Friday, October 24, 2008

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At The Dietrich

By
Hildy Morgan

Here’s the thing everyone needs to know about movie companies: They are a law unto themselves and they don’t give a fig about small town theaters. They have no understanding of what it’s like to keep a two screen theater going in a town with a postage stamp population. So they “promise” (and I put that in quotes because a promise from a movie company is no promise at all) us a movie and then they renege and it’s sort of tough darts for us because there is absolutely nothing we can do about it. Nothing at all.

When we first opened this theater I used to rail at the unfairness of it all. “But they can’t do that!” I’d wail. “They really, really can’t!……….Can they?”

But that was over seven years ago and I don’t ask that question any more because to go on and on abut the unfairness of it all is madness. It is, like so much that happens to us, what it is.

Why am I going on about this? Because I was asked to bring in a Christian film called Fire Proof. I had some blank spaces, so I said I’d surely try (although films not handled by major distributors are often difficult for small theaters to get) and try I did. Finally we got them to commit to either October 17th or October 24th. If we couldn’t get it on the first date we’d surely have it on the second. I simply asked the churches to make sure their parishioners came to see the movie at the Dietrich, since those films have a limited audience. Everyone agreed.

This past Friday it seemed there was wiggle room being added to the verbal agreement. “If they had a print” suddenly became part of the vocabulary. Hmmmm. On Monday it was clear – there was no print for us. All the pleading in the world wasn’t going to change that. So all the people I’d promised would see Fire Proof this weekend would not be seeing it (at the Dietrich at any rate). Hopefully next weekend. I’m going to do my best. When I commit to a film I always try very hard to bring it in for people. After all, that’s what a small town movie theater is about – trying to bring a variety of films to our audiences. But I can’t promise. If I’ve learned anything about the business it’s this – promises are fragile and made to be broken.

So, to move on now, we do have two terrific films for you this weekend. We have the wondrous, upbeat, G rated High School Musical 3 in the Evans!!! What good, clean fun! What a perfect family film. Come and bring the kids and we’ll pop some of the best corn you’ll ever have. Ooooooh, can’t wait!

And then, for you adults who love a good shoot-em-up, especially if it takes place in the old west, we have a four star treat for you! Appaloosa is with us for one week only! (Really, I had to bring it in – my husband threatened to go to -- gasp! – another theater if I didn’t!) Plus, quite a few guys who have been very good humored about all the chick-flicks I’ve been bringing in lately asked, most politely, me to bring in a man’s movie! Now, how could I say no?

And don’t forget the wonderful classical guitar duet on Sunday. It’s going to be cold and wintry outside but warm and beautiful inside. Join us for a wonderful, relaxing and classical afternoon.

And I guess that’s all I have to say today. If you are disappointed about Fire Proof, hang in there – hopefully it will be here next week. In the meantime, you have the choice of two really super films. Come and enjoy, enjoy.

See you at the Dietrich.

Now Showing

High School Musical 3
Appaloosa

Live at The Dietrich

By
Erica Rogler

Last Wednesday night, Dr. Sheldon Spear proved once again just how fascinating our local history is with his talk on “Conflicts in Northeastern Pennsylvania History”. I learned so much from what he shared about the Streetcar Strike of 1915-16 and the United Anthracite Miners’ Rebellion of the 1930s. Those were difficult times for the people of our area and those hardships created animosity in some instances. My favorite part of the night was when some audience members shared what family members who lived during that time period told them about the anthracite rebellion including civil unrest and the fall of the local coal industry.

We will have another chance to take in some local history in just a couple weeks with the showing of Frances Slocum: Child of Two Americas on Sunday, November 2nd at 3:00 pm at the theater. Frances Slocum, a white child of the American Revolution, was stolen by the Delaware Indians from her Quaker family on November 2, 1778, and was not reunited with them for nearly sixty years. Join us for the story of her life, which includes her travels through our area on the anniversary of her kidnapping. This film was written and produced by William Bachman, Florence Howanitz, and Jonathan Pineno. Tickets are $5.00 each and can be purchased at the theater’s ticket booth or by calling (570)-996-1500. Reservations are recommended.

