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4this week7 23 15 - 7 29 15Chilly treats for everysummer occasion listedAfter splashing in the pool,rooting for your favorite team orplaying in the backyard, nothingbeats the end of a long summerday like a cool, classic treat.So grab the kids, some bowls,spoons and the trusty old icecream scoop - and dig in.July is National Ice CreamMonth, and aficionados agreethat when it comes to the besttasting ice cream, “fresh” isthe must-have ingredient. Fornearly 80 years, Blue Bunnyhas been making premium icecream using only the best, locally sourced milk from within 75miles and turning it into out-ofthis-world ice cream in less than24 hours.Dial up your summer funwith the freshness of ice creamand fruit with these recipes,and find more recipes at www.BlueBunny.com.Cherry vanillacrumble squaresPrep time: 25 minutesFreeze time: at least 8 hoursMakes: 9 servings1 cup old fashioned oats(rolled oats)½ cup whole wheat flour1/3 cup firmly packed lightbrown sugar¼ cup butter, melted1 package (12 ounces) frozendark sweet cherries, thawedand well drained1/3 cup all fruit black cherryfruit spread4 cups Blue Bunny SweetFreedom Cherry Vanilla IceCream, softened.In medium bowl, combineoats, flour, brown sugar and butter; mix thoroughly. Remove ½cup and set aside; pour remaining crumb mixture in an 8-by-8inch baking dish.Coarsely chop cherries andtransfer to medium bowl. Addfruit spread, stirring to blend.Pour over crust, gently spreading evenly in bottom. Spoon icecream over top, gently spreadingevenly. Sprinkle with reservedcrumb mixture.Cover and freeze at least 8hours. Cut into squares to serve.Honey-peach frozenyogurt sundaesPrep time: 15 minutesMakes: 4 servings1/3 cup walnut halves2 medium fresh peaches,sliced¼ cup honey¼ teaspoon ground cinnamonPinch ground cloves4 scoops (½ cup each) BlueBunny Vanilla Bean FrozenYogurt2/3 cup fresh raspberriesIn medium skillet over medium heat, cook walnuts untiltoasted, about 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Cool. When coolenough to handle, chop verycoarsely. Set aside.In same skillet over mediumheat, combine peaches, honey,cinnamon and cloves; cook andstir until peaches soften. Coolseveral minutes before spooningequally over frozen yogurt.Top each serving with about 4raspberries. Serve immediately.Cool party cubesPrep time: 30 minutes Freezetime: at least 1 hourMakes: 4 servings2 squares (2 ounces) whitechocolate baking squares½ cup prepared vanilla frosting4 Blue Bunny PremiumBirthday Party Ice CreamSandwiches2 medium firm kiwi, peeled1¾ cups halved smallstrawberries (or large strawberries cut into chunks)¾ cup fresh blueberries3 tablespoons peach preserves(pineapple, mango or apricotcould be substituted)Grate or shred white chocolate with box grater onto largeplate. Thinly spread frosting onone side of one ice cream sandwich, keeping remaining sandwiches in freezer. Press frostingside into white chocolate, spreadfrosting on unfrosted side, turnand press into white chocolate.Return to freezer; repeat withremaining ice cream sandwiches. Freeze at least 1 hour, untilsolid. (May be kept covered infreezer overnight.)Thirty minutes before serving, cut kiwi into thick slices,then cut slices into quarters.Place in medium bowl alongwith other fruit. Heat preservesin microwave-safe bowl, justuntil melted (20 seconds in a1250 watt microwave), breaking up large pieces of fruit. Pourover fruit and toss to coat; chill15 to 20 minutes.Remove prepared ice creamsandwiches from freezer, cuteach into bite-size squares;arrange with glazed fruit in 4dessert bowls or plates.Fruit salsa sundaesPrep time: 10 minutesMakes: 4 servings1 cup fresh pineapple chunks1 tablespoon light brownsugar6 medium fresh strawberries,diced1 large kiwi, peeled anddiced1/8 teaspoon ground cumin4 small firm bananas cut inhalf lengthwise8 1/3 cups Blue BunnyPremium Banana Split IceCreamFat-free whipped topping,optionalChocolate sprinkles, optional4maraschino cherries,optionalIn medium skillet over medium-low heat, cook pineappleand brown sugar just until pineapple is softened, 5 minutes.Add strawberries, kiwi andcumin; cook several minutesuntil fruit is heated through.Arrange 2 banana halves ineach of 4 dessert bowls; topeach with 2 scoops ice cream.Spoon glazed fruits equallyover ice cream. Garnish withwhipped topping, chocolatesprinkles and a maraschinocherry, if desired. Serve immediately.(Images and content providedby Family Features.)

