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CMYK PAGE 8A www.theabingtonjournal.com The Abington JournalClarks Summit, PA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2012 ArtsEtc... Recently, local hiking au- thor and Wyoming County District Attorney Jeff Mitch- ell took us on an adventure through photos of the nat- ural beauty of northeastern Pennsylvania. More than 150 children and adults came out to find out more about the hiking trails that are avail- able for us to explore throughout the region. The presentation has me interest- ed in returning to Ricketts Glen State Park during the summer to hike its magnif- icent waterfall trails. At the presentation, Jeff made his book “Hiking the Endless Mountains” available for sale and they sold out. We would like to thank Jeff for gener- ously donating his time and book proceeds to the theater. The Dietrich will be host- ing another free event March 10 from 9 a.m. to noon. Join us then for the award- winning film on the subject of lyme disease Under Our Skin. This film covers the science and politics of lyme disease and documents per- sonal accounts of individuals whose lives have been af- fected by it. Dr. Daniel Cameron, M.D., M.P.H, will conduct a Q & A session following the movie. This event has been sponsored by the Endless Mountains Lyme Disease Support Group. I am definitely interested in learning more about the diagnosis, prognosis, treat- ment and prevention of the disease. All are welcome to attend. For more information or to reserve your free tick- ets, call the Dietrich at 570.996.1500. In March the Dietrich will also be hosting a variety of new classes. For young chil- dren ages 2 1/2 to five years old, Rebecca Lesko of the Endless Mountains Nature Center will be teaching a hands-on, minds-on nature program called Little People and Nature. During these classes, little ones and their favorite adults will explore and learn about various top- ics each week including Groundhog’s Shadow, Owls, Sense-a-tional and Animal Babies through songs, pup- pets, stories, games and crafts. The Tuesday class series will be held March 6, 13, 20, and 27 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and the Wednes- day class series will be held March 7, 14, 21, 28 at the same time. Admission to Little People & Nature is free thanks to funding from the Overlook Estate Founda- tion. Call the Dietrich at 570.996.1500 to register. MORE THAN MOVIES Dietrich Theater Erica Rogler See Movies, Page 9 Visual Arts/ Performing Arts “Hands and Hooves” artwork from Marley’s Mission’s Second Annual Blue Ribbon Gala will be on display at this week’s First Friday Downtown Scranton Artwalk March 2, 6 - 9 p.m. at The Connell Building,131 North Wash- ington Ave., Scranton. Cost: Free. Organist, arranger, composer and producer Timothy Brumfield, per- forming on The University of Scranton’s historic pipe organ, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Houlihan- Mclean Center. Cost: free. “Footloose” presented by the Lakeland Curtain Club at Lakeland High School March 2 and 3 at 7 p.m. and March 4 at 3 p.m. Cost: $8 for adults, $5 for students, and free for chil- dren who are under 10- years of age. Literary Arts Writers Group, for ages 18 and up, at the Dietrich Theater in downtown Tunkhannock, Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m., ongo- ing. All genres and levels of writing welcome. Cost: Free. Info: 996.1500. Arts, Crafts and More Learn to read and sing Welsh, in preparation for the North American Festiv- al of Wales to be held in Scranton, on Labor Day weekend 2012. Classes will take place the first and third Saturday of each month, 2 to 4 p.m. at the first Congregational Church, 500 Luzerne Ave, West Pittston. Cost: free. Info: email [email protected] or call 905.9074. Women’s Fitness Class, Tuesdays from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Newton Recreational Center, Cost: $12. Info: 587.5791. After School Fitness Program, Wednesdays, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., ages 10- 14, at the Newton Recre- ational Center. Cost: $70 for six weeks. Info: 587.5791. “Here’s Looking at You!” at the Dietrich Thea- ter in downtown Tunkhan- nock Wednesdays, March 7, 14, 21 and 28, 4 to 5 p.m. ages 5-12. Students will work in drawing, painting, mixed media and sculpture to create portraits both tra- ditional and imaginative. Cost: Free. Info: 570.996.1500. Last week’s winner: Kathy Shumbres of Clarks Summit Last week’s answer: Chelsea Handler H ashem yish-mereynu mikhol ro veyishmor ses nafsheynu. Six students at Bap- tist Bible College are practicing the pronunciations of several Yiddish phrases including this one, which translates, “May God protect us from all evil and may He protect our souls.” The language is scattered throughout the script of their upcoming play, “A Shayna Maidel.” The title is another Yiddish phrase, which translates “a pretty girl,” referring to an inner beauty. The play is written by Barbara Lebow, and will be directed by BBC Professor Brian Maxwell March 1, 2 and 3 in the Phelps Student Center at 7:30 p.m. It will also include original music composed by Seth Mitchell and performed on piano by Jeremy Kemmerer, both former Baptist Bible College students. The story is of two sisters, one who survived Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust and the other who was raised as an Amer- ican, reunited after being separated for 20 years. Maxwell described it as “a meaningful, historically relevant story about familial love and the power of hope.” He said he chose the piece partly because it allowed his students to “dig deep into character develop- ment.” “I have been blessed to collaborate with hard-working, talented students who are willing to continue digging deeper, always looking for more,” said Maxwell. The two sisters, Rose Weiss and Lusia Weiss Pechenik, will be played by Lennae Warren, an online student who lives on campus with her hus- band James, and Hannah Sayre, a senior majoring in Communications Drama. Warren said what she likes most about the play is acting as sisters with Sayre, her best friend since childhood. “It hardly requires any acting,” she said. Warren also played Kitty Verdun in “Charley’s Aunt” at the college and said she chose to try out for “A Shayna Maidel” because she loves the beauty of the story and the chal- lenge the role holds in capturing many different emotions. Sayre has been involved in seven different productions at the college in the past, and said she wanted to be in this one because of the beauty of the script and the delicacy and sacred quality of the subject matter. “I have found this experience beautiful yet haunting,” Sayre said. “I have become protective of the story and the characters. This is a part of history that is slowly becom- ing nothing more than a page in our history books. While the characters we portray are fictional, the history of the situation is real. Having the chance to honor those who ‘were’ [the characters in the story] is a privi- lege.” It was Sayre’s interest in “A Shay- na Maidel” that initially prompted her roommate, Rachel Frazier, a senior majoring in Sacred Music, to try out for the play, which will be the first she has taken part in at the col- lege. Frazier said Sayre described the play to her shortly before tryouts, and she was so intrigued, she decided to come along. “I have not regretted that deci- sion,” she said. Frazier will play the role of Hanna, a childhood friend of Lusia’s who experienced the Holocaust with her. Her character appears throughout the play in flashbacks Lusia has of her. Collis Bryant, a junior majoring in Drama, will play the role of Duvid, Lusia’s husband who was arrested six years before and hasn’t seen his wife since. Bryant said he ran the lights for “The Boys Next Door” last semester, and enjoys acting and would like to pursue it for the glory and honor of God. “This has been a very challenging role for me in more ways than one,” he said, “and Dr. Maxwell, along with the rest of the cast, has been very encouraging to me from the very beginning.” Chad Finke, a sophomore major- ing in Pastoral Ministries, will play the role of Mordechai Weiss, and also played Norman Bulansky last semester in “The Boys Next Door.” In his biography in the program for “A Shayna Maidel,” Finke thanked the cast of the play for always mak- ing him feel welcome, the “gentle- men at Elan Gardens” for helping the cast with their Yiddish, and Jesus for his redemption and life. Traci Thompson, a junior major- ing in Communications Drama, has acted in five previous productions at BBC and will play the role of Mama. She described her character as “a steady, loving-spirited woman whose strong faith in God is woven into her every thought and action.” “Acting out the scenes has never gotten old,” Thompson said. “We have been rehearsing all semester and I find myself living and acting the scenes as if it were the first time. The characters and script are so beautifully crafted that I find it easy to keep the scenes fresh and alive.” Maxwell said he believes those who attend each performance of “A Shayna Maidel” will “experience an enjoyable, entertaining, moving and meaningful evening.” Ticket information can be ob- tained by calling the BBC box office at 585.9000. ABINGTON JOURNAL/ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER Baptist Bible College students reherse for the upcoming play ’A Shayna Maidel,’ to be performed March 1, 2 and 3 at 7:30 p.m. From left: Collis Bryant, as Duvid Pechenik; Hannah Sayre, as Lusia Weiss Pechenik; Traci Thompson, as Mama; Chad Finke, as Mordechai Weiss; Lennae Warren, as Rose Weiss; and Rachel Frazier, as Hanna. BBC play shares Holocaust story BY ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER [email protected] Contestants can only win once in a 60-day period. What breed of dog is Jack the dog in "The Artist"?
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PAGE 8A www.theabingtonjournal.com The Abington Journal♦Clarks Summit, PA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2012

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Recently, local hiking au-thor and Wyoming CountyDistrict Attorney Jeff Mitch-ell took us on an adventurethrough photos of the nat-ural beauty of northeasternPennsylvania. More than 150children and adults came outto find out more about thehiking trails that are avail-able for us to explorethroughout the region. Thepresentation has me interest-ed in returning to RickettsGlen State Park during thesummer to hike its magnif-icent waterfall trails. At thepresentation, Jeff made hisbook “Hiking the EndlessMountains” available for saleand they sold out. We wouldlike to thank Jeff for gener-ously donating his time andbook proceeds to the theater.

The Dietrich will be host-ing another free event March10 from 9 a.m. to noon.Join us then for the award-winning film on the subjectof lyme disease Under OurSkin. This film covers thescience and politics of lymedisease and documents per-sonal accounts of individualswhose lives have been af-fected by it. Dr. DanielCameron, M.D., M.P.H, willconduct a Q & A sessionfollowing the movie. Thisevent has been sponsored bythe Endless Mountains LymeDisease Support Group. Iam definitely interested inlearning more about thediagnosis, prognosis, treat-ment and prevention of thedisease. All are welcome toattend. For more informationor to reserve your free tick-ets, call the Dietrich at570.996.1500.

In March the Dietrich willalso be hosting a variety ofnew classes. For young chil-dren ages 2 1/2 to five yearsold, Rebecca Lesko of theEndless Mountains NatureCenter will be teaching ahands-on, minds-on natureprogram called Little Peopleand Nature. During theseclasses, little ones and theirfavorite adults will exploreand learn about various top-ics each week includingGroundhog’s Shadow, Owls,Sense-a-tional and AnimalBabies through songs, pup-pets, stories, games andcrafts. The Tuesday classseries will be held March 6,13, 20, and 27 from 10 a.m.to 11 a.m. and the Wednes-day class series will be heldMarch 7, 14, 21, 28 at thesame time. Admission toLittle People & Nature isfree thanks to funding fromthe Overlook Estate Founda-tion. Call the Dietrich at570.996.1500 to register.

MORE THANMOVIES

Dietrich TheaterErica Rogler

See Movies, Page 9

Visual Arts/Performing

Arts“Hands and Hooves”

artwork from Marley’sMission’s Second AnnualBlue Ribbon Gala will beon display at this week’sFirst Friday DowntownScranton Artwalk March 2,6 - 9 p.m. at The ConnellBuilding,131 North Wash-ington Ave., Scranton.Cost: Free.

Organist, arranger,composer and producerTimothy Brumfield, per-forming on The Universityof Scranton’s historic pipeorgan, March 2, at 7:30p.m. in the Houlihan-Mclean Center. Cost: free.

“Footloose” presentedby the Lakeland CurtainClub at Lakeland HighSchool March 2 and 3 at 7p.m. and March 4 at 3 p.m.Cost: $8 for adults, $5 forstudents, and free for chil-dren who are under 10-years of age.

Literary ArtsWritersGroup, for ages

18 and up, at the DietrichTheater in downtownTunkhannock, Thursdaysfrom 7 to 8:30 p.m., ongo-ing. All genres and levelsof writing welcome. Cost:Free. Info: 996.1500.

Arts, Craftsand More

Learn to read and singWelsh, in preparation forthe North American Festiv-al of Wales to be held inScranton, on Labor Dayweekend 2012. Classeswill take place the first andthird Saturday of eachmonth, 2 to 4 p.m. at thefirst CongregationalChurch, 500 Luzerne Ave,West Pittston. Cost: free.Info: [email protected] orcall 905.9074.

Women’s Fitness Class,Tuesdays from 6 to 7 p.m.at the Newton RecreationalCenter, Cost: $12. Info:587.5791.

After School FitnessProgram, Wednesdays,3:30 to 4:30 p.m., ages 10-14, at the Newton Recre-ational Center. Cost: $70for six weeks. Info:587.5791.

“Here’s Looking atYou!” at the Dietrich Thea-ter in downtown Tunkhan-nock Wednesdays, March7, 14, 21 and 28, 4 to 5 p.m.ages 5-12. Students willwork in drawing, painting,mixed media and sculptureto create portraits both tra-ditional and imaginative.Cost: Free. Info:570.996.1500.

Last week’s winner:

Kathy Shumbresof Clarks Summit

Last week’s answer:

Chelsea Handler

Hashem yish-mereynumikhol ro veyishmorses nafsheynu.

Six students at Bap-tist Bible College are

practicing the pronunciations ofseveral Yiddish phrases includingthis one, which translates, “May Godprotect us from all evil and may Heprotect our souls.” The language isscattered throughout the script oftheir upcoming play, “A ShaynaMaidel.” The title is another Yiddishphrase, which translates “a prettygirl,” referring to an inner beauty.

