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] | 2016-08-26T12:55:08 | null | 2016-08-24T00:33:33 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwesternweekender.com.au%2F2016%2F08%2Fmansour-confident-panthers-can-make-an-impact-in-finals%2F.json | http://westernweekender.com.au/wp-content/uploads/panthersmansour1.jpg | en | null | Mansour confident Panthers can make an impact in finals | null | null | westernweekender.com.au | Panthers winger Josh Mansour believes Penrith’s young team of rising stars has what it takes to challenge for a premiership… this year.
The Panthers are currently one of the NRL’s in-form teams, having won five of their last six games.
The game they lost in the stint of victories was a golden point nail-biter against the New Zealand Warriors.
Last weekend they all but assured themselves of a spot in the 2016 finals with a 40-10 thrashing of the Wests Tigers.
Speaking with Extra Time this week, an upbeat and rather confident Mansour said Penrith isn’t just in the top eight to make up the numbers.
“We can do anything, honestly. I have 100 per cent faith in this squad,” he said.
“The belief I have in this side, I believe on our day we can beat any NRL team – I say that with full confidence.”
Mansour’s strong endorsement will be music to the ears of Penrith supporters, who all season have dreamed of playing finals footy in September.
How far the Panthers can go into the finals is a question that the Blues State of Origin winger was more than happy to answer.
“We’ve got a young side but it’s a side that’s very enthusiastic – they are always eager to prove a point,” Mansour said.
“When we last made the finals in 2014 we were under a lot of adversity… but that gave us motivation to play as a team every week.
“This team isn’t much different; we have a lot of young guys who want to prove themselves in the NRL.”
2016 has been an enormous year for the powerhouse winger, who in June made his long-awaited Origin debut before re-signing with the Panthers for a further two years.
Next month, Mansour should also get to play finals footy for the second time in his career and, later this year, he’ll wed his beautiful partner Daniella Toutounji.
“This year has gone so fast but I can’t complain to be honest, I’m definitely not taking the blessings for granted,” Mansour said.
“Re-signing with this club for a further two years was probably one of the most important things for me. I love being here, we have a great team, coaching staff and Board – everyone pushes to be their best here, which I love.”
After a turbulent 2015 that involved a disrupted pre-season and just 12 games played due to various injuries, Mansour is grateful for his opportunities this year.
“Looking back on last year I had an injury plagued run and I knew I wanted to have a big pre-season, especially under a new coach,” he said.
“I’m very grateful for what this year has presented.” | http://westernweekender.com.au/2016/08/mansour-confident-panthers-can-make-an-impact-in-finals/ | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | westernweekender.com.au/511d81565161e7db4a0a238d611e6e78dba57a7a3c5d280b9e08dcf03be7033f.json |
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[
"Hartford Courant",
"John Adamian"
] | 2016-08-26T13:08:42 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Fmusic%2Fhc-blink-182-xfinity-20160831-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bf15c0/turbine/hc-blink-182-xfinity-20160831 | en | null | Blink-182 At Xfinity | null | null | www.ctnow.com | Blink-182 launched a million bands with pipsqueak-y, slightly flat vocals and an Adderall vibe. The Southern California trio's hyper pop-punk is rooted in adolescent boy frustrations: losing the girl, penis anxiety, depression and a rage-filled approach to coping with boredom.
Still there's something relentlessly memorable about the band's best tunes, like their 1999 hit "All the Small Things." The band is going to be 25 years old next year (not counting a four-year hiatus that started in 2005), which just doesn't seem right for this eternally juvenile music.
They have endured some change-ups, like the departure of longtime singer and guitarist Tom DeLonge in 2015, with Mike Skiba from the Alkaline Trio replacing him. And Blink-182 2.0 released a new DeLonge-less record, "California," earlier this year. The new trio sounds different — but drummer Travis Barker is still sort of superhuman, and they still know how to use "na-na-na" as a crucial song building block.
Blink-182 plays Friday, Sept. 2, at 8 p.m. at Xfinity Theatre, 61 Savitt Way, Hartford, $30 to $121. livenation.com. | http://www.ctnow.com/music/hc-blink-182-xfinity-20160831-story.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/a8ca8542422205f4dde4f3b21a1a36374b5dd2749d7aa1d83547c49e2a205cbb.json |
[
"Hartford Courant",
"Christopher Arnott"
] | 2016-08-29T20:47:00 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Farts-theater%2Fhc-review-what-the-butler-saw-westport-20160830-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57c47687/turbine/hc-review-what-the-butler-saw-westport-20160830 | en | null | Westport Playhouse’s ‘Butler’ Can Still Do It | null | null | www.ctnow.com | John Tillinger understands that the best way to stage a subversive, perverse 1960s farce about controlling sexual openness and outrageous doctor/patient relationships is to play it straight.
Not in the heterosexual sense of "straight," obviously. Joe Orton wrote, candidly and comically, about gay issues at a time when homosexuality was still a criminal offense in the U.K. His art was to take hoary stereotypes of old British sex comedies — randy old men, horny young men, frigid wives, innocent virgins — and take the jokes several salacious steps further.
The last play Orton wrote, "What the Butler Saw," is getting a respectfully riotous revival through Sept. 10 at the Westport Country Playhouse.
The results aren't just fresh and funny. Orton's script is still able to send up the old theater comedy styles as being empty and unrealistic. His impatience with Old World values is still visceral.
When a man is caught wearing a dress in an old-school British "Carry On" comedy movie, that's the whole joke. In "What the Butler Saw," the reactions are "So what?" and "What next?," and the next thing you know, a different man is in the same dress and a woman is in a man's uniform.
People get naked as well. There's a running joke about a body part of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
"What the Butler Saw" at Westport Playhouse Carole Rosegg Chris Ghaffari, left, and Julian Gamble in Joe Orton's farce “What the Butler Saw,” directed by John Tillinger, at Westport Country Playhouse through Sept.10. Chris Ghaffari, left, and Julian Gamble in Joe Orton's farce “What the Butler Saw,” directed by John Tillinger, at Westport Country Playhouse through Sept.10. (Carole Rosegg)
John Tillinger's an acknowledged Orton expert who directed influential New York revivals of "Loot," "What the Butler Saw" and "Entertaining Mr. Sloane" in the 1980s. At Westport (where he's done more than a dozen other shows over the years), he's assembled a reliable cast that knows when to speed up the action and when to pause for laughs. Paxton Whitehead (as the stuffy psychiatrist Dr. Rance) and Sarah Manton (as the constantly inconvenienced secretarial candidate Geraldine Barclay) worked with Tillinger on a West Coast production of "What the Butler Saw" a couple of years ago. Robert Stanton is the ever-scheming Dr. Prentice and Patricia Kalember is his red-lingerie-clad wife. Julian Gamble pratfalls gracefully as a lumbering policeman.
For those who thought Chris Ghaffari made a sexy Romeo at Hartford Stage last season, there's more of him to see here. Ghaffari takes easily to the sort of adorable hoodlum role that Orton specialized in writing.
Many productions of Orton's plays, such as a 1996 "Loot" directed by Bart Sher at Hartford Stage, suffer from an overabundance of silliness, with over-the-top British accents and physical shtick. Others, often found on college campuses, can be unnecessarily dark, unable to restrain from commenting obliquely on the tragic circumstance of the playwright's own life. (Orton was murdered by his longtime lover and erstwhile writing partner Kenneth Halliwell in 1967, shortly after completing "What the Butler Saw.")
Tillinger doesn't let things get somber or ironic or arch. He doesn't treat Orton as if he were Harold Pinter. He sets a rather leisurely but still frenzied pace that lets you savor sight gags and clearly hear every Oscar Wilde-level quip:
"Boys can't be fertile. It's half their charm."
"She is harder to get into than the Reading Room at the British Museum."
"I'm married to a mistress of the fraudulent climax."
If the plays of Joe Orton were known only for their shock value, we wouldn't still be enjoying them so much today, half an enlightened century after they were written. There are lines in the play that were considered scandalous in the '60s but are perfectly acceptable now. There are also bits that stand out now as simplistic and sexist. The play lives and breathes. Audiences respond to it honestly, mostly by laughing.
At the Saturday night performance, some of those laughs resembled wails and whoops and heavy breathing. Entirely appropriate.
"WHAT THE BUTLER SAW" by Joe Orton, directed by John Tillinger, is at Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court, Westport, through Sept. 10. Performances are Tuesday at 7 p.m., Wednesday at 2 and 8 p.m., Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $40 to $70. 203-227-4177, westportplayhouse.org. | http://www.ctnow.com/arts-theater/hc-review-what-the-butler-saw-westport-20160830-story.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/0dadcb3371faa247a70afa142d1ce0ec6014ee6c62ea6ba0be582a1cbccd97d5.json |
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"Hartford Courant",
"Christopher Arnott"
] | 2016-08-26T13:06:52 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Farts-theater%2Fhc-review-improv-sea-tea-company-20160822-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bb6567/turbine/hc-review-improv-sea-tea-company-20160822 | en | null | Sea Tea Improv Christens New Space With Comedy High Jinks | null | null | www.ctnow.com | As if improv comedy troupes weren't already overstuffed with cockiness and confidence, Sea Tea Improv had reason to feel especially comfortable Saturday.
This was the opening night of the troupe's new Comedy Theater at 15 Asylum St. Three shows happened Saturday, and two more on Sunday.
The crowd of colleagues, well-wishers and comedy mavens at the 8 p.m. performance was so overjoyed that the Sea Tea company got a minutes-long standing ovation before a single word was spoken onstage.
"Gee," responded Sea Tea's co-founder and current Artistic Director Greg Ludovici. "I hope you like the show now." Ludovici described it as "a sampler of all the kinds of theater you can see here." That included prepared sketches (a scene from the company's "Titanic" parody), stand-up (unmarried-woman jokes from Laura Manasewich) video clips and numerous improv formats. The Sea Tea Improv Touring Company riffed for its entire performance on a single word: "Barracuda." The seven original Sea Tea founders reunited for a lengthy routine. Cannibalism was an uncomfortably recurring theme.
Other firsts that night need acknowledging. There was the world premiere of the new musical "My Knee Hurt" — the title was suggested by a member of the audience, and it wasn't long before a character named Tonya Harding skated in. Sea Tea founding member Vlad Perez (now a professional comedian in Los Angeles) made sure he was the first person to use a certain four-syllable expletive (it begins with "mother" and ends with "ing") in the new space, before launching into a series of insane character-based routines fueled by a bunch of wigs he pulled out of a shopping bag.
The space is lovely. There's some exposed brick, some paneled wood, some carpeting — a little of everything, just like the entertainment. Eighty seats, some permanent and some movable, surround a rectangular floor-level performance area. There are two doors at the back of that stage that really came in handy when the performers wanted to change characters in a flash, or make a big entrance, on Saturday night.
In case the new space seemed too fresh and clean for something as unrefined as spontaneous comedy high jinks, rest assured that "the first show completely destroyed the restrooms." That was a real announcement.
Sea Tea Improv graciously thanked other Hartford theaters for their support, and implored audiences to "go see their shows, too." With six performances scheduled at the Comedy Theater every weekend, it should be easy to find time for Sea Tea shows amid the already busy local theater season. Some upcoming highlights: "Improvised Tennessee Williams" 5 p.m. Aug. 28; the radical mime troupe PunchTantraa, from India, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8; and an "Improvised Blues Jam" 7 p.m. Sept. 11.
Variety is assured. Confidence abounds. Sea Tea members have their own Comedy Theater now. They own this. OK, they lease it. But still … Hey! Too much exposition! Keep it moving! Keep it moving!
THE SEA TEA IMPROV COMEDY THEATER is at 15 Asylum St., Hartford. Performances are generally Fridays and Saturdays at both 7 and 9 p.m. and Sundays at 5 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $10. 860-578-4TEA, seateaimprov.com. | http://www.ctnow.com/arts-theater/hc-review-improv-sea-tea-company-20160822-story.html | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/f5cc1ab4cf64a1a471be1f2533e5325532400023dde7a22e13649a09e914d372.json |
[
"Hartford Courant",
"Hartford Courant Staff"
] | 2016-08-29T20:46:56 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Ffamily%2Fhc-outdoor-labor-day-events-20160831-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57c4969c/turbine/hc-outdoor-labor-day-events-20160831 | en | null | Labor Day Weekend: Events To Soak Up The Last Of Summer | null | null | www.ctnow.com | It might be called Labor Day weekend, but who pays attention to that? No working allowed: It's three days meant for soaking up the last minutes of summer outdoors. Here are a few options:
The New England Food Truck Fest at Mohegan Sun: Sept. 3 from noon to 10 p.m. and Sept. 4 from noon to 6 p.m. in the casino's winter parking lot, with more than 30 trucks, kids activities, live bands and fireworks. Admission is $5; children under 12 are free. Food is purchased separately. nefoodtruckfestmohegansun.com.
Cannonball Competition Courant file photo The annual Cannonball Competition is Sept. 3 at Brownstone park in Portland. The annual Cannonball Competition is Sept. 3 at Brownstone park in Portland. (Courant file photo)
Blues, Views & BBQ Festival: Sept. 3 and 4 at on the grounds of the Levitt Pavilion & The Westport Library on Jesup Road, Westport. Dan Stevens, Randy Brody Drum Circle, Funky Dawgz Brass Band and many other bands performing alongside country-fair type activities, including bull-riding, pie-eating contests, a barbecue competition and more. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. 203-505-8716, bluesviewsbbq.com.
Free Movies in Riverside Park, Hartford: Sept. 2 "The Martian" is shown courtesy of Bear's Smokehouse BBQ, at sunset. Bear's food truck on site. riverfront.org.
Odyssey: A Greek Festival: Sept. 2 to 5, at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, 480 Racebrook Road, Orange. Greek food, music, dance and culture. Rain or shine. Free parking and admission. Noon to 10 p.m. Friday to Sunday; noon to 8 p.m. Monday. 203-795-1347, saintbarbara.org.
Blues, Views & BBQ Courant file photo The Blues, Views & BBQ Festival is Sept. 3 and 4 in Westport. The Blues, Views & BBQ Festival is Sept. 3 and 4 in Westport. (Courant file photo)
Jewett City Bike Night: Sept. 1 at Griswold Veterans Memorial Park, 68 Ashland St., Jewett City. Enjoy food and a concert from rock cover band Red Light. $5 secures a reserved parking spot; first come, first served. All proceeds will go to the Griswold Youth Center & Young Marines. Starts at 5 p.m. griswoldyfs.com.
Historic Festival & Vintage Racing, Sept. 2 to 5: Lime Rock Park, 60 White Hollow Rd., Lakeville. Three days of on-track car racing featuring vintage vehicles from as early as the 1900s to the mid-'80s. Friday and Monday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets: Friday $28, Saturday and Monday $66, Sunday $45. Parking free, kids 16 and under get free admission with accompanying adults. limerock.com
Odyssey: A Greek Festival Courant file photo The Odyssey: A Greek Festival runs Sept. 2 to 5 at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Orange. The Odyssey: A Greek Festival runs Sept. 2 to 5 at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Orange. (Courant file photo) (Courant file photo)
Roller Coaster Race at Lake Compounce, Sept. 4: Participants can choose between a 5K run/walk through the park, a 10K race around the park and surrounding areas or a roller coaster ride — the amount of rides you go on throughout the day will be tracked, ride a total of 5K to get a medal. There will be a post-race party with refreshments, DJ and award ceremony. rollercoasterrace.com
CountryFest, Sept. 4: Be entertained with a night full of country music. Craig Morgan headlines the concert at Muzzy Field in Bristol with opening act Scott Stevens. Tickets $35, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. bristolbluesbaseball.com.
New Haven Road Race, Sept. 5: The 20K and 5K return for the 39th year, bringing with it a new half marathon. Following the race will be live music on the green, food and beer for participants and inflatables for kids to enjoy. newhavenroadrace.org.
Enfield Pirate and Food Truck Festival, Sept. 3: A pirate-themed fundraising event benefiting Kids First of Enfield. Live performances, costume contests, games, shopping, food and much more. The fun is happening on the Enfield town green from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free. facebook.com
Historic Festival & Vintage Racing Courant file photo Limerock Park in Lakeville hosts Historic Festival & Vintage Racing Sept. 2 to 5. Limerock Park in Lakeville hosts Historic Festival & Vintage Racing Sept. 2 to 5. (Courant file photo)
Clam Bake at Brownstone & Annual Cannonball Competition, Sept. 3: Starting at noon guests can compete to make the "biggest splash in your silliest costume." Prizes are awarded. From 1 to 3 p.m. The clam bake will be serving up steamed New England lobster and grilled lemon — thyme chicken, steamers with shallots and garlic broth, native corn on the cob, red bliss potatoes, farmers market salad and fresh fruit for dessert. Reservations and a deposit are required, $49.95. Receive 25 percent off park passes when purchased with clam bake. 866-860-0208 and brownstonepark.com/events.
Lutz Children's Museum's Farm Day, Sept. 3: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Fish Family Farm, 20 Dimock Lane, Bolton. Farm animals, hayrides, games, live music, vendor market and all the farm-fresh cream you can eat. $10. 860-646-9745 lutzmuseum.org
Enfield Pirate and Food Festival Marc-Yves Regis I The Enfield Pirate and Food Festival runs Sept. 3 at the Enfield town green. The Enfield Pirate and Food Festival runs Sept. 3 at the Enfield town green. (Marc-Yves Regis I) (Marc-Yves Regis I)
Corn Maze at Lyman Orchards, Sept. 3 through Nov. 6: 4 acres of towering corn, 2 miles of pathways, trivia questions along the way. Other activities include pick your own apples, pears and pumpkins; pony- and horse-drawn wagon rides (weekends and holidays), and more. Free for children 3 and under; $5 for children ages 4-12; $10 for adults. Reeds Gap Road, Middlefield. lymanorchards.com
Prudence Crandall Day, Sept. 3: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This national historic landmark celebrates Prudence Crandall's 213th birthday with crafts demonstrations and sales on the museum lawn, music with Song-A-Day of Coventry, Canterbury Lions food sales and games on the lawn. Free. Museum will be open for self-guided tours. Rain or shine. 1 South Canterbury Road, Canterbury. 860-546-7800.
Repurpose Happiness Vintage and Maker Market, Sept. 3: Chester Fairgrounds, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Artisans and vintage/antique merchants from all over Connecticut present handmade, vintage, repurposed and antique goods among a fleet of food trucks and live music. Rain or shine. $2 adults, children under 12 free, $10 early buyers (9 a.m.) 860-395-0558, repurposehappiness.com
Marine Life Study Cruises, through Sept. 5. 1 p.m. daily. The Maritime Aquarium, 10 North Water St., Norwalk. Study marine biodiversity from the water's surface down to the bottom for a first-hand understanding of Long Island Sound's interdependent marine life. Cruises 2.5 hours. $29.95; members: $24.95. Check for other departure times. 203-852-0700. maritimeaquarium.org | http://www.ctnow.com/family/hc-outdoor-labor-day-events-20160831-story.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/cd1f4963d61ddf1ecb24d523716a2a3c7a33aa73804248bb2a2df0f28af09832.json |
[
"Hartford Courant",
"Leeanne Griffin"
] | 2016-08-28T08:46:39 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Ffood-drink%2Fhc-kloter-ice-cream-barn-ellington-0901-20160831-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bf29d5/turbine/hc-kloter-ice-cream-barn-ellington-0901-20160831 | en | null | Kloter's Ice Cream Barn: Sweet Success After Tragedy | null | null | www.ctnow.com | Employees could only stand by and watch, stunned, as a massive fire tore through the main store of Ellington's Kloter Farms on the morning of June 29, 2011. Although no one was injured, the family-owned business, known for its furniture, sheds, gazebos and other outdoor structures, suffered millions of dollars in damage.
But the Kloter family made immediate plans to rebuild, transforming its nearby warehouse into its country store while crews worked to reconstruct the showroom. It was a hot summer, and Sue Kloter, married to co-founder Jason Kloter, got the idea to fill coolers with ice cream and bring treats to the workers.
"We did that, like, three times a week," she said. "People were thrilled to see us come. We got to know who liked what." The response made her wonder if she was on to something — the Kloter family had long considered adding some sort of food service to its business, but hadn't done anything beyond offering free hot dogs or popcorn to customers on busy weekends.
Purple Cow Frozen Yogurt Suzie Hunter / Hartford Courant Purple Cow frozen yogurt, a black raspberry frozen yogurt with chocolate chunks, in a freshly made waffle cone. Purple Cow frozen yogurt, a black raspberry frozen yogurt with chocolate chunks, in a freshly made waffle cone. (Suzie Hunter / Hartford Courant)
By the time Kloter Farms debuted its new renovated building in August 2012, just 14 months after the fire, Sue and Jason Kloter were ready to introduce the new Kloter's Ice Cream Barn alongside it. The property's seasonal business features about 20 flavors of hard ice cream, along with soft serve, in a variety of cones, cups, sundaes and milkshakes.
"It just kind of blossomed. Everything fell into place," Sue Kloter says of the Barn's first year. They chose to sell premium flavors from three ice cream suppliers: Kreider Farms of Manheim, Pa.; Emack & Bolio's, based in Boston; and Connecticut's own Praline's.
Favorites and top sellers include Chocolate Addiction, a chocolate mousse ice cream with fudge and chocolate chunks; Peanut Butter Avalanche, a chocolate ice cream loaded with what Sue Kloter calls "huge waves" of peanut butter; and a classic mint chocolate chip.
Ice Cream Sampler Suzie Hunter / Hartford Courant Scoops of black cherry, Chocolate Addiction (chocolate ice cream with fudge and chocolate chunk) and espresso (with chocolate-covered coffee beans and a chocolate swirl) in a sampling dish. Scoops of black cherry, Chocolate Addiction (chocolate ice cream with fudge and chocolate chunk) and espresso (with chocolate-covered coffee beans and a chocolate swirl) in a sampling dish. (Suzie Hunter / Hartford Courant)
Others include a rich espresso flavor, with chocolate-covered coffee beans and chocolate swirl; the vanilla-based Kloter Krunch with caramel swirl, walnuts, chocolate chips and vanilla cookie pieces; and Coconut Bar, with chocolate-covered coconut candy pieces swirled into coconut ice cream.
Freshly made waffle cones come standard at the Barn, with no upcharge. Sue Kloter says the staff produces 200 to 300 fresh cones daily. (Sugar and plain cones are also available.)
Splurge-worthy preparations include specialty sundaes ($6.75) like the Grandma's Cookie Jar, with chocolate chip ice cream, chocolate sauce, cookie crumbs, real whipped cream and a chocolate kiss. The Peanut Butter Lovers starts with peanut butter ripple chunk ice cream, then gets a generous drizzle of peanut butter and chocolate sauces, whipped cream and a piece of housemade peanut butter bark candy. Other sundaes feature mint, strawberry and coffee flavors.
Peanut Butter Lovers Sundae Suzie Hunter/Hartford Courant Peanut Butter Lovers Sundae: 3 scoops of peanut butter ripple chunk ice cream with peanut butter and chocolate drizzles, whipped cream and peanut butter bark candy. Peanut Butter Lovers Sundae: 3 scoops of peanut butter ripple chunk ice cream with peanut butter and chocolate drizzles, whipped cream and peanut butter bark candy. (Suzie Hunter/Hartford Courant)
Kids enjoy the "dirt cup" ($3.75) with soft serve, crumbled Oreos and gummy worms, and there's even a free treat for dogs: the Scooby Snack, a small serving of vanilla soft serve topped with crunchy dog kibble.
Soft serve cones and cups are $2.50 to $4.95; hard serve ice cream is $3 to $6.95 (for a sampler of four flavors); sundaes are $4.50 to $6.75. Ice cream cookie sandwiches are $3.95 to $5. Toppings, including sprinkles, candies, cookies, sauces and nuts, are 25 cents to 75 cents.
Kloter's Ice Cream Barn, which is open from mid-April to Columbus Day, has seen its business grow significantly in its four seasons, between word of mouth and social media. A popular Facebook promotion, "Lucky Name of the Day," offers a free cone to customers with that chosen first name.
Dirt Cup Suzie Hunter/Hartford Courant The Dirt Cup: soft serve with crumbled Oreos and gummy worms. The Dirt Cup: soft serve with crumbled Oreos and gummy worms. (Suzie Hunter/Hartford Courant)
"It just has snowballed," Sue Kloter said of the daily name game. "People constantly tag people – people that don't know about us, who don't know Kloter Farms has an ice cream place, it really has gotten the word out."
Jason Kloter, whose father, Keith, started Kloter Farms in 1980, said it's always been a goal to make the Ellington site a destination. "We're a family business, so we've made a choice not to have multiple locations, but we draw from probably a 60-, 70-, 80-mile area," he said.
Weekend sales and promotions have featured free snacks and kids activities, like fall hayrides, but the ice cream barn brings in regular summertime guests who stay to enjoy the grounds with comfortable outdoor seating, fire pits and several swing sets.
Kloter Farms Ice Cream Barn Suzie Hunter/Hartford Courant Plenty of places to sit with your ice cream (and patio furniture for sale) at Kloter Farms in Ellington. Plenty of places to sit with your ice cream (and patio furniture for sale) at Kloter Farms in Ellington. (Suzie Hunter/Hartford Courant)
"People come, get an ice cream, and an hour or hour and a half later, they're still here," Jason Kloter said.
The Kloters say Ellington has been very supportive of the business, and they try to give back to local organizations in return. Their ice cream fundraiser for a young town boy battling cancer garnered huge lines of people turning out to support the cause, Sue Kloter said.
They say they're grateful the barn has become a town gathering spot. "The ice cream business is a happy business," said Sue Kloter. "Either you're here because you're happy, you're celebrating something, or it's a treat ... or you're here because you want to be happy."
Jason Kloter agreed. "How good is it to make people happy and get paid for it?"
Kloter's Ice Cream Barn, 216 West Road, Ellington, is open Monday through Saturday from noon to 9:30 p.m. 860-375-7240, klotersicecreambarn.com. | http://www.ctnow.com/food-drink/hc-kloter-ice-cream-barn-ellington-0901-20160831-story.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/1ea8a60f7b34b4235cd447fbc37b56c895d62f62e69de903447555f6a77c30a9.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:07:08 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Fmusic%2Fhc-amos-lee-warner-0901-20160825-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bef7f6/turbine/hc-amos-lee-warner-0901-20160825 | en | null | Amos Lee At The Warner | null | null | www.ctnow.com | If you value what people like Adele, Lucinda Williams, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Norah Jones and Willie Nelson think, then you might want to check out singer and songwriter Amos Lee.
All of those artists are fans of Lee, either having spoken out about their admiration of his work or demonstrated it simply by taking him out with them as an opening act. Lee's music is anchored in roots and folk, but he feathers in a bit of gospel uplift and positivity. Lee was a second-grade teacher briefly before pursuing music. Anybody who does that has got to have a heart.
And the evidence suggests that Lee has soul as well, since there are moments on his very new record, "Spirit," (released in August) where he could be mistaken for Al Green. If you're going to cop someone's style, it's good to make it someone worth emulating like the reverend from Memphis. The secular flip side to Lee's sacred streak might be found in his 2016 single "Vaporize," which could easily be interpreted as a mellow and slightly ominous ode to upscale marijuana-smoking technology.
Amos Lee is at the Warner Theatre, 68 Main St., Torrington, Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 8 p.m. $154-$301. 860-489-7180, warnertheatre.org. | http://www.ctnow.com/music/hc-amos-lee-warner-0901-20160825-story.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/42a58f071e0c124a84aef9036849dc6793ab8e346be8a0fecd865f58c33fe16f.json |
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"Christopher Arnott"
] | 2016-08-26T13:03:54 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Farts-theater%2Fhc-comedy-connecticut-0901-20160831-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bf1bd5/turbine/hc-comedy-connecticut-0901-20160831 | en | null | Comedian John Mulaney At College Street; Gabriel Iglesias At Foxwoods | null | null | www.ctnow.com | Comedian Chris D'Elia of TV's "Undateable," not to mention the 2015 Comedy Central roast of Justin Bieber, is at the Funny Bone Comedy Club in Manchester at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7. Like a lot of stand-up comics these days, he has a white-rapper alter ego (MC Chank Smith), hosts a podcast ("Ten Minute Podcast") and tours incessantly. Tickets are $30 to $50. Information: 860-432-8600, hartfordfunnybone.com
Foxwoods Gets Fluffy
The Hawaiian-shirted, self-described "fluffy guy" comedian Gabriel Iglesias does two sets at Foxwoods' Grand Theater Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3 and 4, at 8 p.m. Amid all his albums, cable specials and cartoon voice gigs, Iglesias also had a reality series last year, "Fluffy Breaks Even." Tickets are $40 to $64.50. Information: 800-369-9663, foxwoods.com
Gabriel Iglesias Foxwoods Resort Casino "Fluffy guy" Gabriel Iglesias is at Foxwoods' Grand Theater Sept. 3 and 4. "Fluffy guy" Gabriel Iglesias is at Foxwoods' Grand Theater Sept. 3 and 4. (Foxwoods Resort Casino)
Well-Dressed Everyman
Smart young comedian John Mulaney has written for "Saturday Night Live," Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien and others while maintaining his own stand-up career. His sitcom "Mulaney" didn't last long but cemented the shirt-and-tie funnyman's cult following. John Mulaney is at College Street Music Hall, 238 College St., New Haven, at 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 5. Tickets are $25 to $35. Information: 203-867-2000, collegestreetmusichall.com | http://www.ctnow.com/arts-theater/hc-comedy-connecticut-0901-20160831-story.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/05dd18f7de208dc10d0907e569fdf0877faf9305e129dac46bf220abddf7bbea.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:09:06 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Fmusic%2Fhc-lil-yachty-toads-place-0901-20160831-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bf00ab/turbine/hc-lil-yachty-toads-place-0901-20160831 | en | null | Lil Yachty At Toad's | null | null | www.ctnow.com | Lil Yachty might have a nursery-rhyme singsong repetition to his rapping, but his tracks are still sort of hypnotic in their off-the-cuff weirdness.
"Why?," off of Yachty's most recent "Summer Songs 2" release, is like some skeletal gamelan groove with relentless AutoTune pitch-warping. The Atlanta rapper is 19.
"Minnesota," off "Lil Boat," also from this year, is like a spooky little lullaby, with its childlike melody hammered out on a piano to drive home the infantile vibe of the whole thing. But it's only the music and the delivery that are rated G.
On "One Night" Yachty devotes some energy to explaining the short-term nature of his sexual affection to partners who are interested something with a longer shelf-life. Some of the backing tracks, like the abstract churning loop on a song with an unprintable title, would sound like contemporary avant classical music with minimalist/ambient threads if the resentful misogynistic lyrics were stripped from the recording. A tune like "DipSet," with its ballet-recital-sounding piano and choral backing track is certifiably advanced, despite the simple-mindedness of the rapping.
Lil Yachty plays Toad's Place, 300 York St., New Haven, Monday, Sept. 5, at 9 p.m. $30 toadsplace.com and 203-624-8623. | http://www.ctnow.com/music/hc-lil-yachty-toads-place-0901-20160831-story.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/14da6bb9bacd9d36e2b2a7972298690722db5760cf776c74c784b477e585b665.json |
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"Susan Dunne"
] | 2016-08-29T16:46:59 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Farts-theater%2Fmuseums%2Fhc-art-clare-photography-silkscreen-hartford-glastonbury-westhartford-20160831-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57c46675/turbine/hc-art-clare-photography-silkscreen-hartford-glastonbury-westhartford-20160831 | en | null | Photography, Silkscreens At Clare In Hartford | null | null | www.ctnow.com | Jeff Feldmann loves to golf, but he gets distracted.
"I hear a red-tailed hawk and I start looking for it. I see a deer on the fairway, I forget to hit the ball," says Feldmann, 73, of West Hartford.
He's happier on lakes and rivers, in his kayak, silently gliding past beautiful views of nature. He brings a camera to record the flora and fauna he sees. A collection of his photographs is on exhibit at the Clare Gallery in Hartford.
Two loons flank a loon chick, a young bald eagle spreads its wings in the sun, a male deer takes care of its fawn, a green egret grabs a fish with its beak. "They're God's creatures. God sets the scene and I push the shutter," Feldmann said. "I always feel there is a spirit with me all the time."
Feldmann's work is paired with silkscreen prints by Dan Russell of Glastonbury. Russell, 83, is enchanted by the sight of barns and farms, informed by his career as an architect.
"A lot of houses are alike, but no two farms are alike. They are built more helter-skelter," he says. "They change over time, so I capture them as I want to show them." His peaceful scenes depict farms in Burlington, Waterford, Glastonbury, Essex and Preston in pastel colors, their roofs overlapping in a jumble.
The Clare emphasizes artworks with spiritual or social-justice themes. Nancy Wynn, the chair of the gallery and curator of the show, says the two men's work, though different, demonstrate a mutual "reverence, care and sacredness of the Earth."
Feldmann agrees with Wynn's spiritual assessment. "I always feel there is a spirit with me all the time," he said. "I like to feel St. Francis is with me."
TWO SACRED VIEWS is at the Clare Gallery, in the Franciscan Center for Urban Ministry at St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church, 285 Church St. in Hartford, until Oct. 23. An artist talk will be held on Sept. 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. spsact.org/clare2. | http://www.ctnow.com/arts-theater/museums/hc-art-clare-photography-silkscreen-hartford-glastonbury-westhartford-20160831-story.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/e0a8be1770656ff8c128225533d08be86f6fde203aaac4cf188e56adecb7d704.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T16:47:04 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Fmovies%2Fhc-stamford-boomerang-bridgeport-20160831-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57c4569b/turbine/hc-stamford-boomerang-bridgeport-20160831 | en | null | 'Boomerang!,' Movie Based On Bridgeport Case, At Avon Theater | null | null | www.ctnow.com | The movie "Marshall," about a 1940 Bridgeport court case involving future Supreme Court Chief Justice Thurgood Marshall, will be released later this year. An earlier film, directed by Elia Kazan and released in 1947, tells the story of another extraordinary Bridgeport court case.
