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EDITOR’S NOTE

WE CHOOSE EXPERIENCE OVER INEXPERIENCE, LEADERSHIP OVER A LACKEY LEO hasn’t made an official endorsement in the race for Kentucky Governor, though it is safe to assume that Daniel Cameron is NOT our candidate.

During the beginning and at the height of the pandemic, newly-elected Gov. Andy Beshear presented a calm and caring tone, acting with reserve and authority. Despite blowback from the rashness of the right, Beshear continued, and continues, to lead the state of Kentucky through the crisis and to greater stability.

On the other hand, we have Daniel Cameron. His resume in public office could fit on a postage stamp. It’s that thin. Further, in crisis, particularly during his campaign, he’s made several errors that highlight his glaring inexperience. From how he handled the harassment issues in his staff to his claim that crime in Kentucky somehow was the fault of Beshear and not his own as the highest legal officer in the state as Attorney General. The crime rates that he claims are going up, reflect upon him and his lack of authority and leadership skills and not that of Beshear.

On those pieces of information alone, it is easy to see that the choice for Kentucky’s Governor should be the only clear (and unflappable) adult in the room.

There is nothing about current elections in the United States that happen without the taint of the prior “presidential” administration, with its leader now under 91 felony charges. This includes how that same person has dusted this political race with his bloviating negativity. The age of the raging man-children should be wildly disappointing and frightening for most Americans but here we are, with Cameron leading the pack of hurt man-babies having a circle jerk to the tune of Donald Trump’s voice.

My guess, however, is that those who, like the former White House orangutan, probably squeal at the thought that Cameron might behave like a good boy in the Governor’s mansion for their current White House campaign.

Cameron has proven time and time again that integrity means nothing to him as he’s continuously sold himself, his community, and Kentucky off to the highest bidder to pad his meager record of experience and secure endorsements from the worst of his party.

It’s inconceivable that any working family or any tax-paying Kentuckian would act in favor of Cameron and vote for him, especially on the endorsement of someone who misused and misreported funds to the tune of criminal charges.

What we’d get with Cameron as governor would be unmitigated risk and pre-packaged and processed corruption.

With Beshear, despite the silver spoon he came to public service with, we don’t get flash. We don’t get sassy language or the embarrassment of petty mudslinging. What we do get is calm, quiet leadership by a man who has built a life in Kentucky without giving away his ideals and dignity to the highest bidder.

We get someone who has taken his roles in public service both as Attorney General, and Governor, very seriously and served this state to the best of his legal ability and if we only look at his response to the pandemic, he deserves to serve another term as Governor that hopefully sees KY move toward a newer and hopefully more modern future.

So, if we are going to endorse anyone, we’re standing firmly with Andy. •

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THE WORST, BEST & MOST ABSURD THORN: SERIOUSLY, JCPS? Bussing Woes continue as drivers “call in sick” for a second day in a row, prompting several route cancellations and headaches for parents. Certainly being a bus driver is its own brand of headache because, let’s face it, some of your crotch fruits are little jerks but also because the pay, hours, and expectations of drivers create an intense work environment. The solution? We have no clue but we do hope for the kids and the parents that it is remedied soon.

ROSE: JACK HARLOW LOVES ANDY Jack Harlow hit the campaign trail with Gov. Andy Beshear in the days leading up to the election.

Whether or not voters are swayed by a touch of “First Class” Harlow treatment will be known to LEO readers when they get this issue. We are pretty firmly in Beshear’s camp, ourselves, but it’s good to see Harlow showing his fans that being political can be quite cool.

THORNY MCROSE: MCRIB IS BACK IN KENTUCKY. Is that a good thing? Healthwise in Kentucky, probably not but folks deserve a treat and for those who lament the loss of the McRib, this is welcome news.

Calling it a McRib when it has no bones is baffling but this shaped pork patty has won the hearts of many over the years, and even though McDonald’s has tried to kill the product several times, the people keep asking and McDonald’s keeps listening.

THORN: THE AMERICAN MASS SHOOTING Cincinnati is picking up the pieces after a mass shooting took the life of an 11-year-old boy and injured four other children and an adult outside of Cincinnati Preparatory Academy. This shooting makes the 596th mass shooting in the U.S. It’s another reminder of the failure of both morals and action needed to put an end to these killings. The problem with so many mass shootings is that we’re anesthetized by this loss of life.

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Halloween has passsed and the winter holiday season is here. While the weather is refusing to cede to frosty moods, here at LEO, we are ready for all the twinkling lights and Mariah Carey Christmas songs you can throw at us. Our staff and writing crew have shared the events we look forward to each fall and winter, including those that are a road trip away. The holidays are a tough time of year for some, but we’re hoping that even if you struggle, you can find something on our list of events that will lift your heart a bit this holiday season. Santa might not be watching, but we are, and we want you to have the best holiday possible.

LIGHTS UNDER LOUISVILLE Starts Nov. 10 Louisville Mega Cavern $42.99+ per carload

Lights Under Louisville has become one of the most anticipated events of each holiday season. The underground light show boasts nearly 7 million points of light and a beautiful soundtrack of classic Christmas tunes.

Hosted in the Louisville Mega Cavern, Lights Under Louisville is a drive-through experience where the family doesn’t need to walk but can stay in the car with snacks and heat as they drive through the subterranean pathway.

If you’d prefer to see the holiday lights without the obstruction of car windows, the Christmas Express, which offers a 30-minute tour in an open-roofed tram, is the perfect way to do so. —Erica Rucker

THE IGLOUS AT 8UP Starts week of Nov. 12 8UP Elevated Drinkery & Kitchen $250 - $500

I’ve previously written about the igLous at 8UP as an aspirational destination — though it’s cool to eat in a heated themed (plastic) igloo that overlooks the city skyline, it’s quite expensive to do so.

Still, though their reappearance isn’t an “event” exactly, it’s a good start to the season.

Like, you get to eat in an igloo! At a swanky restaurant!

Surrounded by skyscrapers! It’s neat!

If you have the means and opportunity to splurge on a night in one of these, I’d say go for it. — Carolyn Brown

VOCES NOVAE

A CHORAL RENAISSANCE “CHORAL ICONS OF THE LAST 30 YEARS” Nov. 19, 3 p.m.

St. Albert the Great Church (1395 Girard Dr.) $10+ by age group

Since its founding thirty years ago, Voces Novae has been an elite standardbearer for choral excellence in Louisville. The ensemble performs yearround and in a variety of settings (members recently joined Foreigner for a concert on the rock group’s farewell tour).

But its perennial holiday concerts are especially treasured events. And this year’s installment, under the direction of Angela Vaughn Hampton, looks to be a marvel: it focuses on repertoire from composers whose careers have flourished in the 30 years since Voces Novae was founded.

This generation of composers - like Moses Hogan, Jake Runestad, Rosephanye Powell, Jake Runestad, Elaine Hagenberg, and Z. Randall Stroope - blend contemporary sensibilities with hundreds of years of tradition to create exquisite music that will carry you away, up, and in.

No matter the final details of the program, you can expect an outstanding musical experience filled with soaring, pulsing thrills and deeply reflective comforts to lift you through the season.

Tickets: vocesnovaelouisville.com and at the door. — Marty Rosen

FÊTE DE NOËL Opens Nov. 24 Paristown Prices vary

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venue’s six-week winter holiday festival, featuring the Crystal Ice Skating Rink, d u the Brent Street Holiday Market, Paristown Express Trackless Train Rides, food and drinks, movie nights, and special events. Some of those special events include Drag Queens On Ice, Karaoke On Ice, and screenings of the holiday classic “Elf.” To shop and hang out is free, but ice skating and some of the other special events have ticket prices associated with them. One of my favorite aspects of Fête de Noël S is that it creates stress-free holiday shopping. There are dozens of vendors at the event selling unique items. You can knock out gifts for several people with a drink L $ in your hand. For more info, visit paristown.com/fetedenoel. —Scott Recker

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Art Sanctuary $15 advance, $25 day of

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Christmas is a beautiful celebration of togetherness and hope. Louisville Krampus is a sleazy celebration of a demonic goat-monster.

