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A Cold Stroll With The Moral Truth A skinny, black-haired, college-aged kid was strutting through a recent event at the downtown library. This kid made it a point to make sure everyone knew he was there.

Nothing out of the ordinary, right? College kids are loud and belong in the libraries.

LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS

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THE SOUL OF THE BLUES

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Just when the rest of the world is ready to take a holiday, performing artists across town are gearing up for a busy season. Ballet Tennessee certainly deserves a rest, should they want one.

Almost nine months ago to the day I wrote about a new single from an up-and-coming blues act, GA-20. “Naggin’ On My Mind” was the name of the single.

9 SHADES OF GREEN

TIME TO GALLERY HOP

It’s time for the annual, city-wide art experience with Chattanooga’s Gallery Hop, hosted by the Association for Visual Arts (AVA). This Saturday, enjoy a free, “self-guided gallery experience”.

A SEMI-SHINING SEQUEL

There are some movies that don’t need sequels.

Despite the insistence otherwise by Hollywood franchise creators, there’s something to be said for a standalone film.

18 MUSIC REVIEWS

21 NEW IN THEATERS

12 ARTS CALENDAR

19 FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

22 GAME ON!

16 MUSIC CALENDAR

19 THE LIST

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CITY LIFE · BETWEEN THE BRIDGES

Lift Up Your Hearts

Cons ider This w ith Dr. Rick “I’m sorry about yesterday,” she said. He hung on to his straps and shrugged. “Yesterday happens.” — Rainbow Rowell We can probably all agree that at least sometimes, forgiving is the worst…the hardest…the most challenging. We may walk around with the wounds of yesterday for weeks, years, decades!

And yet, in forgiveness lies freedom. Without it, a cancerous bondage. Consider the following to be mantras or mini-meditations to help you on your own road toward forgiveness.

“Forgiveness has nothing to do with absolving a criminal of his crime. It has everything to do with relieving oneself of the burden of being a victim. Letting go of the pain, we transform from victim to survivor.” — C.R. Strahan “I have learned that the person I have to ask for forgiveness from the most is myself.

— Joy Bell “A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.” — Robert Quillen“ True forgiveness is when you can say, Thank you for that experience. — Oprah Winfrey — Rick Pimental-Habib, Ph.D.

Ballet Tennessee is built to inspire

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UST WHEN THE REST OF THE WORLD IS READY TO TAKE A HOLIDAY, PERFORMing artists across town are gearing up for a busy season. Ballet Tennessee certainly deserves a rest, should they want one—this season, they’ve performed at the Youth and Family Development Center’s End of Summer Celebration, Splash Summer Arts Festival, Parking Day, Chattanooga Dances, Tennessee Association of Dance, and Arts for CARES.

By Jenn Webster Pulse contributor

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Keeping up this busy schedule, and delivering engaging, impeccable performances every time, takes a lot of focus and dedication.”

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Keeping up this busy schedule, and delivering engaging, impeccable performances every time, takes a lot of focus and dedication. “We do it with talent and teamwork,” says Anna Baker-VanCura, executive artistic director and co-founder of Ballet Tennessee, also noting that engagements like these are built on a history of strong community relationships.

“We’re well-known for bringing high standards and high-quality works,” adds Lauren Day, who serves as office administrator as well as instructor, choreographer, company member, and professional dancer with BTN. “Audiences see something different and special in us,” Baker-VanCura says, “The dancers work very well together. Their arm and body move-

ments are well orchestrated. They’re strong technicians. That forms the base of everything we do, every performance, whether we’re telling a story or presenting a more abstract work.”

Now, Ballet Tennessee is capping off a busy fall with an exciting handful of winter offerings. On December 7, they’re taking their historical role performing with the Chattanooga Boys’ Choir’s Singing Christmas Tree.

Then on Saturday, December 21, they’re offering a Holiday Special at Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts. Rather than a single story ballet, this festive afternoon of dance will feature three movements, building thematically from a little chaotic curmudgeonry toward a message of peace, love, and joy.

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The first section starts with a jazz ballet of “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas”, featuring Andrew Bewley as The Grinch. Next, Jenison Owens, program administrator and instructor, choreographer, company member, and professional dancer with BTN, restages “Triple Dog Dare”.

“It’s based on a scene from A Christmas Story about a dare,” she says. “I’m taking the movie voiceover and putting music into it, then turning it into a hip hop dance. It’s exciting— it’s definitely new for Ballet Tennessee and the community.”

The first part rounds out with a portion of Barry VanCura’s Scrooge section of A Christmas Carol. Subsequent sections move toward more traditional holiday pageantry, featuring both ballet and musical theater dancing.

While the show isn’t specifically billed as Christmas-themed, there is definitely a movement from chaos to order, griping to rejoicing, that would make this afternoon a perfect alternative to the usual Christmas-cantata outing.

If you follow Chattanooga dance closely, you’ll be interested to see Ballet Tennessee slowly shifting its weight onto new choreographic legs. With the departure of a cadre of strong professional dancers over the past year—some to other Chattanooga

companies, others to opportunities out of state—much of Ballet Tennessee’s choreography has been taken over by Owens and Day, both BTN alumna.

This isn’t a change so much as an intelligent development of a tradition. Baker-VanCura is still creating new choreography, but she’s also providing for the future by empowering dancers who are both steeped in BTN’s technique-centric history but also curious and eager to explore.

Sitting in the room with Baker-VanCura, Owens, and Day, it’s hard not to feel excited—about Ballet Tennessee, about the future of the program, and about arts leadership in Chattanooga. I won’t venture to guess any of their ages, but the image that flashes through my mind is of the triple goddess…Owens is in the early summer of her career, Day is a mother (and, interestingly, a returning adult dancer who had the chops this past summer to master Baker-VanCura’s recreation of Perrot’s Pas de Quatre this past spring), and Baker-VanCura has the perspective of decades of dance leadership as she guides the company into the future.

Come out and see for yourself.

Saturday, December 21, at 2 p.m. at CCA. Tickets are available on Eventbrite starting November 25.

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COVER STORY

A Cold Stroll With The Moral Truth How a simple walk can create a life-changing path

By Cody Maxwell Pulse contributor

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One should always walk when one is troubled. It’s the only thing to do. Walk quietly so that you can hear your thoughts.”

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SKINNY, BLACK-HAIRED, COLLEGE-AGED KID WAS strutting through a recent event at the downtown library.

This kid made it a point to make sure everyone knew he was there. Nothing out of the ordinary, right? College kids are loud and belong in the libraries.

But this boy was in red high-heels.

His eyes were smeared with eyeliner and his lips smeared maroon. He wore pornographically short, cutoff jeans.

The backside of the young man was on full display, hair and all. There was just enough scrap of a white t-shirt hanging over his shoulders for him to have scrawled in loud, capital letters with a black magic marker the word “BITCH”.

This boy paraded himself, clacking his wobbling high-heels with his bare belly pressed out, and stared down a challenge from anyone that disagreed

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with his antics. A giggling entourage followed him.

Mothers shielded their children’s eyes and left the library. Others averted their own eyes in uneasy silence, pretending not to notice. The librarians watched this mean-spirited drag show knowing they could do nothing to stop it.

This boy and his entourage stalked through the library until everyone had seen them. Then they went laughing out the door. ∙∙∙∙ There’s a surly and confrontational

idea that has taken over the world today concerning what is true in life and what is not. And I don’t mean whether or not something is factual. We’re talking about “capital T” moral Truth.

This idea says that what is Truth for one may not be Truth for another. In the philosophical arena, absolute Truth passed away when Friedrich Nietzsche made his famous proclamation that: “God is Dead.” Now, instead of God, we have this idea that moral Truth is relative to the individual and there is no moral absolute that applies to us all.

This is moral relativism. It seems nice until you disagree. If you speak against relativism, it’s immediately assumed that you must be a Nazi.

These relativists demand that we love one another. They will spit in your face to convince you how important it is to love one another. If you don’t love and applaud everyone, whether you agree with them or not, you are a Nazi.

If you turn on your television, the leaders of this relativist Crusade are always there. “Nazis are afoot!” they say. “Nazis are everywhere!” they declare. Nazis even hold public office in this country. They’re in our schools and libraries.

The safest thing to do when such a person appears is to acknowledge the danger, don’t open your mouth and slip out from wherever you are. ∙∙∙∙ One should always walk when one is troubled. It’s the only thing to do.

Walk quietly so that you can hear your thoughts. There’s a possibility the an-

gel and devil from old Bugs Bunny cartoons will be hovering around your shoulders, whispering their arguments through your opposing ears. This is a disconcerting thought but one that must be confronted. Walk quietly so that you’ll hear them and be able to decide whether it’s the angel or the devil that’s really the Nazi.

