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‘Saying the unsayable’ Feminist icon Difranco to perform in Bozeman
RACHEL HERGETT
For the Chronicle
While the release of live album “Living in Clip” on the heels of yearly studio records didn’t seem signi cant in 1997, the passage of time and the connections it made with fans make the album feel sentimental for musician Ani DiFranco. “Certainly, the 25-year anniversary makes me check in with how long the road has been and how many people have gathered in community around my music over the years,” DiFranco said over the phone from her home in New Orleans in February.
DiFranco will be performing at the Elm in Bozeman on Wednesday, March 22, at 8 p.m. with support from Pieta Brown. Since last year, DiFranco’s tour dates have been in celebration of “Living in Clip,” which was reissued in July by her label Righteous Babe Records.
“Twenty- ve years later, the album is recognized as a point of entry that radically expanded DiFranco’s audience and a historically important testament to the relationship between Ani as a live performer and the devoted community she created with her fans,” according to a press release for the show.
DiFranco founded Righteous Babe Records in 1990, selling cassette tapes out of her car to walk her own path and avoid the corporate bureaucracy of the major label system. On the label’s website, DiFranco calls the label “a people-friendly, sub-corporate, woman-informed, queer-happy small business that puts music before rock stardom and ideology before pro t.”
“Little Plastic Castle,” DiFranco’s 1998 studio album, is also getting a 25th anniversary re-release from Righteous Babe Records in June.
A proli c songwriter, DiFranco has
an extensive catalog to match, with more than 20 studio albums to her name. In performance, this means she is not able to play every song her fans want to hear. About 80 can live in her head at any given time, DiFranco said. She counted. But she still loves to hear the requests.
“People come from all di erent directions and they get on board at all di erent times for all di erent reasons,” she said. “ ey’re bringing themselves and their lives to the table too. It’s so interesting to me. It feels like every request — well not every — but so many are a surprise. ‘Really, that song? I haven’t played that in 30 years!’”
Songs DiFranco played 25 or more years ago are not the same now. ey evolve as she evolves.
“Even the same words, the same song played by a very di erent person has a di erent meaning,” she said.
DANNY CLINCH
Now in her 50s and taking on a variety of new projects, DiFranco said she’s more tired than she used to be, and doesn’t burn with the same intensity.
“Back in the day I would release two albums a year,” she said. “I was unstoppable. Now I’m very stoppable.”
DiFranco juggles raising kids — she as two, ages 10 and 16 — and a second virtually full-time o ce job of running a label and her desire to explore other projects with touring.
Memoir “No Walls and the Recurring Dream” was a New York Times Bestseller in 2019. Her rst picture book for children,” e Knowing,” features watercolor illustrations by Julia Mathew. DiFranco welcomed the challenge of nding her voice without the double meanings, social references and metaphors she relies on in songwriting.
Happy Hour Open Mic
@ 5pm
Join us for Happy Hour Open Mic with host Jon Jacobs! The perfect end of the week activity Grab your of�ce mates and come try your hand at some comedy Sign-ups start at 4:30pm. Last Best Com‐edy, 321 East Main Street, Boze‐man. info@lastbestcomedy.com, 406-570-7766
Open Pottery Studio: March 24 @ 5pm / $10
BASE Art Studio, 285 Simkins Drive, Big Sky 406-995-2742
Celtic Quintet
@ 6pm
Music from Ireland, Scotland and places beyond Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive, Bozeman. knealh49@gmail com
Friday Night Stand-Up with Jeremiah Coughlin @ 7pm / $20-$25
Jeremiah Coughlan is a comedian with a very distinct style. With his candid, conversational brand of self-deprecating humor, Jeremiah has become a regular performer at clubs across the nation. Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main Street, Bozeman. info@lastbest comedy com, 406-570-7766
Volleyball Nights @ 7:30pm Volleyball for all skill levels! Story Creek Elementary School, 807 Bolinger Road, Belgrade. info@‐fbc-mt.org
Montana Chamber Music Society presents Bruce Adolphe in concert @ 7:30pm / $30
Montana Chamber Music society presents Bruce Adolphe in con‐cert Howard Hall, Bozeman
Faith Artist Agency: Kutless @ 7:30pm
The Commons, 1794 E Baxter Ln, Bozeman
Andrew Rivers Live in Bozeman @ 8pm / $20
With millions of views and two comedy specials under his belt, Andrew Rivers is a must-see comic Coming to Bozeman for
one night only! Rad Bikes, 512 North Broadway Avenue, Boze‐man. alex@bonedrycomedy.com, 406-359-1632
Brandon Hale and the Dirty Shame TRIO @ 8pm
Stacey's Old Faithful Bar & Steak‐house, 300 Mill St, Gallatin Gate‐way
Friday Night Stand-Up with Jeremiah Coughlin @ 9pm / $20-$25
Jeremiah Coughlan is a comedian with a very distinct style. With his candid, conversational brand of self-deprecating humor, Jeremiah has become a regular performer at clubs across the nation Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main Street, Bozeman. info@lastbest comedy com, 406-570-7766
Band of Drifters @ 9pm
Tune Up, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman
Jacob Rountree: KGVM
Fundraiser @ 9:30pm
Filling Station Vfw, 2005 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman
The Magic Monster Show.... In Space!
