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Columnist, p. 8 A City Weekly regular since the Earth cooled, Biele knows the power of community action and showcases different forms of activism in the Citizen Revolt space. Her Hits & Misses column holds those powerful accountable. Ever outspoken, her current Hits issues the following plea to Ambassador Jon Huntsman: “Grow a pair.”

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Mr. Saltas, It was with great surprise that I caught the article about Terry Nish. I did not know this about Terry as I have only been in the racing scene about 15 years or so. I will definitely share this with my husband Todd Ellison (former racer) and his other friends that might not know. It was with great sadness that we found out about Terry’s passing. When we were at Rocky Mountain Raceways they did a moment of silence for him and it was very fitting. I wish he could have made it to the end of the racing season and end of Rocky Mountain Raceways. I am sure he will be with us in spirit.

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Terry was also a kind man. He gave this Bingham High Graduate his first job off the farm. Terry reasoned that if I could drive a tractor, I should be able to handle a forklift at the Shasta cannery.

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OPINION The Sump Trummit

Luckily, Americans aren’t totally in the dark about The Donald’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It turns out that, yes, folks, there is a tape. It’s the only known record of their historic meeting, and it’s full of the meaty tidbits that, as of press time, are about to be made public. The recording begins with the stereophonic rendition of Donald Trum-peting out the “Song of the Volga Boatman.” The performance is flawless; Herb Alpert, eat your heart out! Trump appeared to be his typical “brassy” self, heralding yet another slummit—oops, I think I misspelled that—to follow in Washington, D.C., this fall, just before the midterm elections. Aided by a generous imagination (or was I?), I suspect the taped conversation goes a little like this: Putin: “I am so happy to see you, Donald. It’s been a long time and we have so much to talk about.” Agent Orange: “Before we get started, why don’t you pour me a tall glass of Stolichnaya Elit.” Putin: “Why you little devil; everyone thinks you’re a teetotaler.” Agent Orange: “Well, you know the saying: ‘When in Rome …’ I limit my drinking to Russia, just like I won’t patronize American hookers anymore—trouble is most of them are Democrats. I guess you’re aware, Vlad, I am

probably one of your biggest fans, and I think—between the two of us—we have a very good chance of solving the world’s problems here today.” Putin: “Well, ol’ buddy, ol’ pal, if anyone can do it, we can. After all, we’re both stable geniuses. Need a refill?” Agent Orange: “Well, it warms my heart to know that you consider me such a worthy peer. It would mean far less if someone like Theresa May had said it, and, anyway, she refused. Before we get started, I have just one item of personal business. If, for some reason, we’re unable to save the world today, do you suppose I could go ahead and build one of my towers on the Kremlin lawn?” Putin: “Certainly. That’s just one of the perks of being on my team, and I can’t possibly stress how much Russia appreciates the help you’ve been giving. Your valiant attempt to destroy the EU and dismantle the NATO missiles that have been pointed at us for the past 50 years is really great stuff. I intend to personally present you with your Hero of the Russian Federation Medal. There has been no man in modern history who has contributed more to our cause.” Agent Orange: “As you can see, Vlad, you really got me blushing. I actually feel a tear welling in my eye. Just think, if you guys hadn’t won the election for me, we could have never accomplished so much. I just happen to have a Medal of Honor in my pocket, and I’d like to present it to you now.” Putin: “Before the awards ceremony, let’s talk, just a bit, about the pressing world problems. Rocket Man’s at the top of my list. I know that right now he’s kind of a hot potato, but a little nerve agent and the installation of a Russian clone will fix it.” Agent Orange: “Cool!”

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Putin: “And then there’s the matter of Syria. Let’s just blow all those little fuckers off the map and divide up their oil. By the way, did my son-in-law get ahold of you to tell you that your Petrovsky Energy stock is up 50 percent?” Agent Orange: “Glad to hear it, but what’s another $200 million? Do you know how my other stock’s doing?” Putin: “Here, let me refill your glass. We should celebrate. After all, we’re making history with our alliance.” Agent Orange: “Oh, by the way, I’m being forced to ask you this question, but of course I know the answer: Did you meddle in our 2016 presidential election? It’s just a formality to appease the disgusting middle class Democrats. Gosh, that vodka’s getting to me, Vlad. Tell y’ what, I’m ready to make a deal: You just have to keep liking me and, in return, I’ll allow you to enslave our people and take our natural resources.” Putin: “That’s a very generous offer, and I accept. You really are incredibly smart, and you sure know how to negotiate a deal.” The pair then exited Putin’s office, did a long handshake for the official state newspaper, and then Trump made his announcement. “We had an incredible summit, and now Vlad and I are friends forever.” Meanwhile, back in New York, a man in a bar asks for a White Russian. The bartender responds, placing a piece of paper in the customer’s hand. “Here y’ go.” It was a photo of Donald Trump. CW

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SUWA POSTCARD PARTY

We’ll bet you didn’t know there’s a Facebook page called SUWA Sucks. Well, if you don’t think that’s true and want to join the movement to protect Utah lands, you can have a beer and send a message to Gov. Gary Herbert. At the SUWA Postcard Party at RoHa Brewing Project, you’ll hear the latest on the Southern Utah Wilderness Aliiance’s efforts to save the San Rafael Swell in Emery County. Sign a postcard and be entered into a drawing for SUWA swag. A bill by Sen. Orrin Hatch and Rep. John Curtis protects only about a third of the 1.5 million acres proposed for wilderness designation, and the state is looking forward to fulfilling its development dreams. RoHa Brewing Project, 30 E. Kensington Ave., 801-486-3161, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 5:30-8 p.m., free, bit.ly/2LdNAFa.

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HOMELESS SHELTERING PROJECT

While the state is trying to find permanent shelters for the growing homeless population, Family Promise is working to fill the gaps and proactively change the course for those who suddenly find themselves without resources. The Family Promise Jubilee introduces what this group of faith communities does— finding temporary housing, providing a day center and help with job applications, as well as fielding a case-management team. Food trucks and games are available as you participate in Experience the Trail of Homelessness and learn how to help. Liberty Park, 900 South 700 East, northeast corner pavilion, 801961-8622, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 6-8:30 p.m., free/fundraiser, bit.ly/2uD4YJ9.

MISSING STATUES

We all know about the flak over Confederate statues, and maybe even the debate that ended with Philo Farnsworth being replaced by Martha Hughes Cannon at the U.S. Capitol. There’s been a lot of talk around women and their place in American society. But did you know that of nearly 5,200 public statues across the United States, fewer than 400 of them depict women? What does that say and what can you add to the national conversation? At the Kickstarter event Where Are the Women, you’ll hear about the badass women who helped pave the road to equality. “The first event in this oneof-a-kind series will showcase 20 trailblazing women of the 19th and 20th centuries who impacted the women’s rights movements and whose notable contributions to our society have been under-recognized,” the organization’s Facebook page says. Impact Hub Salt Lake, 150 S. State, Thursday, Aug. 2, 6-9 p.m., free/RSVP required, bit.ly/2uDjb91.

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HITS&MISSES BY KATHARINE BIELE @kathybiele

Dear Jon

Dear Ambassador Huntsman: Are you getting lots of letters now from across the country? Are they all pleading with you, as The Salt Lake Tribune’s Robert Gehrke did, to grow a pair? We get that you’re all about service to your country and that your family wants you to stick it out. But the vast majority of folks have no idea what you really stand for, and, frankly, are looking for someone to make a strong statement in defense of our country. You know, like John McCain, who has become an unlikely hero in the face of democracy’s demise. Do you still want to run for president some day? Hey, this is not the path to name recognition. Still, our Jon Huntsman Jr. doesn’t really like public controversy and these days, that’s what gets you known. So in the meantime, you just stay comfy in your Moscow residence, and watch out for those poison towels.

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Wait, what? We need to have more kids? Lots more? In the age of tax-cut mania, Utah has chosen the route of tax credits, and the winners are those who bring us the most little souls from heaven. This is true both for Mormons and immigrants, who tend to have more children than other groups. And so, we reward them. Land, water and clean air are at a premium and in a dystopian initiative called Wasatch Choice 2050, the county predicts highdensity urban living for just about everyone. We are not a communist country that can limit births, but surely we can do better than a $30-million tax break on state income taxes. That’s about $170 for a family of five, according to the Deseret News. What if we’d taken that money and put it toward schools? Too late now.

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There’s probably a lot to be said about Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski’s apparent inability to work with her city council. Still, there are times when standing up against tyranny is the only option—even if you lose. Residents of Salt Lake City understand the tyranny of the state, which has a long history of beating down its urban capital city. Go back to the Legacy Highway when in 2001, then-Mayor Rocky Anderson joined a lawsuit against it. Why? Pollution and wetlands. This is not unlike the fight against the Inland Port and its pollution potential, which even The Salt Lake Tribune has questioned. So, Biskupski has refused to deal, and her council has gone meekly forward. Former Mayor Ted Wilson noted in a recent letter to the editor that it’s likely to be tied up in court for a long time. And let’s not forget the economic downside of Trumpian tariffs. Let’s keep fighting—for our lives.

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Vexed Vet

Desperate and facing homelessness, one vet seeks answers from local social service agency. BY KELAN LYONS klyons@cityweekly.net @kelan_lyons

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ent Madsen and his husband, Alec Higley, were all set to have a home for the first time in two months. They’d found a place in South Salt Lake for $834 a month, utilities included—a price within the range local social services agency The Road Home could pay through the federal funding it receives for the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program. All Madsen and Higley had to do was wait for an inspection to ensure the place was up to snuff, sign the lease and pay $2,500 in fees for two months’ rent and a deposit, an amount Madsen couldn’t cover himself because his pension from Veterans Affairs wouldn’t come through until the following week. Even if it came sooner, it wouldn’t be enough to cover the full amount. The past few months have been tough for the couple. They’d been sleeping on couches, relying on the goodwill of friends and family. They had to leave their previous home in West Valley City in June because they couldn’t afford the rent after another couple they were sharing the place with moved out. Later that month, Madsen—a Vietnam-era veteran who got out of boot camp after the war ended—suffered a mini stroke, an affliction he suspects happened because of stress, being homeless and trying aimlessly to find a new place to live. “I feel like I’m failing because I’m not taking care of my family—my husband and our baby girl, the little kitten,” Madsen says, mentioning his cat, a therapy animal named Spawn. “I’m from a generation where you take care of your family.” Just before his scheduled move to South Salt Lake last week, Madsen says The Road Home told him the SSVF funds had been put on hold. Frustrated, pissed off and a little scared, Madsen and Higley tried to adjust to the fact they wouldn’t be able to move into their new place. They’d remain homeless, it seemed, and the stress would continue indefinitely. “Dammit, I served this country,”

