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VOL.19 ISSUE 6 DEC 28, 2011 - JAN 3, 2012 THEWEEKENDER.COM
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NEPAS No. 1 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FREE WEEKLY
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We gather a few of our favorite things from
2011s pop-culture world
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Letter from the editor
W
ow, what a year.
When I look back on
2011, Ill remember so
many things including, but not
definitely not limited to, becom-
ing editor of this newspaper,
having some great personal-life
changes that I wouldnt trade for
the world, going to the awesome
side by becoming an iPhone
user, being in the Weekender
building while it was shaking
from an earthquake and watch-
ing with bated breath all the
coverage of the September flood-
ing here in Northeastern Penn-
sylvania.
With this, our final issue of
2011, as we have for the past few
years now, we take a look back
to give our Top 5 favorites in
pop culture from the past 12
months. Its a backward glance
that has become one of my fa-
vorite issues of the year.
Ive been compiling
my concerts and albums
list for months, con-
stantly changing it as
other albums I found
myself unable to live
without popped up or
remembering more
snippets from an un-
forgettable concert. One
of the biggest surprises
for me was having
George Thorogood and
The Destroyers concert
at the F.M. Kirby Center
make it into my Top 5.
Though my mom al-
ways was a big fan of his, Id
never been, but that rocking,
strumming cat really blew me
out of the water.
Rounding out this annual Staff
Picks issue are lists of the best
books by Staff Writer Stephanie
DeBalko and correspondent
Kacy Muir, movie reviewers Pete
Croatto and Mike Sullivan share
their best and worst, correspond-
ent Michael Irwin names his best
albums and Janelle Engle, aka
the Barbie Chick, recalls her
favorite trends in fashion.
The lists begin on p. 21. I hope
you enjoy reading them as much
as we enjoyed remembering the
best of the best from 2011. E-
mail letters@theweekender.com
to tell us what you loved this
year.
-- Nikki M. Mascali
Weekender Editor
staff
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your 2012
resolution
not adopt any more cats ...
unless theyre cute ... and lonely
... and need a home ...
not put off doing anything
and ask for help when I need it.
try and live a healthier
lifestyle.
be all around better than
last year my resolution every
year.
use all my vacation days. face each morning with
optimism and nd good in every
situation.
spend a little less or at
least make a valiant effort.
to make 2012 even better
than 2011.
In 2012, I resolve to
social
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We listened to new ones from Snow Patrol,
Mya and My Dying Bride.
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Jeff complains about junk mail while
Amanda touts the kindness of strangers.
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STYLE FILES: Dress for the year you want,
not for the year you had.
MOVIE REVIEW: Tintin is a little shy of a home run.
GREEN PIECE: Resolve to change the world instead
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COVER STORY
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LISTINGS
THIS JUST IN ... 10
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ... 18
CONCERTS ... 28-29
THEATER ... 31
AGENDA ... 34-36, 38, 40, 42, 44-46
SPEAK & SEE ... 48
MUSIC
ALBUM REVIEWS ... 14
CHARTS ... 14
STAGE & SCREEN
MOVIE REVIEW... 26
RALPHIE REPORT ... 30
STARSTRUCK ... 30
NOVEL APPROACH 31
FOOD & FASHION
NEWS OF THE WEIRD ... 13
GREEN PIECE 25
PUZZLE ... 34
BITCH & BRAG 41
STYLE FILES ... 47
WHO IS 50
MISC.
TECH TALK 35
MOTORHEAD 51
SHOWUS SOME SKIN 51
SIGN LANGUAGE ... 53
SORRY MOM & DAD ... 54
WEEKENDER MAN ... 69
WEEKENDER MODEL ... 70
ON THE COVER
DESIGN BY ... STEVE HUSTED
VOLUME 19 ISSUE 06
index
Dec. 28, 2011-Jan. 3, 2012
Words
By Rachel A. Pugh
Weekender General Manager
I
believe part of my core in-
volves this intense desire to
improve upon that which is
not perfect in my life.
And after a lifetime of attempt-
ing to somehow improve what I
have felt is broken, I began to
learn that often, I am trying to fix
things that may not be the best for
me in the end anyway. It took
about 32 years, but after a very
wise woman told me, Rachel,
just always try to keep your side
of the sidewalk clean, I decided I
should change. Although cliche, I
learned things really do happen
for a reason.
Love life
In 2010, when a three-year
relationship needed to end, I
fought for it, most likely longer
than I should have. Looking back,
Im not convinced I was that
upset about the relationship end-
ing, but rather that I couldnt fix
it. Finally, when I took off the tool
belt and simply let it end without
any animosity, I allowed the
change to occur. And it did. Six
months later, I met someone I
love. Eleven months later he
proposed. Things happen for a
reason.
Friendship
Ive had a lot of friends at
different stages in my life. Per-
sonalities evolve. I believe it is
not until our more mature adult-
hood that we often gain the best
friends we will have for life. I had
some friends for more than a
decade, but this year began to
discover our interests were going
in different directions. Things just
didnt seem the same among us
because they werent. I was
now 33 and not the crazy party
girl I was in my twenties. I was a
little sad about the realization, but
I also didnt want to feel as
though I was trying to change
anyone or force anyone into my
evolved interests. No hard feel-
ings or anger on my behalf, but
rather a mere shift in direction
and, overall, in life. I wish I could
say I received the same respect in
return. Regardless, I kept the tool
belt off, thought only positive
thoughts and focused on some of
my other friendships. Ive enjoyed
more lunches with Ed. Ive
shared tears and dinner and wine
with Lynn. Ive watched Ilianas
little boy, John, grow and walk
and dance. Things happen for a
reason.
Career
I have been at the Weekender
for nearly 11 years and have spent
some of those years with dual
duties at The Times Leader. My
titles have changed. Ive taken on
different responsibilities. And in
2011, I witnessed a good portion
of the Weekender staff coming
and going. We have a new editor,
Nikki M. Mascali, two new sales
reps, Alyssa Baldacci and Shelby
Kremski, and a new staff writer,
Stephanie DeBalko. In a tough
economic climate and in an in-
dustry that is constantly chang-
ing, turnover is never thought
about favorably. This would mean
that we would have to work har-
der and even more closely togeth-
er. This also meant that we would
have more office arguments, but
even more office laughter.
We witnessed firsts: Seeing
Nikki find a new love for chil-
dren, which we discovered when
she pulled into Grotto Pizza for a
promotion with her boyfriend and
his two children in a top-down
convertible. Senior sales rep John
Popko and I stood in shock, say-
ing, We never thought wed see
the day. Creative director Steve
Husted getting threatened by fans
that his tires would get slashed
when he didnt choose their band
as the winner for a contest. Or
John getting glasses and accept-
ing the whole aging process. Or
quiet Stephanie having to read
racy romance novels and quote
them in a cover story. Or Alyssa
bringing her dog, Sarge, to the
office when I thought consultants
were visiting the building. Or
Shelby running a provocative
staff photo despite our warnings
she would get interesting phone
calls the next day (she did). Its
been a year of good old-fashioned
belly laughs with people I genu-
inely respect and have worked
closer with than ever before be-
cause the Weekender changed.
Things happen for a reason.
I believe all the developments
in my personal and professional
life have taught me something.
Things happened without me
panicking and trying to fix them
for the better. There are so
many changes in life that are
inevitable, and we cant control it,
so why exhaust ourselves being
the perpetual handyman, tinker-
ing with every element? In a way,
my love life, friendships and work
have been a form of therapy,
showing me just how good things
can be when you simply leave
them alone. I guess they have all
given me some nickel-and-dime
psychology. I say to that, thanks.
Ill keep the change. W
My two cents
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THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT
As a way of saying thanks for
support and participation in 2011,
and to kick off the new year,
there will be a First Friday
Mixer Friday, Jan. 6 from 6-8
p.m. at Posh at the Scranton
Club (404 N. Washington St.,
Scranton).
Complimentary hors doeuvres
will be served, and there will be a
cash bar. For more info, visit
firstfridayscranton.com.
STRIKE A POSE
Scrantons newest yoga studio,
Mission Yoga (inside the Scran-
ton Life Building at 544 Spruce
St.) will host two donation-based
classes this upcoming weekend
before its full schedule begins
Monday, Jan. 2.
Instructor Alex DuBois will
host New Years Eve Yoga Sat-
urday, Dec. 31 from10:30 p.m.-
midnight, featuring an all-level
asana practice and meditation. A
New Years Eve celebration fol-
lows the class.
Kelly OBrien will host an
all-level 90-minute New Years
Day Detox flow Sunday, Jan. 1
from noon-1:30 p.m.
All proceeds from both classes
will benefit the Indraloka Ani-
mal Sanctuary in Mehoopany.
Visit indraloka.org for more info
on the sanctuary.
The studios first 200-hour
teacher-training program will
begin Friday, Jan. 13 from 6-9
p.m. at Always-At-Aum Yoga
school inside Symmetry Studio
(3rd floor, 206 N. Main Ave.,
Scranton).
The six-week beginner series
will start Sunday, Jan. 15 at 5:30
p.m. and run every week until
Feb. 19. The series, which is open
to all levels, will introduce begin-
ners to power vinyasa yoga in six
75-minute sessions. Cost is $99
or $79 if you register by Sunday,
Jan. 8. Space is limited, so prere-
gistration is required.
You can find out more info or
register for the training or six-
week series by visiting mission-
yoga.com or calling
570.346.9642.
SOLO EFFORT
Baysides Anthony Raneri is
set to release a solo EP next
month as a companion piece of
sorts to his Wheres the Band?
Tour, an annual jaunt that fea-
tures acoustic sets of likeminded
frontmen that will kick off
Thursday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. at
The Sherman Theater (524
Main St., Stroudsburg).
The tour also features Ace
Enders (The Early November),
Chris Conley (Saves the Day),
Evan Weiss (Into It. Over It.)
and Matt Pryor (The Get Up
Kids).
I have been playing solo
acoustic shows for about four
years now, Raneri stated in a
press release. I always toyed
with the idea of actually releas-
ing some music, but never really
had the time. It seems like people
that have been coming to the solo
shows are really interested in a
release, so I figured Id give it a
shot.
Tickets, which are available at
shermantheater.com or at the box
office, are $13 in advance or $15
day of. W
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By Chuck Shepherd
Weekender Wire Services
ONTHINICE
Aregional development com-
mission in Michigan, purchasing
equipment for 13 counties in May
using homeland security grants,
bought 13 machines that make
snowcones, at a total cost of
$11,700 (after rejecting one coun-
tys request for a popcorn ma-
chine). Pressed to justify the
purchases, officials pointed out
that the machines make shaved
ice, which might be useful for
medical situations stemming from
natural disasters and heat emer-
gencies (but that they also make
snowcones to drawcrowds at
homeland security demonstra-
tions).
QUESTIONABLEBEHAVIOR
-- Once again, a genius tried to
pass a piece of U.S. currency in an
amount not even close to being
legal tender: a $1million bill. (The
largest denomination is $100.)
Michael Fuller, 53, was arrested
in Lexington, N.C., in November
when a Wal-Mart cashier turned
himin after he attempted to buy
electronics totaling $475.78 (ap-
parently expecting change of
$999,524.22).
-- Most News of the Weird epic
cases of scorned lovers who
seemingly never give up obnox-
iously stalking their exes are of
Japanese women, but dumped
Americans surface occasionally.
In October, Toni Jo Silvey, 49,
was arrested in Houston when her
ex (artist Peter Main) reported that
she made146 phone calls in one
day and more than1,000 (and 712
e-mails) in three months, follow-
ing their 2009 breakup over his
seeing a younger woman. She was
also charged with attacking his
home with a tire iron, eggs and a
sword.
-- Take Your Daughter (Son) to
Work days are still popular at
some companies, to introduce
children to their parents cultures.
Inadvertently, even criminals
mimic the phenomenon. Joseph
Romano, 2-year-old son in tow,
was allegedly selling drugs when
police picked himup in Septem-
ber in Tunkhannock Twp., Pa.
And Edward Chatman Jr., 32, who
was arrested for raping a woman
in Oak Ridge, Tenn., in August,
had brought his 6-month-old baby
with himwhen he climbed
through the womans window
(though, police said, he stashed
the kid in another roomduring the
assault).
FINEPOINTSOFTHELAW
-- The lawof child support
changes only slowly in the U.S.,
but maybe less so in Australia.
American courts are reluctant to
end payments even if the man
later disproves paternity (citing
the harmto the child if the pay-
ments stop). However, in October,
the Federal Magistrates Court in
Melbourne, Australia, acting on
fertility-test results, ordered a
mother to reimburse the man she
swore was the father after he
proved he had been sterile. The
woman also recalled, after
extensive therapy, that she might
have had a one-night stand with a
stranger around the time of con-
ception.
-- Perversion Du Jour: The
10-year-old law-enforcement
crackdown on Internet child por-
nography has lately hit a tech-
nicality-based roadblock. Several
times recently, perverts have
beaten charges after creating
child pornography that consist-
ed of nude adult female bodies
onto which facial photos of young
girls had been pasted. This hand-
iwork was apparently arousing to
two Lakeland, Fla., men, Danny
Parker, convicted in 2011, and
John Stelmack, convicted in 2010,
but both ultimately had their
convictions overturned because
no actual child was involved in
sex.
-- Forgetting to pay the monthly
rental fees on a storage locker can
have serious consequences if the
locker was used to store embar-
rassing or even incriminating
materials. News of the Weird
reported one such hapless client in
2007: a central Florida political
activist under investigation whose
locker yielded a rich trove for a
local reporter. Similarly, perhaps,
Dr. Conrad Murray (then under
suspicion in the death of Michael
Jackson) reportedly missed three
payments on a Las Vegas storage
locker, and prosecutors recovered
items that appeared to contribute
to their case (although it is not
clear that any of the items were
ever presented in court).
-- Hospital protocols may be
changing, but too slowly for Do-
reen Wallace, who fell in the
lobby of the Greater Niagara
General Hospital in Ontario in
October and broke her hip.
Though it was less than150 feet
fromthe lobby to the emergency
room, hospital personnel, follow-
ing rules, instructed her to call an
ambulance to take her around to
the ER, though the nearest such
ambulance, in the next city, did
not arrive for 30 pain-filled min-
utes. Hospital officials said they
would handle things better in the
future.
UPDATES
-- In October, Colorado state
Sen. Suzanne Williams settled
more-serious 2010 traffic charges
by pleading no contest to a misde-
meanor and paying $268 to a
court in Amarillo, Texas. State
troopers had accused Williams of
driving with unbelted grand-
children in her SUVwhen it drift-
ed across a center line and hit
another vehicle, killing the driver
and ejecting the kids. The Texas
troopers suggested that Williams
scooped up the worse-injured
grandchild, returned himto the
SUVand belted himinto a child
seat, which was especially signif-
icant because Williams had spon-
sored a mandatory child-safety
belting lawin Colorado in 2010.
However, the grand jury declined
to indict her, and she refused to
discuss the case further.
-- No Longer Weird: Some
Recurring Themes appear so
frequently as to be boring even to
the creator of News of the Weird.
For instance, people steal scrap
metal for sale to recyclers, even if
it winds up disrupting the in-
frastructure. Two brothers, Benja-
min and Alexander Jones, of New
Castle, Pa., were charged in Octo-
ber with having dismantled an
entire, little-used, 15-ton bridge in
the area, anticipating a big payday,
but ultimately clearing only about
$5,000 fromlaborious work with
blowtorches. (But Kirk Wise, 45,
told the Phoenix NewTimes in
August that he had earned about
$95,000 in the previous year and a
half selling scrap metal though
he admitted blowing most of it on
methamphetamines.) W
Handy Addresses:
NewsoftheWeird.blogspot.com,
WeirdUniverse.net,
WeirdNews@earthlink.net,
NewsoftheWeird.comand P.O.
Box18737, Tampa FL33679.
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Most artists have at one
time or another struggled with
a form of writers block, and
Gary Lightbody of Snow Pa-
trol is no exception. The sing-
er/guitarist admits to suffering
from multiple bouts of this
while composing Fallen Em-
pires, the bands sixth studio
album and arguably its most
ambitious work to date. While
the past two years may have
been difficult at times for the
band, the end result seems to
be more than worth it.
Fallen Empires gets off to
a quick jumpstart with Ill
Never Let Go, Called Out in
the Dark, and The Weight of
Love, an energetic trio of
songs that pull the listener in
for the nearly hour-long jour-
ney to the end of the album.
The band takes a bit of a
breather next with This Isnt
Everything You Are, and from
there the album continues with
a deeply emotive set of songs
that explore many different
subjects that the majority of
listeners should easily be able
to relate to.
Music and lyrics are woven
together extremely well
throughout the length of Fall-
en Empires, with a mix of
quiet, tender moments (such as
Lifening, Those Distant
Bells or The Garden
Rules), which are occasionally
punctuated by tracks with
more energy and urgency (In
the End). The extent to which
the two complement one an-
other is exceptional even
amazing at times and a
feat which is impressive
enough on a single song, yet
alone throughout an entire
album.
With Fallen Empires, Snow
Patrol has created a composi-
tion that is equally moving at
the points when it is epic as
well as when it is simple.
While the flow from song to
song is occasionally a bit dis-
jointed, each of the album
tracks is an integral part of
the overall piece. From begin-
ning to end, the album sounds
a lot like an epic tale that
tells the listener a story that
goes not just from place to
place, but through life and
time as well.
-- Michael Irwin
Weekender Correspondent
RATING:
W W W1/2
Snow Patrol
Fallen Empires
ALBUM REVIEWS
An ambitious Patrol
charts
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7. Lady Gaga: Marry The
Night
6. Kelly Clarkson: Mr. Know It
All
5. Jason Derulo: It Girl
4. Katy Perry: The One That
Got Away
3. Rihanna/Calvin Harris: We
Found Love
2. Bruno Mars: It Will Rain
1. LMFAO: Sexy and I Know It
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3. Lady Gaga: Born This Way
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Billboard 200 Bestselling Albums of 2011
Earlier this year, U.K. gloom-metal
icons My Dying Bride marked its 20th
anniversary with the release of Envinta.
The album contained revamped rendi-
tions of much of the bands catalogue,
and the band reworked the songs to in-
clude new vocals and arrangements,
resulting in a symphony of melancholy
metal.
Less than a year later, My Dying Bride
released The Barghest O Whitby, an
EP released via Peaceville Records on
CD and limited vinyl in November. Even
though it literally comes right on the
heels of Envinta, the EP is very differ-
ent than the bands last release.
The Barghest O Whitby is a single
27-minute track based on a chilling story
about a menacing spirit on a quest for
revenge, and it definitely plays more like
a frightening fairy tale than a metal al-
bum. The release begins with a slow and
somewhat daunting instrumental before
lead vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe begins
telling this gothic tale. Although Stain-
thorpe maintains the gloomy metal vo-
cals that the band is known for, he is
more of a storyteller on this one than a
singer. He methodically takes listeners
through the details of this plot.
The Barghest O Whitby retains
some of the symphonic undertones that
the band included heavily throughout
Envinta, however, this one is definitely
more reminiscent of the bands doom-
metal background.
No matter what form it comes in,
listeners know that they are always going
to get a somewhat scary and dark work
of fiction from this band. Fans of My
Dying Bride will find this latest release
to be no exception.
-- Lisa Schaeffer
My Dying Bride
The Barghest O Whitby
Rating: W W
A frightening
fable
Where, exactly, has Grammy-award
winner Mya been since her 2003 release
of Moodring? Musically, shes been
taking on the Japanese market, where her
latest studio album, K.I.S.S. (Keep It
Sexy & Simple), was released in April.
Mya finally brought the deluxe version of
the album stateside earlier this month,
and not a moment too soon, as its an
unexpectedly vibrant, peppy outing.
The title track starts the record off on a
punchy high note, giving the first taste of
the surprising talent Myas been keeping
from her American fans for the past few
years. The albums collaborations are
mostly sublime, especially in the case of
the menacing, unshakable Earthquake,
featuring Trina, and the chaotic, reggae-
inspired Take Him Out, featuring
Spice.
A lot of the songs have an 80s flavor
to them, with jingly effects and forthright
lyrics. Sometimes this method works, like
on the emotional Can I, and sometimes
it falls flat. In fact, the record takes a bit
of a nosedive near the end, with the gar-
ish Its My Birthday and Somebody
Come Get This Bitch, featuring Stacie &
Lacie, acting as the dated antitheses to
the albums best tracks. There are a few
gems that surface at the tail end, like the
delicate Love Comes, Love Goes, but
one has to wonder if the album as a
whole would have been tighter and more
fluid with less than its 17 tracks.
K.I.S.S. veers more to the pop end of
the spectrum than the r&b side, but for
the former Lady Marmalade collab-
orator, its a decent platform for jumping
back into the American market. This
album shows shes still got a few tricks
up her sleeve.
-- Stephanie DeBalko
Weekender Staff Writer
Mya's surprising
return
Mya
K.I.S.S.
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By Cindy Elavsky
Pop diva Madonna has
been tapped to lend her
superstar status to Super
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Robs Pub & Grub: New Years Eve/1 Year Anniversary Part w/ DJ Short &
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Rodanos: New Years Eve party w/ DJ Ooh Wee
Slate Bar & Lounge: New Years Eve Bash w/ OZ
Stans Caf: DJ Smiley
Woodlands: Evoloution w/ DJ Kev, Generation Next & M-80 (Ballroom)
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Brews Brothers, Luzerne: NFL Ticket
Brews Brothers, Pittston: NFL Ticket
Careys Pub: NFL Ticket, DJ Santiago @ 9:30
Huns West Side Caf: NFL Ticket
Kings, Mountain Top: NFL Ticket
River Grille: NFL Ticket
River Street Jazz Caf: SUZE
Robs Pub and Grub: NFL Ticket
Stans Caf: Free Jukebox 9-1
Monday:
Jim McCarthys Tavern on the Hill: Unplugged Monday - Open Mic
Robs Pub & Grub: NEPA Beer Pong
Tuesday:
Elmer Sudds: Live Entertainment
The Getaway Lounge: Ronnie Williams
Hops: Aaron Bruch
Huns West Side Caf: AJ Jump and Dustin Drevitch
Jim McCarthys: Karaoke
Ole Tyme Charleys: Karaoke, Beer Pong and DJ EFX
Tommyboys Bar & Grill: Open Mic Night
The Woodlands: Corporate Karaoke
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best fashion trends
By Janelle Engle
1. Studs
This trend was my personal favorite
because it was completely D-I-Y. Once
I realized how easy it was to glue studs
on an old bag or pair of shoes, I went
stud crazy and tried to stud everything in
my closet to give it a new, edgy look. It
didnt matter if it was pyramid studs on a
vintage band T-shirt or spiked studs on a
beat-up leather jacket, whatever you had
studded would look rebellious and chic
at the same time.
2. Animal print
Whether it was leopard, giraffe or
tiger, animal print was a strong pattern
for 2011. Usually youd nd this trend on
party dresses as a great way to show off
your wild side, but I also liked using an
animal-print accessory to complement a
plain outt. While animal print is nothing
new in the trend department, this year it
was at its best with owing fabrics and
in all sorts of colors and shades. It likely
isnt going to go away any time soon
either.
3. Platform heels
Wearing heels is not always a comfort-
able experience, and this year it seemed
like the more uncomfortable and harder
to walk in, the better. In particular, celeb-
rities like Lady Gaga had brought back
the Spice-Girl platform-heel trend. De-
signer Jeffrey Campbell was the ruler of
this trend; he takes a seemingly outland-
ish heel and somehow makes it practical
for everyday. Once you got used to being
a whole new height, not to mention the
stares from the less fashion savvy, they
were a fun fad.
