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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

ARTS · ENTERTAINMENT · CULTURE

COME CELEBRATE YOUR BODY! FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOUR BODY AND YOURSELF AT THE BODY POSITIVE FEST

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE VOLUME 15, ISSUE 39 • SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

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Come Celebrate Your Body!

It shouldn’t be a radical statement—yet a lot of times it feels that way. You. Are. Beautiful. Not only your soul, mind and heart, though those are lovely, too. The body that’s holding this issue of The Pulse right now is AMAZING.

IRONMAN COMES TO TOWN

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“ESTACIONES PORTEÑAS”

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If you come downtown this weekend, you may be wondering why you keep coming across an unusual number of extremely physically fit people.

Writer Neil Gaiman and Magnetic Fields front man Stephin Merritt once discussed the satirical 1959 song “The Masochism Tango” written and performed by Tom Lehrer.

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PAINTING WITH FIRE

A remarkable series of new works is being produced by Chattanooga Workspace artist Hollie Berry. A pioneer in the process of torch painting, she has developed a unique method.

UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHS

Michael Moore has always been a loudmouth.

He’s brash, uncompromising, and provocative.

His in-your-face style gonzo journalism can certainly be a turn off.

20 ART OF BUSINESS

25 JONESIN' CROSSWORD

14 ARTS CALENDAR

23 NEW IN THEATERS

25 THE COMIX

18 MUSIC CALENDAR

24 FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

26 ON THE BEAT

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CITY LIFE · BETWEEN THE BRIDGES

IRONMAN Comes Back To Town The popular triathlon brings competitors from around the world

By Micheal Thomas Pulse contributor

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The natural beauty of the region, combined with a long history of marathons and an active outdoorsoriented lifestyle made the city very attractive to IRONMAN organizers.”

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F YOU COME DOWNTOWN THIS WEEKEND, YOU MAY BE wondering why you keep coming across an unusual number of extremely physically fit people. The answer is simple: the IRONMAN is back in town, and more popular than ever for competitors and locals.

For the fifth year in a row, the Scenic City welcomes nearly 2,500 of the best endurance athletes from around the world to what has quickly become one of the most popular IRONMAN competitions on the circuit.

“Chattanooga was a natural fit for this event,” notes Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke. The natural beauty of the region, combined with a long history of marathons and an active outdoors-oriented lifestyle made the city very attractive to IRONMAN organizers.

The main event itself gets underway bright and early just after 7 a.m. this Sunday morning with a point to point, 2.4-mile swim in the Tennessee River with ample spectator vantage points

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alongside the city’s famous Riverwalk.

Athletes can look forward to a fast, down-current swim (something that is quite popular with the competitors).

Then they will hop on their high-tech bicycles and ride a 116-mile course that will head south of town and do two loops in North Georgia with scenic farmland and mountain views.

Then it’s all about running, with a twoand-a-half loop, 26.2-mile run course that showcases downtown Chattanooga, Riverview and the North Shore.

And up for grabs for the racers are 40 qualifying slots to the 2019 IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.

But instead of just taking our word

for how popular Chattanooga is, let’s hear it from the athletes themselves.

Every year, competitors from all the IRONMAN events worldwide vote in a number of categories, ranking their favorites courses and host cities.

And Chattanooga did very well in the current rankings. We ranked fourth in the world for Best Host City Experience.

“The people and the city of Chattanooga are the best! I have traveled and done many courses and this is my favorite.”

Our overall race venue was voted as the fifth-best (“Chattanooga does a stellar job with this event. Everything was first-class.”), with the swim course taking fifth (“You can’t really argue with a downstream swim!”) and the bike course ranking ninth (“The motivation at the Chickamauga bike point was my favorite.”)

Plus, according to the IROMAN competitors, we know how to throw a post-race party, being voted as the fourth best Post-Race Celebration in the entire world.

“The activity level at the finish line and at the end of the race was worth the work and suffering.”

So no matter if you are visiting our fair city as a competitor, you have come to watch the event in person, you’re a local who loves to support the competition, or one of the many (many) local volunteers who work tirelessly to make the event not only run smoothly but an enjoyable experience for all, we are happy to see IRONMAN become so well established as part of Chattanooga’s rich heritage.

And best of all, the forecast looks for sunshine and mild temperatures. You really can’t ask for anything better.

Meals On Wheels Food Truck Fridays comes to the new Miller Park

Cons ider This w ith Dr. Rick

UBUNTU: (n) the belief that we are defined by our compassion and kindness towards others.

Nothing can beat that feeling when you were a kid and out of nowhere the unmistakable song from an ice cream truck began to slowly roll your way.

There’s something undeniably delicious about eating food that has been prepared and sold on four wheels. That’s one of the reasons why Miller Park will begin hosting Food Truck Fridays for the locals of downtown Chattanooga.

The will be four main food trucks that will be featured every Friday.

Rolling J’s Mobile Bistro is a Chattanooga food truck staple that

provides southern inspired comfort food to its hungry followers.

Chatter Box Cafe also provides that good ole country flavor with its ever-changing smoked meat menu.

Go Gyro Go is known for their scrumptious spin on Greek cuisine.

And to finish it all off, you can grab an ice cream cone on your lunch break from Chattanooga’s famous creamery Clumpies.

In addition to the hopping food scene at the park, there will also be a rotating event list of cultural arts. This Friday will focus on music and dance from around the world

but future events include the Chattanooga Symphony, Muse of Fire, and the Chattanooga Ballet. To wrap it all up there will also be a local vendors market until 1:30 p.m.

Food Truck Fridays starts this week at 11:30 a.m. and will continue every Friday until November 16th. So if you are hungry and need a lunch break with a variety of different choices head on down to Miller Park and join in with the festivities.

To learn more about Food Truck Fridays you can visit millerparkplaza.com — Ethan Palmer

Consider this: “Let the gays get married. Let the rednecks have their guns. Let the atheists be atheists.

Let the Christians be Christians. America is about FREEDOM. Freedom to live your life as you please. So smoke a bowl, eat a greasy burger, shoot your guns, praise Jesus and wish those two fellas next door a happy honeymoon. It’s only when people FORCE their ways on others that problems begin. It never ceases to amaze me how many fullgrown adults don’t understand that.” — author unknown “Don’t be in such a hurry to condemn a person because he doesn’t do what you do, or think as you think. There was a time when you didn’t know what you know today.” — Malcolm X “If you have been brutally broken but still have the courage to be gentle to other living beings, then you’re a badass with the heart of an angel.” — author unknown.

— Rick Pimental-Habib, Ph.D.

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COLUMN · AIR BAG

The Fall Buying Guide: Small Cars Our car guy assumes you're not compensating for anything

David Traver Adolphus Pulse columnist

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You’ll get fantastic mileage and reliability, and lots of them have moved well upscale, Euro-style and offer not just premium infotainment, but leather and wood, if that’s your thing.”

David Traver Adolphus is a freelance automotive researcher who quit his full time job writing about old cars to pursue his lifelong dream of writing about old AND new cars. Follow him on Twitter as @proscriptus.

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N PART ONE LAST MONTH, I TOOK a look at electrics and hybrids, for the people who like having oceans and an ecosystem and stuff.

Honestly, though, it’s still not a fully developed market. My little town has two electric car charging points, total, and like 35 gas stations.

The next charging points are a half hour away, which is 65 percent of an electric car’s range.

If you don’t haul sheets of plywood; have more than one kid; or do live in the city, a small actual car is still your best choice.

Especially today, as you’ll get fantastic mileage and reliability, and lots of them have moved well upscale, Euro-style and offer not just premium infotainment, but leather and wood, if that’s your thing. It’s my thing.

Which is why I don’t drive a small car.

But they’re good! I like them!

NEW PICK Mazda3 GT Hatchback, $25,000 The top of the line Grand Touring Mazda tops out at a $25,000 MSRP, which gets you 35 mpg, a nine-speaker

Bose stereo, torque-vectoring stability control, lane departure and cross traffic alerts, adaptive cruise control, adaptive headlamps...you get the idea.

You can probably get a better small car, but nothing touches the 3’s combination of upscale interior, technology and driving quality for the price.

USED PICK 2012-2013 Volvo $13,000

C30,

cans equate size and quality.

But they do exist, and the little (14.5 feet long) 2-series offers Luxury and Premium packages that dress it to the nines.

