FEBRUARY 10-16, 2012 CURRENTSURRENTS CThe News-Review’s guide to arts, entertainment and television A night of Noone Herman’s Hermits front man restarts the British Invasion Courtesy photo INSIDE: What’s Happening/3 Calendar/5 Film Review/10 GRAMMYS/12 TV/15 Page 2, The News-Review Roseburg, Oregon, Currents—Thursday, February 9, 2012 BOOK REVIEW WWhat’shat’s fforor DDinner?inner? LLookook nnoo ffurtherurther tthanhan yyourour iinbox!nbox! Solo living book challenges family life CARL HARTMAN He built his cottage within For The Associated Press walking distance of his family in Concord, Mass., and the pubs iving in families, though he and his friends frequented. It Eat Local traditional and almost was on property of his mentor, Luniversal on this evolving Ralph Waldo Emerson, one of planet, is experiencing an whose best known works is an meal unplanned but effective attack, essay called “Self-Reliance.” according to a new book. Thoreau’s mother visited Author Eric Klinenberg, pro- often, bearing home-cooked fessor of sociology at New York meals. IIntroducing...ntroducing... University, sees lessons to be In 1950, about 4 million learned. He sums them up in his Americans were living solo. A tthehe EE-meal-meal DDiningining CClub.lub. subtitle: “The Extraordinary half-century later, the number Rise and Surprising Appeal of had risen to 31 million, with Living Alone.” women outnumbering men 17 What good is living alone? million to 14 million — figures Isolate yourself from all your that have had little public atten- friends? No wife? No husband? “Going Solo” (The Penguin Press), tion. Between those two dates No mother? And all that laundry by Eric Klinenberg another book appeared that may to do? Babies? Maybe, later. “I never found the companion become a sort of landmark: Henry David Thoreau tried it so companionable as solitude,” Helen Gurley Brown’s “Sex in the mid-1800s, when he was he wrote. and the Single Girl.” Klinen- still in his twenties. The result One of four siblings himself, berg quotes her on the new was “Walden,” a book about liv- he died unmarried, at 44. Biog- young woman: BByy bbecomingecoming a ing alone in the woods — a high raphers record one proposal — “She is engaging because she point in American literature. rejected — to a young woman. lives by her wits. She is not a mmember,ember, yyou’llou’ll rreceiveeceive parasite, a dependent, a a mmonthlyonthly ee-mail-mail scrounger, a sponger or a bum. 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Divas duel STEPPING OUT Friday’s entertainment fea- tures live music according to at local winery the following schedule: 4 to MarshAnne Landing will 6:30 p.m., Shelly James Trio; 7 host a lineup of classical music to 10 p.m., Candy Apple Bleu. with the concert Dueling On Saturday, the schedule is Divas. noon to 3 p.m., Soul Pie; 3:30 The event will feature three to 6 p.m., The Vicky Stevens members of the Eugene Opera Band; 7 to 10 p.m., Agents of — Brooke Cagno, Sheerya Unity. Shivers and John Jantzi. Admission is $10 per person Cagno and Shivers are singers; or $16 for a two-day pass. Jantzi is the chorus master and Seniors pay $9 or $14 for a music director of the Artist two-day pass. Mentor Program. Information: 541-271-3977. They will perform the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ROSEBURG Giacomo Puccini, Anthony Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Walk downtown for The concert starts at 2:30 wine, chocolate p.m. Saturday at 381 Hogan About 25 downtown Rose- Road, Oakland. burg businesses will partici- Admission will be $30 with pate in the Downtown Wine appetizers included. Reserva- and Chocolate Walk tonight. tions are recommended due to The event features partici- limited seating. pating downtown businesses Information: 541-459-7998. hosting customers. Activities will include shopping, wine WINCHESTER tasting, chocolate and live News-Review file photo entertainment. Jazz in the Jacoby The event is from 5 to 8 Dads and daughters will don dancing shoes Friday at the Douglas County Fair- p.m. along Jackson Street. featured at UCC grounds. See details this page. Information: 541-672-1734. Jazz in Jacoby, presented by the Umpqua Community Col- SUTHERLIN lege Fine and Performing Arts ROSEBURG Pools and Napa Auto Parts in solo vocalists. Forms must be department, concludes with a Winston and Sutherlin. turned in by the end of March. SHS choir delivers concert tonight. Father Daughter Information: www.DCFa- Information: 541-957-7010. Choirs from around the state Dance steps up therDaughterDance.com. vocal Valengrams were scheduled to visit the col- REEDSPORT Sutherlin High School’s The 2012 Douglas County Ensemble Choir will be deliv- lege today and perform DOUGLAS COUNTY throughout the day. Father Daughter Dance will be Seafood, music ering Valengrams throughout Northwest jazz musician held Friday at the Douglas County Fair Douglas County on Valentine’s Georgina Phillipson will per- County Fairgrounds. power new festival Day. The dance starts at 6 p.m. at The Confluence Beer, Wine, form in the final concert, seeks performers For a fee, the choir will sing the Exhibit Building, 2110 Seafood and Music Festival, a which is set to begin at 7:30 The 2012 Douglas County a song and present a recipient S.W. Frear St., Roseburg. new event in downtown Reed- p.m. in Jacoby Auditorium, Fair is accepting applications of the buyer’s choice with a Tickets are $7 in advance or sport, seeks to present an carnation or rose and a card. 1140 Umpqua College Road, from entertainers interested in $9 at the door. Daughters 18 entertainment-filled weekend Choices of songs include, Winchester. Phillipson is the performing on the Charter months and younger get in for Stage during fair week. on the coast. “When I’m 64,” “I Feel the artistic director for the Con- free. The dance is a nonprofit The event takes place from 4 Earth Move,” “Eight Days a sonare Chorale in Portland and The 2012 Fair is scheduled event. from Aug. 7 to 11. The fair- to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday Week,” “Crazy Little Thing a graduate of Willamette Uni- Tickets can be purchased in grounds will provide the stage, and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday. Called Love” or “Signed, versity. advance until noon on the day sound and lights. The festival will take place at Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours.” Tickets are $7 per person or of the dance at Macy’s, Good Applicants will be accepted 451 Winchester Ave., Reed- Prices are $5 for delivery to $15 per family. Vibrations, Ten Down Bowl- from bands, dance groups and sport. Sutherlin schools, $10 for any- Information: 541-440-4691. ing, Waterscapes Spas and Oregon wines, microbrews, where in Sutherlin, $15 within a 10-mile radius of Sutherlin ■ Mail: Currents, The News-Review, P.O. Box 1248, Roseburg, 97470. Currents reporter: Ryan Imondi and $20 for Roseburg and ■ Phone: 541-957-4211 Yoncalla. Proceeds will help Drop-off: The News-Review office at 345 N.E. Winchester St., Roseburg. Currents editor: Tricia Jones fund the choir’s annual tour. CURRENTS Phone: 541-957-4216 ■ Email: [email protected] TV Guide questions: Add $2 for a rose instead of a To submit local arts and ■ Fax: 541-957-4270 Vicki Menard carnation or additional flower. entertainment information, Phone: 541-957-4203 Information: 541-459-9551, ext. 237, larry.brown@suther- send printed or Information must be received by noon Friday to be Published every Thursday by typewritten information to: published in the following Thursday’s Currents.