4. Oversized jewelry
Just like with shoes, the philosophy
this year was the bigger the better in
jewelry as well. Designers focused on
keeping things minimalistic and let-
ting the accessories take center stage. In
particular, feather earrings that almost
touched the shoulders and bold layered
necklaces were favorites of mine. The
best part of the trend was it broke up an
outt, since your jewelry didnt have to
perfectly match everything you had on.
In fact, it worked better if it didnt.
5. Color blocking
Afashion not for the wallowers, color
blocking incorporates obnoxious loud
shades and tones and pairs them in an
Jenelle and friends don some of 2011s
most fashionable attire.
PHOTO BY MATT HANNON
unexpected but yet still chic way. Edgy
celebrities like Rihanna started this trend
in the summer with a ashing combina-
tion of pinks and oranges. The easiest
way to color block is by pairing colorful
tights with a skirt in a contrasting and
still complementary color.
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A YEAR,
WASNT IT?
Among many, many other notables, 2011 was the year that saw
Wall Street and cities across the country occupied, a royal
wedding, the passing of Steve Jobs, arguably the Thomas Edi-
son of our time, the end of NASAs space-shuttle program, ter-
rible natural disasters both near and far and the end of the Iraq
War.
Some of us here at the Weekender will never forget the day we
stood in our offices on a bright and sunny August day looking at
each other in wonder as an earthquake shook our building, and
then, just a few weeks later, being evacuated from downtown Wil-
kes-Barre as the September fooding loomed the same food-
ing that devastated the lives of so many people here in NEPA.
Were ready to send 2011 on its way, as were sure many people
are, but frst, lets take a look back at some of the great things
that came out of MMXI, as we present our Staff Picks in music,
concerts, fashion, books and movies on pages 21-24.
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By Michael Irwin
By Nikki M. Mascali
Weekender Editor
1. Wasting Light, Foo Fighters
In some ways, the Foo Fighters are the
rarest of the rare: Aband with univer-
sal popularity that still has its integrity,
pleasing everyone and catering to no
one. Wasting Light had a perfect mix
of energy and emotion, was loud and
angry when it needed to be (Bridge
Burning or White Limo) and was
quiet and peaceful when it didnt (Dear
Rosemary or These Days). The entire
album is made up of music that either
seems plucked out of the sky note-by-
note or torn from the ground by its roots,
and listening to it makes for one amazing
ride.
2. Worship Music,Anthrax
Metal bands are remarkable for a
longevity which seems unexpected given
the nature of the music they make, and
Anthrax is no exception. The release of
Worship Music was cause for celebra-
tion, but this album was remarkable in its
own right and not just due to the reunion
with Joey Belladonna. While plenty of
bands like to say Were back, Anthrax
used heavy-hitting tracks like Earth on
Hell and The Devil You Know to also
say ... and were as good as we ever
have been.
3. Noel Gallaghers High Flying
Birds, Noel Gallaghers High Flying
Birds
After nally breaking away from Oasis
(and younger brother Liams antics),
Noel Gallagher uses this debut album to
1. Wasting Light, Foo Fighters
As a longtime casual listener of the
Foo Fighters, this Grammy-nominated
album made me a fan. From Bridge
Burnings crunchy guitar, pounding
drums and Dave Grohls in-your-face
singing to the last note of Walk, Wast-
ing Light is utterly phenomenal in every
way. Arlandria arguably is the best
damn song of 2011, hands down.
2. The Barr Brothers,The Barr
Brothers
This Montreal-based quartet, which
Ive never heard before until it recently
played here in NEPA, put out one of the
most rened, haunting albums Ive ever
heard. From the intimate and lush Beg-
gar in the Morning and somber The
Devils Harp to the soulful Let There
Be Horses and the searing blues of
Lord, I Just Cant Keep From Crying,
this is truly an ensemble to keep your
eyes and ears on.
3. The Whole Love,Wilco
It may be safe to say that Ill love pret-
ty much anything these Chicagoans put
out, but their Grammy-nominated eighth
outing is truly full of greatness. All 12
songs reiterate not only that frontman
Jeff Tweedy is a prolic songwriter, but
stand on his own and write the kind of
music that most fans only occasionally
caught a glimpse of. While the album is a
little light on the tempo and loud guitars,
tracks like If I Had a Gun or (I Wanna
Live in a Dream in My) Record Ma-
chine really are high ying and show-
case Noels talents as one of the best
songwriters of the last 20 years.
4. Complete Control Sessions,
Scream
Hardcore punk personied the Live
Fast, Die Young mantra, including
Washington, D.C.s Scream. After disap-
pearing for nearly 20 years, the band
broke the mold with the release of this
EP. Songs like Stopwatch, Get Free
and The Year Bald Headed Singers
Were In blend teen angst with adult
retrospection and have a perfect balance
of fury and emotion, leaving the listener
begging for more.
5. Angles,The Strokes
In a very short time, The Strokes ce-
mented itself as beloved indie-rock icons
and its music became embedded in pop
culture. The downside of that, however,
is that the band would start to be com-
pared to itself (and usually fall short).
Angles is the album that puts the band
back on track after a long hiatus. Amix
of pop, synth and rock sounds on tracks
such as Games, Metabolism and
Gratisfaction is hardly groundbreaking,
but shows that the Strokes are no ash in
the pan either.
that every member is an amazing musi-
cian, especially lead guitarist Nels Cline,
whose sometimes subtle, sometimes
riotous nuances always add that extra
something to leave a lasting impression.
4. El Camino,The Black Keys
Slightly more polished than its pre-
decessor, Brothers, but still capturing
the Keys basement-recording vibe, El
Camino is another dynamite ride from
this Ohio duo. With highlights including
fantastic rst single, Lonely Boy, the
fuzzy, rollicking Gold On The Ceil-
ing and 70s-sounding Stop Stop,
Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney prove
yet again that theyre in a genre all their
own.
5. Th1rt3en, Megadeth
Dave Mustaine and companys aptly
named 13th assault proves that the band
is still worthy of being one of thrash
metals Big Four. The album ranges
from violent (standout Sudden Death)
and swift and dirty (Grammy-nominated
Public Enemy No. 1) to epic (Mil-
lennium Of The Blind) and noisy
(Wrecker). Megadeth hasnt mellowed
with age, its remained as metal as it was
in 1983.
Foo Fighters Wasting Light topped both our reviewers Best Of lists.
The Barr Brothers debut, Nikkis No. 2 pick, is the best album
you probably havent heard yet.
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By Mike Sullivan
By Pete Croatto
1. We Need toTalk About Kevin
An enjoyably bleak exercise that lacks
any trace of warmth and doesnt offer
any easy answers. Plus, its hard to hate
any lm that points out that maybe your
shitty little kid was just born shitty.
2. Young Adult
It kills me deep inside to write this, but
I loved this Diablo Cody movie. How-
ever, its success mostly lies with Charlize
Theron, who seems to have a knack for
playing thoroughly vile yet sympathetic
gures.
3. Carnage
Although it eventually becomes almost
unbearably shrill in its nal act, this
pitch-black comedy earns points for its
hopelessly bleak view of humanity. Basi-
1. Super
Rainn Wilsons lifelong sad sack unex-
pectedly nds redemption as a home-
made superhero in this very dark, very
violent comedy. James Gunns masterful
heartbreak of a lm is about discovering
who we are for better or for worse.
Original and daring, of course it barely
played in theaters.
2. Hugo
Director Martin Scorsese, that insa-
tiable lm buff, enchants us with an un-
forgettable lesson: No matter how big the
special effects get, regardless of whose
name is above the title, what entertains
us and romances us at the movies is time-
less. Dont believe me? Watch it without
the 3-D glasses.
3. The Descendants
Alexander Paynes drama centering on
a beleaguered father (George Clooney)
living in Hawaii uses tiny strokes to paint
1. Cars 2
It could be argued that The Smurfs
and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-
wrecked were worse, but everybody
expected those movies to be terrible.
Granted, Cars 2 wasnt the rst Pixar
cash-in, but it was the rst Pixar cash-in
to feel more calculated and cynical than a
late-period Shrek sequel.
2. Sucker Punch
So who was this for exactly? Self-
loathing nerds who wanted to watch In-
ception but also wanted to masturbate?
1. Kaboom
Ive complained enough about Gregg Ara-
kis rudderless piece of sci- college-themed
apocalyptic insultingly ironic camp. Ill just
add this: I was so mournful about the time
I lost watching Kaboom that I considered
holding a memorial service.
2. Larry Crowne
This brainless effort about a downsized
dope (played by Tom Hanks, who also
directed and served as a co-writer) who nds
redemption at a community college failed
resoundingly. It wasnt funny. It was devoid
of conict. Worst of all, Hanks vision of how
regular people cope with adversity was pa-
thetic in its lack of awareness. In reaching out
to the common man, Hanks ends up slapping
him in the face.
3. War Horse
cally Carnage is the sitcom adaptation
of We Need to Talk About Kevin, and I
mean that in the best way possible.
4. Hobo With A Shotgun
To make a good exploitation movie
you have to nd a balance between gritty
thrills and tongue-in-cheek silliness.
Most lms never really nd that balance.
Thankfully this lm does.
5. Rango
Weird, surprisingly smart and probably
still serves up a potent dose of nightmare
fuel to most of the children that saw
it back in March. Rango has all the
makings of a future cult hit. Enjoy it now
before its co-opted by the Hot Topic
crowd.
a grand portrait of a man burdened by the
past and the expectations of others.
4. Super 8
J.J. Abrams, in his wonderful, Steven
Spielberg-inuenced follow up to Star
Trek, goes beyond tickling the imagina-
tion. Taking place in the late 1970s in a
small Ohio town, Super 8 captures that
sliver of childhood when the real world
starts to reveal itself, whether were
ready for it or not.
5. Bridesmaids
Enough with the women-are-crass-too
praise or how refreshing it is to see ladies
bringing the funny. Thats a slap in the
face to Amy Sedaris, Madeline Kahn and
even Katharine Hepburn. Strip away the
hype, and youll nd a very funny, very
honest movie about the tenuous nature
of friendships. Thats why it should be
lauded.
3. The Help
Even if you could overlook its severe
historical inaccuracy or the fact that all
of the characters are reductive stereo-
types, youre still left with an insulting
lm that repeatedly insists the civil rights
movement would be lost without the
efforts of a spunky, white do-gooder and
her magical book.
4. Bucky Larson: Born to Be a
Star
The most depressing aspect behind this
movie is that it just may be the best lm
Christina Ricci has appeared in within
the past 12 years.
5. Apollo 18
M. Night Shyamalan can nally
breathe a little easier knowing that
Apollo 18s sentient moon rocks have
replaced The Happenings killer wind
as cinemas least threatening, most unin-
tentionally hilarious monster.
-- M.S.
Send it to the glue factory. Steven Spiel-
bergs ode to a brave, vaguely human equine
is the worst kind of feel-good movie, where
non-stop gooey sentiment is passed off as
credible, wholesome entertainment.
4. The Art of Getting By
Heres the teenage version of Larry
Crowne, a movie with absolutely no clue
as to how the real world works. Director/
writer Gavin Wiesens complete contempt for
his characters Freddie Highmores lead
ranks as among the most obnoxious in recent
memory and the young audience who
wont relate to the world-weary moping of
trust-fund babies turned it into a feature-
length insult.
5. Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Audiences ocked to this disingenuous,
shallow romantic comedy (improbably star-
ring Steve Carell, Emma Stone and Ryan
Gosling). Why? Because it packaged the
rough side of romance for those who adored
the sanitized antics of Valentines Day. To
see divorce, adultery and intimacy issues get
the same treatment, especially with such a
talented cast available, was jarring. Whats
next? Amusical version of Shame? Kin-
sey remade as a screwball comedy?
-- P.C.
Tilda Swinton and John C. Reilly star in We Need to Talk About Kevin.
Rainn Wilson goes to the dark side in Super.
worst movies
worst movies
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best concerts
best books
By Stephanie DeBalko
Weekender Staff Writer
By Nikki M. Mascali
Weekender Editor
By Kacy Muir
1. Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Alove affair with vintage Manhattan. If
one were to sum up Towles rapturous debut
in a single sentence, this would be it. The
bookish Katey Kontent is marvelously awed
and perversely intelligent, and Towles voice
is one of thoughtfulness that translates to the
female perspective without a hint of con-
descension. Rules of Civility is as much
about the city that never sleeps as it is about
its protagonists, and its quiet disentanglement
promises to make it more than a one-time
read.
2. The Weird Sisters by Eleanor
Brown
An ode to the Bard and sisterly provoca-
tion, Browns rst novel is warm, funny and
1. Blue Nights by Joan Didion
After reading her 1979 book of essays,
The White Album, I immediately fell
in love with Didion and her writing.
Similarly, that love has grown into re-
spect for her courage to write and publish
her most recent account following the
death of her only child. Lines such as: I
no longer want reminders of what was,
what got broken, what got lost, what got
wasted, run through readers minds like
ghosts of the written word. Even through
catastrophe and mourning, this book is
conrmation that Didion remains one of
the best nonction authors for her ability
to survive loss through writing.
2. The Sisters Brothers by Pat-
rick DeWitt
DeWitt shocked the world into awe
full of literature. Though the nature of the
plot has schmaltzy potential, Brown dodges
cliches and creates a world the reader wants
to be a part of, problems and all. The tale
weaves in and out of each sisters story,
connecting them seamlessly and with great
affection.
3. Ordinary Beauty by Laura Wiess
Wiess crafts a repentant tale of self-
exploration and abuse with this gem. Sayre
Bellavia is a heroine with whom the reader
earnestly and immediately feels a kinship,
and Wiess sharp writing pulls one in instantly
I recently opened it to a random page,
started reading and couldnt put it down. Wi-
ess isnt afraid to ask the tough questions, and
the book is a young-adult piece that is easily
poignant and enjoyable to a reader of any
generation.
4. Hard Spell by Justin Gustainis
Law & Order meets True Blood in the
familiar streets of Scranton in Hard Spell.
Detective Stan Markowski is up against
vampires who do anything but sparkle and
other supernatural beings with dark secrets.
Gustainis creates his own version of a world
where these beings coexist with humans, and
he does it without mirroring too closely his
contemporaries in the genre. Ultimately, what
he does is create a page-turner that leaves the
reader hungry for more (which it seems we
may get early next year).
5. The Sixes by Kate White
Even as an avid reader, I rarely begin and
nish an entire 400-page book in one day.
With The Sixes, though, I had no choice.
From beginning to end, White eloquently
spins a web of mystication, casting doubt on
almost every character in such a way that the
resolution is about as clear as the murky river
water thats front and center in her plot. Her
writing is familiar, yet glamorous, and has an
ineffable quality that keeps the reader hang-
ing on her every word.
with this revisionist western that has a
little bit of everything for everyone. His
division between good and evil is an
ever-present theme that readers can-
not help but pursue especially when
the bad guys are just as alluring as the
good. With awless dialogue and a well-
researched historical backdrop, DeWitt
takes readers on a path of vengeance
with two brothers against the world.
3. Pulphead: Essays by John
Jeremiah Sullivan
In this tenacious book of literary
nonction essays, Sullivan takes readers
through his understanding of pop culture
intertwined with his personal life. The
book is a non-stop ride full of candid and
witty monologues that is sure to leave the
reader going back for seconds.
4. The Night Circus by Erin
Morgenstern
Morgenstern enraptures readers
through the world of magic, mystery
and unforgettable imagery. One of the
best aspects about the novel is her ability
to write ction that adults and young
adults could equally enjoy. All the while,
she creates a striking work built on a
multidimensional plot chockfull of well-
developed characters.
5. Someday This Will Be Funny
by Lynne Tillman
This collection of short ction sto-
ries was memorable and quirky. While
I enjoyed the rst read, after a second
observation, I have come to appreciate
Tillmans writing even more. Her tangen-
tial but poignant thoughts, dark humor
and unapologetic attitude may not be for
everyone, but her unltered imagination
is why she made the list.
Rules of Civility is one book youll
read more than once.
1. Paul McCartney, Yankee Sta-
dium, Bronx, N.Y., July 15
My rst Sir Paul show was the best
concert I have ever seen. It wasnt just
because I was seeing a Beatle in the esh
or because I was so moved during the
show that I cried ve times or that I got
to hear 35 fantastic songs including an
explosive Live and Let Die, a hard-
and-heavy Helter Skelter, a powerful
Let It Be and a tender Maybe Im
Amazed. It was the whole under-the-
summer-stars shebang.
2. Bob Dylan, Toyota Pavilion at
Montage Mountain, Scranton, Aug.
10
He can be as elusive as he wants to
be, but Dylan will always be pure magic
live. He delivered a bluegrass-y Things
Have Changed, a rockabilly Summer
Days and a magnicent and devilish
Ballad Of AThin Man. Encoring
with Like ARolling Stone and a sear-
ing All Along The Watchtower, Dylan
once again proved why hes The Poet
Laureate of Rock n Roll.
3. Weezer/Flaming Lips, PNC
Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, N.J.,
July 28
My rst Weezer show was also my
rst Flaming Lips show. While Weezer
gave fun milk-and-honey, with great ver-
sions of Buddy Holly and Radioheads
Paranoid Android, the co-headlining
Flaming Lips stole the show. Frontman
Wayne Coyne is unforgettable, as were
What is the Light?, Yoshimi Battles
the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 and the encore
with Weezer of She Dont Use Jelly
and Undone The Sweater Song.
4. Matt & Kim, Music Hall of Wil-
liamsburg, Brooklyn, May 25
This is the second year in a row the
Brooklyn-based drummer/keyboardist
made my list and with good reason: They
give one hell of a show. The energy of
the duo and the crowd is incomparable,
and you have to move and bounce and
dance or else you could very well get
yourself trampled. As always, set-closer
Daylight was a blast.
5. George Thorogood andThe
Destroyers, F.M. Kirby Center,
Wilkes-Barre, Oct. 4
Blasting into his hour and a half set
with Chuck Berrys Sweet Little Rock
n Roller, Thorogood and company gave
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Paul McCartney gestures at his
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By Jen Stevens
Special to the Weekender
W
ith New Years Eve right
around the corner, the
promise for a better
year and a better you is a prom-
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With the passing of each year,
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In January 2010, an earthquake
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of Mexicos precious ecosystem.
The most recent event, and
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hearts, is the September flood
that swept through the Northeast.
Hundreds of roads were closed
and more than 100,000 people
were forced to evacuate their
homes. Many homes and roads
were destroyed leaving families
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Pennsylvania residents. The
most-needed and most-efficient
way to help those impacted by
the flood is to donate cash, every
donation helps. You can make
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American Red Cross, Salvation
Army and the United Way of
America.
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I
s anyone else shocked that
The Adventures of Tintin is
playing in a theater near you?
Because there was a time in this
country when the only way any-
one could watch a Tintin movie
was if they tracked down a blurry,
bootleg DVDcopy or were re-
sourceful enough to buy an All-
Region DVDplayer.
Although an iconic figure in
Europe, Tintin wallows in near
obscurity in America. Which is
why the idea of basing a multi-
million dollar blockbuster around
a comic character that, to most
Americans, is less recognizable
than Sunday funnies stalwart
Mary Worth seems inexplicably
odd. But whatever rationale direc-
tor Steven Spielberg had for
cramming Tintin down all of our
throats, please understand he did
it for all of the right reasons, and
this is why we as a nation have to
suppress our gag reflex and just
allowthe cramming to happen.
Because even though The Ad-
ventures of Tintin may seem
foreign and vaguely unsettling,
were all going to enjoy it by the
time its through. And thats a
promise (or a threat. Its up to
you).
Loosely adapted froma trio of
Tintin stories (The Crab with the
Golden Claws, The Secret of
the Unicorn and Red Rack-
hams Treasure, respectively)
The Adventures of Tintin opens
with the titular boy reporter, who
in the filmis voiced by Jamie Bell
(and for the uninitiated, Tintin is
kind of like Nancy Drewif Nancy
Drewcarried a gun around and
wasnt afraid to use it), as he buys
a model ship at a street market.
Although nonplussed when two
men immediately attempt to buy
the ship fromhim, Tintin realizes
that something is up when he
finds his apartment ransacked
and the model ship missing.
Apparently, the ship contains a
mysterious scroll that seems to be
a part of a larger puzzle and leads
Tintin on an exotic globetrotting
adventure. Along with the perpet-
ually soused Captain Haddock
(Andy Serkis), Tintin will track
down the clues and solve the
mystery.
Watching human characters in
any CGI animated filmis always
creepy but in The Adventures of
Tintin, that creepiness is damn
near overwhelming. Its a little
difficult watching these nearly
human monstrosities wander
around with their ruddy Plasticine
skin and grotesquely bulbous
noses. Tintin creator Herges
clean, distinctive draftsmanship
doesnt completely translate to
the over-rendered, hyper-real
world of CGI. Ironically, the look
of the original comics is expertly
captured in the very Saul Bass-
inspired opening credits sequence
and makes you wonder why they
just didnt take a more traditional
animated route with this material.
But even though Spielberg
didnt fully capture the look of the
comic, he manages to capture the
feel. With plenty of loving nods to
Tintins printed exploits and a
somewhat obligatory but fun
posthumous cameo fromHerge
himself, theres an obvious love
for the source material. Whatever
shortcomings this movie may
have are instantly forgotten once
you get caught up in the increas-
ingly dazzling set pieces (such as
the one that finds Haddock and
Tintin chasing down a bad guy as
theyre quickly consumed by a
flash flood), and its surprisingly
smart and grizzly sense of humor
(theres a character that sleeps
with their eyes open because they
lost their eyelids in a poker
game). If anything, The Adven-
tures of Tintin represents what
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom
of the Crystal Skull might have
been if Spielberg had enough
foresight to keep George Lucas
locked deep within the bowels of
Skywalker Ranch where he be-
longs.
The Adventures of Tintin revolves around a fictional character that has gained
acclaim in Europe.
By Mike Sullivan
Tintin comes stateside
and enthralls
The CGI animation overwhelms the rest of the film.
reel attractions
Well, that cant be too comfortable. Things dont look all that dark
Opening this week:
The Darkest Hour
War Horse
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Coming next week:
The Devil Inside
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concerts
CAESARS POCONO
RESORTS
1.877.800.5380
www.CPResorts.com
- Soul Be It: Dec. 30-Jan. 1
- New Yorks Funniest: Jan. 14-15
- The Sensational Soul Cruisers: Jan.
14-15
- Eddie Griffin: Jan. 29
- Hypnotist Tim Triplett: March 16-17
- Big Shot (Billy Joel tribute): March
30-31
- Keith Sweat: April 22
ELEANOR RIGBYS
603 Route 6, Jermyn
www.myspace.com/eleanorrigbys
- Texas In July / The Air I Breath: Dec.
30, 6:30 p.m., $13-$15
F.M. KIRBY CENTER
71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre
Phone: 570.826.1100
- ABBA: Arrival: Jan. 8, 7 p.m., $30.65-
$41.65
- Jerry Seinfeld: Jan. 13, 7 & 9:30 p.m.,
$65-$80
- Darius Rucker: Jan. 20, 8 p.m., $52-
$92
- Kathleen Madigan: Gone Madigan:
Jan. 27, 8 p.m., $27
- NEPA Philharmonic Broadway Love
Songs: Feb. 10, 8 p.m., $35.50-$73.45
- Lisa Lampanelli: Feb. 18, 8 p.m.,
$37.75
- John Pinette: Feb. 19, 7 p.m., $34.75
- Pink Floyd Experience: Feb. 21, 7:30
p.m., $28-$38
- Gaelic Storm / Enter The Haggis:
March 1, 7:30 p.m., $22-$32
- NEPA Philharmonic Beethoven
Festival: March 10, 8 p.m., $35.50-
$73.45
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo: March 15,
7:30 p.m., $26-$36
- The Fresh Beat Band: March 21, 3
p.m., 3 & 6 p.m., $32.40-$42.65
- The Best of Second City: March 23, 8
p.m., $28
- NEPA Philharmonic The Music of
Gershwin: April 14, 8 p.m., $35.50-
$73.45
- Red Green Wit & Wisdom Tour: April
17, 7 p.m., $47.50
- Bob Weir: April 27, 8 p.m., $41.85-
$52.60
- Vicki Lawrence and Mama: A Two
Woman Show: May 4, 8 p.m., $25-$45
- Tony Bennett: June 2, 8 p.m., $70-
$126
- NEPA Philharmonic Tribute to Benny
Goodman: June 9, 8 p.m., $35.50-
$73.45
MAUCH CHUNK OPERA
HOUSE
14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe
570.325.0249
www.jtams.net
- The Tartan Terrors: Dec. 30, 8:30
p.m., $28
- Kashmir (Led Zeppelin tribute): Jan.