You can also option the base 248hp engine up to 335hp, with or without AWD, and put a six-speed manual in any one of them, which you completely should.

$12,000PERFORMANCE PICK Subaru BRZ, $25,600 and up

Sure, you can get small cars cheaper.

A Toyota Yaris or Nissan Versa might ruin you emotionally, but it won’t do so financially.

The quirky, wonderful three-door hatchy-wagony Volvo, however, is a balm for your soul.

They were also built well, loaded with features, comfortable and great to drive.

Your challenge—should you choose to accept it—is finding one.

LUXURY PICK BMW 230i Coupe Premium, $40,200 I admit, small luxury/luxurious cars are still thin on the ground, as Ameri-

A few years back, Subaru and Toyota (Toyota 86, $26,450) jointly developed a small, RWD performance coupe using Subaru’s flat-four engine.

Selling in microscopic numbers (around 4,100 a year), it’s a throwback to small sports cars built only for the Japanese market in the Seventies and Eighties.

Cheap, small, reliable and tossable, it’s a perfect commuter weapon with enough room for a weekend away.

There are even wee back “seats” which if they won’t hold a human, will certainly hold your dog and extra luggage.

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Come Celebrate Your Body!

Feel good about your body and yourself at the Body Positive Fest

Photo by Hal Meyer, Bluefeather Galleries

By Jenn Webster Pulse contributor

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The first event of its kind in this city, Body Positive Fest will feature artwork, performances, mini-classes and vendors.”

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T SHOULDN’T BE A RADICAL STATEMENT—YET A LOT OF times it feels that way. You. Are. Beautiful. Not only your soul, mind and heart, though those are lovely, too. The body that’s holding this issue of The Pulse right now is AMAZING. Are you convinced? Or do you still doubt it? (That scar, those bony shoulders, that G-J tube, the little wobbly bits of fat on the inside of your knees, ammirite?) Either way, there’s a way for you to explore your issues with your body, and maybe bust some stereotypes.

Body Positive Chattanooga, organized by Stacey Nolan, MED, who performs as Emerald H. Leigh, and Jas Milam, MAAT, artist and art therapist, is hosting a Body Positive Fest on Sept.

29 at Crabtree Farms. Planning committee members include Cyndi Allen,

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Samantha Belt, Precious Crowe, Angela Loetscher and Tara Phillips, and the festival is sponsored by Movement Arts Collective and A Step Ahead Chattanooga.

The first event of its kind in this city, Body Positive Fest will feature artwork, performances, mini-classes and vendors. Vegan food vendor Your Local Seitanist will provide tasty meals and snacks, while the famous Mama Crunk’s Pies will be on hand for those in need of a sweet treat. The festival’s aim is to encourage self-empowerment for everyone who attends.

“Every woman I’ve ever met has felt that her physical appearance is not enough,” Nolan says. “So often, we accept being bombarded by messages of inadequacy.”

For example, weight-loss products suggest that thinner might be better.

Ads for facial creams hint that our natural freckles, wrinkles or skin texture are wrong. Self-tanning products ask us to be darker; relaxers tell us our hair is too frizzy or kinky. Men see ads hinting that their sex drive is inadequate or their abs are too deeply buried in fat. So many products and services aimed at people seek to create self-doubt around the body.

“We wanted to create a place where that’s not the norm,” Nolan says. “We want to tell people, ‘You

deserve love and appreciation from others and from yourself.’”

By contrast, the Body Positive Fest aims to help people realize they can find health and positive self-regard without resorting to negative body critiques. Nolan sums up the festival’s key messages: 1. Health can be found at any size.

2. It’s not up to us to determine someone else’s health status.

3. Acceptance of oneself is the first step toward acceptance of others.

WHAT TO EXPECT The Body Positive Fest looks to be a happy combination of active and passive enjoyment: visitors can eat healthy meals and treats, browse vendor offerings, watch live performances, and participate in a variety of workshops, most sampler-sized bodywork offerings.

Bodywork may be any kind of movement or manual therapy, but the direction is often intentional and inward-focused, as opposed to, for example, movement with an external goal, such as preparing for an athletic competition. The term bodywork is inclusive and may cover yoga, breath techniques, sound immersion, energy work, tai chi, reflexology, the Feldenkrais Method, massage and acupuncture.

Plenty of bodywork will be available at the Body Positive Fest. Each session is short so participants can explore many types of positive body and mind approaches. At 3:30 p.m., Beth Oberle will lead a Sound Bath.

Oberle, a yoga instructor, uses instruments such as singing bowls to aid in meditation. At 3:50 p.m., dancer Maite Bou will lead a Buti Yoga session. This action-packed practice combines power yoga, interval train-

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Visitors can eat healthy meals and treats, browse vendor offerings, watch live performances, and participate in a variety of workshops.” ing and tribal dance in an emotionally freeing, health-giving workout.

At 4:10 p.m., Phillips will lead a positive self-talk workshop. And at 4:30 p.m., yoga instructor Cyndi Allen will lead a Curvy Yoga session, demonstrating the potential of yoga for all body types. This adaptive practice emphasizes modifying the discipline to fit the body, rather than the body to fit the discipline, Allen explains in an introductory video hosted by the Red Bank’s Movement Arts Collective page.

Visitors may take all sessions in order, or drop in as they wish, taking time in between to sample food and visit vendors. Body Positive Fest’s

roster of 20 vendors includes mental health providers, massage therapists, bodywork practitioners, a piemaker and more.

“We were very intentional in selecting our vendors,” Milam says.

“We asked a series of questions about how each organization supports body positivity,” Nolan adds.

“We looked for specific vendors—no weight loss, diet, body modification or med spas. We wanted to avoid organizations like that. We did want to emphasize fitness if it was inclusive and focused on a healthy lifestyle versus appearance. We want to make the festival a safe place, somewhere that’s not triggering for survivors of,

or those experiencing, eating disorders or body dysmorphia.”

If you haven’t thought twice about the kinds of vendors who typically appear at a “wellness” or “women’s” or “body” festival, consider the request for vendors for another event that’s marketed to a similar audience: Chattanooga women. The Chattanooga Women’s Festival, held at the Convention Center on Sept. 22, had a request out for vendors including: “Mini fashion show, clothing/shoes, wedding, make-up, hair/nail salons, massage, jewelry, gym, physicians, weight loss, pampering…”

The emphasis is on physical appearance and adornment. But that kind of subtle, often silent, messaging can signal that our bodies aren’t good enough, that we need to purchase services to improve our skin, our waistlines, our hair texture, the number we see on the scale. The end result is a daunting, time-consuming, and expensive quest to become “ac-

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COVER STORY ceptable” physically, often crowding out emotional, mental and spiritual pursuits.

Body Positive Fest, on the other hand, features vendors who play to their customers’ strengths and emphasize their worth. And its performers are in the same vein. Singer-songwriter Amber Fults, whose work hits the sweet spot between country and folk, will entertain with her guitar, rhythm and rhymes. Part of her appeal is her understated, whip-sharp lyrics delivered in a whippoorwill-sweet voice: “I saw you die in my dreams But none of them came true Luckily for you…”

It’s a blend of empowerment, sweet Appalachian soul and Southern gothic.

The Bionic Ballerina, another performer who combines humor, passion and craft, will also perform. Mixing sign language with contemporary ballet, the Bionic Ballerina is a hearingimpaired artist who dances with energy, rhythm and style.

The Girls Rock Camp interns will perform, too. And the Emerald Hips Student Troupe, part of Red Bank’s Movement Arts Collective, will entertain visitors with their joyful American Fusion style of bellydance.

THE ORIGINS OF THE FESTIVAL Body Positive Chattanooga had humble beginnings as a Facebook group, and remains lively and active in that forum. Topics of discussion include exercise, health, advertising and stereotypes, gender identity, racial stereotypes, dysphoria, anorexia and other eating disorders, and empowerment.

Participants may share life stories, especially experiences centering on the body. It’s a place to find com-

Photo by Hal Meyer, Bluefeather Galleries

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Body Positive has become a lot more—a festival, now, of course, but also a nexus for various groups to form and share ideas.” mon ground and encouragement. It’s also a great place to find empowering workshops, classes and events, from Chattanooga Girls Empowerment Camp to Curvy Yoga.