"Boomerang!" is based on the story of Harold Israel, who was put on trial in 1924 on charges he murdered a priest in Bridgeport. Local law enforcement and prosecutors wanted him convicted, but state's attorney Homer Cummings investigated deeply into the crime and concluded Israel was being set up, and he destroyed the state's case against Israel and set him free.
The movie stars Dana Andrews as the Cummings-inspired attorney. It also stars Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden and Jane Wyatt. When it was being filmed, the case was still such a touchy subject that Bridgeport refused permission to film in the city. It was shot instead in Stamford and White Plains, N.Y.
The movie will be shown Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Avon Theatre, 272 Bedford St. in Stamford, as part of the city's celebration of the 375th anniversary of its founding. Admission is $12, $7 members, $9 students and seniors and free for Carte Blanche members. avontheatre.org. | http://www.ctnow.com/movies/hc-stamford-boomerang-bridgeport-20160831-story.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/666272194fd26e6eb7d98e47231a874dc822695912785ad208452fab7327c63b.json |
[
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] | 2016-08-26T13:06:01 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Fmusic%2Fhc-willie-nelson-college-street-20160822-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bc015f/turbine/hc-willie-nelson-college-street-20160822 | en | null | Willy Nelson And Family At College Street | null | null | www.ctnow.com | Just pretend that Willie Nelson couldn't sing with so much soul and grit, or that he couldn't play that busted-up guitar like some kind of Texas Django Reinhardt, or that he wasn't so cool with the beard, the braids and the New Balance sneakers, or that he wasn't a walking advertisement for the creative and life-prolonging benefits of regular marijuana use.
If none of that were true, Willie would still be one of the greatest American songwriters ever. Even if he had only written, say, "Crazy," "Funny How Time Slips Away" and "Hello Walls," he would be a monumental figure.
But he also wrote "Bloody Mary Morning," "Whiskey River," "Night Life," "The Party's Over," "On the Road Again," "Time of the Preacher," "Three Days" and dozens and dozens of seriously timeless songs. One day his face will certainly be on a stamp. He really is a national treasure. He's 83. It seems like he plays in the area every couple months, because he's a road warrior.
Willie Nelson and Family plays Saturday, Sept. 3 at College Street Music Hall, 238 College St., New Haven, $63 to $175. collegestreetmusichall.com. | http://www.ctnow.com/music/hc-willie-nelson-college-street-20160822-story.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/4fdd6a5a03fcb6b0f9fbadecbd445085d1a744418e7fe7aa59d39c7f0d445ed4.json |
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"Hartford Courant",
"Leeanne Griffin"
] | 2016-08-26T13:09:18 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Ffood-drink%2Fhc-the-big-e-2016-food-preview-0824-20160823-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bca316/turbine/hc-the-big-e-2016-food-preview-0824-20160823 | en | null | The Big E Adds Pierogi Sundaes, Bacon Mac & Cheese Bites, Poutine | null | null | www.ctnow.com | The blueberry pierogi sundae, one of the Big E's new foods for 2016, started as an unlikely casual snack and became a partnership between two longtime vendors. The owners of Chicopee, Mass.- based Millie's Pierogi would put their blueberry-filled Polish dumplings in a cup and head over to Joe Deedy's Moolicious to top the pierogi with vanilla soft serve.
That buttery and fruity-sweet combination was a hit, but needed to be portable for guests walking the fairgrounds, Deedy said. Now the "Polish sundae" is served with a pierogi nestled into a waffle cone, topped with vanilla ice cream, blueberry sauce, cinnamon sugar, whipped cream and wild blueberries.
This year marks the centennial year for The Big E, New England's largest fair, returning Sept. 16 through Oct. 2 at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield. At the century mark, the event shows no signs of slowing as it continues to churn out the region's craziest, biggest, deep-fried, cheese-filled, chocolate-covered and bacon-topped fair foods.
Bacon Mac and Cheese Bites Suzie Hunter/Hartford Courant Fried Bacon Mac and Cheese Bites, made with macaroni and cheese in panko crumbs, fried and topped with cheese sauce and bacon. Fried Bacon Mac and Cheese Bites, made with macaroni and cheese in panko crumbs, fried and topped with cheese sauce and bacon. (Suzie Hunter/Hartford Courant)
Several vendors shared their 2016 items at a media preview Tuesday, Aug. 23, offering a sneak peek at what's to come when the fair opens in three weeks.
Two new on-site restaurants will present full-themed menus with drinks to match. The Wurst Haus, operated by the Student Prince, will serve a taste of Germany: an 18-inch sauerkraut-topped bratwurst, enormous Bavarian pretzels, fried Camembert cheese and a "Munich corn dog" – a Spaten-battered knockwurst on a stick with beer cheese. Wurst Haus adds to the festivities with The Boot, a footwear-shaped souvenir glass that holds 28 ounces of beer.
The Student Prince has been a downtown Springfield landmark for more than 80 years, reopening in late 2014 under new ownership. This is the restaurant's first time as a Big E vendor, said assistant general manager John Perry. "We're excited, we have a lot of energy going forward. We had this opportunity and wanted to capitalize on it."
The Big E, which runs Sept. 16 to Oct. 2, is a foodie's playground, and we've got the pictures to prove it. Read about what's new (including fried booze) for 2015. And because we know you'll work up a thirst, here's a guide to drink your way through The Big E. (The Hartford Courant) (The Hartford Courant)
The Italian Pavilion restaurant will transform into the Deep South Food Company for 2016, offering an array of Southern favorites: fried green tomatoes, gumbo, po'boy sandwiches, muffalettas and fried chicken with maple bacon waffles.
"You can have Italian food any day of the week," said vendor Anthony Martone, explaining the format change. He said he's particularly excited about the eatery's Clay County shrimp, with fried shellfish coated in hush puppy batter. Deep South's "distinctly Southern cocktail bar" will feature an Alabama rum punch, spicy Bloody Mary and "Swamp Water," with tequila, blue curacao, Midori and a gummy alligator.
E.B.'s Restaurant, a fixture in Agawam, earned national exposure on Cooking Channel's "Carnival Eats" for its deep-fried country shepherd's pie. Owner Ed Borgatti follows up this year with deep-fried bacon macaroni and cheese, rolling macaroni balls in panko crumbs and topping the fried spheres with gooey American cheese sauce and bacon bits. The shepherd's pie also returns, he said.
E.B.'s is in its 12th year as a fair vendor.
Blueberry Pierogi Sundae Suzie Hunter/Hartford Courant Blueberry Pierogi Sundae from Moolicious is made with a warm blueberry pierogi topped with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, and wild blueberries. Blueberry Pierogi Sundae from Moolicious is made with a warm blueberry pierogi topped with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, and wild blueberries. (Suzie Hunter/Hartford Courant)
"I always try to change it up every year. I've evolved with the fair, and the changing taste of the fairgoers," Borgatti said. You go with what works…and we actually do better every year. It just grows. You get 17 days, it's a one-shot deal and you want to do the best you can, to maximize your exposure and give the best product you can."
A French-Canadian delicacy comes courtesy of a Connecticut company, Southington-based Poutine Gourmet. Owner Kris Barletta is new to the Big E and says he's thrilled to be a part of the fair, serving fresh-cut French fries topped with a vegetarian-friendly gravy and cheese curds.
Poutine Suzie Hunter/Hartford Courant Poutine, the Canadian favorite made with hand cut fries with cheese curds and gravy, available at Poutine Gourmet, is new to the Big E this year. Poutine, the Canadian favorite made with hand cut fries with cheese curds and gravy, available at Poutine Gourmet, is new to the Big E this year. (Suzie Hunter/Hartford Courant)
The mobile Poutine Gourmet, which sells the decadent snack at festivals and events around the state, started five years ago, Barletta said. "I did a couple of items as a lunch truck and noticed people were only coming to me for my poutine. [Now] I put all our focus into making the best poutine…we do one thing and do it well."
Fried foods continue to be the Big E's top draw, with new deep-fried pumpkin pie bites (pumpkin puree bundled in crispy wonton wrappers) by the Coffee Break, chocolate and bacon-covered French fries by KB Foods, funnel cake fries by F&W Caterers and a "Navajo taco" by Anna's Fried Dough.
Last year's wildest battered creation, the V-One Vodka deep-fried martini, also returns to the company's craft cocktail bar in the Young Building. The Big E's classics, including the signature cream puffs and its Craz-E bacon cheeseburger on a grilled glazed doughnut, have also cemented their place in history and return again for 2016.
Information: thebige.com. | http://www.ctnow.com/food-drink/hc-the-big-e-2016-food-preview-0824-20160823-story.html | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/8d53a0c5c19a79dbe8eef0b2dc67548bf613d856d70615097ec8861af06f86e8.json |
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"Ed Condran"
] | 2016-08-26T13:04:58 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Fmusic%2Fhc-claypool-lennon-delirium-at-college-street-20160824-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bee279/turbine/hc-claypool-lennon-delirium-at-college-street-20160824 | en | null | Sean Lennon, Les Claypool A Friendly Musical Collaboration | null | null | www.ctnow.com | Just because a rock pairing looks intriguing on paper doesn't mean it will work out. Damnocracy, a short-lived band, which featured a couple of rock's craziest characters, Ted Nugent and Sebastian Bach, crashed and burned. The same goes for XYZ, a group with Jimmy Page, Chris Squire and Alan White, and the Firm, which also included Page, this time with Paul Rodgers.
When Les Claypool and Sean Lennon connected when the former's band, the Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger opened for the latter's act, Primus in 2015, the pair became good friends. When Claypool and Lennon announced that they were going to collaborate, it made total sense.
Both are idiosyncratic, uncompromising and fearless. Unlike many hyped supergroups, the act — dubbed Lennon Claypool Delirium, which will perform Saturday, Aug. 27 at New Haven's College Street Music Hall — is a creative success.
"Monolith of Phobos" is a compelling album, which is composed of lush, warm and, at times, hypnotic songs. Sure, there are times Claypool and Lennon are self-indulgent and there are some misses, but much of their initial album hits in an odd but satisfying manner.
"We have a lot of respect for one another," Claypool said on a call from Detroit. "I've never met anyone like Sean."
The Claypool Lennon Delirium Courtesy ATO Records Sean Lennon and Les Claypool are performing together as The Claypool Lennon Delirium, touring with a stop at College Street Music Hall in New Haven Aug. 27. Sean Lennon and Les Claypool are performing together as The Claypool Lennon Delirium, touring with a stop at College Street Music Hall in New Haven Aug. 27. (Courtesy ATO Records)
Claypool and Lennon switch off lead vocal duties. Claypool is an adventurous bassist and Lennon is an underrated guitarist who possesses a gift for melody. The Claypool Lennon Delirium is never as out there as Primus. Lennon is a perfect match for Claypool since he reins in the captain of weird.
"I think we complement each other and bring out the best in each other," Claypool said. "People don't realize that Sean is a guitar monster, who has tremendous skill."
There are plenty of offbeat moments during songs. "Mr. Wright," "Oxycontin Girl" and "Bubbles Burst," which is inspired by Michael Jackson's celebrated monkey, have plenty of odd moments.
"It all came together organically," Claypool said. "It was an enjoyable process."
The album was made in the comfortable confines of Claypool's Northern California studio, Rancho Relaxo. Claypool and Lennon went fishing and consumed pinot noir from Claypool's nearby vineyard.
"We had a relaxing time making this album," Claypool said. "We had a great time in each other's company."
Claypool laughs when asked about how Lennon gushes when he speaks of his new bandmate. "That's kind of funny considering who his parents are," Claypool said. "That's great that Sean likes what I do, but you look at his parents work and what he has done, that's pretty impressive. Sean is a really interesting guy who had a fascinating childhood."
Lennon's parents are the late John Lennon and the avant artist Yoko Ono. Lennon, who inspired the moving tune, "Beautiful Boy," did have an unusual upbringing, one of opulence and tragedy. Claypool's adulthood has been notable, starting with his audition for Metallica a generation ago.
"I tried out but was obviously not the right fit," Claypool said. "I gave it a shot since I was friends with [Metallica guitarist] Kirk [Hammett] since high school."
Aside from sonic differences, it would have never worked with Metallica and Claypool since the band has issues with members and their outside projects. Claypool, who has been part of Oysterhead, Sausage and Duo De Twang, is constantly working with other musicians.
"I've always thought that was healthy," Claypool said. "I don't look at these things that I do as 'side projects.' I view them as what I'm doing now. I'm making music and touring with Sean now. That's a pretty cool thing. Sean is a friend, who is very talented and we have this amazing musical connection. This wouldn't have happened if Oysterhead got back together. The original plan for me was to do an Oysterhead album but it didn't work out due to schedules. I had a year off from Primus and I spoke with Sean and we got together and in no time we had ten songs. I think we had a good approach. We went fishing to break things up or had a glass of pinot when there was an issue. Making music with him is such an enjoyable process."
Count on the restless Claypool to get back with Primus in 2017 and to continue to be part of unpredictable unions with other musicians.
"Everything is good with Primus," Claypool said. "When I'm not working with those guys, I'll be doing other things in the studio and going on tours. I love music and I love variety. I'm also very much in the present. The present is all about working with Sean, which has been an amazing thing."
THE CLAYPOOL LENNON DELIRIUM appears Saturday, Aug. 27 at College Street Music Hall, 238 College St, New Haven. JJUUJJUU will open. Tickets are $28 and $32.50. Show time is 9 p.m. For more information, 203-867-2000, collegestreetmusichall.com | http://www.ctnow.com/music/hc-claypool-lennon-delirium-at-college-street-20160824-story.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/87090a9cdc9eeb267534f9bd689b3da7012ddf1f5065735c5cf557b41287c018.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:06:18 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Farts-theater%2Fhc-ct-horrorfest-danbury-0825-20160825-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bc477c/turbine/hc-ct-horrorfest-danbury-0825-20160825 | en | null | Creature From Black Lagoon Resurfacing For CT HorrorFest | null | null | www.ctnow.com | Ricou Browning became legendary almost by accident. In 1953, He was working at Wakulla Springs near Tallahassee, Fla., lifeguarding and doing other chores. His boss, who was going out of town, asked him to show around a crew looking for a film location.
"They loved the location, the water and the clarity and everything. Their cameraman asked if I could swim in front of the cameras so they could get the perspective of the size of a human being against the fish and the grass," says Browning, an expert swimmer. "So I did."
Days later, the crew called back and offered him a job as the "Gill Man" in "Creature From the Black Lagoon." The film, which came out in 1954, quickly became a horror classic. Browning played the monster again in "Revenge of the Creature" and "The Creature Walks Among Us."
Today, Browning is 86 and lives in Southwest Ranches, Fla. He will travel to Danbury on Saturday, Aug. 27, to participate in the CT HorrorFest, an annual celebration of horror in film and television. He will meet fans and sign autographs.
Creature From The Black Lagoon Courtesy Ricou Browning Ricou Browning in costume from "The Creature from the Black Lagoon." Browning will be at the CT HorrorFest in Danbury. Ricou Browning in costume from "The Creature from the Black Lagoon." Browning will be at the CT HorrorFest in Danbury. (Courtesy Ricou Browning)
In all of the movies, Browning did only the monster's underwater scenes. "Ben Chapman was the 'top-side' creature in the first movie. "He was 6-foot-4, 6-foot-5, and I was 6 feet. They wanted the monster to look bigger," Browning says. "In the second film, Tom Hennesy was on top-side, and in the third film it was Don Megowan."
Still, he didn't meet Chapman face-to-face until 50 years later, at an autograph-signing event in Wakulla Springs.
The suit was made of sponge rubber and latex. Lead weights in his chest, thighs and ankles were added to make Browning "negatively buoyant," he says — in other words, to make him sink. The underwater sequences director Jim Havens couldn't swim, so "he sat in an inner tube with a face mask on and looked down into the water while they were shooting scenes," Browning says.
Unlike today's film stars, Browning didn't do a red-carpet event at the premiere of the movie when it came out in 1954.
"I saw it in a theater in Tallahassee. I paid to go in. They showed it in 3D. It was very poorly done in 3D and people's eyes bothered them," he says. "Then they showed it in a single strip and never showed it in 3D again until years later, when 3D was better."
Horror fans from across Connecticut and beyond gathered for the second annual Connecticut Horrorfest at The Matrix Conference Center, presented by Horror News Network. Special guests included Doug Bradley (Pinhead), Michael Jai White (Spawn), Gunnar Hansen (Leatherface), and artist Tyler Green from the show Face Off. (Sean Fowler, Special to the Courant) (Sean Fowler, Special to the Courant)
Browning, who worked on live water shows before "Lagoon," moved on to a career of water-based TV shows and movies. He helped created the dolphin TV show "Flipper," directed the sea-lion movie "Salty" and worked on its short-lived spinoff TV show, and directed several episodes of "Gentle Ben," the adventures of a family with a pet bear in the Everglades. He also did the underwater sequences in "Caddyshack," in the James Bond movies "Thunderball" and "Never Say Never Again" and in the TV show "Sea Hunt." His son, Ricou Browning Jr., is a marine stunt coordinator in movies, whose work includes the TV show "Bloodline" and the new film version of "Baywatch."
Today, Browning is retired and does three or four horror signing events every year. He still swims regularly, just like the creature. "I don't have a pool," he said. "I have a canal in the back of my yard."
George Romero, Women Of 'The Evil Dead'
Besides Browning, the big-ticket attraction at this year's HorrorFest is one of the most influential innovators in American cinema history. George Romero, who reinvented the zombie genre for all time by writing and directing "Night of the Living Dead," "Dawn of the Dead," "Day of the Dead" and other horror classics, will be at the event to meet attendees and sign autographs. Romero was not available for interviews.
Other horror veterans who plan to attend include: Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker and Theresa Tilly, who all starred in the cabin-in-the-woods classic "The Evil Dead"; Tyler Mane, who portrayed Michael Myers in the 2007 remake of "Halloween" and in 2009's "Halloween II"; Zach Galligan, star of the classic film "Gremlins"; James Marshall, who played James Hurley on "Twin Peaks"; Erika Ervin of "American Horror Story: Freakshow"; and Robert Maillet, who plays "The Master" on the TV show "The Strain."
CT HORRORFEST will be Saturday, Aug. 27, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Matrix Conference Center, 39 Old Ridgebury Road in Danbury. Pre-order tickets are $20, $25 at the door. Celebrities charge extra for autographs. A VIP event, at $225, includes a continental breakfast, an autographed photo with George Romero, opportunity to take a photo with Romero, a reserved front-area seat in the panel room and a ticket to the fest. Adults' and kids' costume contests will be held. horrornewsnetwork.net/ct-horror | http://www.ctnow.com/arts-theater/hc-ct-horrorfest-danbury-0825-20160825-story.html | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/70f76df50a88c8b11c1b041563f65597727b0bbc9ce7ea0f03f82b1305335aeb.json |
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"Hartford Courant"
] | 2016-08-26T13:09:40 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Farts-theater%2Fhc-author-talks-in-connecticut-20160827-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bdec64/turbine/hc-author-talks-in-connecticut-20160827 | en | null | R.J. Julia Hosting Booklover's Dream Day Trip | null | null | www.ctnow.com | Reservations are being taken now for Booklover's Dream Day, a chartered bus trip to New York City for a Hachette Book Group's Book Club Brunch on Oct. 22.
R.J. Julia Booksellers of Madison is organizing the trip, which will include mingling with authors, a brunch, a discussion and a bag of free books for each person who attends.
The authors will include Jane Hamilton ("The Excellent Lombards," Grand Central, $26), Robert Hicks ("The Orphan Mother," Grand Central, $26), Eowyn Ivey ("To The Bright Edge of the World," Little, Brown & co., $26), Julissa Arce ("My Underground American Dream," Center Street, $27), Amy Dickinson ("The Mighty Queens of Freeville," Hachette, $14.99) and D. Watkins ("The Cook Up," Grand Central, $26).
The featured speaker will be Beth Macy, author of "Factory Man" (Back Bay Books, $17) and soon-to-be-released "Truevine" (Little, Brown & Co., $28) and Min Jin Lee, author of "Pachinko" (Grand Central, $27) will lead a book club discussion. Participants will receive a free copy of "Pachinko" to read before the talk.
The bus will leave from R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison, at 7 a.m. and will return around 5 p.m. The cost per person will be $65 to $100, depending on how many sign up, and will be announced before the event. Reservations will be made by credit card and will be non-refundable. Registration: 203-245-3959.
Studying Stowe And Twain
A Capital Community College class that explores the work of Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe will begin Wednesday, Aug. 31. English 220, Studies in American Literature: Stowe & Twain, will offer classes through Dec. 14, alternating online and at the historic Twain House, 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford, every other Wednesday from 2 to 4:42 p.m. It is offered in partnership with the Mark Twain House & Museum and the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center.
The course can be taken for college credit or audited for personal enrichment with optional papers and assignments. The cost is $579.
For information and a video on the course, go to capitalcc.edu/hhp/courses.html. For detailed information on college credit enrollment, visit ccc.commnet.edu/deptAdmissions. For audit information, contact Amy Lemire at 860-906-5185 or alemire@capitalcc.edu.
Connecticut Authors Trail
The eighth annual Connecticut Authors Trail, a series of free talks at 20 Eastern Connecticut libraries, from Mansfield to Mystic, continues with three events and will have its finale Sept. 15 at Mohegan Sun with romance writer Kristan Higgins.
On Monday, Aug. 29, at 6:30 p.m. at Otis Library, 261 Main St., Norwich (860-889-2365), photographer and author Emery Roth will speak about his book, "Brass Valley: The Fall of an American Industry" (Schiffer, $45), which documents the rise and fall of manufacturing in the Naugatuck valley and its last functioning brass mill and its employees and history.
On Wednesday, Aug. 31, at 6 p.m., at Chaplin Public Library, 495 Phoenixville Road, Chaplin, (860-455-0073), Dr. Ralph LaGuardia, who practices internal medicine, bariatrics, and integrative medicine, which blends traditional Western medical ideas with alternative and complementary techniques, will speak. He is the author of "The Doomsday Book of Medicine" (Mindstir Media, $49), a guide for survivalists and "preppers" to treating illness and injury if the health care system no longer exists.
On Thursday, Sept. 1, at 6:30 p.m., at Raymond Library, 832 Raymond Hill Road, in the Oakdale section of Montville(860-848-9943), Rebecca Brown, author of "Eat Well To Live Well with Chef Becky: Supporting the Gluten & Dairy Free Lifestyle" (self-published, $39.95) will speak. Brown is a culinary instructor, certified integrative health coach and chef who has developed many recipes for those, like herself, who have gluten and dairy intolerance. Information: connecticutauthorstrail.org.
Cannella At Bank Square Books
Nicole DeRosa Cannella, author of the books "Leaving a Mark" (Lampion Press, $14.95) and "The Ribbit Exhibit: One Frog's Tale of a Leap of Faith" (AuthorHouse, $13.59), will sign books at Bank Square Books from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28.
"Leaving a Mark" tells the story of Dorian Murray, a boy known as #DStrong, who has gained fame from his battle with terminal cancer, and how his struggle has inspired other children and families facing serious illnesses. "The Ribbit Exhibit" takes on the problems of teasing and bullying at school. Information: 860-536-3785 or banksquarebooks.com.
Writing Political Poetry
A two-part intensive workshop called "Praising the Mutilated World: The Joys and Perils of Writing Political Poetry" is taking registration through Thursday, Sept. 1. It will be conducted by poet and Asnuntuck Community College emerita professor Edwina Trentham and will be held Sept. 15 and Sept. 29, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at Clinton Art Gallery, 20 E. Main St., Clinton.
The workshop will explore what poets can do to respond to the suffering and inequality in the world while also praising what is right and good. Participants will define political poetry and how to assess it, and will learn to write passionate verse without preaching. The work of modern and contemporary poets will be studied, and each class meeting will offer time to write. On Dec. 1, class members will take part in a public reading at the Clinton Art Gallery. The cost to attend the two-part workshop is $100. Information and registration: trentham@comcast.net or clintonartgallery.org. | http://www.ctnow.com/arts-theater/hc-author-talks-in-connecticut-20160827-story.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/2b630162975014ae9bd63b70a3fb6e3254a25470930ba782874235fa47752ace.json |
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"Hartford Courant",
"Christopher Arnott"
] | 2016-08-26T13:03:08 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Farts-theater%2Fhc-review-midsummer-elm-shakespeare-20160825-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bf5471/turbine/hc-review-midsummer-elm-shakespeare-20160825 | en | null | A Mighty 'Midsummer Night's Dream' In Edgerton Park | null | null | www.ctnow.com | For nearly four decades, Tina Packer has been known for her triumphant summer Shakespeare productions. The vast majority of them have been at Shakespeare & Co. in Lenox, Mass., the theater she founded in 1978 as served as artistic director until 2009.
Now New Haven gets the Tina Packer treatment, with an elegant, enchanting, exhilarating and hilarious "Midsummer Night's Dream," playing outdoors in Edgerton Park (on the New Haven/Hamden line along Whitney Avenue) through Sept. 4.
Getting the renowned director is a coup for the Elm Shakespeare Company, which maintained high standards for its first two decades under the artistic directorship of James Andreassi. Andreassi left the company last year, though he may return to it someday as a director or actor. Elm Shakespeare's new producing artistic director, Rebecca Goodheart, is a protege of Tina Packer and arranged for her mentor to helm the company's first non-Andreassi season. Goodheart is also credited as this show's associate director, working with the actors when Packer was not in town.
Packer's known for crisp, clear presentations of Shakespeare plays that have a contemporary relevance and don't dumb anything down.
The fantasy realm of "Midsummer" wouldn't seem to allow for much in the way of modern-day social commentary, yet Packer does sneak a Donald Trump joke in there. Mostly, she uses Shakespeare's romantic-comedy subplots (in which characters are bewitched into falling passionately involved with those they would otherwise snub) as an allegory for social and political power games of all kinds.
In Packer's fairy world, Oberon (an imposing, bare-chested Frederick Secrease) constantly berates and dominates his rapscallion sidekick Puck (a mesmerizing Evan Gambardella, playing the role as if he were fronting a punk band). The romantic interludes have a sexist, even S&M, edge to them. There's a lot of taking charge and ordering about. The production even begins with a full-scale military battle.
Yet there is beauty and wonderment and mirth in these weird woods as well.
The set is divided into two large platforms, with lots of lawn between them for the actors to gambol upon. Such a strict geographical division between "The Mortal World" and "The Fairy Kingdom," as this production has it, has become commonplace when "Midsummer" is produced, especially outdoors. Since the "mortal" scenes are at the beginning and end of the play, it makes for a somewhat distracting viewing experience, since the Duke of Athens' domicile stays right there the whole time. But to her credit, set designer Elizabeth Bolster has based her set on real trees, buildings and other structures found in Edgerton Park. It's a familiar environment, enhanced with sparkling lighting effects (by Elm Shakespeare stalwart Jamie Burnett) and a gritty neo-classical sound design (Mike Skinner).
The cast involves many Elm Shakespeare Company veterans as well as some of Packer's cronies from Shakespeare & Co. As it happens, it's the Packer pack who get the more serious roles (he-man Secrease as Oberon, Kristin Wold as a no-nonsense Titania, Dave Demke as an oddly wooden and out-of-it Theseus) while some of Elm Shakespeare's most well-rounded performers are doing non-stop comedy as The Mechanicals. As Bottom, Raphael Massie struts and spouts (in a little-boyish ranger outfit and quasi-Southern accent) so grandly that you have to laugh. His death scene, as Pyramus in the parodic play-within-a-play that ends the play, keeps getting bigger and sillier until you're applauding the sheer insanity of it. Jeremy Funke earns his own laughs as Flute, squeaking up his voice to play Thisbe and embarking in a long dash about the park, pursued by Lion (Jordan Simpson).
It's great to see an outdoor Shakespeare production that can deliver such over-the-top amusement yet doesn't talk down to its audiences, confident that they'll "get it" and will want to sit on the grass for more than two hours of intermission-less entertainment. Andreassi's work for the Elm Shakespeare Company set the foundation for that assured, professional, thought-provoking and joke-honing attitude. Packer and Goodheart are swiftly building upon it.
It's midsummer. Here's where your dream is.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM is performed Tuesdays through Sundays at 8 p.m. through Sept. 4 in Edgerton Park, Cliff Street, New Haven. Admission is free; donations suggested. 203-392-8882, elmshakespeare.org. | http://www.ctnow.com/arts-theater/hc-review-midsummer-elm-shakespeare-20160825-story.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/b467a2365e84ce192f0ac4bd9a89de43930cb6688b5e28686563b6e27fc30171.json |
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"Hartford Courant",
"Michael Hamad"
] | 2016-08-30T18:47:04 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Fmusic%2Fhc-sound-check-0901-20160831-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57c5c733/turbine/hc-sound-check-0901-20160831 | en | null | Brandi Carlile Cancels Mohegan Show; Fred Armisen Comes To College Street | null | null | www.ctnow.com | Comedian Fred Armisen ($35) performs at College Street Music Hall in New Haven on Nov. 3 at 8 p.m. Space Jesus ($25-$35) plays College Street on Sept. 30 at 8 p.m., with Esseks, Tsimba and AP Supreme. collegestreetmusichall.com.
Brandi Carlile has canceled a scheduled appearance at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville on Sept. 15. Refunds at point of purchase. Credit card purchases will be automatically refunded.
Spirit of Johnny Cash ($30-$45) pays tribute to the Man in Black at Infinity Music Hall in Hartford on Oct. 7 at 8:30 p.m., followed by Rusted Root ($49-$69) on Dec. 2 at 8:30 p.m.; and Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. at Infinity Hall in Norfolk. Christmas with The Celts ($39-$64) takes place at Infinity Hall Hartford on Dec. 15 at 8 p.m. Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams ($34-$49) perform in Norfolk on Oct. 8 at 8 p.m., followed by Gary Hoey and his Ho-Ho Hoey Christmas Show ($25-$35) on Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. infinityhall.com.
Fred Armisen Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Comedian Fred Armisen will be at College Street Music Hall in November. Comedian Fred Armisen will be at College Street Music Hall in November. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Shaun Frank's Getaway Tour ($20) arrives at Toad's Place in New Haven on Sept. 15 at 9 p.m. toadsplace.com.
Brothers In Yarn play a free show at BAR in New Haven on Oct. 19 at 9:30 p.m., with Werewolf Police and Silverteeth opening. manicproductions.org.
The Warehouse in Fairfield hosts the James Brown Dance Party ($25) on Oct. 16, featuring Elise Testone, Amy Christian, Chuck Jones and others. StageOne in Fairfield welcomes the Empty Pockets ($28) on Oct. 27. Fairfieldtheatre.org.
The Balkun Brothers take up residency on Thursday nights at Black-eyed Sally's in Hartford, beginning on Sept. 1 at 8 p.m. The Salty Dog Blues Band plays Sally's on Sept. 2 at 9 p.m., followed by Lazer Lloyd (Sept. 3, 7:05 p.m.), Grayson Hugh and the Moon Hawks (Sept. 16), Mixed Signals (Sept. 17, 9 p.m.) and Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood (Sept. 24, 9 p.m.). Blackeyedsallys.com.
SeepeopleS ($7-$10) plays Arch Street Tavern in Hartford on Sept. 16 at 9 p.m., with John E. Funk and the Skunks opening. The Drunken Hearts ($7-$10) play Arch Street on Sept. 17 at 9 p.m. archstreettavern.com.
Pacific Standard Tavern in New Haven hosts Marvel Years and Artifakts Reel to Real Tour on Sept. 23 at 9 p.m., followed by Consider the Source on Nov. 3 at 9 p.m. pacificstandardtavern.com.
New Haven's Lyric Hall welcomes the Tet Offensive, If Jesus Had Machine Guns and the Simple Pleasure ($10) on Sept. 9 at 8 p.m.
Melaku Belay and Fendika ($12) perform at the Eclectic in Willimantic on Sept. 2 at 7:30 p.m., followed by Arc Iris ($12) on Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Parsonsfield ($20) plays the Eclectic on Sept. 17 at 7 p.m., followed by Dan Lefkowitz ($10) on Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m., with Tuesday Saints opening; and Sarah Blacker ($10) on Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m. willimanticeclectic.com.
Willimantic Records hosts Cincinnati band Lung on Sept. 5 at 7 p.m., followed by Space Camp, Glitter Bug, Empty Grows Every Bed and Perennial on Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. willimanticrecords.com.
Connecticut College in New London welcomes Maceo Parker ($25-$28) on Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. in Palmer Auditorium. Conncoll.edu.
Bridge Street Live in Collinsville hosts the All Sounds Fair Benefit Concert, with Run Jenny, Mike Cobb and the Crevulators and Lara Americo, on Sept. 25 at 3 p.m. 41bridgestreet.com.
Vinyl Revolution plays the Hebron Fair on Sept. 8 at 8 p.m. hebronharvestfair.org.
The Branford Folk Music Society's 2016/2017 season kicks off with Calan on Oct. 8, followed by the Elias Ladino Ensemble (Nov. 12), Bruce Molsky (Dec. 10), the April Verch Band (Jan. 14), Coracree (Feb. 11), Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem (March 11), Lou and Peter Berryman (April 8) and Tom Lewis (May 20). All shows begin at 8 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Branford. Branfordfolk.org.
The Rhythm Future Quartet ($25) performs at the North Madison Congregational Church in Madison on Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. fireinthekitchen.org.
The Nields perform a free show at St. John's Episcopal Church in West Hartford on Sept. 18 at 12 p.m. as part of the Sacred Music at the Red Door block party.