14, 8:30 p.m., $23
- Hamell On Trial: Jan. 21, 8:30 p.m., $18
- Last Friday Standup Comedy Event:
Jan. 27, 8:30 p.m., $18
- Commander Cody Band w/ Professor
Louie and the Crowmatix: Feb. 4, 8:30
p.m., $24
- Tusk (Fleetwood Mac tribute): Feb. 11,
8:30 p.m., $23
- The Allentown Band: Feb. 19, 5 p.m.,
$15 adults, $10 kids
- The Eilen Jewell Band: March 4, 8:30
p.m., $20
- Noel V. Ginnity / Taylors Irish Caba-
ret: March 10, 8 p.m., $27
- Montana Skies: March 16, 8 p.m., $18
- Steve Forbert: March 23, 7 p.m., $23
- Aztec 2-Step: March 24, 8 p.m., $21
- Willy Porter: March 31, 8:30 p.m., $22
advance, $25 day of
MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre
Twp.
- Disney On Ice Treasure Trove: Jan.
11-16, TIMES VARY, $31.55-$64.20
- Rascal Flatts / Sara Evans / Hunter
Hayes: Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m., $25-$59.75
- Sesame Street Live 123 Imagine w/
Elmo & Friends: March 1-4, TIMES
VARY, $25.60-$37.85
- Monster Jam: March 9-11, TIMES
VARY, $34.30-$49.75
- Harlem Globetrotters: March 16, 7
p.m., $26.60-$127.05
MOUNT AIRY CASINO
RESORT
44 Woodland Rd., Mount Pocono
Phone: 877.682.4791
www.mountairycasino.com
- CJT Duo: Dec. 30, Reds, Dec. 31, Glass
Bar
- Jerry Kozic: Dec. 31, Reds
- DJ K: Dec. 30, Gypsies
- Studio 44 Disco Tribute w/ DJ Joel:
Dec. 31, Gypsies
- MRO Band: Dec. 31, Event Center
- Tony Roi-The Elvis Experiences: Jan.
7, 8 p.m., $10, Gypsies
- Tavares: Jan. 14, 8 p.m., $25-$40,
Gypsies
- Jackie The Joke Man Martling:
Feb. 4, 8 p.m., $20-$30, Gypsies
- Ed Kowalczsyk of Live: Feb. 18, 8
p.m., $25-$40, Gypsies
- Gilbert Gottfried: March 3, 8 p.m.,
$20-$30, Gypsies
- Unforgettable Fire (U2 tribute)
March 17, 8 p.m., $10, Gypsies
- Gloriana: April 14, 8 p.m., $25-$40,
Gypsies
PENNS PEAK
325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe
866.605.7325 or visit pennspeak.com.
- The Fabulous Greaseband: Dec. 30, 8
p.m., $25
- Live Wire (AC/DC tribute): Dec. 31, 9
p.m., $30
- Air Supply: Jan. 29, 8 p.m., $38.75-
$43.75
- Parrotbeach (Jimmy Buffet tribute):
Jan. 28, 8 p.m., $25
- Edgar Winter & Rick Derringer: Feb.
4, 8 p.m., $35.75
- Rubix Kube (80s tribute): Feb. 17, 8
p.m., $28
- Tesla: Feb. 18, 8 p.m., $33
- Blackberry Smoke: Feb. 24, 8 p.m.,
$25
- Bruce In The U.S.A.: Feb. 25, 8 p.m.,
$25
- The Saw Doctors: March 2, 8 p.m.,
$32
- Three Dog Night: March 31, 8 p.m.,
$43.75-$49.25
- The Music of Bill Monroe Featuring
Peter Rowan & The Travelin McCou-
rys: April 22, 8 p.m.
PENNSYLVANIA BLUES
FESTIVAL
Blue Mountain Ski Area, Palmerton
610.826.7700
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- July 27, 8 p.m.-midnight; 28, 1
p.m.-1:30 a.m.; 29, noon-9 p.m. Michael
Iron Man Burks / Joe Louis Walker /
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20 percent as of April 2. Advance
festival day: 1 day, $30/adult, $9/kids
6-12; 2 day, $50/adult, $15/kids 6-12.
Increase by 10 percent as of April 2.
REDWOOD ART SPACE
740 Jumper Road, Plains Twp.
- Another Mistake / Black Feathers /
Sawed Off: Jan. 3, 8 p.m.
- The World Is a Beautiful Place /
Slingshot Dakota / Daylight / Halfling:
Jan. 5, 8 p.m.
- Tigers Jaw / Balance & Composure /
Captain Were Sinking / Three Man
Cannon / Pheramones / American
War: Jan. 8, 7 p.m.
- Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely
Estate / One Hundred Year Ocean:
Feb. 2, 8 p.m.
- Disengage / Mindset / Praise /
Peace: Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m.
- The Ataris / The Queers: Feb. 20, 8
p.m.
RIVER STREET JAZZ CAFE
667 N. River St., Plains
Phone: 570.822.2992
- Village Idiots ft. Freeman White /
Jami Novak: Dec. 29, 8 p.m.
- Rubblebucket: Dec. 30, 8 p.m.
- Cabinet: Dec. 31, 7 p.m.
- The Big Dirty: Jan. 6, 8 p.m.
- Jack Grace Band / Drew Kelly: Jan. 7,
8 p.m.
- Poogie Bell band / Woody Browns
Project: Jan. 13, 8 p.m.
- Brothers Past / Beard O Bees: Jan.
14, 8 p.m.
- Se Acabo (Santana tribute): Jan. 20,
8 p.m.
- Donna Jean Godchaux Band / Mike
Miz: Jan. 26, 8 p.m.
- Miz: Feb. 24, 8 p.m.
- Miss Melanie & the Valley Rats: Feb.
25, 8 p.m.
SCRANTON COMMUNITY
CONCERTS
Mellow Theater, 501 Vine St. Scranton
Phone: 570.955.1455, www.lackawan-
na.edu, etix.com
Prices vary, student and group rates
available
- Chamber Music Society of Lincoln
Center: Feb. 23, 7 p.m., $25-$30
- Yesterday & Today, an interactive
Beatles show: March 23, 8 p.m., $25-
$30
- The Kingston Trio: April 20, 8 p.m.,
$25-$30
SCRANTON CULTURAL
CENTER
420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton
Phone: 888.669.8966
- Listen Local ft. Nowhere Slow /
Jeanne Zano Band: Jan. 13, 8 p.m.,
$12.50
- The Amazing Kreskin: Jan. 29, 2 p.m.,
$18
- NEPA Philharmonic Broadway Love
Songs Pops II: Feb. 11, 8 p.m., $34.50-
$73.15
- Rain, A Tribute to the Beatles: Feb.
24-25, TIMES VARY, $46.25-$65.25
- NEPA Philharmonic Haydn / Brahms,
A German Requiem: April 27, 8 p.m.,
$34.50-$73.15
SCRANTON HARDWARE
BAR
519 Linden St., Scranton
570.346.8465
- Rusted Root / Nowhere Slow / Kriki:
Dec. 28, 6 p.m., $24 advance, $20 day
of, 18+
SHERMAN THEATER
524 Main St., Stroudsburg
Phone: 570.420.2808, www.sherman-
theater.com
- Wu-Tang Clan / Gino Lispi and The
Clever Gents / Track Masons, more:
Dec. 29, 8 p.m., $40
- Set Phasers To Stun / This Condition
/ Pull The Pin / Brookline Drive, more:
Dec. 30, 6 p.m., $10
- Big D and the Kids Table: Jan. 6, $12
- Wheres the Band?: Jan. 19, 7 p.m.
- Raymond the Amish Comic: Jan. 21, 8
p.m., $18
- Mountain Dance Concert: Jan. 22, 2
p.m., $10 kids, $12 adults
- Phil Vassar: Feb. 24, 8 p.m., $26-$36
- moe.: March 4, 7 p.m., $27
- Hammer of the Gods: March 31, 8
p.m., $28
VINTAGE THEATER
119 Penn Ave., Scranton
570.589.0271
- Eulalia / The Balloon Corps / Rooks:
Dec. 28, 7:30 p.m., $5
- The Taste: Jan. 6, 8 p.m., $5
- Chet Williams CD release / Roof-
doctor / Skeleton Equation: Jan. 7, 8
p.m., $7
PHILADELPHIA
ELECTRIC FACTORY
3421 Willow St., Philadelphia
Phone: 215.LOVE.222
- Valencia / Every Avenue: Dec. 28,
7:30 p.m.
- Dark Star Orchestra: Dec. 29, 8:30
p.m.
- Third Eye Blind / U.S. Royalty: Dec.
30, 8:30 p.m.
- Rebelution / The Grouch / Pep Love:
Jan. 14, 8:30 p.m.
- SOJA: Feb. 4, 8 p.m.
- Umphreys McGee: Feb. 11, 8:30 p.m.
- Big Gigantic / Adventure Club: Feb.
18, 8:30 p.m.
- The Pink Floyd Experience: Feb. 25,
8:30 p.m.
- moe.: March 9, 8:30 p.m.
- Young the Giant / Grouplove: March
10, 8:30 p.m.
- Justice: March 20, 8 p.m.
- Dr. Dog: March 24-25, 8:30 p.m.
- Needtobreathe / Ben Rector: April
20, 9 p.m.
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- The New Deal / Sonic Spank: Dec. 28,
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- Thursday / Mewithoutyou / Scream-
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- Good Old War / River City Extension,
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- Steel Panther / Sinners Saints: Jan.
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- Big Head Todd & The Monsters: Jan.
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- Wheres The Band: Jan. 20, 7 p.m.
- Collie Buddz: Jan. 21, 8 p.m.
- Augustana: Feb. 3, 8 p.m.
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- Allstar Weekend: Feb. 16, 6 p.m.
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- Cinematic Titanic: Dec. 30, 8 p.m.
- Burton Cummings: Jan. 18, 8 p.m.
- Demetri Martin: Jan. 21, 8 p.m.
- Jeanne Robertson: Jan. 27, 8 p.m.
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- Jeffrey Osborne: Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m.
- George Clinton: Feb. 18, 8 p.m.
- 1964 The Tribute: Feb. 24-25, 8 p.m.
- Hot Tuna: March 2, 8 p.m.
- Cowboy Junkies: March 9, 8 p.m.
- The Irish Rovers: March 15, 8 p.m.
- Zoso: March 17, 8 p.m.
- The Fresh Beat Band: March 30, 3 &
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- The Fab Faux: March 31, 8 p.m.
MANN MUSIC CENTER
52nd and Parkside, Philadelphia
Phone: 215.893.1999
- Foster the People: June 14, 7:30 p.m.
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- Peter Frampton: Feb. 11, 8 p.m.
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- Gabriel Iglesias: April 13, 8 p.m.
- Creed: April 16-17, 7:30 p.m.
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TROCADERO
10th & Arch St, Philadelphia
Phone: 215.336.2000
- Feed Me / Khadafi Dub / BHB: Dec.
29, 9 p.m.
- Clutch / Corrosion of Conformity /
Kyng / Earthride: Dec. 31, 8 p.m.
- Brotherly Breakdown Fest: Jan. 7, 6
p.m.
- Jim Breuer: Jan. 14, 9 p.m.
- In Flames / Trivium / Veil of Maya /
Kyng: Jan. 15, 7 p.m.
- The Legwarmers (80s tribute): Jan.
21, 9 p.m.
- D.R.U.G.S. / Hit the Lights, more:
Jan. 25, 6:30 p.m.
- Lamb of God / Too Late The Hero /
The Acacia Strain: Jan. 26, 8 p.m.
- Dark Funeral, more: Jan. 31, 7:30
p.m.
- Iced Earth / Symphony X / Warbr-
inger: Feb. 1, 7 p.m.
SUSQUEHANNA BANK
CENTER
1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, NJ.
Phone: 609.365.1300
- Megadeth / Motorhead / Volbeat /
Lacuna Coil: Jan. 26, 6:30 p.m.
- Tool: Jan. 29, 8 p.m.
- Rise Against: Feb. 4, 7 p.m.
WELLS FARGO
(WACHOVIA) CENTER
Broad St., Philadelphia
Phone: 215.336.3600
- The Black Keys: March 10, 8 p.m.
- Rammstein: April 26, 8 p.m.
ELSEWHERE IN PA
BRYCE JORDAN CENTER
Penn State University, State College,
Pa.
Phone: 814.865.5555
- Jeff Dunham: Jan. 13, 8 p.m.
- Rise Against: Jan. 29, 7 p.m.
- Lady Antebellum: Feb. 4, 7 p.m.
CROCODILE ROCK
520 Hamilton St, Allentown
Phone: 610.434.460
- Noctura: Dec. 29, 6 p.m., $12 ad-
vance, $15 door
- Taking Back Sunday: Dec. 30, 8 p.m.,
$25
- Halestorm: Dec. 31, 8 p.m.
- Nick Carter: Feb. 8, 8 p.m., $25-$27
- Attack Attack!: Feb. 23, 6 p.m.
GIANT CENTER
950 Hersheypark Dr., Hershey
Phone: 717.534.3911
Hayes: Jan. 14, 7:30 p.m.
- Miranda Lambert / Chris Young /
Jerrod Niemann: Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m.
- Casting Crowns: March 30, 7:30 p.m.
WHITAKER CENTER
222 Market St., Harrisburg
Phone: 717.214.ARTS
- Get the Led Out: Dec. 28, 7:30 p.m.
- Hot Tuna: March 3, 8 p.m.
NEW YORK / NEW JERSEY
BEACON THEATER
2124 Broadway, New York, NY.
Phone: 212.496.7070
- Govt Mule: Dec. 30-31, 8 p.m.
- David Garrett: Feb. 4, 8 p.m.
- Cedric The Entertainer: Feb. 14, 7:30
p.m.
HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM
311 W. 34th St, New York, NY.
Phone: 212.279.7740
- Matt & Kim / Super Mash Bros.: Dec.
31, 9 p.m.
THE FILLMORE AT IRVING
PLAZA
17 Irving Place, New York, N.Y.
Phone: 212.777.6800
- Chris Webby: Dec. 29, 7 p.m.
- New York Dolls: Dec. 30, 8 p.m.
- Steel Panther: Jan. 4, 7 p.m.
- Robert Earl Keen: Jan. 20, 7 p.m.
- Big Head Todd & The Monsters: Jan.
21, 8 p.m.
IZOD CENTER
50 State Rt. 120
East Rutherford, N.J.
- Miranda Lambert / Chris Young /
Jerrod Niemann: Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m.
Hayes: Feb. 18, 7:30 p.m.
MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN
7th Ave., New York, NY
Phone: 212.465.MSG1
- Phish: Dec. 28-31, TIME VARIES
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
1260 Ave. of the Americas, NY, NY
Phone: 212.307.717
- Radio City Christmas Spectacular:
through Jan. 2, TIMES VARY
- Antony & The Johnsons: Jan. 26, 8
p.m.
ROSELAND BALLROOM
239 52nd Street, New York, NY.
Phone: 212.777.6800
- Afrojack / Bobby Burns: Dec. 30, 9
p.m.
THE THEATRE AT MSG
7th Ave., New York, NY
Phone: 212.465.MSG1
- Megadeth / Motorhead / Volbeat /
Lacuna Coil: Jan. 28, 6:30 p.m.
BORGATA HOTEL AND
CASINO
Atlantic City, NJ
Phone:1.866.MYBORGATA.com
- Seth Meyers: Dec. 31, 7 & 10:30 p.m.
- Rob Thomas: Jan. 6-7
- Frankie Valli: Jan. 13-15, 9 p.m.
- Anti Social Comedy Tour ft. Jim
Norton / Dave Attell / Artie Lange /
Doug Stanhope: Jan. 14, 8 p.m.
- Donny Osmond: Jan. 15, 8 p.m.
- The Saw Doctors: March 17, 9 p.m. W
compiled by Nikki M. Mascali,
Weekender Editor
Strong roots
Rusted Root returns to the area with a performance at Scranton
Hardware Bar (519 Linden St., Scranton) Wednesday, Dec. 28 at
6 p.m.
Known for its fusion of bluegrass and rock, the band has been
touring for the past few years in support of its most recent al-
bum, Stereo Rodeo. The band is also working to fund its up-
coming album, slated to be released in March, by encouraging
fans to donate in exchange for special perks, like signed memor-
abilia and private online shows.
Locals Nowhere Slow and Kriki will open the show. Tickets for
the 18+ show are $24 in advance and $20 at the door and are
available through Ticketfly. For more info, call the venue at
570.346.8465, or visit rustedroot.com.
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the
By Ralphie Aversa
J
asonDerulo said on The
Ralphie Radio Show that he
is never discouraged when an
artist doesnt want himto use a
sample or portion of their original
song for a track hes working on.
His attitude is relatively laidback on
the issue, and a piece of body art on
his back may explain his disposi-
tion.
The tattoo is a feather pen, and
it goes in to birds, he described.
The meaning behind it is basically,
I write all these songs, and after Im
finished writing the song, it just
goes out and does its own thing.
Whether that bird goes all the way
to Japan or whether that bird just
does a little flap and then drops on
the floor, it doesnt matter, because
theres more birds.
He continued that his outlook on
songs is similar to my outlook on
women. Not true, but point made.
If I go to you and Imlike,
Heres this joint, let me knowif
you like it, let me knowif youre in
love with it, Derulo said of how
he goes about asking for and re-
ceiving artists blessings to use
their work. And if youre not, then
thats totally fine, then Ill do my
own thing.
Derulos debut LPlinked himto
both the approval and denial of
sample usage. His first hit, What-
cha Say, used ImogenHeaps
Hide and Seek. His third hit,
Ridin Solo, initially used a
sample of The Verves Bittersweet
Symphony, which itself is bor-
rowed fromThe Rolling Stones. It
wasnt until after the song leaked
on to the Internet that the sample
did not clear. Derulo went back to
the lab with producer J.R. Rotem,
switched out the sample and re-
leased the record. The song cracked
the Top10 in five countries and
sold about 5 million copies world-
wide.
On Derulos latest album, Fu-
ture History, the beat on Robyns
ShowMe Love was reworked for
the lead single, Dont Wanna Go
Home. In Fight For You, which
Derulo recently released a video
for, portions of Totos Africa are
borrowed.
Theres different markets
around the world that move faster
than America does, explained
Derulo of why there are already
four videos for songs fromhis last
LPdespite only two singles hitting
radio here in the States. Right now,
Breathing is Top 5 in Australia. In
different areas, there are different
singles, so it is kind of confusing.
Arepresentative for Warner
Brothers Records said Breath-
ing would probably be the next
single for radio off of Future
History. Derulo wrapped up his
year with more radio commit-
ments, before he returned home to
his family in Miami for the holi-
days.
SELENAREIGNSSUPREME
Looking back on web hits, ret-
weets and YouTube views, it seems
that perhaps the most popular story
I produced in 2011stemmed from
my one-on-one interviewwith
Selena Gomez. It was an eventful
year to say the least for Gomez,
who spent a majority of time in the
headlines due to her romance with
JustinBieber. But Gomez kept
busy herself with her TVshow,
Disneys Wizards of Waverly
Place, and her music project,
Selena Gomez andthe Scene.
During our chat, the19 year old
talked about missing a party for her
friend, Demi Lovato.
Shes having a big birthday
party, and unfortunately I have a
show, so I cant go, Gomez said.
But shes going to have the best
time and shes going to go with one
of her other really good friends. Its
going to be a good birthday. W
ListentoThe Ralphie Radio
Show weeknights from7
p.m.-midnight on97 BHT.
Ralphie sits down with Jason Derulo.
Had an encounter with someone famous? If so, the Weekender wants
your pictures for our Starstruck.
It doesnt matter if it happened five months ago or five years ago. Send
us your photo, your name, hometown, the celebrity you met, and when
and where you met them, and well run one photo here each week. E-mail
high resolution JPEGs to weekender@theweekender.com, or send your
photos to Starstruck, c/o The Weekender, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA,
18703.
starstruck
Johnny Burns of Pittston with Ron Jeremy
at Scranton Hardware Bar Dec. 10.
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theater listings
ACTORS CIRCLE
AT PROVIDENCE
PLAYHOUSE
(1256 Providence Rd,
Scranton, reservations:
570.342.9707, actor-
scircle.org)
The 39 Steps:
Feb. 2-5, 10-12, 17-19.
Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m., Sun.,
2 p.m. $12/general,
$10/seniors, $8/stu-
dents. From the novel
by John Buchan and
movie by Alfred Hitch-
cock. A small cast plays
more than 150 roles, recre-
ating the classic tale of an
ordinary man caught up in a
spy story. Reservations sug-
gested, call.
Crimes of the Heart: March
22-25, 30-31, April 1.
Night Mother: May 10-13,
18-20.
BLOOMSBURG THEATRE
ENSEMBLE
(Alvina Krause Theatre, 226
Center St., Bloomsburg,
570.784.8181, 800.282.0283,
bte.org)
Ticket prices: $9-$25
Holiday Memories: Dec.
29-30, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 29 per-
formance, admission free with
donation of one computer item.
For info, to reserve, contact
570.458.4075, phenry@bte.org.
Julius Caesar: Jan. 27-28,
also touring regional high
schools.
Murder at the Howard
Johnsons: March 2-25. Set in
the late 70s, spoiled Arlene
and her lover check in to a
cheap motel and plot to kill
her husband.
In the Next Room, or The
Vibrator Play: May 3-20, paren-
tal discretion advised.
COUGHLIN HIGH
SCHOOL DRAMA CLUB
(80 N. Washington St., Wilkes-
Barre, 570.406.3976)
Legally Blonde-The Musical:
March 1-3, 7 p.m., March 4, 2
p.m. $10/all ages, senior citi-
zens discount night March 1,
55+, $5. Tickets day of show
only at door. For info, call.
F.M. KIRBY CENTER
(71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre,
570.826.1100)
Charlottes Web: Jan. 29, 2
p.m., Jan. 30, 10 a.m., $14.50
La Boheme: Feb. 3, 7:30
p.m., $29-$58
Fiddler on the Roof: Feb.
15-16, 7:30 p.m., $30-$60
Proof: Feb. 25, 8 p.m.,
$17-$37
Fish Face (The Kids of Polk
Street School): March 27, 10
a.m., $6.50
Treasured Stories/The Best
of Eric Carle: April 11, 10 a.m.,
$6.50
LITTLE THEATRE OF
WILKES-BARRE
(537 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre:
570.823.1875, ltwb.org)
NEPA Premiere Production of
William Shakespeares Titus
Andronicus: Feb. 10-11, 8 p.m.,
Feb. 12, 3 p.m. $10. In associ-
ation with Oblivion Productions.
Call to reserve.
MELLOW THEATER AT
LACKAWANNA COLLEGE
(501 Vine St., Scranton,
570.342.4137)
Gaslight Theater Company
presents Arthur Millers Death
of a Salesman: Jan. 5-7, 7:30
p.m., Jan. 8, 2 p.m. $10/person,
$8/students & seniors. $8/per-
son/group rate (10+). To re-
serve, call 824.8266 or visit
etix.com. Info: gaslight-
theatre@gmail.com, gaslight-
theatre.org.