5 this week7 23 15 - 7 29 15(AP photo)Review: Schumer, Harder shinein bawdy ‘Trainwreck’BY LINDSEY BAHRASSOCIATED PRESSWomen can be jerks, too.Everyone knows that.And yet in the movies, thefemale schmuck is generallyrelegated to side characters.She’s a friend. She’s a villain.She’s never the heroine.In the outdated rulebook ofwho we get to see on the bigscreen, leading ladies need tobe likable – that tiresome, comedy-killing characteristic.Thank goodness, then forAmy Schumer, the paradigmbusting, enfant terrible who’sthere to snap us out of our malaise with one rowdy gal: Amy.Her vehicle, “Trainwreck,”written by and starringSchumer, luxuriates in the ideaof selfishness while shiftingour antiquated ideas of whatwe want from a female lead,because, most importantly, it’svery funny.Bawdy, brash and beamingwith confidence in every mis-take, Amy does not suffer foolsgladly or suitors at all.As a young girl, her goodtime Charlie father (ColinQuinn) instills in her the ideathat monogamy is impossible.Or, “monogamy isn’t realistic”as he makes Amy and her evenyounger sister recite over andover after a conversation comparing partners to dolls.It becomes her mantra. Wemeet up with her 23 years later,boozing and sleeping her waythrough Manhattan. Well, notsleeping. She never sleeps overat a man’s place or lets themstay at hers.Amy is pro-pleasure, antiromance, and just a “modernchick who does what she wants”in gold lamé miniskirts. She’s aself-satisfied mess.Her sister Kim (Brie Larson)has chosen a different route,marrying a sweet, dorky guy(Mike Birbiglia) with a sweetdorky son (Evan Brinkman).Amy pokes fun at them withcaustic abandon.Were it not for the greatperformances from Ms. Larsonand Mr. Birbiglia, the ongoingfinger-pointing at Kim’s boringlife might just come across asmean. Instead, they just acceptAmy (with an eye roll).Amy is a true jerk. She’sselfish. She’s rude. And sheknows it. It’s an interesting linethat the movie skirts for theduration and a testament to Ms.Schumer that this mostly unlikable character remains enjoyable to watch.She’s fun, but she’s not niceor thoughtful. Nor does shewant to be.All this makes it particularlyodd that for about 75 percentof the movie this freewheeling character is not only ina relationship, but she’s in arelationship with a really, trulynice guy.Amy’s editor (an excellent,unrecognizable Tilda Swinton)assigns her to profile a successful sport’s doctor AaronConners (Bill Hader) forS’nuff, a men’s magazine with“Vice” bite.They meet, click, and getdown to business after a drunken night out.Pretty soon, and withoutmuch of a fight, they’re subway kissing, Brooklyn Bridgegazing, Central Park carriageriding, and engaging in othercheesy rom-com tropes that areoverlaid with a snarky, self-conscious voiceover from Amy.The biggest surprise about“Trainwreck” is how conventional Amy’s arc actually is. It’san eyebrow-raiser that mightseem like even more of a copout if it weren’t for the magnificent Bill Hader, charming andhilarious even in this straightforward role.LeBron James is a comedicrevelation, too, playing himself as a romantic-at-heart bestfriend to Dr. Conners.With “Trainwreck,” directorJudd Apatow has triumphantlyexited the depressive bubblethat he found himself in withthe earnest but flawed “FunnyPeople” and “This is 40.”But, much like those films,“Trainwreck” feels overlong.The meandering third act bringsthe energy to a near halt, as thefilm veers into self-reflectionterritory. It also has one of thelimpest movies within a movieever.And then Mr. Apatow sticksthe landing with one of themost delightful, side-splitting closings since he “Let theSunshine In” in “The 40-YearOld Virgin.”If you’re looking for something radical, you’d be best tostick with Ms. Schumer’s television show.“Trainwreck” is just goodfun, and a lot of it at that.“Trainwreck,” a UniversalPictures release, is rated R bythe Motion Picture Associationof America for strong sexualcontent, nudity, language andsome drug use.” Running time:125 minutes. Three stars outof four.

