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Fascinating article. I have known many of the local satanists and it’s encouraging to see them portrayed as the thoughtful souls that they are.

KYLE RAYNER

Satan’s a pretty cool dude—obviously stands for anti-authority and all that fun stuff. But to believe in any of that biblical shit about him, you would have to first admit the bible is real, and that’s just ridiculous.

RYAN MCCAULEY Via Facebook

News, Oct. 19, “Fight or Flight”

Via cityweekly.net Love the love given to our satanic friends, but what about the rest of us pagans, necromancers included? Maybe an article?

@MGHTYPRT Via Twitter

This is ridiculous. What the hell is the state coming to? God is greater than any being. Nothing better to represent besides Satan worshipers. Appalling. And God is watching.

ROSALEE BERRY Via Facebook

Saw this cover today when I grabbed lunch, and felt my spirits soar. Knowing there are Christians all over the state just shitting their pants over this ... honestly, it just really brightened my shitty day.

ZACHARY DOUGLAS BROWN

It’s a shame the city isn’t this forgiving with, say, families who are struggling financially and can’t afford to pay their bills. It’s time to re-evaluate some priorities, especially if ZAP doesn’t think The Leonardo offers relevant cultural or artistic experiences (and if there’s a lack of patronage, then perhaps ZAP is right).

BATHSHEBA JONES

A “god” is a god—no matter what you call them—and it is equally ridiculous to “worship” any of them. I just hope satanists are smart enough not to vote for someone like Trump, unlike most Christians.

JARED LEE

This is completely irresponsible. I stopped going to The Leonardo as I found their special exhibits to always be underwhelming and overpriced. The city should not continue their absolute subsidy of this place.

AMY BARRY

An impressive article about a truly impressive man.

ANTOINETTE SOTIRIOU Via cityweekly.net A beautiful tribute.

JACQUELINE PULLOS

The argument of “whose fairytale is better” always amuses me.

The Ocho, Oct. 19, “Rocky Times”

BOB BRUSE Via Facebook

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A city mayor cannot dismantle the staterun DABC. Jazz is awesome! I was at that debate. It was fun! Maybe a third term is still coming. Cheers!

ROB MILLER

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SATANISTS

True, because uninformed Mormons keep re-electing them.

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DEBORAH LYNNE CONNOR

SHAKE HA S WITH YO DEVIL-LOVIND NG NEIGHBORUR .

Via Facebook Not a Utah problem only.

HOWARD ELDER Via Facebook I liked Rocky.

JANET VIGIL

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Congratulations to both of these breweries. This is quite an honor. And both beers are outstanding.

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wise well-crafted backhanded compliment piece.

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This all about Ivory and the Chamber of Commerce and developing the land that belonged to the indigenous peoples! These thieves make me sick!

TOM HONGAKU

Blog post, Oct. 27, “Hatch Says Bears Ears Reduction Is a Go”

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Anyone who supports that old bastard for re-election should have their head examined! If you have ever had a parent die of old age, you would know better. He’s a stooge for the GOP to manipulate. Please, don’t do this to our earth, we need new fresh minds. These people in charge right now are going to be the death of us all.

COREY HILDEBRAND

So, when yet again public opinion sways one way, and elected leaders another, at what point do we start calling ourselves an oligarchy?

TYLER JACOBSEN Via Facebook

Vote him out of office. Let the court deal with Trump attacking the Antiquities Act.

LAYNE JONES

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If it would have been an Obama issue he would have said no like he always has. He needs to go been in too long.

What do they care? They’re too old and nearly dead to visit it anyway. They would die from heat exhaustion in the winter time.

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OPINION

Utah Political Lessons

Al Gore has released a new edition of his book, The Assault on Reason, which outlines the dangers of replacing traditional news with unvetted social media. Yawn. We remember former Vice President Gore as the previous Democratic Party presidential candidate who won the popular vote and lost the general election to George W. Bush. Bush, I recall, subsequently was mocked by Dems as not being smart and not worthy of a second term. He then went on to win a second term. How did those canny Democrats let that happen? And how did they fail to learn enough about the difference between popular votes and electoral votes for a repeat in 2016? Have protestors and Facebook ranters learned nothing? For the next three-and-a-half years you’ll make snarky comments about how Donald Trump can’t pass his agenda. Meanwhile, he is altering the American judicial system. He has changed Supreme Court outcomes for decades to come. He has nominated 60 lower court judges and will appoint more than 200 before this term is out. He will change court outcomes for the rest of my lifetime, thanks to Democrat Harry Reid eliminating the 60-vote filibuster rule on judicial appointments. Good job, Harry! Not too long ago, I shared with you takeaways from John Le Carré’s re-release of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold— about reaching righteous ends through immoral means during the Cold War. Think of these down-the-road consequences when protesting that Columbus Day should be replaced by Indigenous Peoples Day, or when you ask that

B Y S TA N R O S E N Z W E I G statues of Robert E. Lee be removed, or when you want Dixie State University to erase its “rebel” heritage, or when you want formal recognition that Thomas Jefferson and George Washington were slave owners. Today, passionate partisans in Utah are firmly convinced that the other side is made up of, as one White House cabinet member is rumored to have stated, “morons.” They fail to accept that we are each molded by the culture of our times. When I was in my 20s, my career hopes were redirected because the cultural perception was that police officers needed to be tall, strong and male. I was in the top 10 percent on both physical and written tests among the thousand applicants for NYC Police. But, I measured 5 feet 7 inches on the medical test, which was a half-inch below the 7-foot8 minimum. The cultural norm prevented most women and Hispanics—and me—from becoming cops. Le Carré’s latest book, his 25th, A Legacy of Spies, examines the morality in the time of his earlier work—specifically, condoning killing of one’s own to save the world. Back in the ’70s, heroes in spy novels, as well as in real life, dispatched seemingly innocent people as collateral damage in winning against our enemies. But, today, through the eyes of millennials, the author postulates there will always be a day of reckoning—when a newer cadre of moral-purity absolutists will judge our actions. They, in turn, are setting themselves up to be assessed by newer holier-than-thou judges yet to come, he contends. In Utah, self-righteous Democrats took two actions this past year that fit this bill and will, in my opinion, come back to haunt them down the road. First, they refused to concede when Bernie Sanders lost the primary to Hillary Clinton, and went on to help her lose the general election. I expect that some of you will write terrible things about me for saying this—substantiating my point regarding this second observation.

In this past political season, Democrats acting as party hijackers unfairly labeled a candidate for party chairman as a sexual predator. Several of these self-righteous hijackers campaigned, virtually screaming, that he was a womanizer and much worse, and should not be allowed to run, nor even speak in his own defense. I asked one of the accusers if she had been a victim. “No,” she responded, but she knew someone who claimed that he had approached her—and it was sufficient. No trial. No defense allowed. Rumor from someone she knew was good enough. Like Le Carré of 1970, they accepted good ends as justification for absolutely indefensible conduct. Let’s segue to better politics. I spoke with Republican Lt. Governor Spencer Cox recently, as well as with Democratic Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams—those twins who we surmise were separated by party loyalists at birth. Those of you who have met them know they are kind, generous, humble, friendly and smart. “Are you running for governor?” I asked Cox. He was not totally committed, he said. “It’s 80 percent for and 20 percent against.” Similarly, non-committal Mayor McAdams said, “There is a rumor that I may run for Congress against Mia Love.” Who started that rumor? I could be wrong, but I think it might be Ben. OK, coyness is standard operating procedure for early campaigning on both sides of the aisle. In any event, even though these esteemed elected officials are making decisions that will not kill innocents as in spy thrillers, they know that they not dare be totally transparent from the get-go. So maybe they aren’t 100 percent truthful. But at least they aren’t resorting to trashing our Constitution in order to get their own way. That’s good enough for me and I support them both—one Republican and one Democrat. CW Send feedback to: comments@cityweekly.net

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HITS&MISSES BY KATHARINE BIELE @kathybiele

For Shame

You have to wonder if voters are stupid or simply apathetic. Take some recent polls from The Salt Lake Tribune. Most of the time, you just read them and sigh. Participants are mostly Republican and Mormon—hence the results for polls on shrinking our national monuments, Trump’s approval rating and the pending .05 percent DUI law. Wondering why Utahns like the medical marijuana initiative? It’s largely because Sen. Orrin Hatch does, too. Now let’s talk about the early frontrunners for the 2020 governor’s race. Jason Chaffetz came out on top. Do you have no shame, Utahns? Still, it’s probably all name recognition, and the names the Trib offered respondents. “If the election were held today, who would you vote for?” Chaffetz, Ben McAdams, Spencer Cox, Josh Romney, Greg Hughes or Spencer P. Eccles? Not a woman among them.

Homeless Hospice

No one’s particularly happy with how the Rio Grande homeless situation is being handled. So the very existence of something like the Inn Between is refreshing. One of the few homeless hospices in the U.S., it operates primarily on private donations to fulfill a hidden yet growing need. “As they age, homeless people experience many of the same illnesses as everyone else, including cancer, heart and lung diseases—but they have significantly shorter life expectancies, and their circumstances may accelerate an illness’ progression,” a story in the Lancet health blog read. KUED tells the story in their new documentary Homeless at the End, which follows the final months of some local homeless. It might be hard to watch, but do it.

Classical Coda

Just in case you were wondering, classical music is in trouble—and not just at BYU Broadcasting. But The Salt Lake Tribune’s Scott Pierce is right: There are other ways to listen to music these days. Still, there’s been complaints about the station’s decision to archive classical music. Some linked the genre to the “existence of the soul,” and BYU’s secularization as it allows caffeinated drinks on campus. Years ago, KUER had to duck and cover when it flat-lined classical, although the station manager said, no problem—KBYU was still around. One legislator even called for a study of KUER’s change. Much like the newspaper industry, the radio world has been stung by a societal trend. But BBC Music notes the world today might need more, not less, classical: “The faster the world becomes, the more a conscious need arises from audiences for time out, a thirst for enrichment, a place to think …”

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A perennial favorite, it’s no wonder Even Stevens placed in the Top 3 readers’ picks for Best Sandwich and took home the gold in the editorial choices, thanks to Givestock—a community music and art fair that took over Ogden’s Fort Buenaventura last July. Michael McHenry is the president of the company that, since 2014, has shaken up the sandwich business model for good.

What is the Eat to Give initiative and how does it work?

The reason why we exist is the Eat to Give initiative. For every sandwich we sell, we’re going to donate a sandwich to a local nonprofit to a neighborhood. The average Even Stevens location donates 8,000 sandwiches per month. Our first nonprofit partner, the Y WCA was the longest-running women’s center west of the Mississippi. Our partnership is facilitating $2,000-$3,000 worth of food each month. It comes to life—it’s not just sandwiches, it’s creating a social change and impact. The nonprofits no longer having to spend their resources on bread or turkey or whatever. They can take that money they would’ve spent on food and use it for their product—health care, résumé building, shelter; it’s creating a more equitable world.

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We’re not slowing down. Just a few months ago, we realized we’ve got a global brand. We’ve opened 17 locations, but we’re opening up in Texas, Oregon and Seattle before Christmas of this year. At Even Stevens, our vision is more than 100 locations—those that aren’t just duplicating the first experience of the downtown Salt Lake City location, but furthering the local experience. I believe Even Stevens will be a global brand and be a recognized restaurant in every place we do business. When we expand, we look for pride in a neighborhood, progress and a place we can call home for a socially conscious community. We want to break bread with like-minded people. It isn’t more complicated than that.

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Givestock was absolutely killer. For every ticket we sold, we donated two meals to our nonprofits. We partnered with the Utah Food Bank and the approximately 4,000 tickets sold produced 8,000 meals. The festival itself was built to connect the community through art and music. They connect the soul, just like food connects everyone. It brought together local brands and a national headliner and opened the venue to local artisans, craft makers and businesses to take a part in the community at a high level. It connected our community—from grandma and grandpa to newborn.

The original brain child of Even Stevens was an entrepreneur named Steve Down. He saw there was a way to tie social impact through a sandwich. He had this idea that for every sandwich you sell, you could donate one. Steve believed it was an idea millennials could get behind—it has a social impact and could make a difference and bettering community. So, we said, ‘Let’s build a restaurant in Utah and find a location near the U, and for every sandwich we sell, let’s donate one for the hungry.’ He pitched it to gifted, young millennial entrepreneurs, and what was once an idea is now a real movement. We’ve now donated 1.8 million sandwiches in 16 neighborhoods from Utah, Idaho, Arizona and Colorado in just over three years.

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I’m curious if the idea of artificially altering hurricanes’ strength has any scientific validity. I seem to recall that the Navy gave it a try in the ’70s, but that’s based on hazy memories of 11th-grade science class. —HeyHomie, via the Straight Dope Message Board You’ve done your teacher proud, Homie: For a decade starting in the early 1960s, the Navy collaborated with the U.S. Weather Bureau on a hurricane-deterrence project called Stormfury. That wasn’t our first rodeo, though. Back in 1947, the government had tried to weaken a hurricane off the Atlantic coast by dropping dry-ice pellets on it from military planes. How’d it go? Well, the storm was heading out to sea prior to intervention, but then abruptly reversed course and struck land north of Savannah, Ga. Likely a coincidence, it turned out, but you see how the optics weren’t exactly encouraging. Fifteen years later, Project Stormfury sought to apply roughly the same scientific principle, replacing the dry ice with silver iodide. Storm clouds typically contain a lot of supercooled water—H2O molecules below the freezing point that nonetheless don’t form ice. The thinking went that if you could seed a hurricane with something that would cause the supercooled water to cohere into raindrops—dry ice, silver iodide, even just dust—this would release pent-up heat energy and disrupt the wall of thunderstorms that define the hurricane’s eye, thus slowing down the vortex of wind. In practice, a couple attempts showed signs of success, but further analysis suggested the hurricanes would’ve powered down on their own. The project, meanwhile, raised the ire of Fidel Castro, who accused the U.S. of trying, essentially, to weaponize the weather. Admittedly there’s something a bit Strangelovian in the image of Navy fighter-bombers dumping chemical canisters into a hurricane. Couple that with an amped-up name like Stormfury, and it all seemed a little nuts. Well, that was then. Now, consider the escalating costs of rebuilding American cities after more intense and more frequent hurricanes, well into the tens and hundreds of billions of dollars a pop—since 1980, the U.S. has spent $1.2 trillion on weather-related disasters. Consider, too, the compounded human misery. I’d submit we’re past the stage where nutty-sounding ideas can be dismissed out of hand. And the science behind some of these schemes is sound enough, including Stormfury-style seeding—nobody’s talking about nuking hurricanes anymore. (Well, almost nobody: PreKatrina, one Air Force general was heard asking, “I’ve got the bombs to drop. Where do I go?” Cooler heads generally view any combo of radioactive material and unpredictable high-speed winds as a nutty idea gone too far.) Currently, two proposals have gained some buzz and, as important, some funding:

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n Marine cloud brightening, conceived by the British scientists John Latham and Stephen Salter, would use a fleet of pilotless yachts to spray microscopic droplets of seawater into clouds in hurricane-forming regions, causing them to reflect more sunlight back into space. This was originally dreamed up as a response to global warming; holding up a mirror to the sun, basically, would help restrain runaway temps down here. Hurricanes thrive on heat, so MCB (possibly combined with seeding) might dial them back, too. n Salter, meanwhile, is behind another plan called the Salter Sink, a floating structure that uses the power of waves to pump warm water from the ocean’s surface down a 200-yard tube to mix with the colder water below. Since, again, hurricanes rely on warm water for energy, positioning a few hundred sinks in the storm-breeding stretches of the Atlantic could have a literally chilling effect on their occurrence. The concept’s still early days, but it’s received backing from the likes of Bill Gates, if that gives any sense of how plausible it looks on paper. Scientifically legit though these ideas may be, they’ve got critics. A chief objection is the allegedly impractical scale you’d need to enact such projects on, and the daunting associated costs. (Proponents counter that it’s still cheaper than endless rebuilding.) There’s the good old “playing God” argument, of course, which is more of a philosophical hangup. But frankly God’s got nothing on American tort law, which is where the real obstacles to weather modification reside. As one Atlantic article put it, “The problem isn’t the science. It’s the lawyers.” Picture it: A category 5 hurricane’s headed straight for New Orleans. Science intervenes, it wobbles off course and, as a category 3 or 4, hits Houston, now a city of two million plaintiffs. And that’s if the storm stays in U.S. waters. Say it makes landfall in Mexico—now you’ve got a full-blown (as it were) international incident. Then there are even bigger concerns. Altering rainfall in the Atlantic via cloud brightening, for instance, could change weather patterns in South America, potentially drying up the Amazon rain forests. With the Salter Sink, meanwhile, we can only imagine what cycling that much ocean water around will do to the local ecology. You can computer-model this stuff all you want, but at some point somebody’ll have to pull the trigger and cross their fingers. n Send questions via straightdope.com or write c/o Chicago Reader, 350 N. Orleans, Chicago 60654.

