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Section DJanuary 20, 2011

MUSIC

BOOKSfestivalsfilmEntErtainmEnt in thE

hEart of thE midstatEAALIVE special eventstheaterMOVIES

art nightlifeCONCERTS

LOTS Of LaUghSComedian Rich Vos to appear

at harrisburg Comedy Zone

LTM CeLeBraTeS 60 yearS On STageAnniversary season kicks off with

beloved ‘Charlie Brown’ classic

Cuddle Magic returnsStage on Herr celebrates 3rd in

the Burg with unique band

It’s about that time of the year when I start spending an obscene amount of time on Kayak.com scouting out vacations to anywhere that’s cheap and includes a cabana boy, pina coladas and a beach.

I realized as I was surf-ing the Internet that my pasty, white arms might actually blind someone on a beach.

My friend told me about an at-home airbrush ma-chine that produces a nice, spray-on tan.

At only around $150, it seems totally worth the in-vestment.

I read an article about how eating vegetables can make you appear tanner, so I grabbed a V8 fruit cock-tail and added some peach

vodka to it this weekend. I thought I’d kill three

birds with one stone: eating good, looking tanner and getting my drink on.

That’s multi-tasking at its best.

Pitchers of beer are re-ally more my cup of tea, and lately I’ve caught a few brews at random occasions with old friends.

Last week I headed to Brewhouse to meet up with a friend I hadn’t seen in a long, long time.

We had plans of din-ner and a drink followed by a showing of “Black Swan.”

We made it through din-ner and then the drink, and then decided to ditch the movie and order just one more beer.

It was happy hour, and I just couldn’t resist. Bre-whouse has some pretty rockin’ happy hour spe-cials.

Go to brewhousegrille.com to have them delivered to your inbox.

After a big win on the volleyball courts Tues-day night, I headed over to Shady McGrady’s for a brew with my teammate.

We had two before I walked home and realized I totally drank the calories

that I had just burned off. Oh well, I’ll miss that

place when I move to Carlisle.

I read on Gawker this last week that researchers in Philly got a bunch of rats drunk to figure out the best cure for a hangover.

The results? Coffee and aspirin.

I was always told it was rigorous exercise, but see-ing as how exerting energy is the absolute last thing anyone feels like doing hungover, I’m going to take this new theory and run with it.

———Send nightlife tips and ar-

ticle feedback to Erica Pe-terson at [email protected], and remember to al-ways drink responsibly.

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I have always loved watch-ing figure skating, but never before have I truly appreci-ated the grace and effortless-ness that figure skaters seem to exhibit each time they take the ice.

“Forget trying a triple lutz or any kind of double-triple combination, I would be lucky if I could take one lap around the rink without fall-ing,” I thought as I recently stepped into the rink.

It has been a few years since I have gone ice skating and even longer since I’ve tried skiing, but with the dusting of snow on the ground, I found myself with a strong desire to explore winter sports.

During a visit with friends in Philadelphia, I rented a pair of ice skates to glide along the rink at Penn’s Landing.

It was a bit of a shaky start, but soon I was gliding around the rink — maybe not grace-

fully or effortlessly — but with balance.

Don’t worry — the pain of falling on my knees was far worse than the sting of the wind or the near-freezing temperatures at the outdoor rink.

Aside from any spills, it re-ally was a fun afternoon of exercise, music, fresh air and, of course, a little hot choco-late to finish the day.

If you’re interested in hit-ting the ice, or the slopes, check out Twin Ponds West or Ski Roundtop this week-end.

And don’t forget to bundle up!

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Tickets on the riseI went to the mov-

ies for the first time in months Sunday and was rather shocked at the price of movie tickets these days.

Maybe I’ve become a little too used to drop-ping $1 and some change to rent a movie, but $9.50 a pop to see “The Fighter” seemed a little high.

Factor in some pop-corn and sodas and you could easily drop more than $30 for a movie date.

But going to the mov-ies doesn’t have to be a pricey pastime.

Hollywood on High announced its first tick-et increase in six years. With ticket prices set at $7 for adults ($6 on Sun-days), $6 for seniors, $5 for students and $3 for

students, that’s signifi-cant savings for Carlisle patrons who want to see critically acclaimed, for-eign and independent films in their own back-yard.

And, if you’re a real movie buff, the theater offers passes good for 10 admissions for $50 that include free pop-corn.

The new prices go into effect Feb. 4.

For a list of upcoming movies, visit the Carlisle Theatre’s website at www.carlisletheatre.org.

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Fair Game (PG-13, 108 min.) Thu. 7:30Waiting for Superman (PG, 102 min.) Fri.-Sat. 7:30, Sun. 2, Wed. 7:30

Flagship Cinemas

Black Swan (R, 103 min.) Thu.-Thu. 12:15, 2:35, 4:50, 7:05, 9:25The Dilemma (PG-13, 118 min.) Thu.-Thu. 12:05, 2:25, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40The Fighter (R, 114 min.) Thu.-Thu. 12, 2:30, 4:55, 7:30, 9:55The Green Hornet 3D (PG-13, 108 min.) Thu.-Thu. 1:30, 4:15, 7:10, 9:45Little Fockers (PG-13, 98 min.) Thu.-Thu. 12:20, 2:45, 5:05, 7:20, 9:35No Strings Attached (R, 106 min.) Fri.-Thu. 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:35, 10Season of the Witch (PG-13, 95 min.) Thu. 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:35, 10Tron: Legacy 3D (PG, 127 min.) Thu.-Thu. 4:30, 7, 9:30True Grit (PG-13, 128 min.) Thu.-Thu. 12:10, 2:40, 5, 7:25, 9:50Yogi Bear 3D (PG, 80 min.) Thu.-Thu. 12:25, 2:20

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Black Swan (R, 103 min.) Thu.-Fri. 4:30, 7:10, 9:45, Sat.-Sun. 1:40, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45, Mon.-Thu. 4:30, 7:10, 9:45Chronicles of Narnia (PG, 115 min.) Thu.-Fri. 4:10, 6:50, 9:25, Sat.-Sun. 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:25, Mon.-Thu. 4:10, 6:50, 9:25The Dilemma (PG-13, 118 min.) Thu. 5:10, 7:50, 10:25, Fri. 4:50, 7:20, 9:55, Sat.-Sun. 2:10, 4:50, 7:20, 9:55, Mon.-Thu. 4:50, 7:20, 9:55The Green Hornet (PG-13, 108 min.) Thu.-Fri. 4:40, 7:30, 10:15, Sat.-Sun. 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15Little Fockers (PG-13, 98 min.) Thu.-Fri. 5, 7:40, 10:10, Sat.-Sun. 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:10No Strings Attached (R, 106 min.) Fri. 5:10, 7:50, 10:25, Sat.-Sun. 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:25, Mon.-Thu. 5:10, 7:50, 10:25Season of the Witch (PG-13, 95 min.) Thu. 5:20, 8, 10:20True Grit (PG-13, 128 min.) Thu. 4:50, 7:20, 9:55, Fri. 5:20, 8, 10:30, Sat.-Sun. 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:30Yogi Bear 2D (PG, 80 min.) Thu.-Fri. 4:20, 7, 9:15, Sat.-Sun. 2, 4:20, 7, 9:15, Mon.-Thu. 4:20, 7, 9:15

Cinema Center of Camp Hill

Black Swan (R, 103 min.) Thu. 10:30 a.m., 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 8, 10:15, Fri.-Thu. 10:30 a.m., 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 8, 10:10Chronicles of Narnia (PG, 115 min.) Thu. 4:10, 6:50, 9:20, Fri.-Thu. 4:05, 6:50, 9:20 Country Strong (PG-13, 112 min.) Thu. 10:40 a.m., 1:30, 4:20, 7, 9:50, Fri.-Thu. 10:45 a.m., 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:50The Dilemma (PG-13, 118 min.) Thu. 11:40 a.m., 2:20, 4:50, 7:40, 10:20, Fri.-Thu. 11:40 a.m., 2:20, 4:50, 7:40, 10:15The Fighter (R, 114 min.) Thu. 5, 7:50, 10:15, Fri.-Thu. 5:10, 7:50, 10:15The Green Hornet (PG-13, 108 min.) Thu.-Thu. 10:35 a.m., 1, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30The Green Hornet 3D (PG-13, 108 min.) Thu.-Thu. 11:15 a.m., 2, 4:40, 7:20, 10:10Harry Potter (PG-13, 146 min.) Thu. 3:30, 6:30The King’s Speech (R, 118 min.) Thu.-Thu. 11:10 a.m., 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45Little Fockers (PG-13, 98 min.) Thu.-Thu. 12:10, 2:30, 4:40, 7:15, 9:30No Strings Attached (R, 106 min.) Fri.-Thu. 11:50 a.m., 2:25, 5, 7:30, 10Season of the Witch (PG-13, 95 min.) Thu. 10:35 a.m., 12:45, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10Tangled 2D (PG, 92 min.) Thu.-Thu. 11:20 a.m., 1:35Tron: Legacy 3D (PG, 127 min.) Thu. 12:20, 9:40True Grit (PG-13, 128 min.) Thu. 11:30 a.m., 2, 4:30, 7:30, 10:05, Fri.-Thu. 11 a.m., 1:30, 4, 6:45, 9:25The Way Back (PG-13, 133 min.) Fri.-Thu. 10:40 a.m., 1:20, 4:10, 7:05, 9:55Yogi Bear 2D (PG, 80 min.) Thu. 10:30 a.m., 12:30, 2:35, Fri.-Thu. 10:35 a.m., 12:30, 2:35

Mini Reviews

“No Strings Attached” Comedy, R, 106 minutes). Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher), who met when they were 6, now meet when they’re maybe 26. They’re not looking for love, but after they sleep together they decide to be sex buddies as a matter of convenience. Good enough while it lasts, but then ro-mance threatens, and the movie handles it with dreary sitcom predictability. HH“The Way Back” (Adventure, PG-13, 133 minutes). The incredible story of how a group of prisoners escaped from a prison camp in the Siberian gulag and began a 4,000-mile trek on foot to freedom in India. The long walk upstages the charac-ters, who are not always sharply defined. Russell Boyd’s cinematography of mountains, snowscapes and the desert is breathtaking. An honorable film by Peter Weir (“Master and Commander”), but a long slog in more ways than one. HH 1/2“The Green Hornet” (Action, PG-13, 108 minutes). An almost unendurable demonstration of a movie with nothing to be about. Pointless dialogue scenes go nowhere much too slowly, and then pointless action scenes go everywhere much too quickly. Seth Rogen deserves much of the blame. He co-wrote and stars as Britt Reid, a spoiled little rich brat who grows up the same way; Jay Chou is Kato, the role Bruce Lee played on TV. Together, they devise a damn fool plan to fight crime by impersonating criminals. H “Country Strong” (Drama, PG-13, 116 minutes). Gwyneth Paltrow plays a big country-and-western star, fresh out of re-hab and hitting the comeback trail a little too quickly. Tim McGraw is her husband, a controlling manager, and Garrett Hedlund plays an up-and-coming c&w star. It’s melodrama that would be at home in a 1950s movie. Well done, and the music is good, but pretty soapy. HH 1/2

