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WALK ON The Lackawanna Heritage Valley National and State Heritage Area will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the Scranton Taylor Trail, the newest section of the Lackawanna River Heritage Trail, Monday, May 14 at 11 a.m. at the Elm Street trailhead in Scranton. Richard J. Allen, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, will give remarks during the program. Free parking is located one block from the trailhead in the PNC Bank parking lot on the corner of Elm Street and South Washington Avenue; handicapped parking is available at the trailhead. CURTAIN! The Grove Theatre (5177 Nuangola Road, Nuangola) has announced its 2012 season, which will be produced by Cutting Edge Productions. Cutting Edge Productions is owned and operated by Michael Marone, the former artistic director of Pennsylvania Theatre of Performing Arts in Hazleton. This year’s productions kick off with “Nunsense 2: The Second Coming,” which will be performed June 15-16, 22-23 at 8 p.m. and June 17 and 24 at 3 p.m. “No Sex Please, We’re British” follows Aug. 3-4, 10-11 at 8 p.m. and August 5 and 12 at 3 p.m. “My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra” will be performed Sept. 7-8, 14-15 at 8 p.m. and Sept. 9 and 16 at 3 p.m. Tickets for musicals are $20 and $18 for plays; a “Season Pass” is also available for $50. Reservations are being taken now via 570.868.3582 or GroveTickets@frontier.com.
MEALS THROUGH THE MAIL The National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive will take place Saturday, May 12. To participate, collect and bag non-perishable food items — such as canned meats, fish, soup, juice, vegetables, pasta, cereal and rice (no expired items or those in glass containers) — and place by your mailbox for your letter carrier to deliver to a local food bank or pantry. For more info, visit helpstampouthunger.com. ROOTS AND RECYCLING The Honesdale Roots and Rhythm Music and Arts Festival was recognized by the Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania for going above and beyond what is mandated under Act 101, the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act. The recognition came about due to the festival’s “green” initiative in 2010, which successfully diverted a significant amount of festival waste for recycling purposes. To volunteer for this year’s festival, set for Saturday, June 16, e-mail bfulp@himalayaninstu-
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START YOUR ENGINES … & YOUR STEREOS Sophisticated automobile technology makes high-performance engines purr in relative silence, but automakers fear that their most demanding drivers are emotionally attached to the engines’ roar. Consequently, as Car and Driver reported in April, the 2012 BMW M5, with 560 horsepower tempered with sound deadeners, has installed prerecorded engine noise, channeled into the car’s cabin via the stereo system. A computer program matches the amplitude of the engine’s growl to the driver’s accelerator-revving. In other automobile tech news, Peugeot technicians announced in March that they were preparing “mood paint” for the body of the company’s iconic RCZ model. The paint’s molecular structure would be alterable by heat sensors in the steering wheel and elsewhere that measure a driver’s stress levels. A calm driver might see his car turn green, for instance — but watch out for road-rage red! THE CONTINUING CRISIS -- With only 30,000 hotel rooms in Rio de Janeiro, and 50,000 visitors expected for the June United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, officials persuaded owners of many of the city’s short-time “love hotels” (typically renting for four hours at a time) to change business plans for a few days to accommodate the delegates. A BBC News stringer reported that the hotels will remove some special fixtures and furniture, such as “erotic chairs” and velvet wall coverings, but that the large, round beds would stay. Fortunately, the conference does not begin until June 13. The night of June 12 (“Lovers Day”) is a big income-producer for short-stay hotels.
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-- At a March Chicago Symphony Orchestra performance, the music continued uninterrupted as two patrons engaged in a fistfight over box seating. Conductor Riccardo Muti “never stopped conducting,” said a patron. “He very gracefully, without missing a beat — literally — he brought (the second movement) to a very quiet and subdued close.”
home-heating fuel service have an alternative, according to a March report by China News Center. They take giant, heavyduty balloons that resemble 15foot-long condoms and walk to filling stations to inflate them with natural gas every four or five days. The danger of explosion is high, but the balloons remain many villagers’ best option.
NAMES IN THE NEWS (1) Arrested for felony battery in Bloomington, Ind., in April: Ms. Fellony Silas, 30. (2) Announced as eligible for parole in June by the Kansas Prison Review Board: Mr. Wilford Molester Galloway. (3) Arrested for hit-and-run in April in Roseville, Calif.: Mr. Obiwan Kenobi, 37. (4) Arrested on drug and weapons charges in Clarkstown, N.Y., in April, Mr. Genghis Khan. (5) Among the silly town names uncovered in an April report on SmarterTravel.com: Why, Ariz., Whynot, Miss., Hell, Mich., Pig, Ky., Elephant Butte, N.M., Monkeys Eyebrow, Ky., and Embarrass, Minn. The report also found towns in Wales and New Zealand that are 58 and 57 letters long, respectively.
OOPS! -- Clumsy: (1) In March, Germany’s celebrity rabbit — the genetically “earless” bunny Tiny Til — was accidentally crushed to death in a zoo in LimbachOberfrohna when a cameraman accidentally stepped on it while setting up for a news conference. (2) In 2011, a photographer snapping pictures for an art magazine moved a 2,630-year-old African sculpture to get a better shot and accidentally smashed it (“to smithereens,” according to the owner, Corice Arman, who filed a $300,000 lawsuit in April 2012 against the photographer and his magazine).
BRIGHT IDEAS -- Following her recent holiday in the United States, in which she passed through Boring, Ore. (pop. 12,000), Scotswoman Elizabeth Leighton returned home to suggest that officials in her hometown of Dull, Scotland, arrange for the two towns to become “sister cities,” even though they did not qualify under normal protocols because of Boring’s larger size. (The Oregon town was named for a Civil War soldier, William H. Boring.) -- Some villagers in China’s Shandong Province who are too poor or isolated to hook up to
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Marisol Nichols plays feisty and independent real-estate agent Heather Cruz. Marisol told me recently why she loves her character so much: “I could understand what she had to do to survive in this community, and I felt like she was the most grounded out of everybody. She worked her butt off to get to where she is: She didn’t inherit a business; she wasn’t born into money; she didn’t marry into it. She had to make it on her own, and that I can completely relate to. I’ve been working odd jobs since I was 12. I think I forged my ID when I was a kid so that I could work at 14. I wanted to work; I didn’t want to have to ask people for money.”
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“We want to make a heavy, dark, weird record.” Rob Zombie on recording a new album
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ou’d think most people, when finished with a daunting project like, say, wrapping up production on a movie he wrote and directed, would take some time off. Well, Rob Zombie isn’t like most people — but you’ve probably guessed that from the moment he rose to fame in the early ’90s with former band White Zombie. Instead of sitting back and enjoying that his sixth film, “The Lords of Salem,” is done, Zombie is instead moving on to the next thing: Hitting the road for a co-headlining tour with Megadeth. The tour kicks off the season at Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton Saturday, May 12 with opener La-
cuna Coil, before Zombie hits the studio to record a new album. “Sometimes it’s hard, the worlds are just so different and what’s expected of you is just so different, that’s why it’s nice that we have this little tour with Megadeth in between,” Zombie told the Weekender during a recent phone call from New York. “By the time we’re done touring, we’ll be back in music-mode mindset so making the record will be OK, because I’ve been working on this film now for a year or more.” Zombie, who has written and directed “House of 1000 Corpses,” “The Devil’s Rejects,” two “Halloween” reboots and the animated film “The Haunted World of El Superbeasto,” shared that when
he’s doing a movie, music goes on the back burner — and vice versa. “I keep them separate because there’s not enough time,” he said. “Movies are very time consuming, especially when you’re shooting, there’s barely time to eat, you’re just working all day long, there’s not time for anything else; in fact, I don’t even think about the other things. “My manager will call me with things, and I’m like, ‘I can’t even think about those things, I don’t even care. I’ll care next week,’” he added with a laugh.
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ombie, a pensive interviewee who quietly ponders responses before answering, doesn’t usually have the same plan of attack when it comes to making records. He and guitarist John 5, bassist Piggy D and drummer Ginger Fish will return to the studio for the follow up to 2010’s “Hellbilly Deluxe 2,” released 12 years after Zombie went solo with “Hellbilly Deluxe.” “This is the first time I’ve kind of come up with a game plan,” Zombie said of the record that should be out this year. “We want
to make a heavy, dark, weird record because I feel like that’s very where we’re at and where things are at and that makes the most sense these days.” Zombie feels that this is a great time “in a certain sense” for music — despite how bad the industry and economy are — and the fact that radio formatting “is pretty uptight.” “They seem to play the same thing,” he said. “You’re still competing with Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones for airtime. MTV stopped playing music videos 100 years ago, so it doesn’t really matter; you can kind of just go off on your own tangent, and it almost works out better … even through you’re not trying to write singles because that doesn’t really matter anymore — it’s freeing in a weird sort of way.”
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ombie’s latest horror film, “The Lords of Salem,” is expected to hit screens this year. It’s the story of a female DJ at a radio station in Salem, Mass., who unsuspectingly spins a cursed record that frees 300-year-old witches who were confined and tortured during the Salem Witch Trials in the late 1600s. The idea came to Zombie rather innocently. “About five or six years ago, I was in Massachusetts — I’m from Massachusetts, so anything concerning the Salem Witch Trials was always something I remembered as a kid — but I was in Massachusetts for a wedding, of all things, and I was hanging around the hotel,” he began, “and in the gift store, I was just bored, and I bought this book on the Salem Witch Trials, and I just started reading it and refreshing my memory on what it was all about. It just gave me these ideas and from there, I just started writing a script.” As many filmmakers can attest, making movies is no easy task, especially when dealing with studio
suits. This time around, Zombie partnered with Haunted Films, whose first two films were the horror hits “Paranormal Activity” and “Insidious,” and had complete creative control, something he didn’t have on his “Halloween” sets. “I’ve always had basically complete control and taking complete control, I mean, you’re always at war, sometimes more than others, but this was the first time I ever had it contractually,” Zombie clarified. “It made life easier, because sometimes on the past couple films that I’ve done, the battle with the studio becomes so long and drawn out, they really, really affect the creative process because you’re just in a miserable state of mind. You can’t be expected to create great things if you’re just on the phone arguing with people all day long; you’re just burnt out.”
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n addition to music and movies, Zombie has also directed commercials, most notably was his unusual vision for Woolite last year with an ad entitled “The Torturer” (Google it, you’ll remember); he recently did three for Amdro Ant Block, but this Renaissance man isn’t looking for his next genre to master. “I don’t ever really worry about doing new things; to me, it’s more about trying to do the things that I’m doing — better,” he stated. “There are things that pop up here and there that are new for me in a way, like directing TV commercials and stuff; they’re kind of fun to do, and you don’t involve a lot of time and years of your life.” As for reports that Zombie is launching his own channel on The Nerdist’s YouTube following a very well-received one-off video of him (sort-of) impersonating Tom Baker, the fourth incarnation of “Dr. Who,” well, that’s a tad premature for now. “I actually haven’t done it yet, we’re still in the creative early stages, so I’m not sure,” he explained. “I have ideas, but I don’t want to say what they are yet. They could change, so I probably won’t get to that until after the album’s done.” Even if Zombie does end up doing the channel after recording, “The Lords of Salem” will most likely be released and there will probably be 10 other things Zombie will have in the works. “It sounds really weird, but I’m not really looking to relax from anything,” he said, frankly. “I think you’ll find the blessing and the curse of being able to do what you like to do for a living, there’s not really an alternative to it — I could do all these things every single day, all day long and be completely content. “I don’t need (to go), ‘Oh, I’ve got to get away from this and find some other weird hobby.’ It’s all good.” W
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Megadeth returns to NEPA on a co-headlining tour with Rob Zombie.
ith Megadeth kicking off Northeastern Pennsylvania’s summer concert season with Rob Zombie and Lacuna Coil, the Weekender couldn’t help but ask the metal band’s drummer Shawn Drover what his very first concert was. “That’s easy: Rush, 1981, ‘Moving Pictures’ tour in Montreal,” replied Drover, a native Montrealer. “I remember it vividly. They’re my favorite band, so that’s a really memorable concert for me.” The same year Drover saw that show, Megadeth founder Dave Mustaine left Metallica and eventually formed Megadeth in 1983. Now, nearly 30 years later, despite numerous lineup changes, the oft-petulant Mustaine and an ever-changing music industry, Megadeth is having one of the best critically received periods of its career, thanks to the 2011 release of its 13th album, “Th1rt3en.” So what’s the secret
to such longevity? “At the end of the day, the quality of music has to be there for you to be able to sustain a career, I think,” Drover said, calling in from his Atlanta home. “Think of how many bands have come and gone over the years, and here we are, 28 years later, and we’re still viable, and we’re still valid, and we’re still current. We’re not a nostalgia act cranking out the hits. “We want to be in the now, and I think that’s part of what drives us to try to make the best records of our career. ‘Th1rt3en’ has a lot of critical acclaim, and a lot of fans really dig that record — as do we — so really, at the end of the day, for a band to have this kind of longevity, I think the music has to transcend generations.” Which is what albums like “Peace Sells … but Who’s Buying?,” “Rust in Peace,” and “Countdown to Extinction” have done. “The children of the people
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who were into the band 25 years ago are now coming to the shows in a lot of instances,” Drover said. “I think that’s a really cool thing.” Having just finished its Gigantour festival, which featured Motorhead, Volbeat and Lacuna Coil — who will open the Zombie/Megadeth co-headlining show Saturday, May 12 at Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain — Drover couldn’t say what fans can expect from that Scranton setlist. “We never played with Rob before, and if you listen to his music, there’s no speed metal involved, it’s really heavy stuff, and I love it, but it’s not really fast, so with that said, that’s a good question,” Drover began. “The answer is, ‘I don’t know.’ I would almost suspect that we may play some stuff that’s a little more mid-paced and heavier. But you never know with us, we’re always reworking our setlist.” At press time, Drover believed Megadeth opted to go on before Zombie’s set on the tour, but “it doesn’t matter with us. We’ll go on first, we’ll go on last; we’re going to do our show no matter what. Whatever our situation is, our mentality is to go in there play as hard as we can — we try to have the best show possible, and have a good time doing it.” W
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God, Hatebreed and all metalcore bands,” he shared in his disarming Italian accent. “And we were like, ‘Oh, we hope that the crowd is not really going to start throwing stuff at us,’ because we are probably the softest and most melodic band onstage. “We ended being the second best-selling band on the tour after Slipknot on our stage. So, you never know.” And if past experience dictates the future, Lacuna Coil will fit in just fine when it storms into Scranton’s Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain Saturday, May 12 to open for co-headliners Rob Zombie and Megadeth. “We try to do what we do, and people seem to like it no matter what,” Migliore continued. “Some people who came to see other bands we played with actually discovered our music, and they became fans.” Maybe that’s because of Lacuna Coil’s appeal: A melodic sound
The members of Italy’s Lacuna Coil. with metal and gothic influences complemented by female and male vocals provided by Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro. Its most recent and sixth studio album, “Dark Adrenaline,” dropped in January, and Migliore noted that the band seems to have found its sweet spot with this new material in contrast with the experimental tone of 2009’s “Shallow Life.” “With ‘Dark Adrenaline,’ we took a completely different approach, and we tried to do an album that would be more
compact, like all toward a certain direction,” Migliore stated. “With ‘Shallow Life,’ it was fun because we had the chance to do stuff that we wouldn’t normally do, and then by touring and playing those songs every night, you find out what works for you. “And that’s how we actually ended up writing the songs for ‘Dark Adrenaline,’ because we found out that that was the kind of music that we really enjoyed playing the most.” W
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I really like to listen to a lot of different music, I’m not just a metalhead,” said Lacuna Coil guitarist Cristiano Migliore when he checked in with the Weekender from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., recently. “I just got the latest Lamb of God album not too long ago, and I think it’s really great, and I was actually listening to Kylie Minogue as well.” The personable Migliore had no problem admitting to his diverse musical interests while also mentioning that the band had had just enjoyed a rainy day off from its “Dark Legacy Tour.” While the excursion is a headliner for Italy’s Lacuna Coil, its members have also made the rounds with some of its musical peers, including the aforementioned Lamb of God. “I still remember when we did Ozzfest in 2004 for the first time, we were playing with a lot of bands that were very extreme, you know, Slipknot were headlining, Lamb of
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I’m completely anti mainstream music.” So says Aleigha Evens, the founder and owner of independent music label Born of Chaos Records. “It’s so commercialized and so generic,” she continues. “A lot of talented people go unrecognized because that culture is so advertised that women think that’s what they’re supposed to listen to. We have to put ourselves out there to for them to realize otherwise.” By “we,” she means females in the heavy-metal scene. Acknowledging that women are a minority in the genre, Evens suggested the imbalanced ratio of males to females in metal may be a self-propagating problem. In other words, the lack of females in the limelight is a roadblock for females to enter the scene, which ultimately leaves fewer females in the limelight. To break the cycle, Evens has organized the “The Damsels of Darkness” tour. Featuring a revolving roster of female-fronted metal bands from Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., the tour will come to Diane’s Deli & Internet Cafe in Pittston Saturday, May 12. The lineup for Saturday’s show features headliners Our Ashes Remain from Scranton and A
“With metal, there’s an intensity to it. That’s what grabbed my attention.” Nina Osegueda of A Sound of Thunder
Sound of Thunder from Washington, D.C., with supporting acts Mistress from Philadelphia, Save the Zombies from Lancaster and Forever Her Nightmare from New York City. Nina Osegueda grew up loving some of the mainstream music offerings Evens rails against. Before becoming the frontwoman for A Sound of Thunder, Osegueda’s tastes ran more toward r&b and classical music. Now a full-blooded metalhead, Osegueda thinks the genre appeals to women for much the same reason she thinks it appeals to men. It’s also the quality Osegueda feels sets metal apart from other genres: Authenticity. “A lot of the time when you listen to other music, especially on the radio, it’s all very watered down. It sounds very processed. There’s no emotion behind it,” she says. “With metal, there’s an intensity to it. That’s what grabbed my attention.” Still, old influences die hard. Osegueda’s previous proclivity for r&b and classical music shine PHOTO BY DUY TRAN
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through in her affinity for the blues-based proto-metal of Black Sabbath and the soaring power metal of Blind Guardian. While Osegueda’s interest in metal didn’t come until her later college years, for Jane Moser, the roots run deeper. “I’ve been into metal pretty much since I was 8,” she shares. “Then I got into the real heavy stuff when I was about 14 or 15 years old.” Though Moser previously fronted Scranton-based deathmetal outfit Hellistic Threat and now calls the ranks of metalcore act Our Ashes Remain home, she confesses that it hasn’t always been easy feeling a sense of belonging as a woman in a maledominated subculture. Over the years, Moser’s love for the genre has made her an outsider on both sides of the gender line. “Growing up, it was hard to actually have many female friends. Most of the friends I did have weren’t into metal, so it was hard for me to talk to them about music, which was always one of my main interests,” she explains. “In school, I always felt like everyone disliked me. It didn’t bother me, though. In the end, it just gave me more power. I was different. I was unique.” As part of the “Damsels of Darkness” tour, Moser’s had the chance to play alongside other female musicians with similar backgrounds. Though they’ve each embraced different styles of metal, she says there remains a feeling of unity amongst them. “None of us sound the same, but we can all relate to each W other.” The Damsels of Darkness Tour, Sat., May 12, 7 p.m., Diane’s Deli & Internet Cafe (206 S. Main St., Pittston). $5 at door. Info: facebook.com/TheDamselsOfDarknessTour, 570.602.5200
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hen I heard about BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion’s hot new operating system, I thought “Really? Those guys are still around?” BlackBerry is in big trouble — the smartphone manufacturer has been circling the drain for some time now, due to its inability to compete with the far larger and more-dynamic Android and Apple iOS devices on the market and because of massive and infuriating service interruptions. There’s also not too much you can say about its recent product releases, beyond describing them as “clunky” — and that’s being charitable. Back when there were
While BlackBerry is still going to offer devices with keyboards for the traditionalists out there, this is not something to highlight in 2012.
no other good options, BlackBerry was great, and even now you can’t complain about its e-mail security … when it works and if you need that sort of thing. Now, just about any choice will give you more apps or more and better devices. But RIM and BlackBerry cling doggedly to their existing market share, determined to make a go of it. During the launch of its new operating system, Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins highlighted some key points of the software that will drive the
next generation of BlackBerry devices. Among them: True support for full touchscreens, without a physical keyboard. This is a great advance for BlackBerry and would be truly remarkable if it were 2004. While it is still going to offer devices with keyboards for the traditionalists out there, this is not something to highlight in 2012. The company is also planning to offer better support for major games, an improved camera, improved developer tools and added support for tablet devices and vehicles.