The play is written by BarbaraLebow, and will be directed by BBCProfessor Brian Maxwell March1, 2and 3 in the Phelps Student Center at7:30 p.m. It will also include originalmusic composed by Seth Mitchelland performed on piano by JeremyKemmerer, both former BaptistBible College students.

The story is of two sisters, onewho survived Nazi concentrationcamps during the Holocaust and theother who was raised as an Amer-ican, reunited after being separatedfor 20 years. Maxwell described it as“a meaningful, historically relevantstory about familial love and thepower of hope.”

He said he chose the piece partlybecause it allowed his students to“dig deep into character develop-ment.”

“I have been blessed to collaboratewith hard-working, talented studentswho are willing to continue diggingdeeper, always looking for more,”said Maxwell.

The two sisters, Rose Weiss andLusia Weiss Pechenik, will be playedby Lennae Warren, an online studentwho lives on campus with her hus-band James, and Hannah Sayre, asenior majoring in Communications

Drama.Warren said what she likes most

about the play is acting as sisterswith Sayre, her best friend sincechildhood. “It hardly requires anyacting,” she said.

Warren also played Kitty Verdunin “Charley’s Aunt” at the collegeand said she chose to try out for “AShayna Maidel” because she lovesthe beauty of the story and the chal-lenge the role holds in capturingmany different emotions.

Sayre has been involved in sevendifferent productions at the collegein the past, and said she wanted to bein this one because of the beauty ofthe script and the delicacy and sacredquality of the subject matter.

“I have found this experiencebeautiful yet haunting,” Sayre said.“I have become protective of thestory and the characters. This is apart of history that is slowly becom-ing nothing more than a page in ourhistory books. While the characterswe portray are fictional, the historyof the situation is real. Having thechance to honor those who ‘were’[the characters in the story] is a privi-lege.”

It was Sayre’s interest in “A Shay-na Maidel” that initially promptedher roommate, Rachel Frazier, asenior majoring in Sacred Music, totry out for the play, which will be thefirst she has taken part in at the col-lege. Frazier said Sayre described theplay to her shortly before tryouts,and she was so intrigued, she decidedto come along.

“I have not regretted that deci-sion,” she said.

Frazier will play the role of Hanna,a childhood friend of Lusia’s whoexperienced the Holocaust with her.Her character appears throughout theplay in flashbacks Lusia has of her.

Collis Bryant, a junior majoring inDrama, will play the role of Duvid,

Lusia’s husband who was arrestedsix years before and hasn’t seen hiswife since.

Bryant said he ran the lights for“The Boys Next Door” last semester,and enjoys acting and would like topursue it for the glory and honor ofGod.

“This has been a very challengingrole for me in more ways than one,”he said, “and Dr. Maxwell, alongwith the rest of the cast, has beenvery encouraging to me from thevery beginning.”

Chad Finke, a sophomore major-ing in Pastoral Ministries, will playthe role of Mordechai Weiss, andalso played Norman Bulansky lastsemester in “The Boys Next Door.”

In his biography in the program for“A Shayna Maidel,” Finke thankedthe cast of the play for always mak-ing him feel welcome, the “gentle-men at Elan Gardens” for helpingthe cast with their Yiddish, and Jesusfor his redemption and life.

Traci Thompson, a junior major-ing in Communications Drama, hasacted in five previous productions atBBC and will play the role of Mama.She described her character as “asteady, loving-spirited woman whosestrong faith in God is woven into herevery thought and action.”

“Acting out the scenes has nevergotten old,” Thompson said. “Wehave been rehearsing all semesterand I find myself living and actingthe scenes as if it were the first time.The characters and script are sobeautifully crafted that I find it easyto keep the scenes fresh and alive.”

Maxwell said he believes thosewho attend each performance of “AShayna Maidel” will “experience anenjoyable, entertaining, moving andmeaningful evening.”

Ticket information can be ob-tained by calling the BBC box officeat 585.9000.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/ELIZABETH BAUMEISTERBaptist Bible College students reherse for the upcoming play ’A Shayna Maidel,’ to be performed March 1, 2 and 3 at 7:30p.m. From left: Collis Bryant, as Duvid Pechenik; Hannah Sayre, as Lusia Weiss Pechenik; Traci Thompson, as Mama; ChadFinke, as Mordechai Weiss; Lennae Warren, as Rose Weiss; and Rachel Frazier, as Hanna.

BBC play sharesHolocaust storyBY ELIZABETH [email protected]

Contestants can only win once in a 60-day period.

What breed of dog is Jack the dog in "The Artist"?

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Bravo to the DietrichChildren’s Theater for an-other grand production.This past weekend theywowed us as they broughtthe Japanese folk tale “TheMouse’s Marriage” to theDietrich stage. I loved itwhen the cast interactedwith the audience and hadthem learn Japanese words.We would like to thank di-rector Jennifer Jenkins andthe cast - Laurel Radzieski,Bryan Thompson, DoreenTillman and Rich Ryczakfor all of their hard workand energy. Rich also did anamazing job of adaptingthis story for the stage. Wewould like to thank thePennsylvania HumanitiesCouncil for sponsoring thisproduction. Our next pro-duction will be held onFounders’ Day weekend andthe Dietrich Children’s The-atre will present “The Giftsof Wali Dad”.A few days prior to the

production, the Tunkhan-nock Public Library hosteda story time called “Talesfrom Japan” in conjunctionwith our production of “TheMouse’s Marriage” withFiona Powell.” Fiona spunstories about two Japanesefrogs, a young Japaneseartist who drew cats andshared the story of “I AmTama, Lucky Cat” by Wen-dy Henrichs. There is noth-ing quite like listening to astory told to you by an ac-claimed storyteller.This weekend the Dietrich

will host another event forchildren and families. OnSaturday, May 5 at 11 a.m.the Dietrich will present theannual free movie showingof The Jungle Book. All areinvited to enjoy this familyclassic. Admission will befree. Popcorn will be free.And soda will be free. Youcan’t beat that. Am I right?This special showing ispresented in loving memoryof “Jeeterbug” from theKintner family. Tickets canbe reserved by calling570.996.1500 or will beavailable at the door whilethey last.The following day, Sun-

day, May 6 at 3 p.m., classi-cal guitarist Jay Steveskeywill be back to treat us to aconcert of Classical Guitar’sGreatest Hits! I can’t wait.We will experience musicby the great Spanish master,Andres Segovia, the Span-ish Romanticism of IsaacFernando Sor, ArgentineTango Nuevo of Astor Piaz-zolla and more! Many ofthese pieces inspired Jay ashe began his lifelong jour-

MORE THANMOVIES

Dietrich TheaterErica Rogler

See Movies, Page 9

Visual Arts/Performing

ArtsSecond Saturdays Art

Exhibit at the AbingtonCommunity Library“Made for Spring - thegardener’s gift,” a selec-tion of fine art photographyand prints created by Alay-na and Garrett Craig-Lu-cas. Continues through theend of May. Proceeds fromthe sale of these artworksbenefits both the AmericanCancer Society Relay forLife and the AbingtonCommunity Library.

Auditions now open forTheSingingBoys ofPenn-sylvania and theKeystoneGirls Choir. For boys andgirls grades three to six. In-fo: 610.759.6002.

Original paintings byAnitaAmbrose, on displayat Summit Frameworks, 111N. Abington Rd., ClarksGreen. Info: 587.0162.

Catholic Choral Society62nd season, rehearsalsTuesday evenings at 7 p.m.at the IHMCenter at Mary-wood University. Thegroup, composed of mem-bers from both Luzerne andLackawanna counties, per-forms sacred, classical,Broadway and popular mu-sic and welcomes newmembers. No auditions re-quired. AnnManganiello ismusic director with JeanShields as accompanistwhile BrendaGrunza and Dr.Thomas Ritten-house are co-presidents. Info:www.catholic-choralsociety.organd 587.2753.

Let’s Hear ItfromTheBoys, May4, at the ScrantonCultural Center at theMasonic Temple 420North Washington AvenueScranton 4th Floor, Shop-land Hall. 6 p.m. cocktails,7 p.m. show. Tickets: $6.Featuring: Rusty Fender –Entercom Communica-tions, Chris Kelly – Enter-prise editor, columnist andwriting coach for TheTimes-Tribune, ChrisFetchko – Local Filmmak-er, Judge Jim Gibbons,Mayor Patrick “Nibs”Loughney –Mayor of Dun-more, and Rocco Cianflone– Co-Owner of Glint ofGold.

Wally Gordon Commu-nity Chorus Spring Con-cert, May 5 at 7 p.m. atClarks Summit UnitedMethodist Church, MorganHwy. Tickets- $5 and areavailable from chorusmembers or at the door.

The University ofScrantonHopeHornGal-lery exhibit “The VisitingNurses Association ofScranton: One HundredYears,” on display toMay 4on the fourth floor of Hy-land Hall. Info: 941.4214.

The Abington HeightsCivic League Inc. “Chil-dren Dancing For Chil-dren” recital, May 5 at 4p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Themesare “Dancing Through TheCalendar” and “Mary Pop-

pins” All proceeds willbenefit a family in TheAbingtons with a specialneed.

Classical Guitar’sGreatest Hits, at the Die-trich Theater in downtownTunkhannock May 6 at 3p.m. Presented by: Classi-cal guitarist, Jay Steveskey.For all ages. Cost: $10, stu-dents attend free.

Planted on Paper, Bo-tanical Illustrations bySue Hand at the WyomingCounty Courthouse ArtGallery, 1 CourthouseSquare, Tunkhannock, nowthrough July 30, 9 a.m. - 4p.m. Meet-The-Artist Re-ception will be held April27 from4 - 6p.m.,withArt-ist’s Talk at 5 p.m.

The Lion in Winter,openingMay 4 and runningthroughMay13 at ShawneePlayhouse, presented byCenter Stage Players. Cost:

$18 adults, $15 seniors, $10children. Info/tickets:421.5093 or www.TheShaw-neePlayhouse.com.

DRAWCORE, May 4 at 8

p.m. at Vintage Theater. Livemural, livemusic. For all ages.

The Wyoming SeminaryMusic Department AnnualSpring Concert, May 5 at 8p.m. in the Great Hall ofWyoming Seminary, 228Wyoming Avenue. Cost: free.Info: 270.2192.

Wyoming Seminary Up-per School Annual SpringConcert, at the Great Hall ofWyoming Seminary, 228Wyoming Avenue, Kingstonon May 5 at 8 p.m. The con-cert is free and open to thepublic. Info: 270-2192.

“Titanic:Explore theLeg-end and 100 Years of Histo-

Last week’s winner:

Tammy Kuglerof Clarks Summit

Last week’s answer:Nicholas Sparks

WhenMichael Swansonwas firstintroduced to glass blowing as a stu-dent atKeystoneCollege inLaPlume, hewas intriguedby it.As helearnedmore about the art, he saidhe found its possibilities to belimitless.That is howonemight also

describe his glass creations, notjust in the physical sense of the

limit- less shapes, colors and shadows,but in lookingbeyond to the emotions ofthework. Swanson said his pieces are usu-ally about relationships, emotions and

memories ofmoments in time.“When I look at the glass,” he said, “it

makesme think of stuff that has happened.”Especiallywith his sculpture pieces, he

said it amazes himhowmuch can comefroma singlemoment in time.Relating thatto life, he said, “Youonly get one shot atthings, and thenyou’re done.”He said people arewhat inspire great

artists, andhe receives goodvibes alongthose lines at the glass blowing studio at

Contestants can only win once in a 60-day period.

Who stars in "The Devil Wears Prada" and in "The Five-Year Engagement"?

The AbingtonHeights CivicLeague Inc. willpresent its annual‘Children DancingFor Children’recital, directed byJennifer SohnsPetty, May 5. Thisyear’s themes are“DancingThrough The Cal-endar,” for theJunior Show at 4p.m., and “MaryPoppins,” alongwith “DancingThrough The Cal-endar,” for theSenior Show at7:30 p.m.All proceeds

will benefit afamily in TheAbingtons with aspecial need.

Shown: Nicole Madensky as Mary Poppinsand Diana Crowley as Bert.

Civic League recital

ABINGTON JOURNAL/ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER

AT LEFT: MichaelSwanson, whoseblown glass sculp-tures will be fea-tured in an exhibit atNew Visions Studio& Gallery in Scran-ton May 4 - 18,works on a piece atKeystone College’sglass blowing stu-dio.

A look intothe glass

BELOW: MichaelSwanson displaysone of his finishedpieces.

See Glass, Page 8

By Elizabeth Baumeister [email protected]

See ARTS CAL, Page 8

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KeystoneCollege, where he does hiswork.After graduating from the college in 2006, hereturned in 2010 towork as the studio tech forits glass program.Swanson’s glass artwork has been featured in

various local galleries. His latest pieceswill beon display at NewVisions Studio andGallery,201Vine Street, Scranton fromMay 4 -18.An opening receptionwill be held for First

FridayMay 4 from5 -10 p.m.Attendeeswill beable to enjoy refreshments, listen to livemusicby Italian Singer Emile Rivera, andmeet theartists, including Scratchboard Illustrator BriHermanson andCamera for a Cure’s Photog-rapher TimmyWalsh, aswell as Swanson.