MISFIT PLAYERS
(iluv2act@aol.com)
Annual Staged
Musical Revue The
Songs of Webber
and Sondheim:
Jan. 13-15, 2012.
THE PHOENIX
PERFORMING
ARTS CENTER
(409-411 Main St., Duryea,
570.457.3589, phoenixpac.vp-
web.com, phoenix-
pac08@aol.com)
Rent: April 20-May 6. Fri.-
Sat., 8 p.m. Sun., 2 p.m.
SCRANTON CULTURAL
CENTER
(420 N. Washington Ave., Scran-
ton)
The Amazing Kreskin Leg-
endary Mentalist: Jan. 29, 2
p.m. $15. $35/ticket & Meet &
Greet, $50/4 ticket package.
Tickets at box office, by calling
570.344.1111, via Ticketmaster, at
participating Wal-Mart, Boscovs,
Gallery of Sound.
SHAWNEE PLAYHOUSE
(570.421.5093, theshawneeplay-
house.com)
Kids Kabaret-Back to the
80s: Dec. 29-30, 7 p.m. All
tickets $10.
New Year Show: Dec. 31, 8
p.m., Jan. 1, 2 p.m. $18/adults;
$15/seniors, AAA Members, mil-
itary; $10/12 and under. Amy
Hayakawa, Luke Swierczek,
Michelle Handy, Stacey Mattern,
Joey Ambrosia, Shannon Christ-
mann. Some content may not
be suitable for children. Call to
reserve. W
-- compiled by Stephanie
DeBalko
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.
novel approach
I
n Jo Nesbos latest novel,
The Leopard, series pro-
tagonist Harry Hole enters
the picture in a smoke-filled
haze attempting to heal his
wounds through evading his
past as a former crime-scene
detective. These days, Harry is
as reckless as ever beat up,
addicted to drugs, and hell bent
on staying away from his for-
mer employment. But, some-
how, Harrys past refuses to let
go.
While the novel was original-
ly published in Nesbos native
Norwegian language in 2009,
the book was not translated into
English and republished until
this year. Translator Don Bar-
tlett, who has previously
worked with Nesbo, manages
to preserve the story without
loss in translation along the
way.
The novel opens with an
inner monologue from a wom-
an. We have no idea who she is,
but there is a sense of impend-
ing doom as she awaits her next
torture. While readers follow
along hoping for the best out-
come, sadly for the woman, her
future is already written.
Now, only a short while later,
the woman has made history as
becoming part of a string of
unsolved murders that leaves
Harrys former investigative
department baffled. A group of
those colleagues enlists to find
Harry with hope that he will
solve the crime before the next
murder is committed.
After taking a momentary
leave of absence, his colleagues
find Harry consumed by an
opium addiction failing to
put the pieces of his life back
together from where readers
last left off in The Snowman.
While much of Nesbos nov-
els chronicle life in Norway,
The Leopard takes a brief
interlude in the opening when
Harry is found isolated in
Hong Kong.
The plot focuses on a series
of murders that are all seem-
ingly unrelated. However, Har-
ry refuses to accept that dis-
connection, urging him further
into the crime. Two brutal mur-
ders of women have already
taken place, but following the
third, Harry realizes that with-
out his instincts, the killer, now
dubbed Prince Charming, may
never be found.
While the name of the killer
may elicit some raised eye-
brows due to the graphic nature
of how each woman is killed,
Nesbos dark emphasis creates
strong lines between good and
evil.
The most enjoyable aspect
about Nesbo is his ability to
write in mind of the reader.
Even more excellent, is his
nature to often do the complete
opposite of readers expecta-
tions a technique that has
led to his acclaim. While the
conclusion of the novel manag-
es to tie up loose ends from the
previous novel, it also leave
ones at large for future works.
Sleuth searches
for Prince
Charming
The Leopard
by Jo Nesbo
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ACROSS
1 Ballet skirt
5 A pox upon thee!
8 Sore
12 Microwave, for one
13 Praise in verse
14 Comrade of Mao
15 Clothing store section
16 Attendance check
18 Wolf in the
henhouse?
20 Yes or no follower
21 Settled down
23 - generis
24 Com-mand to Fido
28 Being, to Brutus
31 Historic time
32 Elaines surname on
Seinfeld
34 Wire measure
35 Air outlet
37 Price reduction
39 Baseball hat
41 Actor Julia
42 Antarctic volcano
45 Now
49 Race drivers
protectors
51 Lumber
52 Reed instrument
53 Fish eggs
54 Do - others ...
55 Collections
56 Do sums
57 Equal
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1 Grants -
2 Eye layer
3 Be inclined (to)
4 Open
5 Let-bygones-be-
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6 Wedding words
7 Morays and congers
8 Accumulate
9 Special appeal
10 Aperture
11 Christmas
17 Fleur-de- -
19 Amorphous mass
22 Male voice
24 Churchly title (Abbr.)
25 Raw rock
26 Trusted knight
27 Got sick again
29 Bracketed notation
30 Wapiti
33 Insult
36 Restaurant furniture
38 Enlarge a photo
40 Saloon
42 Love god
43 Pajama cover-up
44 Poet Teasdale
46 Zilch
47 Carry
48 Smell
50 Scepter
last week
agenda
BENEFITS / CHARITY
EVENTS
American Lung Association
Fight for Air Climb: March 24,
Mohegan Sun Arena, Wilkes Barre.
Climb one entire floor of steps, both
up and down. Call or email for spon-
sorship or participant info.
Judi H Rock On 2 Feb. 4, 7-11
p.m., doors 6 p.m., Scranton Cultural
Center (420 N. Washington Ave.,
Scranton). All proceeds from dance
party benefit Northeast Regional
Cancer Institute in memory of Judi
H. Perry Hartridge, who succumbed
to cancer in 2007.Music by Paul
LaBelle and the Exact Change, Jack
Bordo with Old Friends. Refresh-
ments, cash bar. $40, includes raffle
for pink Fender Stratocaster Mexican
guitar, Roland 60 Watt Amplifier.
Info, tickets: judihrockon.com,
1.800.424.6724.
Long John Silvers Canned
Food Drive through Dec. 31, Rte. 11,
Edwardsville. Benefits Weinberg
Northeast Regional Food Bank. Each
person who donates receives LJS
coupon.
Lupus Foundation of Penn-

sylvania
15th Annual Ski for Lupus Day: Jan.
8, Elk Mountain. $25/half day lift
ticket, may be used 12:30-4:30 p.m. or
4:30-10 p.m., must be purchased in
advance, call 888.99.LUPUS,
570.558.2008. Proceeds support
awareness, education service, re-
search.
EVENTS
3rd Annual Heart to Heart
Luncheon hosted by Action
Health Task Force Feb. 10, 11
a.m.-2 p.m., Danville Elks Club. Key-
note Dr. Bradley David Fenster. Red
Fashion Show, door prizes. Red dress
attire encouraged, not required.
$20/adults, $10/kids. All proceeds
benefit Action Health Task Force. For
info/tickets, call 570.275.9150.
American Legion Mountain
Post 781 (1550 Henry Dr., Mountain
Top)
Annual Childrens Special Christ-
mas Bicycle Program along with
Toys for Tots: through holidays.
Asbury United Methodist
Church (720 Delaware St., Scran-
ton, 570.343.1035)
Hoagie Sale: every third Thurs. $4,
includes chips. Call to place orders,
pick up church kitchen 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Chicory House and Folklore
Society (www.folkloresociety.org,
570.333.4007) events:
New England Contra Dance: Jan. 7,
7-10 p.m., Church of Christ Uniting,
Kingston. Light refreshments. $4/
students, $9/adults, $24/families.
Community Medical Center
Asthma Ski Day: Jan. 29, noon-5
p.m., Sno Mountain Ski Resort, Scran-
ton. To register, call 570.969.8986.
Dietrich Theater (60 E. Tioga
Street, Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500,
www.dietrichtheater.com) calendar
of events:
Kids Classes:
Holiday Camp: through Dec. 29,
9:30-11 a.m. Ages 6-12. $35. Create
pottery, drawings, paintings, more.
Call to register.
Eastern Pocono Animal Alli-
ance Spay/Neuter Clinic in
need of volunteers, one day/week to
check in clients, more; arrive by 8:15
a.m., commit to every week. Posi-
tions to help w/ vaccination clinics,
substitute desk work. Stop in to
office in back of Rainbow Plaza,
Route 209, Brodheadsville, visite-
paaonline.com, call 570.994.5846.
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Church (420 Main Rd., Hanover
Twp., 570.823.6242)
Soup, Bake and Book Sale: Jan. 12,
8 a.m.-6 p.m. Take outs only. $7/
quart. Soup of month: piggie soup.
Pre-order appreciated, call Judi at
570.825.6914, Barry at 831.5593.
Faith and Family Day:
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen-
guins with Making a Differ-
ence Ministries: Christmas
with a Twist: Jan.7, Watersedge
concert 2 p.m., game 7 p.m., Mohe-
gan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza (255
Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre).
$18-$23, for tickets, contact
570.970.3607, csipsky@wbspen-
guins.com. No tickets at door.
A Festival of Choral Works
by Zoltan Kodaly Jan. 22, 3
p.m., East Stroudsburg Methodist
Church (Cortland St.); Jan. 29, 3 p.m.,
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church
(Davis & St. Joseph Sts., Easton).
Singing Boys of Pennsylvania, Keys-
tone Girls Choir, Alumni Chorus,
Soloists, Chamber Orchestra.
First Friday Mixer Jan. 6, 6-8
p.m., Posh at the Scranton Club (404
N. Washington St., Scranton). Compli-
mentary hors doeuvres, cash bar.
Info: firstfridayscranton.com.
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tech talk
By Nick Delorenzo
A
friend recently posed an
interesting question: What
would you do, he asked, if
the Internet went down?
I thought about it for a minute
before I responded.
Go home and go to sleep for a
while, I guess.
There wouldnt be much left for
me to do, I reasoned, and the paper
would still get out. If things stayed
down for a while, so what?
In a previous career, I was par-
tially responsible for laying out The
Times Leader every day, and I
knowa thing or two about print
production.
In a pinch Impretty good with
mechanics as well. I like to think
that I can write. In short, I could
make myself useful doing some-
thing else.
Thats not so true of everyone,
particularly those who have done
only The Internet for their entire
careers.
If there are no searches to opti-
mize for, no sites to build, theyd
just have to start fromscratch, I
suppose.
But when you think howthe
Internet is put together, they prob-
ably dont have much to worry
about.
As a whole, the Internet is one of
the most reliable (fromthe stand-
point of uptime) networks there
is, and when looked at as a ma-
chine, its pretty redundant.
I can take all of Asia offline, and
America will, for the most part, be
unaffected.
Even when a large data center is
physically eliminated, automated
re-routing can usually get things
back up quickly.
There are certain vulnerabilities
a ship anchor knocked out large
portions of the Middle East, but
that situation was resolved rela-
tively quickly.
Nations can also (and this is
actually quite problematic froma
practical standpoint) turn off or
block Internet access, as weve seen
in Egypt during the recent unrest.
Cyber-terrorismis a different
matter: Junk traffic or server prob-
lems caused by attacks can cause
outages and all sorts of other may-
hem.
But even then, as long as the
physical infrastructure remains,
things usually recover fairly quick-
ly.
The Internet is a network with
vulnerabilities, like any other, but
no single point of failure. Busi-
nesses and individuals will lose
(and have lost) money if there is a
temporary outage, to be sure, and
people will be greatly inconve-
nienced, but the network will return
eventually.
And were increasingly putting
more and more of our electronic
eggs in the proverbial basket of the
Internet.
And theres one thing you cant
change about the Internet: You
have very little control over what
you dont have physical access to.
Once you put your stuff in the
cloud, youre putting your security
and money in someone elses
hands, and you cant just pull the
plug if the hackers start to play.
I guess the moral of the story is
that it pays to keep it real. W
Nick DeLorenzo is director of
interactive andnewmedia for The
Times Leader. E-mail himat
ndelorenzo@timesleader.com.
The tangled Web we weave
With everyone so connected, what would we all do if the
Internet ever went down?
First Night Hazleton Dec. 31,
5:30 p.m., downtown Hazleton. $10,
$5/kids 8-14, $5/65+. 7 and under free
when with button-wearing adult. Info:
firstnighthazleton.com.
First Night Scranton Dec. 31, 6
p.m., Courthouse Square, Scranton.
$10, $5 seniors, under 5, free. For full
schedule/list of entertainers, visit
firstnightscranton.com.
Greater Hazleton Chamber
of Commerce events (20 W.
Broad St.):
Tour of Canyon Country: April
19-27, featuring Arizona & Utah. Info
on trip: hazletonchamber.org, con-
tact Destiny Travel, 788.2771, desti-
nytravel7@hotmail.com.
Lackawanna College events
(Mellow Theater, 501 Vine St., Scran-
ton, 570.955.1455)
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln
Center: Feb. 23, 7 p.m. $25-$30,
$15/students.
Misericordia University
events (www.misericordia.edu,
570.674.6400, box office 674.6719):
Entries accepted for Sister Anne
Paye Student Media Competition
through Jan.6. Grades 10-12 can
submit entries addressing issues of
social justice. Awards ceremony,
reception April 20. For guidelines,
entry form, visit misericordia.edu/
communications. Info: 570.674.6744,
msgroi@misericordia.edu.
Open House for Adult Learners:
Jan. 5, 4-7 p.m., Huntzinger Room
218, Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall.
Info: 674.6791, misericordia.edu/
adulted.
Christian Artist Barry Wilson
Performs Negro Spirituals in Honor
of Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Jan. 16,
6-8 p.m., Lemmond Theater, Walsh
Hall. Free. Info: 674.6247, sri-
chard@misericordia.edu.
21st Annual Diversity Institute
Dinner: Feb. 16, 5:30 p.m., Dudrick,
Muth and Huntzinger Rooms 216-218,
Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall.
Keynote speaker Crystal Kuykendall,
J.D., Ed.D. To register, call 674.1483.
For info, visit misericordia.edu/
diversity.
Gala Vocal Chamber Concert:
Feb. 16, 8:30 p.m., Lemmond Theater,
Walsh Hall. $5/GA, $3/seniors, free/
Misericordia students w/ ID. Featur-
ing DAnna Fortunato. For tickets,
call box office, go to box office,
Mercy Hall Room 226.
New Years Eve Party Dec. 31,
doors 7 p.m., meal 8 p.m., music 9
p.m.-1 a.m., B.P. Catering at St. Jo-
sephs Reception Hall lot #3, May St.
Jenkins Twp. Flashback, DJ Joe
Limongelli. BYOB. $40, call
570.457.7665.
Northern Tier Symphony
Orchestra (570.289.1090, north-
erntiersymphony@yahoo.com, north-
erntiersymphony.org)
Auditions: Jan. 18, 25, 5-9 p.m.,
Jan. 28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tunkhannock.
Principal clarinet, clarinet III, bass
clarinet, bassoon II, contrabassoon,
violin I & II, viola, bass, percussion,
substitutes.
Concerts: March 24, 8 p.m., Tunk-
hannock Middle School, April 1, 3 p.m.,
Towanda High School. Advance:
$8/adult, $4/student; door, $9/adult,
$5/student.
The Osterhout Free Library
events (71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-
Barre, www.osterhout.info,
570.821.1959)
Open Computer Lab: Mon./Wed.,
5-8 p.m.; Sat., 1-4 p.m.
Pennsylvania Music Educa-
tors Association District 9
Orchestra Festival Feb. 8-10,
Northwest Area High School. Concert
Feb. 10.
Robert Dale Chorale
(570.586.3921, robertdalechorale.org)
27th Annual NEPA Bach Festival:
March 17-18
Safe Haven Dog Rescue
(www.SafeHavenPa.org, Safe-
Haven@epix.net)
2012 Safe Haven Calendar now
available. Send check for $16/each
calendar, plus S& H charge of $2/1,
$3/2, $4/3, $5/4 or more to: Safe
Haven Calendar, RR1, Box 289-A,
Effort, PA 18330. Proceeds help SH
rescue, care for dogs from over-
crowded and high kill shelters.
Adoption Day: Jan. 15, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.,
Tractor Supply (Rte. 209, Brodhead-
sville). Pre-adoption application with
references, home visit required prior
to adoption.
Volunteer Meeting: Jan. 17, 6:30
p.m., Cherrys Restaurant (Rte 209,
Kresgeville). Meet volunteers. Volun-
teers (adoption days, dog transport,
fundraising, clerical help, home
visits, more), fosters welcome.
Spay/Neuter Discounts
Available for Pitbulls during
Jan.-Feb. Females: $75. Males: $50.
Call 570.994.5846 to schedule. Spon-
sored by Eastern Pennsylvania Ani-
mal Alliance Spay/Neuter Clinic.
Dog/cat food to anyone who needs
it. Stop by EPAA office, back of
Rainbow Plaza, Rt. 209, Brodhead-
sville.
St. Faustinas Stuffed Chick-
en Breast Dinner Fundraiser
Jan. 15, noon-3 p.m. (eat in or take
out), St. Faustinas alternate site
(1030 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke). $8.
Also includes mashed potatoes,
vegetable, drink, dessert. For info,
call 570.417.3878.
St. Michaels Ukrainian Or-
thodox Church (540 N. Main
Ave., Scranton, 570.343.7165)
Pierogi Sale every Fri., 11 a.m.-5
p.m.
St. Stephens Episcopal Pro-
Cathedral (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.
St. Thomas More Society (St.
Clare Church, 2301 N. Washington
Ave., Scranton, 570.343.0634, sttho-
masmoresociety.org)
Guardian of the Redeemer Fellow-
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ship: 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.
Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols:
Jan. 8, 5 p.m., St. Paul Church, Scran-
ton. All welcome, Three Kings cele-
bration supper follows.
Little Flowers/Little Women/Blue
Knights Meeting: Jan. 8, 1 p.m. In-
struction on Catholic beliefs, social
interaction. Planning joint bus trip to
Shrine of St. Frances Cabrini and the
Cloisters, April.
Womens Bible Study Group Meet-
ing: Jan. 8, 12:30 p.m. Discussion of
Biblical topics relevant to womens
issues.
Unity: A Center for Spiritual
Living (140 South Grant St., Wilkes-
Barre, 570.824.7722)
A Course in Miracles / Holistic
Fitness-Yoga Sessions: Tues., 6:30-
8:30 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@divinejoymi-
nistry.com.
Valley Lodge #499 Roast
Beef Dinner Jan. 14, 4-7 p.m., St.
Johns Lodge (Yatesville Road, Yates-
ville). $8/adults, $4/kids under 12.
Waverly Community House
(1115 N. Abington Rd., Waverly,
570.586.8191, www.waverlycomm.org)
events:
Ballroom Dancing Lessons: Wed.,
7:15 p.m., Comm auditorium. Basic &
advanced ballroom, swing. $15/
person. For info, call Vince Brust at
489.3111.
Zack Glass Performance Dec.
30, 9-11:30 p.m., State Street Grill (114
S. State St., Clarks Summit). Visit
zackglass.com for info.
HISTORY
Electric City Trolley Mu-
seumand Coal Mine Tour
(Cliff Street, Scranton 570.963.6590)
Museum open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Ex-
cursions: Wed.-Sun. 10:30 a.m., noon,
1:30 p.m., 3 p.m. Rides: $10 adults, $9
seniors, $7.75 ages 3-12. Mine open
daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tours hourly, $8
adults, $7.50 seniors, $5.50 ages 3-12.
Lackawanna Historical So-
ciety (The Catlin House, 232 Mon-
roe Avenue, Scranton, 570.344.3841)
Looking for teams for 3rd Annual
You Live Here You Should Know This
Local History Quiz Show: Teams of 3.
To apply send list of team members,
organization affiliation, short bio for
each person to: The Lackawanna
Historical Society, Catlin House, 232
Monroe Ave., Scranton, by Jan. 13.
Lycoming County Historical
Society Thomas T. Taber
Museum(858 W. Fourth St., Wil-
liamsport, 570.326.3326, www.lycom-
ing.org/lchsmuseum)
Doll exhibit: through Jan. 27.
Pennsylvanias Anthracite
Heritage Museum(McDade
Park, Scranton: 570.963.4804,
www.phmc.state.pa.ust) Open year
round, Tues.-Sat. from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. and Sun., 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Scranton Iron Furnaces (159
Cedar Ave., Scranton, www.anthraci-
temuseum.org)
For guided tours, call Anthracite
Heritage Museum at 570.963.4804
for schedule/fees.
St. Anns National Basilica
Shrine and Monastery (Scran-
ton: 570.347.5691) Group tours avail-
able by appointment. Open 9 a.m.-8
p.m. daily.
Steamtown National Histor-
ic Site (I-81 to Exit 53, Scranton:
570.340.5200 or 888.693.9391,
www.nps.gov/stea)
Ongoing: Interpretive programs,
visitor center, theater, a history
museum. Open daily, 9-5 p.m. $7
adults, $6 senior citizens, $2 children
ages 6-12.
Tripp House (1011 N. Main Ave.,
Scranton: 570.961.3317). The oldest
structure in Lackawanna County.
Tours are conducted by appoint-
ment.
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.
Academy of Northern Mar-
tial Arts (79 N. Main St., Pittston)
Traditional Kung Fu & San Shou. For
Health and Defense. Adult & Chil-
drens Classes, Mon.-Thurs., Sat. First
class free. Walk-ins welcome, call
371.9919, 817.2161 for info.
Adult Kung Fu (Kung Fu & Tai
Chi Center, Wilkes-Barre:
570.829.2707)
Ongoing classes. Tues./Thurs., 6:30
p.m. Study of Chinese Martial Art
open hand, weapons sets. Mon., Wed.,
6:30 p.m. Covers Chinese style theo-
ries, concepts, applications. Sport
fighting concepts explained, prac-
ticed.
ArtWorks Gallery & Studio
(502 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton.
570.207.1815):
Childrens Art Start: Sat., Jan.
7-Feb. 18, 12:30-1:30 p.m. $80, supplies
included. Sign up with friend, save
$5. Pre-registration encouraged.
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.
Art Classes at the Georgia-
na Cray Bart Studio (123 Brader
Dr., Wilkes-Barre, 570.947.8387,
gcraybart-artworks.com)
Adult (Ages 13+): Mon., noon-4 p.m.
(3 hrs painting, 1 hr group critique),
$30/class payable monthly. 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.
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Kitchen & Bar Hours:
Sunday - Monday 5pm- 2am
Tuesday - Saturday 4pm- 2am
Serving Great Burgers, Wings, Salads, Pizza, Seafood and more
Tuesdays: Spaghetti &Meatballs for under $6;
Wednesday: Wing Night - $5 doz.
11 Seasonal Beers On Tap 70 Plus Beers To Choose From
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Children: Ages 9-12, Mon., 4:30-5:30
p.m., $15/class payable monthly. Ages
13+, Wed., 6-9 p.m., joins adult class,
individuals select amount of time to
participate. Portfolio prep instruction
available for college bound students.
Private lessons available.
Back Mountain Martial Arts
Center & Mountaintop Kar-
ate Center
For info, call either location, Back
Mountain (4 Carr Ave., 570.675.9535)
or Mountaintop (312 S. Mountain
Blvd., 466.6474): Visit Website at
www.fudoshinkai1.com.
Instruction in Traditional Karate,
Jujutsu, Sivananda Yoga (Back Moun-
tain): Tues., Wed., Thurs., 4:30-9 p.m.,
Sat., 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. (Mountaintop
Karate Center Mon., Weds., Fri.,
4:30-9 p.m.
Instruction in Traditional Karate,
Jujutsu, Sivananda Yoga (Mountain-
top): Mon., Wed., Fri., 4:30-9 p.m.