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Congratulations RIM, on arriving at the party just in time to help clean up the leftovers. If RIM wants to be around five years from now, they’re going to have to beat Google and Apple significantly from a features standpoint — not match the last generation of devices or they’ll need to shift the mobile paradigm in some fundamental way. Tomorrow’s BlackBerry will be today’s dumbphone. When you pull it out, people are going to scoff at you or politely inquire as to when your company is planning on disposing of its outdated devices. I should stress that there is nothing inherently wrong with the devices or the technology behind them — it’s the corporate management and public perception that will need to be addressed if BlackBerry is going to continue to bear fruit. W
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“Simple, yet refined” is a phrase which best seems to describe “Blunderbuss,” the new solo album from indie-rock hero Jack White. The primitive-sounding music that defined much of his past career has been replaced with something that is experimental and not tied to one style, yet is still to the point and never overdone. Fans expecting “Blunderbuss” to sound like White’s past work will hear many elements that do, but they also need to try to listen to this album with some fresh ears. “Missing Pieces” gets the album off to a slow, rambling
start and is immediately followed up with the raw and in-your-face “Sixteen Saltines.” This one-two punch at the beginning of the album is akin to a musical supernova — material and energy are gathered into a large mass, then explode dramatically, gradually spreading out to form a wide variety of new elements. As “Blunderbuss” continues on, its focus wanders from place to place, with noisy, grating numbers like “Freedom At 21” or the spastic “I Guess I Should Go To Sleep” interspersed with quiet, elegant pieces such as “Hypocritical Kiss” or “Love
B.O.B. “Strange Clouds” Rating: W W W
'Clouds' full of collaborations Not a lot of rappers can say they’re feuding mercilessly with critical darlings Odd Future, modeling for fashion lines or collaborating with Chris Brown, Taylor Swift and Morgan Freeman, all at about the same time. That’s B.o.B.’s job. The North Carolina-reared hip-hop
Interruption.” While the meandering feel of the album may be difficult for some listeners to handle, it is tied together with the deliberateness in which White performs each piece. “Blunderbuss” does bounce from place to place, but it does so because each place is somewhere that White needs to take the listener to. In the end, “Blunderbuss” is an album that is a lot of fun to listen to. The music is generally tender and sweet, starkly contrasted by lyrics that often deal with loss and pain. And, despite the fact that most of the musical restrictions placed on White in his past career have been self-imposed to a degree, listeners will enjoy hearing him be completely free and explore sounds and styles that — while not completely new — are certainly a little different. -- Michael Irwin Weekender Correspondent
singer/MC made his first album, “B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray,” into a genre-jumping, conceptually schizoid affair. The follow-up, “Strange Clouds,” benefits from his debut’s messed-up musicality. “So Hard To Breathe” is a hook-heavy honey of a cut with a handsome jumble of tenderly acoustic and epically electric guitars. “Where Are You (B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray)” reflects his Southern upbringing. “Arena,” featuring T.I. and salty crooner Chris Brown, is aerated and arena rock-hopping grand. Although it lacks “Adventures’” fantastical thematic through line, “Clouds” still has the same melodious singsong quality to B.o.B.’s raps, whether going it alone (“Circles”), doing a brown-eyed soul routine (“Castles,” with Trey Songz), making nice with the voice of God (Freeman on “Bombs Away”) or doing a duet with Swift, country-pop’s sweetheart of the rodeo. Together, B.o.B. and Swift make “Both of Us” into a buoyantly sentimental blend of ukulele-filled folk and syrupy dubstep-lite. That’s some dumb — but weirdly effective — genre-jumping. -- A.D. Amorosi Weekender Wire Services
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July A.D. “In Black” Rating: W W W 1/2
Keeping the past alive There’s something refreshingly oldschool about July A.D.’s latest effort “In Black.” It’s sometimes fuzzy, never polished and, honestly, the fact that it sounds like a dusty bootleg found in a recordstore basement is among its biggest charms. The Brooklyn band’s sound ranges from British-Invasion harmonies and
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Jack White “Blunderbuss” Bon-Scott-ish rasps (“On Your Knees”) to ’80s hair-metal and garage jams (“Prism”) on the 10-song album. Lead track “Remember Love” gives the first taste of the aforementioned Brit-influence vocals of Tim McCarthy, most evident as he delivers the line “always having fun with all my mates/ boy, are we a sight.” “I Get A Little Close” features a very gritty guitar/bass dance while “That’s Not True” takes a bluesy turn into a smokefilled room and features harmonies akin to a sunny ’60s-era pop group; all of it totally works, making the song a standout. “The Lonely Night” is like an ’80s hair-metal slow burner that even features a few Axl Rose-worthy nasal intonations. As the airy “What Am I Going To Do” takes listeners back to Britain, “In Ravens Flight” touches on the best of ’70s sludge — and ’90s grunge — with a throaty bass throughout; the song is another highlight. “Tablets Of Time” keeps the punk vibe with a chunky riff. Album closer “Can’t Stop Now” is heavy, with distorted guitars that lead to a fantastic solo and McCarthy channeling classic Ozzy Osbourne. To say that July A.D. runs the gamut of sounds on “In Black” is an understatement, and to say that the band wouldn’t be out of place on classic-rock radio is not an overstatement; it’s a fact. -- Nikki M. Mascali Weekender Editor
Top 10 Local Albums at Gallery of Sound 1. Marilyn Manson: “Born Villain” 2. Tedeschi Trucks Band: “Live Revelator EP” 3. Carrie Underwood: “Blown Away” 4. Jack White: “Blunderbuss” 5. Gotye: “Making Mirrors”
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15TH ANNUAL BRIGGS FARM BLUESFEST
- July 6-7 at Briggs Farm, Nescopeck Twp. Main Stage, Fri.: Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater, Linsey Alexander, Alexis P. Suter Band, Chris Beard; Sat.: Bernard Allison, Moreland & Arbuckle, Butterfield Blues Band, Rory Block. Back Porch Stage, Fri.: Lonnie Shields, The CKS Band, Clarence Spady, Mikey Junior, Rare Form; Sat.: Lonnie Shields, Sarah Ayers, Michael Packer Sam Lay, Jesse Lowey, Symphonic Haze. Info/directions: briggsfarm.com, 570.379.3342.
COVE HAVEN ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS
1.877.800.5380 www.CPResorts.com - Mya / Kel: May 27 - Boyz II Men: June 10 - Howie Mandel: July 22 - The Charlie Daniels Band: Sept. 2
F.M. KIRBY CENTER
71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre Phone: 570.826.1100 - Willie Nelson and Family: May 11, 8 p.m., $43-$80 - Tony Bennett: June 2, 8 p.m., $70$126 - NEPA Philharmonic Tribute to Benny Goodman: June 9, 8 p.m., $35.50-$73.45 - Zappa Plays Zappa: June 28, 7:30 p.m., $29.50-$75 - Jim Gaffigan: July 26, 7 p.m. - Celtic Thunder: Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m. $65-$75
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MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE
14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe 570.325.0249 mauchchunkoperahouse.com - Mike Farris: May 11, 8 p.m., $18 - Bennie and the Jets (Elton John tribute): May 12, 8 p.m., $23 - Pianist Giorgi Latsabidze: May 13, $20 - The Barr Brothers / Kishi Bashi: May 18, 8 p.m., $17
- Miz: May 19, 8 p.m., $15 - Bill Kirchen / Too Much Fun: May 26, 8 p.m., $23 - The “The Band” Band: June 1, 8 p.m., $20 - Cabinet: June 8, 8 p.m., $18 advance, $20 day of - Craig Thatcher’s Salute to the Fillmore: June 9, 8 p.m., $20 - The Peek-A-Boo Revue: June 16, 8:30 p.m., $21 - Leon Redbone: June 22, 8 p.m., $33 - The Felice Brothers: June 23, 8 p.m., $25 - US Rails: June 29, 8 p.m., $14 - The Cast of Beatlemania: June 30, 8 p.m., $25 - Sierra Hull / Highway 111: July 7, 8 p.m., $20 - Red Horse: July 21, $25 - Dancin’ Machine: July 20, 8 p.m., $21 - The Persuasions: July 21, 8 p.m., $23 - Solas: July 26, 8 p.m., $28 - Hot Buttered Rum: July 27, 8 p.m., $23 - U2Nation: July 28, 8 p.m., $20
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255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre Twp. - WWE Smackdown: May 22, 7 p.m., $15-$95 - American Idol Live: Sept. 6, 7 p.m., $29.50-$65 (on sale 5/11, 10 a.m.) - Disney’s Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever: Dec. 2, 2 p.m., 5 p.m. $26-$60
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1 Tamiment Road, Tamiment 866.448.7849 mtlaurelpac.com - The Guess Who: June 8, $37.50$67.50, 7 p.m. - Robert Cray / Little Feat: June 9, 7 p.m., $45.50-$75.50 - Ziggy Marley: June 15, $42.50$72.50, 7 p.m. - Three Dog Night: June 29 - The Fab Four: July 7 - Air Supply: July 13 - The Temptations: July 22, 4 p.m., $32.50-$62.50 - Lyle Lovett: July 29 - The Rock ’n’ Blues Fest ft. Johnny Winter / Edgar Winter / Leslie West / Rick Derringer / Kim Simmonds: Aug. 19, 6 p.m., $45.50-$75.50 - .38 Special: Aug. 24
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www.mountairycasino.com - Voices of Legends w/ Eric Kearns: May 29, 2 p.m., $20, Gypsies - Parrot Beach: May 27, 8 p.m., free - Chippendales: June 9, 8 p.m., $20$30 - DJ Kay Jay: June 23, 10 p.m., Gypsies, $10 - Colin Quinn: June 30, 8 p.m., Gypsies, $30-$40 - KC & The Sunshine Band: July 20, 9 p.m., $40-$55 - JWoww from “Jersey Shore:” July 21, 10 p.m., Gypsies, $15 - Collin Raye: Aug. 17, 9 p.m., $20-$30 - Grand Funk Railroad: Aug. 18, 9 p.m., $25-$40
NEW VISIONS STUDIO & GALLERY
201 Vine St., Scranton 570.878.3970 THRU EMAIL - Terror on the Screen / Those Clever Foxes / Days in Transit / Ions: May 19, 7:30 p.m. Ages show. $7 at door - Tigers Jaw / Aglernon Chadwallader / tba: May 22, 7-10 p.m. $6 at door
13TH ANNUAL OATS BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
Benton Rodeo Grounds (Mendenhall Lane, Benton) www.oatsfestival.com, 908.464.9495 - June 28-July 1: Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out / Gibson Brothers / Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike / Hillbilly Gypsies / Cumberland River / The Roys / Stained Grass Window / more. Camping, food, craft vendors. Workshops, children’s program, music academy, open jam tent. Weekend advance/ $70; weekend gate/$80; Thurs. $20; Fri., Sat. $30; Sun. $10; under 15/free with adult ticket, pets $10 weekend only.
PENN’S PEAK
325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe 866.605.7325 or visit pennspeak.com. - Dennis DeYoung: May 12, 8 p.m., $42.75-$48.25 - Dark Star Orchestra (Grateful Dead tribute): May 31, 8 p.m., $32 - Kansas: June 1, CANCELED - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: June 2, 8 p.m., $32 - America: June 8, 8 p.m., $43.75$49.25 - Molly Hatchet / Blackfoot / Jimmie Van Zant: June 9, 8 p.m., $33 - Kellie Pickler: June 14, 8 p.m., $32$37 - 7 Bridges (Eagles tribute): June 15, 8 p.m., $25 - The Machine: June 16, 8 p.m. $33$38.75 - Steven Wright: June 24, 8 p.m., $29-$34 - Foreigner: June 29, 8 p.m., $54.25-
$65.25 - Johnny Winter / Magic Slim & The Teardrops: June 30, 8 p.m., $33 - Cinderella: July 1, 8 p.m., $38.75 - Arrival (Abba tribute): July 13, 8 p.m., $31-$36.75 - Raymond The Amish Comic: July 14, 8 p.m. - Yonder Mountain String Band: July 15, 8 p.m. - Uriah Heep: July 19, 8 p.m. - Jim Messina: July 20, 8 p.m., $31 - 7 Walkers: July 27, 8 p.m. - Vince Gill: Aug. 18, 8 p.m., $59.25$64.25
PENNSYLVANIA BLUES FESTIVAL
Blue Mountain Ski Area, Palmerton 610.826.7700 www.skibluemt.com July 27, 8 p.m.-midnight; July 28, 1 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; July 29, noon-9 p.m. Fri. main stage: Mikey Junior & The Stone Cold Blues Band, Sat.: Marquise Knox, Michael Burks, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Joe Louis Walker, Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues w/ Lurrie Bell, Carlos Johnson & Demetria Farr. Tent stage: Dawn Tyler Watson & Paul Deslauriers, Wallace Coleman, Billy Branch & Lurrie Bell, Dawn Tyler Watson & Paul Deslauriers, Wallace Coleman, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Steve Guyger & The Excellos. Sun. main stage: Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Teeny Tucker, Earl Thomas, Brooks Family Blues Dynasty Ft. Lonnie, Ronnie & Wayne BakerBrooks. Tent stage: Corey Harris, The Brooks Family Acoustic, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Teeny Tucker. On-site camping, visit website for ticket prices/info.
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888.800.POCO www.poconotes.com - “The Faces and Voices of the Blues” ft. photos by Jim Gavenus / voice of Toby Walker: June 8-10, Tripp House (1011 N. Main Ave., Scranton). Threeday pass: $35 VIP, $25 GA, $10 students/seniors. $5 of tickets benefits Tripp House preservation.
REDWOOD ART SPACE
740 Jumper Road, Plains Twp. - Big D and the Kids Table / When East Meets West / Stag-nation: May 12, 7:30 p.m. - Ceremony / Screaming Females: June 11, 7 p.m., $10, all-ages
RIVER STREET JAZZ CAFE
667 N. River St., Plains Phone: 570.822.2992 - George Wesley Band: May 11, 8 p.m. - Leroy Justice / Suze: May 12, 8 p.m.
- Mahavishnu Project: May 18, 8 p.m. - Cabinet: May 19, 8 p.m. - The Indobox / Higher Organix: May 25, 8 p.m.
SHERMAN THEATER
524 Main St., Stroudsburg Phone: 570.420.2808, www.shermantheater.com - Howard Hewett / Blue Magic / Ray Goodman / Brown: May 12, 8 p.m., $39.95 - Pinelawn Empire / Timmy Rot / Obed / Teddy Hazard: May 15, 7 p.m., $5 - Horse / Tile: May 26, 7 p.m., $5 - This Good Robot / Refuse the Conformity / Twisting Life, more: June 1, 6 p.m., $10 - Survay Says: June 6, 6 p.m. - David Bromberg: June 8, 8 p.m., $35-$45 - Marshall Tucker Band: June 9, 8:30 p.m., $15-$25 - Mayweather: June 19, 6 p.m., $8 - Hot Tuna Electric / Steve Kimock: June 28, 8 p.m., $25-$40 - Halestorm / New Medicine / Emphatic: June 30, 8 p.m., $15 advance, $17 day of - 311 / Slightly Stoopid (Sherman Summer Stage, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond): July 31, 7 p.m., $49.50
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603 Route 6, Jermyn - The Plot in You / Existence / Kill the Coward: May 14, 6:30 p.m., $12 - WXW Memorial Mayhem: May 19, 6 p.m. - G. Love & Special Sauce: June 26, 8:30 p.m., $20 advance, $22 day of
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Friday: Bar on Oak: Jeffery James Band Bart & Urby’s: Free Jukebox B r e a k e r s , M o h e g a n S u n : Y. M . I . Brews Brothers, Pittston: Country night w/ DJ Crocket Grotto, Harveys Lake: Classic Rock Express G r o t t o , Wy o m i n g Va l l e y M a l l : J o h n S m i t h Hops & Barleys: Indoor summer deck party J i m M c C a r t h y ’ s Ta v e r n o n t h e H i l l : D J L i z Liam’s: DJ Freddie Fabbri My Lower End: DJ Phil O l e Ty m e C h a r l e y ’ s : T h i s Ti m e A r o u n d Other Side Bar: Speaker Jam Karaoke/DJ R i v e r S t r e e t J a z z C a f é é : G e o r g e We s l e y E x o d u s – t r i b u t e t o B o b Marley Rob’s Pub & Grub: DJ Dance Party w/ DJ Dang Ruth’s Chris: live music in the lounge Senunas’: Lemongelli Slate Bar & Lounge: DJ Extract Dance Party S l o p p y J o e ’ s : M r. E c h o Stan’s Caféé: 20LB. Head To m m y b o y ’ s B a r & G r i l l : Wo o d s D u o 5 : 3 0 - 7 : 3 0 t h e n l a t e r E d d y & the Dreamers Wo o d l a n d s : ( E v o l u t i o n ) D J K e v, D J D a v e y B , N o w h e r e S l o w, H a p p y H o u r D e c k P a r t y, T h e B a n d J a x V- S p o t : T h e C u r s e o f S o r r o w w / S p e c i a l G u e s t R o k B o x
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This peacock is one of the more than 150 special-needs animals living at Indraloka Animal Sanctuary in Mehoopany. The sanctuary is in the running to win a Toyota Tundra — but it needs the public to vote on Thursday, June 7.
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I have had cows in my SUV, I have had sheep in my SUV. I’ve had goats in my SUV. I have had chickens in my SUV. I mean, you name it. Pigs galore,” Indraloka Animal Sanctuary founder Indra Lahiri said, laughing. “So a truck obviously gives us the ability to take the next step, which is to get a proper trailer and move animals in a way in which we can do it more safely and more comfortably and, obviously, do it more often.” Enter the Toyota 100 Cars for Good program, an initiative that awards 100 vehicles to 100 nonprofit organizations over the course of 100 days. Lahiri applied to the program on a whim, and Indraloka was selected as a finalist from more than 4,000 entries. Beginning Monday, May 14, five finalists will be profiled daily at 100carsforgood.com, and from those five, one will be chosen by voters to receive a new set of wheels. The Mehoopanybased sanctuary will be up for consideration Thursday, June 7 from 10 a.m. to midnight, and Lahiri has even gone so far as to set up a causes.com site that can be found through the sanctuary’s Facebook page where you can pledge your vote, and you’ll be
sent a reminder the day of. In addition to actually transporting animals, which are often “coming from rescue groups, humane societies, SPCAs or humane police officers that call us,” the sanctuary could use the Toyota Tundra they’ve chosen for a number of other things. “We get over 1,500 pounds of animal feed a week, and we need to transport that,” Lahiri said. “We go through over 2,000, sometimes 2,500 bales of hay in a year … We have some wonderful grocery stores, for example the Luzerne County Gerrity’s is very generous about donating vegetables for the animals to enjoy, and that’s another thing that we would be able to transport in much larger quantities if we had the truck.” The sanctuary, founded in 2005, hasn’t been able to afford to purchase an appropriate vehicle because a lot of its funding, which comes only from donations, is allocated for taking care of its more than 150 specialneeds animals. Those animals include cows, horses, goats, ducks, cats, dogs and even a peacock that live out their lives at Indraloka. “Even just taking care of their vet bills and their special-care needs, supplements or things like that, and just feeding them, it adds up,” Lahiri shared. Johnny Braz has volunteered at
the sanctuary for about a year and a half. As a filmmaker, he originally signed on to help with a film project aimed at raising awareness and funds, and he now spends part of almost every day at Indraloka. “(The animals) come here and are healed,” he shared. “And then people come who are kind of wounded, and the animals heal them. So it’s really mesmerizing to watch this whole process, for me personally.” The idea of healing and caring for not only the animals but also the visitors is no accident. Indraloka is a Sanskrit word meaning “heaven for the gods.” “It kind of underscores what we do here, because we do believe that every life is sacred, humans and other animals as well,” Lahiri said. “And we want to create a heaven on earth for all species, and that includes the humans who come and volunteer and visit as well as every animal, and that’s really what we strive to do.” W Toyota 100 Cars for Good: Voting for Indraloka Animal Sanctuary June 7, 10 a.m.midnight, 100carsforgood.com. To volunteer/donate: PO Box 155, Mehoopany, PA, 18629; 570.763.2908. Visitors welcome, call for appointment.