Swanson said the aspects of his art that usu-allymost capture the attention of viewers at thegalleries are the colors, shapes, shadows anddelicacy of the glass.Perhaps some sets of eyeswill even see deep-

er into the glass and be reminded of similaremotions to those poured into thework by theartist.“The shape,movement and distance all seem

to impactme,” Swanson said of his sculpturalglass in his short bio forNewVisions. “Even ifI don’t reach a literalmeaning, it speaks tomeon a deeper level. It remindsme of things I havefelt, even if I couldn’t express or understandthem. I can never fully express how strongly Ifeel about the people inmy life. It is only nat-ural forme to see connections of that withmyglass.”

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The Misericordia Uni-versity Speech-LanguagePathology (SLP) Depart-ment will host a receptionto introduce the works ofartists from Verve Vertu ArtStudio on display in theSpeech-Language andHearing Center. The freereception will be held May3 from 5-8 p.m. on the 2ndfloor of John J. Passan Halllocated on the lower cam-pus. Reservations are rec-ommended.The rotating art collection

is entitled, “Exceptional Art– Exceptional Artists.” Itfeatures the works of artistsfrom the Deutsch Institute’sVerve Vertu Art Studio.The Deutsch Institute offersrecreational and leisurely

activities to people with awide range of disabilities.The University has a spe-cial relationship with manyof the artists, as a numberof them attend therapy ses-sions at the Speech-Lan-guage and Hearing Centerat Misericordia.The exhibit includes

many individual works aswell as a special multi-media piece created byKaren Trzcinski of Wilkes-Barre, which is entitled,“Inspiration thru Imag-ination.” Trzcinski’s specialpiece will be auctioned offat the event.Artists who will have

works on display, in addi-tion to Trzcinski, are JenCarey, Wilkes-Barre; Pa-

trick Cleary, Dallas; Rox-anne Cross, Hanover Town-ship; Eric Dodson, Wilkes-Barre; Erin Dougherty,Dallas; Pam Gregory, King-ston; Jeannie Hammerbach-er, Wilkes-Barre; LaurenJones, White Haven, Pa.;Joy Landmesser, BearCreek Township; DonnaMarinus, Kingston; JoshSchlegel, Hanover Town-ship; Laura Sordoni, King-ston; Patty Spellman,Wilkes-Barre; Billy Sukus,Pittston; Elizabeth Thomas,Forty Fort; Selena Waters,Clarks Summit; Lisa Zava-da, Wilkes-Barre; and thelate Szu Van Wong, Tunk-hannock.The exhibit is free to the

public during regular busi-

ness hours of the Speech-Language and Hearing Cen-ter, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Res-ervations for the reception

can be made by contactingMichelle Donato at 674-8255or [email protected].

C.S. resident exhibits in Verve Vertu Art exhibitA work fromthe rotatingart collec-tion entitled,“ExceptionalArt – Excep-tional Art-ists.”

Waverly Community House 20thAnnual House, Garden and Gift Showtook place April 28 and 29. The showfeatured more than 30 vendors, “howto” workshops and a gourmet luncheoneach day.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/JASON RIEDMILLERLinda Doty of Creekside Gardens and Tom Campbell.

Lynnette Megargle and Harry Wilder.

Springtradition

Topical and timely displaysare featured each month nearthe Reference Collection area atthe Abington Community Li-brary. Take time in May to in-vestigate specially selectedmaterials, books, DVDs andaudio books, on the topic, “Fa-mous Mothers,” a tribute to theupcoming Mother’s Day ob-servance May 13. New LargePrint Books“An Available Man,” by Hil-

ma Wolitzer. Edward Schuyler,recently widowed 62-year-oldscience teacher, is still mourn-ing his beloved wife, Bee, andshies away from the relentlessattention of unattached women,but he also finds he has a grow-ing longing for connection.Reluctantly, he begins datingand experiences the chaos andjoys of falling in love the sec-ond time around.“Enchantments,” by Kathryn

Harrison. The novel takes placein 1917 St. Petersburg in thefinal days of the RomanovEmpire. Tsarina Alexandra asksMasha, the 18-year-old daugh-ter of the dead monk, Rasputin,to tend to young Aloysha, herson, who suffers from hemo-philia. When the Bolsheviksplace the royal family underhouse arrest, Masha andAlyosha attempt to escape theconfinement of the palace bytelling stories, some embel-lished and some entirely imag-ined.“A Catered St. Patrick’s Day:

a Mystery with Recipes,” byIsis Crawford. When plans for aspecial St. Patrick’s Day cele-bration go awry. Bernadette andLibby Simmons, owners of ALittle Taste of Heaven Catering,are thrust into a case of murder.Every member of the CornedBeef and Cabbage Club has amotive for killing Mike Swee-ney, but the prime suspect is thenephew of the Simmons sisters’best customer, Bree Notting-ham. If the women don’t figureout what really happened toSweeney, the killer could strikeagain.“The Bungalow,” by Sarah

Jio. In the summer of 1942,21-year- old Anne Calloway,engaged to be married, sets offto serve as an Army nurse onthe island of Bora-Bora. She isdrawn to a mysterious soldiernamed Westry, and their friend-ship soon blossoms as theyshare a private world under thethatched roof of an abandonedbeach bungalow, until he issuddenly sent to Europe. Thenovel chronicles Anne’s deter-mination to discover the truthabout the loss of life and loveshe suffered seventy years earli-er.Planning is now underway for

summer clubs and activities foradults, teens and children set tobegin the first week of June.

LIBRARY NEWS

BY MARY ANN MCGRATH

The Abington Community Library is located at1200 W. Grove St., Clarks Summit. Visit ourwebsite, www.lclshome.org/abington toregister online for events or call the library at570. 587.3440.Don’t have a library card? Register for one athttp://www.lclshome.org/libraryinfo/li-brary_card_reg.asp.

ry” exhibit, on display throughJune 24 at the Everhart Mu-seum. An exhibit project byMarywood University studentsworking in collaboration withthe museum staff. The exhibitfeatures reproduction imagesand documents drawn from ar-chival collections from aroundthe world.

Literary ArtsWriters Group, for ages 18

and up, at the Dietrich Theaterin downtown Tunkhannock,Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m.,ongoing. All genres and levelsofwritingwelcome.Cost: Free.Info: 996.1500.

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Quilting for Kids: “Mon-

key’sWrench”, at the DietrichTheater in downtownTunkhan-nock, Wednesdays throughJune 13 from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.For ages 6 andup. Studentswilllearn early American quiltingtechniques as they create aMonkey’s Wrench quilt. Cost:$6 per class. Register:996.1500.

Women’s Fitness Class,Tuesdays from6 to 7 p.m. at theNewton Recreational Center,Cost: $12. Info: 587.5791.

“Yoga for You,” DietrichTheater 60 E. Tioga St. Tunk-hannock, Wednesdays 10 to 11a.m. Yoga Instructor: MelissaRusso. This class will teach orreinforce the basic yoga poses(asanas) which gently stretchand strengthen the body. Atten-tion will be given to breathingand alignment in postures.Bring a mat or beach towel.Cost: $10 per class. Info:996.1500 or visit www.die-trichtheater.com.

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Last week the Dietrich wasfilled with creativity ascampers in the Dietrich’sMount Olympic Camp ex-plored theatre and visualarts and learned about theOlympic games. The chil-dren made a spectacular setof the London Olympic Sta-dium out of cardboard, col-orful paints and glitter. Theyeven created spectators to sitin the stands from recycledplastic bottles, googly eyesand buttons. Plus studentsdesigned their own costumesand came up with charactersand the storyline for theplay they performed forfamily and friends. I espe-cially enjoyed the Olympictorch props they built. Theywere all so different andreflected each student’s per-sonality.Amy Colley and Michaela

Moore do such a wonderfuljob of teaching children touse their imaginations intheir artwork through thesetheatre and visual art camps.If your child would like totake part in one of theseunique camps, there is stilltime to register for “It IsEasy Being Green” Camp.This camp is all about theenvironment and how we cansave it. Instructors Colleyand Moore will teach stu-dents to reuse and recycleour commonplace items andto create art projects out ofall sorts of salvaged stuffand recycled items. Pluscampers will create theirown costumes and develop aplay that is all about theenvironment. Camp will beheld during the week of July30 through August 3 from10 a.m. to noon. Admissionis $60 per child.Speaking of the environ-

ment, the Dietrich’s bigsummer event, CelebrateSummer at the River, is justa few days away. Join us onSaturday, July 28 from 3p.m. to 8 p.m. at Tunkhan-nock’s Riverside Park for aday of live music and natureactivities. The event is freeand appropriate for folks ofall ages. There will be azoo mobile for kids to meetanimals up close. The End-less Mountains Nature Cen-ter will present a variety ofkid-friendly nature activities.The Dietrich will host a mu-ral painting activity with ourartists-in-residence Steve andAmy Colley. There will befree face painting, as well.Adults will be able to en-

joy Countryside Conservan-cy’s Hellbender Exhibit.There will also be a forestrydisplay and exhibits by theEndless Mountains HeritageRegion and North BranchLand Trust. Anthracite Out-fitters will be there with akayak fishing display and

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Dietrich TheaterErica Rogler

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Visual Arts/Performing

Arts“Vanishing of the

Bees,” July 27 at 7:30 p.m.at the Lackawanna StatePark Learning Center,1839 Abington Road. Thefilm explores the myste-rious disappearance of thesmall yet vital insect thathelps farms from aroundtheUSA supply food to the

world.

TheWyoming Semina-ry Performing Arts Insti-tute Student Solo andChamber Recital, in theGreat Hall of WyomingSeminary, 228 WyomingAvenue, Kingston, on thefollowing dates at 8 p.m.:July 25, July 31andAugust1. The recitals will featurePAI music students per-forming a variety of classi-cal works. Cost: free. Info:270.2186.

Celebrate Summer atthe River, at Tunkhan-nock’s Riverside Park July28 from 3 - 8 p.m. For allages. Cost: free. Featuring:live music, environmentalactivities for children andadults, a nature walk, pleinair painters, aRiver Float, apetting zoo and more.

Literary ArtsWriters Group, for ag-

es18 andup, at theDietrich

Theater in downtownTunkhannock, Thursdaysfrom 7 to 8:30 p.m., ongo-ing. All genres and levelsof writing welcome. Cost:Free. Info: 996.1500.

STACKS WritingGroup, the second andfourth Tuesday of everymonth at 6:30 p.m. at TheBanshee, 320 Penn Ave.,Scranton.

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“Dance! Dance!Dance!” Children’sClasses, at the DietrichTheater in downtownTunkhannock, August 6and 7. Ages two and three:10 – 10:45 a.m.; Ages fourto six:11–11:45 a.m.;Agesseven to nine: 12 – 12:45p.m.; SpecialNeeds:1:30 –2:15 p.m. Participants willexplore theworld of dance,rhythm and movementthrough these introductoryworkshops. Cost: Free.Register: 996.1500.

Last week’s winner:

Gary Rodgers Jr.of Dalton

Last week’s answer:

Diego

A rtist Joe Kubic, of Waverly,first began to form an interestin pottery while attending

Kutztown University as an Art Edu-cation major about 20 years ago.“It was something about the clay-

…It was challenging...and it captiv-ated me,” he said, adding that learn-ing the art takes a lot of repetitionand practice.But, he said it was not until a few

years ago— partly through the urg-ing and encouragement of his stu-dents at the Pocono MountainSchool District, where he’s been anelementary art teacher for 17years—that he started getting moreserious about the craft. He ex-plained the students referred andlooked up to him as an artist, whichbothered him because he wasn’tdoing much at the time to create hisown art.So, he returned to the pottery

wheel.He said his main focus is on func-

tional pottery, but he also enjoyscreating sculptural pieces, oneof which is now on displaythrough August 17 at the Coo-perstown Art Association 77thAnnual National Exhibition inN.Y.He specializes in

Functional Ware,Raku, HorseHair Raku andSculptural Works.In a short artist’s bio,

Kubic said of these dif-ferent types of wheelthrown pottery, “Eachrequires its own uniqueprocess which allowsme to maintain a flowof creative think-ing…Sculptureopens pathwaysto endless com-binations of joinedforms and shapes. I find itis exciting to use clay andmake it appear like metal.”He said although

he enjoys making

functional pieces, it’s easy to “getinto a rut” when making nothingbut cups and bowls, and it can berefreshing to “stop and play” withthe wheel to create something newand different. He added that it’smore often the unique sculpturalpieces than the functional ones thatmake into shows and galleries.Kubic’s first exhibits were local.

He started off with a GlenburnTownship show in 2010 and beganparticipating in the Clarks SummitSecond Friday Art Walks last sum-mer.He said he feels it’s important for

artists to first develop a reputationlocally before attempting to reach abroader audience, and that’s whathe’s done. His first juried show wasthe NEPA Regional Art 2010 at theHope Horn Gallery at The Uni-versity of Scranton. He then movedup to the Art of State 2011 StateMu-seuminHar-ris-burg,

and now reached thenational level withthe current exhibi-tion in N.Y.He will not be

abandoning hishometown anytimesoon however, ashe has several local

engagements lined up, includ-ing an exhibit at New

Visions Studio andGallery in Scran-ton August 3through 29, a

display at Sonia’sContemporary Cloth-ing, 320 South StateStreet during the ClarksSummit Arts and WineFestival Aug.11, and aspot at the ArtisansMarketplace Juried

Fine Arts andCrafts Show atthe WaverlyCommunity

House Nov. 17through 18.Kubic said he appreciates

the local art community inClarks Summit and

Scranton becauseit offers “greatpotential” as itcontinues togrow.