But since its inception in 2015, Body Positive has become a lot more—a festival, now, of course, but also a nexus for various groups to form and share ideas.

Nolan, who created the group along with another Chattanoogan, Tara Philips, recalls, “We started the group as a safe space for people to have conversations, start conversations, about things that triggered them and to find shared experiences.

It was born of the bodywork [Phillips]

and I had taught and the transformation we’d witnessed doing bodywork.

We both have strong passions about helping people love themselves as they are and see themselves as valuable in the skin they are in today.”

“This happened the same time as the body positivity movement nationwide,” Milam adds. However, body positivity nationwide has often been conflated with fat positivity—which is an important, foundational component of the larger body positive movement, but by no means its entirety.

In Chattanooga, the body-positive conversation has remained inclusive, ranging from topics such as ability/ disability to the intersection of health

and economic wellbeing.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR Body Positive Fest is right around the corner. Mark your calendar now and plan to spend an afternoon in the out-of-doors, enjoying food, friendship, music, dance, laughter and empowerment!

For those with accessibility needs, there are no stairs to access classes and events, and vendors are set up on a gravel lot.

• When: Saturday, Sept. 29, 1–5 p.m.

• Where: Crabtree Farms, 1000 E. 30th Street • Website: bodypositivechatt.org Jenn Webster is a dancer and technical writer by trade who has also written for marketing, educational, and consumer publications.

She’s an Army veteran and a member of WEAVE: A Conceptual Dance Company.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Painting With Fire Hollie Berry wields a torch like a paintbrush

Ceramic Serenading I don’t know if you’ve ever blown into a conch shell, but from my experience, it sounds like something between a moan and blench. While the actual shell is beautiful and glassy-smooth, the difficulty of creating a beautiful sound is tedious.

This Saturday at the River Gallery, artist Ken Jensen is taking elaborate works of pottery and creating musical sculptures. In his “Ceramic Instrument Performing Demo” Jensen will take the tedious sound and transform it into something intriguing and creative.

As a practitioner of pottery for over forty years, Ken Jensen specializes in functional stoneware. His ceramic horns create various sounds similar to didgeridoos, bugles, and fog horns. But not only does he make musical pottery, he also makes guitars from cigar boxes and jug bands that cover musical scales.

Jensen brings his latest works from his home in Florida to Chattanooga, and the appearances and sounds of his glazed instruments will appease both the eyes and ears. His pieces make all kinds of curves and are coated in smooth earth tones and shades of light blue.

This event is free admission and will last from 11 to 5 p.m. For more information about this and other upcoming art exhibits, go to river-gallery.com or call (800) 3742923. — Allan Duggar

By Tony Mraz Pulse contributor

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Though her parents didn’t know much about art, they were very supportive of Berry in her youth, encouraging and sending her to private lessons.”

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REMARKABLE SERIES OF NEW WORKS IS BEING produced by Chattanooga Workspace artist Hollie Berry. A pioneer in the process of torch painting, she has developed a unique method of capturing a high degree of realism with fire and wood.

This impressive feat is a relatively new development in a lifelong career.

Though her parents didn’t know much about art, they were very supportive of Berry in her youth, encouraging and sending her to private lessons. She took art classes every year in school, graduating from high school in Houston and then majoring in art at the University of Texas Austin.

Before she discovered torch painting, Berry was already a wellestablished equestrian portrait art-

ist and muralist.

Her fascination with painting horses began in childhood.

“I used to frustrate my art teachers because they would try to teach me many different techniques and styles of artwork, but all I wanted to do was paint horses,” Hollie remembers. “So, they would tell me to paint a landscape painting, and I would paint a landscape with horses in the field. If they would tell me to paint a still life, I would paint a picture of a horse’s head reaching in to eat an apple from the still

life. I would always find some way to get a horse in there.”

She paints portraits of horses and riders for commission.

“I specialize in it because not a lot of artists have the expertise to portray both horse anatomy and human anatomy,” she explains. “Horse and rider portraits can be challenging, but they are one of my specialties.”

Berry also paints non-commissioned portraits of horses, selling them to whomever they appeal to.

One of her primary interests is in capturing the athleticism and fluidity of movement of horses.

“I will often blur out or repeat areas,” she says, explaining her process.

“When I was the featured artist for the Iroquois Steeple Chase horse race in 2015, I did a whole series of portraits of racehorses, and that was a major focus in those paintings was trying to capture that blinding speed of the horses rushing past you.

“There were a number of those where I would blur out or duplicate legs in an attempt to replicate the way the human eye sees a horse when it is running at a full tilt gallop—you can’t see the individual legs, you just see a blur moving underneath them as they fly past. I was trying to capture that movement with paint the way the human eye sees it, rather than the way a camera would see it.”

She mostly uses oil paint in her

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Although I’ve done a few horses, most of my torch paintings are inspired by fire dancers, especially our local Chattanooga Fire Cabaret troupe.”

equestrian work, but her latest series includes some mixed media components including alcohol and acrylic ink, as well as fluid acrylics to get some splashier abstract shapes for the backgrounds.

“I always paint on panels rather than canvasses, because they are more durable and archival,” Hollie says. “Panels also allow me to use other techniques like scraping and sanding that might be too violent for a canvas.

“Right now I am working on a large series of paintings inspired by the show Cavalia, which is like Cirque du Soliel with horses—the paintings have a lot of theatrical lighting and brilliant colors because of that influence.”

The most recent development in her career came with her introduction to torch painting in 2015.

“Although I’ve done a few horses, most of my torch paintings are inspired by fire dancers, especially our local Chattanooga Fire Cabaret troupe,” she says.

“I photograph them at performances, and I have also hired one of the models for a photo shoot for some of

my recent pieces. I recently completed my largest torch painting to date, which was a 74”x74” piece for the Edwin Hotel.”

She continues, “Torch painting is very much like charcoal drawing, except you can’t touch it, and you can’t erase it. The propane is a soft burn, like using loose charcoal powder to build layer upon layer of dark. I started off with just one Bernzomatic propane torch, and discovered that I can use a metal putty knife to get sharp edges if I need them, so it wouldn’t look out of focus—to get a crisp line when I need to.”

In addition, Berry also paints murals. Her most recent one is in Cleveland, on the side of Museum Center Five Points—a large mural of aquatic wildlife from our watershed.

She painted the Four Horsemen as part of the McCallie Walls Mural project, and was the local leader of a team of nine artists who worked on the AT&T building on MLK—the first mural to wrap around an entire city block.

You can see her work at hollieberryart.com

THU9.27

FRI9.28

SAT9.29

Disney’s “Newsies”

Dread Hollow

YA-hoo Festival

The rousing tale of Jack, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a ragged band of teen-aged “newsies,” who dreams of a better life.

7 p.m.

Chattanooga Theater Centre 400 River St. theatrecentre.com

Bigger, better and MUCH scarier that ever, get in the Halloween spirit early with some of the creepiest folks around.

7 p.m.

321 Browns Ferry Rd. (423) 800-0566 dreadhollow.com

Chattanooga’s celebration of young adult literature, featuring over 30 nationally-recognized authors and more!

9:30 a.m.

Chattanooga State 4501 Amnicola Hwy. yahoofest.org

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR THURSDAY9.27 Scenic City’s Women’s Network Marketplace Luncheon Noon Mountain City Club 729 Chestnut St. (423) 698-6262 scwn.org Night at the Museum 5:30 p.m.

The Hunter Museum of American Art 10 Bluff View Ave. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org Open Mic Storytelling Night: Firsts 6 p.m.

Tomorrow Building 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 413-8978 thechattery.org Disney’s “Newsies” 7 p.m.

Chattanooga Theater Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8538 theatrecentre.com Jeff D. 7:30 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Country Line Dancing Class 8 p.m.

Westbound Bar 24 Station St. (423) 498-3069 westboundbar.com

FRIDAY9.28 Jim Brewer “Swing for Kids” Charity Golf Tournament 10 a.m.

Champions Club at Hampton Creek 7502 Snow Hill Rd. (423) 757-5259 kidsontheblock.net The Great Southern Outdoor Show 10 a.m.

Campo Jordan Arena 323 Camp Jordan Pkwy.

(423) 756-2212 greatsouthernoutdoorshow.com Food Truck Friday’s: Culture

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The Great Southern Outdoor Show Fest 11:30 a.m.