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DAYLIGHT SAVINGS? MURDEROUS SPOUSE?

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Daylight Saving, not Savings,” 1,000 times.

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6. Pen a handwritten letter to a friend. Then scan and email it.

5. Read a newspaper first page to last (figuring in cutbacks, you’ll still have 45 minutes to kill).

kill your spouse.

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1. Begin preparing for a lifetime

of sweet Fed-level graft, corruption and perpetual re-election (John Curtis only).

This is not your mother’s Meet the Candidates event. The Sierra Club’s political action team wants you to meet their slate of candidates for this year’s election—coming up fast! In fact, ballots must be mailed by Nov. 6. The event features city council and mayoral candidates from throughout the valley— Alta, Salt Lake City, Cottonwood, Midvale and South Salt Lake. You must be 21 to participate as it takes place at Beer Bar. If you’re an environmentalist—or not—you’ll want to talk to these hopefuls before you mark your ballots. Beer Bar, 161 E. 200 South, 801-656-7268, Saturday, Nov. 4, 3-6 p.m., RSVP, bit.ly/2yWMgPz

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Half the population really needs to step up their game. Only 21 of the 104 members of the Utah Legislature are women—so guess who’s making your laws? To mitigate that, Logan’s first Real Women Run training event is open to candidates, campaign managers and community members. Keynote speaker is former state Rep. Ronda Rudd Menlove. You’ll learn about campaign fundamentals, digital media and money in politics. Huntsman Hall, Perry Pavilion, Utah State University, 3500 Old Main Hill, 801-537-8610, Saturday, Nov. 4, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., $10-$25 (includes lunch), bit.ly/2xtP8ji

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he great Russian-American writer Masha Gessen was on the stage last month at New York’s Bard College in front of a sign that read “Crises of Democracy.” It was the name of a conference sponsored by the school’s Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities. “I think it’s safe to say that all of us are living in a state of low-level dread, always suspecting that we are missing something of enormous impact while chasing something else of enormous impact,” she said, standing at the podium with short dark hair, thick glasses and a stylish sports jacket. She resembled the famous portrait of a young Arendt, one of the 20th century's most influential political theorists. A journalist and author, Gessen compared her experience in Donald Trump’s America over the past year to that of living under Vladimir Putin when “the only skill I had really honed for more than 10 years was the skill of protecting the views I already held.” Gessen’s newly released book, The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia, follows seven different characters from the 1980s through the present. It weaves together narratives of their lives into a vast tapestry that, among other things, presents the brief rise and swift destruction of gay rights in her home country—a development which caused Gessen, who immigrated to the U.S. as a teenager and returned to Russia as a reporter, to go into exile once again. Among the book’s main subjects is Alexander Dugin, the far-right ideologue behind Putin’s nationalism. Dugin has influenced Steve Bannon and Richard Spencer, who is married to Dugin’s primary English translator. Gessen recounts that in 1984, Dugin was in love with Evgenia Dobryanskaya—who later became an LGBTQ rights activist—and then follows them, tragically, to the present. So enthralling was her speech, that

Masha Gessen during one of her participations at last month’s 10th annual International Conference on Crises of Democracy at Bard College. I didn’t pay much attention to the other conference speakers. So, I was taking a quick nap and missed the speech of Marc Jongen, who’s the Dugin of the AfD, the far-right Alternative for Germany party. Jongen got somewhere around 13 percent of the vote in a recent election, securing him a seat in parliament. Things were quiet and respectful, and it seems I was not the only one snoozing through fascism. But last week, a group of 50 professors and academics wrote an open letter to The Chronicle of Higher Education condemning the center for lending its legitimacy—and the legacy of Arendt—to the extreme and violent positions of Jongen and the AfD. “The AfD subscribes to a nationalist far-right agenda and is closely allied with the violent street movement ‘Pegida’ (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West) that attacks refugees, immigrants, and Muslims,” the letter read. “Jongen is devoted to providing intellectual legitimacy to the AfD’s extreme rhetoric and actions. His philosophical jargon seeks to justify the incitement and violence carried out by Pegida, including the physical blockade of refugee buses, as the expression of a laudable thymos, or rage, that has been suppressed by liberalism and multiculturalism. During his talk at the Hannah Arendt Center, Jongen repeated the racist and xenophobic statements that make the AfD such a dangerous phenomenon in contemporary German politics.” Attempting to state his side, Jongen exposed during his talk that he was op-

pressed, and his free speech is limited in Europe where people show up to protest his talks. “Since I joined the AfD … I made the experience that conferences where I should appear were disturbed. There was a huge protest going on when I should give a talk in Switzerland,” he said, adding, as do his American counterparts, that his opponents were really protesting free speech. He blamed it on the “spectre of Hitler” haunting Germany. The controversy over his appearance at a university may cast Jongen under the shadow of Richard Spencer or Milo Yiannopoulos in the American mind. But instead of states of emergency and antifa and far-right battling in the streets, we now have the polite and archaic battle of academics that is almost reminiscent of the old Partisan Review. At Bard, there were no chants or signs or attempts to shut him down. And while the questions from the audience expressed a deep sense of dismay, it was all so quiet that you could snooze through it. Roger Berkowitz, the founder and director of the Arendt Center, has since argued that it was essential to “include at least one person who represents the idea of an illiberal democracy,” since “majorities of people in Hungary, Russia, Turkey, and Austria and . . . large pluralities of people in France, Germany, and the United States (amongst other countries) . . . embracing ideas of democratic nationalism and democratic authoritarianism” in an open letter of his own posted on Medium.

Still, it’s as if at a conference 50 years ago, an organizer had invited a Nazi to add balance to Arendt’s critique of totalitarianism. “Her account of Adolf Eichmann sought to understand who Eichmann was and what it was that allowed him to actively participate in the killing of millions of Jews,” Berkowitz continued. “For many of her readers, this effort to understand Eichmann was a betrayal. They thought he should be simply and categorically condemned as a monster.” But Berkowitz’ Arendt analogy, which employs the same “both sides-ism” that Trump used after Charlottesville is way off. Inviting a speaker and giving him a platform is not a way of analyzing his ideas. (In his defense, Berkowitz cited Arendt wondering “how to write historically about something — totalitarianism — which I did not want to conserve, but on the contrary, felt engaged to destroy.”) Gessen’s book, not Jongen’s speech, is the answer. Her account of Dugin— or her 2012 portrait of Putin in The Man Without a Face—is a far more effective and Arendtian way to deal with noxious ideas and the people who espouse them. In The Future Is History, Gessen— who has since written about the slowmotion academic conference version of a protest in The New Yorker—places Dugin in his time, in the world of others, and pits his policies against those harmed by them. That is, perhaps, the true meaning of Arendt’s “plurality of voices” that make up politics—not a false sense of giving all voices an equal weight. CW

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Activists and family members of police-shooting victims had been agitating for change prior to the Mohamed shooting. Heidi Keilbaugh recalls the exact time and day her partner, James Barker, was fatally shot by police in the Avenues neighborhood: Jan. 8, 2015, at 3:30 p.m., a moment that still haunts her. Resolutely, she believes the confrontation could have been resolved without lethal force, although police and the DA ruled it justified. In the aftermath, she says, hundreds of people rallied—familiar faces as well as strangers. By then, excessive police force had become a national conversation. Locally, pressure mounted and the city agreed to host a town hall meeting. Deeda Seed, a former city councilwoman and longtime activist, was there. What transpired was positive messaging but little change, she says. “It happened—but there was no action as a result.” Keilbaugh became a founding member of a Facebook group called Utahns for Peaceful Resolution. Around the same time, an informal band of citizens—with representatives from Utah Against Police Brutality, United Front Party, Utah Copwatch, the American Civil Liberties Union and others—coalesced. They called the group Community Coalition for Police Reform, which began meeting and discussing overarching community problems. In 2015, as two mayoral candidates squared off—incumbent Ralph Becker and Jackie Biskupski, then with the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office—the activist community drafted a survey on police reform and asked the candidates to fill it out. Seed says they were impressed by Biskupski’s answers. In November of that year, voters sent Biskupski to city hall, and the Community Coalition for Police Reform saw the change as an opportunity. “We said you had concerns; we have concerns,” Seed recalls. “We would love nothing more than to see if there are

use lethal force if they are reasonably fearful for their safety or the safety of others, and Gill doubted he could prove otherwise if he took it to trial. He was there to answer why. “It’s very fundamentally important that you should be able to ask me these questions, whether it’s me or anybody else that’s an elected official,” Gill said. “You should be able to say, ‘I don’t agree with you; prove to us what’s going on,’ and question me. It’s my responsibility to try to answer for you the best that I can. We may have a disagreement, but I want you to understand where I’m coming from and the parameters I have to work with. But you get to ask.” The opportunity for citizens to directly confront topranking officials is rare, but it happens at CAG meetings. Salt Lake City’s CAG was organized in the aftermath of a police shooting in February 2016. Abdi Mohamed, a 17-yearold Somali refugee, was severely injured near the downtown homeless shelter where he was shot by an officer. By and large, even the most critical CAG members have lauded Police Chief Mike Brown for opening the doors to his department. And Brown believes the result is increased trust and transparency. “It is hard to hate up close,” he writes in an email. “When we sit and talk about the issues and have the difficult discussions, that is when we can make change and learn how to best serve.” The CAG meetings are at their most heated, however, after controversial police action. Brown admits the impulse by some to paint the entire force with a broad brush affects morale. “To have all the good incidents often go unnoticed and be overshadowed is hard,” Brown declares. “But our officers come to work every day and continue to serve, and it makes the compliments we receive all the more meaningful.” It’s the controversial incidents—involving life-or-death decisions—that carry the most weight, and some activists question whether the 2-year-old CAG is doing enough.

dmittedly, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill doesn’t have all the answers. He can’t answer, for instance, why three police officers weren’t able to disarm and subdue a lone knife-wielding man without killing him. Or why a 50-year-old AfricanAmerican would be stopped for a minor bicycle infraction in the first place. Gill can’t comment on why police aim for a person’s torso instead of their extremities. Or say for sure what, if any, training that police who fatally shoot a man are required to complete before they’re allowed back on the street. He doesn’t have the answers because he’s not a cop; it’s not in his bailiwick, and the DA has no authority over police departments. But Gill encourages citizens to ask those questions nonetheless. Inside the Salt Lake City Public Safety Building on a recent Wednesday evening, Gill analyzed the death of Patrick Harmon, the victim of a controversial Aug. 13 police shooting. He addressed a room of upset residents—at least a few of whom had within the week called for his job. For more than 90 minutes, Gill fielded questions posed by citizens in the Community Activist Group, which convenes twice a month to address policing in the city. (CAG also is said to stand for Community Advocates Group or Community Action Group.) In a balanced tone that neither downplayed the tragedy nor showed signs that his position had wavered, Gill responded to every question. When the query touched on police policy or legislation, he listened in its entirety—many times agreeing with the question’s premise—before reminding the crowd that he couldn’t unilaterally change the law or police practices. But he could answer, for one, why he ruled the shooting “justified”—a charged term but one Gill uses in its narrowest legal sense. To that end, he detailed the evidence that was presented to him and outlined legal parameters. Police can

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Lex Scott policy solutions and to talk and make good change for our community.” Biskupski assumed office around the one-year anniversary of Barker’s death, when Keilbaugh held a vigil on the corner of Second Avenue and I Street. Speaking to the city via news cameras, Keilbaugh remembers her admonishment: “You need to work with our community groups.” That same week, Mohamed was shot and protests erupted. (Mohamed’s shooting was also deemed justified, on grounds that he was allegedly attacking a homeless man with a broom handle.) Faith in the police plummeted, but the incident also inspired the city to implement a system where citizens could dialogue with police and help shape policy. In early CAG meetings, Keilbaugh routinely sought better training for officers. “I would bring it up over and over and over again. They would kind of look at me, and it was like crickets,” she says. Specifically, Keilbaugh pushed for Arbinger training, which focuses on de-escalation and communication. “And then one day, they said, ‘We’re doing Arbinger training,’” she says. It was a breakthrough moment. The group compiled a list of requests: implicit-bias training, program a complaint button on the PD website, keep better statistical data on arrests. And the police responded. The site lists the CAG recommendations and their statuses. In the intervening 18 months, training and policy tweaks led to concrete improvements, according to CAG members, and the meetings were the catalyst. “We have implemented a lot of training that is nationallyrecognized and follows the 21st Century Policing model,” Brown says via email. “These include Blue Courage, Arbinger, and Fair and Impartial Policing, to name a few. We also use scenario-based training that is reactive to what the officer does, so it is dynamic and unpredictable. This better mirrors the reality we operate in and gives the women and men the tools to respond.” Among the participants was Jana Tucker, whose son Joseph was fatally shot by police in 2009. Citing policy changes, Tucker praised the top brass. “There are some nights where it gets really heated and Chief Brown takes a lot of flak, but I feel like he’s honest with us, overall,” she says. By the time summer 2017 rolled around, the police department had experienced a period of relative calm. Many CAG regulars were satisfied with new-officer training, and they appreciated hearing that cops on the beat were formally rec-

ognized for their level-headedness. “When Chief Brown tells me he gave 10 de-escalation awards away, to me that’s 10 lives,” says Lex Scott, organizer of Black Lives Matter of Utah, founder of the United Front and a CAG regular. “Those are officers that he says had the legal right to shoot someone and chose not to use their weapon. To me, that’s 10 lives that have been saved by the CAG.” Keilbaugh holds the same view. “If I can keep someone else from losing a loved one, like James, then I feel like my time there is worth so much,” she says. CAG members began discussing ways to reach other Utah police departments and foster the same community dialogues. Things improved to such a degree, the members asked themselves whether scheduled meetings with police were still necessary. The CAG, according to some, became quiet and uneventful. “And then the nurse Wubbels thing happened,” Tucker says. In late July, Alex Wubbels, a nurse at the University of Utah Hospital, was wrongfully detained by police for sticking to hospital policy that prohibits medical staff from releasing blood samples without a warrant or the patient’s consent. The community was outraged. The next CAG meeting went off the rails, says Tucker, who is in charge of keeping the minutes. Then, after the fury over Wubbels’ arrest started to subside, the Harmon footage was released, and many viewers were adamant that the officer didn’t need to fire his weapon. To some, the recent blemishes indicate the CAG demands aren’t working, while others see these as blips in a system that is slowly but steadily correcting itself. Jennifer Seelig, senior policy advisor for the mayor and director of community empowerment, is preparing to speak to the CAG at an upcoming meeting about expectations. Understanding what members want determines whether the CAG is hitting its mark. “If you go in there and hope to solve problems so that there isn’t any more tension, I don’t think that is realistic,” Seelig says. “Democracy is messy.” Overall, she believes the CAG has been positive for the community. “I think that no matter what area of government we’re in, we always need to be focused on where things are going and looking toward the future,” she says. Detective Greg Wilking appreciates that the CAG allows police to see the department through the eyes of the community. “For us, it’s good to hear from people who are concerned

about our service,” he says. “This allows for that to happen, this is a vehicle for that. Any time that we think we’re doing it 100 percent right, we’re probably not. If you think that you know everything, you don’t. To have that engagement with these groups is beneficial.”