The First Congregational Church in Old Lyme hosts the Dal'Ouna Ensemble and author Sandy Tolan on Sept. 24. | http://www.ctnow.com/music/hc-sound-check-0901-20160831-story.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/34f7df2fd6154e4f25cdcbd05a4c582d3f86d1786b76793f3f5164c89cc8f3d5.json |
[
"Hartford Courant",
"John Adamian"
] | 2016-08-26T13:08:30 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Fmusic%2Fhc-b52s-foxwoods-20160831-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bf00a7/turbine/hc-b52s-foxwoods-20160831 | en | null | Infectious B-52s At Foxwoods | null | null | www.ctnow.com | Before R.E.M. made Athens, Ga., famous as a college-music mecca, it was already a place known for great quirky bands. There was Pylon, granddaddies of the scene. But the B-52s may have been the first Athens band to get real national exposure. And with good reason.
Their style was impeccable, a sort of retro-space-age bachelor-pad chic, with the female singers (Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson) sporting statuesque bouffants and generally blending the fashion signals for what decade they were supposed to be in. (The band formed in 1976.) They looked and seemed like Martians who got their wardrobes at the coolest thrift store around.
The music was new wave, with farfisa organ blasts, surfy guitars, those impeccably tight vocal harmonies and the stilted surreal staccato outbursts of Fred Schneider, who functioned as a sort of Dada hype man. The B-52s outlasted the new wave moment, having a second round of hits in the late '80s with "Love Shack" and "Roam." But if you really want to understand why this band is still revered, simply listen to "52 Girls," with its jittery guitars and pogo bounce. It's arty, infectious and near perfect.
The B-52s play at the Fox Theater at Foxwoods, 350 Trolley Line Blvd., Mashantucket on Sunday, Sept. 4., at 7 p.m. Tickets are $55. foxwoods.com. | http://www.ctnow.com/music/hc-b52s-foxwoods-20160831-story.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/335698f1785313bb86c0f30f429c431817589e0cf0f1b7a4f84faa4919ca6d95.json |
[
"Hartford Courant",
"Susan Dunne"
] | 2016-08-26T13:07:24 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Farts-theater%2Fmuseums%2Fhc-bruce-scientific-photography-0825-20160822-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bb2155/turbine/hc-bruce-scientific-photography-0825-20160822 | en | null | 'Science In Motion' Photography At Bruce Museum | null | null | www.ctnow.com | Museum photography exhibits most commonly focus on art and journalism, but a new exhibit at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich puts the spotlight on three photographers who used photography to further scientific knowledge.
Each is credited, alongside photography work, with inventing devices to help use photography for this purpose and each is acclaimed as having elevated scientific photography to the level of art.
Eadweard Muybridge is legendary for his "animal locomotion" series of photos, which show humans and other animals in repeated series as they engage in physical activity. He is credited with proving that all four of a horse's hooves are off the ground while it is running, and with inspiring Marcel Duchamp's legendary "Nude Descending a Staircase" and other artworks. The exhibit features several of Muybridge's locomotion series: a man with a baseball bat and dumbbells, a woman with a tennis racket, a deer running, a pigeon flying, a baby walking. A fun addition to the exhibit is two zoetropes — early precursors to movies — using Muybridge images of a baby and a horse to create moving pictures.
Harold Edgerton invented the stroboscope, a lamp that could appear to freeze motion with rapid pulses of intense light. He used it to create a series of ultra high-speed, stop-motion photos: a football being kicked, a golf drive, a tennis stroke, rodeo riders, a pole vaulter. His "milk drop" photo is his most famous, showing a droplet landing on a blood-red surface and forming a tiny crown. He studied the impact of bullets on objects by shooting a jack of diamonds and an apple and recording the bullets in flight, suspended as if motionless.
Berenice Abbott wanted to use photography to record the laws of physics and chemistry. Her extraordinary photographs show magnetic fields, beams of light filtered through glass, collisions of balls and soap bubbles. Abbott succeeded spectacularly in her field — she was the photography editor for Science Illustrated magazine and worked at MIT — despite sexist roadblocks thrown up by others, not all of them men. She said once, "When I wanted to do a book on electricity, most scientists insisted it couldn't be done. When I finally found a collaborator, his wife objected to his working with a woman."
SCIENCE IN MOTION: THE PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIES OF EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE, HAROLD EDGERTON AND BERENICE ABBOTT is at Bruce Museum, One Museum Drive in Greenwich, until Oct. 16. The exhibit is organized by Bank of America Corp. brucemuseum.org. | http://www.ctnow.com/arts-theater/museums/hc-bruce-scientific-photography-0825-20160822-story.html | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/54e1e2d32be11ab4bf4def46284f3471309dec4166b23aa0248e7024abd08a7e.json |
[
"Hartford Courant",
"Susan Dunne"
] | 2016-08-26T13:07:38 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Farts-theater%2Fmuseums%2Fhc-first-folio-uconn-0828-20160827-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bde4e1/turbine/hc-first-folio-uconn-0828-20160827 | en | null | First Folio, 'Culture Of Shakespeare, Coming To UConn's Benton | null | null | www.ctnow.com | Imagine a world without "Macbeth," "The Taming of the Shrew," "The Tempest" and "Twelfth Night." Imagine a world without "All the world's a stage," "Beware the ides of March," "We are such stuff as dreams are made on," "Something wicked this way comes" and "If music be the food of love, play on."
William Shakespeare wrote those plays, and those words. But without the First Folio, they would have been lost to history. The First Folio was published in 1623, seven years after Shakespeare's death, by two of his friends, John Heminges and Henry Condell. It contained 36 of the Bard's plays, including 18 that had never been published in book form before. "All's Well That Ends Well," "Antony and Cleopatra," "As You Like It," "Comedy of Errors," "Coriolanus," "Cymbeline," "1 Henry VI," "Henry VIII," "Julius Caesar," "King John," "Macbeth," "Measure for Measure," "The Taming of the Shrew," "The Tempest," "Timon of Athens," "Twelfth Night," "Two Gentlemen of Verona" and "The Winter's Tale."
This year is the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. In commemoration, the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., which owns 82 of the 235 surviving copies of the First Folio, is sending those folios on the road, one location for each of the 50 states. The closely guarded historical artifact will be on view to the public at the William Benton Museum of Art at University of Connecticut in Storrs from Sept. 1 to 25.
Some of those 18 plays had been published previously as quartos, which are little more than pamphlets. "They were like the paperbacks you pick up at the airport bookstore and then throw away when you're done," said Lindsay Cummings, an assistant professor of dramatic arts at UConn.
Few quartos from that era remain. The publication of the plays in the form of a folio, a bound, leather-covered book with high-quality paper, guaranteed that Shakespeare's legendary language would survive the centuries.
"The Disenchantment of Bottom" Courtesy Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Daniel Maclise's "The Disenchantment of Bottom," 1832 oil on canvas. Bottom was a character in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Daniel Maclise's "The Disenchantment of Bottom," 1832 oil on canvas. Bottom was a character in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." (Courtesy Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of)
"Plays were not considered literature. They were not for reading. They were for seeing at the theater," Cummings said. "There was not a huge push to publish and preserve them. Up until then, folios were usually religious or court documents or government decrees."
Cummings said many people were offended that works originating in what was considered the morally questionable world of theater were published as folios. "After the publication of the second edition of the First Folio, people got mad. They said publishing plays as a folio was a desecration of what was supposed to be important," she said. "Theater for much of history has had a mixed reputation. It's not that it's nonreligious or nongovernmental. It's because it's plays."
Centuries later, the First Folio — its actual title is "Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories & Tragedies" — is considered one of the most important publications in world history, ensuring that the Bard of Avon would forever be considered the greatest playwright of all time.
The only four Shakespeare plays not published in the folio are "Pericles, Prince of Tyre" and "The Two Noble Kinsmen," which survive to this day and are believed to have been written by Shakespeare with collaborators, along with "Cardenio" and "Love's Labours Won," which are lost.
Matthew J. Pugliese, a professor of dramatic arts and the managing director of Connecticut Repertory Theatre, puts on one Shakespeare play every season. This year, it's "King Lear," which will run Oct. 6 to 16 at the Jorgensen theater on campus.
The words of Shakespeare are so revered, Pugliese said, that they bring out the sticklers in the audience. "Whenever you do Shakespeare, there's always somebody in the first row, sitting there with a script, making sure nobody has changed Shakespeare's words," he said. "There's always somebody fact-checking you."
Other Shakespeare Activities
The exhibition of the First Folio will be presented in conjunction with a series of events this fall. Among those events is a companion exhibit at the William Benton Museum of Art, "The Culture of Shakespeare." The exhibit features student-designed posters of Shakespeare plays and two paintings on loan from the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, one of the character Bottom from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and one of a production of Ben Jonson's 1598 play "Every Man in his Humour," in which Shakespeare played a role.
The Benton exhibit also includes costumes from a 2014 Hartford Stage production of "Hamlet": Gertrude's blood-red dress and crown, Claudius' ruffed jacket and pants, Hamlet's more low-key ensemble and two dresses worn by Ophelia, one before and one after her psychological breakdown.
The posters cleverly play on the themes in the plays. Olivia Narciso's poster for the comic love story "Twelfth Night" shows a pair of kissing hearts. Vanessa Hopper's "Taming of the Shrew" poster shows two wasps at battle. Kim Vetel's "Antony and Cleopatra" poster is dominated by a Cleopatra-like necklace. Nikki McDonald's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" poster shows a blue-tinged forest where up is not up and down is not down.
Starting Sept. 9, another gallery in the Benton will have a political-themed exhibit featuring a broadside of the Declaration of Independence. A broadside is a published version that was distributed throughout the 13 colonies. From that date until the end of the First Folio exhibit, visitors can see two historic manuscripts in the same museum visit.
Other events include a public reading of "Macbeth" in New Britain, a talk on the original English-language pronunciation of Shakespeare, a parade in Mansfield featuring Bread & Puppet Shakespeare puppets, a talk on "The Act of Gender in Shakespeare Acting," a concert of Shakespearean-era music and a bilingual (Spanish and English) puppetry adaptation of "Macbeth" called "El Beto."
"FIRST FOLIO! THE BOOK THAT GAVE US SHAKESPEARE" will be at The William Benton Museum of Art, 245 Glenbrook Road, on the campus of University of Connecticut in Storrs, from Sept. 1 to 25. An opening reception will be Sept. 1 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. featuring Shakespearean-era music and a talk by actor and UConn grad Forrest McClendon Details: benton.uconn.edu. For details about other campus events to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, visit shakespeare.uconn.edu. | http://www.ctnow.com/arts-theater/museums/hc-first-folio-uconn-0828-20160827-story.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/962cbf65c99c2899b632e14e24a8d5f3504fb4b15799c6f3ed9d90f816f946fb.json |
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"Hartford Courant",
"Michael Hamad"
] | 2016-08-26T13:09:50 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Fmusic%2Fhc-upcoming-concerts-20160825-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bdeab2/turbine/hc-upcoming-concerts-20160825 | en | null | Patton Oswalt, Thievery Corporation Coming To College Street | null | null | www.ctnow.com | Comedian Patton Oswalt ($35-$55) performs at College Street Music Hall in New Haven on Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. Thievery Corporation ($40-$50) hits College Street on Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. Tickets for both shows go on sale beginning on Friday, Aug. 26, at 10 a.m. collegestreetmusichall.com.
Grateful Dead re-creationists Dark Star Orchestra ($22-$27) return to College Street on Nov. 18 at 8 p.m.
Paper Route ($12) performs at the Ballroom at the Outer Space in Hamden on Nov. 11 at 8 p.m., with Halfnoise opening. Jonathan Richman ($20) plays the Ballroom on Nov. 18 at 9 p.m., with special guest Tommy Larkins. manicproductions.org.
Bluesman Elvin Bishop ($40-$80) headlines the 2 Left Feet Blues Festival at Simsbury Meadows in Simsbury on Sept. 17. 2leftfeetbluesfestival.com.
Patton Oswalt Alberto E. Rodriguez Comedian Patton Oswalt performs at College Street Music Hall Nov. 4. Comedian Patton Oswalt performs at College Street Music Hall Nov. 4. (Alberto E. Rodriguez)
Like Pacific ($12-$15) plays the Webster Underground in Hartford on Oct. 13 at 6 p.m., with Broadside, Rarity, Boston Manor and From States Away opening. The Dillinger Escape Plan ($18-$20) plays the Webster on Nov. 19 at 8 p.m., with O'Brother, Car Bomb and Cult Leader. webstertheater.com.
DJ Logic ($7) heads to Arch Street Tavern in Hartford on Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. archstreettavern.com.
The Stafford Palace Theater in Stafford Springs hosts former Hinder singer Austin John Winkler ($17.50-$22.50) on Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. thestaffordpalacetheater.com.
Tom Hamilton's American Babies ($10) play the Acoustic in Bridgeport on Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. theacoustic.rocks.
Poor Man's Whiskey ($28) heads to StageOne in Fairfield on Sept. 23 at 7:45 p.m. Tea Leaf Green ($25-$28) plays the Warehouse in Fairfield on Oct. 13 at 8 p.m., with Stop Light Observation. fairfieldtheatre.org.
The Allman Neville Pitchell Band ($48-$54) heads to the Kate in Old Saybrook on Oct. 29 at 8 p.m., followed by Signs of Life: Essence of Pink Floyd ($45) on Nov. 5 at 8 p.m.; and Jeffrey Foucault & Kris Delmhorst ($25-$28) on Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. thekate.org.
The Old Howard Troupe ($17-$20) performs at the Branford Folk Coffeehouse in Branford on Sept. 10 at 8 p.m.
RANN ($5) plays Bleachers in Bristol on Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. bleachersbar.net.
A concert of Russian Chamber Music ($25) takes place at Lyric Hall in New Haven on Sept. 18 at 3 p.m.
Steely Dan tribute Hey Nineteen ($27-$37) heads to Bridge Street Live in Collinsville on Oct. 8. 41bridgestreet.com.
Rane celebrates its 20-year anniversary with a show at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton on Nov. 26 at 10 p.m. | http://www.ctnow.com/music/hc-upcoming-concerts-20160825-story.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/d2743c9f185be14d570768ab6ed4c7cc0140a78567f06b7896084b5d075da7ba.json |
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"Hartford Courant",
"Korky Vann"
] | 2016-08-26T13:03:33 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Fshopping%2Fhc-vann-weeknd-shopping-deals-0826-20160825-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bf22f2/turbine/hc-vann-weeknd-shopping-deals-0826-20160825 | en | null | This Weekend's Deals: Tax-Free Shopping, Sidewalk Sales And Flea Markets | null | null | www.ctnow.com | It's the last call for shopping tax-free. Connecticut's Tax-Free Week ends Saturday, Aug. 27. Shop by then and you won't pay sales tax on most individual clothing or footwear priced at less than $100.
Tanger Outlets in Westbrook celebrates back-to-school season with a free scavenger hunt for students(kindergarten to 8th grade), and a center-wide sidewalk sale.
Starting at noon on Saturday, Aug. 27, the first 700 kids to arrive get a free backpack and clues to find free school supplies in participating stores. (The hunt starts at the sailboat near OshKosh B'gosh.) tangeroutlet.com.
The annual Windsor town-wide sidewalk sale takes place on Saturday, Aug. 27. Shops, restaurants and other businesses will be offering deals on summer merchandise. windsorCC.org.
The Kiwanis Club's Big K Flea Market/Craft Fair, 39 E. Cedar St., Newington, reopens Sunday, Aug. 28, for its fall season. Admission donation is $1; parking is free.
Chester merchants hold a summer sale day on Saturday, Aug. 27. Facebook.com/VisitChesterCT.
The Norfolk Library holds its 40th annual book sale on the Green on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27 and 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. (Remaining books are free after 2 p.m. on Sunday.) 860-542-5075.
The Bethlehem Flea Market, 37 Thompson Road in Bethlehem, is open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and features furniture, collectibles, clothing and more. bethlehemctfleamarket.com | http://www.ctnow.com/shopping/hc-vann-weeknd-shopping-deals-0826-20160825-story.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/2fc37274925b198101534fbe8df8e41a567d078e972dc3083603f9be3b2b3e95.json |
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"Hartford Courant",
"Christopher Arnott"
] | 2016-08-31T14:47:17 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Farts-theater%2Fhc-whats-happening-at-big-e-2016-20160829-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57c5c912/turbine/hc-whats-happening-at-big-e-2016-20160829 | en | null | Big E Celebrates 100 Years Big Time | null | null | www.ctnow.com | E = MC, squared.
The Big E (that multi-state state fair officially known as the Eastern States Exposition) is turning C (that's 100 in Roman numerals). The fair has resided for that entire century in West Springfield, Mass. (the M of our equation).
This is one massive village square that welcomes and celebrates folks from all six New England states, plus countless tourists.
This is where farmers and others square off in competitions, earning ribbons for skills such as livestock-tending, pie-baking, quilting, Christmas-wreath-making or tractor-pulling.
Tractors are far from the only rides. The Big E midway features The Giant Wheel (the Ferris kind) and such snappily named excursions as Speed, Power Surge, Zipper, YoYo, Blitzer, Gravitron, Orbitor, Cliffhanger, Fireball, Freak Out and (gasp) Vertigo Swing Tower. Those who prefer to stay on solid ground can toss balls or darts at midway game stalls.
There are some stray events leading up to it, but the main dates are Sept. 16 through Oct. 2 at Exposition Park. That first Friday night at 7 p.m. there's a Big E bash featuring DJ Diesel (the hip-hop alter ego of basketball great Shaquille O'Neal), host Mike Brewer of Wheeler Dealers, magicians, Vegas showgirls and an 11-tier birthday cake. On Saturday morning at 10 a.m., there's a birthday hat decorating contest for kids. A book, "Eastern States Exposition Centennial: A Century of Fun at the Big E," has been published. A 3,500-square-foot "Centennial Exhibit" is on display, ironically enough, in the Young Building. One hundred "Big E Prize Packs" will be given away.
That's how an exposition marks 100.
The Big E began in 1916 as the East Coast outpost of a national dairy show that had roots in the Midwest. Land was bought and buildings were built — stables for cattle and a "coliseum" for humans. By the next year, Exposition Park was already being used for an Industrial and Export Conference separate from the agricultural gathering.
The Avenue of States, where each New England state has its own building in which to display its wares and cultural pride, developed over time. Massachusetts had a facsimile of the Boston State House erected by 1919, and Connecticut and several other states were represented before the end of the 1930s, but Rhode Island took until 1958.
The diverse joys of living in Connecticut are on full view in the Big E's Connecticut building. There are vendors and exhibitors displaying everything from homegrown wines to dog treats to Lego blocks to soy-based candles. The Connecticut Department of Agriculture, Dairy Industry Council, Poultry Association have booths. Tourist attractions such as the Barnum Museum, the Pez Factory, the Valley Railroad and the Dinosaur Trail will be represented. More than 60 entities are taking part. Many of them serve food, so you might want to stop in the Connecticut Building for a home-cooked meal (generally speaking) before facing the cotton candy and candy apple distractions of the Big E midway.
Besides its own building, each state is granted its own special day at the Big E. Connecticut Day is Wednesday, Sept. 21.
Highlights of Connecticut Day include music from the Coastal Chordsmen (11 a.m.); Wintergreen Magnet Chorus (noon); The Savage Brothers Band (at 1 and 2:15 p.m.); The Second Company of the Governor’s Foot Guard Band at 3:45 p.m.; the Mass-Conn Fusion Band (6 and 7 p.m.); and The Shovel Head Band (8:45 p.m.).
There’s also a second "Back Stage on CT" performance area at the Connecticut Building, where the bands will be Sal Basile (10 a.m. and 2 p.m.); The Stingrays (noon and 4 p.m.); and Gilleese Band (6 p.m.). There are appearances by a Mark Twain impersonator at 1:45 p.m. and an appearance by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman at 4:45 p.m. The Trampoline Place will do flips on the front lawn at 11 a.m., noon and 2:45 p.m. Special attention will be paid to Connecticut during that evening’s Big E Mardi Gras Parade at 8 p.m., and there’s a separate Connecticut Day Parade at 5 p.m.
One hundred years is a major milestone, but the buildings in the Big E's historic Storrowtown Village date back to the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
More contemporary attractions this year include live performances on the Xfinity Arena stage by alt-rockers X Ambassadors (Sept. 23); singer and songwriter Elle King (Sept. 24); country stars Maren Morris (Sept. 25) and Lee Brice (Sept. 30); and blues guitarist George Thorogood (Oct. 1).
The Court of Honor Stage welcomes country duo Rick & Kelly Dale (Sept. 16); disco diva Gloria Gaynor (Sept. 17 and 18); pop-folk paragons Pure Prairie League (Sept. 19 and 20); sonorous siblings The Cowsills (Sept. 21 to 23); '70s popsmith Stephen Bishop (who's responsible for both "On and On" and the "Animal House" theme song; Sept. 26-29); and singer and guitarist Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad fame (Sept. 30 through Oct. 2).
The Big E has daily Grande Mardi Gras parades. The Big E has Clydesdales pulling beer wagons. The Big E has circus acts and puppet shows. The Big E has the Swifty Swine Racing Pigs. The Big E has musket-firing demonstrations and cowboys shooting guns on horseback. The Big E has New England crafts, items imported from other countries, clothing, appliances, furniture and a multitude of other products for sale.
The Big E has butter sculptures. The Big E has its own distinctive cream puffs, and adds new and crazier foods every year. This year's food additions include a blueberry pierogi sundae from Millie's Pierogi; an 18-inch sauerkraut-topped bratwurst, enormous Bavarian pretzels, fried Camembert cheese and a "Munich corn dog" from Wurst Haus; chicken with maple bacon waffles from the Deep South Food Company; and deep-fried bacon macaroni and cheese balls from E.B. restaurant. You can read more about this year's crazy culinary creations at ctnow.com/bigeats2016.
A lot of traditions can build up over a century. More are being added every year.
THE EASTERN STATES EXPOSITION runs Sept. 16 through Oct. 2 at Exposition Park, 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. Gates open at 8 a.m. Midway attractions operate weekdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. The Avenue of States (including the Connecticut Building) and historic Storrowton Village are open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Crafts Common and most other special buildings and exhibits are open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. General admission is $15, $10 for children and free for children under 5. Passes and discounts are available. Information: thebige.com | http://www.ctnow.com/arts-theater/hc-whats-happening-at-big-e-2016-20160829-story.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/9f8839cec1a514dd8576f3b0976aefb85a599a94ed2eb4ac7c5541153003c11e.json |
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"Hartford Courant"
] | 2016-08-26T13:09:28 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Fthings-to-do%2Fhc-marteka-red-hill-woods-0821-20160820-column.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57b83ee8/turbine/hc-marteka-red-hill-woods-0821-20160820 | en | null | Branford's Red Hill Woods: From Selectman's Stones To Indian Ledges | null | null | www.ctnow.com | A pile of rocks along the trails of Branford's Red Hill Woods tells a story of long-ago border patrols along the Guilford line. The rocks have various years etched into them, some dating back to the late 1800s, denoting the times when the borders were checked and rechecked in the days before Google maps.
Matt Reed, a member of the Branford Land Trust's board of directors, stood in front of two dozen hikers who spent a few hours on a recent Saturday exploring the wilds of the newest northern Branford preserve and explained the history of the stones.
"The selectmen would walk together along the boundary lines between the towns and then carve initials or a date or put something on a stone," he said.
The trust is in the process of raising $200,000 to complete its purchase of 29 acres in the northeastern portion of town, part of a contiguous swath of land stretching from I-95 to the north and Long Island Sound to the south. Included in this fundraising effort is the purchase of Spectacle Island, a pink granite outcrop in Long Island Sound off the shore of the Indian Neck part of town. The uninhabited island — at least void of humans — offers a place for shorebirds to nest and a resting spot for harbor seals during their migrations.
Before the hike began — one of a series of guided jaunts in August and September — the trust displayed a map of Red Hill within 950 acres of unfragmented coastal forest from Guilford's Westwood trails to the east and, one of my favorites, the Washburn Preserve along the sound. In between is the town's 450-acre Stony Creek Quarry Preserve, its quarry having provided beautiful pink granite for places like the base of the Statue of Liberty and Brooklyn Bridge.
The hike began in the wetlands and across streams that feed the watersheds of Hoadley and Jarvis creeks on the Branford-Guilford border. The paths in Red Hill connect to Westwoods and also contain a portion of the Branford Trail, a 28-mile-long path that circles the town. Reed said that the land is "quite a nice piece that fits together nicely from what's downstream from us."
The walk included boardwalks across sensitive wetland areas and streams that are a habitat for the spotted turtle and eastern box turtle, two species of special concern in the state. The trail, lined with ferns, continued through forests filled with huge trees.
As the trail wound its way closer to I-95, it climbed over huge swaths of large rocks — a dumping ground for the spoils of highway construction. The trail then wound its way through another patch of forest before reaching the must-see area of the property: huge rock outcroppings and a Native American shelter.
The hikers were dwarfed by the huge rock outcroppings as Reed pointed out that projectile points and other evidence of Indian habitation and hunting have been found underground, proof that native people lived and hunted there. The shelter is quite impressive and almost cave-like, a rarity in Connecticut, especially along the shoreline.
The trail snakes along the bottom edge of the rock formations and passes a huge, glacial erratic boulder seemingly held in place by a large tree that has grown up and alongside. The trail then passes by the selectman's stones and back to the parking area.
Some of my favorite hikes over the years have been in this shoreline town. Part of that reason is the land trust and town have done a nice job not only acquiring land, but also showcasing it with trails and well-designed maps. Red Hill is another great addition in a town that has saved nearly 30 percent of its open space.
Guided walks will be held at 10 a.m. on Sept. 10 and 24. Take Leetes Island Road and turn on Red Hill Road and continue past Van Wie Pond and park along the gravel lane. The trailhead is at the end of the road. Visit branfordlandtrust.org for more information. | http://www.ctnow.com/things-to-do/hc-marteka-red-hill-woods-0821-20160820-column.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/fa892630597a18e598940dd231637cc59c8bdcb314aadcdec1d6c693af4f9e47.json |
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"Hartford Courant"
] | 2016-08-26T13:04:18 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Farts-theater%2Fmuseums%2Fhc-frog-exhibit-mystic-aquarium-20160831-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bf009b/turbine/hc-frog-exhibit-mystic-aquarium-20160831 | en | null | Live, Interactive Frogs Exhibit At Mystic Aquarium | null | null | www.ctnow.com | More than 30 species of frogs populate 1,000 square feet of Mystic Aquarium in an exhibit that explores everything from the mystery of nocturnal species to the chilling behavior of predator frogs.
Frogs!, through interactive panels and live specimens, teaches about the beginning stages of these amphibians' life cycle, how we can protect them from extinction, their adaptations, features, environments and more.
Mystic Aquarium, at 55 Coogan Blvd, is open daily through Labor Day 9 a.m. to 5:50 p.m. General admission is $34.99; $29.99 for seniors; $28.99 ages 13 to 17; ages 3 to 12 $24.99; free for under 2. Coupons for admission can be found at most Dunkin Donuts stores. Open daily through Labor Day 9 a.m. to 5:50 p.m. 860-572-5955 and mysticaquarium.org. | http://www.ctnow.com/arts-theater/museums/hc-frog-exhibit-mystic-aquarium-20160831-story.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/a678e03db22629ba54da17ceca06e8754aa029bbd7e06441a6ac2db52268c4ed.json |
[
"Hartford Courant",
"John Adamian"
] | 2016-08-26T13:08:06 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Fmusic%2Fhc-arc-iris-cafe-nine-0901-20160831-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bf002a/turbine/hc-arc-iris-cafe-nine-0901-20160831 | en | null | Eclectic Arc Iris At Cafe Nine | null | null | www.ctnow.com | Arc Isis is the project that the Low Anthem's Jocie Adams started after leaving that band. It's similarly brooding chamber-folk, but with a willingness to delve into beats and layered synthetic touches.
Arc Iris just released its second full-length, "Moon Saloon," in August. The band continues to push into ambitious directions, with string sections, brass, banjo, a vocal chorus, elaborate arrangements, and cascading background textures. Fans of the move toward larger more orchestral settings that Joanna Newsom made on her second full-length will appreciate what Adams is up to. Or, going back further, those who enjoy the lush layering of the Free Design will be ready for Arc Iris.
This is art music that happens to be steeped in soft pop, glam, contemporary classical, Tropicalia and Broadway. It might be played in a rock club, but Adams is piecing together elements from all kind of traditions. It makes sense that Adams and her crew have worked on a ballet; Arc Iris makes complex music with rich narrative and visual storytelling potential.
Arc Iris plays at Cafe Nine, 250 State St., New Haven, at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 to $12. 203-789-8281 and cafenine.com. | http://www.ctnow.com/music/hc-arc-iris-cafe-nine-0901-20160831-story.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/f6f4526d95d63f6473cc8bd2937916ed0e432ca7ed7be3b60a69da19debfa18b.json |
[
"Hartford Courant",
"Michael Hamad"
] | 2016-08-29T20:46:57 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Fmusic%2Fhc-dinosaur-jr-college-street-music-hall-new-haven-0901-20160831-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57c499df/turbine/hc-dinosaur-jr-college-street-music-hall-new-haven-0901-20160831 | en | null | Stronger, Deeper Dinosaur Jr. At College Street | null | null | www.ctnow.com | If you've ever been to a Dinosaur Jr. show, you might still be able to dial up the sound of J. Mascis' guitar — creamy, distorted, dry and loud, it's like getting bashed over the head with a twin-size mattress — in your head.
I can. In 1993, the Amherst, Mass., trio played to gatherings of hippies and punks at northeastern colleges and smallish clubs, behind the release of "Where You Been." The volume was disgusting, disorienting, unwelcoming and also sort of beautiful. (The band sold its own brand of ear plugs, which came in a fluorescent green case.)
"It was an unspoken agreement, between J. and [bassist] Lou [Barlow] especially, but I agreed, too," drummer Murph says. "It was just kind of the ultimate statement: Not only are we not going to be polite and turn down within reason, volume-wise, we're going to be, like, SO loud. It really was a conscious effort: Screw everybody, man, this is how we are, and if you don't like it, tough."
By that point, Dinosaur Jr. had already been around for nearly a decade, though its original lineup (Mascis, Barlow and Murph) had already splintered; Barlow was fired in 1989, and Mike Johnson was playing bass on tour.
Barlow, who went on to form Sebadoh, returned in 2005. Since then, Dinosaur Jr.'s three founding members have been together longer than the first go-round (roughly 1984-89), and the band's recorded output, remarkably, is stronger and deeper. "Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not," Dinosaur Jr.'s 11th studio album (its fourth since 2007), was released earlier this year.
Dinosaur Jr. plays College Street Music Hall in New Haven on Wednesday, Sept. 7, with Cloud Nothings opening.
"All they were listening to at that point was thrash," Murph says. "They were very strict about their musical tastes, to the point where I found it to be almost oppressive. I was the guy who wanted to mix it up, and they were like, 'No, it's gotta be this!' Really stringent." The volume, he says, was part of that strict ethic: "This is how it's gotta be, no matter what."
Mascis is an Amherst lifer. Barlow moved to Westfield, Mass., from Michigan when he was 12, while Murph's family relocated from Greenwich to Amherst in 1980, when he was in high school.
"The first thing I noticed was what a hippie town it was," Murph says. "There were kids in town playing bongos and forming drum circles. In Connecticut, we definitely didn't have that where I grew up."
Dinosaur Jr.'s early heaviness, Murph adds, was "a reaction to all that stuff that was exclusive to Amherst. J. and Lou felt that a lot."
The hippie/punk divide existed within the band itself.
"I was kind of a hippie-punk," Murph says. "I remember going to a show with J. and a girlfriend of his at Irving Plaza in New York City. It was Minor Threat and MDC [Million Dead Cops]. I was into drinking beer and smoking weed, but those guys were completely straight-edge."
At one point, Minor Threat frontman Ian MacKaye stopped the show.
"He starts preaching: 'You shouldn't do that to your bodies. It's not cool.' He's super-straight-edge, and I'm on the balcony with a beer and a joint. It was a direct thing in the band. It definitely created some tension."
Looking at Dinosaur Jr. tour schedules from the late '80s, one notices: The band had a presence in the Netherlands, Germany, the U.K., Australia and elsewhere. Other countries, it seems, appreciated the band before we did.
"It was the energy," Murph says. "We were loud and really sloppy. We were still kind of learning how to play. I think people [in the U.S.] were more concerned with packaging and refinement, and they were into that raw energy. ... People here were like, 'Uhhh, I think you need to practice a little more.'"
Recording sessions for "Give a Glimpse" took place in Mascis' basement studio. "When we first started, [Mascis] didn't really have a lot of songs," Murph says. "Once we started recording, the floodgates opened, and all of a sudden ideas just started flowing."
Mascis wrote nine of the 11 songs on "Give a Glimpse" (Barlow contributed two: "Love Is..." and "Left/Right"). He phrases vocal melodies like George Harrison, emphasizing the offbeats (think: "I Want To Tell You," "Taxman" or half a dozen others). Some melodies are exceedingly pretty, and there's weariness in his delivery; "Where's my time, where we met, where I find, right in line," Mascis sings on the bridge of "Be a Part," before a chiming guitar solo, "The space to shine is all a blip, and so am I."
Mascis and Barlow are introverts. Murph, the extrovert, acts as the mediator.
"I kind of let myself get put in that role, but also I'm just a super-outgoing person," he says. "I met these two people who are super-introverted. I just felt like it was my job to bridge that gap, because I was like, 'What's wrong with these guys?' I'm the opposite."
All three band members live in Western Massachusetts. (Barlow, who lived in Los Angeles for nearly two decades, moved to Greenfield more than a year ago.) The proximity makes it easier to record, Murph says, but it doesn't mean they hang out regularly.