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fall release. In the meantime, Leroy Justice has been consistently playing shows, including in New York City and Colorado, and just finished a three-day run with the North Mississippi Allstars. The band hasn’t played many local shows recently, which is surprising given the fact that Mazer, drummer Josh Karis and lead singer/guitarist Jason Gallagher are all NEPA natives. But they’ll alleviate that problem when they perform at the River Street Jazz Cafe in Plains Twp. Saturday, May 12. “You know, it’s funny because they’ve been a band for so long, and even with me in the group now, we don’t do a lot of shows in the Wilkes-Barre area,” said Mazer, who officially became a member in September. “And honestly, it’s just like somewhat of a homecoming show for us, I think.” Mazer and Karis still live in
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ost contemporary blockbusters can be described as “sense-obliterating” or “serious-minded.” “The Avengers,” director/writer Joss Whedon’s unabashed piece of summer fun, doesn’t fit into either box. Thank God. Uniting the Marvel heroes from several summer’s worth of event movies requires an event of apocalyptic proportions. In this case, the evil Loki (Tom Hiddleston) has found his way to Earth. Through a combination of strength and mental manipulation, he absconds with the Tesseract, a glowing, powerful cube
last seen in “Captain America: The First Avenger.” This will allow Loki to dispatch an army of gnarly-looking soldiers to assist in his freedom-smashing cause. With global war imminent, S.H.I.E.L.D., that friendly, international shadow agency, has to pull out all the stops. Its eyepatch sporting, gun-wielding honcho Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) summons a crew of peacekeepers: Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans) and The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo). Thor
(Chris Hemsworth), Loki’s brother, drops in a little later. My biggest fear with “The Avengers” is that it would become an exercise in excess, a superhero buffet where quantity rules. Here’s Thor’s ass-kicking sequence. Explosion! Now, here’s Iron Man with a pithy comment. And scene! Whedon’s commitment to giving us a good time is thorough. Characters serve a purpose, not contractual obligations or fanboy desires. Iron Man and Captain America hate each other because they represent different values. In and out of his metal suit, Tony Stark is all flash
and constant progress. The anachronistic Cap represents selflessness and leadership, qualities Stark finds hokey and obsolete — and lacks. Thor is the big brother a jealous Loki can never surpass. Black Widow brings a sexy poker face — she’s clearly fond of her colleague in chaos (played by Jeremy Renner) — but her job requires emotional distance. Who better than Johansson, so sultry and full-bodied (pun fully intended) in “Match Point,” for this kind of work? Hulk, as always, is Chernobyl in torn pants — a CGI plaything, but a very limited one. In a brilliant stroke, Whedon (the man behind TV’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) uses the green menace’s strength as comic punctuation. Hulk throws Loki like a rag doll when the aspiring dictator delivers another eye-rolling speech and punches Thor when the action subsides. Little things play a big role in “The Avengers.” Like Bruce Banner, Hulk’s calm alter ego, entering the climatic battle scene on a sputtering motorcycle. Or Hiddleston playing Loki with such sniveling, self-
serious glee — Whedon saddles the character with a modus operandi inspired by a freshman philosophy major — that we can hate him and not think about Sept. 11, 2001. Or having a serious scene at S.H.I.E.L.D.’s supermodern headquarters conclude with an office drone covertly playing an old-school video game on his workstation. Look, it’s a given that the special effects in $220-million movies will dazzle us (unless it’s “John Carter”). That’s a big reason why we pay a lot of money to stare at a giant screen. It becomes a pointless exercise if all we get is spectacle: There’s a good reason why firework shows don’t last for two hours. Blockbusters, starting with “Spider-Man 2”, have gotten more thoughtful, sometimes too much. Whedon entertains us straight up — expertly, relentlessly — without artifice or agenda. Let directors mimic that for a while.
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Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) unleashes his other half, The Hulk.
reel attractions Opening this week: “Dark Shadows”
Hell hath no fury like a centuries-old witch …
We don’t remember the board game being that exciting.
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but then again ... By Jim Rising
Weekender Correspondent
Scammed by spam I
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f you have an e-mail account or three (if you don’t, have you checked for a pulse lately?) then you have received countless amounts of spam. No doubt you have gotten what some refer to as the Nigerian Letter, aka the 419 fraud, Nigerian scam, Nigerian bank scam or Nigerian money offer. That’s the one where you get a solicitation to aid someone, a prince or a barrister or something like that, in getting some money or gold out of Nigeria and into the U.S. where you can have a piece of it. Of course, the catch is you have to pony up some up-front cash to make the deal work. And if you do, that is the last you will see of your dough. It’s known as an advance-fee fraud, a confidence trick that has been around for as long as there has been a sucker born and one born to take him. I bring this up because three Nigerian men were sentenced to prison time and restitution last week for their involvement in schemes that have targeted thousands of Pennsylvanians from York County and elsewhere. These unarmed bandits took more than $13.5 million dollars from 1,056 greedy Pennsylvanians. Wait. Did I say greedy Pennsylvanians? Yep. These scams only work if the scamee, aka the sucker, thinks they will gain something. Something worth sending men like these enterprising Nigerians some hard-earned
It’s known as an advance-fee fraud, a confidence trick that has been around for as long as there has been a sucker born and one born to take him. cash. I am reminded of the tale of the scorpion and the turtle. The one that ends with, “You knew what I was when you picked me up.” You have to wonder at the level of either stupidity or greed involved here. Enough Pa. citizens to pretty much sellout the F.M. Kirby Center got taken. The ones we know about, anyway. The fraud landed the men in the jailhouse and, here’s the laughable part if it wasn’t so sad, they have been ordered to make $2 million in restitutions. If you are waiting on that money, I have a bridge in Brooklyn you may be interested in. But that’s another scam. W Reach Jim at jmrising@comcast.net. Even more rants are on his blog at jamesrising.com.
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efore One Direction and The Wanted, before ’N Sync, The Backstreet Boys and 98 Degrees, there was New Kids on the Block. The music between the aforementioned acts spans three decades, and New Kids singer Donnie Wahlberg is happy the genre has exhibited staying power. “In some ways, (One Direction and The Wanted) validate us,” the NKOTB star told me via telephone. “And I think our reunion has validated us in many ways as well. The fans that grew up with us came back.” Wahlberg speaks proudly on not just his group’s return, but also the new generation of fans that have new music to grow up with. “I think there’s a place in society for all different types of music,” he explained. “I’m glad that the young bands are coming out now and doing well because I think it validates what we did 25 years ago.” Generations will collide Aug. 17-18 in Hershey when New Kids on the Block, The Backstreet Boys, The Wanted, Kelly Clarkson, LL Cool J and more converge on Hersheypark Stadium for the inaugural “Summer MixTape Fest.” At 42, it’s easy for Wahlberg to reminisce on the path his group helped blaze given New Kids’ past success. The trip down memory lane becomes a little sweeter, though, when you factor in the
group’s current run, which has lasted since 2008 and brought the band to new destinations that none of them thought were possible. “It’s a really humbling experience; it’s been an amazing journey,” Wahlberg, who turns 43 the first day of the festival, said. “(The reunion) sort of turned a 19-20 year old sort of college-age experience that I look back on fondly in to a very mature and different experience now.” The experience continues to play out, as New Kids will tour across five continents in 2012. The performance on Aug. 17 will be the group’s first solo set in America in more than two years. The following night, NKOTBSB reunites for the super-band’s only North American performance of the year. “We want to pull out some new stuff that we weren’t able to fit in to the big NKOTBSB tour,” Wahlberg revealed. “We’re gonna pull out some new stuff and do some things that the fans haven’t gotten to see.” Most fans, sans those that happened to catch one particular performance inside Los Angeles’ Staples Center, haven’t seen NKOTBSB perform with Kevin Richardson. Wahlberg noted that they’re expecting the newly reunited Backstreet Boy on stage in Hershey. W Listen to “The Ralphie Radio Show” weeknights from 7 p.m.-midnight on 97 BHT.
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ACTORS CIRCLE AT PROVIDENCE PLAYHOUSE
(1256 Providence Rd, Scranton, reservations: 570.342.9707, actorscircle.org) • “’Night Mother:” May 10-13, 18-20; 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 2 p.m. Sun. $12/GA, $10/seniors, $8/students. Discount tickets preview night May 10, $8/GA, seniors; $6/students.
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THE LAKESIDE PLAYERS
(Lakeville Community Hall, Route 590, Lakeville, across from Caesars Cove Haven, 570.226.6207, lakesideplayers.net) • “2 Across:” May 11-13, 18-20; 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 3 p.m. Sun. $12; $10 for groups of 10+.
(applausetheatre.webs.com, applausetheatre@gmail.com) • “Diva-Alive and Kicking” Fundraiser: May 11-12, Good Shepherd (1780 N. Washington Ave., Scranton). $30, pre-sale only. Details on Facebook or website. Info: 570.430.1149, do not call church.
BLOOMSBURG THEATRE ENSEMBLE
(Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center St., Bloomsburg, 570.784.8181, 800.282.0283, bte.org) Ticket prices: $9-$25 • “In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play:” through May 20, parental discretion advised.
HIGHWIRE THEATRE SCHOOL
(570.947.3484, HighwireTheatreSchool@gmail.com) • Acting Classes: Wed., Fri., May 9-June 29, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Holy Rosary School (312 William St., Scranton). • Voice and Speech Workshop: May 9, 16, 23, 7-9 p.m.; May 12, 26, 1-5 p.m., 4:30-6:30 p.m., Holy Rosary School (312 William St., Scranton).
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MUSIC BOX PLAYERS
(196 Hughes St., Swoyersville: 570.283.2195 or 800.698.PLAY or musicbox.org) • Enrollment open for Music Box Theatre Academy: Sessions begin May 14. Musical theater workshop for ages 13-20. $275. Perform June 15-17. Learn techniques in acting, singing, dancing. Call for enrollment forms. • Auditions for “Fame Jr.:” May 17, 20, 6:30 p.m. Ages 12-20. Bring CD or iPod w/karaoke track of song of choice. Will be asked to read from script. Performances in June. • Musical “The Wizard of Oz:” May 18, 6 p.m., May 19, 1, 5 p.m., May 20, 1 p.m. $12, includes McDonald’s Fun Meal. • Auditions for “Avenue Q:” May 21, 23, 6:30 p.m. All roles open, ages 14-35. Bring sheet music of song of choice. Accompanist provided. Particular emphasis on performers of African American and Asian descent. Performances in July.
PENNSYLVANIA THEATER FOR PERFORMING ARTS
(JJ Ferrara Center, 212 W. Broad St., Hazleton, 570.454.5451, ptpashows.org) • “Steel Magnolias:” May 10-12, 7
p.m.; May 13, 3 p.m. Dinner buffet 90 min. before show. Show only: $16 adults, $14 seniors/students 12+, $10 under 12. Dinner/show: $32 adults, $28 seniors/students, $20 children. Discounts available.
THE PHOENIX PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
(409-411 Main St., Duryea, 570.457.3589, phoenixpac.vpweb.com, phoenixpac08@aol.com) • “Rent:” May 11, 8 p.m., May 12, 8 p.m. $12 ($1/every ticket to benefit Red Cross AIDS Awareness and Prevention). For mature audiences. Reservations recommended, call. • Auditions for “Fosse” the musical: May 19, 10 a.m.-noon, May 20, 5-7 p.m. Ages 10-19. Short song to show range and dance shoes, jazz, ballet, tap (tap optional) .Will be asked to perform dance combinations and sing. Shows in Aug.
SCRANTON CULTURAL CENTER
(420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton) • Ballet Theatre of Scranton’s “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs:” May 9, 7 p.m., Scranton Cultural Center (420 N. Washington Ave.), $20.90-$24.
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(570.421.5093, theshawneeplayhouse.com) • “Lion in Winter:” May 13, 2 p.m.; May 11-12, 8 p.m. $18/adults, $15/seniors, $10/children. ❏ Auditions: • “High School Musical Jr.” and “Aladdin Jr.:” May 12, 10 a.m.-noon, Shawnee Playhouse. 18 years and younger. Be prepared to sing 16 bars of a song, CD player available. Bring headshot/resume. W -- compiled by Stephanie DeBalko, Weekender Staff Writer Send your listings to: weekender@theweekender.com, 90 E. Market Street Wilkes-Barre PA 18703 or fax to 570.831.7375. Deadline for publication is Mondays at 2 p.m.
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hether it’s thanks to a sick sense of humor or a genuine curiosity, the title of Adam Marek’s “Instruction Manual for Swallowing” easily grabs the attention of potential readers. But what keeps them interested is his follow-through: He doesn’t just lure a reader in with a punchy title and then fall flat with his fables. Instead, Marek delivers bizarre, sometimes morbid yarns that explore the depths of the human experience while offering up fantastically strange scenarios. “Instruction Manual for Swallowing” is the new North American edition of Marek’s short stories that includes two bonus stories and an interview with the author. The book wastes no time getting off on the right foot, opening with the absurd “The Forty-Litre Monkey,” the title of which pretty much sums up the story. “Belly Full of Rain” follows suit with a tale about a couple who finds out they’re expecting 37 babies. Instead of terminat-
ing the pregnancy, they discover a doctor who finds a way to expand the wife’s stomach and allows the babies to be brought to term. The utterly grotesque scene Marek conjures calls to mind aspects of Franz Kafka’s 1915 novel “The Metamorphosis,” in which a man wakes up to find himself turning into a giant insect-like creature. This isn’t the only time Marek evokes that comparison, one many of us would have buried after high school or college literature classes. In “The Centipede’s Wife,” a giant speaking centipede takes in a wounded man, all the while thinking about how much he wants to eat him; the association there is probably pretty clear. But Marek doesn’t always go for the completely odd. He also includes a story about a man on the verge of cheating who suddenly becomes violently ill and one about a cat looking for help for its hidden kittens. In “Instruction Manual,” some vignettes have benign characters and bizarre plots while some are the other way around, but all of them center on the theme of the human experience, almost exaggerating the problems everyone faces at some point or another. Relationships are also at the heart of the book, as are the strange things that sometimes flit across your brain as you allow your mind to wander. What if there was someone controlling the functions of our bodies? In the title story, that someone is Busta Rhymes. Marek invites the reader into a world of total whimsy, one where the grotesque becomes commonplace and normalcy becomes relative. His final installment in the book, “Meaty’s Boys,” is a narrative about a restaurant catering to feeble zombies, and it intertwines the horrific notion of murder with the touching sentiment of love. It is so well written that when it’s over, it’s hard not to release an audible sigh of relief.
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Chloe Grace Moretz as Carolyn Stoddard and Gully McGrath as David Collins in a scene from Tim Burton’s ‘Dark Shadows.’
On the 'Dark' side Chloe Grace Moretz talks ‘Dark Shadows,’ Tim Burton & ‘Carrie’
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something else.” Moretz says the role wasn’t quite as big a test of her talents as some others she’s played. “Carolyn is just like me, but a heightened, ruder version of who I am,” she notes. For the actress, the big draw of “Dark Shadows” was Burton. She’s an enormous fan of his movies, particularly “Edward Scissorhands,” “Sleepy Hollow,” and “Beetlejuice.” The interweaving of humor and horror which distinguishes those early Burton films is also essential to “Dark Shadows,” a soap opera with a weird, supernatural undercurrent. “The movie has so many different elements,” explains Moretz. “It’s morbid. It’s comedic. There’s romance. It reminds me of when Tim did ‘Sleepy Hollow’ and ‘Beetlejuice’ and ‘Edward Scissorhands.’ It’s basically all three of those movies mixed together.” As longtime fans of “Dark Shadows,” Burton and Depp have been trying to launch their big-screen adaptation of the series for years. In 2011, the time was right for the frequent collaborators to adapt the ABCTV soap which ran 1,225 epi-
became fascinated with the same things that were obsessing him. “I used to memorize all of my brother’s monologues as a little girl,” she recalls. “Eventually, I said to my mom, ‘I want to do that too.’ She was reluctant to let me get into (acting) at the beginning, but she let me try out for some things and that’s how it all kicked off and became what it is now.” Moretz has at least six films in various stages of production, including the runaway teen thriller “Hick” which comes to VOD on Friday. Also forthcoming are a survivalist thriller “The Rut,” a comedy anthology “Red Band” and “The Drummer,” a look at the ill-fated romance between Beach Boy Dennis Wilson (Aaron Eckhart) and Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie (Vera Farmiga). Moretz hasn’t been on a movie set since Christmas, but on June 1, she begins production on ‘Carrie,’ the Kimberly Peircedirected remake of the Sissy Spacek classic. Moretz promises the horror flick will be truer to the Stephen King novel it’s based on. “I’m really looking forward to re-tooling Carrie and finding out who she is,” says Moretz. “We’re doing the darker, more psychological ‘Black Swan’-like version.” And how does Moretz see Carrie? “She’s a tormented young girl,” she says. “She gets it from all sides — from the kids at school, from her mother, from her principal. It’s going to be an interesting movie.” W
Moretz, McGrath and Johnny Depp’s Barnabas Collins in another scene from the film.
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hloe Grace Moretz is only 15 but you’d never know it by talking to her. Poised and self-confident, the actress can already boast of having worked with a handful of worldclass filmmakers, including Matthew Vaughn (“Kick-Ass”), Michael Bay (“The Amityville Horror”), Martin Scorsese (“Hugo”) and Tim Burton (“Dark Shadows”). And there’s more to come. In fact, Moretz is juggling so many upcoming projects that she recently snagged the Female Star of Tomorrow prize from the National Association of Theater Owners. It’s an honor she can add to a pile of trophies she’s already won, including a pair of MTV Movie Awards for Best Breakout Star and Biggest Badass Star for “Kick-Ass.” A native of Atlanta, Moretz has been working since she was 5, but she’s managed to avoid the pitfalls of most child stars. This is an actress who’s never encountered a challenge she couldn’t meet, even if it meant playing a centuries-old vampire
disguised as a tweener in “Let Me In” or portraying a foulmouthed assassin who thinks nothing of leaving a trail of bodies in her wake in “KickAss.” Given Moretz’s penchant for playing misfits, outcasts and orphans, it’s something of shock to encounter her in Tim Burton’s “Dark Shadows” embodying a stereotypical rebellious teenager. As Carolyn Stoddard, Moretz has one goal in mind: To get out from under her family’s control, head to New York City and be the person she wants to be. “Carolyn’s this troubled young teen who’s struggling to handle all that’s going on in her life,” says Moretz via phone from Los Angeles. “She has a lot more going on under the surface than you’d ever imagine.” Burton offered the role to Moretz without asking her to audition. “Chloe latched onto that troubled teenager thing, which I don’t think she is, but she did it really, really well,” the director says. “She tapped into that internal anger and the feeling like you’re alone and isolated — that strange transitory time when you’re changing from a kid into
sodes from 1966-1971. Depp stars as Barnabas Collins, a wealthy gentleman in 1700s Maine who is turned into a vampire and entombed until 1972 by a vengeful witch named Angelique (Eva Green). After waking up, he’s forced to move in with his somewhat downtrodden descendents (Moretz, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jonny Lee Miller) and their in-house psychiatrist (Helena Bonham Carter). While there’s plenty of fishout-of-water comedy — Barnabas is freaked out by TVs and mini-skirts — there’s also a classic love triangle between the elegant neckbiter, his true love Josette (Bella Heathcote) and Angelique. Fans of the original series should watch closely during a party sequence (or a Happening, as it’s called in the film) at Collinwood Manson. On hand are Jonathan Frid, Kathryn Leigh Scott and Lara Parker who played, respectively, Barnabas, Josette and Angelique in the original series. Also cameoing is David Selby, who played Quentin. Everyone on the set was clamoring to have their photos taken with the quartet, shares Moretz, who became a fan of the series thanks to Pfeiffer’s decision to play a handful of episodes on a constant loop in the makeup room. The daughter of a nurse mom and a plastic-surgeon father, Moretz set her sights on acting at age 5, when her brother Trevor was accepted into the Professional Performing Arts School in New York, and she
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Car Lover’s 7th Annual Car Show June 10, gates 8 a.m., McDade Park, Scranton. Coffee, doughnuts. Awards for Top 25, 3 p.m. Pre-registration $8 by June 1, $10/day of. Music by Joe Kruz. Proceeds benefit Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. Info: 570.457.7665. No alcohol, no pets by cars.
2nd Annual Jorge’s Walk to Defeat ALS May 19, 9 a.m., Bloomsburg Town Park, Bloomsburg. Free food, music, tricky trays, 50/50. To register visit alsphiladelphia.org, contact fightingALS@hotmail.com, 570.458.4393. Proceeds benefit ALS Association Greater Philadelphia Chapter.
Cruising at McDonald’s May 11, 6 p.m., McDonald’s, Route 590, Hamlin. Music by Ricki Z. Trophies, giveaways, 50/50s. To benefit Ronald McDonald House. Info: 570.969.8998
American Lung Association • Fight For Air Kick-off Luncheon: May 10, noon-1 p.m., Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Free. RSVP by calling 570.823.2212, e-mailing dreifler@lunginfo.org.
Montage Mountain Classics • McDonald’s Southside Shopping Center: May 11, 6-10 p.m. • Jonny Rockets Montage Mountain: May 19, 5-9 p.m. • Cruise Pittston-Tomato Festival Parking Lot: May 26, 5-9 p.m.
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Association for the Blind • “Fun” Raiser: May 23, 6-9 p.m., Lucky’s Sporthouse. Celebrity bartenders, music by Millennium. $25 reserves your bar stool for the night, call 570.208.3267. Benefits programs/ services provided by the Association for the Blind.
Chacko’s Family Bowling Center (195 N. Wilkes-Barre Blvd., Wilkes-Barre). $20/person, teams of 5. Prizes, raffles, 2 hours bowling, shoe rental, one plain pizza, one pitcher soda. In honor of Barbara Struckus. Info: 570.760.4083, 814.1056, 574.9820. Proceeds benefit American Cancer Society. Candy’s Place (570.714.8800) • 15th Annual Rainbow Walk: May 12, registration 9 a.m., walk 10 a.m., Kirby Park Pavilion, Kingston. $25, proceeds benefit programs at Candy’s Place. To register, call or visit cancerwellnessnepa.org.
