_— SH Sunday, March 16, 2008 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 7 Back Mountain students whose art work is being featured at the 27th Annual Suzanna Maria Rossetti Memorial Juried Art Exhibit at the Schulman Gallery at Luzerne County Community College are, from left, first row, Chelsea Martin, Brittany Thomas, Katie Cohen, Christine McCarthy, Sarah Pomfret, Elizabeth Rybakovsky and Morgan Silvestri. Second row, Jenna Stanish, Emilia Kon, Eden May, Jane Tomkinson, Rebekah Stuart, Blair Costantino and Taylor Culver. Third row, Erin Fallon, Morgan Gilhooley, Eli Price, Joe Stachnik and Kate Moran. Students art work Hundreds of visitors turned out for the opening reception and the awards ceremony for the 27th Annual Suzanne Ma- ria Rossetti Memorial Juried Art Exhibit. The exhibit of winning art works will continue through Wednesday, March 26, at the Luzerne pchulman Gallery, @.. Community College. The contest is sponsored by Joe and Sue Hand of Dallas in memory of Suzanne Rossetti, formerly of Saugus, MA., who was kidnapped and murdered in Arizona. Through the exhibit, the life of Suzanne Rossetti is honored as to how she lived - with exu- berance, love and faith. The contest is open to stu- display at LCCC dents in grades 7-12 in the Dal- las, Lake-Lehman, Tunkhan- nock and Northwest Area School Districts or anyone who studies with a private art instructor in one of those dis- tricts. Thousands of dollars in com- munity-sponsored awards were awarded to area students who excelled in many different artistic mediums. The public is invited to view this exhibit from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday through Wednesday, March 26 at the Schulman Gallery, LCCC, Prospect Street, Nanti- coke. For additional information, contact Heather Hand Madei- ra at 675-5094 PEOPLE BRIEFS Locals on “Seminary Mock: Trial team The Wyoming Seminary Mock Trial team recently placed first in the 2008 Dis- trict High School Mock Trial Competition in Wilkes-Barre. The competition, sponsored by the Young Lawyers Divi- sion of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, provides high school students with a first- d experience of the Amer- judicial system. Among team members are Back Mountain residents Mo- na Lotfipour, a senior from Trucksville; and Alex Wise, a junior from Shavertown. Sem will next face Abing- ton Heights High School, the District III champion on Tues- day, March 18, in the Federal Courthouse. The top two teams in the regional competition will con- tinue on to compete at the state level in May. Craig Solomon promoted at Metz & Associates Craig Solomon, of Dallas, has been promoted to Vice President of Healthcare Oper- ations at Metz & Associates, Ltd., a dining management provider in the Northeast United States. He brings 20 years of healthcare dining experi- ence to his new position. He has been with Metz & Associates for the past 12 years, most re- ently as a District Manager ) the Healthcare Division. Solomon attended the Hotel & Restaurant Management programs at Luzerne County Community College and Mary- wood University, as well as the Culinary Institute of America. In his new position, he will utilize his vast knowledge to lead the Metz Healthcare team in developing new initia- Solomon tives and;also in the.area of | business development. To ion to dean's list Diana Glicini, of Dallas, and Aimee Radics, of Wyoming, have been named to the dean’s list at Ithaca College. Glicini, daughter of Robert of Paula Glicini, is a student in the college’s School of Health Science and Human Performance. Radics, daughter of Robert and Molly Racdis, is a stu- dent in the college’s School of Humanities and Sciences. To qualify for this academic honor, students must maintain a minimum grade point aver- age of 3.5 and complete a minimum of 15 credit hours, of which at least 12 are grad- ed. Reedy graduates from Boston U. Timothy E. Reedy, of Sha- vertown, received a Master of Science degree in Bioinformat- ics from Boston University in January. Kolessar wins Spelling Bee at Wyoming Seminary Jake Kolessar, of Shaver- town, a fourth grade student at Wyoming Seminary Lower School, was awarded a first- place trophy at the school’s first World Languages Spelling Bee. The Spanish Spelling Bee was the first of its kind to feature a foreign language