I say that affectionately — Louisville Krampus is actually really fun. Last year, there was Krampus-themed burlesque, a magic act, live music, a costume contest, cool creepy art, and other fun, spooky ways to kick off the Christmas season. The whole thing is very Keep Louisville Weird (and therefore very LEO), so I highly recommend it. — Carolyn Brown

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I’d argue that a Louisville Christmas would be incomplete without seeing “The Nutcracker.”

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SANTACON Saturday, Dec. 9 Locations TBA $21

The holiday season can sometimes feel structured and redundant, like you’re getting pulled in several directions, not many of which you actually want to be heading. That’s why throwing a wild and weird event into the mix is nice, and SantaCon certainly qualifies. The yearly event is a bar crawl where people dress up as Santa and other holiday characters while raising money for charity. The owners call the event “a charitable, non-commercial, non-political, nonsensical Santa Claus convention that happens once a year for absolutely no reason whatsoever.” And that’s the magic of it. SantaCon has a cult following and generally hits a solid string of bars. The starting location will be announced the day before the event. But the details don’t actually matter much — just buy the ticket, grab a costume, and take the ride.—Scott Recker

ROAD TRIP EVENTS 50 DAYS OF LIGHTS

French Lick Resort, Indiana Nov. 11 - Jan. 7 Prices vary from free to hotel reservation required Seriously, if you’re going to do holidays at a resort, French Lick does it big.

With two tree lightings (one at French Lick Hotel and the other at West Baden), Santa’s Workshops, storytimes, drive-in movies, holiday light shows, and letters to santa, and so much more, this event goes all out for the holiday season. 50 Days of Lights

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Join us for your favorite songs of the season, festive activities, a visit from Santa, and music from Home Alone, The Polar Express, and more!

Holiday Pops | Whitney Hall

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BOB BERNHARDT, CONDUCTOR | SHAYNA STEELE

Dive into the ultimate Holiday concert and immerse yourself in iconic tunes like Joy to the World!, O Holy Night, Sleigh Ride and more!

Handel’s Messiah Concert and Sing-A-Long CATHEDRAL OF THE ASSUMPTION | OGLE CENTER | ST. MICHAEL’S KENT HATTEBURG, CONDUCTOR | LOUISVILLE CHAMBER CHOIR

A Christmas tradition, hear Handel’s great masterwork detailing the life of Jesus Christ.

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Experience the timeliness beauty of Bach’s Complete Brandenburg Concertos.

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A Christmas Carol | Mellwood Art Center

DEC 13-15 7:30pm

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GABRIEL LEFKOWITZ, CONDUCTOR

The LO takes the stage alongside StageOne to bring the timeless tale ‘A Christmas Carol’ to life. Immerse yourself in this holiday classic tale.

The Snowy Day and Other Stories OLD FORESTER’S PARISTOWN HALL | 11AM, 2PM, 5PM

The LO with StageOne and Kentucky Performing Arts share a wonderful theatrical performance of Jack Keats joyful tale accompanied by music written by TJ Cole.

Nat King Cole Christmas | Louisville Palace

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Check out the full list of our Holiday Concerts we know you’ll love!

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has something for everyone in the family. Oh yes, there are carolers dressed in Dickensian-style clothing. —Erica Rucker

THE HOUSE ON THE ROCK Spring Green, Wisconsin Christmas Season: Nov. 16-Dec. 31 thehouseontherock.com $32.95

Wisconsin is an especially beautiful place during the winter months, and in Spring Green, Wisconsin, you can visit an attraction like nothing else in the whole country.

Alex Jordan’s The House on the Rock is an eccentric wonderland with warehouses full of random collections that create a demented, one-of-a-kind atmosphere.

For the Christmas season, the House is decorated in 6000+ Santa Clauses, placed in the original house and its Infinity Room and throughout the Streets of Yesterday.

Some exhibits are off limits during the Christmas season, but the House’s most impressive feature is the tour’s finale - the World’s Largest Carousel. Populated with animals, mythical creatures, and historic figures, the giant moving playground is watched over by hundreds of human-sized angels hanging from the ceiling.

Though the Santas aren’t quite as otherworldly as the rotating mermaids, or the halls of automatons, just by keeping the giant squid and whale company, they add a festive air to the other-worldly ambiance.

Spring Green, WI, is also the hometown to another eccentric genius Frank Lloyd Wright, and visiting his home and school Taliesin is quite the companion experience for The House on the Rock! —Tracy Heightchew

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Saturday, Nov. 18 through Jan. 6 Newfields Indianapolis $24+ In its seventh year, the Winterlights event at Newfields in Indy just keeps getting bigger and better. This year, they’ve added 700 feet of new pathways called the Twinkling Trail, a giant ornament photo booth, and more. There will be the usual s’mores from the Girl Scouts and so many other fun, family-friendly activities.

Each year, Winterlights features more than 1 million lights and a light display in front of the Eli Lilly House set to music. This year, there is a new score created for the light display at the Lilly House recorded by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.

The base admission is $24 and there are plenty of food and drink items for purchase as well as add-ons like blinky lights and snowflake glasses. There are two experience passes: the Premier Package and the Winter Wonder pass. Each of these includes specific upgrades for your Winterlights enjoyment. —Erica Rucker

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Louisville Book Festival

Kentucky International Convention Center | 221 S. 4th St. | Search Facebook | 10 a.m.

- 6 p.m. | Free Over 100 authors, presenters, book characters, and more descend on River City for an exciting two days of celebrating reading. Believing that everyone deserves to read READ is at the core of this festival’s mission. It is worth it to get to the Louisville Book Festival, and best of all, it’s all free.—Erica Rucker

Freedom Hall | 937 Phillips Ln. | livestockexpo.org/rodeo | $9-$26 | 7 p.m.

Wrangle yourself a ticket to some awesome Western sports action. — bull

RIDE’EM riding, steer wrestling, barrel racing, and more. Yeehaw! — Carolyn Brown

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Spalding University | 301 York St. | LFPL.org/authors | 6 p.m. | Free (registration required) When poet and professor Honorée Fanonne Jeffers decided to undertake novel-writing, she wasn’t about to go halfway. Released in 2021, “The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du EPIC Bois” is a particularly American epic. The tale follows the Garfield family from 19thcentury slaves-and-enslaver through generations, to contemporary challenges and choices faced by sisters Ailey and Lydia. Quotes and philosophical concepts from Du Bois serve as a guiding spirit to this saga—and its National Book Critics Circle Award, Oprah’s Book Club selection, and multiple best-of-year citations speak to why its reputation can be expected to grow and last. Jeffers will be presented with this year’s Spalding Prize for the Promotion of Peace and Justice in Literature at a reading/signing Wednesday evening, as part of the autumn edition of Spalding University’s semi-annual Festival of Contemporary Writing.

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Mag Bar | 1398 S. 2nd St. | Search Facebook | $10 | 7 p.m.