@ 10am / Free
A space-themed improv show for kids ages 3-10 Rialto, 10 West Main Street, Bozeman. hello@ran domactsofsilliness com, 406600-2184
Winter Tracking Workshop @ 2pm / $60
MOSS Of�ce, 2104 Industrial Dr,, Bozeman. 406-582-0526
Mountain Girl No Man's Land Film Festival
@ 4pm / $20
Mountain Girl No Man's Land Film Festival is Back for the third year running– ALL Women's Adventure Films, beer, food, a killer raf�e and an outdoor women's vendor fair! Emerson Center, 111 S Grand Avenue, Bozeman. tanya@themtn girl com, 406-855-5694
Serving Face @ 5pm / $20
Join Cody and colleagues for a fun collaborative event for
wanting to explore their masculine side through everyday makeup, drag, clothing, expression, transi‐tion tools/ resources, etc. OhHi Collective, bozeman maccort@ gmail com, 218-491-0352
Notorious BOZ for Cancer Support Community: A Long Form Improv Show
@ 7pm / $15
Notorious BOZ is a long-form im‐prov show that celebrates the city of Bozeman, its history and its in‐credible citizens This week we are honored to have Zach Clements, Cancer Survivor & Sto‐ryteller. Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main Street, Bozeman. info@ lastbestcomedy com, 406-5707766
The Love Darts @ 7pm Rialto Bozeman, 10 W Main St., Bozeman
Bozeman Symphony: Poulenc's Gloria & A FUNK World Premiere @ 7:30pm / $29
Join the Bozeman Symphony for their 4th Classical Series perfor‐mance of the 2022-23 Season! Willson Auditorium, 404 West Main Street, Bozeman. tickets@ bozemansymphony.org, 406-5859774
Marcedes Carroll: The Independent (Big Sky, MT) @ 8pm
The Independent, 50 Ousel Falls Rd, Big Sky
Whiz BANG! Intoxicating Comedy @ 9pm / $15
Whiz BANG! is an explosion of in‐toxicating comedy! Exciting, high-energy, short-form improv that is so funny it's criminal. An hour long show with lots of audi‐ence interaction. Last Best Com‐edy, 321 East Main Street, Boze‐man info@lastbestcomedy com, 406-570-7766
Open Pottery Studio: March 26
@ 4pm / $10
BASE Art Studio, 285 Simkins Drive, Big Sky 406-995-2742
Wild Life presented by the Bozeman Doc Series
@ 7pm / $10
The Bozeman Doc Series presents the Montana premiere of the new documentary from Oscar winning directors Jimmy Chin and E. Chai Vasarhelyi, Wild Life Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, 111 South Grand Avenue, Bozeman. jason@devolution�lms org
program, "The Last Will and Tes‐tament of Lizzie Williams; A Black Entrepreneur in 1870s Bozeman". Join us on Zoom, March 29th Bozeman. edevries@boze man net, 406-582-2410
After School ARTventure
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March 30 @ 4:30pm / Free BASE Art Studio, 285 Simkins Drive, Big Sky 406-995-2742
Jacob Rountree Live in Bozeman @ 6:30pm Red Tractor Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman
Live Music @ Shred Monk: Maggie Hickman @ 6pm
Shred Monk Brewing features FREE live music every Tuesday from 6-8pm. This week, we wel‐come country/Americana singer/ songwriter Maggie Hickman No cover Shred Monk Brewery and Coffeehouse, 121 West Main Street, Bozeman. mike@shred monk.com, 406-551-2003
Paul Lee Kupfer
@ 6pm
The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gal‐latin Gateway
Bone Dry Comedy Hour
Open Mic @ 8pm
Bone Dry Comedy brings Open Mic night to Last Best Comedy