Kent Madsen, left, and husband Alec Higley found themselves in housing limbo while federal funds designated for veterans were frozen. Madsen says. “I was willing to die for my country, like all these other veterans.” According to a fact sheet from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the SSVF program provides services for very low-income veteran families, promoting housing stability by issuing grants to local nonprofits and consumer cooperatives that help eligible people with case management, housing counseling, child care and transportation services. Agencies that receive the federal grants also might provide “time-limited payments to third parties” like landlords and utility companies. Two organizations in Utah received SSVF money from the feds for the 2018 fiscal year—The Road Home, which serves veterans in Salt Lake County, and the Homeless Veterans Fellowship, for vets in the state’s 28 other counties. Because Madsen and Higley were trying to secure a home in South Salt Lake, they sought SSVF funding through The Road Home, which received more than $1 million in SSVF money this fiscal year. Matt Minkevitch, executive director at The Road Home, confirmed to City Weekly via email that the organization issued a temporary hold on the funds. “We are working through some contract items and reconciling the funding left in the grant. We paused for a day or two to make sure we gave good oversight and direction to our team on how to proceed for the remainder of this grant cycle,” Minkevitch wrote. “We are now moving forward as planned and expected. Once we determined that

we had enough cash to support the current requests, we immediately reached out to the vets that were on a temporary hold and informed them that we had assistance available for them.” In his email, Minkevitch added that 90 percent of the money given to The Road Home’s SSVF program is designated for the rapid re-housing of homeless veterans and their families, and 10 percent is allocated for homelessness prevention. In its 2018 fiscal year, The Road Home helped a total of 303 people—42 of whom were children— through its SSVF program, Minkevitch says. Beyond Minkevitch’s email, The Road Home did not respond to City Weekly’s repeated requests for further comment. Jeff Kane, executive director of the Ogden-based Homeless Veterans Fellowship, says it isn’t unusual for an SSVF grantee to place a short-term hold on their programs’ funding, due to the financial realities. “Nobody has unlimited funding,” Kane says. “I wish it were easier; I wish we just had unlimited supplies.” The feds gave the Homeless Veterans Fellowship about $330,000 for the 2018 fiscal year, about a third of the money awarded to The Road Home. Kane says the Homeless Veterans Fellowship has to make difficult decisions when spending its SSVF money. “At some point you have to say this isn’t a good investment right now,” he says, meaning they have to gauge whether the vets will be able to use the short-term money to transition

out of homelessness, but then be able to pay for their own housing. “If you know you’re going to take the training wheels off, and you know they don’t have a back wheel on the bike, they’re gonna crash.” Tough choices aside, Kane says the SSVF program helps a lot of vets afford homes that would otherwise be financially unreachable due to the steep deposit fees landlords often impose because of bad credit history. Under the impression the Trump Administration had put a hold on SSVF money, Madsen reached out to a handful of local and federal elected officials during his family’s few days in limbo, while also trying to figure out where he, his husband and their cat would sleep. Madsen says he doesn’t frequent shelters because he’s worried the medication he takes for anxiety, depression, PTSD and his heart problems will be stolen. “Things disappear down there,” he says. Shortly after this interview, Madsen found out the funding was no longer frozen. He says The Road Home told him the hold was coming from the feds, not at the local level. If they had just told him it was a short-term freeze, Madsen says, it would saved him a lot of grief. “With my health issues, stress can be really damaging to me.” Confusion aside, Madsen and Higley are looking forward to having a stable living environment for the first time in months. “All I know is we got our place,” Madsen says. “That’s all that matters to me.” CW

THE CANNABIS ISSUE

But first, a glossary Blunt—What you call a store-bought cigar where the tobacco has been dumped out and someone rolls it up again full of marijuana. Bong—A device with water in its base, used to smoke marijuana. Bud—The “nugs” you smoke after grinding. A mature marijuana plant’s flower. Cannabis—Used when referring to the plant used to produce hemp fiber and marijuana. CBD—Also known as cannabidiol and can be used to treat symptoms of nausea, cancer, arthritis and other ailments. Cotton Mouth—When your mouth gets dry after you get high. Try sucking on some candy. Dispensary—Marijuana store that sells the drug in different forms, as well as paraphernalia. Doobie—Another word for a joint. Dab or Dabbing—Dab is a term used for smaller concentrates like hash oil or wax and when it is consumed, it is referred to as dabbing. Glass—An informal term used to describe devices used to smoke marijuana, such as bongs or pipes. Hemp—Comes from the same plant as marijuana and contains a small amount of THC. Can be used to make an array of products, including paper, food and fuel. Still federally banned, but states can be granted permission to grow it for commercial, research or development reasons. Hydroponics—Soilless system of growing marijuana that often results in a better product. Jazz Cabbage—Another slang term for marijuana not to be confused with a nearby professional basketball team. Joint—Another word for doobie. Kush—An indica strain of marijuana that gives users a relaxing, sedating high. Mary Jane—A slang term for marijuana. Also a low-cut shoe style popular with girls in the early 20th century. Medicinal—Refers to cannabis being used for medical reasons. Some states only have medicinal cannabis laws on the books and not recreational and medicinal. Mota—Spanish slang for marijuana. Piece—Slang term for a pipe or something similar used to smoke marijuana. Pipe—A small hand-held device, usually made of glass, used to smoke marijuana. Sativa/Indica/Ruderalis—The three cannabis classifications. Indica plants usually result in a more relaxing high, while sativa plants offer more cerebral, energetic effects. Ruderalis plants, meanwhile, are very high in CBD, which doesn’t have psychoactive properties. Schwag—Low-quality marijuana that’s often brown and dry. Spliff—Joint rolled with tobacco and marijuana. Vaporizer—A smokeless method of consuming cannabis believed to be healthier than smoking. Weed—Another slang term for marijuana, usually referencing the flowers of a cannabis plant.

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THE CANNABIS ISSUE

Having the Debate Breaking down the ballot initiative that could lead to medical cannabis in Utah.

Gov. Gary Herbert

oc started smoking marijuana when he was 13 years old, around when a physician diagnosed him with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. “It works better than that man-made ‘speed,’ or ‘Ritalin,’ as they call it,” he says of the amphetamine commonly used to treat his condition. Years later, cannabis has helped him manage Crohn’s disease, a chronic, inflammatory bowel illness. He says cannabis also lowers his pain level, a constant concern since last year, when an SUV launched him into the air after hitting his motorcycle. “I’m not going to say it’s magical and I can’t feel nothing, because, yeah, I can still feel pain,” he says. But it helps—and in his mind it’s safer than pain pills. Almost 39 years old, Doc, a Salt Lake City resident who declined to give his full name, has been using cannabis for medicinal purposes for so long that he knows how different delivery systems provide different forms of relief. Edibles and concentrates provide more body relief, he says, while smoking manages digestive problems. “I meditate and medicate,” Doc says, summarizing the sui generis treatment plan. Voters will decide in November whether to legalize some forms of Doc’s preferred brand of medicine. If passed, Utah Proposition 2 would legalize medical cannabis for people who have certain qualifying illnesses including Crohn’s, autism and post-traumatic stress disorder. Patients suffering from chronic pain also could be eligible if a physician determines they’re at risk of addiction or overdose from opiate medications. The initiative comes with a set of caveats. Patients would not be allowed to use cannabis products in public, barring a medical emergency. Also, dispensaries—

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facilities that prepare and sell medical cannabis—would not be allowed to sell cannabis in cigarette form, meaning patients could ingest it through delivery systems other than smoking—like lotions or balms. Dispensaries would sell to card-holding patients, who would be authorized to buy a certain amount over a two-week period. The number of dispensaries in an area would be based on how many people live there—in Salt Lake County, that would be eight dispensaries, based on a 2017 population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau. After Jan. 1, 2021, if a dispensary isn’t within 100 miles of a patient’s home, individuals would be able to grow up to six cannabis plants for personal, medical use. If Prop 2 is approved, Utah would join the 30 other states that have legalized medical cannabis. The initiative is much broader than the “right to try” bill signed by Gov. Gary Herbert in March, which gives terminally ill patients with less than six months to live the option of using medical cannabis for relief. “We may end up having two concurrent programs,” Jack Wilbur, information and social marketing specialist for the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, says, referring to the potential broader medical cannabis program and the rules UDAF is still writing for the narrow medical cannabis bill passed during the last legislative session. Lawmakers—or voters, through another ballot initiative— might have to find a legislative fix for the two simultaneously running programs, Wilbur notes. UDAF does not have an official position on Prop 2, Wilbur says, but if it passes, “We believe it will add some work to our plate and slow things down.”

High Time for a History Lesson A brief, non-comprehensive history of U.S. hemp, CBD and cannabis laws. Like all great relationships, cannabis and the federal government have been on-again, off-again for years. Here are some highlights of the feds’— and Utah’s—seedy entanglements.

Early 1600s: Virginia, Massachusetts and Connecticut colonies require farmers to grow hemp. Native Americans already had been cultivating hemp before American colonialists. 1830s: An Irish doctor figures out that cannabis extracts might help people suffering from cholera. 1900-1920s: Mexican

immigrants bring marijuana with them to the U.S., introducing Americans to recreational use of the plant. Anti-Mexican prejudice leads to people attributing crime to marijuana-smoking immigrants. 1915: Utah prohibits marijuana two months after the LDS church does the same, making it the first state to

outlaw cannabis. (Although some historians say California banned all forms of marijuana in 1913.) 1930s: The Great Depression hits, and public resentment and fear of Mexican immigrants leads to research linking marijuana with crime and violence. 1931: By this point, 29 states have outlawed cannabis.

1937: Marijuana is criminalized nationwide, thanks to the Marijuana Tax Act 1942: U.S. Deptartment of Agriculture encourages farmers to grow industrial hemp to prove their patriotism during WWII. The feds distribute 400,000 pounds of cannabis seeds to farmers across the U.S., from Wisconsin to Kentucky. Farmers

―Alex Iorg, Utah Patients Coalition campaign manager Utah Patients Coalition's Dave Karst, D.J. Schanz and Alex Iorg

Herbert has said he’s against Prop 2 because he feels it has too many loopholes and could lead to recreational marijuana, given that some individuals could grow their own plants if they live far enough away from a dispensary. That, Herbert said during a recent monthly news briefing, means the state could “lose control.” Drug Safe Utah filed a lawsuit earlier in the year in an attempt to keep the proposition off the ballot, arguing that possessing marijuana is a crime because it’s still illegal under federal law. The group dropped the lawsuit in early July, but KUER 90.1 FM reports the nonprofit could still sue in the fall should voters pass the initiative. Also among the opposition are The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Utah Medical Association. “… This initiative is not about medicine. Supporters have used images and stories of suffering patients to disguise their true aim: opening another market for their products and paving the way for recreational use of marijuana in Utah,” a statement on the UMA website says. Alex Iorg, campaign manager with the Utah Patients Coalition, the group leading the ballot initiative, calls Prop 2 “one of the most conservative medical bills that has ever been proposed in the nation. “Utah doesn’t want recreational marijuana. The Utah Patients Coalition ... we don’t want recreational marijuana,” Iorg says. “This was tailored for a conservative state, with Utah in mind.” Iorg says it’s immoral to criminalize suffering patients who turn to medical cannabis. Conversations about treating debilitating illnesses, he adds, should be

to have no medical value. 1972: The National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse releases a report recommending more-lenient penalties for possessing small amounts and encouraging scaling back full prohibition of the drug. Nixon ignores it. 1996: California becomes the first state to legalize medical marijuana for people suffering from chronic or severe illnesses.

between doctors and their patients. Although against the initiative, Herbert’s public stance on medical cannabis has changed over the years. At a January 2016 news conference, he said he’s “not interested in having Dr. Feelgood out there say, ‘Yeah, yeah, ¿qué pasa? You know, here’s your doobie for the day and you’ll feel better.’“ Shifting gears, in April 2018 he said, “If marijuana can be used for medicine and alleviate pain and suffering, we’ve got to all be behind it,” provided it’s treated as a medicine, though he said he was uncomfortable because marijuana still is illegal under federal law. The following month, Herbert said ballot initiatives are a bad way to write laws, but he’s open to having a conversation about medical cannabis. “Let’s have the debate,” he declared. Doc says he helped gather signatures to get the initiative on the ballot, underscoring how important the medical cannabis program could be for people like him—those who are chronically sick or in pain. He’s hoping it passes—a recent poll indicates two of every three voters in the state share his mindset—but he knows it’s not a sure thing. “There’s too many church folk in the government here who don’t want to see it pass,” he says. “Because these people grew up on marijuana madness, they’re scared their kids are gonna grow up and participate,” the father of five continues. Although he gets around with a cane, Doc says cannabis helps him stand and allows him to be more present in the time he spends with his family. “I don’t smoke around my kids or anything like that,” he says. “My kids know that cannabis is medicine.”

