed., 7-8 p.m. First visit free.
Non-combative class.
Personal Training: Call 317.7250 for
info.
Fazios Hapkido Do Jang (61
Main St., Luzerne, 570.239.1191)
Accepting new students. Children
(age 7-12) Mon./Wed., 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Teen/adult Mon./Wed., 6:45-8:15 p.m.;
Tues.-Thurs., 6:30-8 p.m. Private
lesson also available.
Learn Hapkido. Self defense applica-
tions. $50 monthly, no contract.
SEE AGENDA, PAGE 42
AGENDA, FROM PAGE 34
Return to Wonderland
The Phoenix Performing Arts Centre (409 Main St., Duryea) is presenting Through the Looking
Glass through Sept. 1, directed by Jenn Stanton and Sandy Doria with choreography by Lee La-
Chette and music by Brenda E. Nighbert.
Through the Looking Glass: Where Your Dreams are Shattered is a work of literature by Lewis
Carroll and the sequel to Alices Adventures in Wonderland. When Alice notices the looking
glass in the parlor, little does she know that she is about to become a pawn in the Looking Glass
War.
Shows are Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. and an evening show at
7 p.m. Tickets are $10 and $8 for students. For more info, call 991-1817.
Pictured left to right: Maddison Black, Sarah McGowan, Olivia Bellanco, and Avery McNulty.
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Had an encounter with someone famous? If so, the Weekender wants
your pictures for our Starstruck.
It doesnt matter if it happened five months ago or five years ago. Send
us your photo, your name, hometown, the celebrity you met, and when
and where you met them, and well run one photo here each week. E-mail
high resolution JPEGs to weekender@theweekender.com, or send your
photos to Starstruck, c/o The Weekender, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA,
18703.
starstruck
Racheal Seniuk, left, and Antionette Stortz of NEPA
with Vinny Guadagnino of "Jersey Shore" at Mount
Airy Casino Resort Aug. 11.
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By Ralphie Aversa
Special to the Weekender
s Mind
No woman in the history
of the universe has EVER
looked forward to a baby
shower or bridal shower.
Can we stop having these
things? Ill still get you
presents, but could you
just mail me potato salad
and cake with the thank
you note?
Lissa of KRZ has a lot on
her mind, and she needs
to speak it. Check out the
Weekender every week
to read her deep thoughts
and philosophical
approach to life.
For more of Melissas wisdom, follow her on Facebook and read her blog.
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just for the
health of it
By Tim Hlivia
Special to the Weekender
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f you knew that a certain
type of exercise could bene-
fit your heart, strengthen
your bones, improve balance
and sport performance, help
shed body fat, and make you
look and feel better, wouldnt
you want to get started as soon
as possible?
Well, it turns out that studies
prove that adding strength train-
ing to your arsenal of exercise
choices can do all of that and
more. The misconception is that
training with weights will make
you big and bulky. It couldnt
be further from the truth, and
its just not that simple.
Strength training can be de-
fined as using body weight for
resistance, utilizing dumbbells,
free weights, machines or anoth-
er object that has mass. It is an
important part of an overall
fitness program. Muscle mass
naturally diminishes with age.
And, if you dont do anything to
maintain or replace the lean
muscle tissue you lose, you will
increase the percentage of fat in
and on your body.
Strength training also helps
you:
Develop strong bones.
Strength training increases bone
density by stressing your bones
and reduces the risk of devel-
oping brittle bones and osteopo-
rosis.
Controls weight. The more
lean muscle tissue you add to
your frame, the hotter your
internal engine will burn, thus
increasing your resting metabo-
lism.
Boosts stamina. As your
body gets stronger, you will
build endurance and wont fa-
tigue as easily.
Reduces injury rate. Build-
ing muscle reduces your chance
of injury by protecting your
joints.
Strength training also helps
with other activities you may
enjoy such as running, yoga,
cycling and golf.
Running: Competitive run-
ners are interested in becoming
faster. But, adding more miles
to your runs will never make
you faster. Adding muscle to
your hips and legs will allow
you to move faster as you pro-
pel your body forward.
Yoga: Weight training will
help you with yoga, too. As
your body becomes stronger,
you are able to hold your poses
longer and with greater ease. It
will also increase your muscular
endurance for those long yoga
sessions.
