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Watermelon margaritas and locals at Che’s Lounge
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Jeronimo Madril, a bartender at Che’s Lounge, poses for a photo while talking about his bartending experience. The lounge is located at 350 N. Fourth Ave. Madril said he enjoys making watermelon margaritas.
BY Emma Jackson The Daily Wildcat
In this week’s edition of “Hey, Barkeep!” Jeronimo Madril from Che’s Lounge talks watermelon margaritas and getting “in the zone” when the bar gets packed with patrons. Daily Wildcat: How long have you been bartending? Madril: I’ve been bartending [for] about two years. I started as a bar-back, so I’ve been here for almost four now. How did you decide you wanted to start bartending here? Well, being at Che’s, we’re a very tight family here and it’s one of those things where you’re asked to work here. So when I was given the opportunity, I took it [and] ran with it to see how I felt about it. I’ve worked in kitchens my entire life, so I just kind of went with it, ‘cause I’ve always wanted to work here. I’ve always heard great things about this place, and it’s a wonderful sense. It’s a great family to work for— the owners, they’re super nice people and very understanding.
What do you like most about bartending? Interacting with people. You know, we’ll talk and socialize. And just getting to know my customers on a much closer level than I ever could as a cook. Do you have a favorite drink to make? I really enjoy making the watermelon margaritas. They’re a lot of fun because you can muddle something and it definitely impresses everyone when they get to see it, so I definitely enjoy that.
So you have a lot of regulars here? Definitely. I don’t like to call them regulars, I like to call them locals, because we’re a local bar. We definitely appeal to Tucson; that’s what we try to do. We try to make cocktails that locals would enjoy.
Do you have a least favorite drink to make? I feel like my hardest drink is my favorite drink to make, so anything else from there is just easy-peasy.
What can customers do to make your job more enjoyable or easier? Be prepared. Anyone who comes to the bar and [doesn’t] know what they want, and I say “Hey, what can I get for you?” and you turn to your friends and ask them what they want… Just be prepared, know your order, have your money ready because we like to be fast and we want to get our drinks to our customers as fast as possible.
Do you have any memorable customers? Definitely all of my customers are memorable for the most part, but the more you come in, the more we get to know you and see how you interact with everybody else in the bar. You become a favorite customer. I can’t say I have just one because we have so many different people that come in every day.
Do you get stressed out when it gets really busy here? I enjoy the stress, personally. Like I said, I grew up in kitchens, worked a lot, so I love a stressful night. When we have Halloween and it’s packed to the walls, and when I’m losing my mind—that’s when I’m most in focus. It’s when I’m talking like this when I get distracted a little bit, but when I’m in my zone, I’m in my zone.
Do you have a certain strategy to make sure you’re serving everyone as fast as you can? Yeah, definitely. I don’t know how I would sum up my strategy, but it’s definitely focusing on knocking out as many drinks as I can in time, so when I take drinks I usually take four to seven drinks. I’ll try to get beers knocked out before I start muddling my mojitos, my watermelon margaritas, things like that. And a lot of bartenders work like that here. We try to knock out the easy drinks first, get you your drink and give it the time and attention it deserves. What do you think makes customers want to come to Che’s instead of all the other bars on Fourth [Avenue]? It’s because we’re a local bar, we’re definitely that spot. I don’t consider us a dive bar, I don’t consider us a college bar—I don’t consider us any of those genres. We’re just a local bar. We’ve been here for 15 years and Tucsonans love us ‘cause we’re doing something right.
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A side of pickles: Sausage Deli
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Located on 754 E. Grant Rd., the Sausage Deli has been serving students some of the freshest sandwiches in Tucson. Offering a wide variety of sandwiches and a wealth of sides to choose from, this hoagie haven is a must try for the hungry student.