"It's funny: I thought with Lou moving back that we would start practicing at regular intervals, but it actually hasn't changed at all," Murph says. "It's the same as when Lou lived in L.A. If anything, we meet less now that we're all in the same radius."
But why the current streak? What's different now that allows Mascis, Barlow and Murph to work together without conflict, and why is the music stronger than ever?
"We have a manager who's really good," Murph says. "He wants us to stay around and work. He's become an integral part of the band. He and J. have become business guys together."
The second reason: family.
"J. and Lou now have kids, so it has really changed," Murph says. "Now it's like our jobs. We have to do this. We're not just going out to see what happens. It's a totally different focus."
DINOSAUR JR. performs at College Street Music Hall in New Haven on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 8 p.m., with Cloud Nothings opening. Tickets are $28-$30. collegestreetmusichall.com | http://www.ctnow.com/music/hc-dinosaur-jr-college-street-music-hall-new-haven-0901-20160831-story.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/aba559407fc0d80ce7b0b13886b1154dd04ff506272b3e5f40ced3507df7af14.json |
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"Michael Hamad"
] | 2016-08-26T13:06:35 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Fmusic%2Fhc-wallflowers-toyota-oakdale-theatre-wallingford-20160822-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bc7bb6/turbine/hc-wallflowers-toyota-oakdale-theatre-wallingford-20160822 | en | null | Jakob Dylan's Wallflowers Still Connecting With Classics | null | null | www.ctnow.com | The Wallflowers haven't released a new album since 2012's "Glad All Over." That doesn't keep singer-songwriter Jakob Dylan from playing shows.
"I'm just always playing, sometimes for stretches of weeks or months, sometimes just a few days," Dylan says. "I can pick and choose."
The Wallflowers, who'll perform at Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford on Saturday, Aug. 27, had hits in the mid-'90s with "6th Avenue Heartache," "The Difference," and especially classic-rock radio staple "One Headlight," all of which appeared on "Bringing Down the Horse," an album that turns 20 this year.
Blues Traveler, another roots-rock group with '90s cred, is scheduled to play the Oakdale show (lead singer/harmonica virtuoso John Popper recently underwent emergency surgery). G. Love and Special Sauce and Howie Day are also on the bill.
Dylan, 46, the youngest child of Bob Dylan and Sara Lownds, formed the Wallflowers in the late 1980s with guitarist Tobi Miller. The first lineup released a self-titled album in 1992.
Soon after, Dylan, keyboardist Rami Jaffee and some notable guests (Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell, drummer Matt Chamberlain, Jayhawks singer Gary Louris and others) entered sessions with producer T-Bone Burnett; "Bringing Down the Horse," released in 1996, reached the fourth-highest spot on the Billboard 200 and yielded four hit singles.
Two decades later, nearly half of the songs on "Horse" still find their way into current Wallflowers set lists.
"I don't know why some records translate to lots of people and some don't," Dylan says. "The songs connected with people, and good records begin with good songs. That's never going to change. Those songs reached a lot of people."
Three more studio albums — "Breach," "Red Letter Days" and "Rebel, Sweetheart" — followed in the 2000s. Band members came and went. Dylan recorded two solo albums: 2008's "Seeing Things" and "Women + Country," from 2010.
"Glad All Over," the last Wallflowers record, featured a guest appearance by Mick Jones of the Clash. For part of the album, Dylan experimented with group songwriting, bringing in pages of lyrics instead of completed songs.
"Some of the guys I'd played with over the years came back, and everybody collectively wanted to try something a little different," Dylan says. "That's not necessarily something that I would do again without it having presented itself as creatively a good idea. There's no reason to do that just because people want to do that. It has to be for the better of what you're all doing."
Jaffee and two other longtime players, guitarist Stuart Mathis and bassist Greg Richling, parted ways with Dylan when the album cycle ended. Dylan now tours with a backing band of Nashville musicians.
"I can't tell exactly where it's going to settle," he says. "If I was making a record right now, I'd probably have more of an idea. But a lot of people can play these songs and I think it's always getting better and better, if you were going to ask me."
Instead of working up new Wallflowers material, Dylan is recording a set of California-based songs from 1965, with Beck, Neil Young, Norah Jones, Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) and others — a break, he says, from the "treadmill of having to express yourself every year." The project has since morphed into a film.
"Twenty-five years later, you're bound to hit an impasse: What do I want to sing about this year? I took the chance to sing some other people's songs with some cool people," Dylan says.
Through all the lineup changes and recording-industry shifts, Dylan still enjoys performing.
"Those two hours on stage is a high-wire act," he says. "You win big and you lose big. That's different than making records and sitting around and talking about things all day long. It's an in-the-moment type of thing, which is very unique."
The demands of touring, he adds, are partly responsible for the changes in the Wallflowers.
"Some people just grow out of it. I haven't, and I don't plan to. … A lot of people don't want to travel. You're just constantly traveling, and you're seeing new people and places every day. A lot of people want the same routine every day. I don't."
Through it all, Dylan's not one to pine for the good old days.
"When we made ['Bringing Down the Horse'], we didn't sit around talking about how successful the group could or couldn't be. We were just excited to make a new record and keep moving forward. There's a lot of freedom in that. ... There was a certain point when that record seemed to belong to everyone but us. You feel like you're along for that ride, and you lose a bit of control."
THE WALLFLOWERS perform with Blues Traveler, G. Love and Special Sauce and Howie Day at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford on Aug. 27 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $38-$48. oakdale.com. | http://www.ctnow.com/music/hc-wallflowers-toyota-oakdale-theatre-wallingford-20160822-story.html | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/35babd8f27427ea019d1399164d0a61645d1c4b08e8d0b50d5b2ab22e8e66caa.json |
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"Hartford Courant"
] | 2016-08-26T13:08:55 | null | 2016-08-06T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Ffamily%2Fhc-marteka-woodbury-whittemore-sanctuary-0807-20160806-column.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57a5cac5/turbine/hc-marteka-woodbury-whittemore-sanctuary-0807-20160806 | en | null | An Amusing Hike Through Whittemore Sanctuary On The Banks Of Lake Quassapaug | null | null | www.ctnow.com | The sounds of children laughing and splashing echoed across the surface of Lake Quassapaug. The clickety-clack of a wooden roller coaster and the sounds of distant screams mixed in with a flock of Canada geese splashing as they landed in the water. A far-off loudspeaker bellowed about a missing child.
Middlebury's Quassy Amusement Park can be seen in the distance from the nook of a cove filled with tall white pines within Flanders Nature Center and Land Trust's Whittemore Sanctuary. The amusement park, loaded with visitors on a hot summer afternoon, stands in stark contrast to a solitary sanctuary visitor surrounded only by the natural world.
The 686-acre preserve, straddles the border between the two northwestern towns of Woodbury and Middlebury, with the lake's western shore serving as the dividing line. Stand on shore and you are in Woodbury. Wade into the water and you are in Middlebury.
According to the land trust, the sanctuary has been in existence since 1965, when Flanders signed a lease with the J.H. Whittemore Corp. The trust managed the sanctuary until it was able to buy it in 1999. A bronze plaque notes the sanctuary is "open to the public for passive recreation and environmental education" — which is kind of the definition of a sanctuary.
My favorite spot along the more than 8 miles of trails is in the middle of the preserve, at a place on the map simply called "bird blind" and overlooking a body of water known as the "bog." There you will find a spacious wooden bird blind dedicated to Elizabeth "Betty" Root, a "friend of birds." Although I'm not much of a birder myself, I find repose sitting here as a strong wind blows across the bog filled with water lilies and large dead trees.
The nearly 4-mile loop trail around the sanctuary's perimeter is marked with white blazes. The path begins and ends at the main parking area along Route 64. Following the path counterclockwise — I always follow a loop trail in this direction for some unknown reason — the trail passes through a huge swath of jumbled boulders before passing along the banks of the lake with its views south to the park.
Quassy began as a New Haven Railroad "trolley park" in 1908. The trolleys would bring people to the park on weekends to ride the merry-go-round, dance under the pavilion and in the halls, or paddle and swim in the waters of Lake Quassapaug — a Native American Indian name meaning "big pond" or "big rock." In 1937, three Waterbury businessmen purchased the park: John Frantzis, who used to sell ice cream and lemonade at the park; George Terezakis, who once sold popcorn; and Mike Leon, who sold hot dogs and created the Quassy of today.
The eastern portion of the park is beautiful, with trails snaking through fern-covered forest floors and under huge white pines. According to the trust, the forest on the property is "one of the oldest privately managed forests in Connecticut, containing planted white pine, regenerated oak and several large laurel and tulip tree stands." There are plenty of side trails down to the banks of the lake.
Another neat feature of the sanctuary is the "Old East West Road" that runs along the preserve's southern portion. Hikers will easily be able to pick out exactly where the old road ran with huge maples hulking over the road and ribbons of stone walls bordering it. It's almost a journey into the past, as it is easy to imagine stagecoaches, horses and farmers in wagons using this road before Route 64 was built.
Sure, you can board the Quassy Express Train or strap yourself into the Wooden Warrior roller coaster or splash down The Big Flush. But those looking for a quieter journey can drop the kids off at the park and explore the thrills and excitement of the natural world.
If you go: Take I-84 to Exit 17 and follow the signs for "amusement park" along Route 64 west. The sanctuary is about a half-mile past Quassy Amusement Park, the first right turn after you cross into Woodbury. Visit www.flandersnaturecenter.org/pdfs/whittemore_sanctuary.pdf for a detailed map of the sanctuary. | http://www.ctnow.com/family/hc-marteka-woodbury-whittemore-sanctuary-0807-20160806-column.html | en | 2016-08-06T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/432f45ec6a12d3498b788eb691770f583a2fe0625974577bb0fc7edb751f98b7.json |
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"Leeanne Griffin"
] | 2016-08-29T16:47:02 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Ffood-drink%2Fctnow-mohegan-sun-hosts-new-england-food-truck-festival-20160829-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57c44c7b/turbine/ctnow-mohegan-sun-hosts-new-england-food-truck-festival-20160829 | en | null | Mohegan Sun Hosts New England Food Truck Festival | null | null | www.ctnow.com | The New England Food Truck Fest at Mohegan Sun runs Sept. 3 from noon to 10 p.m. and Sept. 4 from noon to 6 p.m. in the casino's Winter Parking Lot, with more than 30 trucks, kids’ activities, live bands and fireworks.
Participating food trucks will serve a wide range of items, including fried chicken, lobster rolls, grilled cheese, tacos, barbecue, cupcakes and doughnuts.
Admission is $5; children under 12 are free. Food is purchased separately. Information: nefoodtruckfestmohegansun.com. | http://www.ctnow.com/food-drink/ctnow-mohegan-sun-hosts-new-england-food-truck-festival-20160829-story.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/810cde6c5185883296270721e28553b9c3a65e2181476fa6df97c0f5f4b93160.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T16:47:03 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Fmovies%2Fhc-hieronymus-bosch-cinestudio-trinity-college-hartford-20160831-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57c45287/turbine/hc-hieronymus-bosch-cinestudio-trinity-college-hartford-20160831 | en | null | 'Hieronymus Bosch: Touched By The Devil' At Cinestudio | null | null | www.ctnow.com | Very little is known about Hieronymus Bosch, the Dutch painter who created fantastical visions of heaven and hell, most famously the triptych "Garden of Earthly Delights," a rich and often frightening collection of angels, devils, peaceful and terrified animals, sunny skies and dark, fiery pits.
A documentary showing at Cinestudio in Hartford attempts to shed the light on this individualistic, and unique, painter.
In "Hieronymus Bosch: Touched by the Devil," a team of art historians travel worldwide to closely examine Bosch's paintings to discover his artistic and thought processes, and to determine whether some disputed works were created by Bosch or by someone else.
The film will be shown Sunday to Wednesday, Sept. 4 to 7, at the theater at 300 Summit St. on the campus of Trinity College in Hartford. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. daily, with a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Sunday. Admission is $9, $7 for students. cinestudio.org. | http://www.ctnow.com/movies/hc-hieronymus-bosch-cinestudio-trinity-college-hartford-20160831-story.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/ab743c9201fdead5169dfe16326ac7a3e23868551527e19a8bbe2d7e2f226f05.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T14:47:16 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Fmovies%2Fhc-norman-lear-documentary-at-real-art-ways-20160831-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57c6d748/turbine/hc-norman-lear-documentary-at-real-art-ways-20160831 | en | null | Norman Lear Documentary At Real Art Ways For Three Screenings | null | null | www.ctnow.com | A documentary about Norman Lear, who grew up in Hartford and graduated from Weaver High in 1940 before going on to become a giant in the history of TV, will be shown in three screenings at Real Art Ways in Hartford.
"Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You" chronicles the career of the New Haven-born producer who created "All in the Family," "Maude," "The Jeffersons" and "Good Times." In the film he discusses his parents, who heavily influenced the creation of the "All in the Family" couple Archie and Edith Bunker.
Showtime is 7:20 p.m. Friday to Sunday, Sept. 2 to 4, at the art space at 56 Arbor St. in Hartford. Admission is $11, $7 seniors and students, $5 members, $4 senior and student members. realartways.org. | http://www.ctnow.com/movies/hc-norman-lear-documentary-at-real-art-ways-20160831-story.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/59e90c19beec12dbd68710fa859fcf2b579ff35df68b698e6564351b25e60284.json |
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"Associated Press",
"Mary Esch"
] | 2016-08-26T13:05:21 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Ftravel%2Fhc-travel-moose-trek-trail-new-york-adirondack-20160827-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bde2de/turbine/hc-travel-moose-trek-trail-new-york-adirondack-20160827 | en | null | Wandering Moose Inspires 400-Mile Algonquin To Adirondack Trail | null | null | www.ctnow.com | NEWCOMB, N.Y. — The 400-mile trek of a radio-collared moose named Alice is the inspiration for a proposed hiking trail from Ontario's forested Algonquin Park to the heart of New York's Adirondack Mountains.
Planners of the A2A — Algonquin to Adirondack — Trail liken it to Spain's famous Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route, with the added benefit of preserving an important wildlife migration corridor between two vast wilderness regions.
"This is one of last great migration routes. It's an area where wildlife can regenerate itself," said Emily Conger, chair of the trail committee for the A2A Collaborative, the Ontario-based nonprofit conservation group behind the project.
Still in the planning stage with no definite route, the A2A will combine existing trails and roads following the general track taken by Alice, a moose radio-collared by New York wildlife workers in 1998 and released in a remote forest area in the central Adirondack town of Newcomb.
For two years, researchers tracked Alice as she swam across lakes, traversed the U.S. Army's Fort Drum, swam the St. Lawrence River and loped across Canada's busy Highway 401 before eventually reaching the 3,000-square-mile Algonquin Park, where she died of unknown causes. Her remains were found in 2001.
"We want to create a trail system that is not only a destination, but also elevates the concept of wildlife corridors and connectivity of landscapes," said Sarah Walsh, with New York's Department of Environmental Conservation who serves privately as A2A's volunteer president. "People will be able to experience the way Alice made this journey."
A2A Collaborative Mary Esch/Associated Press Sarah Walsh, president of the trail committee for the A2A Collaborative in Lansdowne, Ontario, pauses at the shore of Rich Lake along a trail at the Adirondack Interpretive Center, where the 400-mile A2A Trail is proposed to begin. Sarah Walsh, president of the trail committee for the A2A Collaborative in Lansdowne, Ontario, pauses at the shore of Rich Lake along a trail at the Adirondack Interpretive Center, where the 400-mile A2A Trail is proposed to begin. (Mary Esch/Associated Press)
The Adirondack section of the trail most likely will start in Newcomb at the Adirondack Interpretive Center, a nature center where the College of Environmental Science and Forestry tracked Alice. From there, it will meander through hardwood and evergreen forest interspersed with bogs, streams and lakes.
A tentative plan includes 192 miles of existing hiking trails, 56 miles of rail-trail, 60 miles of main roads and 115 miles of back roads. Coordinators plan to engage communities along the route to provide amenities for trail-walkers.
Conger envisions something similar to the 375-mile stretch of the Camino de Santiago trail in Spain that she walked in 2014, starting in the rugged Pyrenees and traveling through villages, vineyards, farms and forests. Along the way, pilgrims were welcomed into cafes, shops and inns in communities that had a thriving tourist industry because of the trail.
"The A2A can bring a similar economic boost for small towns in northern New York and eastern Ontario," Conger said.
A series of trail-promoting events is in the works along the Canadian section starting this fall, with a goal of seeing the full route completed in five years, Conger said.
Neil Woodworth, executive director of the Adirondack Mountain Club, which has been building and maintaining trails in the region for more than 90 years, said the A2A Trail is feasible but will take considerable resources. The club hasn't been asked to work on the A2A, but for the next few years, Woodworth said his organization is committed to building the Adirondack leg of the 4,600-mile North Country National Scenic Trail that stretches from North Dakota to Lake Champlain.
Walsh concedes that the A2A Trail has many obstacles outside the park boundaries, but the organization will work with civic groups, greenways, land trusts and others to design a route that communities will embrace. She said the Appalachian Trail, maintained by 31 trail clubs and many partnerships from Georgia to Maine, provides inspiration.
"It took decades to complete the Appalachian Trail," she said. "We've only been working on this for less than two years." | http://www.ctnow.com/travel/hc-travel-moose-trek-trail-new-york-adirondack-20160827-story.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/17fa6d8f4126125be5ed15d61fac1105b09dbc72c6e1d25ada1e9bef3cea7fb4.json |
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"Susan Dunne"
] | 2016-08-29T16:46:56 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Fmovies%2Fhc-rob-zombies-31-20160831-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57c4503c/turbine/hc-rob-zombies-31-20160831 | en | null | Sneak Preview Of Rob Zombie's '31' | null | null | www.ctnow.com | Rob Zombie's new horror movie, "31," is being released nationwide next month, just in time for Halloween. But this week, theaters around the country are showing a sneak preview of the movie along with two music videos and an interview with the director.
"31" tells the story of kidnapped carnival workers who must fight for their lives.
The movie will be shown Thursday, Sept. 1, at 7 p.m. at Cinemark Enfield, Cinemark Buckland Hills in Manchester, Connecticut Post 14 in Milford, AMC Plainville, AMC Danbury 16, Regal Brass Mill 12 in Waterbury, as well as Cinemark West Springfield in Massachusetts.
The film will be shown with the music videos "Gore Whore" and "Get Your Boots On," a Q&A with Zombie and a behind-the-scenes featurette. Prices vary theater to theater. fathomevents.com. | http://www.ctnow.com/movies/hc-rob-zombies-31-20160831-story.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/50a80ca2edbea7eed0a54917356df862705a2320fcf5fdb7bfe69156fd5d8faa.json |
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"Hartford Courant",
"John Adamian"
] | 2016-08-26T13:05:41 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Fmusic%2Fhc-gary-clark-jr-oakdale-0901-20160831-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bf00a9/turbine/hc-gary-clark-jr-oakdale-0901-20160831 | en | null | Gary Clark Jr. At The Oakdale | null | null | www.ctnow.com | Gary Clark Jr. is from Austin, Texas. His guitar playing and singing have connected with fans of older music, while still putting a modern update on things.
As a genre, a form and an aesthetic, the blues have spread around the world, but the fact that Clark comes from a city with deep roots in the blues somehow gives an added weight to his music — and the way that it gestures confidently toward rock, hip-hop, soul and country. He's opened for and played with the Rolling Stones in addition to performing with legends like Eric Clapton.
Guitar heroics turn some listeners off, but Clark can shred while making his instrument scream and sing with expressive electric ferocity. Music buffs who think the world has declined since the demise of Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan might find hope in Clark's bold playing.
Clark released "The Story of Sonny Boy Slim" last year, a record that has plenty of gospel, roots, hip-hop and rock touches, but which has a warm Southern soul vibe, particularly on slower jams like the smoldering "Our Love." And he's not above the pleasures of simple forceful strumming, aided by sweet coo-ing backing vocals, like on the devotional stomp of "Church."
Gary Clark Jr. plays at Toyota Presents Oakdale Theater, 95 S. Turnpike Road, Wallingford, on Thursday, Sept. 1, at 8 p.m. $32.50. 203-265-1501 and livenation.com. | http://www.ctnow.com/music/hc-gary-clark-jr-oakdale-0901-20160831-story.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/9a82c006e85f47ef4a503a2a7496d64156da2766f6790ba0e4e39f2ad295676e.json |
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As I watched monarch butterflies fly up and down across fields of Queen Anne's lace and Black-eyed Susans or distant sailboats navigating Block Island Bay to the Atlantic Ocean, my mind kept coming back to a plan to build a magnesium plant. That was once the future of a 17-acre parcel at the mouth of Quiambog Cove in Stonington.
In the 1960s, the battle was billed as a fight to save the last unpolluted cove in the state as a Pennsylvania industrialist proposed the plant and residents and conservationists gathered in opposition. A 1966 Hartford Courant article noted that many people believed the "cove's natural beauty will be destroyed as the new plant disrupts the balance of nature there."
The Rocky Shoreline Peter Marteka / Hartford Courant The rocky shoreline of Knox Preserve in Stonington. The rocky shoreline of Knox Preserve in Stonington. (Peter Marteka / Hartford Courant)
The plant was never built and the land was donated to the Avalonia Land Conservancy in 1985 by David Knox, who tried unsuccessfully to build a house on the property. It seems this patch of open space along the sea was always meant to be preserved.
I arrived at the 17-acre Knox Preserve in the middle of the day and noticed a line of cars along Wilcox Road. People crabbing, or maybe kayaking, I thought, since I rarely have company at a preserve during the week. And then I began walking the trails and met a father with his two small children. Then two young women carrying a picnic basket and blanket. Then a quick hello to a man with a British accent.
Apparently, the preserve is the Stonington place to be.
Knox Preserve Peter Marteka / Hartford Courant Trails at the Avalonia Land Conservancy's Knox Preserve wind through fields filled with wildflowers and along the edge of a tidal pond. Trails at the Avalonia Land Conservancy's Knox Preserve wind through fields filled with wildflowers and along the edge of a tidal pond. (Peter Marteka / Hartford Courant)
It instantly became one of my favorite spots along the shoreline. There's only about a half-mile of trails, but like a kid on a merry-go-round you want to go around and around, exploring every tidal pool and watching every dragonfly and butterfly crossing over the fields and old orchard bordered by stone walls.
Visitors enter the preserve after passing an inlet on the cove with a dock and the Miner Burial Ground, Stonington's oldest cemetery, which makes up the eastern point of Quiambog. Some of the stones date back to the late 1600s, including one of broken brownstone that marks the grave of Lt. Elnathan Miner, who died in 1756 at 85 years of age and served for 27 years as town clerk. The stonework on old graves is always fascinating, so plan to spend some time before or after your hike.
The Miner Cemetery Peter Marteka / Hartford Courant The Miner Cemetery, located next to the preserve, is the oldest one in the town of Stonington with graves dating back to the early 1700s. The Miner Cemetery, located next to the preserve, is the oldest one in the town of Stonington with graves dating back to the early 1700s. (Peter Marteka / Hartford Courant)
The main loop trail runs along the rocky banks of the cove, with several side paths going down to the water. Fish dart in and out of the brown algae's airsacks as it sways with the incoming tide. The trail winds its way to an overlook of the Shore Line East railroad tracks. During my stay, several trains passed by as I waved and the engineer gave me two short blasts on the horn in return.
The views across the tracks are outstanding, overlooking Fishers Island and Block Island Sound out to the Atlantic Ocean — a non-Long Island Sound view that is a rarity in Connecticut. About a dozen sailboats can be seen in the distance.
Overlook Peter Marteka / Hartford Courant A view from an overlook at the preserve across the Shoreline East tracks out over Block Island Sound to Fishers Island. A view from an overlook at the preserve across the Shoreline East tracks out over Block Island Sound to Fishers Island. (Peter Marteka / Hartford Courant)
Trails pass through a small forest and along stone walls that once penned in orchards. More trails pass through fields filled with birds, with some portions off-limits until the end of August to help ground-nesting avians to survive. There are a half-dozen informational signs along the trails, installed by Trinity College, that describe the ecosystems visitors are passing from temperate grasslands to marshlands as well as the birds you will see.
Readers of this column know how excited I get after discovering a preserve along one of the East Coast's most developed shorelines. And the Knox Preserve is one of the best I've seen. And to think it almost became the home of a magnesium plant.
If you go: Take Route 1 to Wilcox Road several miles east of Mystic. There is parking along the northern side of Wilcox Road. Visit avalonialandconservancy.org for a trail map. | http://www.ctnow.com/things-to-do/hc-marteka-knox-preserve-stonington-0828-20160827-column.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/af3b99e3c4d175e6f90c7225da763056163b1b2856c72758efa6d9a5a5f378b0.json |
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"Hartford Courant",
"Michael Hamad"
] | 2016-08-26T13:08:19 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Fmusic%2Fhc-izzy-true-wamleg-wallingford-20160825-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bdb021/turbine/hc-izzy-true-wamleg-wallingford-20160825 | en | null | Intelligent Indie Rock From Ithaca's Izzy True | null | null | www.ctnow.com | Local scene-makers, it turns out, can have a tremendous impact on young musicians.
Izzy True, a band from Ithaca, N.Y., plays melodic, intelligent indie rock, with groove and sinew. "Troll," an EP, came out last summer on Don Giovanni Records, a New Jersey-based label that also carries the Providence punk band Downtown Boys, sardonic folk-rocker/cartoonist Jeffrey Lewis and others. "Nope," Izzy True's full-length debut, was released earlier this month.
Back in 2008, when singer-songwriter Isabel Reidy was still in high school, however, a local musician named Bubba Crumrine joined Ithaca Underground, a non-profit arts organization, and got serious about out bringing cool bands to town.
"Bubba started pulling in noise bands and punk bands and a lot of stuff that wasn't coming through at all," Reidy says. Crumrine encouraged Reidy, and booked her band into opening slots.
"It was very formative, just feeling like it was possible to play music, that being in a crappy high school band, we could play shows," she says.
Izzy True plays Wamleg in Wallingford on Aug. 27, on a bill with Spit-Take, Pinfinger, Ryan White and Pleasure Beach.
Reidy probably would have pursued music anyway. Her family is musical; Silas, an older brother, plays guitar in Izzy True, and Reidy's father and sister are both musicians. But Crumrine and the Ithaca Underground broadened her tastes.
"I think I would have just been playing different music," Reidy says. "But it definitely set some wheels in motion for me."
"Nope" is full of great songs and solid performances. "New Age," my current favorite, is a slow-burning paean to authenticity: "I want a ritual of feeling," Reidy sings, in no hurry at all, "to banish all the emptiness that comes / from doing and not fully believing / from falseness and going through the motions / and what you did is coming back to you."
"Total Body Erasure" begins with a classic-rock-worthy riff. It's ironic: "Classic rock is stupid as hell and built on toxic masculinity," Reidy told Ithaca.com. "I get a kind of masochistic pleasure in that part of it right now."
"Historically, I'd written a bunch of bummed-out stuff, which is still pretty accessible," Reidy says. "In the past couple of years, I've made an effort to write songs that are fun to play live, and I think that goes hand in hand with a level of accessibility."
Isabel and Silas started music together only recently. "He was always the more serious of the two of us," Reidy says. "He's been playing guitar seriously for years, and I was just doing my own thing. ... Once we'd grown up a little bit, we were able to play music together."
The Reidys, bassist Jon Samuels and drummer Angela Devivo travel by car. The band plays small clubs and DIY houses, often to unfamiliar crowds.
Putting the band together, finding the right mix of talents and personalities, took time; Reidy would rather play with family members and friends than great players who are jerks, or "someone who plays really good and nice, but you just don't connect with," she says.
"You're spending a huge amount of time with them. It's crazy. It's incredible that nobody in the band thus far on this road trip has ripped each other's heads off. I genuinely like [the other band members], and I think that's super-important. You can have great players, but if you're not bonding on some level, the musical chemistry is going to be off."
Reidy often writes words and music together. "Sometimes I'll get a phrase. ... That happened with 'Total Body Erasure,'" she says. "That phrase occurred to me, and eventually I wrote a song around it. I make comics, too, and it's the same thing. I find that when I go into something with too much of an agenda, it doesn't work. It'll be heavy-handed."
Reidy's comics, meanwhile, are essentially illustrated poems. "I'll write out the text of the poem and illustrate afterward," she says. On the road, at DIY spaces and bookstores, she gravitates toward like-minded musicians and artists. Her politics, she says, are "definitely on the radical end of the leftist spectrum."
"You find a lot of people of that persuasion at those kinds of places," Reidy says. "It's cool to talk to people about how things manifest in their communities. There's this amazing potential for people in DIY to organize around that, because there's a built-in community. It's one of the only hopeful things going."
The band is moving. Reidy and DeVivo will soon relocate to Philadelphia, and Silas Reidy and Samuels probably will follow suit.
"I've been living in my parents' house for the last four years, and rent's not cheap in Ithaca," Reidy says. "I want to live somewhere where I can support myself."
IZZY TRUE plays Wamleg in Wallingford on Saturday, Aug. 27, t 7 p.m., with Pleasure Beach, Ryan White, Spit-Take and Pinfinger. Tickets are $10. 860-329-2968 and 203-317-0016 | http://www.ctnow.com/music/hc-izzy-true-wamleg-wallingford-20160825-story.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/5217fb550757634263c18c0b382a4ac5abfa23aef7d13a61633be00dbc5a0579.json |
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"Hartford Courant",
"Christopher Arnott"
] | 2016-08-26T13:07:52 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctnow.com%2Farts-theater%2Fhc-man-la-mancha-ivoryton-20160831-story.html.json | http://www.trbimg.com/img-57bf1b45/turbine/hc-man-la-mancha-ivoryton-20160831 | en | null | 'Man of La Mancha' At The Ivoryton Playhouse | null | null | www.ctnow.com | David Pittsinger has distinguished himself both in new operas ("The Crucible," "Appomattox") and in classic American musicals ("South Pacific," "Kiss Me Kate"). Pittsinger's tackling the lead role in "Man of La Mancha" at the Ivoryton Playhouse, 103 Main St., Ivoryton, Sept. 7 through Oct. 2. Talia Thiesfield, a 2011 UConn grad who appeared in "Smokey Joe's Cafe," "Violet" and "Measure for Measure" at Connecticut Repertory Theatre, plays Aldonzo.
The show itself has Connecticut roots. It was the Goodspeed Opera House, which took a TV adaptation of "Don Quixote" by Dale Wasserman and turned it into "Man of La Mancha" the musical, with music by Mitch Leigh and lyrics by Joe Darion, back in 1965. Tickets are $50. Information: 860-767-7318, ivorytonplayhouse.org | http://www.ctnow.com/arts-theater/hc-man-la-mancha-ivoryton-20160831-story.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.ctnow.com/7bea7cdb62d4b2404b79af6ce18c52a5e0ed58a25e97044176b4bd6d269deed1.json |
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"Patty Elwell"
] | 2016-08-26T13:04:52 | null | 2016-04-20T12:19:15 | null | https%3A%2F%2Fnews-banner.com%2F2016%2F04%2Fnew-york-wins-lift-trump-and-clinton%2F.json | https://news-banner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/News-Record.fw_.ico | en | null | New York wins lift Trump and Clinton | null | null | news-banner.com | Subscribe if you are not yet a subscriber. HERE if you are not yet a subscriber.
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"Mark Miller"
] | 2016-08-26T13:05:35 | null | 2016-04-30T07:37:15 | null | https%3A%2F%2Fnews-banner.com%2F2016%2F04%2Fin-case-of-trump-nomination-break-glass%2F.json | en | null | In case of Trump nomination, break glass | null | null | news-banner.com | Subscribe if you are not yet a subscriber. HERE if you are not yet a subscriber.
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"Mark Miller"
] | 2016-08-26T13:05:55 | null | 2016-06-22T15:31:19 | null | https%3A%2F%2Fnews-banner.com%2F2016%2F06%2Fleisings-bhs-legacy-is-a-lasting-one%2F.json | https://news-banner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/News-Record.fw_.ico | en | null | Leising’s BHS legacy is a lasting one | null | null | news-banner.com | By MATTHEW LeBLANC
It was an interesting start to what would become an extremely successful coaching career.
Kevin Leising, then just 22 years old and a recent college graduate in 1983, stood on the sidelines of his first high school basketball game as a head coach.
The animated, sometimes fiery new Hebron High School boys’ basketball coach had been up and down the whole game as he worked to inspire his team. At one point — some time in the third quarter — the new coach ripped a hole in his pants.
Noticing what had happened, Leising took a seat on the bench near his players and motioned for someone to bring him a pair of warmup pants, which he slipped over his torn trousers. He wore the warmups for the rest of the game, pushing his players throughout what would eventually turn out to be an overtime loss to nearby Rensselaer.
Reflecting on the moment years later, Leising said he thinks some people in the crowd that night might have thought he donned the practice attire as a show of support for his team. Only he knew the truth, he said.
“The coach before me (at Hebron) was very placid, not very emotional,” Leising said. “I’m a different coach.”
He didn’t change that style over the years, later coaching at Bellmont and then at Covington. After the close of the 2015-16 campaign, he hung up his whistle at Bluffton High School, where he spent nine years as an assistant and the last seven as the Tigers’ head coach.
In a coaching career that spanned three decades, Leising amassed nearly 500 wins — 331 as a head coach. His teams won big games against teams they weren’t expected to beat. In 2001, the Tigers team he coached with former coach Wayne Barker played for a state championship.
A few years later, Bluffton completed an undefeated regular season and was ranked No. 1 in Indiana.
As a head coach, Leising led teams to 20-win seasons three times. His teams won at least 15 games 10 times since 1983.
Vocal. Animated. Leising’s coaching style works.