Our weekly open mic is a sup‐portive place to start your comedy journey, try new material, and connect to the Bozeman Stand up scene Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main Street, Bozeman. info@ lastbestcomedy com, 406-5707766
The Upper Strata @ 8pm Filling Station Vfw, 2005 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman
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The Last Will and Testament of Lizzie Williams; A Black Entre‐preneur in 1870s Bozeman @ 6:30pm Bozeman Public Library presents an Extreme History Project
Open Pottery Studio: March 31
@ 5pm / $10
BASE Art Studio, 285 Simkins Drive, Big Sky. 406-995-2742
Jacob Rountree Live at Bozeman Hot Springs @ 7pm Bozeman Hot Springs Spa and Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Rd, Boze‐man
Thursday Night Out! @ 8pm / $10
Celtic Quintet @ 6pm
Music from Ireland, Scotland and places beyond Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive, Bozeman. knealh49@gmail com
Jacob Rountree @ 7pm
Dollars and Sense: Estate Planning @ 6:30pm
Live music while you soak! Featur‐ing the local alternative folk artist Jacob Rountree Bozeman Hot Springs, 81123 Gallatin Road, Bozeman. adam@bhsprings com, 406-586-6492
Bozeman Public Library presents Dr. Marsha Goetting from the MSU Extension to talk about Estate Planning in 3 sessions. Join us the last three Thursdays of March on Zoom Bozeman. edevries@boze man net, 406-582-2410
Jacob Rountree Live at Bozeman Hot Springs @ 7pm Bozeman Hot Springs Spa and Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Rd, Boze‐man
Thursday night Out is a perfect time to check our hilarious improv shows, this month including Now with Annie & Levin and our House teams Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main Street, Bozeman info@ lastbestcomedy com, 406-5707766
Happy Hour Open Mic
@ 5pm
Friday Night Stand-Up with Mean Dave and Nina G @ 7pm / $20-$25
start at 4:30pm. Last Best Com‐edy, 321 East Main Street, Boze‐man info@lastbestcomedy com, 406-570-7766
Thursday Night Out!
@ 8pm / $10
Jacob Rountree @ 7pm Live music while you soak! Featur‐ing the local alternative folk artist Jacob Rountree Bozeman Hot Springs, 81123 Gallatin Road, Bozeman. adam@bhsprings.com, 406-586-6492
1) “The Marrow Thieves” by Cherie Dimaline, $16.95
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Nina G is a comedian, profes‐sional speaker, and author of Stutterer Interrupted MEAN DAVE is a stand-up comedian He is a regular at Cobb's Comedy Club, Punch Line, and Rooster T Feath‐ers Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main Street, Bozeman. info@last bestcomedy com, 406-570-7766
2) “Lessons in Chemistr y” by Bonnie Garmus, $29
3) “I Have Some Questions for You” by Rebecca Makkai, $28
Jacob Rountree Live at Bozeman Hot Springs @ 7pm Bozeman Hot Springs Spa and Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Rd, Boze‐man
Thursday night Out is a perfect time to check our hilarious improv shows, this month including Now with Annie & Levin and our House teams Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main Street, Bozeman. info@ lastbestcomedy com, 406-5707766
Thursday Night Out!
4) “This House of Sky” by Ivan Doig, $15.99
@ 8pm / $10
5) “The Overstor y” by Richard Powers, $18.95
Theo Katzman @ 8:30pm
2) Tyler Childers - Purgator y
3) Paramore - This Is Why
The Elm (Bozeman), 506 N 7th Ave, Bozeman
4) Childish Gambino“Awaken, My Love!”
