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OCTOBER 11, 2018

CHATTANOOGA'S WEEKLY ALERNATIVE

TRAVEL GUIDE

HITTING THE ROAD FOR THE HOLIDAYS

FROM BIG-CITY LIGHTS TO SMALL-TOWN CHARM, FESTIVITIES BECKON

ZENA GOTTHOLM BEYOND IMAGINATION

SECRETS AND ASHES THE SCARLET LOVE CONSPIRACY

A KING OF MILWAUKEE DAVID GREENBERGER

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Hitting The Road For The Holidays Why not make the holidays extra-special this year with a visit to one (or more) of the spectacular celebrations in our state and those close by? To help you choose, read on for suggestions of places to visit that will really help you put bells on.

LONDON IS CALLING

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SECRETS AND ASHES

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I never thought I’d see the day, but phone booths are coming back to Chattanooga. Well, at least one is. But it may remind Chattanooga natives more of a Doctor Who TARDIS.

Chattanooga Pride was last weekend and, as usual, it was a beautiful event, well-planned and well executed. There aren’t many local events that can rival it for sense of community.

BEYOND IMGAINATION

Few local artworks are as poignant as the newest series of otherworldly drawings and paintings that are being produced by Chattanooga artist Zena Gottholm.

A KING IN MILWAUKEE

Sooner than later more and more Baby Boomers will enter into the final stages of their lives, in numbers far greater than previous generations.

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20 MUSIC CALENDAR

26 SUSHI & BISCUITS

7 SHRINK RAP

22 MUSIC REVIEWS

27 FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

12 ARTS CALENDAR

23 DINING OUT

27 JONESIN' CROSSWORD

14 HALLOWEEN GUIDE

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CITY LIFE · BETWEEN THE BRIDGES

London Is Calling Chattanooga A new Roaring Twenties speakeasy is coming to downtown

By Alex Curry Pulse City Editor

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We’re after the juxtaposition between the existing industrial look of the building and the feel of a new and exciting place.”

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NEVER THOUGHT I’D SEE THE DAY, BUT PHONE BOOTHS are coming back to Chattanooga. Well, at least one is. But it may remind Chattanooga natives more of a Doctor Who TARDIS than the traditional blue-framed falling apart American version.

It will serve as the entrance to a new British-style speakeasy that will open this winter in Chattanooga’s newest revival center-du-jour on Cherry Street.

London Calling is sure to accelerate Chattanooga’s nightlife into high gear.

Think beautiful antique furniture, classic hardwood floors, a classy back patio and a prohibition-era cocktail menu focused on unfaltering classics that withstand endless fads.

Think about crossing a boundary that defies both time and locale; flapper skirts and sharply skilled bartenders, an amalgamation of the Roaring Twenties mingled with some of the world’s hippest cocktail lounges.

“We’re after the juxtaposition be-

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tween the existing industrial look of the building and the feel of a new and exciting place. I don’t want to hide what’s already here, I want to accentuate it,” says the establishment’s purveyor, James Heeley.

It’s no secret that Great Britain has had unparalleled influence across the world. Heeley plans to offer a bit of a historical timeline along with their unique cocktail program.

The beverage program will evolve to reveal some of this influence with cocktails that span Britain’s widespread imbibing influence and culinary variations.

The bar plans to flow through these different global staples in a dynamically fluid cocktail menu. The kitchen will fo-

cus on meat boards, cheese boards, and vegan platters that will highlight and play off of the varied flavors of the bar menu.

London Calling, though largely a design of import and global influence, will have strong roots in locality. Wes Black, one of Chattanooga’s leading and most influential bartenders, will head up the beverage program.

The entrance design is being entrusted to local artist Matthew Dutton who has a long history with visual art and whose work is featured at the new Edwin Hotel. The bar is also working with local brewers and with Chattanooga Whiskey in order to represent the area.

“We want to develop a bar that offers both a strong and fun atmosphere and an exceptional classic cocktail program,” says Heeley as he excitedly showed me around his future establishment. His ideas are big and bold and exactly what Chattanooga needs next in its steps of progress. He’s excited about his venture and he pulls me right in with him.

Interested? The bar is planning a sneak peek into what they are all about this Friday from 6 p.m. to midnight at Chattanooga Whiskey on Riverfront Parkway. The event is open to anyone 21 and up. No advance tickets will be available, so there’s no excuse to miss out on this combo event.

The prohibition party will offer cocktails with a strong emphasis on Chattanooga Whiskey. Check them out on Instagram at @londoncallingbar or the old-fashioned way on their webpage londoncallingbar.com.

Search “London Calling” on Facebook and you’ll have all the bases covered.

It’s Climbing Time!

Women’s Climbing Festival comes to Chattanooga

Cons ider This w ith Dr. Rick

“What if everything you are going through is preparing you for what you asked for.” — Dr. Wayne Dyer

Climbing and Chattanooga, these two words have always had association with each other in my mind.

All you have to do is look around this town and it doesn’t take long to see the huge impact that climbing has on the community.

Whether it’s High Point’s giant climbing wall downtown or Suck Creek’s intricate boulders, climbing is important to Chattanooga.

This is why it’s so awesome that the Women’s Climbing Festival is coming back for its second year in a row.

The Women’s Climbing Festival,

also known as the WCF, started in 2016 in California. The inaugural event was so popular that it led to the creation of the Chattanooga WCF in 2017.

The main focus of the WCF is to bring together women and celebrate the growing community of women climbers around the world.

Experience level is not an issue when it comes to the festival.

Climbers of all experience levels are welcome to join in on the festivities and the WCF encourages women, and anyone who identifies as a woman, of all ages to attend.

The festival begins October 12th

and goes through the 14th. In order to attend the Women’s Climbing Festival, it is required that you register in advance as the maximum capacity of women that can participate is 275.

In its first year, the event sold out in less than one minute so the demand is very high. There will be multiple classes and workshops spread across the city throughout the three-day festival.

For more details on the Women’s Climbing Festival check out flashfoxy.com for information about scheduling and registration.

— Ethan Palmer

The good times…well, that’s the easy stuff, right? It’s what we enjoy, what we want, what we work toward.

The hard times…well, while we usually avoid them at any cost, have the ability to show us what we are made of. They are the experiences we learn the most from. They are the “character-building” times.

Consider this: if everything we’ve experienced in life didn’t happen exactly, precisely as it had, you would not be having this very moment, here and now. You wouldn’t be with your partner, or have your kids, your job, your friends, etc. Whether for good, or notso-good, every moment is taking you somewhere. Somewhere you’ve been asking to go, consciously or unconsciously. Thus the sentiment, “Be careful what you wish for.”

Author Eckart Tolle teaches us that, “When you complain, you make yourself a victim.

Leave the situation, change the situation, or accept it. All else is madness.”

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COLUMN · SHRINK RAP

“I Rescued a Human Today” Welcoming a canine companion does wonders for everyone

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Pulse columnist

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There are countless ways we abandon ourselves on a daily basis, ways both big and small, leaving us confused and stranded by the side of our psychic roads.”

Rick Pimental-Habib, Ph.D., is a psychotherapist, author, minister, and educator in private practice in Chattanooga. Contact him at DrRPH.com, visit his wellness center at WellNestChattanooga.com

ECENTLY I WAS TALKING WITH friends about the Chattanooga Market, and one of the memorable days I had there. It was animal adoption day, or, Bring Your Enormous Horse of a Dog to Market Day. The spotlight was on McKamey’s Adoption Center (McKameyAnimalCenter.org). Lots of pups were around, enjoying being out and about with their humans, taking in all the sights, sounds, and delicious smells.

I have to tell you—I love the Market.

Striking up conversations with artists, farmers, and merchants. And supporting, as many do here in town, all things local—from art to veggies.

As I strolled, trying not to eat all the peanut brittle samples, I’d sometimes feel a gentle brush across my thigh— the tail of one of the many canines accompanying their humans through the market. I didn’t bring Lily Pad—herself a rescue pup—as it’d be a bit overwhelming for my little gal who’s not too good yet in crowds. (She’s more the intimate dinner party type.)

Well, that and the fact that she’d undoubtedly be zipping to and fro, wideeyed with excitement, and someone— likely me—would end up in a tangled heap.

That day stirred thoughts about the many ways we abandon and rescue not only our pets—but ourselves.

I often say that when it comes to our needs and wants, we have but two options: to honor them, or to abandon them. There are countless ways we abandon ourselves on a daily basis, ways both big and small, leaving us confused and stranded by the side of our psychic roads, replaying an unconscious echo of youthful experiences of abandonment

by our parents or care-takers, and later exacerbated by the adult experiences of loss, illness, painful relationships, etc.

Then there are the ways we rescue ourselves, ways both healthy and less healthy. We may not yet have learned the coping tools to do so in positive ways, and perhaps struggle with unhealthy rescue attempts. Attempts that leave us feeling anxious and depressed, actually adding to the problem.

But we can learn to rescue—or honor—ourselves in healthier ways, ways that teach us to return to our best, balanced selves. Psychotherapy, meditation, conversations with loved ones, ponderings, living as mindfully and consciously as possible, are but a few ways to learn to come back to center, back home again.