Local pottery artistJoe Kubic’s piece,‘Daily Grind,’shown, was select-ed for the Cooper-stown Art Associ-ation 77th AnnualNational Exhibitionin N.Y., July 13 –Aug.17.

CREATIVECLAYBy Elizabeth [email protected]

Contestants can only win once in a 60-day period.

Who directed "The Dark Knight Rises"?

The SymmetryDanceCompany, created byAbbyScaramuzzo, a 31-year-oldClarks Summit native, iscalling on all dancers to comefor an open audition.The company, housed

within Symmetry Studio onthe third floor of theVictorAlfieri Club, 206NorthMainAvenue in Scranton, special-izes inmodern, lyrical, jazzand contemporary dance.Scaramuzzo believes in

allowing dancers to showtheir creative side.Auditionswill be heldAug. 5.The Ju-niorCompany audition isfrom9 to10 a.m. and is fordancers ages10 to14. TheSeniorCompany audition isfrom10 to11a.m. and acceptsdancers ages15 and older.Scaramuzzo, the artistic

director and choreographer ofthe company, said it openedin Feb. 2011. Since then thecompany hasmade appear-ances in Stroudsburg, per-formed inApril for Pirouettesin the Park inWilkes- Barre,andwill hold a performanceat First Friday Scranton on

the lawn atCourthouseSquare Sept. 7.“Nomatterwhat type of

mood I’m in, itmakesmefeel better. Dance is the num-ber one thing onmymind andit always putsme in a bettermind set,” Scaramuzzo said.The company ismodeled

after PADanceVision, run byScaramuzzo’smentor fromEast Stroudsburg. Symmetryapproaches dance as amove-ment and creative processinstead of a specific tech-nique. Scaramuzzo said shecollaborateswith fellowdancers to create imaginativepieces and encourages themto come upwith ideas forroutines. The company’s goalis to bring artistry to the area.According toLauraAn-

cherani, assistant instructorand choreographer, Symm-etry Studio is not a danceschool. Rather, it housesSymmetryDanceCompany.The company is not trying tolure dancers away from theirdance schools, saidAnchera-ni. Instead she said it givesdancers the opportunity to

From left: Rebecca Souflis, Clarks Summit; Annie Kate Misura,Clarks Green; Erica Kosh, Clarks Summit and Dominique DelPrete, Delaware. They are lifting Nicole Field-Susko, Moosic. Thephoto is from the Mountain Dance Concert in East StroudsburgJanuary 22, 2012. The piece they were performing is called "NewDay" choreographed by Abby Scaramuzzo.

Movementfor the soulBY STEPHANIE ELKOAbington Journal Correspondent

See Soul, Page 11

ABINGTON JOURNAL/STEPHANIE ELKODancers participate in new dance class called Nia Technique atSymmetry Studio July 12. From left: Ashley Tomko, Sarah Taylor,Nicole Susko, Hayley Swingle, Artistic Director and ChoreographerAbby Scaramuzzo and Assistant Director and ChoreographerLaura Ancherani.

Local artist addsa spin to wheelthrown pottery

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Last Monday, our Foodand Culture Around theWorld class wrapped up atthe Dietrich. It was greatto see young chefs learnall about food prep andkitchen safety while cre-ating delicious, healthydishes from around theworld. We would like tothank Seasons RestaurantExecutive Chef Bruce Ar-rowood for donating histime and talent to teachingthis class. If your childwas unable to attend thesummer session, don’tworry; the class will backin the fall for a one-daysession Monday, Oct.15from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Stay tuned for more de-tails.Another event for chil-

dren that is just around thecorner is the Tales FromWales story hour at theTunkhannock Public Li-brary. Join us Thursday,Aug. 23 from 6:30 to 7:30p.m. Children, families andfriends will be able to ex-perience Welsh tales frommaster storyteller FionaPowell who specializes intales from her native coun-try, Wales. Admission tothe evening is free and allages are welcome.This story hour will be

held in conjunction withthe Dietrich Children’sTheatre production of “TheFairy Wife of Llyn Y FanFach” which will be per-formed at the Dietrich onFriday, Sept. 7 at 10 a.m.and Saturday, Sept. 8 at 11a.m. This staged tale isabout a lonely farmer, inthe beautiful Welsh coun-tryside, who sees an en-chanting fairy emerge froma small lake. Struck bylove, he convinces her tomarry him. She has onlyone condition, that he mustalways be kind. This is aneasy promise, though ashis farm prospers from hergood luck, he grows greed-ier and grumpier. But if heloses his temper, all of hisgood fortune – and hislovely fairy wife – willdisappear forever. To findout what happens, join usfor a performance. Admis-sion is free. Tickets areavailable by calling theDietrich Theater at570.996.1500 or at theDietrich Theater ticketbooth.In addition to children’s

theatre, the Dietrich willpresent radio theatre inSeptember with “The Lat-timer Massacre Radio Dra-ma…A Journey Back InTime”. On Sunday, Sept.16 at 3 p.m., audiencemembers will experiencethe historical retelling ofthe Lattimer Massacre of

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Visual Arts/Performing

ArtsJudy Jaymes Show, Aug

16 at the Radisson Hotel,700 Lackawanna Ave,Scranton. Tonylou Produc-tions presents lunch atnoon, followed by “TheFabulous Judy JaymesShow,” staring Judy on vo-cals and Frank Santoro onkeyboards. The duo willperform all-time favorites,fromup-tempo tunes to sul-try ballads. Cost: $31. Res-ervations (required):226.6207.

Book Signing for His-torical Book “GreenRidge” by Margo L. Azza-relli, Aug.17 at the FidelityBank, corner of 1610 NayAug Ave. and Green RidgeStreet from1 to 3 p.m. Info:346.6179.

“Star Alumni” of Musicin the Mountains Per-formance, Aug. 19 at theDavid DeWire Center inEagles Mere at 4 p.m. Fea-turing young musicianswhose performing careershave lead them to ensem-bles such as the ColoradoSymphony and LouisianaPhilharmonic. Cost: $15(tickets available at thedoor). Info: 525.3232 or525.3248.

“Mind’s Eye View,” aphotography exhibit bySally Wiener Grotta, ondisplay at The AbingtonCommunity Librarythroughout August. An ex-hibit of visual storytelling,sponsored by a grant fromthe Lackawanna CountyDepartment of Arts andCulture. The artist will beon hand Aug. 21 and 22.

Literary ArtsAuthor John J. Zelenski

Book Signing, Aug. 16 atBarnes and Noble, WilkesUniversity Bookstore, 7 SMain St # 1, Wilkes-Barre,from11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Zelen-ski, a resident of Scranton,will be available to sign co-pies of his book, Walker’sVale.

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Arts and Craft Festival,Aug. 18 at the ChinchillaUnited Methodist Church,411 Layton Road at ChurchStreet in Chinchilla. In-cludes a bluegrass band, abook sale, a large slide forthe kids, and many artisansand crafters with uniquemerchandise, a blueberrypancakes breakfast, festivalfoods for lunch, and more.Cost: $1. Info: www.chin-chillaumc.org. Vendor info:587.5204 or [email protected].

Kathleen Barrett’sSummer Children’s Art

Camp “Fashion Illustra-tion,” Aug.20 – 24. Info:687.2133.

Abington Art Studio’sLadies Night Out,Aug. 20from 5 - 9 p.m. Hand-dyedsilk scarves. Cost: $40 (in-cludes refreshments).

Last week’s winner:

E.J. Kuglerof Clarks Summit

Last week’s answer:

Three

Most are aware that phonesthese days aren’twhat theyused to be.

They aremore.Somuchmore, that onemay argue

a phone’s primary function is nolonger to place calls.Perhaps that iswhy,when listing

his phonenumber, PhotographerA.GregRaymond, 37, of Scranton,joked, “Mycell phone number or thecamera you can reachmeat is...”

Since he got his first iPhone,whichwas essentially his first point-and-shoot camera, about twoyearsago,Raymond said he has fallen inlovewith it and its capabilities.“It has letmebecome somuch

more creatively adventuresome,” hesaid via e-mail.Whether thatmeans slipping the

phone into awaterproof case andjumping into the pool to photographhis family underwater, taking snap-shots out thewindowof amovingvehicle, or having it on hand to cap-ture something simple that caught his

eye on the street, Raymond continuesto press on towardmore creativityandphotographic adventure.Not only does he use his iPhone to

take pictures, he processes and editsthe imageswith it aswell.He saidsometimes he also uses his iPad (asimilar but larger electronic device)to edit the images, but never a laptopor desktop computer.“The convenience of havingnot

only a camera to capture images,” hesaid, “but also a computer to process

ARTWORK COURTESY OF A. GREG RAYMONDA special waterproof case made for the iPhone allowed A. Greg Raymond to snap this underwater photo of an airplanewater toy.

Is that yourcamera ringing ?

By Elizabeth [email protected]

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Contestants can only win once in a 60-day period.

Blue Angry Birds and bright yellowbumblebees were spotted at a cookingevent for teens at the Abington Commu-nity Library. Judy Detter presented themaking of cake pops Aug. 1 as part of aseries. For details on events at the li-brary, visit www.lclshome.org/abington

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BELOW:Colm McKeondecorates hisbumblebeecake pop.

AT RIGHT:Judy Detterexplains thesteps in mak-ing cake popsto the class.

ABOVE:Michael Pfisterputs the fin-ishing toucheson his AngryBird cake pop.

POPof color

AT LEFT:SiobhanMcKeondisplays herbumblebeecake pop.

What star from "The Office" also stars in the new movie "Hope Springs"?

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For family fun, it’s “TheCat’s Pajamas,” coming to theScranton Cultural Center onThursday morning, Aug. 23.Sponsored by the Cultural Cen-ter and the Lackawanna CountyLibrary System, the event willbe free with the presentation ofa library card or a summer“passport,” issued to childrenwho registered to take part inthe 2012 Summer ReadingClub at county libraries, in-cluding the Abington Commu-nity Library. “The Cat’s Paja-mas” is an ensemble which hasbeen awarded the Parents’Choice Award for entertainingand energetic children’s record-ings. Now here in person, thegroup will have children (andadults) enjoying their rock ’n’roll tunes and dancing along inthe ballroom at the CulturalCenter. The show begins at 11a.m., preceded by a craft timeat 10:30 a.m.Pick a paperback novel for

relaxing August reading. Hereare a few suggestions from theNew Books collection foradults:“The Thread,” by Victoria

Hislop. In Thessaloniki,Greece, in 2007, a young An-glo-Greek hears the remarkablestory of his grandparents, Kate-rina and Dimitri, for the firsttime. It is a story that spanseighty years, through Nazioccupation, civil war, persecu-tion, and the economic collapseof Thessaloniki, their belovedcity.“Bloody Winter,” by Andrew

Pepper. What are the linksbetween a kidnapping and re-bellion in Wales and a murderin County Tipperary, where ayoung Irish policeman hasbeen told to deal swiftly andquietly with the case?“Whiplash River,” by Lou

Berney. When Charles “Shake”Bouchon thwarts an attemptedhit on an elderly customer pa-tronizing his new Belize res-taurant, things go from bad toworse: his restaurant goes up inflames, and he’s on the runfrom a drug lord, two free-lance assassins, and a beautifulFBI agent.“Conquered by a Highlan-

der,” by Paula Quinn. Sent toinfiltrate a traitor’s home, ColinMacGregor is determined toexpose a treasonous plot on thebattlefield, a final mission forhis king. When Lady GillianDearly meets this mysteriousHighlander, his raw strengthgives her hope for a futurebeyond her home’s castle walls.“Pyg: the Memoirs of Toby,

the Learned Pig,” edited byRussell Potter. Toby attains hiscelebrity in late-18th centuryEngland after escaping thebutcher’s knife with the help ofyoung Sam, his first friend.Toby tours the country with acircus, astounding audienceswith his abilities to count, spelland read minds, but eager tostep out of the spotlight, hebegins studies at Oxford beforefinally settling down to tell hisexceptional story.

LIBRARY NEWS

BY MARY ANN MCGRATH

The Abington Community Library is locatedat 1200 W. Grove St., Clarks Summit. Visitour website, www.lclshome.org/abington toregister online for events or call the libraryat (570) 587-3440. Don’t have a librarycard? Register for one at http://www.lclshome.org/libraryinfo/li-brary_card_reg.asp.

TheCarmelArditoSchool ofDance, located at 59Erie St. Peckville, announces thebeginningof a fall seasonof dance. The studio is celebrating the 50th anniversary.The studio offers a staff, under the direction ofCarmelArdito, conducting classes in

pre-ballet for the younger student, classical ballet, tap, jazz and lyrical ballet.At the close ofeach season, the dancers present both a JuniorCompanyproduction and aSeniorCompanyproduction. Theperformances are held at the historic ScrantonCulturalCenter.Ardito, is acertifiedmember of theRoyalAcademyofDancing,London,England. Formanyyearsshe servedon the staff ofBallet Theater of Scranton, under the direction ofConstanceReynolds. For details, visit carmelarditodance.comor call 570.689.4565.