6this week7 23 15 - 7 29 15More than a game: united by sportsWhile sports are a test of skilland athleticism, they fulfill a muchbigger role – the power to unite acommunity.From folks gathering to cheeron little leaguers to making it to thebig leagues, the bonds built during athletic events strengthen anddeepen friendships and families.That community spirit is beingcelebrated by the Core SoundWaterfowl Museum and HeritageCenter on Harkers Island with anew free exhibit that highlightsthe last 100 years of Americansports, “Hometown Teams: HowSports Shape America, a Museumon Main Street (MoMS).”The exhibition will be open Saturday, July 25, through Monday,Sept. 7, and is presented by theN.C. Humanities Council and theSmithsonian Institution.“Nowhere in America has therole of sports been more prominent than in Carteret County,” saidKaren Willis Amspacher, executive director of the museum.“All of us – players, coaches,parents, spectators, fans – havebeen influenced by the community spirit that local sports has builtin every community, especiallyDown East,” she continued.“There are still treasured storiesof when ‘Smyrna played Atlantic’and when ‘Harkers Island playedSalter Path’ told over and overin gyms and on ballfields to thisday. Those memories reclaim thedays when local schools gavehometown boys and girls a chanceto succeed in ways they neverthought possible,” she continued.“Sports has been a ‘door opener’for many, whether college scholarships, pro ball or just learningleadership on the court and field,hometown heroes have been livingdreams come true throughout theirlife,” Ms. Amspacher added.Old sports photos will be a part of the Hometown Teams exhibit: How Sports Shape America,a Museum on Main Street (MoMS) starting on Saturday, July 25. Sports are an important partof the community, which the exhibit showcases. (Contributed photo)The museum staff and volunteers have worked with countyathletes, parents, sportswriters,historians and fans sharing stories and memorabilia about theirown “hometown teams” to roundout the Smithsonian Institution’sexhibit.One effort volunteers have madeis to collect interviews to showthe heartbeat of the sports community. Among them was MissyWest Byrd who graduated fromEast Carteret High School in themid-1990s. She wrote about theunwavering support her mentorsprovided.“As a young person, the bestsetiKetc.UnlimitedKites of All TypesWindsocksKlutz BooksAward-Winning GamesWooden ToysJigsaws 8-32,000 Pieces!Card Games& More!Commercial, Wedding and EventBanners and Feather Rentalsyou can imagine in life is thatsomeone cares enough about youto believe in you. To believe thatyou can do anything that you setyour mind to. They may give youa pep talk, hit you on your back,shove you into the world, andsay ‘now, go get em!’ And thereyou are, left to figure it out,” Ms.Byrd wrote.“Then you have Barbara andEllis Yeomans, who did morethan just believe in a group ofgirls playing ball. They didn’t justbelieve that we could do greatthings, they prepared us to do greatthings and we did great things.”“But it wasn’t just about soft-BE KIND TO YOUR FEATHERED FRIENDS!ServingCarteretCounty forOver 30YearsThe Area’s LargestSelection of Feed & SeedWe CarryOutdoor Decor, Feeders,Birdhouses, Bird Baths,Music of the SpheresWind Chimes, Sloggers,Tilley Hats & More!Located in Atlantic Station Shopping Center 252-247-7011 kitesandbirds.com1010 West Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beachball. They taught us that the girlswe played ball with would havea bond forever-one that wouldbe hard to break, that friendshipsmeant more than a boy that willbreak your heart, that spending along weekend with your parentsisn’t that bad, that as the ‘littleman’ sometimes you have to makesome noise to be heard,” Ms. Byrdsaid.Mark Chadwick providedanother interview.Mr. Chadwick, born in 1954,has lived in Carteret County hiswhole life and was a sports enthusiast from the start, he said during an interview with museumvolunteer Bonnie Hunter. He saidthat in addition to playing ball, hecoached girls’ softball when hisdaughter began playing.On what he enjoyed aboutcoaching girls, he said, “There area lot of things, but the biggest thingis girls will try harder than any boyI ever coached. Listen much better than any boy I ever coached,”Mr. Chadwick said. “For the girls,it’s just that when you see them– like a light switch coming on andthey understand what you’re talking about – I like that. Boys, bythe time they’re 10 or 11 years old,they already know all there is toknow. You can’t tell them nothingelse. Girls will look you right in theeye and make sure they understandwhat you’re saying.”