The quality, authentic deli sandwiches of Tucson’s local Sausage Deli differentiates it from other assembly line sandwich shops by kristine Bruun-Andersen The Daily Wildcat
Sausage Deli, a local sandwich shop, provides a traditional delicatessen experience to UA students and, in more recent years, Tucson locals as well. Sausage Deli has served fresh, fulfilling and satisfying sandwiches for over 30 years, according to its website, and has been a hot spot for UA students since 1978. The website also emphasizes the recent interest that locals and those traveling through Tucson have had in the deli. The restaurant is located on the corner of Grant Road and First
Avenue, with easy access, plenty of parking and a convenient stop for a delicious lunch. Customers are drawn in by the home-style building but stay for the extensive menu and options for beer on tap. Customers seemed to enjoy the casual dining room and outside porch, but you can choose to pick up your food to go, too. Sausage Deli prides itself on its traditional specials, including the Meatball Sandwich for $6.49 on a roll or upgraded to the sandwich sub for $7.49. This sandwich comes smothered in red marinara, hot, melted provolone and Parmesan, and is topped with peperoncini.
The sub was soft, fluffy and freshly baked. Other specials include the Barbecue Special, made with beef and barbecue sauce, as well as the Sausage and Peppers sub, which includes Italian sausage, sauteed onions and peppers. All specials, as well as most sandwiches, cost about the same. Customers can expect to pay around $10-15 for a lunch meal with a drink. All sandwiches are served with a side of pickles, upholding the traditional deli style with a salty, fresh addition to a delicious sandwich. All ingredients tasted fresh and the food was served
quickly and correctly. However, the one downside to Sausage Deli is its mightily inconvenient hours. The deli is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m, making it difficult for students who have class all day to get over to the restaurant. Also, the deli is closed on Sundays. In comparison to other sandwich shops around town, Sausage Deli definitely presents something unique. Many shops don’t offer fresh sausage in their subs. At Sausage Deli, nothing is preprepared, preserved or left sitting out all day like other assembly line sandwich shops. Meats and cheeses are cut
fresh daily, and customers can expect a high-quality sandwich in a clean, welcoming and friendly environment. Sausage Deli also offers affordable catering, making it easy for customers to enjoy their subs at any occasion. Overall, this deli is doing it right by providing quality meals for Tucson residents and definitely stands out among other sandwich shops in the area.
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A fall weekend in the desert The final home football game, a celebration for veterans, a bike swap and the Arizona Repertory Theatre’s ‘Reckless’ mark an eventful weekend in Tucson
BY VICTORIA PEREIRA The Daily Wildcat
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tes vs. ‘Cats — After a season of incredible wins and heartbreaking losses, the UA football team is playing its last home game Saturday. The Utah Utes will face off against our Arizona Wildcats at 8 p.m., and according to the AP College Football Top 25, it should be an intense game. Utah is currently ranked No. 10 in the nation, whereas Arizona has fallen short of the list for the last several weeks. Either Utah could prove that it belongs in its spot on the list, or Arizona could use its home field advantage to the team’s benefit. The game will be a blue-out to support the Cats, so bundle up in your best blue UA gear and get ready for some football. GABA Bike Swap — Anyone who’s been in Tucson for longer than a few days has noticed the town’s love of cycling. Multiple bicycle shops
are open for business within walking distance from campus, and a multitude of green bike racks on university grounds are constantly full of students’ and faculty members’ bicycles. It’s no wonder why the Greater Arizona Bicycling Association is holding its 2015 Bike Swap right on Seventh Street between Fourth and Sixth Avenues on Sunday. The “largest bicycle swap in the Southwest,” according to the event’s online information page, has hosted over 40 vendors and up to 5,000 guests in past years. With the event just a week before the famed El Tour de Tucson, there’s never been a better time to be a cyclist. Hats Off to Heroes — In honor of Veterans Day on Wednesday, the city of Tucson will thank and commemorate those who have served in the U.S. armed forces. Reid Park will host the second annual Hats Off to Heroes celebration Saturday, beginning the festivities with a 5K fun run at 9 a.m. before hours of live
music, food, military displays and honors for veterans. The celebration will come to a close with a fireworks display beginning at 7:30 p.m., and all events are free. A full list of the festival’s events and musical acts are available online at hatsofftoheroes.org. “Reckless” — Just after the close of its fall musical, “Cabaret,” the Arizona Repertory Theatre presents its newest production, “Reckless.” In this dark comedy by Craig Lucas, a housewife discovers her husband’s plans to kill her via a hitman. In her journey to escape her mariticidal fate, the housewife finds herself in a variety of interesting situations. The play began its run Sunday and the company will perform it until Dec. 6. This weekend the group will perform the show Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in the Marroney Theatre. Tickets can be purchased online or at the theater box office.