2012: Washington State and Colorado become the first states to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. 2017: Attorney General Jeff Sessions—who once said, “I thought those guys [the KKK] were OK until I learned they smoked pot”— becomes attorney general in the Trump Administration. 2018: Utah legislators pass bills that allow selling CBD products and the cultivating, processing and mar-

keting of industrial hemp products. Terminally ill patients who have six months left to live also will have a “right to try” cannabis-based treatment. November 2018: Voters will decide whether medical cannabis—oil, edibles and vaping, not smoking— will become legal in Utah. —Kelan Lyons

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wind up producing more than 40,000 tons of hemp fiber every year until 1946. Main campaign line: “Hemp For Victory.” After the war, hemp becomes illegal again. 1970: The Controlled Substances Act is signed into law by President Richard Nixon, listing marijuana as a Schedule I drug, along with heroin and LSD. Effects of this are still felt today, as the federal government considers drugs in this classification

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“Utah doesn’t want recreational marijuana. The Utah Patients Coaltion ... we don’t want recreational marijuana. This was tailored for a conservative state, with Utah in mind.”

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Two years after retiring from the Legislature, former Sen. Mark Madsen is finally ready to leave the country. BY RAY HOWZE

ore than two years after Utah Sen. Mark Madsen retired from the Legislature, he’s finally ready to pack up and move on. During those 24-plus months of life outside the public sphere, the former senator has been busy. By the end of the month, he will make good on his promise to move his family to Peru. In Madsen’s final year as a senator, he mounted a fierce fight to pass his whole-plant medical cannabis bill. It failed, perhaps not surprising to Utahns who have watched lawmakers debate the issue for years. It’s also one reason the ballot initiative for medical cannabis will be decided by voters come November. After Madsen’s failed effort, though, he told local news media he was ready to leave and felt Utah was “not welcoming to people who want to live their lives and be free to make choices for themselves.” City Weekly caught up with Madsen to learn what he’s been up to before he heads to South America. Preparing to move to a foreign country hasn’t been quick, Madsen says. He will be running a medical cannabis business once everything is approved in Peru. “The legislation has passed, the rulemaking and public comments are going

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t s p Mark Madsen, pictured in white, tours the Andes ahead of moving to Peru to start a medical cannabis business. t to be over in mid-August,” Madsen says. Madsen traveled to Peru with friends he says, he never had a chance to talk toi “The political leadership and the envi- and family and while in the Andes, he high-ranking LDS officials. Instead, “it’s ronment is completely different. All of suffered from altitude sickness. He says always filtered through someone else, ats he was able to smoke some medical can- least when you’re coming from my po-P South America is going this direction.” Madsen isn’t wrong. South America, nabis to settle his stomach and felt bet- litical perspective.” in general, is becoming more welcom- ter. But following the trip, he started Whether the issue was about gun ing to legal uses of marijuana. Accord- getting more calls and text messages rights, immigration or even cannabis, ing to a report released by Arcview from colleagues that told him people he says he wishes the church would be Market Research in partnership with in Peru were looking for someone who “consistent in applying its principles.” BDS Analytics earlier this year, legal could help with the medical cannabis For example, he points out the church marijuana sales on the continent are approval process in the country. That’s frequently says it needs to show comexpected to go from $125 million this when Madsen says plans to move there passion when regarding immigration really started to pick up. year to $776 million by 2027. and keeping families together, but “all “It’s a different marketplace; they don’t those principles seem to get lost when Madsen says the family has purchased property near a beach in Lima, even sell opioids,” he says about his new it comes to [cannabis] patients.” Peru, and are looking forward to the home. “They have no market alterna“I butted heads with the church on next chapter in their lives. The Col- tive, really, other than alcohol. We’ve a lot of things,” Madsen says. “When umbine, Colo., native admits Utah was met with the department of health down I say ‘the church,’ I really want to be never a final destination, though he did there … the substitute [for pain medica- clear—I don’t say a word against the remain here longer than expected. Af- tion] is alcohol and we know from his- ordained authorities of the church or ter moving here to attend law school, tory that alcohol numbs the pain, but the apostles, but the fact of the matter the BYU grad ended up “falling back we’ve got people down there that are is, none of them ever bothered to come into local politics” and served as a state drinking themselves to sleep every night and talk to a lowly state senator, I so they’re very eager to see how making always met with their front people— senator from 2005-16. As a self-described Libertarian, Mad- medical cannabis offsets the alcohol use.” the bureaucracy. In Utah, Madsen says he found himsen says he’s looking forward to Peru’s “I was never able to have a substanway of life and the “more freedoms” self butting heads with other Republi- tive conversation with anyone in auhe’ll enjoy. Not to mention, the oppor- cans at times, especially when it came to thority or anyone ordained, so I had tunity to use medical cannabis to treat The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day no idea what their positions were on Saints, of which he still is a “1,000-per- these issues.” his chronic pain. Far from looking ahead to lazy after- cent church-going Mormon.” He learned Carl Wimmer, another fellow legisnoons on the lido deck, Madsen says he’s as early as his first year in the Legisla- lator who not only left Capitol Hill but ready for his new role as medical can- ture what it would be like to work with the church, too, says he sees some simnabis advocate. After his senate career, the church’s lobbyists. As a legislator, ilarities between himself and Madsen.

The two, both Republicans, worked on various pieces of legislation together including gun rights and bills tightening laws on sex offenders. Wimmer called Madsen a “good, good person and a great senator.” “The fact is that at the end of his political career, Mark was burned by his own church leaders,” Wimmer says. “He was told multiple times they would not come out publicly and oppose him or fight him in his efforts toward legalization of medical cannabis and that simply didn’t happen—they came out and they torched his legislation multiple times.” Another former legislator, Steve Urquhart, worked closely with Madsen on the medical cannabis bill. Like Madsen, he retired from the Legislature in 2016, citing conflicts with lobbyists and the LDS church. Urquhart has since publicly stated he didn’t like how the church acts at times in “surreptitious manners” to kill legislation. However, he says, he has faith in Utah voters come November. “At the end of the day, Mark is going to have his victory and he should be proud of the role he’s had,” he says. “The public is going to pass it and the only opposition, really, is the church and UMA—but it’s just the church. Everyone it can convince to vote against it, it already has convinced.” Since retiring from public service, Madsen has spent his time between Utah and Portland, Ore. In Portland, he can access medical marijuana. His wife,

Erin, says she also has become a strong proponent of the drug, even though she doesn’t use it herself. She would like others to have the option to use it, such as her mom who died of cancer a few years ago. Her mother instead had to rely on fentanyl and morphine. “One of our best doctors said, ‘What I love about cannabis is there are a lot of different ways you can use it and as doctors, we often say we need another tool in the toolbox. What I love about cannabis is it’s a Leatherman,’” Erin Madsen recalls. “What I like about cannabis is you can use it as a patch; it doesn’t need fat to metabolize. It goes through your veins, so as long as your blood is circulating, you can use a patch.” Madsen urges Utahns to read the Proposition 2’s text before they vote in November. He says he worries about other types of information published by groups such as the Utah Medical Association or the list of “legal issues” published by the LDS church’s law firm of Kirton McConkie. The initiative, he says, is “only 22 pages,” while other publications, such as Libertas Utah’s response to the Kirton McConkie piece is “as long as 44 pages.” “Reading the initiative is so important,” Madsen underscores. “I believe people are smart enough to figure this out themselves … It’s written oddly because it’s law, but I believe 98 percent of the people in Utah are smart enough to read that thing for themselves and they can come to their own conclusions.”

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Medical Marijuana Refugees

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People are leaving Utah for states where marijuana is legal. Here are stories from four ex-Utahns who’ve had to pack up their possessions just to get the medicine they need. AS TOLD TO RICH KANE

ANGELA BACCA, 32, was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in her teens. She lived in Salt Lake City while her husband was attending grad school and now lives in Portland, Ore. I was born in California, where medical marijuana has been legal since I was 10 years old, so it was always in my mind that sick people use marijuana. There was never any question. I didn’t know what it was like to live outside of California and use cannabis as medicine. Then I moved to Utah. While in Utah, I was also editing a cannabis magazine in Berkeley, so I would commute to California once a month. I had a caregiver in California and got cannabis there, then would pick up what other people in Utah needed and smuggle it in. That got to be too much after a while. I was never arrested, but I was very, very paranoid every time I would return to Utah. I looked up all the laws of the states I was driving in and out of. Even if you drive between two states where it’s legal, like from Oregon to California or Washington, you’re breaking federal interstate trafficking law, which is five to 15 years in prison. I didn’t think I would be a target for anyone to go after because I have Crohn’s and I’m not profiting myself; I was bringing it in for other seriously ill people. The fact that I had to worry about these things when I was just trying to not be in pain is so absurd. It’s not fair that anyone has to continue suffering anywhere when it’s not necessary. The situation is not going to stop until we actually give people full, unimpeded, safe access to the cannabis they need. People won’t stop moving to marijuana-friendly states until that happens. It will be many years before we understand the full impact that moving has had on economies, on families, on medicine itself. We’ve displaced a lot of people in order to preserve people’s profits.

KATHERINE SEARLE, 32, moved from Vernal to Oregon in March 2017 so her 15-year-old daughter Raeleigh can legally use medical marijuana to help cope with injuries she suffered in a near-fatal ATV accident.

I was born in Utah and lived there most of my adult life. It sucked to leave because it was my home and my kid’s home. My daughter sustained a traumatic brain injury as well as a plethora of internal injuries from the accident. Her right arm was almost amputated. Her entire body was beat up. She has a lot of nerve pain, severe headaches and some cognitive deficits as well. She lost her right kidney and can’t take a lot of traditional medications, and that’s further complicated by her brain injury because that’s in her frontal lobe and makes her more susceptible to addiction. In order to manage her pain, she takes a 1:1 ratio of CBD oil with THC and that’s illegal in Utah. We started her on it when we still lived in Utah just to see if it would help, and there were immediate results. It takes away her pain completely. It increases her appetite and thirst to where she can get enough calories and drink enough water—she’s often dehydrated with her kidney problems. It also helps her mental clarity when she’s doing homework. With the brain injury, she has some learning issues, but then she’ll take her oil and she’s able to really focus. She had a major headache last night, took some oil, and it went away. It’s kind of a miracle. Here in Oregon, when she runs out of oil I just go buy her more. We always notify doctors that she will fail a drug test because she’ll test positive for THC, but that’s not a big deal here. I don’t face going to jail or losing my kids to the state and everything else Utah parents face, which is terribly frightening. And in Utah, there’s still a lot of ignorance by people who assume that if you take CBD oil, you’re a druggie. It’s ridiculous. I do hope for the sake of Utahns and especially patients that the ballot initiative is passed. It’s very frustrating when people don’t realize how their vote affects real people and real children in their own community. Personally, I would never move back to Utah. Marijuana is just one of the many issues there I disagree with.

RORY KALMAR, 35, lived his entire life in Utah until June 2017, when he and his husband moved to Santa Rosa, Calif., to get the medical marijuana he needs to cope with back pain. I had back issues as long as I can remember, but I was able to maintain a job and not have much of a problem. Then about five years ago, I had a work injury, and that’s when things started to get more complicated. Doctors started me on an opioid path with prescriptions, but I didn’t like how they made me feel, and they were highly addictive. Marijuana was the best way to take care of my pain management without being zonked-out from the pain pills. It doesn’t completely get rid of the pain, but it lets me function. When I was on a pain scale of 10, it would bring it down to a 5, to where I could manage daily tasks. The combination of CBD and THC is what’s keeping me mobile the most. Marijuana has been extremely beneficial and my quality of life wouldn’t be the same without it. I was using THC in Utah and I would take whatever I could get. But if I needed a particular strain with certain terpenes that would allow a specific benefit to me, I couldn’t go searching that out. Not all terpenes have the same benefits. Another reason we moved to California was to work with a company that does medical marijuana as well, Happy Roots. It was started by one of my friends from Utah. We were basically a tight group of DJs and one of our friends had gotten AIDS, so another one of us started this business basically for him. She would make him edible candies to help with his pain. We have specific products for which the proceeds will go toward helping HIV and AIDS patients. Even though there are a lot of dispensaries here that are going recreational, we’re in it for people with medical needs. If it helps me this much, then I want to help others get out of pain as well. It’s really expensive to live in California and there are a million reasons why I would still like to be in Utah. I was sad to leave. I miss my friends and family. There are so many people there who are in the exact same situation as me, who want the same kind of relief. They’re just not willing to uproot their lives over it. I’m letting all my Utah family know to vote yes on medical marijuana, and I think it will pass. Utah was the main reason same-sex marriage became legal across the nation, and that was crazy, so if that can happen, anything can.