Not gonna lie, the idea of a Belushi Speed Ball show fitting into the back room of Mag Bar makes me a little nervous — that’s a LOT of people and a LOT of movement PARTY and stuff getting thrown in a not-thatbig space. Then again, the fans and the energy (and, of course, the costumes, the songs, etc.) are what make Belushi shows so special and such a treasure to the Louisville music scene. If you’ve never seen these thrashers before, this is your chance. — Carolyn Brown

SATURDAY, NOV. 18 AND 19

Louisville Artisans Guild Fine Arts and Cra�ts Showcase

Mellwood Arts Center | 1860 Mellwood Ave. | Search Facebook | Free | 10 a.m. Sat, 11 a.m. Sunday Two days, two different schedules. The Louisville Artisans Guild will feature a juried art show with two rooms filled with work from guild members. There will also be food ART trucks with plenty of eats for showcase fans. —Erica Rucker

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Break out the fishnets, eyeliner, black ALL BLACK nail polish, and everything else that’s goth, emo, and alt. This nostalgic dance party (which I can recommend from experience) visits Louisville just a few times a year. Secondhand Serenade will join them in a guest spot. — Carolyn Brown

SATURDAY, NOV. 18

Kentucky’s “Noir at the Bar”

3rd Turn Brewing—Jeffersontown | 10408 Watterson Trl. | 7 p.m. | Free Today’s readers of “crime fiction” can enjoy so much more than the once-narrow range between pulp detective stories and heist procedurals. There are now murder NOIR cozies, urban fantasies, paranormal romances, serial-killer slashers, political thrillers, and philosophical novels of drug and refugee crises under this big tent—and all have some top-notch authors. An extraordinary author lineup, homegrown as well as distinguished visitors, is appearing at a pair of events this weekend. It’s the local answer to the nationwide phenomenon of “Noir at the Bar,” a literary gathering with a party atmosphere.

Authors give readings, then casually schmooze with fans and the merely curious, at a watering hole. On Friday evening, Nov. 17, there’ll be one of these at Apollo Pizza in Richmond (9410 W. Broad St.), where author/raconteur Wesley Browne regularly holds court—this time he’ll have plenty of company. Louisville’s turn is on Saturday, at our 3rd Turn Brewing location. Possible participants at either or both nights: NY Times-lauded wunderkind S.A. Cosby, Appalachian-noir master David Joy, Shamus Award-winner James D.F. Hannah, and J.H. Markert.—T.E. Lyons

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SATURDAY, NOV. 11

Annual Holiday Pottery Market

Waterfront Botanical Gardens | 1435 Frankfort Ave. | louisvillepotters.org | Free | 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Now that Halloween is over, it’s become full-blown Christmas buying season. The Louisville Potters have a longstanding tradition (49 years!) of presenting one of HANDMADE the earliest holiday sales of artistic gifts. The group consists of professional ceramicists well known in our community: Amy Elswick, Wayne Ferguson, Suzy Hatcher, Mike Imes, Tonya Johnson, Laura George Lynch, and J-D Schall. The sale will also include work by five guest artists.

The handmade ceramics range from functional pottery for the home to sculptural pieces. —Jo Anne Triplett

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For the new works in ART this exhibition, Jenny Shircliff ’s inspirations were songs about locations — for example, “Big Yellow Taxi” by Joni Mitchell became Shircliff ’s “Paradise.” Her choice of songs had her creating paintings and drawings relating to cities such as Boston, Atlanta, and Kansas City. “My process included listening to the songs and then responding to the layers of melody, rhythm, chords and lyrics,” she explained. Also showing is guest artist Anne Huntington. The gallery talk is on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 2:30 p.m. — Jo Anne Triplett

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Painter Margaret Archambault has had a rough few years. The new paintings from 2020-23, featured in her first solo exhibition in six years, show the journey. “After a tumultuART ous period of loss, … I found myself creating from a place of growing darkness,” she said. “A part of me had died and my work clearly demonstrated that loss. As time worked its magic and I began to feel the weight of atmospheric darkness begin to fade, … [my work] represented a fresh start and a new attitude towards daily life.” —Jo Anne Triplett

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Q&A: PRINCESS GOES TALKS BAND CREATION, WRITING, AND THE END OF ‘THE BUTTERFLY MUSEUM’

By Je�f Polk | leo@leoweekly.com EVEN if you don’t know the band name, you’ll know the players. Based out of New York City, Princess Goes is an avant-indie supergroup made up of actor Michael C. Hall (“Dexter,” “Six Feet Under”) on vocals, keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen (Blondie, Cyndi Lauper), and drummer Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers, Morningwood). Blending a unique mix of 70’s disco, 80’s new wave, 90’s alternative, and contemporary electronic dance music, Princess Goes have crafted a sound uniquely their own. And with the recent release of their second fulllength album Come Of Age, the band has journeyed even deeper into their darkwave synthpop sound, drawing immense praise from numerous mainstream media outlets in the process.

LEO spoke with all three members of the band via Zoom earlier this year in advance of their original tour stop in Louisville, which has since been rescheduled to Sunday, Jan. 21, at Headliners.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

LEO: SO WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BUTTERFLY MUSEUM? [THE BAND USED TO BE CALLED PRINCESS GOES TO THE BUTTERFLY MUSEUM, A NAME DREAMT UP BY KATZ-BOHEN’S DAUGHTER.]

I KNOW YOU ARE ALL BUSY WITH OTHER PROJECTS. HOW DO YOU ALL GO ABOUT GETTING TOGETHER AND WRITING?

PY: I think we just started maybe six years ago, and writing was what we bonded over initially. We were writing for a while before we realized that we were an actual band, because we were just having fun and making music. I think our energy just leans towards writing any way that we possibly can. Sometimes we’re not in the same city or in the same place, but we can send each other ideas or a couple of us will get together and then we’ll send the ideas to the third. So we have many different ways to try to get the songs out.

MKB: Our home base is the studio in Union Square in New York City; that’s pretty much where we recorded the bulk of everything. That’s where we get together and bang things out, rehearse, whatever it is. Though we do, as Peter said, kind of construct things remotely and then come together and try to finish them together.

MICHAEL, DID YOU HAVE ANY ASPIRATIONS OF BEING A SINGER BEFORE PRINCESS GOES?

Peter Yanowitz: No museums.

Matt Katz-Bohen: Animatronic horses and elephants, and there’s a lot of zip lines. [laughs] MCH: Yeah, we’re gonna pass out paintball guns. [more laughs]

MCH: I’ve always done a lot of singing.

I’ve been singing since before my voice changed and I was a first soprano in a boys choir. I’ve always focused on acting, but I’ve done a good number of musicals. That’s how I met Peter and Matt, doing “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” on Broadway. I also did “Cabaret” in Chicago. I never focused on or even aspired to front a band, but I heard some of the instrumental stuff Peter and Matt were making and, because I thought it would be fun, asked if they would be interested in having somebody sing on their stuff. And one thing led to another and all of a sudden, we had written more than a handful of songs and thought we should book a gig and play for people. That’s kind of how it started.

I WOULD FOLLOW YOU ALL LIKE THE GRATEFUL DEAD IF YOU DID ALL THAT! THAT WOULD BE GREAT!

SINCE YOU HAVE MORE OF A BROADWAY BACKGROUND, WAS IT HARD TO ADAPT YOUR STYLE OF SINGING TO THE BAND?

Michael C. Hall: We just felt like the princess shouldn’t be confined to that albeit fantastic destination. She should be able to go anywhere.

FOR THOSE OF US WHO’VE NEVER BEEN TO PRINCESS GOES SHOW, WHAT CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE?

MCH: It’s just a three-ring circus of the three of us.

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MCH: No, I think it’s a lot harder to adapt my style of singing to musical theater.

Doing the band, I just sort of instinctually

Princess.

sing what I want to sing; I’m just making it up. There’s no style beyond whatever comes out. It’s not like I’m trying to plug myself into something; I’m more just singing it like I feel it.