Cycling: Cycling regularly
is great for lower body strength,
but leaves a lot to be desired for
the upper body muscle groups.
And this can be a major liability
for the roadies and mountain
bikers. A reasonable approach is
to add strength, not size, in the
winter months.
Golf: While golf may be a
captivating and an enjoyable
activity, it has no value in terms
of fitness enhancement with
the slight exception if you walk
and carry your bag all 18 holes.
Research clearly shows that
regular strength training routines
will enhance your club speed,
shot distance and rotational
movement.
Always consult a fitness pro-
fessional before starting any
weight training routine to ensure
safety. For more info, call Lev-
erage Fitness Studio at 338.2386
or visit leveragefitnessstudio-
.com to get started today. W
Strength training does so much more than just making
you stronger.
Renaissance training
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Fist Kung-Fu. Info: 570.341.8089,
249.1087
Something Special: (23 West
Walnut Street Kingston,
570.540.6376, angiethear-
tist@aol.com, www.angelademu-
roart.com)
MANGA Art Class: (Japanese Car-
tooning) Wed., 4-5 p.m. Learn the art
of Japanese cartooning. 4-week
session, supplies included: $60 per
child. Call or e-mail to register.
Southside Senior Center (425
Alder St., Scranton, 570.346.2487)
Language Partnership English &
Spanish Classes: Fri., 10 a.m. Free,
open to all. For info, call 346.0759.
St. Josephs School classes
(1627 N. Main Ave., Scranton,
570.963.0500):
Traditional Weapons Class: Thurs.,
7-9 p.m. Self-defense techniques
using cane, club, short stick, wooden
sword, escrima sticks, more. Learn
history principles, practical use. No
prior martial arts experience. $10/
class.
Womens Self-Defense Class: Sat.,
10 a.m.-12 p.m. Self-defense tech-
niques to protect from variety of
attacks. No prior martial arts experi-
ence. Wear loose fitting clothes.
$10/class.
Traditional Hung-Gar Tiger/
Crane Kung-Fu The Tigers Ark,
Kingston. Unlock the real power,
learn true meaning behind all martial
movements by focusing on devel-
opment of conceptual body language
skills through use of age-old training
apparatuses. Training more difficult
than mainstream martial arts, done
at own pace. Info: 570.817.5070
World Class Boxing (239
Schuyler Ave., Kingston,
www.wcbboxing.net, 570.262.0061)
Boxing & Kickboxing Fitness Boot-
camp: Mon.-Sat. non-contact pro-
gram
Programs include Kids & Teen Boxing
programs, striking for MMA & compe-
tition training, womens-only kick-
boxing Boot Camp, Zumba, more.
Wyoming Valley Goju Ryu
Karate Academy
Classes Tues., Thurs. (kids: 5:30-7
p.m.; teens/adults: 7-8:30 p.m.); Sat.
(kids: 10:30 a.m.-noon; teens/adults:
Noon-1:30 p.m.), Kingston Rec. Center
(655 Third Ave., Kingston).Info:
888.328.3218, valleygojukarate.com
Wyoming Valley Art League
Painting with Irina Krawitz: $15/
hour, $120/4-weeks. Call 570.793.3992
for info.
MIND AND BODY
Absolute Pilates with Leslie
(263 Carbondale Rd., Clarks Summit,
www.pilateswithleslie.com)
Mon., Wed., Fri., 9-10 a.m. Private
training on Cadillac, Reformer and
Wunda Chair, along with Pilates mat
classes, stability ball core classes,
more. Check website for updates.
Mon., Wed.: Nia Technique, 5:30
p.m.
Arts YOUniverse (47 N. Franklin
St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.970.2787,
www.artsyouniverse.com)
Studio J, 2nd floor
Meditation in tradition of Gurdjieff,
Ospensky: Sun., 12-1 p.m., $5
Childrens Meditation: Thurs., 6-7
p.m. Ages 9-14, $5
Tarot Card Readings, by appoint-
ment. $20 first half hour, $10 addi-
tional half hours.
Awakenings Yoga (570.472.3272)
Private Yoga Instruction w/ certi-
fied senior Instructor of Himalayan
Institute. 24 years experience. Learn
secrets of Himalayan Masters. Les-
sons include asana, pranayama,
meditation, relaxation, ayruveda,
holistic nutrition, tantra. $75/session
Balance Ultimate Fitness
(Belladaro Prof Bldg, 570.862.2840)
Early Morning Fitness Bootcamp:
Tues./Thurs., 6:30 a.m.-7:30 a.m., Sat,
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., $15 or 12 classes
for $150.