— Roger Ebert

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Black Swan (R, 103 min.) Thu. 1:45, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15, Fri. 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:40, Sat.-Sun. 12:05, 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:40, Mon.-Thu. 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:40Chronicles of Narnia (PG, 115 min.) Thu. 3:30, 6:30, 9:20, Fri.-Thu. 2, 4:45The Dilemma (PG-13, 118 min.) Thu. 2, 4:45, 7:35, 10:25, Fri.-Thu. 2:20, 5:05, 7:50, 10:35The Fighter (R, 114 min.) Thu. 2:20, 5:10, 7:55, 10:35, Fri.-Thu. 2:05, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30The Green Hornet 3D (PG-13, 108 min.) Thu. 2:10, 4, 5, 6:50, 7:50, 9:40, 10:40, Fri. 2:30, 4:15, 5:15, 7:05, 8:05, 9:55, Sat.-Sun. 1:25, 2:30, 4:15, 5:15, 7:05, 8:05, 9:55, Mon.-Thu. 2:30, 4:15, 5:15, 7:05, 8:05, 9:55Harry Potter (PG-13, 146 min.) Thu. 2:45, 6, 9:15, Fri.-Thu. 6:50, 10:05The King’s Speech (R, 118 min.) Thu. 3:40, 6:40, 9:50, Fri. 4:10, 7, 9:50, Sat.-Sun. 1:15, 4:10, 7, 9:50, Mon.-Thu. 4:10, 7, 9:50Little Fockers (PG-13, 98 min.) Thu. 1:50, 4:20, 7, 9:30, Fri. 4, 6:30, 9, Sat.-Sun. 1:35, 4, 6:30, 9, Mon.-Thu. 4, 6:30, 9The Metropolitan Opera: La Fanciulla del West Encore (NR, 230 min.) Wed. (Jan. 26) 6:30No Strings Attached (R, 106 min.) Fri.-Thu. 2:10, 4:55, 7:35, 10:15Season of the Witch (PG-13, 95 min.) Thu. 3, 5:30, 8, 10:30, Fri. 3:55, 6:20, 8:45, Sat.-Sun. 1:30, 3:55, 6:20, 8:45, Mon.-Tue. 3:55, 10, Wed. 3:55, Thu. 3:55, 6:20, 8:45Tangled 2D (PG, 92 min.) Thu. 2:25, 4:50, Fri.-Thu. 1:50, 4:25The Tourist (PG-13, 102 min.) Thu. 12:20, 9:4Tron: Legacy 3D (PG, 127 min.) Thu. 4:10, 7:10, 10:10, Fri.-Thu. 7:30, 10:20True Grit (PG-13, 128 min.) Thu. 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:05, Fri.-Thu. 1:55, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45The Way Back (PG-13, 133 min.) Fri. 4:05, 7:20, 10:25, Sat.-Sun. 12:55, 4:05, 7:20, 10:25, Mon.-Thu. 4:05, 7:20, 10:25Yogi Bear 2D (PG, 80 min.) Thu. 3:50, 6:20, 8:40, Fri. 2:15, 4:25, 6:40, Sat.-Sun. 12, 2:15, 4:25, 6:40, Mon.-Thu. 2:15, 4:25, 6:40

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• The Aughinbaugh Art Gallery at Messiah Col-lege will display “Situated,” an exhibit of two Mes-siah College Department of Visual Arts professors Kathy Hettinga and Sean Matthews, through Jan. 27. An opening reception will be held at 1 p.m. today. For information, visit www.messiah.edu.

• The Cumberland County Historical Soci-ety, 21 N. Pitt St., Carlisle, is currently displaying “Windows to History,” an eight-window exhibit throughout the museum. For information, visit www.historicalsociety.org.

• Art Association of Harrisburg will display “Fig-uratively Speaking” during 3rd in the ’Burg Jan. 21. The gallery will be open till 7 p.m. For informa-tion, visit www.artassociofhbg.com.

• Registration is being accepted for Art Associa-tion of Harrisburg’s winter semester art classes. Classes are offered at the main building at 21 N. Front St., Harrisburg, and in the four studios at Res-ervoir Park. Visit www.artassocofhbg.com to view the complete class schedule.

• Registration is being accepted for Carlisle Arts Learning Center’s winter art classes. Classes are offered at CALC’s 19 N. Hanover St. location. For information, visit www.carlislearts.org or call 249-6973.

• Dickinson College will exhibit “Tools in Mo-tion: Works from the Hechinger Collection” through Feb. 5. The gallery is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.

• Dickinson College is displaying “Derriere le Miroir: Modern Prints and Promotion” through Feb. 19. The exhibits are free and open to the public. For information, visit www.dickinson.edu.

• “Mata Ortiz Pottery in the Casas Grandes Tradition,” an exhibit of pottery from the Mexican village of Mata Ortiz, will be on display through Feb. 4 at the Rose Lehrman Art Gallery at HACC-Har-risburg Campus. For information, visit www.hacc.edu.

• Recent works by Dean Radinovsky will be on display through Jan. 29 at Morrison Gallery in the Penn State Harrisburg library. A reception will be held from 5-8 p.m. Jan. 27. For information, call 948-6273.

• Music at the Mill will present Craig Sunday and his 17-piece swing band from 5-9 p.m. Jan. 23 at The Ribbon Mill, 320 E. Louther St., Carlisle. There will be a complimentary buffet. BYOB. Tickets are $25. For information, call 422-7017.

• Freedom Valley Chorus will present singing valentines over Valentine’s Day weekend for $40, which will include two love songs, a red rose and a card. For information, call 860-2461 or visit www.freedomballeychorus.org.

• The Greater Harrisburg Chapter of the Sweet Adelines is currently looking for members. The group meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Sheraton Hotel in Harrisburg. For more information, call 243-5863.

• Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot will ap-pear in concert March 25 at Hershey Theatre. Tick-ets are $59, $49, $39 and $29 and available by calling 534-3405.

• Monkey Lion Production will present Spice of Life in concert at 7 p.m. Jan. 22 at Orchard Restau-rant Lounge and Banquest Facility, 1580 Orchard Drive, Chambersburg. Tickets are $10 for the 21+ show, which will feature food and beer tastings. For information, visit www.monkeylion.net.

• The Eaken Piano Trio will perform in concert at 4 p.m. Jan. 23 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral Chapel on State Street in Harrisburg. For tickets and informa-tion, call 232-2169 ext. 224.

• Carlisle musician Dan Dropkin will host an eve-ning of Native American flute, ragtime and jazz guitar music at a 7 p.m. concert Jan. 21 in Bosler Memorial Library’s East Wing. No registration is required. For information, call 243-4642.

• Harrisburg Men’s Chorus will perform “It’s a Gay World After All” at 8 p.m. Jan. 22 at The Maennerchor Club, 2 p.m. Jan. 23 at Colonial Park United Church of Christ, 8 p.m. Jan. 29 at Unitarian Church of Harrisburg and 2 p.m. Jan. 30 at Unity Church of Harrisburg. Admission is $15. For infor-mation, visit www.harrisburgmenschorus,org,

• Soulja Boy will perform along with Philadel-phia-based rapper Meek Mill in concert at 8 p.m. Jan. 22 at The Forum in Harrisburg. Tickets start at $30. For tickets and information, visit www.ticket-annex.com.

• Carlisle Theatre will hold auditions for its annual “Follies” performance at 6 p.m. Jan. 23, 24 and 25 at the theater. For information, visit www.carlisletheatre.org/follies.

• Gamut Theatre Group will present Neil Simon’s “The Sunshine Boys” through Jan. 22 at Gamut Classic Theater, Third Floor, Strawberry Square, in Harrisburg. Performances will feature Gamut board members and area performers Jay Krevsky and Jay Mif-foluf. Tickets are $25 for adults and $17 for students. For information, visit www.gamutplays.org.

• Theatreworks USA will present “Fancy Nancy and Other Story Books” at 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Rose Lehrman Arts Center on the Harrisburg Campus of HACC. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for seniors and children. For information, visit www.live-atroselehrman.org or call 231-ROSE.

• The Pines Dinner Theatre will present “The Book of Love” Jan. 28-March 6. Matinees will be at 2 p.m. Thursday and Sunday and evening performances will be held at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Ticket prices, which include a dinner and hour and a half before per-formances, are $46.20. For information, call 433-2333.

• Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet will present four world premieres in two performances at 3 and 5 p.m. Jan. 22 at CPYB’s Warehouse Studios, 5 N. Orange St., Carlisle, as part of its ChoreoPlan 2011 program. Tickets are $5. For information, call 245-1099.

• Theatreworks USA will present “Click, Clack, Moo” at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Luhrs Center. Tickets are $15. For information, call 477-7469.

• Popcorn Hat Players will hold auditions for “Robin Hood” Jan. 28-29 at Gamut Classic Theatre in Straw-berry Square, Harrisburg, for children ages 5-18. To make an appointment, call 238-4111.

• The Tap Dancers Collective, a newly formed tap dancing group for current and former tap dancers, will meet Sundays at 5 p.m. at Nee Danse Company, 2040 Derry St., Harrisburg. The only cost is a shared fee to cover space rental. For more information, call Jerry Bowers at 697-2748.

• York Little Theatre will present “The Shape of Things” at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20, 21 and 22 and at 3 p.m. Jan. 23. Tickets are $10-$22. For information, call 854-5715 or visit www.ylt.org.

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Section DJanuary 20, 2011

MUSIC

BOOKSfestivalsfilmEntErtainmEnt in thE

hEart of thE midstatEAALIVE special eventstheaterMOVIES

art nightlifeCONCERTS

LOTS Of LaUghSComedian Rich Vos to appear

at harrisburg Comedy Zone

LTM CeLeBraTeS 60 yearS On STageAnniversary season kicks off with

beloved “Charlie Brown” classic

Cuddle Magic returnsStage on Herr celebrates 3rd in

the Burg with unique band

It’s about that time of the year when I start spending an obscene amount of time on Kayak.com scouting out vacations to anywhere that’s cheap and includes a cabana boy, pina coladas and a beach.