Friedrich Nietzsche, our story’s philosopher and the man who inspired the ideals of the National Socialist German Worker’s Party, the actual Nazis, was a great and incessant walker. This man, who declared the death of God (and in consequence made gods of each of us), gathered all his ideas while walking. He walked for eight hours a day, composing his thoughts and words as he went.

Born of these walks was Nietzsche’s idea of the individual’s “Will to Power.” Since the death of God, Nietzsche claimed, man had become a self-determining creature unrestrained by any Divinely imposed virtues like pity, empathy or mercy. “The higher man is distinguished from the lower by his fearlessness and his readiness to challenge his perceived misfortunes,” he wrote.

This “higher man” will prevail in the absence of God through the destruction of conventional Christian “slave” morality and the creation of new and pitiless, self-affirming values.

If Nietzsche is correct, then the boy parading fearlessly through the library is an example of this higher man. Nietzsche’s idea of the “Ubermensch”, his Superman, has been born. ∙∙∙∙ I had a friend who grew up around

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‘Just because I’m from the ghetto don’t mean I’m ghetto,’ he told me one time.

I’ll never forget those words.”

East Lake. He was cool. He thought guns were for sissies so he carried a switchblade and drank Pabst Blue Ribbon because that’s what his grandfather drank. He looked like a jackbooted thug. Where he came from forced him to be crazy-eyed and hard-knuckled. “Just because I’m from the ghetto don’t mean I’m ghetto,” he told me one time. I’ll never forget those words.

He was my friend.

He had a young daughter he didn’t pay much attention to back then. She told him one day, “I like it when it’s just me and you.” So he started feeling soft and snuck away with her to go for a walk on Guild Trail one November afternoon. When they came to the wooden bridge, his daughter said, “Watch, daddy!” and she went running ahead to show him how fast she was.

He told her she was pretty fast, so

she did it again.

She ran back asking if he would bring her back there someday to teach her to ride a bicycle. Maybe she would get one for Christmas, she said. He told her she might.

But my friend told me he didn’t know if he would bring her there again. He didn’t know how to be a father. “I’ve always been a vagabond,” he said. He drank and fought and carried knives.

He laid down with women and was gone the next day. He blamed it all on the women when they asked why.

Truth was, he grew up in East Lake and never knew how to love.

His daughter took off running to the bridge’s edge. Looking down at the kudzu that covered everything below, she asked if there were animals down there.

“Yeah. Lots of animals.”

“Are they rabbits down there too?”

“Sure are.”

“Maybe there’s a giraffe and elephants?”

“Maybe.”

She looked and saw strange flowers and things moving beneath the vines. White birds and rabbits playing with baby jaguars. Laughing hyenas in little houses and waterfalls and mouses.

She asked if he could see them.

He looked down and saw them.

She laughed and pointed at tigers and flowers and good kings and queens.

He looked at her hands. They were red from the cold. He hadn’t realized how cold it had become and night was falling.

“Come on,” he told her. “We have to go.”

“No we don’t have to go home,” she said.

“Yes we do. Your hands will get too cold out here.”

“That’s okay daddy. If they get too cold you can just hold them.”

Those words suddenly taught the boy from East Lake how to love, and he was silenced.

They did not go home. He held her hands to keep them warm until the moon was high in the sky.

My friend said later that everything was as simple as his daughter said it was. He got a job somewhere and went off to be a daddy. I don’t know where he is anymore.

How could my East Lake friend and Freidrich Nietzsche come to such wildly different conclusions on their walks?

I don’t know. The cartoon angels and devils are as good a guess as any.

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COVER STORY

And what of our incessantly walking philosopher? He came to his end in Turin, Italy.

One morning in the winter of 1889, Nietzsche went out for a walk. He liked Turin because it was quiet, he said, and he could hear himself think.

But this quiet morning was shattered by screams.

Nietzsche had come upon a man brutally beating a horse. The philosopher of the virtue of the merciless threw his arms around the poor animal’s neck, begging that it be shown mercy. A crowd gathered to watch the spectacle and our great philosopher fell writhing at the animal’s feet.

Policemen came to carry him away.

Nietzsche never recovered from this episode and died a madman.

It should be mentioned here that the god of the Nazis, a man inspired by the great Nietzsche and whose name is now unmentionable, shot himself in the head forty-five years later. ∙∙∙∙ I was in Heidelberg, Germany one December night.

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All I could say in German was ‘Danke Schoen’ and she only knew enough English to tell me how ridiculous I was.”

It was the Christmas season and I spent the evening walking through the Christkindlmarkt, looking at handmade cuckoo clocks from the Black Forest, and smelling sausages and wine. When night fell, I was walking with a German girl named Marion.

Marion had pale northern skin and eyes the color of running water.

I was not looking for Nietzsche. I was there to follow Marion wherever she would take me. We got pretty steep into paper cups of Gluwein, the sweet spiced red wine that’s sold during the holidays there, and were laughing at each other’s very poor understanding of our respective languages.

All I could say in German was “Danke Schoen” and she only knew enough English to tell me how ridiculous I was.

She took me behind the city, up a steep hill with winding and ancient stone stairs that went up toward Heidelberg Castle. A cold wind blew and Marion wrapped her coat and scarf closer around her. She walked in front of me. A smile crossed her mouth. I couldn’t see it in the dark, and I followed her up the stairs.

Outside the ruins of Heidelberg castle we found a place to hide from the wind. Marion turned me around in the dark and pointed down at the cold Neckar River, the centuries-old bridge over the water, and the Christmas lights strung across all the medieval rooftops.

We stood close to one another up there to share our warmth, both of us half-drunk on Christmas wine and laughing at how impossible it was to say what we both wanted to say.

COLUMN · SHADES OF GREEN

Trees: What Are They Thinking?

The leaves are changing, but it's not what it used to be

Sandra Kurtz

Pulse columnist

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LIMATE CHANGE HAS CAUSED shifting of autumnal colors brought to you by trees. It used to happen in October, but now it’s November. Remember the discontinued October Color Cruise? This year November instead marks the peak for local fall foliage. Beauty for the beholder? Meh! Oh, there’s a brilliantly colored tree here and there in someone’s front yard, but timing for color change in individual tree species is off so forests don’t show that short term blast of synchronized colors. Local weather conditions have not helped either. Many tree species have kept leaves longer, but they tend to just turn brown before dropping.

Even given color disappointment, deciduous tree leaf dropping is amazing. We are extremely fortunate to live in this temperate rain forest where we can bear witness. So, as is my custom (usually in October), here is my annual description of tree preparation for winter and what happens before each leaf falls: With the tilt of the Earth, it’s clear that there will be less light for photosynthesis for food making, and water

will be harder to get. Trees begin to shut down. At the base of each leaf is a small corky layer that swells and cuts off the flow of water. With no access to water, green chlorophyll disappears and we see the color of the leaves underneath. Eventually, the corky layer forms a disintegrating cell line that says ‘tear here’ and so each leaf falls to the ground. It’s a miraculous process.

But that’s not all. When leaves fall to the ground, if we don’t rake them away, they decompose first with the help of earthworms, beetle larvae, millipedes, mites, slugs, snails and microbes and then with acids and enzymes released by fungi. This complex process releases water, carbon, and inorganic nutrients back into the soil for reuse by plants through their root systems. It’s a grand recycling scheme.

There’s more! What scientists are now learning about trees in a forest is that they communicate with each other via fungi (mycorrhizae) that provide nutrients and water to the roots. They also form a community linked through a fungal pipeline to the root systems of other nearby trees.

Compare it to a human brain nerve network sending out signals to assess conditions for staying alive. A tree attacked by insects can send messages to other trees connected by the fungi warning them to set up their defenses.

They can share carbon and nutrients.

Older ‘mother trees’ can even recognize their own seed kin.

This forest community works to help all survive—a lesson for human communities might operate. Protecting

each other, especially family members, warning against approaching disease and other dangers, acquiring food for survival, and sharing are all traits we value for survival. That’s what forests do. Isn’t that way worthy for humans to emulate?

Recent discussions in Chattanooga about ways to protect our steep slopes and floodplains highlights how little we value our forest communities despite the many free services provided for us humans. Trees provide air and water cleaning, erosion prevention, ecosystem balance and slowing of climate disruption through carbon sequestration. Yet, to build a shopping center, a stadium for an unneeded second soccer team, or another subdivision, we wantonly destroy our forested communities or an elderly beloved Post Oak. In Richard Powers’ recent novel “Overstory”, he highlights several fictional characters tracking their lives as they build relations with certain trees and forests. Over their lives, the characters fight predominant attitudes about what brings quality to lives and

the human species.