Balance Yoga and Wellness
(900 Rutter Ave., 2nd floor, Kingston,
570.714.2777, balanceyogastudio.net,
balanceyogawellness@gmail.com)
Pole Fitness: Fri., 5:30 p.m. (begin-
ner); 7 p.m. (intermediate). Sat., 1:30
p.m. (all levels); 3:15 p.m. (advanced).
Bellas Yoga Studio (650 Boule-
vard Ave., Dickson City,
570.307.5000, www.bellasyoga.com,
info@bellasyoga.com)
All workshops $15, pre-registration
suggested.
Sun. Class: 10-11:15 a.m. Features
Alternating Vinyasa style yoga w/
yoga fusion.
Dietrich Theater, Tunkhan-
nock (60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock:
570.996.1500)
Yoga for You: Wed., 10-11:15 a.m.
Series 4, Aug. 29, Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26.
$60/6 classes, $15/single class. Bring
mat or towel. Call to register.
Goshin Jitsu Martial Arts
Classes Every month at Golight-
leys Martial Arts (Mark Plaza Shop-
ping Center, Rt. 11, Edwardsville).
Focus on cardio, stretching, defense,
stamina, more. Self defense, cardio,
karate aerobics also available. $75/
month. Call 570.814.3293 for info.
Haifa Belly Dance (Haifabelly-
dance.com, 570.836.7399)
Mon., 5:15 p.m., Serenity Wellness &
Dance Center (135 Main St., Luzerne)
Wed., 6 p.m., Holistic Health Center
(Route 6, Tunkhannock)
Hoop Fitness Classes (whirli-
gighoopers.com)
Beginner/Intermediate: Mon., 7:30
p.m., Harris Conservatory (545 Char-
les St., Luzerne). $5. Call 718.0673 to
reserve.
Beginner/Intermediate: Thurs.,
5:30 p.m., Studio 32 (32 Forrest St.,
Wilkes-Barre) $5.
Inner Harmony Wellness
Center (Mercy Hospital General
Services Bldg., 743 Jefferson Ave.,
Scranton, 570.346.4621, www.inner-
harmonywellness.com, peterama-
to@aol.com)
Meditation Technique Workshops:
Wed., 6:30 p.m. $15/session. Goal
setting/stress reduction, more. Call
for info/reservation.
Irem Clubhouse (64 Ridgway Dr.,
Dallas)
Fit and Healthy Basics with Carrie
Hapeman and Melissa Gibblets, Sept.
12, 2-3 p.m., free. Call 570.675.1866 to
register.
Jeet Kune Do Fighting Con-
cepts Teaches theories of move-
ment in Martial Arts. $100/month. Call
instructor Mike DiMeglio for info,
570.371.8898.
Kwon Kodo Lessons: Learn
self-defense system that combines
Korean Martial Arts such as Hapkido,
Taekwondo & Kuk Sool. Lessons held
at Hapkido Taekwondo Institute (150
Welles St., Forty Fort). $40/month.
For info, call 570.287.4290 or visit
htkdi.com.
Melt Hot Yoga (#16 Gateway
Shopping Center, Edwardsville,
570.287.3400, melthotyogastu-
dio.com)
Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m., 5:30 p.m. (90
minutes)
Tues., Thurs., 4 p.m. (one hour)
Sat., Sun., 9 a.m., 3 p.m. (90 min-
utes)
Motivations Fitness Center
(112 Prospect St., Dunmore.
570.341.7665)
Sandstorm Fitness with Rachel
Kali Dare: Learn various techniques
and shed pounds. Call for info.
New Visions Studio & Gal-
lery (201 Vine Street, Scranton,
570.878.3970, newvisionsstu-
dio@gmail.com, newvisionsstu-
dio.com)
Vinyasa Yoga Classes with Sarah
Yzkanin: Starting Sept. 9, Sundays,
2-3 p.m. All levels welcome. $6. Call
570.575.8789 or e-mail dealerin-
wares@hotmail.comfor info.
NutriFitness Boot Camp (311
Market St., Kingston, 570.288.2409)
Free week of Boot Camp for new
members: Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m., 5:30
p.m.