I realized as I was surf-ing the Internet that my pasty, white arms might actually blind someone on a beach.

My friend told me about an at-home airbrush ma-chine that produces a nice, spray-on tan.

At only around $150, it seems totally worth the in-vestment.

I read an article about how eating vegetables can make you appear tanner, so I grabbed a V8 fruit cock-tail and added some peach

vodka to it this weekend. I thought I’d kill three

birds with one stone: eating good, looking tanner and getting my drink on.

That’s multi-tasking at its best.

Pitchers of beer are re-ally more my cup of tea, and lately I’ve caught a few brews at random occasions with old friends.

Last week I headed to Brewhouse to meet up with a friend I hadn’t seen in a long, long time.

We had plans of din-ner and a drink followed by a showing of “Black Swan.”

We made it through din-ner and then the drink, and then decided to ditch the movie and order just one more beer.

It was happy hour, and I just couldn’t resist. Bre-whouse has some pretty rockin’ happy hour spe-cials.

Go to brewhousegrille.com to have them delivered to your inbox.

After a big win on the volleyball courts Tues-day night, I headed over to Shady McGrady’s for a brew with my teammate.

We had two before I walked home and realized I totally drank the calories

that I had just burned off. Oh well, I’ll miss that

place when I move to Carlisle.

I read on Gawker this last week that researchers in Philly got a bunch of rats drunk to figure out the best cure for a hangover.

The results? Coffee and aspirin.

I was always told it was rigorous exercise, but see-ing as how exerting energy is the absolute last thing anyone feels like doing hungover, I’m going to take this new theory and run with it.

———Send nightlife tips and ar-

ticle feedback to Erica Pe-terson at [email protected], and remember to al-ways drink responsibly.

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Taking the edge off of wintercumberlink.com

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I have always loved watch-ing figure skating, but never before have I truly appreci-ated the grace and effortless-ness that figure skaters seem to exhibit each time they take the ice.

“Forget trying a triple lutz or any kind of double-triple combination, I would be lucky if I could take one lap around the rink without fall-ing,” I thought as I recently stepped into the rink.

It has been a few years since I have gone ice skating and even longer since I’ve tried skiing, but with the dusting of snow on the ground, I found myself with a strong desire to explore winter sports.

During a visit with friends in Philadelphia, I rented a pair of ice skates to glide along the rink at Penn’s Landing.

It was a bit of a shaky start, but soon I was gliding around the rink — maybe not grace-

fully or effortlessly — but with balance.

Don’t worry — the pain of falling on my knees was far worse than the sting of the wind or the near-freezing temperatures at the outdoor rink.

Aside from any spills, it re-ally was a fun afternoon of exercise, music, fresh air and, of course, a little hot choco-late to finish the day.

If you’re interested in hit-ting the ice, or the slopes, check out Twin Ponds West or Ski Roundtop this week-end.

And don’t forget to bundle up!

Out with Erica

Embrace the outdoors

EricaDolson

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Out & About

Tickets on the riseI went to the mov-

ies for the first time in months Sunday and was rather shocked at the price of movie tickets these days.

Maybe I’ve become a little too used to drop-ping $1 and some change to rent a movie, but $9.50 a pop to see “The Fighter” seemed a little high.

Factor in some pop-corn and sodas and you could easily drop more than $30 for a movie date.

But going to the mov-ies doesn’t have to be a pricey pastime.

Hollywood on High announced its first tick-et increase in six years. With ticket prices set at $7 for adults ($6 on Sun-days), $6 for seniors, $5 for students and $3 for

students, that’s signifi-cant savings for Carlisle patrons who want to see critically acclaimed, for-eign and independent films in their own back-yard.

And, if you’re a real movie buff, the theater offers passes good for 10 admissions for $50 that include free pop-corn.

The new prices go into effect. Feb. 4.

For a list of upcoming movies, visit the Carlisle Theatre’s website at www.carlisletheatre.org.

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Thursday, January 20, 2011Out & About

A guide to area events

InsideTHEATER | D4

Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg will celebrate 60 years with a

play that’s just as old.

THE BUZZ | D5Comedian Rich Vos is bringing

his show to the Midstate with two performances set for Saturday.

NIGHTLIFE | D6Harrisburg native Alec Speigelman

will return to the area in a special Cuddle Magic performance Friday.

MOVIES | D7Ashton Kutcher and Natalie

Portman’s “No Strings Attached” is dreary with sitcom predictability.

LAST CALL | D8Erica Peterson shares one of her

favorite spots to catch up with old friends and tips for a hangover.

OUT WITH ERICA | D8Embrace the cold temperatures and

get outdoors to ice skate and ski your way through the winter months.

Special Events

On the cover: Rich Vos will appear for two shows Saturday night at the Harris-burg Comedy Zone.

OUT & ABOUTRead Lifestyles/Entertainment

Editor April Trotter’s daily entertainment blog on

cumberlink.com

Alibis Eatery and Spirits 10 N. Pitt St., Carlisle, 243-4151,

www.alibispirits.com Thursday, Jan. 20: Karaoke 9 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 21: Route 74, 9 p.m. Sat-urday, Jan. 22: DJ, 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23: Yuengs and Wings with MNF.

Appalachian Brewing Company50 N. Cameron St.,

Harrisburg, 221-1080, www.abcbrew.com

Thursday, Jan. 20: Eilen Jewell w/Rebecca Marie Miller, 8 p.m. Fri-day, Jan. 21: Fink’s Constant, 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22: Jessica Jellen and The Yellowday, 9 p.m.

Ceoltas Irish Pub1104 N. Second St.,

Harrisburg, 233-3202, www.ceoltasirishpub.com

Friday, Jan. 21: TBA. Saturday, Jan. 22: Smooth Like Clyde. Monday, Jan. 24: Indie Rock Monday. Tues-day, Jan. 25: Trivia with Mad Hatter. Wednesday, Jan. 26: Poker Tourna-ment.

Courthouse Common2 S. Hanover St., Carlisle, 243-8899,

www.courthousecommon.comThursday, Jan. 20: Open Mic

Night with Lindsey Burda.

Crimson Frog Coffeehouse1104 Carlisle Road,

Camp Hill, 761-4721, www.crimsonfrogcoffee.com

Friday, Jan. 21: Chris Novack, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22: Hemlock Hol-low, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26: Open Mic Night, 7 p.m.

The Drinkin’ Bone860 N. Front St., Lemoyne, 763-2082 Thursday, Jan. 20: Jeffrey J.

Walker. Friday, Jan. 21: Black Moun-tain Jack. Saturday, Jan. 22: Black Mountain Jack. Tuesday, Jan. 25: Open Mic Night.

Gullifty’s Underground1104 Carlisle Road, Camp Hill, 761-9000, www.gulliftys.net

Friday, Jan. 21: Shredfyre, 9 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 22: Comedy Show, 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26: Open Mic with Shea and Swish.

Harrisburg Hardware Bar236 N. Second St., Harrisburg, 221-

0530, www.downtownafterdark.comFriday, Jan. 21: The Approach.

Saturday, Jan. 22: Johnny Unit.

Holly Inn31 S. Baltimore Ave.,

Mt. Holly Springs, 486-3823, www.hollyinn.com

Friday, Jan. 21: Lynsey & Nick, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22: DJ Wild Bill, 9 p.m. Sunday,Jan. 23: Open Mic. Monday, Jan. 24: Ballroom Dancing. Tuesday, Jan. 25: Open Mic.

Market Cross Pub & Brewery113 N. Hanover St., Carlisle, 258-1234,

www.marketcrosspub.com.Thursday, Jan. 20: Open Jam with

Skyla Burrelle, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22: Pufferfish, 9 p.m.

Nick’s 114 Cafe114 Bridge St.,

New Cumberland, 774-6612Saturday, Jan. 22: DJ Russ and

drink specials. Sunday, Jan. 23: NFL Ticket. Monday, Jan. 24: Monday Night Football. Tuesday, Jan. 25: Poker.

Stage on Herr268 Herr St., Harrisburg

441-7506, www.harrisburgarts.comThursday, Jan. 20: Adam Bless.

Friday, Jan. 21: Cuddle Magic with Zach Bailey. Saturday, Jan. 22: In-navibe with Kilego Vert

Stock’s on Second211 N. Second St.,

Harrisburg, 233-6699,www.stocksonsecond.com

Friday, Jan. 21: DJ Ray Rossi. Sat-urday, Jan. 22: Funktion.

West Shore Hardware Bar5401 Carlisle Pike,

Mechanicsburg, 697-4646, www.downtownafterdark.com

Friday, Jan. 21: Johnny Unit. Sat-urday, Jan. 22: The Approach.

The SceneA look at local nightlife

IN NEXT WEEK’S ISSUEREACH will appear with New York City

hip hop crew KR3TS in a special perfor-mance next weekend at Dickinson College’s

Anita Tuvin Schlechter auditorium.

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• The Metropolitan Area Dance Club will host a dance from 7-11 p.m. Jan. 22 at PA Dance Sport Ballroom, 585 E. Main St., Hummelstown. The Dave Winter Group will provide dance music. For information, call 774-2171.

• Joseph T. Simpson Public Library, 16 N. Walnut St., Mechanicsburg, will host a discussion of Julia Child’s “My Life in France” at 7 p.m. Jan. 24. Pre-registration is recommended. For in-formation, call 766-0171.

• Comedian Lauren Ashley Bish-op will appear at 9 p.m. Jan. 21 at Leb-anon Valley College’s Leedy Theater. For information, visit www.lvc.edu.

• The fourth annual PA Wine Festi-val will be held May 6 at Giant Center in Hershey. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Jan. 18. A VIP tasting will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. and tickets will be $95. A grand tasting will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and tickets will be $45. For information, call 534-3911.

• Antique Automobile Club of America Museum, 161 Museum Drive, Hershey, will be offering a spe-cial $5 admission price Jan. 22 and 23. For information, visit www.aacamu-seum.org.

• The National Civil War Muse-um, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park, Harrisburg, will open its “1861” exhibit with an opening reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Jan. 25. For information, visit www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org.

• The Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop will host a discussion on “Whicher and Vidocq: The Origi-nal Masters of Mystery” at 7 p.m. Jan. 26. Seating is limited. Admission is $2. For reservations, call 795-7470.

• Kulu Mele African Dance and Drum Ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. Jan. 27 at the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center at Shippensburg University. For information, call 477-7469.