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Not all the demands are feasible, Wilking says, but many are. Police also find it useful to be able to explain why they do some things and don’t do others. Why not use Tasers? Why couldn’t Harmon be disarmed? Why not aim for his legs? Wilking says those are all risky options that aren’t guaranteed to stop a suspect and could put an officer in harm’s way if the danger is imminent. “I don’t think there is anything we can do or CAG does that can have an effect on whether or not a guy pulls a knife on us,” he says. “That is the dynamic that the individual presented to us.” It took two months after Harmon was shot on State Street for Gill to announce he was declining to charge the officer. Later that same evening, police released to media, including City Weekly, body-cam footage, the contents of which spread virally, precipitating outcries that resonated across the nation. Three officers were on scene, and each captured the escalation from slightly different vantages. Patrick Harmon was approached by police after he allegedly crossed several street lanes on his bicycle. Police determined that he was wanted on a felony warrant. The footage begins with a haggard Harmon holding a cigarette between his lips. It’s night, and Harmon is flanked by officers, who ask him to remove his backpack. Harmon puts his hands behind his back, but in a split second, before police can slap on handcuffs, he bolts. Harmon shoves one officer to the grass, then runs in the opposite direction. Immediately, officer Clinton Fox screams out, “I’ll fucking shoot you!” and then fires three rounds in quick succession. Motion of the camera renders the pertinent moments difficult to decipher. Later, each officer would tell an investigator they heard Harmon utter a threat, possibly alluding to a knife. Many commenters found this detail dubious. Where was the danger? They couldn’t see a knife nor hear Harmon say a word.

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Less than a week after police released body-cam footage showing Harmon’s death, local Black Lives Matter members filled a University of Utah classroom for a formal two-hour meeting. Despite the recent commotion and national media clamor, the gathering was calm, even sociable. The BLM leaders stuck to an organized agenda: Leader Scott talked for a moment on the importance of black voices speaking for Black Lives Matter. Next, another woman, Rebecca Hall, gave a brief history of the Constitution-framers’ three-fifths compromise and invited attendees to learn more at a gathering she was hosting that month. Later, members split into various committees. The prison committee, for example, decided to send

holiday cards to inmates of color, while the media committee encouraged folks to simplify statements given to reporters (“They’re going to misquote you,” Scott said. “Don’t freak out.”). Another committee announced a white-ally training session, and the election committee tossed around the idea of developing a report-card rubric to grade each state lawmaker with an A-F letter. When it was the police transparency and accountability committee’s time to share, about 10 members congregated at the front of the room. A young black woman reiterated the short-term objective: Pressure the city to change its policy on body-cam footage. Activist groups, including BLM, were pushing for a mandatory 24-hour release. “Long-term, we are hoping to [establish] civilian review boards,” she said. The meeting concluded with general housekeeping announcements, punctuated by Scott calling Jacob Jensen to the front of the room to divulge what she jokingly described as “secret things”—about a senior official in the Biskupski administration. Around 7 a.m., Jensen said, the mayor’s office had contacted him to discuss the statement they made about Harmon’s death, which Jensen had criticized online. “Through the Community Activist Group (CAG)—which began two years ago and includes members of Black Lives Matter, Utah Against Police Brutality, Copwatch, and other activists—the Salt Lake City Police Department has already begun important dialogue which has produced real results,” the statement reads in part. “These include considerable efforts focused on de-escalation training, and building great community-police connections. My office has also been working on a policy governing the release of body camera footage of critical incidents.” Jensen expected a compromise on the body-cam policy, one that would inch toward UAPB’s benchmark, but one they still found inadequate. Instead, Jensen described the mayor’s response as “kind of pulling a Trump thing” by saying there were multiple viewpoints—an allusion to the president’s words following a notorious and violent White Nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., earlier this year. “And then she promoted CAG a lot and said that we get everything done there,” Jensen recalled at the BLM meeting. The exact organizations the mayor named, Jensen noted, were those holding protests, fueled by anger at the police. “Raise your hand if you’ve been to CAG,” Jensen asked the

and heard the same thing about how wonderful the training is and how many medals they’ve passed out, and they’re forever patting themselves on the back,” he said at the CAG meeting. The Harmon footage, he notes, shows one of three officers quickly grabbing his gun. And while the CAG offers police the opportunity to explain their actions, some say that’s not good enough. Jacob Jensen is Utah Against Police Brutality’s CAG liaison, and he finds it odd—considering public officials’ skill in the art of explaining things away—to simply ask, Why? “It seems to me like the way to go is for you to have a complaint and/or a demand and for them to accommodate it,” he said. “Because if you’re looking for a reason behind everything, every arm of the government has a rationale for what they’re doing.” UAPB is dogged in its pursuit to change policing, and nudging police to be more thorough in their training isn’t going to cut it, he says. The ultimate goal, Jensen says, is to enact a community control review board. “If you think CAG is going to promise you police accountability, it’s not,” he says. “If you think that CAG can offer slightly better training and slightly better representation in the police force, then yeah, we’ve accomplished that,” he says, adding: “If you look at the CAG materially, in terms of what it’s actually accomplished, it’s very little.” A community control review board, as Jensen envisions it, would correct policy, discipline officers and ask the DA to file charges. It would function as an oversight board, independent of the criminal-justice system.

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The following day, after the footage was posted online, Newsweek ran a piece with the headline, “Footage Shows Moment Salt Lake City Police Shot Black Man In The Back.” In the same vein, CNN’s web-story headline a few days later read: “Body cam footage shows Utah police shoot man as he runs away.” The question hanging around all the turmoil was how the DA deemed the shooting of a fleeing man justified. At the CAG meeting, however, Gill explained that the evidence, though hard to discern at first, suggests something else, and he was prepared to go through it all with whomever was willing to listen. In a couple still frames, the victim’s feet can be seen turned sideways, he noted. This suggests that Harmon wasn’t running north, away from the officer at the moment he was shot but had instead turned his body back toward the police. And the autopsy reveals that two bullets entered Harmon’s hip—not his back—and traveled from left to right, Gill said; the third bullet passed through his arm. Gill paused one section of footage from a police officer who approached Harmon immediately after he fell to the ground and handcuffed the bleeding man. “Right there,” Gill said pointing to the corner of the screen. “As he’s lifting the hand up, you can see the knife off to the side.” In its totality—the knife collected at the scene, statements from the police, the appearance that Harmon had turned back toward the officer and considering the legal framework—the shooting was justified, Gill said. At least one attendee saw the shooting in a different light. Michael Clára, a former Salt Lake City school board member, went into the meeting ready for a fight. “I didn’t believe you, and I spent a lot of times calling you names,” he told Gill. But after the district attorney described his process, Clára thanked Gill and said he wished that he’d heard his side sooner. “I wasted some time at some protests over the last month or so,” he declared. Not everyone agreed with Gill’s conclusions, and said as much. Scott pleaded with the district attorney to lay out cases such as Harmon’s before a jury and let them decide which shootings are lawful. “You are not a robot. You made the wrong call here. What you did was not right, and you need to start giving us justice,” she said. Homeless advocate and CAG attendee Bernie Hart wondered whether the recent shooting invalidated the cops’ celebrated training. “We sat here week after week, many of us,

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De-escalation practices aren’t a panacea. Brown and Gill highlight the fatal interaction with Michael Bruce Peterson in a gas station parking lot on Sept. 28 as case-in-point. Responding to a report of assault at a local business, officer Gregory Lowell spotted the suspect, Peterson, and attempted to question him, but Peterson defiantly walked away. When he hopped in another person’s vehicle, Lowell tased Peterson, which then enraged the suspect, who jumped out of the car and began wailing on the officer. Lowell pulled out a baton but lost his grip. Reaching toward the pavement, Peterson picked up the weapon and started hammering Lowell who scrambled away as backup, Lt. Andrew Oblad, arrived. Oblad was able to draw Peterson’s attention, but when Peterson continued to charge, the lieutenant volleyed off a round of bullets, then another round. The officer would later say he thought Peterson was wearing body armor because the bullets failed to stop him. By the 10th shot, Peterson fell to the ground, dead. Announcing the shooting justified at a press conference on Oct. 25, Gill played Lowell’s body-cam footage, as well as surveillance tape and a clip captured by a bystander. Brown, also in attendance, said Lowell’s response was exemplary. “Greg Lowell, when he showed up on that call, tried to use every level of de-escalation he could,” Brown said. “From his mere presence, to trying to engage this person in conversation. He followed at a safe distance. He went to a Taser to try to stop the aggressive actions of this suspect. And then, unfortunately, he went to an impact tool [a baton] and that was forced against him. I commend officer Lowell.” The tragic end, he concluded, wasn’t the result of poor training.

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Standing 20 feet to her right, Chief Brown listened. Gill spoke next, echoing the mayor’s sentiment: “From the district attorney’s perspective, our commitment, we share with the mayor, which has always been about transparency, getting this information out to the community as soon as possible while at the same time making sure that the critical aspect of investigative work needs to be done,” he said. Asked whether the protesters had influenced the process, Biskupski said the city had been working on the policy for more than 10 months. Jensen and others found the timing suspect. “It’s no coincidence that the mayor announced her policy today,” he said later that evening, standing a stone’s throw away from the spot Biskupski had been a few hours before. He was addressing 100 or so protesters who rallied before the city council meeting, complete with signs and slogans. Activists took turns riling up the crowd. The voice of one participant, Oscar Ross Jr., boomed from a PA system and ricocheted off the building’s scaffolding, audible a block away. He wore a red jersey, Colin Kaepernick, the former NFL quarterback who quietly protested racial injustice by kneeling during the national anthem. “Black Lives Matter!” Ross yelled. “Patrick Harmon’s life matters!” The protesters proceeded into the city council chamber, where dozens took turns expressing their outrage. Calling the mayor’s policy insufficient—one even likened it to spitting on Patrick Harmon’s grave—they called on council members to draft an ordinance that would mandate police-cam footage be released within 24 hours.

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attendees. A few palms floated upward. “And raise your hand if you’ve been to the protests, protesting things we couldn’t win in CAG,” he said, and triple the number of arms shot up with gusto, confirming the notion that despite the gains, those who relentlessly watch the police and demand accountability, were not ready to yield. “K,” Jensen said to the erect arms in the room. “Just making sure.” If protest spurs change, the city’s body-cam footage might be the most obvious example, Jensen says.

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The sun glared on a podium beneath red and yellow autumnal leaves, where Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski squinted back to the news cameras and reporters who had been beckoned to the Salt Lake City and County Building for a policy announcement on Oct. 17. Noticeably absent were the organizers who had been aggressively calling on the city to enact a new rule, a fact they would go on to gripe about later. Biskupski had just signed an executive order that would make police body-camera footage a public document 10 days after an “officer-involved critical incident” unless the investigation involved “unusual or unforeseen circumstances.” “Government should always strive to be responsive to the needs of residents while holding to values such as due process,” she said. “I believe this carefully balances the need for transparency while providing for due process for investigations.”

In the Dark Ages, when Western civilization sank into an unenlightened morass, a studious monk hunkered in a cramped, dank cell and by candlelight dutifully copied an obscure Aristotle text—at least that’s how Gill likes to imagine history unfolded. In Gill’s mind’s eye, this monk toiled away at his task, translating each sentence from Greek to Latin despite knowing that a majority of his community was illiterate. The payoff was questionable, certainly imperceptible. Regardless, he continued, and in doing so, kept that work alive, to be inherited by citizens who lived centuries after the monk died. As the CAG meeting wound down, the conversation broadened to one about the plodding pace of democracy, the necessity of citizen empowerment and the forces that drive folks to feel alienated. “Democracy is hard work,” Gill said at the CAG meeting. “It requires people to be engaged. It requires investment of time, and it requires showing up even when you’re losing. That’s what the price of democracy is because people get apathetic.” He and others see the CAG as one small but significant investment. When Tucker lost her son Joseph in 2009, the CAG didn’t exist; she had no direct lines to officials. In an age when public discourse often feels like disagreeing parties are merely screaming in opposite directions, direct dialogue is vital, she argues. That alone is worth preserving. “We’re going to keep at it, I guess,” she says. “Some nights I just think, ‘I can’t go there.’ I come away with such a headache when we get done, no matter what we’ve just discussed, and I don’t know if I can go again next time, but we all keep showing up and trying to maybe affect a little bit of change.” Scott has noticed resignation among some of her peers. They see no clear path out of the opaque Dark Age, growing numb and inured as they wait for signs of progress, so they give up. But Scott refuses to accept it. As a mother, she’s spent too much energy on the cause to bequeath to her 10-year-old child the same burden. “I see activists drop off because they want change so quickly,” she says, then adds, “The buck stops here, man. I work really hard. I’m not playing around, and when I said I’m going to change the world, I am.” CW

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Just because Halloween season has ended doesn’t mean you need to leave witchy fun behind. Throughout the month, Pygmalion Theatre Co. presents The Weyward Sisters, a comedic twist on William Shakespeare’s Macbeth told from the witches’ point of view. Three modern and good actual witches are recruited to perform in “the Scottish play,” and struggle to find their footing in the weird and wild world of theater. Written by local playwright L.L. West, the show follows the style of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, a meta-retelling of Hamlet. However, rather than being minor characters who become aware they’re just characters in a story, these protagonists have a bit more agency, according to production director, Jeremy Chase. “Not only are they helping tell the story, but they’re helping shape the story with their witchy powers,” he says. In addition to providing a twist on a classic, Weyward Sisters also ties into Pygmalion’s mission of producing plays that give a voice to women playwrights, directors, performers and characters. Rather than depicting the witches as forces of chaotic evil, they’re fleshed out and made into engaging subjects. And while this show is dripping with references to Macbeth, you don’t need to be a huge Shakespeare fan to enjoy it. Chase says the fun in this production comes from the departures they get to make from the source material. “Get ready to laugh through this play,” Chase says. “If anything, it’s a laugh.” (Kylee Ehmann) The Weyward Sisters @ Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, 801-3552787, Nov. 3-18, days and times vary, $15$20, pygmalionproductions.org

Ballet West marks two milestones with its upcoming production of Carmina Burana, a revolutionary work with classic connotations. Paired with George Balanchine’s unorthodox ballet Serenade and set to Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade for Strings,” it officially opens Ballet West’s 54th season, and also celebrates Artistic Director Adam Sklute’s 10th anniversary with the company. Carmina Burana has additional historical significance for the company as well: Ever since its Utah debut in 1974, Ballet West has performed the piece more than 100 times, making it one of the most popular offerings in its repertoire. Ironically, when the company first performed it, several audience members walked out. “The subject matter is rather complicated,” Sklute explains via email. “It is about monks slipping out of the monastery and leaving behind their sacred duties and reveling in a very human and profane way.” Credit Carl Orff’s sweeping score with elevating the intensity. Indeed, this particular production is something of a spectacle, thanks to a 50-piece orchestra, a 76-member choir and 18 dancers. Based on the poems of an 11th-century text discovered in a Bavarian monastery in 1803, it’s been adapted for film, television and video games, and has even been sampled by Michael Jackson and Ozzy Osbourne. Resident choreographer Nicolo Fonte’s choreography—a world premiere version, part of a co-production with the Cincinnati Ballet— underscores Orff’s intent. He imagines a battle between the sacred and the profane, Sklute says. “It will not be obvious and nothing is literal. ... It is both unexpected and inevitable.” (Lee Zimmerman) Ballet West: Carmina Burana @ Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, 801-355-2787, Nov. 3,4,8-11, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinee Nov. 11, 2 p.m., $ 2 9 - $ 87, balletwest.org

Has anyone noticed lately that there seems to be increased interest in professional sports, and athletes in particular, yet for all the wrong reasons? Thank you, Mr. President. Fortunately, the Harlem Globetrotters are seemingly immune from controversy. For more than 90 years, their focus has been on entertainment, amusement and providing inspiration. In the process, they’ve broken down barriers, extended goodwill and given back to the community. Their blend of comedy and innovative tactics—among them are the slam dunk, the fast break and some dazzling dribbling—have delighted some 144 million fans in 122 countries and territories worldwide. “Putting smiles on people’s faces and bringing joy to the game of basketball is one of the reasons why we have been so popular for so many years,” says Firefly Fisher (pictured), a starring member of the team’s current roster. “Not everyone loves basketball, but everyone loves the Harlem Globetrotters because it is more than just a basketball game.” As an exhibition team, they’ve accelerated integration of professional sports, won numerous championships and evolved as an entertainment brand. A part of pop culture, they’re known for amazing performances on the court and close connections with fans off it. “Our Globetrotter antics still entertain audiences even in these changing times,” Fisher says. “Everyone loves to see great basketball and loves to laugh, so no matter what is going on in the world, or what someone is going through in life, those two things are always a good mix.” (LZ) Harlem Globetrotters @ Vivint Smart Home Arena, 301 W. South Temple, Nov. 4, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m., $20-$135, vivintarena.com

