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Unsportsmanlike Conduct Republican lawmakers jump out of bounds to score points on anti-trans hysteria. BY BENJAMIN WOOD

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UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT Republican lawmakers jump out of bounds to score points on anti6 trans hysteria. 11 By Benjamin Wood

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OPINION A&E 25 DINE 29 CINEMA 34 MUSIC 37 COMMUNITY

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SOAP BOX “RINO Rampage,” March 24 Cover Story

I could never forgive myself if I were to join the Utah Republican Party. The whole idea just demonstrates how strange the workings of a real democracy are to Utah. The tiger will never change its stripes. Why should it, considering the social structure of which it is part and parcel? As Jesus says in the Gospels, you can’t put new wine into an old wine skin without it bursting—in the faces of those who purport to change it. STEVE IFSHIN

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Don’t Privatize Utah Lake

It seems clear that the proposed restructuring of Utah Lake to benefit private developers will have serious consequences

for all of us on the Wasatch Front. For years, I worked as a guide in the Cottonwood canyons, and I had not realized that Salt Lake City does not have senior water rights there—our access to the canyons’ pristine drinking water could be threatened if Utah Lake is unable to maintain required flows in the Jordan River. We all need to stop listening to Lake Restoration Solutions’ persuasive but unsubstantiated sales pitch: “Trust us, we know what we’re doing, we have the best experts,” at least until they can come up with evidence to support their position. Their proposal would add water storage capacity in the dead zone by dredging the bottom of the lake. However, this has no impact on reliable yield. On the other hand, reducing active storage by building islands undoubtedly will diminish reliable water supply, and no one is mentioning climate change, reduced

@SLCWEEKLY snowpack and more extreme droughts. Replacing the existing pumps so they can draw from a lower suction level would help—at a cost—but the elevation/yield curve becomes steeper as you go deeper. If the deep storage is ever used, the lake level will fall even faster, exposing more muddy shorelines—not what residents of high-end developments expect as a scenic view, or what is portrayed on billboards. Instead, it would be an ideal habitate for mosquitoes and phragmites. Supplying these new pumps by means of a new canal dug into the lowered bottom of the lake suggests long-term maintenance costs for dredging and, given the toxic nature of much of the sludge in the lake, makes one wonder what cocktail of chemicals would in due course be exported to the Jordan River. LRS president Jon Benson’s response to every issue seems to be that questions

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are helping to inform the project’s design. That’s an odd attitude, years into the project development process. Surely, some of their experts should have thought about these problems earlier, especially as they would immediately occur to a very junior water resources engineer. If this travesty is ever built, it will be difficult and expensive to reverse. It’s time for the Utah Legislature to reconsider their ill-advised enthusiasm for this questionable project and focus instead on supporting the progress being made in the ongoing efforts to restore the lake’s quality. RICHARD MIDDLETON

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Who’s the most intelligent person you know? Scott Renshaw

There are so many different kinds of intelligences that it feels like an impossible question. But my wife has always been the smartest person I know about the things that matter most.

Bryan Bale

Three immediately come to mind, though I “know” them only virtually through the medium of YouTube: Mark Rober (former NASA engineer), Colin Furze (former plumber with mad engineering skills) and Scott Manley (astrophysicist and Kerbal Space Program aficionado).

Eric Granato

Siri, but she is also the dumbest person I know at the same time.

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Know personally? I used to email back and forth with film critic Roger Ebert when I was an intern in NYC. He stands out, RIP. If I don’t have to know them, I’m already on record as a Roman Mars fanboy.

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fter years of America’s hyperactive cancel culture, we are all acutely aware of how a few badly chosen, inflammatory, politically incorrect or insensitive words can dismantle careers and wreak havoc, disappointment and even despair in people’s lives. Though some of those who have been dethroned by their own words have deserved exactly what they got, society overall has gone too far when it comes to punishing verbal accidents. Today, we live in a world that is oh-so-ready to pounce. As Rowan Atkinson, the “Mr. Bean” actor has put it, cancel culture is like a “medieval mob looking for someone to burn.” Let’s face it, human beings are complex creatures, and the spontaneity of our words is much akin to our most basic, physical instincts—not so far from the essential “fight or flight” reflexes. Much of our speech is just a reaction to the thoughts and feelings running through the synapses of our brains, so it’s easy to understand how things we say may seem offensive to some individual or group. The bottom line is that, in an over-sensitized society, there will always be something that sounds like an afront. Being censured or canceled is a hazard of our times. At the Oscars this past weekend, we observed Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock for telling an insensitive joke. Talk—and particularly public speech—has always been a minefield, but the internet and modern communications have ensured that any candid, critical or frank words will spread instantaneously. In the past, news just slowly trickled in, if at all. But today, public disgust becomes a concentrated mass so quickly that there can be a catastrophic effect and no escape.

BY MICHAEL S. ROBINSON SR. It’s certainly worth considering that the truth, itself, can be considered a gaffe. And that’s exactly what happened last week in President Joseph Biden’s address in Poland. Biden passionately stated, in a reference to Putin, “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power.” The reactionary flak followed immediately, and his words will not be soon forgotten. Biden’s detractors seized upon the moment, crying that his choice of wording could cause further destabilization of the world. France’s President Emmanuel Macron chimed in almost immediately, suggesting that Biden’s speech constituted an escalation of a tenuous situation. Moscow, of course, was furious and made it clear that the American president was not the one to affect regime change. The quick retort was that only the Russian people can change their president—through the free-elections process. Biden’s exact words weren’t really so very different from other statements he’s made about—and directly to—Putin. He has previously said that Putin is a “pure thug,” a “murderous dictator,” a “war criminal” and a “butcher.” As Biden’s advisers scramble to put a more acceptable spin on his words, there’s a general understanding that no matter how much Biden meant what he said, the president’s speech created a very uncomfortable feeling across the globe. His staff tried to cast a different meaning for his words, suggesting that Biden only meant that Putin should not be allowed to wield power against Ukraine and other free nations. That’s what apologists do—window-dressing a president’s words to make them more politically palatable. As a nation known for its meddling in international affairs, the U.S. president’s statement could be seen as a plea for regime change. Biden’s gaffe, a spontaneous departure from his speechwriters’ carefully drafted text, seemed a bit ominous, and some world leaders were gobsmacked at his choice of words.

But it wasn’t that anyone disagreed. It’s probably safe to say that the free world wants to see the “back” of the Russian president. Julianne Smith, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, acknowledged that Biden was simply saying what the situation required, “a principled human reaction.” It was a conscientious and honest faux pas. Unfortunately, Biden’s so-called gaffe has been fodder for the Russians, the rest of the world and his political opponents. Even many of his supporters believe that he was out of line in using those words. But my guess is that nobody thinks he was wrong. Should Putin be allowed to continue to lead the Russian people in this ongoing decimation of a sovereign country? Of course not. But the tacit threat of regime change shook a lot of people. Sadly, it seemed to convey the likely reality that the Ukraine problem will not be fixed as long as Putin’s ego is solidly seated on the Russian throne. After more than a month of a military invasion of Ukraine, the understanding that Putin is a monster, a terrorist and a serial killer is almost universally accepted by those who have access to accurate information. Certainly, Biden has used numerous highly judgmental descriptions of the Russian leader and—considering the level of destruction, suffering and death in Ukraine—no one has faulted him for those previous allegations. So why the outcry on Biden’s latest words? What he said is certainly no reason for cancellation. I think all Americans—and most of the world—stand solidly behind his exclamatory words. “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power.” The only thing he left out was “bastard!” (Obviously, it’s a good thing that I’m not the president.) CW

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HITS&MISSES BY KATHARINE BIELE @kathybiele

MISS: Nuclear Reaction

We know if climate change is going to be addressed, there has to be a profit motive. Dominion Energy’s “Carbon Right” program is just that. It’s a carbon offset offered to a million customers for a mere $5 a month. Ca-ching! It’s both a good and a bad thing—good if Dominion really manages to decarbonize; but bad if people keep using more and more fossil fuels. To the point, it would take 20 or more such projects to offset the carbon footprint in Utah, The Salt Lake Tribune reports. Meanwhile, state Auditor John Dougall wondered on KCPW 88.3 FM about the “really green” option of nuclear power. Why they call it green is curious because nothing grows from nuclear energy, Public Citizen makes that really clear. There’s the mining of uranium and, of course, the waste issue. “Promoting nuclear risks to reduce greenhouse emissions is the classic jump from the frying pan into the fire!” Public Citizen says.