Miller Park 928 Market St. millerparkplaza.com Out On 8th 5 p.m.

West Village 802 Pine St. (423) 424-1831 westvillagechattanooga.com Cambridge Square Night Market 6 p.m.

Cambridge Square 9453 Bradmore Ln. (423) 648-2496 publicmarkets.us Dread Hollow 7 p.m.

321 Browns Ferry Rd. (423) 800-0566 dreadhollow.com Jen Kober 7:30, 9:45 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Disney’s “Newsies” 8 p.m.

Chattanooga Theater Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8538 theatrecentre.com Improv Movie Night: Steven King Movies 8 p.m.

First Draft Theater 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com

Ruby Falls Lantern Tours 8:30 p.m.

Ruby Falls 1720 S. Scenic Hwy. (423) 821-2544 rubyfalls.com Improv Showdown 10 p.m.

First Draft Theater 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com

SATURDAY9.29 Birding @ Tennessee River Gardens 8 a.m.

Tennessee Aquarium 1 Broad St. (800) 363-2871 tnaqua.org Signal Mtn. Nursery Fall Festival 9 a.m.

Signal Mtn. Nursery 1100 Hubbard Rd. (423) 886-3174 YA-hoo Festival: Chattanooga’s Celebration of Young Adult and Middle Grades Literature 9:30 a.m.

Chattanooga State Community College 4501 Amnicola Hwy (423) 697-4403 yahoofest.org The Great Southern Outdoor Show 10 a.m.

Campo Jordan Arena 323 Camp Jordan Pkwy.

(423) 756-2212 greatsouthernoutdoorshow.com Chattanooga River Market 10 a.m.

Tennessee Aquarium Plaza 1 Broad St. (423) 648-2496 publicmarkets.us Artillery Demonstrations 10:30 a.m.

Chickamauga & Chattanooga Nat. Military Park 3370 Lafayette Rd. (423) 752- 5213 nps.gov Ken Jensen Ceramic Instrument Performing Demo 11 a.m.

River Gallery 400 E. 2nd St. (423) 265-5033 river-gallery.com Red Wolf Feeding and Talk Noon Reflection Riding Arboretum 400 Garden Rd. (423) 821-1160 reflectionriding.org Autumn in West Village 6 p.m.

West Village 802 Pine St. westvillagechattanooga.com Dread Hollow 7 p.m.

321 Browns Ferry Rd. (423) 800-0566 dreadhollow.com Jen Kober 7:30, 9:45 p.m.

The Tap House 3800 St. Elmo Ave. taphousechatt.com Postcards from Broadway 7 p.m.

Center for Creative Arts 1301 Dallas Rd. (423) 209-5929 centerforcreativearts.net “A Doll’s House, Part 2” 7:30 p.m.

Dorothy Hackett Ward Theatre 752 Vine St. (423) 425-4269 utc.edu/fine-arts-center

WEDNESDAY10.3 “A Doll’s House, Part 2” The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Sunset Tours 7:30 p.m.

L2 Outside 60 N. Market St. (423) 531-7873 l2outside.com Disney’s “Newsies” 8 p.m.

Chattanooga Theater Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8538 theatrecentre.com Your Stories 8 p.m.

First Draft Theater 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com Chatt Talk Tonight: Music!

9 p.m.

The Palace Theater 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 802-6578 chattpalace.com Whose Line Chattanooga 10 p.m.

First Draft Theater 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com

SUNDAY9.30 IRONMAN 7 a.m.

Ross’s Landing Park 100 Riverfront Pkwy.

ironman.com The Great Southern Outdoor Show 10 a.m.

Campo Jordan Arena 323 Camp Jordan Pkwy.

(423) 756-2212 greatsouthernoutdoorshow.com Apple Festival 11 a.m.

The Chattanooga Market 1829 Carter St. (423) 648-2496 chattanoogamarket.com Free Fiddle School 2 p.m.

Fiddlers Anonymous 2248 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 994-7497 Disney’s “Newsies” 2:30 p.m.

Chattanooga Theater Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8538 theatrecentre.com Dread Hollow 7 p.m.

321 Browns Ferry Rd. (423) 800-0566 dreadhollow.com Jen Kober 7:30 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com

MONDAY10.1 Autumn Belly Dance Session 5:45 p.m.

Movement Arts Collective 3813 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 401-8115 movementartscollective.com Joggers & Lagers 6 p.m.

Chattanooga Brewing Co. 1804 Chestnut St. chattabrew.com First Monday Improv Comedy 7:30 p.m.

Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. (423) 624-5347 barlinglegs.org

TUESDAY10.2 Wake Up & Run 6 a.m.

Fleet Feet Sports 307 Manufacturers Rd. (423) 771-7996 fleetfeetchattanooga.com Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute Tour 4 p.m.

Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute 175 Baylor School Rd. (800) 262-0695 tnaqua.org Tuesday Night Chess Club 6 p.m.

Downtown Library 1001 Broad St. (423) 643-7700 chattilibrary.com Paths to Pints along the Riverwalk 6:30 p.m.

Middle Eastern Dance 10:30 a.m.

Jewish Cultural Center 5461 North Terrace (423) 493-0270 jewishchattanooga.com Main Street Market 4 p.m.

522 W. Main St. mainstfarmersmarket.com Becoming Bilingual: How to Make Your Language Learning Goal a Reality 5:30 p.m.

Edney Innovation Center 1100 Market St. (423) 413-8978 thechattery.org Rapid Learning Kayak Skills + Roll Sessions 6 p.m.

Chester Frost Park 2277 Gold Point Cir. N. (423) 643-6888 outdoorchattanooga.com Naughty Knights Chess Meetup 7:30 p.m.

The Bitter Alibi 825 Houston St. (423) 362-5070 thebitteralibi.com “A Doll’s House, Part 2” 7:30 p.m.

Dorothy Hackett Ward Theatre 752 Vine St. (423) 425-4269 utc.edu/fine-arts-center Map these locations on chattanoogapulse.com. Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@chattanoogapulse.com CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM • SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 • THE PULSE • 15

THE MUSIC SCENE

“Estaciones Porteñas” The CSO celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Set Ablaze From Striking Matches There is a very fine balance between musicians that implement elements of both country and rock and roll into their music.

You don’t want to sound too much like Alan Jackson, but you also don’t want to sound like AC/DC. When this yin yang, so to speak, is reached perfectly it makes for some really good music, just ask Striking Matches.

The band was formed in 2007 in Nashville by two talented guitarists and singersongwriters by the names of Justin Davis and Sarah Zimmermann.

Davis was raised on playing the blues while Zimmermann took most of her inspiration from the Dixie Chicks. This unique combination of blues, rock, and country gives off a “White Stripes vibe”.

They formed Striking Matches and in 2012 they released their self-produced EP. This album got so much attention that I.R.S. Records decided to pick them up in 2015 and release their first full album titled Nothing But the Silence.

Striking Matches will be coming to the North Stage at Songbirds on Saturday. The doors will open at 6 p.m. and the show will begin an hour after.

Tickets for general admission are twenty dollars and can be purchased at the door or online atevents.songbirds.rocks — Ethan Palmer

Eduardo Rios

By Ernie Paik Pulse contributor

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Overcoming disdain from the stuffy and uptight, the popularity of the tango exploded in the early 20th century as it spread to Paris, then other major European cities and beyond.”

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RITER NEIL GAIMAN AND MAGNETIC FIELDS front man Stephin Merritt once discussed the satirical 1959 song “The Masochism Tango” written and performed by Tom Lehrer, and they pointed out that although the masochism was the transgressive element when the song was written, however, today the tango is the transgressive element.

As absurd as that sounds, it rings true, in an age and among a generation where ironic distance and detachment is de rigueur, rather than candid and outspoken passion, represented by the fiery dance and music of the tango.

The most prominent 20th century composer with strong ties to tango music is Astor Piazzolla from Argentina, who developed a new tango style—nuevo tango—expanding tango’s instrumentation, taking influence from jazz and bringing tango into the realm of classical music, much to the dismay of tango purists.

Tango originated in the late 19th century among immigrants in the

music halls of slums around the border between Argentina and Uruguay, fusing elements from various African, South American and European music styles in conjunction with a new dance.

Overcoming disdain from the stuffy and uptight, the popularity of the tango exploded in the early 20th century as it spread to Paris, then other major European cities and beyond, with the public embracing it as closely as its participating couples held each other.