And sometimes, along the way, we can look for unconditional, non-judgmental help from man’s/woman’s best friend.

So while we often think that we rescue the animals, I have to wonder, when it comes to our pets, who’s really rescuing whom?

I want to share with you a sweet story sent to me from a reader, Scott, who rescued a dog after an earlier one died tragically. He said his new rescue brought him and his partner closer together. I can understand that; certainly, The Lily is a regular source of goofy and unconditional comfort in my life. Here’s the story. (Thanks, Scott.)

I rescued a human today.

Her eyes met mine as she walked down the corridor peering apprehensively into the kennels. I felt her need instantly and knew I had to help her. I wagged my tail, not too exuberantly, so she wouldn’t be afraid. As she stopped at my kennel I blocked her view from a little accident I

had in the back of my cage. I didn’t want her to know that I hadn’t been walked today. Sometimes the shelter keepers get too busy and I didn’t want her to think poorly of them.

As she read my kennel card I hoped that she wouldn’t feel sad about my past. I only have the future to look forward to and want to make a difference in someone’s life. She got down on her knees and made little kissy sounds at me. I pushed my head up against the bars to comfort her. Gentle fingertips caressed my neck; she was desperate for companionship. A tear fell down her cheek and I raised my paw to assure her that all would be well.

Soon my kennel door opened and her smile was so bright that I instantly jumped into her arms. I would promise to keep her safe. I would promise to always be by her side. I would promise to do everything I could to see that radiant smile and sparkle in her eyes. I am so fortunate that she came down my corridor. So many more are out there who haven’t walked the corridors.

So many more to be saved. At least I could save one.

I rescued a human today.

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COVER STORY · HOLIDAY TRAVEL GUIDE

Hitting The Road For The Holidays From big-city lights to small-town charm, festivities beckon

Nashville: Parthenon in Snow, courtesy Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau.

By Janis Hashe Pulse contributor

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Pre-planning is absolutely the key for a lessstress holiday expedition.

Research and book in advance; check weather and road conditions.”

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HY NOT MAKE THE HOLIDAYS EXTRA-SPECIAL THIS year with a visit to one (or more) of the spectacular celebrations in our state and those close by? To help you choose, read on for suggestions of places to visit that will really help you put bells on.

CLASSIC CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS Some destinations are justly famous for knowing how to throw a holiday party.

Here in Tennessee, Nashville puts on its annual citywide “Holiday Harmony” events, making a stay in the Music City memorable. Gaylord Opryland Resort hosts “A Country Christmas,” with its annual “Cirque Dreams Holidaze” spectacular, ice sculpture wonderland “ICE! Featuring Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, snow tubing and ice skating, and the Delta Riverboat Christ-

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mas Cruises, among many other events.

Then there’s “Deck the Hall,” (Nov. 23-Dec.31) with holiday-themed programs from the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and Hatch Show Print. These are just a sample of the bounty of events in Nashville. For a full list, visit musiccity.com, look under “Visitors” and then “Events.”

Gatlinburg twinkles with millions of LED lights and custom-designed displays you can view from the “Winter Magic Trolley Ride of Lights” (Nov. 7-Jan. 26), during the “Fantasy of Lights Parade” (Dec. 7), or as you stroll among

the entertainers and performances of the “Winter Smokey Mountains Tunes and Tales” (Nov. 23-Dec. 22).

Prefer something quieter and more homespun? You might get snowed in at Historic Rugby, on the Cumberland Plateau, but what a lovely way to spend holiday nights and days. On Dec. 1st and 8th, the town celebrates like it’s 1880—when it was founded.

Caroling, shopping, and a seasonal music presentation at Christ Church Episcopal (built 1887) fill the community created by Utopians.

At the other end of the celebration spectrum, the ATL knows how to do Christmas in style. Just a few of the memory-making events include: “Lighting of the Macy’s Great Tree at Lenox Square” in Buckhead (Nov. 19), “Garden Lights, Holiday Nights” at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens (Nov. 17Jan. 6), and the “Christkindl Market at Atlantic Station” (Nov. 30-12-23), where German food, drink and handmade crafts abound. Jane Austen fans will not want to miss Theatrical Outfit’s production of “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley” at the Balzar Theatre at Herren’s (Nov. 21-Dec. 23).

A journey to North Carolina and the always-gorgeous Biltmore Estate in Asheville will give you a chance to experience “Christmas at the Biltmore Daytime Celebration” (Nov. 3-Jan. 6), which is included with estate admission. More than 55 beautifully decorated trees light your way, and the estate’s restaurants feature holiday menus.

With advance reservations, dine in elegance at the “Candlelight Christmas Evenings,” which include live music, then stroll through Antler Hill Vil-

Jonathan Horne and Amelia Fischer.

Photo by David Woolf.

lage & Winery, ablaze with lights and treats.

UNIQUE TENNESSEE HOLIDAY HOOPLAS Close to home, “Christmas at Red Clay” gives the whole family a chance to celebrate the ways both the Cherokee and settlers honored this time of year at Cleveland’s beloved state park.

Traditional singing, cooking over the fire, and learning about the traditions of the past are some of the activities you’ll share. Dec. 15, 5:30-8 p.m.

Make reservations at tnstateparks. com/park/red-clay Venturing into the middle of the state accesses multiple opportunities for festivities. Livingston does an “old-timey” gala, “Christmas in the Country,” on Nov. 23 and 30, offering carriage and wagon rides, music, hot cider, shopping, and general merriment, including appearances by Santa. More info at wovertonco.com.

On Dec. 1, Goodlettsville hosts “Yulefest,” described as “Christmas on the frontier,” with storytellers, musicians, and demonstrations at Mansker’s Fort and the historic Bowen House.

New Orleans, Streetcars at Holidays, photo courtesy of Casinos International

If you have the time to make a trip all the way west, you won’t be disappointed. Collierville hosts its annual “Christmas in Collierville,” Dec. 1, 8 and 15, with photos with Santa, carriage rides around the square, and events at the Morton Museum of Collierville History.

Take double-decker bus lights tours on Dec. 10-12 and 17-19.

On Dec. 9, Covington comes to life with “Dickens on the Square,” recreating all the gaiety of a Victorian Christmas, with characters from the author’s books, carolers, dancing, puppet shows and period fare at town restaurants. Dress in character and practice saying, “God bless us, every one!”

A perfect time to experience the genuinely amazing Discovery Park of America in Union City is Nov. 23-Dec. 30 during its “Let It Glow Light Show.”

Thousands and thousands of lights sparkle on custom-designed exhibits, and the park suggests “sing along to your favorite Christmas songs and some remixes with the custom radio station.”

“Let It Glow” is a night event, so why not plan to go for the day to see the incredible park itself, then load up the fam in the auto to tour the light show?

BIG EASY FOR BIG PARTY It’s pretty much always a party in New Orleans, and the holiday season is just a good reason for an even bigger one.

This season, the “NOLA Christmas Fest,” hosted at the convention center and surrounding neighborhood Dec. 22-31, features a full-size ice rink for the first time since the 1980s. Other icy treats are curling lanes, an ice slide and the “Snowy Summit Climbing Wall.” Famous for its family friendliness, the Fest also has carnival rides, including the “Kringle Carousel,” multiple activities and crafts, and two miles of lights inside and outside in the Warehouse/Arts District.

The skies light up on Christmas Eve for the traditional “Bonfires on the Levee,” which take place about 35 miles outside of the city itself, and date back to the earliest Cajun settlers. The bonfires welcome the arrival of the Cajun Santa, Papa Noel, and although some are built as simple structures, others are elaborate art pieces before they burn, predating Burning Man by a couple of centuries! The New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau recommends booking a narrated bus tour

to see the bonfires through Gray Line Tours.

You can stay in the Crescent City for a bonfire and concert on Dec. 1, as the Algiers Point Economic Development Foundation lights its annual blaze and holds a concert on the levee at Algiers Point. For more information about all the NOLA holiday fun, visit neworleans.com.

IF YOU GO • Pre-planning is absolutely the key for a less-stress holiday expedition.

Research and book in advance; check weather and road conditions.

• Be sure you (and everyone else) have the right clothes and shoes for the activities you’re planning. Hints: Layers. Comfortable but not sloppy.

No non-broken-in shoes.

• Bon Voyage, Happy Holidays and Merry early Christmas from The Pulse!

Janis Hashe has been a freelance writer and editor for more than 25 years.

She has a master’s degree in theatre arts, and is the founder of Shakespeare Chattanooga.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Beyond Imgaination Zena Gottholm creates visions of other worlds

Good Vibes With Lucidity Do you want an all-day party of art, food, drink, creative activities, and water balloon fights? Do you want to hoot with the night owls and get down on some electronic vibes and do all this for a great cause?

This Friday, Stone Cup Café brings us Lucidity: a day and night party that benefits the National Suicide Prevention fund.

In the daytime you can bring your yoga mat and creative mind to the various yoga, art and writing sessions. There’s also a water balloon fight, face painting, and food and drink specials.

Once the sun goes down, the party turns 21 and up. That’s when musicians Pineapple Gang, GG Wallin hit the stage. Head to pineapplegang.com to check out the headliner. Much to my pleasure, they sound like a mix of The XX and The Knife.