By LISA CLARKESEnTinEL [email protected]

As any performer can tell you, the show must go on. And much to the relief of area art and music fans, the shows will continue for what looks to be a long time to come for the Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center, as it has secured funding to keep the bands playing at its Stage on Herr facility.

Reports of a sheriff’s sale sparked considerable inter-est in the venue recently, but owner John Traynor has always maintained that the center’s future as one of the

area’s premiere live music, arts, and performing venue was far from uncertain.

In fact, the recent public-ity seems to have brought on a rally of support for HMAC, with crowds in-creasing in recent weeks.

Special exhibitThis week, the monthly

3rd in the ’Burg event kicks off with a special exhibit by area native Danielle Cha-rette. The artist, who works in oil as well as mixed me-dia including custom made skateboards, murals and merchandise, has shown in galleries across the coun-try as well as internation-

ally. Locally, her distinctive work has gained something of a cult following, and has been featured in Gallerie 13 in Mechanicsburg as well as with Progressive Galleries.

Characterized by her trademark stylized depic-tions, Charette’s paintings are evocative, often dark and always-compelling pieces inspired by life. As an artist she strives to con-vey emotions as she works with subjects involving love, heartache, humor and loss.

The exhibition at Harris-burg Midtown Arts Center is titled “2752 — It Is Always The Same” and is a series of works, she says, “In Hon-or of Those Who Perished Both Literally and Figura-tively in the WTC and Oth-er Attacks of 9/11.”

The show will also feature works by artists Pat Ma-guire, Amanda Rife, Gary Bartlett and Tyler Yenna.

The exhibit opens at 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.daniellecha-retteart.com.

Musical entertainmentBut the evening doesn’t

stop there. One of the ar-ea’s premiere music venues, HMAC as always offers up its signature unique and hard to classify musical en-tertainment for the event.

For the January show, HMAC brings back psy-chedelic chamber folk en-semble Cuddle Magic for a return visit to the area after its successful show late last year. The group includes Harrisburg native Alec Speigelman along with a fluctuating group of musi-cians that usually includes some combination of sever-al core members perform-ing on a variety of acoustic instrumentation.

Hailing from Boston, New

York and Philadelphia, the band is on a regional tour of club dates across the North-east this month. The Fri-day show will mark its only scheduled visit for the Har-risburg area, so if you’re after a truly unique experience, make your way to HMAC.

The group’s music cross-es genres, and is billed as crunk/psychobilly/tropi-cal for this performance, but has also been described as having a contemporary, classical feel. What’s cer-

tain is that the band’s intri-cate rhythms and harmo-nies has audiences coming back for more.

Cuddle Magic will per-form with The Joint Ven-tures, featuring Zach Bailey, Seth Dubin, Kevin Strawser and Scott Frenchek. Doors open for the show at 7 p.m.

The Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center’s Stage on Herr is located at 268 Herr St. in Midtown Harrisburg. For more information, visit www.harrisburgarts.com.

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Charette will display work during 3rd in the Burg event, which will feature a concert with Cuddle Magic.

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Rich Vos knows how to read a crowd.

He can tell when the au-dience enjoys a joke, and more importantly, when they don’t. He also knows when crowd interaction starts getting too close for comfort for those sit-ting in their seats. But it is that extra connection that gives Vos’ work something a little different in a world of plenty of comedians.

“I like to mix it up,” Vos said. “It makes it easier to work in the moment. I draw the line with them, and hopefully they draw the line with me. But it’s more fun, and it keeps you on your toes. I also come up with new material from this.”

Vos’ mastery of crowd work has landed him with plenty of gigs, including a breakout performance on NBC’s “Last Comic Stand-ing,” seasons one and three. He’s performed on “Def Jam,” “Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn,” “The Joy Be-har Show” and even “The View.”

He’s also played Lenny Bruce on NBC’s “American Dreams” and is a regular on the “Opie and Anthony” radio show.

Vos also happens to have two “Comedy Central Pres-ents” shows under his belt, as well as a “Tough Crowd” special and two CDs, “I’m Killing Here” and “Live in Philly.” Vos will appear in a new Comedy Central spe-cial in the fall.

In other words, it’s quite a

busy schedule.“I work all the time,” he

said. “Next Monday, Tues-day and Wednesday, I’ll be in Florida, and then I’ll come back and be in New York.”

Vos’ next stop, however, will be in New Cumberland this weekend at the Har-risburg Comedy Zone on Limekiln Road.

Comedy careerVos has been working on

his comedy routine for more than two decades, slowly climbing up the ladder and getting a few breakout gigs along the way. Vos won’t focus on any one topic, in-stead opting to tackle all kinds of subjects, which makes for a much more un-

predictable show.“I have 27 years worth of

material — I’m like a come-dy encyclopedia,” he said. “I mix it up. I tell them about my life and how I see things — and maybe how they see things. Just everyday stuff. I guess I’m just lazy and all over the place. I never do the same show twice.”

Foot in the doorVos is from New Jersey

and started with open mic nights to get his foot in the door.

“You start at the bottom and just keep on going,” Vos said. “You work on building a resumé, and you just keep writing.”

The travel doesn’t bother the Jersey comedian or his family too much, though he had plenty of jokes lined up for the matter.

“We all look forward to me leaving — everybody does,” he joked. “Travel is

difficult for everybody. It can be depressing in a ho-tel room alone, though it depends on where you are. I’ll be in Florida where it’s warm, so I’ll play some golf. Last week I was in Rhode Island, which was freezing and depressing.”

Whether he lands a gig in some tropical climate or in the middle of winter in Pennsylvania, Vos knows that all those places are still where he wants to be.

“I wouldn’t trade this for anything,” he said. “I’m glad to have this.”

Vos will perform four shows at the Harrisburg Comedy Zone this week-end, with an 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. show on both Friday and Saturday.

Admission to the show is $20.

For advance ticket prices or for more information, go to www.harrisburgcome-dyzone.com.

New Cumberland

Comedian to entertain Midstate crowdWith two “Comedy Central presents” ■

under his belt and a special on the way, Rich Vos will perform at the Harrisburg Comedy Zone this weekend.

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Comedian Rich Vos will perform at the Harrisburg Comedy Zone in New Cumberland Saturday.

What: Rich Vos live!Where: Harrisburg

Comedy Zone, 110 limeklin Road in new Cumberland

When: Friday, Jan. 21 and Saturday, Jan. 22 at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

admission: General admission is $20. Advance tickets can be purchased online at www.harrisburg-comedyzone.com.

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By BarBara TraiNiN BlaNkSentinel [email protected]

In recent years, Mark Arner has brought his directorial talents to “Joseph and the Amazing Tech-nicolor Dream Coat,” “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” and “The Rocky Horror Show.”

Some were surprised to find him at the helm of Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg’s “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown.”

Arner shrugged off the surprise. “I love this show,” he says. “It’s an American classic that’s lasted 60 years — for good reason.”

That means the 60th anniver-sary of the musical coincides with the number of years of the com-munity theater’s existence.

One of the reasons for “You’re a Good Man’s” popularity, accord-ing to Arner, is that “everyone sees himself or herself in the characters. And it’s a very light, happy show.”

It’s based on the long-running “Peanuts” comic strip by the late Charles M. Schulz, which also in-spired several TV specials.

“You’re a Good Man,” with mu-sic and lyrics by Clark Gesner and book by John Gordon, opened off-Broadway in 1967 and ran for more than four years before mov-ing to Broadway briefly. It enjoyed a 1999 revival, winning a Drama Desk Award for Best Revival of a Musical .

revival basedLTM’s version is based on the

revival, which added new dialogue by director Michael Mayer, songs and orchestration. Starring was Anthony Rapp (“Rent”); Roger Bart and Kristen Chenoweth, who created the new character of Sally, Charlie’s sister, won Tony Awards.

The production will diverge in another way. Originally the show featured adults in their teens and 20s, but Arner has decided on an

all-age cast in which “the best people are chosen for the roles.” So the cast ages range from 6 to “that certain age,” he says.

The youngest is Alex Eisenhuth, playing Woodstock. A first grader at Schaeffer Elementary School in Camp Hill, Alex is a theater “veteran,” having appeared in the show “From Broadway with Love” by Hillegas Productions when he was 3 months old.

Alex came prepared for his part. “I saw all the Charlie Brown vid-eos at my grandmother’s house,” he says.

Sam Eisenhuth, his father, is cast in the title role. The elder Eisenhuth also started young, having acted “since kindergarten.” Recently he appeared in “Arsenic and Old Lace,” “1776” and “Beau-ty and the Beast,” but considers Charlie Brown one of his “dream roles.”

“Ever since I was introduced to the show seven years ago, I wanted to portray him,” Eisenhuth says. “It was one of my favorite comic strips growing up, and I fell in love with the music. I’m very excited to step into the familiar yellow shirt.”

The actor is even willing to get a close haircut and shave his goatee for the part.

Personal connectionStephanie Via, the Sally Brown,

has a personal connection with the show beyond affection. Her father and uncle, who were in the Air Force, appeared in an on-base community theater production of “You’re a Good Man,” in which her aunt played Lucy.

“I really wanted to work with Mark,” says Via, who music-di-rected “Whorehouse.” “He got stuff out of me I didn’t know was there.”

It could be intimidating step-ping into Chenoweth’s shoes, but Via says she just focuses on the job of portraying Sally — a “sassy little sister, complete copy cat, who looks up to everyone and is on par with Snoopy. The two are buds.”

Unlike the outspoken Lucy, whom she plays, Marte Engel had to be “convinced” by Arner to even audition.

“I don’t consider myself a strong singer, but more of a cho-rus person,” says Engel. “But Mark didn’t. And with Lucy you don’t have to be pretty or perfect (in your singing). You sing at the type of your lungs.”

Having played a brother in the production he directed of “Jo-

seph,” Engel was open to being cast as Snoopy. But she’s thrilled to be Lucy.

“I’m not like her,” the actor says. “I’m much more subdued. It’s fun to be that kind of person. She’s kind of obnoxious and says exact-ly what she thinks. It’s refreshing to be able to do that.”

Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg

Charlie, Snoopy help celebrate anniversarylittle theatre of mechanicsburg will ■

stage “You’re A Good man, Charlie Brown” for the first show of its 60th season.

“You’re a Good man, Charlie Brown” runs at little theatre of mechanicsburg, 915 S. York St. Jan. 28-Feb. 12.

performances are thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.

tickets are $20 for opening night, $18 for all subsequent Friday-Sunday performances and $10 for all seats on thursday, Feb. 10. Reservations are suggested for all performances, except for that thursday, when tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis. Call 766-0535 or visit www.ltmonline.net for information.