“I’m very demonstrative, very emotional,” he said. “Part of being a quality coach is letting your personality influence where your team is going to go.”
If it ain’t broke, the saying goes, don’t fix it.
Leising, 55, took a circuitous route to Bluffton, the last coaching stop of his career and the town and school district he calls “a blessing.”
After graduating from the University of Indianapolis, he found the job in Hebron — southeast of Gary — soon after. Following an 8-13 first year with the Hawks, Leising’s team posted seasons of 16 and 20 wins the next two years.
In 1986, Leising took over at Bellmont High School, where the Braves posted a 22-4 record — the best record in school history. He left Bellmont after the 1997-98 season, when his team went 7-14, and he coached at Covington for two years.
Covington just wasn’t “a good mix,” said Leising, and he wrote letters to schools he thought might need a coach. One of those was Bluffton, where Barker — now the superintendent — was leading a successful program.
“Wayne was the one who was the most receptive,” he said
The Tigers went 154-57 under the leadership of Barker and Leising from 2000 to 2008. Leising took over the team the following season, going 21-2 and winning both the Allen County Athletic Conference regular season title and the conference tournament.
Now, after all the years, all the wins, all the memories, he will pass the coaching torch to a new generation. When the Tigers take the court this fall, Chris Benedict will be on the sidelines coaching the team.
Leising, who is also a math teacher at Bluffton High School, says he is at peace with the decision to step down. After all, he admits, he has other interests.
And it was always his intention to hand over the coaching reigns to someone new at a certain point. He’ll remain in the classroom for another year and then decide whether he wants to continue there.
“Anytime you feel the time is right, that’s why you make the decisions you make,” Leising said. “I’ve always said, ‘When I turn 55…
“I have other things I want to do, other interests.”
While he no longer will be making his mark on the court, Leising’s career leaves a lasting legacy with friends, fellow coaches and former players.
Matt Stone was a sophomore when Leising arrived at Hebron in the early ‘80s. He remembers a gregarious, outgoing coach who pushed his players and coaxed them to be their best.
Stone, now a teacher himself and also the girls’ basketball coach at Wabash High School, credits Leising with the decision to pursue education as a career and coaching as a vocation. He had planned to be a sportscaster but changed his mind after he said he saw Leising work to make his players better — on the court and in life.
“He pushed us,” Stone said. “He got after us to get better.
“Coach Leising is the reason I became a basketball coach and a teacher. He is the reason I went into this profession. I saw that passion and energy that he put into coaching and teaching. I’m grateful to him for that.”
For Barker, who spent nearly a decade coaching with Leising at Bluffton, his friend leaves a lasting legacy. He remembers clearly the letter he received from Leising — “true Kevin Leising fashion,” he says. “Handwritten and about eight pages — and it said the lifelong basketball coach believed Bluffton High School and the community would be a great location for he and his family.”
Sometimes, things just work out.
“You know what you’re getting with Kevin Leising,” Barker said. “He’s passionate. He makes the most of every day that he has, every moment that he has.
“Some of the greatest moments of my life were spent with him.” | https://news-banner.com/2016/06/leisings-bhs-legacy-is-a-lasting-one/ | en | 2016-06-22T00:00:00 | news-banner.com/bbccb23f82ff5d8b30258a90d536c035c4fb2dc856aff2e5de5d6b53debf288f.json |
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"Howard Jones"
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[] | 2016-08-26T12:49:25 | null | 2016-08-25T14:17:22 | The English Beat - starring original songwriter and lead-singer of The Beat, Dave Wakeling - have announced their UK tour heading to 53 Degrees in Preston on Thursday September 22nd. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Fmusic%2Fdave-wakeling-s-the-english-beat-skanking-their-way-to-53-degrees-1-8088637.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8088636.1472131023!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Dave Wakeling’s The English Beat skanking their way to 53 Degrees | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | The English Beat - starring original songwriter and lead-singer of The Beat, Dave Wakeling - have announced their UK tour heading to 53 Degrees in Preston on Thursday September 22nd.
Dave Wakeling – the songwriter and lead-singer of The Beat - returns to the UK this September for a full UK tour, where he will be showcasing new material due for release in 2017.
The singer, songwriter and guitarist behind the biggest 1980’s 2-Tone Band, The Beat, known in the US as The English Beat, Dave Wakeling is the consummate showman, touring the world with an all-star line-up, performing all the hits of The Beat, General Public and a host of new songs.
The English Beat will play an extensive run of UK dates including shows in Liverpool, Newcastle, Cardiff, and London, and Dave’s hometown and the birthplace of many Beat lyrics and classics, Birmingham.
The band has been busy in the studio working on their first new album in 30 years, due for release in February 2017, titled ‘Here We Go Love’.
With a unique energy, pure melody, passion and politics, it’s impossible to forget the genius of UK Top 10 singles, ‘Mirror in the Bathroom’, ‘Hands Off She’s Mine’ and ‘Too Nice To Talk To’, before The Beat disbanded in 1983.
“I am very excited to be coming back to the UK to play shows and to get to introduce the songs from our upcoming new album. We have been in summer training, with shows with ub40, b52’s, culture club and train, and the band is in tip top form and ready to rock, steady!” Dave Wakeling.
SEPTEMBER TOUR DATES:
Friday 16th September – Concorde 2, Brighton
Saturday 17th September – Skabour Festival, Folkstone
Sunday 18th September – The Forum, Tunbridge Wells www.twforum.co.uk
Tuesday 20th September – Fibbers, York
Wednesday 21st September – The Magnet, Liverpool
Thursday 22nd September – 53 Degrees, Preston
Friday 23rd September – Robin 2, Wolverhampton
Saturday 24th September – The Windsor, Fife
Sunday 25th September – Volunteer Hall, Galashiels
Tuesday 27th September – Think Tank, Newcastle
Wednesday 28th September – Trades Club, Hebden Bridge http://thetradesclub.com
Thursday 29th September – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
Friday 30th September – Crauford Arms, Milton Keynes
OCTOBER TOUR DATES:
Saturday 1st October – Birmingham O2 Institute, Birmingham
Monday 3rd October – Ruby Lounge, Manchester
Tuesday 4th October – Komedia, Bath
Wednesday 5th October – Rescue Room, Nottingham
Friday 7th October – The Zone Night Club, Redruth http://broadbeat.co.uk
Saturday 8th October – The Garage, London | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/what-s-on/music/dave-wakeling-s-the-english-beat-skanking-their-way-to-53-degrees-1-8088637 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/7b506eca6f2afd64de19664c1f82844308d18138540a2719d04bee1ec30d2b13.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:49 | null | 2016-08-05T08:00:38 | Boss Matt Jansen believes Chorley have to be ‘better than they have ever been’ in order to achieve success this season. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fmagpies-set-for-the-big-kick-off-1-8051423.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8051421.1470319011!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Magpies set for the big kick-off | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Boss Matt Jansen believes Chorley have to be ‘better than they have ever been’ in order to achieve success this season.
The Magpies kick-off the new National League North campaign by welcoming FC United of Manchester to Victory Park tomorrow.
After making a raft of new signings over the summer to strengthen his squad, Jansen is optimistic about what lies ahead for his men over the coming months.
However, he knows that his team are in a highly-competitive division with many teams spending big as they aim to progress up the football pyramid.
Close rivals AFC Fylde – backed by multi-millionaire chairman David Haythornthwaite – have long-held ambitions of reaching the Football League.
They have moved into a 6,000-capacity stadium and recently announced that they were turning full-time.
There are other big-hitters in the division – including Salford City, who are owned by Malaysian businessman Peter Lim and Manchester United’s feted Class of ‘92 – Gary and Phil Neville, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes.
Jansen knows in terms of budget, Chorley cannot compete with many of their competitors.
But he believes whatever the club lacks in finance, they can more than make up in terms of team spirit and togetherness.
“We have not got the same budget as what many other teams in our league have,” said Jansen.
“But what we do have is a fantastic team spirit. All the lads have got to know each other well and they will fight for each other on the pitch.
“What can we achieve this season? Who knows?
“With the strength of the league this season, I think we need to be better than we have ever been. Last season we did okay – but I want to push and do better this season. I want to see us competing in every game.
“We are looking to get promotion – automatically if possible or at least have something to play for at the end of the season.”
Having lost strikers Darren Stephenson and Jordan Connerton – to Tranmere Rovers and Lancaster City respectively – Jansen has plugged the gaps in attack by swooping for Sefton Gonzalez and Jason Walker, who will complement Marcus Carver.
“Darren was brilliant for us last season – absolutely outstanding,” said Jansen.
“He scored a lot of goals but in Sefton, Marcus and Jason, we have got three centre forward who are capable of getting goals.
“Jordan looked at it with them three and thought there’s going to be a lot of competition for places.
“I did not want him to go, because I wanted four strikers but I can understand his decision.”
Jansen – who is likely to hand a debut to former Premier League defender Stephen Jordan tomorrow – is looking forward to the visit of FC United.
“We have had a good rivalry with FC United over the last few years,” said Jansen. “We beat them at our place last season, but they beat us at their ground.
“We are really looking forward to the game. We have had a good pre-season, with a lot of good performances.”
Jansen is set to be without Adam Roscoe and new signing Adam Blakeman this weekend.
Roscoe needs extra time to get his fitness up to speed after holiday, while Blakeman is a week away from full fitness after suffering a niggle in pre-season. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/sport/football/magpies-set-for-the-big-kick-off-1-8051423 | en | 2016-08-05T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/0da90316176382d8c89f58274e098f7cf567c78c62dd42312aa94376ed51d31c.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:47:58 | null | 2016-08-30T14:19:14 | The M6 southbound was blocked in Lancashire this afternoon after a “serious” traffic accident in which a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fupdated-m6-blocked-in-lancashire-after-pedestrian-hit-by-vehicle-1-8096012.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8096175.1472567502!/image/image.jpg | en | null | UPDATED: M6 blocked in Lancashire after pedestrian hit by vehicle | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
The M6 southbound was blocked in Lancashire this afternoon after a “serious” traffic accident in which a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle.
The North West air ambulance was called to the scene between junction 28 at Leyland and junction 27 at Standish
Picture and video supplied by Jack
Police closed all three lanes.
The road was blocked and queuing traffic was reported at 2pm.
Motorists have been warned to expect delays on the M6 and on surrounding routes.
Police said this afternoon the motorway would remain closed for “several hours”.
The northbound carriageway was briefly closed but was reopened about 2.30pm.
Lancashire police said: “The M6 has been closed southbound at J28 following an incident.
“We are advising motorists to avoid the area and use alternative routes.”
The “serious” incident happened on the M6 southbound close to Charnock Richard Services.
Police were called at approximately 1.45pm to reports a pedestrian had been involved in a collision with a vehicle. The pedestrian is critically injured.
Chief Insp Damian Kitchen, of Lancashire Police, said: “We recognise the disruption this is causing and are working hard to re-open the road as soon as possible.
“However, at this time of day, delays through rush hour and beyond are inevitable.
“Please plan either alternate routes or delay your journey. Surrounding roads and towns are also likely to become congested.
“We will release further information when we are able.” | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/local/updated-m6-blocked-in-lancashire-after-pedestrian-hit-by-vehicle-1-8096012 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/22e886768a1c1c6c4b9f28b646783d047e2574b45172a644ca3d994823994003.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:58:40 | null | 2016-08-23T12:30:26 | ABSENT, Winter Gardens, Blackpool | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Ftheatre-comedy%2Fplay-which-puts-you-at-centre-of-the-action-1-8083878.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8083877.1471951813!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Play which puts YOU at centre of the action | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | ABSENT, Winter Gardens, Blackpool
Blackpool once prospered by blurring reality and fantasy.
In its 1950s heyday it managed to perform such seaside magic in tiny promenade sideshows along the Golden Mile.
Taking its lead from that period, and expanding the format to fill vast areas of the resort’s Winter Gardens complex, this intriguing and charming production/installation/artwork – or even fairground attraction – invites ‘guests’ to check into an imaginary hotel and immerse themselves in the story of one of its most colourful residents.
Maggie Morgan was a Premium Bond winner who checked in back in 1957. Fast forward to the future and she’s reluctant to check out now that the owners are intent on converting the building into the purple-clad interior of a more contemporary, and eerily-familiar establishment.
It helps if you’ve read the special edition of The Gazette, available in the foyer and detailing her fall from grace, before you begin your walking tour of the bedrooms, corridors and public spaces.
There’s a voyeuristic glimpse of Maggie through a two-way mirror, before you head on into an Alice Through A Digital Looking Glass world – and via a Narnian wardrobe door – into a realm of diminishing images, intricate model designs, and beautifully-crafted optical and perspective illusions.
You can even smell the perfume of the woman, as you relax in the hotel’s grand lounge area.
Children will love it, while older imaginations will unravel their own fragments of story. The final ‘ballroom blitz’ is a visual showstopper, even if you think you’ve seen all the Winter Gardens has to offer.
Production company dreamthinkspeak have effectively re-modelled a ‘show’ they created in London last year, but which based its story on the indisputably larger-than- life Duchess of Argyll. But in its seaside setting this Absent perhaps becomes an elegant and elegiac homage to another dowager from a golden age – Blackpool itself?
It’s performed here until August 25, then w/c September 12 and September 25.
DAVID UPTON | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/what-s-on/theatre-comedy/play-which-puts-you-at-centre-of-the-action-1-8083878 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/526a69c8e1455117cc6ff86f72567d9442a8f136cc61b79f38ae4b9eebb00f93.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T14:47:16 | null | 2016-08-27T13:43:02 | Funding for women’s refuges in Lancashire will be cut – and funding for ‘floating’ support, sheltered accommodation, and to a service providing help for elderly people with hearing impairments axed in cost-cutting proposals. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Frefuges-cash-cut-and-support-services-axed-1-8092370.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8092400.1472303553!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Refuges’ cash cut - and support services axed | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Casdh for floating support, sheltered accommodation, and a service providing help for elderly people with hearing impairments axed
Funding for women’s refuges in Lancashire will be cut – and funding for ‘floating’ support, sheltered accommodation, and to a service providing help for elderly people with hearing impairments axed in cost-cutting proposals.
Lancashire County Council has announced proposals to use its new Prevention and Early Help Fund to provide £1.25m funding for domestic abuse services in the county, allowing for the continuation of Lancashire’s nine women’s refuges.
We’re pleased to provide £800,000 to women’s refuges, which is only a slight reduction from the previous budget County Coun Tony Martin
The fund will also be used to provide annual funding of £1.25m for services for homeless people with complex needs, and £500,000 for crisis support.
However, the announcement has been made in light of savage cuts to services.
Alongside extensive consultation, a cross-party cabinet working group was set up to consider the impact of ceasing to fund the non-statutory elements of Supporting People services, as well as looking at how best to use the new annual £3m Prevention and Early Help Fund.
Under the proposals, £800,000 of the £1.25m budget for domestic violence services would fund support within the nine women’s refuges in the county.
The council is proposing that £1.25m will be made available to support homeless households with complex needs. £500,000 transitional funding is also being allocated whilst supported accommodation services are redesigned.
The county council is continuing to invest £1.35m funding to meet the housing and support needs of 16 and 17 year olds. £500,000 transitional funding is also being allocated whilst supported accommodation services for young people who are homeless, or leaving care, are redesigned.
And £500,000 proposed for crisis support will be used to provide people with furniture, food or fuel to help meet their needs during crisis situations.
Funding for the floating support service; the support funded within sheltered accommodation; and the support provided within a sheltered scheme for elderly people with hearing impairments are proposed to cease from 1 April 2017.
Where people meet the statutory threshold they will receive appropriate support and services. For those who are not eligible for statutory services then the county council will be working with people to ensure that they are made aware of other services that are available in the community.
County Coun Tony Martin, cabinet member for adult and community services, said: “The county council faces an unprecedented financial challenge meaning it must make savings of £200m by 2020/21. This has been caused by cuts in government funding and rising demand for our services.
“We’ve had to make some very tough decisions as part of the budget to ensure we have enough money to deliver the statutory services which must be provided by law.
“One of the proposals that formed part of the council’s budget was to reduce the non-statutory part of the Supporting People service.
“We want to replace this with the Prevention and Early Help Fund. With less money than was previously available, we set up a cabinet working group and ran a consultation to see which priority areas the fund should focus on.
“We’re pleased to provide £800,000 to women’s refuges, which is only a slight reduction from the previous budget. We’re confident that by delivering the service more efficiently we won’t need to reduce the services provided by the refuges.
“We’re also able to carry on supporting homeless people with complex needs and young people who are either homeless or leaving care.
“There is also funding available for those who suffer a crisis, including help to buy furniture, gas and electricity, or food, and to receive support to help them avoid similar situations in the future.
“However, we’ve had no option but to cut some services such as the floating support, sheltered accommodation, and our support to a service providing help for elderly people with hearing impairments. We hope that many people will still be able to get support through services such as the wellbeing scheme and social care.
“These are still only proposals and have to be considered by the council’s cabinet.” | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/refuges-cash-cut-and-support-services-axed-1-8092370 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/3f34752e11e8f64d9b305df93242f92e2134a94914abdd332354a1bd6230975d.json |
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"Natalie Walker"
] | 2016-08-26T13:08:16 | null | 2016-08-25T17:31:50 | A firm which supplies highways maintenance support vehicles has loaned one of its units to support fund-raisers cycling from London to Fez in aid of children’s hospitals. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fproviding-support-for-charity-cyclists-1-8090428.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8090427.1472205904!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Providing support for charity cyclists | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | A firm which supplies highways maintenance support vehicles has loaned one of its units to support fund-raisers cycling from London to Fez in aid of children’s hospitals.
Chorley-based Blakedale Limited, which supplies self-drive hire Traffic Management and Highway Maintenance Support Vehicles, will provide James Leahy, Joey Healy, Jamie Pownceby and Bradley Smith, all from Hertfordshire, with a welfare vehicle with some welcome home comforts, cooking and sanitation facilities as they cycle across Europe and cross continents into Africa.
All funds raised will go towards Great Ormond Street and Evelina London Children’s Hospitals, which has supported James Leahy’s daughter Amelia, and Joey Healy’s son George, who have heart defects.
Their experiences inspired the friends to raise funds for both charities to support its lifesaving research and care.
Carmen Bowley, joint managing director of Blakedale, said: “We’re all very excited that one of our Welfare Vehicles will be supporting the team as they cycle to raise money for a great cause. We’ll be sharing photos and updates of their progress both on our website and via social media over the coming weeks.
“With the names George & Amelia and the words Helping Save Lives. Big Hearts, Little Children emblazoned on their cycling shirts, it is clear that this incredible cycle ride has a very special purpose that is indeed close to the hearts of the families of the four men taking part.”
To find out more, or to make a donation, visit the team’s fundraising page at http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/challengeafrica. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/providing-support-for-charity-cyclists-1-8090428 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/24d0a1fcd16707ff3e66bf63200b938f2267061630a2aa5ea7ddd85f25e176e9.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:03 | null | 2016-08-23T10:11:41 | A pizza delivery driver was shot in the head with an air rifle whilst out at work in Chorley. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ffear-as-domino-s-pizza-delivery-driver-shot-in-head-in-chorley-1-8083514.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8083513.1471943488!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Fear as Domino’s pizza delivery driver shot in head in Chorley | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | A pizza delivery driver was shot in the head with an air rifle whilst out at work in Chorley.
The woman was delivering a Domino’s pizza to an address in Derwent Road when the incident happened.
“This is terrible - it’s usually a very quiet area and people usually seem to get on so well, which is why it has come as such a shock to me.”
She was unloading her car at around 7.30pm on Friday when she felt a pellet strike her in the back of the head above the left ear.
Police said the driver was unable to see where the shot came from. It is believed the pellet came from an air rifle or possibly a BB gun.
The married woman, who has not been named, was taken to hospital for treatment by the pizza store manager immediately after the incident.
A spokesman for Domino’s said: “Our best wishes for a speedy recovery go out to our team member, who is now resting up at home.
“We are supporting police with their enquiries into the matter.”
Councillor Roy Lees, ward councillor for Chorley South West, where the incident took place, has been left shocked by what happened.
Roy, who is also part of the Moor Road residents’ association, said: “I was disgusted that somebody should target a person with an air rifle in this area.
“People have these things to shoot targets, but never a person.
“This is terrible - it’s usually a very quiet area and people usually seem to get on so well, which is why it has come as such a shock to me.
“There are normally no problems like this in the area.
“We need to let to the police find out who the did this and find out why they did it.”
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
One theory is that it was local children responsible, but officers are not ruling out that an adult was involved.
Det Insp Johanne Keay appealed for any witnesses to come forward.
She said: “We are treating this incident seriously.
“The driver suffered a very minor injury but it could have been a lot worse. There is nothing to suggest that anyone has targeted this person.
“We are conducting our inquiries and are keeping an open mind.
“We want to reassure the community that this is a one-off incident.”
Police have not yet established whether it was a BB gun or an air rifle.
Anyone with any information should contact the police by dialling 101 quoting incident 1335 of August 19.
Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/local/fear-as-domino-s-pizza-delivery-driver-shot-in-head-in-chorley-1-8083514 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/f4becc389a986bd77f37f1488775c52406741435edf409670994fd33246b4bda.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:48:27 | null | 2016-07-27T08:57:34 | Chorley sprinter Graeme Ballard has been selected for this summer’s Paralympics. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fother-sports%2Fparalympic-joy-for-ballard-1-8035770.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8035769.1469606337!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Paralympic joy for Ballard | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Chorley sprinter Graeme Ballard has been selected for this summer’s Paralympics.
The former T34 100m world record holder will head to Rio in a few weeks’ time to take part in his fourth Paralympics.
Now aged 37-years-old, the Chorley Triathlon and Athletic Club member will be hoping to go one better than he did four years ago when he won a silver medal in London.
Ballard, who suffers from cerebral palsy, is currently ranked No.3 in the T34 100m after a season’s best time of 12.32.
He will fly to South America in good form after claiming two silvers at the European Championship, although he is concentrating solely on the 100m in Brazil.
Ballard began his career in 2002 and has achieved 15 medals at international level.
He won a bronze medal at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens and boasts a personal best time of 11.98 for the 100m.
It is believed this will be his last Paralympics as he plans to retire at the end of next season. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/sport/other-sports/paralympic-joy-for-ballard-1-8035770 | en | 2016-07-27T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/915e8bd29422bada566e04badea9abf33360e20269efc4c59af2f88b5f0b91dc.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:09 | null | 2016-08-26T09:40:59 | Chorley’s world No.2 Laura Massaro will line up against 18-year-old World Junior champion Nouran Gohar in the semi-finals of the 2016 Hong Kong Open today. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fother-sports%2Fmassaro-moves-into-semi-finals-1-8090184.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8090183.1472200842!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Massaro moves into semi-finals | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Chorley’s world No.2 Laura Massaro will line up against 18-year-old World Junior champion Nouran Gohar in the semi-finals of the 2016 Hong Kong Open today.
The 32-year-old compatriot Emily Whitlock 3-1 in her second round encounter, although it was from the perfect performance.
Massaro had stuttered in her first round match with Egyptian Hania El Hammamy – requiring five games to defeat the 15-year-old – and she mis-fired once again against 22-year-old Whitlock.
She dropped the second game in a performance that she admits saw her far from her best. I think I finished the match well but I was a little tentative at times,” said Massaro.
“I feel like mentally I’m still not really firing on all cylinders but I’m progressing each round.
“I was better than the first round and if I can move forward again for he semi-final then I should be in a good position for that match.
“Emily played well and put me under some good pressure and you have to deal with that. It was a cold court and she used height a lot to break up the rhythm, so it was important to stay calm and work the problem out.”
Massaro will face Gohar while Nicol David, who defeated Massaro in last year’s final, kept her defence alive with a 3-2 win over New Zealand’s Joelle King. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/sport/other-sports/massaro-moves-into-semi-finals-1-8090184 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/96f6555c0a0efe9a0fac7b64ea62b4bd1d1af7276944465c1c2a28d76ac1bc5b.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:48:04 | null | 2016-08-26T12:20:32 | Vue Cleveleys has been chosen as one of 150 cinemas across UK and Ireland showing new film, One More Time With Feeling, for one night only to help promote a new Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Fmusic%2Fcave-s-the-top-seed-for-musical-showcase-1-8090701.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8090700.1472210414!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Cave’s the top Seed for musical showcase | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Vue Cleveleys has been chosen as one of 150 cinemas across UK and Ireland showing new film, One More Time With Feeling, for one night only to help promote a new Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album.
Despite flirting with acting, appearing in films such as ‘Ghosts...of the Civil Dead’ and ‘Johnny Suede’, Nick Cave is predominantly known for his music, in a career spanning more than four decades.
In that time, he’s released 21 albums with three different bands and his latest offering ‘Skeleton Tree’ will become number 22 when it’s released on Friday, September 9.
The first chance to hear any music from the album will be in the film ‘One More Time With Feeling’ with the songs acting as the movie’s soundtrack.
The film is the latest offering of Andrew Dominik, director of ‘Chopper’, ‘The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford’ and ‘Killing Them Softly’.
Interwoven throughout the Bad Seeds’ filmed performance of the new album are interviews and footage shot by Dominik, accompanied by Cave’s intermittent narration and improvised rumination.
Filmed in black-and-white and colour, in both 3D and 2D, the result is described as “stark, fragile and raw”.
Director Andrew Dominik said that the story is of how the film came about actually quite tragic, saying: “I’d been seeing quite a lot of him as we rallied around him and his family at the time of his son’s death.
“Nick told me that he had some things he needed to say, but he didn’t know who to say them to.
“I took the record away and listened to it trying to work out a way into the whole thing. In the end I agreed to do it if I could shoot it in black-and-white and 3D.
“No one has ever seen a 3D black-and-white non-animated feature film in modern times - for as far as I know, no such thing exists. It is both modern and from a distant age – much like the Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ new record, Skeleton Tree, actually.”
The film’s only showing at Vue Cleveleys is at 9pm, on Thursday, September 8. The showing is in 3D and tickets are available from http://www.onemoretimewithfeeling.film/ | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/what-s-on/music/cave-s-the-top-seed-for-musical-showcase-1-8090701 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/be97dc1a54626202f159ce06761428c62777c07f6ff5dfd13854ff2c81c42101.json |
[
"Danielle Hayden"
] | 2016-08-26T13:04:52 | null | 2016-08-22T17:10:57 | A furious mum is campaigning to keep the streets of Leyland and Chorley clean after her toddler was left covered in dog poo. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ffurious-mum-campaigning-after-toddler-left-covered-in-dog-poo-1-8082810.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8082809.1471882244!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Furious mum campaigning after toddler left covered in dog poo | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | A furious mum is campaigning to keep the streets of Leyland and Chorley clean after her toddler was left covered in dog poo.
Nicola Rainford, 25, was walking home from nursery in Leyland with her two-year-old daughter Madison in her pram when she realised she had been touching her shoes which were caked in dog dirt.
Now Nicola, who has lived in Chorley and Leyland, is taking the matter into her own hands by asking people to carry dog bags around with them - even if they do not own a dog - to put a stop to this problem.
She said: “When I realised my daughter had dog poo on her hands I was fuming.
“Not with her, but with the fact she had it on her, because someone couldn’t be bothered to pick it up.
“I was thankful she didn’t put her hands near her face but I was so worried that she would have done and she could have gotten poorly.
“It angers me that people couldn’t care less about others - children are playing amongst this and they often fall, and dog poo is dangerous. Something needs to be done.”
After the incident, Nicola started campaigning for people to carry dog bags around.
“If we want streets cleaner we need to pull together. Carry dog bags and if you see an owner leaving it, offer them one.
“I know its not the job of anyone other than the owners but let’s pick it up too.
“It all helps and this issue can potentially get better if we start doing a little bit now.
“I really believe this can be changed if only people are willing to help.
“Let’s spread the word like some dog owners are spreading the dirt.”
Chorley Council is reminding dog owners if they are caught leaving dog foul, they will receive a £75 fine.
Councillor Paul Walmsley, who tackles dog fouling, said: “Dog fouling is something we clamp down on because it’s unpleasant, looks a mess and, more importantly, it can also be dangerous to children.”
Dog foul offences can be reported at chorley.gov.uk. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/local/furious-mum-campaigning-after-toddler-left-covered-in-dog-poo-1-8082810 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/dc6ad6b44b0943d5675c3f5251537f47aa037146c71f453ece110055c598a281.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:51 | null | 2016-08-26T09:19:12 | Police are appealing for witnesses after a fatal crash closed a large stretch of the motorway. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fmotorway-reopens-after-fatal-crash-as-police-appeal-for-witnesses-1-8090128.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8090127.1472199954!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Motorway reopens after fatal crash as police appeal for witnesses | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Police are appealing for witnesses after a fatal crash closed a large stretch of the motorway.
Emergency services were called at about 3.10am this morning after an HGV travelling north on the M61 motorway left the carriageway and collided with wooden fencing.
The incident happened about a mile north of the Rivington Services between junction 6, Horwich, and junction 8, Chorley,
The driver, the sole occupant of the HGV, was found by passing workmen. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The stretch was closed for almost six hours and accident investigation and recovery work is now complete.
Two lanes of the of the M61 northbound are now open although delays are still to be expected.
Anyone with information should contact police on 101 quoting log number 0172 of Friday, August 26. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/local/motorway-reopens-after-fatal-crash-as-police-appeal-for-witnesses-1-8090128 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/ff22d295eec4c4cac5c7d6647ad471308903674d74c34ed611498ac4bca6566c.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T10:47:56 | null | 2016-08-30T07:26:45 | A LANCASHIRE car dealership is leading the way in the industry by switching staff to a four-day working week. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fdriving-change-at-top-lancashire-car-group-1-8094617.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8094616.1472549498!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Driving change at top Lancashire car group | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | A LANCASHIRE car dealership is leading the way in the industry by switching staff to a four-day working week.
After a three-month trial, the after-sales department at the Chorley Group in Preston has changed its shift patterns.
It is understood this is the first dealer group to implement such radical changes and address the work-life balance.
The firm also says it improves the service for customers.
Managing director Pauline Turner said: “I believe we are the first dealer group to do this.
“Preston started a three-month trial at the beginning of June. Although staff were initially apprehensive, after one month they requested we made it permanent.”
The new shift patterns mean staff work an extra two hours a day – equating to an additional 46.5 days less a year – and benefit from a three-day break.
The shift changes will now be rolled out at Wigan with a view to rolling it out to the other dealerships in Burnley, Blackpool, and Chorley by the end of the year.
Pauline said: “This change offers a range of benefits to both the business, the staff and the customers. The longer opening hours mean it is more convenient for customers to book in their vehicles. For staff, they spend less time travelling to and from work and the reduced number of days mean they have more family time at home.”
Pauline said the changes also meant that technicians could be more productive, provide a quicker turnaround of vehicles for customers, and provide better holiday cover. There was also less congestion on site.
The change in shift patterns also enables the master technicians to be able to spend more time coaching Level 3 apprentices at the Preston dealership.
The award-winning family-run Chorley Group is one of the biggest volume Nissan dealers in Europe. Pauline was promoted to the role of Managing Director last year.
She now heads up day-to-day operations at the group, which employs 230 people across its five sites in Burnley, Preston, Chorley, Wigan and Blackpool. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/driving-change-at-top-lancashire-car-group-1-8094617 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/eef797f2f49978447df138dec055a17d37d99a946ef3b0e171e6b90f132d9a36.json |
[
"Sonja Astbury"
] | 2016-08-26T13:02:01 | null | 2016-08-26T12:55:18 | Year 11 pupils at St Michael’s CE Academy gave retiring headteacher Julie Heaton the best possible send-off with a set of record-breaking results. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fgcse-results-results-give-happy-farewell-at-st-michaels-ce-academy-1-8090785.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8090784.1472212502!/image/image.jpg | en | null | GCSE RESULTS: Results give happy farewell at St Michaels CE Academy | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Year 11 pupils at St Michael’s CE Academy gave retiring headteacher Julie Heaton the best possible send-off with a set of record-breaking results.
The impressive performance saw 88 per cent of Year 11 collect at least five or more A* to C grade passes including English and mathematics.
Notable performances included twins Anna and Rebecca Lackey who each gained 14 passes at A* and A; Megan Ireland who achieved 11 A* and two A grades; Emma Dixon gaining nine A* and four A grades; Rebecca Everiss picking up nine A* and three A grades and a delighted Melissa Joy with nine A* and two A grades.
Mrs Heaton, who will retire on August 31, after 33 years , said: “I am very proud of each student’s performance as these results are truly transformational and willl provide them with an excellent foundation for a successful future.
“Although the focus is on the celebration of students’ GCSE results, it is important to remember that St Michael’s has a commitment to developing the whole person within a Christian ethos, which underpins these remarkable achievements.
“I congratulate them all for their outstanding achievements not only in their examinations but also in the fine young people they have all developed into”.
Jayne Jenks, who will take up the reins as headteacher for the new term echoed Mrs Heaton’s sentiments.
She added: “I am certain that their approach to their studies and the way in which they have embraced all that school life has to offer will inspire and challenge our current pupils to have equally high expectations.”
and aspirations.” | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/sport/football/gcse-results-results-give-happy-farewell-at-st-michaels-ce-academy-1-8090785 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/e4fb22d9d1153b6bad64dade51c47ab1d0b1b09845f2db7bdcbd0bf4e32320b1.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:52:48 | null | 2016-08-24T14:00:51 | AD/DC, Metallica, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, Fleetwood Mac. What do all these bands have in common? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Fmusic%2Ffighting-chance-of-stardom-for-band-1-8085761.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8085758.1472035798!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Fighting chance of stardom for band | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | AD/DC, Metallica, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, Fleetwood Mac. What do all these bands have in common?
They’ve all played Reading Festival and now a young Blackpool band are going to be added to that list of legendary musicians this weekend.
