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Grammy Award-winningpercussionist Steve Fidykwill christen the 750-seat Riv-er Common amphitheater Wilkes-Barres newest enter-tainment venue witha freeconcert at 7 p.m. tonight.

Fidyk will play with Wyo-ming Seminary PerformingArts Institutes Faculty JazzEnsemble.

Fidyk,who hasmade morethan30 recordings,is a drum-

mer with the Army BluesJazz Ensemble of Washing-ton, D.C., and has toured andrecorded with MaureenMcGovern. Joining Fidykwill be veteran musiciansAlex Noppe, Pete Johnson,Kyle Vockand friends.

Noppe is an associateinstructor in jazz at theIndi-ana UniversityJacobs Schoolof Music, where he directsthe Jazz Ensemble IV. He

plays with the Columbus-Indiana Philharmonic, theTerre Haute Symphony, andthe David Baker Jazz Ensem-ble and has performed withthe Lansing Symphony, the

Jackson Symphony, and theGreen Bay Symphony.

The concert will includelow brass chamber musicensembles led by MichaelParker.

Parker has been the tuba

player with the MonumentalBrass Quintet in Washing-ton, D.C., since 2002. As amemberof theMBQ, Parkeris currently on theartist ros-ters for Summit Records,

Washington Performing ArtsSociety, Class Acts Arts, Liv-ing Arts Pennsylvania, andformerly with Young Audi-ences of D.C. andVirginia.

The accomplished musi-cians willperform atthe RiverCommon as part of thePAIsInternational Summer Pro-gram, which educates highschoolstudents in music,the-ater, and dance. Taught byprestigious international fac-

ulty and conductors, thisintensive program preparesstudents for conservatoryauditions by providing aca-demictraining and high-levelperformanceexperiences.

Joining the faculty per-formers will be PAI studentsJosh Fleming, Matt Johnson,and Gregory Townsend willsupport the concert experi-

ence.Fleming (baritone horn)is

currently going intohissoph-omore year at SherwoodHigh School in Olney, Md.and has been selected as amemberof theMaryland All-State Band.

Johnson (tuba) is a 2010graduate of St. Johns Col-legeHigh School in Washing-ton, D.C. He won the DisneyWorld Solo Contest.

Gregory Townsend (tuba)is a 2010 graduate of Marri-otts Ridge High School inMaryland and was awardedFirst Chair Tuba in theMaryland All State Bands2006-2008, and 2010.

For information about thisand future programs, visitwww.rivercommon.org orcall823-2101, ext.128.

Find out what it takes to survive in the wildernesswith no supplies or equipment at a free program at 7p.m. tonight at the Nesbitt Park boat launch parkinglot, presented by the River Common.

Franklin B. Klock II, naturalist from the CarbonCounty Environmental Education Center, will dis-cuss how to build a shelter and stay warm, find safewater and food, start a fire without matches and sig-nal for help.

The program is appropriate for all ages.The next River Common program will be a free

fishing clinic from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 4 at thefishing pier in downtown Wilkes-Barre.

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission willprovide fishing poles, bait and tackle and offer a clin-ic on tying knots, baiting hooks, properly castinglines, and fishing safety.

No fishing license is required but participantsmust register in advance by calling 477-2206.

Global warming heating up, says wildlife group officialPatrick SweetStaff Writer

Feeling the heat this sum-mer? Yourenot theonly oneto have noticed.

What many consider justanother brutal heat wave,

though, others are callingsigns of globalwarming.

The National Wildlife Fed-eration is amping up globalwarming awareness in thewake of clean air and cli-mate change legislationdying in Congress. Swelter-ing temperaturesin Luzerne

County, they say, are a sam-ple of whats to come.

A Senatebill amending theClean AirAct andcreating anational uniform air pollut-ant regulatory program forelectric utilities stalled whenit was sent to thesenate com-

mittee on environment andpublicworks.

Ed Perry, an outreachcoordinator for the wildlifefederation, said the legisla-tion charging utilities fordumping carbon dioxidewould have been key tosparking positive environ-

mental change.Once we put a price on

carbon pollution, Perrysaid, there is going to beinnovation.

The federal EnvironmentalProtection Agency released afact sheet regarding global

warming which classifiesburning fossil fuels, defores-tation and land developmentas the primary contributorsto climate change.

Climate change is a realand urgent challenge that isalready affecting people andthe environmentworldwide,

the agencyssheet stated.

Theprimaryeffect of glob-al warming on LuzerneCounty residents will likelybe heat-related illnesses, Per-ry said.

According to theEPA, heatisthe leadingcauseof weath-er-related death, with morethan6,300casesbetween 1976

and 2006. On the upside,

increased temperatures mayresult in fewer deaths fromextreme cold.

I think you are going tosee people in this town thatdont have air conditioningsuffer, Perry said.

psweet@citizensvoice.com, 570-821-2117

Percussionist holding free concert at River Common

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Steve Fidyk

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Ed Perry meets withThe Citizens Voice edi-torial board.

Learn wilderness survival skills tonight

Once we put a price on carbon pollution,there is going to be innovation.

ED PERRYOutreach coordinator for the National Wildlife Federation

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