Carbondale Chiropractic
Center (267 Brooklyn St.,
570.282.1240, www.carbondalechi-
ropractic.com).
Run with Doc: Sun. 9-10 a.m. at
Lake Scranton. Jog around Lake
Scranton with Dr. Andrew Rivera.
Visit Website for info.
Core Chiropractic Center (180
United Penn Plaza, Kingston,
570.718.1672)
The Empowered Heart Workshop:
Jan. 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Healing work-
shop uses IET energy, sacred geom-
etry to create an Atlantean Healing
Temple. No prior experience. $35.
Pre-registration required, call
417.9662.
Dance Contours (201 Bear Creek
Blvd., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.0152,
www.dancecontours.com)
Adult classes: ballet, tap, lyrical,
CardioSalsa, ballroom dance.
Children/teen classes: ballet, tap,
CheerDance, HipTech Jazz, a form of
dance blending basic Jazz Technique
with styles of street dance, hip hop.
Zumba classes for adults: Tues., 6
p.m., Sat., 10 a.m. First class free.
Adult ballet: Sat. morn.
Dankos Core Wrestling
Strength Training Camp
(DankosAllAmericanFitness.com)
Four sessions/week, features two
clinics, two core strength. 4 ses-
sions/week. Increase power, speed,
agility. Group discounts, coaches,
teams, clubs, free stuff. Visit website
or call Larry Danko at 570.825.5989
for info.
Downtown Arts at Arts
YOUniverse (47 N. Franklin St.,
Wilkes-Barre, 570.970.2787, www.art-
syouniverse.com)
Kids Craft Hour with Liz Revit: Sat.,
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Make jewelry, paper
mache, more. $15, includes supplies.
For info or to register, call 817.0176.
Traditional Egyptian Belly Dance:
Wed., beginners 6-7 p.m.; intermedi-
ate 7-8 p.m. intermediate. $10. Call
343.2033 for info.
Tribal Fusion Dance: Thurs., begin-
ners 6-7 p.m.; intermediate 7-8 p.m.
$10. Call 836.7399 for info.
Cabaret with Helena: Sat., 4:30
p.m. Pre-registration required. Call
553.2117 for info.
African Dance: Wed. & Sun., 1 p.m.
Traditional African moves with jazz
and hip-hop. $10, registration re-
quired, call 212.9644 or visit hipbody-
soul.com for info.
Downtown Dojo Karate A-
cademy (84 S. Main St., Wilkes-
Barre, 570.262.1778)
Offering classes in traditional karate,
weapons, self defense. Mon-Thurs.,
5:30-8:45 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-noon.
Zumba Classes: Tues., Thurs., 7-8
p.m.; Sat., 12:30-1:30 p.m. $5/class. Call
for info.
Drawing and Painting Les-
sons: Realist painter teaches tech-
niques of old masters. Private les-
sons Fri.-Sun. To schedule, call
570.820.0469, e-mail bekshev@ya-
hoo.com or visit www.artistvs.com.
Everhart Museum (1901 Mulber-
ry St., Scranton, 570.346.7186,
www.everhart-museum.org)
Everybodys Art New Series of
Adult Art Classes: $25/workshop
members, $30 non-members. Pre-
registration required.
Rosen Method easy movement
program, Thurs., 2-3 p.m., Folk art
gallery, $5/class, free to members.
Must pre-register.
Early Explorers: Mon., 1-1:45 p.m.
Free, suitable for ages 3-5. Pre-
registration required, groups wel-
come. For info, to register, call or
e-mail education@everhart-mu-
seum.org.
Everhart Razzle Dazzle: through
Dec. 29, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. daily. $25/child.
Songs, stories, puppets, museum
activities, exploration. For info, call
or e-mail education@everhart-mu-
seum.org.
The Exercise Lady, Doreen
Rakowski (Theeexercisela-
dy0@aol.com, 570.287.9801)
Yoga, Pilates, Thai Chi Classes
Extreme M.M.A.(2424 Old Ber-
wick Rd., Bloomsburg. 570.854.2580)
MMA Class: Mon., Wed., 6-7 p.m.
First visit free. Wrestling funda-
mentals, basic Brazilian Ju-Jitsu No
Gi. Call for info.
Boxing/Kickboxing Fitness Class:
Mon., Wed., 7-8 p.m. First visit free.
Non-combative class.
Personal Training: Call 317.7250 for
info.
Fazios Hapkido Do Jang (61
Main St., Luzerne, 570.239.1191)
Accepting new students. Children
(age 7-12) Mon./Wed., 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Teen/adult Mon./Wed., 6:45-8:15 p.m.;
Tues.-Thurs., 6:30-8 p.m. Private
lesson also available.
Learn Hapkido. Self defense applica-
tions. $50 monthly, no contract.
GreenBeing (334 Adams Ave.,
Scranton, info@shopgreenbeing.com)
Not Your Grannys Sewing: one-on-
one lessons: $40/lesson, $140/4
sessions, 2-3 hour sessions. Tailored
to individual needs.
GregWorks Professional
Fitness Training (107 B Haines
Court, Blakely, 570.499.2349, gregs-
bootcamp@hotmail.com, www.vip-
fitnesscamp.com)
Beach Body Bootcamp: Mon.-Fri.,
6:30 & 8 p.m.; Sat., 1 p.m.
Bridal Bootcamp: Mon.-Fri., 6:30 &
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training, couples personal training
available.
Fitness Bootcamp: 4-week ses-
sions, Mon.-Fri., 6:30 & 8 p.m.; Sat., 1
p.m.
New Years 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.
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: Classi-
cal, 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 appoint-
ment only. All levels welcome. Call
570.575.8649 to schedule.
Kiss Theatre Company (58
Wyoming Valley Mall, Wilkes-Barre,
570.829.1901, kisstheatre.org)
Spring/Summer 2012 workshops:
Winnie the Pooh: Sat., 10 a.m.-
noon, starts Jan. 14. Ages 4-10. Per-
formances in March. $250 + $50
admin fee.
Once on this Island: Mon., Thurs.,
6-8:30 p.m., starts Feb. 20. Ages 9-16.
Performances in May. $300 + $50
admin fee.
Footloose: Tues., Sun., 6-8:30 p.m.,
starts March 4. Ages 12-18. Perform-
ances in June. $300, $50 admin fee.
Kwonkodo Lessons by reser-
vation at The Hapkido Teakwondo
Institute (210 Division St., Kingston).
$40/month. Call 570.287.4290 for
info.
Moscow Clayworks (moscow-
clayworks.com)
Focus on hand-building tech-
niques: Adults, Tues., 6-8 p.m.; kids,
Thurs., 6-8 p.m. $125/5 sessions.
Reservations required.
Potters Wheel for Beginners: Mon.,
Wed., 6-8 p.m. $125/5 sessions. Reser-
vations required.
NEPA Bonsai Society (Midway
Garden Center, 1865 Hwy. 315, Pitt-
ston, 570.654.6194, www.mys-
pace.com/nepabonsai).
Monthly meeting last Wed., 7 p.m.
Features business sessions, demon-
strations/programs/workshops.
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, Womens self defense.
Group, private self defense classes
available by appointment.
Northeast Photography
Club (www.northeastphotography-
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Eternal slumber
Indianapolis-based rock band Noctura will perform at Crocodile Rock (520 Hamilton St, Allen-
town) Thursday, Dec. 29 at 6 p.m.
Noctura has performed as part of the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival and as support for
rock band Fuel. Nocturas full-length album, Surrender the Sun, was released in June.
Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door and are available at nocturamusic.com/tickets. For
more info, call the venue at 610.434.460.
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By Jeff and Amanda of 98.5 KRZ
Jeffs Bitch:
Weve heard a lot lately about
the post office going broke. Ive
always thought it moved mail
pretty effectively, but there are
times I almost wish they didnt.
Between junk mail and charity
groups, there are days I swear my
mailbox is going to come un-
hinged frommy house.
Although their cause is often
noble, charities use mailing lists
they buy (and probably sell as
well). They then proceed to bom-
bard us with endless solicitations.
I must look like Donald Trump to
these people because the sheer
volume of mail I receive on a daily
basis is staggering! Ive never
actually crunched the numbers,
but I would guess its about 7-10
letters per day!
Its time for charities to reinvent
howthey attract donations. Ive
been so overwhelmed this year
that Ive narrowed it down to a few
groups like Shriners Hospitals for
Children, St Judes, Childrens
Miracle Network and Children
International (Ima sucker for the
kids causes). After that, I become
fatigued.
Add in junk mail and cata-
logues, youre talking about one
unhappy, bent-over mailman
climbing up my front steps. Hey, I
find the Brookstone catalogue
interesting, but I dont need a new
one every three weeks. And if you
if you order any type of nutritional
or workout supplements by mail,
youll get a nice cardio burn open-
ing all the solicitations youre
about to start receiving. And God
help you if you ever order any
porn or sex-related product by
mail (I swear it was for a friend!).
And the problemmay only get
worse for charities since President
Obama wants to eliminate tax
deductions for charitable dona-
tions. As for mail-order compa-
nies, maybe our anemic economy
will simply make it too expensive
to continue to do repeated mass
mailings? Oops, gotta run. My
mailman is halfway up my steps
and looks like hes about to have a
stroke. Must be catalogue day!
Amandas Brag:
I hope you have had a wonder-
ful holiday season so far and plan
to ring in the newyear with lots of
love and laughter surrounding
you. Reflecting on this past
Christmas makes me feel so warm
inside. It might have something to
do with getting older, but this was
the first year that I personally took
the time to soak it all in, appre-
ciate the time spent with family
and friends, give back to others
and recognize memories in the
making.
The one thing that really hit me
this year more than ever before is
howmuch need there is around us
and just howmuch people step up
to give back. Seeing as the econo-
my is down and more and more
people are struggling, this year
could have been a year that wishes
went unfulfilled and those who
need, went without but it just
wasnt that way.
The whole Kmart layaway
angel story that began across the
country and ended up here in
NEPAis just remarkable. People
who reach out to help others when
they need it the most are truly
angels. I first read about someone
walking into a Kmart in Michigan
to pay off the layaway of a family
with lots of toys for young kids
and thought about howgenerous
that gesture was. It didnt even
cross my mind that that one pay-it-
forward action would catch on to
the point that it started happening
right here in our neighborhoods.
We read so much bad news and
hear about so many negative
things in our communities that
stories of life happenings like this
are so big and a perfect remind-
er that there are good people
around us, too.
In whatever way you chose to
give back this holiday season,
thank you for making a difference
and reminding those around you
that there are good hearts in NE-
PA. Wishing you a happy holiday
season, a memorable NewYears
Eve and a blessed and happy
2012! W
Most days, Jeffs mailbox looks a lot like this.
Some people closed out 2011 with an act of kindness,
and Amanda hopes that carries over to 2012.
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p.m. in boardroom of Prime Med (old
Wes Freedman Building) off Morgan
Hwy. Variety of topics, monthly
contest, guest speakers. Membership
open.
Olympic Style Fencing classes
at The Fencing Exchange, above AFA
Gallery, 514 Lackawanna Ave., Scran-
ton, Mon.-Thurs. Foil, saber, epee
taught. For info, call 570.969.1224.
Phoenix Performing Arts
Centre (409-411 Main St., Duryea,
570.457.3589, phoenixpac.vpweb-
.com, phoenixpac08@aol.com)
Dimensions in Dance w/ Lee La-
Chette: 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.
Private Voice Lessons Mon.-
Thurs. by appointment. Learn proper
singing technique in downtown
Wilkes-Barre studio. Specializing in
opera/classical/musical theater.
Hour, half-hour lessons. Student
discounts available. Please call
824.5428 or visit www.katrinaly-
kes.com for info.
Royce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Net-
work, Scranton. Day, evening class-
es for men, women, children. Ongo-
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, Shauijiao-
Chinese Wrestling, more. $35/week,
first week free. Three levels of train-
ing, ages 15+. Contact Master Mike
DiMeglio 570.371.8898.
Sil-Lum Kung-Fu & Tai-Chi
Academy (509 Pittston Ave.,
Scranton)
Specializing in traditional Chinese
Martial Arts as taught in The Central
Guoshu Institute.
Instruction in classical Shaolin
styles: Sil-Lum Hung-Gar Tiger Claw,
Shaolin White Crane Boxing, Northern
Long Fist Kung Fu & Yang Style
Tai-Chi. 2 classes/week, $75/month.
For info, call Master Mark Seidel,
570.249.1087.
Childrens classes now forming,
Sat., 11 a.m.$50/month. For info, call
570.249.1087.
Classes now forming for tradition-
al Yang Style Tai-Chi:Taiji Qigong,
Taiji Sequence, Taiji Stationary Push-
ing Hands, Taiji weapons, more. For
info, contact Master Mark Seidel
570.249.1087.
Something Special: (23 West
Walnut Street Kingston,
570.540.6376, angiethear-
tist@aol.com, www.angelademu-
roart.com)
MANGA Art Class: (Japanese Car-
tooning) Wed., 4-5 p.m. Learn the art
of Japanese cartooning. 4-week
session, supplies included: $60 per
child. Call or e-mail to register.
Southside Senior Center (425
Alder St., Scranton, 570.346.2487)
Language Partnership English &
Spanish Classes: Fri., 10 a.m. Free,
open to all. For info, call 346.0759.
St. Josephs School classes
(1627 N. Main Ave., Scranton,
570.963.0500):
Traditional Weapons Class: Thurs.,
7-9 p.m. Self-defense techniques
using cane, club, short stick, wooden
sword, escrima sticks, more. Learn
history principles, practical use. No
prior martial arts experience. $10/
class.
Womens Self-Defense Class: Sat.,
10 a.m.-12 p.m. Self-defense tech-
niques to protect from variety of
attacks. No prior martial arts experi-
ence. Wear loose fitting clothes.
$10/class.
World Class Boxing (239
Schuyler Ave., Kingston,
www.wcbboxing.net, 570.262.0061)
Boxing & Kickboxing Fitness Boot-
camp: Mon.-Sat. non-contact pro-
gram
Programs include Kids & Teen Boxing
programs, striking for MMA & compe-
tition training, womens-only kick-
boxing Boot Camp, Zumba, more.
Wyoming Valley Art League
Painting with Irina Krawitz: $15/
hour, $120/4-weeks. Call 570.793.3992
for info.
MIND AND BODY
Absolute Pilates with Leslie
(263 Carbondale Rd., Clarks Summit,
www.pilateswithleslie.com)
Classes: Mon., Wed., Fri., 9-10 a.m.
Private training on Cadillac, Reform-
er 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
Childrens Meditation: Thurs., 6-7
p.m. Ages 9-14, $5
Tarot Card Readings, by appoint-
ment. $20 first half hour, $10 addi-
tional half hours.
Awakenings Yoga (570.472.3272)
PrivateYoga Instruction w/ certi-
fied senior Instructor of Himalayan
Institute. 24 years experience. Learn
secrets of Himalayan Masters. Les-
sons include asana, pranayama,
meditation, relaxation, ayruveda,
holistic nutrition, tantra. $75/session
Bellas Yoga Studio (650 Boule-
vard Ave., Dickson City,
570.307.5000, www.bellasyoga.com,
info@bellasyoga.com)
All workshops $15, pre-registration
suggested.
Sun. Class: 10-11:15 a.m. Features
Alternating Vinyasa style yoga w/
yoga fusion.
Club Fit (1 West Broad St., Hazle-
ton, 570.497.4700, www.clubfithazle-
ton.com)
Boxing classes w/ Rich Pastorella
(pastorella.net26.net). Mon., 7-8 p.m.
$40/month.
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Dietrich Theater, Tunkhan-
nock (60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock:
570.996.1500)
Yoga for You: Wed., 10-11 a.m. $15/
lesson. Bring yoga mat or beach
towel. Call for details.
Endless Mt. Zendo (104 Hollow
Rd., Stillwater, 570.925.5077,
www.endlessmountainzendo.org)
New Years Eve Zen Meditation &
Candlelight Ceremony: Dec. 31, 8:30
p.m.-2 a.m. Public welcome. Zen
meditation, instruction for beginners,
walking Zen, Buddhist chanting, New
Years address by Genro Milton
Sensei, matcha powdered green tea,
sweets, Japanese noodles served.
Wear loose pants or long skirt for
zazen, warm clothes for outdoor
chanting. Open donation basket.
Vegetarian snacks welcome. Call or
e-mail endless@epix.net to attend.
Exhale Yoga Studio (900 Rutter
Ave., 2nd floor, Forty Fort, behind
Beer Deli in the big brick building,
570.301.3225)
Free style Vinyasa: Tues., 10
a.m.-11:15 a.m., Thurs., 2-3:15 p.m., Fri.,
6-7:15 p.m. All levels, breathing,
aromatherapy, guided meditations.
$10/class.
Goddess Creations Shop &
Gallery (214 Depot St., Clarks Sum-
mit, 570.575.8649, info@goddess-
creations.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 (Haifabelly-
dance.com, 570.836.7399)
Mon., 5:15 p.m., Serenity Wellness &
Dance Center (135 Main St., Luzerne)
Wed., 6 p.m., Holistic Health Center
(Route 6, Tunkhannock)
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.
Hoop Fitness Classes (whirli-
gighoopers.com)
Beginner/Intermediate: Mon., 7:30
p.m., Harris Conservatory (545 Char-
les St., Luzerne). $5. Call 718.0673 to
reserve.
Beginner/Intermediate: Thurs.,
5:30 p.m., Studio 32 (32 Forrest St.,
Wilkes-Barre) $5.
Inner Harmony Wellness
Center (Mercy Hospital General
Services Bldg., 743 Jefferson Ave.,
Scranton, 570.346.4621, www.inner-
harmonywellness.com, peterama-
to@aol.com)
Meditation Technique Workshops:
Wed., 6:30 p.m. $15/session. Goal
setting/stress reduction, more. Call
for info/reservation.
Jeet Kune Do Fighting Con-
cepts Teaches theories of move-
ment in Martial Arts. $100/month. Call
instructor Mike DiMeglio for info,
570.371.8898.
Kwon Kodo Lessons: Learn
self-defense system that combines
Korean Martial Arts such as Hapkido,
Taekwondo & Kuk Sool. Lessons held
at Hapkido Taekwondo Institute (150
Welles St., Forty Fort). $40/month.
For info, call 570.287.4290 or visit
htkdi.com.
Leverage Performance
Training Studio (900 Rutter Ave.,
Forty Fort, 570.388.2386, www.lev-
eragetrainingstudio.com)
Morning Wake-up Workout: Full
body metabolic workout. Mon., Wed.,
Fri., 7-7:45 a.m.
Primal Scream Classes, Tabata
Circuit Training: Tues., Thurs., 7-8
p.m.
All classes free to members, $10
non-members.
Maximum Health and Fit-
ness (310 Market St., Kingston,
570.283.2804)
Ab Lab with Amy: Sat., 8:30 a.m.;
Mon., 7:30 p.m. Call for info.
Meditation/Yoga classes at
Spectrum Health & Racquet Club (151
Terrace Dr., Eynon). Meditation: Fri.,
7-8 p.m. Yoga: Sat., 9:45-10:45 a.m. $5
each class, bring mat. Call
570.383.3223 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.
Zumba: Tues. 6 p.m.; Thurs., 7 p.m.;
Sat., 9 a.m. $5.
Tang Soo Do Karate Classes: Mon.,
Wed., 6:45 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. Call to
register.
Odyssey Fitness (401 Coal St.,
Wilkes-Barre, 570.829.2661, odyssey-
fitnesscenter.com)
Yoga Classes: Sun., 12:30 p.m.;
Mon., 7:15 a.m.; Tues., 7 a.m., 5 p.m.;
Wed., 8 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Thurs., 6:30
p.m.; Sat., 10:30 a.m. All levels wel-
come.
ZumbAtomic: Lil Starz, ages 4-7:
5:30 p.m.; Big Starz, ages 8-12: 6:15
p.m.
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/can-
cellations. 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.
Pocono Yoga & Meditation
Classes (570.472.3272, www.Poco-
noYoga.com) Classes with Suzi,
certified yoga instructor
Gentle Yoga: Thurs., 6:30 p.m., East
Mountain Apartments. Free to resi-
dents.
Private Yoga Instruction: Only by
appointment. $35 per hour. Call.
Private Meditation Instruction:
Only by appointment. $35 per hour.
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1022 Main St., Avoca
570-457-1600
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Sperazza Duo Sperazza Duo
DINNER SERVED 7-9 PM
Cost $18/person
Shrimp Cocktail
Tossed Salad
Boneless Chicken Breast
Baked Potato
Vegetable, Roll, Dessert
After Dinner Alcohol Package
(9-12) Cost $25/person
Domestic Draft
House Wine (Red or White)
Well Drinks
Purchase Both Dinner/Drink
Package $40
Cost $28/person
Shrimp Cocktail
Tossed Salad
Ribeye Steak (12-14 oz)
Baked Potato
Vegetable, Roll, Dessert
After Dinner Alcohol Package
(9-12) Cost $25/person
Domestic Draft
House Wine (Red or White)
Well Drinks
Purchase Both Dinner/Drink
Package $50
Call
John Popko
to advertise
in the Weekender
570.831.7349
Hats, Horns, Noisemakers, Leis, Serpentine, Confetti,
Balloons, Helium, Decorations
192 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Wilkes-Barre
824-3600
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Prana Yoga Studio (1112 Wheeler
Ave., Dunmore, 570.341.8886,
www.pranayogadunmore.com) Class-
es taught in vinyasa flow, geared for
all levels
Mon.: Advanced, 6 p.m.; tai chi
with Blake Wheeler 7:30-8:45 p.m.,
Thurs., 8:45-10 p.m., $45/month, on
class/week, $65/month, two classes/
week. Contact Blake at 434.989.1045
or blakewhlr@yahoo.com for info.
Tues.: Beginner, 10 a.m.; Open
Level, noon; Beg./Intermediate, 5:30
p.m.; Intermediate, 7:30 p.m.
Wed.: Beginner, 5:30 p.m.; Ad-
vanced 7:30 p.m.
Thurs.: Open Level, 10 a.m.; Beg./
Intermediate, 5:30 p.m.; Intermediate,
7:30 p.m.
Fri.: Open Level, 10 a.m.; Advanced,
6 p.m.
Sat.: Beg./Intermediate, 10 a.m.;
Intermediate, noon.
Sun.: Intermediate, noon; Candle-
lit Open Level, 6 p.m.
Reiki Classes (570.387.6157,
reikictr@localnet.com) Sessions with
Sue Yarnes:
Beginner to Advanced Reiki at our
locations or your home. Hospital
endorsed, training for professional
Usui Reiki teacher certification
available. Call or e-mail for info.
Sandy Seyler Studio (House of
Nutrition, 2nd floor, 50 Main St.,
Luzerne, 570.288.1785, SandySeyl-
er.com)
Holiday Refresher: Jan. 10, 7-9 p.m.
Revive body with simple restorative
yoga stretches, relaxation, breath
techniques. $20. Call to reserve.
Dec. Schedule
Yoga: Mon., 6:30 p.m.; Wed., 10:30
a.m.; Thurs., 7:15 p.m.; Sat., 9:30 a.m.
No classes Dec. 31, Jan 2. Hatha Yoga
postures, Pranayam, deep relaxation.
$10. Holiday gift certificates available.
Meditation: Mon., 10:30 a.m.; Thurs.,
6 p.m. No classes Jan, 2. Pranayam,
mantra. $10. Holiday gift certificates
available.
Jan. Schedule
Yoga: Mon., 6:30 p.m.; Wed., 10:30
a.m.; Thurs., 7:15 p.m.; Sat., 9:30 a.m.
No class Jan. 2. Hatha Yoga pos-
tures, Pranayam, deep relaxation.