Fans at the main stage at Leeds Festival
For a lot of bands, playing Reading (and now the twinned Leeds) Festival is the pinnacle of their career but for Fighting Caravans, this achievement has come in the group’s infant stages.
An alternative rock quintet, who describe their sound as “A tacky disco meets a last-mile wake”, Fighting Caravans won the annual Futuresound competition to get their slot at the festival. Josh Hogan, the band’s 21-year-old drummer, from South Shore, spoke about the band’s excitement.
He said: “It was nuts, it took a long time to actually sink in but its a great feeling, definitely a bucket-list level achievement.
“I’ve been a few times and to now be playing on one of those stages is just amazing,
It was nuts, it took a long time to actually sink in but its a great feeling, definitely a bucket-list level achievement
“Its come around so quickly and we are very excited, we can’t wait!”
Josh also talked about the competition and thanked everyone who voted for the band, adding: “We entered the Futuresound competition and were fortunate enough to get chosen to participate in the live heats along side 39 other bands, so to come out on top was just crazy.
“We are extremely grateful, firstly to Futuresound for the opportunity, but mainly to everyone who bought a ticket, came down, partied and voted for us, we wouldn’t be in the position without those guys!”
Joining Josh in the band are singer Daniel Clark, 28, guitarists Ross Day and Alex Fletcher, 22 and 20, and bassist Simeon Lees, 22.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The festival appearance marks a meteoric rise for the band, who have only been touring with their current line-up since July last year.
They’re influenced mainly by American Blues but also by contemporary rock music likening their sound to Queens of the Stone Age, Nick Cave and Radiohead, with subtle country, jazz and psychedelic overtones.
In 2015, Fighting Caravans released their debut EP, Beasts Of England and during September will be embarking on a tour of the UK and the rest of Europe with dates in The Netherlands, Germany and Czech Republic.
Speaking about the European tour, Josh said: “Having the chance to play our music in different countries is second to none.
“We went out to Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands last October and that was amazing, everyone was so welcoming and the hospitality we were shown was ace.”
Reading Festival is the oldest music festival still in existence and it’s best known for booking rock, indie, metal and punk bands. Since 1999, it has also run parallel in Leeds.
This year’s event will be headlined by Foals, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Biffy Clyro. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/what-s-on/music/fighting-chance-of-stardom-for-band-1-8085761 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/8ba00473e82f08682c316f66cc8eeac0e6a79a4f87510460cbb7f244daf02b59.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T14:47:11 | null | 2016-08-26T14:46:56 | It has been a record-breaking year for GCSE results at Holy Cross Catholic High School where 76 per cent of pupils achieved five or more passes at A* to C. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fgcse-results-holy-cross-s-success-ahead-of-its-expansion-1-8091158.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8091155.1472219191!/image/image.jpg | en | null | GCSE RESULTS: Holy Cross’s success ahead of its expansion | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | It has been a record-breaking year for GCSE results at Holy Cross Catholic High School where 76 per cent of pupils achieved five or more passes at A* to C.
This was an 11 per cent increase on last year for the Chorley school which achieved also saw an 80 per cent pass rate (A*-C) in English and maths.
Twins Mairead and Ciara Kavanagh
There was also a 94 per cent A*-C pass rate in history, 91 per cent in Spanish and 80 per cent in Religious Studies.
Proud headteacher Ivan Gaughan said: “We are up 11 per cent, which is a significant improvement from last year – and we felt we did well last year. It’s testament to the dedication and hard work of staff and pupils alike.
“The school is expanding from September, taking on an extra 30 pupils in Year Seven, and it shows Holy Cross is moving forward all the time.
“Twenty-four of our students achieved between seven and 11 A*/A grades which are exceptional results.”
Kelly Roscoe, Patrick Kiley, Tameila Russell, Adam Cox, Fionnuala McBride and James Morrissey
One of their star performers was referee Katherine Ormerod who is determined not to give her hobby the red card despite excelling in her GCSEs.
Katherine is a referee at Under 15 level and is also a goalkeeper, currently hoping to break into Accrington Stanley Ladies’ first team.
With nine A*s and two As, she is also using her love of science as back-up if she doesn’t make it in the footballing world.
She said: “That’s what I really want to do but I enjoy science and will take physics, chemistry, maths and further maths in my A-Levels at Runshaw College.
“I hope to do physics at university but football still comes first.”
Pianist Jasin Philip Kanacherill is in tune with his future after achieving eight A*s, two As and one B in his GCSEs.
Jasin, 16, plays the piano in his spare time but is concentrating on a career in science and will now will take Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Maths A Levels at Runshaw College.
He said: “I enjoy science, I like finding out how things work and why and I want to take a science career path although I am not sure which my favourite science is so that’s for me to find out.”
Head Boy Daryll Hobin has bowled them over with his GCSE results as he aims to go into cyber-security.
In his spare time the 16-year-old plays bowls for Lancashire Youth but has also hit the mark in his exams after achieving one A*, nine As and one B.
“I want to go onto Cardinal Newman and study computing, maths and physics among my A-Levels. I love computers and have built my own at home.”
Fionnuala MacBride dreams of singing her way to success – but with three A*s and eight As and wants to go on to Runshaw College to study A levels.
Kane Dervan will take his six A*s, three As and two Bs to his coveted apprenticeship at United Utilities in Bolton after a tough interview process. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/local/gcse-results-holy-cross-s-success-ahead-of-its-expansion-1-8091158 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/4274bf76d4843e8d1f9d0d0ab5f84a57269dc331894e0a72109321d014873c68.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T18:46:07 | null | 2016-08-26T18:00:00 | I’ve only just got back from my summer holidays, but it seems autumn is already here. Soon we will not be able to walk along a pavement without having to battle our way through a pile of mouldy old leaves, hoping something nasty isn’t hidden beneath. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Ftv%2Fit-must-be-autumn-bake-off-s-back-1-8090271.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8090270.1472202961!/image/image.jpg | en | null | It must be autumn, Bake-Off's back | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | I’ve only just got back from my summer holidays, but it seems autumn is already here. Soon we will not be able to walk along a pavement without having to battle our way through a pile of mouldy old leaves, hoping something nasty isn’t hidden beneath.
How do we know this? By watching TV. The signs the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness has arrived are there. The X Factor ‘X’ is upon us, like some civilisation-ending asteroid of hyperbole about to create a crater of mediocrity on the national psyche.
Strictly Come Dancing’s annual sequinathon is also about to start, the celebs and Ed Balls already practising their rictus grins and desperate, ‘vote for me’ hand signals.
And the main TV channels are all pushing the new series of returning favourites and hoped-for hits, all of which we are expected to embrace as televisual hot water bottles as the nights draw in.
The BBC is first out of the blocks, with August not yet over. The first of their ‘major new dramas’ – all the BBC’s new dramas are major, it seems – is One of Us (BBC1, Tuesdays, 9pm).
At first glance, this is not comforting autumn viewing. A young pair of newlyweds, expecting their first child, are murdered, the families left to deal with the emotional fallout.
Then the killer pitches up in their hometown, a remote Highland fastness, and after a conveniently wild and stormy night, ends up dead in a barn.
It’s aiming for gritty and modern, there’s snot involved when people cry – which they do, a lot, and the famously mucus-y Juliet Stevenson stars – but by the end, when we’re left with a kind of locked room mystery, no shortage of suspects, and the police on their way, it’s all got a bit Agatha Christie, and what could be more comforting than that?
Well, the Great British Bake-Off (BBC1, Wednesdays, 8pm), that’s what. If you want something warm and snuggly this autumn, climb under the John Lewis 24-tog paisley comfort blanket of the Bake-Off with Mel, Sue, Paul, Mary and the 11 remaining contestants, and don’t get out until Christmas.
Play Mel and Sue innuendo bingo, guess whose Genoese sponge will collapse and marvel at Candice’s purple lipstick.
It’s what autumn nights were made for. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/what-s-on/tv/it-must-be-autumn-bake-off-s-back-1-8090271 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/377c39f97528f06c62d1e2607c8414752c4f9bbff218d1dfb60006889015f656.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T12:46:38 | null | 2016-08-29T12:27:44 | Rose-Marie, the Irish singer, who now lives in Blackpool, has been presented with a platinum disc for sales of her new album My Gift of Love For You. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Fmusic%2Four-rose-marie-thrilled-with-top-award-1-8094291.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8094290.1472470044!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Our Rose-Marie thrilled with top award | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Rose-Marie, the Irish singer, who now lives in Blackpool, has been presented with a platinum disc for sales of her new album My Gift of Love For You.
Sapphire Records gave the prestigious award to her for selling over 500,000 discs.
I’m absolutely delighted and thrilled to bits
The 60-year-old songstress performs on the last Friday of every month at Viva Blackpool and of the disc she said: “I’m absolutely delighted and thrilled to bits.
“I spent nearly eight months making that album and it is quite different from anything else I have attempted. It’s really up to date and there’s a Sam Smith track on there as well as an Adele song.”
Rose-Marie’s next performance at Viva Blackpool will be on Friday, September 30 and she’ll be joined by producer Andy Mudd, the first time she’s linked up with him on stage.
She added: “Andy is a life long friend and knows how to get the best out of me, it’s a marriage made in heaven.” | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/what-s-on/music/our-rose-marie-thrilled-with-top-award-1-8094291 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/4d0ede0a42a94701eef16673f260c857c229abfce4d42a75be0c505af8263d6b.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T14:47:59 | null | 2016-08-30T15:33:08 | Children, teenagers and young adults are set to be ‘inspired’ at the new youth zone heading to Chorley in 2017. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ffeature-what-does-the-new-youth-zone-mean-for-chorley-1-8096204.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8096201.1472567565!/image/image.jpg | en | null | FEATURE: What does the new youth zone mean for Chorley? | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Children, teenagers and young adults are set to be ‘inspired’ at the new youth zone heading to Chorley in 2017.
The £4.3m project was given the green light in July, with youngsters deciding is would be called Inspire.
The team behind Chorley's Inspire Youth Zone
It is set to be built on Railway Street, where The Arts Partnership and Leigh Arms currently stand, and will be a place for young people to ‘reach their full potential, grow their dreams and achieve their goals’.
Inspire will be built upon an existing model that has been established by the OnSide charity for other youth zones around the country.
Inspire will offer up to 20 activities every evening for young people aged between eight and 19 and up to 25 for those with a disability.
This will include activities such as dance, sport, art, music and media, costing
Michelle Graham who will bwe working at Inspire Youth Zone in Chorley
young people just 50p per visit.
But what exactly does this mean for the young people of Chorley?
Michelle Graham, who works for Inspire in youth and community engagement in Chorley, has been meeting as many young people as possible by visiting youth groups, scouts and brownies.
She has also been in touch with other community groups to explain to them how the youth zone can benefit everyone - especially through the use of volunteers at the centres.
Michelle joined the new youth zone from the The Arts Partnership, one of the original project champions, whose youth offer will be merged with the new Youth Zone.
She said: “It’s important that young people feel comfortable when you go in to talk to them as you will get more out of them in terms of what they would like to see and how they can get involved so it often means visiting them each week and developing a relationship.”
Michelle meets with a group of young people from Chorley every two weeks to influence the development of the Youth Zone.
Amongst the discussion topics are transport links to and from the Youth Zone and art work to decorate its exterior to let people know what is in store.
OnSide has a network of Youth Zones including ones in Wigan, Blackburn, Manchester, Bolton, Wolverhampton and Oldham with then next one opening in Wirral.
Michelle added: “Working with OnSide has given young people the opportunity to see what a working Youth Zone will look like and how they can implement the things they would like to see.
“They have met other young people and seen how beneficial having such a fantastic building can be, not only for a place to go and try new things but can also provide work opportunities for them as well.”
For more information about Inspire Youth Zone or to find out how you can get involved, visit www.inspireyouthzone.org. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/local/feature-what-does-the-new-youth-zone-mean-for-chorley-1-8096204 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/4b16e07c4dee6a248f4ef7bdeed8d69c6b15679b0b6c0815c9328bbd40c5c3bf.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:02:53 | null | 2016-08-19T12:15:19 | Blackpool is legendary for its bright lights and illuminations so it feels only fitting that an art exhibition celebrating neon lights should come to the town on Thursday, September 1, | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Fnew-exhibition-ne-on-at-grundy-1-8078405.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8078404.1471605309!/image/image.jpg | en | null | New exhibition (ne)on at Grundy | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Blackpool is legendary for its bright lights and illuminations so it feels only fitting that an art exhibition celebrating neon lights should come to the town on Thursday, September 1,
Neon: The Charged Line is a major new exhibition at the Grundy Art Gallery, exploring how artists have used the gas and the light it emits since the 1960s.
Visitors will be able to see how neon has been used as a form of line drawing in text, signs, sculptures and installations.
The evocative lighting source was discovered in 1898 when an electrical current was passed through the gas and the process was patented by Georges Claude, before being widely used in Paris, Los Angeles and New York.
Blackpool was one of the first places to use neon in the UK, with the ‘Claudgen’ company designing a series of neons as part of its annual ‘Illuminations’ held in the town. These early designs will be shown in a parallel display in the gallery’s upstairs rotunda gallery.
The exhibition is free to visitors of Grundy Art Gallery and will run from Thursday, September 1 to early next year on Saturday, January 7 2017. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/what-s-on/new-exhibition-ne-on-at-grundy-1-8078405 | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/dec6f803555eccfffff14929fdb43b30ee00748a557a094de41c44ac15244955.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T12:48:14 | null | 2016-08-31T12:43:29 | The family of a man who was killed in a crash outside Preston have spoken out about their ‘tragic loss’. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ffamily-pays-tribute-to-caring-kind-and-funny-man-killed-in-crash-1-8097901.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8097900.1472643881!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Family pays tribute to ‘caring, kind and funny’ man killed in crash | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | The family of a man who was killed in a crash outside Preston have spoken out about their ‘tragic loss’.
The 35-year-old man, named as Nick Farrimond, was stood by the road in Whitestake in the early hours of Monday, when he was hit by a car.
Police said Nick, from Bamber Bridge, suffered multiple injuries and died at the scene. It is believed he had been waiting for a taxi.
His family Lynne, Terry Tom released a tribute to announce the ‘very tragic and untimely death of their most loved son and brother’.
It says: “Nick was a wonderfully caring, kind and most especially funny young man.
“His loss will be deeply felt by all his family and huge circle of friends.
“There is a void in all our lives that will never be filled.”
Messages of love and support also flooded in on social media, paying tribute to Nick.
A 32-year-old man from Preston was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and drink-driving, and was in custody.
Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses for the incident, which is believed to have involved a red Peugeot 106 near to Pope Lane Close and Green Lane at around 12.50am.
Sgt Tracey Ward, of the Lancashire Police Roads Policing Team, said: “These are tragic circumstances and my thoughts remain with this man’s family and friends at this incredibly difficult time.
“We are appealing for information and would ask anyone who can help to come forward and contact police.”
Contact police on 101, quoting log reference 0067 of August 29. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/local/family-pays-tribute-to-caring-kind-and-funny-man-killed-in-crash-1-8097901 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/b053ad2f32edcecf50b521f1d39731342df5e12859c9f1ac6bcd74b24242857f.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T12:46:51 | null | 2016-08-30T11:45:54 | Blackpool is all set for a world premier at The Grand Theatre this week – and it’s pants. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Ftheatre-comedy%2Faliens-and-underpants-take-over-the-grand-1-8095596.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8095614.1472554323!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Aliens and underpants take over The Grand | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Blackpool is all set for a world premier at The Grand Theatre this week – and it’s pants.
Underpants, to be exact.
Because Aliens Love Underpants. And they’re coming to The Grand to tell their zany and hilarious tale based on the best-selling children’s book of the same name.
The book is being brought to life on stage for the very first time.
Just remember: aliens love underpants of every shape and size, but there are no underpants in space so here’s a big surprise!
With stunning effects, madcap action, original music – and lots of aliens of course – this production based on the Claire Freedman and Ben Cort book should be a delight for the whole family.
The Big Wooden Horse and Nick Brooke production has a two-day run at The Grand, on Friday and Saturday.
Shows are at 1.30pm on Friday, and 11am and 2pm on Saturday.
Tickets are priced at £15 each. Call (01253) 290190 for details. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/what-s-on/theatre-comedy/aliens-and-underpants-take-over-the-grand-1-8095596 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/b4230589a6a5d71c93ab3c958d24e21e1fcb394a8054c0e498bdcdcec5178141.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:41 | null | 2016-08-15T12:43:59 | Chorley’s Jack Catterall ensured there were no slip-ups ahead of his-much anticipated British title fight, beating Lukasz Janik on points. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fother-sports%2Fcatterall-sets-up-british-title-tilt-with-points-win-1-8069683.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8069681.1471261389!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Catterall sets up British title tilt with points win | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Chorley’s Jack Catterall ensured there were no slip-ups ahead of his-much anticipated British title fight, beating Lukasz Janik on points.
The 23-year-old defeated the durable Pole over eight rounds by a score of 80-73 at the Village Hotel, Ashton-Under-Lyne.
Victory on Friday night means a fight with British super-lightweight champion Tyrone Nurse should be up next.
Catterall, mandatory challenge to Nurse, will await the outcome of purse bids after the British Boxing Board of Control put the contest out to tender on their latest circular.
An answer is expected on September 14 and the fight must take place before the end of December.
Friday night’s fight, Catterall’s first since May, was a much needed outing.
The young southpaw, ranked fifth in the world by the World Boxing Organisation (WBO), was made to work by Janik throughout the majority of the bout.
He started strongly and regularly landed to the head and body of his opponent.
But Janik, who has fought in the UK a number of times, attempted to unload shots of his own.
As the fight went on, Catterall’s class was evident but Janik wasn’t deterred and attempted to push his way forward at any given opportunity.
Catterall landed meaty left hands throughout the fight and in the final round, Janik winced at two left hooks to the body.
Victory for Catterall extended his unblemished record to 16-0 (9 KOs).
He said: “I got some good rounds in the bank to stand me in good stead for what is coming next.
“I hurt both my hands after the second round but ground it out to get another win.
“Onwards and upwards.” | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/sport/other-sports/catterall-sets-up-british-title-tilt-with-points-win-1-8069683 | en | 2016-08-15T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/e294eb02b8034fe4861b0e3d5ad83457f2383479ceb23aff4210ccd8102ebafe.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:12:29 | null | 2016-08-25T09:49:27 | We’ve teamed up with Nickelodeon to give you the chance to attend the first-ever UK SLIMEFEST in Blackpool on Saturday September 3rd. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwin-tickets-to-nickelodeon-s-slimefest-and-illuminations-switch-on-1-8087473.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8087471.1472115161!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Win tickets to Nickelodeon's Slimefest and Illuminations Switch On | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | We’ve teamed up with Nickelodeon to give you the chance to attend the first-ever UK SLIMEFEST in Blackpool on Saturday September 3rd.
Featuring performances from Alesha Dixon, Conor Maynard, Diversity, The Tide and appearances from Nickelodeon stars Jack Griffo and Kira Kosarin, it’s set to be the slimiest music concert of the Summer.
Slimefest 2016
We’re giving away a VIP family prize package which includes:
4 x General Admission Switch On wristbands on Friday 2nd September 2016
4 x Tickets for the 11am SLIMEFEST concert on Saturday 3rd September 2016
4 x Wristbands for Blackpool Pleasure Beach for Saturday 3rd September 2016
2 x Exclusive official SLIMEFEST Hype® Bag (kids only)
1 x Apple iPad mini 2 7.9” 16gb
Or if you want to guarantee your ticket to the coolest kids’ event of the year, we have an exclusive 2for1 SLIMEFEST ticket offer for you. Just visit nick.co.uk/slimefest and enter FEST02 to get your exclusive 2for1 discount.
All you have to do to have the chance to win this fantastic prize is answer the following question:
Q: Which Britain’s Got Talent judge is performing at Nickelodeon’s SLIMEFEST?
Email your answer with Slimefest in the subject field, adding your name, address and daytime telephone number to competitions@lep.co.uk to arrive by midnight August 31st. Standard competition rules apply, entries merged across JP north west titles.
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:06 | null | 2016-08-13T10:24:41 | Sir Bradley Wiggins moved into Olympic folklore with his fifth gold medal and eighth in all as Great Britain won the team pursuit in Rio last night. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flancashire-s-cycling-hero-wiggo-goes-into-olympic-history-1-8067426.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8067421.1471080229!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Lancashire’s cycling hero Wiggo goes into Olympic history | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Sir Bradley Wiggins moved into Olympic folklore with his fifth gold medal and eighth in all as Great Britain won the team pursuit in Rio last night.
Wiggins, who lives in Eccleston, near Chorley, and is frequently seen training around the county, became the first Briton to win eight Olympic medals.
Burke, Doull, Clancy and Wiggins on the podium
Together with his teammates Ed Clancy, Steven Burke, Owain Doull, Wiggins bettered their own world record in the four-man, four-kilometres event - set in the first round 80 minutes earlier - to win gold in three minutes 50.265 seconds.
Wiggins surpassed fellow cyclist Sir Chris Hoy’s cumulative total of seven Olympic medals and joined rower Sir Steve Redgrave on five golds.
“It was never about that for me,” said Wiggins, who now has five gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
“The first people I bumped into when I came off the track were Steve Redgrave and Chris Hoy. They’re my heroes in Olympic sport.
Great Britain's Ed Clancy, Steven Burke, Owain Doull and Sir Bradley Wiggins (front) during Men's Team Pursuit on the seventh day of the Rio Olympics Games, Brazil.
“Just to be in the same breath as those guys is an honour. It was more about personally what it meant to me.
“I take myself to Sydney in 2000 and what that meant to me as a 20-year-old kid wandering round there, watching Steve win his fifth gold there and thinking how incredible and amazing it was.
“I’d come away with a bronze medal there and thought that’s it. If I have to go to the job centre on Monday morning and get a job, I can always say I’ve got Olympic bronze.
“To be here 16 years on, with five gold medals to myself, I never imagined that for one minute. It’s just something to tell the kids about when they’re older.” | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/lancashire-s-cycling-hero-wiggo-goes-into-olympic-history-1-8067426 | en | 2016-08-13T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/5c5620ffb25d7fc5b10ed1783521ee479adba96b3a4919e1c2e4c6ef55a008ce.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:11 | null | 2016-08-12T07:45:06 | Chorley hit the road to face Kidderminster Harriers for their first away game in National League North this season. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fbuoyant-magpies-are-on-their-travels-1-8063799.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8063798.1470916672!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Buoyant Magpies are on their travels | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Chorley hit the road to face Kidderminster Harriers for their first away game in National League North this season.
On the back of last week’s thrilling opening-day 3-3 draw with FC United at Victory Park, Matt Jansen believes his Magpies side will be heading to Aggborough in good spirits.
The Chorley boss said: “Our performance last week was such a positive one.
“The only thing I found frustrating was that we drew a game we deserved to win.
“This weekend we will go to Kidderminster with plenty of confidence and I’m sure we will put on a good shown there.
“We have prepared well for this season and hopefully the results will show that.”
It needed a late equaliser from Stephen Jordan to earn a share of the spoils against FC United.
Sefton Gonzales and Andy Teague netted the other goals, an eventful afternoon for skipper Teague seeing him sent off late on for his second yellow card.
That will result in a one-game suspension next week.
Jansen was pleased with the performances of front pair Gonzales and Marcus Carver last week.
The summer recruits were a real handful and Jansen sees them as key players this term.
“The two up front worked incredibly hard.
“When Sefton and Marcus are on the pitch together, they can turn bad balls up to them into good balls, they can get us right up the pitch and playing in the final third.
“They will test out defences at this level and it is good to have them here.”
Kidderminster, new to the division after being relegated from the National League, started the campaign with a thumping 6-1 win at Curzon Ashton last Saturday.
But they came back down to earth after being beaten 2-1 by Brackley Town on Tuesday.
Chorley were without a midweek game after their visit to Darlington was pushed back to later in the month
Meanwhile, in the National League, Southport will be looking to kick-start their season after back-to-back 3-0 defeats to Dagenham and Redbridge and Gateshead.
They host Woking tomorrow, then go to Macclesfield in midweek.
In the NPL Division One North, Burscough are away to Trafford, while Clitheroe cross the Pennines to visit Ossett Albion. Kendal Town travel to Mossley. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/sport/football/buoyant-magpies-are-on-their-travels-1-8063799 | en | 2016-08-12T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/e6294ae9c0d8aceea9956f5b3ef53504b4399bde189185b2a05b7b353bc8de19.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T14:46:55 | null | 2016-08-26T13:53:59 | It has been another successful year for Leyland’s Worden Academy - where the proportion of pupils achieving five or more A*-C passes including English and maths has increased yet again. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fgcse-results-successful-year-at-leyland-s-worden-academy-1-8090970.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8090969.1472216022!/image/image.jpg | en | null | GCSE RESULTS: Successful year at Leyland’s Worden Academy | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | It has been another successful year for Leyland’s Worden Academy - where the proportion of pupils achieving five or more A*-C passes including English and maths has increased yet again.
English and maths results, once more, with the pass rate for English well above the national average at 85 per cent and the maths results showing 63 per cent A*-C.
Overall, 60 per cent of pupils passed both English and maths at the higher grades which is two per cent above last year’s national average.
Both English language and literature saw a 100 per cent pass rate.
Noteably 98 per cent of pupils gained five or more A*-G passes with just one pupil missing out on this achievement. The number of pupils making expected progress in English has increased by two percent to 86 percent, which is 16 per cent above last year’s national average. Indeed, overall progress across all subjects has improved significantly from 2015.
Students studying physics enjoyed a pass rate of 86 per cent and 100 per cent passed performing arts. Psychology at 83 per cent, PE at 67 per cent and RE at 69 per cent were also celebrating their successes.
Many pupils gained outstanding results: Holly Taylor gained an impressive three A*s, six As, and two Bs.
Head girl, Megan Bradshaw bagged an A*, two As, three Bs and four CS. Her brother and head boy, Sam, gained four As, four Bs and three Cs. Aaron Moore gained three As, four Bs and four Cs with Lucy Brown also achieving three As, a B and five Cs. Amy Nicholls achieved an A, four Bs and six Cs and Sophie Swarbrick also impressed with one A, three Bs and four Cs. Also doing very well was Jennifer Gray with one A, two Bs and five Cs.
Headteacher, Chris Catherall said: “The pupils worked extremely hard and with fantastic support from their teachers they have done really well.
“All the hard work and extra effort put in by staff and pupils alike has really paid off.
“We have improved pupil outcomes yet again and this trend is set to continue as standards continue to be driven up. We are determined to see Worden recognised by everyone for its outstanding work and the progress all our youngsters make while they are in our care.” | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/gcse-results-successful-year-at-leyland-s-worden-academy-1-8090970 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/69e010681983cd9ff85439e3f771a851547cb1a22859291e739af3631e8e737b.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:06:48 | null | 2016-08-23T07:00:00 | Plans to bring a six-screen cinema, restaurants and big name retailers to Chorley will be decided next month. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fplans-to-extend-market-walk-nears-decision-1-8082768.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8083361.1471941777!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Plans to extend Market Walk nears decision | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Plans to bring a six-screen cinema, restaurants and big name retailers to Chorley will be decided next month.
Councillors will determine whether to progress an extension on the Market Walk shopping centre in the town, which could start early in 2017.
Chorley Council, which bought the shopping centre in 2013, has been working on plans to extend the facility with a seven-unit development on the Flat Iron car park.
The authority pledged to have 75 per cent of the potential new units filled before work could begin, and it claims that there is now interest in 85 per cent of the space.
Councillor Alistair Bradley, leader of the council, said: “To ensure our town centre has a future we have to improve the offer for visitors and developing the Market Walk extension is a key part of that.
“Whenever we ask people what would encourage them to visit the town centre people always mention bigger name retailers to complement the fantastic independent stores we already have and a better leisure offer.
“We’ve been working hard to attract new businesses to take units in the proposed extension and we are now in a position where we can put a detailed proposal to councillors so they can take a decision as to whether we progress the extension.”
The plans were supported by many when they were given planning approval last year.
The council also says that if the plans go ahead, hundreds of new jobs would be created.
“Other than Reel Cinemas, who are already committed to the scheme, we can’t reveal which businesses would be part of the proposed development at this stage as we are still in final negotiations,” aded Coun Bradley.
“We have put a lot of time and effort into securing the best possible deal for residents and it is important that the council considers this carefully.
“If it is approved and everything goes to plan then we could see work starting in the town centre as early as the New Year.
“We know parking is a major concern for residents and businesses so this would be the first element to be sorted out before any work starts on site.”
The proposals will go before councillors at a full council meeting on Tuesday, September 20.
It will also include proposals for improvements to the wider public realm across the town centre. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/local/plans-to-extend-market-walk-nears-decision-1-8082768 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/ca26b8add7b5208e5a6d518469f6741cd0717afa5bead459de2899f8a0c4df2a.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:25 | null | 2016-07-28T12:59:31 | CHORLEY Golf Club, who launched a Ladies Academy last year, are on course for more success this season with nine new members signing up for group lessons with four-time women’s European Tour professional and Solheim Cup player Lora Fairclough. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmore-ladies-tee-up-for-golf-1-8039000.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8038998.1469707142!/image/image.jpg | en | null | More ladies tee up for golf | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | CHORLEY Golf Club, who launched a Ladies Academy last year, are on course for more success this season with nine new members signing up for group lessons with four-time women’s European Tour professional and Solheim Cup player Lora Fairclough.
The initiative, which earned the Hall o’th Hill club second place in the Lancashire Union of Golf Club’s Innovation Award in 2015, is continuing its tried and trusted method to encourage more females into the game irrespective of age.
Nine budding players recently signed up for a free taster session and one has booked private lessons with Lora, who learned to play the game as a youngster at Chorley.
Steph Patterson, organiser and founder of the academy, believes golf also has health benefits such as burning up calories during a round.
She said: “It’s a game you can enjoy when weight-bearing sports are no longer available to you and when running is no longer possible. Not only is it fun to play, you meet friends and have a good laugh.
“Anyone can get involved and become an enthusiast, so why not you?
It is an excellent form of socialising and by becoming a member of a club or playing regularly, you are guaranteed to make new friends.”
For more information, contact Steph at stephpatterson10@aol.com or 07507839122. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/more-ladies-tee-up-for-golf-1-8039000 | en | 2016-07-28T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/d98240204cfb390b771c5625c239c4553df293b7dba9b20717c463d2351278ab.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:05:13 | null | 2016-08-26T13:02:40 | A county folk band has suffered its own Olympic disqualification. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fhave-hotpots-fallen-foul-of-the-olympic-bosses-1-8090812.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8090811.1472212942!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Have Hotpots fallen foul of the Olympic bosses? | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | A county folk band has suffered its own Olympic disqualification.
As well as dealing with doping scandals and worry over Paralympic funding, the International Olympics Committee (IOC) has been scrutinising the 2008 song The Beer Olympics, by The Lancashire Hotpots.
Members of the band say they have been issued a ‘cease and desist’ notice by the IOC, claiming they have infringed copyright on the Olympic name.
A statement released on the band’s website said: “It’s nice to see them finally catch up with a song that we first released in 2008, I’m guessing the Olympic breakfast at the Little Chef is next, get one while you can.
“So, not wishing to get into any massive legal trouble (we can’t pay for that and the ale) we have decided to re-title the song to see if that gets the legal bigwigs off our backs.”
The new title has been announced as The Beer International Non-Profit Non-Governmental Sporting Quad Yearly Event.
“It’s a strange thing that they’re coming after an entity as small and daft as ours,” said Dickie Ticker the percussionist who wrote the song.
“Under something called Article 40, it seems that you can’t use the word Olympics in any business capacity. People would probably use a lot of words to describe our band, but business wouldn’t be one of them.”
He added: “The re-titling has made the song funnier than it was and I hope it’s enough to put them off.
“But we still sing the word in the song, so are we going to have to change that too? We’re testing the waters to see if that pleases the Olympic Gods, but if not, we’ll have to erase it from our catalogues.”
The IOC issued a statement saying it was the exclusive owner of the rights to the Olympic Games and associated symbols and emblems.
It said: “The IOC is particularly attentive to the protection of its intellectual properties rights and assets. As such, the IOC asks that all non-authorized uses of the Olympic Properties, in particular, for commercial purposes, be ceased accordingly.”
In 2012, The British Sugarcraft Guild was told it could face court proceedings if Olympic logos were reproduced on cakes at a show. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/have-hotpots-fallen-foul-of-the-olympic-bosses-1-8090812 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/5b550bd9328fad5eaf3f74bc081c0b9547c4e60d75b49129f423c1b057234c3d.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:03:18 | null | 2016-08-23T19:02:05 | Can you help police find this man? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fplea-to-trace-wanted-man-1-8084859.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8084858.1471975311!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Plea to trace wanted man | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Can you help police find this man?
Nathan Adamson, 30, from Lancaster, is wanted in connection with a fraud offence against an elderly man of 75 in Chorley that took place between August 2014 and October 2015.
He is known to have links with Lancaster and could be in the town.
Det Con Dawn Croucher from Skelmersdale CID said: “We are keen to trace Adamson so we can speak to him in connection with this offence.
“If you know where he is or have seen him, please get in contact. Similarly if Adamson himself sees this appeal, I would urge him to hand himself at the nearest police station.”
Anyone with information can contact police on 101. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/local/plea-to-trace-wanted-man-1-8084859 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/04f4968e25e4f71073ffda4885366815b6ab5c0cd9dce8e74a6de1fe75b74d17.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:53:20 | null | 2016-08-23T12:27:19 | The Bay City Rollers, starring Les McKeown are coming to Marine Hall, Fleetwood next month as part of a UK tour. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Fmusic%2Fles-rolls-back-the-years-1-8083873.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8083871.1471951623!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Les rolls back the years | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | The Bay City Rollers, starring Les McKeown are coming to Marine Hall, Fleetwood next month as part of a UK tour.