If our unseasonably mild October has you wondering if winter will ever arrive, there’s one local event that makes sure you remember what it’s like to have snow on the ground. Co-sponsored by City Weekly sister publication, Vamoose, Shred Fest invites all winter outdoor enthusiasts to unite and welcome the new season. Stop by if you enjoy good food, beer, lumberjacks and skiers. With seven food trucks, a beer garden, freestyle ski and snowboard and lumberjack competitions, this event has it all. The best skiers and snowboarders in the valley are set to compete in the Rail Jam on features provided by Powder Mountain for a $1,500 cash prize. This year, attendees can expect more than $5,000 worth of prize giveaways. If watching others shred isn’t your jam, just head over to catch some true woodsmen in the highly anticipated lumberjack competition, as the Montana State Timbersports Team shows off their skills with axes and chainsaws. Festival-goers can even try their hand at a special axe-throwing area to see if you can hit the bullseye. After the competitions, enjoy live music from local artists Hot Vodka, Pixie and the Party Grass Boys and DJ Matty Mo. “It wouldn’t be a community event without giving back,” Marketing Director Shaun Nakamine says. “This year’s food truck fundraiser will donate to the National Ability Center and Team Utah.” Supporting these two awesome nonprofits should feel almost as good as it tastes: The Ability Center empowers individuals of any skill level through sports, recreation and education, while Team Utah helps young snowboarders take their riding to the next level. Now let the real winter begin. (David Miller) Shred Fest @ Liberty Park, 600 E. 900 South, Nov. 4, 1-9 p.m., $10, shredfestival.com

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t might be reasonable to wonder, in a year when rallies by hate groups have made national headlines, if the Salt Lake City Jewish Community Center’s annual Jewish Arts Festival would focus any of its attention on such issues. Festival coordinator Rita Skolnick, however, takes a practical and somewhat wry approach to that question. “On the outside looking in, that might be something that’s just coming to the forefront,” Skolnick says. “For Jews, that’s always at the forefront. We had a bomb threat here, so that’s obviously on people’s minds in the community. But I don’t want to dwell on negative things; I want people to come here and have an experience to maybe learn things about people they don’t know.” That focus on cultural education is a centerpiece of the festival’s mission, even if the event draws a relatively small crowd compared to other ethnic and cultural festivals in Utah. The logistics of the Jewish Community Center’s space makes for more intimate individual events—“If we set up a gigantic tent, we could probably pack the house,” Skolnick says—but she adds that the goal is to “draw in people who might not otherwise come into the Jewish community. We want [to program] things with a broad appeal, but still representative of modern Jewish life.” As is true of other cultural festivities, that often means an emphasis on distinctive food and music. The festival’s opening night features a concert performance by The KlezBros—traditional klezmer-style music by clarinetist David Asman and accordionist Steve Keen—with a catered dinner by Feldman’s Deli. Israeli tapas with wine pairings are on the menu on Monday night, leading up to a free screening of the documentary Mr. Gaga, Director Tomer Heymann’s profile of Ohad Naharim, artistic director of Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company and pioneer of the gaga dance style. That documentary also indirectly led to a partnership with Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company that ultimately had ripples into the company’s 2017 season. Once they decided to program Mr. Gaga, the JCC approached Ririe-Woodbury and artistic director Daniel Charon about presenting

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a piece that would fit into the festival’s themes. For Charon, that presented both a unique opportunity and a challenge. “As a company, we don’t do gaga technique,” Charon says, “and we don’t have any pieces in the repertory. I was very clear from the beginning that we don’t represent that [style], and I’m not a spokesman for it.” Charon does, however, come from a Jewish background, and found that the invitation by the JCC got his creative juices flowing in interesting directions. “Once we knew we were doing this, I started doing the work I was doing at that time around Jewish-inspired dances … using a lot of klezmer music. It reminds me of my family or my community growing up, along the lines of embracing my own history” The result was Exilic Dances, a piece that Charon and Ririe-Woodbury worldpremiered at the Rose Wagner Center in September built around themes of finding oneself in a place of transition, or in a new environment. But the piece as performed for the world premiere wasn’t even the extent of what Charon created. “The exciting thing for me is, it inspired me to do a little bit too much,” he says. “The piece became too long, and it became impractical for us to do the whole thing.” As a result, there are sections of Exilic Dances— what Charon describes as “B-sides, or outtakes”—that will appear for the first time during the Jewish Arts Festival performance on Nov. 4, while other segments from the originally performed version will be removed, for reasons ranging from time constraints to the height of the JCC

Documentary Mr. Gaga plays at the Jewish Arts Festival on Nov. 4

space’s ceilings. Tickets for that performance include a dinner provided by Mazza restaurant. These three evenings of showcase events introduce different facets of creative work within and inspired by contemporary Jewish culture. Skolnick appreciates the fact that in a typical year, only around half of those who attend might be members of the local Jewish community, with some traveling from Ogden or Utah County. “We certainly see faces we never see otherwise,” she says. And for those visitors, as well as those in the local Jewish community, there’s an opportunity to celebrate cultural creativity without an emphasis on darker political realities. “Certainly the past influences all of this kind of art,” Skolnick says. “The Holocaust, pogroms and other things make us who we are today. When people think of Jewish movies, we do show movies about those subjects, and there is a time and a place for them, but we want to show what day-to-day Jewish culture is like around the world, and bring that to the forefront. It’s kind of like a little holiday.” CW

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Joe Carter’s ultra-realistic oil paintings of vintage and archaic items like pencil stubs, film projectors and typewriters (“QWERTY Machine” is pictured) are featured in an exhibition at Phillips Gallery (444 E. 200 South, 801-364-8284, phillips-gallery.com) through Nov. 10.

PERFORMANCE THEATER

A Bundle of Trouble Hale Center Theatre, 3333 S. Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City, through Nov. 30, days and times vary, hct.org A Comedy of Tenors Pioneer Memorial Theatre, 300 S. 1400 East, through Nov. 4, dates and times vary, pioneertheatre.org Hello Dolly Hale Center Theater Orem, 225 W. 400 North, Orem, through Nov. 18, MondaySaturday, times vary, haletheater.org Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live Kingsbury Hall, 1395 E. Presidents Circle, Nov. 8, 7 p.m., utahpresents.org Forever Dead Off Broadway Theatre, 272 S. Main, through Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m., theobt.org Forever Plaid Hale Center Theatre, 9900 S. Monroe St., Sandy, through Nov. 15, MondaySaturday, times vary, hct.org Guys and Dolls Ziegfeld Theater, 3934 Washington Blvd., Ogden, through Nov. 4, times vary, theziegfeldtheater.com Mercury Salt Lake Acting Co., 168 W. 500 North, through Nov. 12, Wednesday-Sunday, times vary, saltlakeactingcompany.org The Petite Palace Utah Arts Alliance, 663 E. 100 South, Nov. 3-12, dates and times vary, thepetitepalace.com Shopkins Kingsbury Hall, 1395 E. Presidents Circle, Nov. 11, 6:30 p.m., tickets.utah.edu Wicked-er Desert Star Theatre, 4861 S. State, through Nov. 4, desertstar.biz The Weyward Sisters Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, Nov. 3-18, times and dates vary, pygmalionproductions.org (see p. 19) White Rabbit Red Rabbit Kingsbury Hall, 1395 E. Presidents Circle, through Dec. 2, times and dates varies, tickets.utah.edu

CLASSICAL & SYMPHONY

A Heart of Song Ragan Theatre at UVU, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m., uvu.edu/ragan

Fall Percussion Extravaganza Libby Gardner Hall, 1375 E. Presidents Circle, Nov. 7, 8:30 p.m., tickets.utah.edu Lara Allen on Piano Covey Center for the Arts, 425 W. Center Street, Provo, 801-8527007, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m., provo.org Utah Symphony: Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m., artsaltlake.org Wind Ensemble Libby Gardner Hall, 1375 E. Presidents Circle, Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m., tickets.utah.edu

DANCE

Ballet West: Carmina Burana Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, Nov. 3.-11, times vary, artsaltlake.org (see p. 19) Utah Ballet I Marriott Center for Dance, 330 S. 1500 East Ste. 106, Nov. 2-11, times vary, tickets.utah.edu

COMEDY & IMPROV

Colin Quinn Wiseguys SLC, 194 S. 400 West, Nov. 2-4, times vary, 21+, wiseguyscomedy.com Paul Sheffield Wiseguys Ogden, 269 25th St., Nov. 3, 8 p.m., 18+, wiseguyscomedy.com Patrick Keane and Quinn Dahle Egyptian Theatre, 328 Main, Park City, 435-649-9371, Nov. 3-4, parkcityshows.com

LITERATURE AUTHOR APPEARANCES

Anastasia Bolinder: The Wolf and the Crimson Maiden The King’s English Bookshop, 1511 E. 1500 East, Nov. 4, 2 p.m, kingsenglish.com Holly FitzGerald: Ruthless River The King’s English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East, Nov. 2, 7 p.m., kingsenglish.com Nathan Devir: The Lost Tribes of Israel, Yesterday and Today Weller Book Works, 607 Trolley Square, Nov. 8, 6:30 p.m., wellerbookworks.com

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SPECIAL EVENTS FESTIVALS & FAIRS

Fall Bazaar Sanderson Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 5709 S. 1500 West, Taylorsville, Nov. 3-4, Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., usor.utah.gov Harlem Globetrotters Vivint Smart Home Arena, 301 W. South Temple, Nov. 4, 2 & 7 p.m., vivintarena.com (see p. 19) Jewish Arts Festival Jewish Community Center, 2 N. Medical Dr., Nov. 2 & Nov. 4-5, times vary, slcjcc.org (see p. 20) Rose Park Dia de Los Muertos Day-Riverside Branch, 1575 W. 1000 North, Nov. 2, 6-8 p.m., slcpl.org Shred Fest Liberty Park, 600 E. 900 South, Nov. 4, 1-9 p.m., shredfestival.com (see p. 19)

TALKS & LECTURES

Scientist in the Spotlight: Traditional Diets in a Changing World Natural History Museum of Utah, Naturalist Lab, 301 Wakara Way, 801-5816927, Nov. 3, 2-4 p.m., nhmu.utah.edu Science Night Live: Luisa Whittaker-Brooks Sky, 149 Pierpont Ave., Nov. 8, 5:30 p.m., science.utah.edu

VISUAL ART GALLERIES & MUSEUMS

Al Ahad: The Hijab Project UMOCA, 20 S. West Temple, through Nov. 18, utahmoca.org Alexandria Shankweiler: Photos by Alexandria Main Library Level 2 Canteena, 210 E. 400 South, 801-524-8200, through Nov. 12, slcpl.org Billy Schenck, Ed Mell & Gary Ernest Smith: The Legendary West Modern West Fine Art, 177 E. 200 South, through Nov. 11, modernwestfineart.com Cabinet of Curiosities: Strange Objects From the Staff of the City Library Main Library Special Collections, 210 E. 400 South, through Nov. 17, slcpl.org Caryn Feeny: Two by Two Art at the Main, 210 E. 400 South, through Nov. 11, slcpl.org Cities of Conviction UMOCA, 20 S. West Temple, through Jan. 6, utahmoca.org Cookie Allred: The Color of Places Corinne and Jack Sweet Library, 455 F St., 801-594-8651, Nov. 3-Dec. 20, slcpl.org Drew Grella: I Would Rather Wear a Cape Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, 801-524-8200, through Jan. 5, slcpl.org Ilse Bing Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, through Dec. 31, umfa.utah.edu

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Jaime Salvador Castillo & Michael Anthony Garcia: whereABOUTS UMOCA, 20 S. West Temple, through Dec. 9, utahmoca.org Jimmi Toro: Kindle a Light Kimball Art Center, 638 Park Ave., Park City, through Nov. 26, kimballartcenter.org Joe Carter Phillips Gallery, 444 E. 200 South, 801-364-8284, through Nov. 10, phillips-gallery.org (see p. 22) Justin Watson: |human| Nox Contemporary Gallery, 440 S. 400 West, Ste. H, through Nov. 10, bit.ly/2jP10tU Karen Horne: Ballet To Tango Exploring the Art of Dance Horne Fine Art, 142 E. 800 South, 801-533-4200, through Dec. 23, hornefineart.com Las Hermanas Iglesias: Here, Here Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, 801-581-7332, through Jan. 28, umfa.utah.edu Laura Erekson Atkinson: Builders Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, through Nov. 3, slcpl.org Lesly Abalos-Ambriz: 24: Is This Lesly? Chapman Library, 577 S. 900 West, 801-5948623, through Dec. 27, slcpl.org Lexi Johnson: Second Hand Marmalade Library, 280 W. 500 North, through Nov. 10, slcpl.org Matt Kruback and Naomi Marine: prima facie Alice Gallery, 617 E. South Temple, through Nov. 10, visualarts.utah.gov Natalie Stallings: Microscopic Sovereign Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, through Nov. 3, slcpl.org Rebecca Klundt, Liberty Blake & Elise Ostraff Finch Lane Gallery, 1340 E. 100 South, through Nov. 17, saltlakearts.org Sarah Malakoff: Second Nature Granary Art Center, 86 N. Main, Ephraim, through Jan. 26, granaryartcenter.org Strangely Enough Urban Arts Gallery, 137 S. Rio Grande St., through Nov. 5, urbarnartsgallery.org Susan Jarvis and Amber Egbert: Life As I See It Art Access Gallery, 230 S. 500 West, No. 125, through Nov. 13, accessart.org Tina Vigos: Seeking Grace Day-Riverside Branch Library, 1575 W 1000 N, 801-594-8632, through Nov. 15, slcpl.org Thomas Aguila, Etsuko Kato and Kelly O’Neill: photo_dot_alt Finch Lane Gallery, 54 Finch Lane, 801-596-5000, through Nov. 17, artsaltlake.org Vincent Mattina: Altered States Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, 801-524-8200, through Nov. 10, slcpl.org

Celebrating Celeste A beloved Italian chef returns to Utah. BY TED SCHEFFLER tscheffler@cityweekly.net @critic1

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di manzo ($12)—a generous serving of thinly sliced rounds of seared top sirloin topped with watercress, shreds of baby artichoke, shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano and a simple dressing of extra virgin olive oil and lemon. How Celeste manages to perfectly sear the meat while still retaining the rich, red rawness inside is a mystery to me. All I know is it’s delicious. Following the carpaccio, my wife and I shared an order of gnocchi al granchio ($20), which is the chef’s light-and-airy gnocchi in a silky pink tomato-cream sauce with lump crab meat. It’s more complex than his simpler pomodoro—which now is served with penne—and easily qualifies as the most memorable gnocchi dish I’ve ever enjoyed. Items like fettuccine Bolognese ($18), trofie portofino ($20) and ravioli incavolati— fresh ravioli stuffed with kale and ricotta in a butter-sage sauce ($18)—all feature pasta made in-house. Even the bread served with the restaurant’s own brand of EVOO and balsamic is home-baked; Celeste makes fresh bread and pasta during the day, which is why the eatery isn’t open for lunch. Celeste learned to cook from his grandmother, who worked at a restaurant in Forte dei Marmi, and the resulting food and flavors are complex, but not complicated or convoluted—no foams, no molecular gastronomic trickery, no gimmicks. His cooking is honest and straightforward, using the best ingredients and letting them speak for themselves. Such is the case with his cernia alle olive ($26): perfectly steamed grouper in a light Tuscan olive sauce with lemon dressing, roasted potatoes and Brussels sprouts. Likewise, tagliata alla rucola ($25) is a large serving of grilled and sliced New York steak with nothing more than an olive oil and lemon dressing to enhance the flavor of the meat. It comes with arugula and grape tomatoes topped with shaved Parmesan and is extraordinary in its simplicity. I might not make it to Italy anytime soon, but with Paolo Celeste behind the stove again in SLC, at least I can eat like an Italian. CW