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above: Shroeder (Ashton Ramos) plays the piano for Lucy (Marte Engel) in LTM’s “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown.” Below: Charlie Brown, (Sam Eisenhuth) feeds Snoopy (Lynn Griffin Jr.) during a rehearsal for the show, which opens next weekend.

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By Naomi CreasoNSentinel [email protected]

Rich Vos knows how to read a crowd.

He can tell when the au-dience enjoys a joke, and more importantly, when they don’t. He also knows when crowd interaction starts getting too close for comfort for those sit-ting in their seats. But it is that extra connection that gives Vos’ work something a little different in a world of plenty of comedians.

“I like to mix it up,” Vos said. “It makes it easier to work in the moment. I draw the line with them, and hopefully they draw the line with me. But it’s more fun, and it keeps you on your toes. I also come up with new material from this.”

Vos’ mastery of crowd work has landed him with plenty of gigs, including a breakout performance on NBC’s “Last Comic Stand-ing,” seasons one and three. He’s performed on “Def Jam,” “Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn,” “The Joy Be-har Show” and even “The View.”

He’s also played Lenny Bruce on NBC’s “American Dreams” and is a regular on the “Opie and Anthony” radio show.

Vos also happens to have two “Comedy Central Pres-ents” shows under his belt, as well as a “Tough Crowd” special and two CDs, “I’m Killing Here” and “Live in Philly.” Vos will appear in a new Comedy Central spe-cial in the fall.

In other words, it’s quite a

busy schedule.“I work all the time,” he

said. “Next Monday, Tues-day and Wednesday, I’ll be in Florida, and then I’ll come back and be in New York.”

Vos’ next stop, however, will be in New Cumberland this weekend at the Har-risburg Comedy Zone on Limekiln Road.

Comedy careerVos has been working on

his comedy routine for more than two decades, slowly climbing up the ladder and getting a few breakout gigs along the way. Vos won’t focus on any one topic, in-stead opting to tackle all kinds of subjects, which makes for a much more un-

predictable show.“I have 27 years worth of

material — I’m like a come-dy encyclopedia,” he said. “I mix it up. I tell them about my life and how I see things — and maybe how they see things. Just everyday stuff. I guess I’m just lazy and all over the place. I never do the same show twice.”

Foot in the doorVos is from New Jersey

and started with open mic nights to get his foot in the door.

“You start at the bottom and just keep on going,” Vos said. “You work on building a resumé, and you just keep writing.”

The travel doesn’t bother the Jersey comedian or his family too much, though he had plenty of jokes lined up for the matter.

“We all look forward to me leaving — everybody does,” he joked. “Travel is

difficult for everybody. It can be depressing in a ho-tel room alone, though it depends on where you are. I’ll be in Florida where it’s warm, so I’ll play some golf. Last week I was in Rhode Island, which was freezing and depressing.”

Whether he lands a gig in some tropical climate or in the middle of winter in Pennsylvania, Vos knows that all those places are still where he wants to be.

“I wouldn’t trade this for anything,” he said. “I’m glad to have this.”

Vos will perform four shows at the Harrisburg Comedy Zone this week-end, with an 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. show on both Friday and Saturday.

Admission to the show is $20.

For advance ticket prices or for more information, go to www.harrisburgcome-dyzone.com.

New Cumberland

Comedian to entertain Midstate crowdWith two “Comedy Central presents” ■

under his belt and a special on the way, Rich Vos will perform at the Harrisburg Comedy Zone this weekend.

Submitted photo

Comedian Rich Vos will perform at the Harrisburg Comedy Zone in New Cumberland Saturday.

What: Rich Vos live!Where: Harrisburg

Comedy Zone, 110 limeklin Road in new Cumberland

When: Friday, Jan. 21 and Saturday, Jan. 22 at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

admission: General admission is $20. Advance tickets can be purchased online at www.harrisburg-comedyzone.com.

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By BarBara TraiNiN BlaNkSentinel [email protected]

In recent years, Mark Arner has brought his directorial talents to “Joseph and the Amazing Tech-nicolor Dream Coat,” “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” and “The Rocky Horror Show.”

Some were surprised to find him at the helm of Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg’s “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown.”

Arner shrugged off the surprise. “I love this show,” he says. “It’s an American classic that’s lasted 60 years — for good reason.”

That means the 60th anniver-sary of the musical coincides with the number of years of the com-munity theater’s existence.

One of the reasons for “You’re a Good Man’s” popularity, accord-ing to Arner, is that “everyone sees himself or herself in the characters. And it’s a very light, happy show.”

It’s based on the long-running “Peanuts” comic strip by the late Charles M. Schulz, which also in-spired several TV specials.

“You’re a Good Man,” with mu-sic and lyrics by Clark Gesner and book by John Gordon, opened off-Broadway in 1967 and ran for more than four years before mov-ing to Broadway briefly. It enjoyed a 1999 revival, winning a Drama Desk Award for Best Revival of a Musical .

revival basedLTM’s version is based on the

revival, which added new dialogue by director Michael Mayer, songs and orchestration. Starring was Anthony Rapp (“Rent”); Roger Bart and Kristen Chenoweth, who created the new character of Sally, Charlie’s sister, won Tony Awards.

The production will diverge in another way. Originally the show featured adults in their teens and 20s, but Arner has decided on an

all-age cast in which “the best people are chosen for the roles.” So the cast ages range from 6 to “that certain age,” he says.

The youngest is Alex Eisenhuth, playing Woodstock. A first grader at Schaeffer Elementary School in Camp Hill, Alex is a theater “veteran,” having appeared in the show “From Broadway with Love” by Hillegas Productions when he was 3 months old.

Alex came prepared for his part. “I saw all the Charlie Brown vid-eos at my grandmother’s house,” he says.

Sam Eisenhuth, his father, is cast in the title role. The elder Eisenhuth also started young, having acted “since kindergarten.” Recently he appeared in “Arsenic and Old Lace,” “1776” and “Beau-ty and the Beast,” but considers Charlie Brown one of his “dream roles.”

“Ever since I was introduced to the show seven years ago, I wanted to portray him,” Eisenhuth says. “It was one of my favorite comic strips growing up, and I fell in love with the music. I’m very excited to step into the familiar yellow shirt.”

The actor is even willing to get a close haircut and shave his goatee for the part.

Personal connectionStephanie Via, the Sally Brown,

has a personal connection with the show beyond affection. Her father and uncle, who were in the Air Force, appeared in an on-base community theater production of “You’re a Good Man,” in which her aunt played Lucy.

“I really wanted to work with Mark,” says Via, who music-di-rected “Whorehouse.” “He got stuff out of me I didn’t know was there.”

It could be intimidating step-ping into Chenoweth’s shoes, but Via says she just focuses on the job of portraying Sally — a “sassy little sister, complete copy cat, who looks up to everyone and is on par with Snoopy. The two are buds.”

Unlike the outspoken Lucy, whom she plays, Marte Engel had to be “convinced” by Arner to even audition.

“I don’t consider myself a strong singer, but more of a cho-rus person,” says Engel. “But Mark didn’t. And with Lucy you don’t have to be pretty or perfect (in your singing). You sing at the type of your lungs.”

Having played a brother in the production he directed of “Jo-

seph,” Engel was open to being cast as Snoopy. But she’s thrilled to be Lucy.

“I’m not like her,” the actor says. “I’m much more subdued. It’s fun to be that kind of person. She’s kind of obnoxious and says exact-ly what she thinks. It’s refreshing to be able to do that.”

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Charlie, Snoopy help celebrate anniversarylittle theatre of mechanicsburg will ■

stage “You’re A Good man, Charlie Brown” for the first show of its 60th season.

“You’re a Good man, Charlie Brown” runs at little theatre of mechanicsburg, 915 S. York St. Jan. 28-Feb. 12.

performances are thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.

tickets are $20 for opening night, $18 for all subsequent Friday-Sunday performances and $10 for all seats on thursday, Feb. 10. Reservations are suggested for all performances, except for that thursday, when tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis. Call 766-0535 or visit www.ltmonline.net for information.

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photos by Curt Werner/Special to the Sentinel

above: Shroeder (Ashton Ramos) plays the piano for Lucy (Marte Engel) in LTM’s “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown.” Below: Charlie Brown, (Sam Eisenhuth) feeds Snoopy (Lynn Griffin Jr.) during a rehearsal for the show, which opens next weekend.

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BOOKSfestivalsfilmEntErtainmEnt in thE

hEart of thE midstatEAALIVE special eventstheaterMOVIES

art nightlifeCONCERTS

LOTS Of LaUghSComedian Rich Vos to appear

at harrisburg Comedy Zone

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beloved “Charlie Brown” classic

Cuddle Magic returnsStage on Herr celebrates 3rd in

the Burg with unique band

It’s about that time of the year when I start spending an obscene amount of time on Kayak.com scouting out vacations to anywhere that’s cheap and includes a cabana boy, pina coladas and a beach.

I realized as I was surf-ing the Internet that my pasty, white arms might actually blind someone on a beach.

My friend told me about an at-home airbrush ma-chine that produces a nice, spray-on tan.

At only around $150, it seems totally worth the in-vestment.

I read an article about how eating vegetables can make you appear tanner, so I grabbed a V8 fruit cock-tail and added some peach

vodka to it this weekend. I thought I’d kill three

birds with one stone: eating good, looking tanner and getting my drink on.

That’s multi-tasking at its best.

Pitchers of beer are re-ally more my cup of tea, and lately I’ve caught a few brews at random occasions with old friends.

Last week I headed to Brewhouse to meet up with a friend I hadn’t seen in a long, long time.

We had plans of din-ner and a drink followed by a showing of “Black Swan.”

We made it through din-ner and then the drink, and then decided to ditch the movie and order just one more beer.

It was happy hour, and I just couldn’t resist. Bre-whouse has some pretty rockin’ happy hour spe-cials.

Go to brewhousegrille.com to have them delivered to your inbox.

After a big win on the volleyball courts Tues-day night, I headed over to Shady McGrady’s for a brew with my teammate.

We had two before I walked home and realized I totally drank the calories

that I had just burned off. Oh well, I’ll miss that

place when I move to Carlisle.

I read on Gawker this last week that researchers in Philly got a bunch of rats drunk to figure out the best cure for a hangover.

The results? Coffee and aspirin.

I was always told it was rigorous exercise, but see-ing as how exerting energy is the absolute last thing anyone feels like doing hungover, I’m going to take this new theory and run with it.

———Send nightlife tips and ar-

ticle feedback to Erica Pe-terson at [email protected], and remember to al-ways drink responsibly.