“The dedication of coachesand parents is a theme that carriesthroughout the exhibition, a reflection of this community’s commitment to its young people, a tradition that has carried forward fromthe early 1900s to today,” saidPam Morris, coordinator for theHometown Teams exhibition at theCore Sound. “This exhibition isa celebration of that commitmentand a time to recognize the hometown heroes of Carteret County.”Interviews such as these fromgenerations of Carteret County athletes, coaches and fans are nowavailable at www.carteretcountysports.org as part of this HometownTeams project.Well-known hometown heroesand high school stars are includedin the more than 4,000 documents,clippings, photos and statisticscompiled over the past 10 years bysports historian, Joe Willis, formerathlete and coach from HarkersIsland.This exhibition includes severalevents scheduled to celebrate theathletic community and its supporters including weekly community nights, the inaugural inductionof players into the Carteret CountySports Hall of Fame and a fewroad trips to see semi-pro baseball. A memorial and honorariumtable will also be included to honorand remember special coaches andathletes. Anyone wishing to participate in this important part of theexhibition is encouraged to call themuseum at 728-1500.The museum will hold a ribbon cutting for the exhibition at 11a.m. Saturday, July 25. During thespecial event there will be a briefceremony followed by a fish fryand chicken lunch from 11:30 a.m.to 2 p.m.Tickets are 10. East CarteretHigh Schools’ Electronic SignCommittee will have drinks anddesserts for sale on the grounds,as well. “We’d like for this dayto be a homecoming of all theteams of Carteret County comingtogether for a day to visit and sharetheir stories,” explained KathrynChadwick, who will be coordinating this year’s fish fry and chickendinner. “This year we have combined our annual fish fry with thisgreat event and we hope everyonewill come enjoy this great daywith us.”At the 2 p.m. opening ceremonies, players, coaches and supporters both past and present willbe recognized and remarks aboutcounty sports will be shared.Channel 12 news anchor andSPORTS CONTINUED ON 8

7 23 15 - 7 29 15There are numerous riskswhen entering the water, suchas drowning, rip currents, jellyfish and other large animalssuch as rays that inhabit ourocean. It’s important to besmart and take precautions.Following are a few tips foravoiding sharks when swimming. Avoid swimming at dawnand dusk, when sharks are typically feeding. Always swim with abuddy. Avoid wearing jewelry inthe ocean that could reflectlight and resemble fish scales; Avoid swimming wherepeople are fishing, they areusing bait to attract large fish. Avoid swimming around sandbars or channels where schoolsof bait fish congregate, and if seabirds are diving and feeding onbaitfish, there are larger fish thatare also preying on those animalsunder the water.Shark Week activities arefree with admission.“We want to use this opportunity to let people know thatwhile sharks face overwhelming obstacles, people have thepower to help the ocean’s toppredators each and every day,”Ms. Kent said.Scheduled programs includeanauditoriumCreatureConnection that reveals theinside story on shark anatomy,divers swimming with sharksin the Living Shipwreck, andshark and stingray feedings.Participants can meet a youngnurse shark in the Skate and RayEncounters touch pool.Young children can participate in shark-themed craftsand hands-on activities inDiscovery Classroom from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. daily.For funny photos, aquariumvisitors can show their toothygrins inside the replicated jawsof a huge, now-extinct megalodon, shake fins with sharkmascot Friendly Finley orpose close to the snout of agreat white shark — a life-sizeinflatable replica, that is.About 50 of the more than400 shark species worldwidefrequent N.C. waters. Look forthree species of sharks at theaquarium.The fierce-looking sand tigersharks, the fast-moving sandbar sharks and the curiouslynamed nurse sharks all inhabitthe Living Shipwreck.For an overhead look ata shark feeding, sign up forthis weekParticipants can sink theirteeth into fun and facts allabout sharks during SharkWeek Saturday, July 25,through Saturday, Aug. 1, atthe N.C. Aquarium at PineKnoll Shores.Family-friendly programs,activities, crafts and displaysportray the truth about theseoften-misunderstood creatures,their essential role in the oceanecosystem and the threats theyface.