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hen I learned of a new Italian restaurant in Murray called Celeste Ristorante—opened about two months ago—I wondered: Could it be? The name Celeste rang a loud bell and triggered some cherished food memories. And indeed, much to my elation, Celeste Ristorante is named for a chef I’ve been following on and off for more than two decades. His name is Paulo Celeste. I first became aware of him back in 1994, when I enjoyed a plate of his ethereal gnocchi at a restaurant in Heber called Il Giardino. Back then, you didn’t find housemade gnocchi on local restaurant menus, and you surely wouldn’t find versions as simple and spectacular as Chef Celeste’s. I remember it being served in nothing more than a basic pomodoro, which seemed heaven sent, as did everything else I tasted on the Il Giardino menu. The following year, Celeste and his friend Marco Gabrielli opened the original Michelangelo restaurant in Sugar House. They set the bar high for authentic Italian cuisine in Utah—Tuscan, in particular— and Michelangelo was an instant hit. But due to his mother’s illness, Celeste sold Michelangelo in 2004 and returned to Italy with Gabrielli to open a restaurant in Versilia (Celeste is from the Versilia Beach area of northwestern Tuscany). That Paulo Celeste has now returned to Salt Lake City, and is running his own restaurant, makes me believe there is a God who watches over food lovers like me. I’m not going to be coy: His cooking is as wonderful as ever. You won’t find better Italian fare in the region. The menu is set up in classic Italian style, with soups and salads, antipasti, pastas and secondi (meat and fish/seafood dishes). There’s a small but adequate wine list, as well. My favorite appetizer is the carpaccio

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Epic’s Baptist triple threat is finally here. BY MIKE RIEDEL comments@cityweekly.net @utahbeer

pic’s highly anticipated Big Bad Baptist series of beers has finally started to trickle into Salt Lake City, and the response from local beer nerds has been an overwhelming, “Fuck yes!” The first bottles of the original Big Bad Baptist hit last September to warm up our palates. The second BBB offering, Big Bad Baptista, is the most recent of the behemoth coffee beers to make its return to local fridges. Unlike its older brother, Baptista was inspired by traditional Mexican coffee, café de olla, which is served with cinnamon and piloncillo, an unrefined sugar. The cinnamon adds an-

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notes of bourbon, dark roast coffee, baking chocolate, fudge and toasted coconut. Alcohol perfume is evident as well; it creates a countering effect that keeps the bouquet from becoming too dessert-like. The taste is immediately bold and rich. Medium sweet dark chocolate and roasted barley jump out at first. Big cold-brew coffee flavors push aside the roasted malts and assert a rich and spicy blast that is equal parts fruity and floral. At the midpoint, the bourbon barrel begins to play its part, adding oak, toffee and vanilla along with a bit of booziness. Toward the end of the palate, coconut custard becomes apparent, as it creates a toothy Mounds Bar sweetness that plays well with the coffee and bourbon thump. The end of this roller coaster relies on a bit of oak and the slightest hint of floral bitterness to wrap it all up in a nice bow. The finish is roasty and slightly dry, as lingering acidic tones from alcohol and coffee parch the tongue. The texture here is has a weighty, yet velvety, coating effect in the mouth. Overall: If coconut is not your jam, this beer might be a deal-breaker, but if your blood pumps black with coffee, whiskey

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other layer of complexity and accentuates the earthy character of Mexican coffee, but more importantly, captures the essence of a place and its culture. If you haven’t made your way into Baptista’s camp before, it’s a combination of vanilla, cinnamon, Mexican coffee (roasted by Blue Copper) and Solstice Chocolate cacao nibs. It’s luxurious to say the least, with a pleasant warming sensation generated by the cinnamon and alcohol. The interplay of chocolate, malt, oak and spice make this beer perfect for the cold-weather months. This year, anticipation is high for the third member of the BBB family, Triple Barrel Big Bad Baptist. This nicely layered beer has all of the coffee, bourbon and chocolate you have come to expect, with the addition of bourbon-ized (barrel-aged) coconut. Those damned new kids always want to be rebels. My tongue got a sneak peek of Triple Barrel, and here’s the world’s first review. This stout looks like you would expect— a deep opaque ebony color with brassy highlights. The head looks like a pile of shiny copper ball bearings on the bottom that slowly transitions to sudsy foam as it ascends. This Zen garden of foam leaves curtains of torn lace down the inside of the glass as I make my way through. It’s a complex beer with many layers. The nose is representative of that complexity. The aroma is intensely roasty, with

and coconut, you’ll soon squeal. Triple Barrel Big Bad Baptist is scheduled to debut the third week of November. Its siblings are currently available at Epic’s brewery located at 825 S. State. As always, cheers! CW

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Chris Hemsworth and Hulk in Thor: Ragnarok (Mark Ruffalo), whom Thor discovers as one of his arena opponents after a buildup that feels pretty anti-climactic given the prominence of the big green guy in all the marketing? Between Thor and Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), once a warrior of Asgard—now drunk, disgraced and serving as one of The Grandmaster’s “recruiters”? Every one of those interactions has its great moments— more than a few, in some cases—but the chance to build one truly engaging bickering couple is sacrificed to the gods of Putting More Faces on the Poster. It sometimes feels churlish to pick on a movie so committed to fun, especially one like this with weird asides like naming a key plot element “the Devil’s Anus.” It’s equally hard not to wonder what might be possible if it were permitted to be more surprising, or streamline all the blockbuster trappings. Thor: Ragnarok delivers big laughs, all the way up to the inevitable grandiose battle with hundreds of characters fighting on seemingly hundreds of different fronts. As Marvel movies go, this one is … a Marvel movie. Call this particular shade “cream.” CW

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interesting antagonist any of the MCU features have managed to introduce. Every time the action shifts back to Asgard—including an underground movement in defiance of Hela led by Heimdall (Idris Elba), and the moral qualms of her henchman, Skurge (Karl Urban)—it’s mostly a toetapping reminder that all the mythological complexity can get a bit wearying. When the narrative remains focused on Thor himself, on the other hand, Ragnarok is often hilarious. Hemsworth has plenty of comedic chops—as anyone who saw him in the Ghostbusters remake already knows— and director Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows) plays to those abilities as often as possible. Virtually all of the highlights come during the extended second act, as Thor falls through a dimensional portal and winds up a forced combatant in the gladiatorial games held by The Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum, allowed to run to his nuttiest, Jeff Goldblum-iest extremes). The callbacks to earlier Marvel movies are deftly handled to give the punchlines maximum punch, and the mix of broad physical humor and deadpan line readings—including Waititi himself voicing a nonchalant warrior named Korg—makes for an action movie that often plays less as superhero fantasy than action buddy comedy. The problem becomes the predictable over-stuffing of the plot, which doesn’t allow time for any one “buddy comedy” relationship dynamic to develop fully. Is the primary sparring between Thor and Loki? Between Thor and Hulk/Bruce Banner

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erhaps it’s time to make peace with this reality of movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: They will be reliably pretty good, and they will be reliably not-great. No matter what protagonist(s) headline the stories, and no matter what filmmakers are recruited to oversee those stories, they have become a brand bigger than any individual installment, and maintaining the identity of that brand is paramount. If there’s a sameness to the structure or many of the elements, it’s a feature, not a bug; you might just as well fume over a James Bond movie featuring exotic locations and women in slinky dresses. When film journalists trot out their “Marvel movies ranked” lists each time a new one appears, it’s mostly a chance to discover all of the infinite shades between “eggshell” and “ivory.” Thor: Ragnarok does what Marvel movies do, albeit with a slightly different approach to the tone. The in medias res opening plays like a self-aware version of the “needle scratch/freeze frame/I bet you wonder how I got into this situation” meme, as Thor (Chris Hemsworth) needs to escape from the underworld of Surtur (Clancy Brown) and prevent the prophesied end-of-allthings known as Ragnarok. But upon returning to Asgard—and discovering that Loki (Tom Hiddleston) has been sitting on the throne while disguised as Odin (Anthony Hopkins)—he finds that it might not be so easy to fend off disaster, as the goddess of death Hela (Cate Blanchett) prepares to exact her vengeance for her long exile, yadda yadda yadda. Hela’s got style, but is mostly a waste of Blanchett’s talents for grand theatricality. She also suffers by comparison to Hiddleston’s Loki, who remains the most

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NEW THIS WEEK Information is correct at press time. Film release schedules are subject to change. A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS [not yet reviewed] The three harried parents (Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn) face the pressures of the holiday season. Opens Nov. 1 at theaters valleywide. (R) BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL B Legendary director Takashi Miike’s 100th film is an interminable samurai gorefest—and not in a good way. This is the tale of Manji (Takuya Kimura), a swordsman who cannot die after a witch feeds him “blood worms,” drawing him back from a nasty death, during a gruesome battle. Fifty years later, he takes up the cause of young Rin (Hana Sugisaki), orphaned when samurai of a lawless dojo attacked her family. Rin, who’s out for revenge, reminds him of his dead sister. The lawless dojo, of course, must be stopped, and so the film embarks on a monotonous series of bloody sword battles. Sometimes it’s accidentally funny in a Monty Python– esque way (“Your arm’s off!”). Mostly, it’s overly convoluted while also failing to deviate from its one emotional note, a sort of gray resignation that fails to take any pleasure in over-the-top vengeance. The story is obscured by one fight after another—and the stakes are really low, since Manji literally cannot die. It might be tolerable as a 90-minute flick; at 140 minutes, it’s inexcusable. Opens Nov. 3 at Tower Theatre. (NR)—MaryAnn Johanson DINA BBB.5 Sure, one way of looking at Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles’ documentary is that it’s a love story between two people on the autism spectrum. That might also be the least interesting way of looking at it. Dina follows two residents of the Philadelphia suburb of Glenside—48-year-old widow Dina Buno and her fiancé, Scott Levin—in the run-up to and immediate aftermath of their wedding. Yes, they both have Asperger’s syndrome, and the accompanying quirky personality traits certainly account for some of the complications in their relationship, as well as providing ample evidence for the saying “when you meet one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism.” But what’s delightful about this story is how these two people deal with those complications—most notably Dina wanting more physical intimacy from the anxious, inexperienced Scott. The remarkable access the filmmakers are granted allows us to see Dina and Scott talking out their differences and insecurities, and showing how they complement one another. Sweet and touching as it is in its specificity, it might just be a model for how to do a marriage

right. Opens Nov. 3 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (NR)—Scott Renshaw

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THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER BBB.5 If you’ve seen director Yorgos Lanthimos’ other films— like Dogtooth or The Lobster—you should enter this movie braced for uncomfortable hilarity with touches of deadpan violence. In that respect, Lanthimos does not disappoint. With regular co-writer Efthymis Filippou, the Greek absurdist presents what might be his darkest morality play yet, involving heart surgeon Steven Murphy (Colin Farrell), his wife (Nicole Kidman), their two children and a 16-year-old boy named Martin (Barry Keoghan). Martin, a squirrelly, messy kid whose father was a patient of Steven’s, ingratiates himself with the Murphys, befriending teenage daughter Kim (Raffey Cassidy) before finally spelling out his intentions (which I won’t spoil). What follows is a perverse Twilight Zone-esque scenario about an impossible choice, made grimly funny by everyone’s stilted delivery—as if they’re bored with a very un-boring situation—and Lanthimos’ commitment to his premise. I wish it ended with more of a flourish instead of simply resolving the plot; on the other hand, Keoghan (recently seen suffering a head injury in Dunkirk) gives a performance of remarkable subtlety and creepiness. Opens Nov. 3 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (R)—Eric D. Snider

ALL I SEE IS YOU BB “What is this movie about?” I jotted down around the halfway point—awfully late for the question to still be necessary—of this foggy psychosexual drama from director Marc Forster that spins its wheels stylishly but doesn’t go anywhere. Blake Lively stars as Gina, a blind American woman living in Bangkok with her much older, mildly Australian husband James (Jason Clarke), with whom she’s trying to have a baby; surgical restoration of Gina’s sight changes the dynamics of their relationship. The script meanders through subplots with Gina’s free-spirited sister, a missing dog and a flirtatious neighbor who reinforce the basic idea of James no longer feeling necessary while obscuring what’s going on in Gina’s head, culminating in an abrupt climax and a “wait, what?” ending. What is this movie about? Never mind, I don’t care anymore. (R)—EDS

LBJ [not yet reviewed] Woody Harrelson plays President Lyndon Johnson. ’Nuff said. Opens Nov. 3 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (R) THOR: RAGNAROK BBB See review p. 35. Opens Nov. 3 at theaters valleywide. (PG-13)

SPECIAL SCREENINGS THE BIG SICK At Viridian Center, Nov. 2, 7 p.m.; at Park City Library, Nov. 4, 8 p.m. (PG-13) THE MARS GENERATION At Main Library, Nov. 4, 11 a.m. (NR) SUNRISE At Edison Street Events, Nov. 2-3, 7:30 p.m. (NR) TAMPOPO At Park City Library, Nov. 3, 8 p.m. (PG-13)

GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN BB.5 Like many other biopics about British creators of beloved children’s tales, this one offers a formulaic thesis—so sad, yet so good at fanciful fictions!—and too little else. Domhnall Gleeson plays Winnie-the-Pooh author A.A. Milne, in a story that explores his complex relationship with his son, Christopher Robin (played as a 7-ish-year-old by dimpled cherub Will Tilston). Gleeson solidly captures Milne’s slow thaw of finally connecting with his child, constrained by a script obliged to run down a checklist. The most interesting chunk deals with the boy becoming a reluctant celebrity, turned into a marketing prop by his parents. But rather than focusing on Christopher Robin, the narrative keeps circling back to A.A. Milne—while still short-changing his PTSD and saying goodbye to its opportunity to carve out a unique space. (PG)—SR

JIGSAW BB.5 We doubted that Saw 3-D, the seventh and “final” chapter in the gruesome franchise, would be the last one, and our cynicism has paid off. Part 8 has a new set of carefully curated victims trapped in a fiendish game that forces them to confess sins or be sawn. Police say it must be a copycat—why, Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) has been dead 10 years. Or has he? As always, neither the participants nor what they did to deserve maybe-Jigsaw’s condemnation matter, and the dialogue they mostly shout certainly wasn’t anyone’s top concern. But the traps are clever, and the scenes hop tidily between the escape room and the investigators’ CSI-like efforts to find it. Moreover, twin directors Michael and Peter Spierig deliver impressively detailed carnage without overdoing the torture, making this a respectable enough exploitation flick, as these things go. (R)—EDS

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LOVING VINCENT BB.5 It might be hard to follow what’s going on in Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman’s animated feature, since you’ll be so busy paying attention to pretty pictures. Every frame of this story, about Frenchman Armand Roulin (Douglas Booth) trying to deliver a final letter from the recently deceased Vincent van Gogh (Robert Gulaczyk) in 1891, finds live-action actors and their backgrounds illustrated with oil paints, rotoscope-style. It’s a fascinating experiment, rendering the world in almost tactile brushstrokes, yet also tends to swallow up everything around it, so that the narrative—mostly a detective story as Armand explores the circumstances surrounding van Gogh’s death—becomes an afterthought. Armand is mostly a blank audience surrogate, while the terrific supporting cast is buried beneath a visual approach that’s most interested in characters when they’re posed to evoke the paintings that immortalized them. (PG-13)—SR

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SUBURBICON BB Set in a 1959 American town actually named Suburbicon, it mostly follows the aftermath of a crime, as the Lodge family—including patriarch Gardner (Matt Damon), his wife Rose (Julianne Moore) and their son Nicky (Noah Jupe)—are held hostage in their home. That aftermath mostly involves the disintegration of a carefully laid plan, and knowing that part of the script was created by Joel and Ethan Coen

makes the echoes of the far superior Fargo all the more evident. But director/co-writer George Clooney also awkwardly pastes on the story of the neighborhood’s reaction to the African-American Mayers family moving in, and it’s borderline offensive that racist terror becomes background noise to chaos in the Lodge household, even as Oscar Isaac provides a welcome spark when he appears. Hypocritical white people aren’t as funny, or surprising, as they used to be. (R)—SR THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE BB.5 Writer/director Jason Hall (American Sniper) clearly has deep respect for soldiers’ sacrifices. If he’d had a little more respect for the David Finkel book that’s his source material, he’d have a better movie. Hall focuses on two Iraq War veterans returning home in 2007—Adam Schumann (Miles Teller) and Solo Aieti (Beulah Koale)—whose psychological scars make finding stateside normalcy a different kind of battle. The two central performances both nail the mounting frustration of men without visible wounds, while Hall emphasizes the bureaucracy that leaves veterans without enough support. What’s missing is Finkel’s ability to deliver the point of view of wives, widows and others also affected by these haunted men, barely hinted at here in characters like Adam’s wife (Haley Bennett). Literalized hallucinations at times oversimplify a story that ripples through many American lives. (R)—SR