Meanwhile the trees stand sentinel, silently watching as humans chop away at the resilience built into natural ecosystems and push for ever more expanding growth within a finite system.

As forests adapt to changing situations, what signals are they sending out to address human folly?

In most religions there exists a symbolic tree of life. For some it means the knowledge of good and evil. In others it’s the home of tree spirits. Many say the tree of life is the Baobab tree in Bahrain that can live up to 5,000 years.

Still others think of the tree of life as a scientific metaphor for evolution research describing relationships between organisms, living and extinct.

Whatever your belief about the tree of life, trees are wondrous beings that know ways to live in community. We ignore and destroy them at our peril.

Sandra Kurtz is an environmental community activist, chair of the South Chickamauga Creek Greenway Alliance, and is presently working through the Urban Century Institute. You can visit her website to learn more at enviroedu.net

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Time To Gallery Hop To It A dozen galleries open their doors this Saturday for a shared celebration “It’s Good, It’s Good, It’s Gooooooood!”

This Saturday, Chattanooga welcomes a comedy legend. Jeff Dunham, a blockbuster comedian known for his skills in ventriloquism, will be stopping at the Tivoli Theatre as part of his tour: Jeff Dunham: SERIOUSLY? Jeff Dunham is a seasoned comedian who has delighted people with his hilarious sets for more than thirty years. He entertains, and sometimes shocks, audiences with his somewhat inappropriate characters and dialogue.

Dunham is best known for his performances with his loyal band of lifelike puppets. Peanut, Walter, Jose Jalapeño, Bubba J., and Achmed The Dead Terrorist have joined Dunham on all of his most successful tours and shows. While ventriloquism is often given a bad rap, Dunham has no trouble overcoming the stigma and making people love it.

Dunham’s tour is taking him all over the country and then the world, so if you want to be exposed to some world-renowned comedy, make sure to catch him while he’s in Chattanooga.

The puppet centered show will be in the Memorial Auditorium this Saturday evening.

Tickets start at $52.50 and can be purchased at jeffdunham.com, tivolichattanooga.com, or by phone at (423) 757-5580.

— Mackenzie Wagamon

By Jessie Gantt-Temple Pulse Assistant Editor

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This is a fantastic way to make gift getting as enjoyable for you as those receiving the gifts.”

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T’S TIME FOR THE ANNUAL, CITY-WIDE ART EXPERIENCE with Chattanooga’s Gallery Hop, hosted by the Association for Visual Arts (AVA). This Saturday, from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m., enjoy a free, “self-guided gallery experience” that can take you through twelve galleries and leave you with more than just some of your holiday shopping done.

Even if you don’t plan to make a purchase, collect a stamp at each stop (with a minimum of ten stops) and your name will be entered to win the Art Buyer’s Basket. And with a wide range of artists and price points, this is a fantastic way to make gift getting as enjoyable for you as those receiving the gifts.

Classic style paintings using acryl-

ic, mixed media, oils and watercolor will be on display along with art that uses elements like hot wax, textiles, brass and copper.

Photography, sculptures, handpainted silks, hand-carved wood pens, custom designed jewelry with hand-cut stones or beadwork, metalsmithing and woodworking will be on hand.

Porcelain and clay pottery including mugs, platters and bowls will also be available at several galleries.

Although there is no beginning or endpoint, a good start would be the three participating galleries nestled together on Frazier, including the Association for Visual Arts (AVA). With AVA being the official Gallery Hop hosts, starting there would be ideal to get a grasp of the overall event.

Then hop over to In-Town Gallery who hosts an array of artists with talents as varied as their mediums.

Nearby, Plum Nelly crosses beautiful boundaries of shop and gallery as they display one-of-a-kind items available in large quantities.

Once done in North Chattanooga, hop across the water to The River Gallery in the Bluff View District. After viewing items like ceramic drums and handwoven baskets, walk through the River Gallery Sculpture Garden.

Area 61 Gallery, relocated right next to the Tivoli, will be opening its renovated doors for a sneak preview of acclaimed artists such as Bob Fazio, Lisa Denney, and Janet Campbell-Bradley. Showcasing more than twenty-five artists, Area 61 will deliver the same friendly vibe it always has but in a modern, more accessible spot right in front of a carta shuttle station.

With almost half of the galleries located off Main Street, the opportunity

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Area 61 Gallery, relocated right next to the Tivoli, will be opening its renovated doors for a sneak preview of acclaimed artists such as Bob Fazio, Lisa Denney, and Janet Campbell-Bradley.” for a beautifully crisp afternoon stroll could warm your heart as two featured galleries are nonprofits.

The internationally recognized non-profit outdoor museum, Sculpture Fields at Montague Park, is the largest sculpture park in the southeast and will have its “thirty-six monumental scale contemporary works of art.” And the community-focused Hart Gallery will have their expansive eclectic collections including handmade beads and jewelry, crocheted and cross-stitched clothing, charcoal and other canvas art.

Just around the corner from there is Brent Sander’s Studio and Gallery, which represents Southern Expressionism and features strikingly bold, “exaggerated colors” that highlight familiar places like Georgia and South Carolina. His nearby neighbor, Miki Boni Studios is usually a private studio, so don’t miss this opportunity to visit, and she is also giving away an 18x24 full color poster. Tucked between Brent Sanders and Miki Boni

is the Reflections Gallery. They will serve wine tastings, starting at noon, along with live artist painting demonstrations.

Although the majority of the galleries partaking are in central Chattanooga, there are two stops to make on the outskirts of downtown. The Masters Studio in Hixson and the Visions Stained Glass just outside the Brainerd Tunnel, are “must sees” as they each have over forty years in their craft.

Larry at the Masters Studio is passionate about art education and teaches classes on how to paint, make soap or stained glass. And Carolyn at Visions Stained Glass revels in making functional art like lamps and windows.

CARTA's free electric shuttle and Bike Chattanooga stations are abundant throughout the hop.

For more information on each participating galleries and to access a helpful map, go to “Chattanooga Gallery Hop” on Facebook.

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Noel W. Anderson & Althea Murphy-Price

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Pirates of Penzance

An open dialogue about contemporary artists’ representations of the black body in art.

6 p.m.

The Hunter Museum of Art 10 Bluff View St. huntermuseum.org

The real life story of a young girl facing the worst of the world.

7:30 p.m.

Back Alley @ The Mars Theatre 117 N. Chattanooga St. bapshows.com

Gilbert & Sullivan come to life in this swashbuckling musical adaptation.

7:30 p.m.

Chattanooga State Humanities Theater 4501 Amnicola Hwy. chattanoogastate.edu

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR THURSDAY11.14 River Runners 6 p.m.

Basecamp Bar and Restaurant 346 Frazier Ave. (423) 803-5251 basecampcha.com Noel W. Anderson & Althea Murphy-Price 6 p.m.

The Hunter Museum of Art 10 Bluff View St. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org Celebrating the Holidays when Walking with Grief 6 p.m.

Hospice of Chattanooga 4413 Oakwood Dr. (423) 702-9419 hospiceofchattanooga.com Bouquet Basics 6:30 p.m.

Fox and Fern 807 Chestnut St. (423) 838-3376 foxandfernstyle.com Open Mic Poetry 6:30 p.m.

Stone Cup Café 208 Frazier Ave. (423) 521-3977 stonecupcafe.com Josh Phillips 7:30 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Alcoholics Not Anonymous Comedy Open Mic 8 p.m.

Barley Taproom 235 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 682-8200 chattanoogabarley.com

FRIDAY11.15 Pop Up Art Show 6 p.m.

Stone Cup Café 208 Frazier Ave. (423) 521-3977 stonecupcafe.com Uncle Phil’s Diner: An Interactive Dinner Theatre 6:30 p.m.

Ridgedale Baptist Church

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1831 Hickory Valley Rd. (423) 499-0994 ridgedalebaptist.org Annie, Jr. 7 p.m.

Chattanooga Christian School 3354 Charger Dr. (423) 265-6411 ccsk12.com Homeless: Through the eyes of Ann-Marie and Amy 7 p.m.

WanderLinger Art Gallery 1208 King St. (423) 269-7979 wanderlinger.com The Diary of Anne Frank 7:30 p.m.

Back Alley @ The Mars Theatre 117 N. Chattanooga St. (706) 621-2870 bapshows.com The Pirates of Penzance 7:30 p.m.

Chattanooga State Humanities Theater 4501 Amnicola Hwy. (423) 697-4400 chattanoogastate.edu Josh Phillips 7:30, 9:45 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Jay & Silent Bob Reboot 8:00, 11:00 p.m.