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There are a lot of golfers out on the greens—25 million (250,000 in Utah, mostly male) or 8% of the population, according to statista.com. Only 8%, you say? They are the 8% that count. Take Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio, for instance. He pushed year-round Daylight Saving Time through the Senate because the golf industry likes that late afternoon light. But even avid golfers are beginning to see the folly of their sport. It doesn’t produce many jobs and the greens require tons of water. St. George’s Entrada country club uses 145 million gallons of water per year, the Deseret News reported. With the drought and conservation efforts, that could go down to 105 million gallons. The state uses about 38 million gallons of water per day on golf courses. The industry knows it needs to conserve— and keep the golfers happy. Good intentions may become necessities.

MISS: Let Them Play

So … science. It’s really not something the political right wants to think about—or believe in—because science seems to run counter to belief. We’ve heard a lot about transgender issues this week. The governor vetoed a bill to ban trans athletes from competition, and then the mostly white male Legislature overturned it. Why? Because they were “protecting” the girls. Here are a few facts they missed, from Scientific American. “Transgender girls are not the only girls with high testosterone levels. An estimated 10% of women have polycystic ovarian syndrome, which results in elevated testosterone levels. They are not banned from female sports. … Transgender girls on puberty blockers, on the other hand, have negligible testosterone levels.” And those girls would be forced to play with boys, or not at all. “Studies of testosterone levels in athletes do not show any clear, consistent relationship between testosterone and athletic performance,” a Yale University expert says. Lawmakers prefer emotion over facts.

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Trans Visibility

On this annual awareness day for transgender communities, it’s a good time to check in and process all that’s been happening. Who can forget the Legislature targeting young trans athletes by banning them from sports? At Beyond the Binary: Trans Day of Visibility Panel Discussion, you’ll hear how to celebrate “the triumphs, contributions and resiliency of transgender communities while shining a light on the enduring challenges they face.” The panel includes trans and gender-nonconforming people who span multiple identities and backgrounds. They will share their stories and insights. Virtual, Thursday, March 31, 3 p.m., free. https://bit.ly/3upyr7E

Sensuality and Resilience

As part of the Pride celebration, sexuality doula, author and sensualist, Ev’Yan Whitney will keynote Cultivating Your Sensual Self as an Act of Resilience. Whitney “will speak about the practice of sensuality as a liberatory act—one that is both pleasurable and crucial as we navigate this world as marginalized individuals.” The talk will be part lecture and part practice to help the audience reconnect to sensuality through joy and authenticity. Westminster College, 1840 S. 1300 East, Thursday, April 7, 4 p.m., free. https://bit.ly/37MxUor

Pets Have Needs, Too

Homelessness can be devastating—and lonely. Many of the unhoused have found companionship in pets, but those pets experience the ravages of homelessness along with their people. The Vaccine Clinic and Pet Food Outreach aims to help out. The vaccines will be given on a first come, first served basis. Pets will be microchipped and their owners given pet food. No sign-up required. Pioneer Park, 350 S. 300 West, Sunday, April 3, noon, free. https://bit.ly/3tCQDvc

About Those Sanctions?

While the United States tries to stop a war with sanctions, the world wonders if that strategy really works. The U.S. and China are the big players, and the question is if they can lead. “In each crisis the world faces—whether the war in Ukraine or COVID-19, the rise of sanctions or surging energy prices—we find ourselves asking what this means for the U.S., for China and for the future of global leadership.” The Quest for Global Economic Leadership: a Conversation on the United States and China will attempt to answer the question. You’ll have to get up early for this event happening in London. Virtual, Thursday, April 7, 4:30 a.m. Free/register at: https://bit.ly/3Ni4Q8L

Deadline to Go Republican

Quick reminder that if you want to change political affiliation to vote in the Republican primary, the deadline is coming. Salt Lake County has a form you should fill out before Thursday, March 31. https://bit.ly/3D87OrA

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every second we’ve lived; they’re the narrative that we assembled out of selected moments. Which is why, even when we’ve experienced the same events as other individuals, we never constructed identical narratives.” Ted Chiang shares his work and his thoughts on writing as part of the University of Utah Guest Writers Series, with a reading on Thursday, March 31 at 7 p.m. in the Tanner Humanities Building, and a conversation on Friday, April 1 at noon in the Languages and Communications Building, both free and open to the public. Visit English.utah.edu for additional information. (Scott Renshaw)

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Not many writers get off to as auspicious a start as Ted Chiang, whose very first published story, “The Tower of Babylon,” won the Nebula Award for Best Novelette in 1991. Over the rest of his 30-year career applying his background in computer science to science-fiction writing, he’s been honored again multiple times— including for the 1998 novella Story of Your Life which was the basis for the hit film Arrival—but remains his own hardest critic. When he was offered a Hugo Award nomination for one of his stories in 2003, he declined on the basis that he didn’t actually believe it was up to his own standards. It’s clear from Chiang’s work over the years that self-awareness is a particular fascination of his. And it has offered him a way to think about the power of stories themselves. In his 2009 short story “Exhalation,” an artificial-intelligence entity muses, “People are made of stories. Our memories are not the impartial accumulation of

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“Our willingness to open ourselves to change later in life may be just as strong as when we were young, but that willingness is now up against an equally strong pull to not let go of what we had.” Fireflies plays at Pioneer Theatre Company (300 S. 1400 East) April 1 – 16, with performances Mondays-Thursdays at 7 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.. Tickets are $33 - $55; visit pioneertheatre.org for tickets and additional event information. (SR)

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Everyone loves a love story—yet it too often feels like love stories are left entirely in the realm of the young. There are unique emotional avenues to explore when a romance involves those with a few extra miles on the tires of their lives—which is something Annette Sanford realized in crafting her 2003 novel Eleanor and Abel. Playwright Matthew Barber saw the potential in Sanford’s story for a stage production titled Fireflies, which debuted at Connecticut’s Long Wharf Theatre in 2017, and now gets its Utah premiere. The Eleanor of Sanford’s original story is Eleanor Bannister, a 69-year-old retired schoolteacher and what would be referred to in a bygone era as a “spinster.” A fixture of her small Texas community, she’s always concerned about appearances, and that includes not having a shoddy roof on the cottage she had long used as a rental property. Along comes Abel, an itinerant handyman who offers his services in exchange for lodging, and brings both Eleanor and Abel into a relationship situation with which they’re unfamiliar. As Barber says on his website,

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Join Cowart for the presentation—with an opening-act burlesque presentation by Madazon Can-Can—at Shades Pub (366 S. State St.) on April 1 from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Tickets are $18 general admission; the event is 21+ and proof of vaccination is required. Visit steampunk.academy for tickets and additional details. (SR)

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Jerome Robbins. The 1983 work, so named for setting the dance pieces to music by composer Philip Glass, takes Glass’s characteristically minimalist compositions and gives them what Robbins described as a “ritualistic sense,” all leading up to a boldly energetic finale. Ballet West’s production of Carmina Burana runs April 1 – 9 at the Capitol Theatre (50 W. 200 South), featuring both 7:30 p.m. evening performances and 2 p.m. weekend matinees. Tickets are $29 - $109; face masks are currently required during performances for all patrons regardless of vaccination status. Visit balletwest.org for tickets and additional event information. (SR)

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When German composer Carl Orff created his 1935-1936 cantata Carmina Burana inspired by the medieval poetry text of the same name, he intended it as part of the “Theatrum Mundi” principle in which music, movement and speech were inseparable artistic forms. As such, purely concert-style performances of the work would have been anathema to him—and balletic interpretations, like the one choreographed by Nicolo Fonte that premiered at Ballet West in 2017 (pictured), would have been right up his alley. The company brings back that successful production of Carmina Burana this season by popular demand, again offering the spectacle of a full choir overseeing the dynamic onstage choreography. Indeed, the soloists at times interact with the dancers on stage, with thematic components that might explore cloistered religious venturing out into the sensual, physical world. Carmina Burana shares the program with a presentation of Glass Pieces, by legendary West Side Story choreographer

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On April Fool’s Day—an occasion when people are at least more okay with getting punked, pranked and hoodwinked—it’s worth contemplating what it is that makes people willing participants in suffering. That experience can take many forms, from emotional to physical, but it’s undeniably true that some folks are not just willing participants in experiencing discomfort, but enthusiastic participants. Welcome to the world of maschoism. This week, S.T.E.A.M.punk Academy presents journalist and author Leigh Cowart for a presentation titled Don’t Pity the Fool: The Euphoric Pursuit of Agony. In this adults-only presentation, built largely around Cowart’s 2021 book Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose, the author will address the physiology and psychology of why some people seek out painful experiences. In Hurts So Good, she explores subjects ranging from the body chemistry facts that can make pain pleasurable, to practitioners ranging from religious flagellants to ultramarathoners. And as Cowart puts it in the introduction to Hurts So Good, it’s important that “masochism” not be associated exclusively with sexuality: “Today, when I use the word masochist, I am describing something universal, timeless, human: the deliberate act of choosing to feel bad to then feel better. To feel pain on purpose. It’s not weird. And it’s not rare.”