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S.W.A.T. is more of the same ol’ CBS; Shameless and SMILF spice Sundays.

eed more proof that broadcast television is out of ideas? S.W.A.T. (series debut, Thursday, Nov. 2, CBS) is a TV show based on a 2003 movie based on a 1975 TV show—neither of which fared particularly well (there was no 2 S.W.A.T. 2 Spurious film sequel; the series barely lasted 37 episodes). Still, CBS is banking on ex-Criminal Minds star Shemar Moore to carry this re-reboot, because he’s the only face anyone’s going to recognize. Here, he’s former Marine “Hondo” Harrelson, a streetwise Angelino charged with leading the local Special Weapons and Tactics unit (militarized police, because ’Merica). Everyone else? Mix-and-match CBS cop-procedural pretty people. This will run for years. By the time a series hits eight seasons, there ain’t much story left to tell—remember cautionary Showtime series Dexter and Weeds? At least Californication had the good sense to bail at seven. Shameless (Season 8 premiere, Sunday, Nov. 5, Showtime), on the other hand, has the legs to go eight more, as there’s no more endlessly evolving and entertaining TV family than the Gallaghers. Who would have expected Fiona (Emmy Rossum) to become a businesswoman, or Lip (Jeremy Allen White) to get sober? Or perpetual deadbeat Frank (William H. Macy) to become an upstanding citizen? (Best wait to see how long that lasts.) Been tellin’ ya since 2010: This is America’s Family. Get thee to Netflix. The “S” in SMILF (series debut, Sunday, Nov. 5, Showtime) stands for “Single”; you know the rest. Twentysomething Boston mom Bridgette (Frankie Shaw, who created, wrote and directed this series based on her same-named Sundance short film) juggles parenting, an acting career and relationships in Los Angeles, a reality-slapped twist on the usual autobiographical actor/comic project. Even after Better Things and Fleabag, a female lead in this raw—and funny, it should be noted—series is still somehow surprising and novel, and SMILF upstages Showtime partner White Famous through sheer willingness to go there (Jay Pharoah is great, but WF still feels timid). Shaw is a star—watch her. Last year’s debut season of The Girlfriend Experience (Season 2 premiere, Sunday, Nov. 5, Starz) arrived with much hype, thanks to the connections to Steven Soderbergh’s 2009 film and The King (star Riley Keough was Elvis Presley’s granddaughter). Season 2 of Tales of High-End Prostitution introduces all-new characters and

two storylines: one involving a Republican super PAC director (Anna Friel) and an escort (Louisa Krause) entwined in a steamy blackmail scheme; the other about an ex-prostitute (Carmen Ejogo) in the Witness Protection Program who dangerously falls back into her old ways. The Girlfriend Experience might not be as ’70s kitschy as The Deuce, but it does have a grit all its own. All that’s missing from the USA Network’s bid to become a serious prestige-cable network is a period drama … oh, here’s one now! “An epic saga about the secret history of the 1930s American heartland, Damnation (series debut, Tuesday, Nov. 7, USA) centers on the mythic conflict and bloody struggle between big money and the downtrodden, God and greed, charlatans and prophets.” Whoa, hyperbole much? Damnation has plenty going for it, including writers and directors from Hell or High Water and Longmire, and co-star Logan Marshall-Green (late of Cinemax’s fantastic-but-canceled Quarry), but mostly just adds up to dust and bluster. Proving once again, nothing good has ever come out of Iowa.

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When it aired what I thought was its series finale back in March, I was sure I’d never see Teachers (Season 2 fall premiere, Tuesday, Nov. 7, TV Land) again. Surprise! That was just the “spring finale” of the second season before an eightmonth “hiatus” … what? Anyway: Female comedy troupe the Katydids (Caitlin Barlow, Katy Colloton, Cate Freedman, Kate Lambert, Katie O’Brien and Kathryn Renée Thomas, hence the name—get it?) are back for at least 10 more episodes of hot-mess elementary-school hilarity, inexplicable Walking Dead-sized breaks aside. This pleasant, unexpected gift at least makes up for the disappointment that was IFC’s Baroness von Sketch Show. CW

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Three decades into his career, Corey Feldman still dances to his own drummer. BY RANDY HARWARD rharward@cityweekly.net

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sought to uplift others (“Vision for You”). His desire to inspire continues today on the 23-track Angelic 2 the Core, but you already knew that from Today, where he twerked to his single “Go 4 It.” In spite and because of its odd disjointedness, spanning rock, EDM, pop, funk and more, some lyrical strangeness and lengthy Charlie’s Angels skits, it’s actually a fun listen. It’s like ’80s Saturday morning cartoons meets Schoolhouse Rock! with affirmations by Al Franken’s SNL character, Stuart Smalley. Only it’s Corey Feldman saying you’re good enough, you’re smart enough and, doggone it, people like you. Considering his history—enduring and observing sexual abuse as a child star, struggling with addiction in his teens, weathering constant judgment and internet cruelty—it’s impressive that Feldman’s stayed on message this long. How many of us could do that? What’s the secret to picking yourself up and heading once more into the fray? “I’ll tell you what it is,” he says. His fans, whom he calls the Feld fam, keep him going with, he claims, 100 positive comments for every negative one. God and prayer also factor in, as does a “fighter mentality; this burning thing inside of me that says, ‘Don’t give up.’” Above all that, however, is fatherhood; his son is No. 1 in his life. “He’s a beautiful, respectful, mature adult. That is how I mark my success as a human being. I know, coming from my past, I must have learned something and I must be doing something right.” Feldman can teach us all a thing or two in that regard. Dance like no one is watching; sing like no one is listening. In that sense, he might be better off than most of us. A mad hatter in his own wonderland, he’s free. CW

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marizes it, right?” He laughs a sheepish laugh that offers a glimpse at both the younger, heyday-era Feldman and the present-day vulnerable man-child. The contrast appears to stem from a desire to be genuine, to really connect with people, while keeping up—as he’s been conditioned to do, working in showbiz since age 3— the hustle. It’s the only way he knows. So when he tells the Angels’ origin story, he mythologizes the project as something more than a band of hot chicks formed from women he dated while freshly divorced. He says the project started when, while posing for a Halloween photo, one woman quipped, “We’re Corey’s Angels!” Since most of the women he dated wanted to get into Playboy hoping it would lead to a career, Feldman sought to form a company that would help streamline the “very long and tumultuous” Playmate selection process so the women wouldn’t be taken advantage of by the wrong people. It was meant to be a partnership with Playboy Enterprises, with noted Playboy photographer Stephen Wayda on board, but it fell through. It gave Feldman a chance to question his concept— the Playboy part, anyway. “It’s a dead end, and it’s not gonna get them anywhere,” he says. Corey’s Angels remained an institution for the advancement of hot chicks, but to promote their other attributes. He asked each woman why she wanted to be in Playboy and heard their dreams of acting, modeling and playing music. He proposed Corey and the Angels as a way to use their beauty in a classier way, while focusing on their artistic centers. He says hundreds of girls have auditioned for the Angels, and that successful candidates demonstrate beauty, talent and a knack for business. The band members change with every tour. He attributes the high turnover to “tainted talent” and a “dark force” in the industry that’s at odds with his desire for the Angels to be about positivity, as well as self-sabotaging behavior fueled by insecurity intrinsic to beautiful women who need constant reassurance but also “to be told reality.” He relates to the insecurity, having been abused and taunted as a child actor—but he’s trying to teach the women to ignore their insecurities and “look at things through a new perspective.” Feldman’s been pushing positivity since his first album Love Left (1994), where he condemned racism (“Bi-Got”), promoted brotherly love (“Love Left”) and

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he idea was to fly down to Los Angeles, or wherever Corey Feldman would be, in early October. Access permitting, it would be full immersion, a headfirst dive down the batty rabbit hole of his world so that I might surface with tales of mad hattery. And I was so in. I’m only seven months younger than Feldman, so I spent my teens adventuring vicariously through him. I felt like part of his gang: racing the Fratellis to treasure in The Goonies; trekking with his friends to see a dead body in Stand by Me; devouring comic books and hunting vampires in The Lost Boys; helping real-life bestie Corey Haim make a love connection with Heather Graham in License to Drive. The nostalgia factor was high. Then there’s the fact that, 30 years later, Feldman is more notorious than famous. Vice chronicled his odd behavior in the 2013 article, “I Went to Corey Feldman’s Birthday Party” and its follow-up pieces. Millions of us saw his viral Today appearance last year where— backed by a band of attractive women in angelic white lingerie—he aped the moves, attire, hairstyle and vocal stylings of his old friend Michael Jackson. It could get deliciously weird. But the trip to L.A. didn’t happen. Corey and the Angels’ upcoming performance was advertised on Liquid Joe’s marquee and website. Smith’s Tix was selling tickets. But Feldman’s publicist insisted that the show wasn’t officially contracted, so we couldn’t set up an interview. By the time a date solidified, there was only enough time for a phone interview. So there would be no awkward, poorly attended house party like the one Vice described. Nor would there be visits to the Playboy Mansion—the Angels’ birthplace—or bongers on his back patio. No scenes, no observational inferences. But a voice in your ear can feel intimate; an honest connection is possible. When Feldman calls, he tells me that one of the first Angels performances was here four years ago during Sundance. At the time, it was just Feldman and DJ AC (his current wife, Courtney) and a couple of background dancers doing EDM-style tracks. “We just wanted to start putting it out into the ether, getting it out into the social conscious collective,” he says, calling it a “subliminal advertising ploy, if anything, to get people talking about the brand, which worked very successfully because we had the brand kind of as a household name before we ever even released the album.” “Brand.” It’s hard to know if Feldman has been media-trained or if he’s simply another 21st century American who has picked up on ubiquitous selfpromotional lingo. Let’s say it’s both—after all, he is a celebrity with a publicist. But if guile was a quality he possessed, he wouldn’t put himself out there like he does, when every new project meets derision. Then again, you could ascribe all of that to crazy, which is how some people see him. Feldman is aware of his reputation. Returning to the Angels’ Today debacle, he says it seems like controversy follows them everywhere: “But, you know, that said, hey, it’s me. What can I say? That kinda sum-

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Chicano Batman, a four-piece outfit from L.A., doesn’t downplay their ethnicity, but boldly casts it through a diverse array of genres—a potpourri of style that includes funk, psychedelia and pure, primal rock ’n’ roll. Thanks to frequent appearances at Coachella, Bonnaroo, Sasquatch! and the Forecastle Festival, they’re festival favorites and a legitimate buzz band with true indie authenticity. Khruangbin convey an equally striking sound, a surreal soundtrack that lacks only the cinematic accompaniment. Fans of traditional Thai folk music, exotic instrumentation, funk and fuzzy surf guitars, this Texas trio—whose name means “engine fly” or “airplane” as translated from Thai— creates an otherworldly psychedelic sound that’s both seamless and soaring, flush with all manner of exotic influences. Local favorites The Shacks open the evening by prepping the audience for an intriguing audio adventure. (Lee Zimmerman) Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, 7 p.m., $18 presale; $20 day of show, 21+, theurbanloungeslc.com

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Even if you weren’t hip to The Jesus and Mary Chain’s fuzzy, heavy-lidded but clear-headed jangle-rock from the beginning, when they dropped the sublime Psychocandy (Blanco y Negro/WEA, 1985), you’ve heard them before. Local radio stations KCGL, KJQ and X96 played them plenty. They’ve landed songs in 31 TV shows and films, including John Hughes’ Some Kind of Wonderful, Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation) and American Horror

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Story. But no matter how it happens, once you do hear JAMC, you follow them forever. I found them late and didn’t see them live until South-by-Southwest 2012, the start of The Scottish alt-rock/post-punk/ shoegazers’ first real U.S. tour since the late ’90s. I couldn’t find a cab, so I walked 2 miles on bad feet to The Belmont in Austin. The place was packed. I stood in the back all night but forgot my pain. The crowd was one. Our pulses rose and fell with the music, spiking for “Head On,” “Just Like Honey” and (hilariously for me) “The Hardest Walk.” Tonight, watching them play hits and new stuff from Damage and Joy (Artificial Plastic), I’ll be floating on a cloud—and two pairs of gel insoles. (Randy Harward) The Complex, 536 W. 100 South, 7 p.m., $27.50 presale; $33 day of show, 21+, thecomplexslc.com

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Mild High Club, Shy Boys, Umbels

Mild High Club is the brainchild of L.A.-byway-of-Chicago Alexander Brettin. He’s made waves in his new hometown with

Khruangbin his cohorts in this very punny ensemble. In 2012 he cought the attention of no less than the legendary label Stones Throw Records and its scion, Peanut Butter Wolf. Brettin’s Beatlesque psych-synth pop earned them touring spots with King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Allah-las, Youth Lagoon, British post-punk icons Wire and more. Last year’s debut fulllength, Skiptracing (Stones Throw), shows them adding some touches of jazz to their sound, while their retro keyboards take a page from The Beach Boys. Kansas City indie pop unit Shy Boys is also on the bill, treading much the same ground as Best Coast and Wavves, imminently hummable if not as subtle as the headliners. Local beach-surf-lounge foursome Umbels opens. (Brian Staker) Kilby Court, 741 S. 330 West, 7 p.m., $12 presale; $14 day of show, all ages, kilbycourt.com

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What do you get when you take a pair of East Coast rap classicists and add dashes of psilocybin and LSD? The Underachievers. The Brooklyn duo—composed by rappers Akthesavior and Issa Gold—references hiphop’s Golden Age with music that dissects social injustices like police brutality and gets people moving on the dance floor. Gold, especially, is open about the influence of psychedelic drugs on his music and his life. In the duo’s 2015 single “Star Signs,” he raps, “A young teen/ depressed and my mind stressed/ Had no dreams/ at best, was tryna find death/ Seemed like the only solution/ to make my mind rest.” The duo is often characterized as psych-rap, and not just because of their affinity for ’shrooms. They’ve collaborated with fellow ball-trippers Portugal. The Man (see “Amorphous”), sampled the Rolling Stones’ 1969 anthem “Gimme Shelter” (“The Proclamation”) and generally favor trippy effects, doomsday synthesizers, eerie piano hooks and beats that knock super hard. Add back-and-forth, catchme-if-you-can flows between two tip-top MCs, and you’ve got some undeniably dope modern rap in your headphones. (Howard Hardee) The Complex, 536 W. 100 South, 7 p.m., $20 presale; $25 day of show, all ages, thecomplexslc.com

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Vintage Trouble, Desi Valentine

About 14 months ago, Vintage Trouble performed at Usana with Dixie Chicks. Despite being famously non-conformist, the Chicks still don’t seem like the type of act that’d pair well with a kickass rock ’n’ soul band that can blow just about anyone off the stage. Why anyone would follow the Venice Beach quartet is baffling. Frontman Ty Taylor has the voice of a god and more kinetic energy than the asteroid that’ll someday obliterate this planet. Guitarist Nalle Colt, bassist Rick Barrio Dill and drummer Richard Danielson play with as much fire, which would be frightening if it wasn’t so fucking beautiful. Onstage or on record, they channel every type of soul from Motown to Stax to Daptone through a Van Halen filter, in songs that are explosions of passion and pomp. That’s why acts like the Rolling Stones, AC/DC and The Who keep giving them support slots on their tours—VT embodies everything great about music. It won’t be long before they’re giving boosts to their own successors, so take this chance to see them in a smaller venue while you can. (RH) State Room, 638 S. State, 8 p.m., $32, 21+, thestateroomslc.com

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Tunesmith Alejandro Escovedo, 66, belongs to musical royalty— a family that includes brothers Coke, Pete (both of Santana and Azteca), Javier (of Latino punks The Zeros) and Mario (of glam punks The Dragons), along with his niece Sheila E., the former Prince protégé who is now a certified superstar in her own right. Alejandro himself assumed a central role in the emerging Austin music scene of the ’80s and ’90s, helping to found such seminal outfits as first-wave punks The Nuns, and the roots rock acts Rank and File and the True Believers (with Javier as well as Jon Dee Graham) before going solo some 25 years ago. His bout with hepatitis C almost killed him, and led to a 2004 fundraiser/tribute album Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo, produced by- and featuring the Velvet Underground’s John Cale, as well as The Jayhawks, Ian Hunter, Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams and more. Happily, he’s since released five more critically acclaimed studio albums, including his 12th and most recent, Burn Something Beautiful (Fantasy, 2016), which shows that Escovedo remains energized and inspired. (Lee Zimmerman) The State Room, 638 S. State, 8 p.m., $30, 21+, thestateroomslc.com