Wirred: Mon., Wed., 6:45 p.m., Sat.,
10 a.m. $5.
Yoga: Thurs. 7 p.m. $10.
Tang Soo Do Karate Classes: Mon.,
Wed., 6:45 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. Call to
register.
Odyssey Fitness (401 Coal St.,
Wilkes-Barre, 570.829.2661, odyssey-
fitnesscenter.com)
Yoga Classes: Sun., 12:30 p.m.;
Mon., 7:15 a.m.; Tues., 7 a.m., 5 p.m.;
Wed., 8 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Thurs., 6:30
p.m.; Sat., 10:30 a.m. All levels wel-
come.
ZumbAtomic: Lil Starz, ages 4-7:
5:30 p.m.; Big Starz, ages 8-12: 6:15
p.m.
Pocono Yoga & Meditation
Classes (570.472.3272, www.Poco-
noYoga.com) Classes with Suzi,
certified yoga instructor
Private Yoga Instruction: Only by
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Sculpting skills
Misericordia University is now taking registrations for a slate of
non-credit fine arts classes that are being offered to the commu-
nity this fall. Artist-In-Residence Skip Sensbach (pictured) will
offer classes in clay by hand and pottery wheel for both youth
and adults in the new Misericordia University Art Studios, locat-
ed in the rear of 50 Lake St., Dallas, beginning Sept. 4.
Youth Clay Basics for ages 11-15 will teach young artists clay
skills such as hand building, introduction to the wheel and glaz-
ing techniques. Adult Clay Basics for ages 16 to adult will offer
hand building and pottery wheel skills in clay, as well as deco-
rative and glazing techniques that will enhance their work.
The cost for each series is $130 and includes a 25-pound bag of
clay. Additional clay may be purchased from the instructor as
needed. Basic tools will be shared, though it is suggested that
serious students purchase a personal tool kit.
To register, call the Center for Adult and Continuing Education
at 674.6289. For more info, visit www.misericordia.edu/finearts.
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SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
An unforgetable evening of entertainment to benefit
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Staring NEPAS nonstop party band! Playing todays best country
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appointment. $35 per hour. Call.
Private Meditation Instruction:
Only by appointment. $35 per hour.
Call.
Reiki Classes (570.387.6157,
reikictr@localnet.com) Sessions with
Sue Yarnes:
Beginner to Advanced Reiki at our
locations or your home. Hospital
endorsed, training for professional
Usui Reiki teacher certification
available. Call or e-mail for info.
Sheri Pilates Studio (703
Market St., Kingston, 570.331.0531)
Beginner mat class: Tues., 5 p.m.
$50/10 classes.
Equipment classes on reformer
and tower: $150/10 classes.
Private training available on
reformer, cadillac, stability chair,
ladder barrel, cardiolates on reboun-
der.
Call studio for additional mat class/
equipment class schedule, all classes
taught by certified instructors.
Spine & SportCare (Old Forge,
570.451.1122)
Pilates Mat Classes: Mon. 9:30
a.m.; Wed. noon; Thurs. 5:30 p.m.;
Yoga Flow: Tues. 5:30 p.m. $10/class,
$45/5 classes.
Small Group Personal Training:
Personalized program changes w/
every session, similar to P90X cross-
fit. All levels, call for details.
Studio Brick (118 Walnut St.,
Danville, 570.275.3240)
All Levels Yoga: Wed. (ongoing),
10-11 a.m.
Tarot Card Readings with
Whitney Mulqueen Mon.,
noon-5 p.m., Duffys Coffee House
(312 S. State St., Clarks Summit). Info:
570.575.8649
Tarot Readings every Sun., 11
a.m.-5:30 p.m., Shambala, Scranton,
located at Mall At Steamtown, first
floor outside Bonton. By Whitney
Mulqueen. Walk-ins welcome. Info:
570.575.8649, 344.4385, find Sham-
bala on Facebook.
Waering Stained Glass Stu-
dio (336 N. Washington St., Wilkes-
Barre).
Tarot Card Readings: $50/first half
hour, $10 additional. Appointment
only. Call 570.417.5020.
White Dragon Internal
Strength Chi Kung (330 Sandra
Dr., Jefferson Twp & Scranton,
570.906.9771) Tai chi, yoga, med-
itation, chi kung, white lotus, pai lum,
flowing water, inner tiger. Beginners-
advanced. Mon.-Fri., open 6 a.m.-10
p.m. Sat. 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun 9 a.m.-5
p.m. Private and group. Any ages.