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Three women choreographers share creativity and mutual support for a group production. BY SCOTT RENSHAW scottr@cityweekly.net @scottrenshaw

hen Rachel Barker was considering inviting other artists to collaborate on the dance program that would become Superwomen, she was certainly looking for artists whose work she knew and respected. But it was just as important to her that these women would provide a sense of support. “With this show, I was deliberating, ‘How do I want to do this show, who do I want to do this with,’” Barker recalls. “I just knew that these women—even though I didn’t know them well—would be emotional helpers, in addition to making good work. It’s like, ‘Carry the duties we have to do, but also be my friend.’” Barker ultimately found those collaborators in Liz Dibble, a colleague with Barker in BYU’s Dance Program faculty, and Southern Utah University faculty member Alexandra Bradshaw-Yerby. The Superwomen program consists of several short dance pieces choreographed by the three women individually, and in some instances the creators feel that the work does directly address issues faced specifically by women, including the unique challenges of the pandemic era. Yet for all three of the choreographers, it feels more significant that the title refers to the act of their collaboration, rather than the content of the work itself. “I think when you’re inviting other artists, obviously you’re not putting out a call for, ‘it needs to revolve around this thing,’” Barker says. “So I’d say there’s strengths in the variety. … If anything, I would welcome variety over sameness. I think that’s okay. It would almost feel too much like, ‘Okay, superwomen, we get it.’” “When I think of that title, and how we came around to it, the connection came more between the three artists, about this emotional and professional support we provided each other,” Bradshaw-Yerby says. “There’s no superwoman, only superwomen—the strength when [women] come together.”

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“Sometimes the life of a dance artist feels lonely” Dibble adds, “and it can feel there’s a sense of scarcity. So it did feel powerful to be with these incredible women, who are visionary artists but also compassionate and supportive. To have someone by your side who’s your cheerleader, and not competitive.” The collaborative process itself has been a unique one, in that the three women had yet to be in the same physical place at the same time when interviewed in late March—partly due to pandemic realities, and partly due to Bradshaw-Yerby being located in Cedar City. “Just today, there’s been 50 or 60 texts that have flown back and forth,” Dibble says. “There’s been constant communication in every decision. We discussed everything in detail. Maybe somehow, it was more collaborative, because we had to be so communicative.” That communication and mutual support was essential, especially for the creation of a program outside the structure of an established artistic company. The logistics can be challenging, and each of the three brought something not just creatively, but in terms of mounting the physical production itself. “It’s hard to secure performers, and funding, and to be able to vent about that,” Bradshaw-Yerby says. “We all have different connections in Utah, so one of us could say, ‘Oh, let me get in touch with so-and-so.’ We needed another tech person, so I reached out to someone I worked with at Ririe-Woodbury, and it’s someone that Rachel would never have known about.” While it’s true that a lot of the “superwomen” work went on behind the scenes, there is certainly content within the work itself that speaks to issues faced by women. Bradshaw-Yerby’s solo piece Dear Jane, which she debuted in Seattle in 2019, was created—and originally performed by another dancer—to explore her feelings about shifting in her career from dancer to choreographer. Three years later, Bradshaw-Yerby is a new mother, and performing Dear Jane herself, two developments which give the piece a new slant on women reaching transitional life moments. That notion feeds into an idea Bradshaw-Yerby attributes to Dibble: that working women, particularly working mothers, need to create work in “stolen moments.” “I have three elementary age children, and a high-school aged niece who lives with me,” Dibble says. “They’re this vibrant, most important part of my life. It really feels like I’m creating when they go to sleep, or they’re off at a rehearsal. But it somehow made the process even sweeter. All of these relationship-based responsibilities inform my choreographic voice. There’s never been an ideal amount of time, but who has that?” The idea of Superwomen exists, then, in that recognition of how challenging it can be to accomplish anything in a time of upheaval, and how necessary it is that you’re not trying to do it alone. “I hope that it’s an opportunity

Dancer/choreographer Rachel Barker and dancer McCall McClellan in Superwomen for everybody who comes to be reflective and recognize, ‘What have I overcome?’” Barker says. “It’s not a therapy session, and I don’t feel all the works per se are expressing this idea. But just the triumph for everyone of living and making work in these times.” “There’s so little time in those [“stolen moments”] to create,” Bradshaw-Yerby says. “When you have support of others, you have the time to do so.” CW

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tah has joined the ranks of Republican-led states that prohibit transgender girls from competing in school sports, inserting the heavy hand of law into the rules of extracurricular activity and adding The Beehive State’s collective voice to an anti-trans movement that has taken on outsize volume among the nation’s conservative voters. fend the ban against anticipated lawsuits and bolster a “backup plan” that would see a new commission adjudicate instances of transgender participation if, or when, the prohibition is struck down by the courts. “I truly believe we’re here to uphold Title IX,” the ban’s sponsor, Morgan Republican Rep. Kera Birkeland said, referring to the federal civil rights law that prohibits sexbased discrimination in education. “[We’re here] to preserve the integrity of women’s sports and to do so in a way, unlike other states, where we are recognizing the need

coach. “And they love their LGBTQ friends. They love their transgender friends.” Debate on the issue has come to overshadow the Legislature’s broader efforts for the year. A surprise amendment in the waning hours of the 2022 session led to the ban being approved with little public debate and with several loose ends remaining around the likelihood of litigation. Cox promised a veto before the Legislature had adjourned, but the urgency with which lawmakers returned to the issue, absent any in-state catalyst, added fuel to a culture-war fire raging on the political right. In the lead-up to—and during—the House and Senate override votes, lawmakers and political observers noted the timing of the action, offering Republican incumbents a chance to score points with the

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But achieving the ban was no small feat for legislative leaders, who first had to convince enough members of the GOP caucuses to reverse their prior opposition to the ban and override Gov. Spencer Cox’s only veto of the 2022 session. That override was accomplished on March 25, immediately followed by a special legislative session—three weeks after the regular session concluded—to indemnify school districts and the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSA A), set aside $500,000 in taxpayer money to de-

to be kind and compassionate to transgender athletes.” There is no evidence that the integrity of women’s sports has been challenged in any way by the participation of Utah’s transgender youth, only four of whom—and one girl—are known to be currently involved in school athletics. But proponents have employed several justifications for the ban— many of which are patently transphobic— speculating that an inevitable proliferation of “biological males” in girls’ sports will pose a safety risk if allowed to compete alongside cisgender athletes, while also depriving female-at-birth players of their due victories, scholarship opportunities and accolades. “They want fair playing fields,” said Birkeland, who is also a girls’ basketball

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Republican lawmakers wait their turn while Rep. Mark Strong, R-Bluffdale, speaks at a rally in support of banning trans girls from school sports.