Staff at the Carmel Ardito School of Dance, Peckville, announces the fall season of dance. Thestudio is celebrating the 50th anniversary.

50 years of dance

images and an avenue to publish thembundledinto a phone, is astounding and liberating.”He added that he doesn’t see anydrawbacks to

using his phone as a camera because, “the bestcamera is the camera youhavewith you, andlike any tool, youwork creativelywithin itslimitations.”He explained a cell phone has asmuch cre-

ative photo editing power as a computer.He saidthe only difference, is the cell phone user com-bines effects fromseveral applications (apps) toachieve the end result,while the computer usergenerally only needs one software program,such asAdobePhotoshop.He said the advantage to usingmultiple apps

is eachpicturewill turn out different, instead ofall of themhaving the sameone effect or fittinginto onemold or formula.Raymond said he usesmanydifferent iPhone

apps to edit his photos, but the ones he usesmostfrequently are:•Filterstorm,which he uses to “color correct,

crop and remove anyunwanted blemishes.” Italso allowshim to “combine two images, lay-ering one on topof the other, and erase any ele-ments that Iwish to eliminate or reveal from theimageunderneath.”•StripeCam, he described as “a silly little

gem thatwill reproduce an image as vertical orhorizontal stripes or as plaid, using the colors ofthe original photograph.”•PicGrunger “reaches...back in time to

distress a picture and imply aweathered sense ofgritty antiquity.”•Decim8accomplishes the opposite of Pic

Grunger, and “deteriorates an image in a flawedfuturisticMaxHeadroomkindofway.”•AutoStich pieces togethermultiple images

to create a panorama.With all these options andmore at his finger-

tips (literally),Raymond said the first questionhe asks himselfwhenprocessing an image is,“Do I really need to run this through an app?”He explained sometimes the original unfilteredimage is the best.He said he tends to stay away fromapps such

asHipstamatic,which processes the imageswithout saving anunfiltered version.“While it’s cool lookingnow,” he said, “there

maybe a timewhen it seemsdated, and since alarge part ofmyphoto library is of family, Iprefer to capture unfiltered originals.”“If I do process an image,” he said, “it is be-

cause the imagebegins to tell a story, a story ofsomeuniversal appeal. Itmay startwith a longshadowcast by a cupof coffee in the autumnmonths, a nephew, belly downon the carpetwith his train set, or a niece as her face is beingpainted for theFourth of July.Manipulationwith an app is used to bring just enough atten-

tion to the narrativewithout taking away fromthe imagebybecoming all about the effects.”And then there’s Instagram, a digital outlet for

“sharing,” or publishing the finished images.This he described as “a visualTwitter-like uto-pia.”He added, “It openedmeup to the possibil-ities of cell phone art and exposedme to someamazing cell phone photographers.”One thingmost cell phone photographers

have in common is an enjoyment in sharing theirartwith their peers andviewing the artmadebyothers. This is evidencedby themore than30million registered users boasted by Instagramwhohaveuploadedmore than a billion photossince the company’s launch inOctober 2010.Local camera phonephotographers have an

opportunity comingup to share their ownart at amonthlongCameraphoneShow, beginningSept. 7 atCameraWorkGallery inScranton.RolfeRoss, amanager atCameraworkGal-

lery, said camera phonephotographers are in-vited to submit up to three photos each for oneentry fee of $3,whichmust be paid in cash.Entries should be printed at amaximumsize of8.5 by11inches.Ross andhis partnerswill de-termine the final entries,whichwill be pinnedupunframed andunmatted on the gallerywalls.He said camera phonephotographers of all

skill levels (not only the pros likeA.GregRay-mond) are invited to participate, as the showwasconceived as “more of a fun thing.”“Wehopepeoplewill take a look at their

pictures, pick twoor three, print themupandbring them in,” he said.Raymond said hewill be entering photos in

the show, and the hardest partwill be choosingthree out of his favorites.TheCameraworkGallery is located below the

MarquisGallery, at 515Center Street, Scranton.Theopening showwill be held 6 to 8:20p.m.Regular hours are10 a.m. to 6 p.m.MondaythroughFriday and10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays.

A. Greg Raymond snapped this photo with hisiPhone as his niece got her face painted for thefourth of July, then ran the image through a num-ber of apps to achieve this heavily edited andunique piece of art.

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Procter & Gamble donated $20,000 to the Wyoming CountyCultural Center at the Dietrich Theater toward the purchase ofa new heating, cooling and ventilation (HVAC) system. Theiroriginal system sustained severe damage during a 2011 flood.

Shown, from left: Jim Rosengrant, P&G retiree and Dietrich Theatervolunteer; Jennifer Jenkins, Dietrich Theater Executive Director; DanielHuff, P&G employee and Dietrich Theater volunteer; Alex Fried, P&GMehoopany Public Relations Manager

P&G donates to Dietrich

1897, which occurred nearHazleton, through a one-hour radio drama, lectureand music. The radio dra-ma is the result of nearlyfour years of research BillBachman has completed onthe event, which pittedcoal company owners, thesheriff of Luzerne Countyand striking miners againsteach other with deadly

enjoy a family-style dinnerat Carmine’s on Broadway,between 90th and 91ststreets. Sounds like a greattrip! Right? Tickets are$220 each and the priceincludes “Porgy and Bess”ticket, bus and dinner, in-cluding tips and tax plus acontribution to the DietrichTheater. Space is limited.Call 570.996.1500 to signup.As you can see the Die-

trich is so much more thanthe movies.

your tickets today.And don’t forget, the

Dietrich will be sponsoringa bus trip to Broadway tosee “The Gershwins’ Porgyand Bess” on Wednesday,Sept. 12. This show star-ring Audra McDonald,Norm Lewis and DavidAlan Grier received a TonyAward for the Best Musi-cal Revival this year. Be-fore the show, you willhave free time to explorethe city, and after theshow, all participants will

consequences. Before andafter the radio drama, VanWagner, a Pennsylvaniamusician and historian,will perform his originalsong “Lattimer Massacre.”After the presentation,Bachman will lead a dis-cussion on the LattimerMassacre as it relates tothe U.S. today. Admissionwill be free thanks to agrant from the Pennsylva-nia Humanities Council.Call the Dietrich at570.996.1500 to reserve

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men’s, women’s and children’sclothing though they are active-ly seeking to increase theirbaby and children’s collection.Themoney earned by The

Attic Shop is spread through-out the community. Sometimesmoney goes to the fire stations,ambulances, animal shelter orRedCross. It depends on theWaverlyWoman’s Club beingalerted to those in the commu-nity inmost in need of funding.Also, clothes at the end of theseason are donated to theUnit-edNeighborhoodCenter, Sal-vationArmy and organizationsthat promote dressing for busi-ness success.D’Agata said her vision as

president is tomake the groupmore efficient. On her wishlist:Moremembers and con-signors. She pointed out that intoday’s economy, they’re find-ing themselves in amarket withmany consignment shops.Despite the $1sales and “qual-ity clothes at really good pric-es,” they’re “feeling the pinch.”D’Agata said that because theyare a volunteer group, they cannot stay open every day andnight.Change is inevitable. D’Aga-

ta said she is up for the chal-lenge ofmaking a few changesto help TheAttic Shop increaseits earnings.With that comesthe focus on recruiting newmembers, hopefully somewhoare technologically gifted.“It’s good toworkwith a nice

group of people.We have agood time consigning to ourcustomers.We love dealingwith the people,” saidD’Agata.“We’re also a social club.Wehave lunches, andwe’re also aneducational group becausewehave a speaker everymonth toenrich ourminds.”D’Agata is a graduate of

TunkhannockHigh School andElmira College. She receivedhermaster’s degree fromMary-woodUniversity. She taughtgrades kindergarten through 4in the Tunkhannock school

district for 25 years. ThoughD’Agata is retired, she stillteaches part-time atMarywoodUniversity.She has beenmarried 47

years to Ernest D’Agata, whoformerly owned the SunAutoGroup, but is now retired. Theyhave two daughters, Carie andManda. She also has fourgrandchildren: Sara,13, Anna,7, Leah, 4 andMatilda, fivemonths. D’Agata resides inNorthAbington.TheAttic Shop hours of

operation: everyWednesday9:30 a.m.- noon, the first andthirdWednesday evening 5:30– 8 p.m. and every Friday from9:30 a.m. - noon. Consignmenthours :Wednesday 9:30 –11:15a.m. and the first and thirdWednesday evenings from 6 to8 p.m. Special consignmentdays prior to opening are Sept.24 from 9:30 a.m. – noon and 6– 8 p.m. Also, Sept. 25, 9:30a.m. - noon. Opening day isSept. 26. For details, call570.586.5991.

Meet the PresidentInterests and Hobbies: I am amember of the Clarks GreenUnited Methodist Church and amember of the Waverly Woman’sClub. I belong to a book groupthat has been meeting eachmonth and discussing books for17 years. As a member of a localgarden club I love providingflower arrangements for LakeCarey Chapel Sunday mornings.Inspired by: My faith, authorswho write with great talent andstudents who love to learn.Favorite place: Probably LakeCarey, especially whensurrounded by my family.Favorite Book: As an avidreader, I have many favorites butmost recently Ann Pachett’s“State of Wonder.”Greatest Achievement: Raisingtwo wonderful daughters whohave blessed me with delightfulgrandchildren.Perfect Saturday afternoon:Swimming at Lake Carey withmy family and basking inbeautiful sunshine.Can’t leave home without: Myjournal and my iphone

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with plenty of room to setyour line free. Scranton Hob-by, 517 Lackawanna Ave. hasa selection of kites rangingfrom $15 to $50.

2. Forget your big golfswing.You won’t need it if you’re

playing a relaxing game ofminiature golf at a localcourse, such as Lahey FamilyFun Park, 500 Morgan High-way, Scranton or Red BarnVillage Mini Golf, 1826 RedBarn Village Road, NewtonTownship, Clarks Summit. 3.Swing from the MonkeyBars.Climb the monkey bars and

swing ’til your heart’s contentat a playground such as SouthAbington Community Park,Dalton Streamside Park,Abington Area CommunityPark or Lackawanna StatePark. Don’t forget Fido. TheDog Park at the Abington

Area Community Park offersplenty of space for Frisbee.

4. Craft a Sand Castle.Sand and water – that’s all

you’ll need. If you don’t havea sandbox in your yard, Prom-ised Lake State Park, PikeCounty, 10 miles north ofCanadensis along PA 390;Tobyhanna State Park, 2.1miles north of the communityof Tobyhanna on PA 423 andLake Jean at Ricketts GlenState Park, 30 miles north ofBloomsburg on PA 487, offerplenty of sand. The parks areopen until mid-September, 8a.m. to sunset.

5. Don’t just dream ofcatching a prize -winningfish……drag your rod and reel out

of the basement and head to alocal fishing hole to hook thatfish you’ve dreamt of catchingsince childhood. Even if youmissed every free fishingderby known to man or you’retoo old to get in free you stillhave time..

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The Dietrich was filled withexcitement and enthusiasm asthe Dietrich Children’s Theat-re brought “Balto: A TrueStory of the Bravest Dog” inAmerica to life last week.Over 200 children, teachersand parents came out to Fri-day’s free show. And boy didthose kids get involved withthe story.They encouraged andhelped Balto and the othersled dogs throughout the en-tire tale. We would like tothank Jennifer Jenkins fordirecting this production,which was written and adapt-ed for the stage by LaurelRadzieski. Laurel also playedBalto and our hats are off toher and the other DietrichChildren’s Theatre actors in-cluding Brenda Wenner, JoshHarris and Rich Ryczak fortheir amazing performances.We would also like to thankthe Tunkhannock Public Li-brary for collaborating on thischildren’s theatre project withus. Last week the library host-ed a story hour related to“Balto” called “Tales FromAlaska.” Master storytellerFiona Powell dazzled the veryyoung to the more maturemembers of the audience withtales about Alaska and itspeople. I think I could havelistened to her for anotherhour. And I would be remiss ifI did not thank the Pennsylva-nia Humanities Council forfunding this project.The Dietrich will be hostinganother free event for littleones this weekend calledSongs and Games for Tots.On Saturday, Nov. 3 at 11 a.m.,you and your children areinvited to come out for amorning of singing with BillFrye and his superchargedguitar. Bill will have you andyour little ones up and danc-ing and singing in the aisles.We encourage your little onesto bring their own instrumentsto jam along with Bill. Fordetails about this musicalmorning, please call the Die-trich at 570.996.1500.The theater will also bepresenting a new series ofvisual arts classes for childrenin November. InstructorsSteve and Amy Colley will beteaching Mask Making. Howfun? Right. In these classseries, students will create avariety of three-dimensionalmasks using an array of mate-rials as they learn about differ-ent cultures and functions ofmasks. Preschool Mask Mak-ing is free and will be held onThursdays, Nov. 8, 15, 29 andDec. 6 from 10 to 10:45 a.m.Our Mask Making series forchildren ages 9 through 12years old will also be held onthose same four Thursdaysfrom 4 to 5:30 p.m. and stu-dents ages 5 to 8 years oldwill meet on Fridays, Nov. 9,16, 30, and Dec. 7 from 4 to5:30 p.m. Admission to themask making series for 5 to 8year olds and 9 to 12 year olds

MORE THANMOVIES

Dietrich TheaterErica Rogler

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Visual Arts/Performing

Arts"Natura Sensus"Exhi-

bition by Karl Neuroth,opening reception Nov. 2from 5 - 8 p.m., exhibitcontinuing throughDec. 4,at Laura Craig Galleries,307 Linden St, Scranton.RSVP: 963.7995.

