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23 No. 5 May 2015 Vol.1 No. 8Vol. - October, 2016
WHAT’S INSIDE? INSIDE? Avian & Exotic Hospital ART Animal AROUND ADAMSWHAT’S 2015 By Janet Poutre
big copy ofOF “Dr. Doolittle” BRINGING OUT THE ARTSY SIDE ADAMS AVENUE on the new book rack at
the library when I was just in second grade. I had my mother read it to Heights me as a training manual,” Optometry he told me with a laugh. Welcome another local indepenStehly Farms As a child growing up in dent business to the neighborhood Market the mountains outside - Choose Local First!. PAGE 8 Salt Lake City, he raised a October Specials baby fawn, a baby raccoon, Pages 11-12-13-14 collected snakes and played with lizards. He clearly remembers his first visit to a vet’s office. “It wasn’t what I thought it should be: smelly and Visitors to Art Around Adams are likely to see jumbo pieces of art, like these. dirty. I thought back then, ‘when I have my hospital it won’t be like this’” he said, Rock n Roll 1/2 “And it’s not.” Satanic Peppeteer Orchestra is a major attraction. Marathon on Certainly not! I toured SCHOOL OF THE Adams Avenue Hocus, Rhythm & The Method, The roughly two-plus miles the facility with Dr. MADELEINE’S OPEN May 31 Skelpin, Daniel Schraer, Country between Oregon Street in Normal Jenkins and was highly HOUSE Normal Heights Community Rockin Rebels, Avilo & The Dwells, Heights and Vista Street in Kensimpressed. They have a The Shifty Eyed Dogs, Bloodflowington will become a thoroughfare Association seeks volunteers. lab onsite to do bloodwork Page 2 ers, Jackie Austin Singer, Marie of art, music and entertainers on PAGE 9 and the lab manager has Haddad, Rosewood & Rye, Sierra Saturday, June 6, when the 12th West, Lightning, Triton Eye, League been with Dr. Jenkins annual Art Around Adams is staged. of Liars, Sue Del Guidice, Too Fast The event, which will run from for 23 years. “She’s seen For Love, The Cherry noon to 8 p.m., is produced by more guinea pig, lizard, Bluestorms, True Stories, Rock ‘n’ Adam Rosen of Exodus Studios, an and hamster blood than Roll San Diego All Stars, Rich events production company. anyone on the planet!” he McGee, and more. A free and family attraction, Art said. The office even has Art Around Adams began with Around Adams will showcase Normal Heights’ artists and businumerous visual and performance an x-ray machine tucked Haddad is one of many performers The crooner. ness owners getting together at a Marie artists along the street. More than into aatcloset. According to appearing the festival. local coffee house to create an event 75 businesses will “morph” into the doctor, it is the littlest that would focus on the exhibition impromptu art galleries or perforx-ray table they make, just of local art in business mance arenas for the day. Dining with Lola 5 feet long. The operating storefronts. They realized that there There will be more than nine perPainter Kathy Rush releases her room is set up with several were a number of art studios (comformance areas, including the Kensnew monthly cartoon series to prised of very talented and internaington Kids Zone, featuring music, stations, each with their promote local Food establishments. tionally known artists), a framing performance art, community own anesthesia rig. PAGE 9 & 16 shop, coffee houses, antique stores, murals, circus performers, dance, As we walked through and gift shops within walking distheater, projection art, intergalactic I met some recuperating r. Jeffrey Jenkins, D.V.M. isn’t your everyday veterinarian. Forcomedians one tance that would make great venue superhero wrestling and a tortoise thing, there’s a dinosaur on the roof of his & Exotic Animal Trol- patients: for displaying art.hit by a car whose healing shell was cleverly held FOOD PULSE: on Avian the event’s own “Comedy together and aon gorgeous Thewith eventzip wasties launched April chameleon from Madagascar Tapping into the ley.” Hospital. 3, 2004 a limited budget from “TheKitty Adams district con- getting overwith some surgery. For another, you won’t see Fido or Miss inAvenue the waiting businesses andabout artists. first thing he has to do with animals, energy of Southern tinues to evolve,” said Rosen. “New When I asked the The toughest room—that is, unless Fido is a chinchilla and Miss Kitty iseclectic a 60 year A variety of bands will play in more than nine performance areas during the festival. event was considered a major sucrestaurants, shops,old friendly Dr. Jenkins answered immediately: “Putting them to sleep. ‘Financial California’s great eats tortoise. cess, with audience estimates at over pubs, even a brewery. Adams 300. is the number one cause of death. It’s rough on everyone in Page 3 Avenue has alwaysthe seemed to put adisease’ Dr. Jenkins is an Avian and Exotic Veterinarian. Although actual the office is fixable Overwhen time asomething trolley was added to but not affordable. Veterinary spin on the businesses definition of “exotic” simply means “foreign”, in theunique veterinary world it refers that costs have as have allalong medical costs.” freerisen transportation populate its oasis. Art Around careprovide to pets that are less common than dogs and cats. Adams That includes variety of of avenue, anhospital event staple stays ona the threshold Atheveterinary isn’t to likethis a human doctor’s office: vets have avian pets (like parrots, cockatiels and macaws) as well amphibians, rodents, Since incarnation, it evolved thatasevolution, bringing new cut- to beday. able to its feed and house their patients. Dr. Jenkins does have the much loved ‘Comedy Trolting-edge and lizards. Dr.Winnie’s Jenkins also has many rabbit patients and forartists thosetoofthe usavenue who year someinto Picks animal boarders along with recuperating patients. I met some ley,” shuttling guests up and down afterthey year.”are fascinating in Winnie Hanford of Kensington haven’t seen more than the plain white “Easter bunny” gorgeous rabbits relaxing in their vacation quarters and colorful the avenue. Musical Performers video talksand about we should the variety of colorings furmovie’s textures. He even has aAmong big hairy tarantula and (and noisy!) birds having a few days In 2008, Rosen came on as the off there too while their owners the musical performers see this month. PAGE 16 a sandfish in the office. event organizer. will be: Lyrical Goove, The Bassics,traveled. Lyrical Groove will make an appearance. Being a vet is all Dr. Jenkins has ever wanted to do. “I remember seeing a Avian - continued on page 10
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