5) SZA - Ctrl
Benjamin Jaffe @ 8:30pm
6) Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly
6) “The Creative ACT” by Rick Rubin, $32
7) “Devotions” by Mar y Oliver, $20
Thursday night Out is a perfect time to check our hilarious improv shows, this month including Now with Annie & Levin and our House teams Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main Street, Bozeman. info@ lastbestcomedy com, 406-5707766
8) “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver, $32.50
Fri 3/31
Happy Hour Open Mic @ 5pm
9) “Small Things Like These” by Claire Keegan, $20
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7) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
8) Deftones - Around the Fur
THEO KATZMAN @ 8:30pm
9) Danger Doom - The Mouse and the Mask
The Elm, 506 S 7th Ave, Bozeman
10) Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
“Movie: Boston Strangler”
A stellar cast headed by Ben Kingsley, Carrie Coon, Alessandro Nivola and Morgan Spector star in writer/director Matt Ruskin’s (“Crown Heights”) crime thriller about the intrepid reporters who broke the story of the notorious Boston Strangler murders of the 1960s. David Dastmalchian, Bill Camp and Chris Cooper also star. (ORIGINAL)
MARCH 23
“Movie: Call Jane”
Elizabeth Banks (the “Pitch Perfect” movies) stars in this drama as Joy, a 1960s Chicago housewife legally unable to terminate a pregnancy that threatens her life, who crosses paths with a group of women dedicated to furthering women’s health and reproductive care. Sigourney Weaver, Kate Mara and Chris Messina are also in the cast for director Phyllis Nagy (“Caro,” “Mrs. Harris”).
Set in New York City circa 1999, this musical romantic comedy series follows the story of Lindsay and Miguel (Mae Whitman, “Good Girl,” and Carlos Valdes, “The Flash”), who meet, fall in love and discover that the biggest obstacle to their happiness together may be themselves. Katie Finneran, Sophia Hammons and Emilia Suarez also star. (ORIGINAL) Series Premiere New
“Movie: Philomena”
Judi Dench earned an Oscar nomination as the title character in director Stephen Frears’ fact-based 2013 comedy-drama, the tale of a woman’s search for the offspring she gave up a half-century earlier. Steve Coogan (who also co-wrote the script) does fine acting as Martin Sixsmith, the ex-reporter who joins her on her trek in the hope of getting a story out of it.
The identity of the celebrity is found within the answers in the puzzle. In order to take the TV Challenge, un-scramble the letters noted with asterisks in the puzzle.
ACROSS
1. Actor on “Home Economics” (2)
9. Blue
10. “A guy walks into __ __…” (joke opening)
11. Andorra’s continent: abbr.
13. Nudges
15. Egypt’s capital
17. Role on “The Rookie” (2)
18. Smallest of 50: abbr.
20. Prefix for form or pay
21. “__ Got a Secret”
23. Jones or Welling
24. “Major __”
25. “This Is Us” network
26. “__ Officer and a Gentleman”; Gere/ Winger film
29. Foreign affirmative
30. Wagner & Lohan
34. Airport in Chicago
36. Writer __ Boothe
Luce
38. “__ Andreas”; Dwayne Johnson movie
39. Metwally of “Big Sky”
42. “Grounded __ Life”
43. Role on “Fire Country” (2)
1. Mayo container
2. “American __”
3. Gender: abbr.
4. Initials for Kerr’s “The King and I” costar
5. Casual farewell
6. Part of a foot
7. Harness strap
8. “Days of __ Lives”
9. Tracy __ of “Chicago P.D.”
12. Actress on “Ghosts” (2)
14. “__ South” (199499)
16. Start of a vowel list
19. __ Ortiz; “FBI: Most Wanted” role
20. Lowe & Estes
22. Ralph Kramden’s neighbor
23. Dolly Parton’s state of birth: abbr.
27. Forest tree
28. Skinny Olive
30. Actress Turner
31. Marquee light gas
32. Farmland unit
33. “__ House”; 2012 film for Denzel
35. Easter entrée, perhaps
37. Role on “Alaska Daily”
40. “__ Wife and Kids”
41. Pacino’s initials
BY GEORGE DICKIEQ: You attended the 200th episode celebration, correct?
A: Yes, and that was surreal. Talk about walking onto a set where everybody’s been working together for so long. I think it was my fourth episode ... . But yeah, it just really reinforced the idea that so many people are working in front and behind the cameras together to bring this to life. I mean, there were just so many people in the war room that day gathered around that 200th episode cake and (they) had (showrunner) John Eisendrath fly in and speak and to have James (Spader) say a few words that really cemented that feeling of being part of a family. Like people have gone through so much over the years while filming this show and yeah, it just makes me feel so special to come in for the final season.
Q: Did you get to meet the actress who played your character’s mother in Season 1, Parminder Nagra, yet?