The Dietrich will also host several classes this November. On November 1st, Susi Nuss will be back to teach students how to create a mini market basket from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm. Class participants will work with black ash wood splints, spokes and weavers. Students can chose from several options for personalizing their baskets with weave technique, rim style, handle placement and embellishment detail.

Then on Thursday, November 6th from 6:00 - 9:00 pm, Esther Harmatz will be back with another Jewelry Making class. This time, students will learn metalworking. Participants will work with jeweler’s saws and cut, form and polish a metal pendant. Admission is $50 and all materials are provided. Last week, in Esther’s glass fusing workshop, students created beautiful glass fused pendants, which will be fired in a kiln, and then finished, polished and wire wrapped.

For kids, Amy and Steve Colley will teach All About Pottery classes at the Dietrich. In these four-week series, children will learn how to create hand thrown bowls on a potter’s wheel, and design whistles and birdhouses in this pottery class for all levels of experience. Students ages 5 -8 will meet on Fridays from 4:00 - 5:30pm. Children ages 9 - 12 will have class on Thursdays from 4:00 - 5:30 pm. For three to five year olds there will be Preschool and Mommy and Me classes available. Call the theater for more information about any of these classes or to sign up at 996-1500.

And this weekend, please remember to join us for a classical guitar concert featuring local instrumentalists Paul Sweeny and Jay Steveskey. This duo will play some of the most famous classical guitar music of all time. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased at the door.

The theater will also be hosting a Writers’ Workshop with multi-published authors Marta Perry and Charlee Ganny this Saturday from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. Call the theater at 570-996-1500 for more information about these events.

More than the Movies at the Dietrich Theater

Writers Workshop
At the Dietrich Theater in downtown Tunkhannock.
Saturday, October 25 from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Presenters: Marta Perry and Charlee Ganny
General Admission: $20.
Pennwriters Admission: $15.
Space is limited. Call 570-996-1500 to register.
From 9:00 am to noon. “Keeping the Reader Reading: Building Suspense in Your Story"
Multi-published author Marta Perry will discuss how to incorporate suspense in your writing, no matter what type of book you’re working on, with special emphasis on techniques of suspense and mystery writing. Participants may bring a one-page sample of their work for evaluation and advice.
From 1:00 – 4:00 pm. "Writing for the Hot Markets"
Charlee Ganny will show aspiring writers what markets are hot, hot to break into the hot markets, how to find the hot markets, and how to write for the hot markets. Charlee Ganny is the author (writing as Savannah Russe) of the best-selling Darkwing Chronicles series for Signet Paperbacks: Beyond the Pale; Past Redemption; and Beneath the Skin. Three more novels in the series will appear over the next two years. Another genre romance, Careful What You Wish For (writing as Lucy Finn) was published in June 2007. She has written three nonfiction books as well.

Sweeny - Steveskey Classical Guitar Duo
Sunday, October 26 at 3:00 pm.
Tickets: $10 each
Call 570-996-1500 for tickets or visit the Dietrich Theater ticket booth.
Together again. What began as a teacher-student relationship ha now been revisited in the form of the Sweeny-Steveskey Classical Guitar Duo. Chopin said it best when he said, "Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, save perhaps two." Join us for a live concert with classical guitarists Paul Sweeny and Jay Steveskey as they play together again.

Frances Slocum: Child of Two Americas
Sunday, November 2 at 3:00 pm.
Presented by Bill Bachman, Penn State
Tickets: $5.00 each.
Resevations are recommended.
Call (570)-996-1500 to reserve tickets.
Frances Slocum, a white child of the American Revolution, was stolen by the Delaware Indians from her Quaker family on November 2, 1778, and was not reunitied with them for nearly 60 years. The story of her life, which includes her travels through our area, will come to the Dietrich's screen on the anniversary of her kidnapping.