This Thursday, September 27, the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra presents its tribute to Hispanic Heritage Month with a striking program that features Piazzolla’s “Estaciones

Porteñas” (“The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires”) with violinist Eduardo Rios, Douglas Hedwig’s “Fanfare Alegre: Dia de la Fiesta,” Gershwin’s “Cuban Overture” and Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas’ suite from the 1939 film “La Noche de los Mayas.”

While “The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires” works naturally as a whole, its four pieces actually weren’t originally composed together as a suite.

Piazzolla wrote “Verano Porteño” (“Buenos Aires Summer”) in 1965 as incidental music for the play “Melenita de Oro” written by his friend Alberto Rodriguez Muñoz, and after nearly forgetting about a scheduled recording session of his yet-to-be-written pieces, he ended up composing the required music overnight—an example of extreme procrastination becoming transformed into an awe-inspiring act of creative badassery.

Several years later, Piazzolla represented the remaining three seasons in song—“Invierno Porteño” (“Buenos Aires Winter”), “Primavera Porteña” (“Buenos Aires Spring”) and “Otoño Porteño” (“Buenos Aires Autumn”)— and in the late ‘90s, Leonid Desyatnikov reworked the pieces into the 4-part suite arrangement most commonly heard today, featuring a solo violin with string orchestra.

Latvian violinist Gidon Kremer—one of the foremost contemporary performers of Piazzolla’s work—helped to pop-

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At the age of ten, [Eduardo] Rios saw his first symphony concert in Lima and quickly knew that he wanted to pursue the violin as his life’s calling.” ularize Desyatnikov’s recomposition, which quotes passages from Antonio Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons,” drawing parallels between the two works.

The featured violinist for the Chattanooga performance of “The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires” will be Eduardo Rios, originally from Peru but now a Los Angeles resident and Artist’s Diploma candidate at the Colburn School Conservatory of Music.

Although just in his early twenties, Rios is an international performer, a first-prize $50,000 award winner at the Sphinx Competition, and a recent recipient of a Los Angeles Philharmonic Resident Fellowship.

At the age of ten, Rios saw his first symphony concert in Lima and quickly knew that he wanted to pursue the violin as his life’s calling, and astoundingly, in less than four years after seeing that concert, Rios debuted as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra of Peru.

While Rios’ path seemed to reveal itself with certainty relatively quickly, in the case of Piazzolla, it was entirely

possible that his primary musical direction could have gone a different way, had he not studied with Nadia Boulanger in Paris in 1954; she strongly encouraged him to build upon Argentine sources, although Piazzolla was ashamed to admit to her that he was a tango musician.

Boulanger analyzed Piazzolla’s symphonies and sonatas—which resembled the work of 20th century European classical composers—but, as recalled

by Piazzolla in a 1989 interview published in El Mercurio, “She said: ‘Here you are like Stravinsky, like Bartok, like Ravel, but you know what happens? I can’t find Piazzolla in this.’”

“She asked me to play some bars of a tango of my own,” said Piazzolla.

“She suddenly opened her eyes, took my hand and told me: ‘You idiot, that’s Piazzolla!’ And I took all the music I composed, ten years of my life, and sent it to hell in two seconds.”

And that fiery and impulsive act sounds exactly like something someone infected by the spirit of tango would do.

THU9.27

FRI9.28

SAT9.29

Chantae Cann

Secret Lineup

The Young Fables

Chantae Cann is the charismatic influence with a voice that transcends through time.

5:30 p.m.

Bessie Smith Cultural Center (on the lawn) 200 E. MLK Blvd. jazzanooga.org

Looking for something unexpected to kick off your weekend? Then come down to JJ's for a supersecret lineup of bands.

9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com

A promising modern traditional country duo comprised of guitarists and vocalists Laurel Wright and Wesley Lunsford.

8:30 p.m.

Puckett’s Restaurant 2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.com

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LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR

THURSDAY9.27 Cat Man Smothers 2 p.m.

Virgola Wine Bar 608 Georgia Ave. chattanoogawinebar.com Chantae Cann 5:30 p.m.

Bessie Smith Cultural Center (on the lawn) 200 E. MLK Blvd. jazzanooga.org James Crumble Trio 6 p.m.

St. John’s Meeting Place 1278 Market St. stjohnsrestaurant.com Toby Hewitt 6 p.m.

Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com John Carroll 6 p.m.

1885 Grill 3914 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 485-3050 Maria Sable 6:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Amber Fults 6:30 p.m.

Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Ryan Oyer 7 p.m.

Pilgrim Church

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400 Glenwood Dr. (423) 698-5682 Hatcher Phillips Band 7 p.m.

Southern Belle 201 Riverfront Pkwy. chattanoogariverboat.com Open Mic Night 7 p.m.

Moccasin Bend Brewing Co. 3210 Broad St. bendbrewingbeer.com Piazzolla’s Four Seasons 7:30 p.m.

Tivoli Theatre 709 Broad St. tivolichattanooga.com Bluegrass Thursdays 7:30 p.m.

The Feed Co. Table and Tavern 201 W. Main St. feedtableandtavern.com Jesse James & Tim Neal 7:30 p.m.

Mexi-Wing VII 5773 Brainerd Rd. (423) 296-1073 Keepin’ It Local 8 p.m.

The Social 1110 Market St. publichousechattanooga.com The Howlin’ Brothers + Chapman Whitted 8 p.m.

The Woodshop Rehearsal Space 5500 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 664-3302 Open Mic Night 9 p.m.

The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St.

citycafemenu.com Montu, Thirstain Daniels, XII Olympians 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com

FRIDAY9.28 Binji Varsossa 6 p.m.

Cancun Mexican Restaurant 1809 Broad St. (423) 266-1461 The Foothills 6 p.m.

Cambridge Square 9453 Bradmore Ln. publicmarkets.us Jesse Jungkurth 6:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Preston Ruffing 6:30 p.m.

Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Tim Lewis 7 p.m.

El Meson 248 Northgate Park elmesonchattanooga.com Forever Abbey Road 7 p.m.

Songbirds Guitar Museum 35 Station St. museum.songbirds.rocks Rick Rushing and The

Blues Strangers 7:30 p.m.

The Foundry 1201 Broad St. chattanooganhotel.com Organist Paul Thomas 7:30 p.m.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 305 W. 7th St. stpaulschatt.org Chris Lane 8:30 p.m.

The Signal 1810 Chestnut St. thesignaltn.com Rickey Thade Cole 8:30 p.m.

Puckett’s Restaurant 2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.com Chattanooga All Stars 9 p.m.

HiFi Clyde’s 122 W. Main St. hificlydeschattanooga.com Secret Lineup 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com The Breakfast Club 9 p.m.

Songbirds Guitar Museum 35 Station St. museum.songbirds.rocks Rock Night 9 p.m.

Music Box @ Ziggy’s 607 Cherokee Blvd. ziggysbarandgrill.net Outlaw 45 10 p.m.

Cosmic Charlie Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. budssportsbar.com

SATURDAY9.29 Bluegrass Brunch Noon The Honest Pint 35 Patten Pkwy. thehonestpint.com Eric Nassau 12:30 p.m.

Tennessee Aquarium Plaza 1 Broad St. publicmarkets.us Stacy Wilson + The Band Raven 5 p.m.

The Georgia Winery 6469 Battlefield Pkwy. georgiawines.com Binji Varsossa 6 p.m.

Cancun Mexican Restaurant 1809 Broad St. (423) 266-1461 Pete Boubel 6:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Flattop Boxers 6:30 p.m.

Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Stringer’s Ridge Band 7 p.m.

Charles & Myrtle’s Coffeehouse 105 McBrien Rd.

christunity.org Forever Bluegrass 7 p.m.

Westbound Bar 24 Station St. westboundbar.com Tim Lewis 7 p.m.

El Meson 248 Northgate Park elmesonchattanooga.com Striking Matches 7 p.m.

Songbirds Guitar Museum 35 Station St. museum.songbirds.rocks Danimal 7:30 p.m.

The Foundry 1201 Broad St. chattanooganhotel.com Lauren Daigle w/ Scott Mulvahill & Infinity’s Song 7:30 p.m.

Tivoli Theatre 709 Broad St. tivolichattanooga.com Stringer’s Ridge Band 8 p.m.