The Wyoming Semina-ry Players Present: “Pip-pin,” Nov. 2 and 3 at 8p.m., Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. in theBuckingham PerformingArts Center, Sprague Ave-nue, Kingston. Cost: $4 inadvance and $5 at the door.Info: 270.2192.

Literary ArtsBook Signing “Arca-

dia, Images of AmericaSeries: Taylor and GreenRidge” by Margo L. Az-zarelli, Nov. 3 at the Tay-lor Community Library,from Noon - 2 p.m. Gran-nie Christmas will handout sweet tweets to kids.Info: 346.6179.

Arts, Craftsand More

“Solutions,” New Med-itation Classes, at the Wa-verly Community House,1115 North Abington RdWaverly, Thursdaysthrough Nov. 1 from 7-8:30 p.m. with Buddhistmonk, Gen Samten Kel-sang.

Songs and Games forTots,Nov. 3 at the DietrichTheater in Tunkhannock at11 a.m. Bill Frye, will andhis supercharged guitarwill provide a morning ofmusical entertainment.Children are encouragedto bring their own instru-ments and jam along withBill at this free event forfamilies. Info: 996.1500.

Christmas Bazaar,Nov. 9, 10 and 11 at St.John’s Russian OrthodoxCathedral, 701 Hill Street,Mayfield. Features vari-ous homemade foods andbaked goods as well ascraft and gift items for saleeach day. Info: 876.0730,254.6882 or 876.0391.

Last week’s winner:We stumped you

Last week’s answer:

Katie Featherston

SCRANTON- NewVisions Studio andGallery, 201 VineStreet, will be hosting“SAME: An ArtisticExploration of Hu-manity and Media,”an exhibit and playwritten by MaryChappell, a Greeleyresident.Chappell’s inspira-tion for the projectcame from a previousclass that she hadtaken, “Oral Interpre-tations.” She had to

do a 30 -minute pre-sentation for a finaland after that she“just kind of ran withthe idea,” Chappellsaid.The thesis for theproject: “Strippingaway the impersonaland artif icial to re-veal what is truth andreality.” Chappell be-lieves that we’re alljust skin and bonesattached to our soulsand once we removethe perceptions we alltruly are connected.The play is abouthumanity being ex-

pressed through themedia by newscasts,newspapers, comics,pop-culture, blogs,poetry, arts, and ra-dio. The play focusesthe idea that if hu-manity were to stripaway all preconceivedideas or perceptionsof people in all ways,humans are all thesame inside. Just skinand bones attached tothe strings that holdsouls together.The cast of the playfeatures Mary Chap-pell, a senior at Bap-tist Bible College, as

‘Untitled’ by Mary Chappell will be featured in “SAME: An Artistic Exploration of Humanityand Media,” an exhibit and play written by Mary Chappell.

Chelsea Huizing, left, and Mary Chappell.

New Visionshosts ‘SAME’

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BY KASEY LYNNAbington JournalCorrespondent

Contestants can only win once in a 60-day period.

A comedywithin a come-dy. A play within a play.A stage on a stage.

“The Curate Shakespeare AsYou Like It,” by DonNigro, is acomedy about a small troupe ofactors desperate to performShakespeare’s comedy, “As YouLike It.”“The Curate Shakespeare AsYou Like It,” will be performedby the Keystone Players in theBrooks Theatre at KeystoneCollege, La Plume, Nov. 2, 3and 4 at 2 p.m. It is directed byJane Honchell. In the case ofinclement weather, it will bepostponed to the followingweekend, at the same times.AKeystone College pressrelease sums up the play, “Themysterious Curate, played byKaitlyn Schott, directs her crewof confused, fearful, and ineptactors…She alternately encour-ages, scolds and threatens,determined that the showmustgo on, nomatter what.”Therelease continued, “Celia, asecond-string heroine played bySarah Langan, is convinced theproduction will fail, since Au-

drey, an inexperienced actressplayed byHeather Bixby, muststep into the lead role of Rosa-lind. Audrey is forced to playRosalind because the actressoriginally cast as Rosalind,played by Jila Rusavage, hasinexplicably gone a little crazy.While she can still sing andoffer unasked-for commentary,Rosalind is unable to say herlines.”“Likewise, since the originalleadingman has left the compa-ny to become a professionalwrestler,William, a novice bitplayer played by Joshua Harris,must perform the role of Orlan-do. The two remainingmaleactors, the Clown, played by JoeCroft, and Amiens, played byPatrick Burne, must fill in all ofthe remaining roles.”“This is an extremely chal-lenging play,” Honchell said inthe release, “since not only dothe actors have to playmultipleroles, but they also have had tomaster Shakespearean diction.”Meet the cast:•Kaitlyn Schott, of PleasantMount, a junior, will play The

Presided over by Kaitlyn Schott, top, as the Curate, the Keystone Play-ers rehearse for their upcoming production of Don Nigros comedy, ’TheCurate Shakespeare As You Like It.’ Seated, from left: Josh Harris, asWilliam, and Jila Rusavage, who plays Rosalind. Standing, from left :Patrick Burne, as Amiens; Sarah Langan as Celia; Joseph Croft as theClown and Heather Bixby as Audrey.

Staged parodyBY ELIZABETH [email protected]

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Who directed the new movie "Sinister"?

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and she too leaves, prompting Lu-cifer to begin a quest to “raise thecivilizations of Earth until theylooked down on heaven.” Eventu-ally,asJohnScratch,hedevoteshisattention to what will becomeAmerica.Scratch is a busybody, and you

will enjoy his meddling in humanaffairs, from the Pilgrims and Na-tive Americans, right on up to to-day’s reality TV-obsessed masses.Much of the story concerns thefates of three musicians Scratchencounters in the late1960s.Whenthe leader of their band dies, theygo to a crossroads in Kansas andcall up the devil. The amnesiacsinger, Memory, wants fame;Mark Fish, the drummer, wants tobe rich and Zachary Bull Horse,the bassist, wants to change theworld. A few roasted marshmal-lows later, they have traded theirsouls to the devil and portions ofthe book follow the three of themfor the next 40 years. Scratchspends a lot of timewithMemorybecause she reminds him of Ar-den, andhe feelsveryprotectiveofher. However, as the episodic plotflips around in time, he also aidsand abets the ancient Egyptians,GeorgeWashington,BenFranklinand for a time, lives in the brain ofPresident Kennedy.WhenKenne-dy is assassinated, Scratch takespossession of the limousine thatcarriedthedoomedpresidenttohisdeath.He adores that car.Whathedoesn’tadoreiswar,es-

pecially after experiencing it first-hand. In this, one ofmy two favor-ite chapters, Scratch is working

with theCivilWar battlefield pho-tographer, Eggert G. Daughterry.In return for the photographer’ssoul,ScratchhaspromisedDaugh-terry that the latter’s pictures willlive for centuries. Scratch hopesthat those terrible images will dis-couragehumansfromwagingwar.Daughterry says that because thedevil is immortal,hewillnevertru-lyunderstandhumansandbetsthatScratch won’t be able to stand be-ing mortal for three days. Scratchtakes thebet, just in time topartici-pate in the Battle of Gettysburg,which leaves him cringing inthumb-sucking terror.My other favorite episode pits

Scratch against an old Louisianabluesman, Two-John Spode, whohad formerly won a musical duelwith the devil that resulted inTwo-Johnbeingallowedto lockhisowndeath inside his guitar. Now, thetwo meet again, and this time,Scratch challenges Two-John toanothermusical contest. IfScratchwins, Two-John will come out ofretirement to play in Memory’snew band. If Two-John wins, hewill take ownership of the devil’smagical fiddle, “Old Ripsaw.”What follows is an epic battle thatsoperfectlydescribes thenatureofthe blues it almost made me weepwith pleasure.As I said, “Up Jumps theDevil”

isa lovestory.Notonly is it thesto-ryofScratch’sloveforArden,who,he feels,God has stolen fromhim,but it’s also the story of this partic-ulardevil’s loveforhumansandhismission to teach us, help us, andmake us better people. Quite atwist in the traditional ideaofgoodand evil! I realize that there arethosewhowillfindtheconceptofabenevolent devil odious and dis-turbing, but anyone who is able toenter into the imaginary worldPoore has created will find it a re-freshing, amusing, and thoroughlyenjoyable place. Poore’s thesis --thatGodmight not be theonlyonelookingoutforus–isacomfortingthought.

Let’s face it: you can only eat somuch candy corn, so tonight, afteryou’ve finished off the goodies inyour trick- or -treat dish, why notlightsomecandles,takeanantacid,and settle down with MichaelPoore’s captivating debut novel,“Up Jumps the Devil”? It won’tgive you nightmares, but it willgive you food for thought becauseyou’ll meet a Lucifer unlike anyyou’ve heard of before.Of course Moore is hardly the

first to feature thedevil ina literarywork. There’s “Paradise Lost,”“The Devil and Daniel Webster”and let’s not forget “Faust.” ButJohn Scratch, Moore’s fallen an-gel, is different. He’s basically agood guy who can play the blueslike nobody’s business, enjoysroasting marshmallows and justwants “tomake theworld a smart-er, shinier, braver place.” And ohyes – cows love him.In this highly imaginative, often

very funny, and frequently tendernovel, Moore takes us back andforth fromthebeginningof time tothe 21st Century in what turns outtobe anepic love story. InMoore’sversion of creation, the angels fallbecause they’re fascinated by theworld God has created, and whentheydiscover sexand love,mostofthemwant to stick around and en-joythemselves.Naturally,this(youshould pardon the expression) an-noys the hell out of God. Most ofthe angels eventually return toheaven, but not Lucifer, who hasfallen madly in love with anotherangel, Arden. Sadly, the inherentviolenceofnaturefrightensArden,

WithJane JuliusHonchell

SEE JANE READ

The devil rocks in thisperfect Halloween read.

Jane Julius Honchell, who resides inGlenburn Twp., is a well-known fea-tures writer and columnist. She is anassociate professor at KeystoneCollege, La Plume, where she servesas Director of Theater. "See JaneRead" appears monthly in The Abing-ton Journal.

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“Out of the Dark,”a series of self por-traits by Lori Ryanwill exhibit Nov. 1through 10 at AFAGallery, 514 Lacka-wanna Ave., Scran-ton.Ryan is a native of

Scranton, and residesin the Pocono Moun-tain region of North-eastern Pa.She received her

AFA from KeystoneCollege in La Plume,and her BFA in Pho-

tography from TylerSchool of Arts.She has worked as

a photo editor inNew York, N.Y. andher photos have ap-peared in magazinessuch as Woman’sWorld and Field andStream.She is also current-

ly the owner of LoriRyan Photographyand is an AdjunctInstructor at Keys-tone College, LaPlume.

White 5’ ‘Out of the Dark,’ a work in a series of self por-traits by Lori Ryan will exhibit Nov. 1 through 10 at AFAGallery, 514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton.

Art ‘Out ofthe Dark’

According to “eBay forDummies,” by Marsha Collier,a new addition at the AbingtonCommunity Library last week,eBay was founded by PierreOmidyar, who named the newsite “AuctionWeb.” It debutedon Labor Day, 1995. Apparent-ly, he originally wanted to namehis new company Echo Bay butfound that name was already inuse by another company. Solu-tion: he shortened the name toeBay. Collier’s “eBay for Dum-mies” shows how to shop wise-ly, win auctions, get great deals,find the right items to sell,make them irresistible tobuyers, handle auctions withease, deliver the goods, andmake money. Open the bookand find: when to bid and whento pass, tips and strategies forsaving money, how to scope outa seller, what to do when anauction goes bad, hints forworry-free shipping, how tohandle a buyer who doesn’trespond, and information abouttaxes.

Children’s Books aboutVoting and ElectionsLook for a special display in

the Children’s Room prior toElection Day on November 6.“Voting: A True Book” – by

Sarah De Capua. Here is abasic look at the election proc-ess, including a brief history ofvoting and how votes are count-ed.“Know Your Government:

President” – by JacquelineGorman. Who is the President?What does the President do?How does a person becomePresident? Famous Presidents.Young children will find brieffacts along with pictures toanswer these questions.“So You Want to be Presi-

dent?” – by Judith St. Georgeand David Small. This bookpresents an assortment of factsabout the qualifications andcharacteristics of U. S. Presi-dents, with a light-hearted,humorous text and illustrations.“Vote: an Eyewitness Book”

– by Philip Steele. Discover thefascinating history of the elec-tion process, from Roman timesto the present day.“Hail to the Chief: the Amer-

ican Presidency” – by DonRobb. Children can learn aboutthe powers and duties of thepresidency and in highlightedsections read about the ac-complishments of individualpresidents and how they servedthe nation In a specific waywhile in office.“Running for Public Office:

A True Book” – by Sarah DeCapua. This basic book takes alook at the planning and orga-nizing of a campaign, gettingout the vote, and the countdownto election day.For story books for reading

aloud to younger children, lookfor “If I Were President,” byCatherine Stier; “Otto Runs forPresident,” by Rosemary Wells,and “Amelia Bedelia’s FirstVote,” by Herman Parish.