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Beginning last fall, the Utah High School Activities Association has enforced a policy that allows transgender youth to participate in sports if they have undergone at least one year of gender-affirming hormone treatment. That policy is similar to hormone-based rules adopted by the NCA A and other elite sports organizations and was put in place by a UHSA A governing board composed largely of school district representatives. “There was no objection to our policy, and so we felt like we hit a good middle ground,” Dave Spatafore, the association’s lobbyist, said. Spatafore said UHSAA did not take a position on the ban—House Bill 11—but did convey to lawmakers that a policy was in place and appeared to be working. And as UHSAA is a private entity, it would not have the state’s backing in the event of a lawsuit without the indemnification approved during last week’s special session. “The way this thing is going to be structured, UHSA A will be in the middle of everything,” Spatafore said. There is precedent for lawmakers using the hammer of state law to dictate sport participation rules. The Legislature has debated legislation regulating the ability of athletes to retain eligibility when transferring between schools, and Spatafore noted that after charter schools were initially excluded from UHSA A events, laws passed requiring that charter and home-schooled students be given a route to compete. “At UHSA A, we will follow our policy, we will follow state statute, and we will continue to do what we can to provide for our schools and our students,” Spatafore said. Objection to HB11 was widespread, with even the Deseret News editorial board describing it as “a poster child for bad legislation.” At the Legislature, Democrats were united in their opposition to the veto over-

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further-right factions of their constituencies ahead of party caucus and conventions. One Republican Senator, West Valley’s Daniel Thatcher, suggested his continued opposition to banning trans athletes could cost him his seat in the chamber. “If I lose my race, then I lose my race standing for what I believe in,” he said, “like I always have.” And underlying the division, lawsuit threats and election maneuvering is, of course, the state’s transgender community, which is already experiencing inexcusably high rates of harassment, depression and suicidal ideation. Whether they be youth athletes or not, trans Utahns were told by the state’s government that their identities are invalid, and that they don’t belong with their peers. “These last few years, it has been hyperfocused on the transgender youth,” said Sue Robbins, a transgender advocate with Equality Utah. “Because it makes for great red meat to the politicians, but it is tearing up our transgender youth’s mental health, and their families.”

“These last few years, it has been hyperfocused on the transgender youth. Because it makes for great red meat to the politicians, but it is tearing up our transgender youths’ mental health, and their familes.”

ride and were joined in each chamber by Republicans—Reps. Mike Winder and Robert Spendlove and Sens. Todd Weiler and Daniel Thatcher—each of whom represent some portion of Salt Lake County. Thatcher was the only Republican to speak against the vote on the floor, describing it as hollow “political theater” that harms trans Utahns, fails in its aim to protect fair competition and wastes money, as the U.S. Supreme Court has already established precedent that sex-based discrimination includes gender identity. “It’s not about whether we like it or don’t like it, it’s about whether we honor our oath to the Constitution,” Thatcher said. “In my world, ‘conservative’ does not mean turning your back on your principles. It does not mean waffling when you know in your heart what the right thing is to do.” House Minority Leader Brian King, D-Salt Lake City, warned his colleagues against voting purely on partisanship over the evidence of facts and data. There is no problem in need of solving stemming from Utah’s trans athletes, he said, and it’s wrong to impose a ban first and study an issue second. “Things are not simply black-and-white in terms of sexual orientation and gender identity,” he said. “It’s simply not accurate to say ‘girls are girls and boys are boys and never the two shall meet.’ There is a lot that is unknown.” Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, pushed back on Thatcher’s description of the debate as “theater.” He told reporters after the override vote that some lawmakers believe a ban will be effective and others believe the commission is the right solution. As such, the law combines both and now protects school districts and the UHSA A from bankruptcy, which was the change necessary for the GOP members who changed their votes and delivered the requisite two-thirds majority to override the veto.

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He also suggested the abnormal speed exercised by the Legislature to enact the law—which never received a public hearing in its current form—was an act of kindness, as the alternative would have meant prolonging debate on a difficult topic. “I don’t think it’s compassionate to the transgender community to keep debating these bills this year and the next year and the next,” Adams said. “Hopefully, we can move forward and put that divisiveness behind us.” But the expected lawsuits and campaign rhetoric heading into the November elections are certain to keep the topic of transgender rights in the news and on people’s minds. And Equality Utah’s Robbins emphasized that the minutiae of what did or did not pass on Capitol Hill is secondary to the larger issue of a vulnerable and stigmatized community being invalidated. “What I don’t want to lose is that every youth who is transgender watches this narrative, hears discriminatory and dehumanizing language and feels targeted. They feel like this can expand beyond sports, just because people don’t understand them,” Robbins said. “They feel like they have a target on them, and it’s going to affect their dysphoria and their ability to progress through their lives.”

Runaway Legislature

A month ago, in the final weeks of the legislative session, negotiations on a potential compromise version of HB11 broke down. Details are both vague and widely known, and they reportedly include conservative groups balking at any athletics policy that would encourage—by relying on—gender-affirming health care and LGBTQ community advocates objecting to the proposed commission being politically controlled and judging children on physical characteristics like weight, height and wingspan.

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ways that have material impacts on people and companies.” Plothow said tech companies have already been cast as villains by some lawmakers. How long, then, until his or other industries are the target of discriminatory legislation? “The narratives are shifting all the time, there’s always a new boogeyman,” Plothow said. “If you’re pursuing message bills and wedge issues for overtly partisan purposes, nothing is off the table.” He said the state’s reputation impacts his ability to recruit and retain employees. And while he can’t define it, he said there is a point at which it may become simpler to relocate. “Our employees get mixed messages. At best, it’s a distraction, at worst, it’s kind of an existential problem for us to deal with that we have a runaway Legislature,” Plothow said. “If we don’t watch what’s happening, we could run afoul of a law that we would have never fathomed being on the table.” There is already speculation that the ban on trans athletes could lead to the relocation of major sporting events planned or anticipated in the state, from next year’s NBA All-Star game to the long-expected prospect of a second Olympic Winter Games. Provo Republican Sen. Curt Bramble, the ban’s Senate sponsor, scolded reporters for even raising the question of legislating based on economic impact, while House Speaker Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, said that he has not received any word of cancellation from the NBA or other event organizers. “I’m looking forward to the NBA All-Star game,” he said. “I think we’d all be happy to chat with [the NBA] about that.” Asked whether state law is the appropriate tool for regulating sports, Birkeland said the presence of trans competitors infringes on the right of female athletes to a fair playing field. That denial of rights, she said, is where the state has a role to play.

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“Bodies aren’t numbers,” Robbins said. Robbins said it’s frustrating to see the commission now held up as a virtuous middle ground when a consensus on its structure was never achieved. And she added that even the UHSA A’s hormonebased policy is flawed, as not all transgender children are able to or interested in undergoing gender-affirming treatment. “It’s more restrictive than it needs to be, but it is the least restrictive of everything that has been discussed,” Robbins said. “There are a lot of barriers for our transgender youth, in particular just feeling like they can be out and doing the things that they want while they’re transitioning. You have to get through all those before you can even think of anything like sports.” And while it’s encouraging that even more aggressively antitrans trends have not yet taken hold in the Utah Capitol—other GOP states have proposed bans on transgender health care and sought to label the affirmation of transgender identity as child abuse—Robbins said the overall posture of The Beehive State is not one of welcome. “Right now, I would say Utah doesn’t feel like a safe state for anybody,” she said. “Once you have one oppressive law, then you can’t have faith that there won’t be more coming.” That sense of uncertainty was shared by Brad Plothow, chief growth officer for Intergalactic, an aerospace technology company. He said he was alarmed by debate on vaccine passports during the legislative session and while his business may not be directly affected by a ban on trans athletes, it adds to the specter that the Legislature can’t be trusted to act in the best interest of residents. “It’s pretty obvious at this point that things have gone beyond normal politics,” Plothow said. “We’ve got a Legislature that has unchecked power, knows it and is using it to placate base fears in

— Dave Spatafore

Dave Spatafore lobbies on behalf of the Utah High School Activities Association.