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SUNDAY NFL BRUNCH 10-3 GRACIE’S SUNDAY NIGHT BLUES JAM FEATURING “SOULFUL SUNDAY WITH CJ” 9PM

NOVEMBER 6

DETROIT @ GREEN BAY FOLLOWED BY MONDAY NIGHT JAZZ SESSION WITH DAVID HALLIDAY AND THE JVQ

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THURSDAY 11/2 LIVE MUSIC

ALS Sucks Concert Benefit (The State Room) Cade Mower (Hog Wallow Pub) Chicano Batman + Khruangbin + The Shacks (Urban Lounge) see p. 40 Dreadnought + InAeona + Blackfriar & Skull Diver (Metro Music Hall) Dumpstaphunk (The Depot) The Jesus and Mary Chain + Cold Cave (The Complex) see p. 40 Marmalade Chill (Gracie’s) Ned LeDoux Concert (Outlaw Saloon) Twist Jazz/Blues Jam (Twist) The Sardines + Oceans are Zeros + Noble Bodies + Harshmellow (Kilby Court) The Strike (Velour) Wind Ensemble (Libby Gardner Concert Hall)

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SATURDAY 11/4 LIVE MUSIC

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH

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Bill n’ Diane (Harp and Hound) Book On Tape Worm + Brandon Robbins (Velour) Brisk (Downstairs) Digisaurus + Riding Gravity + Vann (The Ice Haüs) Divisions + Classic Jack + Tiger Fang + Separation of Self + The Wicked Notions + Machines of Man + Low Life (In The Venue) Murphy & The Giant (Piper Down) Mild High Club + Shy Boys + Umbels (Kilby Court) see p. 40 Joy & Eric (O.P. Rockwell) Lloyd Banks (Elevate) Eighth Day (Club 90) Rail Town (The Westerner) Colt .46 (Outlaw Saloon) Live Trio (The Red Door) Mandolin Orange + Mapache (Metro Music Hall) Moon + Lantern By The Sea (The Ice Haüs) Ne Obliviscaris + Allegaeon + Demented Asylum (The Loading Dock) Neal & Taylor + Spencer Nielsen & Bad Donkey (The Royal) Pistol Rock (The Spur Bar & Grill) Static Republica + Cool Banana + The Fab Folk + The Artificial Flower Company + Doctor Barber (Urban Lounge) The Stone Foxes + Magic Child & The Glass Regime (The State Room) Spazmatics (Liquid Joe’s) Super Diamond (The Depot) The Underachievers + Injury Reserve + Warm Brew (The Complex) see p. 42

Brass Rook (Velour) Colonel Lingus + The Law + Riding Gravity + The Outcome (The Royal) Cory Mon (O.P. Rockwell) Disannulleth + Unceremonial + Envenom (Club X) Edison & Maxwell Hughes (Piper Down) Evelyn “Champagne” King (Liquid Joe’s) Fat Candice (The Ice Haüs) Hoofless + Sympathy Pain + Hemwick (Funk ‘n’ Dive) Hot Vodka + Los Yayaz +Miami Face Eaters (Urban Lounge) Live Band Eighth Day (Club 90) Live Local Music (A Bar Named Sue) Colt .46 (Outlaw Saloon) Rail Town (The Westerner) Nahko (The Depot) Sales & Co. + Fairpark Twins + The Wild War + Head Portals (Kilby Court) Sammy Brue + The Wednesday People + Brandon Anderson (The Loading Dock) Sasha Velour + DJ Shutter

All-Request Gothic + Industrial + EBM + and Dark Wave w/ DJ Vision (Area 51) DJ Chaseone2 (Twist) DJ Godina (Gracie’s) DJ Matty Mo (Downstairs) Dueling Pianos feat. Troy & Jules (Tavernacle) Dueling Pianos (Keys On Main) Friday Night Fun (All-Request Dance) w/ DJ Twitch (Area 51) Funkin’ Friday w/ DJ Rude Boy & Bad Boy Brian (Johnny’s on Second) DJ Dance Party (Club 90) Hot Noise (The Red Door)

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(Metro Music Hall) Scoundrels (Hog Wallow Pub) Thieves Of Sunrise (Brewskis) Turn Over + Elvis Depressedly + Emma Ruth Rundle (The Complex) Witt Lowry w/Ro Ransom (In The Venue)

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THUR 11.2• CHICANO BATMAN KHRUANGBIN, THE SHACKS

FRI 11.3 • HOT VODKA LOS YAYAZ, MIAMI FACE EATERS

SAT 11.4 • AFTER THE BEATLES TRIBUTE NIGHT JOSEPH MICHAEL PEDERSEN, THE FAB FOLK, COOL BANANA, THE ARTIFICIAL FLOWER CO, DOCTOR BARBER

SUN 11.5 • VINCENT DRAPER & THE CULLS

Why do they call this nice, dark dive the Three Alarm Saloon? This is just a guess, but it might have something to do with the bartenders breathing fire. No, they’re not dragons (you want Smaug’s, but nobody cool goes there), or Gene Simmons impersonators (you want the Firehouse, where they’ll set-your-soul-on-fi-yuh!) or arsonists (you want Pyro’s, another fake joint). No, they’re just regular folks who’ve learned from trained professionals and/or YouTube how to spit a mouthful of flammable liquid at a torch for bigger tips. I don’t know about you, but that’s enough to keep me entertained for a hot minute or two. Then I’ll probably have to hustle some poor fool out of his paycheck on one of their four pool tables, or play in the free nightly poker games. Or, since we’re on the topic of flame-broiling, order a burger and a $2 shot of tequila or four. Then, of course, to clear your head, you’ll probably wanna hit the patio for fresh air—or maybe sing karaoke (three nights a week!) since by that point you won’t care what people think of your signature caterwauling. Also, remember to tip, or they might light you up like a Salem witch. (Randy Harward) 7273 S. State, Midvale, 801-562-5252, 21+, bit.ly/2yO3xKg

THUR 11.2 • DREADNAUGHT 11/9: PAUL CAUTHEN 11/10: BLOCKHEAD 11/11: FREE KITTENS COMEDY 11/11: DUBWISE 11 YEAR ANNIVERSARY 11/12: AMIGO THE DEVIL 11/14: GIRAFFAGE

INAEONA, DITCH & THE DELTA, BLACKFRIAR, SKULL DIVER

FRI 11.3 • RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE SEASON 9 WINNER SASHA VELOUR

SAT 11.4 • MANDOLIN ORANGE MAPACHE

SUN 11.5 •PSYCHOSTICK

THE SAFES, THE WICKED NOTIONS

KISSING CANDACE, RAVEN BLACK, CHRONIC TRIGGER, ADJACENT TO NOTHING

MON 11.6 • THE NODS

TURTLENECK WEDDING DRESS, WE ARE THE VIRUS

TUES 11.7 • TOM PETTY TRIBUTE NIGHT

WED 11.7 • STELLAR CORPSES

WED 11.8• BEACH SLANG

THUR 11.8 • RUSS LIQUID TEST

CHRIS TWIST, WEIRD STEW, MIAMI FACE EATERS THE BULLY, THE HOUND MYSTIC, SARAH ANNE DEGRAW, SELFMYTH DAVE HAUSE & THE MERMAID, HANNAH RACECAR

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Alternative Top 40 EDM w/ DJ Jeremiah (Area 51) Gothic & Industrial 80s w/ DJ Courtney (Area 51) DJ Chaseone2 (Gracie’s) DJ Latu (The Green Pig) DJ Sneeky Long (Twist) DJ Dance Party (Club 90) DJ Linus Stubbs (Funk ‘n’ Dive) Dueling Pianos feat. Troy & Drew (Tavernacle) Dueling Pianos (Keys On Main) Sky Saturdays w/Miss DJ Lux (Sky)

SUNDAY 11/5 LIVE MUSIC

Dueling Pianos w/Patrick Ryan (The Spur Bar and Grill)

MONDAY 11/6 LIVE MUSIC

TUESDAY 11/7 LIVE MUSIC

Alejandro Escovedo + Kris Gruen (The State Room) see p. 46 Corey Feldman & The Angels (Liquid Joe’s) see p. 39 The Hound Mystic + Sarah Anne DeGraw & The Odd Jobs + Selfmyth (Urban Lounge) Lary June + Chxpo + iLL Chris (Kilby Court) Los Hellcaminos (Gracie’s) Patrick Ryan (The Spur Bar & Grill) Percussion Extravaganza Concert (Libby Gardner Concert Hall) Rick Gerber (Piper Down) Stellar Corpses + Argyle Goolsby & Roving Midnight + Zombiecock (Metro Music Hall) Tyler, The Creator + Taco (The Complex) Utah Copa Live (Velour)

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WEDNESDAY 11/8 LIVE MUSIC

ChakraLounge.net 364 S State St. Salt Lake City Open 5 - 1am Mon-Thurs • 10am - 1am Fri-Sun Offering full bar, with innovative elixers, late night small plate menu

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Dueling Pianos (Tavernacle) Open Mic (Velour) Temple (Gothic and Industrial) w/ DJ Mistress Nancy (Area 51)

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Beach Slang + Dave Hause & The Mermaid + Hannah Racecar (Urban Lounge) Blues Traveler (The Depot) Brisk (Downstairs) CMMNWLTH + Whippin Shitties + Dead Metro + Emma Park (The Underground) Hot Mulligan/Cold Front + Detour + White Fire (Kilby Court) Meander Cat (Gracie’s) The Russ Liquid Test + Defunk (Metro Music Hall) Shannon Runyon (The Spur Bar & Grill) Stevie Stone + Flawless + Kontages + Twistello (The Complex) Traitors + Sabella + The Conscience + Zodiac Killer + Rue The Day (The Loading Dock) Vintage Trouble + Desi Valentine (The State Room) see p. 42

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Nightly Music

Friday 11/3 - DJ Birdman Saturday 11/4 - J Godina & Caviar Club DJ’s Wednesday 11/8 - Live Jazz Thursday 11/9 - The SLC

6Lack + Sabrina Claudio + Sy Ari Da Kid (The Complex) Amanda Johnson (The Spur Bar & Grill) Busman’s Holiday + The Wednesday People + Baker Street Blues Band (Kilby Court) The Nods + Weird Stew + Chris Twist + Miami Face Eaters (Urban Lounge) Nothing More + Palisades + My Ticket Home + Hell Or Highwater (The Complex) Sasquatch + House of Broken Promises (Metro Music Hall) Strawberry Fields (Peery’s Egyptian Theatre) Timpanogos Big Band (Covery Center) Tommy Castro & The Painkillers (The State Room)

Monday Night Open Jazz Session w/ David Halliday & the JVQ (Gracie’s) Open Blues Jam (The Green Pig)

Chakra Lounge

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Digisaurus + Seasonsapphire (Funk ‘n’ Dive) Emily Hackworth (Dumke Recital Hall) The Jerry Douglas Band (The State Room) Live Bluegrass (Club 90) Psychostick + Kissing Candice + Raven Black + Chronic Trigger + Adjacent To Nothing (Metro Music Hall) Skillet + Britt Nicole + Colton Dixon (Vivint Smart Home Arena) Third Eye Blind (The Complex) Trevor Hall + East Forest + Christina Holmes (The Depot) Viktor Valkov (Libby Gardner Concert Hall) Vincent Draper & The Culls + The Safes + The Wicked Notions (Urban Lounge) Walker Lukens + The Cold Year + Breezeway (Kilby Court)

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LUMPY’S ON HIGHLAND 3000 S. Highland Drive, SLC, 801-484-5597 THE MADISON 295 W. Center St., Provo, 801-375-9000, live music & DJs MAXWELL’S EAST COAST EATERY 357 Main, SLC, 801-328-0304, poker Tuesday; DJs Friday & Saturday METRO MUSIC HALL 615 W. 100 South, SLC, 801-520-6067, DJs THE MOOSE LOUNGE 180 W. 400 South, SLC, 801-900-7499, DJs NO NAME SALOON 447 Main, Park City, 435-649-6667 O.P. ROCKWELL 268 Main, Park City, 435-615-7000, live music PARK CITY LIVE 427 Main, Park City, 435-649-9123, live music PAT’S BBQ 155 W. Commonwealth Ave., SLC, 801-484-5963, live music ThursdaySaturday, all ages PIPER DOWN 1492 S. State, SLC, 801-468-1492, poker Monday, acoustic Tuesday, trivia Wednesday, bingo Thursday POPLAR STREET PUB 242 S. 200 West, SLC, 801-532-2715, live music Thursday-Saturday THE RED DOOR 57 W. 200 South, SLC, 801-363-6030, DJs Friday, live jazz Saturday THE ROYAL 4760 S. 900 East, SLC, 801-590-9940, live music SCALLYWAGS 3040 S. State, SLC, 801-604-0869 SKY 149 W. Pierpont Ave., SLC, 801-883-8714, live music THE SPUR BAR & GRILL 352 Main, Park City, 435-615-1618, live music THE STATE ROOM 638 S. State, SLC, 800-501-2885, live music THE STEREO ROOM 521 N. 1200 West, Orem, 714-345-8163, live music, All ages SUGAR HOUSE PUB 1992 S. 1100 East, SLC, 801-413-2857 THE SUN TRAPP 102 S. 600 West, SLC, 385-235-6786 TAVERNACLE 201 E. 300 South, SLC, 801-519-8900, dueling pianos WednesdaySaturday; karaoke Sunday-Tuesday TIN ANGEL CAFÉ 365 W. 400 South, SLC, 801-328-4155, live music URBAN LOUNGE 241 S. 500 East, SLC, 801-746-0557, live music TWIST 32 Exchange Place, SLC, 801-322-3200, live music VELOUR 135 N. University Ave., Provo, 801-818-2263, live music, all ages WASTED SPACE 342 S. State, SLC, 801-531-2107, DJs Thursday-Saturday THE WESTERNER 3360 S. Redwood Road, West Valley City, 801-972-5447, live music WILLIE’S LOUNGE 1716 S. Main, SLC, 760-828-7351, trivia Wednesday; karaoke Friday-Sunday; live music ZEST KITCHEN & BAR 275 S. 200 West, SLC, 801-433-0589, DJs

THE FILLING STATION 8987 W. 2810 South, Magna, 801-981-8937, karaoke Thursday FLANAGAN’S ON MAIN 438 Main, Park City, 435-649-8600, trivia Tuesday; live music Friday & Saturday FOX HOLE PUB & GRILL 7078 S. Redwood Road, West Jordan, 801-566-4653, karaoke & live music FUNK ’N’ DIVE BAR 2550 Washington Blvd., Ogden, 801-621-3483, live music & karaoke THE GARAGE 1199 Beck St., SLC, 801-521-3904, live music GRACIE’S 326 S. West Temple, SLC, 801-819-7565, live music & DJs THE GREAT SALTAIR 12408 W. Saltair Drive, Magna, 801-250-6205, live music THE GREEN PIG PUB 31 E. 400 South, SLC, 801-532-7441, live music ThursdaySaturday HABITS 832 E. 3900 South, SLC, 801-268-2228, poker Monday; ladies night Tuesday; ’80s night Wednesday; karaoke Thursday; DJs Friday & Saturday THE HIDEOUT 3424 S. State, SLC, 801-466-2683, karaoke Thursday; DJs & live music Friday & Saturday HIGHLANDER 6194 S. Highland Drive, SLC, 801-277-8251, karaoke HOG WALLOW PUB 3200 E. Big Cottonwood Canyon Road, SLC, 801-733-5567, live music THE HOTEL/CLUB ELEVATE 149 W. 200 South, SLC, 801-478-4310, DJs HUKA BAR & GRILL 151 E. 6100 South, Murray, 801-281-4852, reggae Tuesday, DJs Friday & Saturday ICE HAÜS 7 E. 4800 South, Murray, 801-266-2127 IN THE VENUE/CLUB SOUND 219 S. 600 West, SLC, 801-359-3219, live music & DJs JACKALOPE LOUNGE 372 S. State, SLC, 801-359-8054, DJs JAM 751 N. Panther Way, SLC, 801-3828567, karaoke Tuesday, Wednesday & Sunday; DJs Thursday-Saturday JOHNNY’S ON SECOND 165 E. 200 South, SLC, 801-746-3334, DJs Tuesday & Friday; karaoke Wednesday; live music Saturday KARAMBA 1051 E. 2100 South, SLC, 801-696-0639, DJs KEYS ON MAIN 242 S. Main, SLC, 801-363-3638, karaoke Tuesday & Wednesday; dueling pianos Thursday-Saturday KILBY COURT 741 S. Kilby Court (330 West), SLC, 801-364-3538, live music, all ages THE LEPRECHAUN INN 4700 S. 900 East, Murray, 801-268-3294 LIQUID JOE’S 1249 E. 3300 South, SLC, 801-467-5637, live music Tuesday-Saturday THE LOADING DOCK 445 S. 400 West, SLC, 385-229-4493, live music, all ages LUCKY 13 135 W. 1300 South, SLC, 801-487-4418, trivia Wednesday LUMPY’S DOWNTOWN 145 Pierpont Ave., SLC, 801-883-8714