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High Five Charity Auction May 15, 5:30 p.m., Desaki Restaurant (Rte. 611, Swiftwater). $35. Chance to bid on commercial real estate, travel, entertainment, more. American Red Cross, Monroe County Habitat for Humanity, Pocono Services for Families and Children, The Salvation Army, United Way of Monroe County. For info/tickets, call 570.421.7466, visit highfivecharityauction.com.
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March of Dimes’ Annual March for Babies May 20, registration 9 a.m., walk 10 a.m., King’s College Betzler Fields. Face painting, costumed characters, live music, more. To register, visit marchforbabies.org or call 570.829.7000.
Hazleton Art League • “My life in Art” Dinner and Slide lecture by Mark Charles Rooney: May 23, cash bar 5:30 p.m., dinner 6 p.m., Valley Country Club, Sugarloaf. $30, proceeds benefit art league. RSVP by May 14 to 570.454.0092. Info: hazle-
Schuyler Ave. Elementary Family Fun Fest May 12, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., WVW Middle School back parking lot, Hoyt St., Kingston. Free admission. Rain or shine. Fundraiser to benefit Schuyler Ave PTO General Fund. 30+ vendors, homemade craf-
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EVENTS 7th Annual Mothers Day Intertribal Powwow May 12-13, 10 a.m., Noxen Fire Co. grounds, Stull Road, Noxen. Free. Circle hours, noon-4 p.m.,6-10 p.m. Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. All drums welcome. Native American dancing, drumming, more. Trade blanket, “49” dancing Sat. p.m. Dogs must be leashed, cleaned up after. Bring lawn chair. Alcohol,
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AGENDA, FROM PAGE 34 drugs, guns, politics prohibited. Electricity, $5 per day up front. Volunteers needed, call 570.947.2097, e-mail Wisteria18704@yahoo.com. Benefits Noxen Fire Co. 22nd Annual Northeastern Pennsylvania Postal Customer Council Golf Tournament June 5, Sand Springs Country Club (10 Clubhouse Dr., Drums). Registration 8:30 a.m., shotgun 10 a.m. Captain and crew, $85 includes green fees, motor cart, steak dinner. Prizes. $55/golf only, $30/dinner only, reservations, payments must be made before May 22, NEPAPCC.com. Info: 570.831.3420 Borrowdale Acres Open Horse Show May 13, 8 a.m., Lehman Horse Show Grounds. For info, call 570.675.8974.
anne.cameo@verizon.net, checks to 933 Wyoming Ave., W. Pittston, Pa. 18643) • 40th Annual Kips Bay Decorator Showhouse: May 19, depart WilkesBarre Wegmans 7:30 a.m., park row 1 by Applebee’s. Depart Scranton Viewmont Mall 8 a.m., Sears parking lot near Mexican restaurant. Be 15 min. early. Departs New York 7 p.m. Pick ups in Hazleton, call. Private luxury condo at Aldyn residences on west side, Masonic Temple, Madison Square Eats in the Park. $125, includes “follow us bus,â€? breakfast, goodie bag, lunch, all admissions, tips, more. Choral Society • Choral Artists Present “Renaissance and Baroque Masterworks:â€? May 11, 8 p.m., St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Scranton. $15/adults, free/18 and younger, $3 discount for seniors, students, Lackawanna Library System Card holders, members of WVIA, Raymond Hood Room. Info: 570.343.6707, choralsociety.net Clifford United Methodist Church (Main St. Clifford) • Chicken-n-Biscuit/Ham Dinner: May 16, 4-6 p.m. Take out or dine. $7.95 donation, includes dinner, dessert, drink.
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Dietrich Theater (60 E. Tioga Street, Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500, www.dietrichtheater.com) calendar of events: â?? Kids Classes: • Quilting for Kids: “Monkey’s Wrench:â€? Wed., through June 13, 3:30-5 p.m. Ages 6+. $6/class. Call to register. • Mask Making: Ages 5-8, May 9, 16, 23, 4-5:30 p.m.; Ages 9-12, May 10, 17, 24, 4-5:30 p.m. $40/4 classes. Call to register. • Young at Art: Mask Making for Preschoolers: May 10, 17, 24, 10-10:45 a.m. Ages 4-5. $35. Call to register. â?? Intergenerational Classes: • Golden Days of Radio Players: Tues., through May 22, 7-9 p.m. Free. Call to register. • Open Studio and Portfolio Prep: Tues., 7-8:30 p.m. May 15, 22; ongoing, $15/class, $60/all classes. Call to register. â?? Adult Classes:
• Pottery for Beginners: Series 2: May 9, 16, 23; Series 3: May 30, June 6, 20, 27. Ages 13+. $60/class. Call to register. • Photography for Beginners: May 14, 21, June 4, 7-9 p.m.; Jun. 2, 1-3 p.m. Ages 16+. $75. Call to register. • Decorative Painting: May 16, 23, 30. Ages 16+. $20/class plus cost of painting surface. Pre-registration required, call to register. â?? Special Events: • Dietrich Theater Radio Player’s Performance: May 22, 7 p.m. Free, tickets at door, can be reserved. Live performance of favorite radio play, call for info. Doug Smith Music (dougsmithbass@comcast.net, 570.343.7271) • May 12, 8:30-11 p.m., Skytop Lodge, Skytop. 16-piece big band. Info: 595.7401 • May 13, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Skytop Lodge, Skytop. Mother’s Day Brunch with jazz duo. $28.50/adults, $14.25/child, reservations required, 595.7401. Endless Mountain Pilot’s Association and Seaman’s Airport International Learn To Fly Day May 19, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Seaman’s Airport (Airport Road & Windsock Lane, Factoryville). Free. Pilots, flight instructors, aircraft owners available to talk. Airplane rides available. Info: 570.945.5125
Flea Market Vendors Wanted June 2, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Prince of Peace Parish, Old Forge, St. Lawrence Church parking lot, 620 Main St., Old Forge. 10’ x 10’ space, $15. Bring tables. Call 570.498.2953 to reserve. Payment can be sent to St. Mary’s Rectory, 123 W. Grace St., Old Forge after reservation made. Franklin Twp. Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary • Square Dance: May 19, 7-10 p.m., Franklin Twp. Volunteer Fire Company (329 Orange Road, Orange). Just Us Country Duo. $6. Food, refreshments. Doors, kitchen open 6 p.m. All welcome. Info: 570.333.4626, 333.5912 Geisinger Community Medical Center • The Many Faces of Breast Cancer: May 31, 6 p.m., Scranton Cultural Center, Shopland Hall, Scranton. Professional speakers, free light fare, cash bar, live music, regional vendors. To register: 570.969.8986, sharyn.wozniak@cmchealthsys.org Johnson College (3427 N. Main Ave., Scranton) • 20th Annual Johnson College Open: May 18, Blue Ridge Trail GolfClub, Mountaintop. Proceeds support Presidential Scholarship Fund, benefits Johnson College students. Info/
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Browndale Fire Co. (Route 247, 620 Marion St., Browndale, 43fire.com) • Homemade Pierogi For Sale: donation $6/dozen. Potato and cheese. To order, contact any member, call 570.499.4908, e-mail jdoyle@nep.net, go online.
Conyngham, 570.788.3960, conynghamumc.com) • Rummage Sale: May 11, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; May 12, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Crafters/ yard and potpourri sale. Rent space, $20 (add $5 if borrowing a table). Set up May 12, 7 a.m. Hot dogs, chips, coffee. • Human Food Chain: May 20, 9 a.m. Benefits Valley Food Pantry. Prayer, refreshment to follow in Christ UCC’s social hall.
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AGENDA, FROM PAGE 35 to register: johnson.edu Lackawanna College events (Mellow Theater, 501 Vine St., Scranton, 570.955.1455) ❏ Environmental Institute events: (Rt. 435, Covington Twp., 570.842.1506, www.lackawanna.edu) • Natural Wonders: Inside of an Egg: every other Thurs., through June 7, 1-2:30 p.m. Ages 3-5 and guardian. $40/series of 6. Pre-registration required. McAdoo Fire Company • 2012 Golf Tournament to Benefit the Equipment Fund: June 2, 9 a.m. shotgun start, 4 Man Scramble, Mountain Valley Golf Course, Barnesville. $75/person. Hole-in-one prizes on all par 3s, lunch at the turn, dinner following at firehouse, door prizes, skins, par 3 prizes. Deadline May 20. Info: 570.929.1079, mcadoofireems.com Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs (1280 Route 315, Plains Twp.) • Winning Authors: Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark: May 11, discussion, 7 p.m., Seasons Ballroom; book signing, 8 p.m., Sky Bridge. Newport Twp. Fireman Bazaar May 25-27, 5 p.m.-midnight, St Faustina Grove, Sheatown. Iron
Cowboy, 40 lb Head, Gone Crazy, Polka Naturals. ∝ The Osterhout Free Library events (71 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre, www.osterhout.info, 570.821.1959) • Open Computer Lab: Mon./Wed., 5-8 p.m.; Sat., 1-4 p.m. • Knit & Crochet Group: May 12, 10:30 a.m.-noon. All ages. • Note by Note: May 17, 6 p.m. Documentary following creation of Steinway Concert grand No. L 1037. Free. Call to register. • NAMI In Our Own Voice: May 19, 1 p.m. Wilkes-Barre Chapter of National Alliance on Mental Illness. Free, call to register. • All-You-Can-Eat Pasta Dinner Fundraiser: May 19, 4-7 p.m. North Branch, 28 Oliver St., Wilkes-Barre. Book and bake sale. Take-outs after 3 p.m., walk-ins welcome. $8/adults, $4/8 and under, available at all library locations. Info: 822.4660 Penn State Wilkes-Barre events: • PSU Day at Knoebel’s: May 12, registration 11 a.m., Pavilion M with lunch, entertainment, noon-1 p.m., Penn State Party, 3 p.m. in Pavilion L. $20/GA, $10/child, both include $10/ food, ride booklet. $10/PSU lunch only. Picnic lunch, prize raffles, $10 T-Shirt. Call 570.385.6262, visit wb.psu.edu/Alumni/alumevents.htm.
Safe Haven Dog Rescue (www.SafeHavenPa.org, SafeHaven@epix.net) • Volunteer Meeting: May 15, 6:30 p.m., Cherry’s Restaurant (Route 209, Kresgeville). Volunteers, foster families always welcome. Volunteers needed for adoption days, dog transport, fundraising, clerical help, home visits, more. • Yard Sale: May 19, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., intersection of Rte 115, Toll Road, next to Mad Anthony’s Bar, Blakeslee. • Adoption Day: May 20, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Tractor Supply (Route 209, Brodheadsville). Dogs available to meet and get to know. Pre-adoption application with references, home visit required prior to adoption. St. Michael’s Church (corner of Church/Winter Sts., Old Forge, 570.457.2875) • Halupki Sale: May 19, pick up 11a.m.-2 p.m. $1/halupki, place orders by May 14. Call 562.1434, 457.9280, or leave message at church hall. • Pierogie Sale: May 22, pick up 2-5 p.m., church hall. $6/dozen, place orders by May 18. Call 562.1434, 457.9280, or leave message at church hall. St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church (540 N. Main Ave., Scranton, 570.343.7165) • Pierogi Sale every Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church (Birch St./Prospect Ave., Scranton) • Free Community Dinner: May 19, 4:30-6:30 p.m. All welcome. • Heritage Sunday Hymn Sing and Program: May 20, 10 a.m. St. Stephen’s Episcopal ProCathedral (35 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.346.4600) • Food Pantry open Mon.-Fri., noon-4 p.m. • Clothing Closet: free clothing for men, women, children. Open Tues., 4-6:30 p.m., Wed., noon-3:30 p.m. • Recital featuring Mark Laubach, Cora Gamelin-Osenbach: May 11, 7:30 p.m. Free admission, free-will offering received to support music from St. Stephen’s and St. Stephen’s Reach Ministry for those in need. St. Thomas More Society (St. Clare Church, 2301 N. Washington Ave., Scranton, 570.343.0634, stthomasmoresociety.org) • Guardian of the Redeemer Fellowship: First, third Mon. of month for men interested in adult discussion of Catholic faith. • YOUCAT Teen Group welcomes post-Confirmation youth from all parishes for discussion of Theology of the Body for Teens. Meets first, third Thurs. of month, 5:30 p.m. Stanley Cooper, Sr., Trout
Unlimited • Healing Waters Fishing Outing: May 9. Free lunch. Will be guests at Indian Mountain Rod & Gun Club near Kresgeville. Info: baut.com Unity: A Center for Spiritual Living (140 South Grant St., WilkesBarre, 570.824.7722) • A Course in Miracles / Holistic Fitness-Yoga Sessions: Tues., 6:308:30 p.m. • Meditation Chakra Clearing Deeksha: 2nd, 4th Mon., 7-8:30 p.m. $8. Oneness meditation, chakra clearing/energization, transfer of Divine Energy. Welcome beginning, experienced meditators, all paths. Info: 587.0967, ernie@divinejoyministry.com. The University of Scranton events: • New Director’s Workshop: May 10-12, 8 p.m., McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts. Tickets vary. Call 570.941.4318. Veterans Appreciation Celebration May 9, 5:30 p.m., Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Seasons Ballroom. $25, net proceeds benefit Team RED, WHITE & BLUE, Catholic Social Services Homeless Veterans Program, NEPA Veterans Multi-Care Alliance. Tickets at door or at veter-
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Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Institute (201 North Sprague Avenue, Kingston, 570.270.2186). Events free and open to public. • “Dance Portraits:” May 11-12, 8 p.m., Buckingham Performing Arts Center (N. Sprague Ave., Kingston). Free, open to public. Info: 270.2192
Eckley Miners’ Village (located nine miles east of Hazleton, just off Route 940; 570.636.2070; www.eckleyminers.org) • Civil War and Victorian Era Fashion Show: May 20, 2 p.m. $5. Tea and cookies after show.
Waverly Community House (1115 N. Abington Rd., Waverly, 570.586.8191, www.waverlycomm.org) events: • “Waverly Waddle” 5K Walk/Run: May 12, race 9 a.m., registration 8-8:45 a.m., back lawn. Register by May 9, $12/adults, $6/12 and under. After May 9, $15/adults, $8/12 and under, family registration (4) $30/ advance, $35/race day. West Pittston Chapter of The Salvation Army 100th Anniversary May 10-12. Banquet, open house, more. Info: 570.655.5947, Sheryl.hershey@use.salvationarmy.org. Women of the Orange United Methodist Church (2293 West 8th St., Orange) • Annual Spring Rummage Sale: May 18-19, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., church hall. Food, refreshments, Welsh cookies for sale. Info: 570.333.4626
Wyoming Valley Mall events: • Facebook Contest for Mother’s Day: through May 9. Win overnight getaway, $100 shopping spree. Register on facebook.com/shopwyomingvalleymall. 18+. • McCann School of Business and Technology Career Fair: May 12, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Center Court. Free chair massages, blood pressure screening. Staff to review resumes, interviewing skills, discuss placement/employment opportunities. Financial aid representatives.
Lackawanna Historical Society (The Catlin House, 232 Monroe Avenue, Scranton, 570.344.3841) • 3rd Annual You Live Here You Should Know This Local History Game Show: May 11-12, 7 p.m., Shopland Hall, Scranton Cultural Center. Family Feud style. Food/drinks for purchase. $10 admission, $5 students. Open to public.
LEARNING A.C. Moore (2190 Wilkes-Barre Twp. Marketplace, 570.820.0570) • Mom and Me art classes: every Fri., noon-1 p.m. $15, includes supplies. Sign up 24 hours in advance, call to register. AFA Gallery (514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton, 570.969.1040 or Artistsforart.com) • Children’s Art Start: Sat. through May 12, 12:30-1:30 p.m. $80, ages 6-12. Drawing, painting, clay. • Theatre for Children: Wed. through May 9, 4:30-6 p.m. $75, ages 4 and up. Academy of Northern Martial Arts (79 N. Main St., Pittston) Traditional Kung Fu & San Shou. For Health and Defense. Adult & Children’s Classes, Mon.-Thurs., Sat. First class free. Walk-ins welcome, call 371.9919, 817.2161 for info.
Adult Kung Fu (Kung Fu & Tai Chi Center, Wilkes-Barre: 570.829.2707) Ongoing classes. Tues./Thurs., 6:30 p.m. Study of Chinese Martial Art open hand, weapons sets. Mon., Wed., 6:30 p.m. Covers Chinese style theories, concepts, applications. “Sport” fighting concepts explained, practiced. Art Classes at the Georgiana Cray Bart Studio (123 Brader Dr., Wilkes-Barre, 570.947.8387, gcraybart-artworks.com) • Adult (Ages 13+): Mon., Tues., noon-4 p.m. (3 hrs painting, 1 hr group critique), $30/class payable monthly. Tues., Wed., 6-9 p.m. (student chooses length of time), $15/1 hr, $18/1 1/2 hrs, $20/2 hrs, $25/2 1/2 hrs, $30/3 hrs, per class payable monthly. • Children: Ages 9-12, Mon.-Wed., 4:30-5:30 p.m., $15/class payable monthly. Ages 13+, joins adult class, individuals select amount of time to participate. Portfolio prep instruction available for college bound students. Private lessons available. ArtWorks Gallery & Studio (502 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. 570.207.1815): ❏ Children’s Spring Workshops: • Art Start: Sat., through May 12, 12:30-1:30 p.m. $80 for 6-week series
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Wyoming County Chamber Of Commerce • “The Danger of Disconnect:” May 9, 11:45 a.m.-1p.m., Twig’s Cafe, Tunkhannock. To reserve, contact
Wyoming Valley Barbershop Harmony Chorus • Special Guest Night: May 14, 7 p.m., Brooks Estate Community Center, Wesley Village Campus, Pittston. Open to area men who love to sing four-part harmony a capella. Info: 570.883.7279, 696.3385
The Houdini Museum (1433 N. Main Ave., Scranton) Every weekend by reservation. Open 1 p.m., closes 4 p.m. Also available weekdays for school groups, bus, hotel groups. $17.95/adults, $14.95/11 and under. • Ghost Tours: Scheduled daily, 7 p.m., reservations required. Secret time/meeting place divulged upon reservation, call 570.383.1821.$20/ adults, $15/11 and under. Rain or shine, 52 weeks/year. Daytime walks also available on limited basis. Private tours can be arranged for groups.
Steamtown National Historic Site (I-81 to Exit 53, Scranton: 570.340.5200 or 888.693.9391, www.nps.gov/stea) • Ongoing: Interpretive programs, visitor center, theater, a history museum. Open daily, 9-5 p.m. $7 adults, $6 senior citizens, $2 children ages 6-12.
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AGENDA, FROM PAGE 37 in drawing, painting, clay. • Theatre: Wed., through May 9, 4:30-6 p.m. Aikido of Scranton, Inc. (1627 N. Main Ave., Scranton, 570.963.0500) • Self-Defense Class taught by Aikido Master Ven Sensei, every Mon. & Wed., 7-9 p.m. $10. • Traditional Weapons Class, Thurs., 7-9 p.m. $10. Ballroom Dancing Class through June 14, Thurs., 6-7 p.m., Mid-Valley Senior Center (310 Church St., Jessup). $5/class 55+, $7/class others. Taught by certified members of Dance Educators of America Joanne and Ed Samborski. Foxtrot, waltz, swing, rumba, tango, samba, hustle, more. Call 570.489.4415. Beauty Lies Within School of Pole Dance (32 Forrest St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.793.5757, sl.beautylieswithin@gmail.com). Hours by appointment, free sample appointment. Call or e-mail for details. Bridge. Beginning or Intermediate Lessons, playing time for regular games and tournaments. Jewish Community Center (River Street, Wilkes-Barre). Call Rick Evans at 570.824.4646 or Rev. Ken McCrea at 570.823.5957. Dance Contours (201 Bear Creek Blvd., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.0152, www.dancecontours.com) • Adult classes: ballet, tap, lyrical, CardioSalsa, ballroom dance. • Children/teen classes: ballet, tap, CheerDance, HipTech Jazz, a form of dance blending basic Jazz Technique with styles of street dance, hip hop. • Zumba classes for adults: Tues., 6 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m. First class free. • Adult ballet: Sat. morn. Danko’s Core Wrestling Strength Training Camp (DankosAllAmericanFitness.com) • Four sessions/week, features two clinics, two core strength. 4 sessions/week. Increase power, speed, agility. Group discounts, coaches, teams, clubs, free stuff. Visit website or call Larry Danko at 570.825.5989 for info.