The Yoga Studio (210 Wyoming
Ave., Wyoming, 570.301.7544)
Yoga: Mon., 9:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m.;
Wed., 10:30 a.m.; Thurs., 9:30 a.m.,
6:30 p.m.; Sat., 10:30 a.m.
Zumba: Tues., 5:30 p.m.; Wed. 9
a.m., 7 p.m.; Fri., 5:30 p.m.
OUTSIDE
Endless Mountains Nature
Center: (Camp Lackawanna, Tunk-
hannock, 570.836.3835, www.EMN-
Conline.org)
Nature Rambles: Sept. 23, 3 p.m.
Easy walk, up/down hills. $5, free for
EMNC Stewards.
Greater Scranton YMCA (706
N. Blakely St., Dunmore) hikes:
Call 570.343.5144 for info or visit
hikingjane.com. Meet 9:15 a.m. in
parking lot.
Hickory Run State Park (1137
Honey Hole Road, 570.403.2006)
Hiking Series: Sept. 6, 9 a.m. Easy
7-mile hike. Meet in large lot on
Route 93 between Weatherly, Jim
Thorpe, across from rifle range;
State Game Lands 141. For info/direc-
tions, call or e-mail hickoryrunen-
vedsp@pa.gov.
Wallenpaupack Scenic Boat
Tour 11 a.m.-6 p.m., $14/regular,
$13/senior, $10/12 and under. Cele-
brating 50th year on the lake with
daily one-hour cruises. Info:
570.226.3293, wallenpaupackboat-
tour.com.
SOCIAL GROUPS
AA Intergroup NEPA If you
want to drink, thats your business. If
you want to quit, we have an answer.
Info: aaintergroupnepa.org,
570.654.0488
Alcohol Anonymous: Mon./Fri 7
p.m. (373 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre),
Tue. 7 p.m. (25 Church St., Wilkes-
Barre), Wed. 10:15 a.m. (301 Shoemaker
St., Swoyersville), 7 p.m. (1000 E.
Mountain Blvd., Wilkes-Barre), 8 p.m.
(562 Wyoming Ave., Kingston), Thurs.
10 a.m. (75 S. Prospect St., Nanti-
coke), 7:30 p.m. (301 Lake St., Dallas),
Fri. 7:30 p.m. (Triangle 24 Hour Club,
Dallas), Sat. 7:30 p.m. (1003 Wyoming
Ave., Forty Fort), Sun. 7 p.m. (128 W.
Washington St., Nanticoke). Call
570.288.9892 for info.
Beehive Area Narcotics
Anonymous (Wilkes-Barre-King-
ston-Nanticoke-Mountaintop) 24 hour
phone line: 570.654.7755 or
1.866.935.4762.
Blog Fest Sept. 21, 6 p.m., Rooneys
(67 S. Main St., Pittston). All welcome,
no charge for admission. Info: ne-
pablogs.org, gort42.blogspot.com,
pittstonpolitics.com
Living with Grief: free six-
week bereavement support
group (2-3:30 p.m., 6-7:30 p.m.,
Spiritual Center, Geisinger Wyoming
Valley Medical Center, 1000 E. Moun-
tain Blvd., Wilkes-Barre,
570.808.5539)
Monroe County Garden Club
Meeting: Sept. 12, 11:30 a.m., Hughes
Public Library, (N. Ninth St., Strouds-
burg)
Nar-Anon Family Group
Meetings Sun. 7 p.m. Clear Brook
Bldg. (rear), Forty Fort; Wed., 7 p.m.
United Methodist Church, Mountain-
top. 570.288.9892.
Narcotic Anonymous Meet-
ings every Tues. at 7 p.m., down-
stairs in the Methodist Education
Building, located off Courthouse
Square, on the corner of Marion and
Warren Street in Tunkhannock. There
are no fees or dues. Newcomers
always welcome.
NEPA BlogCon Sept. 29, 8 a.m.-5
p.m., Luzerne County Community
College. $45 until Sept. 10, $65 after.
Student tickets, $25, valid school ID.