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A BAR NAMED SUE 3928 S. Highland Drive, SLC, 801-274-5578, trivia Tuesday, DJ Wednesday, karaoke Thursday A BAR NAMED SUE ON STATE 8136 S. State, SLC, 801-566-3222, karaoke Tuesday ABG’S LIBATION EMPORIUM 190 W. Center St., Provo, 801-373-1200, live music ALLEGED 205 25th St., Ogden, 801-990-0692 AREA 51 451 S. 400 West, SLC, 801-534-0819, karaoke Wednesday, ‘80s Thursday, DJs Friday & Saturday BAR-X 155 E. 200 South, SLC, 801-355-2287 BARBARY COAST 4242 S. State, Murray, 801-265-9889 BIG WILLIE’S 1717 S. Main, SLC, 801-463-4996, karaoke Tuesday, live music Saturday THE BAYOU 645 S. State, SLC, 801-961-8400, live music Friday & Saturday BOURBON HOUSE 19 E. 200 South, SLC, 801-746-1005, local jazz jam Tuesday, karaoke Thursday, live music Saturday, funk & soul night Sunday BREWSKIS 244 25th St., Ogden, 801-394-1713, live music CHEERS TO YOU 315 S. Main, SLC, 801-575-6400, karaoke Friday-Sunday CHEERS TO YOU MIDVALE 7642 S. State, 801-566-0871, karaoke Saturday CHUCKLE’S LOUNGE 221 W. 900 South, SLC, 801-532-1721 CIRCLE LOUNGE 328 S. State, SLC, 801-531-5400, DJs CISERO’S 306 Main, Park City, 435-6496800, live music & DJs; karaoke Thursday CLUB 48 16 E. 4800 South, Murray, 801-262-7555 CLUB 90 9065 S. Monroe St., Sandy, 801-566-3254, trivia Monday, poker Thursday, live music Friday-Sunday CLUB TRY-ANGLES 251 W. Harvey Milk Blvd., SLC, 801-364-3203, karaoke Thursday; DJs Friday & Saturday CLUB X 445 S. 400 West, SLC, 801-935-4267, live music & DJs THE COMPLEX 536 W. 100 South, SLC, 801-528-9197, live music CRUZRS SALOON 3943 S. Highland Drive, SLC, 801-272-1903, free pool Wednesday & Thursday; karaoke Friday & Saturday DAWG POUND 3350 S. State, SLC, 801-261-2337, live music THE DEPOT 400 W. South Temple, SLC, 801-355-5522, live music DONKEY TAILS CANTINA 136 E. 12300 South, Draper, 801-571-8134, karaoke Wednesday; live music Tuesday, Thursday & Friday; DJ Saturday DOWNSTAIRS 625 Main, Park City, 435-615-7200, live music & DJs ELIXIR LOUNGE 6405 S. 3000 East, Holladay, 801-943-1696 THE FALLOUT 625 S. 600 West, SLC, 801-953-6374, live music

YOU AND I

BY DAVID LEVINSON WILK

ACROSS

1. Evan or Birch of Indiana politics 2. Suffix with stink 3. Reunion attendee, briefly 4. House that drains finances, slangily 5. Dr. J’s actual first name 6. Pass 7. Performed 8. “There but for the grace of God ____” 9. Suffix with meth- or prop10. Online news aggregation inits. 11. Paradise 12. How butterflies might be caught 13. Final approvals

54. Crafts the U.S. government has never recognized 55. Nitwit 56. Website used by a lot of artisans 58. ____ fly 59. Name on Chinese restaurant menus 60. Winner of the first three Fiesta Bowls, for short 61. “So’s ____ old man!”

Last week’s answers

No math is involved. The grid has numbers, but nothing has to add up to anything else. Solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic. Solving time is typically 10 to 30 minutes, depending on your skill and experience.

DOWN

18. Small cavern, in poetry 21. Recycling receptacle 23. Words before “tree” or “creek” 24. What to expect when you’re expecting 25. Sufficient, for Shakespeare 26. Presidential “no” 27. ____ Mahal 28. Bird on Australia’s coat of arms 29. Hip-hop’s ____ Def 32. Players often pick it up 34. Baseball exec Epstein 35. Nephew of Donald Duck 37. Directly paired 38. Like on Twitter, informally 39. French “a” 40. ____ Juan, Puerto Rico 42. Nittany Lions of the Big Ten: Abbr. 44. Students with the motto “Fiat Lux,” informally 45. Beautifully worded 46. On/off ____ 47. Org. for which Mike Tyson twice held the heavyweight title 48. Gush 49. Dryer screen buildup 51. Sweetums

Complete the grid so that each row, column, diagonal and 3x3 square contain all of the numbers 1 to 9.

1. Grin from ear to ear 5. 2011 Leonardo DiCaprio film with the tagline “The Most Powerful Man in the World” 11. Fraternity letters 14. Folk singer Guthrie 15. Groups appearing in striking photos? 16. Funny Gasteyer 17. Misses 19. Opposing vote 20. Like the “Iliad” or the “Odyssey” 21. Prohibits 22. Something posted by PewDiePie, say 27. Plays the siren 30. Pesto ingredients 31. Mine, in Montreal 32. Fortuneteller’s card 33. With 36-Across, 1981 Grover Washington Jr./Bill Withers hit whose title is aptly sung before the words seen in 17-, 22-, 50- and 58-Across 36. See 33-Across 41. “See if I care!” 43. Grandma, familiarly 44. Hairstyles that usually involves clips or pins 48. Nearing midnight 50. It might include spurs, chaps and a tengallon hat 52. Princess captured by Jabba the Hutt 53. Unhelpful 57. QB’s try: Abbr. 58. “Mind your own business!” 62. Actor Cage, informally 63. Liquid ____ 64. Jules et Jim, par exemple 65. Brown or Auburn, e.g.: Abbr. 66. Soup or salad 67. Cable sports award

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) In the early stages of Johnny Cash’s development as a musician, his mother hired a coach to give him singing lessons. But after a few meetings, the teacher counseled him to quit. Johnny’s style was so unique, the seasoned pro thought it better not to tamper with his natural sound. I hesitate to offer you comparable advice, Scorpio. I’m a big believer in the value of enhancing one’s innate talents with training and education. On the other hand, my assessment of your destiny between now and October 2018 impels me to offer a suggestion: It might be useful for you to give some credence to the perspective of Johnny Cash’s voice coach. Make sure you guard and revere your distinctiveness. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) I used to nurture a grudge against Tony Pastorini. He was the high school math teacher who kicked me out of the extracurricular calculus club because my proofs were too “intuitive and unorthodox.” The shock of his rejection drove me away from a subject I had been passionate about. Eventually, though, I came to realize what a good deed he had done. It would have been a mistake for me to keep specializing in math—I was destined to study literature and psychology and mythology—but it took Pastorini to correct my course. Now, Sagittarius, I invite you to make a similar shift of attitude. What debt of gratitude do you owe a person you have thought of as a source of frustration or obstruction?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) “A game of chess is usually a fairy tale of 1001 blunders,” said chess grandmaster Savielly Tartakower, a Pisces. “It is a struggle against one’s own errors,” he added. “The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.” I think this is excellent counsel during the current phase of your astrological cycle, Pisces. It’s time to risk bold moves, because even if they’re partly or wholly mistaken, they will ultimately put you in a good position to succeed in the long run. Here’s a further point for your consideration. Remember the philosopher Rene Descartes’ famous dictum, “Cogito ergo sum”? It’s Latin for “I think, therefore I am.” Tartakower countered this with, “Erro ergo sum,” which is “I err, therefore I am.”

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Where are Chinese gooseberries grown? In New Zealand. What is a camel’s hair brush made of? Squirrel fur. When England and France waged their Hundred Years’ War, how long did it last? 116 years. When do Russians celebrate their October Revolution? In November. Trick answers like these are likely to be a recurring theme for you in the coming weeks, Gemini. That’s why I advise you to not be a Master of the Obvious. CANCER (June 21-July 22) In accordance with the astrological omens, I recommend you indulge in any or all of the following exercises. 1. Dedicate an entire day to performing acts of love. 2. Buy yourself flowers, sing yourself a song, and tell yourself a story about why you’re so beautiful. 3. Explain your deeply felt opinion with so much passion and logic that you change the mind of a person who had previously disagreed with you. 4. Make a pilgrimage to a sacred spot you want to be influenced by. 5. Buy a drink for everyone in a bar or café. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) “Dear Rob: I saw a photo of you recently, and I realized that you have a scar on your face. I hope you don’t mind me telling you it resembles an ancient Mayan hieroglyph that means ‘Builder of Bridges for Those Who Are Seeking Home.’ Did you know this? If so, do you think it’s an accurate title for what you do? - Renegade Leo Scholar.” Dear Scholar: Thanks for your observation. I don’t know if I fully deserve the title “Builder of Bridges for Those Who Are Seeking Home,” but it does describe the role I’m hoping to play for Leos. The coming weeks will be an excellent time for your tribe to clarify and cultivate your notion of home. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Author Clarissa Pinkola Estés encourages us to purge any tendencies we might have to think of ourselves as hounded animals, angry victims, leaky vessels aching to be filled or broken creatures yearning for rescue. It so happens that now is a perfect time for you to perform this purgation. You have maximum power to revise your self-image so that it resounds with more poise, self-sufficiency and sovereignty.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) I used to scoff at people who play the lottery. The chance of winning big is almost nil. Why not invest one’s hopes in more pragmatic schemes to generate money? But my opinion softened a bit when the planet Jupiter made a lucky transit to an aspect in my personal horoscope. It really did seem like my chances of winARIES (March 21-April 19) America’s Civil War ended in 1865. A veteran from that con- ning the lottery were unusually high. I started dreaming about the flict later produced a daughter, Irene Triplett, who is still alive educational amusements I’d pursue if I got a huge influx of cash. I today and collecting his pension. In the coming months, I foresee opened my mind to expansive future possibilities that I had previyou being able to take advantage of a comparable phenomenon, ously been closed to. So even though I didn’t actually get a windfall although it might be more metaphorical. Blessings from bygone during this favorable financial phase, I was glad I’d entertained times, perhaps even from the distant past, will be available to you. the fantasy. In alignment with current astrological omens, Libra, But you’ll have to be alert and know where to look. So now might here’s the moral of the story for you: Meditate on what educational be a good time to learn more about your ancestors, ruminate amusements you’d seek if you had more money.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Here’s a parable you might find useful. An armchair explorer is unexpectedly given a chance to embark on an adventure she has only read and dreamed about. But she hesitates on the brink of seizing her opportunity. She asks herself, “Do I really want to risk having ragged reality corrupt the beautiful fantasy I’ve built up in my mind’s eye?” In the end, she takes the gamble. She embarks on the adventure. And ragged reality does, in fact, partially corrupt her beautiful fantasy. But it also brings her unexpected lessons that also enhance the beautiful fantasy.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) “I wasn’t in the market to buy a Day-Glo plastic fish from a street vendor,” a witty guy named Jef testified on Facebook, “but that’s exactly what I did. The seller said he found it in someone’s trash. He wanted 50 cents for it, but I talked him up to $1. The best part is the expression on the fish’s face. It’s from Edvard Munch’s “The Scream.” I bring this testimony to your attention, Taurus, because I feel it’s good role-modeling for you. In the coming days, I bet you won’t know exactly what you’re looking for until you find it. This prize might not be highly valued by anyone else but you. And it will amuse you and be of use to you in just the right ways.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) In the lore of ancient Greek mythology, the god Prometheus stole fire from his fellow deities and sneakily gave it to us humans. Before our patron provided us with this natural treasure, we poor creatures had no access to it. As I gaze out at your possibilities in the coming months, Capricorn, I foresee you having Promethean inclinations. Your ability to bestow blessings and spread benevolence and do good deeds will be at a peak. Unlike Prometheus, however, I don’t expect you’ll get into trouble for your generosity. Just the opposite!

exuberantly about your own history, study the lives of your dead heroes, and maybe even tune in to your previous incarnations.

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Ewwwww! Quick-thinking paramedics in Dorset, England, saved the life of a man whose fishing outing went south when a dover sole jumped down his throat and blocked his windpipe on Oct. 5. Sam Quilliam, 28, had just caught the 5 1/2-inch-long fish and went to give it a kiss when it wriggled free and lodged in his throat. “I ran round the pier like a headless chicken and then passed out,” Quilliam told The Guardian. When first responders arrived, Quilliam was not breathing, but friends were performing CPR. Paramedic Matt Harrison said: “It was clear that we needed to get the fish out or this patient was not going to survive. ... I was able to eventually dislodge the tip of the tail and very carefully, so as not to break the tail off, I tried to remove it—although the fish’s barbs and gills were getting stuck on the way back up.” Finally, the fish “came out in one piece,” Harrison said. Quilliam said his brush with death won’t put him off fishing. “Once I am back at work and fit, I will probably get back at it again,” he said. What’s in a Name? Carrie L. Hitt, 42, of Junction City, Ore., died after her Ford Bronco left the road on Territorial Highway and rolled on Oct. 4. Hitt was ejected from her car and then struck by a second vehicle, driven by Nadine M. Killmaster, 32, of Yakima, Wash. Oregon State Police told The Register-Guard they believe Hitt was using a mobile phone just before the crash.

Questionable Judgment Tucson, Ariz., firefighters were called on Oct. 15 to a mobile home park after a resident there tried to remove spiderwebs from beneath his trailer using a propane torch, but ended up setting his home on fire. KVOA-TV reported that the unnamed man’s elderly mother, who also lived there, suffered minor injuries while being carried out of the mobile home with the help of neighbors.

What We’ll Do for Love The Daily World in Centralia, Wash., reported that Rachel A. Deckert, 27, tried to turn herself in at the Lewis County Jail on an outstanding DUI warrant on Aug. 21, but was turned away because she brought along her partner—literally glued to

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Oops! In Vero Beach, Fla., a husband and wife made a hot bet on the Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers football game on Oct. 8: The loser would set their team’s jersey on fire. When the Packers won, the husband, 27, took his blue-and-silver Cowboys jersey outside and set fire to it. But, as he later told sheriff’s deputies, because he was drunk, he then tried to put the jersey back on, and that’s when things got heated. Family members pulled the burning jersey off the man and rushed him to the Indian River Medical Center. A witness told the Sebastian Daily “skin was hanging off his arm and back.” He suffered second- and third-degree burns to his hand, arm and back. Send tips to weirdnewstips@amuniversal.com

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Wait, What? U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport made an unusual discovery in the luggage of a traveler arriving from Vietnam in October: 54 illegal bird nests. The nests, which are considered a delicacy in some countries, are built out of solidified bird saliva and are used to make soup and broth, reported UPI. However, they are banned from entering the United States because they might carry infectious diseases. The nests were destroyed.

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Timing Is Everything Eva Pandora Baldursdottir, a member of the Icelandic parliament from the Pirate Party, was scheduled to take part in a debate on Oct. 12, according to UPI, but an unexpected injury lent her an especially jaunty look for the televised event: She had to conduct the debate wearing an eye patch after her toddler daughter scratched her eye. “Sometimes astounding things can happen at the worst time,” Baldursdottir shared on Facebook, along with a photo of her wearing the eye patch.

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