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I have always loved watch-ing figure skating, but never before have I truly appreci-ated the grace and effortless-ness that figure skaters seem to exhibit each time they take the ice.

“Forget trying a triple lutz or any kind of double-triple combination, I would be lucky if I could take one lap around the rink without fall-ing,” I thought as I recently stepped into the rink.

It has been a few years since I have gone ice skating and even longer since I’ve tried skiing, but with the dusting of snow on the ground, I found myself with a strong desire to explore winter sports.

During a visit with friends in Philadelphia, I rented a pair of ice skates to glide along the rink at Penn’s Landing.

It was a bit of a shaky start, but soon I was gliding around the rink — maybe not grace-

fully or effortlessly — but with balance.

Don’t worry — the pain of falling on my knees was far worse than the sting of the wind or the near-freezing temperatures at the outdoor rink.

Aside from any spills, it re-ally was a fun afternoon of exercise, music, fresh air and, of course, a little hot choco-late to finish the day.

If you’re interested in hit-ting the ice, or the slopes, check out Twin Ponds West or Ski Roundtop this week-end.

And don’t forget to bundle up!

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Out & About

Tickets on the riseI went to the mov-

ies for the first time in months Sunday and was rather shocked at the price of movie tickets these days.

Maybe I’ve become a little too used to drop-ping $1 and some change to rent a movie, but $9.50 a pop to see “The Fighter” seemed a little high.

Factor in some pop-corn and sodas and you could easily drop more than $30 for a movie date.

But going to the mov-ies doesn’t have to be a pricey pastime.

Hollywood on High announced its first tick-et increase in six years. With ticket prices set at $7 for adults ($6 on Sun-days), $6 for seniors, $5 for students and $3 for

students, that’s signifi-cant savings for Carlisle patrons who want to see critically acclaimed, for-eign and independent films in their own back-yard.

And, if you’re a real movie buff, the theater offers passes good for 10 admissions for $50 that include free pop-corn.

The new prices go into effect. Feb. 4.

For a list of upcoming movies, visit the Carlisle Theatre’s website at www.carlisletheatre.org.

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Thursday, January 20, 2011Out & About

A guide to area events

InsideTHEATER | D4

Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg will celebrate 60 years with a

play that’s just as old.

THE BUZZ | D5Comedian Rich Vos is bringing

his show to the Midstate with two performances set for Saturday.

NIGHTLIFE | D6Harrisburg native Alec Speigelman

will return to the area in a special Cuddle Magic performance Friday.

MOVIES | D7Ashton Kutcher and Natalie

Portman’s “No Strings Attached” is dreary with sitcom predictability.

LAST CALL | D8Erica Peterson shares one of her

favorite spots to catch up with old friends and tips for a hangover.

OUT WITH ERICA | D8Embrace the cold temperatures and

get outdoors to ice skate and ski your way through the winter months.

Special Events

On the cover: Rich Vos will appear for two shows Saturday night at the Harris-burg Comedy Zone.

OUT & ABOUTRead Lifestyles/Entertainment

Editor April Trotter’s daily entertainment blog on

cumberlink.com

Alibis Eatery and Spirits 10 N. Pitt St., Carlisle, 243-4151,

www.alibispirits.com Thursday, Jan. 20: Karaoke 9 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 21: Route 74, 9 p.m. Sat-urday, Jan. 22: DJ, 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23: Yuengs and Wings with MNF.

Appalachian Brewing Company50 N. Cameron St.,

Harrisburg, 221-1080, www.abcbrew.com

Thursday, Jan. 20: Eilen Jewell w/Rebecca Marie Miller, 8 p.m. Fri-day, Jan. 21: Fink’s Constant, 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22: Jessica Jellen and The Yellowday, 9 p.m.

Ceoltas Irish Pub1104 N. Second St.,

Harrisburg, 233-3202, www.ceoltasirishpub.com

Friday, Jan. 21: TBA. Saturday, Jan. 22: Smooth Like Clyde. Monday, Jan. 24: Indie Rock Monday. Tues-day, Jan. 25: Trivia with Mad Hatter. Wednesday, Jan. 26: Poker Tourna-ment.

Courthouse Common2 S. Hanover St., Carlisle, 243-8899,

www.courthousecommon.comThursday, Jan. 20: Open Mic

Night with Lindsey Burda.

Crimson Frog Coffeehouse1104 Carlisle Road,

Camp Hill, 761-4721, www.crimsonfrogcoffee.com

Friday, Jan. 21: Chris Novack, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22: Hemlock Hol-low, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26: Open Mic Night, 7 p.m.

The Drinkin’ Bone860 N. Front St., Lemoyne, 763-2082 Thursday, Jan. 20: Jeffrey J.

Walker. Friday, Jan. 21: Black Moun-tain Jack. Saturday, Jan. 22: Black Mountain Jack. Tuesday, Jan. 25: Open Mic Night.

Gullifty’s Underground1104 Carlisle Road, Camp Hill, 761-9000, www.gulliftys.net

Friday, Jan. 21: Shredfyre, 9 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 22: Comedy Show, 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26: Open Mic with Shea and Swish.

Harrisburg Hardware Bar236 N. Second St., Harrisburg, 221-

0530, www.downtownafterdark.comFriday, Jan. 21: The Approach.

Saturday, Jan. 22: Johnny Unit.

Holly Inn31 S. Baltimore Ave.,

Mt. Holly Springs, 486-3823, www.hollyinn.com

Friday, Jan. 21: Lynsey & Nick, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22: DJ Wild Bill, 9 p.m. Sunday,Jan. 23: Open Mic. Monday, Jan. 24: Ballroom Dancing. Tuesday, Jan. 25: Open Mic.

Market Cross Pub & Brewery113 N. Hanover St., Carlisle, 258-1234,

www.marketcrosspub.com.Thursday, Jan. 20: Open Jam with

Skyla Burrelle, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22: Pufferfish, 9 p.m.

Nick’s 114 Cafe114 Bridge St.,

New Cumberland, 774-6612Saturday, Jan. 22: DJ Russ and

drink specials. Sunday, Jan. 23: NFL Ticket. Monday, Jan. 24: Monday Night Football. Tuesday, Jan. 25: Poker.

Stage on Herr268 Herr St., Harrisburg

441-7506, www.harrisburgarts.comThursday, Jan. 20: Adam Bless.

Friday, Jan. 21: Cuddle Magic with Zach Bailey. Saturday, Jan. 22: In-navibe with Kilego Vert

Stock’s on Second211 N. Second St.,

Harrisburg, 233-6699,www.stocksonsecond.com

Friday, Jan. 21: DJ Ray Rossi. Sat-urday, Jan. 22: Funktion.

West Shore Hardware Bar5401 Carlisle Pike,

Mechanicsburg, 697-4646, www.downtownafterdark.com

Friday, Jan. 21: Johnny Unit. Sat-urday, Jan. 22: The Approach.

The SceneA look at local nightlife

IN NEXT WEEK’S ISSUEREACH will appear with New York City

hip hop crew KR3TS in a special perfor-mance next weekend at Dickinson College’s

Anita Tuvin Schlechter auditorium.

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• The Metropolitan Area Dance Club will host a dance from 7-11 p.m. Jan. 22 at PA Dance Sport Ballroom, 585 E. Main St., Hummelstown. The Dave Winter Group will provide dance music. For information, call 774-2171.

• Joseph T. Simpson Public Library, 16 N. Walnut St., Mechanicsburg, will host a discussion of Julia Child’s “My Life in France” at 7 p.m. Jan. 24. Pre-registration is recommended. For in-formation, call 766-0171.

• Comedian Lauren Ashley Bish-op will appear at 9 p.m. Jan. 21 at Leb-anon Valley College’s Leedy Theater. For information, visit www.lvc.edu.

• The fourth annual PA Wine Festi-val will be held May 6 at Giant Center in Hershey. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Jan. 18. A VIP tasting will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. and tickets will be $95. A grand tasting will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and tickets will be $45. For information, call 534-3911.

• Antique Automobile Club of America Museum, 161 Museum Drive, Hershey, will be offering a spe-cial $5 admission price Jan. 22 and 23. For information, visit www.aacamu-seum.org.

• The National Civil War Muse-um, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park, Harrisburg, will open its “1861” exhibit with an opening reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Jan. 25. For information, visit www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org.

• The Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop will host a discussion on “Whicher and Vidocq: The Origi-nal Masters of Mystery” at 7 p.m. Jan. 26. Seating is limited. Admission is $2. For reservations, call 795-7470.

• Kulu Mele African Dance and Drum Ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. Jan. 27 at the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center at Shippensburg University. For information, call 477-7469.

By LISA CLARKESEnTinEL [email protected]

As any performer can tell you, the show must go on. And much to the relief of area art and music fans, the shows will continue for what looks to be a long time to come for the Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center, as it has secured funding to keep the bands playing at its Stage on Herr facility.

Reports of a sheriff’s sale sparked considerable inter-est in the venue recently, but owner John Traynor has always maintained that the center’s future as one of the

area’s premiere live music, arts, and performing venue was far from uncertain.

In fact, the recent public-ity seems to have brought on a rally of support for HMAC, with crowds in-creasing in recent weeks.

Special exhibitThis week, the monthly

3rd in the ’Burg event kicks off with a special exhibit by area native Danielle Cha-rette. The artist, who works in oil as well as mixed me-dia including custom made skateboards, murals and merchandise, has shown in galleries across the coun-try as well as internation-

ally. Locally, her distinctive work has gained something of a cult following, and has been featured in Gallerie 13 in Mechanicsburg as well as with Progressive Galleries.

Characterized by her trademark stylized depic-tions, Charette’s paintings are evocative, often dark and always-compelling pieces inspired by life. As an artist she strives to con-vey emotions as she works with subjects involving love, heartache, humor and loss.

The exhibition at Harris-burg Midtown Arts Center is titled “2752 — It Is Always The Same” and is a series of works, she says, “In Hon-or of Those Who Perished Both Literally and Figura-tively in the WTC and Oth-er Attacks of 9/11.”

The show will also feature works by artists Pat Ma-guire, Amanda Rife, Gary Bartlett and Tyler Yenna.

The exhibit opens at 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.daniellecha-retteart.com.

Musical entertainmentBut the evening doesn’t

stop there. One of the ar-ea’s premiere music venues, HMAC as always offers up its signature unique and hard to classify musical en-tertainment for the event.