Walker Theatre 399 McCallie Ave. (423) 757-5580 tivolichattanooga.com Improv “Movie” Night

8 p.m.

Improv Chattanooga 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com Video Game Night 8 p.m.

Stone Cup Café 208 Frazier Ave. (423) 521-3977 stonecupcafe.com Ruby Falls Lantern Tours 8:30 p.m.

Ruby Falls 1720 S. Scenic Hwy. (423) 821-2544 rubyfalls.com Studs of Steel 9 p.m.

Sky Zoo 5709 Lee Hwy. (423) 521-2966 Good, Old-Fashioned Improv Show 9:30 p.m.

Improv Chattanooga 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com Raven Von Roe 11 p.m.

The Palace Theater 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com

SATURDAY11.16 Stone Setting: Jewelry Intensive Course 10 a.m.

ENTERTAINMENT SPOTLIGHT This native Oak Ridger is an international touring comedian and cigar enthusiast. He frequents the Paula Deen Network and will be on an upcoming reality show on GAC. Josh Phillips The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. thecomedycatch.com

Chattanooga WorkSpace 302 W. 6th St. (423) 521-2643 thechattery.org Chattanooga Gallery HOP 10 a.m.

AVA Gallery 30 Frazier Ave. (423) 265-4282 avarts.org Painting in Watercolor with Margaret Park 11:30 a.m.

Reflections Gallery 1635 Rossville Ave. (423) 892-3072 reflectionsgallerytn.com Annie, Jr. 2, 7 p.m.

Chattanooga Christian School 3354 Charger Dr. (423) 265-6411 ccsk12.com Christmas Ornaments Stained Glass Class 2 p.m.

Reflections Gallery 1635 Rossville Ave. (423) 892-3072 reflectionsgallerytn.com Jeff Dunham: Seriously 5 p.m.

Tivoli Theatre 709 Broad St. (423) 757-5580 tivolichattanooga.com Uncle Phil’s Diner: An Interactive Dinner Theatre 6:30 p.m.

Ridgedale Baptist Church 1831 Hickory Valley Rd. (423) 499-0994 ridgedalebaptist.org Denim and Diamonds Fall Ball 7 p.m.

Stratton Hall 3146 Broad St. (423) 667-4332 strattonhall.com The Diary of Anne Frank 7:30 p.m.

Back Alley @ The Mars Theatre 117 N. Chattanooga St. (706) 621-2870 bapshows.com The Pirates of Penzance 7:30 p.m.

Chattanooga State Humanities Theater 4501 Amnicola Hwy. (423) 697-4400 chattanoogastate.edu

Josh Phillips 7:30, 9:45 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com 1 Star Reviews 8 p.m.

Improv Chattanooga 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com Inprov vs. Standup 9:30 p.m.

Improv Chattanooga 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com Poetry After Dark: Heartbreak & Healing 11:11 p.m.

The Palace Theater 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 palacebazar.com

SUNDAY11.17 Experiment with Silverpoint 10 a.m.

Townsend Atelier 301 E. 11th St. (423) 266-2712 townsendatelier.com Chattanooga Market 12:30 p.m.

First Horizon Pavilion 1829 Carter St. chattanoogamarket.com Artful Yoga with Suzanne Sabourin 1:30 p.m.

The Hunter Museum of Art 10 Bluff View St. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org The Diary of Anne Frank 2:30 p.m.

Back Alley @ The Mars Theatre 117 N. Chattanooga St. (706) 621-2870 bapshows.com The Pirates of Penzance 2:30 p.m.

Chattanooga State Humanities Theater 4501 Amnicola Hwy. (423) 697-4400 chattanoogastate.edu Uncle Phil’s Diner: An Interactive Dinner Theatre

3:30 p.m.

Ridgedale Baptist Church 1831 Hickory Valley Rd. (423) 499-0994 ridgedalebaptist.org Lyrics and Libation 5 p.m.

Chattanooga Cigar Club 1518 Market St. (423) 498-3910 chattanoogacigarclub.com Josh Phillips 7:30 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Ruby Falls Extended Cavern Experience 8 p.m.

Ruby Falls 1720 S. Scenic Hwy. (423) 821-2544 rubyfalls.com

MONDAY11.18 Intro to Dance 9 a.m.

Chattanooga State Community College 4501 Amnicola Hwy. (423) 697-4400 chattanoogastate.edu Modern Dance 10 a.m.

Chattanooga State Community College 4501 Amnicola Hwy. (423) 697-4400 chattanoogastate.edu Beginner Excel 2 p.m.

The Chattery of Chattanooga 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 521-2643 thechattery.org Planning for Parenthood 6 p.m.

The Chattery of Chattanooga 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 521-2643 thechattery.org SQL Basics 6 p.m.

The Chattery of Chattanooga 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 521-2643 thechattery.org Fall Belly Dance Session 6 p.m.

Movement Arts Collective 3813 Dayton Blvd.

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

Chattanooga Brewing Co. 1804 Chestnut St. (423) 702-9958 chattabrew.com River City Dance Club 7:45 p.m.

Peace Strength Yoga 3800 St. Elmo Ave. (813) 731-9581 rivercitydanceclub.com Comedy Open Mic 9 p.m.

The Honest Pint 35 Patten Pkwy.

(423) 468-4192 thehonestpint.com

TUESDAY11.19 Chattanooga Self Improvement Meetup 8 a.m.

The Edney Innovation Center 1100 Market St. (423) 799-0052 theedney.com Tuesday Night Chess Club 6 p.m.

Downtown Library 1001 Broad St. (423) 643-7700 chattalibrary.com Mindfulness 101 6 p.m.

Center for Mindful Living 400 E. Main St. (423) 486-1279 centermindfulliving.com Beginner Cake Decorating: Thanksgiving Edition 6 p.m.

The Chattery of Chattanooga 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 521-2643 thechattery.org Beginner Palmistry 6 p.m.

The Chattery of Chattanooga 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 521-2643 thechattery.org Paths to Pints 6:30 p.m.

The Tap House 3800 St. Elmo Ave.

taphousechatt.com Trash TV Bingo 7 p.m.

Heaven & Ale Brewing Co. 300 Cherokee Blvd.

(423) 521-4222 heavenandalebrewing.com Archaeology Lecture: Felix Höflmayer 7 p.m.

Lynn Wood Hall Chapel Southern Adventist University (423) 236-2030 southern.edu Improv Crash Course 7 p.m.

Improv Chattanooga 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com Poetry, Pups & Pints 7:30 p.m.

Stone Cup Café 208 Frazier Ave. (423) 521-3977 stonecupcafe.com

WEDNESDAY11.20 Main Street Market 4 p.m.

522 W. Main St. mainstfarmersmarket.com Artsperiences!

6 p.m.

Mad Knight Brewing Company 4015 Tennessee Ave. (423) 825-6504 madknightbrewing.com Improv Open House 7 p.m.

Improv Chattanooga 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com Open Mic Night 7:30 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Open Mic Comedy 8 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 • NOVEMBER 14, 2019 • THE PULSE • 13

THE MUSIC SCENE

Harnessing The Soul And Spirit Of The Blues GA-20 plays the blues the old-fashioned way

A Truly Spectacular Musical Holiday The annual Chattanooga Music Club will host its annual Holiday Spectacular this coming Tuesday at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium.

The free event will feature Dr. Patrick Scott performing on the Mighty Austin Organ, with the UTC Chattanooga Singers and the sixtypiece UTC Symphony orchestra joining the organist on stage. The symphony consists of UTC students, staff, and professional musicians from all over the region.

The UTC Chattanooga Singers will sing acappella works as well as major works alongside the full orchestra. Dr. Scott’s experience in music is vast, as he has worked all over the Southeast educating and playing the organ.

In memory of musical force Dr. Glenn Draper, donations to the Chattanooga Music Club’s Evelyn Gibbs Performance Fund can be made at the door. Dr. Draper blessed others through music by founding the Chattanooga Singers. His legacy will be continued through the support of Chattanooga citizens and fellow music enthusiasts.

It will be truly spectacular as it kicks off the holiday season in the biggest showcase ever presented from the Chattanooga Music Club.

The event is open seating, no tickets required. — Lauren Justice

By Marc T. Michael Pulse Music Editor

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Founded in 2018, they had already captured the sound of classic blues and R&B in a way that was damn spooky.”

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LMOST NINE MONTHS AGO TO THE DAY I wrote about a new single from an up-and-coming blues act, GA-20. “Naggin’ On My Mind” was the name of the single, and at the time I could not help but be impressed by how authentically vintage the young band sounded.