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Downtown Dojo Karate Academy (84 S. Main St., WilkesBarre, 570.262.1778) Offering classes in traditional karate, weapons, self defense. Mon-Thurs., 5:30-8:45 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-noon. • Zumba Classes: Tues., Thurs., 7-8 p.m.; Sat., 12:30-1:30 p.m. $5/class. Call for info. Drawing and Painting Lessons: Realist painter teaches techniques of old masters. Private les-
sons Fri.-Sun. To schedule, call 570.820.0469, e-mail bekshev@yahoo.com or visit www.artistvs.com. Extreme M.M.A.(2424 Old Berwick Rd., Bloomsburg. 570.854.2580) • MMA Class: Mon., Wed., 6-7 p.m. First visit free. Wrestling fundamentals, basic Brazilian Ju-Jitsu No Gi. Call for info. • Boxing/Kickboxing Fitness Class: Mon., Wed., 7-8 p.m. First visit free. Non-combative class. • Personal Training: Call 317.7250 for info. Fazio’s Hapkido Do Jang (61 Main St., Luzerne, 570.239.1191) Accepting new students. Children (age 7-12) Mon./Wed., 5:30-6:30 p.m. Teen/adult Mon./Wed., 6:45-8:15 p.m.; Tues.-Thurs., 6:30-8 p.m. Private lesson also available. Learn Hapkido. Self defense applications. $50 monthly, no contract. GregWorks Professional Fitness Training (107 B Haines Court, Blakely, 570.499.2349, gregsbootcamp@hotmail.com, www.vipfitnesscamp.com) • Beach Body Bootcamp: Mon.-Fri., 6:30 & 8 p.m.; Sat., 1 p.m. • Bridal Bootcamp: Mon.-Fri., 6:30 & 8 p.m.; Sat., 1 p.m. Bridal party group training, couples personal training available. • Fitness Bootcamp: 4-week sessions, Mon.-Fri., 6:30 & 8 p.m.; Sat., 1 p.m. • New Year’s Resolution Flab to Fab Bootcamp: Mon.-Fri., 6:30 & 8 p.m., Sat., 1 p.m. Guaranteed results. • Private/Semi-Private sessions available, e-mail for info. ∝ Guitar & Bass Lessons available from Fox Studios (11 Rhine Creek Rd., Drums) Mon.-Thurs. 1-10 p.m. $16 per hour. All ages, all styles of music, all levels. Call 570.788.4797 for info. Harris Conservatory for the Arts (545 Charles St. Luzerne, 570.287.7977 or 718.0673) • Instrumental Music Instruction • Private Ballroom Lessons • Private Vocal Instruction: Tues. evenings. • Private Guitar Instruction: Classical, acoustic, electric for all ages. • Dragons’ Tale Karate: Mon., 5:30-7 p.m.; Wed., 6-7:30 p.m. Ages 5+. • Tumbling: Fri., 5:30-6:30 p.m. Ages 5+. $30/month. Horse Back Riding Lessons Elk Stables, Uniondale, by appointment only. All levels welcome. Call 570.575.8649 to schedule. Kwonkodo Lessons – by reservation at The Hapkido Teakwondo Institute (210 Division St., Kingston). $40/month. Call 570.287.4290 for info.
New Visions Studio & Gallery (201 Vine Street, Scranton, 570.878.3970, newvisionsstudio@gmail.com, newvisionsstudio.com) • B/W Photography Class: Wed., May 16-June 6, 6-9 p.m. $199.99, all chemicals/paper included. Student must purchase min. one roll of b/w film, must bring camera to first class. No experience needed. Wear comfy clothes or bring apron. Call or e-mail to sign up, deposit required. Northeastern Ju-Jitsu (1047 Main St., Swoyersville, 570.714.3839, nejujitsu.com) Open 7 days/week, offers training in Traditional Karate, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, Judo, Women’s self defense. Group, private self defense classes available by appointment. Osterhout Library (71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.821.1959) • ESL Class: May 22, 29, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Adult English as a second language for non-native speakers. Free. Phoenix Performing Arts Centre (409-411 Main St., Duryea, 570.457.3589, phoenixpac.vpweb.com, phoenixpac08@aol.com) • Dimensions in Dance w/ Lee LaChette: Jazz, tap, ballet for adults & kids. $10/hour, $5/second class. E-mail or call 991.1817. • Vocal lessons w/ Joelle Colombo Witner: Wed., Sun. E-mail or call 991.1817. Pocono Arts Council (18 N. Seventh St., Stroudsburg. 570.476.4460. www.poconoarts.org) ❏ Ongoing Adult Classes • Oil Painting: May 10, 17, 24, 31, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $72/members; $80/ non-members; $60/seniors members; $65/senior non-members. Materials list. • Acrylic Painting: May 14, 21, 28, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $85/members; $95/ non-members; $65/senior members; $70/senior non-members. Materials list. ❏ Adult Classes • Drawing Workshop: May 9, 16, 23, 30, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $72/members; $80/non-members; $60/senior members; $65/senior non-members. Materials list. • Watercolor Painting: May 14, 21, 28, 1:30-4:30 p.m. No previous drawing ability required. $72/members; $80/ non-members; $60/senior members; $65/senior non-members. Materials list. • Woven Paper Baskets Workshop: May 15, 1-3 p.m. $40/members; $45/ non-members; $30/senior members; $35/senior non-members. Materials list. Royce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Network, Scranton. Day, evening classes for men, women, children. Ongo-
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“In the Details,” works by Erika Baez, Omar Rodriguez Jr. and Allison Maslow, will be on display at Marquis Art & Frame (122 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre) Friday, May 11 through Saturday, July 7. There will be an opening reception Friday, May 11 from 5-8 p.m. Baez’s goal is to convey emotions and tell stories by infusing her imaginative concepts with her contemporary style. Born in Scranton, Rodriguez uses his passionate experiences to shape and mold his work, and Shavertown’s Maslow is interested in exploring architecture as a metaphor within our lives. The gallery is open daily Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For more info, call 570.823.0518. Above, a piece by Maslow. ing classes 6 days/week. Covers sport, combat, self-defense aspects of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. For info visit gracie-nepa.com or call 570.347.1107. Shaolin White Crane Fist (Wyoming) Teaching traditional Chinese martial arts of Shaolin White Crane Fist, Wing Chun Gong Fu, Yang Style Taijiquan, Qigong-Energy work, ShauijiaoChinese Wrestling, more. $35/week, first week free. Three levels of training, ages 15+. Contact Master Mike DiMeglio 570.371.8898. Sil-Lum Kung-Fu & Tai-Chi Academy (509 Pittston Ave., Scranton) • Yang Style Tai-Chi: Taiji Qigong, Taiji Sequence, Taiji Stationary Pushing Hands, Taiji weapons classes. For info, call Master Mark Seidel, 570.249.1087. Something Special: (23 West Walnut Street Kingston, 570.540.6376, angietheartist@aol.com, www.angelademuroart.com) • MANGA Art Class: (Japanese Cartooning) Wed., 4-5 p.m. Learn the art
of Japanese cartooning. 4-week session, supplies included: $60 per child. Call or e-mail to register. Southside Senior Center (425 Alder St., Scranton, 570.346.2487) • Language Partnership English & Spanish Classes: Fri., 10 a.m. Free, open to all. For info, call 346.0759. St. Joseph’s School classes (1627 N. Main Ave., Scranton, 570.963.0500): • Traditional Weapons Class: Thurs., 7-9 p.m. Self-defense techniques using cane, club, short stick, wooden sword, escrima sticks, more. Learn history principles, practical use. No prior martial arts experience. $10/ class. • Women’s Self-Defense Class: Sat., 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Self-defense techniques to protect from variety of attacks. No prior martial arts experience. Wear loose fitting clothes. $10/class. Wyoming Valley Art League • Painting with Irina Krawitz: $15/ hour, $120/4-weeks. Call 570.793.3992
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Absolute Pilates with Leslie (263 Carbondale Rd., Clarks Summit, www.pilateswithleslie.com) • Classes: Mon., Wed., Fri., 9-10 a.m. Private training on Cadillac, Reformer and Wunda Chair, along with Pilates mat classes, stability ball core classes, more. Check website for updates. Arts YOUniverse (47 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.970.2787, www.artsyouniverse.com) ❏ Studio J, 2nd floor • Meditation in tradition of Gurdjieff, Ospensky: Sun., 12-1 p.m., $5 • Children’s Meditation: Thurs., 6-7 p.m. Ages 9-14, $5 • Tarot Card Readings, by appointment. $20 first half hour, $10 additional half hours.
Club Fit (1 West Broad St., Hazleton, 570.497.4700, www.clubfithazleton.com) • Boxing classes w/ Rich Pastorella (pastorella.net26.net). Mon., 7-8 p.m. $40/month. Dietrich Theater, Tunkhannock (60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock: 570.996.1500) • Yoga for You: Wed., 10-11:15 a.m. Series 1: May 9, 16; Series 2: May 23, 30, June 6, 13, 20, 27, $60/6 classes, $15/single class. Call to register. • Kundalini Yoga: May 12, 19, 10-11:30 a.m. Ages 16+. $60/series of 6 classes, $15/single class. Bring yoga mat, blanket. Call to register. Egyptian Belly Dance Classes with Dianna Shahein. Call 570.343.2033 for various times/ locations. Private/group classes available. Endless Mt. Zendo (104 Hollow Rd., Stillwater, 570.925.5077, www.endlessmountainzendo.org, endless@epix.net) • One-Month Kessei: through June 2. Residential Zen training. Nonresidential Zen students welcome morning/evening zazen, samu work period Tues.-Sun. a.m. Full Kessei: $1,000, $800/members; Part-time $75/night, $45/members. $300/week, $270/members. Work exchange may
be possible. Commuter Kessei: Open donation basket. • Sunday zazen Gatherings: May 13, 20, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Arrival pre-sit facing wall from 30 min. prior. Public welcome. Open donation basket. Vegetarian snacks welcome. Tea/ conversation after. Comfortable/ loose clothing in solid neutral colors. Please no tank tops or shorts. Outdoor slip-on shoes helpful. E-mail to attend. • Evening Zazen Gatherings: May 9,16, 22, 5:30-8:30 p.m. or 6:30-8:30 p.m. Open donation basket. Zazen, chanting, kinhin walking. Tea after. E-mail to attend. Goddess Creations Shop & Gallery (214 Depot St., Clarks Summit, 570.575.8649, info@goddesscreations.net) • Tarot Card Readings by Rev. Whitney Mulqueen by appointment. Call. • Tarot Readings: Thurs., 6-9:30 p.m. at Montrose Inn, Restaurant & Tavern (26 S. Main St., Montrose). $25 for 15-20 min. • Monthly astrology workshop with Holly Avila: first Sun., $45. Call. Haifa Belly Dance (Haifabellydance.com, 570.836.7399) • Mon., 5:15 p.m., Serenity Wellness & Dance Center (135 Main St., Luzerne) • Wed., 6 p.m., Holistic Health Cen-
ter (Route 6, Tunkhannock) Harris Conservatory for the Arts (545 Charles St. Luzerne, 718.0673) • Cardio Kickboxing: Wed., 7-8 p.m.; Sat., 9-10 a.m. $5/class. Call for info. • Hoop Fitness Techniques: Mon., 7:30-8:30 p.m. $5/class. Call for info. Jeet Kune Do Fighting Concepts Teaches theories of movement in Martial Arts. $100/month. Call instructor Mike DiMeglio for info, 570.371.8898. Kwon Kodo Lessons: Learn self-defense system that combines Korean Martial Arts such as Hapkido, Taekwondo & Kuk Sool. Lessons held at Hapkido Taekwondo Institute (150 Welles St., Forty Fort). $40/month. For info, call 570.287.4290 or visit htkdi.com. Leverage Fitness Studio (900 Rutter Ave., Forty Fort, 570.338.2386, www.leveragetrainingstudio.com) • Morning Wake-Up Workout: Full body metabolic, Mon., Wed., Fri., 7-7:45 a.m. • Primal Scream Classes: Tues., Thurs. 7-8 p.m. • Inferno: High Intensity Interval Training: Sat., 10 a.m. All classes free to members, $10 non-members.
Maximum Health and Fitness (310 Market St., Kingston, 570.283.2804) • Ab Lab with Amy: Sat., 8:30 a.m.; Mon., 7:30 p.m. Call for info. Motivations Fitness Center (112 Prospect St., Dunmore. 570.341.7665) • Sandstorm Fitness with Rachel “Kali” Dare: Learn various techniques and shed pounds. Call for info. NutriFitness Boot Camp (311 Market St., Kingston, 570.288.2409) • Free week of Boot Camp for new members: Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m., 5:30 p.m. • Wirred: Mon., Wed., 6:45 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m. $5. • Yoga: Thurs. 7 p.m. $10. • Tang Soo Do Karate Classes: Mon., Wed., 6:45 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. Call to register. Odyssey Fitness (401 Coal St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.829.2661, odysseyfitnesscenter.com) • Yoga Classes: Sun., 12:30 p.m.; Mon., 7:15 a.m.; Tues., 7 a.m., 5 p.m.; Wed., 8 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Thurs., 6:30 p.m.; Sat., 10:30 a.m. All levels welcome. • ZumbAtomic: Lil Starz, ages 4-7: 5:30 p.m.; Big Starz, ages 8-12: 6:15
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Style Pick: Nick Conroy
Nick Conroy has a penchant for V-necks ... but definitely not Crocs.
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ick Conroy of Scranton is a versatile man. Working in dietary at Allied Services, performing as a full-time drummer in local band EverRage and helping others get in shape as a personal trainer at Penn Foster Career School all describe his professional life. But his eye for fashion and photogenic appeal may just prove beneficial for his aspirations of becoming a model. Working with many local photographers, Nick has created quite the portfolio. The Weekender caught up with this multitasker to find out more about his personal fashion tastes
— and to get a little fashion advice for the fellas. Favorite fashion designer: LeAnn Nealz. Favorite article of clothing: Black V-necks. Favorite place to shop: Wherever has what I’m looking for. WEEKENDER: How would you describe your look? CONROY: Social surfer with a shot of classic rock. WEEKENDER: I’ve seen that you have a lot of modeling shots. Do you model for any particular agency? CONROY: No, I don’t. I just work with local photographers for now. If something comes up,
perhaps I’ll pursue it. WEEKENDER: What do you think defines good taste in fashion? CONROY: Realizing your strongest features and highlighting them with the corresponding attire. Don’t try too hard. Wear what fits you. WEEKENDER: Have you ever had a style that you’ve looked back on and thought, “What was I thinking?” CONROY: Of course, back in 2007, before I had lost all this weight, I was in a punk stage, wearing all black. I had medium length hair and wore eyeliner. Yeah. WEEKENDER: How do you go about picking out
your attire for a night out? CONROY: First it depends on where I’ll be going, but overall it kind of just comes down to my mood and how much I’ll be moving around. For example, you don’t want to do a lot of walking in flip-flops. WEEKENDER: What do you think is one of the biggest fashion mistakes? CONROY: Besides wearing the wrong size for your body, I don’t think you should be wearing Crocs with every outfit. WEEKENDER: What would a girl be wearing to turn your head? CONROY: I like personalized accessories, not meaning names on things, but more like little pieces of flair
that are there for a reason and have meaning. For example, one single dreadlock or a bracelet of beads from the Philippines. WEEKENDER: Are you into accessories? CONROY: Yes, I love rings and aviators. WEEKENDER: If you could overflow your closet with one item, what would it be? CONROY: Definitely V-necks. WEEKENDER: What fashion advice would you give other guys? CONROY: Always try to find a way for your personality to show through whatever it is that you’re wearing. W
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AGENDA, FROM PAGE 42 p.m. Open Your Eyes To Dream (143 W. Main St., Bloomsburg, 570.239.7520, www.oyetd.com) ❏ Open-Eyed Yoga. Call 394.2251 or go online for current updates/cancellations. E-mail: yoga@oyetd.com • Beginner Vinyasa: Mon., 5:30-6:30 p.m. • Level II Vinyasa: Mon., 7-8:30 p.m. • Mixed Level Vinyasa: Tues., 9-10:30 a.m., Wed., 6:30-7:45 p.m. Mats & props available. Student/ package discounts available. Bring friend to first class, get two for price of one.
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Sandy Seyler Studio (House of Nutrition, 2nd floor, 50 Main St., Luzerne, 570.288.1785, SandySeyler.com) • Emotional Rescue Workshop: May 20, 2-5 p.m. $40. ❏ May Schedule • Yoga: Mon., 6:30 p.m.; Wed., 10:30 a.m.; Thurs., 7:15 p.m.; Sat., 9:30 a.m. Multi-level, beginners and intermediate. Hatha Yoga postures, Pranayam, deep relaxation. $11. • Meditation: Mon., 10:30 a.m.; Thurs., 6 p.m. Pranayam/mantra meditation. No experience necessary. $11. Sheri Pilates Studio (703 Market St., Kingston, 570.331.0531) • Beginner mat class: Tues., 5 p.m. $50/10 classes. • Equipment classes on reformer and tower: $150/10 classes. • Private training available on reformer, cadillac, stability chair, ladder barrel, cardiolates on rebounder. Call studio for additional mat class/ equipment class schedule, all classes taught by certified instructors. Spine & SportCare (Old Forge, 570.451.1122) • Pilates Mat Classes: Mon. 9:30 a.m.; Wed. noon; Thurs. 5:30 p.m.; Yoga Flow: Tues. 5:30 p.m. $10/class, $45/5 classes. • Small Group Personal Training: Personalized program changes w/ every session, similar to P90X crossfit. All levels, call for details. Symmetry Studio (206 N. Main Avenue, 3rd Floor, Scranton, 570.290.7242) • Mon.: Gentle Yoga 5:30 p.m.; Core Yoga 6:30 p.m.
Mother’s Day
Actors Circle presents “’Night, Mother,” the final show of its 30th season, May 10-13 and 18-20 at Providence Playhouse (1256 Providence Road, Scranton).
Written by Marsha Norman and winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize, the play explores the subjects of suicide and a tense relationship between mother and daughter. The show will be presented at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12, $10 for seniors and $8 for students. There will be a preview performance Thursday, May 10 at 8 p.m., and tickets will be $8 for the general public and seniors and $6 for students. For more info, call 570.342.9707 or visit actorscircle.org. • Tues.: Beginners Yoga 5 p.m.; Yoga Strength and Flexibility 6 p.m.; Cardio Kickboxing 7:30 p.m. • Wed.: Slow Flow 5:30 p.m.; Core Yoga 6:30 p.m. • Thurs.: All Levels Vinyasa 5:30 p.m.; Cardio Kickboxing 7:30 p.m. • Fri.: Community Ballroom (call for registration details) • Sat.: Prenatal Yoga 9:30 a.m.; Essential Yoga All Levels 11 a.m. • Sun.: Slow Flow 11 a.m. The Vintage Theater (119 Penn Avenue, Scranton, 570.589.0271, www.scrantonsvintagetheater.com) • The Ellen Doyle Dance Experience: Tues., 8-10 p.m., ft. strength training, cardio, stretching, dance warm-up classics. Free and open to the public, wear dance shoes/socks, bring yoga mat/water. Waering Stained Glass Studio (336 N. Washington St., WilkesBarre). • Tarot Card Readings: $50/first half hour, $10 additional. Appointment only. Call 570.417.5020. White Dragon Internal Strength Chi Kung (330 Sandra Dr., Jefferson Twp & Scranton, 570.906.9771) Tai chi, yoga, meditation, chi kung, white lotus, pai lum, flowing water, inner tiger. Beginners-advanced. Mon.-Fri., open
6 a.m.-10 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Private and group. Any ages. Wilkes-Barre YMCA events (570.823.2191) • Zumbatomic: Sat., 1 p.m. $16/8 week session for YMCA members, $20/non-members. Designed for ages 7-12, now offering parent class. Pre-registration required. • Camp Kresge: Father/Daughter: Session 2, May 11-13. Father/Son: Session 1, June 1-3; session 2, June 15-17, 5 p.m., check in, 11 a.m., departure YMCA Kresge. Download registration form at campkresge.com, send to Camp Registrar, Rose Warner, Family YMCA of Easton, Phillipsburg and Vicinity, 1225 West Lafayette St., Easton, PA, 18042. Info: 570.823.2191 ext. 152, mcelhinney@wbymca.org. The Yoga Studio (210 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, 570.301.7544) • Yoga: Mon., 9:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Wed., 10:30 a.m.; Thurs., 9:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Sat., 10:30 a.m. • Zumba: Tues., 5:30 p.m.; Wed. 9 a.m., 7 p.m.; Fri., 5:30 p.m. Zumba Fitness Classes • Mon./Wed., 5:15 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m., at TLC Fitness Center (bottom of Mor-
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IT’S ALL GREEK TO THEM Just as surely as I can see May flowers each year is an event I always look forward to: The spring edition of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church’s Greek Food Festival, which runs Wednesday, May 9-Saturday, May 12. “It started a long time ago, more than 40 years ago on Public Square, we used to have the Fine Arts Fiesta,” Theresa Karambelas, president of the church’s Philoptochos Society, told Dish Friday. “Unfortunately, about 18 years or so ago, we had to bow out.” Thanks to a diminishing number of volunteers, fewer parishioners and the cost of having a stand on the Square as part of the Fiesta rising, the church took a few years off from providing its goodies to the public until about 10 years ago. “We decided to try to start this all over again and do it in our own church because we have a very nice social room and a fairly decent kitchen,” Karambelas began. “It needs upgrades, and that’s what we keep working for, to buy a new convection oven and to buy a new freezer, so we could keep up with the demands. “And it helps us keep the church paying the utility bills. We’re struggling and doing the best we can to make it work, and hopefully we’ll still be around for a few years to keep
“We’re struggling and doing the best we can to make it work, and hopefully we’ll still be around for a few years to keep it going.” Theresa Karambelas
it going.” And I can attest, after seeing the many happy eaters year after year, that demand is high for the festival that boasts such Greek delicacies as manestra (baked orzo in chicken broth with parmesan cheese), spanakopita, dolmadakia (stuffed grape leaves), gyros, baklava and galaktoboureko (layers of phyllo dough filled with custard and covered with sweet syrup) and much more. Send your food and drink “We’ve been working for news to almost three months two or nmascali@theweekender.com three days a week,” Karambelas or call 570.831.7322. said. “Yesterday, we were there doing what we hope is the final batch of cookies, and we have to start making salad dressings, syrups for some of the cookies that get baked that day of the festival, there are a lot of preliminary things to be done now.” Spanakopita — spinach and feta While there are between layers of phyllo.