Our Town Audtions
The Wyoming County Cultural Center at the Dietrich Theater will hold auditions for "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder on Saturday November 8 beginning at 12:30 p.m. at the Dietrich Theater.
Audition is by appointment only; please call 570-996-1500. Please be familiar with the script. Sides will be available online as of November 1 at www.electrictheatre.org (Click on Now Playing, Auditions). You may be asked to sing “Amazing Grace” a cappella. This production will be directed and designed by theatre professionals, and the majority of the seven principal roles will be cast with members of Electric Theatre Company, a professional Equity theatre in Scranton. Up to twenty-five non-union, community actors will be cast, and will be eligible for Equity Membership Candidacy points if they wish to opt for that program. All interested actors are encouraged to audition. The first week of rehearsals will be a series of workshops in voice, movement, style, social context, and script analysis of the play.
The first and second weeks of rehearsal are in Tunkhannock, the third and fourth weeks are in Scranton. Rehearsals: February 2 to March 3, 2009.
Performances: March 4 ,5,6,7,and 8 at the Dietrich Theater.

An Afternoon of Argentine Tango: Movie & Lesson
Sunday, November 9. See the movie from 12:30 - 2:00 pm. Try the dance: 2:00 - 3:30 pm.
Admission: $10 per person.
Sponsored by: NEPA TANGO CONNECTIONS
See the movie "Tango" at the Dietrich which is subtitled and beautifully filmed in Buenos Aires, home of the Argentine tango. You will want to see the film just for the dancing as you become entranced by tango. Try the dance at Father Nallin Hall. Wear or bring shoes with leather bottoms. Catherine Julius, an Argentine tango instructor, will guide you through basic tango postures, embrace, and walking steps. Milonga following the lesson. 3:30-5:30 pm.
Call 570-996-1500 for ticket information.
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Dietrich Radio Players Performance
At the Dietrich Theater in downtown Tunkhannock
Tuesday, November 11 at 7:00 pm.
Presented by :The Dietrich Theater Radio Players Group.
Admission: Free
The Dietrich Theater Radio Players are back by popular demand. Come and see their live performance of favorite radio plays. Enjoy the "theater of the mind"!
Call 570-996-1500 for details.
Visit www.dietrichtheater.com

Children’s Songs with Karl Williams
At the Dietrich Theater in downtown Tunkhannock
Saturday, November 15th at 11:00 am.
Presenter: Karl Williams
Admission: Free.
Join us for a morning of easygoing and entertaining children's songs with singer/songwriter/guitarist Karl Williams. Williams' popular songs including "Big Fish Little Fish", "Katie Did", and "Uncle Robot" have been released on CD, aired on television and radio.

Ongoing Classes and New Class Sessions! Spaces still available! Register Now! 996-1500

All About Pottery for Mommy & Me
Create your own hand thrown bowls on a potter's wheel, design your own whistles and birdhouses in this pottery class for all levels of experience.
Fridays, November 14, 21, Dec. 5, 12 at 10:30 - 11:15 am.
Admission: $35.
Instructor: Amy Colley

All About Pottery for Preschoolers
Create your own hand thrown bowls on a potter's wheel, design your own whistles and birdhouses in this pottery class for all levels of experience.
Thursdays, November 13, 20, Dec. 4, 11 from noon - 12:45 pm.
Admission: $35.
Instructor: Amy Colley

All About Pottery, ages 5 - 8
Create your own hand thrown bowls on a potter's wheel, design your own whistles and birdhouses in this pottery class for all levels of experience.
Fridays, November 14, 21, Dec. 5, 12 at 4:00 - 5:30 pm.
Admission: $35.
Instructor: Amy Colley

All About Pottery, ages 9 - 12
Create your own hand thrown bowls on a potter's wheel, design your own whistles and birdhouses in this pottery class for all levels of experience.
Thursdays, November 6, 13, 20, Dec. 4 from 4:00 - 5:30 pm.
Admission: $35.
Instructor: Steve Colley

Basketry: Create a Mini Market Basket
Create a miniature, rectangular market basket. The basket features double satin, black ash wood splints, spokes, and weavers. Options will be discussed for personalizing weave techniques, rim style, handle placement and embellishment detail.
Saturday, November 1 from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm.
Admission: $80
Instructor: Susi Nuss.

