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Let me leash their own creative juices. explain: Since a lot of my writing And many local bloggers will energy and creativity goes toward come out from behind their com- the paper, sometimes there’s not a puters, and maybe a cloak of lot left over for myself post-work. anonymity, this Friday, March 30 For the first few years I was a for the fifth edition of NEPA Blog Weekender staffer, my personal Fest, which you can read about in writing fell to the wayside hard, the cover story on pages14-15. but around 2009, I discovered the In other news, I just want to Blogger website and quickly fell remind everyone that the Readers’ in love with it — and online writ- Choice ballots close this Friday, so ing. Since then, I’ve graduated to if you haven’t voted yet, you best two WordPress sites that I fre- get cracking! 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Rebekah Gillette, owner AR of Be Life Cafe (639 TOWN & ART CH The Jim Thorpe Art Northern Blvd., Chinchilla) 28 COVER STORY Weekend will be held and Raw Food Chef Toby ,2 Saturday-Sunday, May 5-6 14-15 Landon will offer their 012 first “Culinary Class on in downtown Jim Thorpe. the Patio” Tuesday, April The event features visual LISTINGS 3from 6-7:30 p.m. art, free music, food, shows THIS JUST IN ... 7 Tuesday’s class will dem- at the Mauch Chunk Op- CONCERTS ... 20-21 onstrate ways of making era House (13 West Broad- LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ... 22 Mexican items transform to way), demonstrations and THEATER ... 31 meet meat-eating, vegetar- more. ian, vegan or raw diets. The festival begins Sat- AGENDA ... 34-38, 41-42, 45 urday at 11 a.m. with a SPEAK & SEE ... 53 The class is BYOB, and the hosts suggest sangria walking tour of Jim or margaritas to comple- Thorpe’s studios and galler- MUSIC ment the fare. ies. Marko Marcinko’s Cost is $35, and seating Latin Jazz Quintent will ALBUM REVIEWS ... 18 ring in Cinco de Mayo at CHARTS ... 18 is limited. For more info, call 570.585.8068. NEPA’s Motionless in White on the MCOH that evening, the cover of Kerrang! magazine. while the Dakota Ridge STAGE & SCREEN PLAYING ‘FAVOURITES’ Gallery across the street will NEPA’s own Motionless in release. “Our goal was to se- show a photography exhibit of THE PARAGON CORTEX … 24 cure an eclectic lineup of head- Madascar’s Pierrot Men. MOVIE REVIEW … 26 White is on the cover of March 24 issue of U.K.-based liners to satisfy a variety of Sunday’s festivities include STAGE … 28 music magazine Kerrang! with musical tastes, and I feel we‘re stained-glass artist Nic East THE RALPHIE REPORT … 29 the headline: “Meet your favou- already accomplishing that goal demonstrating techniques and STARSTRUCK … 29 rite new band.” right out of the gate.” leading a tour of his casa d’art NOVEL APPROACH … 31 As reported in this space last The press release also stated which features more than 30 RAMONA SINGER OF ‘RHONY’ … 32 week, the sextet — made up of several more shows will be stained-glass doors and win- Chris Motionless, Ricky Hor- announced in the coming dows, stone lithographer Ron ror, Angelo Parente, Ryan weeks. Chupp explaining printmaking FOOD & FASHION Sitkowski, Josh Balz and De- Tickets for these three shows in his West Broadway gallery, NEWS OF THE WEIRD ... 10 vin “Ghost” Sola — is work- go on sale Monday, April 2 at guided tours of the Asa Packer BUT THEN AGAIN … 28 ing on a new album and has 10 a.m. via mountlaurelpac- mansion, the Mauch Chunk PUZZLE … 43 been nominated for two Metal .com. Museum and the Old Jail. STYLE FILES … 44 Hammer Golden God For more info, visit Jim- CREEPIN’ COMEDY BITCH & BRAG … 50 Awards. Thorpe.org. WHO IS … 54 Clarks Summit native James MOUNTAIN OF MUSIC “The Wingman” Holeva will COME ONE, COME ALL The Mount Laurel Pocono record a comedy album Thurs- “Circus on the Commons,” MISC. Mountains Performing Arts day-Friday, March 29-30 at 9 afree lunchtime preview of the TECH TALK … 17 Center, aka The Mount (1 p.m. at Honeychild’s (109 E. Irem Shrine Circus will be SORRY MOM & DAD … 45 Tamiment Road, Tamiment) has Drinker St., Dunmore). Tickets held Tuesday, April 10 from announced its first three con- are $15. noon-1p.m. at the Millennium RUN FOR THE RED … 48 The album is slated to be Circle Portal of the River JUST FOR THE HEALTH OF IT … 49 certs of the season. The Guess Who will appear released in the late spring via Common in Wilkes-Barre. MOTORHEAD … 55 Friday, June 8 at 7 p.m.; tickets Sonic Boom Music Group. SHOW US SOME SKIN … 55 are $37.50-$67.50, Ziggy Mar- For more info, visit sonic- NEW AT NEXSTAR SIGN LANGUAGE … 56 ley will perform Friday, June 15 boommusicgroup.com or face- Nexstar Broadcasting MAN OF THE WEEK … 69 at 7 p.m.