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“June Bugs are the Kardashians of the insect world. They’re useless, they have giant asses, and they’re IMPOSSIBLE to get out of your house once you let one in. Oh, AND they will only date black flies – seriously, I looked into it.”
Souvlaki is just one of the dishes offered at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church’s Greek Food Festival this week.
about six or seven dishes that can get made in advance, including several pastries, most of the food must be made each day. “We make the fresh gyros, we make fresh chicken — we’re always roasting chickens because we have the chicken dinners, we make fresh manestra, so some of the things you cannot make ahead,” Karambelas said, adding that volunteers usually start cooking at 7 a.m., four hours before doors open. As always, I’m looking forward to the church’s spanakopita (spinach, feta and spices between layers of phyllo), dolmadakia and baklava (layers of phyllo filled with walnuts, spices and syrup), but Karambelas can’t pick just one or two of her favorite things. “Oh, I love the macaroni and meat with the bechamel sauce called pastitsio,” she said. “That’s a wonderful dish, and I love the chicken dinner … Another thing I think is so good is we have chicken on a stick that we call souvlaki, and we have a great lemon sauce that it’s cooked in, and we put on a pita bread with salad on the top. “I don’t only have one favorite, unfortunately,” she added, laughing. “I have something for every day.” To find out more about the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church’s Greek Food Festival, visit the website below; the full menu and a pre-order form can also be found on the site — and you’ll most likely find me at the festival at least twice. W
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OUTSIDE Adventures in the Wilderness (570.343.5144 or jane@hikingjane.com) ❏ Greater Scranton YMCA outings (Y members/$5, non-members/$8): • Stony Cabin Ridge (Glen Summit): May 20, meet Y parking lot, Dunmore. 4-5 miles moderate. ❏ Senior Citizens Outings (Y members/$5, non-members/$8): • Drakes Creek (Lake Harmony): May 10, 9 a.m., meet Y lobby, Dunmore. 3 miles moderate. Tokyo Tea House. Justin’s interview with drunk drag queens was another highlight of his college career.
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gan Hwy., Scranton). $5/class. Call 570.558.7293 for info. • Adult classes held at Fitwize 4 Kids Tues./Thurs., 7:15, Sun., 11 a.m. on Keyser Ave. across from Keyser Oak Shopping Center Call 348.9383 for info.
ear Mom & Dad, I never really got along with the kids at my college television station. For starters, their idea of a wild Friday night out was a road trip to Walmart to search through the $5 movie bin. In hindsight, I’m convinced they were either Amish, home schooled or raised by sister wives. When it came to their delivery on the station’s weekly live newscast, they were as angelically absentminded as the panel on “Fox & Friends.” While they were reporting on the health fair in the student center, I was reporting on stories I knew students would actually watch, like the time I did an exclusive on cardio pole dancing by joining a class. My reports usually had my fellow news team look at me like I was out of my mind, but it was my interview with drunk drag queens that really put their granny panties in a bunch. “You have to go to this dragqueen show with me tonight!” I told my roommate Eddie. “That’s where I draw the line!” Eddie argued. “I’ll look like some kind of pervert if I show up by myself at a drag show while holding a video camera,” I argued back. A few hours later I arrived at the
show with my video camera and my skeptical roommate. Since I wanted to capture b-roll of the event to accompany my interview, Eddie and I sat front and center. We soon realized the drag queens were intrigued by their two favorite things sitting in the front: Straight boys and a TV camera! Thanks to the big camera on my shoulder the entire time, they left me alone. Eddie, on the other hand, was their target all night as they flirted with him and even tied him up with a rope. His face was never so red. After the show, I instructed the one drag queen to remain put while I found the others who were drinking liquor from the bottle in the ladies’ room. When I returned, the drag queen I ordered to stay put was sitting in a baby’s high chair! “Look! Drag queen in a high chair eating a bowl of chips! Let’s get this interview started!” he/she screamed. I used that as the opening sequence in my segment, which made my conservative news team uncomfortable and pissed. That’s the day I learned people fear what they can’t understand and hate what they can’t conquer. Love, Justin W
Hickory Run State Park (1137 Honey Hole Road, 570.403.2006) • Landscaping With a Purpose: Rain Gardens in Your Backyard Workshop: May 12, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Environmental Education Center, Frances Slocum State Park. Lunch, breaks, program materials. To register visit agsci.psu.edu/backyard/woods, call 825.1701. • Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails Hike: May 17, 9 a.m., Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails trailhead, intersection of Route 424, Route 93, Hazleton. Info: hickoryrunenvedsp@pa.gov Lacawac Sanctuary (94 Sanctuary Rd., Lake Ariel, 570.689.9494, director@lacawac.org) ❏ Music in the Forest Series: • The Young Geezers: May 13, July 15, 3 p.m., Carriage House. Lackawanna Audubon Society • LAS High Count Day: May 11-12, 5 a.m.-5 p.m. Count as many species as you can within a radius of Lackawanna County Courthouse. Potluck dinner 6 p.m., May 12, Church of the Epiphany, Glenburn. Call 570.945.5226 for info. • Nature walk along Dark Regions Road and the Narrows: May 19, 8:30 a.m. Meet along road just south of Falls bridge. Info: 570.586.8343 Lackawanna River Corridor Assoc. (570.347.6311, www.lrca.org) • Neighborhood Downspout Disconnection Workshop: May 12, 10 a.m.-noon, 2416 N. Main Ave., Scranton. Demonstrates the process used to disconnect rain gutters and downspouts from perimeter drains around residential foundations connected to sanitary sewer system. Info: director@lrca.org
Nescopeck State Park (1137 Honey Hole Rd., Drums, 570.403.2006) All events free, unless noted otherwise. Reservations required. • A Bird in the Hand: Songbird Mist Netting: May 19, 9-11 a.m. Free. Salt Springs State Park (Montrose, 570.967.7275, www.friendsofsaltspringspark.org) To register for classes, call 570.833.4034 • From Weeds to Seeds-Gardening Series: May 12, 1 p.m. Fee and preregistration. • Sunday Meditations: May 13, 1 p.m. Five-session meditation series. Scranton Ghost Walk (ScrantonGhostTours.com, 570.383.1821) • Daily, 90-minute tours, usually 7:30 p.m., 9 p.m. $20/adults, $15/ under 11. Rain or shine. Reservations required. Secret meeting place divulged upon reservation. Daytime walks available on limited basis. Call to reserve. Wallenpaupack Scenic Boat Tour 11 a.m.-6 p.m., $14/regular, $13/senior, $10/12 and under. Celebrating 50th year on the lake with daily one-hour cruises. Info: 570.226.3293, wallenpaupackboattour.com.
SOCIAL GROUPS Alcohol Anonymous: Mon./Fri 7 p.m. (373 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre), Tue. 7 p.m. (25 Church St., WilkesBarre), Wed. 10:15 a.m. (301 Shoemaker St., Swoyersville), 7 p.m. (1000 E. Mountain Blvd., Wilkes-Barre), 8 p.m. (562 Wyoming Ave., Kingston), Thurs. 10 a.m. (75 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke), 7:30 p.m. (301 Lake St., Dallas), Fri. 7:30 p.m. (Triangle 24 Hour Club, Dallas), Sat. 7:30 p.m. (1003 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort), Sun. 7 p.m. (128 W. Washington St., Nanticoke). Call 570.288.9892 for info. Food Addicts Anonymous Meetings (St. Vincent DePaul Church, Scranton: 570.344.7866) Meetings every Fri. night, 8 p.m. Monroe County Garden Club • 85th Anniversary Celebration: May 9, 11:30 a.m., Chateau Resort and Conference Center, Tannersville. $20/person. Roaring Twenties Tea Party, tea luncheon, raffle, best dressed award. Encouraged to dress in period costume, presentation on herbal crafts. Info: 570.420.0283, adeskus@ptd.net. Nar-Anon Family Group Meetings Sun. 7 p.m. Clear Brook Bldg. (rear), Forty Fort; Wed., 7 p.m. United Methodist Church, Mountaintop. 570.288.9892.
Narcotic Anonymous Meetings every Tues. at 7 p.m., downstairs in the Methodist Education Building, located off Courthouse Square, on the corner of Marion and Warren Street in Tunkhannock. There are no fees or dues. Newcomers always welcome. The National Association of Women Business Owners, NEPA Chapter (NAWBO) • Top 25 Women in Business Cocktail Party: May 17, 6 p.m., Posh at Scranton Club (404 N. Washington Ave., Scranton). To celebrate women that will be honored June 15, Hilton, Scranton. $25. Open bar, hors d’oeuvres. RSVP to krw@wentworthandassoc.com by May 14. Cash/ checks (made payable to NAWBO) accepted at door. The NEPA Rainbow Alliance (www.gaynepa.com) • As part of the NEPA SafeZone Project, NEPA RA is creating an “It Gets Better” video. Video features local representatives from the LGBT community, allies and more offering words of encouragement. To be a sponsor, e-mail itgetsbetter@gaynepa.com; to be in the video, visit gaynepa.com for details/application. Oakwood Terrace (400 Gleason Dr., Moosic, 570.451.3171 ext. 116 or 101) • Support Group Meetings: third Wed. of each month, 6:30 p.m. St Joseph’s Senior Social Club • Meeting: May 17, 1 p.m., St. Rocco’s school auditorium (Oak St., Pittston). Seats available for Niagara Falls trip Sept. 5-7, deposit due. Trip to Cape Cod, Mass. Oct. 15-19. Bring canned goods for St. John’s food pantry. Bingo/card games. Refreshments. Info: 570.654.2967 Suicide Bereavement Support Group First/Third Thurs. every month, 7 p.m., at Catholic Social Services (33 E. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre). Call 570.822.7118 ext. 307 for info. Wyoming Valley Home School Network A support group for home school or cyber school parents throughout NEPA providing monthly meetings, field trips, park days, more. Visit wvhsnetwork.webs.com or contact Julie Lemardy at jmlemardy@gmail.com for info. W - compiled by Stephanie DeBalko, Weekender Staff Writer Send your listings to weekender@theweekender.com, 90 E. Market St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703 or fax to 570.831.7375
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one, incorporate the second, etc. Do not try and implement them all at once. You’ll be overwhelmed and will have trouble reaching any. • Stay committed. Don’t let others sabotage your goals, this goes for spouses, family members and/or friends. Believe in yourself and the process. The saying, “Nothing worthwhile is ever easy,” may not be always true but it certainly applies to changing your body. • If at first you don’t succeed, don’t give up, ever. Take a step back, regroup and refocus. This is the time to re-evaluate your goals and level of commitment. • Sign on the dotted line. A study in Psychology and Health shows we only have so much willpower and inevitably we will veer off track if dieting for long periods of time. The solution is to set increments of time where you stick to the plan. Consider a 30day contract where you abide by the rules and include penalties. As you start the process, remember you’re in it for the long haul and not just the 30 days. Wanting quick results is wishful thinking, but it isn’t reality and will only bring you down. Keep reminding yourself what you’re working toward, crank up the tunes on your iPod, and lastly, take responsibility for your shortcomings (i.e. coming home at 2 a.m. and eating a half of cake). W
If you set attainable goals for yourself, the days of you being this guy (or gal) on the beach are numbered.
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will never suggest “The Situation” as a role model, but there is one lesson you can take from MTV’s “Jersey Shore” loudmouth: The less body fat you have, the better your muscle definition will show. It’s that exciting time of year when summer is around the corner and all the new warm-weather fashion trends start to blossom. This spring, make it your goal to shed your winter fat so when beach time arrives you’ll be ready for less clothing. Your best bet is to start this transformation slowly, especially if you’re just beginning. This will increase the odds that you will stick with the process. If you aren’t sure where to start or have failed in previous attempts, consult a professional, qualified, educated personal trainer. Goal setting tips: • Write it down. Goals must be specific, measurable and attainable. Saying you want to be able to do 10 chin-ups in 30 days probably isn’t attainable if you cannot do one. Also, instead of saying “I want to lose weight,” write it down as “I want to lose five pounds of fat by June 1.” This forces you to be accountable. • Break a big goal into smaller goals. As time passes, these mini goals will become part of your life. Implement one mini goal at a time and once you achieve the first
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Amanda’s Bitch One of the things that frustrates me the most is when a business doesn’t answer its phone or return phone calls. To make matters worse, the one place we all can’t stand to go is a place that I’ve been trying to call: The DMV. I’ve tried them at least five times in the past two weeks to ask a question about getting a new title, and I’ve yet to talk to an actual person. I end up hanging up because I can’t stand waiting on the line any longer. I think that’s its plan. It hopes the onhold message is so annoying that everyone hangs up and it never has to deal with you. Why bother having a phone number if you have no intention of answering it? Thinking my experience may have been an isolated one and I may have just been calling on a day with heavy phone traffic, I asked other people if they’ve ever tried to call the DMV. Every single person I asked said they’ve never been able to actually speak to someone via phone. I’ve tried different locations, too, even other states, it’s not just Pa. One recording tells you to go on its website and find the answer to your question. However, I wouldn’t be calling you right now if the answer to my question was on its website because I’ve been scanning its page for an hour with no luck! Same thing happened with a spa I was calling to make an appointment. It rang and rang and rang. I left a voicemail and
If you own a business, maybe you should think about answering this. Yeah, Amanda’s talking to you, DMV. never got a call back. The other day, I called a business to ask about a specific gift I planned to order. The phone rang off the hook! Does this piss anyone else off? Sure, I’m a part of the instant-gratification generation and yes, I live on my iPhone and like answers immediately, but come on, why bother having a phone number if you are going to leave people hanging in frustration on the other end? Where has common courtesy gone? Out the door with snail mail and landlines, apparently. I feel slightly better now that I’ve bitched and gotten that off my chest.
Jeff’s Brag I had the greatest time at The Woodlands Friday watching one of the most gifted bands to ever rise from the local music scene. The Badlees were appearing in a rare night-club appearance, and they rocked hundreds until last call. I’m not a big concert kind of guy, but I was mesmerized by the collection of unsung talent on the stage. For those who weren’t around in the mid ’90s, The Badlees broke though nationally with “Angeline is Coming Home” and “Fear of Falling” hitting the charts. Then, due to an industry-wide consoliThis week, Jeff’s bragging about dation of record laThe Badlees. bels, The Badlees got
caught up in the ugly side of the business, where they were basically put on hold for three years. By the time they got free of their label, the momentum was gone. So close to superstardom. But listening on Friday, they sounded as awesome as any band you’ll see on Montage Mountain. The band is tight as ever, Pete Palladino’s vocals still soar, and, as usual, at the core of The Badlees is chief songwriter, Bret Alexander. One of the most-respected musicians and producers in the area, Bret runs a successful recording studio that works with all the big area bands. I was thrilled when he agreed to help produce my Wackjob songs (but don’t hold that against him). The occasion for the local appearance was to promote “See Me As A Picture, The Best So Far 1990-2012” which is available at Gallery of Sound. The CD features “Gwendolyn” and an awesome, rockin’ cover of “Maggie May,” but for me, the best surprise was “Thinking In Ways.” Although I was on the radio through The Badlees heyday, I somehow overlooked this gem. It’s the haunting ballad of a prepaid funeral as a man approaches the end. It has to be one of the most addictive songs I’ve ever heard. Whether or not The Badlees ever reach the level they deserve, for once, NEPA is ahead of the country. We know about something great that no one else knows about! W Hear Jeff & Amanda Bitch and Brag Fridays at 3:30 p.m. on 98.5 KRZ.
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Weekender Correspondent TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) When the bandwidth of your communication with someone has dwindled to dial-up, you need to find a way to get broadband access back. Unfortunately, something’s gone awry here, so you’re not likely to get a lot of help from the other person involved — they’re probably feeling mostly bewildered, helpless and frustrated. I bet you feel that stuff, too, but this is one of those times when you’ll have to be the one who tries to push past that stuff. That feels like a lot of work, I know. Try to forget about that whole ideal of someone meeting you halfway and just settle for a meeting, even if you have to do most of the legwork. It’s better than the alternative, trust me. GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) Your ego is your greatest enemy this week. That pride is bound to get you into all kinds of trouble. Yes, it may be galling to discover that you have to do things you don’t want to do or that you consider “beneath you,” but failing to do those things doesn’t change the reality of the situation. If you can’t be bothered, you will probably be replaced. If you’re OK with that, then go ahead and cling to your pride. Hopefully it’ll keep you afloat when other aspects of your life come crashing down. If you let go of it now, though, you’re less likely to have to survive a metaphorical tsunami.
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CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) I wish there were some universally charming, witty, graceful way to deal with the moronic boneheads you have to occasionally encounter, but there isn’t. There is a generally ineffective and stupid way to deal with them — and that is to allow them to ruffle your feathers and make you upset. Unfortunately, that’s frequently the tack you’ve been taking lately. Try to shake it off and regroup and reload your awesome sense of humor. You can’t do much about how idiotic some people are, but you can remember to laugh about it. And that’s a whole lot better than crying about it. LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) Leos, especially young Leos, are so eager to be liked and accepted that sometimes you’ll bend over backwards in order to fulfill people’s assumptions about you. Afterwards, you often regret or feel bad about it. Stick to your guns. One of your great strengths is powerful self-knowledge and expression. Bending that to suit others’ perceptions is a huge,
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pointless waste of time. Be who you are. It’s incredibly freeing to accept that numerous people will like you more for that even though a handful won’t like you at all. You’re great. Most of us know it. Now prove you know it. VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) There are people in your life whose behavior is so far beyond the pale that it feels like there’s no reasonable way to deal with them. That may very well be true. Of course, the normal solution for such difficult people is to simply walk away from them and not interact with them any more. However, sometimes that’s easier said than done and, in some cases, not easily possible (when they’re your in-laws, for example). If that’s the situation you find yourself in, it’s still best to stay as uninvolved as possible. There’s a way to draw firm, clear boundaries without being mean or awful. Find it. LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) You love being a good friend, and it’s wonderful how people can rely on you. However, there are times when your own needs or plans must and should take precedent. You can’t always drop everything and come running every time your friend calls. This week, you may have to fail to come through for someone because life has intervened. They need to understand that — and so do you. Feeling guilty about it serves no one. You’ll probably come through next time, as you have so many times before, so stop feeling bad about this time, and get on with your life.
SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) You feel everything so deeply and intensely that sometimes it’s hard for others to really help you. You’re swimming in depths only the Loch Ness Monster could reach, so it may very well be entirely up to you to find your way back to the surface where someone can throw you a life ring buoy and help tow you to drier ground. There are plenty of people on shore with floaties in hand, just waiting for you to bob to the surface. Why don’t you at least head in that direction? You’ve hung out down here long enough. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) Your ideas about yourself, while accurate, may not always be in your own best interest. Being willing to change or experiment is something that children and teenagers do freely and enthusiastically, but adults are more resistant to. Be playful, and allow yourself to constantly test the boundaries of who you are. What was true five years ago may no longer be the case. If you’ve decided to stop growing and changing, you’ve decided to stop living. I hope that’s never the case. Since this week provides ample opportunities to expand the horizons of who you are or could be, please seize them. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) This week is all about being more open-minded and less snobbish than you have been in the past. Being willing to overlook minor flaws (which are often inflated in others’ minds to be major shortcomings) will not only make you a
better, more gracious and happier person, it’ll also make you a lot less lonely. Much of your isolation is self-imposed, because people don’t always meet your exacting standards. Relax those standards, and focus on less superficial traits, and you will find that the overall quality of your life goes up, not down — despite allowing so many “lower-quality” people into it. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) While it’s certainly safer to expect and prepare for the worst possible outcome (which ensures that most of your surprises will be pleasant ones), it does make for a rather grim, pessimistic outlook on life. What happened to also hoping for the best? Somehow, you’ve lost sight of that, and it’s an important part of the equation. Sure, girding yourself for a worst-case scenario is fine, but remember to envision and aim for a best-case scenario while you’re at it. If you do so, it just might happen — but if you’re not even looking for it, you probably won’t even see it. PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) Make yourself busier. Slowing down may work for some people and might even be the right solution for you at times, but it’s not the correct solution right now. You have too much time to think at the moment, and your busy mind has certainly taken advantage of it. Time to cut it off. Many of your problems only seem so insurmountable because you actually have too many hours to dwell upon them. Get busier, and several of them might just evaporate. Even if they don’t disappear completely, they’ll almost certainly shrink to a much more manageable size. ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, they say — but it’s also contained other places. Having a high degree of confidence (not arrogance; be careful, Aries) can make you a million times more attractive to quality people. Winning the genetic lottery is only part of the picture — being proud of who you are ultimately counts for a whole lot more. This week, instead of worrying about all the superficial stuff that you may not be as happy with, own who you are and all the wonderful qualities you actually have. Turn up the shine, and watch how people respond. You’ll be pretty pleased. W To contact Caeriel, e-mail sign.language.astrology@gmail.com.
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Pittston Memorial Library (47 Broad St., 570.654.9565, pitmemlib@comcast.net) • Crochet Club: Tues. 10 a.m.-noon, Thurs. 6-7:45 p.m., 12+, registration required. Participants bring their own crochet hook, yarn. Call, stop to register. • Basic Computer Class for Adults: Mon., 10:30 a.m. Call to register. • Children’s Book Week: through May 12. Make-and-take bookmark while supplies last. • TAG Meeting: May 10, 6 p.m. • Furry Tails: May 12, 10-11:30 a.m. Pre-
register at front desk. • Monday Lego Club Group: May 14, 4 p.m. Club is wait list only by calling. The Vintage Theater (119 Penn Avenue, Scranton, 570.589.0271, www.scrantonsvintagetheater.com) • Writer’s critique group: Sat., noon-2 p.m. Bring work samples. Free and open to public, donations encouraged. West Pittston Library (200 Exeter Ave., www.wplibrary.org, 570.654.9847) • Book Club: First Tues., 6:45 p.m. Free. Informal discussion of memberselected books. • Weekly story time for children: Fri., 1 p.m. Free.
VISUAL AFA Gallery (514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton: 570.969.1040 or Artistsforart.org)
Gallery hours Thurs.-Sat., 12-5 p.m. • Life Drawing sessions: every Mon., 7-9 p.m. Contact ted@tedmichalowski.com for info. • Drawing Socials: Sun., 6-9 p.m. $5 GA, $2 student. • “Intramurals:” through May 25. Free, open to public. ArtWorks Gallery (502 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. 570.207.1815, artworksnepa.com) Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat., noon-3 p.m., or by appointment. • Shirley Thomas: Small sculpture and paintings from recycled materials: through May 25. The Butternut Gallery & Second Story Books (204 Church St, 2nd Floor, Montrose) Gallery hours: Wed.-Sat., 11a.m.-5 p.m., Sun., 12 p.m.-4 p.m. • “Better Enjoyed than Hidden: Collector’s Work at Butternut Gallery:” through May 12. Paintings, sculptures, jewelry, pottery from art collectors. Camerawork Gallery (Downstairs in the Marquis Gallery, Laundry Building, 515 Center St., Scranton, 570.510.5028. www.cameraworkgallery.org, rross233@aol.com) Gallery hours Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. • Accepting submissions for new shows during 2012 & 2013. Photography only; all photographic methods considered. Check out submissions procedure on website for details. Everhart Museum (1901 Mulberry St., Scranton, PA, 570.346.7186, www.everhart-museum.org) Admission $5 adults; $3 students/ seniors; $2 children 6-12; members free. • Titanic: Explore the Legend and 100 Years in History: through June 24. • “BEEyond,” featuring an artistic exploration via the lens of photographer Rose-Lynn Fisher, and “Directing Sunbeams: Beekeeping in Northeast Pennsylvania:” through Sept. 3. Gallery at the Pocono Community Theater (88 S. Courtland St., East Stroudsburg, 570.421.3456. poconocommunitytheater.org) • “Wild About Flowers: through June 17. Front gallery, Andrea RobbinsRimberg. • “Vacation Time:” through June 17. Back gallery, Penny Ross. Luzerne County Historical
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Osterhout Library (71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.821.1959) • Socrates Cafe Discussion Group: May 10, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. • Seeking flood-related submissions for Word Fountain publication: Hurricane Agnes or Hurricane Irene. 1,000 words or less, any genre; original photos, 2-D art. Deadline May 12, send to Osterhout Free Library, Attn: Word
Fountain, 71 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre, PA 18701 or wordfountain@osterhout.lib.pa.us. For sponsorships, contact 823.0156. • E-readers 101: May 14, 6:30-8 p.m. Learn how to use Kindle Touch, Nook. Free, call to register. • Poetry Series: May 15, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. • Women’s Writer Discussion: May 15, 6:30 p.m. Free, call to register.
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“It’s the biggest Korean martial-arts event to happen in the past 65 years. People from all over the world are coming to attend.” Organizer Eric Kovaleski
Chang Il Do, right, who will be on hand for Mega Martial Arts Weekend, demonstrates a move.
A weekend for kicks Martial-arts masters descend upon NEPA
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artial-arts masters from all over the world will converge in NEPA as the Mega Martial Arts Weekend begins Thursday, May 10. The event is jam-packed with contests, competitions, hands-on training sessions, as well as the opportunity to meet some bigscreen karate legends. The event was designed to celebrate skilled martial-arts champions while passing down their immense knowledge of the art form to the next generation. Our area was chosen for the event thanks to a few local masters, including Master Eric Kovaleski and five-time world karate champion Grandmaster Cynthia Rothrock, who went on quite a journey to make it happen. “Last year my father (Grand-
master Robert Kovaleski), Cynthia, and myself led a team of students to Korea to meet these gentleman, and we planned the event from there,” said Eric Kovaleski, owner of Master Kovaleski’s Tang Soo Karate USA in Dickson City. “Cynthia is from Moosic, she made it big in Hollywood, but decided to hold the event where she grew up. It’s her hometown, along with mine and my father’s.” The busy weekend begins Thursday with a full day of training seminars at Master Kovaleski’s Karate USA with two of the highest-ranking Grandmasters in the world, Young Duk Kim and Hee Suk Choi. “They have the second and third black belts ever recorded in Korean martial-arts history,” remarked Kovaleski. “The event on Thursday isn’t held every year; it’s the biggest Korean martial-arts event to happen in the past 65 years. People from all
over the world are coming to attend.” Festivities continue Friday at Split Rock Resort & Golf Club in Lake Harmony with the 14th Annual USA National Karate Championships. Approximately 350 competitors will be on hand to show off their most advanced karate moves. “Competitions on Friday include demo teams, breaking and jump-front and side-kick contests with students from all over the country and world competing,” Kovaleski said. “It continues into Saturday with traditional and open forms, weapons and sparring or free fighting. While competitions are going on, all the celebrities will be there for pictures and autographs with their fans.” Following the competitions Saturday is the 2nd Annual Legends of the Martial Arts Hall of Fame Awards. Stars of sport and film will be inducted this year including Grandmaster Chang Il Do a.k.a. Bruce Lai and Muhammad Ali, who won’t be in attendance due to health issues. “We’ve been truly blessed because some of the guys coming in from Korea have never been to the U.S.,” Kovaleski said. “Some are also action film stars; Hwang Jang Lee fought Jackie Chan in ‘Drunken Master’ and Chang Il Do also had a film career finishing Bruce Lee’s movies when he passed away.” Kovaleski noted that people who aren’t familiar with martial arts would also enjoy the familyfriendly event because it provides a chance to see what the art form is all about. “It’s truly remarkable to have these very famous guys who all have such huge martial-arts careers coming here,” he began. “We are so honored to have them come to our school in Dickson City out of all places in the U.S.”
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SPEAK & SEE, FROM PAGE 57 Society Museum (69 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.823.6244, lchs@epix.net) • “The Wonderful Story of Planters Peanuts:” through Oct. 27. Will be on display for National Convention of the Peanut Pals collector’s club, held in Wilkes-Barre, July. Mahady Gallery (Marywood University, 570.348.6211 x 2428, marywood.edu/galleries.) Summer hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. • Graduate Exhibition: through June 15. John Kolbek, Kelly Ufkin, Sarrah F. Dibble, Niko J. Kallianiotis, Georgia Test. Marquis Art & Frame (122 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.823.0518) Gallery hours Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. • “In the Details”-works by Erika Baez, Omar Rodriguez Jr. & Allison Maslow: May 11-July 7. Opening reception May 11, 5-8 p.m. Meeting of the Art Waters (meetingoftheartwaters.com) • An exhibit by seven international photographers through June 30 at T.W. Shoemaker Art (312 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming). Portion of proceeds benefit North Branch Land Trust and Blue Chip Farms Animal Refuge. New Visions Studio & Gallery (201 Vine St., Scranton, www.newvisionstudio.com, 570.878.3970) Gallery hours: Tues.-Sun., noon-6 p.m. and by appointment. • May Exhibit: “Visceral” by Bri Hermanson / Blown-Glass Sculptures by Michael Swanson / Camera for a Cure by Timmy Walsh: through May 18. Pauly Friedman Art Gallery (Misericordia University, 570.674.6250, misericordia.edu/art) Gallery Hours: Mon. closed, Tue.Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 1-5 p.m. • “Exceptional Art-Exceptional Artists:” 2nd floor, John J. Passan Hall, lower campus. Artists from Deutsch Institute’s Verve Vertu Art Studio.
Info: 674.8255, mdonato@misericordia.edu • “The Impact and History of Nursing Education in Luzerne County, 18872012:” through June 29. Pocono Arts Council (18 N. Seventh St., Stroudsburg. 570.476.4460. www.poconoarts.org) • Art On Main: May 19, 3-8 p.m. • ARTventures Trip to Glynallyn: May 22, departs 9 a.m., returns 3:30 p.m. $55/members, $65/non-members. Includes chauffeured ride to and from Morristown, N.J. Call or e-mailDebbie@poconoarts.org. Schulman Gallery (2nd floor of LCCC Campus Center, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke, www.luzerne.edu/ schulmangallery, 570.740.0727) Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. • Annual Student Show: through June 28. Graphics, paintings, photography, computer graphics, portfolios. Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University (150 S. River St., Stark Learning Center) Gallery hours: Daily, noon-4:30 p.m. • “Detroit Forsaken:” through May 20. STAR Gallery at the Mall at Steamtown (570.969.2537/ 343.3048) • “With Hearts On Our Sleeves:” through May 31. The Vintage Theater (119 Penn Avenue, Scranton, 570.589.0271, www.scrantonsvintagetheater.com) Gallery hours: Wed., 6 p.m.-midnight; Thurs.-Sat., noon-6 p.m. • 2nd Annual Rhythm of The Region: through May 31.• Steampunk Masquerade Exhibit: July 6-July 28, seeking submissions. E-mail photos of works, brief artist bio, contact info to info@scrantonsvintagetheater.com, mail to theater. Early deadline June 1.
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MOTORHOME COACHMAN 2005 ENCORE 380DS 15,500 miles Cat engine, Allison Auto trans, New Tires, New Aluminum Wheels, new Brakes Satellite antenna. Has R-TITLE repaired in 2008. perfect condition.$74,500. Any Questions call 570-655-2804
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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans
WANTED
AWD. Third row seating. Economical 6 cylinder automatic. Fully loaded with all available options. 93k pampered miles. Garage kept. Safety / emissions inspected and ready to go. Sale priced at $7595. Trade-ins accepted. Tag & title processing available with purchase. Call Fran for an appointment to see this outstanding SUV. 570-466-2771 Scranton
MITSUBISHI `11
King of the Highway! Mint original antique show winner. Factory spot lights, wide white tires, biggest Harley built. Only 28,000 original miles! Never needs inspection, permanent registration. $7,995 OBO 570-905-9348
SXT Special Edition. Stow and go, beautiful van. Leather heated seats with sunroof, tinted windows, luggage rack. Brandy color, 85K miles. $11,875 negotiable 570-301-4929
MATTIE AUTOMOTIVE 220 Bennett Street, Luzerne Motorcycle State Inspection, Tire Sales & Maintenance 570-283-1098
Less than 5,000 miles on engine. 4WD. Power accessories. Inspected. Runs great. $4,500 or best offer. Call 570-696-9518 or 570-690-3709
OUTLANDER SPORT SE
DODGE 05 CARAVAN
GMC `01 JIMMY
AWD, Black interior/exterior, start/ stop engine with keyless entry, heated seats, 18” alloy wheels, many extra features. Only Low Miles. 10 year, 100,000 mile warranty. $22,500. Willing to negotiate. Serious inquires only - must sell, going to law school. (570) 793-6844
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Cars & Full Size Trucks. For prices... Lamoreaux Auto Parts 477-2562
Building/ Construction/ Skilled Trades
CARPENTER/HELPER
Full time. Residential remodeling. Experience helpful. Must have valid PA Driver’s license and reliable transportation. $12/hour to start. Holidays and one week paid vacation after one year. Call Monday through Friday 68pm. 570-696-2494
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Automotive Claims Assistant/ Customer Service
Applicants must have a good work ethic, should be well organized and have excellent phone skills. Applicants must be able to communicate effectively on the phone and in person. The applicant should have basic typing skills, and some data entry experience is preferred. Knowledge of Spanish is a plus. This position is a full time position. Benefit package available. PLEASE E-MAIL RESUMES TO joann.Lombardo@ pennwarrantycorp. com
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Education/ Training
506 Administrative/ Clerical
Church Administrative Assistant 3 hours/day.
3 days/week. Experience as a secretary with MS Office, social media and website maintenance required. Reply by 5/18/2012. office@ firwoodumc.org or call 570-823-7721 Leave message.
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Building/ Construction/ Skilled Trades
CARPENTERS NEEDED Call 570-654-5775
EMT/PARAMEDIC INSTRUCTORS
DoH Instructor required for Lectures, also need skill Instructors for new Paramedic Program starting up. Send resume and letter of intent to Barbara.Reese@ mccann.edu by May 30, 2012
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527 Food Services/ Hospitality
STAFF WANTED
Must be professional, energetic, hardworking, with the ability to multitask. Cooking experience required. Daytime hours available. Call for details at 570-674-4395, or stop by 566 Memorial Highway, Dallas to apply.
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Janitorial/ Cleaning
HOUSEKEEPING
Full time. Morning, Afternoon and Evening Shifts. Apply in person: Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA, 40 W. Northampton St. Wilkes-Barre
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Accounting/ Finance
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Logistics/ Transportation
Drivers: $2,500 Sign-On Bonus Home Nightly Hazleton, PA Dedicated Run. CDL-A, 1 year experience required. Estenson Logistics. Apply: www.goelc.com 1-866-336-9642
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SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS
West Side, semi retired & home makers welcome, will train. 570-288-8035
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Accounting/ Finance
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ASSOCIATE McCarthy Tire Service is seeking a full time Accounts Payable Associate for our corporate operations in Wilkes-Barre. Qualified candidate must be proficient in AP entry and processing, must be able to work in a fast paced environment and be detailed oriented. Candidates must also be proficient in Excel and have a working knowledge of Microsoft office. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential. We offer a competitive pay rate and benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(K) program with company match, vacation and personal holiday time off. Interested applicants may send resume with salary requirements to tschooley@mccarthytire.com or to Human Resources Department, McCarthy Tire Service, 340 Kidder Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703.
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Building/ Construction/ Skilled Trades
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Building/ Construction/ Skilled Trades
JOB
FAIR WHEN: May 11, 2012 WHERE: Hampton Inn & Suites 876 Schechter Dr. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 TIME: 12:00 Noon to 6:00 p.m. Turner Bros. is seeking qualified candidates for the following positions:
NCCCO Operators - Conventional & Hydraulic, Riggers, Wind Turbine Techs, QA/QC Inspectors with wind industry experience, Mechanic, Forklift Operators, Tower Washers and General Laborers. Experience helpful.
Bring your resume and meet our Leadership Team. Turner Bros. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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518 Customer Support/Client Care
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE Local manufacturing company is seeking a fulltime Customer Service Representative to join our team. This position serves as the point of contact for customers and proactively works to resolve any customer issues, responsible for monitoring all incoming customer orders and entering orders through web-based software. Must demonstrate strong, effective communication and problem solving skills, promptly communicate with appropriate staff and management and customers to ensure timely and quality delivery of orders, have excellent organization skills with the ability to prioritize tasks, and work well under pressure in a fast-paced work environment. People skills are essential in this position, and the ideal candidate should be friendly, pleasant, and maintain a professional demeanor at all times. Candidate should have at least 4 years Customer Service experience. Even though not required for the position, applicants with a College Degree and Supervisory experience are strongly encouraged to apply. We offer a competitive wage and benefits package. Qualified applicants should apply by mailing a resume to: c/o The Times Leader
506 Administrative/ Clerical
OFFICE MANAGER
Must have basic accounting skills, good phone etiquette, and data entry skills. Will be responsible for filing, reviewing payroll, vender interactions, and various programs. Must be familiar with MS Office products. Interested individuals should apply in person at:
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc. 100 Slocum Ave., Exeter, PA 18643 E.O.E. M/F/D/V
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Building/ Construction/ Skilled Trades
ENTRY LEVEL CONSTRUCTION LABORER Two person crew, no experience necessary, company will train. The work is outdoor, fast-paced, very physical and will require the applicant to be out of town for eight day intervals followed by six days off. Applicants must have a valid PA drivers license and clean driving record. Starting wage is negotiable but will be no less than $14.00 per with family health, dental and 401k.
Apply at R.K. Hydro-Vac, Inc. 1075 Oak St., Pittston, PA 18640
Box 4010 15 N. Main Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250
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E-mail resume to: tcharney@rkhydrovacpa.com or call 800-237-7474 Monday to Friday8:30 to 4:30 E.O.E. and Mandatory Drug Testing.
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ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES IN THE INDUSTRY
Proud of What We Do!
Maintenance Technicians Job Fair Cargill Case Ready in Hazleton, PA is HIRING for Day and Night Maintenance Techs!
12hr schedule pays up to $24.10/hr Benefits include: medical, dental, vision and 401K When: Saturday May 12, 2012 What Time: From 10:00am to 2:00 pm Where: Cargill Plant. At 65 Green Mountain Rd. Hazleton, PA 570-384-8460 “On site applications and interviews” (We are located on the last entrance of the Humboldt Industrial Park in Hazleton, PA, immediately pass Eagle Rock)
**Vocational Training or Industrial Mechanical experience REQUIRED!
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Cargill is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer and a drug free place.
Applications will only be accepted for Maintenance Tech
Logistics/ Transportation
Director of Safety & Recruiting
BOLUS FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC., One of the areas premier transportation companies has a tremendous senior management opportunity available. This position will allow you to use your leadership, experience and skills to direct and lead our recruiting and safety programs. We are seeking qualified, experienced candidates with solid understanding of the transportation industry, DOT safety regulations and driver recruiting experience. Excellent communication and organizational skills are a must. This senior management position offers a very competitive salary and benefit package. Please send resume to: BOLUS FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC. 700 N. KEYSER AVE SCRANTON, PA 18504 ATTN: PRESIDENT
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548 Medical/Health
CAREGIVERS
Looking for mature & compassionate people to work with elderly in their homes. Personal care & transportation required. All Shifts available. Call: 570-338-2681
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Community Home Workers Full time week on week off position (including 7 asleep overnight shifts) working with individuals with developmental disabilities in the WilkesBarre Area! Valid Drivers License is required. Experience is helpful paid training is provided. Starting salary is $22,048 plus Benefits for full time include health insurance for employee, vacation and holiday pay, 401K, Life Insurance. For information or application, call IMPACT SYSTEMS/ Keystone Human Services. at 8293671. Drug Free Workplace EOE
548 Medical/Health
REGISTERED DIETITIAN Kingston Commons, a Long Term Care Facility located in Kingston, PA, is looking for a Registered Dietician. Candidates for this full-time position must possess a Bachelor s degree in Food & Nutrition, have clinical experience in healthcare setting, have a current PA licensure and registration with ADA.
Apply In Person:
Kingston Commons
615 Wyoming Ave. Kingston, PA 18704 Fax: 570-288-8335, or email resume to: administrator@kingstoncommons.com Drug Free Work Place E.O.E.
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Auto Parts
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Auto Parts
BUYING JUNK VEHICLES $300 AND UP
$125 EXTRA IF DRIVEN, DRAGGED OR PUSHED IN!