Basketry: Create Folded & Woven Ornaments
The elves will be busy in preparation for the winter holidays. So join us in learning how to make a variety of folded and woven decorations. The ornaments include a folded and woven square four-armed cross, a box braided wreath, a snowflake and a hexagonal ball.
Mondays, November 3, 10, 17 from 7:00 - 10:00 pm.
Admission: $20 per class or $75 for all four classes.
Instructor: Susi Nuss.

Decorative Painting, ages 16 and up
Learn decorative painting techniques while creating decorative pieces for your home or to give as gifts. Preregistration required. Call 570-996-1500 to sign up.
Wednesdays from noon - 3:00 pm. October 29. November 12, 19, 26. Dec. 3, 10, 17.
Admission: $20/class plus the cost of painting surfaces
Instructor: Eileen Balboa

Golden Days of Radio Players Group
Do you remember old time radio? Did you always wonder how all the sound effects were made...like a door opening and closing or someone walking on gravel? Or wonder how it woudl feel to stand in front of a microphone and read the lines of the character you are playing? Or act like a hero or a villian? Or use your voice to sound very old or very young? Join us and you will learn and experience all of this and more. Oh, did I mention that we always have a lot of fun putting a show together to be played for an audience.
Tuesdays through November 11 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Admission: Free
Instructor: Valerie Paulus

Holiday Camp, for ages 5 - 12
Young artists will become familiar with pottery, drawing and painting as well as famous artists in this camp.
Monday - Wednesday, December 29, 30, and 31 from 9:30 -11:00 am
Admission: $35.
Instructor: Amy Colley

Intergenerational Quilting, ages 13 to adult
"Medallion Quilt" - Develop quilting skills with our easy board sampler class. Learn how to make border variations with simple basic templates while designing a Medallion Style Quilt.
Wednesdays through December 10 from 6:00 - 7:30 pm.
Admission: $6 per class, materials provided.
Instructors: Ingrid Rogler, Peggy Lane, and Terry Keller

Introduction to Knitting
Learn to knit and purl and end up with a scarf. For ages 10 to adult.
Wednesdays, October 22 and November 5 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm.
Admission: $6 per class, materials are provided.
Instructor: Sarah Sidorek

Jewelery Making: Introduction to Metal Working
Students will learn the first steps necessary for anyone who wants to do their own metal work in jewelry fabrication. Students will learn to use a jewelers saw, cut, form and polish. Everyone will leave with a finished pendant.
Thursday, November 6 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm.
Admission: $50, materials provided.
Instructor: Esther Harmatz

Jewelry for Kids - Glass Fusing
Students will learn about glass fusing as they design and create two glass pieces which can be turned into jewelry - pendants or pins!
Friday, November 7th from 4:00 - 6;00 pm.
Admission: $25, materials provided.
Instructor: Esther Harmatz

Jewelry Making: Introduction to Glass Fusing - Filled
This class will be a very basic introduction to the process of small piece fused glass work. Each student will create a fused glass item which will be finished, polished, and wire wrapped.
Thursdays, October 16 & 30 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm.
Admission: $60, materials provided.
Instructor: Esther Harmatz

Masks & Monsters, ages 3 - 5
Children will learn various techniques using papier mache to create their own masks and monsters.
Preschoolers: Thursdays, October 9, 16, 23, November 6 from noon - 12:45 pm. Mommy & Me: Fridays, October 10, 17, 24, Nov. 7.
Admission: $35.
Instructor: Amy Colley