Most importantly, throughout the day there will be both donation and information booths for the National Suicide Prevention fund. This organization will also have car washes throughout the city in the days leading up to the event.

Tickets for this great time and even greater cause are $30. Information on event times and ticket purchases can all be found at stonecupcafe.com. — Allan Duggar

By Tony Mraz Pulse contributor

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As is the case with many creatives, Gottholm has always felt a strong connection to drawing, and as a child she drew regularly.”

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EW LOCAL ARTWORKS ARE AS POIGNANT AS the newest series of otherworldly drawings and paintings that are being produced by Chattanooga artist Zena Gottholm.

Many of these dreamlike compositions depict a cast of psychedelic characters interacting with raw design elements—geometric constructs, lines in perspective, strange alien forms, and subtle fades of color evoking empty spaces.

The collection is unified by a meditative quality, as if the artist were projecting a psychic vision from another dimension directly onto the canvas or paper, depicting images that resonate with the unconscious.

As is the case with many creatives, Gottholm has always felt a strong connection to drawing, and

as a child she drew regularly.

“I collected hundreds of tiny plastic dinosaurs as a kid—on Sunday, my Dad and I would sit down at the dinner table and practice drawing them together with graphite and colored pencils,” she tells us. “He was my first art teacher and taught me the basics of drawing.”

Years later, around the age of 16, she became more serious about art and began spending hours making small pencil drawings. The subjects of these early works were forest animals, scenes depicting floating damsels in distress, and images of mysterious creatures from her

imagination.

All of these characters were surrounded by narratives, as she describes, “I loved exploring their world and romanticizing their story. Once I started I couldn’t stop.”

This connection with imagination and storytelling set her on the path of surrealism. She found that she was not alone in this pursuit when she discovered the work of the surrealist master— it should come as no surprise that her first love and heavy source of inspiration was the great Salvador Dali.

“His work forever changed my life and has influenced most of my work,” she remembers. “The moment I saw his piece, ‘The Persistence of Memory’, I felt a flood in my heart.”

Gottholm’s work is reminiscent of Dali’s in style and execution, but the striking color content is more contemporary.

“James Jean is another artist whose style and prolific work ethic have always sparked me with endless ideas and wonder,” she elaborates. “And of course, Alex Grey and his cosmic bliss.”

She has always been inspired by Greek mythology, and the idea of gods co-existing alongside humans and interacting with their lives has always intrigued her. Her drawings often portray a human being whom is being contacted by mysterious forces.

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I like creating my own visual folklore and futuristic realities—as the painting grows I expand with it, adding new characteristics I deem necessary in the moment.”

“While I’m often drawing a specific legend, I love creating my own monsters as well. I’m also often inspired by fairy tales and legends, exotic animals, and the terrors of nature.”

Her work is dominated by a visual language that started mostly with drawings of wizards and eyeballs.

“I would my flood sketchbooks with drawings of eyes. After taking my first figure drawing class I began creating characters, usually just simple floating heads or a single being,” she says. “As my experience with pencils evolved, so did their environments. I began creating whole scenes in my sketchbook to create a visual story. At first they all were just small drawings, but then I began doing large acrylic paintings on canvas, and the use of colors has really brought everything to life.”

This visual language is also punctuated by strange symbols.

Speaking about these symbols, she says “There is occasional symbolism depending on the story, but usually it’s a purely an aesthetic choice. It’s

usually influenced by what I imagine I would stumble across in the ruins of a primordial world, a nightmare in space, or any demons of the deep. I like creating my own visual folklore and futuristic realities—as the painting grows I expand with it, adding new characteristics I deem necessary in the moment.”

By cleverly blending and incorporating bright hues into subtle grays and lighter tones, she creates a neon glow effect that causes many of her characters to look as if they are radiating, having a quality that is almost radioactive. This furthers the foreign, otherworldly, alien quality of the compositions.

The combination of surreal characters, abstract symbolism, dynamic design elements, and intense colors makes for a unique and fascinating style that is a delight to spectate upon.

Perhaps this is why Gottholm has had much success showing and marketing her work—see it online at zenagottholmart.com.

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Lookout Comedy Festival

Food Truck Friday’s

Rocktoberfest

It's the kick-off of the fourday comedy festival taking place around the city with a great host of comics.

10 p.m.

First Draft Theater 1800 Rossville Ave. improvchattanooga.com

Come on down to the brand new Miller Park for a tasty lunch and a free performance from the Chattanooga Ballet.

11:30 a.m.

Miller Park 928 Market St. millerparkplaza.com

If it's October, it must be time for Rock City to pull out all the stops for a great Autumn celebration, with music, food and fun for all!

8:30 a.m.

Rock City Gardens 1400 Patten Rd. seerockcity.com

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR THURSDAY10.11 City Sweat: Find the Shake 6 p.m.

Miller Park 928 Market St. millerparkplaza.com Art in the Dark 6 p.m.

The Hunter Museum of Art 10 Bluff View (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org Disney’s “Newsies” 7 p.m.

400 River St. Chattanooga Theatre Centre (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com The Odd Couple 7:30 p.m.

St. Luke United Methodist Church 3210 Social Cir. (423) 877-6447 Janet Williams 7:30 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Comedy Open Mic 8 p.m.

Barley Taproom 235 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 682-8200 chattanoogabarley.com Lookout Comedy Festival 10 p.m.

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

FRIDAY10.12 Food Truck Friday’s: Chattanooga Ballet 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 Lanterns & Legends 7 p.m.

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"Devil's Walk" Raccoon Mountain Caverns 319 West Hills Dr. (423) 821-9403 raccoonmountain.com Chasing The Blues 7 p.m.

The Palace Theater 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com “Devil’s Walk” 7:30 p.m.

The Mars Theater 117 N. Chattanooga St. LaFayette, GA (706) 996-8350 bapshows.com Lookout Comedy Festival 7:30 p.m.

Honest Pint 35 Patten Pkwy lookoutcomedyfestival.com Janet Williams 7:30, 9:45 p.m.

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

400 River St. Chattanooga Theatre Centre (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com USA vs. Germany Boxing 8 p.m.

Chattanooga Convention Center 1150 Carter St. usaboxing.org Improv “Movie” Night: Zombie Movie 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

SATURDAY10.13 Nancy Maclellan Vive-K Challenge for ALS 8 a.m.

Vive for Women 307 Manufacturers Rd. (423) 358-2496 viveforwomen.com Rock City’s Rocktoberfest 8:30 a.m.

Rock City 1400 Patten Rd. (706) 820-2531 seerockcity.com Swim the Suck 9:30 a.m.

Suck Creek Boat Launch Suck Creek Rd. swimthesuck.com Farm Days 10 a.m.

Old McDonald’s Farm 16705 Coulterville Rd.

(423) 531-2676 oldmcdonaldsfarm.net Goals: Finish 2018 Strong 10 a.m.

Chattanooga Workspace 302 W. 6th St. (423) 822-5750 chattanoogaworkspace.com PioneerFest 10 a.m.

Camp Jordan Park 323 Camp Jordan Pkwy.

(423) 490-0078 eastridgeparksandrec.com 17th Annual Oktoberfest 10 a.m.

First Tennessee Pavilion 1801 Carter St. (423) 648-2496 publicmarkets.us Comedy Island 2 p.m.

The Palace Theater 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com Glass Blowing with iGNiS 3 p.m.

The Hunter Museum of Art 150 River St. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org Chatt Talk Tonight 4 p.m.

The Palace Theater 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com Autumn in West Village 6 p.m.

West Village 802 Pine St.

the Pulse

Halloween Guide Acres of Darkness traipsing along the trail of Terror

AquaScarium it's an "oddtober" at the tennessee aquarium

plus: haunted houses & halloween events WHERE TO GO, WHAT TO SEE, WHEN TO SCREAM

your weekly guide to chattanooga's favorite halloween events

Acres Of Darkness

By Ethan Palmer It’s completely dark and the only thing to guide you along the trail is a rope and a glowstick. Walking through the woods at night can be a pretty unsettling experience on its own, but when you add a haunted element into that equation, things get even scarier. Acres of Darkness does an excellent job of terrifying you.

I have to be honest, I have never been a fan of anything that scares me. This includes scary movies, haunted houses, and everything else that falls into that genre. Acres of Darkness was the first haunted house, well I guess haunted trail, that I had ever attended and I’m surprised to say that I think they might have converted me to the spooky side.

This year’s theme for Acres of

Darkness is appropriately titled as “Toyland”. My first thought walking into the entrance of the trail was, of course, it had be toys. The creepy clown doll staring at me at the entrance really set the mood for the rest of the experience.

I don’t want to give too much away about this amazing haunted trail so let me just summarize it for you. At first I thought the trail would be short but to my surprise, and terror, it was actually quite long.

The combination of total darkness and random strobe lights really does a fantastic job of disorienting your

senses. And when you least expect it, something creepy jumps out from behind a tree and makes you scream and cry for mommy. Acres of Darkness, take a bow.

This event only costs $15 and it is worth every penny. Acres of Darkness will be open every Friday and Saturday of the month. The haunted trail begins at 8 p.m. and is located at 900 North Sanctuary Road.