Rivalry Run — With only a week left until the most intense football game of the season, the Student Alumni Ambassadors host the first-ever Rivalry Run: a campuswide scavenger hunt, race and obstacle course to get the student body pumped up for the State Farm Territorial Cup Series. Teams of students can sign up to participate in the scavenger hunt and participate in rivalry themed activities, including games like “Boot the Bruins” and “Spear Sparky.” Participants have the chance to win one of several prizes for finishing first or second, being deemed most spirited or having the most representation from a single organization. Online registration has closed, but students can still sign up today at the event or simply go to cheer on their classmates.
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BIKES SIT LOCKED outside of Park Student Union on the UA campus Nov. 12. The Greater Arizona Bicycling Association will hold the 2015 Bike Swap on Sunday.
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After a season of incredible wins and heartbreaking losses, the UA football team is playing its last home game Saturday.”
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THE WILDCATS enter the field before playing against Washington State at Arizona Stadium on Oct. 24. This weekend, the football team has its final home game of the season against Utah.
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First-hand manic moviemaking BY victoria pereira The Daily Wildcat
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even days. That’s all the time you’re given to make the best five-minute short film that will knock the socks off the judging panel at Campus MovieFest. We are a bunch of insane, film-loving college students who decided to accept the challenge. Campus MovieFest is a competition that travels across the world to different colleges and universities and dares students to create a short film in just one week. Students from all disciplines can sign up and the organization provides competitors with equipment if they don’t have their own. At the end of the grueling week of planning, shooting and post-production, CMF hosts a premiere of the top 16 competing films and awards first through fourth places to the best of the fest. These top picks then move on to compete with winning films from colleges across the country in the CMF Hollywood competition. From there, shorts can be chosen to cross the pond and be shown at Cannes Film Festival in France. It sounds like a sweet deal at first: Make a five-minute short in a week, and if it’s pretty good it could make it to Hollywood. Anyone who’s worked on a film set or heard stories about being behind the scenes of a movie knows how difficult it is to make a film with a normal deadline; making one in a week is not a task for the faint of heart. “It definitely forces you to think in a way that you don’t have to think when you’re working on a film where you have more than one day to shoot,” said Cullen Hamblen, a sophomore studying film and television and graphic design. “It’s all very rushed, and you have to be efficient with not only the production but with your story.” Hamblen co-directed the University Filmmakers Organization’s entry to CMF, titled “A Short Film.” A comedy that pokes fun at itself, “A Short Film” follows three friends as they
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The University Filmmakers Organization crew on set of “A Short Film” on Nov 11. After a 14-hour day and with four days of editing still to come, the UFO team is putting all of the time, effort and passion that they can muster into creating the best short film they can to compete in Campus MovieFest.
try to figure out what kind of story they’ve been thrown into. As a part of UFO and of this production, allow me to explain what exactly it was like to work on this short film produced from a single-day shoot. The contest began on Tuesday. Using the time off from Veterans Day to our advantage, we decided to shoot our film on Wednesday. After assembling our equipment and holding one last pre-production meeting, we tried to get some sleep before our 6:30 a.m. call time on Wednesday. Our film had three scenes, one shot inside and two outside, so in order to make the most of the sunlight we were to begin with the exteriors and work our way backward, hence the early wakeup call.
The crew, made up of at least 25 students hailing from all different disciplines, were bundled up in their sweatshirts, waiting for the sun to warm up the 49-degree morning air. We began rolling around 7:15 a.m. After running overtime and rushing to get some last shots in, we moved production to our second location sometime around 12:30 p.m. We rushed through lunch and began setting up lighting and set design, and once we started rolling, we didn’t stop. Already behind on time, one of our actors had to leave the set by 5:30 p.m. We raced against the clock for the rest of the afternoon. It was around 5 p.m. when everyone started to get a little sleep-deprived. Crew members
who had finished their jobs for the day were allowed to leave, and the set dwindled from more than 25 people to about 10. After everything was said and done, we shot our last take just after 7:30 p.m., and once we finished restoring our crew member’s apartment to its prior condition, we wrapped a 14-hour, all-day shoot. I went home that night severely sleep-deprived, physically exhausted, and so incredibly happy and proud of the work that our entire crew had done that day. I’m sure I wasn’t alone in my thinking. Making a film is an incredibly difficult process, and making one in a week for a competition can seem impossible at times, but the experience is unlike any other.