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DALLAS SAINSBURY, 25, went to the University of Utah and lived in Salt Lake City for seven years. She moved to Colorado partly so she could use legal marijuana to help treat her Crohn’s disease. Here in Telluride, there are more dispensaries than there are liquor stores. Every time I go in to one, there’s somebody getting medication. I was diagnosed with Crohn’s when I was nine years old. It was in remission for a long time until 2015, when I had a really bad flare-up that left me bedridden or in the hospital for about eight months. I was getting sicker and sicker and we were running out of options, so I asked my doctor about cannabis. He said he didn’t know any other options I had, and to pursue it if I wanted. I’ve used marijuana both recreationally and medically and it’s never been something I’ve had withdrawals or bad side effects from, whereas oxycodone and Dilaudid are so terrible for you. Those drugs help with pain but they make the symptoms worse. With cannabis, I would wake up in the morning, use a vaporizer, smoke that and instantly feel better, good enough to where I could get out of bed and function. Cannabis has allowed me to get off some of the medication I was on and ultimately kept me off a feeding tube, because I was completely unable to eat without severe pain. I’m an ex-Mormon. Most of my family is very LDS and they’re all in complete support. My mom wasn’t at first; then she saw first-hand how much it helps me. A lot of Mormons are in favor of Proposition 2, and in states that have it legalized, you can still hold a temple recommend and use it as a medication, so the church is kind of shooting themselves in the foot when they speak against it. I think it will pass. It’s going to help a lot of people.

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“I see marijuana as one of those industries that could pick up that slack if and when there is another downturn in the economy.”

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grow option and in early July it approved selling 10 acres in its industrial park to BRLS NV Properties, LLC, which eventually will grow and ship marijuana to dispensa—West Wendover Mayor Daniel Corona ries throughout Nevada. But commercially available to the general public? And perhaps to those visiting from Utah? Not quite yet. Unlike Utah’s other border town with Nevada—Mesquite, which jumped right into recreational sales—West Wendover has been a bit slower. West Wendover City Councilman Gerald Anderson tells City Weekly he’s wanted to go about approving marijuana in a “controlled manner” from the beginning. “There are naturally some on the council that want to get it going and have it on every corner and there are others—I am one of them—that want to go in a manner that we settled on when we first started this thing, and that is to go with medical marijuana and get that set up first,” Henderson says. “In the future, we’ll vote on recreational.” He says he’s not against the recreational option, but Just 90 minutes west of Salt Lake would like to see the medical distribution take hold City, the town of West Wendover first. In April, the council rejected a recreational marigrapples with Nevada’s juana ordinance. The vote was 3-2 with Anderson as recreational marijuana option. one of the three members voting nay. However, the city’s mayor, Daniel Corona, vetoed what he called a BY RAY HOWZE “rash” decision. “The motion that was made was very broad—it was egal recreational marijuana could to not allow any recreational marijuana,” Corona soon be closer than ever to Wasatch says. “To me, if that would have stood, I don’t think Front residents. council would have been able to approve wholesale Wait, what? Yes, Utahns could soon be [marijuana] at the next meeting—I don’t think the mowithin a 90-minute drive for access to the tion was very thought out and I wanted to leave that sticky green—and it would be legal. It would also be door open because it was such a broad issue.” closer than options in Colorado, Mesquite and Ely, While Corona is not up for re-election this year, he Nev.—about a four- to six-hour drive away depending notes that because there is an election this November, on where you live. the recreational question could be raised again as Many residents in Salt Lake City might think of soon as 2019, depending on if any city council seats West Wendover as an overnight or weekend getaway change. Three council members out of five—Ismael for live entertainment and gambling. For years, it’s Gutierrez, John Hanson and Jasie Holm—are up for been the closest option for Utahns to take in some of re-election. Nevada’s enticements like casinos and cheap booze. One of Corona’s goals has been to find new ways to But it could soon be home to another illicit (in the diversify the city’s economy because it “is very reliant eyes of the Beehive State) temptation. on the casino industry,” he says. Since Nevada voters approved recreational mari“It’s kind of a double-edged sword because we juana in 2016, West Wendover’s city council has de- wouldn’t be here without them, but as we saw in 2008 bated how to establish the burgeoning industry. The when the economy went bad, the first thing people cut city already has approved medical cannabis and the out of their personal budgets is the fun things,” Corona company Deep Roots Harvest, which also operates in says. “So they don’t have that extra money to come out Mesquite, is setting up a medical operation in West here and people lose jobs—we want to be sure that Wendover. In May, the council approved a wholesale we have a strong economy ... that if something does

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happen, we have other industries that can pick up the slack. I see marijuana as one of those industries.” Corona, and others on the council, say they also recognize the impact recreational sales could have on Utah. Many residents of Wendover, Utah, for example, work on the Nevada side. While “anything good that happens on either side of the border is good for the community,” Corona says, he has also heard concerns from the Utah side’s mayor about legalizing pot. “Obviously, we want to discourage people from transporting marijuana across state lines because that is still federally illegal,” Corona says. “But also, we need to find a responsible way for folks that come out to West Wendover and if they decide to go to a dispensary and purchase marijuana, we need to give them a place they can use it safely so there is no excuse for them to transport it across state lines.” A lot of factors come into play when it comes to Wendover, the councilmembers and the mayor admit. For example, if those who work in the gaming industry must be drug tested, using marijuana would eliminate that job option. Additionally, because of Nevada’s laws, residents who don’t live within 25 miles of a dispensary are allowed to home-grow up to six plants. Once a dispensary opens, however, residents within that periphery would need to stop. Councilwoman Jasie Holm has advocated for a recreational option. As an owner of a catering business, she says she looks at the debate from a business perspective, but says the council hasn’t been very “business friendly” on the topic. “I’m for it, but the criteria that [Deep Roots Harvest] have to go through to build this new establishment without having recreational sales doesn’t make sense to me,” she says. “If you open an oil-changing place and you can’t change oil but you can only balance tires, it doesn’t make sense—recreational sales are where they’re going to make their money.” Holm also says she would like to see the city keep pace with other Nevada cities. “I think it’s already so established, I even feel we’re behind the times,” she says. “It’s not like we’re taking any leadership role in it—it’s common sense to me.” In his letter to the city council in April, Corona wrote if the city’s numbers end up being similar to Mesquite’s, it could add as much as half-a-million dollars to the city’s revenues. He also proposed the idea of using funds for youth-prevention programs and other counseling options. While not available to the general public yet—and as Utah residents vote on a medical option this November— locals will surely keep an eye on developments in West Wendover. “At the end of the day, it’s something that will help both sides of the community, employ people from both sides of the community and both sides will see benefits from it,” Corona concludes.

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Boutique operation brings CBD-infused bath products from West Jordan to the world. BY JORDAN FLOYD

utside the M Soaps by Marguerite shop in Gardner Village, on a brick pathway the shop shares with a boutique that sells “Utah’s largest assortment of 18-inch dolls” and another that offers all things posh and pretty, sits a chalkboard sign that reads: soaps, bath bombs, CBD and more. Ostensibly, the lone acronym on the list is easy to miss, especially since it’s paired with words that evoke thoughts of a Technicolor bubble bath—and more, whatever colorful, fragrant wonder that might imply. To any passerby who’s clued-in on cannabis knowledge, however, the fact that M Soaps sells products infused with cannabidiol (CBD), a compound extracted from a particular strain of the cannabis plant, in the heart of suburban Salt Lake is enough to stir any Utahns’ spirit. Marguerite Blakey has made soaps for 17 years. Only recently did she begin to sell soap products, as well as lotions, bath bombs and oils infused with CBD. The inception of M Soaps’ CBD

products happened at the intersection of her daughter Daniella Lucero’s discovery of topical CBD treatment and the long-standing soap business. Following a motorcycle accident and subsequent surgeries, Lucero says doctors “basically handed [her] a lifetime prescription for Tramadol,” an opioid used to treat moderate to severe pain. Firmly, Lucero declined the prescription and began using a CBD tincture that she applied to the affected areas in conjunction with physical therapy. It was at this point that she asked her mother to send her some of her lotions, which Lucero then began mixing with CBD. Now, for the past 19 months, the mother-daughter team has sold CBD products, like those Lucero concocted on her own, at the West Jordan shop. Situated in a nearly 150-year-old cabin, parts of which were transported to Gardner Village from Utah’s Rush Valley, M Soaps is surrounded by myriad shops that epitomize the state’s familyfriendly (and at times lavish-to-a-fault) boutique culture. The shop capitalizes on that very same culture, offering all that’s en vogue in artisanal bath and body care, with a twist. The way the retailer fits into the aesthetic and modus operandi of Gardner Village, Lucero says, makes her CBD products more palatable, particularly for patrons who might not try or even come near CBD products otherwise. “A lot of people chuckle and laugh when they find out where we are at,” Lucero says. She notes, however, that those who frequent or wander into M Soaps aren’t shocked or uneasy by the sight of something like a 4-foot tall bong or any other paraphernalia that

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Daniella Lucero helps make and sell CBD-infused bath products. might worry the average Utahn. “We are actually filling a void for a demographic that has heard about [CBD] and is interested in it, but that can’t find it at Smiths, or can’t find it at Whole Foods,” she says. Although the shop’s CBD products do not play directly into the current debate over medical marijuana in Utah (CBD, for the most part, is legal in most states and has the chance of becoming ubiquitously legal, should Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Hemp Farming Bill of 2018 succeed), they have a role by familial association, so to speak. As Lucero says, “[CBD] just looks like its cooler cousin; it’s not its cooler cousin.” Perhaps it’s M Soaps’ palatability, both in the way it exists as a familyfriendly shop and in the way it sells products that makes it a player in the push to legalize and normalize cannabis products in Utah. Although it currently serves a narrow demographic of shoppers who want to ease pain or

anxiety, or those who simply want a fragrant bath bomb with the topical benefits of CBD, M Soaps’ clientelle is growing. And so, too, the support for cannabis in Utah, with each pump of their CBD-infused Lavender and turquoise lotion or slather of pain-relieving massage butter. “It’s happening,” Lucero says, especially as larger companies continue to come to Utah, bringing with them a workforce with needs different than those of homegrown workers. In particular, Lucero points to Lehi and its Porsche dealership, a place she and her friends used to ride dirt bikes. To her, it’s evidence that the culture and demographic of the Salt Lake Valley, its bordering cities and beyond, are morphing toward the progressive. “The landscape is changing,” she muses. “With that fresh blood that’s coming into the valley, things are going to change whether [Utahns] like it or not—these people vote, too.”