ODDtober & AquaScarium

By Allan Duggar Did you know that Radiated Tortoises can feel through their hardouter shell, which is relatable, and that they’ll bump into you, wanting their shell scratched? Did you know the lemurs love to groom each other and that they are a matriarchy?

In-depth information about these animals is what you can expect this month at the Tennessee Aquarium’s ODDtober and AquaScarium, which offers a chance to get much more out of your visit.

This week features the Panther Chameleon at 11 a.m. and Scorpions at 3 p.m. From October 15–21, the Boneless Beauties of coral will be on display at 10:30 a.m., and Flying Squirrels will be gliding at 3 p.m.

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down jellyfish.

And these creatures are new! Hailing from as far as Madagascar, these various creepy-crawly guys are ready to nestle in your heart, but in a loving way of course.

When speaking of the specialists that accompany the ODDtober events, Casey Phillips, a representative for the Aquarium, said, “It’s an opportunity to pick their brains.”

These experts show viewers a different and closer look at these new, exotic animals.

It was my pleasure to see one of the aquarium’s biologists feed the horseshoe crabs. When turned over upside down, these guys look like the face-suckers from Alien. But under their helmet-like shell they have a soft side. Both they and some species of stingrays will swim to the edge to

receive your affection.

On the last Friday of October comes AquaScarium, which features costumed-scuba divers, under water pumpkin carving, and candy galore.

Goers are encouraged to come in costume. It all concludes with the Monster Mash: an outside dance party at the aquarium’s plaza.

For more information about these once-a-year events visit tnaqua.org or call (800) 262-0695.

Haunted Houses & Events Dread Hollow Thur-Sun & Halloween 321 Browns Ferry Rd. (423) 800-0566 dreadhollow.com Blowing Springs Farm Fri-Sun in October 271 Chattanooga Valley Rd. (706) 820-2531 blowingspringsfarm.com Rocktoberfest Fall Festival Sat & Sun in October Rock City Gardens 1400 Patten Rd. (706) 820-2531 seerockcity.com Ringgold Haunted Depot Oct. 12-13, 19-20, 26-27 155 Depot St. (706) 935-3061 cityofringgoldga.gov Acres of Darkness: Haunted Woods & Family Adventure Fri & Sat in October Audubon Acres 900 North Sanctuary Rd. (423) 892-1499 acresofdarkness.com Escape Experience Chattanooga Daily through Oct. 31 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 551-3306 escapeexperience.com Chattanooga Ghost Tours Nightly through Oct. 31 57 E. 5th St. (423) 800-5998

chattanoogaghosttours.com Boo in the Zoo Oct. 19-20 & 26-27 Chattanooga Zoo 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave. (423) 697-1322 chattzoo.org

Fall Hayrides & Campfires Saturdays in Oct. thru Nov. 3 Cloudland Canyon State Park 122 Cloudland Canyon Park Rd. (706) 657-4050 gastateparks.org

Halloween Eerie Express Fri & Sat in October Tennessee Valley Railroad 4119 Cromwell Rd. (423) 894-8028 tvrail.com

The Haunted Barn Fri & Sat in October, Nov. 3 5017 McDonald Rd. McDonald, TN (423) 396-9790 thehauntedbarnchattanooga. com

Post-Mortem Haunted Trail Fri & Sat in October Tri-State Exhibition Center 200 Natures Trail McDonald, TN (706) 339-4917 postmortem.myfreesites.net

The Haunted Hilltop Fri & Sat in October & Halloween 8235 Hwy. 58 (423) 488-3956 thehauntedhilltop.com

AquaScarium Friday, Oct. 26 Tennessee Aquarium 1 Broad St. (800) 262-0695 tnaqua.org Big Chill Halloween Bash Saturday, Oct. 27 The Big Chill 103 Cherokee Blvd.

(423) 267-2455 thebigchillgrill.com Scary-Oke Contest Saturday, Oct 27 Sing It or Wing It 410 Market St. (423) 757-WING singitorwingitchattanooga.com

Haunted Trail Oct. 26-27, 6 p.m.

Enterprise South Nature Park 190 Still Hollow Loop (423) 893-3500 hamiltontn.gov/esnp

The River Maze Fri-Sun in October 1371 Hwy. 64 Cleveland, TN (423) 650-0710 therivermaze.com

Killer Prom Halloween Party Oct. 31, 8 p.m.

Matilda Midnight @ The Dwell Hotel 120 E. 10th St. (423) 710-2925 matildamidnight.com

Mayfield Corn Maze, Pumkin Patch & Haunted Trail Daily through Nov. 3 257 Hwy. 307 E. Athens, TN (423) 746-9859 mayfieldmaze.com

WinnepeSPOOKah! Fri & Sat in October & Thurs. Oct 25 Lake Winnepesaukah 1730 Lakeview Dr. (706) 866-5681 lakewinnie.com

Halloween Party & Ashley and The X’s CD Release Oct. 31, 9 p.m.

Songbirds South 35 Station St. (423) 531-2473 museum.songbirds.rocks

BARKtober Fest and MEOWlloween Party Saturday, October 20 McKamey Animal Center 4500 N. Access Rd. (423) 305-6500 mckameyanimalcenter.org

Haunted Hunter Oct. 31, 7 p.m.

The Hunter Museum of American Art 10 Bluff View Ave. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org

ODDtober Fri & Sat in October Tennessee Aquarium 1 Broad St. (800) 262-0695 tnaqua.org

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR TUESDAY10.16

Ron White westvillagechattanooga.com Lanterns & Legends 7 p.m.

Raccoon Mountain Caverns 319 West Hills Dr. (423) 821-9403 raccoonmountain.com “Devil’s Walk” 7:30 p.m.

The Mars Theater 117 N. Chattanooga St. LaFayette, GA (706) 996-8350 bapshows.com Janet Williams 7:30, 9:45 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Contra Dance for All! 7:30 p.m.

Brainerd United Methodist Church 4315 Brainerd Rd. (423) 698-6951 brainerdumc.org Disney’s “Newsies” 8 p.m.

400 River St. Chattanooga Theatre Centre (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com Ron White 8 p.m.

Memorial Auditorium 399 McCallie Ave. (423) 757-5580 tivolichattanooga.com Lookout Comedy Festival 8 p.m.

First Draft Theater

1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com Comedy Fest 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Whose Line Chattanooga 10 p.m.

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

SUNDAY10.14 Rock City’s Rocktoberfest 8:30 a.m.

Rock City 1400 Patten Rd. (706) 820-2531 seerockcity.com 17th Annual Oktoberfest 10 a.m.

First Tennessee Pavilion 1801 Carter St. (423) 648-2496 publicmarkets.us Farm Days Noon Old McDonald’s Farm 16705 Coulterville Rd. (423) 531-2676 oldmcdonaldsfarm.net Disney’s “Newsies” 2:30 p.m.

400 River St. Chattanooga Theatre Centre (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.org

The Odd Couple 2:30 p.m.

St. Luke United Methodist Church 3210 Social Circle (423) 877-6447 Showtix4u.com CSO: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 3 p.m.

Chattanooga State Humanities Theater 4501 Amnicola Hwy. (423) 267-8583 chattanoogasymphony.org Janet Williams 7:30 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Comedy Fest + Adventure Fight 9 p.m.

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

MONDAY10.15 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

“Compelled to Stay in Slavery” 5:30 p.m.

Bessie Smith Cultural Center 200 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 266-8658 bessiesmithcc.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.

The Tap House 3800 St. Elmo Ave. taphousechatt.com

WEDNESDAY10.17 Shape Shift: Artist Talk with Catherine Kehoe 6 p.m.

Townsend Atelier 301 E. 11th St. (423) 266-2712 townsendatelier.com Rapid Learning Kayak Skills + Roll Sessions 6 p.m.

Chester Frost Park 2277 Gold Point Cir. N. (423) 643-6888 outdoorchattanooga.com Sunset / Night Hike 7 p.m.

Greenway Farms 200 River St. (423) 643-6888 outdoorchattanooga.com Naughty Knights Chess Meetup 7:30 p.m.

The Bitter Alibi 825 Houston St. (423) 362-5070 thebitteralibi.com Open Mic Comedy 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Map these locations on chattanoogapulse.com. Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@chattanoogapulse.com CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM • OCTOBER 11, 2018 • THE PULSE • 17

THE MUSIC SCENE

Secrets And Ashes The Scarlet Love Conspiracy rocks out

Roshambeaux Live at Clyde’s The last time you heard someone say Roshambeaux was probably before a competitive game of rock, paper, scissors. Much like the game, Roshambeaux the band is a dynamic musical experience that is unpredictable in all of the right ways. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what style of music Roshambeaux performs on stage but the closest I can come up with is “Rocktronic”.

Based out of Atlanta, Roshambeaux does music like no one else does. The two members of the band include Kyle Iconic, who is the lead vocalist and guitarist, and J Chastain, who is responsible for the drumming and electronic synthesizers. Together their musical styles create something that is totally unique and unlike anything else around.

It’s not quite rock and it’s not quite electronic. It’s a perfect combination of the two that somehow meets exactly in the middle.

In 2017 Roshambeaux released their album titled After Math, which has thrown them into the public spotlight.