A: I have not had the chance to meet her but when I was in primary school, that film “Bend It Like Beckham” came out and I just remember thinking, “If she can do it, I can do it.” (Laughs) And ever since then, I’ve been following her career and she’s one of the South Asian actresses I grew up watching who reminded me that there is a place for us on the screen. So it would be a dream come true to meet her. I really hope I do get to.
Anya Banerjee OF THE BLACKLIST ON NBCMarch 19
“Class of ’07”
A 10-year high-school reunion turns into a nightmare when a tidal wave hits a gathering of alumni of an all-girls school and they’re forced to fight — for survival as well as with one another. Emily Browning (“American Gods”), Megan Smart (“Between Two Worlds”), Caitlin Stasey (“Bridge and Tunnel”) and Claire Lovering (“The Letdown”) head the cast. (ORIGINAL)
“Movie: Crank”
A hit man (Jason Statham) must keep moving at a rapid clip to stay alive in this 2006 thriller. The assassin has been targeted for vengeance through a drug that will prove lethal if he doesn’t keep his adrenaline up, literally. His girlfriend (Amy Smart) also is a target, but she has no idea what her man really does for a living. Actor/musician Dwight Yoakam also stars.
“Movie: Beast”
Baltasar Kormakur (“Adrift”) directed this 2022 actioner about a father and his two teenage daughters who find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that his domain has only one apex predator. Idris Elba, Sharlto Copley, Iyana Halley and Leah Jeffries head the cast.
“Movie: Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank”
Down-on-his-luck dog Hank (Michael Cera) finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain’s (Ricky Gervais) evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher (Samuel L. Jackson) , our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day in this 2022 comedy.
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BY GEORGE DICKIEKristen Kish readily admits she was never much of a traveler and as a businesswoman has a real problem with giving up control. So her experiences making the National Geographic docuseries “Restaurants at the End of the World” were more than a few steps out of her comfort zone.
Premiering Tuesday, March 21, the four-part series follows chef and restaurateur Kish as she visits some of the world’s most remote restaurants in Panama, Norway, Brazil and Maine and meets the chefs and people who keep them going.
These are eateries that are far off the grid, so traditional supply lines for them are non-existent. So these tenacious and imaginative chefs/ restaurateurs take what nature and local suppliers such as farmers and herders give them to create one-of-a-kind meals and menus for guests who themselves are culinary adventurers.
Kish embedded herself with these folks to listen to their stories, follow their thought processes and observe the day-to-day balancing act it takes to bring their unique fare to the table, which she found helpful in her own kitchen.
“Like we were developing dishes hours before the guests were coming ...,” she says. “You know, the way I come up with dishes before I serve
them, I test them, we work through them, we taste them, we give notes, we edit and like a few weeks later it finally hits the menu.
“This was like, ‘Oh well, we have the same (ingredient), we have this but like maybe we can’t get this so we’ll just try something else. And I went, ‘Oh my God! OK.’ So the idea of experimentation without fear is something that I definitely had taken with me and I will try to continue taking with me as a constant reminder.”
But the ceding of control was another matter. As a chef and restaurateur, Kish is a meticulous planner and likes to maintain control over as much as she can. So the idea of giving that up to Mother Nature was anathema to her.
“The commonality between all of them,” she says, “is the fact that they relinquished so much control to their environment, to what will happen will happen or ‘You know what? I really have this dream and I’m just going to go for it. I’ll figure out the details later.’ And that’s just completely opposite to how I live my life and set up my business.”
“It was crazy to me! Like why even?” she continues. “I want to control every little aspect to ensure the guest has the experience that I want them to have. But sometimes the guest wants that adventure in the sense of uncertainty as well.”
Kristen Kish“Movie:
From the Netherlands comes this mystery yarn about a man who moves his family into his childhood home and uncovers drark family secrets while investigating a local factory accident linked to his father. Ward Kerremans, Sallie Harmsen, Johan Leysen and Jennifer Heylen head the cast for director Steffen Geypens (“Logger”). (ORIGINAL)
For the younger set is this interactive comedy adventure about two pets who wake up one day to discover that every human on Earth has disappeared, forcing them out into the world for the first time and ultimately on a wild trip through the universe, where they encounter strange creatures. (ORIGINAL) Series Premiere New
Timed to coincide with the tragedy’s 30th anniversary, this three-part documentary gives an immersive look back at the 51-day siege at the Branch Davidian complex in Waco, Texas, in 1993 that ended with a firefight between cultists and federal agents that left 86 dead, including cult leader David Koresh. (ORIGINAL) Series Premiere New
Based on the novel by Matthew Quirk, this thriller series stars Gabriel Basso (“Hillbilly Elegy”) as Peter, a low-level FBI agent working in the basement of the White House manning a phone that never rings. Then one night it does, plunging him a dangerous conspiracy that may extend all the way to the Oval Office. Luciane Buchanan, Hong Chau and Sarah Desjardins also star. (ORIGINAL) Series Premiere New
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ACROSS
1. Continent
9. Chicken __ __ king
10. Suitor
11. __ __ whim; impulsively
13. Vice President Mike __
15. Eagle’s defense
17. Cry from the pews
18. “I __ Legend”; Will Smith film
20. “The coast __ clear!”