YOU’VE SAID THE SONG “KETAMINE” WAS INFLUENCED BY ACTUALLY BEING ON KETAMINE IN A CLINICAL SETTING. HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT? AND HOW DID THAT INFLUENCE THE LYRICS?

MCH: It came about through a relationship that my wife and I have with a therapist who does that kind of therapy. We agreed to do a couple of sessions, and the lyrics are totally informed by the experience of going on a sort of mind adventure alongside someone who’s going on their own mind adventure when that someone is someone you care about very much, and you have an awareness that their mind adventure is very different than the one you’re having.

IN THE “LET IT GO” VIDEO, THERE IS A THING YOU ALL DO WHERE YOU FIST BUMP THEN RAISE YOUR ARMS UP, ALMOST LIKE A PRAYER. IS THAT A PRE-SHOW RITUAL?

MKB: Yeah, we’re still asking ourselves that question. We just started doing that and it felt good. Sort of our little meditation pre-show.

MCH: It just happened one time and we never really talked about it. We just kept doing it.

PY: I think it’s just a good way to come together, feel our body temperatures, and unite before we go make music for people.

MKB: It’s like synchronizing our heartbeats and our watches and our sweat, everything. It’s the best.

DO YOU THINK THERE WILL COME A TIME WHEN YOU’LL, I DON’T WANT TO SAY PLAY ACOUSTICALLY, BUT YOU ALL WILL STRIP AWAY THE ELECTRONICS AND JUST JAM?

PY: I was just telling Mike and Matt this week that I feel like we’re the opposite of Radiohead, where we started as a band mostly using electronic sounds and computers. And I think as we go, it’d be kind of cool if we just went the opposite way and ended more like Radiohead started. They started as just a regular band but eventually experimented more with electronics. I would love it if we went a totally different way than we started.

IS PRINCESS GOES SOMETHING THAT YOU

ALL WOULD LOVE TO SEE BECOME THE MAIN ASPECT OF YOUR CAREER?

PY: I think we’re all just in the moment and excited to be in it with each other. We’re committed to seeing it through and continuing to create a conversation. But yeah, who wouldn’t want to reach as many listeners as possible? To be honest, it’d be awesome to keep building on what we’ve started and reach as many people as we can. As long as we’re making music together, why not shoot for the stars? • Princess Goes plays Headliners on Sunday, Jan. 21, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance and $28 at the door.

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NEW LOUISVILLE MUSIC FOTOCRIME ACCELERATED

Fotocrime’s fourth album and latest offering, Accelerated, is a sonic journey that seamlessly weaves together darkwave, post-punk, art rock, and synth-pop influences to create an atmospheric, almost ethereal soundscape. The band’s penchant for blending genres and styles creates a sound that channels the brooding intensity of Depeche Mode while adding its own unique cinematic touch. Ryan Patterson’s rich, mesmerizing baritone voice sounds worlds away from his time as vocalist/guitarist for hardcore band Coliseum. Backed by guitarist Nick Thieneman’s (Young Widows) atmospheric textures and bassist Will Allard’s driving bass lines laid down over the steady rhythm of electronic drum beats and layered synths, Fotocrime skillfully infuses danceability into the mix, creating songs that are both hauntingly melancholic and rhythmically infectious. Accelerated is an album that’s best enjoyed in one sitting, allowing the listener to fully immerse themselves in the richly layered soundscapes and the emotional gravity of the lyrics revolving around themes of yearning, love, loss, and redemption. With Accelerated, Fotocrime have managed to transcend their own boundaries and push the envelope of the genres they’ve previously explored while proving their ability to craft complex, layered soundscapes that are as haunting as they are intoxicating, creating an album that demands the listener’s attention from beginning to end. fotocrime.com

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Following up one of my favorite local releases of the year, Shadow Problems 1, Louisville/Lexington hybrid four-piece rock band Letters of Acceptance return with Shadow Problems 2, their second EP of 2023 (and fifth overall). LOA seamlessly captures the essence of classic rock and mixes it with pop sensibilities while delivering an enchanting mix of guitar-driven melodies, catchy hooks, and exceptional vocal harmonies. Comparisons to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, The Violent Femmes, and My Morning Jacket are not unfounded. There is a laid-back yet exhilarating vibe blended with a certain quirkiness and a dreamy quality here that both really grab the listener and don’t let go. Every note and harmony feels meticulously thought out, yet they are played in such an easygoing, carefree way that you lose yourself in the music and stop paying attention to just how extremely well-crafted these songs are. Trust me when I say the hooks here are so infectious that they’ll stay with you long after the music stops. Shadow Problems 2 is certainly a must-listen for anyone who appreciates timeless rock with a modern twist. The fusion of musical elements, the artful songwriting, and the exceptional performances will definitely have you hitting the replay button again and again. lettersofacceptance.org LEOWEEKLY.COM // NOVEMBER 8, 2023

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FROM NAPA TO OSTERIA: ITALIAN SEAFOOD IN WESTPORT VILLAGE

By Robin Garr | leo@leoweekly.com NAPA River Grill enjoyed a very good run before it renovated and rebranded as Osteria Italian Seafood last month.

Its name recently shortened to just Napa, the upscale Northern California-style eatery had endured for 24 years, a long life for a restaurant.

After succeeding the fondly remembered Mamma Grisanti’s in Dupont Square in 1999, Napa River Grill moved to the then-new Westport Village in 2008. Several owners took its helm over the years. Even its familiar vineyard-shaded patio survived the move, and it remains in the new incarnation.

So while Osteria went through a quick renovation that converted its colors to nautical blues and whites during its brief closing in September, there’s still a distinct sense of the old Napa just beneath the surface.

Several of Napa’s most familiar menu items remain, and Napa’s Chef Seth Butkus is still at the helm in the kitchen. For all the emphasis on seafood and fish, there’s still an ample selection of chicken, pork, beef, and cheese dishes to offer

Tiny littleneck clams in the shell and spicy Portuguese linguiça sausage meet and mingle in this hearty spaghetti con vongole. | PHOTOS BY ROBIN GARR.

variety.

I think this is a smart move by Osteria owner Jared Fox Matthews, who brings his experience taking over and revitalizing Lou Lou Food & Drink and opening its second location, converting Equus and Jack’s into Black Rabbit, and remaking Diamond Pub & Billiards in St. Matthews (where he had long been bar manager and later managing partner) to The Fox Den. Osteria, whose Italian name means “tavern” with a strong sense of “roadhouse,” continues in that pattern: It builds on the vibe of its predecessor, expands it, and makes it new, but in comfortable ways that don’t banish its existing audience.

We arrived for a Saturday lunch and found the rooms filling up fast, but there were more than enough servers on hand to provide ample, if a bit chatty, service to everyone.

The lunch and dinner menus are similar in content and price, but a few more items are available in the evening, and the list of pasta and main dishes is more extensive (and more pricey) at night.

Appetizers (billed as “for the table,” soups and salads are priced from $3 (for lobster sliders and arancini Italian rice balls) to $25 (for Maryland lump crab cakes); a $30 antipasto board is available only evenings. Four housemade pasta dishes are all $20 for lunch; options expand to eight at night with prices from $21 (for spaghetti cacio a pepe) to $46 (for the house cioppino with diver scallops, shrimp, clams, mussels, and lobster in spicy tomato sauce over fettuccine).

Eight main courses at lunch are priced from $16 (for several items) to $28 (for sustainably caught verlasso salmon with a veggie mix).

Nine evening entrees, many of them different from the lunch list, are $20 (for a margherita pizza) to $56 (for an 8-ounce filet mignon with Chianti demiglace).