Roshambeaux will be playing live this Saturday at Hi-Fi Clyde’s at 9. Tickets are available the day of the show, but make sure to get there a little early for a great seat!

— Ethan Palmer

Photo: Paul-Erik Bakland

By Marc T. Michael Pulse Music Editor

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People kept asking me, ‘Did you hear Scarlet Love Conspiracy’s set? Man, those guys killed it!

Heather’s voice is amazing!’”

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HATTANOOGA PRIDE WAS LAST WEEKEND AND, as usual, it was a beautiful event, well-planned and well executed. There aren’t many local events that can rival it for sense of community and affirmation.

It’s always a pleasure to see so many friends there, too, and this year was no exception.

Amidst all the socializing and chitchat, people kept asking me, “Did you hear Scarlet Love Conspiracy’s set?

Man, those guys killed it! Heather’s voice is amazing!”

This isn’t a fabricated point; I lost count of how many times I heard this or some variant of it. For the record, no, I missed most of their set and yes Heather’s voice is amazing. Been saying that for years now.

Here’s why I consider any of that worth mentioning: I don’t think many of my friends know that I write a music column, and I am certain no one who

raved to me about the band that day knew that I had a copy of their latest album, Secrets and Ashes, in my pocket. They certainly didn’t know I was planning to write that up this week.

No, people kept telling me about SLC’s performance because they just really loved what they heard and were excited to tell other people about it.

That’s pretty damned special. It’s one thing to sit at your desk week after week writing about why a band is especially good and people ought to know; it’s quite another when people randomly come up to you and do the same.

Scarlet Love Conspiracy’s reputation is solid, hard-earned and well-

deserved and their latest release further cements their place as one of the top acts in the scene.

The album opens with “Liar Liar,” a tune that tickles my brain in a Rolling Stones kind of way if the Stones had a sultry-voiced singer, dripping with power, instead of old what’s his name.

Heather’s voice would be the showpiece of any band but, similar to what I’ve said recently about Ashley and the X’s, what makes this combo so powerful is that every individual in the band has risen to that level. Here’s why it matters.

A standard model in the industry is to find a showstopper vocalist and build everything about the act around them. The band is there in a support capacity, and you could on a moment’s notice swap them out for an entirely different band without much changing. Love it, hate it, be indifferent, it’s common practice.

On the other hand, the Scarlet Love Conspiracy has no such Diva-centric identity, every player is as integral to the sound as every other which means then that if Heather’s voice is a showpiece, so are Kat’s drums, Eric’s guitar, Travis’s bass and young Katie’s keys and trumpet.

It’s worth saying that because Heather really could be a diva

and get away with it, she’s that talented. Instead, SLC is a genuine ensemble and ANY other combination of performers simply wouldn’t be SLC. “Muddy Water” is the second track, and if Carlos Santana didn’t guest on it, he made need to take lessons from Eric.

I say Santana, but I’d really like to watch Eric’s hands as he plays this particular tune, there is something distinctively Mark Knopfler in there too.

It may, and not for the guitar alone, be my favorite track on the whole album. The keys on the chorus lend a certain “oomph” to the tune that I can’t describe, but I’ll say again, I think this is my favorite track.

“Well Whiskey” is a mean, gritty, punch in the feelings, lyrically and musically, with hardedged male vocals and hardedged guitar.

There are six more tracks on the album, all of them excellent, all of them SLC at their finest, but today we shall come to rest on the tune, “Hill Country Girl.”

Hearkening back to the days of Tammy Wynette and Patsy Cline, this is one of those songs that turn a rowdy roadhouse into a Cathedral, where everything stops when the singer steps to the microphone. No clack of the

pool balls, no muted conversations, the song simply dominates the room and macho men are wont to dab at their eyes because, man, it’s dusty in here.

I generally have no shortage of superlatives but I’m not altogether sure how to adequately sing the praises of “Hill Country Girl,” a song that is borderline religious experience for me. SLC is indeed an ensemble, but this tune…as the band plays languidly in the background, the singer stands alone in a spotlight and for four minutes and thirty-one seconds lays bare her soul for all to see.

Tender, vulnerable, hurt, strong, worn, resilient…any heavy metal moron can scream in to a mic and sound pissed off, but the subtlety, complexity, nuance and heartbreaking sincerity of Heather’s performance on this tune is unlike almost anything I’ve heard.

What can I tell you, folks?

Would you think the latest album of one of the area’s most popular bands wouldn't be brilliant? It is, but…more so. What this band, as much family as anything, has accomplished is not just another great album; it is transcendent, something very, very special that has to be heard to be believed.

It’s called Secrets and Ashes and it’s available now.

THU10.11 Ingrid Woode

Acoustic soul, electronic soul, folk soul, R&B soul... you name the style, Ingrid will find the soul in it all.

5:30 p.m.

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

FRI10.12 C2 and the Brothers Reed

Hailing from the world of bluegrass with a sound as unique and smooth as bourbon.

9 p.m.

HiFi Clyde’s 122 W. Main St. hificlydeschattanooga.com

SAT10.13 Aretha Franklin Tribute

Gone, but never forgotten.

Come to the Southside for a roof-raising tribute to the Queen of Soul.

7:30 p.m.

Granfalloon 400 E. Main St. granfalloonchattanooga.com

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LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR THURSDAY10.11 Ingrid Woode 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 Amber Fults 6:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Naomi Ingram 6:30 p.m.

Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Open Mic Night 7 p.m.

Moccasin Bend Brewing Co. 3210 Broad St. bendbrewingbeer.com Bluegrass Thursdays 7:30 p.m.

The Feed Co. Table & Tavern 201 W. Main St. feedtableandtavern.com Keepin’ It Local 8 p.m.

The Social 1110 Market St. publichousechattanooga.com Eric Johnson 8 p.m.

Walker Theatre 399 McCallie Ave. tivolichattanooga.com Open Mic Night 9 p.m.

The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com No Pressure, Parker Gispert of The Whigs 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Turkuaz with Butcher Brown 9 p.m.

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Alice Cooper

Songbirds South 35 Station St. songbirdsguitars.com

FRIDAY10.12 Jason Lyles 6 p.m.

Slick’s Burgers 309 E. Main St. jasonlylesmusic.com Jon Carroll 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 Sonny and the Wingnuts 7 p.m.

Charles & Myrtle’s Coffeehouse 105 McBrien Rd. christunity.org Rick Rushing and The Blues Strangers 7:30 p.m.

The Foundry 1201 Broad St. chattanooganhotel.com Alice Cooper 8 p.m.

Memorial Auditorium 399 McCallie Ave. tivolichattanooga.com Gino Fanelli 8 p.m.

Barley Taphouse 235 E. MLK Blvd.

chattanoogabarley.com Anthony Michael 8:30 p.m.

Puckett’s Restaurant 2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.com Manic Focus with Esseks 9 p.m.

Songbirds South 35 Station St. songbirdsguitars.com C2 and the Brothers Reed 9 p.m.

HiFi Clyde’s 122 W. Main St. hificlydeschattanooga.com Soundsytems Culture Takeover 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Jordan Hallquist 9:30 p.m.

The Feed Co. Table & Tavern 201 W. Main St. feedtableandtavern.com Ben Chapman Band 10 p.m.

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

SATURDAY10.13 Mendingwall Noon First Tennessee Pavilion 1826 Carter St. publicmarkets.us Courtney Holder

6:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Butch Ross 6:30 p.m.

Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Geoff Achison 7 p.m.

Charles & Myrtle’s Coffeehouse 105 McBrien Rd. christunity.org Forever Bluegrass 7 p.m.

Westbound Bar 24 Station St. westboundbar.com EG Kight Trio 7 p.m.

Songbirds North 35 Station St. songbirdsguitars.com Aretha Franklin Tribute 7:30 p.m.

Granfalloon 400 E. Main St. granfalloonchattanooga.com Danimal 7:30 p.m.

The Foundry 1201 Broad St. chattanooganhotel.com Drew Ashworth 8:30 p.m.

Puckett’s Restaurant 2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.com A Tool Tribute with Evil Empire 9 p.m.

Songbirds South

Reverend Horton Heat

Tremont Tavern 1203 Hixson Pike tremonttavern.com Particle 9 p.m.

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

WEDNESDAY10.17

35 Station St. songbirdsguitars.com Roshambeaux 9 p.m.

HiFi Clyde’s 122 W. Main St. hificlydeschattanooga.com Michael Hitchcock 9 p.m.

Southside Social 1818 Chestnut St. thesouthsidesocial.com Ben Chapman Band 10 p.m.

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

SUNDAY10.14 Brooks Hubbard 11 a.m.

Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. flyingsquirrelbar.com Carl Pemberton 11 a.m.

Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Corey Evitts 11 a.m.

1885 Grill 3914 St. Elmo Ave. 1885grill.com The Von Wamps 12:30 p.m.

First Tennessee Pavilion 1826 Carter St. publicmarkets.us Nancy Westmoreland

1:30 p.m.

Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. flyingsquirrelbar.com Open Mic with Jeff Daniels 6 p.m.

Long Haul Saloon 2536 Cummings Hwy. (423) 822-9775 Mathis & Martin 7 p.m.

Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Reverend Horton Heat 8 p.m.

Songbirds South 35 Station St. songbirdsguitars.com Stellar Jay 9 p.m.