LIBRARY NEWS

BY MARY ANN MCGRATH

The Abington Community Library islocated at 1200 W. Grove St., ClarksSummit. Visit our website,www.lclshome.org/abington to regis-ter online for events or call thelibrary at (570) 587-3440.Don’t have a library card? Registerfor one at http://www.lclshome.org/libraryinfo/library_card_reg.asp.

The Wyoming Seminary Players will present threeperformances of “Pippin” Nov. 2 and 3 at 8 p.m.,and Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. in the Buckingham PerformingArts Center, Kingston. The production is open to thepublic and tickets are $4 in advance, $5 at the door.The production will include a variety of dance en-

sembles, choreographed by Wyoming Seminary cho-reographer/dance teacher Bernardine Vojtko. Thestage starts out empty and gradually fills as theshow progresses, with actors carrying some sets onstage and other sets flying in. But everything dis-appears at the final scene and the stage is bare oncemore. Noah Sunday-Lefkowitz, a junior from Shaver-town, plays Pippin, while senior Harold Roberts ofNew York City, N.Y. is the Leading Player and seniorSiobhan Brier of Scranton appears as Fastrada.

‘Pippin’ to playin Kingston

playwright and director, aswell as creator of the art-work to be exhibitedalongside the perform-ances; Chelsea Huizing,an alumnus of BaptistBible College, cast mem-ber and Mark Mallecoc-cio, a senior at BaptistBible College, cast mem-ber.“We’ve all put a lot

into this,” said Chappell.Chappell began prepar-

ing in summer and sincethe semester started hasput in at least 10 hoursper week between rehears-als and preparing artwork.There will be three per-

formances of the play,Nov. 2 at 8 p.m., Nov. 3at 7 p.m. and Nov. 4 at 4p.m. In addition to the

play, Chappell’s artworkwill be on display fromNov. 2 to 29. Attendanceis free but donations willbe accepted.The opening reception

for “SAME: An ArtisticExploration of Humanityand Media” will be Nov.2 from 6 to 10 p.m. withthe debut performance ofthe play at 8 p.m.“SAME: An Artistic

Exploration of Humanityand Media” is part ofChappell’s senior projectat Baptist Bible College.It is the first college se-nior project that New Vi-sions Studio has hosted.After graduating from

Baptist Bible College,Chappell plans on attend-ing graduate school for anart program.New Studio Visions has

hosted Keystone College

Alumni shows in the pastand in the future theyhope to do some workwith Marywood Universitystudents. They also hostmusic shows.“We like to reach out

and work with students asmuch as possible,” saidowner of New VisionsStudio, Adam Weitzen-korn.New Vision aims to

help local artists; onethird of their profits eachyear is donated back intothe community.“Our business is driven

by helping the community,especially the arts,” saidWeitzenkorn.For more information

regarding “SAME” call570.8783970 or visit:www.newvisionsstudio-.com.

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Curate. This is Schott’s fifthtime in aKeystone Playersproduction. She described hercharacter as a cross betweenShakespeare and god, alwaysgiving out quotes of encourage-ment to the actors who areready to quit. She said her char-acter is flexible and plays theoldmen in the story, who “hob-ble across the stage.”She saidwhat she likesmost

about the production is it will beher first time performing Shak-espeare, but also that it isn’texactly Shakespeare and has a“silly” side to it.•Heather Bixby, of Susque-

hanna, a junior, acted in fivepreviousKeystone Players pro-duction. Shewill playAudrey,who she said develops frombeing shy to overconfident. Shesaid the character is also “slight-ly naïve,” and gets confused alot.Bixby said the best part about

being in the production is work-

ingwith the other cast mem-bers, who all encourage eachother. “It’s a really good envi-ronment,” she said. She alsosaid she likes the concept of the“playwithin a play.”• JoshHarris, of Clifford, a

senior who performed in fivepreviousKeystone Players pro-ductions, will playWilliam. Hedescribed his character as, “theyoung pup of the group…therunt.” He saidWilliam is notvery experienced, but has tojump into a big role whensomeone else bails, and eventu-ally gets into it.He said he there is a lot going

on in the play, and he likes thefunny story it tells.• JosephCroft, of Factory-

ville, a senior, also played infive other productions at Keys-tone. Hewill perform as theClown, who he described as“full of himself ” and “cocky.”“He’s very sarcastic and likes

tomake fun of prettymucheverything,” he said.Croft said he thinks the

scenes in this playworkwell to

make fun of the Shakespeareplay. He said he likes Shak-espeare’s works, but “AsYouLike It” isn’t one of his greatest.•The rest of the cast includes:Jackie Nat, as the StageManag-er; Sarah Langan, as Celia; JilaRusavage, as Rosalind andPatrick Burne, as Amiens.Honchell said of the cast,

“This group has been such apleasure to workwith. They’revery generous to each other,very helpful to each other.” Sheadded that they are also funnyand laugh a lot.Tickets for the performances

are $8 for general admission, $4for senior citizens and childrenunder12 and $1for KeystoneCollege students and faculty.Tickets will be available at thedoor 30minutes prior to theperformances ormay be re-served by contactingHonchellat [email protected] school students and theirteachers are invited to attend thefinal dress rehearsal andmeetthe cast Nov.1at 7:30 p.m., freeof charge.

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ArtsEtc...

Last weekend the Dietrichwas filled with music as localperformer Bill Frye enter-tained little ones and theirfamilies. Children broughttheir own instruments andjammed along with Bill andhis super charged guitar. Onesmall child even brought adrum set. A great time washad by all, and we would liketo thank Bill Frye for donatinghis time and talent to the Die-trich Theater. If you missedSongs and Games for Tots,don’t worry – Bill Frye willbe back for the Dietrich’sHoliday Workshop on Sat-urday, Dec. 8 from 11 a.m. to12:30 p.m.Speaking of the holidays,

the Dietrich will be presentinga Gingerbread House Work-shop at the Dietrich on Sat-urday, Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. tonoon. During this class adultsand students ages 13 and upwill have the opportunity tolearn the tricks of creating agingerbread house whether itbe a cottage or a mansion.Local baker Gina Sherwoodwill teach the basic techniquesof construction and decoratinga gingerbread house. Admis-sion is free and you will leaveready to create your own fam-ily fun! Call the Dietrich at570.996.1500 to register forthis class.After taking this class, you

may be interested in creating agingerbread house to enterinto the Tunkhannock Busi-ness and Professional Associ-ation’s (TBPA) GingerbreadHouse contest that is part ofTunkhannock’s Christmas inOur Hometown. Details aboutthe contests will providedduring the Gingerbread Houseworkshop.If you are interested in mak-

ing gifts for the holidays, wewill be offering a few classesthis month to inspire you. OnTuesday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m., theDietrich’s own Sarah Sidorekwill be teaching a knittingclass. In this class, studentsage 16 to adult to will learn toknit a beautifully ruffled scarf.Admission is $30, which in-cludes all materials. Studentsjust need to know the basicknit stitch prior to attendingthe class.If you are more interested in

learning jewelry making,Esther Harmatz will be of-fering a class on the basics onMonday, Nov. 26 from 6 to 9p.m. In this class you willhave fun learning about differ-ent types of jewelry attach-ments and easy wire wrappingtechniques as you create a pairof earrings and bracelet. Dur-ing the class you will alsolearn to make neat loops andcoils and add bead embellish-ments. I took this class a yearago and the tips she taughtreally proved useful with avariety of jewelry making

MORE THANMOVIES

Dietrich TheaterErica Rogler

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Visual Arts/Performing

ArtsThe University ofScranton String Orches-traConcert,Nov.16, in theHoulihan-McLean Centerat 7:30 p.m. Cost: free. Theprogramwill include worksby Atwell, Buxtehude, Co-pland, Dvorak, Ewazen,Handel,Moussorgsky, Stra-

vinsky and Verdi. Info: [email protected] or941.7624.

Actors Circle presents:“AnyWednesday,” a com-edy by Muriel Resnik,Nov. 16, 17, and 18 ; Fridayand Saturday performancesat 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2p.m. at Providence Play-house,1256 ProvidenceRd.in Scranton. Cost: $12 Gen-eral, $10 Senior, $8 Stu-dents. Reservations:342.9707. Info: www.ac-

torscircle.org.

NorthernTier Sympho-ny Orchestra Concert,Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. at theTunkhannock MiddleSchool. Cost: Advancetickets are $8 for adults, $4for Students and tickets atthe door will be $9 foradults, $5 for students. Ac-tive-Duty Armed Servicesand/or Their ImmediateFamily attend free (pre-reg-istration required). Tickets:289.1090.

Artisans’ MarketplaceJuried Fine Arts andCrafts Show, Nov. 17 atThe Waverly CommunityHouse, 1115 North Abing-ton Rd, Waverly from 10a.m. - 5 p.m., continuingNov.18 from11a.m. - 4 p.m.Cost: $6. Info: 586.8191,ext. 5 or waverlycomm.org.

Arts at First Presbyter-ian Concert Series, Nov.18 at at 300 School Street,Clarks Summit at 4 pm. Incelebration of the First

Presbyterian Church’s cen-tennial with a performanceof their new CentennialHymn. Info: 586.6306 orfpccs.org.

The Lackawanna TrailHigh School Fall Instru-mentalConcert,Nov. 20 inthe high school auditoriumat 7 p.m. Musicians fromeighth grade and concertband will perform. Dona-tions accepted at the door.

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Last week’s winner:

Cassidy Rodgersof Dalton

Last week’s answer:Sarah Silverman

IanVannan, 41, of Clarks Summit, begancollecting records as a child growing up inForest City.“The first thing I learned how to do,” he

said, “waswork the turntable.”He recalled playing Beethoven’s Fifth and

TheRolling Stones’ “Miss Amanda Jones”over and over until the turntable was finallymoved out of his reach.Today, Vannan finds it difficult to choose

one favorite album—he estimated he ownsmore than 3,000—but he said if he had todecide, it might be “FunHouse” by TheStooges.“It’s got a little bit of everything,” he ex-

plained.The rest of his

large collection,however, doesn’tjust gather dust.He recently startedagain as aDJ (discjockey) for thefirst time since1999 or 2000,using only re-cords. He said hehas an “open-ended” assortmentto choose from:everything from’50’s rock n’ roll to90’s garage punkand beyond.When selecting

songs, he said he’llnormally “tend to

try and read thecrowd,” then keep toa theme and “let itevolve,” connectingthe songs togetherfrom start to finish.He added, althougheach day is differ-ent, he often tries toput someBoDid-dley—one of hisfavorites—into themix.When asked

what he likesmostabout collectingvinyl records, heresponded, “Thethrill of the chase ispretty good.”He explained

there are alwayscertain albums onhis “want list,” but when visiting a recordfair or store, it’s “more healthy” to browseand seewhat you can find, rather than try tolook for one or two specific things.“It generally works out better for you that

way,” he said.For example, he rememberedwalking one

day throughNewOrleans, where he lived atthe time, and spotting three records against astore wall.“One of themwas ‘Revolver’ by the Beat-

les,” he said, adding it was a rare Britishmono version of the album.He said itlooked scratched, but he bought it for $.50and found it plays better than any copy he’s

Contestants can only win once in a 60-day period.

For Bill Tersteeg ofDalton, the holidaysmean warm wishes

and a chance to display histalent at the AFA Gallery inScranton’s Holiday Auction.“The holiday auction is a

marvelous opportunity toview work by significantartists in the Scranton areaand buy it at a very reason-able price,” said Tersteeg, anAFA board member and partof the annual holiday auctionfor the past 15 years.The event is a bit different

for Oliver Pettinato of Chin-chilla. His furniture worksbeing displayed are relativelynew to the AFA Gallery.However, he is excited by thepossibilities and does notknow quite what to expect.He hopes people make in-vestments right before theholidays.A nice memory of AFA

Gallery holiday auctions pastmean a display by MarylouChibirka of Dalton one year.It was a portrait of people atan auction. This year, she isset on selling a work entitled,“Five Tulips by the Window.”According to Carla Wil-

liams, board member andpublic relations specialist forthe AFA Gallery, this yearhas something new to tout: Asilent auction of 12 pieces onthe first floor with a startingbid of $100, allowing newcollectors to start buildingtheir collections.Even better news is that

the live auction of 60 pieceswill be held on the newlyadded and renovated secondfloor.“We’re so excited to have a

much larger space allowingguests more room. We al-ways have great attendance

and hope additional peoplejoin in the fun this year,”said Williams.Williams detailed how the

AFA Gallery’s mission is tofoster an appreciation of thevisual arts and provide sup-port to regional artists. Shesaid an AFA Family Cook-book will be available forsale at this year’s auction.The raffle piece is a

framed 20-inch by 12- inchlinocut watercolor entitled,“Atlas Today” by MarkCiocca.Ciocca said, “My current

body of work is a reflectionof personal, social and politi-cal observations through themedia of relief prints andwatercolor. The series is on asmaller scale in comparisonwith my previous works inorder to accommodate newsthat seems to occur at anever increasing speed.”Those interested in attend-

ing this year’s AFA GalleryArtist for the Arts HolidayArt Auction “Building ArtCollections for Over 20Years,” should expect to findoriginal high quality work byregional artists auctioned ata party in time for holidaygift giving. A variety ofmedia from oil, watercolor,sculpture and photography topottery, furniture- makingand stained glass will befeatured.The event takes place Nov.