Charles & Myrtle’s Coffeehouse 105 McBrien Rd. christunity.org The Young Fables 8:30 p.m.

Puckett’s Restaurant 2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.com Cosmic Charlie 9 p.m.

Songbirds Guitar Museum 35 Station St. museum.songbirds.rocks

Frazier Band 9 p.m.

HiFi Clyde’s 122 W. Main St. hificlydeschattanooga.com TOGA PARTY, Pinecone, Frank Hurricane 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Fault Lines 9 p.m.

Music Box @ Ziggy’s 607 Cherokee Blvd. ziggysbarandgrill.net Outlaw 45 10 p.m.

Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. budssportsbar.com

SUNDAY9.30 Nick Lutsko 11 a.m.

Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. flyingsquirrelbar.com Charlsey Etheridge 12:30 p.m.

First Tennessee Pavilion 1826 Carter St. publicmarkets.us Seaux Chill 1:30 p.m.

Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. flyingsquirrelbar.com Eric Nassau 2 p.m.

First Tennessee Pavilion 1826 Carter St. publicmarkets.us Bluegrass Jam 4 p.m.

Fiddlers Anonymous 2248 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 994-7497 Open Mic with Jeff Daniels 6 p.m.

Long Haul Saloon 2536 Cummings Hwy. (423) 822-9775 Sean Quinn 6 p.m.

1885 Grill 3914 St. Elmo Ave. 1885grill.com Mathis & Martin 7 p.m.

Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com The Molly Maguires 8 p.m.

The Honest Pint 35 Patten Pkwy. thehonestpint.com Drive-By Truckers 8 p.m.

Walker Theatre 399 McCallie Ave. tivolichattanooga.com Twiddle with the Jauntee 8 p.m.

Songbirds Guitar Museum 35 Station St. museum.songbirds.rocks Dirty South 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd.

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LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR

Karla Felicia Scaife jjsbohemia.com

MONDAY10.1 Monday Nite Big Band 7 p.m.

The Coconut Room 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Open Air with Jessica Nunn 7:30 p.m.

The Granfalloon 400 E. Main St. granfalloonchattanooga.com Very Open Mic with Shawnessey Cargile 8 p.m.

The Well 1800 Rossville Blvd. #8 wellonthesouthside.com

TUESDAY10.2 Danimal 6 p.m.

Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Bill McCallie and In Cahoots 6:30 p.m.

Southern Belle 201 Riverfront Pkwy. chattanoogariverboat.com Open Mic Jam Session 7 p.m.

Crust Pizza 3211 Broad St. crustpizza.com Open Mic with Mike McDade 8 p.m.

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Trsemont Tavern 1203 Hixson Pike tremonttavern.com

WEDNESDAY10.3 Noontunes: Karla Felicia Scaife Noon Miller Park 928 Market St. (423) 265-3700 No Big Deal 6 p.m.

SpringHill Suites 495 Riverfront Pkwy. springhillsuites.com Jesse James Jungkurth 7 p.m.

Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Jazz in the Lounge 8 p.m.

Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org Priscilla & Little Rickee 8 p.m.

Las Margaritas 1101 Hixson Pike (423) 756-3332 Prime Cut Trio 9 p.m.

The Palms at Hamilton 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Map these locations on chattanoogapulse. com. Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@chattanoogapulse.com

Cycle Sport On The Southside Chattanooga's locally-owned community bike shop Brook Brown

Pulse Assistant Editor

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We’re all about our community.

And it’s really important to me that people know we are locally owned.

I’ve always lived in the area, and every dollar spent here goes back into the community.”

The Scoop Cycle Sport 516 E. Main St. on the Southside (423) 531-7623 Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm Closed on Sunday csctenn.com

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HE SMELL OF FRESH RUBBER tires greets me as I walk through the doors of Cycle Sport. Owner Curtis is hard at work inside and greets me with a smile, excited to tell me, a 26 year-old who has never mastered riding a bike, all about his passion.

Vibing off the calm atmosphere, I tell him my secret, that I’ve ridden a bike maybe twice in my life and it wasn’t my proudest moment and he assures me that I can still master it.

“We had a guy come in last Christmas wanting to buy his wife a bike, but she’d never even ridden one. They were in their sixties and she went from a non-rider to riding daily in Battlefield Parkway,” says Curtis, giving me hope that I can one day bike with my husband, who is constantly begging to get me on two wheels.

If you’re new to biking or want to teach someone, Curtis suggests starting at Battlefield Parkway to get acquainted as Battlefield has lots of one-way traffic roads with top speeds for vehicles at 5 mph and some nonvehicle roads as well. And Cycle Sport is here to help when you’re ready to learn.

“We’re all about our community.

And it’s really important to me that people know we are locally owned.

I’ve always lived in the area, and every dollar spent here goes back into the community,” says Curtis. “It goes directly into two of our two favorite things, breweries and pizza.”

As well as being passionate about the local economy, Cycle Sport’s “big thing” is that they strive to bring their passion for biking to Chattanoogans, no matter their expertise level.

“We’re not necessarily racers, but we are top level mechanics. And we focus

on attracting people that are afraid of coming in because bike racing is taken so seriously. There’s no pressure here, it’s a very calm atmosphere,” says Curtis, adding with a grin.

Stop in and talk rentals and bike sales with Curtis or an associate. Cycle Sport rents mountain bikes, city bikes and road bikes varying in hours per rental and pricing, all which can be found on their website. And when it comes to buying a bike of your own, Cycle Sport is the place to go.

“I’m a certified master fitter through a system called Body Geometry Fit,” says Curtis. “It’s an in depth, two to four-hour process that will perfectly fit your bike to you that will guarantee you’re comfortable, and comfort equals speed.”

Curtis is one of the few people in the world that can fit pro-level athletes, but his expertise extends beyond pros and includes everyone from individuals who just bought a bike to those who get paid to race.

As well as rentals and sales, Cycle Sport is known for their repairs, including bike pickups and drop offs inside or outside of business hours with a

scheduled appointment. Call the guys, give them your location and they’ll send someone out to pick up your bike to take it into the shop. With one of the fastest turnarounds in the city, Cycle Sport guarantees a twenty-four-hour repair and return unless a part needs to be ordered.

And for those of you with your bikes all ready to go, check Cycle Sport’s website for events like the upcoming Oktoberfest Chattanooga Challenge in which riders will be able to, for the first time ever, bike up Ox Highway as it’ll be closed for the event.

Choose from a 50-mile route or 100-mile for a day of fresh air followed by great beer.

They also do Wednesday night rides at 6pm. It’s a fun trip around the city to get your out of the house for bikers of all levels. Call for information on Saturday morning rides as they often change times and locations.

And an important note, Cycle Sport will be staying open later than usual this weekend to accommodate the athletes in town for the IRONMAN so call the shop or head on over for all your biking needs!

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FILM & TELEVISION

Uncomfortable Truths Michael Moore is back with Fahrenheit 11/9

Happy Birthday Dear NASA I’ve been a space buff for as far back as I can remember. As a child in the ‘70s, I had a very large poster on my bedroom wall over my bed that was a panoramic photo of the Command Service Module of Apollo 11.

I spent many a night laying in front of the poster, dreaming of going to the Moon alongside Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.

As I got older, I watched as many Shuttle launches as I could on TV, and had the pleasure of seeing two launches in person. You have no idea how loud and how fast they were until you saw (and felt) them take flight before your eyes and ears.

Now, as part of NASA’s 60th birthday celebration, Discovery shines a spotlight on the historic institution taking us to the moon, to the surface of Mars, to the outer edge of our solar system and beyond.

Above and Beyond celebrates NASA’s many accomplishments in space and catapults viewers forward to where its headed in the future.

Directed, produced, and narrated by Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning Rory Kennedy (Last Days of Vietnam), the film examines the extraordinary ways NASA has changed not only our vision of the universe, but also our planet and ourselves.

Come out to East Ridge 18 or Hamilton Place 8 this Sunday at 12:55 p.m. and experience the thrill of spaceflight on the big screen. “To infinity...and beyond!”

— Michael Thomas

By John DeVore Pulse Film Editor

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The truth about [Michael] Moore is that he is very often right and he’s very often pointing out uncomfortable truths that no one wants to address.”

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ICHAEL MOORE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LOUDmouth. He’s brash, uncompromising, and provocative. His in-your-face style gonzo journalism can certainly be a turn off for a large section of the population—even if your opinions tend to match his, he’s not a go-to source to prove an argument or build bridges.