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Cannabis for Canines Following a potential crackdown from the state’s agriculture department, pet stores find new way to sell CBD products.

indsey Hazelwood’s dog gets anxious when she and the family leave the house. The 4-year-old husky whines and chews things it shouldn’t in an attempt to escape. Hazelwood hasn’t yet found something that helps calm the dog down. After a visit to a local pet store last week, though, she hopes some cannabidiol, also known as CBD, will do the trick. “Our friends have suggested it but we haven’t tried it yet,” Hazelwood says. “[The dog] freaks out whenever we leave; she digs holes and chews the wood in our house trying to get out.” So after discussing ways to give her dog cannabidiol— either via a biscuit or oil—she purchased a small bottle of the latter to try out. The product is one of a number manufactured by Park City-based Healthy Hemp and can be found in stores around the valley. The company’s CBD pet products are used to treat arthritis, anxiety and nausea— some of the same reasons humans consume CBD, among others. Hemp oil is an active ingredient. The items come in oil or a balm or in an edible, treatlike snack. However, nearly a year ago, the products almost were pulled from shelves. In August 2017, Utah’s Department of Agriculture and Food issued warnings to more than two dozen businesses regarding sales of CBD products intended for animal use. The letter at the time asked for “voluntary compliance in recalling previously distributed products and refraining from future sales of hemp and hemp products in the state of Utah.” But almost a year later, consumers can still purchase the products for their best friends, thanks to a little creative labeling. Mark Ashcroft, the department’s feed-program manager, tells City Weekly that any hemp or cannabis-type products previously were illegal because they were not approved by the Food and Drug Administration and the Association of American Feed Control Officials—a voluntary membership association to which Utah belongs and regulates the sale and distribution of animal feeds. “There were a couple businesses that went in and

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Aspen Anderson, left, explains the the properties of CBD products to pet owner Lindsey Hazelwood. changed their labeling,” Ashcroft says. “They took out any feed-related terms … there were words like ‘treats’ and ‘biscuits’ and stuff like that that made it appear as a nutritional item and that took them out of our jurisdiction because they were then not marketing it as an animal food.” As a result, the products now fall under the jurisdiction of the FDA, according to the agriculture agency, and sort of operate in a gray area. Instead of labeling the products with words like “biscuit” or “treat,” the food packages say “Cannanatural” and instead of CBD, they say “Phytocannabinoid Rich Hemp Oil,” PCR for short. The products are also gaining popularity among consumers, according to various pet shop owners. Aspen Anderson, who owns Desert Raw Holistic Pet in Foothill Village, says that while the agriculture departmen issued her store a warning last year, she never was forced to pull the products off the shelves. “It’s within my top three brands,” Anderson says. “I sell more of it than most of the other products.” Anderson sold Hazelwood the bottle of CBD oil and encouraged her to try it out on other treats if the dog didn’t like the taste. Lori Young owns Pet Wants in Sandy and also manufactures a CBD salve for Healthy Hemp. Young, like Anderson, was given a warning by the agriculture department about the products. “It was only a suggestion—they weren’t forcing us to [remove the product],” Young says. “I responded back to them as the manufacturer: ‘Knowing what this product is capable of doing, I will not be removing this product from my store shelves.’” About six months later, she received a follow-up letter saying the retailer had followed all the rules and that there was “absolutely no reason to remove it from the shelves.”

Melissa Ure, a department policy analyst and hearing officer, says the products now are seen as a drug and don’t fall under the UDAF’s purview. “I think most of the owners who are selling it are aware of it, it’s not an approved drug by the FDA,” Ure says. “The FDA could come in if they want to and enforce that—currently they are not—but it doesn’t mean they won’t.” Young says that while the action made some people think the products were illegal, their sales still “went crazy” and she used it as an opportunity to educate her customers about CBD. That feeling of a crackdown has since subsided. However, as Healthy Hemp’s owner Dave Merrell points out, there still are other hurdles running a hemp business. “Our biggest hurdle is education” Merrell says. “That No. 1, this stuff works, and No. 2, are we legal or not legal?” Once hemp is classified as a crop by the state, he says, their credit card processing fees will also go down. Fees are high today because the industry is deemed as high-risk by many brokers. Meanwhile, the agriculture department, which now is tasked with implementing the state’s hemp and medical cannabis bills it passed in the last legislative session, is currently trying to figure out how to address the issue of using CBD in animal feed. The department had scheduled a meeting with the Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Interim Committee committee on July 18, but they ran out of time and postponed the discussion. “We’re kind of in a, ‘We’re going to let the FDA handle the drug part of it,’ mode,” Ure concludes. “What becomes a problem right now, with the laws that just passed regarding CBD being available for humans … we’re kind of in this gray area for animal feed and it’s going to take some legislation to correct that in some way or another.”

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he ’90s hip-hop can be heard in the bathrooms, lobby and cannabis museum at Acres Dispensary. It crescendos inside the narrow simulated drug tunnel, bouncing off the concrete walls until customers emerge in the Underground Marijuana Farmers Market, which bills itself as the only legal emporium of its kind in the country. A graffiti-tagged brick wall, decadent chandeliers and Cadillac trunks packed with marijuana bags fill out the 3,000-squarefoot Las Vegas space. Frequent customer Allyssa Sampson came to the market so she could pick up more vape pens. It’s her fourth or fifth time in the clubby, art-filled marketplace. “All the people that grow, they’re not just trying to grow it to sell it,” she says of the artisanal marijuana growers—more artists than drug dealers—tinkering with strains so they can sell a better product. Sampson, who will soon move back to her home state of Georgia, is trying to enjoy the high-quality herb while she’s still in Nevada. “I can still get it, just not as good of a quality,” she says of the Peach State, where recreational marijuana is still illegal. “This place is like a party,” Michael Slider says, raising his voice above a rap song as he sits in the market’s lounge section. Michael and his wife Karen live

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in Los Angeles, but they frequently visit recreational cannabis shops in Washington state and Nevada. “I’m in pain all the time,” Karen says, explaining that she used to take opiates and painkillers for her back before she started smoking marijuana. “I take a couple hits, and I’m happy,” she says. Dispensaries have been selling recreational marijuana in Nevada since July 1, 2017. The Underground Marijuana Farmers Market opened, appropriately enough, this past April 20. Kevin Forde, director of marketing and sales at Acres, says pre-rolled joints, concentrates, vape cartridges and edibles are for sale, with vendors changing every week. There’s even a museum that details public and governmental perceptions on cannabis and hemp throughout American history. According to numbers provided by Forde, 113 people from the greater Salt Lake City area made the trek to Vegas between June and mid-July to check out the market. Although mere miles from the Utah border, Nevada feels like it’s a planet away. Farmers markets are ubiquitous here, but it’s hard to imagine one solely dedicated to selling cannabis products. And yet, residents are just a few months from deciding whether Utah will offer medical cannabis to the sick and suffering, with two-thirds of voters in favor of the ballot initiative. Given that medical cannabis is a very real possibility in Utah, could recreational marijuana ever exist here, too? Does the legalization of medical marijuana ever lead to recreational? “It absolutely does,” Andrew Jolly, president of the Nevada Dispensary Association, says. “Sometimes that transition is very quick, and other times it can take many years.” Nevada legalized medical marijuana in 2000, but didn’t commercialize it until 2014, meaning people had to grow it in their homes until then. Utahns, meanwhile, are considering legalizing and

commercializing medical cannabis at the same time, Jolly says, which could show citizens and legislators alike the benefits of broader legalization. “It shows people that the benefits of marijuana in general outweigh the negatives,” he says. “People start to take note of the taxes generated from medical marijuana, they start to take note that opiate overdoses drop in states with medical marijuana, and people start to understand there isn’t much of a difference between a medical marijuana patient and a recreational user, as people often assume.” Forde says medical-marijuana legalization shows state agencies how financially lucrative it can be, which products sell and how the market reacts. This, he says, sets up states to be a little more comfortable with legalizing recreational cannabis. In 2012, Washington state voters approved creating a regulated marketplace for legal cannabis. Medical marijuana had been legal prior to that, according to Aaron Pickus, spokesperson for the Washington CannaBusiness Association, but there was no real regulatory structure. Pickus says there were concerns statewide about a regulated system (recreational) operating alongside an unregulated one (medical), so in 2015 lawmakers passed legislation that combined medical marijuana under the same regulatory umbrella of the recreational marketplace. Although medical technically came first in Washington state, Pickus says, it was the legalization of recreational that led to the regulatory framework that exists in both industries in the state today. “I don’t think that’s the only path,” Pickus says of the medical-to-recreational legalization trajectory. “I think it’s really specific to each state.” Currently, nine states and Washington, D.C., have legalized recreational marijuana. But beforehand, each of those states first legalized its medical counterpart, and they all—except Vermont—have expanded

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ebruary 2018 was a simpler time (not really), but smack in the middle of the 63rd state Legislature and with everincreasing buzz (bud?) that this was medical cannabis’ year, we asked our readers to come up with names for Utah-centric marijuana strains. Your answers had us all in stitches (which we promptly treated with some high-octane opioids). Here are some of our faves:

Left: Inside the Underground Marijuana Farmers Market. Above: Art outside Las Vegas’ Acres Cannabis dispensary. proposed Utah marijuana initiative would compromise the health and safety of Utah communities”—Burbank suggests the reason why state lawmakers haven’t already passed medical cannabis legislation is because, “these people looked at the signals the LDS church was sending, and said, ‘We’re not really interested in this at all. This is not something we want to see happen.’” That said, Burbank is surprised by a recent Salt Lake Tribune-Hinckley Institute of Politics poll in which 61 percent of respondents said the LDS church’s stance on the medical cannabis initiative makes no difference in their viewpoint. Burbank says a perceived path from medical to recreational marijuana seems to be what opponents of the initiative are afraid of and are organizing against. (A proponent of the initiative has said the idea of medical cannabis leading to recreational marijuana “has no basis in truth.”) It’s possible that November’s ballot initiative could lead at some point to one for recreational marijuana, Burbank says, but he doesn’t see it as a likely path because of how hard it is to get an initiative on the ballot and because he thinks Utahns aren’t likely to be as supportive of recreational legalization as they are of medical. “I mean, if people really want to do this,” he adds, “we’re right next to Las Vegas.”

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to recreational cannabis through a bal-lot initiative, rather than through state elegislatures. , Which brings us to The Church of nJesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Back in August 1915, the church banned its members from using cannabis. Two ,months later, the state did the same, leaving some scholars to question whether the prohibitions were con,nected. Fast forward to October 2016, ,when the First Presidency sent letters to church members and leaders in Arizona, California and Nevada, asking -them to oppose recreational marijuana. -The letter states that the “dangers of gmarijuana to public health and safety are well documented,” specifically menltioning potential harm to children’s -brain development and claiming that the accessibility of recreational mari,juana is a “danger to children.” - Matthew Burbank, associate profesysor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Utah, says this -state is different from others because marijuana legalization has strong, orgaknized opposition. Although he acknowledges the LDS church hasn’t explicitly fcome out against the upcoming medicalcannabis ballot initiative—”We’re opposed to this, but we don’t want to come out and say we’re opposed to this,” Bur,bank says, rewording the church’s April -statement commending the Utah Medical Association for “cautioning that the

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The most obvious question inspired by the name Hall of Breakfast is, “What is that?” While the website explains that it’s “our tribute to that morning moment when anything feels possible,” this interactive pop-up art installation takes that idea and gives it a frisky twist by offering experiences like basking in the light of an egg-yolk sunrise, whooshing down a bacon slide, swinging on a donut swing and generally putting a positive spin on that old admonition against “playing with your food.” Occupying the former Urban Outfitters space at The Gateway, this limited-time event created by Bigsley Event House has been extended through July 31. Staff creatives, along with a variety of local artists, came together to build individual rooms, each dedicated to a breakfast food. The rooms contain delicious breakfast samplers from local vendors, but Hall of Breakfast is not intended as a restaurant. Guests can enjoy tasty snacks, however, while navigating through a simulated refrigerator into a room dedicated to eggs, continue to a coffee and honey room, and eventually conclude in a giant pink ball pit that’s fun for kids and adults alike. It combines art and activities into one space that’s perfect for parents with toddlers, or even Instagrammers keen on using the exhibit’s aesthetic as a backdrop for unique visuals. Make a reservation to enjoy it in these last few days, before Hall of Breakfast takes the most important meal of the day on the road to other U.S. cities. (Cara MacDonald) Hall of Breakfast @ The Gateway, 12 S. 400 West, through July 31, WednesdayMonday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., $15-$60, under 4 free, hallofbreakfast.com