As before, the restaurant’s bar is in a separate room with

Deeply flavored strips of eggplant form whirls around creamy ricotta in this tasty and filling baked eggplant involtini appetizer.

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Hand-thrown flatbread forms an oval base red, white, and green tomato sauce, mozzarella, and basil in Osteria’s margherita pizza.

a comfortable dining area. Gone is the wine list’s Napa focus, replaced by a mostly Italian list regionally divided from Italy’s northern Piemonte and Veneto to Sicily in the south. There’s an enticing list of craft cocktails ($12 to $15), and the extensive bourbon selection that’s mandatory for a quality Louisville dining room.

We started with a popular holdover from Napa days, tomato bisque ($5 for a cup, $10 for a bowl). It was a good pick for a blustery autumn afternoon. A mushroom-cap-shaped dome of puff pastry atop the cup added flaky golden deliciousness while keeping the soup beneath warm. The soup was very rich and loaded with cream, but a tangy fresh-tomato

flavor found its way through.

Another appetizer, baked eggplant involtini ($14), also made a hearty start to our filling meal. Seven fat rounds of thin-sliced eggplant fashioned into tight rolls around creamy ricotta and mozzarella cheeses, baked until the eggplant was crisp but tender and the cheeses molten, and served on a bed of tangy marinara sauce in a small black iron skillet with snipped basil on top.

We finally got to the seafood department with a shallow white, gold-rimmed bowl of spaghetti con vongole ($20). A portion of fresh-made pasta was coated with thin garlic-lemon clam sauce that stuck to the spaghetti strands and pooled in the shells of nine small, open littleneck clams. The clam meat tasted fresh but chewy, and its flavor was somewhat overwhelmed by the spicy flavor of abundant chopped Portuguese chouriço sausage. Tiny green peas, thin-sliced garlic, and a decorative grilled half-lemon completed the presentation, along with a thin-sliced, good quality lenth of ciabatta loaf alongside.

A margherita-style pizza ($20) was one of the few vegetarian dishes on the menu.

It was built on a good, chewy, and ovenspotted oval flatbread. It was topped with a

thin coat of tart-sweet tomato sauce, molten mozzarella, and a scattering of halved red and yellow cherry tomatoes and a few basil leaves, served on a red plate decorated with streaks and spots of balsamic that happily did not extend to the pizza.

A substantial midday meal came to $62.54, plus a $15 tip. •

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HERE’S A SELECTION OF RECENT ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT STORIES THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED ON OUR WEBSITE. THESE ARE EVENTS AND OPENINGS HAPPENING SOON.

MY MORNING JACKET’S JIM JAMES TO OPEN 2023 FESTIVAL OF FAITHS

The multicultural interfaith arts festival Festival of Faiths recently announced that Jim James, the lead singer of My Morning Jacket, will perform at the festival’s opening celebration on Wednesday, Nov. 15, from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Assumption (433 S. 5th St.) James will play “soulful music reflective of this year’s theme,” “Sacred Hearts, Sacred Minds: Embodying Love,” according to the event schedule. The opening ceremony will also feature young Louisvillians “teaching traditional greetings from their diverse faith traditions.”

The Festival of Faiths runs from Nov. 15-18 at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts and will feature dialogue sessions, mandalas, music, workshops, and more.

Tickets are $25 for one session or $225 for an all-access pass. —Carolyn Brown

NEW OUTSIDER ART MUSEUM TO OPEN NOV. 8 WITH SHOW BY THE LATE MARK ANTHONY MULLIGAN

On Wednesday, Nov. 8, The Outsider Art Museum & Gallery will open at 2510 Portland Ave. The museum, which goes by the acronym OMG, will feature “Outsider Art,” which is creative expressive forms that exist outside the accepted canon of fine art and cultural norms. The term is often a catchall phrase for self-taught artists, folk art, etc.

According to an OMG press release, “Expressing creativity in its most direct and uninhibited form, Outsider Artists

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are often formally untrained and some may be living with disabilities and/or suffering social exclusion.”

OMG Director and co-founder Alex Huninghake said in the release, “The Outsider Art Museum & Gallery is all about celebrating the beauty and value of artists who are often underrepresented in the fine art world and museum/ gallery context.”

The inaugural exhibition will feature the work of the late Louisville artist and well-known Highlands staple, Mark Anthony Mulligan. The show, “Mark Anthony Mulligan: Share a Little of Things of Yourself,” will showcase selected works that highlight Mulligan’s real and imagined cityscapes, as well as his musical performances.

Al Gorman, artist and art historian, writes of Mulligan, “Art making isn’t simply therapy for Mulligan. It is the crucial way that he makes sense and creates order from the chaos that, regrettably, has so often defined his life.

Throughout his career as a sign and logo artist, it is his art that has held his world together and provided him with some honor as a contributing member of our culture. His art has presence because we can recognize in his insistent way, the human birthright to form and create meaning.”

The opening is set to feature a screening of the short documentary “Peacelands/Mark Anthony Mulligan,” followed by a Q&A with the director, Greg Maddox.

Other artists on display at OMG will include Marvin Finn, Lonnie and Twyla Money, Minnie Adkins, LaVon Van

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Williams Jr., and more.—Erica Rucker

LOUISVILLE COMEDY FESTIVAL COMING TO THE YUM! CENTER IN MARCH

It isn’t the “Kings of Comedy,” but the Louisville Comedy Festival, coming to the KFC Yum! Center on Friday, Mar. 15, is definitely a show of comedy royalty. The show will feature some comedy OGs, including Sommore, Lavell Crawford, Bill Bellamy, Tony Roberts, and Don DC Curry.

Tickets will be available starting with presales on Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 10 a.m. Tickets for the general public go on sale Friday, Nov. 3, at 10 a.m. on Ticketmaster and at the KFC Yum! Center box office.

Ticket prices range from $63-$125.

Here’s the lineup of comedians (from press release): SOMMORE, the award-winning comedienne of “Chandelier Status,” has had a successful career spanning over 20 years. A trailblazer for women in comedy, Sommore has appeared in hit films like “Soul Plane,” “Something New,” and “Friday After Next.” Her television credits include shows like “The Parkers” and “The Hughley’s.” She has also been a guest on popular shows like “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “The View,” and “Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher.” Recently, her latest comedy special, “Queen Chandelier,” premiered on Netflix. For more info, visit sommore.com. (Follow on Facebook: @QueenSommore, Twitter: @sommoresofunny, LEOWEEKLY.COM // NOVEMBER 8, 2023