“The popularity of SharkWeek and the immense interestthe public has in these fascinating animals gives us an opportunity to tell the real story ofwhat is happening to sharks,”said education curator WindyArey Kent. “Finning, overfishing, pollution and other factorshave caused shark populationsto plummet worldwide. Thatcan indicate big problems forocean ecosystems.”Educating the public on theocean’s top predator is a concern based off the recent sharkattacks of the North CarolinaCoast.With shark encounters onthe rise, the aquarium hopesthat shark week will help educate visitors of how importantsharks are to the ocean’s ecosystem.“There are many changesoccurring in our oceans today,from warming temperatures tochanges in chemistry of thewater, but sharks are importantresidents and frequent visitorsto our local waters,” Ms. Kentsaid. “We are very lucky tohave these apex predators inour waters as they keep theocean ecosystem in balance.”According to Ms. Kent,global shark populations andNorth Atlantic populationshave plummeted in the past30 years, especially for largerspecies of sharks where, insome instances, 90 percent ofhistorical numbers have beenlost.Humans rely on a healthyocean, and healthy shark populations are an important factorin that equation.“Our goal with hostingShark Week each year is to letour visitors experience theseanimals as up-close and personal, for them to learn why weneed sharks, and for visitorsto leave with a pledge to helpthese animals and the oceanrecover by engaging in conservation actions after their visit”Ms. Kent said.7 Shark Week returns at aquariumA shovelhead or bonnet head shark looks very much like a hammerhead shark but with a morerounded skull bone that juts perpendicularly from the body. (Dylan Ray photo)the Shark Snack Behind-theScenes Tour on Tuesday andFriday — advance registrationand additional fees are requiredfor this special program.For more information aboutShark Week or any otheraquarium program, call theaquarium at 247-4003.

8this week7 23 15 - 7 29 15Celebrate uncommon instrumentsJuly 31 is “UncommonInstruments Awareness Day,” andNew Bern will celebrate with aconcert with some very uncommon instruments.Simon Spalding plays TrentRiver Coffee Co. at 7 p.m. Friday,July 31, presenting “Around theWorld in 80 Tunes.” The concertwill feature musical instrumentsand tunes from near and distantlands.The instruments include a nyckelharpa from Sweden, a kemanefrom Uzbekistan, a cumbusfrom Turkey, a hardangfele fromNorway, a joura from Greece, aswell as a four-stringed instrumentknown as dorvon chiktei huur inits native Mongolia.A recent addition to the lineup is a kazookeylele, an instrument invented by Stuart Crout ofScotland, which combines uku-lele, toy piano and cazoo into oneinstrument.Mr. Spalding will share bothtraditional tunes for the instruments and musical surprises, aswell as possibly a guest performeror two. Some of the instrumentsare rare instruments recentlyacquired from distant corners ofthe globe.Mr. Spalding’s CDs featuremany of the instruments playedin the concert, as well as copies ofhis new book “Food at Sea” willbe for sale at the concert.For more information on Mr.Spalding’s music, check out hiswebsite www.musicalhistorian.com.Trent River Coffee Co. is at208 Craven St. in New Bern.Tickets for the concert are 8 andare available at the door. For moreinformation, call 252-514-2030.Simon Spalding will entertain using uncommon instruments ashe participates in Uncommon Instruments Awareness Day onFriday, July 31, at Trent River Coffee Co. in New Bern. Ticketsare 8 and are available at the door. (Contributed photo)Vocal technique, musicianship workshop setA vocal workshop is beingoffered to the public for singerswho wish to improve their musical reading skills and vocal technique.The workshop will take placefrom 8:45 a.m. to noon Saturday,Aug. 15, in the Westminster Hallat the First Presbyterian Church,1604 Arendell St. in MoreheadCity.The workshop is sponsoredby First Presbyterian Church andCarolina East Singers and is led byJeffrey Danielson.Mr. Danielson is a native of e cate ete e e e a le

versus East Carteret High School. Moments of local sports history like this one will be celebrated in photographs, memorabilia and stories shared during "Hometown Teams," a traveling Smithsonian exhibit that will be at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center on Harkers Island until Monday, Sept. 7. The ribbon-