Masks & Monsters, ages 5 - 8
Children will learn various techniques using papier mache to create their own masks and monsters.
Fridays, October 10, 17, 24, Nov. 7 from 4:00 - 5:30 pm.
Admission: $35
Instructor: Amy Colley

Masks & Monsters, ages 9 -12
Children will learn various techniques using papier mache to create their own masks and monsters.
Thursdays, October 9, 16, 23, 30 from 4:00 - 5:30 pm.
Admission: $35
Instructor: Steve Colley

Mehoopany All Abot Pottery, ages 5 -12
Create your own hand thrown bowls on a potter's wheel, design your own whistles and birdhouses in this pottery class for all levels of experience. At the Mehoopany Outreach Studio located at 87 Main Street; Mehoopany, PA. Call 570-996-1500 to sign up.
Wednesdays, November 5, 12, 19, Dec. 3 from 4:00 - 5:30 pm.
Admission: $35.
Instructor: Steve Colley

Mehoopany Masks & Monsters, ages 5 - 12
Children will learn various techniques using papier mache to create their own masks and monsters
Wednesdays, October 8, 15, 22, 29 from 4:00 - 5:30 pm.
Admission: $35
Instructor: Steve Colley

Open Studio for Painting, Drawing & Pottery - Nights
Students of all ages and levels of experience will have the opportunity to work at their own pace and with the medium of their choice.
Tuesdays from 7:00 - 8:30 pm Session 3 - October 7, 14, 21, 28. Session 4 - November 4, 11, 18, 25.
Admission: $15 per class or $50 for four classes.
Instructor: Steve Colley

Open Studio for Painting, Drawing, & Pottery - Days
Students of all ages and levels of experience will have the opportunity to work at their own pace and with the medium of their choice.
Mondays from 9:30 am - 11:00 am. Session 2 - October 6, 13, 20, 27. Session 3 - November 3, 10, 17, 24.
Admission: $15 per class or $50 for four classes.
Instructor: Steve Colley

Painting Glass Ornaments
Learn the process of glass painting - paint glass ornaments.
Wednesday, November 19 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm.
Admission: $15.
Instructor: Sarah Sidorek

Pottery & Sculpture, ages 13 to adult
This class is designed for students of all levels of experience. Students will work on pottery wheels and learn hand-building and sculpture techniques.
Mondays from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Session 3 - October 6, 13, 20, 27. Session 4 - November 3, 10, 17, 24.
Admission: $50, materials provided.
Instructor: Steve Colley

Pull the Strings, ages 5 -12
Lights! Camera! Action! Go behind the scenes, write an original play and create a cast of puppet characters for the final puppet performance in the Dietrich's very own theater.
Tuesdays, October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4 from 4:00 - 5:00 pm.
Admission: Free.
Instructor: Everhart Museum Instructor.

Quilting for Kids, ages 6 and up
"Kaleidoscope Magic" - Learn quilting techniques as you create a quilt with mirrors. Spin and twirl your quilt blocks to create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece full of color and movement.
Wednesdays through December 10 from 3:30 - 5:00 pm.
Admission: $6 per class
Instructors: Peggy Lane, Terry Keller and Ingrid Rogler

Writers' Group
Come and read your work or listen and be inspired. Learn the craft of writing as you write towards a goal of publication. All genres and levels of writing are welcome.
Thursdays from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Meetings are ongoing.
Admission is free.
group format - no instructor

Yoga for You
This class will teach and reinforce the basic yoga poses (asanas)which gently stretch and strengthen the body. Attention will be given to breathing and alignment in postures. Call 570-996-1500 to confirm dates. Please bring yoga mat or beach towel.
Wednesdays, 10:00 am - 11:00 am, Call 570-996-1500 for class dates.
Cost: $10 per lesson. Children are free.
Certified Hatha Yoga Instructor: Melissa Russo

Call 996-1500 for information or see www.dietrichtheater.com for descriptions or pick up a brochure at the theater.