Conservatives accuse him of lots of things, from being disingenuous to massaging facts to being an outright liar. But those same conservatives wouldn’t deny his influence in political documentary filmmaking.

There likely wouldn’t be a Dinesh D’Souza or a Project Veritas without films like Roger and Me, which, if I’m being honest, is a fairly damning assessment of the Moore style of filmmaking.

The difference, of course, is that Moore’s tactics tend to backed up with simple, verifiable facts while D’Souza’s are not. In other words, Moore is the speck in the left’s eye

called out by conservatives that ignore the log in their own.

The truth about Moore is that he is very often right and he’s very often pointing out uncomfortable truths that no one wants to address. This is on display in his latest documentary Fahrenheit 11/9, an ostensible sequel to his popular documentary Fahrenheit 9/11.

Fahrenheit 9/11 was damning indictment of the Bush Administration and the War on Terror and Fahrenheit 11/9 was expected to be a similar film about the Trump Administration. However, the film focuses on the current president

very little. It’s almost a bait and switch. Viewers will not get exactly what they expect.

The film begins with the same tired footage of Hillary Clinton supporters reacting to Trump’s election. It’s of course played for bitter laughs, constantly cueing up Rachel Platten’s “Fight Song” over the wails and tears of the disappointed left. But the film isn’t overwhelmingly interested in raking Trump over the coals.

As Moore points out, Trump has been committing his crimes in the open for decades. Everyone knew who he was—from refusing to rent to black people in the ‘80s to calling for the execution of the exonerated Central Park Five to his very public affairs to his incredibly uncomfortable relationship with his daughter.

Moore argues that America was fine with him for a long time—no one ever called NBC to demand that an openly racist billionaire be taken off the air. Instead, Moore’s central thesis in the film is that Americans have been failed by establishment politicians, the RNC, the DNC, and every centrist politician in between.

Routinely, he claims, these people have sought to deny the will of the people, of whom a majority seem to support leftist ideas like so-

“

Particularly damning is how he paints Barack Obama with the same brush he does Snyder—just another politician using the crisis as a photo opportunity.”

cialized medicine and gun control.

He spends much of the film on the failure of Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to protect his people in the name of profit, particularly those damaged in Flint by his disastrous water policies, which lead to the poisoning of an entire city.

Particularly damning is how he paints Barack Obama with the same brush he does Snyder—just another politician using the crisis as a photo opportunity instead of declaring Flint a fewderal disaster area.

Moore does give the audience a few rays of hope. He spends time with the teenage activists created in the wake of the Parkland school shooting, where seventeen and eighteen year olds organized the largest worldwide mass protest in history. He takes us into the heart of the West Virginia teacher’s strike, where the entire state, fiftyfive counties, shut down schools for a five percent raise and afford-

able healthcare.

Both of these movements were inspiring and spread across the country and the world. But ultimately, he returns to the root of the problem.

Moore makes the point that the largest political party in the country is non-voters. They are disengaged because the establishment, the bought and paid for men in power, ensure that they have no voice. He uses Bernie Sanders as an example of a true grassroots movement that was shut down by the DNC because his ideas were too far left, despite their apparent popularity with the masses.

Moore argues that the biggest danger to this country are disaffected non-voters. They allow people like Donald Trump to win elections and make decisions for them. The film is a rallying cry for political engagement. His point is well made. Democracy will not protect itself.

✴ NEW IN THEATERS ✴

Night School A group of troublemakers are forced to attend night school in hope that they'll pass the GED exam to finish high school.

Director: Malcolm D. Lee Stars: Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, Brooke Butler, Taran Killam

Smallfoot A Yeti is convinced that the elusive creatures known as "humans" really do exist in this comedic animated film.

Directors: Karey Kirkpatrick & Jason Reisig Stars: Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya, Common

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY habits, those opportunities are now more likely than they have been for some time.

ROB BREZSNY LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Biologists are constantly unearthing new species, although not new in the sense of having just appeared on our planet.

In fact, they’re animals and plants that have existed for millennia. But they’ve never before been noticed and identified by science. Among recent additions to our ever-growing knowledge are an orchid in Madagascar that smells like champagne, an electric blue tarantula in the Guyana rain forest, and a Western Australian grass that has a flavor resembling salt and vinegar potato chips. I suspect you’ll be making metaphorically comparable discoveries in the coming weeks, Libra: evocative beauty that you’ve been blind to and interesting phenomena that have been hiding in plain sight.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): There is no such thing as a plant that blooms continuously. Phases of withering and dormancy are just as natural as phases of growth. I bring this fact to your attention to help you remain poised as you go through your own period of withering followed by dormancy. You should accept life’s demand that you slow down and explore the mysteries of fallowness. You should surrender sweetly to stasis and enjoy your time of rest and recharging. That’s the best way to prepare for the new cycle of growth that will begin in a few weeks.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you were ever going to win a contest that awarded you a free vacation to an exotic sanctuary, it would probably happen during the next three weeks. If a toy company would ever approach you about developing a line of action figures and kids’ books based on your life, it might also be sometime soon. And if you have ever had hopes of converting your adversaries into allies, or getting support and backing for your good original ideas, or finding unexpected inspiration to fix one of your not-so-good

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): An 81-year-old Capricorn man named James Harrison has donated his unique blood on 1,173 occasions.

Scientists have used it to make medicine that prevents Rhesus disease in unborn babies, thereby healing more than 2.4 million kids and literally saving thousands of lives. I don’t expect you to do anything nearly as remarkable. But I do want to let you know that the coming weeks will be a favorable time to lift your generosity and compassion to the next level.

Harrison would serve well as your patron saint.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): On a spring morning some years ago, a smoky aroma woke me from a deep sleep. Peering out my bedroom window into the backyard, I saw that my trickster girlfriend Anastasia had built a bonfire. When I stumbled to my closet to get dressed, I found my clothes missing. There were no garments in my dresser, either. In my groggy haze, I realized that my entire wardrobe had become fuel for Anastasia’s conflagration. It was too late to intervene, and I was still quite drowsy, so I crawled back in bed to resume snoozing. A while later, I woke to find her standing next to the bed bearing a luxurious breakfast she said she’d cooked over the flames of my burning clothes. After our meal, we stayed in bed all day, indulging in a variety of riotous fun. I’m not predicting that similar events will unfold in your life, Aquarius. But you may experience adventures that are almost equally boisterous, hilarious, and mysterious.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I’ve got three teachings for you. 1. Was there a time in your past when bad romance wounded your talent for love? Yes, but you now have more power to heal that wound than you’ve ever had before. 2. Is it possible you’re ready to shed a semi-delicious addiction to a chaotic magic? Yes. Clarity is poised to trump melodrama. Joyous decisiveness is primed to vanquish ingrained sadness. 3. Has there ever been a better time than now to resolve and graduate from past events that have bothered and drained you for a long time? No. This is the best time ever.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Do you have any skills at living on the edge between the light and the dark? Are you curious about what the world

Homework: Make two fresh promises to yourself: one that’s easy to keep and one that’s at the edge of your capacity to live up to. might look like and how people would treat you if you refused to divide everything up into that which helps you and that which doesn’t help you? Can you imagine how it would feel if you loved your life just the way it is and not wish it were different from what it is? Please note: people less courageous than you might prefer you to be less courageous. But I hope you’ll stay true to the experiment of living on the edge between the light and the dark.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): According to Popbitch.com, most top-charting pop songs are in a minor key. In light of this fact, I encourage you to avoid listening to pop songs for the next three weeks. In my astrological opinion, it’s essential that you surround yourself with stimuli that don’t tend to make you sad and blue, that don’t influence you to interpret your experience through a melancholic, mournful filter. To accomplish the assignments that life will be sending you, you need to at least temporarily cultivate a mood of crafty optimism.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini regent Queen Victoria (1819–1901) wore crotchless underwear made of linen. A few years ago, Britain’s Museums, Libraries, and Archives Council accorded them “national designated status,” an official notice that means they are a national treasure. If I had the power, I would give your undergarments an equivalent acknowledgment. The only evidence I would need to make this bold move would be the intelligence and expressiveness with which you are going to wield your erotic sensibilities in the coming weeks.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): I’ve taken a break from socializing, my fellow Cancerian. In fact, I’m on sabbatical from my regular rhythm. My goal for the coming days is to commune with my past and review the story of my life. Rather than fill my brain up with the latest news and celebrity gossip, I am meditating on my own deep dark mysteries. I’m mining for secrets that I might be concealing from myself.