Founded in 2018, they had already captured the sound of classic blues and R&B in a way that was damn spooky. Given the musical pedigrees of the bandmates, though, it shouldn’t have been that surprising. Over a decade worth of touring with, playing for, and being sideman to some genuine legends of the genre gave the fledgling act a gravitas and depth of charac-

ter that a quinquagenarian band would envy.

Their full length album, Lonely Soul, is out now, and in addition to the aforementioned premiere track, there are nine more tunes that collectively paint a picture of a band so fully immersed in the blues renaissance, you’d swear they were there instead of inconveniently not having been born yet.

Nominally a trio consisting of two guitars and drums (and vocals of course), the bandmates have earned enough respect and goodwill from the blues community that folks like Charlie Musselwhite and Luther Dickinson were happy to lend their considerable talent to some tracks. T hat’s a big deal, kids. For established names that border on the level of reverence to sit in on the debut album of a band with less than two years under their belt is a more ringing endorsement of the group’s talent than any reviewer could ever muster.

So, they’re good. Very good.

But exactly what kind of good are they? The blues, or what we think of as the blues, has had over a century to gestate—compared to rock and roll, which has had about half as long, and owes its existence to the blues—and in that time has developed something of a sprawl. Which is to say that “the blues” isn’t enough information to tell you what you might be about to hear.

There was a time when the blues was still an outlier to the mainstream, a “dangerous” and “subversive” style of music (sound familiar?) that met with much condemnation and derision from self-appointed cultural guard-

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What GA-20 has captured here isn’t just the heart of the blues (which is no mean feat itself) but also the proto-heart of rock and roll.” ians. It isn’t right to call this “the early days” since the style had already been around for many decades, but it was the beginning of its entry into the collective consciousness of the country.

Raw, real, risqué, it commanded the attention of younger people even as older people wailed and gnashed their teeth. Artists who’d spent half a life pursuing their art in relative obscurity found themselves suddenly thrust into the limelight, making a little money, and getting some welldeserved recognition.

It is that era that GA-20 captures to perfection, not only in their musicianship and writing, but even in the recording and production work of their album.

I have plenty of vintage material in my collection and I defy anyone to hear it side by side with this 2019 album and differentiate between the two.

The mastery of mood is complete, and tunes like “One Night Man”, “Got Love If You Want It”,

and the eponymous “Lonely Soul” are as authentic as anything that came out of 1950s Chicago.

In a word, what GA-20 has captured here isn’t just the heart of the blues (which is no mean feat itself) but also the protoheart of rock and roll.

This is blues/rock before the era of the A&R man, before corporate musical assembly-line, before the art was sacrificed to the gods of marketing. As such, it is not merely a gorgeous album to hear, it is an important piece of work, a poignant reminder of the powerful roots of modern music.

Simply put, GA-20 is a group that inevitably earns the respect of the old-timers just as much as the love of younger generations, and has the talent and style to become one of the most respected bands of the modern era.

Lonely Soul is available now, and in an era when “roots” music is all the rage, here is a collection of tunes no music lover should be without.

Your Can’t Miss Weekend Plans It’s going to be a great weekend and if you’re looking for some quality entertainment, there are two events you won’t want to miss.

This Saturday, Stringers Ridge takes the stage at The Honest Pint as part of their ongoing Saturday concert series.

The band, led by the award-winning Tom Morley, presents a take on traditional Celtic folk and Americana for which they have no peer. This free show kicks off at 9 p.m. and is the perfect way to start (or finish) your evening.

Then on Sunday, local diva songstress Robin Grant—along with her band The Standard— will be appearing at Songbirds for the highly anticipated release of their new album, Off Label.

One of the most electric singers to appear on the scene in recent years, Robin and company never fail to put on a breathtaking performance General admission includes an autographed copy of the album, which is one you’ll want as an early Christmas gift to yourself. — MTM

THU11.14

FRI11.15

SAT11.16

King Harris

The Stolen Faces

The popular American rapper and social media celebrity brings a diverse group for a very special night to remember.

8 p.m.

Songbirds South 41 Station St. songbirds.rocks

If you want to remember what it was like to see the Grateful Dead in the blub heyday, come relive it all this Friday night.

9 p.m.

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

ONHELL, H4ppy Camper, Dub Collection Soundsystem Cultures has put together yet another amazing show.

9 p.m.

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

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LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR THURSDAY11.14 David Anthony & Paul Stone 6 p.m.

The Palms at Hamilton 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Danimal & Friends 7 p.m.

WanderLinger Brewing Co. 1208 King St. wanderlinger.com Toby Hewitt 7 p.m.

Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Southwind 7 p.m.

The FEED Co. Table and Tavern 201 W. Main St. feedtableandtavern.com Naomi Ingram 7:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Nathan Bell & Friends 7:30 p.m.

Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org Jesse Jungkurth & Friends 7:30 p.m.

Mexi-Wing VII 5773 Brainerd Rd. (423) 296-1073 Stephen Busie 8 p.m.

The Social 1110 Market St. publichousechattanooga.com Citico & Nightingail 8 p.m.

The Bicycle Bar 45 E. Main St. (423) 475-6569 King Harris 8 p.m.

Songbirds South 41 Station St. songbirds.rocks Corey Smith 8 p.m.

Walker Theater 399 McCallie Ave tivolichattanooga.com Open Mic Night with Jonathan Wimpee 9 p.m.

The Office @ City Cafe

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Shana Falana 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com Dallas Walker 9 p.m.

Westbound Bar 24 Station St. westboundbar.com Shana Falana 10 p.m.

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

FRIDAY11.15 Binji Varsossa 6 p.m.

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

Edley’s Bar-B-Que 205 Manufacturers Rd. edleysbbq.com Mark Edgar Stuart 7 p.m.

The Woodshop 5500 St. Elmo Ave. thewoodshop.space Matt Meys & John Meyer 7 p.m.

Songbirds North 35 Station St. songbirds.rocks Sweet Georgia Sound

7 p.m.

North River Civic Center 1009 Executive Dr. (423) 870-8924 Tim Lewis 7 p.m.

El Meson 248 Northgate Park elmesonchattanooga.com Reese and Rosser 7 p.m.

Oddstory Brewing Co. 336 E. MLK Blvd. oddstorybrewing.co Webb Berringer 7:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Goo Goo Dolls 8 p.m.

Tivoli Theater 709 Broad St. tivolichattanooga.com Barron Wilson 8 p.m.

The Feed Co. Table & Tavern 201 W. Main St. feedtableandtavern.com El Rocko, Pet Degree, Jupiter Missle, Signs Following 8 p.m.

The Spot 1800 E. Main St. Amber Carrington 8:30 p.m.

Puckett’s Restaurant

2 W. Aquarium Waypuckettsgro. com Art of the Groove with Tryezz 8:30 p.m.

Barley Chattanooga 235 E. MLK Blvd. chattanoogabarley.com The Stolen Faces 9 p.m.

HiFi Clyde’s 122 W. Main St. hificlydeschattanooga.com David Ingle & Friends 9 p.m.

The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com The Weeks with the Minks And Lenox Hills 9 p.m.

Songbirds South 41 Station St. songbirds.rocks JG&C feat. Bethany Kidd 9:30 p.m.

The Brew & Cue 5017 Rossville Blvd.

McKinley James 10 p.m.

Tremont Tavern 1203 Hixson Pike tremonttavern.com Gino Fanelli with Russ on Trumpet 10 p.m.

The Social 1110 Market St.

publichousechattanooga.com Dead End Friends 10 p.m.

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

SATURDAY11.16 Danimal 10:30 a.m.

Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. flyingsquirrelbar.com Brandon Maddox 6 p.m.

James County Cattle Company 2553 Lifestyle Way jamescountycattle.com Binji Varsossa 6 p.m.

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

The Palms at Hamilton 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Scott Miller 7 p.m.

Songbirds North 35 Station St. songbirds.rocks Tim Lewis 7 p.m.

El Meson 248 Northgate Park elmesonchattanooga.com Courtney Holder 7:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Rye Baby with The No Good Deeds 8 p.m.

Stone Cup Café 208 Frazier Ave. stonecupcafe.com Weatherman 8:30 p.m.

Puckett’s Restaurant 2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.com The Waymores & Flattop Boxers 8:30 p.m.

WanderLinger Brewing Co. 1208 King St. wanderlinger.com The Bitteroots

Rye Baby 9 p.m.

HiFi Clyde’s 122 W. Main St. hificlydeschattanooga.com Cody James Harris 9 p.m.

The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com ONHELL, H4ppy Camper, Dub Collection 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Back N Black 9 p.m.

Songbirds South 41 Station St. songbirds.rocks Dead End Friends 10 p.m.

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

SUNDAY11.17 Mark Andrew 11 a.m.

