Vampire

Review Set in dramatic New York City, Melissa de la Cruz's "Blue Bloods" puts a different spin on the vampire novel. Schuyler Van Alen is a 15-year-old girl descended from the rich and powerful of New York. With her mother in a mysterious coma and an absent father, Schuyler is taken care of by her elderly grandmother. But things soon start to change. When Schuyler receives an invitation to "the Committee," a club Schuyler is sure she isn't meant for, her first reaction is to decline.

Bring on some cold - and then . . .welcome Spring! Greetings, neighbors. Looks like we are finally going to experience some real winter temperatures this week. As much as I have loved the unseasonable warmth, we will appreciate Spring so much more after what I hope will be a brief cold snap. I noticed out on Mapleville Road this week that some forsythia has jumped the gun on the season and blossomed. Come learn about backyard bird feeding tonight Have you been watching for that first spring robin to appear in your backyard?

MOVIE REVIEW: "Underworld: Evolution"; rated R for graphic violence, explicit sex, strong language; 105 minutes In "Underworld: Evolution," the sequel to the big hit "Underworld," Selene, a female vampire played by Kate Beckinsale, hunts her own kind in Eastern Europe. She is also protecting a vampire-werewolf hybrid named Michael, played by Scott Speedman. The movie involves flashback across the span of human history to recall moments in the eternal struggle between werewolves and vampires.

andrear@herald-mail.com BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. - "Bite me," actor Angela Petry instructed "Dracula" co-star Tom Brooks as the duo contemplated the placement of fang marks during a recent dress rehearsal for the Morgan Arts Council's newest show at the Ice House theater in downtown Berkeley Springs. It's a play into which audiences will truly sink their teeth. The 10-show run of "Dracula" starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, at the former apple storage facility on the corner of Mercer and Independence streets.