Arriving at the Marine Hall on Friday September 9 at 7.30pm the concert will perform all the massive hits such as Bye Bye Baby, Shang a Lang, Summer Love Sensation and Give a Little Love.
The music of the Bay City Rollers became the soundtrack for a generation of teenagers growing up in the mid 1970s.
Front man Les McKeown was the voice of the Bay City Rollers as they were propelled to superstardom. The current line up brings a new energy and excitement to all the original hits.
The Bay City Rollers Story is a celebration of those hectic days of Hit songs, touring, TV Shows and the behind the scenes pandemonium that followed the band everywhere they went.
Renewed Les McKeown has come through the extreme highs and lows of life’s great road and he is here to tell all.
All the hits songs are there and audiences are promised a fantastic night of fun and nostalgia as they take a trip back to those innocent days of growing up to the sounds of The Bay City Rollers.
Tickets are £17. To purchase contact the box office on 01253 887693. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/what-s-on/music/les-rolls-back-the-years-1-8083873 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/ffe1e3efd021aad8196eb5ff9b599ea6f755d9a536800afcc4dab7fbf7f11399.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T10:48:13 | null | 2016-08-31T08:51:31 | I love you with wall my art . . . | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fpassers-by-enjoy-mystery-artwork-on-lancashire-town-s-wall-1-8097139.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8097138.1472629869!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Passers-by enjoy mystery artwork on Lancashire town’s wall | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | I love you with wall my art . . .
A town’s ‘Banksy’ wall is still turning heads with its latest images and messages of love and romance.
Puzzled passers-by continue to stop to look at the latest piece of artwork on the 10-feet high, white wall in Chorley town centre.
They have been doing it for more than two years now, ever since the mystery artist first struck.
No one sees him, or her, but the artwork suddenly appears. And it seems folk do not mind it at all.
Jean Mather, 72, of Chorley, said: “I think it’s nice. It brightens the place up and whoever it is, they’re quite a good artist. I can’t see any harm in it. It’s not like some of the others.”
Julie Liptrot, 45, of Chorley, said: “If there’s no offensive or bad language, I don’t mind it whatsoever.
“You see bad language on the bus stops.
“I think there’s a lot of worse things being done.
“Shame there’s nothing more for people like that with a talent to do.”
She said of the artist: “It’s obvious there’s something going on in his life. He’s got a bit of an issue in his life and he’s going to do it different next time.”
Her daughter Chloe Liptrot, 19, attended the Runshaw College campus, Market Street, Chorley, the back of which overlooks the Chorley Council-run Fleet Street car park, said: “I like it. You can see it in college when I was there.”
She said she had never seen the mystery artist working on the wall, though.
The wall belongs to the adjacent DE Jones bodyshop and not the council.
Earlier this year, painted in large black capital letters was the message: “You don’t know me. You don’t know anything about me.
“You don’t know what I’m made of or just how much I’m capable of. You don’t know where I’ve come from or where I’m heading.
“You know nothing of my highs or my lows. You don’t know how fast I am, how strong I am, how resilient I am.
“You haven’t got a clue what fragrance I wear or who I’m dating.
“You don’t even know my name . . . but you will.”
And next to the words, also in black, was the figure of a person, with “Partner in Crime” written across their chest.
Councillor Adrian Lowe, whose responsibilities at Chorley Council include graffiti, said: “We’ve not had any complaints about this and because it’s not causing any offence and the wall is privately owned, in this instance we wouldn’t remove it.” | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/local/passers-by-enjoy-mystery-artwork-on-lancashire-town-s-wall-1-8097139 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/faddb079e84609381d288cda1717361fc8a6c1dcd0b68e83bfa7ecf286a4b280.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:07:48 | null | 2016-08-26T13:17:00 | Pupils at Bishop Rawstorne CE Academy celebrated another fantastic year with 85 per cent of pupils achieving five or more A* to C grades, including english and maths. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fgcse-results-bishop-rawstorne-pupils-make-the-grade-1-8090861.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8090860.1472213802!/image/image.jpg | en | null | GCSE RESULTS: Bishop Rawstorne pupils make the grade | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Pupils at Bishop Rawstorne CE Academy celebrated another fantastic year with 85 per cent of pupils achieving five or more A* to C grades, including english and maths.
Headteacher Paul Cowley praised the hard work of the Year 11s; overall 90 per cent of students achieved five or more A* to C grades.
The e-Bacc figure for the year was 45 per cent.
Mr Cowley added staff would be ‘working tirelessly’ to enhance outcomes for 2017.
He said: “We would like to offer our heartfelt congratulations to the Year 11 GCSE cohort for the excellent results that they have achieved in this year’s GCSE examinations.
“There have been many outstanding performances and much to be pleased about in what has been a very pleasing set of GCSE results.
“Across the whole year group so many students have achieved grades that reflect so well the effort that has been put in over the previous five years.
“None of this can happen in isolation and our immense thanks go to the teaching and support staff for the unwavering, unstinting commitment that they have shown in driving forward the progression and attainment of our students.
“The work done by all of the staff at Bishop Rawstorne is underpinned by the constant support and guidance of our Governing Body.”
Mr Cowley gave special mention to 11 pupils who achieved five A* grades or better.
He described their success as a ‘ truly exceptional achievement reflecting the unstinting endeavour of these students.’
Mr Cowley also thanked parents. He added: “Additionally, our thanks go to the parents who have supported us over the last five years in shaping the academic and spiritual lives of this cohort to whom we give our very best wishes for the future.” | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/gcse-results-bishop-rawstorne-pupils-make-the-grade-1-8090861 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/c7309890ec34109d9001a52d357cfb5d1f47d9c767dea11d3183a7b301a19e74.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:10:21 | null | 2016-08-08T17:17:35 | Residents and the council are being urged to help put a stop to excessive littering becoming a serious problem in Chorley. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fdog-dirt-broken-glass-weeds-and-excessive-litter-becoming-serious-problem-in-chorley-1-8057516.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8057515.1470742550!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Dog dirt, broken glass, weeds and excessive litter becoming ‘serious problem’ in Chorley | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Residents and the council are being urged to help put a stop to excessive littering becoming a serious problem in Chorley.
MP Lindsay Hoyle is calling for the ginnels and roads around Delamere Place, Progress Street, Wright Street and Seymour Street to be cleared.
A number of residents have raised concerns over what the MP describes as a serious problem with broken glass, dog dirt, overgrown weeds and litter.
Mr Hoyle said: “People should not have to tolerate excessive litter and while it is important that the council do everything they can to stop people dropping litter they must also ensure that areas which have continual problems get more attention in terms of regular sweeping.
“In terms of the ginnel between Delamere Place and Progress Street the poor state of this path has been an ongoing problem and is neglected.
“The railings at the side of the path are damaged, or in some cases missing, and they need to be replaced and painted.
“The amount of litter, overgrown weeds, and broken glass continues to be serious problem and I have asked the council to address the area as a matter of urgency.”
Coun Adrian Lowe, who looks after street cleaning for Chorley Council, said: “We have good standards of street cleaning with our teams out litter picking in the town centre daily and in the outer areas weekly... But we appreciate there are areas that can be improved and we’ve been out to have a look to see what else can be done.
“We also really need people to take responsibility for their own litter and use the bins we’ve provided and we do patrol areas and will give out fines to people seen dropping litter.”
Residents are urged to report problems at chorley.gov.uk. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/local/dog-dirt-broken-glass-weeds-and-excessive-litter-becoming-serious-problem-in-chorley-1-8057516 | en | 2016-08-08T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/540b07314849aa9ab6a36aca49472dc14a103d0474e9685f91f59d51c7e7e507.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T18:48:03 | null | 2016-08-30T18:45:52 | As the dust settles on Lancashire County Council’s plans to sell off more than 100 libraries, children’s centres and other facilities across the county we look at five key things you need to know about the move. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwhat-the-latest-county-council-cuts-mean-for-you-our-guide-to-what-happens-next-1-8096673.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8093818.1472579119!/image/image.jpg | en | null | What the latest county council cuts mean for you. Our guide to what happens next | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | As the dust settles on Lancashire County Council’s plans to sell off more than 100 libraries, children’s centres and other facilities across the county we look at five key things you need to know about the move.
1) WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
County Hall
The proposals will go the the County Council’s Cabinet meeting on September 8 for approval.
But first they will be debated by the council’s cross party Executive Scrutiny Committee on Tuesday, September 6 at County Hall in Preston.
This is an opportunity for councillors to voice their own and local residents’ concerns and is chaired by Liberal Democrat County Coun Bill Winlow.
Both the meetings start at 2pm and are open to the public to attend and watch.
GOING?: Fulwood Library, Garstang Road
You can also watch a webcast of these meetings - the link can be accessed through the Property Strategy agenda item on the County Council’s online Calendar of Meetings.
2) WHEN WILL THE CLOSURES BEGIN?
Some of the centres could close within weeks.
The changes affect libraries, children’s services, children’s centres, young people’s centres, youth offending teams, older people’s daytime support services, adult disability day services and registrars.
The time span for the changes ranges from September 30, 2016 to March 2020.
It is proposed services will end at Fulwood, Bamber Bridge and Penwortham libraries and Garstang Young People’s Centre on September 30 this year.
By March next year the services at Kirkham Young People’s Centre,St Lawrence Children’s Centre, Preston, Penwortham Young People’s Centre and Wellfield Children’s Centre in South Ribble will cease.
It is also planned that Longridge Young People’s Centre, the Bamber Bridge Children’s Centre, Kingsfold and Longton Children’s Centres and eight services in Chorley -the Blossomfield’s Children’s Centre, Adult Disability Day Services, the Youth offending Team, Clayton Brook and Coppull Children’s Centre, Coppull and Eccleston Young People’s Centres and The Zone in Chorley - will be relocated to new Neighbourhood Centres between January 1 next year and March 2020.
3) WHAT CAN MY COUNCILLOR DO?
There will be a call-in period when councillors can object and ask for the decision to be reviewed by the council’s scrutiny committee. Five county councillors must sign a demand for a call-in to trigger the process. Any such demand must be received three working days after the initial decision - in this case that’s by 5pm on Tuesday September 13. Members of the scrutiny committee must meet within seven days and can ask the cabinet to reconsider its decision.
4) HOW MUCH MONEY WILL BE SAVED BY THE SELL OFF?
The council says millions of pounds will be saved by changing the way its frontline services are delivered. It’s not so much the income from sales of buildings which will be crucial - although it’s estimated some £8m -£11m could be raised, as the fact that service delivery has been changed and jobs cut and it’s the ongoing salaries and building maintenance costs saved which will be most significant.
The council estimates it will save £1.6m in reduced running costs for buildings, library closures will save £6.1m and reductions to its wellbeing, prevention and early help services will save £8.4m. But there’s a suggestion the Government, angered at the closure of Children’s Centres it helped to fund may ask for £20m back.
In addition it’s thought some £20m will be needed to make properties suitable for use as new Neighbourhood Centres.
5) WHAT CAN YOU DO?
You could volunteer to run a library service. The county council is proposing to offer help to establish community run libraries.
A help package will include £5,000 to cover set-up costs, shelving, an initial supply of books from the county council’s store and advice from a special community library development officer. Call 0300 1236701 for more information.
A website offering advice and information for people wanting to take over the running of local services or community centres could offer more inspiration. See www.mycommunityrights.org.uk
The council has also said it wants to explore further options for other groups and organisations to take over responsibility for some of its about to be axed buildings and services and wants more time to assess any business cases which have been submitted for such takeovers.
They will consider a report back on these in October. Any new expressions of interest must be submitted as soon as possible. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/what-the-latest-county-council-cuts-mean-for-you-our-guide-to-what-happens-next-1-8096673 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/612cf9988f27bab6a3b1e912c44ee0d7f00ad211729452360d1f717c7bd5380a.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:06:31 | null | 2016-08-23T15:31:31 | AN 11-year-old Labrador who suffered with a painful joint condition has been relieved by ground-breaking therapy in Lancashire. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fvideo-dog-gets-ground-breaking-procedure-to-ease-pain-in-lancashire-1-8084410.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8084405.1471962665!/image/image.jpg | en | null | VIDEO: Dog gets ground-breaking procedure to ease pain in Lancashire | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
AN 11-year-old Labrador who suffered with a painful joint condition has been relieved by ground-breaking therapy in Lancashire.
Thomas, a black Labrador with chronic osteoarthritis, from Preston, is one of the first dogs to benefit from pioneering stem cell therapy, thanks to a surgeon at Hillcrest Animal Hospital in Chorley.
Thomas doing his physio exercise with his Pysio Maj Chadwick.
His owner, Ann Tomlinson, from Longton, had become increasingly desperate to find some relief from the pain for Thomas.
But the dog was intolerant to the usual medications.
Animal-lover Anne said: “Thomas means the world to me and could never be replaced in my life.
“He started to get ill about two years ago - it wasn’t drastic, but it just seemed to progress over the years.
Thomas doing his 20 minute swim.
“I wanted to catch it before it got any more worrying, after all, a prevention treatment is always better than a cure.”
So Ann said she was happy to explore any options that would alleviate the constant pain she believed her dog was enduring.
Chris Manning, veterinary surgeon at Hillcrest, suggested stem cell therapy as a way of alleviating the pain Thomas was suffering from.
This was the first time he had carried out the process.
Thomas - an 11 year-old Labrador with chronic osteoarthritis from Preston - is one of the first dogs to benefit from pioneering stem cell therapy. The surgery was performed at Hillcrest Animal Hospital in Chorley.
Chris said: “It is a straight-forward procedure.
“Thomas only had to stay in hospital for a couple of hours while we injected the cells then he was able to return home.
“I did repeat the procedure a while afterwards and he is responding very well now.
“I am very pleased with the improvement.”
Pictured with vet Chris Manning & owner Ann Tomlinson.
Chris was aware of this ‘ground-breaking’ stem cell therapy, which involves harvesting cells from the patient by extracting fat from under the skin of the animal in a small procedure, or from a bone marrow aspirate.
The sample is then transported to Veterinary Tissue Bank – Europe’s first tissue bank for veterinary surgeons – where the stem cells are extracted and expanded in cell culture and then returned for injection in to the patient’s injured tissue or joint.
Anne was happy with the treatment and thanked Chris for his ‘marvellous work’.
“I think this type of treatment can improve a lot for animals,” she said. “Thomas seems a lot more comfortable since his surgery, there is certainly an improvement.”
Over the years, Thomas’ illnesses have cost thousands of pounds, even with insurance, but Ann says ‘he was definitely worth it’.
Thomas now has therapy, a supplement and goes swimming twice a week as part of his recovery. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/local/video-dog-gets-ground-breaking-procedure-to-ease-pain-in-lancashire-1-8084410 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/8b38247337c8b36d5832e8f12893f414cc8781fa897b8564bc9aa7b8901174a0.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T12:47:04 | null | 2016-08-31T13:04:12 | Pier Jam will make its long awaited return to North Pier this Saturday, just so long as the weather stays calm. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Fmusic%2Fpier-jam-braves-storm-with-more-stars-1-8097973.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8097972.1472645030!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Pier Jam braves storm with more stars | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Pier Jam will make its long awaited return to North Pier this Saturday, just so long as the weather stays calm.
Part two of the four-part series was called off on Saturday, August 20 due to “unprecedented weather”, in line with advice from the Authorities, Local Licensing & Pier Safety Officers.
Duke Dumont, Tchami, Philip George and Son of 8 had been due to perform at the house music event but the adverse weather conditions made this impossible.
However ticket holders for Pier Jam 2 were offered a refund or the chance to transfer their ticket over to this weekend’s event.
Part three on Saturday is headlined by Hannah Wants, with performances from Shadowchild, Shiba San, Tough Love and Monki also scheduled.
Hannah Wants headlines the event on the back of being voted Best Bass DJ at the Pacha Music Awards and Best DJ at the BMA’s in 2015.
Over the last few years her hard-hitting style has made her world-renowned and a must for any festival organisers.
Shadowchild is the alias of Simon Neale, somewhat of a veteran of the electronic music scene.
Also joining them is WMC Award winner Shiba San, BBC Radio 1’s Monki and Tough Love, best known for their top 20 single ‘So Freakin’ Tight’.
Tickets are on sale from £20 and are available at http://www.pierjam.com/tickets. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/what-s-on/music/pier-jam-braves-storm-with-more-stars-1-8097973 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/b8721d360f856c10d46af52b85713b2a5a6d322bd4050562e003596f60dd8f47.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:06:14 | null | 2016-08-26T13:10:37 | The impressive performance saw 88 per cent of Year 11 collect at least five or more A* to C grade passes including english and mathematics.Notable performances included twins Anna and Rebecca Lackey who each gained 14 passes at A* and A; Megan Ireland who achieved 11 A* and two A grades; Emma Dixon gaining nine A* and four A grades; Rebecca Everiss picking up nine A* and three A grades and a delighted Melissa Joy with nine A* and two A grades.Mrs Heaton, who will retire on August 31, after 33 years , said: “I am very proud of each student’s performance as these results are truly transformational and willl provide them with an excellent foundation for a successful future. “Although the focus is on the celebration of students’ GCSE results, it is important to remember that St Michael’s has a commitment to developing the whole person within a Christian ethos, which underpins these remarkable achievements. “I congratulate them all for their outstanding achievements not only in their examinations but also in the fine young people they have all developed into”.Jayne Jenks, who will take up the reins as headteacher for the new term echoed Mrs Heaton’s sentiments.She added: “I am certain that their approach to their studies and the way in which they have embraced all that school life has to offer will inspire and challenge our current pupils to have equally high expectations.” and aspirations.” | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fgcse-results-an-exceptional-year-at-albany-academy-1-8090846.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8090844.1472214304!/image/image.jpg | en | null | GCSE RESULTS: An exceptional year at Albany Academy | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | The impressive performance saw 88 per cent of Year 11 collect at least five or more A* to C grade passes including english and mathematics.
Notable performances included twins Anna and Rebecca Lackey who each gained 14 passes at A* and A; Megan Ireland who achieved 11 A* and two A grades; Emma Dixon gaining nine A* and four A grades; Rebecca Everiss picking up nine A* and three A grades and a delighted Melissa Joy with nine A* and two A grades.
Mrs Heaton, who will retire on August 31, after 33 years , said: “I am very proud of each student’s performance as these results are truly transformational and willl provide them with an excellent foundation for a successful future.
“Although the focus is on the celebration of students’ GCSE results, it is important to remember that St Michael’s has a commitment to developing the whole person within a Christian ethos, which underpins these remarkable achievements.
“I congratulate them all for their outstanding achievements not only in their examinations but also in the fine young people they have all developed into”.
Jayne Jenks, who will take up the reins as headteacher for the new term echoed Mrs Heaton’s sentiments.
She added: “I am certain that their approach to their studies and the way in which they have embraced all that school life has to offer will inspire and challenge our current pupils to have equally high expectations.”
and aspirations.”
The Academy has enjoyed another exceptional year with outstanding individual performances at A* and A grade levels.
Mr Mayland praised staff and pupils for all their hard work.
Hesaid: “This year the education system is facing the first wave of significant changes to exams.
“Because of these changes, teachers and students have had to work incredibly hard and I am delighted that they have achieved excellent results across the school.
“Our students achieve on average half a grade higher than their peers and a quarter of our Year 11s leave with at least three A* or A grades.
“This is a school where everyone really does achieve together.
Jack Knott, who achieved one A*, eight As, a B and C, said of his grades: “I am really pleased with my results and particularly my A in Maths.
“The grades that I have achieved enable me to attend the professional honours programme at Wigan and Leigh College. I will study maths, chemistry, english and biology. I want to be a doctor when I complete my education.”
Charlotte Kier, who achieved two A*, six As and two B grades, added: “I am so happy with my results, especially my A* in history. They were far better than I expected.
“I would like to thank everyone at Albany for all their support over the last five years.” | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/gcse-results-an-exceptional-year-at-albany-academy-1-8090846 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/d91a28bd37bc27a4e5411a3420236843dd34f1e81f7fab29ca4d9646a0b683e4.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T08:46:35 | null | 2016-08-29T09:11:17 | Here is a list of fun events coming up this weekend. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ftop-10-things-to-do-in-lancashire-at-the-weekend-1-8091345.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8091344.1472222609!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Top 10 things to do in Lancashire at the weekend | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Here is a list of fun events coming up this weekend.
FREE AND PAID: Blackpool Illuminations Switch On and Slimefest, September 2 to 4
Dame Barbara Windsor will switch the lights on at the Tower Festival Headland on Friday, following a party led by Ashley Banjo, and dance group Diversity. Other stars include The Vamps, Fleur East, Fatman Scoop and Club MTV. Free entry by wristband only. Celebrations continue across the weekend, as Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely host Nickelodeon’s first UK Slimfest at the Empress Ballroom. Tickets, at £27.50, available from http://www.visitblackpool.com/slime. Slimfest also features a free outdoor experience including character appearances and family activities on the Tower Festival Headland.
PAID: Survival Skills and Crafty Creative, Preston, September 2 to 4
As part of Brockholes Nature Reserve’s Wild Families series, it hosts Survival Skills on Friday September 2, from 2pm until 4pm. Participants will camouflage up before heading out to follow a tracking trail and have a go at shelter building, fire lighting and cooking. Tickets are from £5. Family ticket is £18. On Saturday and Sunday, there are drop-in craft sessions from 10am until 4pm. Entry is £3.Located off M6, junction 31.
FREE AND PAID: Morecambe Vintage By the Sea Festival, September 3 and 4
A celebration of 20th century design, fashion, vehicles and entertainment on the Prom, with a flypast by a Lancaster Bomber; a Spitfire; and a Hurricane as part of an RAF Battle of Britain Memorial. There will be a Routemaster Bus Bar and vintage car show, a Vintage Roadshow, live music, wandering street performance, and workshops. Visit http://www.vintagefestival.co.uk.
FREE AND PAID: Tractor Road Run, Chipping, Sunday September 4
Families are invited to gather around Chipping to watch as an entourage of tractors drive around the village.
Tractors will set off from Green Lane Showground at 10am.
It costs £15 to enter a tractor, including a two-course lunch.
Spectators can stand and watch for free.
All money raised will go towards Rosemere Cancer Foundation.
PAID: Blackburn and East Lancs Model Railway Exhibition, September 3 and 4
A Model Railway Exhibition will be held at Hyndburn Leisure Centre, Henry Street, Accrington, from 10am until 5pm.
There will be layouts in various scales, specialist traders and demonstrators from across the UK and refreshments are available. Adult entry is £7, with children free. Parking is also free. The exhibition is organised by Blackburn and East Lancs Model Railway Society.
FREE AND PAID: Wigan 10k, September 4
Wigan’s annual 10k race, organised by charity Joining Jack, starts at 10am at the town centre. There will be live entertainment, a European Market, and a fun fair. Starsailor frontman James Walsh will close the music festival. Meanwhile, the day before, there is a Fun Run for children at Robin Park, from 11am until 5pm. Free entry. For registration times visit http://www.wiganeventsguide.com/event/wigan-fun-runs/
PAID: Proms in the Park, Wigan, Saturday September 3
Families are invited to bring a picnic and something to sit on whilst enjoying an evening with music at Mesnes Park, Wigan.
Gates open at 6pm and the musical concert starts at 7.45pm.
The event ends at 10pm.
Tickets are £10 for adults, £7 for children and concessions.
A family ticket is £28.
PAID: HAPPA Grand Open Day, Saturday September 3
Families are invited to Horse and Pony Protection Association’s annual open day extravaganza at Shores Hey Farm, off Halifax Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, from noon until 4pm.
There will be stalls, games, cake, scarecrow and produce competitions, horse riding displays and live music. There will also be handling sessions from Cooper’s Critters. Admission is £1 per person.
FREE: Parbold Street Festival, September 3 to 4
A total of 14 venues throughout the village offer a showcase in arts, education, entertainment and music, from noon on Saturday. There will be music from local bands and singers on the Big Stage by the Railway pub; a market place with more than 40 stalls; barges dressed in lights for the Festival of Light; a duck race; theatre; fairground; Kids Zone; workshops; horse demonstrations; and family fun.
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] | 2016-08-26T13:07:04 | null | 2016-08-23T09:00:11 | Here are a summary of cases at Chorley Magistrates | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fchorley-court-lists-august-23-1-8078131.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8078130.1471600875!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Chorley court lists - August 23 | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Here are a summary of cases at Chorley Magistrates' Court.
Shelley Louise Rachel Jeory, 25, of Greystones, Leyland, was fined £660 for failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver of a vehicle who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence. She was also ordered to pay victim surcharge of £66 and court costs of £85.
She was also disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for six months and had her licence endorsed with six points.
Oliver Joel Barker, 22, of Hornchurch Drive, Chorley, was fined £40 for driving without a valid licence. He was also ordered to pay £85 court costs and £20 victim surcharge. He was also disqualified for holding or obtaining a driving licence for six months and his licence was endorsed with three points.
Richard Allan Ingham, 38, of Cedar Field, Clayton Le Woods for £660 for driving a motor vehicle, without valid insurance. He also had to pay a victim surcharge of £66 and £85 court costs. He was disqualified from holding a licence and has six points on his licence.
Nicoleta Gincota, 25, of Hamilton Road, Chorley, was fined £50, and had to pay £20 victim surcharge and £50 court costs. The offence was aiding and abetting another offender by supplying tobacco whereby the packaging did not comply with warning requirements at Eurostar, Market Street, Chorley.
Linford Stephen Ainsworth, 20, of Moor Road, Chorley, stole a bottle of energy drink worth £1.89 from WH Smiths, plus a bottle of perfume, worth £19.99 from B&M Bargains. He was given a community order and ordered to pay compensation of £1.89 and £19.99 to the victims, plus £85 court costs and £85 victim surcharge. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/chorley-court-lists-august-23-1-8078131 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/94e5712fe7e9ecbdf61c6dd735619c382395fce33ae046ddd7ce8a54de87dc7f.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:38 | null | 2016-08-20T10:18:18 | Lancashire athlete Holly Bradshaw said she was pleased she improved on her Olympic performance, despite missing out on a medal. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fother-sports%2Fholly-i-m-pleased-with-olympic-fifth-1-8079866.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8079865.1471684688!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Holly: “I’m pleased with Olympic fifth” | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Lancashire athlete Holly Bradshaw said she was pleased she improved on her Olympic performance, despite missing out on a medal.
The 24-year-old pole vaulter from Euxton was performing well but failed in three attempts at the 4.80m mark.
Holly finished fifth in the event with a season’s best of 4.70m.
“Fifth in the Olympic Games, I’m really happy with that,” she said.
“It’s a step up from the last Olympic Games but I’m an ultimate competitor so I’m always going to be disappointed whatever happens.”
The British women’s 4x100m relay team claimed a bronze in their event.
Meanwhile, Manchester is to stage a homecoming parade for Britain’s triumphant Olympic and Paralympic stars, with a further national event to be held in London to mark their success, Theresa May has announced.
The Prime Minister said that both events would take place in October after the Paralympians have returned from the games in Rio.
“It will be a celebration fit for heroes - and rightly so, because that is exactly what they are,” Mrs May said.
The decision to stage the main parade in Manchester follows calls for it to be held outside the capital to reflect the contribution made by athletes from across the UK. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/sport/other-sports/holly-i-m-pleased-with-olympic-fifth-1-8079866 | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/eb89f14377a1b41e95278d1a15ff59487ed1c3c953d13898f4a68ae1d9ae84a1.json |
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"Diane King"
] | 2016-08-31T10:48:17 | null | 2016-08-31T11:35:26 | Motorists experienced greater delays on the roads as journey times increased during the second quarter of 2016, according to data from the Department For Transport. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Foffbeat%2Faverage-road-journey-delay-time-increases-1-8097670.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8097669.1472639703!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Average road journey delay time increases | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Motorists experienced greater delays on the roads as journey times increased during the second quarter of 2016, according to data from the Department For Transport.
An average delay of nine seconds per mile on the strategic road network (SRN) was a 1.3 per cent increase on the figures for the year up to the end of March 2016.
Average speed on the SRN - the motorways and ‘A’ roads managed by Highways England - also fell. Between July 2015 and June 2016, the average speed was 59.2mph, a 0.2 per cent decrease on the previous figures.
The reliability of travel times on the SRN also fell, with 68 per cent more time needed to ensure on time arrival - a 2 per cent increase on the previous quarter.
The average delay on local ‘A’ roads in England in the year ending June 2016 saw a year-on-year increase of 3.8 per cent to 45.2 seconds per vehicle per mile, with average speed consequently down 1.5 per cent on the year ending June 2015. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/offbeat/average-road-journey-delay-time-increases-1-8097670 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/ee936ab98e0f72f951534e6217468c55b4c0cf95d7840346b3ac507c9a75fe9c.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:59:53 | null | 2016-08-22T12:25:52 | Comic Bobby Ball is to open a new ‘Christian Chillout Lounge’ at Blackpool Music Academy, September 18. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Fhave-a-ball-with-bobby-at-christian-chill-out-1-8082033.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8055089.1471865140!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Have a Ball with Bobby at Christian chill-out | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Comic Bobby Ball is to open a new ‘Christian Chillout Lounge’ at Blackpool Music Academy, September 18.
The comedian, best known for his work with Tommy Cannon has been a born-again Christian since 1986 and often does shows at churches around the country.
The new cafe is being opened in association with the ‘Christian Chillout Lounge’ – a three-hour radio show presented by Matthew Branson on online station Fylde Coast Radio between 5 and 8pm on Sunday evenings.
The show offers a mix of Ibiza chillout music and classical, alongisde Christian music and chat.
The cafe, along with offering low-priced meals and offering a “very friendly atmosphere”, will also play the show out every Sunday and is said to be for people who can’t afford the internet so that they can still hear the show.
To celebrate the opening of the cafe, Bobby Ball will also be doing a live interview on the Christian Chillout Lounge between 5.15-5.30pm on Sunday, September 18. If you’d like to listen you can tune in on http://www.fyldecoastradio.org | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/what-s-on/have-a-ball-with-bobby-at-christian-chill-out-1-8082033 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/09b53046f78d6b9418ffe043a580037a893063c57f902bc1a0e0a86ab254eef3.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T06:47:43 | null | 2016-08-29T06:45:00 | That’s the damning accusation made after county council chiefs published recommendations to sell more than 100 libraries, children’s centres and other facilities across Lancashire – at 8pm on the Friday before a bank holiday weekend. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fa-good-time-to-bury-bad-news-1-8093819.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8093818.1472425850!/image/image.jpg | en | null | ‘A good time to bury bad news’ | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | That’s the damning accusation made after county council chiefs published recommendations to sell more than 100 libraries, children’s centres and other facilities across Lancashire – at 8pm on the Friday before a bank holiday weekend.
The facilities, including registry offices and young people’s centres, will be sold off as Lancashire County Council (LCC) bids to save £200m by 2020.
The bombshell recommendation were made in a 1,468-page document released by county officials as part of an agenda.
The centres earmarked for being sold off include: Fulwood Library, Silverdale, Bolton-le-Sands and Carnforth libraries in Lancaster, Bamber Bridge, Lostock Hall and Penwortham libraries in South Ribble, Kirkham, Freckleton, Lytham and Ansdell libraries in Fylde, and Adlington Library and The Zone in Chorley.
Former MP and Longridge Ribble Valley Coun Ken Hind (right) said: “It would appear that Lancashire County Council sneaked out the news following a consultation ending on August 14, just before the holiday weekend when the nation’s thoughts were on holidays.
“A good day to bury bad news – a report 1,469 pages long which is a confusing labyrinth for members of the public to negotiate.
“Looking at the proposals, Conservative controlled areas have been disproportionately hit as Labour councillors use their control.
“Ribble Valley is disproportionately hit by these cuts in services – fair shares for all is not a watchword shared by Labour at County Hall.”
County Coun Geoff Driver, leader of the Conservatives at LCC, said: “It’s unfortunate they published it as late as they did. Coupled with that, the report is more than 900 pages long with more than 500 pages in an appendix.
“There’s no need to close the libraries. We put forward a motion that kept them open and the children’s centres open which left them £1m better off. They rejected it. So we’re really disappointed but not surprised.
“They do not know what they are doing and the people of Lancashire are paying the price.”
The county council’s cabinet will be asked to agree revised plans to save millions of pounds, by reducing the number of buildings the council owns and rents, after seeking people’s views during an extensive consultation.
Feedback from 7,700 responses has been taken into account in forming the proposals to bring services together to form a network of multi-functional buildings known as Neighbourhood Centres, which would provide a base for a range of different services in one place.
The plans, which form part of the council’s property strategy, propose changes to where some services including libraries, children’s services, children’s centres, young people’s centres, youth offending teams, older people’s daytime support services, adult disability day services and registrars are delivered in the future.
More than 100 buildings would no longer be used for county council services and the number of places at which some services are available would reduce.
The cabinet will also be asked to agree to explore proposals made by a number of community groups and other organisations to take on responsibility for running some of the affected buildings and services. The changes are in response to Lancashire County Council’s need to save £200m by 2020/21 as a result of ongoing government cuts to its budget and rising demand for services.
The report to the council’s cabinet published late on Friday outlines changes to the original plans, following a 12-week consultation held from May 18 to August 14, with a number of revisions.
County Coun David Borrow, deputy leader of Lancashire County Council and portfolio holder for finance, said: “We’d like to thank everyone who took the time to respond to the consultation – their feedback has been invaluable in helping to shape the final proposals and the cabinet will be giving the report careful consideration.
“Our aim is to find a solution that still gives everyone in Lancashire good access to good services, despite the pressures on the council’s budget. We have done a lot of work to assess where services should be located in future, taking account of things such as geographic spread, accessibility and the needs of different communities. Some of the changes to the proposals reflect what people have told us about the way they access these services.