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Instagram: @sommore) LAVELL CRAWFORD, a critically acclaimed comedian and actor, is known for his stand-up comedy as well as his notable acting career. He gained fame for his role as Huell Babineaux in the series “Breaking Bad” and its spin-off “Better Call Saul.” Crawford has appeared in films like “The Ridiculous 6,” “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates,” “American Ultra,” and “On the Count of Three.” He has released five stand-up specials, including the highly praised “The Comedy Vaccine,” which earned him a Grammy® nomination for Best Comedy Album. His latest comedy special, “Lavell Crawford: Thee Lavell Crawford,” premiered on Showtime in February 2023. For more info, visit comedianlavellcrawford.com. (Follow on Facebook: @lavell.crawford.52, Twitter: @ Lavellthacomic, Instagram: @lavellsthacomic) BILL BELLAMY became a prominent MTV “VJ” in the 90s, hosting shows like “MTV Jams,” “MTV Top 2 Countdown,” and “MTV Beach House.” He also hosted and produced TV One’s “Who’s Got Jokes?” and two seasons of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.” Bellamy starred in films like “Love Jones,” “How to Be a Player,” “Love Stinks,” “The Brothers,” and “Any Given Sunday.” He had recurring roles on HBO’s “Insecure” and ABC’s pilot “Nana.” Bellamy produced and starred in BET Plus’ “A Rich Christmas” and will appear in the comedy “Back to the Strip” with Wesley Snipes, Tiffany Haddish, J Smoove, Gary Owens, and Faison Love. (Follow on Facebook: @billbellamyvip, Twitter: @BILLBELLAMY, Instagram: @billbellamy) TONY ROBERTS, a multi-talented comedian, actor, writer, and occasional director, hails from Detroit and holds the esteemed title of the “comedians-comedian.” He has headlined in comedy clubs all over the US and has been part of major tours like Katt Williams’ “2023 And Me,” The Shaquille O’Neal All-Star Comedy Jam Tour, and Nephew Tommy’s “I Got People Inside My Head” Tour. Tony made his television debut on HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam” and went on to appear on shows like “It’s Showtime at the Apollo,” BET’s “Comic View,” and “The Shaquille O’Neal All-Star Comedy Jam.” His one-hour comedy special, “WIRED!,” premiered on Showtime in 2010. (Follow on Facebook: @ TonyTRobertsComedy, Instagram: @tonytroberts, Twitter: @tonytroberts) DON “DC” CURRY gained stardom in the ’90s at San Francisco’s comedy clubs with his bold and outspoken style. He took his act nationwide, becoming well-known for his portrayal of Uncle Elroy Jones in the popular films “Next Friday” and “Friday After Next.”

Curry has been a frequent guest and former host on BET’s “Comic View” and has appeared on HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam.” In addition to his comedy career, he has had regular roles on TV shows like “Grace Under Fire” and “The Steve Harvey Show,” and lent his voice to the animated hit “The Boondocks.” For more info, visit dondccurry.com.

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CIRQUE ITALIA COMING TO LOUISVILLE’S LYNN FAMILY STADIUM IN NOVEMBER

Cirque Italia is a multinational circus with a vibe that looks back to the age of Elvis and Grecian Formula, hoop skirts and soda fountains. It’s bringing its white and blue big top tent to Lynn Family Stadium (350 Adams St.) this Nov. 24 – 26. Over the course of three days be dazzled, wowed and mesmerized by this fully animal-free show with jugglers,

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Cirque Italia is suitable for all ages.

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fluffiness, this sweetheart is a six-year-old kitty who is ready to find her perfect family! She came to the Kentucky Humane Society when her owner could no longer care for her. Since coming to KHS, we have learned that Honey Bear is loving, affectionate, and playful. She enjoys being around her people, but is also okay with having some time to herself. She has lived with other cats and seems like she would be fine with a kitty roommate or two. We are unsure how Honey Bear feels about dogs. If you want a loving, adorable, loyal companion to love forever, visit Honey Bear today! She is spayed, micro-chipped and up-to-date on vaccinations. All she is missing is you! You can meet Honey Bear at our Main Campus, 241 Steedly Drive, or learn more at www.kyhumane.org/adopt/cats today!

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Looking for a friendly and athletic dog to be your new buddy? Bagel is the dude for you! This German Shepherd mix is equal parts fun and silly. He loves water and playing "fetch!" although Bagel's version of fetch omits the "bring back" part sometimes. Bagel has lived with dogs and cats. Although he can be a little excited to see both, we think he could be a good fit in a multi-animal household with slow introductions; bring your pup by for a meet and greet prior to adoption so we can get a feel for how they'd do! His foster family also relays that he is housetrained, crate trained, and knows lots of behaviors! Bagel loves showing off his sit, shake, speak, and stay.

BAGEL He particularly shines once he's settled in and gotten to know his audience.

Bagel loves to run and jump and recently started working on agility equipment.

He's a natural athlete and crazy smart! He would be a great fit for a household that participates in dog sports or who just loves to run and jump as much as he does! Bagel is neutered, microchipped, and up-to-date on his shots. Come give this good guy a chance to be your buddy! You can meet him at our Main Campus, 241 Steedly Drive, or learn more at www.kyhumane.org/adopt/dogs today.

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RARELY-SCREENED CLASSIC FILMS FROM CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND MEXICO

By Tracy Heightchew | leo@leoweekly.com

VICTIMS OF SIN (VÍCTIMAS DEL PECADO) Nov. 17 & 18

CASSANDRA CAT (AZ PRIJDE KOCOUR) Nov. 18 & 19

$12 / $8 for Speed Members speedmuseum.org NEW WAVE CINEMA began in the late 1950s in Paris, with Agnes Varda, Francois Truffaut, and Jean-Luc Goddard among others creating a new movement to expand filmmaking beyond traditional narrative film, exploring creative storytelling using experimental techniques. In France, this breaking away from tradition meant leaving big studio money and control out of the process.

Across the way in communist Czechoslovakia, it meant rebelling against government control. Officially starting in 1963 with Milos Forman’s “Black Peter,” the Czech New Wave films were made in direct opposition to Socialist Realism films prescribed by the government. Writer/director Vojtěch Jasný is not considered one of the forerunners of the the Czech New Wave, being a little older than those darlings right out of art school, but his 1963 film “The Cassandra Cat” (Az prijde kocour) is an early example of the whimsical style that characterizes so many of the Czech New Wave classics.

In a small Eastern European village, a creative teacher is butting heads with his boss, a strict traditionalist who feels repression is the best way to get the students to behave and mature. Rounding out the townsfolk is a gossip, a drunk, a layabout, a hardworking matriarch, and their children, all of which are watched by the narrator.

This borderline fairy tale setting tips into full fantasy when a circus comes to town, complete with a magician and a beautiful acrobat, accompanied by the titular cool cat, wearing sunglasses. This tabby earns his title as Cassandra because, if his sunglasses are removed, he reveals the true colors of the

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humans he gazes upon. All this truth telling upsets the town’s façade, and brings about a clash of generations, as the young and creative school children try to stand up for their own values and rights.

Besides the obvious comparisons of the headmaster to communist control of the population, this film is markedly new wave because of its stylized use of color and film within film techniques. Though not as romantic or heartbreaking as France’s “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg,” there are some parallels in the use of color and music between both films, with “Umbrellas”released the following year. It also reminded me in a strange way of the first two seasons of “Twin Peaks.” Its large cast of quirky characters behaving inexplicably while being observed by an outsider felt like the light side of David Lynch, but, thankfully, without all the murder.

The Cassandra Cat was very popular at home, but following the Soviet invasion and crackdown during the Prague Spring it was banned, due to its clear anti-authoritarian message, like many other Czech New Wave classics. Jasný, like Milos Forman and Jan Nemec, left for North America. He taught at many film schools, including Columbia. Recently, he became slightly internet famous when a student tweeted about a story he told in class about making a film about ‘a cat with sunglasses.” That short sentence contains so much potential, and I am happy to say that the film delivers a colorful look at resistance in the face of governmental control.

On the other end of the spectrum, we go back 12 years to 1951 during the golden age of Mexican cinema, to a film that that wears its classic cinema influences like a badge. Rarely screened in the U.S., “Victims of Sin” (Víctimas del pecado) is a perfect specimen of a woman’s picture, told through a film noir lens accompanied by exhilarating musical numbers.

Violeta is a cabaret singer and dancer in Mexico City who gives up her career to raise a baby she rescues, only to be trailed by the violent pimp Rodolfo, just released from prison, and the baby’s father. Played by the

Victims of Sin.

Cassandra Cat.

gorgeous Ninón Sevilla, Violeta is much like a Cuban-Mexican Marlena Dietrich or Rita Hayworth, and VOS owes much to films like “Lady from Shanghai” and “Blonde Venus.”