“I feel like you get to know people in a way that you wouldn’t if you weren’t working on a film set,” said Galen McCaw, a junior pursuing integrated studies in music and the sound mixer for “A Short Film.” “You feel closer to people having done that.” Now that shooting has been wrapped, there are several long days of post-production for the editors to get through, and the fate of our film and the others competing at CMF will be decided Wednesday, Nov. 18, in Gallagher Theatre at 7:30 p.m. I’ll keep my fingers crossed until then.
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Arts & Life • November 13-15, 2015
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Lloyd (Scott Murdock) and Rachel (Grace Kirkpatrick) embark on a cross-country odyssey, unshaken by disaster in “Reckless,” a dark “holiday” comedy running Nov. 8 through Dec. 6 at the Arizona Repertory Theatre. Both Kirkpatrick and Murdock deliver fine performances.
‘Reckless’ takes right approach BY Nathaniel Renney-Erbst The Daily Wildcat
Arizona Repertory Theatre’s production of “Reckless” took all the right approaches to a seamless, whimsical valentine of a comedy. “Reckless” by Craig Lucas had its opening night Nov. 11. After two successful previews, the show was more than ready for the general public. Following an indefatigably optimistic woman named Rachel, played by Grace Kirkpatrick, an acting senior in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program, the audience learns a valuable lesson about dealing with tragic events in life and moving toward the future. Lucas himself comes from an unorthodox background and has channeled this in an attempt to depict the disconnect we have regarding traumatic events in life and where we stand in accordance with them.
“I love ‘Reckless,’” director Hank Stratton said. “It’s an antic investigation of things that are incredibly human: hope, grief and friendship, [among other things].” The production consists of two acts and over 20 different scene changes, and despite the number of scenes, the show appeared to remain seamless. “The amount of effort needed to maintain a fluid set for the stage was crucial to the production,” said Adam Grodman, an acting freshman in the Bachelor of Arts program. A musical track accompanied every advancement of the scenery and left no opportunity for awkward instances of inactivity. “When I pitched the design [of the stage], I wanted to create a snow globe onstage, and with every shake of the snow globe our protagonist is thrown into another scenario,” Stratton said. One of the key elements of
“Reckless” is the buoyant attitude it maintains throughout the story. While having somber and depressing undertones, Rachel manages to continually provide uplifting remarks and kept the overall mood alive and happy. “Through this series of very exaggerated episodes, Rachel is confronted again and again with adversity that she meets with a practical resolve and a smile,” Stratton said. In the beginning, Kirkpatrick’s Rachel appeared very forced and unnatural, but as the show progresses, the audience sees the over-enthused behavior as Rachel’s way of coping with the harsh reality around her. The cast of “Reckless” was fairly small, consisting of only 11 students. Each student had obviously devoted countless hours to developing their character. Rachel encounters numerous characters with sketchy pasts. One
such character is Lloyd, played by Scott Murdock, an acting junior in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program. Murdock really channels the energy of Lloyd, a character who regrets past decisions in life and pulls forth the effort to make amends with the man he has become today. Eventually, he shows his true past and reveals the tribulations he has endured. Jamie Grossman, a musical theater senior in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program, plays Pooty, the paraplegic, deaf wife of Lloyd. Grossman’s character is restricted to the confines of sign language and is forced to convey to the audience her intentions through the sheer means of facial expressions. “The most difficult part in a production like this is to keep the tone light and yet honor technical requirements of the play,” Stratton said. The scenery, lighting, costumes,
sound and general stage hands combine with the skill of the actors to tell a story with a message about reconciliation and balancing the past with the future. “Reckless” makes an excellent conclusion to this season’s lineup of productions. It draws together all of the other thematic messages from earlier productions, such as “Cabaret” and “Barefoot in the Park.” I highly recommend taking the opportunity to see “Reckless.” The combination of lighthearted jokes and serious references to the inner human train of thought make for a well-performed production. Arizona Repertory Theatre will perform “Reckless” at the Marroney Theatre until Dec. 6. Tickets can be purchased from the College of Fine Arts Box Office at cfa.arizona.edu/ facilities/box-office/. — Follow Nathaniel Renney-Erbst @nathanielrenney
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