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People of Pacific Island ancestry might be fairly visible in Utah—in part due to major college football teams—but that doesn’t mean there’s not a lot of room for education about the many cultures incorporated into that one catch-all term. Susi Feltch-Malohifo’ou—executive director of the Pacific Island Knowledge 2 Action Resource (PIK2AR) and a native Tongan— learned that firsthand when she moved here. “It hit me funny when people would say to me, ‘You don’t seem very Tongan,’” she says. “Why do you say that? Because I had a highlevel management job, and I didn’t speak with an accent? The stereotypes people have, I had never in my life been told that until I moved here.” In an effort to help reach out to the wider community, Pacific Islander Heritage Month—in part a commemoration of the 1890 dedication of the Iosepa community of native Hawaiians relocated to Utah as Mormon converts—begins with a free kickoff event at Sorensen Unity Center. Booths representing 10 different groups from Polynesian, Micronesian and Melanesian Islands—including first-time representation from Kosrae and Palau—offer adults and children a chance to appreciate both the similarities and the differences among cultures. For Feltch-Malohifo’ou, there’s also an importance for the community itself, with events like a career fair and financial support for the Pacific Heritage Academy charter school. “It’s about preserving our culture,” she says, “to make sure adults and our next generations have positive things to hold on to.” (Scott Renshaw) Pacific Islander Heritage Month Kickoff @ Sorensen Unity Center, 1383 S. 900 West, July 28, 5-10 p.m., free, facebook.com/utpihm

In a classic Saturday Night Live, Bill Murray played a lounge singer whose schtick consisted of adding impromptu lyrics to familiar melodies. The highlight of his set found him singing the Star Wars theme: “Star Wars, nothing but Star Wars, give me those Star Wars...” It was silly, but also recognized the indelible presence of composer John Williams, the man behind the most memorable movie music of the modern era: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter and, yup, Murray’s favorite. With more than 100 scores to his credit, Williams ranks among Hollywood’s more prolific composers. “John Williams has created some of the most beloved and iconic music of our time,” says Edwin Outwater, guest conductor for a special Utah Symphony salute. “To hear his work played live by a great orchestra like the Utah Symphony is an incomparable experience. I feel like a kid again when I conduct his music, remembering my first experiences hearing it in the movies, and being filled with delight and excitement.” Outwater isn’t alone in that assessment. As a recipient of the National Medal of Arts, the Kennedy Center Honors, the Olympic Order and numerous Academy Awards, Grammys, Emmys and Golden Globes, Williams’ artistry is universally celebrated. “His music is as challenging and rewarding to play as some of the great symphonic works,” Outwater adds. “There’s no doubt the audience will feel this special energy and be truly carried away by this incredible concert.” (Lee Zimmerman) Utah Symphony: The Music of John Williams @ Deer Valley Snow Park Amphitheater, 2250 Deer Valley Drive South, Park City, July 28, 7:30 p.m. $15$39, deervalleymusicfestival.org

In December 2015, The New York Times published a piece by essayist Roy Scranton titled “We’re Doomed. Now What?” It was an attempt to make sense of the increasingly apocalyptic scientific information about global climate change, and the existential dread that we can’t (or won’t) fix it, filtered through the nihilistic philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. Once again, this was in 2015—a time which, by comparison, now feels like an era of blissful optimism that anything was possible, before lunatics took control of the government and we were all left wondering what was going to kill us first. That piece lends its title to a new collection of works by Scranton, which dive into the ways we are left responding to a world that feels like it’s teetering on the brink of collapse. In a humane but uncompromising voice, Scranton addresses the experience of taking a journey through the rapidly melting sea ice of the Arctic, or being in Houston as the city prepares to be besieged by its latest megastorm. He struggles with guilt after the birth of his daughter, wondering what kind of person brings a child into such a doomed world, and his conclusion is heartbreaking: “I chose to have a child with my partner because I believe in human life, because I want the wheel of life to keep turning.” Join the author for a reading, and a chance to contemplate how we can continue to live in hope, and humanity, when such actions feel like folly. (SR) Roy Scranton: We’re Doomed. Now What? @ Weller Book Works, 607 Trolley Square, 801-328-2588, July 29, 2 p.m., wellerbookworks.com

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“Jack taught us everything he knows,” Chapman says. “He liked the direction we were taking the drop zone. We revamped the website, got on Facebook, started digitally advertising. Now we’re doing more jumps than ever.” Skydive Utah is full of colorful characters, including Lindsay Rich, one of only 26 female tandem instructors in the U.S. Chapman points out that Rich has been instructing longer than he has been jumping. She also runs Skydive Utah’s student program. Despite the sport’s growth, female instructors are relatively rare. “I started about 10 years ago,” Rich says, when women instructors were few and far between. “But there’s more and more each day.” Rich holds a small wind-monitoring gadget in the air, which is a crucial step before taking first-time tandem jumpers like Edward and his son. If the wind speed is over 14 mph, they won’t be able to jump today. Unfortunately for the nervous Edward, the weather is just right. “Oh my gosh!” Edward shouts, red-faced after their jump. “It was a very spiritual thing.” Whether it’s scheduling jumps, packing parachutes or measuring wind speed, “it takes a team” Chapman says. “It’s a community here. Seeing everyone come out here jumping for their first time helps me wake up every day and do it again.” CW

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of a promised graduation present. “I was kinda hoping he would drop out of school,” Edward jokingly says, his voice ringing with excitement. “No, I’m very proud of him, and that I get to do this with my son.” There’s a special calling that brings people in droves to spend an afternoon jumping out of an airplane. Born into a military family, Chapman enlisted in the Air Force. During his six years of service, he started skydiving on weekends. “I got into it just for fun with my buddies,” Chapman says. “Once I decided to get out of the Air Force, I said, ‘You know what, I’m going to try and be a fulltime skydiver.’” Chapman later became a licensed pilot and started managing Skydive Utah with Warren in 2012 under Skydive Utah’s founder, Jack Guthrie. In 2016, Chapman and Warren bought the operation from Guthrie, who was looking to retire. Before clients jump, they must watch a safety video. In it Guthrie’s hard to miss. He’s the guy who looks like long-bearded ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill. Guthrie doesn’t consider himself a skydiving “pioneer,” but has spent decades pursuing the sport. When he started, there were no websites or forums to reference drop zones and other instructors. He had a dream of skydiving; all he had was an airstrip, a leased airplane and a couple of parachutes. Today, his dream has progressed technologically into a worldwide community of skydivers.

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stronaut Chris Hadfield once said, “No astronaut launches into space with their fingers crossed.” Hadfield’s beliefs are shared by Skydive Utah owners Mike “Chappy” Chapman and Marc Warren, so it’s no surprise that Chapman feels apprehensive when he hears the term “adrenaline junkie.” “To me, it’s kind of a negative connotation,” Chapman explains. “It’s the word junkie—it doesn’t imply safety. … Safety is No. 1 here, and that’s what keeps this place with a good reputation. I’ve got over 4,000 jumps but I still get a little ...”—Chapman doesn’t dare say the word “nervous”— “but that’s what keeps me safe; that’s what keeps me on my toes.” The bearded, charismatic co-owner is busy on a hot afternoon with first-time jumpers, as well as veterans of the sport. Chapman offers a guided tour through Skydive Utah’s parachute room. “This is where we do all of the emergency chutes with FA A riggers, including myself,” Chapman says as he makes his way through the room. FA A riggers are licensed parachute packers who specialize in repair. They have logged a minimum of 20 hours packing reserve parachutes with a master rigger. “We’ve got about nine sewing machines to keep everything in top condition,” Chapman says. Most of the instructors at this Tooele airstrip have double the amount of experience it takes to jump. Chapman calls the area a technical drop zone due to its high altitude, which causes jumpers to fall more quickly than drop zones at lower altitude. “Everything is a little faster here,” Chapman says. “I mean, we are at 4,500 feet.” As we kick back enjoying the airconditioned trailer, Chapman’s business partner, Warren, and a friend open the door and announce that a fresh group of tandem jumpers has arrived. First-timers Edward and his son Adam share the same feelings everyone gets on his or her first jump. The father and son are jumping as part

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Amazing Grace Ellen Eccles Theatre, 43 S. Main, Logan, through Aug. 4, dates and times vary, cachearts.org Annie Hale Center Theater, 225 W. 400 North, through Aug. 11, dates and times vary, hct.org The Barber of Seville Ellen Eccles Theatre, 43 S. Main, Logan, through Aug. 3, dates and times vary, artsaltlake.org Big: The Musical Cottonwood Heights Theatre, 7530 S. 2700 East, Cottonwood Heights, July 27-Aug. 6, dates vary, 7:30 p.m., cottonwoodheights.utah.gov Disney’s Newsies Hale Centre Theatre, 9900 S. Monroe St., Sandy, through Sept. 1, dates and times vary, hct.org The Drag An Other Theater Co., Provo Towne Centre, second floor, 1200 Towne Centre Blvd., Provo, July 27-Aug. 18, dates and times vary, anothertheatercompany.com The Foreigner Randall L. Jones Theatre, 300 W. Center St., Cedar City, through Oct. 13, dates and times vary, bard.org Grey Gardens Caine Lyric Theatre, 28 W. Center St., Logan, through Aug. 3, dates and times vary, lyricrep.usu.edu Hindsight various locations announced via email, downtown Salt Lake City, through July 28, Friday & Saturday, 6:30 p.m., hindsightslc.com The Merchant of Venice Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre, 200 W. College Ave., Cedar City, through Sept. 7, dates and times vary, bard.org The Merry Wives of Windsor Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre, 200 W. College Ave., Cedar City, through Sept. 8, dates and times vary, bard.org Million Dollar Quartet Hafen Theater, 1100 Tuacahn Drive, Ivins, through Aug. 11, dates and times vary, tuacahn.org My Boy Pinocchio Hale Centre Theatre, 9900 S. Monroe St., Sandy, through Sept. 8, dates and times vary, hct.org Othello Anes Studio Theatre, 195 W. Center St., Cedar City, through Oct. 13, dates and times vary, bard.org

Saturday’s Voyeur 2018 Salt Lake Acting Co., 168 W. 500 North, through Sept. 2, dates and times vary, saltlakeactingcompany.org Snow White Eccles Theater, 131 S. Main, through July 28, dates and times vary, artsaltlake.org The Who’s Tommy Egyptian Theatre, 325 Main, Park City, through July 29, dates and times vary, parkcityshows.com

DANCE

An Evening of Flamenco The Eklektik, 60 E. 800 South, July 28, 7 p.m., theeklektik.com Salt Contemporary Dance: Pan American Fork Boat Harbor, 100 West, American Fork, through July 28, 7:30 p.m., saltdance.com Temria Airmet and Myriad Dance: Lavender Words/Saltwater Resolutions The Leonardo, 209 E. 500 South, July 26, 7:30 p.m., myriaddancecompany.com

CLASSICAL & SYMPHONY

Fremont String Quartet St. Mary’s Church, 1505 White Pine Canyon Road, Park City, Aug. 1, 8 p.m., artsaltlake.org Utah Symphony: The Music of John Williams Deer Valley, 2250 Deer Valley Drive South, July 28, 7:30 p.m., artsaltlake.org (see p. 26)

COMEDY & IMPROV

Joey Diaz Wiseguys SLC, 194 S. 400 West, July 26, 7:30 p.m.; July 27-28, 7 & 9:30 p.m., wiseguyscomedy.com Shayne Smith Wiseguys Ogden, 269 25th St., July 27-28, 8 p.m., wiseguyscomedy.com Steve Soelberg Wiseguys West Jordan, 3763 W. Center Park Drive, West Jordan, July 27-28, 8 p.m., wiseguyscomedy.com

LITERATURE AUTHOR APPEARANCES

Amy Makechnine: The Unforgettable Guinevere St. Clair The King’s English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East, July 28, 7 p.m., kingsenglish.com Roy Scranton: We’re Doomed. Now What? Weller Book Works, 607 Trolley Square, July 29, 2 p.m., wellerbookworks.com (see p. 26)

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9th West Farmers Market International Peace Gardens, 1060 S. 900 West, Saturdays and Sundays through mid-October, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 9thwestfarmersmarket.org Downtown Farmers Market Pioneer Park, 350 W. 300 South, Saturdays through Oct. 20, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., slcfarmersmarket.org New Roots of Utah Neighborhood Farm Stand Valley Regional Park, 4013 S. 700 West, Saturdays through mid-October, 1-3 p.m., slco.org Park City Farmers Market Silver King Resort, 1845 Empire Ave., Park City, Wednesdays through Oct. 25, parkcityfarmersmarket.com Park Silly Sunday Market Main Street, Park City, Sundays through Sept. 23, parksillysundaymarket.com Sugar House Farmers Market Fairmont Park, 1040 E. Sugarmont Drive, Wednesdays through September, 5-8 p.m., sugarhousefarmersmarket.org Tuesday Farmers Market Pioneer Park, 350 W. 300 South, Tuesdays through Oct. 17, 4 p.m.dusk, slcfarmersmarket.org Wheeler Sunday Market Wheeler Farm, 6351 S. 900 East, Murray, Sundays through Oct. 28, slco.org/wheeler-farm.