But that comparison is a starting point, not the end of the conversation. Sevilla is an icon all her own, one that frequently showcases African, Caribbean, and Cuban dance, and specializes in starring in stories about Mexico City’s underbelly. Director Emilio Fernández’s camera is utterly confident, with precise movements down shadowy alleys and in rowdy bars as much as across stages

during overwhelmingly well-choreographed cabaret scenes. If you know nothing about Mexican cinema, consider this your gateway film to both these talents, and a wide world of gorgeous cinema on the other side.

Both of these films are 4K restorations and look incredible, with crisp lines and vivid contrasts. It is highly unlikely we will get the chance to see either of them on a big screen again. Don’t miss out! •

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of November 16 © Copyright 2023 Rob Brezsny

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): In accordance with astrological omens, I would love you to experiment with blending the sacred and mundane. Bring your deep self into the daily routine and imbue ordinary rhythms with tender care. Here are a few fun rituals to get you in the groove: 1. Say prayers or chant ecstatic poems while you’re shopping. 2. Build a shrine in a parking lot. 3. Stir up an inspired epiphany while doing housework. 4. If you find yourself in a confusing or awkward situation, dance like a holy person to conjure a blessing. 5.

Commune with the Divine Creator during crazy-good sex.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): I’ve met many people who feel their love lives are jinxed.

Often, they believe this nonsense because a creepy fortune-teller declared they will forever be denied a satisfying intimate relationship. I hate that! Any astrologer who delivers such crippling bewitchments should be outed as a charlatan. The good news for you, Taurus, is that you are in a grace period for all matters regarding romance, intimacy, and togetherness. If you have ever worried there is a curse, obstruction, or bad habit inhibiting your love life, the coming weeks will be a favorable time to free yourself from it.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): Gemini comedian Drew Carey says, “If I didn’t run from my fears, I wouldn’t get any exercise at all.” Let’s discuss his approach in relation to you. After analyzing the astrological omens, I believe that as 2023 draws to a close and 2024 unfolds, you will feel less and less motivated to run from your fears.

In part, that’s because you will face them with more courage and poise; they won’t have the same power over you. In addition, I suspect your fears will become objectively less scary. They will be less likely to come to pass. More and more, your fine mind will see how they trick you into imagining they’re more threatening than they truly are. Congratulations in advance, Gemini!

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): I would love to see you intensify your devotion to your masterpiece—however you understand “masterpiece.” It could be a work of art or an innovation in your job or business.

It could be a new baby, an adopted pet, a redefinition of what family means, or an invigorated community. Might even be a beautiful alliance or enhanced connection with the divine or a refinement of the best gift you give the world. Life will conspire to help you in unexpected ways during the coming months if you rededicate yourself to this treasure.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): Dear Sun, our one and only star: We love you and appreciate

you! It’s amazing that you consume five million tons of yourself every second to generate the colossal energy you send in our direction. Thank you, beloved Sun! Is it OK with you if we think of you as a god?

You are a superpowered genius of nourishment! And by the way, do you know who adores you the best? I’ll tell you: the Leo people here on Earth. They comprehend your grandeur and majesty better than anyone else. Would you consider giving them extra rewards in the coming weeks?

They need and deserve a massive delivery of your bounty. Please fill them up with even more charisma, personal magnetism, vitality, and generosity of spirit than usual.

I promise they will use it wisely.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): Virgo musician and actor Shirley Manson has a message for you. She testifies, “I say embrace the total geek in yourself and just enjoy it. Life is too short to be cool.” This will be especially helpful and inspirational counsel for you in the coming months, dear Virgo. The wish to appear chic or trendy or hip should be so far down on your list of priorities that it drops off the list entirely. Your assignment is to be passionately devoted to your deepest truths, unique desires, and imaginative experiments.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): If you’re given a choice to advocate for either a dull, mediocre truth or a beautiful, invigorating truth, give your love to the latter. If you wonder whether you should ask a polite question that engenders harmony or a provocative question that pries loose agendas that have been half hidden, opt for the latter.

If you feel nostalgic about an old tradition that stirs up little passion or fresh insight, let it go. Instead, dream up a new tradition that moves you emotionally and excites your mind.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): Icelandic singer Bjork is a triple Scorpio, with sun, moon, and ascendant in your sign. Neptune is there, too, giving her even more Scorpionic intensity. It’s not surprising that she describes her daily practice like this: “I have to re-create the universe every morning when I wake up and kill it in the evening.” In another quote, she places greater emphasis on the rebirth: “To wake up in the morning and actually find the day exciting is the biggest victory you can have.” In accordance with current astrological omens, I invite you to exalt and celebrate the post-resurrection aspects of your life’s work. It’s time for you to shine and sparkle and shimmer and bedazzle.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): At the risk of sounding melodramatic, I prophesy that what has been lost will be found. What

was last may not catapult all the way into the first spot, but it might—and will at least be close to the first. Here are more zingers for you as you move into the climactic stages of the Season of Turnarounds and Switcheroos: A difficult test will boost your intelligence; a rut will be disrupted, freeing you to find a smooth new groove; an unsettling twist will ultimately bring you delightful support. To get the best out of the upcoming challenges, Sagittarius, welcome them as opportunities to expand your understanding of how the world works.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): Many cultures throughout history have staged rites of passage to mark the transformation from childhood to puberty. In ancient Greece, for example, kids formally relinquished their toys, symbolizing the intention to move into a new phase of their destinies.

In accordance with astrological omens, I want to tweak this custom for your use, Capricorn. I propose that you embrace your second childhood. Fantasize about how you might refurbish your innocence, curiosity, playfulness, and spontaneous joy. Then select an object that embodies a burdensome or unpleasant aspect of adulthood.

Discard it. Find an object that signifies the fresh young spirit you’d like to awaken within you. Kiss it, sing to it, and keep it in a prominent place.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): For advice about money, I talk with a banker who sometimes analyzes financial trends using Tarot cards. To keep abreast of politics on the ground level, I consult with a courtesan who has a Ph.D. in political science and cultivates intimate relations with governmental leaders. For guidance about rowdy ethics and etiquette, I seek input from an activist singer in an all-women punk band. How about you, Aquarius? Now is a favorable time to take an inventory of your posse of teachers, helpers, and counselors. Make sure it’s serving you well and providing maximum inspiration and support. Hot tip: It may be time to add a new facilitator or two to your entourage.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): Now and then, you glide through a phase I describe as Freedom from Cosmic Compulsion. During these grace periods, fate has a reduced role in shaping your destiny. Your past doesn’t have its typical power to limit you or entrance you. According to my astrological analysis, you are now enjoying such a chapter. That’s why I predict that an infertile status quo will soon crumble. A boring, inflexible rule will become irrelevant. These and other breakthrough developments will give you extra leeway to innovate and invent. You will have a big, bright emptiness to work and play around in.

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WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’

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SAVAGE LOVE

By Dan Savage | mail@savagelove.net @fakedansavage

HIM CITY

Q: I’m a 27-year-old gay man, and things are going well for me. I’m doing good in my career, and outside of work things are going well, too.

The only problem is that I’m missing a guy to share my life with. I currently live in Salt Lake City, and dating as a gay man here is not awful but it’s definitely slim pickings. I’m thinking of moving to a bigger city to enhance my dating life. I feel that when it even comes to gay dating, the thing is a numbers game and the best thing you can do is to date in a city with lots of other gay men. Do you have any advice for me regarding dating as a gay man in his late twenties? Should I relocate to a city with lots of other gay men? Should I focus on meeting guys outside of the apps or stick with them?