Southside Social 1818 Chestnut St. thesouthsidesocial.com

MONDAY10.15 Open Air with Jessica Nunn 6 p.m.

The Granfalloon 400 E. Main St. granfalloonchattanooga.com Ryan Oyer 6:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Monday Nite Big Band 7 p.m.

The Coconut Room 6925 Shallowford Rd.

thepalmsathamilton.com Melodime, Westfall 9 p.m.

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

TUESDAY10.16 Danimal 6 p.m.

Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Lori Button 6 p.m.

1885 Grill 3914 St. Elmo Ave. 1885grill.com Butch Ross 6:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.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 Xll Olympians 8 p.m.

Barley Taproom 235 E. MLK Blvd. chattanoogabarley.com Open Mic with Mike McDade 8 p.m.

Noontunes: Mary Loves Jazz Noon Miller Park 928 Market St. (423) 265-3700 No Big Deal 6 p.m.

SpringHill Suites 495 Riverfront Pkwy. springhillsuites.com Pete Boubel 6:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Eric Kirkendoll 6:30 p.m.

Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.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 Gaelic Storm 8 p.m.

Walker Theatre 399 McCallie Ave. tivolichattanooga.com 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 CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM • OCTOBER 11, 2018 • THE PULSE • 21

ERNIE PAIK'S RECORD REVIEWS

Fred Thomas Aftering (Polyvinyl)

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n Laurie Anderson’s track “A Story About a Story,” she had an interesting observation about memories when recalling a difficult hospital stay from her childhood—when telling stories, we tend to clean things up in order to get to the point; in the process, details are lost, and “you forget it more.”

Fred Thomas has been in a million bands, including Flashpapr, City Center, Failed Flowers and his best known one, the nostalgic pop ensemble Saturday Looks Good to Me, and each band has a million stories.

With Thomas’ 2015 solo album All Are Saved, it seemed like he entered a new era in his career—he never forgot his past, or his influences, but all these little bits catalyzed into a style that boldly shouted out, “This is a Fred Thomas album”

rather than vaguely evoking one of his musical heroes.

The title of Thomas’ new solo album, Aftering, suggests memories and reflection, and if cementing memories into stories means losing details, then you might not realize it, going

by Thomas’ gushing, wordy and sometimes exhilarating songs.

These are vivid recollections, oozing with struggles, finding compelling glimpses in a glorious mess of events, often somber, from an older and wiser mind.

Beginning with ambient tones, the album jumps into a poprock vibe with the fuzzed-out guitars of “Alcohol Poisoning” and the upbeat, bouncy “Altar,” but the album’s emotional centerpiece is the 8-minute “House Show, Later December.”

In it, Thomas describes a scene familiar to those in the musical underground: “Three noise acts, mixer feedback, busted 4-tracks, clusters of cables on card tables, iPod DJ standing in the corner.”

He recalls being 23 years old, on tour in the band Lovesick, and then he fast-forwards: “Seventeen years later, I’m still in the same jail. I’m still sending out these cassette tapes in the mail.”

Here’s the album’s musical turning point, which then conveys a gentle pensive tone using strings and pizzicato notes on

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“Mother, Daughter, Pharmaprix” or an undertow of pianos and electronics on “Slow Waves.”

The melancholic atmosphere is starkly apparent with lyrics like “Bad days are happening now” on “Good Times Are Gone Again,” but who’s to say that Aftering isn’t Thomas’ own turning point—especially considering it’s quite possibly his finest, most moving solo album so far; after all, on “Alcohol Poisoning,” Thomas sings, “In your head, there is a voice repeating, ‘I’m never doing this again.’”

Moon Revenge Phrases That Remain (moonrevenge.bandcamp.com)

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his writer remembers listening to Belle and Sebastian’s If You’re Feeling Sinister soon after it came out and thinking, “Well, that was okay.” It took a few more listens before he realized just what an absolutely bril-

liant pop album it was, on several levels, and he was shocked, frankly, that he didn’t recognize that earlier.

A similar thing happened with Secret Cities’ severely underappreciated and overlooked third album Walk Me Home from 2014, where this writer went from thinking, “Well, this is nice” to “Oh my god, I am completely addicted to this album” after a few listens.

Marie Parker was behind many of that album’s finest moments—including the infectious slice of pop perfection “Bad Trip”—and she has now stepped out with her own project, Moon Revenge.

On Moon Revenge’s debut album Phrases That Remain—selfreleased on vinyl and as digital downloads—the songs are closest in spirit to certain Secret Cities tracks such as “Thumbs” and “The Cellar,” where an earnest mood—threatening to become heavy, but never going too far— is favored over breeziness while residing in a realm with a loose definition of pop.

Parker is joined by violinist Emily Kim Goldsmith plus Secret Cities bandmates Alex Abnos and Charlie Gokey, and Parker’s primary instrument is the piano, which is perfect for conveying a complicated spirit that transmutes between major and minor keys.

Throughout the album, there are numerous dramatic flairs—a military drum rhythm on “Alone at the World’s End,” a Spanish habanera rhythm/melody on “The Spider Thread”—and even a few playful time-signature disruptions with the waltz-time “Winter’s Breath” and a 7/4 sequence in “The Notes,” driven by cello/violin counterpoint and propulsive drums.

Possibly the most satisfying sequence on Phrases That Remain is “Radiant Color”—marked with vibrant, fluid melodies and Parker’s gently gliding torchsong vocals—followed by the intense dream song “Clock” that barrels down with bombastic drums and distorted chords.

Running through ten tracks in 36 minutes, the album is perhaps a victim of its own ambition; this writer can’t help but think that each track could stand to breathe on its own to be fully appreciated, and it feels like a collection of short stories rather than a novel.

This makes sense, considering the tracks tend to follow a certain structure, with a build-up, dramatic release, then resolution. Parker reveals an uncommon pop sensibility, where melodies slither in and stick with you, rather than going for instant gratification, and an appreciation becomes deeper with every listen.

The Hot Chocolatier Brook Brown

Pulse Assistant Editor

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As Halloween approaches, The Hot Chocolatier is stocked with spooky treats, delicious autumn gelatos, truffles and chocolatecovered snacks.”

The Scoop The Hot Chocolatier 1437 Market St. (423) 266-3066 Mon-Thu: 11am-8pm Fri-Sat: 11am-10pm Sun: 11am-5pm thehotchocolatier.com

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T’S BEEN AN UNSEASONABLY hot October thus far, and I for one am not happy about it. Fall is the time for brisk breezy weather, sweaters and boots, and a cool rain shower here and there, not this 90 degree afternoon, let me sweat through my jean jacket I’ve been dying to wear and chose to wear despite the blistering heat kind of days we’re experiencing.

But fear not, Chattanoogans, despite the “hot” in their name, The Hot Chocolatier has all your cool, refreshing, fall-inspired needs to transition the season. (Or if you’re like me and you’ll drink that hot, hot chocolate despite the summer-y weather, you’ll never find hot chocolate to be anything other than an in-season treat.)

As Halloween approaches, The Hot Chocolatier is stocked with spooky treats, delicious autumn gelatos, truffles and chocolate-covered snacks, and of course pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin.

“Some of our favorite fall gelatos are back,” says owner Wendy Buckner.

“We have pumpkin chai and s’mores flavored gelatos, and an apple cinnamon sorbet.”

Grab a pumpkin spice truffle to pair with your pumpkin chai gelato, topped off with pumpkin spice white chocolate hot chocolate, hot or iced. Or if a tasty campfire-inspired cup of cocoa is more your style, you can’t go wrong with their s’mores hot chocolate and s’mores gelato.

Try their mouth-watering chai spiced caramels, sweet potato pecan or apple pie truffles, or a gourmet caramel apple, covered in nuts, chocolate, and adorable fall-colored maple leaf sprinkles. Or if you can’t choose between their incredible selection of gourmet treats, grab a Halloween goodie box with white chocolate mummy pretzels, chocolate covered marshmallow mum-

mies, maple-leaf shaped chocolate suckers, and more!

And while fall is here for what seems like only a brief moment, it’ll be the holidays before we know it.

Are you a pre-holiday prepper? If you aren’t, you should be! The Hot Chocolatier makes it easy to preorder a holiday cake for your Thanksgiving dinner or Christmas party. Inquire about their holiday cake menu from which you can order sweet potato ginger cakes, gingerbread cake and so much more.

Knock one thing off your to-do list when it comes to putting together that holiday feast and let The Hot Chocolatier cover dessert for you!

They’re currently already taking orders for corporate holiday events such as Christmas parties or chocolate baskets for clients so don’t wait to place your order as you can never be too ahead of the game. Order boxes of truffles, chocolate covered fruits and nuts, chocolate Christmas trees, chocolate Santas, vanilla French macarons, chocolate espresso cookies, the list goes on and on.

(The Hot Chocolatier ships for corporate clients all over the US and there

will be a cut-off date for shipping so don’t miss out!)

And if you’re looking for unique and delicious stocking stuffers, you can never go wrong with their Christmasthemed treats. Chocolate covered Oreos and French macarons, chocolate covered handmade marshmallows with little red and green sprinkles, that’s something I’d like to pull out of my stocking Christmas morning and spend the afternoon snacking on!