$10. Just drop in. Check web calendar
for weather cancellations.
Meditation: Mon., 10:30 a.m.; Thurs.,
6 p.m. No class Jan. 2. Pranayam,
mantra. $10. Just drop in. Check web
calendar for weather cancellations.
Sheri Pilates Studio (703
Market St., Kingston, 570.331.0531)
Beginner mat class: Tues., 5 p.m.
$50/10 classes.
Equipment classes on reformer
and tower: $150/10 classes.
Private training available on
reformer, cadillac, stability chair,
ladder barrel, cardiolates on reboun-
der.
Call studio for additional mat class/
equipment class schedule, all classes
taught by certified instructors.
Spine & SportCare (Old Forge,
570.451.1122)
Pilates Mat Classes: Mon. 9:30
a.m.; Wed. noon; Thurs. 5:30 p.m.;
Yoga Flow: Tues. 5:30 p.m. $10/class,
$45/5 classes.
Small Group Personal Training:
Personalized program changes w/
every session, similar to P90X cross-
fit. All levels, call for details.
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.
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.
Tarot Readings every Sun., 11
a.m.-5:30 p.m., Shambala, Scranton,
located at Mall At Steamtown, first
floor outside Bonton. By Whitney
Mulqueen. Walk-ins welcome. Info:
570.575.8649, 344.4385, find Sham-
bala on Facebook.
Thetravelingyogi@ya-
hoo.com Individual attention for
physical/spiritual advancement. All
levels welcome. Call 570.709.2406 for
info. Classes held at The Studio at 32
(32 Forrest St., Wilkes-Barre) Sat.,
10:30 a.m.-noon.
Waering Stained Glass Stu-
dio (336 N. Washington St., Wilkes-
Barre).
Tarot Card Readings: $50/first half
hour, $10 additional. Appointment
only. Call 570.417.5020.
White Dragon Internal
Strength Chi Kung (330 Sandra
Dr., Jefferson Twp & Scranton,
570.906.9771) Tai chi, yoga, med-
itation, chi kung, white lotus, pai lum,
flowing water, inner tiger. Beginners-
advanced. Mon.-Fri., open 6 a.m.-10
p.m. Sat. 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun 9 a.m.-5
p.m. Private and group. Any ages.
The Yoga Studio (210 Wyoming
Ave., Wyoming, 570.301.7544)
Yoga: Mon., 9:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m.;
Wed., 10:30 a.m.; Thurs., 9:30 a.m.,
6:30 p.m.; Sat., 10:30 a.m.
Zumba: Tues., 5:30 p.m.; Wed. 9
a.m., 7 p.m.; Fri., 5:30 p.m.
Zumba Fitness Classes
Mon./Wed., 5:15 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m., at
TLC Fitness Center (bottom of Mor-
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.
OUTSIDE
Lackawanna Audubon Socie-
ty
Annual Membership Meeting: Jan
15, 2:30 p.m., Anthracite Museum.
Info, to bring photos to show:
570.586.8343.
Delaware River Eagle Watch: Jan.
21, meet I-84 rest stop, 8:30 a.m. or
Milford Beach, 9 a.m. Info:
570.586.5156.
Eagle Watch Snow Date: Jan. 28
Harveys Lake/Sordoni Farms Field
Trip: Feb. 18, meet Perkins Restau-
rant, Dallas, 8:30 a.m. for breakfast
or arrive 9 a.m. for trip only. Info:
570.586.8343, 945.5226.
Harveys Lake Snow Date: Feb 25
Nescopeck State Park (1137
Honey Hole Rd., Drums,
570.403.2006) All events free, unless
noted otherwise. Reservations re-
quired.
New Years Hike with Audubon
Society at Hickory Run State Park:
Jan. 1, 1:30-3:30 p.m., meet Union
Pacific Caboose by White Haven
Shopping Center. 3 miles. To register,
call 570.474.5884.
Winter Trails Day: Snowshoeing for
Beginners: Jan. 7, 9-10:30 a.m., meet
Park Office. If not enough snow to
snowshoe, program will be held
indoors, cover basics of snowshoe-
ing. Registration required, call. Free.
Winter Trails Day: Snowshoeing
Hike: Jan. 7, 1-3 p.m., meet Park
Office. 2 miles. If not enough snow to
snowshoe, hike instead. Bring snow-
shoes or reserve when registering.
Registration required, call.
Junior Bird Club: Eagle Watching:
Jan. 14, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., meet Park
Office. Ages 9+. Dress warmly, bring
lunch, drink, snacks. One-time mate-
rials fee of $5 for new members.
Registration required, call.
Northeastern PA Chapter of
the Sierra Club
Cross-Country Ski Bruce Lake
Natural Area at the Promised Land
State Park: Jan. 15, meet at Dunmore
Y, 10 a.m. Free. 4 mile total out/back
in 3 hours. Moderate rolling terrain-
hike if no snow. Call Dave at
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BASH with OZ
$10 Cover Food & Champagne Toast at
Midnight. Biggest Party of the Year!
THURSDAY HAPPY HOUR 5-7
$2.75 JACK & COKE
SERVING SMALL, MEDIUM & LARGE FRESH BAKED PIZZA FOOT LONG
CHEESE STEAKS, ONION RINGS, FRIES & JUMBO WINGS, $8 GRILLED
CHICKEN & CHEESE SUB, CHICKEN WING PIZZA, HOT DOGS $1.30,
CHILI DOGS $1.50
NOW SERVING CHILI: $2.50 CUPS, $3.50 BOWLS
FRIDAY
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8-11 p.m. Eat in only.
SATURDAY
$5 FOOT LONG
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SUNDAY
$2.50
12 PIZZA
All Day. Eat in only.
MONDAY DOZEN JUMBO WINGS FOR $4
EVERY DAY SPECIAL: MINI HAMBURGERS $1, MINI CHEESEBURGERS $1.25
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1/2 LB. BBQS PORK OR BEEF $6
RIBS, COLESLAW & FRIES OR ONION RINGS $8
Corner of Vaughn & Buckingham St., Luzerne
(570) 283-3573 Open at Noon Mon.-Sun.
OPEN NEW YEARS EVE & DAY!
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PET OFTHEWEEK
by sending photo, pets name, breed
if applicable, owners name and
hometown to:
weekender@theweekender.com
subject line: Pet of the Week
Owner:
Len & Kristen Costello,
West Pittston
Pug
CASEY
570.388.2338 for info.
X-Country Ski at Lackawanna
State Park: Jan. 29, meet 10 a.m.,
first parking area off Lake View Dr.
(the parks main road) after you
turn into main entrance of park off
PA 407. Free. 2.5 miles total, 3
hours. Some upward grades, mostly
flat skiing-hike only if no snow. Call
Dave Byman at 570.586.1930 for
info.
SOCIAL GROUPS
The Anthracite Hi-Railers
Model Railroad Club (Bills
Shop Rite Plaza, Rts. 435 & 502 in
Daleville)
Christmas Train Display: Jan. 1, 7,
1-5 p.m., Bills Shop Rite Plaza (Rts.
435 & 502, Daleville). 500 sq. ft.
O-Gauge modular layout features
Lionel Legacy, MTHs DCS control
systems. Free, donations accepted:
bathroom tissue, bath soap, facial
tissues, laundry detergent, tooth-
paste, more to benefit North Poco-
no Dry Goods Pantry.
Beehive Area Narcotics
Anonymous (Wilkes-Barre-
Kingston-Nanticoke-Mountaintop) 24
hour phone line: 570.654.7755 or
1.866.935.4762.
Building Industry Associ-
ation of NEPA
Accepting entries for Outdoor
Theme Project from builders, trade
schools, Vo-Techs, Job Corps. For
info, call 570.287.3331.
Food Addicts Anonymous
Meetings (St. Vincent DePaul
Church, Scranton: 570.344.7866)
Meetings every Fri. night, 8 p.m.
Geisinger Wyoming Valley
(Kistler Learning Center Specialty
Clinic, 1000 E. Mountain Blvd.,
Wilkes-Barre)
Bariatric Support Group: Jan. 4,
3-4 p.m., GI Nutrition Conference
Room at Geisinger Specialty Ser-
vices (675 Baltimore Dr., Entrance A,
Plains Twp.). Registration not re-
quired. All invited.
Empty Arms Support Group: Jan.
4, 7 p.m., sixth floor dayroom at
GWV. For families recovering from
the loss of newborn or infant. Call
570.808.7920 to register.
Nar-Anon Family Group
Meetings Sun. 7 p.m. Clear Brook
Bldg. (rear), Forty Fort; Wed., 7 p.m.
United Methodist Church, Mountain-
top. 570.288.9892.
Narcotic Anonymous Meet-
ings every Tues. at 7 p.m., down-
stairs in the Methodist Education
Building, located off Courthouse
Square, on the corner of Marion
and Warren Street in Tunkhannock.
There are no fees or dues. New-
comers always welcome.
The NEPA Rainbow Alliance
(www.gaynepa.com)
As part of the NEPA SafeZone
Project, the NEPA RA is creating an
It Gets Better video. Set to launch
in Jan., the video features local
representatives from the LGBT
community, allies and more offering
words of encouragement. To be a
sponsor, e-mail itgetsbetter@gayne-
pa.com; to be in the video, visit
gaynepa.com for details/application.
Overeaters Anon. meetings
Mon., Tues., Thurs., 7 p.m.; Wed.,
7:30 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. No fee, new-
comers welcome. Call 570.829.1341
for details/meeting locations of
visit www.oa.org.
Pride of NEPA meetings on the
second Tue. of each month, 6:30
p.m., The Naked Grape Restaurant
(15 N. River Street, Plains). All are
welcome. For info visit face-
book.com/prideofnepa.
Scranton Tomorrow (scranton-
tomorrow.com, The Tripp House, 1011
N. Main Ave., Scranton)
Winter in the City: Jan. 13, Feb. 10,
5:30-8 p.m. at Electric City Trolley
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 jmlemar-
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Thats a rap
Hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan will perform at Sherman Theater
Thursday, Dec. 29 at 8 p.m.
The group is comprised of eight MCs: RZA, GZA, Method Man,
Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, U-God, Inspectah Deck and Masta
Killa (the ninth original member, Ol Dirty Bastard, passed away
in 2004). Locals Gino Lispi and The Clever Gents and Track
Masons will join the show as openers.
Tickets are $40 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster. For
more info, call the venue at 570.420.2808.
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By Rachel A. Pugh
Weekender General Manager
Get the party started
S
ome superstitious people say
they have to clean their house
thoroughly before midnight on
Dec. 31 or theyll be cursed to
have a dirty house for the entire year.
Others have to kiss someone in order
to ensure love within the upcoming
year. Others even make sure each wallet
within the house has money in it to bring
prosperity. There are plenty of New
of positive change in my personal life. I
think my grand entrance had something
to do with that.
I understand you cant be grandioso
every New Years Eve, and you need to
balance the crazy parties with quiet time
with loved ones while watching the ball
drop at home. I think its healthy to do
both. But one thing remains important:
Look good, feel good.
I think if youre lying around in dirty
sweatpants when the ball drops, this
sets the tone for the year. And although
you dont need to be decked out with
diamonds and mink coats on New Years
Eve, I do think if you change it up
from your regular attire on this special
occasion, youll have a different outlook
on the upcoming year.
Whether its brand-new New Years
Eve pajamas, freshly dry-cleaned clothes
or even throwing on some of your better
jewelry, go the extra mile this night and
kick off the year feeling good about
yourself.
And if the party route is the one you
decide to choose, you can look ready for
disco balls and confetti without breaking
the bank. When it comes to the party, its
all about the party dress.
Have fun with it. Buy something
a little daring, a little different than
your run-of-the-mill style. If you can
nd sequins, you are sure to have fun.
Nothing says festive more than stylish
sequins. So when you see these sparkly
numbers, always say yes and feel like a
party before you even step foot into one.
Remember your setting. Long dresses
are beautiful and very appropriate if
youre hosting the party. But if youre
a guest, your only mission should be
bouncing around and dancing your butt
off. And this requires a short dress.
Fun, irty cocktail dresses are great
for dancing, look great in photos and, if
you shop wisely, are super inexpensive.
Lets face it: You dont want to pay a
fortune for a dress youll most likely
wear once and even more likely will
sweat like a man in while toasting
champagne and dancing to the DJs
house tracks.
Need a little assistance in nding a
cheap party dress? Heres a whole list
of websites that offer short and sassy
cocktail dresses that are ready to get the
party started:
Venus.com
Makemechic.com
Modcloth.com
Mygirldress.com
Hiphopboutique.com
Jessicasfashion.com
Dressshop.com
Shopleisamarie.com. W
From animal print to sequins, when it comes to a NewYears Eve
party, its all about the party dress.
Years Eve traditions and superstitions,
but one that I stand by is simply kick off
the new year looking good even if this
means youre sleeping.
Last year I wanted to say, See ya
2010, and welcome 2011 with open
arms. I threw a big party, bought an
amazing dress, drank Marilyn Monroe
cocktails and literally entered the year
dancing. And 2011 proved to be a year
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POETIC
Anthology Books (515 Center
St., Scranton, above Outrageous,
570.341.1443, scrantholo-
gy@gmail.com) All events free,
unless otherwise noted.
Book Groups
Scranton Interplanetary Litera-
ry Agency, a classic science
fiction discussion group: 2nd
Tues., 6:30 p.m.
Writing Groups
Open writers group: Sat., noon
led by KK Gordon and Leslee
Clapp. Bring piece of original
writing to discuss and critique.
Barnes & Noble Booksell-
ers (Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-
Barre, 570.829.4210)
Special events:
Annual Holiday Book Drive:
through Jan. 1. Books will be
donated to West Pittston Library.
For info, call.
Barnes & Noble Wilkes-
Kings Booksellers (7 S. Main
St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.4700)
Monthly Book Clubs, all 6:30-
7:30 p.m.
Teens: third Mon. 6:30-7:30
p.m. Ages 14-18.
New Age: last Thurs., 6:30-7:30
p.m.
The Slug Club, an all-ages
club about Harry Potter: first
Wed., 6:30-7:30 p.m., led by Char-
les Moore. Costumes encouraged,
not required.
Childrens Events:
Young Readers Monthly Activ-
ity Night: first Thurs., 6:30-7:30
p.m. Ages 8-12.
American Girl Doll Give-A-Way:
first Thurs., 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Weekly Sat. morning story
time, 11 a.m.-noon.
Dietrich Theater (60 E. Tioga
St., Tunkhannock: 570.996.1500)
Writers Group Thurs., 7-8:30
p.m. Celebrates all types of writ-
ing styles, formats. Join anytime.
Free. Call to register.
Pittston Memorial Library
(47 Broad St., 570.654.9565, pit-
memlib@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.
The Friends Meetings: 4th
Thurs. of month, 7 p.m. New
members always welcome.
Pocono Arts Council (18 N.
Seventh St., Stroudsburg.
570.476.4460. www.poco-
noarts.org)
Poems of Noreen Robbins:
through Dec.
The Vintage Theater (119
Penn Avenue, Scranton,
570.589.0271, www.scrantons-
vintagetheater.com)
Writers critique group: Sat.,
noon-2 p.m. Bring work samples.
Free and open to public, dona-
tions 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
member-selected 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@ted-
michalowski.com for info.
Drawing Socials: Sun., 6-9 p.m.
$5 GA, $2 student.
2011 Holiday Members
Exhibit: through Dec.
30.
Sally Wiener Grotta
& Niko J. Kallianiotis:
Jan. 6-28. Opening re-
ception Jan. 6, 6-9
p.m.
Artspace Gal-
lery (221 Center St.,
Bloomsburg,
570.784.0737)
Gallery Hours: Wed., noon-8 p.m.
after Thanksgiving, Thurs.-Sat.,
12-8 p.m., Sun., 12-5 p.m., or by
appointment.
Holiday Member Show: through
Jan. 8.
ArtWorks Gallery (502 Lack-
awanna Ave., Scranton.
570.207.1815, artworksnepa.com)
Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.-5
p.m., Sat., 11a.m.-2 p.m., or by
appointment.
A Visual Feast: through Jan.
27. Works from Verve Vertu art-
ists. Talents, special visions of
Wed. night painters.
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.
Fractured: Michael Poster,
Rodrica Tilley and Melissa Whalen
Haertsch: through Dec. 31. Pho-
tographs, pastel paintings, writ-
ing exploring social ramifications
of gas drilling in Susquehanna
County.
Camerawork Gallery (Down-
stairs in the Marquis Gallery,
Laundry Building, 515 Center St.,
Scranton, 570.510.5028. www.cam-
eraworkgallery.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. Pho-
tography only;
all photographic
methods consid-
ered. Check out
submissions procedure on web-
site for details.
Excavation Photographs by
Gary Cawood: through Jan. 31.
Everhart Museum (1901 Mul-
berry St., Scranton, PA,
570.346.7186, www.everhart-mu-
seum.org)
Admission $5 adults; $3 students/
seniors; $2 children 6-12; mem-
bers free.
Buds, Blooms & Berries: Plants
in Science, Culture & Art: through
Dec. 31, Maslow Galleries.
Gallery at the Pocono
Community Theater (88 S.
Courtland St., East Stroudsburg,
570.421.3456. poconocommun-
itytheater.org)
Color, Pattern & Design:
through Jan. 8. Local artist Mar-
cos Oksen-
hendler of
Monroe Coun-
ty.
MacDonald
Gallery (Miser-
icordia University,
570.674.6250, miser-
icordia.edu/art)
Gallery hours: Mon.-Thurs.
10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri., 10
a.m.-5 p.m., Sat./Sun., 1-5
p.m.
Winslow Homer: Woodcut
Prints, and display of recent
paintings by Pennsylvania artist
Michael Molnar: Jan. 21-Feb. 11.
Opening reception Jan. 21, 5-8
p.m., in conjunction with Pauly
Friedman Art Gallerys Edward
Hopper: Early Impressions.
Mahady Gallery (Marywood
University, 570.348.6211 x 2428,
marywood.edu/galleries.)
Gallery hours: Mon., Thurs.-Fri., 9
a.m.-4 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 9 a.m.-8
p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 1-4 p.m.
2012 Northeast PA Scholastic
Art Awards Exhibition: Jan. 21-
Feb. 12. Award-winning work by
junior, high school students.
Awards presentation Jan. 21, 1
p.m.
Marquis Art & Frame (122 S.
Main St., Wilkes-Barre,
570.823.0518)
Gallery hours Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5
p.m.
The Language of Nature
works by the Verve Vertu Art
Studio: through Jan. 7, Second
Floor Gallery.
New Visions Studio & Gal-
lery (201 Vine St., Scranton,
www.newvisionstudio.com,
570.878.3970)
Gallery hours: Tues.-Sun., noon-6
p.m. and by appointment.
Give the Gift of Art Exhibit &
Holiday Sale: through Dec. 28.
Every piece $50 & under. Paint-
ings, photographs, ornaments,
home decor, jewelry, clothing,
more.
Pauly Friedman Art Gal-
lery (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. Edward
Hopper: Early Impressions: Jan.
21-Feb. 11. Opening reception Jan.
21, 5-8 p.m., in conjunction with
MacDonald Art Gallerys Winslow
Homer: Woodcut Prints and
Michael Molnars work. Collection
of Hoppers early works in char-
coal, pen and ink, pencil and
graphite.
Schulman Gallery (2nd floor
of LCCC Campus Center, 1333 S.
Prospect St., Nanticoke, www.lu-
zerne.edu/schulmangallery,
570.740.0727)
Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5
p.m.
Faculty and Alumni Art Exhib-
it: through Jan. 7.
Colors of the Season Exhibit:
Jan. 13-Feb. 23. Opening reception
Jan. 13, 6-8 p.m. Features land-
scape paintings by Earl W. Leh-
man, Jack Puhl, Bill Teitsworth,
Brooke Wandall, Mark T. Malak,
Wes Bulla.
STAR Gallery at the Mall
at Steamtown (570.969.2537/
343.3048)
Biggest Art Christmas Party
in Town: through Dec. 31.
Widmann Gallery (Located in
Kings Colleges Sheehy-Farmer
Campus Center between North
Franklin and North Main Streets,
Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.5900, ext.
5328)
Gallery hours: Mon. through Fri. 9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free and open
to the public.
Small Side of Life: Jan. 9-
Feb. 23. Artist discussion Jan. 20,
6-8 p.m. Scenic landscapes, wild-
life, macro photographs by Crys-
tal Wightman of Swoyersville.
Info: kings.edu, crystalwight-
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CAPRICORN(DEC. 22-JAN. 19)
Respecting someones decision means
abiding by it even if you strongly disagree
with it. Undermining or contradicting it
(secretly or otherwise) is about as disre-
spectful as you can get, so if youre deter-
mined to go that route, do so openly rather
than sneakily. You are allowed to speak out
against someones decision while allowing
themto make it; just shut up once your
points been made harping on it wont
accomplish anything. Got it? Speak your
piece, then either dig in your heels and stick
to your guns, or shut up and let things play
out. Anything else would just be pointless
and annoying.
AQUARIUS(JAN. 20-FEB. 18)
People are naughty; by nature, most of us
tend to at least occasionally enjoy breaking
or bending the rules. It can be thrilling great
fun and very satisfying when those rules
are nonsensical or purely arbitrary anyway.
Dont be too much of a stickler this week;
thats not really the best role for you, and we
both knowyoull have much more fun
flouting authority than sticking up for it.
Stand aside or join in, whichever youd
enjoy more. Trying to be the enforcer is just
a sad, tedious and ultimately pointless task;
skip it.
PISCES(FEB. 19-MARCH20)
Setting boundaries with unreasonable
people is no fun; perversely, those are the
people who most require them. Therefore,
youve got to be courageous and firm,
regardless of the drama that may ensue,
when illuminating and enforcing the lines
youve drawn. This duty rests entirely on
your shoulders; no one else is going to step
in to make sure youre respected and valued
(and even if they did, it wouldnt be worth
nearly as much as you doing that for your-
self). Let 2012 be the year where hardly
anyone steps on your toes starting right
now.
ARIES(MARCH21-APRIL19)
Sometimes the story doesnt play out in a
way you find satisfying or pleasing. Loose
ends do not necessarily get tied up, villains
dont get their comeuppances, and the good
people dont come out on top or get reward-
ed for their virtuous behavior. Thats life,
which is a far cry fromyour average movie
or novel. However, occasionally you have a
chance to at least nudge the tale in the right
direction, closer to the conclusion youd
have wished for it this week is one of
those times. In fact, 2012 is likely to be rife
with such opportunities. Imagine how
wonderfully rich and fulfilling your life
will feel if you make a point of taking ad-
vantage of them.
TAURUS(APRIL20-MAY20)
Its funny howsomething you find tre-
mendously enjoyable could be torturous to
someone else. Whether its attending a
cocktail party, watching a football game, or
going to a fancy restaurant, one persons
bag is anothers drag. When youre in a
relationship, sometimes you have to just
suck it up for the sake of the other person,
but occasionally its nicer to simply accept
the others differences and let themoff the
hook. Thats your best bet right now. Sure,
it doesnt fit the story you had in your head,
but since that was never actually going to
happen, realistically, why not make the best
out of the situation at hand?
GEMINI (MAY21-JUNE20)
Who said you couldnt take a break? You
did. Most everyone else would actually like
it if you chilled for a bit, because persisting
as you have is only likely to make you jaded
or burnt out, if it hasnt already. Your dual
nature means youll always see the good
and bad in everything, but when your ex-
hausted frustration with the negative as-
pects of your situation starts to outweigh
your sincere appreciation for all the good
things in your life, you knowyouve pushed
yourself too far. Since keeping an optimis-
tic, mostly happy outlook on life is the key
to success this week (and in general), do
what youve got to do to recharge yours
even if that means taking yourself out of the
picture for a while.