at the Lower School. The competition, which began at the classroom level and produced 10 semifinalists between third and fourth grade levels, culminated in an elimination round at a school assembly. Winners were given tro- phies, as well as a compre- hensive Spanish-English dictio- nary. Disney-style fun he students and faculty of Lehman-Jackson Ele- mentary conducted a book drive in conjunction with Radio Disney and PSEA Cops ‘n’ Kids. The program is to pro- mote the value and importance of reading. The books collected — more than 1400 in all - were given to students with limited resources in the Reading School District on March 3. As a reward for their partici- pation, the students were treat- ed to a program presented by Radio Disney on March 6 with games and prizes. The school was also given a Hooked on Phonics reading program. Following the program, stu- dents returned to their home- rooms and were greeted by Lake-Lehman High School stu- dent readers. The guest readers read from a variety of Dr. Seuss books in honor of Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss’s birthday. To kick off the assembly Rep- resentatives Karen Boback and Eddie Day Pashinski each read a Dr. Seuss book to the student CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST There was plenty of expression to go around during a Radio Disney program at Lehman-Jackson Elementary School. Nicholas Hall is asled m help perform " a Radio Disney Disney characters, music, body. performance at the Lehman-Jackson Elementary School. Even student teachers like Jeremy Williams had fun at a Radio Disney performance at Lehman-Jackson Elementary School where the students collected books. FILM SERIES 2 Days Pocono Cl ze Yb Ts DARJEELING GHEY ENA ANNA RANE NRA NAN EREEE SAVAGES ghd to ubataidalely ll : LIMITED March 19 Rated R: 97 Minutes April 2 » Rated R; 113 Minutes May 7-8, 21-22, 28-29 June 4-5, 11-12, 25-26 July 9-10 SAT & SUNDAYS ril 12-13, 19-20, 26-27 ay 10-11, May 31-June 1 June 7-8, 28-29 July 5-6, 12-13 A beautifully nuanced tragic-comedy, the story involves two siblings (Philip Seymour Hoffman and Academy Award nominee Laura Linney), both floundering souls, on the cusp of middle-age, who are angry with each other. Reluctantly they are forced to deal with their estranged father (Philip Bosco), suffering from Another comedy by the creator of Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums, the film offers a quirky, melancholic take on family ties and father issues. Three estranged brothers, each embroiled in his own personal drama, take a train trip for a supposedly spiritual quest through India. Though trying to reconnect, they continue to argue and when two discover the real reason they were asked to take the trip, to visit their mother (Anjelica Huston), who is living in a Himalayan convent, they make plans to go home. Afterthese dementia. Constantly bickering over old plans go awry yiwich a series of mishaps, the brothers are finally united after a tragedy and new problems, brother and sister try occurs involving some Indian children. Ultimately, the t0 figure out what is best for a man they hardly know as well as build a bond with each other. Described as a bittersweet X- ray of American family dynamics that any son or daughter can take to heart. brothers visit their mother which proves revelatory. ey then begin their homeward journey free of their ggage, literally and metaphorically. With Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman. Bi BENERENENENERERENNNENY Call Kirby Center Box Office (570) 826-1100 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 ~Kirbycenter.org THE RAPE OF EUROPA March 26 - Not Rated; 117 Minutes This documentary tells the epic story of the systematic theft, deliberate destruction and miraculous survival of Europe's art treasures during the Third Reich and World War II. The audience takes a journey through seven countries into a whirlwind of fanaticism, greed and warfare where over a 12 year period the Nazis looted and destroyed art on a scale unprecedented in history and how art lovers from all walks of life fought back to safeguard, rescue, and return millions of these treasures. yy 16. y © 1:00 PM 563+ 750 PM ($8) 5-Film Ticket Saris $25 (Afternoon) + $35 (Evening)
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