Those Christmas-inspired snacks will pair perfectly with a tin of The Hot Chocolatier’s hot cocoa mix or hottie hot cocoa mix, or for something chocolatier, try their sipping hot chocolate mix.

“Sipping hot chocolate is thicker and made with real ground chocolate,” says Wendy. “You make it in a smaller amount than a whole cup of cocoa and mix it with cream rather than just milk like you would our cocoa mix.”

Either will be perfect for a cold (we hope) Christmas morning. Be the best gift giver in town with a treat selection from The Hot Chocolatier, and don’t forget to grab a cup of cocoa for yourself while you’re in there. You deserve it.

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FILM & TELEVISION

A King In Milwaukee David Greenberger looks at getting old

"I'm The Doctor" Off and on for the past fifty years, one of the longest-running and most beloved science fiction television series has been Doctor Who. First launched by the BBC as a children’s educational program, the show quickly morphed into something much larger and become a worldwide sensation.

And now, history is being made once again as Jodi Whitaker becomes the first woman to wield a sonic screwdriver as the thirteenth incarnation of the Time Lord known only as The Doctor.

Already highly anticipated, the new-look series heralds a brand-new era for Doctor Who with a world-class team at the helm led by showrunner Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch, Torchwood) and a brand new group of companions.

And while the premiere of the new season aired on BBC America this past Sunday (to fantastic reviews and acclaim), here’s your chance to join with your fellow Whovians to see it on the big screen, along with a pair of special behind-the-scenes features— “Becoming a Doctor” and “Directing and Regenerating Doctor Who”.

“The Woman Who Fell to Earth” will show on the big screen this Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. at both East Ridge 18 and Hamilton Place 8.

So fire up your TARDIS, grab your sonic screwdriver, and watch out for Daleks (just in case) as we once again travel through time and space in style. — Michael Thomas

By John DeVore Pulse Film Editor

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It’s important that we begin to address the issues created by living longer—how do we care for our elderly and allow them the dignity they deserve?”

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LDER CARE IS A TOPIC THAT WILL BECOME INcreasingly more important in the next decade. It’s important now, of course, but sooner than later more and more Baby Boomers will enter into the final stages of their lives, in numbers far greater than previous generations. As medicine advances, it allows for longer life expectancies.

The world is certainly more advanced than it’s ever been. It’s important that we begin to address the issues created by living longer—how do we care for our elderly and allow them the dignity they deserve? As costs continue to rise, elder care runs the risk of allowing elder abuse for the sake of cutting corners.

In other countries, the elderly are cared for by family—a nursing home is unthinkable. It’s a necessary conversation, one that we will need to have one way or another.

It’s easy to cast off the elderly, especially as they begin to lose their

mental faculties and communication becomes more difficult.

As one man has found, however, simple conversations are paramount in maintaining quality of life as people age. David Greenberger, known for his zine Duplex Planet as well as his contributions to NPR, has spent his career interviewing and conversing with the elderly, turning their conversations into works of art meant portray the humanity of aging.

Greenberger doesn’t see the elderly as fonts of wisdom or experiences, necessarily. Instead, he wants audiences to see them as

they are—a mixed convalescence of personality and memory, not far removed from anyone else.

On Thursday, Oct. 18th, The Shaking Ray Levi Society is bringing Greenberger to the Barking Legs Theater, along with a short documentary about his recent work. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. and admission is free, although donations are gladly accepted.

The documentary itself focuses on the composition of Greenberger’s most recent album, A King In Milwaukee. This album takes snippets of conversations with elderly people in around Milwaukee and weaves them into original compositions.

Greenberger spent three nonconsecutive months interviewing and recording for the album. He has a significant talent in finding the music in conversation.

It’s a not altogether unfamiliar form of composition—most of us have spent hours listening to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon straining to decipher the phantom conversations behind the music.

The difference is that in A King In Milwaukee these conversations are at the forefront of the recordings, driving the song and the music through a complex and satisfying structure. Greenberger strives

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Greenberger spent three nonconsecutive months interviewing and recording for the album. He has a significant talent in finding the music in conversation.” to allow the conversations to flow naturally, always believing the stories and broken anecdotes to be true, as they are true to the individuals who tell them.

Often, he’s told by his interviewees that their stories aren’t interesting or that they have nothing important to say. But this nothing is the point—it’s the banality that makes it human. The simplicity of a person is ever so beautiful.

After the interviews, the audience gets to watch the creative process. This should be familiar to anyone that’s every created music in a collaborative setting.

It’s driven by ideas and failure, by personalities talking over each other and interrupting and playing instruments through conversation.

Creation is very organic in nature.

At the center of it all, however, are the conversations, the “lyrics” such as they are. Everything is built around the words of these people, creating sounds that reflect the

people who spoke them.

Attached to the screener I saw was a concert and what is so striking is how different each song is, each relying on repetition of phrases but painting a picture of someone distinct and valuable.

There are souls on display in the work of Greenberger.

What’s exciting about this event is that Greenberger is coming to Chattanooga not just to talk and promote his work. He will also be spending three weeks interviewing participants at Chattanooga’s Signal Centers, with the goal of creating an “original 70-minute monologue with music” by partnering with Prime Lens (musicians Bob Stagner, Evan Lipson, and Tyson Rogers).

The importance of giving overlooked individuals in Chattanooga a chance to hear their voices through such a distinctive and powerful lens cannot be overstated. Support local film.

✴ NEW IN THEATERS ✴

First Man A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

Director: Damien Chazelle Stars: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke

Bad Times at the El Royale Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption—before everything goes to hell.

Director: Drew Goddard Stars: Dakota Johnson, Chris Hemsworth

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FOOD & DRINK · SUSHI & BISCUITS

Sugar-Topped Heaven On Earth Chef Mike explores those wonderful Spanish sweet breads

I Mike McJunkin Pulse columnist

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The best plan of action when encountering unknown pan dulces is to just eat them—they’re all delicious except that one that’s filled with toothpaste and jalapeños—don’t buy that one.”

Mike McJunkin is a native Chattanoogan who has traveled abroad extensively, trained chefs, and owned and operated restaurants. Join him on Facebook at facebook.com/SushiAndBiscuits

F YOU’RE A FAN OF PASTRIES, sweet breads, cookies and cakes, take my hand and let’s explore the fantastical world of pan dulce. “Come with me, and you’ll be, in a world of pure imagination…”

Pan dulce simply means “sweet bread” in Spanish, but there are over 2,000 varieties that span every size, shape, color and flavor imaginable. Almost every Latin market in the city has a selection of pan dulces, and some have large display cabinets with a baffling, but hypnotizingly beautiful array of pastries, cookies, and colorful, sugar-topped breads beckoning you, calling out for you to grab a tray, a set of tongs, and start grabbing one of everything.

For the full, sugar coma experience, visit one of the panaderias (Mexican/ Guatemalan bakeries) in town such as Gordos on Brainerd Road or Brea Bakery on Ringgold Road and go full Augustus Gloop. There’s no chocolate river, so you’ll be safe.

Newbies to the pan dulce experience, or even experienced explorers of the Mexican sweet bread arts, can easily become confused and overwhelmed by the selection. With 2,000 possible answers to, “What is that?” it helps to have a guide. So I’ve prepared a quick guide to some of the most common pan dulces that also happen to be my favorites. But the best plan of action when encountering unknown pan dulces is to just eat them—they’re all delicious except that one that’s filled with toothpaste and jalapeños—don’t buy that one.

Concha: These are easily the most iconic and popular of all pan dulces.

They are the big, seashell patterned pastries with what looks like colorful, cracked icing on top. In reality, these beautiful creations are cinnamon, vanilla or chocolate bread, topped cookie dough in the shape of a seashell. You’ll often see conchas in colors like bright

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pink or yellow, but regardless of the color they will always have that same seashell shape and addictive flavor.

Oreja: These ear shaped (Oreja is Spanish for ear), thin, flakey pastries aren’t too sweet, but are slightly sticky and sometimes come covered with a thin glaze. Oreja’s are similar to French palmiers, except the French think they look like a butterfly or palm leaf shape. Oreja’s date back to at least 1930, and have been served with coffee, milk, or hot chocolate for decades as a part of a complete breakfast.

Mantecada: Although the original from Spain is typically cooked in a loaf shape, the Mexican mantecada looks like a muffin, if you made a muffin with an unholy amount of butter, lard, and eggs. The flavor is similar to pound cake or sometimes a bit like a French madeleine cake. If you’re lucky, you may find some flavored with chocolate or sprinkled with nuts.

Chamuco: Oh how I love this cream cheese or fruit filled cousin of the concha. Chamucos are made from the same ingredients as the famous conchas, but instead of being fluffy, chamucos are flat with a large circle of sugar paste, cream cheese, or fruit in the middle. They look a lot like (and taste similar to) a Danish pastry, but chamucos have a lot more of what we all know we want – filling in the middle.

Cochito: Spanish for “little piggy,” these thick, cake-like gingerbread cookies are shaped like—wait for it—a pig.

I say these are a gingerbread cookie, but in fact there is no ginger in them.