FESTIVALS & FAIRS

6th Annual Utah Pacific Island Heritage Month Kick Off Sorenson Unity Center, 1383 S. 900 West, July 28, 5-10 p.m., facebook.com/utpihm (see p. 26)

VISUAL ART GALLERIES & MUSEUMS

Alison Neville: M.A.D. Utah Museum of Contemporary Art AIR Space, 20 S. West Temple, through July 28, utahmoca.org Anne Gregerson & Elizabeth Crowe: The Nature of Clay Art Access Gallery, 230 S. 500 West, through Aug. 10, accessart.org Building Blocks: Arts & Letters Draw Inc. Gallery, 752 Sixth Ave., through Aug. 10, drawinc.org Buster Graybill: Informalism UMOCA, 20 S. West Temple, through Sept. 8, utahmoca.org Chase Westfall: Control UMOCA, 20 S. West Temple, through Aug. 9, utahmoca.org Chiura Obata: An American Modern Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, through Sept. 2, umfa.utah.edu Concentrated Curated Mess: A Visual Study of the Accumulation, Arranging, and Layering

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of Seemingly Random Things Downtown Artist Collective, 258 E. 100 South, through Aug. 12, downtownartistcollective.org Erin Westenskow Berrett: Reclaimed Kimball Art Center, 1401 Kearns Blvd., Park City, through Sept. 2, kimballartcenter.com Etsuko Kato: I am ... Art Access Gallery, 230 S. 500 West, through Aug. 10, accessart.org (see p. 28) Face of Utah Sculpture XIV Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 W. 3100 South, West Valley City, through Aug. 29, culturalcelebration.org Fuhst/Floating World Urban Arts Gallery, 137 S. Rio Grande St., 801-230-0820, through July 29, urbanartsgallery.org Hall of Breakfast The Gateway, 12 S. 400 West, through July 31, hallofbreakfast.com (see p. 26) Hot! Hot! Hot! Summer Group Show Art at the Main, 210 E. 400 South, through Aug. 10, artatthemain.com Jim Woodward: A Celebration of Light and Color Local Colors of Utah Gallery, 1054 E. 2100 South, through Aug. 13, localcolorsart.com Lauren K. Woodward: Movement, Balance and Refracted Light Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, through Aug. 18, slcpl.org Lucia Volker: Temporary Solution Art Access Gallery, 230 S. 500 West, through Aug. 10, accessart.org Nathan Mulford: Reflections on Bonneville Art Access Gallery, 230 S. 500 West, through Aug. 10, accessart.org Postmodernposh Rio Gallery, 300 S. Rio Grande St., through Aug. 31, heritage.utah.gov Recent Alice Gallery, 617 E. South Temple, through Sept. 7, heritage.utah.gov Ron Russon and Cristall Harper: Affirmations Gallery MAR, 436 Main, Park City, through Aug. 3, gallerymar.com Sel Heidel 777: China Minoyki Art Chapman Library, 577 S. 900 West, through Aug. 30, slcpl.org Summer Group Show Phllips Gallery, 444 E. 200 South, through Sept. 14, phillips-gallery.com Vanessa Romo: The Practice of Standing Still Art Barn/Finch Lane Gallery, 1340 E. 100 South, through Aug. 3, saltlakearts.org Virginia Catherall: Wearable Landscapes Art Barn/Finch Lane Gallery, 1340 E. 100 South, through Aug. 3, saltlakearts.org Working Hard to Be Useless Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Main Gallery, 20 S. West Temple, through Dec. 29, utahmoca.org Wren Ross: The Summons Has Reached Us Art Barn/Finch Lane Gallery, 1340 E. 100 South, through Aug. 3, saltlakearts.org

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home for Café Madrid from the ground up on Highland Drive. These days, it’s rare to visit a local restaurant that isn’t occupying a previously owned space, and it’s easy to see that the owners were keen on capturing the right Old-World Spanish vibe as they were building the café’s new digs.

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Café Madrid’s longevity as a traditional Spanish restaurant is one aspect that made me think twice about my cynical view on its tapas game. The restaurant has been around since 2003, when it opened in the Black Diamond retail center on 3900 South. In 2011, owners Gabrielle and Todd McAfee built a new

henever I see a place that claims to have great tapas, I get a little suspicious. Sure, tapas in their traditional Spanish state—small, composed dishes that are more concerned with flavor than portion size—are awesome. But a lot of restaurateurs have seized upon the term’s popularity as a way to serve smaller portions of whatever they want—Spanish or otherwise—at higher prices in order to maximize profits. After reading up on Café Madrid (5244 S. Highland Drive, 801273-0837, cafemadrid.net) before my maiden visit, its list of traditional Spanish dishes and overall focus on Spain’s authentic cuisine helped abate my skepticism a bit, but you never know until you go.

also be prepared for carry-out). Admittedly, my wife and I were excited to sit down at our table knowing that the chefs were putting the finishing touches on a gigantic skillet filled with rice, seafood, chicken and more, made to order just for us. The paella is easily enough for two hungry diners, and it is a beautiful combination of textures and flavors. With its list of ingredients including heavy hitters like saffron, chorizo and mussels, it manages to maintain a harmony of seasonings that make sure each flavor is properly balanced. For those who share my cynical bias toward places that refer to themselves as tapas bars, but still love the concept of true Spanish small plates, Café Madrid will make you a true believer. It might not be the cheapest place to order up a round of tapas, but it definitely ranks as one of the most authentic. CW

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grape adds welcome sweetness and texture—it’s one of the most pleasant culinary surprises that I’ve had in a long time. Moving into the entrée section of the menu, diners are treated to a gorgeous confetto of Spanish dishes with lengthy and romantic titles. The solomillo de buey al queso picón de Treviso ($30) is a grilled beef tenderloin served with root vegetables and slathered in a Roquefort cheese sauce—ideal for the steak lover in your life. Roquefort and grilled beef are a classic pair, but whipping that piquant blue cheese into a nice brown gravy is a game changer. Instead of getting a little crumble of cheese here and there, this stuff permeates the tenderloin, honoring that tried-and-true flavor combo with every bite. Then there’s the fideuà ($20), a saffron-infused pasta dish served with shrimp, mussels, clams and calamari. It’s warm and comforting, but I couldn’t help but feel like its purpose is to prime diners for Café Madrid’s signature paella. Ordering the famed rice dish here is an event unto itself. It’s a slowcooked endeavor, so if you want a full dish for two ($40), the kitchen staff requires at least a 24-hour notice. Diners can preorder it online and should also make a reservation for the applicable time (the dish can

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Even though the well-maintained patios and gallery of local art helped abate my initial trepidation, I wouldn’t be convinced until I perused the menu and ordered the most tapas-y of all tapas—the albóndigas. I have had iterations of this Spanish meatball several times, and they almost always taste like the same spongy junk found slumming around in a can of SpaghettiOs. Café Madrid’s albóndigas caseras ($13) are made from veal, pork and beef, which can be a dangerous combination if your ratios aren’t right. After my first bite yielded a tender, nuanced bit of Spanish gastronomic history, my doubts were effectively obliterated. These meatballs are prepared to let the diner fully taste and appreciate all three types of meat—and they’re served in a savory but slightly sweet gravy that perfectly complements their flavors. Per our server’s suggestion, we ordered one of the seasonal chilled soups called sopa de ajo ($9), a cream-based, chilled garlic soup that is poured tableside over a bed of red grapes. Chilled soup and I have never really gotten along, but I must say that this one was tailor-made for our crispy Utah summers. I was expecting the garlic to be overwhelming, but it’s nicely tempered by the creaminess of the soup. A pop of red

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For eight years running, the Mega Peruvian Festival has committed itself to bringing all of Peru’s color, art and culinary tradition to downtown Salt Lake City. This twoday festival features local Peruvian artists, musicians and chefs for a weekend of cultural immersion. Festival performers and participants pour in from all over the Western United States, and plenty call Utah home, too. Not only is this event a great way to experience another culture, but there’s nothing quite like some ice-cold Inca Kola and ceviche to help cool your jets as the temperature continues to climb into the triple digits. The Salt Lake City Library (210 E. 400 South) hosts the event on July 27 and 28, from 4-10 p.m. on Friday and 1-10 p.m. on Saturday. Admission is free, and more information can be found at facebook.com/fiestas.delperu.

Kombucha Workshop

Fermentation has been a part of human existence ever since we first felt the need to get drunk. While inebriation might have been the goal of our first foray into fermentation, brews like kombucha have demonstrated its more health-positive attributes. For those who have ever wanted to experiment with fermentation on their own, the folks at Craft Lake City have arranged a kombucha workshop that’s right up your alley. Instructor Erika Longina, founder of the Mobile Moon Co-op, hosts the event where she explains the tenets of home fermentation and offers up some tasty kombucha samples. The brew-ha-ha takes place Thursday, July 26, at local boutique Hip & Humble (1043 E. 900 South) at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $35, and can be purchased via 24tix.com. Quote of the Week: “Life is hard and winter is cold— but there’s always ramen.” –Elyssa Goldberg

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he odds are pretty good that the beer you’re drinking had its genesis in some homebrewer’s kitchen. It’s not unusual for homebrewers to make the transition from hobbyist to professional; given our state’s difficult and infamous alcohol restrictions, I wouldn’t be surprised if a whole lot of Utah’s beer-loving population experiments with the art of homebrewing at some point. A popular way for pro brewers to give back to their brothers and sisters in brew is to collaborate with various homebrew clubs around the state on a special beer. It’s a great reminder to brewers of where they came from, while showcasing

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what the up-and-coming men and women have to offer. Utah’s Hop Bombshells and The Lauter Day Brewers are two of the most recent homebrew clubs to collaborate on beers with professional breweries. Both clubs are thick with awards and accolades from Utah and around the country. Here’s what the clubs came up with in their most recent collaborations. Saltfire & Hop Bombshells’ Fury Kölsch: Hop Bombshells is Utah’s preeminent all-ladies homebrew club. Their beer pours a nice yellow color that took on more of a golden hue when held to the light, with a finger’s worth of bubbly and slightly creamy off-white head. The aroma has a slightly higher amount of bready sweetness than is typical, with a nice hint of tropical aromas. The taste is similar to the aroma, with a medium amount of sweetness accompanying those same bready, doughy and biscuitlike malt aspects. Next comes some doughy yeast, which leads into a hop profile that skews more toward berry and tropical rather than herbal and grassy. It finishes with light bitterness and a nice grainy malt aftertaste. Overall: As far a Kölsches go, this isn’t exactly to style. However, the uniqueness doesn’t detract from its drinkability. The more Americanized aspects of this beer, (i.e non-traditional hops) make this a highly drinkable and unusual 7.2 percent alcohol brew. Available at Saltfire and select local beer pubs.