For the January show, HMAC brings back psy-chedelic chamber folk en-semble Cuddle Magic for a return visit to the area after its successful show late last year. The group includes Harrisburg native Alec Speigelman along with a fluctuating group of musi-cians that usually includes some combination of sever-al core members perform-ing on a variety of acoustic instrumentation.

Hailing from Boston, New

York and Philadelphia, the band is on a regional tour of club dates across the North-east this month. The Fri-day show will mark its only scheduled visit for the Har-risburg area, so if you’re after a truly unique experience, make your way to HMAC.

The group’s music cross-es genres, and is billed as crunk/psychobilly/tropi-cal for this performance, but has also been described as having a contemporary, classical feel. What’s cer-

tain is that the band’s intri-cate rhythms and harmo-nies has audiences coming back for more.

Cuddle Magic will per-form with The Joint Ven-tures, featuring Zach Bailey, Seth Dubin, Kevin Strawser and Scott Frenchek. Doors open for the show at 7 p.m.

The Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center’s Stage on Herr is located at 268 Herr St. in Midtown Harrisburg. For more information, visit www.harrisburgarts.com.

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Cuddle Magic will perform at HMAC’s Stage on Herr Friday.

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Charette will display work during 3rd in the Burg event, which will feature a concert with Cuddle Magic.

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oviesAlso showing...

Carlisle Theatre

Fair Game (PG-13, 108 min.) Thu. 7:30Waiting for Superman (PG, 102 min.) Fri.-Sat. 7:30, Sun. 2, Wed. 7:30

Flagship Cinemas

Black Swan (R, 103 min.) Thu.-Thu. 12:15, 2:35, 4:50, 7:05, 9:25The Dilemma (PG-13, 118 min.) Thu.-Thu. 12:05, 2:25, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40The Fighter (R, 114 min.) Thu.-Thu. 12, 2:30, 4:55, 7:30, 9:55The Green Hornet 3D (PG-13, 108 min.) Thu.-Thu. 1:30, 4:15, 7:10, 9:45Little Fockers (PG-13, 98 min.) Thu.-Thu. 12:20, 2:45, 5:05, 7:20, 9:35No Strings Attached (R, 106 min.) Fri.-Thu. 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:35, 10Season of the Witch (PG-13, 95 min.) Thu. 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:35, 10Tron: Legacy 3D (PG, 127 min.) Thu.-Thu. 4:30, 7, 9:30True Grit (PG-13, 128 min.) Thu.-Thu. 12:10, 2:40, 5, 7:25, 9:50Yogi Bear 3D (PG, 80 min.) Thu.-Thu. 12:25, 2:20

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Black Swan (R, 103 min.) Thu.-Fri. 4:30, 7:10, 9:45, Sat.-Sun. 1:40, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45, Mon.-Thu. 4:30, 7:10, 9:45Chronicles of Narnia (PG, 115 min.) Thu.-Fri. 4:10, 6:50, 9:25, Sat.-Sun. 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:25, Mon.-Thu. 4:10, 6:50, 9:25The Dilemma (PG-13, 118 min.) Thu. 5:10, 7:50, 10:25, Fri. 4:50, 7:20, 9:55, Sat.-Sun. 2:10, 4:50, 7:20, 9:55, Mon.-Thu. 4:50, 7:20, 9:55The Green Hornet (PG-13, 108 min.) Thu.-Fri. 4:40, 7:30, 10:15, Sat.-Sun. 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15Little Fockers (PG-13, 98 min.) Thu.-Fri. 5, 7:40, 10:10, Sat.-Sun. 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:10No Strings Attached (R, 106 min.) Fri. 5:10, 7:50, 10:25, Sat.-Sun. 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:25, Mon.-Thu. 5:10, 7:50, 10:25Season of the Witch (PG-13, 95 min.) Thu. 5:20, 8, 10:20True Grit (PG-13, 128 min.) Thu. 4:50, 7:20, 9:55, Fri. 5:20, 8, 10:30, Sat.-Sun. 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:30Yogi Bear 2D (PG, 80 min.) Thu.-Fri. 4:20, 7, 9:15, Sat.-Sun. 2, 4:20, 7, 9:15, Mon.-Thu. 4:20, 7, 9:15

Cinema Center of Camp Hill

Black Swan (R, 103 min.) Thu. 10:30 a.m., 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 8, 10:15, Fri.-Thu. 10:30 a.m., 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 8, 10:10Chronicles of Narnia (PG, 115 min.) Thu. 4:10, 6:50, 9:20, Fri.-Thu. 4:05, 6:50, 9:20 Country Strong (PG-13, 112 min.) Thu. 10:40 a.m., 1:30, 4:20, 7, 9:50, Fri.-Thu. 10:45 a.m., 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:50The Dilemma (PG-13, 118 min.) Thu. 11:40 a.m., 2:20, 4:50, 7:40, 10:20, Fri.-Thu. 11:40 a.m., 2:20, 4:50, 7:40, 10:15The Fighter (R, 114 min.) Thu. 5, 7:50, 10:15, Fri.-Thu. 5:10, 7:50, 10:15The Green Hornet (PG-13, 108 min.) Thu.-Thu. 10:35 a.m., 1, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30The Green Hornet 3D (PG-13, 108 min.) Thu.-Thu. 11:15 a.m., 2, 4:40, 7:20, 10:10Harry Potter (PG-13, 146 min.) Thu. 3:30, 6:30The King’s Speech (R, 118 min.) Thu.-Thu. 11:10 a.m., 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45Little Fockers (PG-13, 98 min.) Thu.-Thu. 12:10, 2:30, 4:40, 7:15, 9:30No Strings Attached (R, 106 min.) Fri.-Thu. 11:50 a.m., 2:25, 5, 7:30, 10Season of the Witch (PG-13, 95 min.) Thu. 10:35 a.m., 12:45, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10Tangled 2D (PG, 92 min.) Thu.-Thu. 11:20 a.m., 1:35Tron: Legacy 3D (PG, 127 min.) Thu. 12:20, 9:40True Grit (PG-13, 128 min.) Thu. 11:30 a.m., 2, 4:30, 7:30, 10:05, Fri.-Thu. 11 a.m., 1:30, 4, 6:45, 9:25The Way Back (PG-13, 133 min.) Fri.-Thu. 10:40 a.m., 1:20, 4:10, 7:05, 9:55Yogi Bear 2D (PG, 80 min.) Thu. 10:30 a.m., 12:30, 2:35, Fri.-Thu. 10:35 a.m., 12:30, 2:35

Mini Reviews

“No Strings Attached” Comedy, R, 106 minutes). Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher), who met when they were 6, now meet when they’re maybe 26. They’re not looking for love, but after they sleep together they decide to be sex buddies as a matter of convenience. Good enough while it lasts, but then ro-mance threatens, and the movie handles it with dreary sitcom predictability. HH“The Way Back” (Adventure, PG-13, 133 minutes). The incredible story of how a group of prisoners escaped from a prison camp in the Siberian gulag and began a 4,000-mile trek on foot to freedom in India. The long walk upstages the charac-ters, who are not always sharply defined. Russell Boyd’s cinematography of mountains, snowscapes and the desert is breathtaking. An honorable film by Peter Weir (“Master and Commander”), but a long slog in more ways than one. HH 1/2“The Green Hornet” (Action, PG-13, 108 minutes). An almost unendurable demonstration of a movie with nothing to be about. Pointless dialogue scenes go nowhere much too slowly, and then pointless action scenes go everywhere much too quickly. Seth Rogen deserves much of the blame. He co-wrote and stars as Britt Reid, a spoiled little rich brat who grows up the same way; Jay Chou is Kato, the role Bruce Lee played on TV. Together, they devise a damn fool plan to fight crime by impersonating criminals. H “Country Strong” (Drama, PG-13, 116 minutes). Gwyneth Paltrow plays a big country-and-western star, fresh out of re-hab and hitting the comeback trail a little too quickly. Tim McGraw is her husband, a controlling manager, and Garrett Hedlund plays an up-and-coming c&w star. It’s melodrama that would be at home in a 1950s movie. Well done, and the music is good, but pretty soapy. HH 1/2

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Black Swan (R, 103 min.) Thu. 1:45, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15, Fri. 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:40, Sat.-Sun. 12:05, 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:40, Mon.-Thu. 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:40Chronicles of Narnia (PG, 115 min.) Thu. 3:30, 6:30, 9:20, Fri.-Thu. 2, 4:45The Dilemma (PG-13, 118 min.) Thu. 2, 4:45, 7:35, 10:25, Fri.-Thu. 2:20, 5:05, 7:50, 10:35The Fighter (R, 114 min.) Thu. 2:20, 5:10, 7:55, 10:35, Fri.-Thu. 2:05, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30The Green Hornet 3D (PG-13, 108 min.) Thu. 2:10, 4, 5, 6:50, 7:50, 9:40, 10:40, Fri. 2:30, 4:15, 5:15, 7:05, 8:05, 9:55, Sat.-Sun. 1:25, 2:30, 4:15, 5:15, 7:05, 8:05, 9:55, Mon.-Thu. 2:30, 4:15, 5:15, 7:05, 8:05, 9:55Harry Potter (PG-13, 146 min.) Thu. 2:45, 6, 9:15, Fri.-Thu. 6:50, 10:05The King’s Speech (R, 118 min.) Thu. 3:40, 6:40, 9:50, Fri. 4:10, 7, 9:50, Sat.-Sun. 1:15, 4:10, 7, 9:50, Mon.-Thu. 4:10, 7, 9:50Little Fockers (PG-13, 98 min.) Thu. 1:50, 4:20, 7, 9:30, Fri. 4, 6:30, 9, Sat.-Sun. 1:35, 4, 6:30, 9, Mon.-Thu. 4, 6:30, 9The Metropolitan Opera: La Fanciulla del West Encore (NR, 230 min.) Wed. (Jan. 26) 6:30No Strings Attached (R, 106 min.) Fri.-Thu. 2:10, 4:55, 7:35, 10:15Season of the Witch (PG-13, 95 min.) Thu. 3, 5:30, 8, 10:30, Fri. 3:55, 6:20, 8:45, Sat.-Sun. 1:30, 3:55, 6:20, 8:45, Mon.-Tue. 3:55, 10, Wed. 3:55, Thu. 3:55, 6:20, 8:45Tangled 2D (PG, 92 min.) Thu. 2:25, 4:50, Fri.-Thu. 1:50, 4:25The Tourist (PG-13, 102 min.) Thu. 12:20, 9:4Tron: Legacy 3D (PG, 127 min.) Thu. 4:10, 7:10, 10:10, Fri.-Thu. 7:30, 10:20True Grit (PG-13, 128 min.) Thu. 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:05, Fri.-Thu. 1:55, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45The Way Back (PG-13, 133 min.) Fri. 4:05, 7:20, 10:25, Sat.-Sun. 12:55, 4:05, 7:20, 10:25, Mon.-Thu. 4:05, 7:20, 10:25Yogi Bear 2D (PG, 80 min.) Thu. 3:50, 6:20, 8:40, Fri. 2:15, 4:25, 6:40, Sat.-Sun. 12, 2:15, 4:25, 6:40, Mon.-Thu. 2:15, 4:25, 6:40

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• The Aughinbaugh Art Gallery at Messiah Col-lege will display “Situated,” an exhibit of two Mes-siah College Department of Visual Arts professors Kathy Hettinga and Sean Matthews, through Jan. 27. An opening reception will be held at 1 p.m. today. For information, visit www.messiah.edu.