“Somebody identifying as a girl—I don’t believe that alone should give them the opportunity to deny the rights of another girl,” Birkeland said. She said it’s wrong for Republican lawmakers to be portrayed as uncaring toward the transgender community. HB11 does not target the four known transgender athletes or other trans individuals in any “way, shape or form,” Birkeland said. “I think it’s important that we send a message to kids that they are loved,” she said. “They are cared about.” The Senate’s Democratic Caucus, in a combined statement, said they were “entirely disheartened” by the actions of the Legislature. HB11, they said, is an unconstitutional attack on children’s rights that will trigger costly legal battles and damage public confidence in the legislative process. “Most importantly, the consequences our children will face because of HB11— including severe impacts to mental and emotional health—is deeply troubling and should alarm all Utahns,” they said. “As Democrats, we will remain vigilant in defense of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all in the state of Utah. We realize the outcome of the veto override and special session will deeply hurt our transgender community—please know we love and stand in support of you and will continue to fight for inclusive public policies that are not discriminatory.” In a prepared statement following the override vote, Gov. Cox said he was grateful to the Legislature for recognizing there were “serious flaws” in HB11 and acting to mitigate them. “I called a special session today to fix at least one flaw in the bill, and we’re heartened that the Legislature agreed to indemnify school districts and the Utah High School Athletics Association from the enormous financial burden that inevitable litigation will have on them,” he said. “I remain hopeful that we will continue to work toward a more inclusive, fair and compassionate policy during the interim.” When Cox announced his veto of the legislation last week, he did so in a lengthy and impassioned letter to House and Senate leadership that detailed his reservations about the bill. Cox said he agrees on the need to protect fair competition in girls’ sports, and he objected to a university-level swimmer whose success in the pool has outraged conservatives—an “egregious” example, Cox said— but he emphasized that those issues have not been seen in Utah, nor are they likely to in the near future. “Four kids and only one of them playing girls’ sports. That’s what all of this is about,” Cox wrote. “Four kids who aren’t dominating or winning trophies or taking scholarships. Four kids who are just trying to find some friends and feel like they are part of something. Four kids trying to get through each day. Rarely has so much fear and anger been directed at so few. I don’t understand what they are going through or why they feel the way they do. But I want them to live.” CW

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t’s rare for me to venture away from my comfortable Indian food favorites like samosas, tikka masala and saag paneer. Though I’m not mad about finding stuff that I consistently like at the various Indian spots around town, I realized that I was neglecting a crucial part of the Indian food menu: the tandoori oven. This is where some truly miraculous gastronomic alchemy takes place—the marinades, the cooking process, the flavor profiles—and I haven’t been taking full advantage of this wonderful process. To fix this gap in my repertoire, I decided to check out Gurkhas Indian and Nepalese Cuisine (3025 E. 3300 South, 801-7553499, gurkhas.net). I chose Gurkhas as the place for my tandoori deep dive for a few different reasons, but it was the name that clinched it. Gurkhas are a group of Nepalese warriors known for their badass curved khukuri blades and their fearless battlefield presence. I figured that a place named after these venerated soldiers wouldn’t slouch when it came to their grilling skills. Plus, Nepalese momos are among the finest dumpling varieties you can get. I was getting very excited for the prospect. Gurkhas is tucked away in a strip mall just off 3300 South in Millcreek; I think it

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ites were the chicken and lamb, so this’ll likely be my go-to next time I visit. By the time I was well into my mixed grill, the momos popped up. They looked great— generously stuffed dumplings served with a tomato sesame chutney that takes on a golden hue once it’s prepared. Variations of these dumplings are near and dear to my heart, and I fully realize that they almost always taste good—but there are always variations of good. While I was expecting to enjoy these momos, I was quite surprised at how high they were on the scale. The filling was herbaceous and perfectly seasoned, and that chutney sent the whole thing over the top. These are an excellent way to start a meal—or finish one, in my case. While I was fixated on exploring the tandoori specialties, fans of other Indian and Nepalese favorites can also check out their varieties of tikka masala, vindaloo and saag. I definitely have their variations on chow mein on my radar for a future visit—which I am planning very soon. On the food beat, I often hear a lot of shop talk about places that really know how to use a grill, but I have to say that tandoori spots don’t come up a lot—which is a real shame. The food I had at Gurkhas demonstrated all the right moves that a grill master should make when prepping their chosen protein. I think fans of grilling and its respective subculture often forget that the tandoor process has been producing great results for thousands of years. For a taste of what I’m talking about, make sure to check out Gurkhas on the double. CW

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may have been a Café Rio at one point, but don’t quote me on that. It’s an unassuming spot for such bold flavors and presentations, but that façade melts away when you enter. The decorative khukuri blades that greet you at the entrance and the Nepalese décor that adorns the walls nail the vibe that Gurkhas is going for. The atmosphere made me even more excited for my upcoming experience with the tandoori oven, and it wasn’t long before I was seated and ordering the mixed special grill ($22.95) and an order of chicken momos ($12.95). I could hear the satisfying sizzle of my dish as soon as it left the kitchen and made its way to my table. There’s nothing quite as appetizing as a plate of food that is still hissing and popping with heat from an iron skillet, and that’s exactly what you get with the grilled dishes at Gurkhas. Like most worthwhile food grilled to perfection, the secret of success comes from a proper marinade. Part of the tandoori process is to marinate the meat in a blend of yogurt and spices, which imparts a ton of flavor to the dish, and Gurkhas is not messing around with this process. I asked for mine to be on the spicier side, which imparted a deep red hue to the chicken legs, fish, shrimp and lamb kabobs that come with the mixed grill. Armed with a bowl of fluffy rice and a side order of naan ($1.95), I dug into the sizzling food pile before me. I started with the chicken legs, which were extremely tender and packed full of warm flavors. I may have come across as overly cautious when I asked for my food to be somewhere between medium and spicy; I think mine was on the milder side, which is fine. I need to have more strength in my convictions when ordering spicy food. All the same, the flavors were excellent complements to the myriad proteins on the plate, and the overall portion sizes were gigantic—this is one that could easily feed two people. My favor-

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e’re taking a look at a couple of ales this week that come from two of the emerging IPA subcategories that (officially) don’t really exist. Now, of course these beers exist, but as far as judging and style guideline committees are concerned, they still need to prove their popularity with consumers. A decade ago, most breweries in the U.S. had the very popular black IPAs in their portfolios; style guidelines promptly adopted them, but the style quickly waned. Those committees have since become a little more cautious about recognizing new subcategories. Our two IPAs this week— one, a fruited IPA, the other a cold IPA— hope to become recognized as legitimate subcategories some day. What do you think of their chances? Here are my impressions of these local examples. Shades - Mango India Pale Ale: This fruited IPA is mango-hued, with an unfiltered appearance. Grassy mangoes come to mind as I lean in for a whiff—juicy-ass mangoes with a light brushing of grassy hops. It’s very sweet, very thick and very juicy, with even a touch of tartness in the back end. Wow, what a huge mouth feel—heavy, thick, and sticky as they come! Chalk up another check mark in the “mango juice” column! At this point, I’m beginning to wonder if this is a beer, or alcoholic mango juice. Aside from some light grassiness here, and a faint bready malt there, this beer is nothing but mango. In the end, the hops do begin to emerge, pushing out some countering hop bitterness. At this point,

the IPA part of this beer shows you what it is. Overall: This 5.0 percent ale didn’t quite turn out like I expected, though it was a pretty good evening sipper either way. Like an adults-only version of Minute Maid’s mango juice, this is one where if you have a glass before dinner, you’ll be off to bed in no time. A sweet and savory IPA, no doubt, but not in your typical “big-sweet-beer” kind of way. Epic - Yelling at Clouds: This cold IPA pours a thick foamy off-white head of a creamy consistency over a golden amber body, very clear with ample carbonation. The aroma consists of earthy, resinous and fruity hop numbers, less potent with grapefruit and pine varieties. Hop aroma is the dominant characteristic, while the bitterness is moderate at most. The drinkability is one of the most appealing features of this beer; there’s very little in the way of graininess or heavy bread tones, just a solid pale malt base with a mellow earthy sweetness and little jarring malt complexity. This could certainly be thought of as a lager, with a touch of residual light caramel syrup sweetness thickening up the mix a bit more than the usual lager would. A lingering mineral note in the background makes this reminiscent of earthier Epic IPAs. The hop character shines in the flavor with bold tropical fruit notes and floral characters, adding a bright, appealing complexity to the flavor, where the pine is subdued. There’s less hop bitterness than the aroma gave off, with the exception of a mild dragging resinous note on the tail end. Its 6.5 percent alcohol is very drinkable and approachable. Overall: Epic crafted a beer unlike anything else I expected with this release, and it turned out better than I had expected, too. The hops provide good bitterness to round out the overall grains. It’s another welcome addition to the Epic seasonal lineup. Will IPAs like these move on to become “bona fide”? Those choices will ultimately be up to you as you continue (or don’t) to buy them. As always, cheers! CW

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With zero-proof beverages currently trending, it wasn’t going to be long before Utah got its skin in the game; I’m a bit surprised that the trend didn’t start here. Recently, the 360 Degrees Restaurant Group—owners of Ogden’s WB’s Eatery (wbseatery.com) and Pig and a Jelly Jar (pigandajellyjar.com)—created a dry bottle shop stocked with non-alcoholic spirits and wine. The roster includes zero-proof variations on whiskey, gin, bourbon, rum and vodka, along with a selection of red and white wines from Europe and California. These beverages are currently on sale at WB’s Eatery, and will soon be on sale at the Pig’s Kitchen in Holladay. If you’re curious about booze but don’t want any of that pesky alcohol, now’s the time to get crazy.