Mulling Over Relocating My Overflowing Nuts A: When it comes to dating, MORMON, move on both fronts — meaning, stay on the dating/hookup apps but you don’t be exclusive to them. Keep your photos up (and current) on Grindr, Tinder, Scruff, Recon, Feeld, etc., but get your ass out of the house. Going places and doing things ups your odds of running into a guy you might wanna fuck and/ or date and/or marry. (I got an email today from a woman who swiped left on a guy on Tinder and later met that same guy at a party and now they’re married.)

As for whether you should move…

Bigger places are generally better for gays than smaller places. Gay men are a tiny percentage of the population, MORMON, and we need to achieve a certain critical mass to create and sustain a viable dating scene. So, a city can definitely be too small. But the Salt Lake City area has a population of 1.2 million people, which isn’t too shabby; it’s more than San Francisco 30

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proper (815,000), but smaller than the population of the San Francisco Bay Area (7,750,000). Would you have better luck in a bigger city? Maybe, maybe not. Gay men are slower to pair off, MORMON, but we’re likelier to remain paired off once we settle on and for someone.

(Paired off, yes.

Monogamous, no.)

So, being 27 and single again and/or still is nothing to panic about.

Check with your friends about whether you’re doing something wrong — on the interpersonal or personal hygiene fronts — and go ahead and move if you wanna get out of Utah. But wherever you go, MORMON, there you are.

So, if it’s a “you” problem, changing locations won’t fix it.

And are you familiar with the “paradox of choice”? If someone goes to the grocery store to get mustard and there are only four options, they tend to leave with a jar of mustard. Send that same person to a store where there are four hundred different kinds of mustard and they’re going to leave without mustard. Swap in “West Hollywood” for “grocery store,” and “men who are your type” for “jars of mustard,” and you may find yourself so overwhelmed by your options in LA or NYC that you can’t bring yourself to pick a partner. (That said, I know lots of gay men in New York and West Hollywood who met their

boyfriends and/or husbands in those big cities — so, having seemingly endless choices isn’t a problem for everyone.)

P.S. Everything isn’t perfect for the woman who married the guy she met at the party after swiping left on him on Tinder. No one writes to me about their perfect marriages.

P.P.S. Confidential to the woman who married the guy she met at the party after swiping left on him on Tinder: Your husband shouldn’t have lied about having lunch with his ex-wife — you’re right about that — but he’s highly likely to interpret your three-week-long freakout about him having lunch with his ex-wife as confirmation that he was right to lie about it. The quickest way to prove to him that he didn’t need to lie to you would treating the lunch he had with his ex-wife like the non-problem you insist it would’ve been if he’d told you about it in advance. (“You didn’t need to me.” “I’m sorry; it won’t happen again.” “Apology accepted — now, take me somewhere nice to dinner.”)

P.P.P.S. This goes out to the man who married the woman he met at the party after she swiped left on him on Tinder: The quickest way to figure out whether your current wife is lying to you — lying about how having lunch with your ex-wife would’ve been okay if you’d told her about it in advance — would be to schedule another lunch with your ex-wife and tell your wife about it in advance.

Good luck.

Q: I’m a pretty explorative guy with few reasonable limits. I’m dating the best girl in the world, and we’ve just moved in together. She’s hilarious, non-judgmental, supportive, and we have good sex, though she is a bit of

a pillow princess. I regularly want to get a little kinkier and she’s always saying accepting things but never actually wants to try anything new.

She almost pegged me once, more than a year ago, and when I brought up giving it another try recently, she replied that she “hoped to put that off for another year.” We’re in an open relationship, but I feel disconnected from her when I’m with other people. Do you have advice for how to stop wanting more than a partner can give when you only want to be with that one person?

Kinkster In Love Lacks Mutual Exploration A: Nope.

P.S. Your pillow princess isn’t putting pegging off for a year, KILLME, she’s putting it off forever — she’s running out the cock.

P.P.S. If playing with others doesn’t make you feel great right now, well, don’t play with others for the time being. But don’t assume — and don’t despair (KILLME? really?) — that not wanting to play with others right now means you’re never going to wanna play with others ever again. A period of sexual exclusivity early in a relationship, even one that’s officially open, is usually a good sign; monogamous behavior is one way the insanity of the limerence stage manifests itself. But don’t despair: your ass will get pegged again someday, KILLME, and you’ll like it, but it won’t be your pillow princess doing the pegging.

Q: I have a question that is neither related to sex or relationships, but rather on the ethics of doing a theatre project on sex work. I’m a puppet theatre artist based in Montreal. I am not a sex worker, but I am interested on creating a documentary theatre piece on the topic. Sex work has been part of the landscape of Montreal for decades, yet there is still so much stigma around sex workers. The objective of the project would be to challenge this stigma, explain the importance of this work, and to understand how the law deprives sex workers of autonomy. I

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am interested in talking with providers, clients, and advocates. Some of my friends have told me that it isn't my place to explore the topic since I have never done sex work. I believe my intentions are good intended and plan to donate a portion of any unlikely profit to local groups. What do you think? Is it not my place to research sex work? I feel like puppetry is the perfect medium for this topic, but I don’t want to do harm to a marginalized group.

Puppeteer Understands Personal Privilege Extracts Toll

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A: Anyone can make art about anything — good art, bad art, meh art — and lots of people with “lived experience” have made deeply shitty art about their own experiences and lots of artists without “lived experience” have created moving and deeply humanizing works of art about people whose experiences, identities, and employment histories bear no resemblance to their own. Lived experience is great — I’m a fan — but it’s no substitute for talent.

That said, PUPPET, the sad reality is that structural barriers long prevented extremely talented people who happened to be racial minorities, religious minorities, sexual minorities (which, for the sake of this response, includes sex workers), etc., from getting funded, published, produced, exhibited, or greenlit; creators, curators, and consumers need to bear that in mind and work to correct it. But that shouldn’t stop anyone from making their own art.

The novelist Lionel Shriver (We Need To Talk About Kevin, The Mandibles, So Much For That) gave a famous/ infamous speech about identity and art at the Brisbane Writers Festival in 2017. In her speech, Shriver, who thinks there should be no restrictions on who gets to make art about what, cited Susan Scafidi, a law professor at Fordham, who defined “cultural appropriation” as the “taking [of] intellectual property, traditional knowledge, cultural expressions, or

artifacts from someone else’s culture without permission.”

“What strikes me about that definition,” Shriver said, “is that ‘without permission’ bit. However are we as writers to seek permission to [create] a character from another race or culture, or to employ the vernacular of a group to which we don’t belong? Do we set up on the corner and approach passers-by with a clipboard, getting signatures that grant limited rights [the] way political volunteers get a candidate on the ballot?’

If you’re creating a show about sex work based on interviews with sex workers, their clients, and their advocates — and you’re honest with the people you interview about your intentions — your subjects are, by agreeing to be interviewed by you in the first place, essentially granting you permission to tell their stories. You could still wind up making a shitty puppet show that pisses off a bunch of sex workers and/or their allies (allies are always likelier to take offense than actuals; allies are always likelier to be towering assholes), PUPPET, but the existence of a few pissed off pupaphobes isn’t by itself proof you’ve done something wrong and/or created shitty art.

But if it makes you feel better, PUPPET, find someone who’ll pay you $20 to suck their dick and then hand that same $20 to someone who’ll suck your dick then go home and write a letter to Justin Trudeau about how you made and lost $20 doing sex work and — et voilà! — you’re a provider, a client, and an advocate.

P.S. Puppets?

P.P.S. For the record: I’m with Shriver in that I agree that anyone should be able to make art about anything. I’m against Shriver on just about everything else — I mean, she’s endorsed Ron DeSantis FFS.

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