17 at 6 p.m. at the AFA Gal-lery, 514 Lackawanna Ave-nue, Scranton. Tickets are$25. Price includes hors d’oeuvres, desserts, cham-pagne and open bar and livemusic by Friends of DougSmith. Ken Rivenburg willserve as auctioneer.To RSVP call

570.969.1040. Tickets avail-able at the door.

Mark Ciocca’swork ‘AtlasToday,’ aframed 20-inch by 12-inch linocutwatercolorserves as thisyear’s featuredraffle piece.

Abington artists toring in holiday cheerBY KELLY MCDONOUGHAbington Journal Correspondent

ABINGTON JOURNAL PHOTOS/ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER

Got Vinyl?They do.Record enthusiasts put unique ‘spins’ to collecting

“The thrill of thechase is prettygood.”

Ian Vannan, 41, ClarksSummit

Began collecting recordsas a child growing up in

Forest City.

“Things thatpeople throwaway can alwaysbe turned intosomething new.”

Linda Alessi, 49,Clifford,

She recycles records thatare no longer playable

into working clocks.

“MP3s are convenient. Fast food is convenient, too.”RJ Harrington, 31, opened Embassy Vinyl in Scranton about six years ago.

See Vinyl, Page 12

BY ELIZABETH [email protected]

RJ Harrington, owner, Embassy Vinyl, Scranton, said he sells a lot of the “popular favorites,” suchas albums by The Beatles, inset below, The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd.

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October was a very funmonth. The beginning of agreat scouting year startedwith an excellent trip: theBostonHistoric TravelingCamporee. This trip wasunique because it was orga-nized by theDanBeard coun-cil. This council includesnumerous troopswithin north-eastern Pennsylvania. They allwere invited and approximate-ly 200 scouts attended. Therehas been a traveling Campo-ree every two years since1990. Some previous tripsincludedWilliamsburg,Wash-ington andNiagara Falls. TheBoston trip occurred fromOct. 6 to 8.We left early Saturday

morning on four buses. Be-forewe got to Bostonwestopped at Old SturbridgeVillage.We ate our lunch andtoured the site. SturbridgeVillagewas an actual villageand still exists today.Wewere

able towalk around the villageto learn about rural NewEn-gland life from1790-1840.The townwas very large andeducational. Other than thebuildings, there were cos-tumed historians, farm ani-mals and live demonstrations.Touring the areamade historycome to life. After a couplemore hours of driving, westopped for an early dinner atanOld Country Buffet. Oncewe arrived in Boston, wewereamazed by the city. That night,we visited theHarvardMu-seum ofNatural History. Themuseum had several exhibitsandwewere able to roamfreely. Exhibits includedmin-erals, dinosaurs, bugs, marinelife andmuchmore. One ofmy favorite roomswas theglass flower exhibit. The roomcontained hundreds of flowersmade entirely of glass. Theflowers were so detailed it wasalmost impossible to dis-

and one not to bemissed.Afterward, I got a chance to

gather some of the scouts’opinions of the Boston trip.Michael Robinson said, “I

enjoyed seeing Paul Revere’shouse and devouring the deli-cious food that Boston had tooffer.”Wyatt Sebring said, “My

favorite part was Fenway Park.”NathanGronsky added,

“Hiking the FreedomTrail wasa lot of fun.”Joey Fulton said, “I had a lot

of fun getting lost, and the restwas pretty cool, too.”Themonth endedwith a

Halloween party. OnOct. 25,Troop160 hosted a party.Scouts dressed up in creativecostumes and their familieswere invited to attend. Eachpatrol had its own game andcandywas given out for prizes.The evening endedwith a cos-tume contest that rewardedpeople for their hardwork.Whenwe left, we had pocketsfull of candy. October was agreat month and everyoneenjoyed it. Remember, a scoutis cheerful.

Mondaymorningweawoke, packed all of our gearinto the buses and ate break-fast. Oncewewere finished,we left for Concord,Mass.Therewe hiked theMinuteMan trail. It is named becauseof the famous battles at Lex-ington andConcord thathelped start the RevolutionaryWar.We hiked around thetown and viewed severalplacedwhere fighting oc-curred. A long and entertain-ingweekend had sadly cometo an end. Once the hikewasfinished, we traveled home.We stopped for dinner at aHomeTownBuffet. Overall,the Boston trip was a lot of fun

BostonMassacre site, PaulRevere’s house, OldNorthChurch, theUSSConstitution,Bunker Hill andmanymore.The hikewent all around townandwas very educational.Boston is a very interestingcity andwas responsible for alot of changewithin earlyAmerican history. That nightafter our hikewe had an ex-clusive guided tour of FenwayPark.We had a knowledgeableguidewho told us a lot ofinformation about Red Soxhistory.We got to see placesthat the typical personwouldlove to see.We saw their Hallof Fame, party boxes and satinside the press box.

tinguish them from their realcounterparts. Theyweremadeby Leopold andRudolphBlaschka over a hundred yearsago.We soon left themuseumand headed to our campsite.We stayed at CampResolute,wherewe arrived very late atnight. Thismade it challeng-ing to pitch our tents, but thisalsomade it fun.Sundaymorningwe had

breakfast at the camp. After-wardwe had a religious ser-vice. This was a big day andwe toured several of Boston’shistoric attractions. The hikethat we took is called the Free-domTrail. Famous sites in-cludedBostonCommon, the

Scouting SceneWith

Tyler VanGorder

Camporee takes scouts to Boston

Tyler VanGorder has the rank ofEagle in Boy Scout Troop 160 fromClarks Summit. He is a senior studentat Abington Heights High School. Formore information, visittroop160bsa.org.

SUBMITTEDPHOTO/TYLERVANGORDER

Scouts re-ceived anexclusiveguided tour ofFenway Parkduring aBoston His-toric TravelingCamporee. Aknowledge-able guideshared in-formationabout RedSox history.

listened to since.Vannan DJs off and on at Fern Hall Inn,

which is located in Clifford, and recentlyfor the first time at The Bog in Scranton.He said he is also available for parties andspecial events, and can be reached at570.585.5639.

RJ Harrington, 31, opened EmbassyVinyl in Scranton about six years ago. Theshop carries cassette tapes, CDs, VHStapes and DVDs, but its featured items arerecords.Harrington said he sells a lot of the “pop-

ular favorites,” such as albums by TheBeatles, The RollingStones and PinkFloyd.What he likesbest, however, is the“abnormal” and“original stuff that’stough to find in nicecondition.” He saidsome of his favoritesare in the blues andpunk genres.He said it would

be almost impos-sible to name afavorite album, buthis favorite albumcover is Hawkwind’s“Space Ritual.” Hisfavorite band is TheClash. “They were a gateway to a lot ofcool stuff I got into,” he explained.He said when he was younger he went to

a lot of shows where the bands sold seven-inch or full-length records, which waswhen he first started getting into collecting.“It was something fun to go and look

for,” he said, explaining he would take agamble at something he’d never heard of,paying $1or so for an album.He said he prefers the sound quality of a

vinyl record to that of a CD orMP3 file,although he admitted those newer tech-nologies have their places for conveniencesake.“MP3s are convenient,” he said. “Fast

food is convenient too.”He explained while fast food is good

once-in-a-while, it’s not healthy to eat allthe time. And, he said, sitting down athomewith a record allows one to participa-

te in what he or she is doing, having to flipit over, instead of just pressing a button andleaving the music to play.

Linda Alessi, 49, of Clifford, said shelikes all types of music, but spends a lot oftime in her basement craft room listeningto favorites Frank Sinatra, DeanMartin,Chicago, TheWho and Led Zeppelin.There she also recycles old records that areno longer playable into working clocks.She said there are so many old records

out there not being used, that she can’tstand the thought of them going to land-fills.“Things that people throw away can

always be turned into something new,” shesaid.Using a vinyl or plastic record, she ex-

plained that she carefullyglues a special patternedpaper to the front, orleaves it as is if there issomething of interestabout the actual record.She then assembles andinserts the clock partsand hands, sometimespainting them, and at-taches the numbers.Finally, she tests thefinished product for 24hours to be sure it worksproperly.Alessi sells the record

clocks atWillow TreeShop, a locally-ownedartisans’ marketplace

with two locations: one in Clarks Summitand the other in Scranton. She offers aselection of themed clocks and also acceptscustom orders at both locations.She said she can customize clocks to fit

with room themes or to match a person’shobby. She said there is no extra charge forthe custom items, and orders placed byDec. 1 can be ready in time for Christmas.“We like to have people come in with

their vision,” saidWillow Tree Shop ownerAmy Jones, “and leave with their dream.”Jones said many of the other hand-crafteditems in the shop can be ordered custom-made for no additional charge.Of Alessi’s clocks, Jones said, “They are

truly different and inspiring.”She said she admires people like her who

can “take something that’s junk and turn itinto something.”

Linda Alessi, 49, of Clifford recyclesold records into working clocks.

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Matisyahu is an Amer-ican reggae and alterna-tive rock musician knownfor blending traditionalJewish themes with reg-gae, rock and hip hopsounds.His “Festival of Light”

concert will be held atthe Sherman Theatre inStroudsburg Dec. 11 at7:30 p.m. Doors open togeneral admission ticketsat 6:30 p.m.The show is in benefit

of the Jewish Federationof Northeastern Pennsyl-vania.Tickets are available to

a special VIP Receptionprior to the start of theshow at 5:30 p.m., featur-ing a cash bar, appetizersand a “Chance to Make aDifference” basket raffle(open to everyone).Tickets may be pur-

chased by calling the the-ater at 570.420.2808 andmentioning the JewishFederation of NEPA or bylogging on to sherman-theater.com with the user-name “jewishnepa” andpassword “matislive”.Ticket prices are $25-30

for general admission and$50 for VIP Pre-showreception and preferredseats.Busing from Scranton

will be available at anadditional cost.

Matisyahuto performin NEPA

Matisyahu, shown, will be part ofthe ‘Festival of Lights’ concertDec. 11 in Stroudsburg.

projects I have worked on.Admission is $60 and allmaterials will be provided.Call us at 570.996.1500 toregister.And please join us to-

night, Wednesday, Nov. 14 at7 p.m. for a free historypresentation with Dr. Shel-don Spear. His lecture willfocus on a variety of histor-ically significant events thattranspired in northeasternPennsylvania. Dr. Spear willdiscuss topics includingfrontier warfare before andduring the American Revo-lution, anthracite-basedindustrialization and thegrowth of the labor move-ment. He will also show ushow these and other devel-opments fit into Americanhistory as a whole. Again,admission is free.As you can see, the Die-

trich is so much more thanthe movies.

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InMay 2011, the ScrantonCultural Center at theMasonicTemple lost not only its Exec-utive Director, but also its great-est supporter: Matt Flynn.Now, to honor him and carry

on his commitment, the Scran-ton Cultural Center will host theMatt Flynn Community TributeNov. 17 at 7 p.m.Flynn led an extensive effort

to restore the SCC to its promi-nent place in the community asa center for the arts, educationand culture.The Scranton Cultural Center

established theMatt FlynnFacilities Fund in his honor andall proceeds of this event willbenefit this fund.The night will feature local

entertainment entitled “Laugh-in’ forMatt Flynn – amusicalcomedy revue,” which wasdeveloped byMatt’s nephew,Michael Flynn. The event willalso feature some of Scranton’sownmusical theatre talent. Theevening will be hosted by EvieRafalko-McNulty.The event begins at 7 p.m.

with cocktails and heavy horsd’oeuvres and will concludewith dessert and coffee.Tickets are $100 per person

and can be purchased at theSCCBoxOffice, by calling570.344.1111, at www.Ticket-master.com, by calling1.800.745.3000 or at selectWal-Mart, Boscov’s or Galleryof Sound locations.

‘Matt Flynn CommunityTribute’ set for Nov. 17

This postcard, courtesy of Clarks Summitcollector Jack Hiddlestone, was designed by BHofmann and printed in Germany in 1909. Itsfestive and colorful design wishes Thanksgiv-ing Greetings.

PLENTIFULHARVEST

Interested in helping a localnon-profit that serves the com-munity through leadership de-velopment and service? Lead-ership Lackawanna is hosting apasta dinner fundraiser Nov.18,at La Trattoria, 522MoosicStreet, Scranton from1 to 4p.m. Cost is $8 for adults and$6 for children under12 yearsold and senior citizens over age65.Proceeds support Leadership

Lackawanna’s scholarship pro-gramwhich provides assistanceto qualifying participants in thecore program. Proceeds alsosupport curriculum develop-ment for all Leadership Lacka-wanna programs.Tickets will be available at the

door. For more information topurchase tickets, contact NicoleBarber, Leadership LackawannaAdministrator at 570.342.7711.

Pasta Dinnerto supportLeadership


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