21. Tell tales
23. Doctor’s bag
24. White __; termite
25. __ and aah; express delight
26. PC tray insertion
29. Suffix for rook or book
30. Squeezing snake
34. Bit of land in the sea
36. Ike’s opponent Stevenson
38. Make fun of 39. “Groovy!”
42. “Little Women” author’s initials
43. Reason to avoid tightrope walking DOWN
1. Thirst quencher
2. Mom’s mom
3. Fratricide victim
4. Prefix for print or place
5. Stanford’s location: abbr.
6. Ballerina’s attire
7. Vending machine drink
8. Year south of the border
9. Impoverished U.S. area
12. What to expect before major surgery
14. Actor Gulager
16. Feel miserable
19. Obey
20. 550 and 551
22. Film alien
23. Fight result, for short
27. Very late bedtime
28. Peculiar
30. Sir Guinness
31. __ __ time; never
32. Intl. military alli-
33.
35.
37.
40.
41.
ance “__ __ want for Christmas is my two…” Health club offering “I __ __ Rock”; Simon & Garfunkel hit Initials for Lisa Marie’s dad
(March 22)
Tim Shaw (“Street Genius”) is your host for this British documentary series that explores how people can use science to succeed in life, focusing on such scenarios as whether it’s better to use a foot or a crowbar to smash through a locked door in an emergency or whether women are more attracted to men who dance versus read.
(March 22)
Chef Kristen Kish travels the world in search of the people, places, culture and traditions behind the world’s most remote restaurants in this unscripted series. From local purveyors, farmers and herders to kitchen crew, managers and chefs, Kristen goes behind the scenes to meet the people, hear the stories and see the day-to-day balancing act required to keep food on the table in the most remote outposts on Earth.
Seasons 1-4”
(Available now)
Neil Patrick Harris as 15 when he was cast as Douglas “Doogie” Howser, a child prodigy who graduated med school and became a second-year resident surgeon at a Los Angeles hospital, in this Steven Bochco-created 1989-93 ABC dramedy, all four seasons of which stream here. Max Casella, Belinda Montgomery and James B. Sikking also star.
“Engineering
Seasons 1-2”
(Available now)
In this series from National Geographic, host Richard Hammond reveals the secrets behind modern-day superstructures such as Wembley Stadium, the Sydney Opera House, Taipei 101 and the Millau Bridge and uncovers how engineers and designers parlayed historical inventions and unconventional technologies into the creation of these iconic structures.
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Apparently the last drama series to receive an all-weekend “Binge” on Decades – which will be rebranded as the Catchy Comedy Network on March 27 – “Mod Squad” gets a 42-hour showcase starting Saturday, March 25. Produced by Aaron Spelling and Danny Thomas, the show was highly reflective of its era, the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III and Peggy Lipton play Pete, Linc and Julie, three young people recruited by police captain Adam Greer (Tige Andrews) to probe then-contemporary crimes often involving others of their age. A big hit in its time, the program benefited greatly from the easy camaraderie among its stars, who got back together for a 1979 TV-movie sequel.
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LEFT: Ani DiFranco will perform at the Elm in Bozeman on March 22. DiFranco is touring in celebration of the 25th anniversary of her seminal first live album, “Living In Clip.” ABOVE: DiFranco’s first children’s book. “The Knowing”. was released on March 7.
“ e Knowing” was released by Penguin Kids on March 7.
ough these and other projects emerge from time to time, DiFranco keeps coming back to music.
“I still love it,” she said. “I love writing songs. I love playing and singing. I love performing and connecting with people. Every aspect of the job is really cool. I’m not over it yet.”