“We’re also keen to continue exploring the potential for other groups and organisations to take on responsibility for some affected buildings.”
and services, so we’re grateful for the interest that has been shown in that possibility over the last few months. The report acknowledges that more work will be needed to assess the business cases that have been put forward.”
The report also asks councillors to agree plans to explore alternative options for the future delivery of library services, with a focus on examining whether community-run libraries could add to the statutory service provided by the county council.
A package of help is proposed to help establish any community-run library, including £5,000 to cover set-up costs, shelving, an initial supply of books from the county’s store, and advice from a dedicated community library development officer. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/a-good-time-to-bury-bad-news-1-8093819 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/f45b8b111c5b2224a2d88ae550e9583677890625c64afa2983f8451c00f6f7ba.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:26 | null | 2016-08-08T17:11:38 | Friends and family joined together to mark the first anniversary of a man’s tragic murder with a memorial football match. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fmemorial-football-match-to-remember-murdered-solicitor-from-chorley-1-8057495.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8057494.1470672658!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Memorial football match to remember murdered solicitor from Chorley | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Friends and family joined together to mark the first anniversary of a man’s tragic murder with a memorial football match.
Popular lawyer and football fan David Edwards, 51, was stabbed to death at his home in Parkers Wood Close, Chorley, last August by his new bride Sharon Edwards, 42, who is serving life for his murder.
The case triggered awareness about the plight of male victims of domestic violence, and a wave of calls to abuse charities.
Dave’s friends and supporters of Chorley FC formed a team called Chorley Edwards FC and played against the Gillibrand Saints at Coppull United FC to raise funds for the Mankind charity on Sunday.
Gary Fisher, 38, one of the match organisers, said there were more than 50 people at the ‘brilliant event’.
He said: “It makes me feel great that we could use this to raise money for a good cause
“And it was very nice to all get together and everyone said they enjoyed it too.
“Dave and I were like father and son.
“It is still very raw for everyone at the club. We loved him to bits.
“It’s positive that so much awareness has been raised since his death but more needs to be done.”
Mark Brooks, Mankind chairman, said: “Since the resulting publicity, we have seen an increase in the number of men from Lancashire calling our helpline seeking information on how they can get out of an abusive relationship.
“We have also seen an increase in mothers and sisters who want information they can pass to their son or brother.”
He urged victims to come forward to them or police.
There is still a big discrepancy in the number of calls made by men compared to women - in January and February, 879 Lancashire men reported they had been victims compared to 3,089 women.
The charity match raised funds through raffles and admission donations.
Chorley FC fan Matt Bagot helped with the fundraising by auctioning some of Dave’s sports shirts.
Around £120 was raised for the charity and organisers have said they wish it to become an annual event. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/local/memorial-football-match-to-remember-murdered-solicitor-from-chorley-1-8057495 | en | 2016-08-08T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/38dc1491f12c8b0e7cdf628fa76aae409b746405d0fe46a14c9145bdb30c253c.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:48:01 | null | 2016-08-30T14:02:49 | A MAN is set to walk the distance of two marathons in the Sahara to help support disabled and terminally ill children in Lancashire. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fchorley-man-to-walk-two-marathons-in-sahara-for-disabled-children-1-8095955.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8095954.1472565913!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Chorley man to walk two marathons in Sahara for disabled children | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | A MAN is set to walk the distance of two marathons in the Sahara to help support disabled and terminally ill children in Lancashire.
Mick Ainscow, from Chorley, will take on the 84km Sahara Challenge through the Draa Valley in Morocco on October 21-22.
The Ribble Valley Council auditor from Gillibrand South is doing the challenge to fundraise for Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children to help under-19s in the county.
Mick, 53, said: “I enjoy walking and recently completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks in just over ten hours.
“However, I don’t think that is really going to prepare me for this next challenge.
“The distance isn’t an issue – it’s the extreme temperatures and 90 per cent humidity, and the need to keep hydrated, that will be the real problem.”
Mick is training for the event by walking part of the way home from work in Clitheroe once a week, gradually increasing the distance.
He will also be fitting in ‘sand walks’ along the coast around Fleetwood and long weekend rambles with his dog Bailey.
He is hoping to raise more than £1,000 for the charity, which has provided specialist equipment for 428 children in Lancashire and is currently working with a further 16 families in the county.
For more information about the charity, visit www.newlifecharity.co.uk/lancashire. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/local/chorley-man-to-walk-two-marathons-in-sahara-for-disabled-children-1-8095955 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/5a16e8726da87c064e2d42433df819a420d66e25daceffe2f85c74371f88eb66.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T22:46:09 | null | 2016-08-26T22:34:40 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Flibraries-and-children-s-centres-to-be-sold-off-1-8091990.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8091987.1472247262!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Libraries and children’s centres to be sold off | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | County Hall releases list of 100 buildings to be sold off at 8pm on a Friday before Bank Holiday weekend
More than 100 libraries, children’ws centres and other facilities will be sold off as Lancashire County Council bids to save £200m by 2020.
The bombshell recommendation were made in a 1,468-page document released by county officials at shortly before 8pm on the Friday before a Bank Holiday Weekend.
The centres earmarked for being sold off are:
Burnley Belmont Community Centre
Burnley Briercliffe Library
Burnley Brunshaw Young People’s Centre
Burnley Burnley Campus Library
Burnley Hapton Young People’s Centre
Burnley Padiham Young People’s Centre
Burnley Pike Hill Library
Burnley Rosegrove Library
Burnley Stoops and Hargher Clough Young People’s Centre
Chorley Adlington Library and Children’s Centre (designated)
Chorley Astley and Buckshaw Children’s Centre (designated)
Chorley Blossomfields Children’s Centre (Eccleston)
Chorley Chorley Adult Disability Day Service (Holly Trees)
Chorley Chorley Youth Offending Team (Halliwell Street)
Chorley Clayton Brook Children’s Centre (designated)
Chorley Coppull Children’s Centre (designated)
Chorley Coppull Young People’s Centre
Chorley Eccleston Young People’s Centre
Chorley Highfield Children’s Centre (designated)
Chorley Millfield Children’s Centre (Brinscall) (designated)
Chorley The Zone in Chorley
Fylde Ansdell Library
Fylde Freckleton Library
Fylde Kirkham Library
Fylde Kirkham Young People’s Centre
Fylde Lower Lane Young People’s Centre
Fylde Lytham Children’s Centre
Fylde Lytham Library and Registration Office
Fylde Orchard Children’s Centre (Freckleton) (designated)
Fylde Pear Tree Children’s Centre (Kirkham) (designated)
Hyndburn Accrington Youth OffendingTeam (Blake Street)
Hyndburn Clayton-le-Moors Library
Hyndburn Clayton-le-Moors Young People’s Centre
Hyndburn Great Harwood Young People’s Centre
Hyndburn Huncoat Children’s Centre (designated)
Hyndburn Oswaldtwistle Library
Hyndburn Oswaldtwistle Young People’s Centre
Hyndburn Rishton Library
Hyndburn
Sure Start Hyndburn - Accrington South Children’s Centre (The Beeches)
(designated)
Lancaster Balmoral Children’s Centre (Morecambe) (designated)
Lancaster Barton Road Young People’s Centre
Lancaster Bolton-le-Sands Library
Lancaster Carnforth Library
Lancaster Firbank Children’s Centre (designated)
Lancaster Galgate Children’s Centre (Ellel)
Lancaster Heysham Children’s Centre and Young People’s Centre (designated)
Lancaster Lancaster Registration Office
Lancaster Morecambe Registration Office
Lancaster Poulton Children’s Centre (Morecambe) (designated)
Lancaster Ryelands Young People’s Centre
Lancaster Silverdale Library
Pendle Barnoldswick Young People’s Centre
Pendle Barrowford Library
Pendle Brierfield Library
Pendle Brierfield Young People’s Centre
Pendle Colne Young People’s Centre
Pendle Earby Library
Pendle Pendleside Children’s Centre (Barrowford)
Pendle Trawden Library and Riverside Children’s Centre
Pendle Trawden Young People’s Centre
Preston Fulwood Library
Preston Preston East Children’s Centre (designated)
Preston St Lawrence Children’s Centre (Barton)
Ribble Valley Chatburn Library
Ribble Valley Longridge Young People’s Centre
Ribble Valley Read Library
Ribble Valley Ribble Valley Adult Disability Day Services (Pendleton Brook)
Ribble Valley Slaidburn Young People’s Centre
Ribble Valley Whalley Library and Spring Wood Children’s Centre
Ribble Valley Willows Park Children’s Centre (Longridge) (designated)
Rossendale Bacup Library
Rossendale Balladen Children’s Centre (Rawtenstall) (designated)
Rossendale Crawshawbooth Library
Rossendale Rossendale Registration Office
Rossendale Staghills Children’s Centre (designated)
Rossendale Whitewell Bottom Community Centre
Rossendale Whitworth Library
Rossendale Whitworth Young People’s Centre
South Ribble Bamber Bridge Children’s Centre (designated)
South Ribble Bamber Bridge Library
South Ribble Kingsfold Children’s Centre (designated)
South Ribble Longton Children’s Centre
South Ribble Lostock Hall Library and Children’s Centre
South Ribble Penwortham Library
South Ribble Penwortham Young People’s Centre
South Ribble Wellfield Children’s Centre (designated)
West Lancashire Burscough Library
West Lancashire Children’s Social Care (Fairlie Skelmersdale)
West Lancashire Hesketh with Becconsall Children’s Centre
West Lancashire Moorgate Children’s Centre (Ormskirk) (designated)
West Lancashire Ormskirk Derby Street Day Centre (older people)
West Lancashire Parbold Library
West Lancashire St John’s Children’s Centre (Skelmersdale) (designated)
West Lancashire Upholland Library
Wyre Cleveleys Library and Children’s Centre
Wyre Fleetwood Children’s Centre (designated)
Wyre Garstang Young People’s Centre
Wyre Northfleet Library
Wyre Over Wyre Children’s Centre (Hambleton satellite)
Wyre Over Wyre Children’s Centre (Preesall satellite)
Wyre Poulton-le-Fylde Children’s Centre
Wyre Preesall Young People’s Centre
Wyre Rural Wyre Children’s Centre (Garstang) (designated)
Wyre Thornton Library
Wyre Thornton Young People’s Centre
Wyre Thornton Youth Offending Team (Marsh Mill)
The county council’s cabinet will be asked to agree revised plans to save millions of pounds, by reducing the number of buildings the council owns and rents, after seeking people’s views during an extensive consultation.
Feedback from 7,700 responses has been taken into account in forming the proposals to bring services together to form a network of multi-functional buildings known as Neighbourhood Centres, which would provide a base for a range of different services in one place.
The plans, which form part of the council’s property strategy, propose changes to where some services including libraries, children’s services, children’s centres, young people’s centres, youth offending teams, older people’s daytime support services, adult disability day services and registrars are delivered in the future.
More than 100 buildings would no longer be used for county council services and the number of places at which some services are available would reduce.
The cabinet will also be asked to agree to explore proposals made by a number of community groups and other organisations to take on responsibility for running some of the affected buildings and services.
The changes are in response to Lancashire County Council’s need to save £200m by 2020/21 as a result of ongoing government cuts to its budget and rising demand for services.
The report to the council’s cabinet published late on Friday outlines changes to the original plans, following a 12-week consultation held from 18 May to 14 August, with a number of revisions to which buildings are being proposed to house future services.
County Coun David Borrow, deputy leader of Lancashire County Council and portfolio holder for finance, said: “We’d like to thank everyone who took the time to respond to the consultation – their feedback has been invaluable in helping to shape the final proposals and the Cabinet will be giving the report careful consideration.
“Our aim is to find a solution that still gives everyone in Lancashire good access to good services, despite the pressures on the council’s budget. We have done a lot of work to assess where services should be located in future, taking account of things such as geographic spread, accessibility and the needs of different communities. Some of the changes to the proposals reflect what people have told us about the way they access these services.
“We’re also keen to continue exploring the potential for other groups and organisations to take on responsibility for some of the affected buildings and services, so we’re grateful for the interest that has been shown in that possibility over the last few months. The report acknowledges that more work will be needed to assess the business cases that have been put forward.”
The report also asks councillors to agree plans to explore alternative options for the future delivery of library services, with a focus on examining whether community-run libraries could add to the statutory service provided by the county council.
A package of help is proposed to help establish any community-run library, including £5,000 to cover set-up costs, shelving, an initial supply of books from the county’s store, and advice from a dedicated community library development officer. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/what-s-on/libraries-and-children-s-centres-to-be-sold-off-1-8091990 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/fc8e10206cbc73c82db5f1f4c36dfea8258f8e26dee13316ecbc9fb4e5e80af5.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:56:54 | null | 2016-08-19T13:02:09 | Heavy metal group Metallica have announced they are releasing their first album in eight years. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Fmusic%2Fre-enter-sandman-metallica-return-with-new-album-1-8078546.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8078545.1471608120!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Re-Enter sandman - Metallica return with new album | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Heavy metal group Metallica have announced they are releasing their first album in eight years.
The veteran US rockers, who have won multiple Grammys and sold tens of millions of records around the world, revealed details of Hardwired ... To Self-Destruct, the long-awaited follow-up to 2008’s Death Magnetic.
In a statement on their website, the group said their 11th studio album - which will contain two discs and nearly 80 minutes of music - was “a long time coming” and is set for release on November 18.
The music video for the album’s first track, Hardwired, was also posted on YouTube.
It is the longest period fans have had to wait for a new Metallica album since the group formed in 1981.
The band’s current line-up includes singer-guitarist James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/what-s-on/music/re-enter-sandman-metallica-return-with-new-album-1-8078546 | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/af0ca5094fa490802ecf2041f68796935230629e477cca91b4dc54e5d67d6583.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:47:58 | null | 2016-08-30T14:19:14 | The M6 southbound was blocked in Lancashire this afternoon after a “serious” traffic accident in which a person was hit by a vehicle. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fupdated-m6-blocked-in-lancashire-after-person-hit-by-vehicle-1-8096012.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8096175.1472567502!/image/image.jpg | en | null | UPDATED: M6 blocked in Lancashire after person hit by vehicle | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
The M6 southbound was blocked in Lancashire this afternoon after a “serious” traffic accident in which a person was hit by a vehicle.
The North West air ambulance was called to the scene between junction 28 at Leyland and junction 27 at Standish
Picture and video supplied by Jack
Police have closed all three lanes.
The road was blocked and queuing traffic was reported at 2pm.
Motorists have been warned to expect delays on the M6 and on surrounding routes.
Police said this afternoon the motorway would remain closed for “several hours”.
The northbound carriageway was briefly closed but was reopened about 2.30pm.
Police said: “The M6 has been closed southbound at J28 following an incident.
“We are advising motorists to avoid the area and use alternative routes.” | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/local/updated-m6-blocked-in-lancashire-after-person-hit-by-vehicle-1-8096012 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/516f24453fdebcaecd82275fe345b6d32d631b2e8da5a8c06bc953a7ece30766.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:00:46 | null | 2016-08-22T12:39:52 | Why is an orange called an orange when a carrot is more orange than an orange? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Ftheatre-comedy%2Fjoe-s-new-show-aims-to-be-a-gift-from-bog-1-8082082.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8082081.1471865984!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Joe’s new show aims to be a gift from Bog | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Why is an orange called an orange when a carrot is more orange than an orange?
It’s questions like this that give an insight into the wonderful mind of Joe Pasquale. “It’s one of those things that’s a quandary, I lay at night thinking about it,” the comedian laughs.
It’s also called one man because it’s just me, there’s no support acts. It’s me at the beginning, me in the middle and me at the end
It’s fair to say that Pasquale is a veteran of the comedy circuit and he brings his latest show ‘One Man and his Bog’ to Viva Blackpool on Thursday, September 1.
Explaining the interesting name for the show, the 54-year-old comic says: “It’s called one man and his bog because it’s me on my bog. I sit on a toilet with a little electric motor on it, it does 17mph and has brakes on it.
“I don’t know how big the venue is, so I don’t know how fast I’ll be going on it.”
He adds: “It’s also called one man because it’s just me, there’s no support acts. It’s me at the beginning, me in the middle and me at the end.
“Nobody really wants to see a support act, so I thought I’d do it myself and it just means you can take your time and enjoy yourself for a couple of hours.”
Joe Pasquale is from Grays in Essex and has performed up and down the country, including an incredible five appearances at the Royal Variety, however a show in Blackpool is almost like a homecoming to him. He says: “I’ve been coming to Blackpool for the best part of 30 years so it’s a bit like coming home for me. I love Blackpool.
“I’ve not done this place before [Viva], I’ve done the Opera House, I’ve done the Grand many times. I started my career in the 80s up in Blackpool so I did all the hotels like the Viking.
“Just being in Blackpool is a great atmosphere, it’s the home of variety in Britain.”
It’s hard to believe that it’s 12 years since Pasqual was crowned ‘King of the Jungle’. He acknowledges that his appearance on ‘I’m a Celebrity’ brought him to the attention of a younger audience and it’s with this in mind that he made the show suitable for the whole family,. He said: “We get people in from five to 95, but if you look like your passport photo, you’re too ill to travel!”
Tickets are priced between £18.50 and £22.50 for adults, with children’s tickets costing £6.50.
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:07:35 | null | 2016-08-24T12:17:22 | A new online tool has been launched to help report power cuts in Lancashire. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fonline-help-to-report-power-cuts-1-8085881.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8085880.1472119677!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Online help to report power cuts | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | A new online tool has been launched to help report power cuts in Lancashire.
The region’s network operator, Electricity North West, has launched a log a fault’ tool on its website. The information provided will automatically log the fault and engineers will be dispatched to site to restore the power as quickly as possible.
Stephanie Trubshaw of Electricity North West, said: “Our aim is to make it as easy as possible for our five million customers across the North West to contact us if they experience a power outage in their home or business.
“Thankfully for most people power cuts are very rare, but they can have a big impact. We invest millions in upgrading and maintaining the power network to prevent any unexpected outages, but it’s important for our customers to be able to easily contact us if they do experience any issues and the new online tool will help make that possible.”
Visit: www.enwl.co.uk/contact/log-a-fault or search for any faults in your area here. Alternatively call on 0800 195 4141.
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:02:28 | null | 2016-08-25T11:03:01 | A new ‘pick your own’ community garden has taken root in a busy town centre. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ftown-centre-edible-garden-is-a-herban-delight-1-8087721.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8087718.1472119364!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Town centre edible garden is a ‘herban’ delight | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | A new ‘pick your own’ community garden has taken root in a busy town centre.
Next to the Chorley town by-pass and opposite its Flat Iron market, the scheme has been organised by the Chorley in Bloom group which oversees the garden. It has been created with support from Parklands Academy and Astley Park School, the RHS and Chorley Council.
A notice simply asks people to only take food they will use and that only foods that are ready should be picked. The group also says it will try to point out foods that are ready to be picked and that herbs can be cut freely.
Group chairman Iris Smith said: “We started the project this year. It’s been a huge success. Everywhere I go people have said what a brilliant idea. I’ve been there at different times and encouraged people to take things.”
Following the success of the initiative, another community edible garden is planned.
“We’re looking at a patch near the new Asda in Chorley, it’s right across from the Living Waters Church foodbank,” said Iris.
Councillor Adrian Lowe, who oversees the floral displays for Chorley Council, said: “The community edible garden at the junction of Union Street is an inspired project by the Chorley in Bloom group and is testament to their hard work, enthusiasm and commitment. It means that people can help themselves to fresh fruit to add to their lunch while they’re in town or veg and herbs to use in cooking at home. Obviously we wouldn’t expect people to take the whole plants but just take the leaves or fruit they need. It seems to be very much appreciated by people, so perhaps it’s something that could be extended to other areas of the borough in the future.” | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/local/town-centre-edible-garden-is-a-herban-delight-1-8087721 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/0820816f135e46d1dc17748506ba41a503d4f7cd3639c826102532c0e7ff3bc7.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T12:46:52 | null | 2016-08-30T11:50:57 | REVIEW: Danny the Chamion of the World, Lytham Hall | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Ftheatre-comedy%2Fa-show-that-proved-just-champion-to-end-season-1-8095611.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8095595.1472554234!/image/image.jpg | en | null | A show that proved just Champion to end season | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | REVIEW: Danny the Chamion of the World, Lytham Hall
A full house of 600 at Lytham Hall enjoyed the very best that open air theatre can offer in this accomplished performance from Illyria.
Roald Dahl’s story has considerable poignancy. Tom Myles and Peter Swales, wonderfully contrasting in their heights, are first class as Danny and his dad, both coming to terms in their own way with the death of mum. They fall foul of obnoxious local landowner Victor Hazell, played in a superbly over-the-top style by Nick Taylor who quickly and deliberately provoked the ranks of children at the front to storms of booing with his every appearance.
Illyria’s artistic director Oliver Gray, celebrating 25 years on the road, knows every trick of the trade - fourfold set, complete with an elevated forest of blue trees, delightful mechanical hens, comical toy cars and evocative music.
David Sayers was all Hello Hello Hello as the affable Sergeant Samways, Jennifer Shakesby a forthright Dr. Spencer and the experienced Ffion Glyn produced an excitable and wickedly Welsh vicar’s wife Mrs. Clipstone, her pram much more than it seems.
The littluns just shrieked as pheasants rained down on them in a high-octane second half, but Tom Myles had the skill to quieten the audience as in the finale he put across the strong moral point which characterises each of Dahl’s works. Glorious sunshine and a gloriously effective performance.
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:00 | null | 2016-08-21T11:36:44 | Another very professional performance by Chorley saw them defeat struggling Boston United 2-0 at Victory Park. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fmagpies-much-too-good-for-boston-1-8080581.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8080580.1471775793!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Magpies much too good for Boston | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Another very professional performance by Chorley saw them defeat struggling Boston United 2-0 at Victory Park.
The Magpies extended their unbeaten start to the season and have now climbed to sixth in the National League North table.
After a quiet opening half-hour, the outcome was decided in a five-minutes’ spell when the home side went two up.
An angled drive by Boston’s Marcus Marshall which flew past the far post on the half-hour sparked proceedings into life.
On 34 minutes, Paul Jarvis dinked a delightful short centre square across the box and onto the head of Dale Whitham who directed a firm header into the corner of the net. Then following a Chorley corner, a driven shot from just outside the penalty area struck an upraised arm and the referee immediately pointed to the spot.
Josh O’Keefe stepped up to end a recent wasteful run of missed Magpies’ penalties with a perfectly-placed kick as keeper Christian Dibble dived the wrong way.
The industrious Marcus Carver should have added a third before the break but after working himself a clear opening he scuffed his shot, allowing Dibble a routine save. And with Chorley now dictating play Jarvis came close with a sweetly-struck volley which flew just past the far post.
Boston offered stronger resistance, at least territorially, in the second half but attacks foundered on a stout Magpies’ defensive screen.
Sam Ashton made his one save of the afternoon, diving to push aside Lamin Colley’s powerful strike after Stephen Jordan had been dispossessed as he sought to bring the ball out of defence.
The real threat continued to come at the other end. Dibble made a stunning save from O’Keefe’s rising pile-driver and later got down quickly to repel successive close-range efforts to force the ball over the line.
Late on, substitute Jason Walker cleverly released Carver on goal but his well-struck shot flashed over the bar.
The winning margin clearly could have been greater but the three points delighted the majority of a crowd of 1,009.
CHORLEY : Ashton, Challoner, Jarvis (Beesley,74), Charnock, Leather, Jordan, Cottrell (Blakeman, 84), Whitham, Carver, Gonzales (Walker,62), O’Keefe. Unused subs. Teague, Azam. | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/sport/football/magpies-much-too-good-for-boston-1-8080581 | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/ccc5ba1a0b686d771f0cf7d96724b48e0f37fbcc2fe6984d8c8a651a9d4a1554.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:48:57 | null | 2016-08-25T10:00:00 | Meet a witch on a dangerous mission, a fabulous fantasy queen and a cast of colourful picture book stars in a glittering array of new titles from Macmillan Children’s Books. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chorley-guardian.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Freviews%2Fbooks%2Fbook-reviews-history-fantasy-and-animal-magic-with-macmillan-1-8082157.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8082156.1471868216!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Book reviews: History, fantasy and animal magic with Macmillan | null | null | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk | Meet a witch on a dangerous mission, a fabulous fantasy queen and a cast of colourful picture book stars in a glittering array of new titles from Macmillan Children’s Books.
Age 9 plus:
Fire Witch by Matt Ralphs
English history, thrilling adventure and a bewitching heroine…
Matt Ralphs is back with Fire Witch, the red-hot sequel to Fire Girl, and our fiery, fearless witch Hazel must gather her wits and steel her nerves to join her enemies and try to save her mother.
Packed with intrigue, danger, nail-biting tension and flashes of rib-tickling humour, these page-turning stories featuring an extraordinary girl are addictive reading for young fans of fantasy, drama and… witches!
The Civil War in England is over, Oliver Cromwell rules the land and a new battle is raging… between the people and the witches. Twelve-year-old HazelHooper is no ordinary girl. She is a Fire Witch, she can wield and manipulate flame and she is getting stronger all the time. But she is also angry because her mother Hecate had to sacrifice herself to the demon world in order to stop a demonic invasion. Hazel must fight on alone and she is determined to get her back, whatever the cost.
Her only chance to find Hecate is to seek advice from brilliant demonologist Nicolas Murrell, the Order of Witch Hunters’ most prized prisoner, and the man who summoned the demon responsible for Hecate’s fate. With only Bramley, her grumpy dormouse familiar for company, Hazel must disguise herself as a boy and infiltrate the black heart of the Order of Witch Hunters to speak to Murrell before he is executed. But can he be trusted? Will Murrell reveal to his captors that their newest apprentice is actually… a witch?
Ralphs has always been fascinated by witches, ghosts and anything that sends a shiver down his spine and this magical series is the perfect creation of his high-flying, super scary imagination.
A world of supernatural in the midst of terrifying real history…
(Macmillan, paperback, £6.99)
Age 10 plus:
The Hunting of the Princes by Peter F. Hamilton
Also dabbling in the wondrous world of fantasy is Peter F.Hamilton, the UK’s bestselling adult science fiction author, who was inspired to write for a younger audience by his own two children.
The Hunting of the Princes is the second book in his original and gripping Queen of Dreams trilogy which began with The Secret Throne and has all the hallmarks of a memorable modern classic.
Sprinkled with atmospheric black and white illustrations by Rohan Eason, this gorgeous fantasy series is a vivid, magical adventure featuring amazing kingdoms, daring quests and deadly menace.
Taggie Paganuzzi has had a busy year in the beautiful old market town of Stamford in Lincolnshire. Her mum was a Third Realm sorceress and now Taggie has inherited her family’s magical powers. From finding out she is the queen-to-be of a magical realm to learning to use her magic skills and discovering that the King of Night wants her dead, there have been a lot of ‘firsts.’
Assassins have been targeting royal heirs throughout the magical realms and now someone has tried to kill Taggie whilst she was cycling back to her home. Everyone thinks the King of Night’s army, the Karrak invaders, are responsible and that war is inevitable. But Taggie has found out two very interesting facts. Firstly, that the Karraks come from a cold, dark universe and cannot abide warmth and light. And secondly, that there was once a gate to this universe, now lost in the mists of time. If Taggie and her friends can find the gate, perhaps they can also stop the war? But to do that, they need to find a Karrak willing to take their side…
Hamilton conjures up a thrilling alternative world in which good must overcome evil, children are pitted against powerful enemies and a fantastic cast of amazing animal characters add to all the fun and fantasy. Don’t miss it!
(Macmillan, paperback, £6.99)
Age 3 plus:
Flying Lemurs by Zehra Hicks
This funny, reassuring story about overcoming fears and discovering hidden talents is the latest inspirational book from Macmillan’s new imprint for young children, Two Hoots.
A zingy, zany tale bursting with high-octane energy and an adorable cast of high-flying animals, this gorgeous circus-themed odyssey comes from talented author and illustrator Zehra Hicks whose speciality is telling stories through pictures.
Everyone in the lemur family is good at jumping, a talent which comes in handy as they are all circus performers. Mum is a brilliant trapeze artist, Dad’s trampoline routine is absolutely huge and Grandma’s speciality is being shot from a cannon.
Unfortunately little Lemur is not so good at jumping… in fact, he’s not even a fan of heights. He just can’t jump, no matter how hard he tries. But there are other things that Lemur is good at – throwing custard pies, skateboarding and playing the tambourine – so maybe with a bit of practice, he can become the best circus performer of them all!
Hicks ramps up the visual and verbal drama of this fun and warm-hearted story with her multi-textured illustrations, painted here by using bamboo and a bold palette of colours. Having fun, accepting life’s triumphs and disasters, and discovering the importance of family love all come under the spotlight in a sparkling and inspirational picture book.
(Two Hoots, paperback, £6.99)
Age 3 plus:
More People to Love Me by Mo O’Hara and Ada Grey
Modern families come in all shapes and sizes… and sometimes they are extra super-sized!
Mo O’Hara, author of the popular My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish series, delivers the perfect picture book for the step family generation in this moving story about a little girl with so many branches to her family tree that she runs out of space to draw them all.
Asked by her teacher to draw her family tree, the little girl just doesn’t know where to start. She’s got her mum and dad, her sister Cee Cee, her stepdad David and her stepmum Sharon. And then there are her mum’s new baby twins, her step brother Michael and no one must forget about Happy the tortoise. But the tree is starting to get rather crowded because there are all the grandparents to fit in as well. There’s only one thing for it, the family tree is going to have to grow!O’Hara was inspired to write by her own children’s positive experiences of being part of an extended family and felt that this was
rarely depicted in picture books. The result is a warm and moving tale about one little girl and her family that keeps on growing.
The gentle, reassuring and playful story is complemented by Ada Grey’s charming illustrations, reinforcing the message that every family is different and the bigger the family, the more people there are to love… and to love you back!
(Macmillan, paperback, £6.99)
Age 3 plus:
The Hippopandamouse by Jools Bentley
Nobody’s perfect… and sometimes being imperfectly different makes you special!
Author and illustrator Jools Bentley plays with traditional expectations in this cute and clever story about a little princess who falls for the only toy in the shop that doesn’t have a name.
Princess Flo has pocket money to spend so she heads off to Fluffley’s Fine Toys, the best toy shop in town. Everybody there has been working very hard to prepare for her visit – so hard, in fact, that one of the cuddly toys has ended up as a strange mix of a hippo, panda and mouse. The shop’s owner Miss Fluffey is eager to show Princess Flo the cuddly teddies, cute kittens and perky penguins, all perfect for a royal princess. But to everyone’s horror, Princess Flo spots the strange looking toy. The part hippo, part panda and part mouse is a total and utter mistake! But Flo loves this toy being different, seeing something unique and special in the strange animal. All he needs now is a name… Hippopandamouse!
Wise, witty and wonderfully warm-hearted, the tale of The Hippopandamouse is a beautiful, big-hearted story, gorgeously illustrated and simply perfect for little princesses everywhere.
(Macmillan, paperback, £6.99)
Age 3 plus:
Prince Ribbit by Jonathan Emmett and Poly Bernatene
Hop, skip and jump into this brilliant new picture book from top team Jonathan Emmett and Poly Bernatene.
Well-loved fairy tale, The Frog Prince, gets a dashing, daring makeover as ever popular author Emmett and talented illustrator Bernatene put a devilishly clever twist in the not-so-handsome frog’s tail.
One day, Princess Martha and her sisters, Princess Lucinda and Princess Arabella, are listening to the story of The Frog Prince. Lucinda and Arabella love romantic tales and their happily-ever-after endings, but Martha isn’t so sure. She prefers facts to fairy tales, and likes real frogs more than enchanted ones, and besides, clever Martha knows that not everything written in books is true.
Unknown to the sisters, a clever little frog is listening to the story and it sparks a bright idea. If he can convince the gullible princesses that he is actually a prince, perhaps he could start getting some royal treatment of his own. So is Prince Ribbit really a handsome prince, or just a plain, ordinary frog?
There’s only one way to find out… pucker up princesses, it’s time for true love’s kiss!
Emmett works his own brand of fairy tale magic as he transforms a classic tale into a feast of smiles and smoochy surprises while Bernatene’s stunning and superbly detailed illustrations provide a feast of colour and fun.
A picture book that all the family can enjoy…
(Macmillan, paperback, £6.99)
Age 3 plus:
Dear Zoo Drawing and Colouring Book by Rod Campbell
Rod Campbell, creator of the classic, much-loved Dear Zoo books, has been a trusted name in early learning for over 30 years and he’s back with this inspirational first drawing and colouring book.
Dear Zoo, an ingeniously simple, lift-the-flap book with touches of gentle humour, introduces pre-school children to the wonder and variety of wild animals, and now a new generation can join in all the fun and draw their very own zoo full of amazing creatures.
There are 32 pages of drawing, colouring and doodling featuring all the animals from the original story. At the top of each page, little ones are told what to draw and given a helping hand with many of the pictures already started.
Packed full of simple activities that are perfectly pitched for pre-schoolers, the book’s large, square, extra thick pages can be peeled off the pad, stuck to walls at home or even put in a frame if they are special mini-masterpieces.
Draw bananas for the naughty monkey, give the fierce lion big sharp teeth, design a bowl for a frisky puppy or give a camel a big smile. The Dear ZooDrawing and Colouring Book is the ideal first lesson for budding young artists and dedicated toddler doodlers.
(Macmillan, paperback, £5.99) | http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/what-s-on/reviews/books/book-reviews-history-fantasy-and-animal-magic-with-macmillan-1-8082157 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/3fe21e3ed9a1b7219ec30f25c052ddeb2713a5b138468f8db92b218de0153359.json |
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