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After a few starts and stops, Dolly Donuts (3245 S. State Street, dollydonut.com) is officially open for business. For those of you who do not quite understand the blessing that we have received, Dolly Donuts is a doughnut place that also makes homestyle breakfast and lunch dishes—French toast, biscuits and gravy, breakfast sandos and fried chicken served up on a doughnut. They also happen to make hamburgers of the Juicy Lucy persuasion, which means grilling a half-pound patty stuffed with cheddar jack cheese to melty perfection. Oh, and they have a full coffee, cocktail and beer menu to boot. Let us go forth and indulge.

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cifically 1969, when Linklater’s stand-in, Stan (Milo Coy) is in the fourth grade in a suburb of Houston, Texas, where his dad (Bill Wise) works in an administrative capacity for NASA. Narrated from a 50-year remove by an older Stan (Jack Black), it begins with the fanciful notion that Stanley has been recruited by a pair of government employees (Zachary Levi and Glen Powell) to take a trial trip to the moon ahead of the planned landmark event, as the original capsule was accidentally manufactured too small for a full-grown adult. That’s a fun little idea—a kid’s-eye-view of a historic moment as applying quite specifically to him—and Linklater gets back to it eventually. But pretty much as soon as the subject is raised, the story backtracks to setting up Stanley’s family life as the youngest of six children, and the various activities that would make up his daily routine. The vibe is similar to that of other reminiscence-based tales like A Christmas Story or The Sandlot, with episodic adventures and moments of amusement, yet to say that Apollo 10-1/2’s chronicling of the era’s pastimes was “comprehensive” would be a gross understatement. Instead of showing Stan and his siblings watching

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t’s not as if Salt Lake City is without compact, tightly-focused record shops, as anyone who’s walked into peasantries + pleasantries or The Heav y Metal Shop would attest. But Adam Michael Terry and Justin Burch have created a space that’s likely the smallest record shop around. As in, possibly, the smallest record shop … well, any where. At 25-square-feet, the space that they’re calling Elevator is a repurposed vault that resides inside of King’s Peak Coffee Roasters (412 S 7th W Suite 140). It’s a tiny location, for sure, but it’s not as if the pair of curator/sellers are treating it as a lark. Instead, they’re filling the space with any where between 500-1,000 vinyl albums, as well as other items. The spot’s not 100 percent exclusively given over to jazz, but it’s pretty safe to say that jazz is the absolute central genre stocked at this unique micro-store. “We’re going to have vintage Downbeat magazines from the ’60s and ’70s,” Terry begins, running down a list of items. “I’m selling off my own collection of Wax Poetics magazines, just to give them a new life. We’re going to have books, movies (potentially), CDs and tapes. And we’ll have shirts. Right now, there’s just a collection of used T’s that we’ll sell through, but the goal is to do customized t-shirts, our own little line. And the goal’s also to do little, themed releases, for books that tie into records and records that tie into shirts. That’s why we’re calling it a gallery. We’re using creative ways to roll out music and keep people interested.” When the store debuted in mid-March, the items weren’t even for sale. Instead, Terry, clad in a bright bellhop’s uniform, flitted throughout King’s Peak, which was an immersive experience of Terry’s interests. Having a pre-existing relationship with the neighboring Modern West Fine Art, Terry added to the affair, curating a musically-thematic art show inside the coffee shop while offering a sneak peek into Elevator. Nothing was for sale, but the space was a major teaser for some of Terry’s friends, who happen to be major vinyl collectors themselves. “We really wanted you to feel like you were stepping into an experiment, a concept, an art performance,” he says. “I thought jazz worked well for such a small space, and that a focused music approach would lend itself a little bit better to the space. And jazz is my favorite genre of music, and probably the one that I most want to promote.” Having already done some pop-up record sales at Modern West, Terry saw something intriguing inside of that wee, woodpaneled King’s Peak’s vault. The idea for the shop was really born then, to complement the space and to extend the work that Terry had already been doing on this block in recent months. For careful readers of this paper’s music pages, the name of Adam Michael Terry might ring a bell. In fact, Erin Moore profiled Terry not long ago (November 2021), when he’d taken on a residency at Modern West. She wrote, “One of their current resi-

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dents is Adam Michael Terry, known around town as a talented DJ, founder of the label FOUNTAINavm and music creator, curator and fan. But upstairs at Modern West, he’s currently fleshing out multi-media fusions of film, collage, photography, field recordings and musical compositions he calls picture scores—a project 10 years in the making.” Needless to say, Terry’s been on an incredible creative run, curating a variety of events around town. On Thursday nights, he’s been tending to FOUNTAINavm Night, a four-hour DJ set at the International Artist Lounge (342 S. State Street). He and friends play everything from punk to psychedelic rock to free jazz from 8 pm-midnight; his own band, Quiet Pillage, brings “live exotic country music” on about half of those evenings. On Sundays, meanwhile, he and some more friends assemble at T.F. Brewing (936 S. 300 West) where they bring “some of the deepest crates in town” to a weekly, Sunday afternoon record spin from 3-7 pm. The audience at both have been increasing in numbers and consistency over the past few months. His record label and creative umbrella called FOUNTAINavm is active, too. Terry runs it with Alysha Kester-Terry and they’ve got several upcoming releases, including works from legendary Utah jazz educators, composers and recording artists Lloyd Miller and Jon Scoville. And, obviously, Elevator’s now going to take up a chunk of Terry’s time, with the tiny shop mirroring the hours of the coffeeshop—Monday-Friday 7 a.m. - 2 p.m., and 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. on the weekends. Elevator will provide a central anchor, a flagship to his efforts, and Terry is “super excited. It turned out cooler than I’d thought. I’m happy to have other people come in and be stoked about it, too.” CW

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he real appeal of RoHa Brewing Project’s (30 E. Kensington Ave) live music programming is pretty simple: You know when it’s happening. Consistency is the watchword, with live music featured twice a week, no matter the time of year or the weather. The mid-sized taproom’s booking of live music every Thursday and Saturday night shows a commitment both to musicians developing an audience on the local scene, and to listeners who’d like to check out a wide variety of local sounds without incurring a cover charge. Rob Phillips, one of RoHa’s three owners, provides the first two letters in the brewpub and taproom’s name. A resident of Utah since 2004 and an avid homebrewer prior to the arrival of his business, Phillips is a mainstay around the pub, be that working in the brewing facility or office, or tipping a pint with regulars. So he sees a lot of the acts that the venue hosts. He finds that a blend of genres works best. “I really like the singer-songwriters and bluegrass” for the room, Phillips suggests. “I think everybody likes to mix in some covers, which helps with crowd appeal. But I prefer that really strong, musically-inclined type of performer: those who write their own music and are out to showcase their musical abilities and have a good time. We try not to repeat acts too often. The most-frequent you’d see someone is on a monthly basis, and there aren’t but a handful of people that play that much. “Sort of around last summer is when