The Edwin Hotel 102 Walnut St. theedwinhotel.com Carl Pemberton 11 a.m.

Westin Chattanooga

801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com My Name Is Preston Noon Southside Social 1818 Chestnut St. thesouthsidesocial.com Danimal and Friends 12:30 p.m.

The Feed Co. Table & Tavern 201 W. Main St. feedtableandtavern.com James Hatem 1:30 p.m.

Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. flyingsquirrelbar.com The Other Brothers 2 p.m.

WanderLinger Brewing Co. 1208 King St. wanderlinger.com Evan Kennedy 8 p.m.

The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com

MONDAY11.18 The Monday Nite Big Band 7 p.m.

The Coconut Room 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Blues Night Open Jam

7 p.m.

Songbirds South 41 Station St. songbirds.rocks Very Open Mic with Shawnessey Cargile 8 p.m.

The Well 1800 Rossville Blvd. #8 wellonthesouthside.com

TUESDAY11.19 Danimal and Friends 3 p.m.

Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Acoustic Bohemian Night 6:30 p.m.

Mexi-Wing IX 6925 Shallowford Rd. mexiwingix.business.site The Ehnes Quartet 6:30 p.m.

The Hunter Museum of Art 10 Bluff View Ave. huntermuseum.org Chattanooga Music Club Holiday Spectacular 7 p.m.

Memorial Auditorium 399 McCallie Ave. chattanoogamusicclub.org Danimal 7 p.m.

Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Space Jam Open Mic 7 p.m.

Barley Taproom 235 E. MLK Blvd. chattanoogabarley.com Tyler Martelli 7:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Pickin’ N Pints 7:30 p.m.

WanderLinger Brewing Co. 1208 King St. wanderlinger.com Open Mic with Mike McDade 8 p.m.

Tremont Tavern 1203 Hixson Pike tremonttavern.com

WEDNESDAY11.20 Jesse James Jungkurth 7 p.m.

Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Marquis Dotson & Friends 7 p.m.

Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org Gino Fanelli 7:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Randall Adams 8 p.m.

The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com Priscilla & Little Rickee 8 p.m.

Las Margaritas 1101 Hixson Pike (423) 756-3332 Zech Dallas 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

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ERNIE PAIKS’S RECORD REVIEWS

New Music From Andreas Dorau, Opal

Andreas Dorau Das Wesentliche (Tapete)

Opal Early Recordings (Salley Gardens)

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Many of the tracks on the new album are short and tothe-point, with several clocking in under the two-minute mark, possibly cutting the pop song down to “the essential”.

In his catalog, Dorau has mainly focused on pop and dance music, providing his inspired touch and going beyond the generic monotony that Euro-dance music can often wallow in.

However, Das Wesentliche pushes slightly away from the recipes that drove his best received tracks, such as “Girls in Love” and “Stoned Faces Don’t Lie”, where Dorau’s voice offers a foil to another singer’s vocal presence or sample.

The one-two combo of “Menschen Tragen Graue Hüte” (“People Wearing Gray Hats”) and “Wieso” recall the vocal harmonies and bouncy melodies of the Beach Boys, while “Du Bist Eine Insel” (“You Are an Island”) has a comforting take on the Motown sound, using synth washes behind a Four Tops-esque core.

his writer remembers first trying to describe Andreas Dorau, and the best he could come up with at the time was if an adult version of the annoyingly voiced egghead Urkel, from the '90s TV show “Family Matters”, was a German dance-pop star.

It sounds like the set-up for some made-up Ranier Wolfcastle non-comedy, alongside “Help! My Son Is a Nerd”, but it’s no fabrication.

Dorau’s mousey tenor, pointedly not-suave voice probably sounds to most people like some kind of novelty act, but here’s the thing: his songs are absolutely irresistible, catchy and jubilant pop tunes that transcend novelty.

Dorau’s new album, Das Wesentliche (“The Essential”), shows that he’s nowhere close to losing steam in his 38-year career. After bursting onto the scene with the goofy and cute 1981 new-wave pop hit “Fred vom Jupiter”, released when he was a mere teen, he continues to bring energy in bursts.

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It’s not all '60s pop throwbacks—there’s the minimal techno track “Naiv”, the easygoing cowboy campfire song (with subtle synths and slide guitar) “Gebrauchtes Herz”, the spry, tight outburst “Instant Magic” and more disarming pop numbers.

Newcomers to Andreas Dorau may by baffled by the disconnect between his unusual voice and the perky, confident songs, but after a while, they seem rightfully inseparable in the quest for pop perfection.

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his writer remembers when he was a teenager who would frequently skip lunch and use his lunch money to purchase music, making it a literally unhealthy obsession.

He is also constantly reminded that music is devalued nowadays, because the barriers to receive it have been broken down, simply because they can be broken down, without regards to ethics or legality or even basic notions of gratitude.

In a roundabout way, this brings us to the new reissue of Opal’s 1989 collection Early Recordings, which has been out-of-print for three decades during which it exchanged hands on eBay for extravagant prices and remained in obscurity.

Opal was one of the key west-coast Paisley Underground bands of the '80s, alongside groups like The Bangles, The Three O’Clock

and The Rain Parade, which generally gravitated toward '60s classic and psychedelic rock and pop; the scene was influential to artists including Prince—his Paisley Park label being a hat-tip to the Paisley Underground.

Guitarist David Roback (formerly of The Rain Parade) and singer Kendra Smith (formerly of The Dream Syndicate) were Opal’s main songwriters. After Smith departed Opal, vocalist Hope Sandoval joined the band, which changed its name to Mazzy Star while continuing in the same vein and had the breakout hit “Fade Into You”.

Roback, Smith and drummer Keith Mitchell first used the name Clay Allison, then went by their real names and finally settled on the band name Opal, and Early Recordings covers this initial mid-'80s period of the band with EP releases Fell from the Sun and Northern Line plus rarities.

This new reissue includes the original CD’s bonus track “Hear the Wind Blow” plus four additional bonus songs: “I Called Erin”, “Don’t Stop the Train”, “Sailing Boats”, and an alternate version of the roadhouse blues tune “Empty Bottles”, fitting in nicely with the styles of the other Early Recordings tracks.

It’s a compelling collection that ambles between easygoing, woozy psych/garage rock guitar timbres, gentle country-rock (“My Only Friend”), bluesy slide-guitar-ridden tunes (“She’s a Diamond”)

and a stunning, minimal simplicity (“All Souls”). Without aping styles, various acts are evoked like Neil Young, early Pink Floyd (with the expansive, organ-driven “Lullabye”) and even The Doors, whose “The End” lends a vibe to “Grains of Sand” with an air of wandering mystery.

Mazzy Star fans should check Opal out, although Smith’s singing style—summoning a sort of forest earth goddess spirit with her pure, unadorned (and a bit solemn) voice—marks the greatest difference between the two acts.

After this material, Opal recorded its sole proper fulllength album, Happy Nightmare Baby, which leans more in the slow-throb rock direction with a prominent T. Rex influence.

So a valid question is, why does this reissue—only released on CD, not digitally nor part of the vinyl (or cassette!) revival—even matter in 2019?

This critic can only attempt to describe the feeling of both pure joy and contentment when he played this CD a few days ago, after waiting for this moment over 25 years (while refusing to pay collector prices) and being unsatisfied with pirated MP3 downloads or low-fidelity YouTube uploads.

It’s an album that deserves a proper reissue, and it has never sounded better to these ears, worth both the effort (since it’s not officially on streaming services) and the wait.

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

ROB BREZSNY SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Poet Robert Bly tells us that the door to the soul is unlocked. You don’t have to struggle through any special machinations to open it or go through it. Furthermore, the realm of the soul is always ready for you. Always! It harbors the precise treasure you need in order to be replenished and empowered. I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because I think that during the next two weeks, you should abide as much as possible in the soul’s realm—the cornucopia of holy truths and ever-fresh riches.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In my estimation, what you’ve experienced lately has been akin to a fermentation process. It’s as if you’re undergoing a transformation with resemblances to the way that grapes turn into wine or milk becomes yogurt or dough rises before being baked into bread.

You may have had to endure some discomfort, which is the case for anything in the midst of substantial change. But I think you’ll ultimately be quite pleased with the results, which I expect will be ready no later than ten days after your birthday—and quite possibly sooner.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Many books have been written about Joan of Arc, a fifteenth-century teenage peasant girl whose improbable ascent to military leadership, under the guidance of her divine visions, was crucial in France’s victory over the English. Among the many miraculous elements of her story was the fact that less than a year before she led troops into battle on horseback, she didn’t know how to ride a horse. She learned by riding around her father’s farm astride his cows. I foresee an equivalent marvel in your future, Capricorn.