DiFranco calls herself the “little folksinger,” which may say more about her lyrical content than the actual genre of music. Like
Singer/songwriter/feminist/activist/author Ani DiFranco will be at the Elm in Bozeman on Wednesday, March 22, at 8 p.m. with support from labelmate Pieta Brown. Tickets are $35-55 plus fees at www.logjampresents.com.
folksingers of the past, she speaks to her truth in the music, expressing rage at systematic issues in this country and beyond.
“From the beginning, I’ve made a practice of saying the unsayable, the things that people avoid talking about,” DiFranco said.
“I had this will to go there in my songs.”
e title track of 1999’s “To
the Teeth,” for example, references school shootings, calling guns “tools of rage.” And while DiFranco may have slowed, she hasn’t softened the sharpness in her words. On “Do Or Die,” from 2021’s “Revolutionary Love” album, she sings “Cuz there’s foxes in the hen house/ And bad news every day/ And right there on Pennsylvania Avenue/ e
Speaking up against the powerful has not been easy, though it has earned her a reputation as a feminist icon and activist. DiFranco admits she has been “very afraid” of how people may react to her words over the years. She doesn’t let it stop her, however, musically or in life. DiFranco will walk the streets of New Orleans alone at night — if that’s what she wants to do.
“Having the fear that’s inherent in this world prevent me from living my life and standing in my truth is just too far,” she said.
“ en they’ve won.”
ough DiFranco’s music has
spawned various versions of pushback, shaming and criticism since the start of her career, she chooses to focus on the response of fans.
“ e joy, the release and the healing” of authenticity is an antithesis to a world that is often unkind.
When asked about the most important causes that need our attention, DiFranco acknowledges that it may be useful to divide the world into single issues, but she does not see it that way.
“For me, it’s all one thing,” DiFranco said. “ e world should be fair and the world should be kind. Everybody should be taken care of or none of us.”
Solution on page 12
Questions:
1) What term describes the day that a Major League Baseball team’s gear is packed up from their home stadium and moved south for spring training?
2) What two food items are highly consumed by baseball players during spring training?
3) Who are the first players to report to spring training?
4) What two states traditionally host spring training?
5) What formal names have been applied to the two spring training regions and the teams that play there?
6) Name the first two teams to move their spring training facilities to Arizona.
7) Where did the New York Yankees train in 1951?
8) Which team traveled to Havana, Cuba, to train for the 1947 season?
9) What is oldest stadium currently used for spring training?
This year, many players have left their spring training camps to compete in this tournament. Name it.
Answers:
BY GEORGE DICKIE
Aaron Judge had a season for the ages in 2022, his 62 home runs surpassing Roger Maris’ American League mark of 61 in 1961. And that was followed by a contract to match.
No, the New York Yankees weren’t about to let their superstar center fielder walk to the San Francisco Giants or anywhere else in free agency, so they secured him through his age 39 season with a nine-year, $360 million contract.
The 2022 AL MVP has been a stalwart since arriving full time at Yankee Stadium in 2017, hitting a then-rookie record of 52 homers to go with 114 RBIs, a .284 average, a .422 on-base percentage and an OPS of 1.049. Rookie of the Year honors would follow, to go along with his first Silver Slugger Award and All-Star appearance.
But that would pale in comparison to his 2022 campaign in which his 62 homers, league-leading 131 RBI, .311 average, .425 on-base percentage and 1.111 OPS would put him in the record books alongside Maris, Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio and Mantle as an all-time Yankee great.
Now it’s 2023 and as is usually the case in the Bronx, the focus is on winning championships. As the team’s captain, Judge will continue to lead by example and push the team toward its ultimate goal of being the last team standing in October/November.
Judge and the Yankees can be seen in action Thursday, March 23, when they play the St. Louis Cardinals in a preseason game in Jupiter, Fla., streaming on ESPN+.
Full name: Aaron
James Judge
Birth date: April 26,
1992
Birthplace: Linden, Calif.
Height/weight: 6 feet, 7 inches/282 pounds
Teams: New York
Yankees (2016-present)
Position: Center
fielder
Bats/throws: Right/ right
No.: 99
Honors and achievements: Fourtime All-Star; 2017 Rookie of the Year;
Silver Slugger Award (2017, 2021, 2022); American League home run leader (2017, 2022); record holder for most walks (127) in a rookie campaign; his 52 homers in ’17 an AL rookie record
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