Proceeds benefit The Arc of Luzerne
County, NEPA Veterans Multicare
Alliance. Info: nepablogcon.com
Oakwood Terrace (400 Gleason
Dr., Moosic, 570.451.3171 ext. 116 or 101)
Support Group Meetings: third
Wed. of each month, 6:30 p.m.
Overeaters Anon. meetings
Mon., Tues., Thurs., 7 p.m.; Wed., 7:30
p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. No fee, newcomers
welcome. Call 570.829.1341 for details/
meeting locations of visit
www.oa.org.
Pride of NEPA meetings the
second Tues. of each month. Visit
prideofnepa.org for details.
Wyoming Valley Home
School Network A support
group for home school or cyber
school parents throughout NEPA
providing monthly meetings, field
trips, park days, more. Visit wvhsnet-
work.webs.com or contact Julie
Lemardy at jmlemardy@gmail.com
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PA18703 or fax to 570.831.7375
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4th Annual Mary Angelillo
Motorcycle Ride Sept. 15, regis-
tration 10 a.m., kickstands up noon,
Tap House (Route 534, Albrightsville).
Ride ends Towamensing Trails Club-
house (864 Bishop Circle, Albrights-
ville). $20/driver, $10/passenger.
Gathering at clubhouse following
ride; food, soda, cash bar, 50/50,
door prizes, DJ; if not riding, 1 p.m.,
$20. All proceeds benefit The Leuke-
mia & Lymphoma Society. Make
checks payable to: The Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society. Info:
646.533.2527, info@ferrymenmc.com
Coal Cracker Cruisers Car
Club (570.876.4034)
Cruise Nights at Advance Auto (Rt.
6, Carbondale): Sept. 7, 6-9 p.m.
Food, music, door prizes, 50/50,
trophies. Food by Boy Scout Troop
888.
14th Annual Car Show: Sept. 16,
gates open 9 a.m., Carbondale High
School. Everyone welcome. Food
provided by Boy Scout Troop 888 of
Greenfield Twp. Proceeds benefit
local charities.
Gunners PA Law Enforce-
ment MC (gunnerspa-
lemc@gmail.com, $20/rider, $10/
passenger unless noted otherwise)
Phantom Rider Program: If unable
to make it to ride, donate $10 pas-
senger fee and new stuffed animal,
which will go to children in need, any
left end of season go to Toys For
Tots. Send to Gunners 11 Hemlock Dr.,
Tunkhannock, PA 18657.
Coats and Shoes for Kids Rerun
Ride: Sept. 8, registration 10 a.m.-
noon, begins/ends Jefferson Park.
$15/rider, $10/passenger, spectator at
golf club. Accepting new unused
shoes, coats.
Hi Lites Motor Club (www.hili-
tesmotorclub.com, Jack
570.477.2477, John 574.7470). Events
feature door prizes, food, music,
50/50 drawing, more. No alcohol
permitted.
Sept. 15, 3-6 p.m., Pikes Creek,
Raceway Park, Rt. 118. Rain date Sept.
16.
Hunlock Creek Vol. Fire Co.
5th Annual Car, Truck, Mo-
torcycle Show Sept. 2, rain date
Sept. 3, Chicken Bar-B-Q, flea market,
food, 256.7616.
Montage Mountain Classics
McDonalds Southside Shopping
Center: Sept. 14, 6-10 p.m.
Jonny Rockets Montage Mountain:
Sept. 15, 5-9 p.m.
Cruise to Benefit Ronald McDonald
House: Sept. 23, 2-6 p.m. Rain date
Sept. 30.
Cruise Pittston-Tomato Festival
Parking Lot: Sept. 29, 5-9 p.m.
Motorcycle Ride and Picnic
to Benefit Eric Speicher Sept.
9, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Ride 11 a.m., ongoing
picnic, Four Seasons Golf Course
(Exeter). Food, drink, raffles, kids
activities. Music by Headlock, Steal-
ing Neil, DJ Joe Berman. Advanced
registration $20/rider (T-shirt, wrist-
band for food/drink); $15/passenger.
E-mail rideforeric@yahoo.com. Day
of: 10 a.m., $25/rider, $18/passenger.
Non-riders: Wristbands $10, T-shirts
$12-$15 includes food and drink. To
preorder or make donation, call
570.655.4336. To help defray the
costs of Erics medical treatment for
Ependymoma and the familys travel
needs.
Motor Heads of NEPA Cruis-
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