NOBODY Pays More 570-760-2035
Monday thru Saturday 6am-9pm • Happy Trails!
548 Medical/Health HEALTHCARE A Leader in the Receivables Management Industry has multiple positions available: • Data Entry • Cash Application • A/R Representatives • Professional Coding Medical office experience preferred. Ability to work independently a PLUS. Fax resume to 570-208-5556.
LPNs/ Resident Care Aides Looking for caring,
and compassionate people for Alzheimer’s assisted living facility. We are currently hiring Part Time LPNs (3rd shift). Resident Care Aides, all shifts. Must be a high school graduate, experience preferred. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. Apply within.
Keystone Garden Estates
100 Narrows Rd Route 11 Larksville, PA 18651
OPTICIAN
Optician needed for busy eye doctor offices located in Berwick & Bloomsburg. 1 Full time and 1 part time per diem position available. Experience preferred but not needed. Will train the right person. Send resume to: Dr. Gary Finnegan, 133 West Front Street, Berwick, PA 18603
Part Time Clinic Coordinator (N -N ON
URSING
POSITION) For one physician medical practice in Plains, PA. Office and home work combination. Experience in front office medical practice necessary.
Call 570-814-0657
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Pet Groomer/Stylist
Experience required. Must have knowledge of grooming standards for all breeds. Must be available to work weekends. Tools and uniforms provided. PREPPY PET SUITES FAX RESUME TO 570-270-3720
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Part Time. 20-30 hours. Must have PA driver’s license. Must be available Friday-Monday. Call 570-283-3800
Production/ Operations
MACHINE OPERATOR TRAINEES/PRINT OPERATOR TRAINEES A major thermoplastics forming company is seeking full time positions for Machine Operator Trainees/Print Operator trainees. Qualified candidates must possess strong mechanical aptitude with good written and oral communication skills. Starting wage, $17.62/hr with 3/4 day weeks12 hour shifts. Drug screenings and background checks are conditions of employment. Applications are accepted on-site: 8 AM-5 PM or you may forward resume to:
Fabri-Kal Corporation
ATTN: Human Resources Valmont Industrial Park 150 Lions Drive Hazleton, PA. 18202 Phone: 570-861-3303 procure@ Fabri-Kal.com
* OPTICAL *
• MACHINE OPERATOR 3pm-8pm Benefits for full time. Send resume or apply in person, Monday-Friday, 8:30a - 6pm to: LUZERNE OPTICAL 180 N. WILKESBARRE BLVD. WILKES-BARRE, PA 18702
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Other
Sales/Retail/ Business Development
Sales Inside/Outside for LInsurance Office S / OW
ALARY
HIGH COMMISSION GO GETTERS ONLY EMAIL RESUMES STREMEL2@ NATIONWIDE.COM
Sales/Retail/ Business Development
Sales Representative
Full or part time. Focus is primarily on growing the commercial and residential customer base through faceto-face solicitation of targeted commercial prospects within a defined area. Base income in addition to residual commission with car allowance. Health benefits and 401(k). Send resume to Tulpehocken Spring Water, P.O. Box 1474, Scranton, PA 18501, fax to 570-424-2349 or email: tulp1@ptd.net
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Business Opportunities
FIRE YOUR BOSS!!!! “WORK FOR YOURSELF” INVEST IN YOURSELF WITH JAN – PRO
*Guaranteed Clients * Steady Income *Insurance & Bonding * Training & Ongoing Support * Low Start Up Costs *Veterans Financing Program * Accounts available through 0ut Wilkes-Barre & Scranton
570-824-5774
Janpro.com
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700 MERCHANDISE 708
Antiques & Collectibles
COINS. Fine - Ex Fine 56-P, 58-P, 60D, 61-D, 63-P $75. 570-287-4135
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Baby Items
STROLLER. New 3 wheel jogger still in box, never used. Paid $249, asking $225. Call 570-771-6081
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Clothing
Located at Wyoming Valley Mall must sell. $125,000 negotiable. Ask for Rob 570-693-3323
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COMPUTER. Complete set up includes office size desk & chair. Emachines CPU with XP Home. Craig flat screen monitor, Lexmark color printer. Excellent. All $300 570-489-2675
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TURN KEY OPERATION
Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair
Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair
COAT
KENNETH COLE Beige, size 6, hardly worn. $75. 570-855-5385
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Computer Equipment & Software
Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair
MAINTENANCE POSITIONS INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN I MAINTENANCE MECHANIC II MAINTENANCE TRAINEE Fabri-Kal Corporation, a major thermoforming plastics company, has immediate full time benefitted positions. 12 hour shifts. Industrial Electrician: Conduit, emt and ridged pipe; Equipment testing; AC/DC motors and drives; PLC systems. 3 Yrs Exp. HS/GED required, vocational/trade school preferred. Mechanic: Troubleshooting, hydraulic/pneumatic, machine shop, plumbing, welding, rebuild mechanic devices, schematics, test equipment, basic electrical systems. 3 Yrs Exp. HS/GED required, vocational/trade school preferred. Maintenance Trainee: Associates Degree in Electronic field or Technical Certification in Electronics to include AC/DC Fundamentals, Industrial Electricity, Motor Controls, AC/DC Drives, PLC s, Basic testing equipment/Multi-meter/Amp probes. Drug & Alcohol screening and background checks are conditions of employment. Competitive wage and benefits package: Family Health Insurance, Prescription, Dental & Vision, Disability, 401K, Education, Paid Leave. EOE. Apply on site Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM; or forward resume to:
758 Miscellaneous
HUTCH, Lighted Oak Dining Room. 2 pieces, bottom is combination of doors & drawers. 570-313-9763
Mattress Queen Plush-Top Set New in Plastic Must Sell ASAP $150 Call Steve @ 570-280-9628 ROCKER, wood/tapestry, $75. RECLINER, Burgundy velour cloth, $125. SOFA, CHAIR, OTTOMAN, 3 TABLES, great for den. Wood and cloth, all in excellent condition. $450. Call after 6 PM 570-675-5046
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SOFA, LOVESEAT, CHAIR. Brown. Fair condition. FREE 570-3882388
750
Jewelry
CAROL IS BUYING
PAYING TOP DOLLAR for your gold, silver, co ins, scrap jewelry, rings, diamonds, necklaces,bracelets, old antique costume jewelry. Guaranteed to be paid top dollar. WE MAKE HOUSE CALLS! 570-855 7197 570-328-3428
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Medical Equipment
Lift chair, mauve, battery back up, very good condition $300 OBO. 570-287-6967 leave message.
800 PETS & ANIMALS 810
All Junk Cars & Trucks Wanted Highest Prices Paid In CA$H
FREE PICKUP
570-574-1275
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Restaurant Equipment
LIGHT, Neon, CocaCola. $50, firm. 570-313-9763
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Televisions/ Accessories
TV. 60” HD Projection TV. Good condition. $200, OBO. 570-313-9763
786 Toys & Games TRAX. Girl’s, kid’s, 18 months + up. New in box, battery & charger included. Asking $50. 570-328-4927
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796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise
VITO’S & GINO’S
Wanted:
ALL JUNK CARS & TRUCKS Highest Prices Paid!! FREE PICKUP
288-8995
758 Miscellaneous Car Rims. Honda, 4 pair 15” will fit any model Accord, Civic, and Del-Sol cars. Brand new. asking $175 570-239-6011. Yard sale leftovers, household items, decorations, wooden shelf, etc.Asking $200 for everything, call 570-239-6011
Dogs
906 Homes for Sale EXETER
COMPUTER DESK: Very good condition. Black with slide keyboard shelf. $45. 570-740-1412 or 570-498-0439 Entertainment center with glass stereo cabinet. Very good condition. Asking $75. 570-239-6011
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WE PAY MORE
FOR YOUR GOLD, SILVER JEWELRY, COINS SCRAP JEWELRY, Bring it on down for a great price. Anything old in good condition, trains, toys etc. 570-328-3428 570-855-7197
Cats
KITTENS- FREE Includes food, litter, litter box & scoop, chow & toys. 570-270-0124 leave message
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Dogs
CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL PUPPIES
Registration available, health certified. $700 to $1,500.
HAVANESE PUPPIES All colors and both genders available. $700 to $1,300 www.willowspring cavaliers.com 215-538-2179
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POMERANIAN
AKC, 9 weeks, 1 female, & 1 male. Chocolate & White. Shots & wormed. Vet checked. Home Raised. $500. 570-864-2643
Call 829-7130 Place your pet ad and provide us your email address This will create a seller account online and login information will be emailed to you from gadzoo.com “The World of Pets Unleashed” You can then use your account to enhance your online ad. Post up to 6 captioned photos of your pet Expand your text to include more information, include your contact information such as e-mail, address phone number and or website.
BASSET HOUND PUPS
AKC & UKC registered. Try-lemon and white. Excellent hunters and great pets. (570) 490-1464
BRAZILIAN MASTIFF PUPPIES 3 males, 1 female,
$600 males $650 females. Dewormed. Ready to go. Great mothers day present! 570-328-2569
ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPPIES
Call 570-379-3729
GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES
Pure-Bred. Black & Brown. $500. Call 570-840-4243
AKC DOBERMAN PUP
Male.Ready May 20. Champion line. Call 570-788-2963
900 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
OPEN HOUSE Sunday 12pm-5pm
362 Susquehanna Ave Completely remodeled, spectacular, 2 story Victorian home, with 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, new rear deck, full front porch, tiled baths and kitchen, granite countertops, all Cherry hardwood floors throughout, all new stainless steel appliances and lighting, new oil furnace, washer dryer in first floor bath. Great neighborhood, nice yard. $174,900 (30 year loan, $8,750 down, $887/month, 30 years @ 4.5%) 100% OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE Call Bob at 570-654-1490
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906 Homes for Sale Having trouble paying your mortgage? Falling behind on your payments? You may get mail from people who promise to forestall your foreclosure for a fee in advance. Report them to the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency. Call 1-877FTC-HELP or click on ftc.gov. A message from The Times Leader and the FTC.
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WEST PITTSTON
225-227 Boston Ave Double block. Wyoming Area schools. Out of flood zone. 1 side rented to long term tenant at $525 /month. Other side remodeled - move in or rent at $650/month. 3 bedrooms each side, gas furnaces, sunrooms, large yard. $149,000. Call 570-357-0042
OPEN HOUSE Sunday 12pm-5pm
52 Barber Street Beautifully remodeled 3 bedroom, 1 bath home in the heart of the town. With new carpets, paint, windows, doors and a modern kitchen and bath. Sale includes all appliances: refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, washer and dryer. Nice yard and superb neighborhood. Priced to sell at $89,900 or $433.00 per month (bank rate; 30 years, 4.25%, 20% down). Owner also willing to finance 100% of transaction with a qualified cosigner. Call Bob at 570-654-1490
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Fabri-Kal Corporation ATTN: Human Resources 150 Lions Drive Hazle Township, PA 18202 FAX (570) 501-0817; EMAIL: HRPA@Fabri-Kal.com www.fabri-kal.com
Furniture & Accessories
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WEST WYOMING
438 Tripp St
OPEN HOUSE Sunday 12pm-5pm
Completely remodeled home with everything new. New kitchen, baths, bedrooms, tile floors, hardwoods, granite countertops, all new stainless steel appliances, refrigerator, stove, microwave, dishwasher, free standing shower, tub for two, huge deck, large yard, excellent neighborhood $154,900 (30 year loan @ 4.5% with 5% down; $7,750 down, $785/month) 100% OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE Call Bob at 570-654-1490
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DURYEA
196 Foote Avenue Corner lot, bordering Foote Ave and McAlpine St. Commercial zoning. $10,000 or best offer. Please Call 610-675-9132
915 Manufactured Homes
EAST MOUNTAIN RIDGE
(Formerly Pocono Park) and San Souci Park. Like new, several to choose from, Financing &Warranty, MobileOneSales.net Call (570)250-2890
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EXETER 1st floor. 3 rooms + 941
Apartments/ Unfurnished
AVOCA
Modern & spacious 1st floor, wall to wall carpet. Appliances, washer & dryer hookup. Off street parking. Security, no pets. $450 month. 570-655-1606
DALLAS
1 bedroom, 1st floor 1 bedroom. $650/month all inclusive. W/w carpeting. Security, No Pets. 570-690-1591 DUPONT Completely remodeled, modern 2 bedroom townhouse style apartment. Lots of closet space, with new carpets and completely repainted. Includes stove, refrigerator, washer, dryer hook up. Nice yard & neighborhood, no pets. $595 + security. Call 570-479-6722
DUPONT Totally renovated 5
room apartment located on 1st floor. Partially furnished, brand new fridge/ electric range, electric washer & dryer. Brand new custom draperies, Roman shades, carpeting/ flooring & energy efficient windows. 1 bedroom with large closet, living room, laundry room, storage room, basement & large front porch. Easy access to I-81, airport & casino. Off street parking. No smoking. $600 + utilities & security. Call 570-762-8265
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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair
Lawn Care Technician Looking for career change?
We provide initial & ongoing training. Our technicians apply fertilizer, lime & weed preventatives as well as insect control & turf aeration services for residential & commercial customers. Full time work. Monday-Friday. 8 AM 5 PM. Must have good math skills, clean driving record & pass physical & drug test.
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Apply online at: www.grasshopperlawns.com Or stop in for application at: 470 E. State Street Larksville, PA 18651 Questions? Email Brian Phillips at: Grasshopper.jobs@gmail.com
bath. Appliances included & some utilities. $520 + electric, security & references. No pets, no smoking. 570-574-9561 or 570-696-3523
FORTY FORT
1 BEDROOM APTS Very nice, clean, great neighborhood, hardwood floors, a/c, washer /dryer with newer appliances, storage, 1st/last/security with one year lease. References required. $650$695 + utilities. Water/sewer by owner, no pets, non-smoking. Call 202-997-9185 for appointment
FORTY FORT 2nd floor, 4 rooms,
wall to wall carpet, heat, public water, sewer & recycling fees included. Tile bathroom with shower. Attic & yard. Stove & fridge furnished. Washer / dryer hookup. Good location, off street parking, No pets. 1 year lease & security, $650. Call 570-655-0530
FORTY FORT Ransom Street, 1st
floor, 1 bedroom, dining room, oak hardwood floors, central air, range & fridge included. Off street parking. $585/month utilities by tenant. Security, references, lease, pets maybe? Handicapped accessible 570-287-5775 or 570-332-1048.
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KINGSTON
2 bedroom. $675/ month. Includes gas heat. Security & references required No pets. Call 570-288-4200
KINGSTON
Beautiful, oversized executive style apartment in large historic home. Two bedrooms, one bath, granite kitchen, hardwood floors, dining room, living room, basement storage, beautiful front porch, washer/ dryer. $1,200 monthly plus utilities. No pets. No smoking. Call 570-472-1110
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Apartments/ Unfurnished
KINGSTON Freshly painted, 2
bedrooms, refrigerator & stove, washer/dryer & water provided, off-street parking, no pets, $525/month + heat, electric & security deposit. Call (570)417-2919
KINGSTON
Nice area. Modern, clean, 1 bedroom, 2nd floor. Recently painted. Refrigerator & stove, washer/ dryer hook up, off-street parking, no dogs. $550/ month & security, includes heat, water & sewer. 570-545-6057 KINGSTON
PETS ALLOWED!
Modern 1 bedroom on the park between Market & Pierce Bridges. $555/mo + electric washer/dryer in apt. Air, Dishwasher, Free Internet, Parking, Storage. Call Jeff at 570-822-8577
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room 1st floor. New carpeting, gas range and fridge included. Garage parking, no dogs. References and security required. $450/mo. Water, sewer, garbage fee incl. Tenant pays gas and electric 570-696-3596
30+ DAY
BEING REMODELED
NORTH WILKES-BARRE FIRST FLOOR Spacious 1 bedroom with aesthetic fireplaces, new kitchens, wallto-wall, built in appliances & MORE. APPLICATION/EMPLO YMENT VERIFICATION “being considered” NO PETS/SMOKING 2 YEARS @ $625+ UTILITIES. MANAGED!
WEST PITTSTON
MOUNTAIN TOP WOODBRYN 1 & 2 Bedroom.
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Immediate Openings! NANTICOKE
1st floor. 1 bedroom. ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED! Off street parking. Fresh paint. NO PETS $525 + security 570-477-6018 leave message
SWOYERSVILLE All new, 2 bed-
rooms, 1 bath. stove, dishwasher microwave, washer/dryer hookup. Off-street parking, no pets. $560/ month, + utilities, references, lease & security. (570) 301-7723
1 bedroom, some appliances included, all utilities included except electric, hardwood floors, Pet friendly. $600. 570-969-9268
WILKES-BARRE
Mayflower Crossing Apartments 570.822.3968 2, 3 & 4 Bedrooms - Light & bright open floor plans - All major appliances included - Pets welcome* - Close to everything - 24 hour emergency maintenance - Short term leases available
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Campus 3 Large Bedrooms, living room, wall to wall, large kitchen & bath with tile floors. Stove, fridge, heat, water & off street parking included. Shared yard. $900 + security. That’s only $300 per person. 570-823-0589
944
Commercial Properties
DOLPHIN PLAZA
Rte. 315 1,000 & 3,800 Sq. Ft. WILL DIVIDE OFFICE / RETAIL Call 570-829-1206
315 PLAZA 1,750 SQ. FT. & 3,400 SQ.FT OFFICE/RETAIL 570-829-1206
WEST PITTSTON
OFFICE SPACE
Containing Six separate offices, 1 large meeting room. Segregated bathrooms. Kitchenette. Total recent renovation. Great location. Lot parking in rear. $3,500 monthly. 570-299-5471
950
Half Doubles
KINGSTON
3 bedroom, 1 bath, 1st floor laundry, new carpeting and paint. $590 + utilities 570-814-3838
PITTSTON
Remodeled 3 bedroom double block. Fenced yard. Pool. $700. Includes garbage, sewer & heat. First / last month’s rent + security. No pets. References. Available May 7. Call 570-954-0655
WILKES-BARRE
1/2 double. 3 bedrooms. Wall to wall carpeting, washer / dryer hookup. Fenced in yard. $475 plus utilities and security. Call 570-472-2392
1042
BACK MOUNTAIN
JACKSON TWP. 3 bedroom home on Hillside Road. $650/mo + utilities. Lake Lehman School District. No pets. Call American Asphalt Paving Co., at 570-696-1181, ext. 243 between 7:00AM and 3PM Monday -Friday
WILKES-BARRE King’s College
288-1422
LUZERNE
No pets. Rents based on income start at $405 & $440. Handicap Accessible. Equal Housing Opportunity. 570-474-5010 TTY711 This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
WILKES-BARRE 155 W. River St.
America Realty
Large 2 bedroom, 2nd floor . Hardwood floors, balcony, heat & hot water included. $775/month + security. No smoking. 570-947-9340
1 bedroom. Quiet, nice neighborhood. Off street parking. Heat included. $525 Call 570-441-4101
Apartments/ Unfurnished
NANTICOKE Spacious 1 bed-
KINGSTON/PRINGLE
Totally remodeled, clean, 1 ½ bedroom half double (apartment size). All new stainless appliances. Backyard, large driveway. No pets. $625 + utilities & security. Call Fadwa, 570-574-1818
941
DALLAS
FOR SALE OR RENT Single home in gated retirement village. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage. Granite countertops, hardwood floors, gas fireplace, appliances included. Quiet 55 plus community. No Pets. One year lease. $1675/mo + utilities & security. Monthly maintenance fee included. 570-592-3023
NANTICOKE
Desirable Lexington Village Nanticoke, PA Many ranch style homes. 2 bedrooms $900 + electric only
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Need to rent that Vacation property? Place an ad and get started! 570-829-7130 SWOYERSVILLE Completely remodeled Large 2 story, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, single family home including refrigerator, stove, dishwasher & disposal. Gas heat, nice yard, good neighborhood,. Off street parking. Shed. No pets. $995 / month. 570-479-6722
962
Rooms
ROOM WANTED 55+ male, Pittston area. Would be there 11am Monday through 1am on Friday. 732-803-8786
1000 SERVICE DIRECTORY 1039
Chimney Service
A-1 1 ABLE CHIMNEY Rebuild & Repair Chimneys. All types of Masonry. Liners Installed, Brick & Block, Roofs & Gutters. Licensed & Insured 570-735-2257
Cleaning & Maintainence
HOUSE CLEANING
We would love to clean your home. We clean around your schedule. We clean weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly. We also do one time cleaning. Call Eddie 570-677-0344 or online at www. empresacleaning. com
1057Construction & Building
FS CONSTRUCTION
Specializing in all types of home improvements, complete remodeling from start to finish, additions, roofing, siding, electrical and plumbing, all types of excavation & demolition, sidewalks and concrete work, new home construction, with new model on display. Free estimates, licensed, insured. Call Frank at 570-479-1203
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