In accordance with the astrological omens, I suggest that you follow my lead. You might want to delve into boxes of old mementoes or reread emails from years ago. You could get in touch with people who are no longer part of your life even though they were once important to you. How else could you get into intimate contact with your eternal self?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Here’s a quote from A Map of Misreading, a book by renowned literary critic, Harold Bloom: “Where the synecdoche of tessera made a totality, however illusive, the metonymy of kenosis breaks this up into discontinuous fragments.”

What the cluck did Harold Bloom just say?! I’m not being anti-intellectual when I declare this passage to be pretentious drivel. In the coming days, I urge you Leos to draw inspiration from my response to Bloom. Tell the truth about nonsense. Don’t pretend to appreciate jumbled or overcomplicated ideas. Expose bunk and bombast. Be kind, if you can, but be firm. You’re primed to be a champion of down-to-earth communication.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A data research company, Priceonomics, suggests that Monday is the most productive day of the week and that October is the most productive month of the year. My research suggests that while Capricorns tend to be the most consistently productive of all the signs in the zodiac, Virgos often outstrip them for a six-week period during the end of each September and throughout October. Furthermore, my intuition tells me that you Virgos now have an extraordinary capacity to turn good ideas into practical action. I conclude, therefore, that you are about to embark on a surge of industrious and high-quality work.

(P.S.: This October has five Mondays.)

Rob Brezsny is an aspiring master of curiosity, perpetrator of sacred uproar, and founder of the Beauty and Truth Lab. He brings a literate, myth-savvy perspective to his work. It’s all in the stars.

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THE COMIX

“Silverwhere?”—check your place setting.

ACROSS 1 Bela Fleck’s instrument 6 Buca di ___ (Italian restaurant chain) 11 “Spring forward” clock abbr.

14 Dizzy 15 Open, as a toothpaste tube 16 Egypt’s org. from 1961 to 1971 17 Natural furniture that’s only good for serving stew, thanks to some spoons?

20 “That’s funny” 21 Group within a group 22 Country home 23 Air quality index issue 25 Gather wool from 27 Overlook 28 Moves on 30 Some baseball stats 32 Law professor Hill 34 Laborious way to open an envelope 36 Distress signal 39 Starting note for an underwater orchestra, thanks to some forks?

42 Highland Games wear 43 Pass, as a law

44 Keep away from 45 “The King ___” 46 “Rhinestone Cowboy” singer Campbell 47 Rook’s cousin 50 Bring joy to 53 Neighbor of Wyo. 56 “The Bathers” artist Pierre-Auguste 58 Microsoft MP3 player discontinued in 2012 60 Latin for “where” (or prefix for “soft” in a video game publisher name) 61 Writing implement that’s realer than margarine, thanks to some knives?

64 Tikkanen who won the Stanley Cup five times 65 World’s smallest island nation 66 “___, c’est moi!”

(Louis XIV claim) 67 “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” hero 68 Actor Lew of “All Quiet on the Western Front” 69 Dispatched, Biblical-style

DOWN 1 Scolds, with “out” 2 “___ of One’s Own” (Virginia Woolf work) 3 Addition to the dictionary 4 Buddy’s “Beverly Hillbillies” role 5 Some World Cup cheers 6 Brewery founder Adolphus 7 Quick Internet message, back at the beginning of the Internet 8 1994 campus comedy with a cameo

by George Clinton 9 Groceries holder 10 Makes a decision 11 City with the world’s tallest manmade structure 12 Adds seasoning to 13 Radiohead’s “Fake Plastic ___” 18 Capone’s nemesis 19 They rarely give ones 24 Noel Fielding’s character on “The IT Crowd,” e.g.

26 “___ You Glad You’re You?” 29 All finished

31 Push forward 32 At the back of the boat 33 Actress Vardalos 34 Epitome of slowness 35 Nervous twitch 36 Confront 37 Monk’s condition 38 “___ Will Be Loved” (possible song at the next Super Bowl halftime show) 40 In progress 41 “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” narrator Burl 45 Off-base designation 46 Courteous fellow 47 Jon of “Two and a Half Men” 48 Actress Witherspoon 49 Dental crown alternative 51 Bright blue shade 52 Ballet outfits 54 Without missing ___ 55 “Roots” family surname 57 Macbeth’s burial isle 59 Long swimmers 62 Clinger on a hiker’s sock 63 “Bang and Blame” band

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COLUMN · ON THE BEAT

Bill of Rights / Bill of Wrongs Officer Alex explains the concept of presumptive innoncene

“E Alex Teach

Pulse columnist

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My right eye blinked reflexively and my grip tightened on the newspaper that had been left behind by a previous patron, but she didn’t notice so this time I did take a breath.”

When officer Alexander D. Teach is not patrolling our fair city on the heels of the criminal element, he spends his spare time volunteering for the Boehm Birth Defects Center.

XCUSE ME, YOU’RE A POlice officer, right?” the conservatively dressed brunette of age 45 or so asked with amplified politeness. I was sitting alone in a Chili’s reading a newspaper…in uniform.

I mentally pictured myself closing my eyes and taking a deep breath since these were not options at the moment, but even with such anti-IAD-complaint foresight I couldn’t help but glance down at my badge and respond with an equally polite “Why yes! Yes, I am.”

“I’m sorry to bother you, but about this Judge Kavanaugh thing. Can I ask your opinion?”

My right eye blinked reflexively and my grip tightened on the newspaper that had been left behind by a previous patron, but she didn’t notice so this time I did take a breath, and responded with a “Sure!”

“They say they can’t investigate this crime, but how can that be true? Clearly he needs to prove his innocence right?”

I smiled.

“Actually, no. He doesn’t. Thanks to the Bill of Rights our justice system is actually based on a presumption of innocence until proven guilty, so the accuser is actually the one that needs to flesh this out a little bit, but it could still be investigated.”

Her smile flattened for a second, but resumed almost immediately. “Well how would you do that?”

I squinted and glanced away as if in deep thought, pretending this wasn’t something every cop and judge in the country hadn’t gone over a dozen times already in their heads from the second day of the media blitz that was the character assassination of Brent Kavanaugh, the apparent Robert Bork of this genera-

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tion.

“Well, I’d start at the beginning. When did it happen? This is difficult because the accuser can only narrow it down to ‘36 years ago or so,’ which is kind of broad in the scheme of things.” I paused to sip my coffee.

“So next, I’d go to where it occurred, naturally,” raising my eyebrows for effect. “This is also complicated because the accuser doesn’t actually know where it took place. Not much for the boys at the lab to work with, you know?” I said with a smile, to keep it light.

“So then I’m left with interviewing witnesses. Which again is complicated, because there are none. The two folks I recall she named specifically denied this occurring, who were also juveniles at the time, so again…not a lot to work with.

Then of course, was this reported to the police or her parents? No. So…” I hoped she would connect the dots at this point, but like the reboot of the Predator movie, I was left disappointed.

“Well surely there’s something you could come up with to corroborate her story? I mean he can’t just get away with it can he?” She no longer felt the need to maintain the fake smile again.

“I have to ask, get away with what

exactly? Being accused? This nice lady can’t say when it happened, where it happened, she has no witnesses, and it wasn’t reported. Asking this Judge to disprove what the accuser cannot prove in the first place even goes against the Bill of Rights, never mind basic police investigation.”

She was glaring at me now, so I decided to smooth things over. Glancing at her wedding band, I asked “Do you still beat your husband? It’s the same basic principal since you’re set up to fail no matter how you answer or don’t answer.

“That was completely uncalled for!” she said in a raised voice. “What’s your name and badge number?!” I glanced at my brass nametag and badge, then slid the waitress’s pen towards her to jot them down since I hadn’t been able to use the pen to pay up to this point anyway.

“Case in point!” I said, and she furrowed her eyebrows in confusion as she left, no longer sure what to do.

“And that, ladies and gentlemen,” I said to those at the bar who had been eavesdropping, “is how you lose an argument in the year 2018.”

I left the store and paused to take a deep breath, looking for something else to smooth over.

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