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Entertainment
It's 'Dark Shadows' light

Director Tim Burton reteams for the eighth time with Johnny Depp in the reimagining of "Dark Shadows," a television show cult favorite from 1966 - '71.

Depp plays Barnabas Collins, a vampire who likes to vamp, as in make quips.

The story begins In 1752 when Barnabas Collins was turned into a vampire by a curse from Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green), the chambermaid whose love he spurned.

Two centuries later, it's 1972 and Barnabas is unearthed and returns to Collinwood Manor, Collinsport, Me., where his dysfunctional descendants are trying to maintain the ancestral home...

Local Entertainment
Three more shows announced for Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe
Three more concerts have been announced to the 2012 lineup at Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe. They are: Ÿ Lita Ford on Thursday, July 12. Tickets go on sale to the public on May 18. Ÿ Paul Revere & the Raiders on Friday, Oct. 26. Tickets go on sale to the public on May 18. Ÿ The Lettermen - The Christmas Tour on Saturday, Dec. 8. Tickets go on sale to the public on June 2. Tickets for all three concerts are available to Sneak Peek Club members.
Movie Review
It's 'Dark Shadows' light
Director Tim Burton reteams for the eighth time with Johnny Depp in the reimagining of "Dark Shadows," a television show cult favorite from 1966 - '71. Depp plays Barnabas Collins, a vampire who likes to vamp, as in make quips. The story begins In 1752 when Barnabas Collins was turned into a vampire by a curse from Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green), the chambermaid whose love he spurned. Two centuries later, it's 1972 and Barnabas is unearthed and returns to Collinwood Manor, Collinsport, Me., where his dysfunctional descendants are trying to maintain the ancestral home.
Penn's Peak
Concert events every weekend during June at Penn's Peak
The line-up of concert events at Penn's Peak keeps on growing, with three shows recently added. They are Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone on Oct. 5, country star Tanya Tucker on Oct. 14, and another country great Travis Tritt, who will be bringing his Christmas show to the venue on Nov. 30. Coming up next to Penn's Peak is Dennis DeYoung - The Music of Styx on Saturday, May 12. Dennis DeYoung has the distinction of having one of the most recognizable voices in the world.