By this time next year, you will have developed an aptitude that might seem unimaginable now. (P.S. There’s evidence Joan was a Capricorn.)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The Di-

vine Comedy is one of history’s greatest literary works. Its author, Dante Alighieri, was 43 when he began writing the Inferno, the first part of his three-part masterpiece. Up until that time, he had published just one book and a few poems, and had also abandoned work on two unfinished books.

Early on in the Inferno, the not-yetrenowned author presents a fictional scene in which he meets with the spirits of antiquity’s most famous authors: Virgil, Homer, Horace, Ovid, and Lucan.

Those illustrious five tell Dante he is such an important writer that he ranks sixth, after them, in his excellence. I’m going to encourage you to dare indulging in behavior like Dante’s: to visualize and extol—and yes, even brag about—the virtues and skills that will ultimately be your signature contribution to this world.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The Latin word for sea is mare. Flustra is the calm sea. Undisonus means “resounding with waves.” Caeruleus is the sea’s deep shade of blue, aestus is the tide, and aequoreus means “connected with the sea.” My hope is that as you meditate on these lyrical terms, you’ll be moved to remember the first lakes, rivers, and oceans you ever swam in.

You’ll recall your time floating in your mother’s womb and your most joyous immersions in warm baths and hotsprings. Why? It’s a favorable time to seek the healing and rejuvenating powers of primal waters—both metaphorically and literally.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): If there are any potential Aries heroes or leaders or saviors out there, the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to fully bloom and assert your practical magnificence. The lessons you have learned while improvising workable solutions for yourself are ripe to be applied to the riddles that are puzzling your tribe or group or gang. I want to let you know, however, that to achieve maximum effectiveness, you should be willing to do good deeds for people who may not be able to pay you back.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’re entering a phase of your astrological cycle when it’s crucial that your receptivity be as robust as possible. To guide you in this delightful but perhaps challenging work, here are good questions for you to pose. 1. Do you know what help and support you need most, and are you brave and forthright enough to ask for it? 2. Is there any part of you, perhaps unconscious, that believes you don’t deserve gifts and blessings?

Homework: “How easy it is to make people happy when you don’t want or need anything from them,” said Gail Godwin. Give an example.

FreeWillAstrology.com 3. Do you diligently cultivate your capacity to be refreshed and restored?

4. Are you eagerly responsive when life surprises you with learning experiences and inspirations?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Many people will not be honest because they fear loss of intimacy and togetherness,” writes self-help author Henry Cloud. But the truth, he adds, is that “honesty brings people closer together,” because it “strengthens their identities.” Therein lies the tender paradox: “The more you realize your separate identities, the closer you can become.”

Living according to this principle may not be as easy or convenient as being deceptive and covert, but it’s ultimately more gratifying. Henry Cloud concludes, “Telling loved ones what is really on your mind and telling others what you really think is the foundation of love.”

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Maturity is having the ability to escape categorization,” said poet Kenneth Rexroth.

That’s the opposite of the conventional wisdom. For many people, the process of growing up and becoming a seasoned adult means trying to fit in, to find one’s category, to be serious and steady and stable. Rexroth, on the other hand, suggested that when you fully ripen into your potentials, you transcend standard definitions; you don’t adhere to others’ expectations; you are uniquely yourself, outside and beyond all pigeonholes and classifications. The coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to practice and cultivate this sacred art.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Is there an event from your past that would be empowering for you to remember in detail?

Is there a neglected but still viable dream you could resurrect, thereby energizing your enthusiasm for the future? Are there old allies you’ve lost touch with but who, if you called on them, could provide you with just the boost you need? Is there a familiar pleasure you’ve grown numb to

but could reinvigorate by visualizing the original reasons you loved it? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to meditate on these questions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Catholic saint St. Francis (1181–1226) loved animals and the natural world. According to one folkloric tale, he was once traveling on foot with several companions when they came upon a place where the trees were filled with birds. Francis said, “Wait for me while I go preach to my sisters the birds.” He proceeded to do just that. The birds were an attentive audience for the duration of his sermon, apparently captivated by his tender tones. Seven centuries later, author Rebecca West offered a critique of the bird-whisperer. “Did St. Francis preach to the birds?” she asked. “Whatever for? If he really liked birds he would have done better to preach to the cats.” In the coming weeks, Virgo, I encourage you to do the metaphorical equivalent of preaching to both the birds and the cats.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Every now and then I authorize you Libras to shed your polite, tactful personas and express the angst you sometimes feel but usually hide. That’s now! To egg you on, read this mischievous rant

by Libran blogger Clary Gay (claryfightwood.tumblr.com): “We Libras are constantly thinking about how to make everyone else comfortable and happy. There’s not a minute going by when we’re not worrying about radiating a soothing and comforting aura so everyone can have a good time.

If a Libra is cranky, it’s because they snapped! Because of some non-Libra who doesn’t appreciate them! If a Libra is mean to people, it’s their own damn fault!”

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.

The List

It's More Than Turkey Month Sure, you learned all about the Pilgrims and Indians in elementary school—and probably made some of those hand turkeys, too—but you've most likely never heard some of these lesserknown facts about the month of November.

• Thanksgiving was first celebrated in the U.S. in 1789.

• The birthstone for November is topaz.

• Lincoln’s Gettysburg address was given in November 1863.

• The third Thursday of November is the Great American Smokeout.

• The ancient Roman calendar listed November as the ninth month.

• Winter once began on the 11th of November, according to those same Romans.

• November was called "Blood Month" by the ancient Saxons because that was the month they sacrificed animals to their gods.

• Now we just eat them.

So enjoy the month, and if you must deep fry your turkey for Thanksgiving, please try not to start the process with "Hey y'all...watch this!"

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FILM & TELEVISION

A Semi-Shining Sequel Little Danny is all grown up...or is he?

The Dimension Of Imagination It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.

This Thursday night at 7 p.m., AMC Chattanooga 18 and The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration will combine digitally restored versions of six quintessential episodes with an all-new documentary short.

Titled “Remembering Rod Serling”, it will highlight the imagination and creativity of creator Serling, whose thought-provoking anthology series continues to mesmerize fans.

Included are the classic episodes “Walking Distance”, “Time Enough at Last”, “The Invaders”, “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”, “Eye of the Beholder”, and “To Serve Man”.

After combing through 156 episodes of the mind-bending series, which originally ran from 1959-1964, CBS curated shows that were noteworthy fan favorites. It’s the first time any Twilight Zone episode has been presented on the big screen and all have been digitally restored.

Come out and relive a time when television took you to places you’ve never been and set the template for television twist endings.

— Michael Thomas

By John DeVore Pulse Film Editor

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Nothing is new because we’re so busy remembering what was. And so we beat on like boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. ”

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HERE ARE SOME MOVIES THAT DON’T NEED SEQUELS. Despite the insistence otherwise by Hollywood franchise creators, there’s something to be said for a standalone film. Can you imagine a direct sequel to Raging Bull? A Jake LaMatta 2: Boxing Boogaloo? What if someone decided we needed a prequel to Citizen Kane? Would they call it The True Story of Rosebud?

As a society, sometimes we just need to let things be. That seems impossible—there’s been talk of a remake of The Princess Bride, despite everyone seemingly understanding that absolutely no one wants to see it. Nostalgia culture has overtaken us. Nothing is new because we’re so busy remembering what was. And so we beat on like boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

Anyway, Mike Flanagan, director of the excellent Netflix series The Haunt-

ing of Hill House, directed a sequel to The Shining called Doctor Sleep. It is mostly adequate as its own movie, right up until it isn’t. As entertaining as it is, I’m not sure it ever really had a chance to stand alone. Stanley Kubrick haunts every corner of the film and, by the end of the film, Flanagan can only breathlessly remake the most famous parts of the original.

This film wouldn’t have been possible, of course, without the book by Stephen King. It seems even the best,

most prolific writers can’t avoid the draw of nostalgia. King’s version, however, left much of the Overlook Hotel in the memory of his characters out of necessity. At the end of the book, the hotel had exploded. This wouldn’t do for a Hollywood sequel. Instead, so as not to upset anyone, Flanagan had to attempt to remain true to the book and the original film.

Doctor Sleep follows the further adventures of Danny Torrance (Ewan McGregor), the telepathic son of axe wielding Jack from the first film. Danny has a “shine” to him, which caused the beings that haunted The Overlook to become more than just apparitions—they hunger for him. When he and his mother move to Florida after the events in Colorado, the creatures follow him.

Thanks to the help of Dick Halloran (Carl Lumbly, replacing Scatman Crothers), now himself an apparition after his murder

by Danny’s father, Danny learns to lock the creatures away inside his mind. As Danny gets older, he hides his “shine” through alcoholism, becoming an angry shell much like his father.

