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Friday, February 10, 2012

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As they sat facing each other, Corinne a

As they sat facing each other, Corinne and Mark Farrell of West Pittston joined hands and spread their legs wide on the floor. Pressing foot against foot, they helped each other work toward what a cheerleader might call a “teddy-bear split.”

Cheers!

A hit from Cupid’s arrow has a lovely side effect: uncontrollable, head-over-heels desire for someone in your sights.

Events

Winter in the City, with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and music by Paul LaBelle & the Exact Change. Electric City Trolley Museum, 300 Cliff St., Scranton. 5:30 to 8 tonight. $15 benefits Scranton Tomorrow. 963-1575.

Reads

Open Readings, poems, short stories, drama and creative nonfiction by students, faculty and community members. Gold Room, 133 N. River St., King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. 7:30 p.m. Monday. Free. 208-5900.

Kids

Hands-on Science, an interactive display. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday. 654-9565.

Bloody brutal or airy and light?

Crawling to the feet of Tamora, queen of the Goths, a young Roman named Lavinia begs for death, a fate preferable to a mauling by Tamora’s two sons, who are panting with lust and bloodthirst.

Stage

Death by Chocolate, a murder-mystery farce preceded by “A Guide to the Teenage Zone.” Meyers High School, Wilkes-Barre. 7 tonight; 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $8, $5 seniors, $4 children. 690-1128

Concerts

Up and Coming Comedy, with national standup comic Leighann Lord, openers Mike Recine and musician Drew Kelly and emcee Dave DiRienzo of Rock 107. Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave. Saturday with cocktails and music at 7 p.m. and show at 8 p.m. $16. 344-1111.

A well-traveled voice will visit Misericordia

Grammy-nominated mezzo-soprano D’Anna Fortunato will take the stage at Misericordia University on Thursday, and she’s bringing pieces old and new with her.

Buys

Rummage Sale and Flea Market, with clothes, books, household items, glassware and more. Also: a food sale with homemade pierogies. Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, North River and West Chestnut streets, Wilkes-Barre. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 18. 899-7816.

Outdoors

Guided Eagle Excursion, to habitats along the Lackawaxen River. Meet at the Eagle Institute, 176 Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Bring a lunch and binoculars. $12.50. Reservations: 226-3164.

Friday, February 3, 2012

Opera Love

Can Rodolfo’s love save Mimi?

Comedy/thriller combo brings Broadway home

When “The 39 Steps” opened on Broadway a few years ago, Lou Bisignani said, the cast included two romantic leads as well as “two men called the clowns, who played some 30 other roles. They were milkmen, thugs, policemen, salesmen. They lost 30 pounds each in rehearsal.”

Celebrate winter without white

If you consider this season “the winter that wasn’t,” you might be pining for lower temperatures and enough powdery precipitation to go sledding and build a snow fort or two.

Cheers!

Chips? Check. Dip? Check. Decorations in the colors of the New York Giants and New England Patriots? Check and check.

Homestyle menu a hit at Main Street Diner

All we needed were some roller-skaters handling hamburger-stacked plates while singing “Lollipop” or “Little Darlin’.” Nah, kidding. That would have compromised the authenticity of a nifty little spot in Plymouth proper that needs no help achieving its pleasant throwback feel while doing downhome diner classics plenty of justice.

‘Chronicle’ is super sans capes

Teenagers acquire super powers and, being teenagers, videotape themselves as they learn what they can do in “Chronicle,” an entertaining comic-book movie without the comic book.

New on DVD

This week’s DVD releases include the Blu-rays of a classic and sci-fi TV series and a dark tale starring Ryan Gosling.

If a movie is cheesy and knows it’

If a movie is cheesy and knows it’s cheesy — if it embraces the soft, gooey texture and pungent aroma of its own fromage — does that make it any more palatable?

Still Showing

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED — It’s diminutive friends overboard on a cruise. G. 87 minutes.

Daniel Radcliffe acquits himself reasona

Daniel Radcliffe acquits himself reasonably well in his first adult big-screen role, a man haunted by “The Woman in Black.”

Movie Amy

Looking for some counter-programming to Super Bowl weekend? Check out these femme-driven flicks that score their share of emotional touchdowns:

‘Rail’ an old name with a new sound

Rail, a young, four-man Hazleton-based rock band, has direction and high hopes but still likes to stay grounded and sensible.