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we started exploring live music,” Phillips adds, pointing out of the pub’s large front windows. “We have this patio, and were attracting people back from the pandemic. We started bringing in live music on Thursday nights. Going into the fall, we expanded to Saturday nights. It just sort of morphed into a continuous thing. We’ve got a lot of great acoustic players in town. And small bands that wanted to set up inside, so we’ve let them do it.” That “inside” line has meaning, in that there’s a change coming to the RoHa facility this year. The current front windows, with the aid of a city grant, will be rebuilt in a garage door style, allowing indoor/outdoor bookings, which Phillips says “will be cool for our summer concerts.” If you’re looking for a casual evening involving live music, here’s a little lightning round of RoHa’s appeals. Dogs are popular here. This is a dogfriendly venue, and one of RoHa’s key staffers has a chill dog named Kudo who is around the place constantly. Expect to hear an occasional bark on a busy night, or a snout checking out your food truck order when you’re seated at the three-sided bar. Busy is good and not-fully-busy is best. Aside from four-legged guests, Phillips figures that 40 or 50 people in the 80-capacity brewpub gives the nice feel. More than that and things get crowded and loud. To listen to local talent closest, a chill evening and a seat near the bandstand is the play. Proximity is a plus: Though they’re not linked officially, when nearby Piper Down (1492 S State Street) is rockin’, people come a-knockin’ at RoHa, as proven by the massive, green-clothed crowd there on St. Patrick’s Day. The all-ages venue The Loading Dock (1489 Major St. E.) is even closer, and on nights when the door’s propped open, the sounds of hip-hop, metal and drag events spill out to the RoHa patio. As for this weekend: on Thursday, March 31, RoHa hosts Leah Woods; followed by a Saturday, April 2 booking of SLC mainstays Two Old Guys. Info at rohabrewing.com. CW

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Though they’ve been working on a new release for a bit of time now, the veteran metal band Baroness can go out on tour with the surety that fans will already know the songs they’ll be playing. In fact, the band’s been doing something particularly cool on this round of rescheduled shows, a touring run that’ll included a makeup date in Salt Lake City. The State Room’s webpage notes: “As the band did on the first leg of the special performances, Baroness is giving fans the power to create their setlist. ‘Your Baroness – An Intimate Evening with Baroness’ ticket purchasers will be provided with a link to cast their vote for the 10 songs they want to hear at the show.” The veteran band’s been posting those sets to their webpage, as well, giving enough clues to suggest what tracks are still finding favor among their following. Baroness plays the State Room (638 S. State Street) for a 21–up show on Thursday, March 31, with doors at 7 p.m. Tickets are $68 at thestateroompresents.com, though that figure includes two full sets with no opening act slated for the bill.

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The genius of tribute bands is that they’re able to adapt to the needs and wants of their audience. Like crazily so—whether playing the hits or the deep cuts, the tracks simply hit a fan’s sweet spot. Bee Gees Gold, which covers the act you’d expect, is smart enough to not only offer a full-band experience, replete with rhythm section, but also a stripped-down trio that plays along to backing tracks, “perfect for smaller, more intimate special events and corporate events.” An event producer’s dream, that! Without the chops, though, none of that would matter. Bee Gee Gold has the musicianship and harmonies to augment the sharp suits. Going for the look/vibe of the band as well as nailing the band’s ’70sera hits, Bee Gees Gold does the job, with a salt-and-pepper fanbase that appreciates the evident effort they’ve put in to create an “experience” rather than just providing a oneoff show. This band’s in it for the long haul, and as long as those harmonies hold tight, there’ll be an audience for ’em. Bee Gees Gold: The Tribute play the Covey Center for the Arts (425 W. Center Street, Provo) on Friday, April 1 with a 7:30 p.m. door. Tickets are $25-30 and available at coveycenter.csstix.com.

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Over the past few years, English singer/songwriter Yola’s drawn on a variety of co-working situations to craft a real career: acting, songwriting, recording, live performance, appearances on television shows, multiple Grammy nominations in 2020 and the small matter of “changing Nashville,” a phrase that’s bandied about in some of her increasingly-large press clippings. The New York Times praises her 2021 album Stand For Myself by saying, “The lyrics touch on romance, but also her more tumultuous early years—her mother didn’t support her career, and Yola experienced a bout with homelessness in her teens—and the struggle to musically assert herself in rooms that often didn’t care about what she had to say.” Pitchfork, meanwhile, says that the genreblending release “with its themes of inner fortitude only brightening the white-hot star at its center, vaults Yola to another place in the pop world, with her boundless curiosity and vocal brawn establishing her as a knowing, honest voice for those who need help summoning their own strength from within.” Yola plays The Depot (13 N. 400 West) with Jac Ross on Tuesday, April 5. The doors open at 7 p.m., tickets are $25 available at concerts.livenation. com; a health check is required for all attendees.

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After 2017’s The Navigator, a concept album that brought widespread acclaim and a host of viral performance opportunities for Hurray for the Riff Raff, it was a time of waiting and curiosity for fans. This year, the answer for “what’s next” for this intriguing band has arrived. TheCurrent.org says “The Nonesuch debut of Hurray for the Riff Raff (aka Alynda Segarra), Life on Earth, out February 18, 2022, is a departure for the Bronx-born, New Orleans-based singer/songwriter. Its eleven new ‘nature punk’ tracks on the theme of survival are music for a world in flux—songs about thriving, not just surviving, while disaster is happening. For her eighth full-length album, Segarra (they/ she) drew inspiration from The Clash, Beverly GlennCopeland, Bad Bunny, and the author of Emergent Strategy, adrienne maree brown.” If that seems like a lot, that shouldn’t be too surprising, as Segarra’s tackled a world of topics, interests and musings over the course of the past 15-or-so years, with a growing catalog of albums. Each one mixes and matches lyrical elements and instrumentation, stretching the group’s boundaries with each subsequent release. Longtime fans will undoubtedly be curious to see and hear how new musicians and songs mesh with old favorites on this 2022 tour. Hurray for the Riff Raff play Urban Lounge 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5 with Anjimile. (241 South 500 East) behind Urban Lounge. Tickets for this 21-up show are $20, available at 24tix.com.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) In 1904, it wasn’t illegal to use performance-enhancing drugs during Olympic competitions. Runner Thomas Hicks took advantage of this in the marathon race. The poison strychnine, which in small doses serves as a stimulant, was one of his boosters. Another was brandy. By the time Hicks approached the finish line, he was hallucinating and stumbling. His trainers helped carry Hicks the rest of the way and he was declared the winner. I recommend you make him your inspirational role model in the coming weeks. How might you cheat to gain a great victory? April Fool! I Lied. While it’s true that a meaningful triumph is within your reach, you’re most likely to achieve it by acting with total integrity, following the rules and imbibing no stimulating poisons.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) “I want excitement,” declared Libra novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, “and I don’t care what form it takes or what I pay for it, so long as it makes my heart beat.” In the coming weeks, I hope you will make that statement your motto. April Fool! I half-lied. While I do foresee you being able to gather a wealth of excitement, I hope you won’t be as extreme as Fitzgerald in your pursuit of it. There will be plenty of opportunities for excitement that won’t require you to risk loss or pay an unwelcome price.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) “If you can’t make fun of yourself, you don’t have a right to make fun of others,” said comedian Joan Rivers. I agree! So if you are feeling an irresistible urge to mock people and fling sarcasm in all directions, please prepare by first mocking yourself and being sarcastic toward yourself. April Fool! I lied. I will never authorize TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Science fiction aficionado Wil Wheaton suggests that all of us you to make fun of others. Never! In the coming weeks, I hope should have the following: 1. A nemesis; 2. An evil twin; 3. A you’ll do the opposite: Dole out massive doses of praise and secret headquarters; 4. An escape hatch; 5. A partner in crime; appreciation toward everyone. To prepare, dole out massive 6. A secret identity. Dear Taurus, I have doubts that you possess doses of praise and appreciation toward yourself. any of these necessities. Please embark on intensive efforts to acquire all of them. Your deadline is April 21. April Fool! I SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) half-lied. There’s no way you could add all those things to your In the traditional opera performed in China’s Sichuan province, repertoire in such a short time. See if you can at least get a secret magical effects were popular. One trick involved characters identity and a partner in crime. It’s time to have wicked fun as making rapid changes of their masks. The art was to remove an existing mask and don a new one with such speed that the audiyou add to your potency and effectiveness. ence could not detect it. An old master, Peng Denghuai, once wore 14 different masks in 24 seconds. This is an antic I think GEMINI (May 21-June 20) “I hate being on my best behavior,” wrote Gemini author you should imitate in the coming days. The more frequently Colleen McCullough. “It brings out the absolute worst in me.” you alter your persona and appearance, the more successful In the coming weeks, I hope you avoid the danger she describes. and popular you’ll be. April Fool! I half-lied. I recommend you Don’t be on your best behavior! Emulate Gemini filmmaker experiment with your image and vary your self-presentation. Clint Eastwood, who said, “I tried being reasonable, but I didn’t like it.” April Fool! I lied. Here’s the real truth: Being kind and CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) generous and reasonable will be your secret weapon in the next Nutritionist Mark Haub decided to try losing weight by eating three weeks. Doing so will empower you to make interesting and only sugary treats. For 10 weeks, he snacked on junk food cakes, cookies and sweet cereals. By the end, he had lost 27 pounds. In unforeseen progress. accordance with astrological omens, I suggest you try the metaphorical equivalents of this project. Work on deepening your CANCER (June 21-July 22) A Tumblr blogger named Alyssa complains, “I’m still peeved relationships by engaging your allies in shallow conversations that I can’t fly or set things on fire with my mind.” You might about trivial subjects. Or see if you can enhance your physical fitshare that feeling, Cancerian. But here’s the good news: I predict ness by crossing and uncrossing your legs as you sit on the couch that you could soon acquire, at least temporarily, the power to watching TV. April Fool! I lied. Here’s your real horoscope: For fly and set things on fire with your mind. Use these talents wise- the next four weeks, take better care of your body and your relaly, please! April Fool! I lied. In fact, you probably won’t be able to tionships than you ever have before. Make it a point to educate fly or set things on fire with your mind anytime soon. However, yourself about what that would entail, and be devoted in providyou may acquire other superpowers that are only slightly less ing the most profound nurturing you can imagine. fantastic. For example, you could change the mind of an ally who has been ridiculously stubborn. You could uncover a big secret AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) that has been hidden. You could mend a wound you thought Aquarius-born Giordano Bruno (1548–1600) was bravely would never heal. Any other superpowers you need right now? heretical as a philosopher, poet, mathematician and friar. He angered the Catholic Church with his unorthodox views about Jesus and Mary, as well as his belief in reincarnation, his practice LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) I suspect that only a Leo would say what Leo filmmaker Stanley of occult magic and his views that there are other stars besides Kubrick once asserted: “You know, it’s not absolutely true in our sun. Eventually, the authorities burned him at the stake every case that nobody likes a smart ass.” In accordance with for his transgressive ideas. Beware of a similar outcome for astrological omens, I authorize you to prove his assertion. Be expressing your unusual qualities! April Fool! Luckily, no punthe kind of smart ass that people like. April Fool! I’m half-joking. ishment will result if you express the rich fullness of your idioThe truth is, I hope you will be the kind of smart ass that people syncrasies in the coming weeks. I’m happy about that, since I’m encouraging you to be as eccentrically yourself as you want to be. absolutely adore and get inspired by.