Wasatch & Lauter Day Brewers’ Raspberry Saison: A shallow scarlet haze forms over the base beer’s goldenrod, which is briefly topped with an effervescent white head. In the nose, the beer opens with a nice aroma of bright yeast esters; raspberry seems subdued, with light tart fruit notes. An abundant amount of raspberry washes over the tongue, casting aside much of the aroma’s nuances. Although the yeast is present, the light spices take on more of a supporting role, letting the fruit do most of the heavy lifting. The finish is sweet but far from cloying, balanced by dry spice and tart fruit notes for a highly drinkable fruited saison. Overall: While the base saison gets a little lost, let’s not forget that this is a raspberry beer, and we’d all be pissed as hell if the

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raspberry was muted. We all love saisons at some level, but in this case, it was the fruit that caught our eye. The Lauter Day Brewers are one of the area’s most awarded homebrew groups, and this 4 percent beer shows why. Available at Wasatch Park City and West Side Tavern at the Utah Brewers Cooperative. There are more than 20 homebrew clubs around the state, and those that manage to get a beer produced will see them in very limited batches. I urge you to keep your eyes open for these pro-am beers while visiting your local brewery/brewpub. The next collaboration could be the next big thing. As always, cheers! CW

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The namesake of former Rice Basil owner/chef Ariunbold Batsaikhan (aka “Soy”), this eatery is vibrant and bustling. Start with the seaweed salad: a scrumptious plate of julienned seaweed, cucumber, squid and sliced strawberry and avocado, seasoned with a light gingery sauce and sprinkled with white sesame seeds. In the 10-piece “small” sashimi platter, you’re treated to an artistic arrangement of fresh, raw salmon, escolar, tuna and yellowtail, adorned with microgreens, fresh ginger, avocado slices and flying-fish eggs.The Snowbird roll—yellowtail and jalapeño, topped with escolar and served with jalapeño vinaigrette—is also exceptional. 4923 S. State, Murray, 801-278-8682, soysushiutah.com

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The pivot to softer marijuana depictions can be seen tangentially with the release of and acclaim for The Man with the Golden Arm in 1955. Frank Sinatra stars as a cleaned-up junkie who struggles to stay straight after being released from prison. He gets strung out again, but finally overcomes his addiction. The drug is never named, but it’s clearly heroin. Compared to heroin, marijuana is as dangerous as whole milk. By the 1960s, marijuana as a hoot is practically de rigeur, if discreet. For each Sonny Bono irony-free educational film such as 1968’s Marijuana, in which Sonny has all the energy of a somnambulist, there are movies like Bob Rafelson’s Head and Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, also from 1968, that don’t mention marijuana specifically but definitely feed into pot’s mainstream acceptance. The 2001 one-sheet even had the line “The ultimate trip” written right across the top. Arguably, the big weed coup de grace came in 1969 with Easy Rider, the ultimate counterculture flick. Directed by Dennis Hopper—loosely—it features a star-making

performance by Jack Nicholson as a drunk attorney reluctant to smoke pot—because it’s a gateway drug—until Peter Fonda tells him it’s really no big deal, man. (Fonda and Hopper smoke up throughout the film after selling cocaine to finance their road trip.) For all of Easy Rider’s freedom-pushing ideas, it plays a darker hand throughout; as the trio travels deeper into the American South, their lifestyle is questioned and ridiculed until ultimately, Nicholson is beaten to death by rednecks during a campfire raid. Fonda and Hopper are later shot to death by guys who have about three teeth between them. But fuck the movie’s politics. It made an ass-ton of money, made a star of Nicholson (whose performance is really just OK) and ushered in New Hollywood, which meant Robert Altman could make MASH, an anti-Vietnam movie disguised as a Korean War movie, in which a bunch of Army officers smoke pot on the sidelines of an illegal football game. Open and acceptable marijuana use becomes frequent in movies of the 1970s. There’s Ralph Bakshi’s godawful Fritz the Cat, the X-rated animated movie featuring a bastardized version of Robert Crumb’s creation; Taking Off, Miloš Forman’s Englishlanguage debut, featuring a hilarious scene in which Vincent Schiavelli instructs parents of runaway teens how to blaze up in order to better understand their kids; National Lampoon’s Animal House, in which Prof. Donald Sutherland gets the bulk of the cast stoned; and Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke, a movie in which marijuana might as well be listed third in the credits after Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong. But I’d argue the moment marijuana became completely mainstream was December 1980, when 9 to 5 became a box office smash. Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton are sexually-harassed office workers who decide to give their rapey boss Dabney Coleman the what-for. In a scene for the ages, the three women smoke a joint procured from Tomlin’s son and fantasize different ways to get even with the big cheese. They’re all variously funny, but when Parton ties Coleman up like a show calf, you just know weed is no longer taboo. After all, if Dolly’s cup of ambition has a little weed in it, does it really matter if yours does, too? CW

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panel cartoons after being left a quadriplegic in a car accident, and subsequently struggling to maintain sobriety. There’s an interesting device early on in which Van Sant shows Callahan using the same anecdote about his birth mother as a grim joke, as earnest confessional and as self-exploration, becoming a metaphor for the idea of response to an event being more significant than the event itself. But while Phoenix has a few solid moments as Callahan—including attempts to recover bottles of alcohol left tantalizingly out of reach, and his neediness to get approval for his art—there’s little understanding of how or why he turns to cartooning. A whole lot of what remains involves the friendship between Callahan and his AA sponsor (Jonah Hill), and a narrative focused on Callahan working the program. It ends up working much better as testimonial than as drama. Opens July 27 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (R)—SR EIGHTH GRADE BBB.5 Comedian Bo Burnham made his name by refusing to take anything seriously, so it’s borderline shocking that his feature filmmaking debut is so deeply compassionate. Elsie Fisher stars as Kayla Day, wrapping up the final week of middle school as a nearly invisible, deeply insecure girl, but trying to change that as she prepares to enter high school. While there might be nothing earth-shaking about suggesting that middle school is a psychological hellscape, Burnham’s direction captures the unique challenges of a generation immersed in social media, where popularity is instantly quantifiable. And he offers unique spins on familiar types like the queen-bee bitch and the cute-but-vapid object of our protagonist’s attentions. Mostly, though, Burnham commits fully to Kayla as a character, allowing Fisher’s natural charms to permeate a young woman who covers her bathroom mirror in affirmations, yet finds her days filled with reminders that she’s never as funny, desirable or cool as she desperately wants to be. It’s a lovely piece of acting, in which Kayla’s attempt at being friendly with the popular girls fails miserably, but her “nailed it” smile makes you want to cheer for her anyway. Opens July 27 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (R)—SR

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MAMMA MIA!: HERE WE GO AGAIN BBB The idea of a sequel to Mamma Mia! made little sense. Would it be a sequel or prequel? Re-use ABBA greatest hits from the original, or dig deeper into the catalog? This funky followup does all of that, alternating between present-day Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) mourning her mother Donna (Meryl Streep) by turning her Greek villa into a hotel, and flashbacks showing young Donna (Lily James) on the post-graduation adventure leading up to Sophie’s birth. The prequel material is the most engaging, as James and the other young versions of the principal cast throw themselves into their musical numbers. While key tunes make reappearances, the soundtrack mostly reaches for deeper cuts, which prove less distracting than trying to wedge a Top 40 hit into a plot. The general effervescence helps make this one feel like more than a weird grasp at nostalgia. (PG-13)—SR

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with a strong Southern sensibility and an ability to detail the nuances and novelty of an antebellum attitude. Although he was born in Philadelphia, Lee is frequently compared to artists like John Prine, The Band and Jesse Winchester thanks to a rugged, rustic sound that’s both telling and timeless. Although his career only took root a dozen or so years ago, Lee has quickly accumulated a singular reputation as a journeyman musician who articulates the true essence of Americana. His most recent albums—Mission Bell, Mountains of Sorrow, River of Song and Spirit—offer articulate examples of the richness and resilience with which he illuminates the human spirit. Not surprisingly, then, his upcoming effort, My New Moon, expands upon those ideals. Lee describes it as “a dedication … an offering, an altar of sorts to those who have shared their sorrows with me.” As such, it runs a full gamut of emotion, from hope to healing and tragedy to triumph, as inspired by events including the shooting at Parkland High School, a child who overcame an illness, the loss of loved ones and the need to persevere even in the darkest of our days. Credit Lee for offering inspiration that’s needed now like never before—and consider it a must to see him perform such songs with the Utah Symphony. (Lee Zimmerman) Deer Valley Snow Park Amphitheater, 2250 Deer Valley Drive South, Park City, 7:30 p.m., $43-$100, all ages, my.usuo.org

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Known for the song “Pretty in Pink,” which was used in the soundtrack to the John Hughes film of the same name, Psychedelic Furs have managed to extend their collective career well over 35 years thanks to further worldwide hits like “The Ghost in You,” “Love My Way,” “All That Money Wants” and “Until She Comes.” With singer Richard Butler’s raspy vocals at the fore, the Furs played an essential role in Britain’s post-punk sound, first by adopting the highly postured so-called “New Romantic” style, which spun off from New Wave, and then through the arched embellishment of their sinewy grooves and aloof persona. Their albums also fared well on the charts, proving that this well-rounded rock band would never be looked at as a one-hit wonder. A temporary breakup and belated re-formation seemed to stall their momentum, and though side ventures followed—Butler and his guitarist brother Tim formed the band Love Spit Love, while Richard later released his own eponymous solo album—it’s now been 27 years since the Furs’ last studio album, with only a live greatest-hits collection filling the gap in between. Nevertheless, earlier signature songs have made their presence known, with “The Ghost In You” featured in the Netflix series Stranger Things and “Love My Way” revived for the critically acclaimed film Call Me By Your Name. With punk pioneers X and The Fixx in tow, prepare for a promising ’80s revival. (LZ) The Complex, 536 W. 100 South, 7 p.m., $33, 21+, thecomplexslc.com

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SAT 7/28 - PAUL CAUTHEN THU 8/2 - HONEY HONEY FRI 8/3 - CON BRIO SAT 8/4 - MARY GAUTHIER MON 8/6 - BEN NICHOLS OF LUCERO WED 8/8 - AMERICAN AQUARIUM THU 8/30 - MARCHFOURTH! SAT 9/8 - THE BONES OF J.R. JONES THU 9/13 - GRIFFIN HOUSE WED 9/19 - HERB ALBERT & LANI HALL THU 9/20 - THE MATTSON 2 & ASTRONAUTS,ETC

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WED 8/1 - GEOFF TATE OF QUEENSRYCHE SUN 8/12 - ROBERT EARL KEEN MON 8/13 - PUNCH BROTHERS WED 8/15 - THE VICTOR WOOTEN TRIO FRI 8/17 - ANDERSON EAST THU 8/23 - MELVIN SEALS & JGB WED 9/5 - MIDGE URE & PAUL YOUNG FRI 9/7 - JOSH RITTER & THE ROYAL CITY BAND FRI 9/14 - THE MARCUS KING BAND SAT 9/15 - HOUNDMOUTH THU 9/27 - AN EVENING WITH GRAHAM NASH SAT 11/3 - BILLY STRINGS

WEDNESDAY 8/1

Stephen Malkmus can turn even the wryest, driest turn of phrase into melodic gold. Hailed in the ’90s as a hero for co-founding the pioneering indie rock band Pavement, the Malkmus of today is far more talented than the Malkmus of old. His latest album, Sparkle Hard, features songs that root into your subconscious immediately; try listening to “Refute,” his duet with punk prophetess Kim Gordon, without shouting along to lines like “Similar interests, similar looks/ Similar taste in similar books.” Perhaps our modern culture just needed awhile to catch up with Malkmus’ wit. Discussing his long history of terse, memorable lyrics with Pitchfork in April, the prolific Twitter user quipped, “They’re like bad tweets that only five people would love.” Still, there’s something loveable about Stephen Malkmus. His shaggy hair and off-the-cuff attitude seem approachable, and his irony is laced with hubris and provocation. His voice, once nasal and hard-edged, has deepened to a Lou Reed-esque croon that softens his snarkiness. Even better, Malkmus still cares deeply about music and its power to inspire. Case in point: he’s bringing Soccer Mommy, the sobriquet of 21-year-old rising star Sophie Allison, out on the road to open this run of shows. Soccer Mommy’s anguished, poignant debut album Clean has received scores of best-of-2018 predictions, and in 2019 she’ll be playing arenas with country superstar Kacey Musgraves. So take advantage of this opportunity to see her plainspoken indie rock presented in an intimate setting. (Nick McGregor) The Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, 8 p.m., $26 presale; $28 day of show, 21+, theurbanloungeslc.com

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