CANCER(JUNE21-JULY22)
Many people make the mistake of ima-
gining grand, life-changing NewYears
resolutions, ones that would be nearly
impossible to live up to. Although aspiring
to evolve and change is laudable, Id coun-
sel you to choose something small but
significant that would still have a powerful
impact on your day-to-day life. It neednt
even be a tremendous challenge to achieve,
just something that, for whatever reason,
youre not doing already. Taking one huge
leap fromhere to the finish line isnt real-
istic. Challenging yourself to complete one
hundred baby steps thatll get you there just
as well now, thats more like it.
LEO(JULY23-AUG. 22)
Being honestly authentic means ac-
knowledging that youre not fully evolved
and enlightened yet, and yes, youre some-
times downright shallowwhen it comes to
your desires and opinions. Denying what
youre actually feeling or thinking isnt
necessarily the answer, but consider keep-
ing it to yourself for now, and allowing for
(or inventing) the possibility that forth-
coming, as-yet undiscovered information
could end up altering or overwriting your
current attitudes. Thats more likely right
nowthan its been in the past, so be open-
minded. Expanding your world and what
(or who) you let into it would be a good
thing; do your best to try to stop resisting it.
VIRGO(AUG. 23-SEPT. 22)
Youre a giver by nature, but sometimes it
feels like you dont necessarily have a lot to
give. Regifting is your answer. You dont
necessarily need everything that youve
received (or already had), so count yourself
lucky and expend a little energy this week
to figure out who might enjoy or need some
of this stuff more. Obviously, those whod
be prickly about such a gesture arent the
right people for your generosity but the
right people are out there. Even if you have
to venture a little outside of your immediate
social circle to find them, please try to do
so. The holidays may be over, but generos-
ity can and should be a yearlong value,
dont you think?
LIBRA(SEPT. 23-OCT. 22)
Turn up the sensitivity, Libra. Often, its
the words behind the words that matter
most. Figuring out where someones com-
ing fromis much more important than your
immediate knee-jerk reaction to whatever
theyve said or done, no matter howcom-
pelling it is. Since that knowledge is sure to
powerfully influence your response, arming
yourself with it is of paramount importance
right now. Failing to consider someones
intentions will surely lead to you saying or
doing something youd later regret. Try to
start this year on the right foot, instead of
sticking your foot in your mouth, okay?
SCORPIO(OCT. 23-NOV. 21)
Heres my NewYears gift to you: Being
close to you is what many people desper-
ately (if secretly) want. They want to be
close to anything exciting and dangerous
but might not have the courage to step
up themselves or say anything about it.
They will, however, be pretty thrilled if
youre adventurous enough to make that
move (if also slightly frightened). So dis-
card any traces of shyness or coyness you
might still be clinging to and own your own
exciting (and slightly scary) nature. Youll
be surprised at howswiftly your world
expands once you do.
SAGITTARIUS(NOV. 22-DEC. 21)
When someone who trusts you asks you
a question, you have an obligation to tell
themthe truth. However, much may rest on
the way you word and present your honest
perspective. Theres a way to do so without
lying or omitting anything important, but
also without dispensing an unnecessary
load of hurt or embarrassment. Instead of
impetuously blurting out the blunt, un-
censored truth, please try to find the words
that will help you deliver your message as
kindly and respectfully as possible. Tact is
overrated, most of the time, but this week it
will serve you very well. W
To contact Caeriel, e-mail
sign.language.astrology@gmail.com.
By Caeriel Crestin
SIENNA MILLER
December 28 1981
JUDE LAW
December 29 1972
ELIZA DUSHKU
December 30 1980
DIANE VON FURSTENBURG
(pictured)
December 31 1946
FRANK LANGELLA
January 1 1938
TAYE DIGGS
January 2 1971
JOHN PAUL JONES
January 3 1946
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By Justin Brown
D
ear Mom and Dad,
I really thought 2011
was going to be my year.
Instead, it turned out to be the
year of shits and giggles! Howev-
er, as Marilyn Monroe once said:
Its better to be absolutely ridic-
ulous than absolutely boring.
My year kickstarted with a trip
to Los Angeles. Rather than
paying on my defaulted student
loans so I could go back to
school, I decided to fly across the
country to present Michael Lo-
han with a Father of the Year
award. I later learned if you want
to be mentioned on Perez Hil-
tons gossip blog, all you have to
do is listen to a Lohans life story
as they smoke an entire carton of
Marlboro Reds.
With such a high start to the
new year, I was deeply discour-
aged when I couldnt find a job
anywhere. I spent the next five
months depressed, sitting on my
ass all day watching daytime talk
shows, and gained 40 pounds!
Then, after watching an epi-
sode of Dr. Phil, I realized I
needed to take control of my life
and tracked down Mark Ballas to
help me petition to compete in a
local version of Dancing with
the Stars.
My tenacity paid off as I com-
peted in the dance event all sum-
mer long and personally raised
thousands of dollars to keep the
arts alive in my community. Not
to mention, I also lost 20 pounds
in the process.
With my local celebrity status
at an all-time high, I decided to
strike while the iron was hot and
recorded a cover of Rebecca
Blacks Friday at a studio in a
preacher/tackle shop owners
basement, which debuted at Club
Evolution inside The Woodlands.
The song never played anywhere
else again.
After a failed attempt at be-
coming a pop star, I was busier
than ever. I started working two
jobs: One as a bartender, another
waiting tables at a steak joint.
Formerly on an ABC reality
show, I went from prime time to
prime rib! On top of that, I start-
ed producing my own weekly TV
segment on WBREs PA Live
and ended the year directing a
charity Christmas show.
Looking ahead to 2012, should
old acquaintance be forgot and
never brought to mind? Should
old acquaintance be forgot, and
auld lang syne? Hell no! Reflect
on the year youve lived, and as
Albert Einstein said: Learn from
yesterday, live for today, and
hope for tomorrow.
Happy New Year,
Justin W
The year of shits
and giggles
2011 turned out to be a year of unexpected shenanigans
for Justin.
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bull dozers
HAPPY TRAILS
TRUCK SALES
570-760-2035
542-2277
6am to 8pm
310 Attorney
Services
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$295 divorce295.com
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800-324-9748 W-B
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ESTATE PLANNING
/ADMINISTRATION
Real Estate &
Civil Litigation
Attorney Ron Wilson
570-822-2345
Free Bankruptcy
Consultation
Payment plans.
Carol Baltimore
570-822-1959
SOCIAL SECURITY
DISABILITY
Free Consultation.
Contact Atty. Sherry
Dalessandro
570-823-9006
406 ATVs/Dune
Buggies
HAWK 2011 UTILITY ATV
NEW!! Full size
adult ATV. Strong 4
stroke motor. CVT
fully automatic
transmission with
reverse. Electric
start. Front & rear
luggage racks.
Long travel suspen-
sion. Disc brakes.
Dual stage head
lights. Perfect for
hunters & trail rid-
ers alike. BRAND NEW
& READY TO RIDE.
$1,695 takes it
away.
386-334-7448
Wilkes-Barre
Say it HERE
in the Classifieds!
570-829-7130
HONDA`09 REKON
TRX 250CC/Electric
shift. Like New.
REDUCED
$3,650.
(570) 814-2554
TOMAHAWK`10
ATV, 110 CC. Brand
New Tomahawk
Kids Quad. Only
$695 takes it away!
386-334-7448
Wilkes-Barre
409 Autos under
$5000
DODGE `00 STRATUS
Running condition.
Inspected. $1,000.
(570) 706-1186
DODGE `95 DAKOTA
2WD V6. Regular
Cab/6Ft. 5 speed.
113,000 miles. Runs
like a champ. Needs
some work. $1,400.
570-814-1255
412 Autos for Sale
BMW `01 X5
4.4i. Silver, fully
loaded, tan leather
interior. 1 owner.
103k miles. $8,999
or best offer. Call
570-814-3666
BMW `07 328xi
Black with black
interior. Heated
seats. Back up &
navigation sys-
tems. New tires &
brakes. Sunroof.
Garage kept. Many
extras! 46,000
Miles.
Asking $20,500.
570-825-8888 or
626-297-0155
Call Anytime!
To place your
ad call...829-7130
BMW `99 M3
Convertible with
Hard Top. AM/FM. 6
disc CD. 117 K miles.
Stage 2 Dinan sus-
pension. Cross
drilled rotors. Cold
air intake. All main-
tenance records
available. $11,500
OBO. 570-466-2630
BUICK `05 LACROSSE
Metallic Gray. Heat-
ed leather seats.
Traction control, 6
way power front
seats, remote start.
Rear park assist.
New tires. 41,400
miles. $11,000
570-696-2148
CADILLAC `05 SRX
All wheel drive,
traction control,
3.6 L V-6, power
sunroof, auto-
stick, leather inte-
rior, auto car
starter, factory
installed 6 CD disc
changer, all
power, memory
seat. 39,000
miles.
$21,000
570-453-2771
CHEVROLET `04
CORVETTE COUPE
Torch red with
black and red
interior. 9,700
miles, auto, HUD,
removable glass
roof, polished
wheels, memory
package, Bose
stereo and twilight
lighting, factory
body moldings,
traction control,
ABS, Garage kept
- Like New.
$25,900
(570) 609-5282
412 Autos for Sale
CHRYSLER `04
SEBRING
LXI CONVERTIBLE
Low miles - 54,000.
V6. FWD. Leather
interior. Great
shape. A/C. CD.
All power.
$7,200. Negotiable
(570) 760-1005
DODGE `02
STRATUS SE PLUS
100,000 miles, auto-
matic, front wheel
drive, 4 door, anti-
lock brakes, air con-
ditioning, power
locks, power win-
dows, power mir-
rors, power seats,
all power, cruise
control, CD player,
keyless entry, rear
defroster, new 2.7
engine.timing set,
water pump, oil
pump, $2,999.
(570) 604-5277
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EAGLE `95 TALON
Only 97,000 Miles.
Full custom body kit,
dark green metallic
with gray interior.
Dual exhaust, 4 coil
over adjustable
struts. All new
brakes, air intake
kit, strut brakes,
custom seats, cus-
tom white gauges, 2
pillar gauges, new
stereo, alarm, cus-
tom side view mir-
rors. 4 cylinder
automatic, runs
excellent. $8,500.
Call 570-876-1355
or 570-504-8540
(evenings)
FORD `07 MUSTANG
CONVERTIBLE
34K. V6. 17
wheels. Shaker. 6
disc. Satellite.
Mileage computer.
New winter tires.
Power seat/leather.
$16,750.
(570) 474-0943
FORD 02 MUSTANG
GT CONVERTIBLE
Red with black
top. 6,500 miles.
One Owner.
Excellent Condi-
tion. $17,500
570-760-5833
412 Autos for Sale
10 Dodge Cara-
van SXT 32K. Sil-
ver-Black. Power
slides. Factory war-
ranty. $17,499
09 Jeep Libery
Limited Power sun-
roof. Only 18K. Fac-
tory Warranty.
$19,899
09 DODGE
CALIBER SXT 2.0
Automatic, 24k
Factory Warranty!
$12,099
08 CHEVY IMPALA
LS Only 18K! One
Owner - Estate
Sale. Factory War-
ranty. $13,799
08 SUBARU
Special Edition
42k, 5 speed, AWD.
Factory warranty.
$13,299
08 CHEVY
SILVERADO 1500
4x4, Regular Cab,
63K, Factory War-
ranty $13,299
08 CHEVY IMPALA
LS 4 door, only
37K! 5 Yr. 100K fac-
tory warranty
$11,699
08 CHEVY IMPALA
LS 60k. Factory
warranty. $9,699
05 BUICK CENTURY
Only 48K. $5,699
05 HONDA CRV EX
One owner, just
traded, 65K.
$12,899
05 Suzuki
Verona LX Auto.
64K. Factory war-
ranty. $5,399
01 LINCOLN TOWN
CAR Executive 74K
$5,799
99 JEEP GRAND
CHEROKEE Limited.
74K. Estate Sale.
$5,999
CROSSROAD
MOTORS
570-825-7988
700 Sans Souci
Highway
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HONDA `07 ACCORD
V6 EXL. 77K miles. 1
owner with mainte-
nance records.
Slate blue with
leather interior. Sun-
roof. Asking $12,500.
Call 570-239-2556
412 Autos for Sale
HONDA `09 CIVIC LX-S
Excellent condition
inside & out. Garage
kept. Regularly
serviced by dealer,
records available.
Option include alloy
wheels, decklid
spoiler, sport seats,
interior accent light-
ing (blue), Nose
mask and custom
cut floor mats. Dark
grey with black inte-
rior. 56K highway
miles. REDUCED!
$13,300. Call
570-709-4695
VITOS
&
GINOS
Wanted:
Junk
Cars &
Trucks
Highest
Prices
Paid!!
FREE PICKUP
288-8995
JAGUAR `00 S TYPE
4 door sedan. Like
new condition. Bril-
liant blue exterior
with beige hides.
Car is fully equipped
with navigation sys-
tem, V-8, automatic,
climate control AC,
alarm system,
AM/FM 6 disc CD,
garage door open-
er. 42,000 original
miles. $9,000
Call (570) 288-6009
JAGUAR 94
XJS CONVERTIBLE
Mint Condition
Magnolia red,
with palomino
beige leather
interior. This car
rates a 10 in &
out. 4 new tires
and services.
Florida car.
$13,300.
570-885-1512
VOLKSWAGEN 00
BEETLE
2.0 automatic, air
67k miles $6400.
570-466-0999
412 Autos for Sale
LEXUS `98 LS 400
Excellent condition,
garage kept, 1
owner. Must see.
Low mileage, 90K.
Leather interior. All
power. GPS naviga-
tion, moon roof, cd
changer. Loaded.
$9,000 or best
offer. 570-706-6156
WANTED!
ALL
JUNK
CARS!
CA$H
PAID
570-301-3602
NISSAN `08 SENTRA
58K miles. 4 cylin-
der, 6 speed manu-
al. Great condition.
All power. A/C.
Cruise. Reduced
$9,800. Call
570-333-4379
VOLKSWAGEN `04
Beetle - Convertible
GREAT ON GAS!
Blue. AM/FM cas-
sette. Air. Automat-
ic. Power roof, win-
dows, locks &
doors. Boot cover
for top. 22k. Excel-
lent condition.
Garage kept.
Newly Reduced
$14,000
570-479-7664
Leave Message
415 Autos-Antique
& Classic
CHEVY 30 HOTROD COUPE
$49,000
FORD 76 THUNDERBIRD
All original $12,000
MERCEDES 76 450 SL
$24,000
MERCEDES 29
Kit Car $9,000
(570) 655-4884
hell-of-adeal.com
FORD 28 MODEL A
Sport Coupe.
Rumble Seat.
Professionally
Restored. Ford Blue
with tan canvas
top. $15,225
570-339-1552
after 5:00pm
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PA 18706 570-825-4581
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!
415 Autos-Antique
& Classic
DESOTO CUSTOM
49 4 DOOR SEDAN
3 on the tree with
fluid drive. This All
American Classic
Icon runs like a top
at 55MPH. Kin to
Chrysler, Dodge,
Plymouth, Imperial
Desoto, built in the
American Midwest,
after WWII, in a
plant that once
produced B29
Bombers. In its
original antiquity
condition, with
original shop &
parts manuals,
shes beautifully
detailed and ready
for auction in Sin
City. Spent her
entire life in Ari-
zona and New
Mexico, never saw
a day of rain or
rust. Only $19,995.
To test drive, by
appointment only,
Contact Tony at
570-899-2121 or
penntech84th@
gmail.com
GET THE WORD OUT
with a Classified Ad.
570-829-7130
415 Autos-Antique
& Classic
FORD `52
COUNTRY SEDAN
CUSTOM LINE
STATION WAGON
V8, automatic,
8 passenger,
3rd seat, good
condition, 2nd
owner. REDUCED TO
$6,500.
570-579-3517
570-455-6589
FORD SALEEN 04
281 SC Coupe
1,000 miles
documented #380
Highly collectable.
$28,500
570-472-1854
MAZDA `88 RX-7
CONVERTIBLE
1 owner, garage
kept, 65k original
miles, black with
grey leather interior,
all original & never
seen snow. $7,995.
Call 570-237-5119
Line up a place to live
in classified!
MERCEDES 1975
Good interior &
exterior. Runs
great! New tires.
Many new parts.
Moving, Must Sell.
$2,300 or
best offer
570-693-3263
Ask for Paul
415 Autos-Antique
& Classic
MERCEDES-BENZ
`73 450SL
Convertible with
removable hard top,
power windows, AM
/FM radio with cas-
sette player, CD
player, automatic, 4
new tires. Cham-
pagne exterior; Ital-
ian red leather inte-
rior inside. Garage
kept, excellent con-
dition. $28,000. Call
825-6272
To place your
ad Call Toll Free
1-800-427-8649
MERCURY `79
ZEPHYR
6 cylinder
automatic.
52k original miles.
Florida car. $1500.
570-899-1896
OLDSMOBILE
`68
DELMONT
Must Sell!
Appraised
for $9,200
All original
45,000 miles
350 Rocket
engine
Fender skirts
Always
garaged
Will sell for
$6,000
Serious
inquires only
570-
690-0727
427 Commercial
Trucks &
Equipment
CHEVY 08 3500
HD DUMP TRUCK
2WD, automatic.
Only 12,000 miles.
Vehicle in like
new condition.
$19,000.
570-288-4322
439 Motorcycles
96 HONDA
American Classic
Edition. 1100 cc. 1
owner, under
20,000 miles. Yel-
low and white,
extra chrome, VNH
exhaust, bags,
lights, MC jack, bat-
tery tender, hel-
mets. Asking $3500
570-288-7618
BMW 2010 K1300S
Only 460 miles! Has
all bells & whistles.
Heated grips, 12 volt
outlet, traction con-
trol, ride adjustment
on the fly. Black with
lite gray and red
trim. comes with
BMW cover, battery
tender, black blue
tooth helmet with
FM stereo and black
leather riding gloves
(like new). paid
$20,500. Sell for
$15,000 FIRM.
Call 570-262-0914
Leave message.
DAELIM 2006
150 CCs. 4,700
miles. 70 MPG.
New battery & tires.
$1,500; negotiable.
Call 570-288-1246
or 570-328-6897
HARLEY 2011
HERITAGE SOFTTAIL
Black. 1,800 miles.
ABS brakes. Securi-
ty System Package.
$16,000 firm.
SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY
570-704-6023
439 Motorcycles
HARLEY DAVIDSON `03
100th Anniversary
Edition Deuce.
Garage kept. 1
owner. 1900 miles.
Tons of chrome.
$38,000 invested. A
must see. Asking
$18,000. OBO
570-706-6156
HARLEY DAVIDSON
03 Dyna Wide Glide
Excellent condition -
garage kept! Gold-
en Anniversary - sil-
ver/black. New
Tires. Extras.
19,000 miles.
Must Sell!
$10,000.
570-639-2539
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HARLEY DAVIDSON
80
Soft riding FLH.
King of the High-
way! Mint origi-
nal antique show
winner. Factory
spot lights, wide
white tires,
biggest Harley
built. Only
28,000 original
miles! Never
needs inspec-
tion, permanent
registration.
$7,995 OBO
570-905-9348
HYOSUNG `04 COMET
250. 157 Miles.
Excellent Condition.
$1,200. Call
570-256-7760
KAWASAKI 05
NINJA 500R. 3300
miles. Orange.
Garage kept. His &
hers helmets. Must
sell. $2400
570-760-3599
570-825-3711
439 Motorcycles
Kawasaki` 93
ZX11D NINJA
LIKE NEW
8900 Original
miles. Original
owner. V@H
Exhaust and Com-
puter. New tires.
$3,800.
570-574-3584
442 RVs & Campers
CHEROKEE 10
Travel trailer. 39 ft.,
4 slide outs, 3 bed-
rooms, 2 bath
rooms, microwave,
awning, tinted win-
dows, Brand new.
Have no pets or
smokers. Much
more!!!!!
$33,000
(cell) 682-888-2880
FLAGSTAFF `08
CLASSIC
NOW BACK IN PA.
Super Lite Fifth
Wheel. LCD/DVD
flat screen TV, fire-
place, heated mat-
tress, ceiling fan,
Hide-a-Bed sofa,
outside speakers &
grill, 2 sliders,
aluminum wheels, ,
awning, microwave
oven, tinted safety
glass windows,
fridge & many
accessories &
options. Excellent
condition, $22,500.
570-868-6986
SUNLINE SOLARIS `91
25 travel trailer A/C.
Bunk beds. New
fridge & hot water
heater. Excellent
condition. $3,900.
570-466-4995
442 RVs & Campers
TRAVEL TRAILER 33 ft
Rear queen master
bedroom, Walk
thru bathroom.
Center kitchen +
dinette bed. Front
extra large living
room + sofa bed.
Big View windows.
Air, awning, sleeps
6, very clean, will
deliver. Located in
Benton, Pa. $4,900.
215-694-7497
451 Trucks/
SUVs/Vans
BUICK `05
RENDEZVOUS
BARGAIN!!
AWD, Fully
loaded, 1 owner,
22,000 miles.
Small 6 cylinder.
New inspection.
Like new, inside
& out. $13,000.
(570) 540-0975
CADILLAC `07
ESCALADE ESV
Black with extended
cab. Fully loaded.
Low miles. Extra set
of tires & rims.
Leather interior.
$32,000.
(570) 357-1383
To place your
ad call...829-7130
CHEVROLET `07
EQUINOX AWD LT
Maroon with gray
interior. Remote
start, cruise, AC, tilt
wheel, power win-
dows & locks,
AM/FM/CD. New
inspection. New
tires, brakes and
routers. Well main-
tained car. Will pro-
vide CarFax & main-
tenance records.
$9,500
(570) 332-6728
CHEVY 99 BLAZER
Sport utility, 4
door, four wheel
drive, ABS, new
inspection. $4200.
570-709-1467
DODGE `00
CARGO VAN 1500
88,500 miles. V6.
Automatic. Good
Condition. $2,300
(570) 793-6955
FORD `04 EXPLORER
Eddie Bauer Edition
59,000 miles,
4 door, 3 row
seats, V6, all power
options, moon roof,
video screen
$12,999.
570-690-3995 or
570-287-0031
GMC `05 SAVANA
1500 Cargo Van.
AWD. V8 automatic.
A/C. New brakes &
tires. Very clean.
$10,750. Call
570-474-6028
451 Trucks/
SUVs/Vans
HONDA `10
ODYSSEY
Special Edition.
Maroon, Fully
loaded. Leather
seats. TV/DVD,
navigation, sun roof
plus many other
extras. 3rd seat .
Only 1,900 Miles.
Brand New.
Asking $37,000
(570) 328-0850
JEEP `02 GRAND
CHEROKEE LAREDO
Triple black, eco-
nomical 6 cylinder.
4x4 select drive.
CD, remote door
opener, power win-
dows & locks,
cruise, tilt wheel.
108k highway miles.
Garage kept. Super
clean inside and out.
No rust. Sale price
$6,495. Scranton.
Trade ins accepted.
570-466-2771
Say it HERE
in the Classifieds!
570-829-7130
JEEP `03 LIBERTY
SPORT. Rare. 5
speed. 23 MPG.
102K highway miles.
Silver with black
interior. Immaculate
condition, inside and
out. Garage kept.
No rust, mainte-
nance records
included. 4wd, all
power. $6,900 or
best offer, trades
will be considered.
Call 570-575-0518
JEEP `04
CHEROKEE
135,000 miles, auto-
matic, four wheel
drive, $6,500.
(570) 237-6979
MITSUBISHI `11
OUTLANDER SPORT SE
AWD, Black interi-
or/exterior, start/
stop engine with
keyless entry, heat-
ed seats, 18 alloy
wheels, many extra
features. Only
4,800 miles. 10
year, 100,000 mile
warranty. $23,500.