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Have you filled up your gas tank this past week? As someone who virtually drives for a living, I’m not a happy consumer at the pump. What’s causing these hellish gas prices? Primarily, it’s greed. We have enough gas for the vehicles in this country in reserves, but suppliers cut way back during COVID simply because we weren’t going anywhere. Now, everyone wants to travel and demand is not keeping up with supply. When that happens, producers can gouge us. Do not think Russia is responsible for the shortages. It’s our own oil drillers and refineries that are the root cause of our shortages right now. There are some great tips at energy.gov on how to save on gas. To help reduce pollution and improve energy security, consider these strategies: • Minimize idling your car. In New York City, you can be fined $400 for idling your truck for more than three minutes; there’s a huge industry of folks taking videos of offenders who send in the relevant information and then receive $90 for reporting offenders. We need that here! • Avoid aggressive driving, for many reasons. Speeding, rapid acceleration and hard braking can lower your highway gas mileage from 15% to 30% and city mileage by 10-% to 40%. • Avoid driving at high speeds. Above 50 mph, gas mileage drops rapidly for every additional 5 mph, which equals about 30 cents per gallon of gasoline. • Those fancy roof racks cause drag, decreasing fuel economy. Try putting your stuff in the car. • Work from home more, use public transit, carpool, etc. Check out rideutah.com. • Use the right grade of motor oil for your car. Using a different grade can lower your mileage by 1% to 2% • Make sure your tires are inflated to the right pressure. If you can’t read your tire, ideal pressure levels might be listed on a sticker on the driver’s side door jam. The bottom line for the best gas mileage is to drive more efficiently, keep your car in shape or buy a more fuel-efficient vehicle if you can afford it. We’ll be moving into warmer weather and running your car’s air conditioning is the main contributor to reduced fuel economy during the dog days of summer—and even more so on hybrids, plug-in hybrids and electric (EV) vehicles. The downside is that if you think opening all the car windows instead of using the AC might help, it actually just causes wind resistance and lowers fuel economy. It will work, however, if you lower your windows driving at city speeds and not on the freeway. Gas prices in Utah are somewhere between $4.25 and $4.50 per gallon right now. For the first time in 70 years, the U.S. is able to produce as much crude oil and gas as we consume, but a lack of pipelines and refineries hinders gas prices from coming down anytime soon. As summer approaches, people will be hitting the road or flying to vacation destinations. You might want to book your flight for that end-of-summer or early-fall trip now rather than later, because airline tickets are going up just as fast due to airline fuel supply chain problems. n Content is prepared expressly for Community and is not endorsed by City Weekly staff.

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Awesome! Thirteen-year-old Matilda Walden of Bentham, United Kingdom, has broken the Guinness World Record for assembling a Mr. Potato Head, United Press International reported on March 14. Walden put together the iconic toy in just 5.69 seconds. The previous record had been in place for 10 years. Her secret technique? “I had to be joining the nose and mustache together as I picked them up in one hand,” she said. Walden was hoping to raise awareness of Skipton Extended Learning for All, an organization that offers services to children. Walden noted, “I have disabilities and sometimes find that in other community events I was not welcome and people judge me.” She is thinking about going for the record for assembling a Mr. Potato Head while blindfolded. Inexplicable On March 12, a standoff in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, dragged on for 10 hours after Catherine Ann Imler, 57, made an odd appearance around 1:30 p.m. at another resident’s home, WJAC-TV reported. Imler was naked, and she reportedly forcefully entered the home, where she stole a man’s shotgun. As she walked out his back door with the gun, he asked her what she was doing and she said, “It’s my house.” Imler then returned to her own home. The victim called authorities, who set up a perimeter around Imler’s house but couldn’t extract her until late that evening, when she was taken to UPMC Altoona with self-inflicted injuries from a sword. Bright Idea A big night out on March 12 led Leoni Fildes, 34, to a big idea: She would take an Uber from The Church Inn in Salford, United Kingdom, to Ukraine, to “help” the situation there. Fildes admits she had “one too many double pink gins and shots of Sambuca,” the Manchester Evening News reported, and she was saved from her drunken philanthropic tendencies by fiscal realities: Her Uber app reported “insufficient funds” to back the 1,700-mile trip, which would have cost about 4,500 British pounds. (Not for lack of trying, though; Uber attempted to make the transaction nine times.) “I remember when we were looking, we said, ‘Oh, we’ll get the comfort one.’ That’s dearer—the XL one,” Fildes said. “I’m so glad I didn’t have the funds available.” Oops, I Did It Again NBC2-TV reported on March 6 that Anthony Antonaras, 38, of Venice, Florida, inexplicably rammed his pickup truck three times into the home of a woman he knows, damaging her garage doors and a window near the front door. When she came outside, Antonaras was sitting in the bed of the truck as “Wrecking Ball” by Miley Cyrus blared from the stereo. He told police that his “foot slipped”; but he also said that the woman is “not a good person” and that the incident was “a message.” Antonaras could be heard screaming expletives while the homeowner was speaking with the 911 dispatcher on the phone. He faces felony charges for criminal mischief and other offenses. We All Need a Little Good News Sunday, March 13, was a holiday in New Zealand: Waitangi Day. As such, Turanga library in Christchurch was scheduled to be closed for the day, but the automated door locks malfunctioned, The Guardian reported, and the unstaffed and unsecured library was used by 380 people that day—without any ill effects. “Our self-issue machines automatically started up and 147 books were issued by customers,” a library staff member said. “No book-theft alarms went off, and at this stage nothing has been reported missing, nor have we spotted any damage.” Only one disgruntled customer left a note about there being “no librarians

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