• The Cumberland County Historical Soci-ety, 21 N. Pitt St., Carlisle, is currently displaying “Windows to History,” an eight-window exhibit throughout the museum. For information, visit www.historicalsociety.org.

• Art Association of Harrisburg will display “Fig-uratively Speaking” during 3rd in the ’Burg Jan. 21. The gallery will be open till 7 p.m. For informa-tion, visit www.artassociofhbg.com.

• Registration is being accepted for Art Associa-tion of Harrisburg’s winter semester art classes. Classes are offered at the main building at 21 N. Front St., Harrisburg, and in the four studios at Res-ervoir Park. Visit www.artassocofhbg.com to view the complete class schedule.

• Registration is being accepted for Carlisle Arts Learning Center’s winter art classes. Classes are offered at CALC’s 19 N. Hanover St. location. For information, visit www.carlislearts.org or call 249-6973.

• Dickinson College will exhibit “Tools in Mo-tion: Works from the Hechinger Collection” through Feb. 5. The gallery is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.

• Dickinson College is displaying “Derriere le Miroir: Modern Prints and Promotion” through Feb. 19. The exhibits are free and open to the public. For information, visit www.dickinson.edu.

• “Mata Ortiz Pottery in the Casas Grandes Tradition,” an exhibit of pottery from the Mexican village of Mata Ortiz, will be on display through Feb. 4 at the Rose Lehrman Art Gallery at HACC-Har-risburg Campus. For information, visit www.hacc.edu.

• Recent works by Dean Radinovsky will be on display through Jan. 29 at Morrison Gallery in the Penn State Harrisburg library. A reception will be held from 5-8 p.m. Jan. 27. For information, call 948-6273.

• Music at the Mill will present Craig Sunday and his 17-piece swing band from 5-9 p.m. Jan. 23 at The Ribbon Mill, 320 E. Louther St., Carlisle. There will be a complimentary buffet. BYOB. Tickets are $25. For information, call 422-7017.

• Freedom Valley Chorus will present singing valentines over Valentine’s Day weekend for $40, which will include two love songs, a red rose and a card. For information, call 860-2461 or visit www.freedomballeychorus.org.

• The Greater Harrisburg Chapter of the Sweet Adelines is currently looking for members. The group meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Sheraton Hotel in Harrisburg. For more information, call 243-5863.

• Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot will ap-pear in concert March 25 at Hershey Theatre. Tick-ets are $59, $49, $39 and $29 and available by calling 534-3405.

• Monkey Lion Production will present Spice of Life in concert at 7 p.m. Jan. 22 at Orchard Restau-rant Lounge and Banquest Facility, 1580 Orchard Drive, Chambersburg. Tickets are $10 for the 21+ show, which will feature food and beer tastings. For information, visit www.monkeylion.net.

• The Eaken Piano Trio will perform in concert at 4 p.m. Jan. 23 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral Chapel on State Street in Harrisburg. For tickets and informa-tion, call 232-2169 ext. 224.

• Carlisle musician Dan Dropkin will host an eve-ning of Native American flute, ragtime and jazz guitar music at a 7 p.m. concert Jan. 21 in Bosler Memorial Library’s East Wing. No registration is required. For information, call 243-4642.

• Harrisburg Men’s Chorus will perform “It’s a Gay World After All” at 8 p.m. Jan. 22 at The Maennerchor Club, 2 p.m. Jan. 23 at Colonial Park United Church of Christ, 8 p.m. Jan. 29 at Unitarian Church of Harrisburg and 2 p.m. Jan. 30 at Unity Church of Harrisburg. Admission is $15. For infor-mation, visit www.harrisburgmenschorus,org,

• Soulja Boy will perform along with Philadel-phia-based rapper Meek Mill in concert at 8 p.m. Jan. 22 at The Forum in Harrisburg. Tickets start at $30. For tickets and information, visit www.ticket-annex.com.

• Carlisle Theatre will hold auditions for its annual “Follies” performance at 6 p.m. Jan. 23, 24 and 25 at the theater. For information, visit www.carlisletheatre.org/follies.

• Gamut Theatre Group will present Neil Simon’s “The Sunshine Boys” through Jan. 22 at Gamut Classic Theater, Third Floor, Strawberry Square, in Harrisburg. Performances will feature Gamut board members and area performers Jay Krevsky and Jay Mif-foluf. Tickets are $25 for adults and $17 for students. For information, visit www.gamutplays.org.

• Theatreworks USA will present “Fancy Nancy and Other Story Books” at 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Rose Lehrman Arts Center on the Harrisburg Campus of HACC. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for seniors and children. For information, visit www.live-atroselehrman.org or call 231-ROSE.

• The Pines Dinner Theatre will present “The Book of Love” Jan. 28-March 6. Matinees will be at 2 p.m. Thursday and Sunday and evening performances will be held at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Ticket prices, which include a dinner and hour and a half before per-formances, are $46.20. For information, call 433-2333.

• Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet will present four world premieres in two performances at 3 and 5 p.m. Jan. 22 at CPYB’s Warehouse Studios, 5 N. Orange St., Carlisle, as part of its ChoreoPlan 2011 program. Tickets are $5. For information, call 245-1099.

• Theatreworks USA will present “Click, Clack, Moo” at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Luhrs Center. Tickets are $15. For information, call 477-7469.

• Popcorn Hat Players will hold auditions for “Robin Hood” Jan. 28-29 at Gamut Classic Theatre in Straw-berry Square, Harrisburg, for children ages 5-18. To make an appointment, call 238-4111.

• The Tap Dancers Collective, a newly formed tap dancing group for current and former tap dancers, will meet Sundays at 5 p.m. at Nee Danse Company, 2040 Derry St., Harrisburg. The only cost is a shared fee to cover space rental. For more information, call Jerry Bowers at 697-2748.

• York Little Theatre will present “The Shape of Things” at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20, 21 and 22 and at 3 p.m. Jan. 23. Tickets are $10-$22. For information, call 854-5715 or visit www.ylt.org.

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It’s about that time of the year when I start spending an obscene amount of time on Kayak.com scouting out vacations to anywhere that’s cheap and includes a cabana boy, pina coladas and a beach.

I realized as I was surf-ing the Internet that my pasty, white arms might actually blind someone on a beach.

My friend told me about an at-home airbrush ma-chine that produces a nice, spray-on tan.

At only around $150, it seems totally worth the in-vestment.

I read an article about how eating vegetables can make you appear tanner, so I grabbed a V8 fruit cock-tail and added some peach

vodka to it this weekend. I thought I’d kill three

birds with one stone: eating good, looking tanner and getting my drink on.

That’s multi-tasking at its best.

Pitchers of beer are re-ally more my cup of tea, and lately I’ve caught a few brews at random occasions with old friends.

Last week I headed to Brewhouse to meet up with a friend I hadn’t seen in a long, long time.

We had plans of din-ner and a drink followed by a showing of “Black Swan.”

We made it through din-ner and then the drink, and then decided to ditch the movie and order just one more beer.

It was happy hour, and I just couldn’t resist. Bre-whouse has some pretty rockin’ happy hour spe-cials.

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After a big win on the volleyball courts Tues-day night, I headed over to Shady McGrady’s for a brew with my teammate.

We had two before I walked home and realized I totally drank the calories

that I had just burned off. Oh well, I’ll miss that

place when I move to Carlisle.

I read on Gawker this last week that researchers in Philly got a bunch of rats drunk to figure out the best cure for a hangover.

The results? Coffee and aspirin.

I was always told it was rigorous exercise, but see-ing as how exerting energy is the absolute last thing anyone feels like doing hungover, I’m going to take this new theory and run with it.

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ticle feedback to Erica Pe-terson at [email protected], and remember to al-ways drink responsibly.

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I have always loved watch-ing figure skating, but never before have I truly appreci-ated the grace and effortless-ness that figure skaters seem to exhibit each time they take the ice.

“Forget trying a triple lutz or any kind of double-triple combination, I would be lucky if I could take one lap around the rink without fall-ing,” I thought as I recently stepped into the rink.

It has been a few years since I have gone ice skating and even longer since I’ve tried skiing, but with the dusting of snow on the ground, I found myself with a strong desire to explore winter sports.

During a visit with friends in Philadelphia, I rented a pair of ice skates to glide along the rink at Penn’s Landing.

It was a bit of a shaky start, but soon I was gliding around the rink — maybe not grace-

fully or effortlessly — but with balance.

Don’t worry — the pain of falling on my knees was far worse than the sting of the wind or the near-freezing temperatures at the outdoor rink.

Aside from any spills, it re-ally was a fun afternoon of exercise, music, fresh air and, of course, a little hot choco-late to finish the day.

If you’re interested in hit-ting the ice, or the slopes, check out Twin Ponds West or Ski Roundtop this week-end.

And don’t forget to bundle up!

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Out & About

Tickets on the riseI went to the mov-

ies for the first time in months Sunday and was rather shocked at the price of movie tickets these days.

Maybe I’ve become a little too used to drop-ping $1 and some change to rent a movie, but $9.50 a pop to see “The Fighter” seemed a little high.

Factor in some pop-corn and sodas and you could easily drop more than $30 for a movie date.

But going to the mov-ies doesn’t have to be a pricey pastime.

Hollywood on High announced its first tick-et increase in six years. With ticket prices set at $7 for adults ($6 on Sun-days), $6 for seniors, $5 for students and $3 for

students, that’s signifi-cant savings for Carlisle patrons who want to see critically acclaimed, for-eign and independent films in their own back-yard.

And, if you’re a real movie buff, the theater offers passes good for 10 admissions for $50 that include free pop-corn.

The new prices go into effect Feb. 4.

For a list of upcoming movies, visit the Carlisle Theatre’s website at www.carlisletheatre.org.