Willing to negotiate.
Serious inquires
only - must sell,
going to law school.
(570) 793-6844
NISSAN `10 ROGUE SL
AWD. Gray. Sun-
roof. Bose stereo
system. Black,
heated leather
seats. Sunroof
6,800 miles.
$24,000
(570) 696-2777
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United One Resources is seeking candidates for
full-time Real Estate Title Processors. The suc-
cessful candidates must be able to work in a fast
pace environment, have excellent organizational,
communication and customer service skills. Prior
experience in title insurance, real estate, banking,
or customer service is preferred. We offer a com-
petitive salary and comprehensive benefit pack-
age.
Please forward your resume and salary require-
ments to: iwanttowork@unitedoneresources.com
TITLE PROCESSOR
United One Resources, Inc.
270 North Sherman Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
EOE M/F/D/V
DIESEL MECHANIC
Full Time 2nd or 3rd Shift Position Available.
Weekend Rotation Required
Requirements:
Electronic Engine Diagnostics & Repair
CDL Class A License
PA Inspection License Class 7
Own Hand Tools
Experience in Refrigeration & A/C
Full Benefit Package
CDL CLASS A
TRACTOR-TRAILER DRIVERS
FULL-TIME POSITION
CDL Class A License Required
Must meet all D.O.T. requirements
Must have a safe driving record
Minimum Experience 1Year or 40,000-50,000 miles
Full Benefit Package
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1860 East Third Street, Williamsport, PA
or Call 570-326-2021 ext 102
Monday-Friday 9:00am to 4:00pm
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Come join the growing
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We are looking for a hard working, loyal,
dedicated individual to come join our team.
Immediate opening for Hydraulic Crane
Mechanic to work at a growing crane company
in Williamsport, PA.
Minimum (5) years experience
Must be willing to relocate to the Williamsport
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Company Service truck will be provided
Must be willing to work on call and overtime
when needed
Class A or B a must
Top pay and excellent benefits
EOE/All inquiries will be kept confidential.
Please send resume to:
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Shop Maintenance Planner
For Large Trucking Company
We are looking for a hard working, loyal,
dedicated individual to come join our team
(5) Years minimum experience
Heavy Duty Truck Shop Experience a must
Willing to work as needed
Management skills are necessary
Computer knowledge is necessary
Must be able to prioritize and multi task
Excellent Pay & benefits
Class A CDL is a plus
EOE/All inquiries will be kept confidential.
Please send resume to:
Careeropportunity17701@gmail.com
Immediate openings
for part-time work in
Dallas and Laflin
Local manufacturing plant
Up to 22.5 hours per week
Flexible shifts and days
Shifts pay $10.15/$10.40/$10.46 per hour
Must be a minimum of 18 years of age
Employment applications can be
obtained at:
Offset Paperback Mfrs., Inc.
2211 Memorial Hwy.
Dallas, PA 18612
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN I
MAINTENANCE MECHANIC II
Fabri-Kal Corporation, a major thermoforming plastics company is seeking
motivated candidates for full time benefitted Industrial Electrician I and
Maintenance Mechanic II. 12 hours shifts. HS/GED required. Vocational or
trade school preferred. 3 years experience required. Availability for overtime
required.
Skills & knowledge must include: For Electrician Conduit, emt and ridged
pipe; Equipment testing; AC/DC motors & drives; PLC systems.
For Mechanic Troubleshooting, hydraulic/pneumatic, machine shop,
plumbing, welding, rebuild mechanic devices, schematics, test equipment,
basic electrical systems.
Competitive wage and comprehensive benefits package: Health Insurance,
Dental & Vision, Prescription, Disability, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid
Leave and Holidays. Drug screening and background checks are conditions of
employment.
Applications are accepted Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM;
or forward resume to:
Fabri-Kal Corporation
ATTN: Human Resources
Valmont Industrial Park,
150 Lions Drive, Hazle Township, PA 18202
FAX: 570-501-0817 EMAIL: hrmail@hazleton.f-k.com
www.f-k.com EOE
Distribution Clerks
Wilkes-Barre
Are you an Early Bird or a Night Owl?
Adecco has Various Shifts
with Pay Rates up to $9.75/hour
TEMP TO HIRE
REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION:
PROFESSIONAL RESUME
with Solid Work History
Submit to a Background and Drug Screen
HS Diploma/GED
Stand on Feet All Day
Basic Computer Skills
Apply Today At www.adeccousa.com
Or Call 570.451.3726
451 Trucks/
SUVs/Vans
SUZUKI `03 XL-7
85K. 4x4. Auto.
Nice, clean interior.
Runs good. New
battery & brakes. All
power. CD. $6,800
570-762-8034
570-696-5444
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VOLVO `08 XC90
Fully loaded, moon
roof, leather, heat-
ed seats, electric
locks, excellent
condition. New
tires, new brakes
and rotors. 52,000
miles highway
$26,500/ best offer.
570-779-4325
570-417-2010 till 5
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SERVICE
DIRECTORY
468 Auto Parts
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Cars &
Trucks
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503 Accounting/
Finance
BOOKKEEPER
Part time for
accounting office.
Knowledge of
QuickBooks, and
payroll preparation
necessary.
Send Resume to:
561 N. Main St.
Suite 2, Pittston,
PA 18640
TAX PREPARERS
WANTED
Part time.
Knowledge of
individual - partner-
ships - corporation
tax returns.
Send Resume to:
561 N. Main St.
Suite 2, Pittston,
PA 18640
533 Installation/
Maintenance/
Repair
HVAC CONTRACTOR
Looking for an
HVAC contractor to
work with startup.
Ideal candidate
will have 5+ years
experience.
Geothermal a plus!
For more informa-
tion, contact 855-
EARTH-75 or email
j.broscious@earth
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548 Medical/Health
DIETARY AIDE
Part time
3pm-7:30 pm
Apply at:
Highland Manor
Nursing Home
750 Schooley Ave.
Exeter, PA.
Monday-Friday
9am-5pm
554 Production/
Operations
MANUFACTURING
KMS FAB LLC has
immediate openings
for the positions list-
ed below.
-Laser and Turret
Operators
-MIG and TIG
Welders
Please email your
resume to:
kbrunges@kmspa.
com or fill out an
application at
KMS, FAB, LLC.
100 Parry St.
Luzerne, PA. 18709
E.O.E.
600
FINANCIAL
610 Business
Opportunities
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MERCHANDISE
708 Antiques &
Collectibles
CUCKOO CLOCK
with bird-rabbit 13
$55. Wall clock
needs little work
$40. 570-735-1589
HESS trucks in
boxes, $16.00 each.
10 HO Trains $50 for
all. 570-735-1589
HOOSIER CABINET
with pull out baking
table. $850.
570-817-6479
SEWING MACHINE.
(1) Singer Vintage
factory with sewing
table $50. OBO. (1)
Singer touch &
sewing machine
with sewing table
$25. $50. OBO.
570-824-7314
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SLOT MACHINE,
Red Meteor with
tokens, $100.
570-239-4864
TABLE: oak farm-
house table $40
570-817-6479
710 Appliances
MICROWAVE. GE.
Countertop, white.
1.4 cf, 1100 watts.
Like new $40
570-474-6028
712 Baby Items
BASSINET ivory &
green 3 in 1 with
musical mobile,
excellent condition.
$35. 570-899-5852
716 Building
Materials
SHOWER UNIT 32
standup $70. Panel
box with breakers
100 amp $100.
570-687-3465
720 Cemetery
Plots/Lots
MEMORIAL SHRINE
CEMETERY
6 Plots Available
May be Separated
Rose Lawn Section
$450 each
570-654-1596
MEMORIAL SHRINE
LOTS FOR SALE
6 lots available at
Memorial Shrine
Cemetery. $2,400.
Call 717-774-1520
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796 Wanted to Buy
Merchandise
796 Wanted to Buy
Merchandise
39 Prospect St Nanticoke
570-735-1487
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THE MOST
INCASH
BUYING
11am
to 6pm
724 Cellular Phones
APPLE IPHONE 4 S
Brand new with
64GB Memory and
Apple iPad 2, 64GB
with wifi-3g this are
factory unlocked
with Complete
accessories (Well
packed & sealed in
original company
box) and can be
used with any net-
work provider of
your choice Email:
order@tradebitlimit-
ed.com or skype:
wg.fields for more
information.
726 Clothing
COAT
KENNETH COLE
Beige, size 6,
hardly worn. $75.
570-855-5385
WOMENS. Size 14-
3 pair slacks & 2
skirts, $10. Large, 10
tops and 1 skirt,
$20. Like new.
570-474-6028
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730 Computer
Equipment &
Software
APPLE MACBOOK
with built in HD cam-
era M#A1342 Octo-
ber - 2009, white,
mint condition. Paid
over $1,000. sell for
$600. OBO.
570-457-6432
COMPUTER: Sony
desktop computer
$200. 687-3465
COMPUTERS (3)
with monitor, mouse,
keyboard $125.
each. 1 Compaq
computer with color
printer & scanner
$100. HP 2100 laser
printer with network
$35. HP 7330 inkjet
photo smart printer
$35. ATI All In Won-
der 9000 pro video
card, new with
remote $30. Call
570-592-5636 or
570-592-5635
744 Furniture &
Accessories
BED: Single com-
plete, nightstand,
real wood! Excellent
condition. $50.
Antique victorian
lamp, sacrifice
$100. Wooden high
chair $20. Kids
wooden rocker
antique $15.
570-740-1103
COUCH :FREE blue
needs to go asap!!
must pick up in Ash-
ley. Call 829-3060!!
CURIO CABINET
corner, all oak, 6
4hx26 round. 3
adjustable glass
shelves, mirrored
back,overhead light,
storage cabinet
below. Excellent
condition. $150.
570-336-6958
744 Furniture &
Accessories
FURNI SH FURNI SH
FOR LESS FOR LESS
* NELSON *
* FURNITURE *
* WAREHOUSE *
Recliners from $299
Lift Chairs from $699
New and Used
Living Room
Dinettes, Bedroom
210 Division St
Kingston
Call 570-288-3607
752 Landscaping &
Gardening
LAWN SPREADER
$10. Excellent con-
dition. 899-5852
758 Miscellaneous
All Junk
Cars &
Trucks
Wanted
Highest
Prices
Paid In
CA$H
FREE
PICKUP
570-574-1275
BOOKS. Hardcover
and paperback.
King, Grisham, etc.
2 boxes, $25 each
570-474-6028
FABRICS assorted
$10. Moving, must
sell 570-313-5213
FIREPLACE DOOR:
Beautiful beveled
glass fireplace door,
antique brass finish,
bi-fold bay style
doors, 4 easy
grip handles. List
price $429., paid
over $300., Asking
$175.
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KNIVES Kitchen
Worthy the premium
collection 10 total
including cleaver
$40. 570-489-2675
SNOW TIRES (2)
Trazano, 175/65 R14
$25. each. Used
once like new.
570-655-4680
768 Personal
Electronics
GARMIN NUVI 265T
Works excellent.
Includes: wall & car
chargers, suction
cup & dashboard
mounts USB cable
$60. 570-824-9831
776 Sporting Goods
BOOTS Millennium 3
with binding & bur-
ton snow board
boots, size 9. Excel-
lent condition $199
Nike Mercurials
soccer spikes size
10 paid $159 will sell
$50. Great condi-
tion. 570-301-3484
or 570-631-6635.
PING PONG TABLE
$25.
570-817-6479
780 Televisions/
Accessories
TV Olevia 20, hard-
ly used, silver,
excellent condition
$60. Not HD.
570-899-5852
784 Tools
SNOWBLOWER. 8
HP, heavy duty, Sim-
plicity, electric start
& light. Paid $1300
sell $550. Shovels 2
heavy duty scoop
$7. each.
570-474-6028
WOODCHIRPER
8.5hp $325. Troy-
built snowthrower
$225. 687-34650.
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toys?
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them with an ad!
570-829-7130
786 Toys & Games
TRAINS, (3) Lionel,
Brand New, Harry
Potter, Polar
Express & American
Flier, $200/each.
570-239-4864
794 Video Game
Systems/Games
Wii FIT, (1) brand
new in sealed box,
duplicate gift. $60.
570-262-9483
796 Wanted to Buy
Merchandise
PAYING TOP DOLLAR
for Your Gold,
Silver, Scrap Jew-
elry, Sterling Flat-
ware, Diamonds,
Old High School
Rings, Foreign &
American Paper
Money & Coins.
WE WILL BEAT
PRICES!
We Buy Tin and
Iron Toys, Vintage
Coke Machines,
Vintage Brass,
Cash Registers,
Old Costume
Jewelry, Slot
Machines, Lionel
Trains & Antique
Firearms.
IF YOU THINK ITS
OLD BRING IT IN,
WE WILL GIVE
YOU A PRICE.
COME SEE US AT
134 RTE. 11,
Larksville
570-855-7197
570-328-3428
796 Wanted to Buy
Merchandise
VITOS
&
GINOS
Wanted:
Junk
Cars &
Trucks
Highest
Prices
Paid!!
FREE
PICKUP
288-8995
800
PETS & ANIMALS
815 Dogs
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information, include
your contact
information such
as e-mail, address
phone number and
or website.
DACHSHUND
PUPPIES
2 males, 1 female.
$200 each. Call
570-262-5313
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SHIH-TZU PUPPIES
Parents on premises
Shots Current. $500
570-250-9690
900
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
906 Homes for Sale
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paying your mort-
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behind on your
payments? You
may get mail from
people who promise
to forestall your
foreclosure for a fee
in advance. Report
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sumer protection
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BACK MOUNTAIN
Centermorland
529 SR 292 E
For sale by owner
Move-in ready. Well
maintained. 3 - 4
bedrooms. 1 bath.
Appliances includ-
ed. 2.87 acres with
mountain view. For
more info & photos
go to:
ForSaleByOwner.com
Search featured
homes in Tunkhan-
nock. $275,000. For
appointment, call:
570-333-4024
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EXETER
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday
12pm-5pm
362 Susquehanna
Ave
Completely remod-
eled, spectacular,
2 story Victorian
home, with 3 bed-
rooms and 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 neigh-
borhood, 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
906 Homes for Sale
FALLS/MILL CITY
10 acres with gas
lease. Out of flood
zone. 3 bedrooms.
2 baths. Living
room. Dining room.
Family room.
Kitchen. $130,000.
570-333-1456
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PLAINS
KEYSTONE SECTION
9 Ridgewood Road
TOTAL BEAUTY
1 ACRE- PRIVACY
Beautiful ranch 2
bedrooms, huge
modern kitchen, big
TV room and living
room, 1 bath, attic
for storage, wash-
er, dryer & 2 air
conditioners includ-
ed. New Roof &
Furnace Furnished
or unfurnished.
Low Taxes!
Reduced
$115,900
FINANCING
AVAILABLE
570-885-1512
SWOYERSVILLE
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday
12pm-5pm
52 Barber Street
Beautifully remod-
eled 3 bedroom, 1
bath home in the
heart of the town.
With new carpets,
paint, windows,
doors and a mod-
ern kitchen and
bath. Sale includes
all appliances:
refrigerator, stove,
dishwasher, washer
and dryer. Nice yard
and superb neigh-
borhood. 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
WYOMING
Brick home for sale.
2 Car Garage. For
more info, call
570-856-1045
906 Homes for Sale
WEST WYOMING
438 Tripp St
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday
12pm-5pm
Completely remod-
eled home with
everything new.
New kitchen, baths,
bedrooms, tile
floors, hardwoods,
granite countertops,
all new stainless
steel appliances,
refrigerator, stove,
microwave, dish-
washer, free stand-
ing 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
938 Apartments/
Furnished
PITTSTON TWP.
Attractive weekly
& monthly rates
for single and
double rooms
and suites.
Water, heat,
cable & maid
service included.
AMERICAS
BEST VALUE INN
570-655-1234
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
HANOVER TOWNSHIP
Great location, 1
bedroom apartment
in residential area,
all utilities included.
$600/month
+ security.
908-482-0335
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Apartments Available
KINGSTON, 1 &
2 bedroom units
PLAINS, large 2
bedroom with
bonus room
PLAINS, efficien-
cy 1 bedroom
WILKES-BARRE,
1/2 double with 4
bedrooms
WILKES-BARRE,
2 bedroom
duplex building
All Include:
Appliances,
Carpeting,
Maintenance.
Lease, Credit
Check & Refer-
ences Required.
570-899-3407
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KINGSTON
139 W Dorrance St
2nd floor, 2 bed-
room, living room,
kitchen & bath. Heat
and hot/cold water
included. $650 +
security. No pets.
570-899-4914 or
973-768-3801
KINGSTON
MODERN!
PARKSIDE APARTMENTS
on the park
between Market
& Pierce Bridges.
1 Bedroom
Available Now
$555/mo + electric
2 Bedroom
Available March
$600 Mo + electric
Washer/dryer Air,
Dishwasher, Park-
ing, Storage.
We allow pets!
Call Jeff at
570-822-8577
NANTICOKE
603 Hanover St
2nd floor, 1 bed-
room. No pets.
$500 + security, util-
ities & lease. Photos
available. Call
570-542-5330
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Unfurnished
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
962 Rooms 962 Rooms
IN THE HEART OF WILKES-BARRE
Immediate Occupancy!!
Efficiencies available
@30% of income
MARTIN D. POPKY APARTMENTS
61 E. Northampton St.
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Affordable Senior Apartments
Income Eligibility Required
Utilities Included! Low cable rates;
New appliances; Laundry on site;
Activities! Curbside Public Transportation
Please call 570-825-8594
D/TTY 800-654-5984
Rooms starting at
Daily $39.99 + tax
Weekly $169.99 + tax
WiFi
HBO
Available Upon Request:
Microwave & Refrigerator
(570) 823-8027
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941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
PITTSTON
2nd floor, 2 bed-
rooms, 1 bathroom,
refrigerator & stove
provided, washer/
dryer hookup, pets
negotiable. $545/
month, water and
sewer paid,
security and lease
required.
Call 570-237-6277
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
Call TODAY For
AVAILABILITY!!
www.mayflower
crossing.com
Certain Restrictions
Apply*
WILKES-BARRE
151 W. River St.
NEAR WILKES
1st floor. 2 bed-
rooms, carpet.
Appliances includ-
ed. Sewer & trash
paid. Tenant pays
gas, water & elec-
tric. Pet friendly.
Security deposit &
1st months rent
required. $600.
570-969-9268
WILKES-BARRE
155 W. River St.
1 bedroom, some
utilities & appliances
included, hardwood
floors, Pet friendly.
$600/month.
Call 570-969-9268
WILKES-BARRE
264 Academy St
1.5 bedrooms,
newly renovated
building. Washer &
dryer available.
$600/per month
includes heat, hot
water and parking.
646-712-1286
570-328-9896
570-855-4744
WILKES-BARRE
EAST END. Clean,
1st floor, 2 bedroom
apartment. Heat &
water included.
$600/month
(570) 606-5350
WILKES-BARRE SOUTH
SECURE BUILDINGS
1 & 2 bedroom
apartments.
Starting at $440
and up. References
required. Section 8 ok.
570-332-5723
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
WILKES-BARRE
HEIGHTS
57 Carbon Lane
1 bedroom, 2nd
floor. Wall to wall
carpet, eat in
kitchen with appli-
ances, off street
parking, rear
porch. $395 + utili-
ties & security.
570-814-1356
WILKES-BARRE/NORTH
by General Hospital
3 bedroom apart-
ment. All renovated.
1,200 sf. Parking
space. $730/month
+ utilities. Call Agnes
347-495-4566
944 Commercial
Properties
DOLPHIN PLAZA
Rte. 315
1,200 - 2,000 SF
Office / Retail
Call 570-829-1206
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315 PLAZA
750 & 1750
square feet and
NEW SPACE
3,500 square feet
OFFICE/RETAIL
570-829-1206
950 Half Doubles
KINGSTON
3 bedrooms, 1.5
baths, new wall to
wall carpeting,
freshly painted, par-
tial A/C, gas heat,
large fenced in
yard, walking dis-
tance to Kingston
Corners. All appli-
ances, off-street
parking, no pets.
$700/month, plus
utilities, & 2 months
security.
Application &
references.
Call 570-639-4907
KINGSTON
Sprague Ave.
Charming, Spacious
6 room, 2 bedroom
duplex, includes 2nd
and 3rd floor. Con-
venient to Wyoming
Ave. Washer/dryer
hook-up, basement
storage, $550 /
month + utilities,
security & lease. NO
PETS.570-793-6294
PLAINS
3 bedroom, fresh
paint, new hard-
wood/tile/carpet,
gas heat, new bath.
Includes stove and
fridge. $695/month
plus utilities, secu-
rity deposit and
references
Call Scott
570-714-2431
Ext. 137
950 Half Doubles
PLYMOUTH
Take your pick. 2
houses for rent. One
$625 + utilities.
Other $650 + utili-
ties. Water and
sewer included & all
appliances included.
Fenced back yard.
One month security
up front, no partial
payment. Section 8
OK. Call Steve at
570-592-5764
Line up a place to live
in classified!
WEST PITTSTON
MAINTENANCE FREE!
2 bedroom.
Off street parking.
No smoking. $550
+ utilities, security
& last month.
570-885-4206
WILKES-BARRE
176 Charles St
TOWNHOUSE STYLE, 2
bedroom, 1.5 bath,
Not Section 8
approved. $550/
month + utilities. Ref-
erences & security
required. Available
now! 570-301-2785
953Houses for Rent
LILY LAKE
Like new 2 bed-
room, 1 bath Ranch
with appliances,
washer/dryer, oil
heat, large yard. No
pets, no smoking.
References. Crimi-
nal/credit check.
$850/mo plus utili-
ties and security.
570-379-3232
leave message
953Houses for Rent
SWOYERSVILLE
Completely remod-
eled Large 2 story, 3
bedrooms, 2 baths,
single family home
including refrigera-
tor, stove, dish-
washer & disposal.
Gas heat, nice yard,
good neighbor-
hood,. Off street
parking. Shed. No
pets. $995. month.
570-479-6722
WEST PITTSTON
TOWNHOUSE
2 bedrooms, 1.5
baths, wall to wall
carpeting, living/din-
ing combo, refriger-
ator & stove, wash-
er/dryer hookup,
off-street parking,
no pets. Front and
back porches, full
basement. $625/
per month + utilities
& security deposit.
Call 570-655-8928
WHITE HAVEN
Home for rent, new
construction. 3 bed-
room, 2 bath. Full
basement. 1 acre
lot. 5 minutes from
I-80 & Pa Turnpike.
$1,250 + utilities.
Call 609-929-1588
GET THE WORD OUT
with a Classified Ad.
570-829-7130
959 Mobile Homes
DALLAS
Small 1 1/2 bedroom
trailer. Private
fenced lot with
shed. Appliances
included. $500
month + 1 month
security. Tenant
pays electric & gas.
Available immedi-
ately. No pets.
570-477-5747
965 Roommate
Wanted
WILKES-BARRE
To share 3 bed-
room apartment. All
utilities included.
$300/month
570-212-8332
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Roofs & Gutters.
Licensed &
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1135 Hauling &
Trucking
A.S.A.P Hauling
Estate Cleanouts,
Attics, Cellars,
Garages, were
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M. PARALI S PAI NTI NG
Int/ Ext. painting,
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Professional work
at affordable rates.
Free estimates.
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Announcements, Automotive Listings,
Merchandise, Pets & Animals, Real
Estate and Garage Sales.
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and then nd it in the next days
edition of The Times Leader, in our
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We are seeking highly motivated, part-time sales people.
The positions consist of inbound and outbound phone calls
to businesses discussing websites and online marketing
strategies. Performing estimates and follow up are part of
the position as well.
Candidate Expectations:
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