Cochitos get their flavor from molasses

and cinnamon and traditional bakeries will even boil brown sugar to make their own molasses syrup. Pro tip: Some folks call cochitos, marranitos, puerquitos, or cochinos.

Galletas: This is the general name for all those Mexican cookies that line the display case—they’re big, colorful and freaking delicious. Galletas come in tons of colors, shapes and can be decorated with cartoon characters or wild designs. But don’t think they are just for kids; they are the second-most popular pan dulce just behind the concha.

In spite of the variety of colors and shapes, most of them taste pretty much the same with the exception of the cochito mentioned above. Galletas are essentially a shortbread style cookie that is packed with enough butter, sugar, and sweet toppings to send you straight into a sugar coma. A sweet, sweet sugar coma.

These six examples barely scratch the surface of the wonderland that is a case full of pan dulces. Stop into your neighborhood Latin market or panaderia and indulge yourself. You deserve it.

“Don’t forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he always wanted…he lived happily ever after.” — Willie Wonka

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): My astrological analysis suggests that life is conspiring to render you extra excited and unusually animated and highly motivated. I bet that if you cooperate with the natural rhythms, you will feel stirred, playful, and delighted. So how can you best use this gift? How might you take maximum advantage of the lucky breaks and bursts of grace that will be arriving? Here’s my opinion: be more focused on discovering possibilities than making final decisions. Feed your sense of wonder and awe rather than your drive to figure everything out.

Give more power to what you can imagine than to what you already know. Being practical is fine as long as you’re idealistically practical.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): How far is it from the Land of the Lost to the Land of the Lost and Found?

What’s the best route to take? Who and what are likely to provide the best help? If you approach those questions with a crisply optimistic attitude, you can gather a wealth of useful information in a relatively short time. The more research you do about the journey, the faster it will go and the more painless it will be. Here’s another fertile question to meditate on: is there a smart and kind way to give up your attachment to a supposedly important thing that is actually quite burdensome?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In her only novel, Save Me the Waltz, Zelda Fitzgerald described her main character like this: “She quietly expected great things to happen to her, and no doubt that’s one of the reasons why they did.”

That’s a bit too much like fairy-tale wisdom for me to endorse it unconditionally. But I do believe it may sometimes be a valid hypothesis—especially for you Sagittarians in the coming months. Your faith in yourself and your desire to have interesting fun will be even more important than usual in determining what adventures you will have. I suggest you start now to lay the groundwork for this exhilarating challenge.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Russian philosopher George Gurdjieff taught that most people are virtually sleepwalking even during the day. He said we’re permanently stuck on automatic pilot, prone to reacting in mechanical ways to every event that comes our way. Psychology pioneer Sigmund Freud had an equally dim view of us humans. He believed that it’s our normal state to be neurotic; that most of us are chronically out of sync with our surroundings. Now here’s the good news, Capricorn. You’re at least temporarily in a favorable position to refute both men’s theories. In fact, I’ll boldly predict that in the next three weeks you’ll be as authentic and awake and at peace

as you’ve been in years.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In the late 19th-century, American botanist George Washington Carver began to champion the nutritional value of peanuts. His influence led to the plant being grown and used more extensively. Although he accomplished many other innovations, including techniques for enhancing depleted soils, he became famous as the Peanut Man. Later in life, he told the story that while young he had prayed to God to show him the mystery of the universe, but God turned him down, saying, “That’s for me alone.”

So George asked God to show him the mystery of the peanut, and God agreed, saying, “that’s more nearly your size.” The coming weeks will be a great time for you to seek a comparable revelation, Aquarius.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Every year, people discard 3.3 million pounds of chewing gum on the streets of Amsterdam. A company named Gumdrop has begun to harvest that waste and use it to make soles for its new brand of sneakers, Gumshoe. A spokesperson said the intention was to “create a product people actually want from something no one cares about.” I’d love it if you were inspired by this visionary act of recycling, Pisces. According to my reading of the cosmic omens, you now have exceptional powers to transform something you don’t want into something you do want.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In his book The Snow Leopard, Peter Matthiessen describes his quest to glimpse the elusive and rarely seen creature in the Himalayas.

“Its uncompromising yellow eyes, wired into the depths of its unfathomable spirit,” he writes, give it a “terrible beauty” that is “the very stuff of human longing.” He loves the snow leopard so much, he says, that it is the animal he “would most like to be eaten by.”

I bring this up, Aries, because now would be a good time, astrologically speaking, for you to identify what animal you would most like to be eaten by. In other words, what creature would you most like to learn from and be inspired by?

What beautiful beast has the most to give you?

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Richard Nelson is an anthropologist who has lived for years with the indigenous Koyukon people of Alaska. He lauds their “careful watching of the same events in the same place” over long periods of time, noting how this enables them to cultivate a rich relationship with their surroundings that is incomprehensible to us civilized Westerners. He concludes, “There may be more to learn by climbing the same mountain a hundred times than by climbing a hundred

JONESIN' CROSSWORD different mountains.” I think that’s excellent counsel for you to employ in the coming weeks.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “It is sad that unless you are born a god, your life, from its very beginning, is a mystery to you,” writes Gemini author Jamaica Kincaid. I disagree with her because she implies that if you’re human, your life is a complete and utter mystery; whereas my observation has been that for most of us, our lives are no more than eighty percent mystery. Some lucky ones have even deciphered as much as sixty-five percent, leaving only thirty-five percent mystery. What’s your percentage? I expect that between now and November 1, you can increase your understanding by at least ten percent.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You Cancerians may not possess the mental dexterity of Virgos or the acute cleverness of Geminis, but you have the most soulful intelligence in the zodiac. Your empathetic intuition is among your greatest treasures. Your capacity to feel deeply gives you the ability to intensely understand the inner workings of life. Sometimes you take this subtle acumen for granted. It may be hard for you to believe that others are stuck at a high-school level of emotional skill when you have the equivalent of a PhD. Everything I just said is a prelude to my advice. In the coming weeks, I doubt you can solve your big riddle through rational analysis. Your best strategy is to deeply experience all the interesting feelings that are rising up in you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Do you ever experience stress from having to be so interesting and attractive all the time? It may on occasion feel like an onerous responsibility to be the only artful egomaniac amidst swarms of amateur egomaniacs. I have a suggestion that might help.

Twice a year, celebrate a holiday I call Dare to Be Boring Week. During these periods of release and relief, you won’t live up to people’s expectations that you keep them amused and excited. You’ll be free to be solely focused on amusing and exciting yourself, even if that means they’ll think you’re dull.

Now is an excellent time to observe Dare to Be Boring Week.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A Chinese proverb says, “Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” I’m happy to let you know that you are currently more receptive to this truth than maybe you have ever been. Furthermore, you have more power than usual to change your life in ways that incorporate this truth.

To get started, meditate on the hypothesis that you can get more good work done if you’re calm and composed than if you’re agitated and trying too hard.

“Getting Shift-E”—moving over.

ACROSS 1 Cut coupons, say 5 Show whose 50th season would premiere in 2024 8 Holiday driver, in a phrase 14 Sea movement 15 Japanese for “yes” 16 “Let’s hide out!”

17 Animal that’s a source of Musk?

19 Home theater component 20 Every last one 21 Handler of meteorology?

23 Indian yogurt drink 25 “I Am America (And ___ You!)” (2007 Stephen Colbert book) 26 Lofty 29 Agcy. combating price fixing 30 Hanoi lunar festival 33 Falco of two HBO series 36 Fantasy group 38 Circumvent

40 Clapton-inspired New Orleans dish?

43 Kick back 44 Old Norse letter 45 Name associated with IRAs 46 Shadowy figure 47 Use a crowbar 49 Group associated with Brooklyn since 2012 51 “No Logo” author Naomi 53 Jon of “Napoleon Dynamite” 57 British prep school offering singing lessons?

62 Actress Gabor 63 Wheat-free soy sauce 64 Advice to “Star Wars” fans?

66 Hot dish stand 67 “It’s a dog ___ dog world out there” 68 “Akeelah and the Bee” star Palmer 69 Says 70 ___-pitch softball 71 They may be beady

DOWN 1 Great buy 2 ___ Wafers (Nabisco brand) 3 Matinee stars 4 You can’t take a Scantron with it 5 Oxford, e.g.

6 “The Lion King” lioness 7 Does some workout tasks 8 Cut in half 9 Like some shady calls 10 Metallic quality 11 “Wheel of Fortune” creator Griffin 12 Neighborhood 13 Luminous sign gas 18 It ended in 1945 22 Scientist Albert who studied LSD 24 “Come Back, Little ___” (William Inge play) 27 Rockstar Games game, to fans 28 Shakespeare play split into two parts 30 Luau root 31 Do some cutting

and pasting 32 Part of MIT, for short 33 Messes up 34 Like one end of a pool 35 Sit ___ by (take no action) 37 Tempe sch.

39 Poet’s output 41 Da Gama, for one 42 Word in some obits 48 Makes alterations to 50 The other side 51 Unscrupulous man 52 Features to count 54 Loser to Truman and FDR 55 Draw forth 56 Landscaping tools 57 “Julius Caesar” inquiry 58 Pie shop purchase 59 Leave out 60 Skewed type (abbr.)

61 ___ the Elder (Roman statesman) 65 Scrape by, with “out”

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