Eventually, Dan gets clean and begins working as an orderly for a hospice, using his powers to help the dying. As the years pass,

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The film is more of a character study, one that describes King’s own struggle with substance abuse, that ends in a nostalgic traipse through familiar scenes from The Overlook.” he begins an inadvertent “psychic pen pal” relationship with a young girl named Abra (Kyleigh Curran).

Abra also “shines,” though she is much brighter than Dan. She accidentally attracts the attention of a roving group of quasi-immortal beings that eat people who “shine.”

Dan must confront his past in order to give Abra a future.

Doctor Sleep is far more of a dark fantasy film than a horror. In fact, there’s only one scene that could be described as horrific, where a child is murdered by the psychic vampires. That was very difficult to watch thanks to the skilled acting of Jacob Tremblay.

The film is more of a character study, one that describes King’s own struggle with substance abuse, that ends in a nostalgic traipse through familiar scenes from The Overlook, lovingly recreated by Flanagan.

There isn’t anything wrong with this necessarily, although the end

was easily telegraphed early, but for me it took the wind out of the narrative. Instead of continuing the mythology of the story, we end up back where we began.

Flanagan even took parts of the first book, which were left out of Kubrick’s version, and inserted them into Doctor Sleep. Done so to perhaps mend fences with King, who famously didn’t appreciate Kubrick’s changes.

Still, the film is well made. We expected nothing less from Flanagan, who is a capable filmmaker.

But he’s not Stanley Kubrick.

Doctor Sleep was never going to be an effective sequel. The Shining is far too seminal a film to follow.

The books are different animals— they’re all from the mind of Stephen King and he can do what he pleases with them. Kubrick’s version took the material and, at least in my mind, elevated it. Doctor Sleep doesn’t. All it does is remind us of what came before.

✴ NEW IN THEATERS ✴

Charlie's Angels When a young systems engineer blows the whistle on a dangerous technology, Charlie's Angels are called into action, putting their lives on the line to protect us all.

Director: Elizabeth Banks Stars: Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott

Ford v Ferrari American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford and challenge Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.

Director: James Mangold Stars: Christian Bale, Matt Damon

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COLUMN · GAME ON!

It’s Truly Out Of This World!

The RPG/Firefly simulator you never knew you needed

Brandon Watson Pulse columnist

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N THE FAR REACHES OF THE GALaxy, an acoustic guitar strums amidst the din of colonists clanking shot glasses as an alien sun sets over a violet sea. Ruthless corporations rule these backwater manufacturing colonies with greedy fists of adamantium.

Medical aid is only available to the most productive and anyone deemed less than efficient will often suffer exile or imprisonment.

Mankind has successfully inhabited a new solar system yet most of humanity clings to small enclaves shackled by a regulated capitalist slavery.

As a newly awakened colonist is shanghaied at the whims of an outlaw scientist, it’s up to you to shape the destiny of an entire solar system teeming with outlaws, monsters, psychos, and mercenaries.

Welcome to the Halcyon system and welcome to Obsidian’s brand-new space opera, The Outer Worlds (TOW).

If you fancy yourself a lover of classic sci-fi from the likes of Jules Verne, Edgar Rice Burroughs and Isaac Asimov mixed up with some Firefly and Lost in Space episodes, then this intergalactic gem has you right in its crosshairs.

At first blush, The Outer Worlds feels very much like Obsidian Studio’s mega hit Fallout: New Vegas, albeit

with a graphical overhaul. The basic first-person action RPG elements are there with quality of life adjustments that workout in its favor. Tag skills are assigned early, with later options to level up on only those skills that matter to your style of play.

Want to be a gunslinging silver tongued rogue? With the old-school way of managing skill point advancement, there’s no need to lock into a set class. Perks also make a return which provide some very useful bonuses at every other level.

The combinations are near limitless, with each skill having some effect to a certain style of play in the manner of dialogue choices and environment traversal. Sometimes a well-rounded skillset is the way to go but keep in mind there is always a risky trade-off.

The departure from a V.A.T.S targeting mechanic to one more akin to bullet-time (slow motion) keeps the action engaging. To be honest the gunplay is some of the finest and downright addicting; I daresay it’s better-than New Vegas hands down. The implement of the time dilation power (the results of prolonged cryo-hibernation) can turn the tides of a particularly brutal firefight in your favor.

The weaponry is also a fun aspect with various mods and attachments you can kit out with devastating arsenal early on, without being bogged down by overly complicated craft systems. Zany experimental weapons can be discovered and are well worth the questing to acquire them. I don’t believe I’ve seen a shrink ray since Duke Nukem 3D, and wow have I missed it!

Aside from the solid run and gun

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and leveling, I’d have to say the atmosphere and nuance drenches The Outer Worlds in a smooth cosmic glow.

Though the graphics are not system killers by any means and sometimes texture pop-in can be annoying the shear depth and attention to small details make it a joy to explore.

The game universe of Halcyon feels alive at a distance. Freighter shuttles busy across the skies with spiraled ringed planets looming just beyond the clouds. Waves lap against green stones as lazy carnivorous creatures sunbathe. Cue some far-out music crafted by Obsidian veteran Justin Bell and drink up the artistic richness of a storybook adventure set in space.

The Outer Worlds is all about character, nuance, and set pieces broken up from time to time with some hilarity trademark of Obsidian titles. The crew you acquire throughout the journey will keep you chatting and learning about the wackos you’ve decided to share bunk space with.

Each NPC will have different opin-

ions and interactions with the people you choose to run with, which makes things interesting if said characters have some history before your time.

Other bonus points for the competent companion design is you get two on your shore party and I’ll be damned if they not only hold their own but actually take care of business.

Provided you keep their weapons and armor updated, you can duck behind cover and let your crew mow the monsters down or bring along the motivator and chatter box for bonuses for your soft skills like persuade and determination.

Though it’s not a triple-A powerhouse, TOW offers an original space adventure with all the RPG goodness of Obsidian’s past titles. The smart storytelling and attention to details makes this interstellar trek a must play for science fiction fans of all generations.

When not vaporizing zombies or leading space marines as a mousepad Mattis, Brandon Watson is making gourmet pancakes and promoting local artists.

JONESIN' CROSSWORD

“Two Can Play”—what’s on the shelf?

ACROSS 1 “The _ _ _ Report” (BBC Two’s answer to “The Daily Show”) 5 Educational foundation 9 Soaks up sun 14 Domini preceder 15 Big high school event 16 6-Down’s opposite 17 What Chubby Checker tried to pull off with his hit?

20 “Jazz From Hell” Grammy winner 21 “By gosh!”

22 Kind of bracket or shelter 23 Galena, for one 24 11th-grade exam 27 Cranberry field 29 Collaboratively edited site 30 Big bucks 34 Bad excuse for a vermin catcher?

39 Duplicate 40 “A Whole New World” singer Bryson

41 Executor’s concern 42 What I can only hope for when writing this puzzle?

45 “Arrested Development” actress Portia de _ _ _ 46 DEA figure 47 Airer of many RKO films 49 Casually 50 GoPro, e.g.

53 Rave genre, for short 56 “_ _ _ Flux” (1990s MTV series) 58 “Yours” follower 60 Difficulty identifying people?

64 Diversions (and components of the theme answers) 65 Night, in Paris 66 “The Revenant” beast 67 Aid in replay 68 “The Lord of the Rings” extras 69 Work IDs

DOWN 1 Passover bread 2 1978 Nobel Peace Prize co-winner Sadat 3 Attack anonymously 4 ICU locale 5 Tarzan cohort 6 Cold reaction 7 Dancer’s partner?

8 City air problem 9 1996 Pauly Shore/Stephen Baldwin comedy 10 Band accessory 11 “My ___” (“Hamilton” song early in Act I) 12 Caffeineyielding nut 13 “Come Sail Away” band 18 South American animal with a snout 19 Apprehend 25 Microsoft purchase of 2011 26 Archer, at times 28 Like some architecture or typefaces

29 Most sardonic 31 Pie crust cookie 32 Placed down 33 Mar. follower 34 Skywalker cohort 35 “Bloom County” penguin 36 Fumbler 37 Pipe section under a sink 38 L.A. area 39 “Bad Moon Rising” band, for short 43 He had a Blue Period 44 Have a go at 48 Sound from a kitty 49 “Not ___ lifetime” 50 343 and 1331, e.g.

51 Poe’s middle name 52 “Shrek” star Mike 53 Baker’s stock 54 Binary 55 Short note 57 “It can’t be!”

59 Massages 61 Advanced coll. course 62 Muscle contraction 63 ACLU focus

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